E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 111 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION

SENATE—Wednesday, April 21, 2010

The Senate met at 9:30 a.m. and was RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY men bravely and with honor. He put his called to order by the Honorable TOM LEADER life on the line on many occasions to UDALL, a Senator from the State of The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- protect his men and to fight for free- New Mexico. pore. The majority leader is recog- dom against Nazi Germany and was nized. recognized with his squad’s admiration, PRAYER the Combat Infantry Badge and, be- f The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- cause he was wounded, a Purple Heart. fered the following prayer: SCHEDULE But he has not stopped serving his Let us pray. Mr. REID. Mr. President, following country. Bob came to Washington in 1965 and worked for Congressman Rob- Eternal God, thank You for being our leader remarks, the Senate will be in a ert Sweeney before starting a 27-year strength and shield, for we trust You to period of morning business for 1 hour. career with the Doorkeeper of the guide our steps. Bring unity to our law- During that time, Senators will be able House of Representatives. That is makers so they will be a force for good to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The where I first met him, as a young Mem- for the American people and the world. majority will control the first 30 min- ber of Congress. The Doorkeeper, Mr. Refresh their faith, renew their vision, utes; the Republicans will control the Molloy, and Mr. O’Malley, had a suite and rekindle their courage so that they final 30 minutes. of offices and it was kind of a hangout can find common ground and glorify Following morning business, the Sen- for Democratic Members of the House; You in the living of their days. Lord, ate will turn to executive session to de- stir their hearts with the presence of especially it was a way for new Mem- bate the nomination of Christopher bers of the Congress to become ac- Your spirit, preparing them to be in- Schroeder to be an Assistant Attorney quainted with what was going on over struments of Your will. General. There will be up to 3 hours for there. They were very caring about We pray in Your sacred Name. Amen. debate prior to a vote on confirmation new Members and always pointed us in of this nomination. f the right direction. I have always re- Upon disposition of the Schroeder membered those two men for all the nomination, the Senate will consider PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE good deeds they did on my behalf. the nomination of Thomas Vanaskie to His was a 27-year career with the The Honorable TOM UDALL led the be U.S. circuit judge for the Third Cir- Doorkeeper. As I indicated, that is Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: cuit. There will be 3 hours of debate where I met him. By the time the war I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the prior to a vote on confirmation of the in Afghanistan started in 2002, Bob had United States of America, and to the Repub- Vanaskie nomination. retired from service in the House of lic for which it stands, one nation under God, I suggest the absence of a quorum. Representatives. Most retirees are con- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- tent to seek a well-earned life of lei- pore. The clerk will call the roll. f sure, but Sergeant O’Malley did not. He The assistant legislative clerk pro- signed up for a new and worthy mis- APPOINTMENT OF ACTING ceeded to call the roll. sion, waking every day to serve our Na- PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- tion’s wounded warriors. When the war imous consent the order for the started, he went back to work as a vol- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The quorum call be rescinded. unteer—again a volunteer—supporting clerk will please read a communication The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- and caring for the men and women of to the Senate from the President pro pore. Without objection, it is so or- the 10th Mountain Division, his old tempore (Mr. BYRD). dered. unit. He has made countless visits to The assistant legislative clerk read f Walter Reed, this great medical center the following letter: where these wounded warriors come to HONORING ROBERT J. O’MALLEY U.S. SENATE, recuperate. On all these visits to Wal- PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, Mr. REID. Mr. President, every one ter Reed, he spent countless hours Washington, DC, April 21, 2010. of our servicemembers deserves the un- talking and sharing stories about the To the Senate: qualified appreciation and admiration Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, Division and taking his fellow veterans of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby of the Senate and our entire Nation. to ball games and other events, includ- appoint the Honorable TOM UDALL, a Senator Today, I wish to salute the service of ing the sharing of meals on many occa- from the State of New Mexico, to perform one such soldier, a man who first an- sions. When many of these wounded the duties of the Chair. swered his country’s call in World War warriors could not make it home for ROBERT C. BYRD, II and has not stopped. the holiday, Bob would reach into his President pro tempore. Bob O’Malley served our Nation with own pocket and pay for Thanksgiving, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico thereupon distinction in the 10th Mountain Divi- Christmas, and New Years dinners for assumed the chair as Acting President sion in combat in Europe. He was a ser- soldiers and their families at some of pro tempore. geant and a squad leader who led his the finest eateries in the Washington,

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We have seen wealth, trillions What did that add to our economic He has had help from many different of dollars of wealth, evaporate because capacity? In fact, one of the ironies of areas. When he decided to help those of this financial crisis. To hear people this whole crisis is there was such a wounded on the battlefield, for exam- now talking about, well, this is not a proliferation of these toxic mortgage ple, he enlisted the help of another vet- good bill—the question is not whether bonds that they no longer could sell eran, Dom Visconsi, Sr., an original we should delay further or go forward. them at a profit, so they started essen- member of the 10th Mountain Division The question is going forward with pur- tially creating virtual or synthetic se- in World War II. He asked Dom to help pose, amending the bill on the floor, if curities. and Dom was happy to help entertain necessary, in an open and transparent Again, what has it added to the eco- and support these troops. Many of way so the American public can see we nomic productivity of the United Bob’s friends soon joined the cause as are moving forward on perhaps their States? Not much. In fact, some would well, and they are a constant presence No. 1 priority related to the economy, argue nothing at all. We have to have for the soldiers, whether here or at and economic recovery and financial a financial sector which performs one home. Our Army would not be the best reform are integrated key elements. of the essential functions of any finan- place in the world without the work of We cannot have long-run economic suc- cial sector, the allocation of capital to veterans such as Sergeant O’Malley, cess without fundamental financial re- productive uses: highways, buildings, whose life has been synonymous with form. education support, all of those things service, sacrifice, and selflessness. We are here today essentially to urge that not only return a profit to the in- He is an inspiration to me, our that the anticipated vote on Monday to vestors but also build up our economic Armed Forces, and our country. He is a proceed to the bill be affirmed over- capacity and build up our wealth over hero, and I am proud to call him a whelmingly to send a message to the the long term. Other activities that will be pro- friend. American people we are on the job for tected by the status quo include not Would the Chair announce morning them, we are doing the work we have only derivatives trading, but dark business now. to do. We have to deal with a complex pools of capital, huge private equity f and significant legislative measure— funds that are shadowy in terms of but we have to do it now. The time for RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME their investment strategy, even to reg- discussion, the time for consideration ulators, and the credit rating agencies. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- privately, has passed. Now we have to pore. Under the previous order, the They are continuing to operate, and, act. frankly, we have to say their perform- leadership time is reserved. I think we have to act because we ance in the last several years was dis- f should recognize the status quo is un- appointing, and that is being very dip- acceptable. Those on the other side MORNING BUSINESS lomatic. But they will continue to op- who have been saying: Not now, not The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- erate as they have in the past because now, not now, essentially are defending pore. Under the previous order, there we will not get the reform that is so the status quo. We have to ask several will now be a period of morning busi- necessary. questions. Who does the status quo ness for 1 hour, with Senators per- Of course, the Wall Street salary favor? It favors the remaining big mitted to speak therein for up to 10 structure, the incentive compensation, banks and other financial institutions. minutes each, with the majority con- also will continue to be unaffected. So We have seen, over the last several trolling the first 30 minutes and the for all of these activities, if you are days, that these banks are reporting Republicans controlling the final 30 comfortable with them, then vote record profits, mostly based on trading. minutes. against the motion to proceed on Mon- The Senator from Rhode Island is Here is another irony. Because of the day evening. If you are uncomfortable recognized. system we have today, we are in des- with them, if you do not want to see perate need of economic activity at the f the remaining banks continue to oper- local level, the infusion of capital, ate as they have, then you have to SALUTING OUR WOUNDED lending—all those things. Where are vote, in my view, to move forward to WARRIORS AND BOB O’MALLEY the banks making their huge profits? debate this bill and engage on this Mr. REED. Mr. President, first, let On trading, essentially taking their issue. me join Majority Leader REID in salut- money and other people’s money and Now, the third question we have to ing these incredible Americans who are not investing in new productive capac- ask is, what does the status quo do for with us today, wounded warriors and ity, but betting on financial products. consumers and taxpayers? The answer Bob O’Malley. As someone who served That is not, in my view, what we is very little, if anything at all. We saw 12 years in the U.S. Army, my appre- should be doing at this moment. We in this whole situation consumers who ciation is profound for what you have have to recognize that if we do noth- were in some cases misled. In some done and continue to do. Thank you ing, the banks will continue to operate cases it was obvious they could not af- very much. as they have. ford the credit arrangement they were I have a circuitous connection with That, I think, has to be corrected. signing on to, but the incentive on the the 10th Mountain Division. My class- The second question is, what activities other side was not to look behind the mate, Buster Hagenbeck, commanded are protected by the status quo? I will veneer of the borrower but simply to the 10th Mountain Division in Afghani- tell you. Exotic derivative trading. We get the loan closed and then sell it off stan, and I was there to visit those saw this week where the Securities and for securitization profits. great soldiers several times. Thank you Exchange Commission has made alle- We have to change those incentives, for your service and thank you for your gations against Goldman Sachs. Now, and if we do not proceed to this legisla- inspiration. that will be determined in a court of tion, we do not have a chance of doing f law. that. So we have to move forward. However, the complexity of the Some have claimed, the Republican FINANCIAL REGULATORY REFORM transaction engaged in by Goldman leader and others, that this is just a Mr. REED. Mr. President, I am here and others, the creation of a synthetic partisan exercise. It has not been a par- today not only to salute these great collateralized debt obligation, to trans- tisan exercise. We have been, under the

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leadership of Chairman DODD, engaged cannot engage in this discussion of the Monday evening. The status quo favors in this effort for months and months mechanism and how it will finally the banks. If you want to favor the and months. come out until we bring the bill to the banks, then vote against cloture. The Some people might have forgotten floor, debate it, and vote upon amend- status quo operates to allow all sorts of around here, but we started the mark- ments or changes. That is what we arcane and exotic activities which we up of the financial reform bill Novem- have to do. But this legislation is know have posed significant threats to ber 19 of last year. We had a bill. Sen- clearly not a bailout for the banks. If it our financial system. ator DODD brought it to the committee. was, they would be supporting it. If you want these activities to con- We started opening statements, and Frankly, all the newspapers I read tinue unimproved, uncorrected, vote then everyone said: We have not had suggest the intense lobbying effort against cloture. The status quo time enough to do this. We want more against the bill is by the banks, which, disfavors consumers and taxpayers. So discussion. coincidentally, seems to favor the posi- if you want to see them continue to be Senator DODD, even with the urgency tion of those who do not want to pro- on the short side of the sale, vote of moving on this measure, said: Fine. ceed to the bill. So I think we are in a against cloture. I would urge we vote I respect my colleagues. I respect the situation where we have to proceed for- for cloture, we move forward to debate process. We will stop. We will start ward. As I said, if we do not move for- real ideas about how to improve our fi- talking. ward, we are going to have a signifi- nancial system, protect consumers, and Well, the negotiations went on and cant issue of confidence by the Amer- strengthen our economy. on and on. It was clear there was no ican people and others in the stability I yield the floor. sense of urgency on the other side to of our financial system. These are com- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- move to a decisive vote. Then he en- plex, intricate issues. They require de- pore. The Senator from Maryland. gaged other Members. Senator CORKER bate and discussion. I do not think f and others entered the discussion. I anyone should be presumptuous enough ISRAEL’S 62ND ANNIVERSARY have been discussing derivatives in a to stand here and say: We know exactly very thoughtful way with Senator what to do, and we are going to do it Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I rise GREGG for months. But we have without the consent and without the today to express my congratulations to reached the point now where we have input of all of our colleagues. But that Israel on the 62nd anniversary of its to take deliberate action and make consent and input comes, ultimately, independence. some decisions. on the Senate floor through debate, This week, America’s closest ally in We have to move to the floor, to de- discussion, and voting. the Middle East, Israel, commemorated bate and votes and final passage. This Now, again, where are we if we do not its Independence Day, Yom is something we have to continue to take up this measure next week? Well, Ha’atzmaut, 1 day after its Memorial move forward. The way to move for- the $600 trillion market in derivatives Day, Yom Hazikaron, and 1 week after ward is to vote on the motion to pro- will remain opaque, complex, con- Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yom ceed on Monday evening. fusing, and a potential vulnerability HaShoah. We have heard claims that this is a for our financial system. I say $600 tril- While Independence Day is about bailout bill, which I think would be a lion because when we talk about de- celebration for the people of Israel, huge shock to many of my colleagues rivatives markets, billions are—you this Memorial Day was marked by on the committee who have been work- know, that is a rounding error. It is somber ceremonies and national grief ing on this for months and months, trillions of dollars, and a miscalcula- over the loss of their soldiers. Nation- Senator CORKER and Senator WARNER tion, a mistake, a misjudgment in that wide sirens and moments of silence em- particularly, who crafted many of the market has huge consequences. phasize the sacrifices all Israelis have provisions in this area. The big banks who sell complex, made living in their thriving, free and The reality is, if we do nothing, toxic instruments to pension plans, es- democratic state. These intensely per- which is the effect of voting against sentially taking savings and trading sonal losses in such a small country the cloture motion—if we do nothing, them, gambling with them, in some re- underscore the continuing threats we could have a crisis next week. spects, they will continue to do that. faced by Israelis, the scale of their ef- Greek sovereign debt—there is huge They will not only take pension sav- forts and the importance of a Jewish turmoil in Europe about Greek bonds, ings, but they will take municipalities’ homeland. the ability of the Greek Government to money in fancy bond arrangements I commemorated last week’s observ- pay, the need for support. If those talks that the municipalities never needed. ance of Yom HaShoah in Baltimore, collapse and suddenly throughout the All of these things will continue. where I joined fellow community mem- financial system there is a rush away Unregulated mortgage lenders will bers to view a movie marking the 50th from sovereign debt, not just Greek continue to go out and operate under anniversary of Adolf Eichmann’s cap- debt but other countries, what will the originate-and-sell model, which has ture and trial. Eichmann was a premier happen? We do not quite know, I sus- led to so many problems. Payday lend- architect of the Holocaust. Rather pect, who is holding all of this debt and ers that are charging, in some cases, than dealing with such a war criminal what are the systemic effects. We have 900 percent interest will continue to be through forceful vengeance that would to be prepared for something like that. unregulated. Credit card companies, have been understandable, Israel pros- The notion that this crisis has passed even after our efforts with the credit ecuted Eichmann by following the rule and we can go about our merry way card legislation, will continue to try to of law and his trial was a model of without dealing with these issues is circumvent the rules to maximize their transparency and justice. This display naive. The way to deal with it is to es- profit. of our shared values of law, justice, and tablish a resolution mechanism. Sen- The bottom line is, the people who fairness help to illustrate why the ator WARNER and Senator CORKER have benefit from delay, from taking the United States and Israel have contin- done a remarkable job of crafting one. course of action of delay and denial, I ued to build upon our ‘‘special relation- One of the questions they struggled would say, because this urge to suggest ship’’ for six decades. with the most is who is going to pay this is a bailout bill is denying the I observed Israel Independence Day for the resolution. facts of the bill, will be financial insti- at an event focused on the growing Frankly, they stepped up to the plate tutions and not consumers and not tax- threat of a nuclear Iran. If Iran ac- today and said: Let’s put the banks on payers. quired this capability, it would be an the line for the first $50 billion. That So, as a result, I would urge all of my unequivocal ‘‘game changer’’ in the makes sense to me because it is clear colleagues on Monday to vote to pro- Middle East and, indeed, throughout who is going to pay: not the taxpayer ceed to this bill. Again, we have to ask the world. An undeniable threat to but the banks. But, in any case, we three questions. This will be decided on Israel and the United States, a nuclear

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When Senator Chavez against Iran, and the foreign compa- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- left this world in 1962, he was eulogized nies that do business with this rogue pore. The clerk will call the roll. by Vice President Lyndon Johnson. In nation. The assistant legislative clerk pro- that eulogy, Vice President Johnson While we work to minimize the key ceeded to call the roll. remembered Senator Chavez as ‘‘a man threats to Israel’s security, we must Mr. UDALL of New Mexico. I ask who recognized that there must be a also focus on opportunities for peace in unanimous consent that the order for champion for the least among us.’’ the Middle East. Israel has always been the quorum call be rescinded. Four years later, when the U.S. Con- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. prepared to pursue those opportunities gress placed Senator Chavez’s statue in CARDIN). Without objection, it is so or- and make peace with its neighbors. Statuary Hall, Rev. John Spence dered. Over the past six decades, despite dip- summed up the man nicely. Spence lomatic gestures, multiple Arab coun- f said Senator Chavez was ‘‘ever a cham- tries have repeatedly attacked Israel. TRIBUTE TO SENATOR DENNIS pion of the underdog, the poor and op- We should not forget that it was the CHAVEZ pressed.’’ Palestinian’s leaders who walked away Mr. UDALL of New Mexico. Mr. But it is the quote inscribed at the from the negotiation table at Camp President, I rise today to pay tribute bottom of the statue that best reveals David in 2000, on the eve of what would to a man who served New Mexico and the legacy of Senator Dennis Chavez. have been a historic breakthrough for the entire country with distinction for Written in three languages, Spanish, peace. more than three decades in Wash- English and Navajo, it reads simply: Today, it is Israel who continues to ington, a man who dedicated his life to He left a mark that will never be forgotten acknowledge the necessary framework being a champion for the least of us. in the hopes that others would follow. for any peace agreements, a two-state That man is Senator Dennis Chavez, El Senador makes me proud to be a solution. While Israel has shown will- the Nation’s longest serving Hispanic New Mexican and humble to follow in ingness for direct negotiations, the U.S. Senator. This month we mark the his footsteps as a Senator representing Palestinians continue to be, an unreli- 122nd anniversary of his birth. In ev- the great State of New Mexico. Amer- able partner in moving forward to- erything he did, Senator Chavez ica is a better place because of Senator wards peace. How can Israel make showed his concern for the underdog. Chavez. For that, we honor him today. peace with any partner whose so-called He fought for public education because I yield the floor and suggest the ab- ‘‘moderate’’ Fatah leaders are not will- he knew what it could do to help the sence of a quorum. ing to meet directly with Israelis lead- children of struggling families become The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ers and whose Parliament is controlled successful adults. He supported farmers clerk will call the roll. by Hamas, an organization still sworn because he knew how difficult life can The legislative clerk proceeded to to the destruction of Israel? be in the small communities where the call the roll. I am proud to have joined with 75 of trains don’t stop and the roads don’t Mr. DEMINT. I ask unanimous con- my colleagues in reaching out to Sec- go. And he fought for civil rights be- sent that the order for the quorum call retary of State Clinton in a recent let- cause Senator Chavez believed equality be rescinded. ter which included a reaffirmation of of opportunity is the core of the Amer- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- this fact as well as a reminder, that ican creed. pore. Without objection, it is so or- not only do the U.S. and Israel share Dennis Chavez fought for the under- dered. common values but also common inter- dog because he was an underdog. Born f ests. Top among these interests is re- into poverty in Valencia County, NM, FINANCIAL REGULATORY REFORM starting the peace process and pre- Chavez walked along a difficult road to venting Iran from becoming a nuclear the pinnacle of political power. A child Mr. DEMINT. Mr. President, good state. of an isolated small town, he would see morning. This is precisely why the role of the the world and help to shape it. A high I rise in opposition to the piece of United States in this process must be school dropout, he earned a law degree legislation that Chairman DODD is call- one of an honest broker. President and became a lawmaker. A victim of ing financial reform. All Republicans Obama must not place wrongful or un- ethnic discrimination, he wrote legisla- want to reform our financial system reasonable pressure on Israel or, worse, tion that would eventually make em- and fix the things that have caused so to put forward a proposal without ployment discrimination illegal and, much financial distress in our country. Israel’s consent. then, unthinkable. But rather than address the underlying Since Israel’s founding 62 years ago, Dennis Chavez was a man of convic- causes of the 2008 financial crisis, this every American administration has tion. He also was a man of courage. At bill would institutionalize government worked to strengthen the bonds be- the height of anti-Communist senti- bailouts for those it chooses are too big tween the U.S. and Israel. This has ment in the 1950s, Senator Chavez was to fail. If Democrats were serious about been vital for Israel, as the nation is one of the first to denounce the activi- financial reform, they would work with under constant threat of military and ties of Joseph McCarthy. Here is what Republicans to permanently end too terrorist attacks, economic boycotts he said on the Senate floor during the big to fail, to curb the power of the and diplomatic hostility, often merely McCarthy hearings in 1950: Federal Reserve, and to address the due to the fact of its very existence. At I should like to be remembered as a man government distortions in the mort- this critical moment, when Iran is who raised a voice . . . and I devoutly hope gage market that led to the financial moving forward with its nuclear pro- not a voice in the wilderness . . . at a time meltdown. This bill does none of these. gram and simultaneously strength- in the history of this body when we seem Instead of focusing on solving these ening Hezbollah’s capacity to attack bent upon placing limitations on the freedom problems, the Democrats have eagerly Israel, it is imperative the Obama ad- of the individual. I would consider all of the crafted another massive bill designed ministration say in clear and unambig- legislation which I have supported meaning- to increase centralized government less if I were to sit idly by, silent, during a uous language that we stand with the period which may go down in history as an planning, and they are vilifying anyone people of Israel and will do all in our era when we permitted the curtailment of who dares to oppose it. power to protect our shared values and our liberties, a period when we quietly Without bringing any more account- national bonds. shackled the growth of men’s minds. ability to the government actors who

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The bill re- handed them a blank check last Christ- more government takeovers, an over- quires the government to keep a list of mas Eve by lifting the $400 billion cap reach by the Obama administration, financial companies it considers too on government aid, ensuring endless with very little financial reform. big to fail, and it provides these compa- bailouts in the future. This is not fair to the American peo- nies with a $50 billion slush fund to Real reform would address the ongo- ple. It perpetuates too big to fail. It es- help them when they get in trouble. ing crisis at Fannie Mae and Freddie sentially guarantees future bailouts. It In one respect the Democrats may be Mac. Although the Democratic bill is does not fix the core causes of the prob- right in saying they would not let the completely silent on this issue, I in- lems, and, again, it expands big govern- bailouts take place like they did in the tend to see that we find a way to re- ment control over thousands of com- past. If their bill passes, the next duce their holdings and divorce them munity banks, credit unions, and busi- TARP bailout would not even be voted from government ownership. We can- nesses that had nothing to do with this on by Congress. That is because this not deny the fact that these two gov- financial crisis. I am afraid it is just slush fund empowers the Treasury, the ernment entities were a major cause of another crisis being used as an excuse Federal Reserve, and the FDIC to pump the financial crisis. Yet they are not to expand government without solving money to ailing banks without asking even mentioned in this so-called finan- real problems. for any permission from Congress. cial reform. Republicans are standing by and There have been rumors that this Reform would not be complete with- eager to work with Chairman DODD and slush fund could be removed. I hope it out also addressing the underwriting other Democrats to fix the problems in will be. But even if that is done, the issues that led to the explosion of risky this bill so we can present real reform bill will still perpetuate too-big-to-fail lending that fueled the housing bubble. to the American people. I urge my col- policies. This bill leaves the Community Rein- leagues on the other side to stop trying Additional programs in the bill will vestment Act and Fannie Mae’s and to stick another bill down our throats still allow the FDIC to guarantee the Freddie Mac’s affordable housing goals and down the throats of the American debts of financial companies in trouble, untouched. Each required significant people and work with us to do what the and they will also allow the Treasury increases in mortgage lending to lower American people expect. to still selectively bail out the credi- income borrowers, which led to a de- With that, I yield back and suggest tors of failing institutions. The bill crease in the underwriting standards to the absence of a quorum. also fails to stop the Federal Reserve make more loans to folks who could The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- from propping up financial companies not afford to pay them back. These bad pore. Will the Senator withhold his re- as it did AIG. It additionally expands practices became contagious in the in- quest? the Fed’s reach by creating a new con- dustry. Mr. DEMINT. Yes. sumer protection bureau inside the If we do not deal with these housing The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Federal Reserve. With its extensive ju- policy problems that led to unsafe pore. The Senator from Wyoming is risdiction and its unchecked ability to lending, as well as Fannie Mae’s and recognized. micromanage lending, it should be con- Freddie Mac’s sizable ability to sustain f sidered the anticonsumer bureau. This demand for such loans by still buying new bureau will have sweeping author- them, we risk continuing a boom-or- HEALTH CARE ity to regulate almost anything it re- bust housing cycle that saddles tax- Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, I gards as financial activity. From car payers with the consequences of mort- come to the floor as a physician who dealers to other companies that offer gages given to borrowers who likely has practiced orthopedic surgery in financing for their products, to soft- cannot afford to pay them back. Casper, WY, for 25 years. ware companies that help people man- Meanwhile, Fannie Mae and Freddie I come to offer a second opinion on age their money, this massive new bu- Mac keep getting bailed out by the tax- the health care bill that was recently reaucracy is certain to increase regu- payers. That is the kind of impervious passed and signed into law. My opinion latory burdens on community banks, backing a reckless bank could only on this bill is very different than what credit unions, and many others who dream of getting, and that is the same I have heard from the administration, had no role whatsoever in the financial kind of deal Democrats are now offer- from the Speaker of the House, and crisis, as well as to raise consumer ing to the big banks they pretend to from the majority leader because my costs and kill jobs. despise. opinion is that this bill—now law—is Before we rush to give the Fed more Despite all the rhetoric coming from going to be bad for patients, bad for pa- control over our economy, we need my Democratic colleagues, this bill tients all around this country, bad for more information about its activities does not crack down on Wall Street. In health care providers: The doctors, the surrounding the 2008 financial crisis. fact, Wall Street loves it. It turns the nurses, the folks who work in our hos- Even to this day, the Fed refuses to relationship between Wall Street and pitals, the therapists. I believe it is provide information about the extent Washington into a freeway. The best going to be bad for the taxpayers—peo- to which they have used taxpayer way to get tough on Wall Street would ple who are going to be left with this money for the bailouts, and it is unac- be to make sure those banks have the large bill to pay for a bill that is not to ceptable to keep this kind of secrecy. same freedom to fail as the banks who save a health care system but to create Legislation to fully audit the Fed con- did not get bailed out by the govern- new entitlements and new obligations. tinues to enjoy widespread support, ment in the last few years. As I have looked at this, it struck me and I will continue to champion this Ruling out special treatment for last week when they were having the audit of the Federal Reserve. these big banks would be the harshest debate in England. They are having an I would also like to see this bill bring punishment possible. So instead of end- election, and the candidates for Prime some much needed accountability to ing too big to fail, Democrats are con- Minister were having a debate. It was Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. These stantly inventing new ways to break the first nationally televised debate government entities that dominate the down barriers between Washington ever in England in an election. They mortgage market and hold $5 trillion control and Wall Street. That is not compared it to the Kennedy-Nixon de- in debt were ringleaders in the chain of how you stand up to big banks; that is bate when people were up there debat- buying, securitizing, and spreading how you deal them in. ing and discussing.

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Those of United States is much better than it is be the head of the part of government us on my side of the aisle have been in England—not that the doctors are that oversees Medicare and Medicaid? very concerned that with this new law any better here than they are in Eng- The President has put 15 million to 16 we are going to be seeing a nationaliza- land but that the timing of when you million more people on Medicaid, has tion of our health care in a way like we can receive the care from those quali- cut Medicare, has told us we can trust are seeing in other countries, whether fied professionals is much better in the him on this. Yet he would not put it is Canada, whether it is England—a United States. somebody up to go through the con- system I think is not what the Amer- So if you take a look at the statistics firmation process to head Medicare and ican people want. behind this from the researchers who Medicaid? Why? Because, in my opin- But I wish to read to you from the look at this—and I will just go through ion, he did not want anybody to answer transcript of the debate because they it because my wife is a breast cancer the questions because they are tough asked the Prime Minister, Gordon survivor. She has had a series of three questions. Why wouldn’t you nominate Brown, about the National Health operations. She has been through somebody for all that time and leave Service. He said: chemotherapy twice, and she is now the post open, essentially, and not have My priorities for the health service are surviving 6 years after her diagnosis. I somebody to come to Congress and say that we give people personal guarantees— am grateful she was treated in the what are the implications to the Amer- So this is what he is promising— United States, where the day after the ican people of dumping another 16 mil- that every individual patient will know they diagnosis was made they wanted to get lion people onto Medicaid, of cutting will get a cancer specialist seen within two in immediately to do the operation. $500 billion from Medicare? weeks if [they] need it. They’ll get a diag- So let me tell you, it says that today Well, because the person he has put nostic test within one week, and the results the United States leads the world in in has a long history of a love of ra- to them. They will also be able to know that treating cancer. These are scientific tioning care. It is a Dr. Donald Ber- their operation— studies. For breast cancer, for in- wick. He has a history of support for So now they know they have cancer— stance, the survival rate, after 5 years, government rationing of government will be in 18 weeks if you’re any patient in among American woman—a woman health care resources on the grounds of need of an operation. who is diagnosed in the United States cost—not on the grounds of quality, So here you are, you have had your with breast cancer and is treated—83 not on the grounds of survivability but opportunity to see a cancer doctor, you percent are still alive 5 years later. For on the grounds of cost. have had your test, you have your diag- the women in Britain, 69 percent. He has said, as recently as last June: nosis. What is the best the people of Where do you want to get your care? The decision is not whether or not we will England are being promised by their The bigger question is, When do you ration care—the decision is whether we will Prime Minister? The best they can ex- want to get your care? ration with our eyes open. pect is to have an operation within 18 For men with prostate cancer, the So here we are, the newly nominated weeks. survival rate is 92 percent in the person has basically said: I am going The question here is, How many United States; 74 percent in France; 51 into this to ration care. He is a big sup- Americans, how many Members of this percent in Britain. American men and porter of what they have going on in body, how many people across this women are more than 35 percent more Britain right now. In Britain, they call country are going to see that as satis- likely to survive colon cancer than it NICE. It stands for National Insti- factory? Because that is where we are their British counterparts. tute for Health and Clinical Excel- heading with this health care bill that In an article from the August 2008 lence. Well, this is what Dr. Berwick is now signed into law. How many peo- edition of Lancet Oncology, the cancer has said about it. He said: ple want that: You will have your oper- Journal there, the United States is No. Those organizations are functioning very ation in 18 weeks. 1 again. In almost every category, well and are well respected by clinicians, and So here you are, if you are diagnosed Americans survive cancer at higher they are making their populations healthier next week in the United States—if this rates than patients in other developed and better off. were the situation they have now in countries. American cancer patients Well, let me tell you what a London Britain—you would be looking at hav- have a higher survival rate for every doctor, a colon cancer specialist, had ing your operation in September. See major form of cancer than patients in to say. This doctor said: you in September. Come back for your Canada and Britain. A lot of my colleagues also face pressure operation. Now you can worry about it. American women have a 35-percent from managers not to tell patients about You can worry about your diagnosis of better chance of surviving colon cancer new drugs. cancer the rest of April, all of May, all than British women. American men He said: of June, all of July, all of August. That have an 80-percent better survival rate There is nothing in writing, but telling pa- is what the candidate for Prime Min- for prostate cancer. American survival tients opens up a Pandora’s box for health ister and the current Prime Minister of rates are also better than survival services trying to contain costs. England is promising the people of that rates in France. He further went on—this now being country with their national health sys- You can go on and on with this, but again Dr. Berwick saying about this tem—a system that is the model of it is evidently clear—evidently clear— British group: many people on the other side of the that the timing on when one gets their NICE is an extremely effective and con- aisle of what they want American med- care is critical. scientious, valuable and—importantly— icine to be like. It is interesting to me that just this knowledge-building system. This story, once again, demonstrates week—just this very week—the Presi- What did the BBC, the British broad- that coverage does not equal care. Be- dent made his nomination for a new Di- cast group, say? They say: cause everyone in Britain has coverage, rector of the portion of the Health and Doctors are keeping cancer patients in the but they sure cannot get care. Then Human Services Department that deals dark about expensive new drugs that could extend their lives . . . A quarter of the spe- you ask yourself: Does it truly matter? with Medicare and Medicaid. The cialists— Does 41⁄2 months—18 weeks—of waiting President has been in office for 15 one in four specialists— for your cancer surgery truly matter? months. We have had a debate and dis- There is not just the emotional worry cussion in this body for almost all that polled by Myeloma UK said they hid facts about treatments for bone marrow cancer of: Is that cancer spreading within my time on health care. In this body, the that may be difficult to obtain from the Na- body? Should I leave the county of Democrats have voted to cut Medicare tional Health Service. Doctors said they did England and go to the United States by $500 billion from our seniors who not want to ‘‘distress, upset, or confuse’’ pa- where I can get immediate care? You desperately depend upon Medicare. tients if drugs had not yet been approved by

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If the wait—which is the promise from the there were 4 minutes and we added 10, Fed supervises only the largest firms, Prime Minister in the debate last I would have 9 minutes and Senator it will gear monetary policy toward week—18 weeks from when you are di- CORKER would have 9 minutes? these large financial institutions, ef- agnosed with cancer until you have The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- fectively leaving out the voice and your operation. That is their aspira- pore. The Senator is correct. real-time experience of community tional goal. It makes you wonder what Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I bankers in my State and across the it is now. It has to be a lot longer than thank the Senator from Tennessee. country. 18 weeks. So I would tell my colleagues f While the large financial institutions it is no surprise that in the latest polls FINANCIAL REGULATORY REFORM were making bad bets on subprime that were out this morning, the mortgage markets, community banks Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I were making home and business loans Quinnipiac poll, polling done this past rise today to speak on financial regu- week: Do you support passage of the to local customers. Local community latory reform. During the current eco- banks provide the lending and deposit health care reform bill? Less than 4 in nomic downturn, we have seen far too 10 Americans, only 39 percent, approve services for our Nation’s small busi- many Americans lose their jobs, nesses so they can operate, invest, cre- of what this body crammed down the homes, and their savings. Today, 15 throats of the American people, where- ate jobs, and drive our economy. It is million of our citizens are still out of this business lending that will help cre- as over half of all Americans dis- work, and national unemployment con- approve of what this administration— ate jobs and grow our economy. tinues to hover near 10 percent. Tom Hoenig, President of the Federal this President, HARRY REID, NANCY It is this uncertain climate in which Reserve Bank of Kansas City, said re- PELOSI, and this Congress—has now we consider financial reform legisla- forced upon the American people. cently that our Nation’s largest banks tion. The crisis is going to remain in would be well served to take lessons The American people have great the forefront of our national conscious- cause to worry about what they are from our community banks. Why? Be- ness for years to come, mainly due to cause community banks have been going to face in their health care, in the immense government intervention their health care decisions; if they are committed to providing the credit and that was pushed through over the past services needed for small business. going to be able to keep the doctor year and a half, attempting to stabilize they like seeing. Those are the ques- They know their customers, and they our frozen credit markets but instead can make good, solid loans that are tions, and those are the concerns of the accumulating massive debt that supportable. American people. My colleagues know threatens to harm our economy much In Texas, Richard Fisher, President my second opinion on the health care worse than the original problems. of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank, bill that we were told by NANCY PELOSI: The current legislation continues the said the provision in the bill would You have to pass it before you get to government’s failed ‘‘too big to fail’’ leave the Dallas Federal Reserve juris- find out what is in it. policy. Too big to fail perverts free diction with only one or two bank Thank you, Mr. President. I yield the market capitalism and suggests that holding companies, down from 36 mem- floor. entities can privatize their profits, yet ber banks, for $74 billion in assets that The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- socialize their risks, and taxpayers foot he now has supervisory authority over. pore. The Senator from Tennessee. the bill. The American taxpayer should The Fed should know the needs and the f not be forced to pay the gambling debts economic conditions throughout the of risky bets made by large financial ORDER OF PROCEDURE country, not just New York and Wash- institutions. ington, DC. Mr. CORKER. Mr. President, could I Republicans and Democrats alike It is precisely the ability to foster make an inquiry as to the time remain- agree that we must end too big to fail, bottom-up growth through small busi- ing? I see Senator HUTCHISON is here. but the bill that is being proposed does nesses that sets community banks The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- not do that. Chairman DODD’s bill pro- apart from other financial institutions. pore. The Republican side has 8 min- vides both the FDIC and the Treasury Unlike the big financial institutions we utes 27 seconds. Department emergency authority to see in the headlines for bailouts and Mr. CORKER. I need about 4 minutes, provide broad debt guarantees in times bonuses, community banks don’t have but if the Senator from Texas wishes to of ‘‘economic distress’’ to ‘‘struggling a systemic risk to our financial system go first, that is fine. firms.’’ As written, it is foreseeable and they are not identified as primary Mrs. HUTCHISON. Then I will split that the FDIC or Treasury could step contributors to our latest crisis. the remaining time, unless—is there in to prop up a firm under any cir- However, community banks would any further time? What is the order of cumstance, all without seeking to re- soon be subjected to a considerable business after the 8 minutes? solve and unwind the firm. amount of new costs and regulatory The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- The chairman’s bill authorizes con- burdens as a result of this legislation. pore. After the expiration of morning tinued emergency lending authority for Community banks are already regu- business, the Senate will proceed to ex- the Federal Reserve, but conceivably lated. They are well regulated. Adding ecutive session. only for large banks. Under the Dodd additional layers of Federal bureauc- Mr. CORKER. I understand we might bill, the Federal Reserve would retain racy with limitless authority would be extend, with permission, for 10 more supervisory authority over bank hold- a burden that would only serve to ham- minutes, is that correct? ing companies with assets over $50 bil- per the ability of community banks to The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- lion. The Federal Reserve supervision effectively provide depository and lend- pore. That is correct. If there is unani- essentially predesignates the firms ing services to America’s consumers mous consent, that is correct. that are too big to fail. These banks and small businesses. Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I would have the implicit backing of the Community banks should not be pun- ask unanimous consent to extend government and the taxpayers and, ished as a result of this legislation. We morning business for 10 minutes, and with it, the competitive advantage, should preserve and enhance our dual that the added time be split between giving it access to cheaper credit from banking system, not impose additional Senator CORKER and myself; and if a lenders expecting to be made whole. Federal regulations that stifle their Member of the majority comes for- This puts our Nation’s community and ability to serve their communities. ward, we will certainly agree to allow independent banks at a severe competi- I am also concerned about the direc- the equal time. tive disadvantage. tion of the regulation of over-the-

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Candidly, when I look at the that Federal regulators have a greater sense is that by the time the bill comes bill—and my friend from Delaware will understanding of this derivatives mar- to the floor, it will either have that in actually agree with this—there is not ket. We have Members on both sides of it, or let me say to my colleague right much in this bill that is very offensive the aisle who are negotiating these now that I will cosponsor the amend- to Wall Street, to be candid. terms. Republicans and Democrats ment the Senator brings forth, because This bill focuses on three topics. have the same goal. We want to end too I think the Senator is absolutely right, What I have said to my colleagues is big to fail. We want to end bailouts. We that the Federal Reserve should keep this: Whenever we have regulations, want to assure that our community the smaller State-chartered Fed mem- the big guys get bigger, right? The banks still have the capability to serve bers. The fact is this rearranging the small guys are the ones who bear the Main Street customers. deck chairs serves no purpose, so I brunt of regulation. What we are all The bill before us that is not being could not agree more. trying to do, as Senator HUTCHISON laid brought to the floor because it did not I also agree with the Senator regard- out, on our side of the aisle is make have any input from the Republican ing derivatives. I notice the Senator sure this legislation deals appro- side does not achieve those goals. So from Texas has a microphone if she priately with community bankers and we are now meeting in small groups. wishes to comment. I am going to manufacturers in Iowa, Texas, and We are meeting with the Secretary of speak based on what the Senator said other places. In fact, there are issues the Treasury and others within the ad- on derivatives, but if it is OK, I would with the bill that we need to work out. ministration to try to come to terms like the Senator from Texas to be able Candidly, to say that Republicans are that would do the right thing and meet to respond. representing Wall Street could not be the goal that we all agree is the goal. Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I further from the truth. There is not That is what is going on right now in appreciate the remarks of the Senator much in this bill that is very offensive the Senate. from Tennessee and, of course, I wel- to Wall Street, to be candid. I am not It is my great hope—and I see my come his cosponsorship of the amend- saying we should go out of our way to colleague from Tennessee who is also ment. It is essential. I couldn’t support be offensive, but anybody who looks at on the Banking Committee with me, this bill if we shut the Fed off from what this bill says would know there is and he too is a part of the negotiations Tennessee and Texas and California. not much in the bill that is that offen- and wants to bring this bill to the Then we might as well all move to New sive. The fact is, we are putting deriva- floor—we can do something good for York. tives on clearinghouses, which I hope our economy. Passing the bill or let- New York doesn’t want any more happens. I think that is a good thing. I ting it come to the floor and roll out of people, I am sure. They are well popu- think we need to get as much of that here in its present form would not lated. But most of all, I want to make done as possible, where if somebody’s achieve that objective. So I welcome sure that the Main Street bankers and money is bad, they have to put money my colleague from Tennessee, who has the small businesses of all of our up that day. It alleviates some of the been a major player in this debate. He States are known to the Fed, and the systemic risk. We deal with resolving a has been a major reason that we are way they are known to the Fed, of firm that fails. I think that is appro- coming to a point at which I think we course, as the Senator knows, is that priate. can have a successful bipartisan bill. their local Federal Reserve bank knows Hopefully, we will get consumer pro- I will say that our chairman and their issues and problems and needs, tection back into the middle of the ranking member, Chairman DODD and because they have the ability to serve road. By the way, that is a section of Senator SHELBY, have been meeting for weeks to try to come to terms. So I those banks, which is not allowed in the bill that, if it is not handled prop- think everyone is sincere at this point the bill before us. erly, won’t affect the JPMorgans and I thank the Senator from Tennessee that we want a bipartisan bill. Finan- Citigroups and Banks of America. It cial regulation is not political. The for his leadership. I look forward to will affect community bankers. All we consequences of passing a bad bill are coming up with something we can all are trying to do on our side—and this is huge for our country, for every Amer- support. what I was emphatic about yesterday— Mr. CORKER. Mr. President, that ican. We can do this. is trying to make sure this bill is in I welcome the comments of my col- brings me back to where I want to be. balance. I think we can do that. league from Tennessee and I look for- The fact is, there are a lot of people Look, there is not much in this bill ward to his continuing leadership so we coming to the floor and a lot of things that is particularly offensive to Wall can have a bill that will help the con- are being said in the press. First, I Street. To say that those of us who sumers in our country, stabilize our think we are going to end up with a bi- want to get it right for everybody else economy and, most of all, will bring partisan bill before the actual vote to in the country are defending Wall the unemployment rate down from 10 proceed takes place. I believe that is Street was way off the mark, not true. percent so that more Americans can go being led by Senators DODD and Second, there are many things in the to work. SHELBY. They are the point people. You bill that are good. There are some Thank you, Mr. President, and I yield cannot have eight negotiators. I be- things that aren’t so good that I think the floor. lieve that is where we are headed. So are being worked out right now. That The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- when I hear a lot of the rhetoric on the is typically what happens when we pore. The Senator from Tennessee. floor and other places, I think it is just have a bipartisan discussion. Each side Mr. CORKER. Mr. President, typi- rhetoric; but at the end of the day, I brings their particular strengths to a cally when we come to the floor to think we will end up with a solid bipar- bill. We all represent different points of speak, we don’t like to wait for another tisan bill. I hope it is one I can support. view and, when we work together, we Senator who wants to speak; we want Obviously, I am giving input on that. end up with a good bill. to speak and go back to what we were That leads me to this. There have One of the things that troubles me— doing, but today I am so glad I had the been folks who have come to the floor and I was very emphatic about it yes- opportunity to hear the remarks of the talking about the Republicans sup- terday, and will be again today and to- Senator from Texas. porting Wall Street by not supporting morrow, as I have been for a long Both of the Federal Reserve leaders the Dodd bill in its present form. That time—is that this bill doesn’t even deal in Kansas City and Dallas have added is ridiculous. What is happening—some with underwriting. At the end of the

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Then we spread the pain have been saying that I think at the Duke, where he has been a respected through $600 trillion in notional value end of the day we are going to end up and prolific scholar, an invaluable ad- around the world. It started with the with a bipartisan bill. I hope it has ministrator, and a committed and ef- fact that a lot of loans were written some important elements in it, such as fective teacher. that should not have been written. I the ones I mentioned, that will allow He has authored and edited several don’t think this bill even addresses me to support it. Whether that hap- books, including a leading casebook on that. I think that is a little bit of an pens—and I hope it happens—or not, I environmental law, ‘‘Environmental issue. hope we have a vigorous debate and end Regulation: Law, Science and Policy,’’ If we come to the floor with a tem- up with a good product. now in its sixth edition. plate that deals with consumer protec- I yield the floor. He also has published countless arti- tion, systemic risk, and derivatives, I f cles in law reviews and journals, on an hope my colleagues on the other side of CONCLUSION OF MORNING impressive range of topics, including the aisle will join in with many Mem- BUSINESS environmental law, federalism, Federal bers on this side of the aisle to correct courts, executive and legislative power, The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- that. At the end of the day, if we con- and national security. pore. Morning business is closed. tinue to write loans that should not be Chris’s teaching is just as broad and written, and we continue to securitize f deep as his scholarship. Over the course them, and if we continue to spread EXECUTIVE SESSION of his career, he has taught environ- them around the world, we have not mental law, constitutional law, com- done much in this legislation. So I parative constitutional law, adminis- have been emphatic about that, and I NOMINATION OF CHRISTOPHER trative law, civil liberties and national have wanted these two pieces of the SCHROEDER TO BE AN ASSIST- security, Federal policymaking, the legislation to balance as it relates to ANT ATTORNEY GENERAL Congress, government, business and the rest of the country, making sure The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- public policy, an environmental litiga- our underwriting is done appropriately. pore. Under the previous order, the tion clinic, toxic substances regula- Do I believe those are things that are Senate will proceed to executive ses- tion, land use planning, water law, phi- important? Yes. Do I think we are sion to consider the following nomina- losophy of environmental protection, going to address those? I hope so on the tion, which the clerk will report. property, and civil procedure. underwriting, but I am not sure. I can- The legislative clerk read the nomi- Chris is a true renaissance man. I can not tell if people are willing to make nation of Christopher Schroeder, of personally attest to the quality of sure that Americans across this coun- North Carolina, to be an Assistant At- Chris’s teaching, having co-taught with try have to live in a semidisciplined torney General. him for 20 years. Here in the Senate, way as it relates to mortgages. I hope The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- we have many former students doing we get there because I think it is im- ator from Delaware is recognized. excellent staff work on both sides of portant. Mr. KAUFMAN. Mr. President, I rise the aisle. In closing, in spite of all the rhetoric today to express my support for Chris Chris has also contributed his legal about bailouts and not bailouts and Schroeder’s nomination to be Assistant and policy expertise to practical prob- Wall Street and not Wall Street, I Attorney General for the Office of lems affecting the health and safety of think what is happening in rooms and Legal Policy in the Department of Jus- the community. He served on National offices around the Hill is that negotia- tice. Academy of Science and Institute of Before I go any further, I want to tions are taking place that will get us Medicine committees to evaluate the state for the record that Chris Schroe- to a place where we at least have a use of human intentional dosage stud- der is a long-time colleague and great template, a piece of legislation that ies by the EPA and the adequacy of the friend. Not only did we work together can be embraced in the beginning in a U.S. drug safety system. for Senator BIDEN, but for the past 20 bipartisan way, and then what I hope Duke has also recognized Chris’s con- years we have co-taught a course on will happen—I know my friend from siderable administrative skills. In addi- the Congress at Duke Law School—a Delaware will be highly engaged in tion to serving as co-chair of the Cen- course that for many of those years this, because he has been focused on ter for the Study of the Congress, with was cosponsored by the law school and this for a long time—what I hope hap- the Stanford School of Public Policy. me, and the director of Program in pens, after we get the base template to- Chris is currently the Charles S. Public Law, Chris has chaired the gether, is that we have a vigorous de- Murphy Professor of Law and Professor school’s appointments committee, bate on the floor about where we need of Public Policy Studies at Duke, as served on the dean’s selection com- to go from there. There are other well as director of Duke’s Program in mittee, and served as a member of the pieces—I would consider them to be Public Law. university’s judicial board. central—but I am OK with legislation Chris was born in Springfield, OH, re- In the 1990s, while at Duke, he took coming to the floor where we have a ceived his B.A. from Princeton Univer- several leaves of absence for positions balance between resolution, deriva- sity, a master of Divinity from Yale, in public service. As a result, he has tives, and consumer protection. Then and his J.D. from the University of considerable experience in government, let’s go from there and have the kind of California at Berkley, where he was which will stand him in good stead at debate I think our country would love editor in chief of the California Law the Office of Legal Policy. to see us have in public, focused not on Review. He has served in several capacities in rhetoric—because we have plenty of He is married to Katherine T. Bart- the Senate, including as special nomi- substance on this issue—but on sub- lett, former dean and current A. Ken- nations counsel and then he was the stance, and let’s do something that will neth Pye Professor at Duke Law No. 1 staffer as chief counsel for the stand the test of time. I think we are School. Chris and Kate have three won- Judiciary Committee. going to do that. As a matter of fact— derful children. He also held numerous positions in and I know my time is up—I think this During his legal career, Chris has ex- the Department of Justice, including bill has the opportunity in the next few celled in private practice, government counselor to the Assistant Attorney days, and once we begin debate on the service, and academics. General of the Office of Legal Counsel,

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Mr. President, I sug- acter and integrity to help the Attor- in his endorsement, saying: gest the absence of a quorum. ney General continue to restore the Chris has a particularly keen and nuanced The PRESIDING OFFICER. The public faith in the Department of Jus- sense of what the founding generation was clerk will call the roll. tice. seeking brilliantly to achieve: balanced gov- The assistant legislative clerk pro- ernment. From both practical experience ceeded to call the roll. The Office of Legal Policy, OLP, has and engaged scholarship, he understands a wide range of important responsibil- Mr. BURRIS. Mr. President, I ask deeply the appropriate role of the coordinate unanimous consent that the order for ities within the Department of Justice. branches. Let me read from the description on the quorum call be rescinded. Before I conclude, I would like to The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. the DOJ Web site: give my colleagues a little better sense KAUFMAN). Without objection, it is so The major functions of the Office of Legal of Chris Schroeder outside of his pro- ordered. Policy are to: fessional life because I think his model Mr. BURRIS. Mr. President, I ask Develop strategies and programs to imple- character is something we should all unanimous consent to speak as in ment legislative, programmatic and policy bear in mind as we consider his nomi- initiatives; morning business. serve as a liaison to the Executive Office of nation. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without the President and other agencies on policy Chris has deep roots in the Durham, objection, it is so ordered. matters; NC, community. He and his wife Kate FINANCIAL REGULATORY REFORM conduct policy reviews of legislation and have been members of the Pilgrim Mr. BURRIS. Mr. President, in early other proposals and support and coordinate United Church of Christ for 30 years. 1933, just after Franklin Roosevelt was Departmental efforts to advance the Admin- This is the church in which Kate and sworn in as President, the Great De- istration’s legislative and policy agenda; Chris have raised their three children, assure policy consistency and coordination pression was at its worst. The Amer- and it has been an important part of ican economy had been shaken to its of Departmental initiatives, briefing mate- their family life. Chris has been a rials and policy statements; core. Financial institutions had closed, provide support and policy expertise in member of every elected board or com- people’s life savings had evaporated, conjunction with other components to imple- mittee of his church. He has been the and no one knew where to turn. That is ment effectively major departmental and ad- chairman of the fellowship committee when the unthinkable happened: Much ministration initiatives in the criminal and several times—a job he cherishes be- of the American commercial banking civil justice areas; assist the President and cause of the simple pleasures that system collapsed. the Attorney General in filling all Article III come from providing good meals and President Roosevelt and his col- and certain Article I judicial vacancies; co- hospitality at church events of every ordinate regulatory development and the re- leagues in the House and Senate sprang description. Chris has also taught Sun- into action. Congressman Henry view of all proposed and final rules developed day school for over 20 years at Pilgrim, by all Department components; To serve as Steagall and Senator Carter Glass, most often a Bible study class. both Democrats, worked with the liaison to the Office of Management and Chris has also been a member of the Budget and other agencies on regulatory President to write sweeping reform leg- board of directors of the Meals on matters: Track and coordinate departmental islation. They set out to get the econ- Wheels program in Durham which sup- implementation of statutory responsibilities omy back on the road to recovery. The plies lunches to elderly and shut-in and reporting requirements. resulting law—known as the Glass- In sum, OLP is responsible for devel- members of the Durham community. Besides having served in a leadership Steagall Act of 1934—helped to lay the oping the high-priority policy initia- foundation for sensible bank regulation tives of the Department of Justice. The position for Meals on Wheels, Chris and colleagues from the Duke University in this country. It would come to de- Assistant Attorney General for OLP fine America’s financial landscape in serves as the primary policy adviser to faculty drive one of the Meals on Wheels routes every Friday. They have the decades that followed the Depres- the Attorney General. OLP is the place been doing this for more than 20 years. sion. within the Department where critical Chris and his children have also been Mr. President, it is in this spirit that long-term planning gets done. OLP also active in the CROP Walk, an annual I ask my colleagues to join me today in handles special projects that implicate event in Durham and many other cities supporting major financial reform and the interests of multiple Department around the country that raises funds making sure that the Volcker rule is components and coordinates the regu- for local as well as international food included in our financial legislation. If latory development and review of all programs. Chris is proud of the fact we pass the bill that has been intro- proposed and final rules developed by that Pilgrim United Church of Christ is duced by Senator DODD, we can help the Department. Finally, OLP advises regularly among the leaders among prevent another economic crisis and re- and assists the President and the At- churches its size in raising funds in the instate some of the basic protections torney General in the selection and CROP Walk. included in Glass-Steagall. confirmation of Federal judges. In selecting Chris Schroeder, the Almost 80 years ago, this legislation Chris’s extraordinary career and ex- President has chosen wisely. Based on established the FDIC, which still in- emplary character render him uniquely our long association, I know him to sures bank deposits—and it drew a qualified to lead OLP. As we saw from have a piercing intellect, impeccable sharp distinction between commercial his confirmation hearings in the Judi- judgment, and unparalleled integrity. I banks and investment banks. In the ciary Committee back in June, Chris am proud to call him my friend. I urge wake of economic collapse, Congress has excellent credentials and broad ex- my colleagues to confirm him without recognized that these dueling roles perience in law and government. He delay. often came with massive conflicts of fully understands the special role at Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- interest. In some cases, this resulted in the Department of Justice and is deep- sent that any time in a quorum call risky behavior. In others, fraud. ly committed to the rule of law. during the debate on the Schroeder So Glass and Steagall designed their He has broad support from lawyers of nomination be charged equally to both bill to set up a barrier between com- all political and judicial philosophies. sides. mercial banks and investment banks. Just as an example, A.B. Culvahouse, The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. The law prevented these two activities former White House Counsel to Presi- BURRIS). Without objection, it is so or- from mixing and kept financial profes- dent Reagan, gave Chris a ringing en- dered. sionals honest and accountable. For

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Madam President, I ask unanimous Steagall Act in helping to keep our fi- Mr. President, I believe each of these consent to have those letters printed in nancial system on an even keel. This key components is a necessary part of the RECORD. important law was essential to the sta- any financial reform bill. That is why I There being no objection, the mate- bility of our economy—right up to the am proud to join Senator DODD, as well rial was ordered to be printed in the moment when my Republican friends as President Obama, in supporting the RECORD, as follows: repealed it—a little more than a decade Volcker rule. Colleagues, let’s learn LETTERS OF SUPPORT FOR THE NOMINATION OF ago. from the events of history. Let’s im- CHRISTOPHER SCHROEDER TO BE ASSISTANT In 1999, the Republican Congress de- pose fair and reasonable regulations so ATTORNEY GENERAL, OFFICE OF LEGAL POL- cided there was no longer a need to a handful of banks would not be able to ICY keep commercial and investment undermine the American economy with (As of April 21, 2009) banks separate, so they passed a bill a few foolish decisions. Let’s pass a fi- CURRENT AND FORMER PUBLIC OFFICIALS that rolled back key portions of the nancial reform bill that includes the Arthur B. Culvahouse, Jr., Former White Glass-Steagall Act. Unfortunately, Volcker rule. House Counsel to President Reagan, 1987– President Clinton signed it into law, Mr. President, I yield the floor, and I 1989. and with the stroke of a pen, the walls suggest the absence of a quorum. Joint letter from former Department of between commercial banks and invest- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Justice Officials [Eleanor D. Acheson, former ment banks were torn down. clerk will call the roll. Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Almost overnight, commercial insti- The assistant legislative clerk pro- Policy Development; Walter E. Dellinger III, former Assistant Attorney General for the tutions started to move into this fresh ceeded to call the roll. Office of legal counsel, former Acting Solic- territory. They started to underwrite Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, I ask itor General; Jamie S. Gorelick, former Dep- CDOs and mortgage-backed securities. unanimous consent that the order for uty Attorney General; Randolph D. Moss, Then they began to trade them. Com- the quorum call be rescinded. former Assistant Attorney General for the mercial lenders even created new in- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Office of Legal Counsel; Beth Nolan, former vestment vehicles, which bought these BURRIS). Without objection, it is so or- Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the very same securities. Without the dered. Office of Legal Counsel; H. Jefferson Powell, Glass-Steagall Act, it was a free-for- (The remarks of Mr. FEINGOLD and former Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel, former Prin- Mr. LEAHY are printed in today’s all. cipal Deputy Solicitor General; Teresa Wynn As soon as the regulations were re- RECORD under ‘‘Morning Business.’’) Rosenborough, former Deputy Assistant At- moved, big banks swooped in without Mr. LEAHY. Madam President, today torney General for the Office of Legal Coun- regard to responsible lending practices. the Senate will finally confirm Pro- sel; Lois J. Schiffer, former Assistant Attor- Conflicts of interest sprang up every- fessor Chris Schroeder to lead the Of- ney General for the Environment and Nat- where. Fraud was allegedly committed fice of Legal Policy at the Department ural Resources Division; Howard M. Shapiro, by some of our largest and most re- of Justice. I say ‘‘finally’’ because he former General Counsel, Federal Bureau of spected institutions. Then, 2 years ago, was nominated by President Obama Investigation; Richard L. Shiffrin, former nearly 11 months ago. Professor Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the our economy went into a massive Office of Legal Counsel; Seth P. Waxman, downward spiral—a great recession Schroeder was first nominated to this former Solicitor General]. from which we are still trying to re- position on June 4, 2009. He appeared Kenneth Starr, Former Solicitor General, cover. before the Senate Judiciary Committee Duane and Kelly Roberts Dean and Professor The repeal of Glass-Steagall cer- last June. He was reported favorably of Law. tainly did not cause this financial cri- last July, a year ago, without dissent OTHER SUPPORTERS sis on its own. But many believe it was from both Republican and Democrat David F. Levi, Dean, Duke Law School. a contributing factor, and unless we members on the committee. But then can take action to close this regu- he sat on the Executive Calendar for 5 O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP latory gap, the absence of Glass- months, blocked by mysterious holds Washington, DC, July 14, 2009. Steagall could expose our economy to from the Republican side. Then, as the Hon. PATRICK J. LEAHY, major systemic risk in the future. last session drew to a close, Republican Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. So, today, as the Senate stands on Senators objected to carrying over Pro- Senate, Washington, DC. fessor Schroeder’s nomination into the Hon. JEFF SESSIONS, the verge of considering major finan- Ranking Minority Member, Committee on the cial reform, I would urge my colleagues new session, so it had to be sent back Judiciary, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. to reinstate some of these protections. to the White House. The President had DEAR CHAIRMAN LEAHY AND SENATOR SES- We must prevent big banks from engag- to renominate him. The President did SIONS: I write to endorse the nomination of ing in these irresponsible practices that, to his credit. His nomination was Christopher H. Schroeder of North Carolina ever again. That is why I am proud to reconsidered, reported favorably by the to serve as Assistant Attorney General for support the Volcker rule, which my Judiciary Committee by a rollcall the Office of Legal Policy. I am sure the Committee on the Judiciary friend, Senator DODD, has included in vote, with a majority of the Repub- licans voting for him. That was nearly is well aware of Chris Schroeder’s substan- his financial reform bill. tial record of academic accomplishment as a This provision will prevent tradi- three months ago. chaired professor at Duke Law School and of tional banks from making private eq- Professor Schroeder is a scholar and his distinguished public service with the De- uity investments. It will stop them public servant who has served with dis- partment of Justice Office of Legal Counsel from running hedge funds. It will help tinction on the staff of the Senate Ju- and with the Senate Judiciary Committee. keep them from placing bets on the diciary Committee and in the Justice Perhaps less well known is Chris Schroeder’s market. As a key part of Senator Department and has support across the part-time private practice association with our law firm, O’Melveny & Myers, from Jan- DODD’s bill, the Volcker rule will essen- political spectrum. The Judiciary Com- tially serve as a modernized version of mittee has received letters of support uary 2002 to the present, the last four years in an ‘‘of counsel’’ position. As Chair of the the Glass-Steagall Act. for Professor Schroeder’s nomination Firm, I can attest Chris has provided exem- It would stop short of reinstating the from Arthur B. Culvahouse, Jr., former plary legal services to the Firm and its cli- old law of 1933, but it would help to White House Counsel to President Ron- ents, while working on highly complex legal prevent fraud, discourage conflicts of ald Reagan; Ken Starr, former Solic- matters. His capacity for keen analysis, his

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From both practical ex- qualifications for office, making Chris one of would also understand how Department of perience and engaged scholarship, he under- the rare individuals who has excelled in aca- Justice policy might affect the legal profes- stands, deeply, the appropriate role of the demic law, in public service to both the leg- sion, and he has the experience to under- co-ordinate branches. islative and executive branches of the na- stand the practical implications of those pol- In short, based on both his personal char- tional government, and in private practice. icy decisions. acter and professional qualifications, I en- This diversity of experience and perspective Finally, and most importantly, Chris is a thusiastically recommend him to you for will serve the Justice Department and the balanced, fundamentally fair, and honest confirmation to this very important role at country well if Chris is confirmed as head of person. He has excellent judgment and a the Justice Department. the Office of Legal Policy. compelling sense of what is right. All of us Yours sincerely, From my time as White House Counsel to have worked with Chris, and we can all af- KENNETH W. STARR, President Reagan until now, I know how im- firm that he is a colleague of the highest Duane and Kelly Rob- portant it is to have senior Justice Depart- order. erts Dean and Pro- ment office holders who not only are first- In short, Chris would bring to the job the fessor of Law. rate lawyers, but also have the requisite ma- perfect mix of experience: he is a distin- turity, experience and confidence to work guished scholar; he has worked in the De- DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, constructively across institutional, interest partment of Justice, for the Congress, and in Durham, NC, June 19, 2009. group and party lines to advance the public private practice; and he has the integrity Hon. PATRICK J. LEAHY, interest. I believe that Chris Schroeder will and judgment the job demands. For all of U.S. Senate, Russell Senate Office Building, be one of those leaders. I am pleased to en- these reasons, we believe that Chris is su- Washington, DC. dorse his nomination. perbly well-qualified to serve as the Assist- Hon. JEFF SESSIONS, Yours very truly, ant Attorney General for the Office of Legal U.S. Senate, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC. ARTHUR B. CULVAHOUSE, Jr., Policy. DEAR SENATOR LEAHY AND SENATOR SES- Chair. Respectfully, SIONS: I am the Dean of Duke Law School. Eleanor D. Acheson (former Assistant Previously I was U.S. Attorney in the East- JUNE 23, 2009. Attorney General for the Office for Pol- ern District of California (1986–1990) and then Re Nomination of Christopher Schroeder to icy Development), Walter E. Dellinger a United States District Judge in the same serve as Assistant Attorney General. III (former Assistant Attorney General district (1990–2007). I am writing in my per- U.S. SENATE, for the Office of Legal Counsel; former sonal capacity to endorse the nomination of Committee on the Judiciary, Acting Solicitor General), Jamie S. Christopher Schroeder to be Assistant Attor- Washington, DC. Gorelick (former Deputy Attorney ney General for the Office of Legal Policy. DEAR CHAIRMAN LEAHY, RANKING MEMBER General), Randolph D. Moss (former Professor Schroeder is currently a distin- SESSIONS, AND MEMBERS OF THE SENATE JUDI- Assistant Attorney General for the Of- guished member of the Duke Law School fac- CIARY COMMITTEE: We are all former Depart- fice of Legal Counsel), Beth Nolan ulty, and the Charles S. Murphy Professor of ment of Justice officials who worked closely (former Deputy Assistant Attorney Law. His scholarship is well recognized with Chris Schroeder when he served as a General for the Office of Legal Coun- across a range of subject areas, including Deputy Assistant Attorney General, and sel), H. Jefferson Powell (former Dep- constitutional law, administrative, and envi- later Acting Assistant Attorney General, in uty Assistant Attorney General for the ronmental law. He is the author of dozens of the Office of Legal Counsel in the 1990s. Office of Legal Counsel; former Prin- articles and books in these fields, and has Many of us have also known and worked with cipal Deputy Solicitor General), Teresa the reputation of a fair, thoughtful teacher Chris in a variety of other settings. Based on Wynn Roseborough (former Deputy As- who respects all points of view. our broad range of experiences, we all offer sistant Attorney General for the Office Professor Schroeder also directs Duke Law our enthusiastic support for Chris’ nomina- of Legal Counsel), Lois J. Schiffer School’s Program in Public Law. This Pro- tion to serve as the Assistant Attorney Gen- (former Assistant Attorney General for gram in Public Law exposes law students to eral for the Office of Legal Policy. the Environment and Natural Re- the opportunities and value of public service Chris brings together a broad range of tal- sources Division), Howard M. Shapiro as part of their professional careers, through ents, experience and perspective that make (former General Counsel, Federal Bu- speaker series, workshops, conferences and him an ideal candidate to lead the Office of reau of Investigation), Richard L. other programs. The Program engages topics Legal Policy. First, Chris is a superb lawyer. Shiffrin (former Deputy Assistant At- that are newsworthy and often controversial, in order to provide students an informed He is a distinguished scholar, with an exper- torney General for the Office of Legal basis for evaluating the public debate about tise in public law and policy. He has taught Counsel), Seth P. Waxman (former So- them. I have participated in a number of classes on constitutional and administrative licitor General). events sponsored by the Program and have law, on civil liberties and national security, been impressed both with the quality of Pro- SCHOOL OF LAW, and on the Congress. As acting head of the fessor Schroeder’s own contributions, and PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY, Office of Legal Counsel, he grappled with with the even-handedness of points of view Malibu, CA, June 22, 2009. some of the most difficult legal issues in the that he consistently brings to the program- executive branch and, in the course of doing Hon. PATRICK J. LEAHY, ming. His leadership of this program dem- so, earned the broad respect of others U.S. Senate, Russell Senate Office Building, onstrates, again, a balanced, fair-minded throughout the government. Washington, DC. person who respects, and is respected by, Chris would also bring to the job extensive Hon. JEFF SESSIONS, people from many different backgrounds and knowledge of the workings of the Depart- U.S. Senate, Russell Senate Office Building, perspectives. Professor Schroeder is not an ment of Justice, and a deep respect for the Washington, DC. ideologue. Department as an institution. Equally im- DEAR SENATOR LEAHY AND SENATOR SES- Professor Schroeder also has considerable portantly, Chris has worked extensively with SIONS: It is my privilege to endorse, and government experience both in the Depart- other offices throughout the government, heartily so, the nomination of Christopher ment of Justice and in the United States and he has a clear understanding of the Schroeder to be Assistant Attorney General Senate. In the Department of Justice, he has interagency process. As a result, Chris would for the Office of Legal Policy. Having known served in the Office of Legal Counsel, includ- know how to ensure that Department of Jus- Chris for many years, I know him not only to ing as its Acting Assistant Attorney Gen- tice policy judgments are fully informed by be a distinguished professor at my beloved eral. Through that experience he has gained others in the executive branch. alma mater, but—as befits his fine reputa- knowledge of the organization and operation Similarly, Chris also understands how the tion—I also know him to be a thoughtful and of the Department, as well as of many of the legislative process works. He would be well measured person. He has sound judgment. In- policy issues that regularly face the Depart- positioned to ensure that the Department’s deed, Chris is quite well known, and again ment of Justice. His prior work at Justice policy judgments are consistent with the rightly so, for his balanced, careful writing. provides valuable preparation for the leader- laws Congress enacts and that they are in- Equally relevant, Chris served with great ship position to which he has been nomi- formed by the judgment and experience of distinction in the Department of Justice in nated. In the United States Senate, he has those in the legislative branch. Chris served the highly important Office of Legal Coun- served as Chief Counsel to the Senate Judici- as chief counsel to the Senate Judiciary sel. He has thus been fully engaged in fash- ary Committee and in several other capac- Committee, and he understands how impor- ioning the advice and counsel that is ities as well. I know from my conversations

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This orientation, too, will be an sider this nomination is a far cry, inci- from vetting them. asset in leading the Office of Legal Policy, which often works closely with members of dentally, from the way the Democrats I know the Department and the ad- Congress in developing policy initiatives. treated President Bush’s nomination to ministration would be grateful to have Professor Schroeder possesses the intel- run the Office of Legal Policy. A Demo- Professor Schroeder help them prepare lect, skill, training, reliability, and disposi- cratic majority confirmed President judicial nominations. He has shown tion to make him an effective and dynamic Bush’s first nominee to head that divi- that he has a deep understanding of the director of the Office of Legal Policy. He is sion, Viet Dinh, by a vote of 96 to 1 proper role of a judge tasked with in- someone in whom the members of the Senate only 1 month after he was nominated terpreting the Constitution. As he em- and the American people can be confident. phasized in a response to a question He has distinguished himself in every en- and only 1 week after his nomination from Senator SESSIONS: deavor that he has undertaken. I am certain was reported by the committee. The 3 Any interpretation of the Constitution that he will do so as the AAG for the Office nominees of that office who succeeded must begin with the document’s text, his- of Legal Policy. I highly recommend him for Mr. Dinh—Daniel Bryant, Rachel tory, structure, and purpose, as well as judi- this position. Brand, and Elisabeth Cook—were each cial precedent . . . [A] fundamental quali- Sincerely, confirmed by a voice vote in a far fication for anyone being considered for a ju- DAVID F. LEVI. shorter time than Professor Schroe- dicial appointment is that he or she under- Mr. LEAHY. Madam President, Chris der’s nomination has been pending. stand the Constitution has binding force Schroeder is well known to many of us None of these nominations were re- that must be applied faithfully in cases that in the Senate. He has served in a num- turned to the President without expla- come before any court, independent of his or ber of positions, including chief coun- nation. None of them required cloture her own policy or preferences. sel for the Judiciary Committee when to be filed before being considered. So, again, I thank Senator KAUFMAN. the chairman was then-Senator JOE What is going on when a Republican He is one of the most valued members BIDEN. He spent years in private prac- President is treated with fairness but a of the Judiciary Committee and some- tice and as a professor, including for Democratic President, President body I am going to miss sorely when he the last 10 years as director for the Obama, is treated this way? It makes retires this year. I thank him for his Program in Public Law at Duke Uni- me think of what one of the leaders of dogged efforts in support of Professor versity Law School. He has also served the Republican Party said last year: I Schroeder’s nomination and for his as- in a number of high-ranking positions want this President to fail. If you have sistance in managing the debate so at the Justice Department making him an objection to a nomination, vote well today. extraordinarily well prepared for the against it, but none of us should want I congratulate Professor Schroeder position to which he has been nomi- the President of the United States to and his family on his confirmation. I nated. In fact, in my nearly 36 years fail because if the President fails, have every confidence he will be an ef- here, it is hard to think of somebody America fails and we all suffer, Repub- fective and devoted public servant. more well qualified. licans and Democrats alike. We have to I might note—I see the distinguished Look what he has done. He graduated get out of this mindset that if Presi- Senator from North Carolina, who is from Princeton University, received his dent Obama is for something, every- presiding over the Senate today. Among the 25 judicial nominees stalled master of divinity from Yale Divinity body has to find ways to block it. before a final Senate vote, there were School before earning his law degree I agree with Senator FRANKEN’s ob- from the University of California at servation on the Senate floor earlier two courts of appeal nominees for Berkeley Boalt Hall in 1974. There is no this week concerning the Schroeder North Carolina. I know the distin- question that he is well qualified to nomination. He remarked that perhaps guished Presiding Officer took a to- run the Office of Legal Policy. Republicans were blocking this nomi- tally nonpartisan attitude toward rec- For somebody who is going to be con- nation because Professor Schroeder has ommending these judges and has worked extraordinarily hard, and I firmed easily, it shouldn’t be necessary been nominated to lead the office that hope Judge Wynn and Judge Diaz will for the majority leader to have to file vets potential judicial nominees. Well, soon be allowed by Senate Republicans cloture in order to end the Republican he is right, as is Senator KAUFMAN, to be considered and voted on. They are filibuster. The Senate should be able to who has spoken so eloquently on behalf supported by both the distinguished at least have an up-or-down vote on of Professor Schroeder today. Presiding Officer, Senator HAGAN, and Professor Schroeder’s nomination. To deflect criticism for Republican the other distinguished Senator from What has this place come to when we delays and obstruction of judicial North Carolina, Senator BURR. So they have filibusters on routine nomina- nominations that have left 25 judicial are supported by a Democrat and a Re- tions such as this? nominations languishing on the Execu- publican. I remember, when I first came here, tive Calendar, Senate Republicans have Incidentally, Judge Wynn was re- probably the biggest nomination we tried to place the blame on the admin- ported out of the committee 18 to 1. had before a heavily Democratic-con- istration for sending too few nominees Most of us would love to win elections trolled Senate was a nomination by a to the Senate. But these same Repub- by that kind of a margin. Judge Diaz conservative Republican President, licans have held up Professor Schroe- was reported unanimously 3 months Gerald Ford, for the U.S. Supreme der’s nomination to lead the division of ago. Court. President Ford nominated a the Justice Department involved with So let’s stop this unprecedented kind well respected Republican from Chi- reviewing and preparing judicial nomi- of stalling and clear these 25 judicial cago seen as a conservative; John Paul nations for nearly a year. In other nominees. Stevens. We took that nomination words, they stopped the person who is I see nobody else seeking recognition. from the Republican President 21⁄2 supposed to do the initial review on ju- Madam President, I ask unanimous weeks after that nomination arrived dicial nominations and then said: Oh, consent that at 2:15 p.m. today, the here. We all voted for John Paul Ste- my goodness, President Obama is not Senate proceed to vote on confirmation vens to be confirmed for the Supreme sending up enough nominations. Come of the nomination of Christopher Court, including myself. In fact, I am on. Come on. This is like a burglar say- Schroeder, with the time until then one of only three Senators still here ing: I should be excused for burglar- equally divided and controlled as pre- who voted, with Senator INOUYE and izing this warehouse because you had viously ordered; further, that any Senator BYRD being the other two. such nice things in the warehouse to other provisions of the previous order What have we come to when we have steal. It is your fault for having nice with respect to the nomination remain a nominee who is as extraordinarily things to steal. How can you blame me in effect.

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Sometime during the clerk will call the roll. companies: You are too big to fail. The early 2000s, a process started whereby The legislative clerk proceeded to Federal Government is giving you its banks and lending institutions would call the roll. stamp of approval. We will come in and give mortgages to people who did not Mr. LEMIEUX. Madam President, I rescue you with taxpayer dollars—or have the ability, in all honesty, to af- ask unanimous consent the order for shareholder dollars, for that case. ford the home they were purchasing. the quorum call be rescinded. I think that creates the wrong incen- There was a type of loan in Florida, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without tive. I think it promotes risky behavior and I am sure in other parts of the objection, it is so ordered. and at the same time creates an unfair country, called the Ninja loan—no in- Mr. LEMIEUX. I ask to speak as in playing field for those institutions come, no job. Why would any lending morning business. which have played by the rules, which institution give you a loan if you were The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without have had sound financial management. not creditworthy in order to obtain objection, it is so ordered. The Senator We should not forget in this debate and that loan. from Florida is recognized. discussion that the way business is I had the opportunity to purchase my FINANCIAL REGULATORY REFORM supposed to work in this country is you first home back in 1995. When I did, I Mr. LEMIEUX. Madam President, I put together a venture to sell a product could only put down 15 percent. My come to the floor of the Senate today or a service. If you succeed, you have a bank required me to get mortgage in- to talk about the issue of financial reg- profit. If you fail, you go out of busi- surance in order to make it to the 20 ulatory reform, an issue that is con- ness. The failures of the American eco- percent deposit requirement. That was suming the good efforts and time of nomic system are in many ways just as the way it was in this country. There many of our colleagues in the Senate. important as the successes. was a time when you tried to obtain a It is an issue that is very important to Where would we be if technologies mortgage where the bank was very the future economic health and viabil- that proved to be failures were sub- vested in you being able to pay because ity of this country. sidized and preventing better tech- they were holding the note. As we go about our lives, even in this nologies from coming forward? That Sometime in the early 2000s, the difficult economy, I think it is easy to doesn’t make any sense for consumers. process started whereby mortgage bro- forget how bad things were just a cou- It doesn’t make any sense for the kers and banks could sell off your ple of years ago, how bad things were American way of life. We need to make mortgage into the marketplace be- in the fall of 2008. It is important for us sure businesses can fail if they do not cause we started to securitize mort- to remember the situation that we succeed. gages, make mortgages trading instru- were put in, where our stock market We have a system of bankruptcy in ments. When that happened and when fell precipitously, where our financial this country that is admired around now the mortgage broker or the bank institutions were on the verge of col- the world that, in an orderly way, that generates a fee from the writing of lapse, where the Congress was forced to takes companies into its procedures the mortgage of itself can take that step in to give billions of dollars of tax- and either reorganizes them or mortgage and send it off, sell it off to payer money to save the financial in- liquidates them. That should be the somebody else, we created a bad incen- stitutions, to avoid what was perceived way the process works. We do not want tive. at the time to be a situation as dire as to continue to support bad businesses The bad incentive was, I don’t care that which happened in the late 1920s with bad practices and bad ideas. We about the creditworthiness of the per- when the Great Depression started. want the good businesses to succeed, son to whom I am loaning the money It is important for us to remember and we certainly do not want to create because I no longer have to hold the that terrible, challenging time as we a playing field where the businesses mortgage. So the creation of these in- evaluate what we should do now to pre- that run the right way are at a dis- struments, these securitized instru- vent that time from happening again. advantage. So I have problems with ments to trade mortgages created that We should be looking back to the that portion of the bill. bad incentive, and all of a sudden mort- causes of that crisis in order to figure There are other portions of the bill gages were being written to people who out the solutions we should impose with which I have trouble. Certainly, otherwise did not have the credit and today. we should not be in a situation of more didn’t have the likelihood of repaying There has been good work done taxpayer bailouts or even shareholder them. among Members of both sides of the bailouts. What did that do? Easier money aisle. Senators DODD, SHELBY, CORKER, I wish to talk today about the causes meant prices became inflated. Most and others on the Banking and Finance of the prior crisis and what this bill folks in Florida and all around this Committee have been working over- needs to do to make sure that crisis country did not look at the price of the time to come forward with a piece of does not happen again. If we go back to home they were purchasing, they legislation that will help put us in a 2007–2008, we can see in hindsight what looked at their monthly payment. In- situation where we will no longer have led to this financial meltdown. In a terest rates were extremely low, money companies too big to fail which could State such as mine, Florida, we have was easy to get, a downpayment was no have us going back to the American been particularly impacted by the longer a requirement. This helped the taxpayer to bail out Wall Street to meltdown that occurred because the building business, the home construc- save our financial institutions. We basis of this meltdown was residential tion business to take off—more homes, should never be put in that position property and the mortgages that went more mortgages. again, so I commend the work that is along with that property. The financial markets on Wall Street being done. I am hopeful we will have a In a State such as mine, in Florida, found that putting together these bipartisan product. we have been very fortunate over the mortgage-backed securities, these There are pieces of this legislation as past 30 years or so because as we have large trading instruments with thou- it is currently constructed which give had slowdowns in our real estate econ- sands, tens of thousands of mortgages, me concern; that they would cause a omy—which is a main driver of the was very profitable for them. They bailout to again be a situation that the economy in Florida, construction of could trade these back and forth and Congress has to address gives me great real estate—other parts of the market they, too, could receive a commission

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They have to have skin in the In order for all of this to work, some- they had huge exposures, that Wall game as well, so that if these instru- one had to vouch for the worthiness of Street banks had $5, $10, $15 billion or ments fail, they are going to lose these large mortgage-backed securi- more in exposure and some of the big- money. ties, these trading instruments of gest institutions that we know from We have got to understand, not only mortgages. Wall Street looked, as it al- Wall Street failed—at first bought up in this discussion but throughout the ways has looked, to these rating agen- by other companies and then ulti- problems we address, the incentives we cies such as S&P, Moody’s, Fitch—and mately bailed out by you, the tax- are creating. We cannot have a finan- guess what. They came along and alleg- payer. I go through this history and ex- cial market system whereby there is no edly looked at these products and plain it in the best way I know how. It exposure to me in any part of the equa- stamped them as being AAA, the high- is a very complicated topic, because tion, because that is going to encour- est level of creditworthiness, very un- what we do in this reform bill has to age bad behavior. It is the same reason likely to have any problems with them address the skin-in-the-game problem. why we got it wrong on health care re- where the person who purchased some So to my friends, Senator DODD, Sen- form. Because as long as we have third- kind of instrument on them would not ator SHELBY, Senator CORKER, Senator party payers, Medicare and Medicaid get paid let alone lose their invest- WARNER, and others, who are in the insurance companies, we, the con- ment. midst of negotiating the bill that will sumers, have little interest in the cost The challenge was that the rating come to this floor, I have made three we are paying. Therefore, costs do not agencies did not understand the mort- suggestions as to what we need to do to go down. gages that were in these products. make sure we do not replicate this It is the same brewing problem we They didn’t do the due diligence, and problem again. are going to have when a recent sta- we protect them by Federal law from First, these rating agencies, which tistic says that 47 percent of Ameri- any recourse. They didn’t have any are captive to the investment banks cans do not pay taxes. If 47 percent of skin in the game either. whose products they rate, can no Americans do not pay taxes, do they So now we have the borrower with no longer be held harmless to not do the actually care if the U.S. Government skin in the game because they didn’t due diligence required and stamp AAA does a good job of spending money ef- have to put anything down on their on products they do not investigate fectively and efficiently? The incentive house—they are basically renting. We and do not understand. But for these is for them not to care, because it is have the bank and mortgage broker rating agencies, this crisis probably not their money. with no skin in the game because they would not have happened. But for We have got to address this issue don’t have to hold the mortgage on them, but for the imprimatur of their today in the financial markets, and to- their books. We have the financial AAA stamp, people would not have morrow in all of the legislation we firms with no skin in the game because slept well at night buying a product pass. they are just trading these large they did not understand. It is like Con- Americans, banks, consumers, in all securitized instruments, and worse still sumer Reports. Consumer Reports forms, whether we are buying health they create what they call synthetic says, this is a great car. It is safe. You care services or financial products, agreements where you do not have to as a consumer do not understand the whether we are buying a home or trad- hold any of these mortgages yourself. modern workings of a car with all of its ing on Wall Street, we have to have You are just creating sort of a shadow computer technology, but you buy Con- skin in the game, or we create bad in- trading instrument that trades off of sumer Reports, and you read it. It tells centives that harm our country. the same underlying mortgage when, in you this is the safest car in America, With that, I conclude my remarks fact, it doesn’t hold them. It is like me so you feel safe putting your wife and and suggest the absence of a quorum. betting that your house will burn down your kids in that car. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The without me having an interest in your But you did not know under this cir- clerk will call the roll. house. cumstance that the very rating agen- The bill clerk proceeded to call the We created this long chain of people cies that were rating these products, roll. in the marketplace, from the borrower one, were not doing any due diligence, Mr. BROWN of Ohio. I ask unanimous to the mortgage broker bank to the fi- and, two, were being paid by the in- consent that the order for the quorum nancial institution to the rating agen- vestment banks whose products they call be rescinded. cy, who had no skin in the game on were rating. That has got to change. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- these transactions. The sale of these Suggestion No. 2. In terms of residen- pore. Without objection, it is so or- market-backed securities, and later tial mortgage underwriting, if a broker dered. the credit default swaps which was the or bank is going to write some exotic- Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. President, I insurance policies against them, cre- type mortgage where there is little to ask unanimous consent to speak for up ated huge fees for the financial firms. nothing down, then they should be re- to 5 minutes. We did, for the first time in this his- quired to maintain a portion of those The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- tory, something we had never done be- mortgages on their books. Let them pore. Without objection, it is so or- fore. We put the prime asset of most bear the risk. Do not let the bank shift dered. Americans—their home—in play on it off so it can become securitized in DERIVATIVES Wall Street. Year after year the de- the marketplace, entangle all of our fi- Mr. BROWN of Ohio. I know the mand for these mortgages drove the ex- nancial institutions, and put us, the Democrats are a bit shorter than that cess. More and more, poorer and poorer taxpayer, at risk. If we make those in time. If a Republican comes, I will mortgages went to feed the beast on banks hold some of these nontradi- yield the floor more quickly if they Wall Street. At the end of the day, the tional mortgages, I guarantee you they ask. housing market couldn’t sustain itself, will do a better job of making sure the I only have a couple of things I want and when the mortgages started to fail, people they are lending money to are to say. I just came earlier from the Ag- when people started to not be able to good creditworthy investments for riculture Committee meeting where we make their payments, when the in- them. passed legislation, bipartisanly, to reg- crease in property prices could not in- The third suggestion is this: The ulate derivatives. It was a major step crease any more because gravity af- issuers of securitization, including in financial reform. The discussion was fects everything after a while, the these synthetic—which basically vigorous, the discussion was not con- whole system in 2007 and then 2008 means manufactured, not real— tentious, but there was a good bit of

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I ability to prevent Wall Street banks Senator from West Virginia (Mr. BYRD) am glad that after many months the from taking advantage of their busi- is necessarily absent. Senate has finally been allowed to act ness customers. It will reduce specula- Mr. KYL. The following Senators are on that nomination and gratified that tion that fuels bubbles in markets such necessarily absent: the Senator from he received a bipartisan confirmation as natural gas and mortgages. Tennessee (Mr. ALEXANDER), the Sen- vote. After months of delay no Repub- We understand derivatives can be ator from Utah (Mr. BENNETT), and the lican came to the Senate to speak in used responsibly by businesses to hedge Senator from Nebraska (Mr. JOHANNS). opposition to the nomination in the 3 commercial risk. But commercial busi- Further, if present and voting, the hours that Republicans insisted be set nesses make up a relatively small part Senator from Tennessee (Mr. ALEX- aside to debate it. Senator KAUFMAN of the derivatives business. It used to ANDER) would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ spoke in favor; I spoke in favor. Not a make up a much larger part. A lot of The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- single opponent came to debate. That the synthetics, CDOs, and other deriva- pore. Are there any other Senators in wasted more of the Senate’s time when tives have become way more common- the Chamber desiring to vote? we should be considering other mat- place and, parenthetically but impor- The result was announced—yeas 72, ters. We could be debating Wall Street tantly, put us in the position that we nays 24, as follows: reform, patent reform, or clearing the are in as a nation in our economy. [Rollcall Vote No. 121 Ex.] way for some of the other 100 Presi- I commend Senator LINCOLN for her YEAS—72 dential nominations being stalled. We advocacy and leadership in voting out should have been. Akaka Graham Murkowski With respect to the President’s judi- a strong derivatives regulation. The Baucus Grassley Murray reason this is so important is we know Bayh Hagan Nelson (NE) cial nominees, we are well behind the what happened because of Wall Street Begich Harkin Nelson (FL) pace I set as chairman when the Senate Bennet Hatch Pryor was considering President Bush’s nomi- excess. What happened is some home- Bingaman Inouye Reed owners in Bryan, OH, lost their homes. Boxer Johnson Reid nees during the second year of his Pres- We know that retirees in Ravenna, OH, Brown (MA) Kaufman Rockefeller idency. By this date in President lost a good bit of their wealth. We Brown (OH) Kerry Sanders Bush’s second year, the Senate, with a Burris Klobuchar Schumer Democratic majority, had moved ahead know that workers in Dayton, OH, lost Cantwell Kohl Sessions their jobs. That is repeated in Char- Cardin Kyl Shaheen to confirm 45 of his Federal circuit and lotte, and Raleigh, and Asheville, NC. Carper Landrieu Shelby district court judges. So far during Casey Lautenberg Snowe President Obama’s Presidency, Senate It is true in Marietta and Cleveland Collins Leahy Specter and Bedford, OH, that because of Wall Conrad LeMieux Stabenow Republicans have only allowed votes on Street excesses, too many people lost Corker Levin Tester 18 of his Federal circuit and district their homes, lost their wealth, lost Dodd Lieberman Udall (CO) court nominations. During the first 2 Dorgan Lincoln Udall (NM) years of President Bush’s Presidency their retirement, lost their jobs. Durbin Lugar Voinovich This legislation today, coupled with Feingold McCaskill Warner we moved forward to confirm 100 of his Senator DODD’s legislation coming out Feinstein Menendez Webb judicial nominees. Republican obstruc- Franken Merkley Whitehouse tion of President Obama’s nominations of Banking, was bipartisanly passed. It Gillibrand Mikulski Wyden will move us in the right direction. It makes it unlikely that the Senate will was bipartisan but not a compromise of NAYS—24 reach 50 such confirmations. Last year Wall Street. When bipartisanship Barrasso Cornyn Isakson they allowed only 12 Federal circuit Bond Crapo McCain and district court nominees to be con- means bring Wall Street to the table to Brownback DeMint McConnell write the legislation, that is not what Bunning Ensign Risch firmed, the lowest number in more the American people want. What bipar- Burr Enzi Roberts than 50 years. tisanship means is that our committee Chambliss Gregg Thune Today, thanks to the perseverance of Coburn Hutchison Vitter the majority leader and the Senators writes strong language and Repub- Cochran Inhofe Wicker licans and Democrats, at least one Re- from Pennsylvania, we will consider publican and Democrats, come to- NOT VOTING—4 and I hope confirm the 19th of Presi- gether. That is what we ought to do. Alexander Byrd dent Obama’s Federal circuit and dis- Bennett Johanns That is the direction we should go. trict court nominees, Judge Thomas That is what responsible governing is The nomination was confirmed. Vanaskie. It has been more than 4 all about. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- months since Judge Thomas I yield the floor and suggest the ab- pore. Under the previous order, a mo- Vanaskie’s nomination to fill a judicial sence of a quorum. tion to consider is considered made and emergency on the U.S. Court of Ap- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- laid upon the table. peals for the Third Circuit was re- pore. The clerk will call the roll. The President will be immediately ported favorably by the Judiciary Com- The bill clerk proceeded to call the notified of the Senate’s action. mittee with strong bipartisan support. roll. f His nomination has the support of both Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, I ask of his home State Senators, Senator THOMAS I. VANASKIE TO BE unanimous consent that the order for SPECTER and Senator CASEY. He has the quorum call be rescinded. UNITED STATES CIRCUIT JUDGE more than 15 years of Federal judicial The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT experience having served as a district pore. Without objection, it is so or- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- court judge in Pennsylvania since 1994. dered. pore. The clerk will report the next The American Bar Association Stand- The question is, Will the Senate ad- nomination. ing Committee on the Federal Judici- vise and consent to the nomination of The legislative clerk read the nomi- ary has unanimously rated him well Christopher H. Schroeder, of North nation of Thomas I. Vanaskie, of Penn- qualified to serve as a circuit judge on Carolina, to be an Assistant Attorney sylvania, to be United States Circuit third circuit. His nomination is not General? Judge for the Third Circuit. controversial. Yet, it has taken months Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, I ask The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- to get consent from the other side for for the yeas and nays. pore. Under the previous order, there an up-or-down vote on Judge

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Mr. President, there dicial nominees still being stalled from Judicial vacancies have skyrocketed are two judicial nominees on the cal- final Senate consideration. to over 100, more than 40 of which have endar from North Carolina who I be- I appreciate the significant steps been designated ‘‘judicial emer- lieve would be confirmed by this body taken by the majority leader to ad- gencies.’’ Caseloads and backlogs con- overwhelmingly. Judges Jim Wynn and dress the crisis created by Senate Re- tinue to grow while vacancies are left Al Diaz, nominees for the Fourth Cir- publican obstruction of the Senate’s open longer and longer. On this date in cuit Court of Appeals, were both ap- advice and consent responsibilities. President Bush’s first term, not only proved by the Senate Judiciary Com- Their refusal to promptly consider had the Senate confirmed 45 Federal mittee in January. Judge Diaz had the even the most noncontroversial nomi- district and circuit court judges but vote of every single member of the nations is a dramatic departure from there were just seven judicial nomina- committee, and just one Senator op- the Senate’s traditional practice of tions on the calendar. All seven were posed Judge Wynn. prompt and routine consideration of confirmed within 9 days. By the end of The reality of this situation, though, noncontroversial nominees. The major- this month, which is nine days from is that North Carolina has been wait- ity leader’s decision to file cloture was now, we should clear the backlog that ing for one of these judges since 1994. an unfortunate but necessary step, re- Republican obstruction has created and That is 1994. Since then, there has been sulting from Senate Republicans’ re- vote on the judicial nominations only one judge from North Carolina on fusal month after month to join agree- stalled on the Senate Executive Cal- the 15-judge panel of the Fourth Cir- ments to consider, debate and vote on endar. cuit Court of Appeals, even though this nomination. Those practices have By this date during President Bush’s North Carolina is the largest and fast- obstructed Senate action and led to the first term, circuit court nominations est growing of the five States in the backlog of almost 100 nominations had waited less than a week, on aver- Fourth Circuit. Partisan bickering has pending before the Senate, awaiting age, before being voted on and con- continually blocked qualified North final action. These are all nominations firmed. By contrast, currently stalled Carolinians from confirmation since favorably reported by the committees by Senate Republicans are circuit the court’s establishment back in 1891. of jurisdiction. Most are nominations court nominees reported by the Judici- But in consultation with both me and that were reported without opposition ary Committee 5 months ago, in No- Senator BURR, the President has ap- or with a small minority of negative vember of last year. The seven circuit pointed two highly qualified, experi- votes. Regrettably, this has been an court nominees the Senate has been al- enced, and fairminded North Carolina ongoing Republican strategy and prac- lowed to consider so far have waited an judges: Al Diaz and Jim Wynn. Judge tice during President Obama’s Presi- average of 124 days after being reported Diaz, of Charlotte, a Business Court dency. before being allowed to be considered judge, handles extremely complex busi- The vote on the confirmation of and confirmed. ness cases. Before that, he was a State Judge Vanaskie’s nomination is the Judge Vanaskie was born and raised superior court judge. Judge Wynn, of first vote on judicial nominations that in Shamokin, PA. He is one of seven Cary, is a 19-year veteran of the North the Senate will hold in 5 weeks. De- children raised by two working par- Carolina Court of Appeals and formerly spite the dozens of judicial nomina- ents. He graduated magna cum laude served on the North Carolina Supreme tions ready for Senate consideration, from Lycoming College in 1975 and cum Court. The American Bar Association none has been allowed to move forward laude from Dickinson School of Law in has given them both its highest pos- for over a month to fill longstanding 1978, where he was an editor of the law sible rating. They both have served our vacancies in the Federal courts. Of the review. After law school, he spent 2 country in the military. They have the 25 pending judicial nominations, 18 years as a law clerk to the Honorable support of Democrats and Republicans, were reported from the Senate Judici- William J. Nealon, then Chief Judge of including my North Carolina Senate ary Committee without any Repub- the United States District Court for colleague, Senator RICHARD BURR. lican Senator voting against. I have the Middle District of Pennsylvania. They have no real opposition that I am been urging the Senate Republican Prior to joining the Federal bench, aware of. leadership for months to allow votes on Judge Vanaskie spent 14 years in pri- Finally, we have not one but two these noncontroversial nominations vate practice. qualified and bipartisan choices to and to enter into time agreements to In 1994, Judge Vanaskie was con- serve North Carolina and our country debate the others. We need to clear the firmed by voice vote to serve as a on the Fourth Circuit. I am hopeful backlog of nominations and move for- United States District Court Judge for that we are close to confirming these ward. the Middle District of Pennsylvania. two outstanding nominees for the I am pleased that the Senate tomor- He served as the Chief Judge of the Fourth Circuit. I will continue working row will consider another judicial nom- Middle District from 1999 to 2006, and with my colleagues to ensure they are ination, that of Judge Denny Chin to has sat by designation with the Third confirmed as swiftly as possible. the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Circuit Court of Appeals on several oc- I yield the floor. His nomination was reported by the casions. He has also served as cochair The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Judiciary Committee unanimously, but of the Third Circuit Library Resources pore. The Senator from Pennsylvania it has also been stalled from Senate Task Force and as a member of the is recognized. consideration for more than 4 months. Board of Directors of the Federal Mr. CASEY. Mr. President, I rise Senate Republicans should lift their se- Judges Association. He is presently the today to speak about the nomination cret holds and also allow votes on the chair of the Third Circuit Judicial we are considering in the next few remaining 23 judicial nominations cur- Council’s Information Technology hours, which is the nomination of rently pending final action by the Sen- Committee. His work in the area of Judge Thomas I. Vanaskie. ate. If we are allowed to act on the ju- technology in the courtroom has won I can’t tell you how proud I am to dicial nominations reported favorably him widespread admiration and appre- talk about his nomination. I have by the Senate Judiciary Committee ciation. known him for a long time. I think it but on which Senate Republicans are I congratulate Judge Vanaskie and goes without saying that—and I join a preventing Senate action, we will more his family on what I expect will be lot of people who have spoken about than double the number of judicial strong bipartisan vote in favor of his him already and know him—I strongly nominations confirmed by the Senate confirmation to serve on the Third Cir- support his nomination and confirma- this Congress, and bring the number of cuit. It is long overdue. tion for a seat on the United States

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The Standing Committee on the Fed- careful, and very respectful of appel- It wasn’t always like that. For dec- eral Judiciary of the American Bar As- late authority.’’ This same lawyer, the ades following the Great Depression, sociation has unanimously rated Judge same practitioner, said he had not al- we enjoyed a financial system that Vanaskie well qualified to serve as a ways agreed with Judge Vanaskie’s de- worked—worked for American families judge on the United States Court of cisions, but he always felt his rulings and small businesses. It is pretty sim- Appeals for the Third Circuit. reflected what the judge considered to ple when you think about it, and it has Judge Vanaskie’s biography high- be the most appropriate result and the been successful at the same time. lights both his scholarly and profes- result that he was obligated to impose Local banks, operating in communities sional accomplishments and the high- under the law. across the Nation, took deposits and est esteem in which he is held by his A U.S. district court judge, William made loans for homes, cars, or busi- colleagues in the legal profession. He J. Nealon, for whom he clerked, de- nesses. People knew their bankers and graduated magna cum laude from scribed him as follows: their bankers knew them. Each party Lycoming College in Williamsport, PA, Superbly qualified. He’s outstanding, he’s was invested in the success of the where he was also an honorable men- brilliant, he’s objective, and he’s tireless. other. During this time, our economy tion all-American football player, a Judge Vanaskie recognizes that for thrived. It experienced prolonged first-team academic all-American, and many citizens, his decisions will be the growth and innovation. These benefits he was the college’s outstanding male final word on their claims before the were felt across the board by people student athlete, and the recipient of court. He treats people with respect across our economy and our country. Let’s contrast that period of growth the highest award given to a grad- and honors their right to be heard. His and shared prosperity with what has uating student. deep understanding of and respect for happened in the last few years, and Then he went to Dickinson School of the rule of law will serve him well in even over the last 30 years. This most Law in Pennsylvania, from which he ruling on cases and authoring opinions recent period can be characterized by graduated cum laude in 1978, where that will be influential in the Third the massive growth of the financial Judge Vanaskie served as an editor of Circuit Court of Appeals and beyond. the law review and received the M. sector. For all these reasons and many oth- In 1978, commercial banks held $1.2 Vashti Burr award, a scholarship given ers, I am proud to stand in support of trillion in assets, equivalent to 53 per- by the faculty to the student deemed Judge Vanaskie and urge his confirma- cent of gross domestic product. By the ‘‘most deserving.’’ tion today. end of 2007, that same measurement, After graduating from law school, With that, I ask unanimous consent what commercial banks held in assets, Judge Vanaskie served as a law clerk that all quorum calls during the con- had grown to $11.8 trillion or 84 percent for Judge William J. Nealon, chief trolled time on the Vanaskie nomina- of gross domestic product. So the per- judge at the time of the U.S. District tion be equally divided. centage went from 53 to 84, and the Court for the Middle District of Penn- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- number went from $1.2 trillion to $11.8 sylvania. pore. Is there objection? trillion in assets. Unlike the preceding Judge Vanaskie practiced law for two Without objection, it is so ordered. period, this growth was not spread highly regarded Pennsylvania law Mr. CASEY. Mr. President, I suggest across the real economy to households firms before his appointment to the the absence of a quorum. and businesses. Instead, it was explic- United States District Court for the The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- itly shifted away from families and Middle District of Pennsylvania in 1994. pore. The clerk will call the roll. communities and concentrated on Wall He became the Middle District’s chief The assistant bill clerk proceeded to Street. judge 5 years later, in 1999, and com- call the roll. The impact of this concentration has Mr. CASEY. Mr. President, I ask pleted his 7-year term in that capacity been acute. People used to rely on local in 2006. unanimous consent that the order for institutions, but they now face a finan- He was appointed by Chief Justice the quorum call be rescinded. cial service marketplace dominated by The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Rehnquist to the Information Tech- a few banks with retail outposts sprin- pore. Without objection, it is so or- nology Committee of the Judicial Con- kled across the country. ference of the United States, where he dered. Instead of supporting small busi- served as chairman for 3 years. He also Mr. CASEY. Mr. President, I ask nesses, little league teams, or families, participated in several working groups unanimous consent that I be permitted as did their local predecessors, these at the Administrative Office of the U.S. to speak as in morning business. megabanks gather deposits from Main Courts, most recently on the Future of The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Street and then slice and dice them District CM/ECF Working Group, pore. Without objection, it is so or- and leverage them to the hilt and use tasked with determining the design dered. the hard-earned wages and savings of and development of the next genera- FINANCIAL REGULATORY REFORM Americans to make a handful of people tion of the Federal judiciary’s elec- Mr. CASEY. Mr. President, I rise very rich. tronic case filing program. today to talk about a major issue that Make no mistake about it, the Finally, he is an adjunct professor at will be before the Senate very shortly, megabanks profited tremendously from Dickinson School of Law and has been and which we have spent some time on this new model. Over the last 30 years, active in civic and charitable endeav- in the Agriculture, Nutrition and For- profits and compensation in the bank- ors in northeastern Pennsylvania. Like estry Committee over many weeks and ing industry have skyrocketed. From me, he is a northeastern Pennsylvania days, but most recently today in a 1948 to 1979, the average compensation native and resident. markup. I will talk about that in a in the banking sector was more or less Just a few accolades about his serv- couple moments. the same as any other job in the pri- ice from a wide variety of people. We It is time that the Senate, in the vate sector. Today, bankers earn, on could read a number of these. I will next couple of days and weeks, focuses average, two times what other private highlight a few: Lawyers who have ap- on passing comprehensive reform sector employees take home. peared before Judge Vanaskie have ex- measures that will put an end to Wall Simply stated, American families pressed tremendous respect for his in- Street’s reckless endangerment of our and small businesses are no longer the

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In particular, it will take a few minutes this afternoon, if I in recent news stories detailing the impose it on the derivatives market, may, to discuss further the efforts in record profits of these megabanks— No. 1, by requiring that derivative financial regulatory reform. record profits in a time of historically transactions—most of them—be cleared I would be remiss if I did not note the high unemployment and a bad econ- through a central clearinghouse; sec- contribution of the Presiding Officer to omy. These profits were not made ond, require real-time reporting, simi- this effort. I thank him personally once through savvy lending to their cus- lar to a stock exchange, of the trans- again. He is a member of the Banking tomers. In fact, in the case of actions that parties are entering into. Committee and has expressed strong JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, and Bank Besides a more transparent market, interest in this legislation and various of America—three of our largest the most important provision in this parts of it, and I thank him for it. megabanks—they have cut lending bill is the requirement that commer- Today I wish to talk about aspects of through a key Small Business Adminis- cial banks that have FDIC-insured ac- the bill. I have been talking about this tration lending program by between 85 counts can no longer trade on the de- bill on the floor over the last several and 90 percent from 1 year to the next. rivatives market. This provision will days, issues such as too big to fail, These multibillion dollar profits have force commercial banks to refocus on which we aggressively address in our been made through high-risk trading what should be their No. 1 priority— legislation. I talked about the efforts operations with money deposited by the customer—instead of just profits that have been made to try to forge a families and businesses. The banks are and their own stockholders. comprehensive bill, a strong bill. We expecting people in our communities to Our current financial system is bro- have involved, we have invited vir- shoulder all of the risk, while getting ken and no longer works for families tually everyone interested to partici- none of the upside. and small businesses. When I travel pate in the product. I am proud to say Something has to give in this situa- across the Commonwealth of Pennsyl- many did offer their ideas and thoughts tion. These megabanks, these big com- vania, I often hear about the financial as we tried to develop a proposal that panies, are entitled to make profits, difficulties people are experiencing. We was not only strong and broad based but we will no longer allow them to have close to record-high unemploy- but attracted, again, a strong group of continue to use the federally insured ment, 582,000 people out of work. A lot our colleagues, both Democrats and deposits of working people as capital of people lost their jobs or their homes Republicans, to this effort. Over the days, we have spent a lot of for their money-making schemes. We or both, and, in so many ways, their time discussing the impact of Wall need commonsense rules that separate hopes and their dreams. Then they read in the paper every day it seems about Street reform on large financial firms, conventional commercial banking op- big banks, investment banks, erations from high-risk financial gam- record profits of these big megabanks. They think: What about me and my nonbanks, corporate executives, Fed- bles. eral regulators, and other power play- In no area is this need for reform family? Why can’t I get a loan? They ers in the financial sector—that has more apparent than in the so-called de- will ask people like me: Why is the in- been the subject of a great deal of at- rivatives market. A derivative is a terest rate being raised on my credit card? Questions such as these have per- tention—and the complicated subject high-risk bet that the value of another sisted for so long now. Did we not bail matters of derivatives—how they work, financial instrument, or commodity, or out these megabanks on Wall Street al- how they apply—shadow economies, other product will go up or down. It is ready so they can continue to lend black pools, systemic risk—all this a bet. For years, Wall Street fought money to people like me or their cus- language and discussion that some- and won the battle to keep derivatives tomers? Those are the questions I get. times can leave the average citizen unregulated. In this highly unregulated The answers to each of these ques- feeling as though we are talking in a market, Wall Street could place bets tions are the same. These institutions foreign language about these matters. on bets, without backing them up. have failed the American people. It is The question they ask is: How does Therefore, when the underlying weak- that simple. By extension, they have this affect me? I am glad you are going ness of assets became apparent, the de- helped to collapse our economy. Thank to try to clean this up, but what is hap- rivatives market went bust—along goodness we are starting to turn, see- pening with all of this that has some with it, the Wall Street banks playing ing some job growth in our economy. positive impact on my life as a tax- in the market, causing the need for the But we need financial institutions that payer, as a working American? I would massive bailout of these institutions. focus on the needs of our families and like to know what is being done to see To prevent another catastrophe, we our small businesses once again. to it that my interests are going to be need a strong regulation of the deriva- Senator LINCOLN’s bill is a step in the considered as you are trying to resolve tives market. Today, the Senate com- right direction. We are not there yet. all of these larger questions that some- mittee of which I am a member, the With that bill and with the work we how seem very distant to my concerns Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition will do on the Banking Committee bill, every day. and Forestry, had a markup session. we can begin to restore not only trans- Today I wish to take a few minutes What we are talking about is members parency and accountability and sun- to talk about the impact of this legis- of the committee talking on amend- light, but I believe we can restore some lation on millions and millions of our ments and then voting for final passage measure of confidence in our financial fellow citizens who are not financial of the bill out of committee. That is a system and make it work better for wizards—and would be the first to tell markup. We had that markup session real people, for families, and for small you so—they are not big wigs on Wall today on the Wall Street Transparency businesses and also to strengthen our Street, major players in large banks and Accountability Act of 2010. economy. and financial institutions. They are I applaud our chairwoman, Senator Mr. President, I yield the floor and people just trying to build a nest egg LINCOLN, for her work on putting forth suggest the absence of a quorum. for their families, invest in their fu- a bill that cracks down on the reckless The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. tures, maybe take a loan out to buy an activities of Wall Street. I also com- MERKLEY). The clerk will call the roll. automobile, a home, send a child to mend her and other members of the The assistant legislative clerk pro- college because that child has done ev- committee for reporting it out of com- ceeded to call the roll. erything they have asked them to do mittee so we can incorporate it into Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I ask unan- over the years and now wants to go on the Banking Committee bill we will be imous consent that the order for the to that educational opportunity and considering on the floor soon. quorum call be rescinded. needs the resources to do so.

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While our cur- budget paid by the Federal Reserve outright ripped off by greedy Wall rent system pays lip service to con- Board. It will be empowered to write Street firms and others. After all, at sumer protection, those responsibil- consumer protection rules governing the heart of the financial crisis that ities are divided among some seven dif- any institution, whether it is a bank or has cost our Nation so dearly were the ferent regulators for whom consumer a payday lender that offers consumer subprime mortgages sold by unscrupu- protection is just an afterthought, in financial services or products. It will lous lenders to Americans who did not too many cases, to their primary safe- have a new Office of Financial Literacy understand their terms and who never, ty and soundness missions that they to ensure that consumers are able to ever could have afforded them, and the are responsible for as well. The result understand the products and services lenders knew it. They knew going into is, regulators put the interests of they are being offered and a national it. Yet they lured them into those ar- banks and large financial institutions, toll-free consumer complaint line so, rangements, with great damage done to in too many cases, before the interests for the first time, Americans have individuals and to the economy as a of the consumers who rely on those in- somewhere to go when they need to re- whole. stitutions for their long-term economic port a problem. Wall Street’s unquenchable thirst for security. When I talk to people back in my profits and utter disregard for ordinary If this sounds like a recipe for fail- home State, they understand it is their consumers led to a pattern of greed and ure, that is because it is. Assistant responsibility to make smart decisions recklessness that darn near led to cre- Secretary of the Treasury Michael Barr about their family finances, and noth- ating a complete collapse of our finan- testified before our Banking Com- ing in our bill suggests otherwise. That cial markets and our economy. Mil- mittee not long ago, and he said: is the first line of defense, so we all lions of Americans lost their jobs, Today’s consumer protection regime just bear responsibility to learn more, to around 8.5 million. Seven million experienced massive failure. It could not pay attention, and to understand the homes have gone into foreclosure, stem a plague of abusive and unaffordable mortgages and exploitative credit cards de- financial arrangements we are getting many lost forever. Retirement earn- spite clear warning signs. It cost millions of into. I am not saying anything dif- ings, as I have said over and over, evap- responsible consumers their homes, their ferent. Unlike Wall Street, they are orated in some cases almost instanta- savings, and their dignity. And it contrib- not looking to shirk that responsi- neously as a result of the collapse of uted to the near collapse of our financial sys- bility. They welcome that responsi- our economy. Maybe more important tem. We did not have just a financial crisis, bility, but they would like to under- than all of that—as hard as it is if you we had a consumer crisis. stand it better. What they need is lost your home, your job, your health That massive failure could happen clear, accurate information so they can care—is they lost their faith and sense again. Today, we are in no different po- make those good decisions and a cop on of optimism and confidence in our fi- sition than we were in 2007, 2008, and the beat to stop abusive practices when nancial system in this country, that 2009. Nothing has changed. Yet we are they occur. That is what our legisla- loss of confidence, that loss of opti- on the brink of creating change that tion, which will soon be before this mism, that loss of belief that while you could make a difference in this very body, does. may make a bad bet on a stock, the area. So today those massive failures Our legislation finally puts con- system was sound and fair. It would are still lurking out there, and the sumers in control of their financial treat you fairly, and you were not same consumers who lost their homes, lives by requiring large financial insti- going to get hurt because we had a lost their jobs, lost their retirement, tutions and credit card companies to good system in place. That confidence, lost their health care are in no dif- tell them what they are selling in plain that faith has been lost. That may be ferent position should another crisis English so the purchaser doesn’t need a more important than everything else I happen tonight or tomorrow. It is ex- master’s in business administration to have mentioned in terms of the future actly the same system, exactly the understand. It will finally put an end strength of our economy and our coun- same structure, exactly the same so- to the practices that have become al- try. called regulators out there charged most standard operating procedure— To add insult to injury, those same with protecting consumers from the skyrocketing credit card interest rates, Americans then saw those same firms kinds of problems that led us to the the explosion of overdraft fees, preda- collecting billion-dollar bailouts at the difficulties we are in today. Again, the tory lending by mortgage firms, and expense of the taxpayer—and paying financial products and practices being more. million-dollar bonuses to the same ex- devised on Wall Street, even as we This Congress has taken steps to ad- ecutives whose bad decisions put us in speak, will make it even more difficult dress these abusive practices, passing the mess in the first place and who in many ways. Are they safe? Are they the Credit CARD Act, which was au- would have been out of a job had the exploitative? We have no idea, and nei- thored by the members of our com- bailout not occurred. ther do the American people because mittee—again, I thank the Presiding The bailout allowed those financial no one is looking out for them at this Officer for having been a part of that— institutions to survive and their ex- juncture. and forcing large banks to change their pression of gratitude was to write Our legislation answers the question overdraft fee policies. themselves a huge bonus check and of who is looking out for ordinary But credit card companies continue being able to do so only because in this Americans when they interact with our to look for ways around the new rules, Chamber we voted 75 to 24 to stabilize financial systems. The bill we will and history shows them to be pretty our financial system—a decision I be- present to our colleagues in just a mat- good at getting away with it as well. lieve was the right one. I think we ter of hours in this Chamber creates an Between 1997 and 2007—in that dec- made the right call in doing it, as dif- independent Consumer Financial Pro- ade—credit card companies engaged a ficult as it was. But at the end of all tection Bureau, a watchdog with bark wide variety of, frankly, unethical that, major executives in these compa- and with bite. This new bureau will not practices—from so-called double-cycle nies then rewarded themselves as the have any job more important than billing and universal default to retro- head of these institutions because we— helping American consumers make active and arbitrary interest rate mostly the taxpayers, by the way— smart financial decisions—because pro- hikes. In that entire decade—a decade

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With the establishment ly every single citizen in this country not the butcher, not the laundromat, of this bureau, for the first time in the could talk about one horror story after and not the dentist. An entity must be history of our country, we are saying another, where rates were increased, engaged in financial services or prod- that financial products ought to be no fees were enlarged, and every gimmick ucts. Just because your butcher lets different than any other product con- and trick was used to squeeze every you keep a tab or your dentist offers a sumers buy. There ought to be a place last nickel out of a consumer’s pocket- payment plan doesn’t mean these new where someone can go when they have book—there were only nine formal en- rules apply. been deceived or defrauded in the use forcement actions taken by the regu- Moreover, this legislation doesn’t of these financial products. lators at the national level. seek to strangle innovation in the fi- If your lawnmower breaks or your There are stories similar to the one I nancial sector. Quite the opposite. car malfunctions, we get all sorts of re- heard from Mario Livieri of Branford, That innovation is part of what keeps ports, as recently seen with recalls of CT. Mario is a 75-year-old retired America prosperous. We are not dic- products because they are unsafe for a homebuilder who accidentally tating what products can be offered consumer to use. Why shouldn’t that overdrew his account by $2. I am not any more than the Consumer Product also exist if someone is out there pur- making this up. Mario is 75 years old Safety Commission directs what toy- chasing a financial product that could and a small business contractor. He makers can invent. But just as the put them in great danger—in fact, overdrew his account by $2 and was Consumer Product Safety Commission bankrupt them and ruin their life be- charged $35. The bank took several watches out for toys that could hurt cause they have been deceived and days to notify him that the account children, the independent Consumer drawn into a financial arrangement be- was overdrawn. In the meantime, of Financial Protection Bureau will cause it was a quick profit-making op- course, additional minor purchases watch out for products that will hurt eration for the lender, but it put the yielded three additional $35 fees, for a someone’s finances so customers and consumer at great risk—and ulti- total of $140, which Mario Livieri was consumers can make smart decisions. mately causes, as we have seen in mil- charged because he was $2 overdrawn in The large financial institutions have lions of cases, the ultimate financial his banking account. tried to push this notion that this leg- ruin of individuals, families, and busi- Unfortunately, that story by this in- islation creates an enormous burden on nesses. Thus, we have established a dividual in my State can be repeated small community banks. Let me ad- parity between physical products you millions of times all across the coun- dress that. How nice of them to look may buy and financial products you try. A $2 mistake made by a conscien- out for their competitors, the ones may engage in. tious individual, and one that he was they have been trying to drum out of Finally, Americans will be able to unaware of until notified later, and business for decades. But the fact is, rely on clear and accurate information every subsequent purchase he made the small community banks with $10 about their family finances. They will brought an additional $35 fee until he billion or less in assets will not see any know that someone will be looking out had a bill—before he discovered the regulatory changes. They will not be for them. There is no better way to re- mistake—of $140 because of being $2 charged any fees or assessments. They store faith against the loss of homes, overdrawn. That used to go on all the will follow the same rules they follow the loss of jobs, the loss of retire- time, and in too many cases it still today. Even better, these small com- ment—all of which have occurred—and does. When Mario protested, the bank munity banks will be able to operate perhaps the greatest tragedy of all waived one of the four $35 charges, but on a level playing field without the un- being the loss of faith in our financial they told him there was nothing he fair competition from the underregu- system. We need to restore that. The could do to fight the fees because the lated or unregulated shadow banks absence of that will not make this get practice was perfectly legal. that don’t operate with any rules what- better. Every single other thing we do Then there are the auto dealers that soever. will not achieve its goal if Americans have been shown to take advantage of So this legislation has many impor- don’t have confidence in our financial military servicemembers, the shady tant objectives, from ending taxpayer systems—the faith that it is there, it is payday lenders that prey on minority bailouts to establishing an early warn- safe; that they can be secure in the communities, and a wide range of mali- ing system so future financial crises knowledge that when they deposit a cious actors who look to take advan- can be nipped in the bud before they hard-earned paycheck, when they buy tage of American consumers. This bill threaten our entire economic system. an insurance policy, when they buy a that will be before this body, which But for millions of Americans who stock, when they engage in financial passed out of our committee, puts an don’t pay much attention to what goes activity, the structure, the system end to those abuses, and that is why it on, on Wall Street, except when they there is not unfair. It is not out there is supported by the Military Coalition, have to write a check to bail out the to deceive them, to defraud them, to civil rights groups, consumer rights firms that live there, perhaps nothing take advantage of them, but to see to groups, and more. It is also why it is in this bill will impact their lives more it they are protected. That is our goal opposed by large financial institutions directly than the new independent Con- in this bill. whose business strategies are based too sumer Financial Protection Bureau. My hope is that my colleagues will often on taking advantage of their very Finally, there will be a cop on the beat allow us to get to this debate. If you own customers. watching out for them. have objections or ideas, let’s have Let me take a moment to put an end The safety and soundness of our fi- that full-throated debate that has been to some of the malarkey we have been nancial institutions are critically im- the history of this Chamber on impor- hearing from the Wall Street crowd. portant. I am not arguing against that tant matters that have come before us The large banks are paying for ads now at all. But that is not the only consid- in the past. We ought not be denied claiming that this legislation will im- eration. As this real estate bubble was that opportunity again on this bill. pose new restrictions on dentists and building up, we were told over and over But I wanted to take a moment to butchers and other Main Street mer- that the system was safe and sound. talk about the consumer protection ef- chants. That is not true. You and I Why? Because people were making forts on this legislation, and I again know this. But that kind of falsehood money. It was growing in profits. What compliment my colleague in the chair,

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I yield the floor, and I see my col- fident, based upon what Senator By definition, bankruptcy means you league and friend from Arizona, so I SHELBY and other Republicans on the cannot pay all your debts. So who gets will not note the absence of a quorum. Banking Committee have said, that it paid and who doesn’t and how much The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- is possible to reach a bipartisan con- and in what order—all of that is re- ator from Arizona. sensus. I know Chairman DODD and solved by the bankruptcy laws and by Mr. KYL. Mr. President, before I Senator SHELBY have been working the laws built up as precedent applied begin talking about this bill specifi- hard every day on various aspects of in the bankruptcy courts. That is why cally, I wish to compliment Chairman the bill to try to reach a conclusion. you know—when you either lend DODD for the hard work he has put into The second point I wish to make is money to an institution or you invest this matter. I believe it is important that one should not describe the bill in it in equity investments, you have for us to reach a bipartisan consensus, that passed out of the Banking Com- an idea of where you stand, where your and many of the things we just dis- mittee as the end of the story, as a suc- loan or equity investment stands in the cussed are matters on which we can cessful bill that is going to solve all of order of priority should the entity fail. reach a consensus. That is the goal of these problems. I do not think it will. For example, a secured creditor would Republicans. It does not end taxpayer bailouts, for be very high on the list. Security I am concerned that there has been example, and at a minimum, it seems means you have something to fall back some politicization of this issue by to me it ought to do that. So in just a on to take from the company if they many on the other side and, frankly, few minutes here, I would like to de- can’t pay their debt to you. As a result, some in the administration. I know, for scribe some of the things that I think you can lend the money at a lower rate because you don’t have to account for example, that Senator CHAMBLISS, a the bill should address and that I hope that risk when you lend the money. It Republican, and Senator LINCOLN, a are being addressed in the bipartisan is a good way for companies to borrow Democrat, worked very closely to- negotiations. gether and had virtually, I am told, I am sure it is obvious that it is very money. Granted, they have to have reached an agreement on the derivative difficult—once a bill comes to the floor something that backs it up. Sometimes issue as it pertains to the jurisdiction and you have a chairman and leader it is even the personal guarantee of the CEO of the company. But you get a of their Agriculture Committee, only supporting the bill, with 59 Senators on pretty cheap loan if you do that be- to be told by the White House that was their side of the aisle, it is very hard to cause the lender knows he or she or it not acceptable and that Chairman LIN- amend that bill. That is one reason Re- is going to get its money back. By the COLN needed to go back and redo it the publicans would like to see a bill same token, if you need money pretty way they wanted it done. As a result, brought to the floor that already has badly and don’t have any more secu- the bill was passed out of the Agri- bipartisan consensus, and then, yes, we rity, you might ask people to invest in culture Committee on an almost par- can work our will on the bill and your company or to borrow money on tisan line. The same thing was true of maybe amend it, maybe not, but at an unsecured basis. Well, you are going the legislation that came out of the least we know it is not going to be a to get charged a higher rate of interest Banking Committee. purely partisan proposition. on that because there is more risk to While Chairman DODD is here, let me There has been much attention paid the investor or to the lender. But in make this point. He suggested this to the $50 billion fund that is created every case, they know where they morning that there are Republicans by this bill. While it is true that the fi- stand in the event you can’t make it or who support this bill, he knows, but nancial institutions, of course, pay the you fold. that they are being told by Republican money, supply the money that goes What this bill does is substitute an leadership that they can’t support it. I into that fund, we all know where the unknown, untested process for the want to make it clear that our leader- money eventually is paid—the costs tried-and-true rules of bankruptcy. No- ship does not operate that way. One are passed on to the consumers. But body is suggesting there could not be reason I know that is because I am one that is not the real problem because some modification of the bankruptcy of our leadership. Our members of the there are other funds, such as the FDIC process or rules that might govern Republican caucus think for them- fund, for example, which the banks ob- these particular institutions. They are selves. viously pass on to their consumers in unique institutions in some respects, We came to a conclusion unani- order to have an ability to take care of and to the extent the rules should be mously in the Republican conference their expenses to creditors should they tailored in order to fit these cir- that the partisan bill that came out of not be able to do so. cumstances, they could be. But that is the Banking Committee—and it was But what this bill does is not just not what is done in this legislation. In- partisan; it was written by Democrats, create this $50 billion fund but also stead, new entities are created and bu- not Republicans, and it was passed on a continuing government obligations be- reaucrats are allowed to decide when a party-line vote—that bill was not the yond that. It provides not an orderly company could destabilize the markets way to move forward. It was partisan, bankruptcy type of procedure for the and therefore decide what to do about it was flawed and, among other things, resolution of a failed company but, it. Their range of options is essentially it would provide for perpetual bailouts rather, an ad hoc procedure determined unlimited. The bottom line is that tax- and therefore didn’t achieve the first by bureaucrats who are not account- payers could end up being on the hook goal of the legislation, which was to fi- able to anybody and who can apply for the bailout. That is true with the nally end the taxpayer bailouts. pretty much any rule they want to the FDIC, it is true with the Fed, and this So all 41 of us wrote to the leader and winding down of the institution. legislation has specific language in it said we will not vote to proceed to that What does that do? Today—and that provides for that. bill because it is a partisan bill. It frankly, it has been this way for two There are those who say: Why don’t would be better if we could work to- centuries—we have a series of laws we just get rid of this $50 billion fund, gether in a bipartisan way to bring a that dictate what happens in the event and then the problem will go away. No, bill to the floor of the Senate that rep- of the failure of a company. Primarily, that problem doesn’t go away unless resented not just Republican ideas but these are our bankruptcy laws. You you correct the other language as well. a combination of Democratic and Re- know in advance what happens. If you I will not try to substitute my judg- publican ideas that had been nego- are a company that cannot make it and ment for that of others who say we

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I also suspect going to have taxpayers continuing to The Dodd bill also extends the FDIC’s reso- that those who have an implicit guar- be on the hook for these obligations. lution authority (subject to other executive antee from the fund are more likely to As I said, we haven’t done anything approval) beyond deposit-taking institutions receive credit, for example, at a lower to Fannie and Freddie in the legisla- to any financial company deemed to be sys- rate because there is much of an assur- tion, and that is going to continue to temically important. And it gives the FDIC the discretion to discriminate among credi- ance on the part of the lender or the mean a continuing taxpayer obligation equity investor that they will get their tors as it judges who gets paid what as part as well. of a resolution. . . .Recall how the White money back. So there are some As I said before, too, those firms, the House exploited its authority under TARP to downsides to having this fund. ones deemed too big to fail, have an ad- trash Chrysler’s creditors and give unions a But those aside, if you want to do vantage over the smaller banks, the better deal. away with the fund, OK. If you want to community banks. My colleague just Now, that is not the only section. keep the fund, OK. But what you mentioned those a moment ago. We Section 1155 of the bill is entitled should not do is provide that beyond just met with the community bank ‘‘Emergency Financial Stabilization.’’ that, the taxpayers are on the hook. representatives in Arizona, and they This is another way in which the bill Here is the problem. Lehman Brothers, fear this kind of provision will make guarantees bailouts and puts them into I am told, had well over $600 billion in them uncompetitive vis-a-vis the big the law and leaves the taxpayers on the liabilities, and a $50 billion fund does boys. As a result, what we will eventu- hook. not go a long way toward resolving a ally end up with is a few really big Under this section, the FDIC would $600 billion liability. In the case of banks and maybe some that aren’t, in be allowed to create a new program of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which kind of a medium-size operation, and unlimited size to guarantee the obliga- are not even dealt with in this legisla- almost all of the smaller banks having tion of depositories and holding compa- tion even though they were the prime to go out of business because of this nies with depositories. causes of the problem—and by the way, anticompetitiveness that will result What does this mean since there is no that is a deficiency in the law that from the legislation. requirement that a company that re- needs to be corrected. I hope these ne- One of the other ways in which what ceives, guarantees, and defaults on its gotiations will provide something in I have been talking about occurs is obligations be taken into an FDIC re- that regard. But they have now cre- through section 113, the so-called Fi- ceivership, bankruptcy, or resolution? ated—it is about $6.3 trillion in obliga- nancial Stability Oversight Council. The FDIC and Treasury can prop up tions. Guess who is on the hook for This is one of the entities that allow whatever company they choose. This those obligations. Congress never for these backdoor bailouts. It gives authority can be exercised without passed a law that said the taxpayers the Federal Reserve the authority to congressional approval. were going to be on the hook, but that prop up any nonbank company that the It is one of the reasons I have said I is exactly the result of the actions council, this new council, deems to be think there needs to be some element taken by the bureaucrats who decide a potential threat to systemic stability of bankruptcy or other process prior to these matters now. the instigation of this particular kind I do not want to create a perpetual in our economy. This is a board based of authority. We cannot say this bill situation where not Congress, not the in Washington. It decides which insti- ends taxpayer bailouts as long as we courts, but bureaucrats—by the way, I tutions get special treatment. It gives do not use that term pejoratively. these bureaucrats tremendous latitude have all of those sections in it. Finally, there is much said about ‘‘Government officials’’—let’s use that to pick winners and losers, again re- consumer protection. Does anybody term. Unelected government officials, sulting in a competitive advantage and know anybody who does not favor con- to whom we give the power, simply de- disadvantage. What determines wheth- sumer protection? I think we all do. cide who gets bailed out, when, under er a nonbank is a threat to stability? what circumstances, who gets paid What are the criteria? Among other There are questions about how to intel- back, who doesn’t get paid back, and possible considerations, ‘‘any other fac- ligently do it. We can create a lot more how much it is going to cost the tax- tors that the council deems appro- cost to consumers if we make the regu- payers. That, in essence, is what is pro- priate.’’ That is pretty much an open lations so costly and inefficient that vided for in this legislation. book—‘‘any other factors that the they end up paying more money than So when folks say this is a bill we council deems appropriate.’’ I would they would have otherwise. That is, I need to support because it ends too big think, if Congress is going to try to fear, what can happen here. It hap- to fail, that is wrong because it doesn’t legislate in this very complex and dif- pened with the credit card legislation end too big to fail and taxpayers are ficult area, we would try to give pretty we passed. I think it is predicted that still on the hook. specific direction to the Federal au- it can happen here as well. If those things are fixed, then my thorities, to whom we give great It could easily happen with busi- criticisms in this respect go away. But power, as to how we want it exercised, nesses we do not even intend to cover. we have not heard from these negotia- and I don’t think this meets the test— I know I have heard from dental offices tions that is being done. So I told my ‘‘any other factors that the council and car dealerships. When we think colleagues: Don’t come to the floor and deems appropriate.’’ Take that out of about Wall Street bailouts, we do not say this is a great bill, it solves all the bill. Let’s have a bipartisan nego- think about our next-door neighbor these problems, it ends too big to fail, tiation to do that. If somebody can who sells cars, or maybe our neighbor and there is nothing wrong with it. demonstrate to me why that would who is a dentist. But if they have an in- There are some things wrong with it have to be left in, then great, but these stallment plan where it takes 4 that need to be fixed. Let’s do those are the kinds of things that lead me to months—where you can get up to 4 things. I assume, on a bipartisan basis, the conclusion that, no, we should not months to pay your bill to them, boom, if you just ask the abstract question of agree to consider the bill that came you can be covered by provisions here. every 100 of the Senators, do you think out of the Banking Committee on a Then all of the consumer protections we ought to end too big to fail, the an- purely partisan basis because there are apply and so on. swer would be yes. Ask our constitu- problems in it. Let’s be careful that in an effort to ents—yes. Then we can get down to the Today, the Wall Street Journal says: make sure Wall Street handles its af- nitty-gritty. The Dodd bill allows too much discretion fairs properly that we do not impose What about the language in the bill to federal regulators to determine which conditions on Main Street, the folks we that says the FDIC ‘‘will guarantee the firms to regulate and how, which firms to would like to see thrive, particularly in

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In fact, some of the larger com- Those same people can also provide this, requiring that they have to apply panies do business in all States, and it for consumer protections, and say: capital not to building their businesses is cost efficient for them if there is one Look, we know the bank needs to re- but to somehow backing up their credit rule, if there is one regulator, so that serve a certain amount of money, and issuance, even though that is not the they do not have to, for example, figure we also know, consistent with that, main part of their business. out what every single State requires in they need to ensure the protection of Just quoting briefly from the New terms of different consumer protec- their consumers in a certain way. York Post: tions or notice or whatever it might be, What is difficult is when we separate New restrictions on credit . . . are likely and then have to comply with all 50 these two functions, as this legislation to cost our economy tens of thousands of States, some of which may be con- does, so we have one group saying to jobs a year. tradictory, as well as a Federal regu- the bank here is what you have to do And: lator. for safety and soundness purposes, and Reductions in credit— So up to now we have pretty much we have another totally independent Which would result here— had a Federal regime that has pre- group saying, we do not care anything empted the State jurisdiction in some about that, but here is what you have means declines in job creation. Many small business start-ups use home equity debt or of these areas. Well, as I understand it, to do for consumer protection. credit cards as their source of funding. the legislation does away with a sig- We can end up with duplicative, over- nificant component of that and would lapping, costly, and sometimes even in- There is not a lot of home equity allow the State regulators to impose consistent requirements, all of which debt to be had these days. A lot of our individual requirements on these com- make it more difficult for these insti- homes are not mortgageable at the panies that are doing business through- tutions to give a cheaper product, a present time, so credit cards are maxed out the United States. So we could better loan, a credit card with a lower out and so on. Well, that is a difficult have the anomalous situation where we interest rate, or whatever it may be. way to do it. But we have to make sure have lots of different requirements. I just urge my colleagues, everyone is if small businesses are doing this that Some of you have seen ads on TV. It for consumer protection. Everyone is the credit flows are not stopped be- says: Call now to get your $29.95 knife. for safety and soundness. Let’s try to cause of provisions of this bill. If you call right now, you will get an- do this in a way that does not impose In an op-ed in the New York Post other one thrown in for free. Then the such great burdens, especially on the today, Mark Calabria pointed out: last 10 seconds of the ad has some guy smaller folks, that they are not able to The bursting of the housing bubble largely reading in very fast language: Offer not be competitive and provide their con- eliminated the first option. valid in New Mexico, New York, Ari- sumers, about whom, after all, we That is the mortgaging of your home zona, Tennessee, Oregon, and so on and should be mostly concerned, with the to get additional credit. so on. You cannot even follow what he cheapest product that is backed by the Now Washington is trying its best to kill is saying. But the reality is, there are safety and soundness of the institu- the second. a lot of different requirements. tions. That is the credit card provision. So what we would like to try to do is Incidentally, on this last point, some [The Dodd bill’s] proposed ‘‘consumer pro- have things be as uniform as possible who are a little more cynical have said: tections’’ would reach beyond credit cards to keep the costs down because the Well, maybe this is being done for a and restrict the availability of all forms of greater the costs, the more the cost to more nefarious purpose. If every single credit, while raising costs. the consumer. Unfortunately, as I said, attorney general in the country can go Now, nobody intends this result. I do however, this bill creates a patchwork out and hire trial lawyers on a special not think anybody in this body wants of regulatory regimes that expand the contract to bring class action lawsuits to impose additional costs, especially number of regulators by 50 in certain because of a violation of State laws, on smaller businesses or on startup areas. As a result, it is going to be then we have a brandnew cause of ac- businesses. It is simply an inevitable much more difficult to comply with tion for the trial lawyers to do even result of a policy that is written too and much more costly. better than they have done in the past. broadly. We need to be careful how we If we believe we understand what is I am not going to suggest that is the do it. We need to ensure we do not necessary in consumer protections, motivation, but I am going to suggest write it so broadly that friends we then let’s provide for it. If we think we that I see nothing in the bill that will want to protect are not adversely im- do not, that we need to leave this to a prevent that. As long as that is a po- pacted. lot of other regulators, then let’s not tential, then, Katey, bar the door. They have been coming to my office. try to make the rules ourselves. Just So, again, there are many things in Folks you never dream of who would be let them do it. But we should not do this legislation that are not partisan in covered by this act are coming in and both. terms of we all want to protect the saying: Here is how this bill could af- In addition to that, the chairman same folks. But there are questions fect me. Please make sure it does not. talked about safety and soundness. that have been raised that need to be All I urge my colleagues on the other This is a technical term that essen- dealt with. I think it would be far bet- side of the aisle to do is, take these tially has regulators requiring banks ter to take the time, to have Repub- concerns on board—they are not par- and other financial institutions to licans and Democrats sitting down and tisan concerns—and make sure when carry a certain amount of reserves so going through all of these issues care- these negotiations figure out how to that if people want their money back fully, writing up a bill on which they amend the bill, that we take into con- out of the bank, the bank has enough can agree, bring that bill to the floor sideration the things we are raising. money to give to them. No bank be- so the rest of us can then look at it, They are not partisan concerns. They lieves every day 100 percent of its de- and hopefully we would all say: Gee, are concerns of everyday Americans, posits are going to be called back by its that is a lot better product than we and we owe it to our constituents to depositors. But they have to have a thought. think these things through and, if need certain percentage of those funds on It is not exactly as I would have done be, change the bill. deposit so if you go and say: I want my it. It looks like there are some com- I am sure even Senator DODD would money out of the bank, they have promises in there, but after all, that is say the bill is not perfect. If there are enough money to give it to you or, if what the process is when we have little

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Judge Vanaskie was in private colleagues on the other side, Repub- So when I hear them talk about bi- practice in Scranton from 1980 to 1994. licans want to work with our Demo- partisan, that they want a bipartisan He was confirmed to the U.S. District cratic friends to get a good bill that all bill, what they really mean, and I know Court for the Middle District of Penn- of us can support and that will be good Senator KAUFMAN and I have talked sylvania on February 10, 1994. for our country. about this—what they really mean is, Judge Vanaskie has been awaiting I think if we can work in good faith we want Wall Street to come to the confirmation for some time now. He toward that end, we will be much table and help us write the bill. That is has had his hearing. He was reported happier with the result than if it is the what is bipartisan, in the same way out of the Judiciary Committee by a result of a partisan or a near-partisan that ‘‘bipartisan’’ in the health care vote of 16 to 3. He is an outstanding ju- vote in this body and likewise in the bill of the last year was, we want to in- rist. House of Representatives. vite the insurance companies to the During the course of the discussions I thank my colleagues for their pa- table and have them help write the bill. on the Judiciary Committee, where I tience and am happy to yield the floor. The public wants bipartisan. They have served during all of my tenure in The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. want us to work together. They want the Senate, there was nothing really FRANKEN.) The Senator from Ohio is us to cooperate. We do that in a lot of said in any way which was substantive recognized. things. But on a big bill like this, the in opposition. The contention was Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. President, I public does not want bipartisan if it raised that he has cited foreign law, ask unanimous consent to engage in a means: Let’s get Wall Street and the the law of other countries, but that is in keeping with the decisions of the Su- colloquy with Senator KAUFMAN for up five biggest banks in the country to preme Court in the United States, to 30 minutes as in morning business. write this bill and then we can all be which has cited foreign legal prece- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without happy and let’s get along and let’s have dents—not that they are binding. They objection, it is so ordered. legislation that way. are not the U.S. Constitution. They are Mr. BROWN of Ohio. I want to be- Then I hear over and over, Senator not decisions in the U.S. Federal judi- lieve what I just heard. I do. I believe MCCONNELL, you know, kind of getting cial system. But they have been recog- the genuineness and the sincerity of a little bit—the leader gets a little nized by the Supreme Court as worthy the words from my colleague from Ari- upset when he talks about this bill. It zona. I also, though—and I agree with of some consideration. is a little bit like when you throw a It is regrettable that Judge Vanaskie him there are things we need to fix in rock at a pack of dogs, the dog that has been caught up in the partisan bat- this bill. There always are. And we can yelps is the one you hit. tle in the Senate. This is a part of a work to improve it. That is kind of what is going on here. broader picture of gridlock in the Con- I met only 2 hours ago a dozen manu- (The remarks of Mr. BROWN and Mr. gress of the United States, as we have facturers from Ohio—mostly metal- KAUFMAN pertaining to the introduc- seen the popularity and approval rat- working companies, stamping, bending tion of S. 3241 are located in today’s ing of Members of the House and Sen- metal, all of that—who came to see me RECORD under ‘‘Statements on Intro- ate fall precipitously because of what to talk about credit. Their frustration duced Bills and Joint Resolutions.’’) America is seeing going on in this body with the banking system and Wall Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. President, I and across the Rotunda in the House of Street is pretty deep and pretty in- yield the floor and suggest the absence Representatives. We see a stimulus tense. Anger, frustration—I will not of a quorum. package where there is very little will- speak for them, to be sure. But it is The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ingness on the part of people on the pretty clear that Wall Street has not clerk will call the roll. other side of the aisle to negotiate with served them well and has not served The assistant bill clerk proceeded to people on this side of the aisle. We have this country well. call the roll. seen a health care package enacted As I said, I know we need to fix some Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask into law without a single vote in the things about this bill. A guy years ago unanimous consent that the order for Senate. In the House of Representa- told me: Don’t tell me what you be- the quorum call be rescinded. tives, 176 Republicans said no and 1 lieve. Show me what you do; I will tell The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without said yes. On reconciliation, all 177 said you what you believe. objection, it is so ordered. no; all 41 in the Senate said no. When I listen to leadership on the Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I have There has been a point reached where other side, especially to our colleague sought recognition to vigorously, en- there is really an issue of whether from Kentucky, I really do watch what thusiastically support the nomination there can be governance at all with an he does, not just what he says. I know of U.S. district court judge Thomas I. obstructive minority standing fast. We he says this bill does not work because Vanaskie for the Court of Appeals for have seen a slight break in ranks when it will mean more bailouts. That is bat- the Third Circuit. the issue came up on the vacation for tle tested, focus group tested, poll test- Judge Vanaskie is someone known to the payroll tax. One Republican stood ed. That is the right thing to say you me personally for the better part of up and voted with Democrats. That led are against the bill. two, perhaps even three decades as a a few others to join. And on unemploy- But more than that, I watch what he practicing lawyer in Pennsylvania, as a ment compensation, again, one Repub- does, and I watch what Republicans judge on the Middle District Court. I lican took the lead, and a few others have done on this bill. Back in Decem- had the privilege of recommending joined. I think it is realistic to con- ber 100 bank lobbyists met with Repub- him, originally, for the district court clude that it is the pressure from back lican leadership in the House to talk during the Clinton administration. I home. There are some on the other side about how to defeat any kind of Wall have had the privilege of joining with of the aisle who may sensibly cal- Street reform. Senator CASEY in recommending him culate—I do not fault them for the cal- Earlier this month, Senator MCCON- to President Obama for the Court of culation—but they have to have some NELL and Senator CORNYN—Senator Appeals for the Third Circuit. flexibility if they want to return to MCCONNELL, the Republican leader; Judge Vanaskie has a spectacular this body. Senator CORNYN is head of the Senate record. He is a graduate of Lycoming We have had concerns on Wall Street Republican Campaign Committee— College, in 1975, with a BA degree, which are overwhelming with what has went to New York and met with 25 magna cum laude; Dickinson Law gone on in the economy: the precipi- hedge fund and other Wall Street ex- School in 1978, cum laude. He was a law tous great recession, which has en- ecutives to figure out how to defeat the clerk to Judge William Nealon from gulfed America and has engulfed the

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During Finally, within the last day or two, for 4 months, and after the time-con- President Obama’s first year, 46 executive there has been some willingness to con- suming process of cloture, her nomina- nominees waited at least three months to be sider legislation on the Wall Street tion was approved 99 to nothing. Well, confirmed, 45 waited at least four months, issue, but I think that has come about if she can be approved 99 to nothing, and nine took six months or longer. Inaction as a result of public pressure. It is, sim- why require the filing of cloture? Why on these qualified nominees, many in de- ply stated, impolitic to be against re- tie up this Senate for the better part of fense-related and national security posts, is forming Wall Street, considering what 2 days? unacceptable. This applies to nominations for federal has gone on. May the RECORD show that the dis- It would be my hope these cracks in judgeships, many to important or long-va- tinguished Presiding Officer, the junior cant jurisdictions. Currently, 14 judicial the die would lead to some substantial Senator from Minnesota, is nodding in nominees, who have been approved—in many shift in position so we could return to agreement with my statements. That cases unanimously—by the Senate Judiciary the bipartisanship which was present is a procedure we lawyers use to per- Committee are awaiting confirmation in the in this body when I was elected in 1980. fect the RECORD. But that has been the face of Republican objections, many of them At that time, we had Mac Mathias of policy—tying up this body, going to specious or just plain outlandish. It is time Maryland, who was willing to cross the cloture, the delay, and then over- to put partisan politics aside and work to fill aisle, and Mark Hatfield of Oregon whelming confirmations; not all unani- these positions as quickly as possible. similarly and John Danforth of Mis- Take the case of Judge Thomas I. mous but very substantial, and I pre- Vanaskie, nominated by President Obama souri, Lowell Weicker of Connecticut dict that is what will happen with last August to the U.S. Circuit Court of Ap- and Bob Stafford of Vermont and John Judge Vanaskie when the roll is called peals for the Third Circuit. The Senate Judi- Heinz of Pennsylvania and John Chafee a little later this afternoon. ciary Committee voted 16–3 in support of his of Rhode Island and Bill Cohen of One additional note. These pro- nomination on Dec. 3. More than two months Maine, so that when we had the so- ceedings take a very heavy toll on the later the nomination still awaits confirma- called Wednesday club, it was full. nominee. Judge Vanaskie is a man de- tion. Judge Vanaskie’s appointment, like so That has dwindled so that the mod- voted to public service. When he was erates can meet in a telephone booth many of this administration’s, has been practicing law in Scranton, his pay- stalled by political posturing. The near cer- today. We ought to go back to the days check was a great deal bigger than tainty of his eventual confirmation only of just a little bipartisanship. when he became a Federal judge. When adds to the charade. When Senate Majority We had an enormous problem in 2005 he comes into the process of the nomi- Leader Harry Reid recently called for a vote when the shoe was on the other foot nating procedure and he is questioned on a long-delayed circuit court nomination, and the filibustering was being done on and his writings are impugned because the Republicans voted to confirm unani- this side of the aisle. Fortunately, we he follows the Supreme Court of the mously. One legitimately wonders whether were able to work through that prob- United States, it is a jolt and it is hard partisanship is not the only explanation for the delay. lem. There was a flirtation with the so- on the Vanaskie family and it is hard called nuclear constitutional option, The Senate can force a vote by resorting to on the community. I have had many the time-consuming step known as cloture, which would have changed the rules on calls from the people in Judge which takes up two days of the Senate’s filibuster. We preserved the procedure Vanaskie’s community saying: What is time. If cloture were to be invoked in each of of the Senate, the tradition of the Sen- going on in the Senate? What is going the 67 currently pending nominations that ate, to be the ‘‘saucer which cools the on? What is happening? Repeated calls. have been approved by committee, it would tea’’ as the expression was used during Finally, I decided to write a column for take most of the year to deal with nomina- the colonial days. I think it is very im- the Scranton Times Tribune, explain- tions. This is an intolerable imposition on the Senate’s time and business. portant to maintain that tradition and ing what happens in the Senate as to that procedure. It was the coolness of Judge Vanaskie is eminently qualified to why the delay has occurred. serve on the Third Circuit, as evidenced by the Senate which saved the independ- So I am glad to see this brought to a his 16-year record on the U.S. District Court ence of the Federal judiciary and the close. I hope we will move the appoint- for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and impeachment proceeding of Supreme ments of the President. Consideration the overwhelming bipartisan support he re- Court Justice Chase of 1805 and pre- is being given to limiting the fili- ceived from the Senate Judiciary Com- served the independence of the Presi- buster, not having it apply to members mittee. He has built a reputation for consist- dency and the acquittal on the im- of the administration. We all concede, ency and judicial restraint, backed by a peachment proceeding of Andrew John- as a governmental doctrine, the Presi- first-class legal mind and even temperament. son, when a controversy arose with the Republican objections to his nomination dent ought to have the right to name are specious. One criticism—that Judge claim being made that there had to be his own team but maintaining the fili- Vanaskie inappropriately cites foreign law congressional or senatorial approval to buster for judicial nominations where precedents—was ably explained in his testi- fire a Secretary of War, and he barri- we are talking about lifetime appoint- mony before the Judiciary Committee that caded himself in the office. President ments. But this is a good and true man he was following Supreme Court decisions Johnson refused to seek Senate con- and he has been subjected to a process when it relied upon foreign sources in Law- sent to fire the Secretary of War. Arti- which is fundamentally unfair. I am rence v. Texas and Roper v. Simmons. In cles of Impeachment were filed and he glad to see it brought to an end this Lawrence, the Supreme Court majority cited the European Court of Human Rights in a de- was saved by the vote of the Senator afternoon. from Kansas. Growing up in Kansas, cision overruling its own prior precedent on I ask unanimous consent that the the criminalizing of consensual gay sex. In there was great pride in the State copy of the article which I wrote for Roper, the court cited international law to about that courageous Senator who the Scranton Times Tribune, dated support a ruling striking down the death stood and later was defeated. Maybe February 26, 2010, be printed in the penalty when applied to individuals who that—I would not make any pre- RECORD. committed murder before they were 18. In dictions of the cost of standing up. There being no objection, the mate- short, Judge Vanaskie was merely following So it is important to maintain the rial was ordered to be printed in the the Supreme Court’s lead. Following prece- traditions of this body, but we have to RECORD, as follows: dent is mandatory, not grounds for rejecting his elevation to the Third Circuit. do it in the context of capacity to gov- [From the Scanton Times Tribune, Feb. 26, There is no reason to further delay the 2010] ern. Supreme Court Justice Jackson, in nomination of this highly qualified jurist to a somewhat different context, said the GOP DELAYING VANASKIE APPOINTMENT the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. The Sen- Constitution is not a suicide pact. (By Arlen Specter) ate should carry out its constitutional duties Whatever rules we have are not sub- Republican inaction on nominations is promptly and promote this eminently quali- stitutes for our capacity to govern. paralyzing the work of the Senate and put- fied judge.

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The Sen- the Founders meant and the plain For Senators to be whining about ator from Pennsylvania. meaning of its words. how long it takes Judge Diaz to move Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask So I think this is a bad philosophy, along, in a fairly steadfast way, in unanimous consent that the order for and it evidences a detachment of the light of what was done to Mr. Mat- the quorum call be rescinded. judiciary from the limited role they thews, is a bit much to me, I just have The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without are given. We have limited powers, the to tell you. We all know this is a ro- objection, it is so ordered. President has limited powers, and the bust body. We don’t mind speaking our Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask courts have limited powers. Courts are minds. But Mr. Matthews had the sup- unanimous consent that the vote on not empowered to reinterpret our laws port of his home State Senators and re- confirmation of the nomination of and our Constitution based on some ceived an ABA rating of ‘‘qualified.’’ Judge Thomas Vanaskie occur at 5:30 better idea they think they may find in He was a graduate of Yale Law School, p.m. today, with the time until then di- France. They are not. This is not a lit- had a distinguished career in private vided as previously ordered and the re- tle bitty matter. It is a trend that is practice, and he waited 485 days for a maining provisions of the order gov- occurring in our courts, and I am dis- hearing and never got one. So his nom- erning consideration of this nomina- appointed that several of the Presi- ination was returned and expired in tion still in effect. dent’s nominees seem to be seduced by January of 2009. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without these ideas, including speeches made Another of President Bush’s nomi- objection, it is so ordered. by Justice Sotomayor where she talked nees, Chief Judge Robert Conrad, was nominated to the seat for which Judge Mr. SPECTER. In the absence of any about how she favored Justice Gins- Wynn is now nominated. He had the Senator seeking recognition, I suggest burg’s views about that. the absence of a quorum. So I wish to give this judge the ben- support of his home State Senators, re- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The efit of the doubt. He did say he didn’t ceived an ABA rating of unanimous clerk will call the roll. follow this doctrine to the full extent ‘‘well-qualified,’’ which is the highest The assistant bill clerk proceeded to of it, and I will give him the benefit of rating. Judge Conrad met Chairman call the roll. the doubt. But also, some of his state- LEAHY’s standard for a noncontrover- sial consensus nominee. He had re- Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask ments indicate that he may yet be se- ceived bipartisan approval by the com- unanimous consent that the order for duced by this idea. He had difficulty ar- mittee when he was confirmed by a the quorum call be rescinded. ticulating any limit on the commerce voice vote to be U.S. attorney and later The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. clause. The commerce clause says Con- district court judge for the District of PRYOR). Without objection, it is so or- gress can regulate commerce. Does North Carolina. He was then chief dered. that mean everything? Does regulating judge. Senators BURR and Dole sent Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I commerce mean you can reach down letters in support of that confirmation. briefly wish to share a few thoughts into Oklahoma and tell an individual about Judge Thomas Vanaskie, who Yet he was blocked. farmer: You have to have insurance? I know he can make decisions be- has been nominated for the Third Cir- That raises a serious question of con- cause, if I am not mistaken, I used to cuit Court of Appeals—a very impor- stitutional power, and does that im- say he was the point guard for the Uni- tant position. He currently serves on pact interstate commerce? Well, you versity of North Carolina basketball the U.S. District Court for the Middle could theoretically conjure up a way team. I think that was incorrect. I District of Pennsylvania. I do intend to that it could, but I want to know that think he was point guard for Clemson. support his nomination, giving def- a judge understands there is some limit Regardless, anybody who can play a erence to the President, but I would to the amount of reach the Federal point guard in the ACC can make deci- just like to share a thought or two Government can have. sions. He was chosen out of all the about his testimony before the Judici- We have had a number of people com- prosecutors in America by Attorney ary Committee. plaining about the process of confirma- General Janet Reno to conduct a very Judge Vanaskie testified he believed tion and judges languishing before the sensitive investigation of President American courts should not use foreign Senate. In particular, my friend, Sen- Clinton, when he was accused of some law in interpreting the Constitution, ator WHITEHOUSE, noted the nomina- wrongdoing. He conducted that and but he did believe the Supreme Court tions of Judge James Wynn and Judge concluded no charges ought to be properly used foreign law in cases such Albert Diaz to the Fourth Circuit. Sen- brought. This was a highly qualified as Lawrence v. Texas, and I think that ator WHITEHOUSE hasn’t been here but person. Yet he was blocked. is a bit contradictory. He also testified since 2006, so maybe he isn’t familiar My time is up, but I know every that the Supreme Court properly used with some of the procedures that have nominee is not brought up immediately foreign law in Roper v. Simmons, gone on before. Wynn and Diaz’s nomi- or when some people would want to where the Court concluded that the nations have been pending in the Sen- call up the nomination. It requires Constitution, because of ‘‘evolving ate for only 167 days. That is half the unanimous consent to bring up a nomi- standards of decency,’’ would now pro- time—half the time—that President nee, to immediately get a vote, and hibit States from imposing the death Bush’s circuit court nominees waited— unanimous consent isn’t always given, penalty on juveniles who commit mur- 350 days. so it does slow down people. I do be- der. I think that is a legitimate public In fact, four of President Bush’s lieve we ought not to unnecessarily policy issue to discuss, but the ques- nominees to the Fourth Circuit never delay persons, but I would want to say tion is, Does the Constitution say a received any hearing, and they were that the alacrity by which President State is not able to decide at what age highly qualified nominees. Those nomi- Obama’s nominations are moving far people are executed? nees—Mr. Steve Matthews, Chief Judge surpasses anything like the difficulties Judge Vanaskie said, at another Robert Conrad, Judge Glen Conrad, and that President Bush’s nominees had. I point, that foreign law was relevant to former Maryland U.S. attorney Rod have been here, I have seen it, and I determining fundamental constitu- Rosenstein were well qualified and had know that to be a fact. tional rights. Well, our Constitution is the bipartisan support of their home I hope we can create a climate where the one we have, and judges, if they are State Senators. Yet they were blocked judges have a reasonable time on the

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calendar, that they have hearings in As Senator SPECTER has explained, the Judicial vacancies have skyrocketed the Judiciary Committee, that there is matter on which Judge Vanaskie is to over 100, more than 40 of which have opportunity to raise objections, when criticized was a case involving an been designated ‘‘judicial emer- they are made, and the nominee comes international treaty. To those whose gencies.’’ Caseloads and backlogs con- to the floor and eventually can be ideology clouds their judgment, I re- tinue to grow while vacancies are left brought up for a final confirmation mind them that the Constitution of the open longer and longer. On this date in vote. That would be my request. United States, our Constitution, ex- President Bush’s first term, not only I see it is time for the vote, and so I pressly provides that the judicial power had the Senate confirmed 45 Federal yield the floor. of the United States extends to cases district and circuit court judges, but Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, the Sen- arising under the Constitution, laws of there were just seven judicial nomina- ate just devoted almost 3 hours to the the United States ‘‘and Treaties.’’ tions on the calendar. All seven were nomination of Thomas Vanaskie. Sen- Treaties are international by their na- confirmed within 9 days. By the end of ate Republicans demanded this ex- ture. How treaties are interpreted by this month, which is 9 days from now, tended time for debate. I thank Sen- other courts in other jurisdictions is we should clear the backlog that Re- ator SPECTER and Senator CASEY for relevant. In fact, Justice Scalia ob- publican obstruction has created and their statements. The Senators from served, when writing for the unani- vote on the judicial nominations Pennsylvania know Judge Vanaskie mous Court in Zicherman v. Korean stalled on the Senate Executive Cal- best, and strongly support him. Air Lines Co., 516 U.S. 217, 226 (1996): endar. I was glad to see Chairman DODD, Because a treaty ratified by the United By this date during President Bush’s Senator BROWN of Ohio and Senator States is not only the law of the land, see first term, circuit court nominations KAUFMAN come to use some of the time U.S. Const., Art. II, § 2, but also an agree- had waited less than a week, on aver- to talk about Wall Street reform. That ment among sovereign powers, we have tra- ditionally considered as aids to its interpre- age, before being voted on and con- is what we should be working on. Wall tation the negotiating and drafting history firmed. By contrast, currently stalled Street reform, patent reform, and (travaux pre´paratoires) and postratification by Senate Republicans are circuit other matters that are important to understanding of the contracting parties. court nominees reported by the Judici- the American people are what we I appreciate the significant steps ary Committee as long ago as five should be debating. I was glad to see taken by the majority leader to ad- months, in November of last year. The that time not wasted in another ex- dress the crisis created by Senate Re- seven circuit court nominees the Sen- tended quorum call because those who publican obstruction of the Senate’s ate has been allowed to consider so far demanded this time to debate the nom- advice and consent responsibilities. have waited an average of 124 days ination did not use it. Their refusal to promptly to consider after being reported before being al- I was glad to hear Senator HAGAN nominations is a dramatic departure lowed to be considered and confirmed. talk about the two North Carolina from the Senate’s traditional practice I congratulate Judge Vanaskie and nominees to the Fourth Circuit. They of prompt and routine consideration of his family on what I expect will be are among the 25 judicial nominees noncontroversial nominees. The major- strong bipartisan vote in favor of his that Republicans have objected to con- ity leader was required to file five clo- confirmation to serve on the Third Cir- sidering even though they were voted ture motions to break through the log- cuit. His confirmation is long overdue. out of the Judiciary Committee unani- jam. I, again, urge the Senate Repub- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. mously or nearly so. lican leadership to reverse its course FRANKEN). Under the previous order, With respect to the President’s judi- and its obstructionist practices. Those the question is, Will the Senate advise cial nominees, as I have said, we are practices have obstructed Senate ac- and consent to the nomination of well behind the pace I set as chairman tion and led to the backlog of almost Thomas I. Vanaskie, of Pennsylvania, when the Senate was considering Presi- 100 nominations pending before the to be United States Circuit Judge for dent Bush’s nominees during the sec- Senate awaiting final action. These are the Third Circuit. ond year of his presidency. By this date all nominations favorably reported by Mr. CASEY. Mr. President, I ask for in President Bush’s second year, the the committees of jurisdiction. Most the yeas and nays. Senate with a Democratic majority, are nominations that were reported The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a had moved ahead to confirm 45 of his without opposition or with a small mi- sufficient second? Federal circuit and district court nority of negative votes. Regrettably, There appears to be a sufficient sec- judges. So far during President this has been an ongoing Republican ond. Obama’s Presidency, Senate Repub- strategy and practice during President The clerk will call the roll. licans have allowed votes on only 18 of Obama’s Presidency. I hope it will now, The assistant legislative clerk called his Federal circuit and district court finally, be abandoned and we will be al- the roll. nominations. During the first 2 years lowed to make progress after weeks Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the of President Bush’s Presidency we and months of delay. Senator from West Virginia (Mr. BYRD) moved forward to confirm 100 of his ju- The vote on the confirmation of was necessarily absent. dicial nominees. Republican obstruc- Judge Vanaksie’s nomination is the Mr. KYL. The following Senators are tion of President Obama’s nominations first vote on judicial nominations that necessarily absent: the Senator from makes it unlikely that the Senate will the Senate will hold in 5 weeks. De- Utah (Mr. BENNETT) and the Senator reach 50 such confirmations. Last year spite the dozens of judicial nomina- from Nebraska (Mr. JOHANNS). tions ready for Senate consideration, they allowed only 12 Federal circuit The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there none has been allowed to move forward and district court nominees to be con- any other Senators in the Chamber de- for over a month. These are nomina- firmed, the lowest number in more siring to vote? tions to fill longstanding vacancies in than 50 years. The result was announced—yeas 77, the Federal courts. Of the 25 pending Today, thanks to the perseverance of nays 20, as follows: the majority leader and the Senators judicial nominations, 18 were reported from Pennsylvania, we will consider from the Senate Judiciary Committee [Rollcall Vote No. 122 Ex.] and confirm only the 19th of President without any Republican Senator voting YEAS—77 Obama’s Federal circuit and district against. I have been urging the Senate Akaka Brown (MA) Corker Alexander Brown (OH) Dodd court nominees. I have already noted Republican leadership for months to Baucus Burris Dorgan Judge Vanaskie’s qualifications. There allow votes on these noncontroversial Bayh Cantwell Durbin is no dispute that he is well qualified. nominations and to enter into time Begich Cardin Feingold Indeed, the only concern his opponents agreements to debate the others. We Bennet Carper Feinstein Bingaman Casey Franken have raised is their fixation that no need to clear the backlog of nomina- Bond Collins Gillibrand Federal judge be aware of foreign law. tions and move forward. Boxer Conrad Graham

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In the version the Sen- Johnson Menendez Specter cused of being particularly egregious ate originally passed, we allowed 3 days Kaufman Merkley Stabenow offenders when it comes to circum- for Senators to submit a simple public Kerry Mikulski Tester Klobuchar Murkowski venting disclosure requirements. disclosure form for the record, just like Udall (CO) Kohl Murray Udall (NM) Let me say that if any of my col- adding oneself as a cosponsor to a bill. Kyl Nelson (NE) Vitter leagues have holds on either side of the This was intended simply to give time Landrieu Nelson (FL) Lautenberg Pryor Voinovich aisle, they ought to have the guts to go to perform administrative functions of Leahy Reed Warner public and to go public the minute they getting the disclosure form to the Sen- LeMieux Reid Webb put the hold on, not like the mys- ate floor, not to legitimize secrecy for Levin Rockefeller Whitehouse terious way it is done now, which Lieberman Sanders Wyden the period of 3 days. The rewritten pro- amounts to nothing. It has been my vision gives Senators 6 session days. NAYS—20 policy for years to place a brief state- That might not sound so bad but wait Barrasso Cornyn Inhofe ment in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD to see how that actually works out in Brownback Crapo Isakson each time I placed a hold, with a short Bunning DeMint practice. First, it doesn’t take a week Risch explanation of why I placed the hold. I Burr Ensign Roberts to send an intern down to the Senate Chambliss Enzi Thune did that before there was ever any floor with a simple form saying one is Coburn Grassley Wicker Wyden-Grassley proposal. The current putting a hold on a bill. The change I Cochran Hutchison disclosure requirements for secret find most troubling is that the 6 days NOT VOTING—3 holds have been discussed quite a bit until the disclosure requirement is Bennett Byrd Johanns lately, as has bipartisan work with triggered begins only after a unani- The nomination was confirmed. Senator WYDEN to address the issue. It mous consent request is made and ob- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under is important I give a little background jected to on the Senate floor. That is the previous order, the motion to re- about how we got where we are today. too late. I will explain how that is inef- consider is considered made and laid After many attempts to work with fective. By that point, a hold could upon the table, and the President will various leaders over the years on pol- have existed for quite some time, per- be immediately notified of the Senate’s icy to make all holds public, Senator haps without the sponsor of the bill action. WYDEN and I decided the only way to even realizing it. In fact, most holds settle this matter once and for all was f never get to the point where an objec- for the full Senate to adopt a very tion is made on the floor, because the LEGISLATIVE SESSION clear policy. In the 109th Congress, threat of a hold prevents a unanimous Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask Senator WYDEN and I were successful in consent request from being made in the unanimous consent that the Senate re- passing an amendment to the ethics re- first place. So maybe this 6 days is turn to legislative session. form bill by a very wide vote of 84 to 13 never even triggered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without to require public disclosure of holds. The original Wyden-Grassley provi- objection, it is so ordered. That bill was never enacted, but the sion required disclosure at the time the Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask identical provision was included in the hold was placed. That is where it ought unanimous consent to speak as in ethics bill passed by the full Senate at to be today. We have heard lately morning business for 10 or 12 minutes. the very beginning of the 110th Con- about how the minority party has used The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without gress. Members may recall the Demo- the weak disclosure requirements to objection, it is so ordered. crats had just secured a majority in avoid making holds public. However, f both houses of Congress. Then, in a this change made it far less likely that process that has become all too famil- majority party holds would ever, in SECRET HOLDS iar under the past two Democratic Con- fact, become public. Since the majority Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I gresses, there was no conference com- leader controls the Senate schedule, he have not listened to every speech on mittee. Instead, in a twist of irony, the would hardly object to his own request the Senate floor in the last week or so so-called Honest Leadership and Open to bring up a bill or nominee. He would where there has been a lot of talk Government Act was rewritten behind simply not bring up a bill or nominee about secret holds and everything. But closed doors by the Democratic leader- being held up by a member of his own since I have been in the Senate work- ship. Lo and behold, the public disclo- party, and we might never know that ing with Senator WYDEN in a bipartisan sure provision Senator WYDEN and I there was a hold on it at all. way over the course of maybe a decade, had worked so hard on, which the Sen- Why were these provisions changed? not to do away with holds but to have ate had overwhelmingly adopted on Simply, I don’t know. I don’t know who a transparency of holds, and seeing that 84 to 13 vote, had been altered, and does know, because I can’t be sure who those things compromised, and then altered significantly. Keep in mind, it was who rewrote these provisions in particularly to see exception taken to under Article I, section 5 of the Con- secrecy behind closed doors. The ma- what has happened when this side of stitution: jority party should be careful now, as the aisle has put on holds, and then Each House may determine the Rules of its they complain about Republicans ex- considering when Senator WYDEN and I Proceedings . . . ploiting loopholes in the disclosure re- did try to do something, that was gut- That means that the House of Rep- quirements for holds. Both parties are ted by people on the other side of the resentatives has no say whatsoever guilty of using secret holds. But we aisle. So I would appreciate it if Demo- about the Senate rules. When the full can’t blame Republicans for the fact cratic Members of the Senate would Senate speaks on a matter of Senate that the current disclosure require- listen while I explore some of the his- procedure, that should be the final ments are weak and ineffective. Again, tory so that they know this bipartisan word, particularly if it is 84 to 13. I there is plenty of blame to go around effort, that if it had been done the way want to be clear, the current weak dis- when it comes to using secret holds, Senator WYDEN and I did it before it closure requirements we now have are but I am hopeful this recent attention was gutted, we would not have a lot of not the ones originally proposed by to the problem can result in a bipar- problems today that we have. Senator WYDEN and this Senator. In tisan consensus to end secret holds So I wanted to go into my remarks, fact, at the time I came to the floor once and for all. That is something we but I preface it with what I just said. and criticized the specific changes, be- hope, Senator WYDEN and I, other peo- There has been a lot of talk recently on cause I saw they would be ineffective. ple will talk to us about. We would like the Senate floor about secret holds. And ineffective they are. to move in this direction. I, for one, am

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Obviously, the se- the past, without doing away with When this was watered down, it wasn’t cret hold would not be something on what, in my view, is one of the most watered down in an environment that I Main Street in Des Moines or Portland powerful tools that can be available to know about where any Republicans that people know about. This is the lobbyists. were present. time to get this right once and for all. The overwhelming majority of our Mr. WYDEN. Will the Senator yield We sought to do it literally for a dec- citizens, in every corner of the land, be for a question? ade. A number of majority leaders, it Alaska or Oregon or Rhode Island, Mr. GRASSLEY. Yes. Democratic and Republican, said they say they want public business done in Mr. WYDEN. First, let me tell the wanted to get this done. Yet as of this public. If you walk down the streets of Senator from Iowa how much I have day, I personally believe it continues this country, I do not think you could enjoyed working with him on this. We to be abused and flagrantly so. At a find 1 out of 100 people who would have have had, as incredible as it sounds, a time when the American people are any idea what a hold is or what a se- 10-year campaign to try to end secrecy looking at these challenging economic cret hold is all about. But the fact is, in the Senate, just so people know a circumstances, they deserve a govern- these secret holds in the U.S. Senate little bit about it. I always think when ment that is truly open, truly account- can dramatically affect and change the people hear about a hold in the Senate, able, and truly transparent. That has lives of our citizens, and our people they probably think it is a hair spray been what has guided our bipartisan ef- will not even know about it. or a wrestling move or something like forts over this last decade. I appreciate The hold—the ability to block a piece that. Isn’t it correct that a hold, the the Senator coming to the floor this of legislation, block a nomination— ability to block a nomination or a evening. There are not that many op- cannot even, in a number of instances, piece of legislation, is one of the most portunities to advance a truly bipar- end up being discussed on the floor of powerful tools a Member of the Senate tisan agenda. He has given us the op- the Senate. Literally, the Senate will has today to influence policy? portunity to do that tonight. not even get a peek, will not even get Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, Sen- I look forward to working with my the briefest look, at a particular issue ator WYDEN is absolutely right. It is a colleague to once and for all get secret that may involve millions of our citi- very powerful tool. holds abolished in the Senate. zens, billions of dollars, and affect the Mr. WYDEN. And with respect to Mr. GRASSLEY. I yield the floor. quality of life of citizens in every cor- transparency, what he and I have fo- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. ner of the land. cused on all these years, people asked: BEGICH). The Senator from Oregon. So what this is all about, what Sen- Are you trying to abolish a hold? I Mr. WYDEN. I ask unanimous con- ator GRASSLEY and I have been work- think he and I have said we believe sent to speak for up to 10 minutes. ing for lo, this past decade, what I have Senators ought to have a right to The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without heard colleagues talk about—and Sen- weigh in on something important. But objection, it is so ordered. ator WHITEHOUSE has spoken elo- at a time when the public wants trans- Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, to con- quently about this—is we believe now parency and openness and account- tinue this topic, we need to kind of put is the time, once and for all, to perma- ability, a Senator who wants to use into perspective a little bit about why nently wipe the secret hold off the what the Senator has said is an ex- this secret hold has become such a det- rulebooks of the Senate. traordinary power, the real public in- rimental practice. When Willy Sutton It is one thing if a Senator exercises terest is satisfied by that Senator hav- was asked why he robbed the bank, he the extraordinary power that a hold ing to disclose promptly that they are said: That’s where the money is. Secret presents. It is quite another when they imposing a hold; is that correct? holds are where the power is. Senator cannot be held accountable because Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, Sen- GRASSLEY and I have outlined the enor- they exercise this power in secret. So ator WYDEN is correct. I would add this mous effect a secret hold can have on a the average person in America may not point, that not only is it transparency piece of legislation but, frankly, one of know what a secret hold is, but I am that is essential—and it happens that the other points that needs to be made very certain they want the Senate to way—but also a lot of times holds are is that a secret hold is a very powerful do its business in public. put on because there is something weapon that is available to a lobbyist. I want to express my appreciation to wrong. We have to know what it is I expect that practically every Sen- Senator GRASSLEY, who has left the somebody believes is wrong, if we are ator has gotten a request from a lob- floor, for working with me over this going to work out some sort of a com- byist asking if the Senator would put a past decade to end what I think is a promise. secret hold on a bill or nomination in simply inexplicable denial of the Mr. WYDEN. One additional point, is order to kill it without getting any public’s right to know. That is what it the Senator’s sense, because we have public debate and without the lobby- this is essentially about. This is a de- talked about this often as we have been ist’s fingerprints appearing anywhere. nial of the public’s right to know. With watching the spectacle of all these se- If you can get a U.S. Senator to put an colleagues on both sides of the aisle, I cret holds, that the central problem is anonymous hold on a bill, it is like hit- am determined to, this time, get this it is triggered too late and it takes too ting the lobbyist jackpot. Not only is changed, shorten the period, to make it long to kick in? Is that a fair state- the Senator protected by a cloak of an- easier to trigger the requirements of ment of what needs to be changed? We onymity but so is the lobbyist. public disclosure. need to get the openness earlier? It A secret hold lets lobbyists play both Mr. President, I know my colleague needs to be triggered earlier, and it sides of the street and can give lobby- from Rhode Island is interested in get- needs to get into the public domain ists a victory for their clients without ting in this issue. I look forward to his earlier; is that correct? alienating potential or future clients. comments and yield the floor. Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, the Given the number of instances where I The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Senator is correct. The present rules have heard a lobbyist asking for secret ator from Rhode Island. are practically not much better than holds, I am of the view that secret Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I what we have always operated under. holds are a stealth extension of the lob- ask unanimous consent to engage for 5 So there isn’t transparency, and it isn’t bying world. or 10 minutes in a colloquy with the done soon enough. In the U.S. Senate, there has been an distinguished Senator from Oregon. Mr. WYDEN. I express my apprecia- effort to improve the rules and have The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without tion to the Senator from Iowa for giv- stricter ethics requirements with re- objection, it is so ordered.

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Either now—their pernicious effect. be a third option, of course, which is to the hold will have been lifted, and then At present, we are looking at prob- lift the hold. But the Senator has done we can move to unanimous consent and ably a little less than 80 secret holds by a very careful and thoughtful analysis clear these individuals who the Presi- Republicans of President Obama’s of the situation and particularly this dent has nominated and get them to nominees—some judges. In the past few situation of what Senator GRASSLEY work for the American people or, two, days, Senator MCCASKILL and I have and I came to call the ‘‘rotating hold,’’ the Senator who has the secret hold come to the floor to push some of these simply shifting to another person— will have to acknowledge publicly and nominees forward, to ask unanimous something that has been done often become transparent and clear and can- consent they go forward. over the years by Democrats and Re- did with the rest of the body about who In one case, a nominee was a judge publicans. I think now is the time to they are holding and why, or, three, who was supported by both a Democrat get this changed. By the way, the Sen- they can engage in this rather obscure, and a Republican—the Senators from ator is absolutely correct on the bipar- shall we say, game of rotating holds, his home State—who had passed out of tisan nature of the rule change. The what I called the switcharoo, ducking the Judiciary Committee by a unani- vote was 84 to 13. There was over- out before the time runs and getting mous rollcall vote of 19 to 0. They have whelming bipartisan support for it. somebody else to actually have your been held for months and months. The The Library of Congress has actually hold for you but get in a proxy. distinguished Senator from Arizona, put together a very thoughtful histor- Given this was a rule that was adopt- Mr. KYL, was put in the unfortunate ical analysis featuring the discussion ed with a very strong vote, a very position, since he had voted for this of things such as the ‘‘Mae West’’ hold, strong bipartisan vote, and that it is nominee in committee, to have to which came to be known as the ‘‘come now a rule of the Senate, what com- come to the floor and raise an objec- look me over’’ hold, which I gather was ment would the Senator have on that tion to the unanimous consent request not a full-fledged hold but it might ac- third tactic in terms of its merit and for a judge who he voted for in com- tually blossom into one. appropriateness, if we find it is being So the Senator is absolutely right mittee and one of his Republican col- used at the end of the 6 days? Would about what the choices are. That is leagues supported—the home State that spur the need for reform of this why it is time, once and for all, to get Senator supported—to have to object rule? this changed. I so appreciate the Sen- to that nomination going forward be- Mr. WYDEN. It surely would. I am ator, and also Senator MCCASKILL from cause somebody had a secret hold. grateful to the Senator from Rhode Is- Missouri, coming and highlighting the We went through a great deal of land for prosecuting the reform case. I fact that this has again gotten out of these. I want to salute Senator MCCAS- have talked with Senator GRASSLEY hand. KILL. She carried the greater part of The historical analysis of this has about it, and with Senator MCCASKILL the burden. I only tried to move a few. been that the hold was something that and the Senator, and I think this is the I think she tried to move over 70 by the would be used rarely. The hold was for time. time the day was done. I really want to something of great consequence. Yet There are two points with respect to extend my appreciation to her for that. now it seems we have these secret the secret hold: one as it relates to the I say to Senator WYDEN, as I under- holds that are simply thrown out for institution and one as it relates to an stand it, the rule is that now that these nominations and pieces of legislation individual Senator. With respect to the unanimous consent requests have been because someone has some modest in- institution, in this example, the Sen- made, there is a 6-day-of-session period terest or is carrying out a different ator has given us scores of these secret that has now begun to run, and at the agenda, and I think that is why the se- holds. I think this serves to undermine end of that 6 days, our Republican col- crecy is so unfortunate. the credibility of the institution at a leagues will be obliged to disclose pub- I thank my colleague. crucial time in American history. It is licly their holds, who is holding it, and Mr. WHITEHOUSE. So to have 80 se- no secret Americans are divided on a what their reason is. cret holds by one party, all at once host of issues. I understand there is a potential pending in the Senate, is not con- Well, if the Senate insists on doing so loophole, which is they could pull sort sistent with the history of the use of much important business in secret— of the old switcharoo, and in the 6-day this procedural tactic in this body. Is which is what happens if you honor period the Senator or Senators with my understanding correct? these secret holds—I think that just the hold could all release their hold so Mr. WYDEN. The Senator is abso- undermines the institution. Because I that at the end of the 6-day period they lutely right about the fact that 80 se- think, first and foremost, you are abso- have no hold to disclose, but they could cret holds is clearly not what Senator lutely right to zero in right now where connive with another colleague to put GRASSLEY and I and reformers thought we have all these secret holds. in a new hold, since the unanimous would happen. Given all these secret Secondly, with respect to an indi- consent request, so they can start the holds, you would think at the back of vidual Senator, what seems particu- process all over and hide their account- the Executive Calendar—which is page larly important—the Senator and I ability. 19; it is entitled ‘‘Notice of Intent to share an interest in health care and a But it strikes me those are really the Object to Proceeding’’—given what the variety of economic issues—suppose an only two choices our Republican col- distinguished Senator from Rhode Is- individual Senator works for years and leagues have: They either have to di- land has pointed out, one would think years to try to build a bipartisan coali- vulge or they have to engage in a game that page 19, ‘‘Notice of Intent to Ob- tion on an issue and then is done in by of switcharoo, connivance with another ject to Proceeding,’’ would be filled an unknown or secret opponent, an un- Republican colleague to try to duck with these names if the rule was being known, unseen opponent who has been out from under the rule which was honored. able, in effect, to block all that bipar- passed I think by 92 votes. It has very I say to the Senator, both you and I tisan work in secret. strong bipartisan support. are holding up this page 19 with nary a So I want the Senator to know I am I say to Senator WYDEN, I just want- word on it. four-square behind his efforts to get ed to clear that understanding with the Mr. WHITEHOUSE. We are looking this changed. Senator GRASSLEY and I Senator since he is an expert on this at an empty page. have been talking about it. I think

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I look forward to working dollars and protect the public lands DAY with my colleague to finally, after all that belong to the American people. of these years, get this done and send Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, I They do not belong to the mining com- the secret hold off into the dust bin of come to the floor to recognize the 40th panies. history. anniversary of Earth Day and to re- I am also working on another envi- Mr. WHITEHOUSE. The legacy of the member the man who founded Earth ronmental issue that has a special con- Senator from Oregon on this, with 10 Day, the late Wisconsin Governor and nection to Gaylord Nelson; that is, years of work, is very impressive to Senator Gaylord Nelson. clean water. The man from Clear Lake this newer Senator. I appreciate so Before he was the founder of Earth did so much for clear, clean water ev- much what he and Senator GRASSLEY Day, and one of the Nation’s greatest erywhere, including being a champion have done over the years to begin to conservationists, he was a son of Wis- of the Clean Water Act. put an end to this practice. consin. He was a young boy growing up Today, the Clean Water Act is under I think the straw that broke the in the town of Clear Lake, WI, amid threat because two recent Supreme camel’s back—or maybe the 80 straws the great natural beauty of our State. Court decisions have jeopardized its that broke the camel’s back—was the When asked how he developed his life- protections. Those decisions put nearly absolute avalanche of secret holds that long interest and dedication to the en- 20 million acres of wetlands habitat has confronted our new President from vironment, Nelson would say ‘‘by os- and more than 50 percent of our stream this Republican minority. It has come mosis’’ while growing up in Clear Lake, miles in the lower 48 States at risk. to the point where the President, I WI. These waters could now become pol- think fairly, believes his ability to He reflected the very best of our luted or wiped out altogether unless staff his own administration is being State from the beginning, building on Congress takes action. compromised by people who will not Wisconsin’s long tradition of environ- I am working to see that Congress stand and be counted and be account- mental conservation. Our State passed stands up to the special interests that able for the reason for their opposition. landmark forest and waterpower con- want to roll back the Clean Water It is being done in the dark, secretly, servation acts during the progressive Act’s protections and ensure that these and without any accountability. I era and lays claim not only to Gaylord bodies of water can continue to provide agree that needs to be put to an end. Nelson but to other giants of the con- drinking water, wildlife habitat, recre- So I urge people who are watching servation movement such as Aldo ation, and support for industry and ag- this: The sixth day has begun—6 days Leopold, John Muir, and Sigurd Olson. riculture for generations of Wisconsin- of session. At the end, we will know All of them were inspired, as Nelson ites to come. who is doing this or we will be able to was, by the beautiful Wisconsin wilder- So I have joined with Minnesota Rep- clear these nominees, and we will have ness. The natural beauty of our State resentative JIM OBERSTAR to introduce broken this unfortunate practice, to a charted the course of Nelson’s life, the Clean Water Restoration Act. This significant degree or we will have from the shores of Clear Lake to the bill is designed to accomplish one basic learned something I think very unfor- banks of the Potomac, where he and important goal: ensure that the tunate about our friends on the other changed the way we think about our Clean Water Act of 1972 stays in place. side; that is, that they have agreed to planet and changed the law to protect There are no new regulations in our connive with one another to play a the water we drink and the air we legislation, only a return to the origi- switcharoo and bring in a new Senator breathe. nal intent of the Clean Water Act, to dodge the clear import of the rule There are few Members of this body, which has protected our waters for that the Senator from Oregon and Sen- past or present, who have left such a more than 35 years. ator GRASSLEY worked on, on a bipar- valuable legacy. So I am proud to help Gaylord Nelson and others have done tisan basis, to put into effect in this celebrate that legacy with a resolution so much to protect the health of our body and which was approved by an in the House and Senate celebrating waters, and we owe it to them and to enormous majority of this body. So the the 40th anniversary of Earth Day and ourselves to carry that legacy forward. clock is running and we will see. We its founder. As we look ahead to the That is what I seek to do in the Senate will learn a lot about this institution many challenges we face, we can draw with the Clean Water Restoration Act. and our colleagues in 6 days. I thank strength from the example Gaylord set We face many other challenges as the Senator for his leadership on this for us all. He drove tremendous change well. Of course, climate change looms issue. and, with Earth Day, created a new largest of all. We need to address the I yield the floor, and I note the ab- momentum that has been critical to so serious problem of climate change and sence of a quorum. many efforts to protect the health of do so without unfairly hurting Wis- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The our environment. consin, which relies on coal for much of clerk will call the roll. Gaylord also understood the connec- its energy needs. If we do this right, we The assistant bill clerk proceeded to tion between the two great Wisconsin have an opportunity to pass legislation call the roll. traditions of fiscal responsibility and that will reduce greenhouse gas emis- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- conservation. Too often, a Federal pro- sions and create energy jobs here in ator from Rhode Island. gram that is wasting taxpayer dollars America. We can help American busi- Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I is also laying waste to our air, our nesses gain a competitive advantage ask unanimous consent that the order water or our public lands. The Nation’s developing new renewable energy and for the quorum call be rescinded. outdated mining laws are a perfect ex- energy efficient technologies. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ample. These laws allow the mining The desire to protect our air, our objection, it is so ordered. companies to mine on our public lands water, and our planet will bring people f for next to nothing and leave behind an together tomorrow, all around the environmental mess for taxpayers to world. They will talk about global MORNING BUSINESS clean up. issues we face and the local environ- Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I Gaylord fought to change those laws, mental issues in their communities ask unanimous consent that the Sen- and when I was elected to the Senate, that they want to address. They will

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He knew ders for these deportations, they were mere- and encouraged many to work towards that these natural resources connect us ly giving the death warrant to a whole race; reconciliation and respect. By steering all and that Earth Day would bring us they understood this well, and in their con- former prisoners away from crime and together to protect them. versations with me, they made no particular toward a more constructive path, her I am so grateful to have known Gay- attempt to conceal the fact. work has also made the community a lord Nelson, and I am proud of the leg- There were great efforts made by safer and better place to live. She acy he left behind. As we celebrate the Americans to relieve the suffering of leaves a legacy that is as inspiring as it 40th anniversary of Earth Day, we re- the victims of what would become the is impressive, and her successor will member the man from Clear Lake who first genocide of the 20th century. Pow- have large shoes to fill. came to this body inspired by the beau- erful leaders of industry and govern- As she moves on from a career path tiful Wisconsin landscape of his child- ment did speak out. Schoolchildren and that began in 1974, I congratulate Rita hood and in the end made a better poor families contributed mightily to for her invaluable service and leader- world for us all. try to save lives by donating whatever ship and I wish her a happy retirement. they could. American farmers sent food Mr. President, I yield the floor. f The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- to reduce starvation. ator from Vermont. Yet in the 95 years since the Arme- TRIBUTE TO DR. WILLIAM Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I would nian Genocide began, the word ‘‘geno- TORTOLANO say to my distinguished friend from cide’’ has not been used by the United Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, one of Wisconsin, I was delighted to hear States to describe the atrocities car- my fondest memories of my under- those words about Gaylord Nelson. I ried out against the Armenians. graduate days at St. Michael’s college had the privilege of serving for a term The United States has always been a was getting to know both Dr. William with Senator NELSON. He was down-to- beacon to the world—standing up for Tortolano and his extremely accom- earth, respected by all in this body, what is right and just. Now is the time plished wife Martha. and he had a commitment to the envi- for the United States to join countries I could tell many stories about the ronment rarely ever matched. The Sen- such as Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Tortolanos and the times they were ator from Wisconsin has said it far Chile, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, also part of the Leahy family. I would more eloquently than I could. But I Lebanon, Lithuania, the Netherlands, rather let a story in the Burlington think how fortunate we are that we Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Free Press about his retirement after a have this Senator from Wisconsin who Switzerland, Uruguay, Venezuela, and 50-year career at St. Michael’s speak has carried out that commitment to more than 40 U.S. States and unequivo- for me, and I ask unanimous consent the environment, that commitment to cally affirm the Armenian Genocide. that it be printed in the RECORD. the best ideals of our government. I f There being no objection, the mate- know our dear, departed friend Gaylord rial was ordered to be printed in the TRIBUTE TO RITA MCCAFFREY Nelson would be so proud to have the RECORD, as follows: Senator here representing Wisconsin. Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, a distin- [From the Burlington Free Press, April 20, Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, let guished and giving Vermonter will be 2010] me thank the Senator from Vermont retiring after nearly 40 years of work- ST. MICHAEL’S COLLEGE PROFESSOR DEPARTS for his kind words, for his remembering ing on behalf of Vermont’s prisoners WITH CONCERT Gaylord Nelson, and, of course, for the and former prisoners. Rita Whalen (By Matt Sutkoski) McCaffrey is stepping down in May as incredible legacy of his own for the en- St. Michael’s College emeritus professor vironment, coming from one of the the Executive Director of Dismas of William Tortolano has made big, varied con- most beautiful States in this country, Vermont, a residential program that tributions to the school in his 50-year career Vermont. I thank him. helps former prisoners transition and there. f reintegrate into society. Opened in He’s taught humanities and music, di- Burlington in 1986, Dismas of Vermont rected the chorus, gave and organized count- 95TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE has grown to provide supportive hous- less performances, and even designed the ARMENIAN GENOCIDE ing in three homes and three satellite organ in St. Michael’s chapel. apartments in the Burlington and Rut- So it stands to reason his going-away gift Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, we teach to the community is just as varied. our children that genocide, wherever it land communities, and has served more The free concert at 7:30 p.m. today in the occurs, is a crime against humanity than a thousand men and women in the chapel will feature his beloved organ, even that must never be tolerated or ig- past 25 years. more beloved family members, the Vermont nored. That is why it is so important Rita has engaged hundreds of Gregorian Chant Schola, the St. Michael’s for the United States to always recog- Vermonters from all walks of life College Chorale and a wide range of musical nize genocide for what it is and ac- through the years to actively partici- selections. knowledge when it takes place. pate in the Mission of Dismas: to rec- Tortolano, 80, is founder and first chair- Between 1915 and 1923, the Ottoman oncile former prisoners with society man of the St. Michael’s College fine arts de- partment. He also founded the St. Michael’s Empire carried out genocide against and society with former prisoners Chorale and was its director for 28 years. the Armenian people. However, the through participation in a supportive Music extends deeply into his personal life. United States has yet to recognize this family-like community. The Dismas He married a musician, his three children stain on history by its rightful name model Rita founded in Vermont is pow- are accomplished musicians and his grand- despite an irrefutable body of evidence ered by volunteers who cook and share children are headed in the same direction, he documenting the atrocities. the evening meal, choose to live in the said. ‘‘They were not forced into it, obvi- Diplomats, members of the military, community with the residents, and ously. This was something they wanted to humanitarians, journalists and others participate as active board members. do,’’ Tortolano said. Tonight’s concert will feature two of his from the United States and around the The act of mutual reconciliation hap- children, and a grandson, a senior majoring world saw with their own eyes the de- pens because community members in music at Boston College and a cellist. portation, starvation, drowning and come into the home and become a part Tortolano said he had some experience murder of an estimated 1.5 million Ar- of the Dismas family. with organ design because he took a course

VerDate Mar 15 2010 13:59 Jun 05, 2013 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 0685 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR10\S21AP0.001 S21AP0 pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD 5920 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 156, Pt. 5 April 21, 2010 on the subject while at the New England In 2001, Janet was the first recipient accompanying papers, reports, and doc- Conservatory of Music, and he has always of the Daniel Thursz Distinguished uments, and were referred as indicated: been interested in the instrument. Service Award from Kehilla, a Balti- EC–5510. A communication from the Chair- He designed the organ for the Chapel of St. more Jewish communal professionals man of the Council of the District of Colum- Michael the Archangel with the structure’s bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report acoustics in mind. ‘‘It has to fit the acous- association. She is also recognized by her students as an excellent teacher for on D.C. Act 18–346, ‘‘Fiscal Year 2010 Bal- tics, the reverberations. You don’t buy it at anced Budget and Spending Pressure Control Walmart or anything,’’ he said. the post-masters course she teaches at Plan Temporary Act of 2010’’; to the Com- He completed the organ’s design in 1962; the University of Maryland School of mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- the chapel opened in 1964; and the organ was Social Work called ‘‘The Aging Proc- mental Affairs. installed in 1966, he said. At the time, it cost ess.’’ EC–5511. A communication from the Chair- $13,500, which in today’s dollars would be Not only has Janet made in impact man of the Council of the District of Colum- more than $97,000, according to the Con- in Baltimore, but she could easily be bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report sumer Price Index inflation calculator. called a world ambassador for the el- on D.C. Act 18–349, ‘‘Newborn Safe Haven That’s not particularly expensive for a cus- Amendment Act of 2010’’; to the Committee tom-made organ, he said. derly as well. She has traveled exten- on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- St. Michael’s College’s student body was sively in Poland, Russia, Israel, China, fairs. strictly male when Tortolano joined the fac- and Kenya to train social workers and EC–5512. A communication from the Chair- ulty. He was in charge of the chorus, but as to work with elderly populations. She man of the Council of the District of Colum- more women became students, he created a is highly engaged in the world around bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report new St. Michael’s Chorale in 1970, when the her and has proven that compassion on D.C. Act 18–350, ‘‘Small Business Sta- college became co-ed and eventually dis- and care can easily transcend different bilization and Job Creation Strategy Amend- banded the all-male group. ment Act of 2010’’; to the Committee on Tortolano said the Chorale is among his cultures and language barriers. Her be- Homeland Security and Governmental Af- best memories of his career. True, he per- lief that elderly people often have an fairs. formed for the Pope, and at Notre Dame, and untapped internal capacity to live EC–5513. A communication from the Chair- Cambridge University. But he said he takes more fully than even they themselves man of the Council of the District of Colum- great joy in remaining in touch with past can imagine continues to be an inspira- bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report Chorale members and attending reunions. tion for many people around the globe. on D.C. Act 18–351, ‘‘Attorney General for the This semester, Tortolano is teaching hu- I urge my colleagues to join me in District of Columbia Clarification and Elect- manities, but this will be his last year, and ed Term Amendment Act of 2010’’; to the congratulating Janet on this award Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- the concert is his official retirement. and in thanking her for her many years He won’t just sit back. ‘‘I feel very good, ernmental Affairs. and I keep very busy,’’ he said. He’ll con- of dedicated service to our older popu- EC–5514. A communication from the Chair- tinue in music; he’ll do workshops and recit- lation. The Edward A. Myerberg Senior man of the Council of the District of Colum- als. And, Tortolano says, he’ll look back Center, the Jewish and greater Balti- bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report fondly at his five decades at St. Michael’s. more senior community, in fact seniors on D.C. Act 18–352, ‘‘Prohibition Against ‘‘It’s been a great experience,’’ he said. around the world are benefitting from Selling Tobacco Products to Minors Amend- ment Act of 2010’’; to the Committee on f Janet Kurland’s expertise and dedica- Homeland Security and Governmental Af- tion.∑ ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS fairs. f EC–5515. A communication from the Chair- man of the Council of the District of Colum- MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report TRIBUTE TO JANET KURLAND Messages from the President of the on D.C. Act 18–353, ‘‘Third and H Streets, ∑ Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I would United States were communicated to N.E. Economic Development Act of 2010’’; to like to ask my colleagues to join me in the Senate by Mr. Williams, one of his the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. recognizing Janet Kurland, a great Bal- secretaries. EC–5516. A communication from the Chair- timore social worker, who is being hon- f man of the Council of the District of Colum- ored next Monday by the Edward A. EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report Myerberg Senior Center. on D.C. Act 18–354, ‘‘Foster Care Youth Iden- For decades, Janet has been a trail- As in executive session the Presiding tity Protection Amendment Act of 2010’’; to blazer in policies and practices per- Officer laid before the Senate messages the Committee on Homeland Security and taining to the elderly and their fami- from the President of the United Governmental Affairs. EC–5517. A communication from the Chair- lies. Among her many accomplish- States submitting sundry nominations which were referred to the appropriate man of the Council of the District of Colum- ments, she was instrumental in estab- bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report lishing the Northwest Senior Center in committees. on D.C. Act 18–355, ‘‘Jubilee Housing Resi- 1976, the predecessor to the Myerberg (The nominations received today are dential Rental Project Real Property Tax Center that honors her today. printed at the end of the Senate pro- Exemption Act of 2010’’; to the Committee on Since first receiving her master of ceedings.) Homeland Security and Governmental Af- social work degree in the early 1960s, f fairs. EC–5518. A communication from the Chair- Janet has set the gold standard for MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE man of the Council of the District of Colum- practices in gerontology. Her current ENROLLED BILL SIGNED bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report work as the senior care specialist at on D.C. Act 18–356, ‘‘Campbell Heights Resi- the Jewish Family Services of Balti- At 1:30 p.m., a message from the dents Real Property Tax Exemption Act of more, a place where she has worked in House of Representatives, delivered by 2010’’; to the Committee on Homeland Secu- different capacities for over 40 years, is Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, an- rity and Governmental Affairs. just one highlight of what has been an nounced that the Speaker has signed EC–5519. A communication from the Chair- outstanding career. the following enrolled bill: man of the Council of the District of Colum- H.R. 4360. An act to designate the Depart- bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report Janet is a sought-after consultant on D.C. Act 18–357, ‘‘Disposition of the Prop- who has developed manuals and train- ment of Veterans Affairs blind rehabilitation center in Long Beach, California, as the erty Formerly Designated as Federal Res- ing courses credited with advancing ‘‘Major Charles Robert Soltes, Jr., O.D. De- ervations 129, 130, and 299 Approval Act of best practices that have benefited the partment of Veterans Affairs Blind Rehabili- 2010’’; to the Committee on Homeland Secu- elderly in housing, life care commu- tation Center’’. rity and Governmental Affairs. EC–5520. A communication from the Chair- nities, and health care facilities. Her f professional uniqueness lies in her abil- man of the Council of the District of Colum- bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report ity to carefully and compassionately EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS on D.C. Act 18–358, ‘‘Old Morgan School assess the dynamics and needs of indi- Place, N.W., Designation Amendment Act of viduals and families in order to im- The following communications were 2010’’; to the Committee on Homeland Secu- prove the lives of all senior citizens. laid before the Senate, together with rity and Governmental Affairs.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 13:59 Jun 05, 2013 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 0685 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR10\S21AP0.001 S21AP0 pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD April 21, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 156, Pt. 5 5921 EC–5521. A communication from the Chair- 2010’’; to the Committee on Homeland Secu- tion Regulation; Federal Acquisition Cir- man of the Council of the District of Colum- rity and Governmental Affairs. cular 2005–41; Small Entity Compliance bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report EC–5533. A communication from the Chair- Guide’’ (FAC 2005–41) received in the Office of on D.C. Act 18–359, ‘‘Special Event Exemp- man of the Council of the District of Colum- the President of the Senate on April 16, 2010; tion Temporary Amendment Act of 2010’’; to bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report to the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Homeland Security and on D.C. Act 18–376, ‘‘Adams Morgan Main Governmental Affairs. Governmental Affairs. Street Group Temporary Amendment Act of EC–5544. A communication from the Acting EC–5522. A communication from the Chair- 2010’’; to the Committee on Homeland Secu- Senior Procurement Executive, Office of Ac- man of the Council of the District of Colum- rity and Governmental Affairs. quisition Policy, General Services Adminis- bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report EC–5534. A communication from the Chair- tration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the on D.C. Act 18–360, ‘‘SOME, Inc., Technical man of the Council of the District of Colum- report of a rule entitled ‘‘Federal Acquisi- Amendments Temporary Act of 2010’’; to the bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report tion Regulation; FAR Case 2009–005, Use of Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- on D.C. Act 18–377, ‘‘Lis Pendens Amendment Project Labor Agreements for Federal Con- ernmental Affairs. Act of 2010’’; to the Committee on Homeland struction Projects’’ ((RIN9000–AL31)(FAC EC–5523. A communication from the Chair- Security and Governmental Affairs. 2005–41)) received in the Office of the Presi- man of the Council of the District of Colum- EC–5535. A communication from the Chair- dent of the Senate on April 16, 2010; to the bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report man of the Council of the District of Colum- Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- on D.C. Act 18–361, ‘‘IHOP Restaurant #3221 bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report ernmental Affairs. Tax Exemption Clarification Temporary Act on D.C. Act 18–378, ‘‘Certified Capital Compa- EC–5545. A communication from the Chair- of 2010’’; to the Committee on Homeland Se- nies Improvement Amendment Act of 2010’’; man of the Federal Energy Regulatory Com- curity and Governmental Affairs. to the Committee on Homeland Security and mission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the EC–5524. A communication from the Chair- Governmental Affairs. Commission’s fiscal year 2009 annual report man of the Council of the District of Colum- EC–5536. A communication from the Chair- relative to the Notification and Federal Em- bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report man of the Council of the District of Colum- ployee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation on D.C. Act 18–362, ‘‘Tregaron Conservancy bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report Act of 2002; to the Committee on Homeland Clarification Temporary Act of 2010’’; to the on D.C. Act 18–379, ‘‘Safe Release of Inmates Security and Governmental Affairs. Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- Amendment Act of 2010’’; to the Committee EC–5546. A communication from the Direc- ernmental Affairs. on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, EC–5525. A communication from the Chair- fairs. Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, man of the Council of the District of Colum- EC–5537. A communication from the Chair- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report man of the Council of the District of Colum- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- on D.C. Act 18–368, ‘‘Msgr J. Mundell Way bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report titled ‘‘Polyglyceryl Phthalate Ester of Co- Designation Act of 2010’’; to the Committee on D.C. Act 18–380, ‘‘Uniform Unsworn For- conut Oil Fatty Acids; Exemption from the on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- eign Declarations Amendment Act of 2010’’; Requirement of a Tolerance; Technical Cor- fairs. to the Committee on Homeland Security and rection’’ (FRL No. 8436–3) received in the Of- EC–5526. A communication from the Chair- Governmental Affairs. fice of the President of the Senate on April man of the Council of the District of Colum- EC–5538. A communication from the Chair- 16, 2010; to the Committee on Agriculture, bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report man of the Council of the District of Colum- Nutrition, and Forestry. on D.C. Act 18–369, ‘‘Ronald H. Brown Way bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report EC–5547. A communication from the Under Designation Act of 2010’’; to the Committee on D.C. Act 18–381, ‘‘DC Circulator Bus Juris- Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readi- on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- diction Expansion Amendment Act of 2010’’; ness), Department of Defense, transmitting, fairs. to the Committee on Homeland Security and pursuant to law, a report entitled ‘‘Cost and EC–5527. A communication from the Chair- Governmental Affairs. Impact on Recruiting and Retention of Pro- man of the Council of the District of Colum- EC–5539. A communication from the Chair- viding Thrift Savings Plan Matching Con- bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report man of the Council of the District of Colum- tributions’’; to the Committee on Armed on D.C. Act 18–370, ‘‘Rev. Dr. Edward Thomas bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report Services. Way Designation Act of 2010’’; to the Com- on D.C. Act 18–382, ‘‘Energy Efficiency Fi- EC–5548. A communication from the Assist- mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- nancing Act of 2010’’; to the Committee on ant Secretary of Defense (Global Strategic mental Affairs. Homeland Security and Governmental Af- Affairs), Department of Defense, transmit- EC–5528. A communication from the Chair- fairs. ting, pursuant to law, a report relative to man of the Council of the District of Colum- EC–5540. A communication from the Dep- Cooperative Threat Reduction Programs; to bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report uty Archivist, National Archives and the Committee on Armed Services. on D.C. Act 18–371, ‘‘Council Cable Autonomy Records Administration, transmitting, pur- EC–5549. A communication from the Gen- and Control Amendment Act of 2010’’; to the suant to law, the report of a rule entitled eral Counsel of the Federal Housing Finance Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- ‘‘National Industrial Security Program Di- Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the ernmental Affairs. rective No. 1’’ (RIN3095–AB63) received in the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Federal Home Loan EC–5529. A communication from the Chair- Office of the President of the Senate on April Bank Directors’ Eligibility, Elections, Com- man of the Council of the District of Colum- 15, 2010; to the Committee on Homeland Se- pensation and Expenses’’ (RIN2590–AA03; bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report curity and Governmental Affairs. RIN2590–AA31; RIN2590–AA34) received dur- on D.C. Act 18–372, ‘‘Tenth Street Commu- EC–5541. A communication from the Senior ing adjournment of the Senate in the Office nity Park Designation Act of 2010’’; to the Procurement Analyst, Office of the Sec- of the President of the Senate on April 6, Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- retary, Department of the Interior, trans- 2010; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, ernmental Affairs. mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule and Urban Affairs. EC–5530. A communication from the Chair- entitled ‘‘Acquisition Regulation Rewrite’’ EC–5550. A communication from the Asso- man of the Council of the District of Colum- (RIN1093–AA11) received in the Office of the ciate General Counsel for Legislation and bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report President of the Senate on April 15, 2010; to Regulations, Office of Community Planning on D.C. Act 18–373, ‘‘Abe Pollin City Title the Committee on Homeland Security and and Development, Department of Housing Championship and Title Trophy Designation Governmental Affairs. and Urban Development, transmitting, pur- Act of 2010’’; to the Committee on Homeland EC–5542. A communication from the Acting suant to law, the report of a rule entitled Security and Governmental Affairs. Senior Procurement Executive, Office of Ac- ‘‘Section 108 Community Development Loan EC–5531. A communication from the Chair- quisition Policy, General Services Adminis- Guarantee Program: Participation of States man of the Council of the District of Colum- tration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the as Borrowers Pursuant to Section 222 of the bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report report of a rule entitled ‘‘Federal Acquisi- Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009’’ on D.C. Act 18–374, ‘‘Tenant Opportunity to tion Regulation; Federal Acquisition Cir- ((RIN2506–AC28)(Docket No. 5326–F–02)) re- Purchase Preservation Clarification Tem- cular 2005–41; Introduction’’ (FAC 2005–41) re- ceived in the Office of the President of the porary Amendment Act of 2010’’; to the Com- ceived in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 14, 2010; to the Committee on mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- Senate on April 16, 2010; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. mental Affairs. Homeland Security and Governmental Af- EC–5551. A communication from the Acting EC–5532. A communication from the Chair- fairs. Director, Office of Thrift Supervision, De- man of the Council of the District of Colum- EC–5543. A communication from the Acting partment of the Treasury, transmitting, pur- bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report Senior Procurement Executive, Office of Ac- suant to law, a report relative to the details on D.C. Act 18–375, ‘‘H Street, N.E. Small quisition Policy, General Services Adminis- of the Office’s compensation plan for fiscal Business Streetscape Construction Real tration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the year 2010; to the Committee on Banking, Property Tax Deferral Temporary Act of report of a rule entitled ‘‘Federal Acquisi- Housing, and Urban Affairs.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 13:59 Jun 05, 2013 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 0685 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR10\S21AP0.001 S21AP0 pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD 5922 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 156, Pt. 5 April 21, 2010 EC–5552. A communication from the Sec- EC–5560. A communication from the Direc- EC–5568. A communication from the Direc- retary, Federal Trade Commission, transmit- tor, National Marine Fisheries Service, De- tor of the U.S. Geological Survey, Depart- ting, pursuant to law, an annual report on partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- ment of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant the actions taken by the Commission rel- ant to law, a report relative to the disclosure to law, a report entitled, ‘‘Mineral Com- ative to the Fair Debt Collection Practices of financial interest and recusal require- modity Summaries 2010’’; to the Committee Act during 2009; to the Committee on Bank- ments for Regional Fishery Management on Environment and Public Works. ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Councils and Scientific and Statistical Com- EC–5569. A communication from the Ad- EC–5553. A communication from the Pro- mittees; to the Committee on Commerce, ministrator, Environmental Protection gram Analyst, National Highway Traffic Science, and Transportation. Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a re- Safety Administration, Department of EC–5561. A communication from the Acting port entitled ‘‘Fiscal Year 2008 Superfund Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to Assistant Secretary of Land and Minerals Five-Year Review Report to Congress’’; to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Tire Fuel Management, Minerals Management Service, the Committee on Environment and Public Efficiency Consumer Information Program’’ Department of the Interior, transmitting, Works. (RIN2127–AK45) received during adjournment pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled EC–5570. A communication from the Assist- of the Senate in the Office of the President ‘‘Oil and Gas Sulphur Operations in the ant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Depart- of the Senate on April 6, 2010; to the Com- Outer Continental Shelf—Oil and Gas Pro- ment of State, transmitting, pursuant to mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- duction Requirements’’ (RIN1010–AD12) re- law, the Annexes to the Fiscal Year 2009 An- tation. ceived in the Office of the President of the nual Report on U.S. Government Assistance EC–5554. A communication from the Pro- Senate on April 15, 2010; to the Committee on to and Cooperative Activities with Eurasia; gram Analyst, National Highway Traffic Energy and Natural Resources. to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Safety Administration, Department of EC–5562. A communication from the Gen- EC–5571. A communication from the Dep- eral Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to uty Director of Regulations and Policy Man- Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Federal agement Staff, Food and Drug Administra- the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Standards for Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Theft Pro- tion, Department of Health and Human Serv- Business Practices and Communication Pro- tection and Rollaway Prevention’’ (RIN2127– ices, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- tocols for Public Utilities’’ (FERC Docket AK38) received during adjournment of the port of a rule entitled ‘‘Regulations Restrict- No. RM05–5–017) received in the Office of the Senate in the Office of the President of the ing the Sale and Distribution of Cigarettes President of the Senate on April 14, 2010; to Senate on April 6, 2010; to the Committee on and Smokeless Tobacco to Protect Children the Committee on Energy and Natural Re- Commerce, Science, and Transportation. and Adolescents’’ (RIN0910–AG33) received sources. EC–5555. A communication from the Pro- EC–5563. A communication from the Sec- during adjournment of the Senate in the Of- gram Analyst, National Highway Traffic retary of the Department of Energy, trans- fice of the President of the Senate on April Safety Administration, Department of mitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 6, 2010; to the Committee on Health, Edu- Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to a National Academy of Sciences study re- cation, Labor, and Pensions. law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Federal garding the use of full-fuel-cycle measure- EC–5572. A communication from the Assist- Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Air Brake ments as part of the Department of Energy’s ant General Counsel for Regulations, Office Systems’’ (RIN2127–AK62) received during ad- appliance standards program; to the Com- of Safe and Drug Free Schools, Department journment of the Senate in the Office of the mittee on Energy and Natural Resources. of Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, President of the Senate on April 6, 2010; to EC–5564. A communication from the Direc- the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Emergency the Committee on Commerce, Science, and tor of the Regulatory Management Division, Management for Higher Education Grant Transportation. Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, Program’’, received in the Office of the EC–5556. A communication from the Dep- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- President of the Senate on April 14, 2010; to uty Assistant General Counsel, Office of ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings, De- titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Imple- and Pensions. partment of Transportation, transmitting, mentation Plans; Revisions to the Kentucky EC–5573. A communication from the Sec- pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled State Implementation Plan’’ (FRL No. 9139– retary of Health and Human Services, trans- ‘‘Enhancing Airline Passenger Protections: 1) received in the Office of the President of mitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to Extension of Compliance Date for Posting of the Senate on April 16, 2010; to the Com- the Family Violence Prevention and Serv- Flight Delay Data on Web Sites’’ (RIN2105– mittee on Environment and Public Works. ices Program for fiscal years 2007–2008; to the AE00) received during adjournment of the EC–5565. A communication from the Direc- Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Senate in the Office of the President of the tor of the Regulatory Management Division, Pensions. Senate on April 6, 2010; to the Committee on Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, EC–5574. A communication from the Sec- Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- retary of Health and Human Services, trans- EC–5557. A communication from the Para- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- mitting, pursuant to law, an annual report legal Specialist, Federal Aviation Adminis- titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Imple- relative to Indian Health Service funding for tration, Department of Transportation, mentation Plans; Tennessee; Visibility Im- contract support costs of self-determination transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of pairment Prevention for Federal Class I awards; to the Committee on Indian Affairs. a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; Areas; Removal of Federally Promulgated EC–5575. A communication from the Dep- Airbus Model A300 B2–1C, B2K–3C, B2–203, B4– Provisions’’ (FRL No. 9138–9) received in the uty Assistant Administrator of Diversion 2C, B4–103, and B4–203 Airplanes’’ ((RIN2120– Office of the President of the Senate on April Control, Drug Enforcement Agency, Depart- AA64) (Docket No. FAA–2009–1166)) received 16, 2010; to the Committee on Environment ment of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to in the Office of the President of the Senate and Public Works. law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Schedules on April 15, 2010; to the Committee on Com- EC–5566. A communication from the Direc- of Controlled Substances: Table of Excluded merce, Science, and Transportation. tor of the Regulatory Management Division, Nonnarcotic Products: Nasal Decongestant EC–5558. A communication from the Para- Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, Inhalers Manufactured by Classic Pharma- legal Specialist, Federal Aviation Adminis- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- ceuticals, LLC’’ (Docket No. DEA–329F) re- tration, Department of Transportation, ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- ceived during adjournment of the Senate in transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Air the Office of the President of the Senate on a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Directives; Quality Implementation Plans; New Mexico; April 6, 2010; to the Committee on the Judici- The Boeing Company Model 767–200, –300, and Transportation Conformity Requirement for ary. –300F Series Airplanes’’ ((RIN2120–AA64) Bernalillo County’’ (FRL No. 9140–2) received EC–5576. A communication from the Fed- (Docket No. FAA–2008–0978)) received in the in the Office of the President of the Senate eral Liaison Officer, Patent and Trademark Office of the President of the Senate on April on April 16, 2010; to the Committee on Envi- Office, Department of Commerce, transmit- 15, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, ronment and Public Works. ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- Science, and Transportation. EC–5567. A communication from the Chief, titled ‘‘Cancellation of Rule of Practice EC–5559. A communication from the Para- Branch of Listing, Fish and Wildlife Service, 41.200(b) before the Board of Patent Appeals legal Specialist, Federal Aviation Adminis- Department of the Interior, transmitting, and Interference Proceedings’’ (RIN0651– tration, Department of Transportation, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled AC46) received in the Office of the President transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of ‘‘Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and of the Senate on April 15, 2010; to the Com- a rule entitled ‘‘Amendment of Class E Air- Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for mittee on the Judiciary. space; Lampasas, TX’’ ((RIN2120–AA66) the Salt Creek Tiger Beetle’’ (RIN1018–AT79) EC–5577. A communication from the Assist- (Docket No. FAA–2009–0925)) received in the received during adjournment of the Senate ant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Office of the President of the Senate on April in the Office of the President of the Senate Affairs, Department of Justice, transmit- 15, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, on April 2, 2010; to the Committee on Envi- ting, pursuant to law, the quarterly report of Science, and Transportation. ronment and Public Works. the Department of Justice’s Office of Privacy

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and Civil Liberties; to the Committee on the the SUNY National Center for Security and FEINSTEIN) was added as a cosponsor of Judiciary. Preparedness; to the Committee on Home- S. 182, a bill to amend the Fair Labor f land Security and Governmental Affairs. Standards Act of 1938 to provide more By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. effective remedies to victims of dis- PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS INOUYE, and Mr. CRAPO): crimination in the payment of wages The following petition or memorial S. 3237. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of on the basis of sex, and for other pur- was laid before the Senate and was re- the Civil Air Patrol; to the Committee on poses. ferred or ordered to lie on the table as Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. S. 308 indicated: By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. At the request of Mr. BAUCUS, the POM–97. A resolution adopted by the Sen- SPECTER, Mr. CASEY, Mr. LAUTEN- name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. ate of the General Assembly of the State of BERG, Mr. MENENDEZ, and Mrs. GILLI- RISCH) was added as a cosponsor of S. Tennessee urging Congress to adopt legisla- BRAND): tion that would postpone the Environmental S. 3238. A bill to provide for a medal of ap- 308, a bill to amend title 23, United Protection Agency’s effort to regulate green- propriate design to be awarded by the Presi- States Code, to improve economic op- house gas emissions from stationary sources dent to the next of kin or other representa- portunity and development in rural using existing Clean Air Act Authority; to tive of those individuals killed as a result of States through highway investment, the Committee on Energy and Natural Re- the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and for other purposes. and to the memorials established at the 3 sources. S. 309 sites that were attacked on that day; to the SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 200 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban At the request of Mr. BAUCUS, the Whereas, the U.S. Environmental Protec- Affairs. name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. tion Agency’s (EPA’s) plan to regulate By Mr. FEINGOLD: RISCH) was added as a cosponsor of S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from new S. 3239. A bill to repeal unwarranted provi- 309, a bill to amend title 23, United cars and light trucks will trigger the same sions from the Patient Protection and Af- States Code, to improve highway trans- regulation of GHG emissions from stationary fordable Care Act and to more efficiently use portation in the United States, includ- sources like manufacturing facilities, power taxpayer dollars in health care spending; to ing rural and metropolitan areas. plants, hospitals, and commercial establish- the Committee on Finance. S. 455 ments; and By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Whereas, regulating greenhouse gas emis- KYL): At the request of Mr. ROBERTS, the sions from stationary sources under the S. 3240. A bill to increase transparency re- name of the Senator from Texas (Mrs. Clean Air Act might be a great anchor on garding debt instruments of the United HUTCHISON) was added as a cosponsor of manufacturing and the economy in general; States held by foreign governments, to as- S. 455, a bill to require the Secretary of and sess the risks to the United States of such the Treasury to mint coins in recogni- Whereas, the pending EPA effort might holdings, and for other purposes; to the Com- burden progress on two of the nation’s top tion of 5 United States Army Five-Star mittee on Finance. Generals, George Marshall, Douglas priorities, environmental improvement and By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, economic recovery, by imposing onerous per- Mr. KAUFMAN, Mr. CASEY, Mr. MacArthur, Dwight Eisenhower, Henry mitting requirements that will significantly MERKLEY, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, and Mr. ‘‘Hap’’ Arnold, and Omar Bradley, delay or even eliminate investments in new HARKIN): alumni of the United States Army energy-efficient technologies; and S. 3241. A bill to provide for a safe, ac- Command and General Staff College, Whereas, over four million jobs were lost countable, fair, and efficient banking sys- Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to coincide in 2009, and the EPA’s proposed regulations tem, and for other purposes; to the Com- with the celebration of the 132nd anni- have the potential to cause even further job mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- versary of the founding of the United losses; and fairs. Whereas, the regulatory requirements of By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. States Army Command and General the Clean Air Act will overwhelm state agen- LEMIEUX, and Mr. BROWN of Ohio): Staff College. cies, which are not equipped to handle the S. 3242. A bill to improve teacher quality, S. 493 estimated six million permitting requests and for other purposes; to the Committee on At the request of Mr. CASEY, the anticipated; and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Whereas, only Congress can act to avoid By Mr. PRYOR: BROWN) and the Senator from Min- the significant costs and burdens imposed by S. 3243. A bill to require U.S. Customs and nesota (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) were added as such regulations on stationary sources, Border Protection to administer polygraph which even the EPA admits will lead to ‘‘ab- examinations to all applicants for law en- cosponsors of S. 493, a bill to amend the surd results’’: Now, therefore, be it forcement positions with U.S. Customs and Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to pro- Resolved by the Senate of the One Hundred Border Protection, to require U.S. Customs vide for the establishment of ABLE ac- Sixth General Assembly of the State of Ten- and Border Protection to complete all peri- counts for the care of family members nessee, That we hereby encourage the United odic background reinvestigations of certain with disabilities, and for other pur- States Congress to adopt legislation that law enforcement personnel, and for other poses. purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Se- would postpone The Environmental Protec- S. 632 tion Agency’s effort to regulate greenhouse curity and Governmental Affairs. At the request of Mr. BAUCUS, the gas emissions from stationary sources using f existing Clean Air Act authority until Con- name of the Senator from New Hamp- gress adopts a balanced approach to address SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND shire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) was added as a co- climate and energy supply issues without SENATE RESOLUTIONS sponsor of S. 632, a bill to amend the crippling the economy. Be it further The following concurrent resolutions Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to re- Resolved, That an enrolled copy of this res- and Senate resolutions were read, and quire that the payment of the manu- olution be transmitted to the Speaker and referred (or acted upon), as indicated: facturers’ excise tax on recreational the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representa- equipment be paid quarterly. tives, the President and the Secretary of the By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. S. 653 U.S. Senate, and to each member of Ten- INHOFE, Mr. KYL, and Mr. CRAPO): nessee’s Congressional delegation. S. Con. Res. 59. A concurrent resolution ex- At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the pressing the sense of Congress that the name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr. f United States should neither become a signa- BAYH) was added as a cosponsor of S. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND tory to the Rome Statute of the Inter- 653, a bill to require the Secretary of JOINT RESOLUTIONS national Criminal Court nor attend the Re- the Treasury to mint coins in com- view Conference of the Rome Statute in The following bills and joint resolu- Kampala, Uganda in May 2010; to the Com- memoration of the bicentennial of the tions were introduced, read the first mittee on Foreign Relations. writing of the Star-Spangled Banner, and for other purposes. and second times by unanimous con- f sent, and referred as indicated: S. 718 ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and At the request of Mr. HARKIN, the Mrs. GILLIBRAND): S. 182 name of the Senator from Minnesota S. 3236. A bill to expand the National Do- At the request of Mr. DODD, the name (Mr. FRANKEN) was added as a cospon- mestic Preparedness Consortium to include of the Senator from California (Mrs. sor of S. 718, a bill to amend the Legal

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Louisiana receiving additional help to S. 1060 S. 3201 cope with the continued aftermath of At the request of Mr. BINGAMAN, the At the request of Mr. UDALL of Colo- Hurricane Katrina, my legislation name of the Senator from Pennsyl- rado, the name of the Senator from leaves this provision intact, but it de- vania (Mr. CASEY) was added as a co- Montana (Mr. BAUCUS) was added as a creases the amount of assistance avail- sponsor of S. 1060, a bill to comprehen- cosponsor of S. 3201, a bill to amend able. sively prevent, treat, and decrease title 10, United States Code, to extend I was pleased to support the Patient overweight and obesity in our Nation’s TRICARE coverage to certain depend- Protection and Affordable Care Act. populations. ents under the age of 26. That law will strengthen America’s S. 1275 S.J. RES. 16 health care system and reduce the na- At the request of Mr. WARNER, the At the request of Mr. DEMINT, the tional deficit and the five changes to name of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. name of the Senator from Louisiana the law that I am proposing would help BURRIS) was added as a cosponsor of S. (Mr. VITTER) was added as a cosponsor us better meet those goals. 1275, a bill to establish a National of S.J. Res. 16, a joint resolution pro- Foundation on Physical Fitness and posing an amendment to the Constitu- By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for him- Sports to carry out activities to sup- tion of the United States relative to self, Mr. KAUFMAN, Mr. CASEY, port and supplement the mission of the parental rights. Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, and Mr. HARKIN): President’s Council on Physical Fit- S. CON. RES. 55 S. 3241. A bill to provide for a safe, ness and Sports. At the request of Mr. FEINGOLD, the S. 2995 name of the Senator from North Da- accountable, fair, and efficient banking system, and for other purposes; to the At the request of Mr. CARPER, the kota (Mr. CONRAD) was added as a co- name of the Senator from Massachu- sponsor of S. Con. Res. 55, a concurrent Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. setts (Mr. BROWN) was added as a co- resolution commemorating the 40th an- sponsor of S. 2995, a bill to amend the niversary of Earth Day and honoring Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. President, Clean Air Act to establish a national the founder of Earth Day, the late Sen- when you look at Wall Street and you uniform multiple air pollutant regu- ator Gaylord Nelson of the State of look at the relationship between far latory program for the electric gener- Wisconsin. too many Senators and Wall Street, that is what got us into this mess. For ating sector. f S. 3078 the last 10 years the deregulation of STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED the Bush administration, the people At the request of Mrs. FEINSTEIN, the BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS name of the Senator from New York they appointed to watch, such as the head of mine safety in the Bush years (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) was added as a co- By Mr. FEINGOLD: sponsor of S. 3078, a bill to provide for S. 3239. A bill to repeal unwarranted was a mining executive, we paid the the establishment of a Health Insur- provisions from the Patient Protection price for that, the people in my State, ance Rate Authority to establish limits and Affordable Care Act and to more people in West Virginia. Too often fam- on premium rating, and for other pur- efficiently use taxpayer dollars in ilies pay the price for a government poses. health care spending; to the Committee not aggressive enough to regulate mine safety. We paid the price in this coun- S. 3098 on Finance. Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, today try because we didn’t have a govern- At the request of Mr. MERKLEY, the ment aggressive enough to make the name of the Senator from Pennsyl- I am introducing legislation to repeal unwarranted and inappropriate ‘‘sweet- banks and Wall Street behave. That is vania (Mr. CASEY) was added as a co- why they were able to overreach. sponsor of S. 3098, a bill to prohibit eners’’ that were added to the Patient That is why the legislation Senator proprietary trading and certain rela- Protection and Affordable Care Act in KAUFMAN and I are introducing, with tionships with hedge funds and private the days before final passage of the Senators CASEY, WHITEHOUSE, equity funds, to address conflicts of in- bill. MERKLEY, and others, will address the terest with respect to certain These ‘‘sweeteners’’ are unjustifiable issue of too big to fail. Too big to fail securitizations, and for other purposes. and only detract from our collective goal of putting America’s health care is not what you do if these banks are in S. 3122 system on a better and more sustain- trouble, how you pull them apart when At the request of Mr. ENSIGN, the able path. They also undermine public they are about to fail, and we want to name of the Senator from Oklahoma confidence in the legislative process make sure we don’t spend taxpayer dol- (Mr. COBURN) was added as a cosponsor and in elected representatives in Con- lars to bail them out. We make sure of S. 3122, a bill to require the Attorney gress. they don’t hurt the whole financial General of the United States to com- In some cases, there are valid policy system. Too big to fail means don’t let pile, and make publicly available, cer- or fairness reasons why certain states them get too big. Even Alan Green- tain data relating to the Equal Access or interests may receive seemingly dif- span, hardly an ally in regulating the to Justice Act, and for other purposes. ferent treatment. But several provi- banking system, says too big to fail S. 3164 sions were included in the health re- means too big. That is what Senator At the request of Mr. LAUTENBERG, form bill that create, rather than di- KAUFMAN and I are addressing in our the name of the Senator from Michigan minish, inequity. legislation. (Mr. LEVIN) was added as a cosponsor of This legislation would repeal four Let me give some numbers. Fifteen S. 3164, a bill to amend the Internal provisions in the Patient Protection years ago, the six largest U.S. banks Revenue Code of 1986 to extend financ- and Affordable Care Act. These provi- had assets equal to 17 percent, one-sev- ing of the Superfund. sions are not supported by policy ra- enth. Fifteen years ago, the six largest S. 3184 tionales and do not address any in- U.S. banks had assets equal to 17 per- At the request of Mrs. BOXER, the equity in current policy. Simply put, cent of overall GDP. Today the six name of the Senator from North Caro- they are intended to provide an largest banks have assets equal to 63 lina (Mr. BURR) was added as a cospon- undeserved windfall to specific states. percent of overall GDP. Three of these sor of S. 3184, a bill to provide United This legislation also amends one pro- megabanks have close to $2 trillion of States assistance for the purpose of vision in the Patient Protection and assets on their balance sheets.

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Senator BROWN and I are pro- financial institutions no longer achieve Newark, OH lost jobs—because we had posing a complementary idea to limit additional economies of scale. They a banking system that was over- the size and leverage, not a substitute simply become dangerous concentra- reaching, excessive, that became too for breaking the banks apart. tions of financial power that benefit greedy, and we didn’t do enough about The current banking bill has many from an implicit government guar- it. important provisions we support. But antee that they will be saved if they Here is what has happened. The Ohio under its approach, we must hope the fail. With this implicit guarantee, manufacturers I talked to this morning financial stability oversight council these firms will continue to have every want to grow. They want to hire peo- can identify systemic risks before it is incentive to use massive amounts of ple. They have orders. They have ca- too late. We must hope that regulators short-term debt to finance the pur- pacity. They just can’t get loans. Three will be emboldened to act in a timely chase of risky assets. This bill would of the largest banks slashed their SBA manner when before, in the recent deal with their ability to be able to do lending by 86 percent over the last past, they failed to act. We must hope that and would stop it. They would go year. SBA loans went from 4,200 in 2007 better transparency in financial data on and be able to do this without us. in Ohio alone to 2,100. At the same will produce early warning signals of They have done it in the past, and time banks have increased their Wall systemic dangers so clear that a coun- there is no reason to think they won’t Street trading by 23 percent. Some- cil and panel of judges will do it in the future until they cause the thing was wrong in the last 10 years. unhesitatingly agree. We must hope next crisis and taxpayers must bail We paid the price in the last 2 years. that capital requirements will be set them out again. While $100 billion But something is still wrong when properly in relation to risks that all banks would be smaller, they are not these banks get bigger and bigger. too often remain purposefully hidden small banks. Such banks would have no They trade more and more, and they from view. We must hope that resolu- trouble competing around the world. lend to Main Street less and less. tion authority will work, when we Under this bill, we would still have That is why the legislation Senator know it has no cross-border authority banks far bigger than even that size. People say: Look at other countries. KAUFMAN and I introduced with several to resolve global financial institutions. other Senators today speaks to this. Under the current bill, we must hope Look what they are doing. Just be- We need banks to serve this country. all future Presidents will appoint regu- cause other countries subsidize Ultimately, it is which side one is on. lators as determined to carry out the megabanks banks that could send those countries spiraling into a finan- Are you going to side with Wall Street same strict measures preached belat- cial crisis should not make us want to or Main Street? edly by today’s regulators who have do the same. Today in the Agriculture Committee been converted by the traumatic expe- Everyone agrees—as the Senator we had Republicans and Democrats to- rience of their own failures. from Arizona said—the most important gether passing legislation, strong legis- All rules to restrict excessive risk thing is too big to fail. How much can lation to regulate derivatives. It is a taking in banking have a half life. That we risk that by doing what other coun- first, good bipartisan step. Senator is because the financial sector is full of tries are doing, when they are creating very smart people with an incentive to GRASSLEY, a Republican from Iowa, banks that are clearly too big to fail? find their way around the rules, par- joined all of us on the committee to Most people in the oil industry did well ticularly to load up on risk, as this is pass a strong bill, not a bill that Wall under the breakup of Standard Oil, in- Street helped to write but a bill that what provides them their excessive cluding its shareholders, and the works for American consumers, Amer- profits and gigantic bonuses. I would breakup of AT&T helped the telecom ican small business, American home- rather not pin the future of the Amer- industry become more dynamic, com- owners and workers. ican economy on so much hope. I would petitive, and profitable. I yield to Senator KAUFMAN. rather Congress act now, definitively The current Senate bill contains Mr. KAUFMAN. I agree with what and responsibly, to end too big to fail. many important provisions that ad- Senator BROWN is saying. This is a very The changes in regulations envi- dress the causes of the financial crisis, complex bill. It is a very complex area. sioned today in the bill we are pro- but why risk leaving oversized institu- But what we are talking about is a posing would help initially, particu- tions in place when they potentially very simple proposition. We can either larly until the next free market can- are too big to fail? Instead, we should limit the size and leverage of too big to didate who wins appoints regulators meet the challenge of the moment and fail financial institutions, such as the who only believe in self-regulation. have the courage to act, as in this bill, bill which Senator BROWN and I are of- This bill establishes hard lines. One of to limit the size and practices of these fering now will do or we will suffer the the greatest sayings is: Good fences literally colossal financial institutions, economic consequences of their poten- make good neighbors. This builds the the stability of which are a threat to tial failure later. I personally believe fences. Then we let the regulators do our economy. This bill is the best hope breaking apart too big to fail banks is it, and we don’t have to worry about to ensure future decades of financial a necessary first step in preventing an- the President picking the right regu- stability and the livelihoods of the other cycle of boom, bust, and bailout. lators. Our bill would provide a legisla- American people. This bill will put the Even if they do that, this bill is re- tive size and leverage restriction that days of too big to fail forever behind quired if, in fact, we are going to limit would last far longer than the half life us. too big to fail. of who is appointed to be regulator. We Mr. BROWN of Ohio. I thank Senator This debate is a test of whether the want this to operate for a generation. KAUFMAN. power of that idea can spread and gain In 1933, our forebears, after the Great Some people think about this as a support. Although it is clearly the Depression, made hard rules. They pretty big step, to decide we want to safest way to avoid another financial passed Glass-Steagall. They set up the limit the size of banks. It is not some- crisis, this idea must overcome tre- FDIC. They set rules against margins, thing we like to do. We don’t want to mendous resistance from Wall Street and they set the uptick rule. We should do more regulation than we have to. banks and their politically powerful do no less. Remember, when they We don’t want to tell successful compa- campaigns against any kind of struc- passed those bills in 1933, they helped nies not to grow. But when we look at tural financial reform. Moreover, the us avoid a financial crisis for almost 50 what has happened in the past, as Sen- idea must overcome the inertia and years. ator KAUFMAN said, we did this right in

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It is important that a Presi- Congress, starting with President Clin- Oh my God, I don’t want to do this, I dent appoint people who have the pub- ton—President Bush accelerated it and don’t want to shrink these things lic interest in mind, which Presidents weakened regulation—repealed regula- down—and remember one other thing have not always done in the last dec- tion and appointed, you might use the too. As bad as things were in this latest ade. It is important that we write dif- term ‘‘lapdogs’’—that might not be a crisis, think about what has happened ferent rules, and that is exactly what senatorial sounding word. during this crisis. They have all ex- we want to do to keep these banks Mr. KAUFMAN. Lapdogs is another ploded. What did we have happen? from being so big. way of saying people who believe self- JPMorgan Chase now includes Wash- We had problems with rating agen- regulation will work. ington Mutual, a $400 billion bank. cies that gamed the system. We had Alan Greenspan also was quoted as Bank of America now includes Merrill problems with mortgage brokers. We saying we should breakup the banks; Lynch. We can go on from there. Wells had problems with Wall Street. We had Standard Oil wasn’t bad. At the time Fargo now has Wachovia. These things problems with people creating these he said, after it was over, a year later were big. We had this mess. We deregu- new CDOs and other financial instru- he gave a speech and said: I really lated. We put the regulators in. We ments, particularly these so-called thought self-regulation would work. I changed laws. Now they are bigger. As synthetic ones that had no real basis in am dismayed that it didn’t. the Senator says, their assets are 63 any wealth creation for society, only The way I put it, it is as if there were percent of the gross domestic product wealth creation for each other. Ulti- a whole group of folks, not just in the of this country. Fifteen years ago, they mately, that does not work for Wall financial regulatory area but all over were 17 percent of gross domestic prod- Street. It certainly does not work for the government, who basically believed uct. our country. the markets are great. I am a big be- What do we have to do before some- So in summary, as to this legislation liever in markets, but I also like foot- one sends the message that these that five or six of us are introducing ball. The idea that someone would say: things are too big and that this Con- today, we will likely offer it as an Football is great, but those referees gress not pass the buck to the regu- amendment in the next week or two. keep blowing their damn whistles. lators, who did not do the job in the We ask our colleagues to support it. If Let’s get the referees off the field so past? Let me just say this. I think the we are going to deal with too big to football players can be football play- world of our regulators now. I do not fail, we surely want to deal with it on ers. We know what would happen if we think there are people in regulating the end if there are banks that are pulled all the referees off the field in a now who basically believe they should about to fail. But we need to, sort of, game. I wouldn’t want to be in the sec- not be regulated. ahead of time, in anticipation, deal ond pileup. In 1933, we made a decision that with it by not letting these banks—no That is what we said with this. We helped us through three generations. matter how good the regulators are— said we are going to pull the referees What are we doing as Senators on the not letting these banks get too big. off the field and see what happens. floor passing legislation based on the Mr. KAUFMAN. We just have to give These were good people. They just fact: I trust my regulators now. Why the regulators the tools they need to didn’t believe they had to regulate, and are we not passing legislation that will do their job, and the guidelines because we are now seeing the results. work over the next two or three gen- we know what these guidelines are. People say to us, when we propose erations—something that will work These are not really terribly strict these things—I have had several press whether we get a President who be- guidelines; they are just to have the people say to me—why don’t we leave lieves in the fact that we should have a ability to stop what is going on now, to it up to the regulators? They can set market or not, whether we have a good get banks back to the size where they these numbers. We shouldn’t set these regulator or a bad regulator? Why can be managed. numbers. shouldn’t the Senate of the United As Senator BROWN said, these banks Let me read from a couple things. States do its job and basically lay out have a competitive advantage because The 1970 Bank Holding Company Act restrictions of the kind that are in this when they are too big to fail, not only amendments gave the Fed the power to bill so the regulators have them? Then do we have to worry about bailing terminate a company’s authority to they can enforce it. They can do the them out, but all their interest rate engage in nonbanking activities, basi- enforcement, which is their job. We charges are lower. We know that. The cally doing what we are talking about should send a clear message to people interest rate charges on CDs with these doing, if it finds such action is nec- that this is what we have to do. major banks—they get higher interest essary to prevent undue concentration Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Exactly. I say to rates than the other banks, and it is of resources—I wonder if that went on Senator KAUFMAN, you made a point unfair competition for all the other recently—decreased or unfair competi- maybe 5 minutes ago that some of the small banks around this country. tion, conflicts of interest, or unsound smartest people in the country are As I said in the beginning, this is a banking practices. The Fed had the working on Wall Street. There is a very simple proposition: Is the Senate power to do this. They did not do it. huge incentive for smart people to go going to do its job to make sure we The Financial Institutions Reform to Wall Street and be creative and in- have in place the ability to keep these Recovery Enforcement Act also gave vent new financial instruments to stay, banks from being too big to fail and regulators the power to restrict an in- in many ways, a step ahead of the regu- preparing so we never have to get to stitution’s growth and limit its size. lators, in some sense, a step ahead of the resolution authority? What we are talking about now is the ‘‘sheriff,’’ if you will. Those regu- Mr. BROWN of Ohio. If we do what giving the regulators essentially what lators, who are paid probably one-tenth Senator KAUFMAN said, if we do this they already have in the present bill. or one-hundredth—regulators are paid right, it will take care of this problem What Senator BROWN and I are saying— decent middle-class salaries that most so it does not happen in the next two or and the other cosponsors—is, the buck Americans would be very happy with. three generations, the way people in stops here. We should tell the regu- But some of these very smart people on the 1930s did, or if we do not do it right, lators what these percentages are Wall Street are paid 100 times, 1,000 we are back at this in 5 or 10 or 15 going to be. Because if we leave it up to times—millions, tens of millions of dol- years. the regulators, as Senator BROWN said, lars, and there is a huge incentive for Mr. KAUFMAN. By the way, let me these are very powerful people and very them to figure out how to stay ahead say one thing about that. I am not for powerful institutions. of the regulators. overregulation. But can you imagine, if

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One of the on Teaching and America’s Future also way, we will ensure that principals and things that drive this country and estimated that the nationwide cost of school leaders possess the knowledge make us great is the capital markets. replacing public school teachers who and skills to use student data to in- We want them to be credible and we have dropped out of the profession is form decisionmaking, communicate want them to be fair and we want them $7.3 billion annually. with families and local communities, to work. However, research has shown that and design and implement strategies So we want to make sure we do not comprehensive mentoring and induc- for addressing student needs, including get faced with this. I think that is ex- tion reduces teacher attrition by as for students with disabilities and actly what Senator BROWN and I are much as half. New teachers need extra English Language Learners. trying to do. We are trying to do a lit- support and guidance. As such, our bill Additionally, our bill recognizes the tle bit of prevention here so we never would help schools implement the key importance of creating compensated get to that end of the road where we elements of effective multi-year men- leadership opportunities for teachers to have to get involved in resolution au- toring and induction for beginning take on additional roles and respon- thority. teachers, including rigorous mentor se- sibilities outside the classroom, which Mr. BROWN of Ohio. These capital lection; ongoing mentoring with paid will increase collaboration and the markets which worked so well for release time; training for mentors; and sharing of expertise among teachers many years are not working for local the use of research-based teaching and staff and improve instructional manufacturers, for small businesses practices such as the National Board practices throughout the school. It also today. for Professional Teaching Standards. seeks to include for the first time in Mr. KAUFMAN. Right. The bill also significantly revises law a requirement that districts con- Mr. BROWN of Ohio. I thank Senator ESEA’s current definition of ‘‘profes- duct surveys of the working and learn- KAUFMAN. sional development’’ to foster an ongo- ing conditions educators face so this ing culture of teacher, principal, school data could be used to better target in- Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. librarian, and staff collaboration vestments and support. LEMIEUX, and Mr. BROWN of throughout schools. All too often cur- Another precedent set as part of this Ohio): rent professional development still legislation is that it requires an inde- S. 3242. A bill to improve teacher consists of isolated, check-the-box ac- pendent, formal review of professional quality, and for other purposes; to the tivities instead of helping educators development, mentoring, and evalua- Committee on Health, Education, engage in sustained professional learn- tion programs. This review would look Labor, and Pensions. ing that is regularly evaluated for its at whether these programs are effec- Mr. REED. Mr. President, today I in- impact on classroom practice and stu- tively implemented and raise student troduce with Senator LEMIEUX and dent achievement. Effective profes- achievement; retain effective teachers; Senator BROWN of Ohio, the Teacher sional development is collaborative, improve classroom and leadership prac- and Principal Improvement Act, to fos- job-embedded, and data-driven. Re- tice; and increase family and commu- ter the development of highly skilled search has shown that this type of pro- nity involvement. We must ensure that and effective educators. fessional development has a positive our teachers and school leaders not We are slated to reauthorize the Ele- impact on student learning. mentary and Secondary Education Research has also increasingly em- only have access to high-quality pro- Act—ESEA—this Congress for the first phasized the important role that effec- fessional development opportunities, time since 2001. My top priority for re- tive evaluation systems can play in but also know whether or not those authorization is to build the capacity teacher and principal development. Un- programs are actually working to im- of our Nation’s schools to enhance the fortunately, most evaluation systems prove classroom practice and student effectiveness of teachers, principals, nationwide have significant flaws, in- learning. school librarians, and school leaders. cluding a lack of: clear standards of ex- Lastly, throughout the bill, school Decades of research have dem- pected performance; meaningful dif- district collaboration with teachers onstrated that improving teacher and ferentiation of teacher performance; and staff is viewed as a key element, principal quality as well as greater ongoing evaluations and classroom ob- particularly in the development and family involvement are the keys to servations; and rigorous training of implementation of the teacher evalua- raising student achievement and turn- evaluators. As such, our Teacher and tion system. Research has shown that ing around struggling schools. Studies Principal Improvement Act would for true ‘‘teacher buy-in’’ is an important have found that more than 50 per- the first time in federal law require factor in ensuring the sustained suc- centile points of the difference in stu- school districts to establish rigorous, cess of school reform efforts. In Rhode dent academic performance is attrib- fair, and transparent evaluation sys- Island, we have seen in recent months uted to teacher quality. The world’s tems to assess whether teachers and an example of this as the Providence top performing education systems in- principals are having positive impacts School District, educators, and the vest heavily in supporting and devel- on student learning. If evaluation is local teacher’s union partnered to- oping teachers. Teachers in top-rank- done right, it provides teachers and gether to embark on critical school im- ing countries such as Finland and principals with individualized ongoing provement efforts. I am pleased that Singapore get 100 hours of fully paid feedback and support on their the Administration also has recently professional development training each strengths, weaknesses, and areas in recognized the importance of teacher year. It is clear that the United States need of improvement. buy-in when it awarded the first Race must also increase its investments in Principals and school leaders also to the Top grants to Delaware and Ten- our educators to stay academically have a critical role to play in leading nessee—both states that had applica- competitive in an ever-expanding glob- school improvement efforts and man- tions with nearly 100 percent local al economy. aging a collaborative culture of ongo- teacher union support. Unfortunately, every year across the ing professional learning and develop- I worked with a range of education country thousands of effective teachers ment. Research has shown that leader- organizations in developing this bill, leave the profession—many within ship is second only to classroom in- including the Alliance for Excellent their first years of teaching. A 2003 struction among school-related factors Education; American Federation of

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I ment gains; and ‘‘(D) is aligned with— (B) intensive professional development, es- thank them for their input and support ‘‘(i) rigorous State student academic pecially when it includes applications of achievement standards developed under sec- for the bill. knowledge to teachers’ planning and instruc- I urge my colleagues to cosponsor tion 1111(b)(1); tion, has a greater chance of influencing ‘‘(ii) related academic and school improve- this bipartisan bill and work for its in- teacher practices, and in turn, leading to ment goals of the school, local educational clusion in the upcoming reauthoriza- gains in student learning. Such intensive agency, and statewide curriculum; tion of the Elementary and Secondary professional development has shown a posi- ‘‘(iii) statewide and local curricula; and Education Act. tive and significant effect on student ‘‘(iv) rigorous standards of professional Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- achievement gains, in some cases by approxi- practice and development; mately 21 percentile points. ‘‘(E) primarily occurs multiple times per sent that the text of the bill be printed (10) Recent reports from the Center for in the RECORD. week during the regular school day among American Progress, Education Sector, Hope established collaborative teams of teachers, There being no objection, the text of Street Group, and the New Teacher Project the bill was ordered to be printed in principals, school librarians, other school have collectively demonstrated the signifi- leaders, and other instructional staff, by the RECORD, as follows: cant flaws in current teacher evaluation and grade level and content area (to the extent S. 3242 implementation, and the necessity for rede- applicable and practicable), which teams en- signing these systems and linking such eval- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- gage in a continuous cycle of professional uation to individualized feedback and sub- resentatives of the United States of America in learning and improvement that— stantive targeted support in order to ensure Congress assembled, ‘‘(i) identifies, reviews, and analyzes— effective teaching. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. ‘‘(I) evidence of student learning; and (11) Research by Kenneth Liethwood, This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Teacher and ‘‘(II) evidence of classroom practice; Karen Seashore Louis, Stephen Anderson, Principal Improvement Act’’. ‘‘(ii) defines a clear set of educator learn- and Kyla Wahlstrom found that— SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. ing goals to improve student learning and (A) leadership is second only to classroom (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the fol- strengthen classroom practice based on the instruction among school-related factors lowing: rigorous analysis of evidence of student that influence student outcomes; and (1) Teacher quality is the single most im- (B) direct and indirect leadership effects learning and evidence of classroom practice; portant in-school factor influencing student account for about one-quarter of total school ‘‘(iii) develops and implements coherent, learning and achievement. effects on student learning. sustained, and evidenced-based professional (2) A report by William L. Sanders and (12) Research by Charles Clotfelter, Helen development strategies to meet such goals June C. Rivers showed that if 2 average 8- Ladd, Kenneth Leithwood, and Anthony (including through instructional coaching, year-old students were given different teach- Milanowski has shown that the quality of lesson study, and study groups organized at ers, 1 of them a high performer, the other a working conditions, particularly supportive the school, team, or individual levels); low performer, the students’ performance di- school leadership, impacts student academic ‘‘(iv) provides learning opportunities for verged by more than 50 percentile points achievement and teacher recruitment, reten- teachers to collectively develop and refine within 3 years. tion, and effectiveness. student learning goals and the teachers’ in- (3) A similar study by Heather Jordan, (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act structional practices and the use of forma- Robert Mendro, and Dash Weerasinghe are to build capacity for developing effective tive assessment; showed that the performance gap between teachers and principals in our Nation’s ‘‘(v) provides an effective mechanism to students assigned 3 effective teachers in a schools through— support the transfer of new knowledge and row, and those assigned 3 ineffective teach- (1) the redesign of teacher and principal skills to the classroom (including utilizing ers in a row, was 49 percentile points. evaluation and assessment systems; teacher leaders, instructional coaches, and (4) In Boston, research has shown that stu- (2) comprehensive, high-quality, rigorous content experts to support such transfer); dents placed with high-performing mathe- multi-year induction and mentoring pro- and matics teachers made substantial gains, grams for beginning teachers, principals, and ‘‘(vi) provides opportunities for follow-up, while students placed with the least effective other school leaders; observation, and formative feedback and as- teachers regressed and their mathematics (3) systematic, sustained, and coherent sessment of the teacher’s classroom practice, scores decreased. professional development for all teachers on a regular basis and in a manner that al- (5) McKinsey & Company found that stud- that is team-based and job-embedded; lows each such teacher to identify areas of ies that take into account all of the avail- (4) systematic, sustained, and coherent classroom practice that need to be strength- able evidence on teacher effectiveness sug- professional development for school prin- ened, refined, and improved; gest that students placed with high-per- cipals, other school leaders, school librar- ‘‘(F) regularly assesses the effectiveness of forming teachers will progress 3 times as fast ians, paraprofessionals, and other staff; and the professional development, and uses such as those placed with low-performing teach- (5) increased teacher leadership opportuni- assessments to inform ongoing improve- ers. ties, including compensation for teacher ments, in— (6) A 2003 study by Richard Ingersoll found leaders who take on new roles in providing ‘‘(i) improving student learning; and that new teachers, not just those in hard-to- school-based professional development, men- ‘‘(ii) strengthening classroom practice; and staff schools, face such challenging working toring, rigorous evaluation, and instruc- ‘‘(G) supports the recruiting, hiring, and conditions that nearly one-half leave the tional coaching. training of highly qualified teachers, includ- profession within their first 5 years, one- SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. ing teachers who become highly qualified third leave within their first 3 years, and 14 Section 9101 of the Elementary and Sec- through State and local alternative routes to percent leave by the end of their first year. ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801) certification or licensure.’’; (7) A report by the National Commission is amended— (2) by adding at the end the following: on Teaching and America’s Future estimated (1) by striking paragraph (34) and inserting ‘‘(44) EVIDENCE OF CLASSROOM PRACTICE.— that the nationwide cost of replacing public the following: The term ‘evidence of classroom practice’

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Russell National School student goals and growth. (3) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq). ‘‘(iv) Formative and summative assess- (39), the undesignated paragraph following ‘‘(b) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY APPLICA- ments. paragraph (39), and paragraphs (41) through TION.— ‘‘(v) Objective performance-based assess- (48) (as amended by this section) as para- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive ments. graphs (1) through (18), (21) through (28), (30) a subgrant under this part, a local edu- ‘‘(vi) Assessments of affective engagement through (40), (42) through (46), (48), (19), (20), cational agency shall submit to the State and self-efficacy. (29), (41), and (47), respectively. educational agency an application described ‘‘(46) LOWEST ACHIEVING SCHOOL.—The term SEC. 4. SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT. in paragraph (2), and a summary of the data ‘lowest achieving school’ means a school Section 1003(g)(5) of the Elementary and analysis conducted under paragraph (3), at served by a local educational agency that— Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. such time, in such manner, and containing ‘‘(A) is failing to make adequate yearly 6303(g)(5)) is amended— such information as the State educational progress as described in section 1111(b)(2), for (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ agency may reasonably require. the greatest number of subgroups described after the semicolon; ‘‘(2) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—Each ap- in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v) and by the greatest (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the pe- plication submitted pursuant to paragraph margins, as compared to the other schools riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (1) shall include— served by the local educational agency; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(A) a description of how the local edu- ‘‘(B) in the case of a secondary school, has ‘‘(D) permitted to be used to supplement cational agency will assist the lowest achiev- a graduation rate of less than 65 percent. the activities required under section 2502.’’. ing schools served by the local educational ‘‘(47) SCHOOL LEADER.—The term ‘school SEC. 5. TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL PROFESSIONAL agency in carrying out the requirements of leader’ means an individual who— DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT. section 2502, including— ‘‘(A) is an employee or officer of a school; Title II of the Elementary and Secondary ‘‘(i) developing and implementing the and Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) teacher and principal evaluation system pur- ‘‘(B) is responsible for— is amended by adding at the end the fol- suant to section 2502(a)(3); ‘‘(i) the school’s performance; and lowing: ‘‘(ii) implementing teacher induction pro- ‘‘(ii) the daily instructional and manage- ‘‘PART E—BUILDING SCHOOL CAPACITY grams pursuant to section 2502(a)(1); rial operations of the school. FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEAD- ‘‘(iii) providing effective professional de- ‘‘(48) TEACHING SKILLS.—The term ‘teach- ERSHIP velopment in accordance with section ing skills’ means skills that are consistent ‘‘SEC. 2501. LOCAL SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AC- 2502(a)(2); with section 200 of the Higher Education Act TIVITIES. ‘‘(iv) implementing mentoring, coaching, of 1965 and that enable a teacher to— ‘‘(a) SUBGRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL and sustained professional development for ‘‘(A) increase student learning, achieve- AGENCIES.— school principals and other school leaders ment, and the ability to apply knowledge; ‘‘(1) GRANTS.—From amounts made avail- pursuant to section 2502(a)(4); and ‘‘(B) effectively convey and explain aca- able under section 2504, the Secretary shall ‘‘(v) providing significant and sustainable demic subject matter; award grants, through allotments under teacher stipends, pursuant to section ‘‘(C) effectively teach higher-order analyt- paragraph (3)(A), to States to enable the 2502(a)(6); ical, evaluation, problem-solving, and com- States to award subgrants to local edu- ‘‘(B) a description of how the local edu- munication skills; cational agencies under this part. cational agency will— ‘‘(D) develop and effectively apply new ‘‘(2) RESERVATIONS.—A State that receives ‘‘(i) conduct and utilize valid and reliable knowledge, skills, and practices; a grant under this part for a fiscal year surveys pursuant to section 2502(b); and ‘‘(E) employ strategies grounded in the dis- shall— ‘‘(ii) ensure that such programs are inte- ciplines of teaching and learning that— ‘‘(A) reserve 95 percent of the funds made grated and aligned pursuant to section ‘‘(i) are based on empirically based prac- available through the grant to make sub- 2502(c); tice and scientifically valid research, where grants, through allocations under paragraph ‘‘(C)(i) a description of how the local edu- applicable, related to teaching and learning; (3)(B), to local educational agencies; and cational agency will use subgrant funds to ‘‘(ii) are specific to academic subject mat- ‘‘(B) use the remainder of the funds for— target and support the lowest achieving ter; ‘‘(i) administrative activities and technical schools described in section 2501(a)(4) before ‘‘(iii) focus on the identification of stu- assistance in helping local educational agen- using funds for other lowest achieving dents’ specific learning needs, (including cies carry out this part; schools; and

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USE OF FUNDS. ‘‘(II) developing and enhancing effective achieving schools that will be assisted under ‘‘(a) INDUCTION, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOP- teaching skills; the subgrant; MENT, AND EVALUATION SYSTEM.—A local ‘‘(III) enabling effective inclusion of chil- ‘‘(D) a description of how the local edu- educational agency that receives a subgrant dren with disabilities and English language cational agency will enable effective inclu- under this part shall use the subgrant funds learners, including through the utilization sion of children with disabilities and English to improve teacher and principal quality of— language learners, including through utiliza- through a system of teacher and principal in- ‘‘(aa) response to intervention; tion by the teachers, principals, and other duction, professional development, and eval- ‘‘(bb) positive behavioral supports; school leaders of the local educational agen- uation. Such system shall be developed, im- ‘‘(cc) differentiated instruction; cy of— plemented, and evaluated in collaboration ‘‘(dd) universal design of learning; ‘‘(i) response to intervention; with local teacher, principal, and school ‘‘(ee) appropriate accommodations for in- ‘‘(ii) positive behavioral supports; leader organizations and local teacher, prin- struction and assessments; ‘‘(iii) differentiated instruction; cipal, and school leader preparation pro- ‘‘(ff) collaboration skills; and ‘‘(iv) universal design of learning; grams and shall provide assistance to each ‘‘(gg) skill in effectively participating in ‘‘(v) appropriate accommodations for in- school that the local educational agency has individualized education program meetings struction and assessments; identified under section 2501(b)(2)(C)(ii), to— required under section 614 of the Individuals ‘‘(vi) collaboration skills; and ‘‘(1) implement a comprehensive, coherent, with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. ‘‘(vii) skill in effectively participating in high quality formalized induction program 1414); individualized education program meetings for beginning teachers during not less than ‘‘(IV) using formative assessments to— required under section 614 of the Individuals the teachers’ first 2 years of full-time em- ‘‘(aa) collect and analyze classroom-level with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. ployment as teachers with the local edu- data; 1414); cational agency, that shall include— ‘‘(bb) foster evidence-based discussions; ‘‘(E) a description of how the local edu- ‘‘(A) rigorous mentor selection by school ‘‘(cc) provide opportunities for self assess- cational agency will assist the lowest achiev- or local educational agency leaders with ment; ing schools in utilizing real-time student mentoring and instructional expertise, in- ‘‘(dd) examine classroom practice; and learning data, based on evidence of student cluding requirements that the mentor dem- ‘‘(ee) establish goals for professional learning and evidence of classroom practice, onstrate— growth; and to— ‘‘(i) a proven track record of improving ‘‘(V) achieving the goals of the school, dis- ‘‘(i) drive instruction; and student learning; trict, and statewide curricula; ‘‘(ii) inform professional development for ‘‘(ii) strong interpersonal and oral and ‘‘(iii) provides regular and ongoing oppor- teachers, mentors, principals, and other written communication skills; tunities for beginning teachers and mentors school leaders; and ‘‘(iii) exemplary teaching skills, particu- to observe each other’s teaching methods in ‘‘(F) a description of how the programs and larly with diverse learners, including chil- classroom settings during the school day; assistance provided under section 2502 will be dren with disabilities and English language ‘‘(iv) models innovative teaching meth- managed and designed, including a descrip- learners; odologies through techniques such as team tion of the division of labor and different ‘‘(iv) skill in enabling the effective inclu- teaching, demonstrations, simulations, and consultations; roles and responsibilities of local edu- sion of diverse learners, including children ‘‘(v) aligns with the mission and goals of cational agency central office staff members, with disabilities and English language learn- the local educational agency and school; school leaders, teacher leaders, coaches, ers; ‘‘(vi)(I) acts as a vehicle for a beginning mentors, and evaluators. ‘‘(v) commitment to personal and profes- teacher to establish short- and long-term ‘‘(3) DATA ANALYSIS.—A local educational sional growth and learning, such as National planning and professional goals and to im- agency desiring a subgrant under this part Board for Professional Teaching Standards prove student learning and classroom prac- shall, prior to applying for the subgrant, certification; tice; and conduct a data analysis of each school served ‘‘(vi) willingness and experience in using ‘‘(II) guides, monitors, and assesses the be- by the local educational agency, based on real-time data, as well as school and class- ginning teacher’s progress toward such data and information collected from evi- room level practices that have demonstrated goals; dence of student learning, evidence of class- the capacity to— ‘‘(vii) assigns not more than 12 beginning room practice, and the State’s longitudinal ‘‘(I) improve student learning and class- teacher mentees to a mentor who works full- data system, in order to— room practice; and time, and reduces such maximum number of ‘‘(A) determine which schools have the ‘‘(II) inform instruction and professional mentees proportionately for a mentor who most critical teacher, principal, and other growth; works on a part-time basis; school leader quality, effectiveness, and pro- ‘‘(vii) skill in engaging in successful col- ‘‘(viii) provides joint professional develop- fessional development needs; and laboration with other teachers, other school ment opportunities for mentors and begin- ‘‘(B) allow the local educational agency to leaders, and staff; ning teachers; identify the specific needs regarding the ‘‘(viii) extensive knowledge of planning ef- ‘‘(ix) may include the use of master teach- quality, effectiveness, and professional de- fective assessments and analysis of student ers to support mentors or other teachers; velopment needs of the school’s teachers, data; ‘‘(x) improves student learning and class- principals, and other school leaders, includ- ‘‘(ix) ability to address needs of adult room practice, as measured by the evalua- ing with respect to instruction provided for learners in professional development; tion system described in paragraph (3); and individual student subgroups (including chil- ‘‘(x) a commitment to participate in pro- ‘‘(xi) assists each beginning teacher in— dren with disabilities and English language fessional development throughout the year ‘‘(I) connecting students’ prior knowledge, learners) and specific grade levels and con- to develop the knowledge and skills related life experience, and interests with learning tent areas. to effective mentoring; goals; and ‘‘(4) JOINT DEVELOPMENT AND SUBMISSION.— ‘‘(xi) skill in promoting teacher reflection ‘‘(II) engaging students in problem-solving ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in through formative assessment processes, in- and critical thinking; subparagraph (B), a local educational agency cluding conversations with beginning teach- ‘‘(C) paid school release time of not less shall— ers using evidence of student learning and than 90 minutes per week for high quality ‘‘(i) jointly develop the application and evidence of classroom practice; and mentoring and mentor-teacher interactions; data analysis framework under this sub- ‘‘(xii) ability to improve the effectiveness ‘‘(D) foundational training and ongoing section with local organizations representing of the mentor’s mentees, as assessed by the professional development for mentors that the teachers, principals, and other school evaluation system described in paragraph (3); support the high quality mentoring and men- leaders in the local educational agency; and ‘‘(B) a program of high quality, intensive, tor-teacher interactions described in sub- ‘‘(ii) submit the application and data anal- and ongoing mentoring and mentor-teacher paragraph (B); and ysis in partnership with such local teacher, interactions that— ‘‘(E) use of research-based teaching stand- principal, and school leader organizations. ‘‘(i) matches mentors with beginning ards, formative assessments, teacher port- ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—A State may, after con- teachers by grade level and content area, to folio processes (such as the National Board sultation with the Secretary, consider an ap- the extent practicable; for Professional Teaching Standards certifi- plication from a local educational agency ‘‘(ii) assists each beginning teacher in— cation process), and teacher development that is not jointly developed and submitted ‘‘(I) analyzing data based on the beginning protocols that supports the high quality in accordance with subparagraph (A) if the teacher’s evidence of student learning and mentoring and mentor-teacher interactions application includes documentation of the evidence of classroom practice, and utilizing described in subparagraph (B); local educational agency’s extensive attempt research-based instructional strategies, in- ‘‘(2) implement high-quality effective pro- to work jointly with local teacher, principal, cluding differentiated instruction, to inform fessional development for teachers, prin- and school leader organizations. and strengthen such practice; cipals, school librarians, and other school

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‘‘(v) collecting, analyzing, and utilizing feedback to teachers and principals on areas ‘‘(IV) training and qualifications of eval- data and other tangible evidence of student for improvement; uators; and learning and classroom practice (including ‘‘(ii) provides for substantive support and ‘‘(V) timeliness of teacher and principal the use of formative and summative assess- interventions targeted specifically on such evaluations and feedback; ments) to— areas of improvement; and ‘‘(vii) a plan and substantive targeted sup- ‘‘(I) guide decisions and actions for contin- ‘‘(iii) results in summative evaluations; port for teachers and principals who fail to uous instructional improvement; and ‘‘(B) differentiates the effectiveness of meet the performance standards established ‘‘(II) ensure performance accountability; teachers and principals using multiple rating under clauses (i) and (ii); ‘‘(vi) managing resources and school time categories that take into account evidence ‘‘(viii) a streamlined, transparent, fair, and to ensure a safe and effective student learn- of student learning; objective decisionmaking process for docu- ing environment; and ‘‘(C) shall be developed, implemented, and mentation and removal of teacher and prin- ‘‘(vii) designing and implementing strate- evaluated in partnership with local teacher cipals who fail to meet such performance gies for differentiated instruction and effec- and principal organizations; and standards, as governed by any applicable col- tively identifying and educating diverse ‘‘(D) includes— lective bargaining agreement or State law learners, including children with disabilities ‘‘(i) valid, clearly defined, and reliable per- and after substantive targeted and reason- and English language learners; formance standards and rubrics for teacher able support has been provided to such ‘‘(5)(A) create or enhance opportunities for evaluation based on multiple performance teachers and principals; and teachers to assume new school leadership measures, which shall include a combination ‘‘(ix) in the case of a local educational roles and responsibilities, including— of— agency in a State that has a State evalua- ‘‘(i) serving as mentors, instructional ‘‘(I) evidence of classroom practice; and tion framework, the alignment of the local coaches, or master teachers; or ‘‘(II) evidence of student learning as a sig- educational agency’s evaluation system ‘‘(ii) assuming increased responsibility for nificant factor; with, at a minimum, such framework and professional development activities, cur- ‘‘(ii) valid, clearly defined, and reliable the requirements of this paragraph; riculum development, or school improve- performance standards and rubrics for prin- ‘‘(4) implement ongoing high-quality sup- ment and leadership activities; and cipal evaluation based on multiple perform- port, coaching, and professional development ‘‘(B) provide training for teachers who as- ance measures of student learning and lead- for principals and other school leaders serv- sume such school leadership roles and re- ership skills, which standards shall include— ing the schools targeted for assistance under sponsibilities; and ‘‘(I) planning and articulating a shared and such subgrant, which shall— ‘‘(6) provide significant and sustainable sti- coherent schoolwide direction and policy for ‘‘(A) include a comprehensive, coherent, pends above a teacher’s base salary for achieving high standards of student perform- high-quality formalized induction program teachers that serve as mentors, instructional ance; outside the supervisory structure for begin- coaches, teacher leaders, or evaluators under ‘‘(II) identifying and implementing the ac- ning principals and other school leaders, dur- the programs described in this subsection. tivities and rigorous curriculum necessary ing not less than the principals’ and other ‘‘(b) SURVEY.—A local educational agency for achieving such standards of student per- school leaders’ first 2 years of full-time em- receiving a subgrant under this part shall formance; ployment as a principal or other school lead- conduct a valid and reliable full population ‘‘(III) supporting a culture of learning and er in the local educational agency, to de- survey of teaching and learning, at the professional behavior and ensuring quality velop and improve the knowledge and skills school and local educational agency level, measures of classroom practice; described in subparagraph (B), including— and include, as topics in the survey, not less ‘‘(IV) communicating and engaging par- ‘‘(i) a rigorous mentor or coach selection than the following elements essential to im- ents, families, and other external commu- process based on exemplary administrative proving student learning and retaining effec- nities; and expertise and experience; tive teachers: ‘‘(V) collecting, analyzing, and utilizing ‘‘(ii) a program of ongoing opportunities ‘‘(1) Instructional planning time. data and other tangible evidence of student throughout the school year for the men- ‘‘(2) School leadership. learning and evidence of classroom practice toring or coaching of beginning principals ‘‘(3) Decision-making processes. to guide decisions and actions for continuous and other school leaders, including opportu- ‘‘(4) Teacher professional development. improvement and to ensure performance ac- nities for regular observation and feedback; ‘‘(5) Facilities and resources, including the countability; ‘‘(iii) foundational training and ongoing school library. ‘‘(iii) multiple and distinct rating options professional development for mentors or ‘‘(6) Beginning teacher induction. that allow evaluators to— coaches; and ‘‘(7) School safety and environment. ‘‘(I) conduct multiple classroom observa- ‘‘(iv) the use of research-based leadership ‘‘(c) INTEGRATION AND ALIGNMENT.—The tions throughout the school year; standards, formative and summative assess- system described in subsection (a) shall— ‘‘(II) examine the impact of the teacher or ments, or principal and other school leader ‘‘(1) integrate and align all of the activities principal on evidence of student learning and protocols (such as the National Board for described in such subsection; evidence of classroom practice; Professional Teaching Standards Certifi- ‘‘(2) be informed by, and integrated with, ‘‘(III) specifically describe and compare dif- cation for Educational Leaders program or the results of the survey described in sub- ferences in performance, growth, and devel- the 2008 Interstate School Leaders Licensure section (b); opment; and Consortium Standards); and ‘‘(3) be aligned with the State’s school im- ‘‘(IV) provide teachers or principals with ‘‘(B) improve the knowledge and skills of provement efforts under sections 1116 and detailed individualized feedback and evalua- school principals and other school leaders 1117; and tion in a manner that allows each teacher or in— ‘‘(4) be aligned with the programs funded principal to identify the areas of classroom ‘‘(i) planning and articulating a shared and under title II of the Higher Education Act of practice that need to be strengthened, re- clear schoolwide direction, vision, and strat- 1965 and other professional development pro- fined, and improved; egy for achieving high standards of student grams authorized under this Act. ‘‘(iv) implementing a formative assessment performance; ‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The assistance re- and summative evaluation process based on ‘‘(ii) identifying and implementing the ac- quired to be provided under this section may the performance standards established under tivities and rigorous student curriculum and be provided— clauses (i) and (ii); assessments necessary for achieving such ‘‘(1) by the local educational agency; or ‘‘(v) rigorous training for evaluators on the standards of performance; ‘‘(2) by the local educational agency, in performance standards established under ‘‘(iii) managing and supporting a collabo- collaboration with— clauses (i) and (ii) and the process of con- rative culture of ongoing learning and pro- ‘‘(A) the State educational agency; ducting effective evaluations, including how fessional development and ensuring quality ‘‘(B) an institution of higher education; to provide specific feedback and improve evidence of classroom practice (including ‘‘(C) a nonprofit organization; teaching and principal practice based on shared or distributive leadership and pro- ‘‘(D) a teacher organization; evaluation results; viding timely and constructive feedback to ‘‘(E) a principal or school leader organiza- ‘‘(vi) regular monitoring and assessment of teachers to improve student learning and tion; the quality and fairness of the evaluation strengthen classroom practice); ‘‘(F) an educational service agency;

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Federal investiga- imum, the effectiveness of each such pro- S. 3243. A bill to require U.S. Cus- tors testified that 129 CBP officials gram on— toms and Border Protection to admin- have been arrested on corruption ‘‘(1) student learning; ister polygraph examinations to all ap- charges since 2003. In addition, the ‘‘(2) retaining teachers and principals, in- plicants for law enforcement positions DHS Inspector General opened 576 alle- cluding differentiating the retainment data with U.S. Customs and Border Protec- gations of corruption within CBP in by profession and by the level of performance tion, to require U.S. Customs and Bor- 2009. Now, the vast majority of CBP of- of the teachers and principals, based on the der Protection to complete all periodic evaluation system described in section ficers are good, decent, hard-working 2502(a)(3); background reinvestigations of certain people. That is why we need to help ‘‘(3) teacher, principal, and other school law enforcement personnel, and for them root out those that are cor- leader practice, which shall include, for other purposes; to the Committee on rupting the system. teachers and principals, practice measured Homeland Security and Governmental Some of CBP’s susceptibility to infil- by the teacher and principal evaluation sys- Affairs. trate is the result of the high-threat tem described in section 2502(a)(3); Mr. PRYOR. Mr. President, I rise environment in which CBP works. But ‘‘(4) student graduation rates, as applica- today to discuss the related problems it is also because the dramatic in- ble; of corruption at the U.S. border with creases in staff levels since 2003—which ‘‘(5) teaching, learning, and working condi- tions; Mexico, turf wars between Federal in- is a good thing—means that the agency ‘‘(6) parent, family, and community in- vestigators of corruption, and inad- doesn’t always meet its own guidelines volvement and satisfaction; equate screening for corruption of law for screening of job applicants and ex- ‘‘(7) student attendance rates; enforcement personnel. Solving these isting employees. That is not as good, ‘‘(8) teacher and principal satisfaction; and problems is crucial to ensuring we have and we need to take action to make ‘‘(9) student behavior. a system that keeps drugs out, guns in, sure that the processes in place to un- ‘‘(b) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY AND and maintains an effective defense cover infiltration and corruption are SCHOOL EFFECTIVENESS.—The formal evalua- against efforts by drug cartels to infil- tion system described in subsection (a) shall effective. also measure the effectiveness of the local trate parts of the Department of Home- Established personnel integrity poli- educational agency and school in— land Security tasked with border secu- cies call for polygraph examinations ‘‘(1) implementing the comprehensive in- rity. and background investigations of all duction program described in section The Mexican cartels that dominate job applicants for CBP law enforce- 2502(a)(1); drug trafficking into the U.S. are so- ment positions as part of the screening ‘‘(2) implementing high-quality profes- phisticated, ruthless, and well-funded. process prior to being offered employ- sional development described in section They operate widely in Mexico through ment, however less than 15 percent re- 2502(a)(2); bribery and corruption and smuggle up ceived the full screening in 2009. CBP ‘‘(3) developing and implementing a rig- orous, transparent, and equitable teacher to $25 billion of illegal drugs as well as also has a 10,000 person backlog on and principal evaluation system described in people into the U.S. They also smuggle these reinvestigations of existing per- section 2502(a)(3); illegal guns and drug money back into sonnel. ‘‘(4) implementing mentoring, coaching, Mexico. In 2009, drug violence in Mex- There are also indications that there and professional development for school ico resulted in over 9,600 murders. Al- may be coordination and information principals and other school leaders described ready this year there have been over sharing problems between the DHS in section 2502(a)(4); 3,300 murders. Some of the illegal drugs components responsible for inves- ‘‘(5) ensuring that mentors, teachers, and and money goes to and through my tigating corruption. Evidence of these schools are using data to inform instruc- tional practices; and State of Arkansas. problems include a December 16, 2009, ‘‘(6) ensuring that the comprehensive in- The cartels used to operate dif- memo from the DHS Inspector Gen- duction and high-quality mentoring required ferently in the U.S. relying mostly on eral’s office and a March 30, 2010, Wash- under section 2502(a)(1) and the high impact stealth and a U.S. distribution network ington Post article detailing a lack of professional development required under sec- that reportedly includes operations in coordination between Federal inves- tion 2502(a)(2) are integrated and aligned an estimated 230 American cities. In tigators regarding corruption cases. with the State’s school improvement efforts my State, the network includes the cit- As we seem to learn over and over under sections 1116 and 1117. ies of Little Rock, Fort Smith and again, cooperation and coordination by ‘‘(c) CONDUCT OF EVALUATION.—The evalua- tion described in subsection (a) shall be— Fayetteville. The heightened U.S. bor- Federal, state, and local law enforce- ‘‘(1) conducted by the State, an institution der defenses have put a squeeze on car- ment is essential to identifying and de- of higher education, or an external agency tels. They have tried to regain an ad- feating threats to our national secu- that is experienced in conducting such eval- vantage by exporting to the U.S. their rity. The threat of infiltration by drug uations; and experience and success in bribing and cartels is no different. ‘‘(2) developed in collaboration with groups corrupting government officials who I am deeply concerned that the de- such as— can facilitate their business. partment responsible for the security ‘‘(A) experienced educators with track Today, I am introducing legislation of our homeland is falling short in records of success in the classroom; and sending a letter with three other ‘‘(B) institutions of higher education in- these important areas. volved with teacher induction and profes- senators to the Secretary of the De- To address these problems, I am sional development located within the State; partment of Homeland Security to re- sending a letter along with Senators and verse what has become a successful FEINGOLD, WYDEN, and BURRIS to DHS ‘‘(C) local teacher, principal, and school campaign by drug cartels to infiltrate Secretary Napolitano requesting that leader organizations. U.S. law enforcement. At risk here is she resolve turf issues between inves- ‘‘(d) DISSEMINATION.— more than drug trafficking. National tigators and integrity screening short- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The results of the eval- security is also threatened because bor- comings at CBP. I ask unanimous con- uation described in subsection (a) shall be submitted to the Secretary. der weaknesses can be exploited by ter- sent that this letter be inserted in the ‘‘(2) DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary shall rorists to transport operatives and RECORD after my statement. make the results of each evaluation de- weapons into the U.S. I am also introducing the Anti-Bor- scribed in subsection (a) available to States, At a recent hearing I chaired in a der Corruption Act of 2010. My bill re- local educational agencies, and the public. subcommittee of the Homeland Secu- quires DHS to address the integrity

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Specifi- toms and Border Protection receive poly- though DHS integrity policies call for poly- cally, it requires that DHS take such graph examinations before being hired for graph examinations and background inves- actions as necessary to ensure that the such a position; and tigations of all new job applicants for CBP (2) by not later than 180 days after the date law enforcement positions as part of the backlog of periodic background inves- of the enactment of this Act, U.S. Customs screening process prior to being offered em- tigations is cleared up within 60 days. and Border Protection initiates or completes ployment, less than 15% received the full It also requires job applicants to re- all periodic background reinvestigations for screening in 2009. Testimony also established ceive the polygraph test as required by all law enforcement personnel of U.S. Cus- that periodic reinvestigations are required of DHS policy within 2 years. toms and Border Protection that should re- current law enforcement personnel to un- Finally, I close with a message about ceive periodic background reinvestigations cover signs of corruption. CBP currently has and to the men and women at Customs pursuant to relevant policies of U.S. Cus- a 10,000 person backlog of periodic reinves- and Border Protection. Despite the un- toms and Border Protection in effect on the tigations, with the number expected to rise day before the date of the enactment of this to 19,000 by the end of this year. fortunate actions of a few that dis- Act. These shortcomings pose a clear national honor a proud tradition at CBP, we SEC. 4. PROGRESS REPORT. security risk. We believe this issue requires know the vast majority of CBP em- Not later than 180 days after the date of your immediate attention and would like ployees are patriotic, honest, and hard- the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days you to examine and specify what DHS is cur- working. We know and value the con- thereafter through the date that is 2 years rently doing to properly address these prob- tribution they make to the safety of after such date of enactment, the Secretary lems. We look forward to working with you America and the risks that they take of Homeland Security shall submit to the to solve this problem. on our behalf. They deserve and have Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- Sincerely, RUSSELL D. FEINGOLD. our thanks, support, and commitment ernmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the MARK L. PRYOR. to help them weed out bad elements in House of Representatives a report on the RON WYDEN. their organization. progress made by U.S. Customs and Border ROLAND W. BURRIS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- Protection toward complying with section 3. f sent that the text of the bill be printed in the RECORD. APRIL 21, 2010. SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS There being no objection, the addi- Hon. JANET NAPOLITANO, tional material was ordered to be Secretary, Department of Homeland Security, printed in the RECORD, as follows: Washington, DC. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLU- DEAR SECRETARY NAPOLITANO: In a recent TION 59—EXPRESSING THE S. 3243 hearing in the Homeland Security and Gov- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT THE ernmental Affairs Subcommittee on State, UNITED STATES SHOULD NEI- resentatives of the United States of America in Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and Congress assembled, Integration on the corruption of U.S. offi- THER BECOME A SIGNATORY TO SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. cials by Mexican drug cartels, senior offi- THE ROME STATUTE OF THE This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Anti-Border cials of the Department of Homeland Secu- INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL Corruption Act of 2010’’. rity (DHS) testified that drug cartels are COURT NOR ATTEND THE RE- SEC. 2. FINDINGS. specifically targeting and infiltrating federal VIEW CONFERENCE OF THE Congress makes the following findings: law enforcement agencies along the south- ROME STATUTE IN KAMPALA, (1) According to the Office of the Inspector west border. These corruption activities en- UGANDA IN MAY 2010 General of the Department of Homeland Se- compass almost every layer of the DHS bor- curity, since 2003, 129 U.S. Customs and Bor- der security strategy. Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. INHOFE, der Protection officials have been arrested Of concern are indications that there may Mr. KYL, and Mr. CRAPO) submitted the on corruption charges and, during 2009, 576 be coordination and information sharing following concurrent resolution; which investigations were opened on allegations of problems that result in duplication of inves- was referred to the Committee on For- improper conduct by U.S. Customs and Bor- tigative efforts between the DHS compo- eign Relations: der Protection officials. nents responsible for investigating corrup- S. CON. RES. 59 (2) To foster integrity in the workplace, es- tion. Evidence of these problems include the tablished policy of U.S. Customs and Border attached December 16, 2009, memo from the Whereas President William Clinton signed Protection calls for— DHS Inspector General’s office asserting ju- the Rome Statute on the International (A) all job applicants for law enforcement risdiction over corruption investigations Criminal Court (‘‘Rome Statute’’) through a positions at U.S. Customs and Border Pro- currently being carried out by the Customs designee on December 31, 2000, but acknowl- tection to receive a polygraph examination and Border Protection Internal Affairs and a edged ‘‘significant flaws’’ in the treaty, and and a background investigation before being March 30, 2010, Washington Post article de- recommended that President-elect George W. offered employment; and tailing a lack of coordination between Fed- Bush not submit the treaty to the Senate for (B) relevant employees to receive a peri- eral investigators regarding corruption advice and consent; odic background reinvestigation every 5 cases. We ask that you assist these DHS Whereas the ‘‘significant flaws’’ identified years. components in developing clearly defined by President Clinton—including the fact (3) According to the Office of Internal Af- roles and responsibilities regarding corrup- that the International Criminal Court fairs of U.S. Customs and Border Protec- tion investigations to ensure proper sharing (‘‘ICC’’) claims the power to exercise author- tion— of information and prevention of duplicative ity and jurisdiction over the citizens of na- (A) in 2009, less than 15 percent of appli- investigations. It is our belief that coopera- tions that have not ratified the treaty—per- cants for jobs with U.S. Customs and Border tion and participation by Federal, state, and sist and have not been remedied; Protection received polygraph examinations; local law enforcement is essential to elimi- Whereas President Bush, through Under- (B) as of March 2010, U.S. Customs and Bor- nating this growing threat to our national secretary of State for Arms Control John der Protection had a backlog of approxi- security. Bolton, notified United Nations Secretary- mately 10,000 periodic background reinves- Also of concern was testimony regarding General Kofi Annan on May 6, 2002, that the tigations of existing employees; and significant, growing corruption within U.S. United States does not intend to become a (C) without additional resources, by the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) where party to the Rome Statute and therefore has end of fiscal year 2010, the backlog of peri- 129 officials have been arrested on corruption no legal obligations arising from its signa- odic background reinvestigations will in- charges since 2003. The DHS Inspector Gen- ture on December 31, 2000; crease to approximately 19,000. eral reported that it had opened 576 allega- Whereas the United States Government, tions of corruption within CBP in 2009. It ap- acting through its elected representatives, is SEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO AD- MINISTERING POLYGRAPH EXAMI- pears that CBP has been susceptible to infil- the sole arbiter regarding decisions on the NATIONS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT tration and corruption because it occupies use of military force in its defense or in the PERSONNEL OF U.S. CUSTOMS AND the front line in the prevention of smuggling defense of its allies; BORDER PROTECTION. and illegal border crossings into the U.S., its Whereas the Rome Statute undermines na- The Secretary of Homeland Security shall dramatic increases in staff levels since 2003, tional sovereignty and established principles ensure that— and DHS not meeting its own guidelines for of customary international law by claiming (1) by not later than 2 years after the date integrity screening of job applicants and ex- the authority in certain circumstances to in- of the enactment of this Act, all applicants isting employees. vestigate and prosecute citizens and military

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Committee on Armed Services be au- nance of international peace and security’’; COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND thorized to meet during the session of Whereas the authority of the ICC inappro- TRANSPORTATION the Senate on April 21, 2010, at 2:30 p.m. priately intrudes upon the United Nations Mr. BURRIS. Mr. President, I ask The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Security Council’s primary responsibility unanimous consent that the Com- objection, it is so ordered. under the United Nations Charter for the mittee on Commerce, Science, and SUBCOMMITTEE ON PUBLIC LANDS AND FORESTS maintenance of international peace and se- Transportation be authorized to meet curity; Mr. BURRIS. Mr. President, I ask during the session of the Senate on Whereas, in September 2009, the ICC Office unanimous consent that the Sub- April 21, 2010, at 2:30 p.m. in room 253 of of the Prosecutor announced that ICC per- committee on Public Lands and For- the Russell Senate Office Building. sonnel were investigating accusations of war ests be authorized to meet during the crimes and crimes against humanity alleg- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without edly committed by United States and NATO objection, it is so ordered. session of the Senate to conduct a hearing on April 21, 2010, at 2:30 p.m., in forces fighting in Afghanistan; COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC Whereas the parties to the Rome Statute WORKS room SD–366 of the Dirksen Senate Of- have failed to establish a definition of the Mr. BURRIS. Mr. President, I ask fice Building. ‘‘crime of aggression’’; unanimous consent that the Com- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Whereas the United States Government objection, it is so ordered. has at various times been accused of ‘‘ag- mittee on Environment and Public gression’’, including the congressionally au- Works be authorized to meet during f thorized use of military force against Iraq in the session of the Senate on April 21, 2003; 2010, at 10 a.m. in room 406 of the Dirk- PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR Whereas the Rome Statute would subject sen Senate Office Building. United States citizens and military per- Mr. UDALL of New Mexico. Mr. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without President, I ask unanimous consent sonnel charged with crimes before the ICC to objection, it is so ordered. trial and punishment without the basic that Randy Fasnacht, a detailee with COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND rights and protections provided to criminal Senator REED (RI) to the Sub- GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS defendants and guaranteed by the United committee on Securities, Insurance, States Constitution, including a right to a Mr. BURRIS. Mr. President, I ask and Investments, be granted the privi- jury trial by one’s peers, protection from unanimous consent that the Com- leges of the floor for the remainder of double jeopardy, the right to confront one’s mittee on Homeland Security and Gov- the 111th Congress. accusers, and the right to a speedy trial; ernmental Affairs be authorized to Whereas the first Review Conference on The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without meet during the session of the Senate objection, it is so ordered. the Rome Statute will be held in Kampala, on April 21, 2010, at 10 a.m. to conduct Uganda from May 31 to June 11, 2010, to con- a hearing entitled ‘‘The Lessons and f sider amendments to the Rome Statute and Implications of the Christmas Day At- to take stock of its implementation and im- RECOGNIZING THE LEADERSHIP pact; and tack: Securing the Visa Process.’’ Whereas the draft provisional agenda of The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without AND HISTORICAL CONTRIBU- the Review Conference indicates that the As- objection, it is so ordered. TIONS OF DR. HECTOR GARCIA sembly of States Parties of the ICC has no COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS AND Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I intention of addressing the grave and per- ENTREPRENEURSHIP ask unanimous consent that the Judi- sistent concerns of the United States regard- Mr. BURRIS. Mr. President, I ask ciary Committee be discharged from ing the Rome Statute: Now, therefore, be it unanimous consent that the Com- further consideration of H. Con. Res. Resolved by the Senate (the House of Rep- mittee on Small Business and Entre- resentatives concurring), That it is the sense 222 and the Senate proceed to its imme- of Congress that— preneurship be authorized to meet dur- diate consideration. (1) the national interests of the United ing the session of the Senate on April The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without States are neither preserved nor advanced by 21, 2010, at 2:30 p.m. to conduct a hear- objection, it is so ordered. becoming a State Party to the Rome Statute ing entitled ‘‘The FY2011 budget Re- The clerk will report the concurrent on the International Criminal Court; quest for the Small Business Adminis- resolution by title. (2) the Rome Statute undermines the sov- tration.’’ The legislative clerk read as follows: ereignty of the United States, hinders its The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without A concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 222) ability to defend itself and its allies with objection, it is so ordered. military force, and conflicts with the prin- recognizing the leadership and historical ciples of the United States Constitution; COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS contributions of Dr. Hector Garcia to the (3) President Barack Obama should declare Mr. BURRIS. Mr. President, I ask Hispanic community and his remarkable ef- that the United States does not intend to unanimous consent that the Com- forts to combat racial and ethnic discrimina- ratify the Rome Statute and that the United mittee on Veterans’ Affairs be author- tion in the United States of America. States does not presently consider itself to ized to meet during the session of the There being no objection, the Senate be a signatory of the treaty; and Senate on April 21, 2010. The Com- proceeded to consider the concurrent (4) given that the Assembly of States Par- mittee will meet in room 418 of the resolution. ties has no discernable intention of address- Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I ing United States concerns regarding the Russell Senate Office building begin- treaty, President Obama should neither at- ning at 9:30 a.m. ask unanimous consent that the con- tend nor send a delegation to the Review The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without current resolution be agreed to, the Conference of the Rome Statute in Kampala, objection, it is so ordered. preamble be agreed to, the motions to Uganda commencing May 31, 2010. SUBCOMMITTEE ON EMERGING THREATS AND reconsider be laid upon the table, with f CAPABILITIES no intervening action or debate, and Mr. BURRIS. Mr. President, I ask any statements related to the measure AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO unanimous consent that the Sub- be printed in the RECORD. MEET committee on Emerging Threats and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND Capabilities of the Committee on objection, it is so ordered. FORESTRY Armed Services be authorized to meet The concurrent resolution (H. Con. Mr. BURRIS. Mr. President, I ask during the session of the Senate on Res. 222) was agreed to. unanimous consent that the Com- April 21, 2010, at 10 a.m. The preamble was agreed to.

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Mr. President, I tion, anti-drug trafficking, anti-terrorism, sentence now reads: ‘‘The House of Rep- ask unanimous consent that the For- human rights, regional cooperation, and resentatives denies each and every allega- eign Relations Committee be dis- trade; tion of this purported affirmative defense, charged from further consideration and (5) strongly urges the Government of Ser- which, in effect, seeks to suppress the state- the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 483. bia to intensify efforts to capture and trans- ments of a highly educated and experienced The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without fer at-large indictees Goran Hadzic and Federal judge, made under oath, before other objection, it is so ordered. The clerk Ratko Mladic to the International Criminal Federal judges.’’ will report the resolution by title. Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and oth- Page 9, last sentence in the Section enti- The legislative clerk read as follows: erwise to fully cooperate with the Tribunal; tled ‘‘Fourth Affirmative Defense,’’ the and words ‘‘voluntary and’’ should be deleted, so A resolution (S. Res. 483) congratulating (6) encourages the European Union to also that the sentence now reads: ‘‘There is sim- the Republic of Serbia’s application for Eu- remain actively engaged with all countries ply no credible basis to argue that the Sen- ropean Union membership and recognizing in the Western Balkans regarding their aspi- ate should not consider Judge Porteous’s im- Serbia’s active efforts to integrate into Eu- rations for European integration. munized Fifth Circuit testimony.’’ rope and the global community. f I would request that any future published There being no objection, the Senate versions of this Replication incorporate and proceeded to consider the resolution. APPOINTMENTS reflect the above changes. Further, in that Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I The PRESIDING OFFICER. The the Replication has been published in the ask unanimous consent that the reso- Chair, on behalf of the President pro Congressional Record, to the extent con- sistent with the Senate rules, we respect- lution be agreed to, the preamble be tempore, pursuant to Public Law 94– agreed to, and the motions to recon- fully request that this letter likewise be pub- 201, as amended by Public Law 105–275, lished. sider be laid upon the table. appoints the following individuals as The resolution (S. Res. 483) was A copy of this letter will be served upon members of the Board of Trustees of agreed to. counsel for Judge Porteous today through the American Folklife Center of the Li- electronic mail. The preamble was agreed to. Sincerely, The resolution, with its preamble, brary of Congress: Patricia Atkinson of ALAN I. BARON, reads as follows: Nevada vice Dennis Holub of South Da- kota and Joanna Hess of New Mexico Special Impeachment Counsel. S. RES. 483 vice Mickey Hart of California. f Whereas the United States has been a strong supporter of the European Union f ORDERS FOR THURSDAY, APRIL (EU); ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT 22, 2010 Whereas the year 2010 marks a full decade AGAINST JUDGE PORTEOUS of efforts of the Government of Serbia to re- Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I integrate into Europe and the global commu- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ask unanimous consent that when the nity; Chair submits to the Senate for print- Senate completes its business today, it Whereas, on November 30, 2009, the EU de- ing in the Senate Journal and in the adjourn until 9:30 a.m., Thursday, April cided that the citizens of ‘‘Serbia will be able CONGRESSIONAL RECORD the replica- 22; that following the prayer and the to travel without visa to the Schengen area’’ tion-errata of the House of Representa- pledge, the Journal of proceedings be permitting the greater integration of Serbia tives to the Answer of Judge G. Thom- approved to date, the morning hour be into Europe; deemed to have expired, the time for Whereas a democratically elected Govern- as Porteous, Jr., to the Articles of Im- ment of Serbia has committed to resolving peachment against Judge Porteous, the two leaders be reserved for their regional disagreements through diplomacy pursuant to S. Res. 457, 111th Congress, use later in the day, and there be a pe- and the tenets of international law; Second Session, which replication was riod of morning business for 1 hour, Whereas, on April 29, 2008, the EU and Ser- received by the Secretary of the Senate with Senators permitted to speak bia signed a Stabilization and Association on April 21, 2010. therein for up to 10 minutes each, with Agreement, which considered ‘‘the EU’s The replication-errata of the House the Republicans controlling the first 30 readiness to integrate Serbia to the fullest of Representatives is as follows: minutes and the majority controlling extent into the political and economic main- the final 30 minutes; that following stream of Europe and its status as a poten- CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, tial candidate for EU membership’’; Washington, DC, April 21, 2010. morning business, the Senate proceed Whereas, on June 21, 2003, the EU stated in Re Impeachment of G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., to executive session to consider the the Summit Declaration of the EU-Western United States District Judge for the nomination of Denny Chin to be U.S. Balkans summit at Thessaloniki that ‘‘the Eastern District of Louisiana, Replica- circuit judge for the Second Circuit, as future of the Balkans is within the EU’’ and tion—Errata provided for under the previous order. that the countries of the Western Balkans’ Hon. NANCY ERICKSON, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ‘‘rapprochement with the EU will go hand in Secretary of the Senate, U.S. Senate, objection, it is so ordered. hand with the development of regional co-op- Washington, DC. eration’’; DEAR MS. ERICKSON: On behalf of the House f Whereas the United States Government Managers, I am writing to inform the Senate PROGRAM has supported the diplomatic efforts of the of the following errata in the Replication Government of Serbia to reintegrate into the that the House filed April 15, 2010. Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, global community, including a visit by Vice Page 5, first sentence in the Section enti- there will be up to 1 hour for debate President Joseph Biden in May 2009; and tled ‘‘Fourth Affirmative Defense,’’ the word prior to a vote on the confirmation of Whereas the United States Government ‘‘voluntary’’ should be deleted, so that the the Chin nomination. Senators will be has long viewed the EU as a source of sta- sentence now reads: ‘‘The House of Rep- notified when the vote is scheduled. bilization, security, and prosperity for all of resentatives denies each and every allega- Europe and the world: Now, therefore, be it tion of this purported affirmative defense, f Resolved, That the Senate— which, in effect, seeks to suppress the state- ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 9:30 A.M. (1) applauds the people of Serbia for fur- ments of a highly educated and experienced thering their commitment to democracy, Federal judge, made under oath, before other TOMORROW free markets, tolerance, nondiscrimination, Federal judges.’’ Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, if and the rule of law; Page 6, last sentence in the Section enti- there is no further business to come be- (2) urges the European Council to adopt in tled ‘‘Fourth Affirmative Defense,’’ the fore the Senate, I ask unanimous con- a timely manner a clear position on Serbia’s words ‘‘voluntary and’’ should be deleted, so sent that it adjourn under the previous qualifications as a candidate country; that the sentence now reads: ‘‘Accordingly, (3) welcomes the decision of the democrat- there is simply no credible basis to argue order. ically elected Government of Serbia to join that the Senate should not consider Judge There being no objection, the Senate, the NATO Partnership for Peace Program in Porteous’s immunized Fifth Circuit testi- at 6:40 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, 2006; mony.’’ April 22, 2010, at 9:30 a.m.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 13:59 Jun 05, 2013 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 0685 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR10\S21AP0.001 S21AP0 pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD 5936 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 156, Pt. 5 April 21, 2010 NOMINATIONS EDMOND E-MIN CHANG, OF ILLINOIS, TO BE UNITED BENJAMIN P. LANDRY STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT RICK A. LANG Executive nominations received by OF ILLINOIS, VICE ELAINE F. BUCKLO, RETIRED. MEGAN M. LAUGHLIN ELLEN LIPTON HOLLANDER, OF MARYLAND, TO BE ROBIN R. LECH the Senate: UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE DISTRICT OF KAREN C. LUGG FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION MARYLAND, VICE ANDRE M. DAVIS, ELEVATED. DEBRA S. LUNDEEN LESLIE E. KOBAYASHI, OF HAWAII, TO BE UNITED LISA S. MADISON JILL LONG THOMPSON, OF INDIANA, TO BE A MEMBER STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE DISTRICT OF HAWAII, ERIKA J. MCCARTHY OF THE FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION BOARD, FARM VICE HELEN W. GILLMOR, RETIRED. TROY D. MEFFERD CREDIT ADMINISTRATION, VICE NANCY C. PELLETT, SUSAN RICHARD NELSON, OF MINNESOTA, TO BE JOSEPH C. MELDER TERM EXPIRED, TO WHICH POSITION SHE WAS AP- UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE DISTRICT OF BOBBY D. MITCHELL POINTED DURING THE LAST RECESS OF THE SENATE. MINNESOTA, VICE JAMES M. ROSENBAUM, RETIRED. NICOLE F. MOLETT WILLIAM C. MOORE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE IN THE AIR FORCE MICHAEL J. MORROW FRANCISCO J. SANCHEZ, OF FLORIDA, TO BE UNDER THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT VANESSA L. MOSES SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE, IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDI- TAMMY M. MOSLEY VICE CHRISTOPHER A. PADILLA, RESIGNED, TO WHICH CATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE HASMIN E. NALES POSITION HE WAS APPOINTED DURING THE LAST RE- AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION FRANCES M. NICHOLS CESS OF THE SENATE. 601: CHRISTOPHER W. NIDELL HOLLY ANN OCONNOR ERIC L. HIRSCHHORN, OF MARYLAND, TO BE UNDER To be lieutenant general SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR EXPORT ADMINISTRA- CATHERINE G. ORTEGA ANGELIQUE V. PATTERSON TION, VICE MARIO MANCUSO, RESIGNED, TO WHICH POSI- MAJ. GEN. ERIC E. FIEL TION HE WAS APPOINTED DURING THE LAST RECESS OF MARTHA E. PAUL THE SENATE. IN THE ARMY REBEKAH P. PEERY SYLVIA PENA EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT ANN M. PETCAVAGE AS CHIEF OF THE DENTAL CORPS, AND ASSISTANT SUR- MICHELLE I. PLASTERER MICHAEL W. PUNKE, OF MONTANA, TO BE A DEPUTY GEON GENERAL FOR DENTAL SERVICES, UNITED STATES MARQUITA N. PRICE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE, WITH THE ARMY AND FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDI- TIFFANIE L. RAMPLEY RANK OF AMBASSADOR, VICE PETER F. ALLGEIER, RE- CATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 3036 AND 3039(B): KRIS D. RICHARDSON SIGNED, TO WHICH POSITION HE WAS APPOINTED DUR- To be major general STEPHEN W. RIGGS ING THE LAST RECESS OF THE SENATE. KATHERINE S. ROBBEL DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY COL. MING T. WONG TRACY LYNN RUE DANNY C. SANDEFUR MICHAEL F. MUNDACA, OF NEW YORK, TO BE AN AS- IN THE NAVY DARRELL W. SAYLOR SISTANT SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, VICE ERIC SOL- THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT ANGELA K. SCHLOER OMON, RESIGNED, TO WHICH POSITION HE WAS AP- AS CHIEF OF CHAPLAINS, UNITED STATES NAVY, AND DANIEL J. SCHWARTZ POINTED DURING THE LAST RECESS OF THE SENATE. APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE JIMMY D. SCOTT EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 10, U.S.C., SECTION 5142: DALE M. SEIGLER DEBRA L. SIMS ISLAM A. SIDDIQUI, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE CHIEF AGRI- To be rear admiral JULIE A. SKINNER DON L. SMITH CULTURAL NEGOTIATOR, OFFICE OF THE UNITED REAR ADM. (LH) MARK L. TIDD STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE, WITH THE RANK OF INEZ VONCEIL SMITH AMBASSADOR, VICE RICHARD T. CROWDER, TO WHICH PO- IN THE AIR FORCE KIRK A. SMITH SITION HE WAS APPOINTED DURING THE LAST RECESS KRISTIN L. SMITH OF THE SENATE. THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT MYRNA L. SPENCER TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR ANNE S. STALEY DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: DAPHNE SMALL STEPANEK JEFFREY ALAN GOLDSTEIN, OF NEW YORK, TO BE AN To be major DOUGLAS W. STILES UNDER SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, VICE ROBERT K. NICOLE THOMPSON STONEBURG STEEL, RESIGNED, TO WHICH POSITION HE WAS AP- MARK J. AGUIAR DAVID R. STRICKLAND POINTED DURING THE LAST RECESS OF THE SENATE. AIMEE L. ALVIAR CHAD A. STUCKEY STEPHANIE E. AMADOR CHI SUH EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION ARTHUR D. ANDERSON JACQUILLA SULLIVAN MCGOWAN ROBERT W. BAILEY, JR. KIMBERLY NOVACK TRNKA CHAI RACHEL FELDBLUM, OF MARYLAND, TO BE A VICTOR BARANOWSKI SALVADOR V. VARGAS MEMBER OF THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY JOHNNIE I. BARRETT MELISSA K. VESSAR COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING JULY 1, 2013, VICE LAURA A. BELT LEILA R. VON KREITOR LESLIE SILVERMAN, TERM EXPIRED, TO WHICH POSI- JEANNIE M. BERRY LISA A. WARE TION SHE WAS APPOINTED DURING THE LAST RECESS OF CYNTHIA L. BOND DALLAS T. WEILLS III THE SENATE. PATRICK C. BOYLE DAVID A. WHITEHORN JACQUELINE A. BERRIEN, OF NEW YORK, TO BE A MEM- RALPH L. BURROUGHS III CAROL DAWN WILHITE BER OF THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COM- BRANDY R. CASTEEL MELINDA A. WILLIAMSON MISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING JULY 1, 2014, VICE CHRIS- JACQUELINE M. COLE TINE M. GRIFFIN, TERM EXPIRED, TO WHICH POSITION ERSKINE G. COOK, JR. THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT SHE WAS APPOINTED DURING THE LAST RECESS OF THE ELIANA J. CORAL TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR SENATE. KRISTA R. COTTERILL FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD BRANDY L. COX To be major CINDY L. CRADDOCK CRAIG BECKER, OF ILLINOIS, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE DARREN J. DAMIANI SANDRA S. AGUILLON NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD FOR THE TERM OF KAREN M. DANIELS JEFFREY L. ALCORN FIVE YEARS EXPIRING DECEMBER 16, 2014, VICE DENNIS SUANN DAVISON CALVIN J. ANDERSON P. WALSH, TO WHICH POSITION HE WAS APPOINTED DUR- DALE H. DESALIS BRUCE D. AUVILLE ING THE LAST RECESS OF THE SENATE. PAUL A. DEVAUGHN JAMES F. BEST, JR. ROBIN L. DUCKER RAMA BHYRAVABHOTLA EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION DANA LEA DUERR ALEXSA BILLUPS VICTORIA A. LIPNIC, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE A MEMBER OF TAMMY MICHELLE DUNHAM JEFFREY S. BOSLEY THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION JERRY M. EARL, JR. PAUL W. BOTT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TERM EXPIRING JULY 1, SUSAN E. EATON JOEL E. BRADY 2010, VICE NAOMI CHURCHILL EARP, TO WHICH POSITION MICHAEL H. EDGING MEGAN S. BRANDT SHE WAS APPOINTED DURING THE LAST RECESS OF THE YOGI D. EDLIN, JR. KITO D. BROOKS SENATE. MIRIAM EDOUARD ROBERT S. BROWN P. DAVID LOPEZ, OF ARIZONA, TO BE GENERAL COUN- TRACY S. EDWARDS BRUCE W. CALLAHAN SEL OF THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COM- WANDA L. EDWARDS JEFFREY W. CATHEY MISSION FOR A TERM OF FOUR YEARS, VICE RONALD S. STEPHANIE M. ELLENBURG COREY J. CHRISTOPHERSON COOPER, RESIGNED, TO WHICH POSITION HE WAS AP- ERNI L. EULENSTEIN CAMERON D. CLEMENT POINTED DURING THE LAST RECESS OF THE SENATE. SARAH M. EVANS WARREN G. CONROW ANTONIO L. FISHER SCOTT A. COREY NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD VINCENT M. GACILOS JAMIE D. CORNETT ELOISE K. GOMEZ ROBERT J. CURTIS MARK GASTON PEARCE, OF NEW YORK, TO BE A MEM- KIMBERLI A. GOODNER LAURIE R. DAVIE BER OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD FOR TRACEY A. GOSSER JAMES W. DAVIS THE TERM OF FIVE YEARS EXPIRING AUGUST 27, 2013, WANDA R. GREENE HEATHER D. DESHONE VICE PETER N. KIRSANOW, TO WHICH POSITION HE WAS CONSTANCE M. GRIFFIN KIERAN K. DHILLON DAVIS APPOINTED DURING THE LAST RECESS OF THE SENATE. JASON W. GRIMM LUTHER E. DHILLON DAVIS DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ORANETTA L. HALL MICHAEL J. DOIRON SHERRY A. HAMMOCK MELISSA M. DURHAM ALAN D. BERSIN, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE COMMIS- ANASTASIA ANGELA HANSEN JAMISON L. EARLEY SIONER OF CUSTOMS, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SE- GARY W. HARDY JAMES C. ENDERBY CURITY, VICE W. RALPH BASHAM, TO WHICH POSITION HE GORDON ANTHONY HAZLETTE JERRY M. FAUSCH WAS APPOINTED DURING THE LAST RECESS OF THE SEN- SADIE M. HENRY HEATHER WINFREE FENZL ATE. WAYNE P. HODSON MATTHEW R. FERRERI RAFAEL BORRAS, OF MARYLAND, TO BE UNDER SEC- WANDA M. HOGGARD BRIGITTE C. FRENCH RETARY FOR MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HOME- MATTHEW J. HOWARD MOHAMMED FUAD LAND SECURITY, VICE ELAINE C. DUKE, RESIGNED, TO RICHARD F. HUFF JENNIFER M. GIOVANNETTI WHICH POSITION HE WAS APPOINTED DURING THE LAST SARAH L. HUFFMAN MATTHEW D. GLYNN RECESS OF THE SENATE. GREGORY W. JOHNSON GABRIEL GONZALEZ THE JUDICIARY CHRISTOPHER W. KELLY BELTECEZAR C. GOROSPE JULIA KISS MALAYSIA H. GRESHAM JAMES KELLEHER BREDAR, OF MARYLAND, TO BE JAMES E. KRAMER MARTHA G. HAINEY UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE DISTRICT OF THELMA H. LAJONDIMALANTA EYDIN D. HANSEN MARYLAND, VICE J. FREDERICK MOTZ, RETIRING. JESSICA L. LAMONTAGNE TIMOTHY G. HARRELSON, JR.

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TRACY L. HARRELSON PENNY E. SPAID JAMES E. BRECK, JR. ERIC M. HENDRICKSON JAMES S. SPEIGHT DAVID P. BRIAR CRYSTAL A. HILAIRE KATHERINE S. SPENCE MICHAEL F. BRIDGES SUNNY M. HOLDEN BONNIE J. STIFFLER LORING G. BRIDGEWATER PATRICIA E. HOOGEVEEN JAMES A. STRYD GREGORY S. BRINSFIELD KARI L. HUNTER BARBARA A. SUSEN RYAN L. BRITTON VINCENT X. HUONG LANE C. TAYLOR TODD M. BROST JARRETT R. JACK LINDA J. THOMAS KENNETH J. BROWNELL EMBER J. JOHNSTON KARIN P. VANDOREN BRIAN R. BRUCKBAUER BRIAN L. JONES CANDY S. WILSON ROBERT J. BRUCKNER STEVEN A. KELHAM KEITH A. WILSON DALE S. BRUNER JEREMY RICHARD KERSEY PAULA M. WINTERS CHRISTOPHER J. BRUNNER ADAM B. KLEMENS SHANNON G. WOMBLE ROBERT A. BUENTE JEREMY A. KOVACS STEVEN C. BUETOW JENNIFER JONES LAACK THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT PAUL A. BUGENSKE DANIEL R. LANE TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR KURT W. BULLER ROBERT A. LARKOWSKI FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: JOHN G. BUNNELL JUNG B. LEE To be lieutenant colonel JEFFREY B. BURCHFIELD ROGER A. LEE PATRICK C. BURKE NANCY S. LESTER VERONA BOUCHER SCOTT D. BURNSIDE ERIC N. LITTLEFIELD DANE V. CAMPBELL DEANNA M. BURT GERARDO LOPEZ BRETT R. CARNER BRADLEY J. BUXTON TRAVIS K. LUNASCO JAMES R. COKER SEANN J. CAHILL MONIKA LUNN BRIAN L. COSTELLO DANIEL B. CAIN JOHN T. MACGREGOR ERIC M. COX MICHAEL O. CANNON MICHAEL R. MCCARTER II AMIE W. DARYANANI DANN S. CARLSON RENE M. MCQUEEN JAMES A. DAUBER KURT J. CARRAWAY MIKEL M. MERRITT MICHAEL P. DEMPSEY MATTHEW D. CARROLL PAUL R. NELSON DAVID R. ENGLERT ERIC D. CASLER MIA Y. NEURELL MAUREEN A. FARRELL MARC E. CAUDILL JEFFREY A. NEWSOM BENJAMIN J. FRANKLIN TYRELL A. CHAMBERLAIN DARREN ELOF NORDIN STEPHEN GABORIAULTWHITCOMB DAVID E. CHELEN RANDALL A. PAPE CLARENCE D.A. GAGNI MIKE G. CHRISTIAN CHRISTOPHER S. PECHACEK REVONDA L. GRAYSON MARK K. CIERO ANDREW G. PUCKETT NADINE Y. GRIFFIN ANDRA B. CLAPSADDLE JOSEPH N. PUGLIESE DERYCK K. HILL JAMES A. CLARK CHRISTOPHER M. PUTNAM NEIL A. HOLDER CHAD M. CLIFTON MICHAEL A. RAETHKA NEIL MICHAEL HORNER THOMAS C. COGLITORE CARY C. REGISTER TIMOTHY D. HOWERTON JOHN COLLEY DENNIS J. ROBINSON DEREK J. LARBIE MIGUEL J. COLON TOMAO L. ROSE DAVID A. LINCOLN STEPHEN R. CONKLING ROSALIND R. ROSS PERRY WINNIE LOKPARK MICHAEL R. CONTRATTO AMANDA L. SAGER PAULINE M. LUCAS ANTHONY G. COOK SCOTT W. SCHAFER CHRISTIAN L. LYONS DAVID L. COOL ROBERT D. SCHMIDTGOESSLING CRAIG A. MCCLUER EDWARD R. CORCORAN ROBERT R. SCHROPE IV TIFFANY J. MORGAN TOBY L. COREY CHRISTA L. SECHRIST BRIAN T. MUSSELMAN MATTHEW J. CORNELL SON B. SHIRAH ERIC V. OLSEN SEAN C. CORNFORTH JENNIFER L. SHIRLEY DENNIS OSULLIVAN DAVID A. CORRELL STEPHEN M. STOUDER SHANNON L. PHARES JAMES A. COSTEY JOHN E. STUBBS NICOLE H. RANEY JODY D. COX DARRELL R. STUTTS JUDY A. RATTAN MATTHEW D. COX TISHA D. SUTTON JESSE W. RICHARDSON KEVIN M. COYNE DARRELL K. TEGTMEYER MICHAEL D. ROSS KENNETH S. CRANE MATTHEW A. THOMAS STEPHANIE P. SCHULTZ DAVID M. CREAN CHRISTINE L. TOLBERT THOMAS L. SHAAK THOMAS D. CRIMMINS JOSHUA L. TOMCHESSON JAMES E. SHIELDS BRYAN L. CRUTCHFIELD CHARLES B. TOTH JOSEPH W. SILVERS JARED P. CURTIS TU T. TRAN JULIA N. SUNDSTROM DANIEL D. CZUPKA AARON D. TRITCH JAMES C. TANNER THOMAS D. DAACK DAN T. VINCECRUZ DAVID C. WALMSLEY DENNIS P. DABNEY DAVID E. WAGNER ROSS K. WHITMORE MATTHEW R. DANA ERICH W. WANAGAT DREW E. WIDING CHRISTOPHER O. DARLING SCOTT M. WHIPPLE RICHARD L. WOODRUFF, JR. JUSTIN C. DAVEY SUNDONIA J. WONNUM BRIAN A. YOUNG MATTHEW W. DAVIDSON DAVID C. WRIGHT JAMES A. YOUNG JONATHAN P. DAVIS SHAWNA A. ZIERKE THEODORE L. DAVIS, JR. THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT JERI L. DAY THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR MICHAEL E. DEBRECZENI TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: JEFFREY W. DECKER FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: To be colonel JOHN M. DELAPP, JR. To be lieutenant colonel JAMES E. DENBOW, JR. WILLARD B. AKINS II EVAN C. DERTIEN LORI A. ADAMS VINCENT J. ALCAZAR TED A. DETWILER REGINA D. AGEE ALEJANDRO J. ALEMAN JOHN M. DEVILLIER NICOLE H. ARMITAGE JOHN J. ALLEN JEFFREY W. DEVORE CONSTANCE C. BANKS MARK S. ALLEN TIMOTHY C. DODGE KIMBERLY A. BRIDGE NEIL T. ALLEN PAUL B. DONOVAN DAWN B. BROOKS RICHARD C. AMBURN DWIGHT K. DORAU JANET D. BRUMLEY KATHLEEN F. AMPONIN DAVID R. DORNBURG MARYJO BURLEIGH BYRON B. ANDERSON DENIS P. DOTY KRISTIN L. CARLSON WILLIAM D. ANDERSON, JR. MICHAEL L. DOWNS JONI M. CLEMENS JOSEPH F. ANGEL JAMES H. DRAPE CYNTHIA A. CONNER RUSSELL K. ARMSTRONG GARY T. DROUBAY ZINA M. CRUMP DAVID C. ARNOLD DAVID T. DUHADWAY SUSAN F. DUKES DAVID R. ARRIETA CARL R. DUMKE KATHLEEN T. FOULK BRUCE A. ARRINGTON LOUIS F. DUPUIS, JR. MICHELLE L. GONZALES MARK R. AUGUST LOURDES M. DUVALL KIMBERLY A. GRAHAM DOYLE R. BABE ANTHONY T. DYESS GERALD W. HALL, JR. DAVID D. BANHOLZER ALTON D. DYKES ROCHELLE L. HAYNES DAVID W. BARNES BILLIE S. EARLY KAREE M. JENSEN DAVID J. BAYLOR CASEY D. EATON PATRICIA I. JOHN CHARLES E. BEAM DANIEL C. EDWARDS KELLIE A. JOHNSON BRIAN R. BEERS RICHARD J. EDWARDS MICHAEL J. JOHNSON PAUL R. BEINEKE PETER K. EIDE MARINA L. JOHNSTON THOMAS A. BELL KENNETH P. EKMAN PHYLLIS F. JONES DAVID B. BELZ NEVIN K. ELDEN MICHELIN Y. JOPLIN CONERLY ROBERT E. BENNING TODD C. ELLISON DEEANN M. LEES SCOTT I. BENZA THOMAS E. ENGLE LESTER P. LORETO ALEXANDER BERGER CHRISTINE M. ERLEWINE KIMBERLY L. MANNINGWRIGHT KURT A. BERGO MARK W. EVANS ELIZABETH A. MCDOWELL BRUCE A. BEYERLY ANNE MARIE FENTON KIMBERLY B. MERRITT TIMOTHY J. BILTZ DONALD J. FIELDEN BRADLEY D. NIELSEN DAVID R. BIRCH JOHN N. FISCH NICOLE R. OGBURN KEVIN E. BLANCHARD JEFFREY H. FISCHER JULIE R. OSTRAND JULIE C. BOIT SCOTT C. FISHER JOEY P. PASKEVICIUS ROBERT T. BOQUIST TYRON FISHER DONNA L. RAU MICHAEL F. BORGERT MICHAEL P. FLAHERTY RHONDA L. RICHTER JAMES R. BORTREE TODD J. FLESCH JERRY D. RUMBACH ANDREW R. BRABSON PATRICK M. FLOOD MICHELE Y. SHELTON JAMES A. BRANDENBURG II RICHARD L. FOLKS II DEBRA A. SMITH HELEN L. BRASHER DAVID E. FOOTE

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TERESA L. FOREST DAVID W. KNIGHT LAWRENCE E. PRAVECEK ANDREAS J. FORSTNER CHARLES W. KNOFCZYNSKI HEATHER L. PRINGLE JAMES R. FOURNIER TRACEY D. KOP HOWARD K. PSMITHE DEREK C. FRANCE LEONARD J. KOSINSKI GARY PUHEK SCOTT G. FRICKENSTEIN ROBERT C. KRAUSE BRIAN D. PUKALL ERIC H. FROEHLICH JOHN P. KRIEGER SHAHNAZ M. PUNJANI DON C. FULLER III TODD C. KRUEGER YVETTE S. QUITNO DAVID M. GAEDECKE DAVID P. KUENZLI CARL W. RAHN ANDREW J. GALE DAVID J. KUMASHIRO STEVEN T. RAMSAY PHILIP A. GARRANT KURT W. KUNTZELMAN MARK J. RAMSEY KURT H. GAUDETTE ANDREW A. LAMBERT ERIC D. RAY ANDREW J. GEBARA SEAN P. LARKIN EDWIN H. REDMAN ANTHONY W. GENATEMPO ROBERT H. LASS MICHAEL D. REINER WILLIAM W. GIDEON LORI S. LAVEZZI ADAM S. REMALY SCOTT L. GIERAT HYON K. LEE PATRICK J. RHATIGAN CAMERON L. GILBERT RUSSELL E. LEE RONDALL R. RICE RANDALL S. GILHART SCOTT T. LEFORCE CYNTHIA A. RICHARDS PAUL G. GILLESPIE STEVE A. LEFTWICH JOHN J. RIEHL WILLIAM U. GILLESPIE IV AARON D. LEHMAN THOMAS J. RINEY DIANE CHOY GILLINGS LAURA L. LENDERMAN RANDY L. RIVERA ERIK W. GOEPNER BROOK J. LEONARD MICAH SHANE RIZA REGINA T. GOFF NORMAN J. LEONARD SCOTT W. RIZER PATRICK J. GOOLEY GARY N. LEONG BOBBY L. ROBINSON II CLAYTON M. GOYA TIMOTHY J. LINCOLN KELLY G. ROBINSON SCOTT D. GRAHAM FRANK J. LINK BARRY D. ROEPER GARY L. GRAPE KENNETH A. LINSENMAYER MICHAEL A. ROMERO CHRISTOPHER P. GRAZZINI THOMAS K. LIVINGSTON RENE F. ROMERO GABRIEL V. GREEN MATTHEW J. LLOYD ELIZABETH A. ROPER PAULA D. GREGORY STACY LOCKLEAR, JR. STEPHEN A. ROSE MICHAEL A. GREINER JOHN H. LONG PATRICIA MAULDIN ROSS KYLE D. GRESHAM SCOTT N. LONG MARTIN L. ROTHROCK JOHN M. GRIFFIN LESTER R. LORENZ DONOVAN L. ROUTSIS JANET W. GRONDIN ROBERT K. LYMAN JOSEPH J. RUSHLAU CLARK M. GROVES DAVID F. LYNCH LAURA M. RYAN WILLIAM C. GRUND DAVID BRADLEY LYONS IAN R. SABLAD ALEXUS G. GRYNKEWICH JEFFREY D. MACLOUD WILLIAM S. SALINGER BRYAN K. HADERLIE JACK W. MAIXNER ORLANDO SANCHEZ, JR. CURTIS R. HAFER DAVID J. MALONEY RALPH A. SANDFRY EILEEN R. HAMBY LORALEE R. MANAS MICHAEL E. SAUNDERS CHARLES T. HAMILTON CHRISTOPHER R. MANN GLEN A. SAVORY SHANE P. HAMILTON CHRISTOPHER M. MARCELL GEORGE W. SCHANTZ, JR. JOHN T. HANNA JOEL L. MARTIN PAUL A. SCHANTZ JASON L. HANOVER KELLY M. MARTIN MICHAEL P. SCHAUB, JR. DAVID E. HANSEN MAX R. MASSEY, JR. SCOTT J. SCHEPPERS LISA K. HANSEN CHARLES C. MAYER KEVIN J. SCHIELDS KRAIG M. HANSON KYNA R. MCCALL GARY J. SCHNEIDER DOUGLAS D. HARDMAN CHASE P. MCCOWN BARTON B. SCHUCK JEANNE I. HARDRATH JAMES J. MCELHENNEY RODGER G. SCHULD MICHAEL R. HARGIS MARK A. MCGEORGE DAREN A. SEARS DAVID A. HARRIS, JR. ANDREW MCINTYRE MICHAEL B. SENSENEY VALERIE L. HASBERRY PAUL R. MCLAUGHLIN MAYAN SHAH BRETT R. HAUENSTEIN SAMUEL L. MCNIEL SAMUEL J. SHANEYFELT TIMOTHY D. HAUGH MARC C. MCWILLIAMS CHARLES B. SHEA TRACEY L. HAYES DANIEL F. MERRY RICHARD A. SHEETZ JERRY W. HAYNES II CONSTANCE M. MESKILL NAM N. M. SHELTON MICHELLE L. HAYWORTH CHARLES E. METROLIS, JR. JEREMIAH L. SHETLER GREGORY L. HEBERT PATRICK D. MILLER DONNA D. SHIPTON CARLIN R. HEIMANN SUSAN M. MILLER PATRICK SHORTSLEEVE MICHAEL W. HELVEY JOSEPH A. MILNER SHAWN G. SILVERMAN ANTHONY A. HIGDON JIMMIE L. MITCHELL, JR. DANIEL L. SIMPSON ERIC T. HILL MATTHEW C. MOLINEUX DALE P. SINNOTT MARK A. HIRYAK MITCHELL A. MONROE MATTHEW E. SKEEN DAVID J. HLUSKA KENNETH S. S. MONTGOMERY KEITH A. SKINNER MICHAEL T. HOEPFNER NATHAN C. MOONEY II MARK H. SLOCUM TIMOTHY J. HOGAN JENNIFER L. MOORE ANDREW J. SMITH STEPHANIE A. HOLCOMBE DAVID J. MORGAN BRUCE M. SMITH MICHAEL R. HOLMES DONALD MORGAN DOUGLAS S. SMITH WILLIAM G. HOLT II WILLIAM F. MORRISON II DUSTIN P. SMITH WILLIE O. HOLT, JR. GERARD A. MOSLEY MAUREEN J. SMITH MICHAEL S. HOPKINS KARI A. MOSTERT REGINALD R. SMITH DAVID J. HORNYAK DANIEL R. MOY MATTHEW C. SMITHAM JED L. HUDSON KEVIN M. MUCKERHEIDE KATHERINE O. SNYDER STEPHEN A. HUGHES DOUGLAS E. MULLINS WILLIAM H. SNYDER GINA C. HUMBLE ROBERT B. MUNDIE RHONDA M. SOTO THERESA B. HUMPHREY BRIAN C. MURPHY ROBERT S. SPALDING III KIRK W. HUNSAKER JOHN E. MURPHY MERRICE SPENCER CLINT H. HUNT MARK C. MURPHY DARREN D. SPRUNK STEVEN R. HUSS MIMI MURPHY MARCUS S. STEFANOU ROBERT E. INTRONE MYLES M. NAKAMURA STEPHEN R. STEINER MATTHEW C. ISLER JEFFREY D. NEISCHEL MICHAEL J. STEPHENS DAVID R. IVERSON BRETT J. NELSON PETER B. STERNS BRICK IZZI JOHN J. NICHOLS MICHAEL R. STRACHAN ROBERT S. JACKSON, JR. KENT A. NICKLE WAYNE W. STRAW JOSEPH S. JEZAIRIAN DANA S. NIELSEN ROBERT M. STRICKLAND, JR. DAVID A. JOHNSON DOUGLAS J. NIKOLAI DOUGLAS E. STROPES DAVID D. JOHNSON TREVOR W. NITZ RONALD F. STUEWE, JR. JOHN H. JOHNSON ROBERT G. NOVOTNY JOSEPH L. STUPIC KENNETH F. JOHNSON MICHAEL T. OBERBROECKLING JAMES G. STURGEON MALCOLM T. JOHNSON KRISTINA M. OBRIEN JAMES A. STURIM ROGER F. JOHNSON BRIAN M. OCONNELL ROBERT C. SWARINGEN II KIMBERLEE P. JOOS KEVIN A. OLIVER DAWN MARIE SWEET RUSSELL T. KASKEL DEAN R. OSTOVICH TRACY R. SZCZEPANIAK ADAM B. KAVLICK SHIRLENE D. OSTROV MICHAEL B. TANNEHILL DAVID A. KAWECK WILLIAM J. OTT FREDERICK D. THADEN DAWN D. KEASLEY DANIEL A. PACHECO DWAYNE E. THOMAS TIMOTHY L. KEEPORTS HANS F. PALAORO WILLIAM B. THOMAS ROBERT W. KEIRSTEAD, JR. GLENN E. PALMER RANDALL L. THOMSEN D. EDWARD KELLER, JR. GLENN A. PANARO ROSEMARY L. THORNE MICHAEL B. KELLY ZANNIS M. PAPPAS THOMAS J. TIMMERMAN ANDRE L. KENNEDY TODD J. PARKS ANDREW TORELLI FRED G. W. KENNEDY III TODD M. PAVICH WILLIAM R. TRACY KEVIN B. KENNEDY JAMES L. PEASE JEROME T. TRAUGHBER COREY J. KEPPLER JOHN C. PEPIN PETER J. TREMBLAY ROBERT E. KIEBLER RICK T. PETITO JOHN M. TRUMPFHELLER THOMAS J. KILLEEN KEITH L. PHILLIPS DANIEL H. TULLEY KIRK A. KIMMETT BRADLEY R. PICKENS WILLIAM M. UHLMEYER DEAN D. KING DAVID C. PIECH WILLIAM K. UPTMOR RICHARD L. KING, JR. JOHN D. PLATING GREGORY N. URTSO TIMOTHY R. KIRK MICHAEL H. PLATT RICHARD B. VAN HOOK KONRAD J. KLAUSNER FREDRICK G. PLAUMANN GREGG D. VANDERLEY JEFFREY T. KLIGMAN DAVID S. POAGE SAMUEL B. VANDIVER WILLIAM J. KLUG MATTHEW S. POISSOT DALE J. VANDUSEN

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MATTHEW L. VENZKE BRIAN A. WILKEY IN THE ARMY KURT A. VOGEL BRUCE W. WILLETT JEANETTE M. VOIGT FREDERICK D. WILLIAMS THE FOLLOWING NAMED INDIVIDUAL FOR APPOINT- JOHN W. WAGNER RICHARD E. WILLIAMSON, JR. MENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES RAYMOND J. WAGNER MATTHEW B. WILLIS ARMY RESERVE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: ALLAN P. WAITE, JR. MARTY E. WILSON To be colonel CRAIG J. WALKER STEPHANIE P. WILSON CURTIS D. WALKER MICHAEL P. WINKLER RAMSEY B. SALEM WILLIAM N. WALKER THOMAS E. WOLCOTT STEPHEN B. WALLER JOSEPH L. WOLFER PAUL B. WALSKI f JOHN C. WOMACK DEAN A. WARD DEANNA C. WON CHRISTINE M. WASDIN TRACEY L. WATKINS STEPHEN D. WOOD CONFIRMATIONS KATHLEEN E. WEATHERSPOON TODD K. WOODRICK ROBERT F. WEAVER II THOMAS L. WOODS Executive nominations confirmed by JONATHAN D. WEBB TODD A. WORMS the Senate, Wednesday, April 21, 2010: GREGORY A. WEBER CYNTHIA A. WRIGHT LESTER A. WEILACHER JASON R. XIQUES THE JUDICIARY STUART N. WEINBERGER BRIAN A. YATES JASON S. WERCHAN JON E. YOST THOMAS I. VANASKIE, OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO BE STEVEN W. WESSBERG ANTHONY C. YOUNG UNITED STATES CIRCUIT JUDGE FOR THE THIRD CIR- DANE P. WEST GREGORY J. YUEN CUIT. SEABORN J. WHATLEY III CATHERINE M. ZEITLER DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE KENT B. WHITE MICHAEL J. ZIGAN STEVEN W. WIGGINS MARK A. ZIMMERHANZEL CHRISTOPHER H. SCHROEDER, OF NORTH CAROLINA, TO JOHN T. WILCOX II MICHAEL J. ZUBER BE AN ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL.

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The House met at 10 a.m. and was I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the medications, and order nursing home called to order by the Speaker pro tem- United States of America, and to the Repub- services for seniors, all in accordance pore (Mr. PASTOR of Arizona). lic for which it stands, one nation under God, with State law. indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. f But even when State laws explicitly f include ordering home health care DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER within the scope of practice for nurse PRO TEMPORE WELCOMING ARCHBISHOP OSHAGAN CHOLOYAN practitioners, as Pennsylvania does, The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- Medicare still requires a physician’s fore the House the following commu- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without signature for referral and payment. nication from the Speaker: objection, the gentlewoman from New That Medicare allows nurse practi- York (Mrs. MALONEY) is recognized for tioners and PA’s to sign the forms to WASHINGTON, DC, 1 minute. April 21, 2010. place a senior in a nursing home but There was no objection. I hereby appoint the Honorable ED PASTOR not for less expensive home health care to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day. Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, as a just doesn’t make sense. This require- NANCY PELOSI, proud member of the Congressional ment leads to unnecessary and costly Speaker of the House of Representatives. Caucus on Armenian Issues, and the delays. f Representative of a large and vibrant I urge my colleagues to join with me community of Armenian Americans, I PRAYER to fix this problem and to ensure that rise to welcome His Eminence Arch- seniors get the care that they need in Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan, Ar- bishop Oshagan Choloyan in his offer- appropriate and cost efficient settings menian Apostolic Church of America, ing of the opening prayer, and join my by cosponsoring my bill, H.R. 4993, the New York, New York, offered the fol- colleagues this week in the sad com- Home Health Care Planning and Im- lowing prayer: memoration of the Armenian genocide. provement Act, and make sure that Almighty God, we seek Your grace On this 95th anniversary of the geno- seniors get the care they need in the and wisdom in our lives and in our cide, I join with a chorus of voices that right setting. leaders that they may serve Your peo- grows louder with each passing year. ple with truth and justice. We simply will not allow the planned f Remember Your faithful servants, elimination of an entire people to re- the Armenian people, who for 95 Aprils main in the shadows of history. The have lived with the memory of the Armenian genocide must be acknowl- NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER RULING genocide of 11⁄2 million of their nation. edged, studied, and never, ever allowed We pray that such barbarity never to happen again. (Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky asked and again be inflicted upon any of Your The archbishop is the head of the Ar- was given permission to address the creatures. We give thanks for the bless- menian Church in the United States, House for 1 minute and to revise and ings that You have bestowed upon the which is located in my district. As the extend his remarks.) remnant of the Armenian people who spiritual shepherd of several hundred Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky. Mr. Speak- were welcomed and given new life in thousand Armenian Americans in the er, last week U.S. District Judge Bar- the United States of America. We Eastern United States, he plays a sig- bara Crabb ruled that the National Day thank You for delivering us from the nificant role in the life of the Arme- of Prayer violates the first amendment depths of despair into this land of lib- nian community. It is a great honor to to the Constitution despite decades of erty. welcome him today. statute and tradition. This is another Bless America, the country of great- f disappointing example of activist ness and goodness. Renew the values of judges making decisions that fly in the our American heritage so that America ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER face of the Constitution, violating con- will remain the country of truth, free- PRO TEMPORE gressional intent, and the values of our dom, justice, and peace. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Founders. John Adams declared, ‘‘Our We stand before You and ask this in Chair will entertain up to 15 further re- Constitution was made only for a Your name and for Your glory. Amen. quests for 1-minute speeches on each moral and religious people. It is wholly f side of the aisle. inadequate to the government of any f other.’’ THE JOURNAL Every year on the first Thursday of The SPEAKER pro tempore. The INTRODUCING HOME HEALTH May we gather as a people to pray and Chair has examined the Journal of the CARE PLANNING IMPROVEMENT acknowledge our Nation’s need and last day’s proceedings and announces ACT place before eternity. George Wash- to the House his approval thereof. (Ms. SCHWARTZ asked and was ington said, ‘‘Of all the dispositions Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- given permission to address the House and habits which lead to political pros- nal stands approved. for 1 minute and to revise and extend perity, religion and morality are indis- f her remarks.) pensable. In vain would that man claim Ms. SCHWARTZ. Seniors who see a the tribute of patriotism, who should PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE nurse practitioner or physician’s as- labor to subvert these great pillars of The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the sistant as their primary care provider human happiness.’’ gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. DAVIS) face unnecessary delays in receiving This ruling is not what our Founders come forward and lead the House in the necessary home health services. Medi- intended and does a disservice to our Pledge of Allegiance. care recognizes that nurse practi- history as a religious Nation. I call on Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky led the tioners and physician’s assistants diag- Attorney General Eric Holder to appeal Pledge of Allegiance as follows: nose and care for patients, prescribe this ruling.

b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor.

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Years of greed rise today to congratulate the women Isn’t it time we finally began to work and irresponsible behavior allowed fi- of Villa Maria Academy from Erie, together to solve these complex prob- nancial institutions to make casino Pennsylvania, my hometown, for their lems, to help rebuild our country, to bets with the money of hardworking extraordinary basketball team on their rebuild our jobs, bring these jobs back American families. second straight PIAA Class AA State home where they belong instead of Last year the Financial Services Basketball Championship. sending them overseas? Whose side are On March 26, Villa Maria sealed their Committee and this Chamber passed a we really on? comprehensive set of reforms that will state championship after defeating prevent these abuses from happening Isn’t it time we pursued each and York Catholic High School 52–44 at again. This reform finally put the every one of the crooks on Wall Street Penn State University. More than 2,000 American consumer over the bottom who took our money? People in Wis- people filled the stands as the Villa lines of banks. They will allow share- consin want their money back. They Maria Victors lived up to their name. holders to have a say on the excessive want their jobs back. And they are The team was led by seniors Kayla bonuses that many executives receive going to be asking the question whose McBride, Ashley Prischak, Kaylyn regardless of performance, and they side are we on? Well, let’s work to- Maruca, Cara Wyant, Kelly Ek, and will end the problems of too big to fail. gether, rebuild our families, our com- Erica Webber, who all helped secure munities, and make certain that any The time has come for Members of Villa’s back-to-back State champion- bank, any bank or any investment firm ships. Coach Scott Dibble steered this both Chambers to stop making false ac- that is too big to fail ceases to exist. cusations in return for political gains. great team to victory and finished the Let’s break up the big banks on Wall season with a 28–2 record. Let’s work together and pass financial Street. regulatory reform. It’s time for change. As a Villa Maria alum and former basketball player, I am so proud to f f offer well-deserved congratulations to the Villa Victors on behalf of the U.S. IRAN’S MILITARY CAPABILITIES House of Representatives. I can’t wait THE CASE OF JAMIE LEIGH JONES to see next year’s three-peat. (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was asked and was given permission to ad- given permission to address the House f dress the House for 1 minute and to re- for 1 minute.) vise and extend his remarks.) Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, HONORING THE LIFE OF GENERAL Jamie Leigh Jones was a 20-year-old Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. MIKOLAJCIK and went to Iraq as a civilian con- Speaker, yesterday the Department of Defense released the Military Power (Mr. BROWN of South Carolina asked tractor. Here is her story: after being and was given permission to address in Iraq just a few days, she said she was Report on Iran. The report is designed to provide Congress and the White the House for 1 minute and to revise drugged and gang raped by fellow em- and extend his remarks.) ployees. She was held hostage in a House with an assessment of Iran’s cur- Mr. BROWN of South Carolina. Mr. cargo container for 24 hours without rent military capabilities and the re- Speaker, I rise today to honor the life food or water. She was assaulted so gime’s future military strategy. of my good friend, General Thomas badly that later she had to have recon- The report served as a stark re- Mikolajcik, known to many of his structive surgery. minder of the military and nuclear re- alities in the region. Sadly, it is incom- friends as General Mik, for his lasting She convinced one of the people commitment to our Nation’s military guarding her to let her borrow a cell plete because it lacked information about funding provided by Iran’s mili- and veterans. phone. She called her dad. Her dad After 27 years of active duty in the called my office in Texas. With the tary branches and also information about military doctrine. The informa- Air Force, General Mik returned to help of the State Department, we Charleston, where he served as chair- helped immediately to rescue her, and tion that the report does include con- firms Iran’s efforts to hide its nuclear man of the Charleston Chamber of she was quickly brought back to Amer- Commerce’s Military Affairs Com- ica. infrastructure, their support of nuclear terrorist surrogates, and the terrifying mittee. In 2005, he was diagnosed with But no one has been held accountable investment in a missile that could hit ALS. At that time, the disease was not for these crimes. The rape kit and the America in less than 5 years. recognized as a service-connected dis- forensic evidence apparently were com- order by the VA. Because of the high Now is the time for the administra- promised by somebody in Iraq. During incidence rate among veterans, General tion and Congress to put forward an ef- this Victims’ Rights Week, we need to Mik worked tirelessly with me, the en- fective strategy to deal with Iran. It is realize that when citizens go to a war tire VA Committee, and General Peake imperative that both parties work vigi- zone and serve their country and a to change VA regulations to make ALS lantly with our allies around the world crime is committed against them, they a presumptive disease. He also played to ensure Iran does not continue down should have justice. an instrumental role in the establish- this dangerous road. People like Jamie Leigh Jones de- ment of the National ALS Registry. serve the protection of our law. The In conclusion, God bless our troops Because of his valiant efforts, no vet- long arm of the law should reach in and we will never forget September eran will ever have to fight for dis- lands far away to hold perpetrators ac- 11th in the Global War on Terrorism. ability after they have been diagnosed countable for assaulting fellow Ameri- Congratulations Columbia Mayor- with ALS. General Mik always put cans in time of war because justice is Elect Steve Benjamin and Council- service to our country and his fellow what we do in this country. woman Leona Plaugh, joining Tameika countrymen first, and he will be great- And that’s just the way it is. Isaac Devine and Sam Davis. ly missed.

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Mr. Speaker, ception following the tragic oil spill off injustice to both American workers when I recently visited a restaurant in Santa Barbara, Earth Day has become and the American taxpayer, and that is my rural district, a gentleman ap- a call to action on behalf of the envi- the decision by the Air Force to extend proached me to say that he was a Re- ronment. the deadline for offering bids for the publican and had never voted for a As one who represents this coastline, Air Force’s new imperative tanker, Democrat, but he voted for President one of the most beautiful and sensitive which has allowed an illegally sub- Obama. He stated his appreciation that areas in America, I know that every sidized competitor, the EADS Com- the President was standing up to greed, day is Earth Day. But the important pany, which has now taken advantage that he was standing up to Wall Street thing about this year’s celebration is of that, to the disadvantage of Amer- and corporate America. He felt that that it marks a turning point for our ican workers and the disadvantage of corporate greed is among the greatest Nation. Under Democratic leadership American taxpayers. It is inconceiv- our country is finally poised to begin challenges facing our Nation, and he is able to me that we have extended this addressing our longstanding energy absolutely correct. deadline to allow a competitor to offer The first day President Obama took issues. Through the Recovery Act, for exam- a bid that will be illegally subsidized office, the country was at the brink of by European governments. economic ruin triggered by financial ple, we’ve launched a clean energy economy that’s creating millions of If this travesty is allowed to happen, deregulation and banks that pursued we could lose thousands of jobs. The reckless investments to produce quick jobs, reducing our dependence on dirty energy sources, and, through effi- taxpayers would have been suffering profits. Wall Street was acting more seeing these illegal subsidies, and a like casinos than banks, taking big ciencies, lowering energy costs for American families and businesses. great injustice will have been per- gambles, and when they lost, forcing petrated. the taxpayers to pay. They got rich, Now is the time to seize the unprece- dented opportunity before us. The This cannot stand. We should con- everyone else got squeezed. tinue to fight this grave injustice. Democrats have a solution. Wall clean energy legislation we’ve passed Street doesn’t like it, but we have a so- in this Chamber will be the legacy we f lution. We want transparency, we want leave for our children and our grand- RESTORING U.S. accountability, and we will not stop children. To protect them and all who COMPETITIVENESS until that happens. come after us, we must continue mak- ing these smart investments and meet (Mr. BOUSTANY asked and was f the challenges of the 21st century. given permission to address the House b 1015 f for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) WE CAN DO BETTER STOP THE ENDLESS BAILOUTS Mr. BOUSTANY. Mr. Speaker, our (Mr. GINGREY of Georgia asked and (Mr. PITTS asked and was given per- country is on an unsustainable path was given permission to address the mission to address the House for 1 with trillion-dollar deficits annually, House for 1 minute and to revise and minute and to revise and extend his re- continued massive government spend- extend his remarks.) marks.) ing, and an atmosphere of uncertainty Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Mr. Speak- Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, beginning as President Obama and congressional er, I come to the floor this morning in the fall of 2008, Congress approved, Democrats have enacted $760 million in with a simple message: we can do bet- and the Bush and Obama administra- gross new tax increases since 2009, with ter. Just look around. tions began to hand out taxpayer more tax increases planned. It’s no What has been accomplished under money freely to banks and, eventually, wonder that unemployment remains the Democratic leadership? A takeover auto companies, with little trans- stubbornly high and economic growth of our health care system, otherwise parency and, in some cases, little hope is sluggish. These policies are a threat known as ObamaCare, which spends that the money would be repaid. to U.S. competitiveness. money we don’t have, without lowering Now, the Senate is set to consider We need a commonsense policy to the cost of health care. A cap-and-tax legislation that will create a perma- promote growth. We need to cut gov- energy bill which would cost the aver- nent culture of bailouts on Wall Street. ernment spending and adhere to a bal- age American family an additional The legislation moves us away from anced budget. We need to increase U.S. $3,000 annually for the energy. And, of sending failed companies into bank- exports by implementing the three free course, the failed stimulus legislation ruptcy and toward government-man- costing $861 billion that has yet to cre- aged bailouts. There would be a dif- trade agreements that we’ve already ate a single non-government job, leav- ferent set of rules for the largest firms, negotiated. That way, we show that ing our unemployment rate at an abys- rules that create a perverse incentive America keeps its commitments. And mal 9.7 percent. for these companies to take risks, rules we need to lower the corporate tax rate Now the Senate is considering a per- that encourage lower rates for the larg- so that our U.S. companies can com- manent bailout for Wall Street, and est firms because of the implicit gov- pete against foreign competitors. the President’s top economic adviser is ernment guarantee. Ultimately, we These are commonsense policies that pushing for a European-style value would be creating a dozen new Fannies will lead to U.S. competitiveness, job added tax on top of our current tax sys- and Freddies, not reforming a broken growth, and economic growth. tem. system of government oversight. f Mr. Speaker, the American people de- I think the American people have had BATTLE OF SAN JACINTO DAY serve better than they’re currently get- enough of bailouts. The Dodd bill cre- ting, and House Republicans have a ates an endless cycle of failure where (Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas asked commonsense solution that will create Wall Street bankers are the only ones and was given permission to address jobs, lower the tax burden for Amer- who come out ahead. It should be the House for 1 minute and to revise ican families, and stop spending money stopped. and extend his remarks.) Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. that we don’t have. f Speaker, on April 21, 1836, 174 years ago f AN INJUSTICE TO AMERICAN today, Texas forces led by General Sam HONORING EARTH DAY WORKERS AND TAXPAYERS Houston dealt a decisive blow to Gen- (Mrs. CAPPS asked and was given (Mr. INSLEE asked and was given eral Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna and permission to address the House for 1 permission to address the House for 1 his oppressive government.

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It is an issue that will ans died. tional Day of Silence, I’m also proud to shape the financial security of all The Texas army quickly and silently be cosponsor of H.R. 4530, the Student Americans and prevent future eco- moved toward Santa Anna’s camp. Nondiscrimination Act. This act is nec- nomic disasters. They were able to get very close be- essary because bullying and discrimi- When we enact this bill, it will end cause General Santa Anna was still nation are the norm for so many LGBT bailouts by helping ensure that tax- pleased with his victory at the Alamo young people. These youth face unique payers never again are on the hook for and failed to post men to watch the challenges in their physical and mental Wall Street’s risky decisions. It will Texans’ actions. At close range, the health. Last weekend a group of con- protect families’ retirement funds, col- ‘‘Twin Sisters’’ drawn by rawhide stituents hosted a Queer Youth Health lege savings, home and business finan- thongs, were wheeled into position to Summit in Santa Cruz, California. cial futures from unnecessary risks, begin unloading shells at the napping This group also works to identify protect consumers from predatory Mexican Army. The cannons were gifts mental and physical health needs and lending abuses, fine print and industry from the people of Cincinnati, Ohio. promote safe and healthy lifestyles for gimmicks. It will inject transparency Texas soldiers followed the bombard- queer and questioning youth in the re- and accountability into the financial ment and yelled and shouted ‘‘Remem- gion. It’s unfortunate a summit like system which has run amuck. ber the Alamo’’ and ‘‘Remember this is necessary, but I commend these Mr. Speaker, I say to opponents of Goliad’’ stopping only a few yards from students for responding so compas- this bill, enough is enough. It’s time to the Mexican solders to open fire in a sionately. vote in favor of Main Street all across surprise attack. Though many lesbian, gay, bisexual this great country and against the Wall The Mexican soldiers were better or transgender advocates and their Street that has run roughshod over the trained than their Texas opponents. straight allies were silent last Friday, future of too many American families. They were caught off guard. It was a we in Congress should never be. Our job f bold attack in broad daylight. is to speak for those who cannot speak Texas General Sam Houston, former for themselves. WE MUST REIN IN WALL STREET BANKS Member of this Congress from Ten- f nessee, future President of the Repub- (Ms. TITUS asked and was given per- lic of Texas, future U.S. Senator and BRAZILIAN COTTON ISSUE mission to address the House for 1 Governor of Texas, had two horses shot (Mr. FLAKE asked and was given minute and to revise and extend her re- out from under him and was shot and permission to address the House for 1 marks.) his ankle was shattered. minute.) Ms. TITUS. Mr. Speaker, 2 years ago Santa Anna was captured that day Mr. FLAKE. Mr. Speaker, April 6, our Nation suffered one of the greatest and held prisoner and signed peace 2010, marks the date that our farm sub- economic meltdowns in history when treaties to give Texas independence. sidies—these are programs that, on a the financial markets nearly collapsed The battle is memorialized along the good day, are out of step with reality— and sent the country into the deepest San Jacinto River with a monument in took an unprecedented leap into the recession in a generation, one that my our district in La Porte, Texas. A panel absurd. On that day the administration State of Nevada is still working to pull on the side of the monument states: hatched an agreement on Brazil trade itself out of. ‘‘Measured by its results, San Jacinto litigation that includes the U.S. paying The hardworking people of southern was one of the decisive battles of the Brazil $143.7 million a year for ‘‘tech- Nevada have paid a steep price for the world. The freedom of Texas from Mex- nical assistance and capacity build- greed and dangerous under-regulation ico won here led to annexation and to ing.’’ Because our subsidies violate of Wall Street that created a fore- the Mexican War, resulting in the ac- WTO rules, we’re now paying millions closure crisis resulting in far too many quisition by the United States of the to subsidize Brazilian agriculture. families losing their homes. Seniors States of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Let’s think about that for a minute. lost their retirement nest eggs, and Nevada, California, Utah and parts of Our subsidies for U.S. farmers are out parents lost their savings to pay for Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas and Okla- of step with the WTO. So what do we do their children to go to college. homa. Almost one-third of the present in response? We subsidize our trade It’s time to ensure that the proper area of the American Nation, nearly partners elsewhere in the world. So safeguards are in place so that we can one million square miles, changed sov- your tax dollars are not only going to prevent a crisis of this magnitude in ereignty.’’ pay subsidies for U.S. agriculture, but the future. We must rein in Wall Street That’s what we’re commemorating now to pay subsidies for our trade part- banks that gave their executives ob- today. ners in other countries. scene bonuses while steering our econ- f We have got to stop this, Mr. Speak- omy into the ditch. We must close reg- er. It’s Congress’ responsibility to re- ulatory loopholes and strengthen over- NATIONAL DAY OF SILENCE form our cotton program and our agri- sight enforcement so that government (Mr. FARR asked and was given per- culture subsidies. agencies cannot fall asleep at the mission to address the House for 1 f wheel. minute and to revise and extend his re- The House has already passed this marks.) WALL STREET REFORM important legislation that will perma- Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today (Mr. HARE asked and was given per- nently end taxpayer bailouts and hold in observance of the National Day of mission to address the House for 1 Wall Street accountable. I urge the Silence. April 16 was the 14th year minute and to revise and extend his re- Senate to do so. we’ve commemorated the National Day marks.) f of Silence, a time when students across Mr. HARE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today the country remain silent for the whole in strong support of Wall Street re- TAX RELIEF day to draw attention to discrimina- form. With 8 million jobs lost at the (Mrs. KIRKPATRICK of Arizona tion toward their LGBT peers. hands of Wall Street tycoons recklessly asked and was given permission to ad- Every day students who are lesbian, gambling on the financial futures of dress the House for 1 minute and to re- gay, bisexual and transgendered, as our constituents, enough is enough. vise and extend her remarks.)

VerDate Mar 15 2010 08:39 Jun 17, 2013 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR10\H21AP0.000 H21AP0 pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD 5944 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 156, Pt. 5 April 21, 2010 Mrs. KIRKPATRICK of Arizona. Mr. HIDTA AWARDS Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Speaker, while we are beginning to see (Ms. GIFFORDS asked and was given Sec. 2. References to title 38, United States Code. signs of recovery, hardworking families permission to address the House for 1 and small business owners are still con- minute and to revise and extend her re- TITLE I—CAREGIVER SUPPORT tending with the worst economic down- marks.) Sec. 101. Assistance and support services for turn in decades. Creating jobs and help- Ms. GIFFORDS. Mr. Speaker, I rise caregivers. ing to get Arizona back on track re- today to pay tribute to the Arizona Re- Sec. 102. Medical care for family caregivers. mains my top priority. gion of the National High Intensity Sec. 103. Counseling and mental health serv- Washington can serve those goals by Drug Trafficking Area task force, also ices for caregivers. providing much needed tax relief for known as HIDTA. The HIDTA mission Sec. 104. Lodging and subsistence for attend- middle class households and entre- is to reduce drug trafficking in the ants. preneurs. It will be the American peo- areas of our Nation that are most im- TITLE II—WOMEN VETERANS HEALTH ple, not the government alone, who pacted. This is done through a team ef- CARE MATTERS will get our economy moving again. fort among Federal, local, and State This Congress needs to support them Sec. 201. Study of barriers for women vet- authorities. erans to health care from the by helping them keep more of their At the recent HIDTA conference here Department of Veterans Af- hard-earned money. in Washington, D.C., the Arizona fairs. That’s why I fought for the largest HIDTA was honored for its interdiction Sec. 202. Training and certification for men- middle class tax cut in American his- successes and its financial investiga- tal health care providers of the tory. According to a report by Citizens tions. Department of Veterans Affairs for Tax Justice, 99 percent of working In 2009, the Arizona region completed on care for veterans suffering Arizonans benefited from that package from sexual trauma and post- a 4-year investigation which led to a traumatic stress disorder. on tax day, saving an average of over $93 million settlement with Western $1,000 each. Sec. 203. Pilot program on counseling in re- Union. And the Southwest Border treat settings for women vet- Tax relief is putting money back into HIDTA, which includes Arizona, was our local economies, spurring job cre- erans newly separated from named the national HIDTA region of service in the Armed Forces. ation and growth. I am proud to be the year. The Southwest HIDTA region Sec. 204. Service on certain advisory com- standing up for this effort every step of covers the drug trafficking corridors mittees of women recently sep- the way. through which more than 90 percent of arated from service in the f the drugs that are brought into this Armed Forces. country flow through. Sec. 205. Pilot program on assistance for b 1030 I commend the men and women who child care for certain veterans WALL STREET carry out these essential and dan- receiving health care. Sec. 206. Care for newborn children of (Mr. ARCURI asked and was given gerous drug interdiction efforts. Thank you to the service these men and women veterans receiving ma- permission to address the House for 1 ternity care. minute and to revise and extend his re- women give to our Nation. Thank you for helping us secure our borders. TITLE III—RURAL HEALTH marks.) IMPROVEMENTS Mr. ARCURI. Mr. Speaker, I under- f Sec. 301. Improvements to the Education stand that one of the biggest issues fac- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Debt Reduction Program. ing American families today is the cost PRO TEMPORE Sec. 302. Visual impairment and orientation of living and our economic future. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- and mobility professionals edu- I’m disappointed that the health of cation assistance program. our Nation’s financial institutions has ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair will postpone further proceedings Sec. 303. Demonstration projects on alter- come into question as a result of un- natives for expanding care for scrupulous lending and mortgage prac- today on motions to suspend the rules veterans in rural areas. on which a recorded vote or the yeas tices, preceded by years of inadequate Sec. 304. Program on readjustment and men- regulation of the financial services in- and nays are ordered, or on which the tal health care services for vet- dustry. Republicans and Democrats vote incurs objection under clause 6 of erans who served in Operation alike, for too long, have failed to hold rule XX. Enduring Freedom and Oper- unscrupulous financial institutions ac- Record votes on postponed questions ation Iraqi Freedom. countable, and hardworking families will be taken later. Sec. 305. Travel reimbursement for veterans f receiving treatment at facili- across the country are paying the ties of the Department of Vet- price. CAREGIVERS AND VETERANS OM- erans Affairs. At the same time, I know that many NIBUS HEALTH SERVICES ACT Sec. 306. Pilot program on incentives for local banks have not engaged in the OF 2010 physicians who assume inpa- risky and irresponsible lending prac- Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, I move to tient responsibilities at com- tices that led to the economic melt- munity hospitals in health pro- down that we saw last year. The House- suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. fessional shortage areas. passed reform bill is about cleaning up 1963) to amend title 38, United States Sec. 307. Grants for veterans service organi- that irresponsibility and protecting Code, to provide assistance to care- zations for transportation of consumers, not about burdening local givers of veterans, to improve the pro- highly rural veterans. banks that play by the rules. vision of health care to veterans, and Sec. 308. Modification of eligibility for par- I have witnessed firsthand the valu- for other purposes, as amended. ticipation in pilot program of enhanced contract care author- able impacts that small- and medium- The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the amendment is as fol- ity for health care needs of cer- sized community banks make on the tain veterans. daily lives of New York’s families, lows: helping them buy their first home, fi- Amendment: TITLE IV—MENTAL HEALTH CARE MATTERS nance their small business, and send Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: their children to college. In these Sec. 401. Eligibility of members of the tough economic times, it is critical SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. Armed Forces who serve in Op- (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as eration Enduring Freedom or that Congress hold financial institu- the ‘‘Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Operation Iraqi Freedom for tions to a higher standard while allow- Health Services Act of 2010’’. counseling and services through ing local banks to continue to be able (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con- Readjustment Counseling Serv- to invest in their communities. tents for this Act is as follows: ice.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 08:39 Jun 17, 2013 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0655 E:\BR10\H21AP0.000 H21AP0 pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD April 21, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 156, Pt. 5 5945 Sec. 402. Restoration of authority of Read- TITLE VII—HOMELESS VETERANS ‘‘(B) has a serious injury (including trau- justment Counseling Service to MATTERS matic brain injury, psychological trauma, or provide referral and other as- Sec. 701. Per diem grant payments to non- other mental disorder) incurred or aggra- sistance upon request to former conforming entities. vated in the line of duty in the active mili- members of the Armed Forces TITLE VIII—NONPROFIT RESEARCH AND tary, naval, or air service on or after Sep- not authorized counseling. EDUCATION CORPORATIONS tember 11, 2001; and Sec. 403. Study on suicides among veterans. ‘‘(C) is in need of personal care services be- Sec. 801. General authorities on establish- cause of— TITLE V—OTHER HEALTH CARE ment of corporations. ‘‘(i) an inability to perform one or more ac- MATTERS Sec. 802. Clarification of purposes of cor- tivities of daily living; Sec. 501. Repeal of certain annual reporting porations. ‘‘(ii) a need for supervision or protection requirements. Sec. 803. Modification of requirements for based on symptoms or residuals of neuro- Sec. 502. Submittal date of annual report on boards of directors of corpora- logical or other impairment or injury; or Gulf War research. tions. ‘‘(iii) such other matters as the Secretary Sec. 503. Payment for care furnished to Sec. 804. Clarification of powers of corpora- tions. considers appropriate. CHAMPVA beneficiaries. ‘‘(3)(A) As part of the program required by Sec. 504. Disclosure of patient treatment in- Sec. 805. Redesignation of section 7364A of title 38, United States Code. paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide to formation from medical records family caregivers of eligible veterans the fol- of patients lacking decision- Sec. 806. Improved accountability and over- sight of corporations. lowing assistance: making capacity. ‘‘(i) To each family caregiver who is ap- TITLE IX—CONSTRUCTION AND NAMING Sec. 505. Enhancement of quality manage- proved as a provider of personal care services MATTERS ment. for an eligible veteran under paragraph (6)— Sec. 506. Pilot program on use of commu- Sec. 901. Authorization of medical facility ‘‘(I) such instruction, preparation, and nity-based organizations and projects. training as the Secretary considers appro- local and State government en- Sec. 902. Designation of Merril Lundman De- priate for the family caregiver to provide tities to ensure that veterans partment of Veterans Affairs personal care services to the eligible vet- receive care and benefits for Outpatient Clinic, Havre, Mon- eran; which they are eligible. tana. ‘‘(II) ongoing technical support consisting Sec. 903. Designation of William C. Tallent Sec. 507. Specialized residential care and re- of information and assistance to address, in Department of Veterans Affairs habilitation for certain vet- a timely manner, the routine, emergency, Outpatient Clinic, Knoxville, erans. and specialized caregiving needs of the fam- Tennessee. Sec. 508. Expanded study on the health im- ily caregiver in providing personal care serv- Sec. 904. Designation of Max J. Beilke De- pact of Project Shipboard Haz- ices to the eligible veteran; partment of Veterans Affairs ard and Defense. ‘‘(III) counseling; and Outpatient Clinic, Alexandria, Sec. 509. Use of non-Department facilities ‘‘(IV) lodging and subsistence under sec- Minnesota. for rehabilitation of individuals tion 111(e) of this title. with traumatic brain injury. TITLE X—OTHER MATTERS ‘‘(ii) To each family caregiver who is des- Sec. 510. Pilot program on provision of den- Sec. 1001. Expansion of authority for Depart- ignated as the primary provider of personal tal insurance plans to veterans ment of Veterans Affairs police care services for an eligible veteran under and survivors and dependents of officers. paragraph (7)— veterans. Sec. 1002. Uniform allowance for Depart- ‘‘(I) the assistance described in clause (i); Sec. 511. Prohibition on collection of copay- ment of Veterans Affairs police ‘‘(II) such mental health services as the ments from veterans who are officers. Secretary determines appropriate; catastrophically disabled. Sec. 1003. Submission of reports to Congress ‘‘(III) respite care of not less than 30 days Sec. 512. Higher priority status for certain by Secretary of Veterans Af- annually, including 24-hour per day care of veterans who are medal of fairs in electronic form. the veteran commensurate with the care pro- honor recipients. Sec. 1004. Determination of budgetary ef- vided by the family caregiver to permit ex- Sec. 513. Hospital care, medical services, and fects for purposes of compliance tended respite; nursing home care for certain with Statutory Pay-As-You-Go- ‘‘(IV) medical care under section 1781 of Vietnam-era veterans exposed Act of 2010. this title; and to herbicide and veterans of the SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED ‘‘(V) a monthly personal caregiver stipend. Persian Gulf War. STATES CODE. ‘‘(B) Respite care provided under subpara- Sec. 514. Establishment of Director of Physi- Except as otherwise expressly provided, graph (A)(ii)(III) shall be medically and age- cian Assistant Services in Vet- whenever in this Act an amendment or re- appropriate and include in-home care. erans Health Administration. peal is expressed in terms of an amendment ‘‘(C)(i) The amount of the monthly per- Sec. 515. Committee on Care of Veterans to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, sonal caregiver stipend provided under sub- with Traumatic Brain Injury. the reference shall be considered to be made paragraph (A)(ii)(V) shall be determined in Sec. 516. Increase in amount available to to a section or other provision of title 38, accordance with a schedule established by disabled veterans for improve- United States Code. the Secretary that specifies stipends based ments and structural alter- TITLE I—CAREGIVER SUPPORT upon the amount and degree of personal care ations furnished as part of SEC. 101. ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES services provided. home health services. FOR CAREGIVERS. ‘‘(ii) The Secretary shall ensure, to the ex- tent practicable, that the schedule required Sec. 517. Extension of statutorily defined co- (a) ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES.— by clause (i) specifies that the amount of the payments for certain veterans (1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter for hospital care and nursing 17 is amended by adding at the end the fol- monthly personal caregiver stipend provided home care. lowing new section: to a primary provider of personal care serv- Sec. 518. Extension of authority to recover ices for the provision of personal care serv- ‘‘§ 1720G. Assistance and support services for cost of certain care and services ices to an eligible veteran is not less than caregivers from disabled veterans with the monthly amount a commercial home health-plan contracts. ‘‘(a) PROGRAM OF COMPREHENSIVE ASSIST- health care entity would pay an individual in ANCE FOR FAMILY CAREGIVERS.—(1)(A) The the geographic area of the eligible veteran to TITLE VI—DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL Secretary shall establish a program of com- provide equivalent personal care services to MATTERS prehensive assistance for family caregivers the eligible veteran. Sec. 601. Enhancement of authorities for re- of eligible veterans. ‘‘(iii) If personal care services are not tention of medical profes- ‘‘(B) The Secretary shall only provide sup- available from a commercial home health sionals. port under the program required by subpara- entity in the geographic area of an eligible Sec. 602. Limitations on overtime duty, graph (A) to a family caregiver of an eligible veteran, the amount of the monthly personal weekend duty, and alternative veteran if the Secretary determines it is in caregiver stipend payable under the schedule work schedules for nurses. the best interest of the eligible veteran to do required by clause (i) with respect to the eli- Sec. 603. Reauthorization of health profes- so. gible veteran shall be determined by taking sionals educational assistance ‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, an eli- into consideration the costs of commercial scholarship program. gible veteran is any individual who— providers of personal care services in pro- Sec. 604. Loan repayment program for clin- ‘‘(A) is a veteran or member of the Armed viding personal care services in geographic ical researchers from disadvan- Forces undergoing medical discharge from areas other than the geographic area of the taged backgrounds. the Armed Forces; eligible veteran with similar costs of living.

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(A) with respect to an eligible veteran does portive services available to caregivers ‘‘(6)(A) The Secretary shall provide each not interfere with the provision of personal under this subsection and other public, pri- family member of an eligible veteran who care services required by the eligible vet- vate, and nonprofit agencies that offer sup- makes a joint application under paragraph eran. port to caregivers. (4) the instruction, preparation, and training ‘‘(8) If an eligible veteran lacks the capac- ‘‘(B) If the Secretary certifies to the Com- determined to be required by such family ity to make a decision under this subsection, mittees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate member under paragraph (5)(B). the Secretary may, in accordance with regu- and the House of Representatives that fund- ‘‘(B) Upon the successful completion by a lations and policies of the Department re- ing available for a fiscal year is insufficient family member of an eligible veteran of in- garding appointment of guardians or the use to fund the provision of services specified in struction, preparation, and training under of powers of attorney, appoint a surrogate one or more subclauses of subparagraph subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall ap- for the eligible veteran who may make deci- (A)(i), the Secretary shall not be required prove the family member as a provider of sions and take action under this subsection under subparagraph (A) to provide the serv- personal care services for the eligible vet- on behalf of the eligible veteran. ices so specified in the certification during eran. ‘‘(C) The Secretary shall, subject to regula- ‘‘(9)(A) The Secretary shall monitor the the period beginning on the date that is 180 tions the Secretary shall prescribe, provide well-being of each eligible veteran receiving days after the date the certification is re- for necessary travel, lodging, and per diem personal care services under the program re- ceived by the Committees and ending on the expenses incurred by a family member of an quired by paragraph (1). last day of the fiscal year. eligible veteran in undergoing instruction, ‘‘(B) The Secretary shall document each ‘‘(4) In providing information under para- preparation, and training under subpara- finding the Secretary considers pertinent to graph (3)(A)(iv), the Secretary shall collabo- graph (A). the appropriate delivery of personal care rate with the Assistant Secretary for Aging ‘‘(D) If the participation of a family mem- services to an eligible veteran under the pro- of the Department of Health and Human ber of an eligible veteran in instruction, gram. Services in order to provide caregivers ac- preparation, and training under subpara- ‘‘(C) The Secretary shall establish proce- cess to aging and disability resource centers graph (A) would interfere with the provision dures to ensure appropriate follow-up regard- under the Administration on Aging of the of personal care services to the eligible vet- ing findings described in subparagraph (B). Department of Health and Human Services. eran, the Secretary shall, subject to regula- Such procedures may include the following: ‘‘(5) In carrying out the program required tions as the Secretary shall prescribe and in ‘‘(i) Visiting an eligible veteran in the eli- by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall conduct consultation with the veteran, provide res- gible veteran’s home to review directly the outreach to inform covered veterans and pite care to the eligible veteran during the quality of personal care services provided to caregivers of covered veterans about the pro- provision of such instruction, preparation, the eligible veteran. gram. The outreach shall include an empha- and training to the family member so that ‘‘(ii) Taking such corrective action with re- sis on covered veterans and caregivers of the family member can participate in such spect to the findings of any review of the covered veterans living in rural areas. instruction, preparation, and training with- quality of personal care services provided an ‘‘(c) CONSTRUCTION.—(1) A decision by the out interfering with the provision of such eligible veteran as the Secretary considers Secretary under this section affecting the services to the eligible veteran. appropriate, which may include— furnishing of assistance or support shall be ‘‘(7)(A) For each eligible veteran with at ‘‘(I) providing additional training to a fam- considered a medical determination. least one family member who is described by ily caregiver; and ‘‘(2) Nothing in this section shall be con- subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall des- ‘‘(II) suspending or revoking the approval strued to create— ignate one family member of such eligible of a family caregiver under paragraph (6) or ‘‘(A) an employment relationship between veteran as the primary provider of personal the designation of a family caregiver under the Secretary and an individual in receipt of care services for such eligible veteran. paragraph (7). assistance or support under this section; or ‘‘(B) A primary provider of personal care ‘‘(10) The Secretary shall carry out out- ‘‘(B) any entitlement to any assistance or services designated for an eligible veteran reach to inform eligible veterans and family support provided under this section. under subparagraph (A) shall be selected members of eligible veterans of the program ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: from among family members of the eligible required by paragraph (1) and the benefits of ‘‘(1) The term ‘caregiver’, with respect to veteran who— participating in the program. an eligible veteran under subsection (a) or a ‘‘(i) are approved under paragraph (6) as a ‘‘(b) PROGRAM OF GENERAL CAREGIVER SUP- covered veteran under subsection (b), means provider of personal care services for the eli- PORT SERVICES.—(1) The Secretary shall es- an individual who provides personal care gible veteran; tablish a program of support services for services to the veteran. ‘‘(ii) elect to provide the personal care caregivers of covered veterans who are en- ‘‘(2) The term ‘family caregiver’, with re- services to the eligible veteran that the Sec- rolled in the health care system established spect to an eligible veteran under subsection retary determines the eligible veteran re- under section 1705(a) of this title (including (a), means a family member who is a care- quires under paragraph (5)(A)(i); caregivers who do not reside with such vet- giver of the veteran. ‘‘(iii) has the consent of the eligible vet- erans). ‘‘(3) The term ‘family member’, with re- eran to be the primary provider of personal ‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, a cov- spect to an eligible veteran under subsection care services for the eligible veteran; and ered veteran is any individual who needs per- (a), means an individual who— ‘‘(iv) are considered by the Secretary as sonal care services because of— ‘‘(A) is a member of the family of the vet- competent to be the primary provider of per- ‘‘(A) an inability to perform one or more eran, including— sonal care services for the eligible veteran. activities of daily living; ‘‘(i) a parent;

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Secretary of Veterans Affairs under para- quired by paragraph (1) shall include such ‘‘(B) Any other non-institutional extended graph (2). recommendations as the Secretary considers care (as such term is used in section (C) A description of such consultations. appropriate with respect to the expansion de- 1701(6)(E) of this title). (D) The recommendations of such individ- scribed in such paragraph. ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— uals, caregivers, and organizations, if any, SEC. 102. MEDICAL CARE FOR FAMILY CARE- There are authorized to be appropriated to that were not adopted and incorporated into GIVERS. carry out the programs required by sub- the plan required by paragraph (1)(A), and Section 1781(a) is amended— sections (a) and (b)— the reasons the Secretary did not adopt such (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at ‘‘(1) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and recommendations. the end; ‘‘(2) $1,542,000,000 for the period of fiscal (c) ANNUAL EVALUATION REPORT.— (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘and’’ at years 2011 through 2015.’’. (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than two years the end; and (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of after the date described in subsection (3) by inserting after paragraph (3), the fol- sections at the beginning of chapter 17 is (a)(3)(A) and annually thereafter, the Sec- lowing new paragraph: amended by inserting after the item related retary shall submit to the Committee on ‘‘(4) an individual designated as a primary to section 1720F the following new item: Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Com- provider of personal care services under sec- ‘‘1720G. Assistance and support services for mittee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of tion 1720G(a)(7)(A) of this title who is not en- caregivers.’’. Representatives a comprehensive report on titled to care or services under a health-plan (3) EFFECTIVE DATE.— the implementation of section 1720G of title contract (as defined in section 1725(f) of this (A) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made 38, United States Code, as added by sub- title),’’. by this subsection shall take effect on the section (a)(1). SEC. 103. COUNSELING AND MENTAL HEALTH date that is 270 days after the date of the en- (2) CONTENTS.—The report required by SERVICES FOR CAREGIVERS. actment of this Act. paragraph (1) shall include the following: (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1782(c) is amend- (B) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of (A) With respect to the program of com- ed— Veterans Affairs shall commence the pro- prehensive assistance for family caregivers (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and grams required by subsections (a) and (b) of required by subsection (a)(1) of such section inserting a semicolon; section 1720G of title 38, United States Code, 1720G and the program of general caregiver (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para- as added by paragraph (1) of this subsection, support services required by subsection (b)(1) graph (3); and on the date on which the amendments made of such section— (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol- by this subsection take effect. (i) the number of caregivers that received lowing new paragraph (2): (b) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND REPORT.— assistance under such programs; ‘‘(2) a family caregiver of an eligible vet- (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days (ii) the cost to the Department of pro- eran or a caregiver of a covered veteran (as after the date of the enactment of this Act, viding assistance under such programs; those terms are defined in section 1720G of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall— (iii) a description of the outcomes achieved this title); or’’. (A) develop a plan for the implementation by, and any measurable benefits of, carrying (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The section of the program of comprehensive assistance out such programs; heading of section 1782 is amended by adding for family caregivers required by section (iv) an assessment of the effectiveness and at the end, the following: ‘‘and caregivers’’. 1720G(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, as the efficiency of the implementation of such (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of added by subsection (a)(1) of this section; and programs; and sections at the beginning of chapter 17 is (B) submit to the Committee on Veterans’ (v) such recommendations, including rec- amended by striking the item relating to Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on ommendations for legislative or administra- section 1782 and inserting the following new Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representa- tive action, as the Secretary considers ap- item: tives a report on such plan. propriate in light of carrying out such pro- ‘‘1782. Counseling, training, and mental (2) CONSULTATION.—In developing the plan grams. health services for immediate required by paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary (B) With respect to the program of com- family members and care- shall consult with the following: prehensive assistance for family caregivers givers.’’. (A) Individuals described in section required by such subsection (a)(1)— SEC. 104. LODGING AND SUBSISTENCE FOR AT- 1720G(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, as (i) a description of the outreach activities TENDANTS. added by subsection (a)(1) of this section. carried out by the Secretary under such pro- Section 111(e) is amended— (B) Family members of such individuals gram; and (1) by striking ‘‘When’’ and inserting the who provide personal care services to such (ii) an assessment of the manner in which following: ‘‘(1) Except as provided in para- individuals. resources are expended by the Secretary graph (2), when’’; and (C) The Secretary of Defense with respect under such program, particularly with re- (2) by adding at the end the following new to matters concerning personal care services spect to the provision of monthly personal paragraphs: for members of the Armed Forces undergoing caregiver stipends under paragraph ‘‘(2)(A) Without regard to whether an eligi- medical discharge from the Armed Forces (3)(A)(ii)(v) of such subsection (a). ble veteran entitled to mileage under this who are eligible to benefit from personal (C) With respect to the provision of general section for travel to a Department facility care services furnished under the program of caregiver support services required by such for the purpose of medical examination, comprehensive assistance required by sec- subsection (b)(1)— treatment, or care requires an attendant in tion 1720G(a)(1) of such title, as so added. (i) a summary of the support services made order to perform such travel, an attendant of (D) Veterans service organizations, as rec- available under the program; such veteran described in subparagraph (B) ognized by the Secretary for the representa- (ii) the number of caregivers who received may be allowed expenses of travel (including tion of veterans under section 5902 of such support services under the program; lodging and subsistence) upon the same basis title. (iii) the cost to the Department of pro- as such veteran during— (E) National organizations that specialize viding each support service provided under ‘‘(i) the period of time in which such vet- in the provision of assistance to individuals the program; and eran is traveling to and from a Department with the types of disabilities that family (iv) such other information as the Sec- facility for the purpose of medical examina- caregivers will encounter while providing retary considers appropriate. tion, treatment, or care; and personal care services under the program of (d) REPORT ON EXPANSION OF FAMILY CARE- ‘‘(ii) the duration of the medical examina- comprehensive assistance required by sec- GIVER ASSISTANCE.— tion, treatment, or care episode for such vet- tion 1720G(a)(1) of such title, as so added. (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than two years eran. (F) National organizations that specialize after the date described in subsection ‘‘(B) An attendant of a veteran described in in provision of assistance to family members (a)(3)(A), the Secretary shall submit to the this subparagraph is a provider of personal

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care services for such veteran who is ap- (e) MANDATORY REVIEW OF DATA BY CER- been certified under the program required by proved under paragraph (6) of section TAIN DEPARTMENT DIVISIONS.— subsection (d) and the amount and nature of 1720G(a) of this title or designated under (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall en- continuing medical education provided under paragraph (7) of such section 1720G(a). sure that the head of each division of the De- such program to such professionals, trainees, ‘‘(C) The Secretary may prescribe regula- partment of Veterans Affairs specified in and providers who are so certified. tions to carry out this paragraph. Such regu- paragraph (2) reviews the results of the study ‘‘(2) The number of women veterans who lations may include provisions— conducted under this section. The head of received counseling and care and services ‘‘(i) to limit the number of attendants that each such division shall submit findings with under subsection (a) from professionals and may receive expenses of travel under this respect to the study to the Under Secretary providers who received training under sub- paragraph for a single medical examination, for Health and to other pertinent program section (d). treatment, or care episode of an eligible vet- offices within the Department of Veterans ‘‘(3) The number of graduate medical edu- eran; and Affairs with responsibilities relating to cation, training, certification, and con- ‘‘(ii) to require such attendants to use cer- health care services for women veterans. tinuing medical education courses provided tain travel services. (2) SPECIFIED DIVISIONS.—The divisions of by reason of subsection (d). ‘‘(D) In this subsection, the term ‘eligible the Department of Veterans Affairs specified ‘‘(4) The number of trained full-time equiv- veteran’ has the meaning given that term in in this paragraph are the following: alent employees required in each facility of section 1720G(a)(2) of this title.’’. (A) The Center for Women Veterans estab- the Department to meet the needs of vet- TITLE II—WOMEN VETERANS HEALTH lished under section 318 of title 38, United erans requiring treatment and care for sex- CARE MATTERS States Code. ual trauma and post-traumatic stress dis- SEC. 201. STUDY OF BARRIERS FOR WOMEN VET- (B) The Advisory Committee on Women order. ERANS TO HEALTH CARE FROM THE Veterans established under section 542 of ‘‘(5) Such recommendations for improve- DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF- such title. ments in the treatment of women veterans FAIRS. (f) REPORTS.— with sexual trauma and post-traumatic (a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of (1) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later stress disorder as the Secretary considers ap- Veterans Affairs shall conduct a comprehen- than six months after the date on which the propriate. sive study of the barriers to the provision of Department of Veterans Affairs publishes a ‘‘(6) Such other information as the Sec- comprehensive health care by the Depart- final report on the study titled ‘‘National retary considers appropriate.’’. ment of Veterans Affairs encountered by Survey of Women Veterans in Fiscal Year women who are veterans. In conducting the SEC. 203. PILOT PROGRAM ON COUNSELING IN 2007–2008’’, the Secretary shall submit to RETREAT SETTINGS FOR WOMEN study, the Secretary shall— Congress a report on the status of the imple- VETERANS NEWLY SEPARATED (1) survey women veterans who seek or re- mentation of this section. FROM SERVICE IN THE ARMED ceive hospital care or medical services pro- FORCES. (2) REPORT ON STUDY.—Not later than 30 vided by the Department of Veterans Affairs months after the date on which the Depart- (a) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.— as well as women veterans who do not seek ment publishes such final report, the Sec- (1) IN GENERAL.—Commencing not later or receive such care or services; retary shall submit to Congress a report on than 180 days after the date of the enactment (2) administer the survey to a representa- the study required under this section. The of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs tive sample of women veterans from each report shall include recommendations for shall carry out, through the Readjustment Veterans Integrated Service Network; and such administrative and legislative action as Counseling Service of the Veterans Health (3) ensure that the sample of women vet- the Secretary considers appropriate. The re- Administration, a pilot program to evaluate erans surveyed is of sufficient size for the port shall also include the findings of the the feasibility and advisability of providing study results to be statistically significant head of each division of the Department reintegration and readjustment services de- and is a larger sample than that of the study specified under subsection (e)(2) and of the scribed in subsection (b) in group retreat set- referred to in subsection (b). Under Secretary for Health. tings to women veterans who are recently (b) USE OF PREVIOUS STUDY.—In conducting (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— separated from service in the Armed Forces the study required by subsection (a), the Sec- There is authorized to be appropriated to the after a prolonged deployment. retary shall build on the work of the study of Secretary of Veterans Affairs $4,000,000 to (2) PARTICIPATION AT ELECTION OF VET- the Department of Veterans Affairs titled carry out this section. ERAN.—The participation of a veteran in the ‘‘National Survey of Women Veterans in Fis- pilot program under this section shall be at cal Year 2007–2008’’. SEC. 202. TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS the election of the veteran. (c) ELEMENTS OF STUDY.—In conducting the OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS (b) COVERED SERVICES.—The services pro- study required by subsection (a), the Sec- AFFAIRS ON CARE FOR VETERANS vided to a woman veteran under the pilot retary shall conduct research on the effects SUFFERING FROM SEXUAL TRAUMA program shall include the following: of the following on the women veterans sur- AND POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DIS- (1) Information on reintegration into the veyed in the study: ORDER. veteran’s family, employment, and commu- (1) The perceived stigma associated with Section 1720D is amended— nity. seeking mental health care services. (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub- (2) Financial counseling. (2) The effect of driving distance or avail- section (f); and (3) Occupational counseling. ability of other forms of transportation to (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol- (4) Information and counseling on stress the nearest medical facility on access to lowing new subsections: reduction. care. ‘‘(d)(1) The Secretary shall carry out a pro- (5) Information and counseling on conflict (3) The availability of child care. gram to provide graduate medical education, resolution. (4) The acceptability of integrated primary training, certification, and continuing med- (6) Such other information and counseling care, women’s health clinics, or both. ical education for mental health profes- as the Secretary considers appropriate to as- (5) The comprehension of eligibility re- sionals who provide counseling, care, and sist a woman veteran under the pilot pro- quirements for, and the scope of services services under subsection (a). gram in reintegration into the veteran’s available under, hospital care and medical ‘‘(2) In carrying out the program required family, employment, and community. services. by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure (c) LOCATIONS.—The Secretary shall carry (6) The perception of personal safety and that— out the pilot program at not fewer than comfort in inpatient, outpatient, and behav- ‘‘(A) all mental health professionals de- three locations selected by the Secretary for ioral health facilities. scribed in such paragraph have been trained purposes of the pilot program. (7) The gender sensitivity of health care in a consistent manner; and (d) DURATION.—The pilot program shall be providers and staff to issues that particu- ‘‘(B) training described in such paragraph carried out during the two-year period begin- larly affect women. includes principles of evidence-based treat- ning on the date of the commencement of (8) The effectiveness of outreach for health ment and care for sexual trauma and post- the pilot program. care services available to women veterans. traumatic stress disorder. (e) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after (9) The location and operating hours of ‘‘(e) Each year, the Secretary shall submit the completion of the pilot program, the health care facilities that provide services to to Congress an annual report on the coun- Secretary shall submit to Congress a report women veterans. seling, care, and services provided to vet- on the pilot program. The report shall con- (10) Such other significant barriers as the erans pursuant to this section. Each report tain the findings and conclusions of the Sec- Secretary considers appropriate. shall include data for the year covered by retary as a result of the pilot program, and (d) DISCHARGE BY CONTRACT.—The Sec- the report with respect to each of the fol- shall include such recommendations for the retary shall enter into a contract with a lowing: continuation or expansion of the pilot pro- qualified independent entity or organization ‘‘(1) The number of mental health profes- gram as the Secretary considers appropriate. to carry out the study and research required sionals, graduate medical education train- (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— under this section. ees, and primary care providers who have There is authorized to be appropriated to the

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Secretary of Veterans Affairs for each of fis- (A) Stipends for the payment of child care (c) INCREASE IN MAXIMUM ANNUAL AMOUNT cal years 2010 and 2011, $2,000,000 to carry out offered by licensed child care centers (either OF PAYMENTS.—Paragraph (1) of subsection the pilot program. directly or through a voucher program) (d) of section 7683 is amended— SEC. 204. SERVICE ON CERTAIN ADVISORY COM- which shall be, to the extent practicable, (1) by striking ‘‘$44,000’’ and inserting MITTEES OF WOMEN RECENTLY SEP- modeled after the Department of Veterans ‘‘$60,000’’; and ARATED FROM SERVICE IN THE Affairs Child Care Subsidy Program estab- (2) by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ARMED FORCES. lished pursuant to section 630 of the Treas- ‘‘$12,000’’. (a) ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON WOMEN VET- ury and General Government Appropriations (d) EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION ON AMOUNT ERANS.—Section 542(a)(2)(A) is amended— Act, 2002 (Public Law 107–67; 115 Stat. 552). FOR CERTAIN PARTICIPANTS.—Such subsection (1) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the (B) Direct provision of child care at an on- is further amended by adding at the end the end; site facility of the Department of Veterans following new paragraph: (2) in clause (iii), by striking the period at Affairs. ‘‘(3)(A) The Secretary may waive the limi- the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (C) Payments to private child care agen- tations under paragraphs (1) and (2) in the (3) by inserting after clause (iii) the fol- cies. case of a participant described in subpara- lowing new clause: (D) Collaboration with facilities or pro- graph (B). In the case of such a waiver, the ‘‘(iv) women veterans who are recently sep- grams of other Federal departments or agen- total amount of education debt repayments arated from service in the Armed Forces.’’. cies. payable to that participant is the total (b) ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON MINORITY VET- (E) Such other forms of assistance as the amount of the principal and the interest on ERANS.—Section 544(a)(2)(A) is amended— Secretary considers appropriate. the participant’s loans referred to in sub- (1) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the (2) AMOUNTS OF STIPENDS.—In the case that section (a). end; child care assistance under this section is ‘‘(B) A participant described in this sub- (2) in clause (iv), by striking the period at provided as a stipend under paragraph (1)(A), paragraph is a participant in the Program the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and such stipend shall cover the full cost of such who the Secretary determines serves in a po- (3) by inserting after clause (iv) the fol- child care. sition for which there is a shortage of quali- lowing new clause: (g) REPORT.—Not later than six months fied employees by reason of either the loca- ‘‘(v) women veterans who are minority after the completion of the pilot program, tion or the requirements of the position.’’. group members and are recently separated the Secretary shall submit to Congress a re- SEC. 302. VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AND ORIENTA- from service in the Armed Forces.’’. port on the pilot program. The report shall TION AND MOBILITY PROFES- (c) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made include the findings and conclusions of the SIONALS EDUCATION ASSISTANCE by this section shall apply to appointments PROGRAM. Secretary as a result of the pilot program, made on or after the date of the enactment (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—Part V is and shall include such recommendations for of this Act. amended by inserting after chapter 74 the the continuation or expansion of the pilot following new chapter: SEC. 205. PILOT PROGRAM ON ASSISTANCE FOR program as the Secretary considers appro- CHILD CARE FOR CERTAIN VET- ‘‘CHAPTER 75—VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AND ERANS RECEIVING HEALTH CARE. priate. (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY PROFES- (a) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Sec- There is authorized to be appropriated to the SIONALS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE retary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out a PROGRAM pilot program to assess the feasibility and Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out the pilot program $1,500,000 for each of fiscal ‘‘Sec. advisability of providing, subject to sub- ‘‘7501. Establishment of scholarship program; section (b), assistance to qualified veterans years 2010 and 2011. SEC. 206. CARE FOR NEWBORN CHILDREN OF purpose. described in subsection (c) to obtain child ‘‘7502. Application and acceptance. care so that such veterans can receive health WOMEN VETERANS RECEIVING MA- TERNITY CARE. ‘‘7503. Amount of assistance; duration. care services described in subsection (c). ‘‘7504. Agreement. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter VIII of chap- (b) LIMITATION ON PERIOD OF PAYMENTS.— ‘‘7505. Repayment for failure to satisfy re- ter 17 is amended by adding at the end the Assistance may only be provided to a quali- quirements of agreement. following new section: fied veteran under the pilot program for re- ‘‘§ 7501. Establishment of scholarship pro- ‘‘§ 1786. Care for newborn children of women ceipt of child care during the period that the gram; purpose qualified veteran— veterans receiving maternity care ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to the avail- (1) receives the types of health care serv- ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may fur- ability of appropriations, the Secretary shall ices described in subsection (c) at a facility nish health care services described in sub- establish and carry out a scholarship pro- of the Department; and section (b) to a newborn child of a woman gram to provide financial assistance in ac- (2) requires travel to and return from such veteran who is receiving maternity care fur- cordance with this chapter to individuals facility for the receipt of such health care nished by the Department for not more than who— services. seven days after the birth of the child if the ‘‘(1) are accepted for enrollment or cur- (c) QUALIFIED VETERANS.—For purposes of veteran delivered the child in— rently enrolled in a program of study leading this section, a qualified veteran is a veteran ‘‘(1) a facility of the Department; or to a degree or certificate in visual impair- who is— ‘‘(2) another facility pursuant to a Depart- ment or orientation and mobility, or a dual (1) the primary caretaker of a child or chil- ment contract for services relating to such degree or certification in both such areas, at dren; and delivery. an accredited (as determined by the Sec- (2)(A) receiving from the Department— ‘‘(b) COVERED HEALTH CARE SERVICES.— retary) educational institution that is in a (i) regular mental health care services; Health care services described in this sub- State; and (ii) intensive mental health care services; section are all post-delivery care services, ‘‘(2) enter into an agreement with the Sec- or including routine care services, that a new- retary as described in section 7504 of this (iii) such other intensive health care serv- born child requires.’’. title. ices that the Secretary determines that pro- (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of ‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the scholar- vision of assistance to the veteran to obtain sections at the beginning of chapter 17 is ship program is to increase the supply of child care would improve access to such amended by inserting after the item relating qualified blind rehabilitation specialists for health care services by the veteran; or to section 1785 the following new item: the Department and the Nation. (B) in need of regular or intensive mental ‘‘1786. Care for newborn children of women ‘‘(c) OUTREACH.—The Secretary shall pub- health care services from the Department, veterans receiving maternity licize the scholarship program to edu- and but for lack of child care services, would care.’’. cational institutions throughout the United receive such health care services from the TITLE III—RURAL HEALTH States, with an emphasis on disseminating Department. information to such institutions with high (d) LOCATIONS.—The Secretary shall carry IMPROVEMENTS numbers of Hispanic students and to Histori- out the pilot program in no fewer than three SEC. 301. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE EDUCATION cally Black Colleges and Universities. Veterans Integrated Service Networks se- DEBT REDUCTION PROGRAM. lected by the Secretary for purposes of the (a) INCLUSION OF EMPLOYEE RETENTION AS ‘‘§ 7502. Application and acceptance pilot program. PURPOSE OF PROGRAM.—Section 7681(a)(2) is ‘‘(a) APPLICATION.—(1) To apply and par- (e) DURATION.—The pilot program shall be amended by inserting ‘‘and retention’’ after ticipate in the scholarship program under carried out during the two-year period begin- ‘‘recruitment’’ the first time it appears. this chapter, an individual shall submit to ning on the date of the commencement of (b) EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY.—Section the Secretary an application for such par- the pilot program. 7682 is amended— ticipation together with an agreement de- (f) FORMS OF CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE.— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘a re- scribed in section 7504 of this title under (1) IN GENERAL.—Child care assistance cently appointed’’ and inserting ‘‘an’’; and which the participant agrees to serve a pe- under this section may include the following: (2) by striking subsection (c). riod of obligated service in the Department

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Repayment for failure to satisfy re- (c) REPORT.—Not later than two years after ‘‘(b) APPROVAL.—(1) Upon the Secretary’s quirements of agreement approval of an individual’s participation in the date of the enactment of this Act, the ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An individual who re- the scholarship program, the Secretary Secretary shall submit a report on the re- ceives educational assistance under the shall, in writing, promptly notify the indi- sults of the demonstration projects carried scholarship program under this chapter shall vidual of that acceptance. out under subsection (a) to— repay to the Secretary an amount equal to ‘‘(2) An individual becomes a participant in (1) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the unearned portion of such assistance if the scholarship program upon such approval the Committee on Appropriations of the Sen- the individual fails to satisfy the require- by the Secretary. ate; and ments of the agreement entered into under (2) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and ‘‘§ 7503. Amount of assistance; duration section 7504 of this title, except in cir- the Committee on Appropriations of the ‘‘(a) AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.—The amount cumstances authorized by the Secretary. House of Representatives. of the financial assistance provided an indi- ‘‘(b) AMOUNT OF REPAYMENT.—The Sec- (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— vidual under the scholarship program under retary shall establish, by regulations, proce- There is authorized to be appropriated to this chapter shall be the amount determined dures for determining the amount of the re- carry out this section $5,000,000 for fiscal by the Secretary as being necessary to pay payment required under this section and the year 2010 and each fiscal year thereafter. the tuition and fees of the individual. In the circumstances under which an exception to SEC. 304. PROGRAM ON READJUSTMENT AND case of an individual enrolled in a program the required repayment may be granted. MENTAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES of study leading to a dual degree or certifi- ‘‘(c) WAIVER OR SUSPENSION OF COMPLI- FOR VETERANS WHO SERVED IN OP- cation in both the areas of study described in ANCE.—The Secretary shall prescribe regula- ERATION ENDURING FREEDOM AND section 7501(a)(1) of this title, the tuition and tions providing for the waiver or suspension OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM. fees shall not exceed the amounts necessary of any obligation of an individual for service (a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 for the minimum number of credit hours to or payment under this chapter (or an agree- days after the date of the enactment of this achieve such dual degree or certification. ment under this chapter) whenever— Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a program to provide— ‘‘(b) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER ASSISTANCE.— ‘‘(1) noncompliance by the individual is Financial assistance may be provided to an due to circumstances beyond the control of (1) to veterans of Operation Enduring Free- individual under the scholarship program to the individual; or dom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, particu- supplement other educational assistance to ‘‘(2) the Secretary determines that the larly veterans who served in such operations the extent that the total amount of edu- waiver or suspension of compliance is in the while in the National Guard and the Re- cational assistance received by the indi- best interest of the United States. serves— (A) peer outreach services; vidual during an academic year does not ex- ‘‘(d) OBLIGATION AS DEBT TO UNITED (B) peer support services; ceed the total tuition and fees for such aca- STATES.—An obligation to repay the Sec- demic year. retary under this section is, for all purposes, (C) readjustment counseling and services described in section 1712A of title 38, United ‘‘(c) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.—(1) a debt owed the United States. A discharge The total amount of assistance provided in bankruptcy under title 11 does not dis- States Code; and under the scholarship program for an aca- charge a person from such debt if the dis- (D) mental health services; and demic year to an individual who is a full- charge order is entered less than five years (2) to members of the immediate family of time student may not exceed $15,000. after the date of the termination of the veterans described in paragraph (1), during ‘‘(2) In the case of an individual who is a agreement or contract on which the debt is the three-year period beginning on the date part-time student, the total amount of as- based.’’. of the return of such veterans from deploy- ment in Operation Enduring Freedom or Op- sistance provided under the scholarship pro- (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The tables of gram shall bear the same ratio to the chapters at the beginning of title 38, and of eration Iraqi Freedom, education, support, amount that would be paid under paragraph part V, are each amended by inserting after counseling, and mental health services to as- (1) if the participant were a full-time student the item relating to chapter 74 the following sist in— in the program of study being pursued by the new item: (A) the readjustment of such veterans to civilian life; individual as the coursework carried by the ‘‘75. Visual Impairment and Orienta- individual to full-time coursework in that (B) in the case such veterans have an in- tion and Mobility Professionals jury or illness incurred during such deploy- program of study. Educational Assistance Program 7501’’. ‘‘(3) The total amount of assistance pro- ment, the recovery of such veterans from (c) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of vided to an individual under the scholarship such injury or illness; and Veterans Affairs shall implement chapter 75 program may not exceed $45,000. (C) the readjustment of the family fol- of title 38, United States Code, as added by lowing the return of such veterans. ‘‘(d) MAXIMUM DURATION OF ASSISTANCE.— subsection (a), not later than six months (b) CONTRACTS WITH COMMUNITY MENTAL Financial assistance may not be provided to after the date of the enactment of this Act. HEALTH CENTERS AND OTHER QUALIFIED ENTI- an individual under the scholarship program TIES.—In carrying out the program required for more than six academic years. SEC. 303. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS ON ALTER- NATIVES FOR EXPANDING CARE FOR by subsection (a), the Secretary may con- ‘‘§ 7504. Agreement VETERANS IN RURAL AREAS. tract with community mental health centers ‘‘An agreement between the Secretary and (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Vet- and other qualified entities to provide the a participant in the scholarship program erans Affairs may, through the Director of services required by such subsection only in under this chapter shall be in writing, shall the Office of Rural Health, carry out dem- areas the Secretary determines are not ade- be signed by the participant, and shall in- onstration projects to examine the feasi- quately served by other health care facilities clude— bility and advisability of alternatives for ex- or vet centers of the Department of Veterans ‘‘(1) the Secretary’s agreement to provide panding care for veterans in rural areas, Affairs. Such contracts shall require each the participant with financial assistance as which may include the following: contracting community health center or en- authorized under this chapter; (1) Establishing a partnership between the tity— ‘‘(2) the participant’s agreement— Department of Veterans Affairs and the Cen- (1) to the extent practicable, to use tele- ‘‘(A) to accept such financial assistance; ters for Medicare and Medicaid Services of health services for the delivery of services ‘‘(B) to maintain enrollment and attend- the Department of Health and Human Serv- required by subsection (a); ance in the program of study described in ices to coordinate care for veterans in rural (2) to the extent practicable, to employ section 7501(a)(1) of this title; areas at critical access hospitals (as des- veterans trained under subsection (c) in the

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provision of services covered by that sub- shall, not later than 60 days before the date (1) IN GENERAL.—The pilot program shall be section; of the implementation of the mileage rate as carried out at not less than five community (3) to participate in the training program so adjusted, submit to Congress a written re- hospitals in each of not less than two Vet- conducted in accordance with subsection (d); port setting forth the adjustment in the erans Integrated Services Networks. The (4) to comply with applicable protocols of mileage rate under this subsection, together hospitals shall be selected by the Secretary the Department before incurring any liabil- with a justification for the decision to make using the results of the survey required ity on behalf of the Department for the pro- the adjustment in the mileage rate under under subsection (e). vision of services required by subsection (a); this subsection.’’. (2) QUALIFYING COMMUNITY HOSPITALS.—A (5) for each veteran for whom a community (b) COVERAGE OF COST OF TRANSPORTATION community hospital may be selected by the mental health center or other qualified enti- BY AIR.—Subsection (a) of section 111, as Secretary as a location for the pilot program ty provides mental health services under amended by subsection (a)(1), is further if— such contract, to provide the Department amended by inserting after the first sentence (A) the hospital is located in a health pro- with such clinical summary information as the following new sentence: ‘‘Actual nec- fessional shortage area; and the Secretary shall require; essary expense of travel includes the reason- (B) the number of eligible physicians will- (6) to submit annual reports to the Sec- able costs of airfare if travel by air is the ing to assume inpatient responsibilities at retary containing, with respect to the pro- only practical way to reach a Department fa- the hospital (as determined using the result gram required by subsection (a) and for the cility.’’. of the survey) is sufficient for purposes of last full calendar year ending before the sub- (c) ELIMINATION OF LIMITATION BASED ON the pilot program. mittal of such report— MAXIMUM ANNUAL RATE OF PENSION.—Sub- (e) SURVEY OF PHYSICIAN INTEREST IN PAR- (A) the number of the veterans served, vet- section (b)(1)(D)(i) of such section is amend- TICIPATION.— erans diagnosed, and courses of treatment ed by inserting ‘‘who is not traveling by air (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days provided to veterans as part of the program and’’ before ‘‘whose annual’’. after the date of the enactment of this Act, required by subsection (a); and (d) DETERMINATION OF PRACTICALITY.—Sub- the Secretary shall conduct a survey of eligi- (B) demographic information for such serv- section (b) of such section is amended by ble physicians to determine the extent of the ices, diagnoses, and courses of treatment; adding at the end the following new para- interest of such physicians in participating and graph: in the pilot program. (7) to meet such other requirements as the ‘‘(4) In determining for purposes of sub- (2) ELEMENTS.—The survey shall disclose Secretary shall require. section (a) whether travel by air is the only the type, amount, and nature of the financial (c) TRAINING OF VETERANS FOR PROVISION practical way for a veteran to reach a De- incentives to be provided under subsection OF PEER-OUTREACH AND PEER-SUPPORT SERV- partment facility, the Secretary shall con- (h) to physicians participating in the pilot ICES.—In carrying out the program required sider the medical condition of the veteran program. by subsection (a), the Secretary shall con- and any other impediments to the use of (f) PHYSICIAN PARTICIPATION.— tract with a national not-for-profit mental ground transportation by the veteran.’’. (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall select health organization to carry out a national (e) NO EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR BENE- physicians for participation in the pilot pro- program of training for veterans described in FICIARY TRAVEL.—The amendments made by gram from among eligible physicians who— subsection (a) to provide the services de- subsections (b) and (d) of this section may (A) express interest in participating in the scribed in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of para- not be construed as expanding or otherwise pilot program in the survey conducted under graph (1) of such subsection. modifying eligibility for payments or allow- subsection (e); (d) TRAINING OF CLINICIANS FOR PROVISION ances for beneficiary travel under section 111 (B) are in good standing with the Depart- OF SERVICES.—The Secretary shall conduct a of title 38, United States Code, as in effect on ment; and training program for clinicians of commu- the day before the date of the enactment of (C) primarily have clinical responsibilities nity mental health centers or entities that this Act. with the Department. (f) CLARIFICATION OF RELATION TO PUBLIC have contracts with the Secretary under sub- (2) VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION.—Participa- RANSPORTATION IN VETERANS HEALTH AD- section (b) to ensure that such clinicians can T tion in the pilot program shall be voluntary. MINISTRATION HANDBOOK.—Not later than 30 provide the services required by subsection Nothing in this section shall be construed to days after the date of the enactment of this (a) in a manner that— require a physician working for the Depart- Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall (1) recognizes factors that are unique to ment to assume inpatient responsibilities at revise the Veterans Health Administration the experience of veterans who served on ac- a community hospital unless otherwise re- Handbook to clarify that an allowance for tive duty in Operation Enduring Freedom or quired as a term or condition of employment travel based on mileage paid under section Operation Iraqi Freedom (including their with the Department. combat and military training experiences); 111(a) of title 38, United States Code, may ex- (g) ASSUMPTION OF INPATIENT PHYSICIAN and ceed the cost of such travel by public trans- RESPONSIBILITIES.— (2) uses best practices and technologies. portation regardless of medical necessity. (1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible physician (e) VET CENTER DEFINED.—In this section, SEC. 306. PILOT PROGRAM ON INCENTIVES FOR selected for participation in the pilot pro- the term ‘‘vet center’’ means a center for re- PHYSICIANS WHO ASSUME INPA- gram shall assume and maintain inpatient adjustment counseling and related mental TIENT RESPONSIBILITIES AT COM- responsibilities, including inpatient respon- health services for veterans under section MUNITY HOSPITALS IN HEALTH sibilities with respect to nonveterans, at one 1712A of title 38, United States Code. PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREAS. (a) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Sec- or more community hospitals selected by the SEC. 305. TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT FOR VET- Secretary for participation in the pilot pro- ERANS RECEIVING TREATMENT AT retary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out a FACILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT pilot program to assess the feasability and gram under subsection (d). OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. advisability of each of the following: (2) COVERAGE UNDER FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS (a) ENHANCEMENT OF ALLOWANCE BASED (1) The provision of financial incentives to ACT.—If an eligible physician participating UPON MILEAGE TRAVELED.—Section 111 is eligible physicians who obtain and maintain in the pilot program carries out on-call re- amended— inpatient privileges at community hospitals sponsibilities at a community hospital where (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘trav- in health professional shortage areas in privileges to practice at such hospital are eled,’’ and inserting ‘‘(at a rate of 41.5 cents order to facilitate the provision by such phy- conditioned upon the provision of services to per mile),’’; and sicians of primary care and mental health individuals who are not veterans while the (2) by amending subsection (g) to read as services to veterans at such hospitals. physician is on call for such hospital, the follows: (2) The collection of payments from third- provision of such services by the physician ‘‘(g)(1) Beginning one year after the date of party providers for care provided by eligible shall be considered an action within the the enactment of the Caregivers and Vet- physicians to nonveterans while discharging scope of the physician’s office or employ- erans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010, inpatient responsibilities at community hos- ment for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, the Secretary may adjust the mileage rate pitals in the course of exercising the privi- United States Code (commonly referred to as described in subsection (a) to be equal to the leges described in paragraph (1). the ‘‘Federal Tort Claims Act’’). mileage reimbursement rate for the use of (b) ELIGIBLE PHYSICIANS.—For purposes of (h) COMPENSATION.— privately owned vehicles by Government em- this section, an eligible physician is a pri- (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall pro- ployees on official business (when a Govern- mary care or mental health physician em- vide each eligible physician participating in ment vehicle is available), as prescribed by ployed by the Department of Veterans Af- the pilot program with such compensation the Administrator of General Services under fairs on a full-time basis. (including pay and other appropriate com- section 5707(b) of title 5. (c) DURATION OF PROGRAM.—The pilot pro- pensation) as the Secretary considers appro- ‘‘(2) If an adjustment in the mileage rate gram shall be carried out during the three- priate to compensate such physician for the under paragraph (1) results in a lower mile- year period beginning on the date of the discharge of any inpatient responsibilities by age rate than the mileage rate otherwise commencement of the pilot program. such physician at a community hospital for specified in subsection (a), the Secretary (d) LOCATIONS.— which such physician would not otherwise be

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compensated by the Department as a full- (b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall pre- (c) REGULATIONS.—The eligibility of mem- time employee of the Department. scribe regulations for— bers of the Armed Forces for counseling and (2) WRITTEN AGREEMENT.—The amount of (1) evaluating grant applications under services under subsection (a) shall be subject any compensation to be provided a physician this section; and to such regulations as the Secretary of De- under the pilot program shall be specified in (2) otherwise administering the program fense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs a written agreement entered into by the Sec- established by this section. shall jointly prescribe for purposes of this retary and the physician for purposes of the (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: section. pilot program. (1) HIGHLY RURAL.—The term ‘‘highly (d) SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF APPRO- (3) TREATMENT OF COMPENSATION.—The Sec- rural’’, in the case of an area, means that the PRIATIONS.—The provision of counseling and retary shall consult with the Director of the area consists of a county or counties having services under subsection (a) shall be subject Office of Personnel Management on the in- a population of less than seven persons per to the availability of appropriations for such clusion of a provision in the written agree- square mile. purpose. ment required under paragraph (2) that de- (2) VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATION.—The SEC. 402. RESTORATION OF AUTHORITY OF READ- scribes the treatment under Federal law of term ‘‘veterans service organization’’ means JUSTMENT COUNSELING SERVICE any compensation provided a physician any organization recognized by the Sec- TO PROVIDE REFERRAL AND OTHER under the pilot program, including treat- retary of Veterans Affairs for the representa- ASSISTANCE UPON REQUEST TO ment for purposes of retirement under the tion of veterans under section 5902 of title 38, FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED United States Code. FORCES NOT AUTHORIZED COUN- civil service laws. SELING. (i) COLLECTIONS FROM THIRD PARTIES.—In (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— There is authorized to be appropriated Section 1712A is amended— carrying out the pilot program for the pur- (1) by redesignating subsections (c) pose described in subsection (a)(2), the Sec- $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014 to carry out this section. through (f) as subsections (d) through (g), re- retary shall implement a variety and range spectively; and SEC. 308. MODIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR of requirements and mechanisms for the col- (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol- lection from third-party payors of amounts PARTICIPATION IN PILOT PROGRAM OF ENHANCED CONTRACT CARE AU- lowing new subsection (c): to reimburse the Department for health care ‘‘(c) Upon receipt of a request for coun- services provided to nonveterans under the THORITY FOR HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF CERTAIN VETERANS. seling under this section from any individual pilot program by eligible physicians dis- Subsection (b) of section 403 of the Vet- who has been discharged or released from ac- charging inpatient responsibilities under the erans’ Mental Health and other Care Im- tive military, naval, or air service but who is pilot program. provements Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–387; not otherwise eligible for such counseling, (j) REPORT.—Not later than one year after 122 Stat. 4125; 38 U.S.C. 1703 note) is amended the Secretary shall— the date of the enactment of this Act and an- to read as follows: ‘‘(1) provide referral services to assist such nually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit ‘‘(b) COVERED VETERANS.—For purposes of individual, to the maximum extent prac- to Congress a report on the pilot program, the pilot program under this section, a cov- ticable, in obtaining mental health care and including the following: ered veteran is any veteran who— services from sources outside the Depart- (1) The findings of the Secretary with re- ‘‘(1) is— ment; and spect to the pilot program. ‘‘(A) enrolled in the system of patient en- ‘‘(2) if pertinent, advise such individual of (2) The number of veterans and non- rollment established under section 1705(a) of such individual’s rights to apply to the ap- veterans provided inpatient care by physi- title 38, United States Code, as of the date of propriate military, naval, or air service, and cians participating in the pilot program. the commencement of the pilot program to the Department, for review of such indi- (3) The amounts payable and collected under subsection (a)(2); or vidual’s discharge or release from such serv- under subsection (i). ‘‘(B) eligible for health care under section ice.’’. (k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 1710(e)(3) of such title; and SEC. 403. STUDY ON SUICIDES AMONG VETERANS. (1) HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA.— ‘‘(2) resides in a location that is— (a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of The term ‘‘health professional shortage ‘‘(A) more than 60 minutes driving distance Veterans Affairs shall conduct a study to de- area’’ has the meaning given the term in sec- from the nearest Department health care fa- termine the number of veterans who died by tion 332(a) of the Public Health Service Act cility providing primary care services, if the suicide between January 1, 1999, and the date (42 U.S.C. 254e(a)). veteran is seeking such services; of the enactment of this Act. (2) INPATIENT RESPONSIBILITIES.—The term ‘‘(B) more than 120 minutes driving dis- (b) COORDINATION.—In carrying out the ‘‘inpatient responsibilities’’ means on-call tance from the nearest Department health study under subsection (a) the Secretary of responsibilities customarily required of a care facility providing acute hospital care, if Veterans Affairs shall coordinate with— physician by a community hospital as a con- the veteran is seeking such care; or (1) the Secretary of Defense; dition of granting privileges to the physician ‘‘(C) more than 240 minutes driving dis- (2) veterans service organizations; to practice in the hospital. tance from the nearest Department health (3) the Centers for Disease Control and Pre- SEC. 307. GRANTS FOR VETERANS SERVICE OR- care facility providing tertiary care, if the vention; and GANIZATIONS FOR TRANSPOR- veteran is seeking such care.’’. (4) State public health offices and veterans TATION OF HIGHLY RURAL VET- ERANS. TITLE IV—MENTAL HEALTH CARE agencies. MATTERS (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary of (a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Com- (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans SEC. 401. ELIGIBILITY OF MEMBERS OF THE Affairs shall establish a grant program to ARMED FORCES WHO SERVE IN OP- mittee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate provide innovative transportation options to ERATION ENDURING FREEDOM OR and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM FOR veterans in highly rural areas. the House of Representatives a report on the COUNSELING AND SERVICES study required under subsection (a) and the (2) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.—The following THROUGH READJUSTMENT COUN- findings of the Secretary. may be awarded a grant under this section: SELING SERVICE. (d) VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATION DE- (A) State veterans service agencies. (a) IN GENERAL.—Any member of the FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘veterans (B) Veterans service organizations. Armed Forces, including a member of the service organization’’ means any organiza- (3) USE OF FUNDS.—A State veterans serv- National Guard or Reserve, who serves on ac- tion recognized by the Secretary for the rep- ice agency or veterans service organization tive duty in the Armed Forces in Operation resentation of veterans under section 5902 of awarded a grant under this section may use Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Free- title 38, United States Code. the grant amount to— dom is eligible for readjustment counseling (A) assist veterans in highly rural areas to and related mental health services under TITLE V—OTHER HEALTH CARE MATTERS travel to Department of Veterans Affairs section 1712A of title 38, United States Code, SEC. 501. REPEAL OF CERTAIN ANNUAL REPORT- medical centers; and through the Readjustment Counseling Serv- ING REQUIREMENTS. (B) otherwise assist in providing transpor- ice of the Veterans Health Administration. (a) NURSE PAY REPORT.—Section 7451 is tation in connection with the provision of (b) NO REQUIREMENT FOR CURRENT ACTIVE amended— medical care to veterans in highly rural DUTY SERVICE.—A member of the Armed (1) by striking subsection (f); and areas. Forces who meets the requirements for eligi- (2) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub- (4) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The amount of a bility for counseling and services under sub- section (f). grant under this section may not exceed section (a) is entitled to counseling and serv- (b) LONG-TERM PLANNING REPORT.— $50,000. ices under that subsection regardless of (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 8107 is repealed. (5) NO MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—The recipi- whether or not the member is currently on (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of ent of a grant under this section shall not be active duty in the Armed Forces at the time sections at the beginning of chapter 81 is required to provide matching funds as a con- of receipt of counseling and services under amended by striking the item relating to dition for receiving such grant. that subsection. section 8107.

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Section 707(c)(1) of the Persian Gulf War tem-Wide Ongoing Assessment and Review (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of Veterans’ Health Status Act (title VII of reports of the Department, and Combined sections at the beginning of chapter 73 is Public Law 102–585; 38 U.S.C. 527 note) is Assessment Program reviews of the Office of amended by inserting after the item relating amended by striking ‘‘Not later than March Inspector General of the Department, are to section 7311 the following new item: 1 of each year’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than monitored routinely and analyzed in a man- ‘‘7311A. Quality management officers.’’. July 1, 2010, and July 1 of each of the five fol- ner that ensures the timely detection of (b) REPORTS ON QUALITY CONCERNS UNDER lowing years’’. quality of care issues. QUALITY-ASSURANCE PROGRAM.—Section SEC. 503. PAYMENT FOR CARE FURNISHED TO ‘‘(D) Encouraging research and develop- 7311(b) is amended by adding at the end the CHAMPVA BENEFICIARIES. ment in the area of quality metrics for the following new paragraph: Section 1781 is amended by adding at the purposes of improving how the Department ‘‘(4) As part of the quality-assurance pro- end the following new subsection: measures quality in individual facilities. gram, the Under Secretary for Health shall ‘‘(e) Payment by the Secretary under this ‘‘(E) Carrying out such other responsibil- establish mechanisms through which em- section on behalf of a covered beneficiary for ities and duties relating to quality manage- ployees of Veterans Health Administration medical care shall constitute payment in full ment in the Veterans Health Administration facilities may submit reports, on a confiden- and extinguish any liability on the part of as the Under Secretary for Health shall tial basis, on matters relating to quality of the beneficiary for that care.’’. specify. care in Veterans Health Administration fa- SEC. 504. DISCLOSURE OF PATIENT TREATMENT ‘‘(4) The requirements under paragraph (3) cilities to the quality management officers INFORMATION FROM MEDICAL shall include requirements regarding the fol- of such facilities under section 7311A(c) of RECORDS OF PATIENTS LACKING lowing: DECISIONMAKING CAPACITY. this title. The mechanisms shall provide for ‘‘(A) A confidential system for the sub- Section 7332(b)(2) is amended by adding at the prompt and thorough review of any re- mittal of reports by Veterans Health Admin- the end the following new subparagraph: ports so submitted by the receiving offi- istration personnel regarding quality man- ‘‘(F)(i) To a representative of a patient who cials.’’. agement at Department facilities. lacks decision-making capacity, when a (c) REVIEW OF CURRENT HEALTH CARE QUAL- ‘‘(B) Mechanisms for the peer review of the practitioner deems the content of the given ITY SAFEGUARDS.— actions of individuals appointed in the Vet- record necessary for that representative to (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans erans Health Administration in the position make an informed decision regarding the pa- Affairs shall conduct a comprehensive review of physician. tient’s treatment. of all current policies and protocols of the ‘‘(b) QUALITY MANAGEMENT OFFICERS FOR ‘‘(ii) In this subparagraph, the term ‘rep- Department of Veterans Affairs for main- VISNS.—(1) The Regional Director of each resentative’ means an individual, organiza- taining health care quality and patient safe- Veterans Integrated Services Network shall tion, or other body authorized under section ty at Department medical facilities. The re- appoint an official of the Network to act as 7331 of this title and its implementing regu- view shall include a review and assessment the quality management officer of the Net- lations to give informed consent on behalf of of the National Surgical Quality Improve- work. a patient who lacks decision-making capac- ment Program, including an assessment of— ‘‘(2) The quality management officer for a ity.’’. (A) the efficacy of the quality indicators Veterans Integrated Services Network shall under the program; SEC. 505. ENHANCEMENT OF QUALITY MANAGE- report to the Regional Director of the Vet- MENT. (B) the efficacy of the data collection erans Integrated Services Network, and to (a) ENHANCEMENT OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT methods under the program; the National Quality Management Officer, THROUGH QUALITY MANAGEMENT OFFICERS.— (C) the efficacy of the frequency with regarding the discharge of the responsibil- (1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter which regular data analyses are performed ities and duties of the officer under this sec- 73 is amended by inserting after section 7311 under the program; and tion. the following new section: (D) the extent to which the resources allo- ‘‘(3) The quality management officer for a cated to the program are adequate to fulfill ‘‘§ 7311A. Quality management officers Veterans Integrated Services Network the stated function of the program. ‘‘(a) NATIONAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT OFFI- shall— (2) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after ‘‘(A) direct the quality management office CER.—(1) The Under Secretary for Health the date of the enactment of this Act, the in the Network; and shall designate an official of the Veterans Secretary shall submit to Congress a report ‘‘(B) coordinate, monitor, and oversee the Health Administration to act as the prin- on the review conducted under paragraph (1), quality management programs and activities cipal quality management officer for the including the findings of the Secretary as a of the Administration medical facilities in quality-assurance program required by sec- result of the review and such recommenda- the Network in order to ensure the thorough tion 7311 of this title. The official so des- tions as the Secretary considers appropriate and uniform discharge of quality manage- ignated may be known as the ‘National Qual- in light of the review. ity Management Officer of the Veterans ment requirements under such programs and Health Administration’ (in this section re- activities throughout such facilities. SEC. 506. PILOT PROGRAM ON USE OF COMMU- NITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND ‘‘(c) QUALITY MANAGEMENT OFFICERS FOR ferred to as the ‘National Quality Manage- LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT ment Officer’). MEDICAL FACILITIES.—(1) The director of ENTITIES TO ENSURE THAT VET- ‘‘(2) The National Quality Management Of- each Veterans Health Administration med- ERANS RECEIVE CARE AND BENE- ficer shall report directly to the Under Sec- ical facility shall appoint a quality manage- FITS FOR WHICH THEY ARE ELIGI- retary for Health in the discharge of respon- ment officer for that facility. BLE. sibilities and duties of the Officer under this ‘‘(2) The quality management officer for a (a) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Sec- section. facility shall report directly to the director retary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out a ‘‘(3) The National Quality Management Of- of the facility, and to the quality manage- pilot program to assess the feasibility and ficer shall be the official within the Veterans ment officer of the Veterans Integrated advisability of using community-based orga- Health Administration who is principally re- Services Network in which the facility is lo- nizations and local and State government sponsible for the quality-assurance program cated, regarding the discharge of the respon- entities— referred to in paragraph (1). In carrying out sibilities and duties of the quality manage- (1) to increase the coordination of commu- that responsibility, the Officer shall be re- ment officer under this section. nity, local, State, and Federal providers of sponsible for the following: ‘‘(3) The quality management officer for a health care and benefits for veterans to as- ‘‘(A) Establishing and enforcing the re- facility shall be responsible for designing, sist veterans who are transitioning from quirements of the program referred to in disseminating, and implementing quality military service to civilian life in such tran- paragraph (1). management programs and activities for the sition; ‘‘(B) Developing an aggregate quality met- facility that meet the requirements estab- (2) to increase the availability of high ric from existing data sources, such as the lished by the National Quality Management quality medical and mental health services Inpatient Evaluation Center of the Depart- Officer under subsection (a). to veterans transitioning from military serv- ment, the National Surgical Quality Im- ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— ice to civilian life; provement Program, and the External Peer (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), there (3) to provide assistance to families of vet- Review Program of the Veterans Health Ad- are authorized to be appropriated such sums erans who are transitioning from military ministration, that could be used to assess re- as may be necessary to carry out this sec- service to civilian life to help such families liably the quality of care provided at indi- tion. adjust to such transition; and vidual Department medical centers and asso- ‘‘(2) There is authorized to be appropriated (4) to provide outreach to veterans and ciated community based outpatient clinics. to carry out the provisions of subparagraphs their families to inform them about the ‘‘(C) Ensuring that existing measures of (B), (C), and (D) of subsection (a)(3), availability of benefits and connect them quality, including measures from the Inpa- $25,000,000 for the two-year period of fiscal with appropriate care and benefit programs.

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(b) DURATION OF PROGRAM.—The pilot pro- the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall enter (f) BENEFITS.—The dental insurance plan gram shall be carried out during the two- into a contract with the Institute of Medi- under the pilot program shall provide such year period beginning on the date that is 180 cine of the National Academies to conduct benefits for dental care and treatment as the days after the date of the enactment of this an expanded study on the health impact of Secretary considers appropriate for the den- Act. Project Shipboard Hazard and Defense tal insurance plan, including diagnostic serv- (c) PROGRAM LOCATIONS.— (Project SHAD). ices, preventative services, endodontics and (1) IN GENERAL.—The pilot program shall be (b) COVERED VETERANS.—The study re- other restorative services, surgical services, carried out at five locations selected by the quired by subsection (a) shall include, to the and emergency services. Secretary for purposes of the pilot program. extent practicable, all veterans who partici- (g) ENROLLMENT.— (2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In selecting locations pated in Project Shipboard Hazard and De- (1) VOLUNTARY.—Enrollment in the dental for the pilot program, the Secretary shall fense. insurance plan under the pilot program shall consider the advisability of selecting loca- (c) USE OF EXISTING STUDIES.—The study be voluntary. tions in— required by subsection (a) may use results (2) MINIMUM PERIOD.—Enrollment in the (A) rural areas; from the study covered in the report titled dental insurance plan shall be for such min- (B) areas with populations that have a high ‘‘Long-Term Health Effects of Participation imum period as the Secretary shall prescribe proportion of minority group representation; in Project SHAD’’ of the Institute of Medi- for purposes of this section. (C) areas with populations that have a high cine of the National Academies. (h) PREMIUMS.— proportion of individuals who have limited SEC. 509. USE OF NON-DEPARTMENT FACILITIES (1) IN GENERAL.—Premiums for coverage access to health care; and FOR REHABILITATION OF INDIVID- under the dental insurance plan under the (D) areas that are not in close proximity to UALS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN IN- pilot program shall be in such amount or an active duty military installation. JURY. amounts as the Secretary shall prescribe to (d) GRANTS.—The Secretary shall carry out Section 1710E is amended— cover all costs associated with the pilot pro- the pilot program through the award of (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub- gram. section (c); grants to community-based organizations (2) ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT.—The Secretary and local and State government entities. (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol- shall adjust the premiums payable under the (e) SELECTION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS.— lowing new subsection (b): pilot program for coverage under the dental OVERED INDIVIDUALS.—The care and (1) IN GENERAL.—A community-based orga- ‘‘(b) C insurance plan on an annual basis. Each indi- services provided under subsection (a) shall nization or local or State government entity vidual covered by the dental insurance plan be made available to an individual— seeking a grant under the pilot program at the time of such an adjustment shall be ‘‘(1) who is described in section 1710C(a) of shall submit to the Secretary an application notified of the amount and effective date of this title; and therefor in such form and in such manner as such adjustment. ‘‘(2)(A) to whom the Secretary is unable to the Secretary considers appropriate. (3) RESPONSIBILITY FOR PAYMENT.—Each in- (2) ELEMENTS.—Each application submitted provide such treatment or services at the dividual covered by the dental insurance under paragraph (1) shall include the fol- frequency or for the duration prescribed in plan shall pay the entire premium for cov- lowing: such plan; or erage under the dental insurance plan, in ad- (A) A description of the consultations, if ‘‘(B) for whom the Secretary determines dition to the full cost of any copayments. that it is optimal with respect to the recov- any, with the Department of Veterans Af- (i) VOLUNTARY DISENROLLMENT.— ery and rehabilitation for such individual.’’; fairs in the development of the proposal (1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to enroll- under the application. and ment in the dental insurance plan under the (B) A plan to coordinate activities under (3) by adding at the end the following new pilot program, the Secretary shall— the pilot program, to the greatest extent subsection: (A) permit the voluntary disenrollment of ‘‘(d) STANDARDS.—The Secretary may not possible, with the local, State, and Federal an individual in the dental insurance plan if provide treatment or services as described in providers of services for veterans to reduce the disenrollment occurs during the 30-day subsection (a) at a non-Department facility duplication of services and to enhance the ef- period beginning on the date of the enroll- under such subsection unless such facility fect of such services. ment of the individual in the dental insur- maintains standards for the provision of (f) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—The Secretary ance plan; and such treatment or services established by an shall prescribe appropriate uses of grant (B) permit the voluntary disenrollment of independent, peer-reviewed organization funds received under the pilot program. an individual in the dental insurance plan (g) REPORT ON PROGRAM.— that accredits specialized rehabilitation pro- for such circumstances as the Secretary (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days grams for adults with traumatic brain in- shall prescribe for purposes of this sub- after the completion of the pilot program, jury.’’. section, but only to the extent such the Secretary shall submit to Congress a re- SEC. 510. PILOT PROGRAM ON PROVISION OF disenrollment does not jeopardize the fiscal port on the pilot program. DENTAL INSURANCE PLANS TO VET- integrity of the dental insurance plan. (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by ERANS AND SURVIVORS AND DE- (2) ALLOWABLE CIRCUMSTANCES.—The cir- paragraph (1) shall include the following: PENDENTS OF VETERANS. cumstances prescribed under paragraph (A) The findings and conclusions of the (a) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Sec- (1)(B) shall include the following: Secretary with respect to the pilot program. retary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out a (A) If an individual enrolled in the dental (B) An assessment of the benefits to vet- pilot program to assess the feasibility and insurance plan relocates to a location out- erans of the pilot program. advisability of providing a dental insurance side the jurisdiction of the dental insurance (C) The recommendations of the Secretary plan to veterans and survivors and depend- plan that prevents use of the benefits under as to the advisability of continuing the pilot ents of veterans described in subsection (b). the dental insurance plan. program. (b) COVERED VETERANS AND SURVIVORS AND DEPENDENTS.—The veterans and survivors (B) If an individual enrolled in the dental SEC. 507. SPECIALIZED RESIDENTIAL CARE AND insurance plan is prevented by a serious REHABILITATION FOR CERTAIN VET- and dependents of veterans described in this ERANS. subsection are as follows: medical condition from being able to obtain Section 1720 is amended by adding at the (1) Any veteran who is enrolled in the sys- benefits under the dental insurance plan. end the following new subsection: tem of annual patient enrollment under sec- (C) Such other circumstances as the Sec- ‘‘(g) The Secretary may contract with ap- tion 1705 of title 38, United States Code. retary shall prescribe for purposes of this propriate entities to provide specialized resi- (2) Any survivor or dependent of a veteran subsection. dential care and rehabilitation services to a who is eligible for medical care under section (3) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROCEDURES.—The veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom or 1781 of such title. Secretary shall establish procedures for de- Operation Iraqi Freedom who the Secretary (c) DURATION OF PROGRAM.—The pilot pro- terminations on the permissibility of vol- determines suffers from a traumatic brain gram shall be carried out during the three- untary disenrollments under paragraph injury, has an accumulation of deficits in ac- year period beginning on the date that is 270 (1)(B). Such procedures shall ensure timely tivities of daily living and instrumental ac- days after the date of the enactment of this determinations on the permissibility of such tivities of daily living, and because of these Act. disenrollments. deficits, would otherwise require admission (d) LOCATIONS.—The pilot program shall be (j) RELATIONSHIP TO DENTAL CARE PRO- to a nursing home even though such care carried out in such Veterans Integrated VIDED BY SECRETARY.—Nothing in this sec- would generally exceed the veteran’s nursing Services Networks as the Secretary con- tion shall affect the responsibility of the needs.’’. siders appropriate for purposes of the pilot Secretary to provide dental care under sec- SEC. 508. EXPANDED STUDY ON THE HEALTH IM- program. tion 1712 of title 38, United States Code, and PACT OF PROJECT SHIPBOARD HAZ- (e) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall the participation of an individual in the den- ARD AND DEFENSE. contract with a dental insurer to administer tal insurance plan under the pilot program (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days the dental insurance plan provided under the shall not affect the individual’s entitlement after the date of the enactment of this Act, pilot program. to outpatient dental services and treatment,

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PROHIBITION ON COLLECTION OF CO- chapter II of chapter 73 is amended by insert- retary for Health and the views of the Under PAYMENTS FROM VETERANS WHO ing after section 7321 the following new sec- Secretary on such findings and recommenda- ARE CATASTROPHICALLY DISABLED. tion: tions. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter ‘‘§ 7321A. Committee on Care of Veterans with ‘‘(5) A description of the steps taken, plans 17 is amended by adding at the end the fol- Traumatic Brain Injury made (and a timetable for the execution of lowing new section: ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall such plans), and resources to be applied to- ‘‘§ 1730A. Prohibition on collection of copay- establish in the Veterans Health Administra- ward improving the capability of the Vet- ments from catastrophically disabled vet- tion a committee to be known as the ‘Com- erans Health Administration to meet effec- erans mittee on Care of Veterans with Traumatic tively the treatment and rehabilitation ‘‘Notwithstanding subsections (f) and (g) of Brain Injury’. The Under Secretary for needs of veterans with traumatic brain in- section 1710 and section 1722A(a) of this title Health shall appoint employees of the De- jury.’’. or any other provision of law, the Secretary partment with expertise in the care of vet- (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of may not require a veteran who is catastroph- erans with traumatic brain injury to serve sections at the beginning of chapter 73 is ically disabled, as defined by the Secretary, on the committee. amended by inserting after the item relating to make any copayment for the receipt of ‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMMITTEE.—The to section 7321 the following new item: hospital care or medical services under the committee shall assess, and carry out a con- ‘‘7321A. Committee on Care of Veterans with laws administered by the Secretary.’’. tinuing assessment of, the capability of the Traumatic Brain Injury.’’. (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of Veterans Health Administration to meet ef- SEC. 516. INCREASE IN AMOUNT AVAILABLE TO sections at the beginning of chapter 17 is fectively the treatment and rehabilitation DISABLED VETERANS FOR IMPROVE- amended by inserting after the item relating needs of veterans with traumatic brain in- MENTS AND STRUCTURAL ALTER- to section 1730 the following new item: jury. In carrying out that responsibility, the ATIONS FURNISHED AS PART OF ‘‘1730A. Prohibition on collection of copay- committee shall— HOME HEALTH SERVICES. ments from catastrophically ‘‘(1) evaluate the care provided to such vet- (a) INCREASE.—Section 1717(a)(2) is amend- disabled veterans.’’. erans through the Veterans Health Adminis- ed by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and tration; inserting the following: SEC. 512. HIGHER PRIORITY STATUS FOR CER- ‘‘(2) identify systemwide problems in car- ‘‘(A) in the case of medical services fur- TAIN VETERANS WHO ARE MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS. ing for such veterans in facilities of the Vet- nished under section 1710(a)(1) of this title, Section 1705(a)(3) is amended by inserting erans Health Administration; or for a disability described in section ‘‘veterans who were awarded the medal of ‘‘(3) identify specific facilities within the 1710(a)(2)(C) of this title— honor under section 3741, 6241, or 8741 of title Veterans Health Administration at which ‘‘(i) in the case of a veteran who first ap- 10 or section 491 of title 14,’’ after ‘‘the Pur- program enrichment is needed to improve plies for benefits under this paragraph before ple Heart,’’. treatment and rehabilitation of such vet- the date of the Caregivers and Veterans Om- erans; and nibus Health Services Act of 2010, $4,100; or SEC. 513. HOSPITAL CARE, MEDICAL SERVICES, AND NURSING HOME CARE FOR CER- ‘‘(4) identify model programs which the ‘‘(ii) in the case of a veteran who first ap- TAIN VIETNAM-ERA VETERANS EX- committee considers to have been successful plies for benefits under this paragraph on or POSED TO HERBICIDE AND VET- in the treatment and rehabilitation of such after the date of the Caregivers and Veterans ERANS OF THE PERSIAN GULF WAR. veterans and which should be implemented Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010, $6,800; Section 1710(e) is amended— more widely in or through facilities of the and (1) in paragraph (3)— Veterans Health Administration. ‘‘(B) in the case of medical services fur- (A) by striking ‘‘subsection (a)(2)(F)—’’ and ‘‘(c) ADVICE AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—The nished under any other provision of section all that follows through ‘‘(C) in the case’’ committee shall— 1710(a) of this title— and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(2)(F) in the ‘‘(1) advise the Under Secretary regarding ‘‘(i) in the case of a veteran who first ap- case’’; and the development of policies for the care and plies for benefits under this paragraph before (B) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) of rehabilitation of veterans with traumatic the date of the Caregivers and Veterans Om- the former subparagraph (C) as subpara- brain injury; and nibus Health Services Act of 2010, $1,200; or graphs (A) and (B) of such paragraph (3) and ‘‘(2) make recommendations to the Under ‘‘(ii) in the case of a veteran who first ap- by realigning the margin of such new sub- Secretary— plies for benefits under this paragraph on or paragraphs two ems to the left; and ‘‘(A) for improving programs of care of after the date of the Caregivers and Veterans (2) in paragraph (1)(C)— such veterans at specific facilities and Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010, (A) by striking ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3)’’ throughout the Veterans Health Administra- $2,000.’’. and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)’’; and tion; (b) CONSTRUCTION.—A veteran who ex- (B) by inserting after ‘‘on active duty’’ the ‘‘(B) for establishing special programs of hausts such veteran’s eligibility for benefits following: ‘‘between August 2, 1990, and No- education and training relevant to the care under section 1717(a)(2) of such title before vember 11, 1998,’’. of such veterans for employees of the Vet- the date of the enactment of this Act, is not SEC. 514. ESTABLISHMENT OF DIRECTOR OF PHY- erans Health Administration; entitled to additional benefits under such SICIAN ASSISTANT SERVICES IN VET- ‘‘(C) regarding research needs and prior- section by reason of the amendments made ERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION. ities relevant to the care of such veterans; by subsection (a). (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7306(a) is amend- and SEC. 517. EXTENSION OF STATUTORILY DEFINED ed by striking paragraph (9) and inserting ‘‘(D) regarding the appropriate allocation COPAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN VET- the following new paragraph (9): of resources for all such activities. ERANS FOR HOSPITAL CARE AND ‘‘(9) The Director of Physician Assistant ‘‘(d) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than June NURSING HOME CARE. Services, who shall— 1, 2010, and each year thereafter, the Sec- Subparagraph (B) of section 1710(f)(2) is ‘‘(A) serve in a full-time capacity at the retary shall submit to the Committee on amended to read as follows: Central Office of the Department; Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Com- ‘‘(B) before September 30, 2012, an amount ‘‘(B) be a qualified physician assistant; and mittee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of equal to $10 for every day the veteran re- ‘‘(C) be responsible and report directly to Representatives a report on the implementa- ceives hospital care and $5 for every day the the Chief Patient Care Services Officer of the tion of this section. Each such report shall veteran receives nursing home care.’’. Veterans Health Administration on all mat- include the following for the calendar year SEC. 518. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO RE- ters relating to the education and training, preceding the year in which the report is COVER COST OF CERTAIN CARE AND employment, appropriate use, and optimal submitted: SERVICES FROM DISABLED VET- participation of physician assistants within ‘‘(1) A list of the members of the com- ERANS WITH HEALTH-PLAN CON- the programs and initiatives of the Adminis- mittee. TRACTS. tration.’’. ‘‘(2) The assessment of the Under Secretary Subparagraph (E) of section 1729(a)(2) is (b) DEADLINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—The for Health, after review of the findings of the amended to read as follows: Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure committee, regarding the capability of the ‘‘(E) for which care and services are fur- that an individual is serving as the Director Veterans Health Administration, on a sys- nished before October 1, 2012, under this of Physician Assistant Services under para- temwide and facility-by-facility basis, to chapter to a veteran who— graph (9) of section 7306(a) of title 38, United meet effectively the treatment and rehabili- ‘‘(i) has a service-connected disability; and

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ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITIES FOR scribed in section 7403(a) of this title; and Under Secretary shall consider the following: RETENTION OF MEDICAL PROFES- ‘‘(A) The grade and step of the position of SIONALS. ‘‘(B) the nurse shall be considered to have the individual. (a) SECRETARIAL AUTHORITY TO EXTEND served the probationary period required by ‘‘(B) The scope and complexity of the posi- TITLE 38 STATUS TO ADDITIONAL POSITIONS.— section 7403(b). tion of the individual. (1) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (3) of section ‘‘(3) This subsection shall not apply to ap- ‘‘(C) The personal qualifications of the in- 7401 is amended by striking ‘‘and blind reha- pointments made on a term limited basis of dividual. bilitation outpatient specialists.’’ and in- less than or equal to three years of— ‘‘(D) The characteristics of the labor mar- serting the following: ‘‘blind rehabilitation ‘‘(A) nurses with a part-time appointment ket concerned. outpatient specialists, and such other classes resulting from an academic affiliation or ‘‘(E) Such other factors as the Secretary of health care occupations as the Secretary teaching position in a nursing academy of the Department; considers appropriate. considers necessary for the recruitment and ‘‘(3) Special incentive pay under paragraph retention needs of the Department subject to ‘‘(B) nurses appointed as a result of a spe- cific research proposal or grant; or (1) for an individual is in addition to all the following requirements: other pay (including basic pay) and allow- ‘‘(C) nurses who are not citizens of the ‘‘(A) Such other classes of health care oc- ances to which the individual is entitled. cupations— United States and appointed under section ‘‘(4) Except as provided in paragraph (5), ‘‘(i) are not occupations relating to admin- 7407(a) of this title.’’. special incentive pay under paragraph (1) for istrative, clerical, or physical plant mainte- (d) RATE OF BASIC PAY FOR APPOINTEES TO an individual shall be considered basic pay nance and protective services; THE OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR for all purposes, including retirement bene- ‘‘(ii) that would otherwise receive basic HEALTH SET TO RATE OF BASIC PAY FOR SEN- fits under chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, and pay in accordance with the General Schedule IOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE POSITIONS.— other benefits. under section 5332 of title 5; (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 7404(a) is amend- ‘‘(5) Special incentive pay under paragraph ‘‘(iii) provide, as determined by the Sec- ed— (1) for an individual shall not be considered retary, direct patient care services or serv- (A) by striking ‘‘The annual’’ and inserting basic pay for purposes of adverse actions ices incident to direct patient services; and ‘‘(1) The annual’’; under subchapter V of this chapter. ‘‘(iv) would not otherwise be available to (B) by striking ‘‘The pay’’ and inserting ‘‘(6) Special incentive pay under paragraph provide medical care or treatment for vet- the following: (1) may not be awarded to an individual in an erans. ‘‘(2) The pay’’; amount that would result in an aggregate ‘‘(B) Not later than 45 days before the Sec- (C) by striking ‘‘under the preceding sen- amount of pay (including bonuses and retary appoints any personnel for a class of tence’’ and inserting ‘‘under paragraph (1)’’; awards) received by such individual in a year health care occupations that is not specifi- and under this title that is greater than the an- cally listed in this paragraph, the Secretary (D) by adding at the end the following new nual pay of the President.’’. (f) PAY FOR PHYSICIANS AND DENTISTS.— shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ paragraph: (1) NON-FOREIGN COST OF LIVING ADJUST- Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Vet- ‘‘(3)(A) The rate of basic pay for a position MENT ALLOWANCE.—Section 7431(b) is amend- erans’ Affairs of the House of Representa- to which an Executive order applies under ed by adding at the end the following new tives, and the Office of Management and paragraph (1) and is not described by para- paragraph: Budget notice of such appointment. graph (2) shall be set in accordance with sec- ‘‘(5) The non-foreign cost of living adjust- ‘‘(C) Before submitting notice under sub- tion 5382 of title 5 as if such position were a ment allowance authorized under section paragraph (B), the Secretary shall solicit Senior Executive Service position (as such 5941 of title 5 for physicians and dentists comments from any labor organization rep- term is defined in section 3132(a) of title 5). whose pay is set under this section shall be resenting employees in such class and in- ‘‘(B) A rate of basic pay for a position may determined as a percentage of base pay clude such comments in such notice.’’. not be set under subparagraph (A) in excess only.’’. (2) APPOINTMENT OF NURSE ASSISTANTS.— of— (2) MARKET PAY DETERMINATIONS FOR PHYSI- Such paragraph is further amended by in- ‘‘(i) in the case the position is not de- CIANS AND DENTISTS IN ADMINISTRATIVE OR EX- serting ‘‘nurse assistants,’’ after ‘‘licensed scribed in clause (ii), the rate of basic pay ECUTIVE LEADERSHIP POSITIONS.—Section practical or vocational nurses,’’. payable for level III of the Executive Sched- 7431(c)(4)(B)(i) is amended by adding at the (b) PROBATIONARY PERIODS FOR REGISTERED ule; or end the following: ‘‘The Secretary may ex- NURSES.—Section 7403(b) is amended— ‘‘(ii) in the case that the position is cov- (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Appoint- ered by a performance appraisal system that empt physicians and dentists occupying ad- ments’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as otherwise meets the certification criteria established ministrative or executive leadership posi- provided in this subsection, appointments’’; by regulation under section 5307(d) of title 5, tions from the requirements of the previous (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para- the rate of basic pay payable for level II of sentence.’’. graph (4); and the Executive Schedule. (3) EXCEPTION TO PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol- ‘‘(C) Notwithstanding the provisions of OF MARKET PAY.—Section 7431(c)(7) is amend- lowing new paragraphs: subsection (d) of section 5307 of title 5, the ed by striking ‘‘concerned.’’ and inserting ‘‘(2) With respect to the appointment of a Secretary may make any certification under ‘‘concerned, unless there is a change in board registered nurse under this chapter, para- that subsection instead of the Office of Per- certification or reduction of privileges.’’. (g) ADJUSTMENT OF PAY CAP FOR NURSES.— graph (1) shall apply with respect to such ap- sonnel Management and without concur- Section 7451(c)(2) is amended by striking pointment regardless of whether such ap- rence of the Office of Management and Budg- ‘‘level V’’ and inserting ‘‘level IV’’. pointment is on a full-time basis or a part- et.’’. (h) EXEMPTION FOR CERTIFIED REGISTERED (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments time basis. NURSE ANESTHETISTS FROM LIMITATION ON made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on ‘‘(3) An appointment described in sub- AUTHORIZED COMPETITIVE PAY.—Section the first day of the first pay period beginning section (a) on a part-time basis of a person 7451(c)(2) is further amended by adding at the who has previously served on a full-time after the day that is 180 days after the date end the following new sentence: ‘‘The max- basis for the probationary period for the po- of the enactment of this Act. imum rate of basic pay for a grade for the sition concerned shall be without a proba- (e) SPECIAL INCENTIVE PAY FOR DEPART- position of certified registered nurse anes- tionary period.’’. MENT PHARMACIST EXECUTIVES.—Section 7410 thetist pursuant to an adjustment under sub- (c) PROHIBITION ON TEMPORARY PART-TIME is amended— section (d) may exceed the maximum rate REGISTERED NURSE APPOINTMENTS IN EXCESS (1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary may’’ and otherwise provided in the preceding sen- OF TWO YEARS.—Section 7405 is amended by inserting the following: tence.’’. adding at the end the following new sub- ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may’’; (i) INCREASED LIMITATION ON SPECIAL PAY section: and FOR NURSE EXECUTIVES.—Section 7452(g)(2) is ‘‘(g)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (3), (2) by adding at the end the following new amended by striking ‘‘$25,000’’ and inserting employment of a registered nurse on a tem- subsection: ‘‘$100,000’’. porary part-time basis under subsection ‘‘(b) SPECIAL INCENTIVE PAY FOR DEPART- (j) LOCALITY PAY SCALE COMPUTATIONS.— (a)(1) shall be for a probationary period of MENT PHARMACIST EXECUTIVES.—(1) In order (1) EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND SUPPORT FOR two years. to recruit and retain highly qualified Depart- FACILITY DIRECTORS IN WAGE SURVEYS.—Sec- ‘‘(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), ment pharmacist executives, the Secretary tion 7451(d)(3) is amended by adding at the upon completion by a registered nurse of the may authorize the Under Secretary for end the following new subparagraph:

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Nursing staff: special rules for over- care facilities in the conduct and use of sur- (except in the case of nurse anesthetists, li- time duty.’’. veys, including the use of third-party sur- censed practical nurses, licensed vocational (b) WEEKEND DUTY.—Section 7456 is amend- veys, under this paragraph.’’. nurses, nursing positions otherwise covered ed— (2) INFORMATION ON METHODOLOGY USED IN by title 5, pharmacists, and licensed physical (1) by striking subsection (c); and WAGE SURVEYS.—Section 7451(e)(4) is amend- therapists) exceed the maximum rate of (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub- ed— basic pay (excluding any locality-based com- section (c). (A) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as parability payment under section 5304 of (c) ALTERNATE WORK SCHEDULES.— subparagraph (E); and title 5 or similar provision of law) for the (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 7456A(b)(1)(A) is (B) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the grade or level by more than 30 percent. amended by striking ‘‘three regularly sched- ‘‘(2) No rate may be established under this following new subparagraph (D): uled’’ and all that follows through the period section in excess of the rate of basic pay pay- ‘‘(D) In any case in which the director con- at the end and inserting ‘‘six regularly able for level IV of the Executive Schedule.’’. ducts such a wage survey during the period scheduled 12-hour tours of duty within a 14- covered by the report and makes adjustment SEC. 602. LIMITATIONS ON OVERTIME DUTY, day period shall be considered for all pur- in rates of basic pay applicable to one or WEEKEND DUTY, AND ALTERNATIVE WORK SCHEDULES FOR NURSES. poses to have worked a full 80-hour pay pe- more covered positions at the facility, infor- riod.’’. mation on the methodology used in making (a) OVERTIME DUTY.— (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section (1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter IV of chapter such adjustment or adjustments.’’. 7456A(b) is amended— (3) DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO PERSONS 74 is amended by adding at the end the fol- lowing new section: (A) in the subsection heading, by striking IN COVERED POSITIONS.—Section 7451(e), as ‘‘36/40’’ and inserting ‘‘72/80’’; amended by paragraph (2) of this subsection, ‘‘§ 7459. Nursing staff: special rules for over- (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘40- is further amended by adding at the end the time duty hour basic work week’’ and inserting ‘‘80- following new paragraph: ‘‘(a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in hour pay period’’; and ‘‘(6)(A) Upon the request of an individual subsection (c), the Secretary may not re- (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘regu- described in subparagraph (B) for a report quire nursing staff to work more than 40 larly’’. provided under paragraph (4) with respect to hours (or 24 hours if such staff is covered a Department health-care facility, the Under SEC. 603. REAUTHORIZATION OF HEALTH PRO- under section 7456 of this title) in an admin- FESSIONALS EDUCATIONAL ASSIST- Secretary for Health or the director of such istrative work week or more than eight con- ANCE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. facility shall provide to the individual the secutive hours (or 12 hours if such staff is (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7618 is amended most current report for such facility pro- covered under section 7456 or 7456A of this by striking ‘‘December 31, 1998’’ and insert- vided under such paragraph. title). ing ‘‘December 31, 2014’’. ‘‘(B) An individual described in this sub- ‘‘(b) VOLUNTARY OVERTIME.—(1) Nursing (b) EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY REQUIRE- paragraph is— staff may on a voluntary basis elect to work MENTS.—Section 7612(b)(2) is amended by ‘‘(i) an individual in a covered position at hours otherwise prohibited by subsection (a). striking ‘‘(under section’’ and all that fol- a Department health-care facility; or ‘‘(2) The refusal of nursing staff to work lows through ‘‘or vocational nurse.’’ and in- ‘‘(ii) a representative of the labor organiza- hours prohibited by subsection (a) shall not serting the following: ‘‘as an appointee under tion representing that individual who is des- be grounds— paragraph (1) or (3) of section 7401 of this ignated by that individual to make the re- ‘‘(A) to discriminate (within the meaning title.’’. quest.’’. of section 704(a) of the Civil Rights Act of (c) ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.— (k) ELIGIBILITY OF PART-TIME NURSES FOR 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–3(a))) against the staff; Subchapter II of chapter 76, as amended by ADDITIONAL NURSE PAY.— ‘‘(B) to dismiss or discharge the staff; or subsections (a) and (b), is further amended— (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 7453 is amended— ‘‘(C) for any other adverse personnel action (1) by redesignating section 7618 as section (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘a nurse’’ against the staff. 7619; and and inserting ‘‘a full-time nurse or part-time ‘‘(c) OVERTIME UNDER EMERGENCY CIR- (2) by inserting after section 7617 the fol- nurse’’; CUMSTANCES.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), lowing new section: (B) in subsection (b)— the Secretary may require nursing staff to ‘‘§ 7618. Additional program requirements (i) in the first sentence— work hours otherwise prohibited by sub- (I) by striking ‘‘on a tour of duty’’; section (a) if— ‘‘(a) PROGRAM MODIFICATION.—Notwith- (II) by striking ‘‘service on such tour’’ and ‘‘(A) the work is a consequence of an emer- standing any provision of this subchapter, inserting ‘‘such service’’; and gency that could not have been reasonably the Secretary shall carry out this subchapter (III) by striking ‘‘of such tour’’ and insert- anticipated; after the date of the enactment of this sec- ing ‘‘of such service’’; and ‘‘(B) the emergency is non-recurring and is tion by modifying the Scholarship Program (ii) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘of not caused by or aggravated by the inatten- in such a manner that the program and hir- such tour’’ and inserting ‘‘of such service’’; tion of the Secretary or lack of reasonable ing processes are designed to fully employ (C) in subsection (c)— contingency planning by the Secretary; Scholarship Program graduates as soon as (i) by striking ‘‘on a tour of duty’’; and ‘‘(C) the Secretary has exhausted all good possible, if not immediately, upon gradua- (ii) by striking ‘‘service on such tour’’ and faith, reasonable attempts to obtain vol- tion and completion of necessary certifi- inserting ‘‘such service’’; and untary workers; cations, and to actively assist and monitor (D) in subsection (e)— ‘‘(D) the nurse staff have critical skills and graduates to ensure certifications are ob- (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘eight expertise that are required for the work; and tained in a minimal amount of time fol- hours in a day’’ and inserting ‘‘eight con- ‘‘(E) the work involves work for which the lowing graduation. secutive hours’’; and standard of care for a patient assignment re- ‘‘(b) CLINICAL TOURS.—The Secretary shall (ii) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking ‘‘tour quires continuity of care through completion require participants in the Scholarship Pro- of duty’’ and inserting ‘‘period of service’’. of a case, treatment, or procedure. gram to perform clinical tours in assign- (2) EXCLUSION OF APPLICATION OF ADDI- ‘‘(2) Nursing staff may not be required to ments or locations determined by the Sec- TIONAL NURSE PAY PROVISIONS TO CERTAIN AD- work hours under this subsection after the retary while the participants are enrolled in DITIONAL EMPLOYEES.—Paragraph (3) of sec- requirement for a direct role by the staff in the course of education or training for which tion 7454(b) is amended to read as follows: responding to medical needs resulting from the scholarship is provided. ‘‘(3) Employees appointed under section the emergency ends. ‘‘(c) MENTORS.—The Secretary shall ensure 7408 of this title performing service on a tour ‘‘(d) NURSING STAFF DEFINED.—In this sec- that at the commencement of the period of of duty, any part of which is within the pe- tion, the term ‘nursing staff’ includes the obligated service of a participant in the riod commencing at midnight Friday and following: Scholarship Program, the participant is as- ending at midnight Sunday, shall receive ad- ‘‘(1) A registered nurse. signed to a mentor who is employed in the ditional pay in addition to the rate of basic ‘‘(2) A licensed practical or vocational same facility where the participant performs pay provided such employees for each hour of nurse. such service.’’. service on such tour at a rate equal to 25 per- ‘‘(3) A nurse assistant appointed under this (d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of cent of such employee’s hourly rate of basic chapter or title 5. sections at the beginning of chapter 76 is pay.’’. ‘‘(4) Any other nurse position designated amended by striking the item relating to (l) ENHANCED AUTHORITY TO INCREASE by the Secretary for purposes of this sec- section 7618 and inserting the following new RATES OF BASIC PAY TO OBTAIN OR RETAIN tion.’’. items: SERVICES OF CERTAIN PERSONS.—Section (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of ‘‘7618. Additional program requirements. 7455(c) is amended to read as follows: sections at the beginning of chapter 74 is ‘‘7619. Expiration of program.’’.

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GENERAL AUTHORITIES ON ESTABLISH- directors, and employees, shall be required (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Vet- MENT OF CORPORATIONS. to comply only with those Federal laws, reg- erans Affairs may, in consultation with the (a) AUTHORIZATION OF MULTI-MEDICAL CEN- ulations, and executive orders and directives Secretary of Health and Human Services, use TER RESEARCH CORPORATIONS.— that apply generally to private nonprofit the authorities available in section 487E of (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 7361 is amended— corporations. the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 288– (A) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub- ‘‘(2) A corporation under this subchapter is 5) for the repayment of the principal and in- section (e); and not— terest of educational loans of appropriately (B) by inserting after subsection (a) the ‘‘(A) owned or controlled by the United qualified health professionals who are from following new subsection (b): States; or disadvantaged backgrounds in order to se- ‘‘(b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a corpora- ‘‘(B) an agency or instrumentality of the cure clinical research by such professionals tion established under this subchapter may United States.’’. (d) REINSTATEMENT OF REQUIREMENT FOR for the Veterans Health Administration. facilitate the conduct of research, education, 501(C)(3) STATUS OF CORPORATIONS.—Sub- or both at more than one medical center. (b) LIMITATIONS.—The exercise by the Sec- section (e) of section 7361, as redesignated by Such a corporation shall be known as a retary of Veterans Affairs of the authorities subsection (a)(1), is further amended by in- ‘multi-medical center research corporation’. referred to in subsection (a) shall be subject serting ‘‘section 501(c)(3) of’’ after ‘‘exempt ‘‘(2) The board of directors of a multi-med- to the conditions and limitations specified in from taxation under’’. paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 487E(a) of ical center research corporation under this subsection shall include the official at each SEC. 802. CLARIFICATION OF PURPOSES OF COR- the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 288– PORATIONS. Department medical center concerned who 5(a)(2) and (3)). (a) CLARIFICATION OF PURPOSES.—Sub- is, or who carries out the responsibilities of, (c) FUNDING.—Amounts for the repayment section (a) of section 7362 is amended in the the medical center director of such center as of principal and interest of educational loans first sentence— specified in section 7363(a)(1)(A)(i) of this under this section shall be derived from (1) by striking ‘‘Any corporation’’ and all title. amounts available to the Secretary of Vet- that follows through ‘‘facilitate’’ and insert- ‘‘(3) In facilitating the conduct of research, erans Affairs for the Veterans Health Admin- ing ‘‘A corporation established under this education, or both at more than one Depart- istration for Medical Services. subchapter shall be established to provide a ment medical center under this subchapter, flexible funding mechanism for the conduct a multi-medical center research corporation TITLE VII—HOMELESS VETERANS of approved research and education at one or may administer receipts and expenditures MATTERS more Department medical centers and to fa- relating to such research, education, or both, cilitate functions related to the conduct of’’; SEC. 701. PER DIEM GRANT PAYMENTS TO NON- as applicable, performed at the Department and CONFORMING ENTITIES. medical centers concerned.’’. (2) by inserting before the period at the end Section 2012 is amended by adding at the (2) EXPANSION OF EXISTING CORPORATIONS TO the following: ‘‘or centers’’. end the following new subsection: MULTI-MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCH CORPORA- (b) MODIFICATION OF DEFINED TERM RELAT- TIONS.—Such section is further amended by ‘‘(d) PER DIEM PAYMENTS TO NONCON- ING TO EDUCATION AND TRAINING.—Subsection FORMING ENTITIES.—(1) The Secretary may adding at the end the following new sub- (b) of such section is amended in the matter make funds available for per diem payments section: preceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘the under this section to the following grant re- ‘‘(f) A corporation established under this term ‘education and training’ ’’ and inserting cipients or eligible entities: subchapter may act as a multi-medical cen- ‘‘the term ‘education’ includes education and ‘‘(A) Grant recipients or eligible entities ter research corporation under this sub- training and’’. that— chapter in accordance with subsection (b) (c) REPEAL OF ROLE OF CORPORATIONS WITH ‘‘(i) meet each of the transitional and sup- if— RESPECT TO FELLOWSHIPS.—Paragraph (1) of portive services criteria prescribed by the ‘‘(1) the board of directors of the corpora- subsection (b) of such section is amended by Secretary pursuant to subsection (a)(1); and tion approves a resolution permitting facili- striking the flush matter following subpara- ‘‘(ii) furnish services to homeless individ- tation by the corporation of the conduct of graph (C). uals, of which less than 75 percent are vet- research, education, or both at the other De- (d) AVAILABILITY OF EDUCATION FOR FAMI- erans. partment medical center or medical centers LIES OF VETERAN PATIENTS.—Paragraph (2) of ‘‘(B) Grant recipients or eligible entities concerned; and subsection (b) of such section is amended by that— ‘‘(2) the Secretary approves the resolution striking ‘‘to patients and to the families’’ ‘‘(i) meet at least one, but not all, of the of the corporation under paragraph (1).’’. and inserting ‘‘and includes education and transitional and supportive services criteria (b) RESTATEMENT AND MODIFICATION OF AU- training for patients and families’’. prescribed by the Secretary pursuant to sub- THORITIES ON APPLICABILITY OF STATE LAW.— SEC. 803. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR section (a)(1); and (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 7361 as amended BOARDS OF DIRECTORS OF COR- ‘‘(ii) furnish services to homeless individ- by subsection (a) of this section, is further PORATIONS. uals, of which not less than 75 percent are amended by inserting after subsection (b) the (a) REQUIREMENTS FOR DEPARTMENT BOARD veterans. following new subsection (c): MEMBERS.—Paragraph (1) of section 7363(a) is ‘‘(C) Grant recipients or eligible entities ‘‘(c) Any corporation established under amended to read as follows: that— this subchapter shall be established in ac- ‘‘(1) with respect to the Department med- ‘‘(i) meet at least one, but not all, of the cordance with the nonprofit corporation laws ical center— transitional and supportive services criteria of the State in which the applicable Depart- ‘‘(A)(i) the director (or directors of each prescribed by the Secretary pursuant to sub- ment medical center is located and shall, to Department medical center, in the case of a section (a)(1); and the extent not inconsistent with any Federal multi-medical center research corporation); ‘‘(ii) furnish services to homeless individ- law, be subject to the laws of such State. In ‘‘(ii) the chief of staff; and uals, of which less than 75 percent are vet- the case of any multi-medical center re- ‘‘(iii) as appropriate for the activities of erans. search corporation that facilitates the con- such corporation, the associate chief of staff duct of research, education, or both at De- for research and the associate chief of staff ‘‘(2) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2), in partment medical centers located in dif- for education; or providing per diem payments under this sub- ferent States, the corporation shall be estab- ‘‘(B) in the case of a Department medical section, the Secretary shall determine the lished in accordance with the nonprofit cor- center at which one or more of the positions rate of such per diem payments in accord- poration laws of the State in which one of referred to in subparagraph (A) do not exist, ance with the following order of priority: such Department medical centers is lo- the official or officials who are responsible ‘‘(A) Grant recipients or eligible entities cated.’’. for carrying out the responsibilities of such described by paragraph (1)(A). (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 7365 position or positions at the Department med- ‘‘(B) Grant recipients or eligible entities is repealed. ical center; and’’. described by paragraph (1)(B). (c) CLARIFICATION OF STATUS OF CORPORA- (b) REQUIREMENTS FOR NON-DEPARTMENT ‘‘(C) Grant recipients or eligible entities TIONS.—Section 7361, as amended by this sec- BOARD MEMBERS.—Paragraph (2) of such sec- described by paragraph (1)(C). tion, is further amended— tion is amended— ‘‘(3) For purposes of this subsection, an eli- (1) in subsection (a), by striking the second (1) by inserting ‘‘not less than two’’ before gible entity is a nonprofit entity and may be sentence; and ‘‘members’’; and an entity that is ineligible to receive a grant (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol- (2) by striking ‘‘and who’’ and all that fol- under section 2011 of this title, but whom the lowing new subsection (d): lows through the period at the end and in- Secretary determines carries out the pur- ‘‘(d)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this serting ‘‘and who have backgrounds, or busi- poses described in that section.’’. subchapter or under regulations prescribed ness, legal, financial, medical, or scientific

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expertise, of benefit to the operations of the ‘‘(d) EDUCATION ACTIVITIES.—Except for Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out corporation.’’. reasonable and usual preliminary costs for the following major medical facility projects (c) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.—Subsection (c) activity planning before its approval, a cor- in fiscal year 2010, with each project to be of section 7363 is amended by striking ‘‘, em- poration established under this subchapter carried out in the amount specified for such ployed by, or have any other financial rela- may not spend funds for an education activ- project: tionship with’’ and inserting ‘‘or employed ity unless the activity is approved in accord- (1) Construction (including acquisition of by’’. ance with procedures prescribed by the land) for the realignment of services and clo- SEC. 804. CLARIFICATION OF POWERS OF COR- Under Secretary for Health. sure projects at the Department of Veterans PORATIONS. ‘‘(e) POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.—The Under Affairs Medical Center in Livermore, Cali- (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7364 is amended Secretary for Health may prescribe policies fornia, in an amount not to exceed to read as follows: and procedures to guide the spending of $55,430,000. ‘‘§ 7364. General powers funds by corporations established under this (2) Construction (including acquisition of ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) A corporation estab- subchapter that are consistent with the pur- land) for a new medical facility at the De- lished under this subchapter may, solely to pose of such corporations as flexible funding partment of Veterans Affairs Medical Center carry out the purposes of this subchapter— mechanisms and with Federal and State laws in Louisville, Kentucky, in an amount not to ‘‘(A) accept, administer, retain, and spend and regulations, and executive orders, circu- exceed $75,000,000. funds derived from gifts, contributions, lars, and directives that apply generally to (3) Construction (including acquisition of grants, fees, reimbursements, and bequests the receipt and expenditure of funds by non- land) for a clinical expansion for a Mental from individuals and public and private enti- profit organizations exempt from taxation Health Facility at the Department of Vet- ties; under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Rev- erans Affairs Medical Center in Dallas, ‘‘(B) enter into contracts and agreements enue Code of 1986.’’. Texas, in an amount not to exceed $15,640,000. with individuals and public and private enti- (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section (4) Construction (including acquisition of ties; 7362(a), as amended by section 802(a)(1) of land) for a replacement bed tower and clin- ‘‘(C) subject to paragraph (2), set fees for this Act, is further amended by striking the ical expansion at the Department of Vet- education and training facilitated under sec- last sentence. erans Affairs Medical Center in St. Louis, tion 7362 of this title, and receive, retain, ad- SEC. 805. REDESIGNATION OF SECTION 7364A OF Missouri, in an amount not to exceed minister, and spend funds in furtherance of TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE. $43,340,000. such education and training; (a) REDESIGNATION.—Section 7364A is redes- (b) EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR ‘‘(D) reimburse amounts to the applicable ignated as section 7365. MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY CONSTRUCTION appropriation account of the Department for (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of PROJECTS PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED.—The the Office of General Counsel for any ex- sections at the beginning of chapter 73 is Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out penses of that Office in providing legal serv- amended— the following major medical facility projects ices attributable to research and education (1) by striking the item relating to section in fiscal year 2010, as follows with each agreements under this subchapter; and 7364A; and project to be carried out in the amount spec- ‘‘(E) employ such employees as the cor- (2) by striking the item relating to section ified for such project: poration considers necessary for such pur- 7365 and inserting the following new item: (1) Replacement of the existing Depart- poses and fix the compensation of such em- ‘‘7365. Coverage of employees under certain ment of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in ployees. Federal tort claims laws.’’. Denver, Colorado, in an amount not to ex- ‘‘(2) Fees charged pursuant to paragraph ceed $800,000,000. (1)(C) for education and training described in SEC. 806. IMPROVED ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT OF CORPORATIONS. (2) Construction of Outpatient and Inpa- that paragraph to individuals who are offi- tient Improvements in Bay Pines, Florida, in (a) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN ANNUAL RE- cers or employees of the Department may an amount not to exceed $194,400,000. not be paid for by any funds appropriated to PORTS.—Subsection (b) of section 7366 is amended to read as follows: (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— the Department. (1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ‘‘(3) Amounts reimbursed to the Office of ‘‘(b)(1) Each corporation shall submit to the Secretary each year a report providing a CONSTRUCTION.—There is authorized to be ap- General Counsel under paragraph (1)(D) shall propriated to the Secretary of Veterans Af- be available for use by the Office of the Gen- detailed statement of the operations, activi- ties, and accomplishments of the corporation fairs for fiscal year 2010, or the year in which eral Counsel only for staff and training, and funds are appropriated, for the Construction, related travel, for the provision of legal serv- during that year. ‘‘(2)(A) A corporation with revenues in ex- Major Projects account— ices described in that paragraph and shall re- (A) $189,410,000 for the projects authorized main available for such use without fiscal cess of $500,000 for any year shall obtain an audit of the corporation for that year. in subsection (a); and year limitation. (B) $994,400,000 for the projects authorized ‘‘(b) TRANSFER AND ADMINISTRATION OF ‘‘(B) A corporation with annual revenues in subsection (b). FUNDS.—(1) Except as provided in paragraph between $100,000 and $500,000 shall obtain an (2) LIMITATION.—The projects authorized in (2), any funds received by the Secretary for audit of the corporation at least once every subsections (a) and (b) may only be carried the conduct of research or education at a De- three years. out using— partment medical center or centers, other ‘‘(C) Any audit under this paragraph shall (A) funds appropriated for fiscal year 2010 than funds appropriated to the Department, be performed by an independent auditor. may be transferred to and administered by a ‘‘(3) The corporation shall include in each pursuant to the authorization of appropria- corporation established under this sub- report to the Secretary under paragraph (1) tions in paragraph (1); chapter for such purposes. the following: (B) funds available for Construction, Major ‘‘(2) A Department medical center may re- ‘‘(A) The most recent audit of the corpora- Projects for a fiscal year before fiscal year imburse the corporation for all or a portion tion under paragraph (2). 2010 that remain available for obligation; of the pay, benefits, or both of an employee ‘‘(B) The most recent Internal Revenue (C) funds available for Construction, Major of the corporation who is assigned to the De- Service Form 990 ‘Return of Organization Projects for a fiscal year after fiscal year partment medical center if the assignment is Exempt from Income Tax’ or equivalent and 2010 that remain available for obligation; carried out pursuant to subchapter VI of the applicable schedules under such form.’’. (D) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects for fiscal year 2010 for a cat- chapter 33 of title 5. (b) CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES.—Sub- ‘‘(3) A Department medical center may re- section (c) of such section is amended to read egory of activity not specific to a project; tain and use funds provided to it by a cor- as follows: (E) funds appropriated for Construction, poration established under this subchapter. ‘‘(c) Each director, officer, and employee of Major Projects for a fiscal year before 2010 Such funds shall be credited to the applica- a corporation established under this sub- for a category of activity not specific to a ble appropriation account of the Department chapter shall be subject to a conflict of in- project; and and shall be available, without fiscal year terest policy adopted by that corporation.’’. (F) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects for a fiscal year after 2010 for limitation, for the purposes of that account. (c) ESTABLISHMENT OF APPROPRIATE PAYEE ‘‘(c) RESEARCH PROJECTS.—Except for rea- a category of activity not specific to a REPORTING THRESHOLD.—Subsection (d)(3)(C) sonable and usual preliminary costs for of such section is amended by striking project. project planning before its approval, a cor- ‘‘$35,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$50,000’’. SEC. 902. DESIGNATION OF MERRIL LUNDMAN poration established under this subchapter DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF- may not spend funds for a research project TITLE IX—CONSTRUCTION AND NAMING FAIRS OUTPATIENT CLINIC, HAVRE, unless the project is approved in accordance MATTERS MONTANA. with procedures prescribed by the Under Sec- SEC. 901. AUTHORIZATION OF MEDICAL FACILITY (a) DESIGNATION.—The Department of Vet- retary for Health for research carried out PROJECTS. erans Affairs outpatient clinic in Havre, with Department funds. Such procedures (a) AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2010 Montana, shall after the date of the enact- shall include a scientific review process. MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS.—The ment of this Act be known and designated as

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Pursu- shall be considered to be a reference to the lice officers designated under this section ant to the rule, the gentleman from Merril Lundman Department of Veterans Af- shall be exercised in accordance with guide- California (Mr. FILNER) and the gen- fairs Outpatient Clinic. lines approved by the Secretary and the At- tleman from Indiana (Mr. BUYER) each SEC. 903. DESIGNATION OF WILLIAM C. TALLENT torney General.’’. will control 20 minutes. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF- SEC. 1002. UNIFORM ALLOWANCE FOR DEPART- FAIRS OUTPATIENT CLINIC, KNOX- MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PO- The Chair recognizes the gentleman VILLE, TENNESSEE. LICE OFFICERS. from California. (a) DESIGNATION.—The Department of Vet- Section 903 is amended— GENERAL LEAVE erans Affairs Outpatient Clinic in Knoxville, (1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting Tennessee, shall after the date of the enact- the following new subsection (b): Mr. FILNER. I ask unanimous con- ment of this Act be known and designated as ‘‘(b)(1) The amount of the allowance that sent that all Members may have 5 leg- the ‘‘William C. Tallent Department of Vet- the Secretary may pay under this section is islative days in which to revise and ex- erans Affairs Outpatient Clinic’’. the lesser of— tend their remarks and include extra- (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any ‘‘(A) the amount currently allowed as pre- law, regulation, map, document, record, or scribed by the Office of Personnel Manage- neous materials on S. 1963, as amended. other paper of the United States to the out- ment; or The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there patient clinic referred to in subsection (a) ‘‘(B) estimated costs or actual costs as de- objection to the request of the gen- shall be considered to be a reference to the termined by periodic surveys conducted by tleman from California? William C. Tallent Department of Veterans the Department. Affairs Outpatient Clinic. ‘‘(2) During any fiscal year no officer shall There was no objection. SEC. 904. DESIGNATION OF MAX J. BEILKE DE- receive more for the purchase of a uniform Mr. FILNER. I yield myself 4 min- PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS described in subsection (a) than the amount utes. OUTPATIENT CLINIC, ALEXANDRIA, established under this subsection.’’; and MINNESOTA. (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting Mr. Speaker, when I became chair- (a) DESIGNATION.—The Department of Vet- the following new subsection (c): man of the Committee on Veterans’ Af- erans Affairs outpatient clinic in Alexandria, ‘‘(c) The allowance established under sub- fairs 3 years ago, the VA was strained Minnesota, shall after the date of the enact- section (b) shall be paid at the beginning of to the breaking point by years of ment of this Act be known and designated as a Department police officer’s employment chronic underfunding. We were a coun- the ‘‘Max J. Beilke Department of Veterans for those appointed on or after October 1, Affairs Outpatient Clinic’’. 2010. In the case of any other Department po- try at war; yet, the Department of Vet- (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any lice officer, an allowance in the amount es- erans Affairs remained unprepared to law, regulation, map, document, record, or tablished under subsection (b) shall be paid care for the hundreds of thousands of other paper of the United States to the out- upon the request of the officer.’’. new veterans returning from Iraq and patient clinic referred to in subsection (a) SEC. 1003. SUBMISSION OF REPORTS TO CON- Afghanistan. shall be considered to be a reference to the GRESS BY SECRETARY OF VETERANS Max J. Beilke Department of Veterans Af- AFFAIRS IN ELECTRONIC FORM. It is simply our duty as a Nation, no fairs Outpatient Clinic. (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 is amended by matter where we stand on the war, to TITLE X—OTHER MATTERS adding at the end the following new section: put our men and women in harm’s way under the care of our Nation when they SEC. 1001. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY FOR DE- ‘‘§ 118. Submission of reports to Congress in PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS electronic form return. Under the Democratic leader- POLICE OFFICERS. ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Whenever the Secretary ship, Congress has provided almost a 60 Section 902 is amended— or any other official of the Department is re- percent increase for VA medical care (1) in subsection (a)— quired by law to submit to Congress (or any funding over the last 3 years, adding (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as committee of either chamber of Congress) a over $20 billion to the VA budget base- follows: report, the Secretary or other official shall line. ‘‘(1) Employees of the Department who are submit to Congress (or such committee) a Department police officers shall, with re- copy of the report in an electronic format. S. 1963 demonstrates America’s com- spect to acts occurring on Department prop- ‘‘(b) TREATMENT.—The submission of a mitment to the dedicated servicemem- erty— copy of a report in accordance with this sec- bers who have served in uniform and ‘‘(A) enforce Federal laws; tion shall be treated as meeting any require- puts front and center the health care ‘‘(B) enforce the rules prescribed under sec- ment of law to submit such report to Con- needs of veterans and their families. It tion 901 of this title; gress (or any committee of either chamber of is our pledge to them that we have not ‘‘(C) enforce traffic and motor vehicle laws Congress). of a State or local government (by issuance ‘‘(c) REPORT DEFINED.—For purposes of this forgotten the sacrifices they have made of a citation for violation of such laws) with- section, the term ‘report’ includes any cer- in defense of this country. So in this in the jurisdiction of which such Department tification, notification, or other communica- bill, we help caregivers of injured vet- property is located as authorized by an ex- tion in writing.’’. erans, women veterans, rural veterans, press grant of authority under applicable (b) TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMEND- homeless veterans, and veterans with State or local law; MENTS.—The table of sections at the begin- mental health issues. ‘‘(D) carry the appropriate Department- ning of chapter 1 is amended— issued weapons, including firearms, while off (1) by striking the item relating to section S. 1963 provides immediate support to Department property in an official capacity 117; and the mothers, fathers, husbands, and or while in an official travel status; (2) by adding at the end the following new wives caring for warriors from the cur- ‘‘(E) conduct investigations, on and off De- items: rent conflicts as well as from previous partment property, of offenses that may ‘‘117. Advance appropriations for certain conflicts. Today we have the oppor- have been committed on property under the medical care accounts. tunity to recognize their tremendous original jurisdiction of Department, con- ‘‘118. Reports to Congress: submission in sacrifice and share their heavy burden. sistent with agreements or other consulta- electronic form.’’. tion with affected Federal, State, or local SEC. 1004. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EF- The bill also expands and improves law enforcement agencies; and FECTS FOR PURPOSES OF COMPLI- VA services for the 1.8 million women ‘‘(F) carry out, as needed and appropriate, ANCE WITH STATUTORY PAY-AS-YOU- veterans currently receiving VA health the duties described in subparagraphs (A) GO-ACT OF 2010. care and goes a step further by antici- through (E) when engaged in duties author- The budgetary effects of this Act, for the pating the expected increase of women ized by other Federal statutes.’’; purpose of complying with the Statutory (B) by striking paragraph (2) and redesig- Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010, shall be deter- warriors over the next 5 years. This bill nating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and mined by reference to the latest statement seeks to build a VA health care system (C) in paragraph (2), as redesignated by titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legisla- respectful of the unique medical needs subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, by in- tion’’ for this Act, submitted for printing in of women veterans.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 08:39 Jun 17, 2013 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR10\H21AP0.000 H21AP0 pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD April 21, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 156, Pt. 5 5961 S. 1963 also advances America’s com- ered by the House and Senate during the help caregivers of eligible veterans who, to- mitment to end veterans’ homeless- 111th Congress. These bills include S. 1963, a gether with the veteran, submit a joint ap- ness. Hundreds of thousands of vet- bill to provide assistance to caregivers of plication requesting services under the new veterans, to improve the provision of health erans are at risk of homelessness be- program. Eligible veterans are defined as care to veterans, and for other purposes, those who have a serious injury, including cause of poverty and the lack of sup- which passed the Senate on November 19, traumatic brain injury, psychological trau- port from family and friends. An in- 2009 (Senate bill); and H.R. 3155, a bill to pro- ma, or other mental disorder, incurred or ag- creasing number of veterans of oper- vide certain caregivers of veterans with gravated while on active duty on or after ations in Afghanistan and Iraq are fall- training, support, and medical care, and for September 11, 2001. Within two years of pro- ing into this category, and we must be other purposes, which passed the House on gram implementation, the Department of vigilant in providing support to this July 27, 2009 (House bill). Veterans Affairs (VA) would be required to In addition, the Compromise Agreement submit a report on the feasibility and advis- population. includes provisions derived from the fol- We expand the number of places ability of extending the program to veterans lowing bills which were passed by the House: of earlier periods of service. Severely injured where homeless vets may receive sup- H.R. 402, a bill to designate the Department veterans are defined as those who need per- of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic in portive services; and for our veterans sonal care services because they are unable Knoxville, Tennessee, as the ‘‘William C. struggling without a roof over their to perform one or more independent activi- Tallent Department of Veterans Affairs Out- heads, this small change in the law will ties of daily living, require supervision as a patient Clinic,’’ passed by the House on July result of neurological or other impairments, make a big difference in their lives. 14, 2009; H.R. 1211, a bill to expand and im- or need personal care services because of The bill also includes key provisions prove health care services available to other matters specified by the VA. For ac- to improve health care provided to our women veterans, especially those serving in cepted caregiver applicants, VA would be re- rural veterans by authorizing stronger Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation quired to provide respite care as well as pay partnerships with community pro- Iraqi Freedom, from the Department of Vet- erans Affairs, and for other purposes, passed for travel, lodging and per-diem expenses viders and the Department of Health while the caregiver of an eligible veteran is and Human Services. These collabora- by the House on June 23, 2009; H.R. 1293, a bill to provide for an increase in the amount undergoing necessary training and education tions will allow VA to offer health care payable by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide personal care services. Once a options to servicemembers living far to veterans for improvements and structural caregiver completes training and is des- from the nearest medical facility. alterations furnished as part of home health ignated as the primary personal care attend- In addition, we address the troubling services, passed by the House on July 28, ant, this individual would receive ongoing reality of posttraumatic stress disorder 2009; H.R. 2770, a bill to modify and update assistance including direct technical sup- port, counseling and mental health services, and troubling incidents of suicide provisions of law relating to nonprofit re- search and education corporations, and for respite care of no less than 30 days annually, amongst the veterans’ population. The health care through the Civilian Health and bill requires a much-needed and long- other purposes, passed by the House on July 27, 2009; H.R. 3157, a bill to name the Depart- Medical Program of the Department of Vet- awaited study on veteran suicide and ment of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in erans Affairs (CHAMPVA), and a monthly fi- requires the VA to provide counseling Alexandria, Minnesota, as the ‘‘Max J. nancial stipend. The provision in the Senate referrals for former members of the Beilke Department of Veterans Affairs Out- bill would require VA to carry out oversight Armed Forces who are not otherwise patient Clinic,’’ passed by the House on No- of the caregiver by utilizing the services of eligible for readjustment counseling. vember 3, 2009; H.R. 3219, a bill to make cer- home health agencies. A home health agency tain improvements in the laws administered would be required to visit the home of a vet- S. 1963 provides higher priority status eran not less often than once every six for Medal of Honor recipients, estab- by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to insurance and health care, and for other months and report its findings to VA. Based lishes a director of physician assistant purposes, passed by the House on July 27, on the findings, VA would have the final au- services, and creates a committee on 2009; and H.R. 3949, a bill to make certain im- thority to revoke a caregiver’s designation care of veterans with traumatic brain provements in the laws relating to benefits as a primary personal care attendant. The injury. It requires the VA to provide administered by the Secretary of Veterans provision also would require an implementa- health care for herbicide-exposed Viet- Affairs, and for other purposes, passed by the tion and evaluation report, and provide for nam veterans and veterans of the Per- House on November 3, 2009. an effective date 270 days after the date of The Compromise Agreement also includes the enactment of this Act. sian Gulf War who have insufficient provisions derived from the following House The House bill contains comparable provi- medical evidence to establish a service- bills, which were introduced and referred to sions (section 2 and section 4) with some key connected disability, and it prohibits the Subcommittee on Health of the House differences. The provisions in the House bill the VA from collecting copayments Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: H.R. 919, to would provide educational sessions, access to from veterans who are catastrophically enhance the capacity of the Department of a list of comprehensive caregiver support disabled. Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain nurses services available at the county level, infor- This bill, Mr. Speaker, demands our and other critical health care professionals, mation and outreach, respite care, and coun- immediate attention. We owe our vet- and for other purposes, which was introduced seling and mental health services to family on February 9, 2009; H.R. 3796, to improve per and non-family caregivers of veterans of any erans a great debt of gratitude, and diem grant payments for organizations as- era. For family caregivers of eligible vet- this bill represents an understanding sisting homeless veterans, which was intro- erans who served in Operation Enduring that the sacrifices of our veterans are duced on October 13, 2009; and H.R. 4166, to Freedom (OEF) or Operation Iraqi Freedom shared amongst all Americans. make certain improvements in the laws ad- (OIF), the House bill would require VA to I urge all of my colleagues to support ministered by the Secretary of Veterans Af- provide a monthly financial stipend, health passage of S. 1963, as amended, and re- fairs relating to educational assistance for care service through CHAMPVA, and lodging serve the balance of my time. health professionals, and for other purposes, and subsistence to the caregiver when the which was introduced on December 1, 2009, caregiver accompanies the veteran on med- EXPLANATORY STATEMENT SUBMITTED BY MR. and was concurrently referred to the Com- ical care visits. Eligible OEF or OIF veterans FILNER, CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE COM- mittee on Energy and Commerce. are defined as those who have a service-con- MITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS, REGARDING The House and Senate Committees on Vet- nected disability or illness that is severe; in THE AMENDMENT OF THE HOUSE OF REP- erans’ Affairs have prepared the following need of caregiver services without which the RESENTATIVES TO S. 1963 explanation of the Compromise Agreement. veteran would be hospitalized, or placed in CAREGIVERS AND VETERANS OMNIBUS HEALTH Differences between the provisions contained nursing home care or other residential insti- SERVICES ACT OF 2010 in the Compromise Agreement and the re- tutional care; and are unable to carry out ac- S. 1963, as amended, the ‘‘Caregivers and lated provisions in the bills listed above are tivities (including instrumental activities) of Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of noted in this document, except for clerical daily living. 2010,’’ reflects the Compromise Agreement corrections and conforming changes, and The Compromise Agreement contains the between the Committees on Veterans’ Af- minor drafting, technical, and clarifying Senate provision modified to no longer re- changes. fairs of the Senate and the House of Rep- quire VA to enter into relationships with resentatives (the Committees) on health care TITLE I—CAREGIVER SUPPORT home health agencies to make home visits and related provisions for veterans and their Assistance and Support Services for Family every six months. In addition, the Com- caregivers. The provisions in the Com- Caregivers (section 101) promise Agreement follows the House bill in promise Agreement are derived from a num- The Senate bill contains a provision (sec- creating a separate program of general fam- ber of bills that were introduced and consid- tion 102) that would create a new program to ily caregiver support services for family and

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In the event that sufficient funding The Compromise Agreement contains the Service in the Armed Forces (section 203) is not available to provide training and edu- House provision. The Senate bill contains a provision (sec- cation services, the Secretary would be given Lodging and Subsistence for Attendants (section tion 205) that would require VA to establish, the authority to suspend the provision of 104) at a minimum of five locations, a two-year such services. The Secretary would be re- The Senate bill contains a provision (sec- pilot program in which women veterans quired to certify to the Committees that tion 103) that would allow VA to pay for the newly separated from the Armed Forces there is insufficient funding 180 days before lodging and subsistence costs incurred by would receive reintegration and readjust- suspending the provision of these services. any attendant who accompanies an eligible ment services in a group retreat setting. The This certification and the resulting suspen- OEF or OIF veteran seeking VA health care. sion of services would expire at the end of provision also would require a report detail- The House bill contains a comparable pro- ing the pilot program findings and providing the fiscal year concerned. vision (section 6), with a difference in the The overall caregiver support program for recommendations on whether VA should con- target population. Under the House bill, the caregivers of eligible OEF or OIF veterans tinue or expand the pilot program. target population would include all family would authorize VA to provide training and There was no comparable House provision. caregivers of eligible OEF or OIF veterans, supportive services to family members and The Compromise Agreement contains the defined as those who have a service-con- certain others who wish to care for a dis- Senate provision but specifies that the pro- nected disability or illness that is severe; are abled veteran in the home and to allow vet- gram be carried out at a minimum of three, in need of caregiver services without which erans to receive the most appropriate level not five, locations. hospitalization, nursing home care, or other of care. The newly authorized supportive Service on Certain Advisory Committees of residential institutional care would be re- services would include training and certifi- Women Recently Separated from Service in quired; and, are unable to carry out activi- cation, a living stipend, and health care—in- the Armed Forces (section 204) ties (including instrumental activities) of cluding mental health counseling, transpor- The Senate bill contains a provision (sec- daily living. tation benefits, and respite. The Compromise Agreement contains the tion 207) that would amend the membership The Compromise Agreement also includes Senate provision. of the Advisory Committee on Women Vet- an authorization for appropriations that is erans and the Advisory Committee on Minor- below the estimate furnished by the Congres- TITLE II—WOMEN VETERANS HEALTH CARE ity Veterans to require that such commit- sional Budget Office. The lower authoriza- MATTERS tees include women recently separated from tion level is based on information contained Study of Barriers for Women Veterans to Health the Armed Forces and women who are mi- in a publication (Economic Impact on Care- Care from the Department of Veterans Af- nority group members and are recently sepa- givers of the Seriously Wounded, Ill, and In- fairs (section 201) rated from the Armed Forces, respectively. jured, April 2009) of the Center for Naval The Senate bill contains a provision (sec- H.R. 1211 contains a similar provision (sec- Analyses (CNA). This study estimated that, tion 201) that would require VA to report, by tion 204) except that it would allow either annually, 720 post-September 11, 2001 vet- June 1, 2010, on barriers facing women vet- men or women who are members of a minor- erans require comprehensive caregiver serv- erans who seek health care at VA, especially ity group to serve on the Advisory Com- ices. The Compromise Agreement limits the women veterans of OEF or OIF. mittee on Minority Veterans. caregiver program only to ‘‘seriously injured H.R. 1211 contains a comparable provision The Compromise Agreement contains the or very seriously injured’’ veterans who were (section 101) that would require a similar Senate provision. injured or aggravated an injury in the line of study of health care barriers for women vet- Pilot Program on Subsidies for Child Care for duty on or after September 11, 2001. CNA erans. The House provision also would define Certain Veterans Receiving Health Care found that the average requirement for such the parameters of the research study sample; (section 205) caregiver services is 18 months, and that direct VA to build on the work of an existing The Senate bill contains a provision (sec- only 43 percent of veterans require caregiver study entitled ‘‘National Survey of Women tion 208) that would require VA to establish services over the long-term. CNA also found Veterans in Fiscal Year 2007–2008;’’ mandate a pilot program through which child care that, on average, veterans need only 21 hours VA to share the barriers study data with the subsidies would be provided to women vet- of caregiver services per week. Only 233 fam- Center for Women Veterans and the Advisory erans receiving regular and intensive mental ily caregivers were referred by VA for train- Committee on Women Veterans; and author- health care and intensive health care serv- ing and certification through existing home ize appropriations of $4 million to conduct ices. The pilot program would be carried out health agencies in FY 2008. This represented the study. VA would be required to submit to in no fewer than three Veterans Integrated five percent of all home care referrals. In FY Congress a report on the implementation of Service Networks (VISNs) for a duration of 2009, only 168 family caregivers were referred this section within six months of the publi- two years and, at its conclusion, there would to home care agencies for training and cer- cation of the ‘‘National Survey of Women be a requirement for a report to be sub- tification. Veterans in Fiscal Year 2007–2008’’, and the mitted within six months detailing findings Medical Care for Family Caregivers (section 102) final report within 30 months of publication. related to the program and recommendations The Senate bill contains a provision (sec- The Compromise Agreement contains the on its continuation or extension. The provi- tion 102) that would provide health care House provision. sion also would direct VA, to the extent through the CHAMPVA program for individ- Training and Certification for Mental Health practicable, to model the pilot program after uals designated as the primary care attend- Care Providers of the Department of Vet- an existing VA Child Care Subsidy Program. ant for eligible OEF or OIF veterans and who erans Affairs on Care for Veterans Suffering H.R. 1211 contains a comparable provision have no other insurance coverage. from Sexual Trauma and Post-Traumatic (section 203), but it does not stipulate that The House bill contains a comparable pro- Stress Disorder (section 202) the child care program shall be executed vision (section 5), with a difference in the The Senate bill contains a provision (sec- through stipends. Rather, stipends are one target population. Under the House bill, the tion 204) that would require VA to imple- option among several listed, including part- target population would include all family ment a program for education, training, cer- nership with private agencies, collaboration caregivers of eligible OEF or OIF veterans, tification, and continuing medical education with facilities or program of other Federal defined as those who have a service-con- for mental health professionals, which would departments or agencies, and the arrange- nected disability or illness that is severe; are include principles of evidence-based treat- ment of after-school care. in need of caregiver services without which ment and care for sexual trauma. VA would The Compromise Agreement contains the hospitalization, nursing home care, or other also be required to submit an annual report Senate provision, with a modification to residential institutional care would be re- on the counseling, care, and services pro- clarify that the child care subsidy payments quired; and, are unable to carry out activi- vided to veterans suffering from sexual trau- shall cover the full cost of child care serv- ties (including instrumental activities) of ma, and to establish education, training, cer- ices. In addition, the provision expands the daily living. tification, and staffing standards for per- definition of veterans who qualify for the The Compromise Agreement contains the sonnel providing treatment for veterans with child care subsidy to women veterans who Senate provision. sexual trauma. are in need of regular or intensive mental Counseling and Mental Health Services for H.R. 1211 contains a similar provision (sec- health care services but who do not seek Family Caregivers (section 103) tion 202), except it included no provision re- such care due to lack of child care services. The Senate bill contains a provision (sec- quiring VA to establish education, training, Finally, the Compromise Agreement follows tion 102) that would provide counseling and certification, and staffing standards for the the House provision by allowing for other

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In addition to Demonstration Projects on Alternatives for Ex- Pilot Program on Incentives for Physicians Who stipends, child care services may be provided panding Care for Veterans in Rural Areas Assume Inpatient Responsibilities at Com- through the direct provision of child care at (section 303) munity Hospitals in Health Professional an on-site VA facility, payments to private The Senate bill contains a provision (sec- Shortage Areas (section 306) child care agencies, collaboration with facili- tion 305) that would authorize VA to carry The Senate bill contains a provision (sec- ties or programs of other Federal depart- out demonstration projects to expand care to tion 313) that would require VA to establish ments or agencies, and other forms as veterans in rural areas through the Depart- a pilot program under which VA physicians deemed appropriate by the Secretary. ment’s Office of Rural Health. Projects could caring for veterans admitted to community Care for Newborn Children of Women Veterans include VA establishing a partnership with hospitals would receive financial incentives, Receiving Maternity Care (section 206) the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Serv- of an amount deemed appropriate by the Sec- ices to coordinate care for veterans in rural retary, if they maintain inpatient privileges The Senate bill contains a provision (sec- areas at critical access hospitals, developing at community hospitals in health profes- tion 209) that would authorize VA to provide a partnership with the Department of Health sional shortage areas. Participation in the post-delivery health care services to a new- and Human Services to coordinate care for pilot program would be voluntary. VA would born child of a woman veteran receiving ma- veterans in rural areas at community health be required to carry out the pilot program ternity care from VA if the child was deliv- centers, and the expanding coordination with for three years, in not less than five commu- ered in a VA facility or a non-VA facility the Indian Health Service to enhance care nity hospitals in each of not fewer than two pursuant to a VA contract for delivery. Such for Native American veterans. VISNs. In addition, VA would be authorized care would be authorized for up to seven There was no comparable House provision. to collect third party payments for care pro- days. The Compromise Agreement contains the vided by VA physicians to nonveterans while H.R. 1211 contains a comparable provision Senate provision. carrying out their responsibilities at the (section 201), but would allow VA to provide community hospital where they are privi- care for a set seven-day period for newborn Program on Readjustment and Mental Health leged. children of women veterans receiving mater- Care Services for Veterans who Served in There was no comparable House provision. nity care. Operation Enduring Freedom and Oper- The Compromise Agreement contains the The Compromise Agreement contains the ation Iraqi Freedom (section 304) Senate provision. Senate provision. The Senate bill contains a provision (sec- Grants for Veterans Service Organizations for tion 306) that would require VA to establish Transportation of Highly Rural Veterans TITLE III—RURAL HEALTH IMPROVEMENTS a program providing OEF and OIF veterans (section 307) Improvements to the Education Debt Reduction with mental health services, readjustment The Senate bill contains a provision (sec- Program (section 301) counseling and services, and peer outreach tion 315) that would require VA to establish The Senate bill contains a provision (sec- and support. The program would also provide a grant program to provide innovative trans- tion 301) that would eliminate the cap in cur- the immediate families of these veterans portation options to veterans in highly rural rent law on the total amount of education with education, support, counseling, and areas. Eligible grant recipients would in- debt reduction payments that can be made mental health services. In areas not ade- clude state veterans service agencies and over five years so as to permit payments quately served by VA facilities, VA would be veterans service organizations, and grant equal to the total amount of principal and authorized to contract with community awards would not exceed $50,000. interest owed on eligible loans. mental health centers and other qualified en- There was no comparable House provision. tities for the provision of such services, as H.R. 4166 contains a provision (section 3), The Compromise Agreement contains the well as provide training to clinicians and that would expand the purpose of the Edu- Senate provision. contract with a national non-profit mental cation Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), set Modifications of Eligibility for Participation in health organization to train veterans par- forth in subchapter VII of chapter 76 of title Pilot Program of Enhanced Contract Care ticipating in the peer outreach and support 38, United States Code, to include retention Authority for Health Care Needs of Certain program. The provision would require an ini- in addition to recruitment, as well as to Veterans (section 308) tial implementation report within 45 days modify and expand the eligibility require- The Senate bill contains a provision (sec- after enactment of the legislation. Addition- ments for participation in the program. In tion 316) that would clarify the definition of ally, the Secretary would be required to sub- addition, the provision would increase the eligible veterans who are covered under a mit a status report within one year of enact- total education debt reduction payments pilot program of enhanced contract care au- ment of the legislation detailing the number made by VA from $44,000 to $60,000 and raise thority for rural veterans, created by section of veterans participating in the program as the cap on payments to be made during the 403(b) of the Veterans’ Mental Health and well as an evaluation of the services being fourth and fifth years of the program from Other Care Improvements Act of 2008 (P.L. provided under the program. $10,000 to $12,000. The provision would also 110–387, 122 Stat. 4110). Eligible veterans There was no comparable House provision. provide VA with the flexibility to waive the would be defined to include those living limitations of the EDRP and pay the full The Compromise Agreement contains the more than 60 minutes driving distance from principal and interest owed by participants Senate provision, but does not include the the nearest VA facility providing primary who fill hard-to-recruit positions at VA. reporting requirement and authorizes rather care services, living more than 120 minutes than requires VA to contract with commu- driving distance from the nearest VA facility The Compromise Agreement contains the nity mental health centers and other quali- House provision. providing acute hospital care, and living fied entities in areas not adequately served more than 240 minutes driving distance from Visual Impairment and Orientation and Mobil- by VA facilities. the nearest VA facility providing tertiary ity Professionals Education Assistance Pro- Travel Reimbursement for Veterans Receiving care. gram (section 302) Treatment at Facilities of the Department of H.R. 3219 contains the same provision (sec- The Senate bill contains a provision (sec- Veterans Affairs (section 305) tion 206). tion 302) that would require VA to establish The Senate bill contains a provision (sec- The Compromise Agreement contains this a scholarship program for students accepted tion 308) that would authorize VA to increase provision. or enrolled in a program of study leading to the mileage reimbursement rate under sec- TITLE IV—MENTAL HEALTH CARE MATTERS certification or a degree in the areas of vis- tion 111 of title 38, United States Code, to Eligibility of Members of the Armed Forces Who ual impairment or orientation and mobility. 41.5 cents per mile, and, a year after the en- Served in Operation Enduring Freedom or The student would be required to agree to actment of this legislation, allow the Sec- Operation Iraqi Freedom for Counseling and maintain an acceptable level of academic retary to adjust the newly specified mileage Services Through Readjustment Counseling standing as well as join VA as a full-time rate to be equal to the rate paid to Govern- Services (section 401) employee for three years following their ment employees who use privately owned ve- The Senate bill contains a provision (sec- completion of the program. VA would be re- hicles on official business. If such an adjust- tion 401) that would allow any member of the quired to disseminate information on the ment would result in a lower mileage rate, Armed Forces, including members of the Na- scholarship program throughout educational the Secretary would be required to submit to tional Guard or Reserve, who served in OEF institutions, with a special emphasis on Congress a justification for the lowered rate. or OIF to be eligible for readjustment coun- those with a high number of Hispanic stu- The provision also would allow the Secretary seling services at VA Readjustment Coun- dents and Historically Black Colleges and to reimburse veterans for the reasonable cost seling Centers, also known as Vet Centers. Universities. of airfare when that is the only practical The provision of such services would be lim- H.R. 3949 contains the same provision (sec- way to reach a VA facility. ited by the availability of appropriations so tion 302). There was no comparable House provision. that this new provision would not adversely The Compromise Agreement contains this The Compromise Agreement contains the affect services provided to the veterans that provision. Senate provision. Vet Centers are currently serving.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 08:39 Jun 17, 2013 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR10\H21AP0.000 H21AP0 pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD 5964 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 156, Pt. 5 April 21, 2010 There was no comparable House provision. thereby removing any liability on the part of Expanded Study on the Health Impact of The Compromise Agreement contains the the beneficiary. Project Shipboard Hazard and Defense (sec- Senate provision. There was no comparable House provision. tion 508) Restoration of Authority of Readjustment Coun- The Compromise Agreement contains the The Senate bill contains a provision (sec- seling Service to Provide Referral and Other Senate provision. tion 510) that would require VA to contract Assistance upon Request to Former Members Disclosure of Patient Treatment Information with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to of the Armed Forces Not Authorized Coun- from Medical Records of Patients Lacking study the health impact of veterans’ partici- seling (section 402) Decision-making Capacity (section 504) pation in Project Shipboard Hazard and De- The Senate bill contains a provision (sec- The Senate bill contains a provision (sec- fense (SHAD). The study would be intended tion 402) that would require VA to help tion 504) that would authorize VA health to cover, to the extent practicable, all vet- former members of the Armed Forces who care practitioners to disclose relevant por- erans who participated in Project SHAD and have been discharged or released from active tions of VA medical records to surrogate de- may utilize results from the study included duty, but who are not otherwise eligible for cision-makers who are authorized to make in IOM’s report on ‘‘Long-Term Health Ef- readjustment counseling. VA would be au- decisions on behalf of patients lacking deci- fects of Participation in Project SHAD.’’ There was no comparable House provision. thorized to help these individuals by pro- sion-making capacity. The provision would only allow such disclosures where the infor- The Compromise Agreement contains the viding them with referrals to obtain coun- Senate provision. seling and services from sources outside of mation is clinically relevant to the decision VA, or by advising such individuals of their that the surrogate is being asked to make. Use of Non-Department Facilities for Rehabili- right to apply for a review of their release or There was no comparable House provision. tation of Individuals with Traumatic Brain discharge through the appropriate military The Compromise Agreement contains the Injury (section 509) branch of service. Senate provision. The Senate bill contains a provision (sec- There was no comparable House provision. Enhancement of Quality Management (section tion 511) that would clarify when non-VA fa- The Compromise Agreement contains the 505) cilities may be utilized to provide treatment Senate provision. The Senate bill contains a provision (sec- and rehabilitative services for veterans and members of the Armed Forces with TBI. Spe- Study on Suicides among Veterans (section 403) tion 506) that would create a National Qual- cifically, the provision would allow non-VA ity Management Officer to act as the prin- The Senate bill contains a provision (sec- facilities to be used when VA cannot provide cipal officer responsible for the Veteran tion 403) that would require VA to conduct a treatment or services at the frequency or du- Health Administration’s quality assurance study to determine the number of veterans ration required by the individual plan of the program.μ The provision would require each who committed suicide between January 1, veteran or servicemember with TBI. The pro- VISN and medical facility to appoint a qual- 1999 and the enactment of the legislation. To vision also would allow the use of non-VA fa- ity management officer, as well as require conduct this study, VA would be required to cilities if VA determines that it is optimal VA to carry out a review of policies and pro- coordinate with the Secretary of Defense, for the recovery and rehabilitation of the cedures for maintaining health care quality veterans’ service organizations, the Centers veteran or servicemember. Such non-VA fa- and patient safety. for Disease Control and Prevention, and cility would be required to maintain stand- There was no comparable House provision. state public health offices and veterans ards that have been established by an inde- agencies. The Compromise Agreement contains the Senate provision. pendent, peer-reviewed organization that ac- There was no comparable House provision. credits specialized rehabilitation programs The Compromise Agreement contains the Pilot Program on Use of Community-Based Or- for adults with TBI. Senate provision. ganizations and Local and State Govern- There was no comparable House provision. TITLE V—OTHER HEALTH CARE MATTERS ment Entities To Ensure That Veterans Re- The Compromise Agreement contains the ceive Care and Benefits for Which They are Repeal of Certain Annual Reporting Require- Senate provision. Eligible (section 506) ments (section 501) Pilot Program on Provision of Dental Insurance The Senate bill contains a provision (sec- The Senate bill contains a provision (sec- Plans to Veterans and Survivors and De- tion 508) that would require VA to create a tion 501) that would eliminate the reporting pendents of Veterans (section 510) pilot program to study the use of community requirements, set forth in sections 7451 and The Senate bill contains a provision (sec- organizations and local and State govern- 8107 of title 38, United States Code, on pay tion 513) that would require VA to carry out ment entities in providing care and benefits adjustments for registered nurses. These re- a three-year pilot program to provide speci- to veterans. The grantees would be selected porting requirements date to a time when fied dental services through a contract with for their ability to increase outreach, en- VA facility directors had the discretion to a dental insurer. Additionally, the provision hance the coordination of community, local, offer annual General Schedule (GS) com- would provide that the pilot program should state, and Federal providers of health care, parability increases to nurses. Current law take place in at least two but no more than and expand the availability of care and serv- requires VA to provide GS comparability in- four VISNs and that enrollment would be ices to transitioning servicemembers and creases to nurses so that that pay adjust- voluntary. The program would provide diag- their families. The two-year pilot program ment report is no longer necessary. The pro- nostic services, preventive services, would be required to be implemented in five vision would also eliminate the reporting re- endodontic and other restorative services, locations and, in making the site selections, quirement on VA’s long-range health care surgical services, emergency services, and the Secretary would be required to give spe- planning which included the operations and such other services as VA considers appro- cial consideration to rural areas, areas with construction plans for medical facilities. The priate. high proportions of minority groups, areas information contained in this report is al- There was no comparable House provision. with high proportions of individuals who ready submitted in other reports and plans, The Compromise Agreement contains the have limited access to health care, and areas in particular the Department’s annual budg- Senate provision, modified to provide that that are not in close proximity to an active et request. the pilot program may take place in any duty military station. There was no comparable House provision. number of VISNs the Secretary deems appro- There was no comparable House provision. The Compromise Agreement contains the priate. The purpose of providing the Sec- The Compromise Agreement contains the Senate provision. retary with this authority is to ensure the Senate provision, but would give VA 180 days capability, should it be required, to maxi- Submittal Date of Annual Report on Gulf War to implement the pilot program. mize the number of voluntary enrollees in- Research (section 502) Specialized Residential Care and Rehabilitation sured under the dental program so as to re- The Senate bill contains a provision (sec- for Certain Veterans (section 507) duce premium expenditures. tion 502) that would amend the due date of The Senate bill contains a provision (sec- Prohibition on Collection of Copayments from the Annual Gulf War Research Report from tion 509) that would authorize VA to con- Veterans who are Catastrophically Disabled March 1 to July 1 of each of the five years tract for specialized residential care and re- (section 511) with the first report due in 2010. habilitation services for certain veterans. El- There was no comparable House provision. The Senate bill contains a provision (sec- igible veterans would be those who served in The Compromise Agreement contains the tion 515) that would add a new section 1730A OEF or OIF, suffer from a traumatic brain Senate provision. in title 38, United States Code, to prohibit injury (TBI), and possess an accumulation of VA from collecting copayments from cata- Payment for Care Furnished to CHAMPVA deficits in activities of daily living and in- strophically disabled veterans for medical Beneficiaries (section 503) strumental activities of daily living that services rendered, including prescription The Senate bill contains a provision (sec- would otherwise require admission to a nurs- drug and nursing home care copayments. tion 503) that would clarify that payments ing home. H.R. 3219 contains the same provision (sec- made by VA to providers who provide med- There was no comparable House provision. tion 203). ical care to a beneficiary covered under The Compromise Agreement contains the The Compromise Agreement contains this CHAMPVA shall constitute payment in full, Senate provision. provision.

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Nursing Home Care (section 517) tions covered by title 5 to the list of occupa- This would situate Medal of Honor recipients Under current law, VA has the authority tions that are exempt from the limitations in a priority group with former prisoners of to provide hospital and nursing home care on on increases in rates of basic pay; and ex- war and Purple Heart recipients. a space available basis to veterans who do panding the eligibility for additional pre- The Senate bill contains no comparable not otherwise qualify for such care. VA is mium pay to part-time nurses. Finally, sec- provision. authorized to collect from such a veteran an tion 601 would improve VA’s locality pay The Compromise Agreement contains the amount equal to $10 for every day that a vet- system by requiring VA to provide edu- House provision. eran receives hospital care, and $5 for every cation, training, and support to the directors Hospital Care, Medical Services, and Nursing day a veteran receives nursing home care. of VA health care facilities on the use of lo- Home Care for Certain Vietnam-Era Vet- This authority expires on September 30, 2010. cality pay system surveys. erans Exposed to Herbicide and Veterans of Neither the House nor Senate bills contain H.R. 919 contains a comparable provision the Persian Gulf War (section 513) a provision to extend this authority. (section 2) which would not, in contrast to H.R. 3219 contains a provision (section 202) The Compromise Agreement contains a the Senate bill, restrict VA from applying that would amend section 1710 of title 38, provision which would extend the statutorily hybrid title 38 status to positions that are United States Code, to provide permanent defined copayments for certain veterans for administrative, clerical or physical plant authorization for the special treatment au- hospital care and nursing home care to Sep- maintenance and protective services, would thority of Vietnam-era veterans exposed to tember 30, 2012. otherwise be included under the authority of an herbicide and Gulf-War era veterans who Extension of Authority to Recover Cost of Cer- section 5332 of title 5, United States Code; do have insufficient medical evidence to estab- tain Care and Services from Disabled Vet- not provide direct patient care services, or lish a service-connected disability. erans with Health-Plan Contracts (section would otherwise be available to provide med- The Senate bill contains no comparable 518) ical care and treatment for veterans. The House provision also would not place restric- provision. Under current law, VA is authorized to re- The Compromise Agreement contains the tions on the categories of part-time nurses cover the costs associated with medical care for whom the probationary period would be House provision. provided to a veteran for a non-service-con- Establishment of Director of Physician Assistant waived. The House section contains an addi- nected disability if, among other eligibility tional provision which would provide com- Services in Veterans Health Administration criteria, the veteran receives such care be- (section 514) parability pay up to $100,000 per year to all fore October 1, 2010, the veteran has a serv- individuals appointed by the Under Sec- H.R. 3219 contains a provision (section 204) ice-connected disability, and the veteran is retary for Health under the authority of sec- that would create the position of Director of entitled to benefits for health care under a tion 7306 of title 38, United States Code, who Physician Assistant Services in VA central health-plan contract. are not physicians or dentists and who would Neither the House nor Senate bills contain office who would report directly to the Under be compensated at a higher rate in the pri- a provision to extend this authority. Secretary for Health on all matters related vate sector. The Compromise Agreement contains a to education, training, employment, and The Compromise Agreement contains the provision which would extend the authority proper utilization of physician assistants. Senate provision, modified to eliminate the The Senate bill contains no comparable to recover the cost of such care and services provision of the Senate bill that would pro- provision. from disabled veterans with health-plan con- vide VA with the authority to waive salary The Compromise Agreement contains the tracts to October 1, 2012. offsets for retirees who are reemployed in House provision, modified to require the Di- TITLE VI—DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL MATTERS rector of Physician Assistant Services to re- the Veterans Health Administration. Enhancement of Authorities for Retention of Limitations on Overtime Duty, Weekend Duty, port directly to the Chief of the Office of Pa- Medical Professionals (section 601) tient Services instead of to the Under Sec- and Alternative Work Schedules for Nurses retary for Health. The Senate bill contains provisions (sec- (section 602) tion 601) intended to improve VA’s ability to Committee on Care of Veterans with Traumatic The Senate bill contains a provision (sec- recruit and retain health professionals. Brain Injury (section 515) tion 602) that would prohibit VA from requir- First, VA would be given the authority to ing nurses to work more than 40 hours in an H.R. 3219 contains a provision (section 205) apply the title 38 hybrid employment system administrative work week or more than 8 that would require VA to establish a Com- to additional health care occupations to hours consecutively, except under unantici- mittee on Care of Veterans with Traumatic meet the recruitment and retention needs of pated emergency conditions in which the Brain Injury. This Committee would be re- VA. Next, the probationary period for full- nurses’ skills are necessary and good faith quired to evaluate VA’s capacity to meet the time and part-time registered nurses would efforts to find voluntary replacements have treatment and rehabilitative needs of vet- be set at two years; part-time registered failed. The provision also would strike sub- erans with TBI, as well as make rec- nurses who served previously on a full-time section 7456(c) of title 38, United States Code, ommendations and advise the Under Sec- basis would not be subject to a probationary which provides that nurses on approved sick retary for Health on matters relating to this period. In addition, VA would be authorized or annual leave during a 12-hour work shift condition. Additionally, VA would be re- to waive the salary offset where the salary of shall be charged at a rate of five hours of quired to submit to the Committees on Vet- an employee rehired after retirement from leave per three hours of absence. Finally, for erans’ Affairs of the Senate and the House of the Veterans Health Administration is re- recruitment and retention purposes, VA Representatives an annual report on the duced according to the amount of their an- would be authorized to consider a nurse who Committee’s findings and recommendations nuity under a federal government retirement has worked 6 regularly scheduled 12–hour and the Department’s response. system. work shifts within a 14–day period to have The Senate bill contains no comparable Section 601 also would provide for a num- worked a full eighty-hour pay period. provision. ber of new or expanded pay authorities, in- H.R. 919 contains the same provision (sec- The Compromise Agreement contains the cluding setting the pay for all senior execu- tion 3). House provision. tives in the Office of the Under Secretary for The Compromise Agreement contains this Increase in Amount Available to Disabled Vet- Health at Level II or Level III of the Execu- provision. erans for Improvements and Structural Al- tive Schedule; authorizing recruitment and terations Furnished as Part of Home Health retention special incentive pay for phar- Reauthorization of Health Professionals Edu- Services (section 516) macist executives of up to $40,000; amending cational Assistance Scholarship Program H.R. 1293 contains a provision that would the pay provisions of physicians and dentists (section 603) increase, from $4,100 to $6,800, the amount by clarifying the determination of the non- H.R. 919 contains a provision (section 4) authorized to be paid to veterans who have foreign cost of living adjustment, exempting that would reinstate the Health Profes- service-connected disabilities rated 50 per- physicians and dentists in executive leader- sionals Educational Assistance Scholarship cent or more disabling for home improve- ship positions from compensation panels, Program. Section 2 of H.R. 4166 contains a ments and structural alterations. The provi- and allowing for a reduction in market pay similar provision which would also direct VA sion would also increase from $1,200 to $2,000, for changes in board certification or a reduc- to fully employ program graduates as soon the amount authorized to be paid to veterans tion of privileges; modifying the pay cap for as possible following their graduation, re- with service-connected disabilities rated less registered nurses and other covered positions quire graduates to perform clinical rotations than 50 percent disabling. to Level IV of the Executive Schedule; allow- in assignments or locations determined by

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The Compromise Agreement contains the tion 803) that would require that a minimum Designation of Merril Lundman Department of provision from section 2 of H.R. 4166. of two members of the Board of Directors of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Havre, Loan Repayment Program for Clinical Re- an NPC be other-than-federal employees. Ad- Montana (section 902) searchers from Disadvantaged Backgrounds ditionally, the provision would allow for the The Senate bill contains a provision (sec- (section 604) appointment of individuals with expertise in tion 903) that would name VA outpatient H.R. 919 (section 4) and H.R. 4166 (section 4) legal, financial, or business matters. The clinic in Havre, Montana, as the ‘‘Merril contain identical provisions that would provision also would conform the law relat- Lundman Department of Veterans Affairs allow VA to utilize the authorities available ing to NPCs to other federal conflict of inter- Outpatient Clinic.’’ in the Public Health Service Act for the re- est regulations by removing the requirement There was no comparable House provision. payment of the principal and interest of edu- that members of the NPC boards have no fi- The Compromise Agreement contains the cational loans of health professionals from nancial relationship with any entity that is Senate provision. disadvantaged backgrounds in order to em- a source of funding for research or education Designation of William C. Tallent Department ploy such professionals in the Veterans by VA. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Health Administration to conduct clinical H.R. 2770 contains a comparable provision Knoxville, Tennessee (section 903) research. (section 4), but provides that the executive In the House, H.R. 402 contains a provision The Senate bill contains the same provi- director of the corporation may be a VA em- that would name the VA outpatient clinic in sion (section 603). ployee. Knoxville, Tennessee as the ‘‘William C. The Compromise Agreement contains the The Compromise Agreement contains this Tallent Department of Veterans Affairs Out- House provision, with a modification which provision. patient Clinic.’’ removes the provision allowing VA employ- TITLE VII—HOMELESS VETERANS MATTERS The Senate bill contains no comparable ees to serve as executive directors. Per Diem Grant Payments (section 701) provision. Clarification of Powers of Corporations (section The Compromise Agreement contains the H.R. 3796 contains a provision that would 804) House provision. authorize VA to make per diem payments to H.R. 2770 contains a provision (section 5) organizations assisting homeless veterans in Designation of Max J. Beilke Department of that would clarify the NPCs’ authority to ac- an amount equal to the greater of the daily Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Alexan- cept, administer, and transfer funds for var- cost of care or $60 per bed, per day. The pro- dria, Minnesota (section 904) ious purposes. NPCs would be allowed to vision would also require VA to ensure that In the House, H.R. 3157 contains a provi- enter into contracts and set fees for the edu- 25 percent of the funds available for per diem sion that would name the VA outpatient cation and training facilitated through the payments are distributed to organizations clinic in Alexandria, Minnesota as the ‘‘Max corporation. J. Beilke Department of Veterans Affairs that meet some but not all of the criteria for The Senate bill contains the same provi- Outpatient Clinic.’’ the receipt of per diem payments. These sion (section 804). would include (in order of priority) organiza- The Compromise Agreement contains this The Senate bill contains no comparable tions that meet each of the transitional and provision. provision. supportive services criteria and serve a popu- The Compromise Agreement contains the Redesignation of Section 7364A of Title 38, lation that is less than 75 percent veterans; House provision. United States Code (section 805) organizations that meet at least one but not TITLE X—OTHER MATTERS all of the transitional and supportive serv- H.R. 2770 contains a provision (section 6) that would provide clerical amendments as- Expansion of Authority for Department of Vet- ices criteria, but have a population that is at erans Affairs Police Officers (section 1001) least 75 percent veterans; or organizations sociated with implementing this legislation The Senate bill contains a provision (sec- that meet at least one but not all of the concerning Nonprofit Research and Edu- tion 1001) that would provide additional au- transitional and supportive services criteria cation Corporations. The Senate bill contains the same provi- thorities to VA uniformed police officers, in- and serve a population that is less than 75 sion (section 805). cluding the authority to carry a VA-issued percent veterans. The Compromise Agreement contains this weapon in an official capacity when off VA The Senate bill contains no comparable provision. property and in official travel status, the au- provision. thority to conduct investigations on and off The Compromise Agreement contains the Improved Accountability and Oversight of Cor- VA property of offenses that may have been House provision, but does not require the porations (section 806) committed on VA property, expanded au- minimum amount of $60 per bed, per day for The Senate bill contains a provision (sec- thority to enforce local and State traffic reg- the Grant and Per Diem program. In addi- tion 806) that would strengthen VA’s over- ulations when such authority has been tion, VA would be authorized but not re- sight of NPCs by requiring those NPCs with granted by local or State law, and to make quired to award the per diem grants to non- revenues of over $10,000 to obtain an inde- arrests based upon an arrest warrant issued profit organizations meeting some but not pendent audit once every three years, or by any competent judicial authority. all of the criteria for the receipt of such pay- with revenues of over $300,000 to obtain such There was no comparable House provision. ments. an audit each year, and to submit certain In- ternal Revenue Service forms. The Compromise Agreement contains the TITLE VIII—NONPROFIT RESEARCH AND H.R. 2770 contains a comparable provision Senate provision. EDUCATION CORPORATIONS (section 7), but would instead raise to Uniform Allowance for Department of Veterans General Authorities on Establishment of Cor- $100,000 the threshold for requiring three- Affairs Police Officers (section 1002) porations (section 801) year audits and to $500,000 the revenue The Senate bill contains a provision (sec- H.R. 2770 contains a provision (section 2) threshold that would require yearly audits. tion 1002) that would modify VA’s authority that would authorize Nonprofit Research and The provision also would revise conflict of to pay an allowance to VA police officers for Education Corporations (NPCs) to merge, interest policies to apply to the policies purchasing uniforms. The provision would thereby creating multi-medical center re- adopted by the corporation. provide a uniform allowance in an amount search corporations. The Compromise Agreement contains the which is the lesser of the amount prescribed The Senate bill contains the same provi- House provision. by the Office of Personnel Management or sion (section 801). TITLE IX—CONSTRUCTION AND NAMING MATTERS the actual or estimated cost as determined The Compromise Agreement contains this Authorization of Medical Facility Projects (sec- by periodic surveys conducted by VA. provision. tion 901) There was no comparable House provision. The Compromise Agreement contains the Clarification of Purposes of Corporations (sec- The Senate bill contains a provision (sec- Senate provision. tion 802) tion 901) that would authorize funds for the H.R. 2770 contains a provision (section 3) following major medical facility projects in Submission of Reports to Congress by Secretary that would clarify the purpose of NPCs to in- FY 2010: Livermore, California; Walla Walla, of Veterans Affairs in Electronic Form (sec- clude specific reference to their role as fund- Washington; Louisville, Kentucky; Dallas, tion 1003) ing mechanisms for approved research and Texas; St. Louis, Missouri; Denver, Colorado Under current law, there is no requirement education, in addition to their role in facili- and Bay Pines, Florida. for VA to submit Congressionally mandated tating research and education. There was no comparable House provision. reports in an electronic form. The Senate bill contains the same provi- The Compromise Agreement contains the Neither the House nor Senate bills con- sion (section 802). Senate provision, but strikes the authoriza- tained a provision to change this procedure.

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The con- include any certification, notification, or Family caregivers are more often tractor trains and pays them and af- other communication in writing. than not at the core of what sustains fords them liability protection and Determination of Budgetary Effects for Pur- the treatment and recovery of a se- oversees the quality of care. This re- poses of Compliance with Statutory Pay-As- verely wounded or injured soldier. mains the preferable arrangement as it You-Go-Act of 2010 (section 1004) Their commitment is strong and heart- does not divert VA from its primary Neither the Senate nor House bills contain felt; yet, it can be enormously chal- mission of treating veterans and train- a provision relating to compliance with the lenging in a long recovery. There are ing clinicians. Moreover, it does not Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010, Title I many struggles that families face when put VA in the position of having to tell of P.L. 111–139, 124 Stat. 8. assuming this role, including job ab- family members how, at risk of losing The Compromise Agreement contains a sences, lost income, travel and reloca- their caregiver compensation, they procedural provision to require the deter- mination of the budgetary effects of provi- tion costs, child care concerns, exhaus- have to care for their loved ones. sions contained in the Compromise Agree- tion, and emotional and psychological Mr. Speaker, it is unfortunate that ment to be based upon the statement entered stress. Many, understandably, become the administration’s concern regarding into the Congressional Record by the Chair- overwhelmed and eventually experi- the caregiver stipend provision in this man of the Committee on the Budget of the ence burnout. So there is a real prob- bill was not worked out because the House of Representatives. lem, and the question is how to best bill, as a whole, does many good things Mr. BUYER. I yield myself such time address it. for veterans. I hope this issue gets re- as I may consume. I am concerned, however, about a solved with the administration, and I I rise in support of S. 1963, as amend- provision in this bill that would estab- am pleased that legislation that I had ed, the Caregivers and Veterans Omni- lish an unprecedented stipend for cer- sponsored, H.R. 1293, the Disabled Vet- bus Health Services Act of 2010. tain family caregivers. I would have erans Home Improvement and Struc- This bill represents a bipartisan ef- preferred to build upon and expand an tural Alteration Grant Increase Act of fort on behalf of the House and Senate, existing successful Department of Vet- 2009, is in this bill. This would increase and I express my thanks to Chairman erans Affairs VA program known as the amount VA is authorized to pay FILNER, Chairman AKAKA, and Ranking Aid and Attendance. The Aid and At- under its home health services to make Member BURR for their leadership. I’d tendance program is paid directly to modifications to a veteran’s home to also like to thank Chairman MICHAUD veterans so they can obtain the needed enable the veteran to be cared for in and Ranking Member BROWN of the service in their own homes. The extent their home rather than in a hospital or Subcommittee on Health for their ef- and types of services could be ex- institutional setting. forts in bringing this legislation for- panded, and last summer I proposed to We should always be reminded that ward. do so in H.R. 3407, the Severely Injured while veterans may spend only a short Reflecting the spirit of compromise Veterans’ Benefits Act of 2009. It would time in uniform, the wounds they carry and cooperation, S. 1963 is composed of provide a 50 percent increase in com- home with them can last a lifetime and a number of bills from both sides of the pensation for catastrophically injured profoundly impact their daily lives. aisle. It would provide increased access veterans who are in need of assistance I reserve my time. to care, better outreach and support for daily personal needs, such as bath- Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, the chair- for wounded veterans, rural veterans, ing and eating. It gives the veteran the man of our Health Subcommittee, Mr. and homeless veterans, and also in- choice of how to obtain services tai- MICHAUD, and ranking member, Mr. cludes enhancements and provisions of lored to their unique needs and cir- BROWN of South Carolina, were the mental health care and readjustment cumstances. chief hard workers on this bill. We counseling for recent veterans of Iraq It is unclear how the caregiver sti- thank them all. and Afghanistan. pend program in this bill will operate I yield 31⁄2 minutes to Chairman I would like to thank my good friend and how it will work in conjunction MICHAUD. and colleague from Kansas, JERRY with the present Aid and Attendance or b 1045 MORAN, for his bill, H.R. 3103, that was whether it replaces some of the current included to help VA move forward with services. Mr. MICHAUD. Thank you very a pilot program to enhance contract Additionally, Mr. Speaker, we lack a much, Mr. Speaker, and thank you, Mr. care authority for highly rural vet- Congressional Budget Office estimate Chairman. I also want to thank Rank- erans. This pilot, which was enacted in of this compromised agreement. It ap- ing Member BUYER for all his hard the last Congress, was Mr. MORAN’s ini- pears that the Democrat majority has work on this bill before us today, as tiative. not been obtaining CBO cost estimates well as my colleague, Mr. BROWN, for I’d also like to thank my friend JOHN for discretionary bills, and we still working in a bipartisan manner DUNCAN from Tennessee for introducing don’t have the official views of the ad- throughout the years on veterans af- his bill, H.R. 402, which is included in ministration on the compromised legis- fairs issues. this legislation. H.R. 402 would name lation. I am aware of their concerns. I I rise today in strong support on S. the Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic requested the administration to ad- 1963, the Caregivers and Veterans Om- in Knoxville, Tennessee, the William C. dress them in writing on March 18, 2010, nibus Health Services Act. This land- Tallent Veterans Outpatient Clinic. and they were due on April 7. Although mark bill reflects a strong commit- This gentleman honorably served in we have not yet read them, it is my un- ment to family caregivers, who are World War II and maintained a lifelong derstanding they are still in the con- often underappreciated in their efforts service to veterans. currence process. to care for our wounded servicemem- S. 1963 would also establish a new, Based on legislative hearing testi- bers. We must recognize that family all-encompassing system of support for mony from last year, I believe the VA caregivers in Maine and throughout family caregivers. As we all know, has concerns about the caregiver sti- our country often put their lives on some veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan pend as well as some of the other per- hold to care for our injured veterans, have been severely wounded and will sonnel provisions included in the bill. and their duties take a heavy toll on require a great deal of care for the rest Dr. Cross, who is the principal deputy them financially, emotionally, and of their lives. In previous wars, these undersecretary for health, testified be- physically. veterans would probably not have sur- fore the Senate Veterans Affairs Com- Our brave men and women who serve vived their wounds, but significant im- mittee. This is in reference to the care- our country have come to rely on our

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This includes counseling serv- worked so hard to strengthen this bill Veterans Health Care Budget Reform ices and respite care to help relieve the and bring it to the floor today. Again, and Transparency Act, ensuring that heavy emotional and physical stress of I want to commend BOB FILNER, the the VA has timely and predictable caregivers. chairman of the Committee on Vet- funding and our veterans receive the The bill also attempts to alleviate erans’ Affairs, Chairman MIKE MICHAUD high quality care they have earned. the financial difficulties facing eligible of the Health Subcommittee of the Working to make sure that our eco- caregivers by providing a monthly fi- Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and nomic recovery truly benefits all nancial stipend, as well as access to Chairwoman STEPHANIE HERSETH SAND- Americans, the American Recovery and health care through the CHAMPVA LIN of the Economic Opportunity Sub- Reinvestment Act offered a tax credit program. The bill also recognizes the committee of the Committee on Vet- for hiring veterans and a $250 payment importance of caregivers being by vet- erans’ Affairs. to disabled veterans. erans’ sides during every step of their I also want to recognize the hard Just this past month we passed the medical treatment. The bill authorizes work and commitment to those who TRICARE Affirmation Act, stating ex- the VA to pay lodging and other costs have worn our Nation’s uniform by plicitly that our health care reform incurred by caregivers for accom- three key freshmen Members of Con- legislation will not impact the excel- panying veterans during medical ap- gress, Congressman TOM PERRIELLO, lent health coverage our veterans and pointments. Congresswoman DEBBIE HALVORSON, servicemembers already receive. In the In addition to addressing the needs of and Congressman HARRY TEAGUE. last 3 years, we have given our troops a caregivers, this bill helps the VA de- In both Houses, this has been a bipar- pay raise, helped restore military read- liver high quality health care for our tisan effort, and I commend Ranking iness and bolstered support for our rural veterans. The bill improves the Member BUYER for his leadership. I military families. Today we strengthen VA ability to recruit and retain quali- know that everything is not in this the benefits our men and women in fied medical personnel. It addresses the bill. There is an endless list of every- uniform receive. barriers of long trips to medical ap- thing we want to do for our veterans, Mr. Speaker, in the course of our pointments by providing reimburse- but we are very proud of Senator BURR meetings with the veterans service or- ment for air travel. and the role that he has played in the ganizations and with the families of The bill also creates a more robust Senate and all of the Members here. our men and women in uniform and our health care infrastructure in our rural Thank you, Mr. BUYER. veterans, we hear directly from them areas. It does this by supporting col- The Caregivers and Veterans Omni- what their needs are and try to estab- laboration with other Federal pro- bus Health Services Act is a landmark lish their priorities and to make it a viders and fostering the VA’s ability to moment in the ongoing effort to give priority in allocating the resources of contract with community providers. back to our veterans and their fami- our country. In the course of those con- I urge my colleagues to support this lies. It’s a tribute to their service. In versations, we have heard from the critical bill that supports caregivers the words of the Paralyzed Veterans of families that in the survey they took and expands health care for our rural America, it will ‘‘provide valuable ben- of their own membership of Blue Star veterans. efit for veterans and their families, Families, that 94 percent of them Mr. BUYER. I reserve the balance of benefits they need, have earned and so thought that most Americans did not my time. richly deserve.’’ have a clear understanding of their Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, before I This legislation will support family needs. yield to our Speaker, I just want to say members and others who care for the We promised them that in all we do with gratitude, on the part of our Na- disabled, ill or injured veterans. This is here we will remove doubt in anyone’s tion’s veterans, in her 31⁄2 years as very important to families, military mind among our military families that Speaker and her years before that as families. Our wounded soldiers and we understand their needs, especially if minority leader, Ms. PELOSI focused their families have made a serious sac- they present them in a prioritized way like a laser on the needs of our vet- rifice for our country, and this bill will and will make them our priority in the erans. We would not be here with this bring them some relief. It will expand Congress. In every action we strive to landmark bill were it not for our mental health services and health care live up to that commitment. Speaker. access for veterans in rural areas and Just as the military on the battle- I yield 1 minute to the Speaker of the prohibit copays for our most severely field has said, on the battlefield we will House, the gentlewoman from Cali- wounded warriors. leave no soldier behind. So too when fornia (Ms. PELOSI). Thank you, Chairwoman HERSETH they come home, we will leave no vet- Ms. PELOSI. I thank the gentleman SANDLIN, as this bill marks a step for- eran behind. for yielding, I thank him for his leader- ward for the 1.8 million women in uni- As the leaders of the American Le- ship, and I am very pleased today that form, removing existing barriers to fe- gion have stated, this legislation offers we have bipartisan support for this im- male veterans seeking medical care. In bold solutions to major challenges fac- portant legislation to benefit our vet- a sweeping change long overdue and ing servicemembers, veterans and their erans. with strong bipartisan support, we will families on behalf of every American I, too, join my colleagues in rising to provide care for newborns in the first who wears the uniform. honor the sacrifice and service of the time in history. Thank you, Congress- I urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ bravest among us, the men and women man HENRY BROWN, for your leadership on this bill. of our Armed Forces. In the name of as well, my friend. Mr. BUYER. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- our safety, they lay their lives on the Today’s vote is one in a series of ac- self such time as I may consume. line. In the name of our security, they tions taken by this Congress to give I would like to thank the Speaker for fight our enemies far from home. In the back to America’s veterans. Our signa- her kind remarks and her support of name of our values, they serve as our ture achievement remains our new GI the bill. Also, I ask for your support, Nation’s greatest ambassadors, as Bill, providing those who serve with a we have a problem we have to get champions of America’s families. full, 4-year college education. This is worked out, and that deals with the Each and every day our soldiers, sail- also transferable to a family member, widows, orphans, and the Spina Bifida ors, airmen and marines earn the re- and also a new improvement that we Program was left out of the health care

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The Senate demonstration projects that could ex- post-traumatic stress disorder pro- passed it, the bill is at the desk, but it pand care. grams for women by requiring the Sec- has to originate in the House, so I ask Finally, two of the most common retary of the VA to ensure that all for your support on this. wounds of war in Iraq and Afghanistan mental health professionals have been Ms. PELOSI. Thank you, Mr. BUYER. have been post-traumatic stress dis- properly and consistently trained in The chairman has this legislation, as order and traumatic brain injury. By the best methods and practices so you may be aware, and it is going to expanding eligibility for readjustment women veterans feel secure in seeking Ways and Means and we will be taking counseling at Vet Centers to any mem- treatment. it up soon, but we will look forward to bers of the Armed Forces who have Childcare is another crucial issue for working with you and will bring it to- served in OIF/OEF and establishing the women veterans—and for male vet- gether in a bipartisan way in the spirit Committee on Care for Veterans with erans as well—and the bill before us that we owe our veterans. They are all TBI, the VA will become more respon- today tackles current barriers to care Americans and so are we. sive to those who are transitioning by authorizing a childcare pilot pro- Mr. BUYER. Thank you, I appreciate back to civilian life. gram and requiring the VA to carry out that. In closing, I want to thank Chairman this program in at least three veteran Ms. PELOSI. Thank you, Mr. BUYER, FILNER and Ranking Member BUYER of service networks. We anticipate that and thank you, Mr. BROWN, for your the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, and this is going to help veterans keep leadership as well. Chairman MICHAUD of the Health Sub- their appointments. Mr. BUYER. I now yield 3 minutes to committee, for their leadership in The legislation also requires the VA the gentleman from South Carolina bringing this bill forward. to provide 7 days of medical care for (Mr. BROWN). I urge my colleagues to stand up for newborn children of women veterans, Mr. BROWN of South Carolina. I America’s true heroes and help con- representing an important policy up- thank the gentleman from Indiana for tinue to make the VA world class care date in the VA. Currently, the VA has yielding me this time. even better. no provision to provide care for these I rise today to express my strong sup- Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 infants, yet 86 percent of Operation En- port for S. 1963, the Caregivers and Vet- minutes to Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN of during Freedom and Operation Iraqi erans Omnibus Health Services Act of South Dakota, the chair of our Eco- Freedom women veterans are under the 2009. Chairman FILNER and Chairman nomic Opportunity Subcommittee and age of 40. MICHAUD, along with Ranking Member the prime mover behind the section of Accordingly, I urge all of my col- BUYER and I have brought this legisla- this bill dealing with our women vet- leagues on both sides of the aisle to tion forward in order to continue the erans. support this important legislation. great progress made by the VA toward Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN. I thank Mr. BUYER. Mr. Speaker, at this providing the kind of health care vet- the gentleman from California for time, I yield 2 minutes to Ms. GINNY erans deserve, and I am proud to sup- yielding. BROWN-WAITE of Florida. port it today. I rise today in strong support of S. Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Flor- I think it’s pretty evident, as the 1963, the Caregivers and Veterans Om- ida. I thank the gentleman. Speaker alluded to earlier, that in the nibus Health Services Act of 2010. I Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, which want to thank our full committee of S. 1963, the Caregivers and Veterans I have had the privilege to serve now 10 chairman, Mr. FILNER; our ranking Omnibus Health Services Act of 2009. years, we always leave our bipartisan- member, Mr. BUYER; and Health Sub- As Members of Congress, we do have ship at the door when we enter that committee Chairman MICHAUD and a responsibility to provide the best committee, and I am grateful that Mr. Ranking Member BROWN for their lead- support we can to our Nation’s vet- FILNER also continued in that same ership, for their strong support of this erans. With provisions for caregiver spirit when he became the chairman. legislation, which contains many im- support, rural health improvement and At a time when our soldiers are over- portant provisions related to caregiver mental health benefits, there are many seas keeping us safe here at home, the support and rural health care for vet- reasons why I support this legislation. VA is faced with a number of unique erans. It also includes legislation I in- I could speak at length about these im- challenges. It must respond to the sig- troduced, the Women Veterans Health portant and necessary benefits. How- nature wounds of the wars in Iraq and Care Improvement Act. ever, in the interest of time, I would Afghanistan, to soldiers returning This act will provide significant en- like to highlight just one: health care home who live far from VA facilities, hancements to the health care avail- for women veterans. to the ever-increasing number of able for women veterans. Today women While more and more women are women veterans, and to the families of make up approximately 8 percent of joining the military, the VA’s health veterans who cannot care for them- veterans in the United States, and that care services for women veterans have selves, but it must also remain respon- percentage will continue to rise as not kept pace. Although approximately sive to those whom it already serves. I more and more women answer the call 14 percent of our troops are female, as believe this bill would accomplish this. to serve their country. With an in- a female veteran recently said in an When soldiers return home from war, creasing number of women seeking ac- interview with Good Housekeeping unable to care for themselves, their cess to care within the VA, the chal- magazine, it is as if women are ‘‘Mar- families often face difficult burdens. To lenge of providing adequate health care tians, abnormalities descending on the help them help the veterans, this bill services for women veterans is one the VA health system.’’ In fact, of the would establish a comprehensive as- VA must master, and I am confident country’s 153 VA medical centers, only sistance program for caregivers, mak- that it can. about half even have a gynecologist on ing caregivers eligible to receive edu- staff. This is despite the fact that be- cation and training and technical sup- b 1100 tween 23 and 29 percent of all female port, counseling, lodging and subsist- This legislation addresses this chal- veterans seeking medical care through ence. lenge by taking several important the VA have reported experiencing sex- To serve the rural veterans, who may steps to ensure adequate attention is ual assault. Is it any surprise, then, live a long distance from VA facilities, given to women veterans and their that the number of female veterans this bill would make the VA more health care programs so that women being treated for post-traumatic stress

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It means that many of my our legislation, I am happy to see some freshmen, Mr. PERRIELLO from Vir- constituents must dedicate entire days of the key provisions, like studying the ginia. to travel from their homes in Jal or barriers preventing women veterans Mr. PERRIELLO. Mr. Speaker, today Deming or Santa Rosa to a medical from receiving VA health care and de- is a good day for America’s veterans visit that may only take a few min- veloping a plan to improve that care and their families. I rise in support of utes. for women veterans both immediately S. 1963, the Caregivers and Veterans This also means that the family of and in the long term, that actually Omnibus Health Services Act of 2009, Airman Michael Malarsie, an airman made it into this bill. landmark legislation that makes good from Bosque Farms who was blinded by Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, the fresh- on our national commitment to our an IED, would have to take time off man members of our committee have veterans and their families, including work to travel to a VA medical center; added a new level of commitment and those in our rural communities. I also and as the law currently stands, they enthusiasm and have played a major want to thank the chairs and the rank- must pay for that trip out of pocket part in this bill. I would like to yield ing members for putting our veterans whether they can afford it or not. ahead of our partisan divides. Mr. Speaker, that is just plain wrong. 11⁄2 minutes to one of those great fresh- Taking care of our veterans includes men, Mrs. HALVORSON of Illinois. But we can right that wrong today by taking care of those who care for them Mrs. HALVORSON. Mr. Speaker, I passing this bill and providing our when they are unable to care for them- rise today for those veterans who can’t. wounded warriors and families with the selves. Today, more than ever, revolu- I rise today for the catastrophically in- help that they have earned and need. It tionary advances in military medicine jured veterans who have to battle their is the very least that we can do to have significantly increased service- injuries and their rising health care repay the debt that we as a Nation owe members’ chances of surviving a cata- costs. I rise today for those caregivers to our veterans and their courageous strophic injury sustained in combat, who dedicate their lives to supporting families. but in many cases surviving a cata- Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, another our wounded warriors and our military strophic injury is only the first step in valued member of our committee, Mr. families. I rise today to support S. 1963 the battle. Recovering from such inju- CIRO RODRIGUEZ of Texas, authored an and the two provisions in the bill that ries requires a long-term commitment important provision in this bill, and I I was proud to author. not only from the veteran, but also would recognize him for 11⁄2 minutes. The first provision, H.R. 1335, would from those who love and care for them. Mr. RODRIGUEZ. Mr. Speaker, our relieve the burden of costly copay- Once an injured veteran returns veterans deserve more. The proper care ments from catastrophically disabled home from treatment at a DOD or VA of our veterans is our most fervent veterans who receive medical or nurs- facility, it is often a spouse, mother, duty to uphold. This bill permits us to ing home care from the VA. This was father, or other loving family member advance this support even more with the first piece of legislation that I in- who steps up to the challenge of pro- needed programs that will not only troduced when I came to Congress be- viding ongoing care. And while this cover our veterans, but will also extend cause I knew that there are men and care is provided out of a sense of love, caregiver support to their families. women who have served honorably that compassion, and devotion, it often- This bill makes marked improve- need our help. These are brave men and times shifts into a full-time commit- ments in rural health programs such as women who have sacrificed so much so ment requiring the caregiver to make the partnering with the Department of that we can enjoy the freedoms that we significant personal decisions regard- Health and Human Services to expand have every day. These are men and ing professional goals, commitments, care in rural areas. It also gives the women who struggle through their rou- and obligations. Department of Veterans Affairs the tines in life that we take for granted, To help better support family care- flexibility it needs to contract mental and they should not have to struggle to givers, I introduced H.R. 2734, the health services in rural areas where make their copays. Health Care for Family Caregivers Act there are no adequate VA facilities. Passing this measure into law would of 2009, a bill that will help provide This bill also addresses the need for be a great way to show our support for much-needed assistance to those fam- coordination between the Departments our wounded warriors and to show that ily caregivers facing the difficult deci- and the key stakeholders in the study we are truly dedicated to making their sions related to caring for a veteran to find solutions to the alarming sui- lives better. confronting a catastrophic injury. I am cide rates among our veterans and ac- However, it is not just our injured pleased that this bill has included this, tive duty forces and gives more re- veterans who need our help. Every day and I encourage its support. sources to the Department of Veterans in districts across the country care- Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Affairs to address key areas such as givers provide essential services to our TEAGUE from New Mexico authored an veteran homelessness and women’s veterans. When my stepson, Jay, was important provision in the bill, and I health, and strengthens their quality injured in Afghanistan and would yield to him 11⁄2 minutes to ex- assurance and other programs. recuperating at Walter Reed, I spoke to plain that provision. Additionally, this bill reestablishes so many of these families who just Mr. TEAGUE. Mr. Speaker, I rise the previous highly successful Health began their second battle, the battle to today in support of S. 1963, which in- Professionals Education Assistance rehabilitate. That is why I worked to cludes H.R. 2738, my bill to reimburse Scholarship Program in the Depart- include in this bill H.R. 2898, the caregivers of disabled veterans for ment of Veterans Affairs. Earlier this Wounded Warrior Caregiver Assistance travel expenses to medical appoint- year, I introduced H.R. 4166, a bill to Act, to provide support services to ments. For those Members of Congress bring back this successful program. I those taking care of our wounded war- that represent vast rural districts with am glad that this bill includes my leg- riors. Just as it is our duty to care for large veteran populations like mine, islation. a disabled soldier, passing this provi- we know that this assistance has been We also need to recognize our sol- sion would help care for those who needed for far too long. diers and thank them for their service. work tirelessly every day to look after Mr. Speaker, veterans throughout We owe it to each and every one of our our injured veterans. my district often volunteer their time wounded warriors and all veterans to

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Mr. Speaker, how much Conduct a study of barriers to women vet- In addition, it is estimated that there are time does each side have remaining? erans seeking health care, over 1 million low-vision veterans in the United The SPEAKER pro tempore. Four Educate and train mental health profes- States, and incidences of blindness among the minutes. sionals caring for veterans with sexual trauma; approximate total veteran population of 26 mil- Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, one of the Implement a reintegration and readjustment lion are expected to increase by about 40% great provisions of this bill is an incen- pilot program; over the next few years. This is because the tive program to get doctors in certain Establish a child care pilot program for most prevalent causes of legal blindness and specialties into the VA. The author of women receiving regular and intensive mental low vision are age-related, and the average that scholarship program is Ms. JACK- health care and intensive health care services, age of the veteran population is increasing; SON LEE of Texas, and I would recog- or who are in need of such services but do not the current average age is about 80 years old. nize her for 1 minute. seek care due to the lack of child care serv- Members of the Armed Forces are important Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. ices; to our nation and we show them our apprecia- Chairman, I am particularly grateful Provide up to 7 days of post-delivery health tion by taking care of them even after they for your leadership and that of the care to a newborn child of a women veteran. have completed their service. But the fact is ranking member. Thank you for guid- that there are not enough blind rehabilitation RURAL HEALTH IMPROVEMENTS ing me on this legislation. specialists to serve all legally blind and low-vi- Improves health care for veterans living in I rise to support S. 1963, the Care- sion veterans in the United States. givers and Veterans Omnibus Health rural areas, including by expanding transpor- Blind rehabilitation training helps give these Services Act, for the work it is doing tation for veterans to local VA hospitals and veterans awareness of and functioning in their on caregivers and dealing with suicide clinics through VA grants to local Veterans surroundings and enables them to retain their and unfortunate tragedies that occur Service Organizations. independence and dignity. Veterans without among our military. MENTAL HEALTH CARE these services may find it difficult to be self- This morning I was with the United Provides access to counseling and other sufficient, relying on others to perform certain States Air Force and their Air Force mental health centers to any member of the skills or even simple tasks on their behalf. Cares program. I am pleased that this Armed Forces (including members of the Na- Mr. Speaker, Public Law 104–262, the Eligi- legislation included H.R. 228, the Blind tional Guard and Reserves, who served during bility Reform Act 1996, requires the Depart- Veterans of America, an organization Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation En- ment of Veterans Affairs to maintain its capac- chartered by Congress in 1958, which during Freedom but who are no longer on ac- ity to provide specialized rehabilitative services has been for nearly 50 years the only tive duty) and Requires the VA to conduct a to disabled veterans, but it cannot do so when veterans service organization exclu- veterans’ suicide study. there are not enough specialists to address sively dedicated to serving America’s OTHER HEALTH CARE ISSUES these needs. That is why we must work hard- blind and visually impaired veterans. Prohibits the VA from collecting copayments er to provide for the needs of our men and There are approximately 160,000 le- from veterans who are catastrophically dis- women who have served this Nation so val- gally blind veterans in the United abled. iantly. States, but only approximately 35,000 Creates a pilot program, which would pro- We should all take a day to reflect on the are currently enrolled in the Veterans vide specified dental services to veterans, sur- sacrifices U.S. veterans and servicemembers Health Administration services. It is vivors, and dependents of veterans through a have made, and are still making, for their estimated that there are 1 million low- dental insurer. country. However, to truly honor and pay trib- vision veterans in the United States, Requires the VA to provide hospital care, ute to these special Americans requires our and incidences of blindness among the medical services, and nursing home care for commitment for the other 364 days of the approximate total veteran population certain Vietnam-era veterans exposed to her- year. of 26 million are expected to increase Veterans continue to have many unan- bicide and Gulf War era veterans who have in- by about 40 percent over the next few swered needs, and we should continue to fight sufficient medical evidence to establish a serv- years. This is because the most preva- for the rights of our most patriotic Americans. ice-connected disability. lent cause of blindness and low vision I am a strong believer in the fact that veterans Provides higher priority status for certain are age-related. This bill provides have kept their promise to serve our nation; veterans who are Medal of Honor recipients. scholarships for training individuals, they have willingly risked their lives to protect and I ask my colleagues to support it. HOMELESS VETERANS the country we all love. We must now ensure And thank you for including H.R. 228. Expands the organizations offering transi- that we keep our promises to our veterans be- I rise in support of S. 1963—to provide tional housing and other support for homeless cause the way a nation treats those who have needed support to caregivers of our nation’s veterans that can receive grants or per diems stood in harms way to defend it, risking life, veterans, to improve the full spectrum of from the VA, which is particularly important to limb and psychological injury is extremely tell- healthcare and access provided to those we veterans in rural areas. ing. honor and recognize as our country’s present I am extremely pleased to help answer the Members of the Armed Forces are important and past warriors and defenders. needs of America’s veterans and am pleased to our nation, and we show them our appre- There are few if any higher obligations of that H.R. 228, a bill I introduced to establish ciation by passing this all encompassing the Congress, the President, and the Amer- a scholarship program for students learning to healthcare legislation which directly impacts ican people than keeping faith with the men care for veterans with visual impairments is in- the Nation’s ability to take care of and women who have worn the uniform in cluded in Title III, Section 302 of S. 1963. As servicemembers after they have completed service to our country. we work to strengthen our efforts nationally to their service. I applaud the work of the all those who have provide better care for veterans we can not af- There are 25.9 million veterans in the worked on this bill and who are charged with ford to leave any issue unexamined or United States who have protected this country legislative, oversight and investigative jurisdic- unaddressed. We must especially ensure that in military conflicts as early as WWI. The wars tion over education of veterans, employment veterans have the access to the quality in Iraq and Afghanistan are however pro- and training of veterans, vocational rehabilita- healthcare that they deserve. ducing a new wave of veterans. Of 1.4 million tion, veterans’ housing programs, and read- The Blind Veterans of America, an organiza- who have served, more than 205,000 have justment of servicemembers to civilian life. tion chartered by Congress in 1958, and which sought to obtain health care this year. In part S. 1963 addresses many of the important has been for nearly 50 the only veterans serv- this is good news. Thanks to medical and needs of our veterans relating to services for ice organization exclusively dedicated to serv- technological advances, the survival and re- women’s health care, rural health care, home- ing America’s blind and visually impaired vet- covery rate is several times higher than in pre- lessness, employment, health, and education. erans. vious conflicts. However there are still many

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At that time, not physical illnesses, has to be a national priority. cides from the psychiatric unit, and only I but Chairman FILNER received Yet the Veterans Affairs Department, which one of the problems they had was non- assurances in writing from the chair- provides millions of injured veterans with pay- competitiveness with nurses’ salaries, man of the House Ways and Means ments and care, has had issues responding to so I have introduced a bill to attempt Committee, from the chairman of the the inundation. Additionally, the Veterans’ Dis- to correct that. This bill has been in- House Energy and Commerce Com- ability Benefits Commission (VDBC) has re- corporated, and I am pleased that it mittee, and from the Energy and Labor ported that the VA falls woefully short in pro- has been. The Senate companion bill is Committee that veterans and their viding timely and fair disability payments, as also included. It increases the pay limi- families would, in fact, be protected. well as adequate mental health care. The re- tations for VA nurses from level V to I think this will be helpful to us, Mr. port cited an average delay of nearly six level IV of the executive schedule to FILNER, as your bill proceeds. months in handing out payments. This legisla- address pay disparities, and also to in- Most recently, in March, I and Rank- tion directly responds to these and many other crease special pay for nurse executives. ing Member BUCK MCKEON of the House pertinent issues which will allow us to meet It is my pleasure to present this be- Armed Services Committee offered an the needs of all of our veterans, their families cause I know firsthand what it is like amendment to H.R. 3590, which would and caregivers. to try to recruit good nurses. ensure that benefits offered under Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, this bill I rise in strong support of S. 1963, the Care- TRICARE and the Department of Vet- adds an important position to the De- givers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services erans Affairs programs would be con- partment of Veterans Affairs. The au- Act. sidered minimum essential coverage. thor of that legislation is Mr. HARE of I would like to thank Chairman FILNER and However, our amendment was not al- Illinois. He was on our committee; I the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs for their lowed then under the rule, and I made wish we had him back. I yield him 1 work on this legislation. that appeal to the Rules Committee. minute. It is our duty to ensure that our veterans, This amendment was then introduced Mr. HARE. Mr. Speaker, this Con- who have so courageously served our country, in a form of legislation, H.R. 4894, gress, under the leadership of Speaker receive the medical support they deserve. which then was referred to the Energy PELOSI and Chairman FILNER, has hon- The VA system must be able to successfully and Commerce Committee. ored our veterans by dramatically in- compete for the best health care providers in I raised the issue again, because in creasing funding for VA health care the United States. that recently passed Senate health bill, and making it more timely, efficient, I am also pleased that provisions in my bill, it did not include some of the veterans’ and predictable, hiring additional bene- H.R. 919 and its Senate companion bill, are programs in the definition of ‘‘min- fits claims processors and improving included in this legislation. imum essential coverage.’’ Unfortu- VA facilities. The bill before us builds This bill will increase the pay limitations for nately, the bill did not mention the on our earlier victories to improve the VA nurses from Level V to Level IV of the Ex- ‘‘other veterans’ programs’’ under quality of health care for our Nation’s ecutive Schedule to address pay disparity, and chapter 17. It mentioned veterans’ pro- veterans. also increase Special Pay for Nurse Execu- grams but not the other veterans’ pro- Mr. Speaker, I am particularly tives. grams under chapter 17 of title 38, As a result, the VA will be able to recruit pleased that this veterans package in- which includes widows, orphans, and and retain highly qualified Nurse Executives cludes a bill I introduced with Con- dependents covered by the Civilian and raise their standing to be on par with gressman JERRY MORAN to elevate the Health and Medical Program of the VA, other executive personnel. known as CHAMPVA. It also did not Department of Veterans Affairs physi- Part-time nurses will now also be eligible for mention chapter 18, which includes the cian assistant adviser to a full-time di- Title 38 status and additional nurse pay. rector. My bill would give 2,000 physi- As a non-practicing Registered Nurse, I am spina bifida program for the children of cian assistants employed at the VA pleased with these improvements for nurses Korea and Vietnam veterans who have who manage care for one-quarter of all who are on the front lines of care. spina bifida as a result of their parents’ primary care patients a fair and long- Overall, this legislation will recognize and exposure to Agent Orange. overdue voice within the VA. treat our VA nurses, physicians, dentists, and I brought up that issue. When Chair- With the director of physician assist- pharmacist executives as the true profes- man SKELTON recognized that the Sen- ant services, we can ensure that the PA sionals they are. ate health bill mentioned TRICARE for workforce will continue to be an inte- I am pleased to support this bill and urge Life but did not mention TRICARE, he gral component within the VA health my colleagues to do the same. immediately brought a bill to the system and PAs are able to provide the Mr. BUYER. I yield myself such time floor, and it was considered. I tried to best possible care to our veterans, espe- as I may consume. amend that bill. I tried to get it with- cially those in underserved rural areas. Mr. Speaker, in an exchange I just drawn. At that time, I received a com- Mr. Speaker, I urge all of my col- had in a colloquy with Speaker PELOSI mitment from the chairman of the leagues to vote for S. 1963. with regard to her commitment to cor- House Ways and Means Committee Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, the gen- rect an error in the President’s health that he would work with us to get that tlelady from Texas (Ms. EDDIE BERNICE package, I would like to place that corrected. I even raised the issue dur- JOHNSON), added an important provi- commitment in some context. ing the markup of the President’s sion with regard to retention and re- Since late July of last year, when the health bill, itself, on the floor. I know cruitment of the kind of professionals debate on the President’s health care the VFW was very concerned, along we need in the VA. I would yield to her package started, I tried on multiple oc- with the American Legion. 1 minute and thank her for her efforts. casions to ensure that the care our Na- Yet, as I raised these concerns that Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of tion’s veterans and their families re- this bill had a large error, I was Texas. Let me thank the chairman and ceived from the Department would be marginalized. I was marginalized by the ranking member for this bill, and I considered minimum essential cov- some in the House who said, Oh, those rise in strong support of the bill, the erage. I did that during the markup in issues are not real. Even the White Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus the Subcommittee on Health, in the House issued a press release, along Health Services Act. Energy and Commerce Committee, and with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, It is our duty to ensure that our vet- in the full committee. My efforts in- which read that it was unfounded. erans who so courageously serve our cluded trying to obtain jurisdiction for Well, it is founded. It is a problem that country receive the medical support the Veterans’ Affairs Committee on we have to fix. Senator AKAKA passed a they deserve. H.R. 3200 back in August of last year. bill to protect the veterans. It passed

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Member were able to get it to the floor. in mind, Congress has increased support for I appreciate, with regard to this I am particularly pleased that language from veteran caregivers. And lastly, those disabled issue, that the chairman has recog- two of my behavioral healthcare bills, H.R. veterans can rest assured that their benefits nized that there is an error which 2698 and 2699, were included in the final will keep pace with the cost of living and their needs to be corrected. I am deeply ap- version of this landmark bill. needs. preciative. So is the Speaker. She has My language will provide increased access Today I rise in support of S. 1963, the Care- just exercised her commitment to cor- to Vet Centers for our Guardsmen and Re- givers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services rect the error in the bill. servists, ensuring they are never again turned Act. This landmark legislation will provide sup- Chairman FILNER has taken the lan- away for the behavioral health care they need port to family and others who care for dis- guage of the Akaka bill and has intro- and deserve. abled, ill, or injured veterans; will enhance duced his own bill. It has been referred My language also authorizes the Vet Cen- health services for the 1.8 million women vet- now to the Ways and Means Com- ters to provide veterans and servicemembers erans, including care for newborns for the first mittee. I have written a letter as a fol- with referrals for behavioral health care so time in history; to expand mental health serv- low-up. From the colloquy I had with they can see their own doctor in their own ices for veterans and health care access for Chairman LEVIN of the House Ways and community when they need it. veterans in rural areas; and to prohibit copay- Means Committee, I have asked him to These two items will help remove some of ments for veterans who are catastrophically expedite Mr. FILNER’s bill and to have the stigma from behavioral health issues and disabled. it brought to the floor so that we can specifically grant access to care for those who To help meet the many hardships and sac- correct this error in the President’s need it the most. rifices associated with lengthy recovery and health bill and so that we may cover When our men and women in uniform come rehabilitation from severe injuries of veterans, the widows, the orphans, the spina home from war, it is our responsibility to en- S. 1963 will provide support services to family bifida program, and CHAMPVA, all of sure they receive the care they need and de- and other caregivers of veterans, including which were excluded from the defini- serve. education on how to be a better caregiver, tion of ‘‘minimum essential coverage.’’ My language and this bill provide them and counseling and mental health services, and That will correct the error, and I think their families with the care and peace of mind respite care for family and other caregivers of that needs to be done. I had hoped that they have earned and we owe to them. all veterans. It also provides health care and Mr. FILNER’s bill would have been in- I strongly urge passage of this bill. a stipend for caregivers living with severely cluded in the bill we are presently con- Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in wounded veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan. sidering. That would have cleaned this support of the house amendments to S. 1963, This support is vital for the wounded vet- up now, but that didn’t occur. the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health erans of Iraq and Afghanistan and their fami- So I’ve taken every opportunity to Services Act. lies, as about 20 percent of active duty, 15 try to correct this error, but for what- Today we are taking action to begin to ad- percent of reserve and 25 percent of retired ever reason, it just hasn’t gotten done. dress the needs of not only those who serve, and separated members have a family mem- It needs to be done. I think it was an but their families as well. ber or friend who has been forced to leave a error in the drafting. No one intended All too often we see families and friends al- job to care for the veteran full-time, according for widows, for orphans, and for the tering their lives to care for those who served to the Dole/Shalala report. beneficiaries of the spina bifida pro- our country and then return home wounded or The bill also expands and improves VA gram to be left out. I believe it was un- disabled. health care services for the women who have intentional, but it is a real issue, and Many caregivers have lost their jobs and bravely served their country, working to re- we need to correct it. Hopefully, we are benefits, and have had to dip into their hard- move existing barriers to women veterans going to do that. earned savings just to provide the care our seeking health care, providing up to seven I want to thank the chairman for his wounded warriors so desperately need. days of care of newborn children of women leadership to correct that error, and I S. 1963 will begin to ensure that disabled veterans for the first time in history, and en- want to thank the staff on both sides of veterans and their families will have the re- hancing treatment for sexual trauma for the aisle for all of their efforts in the sources and support, both technical and finan- women at the VA. I urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ in favor bill. cial, needed to provide care. I would ask my colleagues to pass the We can never fully repay our veterans and of this historic legislation for the sake of our bill that is before us, and I yield back their families for their service and the personal heroes and their families. Our veterans de- the balance of my time. sacrifices they continue to make. serve our gratitude and support at the very Mr. FILNER. I yield myself the bal- The passage of this bill is a start—and will least. Mr. SALAZAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ance of my time, and I want to return go a long way to ensure they receive the ben- support S. 1963 the Caregivers and Veterans the debate to the bill under consider- efits they need, deserve, and have coura- Omnibus Health Services Act of 2009. ation. geously earned. As a veteran, I am proud to lend my support Mr. Speaker, this is a landmark bill. Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, over the to this landmark bill. Finally, it gives some help to the care- past year, I have become increasingly con- With its provisions for women, homeless givers of wounded warriors—family cerned about veterans access to benefits, and rural veterans, S. 1963 addresses many members who have to, perhaps, give up care and job training. We must encourage sol- critical sectors of the veteran’s community. their jobs and spend almost full time diers completing their active duty service to Mr. Speaker, Colorado is home to over with their loved ones. There is the sign up with the U.S. Department of Veterans 427,000 veterans, 70,000 of which live in my issue of women veterans, which is a ris- Affairs. This is a critical message we must reit- district. ing percentage in what was always a erate to all our returning service men and These veterans and their families face many male institution, and we have to women. of the same issues as their urban counterparts change the culture there in the VA. We As the heroes of our country, we believe our but must also deal with unique issues of ac- help our homeless veterans. We help veterans and their families deserve the very cessibility and availability of resources. those who are in rural areas, and we best benefits to ensure peace of mind. With This historic bill contains provisions that will provide more money for mental health this in mind, Congress has provided more be of particular importance to America’s rural care for all of our Nation’s veterans. than 185,000 servicemembers and veterans veterans. This is an important bill, and I urge with $500 for every month they were forced to I am encouraged that the bill specifically unanimous approval. serve under stop-loss orders since 2001. In looks to improve health care for veterans living

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I encourage my colleagues on both sides of Today, more servicemembers are surviving I support this legislation and our Majority’s the aisle to support this legislation. the wounds of war than those injured in pre- efforts to support those men and women who Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, let me share vious conflicts. For example, the ratio of have risked their lives for our country. my support for the House Amendment to S. wounded per fatality averaged approximately Mr. ETHERIDGE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in sup- 1963, the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus 1.7 in the first two World Wars compared to port of S. 1963, the Caregivers and Veterans Health Services Act. This is a good bill for our 3.1 in the Korea and Vietnam wars. This num- Omnibus Health Services Act. This legislation nation’s veterans and those who care for ber jumped to 7.1 during Operation Enduring keeps the promises made to our troops, them, and I am thankful for all the hard work Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/ wounded warriors, and veterans. It is simply that has gone in to this legislation. OIF), mainly due to improved body armor and our duty as a Nation, when we put our men Missouri’s Fourth Congressional District, superior battlefield medicine techniques. and women in harm’s way, to care for them which I have the honor to represent, is a rural As a result of this improvement, there is a when they return home. district consisting of small towns, farms, and growing need to provide continuing care to S. 1963 will provide support to families and patriotic Americans, so I am particularly those injured and wounded from recent con- those who care for disabled or injured vet- pleased with the provisions of the bill that flicts once they reach veterans status. Pro- erans. This bill helps ease the many hardships focus on the needs of rural veterans. Veterans viding support and resources to caregivers and sacrifices that many families face during of all of our nation’s conflicts, from World War and attendants that take care of our wounded lengthy recovery and rehabilitation of severe II to today, call the Fourth District home, but and injured veterans is of a major concern. injuries of their loved one. S. 1963 will provide the advantages of living in rural Missouri often The bill before us today makes it easier for support services to family members and other come with long drives to the closest VA hos- a veteran to be accompanied by a family caregivers of veterans, including education on pital or clinic. This legislation takes a number member when traveling to and from a treat- how to be a better caregiver, counseling and of steps to improve access to care for rural ment facility. In addition to mileage, lodging mental health services. The bill also provides veterans, including increasing the mileage re- and subsistence will be provided for, espe- health care and a stipend for caregivers living imbursement rate for traveling to a VA health cially for those veterans that want to stay with severely wounded veterans of the Iraq facility and partnering with veterans service or- close to their families. A caregiver support pro- and Afghanistan wars. ganizations to provide transportation options gram is also created where caregivers of vet- As a veteran myself, I strongly support mak- for veterans living in rural areas. These moves erans of all eras would receive supportive ing sure Congress honors its commitments to would help address some of the concerns I services such as caregiver training and edu- our veterans. Our support system should work often hear from veterans. cation, counseling and mental health services, for all those who sacrifice for our country and I am also pleased with the provisions of the and respite care. More significantly, our vet- this bill improves health care for the women legislation that impact the caregivers of our erans would receive better treatment and qual- who have bravely served their country. It also veterans. Oftentimes, the day-to-day care of a ity of care. improves mental health as an important part of seriously injured or ill veteran is provided by a I urge my colleagues to vote in support of overall health for our veterans. spouse, a child or a parent. These individuals this important piece of legislation. Finally, this bill recognizes that more and give of themselves gladly, but many are forced Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York. Today, the more of our soldiers are women, and it re- to take time off of work or school, or to leave House will consider an important bill—the moves existing barriers to women veterans their jobs or their pursuit of higher education Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health seeking health care. Our military health care altogether. And many caregivers do not have Services Act. This legislation will provide needs to provide everyone who has served the experience or training to provide the most much-needed support for our veterans and our nation receives the services he or she effective care for their loved one. The bill be- their families. needs. In particular, the legislation enables fe- fore us today expands training and education According to the Dole/Shalala report, 20 male veterans to receive up to seven days of for caregivers, provides access to them for percent of active duty, 15 percent of reserve, care for newborn children and enhances sex- counseling and mental health services, and for and 25 percent of retired and separated mem- ual trauma treatment for women at the VA. those caring for veterans of Operation Iraqi bers of the military have a family member of It is time to change the way we care for vet- Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, friend who has been forced to leave a job to erans by providing better support and training provides a monthly stipend and health care care for the veteran full-time. This places an for those that care for them. The sacrifice of through the CHAMPVA program. These care- incredible burden on many, many families our veterans is appreciated by all Americans. givers are providing an important service for across our country. S. 1963 represents compassion for those who our veterans and this legislation gives proper Today’s bill offers an important array of sup- served our country, and support for those who consideration for their needs. port services for veterans and their caregivers now serve them. Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Mr. Speaker, I rise such as: training and education, counseling Mr. Speaker, this bill takes care of those in strong support of the ‘‘Caregivers and Vet- and mental health services, lodging and sub- who are keeping America safe. I urge my col- erans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2009.’’ sistence payments for the caregiver when ac- leagues to join me in support of S. 1963, to I want to thank Chairman BOB FILNER and my companying the veteran on medical care vis- fulfill our continued obligations to our nation’s colleagues in the U.S. House Committee on its, and monthly financial stipends for care- military. Veterans’ Affairs for their support and for givers. This bill takes important steps towards Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, the service men bringing this bill before the House for consid- supporting those individuals who care for our and women serving overseas have born the eration. I also want to commend the chief co- veterans. brunt of the cost of the wars in Iraq and Af- sponsor of this bill and Chairman of the US The bill also makes important investments in ghanistan. The Caregivers and Veterans Om- Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, my health care for women veterans. Over 1.8 mil- nibus Health Services Act ensures that when good friend from the State of Hawaii, Senator lion women have served our country and for they return, they will obtain the quality treat- AKAKA, for continuing to look out for the inter- too long many of their health care needs have ment and health care they deserve. est and the needs of those that have served gone unaddressed. This bill builds on the pre- This legislation addresses many of our vet- in the armed forces of this great nation. vious efforts of our Congress to correct that in- erans’ most urgent needs. Record numbers of The bill before us today reaffirms our com- equity. service men and women returning home are mitment to provide for the needs and to share S. 1963 expands and improves Veterans suffering from posttraumatic stress, and this the sacrifice borne by our veterans. Among Administration health care for women by re- bill ensures that mental health services are other things, it will: provide immediate support quiring the VA to conduct a study of barriers more accessible. The bill ensures that women

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Many politicians use the slogan ‘‘support the upon the last three years of significant accom- Other provisions in this legislation include troops’’ when they mean ‘‘support this war.’’ plishments for veterans, troops and military prohibiting the VA from collecting copayments This bill actually supports our troops—by pro- families. from veterans who are catastrophically dis- viding them the care and support services S. 1963 will allow for a caregiver of a vet- abled; creating a pilot program to provide they need when they return home. I urge my eran to receive training, counseling, lodging specified dental services to veterans, sur- colleagues to support this bill. and subsistence payments when accom- vivors, and dependents of veterans through a Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong panying a veteran on medical care visits. dental insurer; providing hospital care, medical support of S. 1963, the ‘‘Caregivers and Vet- We must ensure that those who care for our services, and nursing home care for certain erans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2009.’’ veterans are properly equipped and trained to Vietnam-era veterans exposed to herbicide As a Korean War veteran, I understand the do so. and Gulf-War era veterans who have insuffi- various challenges that veterans face when re- In addition, we will prohibit the VA from col- cient medical evidence to establish a service- turning home. This bill takes a significant step lecting copayments from veterans who are connected disability; and expanding the orga- forward in terms of improving the overall ac- catastrophically disabled. nizations offering transitional housing and cess to quality, affordable health care for our I am proud to vote for S. 1963, on behalf of other support for homeless veterans that can nation’s veterans and provides much needed all the service members, veterans and their receive grants or per diems from the VA, assistance to the devoted families across this families in my District. I urge my colleagues to which is particularly important to veterans in nation that provide housing, food, and full-time support this bill. rural areas. care for wounded veterans. Mr. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join Under S. 1963, veterans who are cata- proudly support the House Amendments to S. me in supporting this legislation and for the strophically disabled would no longer be re- 1963, the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Senate to swiftly act so that this legislation quired to pay copayments for their medical Health Services Act; legislation that recog- can become law and our veterans can begin care. As we all know, in America, the sicker nizes and aims to meet the needs of our vet- to benefit from the important programs this you are, the more you must pay in out-of- erans who have bravely served in Iraq and Af- comprehensive bill implements. pocket costs. Passage of this bill means vet- ghanistan after 9/11. My colleagues will re- Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, it is with great erans and their caretakers will be able to live member that this legislation was held up in the pride that I rise today to express my support with less financial stress. Senate due to one senator’s objection that the for the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus This bill also increases funding to expand bill was not paid for. However, our warriors Health Services Act (S. 1963). This important VA clinics in rural areas where VA programs have already paid a very high price through piece of legislation is a tremendous step for- currently do not exist. Veterans living in rural their sacrifices and selfless devotion to our na- ward for our nation’s bravest men and women, areas must often travel hundreds of miles in tional security, and they should be repaid with and the dedicated caregivers who support order to receive care at a Veterans hospital— excellent care when they return to civilian life. them. a crushing burden for veterans who need fre- Fortunately, this legislation builds on the This landmark legislation will strengthen quent health care services, and must pay for Democratic Congress’ record of supporting our health care services for our nation’s veterans expensive travel due to increasing transpor- veterans through new and innovative pro- by expanding services for women veterans, tation costs. grams, fixing some of the existing problems in providing resources to caregivers of wounded The bill will also help address the many the VA, and increasing funding for the VA veterans, improving health care for veterans hardships and sacrifices associated with the budget. living in rural areas, providing greater access lengthy recovery and rehabilitation associated The legislation we are voting on today is a to mental health services, and expanding as- with severe injuries. In particular, the bill im- comprehensive approach to caring for our vet- sistance to homeless veterans. Importantly, proves access to counseling and mental erans. Specifically, it provides robust support the legislation has received strong endorse- health services. S. 1963 also provides health for those who care for our wounded warriors, ments from numerous veterans groups, includ- care and a stipend for caregivers living with addresses the needs women veterans, ex- ing the VFW, American Legion, Disabled severely wounded veterans of the wars Iraq pands services to rural veterans and for men- American Veterans, AMVETS, the Wounded and Afghanistan. This stipend should help re- tal health care, and closes a loophole for dis- Warrior Project, and Paralyzed Veterans of duce the enormous financial pressures on abled veterans health care. America. caregivers who are providing food, clothing, Specifically, the House amendments to S. Among its many critical provisions, I am par- transportation, and housing to their wounded 1963 provides services, training, and reim- ticularly proud of the expansion of VA services loved ones during one of the worst economic bursements for the caregivers of veterans who offered to the 1.8 million women who have downturns since the Great Depression. return from war with serious injuries. It will courageously served their country, including Again, I thank the Democratic leadership for strengthen support for caregivers of all vet- child care for women receiving intensive men- introducing this important bill, which will go a erans and will provide reimbursements for tal and physical health care services, and long way in improving the lives of scores of lodging and healthcare to caregivers of Af- post-delivery health care for newborns. In ad- veterans and their caregivers for years to ghanistan and Iraq War veterans through the dition, the expansion of mental health benefits, come. I encourage my colleagues to support Civilian Health and Medical Program of the greater support for caregivers, and help for the bill. Department of Veterans Affairs. homeless vets will improve the lives of millions Mr. BACA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in In addition, the legislation expands health of brave men and women and their families. strong support of S. 1963, the Caregivers and care services for our 1.8 million women vet- This important legislation exemplifies the Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of erans including provisions mandating a study Democrat-led 111th Congress’ unwavering 2009. of the barriers to women veterans seeking commitment to our veterans and their families. The United States of America has a moral health care, education and training for mental Tremendous advances in battlefield medicine obligation to provide for all the brave men and health professionals caring for veterans with have increased the survival rate of wounded women whose courageous service allows all sexual trauma, a reintegration and readjust- soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan and made it of us to live the lives we do. ment pilot program, establishment of a child even more important that we constantly work This service comes not without a price, and care pilot program for women receiving regular to improve veterans’ health care and its many America must provide for these service mem- and intensive mental health care and intensive support services. bers and their families during deployment and health care services, and post-delivery health As a nurse, I’ve seen first-hand the dev- post-deployment. care for new born children. astating consequences of inadequate health Our disabled, ill and injured veterans need This comprehensive bill also improves care for our nation’s veterans. America has a the assistance and care they deserve for their health care for our veterans living in rural sacred obligation to ensure these brave men sacrifice. areas, including by expanding transportation and women receive the highest quality care

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Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act. is that family members often lack the re- The text of the resolution is as fol- The Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus sources or skills needed to provide the care lows: Health Services Act is a comprehensive piece that our veterans deserve. S. 1963 will provide H. RES. 1216 of legislation aimed at augmenting the support training and financial assistance to family Whereas Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin has services available to family caregivers of caregivers, so that veterans’ families can af- served honorably and faithfully as Chaplain wounded veterans, improving VA services to ford to provide them with quality care. of the House of Representatives since being women veterans, preventing veteran home- In addition, S. 1963 will improve health care sworn in as the 59th Chaplain on March 23, lessness, and increasing mental health care for female veterans. For too long, female vet- 2000; access to veterans. erans have lacked access to comprehensive Whereas Reverend Coughlin was born on This historic bill achieves so many nec- November 8, 1934, in Chicago, Illinois; health care. We cannot stand for this kind of Whereas Reverend Coughlin graduated essary and important goals. First, it provides discrimination. S. 1963 will break down this from St. Mary of the Lake University in immediate support for veteran caregivers by barrier and give female veterans access to Mundelein, Illinois, becoming a Licentiate of creating a program to offer caregiver training, health professionals specializing in the specific Sacred Theology in 1960, and from Loyola access to mental health counseling, and 24- health care needs of women. Among many University in Chicago, Illinois, with a degree hour respite care in the veteran’s home. Fam- other things, the bill will provide counseling in Pastoral Studies in 1968; ily caregivers sacrifice so much of their own and care to female veterans suffering from Whereas Reverend Coughlin was ordained lives in order to care for our nation’s heroes. sexual trauma. for the Archdiocese of Chicago on May 3, It is so important that we give them every sup- 1960; This bill will also provide an array of new Whereas Reverend Coughlin was appointed portive service they need so they do not be- health services for veterans, ensuring that the first Director of the Office for Divine come overwhelmed by the daily realities of every veteran has access to the care that he Worship for the Archdiocese of Chicago; caring for a wounded veteran. or she deserves. The bill will expand care for Whereas Reverend Coughlin spent a year- Second, this bill seeks to build a VA health veterans in rural areas, because where vet- long sabbatical in residence with the Trap- care system respectful of the unique medical erans live should never determine the quality pist monks of the Abbey of Gethsemani in needs of women veterans. For the first time, of care that they receive. It will improve mental Kentucky, and served the poor through the VA will be authorized to provide health care health support for veterans, because we must Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India, in for newborn infants of women veterans. Our 1984; respond to traumatic experiences that our men Whereas Reverend Coughlin served as women veterans deserve private health care and women in uniform are braving in Iraq and scholar-in-residence at North American Col- that is respectful of their unique medical Afghanistan. Finally, this legislation will help lege in Vatican City; needs. homeless veterans find housing, because it is Whereas Reverend Coughlin was pastor at This bill also seeks to expand VA services simply unacceptable for our veterans to risk St. Francis Xavier Parish in La Grange, Illi- that are designed to end veteran homeless- their lives for our country and return home to nois, from 1985 through 1990; ness. It is unacceptable that the brave men live on the streets. Whereas Reverend Coughlin worked as and women who fought in service to our coun- Mr. Speaker, our men and women in uni- Vicar for Priests of the Archdiocese of Chi- cago under both Joseph Cardinal Bernardin try would go without a place to rest their form have assumed the responsibility of pro- heads at night. I applaud these efforts to aug- and Francis Cardinal George from 1995 tecting us and the values that we cherish as through 2000; ment Secretary Shinseki’s plan to end veteran American citizens; we, then, have a responsi- Whereas the Office of the Chaplain of the homelessness in the next 5 years. bility to them. We must provide them with sup- House of Representatives has served the The Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus port they need to live healthy and financially House since May 1, 1789; Health Services Act deserves our undivided stable lives upon returning home. This bill will Whereas Reverend Coughlin is the first support. I urge my colleagues to vote in favor do just that. I strongly urge my colleagues to person of Roman Catholic faith to hold the of S. 1963. join me in supporting S. 1963. Office of Chaplain of the House of Represent- Ms. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise Mr. FILNER. I yield back the balance atives; and today in support of S. 1963, the ‘‘Caregivers Whereas Reverend Coughlin opens pro- of my time. ceedings in the House of Representatives and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of The SPEAKER pro tempore. The with prayer, and additionally provides pas- 2009,’’ which will finally give our brave men question is on the motion offered by toral counseling and arranges memorial and women in uniform the benefits they de- the gentleman from California (Mr. services for the House and its staff: Now, serve and provide their families and caregivers FILNER) that the House suspend the therefore, be it with the support that they need. Too many of rules and pass the bill, S. 1963, as Resolved, That the House of Representa- our veterans return home—many of them amended. tives congratulates Reverend Daniel P. wounded or disabled—after risking their lives The question was taken. Coughlin on his 10th year of faithful service as Chaplain of the House of Representatives. on our behalf and do not receive adequate The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the health care or benefits. Too many families fall opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- into debt as they assume the responsibility of in the affirmative, the ayes have it. ant to the rule, the gentleman from caring for a loved one who has returned from Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, on that I Massachusetts (Mr. CAPUANO) and the Iraq or Afghanistan. This bill will right these in- demand the yeas and nays. gentleman from California (Mr. DANIEL justices. The yeas and nays were ordered. E. LUNGREN) each will control 20 min- I thank Chairman FILNER for his leadership The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- utes. in bringing this bill to the floor. I also thank the ant to clause 8 of rule XX and the The Chair recognizes the gentleman sponsor of this legislation, Senator AKAKA, for Chair’s prior announcement, further from Massachusetts. working hard to ensure that our Nation’s dedi- proceedings on this motion will be GENERAL LEAVE cation to its veterans matches their selfless postponed. Mr. CAPUANO. Mr. Speaker, I ask devotion to this country. f unanimous consent that all Members Mr. Speaker, representing a district that is have 5 legislative days in which to re- home to over 24,000 veterans and the VA CONGRATULATING REVEREND vise and extend their remarks and to Medical Center of Long Beach, I understand DANIEL P. COUGHLIN ON 10TH include extraneous matter on House the work that must be done to uphold our Na- YEAR OF SERVICE AS HOUSE Resolution 1216. tion’s obligation to its veterans. Unfortunately, CHAPLAIN The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there for years the health care services provided for Mr. CAPUANO. Mr. Speaker, I move objection to the request of the gen- our Nation’s veterans have been inadequate. to suspend the rules and agree to the tleman from Massachusetts? Veterans’ families have been especially over- resolution (H. Res. 1216) congratulating There was no objection.

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Mr. CAPUANO. I yield myself such As has been mentioned, Father SKI and the rest of my colleagues in the time as I may consume. Coughlin is the first Roman Catholic House to recognize Father Coughlin on Mr. Speaker, this resolution recog- House Chaplain. Following after the this achievement. nizes the Reverend Daniel Coughlin. Reverend James Ford, Father Coughlin Father Daniel Coughlin is the first Where is he? has diligently, humbly, compas- Roman Catholic House Chaplain since Come on, Father. Come on up if sionately, and intelligently served this the position was created in 1774. He was you’re watching. We want to see you. House, its Members, our families, and ordained for the Archdiocese of Chi- This resolution recognizes the service this Nation. cago on May 3, 1960, and for the next 5 of Rev. Daniel P. Coughlin as the Chap- Born during the Great Depression, years served as an associate pastor for lain of the U.S. House of Representa- Father Coughlin has a prestigious St. Raymond Parish in Mount Pros- tives. record, one that demonstrates his deep pect, Illinois, before becoming an asso- Rev. Coughlin was sworn in as the desire to heal a broken society. A grad- ciate pastor at Chicago’s Holy Name 59th Chaplain of the House of Rep- uate of St. Mary of the Lake Univer- Cathedral. In 1969, he was appointed as resentatives on March 23 of the year sity in Illinois, he was ordained for the the first director of the Archdiocese’s 2000. The passing of that date this year Archdiocese of Chicago in the spring of Office for Divine Worship. marked a decade of providing spiritual 1960. In addition to serving as a pastor In 1984, Father Coughlin took a year- counseling and prayer to both Members and as a director in various offices long sabbatical, as my colleagues have and staff. Rev. Coughlin follows in a within the Chicago diocese, Father noted, which sent him to serve with tradition that has served this House Coughlin has studied world religions, the Trappist monks in Kentucky, coun- since May 1, 1789, when Rev. William has lived with Trappist monks, has sel the poor in Calcutta, and serve as a Linn was elected Chaplain of the worked with the Missionaries of Char- scholar-in-residence at North Amer- House. ican College in Vatican City in Rome. I urge all Members to support this ity in Calcutta, India, and has served Following his sabbatical, Father resolution and to support Father as scholar-in-residence at the North Coughlin served as pastor of St. Coughlin. American College in Rome. I would like to mention that Father We wouldn’t ask him which of those Francis Xavier Parish in La Grange, Il- Coughlin is the first Roman Catholic to he enjoyed the most and whether it linois, and became Director of the Car- serve this House, and as not nec- was more difficult working among the dinal Stritch Retreat House in essarily the best Roman Catholic in Members of Congress or living with the Mundelein, Illinois. Father Coughlin the world, I will tell you that I have Trappist monks. As a matter of fact, I worked as Vicar for Priests of the the deepest appreciation for what Fa- recall that no one has ever compared Archdiocese of Chicago under both Car- ther Coughlin has done for this House us to the Trappist monks. dinal Bernardin and Cardinal George, a as our Chaplain, as a friend and also in In March 2000, he was sworn in during position he held until he became House service to this country. I’ve had many the 106th Congress as the 59th Chaplain Chaplain. personal discussions with him, and I of the United States House of Rep- When former Speaker Dennis Hastert will tell you, in my opinion, if more of resentatives. looked to Cardinal George as he our religious leaders had the same de- Mr. Speaker, as you can see, Father searched for the next House Chaplain, meanor, the same personality, the Coughlin has brought a wealth of expe- one of the names that Cardinal George same openheartedness, the same at- rience, education, and discernment to kept mentioning was Father Coughlin. tempt to understand the differences be- this House. We have all benefited from First interviewed on March 13, 2000, Fa- tween us, and the same obvious will- his wisdom, from his patience, and ther Coughlin was sworn in just 10 days ingness to forgive our differences and from his kindness. We are right to later. our difficulties, I think this world honor the 10 years of service that Fa- Just as there were those who ques- would be a much better place. ther Coughlin has given us thus far, tioned whether President Kennedy, as I will tell you that I not only want to and I believe that we all wish him the Nation’s first Catholic President, congratulate him on his 10 years, but I many more days with us as we delib- could govern without forcing his Ca- also want to personally thank him for erate in the people’s body of this soft- tholicism on the Nation, there were the many services rendered to so many governing Republic. There is no doubt those who questioned whether a Catho- Members of this House and for his abil- we need his help. lic Chaplain could appropriately serve ity to stand in such an esteemed posi- I thank the sponsor of the resolution, the House. Father Coughlin has proven tion and to earn the respect of the Congressman LIPINSKI, and I thank the through his counsel of Members and Members here. chairman of our subcommittee for the staff of many different faiths and I reserve the balance of my time. bringing this resolution to the floor. varying degrees of spirituality that Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- I would urge my colleagues to vote in those concerns were and are unfounded. fornia. I yield myself such time as I support of this resolution. Hopefully, Many have benefited from his ecumeni- may consume. we will get a unanimous vote. cal approach as House Chaplain. Father Mr. Speaker, I rise today to join oth- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of Coughlin goes beyond the requirements ers in expressing our support for House my time. of House Chaplain to make sure the Resolution 1216, congratulating our Mr. CAPUANO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 spiritual needs of all Members, regard- Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel Cough- minutes to my friend, the gentleman less of their faith, are met. lin, on his 10th year of distinguished from Michigan (Mr. STUPAK). In addition to the Members of this service to the United States House of Mr. STUPAK. I thank the gentleman Chamber, Father Coughlin has pro- Representatives. I think the only thing for yielding as it is an honor for me to vided support to countless House Mem- Father Coughlin is going to be upset join my colleagues in honoring Father bers, their staffs, and families during about is that we’re going to reveal his Daniel Coughlin on his 50th year in the their time of need. In fact, right after age here on the floor today. priesthood and 10 years as our House Father Coughlin was sworn in as the Since the very first Congress, Mem- Chaplain. House Chaplain, unfortunately, I lost bers of the House have benefited from my son, and Father Coughlin, who real- the services of chaplains and ministers. b 1130 ly didn’t know me or my son that well, Throughout history, they have helped Father Daniel Coughlin was honored certainly provided great comfort to us all of us, the individuals serving in the last weekend by the Archdiocese of in a great time of distress for us. And Congress. They have helped us navigate Chicago marking 50 years since his or- a few years ago, my Chief of Staff’s our responsibilities to the American dination, the last 10 years of which he mother was battling cancer, which people, and they have aided us in our has served as Chaplain of the U.S. took a toll on him and their family. quest to integrate faith and reason in House of Representatives. I am pleased Father Coughlin not only kept Scott our execution of the law. to join as a cosponsor with Mr. LIPIN- and his mother, Pat, in his prayers but

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went above and beyond that, often his invitation to join him and others at Saturday, as Representative SENSEN- writing heartfelt notes to both of a mass celebrating the 50th anniver- BRENNER was just mentioning, I also them. Neither of them Catholic, the sary of his ordination to the priest- had the opportunity, with my wife, gesture from Father Coughlin meant a hood. There were many priests cele- Judy, to be a part of the celebration of great deal to Pat in her final days and brating with him, the church was Father Coughlin’s 50th anniversary as still means a great deal to Scott to this filled, and it was an extremely moving a Catholic priest. day. demonstration of the respect that Fa- Father Coughlin grew up on the Father Coughlin has offered insight- ther Coughlin has both with his col- North Side of Chicago and knew from a ful counsel to Members of this Cham- leagues as priests in Chicago as well as young age he would become a priest. ber through some of the most difficult the laity that did show up to fill the He received degrees from St. Mary of events in our recent history. He has chapel at the Archbishop Quigley Cen- the Lake University and Loyola Uni- provided spiritual guidance to those ter. Cardinal Francis George, who is versity. who sought it as they grappled with Father Coughlin’s ecclesiastical boss, He was a parish priest before he was some of the biggest issues facing our showed up during the reception, and I named the first Director of the Office country. think that his presence there also is a of Divine Worship in the Archdiocese of Therefore, I am pleased to join my tribute to the fact that Father Cough- Chicago in 1969. His time during his colleagues today in supporting this res- lin had done a very, very good job in year-long sabbatical, spending 5 olution to honor the contributions and Chicago before he was plucked by months at a Trappist monastery in service of Father Daniel Coughlin as former Speaker Hastert to become our Kentucky, serving the poor in India, House Chaplain, as a spiritual leader, Chaplain of the House of Representa- and serving as scholar-in-residence at and congratulate him on his 50 years of tives. North American College in Vatican service to the church and to the mem- All that being said, this House is in City really shows the breadth and the bers who make up the church. Father Coughlin’s debt for the work depth of Father Coughlin’s abilities. Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- that he has done with us as an institu- Upon his return, he spent 5 years as fornia. Mr. Speaker, now it is my pleas- tion, has done with us as individuals, pastor of St. Francis Xavier Parish in ure to yield 5 minutes to the gen- regardless of what our faith is, and has La Grange in my district. I know that tleman from Wisconsin (Mr. SENSEN- done with our families in helping keep he is much beloved at his parish at St. BRENNER), a distinguished Episcopalian our personal lives as well as our official Francis. I hear about it very often from Member of this House who is also a lives in a proper perspective. We are many of my constituents and friends. heartfelt friend and admirer of Father much in debt to Father Coughlin for Following this, he became Vicar for Coughlin. that, and I hope he is with us for many Priests in the Archdiocese of Chicago. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Mr. SENSENBRENNER. I thank the more years, rather than days, to come. gentleman for yielding, and I rise in time of the gentleman has expired. Mr. CAPUANO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 Mr. CAPUANO. I yield 1 more minute support of this resolution. minutes to the author of the resolu- A lot of times people come to Mem- to the gentleman. tion, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Mr. LIPINSKI. After 4 decades of bers of Congress saying, Why do you LIPINSKI). service, Father Coughlin was appointed need to have a Chaplain? And I tell Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise House Chaplain by Illinois’ own former them that we need to have a Chaplain today in strong support of this resolu- Speaker, Dennis Hastert, on the rec- here because of the tremendous pres- tion congratulating and thanking the ommendation of Cardinal Francis sures that are put on Members of Con- Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin for his 10 George. In announcing his choice, gress and their families, whether it’s years of service as Chaplain of the former Speaker Hastert predicted that politically, whether it’s spiritually, House of Representatives. ‘‘Daniel Coughlin will bring to the whether we have family crises and For the past decade, Father Coughlin House a caring and healing heart.’’ The things like that, and in order to keep has admirably fulfilled his duties as past 10 years has shown that he was un- the Members of Congress grounded so Chaplain, blessing this Chamber with doubtedly correct. I know this from my that they can better discharge their his thoughtful, eloquent prayers, con- own time in the House, having seen and duties, we need to have someone to ducting prayer meetings and spiritual experienced this. My own experiences talk to and to counsel us from a spir- exercises, and, most importantly, for- with Father Coughlin range from the itual standpoint. tifying Members, their families, and opportunity I had with him 5 years ago Father Dan Coughlin has done that congressional staff with his wise and this week in Rome to be a part of the for the last 10 years. He is the first generous counsel. inauguration of Pope Benedict XVI and Roman Catholic priest who has been March 23 marked the 10th anniver- also the many conversations I have had named as a Chaplain to the House of sary of Father Coughlin’s swearing in with Father Coughlin on what is cur- Representatives, and there was a lot of as the 59th Chaplain of the House of rently happening in Chicago, including chatter about that at the time, but I Representatives and, most impor- how his ageless mother and her Chi- would just remind everybody that most tantly, as some of my colleagues have cago Cubs are doing. I think this con- of his predecessors as Chaplain were or- mentioned, the first Catholic to hold nection, being a Catholic from Chicago, dained in specific non-Roman Catholic this position. If you look back to the has really especially made our rela- denominations and they had the same day that Father Coughlin assumed of- tionship close over these 5-plus years I job in dealing with Members of all fice, Pope John Paul II was visiting have been in the House. faiths, and sometimes even no faith at Israel for the first time. Gas was under The SPEAKER pro tempore. The all, and their families when times of $2 a gallon. And a certain attorney time of the gentleman has again ex- crises came, whether it be a personal from the South Side of Chicago, the pired. crisis or a political crisis. And I think newspapers were just reporting on his Mr. CAPUANO. I yield 1 more minute that in the last 10 years, a tribute to bid, unsuccessfully, to join this body. to the gentleman. Father Coughlin’s immense talents is It was indeed a long time ago and a lot Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, Father the fact that he is universally re- has changed in those 10 years, but Coughlin’s devotion to his faith and spected in this House of Representa- through it all Father Coughlin has re- spiritual welfare of his fellow men and tives and beyond. And I can say person- sponded to the demands of history, tra- women is an inspiration. I urge my col- ally that I think I am a better person dition, and faith with great devotion. leagues to join me in supporting this for having known Father Coughlin and As many residents of my district in resolution. having been counseled by him. the Chicago region know, Father Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- Father Coughlin also is respected in Coughlin’s service dates back far be- fornia. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes his home diocese in Chicago. Last Sat- yond what he has rendered here over to the gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. urday my wife, Cheryl, and I accepted the past decade. In fact, just this past FORTENBERRY).

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So we are all grateful to Dennis today in his 10th year of service as I am rarely in awe of anybody’s op- Hastert as Speaker of the House and House Chaplain and as its 59th Chap- portunity. As the Speaker of the the committee that worked with him lain. On this occasion, I also wish to House, I am afforded many. But when to make the choice of what would be a express my personal deep appreciation Mr. SENSENBRENNER said that he and new Chaplain for us 10 years ago. We for Father Coughlin’s steadfast support his wife Cheryl were present at the 50th were blessed that Father Coughlin had and wise counsel. anniversary of Father’s ordination as a worked with Cardinal Bernardin in Chi- Public service in its essence demands priest, I was frankly jealous. What a cago and Cardinal George after that, much from those called to responsi- great honor for you to be there. What a and he was recommended to our former bility for the future of our Nation. It great honor for Father Coughlin that Speaker, who was from Illinois and was presents many weighty challenges that you were there. And Mr. LIPINSKI, the well known to the people in Chicago. call upon Members of Congress to live maker of this motion, he was there as That connection is a connection that out the transcendent principles that well. So we were proud to be rep- has blessed all of our lives. mark the immutable character of our resented in a bipartisan way at that So as we honor his 10 years of service great republic. celebration. And it was a reflection of to the Congress, that is a small number Father Dan works tirelessly to focus the esteem that we all have for Father of years—I mean it is a long time to be our attention on the values that actu- Coughlin in this House. in Congress and to serve as Chaplain— ally do unite us at a time when so Father Coughlin has told me with he has seen us through the dark and many forces seek to divide us. He chal- great pride—now, not usually a proud through the bright. He has helped us lenges us to animate our drive for man, usually a humble man—with personally, and he has helped us under- truth with compassion and to fortify great pride that 35 priests stand our responsibilities to God’s cre- our quest for compassion with truth. concelebrated the Mass that celebrated ation. And he has always understood. Members and staff have come to rely Father Coughlin’s 50th anniversary of His generosity of spirit has given him upon his insight, his openness, his his celebration. How proud we all are of an understanding so that when he unique ability to lead people of all you. speaks to any of us we know that we faith traditions to thought-provoking But the proudest person in the world are hearing words of wisdom, words of introspection, based upon a lifetime is Father’s mother Lucille, 95 years values, words that are faith-based, but dedicated to understanding the pro- old. To see her precious son 50 years a words that recognize our responsibil- found motivations of the human heart. priest of the church, for 10 years the ities to this great Nation as elected of- Called upon so often to help us and Chaplain of this House of Representa- ficials. He knows to render unto Caesar our families shoulder the burdens of tives, the first Catholic. It’s really a and to render unto God. We could not state at discordant times in our his- remarkable achievement. be better served. tory and particularly given the chal- Every day of those 10 years when Fa- And so it is with great joy that I join lenging time in the history of our ther has opened the House with a pray- our colleagues, some little regret that world now, Father Coughlin exempli- er we have all listened attentively be- fate had not placed me in a situation fies what it means to be a selfless serv- cause we know that we will be guided where I could be where Mr. SENSEN- ant and a true peacemaker. We are in- well, that he will be our anchor, he will BRENNER and his wife Cheryl were last deed fortunate for the grace of his pres- inspire us with words that reflect the weekend, and Mr. LIPINSKI and 35 ence among us, and it is an honor and values of faith and country. concelebrants of the Mass of Holy Eu- privilege to acknowledge his 10 years of His particular strength I believe charist to celebrate the 50th anniver- service to this institution. springs from a sense of humility that sary of—how could it be 50 years, Fa- Mr. Speaker, I would like to close by he conveys. After his ordination, he ther? reading an excerpt of the prayer that spent time at a Trappist monastery in Father Coughlin delivered on Sep- Kentucky, building strength and his re- Congresswoman ESHOO and I were tember 12, 2001, which I do believe re- ligion and his faith. He spent time just talking about when we all went to- mains as relevant today as it was then. working among the poor in Calcutta, gether in a bipartisanship delegation to ‘‘Send forth Your Holy Spirit, Lord, India, again living his faith. Rome for the funeral of Pope John upon all Members of Congress, the St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint Paul, and what a moving experience President, and all government leaders of my City of San Francisco, has said, that was. And what a force you were across this Nation. Free them of fear, ‘‘Preach the Gospel. Sometimes use for all of us. To have us see the role any prejudice whatsoever, remove all words.’’ While using words or deeds, that His Holiness played in history of doubt and confusion from their minds. Father Coughlin has been preaching course is well known to us. And I just With clear insight which comes from the Gospel for these many decades. And want to mention Paula Nowakowski You and You alone, reveal all that is we have been blessed that his path has here, former staff person to JOHN BOEH- unholy and renew the desire of Your crossed ours in this Congress. NER, for whom John Paul II was a hero, people to live lives of deepening faith, Every Sunday in Catholic churches, as he was a personal hero to many of unbounding commitment, and lasting and I know in other Christian churches us. But the guide that you were to us freedom here where liberty has made as well, we hear the words ‘‘Do this in to that funeral, to that liturgy, to that her home. memory of me,’’ the words of Christ at transition is something that we will ‘‘We place our trust in You now and the Last Supper. But I view it as not never forget. forever. Amen.’’ just about doing what happened at that So for this and for every reason every Thank you, Father Coughlin, for Last Supper, but doing the good works single day that we serve, we thank you. your outstanding service. that Christ performed here and set as Anyone who cares about the success of an example for us. our Nation and our ability to work to- b 1145 And every day in saying the Mass, gether is deeply indebted to you. Mr. CAPUANO. Mr. Speaker, I would Father Coughlin does this in memory Thank you, Father Coughlin. God has like to yield 1 minute to the Speaker of of Christ. But beyond the Mass, in his certainly blessed America with your the House, the gentlewoman from Cali- personal guidance to us and his work service to this House and to our coun- fornia (Ms. PELOSI). among the poor in India and his pray- try. We love you. Thank you.

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And minds. from Massachusetts and the authors of today in 2010 in the 21st century those He reminds us of transcendent values this resolution honoring our Chaplain, words of faith are our reality. And it and helps us through very difficult Father Daniel Coughlin. calls us to do better for our country days with an objective of helping us to Mr. Speaker, when I think of Father and people around the world. do the people’s business here in the Coughlin coming to the House, I think So God bless you and thank you for House of Representatives. of the moment 10 years ago when our your 50 years and your 10 sterling years It is a pleasure and a privilege for me previous Chaplain had retired and the here. to serve in the House of Representa- Speaker and the Minority Leader ap- Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- tives. It is a privilege and a pleasure pointed a committee to come up with a fornia. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such for me to have the friendship of Father recommendation. There was some tur- time as I may consume. Coughlin and the assistance of Father moil that was a part of that. But I have Mr. Speaker, it is somewhat ironic Coughlin as he gives that to all of us always believed that the Spirit’s hand that we are recognizing Father Cough- who serve here. was in this. And who came forward but lin’s service to our Nation and to this And so I would hope that all Mem- Father Coughlin from Chicago? House as the Chaplain of the House of bers would join us in supporting House Everyone has spoken about what he Representatives in the same week that Resolution 1216. did before he came here. But essen- a Federal judge has instructed us that I yield back the balance of my time. tially, Father Coughlin was a parish the National Day of Prayer is somehow Mr. CAPUANO. Mr. Speaker, we’ve priest. And so from all of the experi- unconstitutional. heard lots of goods things about Father ence that he had in tending that flock, I look and I see, Mr. Speaker, over Coughlin, but there are still a few mys- he came to tend a new one, and that is your head the words ‘‘In God we trust,’’ teries left that he has to help us un- the United States House of Representa- the national motto, which indicates ravel. I will tell you, Father, with good tives. And tend this flock he has. that one does not have to be a person faith, with a lot of prayer sometime, As Mr. SENSENBRENNER said, there of faith to be an American citizen. But and a good team, the Cubs will actually are many constituents that have asked the idea of the worth of the individual win a World Series. As a Red Sox fan, why does the United States House of and the idea that the rights of the indi- I can tell you it works. Representatives need a Chaplain? Look vidual came from God and not from Father, the other great mystery, as a up above the Speaker’s chair. It says, some monarch is essential to the un- good Irishman myself, you’re going to ‘‘In God we trust.’’ But many times derstanding of the beginnings of this have to explain to me Coughlin versus what happens to human beings really Republic. And from the beginnings of Coughlin. That will come later. shakes that trust. So the Chaplain of this Republic we have had a Chaplain I wanted to do this today because of the House is the one that tends to each ministering to the needs of the Mem- my respect for Father Coughlin as a one. How important that is in not only bers. It is not a new idea or novel idea. human being and as a priest. But I the dark times, the dark periods in in- It is an idea that is firmly entrenched think to be a good priest you have to dividuals’ lives where they need the in the tradition of this institution and be a good human being first. I don’t spiritual guidance, the support, the this country. Father Coughlin has been think it’s the other way around. love, the quiet time, the trust with a great example of that tradition. And And I will tell that in the 10 years someone that will never break that we hope he continues. he’s been here I’ve come to consider trust. That is what Father Coughlin I might say that he ministers to all him a friend. I’ve come to see him as has done on an individual basis with of us no matter what party of which we somebody in my mind who is one of the Members throughout the House. are a member, but I sort of enjoy the best representatives of the Catholic It matters not, as was said before, fact that he ministers to those of us on faith that I have ever known. what faith background any Member this side since I found myself in the mi- And I will tell you, Father, from my comes from, and even if they don’t nority on most of the years I have perspective I want to thank you, not have any faith background. That guid- served here, and therefore by definition just for your service to this House, but ance feeds the soul and it helps to heal the underdog. So when I met Father for being such a good person. From each person here that has gone through Coughlin’s great mother, who is dedi- somebody who’s gone from the streets something traumatic in order to re- cated to the great underdog of all time, of Calcutta to the Vatican to the House sume the public duties that are filled the Chicago Cubs, I felt some kinship. of Representatives, you have main- with burdens and blessings as Members And I thought it interesting just a tained your modesty, you have main- of Congress. But there are national couple of years ago when Father told tained your dignity. And as far as I’m times of stress and burden, and he has me that his mother, in her nineties, concerned, you’re a fine and wonderful been with us throughout those times as still serves as an usher at Wrigley human being that I am proud to call well. Field. But to show you the ability that both the Chaplain of this House, but Fifty years as a priest. I can’t help Father has to take a situation that also my friend and someone I look up but think of the words that are said at may be fraught with some peril and to. ordination. ‘‘Thou art a priest for- give guidance, he told me that he fi- Mr. POMEROY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to ex- ever.’’ And 50 years. What a great nally convinced his mother that she press my deep appreciation of the ministry of blessing. An even greater blessing for should not be ushering both ends of a Father Daniel Coughlin, Chaplain of the your mother, Father Coughlin, to be doubleheader. So that we do under- House. present when you were ordained, stand that she now goes home after the His presence in this Chamber is comforting throughout your priesthood, and 50 first game of a doubleheader at Wrigley and supportive. His kindness and concern is years, 10 years of that priesthood here Field. evident to all who know him. Father Coughlin’s with the United States House of Rep- prayers before this Chamber are relevant, resentatives. We honor you and we b 1200 beautiful and timeless. I have no doubt his thank you for it. It is that type of pragmatic guidance, words—captured in the RECORD as a perma- And as a Roman Catholic, I want you combined with the great spiritual prin- nent part of the history of the House—will be to know that you are a special source ciples, that makes him such a great quoted long after all of us presently serving of pride. But that pride I think is real- friend to all of us here in the House of are gone.

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Whereas approximately 2,500,000 people Father Coughlin has also, as this resolution worldwide have been diagnosed with mul- Unfortunately, a process begun with the tiple sclerosis; best of intentions by the Speaker and all par- points out, served God with the Missionaries Whereas every hour of every day, someone ticipants, ended up in partisan acrimony and of Charity, in India, and in Rome, as a schol- is newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis; finger pointing with each party believing the ar-in-residence at the North American College. Whereas it is estimated that between 8,000 other was motivated by intentions highly un- I am sure that his experience in both places and 10,000 children and adolescents are living worthy of the task at hand—finding a Chaplain enriched his service to the House. with multiple sclerosis; for the House. Finally, I note from the resolution, that, while Whereas the exact cause of multiple scle- God’s hand must surely have guided Speak- the House chaplaincy was instituted in 1789, rosis is still unknown; in 2000 Father Coughlin became the first Whereas the symptoms of multiple scle- er Hastert as he jettisoned the failed selection rosis are unpredictable and vary from person process and—in consultation with church lead- Catholic priest to hold the office of Chaplain of to person; ers in his home State of Illinois—picked Father the House. He follows many others who have Whereas there is no laboratory test avail- Coughlin to serve as our Chaplain. been a blessing on the House—and I have able that definitely defines a diagnosis for Father Coughlin was a parish priest, and we known several of them—and has certainly multiple sclerosis; are blessed he accepted the assignment of filled their shoes well. Whereas multiple sclerosis is not genetic, the U.S. House of Representatives to be his Thank you, Father Coughlin. contagious, or directly inherited, but studies show there are genetic factors that indicate new parish. I urge members to support this excellent resolution. certain individuals are susceptible to the dis- He has served us all in a pure ecumenical ease; Ms. MCCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today spirit. He has been a faithful friend, counselor Whereas multiple sclerosis symptoms and minister to us all. in support of H. Res. 1216, a resolution con- occur when an immune system attack affects I feel privileged to know Father Coughlin gratulating Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin on the myelin in nerve fibers of the central and extend my deepest congratulations to him his 10th year of service as Chaplain of the nervous system, damaging or destroying it on the twin milestones of 50 years in the House of Representatives. and replacing it with scar tissue, thereby interfering with or preventing the trans- priesthood and 10 years as Chaplain of the Reverend Coughlin was sworn in as the fifty-ninth Chaplain of the House of Represent- mission of nerve signals; House. Whereas in rare cases multiple sclerosis is God bless you, Father Coughlin. Thank you atives on March 23, 2000—the first person of Roman Catholic faith to hold the office. In his so progressive it is fatal; for your wonderful ministry. Whereas there is no known cure for mul- Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, I decade of service, he has opened House pro- tiple sclerosis; rise in strong support of this resolution con- ceedings with prayer, provided pastoral coun- Whereas the Multiple Sclerosis Coalition, gratulating Father Coughlin on 10 years of seling and arranged memorial services for the an affiliation of multiple sclerosis organiza- service as House chaplain and want to thank House and its staff. tions dedicated to the enhancement of the Over the years I have come to know Rev- quality of life for all those affected by mul- my very good friend, Mr. LIPINSKI, for authoring erend Coughlin and value his service to the tiple sclerosis, recognizes, and celebrates it. House of Representatives. This resolution is a Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week; Since 2000 Father Coughlin has been a Whereas the Multiple Sclerosis Coalition’s fitting honor, and I urge my colleagues to join blessing to us, a presence of prayer, and a re- mission is to increase opportunities for co- me in congratulating Reverend Coughlin for minder of the grace we have to ask God for— operation and provide greater opportunity to his decade of faithful service. leverage the effective use of resources for the beg God for—as we exercise our responsibil- Mr. CAPUANO. Mr. Speaker, I yield ities in this House. benefit of the multiple sclerosis community; back the balance of my time, and I Whereas the Multiple Sclerosis Coalition He has also been a personal friend to me would urge passage of this resolution. recognizes and celebrates Multiple Sclerosis and I want to thank him for that. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Awareness Week during 1 week in March Mr. Speaker, I particularly appreciate Father question is on the motion offered by every calendar year; Coughlin’s moving prayers and his Web site the gentleman from Massachusetts Whereas the goals of Multiple Sclerosis where he puts up a ‘‘Thought for the Day’’ and Awareness Week are to invite people to join (Mr. CAPUANO) that the House suspend the movement to end multiple sclerosis, en- keeps the House informed of spiritual events the rules and agree to the resolution, on Capitol Hill for Christians, Jews, and Mus- courage everyone to do something to dem- H. Res. 1216. onstrate their commitment to moving to- lims, and members of other faiths. I frequently The question was taken. ward a world free of multiple sclerosis, and read theses prayers and thoughts, and am The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the to acknowledge those who have dedicated grateful for his inspiration to me and my fellow opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being their time and talent to help promote mul- members. in the affirmative, the ayes have it. tiple sclerosis research and programs; and Today he has posted, as ‘‘Thought for the Mr. CAPUANO. Mr. Speaker, on that Whereas this year Multiple Sclerosis Day,’’ a quote from Pope Benedict XVI, from I demand the yeas and nays. Awareness Week is recognized during the his April 18 address to young people in Malta: The yeas and nays were ordered. week of March 8, 2010, through March 14, 2010: Now, therefore, be it God loves every one of us with a depth and The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Resolved, That the House of Representa- intensity that we can hardly begin to imag- ant to clause 8 of rule XX and the tives— ine. And he knows us intimately, he knows Chair’s prior announcement, further (1) supports the goals and ideals of Mul- all our strengths and all our faults. Because proceedings on this motion will be tiple Sclerosis Awareness Week; he loves us so much, he wants to purify us of postponed. (2) encourages the President to issue a our faults and build up our virtues so that we proclamation in support of the goals and can have life in abundance. When he chal- f ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week; lenges us because something in our lives is MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (3) encourages States, territories, posses- displeasing to him, he is not rejecting us, but AWARENESS WEEK sions of the United States, and localities to he is asking us to change and become more support the goals and ideals of Multiple Scle- perfect. That is what he asked of Saint Paul Mrs. CAPPS. Madam Speaker, I move rosis Awareness Week by issuing proclama- on the road to Damascus. God rejects no one. to suspend the rules and agree to the tions designating Multiple Sclerosis Aware- And the Church rejects no one. Yet in his resolution (H. Res. 1116) supporting the ness Week; great love, God challenges all of us to change goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis (4) encourages media organizations to par- and to become more perfect. Awareness Week. ticipate in Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Thank you, Father Coughlin, for reminding The Clerk read the title of the resolu- Week and help educate the public about mul- us of this—we do our work differently, and tion. tiple sclerosis; The text of the resolution is as fol- (5) commends the efforts of the States, ter- better, when we carry with us an awareness of ritories, and possessions of the United States God’s love. lows: who support the goals and ideals of Multiple Mr. Speaker, Mr. LIPINSKI’s resolution also H. RES. 1116 Sclerosis Awareness Week; draws attention to Father Coughlin’s 50 years Whereas multiple sclerosis can impact men (6) recognizes and reaffirms the Nation’s of service to God, and His flock, as an or- and women of all ages, races, and ethnicities; commitment to combating multiple sclerosis

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by promoting awareness about its causes and this resolution. I also recognize Rep- resentative BARBARA LEE of California risks and by promoting new education pro- resentative CARNAHAN and Representa- who are sponsoring this resolution grams, supporting research, and expanding tive BURGESS for their leadership on with me. access to medical treatment; and the Congressional Multiple Sclerosis I encourage all of my colleagues to (7) recognizes all people in the United States living with multiple sclerosis, ex- Caucus. vote in favor of the resolution. presses gratitude to their family members I urge my colleagues to support this I reserve the balance of my time. and friends who are a source of love and en- resolution, and I reserve the balance of Mrs. CAPPS. Madam Speaker, I am couragement to them, and salutes the health my time. pleased to yield such time as she may care professionals and medical researchers Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I consume to the Representative from who provide assistance to those so afflicted yield myself such time as I may con- California, Representative LEE, who is and continue to work to find cures and im- sume, and I thank the gentlelady from the author of this resolution. prove treatments. California (Mrs. CAPPS) for her recogni- Ms. LEE of California. Madam The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. tion. Speaker, let me thank, first of all, my MCCOLLUM). Pursuant to the rule, the As cochairman of the Congressional colleague, the gentlelady from Cali- gentlewoman from California (Mrs. MS Caucus, I rise today in support of fornia (Mrs. CAPPS), for yielding me the CAPPS) and the gentleman from Texas House Resolution 1116, supporting the time. Also, let me just thank you for (Mr. BURGESS) each will control 20 min- goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis using your invaluable background as a utes. Awareness Week from March 8 through nurse in helping shape quality health The Chair recognizes the gentle- March 14. The goal of this annual event care for all in our country. So to Con- woman from California. is to raise awareness of this disease for gresswoman CAPPS, thank you very GENERAL LEAVE individuals and their families who are much for your leadership. Mrs. CAPPS. Madam Speaker, I ask impacted by this illness. Also, let me thank Congressman unanimous consent that all Members Every hour in the United States, RUSS CARNAHAN and Congressman MI- may have 5 legislative days in which to someone new is diagnosed with mul- CHAEL BURGESS, the co-chairs of the revise and extend their remarks and in- tiple sclerosis. It is a chronic, often Multiple Sclerosis Caucus and their clude extraneous material for the disabling disease that attacks the cen- staff, including my staff, Christos RECORD. tral nervous system. Over 400,000 Amer- Tsenta, for helping to work on this res- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there icans are living with MS, and approxi- olution in a bipartisan manner and for objection to the request of the gentle- mately 21⁄2 million people are affected keeping the Congress focused on MS woman from California? worldwide. issues, which was recognized during MS There was no objection. These patients suffer a variety of Awareness Week, March 8 through Mrs. CAPPS. Madam Speaker, I yield symptoms which can vary from person March 14. myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise today in to person and, indeed, may vary within Let me also thank Chairman WAX- strong support of House Resolution a particular patient during the course MAN and Ranking Member BARTON and 1116, recognizing and supporting the of the disease. Among the symptoms their staff for agreeing to bring the res- goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis are impaired vision, muscle weakness, olution to the floor, along with our Awareness Week, which actually took problems with coordination and bal- nearly 110 cosponsors. And to Congress- place the week of March 8. ance, numbness, memory problems and, woman KILROY, the gentlelady from Now, while Multiple Sclerosis Week in the most severe cases, which, fortu- Ohio, I just want to say to her that her occurred last month, it is never the nately, is rare, the disease is fatal. determination and her strength is such wrong time to draw attention to this Even the milder cases of multiple an inspiration to all of us here in the important health issue and to reaffirm sclerosis create daily changes for pa- House of Representatives. our commitment to combating MS. tients by impairing speech, the ability Let me thank the Multiple Sclerosis Multiple sclerosis affects an esti- to write, the ability to walk. Despite Coalition, the National Ms Society and mated 400,000 people in the United the debilitating effects, the cause of all its staff, especially Shawn O’Neail States and 21⁄2 million people world- multiple sclerosis is unknown. There is and Shawna Golden, for leading the wide. MS is thought to be an auto- yet no laboratory test that is available charge on MS Awareness Week and for immune disorder where the immune that definitively establishes the diag- their work on this resolution and for system incorrectly attacks healthy nosis and, of course, there is no cure. helping to support activities around nerve fibers of the central nervous sys- Treatments, however, have improved the country in recognition of this tem. Symptoms that people with MS markedly over the last 20 to 30 years, week. experience include blurred vision and and that is the reason we should ap- And this resolution is in honor of all blindness, tremors, extreme fatigue plaud the work of the Multiple Scle- of those living with MS and all of the and paralysis. However, the exact rosis Coalition, an affiliation of MS or- friends and family and loved ones who causes of MS are unknown, and there is ganizations dedicated to the enhance- care for them and support them. no known cure for this disease. ment of the quality of life for those af- Lastly, I just want to thank my be- But what we all know is that it can fected by this disease, which recognizes loved sister, Mildred, for teaching me affect men and women of all ages, and and celebrates this special week that what it’s like to live with multiple it does affect each person differently. we designate as Multiple Sclerosis sclerosis. Mildred was diagnosed with Many of us have our own personal Week. MS at about the age of 26 or 27. She has stories of loved ones who’ve been diag- Many Americans know a person liv- been living a productive and fruitful nosed with MS. We will hear some of ing with MS, a mother, father, son or life. She has learned about the treat- those stories today. daughter or another family member, or ments and medications; and, fortu- I’ve gotten to know some wonderful even a colleague. During my brief time nately, she has had access to some of constituent advocates from my district in Congress a member of my staff has the best. But she wants everybody to to learn of their personal stories over been diagnosed. have access to the types of treatment the years through the MS Society I also want to recognize those who that she has had. chapter which I represent in my dis- struggle with multiple sclerosis every I asked her this morning what she’d trict, and I know that many of my col- day, the family and friends who sup- like for me to say and she said, in- leagues have benefited from inter- port them, the doctors, nurses, re- crease funding for research so we can actions with their local chapters and searchers and others that care for them find a cure. the members who have shared their and continue to search for a cure. She said to me, You know, it’s so stories with them. I’d also like to thank Representative frustrating to go to the doctor, and for So I want to commend my colleague, RUSS CARNAHAN of Missouri, who’s the me to ask the doctor a question about Representative LEE, for introducing co-chair of the MS Caucus, and Rep- the symptoms of my disease and the

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The MS Coalition, have been able to fight for and obtain So this bill is for all of the times that the National MS Society, and the Con- funding through the Department of De- she told me she gets up in the morning gressional MS Caucus were also ac- fense congressionally directed research and wonders whether she’ll be able to tively engaged in discussions about ac- program. walk that day. This is for all of the cess to quality health care, increased We also have worked with addressing times that she is in remission, dreading MS research, disability rights, and MS the issue in terms of creating the na- the next flare-up, wondering what is issues and sought more funding for MS tional registry, so we can help track going to trigger the return of her research. this difficult disease that has eluded a symptoms. This month, the Northern California cure for so long. So I’m pleased to be here today to Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Soci- I am proud to serve as cochair of the talk about a disease that my family ety is also in the middle of holding its Congressional MS Caucus along with MS walk fundraisers. Our own MS walk and hundreds of thousands of families my colleague here today, MICHAEL BUR- in my district in Alameda County is around the Nation have faced. In fact, GESS. He has been a good partner in our first lady, Michelle Obama, her actually scheduled for this Saturday. promoting this. The MS Caucus is a bi- I’m also proud to say that a former dad, Mr. Frasier Robinson, had mul- partisan group of a 127 Members of this person in my office, Alicia Barron, has tiple sclerosis, and so our first family House actively engaged in discussions been on the front lines of raising clearly understands the need for in- about access to quality health care, awareness about this disease through creased awareness and outreach and re- raising awareness, promoting edu- her work with the Lone Star Chapter sources to fight this disease. cation, and increasing MS research. I of the MS Society in Houston, Texas. Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, unpre- want to urge my colleagues here today We appreciate her work and service. dictable disease of the central nervous to not just support this resolution, but system. It’s thought to be an auto- While MS Awareness Week has passed, there is still a lot we must do. if you’re not already a member of the immune disorder where the immune MS Caucus, I urge you to join us. I urge system incorrectly attacks healthy On May 26, MS societies throughout the world will band together on World you to connect with your local chap- nerve fibers of the central nervous sys- ters to help support the people that are tem, interfering with transmission of Ms Day to increase awareness, knowl- edge, and understanding of the disease living and suffering with MS, but also nerve signals throughout the body. and the needs of people with MS and to help find that cure, to move re- There are over 400,000 people how to improve their quality of life. search forward. throughout the United States suffering As I’ve always said, our health is tied This year marks the fifth annual MS from multiple sclerosis; and worldwide to the health of our brothers and sis- Awareness Week. The week was created over 2.5 million cases have been diag- ters throughout the world, and we have by the MS Coalition and the National nosed. But the real numbers of people to view anyone’s problems, their prob- MS Society to raise national awareness living with MS are almost certainly lems, as our own problems; otherwise, about MS. I especially want to thank higher. we will never be truly rid of this dis- St. Louis’ Gateway Chapter of the Na- Although MS is largely considered a ease. As Members of Congress, we have tional MS Society for their unwavering disease that affects Caucasian popu- the ability and the responsibility to en- dedication, for their help for people lations, it does occur among African sure that additional research funding is back in my home city, and for their Americans and other minority groups put towards diseases like multiple scle- support of my work here in the Con- and can be quite severe. Because people rosis. We need to invest more time and gress. I’m grateful for their hard work of color tend to have had less access to more efforts into finding the causes of to provide support and assistance for the health care system, which I’m con- MS to prevent it, to improve existing those living with and affected by MS. fident now that our health care law therapies for those who suffer with it, This spring, in fact, more than 8,000 will finally address, they may not get and I hope one day, as my sister said, Missourians took part in the Walk MS diagnosed at the rates that they just find a cure. event across the State, raising aware- should. I’m pleased that the fiscal year 2010 ness and funds to help those living with As has been said, Madam Speaker, Defense appropriations bill included MS every day, for the challenges they MS Awareness Week was recognized $4.5 million to fund research into mul- face from this disease. this year from March 8 through March tiple sclerosis among our veterans. I Today, I want to again urge my col- 14. The theme of this year was ‘‘Move look forward to making sure that we leagues to support this resolution to It!’’ and it was intended to encourage provide even more next year. help create a world free of MS. people throughout the country to vol- So, once again, I want to thank my Mr. BURGESS. I will yield myself my unteer, raise funding, advocate, edu- colleagues for their support of the reso- remaining time. cate, and raise awareness about this lution. And in honor of all of those liv- disease. ing with MS, I want to say we are com- I want to thank Representative This is the fifth year of MS Aware- mitted to putting more money into re- CARNAHAN for the recognition and echo ness Week, and over the past 5 years, search and to finding a cure. As my sis- his call to other Members of this Con- the National Multiple Sclerosis Soci- ter Mildred said, that is all we need to gress to join the MS Caucus. This cau- ety has received $30 million in donated do. cus does real work. We provide infor- corporate support, advertising space Mr. BURGESS. I reserve my time. mation. We provide conference calls. and public relations, and generated Mrs. CAPPS. Madam Speaker, I’m We provide educational time with ei- more than 120 billion media impres- pleased to yield to our colleague from ther Members or staff, and it is a sions. Missouri, Representative CARNAHAN, worthwhile endeavor. who is the cochair of the Multiple Scle- While there is no cure for multiple b 1215 rosis Caucus, such time as he may con- sclerosis as it stands today, the treat- In March alone, the MS Society re- sume. ment has evolved significantly. In my cently received over 650,000 hits on Mr. CARNAHAN. Madam Speaker, I 25 years of medical practice, I saw a their Web site from people who got ac- want to thank the gentlelady from significant evolution. Although I was tive in the fight against MS. So the California for her leadership and work not the primary caregiver for multiple drumbeat is being heard loudly and on this important legislation, sup- sclerosis patients in my general OB– clearly. porting the MS Awareness Week. GYN practice, I did have many patients People living with MS were at the Every week, around 200 people are di- who did suffer from that illness and, as Today Show and Good Morning Amer- agnosed in this country with MS; and, a consequence, over the course of my

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MS is a serious disease, but I am tuating the research in all neurological system. lucky to have insurance that pays for most of disorders, those that affect a whole So I do encourage both sides of the the cost of the expensive drugs that slow its host of ranges that impact people’s aisle to join this caucus. It is an impor- progression and help prevent disability. How- lives; and among them, so important, tant endeavor. ever, many people diagnosed with MS often are those who are afflicted with mul- Again, I want to thank everyone who find their necessary medications financially out tiple sclerosis. That is surely what we has participated today. We’ve heard of reach. The 111th Congress has taken his- can do on their behalf as we look for- today that multiple sclerosis is a toric action to make health care affordable and ward to possibilities, as new discov- chronic, often disabling disease, but accessible, to end discrimination against those eries are made, and much more re- today, new treatments and advances in with pre-existing conditions, and to help peo- search can be done in this arena. research are starting to give new hope ple control and live well with chronic illness— So our resolution can bring all of to people affected by the disease, but keeping them out of wheelchairs or nursing that to fruition. I encourage all of our more must be done to understand the homes. However, we must continue to work colleagues to honor and vote for House course of this illness. on behalf of our constituents who every day Resolution 1116, supporting the goals Most people with MS learn to cope. are dealing with serious health conditions. and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Aware- They learn to cope with the disease and I am pleased that included in the health in- ness Week. to lead satisfactory, productive lives, surance reform law recently signed by the I yield back my time. but they do want answers. We recently president is the Community Living Assistance The SPEAKER pro tempore. The capped off MS Week 2010 on March 8–14, Services and Supports (CLASS) Act. The question is on the motion offered by and now prepare for World MS Day on CLASS Act will create an insurance program the gentlewoman from California (Mrs. May 26. for the 10 million adults with disabilities in CAPPS) that the House suspend the Texas, my home State, is getting America to help them obtain the services and rules and agree to the resolution, H. into the act with the BP MS 150, which supports they need to stay functional, inde- Res. 1116. is a 180-mile journey from Houston to pendent, and active in their community. It is a The question was taken; and (two- Austin. This event is a 2-day fund- disgrace that millions of Americans with dis- thirds being in the affirmative) the raising cycling ride organized by the abilities are forced to live a life of poverty just rules were suspended and the resolu- Lone Star Chapter of the National Mul- so they can qualify for long-term benefits of- tion was agreed to. tiple Sclerosis Society. That is the fered by Medicaid. The CLASS Act will allow A motion to reconsider was laid on largest event of its kind in north people with disabilities to remain functional the table. Texas. This year’s ride just took place and independent while giving them an oppor- f this past weekend. In 2009, this event tunity to receive an education, maintain a job, CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF DR. raised more than $17 million for re- or join a community group. DOROTHY IRENE HEIGHT search for MS, and the fundraising goal I also want to acknowledge the work of the Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, I for this year is $18 million, with con- National MS Society, which works tirelessly on move to suspend the rules and agree to tributions still being tallied. But the behalf of persons living with MS. Just this past the resolution (H. Res. 1281) celebrating Lone Star Chapter of the National MS weekend I participated in the Columbus MS the life and achievements of Dr. Doro- Society is on its way to reaching this Walk with my many friends in the Ohio Buck- thy Irene Height and recognizing her ambitious goal. And this was the 5th eye Chapter. This walk was just one of many lifelong dedication and leadership in year of MS Awareness Week. across the country to raise money for research the struggle for human rights and The Multiple Sclerosis Caucus is a bi- into MS. partisan group of 127 Representatives Madam Speaker, I look forward to the day equality for all people until her death and 23 Senators who are in full support when the world is free of MS. I encourage all at age 98 on April 20, 2010. The Clerk read the title of the resolu- of this resolution. But we can do more. of my colleagues to join me in finding the In fact, we will be looking to have an tion. causes, improving the treatments while low- The text of the resolution is as fol- MS briefing for Members and their ering their costs, and fighting for a cure for MS lows: staff sometime in June, and I hope and other diseases, so that all Americans can H. RES. 1281 many Members will be able to attend. live fully active and healthy lives. And, in addition, I urge everyone who Mrs. CAPPS. Madam Speaker, as we Whereas Dr. Dorothy Irene Height was a supports this resolution to cosponsor conclude this discussion on the impor- humanitarian whose life exemplified her pas- sionate commitment to a just society and H.R. 1362, to create a National MS Reg- tance of being aware of multiple scle- civil rights for all people; istry. This bill has over 150 cosponsors, rosis and adoption of this resolution, I Whereas Dr. Height was the godmother of and I urge my colleagues on the Energy will call attention to my colleagues all the civil rights movement and tireless advo- and Commerce Committee to take up of our local chapters throughout the cate of equality for women and women’s this resolution because it is an impor- country. rights in the United States; tant amount of work that needs to be Our colleagues have highlighted Whereas Dr. Height led many national or- done. And with all of the focus now- some of the chapters they represent, ganizations, including 33 years of service on adays on genomic medicine, this reg- and I know I’ve had wonderful inter- the staff of the National Board of the Young actions with the Members and people Women’s Christian Association (YWCA), di- istry is going to become increasingly rector of the National YWCA School for Pro- important. who support our local chapter in my fessional Workers, and became the first di- I yield back the remainder of my district as they seek to raise awareness rector of the Center for Racial Justice, time. within our local communities and also served as president of the National Council Ms. KILROY. Madam Speaker, I rise today work together to raise funds through of Negro Women (NCNW) for 4 decades, as in support of H. Res. 1116, which expresses their walks and through their fund- president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, In- support for the goals and ideals of Multiple raising drives to provide quality of life corporated during two consecutive terms, Sclerosis Awareness Week. I want to thank and support for their members, those and continued to provide guidance as chair who are afflicted with multiple scle- and president emerita of NCNW until her my friend and colleague Representative BAR- death; BARA LEE for introducing this resolution, which rosis and their families, and it is an Whereas Dr. Height was the recipient of brings attention to a disease that affects an honor to serve with them and work countless awards and honors, including the estimated 400,000 people living in the United with them and represent them here as Presidential Citizens Medal in 1989 by Presi- States. they would have us do. dent Ronald Reagan, the Presidential Medal

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Bush on behalf of the James Farmer, and many other celebrated MARCIA FUDGE, who is the sponsor of this res- United States Congress in 2004; and Whereas Dr. Height was a tenacious and civil rights leaders. olution. zealous civil rights activist, social worker, Although Dr. Height was not among the I urge my colleagues to support this impor- advocate, educator, and organizer in the speakers who addressed the crowd gathered tant resolution. quest for equality: Now, therefore, be it at the Lincoln Memorial at the March on b 1230 Resolved, That the House of Representa- Washington in 1963, she was the only woman tives— to stand on the stage that day as Dr. King de- Mr. POE of Texas. I yield myself as (1) celebrates the life of Dr. Dorothy Irene livered his historic ‘‘I Have A Dream’’ speech. much time as I may consume. Height; and And 45 years later, she watched that dream I want to thank the chairman of the (2) expresses recognition for her life-long of equality move even closer to becoming Judiciary Committee for bringing this dedication and leadership in the struggle for to the floor as quickly as possible. I civil rights for all people. true, as she attended the inauguration of our nation’s first black President. support this resolution, H. Res. 1281, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- This historic moment was built on the hard which commemorates the life of the ant to the rule, the gentleman from work and perseverance of Dr. Height, whose late Dorothy Height, as the chairman Michigan (Mr. CONYERS) and the gen- tenacity led her to be known as the ‘‘god- said, who died just yesterday. tleman from Texas (Mr. POE) each will mother of the Civil Rights movement.’’ She was one of the key civil rights control 20 minutes. Second, Dr. Height’s commitment to equal leaders who fought for racial and gen- The Chair recognizes the gentleman treatment for every American has influenced der equality in the 20th century. She from Michigan. American Presidents for over 70 years. helped bring about school desegrega- GENERAL LEAVE From President Franklin Delano Roosevelt tion. She brought about, in her own Mr. CONYERS. I ask unanimous con- to President Barack Obama, Dr. Height’s influ- way, the movement for an advocation sent that all Members have 5 legisla- ence and advocacy helped shape the Civil of voting rights and employment equal- tive days to revise their remarks and Rights issues that confronted each generation. ity. include extraneous material. When Dr. Height was a young woman, she She was born in Richmond, Virginia, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there was one of 10 American youth invited by First in 1912 and moved to Pennsylvania at objection to the request of the gen- Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to spend a weekend an early age. In 1929, she was admitted tleman from Michigan? at her Hyde Park New York home, to plan a to Barnard College, but she was denied There was no objection. World Youth Conference in 1938. admission when she showed up to reg- Mr. CONYERS. I yield myself as Through this relationship, Dr. Height encour- ister. The school had a policy of ac- much time as I may consume. aged President Roosevelt to take action to de- cepting only two black students. This is a day we come to remember segregate America’s public schools. So she went to New York University and honor the life and legacies of one Later, in the 1960’s, she went on to encour- and graduated in 1932. She received her of America’s most celebrated civil age the Johnson Administration to make un- master’s degree in educational psy- rights leaders, the late Dr. Dorothy precedented appointments of African Amer- chology the very next year, and after Height, who passed just yesterday and ican women to positions in government. her studies Mrs. Height served as a was one that brings back many memo- Dr. Height gained significant influence caseworker in New York City welfare ries for many of the Members of the throughout her lifetime. She transformed her department. House. Her connections with Dr. Mar- leadership into a movement of empowerment At the age of only 25, she joined the tin Luther King, Jr., and Rosa Parks for those who were living under unfulfilled National Council of Negro Women, be- and all of the organizations that she promises of their country. ginning her career as a civil rights ac- was connected with are already a part She once said ‘‘greatness is not measured tivist on behalf of African Americans of legendary record. by what a man or woman accomplished, but and all women. I was with her in 1963 when Dr. King by the opposition he or she has overcome to In 1944, she joined the YWCA and led this March on Washington, and I re- reach his goals.’’ served as the national president of membered seeing her. I didn’t know her Finally, Dr. Height’s personal experience Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incor- at that time, but I sure got to know with segregation motivated her to become an porated, from 1946 to 1957. Then from her a couple of years later. excellent and educated leader who selflessly I reserve the balance of my time. sought to ensure that others have similar op- 1957 to 1997, she was President of the Madam Speaker, this resolution honors the portunities. National Council of Negro Women, and life and achievements of one of the most cele- Dr. Height dedicated herself to achieving a during the 1960s, she established brated and cherished women in the Civil good education. At a very young age, Dr. ‘‘Wednesdays in Mississippi’’ to join Rights movement, the late Dr. Dorothy Height. Height was distinct amongst her peers, and black and white women from the North With Dr. Height’s passing yesterday, heaven provided great leadership to the Christian and South to engage in a dialogue as a gained one of its most beloved treasures, Youth Movement of North America, where she means toward social integration. while this nation lost a true soldier in the fight worked to prevent lynching, desegregate the Many American leaders respected for equality for all men and women. armed forces, and reform the criminal justice Mrs. Height. She lobbied First Lady El- I recall the first time I met Dr. Height. Her system. She was also an advocate for free ac- eanor Roosevelt to help civil rights ef- confidence in our nation’s potential, and her cess to public accommodations. forts in the 1940s. In later years she en- passion for seeing every person obtain equal- Her focus and dedication paid off as she couraged President Dwight Eisenhower ity, made her a force to be reckoned with. won scholarships, and recognition for her and President Lyndon Baines Johnson A few years ago, I was humbled when Dr. scholastic excellence. Although she was de- to desegregate schools and appoint Height honored me for continuing to pursue nied admission by one institution because it black women in positions of govern- the dream of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, had reached its quota of two black students, ment. Jr. she went on to attend New York University Mrs. Height herself served on the Today, I stand proud to have been her and Columbia University. President’s Committee on the Status of friend and to have the privilege to celebrate We should be very thankful for the sacrifices Women, and she was a consultant on her life before this Congress. and hard work of Dr. Dorothy Height. A recipi- African affairs to the Secretary of Today, I would like to touch on three signifi- ent of the President’s Medal of Honor, the State. cant points about Dr. Height. Congressional Medal of Honor, and a tireless Mrs. Height was on the platform with First, Dr. Dorothy Height was a centerpiece advocate for individuals who had yet to see Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., when he on the many stages of the Civil Rights move- the American dream become a reality, we gave his famous ‘‘I Have a Dream’’ ment. honor this outstanding woman. speech in 1963. As Chairman CONYERS In 1960, Dr. Height was the only woman I would like to commend my colleagues for has mentioned, he was at that event in team member in the United Civil Rights Lead- their work on this important resolution. In par- 1963.

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Movement, Dr. Height was awarded the thy Height passed away at Howard Uni- Others have joined us later, Willie Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994 versity Hospital here in Washington, Mays, Rev. I.D. Quincy Newman, but by President Bill Clinton, and in 2004 D.C. she blazed that trail, and she did so be- she received the Congressional Gold I urge all my colleagues to join me in cause of Dr. Height. Medal. Dr. Height fought for equal supporting this resolution. When I got elected to the Congress, rights for both women and blacks and I reserve the balance of my time. Dr. Height called again, and she told was active in such causes as securing Mr. CONYERS. I thank Judge POE for me that the National Council is going voting rights, equal employment op- co-leading this resolution from the Ju- to put a statue here, in, I believe, Lin- portunities and desegregation of public diciary Committee. coln Park here in Washington. She schools. Madam Speaker, I yield such time as wanted me to come and be a part of Marching alongside Dr. Martin Lu- he may consume to the distinguished that dedication. I joined her there that ther King, Jr., she advocated women’s majority leader, JAMES CLYBURN, the day, and from that day on, very often, rights during the civil rights struggle. gentleman from South Carolina. we would meet, we would talk on the Dr. Height was instrumental in the Mr. CLYBURN. I thank the chair for phone, and I just believe that she is fight for equal pay for women and orga- yielding me the time. Thank you so very close to being as great a woman as nized numerous programs to help much, Ranking Member POE, for join- Mary McLeod Bethune was, and I am women achieve equal rights and inde- ing in this resolution. pleased to be here to say a few words in pendence. Madam Speaker, I was born and honor of her and in memory of her Dr. Height was a tenacious and zeal- raised in the little town of Sumter, great life and tremendous legacy. ous civil rights activist, social worker, South Carolina, and just outside of Mr. POE of Texas. I reserve the bal- advocate, educator, organizer, mentor Sumter is a little town of Mayesville, ance of my time. and friend. She was my friend. I will the birthplace of Mary McLeod Be- Mr. CONYERS. I am pleased to yield miss her, but my life has been better thune, the founder of the National such time as she may consume to the just by knowing her. Council of Negro Women. gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. FUDGE) Mr. POE of Texas. I continue to re- When I was growing up, my mother, one of our newest Members of the Con- serve the balance of my time. who was a beautician, and Mrs. Be- gress, who knew, worked for, studied Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, I thune organized the National Council under, and was a mentee to Dorothy yield such time as she may consume to through beauty shops. My mother Height. a senior member of the Judiciary Com- thought that Mrs. Bethune was the Ms. FUDGE. Thank you, Mr. Chair- mittee, the gentlewoman from Texas greatest person to ever live, and she man. (Ms. JACKSON LEE). made me learn everything I could On yesterday, Madam Speaker, a Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Let me about Mrs. Bethune. civil rights icon and humanitarian, Dr. thank the chairman of the Judiciary Later, as I labored on the staff of Dorothy Irene Height, passed away at Committee and my colleague from Governor John West back in 1971, I re- the age of 98. She was my friend, my Texas (Mr. POE) for his presence and ceived a phone call from Dorothy mentor, and one of my predecessors as comments on the floor about Dr. Doro- Height. I knew Mrs. Height—she had the national president of the Delta thy Height and, as well, the author of been a long-time president of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. the resolution. Sigma Theta Sorority, the sister soror- Dr. Height was passionate about jus- I am very proud to have joined Con- ity to my fraternity, Omega Psi Phi, so tice and equality. Everything she did, gresswoman FUDGE to be an original I knew her. I also knew her because she every position she held, and every pol- cosponsor of this legislation and come had become the national leader of the icy she advocated served her life’s mis- to the floor today, as we did yesterday, National Council of Negro Women. sion, which was to eliminate barriers for I believe that the celebration of Dr. She said to me that she wanted my to success for women and blacks, while Height’s life needs no stopping, if you help, because she thought that South inspiring the next generation. will. If we continue to commemorate Carolina, being the birthplace of Mary Even though Presidents and other her throughout this week, it will not McLeod Bethune, would be the place world leaders sought her counsel, she be able to account for her service. that ought to honor her. She thought always took the time to advise and en- And for those who may not be famil- that Mrs. Bethune’s portrait should be courage young women, including my- iar with Dr. Dorothy Height, I only in the State House of South Carolina. self. wish that this picture was in color. For At that time no African American was While we mourn her loss, I am not maybe as you look at this lady adorned so honored. There never had been an sad. She lived a great life. We often with this fabulous hat, well attired, African American’s portrait placed in talk about life is not the longevity, but you will remember seeing in many pic- the State House and I went to Gov- it is the breadth, and she had a great tures with Presidents, kings and ernor West and I told him that I life. So we celebrate her life today, a queens, international leaders, a lady thought this was something we should great humanitarian who leaves a leg- who was appropriately attired with do. acy of strong and caring women. That that dapper and beautiful hat. The Well, as you can imagine, Madam is why I am honored to introduce this color that I remember most is her Speaker, this was not met with as resolution celebrating Dr. Height’s life beautiful aqua, and I say that only be- much collegiality as we displayed to- and recognizing her work. cause many times we look at women as ward each other here on this floor. Dr. Height served as president of the to how they are adorned. So I called Mrs. Height to tell her National Council of Negro Women for I think that Dr. Height did not fail to that I thought this was going to be four decades, stepping down from the be noticed when she came into a room, very, very difficult. position in 1997. In her position with both by her stature and her attire, but She said to me, now, young man, I the Council, which, by the way, con- certainly by her words. I would count didn’t ask for your help because I nected nearly 4 million women world- her the most influential woman in the thought it was going to be easy. She wide, she tackled issues that affected Civil Rights Movement, a friend to said things to me that day that made all families, including child care for many, one who empowered women and me understand a lot about who and working mothers, health and nutrition, clearly progeny of Mary McLeod Be- what I am, and we joined together. We and providing adequate housing for thune, what a wonderful legacy that

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God bless you, Dr. Doro- pointed by New York government officials to must remind my colleagues and those thy Height. deal with the aftermath of the Harlem riot of that are listening, that the name con- Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of 1935. tinues to be the National Council of H. Res. 1281, Honoring the life and Achieve- As Vice President of the United Christian Negro Women, which was the name ments of Dr. Dorothy Height and Recognizing Youth Movement of North America, Dorothy that was given by Mary McLeod Be- her Lifelong Dedication and Leadership in the Height was 1 of only 10 American youth dele- thune. No one dared view that as any Struggle for Human Rights and Equality for All gates to the 1937 World Conference on Life undermining of the dignity and pur- People Until Her Death at Age 95 on April 20, and Work of the Churches held in Oxford, pose, reliability and, of course, the 2010. England. Two years later she was selected to power of this organization. I was deeply saddened to learn of the death represent the YWCA at the World Conference of Dr. Dorothy I. Height who was a national b 1245 of Christian Youth in Amsterdam, Holland. treasure and a civil rights icon. For more than Madam Speaker, it was in 1937, while serv- No one ran away from the word half a century, Dorothy Irene Height played a ing as Assistant Executive Director of the Har- ‘‘negro’’ because we knew that in that leading role in the never ending struggle for lem YWCA, that Dorothy Height met Mary word there was struggle, there was a equality and human rights here at home and McLeod Bethune, founder and president of the showing of what we overcame. And to around the world. Her life exemplifies her pas- National Council of Negro Women (NCNW). the instruction of Mary McLeod Be- sionate commitment for a just society and her Mrs. Bethune was immediately impressed with thune, we knew that it captured the vision of a better world. young Dorothy Height’s poise and intelligence empowerment of women, but it also Dr. Height was a social justice and civil and invited her to join the NCNW and assist spoke to the education of our children. rights activist, a servant of the people, one in the quest for women’s rights to full and Dr. Dorothy Height was in the center who served a number of Presidents, a human- equal employment, pay and education. point of that. itarian, American, a hero, and a great patriot. In 1938, Dorothy Height was 1 of 10 young I had the privilege of coming here to She believed in women’s rights and the em- Americans invited by Eleanor Roosevelt to the United States Congress and being powerment of minorities. She was an inspira- Hyde Park, NY to help plan and prepare for able to look up to Dr. Height as I got tion to all women. She never ran away from the World Youth Conference to be held at to know her even before my congres- the fight for justice. All of those are words Vassar College. sional duties. What a pleasure to be without motion, unless you had the privilege to For the next several years, Dorothy Height able to join C. DeLores Tucker at her know Dr. Dorothy Height as I did. You would served in a dual role: as a YWCA staff mem- annual events and the National Council then be captured by her charm, her energy, ber and NCNW volunteer, integrating her train- of Black Political Women to deal with her insight, her intellect and her compassion. ing as a social worker and her commitment to her seeking empowerment for women, Her legacy is one of a glorious and wonderful rise above the limitations of race and sex. She and as well to be able to join with then champion of the people. rose quickly through the ranks of the YWCA, Betty Shabazz, Dr. Dorothy Height, Dorothy Height witnessed or participated in from working at the Emma Ransom House in and Coretta Scott King. What a power- virtually every major movement for social and Harlem to the Executive Directorship of the ful group of women whose history par- political change in the last century. During the Phyllis Wheatley YWCA in Washington, DC, to alleled each other, but in essence they 1963 civil rights March on Washington, Doro- the YWCA National headquarters office. were sisters. thy Height was the only woman on the podium For 33 years, from 1944 through 1977, And so I rise today to be able to ac- when Martin Luther King Jr. gave his ‘‘I Have Dorothy Height served on the staff of the Na- knowledge this glorified woman who a Dream’’ speech. For nearly 75 years, Doro- tional Board of the YWCA and held several came eagerly to the National Council thy Height fought for the equality and human leadership positions in public affairs and lead- that was headed by C. DeLores Tucker rights of all people. She was the only female ership training and as Director of the National and now by E. Faye Williams, and to be member of the ‘‘Big 6’’ civil rights leaders YWCA School for Professional Workers. In able to thank her. (Whitney Young, Jr., A. Philip Randolph, Mar- 1965, she was named Director of the Center When we were looking to pass legisla- tin Luther King, Jr., James Farmer, and Roy for Racial Justice, a position she held until her tion to include Sojourner Truth as the Wilkins). Her vision and dedication made the retirement. only standing figure now of an African National Council of Negro Women the premier In 1952, Dorothy Height lived in India, American woman in this United States organization in advocating for the health, edu- where she worked as a visiting professor in Congress, this great heroine, this great cation, and economic empowerment for all the Delhi School of Social Work at the Univer- woman added her leverage, her power, women of African descent around the world. sity of Delhi, which was founded by the her support and sisterhood to ensure Dorothy Height was born in Richmond, Vir- YWCAs of India, Burma and Ceylon. She that we placed Sojourner Truth, a suf- ginia, March 24, 1912, and educated in the would become renowned for her internation- fragette and an abolitionist, here. public schools of Rankin, Pennsylvania, a bor- alism and humanitarianism. She traveled So Dr. Height, as you rest today, let ough of Pittsburgh, where her family moved around the world expanding the work of the it be known that we do recommit our- when she was four. She established herself YWCA. She conducted a well-received study selves to the universal access of edu- early as a dedicated student with exceptional of the training of women’s organizations in five cation for all children, for the edu- oratorical skills. After winning a $1,000 schol- African countries: Liberia, Ghana, Guinea, Si- cation of America’s children, for re- arship in a national oratorical contest on the erra Leone, and Nigeria under the Committee minding us that Haiti’s children—now United States Constitution, sponsored by the of Correspondence. suffering in the wane of an earth- Fraternal Order of the Elks, and compiling a Dorothy Height loved and led her sorority, quake—must be provided education, distinguished academic record, she enrolled in Delta Sigma Theta. She was elected National and to be reminded that there is no New York University where she earned both President of the sorority in 1947 and served in shame in being an agitator and a her bachelor and master’s degrees in just 4 that capacity until 1956. She led the sorority to provocateur and someone who fights years. She continued her postgraduate studies a new level of organizational development, ini- for freedom and justice. at Columbia University and the New York tiation eligibility, and social action throughout We are in your debt, the godmother, School of Social Work. her term. Her leadership training skills, social if you will, of civil rights. We will be In 1933, Dorothy Height joined the United work background and knowledge of vol- forever in your debt. And the women Christian Youth Movement of North America unteerism benefited the sorority as it moved and the men and the many different where her leadership qualities earned her the into a new era of activism on the national and rainbow colors of these United States trust and confidence of her peers. It was dur- international scene.

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In 1960, Dorothy Height was the woman Established the Black Family Reunion Cele- This is a fact you need to know: it team member leader in the United Civil Rights bration in 1986 to reinforce the historic was at age 19 that Mrs. McLeod saw the Leadership along with Martin Luther King, strengths and traditional values of the Black leadership, the skill, and the brilliance Whitney H. Young, A. Philip Randolph, James family. of Dorothy Height. She was 19 years old Farmer, Roy Wilkins and JOHN LEWIS. In 1961, Among the major awards bestowed upon when Mary McLeod Bethune passed the while Dorothy Height was participating in Dorothy Irene Height in gratitude and appre- mantle of leadership over to her, and major Civil Rights leadership, she led NCNW ciation for her service to our nation and the she held it high and she served all peo- to deal with unmet needs among women and world are the following: ple well. their families to combat hunger, develop coop- Presidential Medal of Freedom presented by I just want you to know that I found erative pig banks, and provided families with President Bill Clinton; out, with a little research, that my community freezers and showers. Congressional Gold Medal presented by grandmother went to school with Mary In 1964, after the passage of the Civil President George W. Bush; McLeod Bethune, and she used to tell Rights Act, Dorothy Height with Polly Cowan, John F. Kennedy Memorial Award; us about her when we were 3 years old, an NCNW Board Member, organized teams of NAACP—Spingarn Medal; my sister and I. And so it was many, women of different races and faith as Hadassah Myrtle Wreath of Achievement; many decades ago that the leadership ‘‘Wednesdays in Mississippi’’ to assist in the Ministerial Interfaith Association Award; was struck, and we stand on her shoul- freedom schools and open communication be- Ladies Home Journal—Woman of the Year; ders. tween women of difference races. The work- Congressional Black Caucus—Decades of Mr. POE of Texas. Madam Speaker, I shops which followed stressed the need for Service; yield to Mr. CONYERS an additional 10 decent housing which became the basis for President Ronald Reagan—Citizens Medal; minutes and ask unanimous consent NCNW in partnership with the Department of Franklin Roosevelt—Freedom Medal; that he be allowed to control that Housing and Urban Development to develop Essence Award; and the time. Turnkey III Home Ownership for low income Camille Cosby World of Children Award. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there families in Gulfport, Mississippi. Dorothy Height was also elected to the Na- objection to the request of the gen- In 1970, Dorothy Height directed the series tional Women’s Hall of Fame and is the recipi- tleman from Texas? of activities culminating in the YWCA Conven- ent of 36 honorary degrees from colleges and There was no objection. tion adopting as its ‘‘One Imperative’’ to the universities as diverse as Tuskegee Univer- Mr. CONYERS. I want to thank elimination of racism. That same year she also sity, Harvard University, Spelman College, Judge POE for his generosity. established the Women’s Center for Education Princeton University, Bennett College, Pace At this time, I am going to yield 2 and Career Advancement in New York City to University, Lincoln University, Columbia Uni- minutes to DONNA EDWARDS of Mary- prepare women for entry level jobs. This expe- versity Howard University, New York Univer- land. rience led her in 1975 to collaborate with Pace sity, Morehouse College, and Meharry Medical Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland. Thank College to establish a course of study leading College. you, Mr. Chairman. to the Associate Degree for Professional Stud- Madam Speaker, Dorothy Height has wit- I rise today to mourn and to join our ies (AAPS). nessed or participated in virtually every major Nation in mourning Dr. Dorothy In 1975, Dorothy Height participated in the movement for social and political change in Height. She was an American icon who Tribunal at the International Women’s Year the last century. For nearly 75 years, Dorothy dedicated her life to racial justice and Conference of the United Nations in Mexico Height has fought for the equality and human to gender equality. And at a time when City. As a result of this experience, NCNW rights of all people. She was the only female women and African Americans were re- was awarded a grant from the United States member of the ‘‘Big 6’’ civil rights leaders garded as second class citizens, this Agency for International Development (USAID) (Whitney Young, Jr., A. Philip Randolph, Mar- strong, powerful, beautiful African to hold a conference within the conference for tin Luther King, Jr., James Farmer, and Roy American woman stood up for us and women from the United States, African coun- Wilkins). Her vision and dedication made she strove to change that and rose to tries, South America, Mexico and the Carib- NCNW the premier organization in advocating become a key figure in the civil rights bean. This was followed with a site visit with for the health, education and economic em- movement, meeting with first ladies 50 of the women to visit with rural women in powerment for all women of African descent and Presidents and heads of state. Mississippi. Under the auspices of the USAID, around the world. I want to step back for a minute be- Dorothy Height lectured in South Africa after Thank you, Dorothy Height, for your service cause I look back fondly to the time addressing the National Convention of the to our nation. You have made America a bet- when I first met Dr. Height, and it was Black Women’s Federation of South Africa ter place for all persons of all races, religions, more than 20 years ago as a young ad- near Johannesburg (1977). Since 1986, she and backgrounds. You have mentored hun- vocate working on domestic violence. has worked tirelessly to strengthen the Black dreds, been a role model to thousands, and a It was through Dr. Height’s voice and family. hero to millions. You are an American original. her leadership and her kindness and Madam Speaker, under the leadership of I am glad to count you as a friend. generosity of intellect and of spirit Dorothy Height: The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- that enabled me to become a really NCNW achieved tax-exempt status in 1966; NCNW dedicated the statue of Mary tleman from Texas has 17 minutes re- strong advocate for domestic violence McLeod Bethune in Lincoln Park, Washington maining; the gentleman from Michigan and to speak on behalf of the needs of 1 D.C. in 1974; the first woman to be so hon- has 5 ⁄2 minutes remaining. African American women and women ored on public land in the Nation’s Capital; Mr. POE of Texas. Madam Speaker, I of color in a feminist movement that Developed model national and community- continue to reserve. was not always open to those kinds of based programs ranging from teen-age par- Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, I am voices. It was really Dr. Height who en- enting to pig ‘‘banks’’—which addressed hun- delighted to recognize our former State abled us to meet those challenges with ger in rural areas; senator, former ambassador, and now a our other feminist colleagues. And so I Established the Bethune Museum and Ar- Member of Congress, who has served regard Dr. Height as a strong woman of chives for Black Women, the first institution here with such distinction, DIANE WAT- color in the civil rights movement, but devoted to black women’s history; SON, Hollywood, California. I yield her also a really strong feminist and a Established the Bethune Council House as 1 minute. committed feminist. a national historic site; Ms. WATSON. Madam Speaker, I Just a few weeks ago, I greeted Dr. Transformed NCNW into an issue-oriented come to contribute and to continue to Height when she was out in my con- political organization, sponsoring ‘‘Wednes- contribute to a woman that really was gressional district with her beloved

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We will each take inspiration member her, to value her, and as a nov- to us: our families, our churches and from the story of progress and her ice political leader, to know that when our neighborhoods.’’ He said: ‘‘She un- countless victories for the American it really counted, Dr. Height was on derstands that those institutions are people. important in shaping the character of my side, too. b 1300 Mr. POE of Texas. I continue to re- an individual, and therefore the char- serve my time. acter of the Nation.’’ Mr. POE of Texas. I continue to re- Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, it is President Bush—President of the serve the balance of my time. my distinct honor to recognize our United States, imagine—even quoted Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, I am Speaker of the House, NANCY PELOSI, Dorothy Height’s memoir where she pleased to yield 1 minute to my friend for 1 minute. wrote: ‘‘It is in the neighborhood and and colleague from Michigan, CAROLYN Ms. PELOSI. I thank the chairman communities where the world begins. CHEEKS KILPATRICK, a distinguished for yielding and for giving us this op- That is where children grow and fami- member of the Appropriations Com- portunity to honor the life, legacy, and lies are developed, where people exer- mittee and an activist in her own contributions of the godmother of the cise the power to change their lives,’’ right. civil rights movement and a champion President of the United States quoting Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan. of social justice, Dr. Dorothy Height. Dorothy Height as we presented her Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I thank the Her loss is felt by all of us who knew with a Congressional Gold Medal. gentleman for yielding us the addi- her, respected her, and followed in her It is important to note that with all tional time. I appreciate it very much. footsteps; but it is also felt by people of those honors, it was also a pleasure Madam Speaker, I have known the who may never know her name, but for for us to hear from Dr. Alexis Herman; honorable Dorothy Irene Height for whom she worked, for whom she led, she was the Secretary of Labor. Sec- many years. This last weekend, several and for whom she made a difference. retary Herman was very, very close of us went to Bennett College for The Nation mourns the passing of this personally and professionally, in every Women in Greensboro, North Carolina. giant of American history; and our way, to Dorothy Height. And at that I was a speaker at the Heights of Ex- thoughts and prayers are with her fam- time she sang her praises and talked cellence Scholarship Luncheon for the ily, friends, and the loved ones of this about what she did in the civil rights young women who go to that univer- extraordinary woman. movement and what she did to advance sity. It was quite an honor for us to Men and women of every race and women and young girls and the rest, pay homage to Dr. Height—quiet, cou- faith are heirs to the work, passion, but she also talked about how she rageous. Just imagine 70 years ago and legacy of Dorothy Height. From made the best sweet potato pie. So per- when she stepped out as a woman, her earliest days as an activist, she sonally, professionally, patriotically, working with leaders—speaking, giv- fought for equality under the law for Dorothy Height was all systems go. ing, organizing, and teaching. Here we every American, recognizing that the I have been passed a note because I are, in 2010, wanting to be like Dorothy was asking about a film that I recently battle for civil rights extended to Afri- Irene Height. saw on TV that I hope can be available can American women and anyone de- I want to honor former Secretary now again. It is called, ‘‘The Life and nied the chance to succeed because of Alexis Herman, who served as her Surprising Times of Dorothy Height.’’ who they are. adopted daughter and who was with her It is an inspirational presentation of For four decades, she stood at the for all of these years as we have served the life of a person, a person who was helm of the National Council of Negro here in Washington. instilled by her own mother with the Women, continuing the struggle for an I also honor Dr. Barbara Skinner, idea that she could do whatever she set America that lived up to the ideals of who worked tirelessly and who sur- out to do and had a responsibility to do liberty and opportunity for all. In rounded Dr. Height in prayer for the so. last 3 weeks, 24 hours a day. every fight, Dorothy Height turned the Over Dorothy Height’s lifetime in the Thank you, my sisters. Let us rise up tides of history toward progress. Be- trenches for social justice, human and have the strength that Dr. Height cause of what she achieved, schools are rights, and equality, Dorothy Height showed each of us. no longer separate and unequal, and advocated on behalf of our neighbor- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The the voting booth is open to all striving hoods and our communities. She stood to participate in our democracy. Be- tall for our children and families. She time of the gentlewoman has expired. cause of what she did, a steady job and truly exercised her power to change Mr. CONYERS. I yield the gentle- a decent home are not limited to a per- lives. woman an additional 30 seconds. son based on their background, color of As we state in our resolution today: Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan. Dr. their skin, or means. ‘‘Dr. Height was a tenacious and zeal- Height, you are in all of us, and as we Today, we live in an America Doro- ous civil rights activist, social worker, go forward as women—as Congress- thy Height helped to build, a Nation advocate, educator, and organizer in women, as mothers—and as we raise defined by equality, shaped by civil the quest for equality.’’ And I join my the young children to be future Dr. rights, and driven by the pursuit of jus- colleague, Congresswoman EDWARDS, in Heights, just know that the height of tice for all. The pledge we take every focusing on that equality for women as excellence will remain in each of us. day, ‘‘liberty and justice for all,’’ that well. Rest in peace, our dear, beloved is what Dorothy Height was about. I last saw Dorothy Height about a mother. Join Rosa Parks, Harriet Tub- I was very proud to join President month ago at the 70th birthday party man, and the others who have gone be- Bush and the House and Senate, Demo- for JOHN LEWIS, our colleague. As oth- fore. crats and Republicans, in 2004 when we ers regaled us about stories of the civil Mr. POE of Texas. I reserve the bal- presented the Congressional Gold rights movement, there she sat, as dig- ance of my time. Medal, the highest civilian honor Con- nified as a queen reigning over the pro- Mr. CONYERS. I am pleased now to gress can bestow, on Dr. Dorothy ceedings, one who had seen it all, seen yield 1 minute to my colleague, the Height. At that time, President George the struggle, seen the change, and now gentlewoman from Wisconsin, GWEN W. Bush said, ‘‘In the presence of Doro- recognized then by the Congress of the MOORE. thy Height, you realize you’re in the United States and now in her passing Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin. Thank you presence of grace. But you’ve got to re- by the entire Nation. so much. alize that behind that grace there is a Our country is better off because of Madam Speaker, Dr. Dorothy Height will of steel and absolute determina- Dorothy Height’s commitment, com- gave not only her height but loaned her

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Today, I join with my House colleagues, was present for the unveiling of the Shirley movement through seven decades of ad- the Congressional Black Caucus and people Chisholm portrait and the bust of Sojourner vocacy. Although she was the queen, around the world as we celebrate the life of Truth here in the Capitol. She worked dili- she treated each one she encountered Dr. Height. gently on various issues with the Black Wom- with equity, and it was my privilege to A Matriarch of the Civil Right Movement, en’s Roundtable and the Black Leadership bow down to her each time I encoun- staunch advocate for women’s rights and all- Forum and often participated in panels here tered her. around Grand Dame, Dr. Height was a bold on Capitol Hill. Just recently, she joined us in Thank God for the life of Dr. Dorothy and brilliant African American Woman, who our efforts to support the 2010 Census. Height, and thank God for her legacy. blazed many trails and opened many doors so Her passion was an inspiration to all of us May her life be more than a memory. that we all may lead freer and more pros- here in Congress, and I was honored and priv- May it be a compelling force to press perous lives. ileged to call her a mentor and friend. on in the unfinished work of the civil Throughout her life, Dr. Height wore many With the passing of Dr. Height, our Nation rights and gender equality movement. hats-both literally and figuratively—with ele- mourns the loss of a true national treasure. Mr. POE of Texas. I continue to re- gance and dignity, excellence and determina- Dr. Height’s leadership in the struggle for serve the balance of my time. tion. From her legendary stewardship as the equality and human rights serves as an inspi- Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, I am National President and Delta Sigma Theta So- ration to all Americans. Her undying commit- pleased to yield 1 minute to the chair rority, Inc., to her unprecedented 41-year ten- ment to a just society and her vision for a bet- of the Congressional Black Caucus, the ure at the helm of the National Council of ter would undergirds the work of the Congres- distinguished gentlelady from Oakland, Negro Women, Dr. Height was a woman of sional Black Caucus, and the CBC is deeply California, BARBARA LEE. courage and strength. grateful for her mentorship, wisdom, and guid- Ms. LEE of California. I want to Dr. Height’s commitment to equality was re- ance. thank the gentleman from Michigan flected in so many of her pursuits. In the Today we mourn the loss, but celebrate the for yielding and for his leadership, Con- 1930s, Dr. Height traveled across the United life and legacy of Dr. Height—a visionary and gressman JOHN CONYERS, one of the States to encourage YWCA chapters to great humanitarian who gave us all so much. great civil rights leaders. implemet interracial charters. After dedicating We love you Dr. Height and we promise to Madam Speaker, I also want to say, more than 60 years of her life to the YWCA, continue your legacy of service to all human as we think about and honor and Dr. Height remained proudest of her efforts to kind. mourn, yes, and celebrate her life, Dr. direct YWCA’s attention to issues of civil rights Mr. POE of Texas. I continue to re- Height was one of our greatest civil and racial justice. She was so committed to serve the balance of my time. rights leaders, a woman, who often- this work in fact, that the YWCA named Dr. Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, I times, with the great men of the civil Height the first director of its new Center for yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from rights movement, had to make sure Racial Justice in 1965. North Carolina, Judge BUTTERFIELD. that a woman’s voice, an African As a leader of the United Christian Youth Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Let me thank American woman’s voice, was heard. Movement of North America, Dr. Height the chairman, my good friend Mr. CON- Dr. Height wore many hats literally worked to desegregate the armed forces, pre- YERS, for yielding me the time. and figuratively. I am going to miss vent lynching, reform the criminal justice sys- Mr. CONYERS, I didn’t want our fe- her so much. tem, and establish free access to public ac- male colleagues to have a monopoly on A couple of months ago, she insisted commodations. At a time when racial segrega- the floor today. Plus, I wanted to come that I participate in the National tion was the standard and resistance to inte- down and say a few words about Dr. Council of Negro Women’s annual con- gration was often fierce, Dr. Height forever re- Dorothy Height. ference in Maryland. Dr. Height, of mained true to her convictions, even when it Madam Speaker, I had the privilege course, knows the schedule here on the was not the comfortable thing to do. of knowing Dr. Height for at least 50 Hill, and said, Well, just come out for A life-time advocate for peace, equality, and years. She and my mother, as well as the breakfast. justice, Dr. Height was especially committed to Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, were very I said, Okay, Dr. Height. empowering women and girls. She stood toe- good friends. They were all active par- I got there at, maybe, 7 o’clock in the to-toe with male civil rights leaders, steadfast ticipants in the National Council of morning. She was there to greet me at in her dedication to ensure that black women’s Negro Women. 7 a.m. needs were addressed. She was forever dedi- In the early 1950s, I would come to The SPEAKER pro tempore. The cated to helping women achieve full and equal Washington, D.C., with my mother to time of the gentlewoman has expired. employment, pay, and education. attend those meetings. It was Dorothy Mr. CONYERS. I yield the gentle- As the National President of the National Height and Mary McLeod Bethune who woman an additional 30 seconds. Council of Negro Women, Dr. Height led the opened up the Willard Hotel for the Ms. LEE of California. You knew you NCNW in helping women and families combat women to have their convention. At were in the presence of greatness when hunger. She also established the Women’s that time, hotels in D.C. were seg- you were with Dr. Height. Center for Education and Career Advance- regated, and it was Dr. Height who Whenever we called on Dr. Height, ment in New York City to prepare women for helped open up the Willard Hotel for she was there to support our efforts. entry level jobs. During her tenure as Presi- that purpose. At that time, she was Just recently, for example, she joined dent of the NCNW, they were able to buy a helping to build the organization on be- the Congressional Black Caucus in our beautiful building just a few blocks away from half of Dr. Bethune, who was beginning efforts here on the Hill to support the here at 633 Pennsylvania Avenue—a site to fail. 2010 census. Her passion was an inspira- where slave traders legally operated what was When I came to Congress 6 years ago, tion to all of us here in Congress. It is known as the ‘‘Center Slave Market’’. To this I brought with me a picture of the or- hard to imagine that, in the thirties, day it is the only African American-owned ganization that was taken in 1942. I she provided a resistance movement in building on Pennsylvania Avenue, proving that went over and presented it to Dorothy her efforts to desegregate the YWCA. she was not only a great leader, but an astute Height. She immediately recognized We are going to deeply miss her. We business woman as well. the picture and told me that it was love her. We celebrate her life and Dr. Height remained a fighter until her last taken in front of the Department of mourn her death. breath. During my time here in Congress and Labor in 1942. When I asked her where Madam Speaker, I rise today in support and particularly as chair of the Congressional she was in the picture, Dr. Height told as an original co-sponsor of this resolution Black Caucus. I always knew that I could call me, Well, honey, I was inside, doing the

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work of the organization while the lead to the culmination of the great CONYERS; JOHN LEWIS, who serves with members were outside, taking the pic- civil rights movement in American his- us; JIM CLYBURN, our whip; and so ture. tory. It is with fond memory that I re- many others called America’s atten- Thank you for the time, Mr. CON- member her activity, her friendship, tion to the fact that it was not living YERS. This was a lifetime of service to her helpfulness. I think that there may out the reality of its promise, not just the American people and to African be some kind of national commemora- to African Americans but to all Ameri- American women. I want to thank her tion for her that might be appropriate cans. for her service to equality, fairness, now that we’ve reviewed all of the med- Dorothy Height showed extraor- and inclusion. als, commendations, and awards that dinary courage and conviction in the Mr. POE of Texas. I reserve the bal- she has received thus far. face of bigotry and discrimination. ance of my time. I reserve the balance of my time. Like so many in this body who faced Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, I am Mr. POE of Texas. I reserve the bal- bigotry and discrimination, they did delighted to yield 1 minute to the gen- ance of my time. not allow that to poison their souls. tlewoman from the Virgin Islands, Dr. Mr. CONYERS. I am pleased now to They did not allow that to diminish DONNA CHRISTENSEN. yield 1 minute to the majority leader their relationships even with those Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. Thank you, Mr. of the House, the gentleman from whom they saw as oppressors. To that Chairman, for yielding. Maryland, the great STENY HOYER. extent, they rose above the conduct di- Madam Speaker, I rise today with my Mr. HOYER. I thank the chairman rected at them in order to change that colleagues in support of this resolution for yielding. conduct through love and positive en- honoring Dr. Dorothy Irene Height, I want to thank Chairman CONYERS gagement. Dorothy Height is a perfect who is the godmother of the women’s for his extraordinary leadership on be- example to all of us, young and old, movement, a leader in the fight for half of the rights of all peoples. His who are participating in this society equality and justice for all Americans, role in the civil rights movement has which, unfortunately, too often we see one of the civil rights movement’s been extraordinary, and it continues to today falls into anger and confronta- greatest pioneers, and a true drum this date. tion rather than civility and discus- major of justice to the very end. It is Madam Speaker, I rise on behalf of sion. because of her unwavering dedication, this resolution and in memory of an ex- 1315 dogged determination, and invaluable traordinary woman. b leadership that many of us stand I had the privilege of knowing Doro- I am worried about the anger that I proudly here today. She motivated and thy Height for some four decades. That see in the society today. In some re- inspired men and women of all creeds does not mean that I saw her regularly spects I think not justified at the level and colors here and the world over. during those four decades, but I saw that we find it. Yes, there is room for Today, our entire Nation stands with her frequently during those four dec- disagreement, but Dorothy Height us to commemorate the passing of our ades. She also exuded the positive, con- shows us that notwithstanding the fact beloved leader. While we mourn her structive approach that she took to that there may be disagreement, not- loss, we joyously celebrate her full giv- solving problems, to bringing people withstanding the fact that there may ing and meaningful life and her selfless together. The historian Taylor Branch be people who do not treat us as we visionary and rich legacy. She has rightly called Dr. Height’s brothers and would want to be treated, that the way passed the torch to those of us who re- sisters in the civil rights movement to solve that is to do so constructively main. Let us carry it with pride. the ‘‘modern founders of democracy.’’ and civilly with debate that states the My family, my staff, and the people Today, we honor the legacy that she facts and the truth but does not de- of the Virgin Islands join me today in leaves behind. What a wonderful, long, volve into hate and division. extending our deepest condolences to productive, constructive, important So I am pleased to join my friend her family and loved ones. life we honor in Dorothy Height. JOHN CONYERS. I came to Congress Mr. POE of Texas. I reserve the bal- Dorothy Height was an extraor- some 30 years ago, and we were talking ance of my time. dinarily gracious human being. When about making Martin Luther King, The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- meeting with her, I never failed to Jr.’s birthday a national holiday, not a tleman from Michigan has 5 minutes leave her side and not feel better. I holiday to play but a holiday to recog- remaining. would feel better about the relation- nize the contribution that was made Mr. CONYERS. I yield myself such ship that I had with her and that she then and the work that still remains to time as I may consume. had with others as I saw her interface be done. JOHN CONYERS had me out in Madam Speaker, the recitations of with others in the room, in the crowd, front of the Capitol on January 15 or many of the Members in memory of in the meeting. Dorothy Height was close to that time every year, and I Dorothy Height have been marked by and is a giant. The Washington Post was so proud to stand with him and say the personal knowledge and their own had on its front page today a very large to America let us recognize those who, intimate relationship with her. I am no picture of Dorothy Height. It was ap- as Taylor Branch has said, are the different from the rest. propriate that, in the Nation’s capital, modern founders of democracy. I knew and worked with her on a reg- Dorothy Height would be given such Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for your ular basis. She was attending all of the prominence, not for her death but for leadership. Thank you for bringing this functions. Up until recently, I could the life that she lived, for the contribu- resolution to the floor to recognize an see her anywhere in Washington if tions she made. extraordinary, wonderful, lovely person there was a civil rights event or wom- We are all better for Dorothy whose spirit enriched us all and en- en’s event, a national event, and so it Height’s life. We are all freer for Doro- riched our country. was good to see her. Sure, she was thy Height’s life. We were lifted as a Mr. POE of Texas. Madam Speaker, I slowing down, but most of us are any- society by Dorothy Height and by yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman way, so I appreciated that she was as those with whom she worked from a from Illinois (Mrs. BIGGERT). stylish as has been referred to as al- segregated society where the percep- Mrs. BIGGERT. I thank the gen- ways. She always had that spirit, and tion was that some Americans were not tleman for yielding. it is with great pleasure that I remem- equal to other Americans. That was I had to come down to the floor just ber through the many occasions, start- contrary to the premise articulated by to support this resolution. ing from our first public meeting at the Thomas Jefferson but not lived out by I served as the co-chair of the 107th March on Washington in 1963. She, Dr. Thomas Jefferson and our Founding Women’s Caucus, along with Juanita Martin Luther King, Jr., and Rosa Fathers. Their premise was accurate, Millender-McDonald, and as we sat Parks were very important figures as I but their practice was not. Martin Lu- down to plan the events for the year, participated in the struggle that would ther King, Jr.; Dorothy Height; JOHN the first name that appeared on our

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And I still have that hat hanging tinguished Dorothy Height’s long ca- 2004, she also received the Congressional on my coat hanger in my house here in reer, and that might be a wonderful Gold Medal. Washington, and every time I see it I way for her to be remembered, as she In 1998, she told People magazine, ‘‘I want always think of her. no doubt will in the course of history to be remembered as someone who used her- Here was a person that had such a as more and more historical books are self and anything she could touch to work for dramatic effect on our country. Such a written about her contribution going justice and freedom. . . . I want to be remem- strong personality, but everything that all the way back to the 1930s. bered as one who tried.’’ There is no doubt she did was with such great gracious- Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Madam Speaker, that Dr. Height will be remembered as some- ness. And think of the times that she our Nation mourns the loss of one of our most one who not only tried, but went a step be- saw in her 98 years and what transpired influential civil rights leaders, Dr. Dorothy I. yond to secure liberty and justice for all Ameri- in this country. And I think that Jua- Height, a native of Richmond, Virginia. Dr. cans. nita Millender-McDonald would have Height spent the better part of her lifetime Dr. Dorothy Height’s leadership in the strug- been the first one down here too if she working to ensure that others would have the gle for equality and justice for all people will had not also passed on. freedom to accomplish their dreams. As the continue to serve as an inspiration to our Na- So that was a great year and it start- only woman in the inner circle of leaders of tion. ed off with a great event to have this the Civil Rights Movement, her presence pro- Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Madam wonderful person, Dorothy Height, be vided the much needed female perspective on Speaker, today I rise to honor the life and leg- the speaker at our first event. And she decisions made in the struggle to achieve acy of one of the most prominent figures of did that with such grace, such equal rights for all Americans. Even though the Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Dorothy Irene gentleness; yet she always was very she was on the dais with Dr. Martin Luther Height. strong on her beliefs. And I would call King, Jr. as he delivered his ‘‘I Have a Dream’’ Dr. Height, a leading voice during the civil her a change agent, but she did so with Speech in 1963, her integral role in the move- rights era, worked side by side with Dr. Martin the civility that we don’t often see, al- ment was not always known to the general Luther King, Jr. and other pioneers to bring most the white gloves mentality and public. That role was finally recognized nation- about social justice and equality for African- the hats and the type of person that ally when President Clinton awarded Dr. Americans. Having faced racism much of her she was. Height the Medal of Freedom in 1994 and young life, she received a scholarship from So I just wanted to come down and Congress awarded her the Congressional Barnard College; however, she was turned say that I really support that resolu- Gold Medal in 2004. away because the two-person quota for ac- tion and thank you for doing it. Dr. Height was an outspoken advocate for cepting black females had been reached . . . Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, I racial and gender equality both before and further thrusting her to fight vigorously to elimi- have no further requests for time, and after the Civil Rights Movement. Her life of so- nate racial and gender inequality. I reserve the balance of my time. cial activism spanned eight decades. From Dr. Height, described as the ‘‘glue’’ that held Mr. POE of Texas. Madam Speaker, I working as a caseworker with the New York together the family of black civil rights leaders, yield myself the balance of my time to City Welfare Department to her four decades was the most influential and often the only fe- close. as president of the National Council for Negro male voice at the table working to emphasize I want to once again voice my sup- Women to serving as national president of and amplify social injustice across this coun- port of this resolution. Dr. Height died Delta Sigma Theta, Dr. Height’s life has try. at 98. The most important influential touched countless Americans. Political leaders Familiar with the strength, compassion and person in my life was my grandmother, and heavyweights, such as Eleanor Roosevelt courage of women such as Fannie Lou who lived to her late 90s as well. Chair- and Presidents Eisenhower and Johnson, reg- Hamer, at the height of the civil rights move- man CONYERS would like to know, of ularly sought out her counsel and wisdom. ment, Dr. Height helped to organize ‘‘Wednes- course, that she was a Roosevelt Demo- Yesterday’s loss is a heavy one. America days in Mississippi’’, a project to create a dia- crat, never forgave me for being a Re- owes Dr. Height a heavy debt of gratitude for logue of understanding between both inter- publican, but once we got past that, her lifetime of selfless service to her fellow citi- racial and interfaith groups from the North and she made a lot of comments that influ- zens. Our Nation is a better place because of South. enced me and made a lot of statements her. She will be greatly missed. Dr. Height, through her selfless acts and that were true then and are true now. Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Madam Speaker, noble devotion to the movement, encouraged She said that ‘‘there is nothing more I am deeply saddened by the passing of leg- President Dwight D. Eisenhower to deseg- powerful than a woman who has made endary civil rights pioneer Dr. Dorothy Irene regate schools and President Lyndon B. John- up her mind.’’ I think that definition Height. I extend my heartfelt condolences to son to appoint African-American women to po- fits Dr. Dorothy Height. She made up the family and friends of Dr. Height as our Na- sitions in government in the 1960s. her mind about two issues: civil rights tion mourns the loss of a true visionary, cham- Dr. Height rose through the ranks of leader- and the equality of women in our soci- pion, and leader in the fight for civil rights and ship and became the President of the National ety. justice for all Americans. Council of Negro Women (NCNW) while si- So today we honor her. I support this Dr. Height began her career as a civil rights multaneously leading the Young Women’s resolution and I urge its adoption. activist when she joined the National Council Christian Association (YWCA), an organization Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- of Negro Women. She would later serve as she had been discriminated against by as a ance of my time. president of the organization from 1957–1998. child. Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, I In her position with the Council, which con- Additionally, Dr. Height served as the Na- would like to close by thanking all the nected nearly 4 million women worldwide, she tional President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, presenters, particularly singling out tackled issues that affected women, including Incorporated from 1946–1957 and later helped my dear friend on the Judiciary Com- child care for working mothers, health and nu- from the National Black Family Reunion that mittee, Judge POE, who has done a very trition and providing adequate housing for fam- celebrated and promoted the tradition, tenacity good job here. ilies in need. and history of the black family. It occurred to me that Dorothy She also served as National President of Today, I would like to honor the life and Height has already received so many Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated from eternal legacy of one of our Nation’s greatest awards, commendations, citations dur- 1946–1957. She remained active with Delta heroes and humanitarians. ing her lifetime that if the distin- Sigma Theta Sorority throughout her life. Dr. Height’s legacy as one of the 20th cen- guished President of the United States While there she developed leadership training tury’s social justice giants will live forever. Her

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Madam Speaker, ther King, Jr. and others were formulating worker and had the ear of every President I rise today to express my strong support for plans for the civil rights movement, Dr. Height since Eisenhower. Most recently, she was an H. Res 1281, Honoring the life and achieve- distinguished herself as a civil rights activist honored guest and seated dignitaries at the in- ments of Dr. Dorothy Irene Height. I would and leader. Faced with many obstacles, Doro- auguration of President Barack Obama. Along also like to commend Representative FUDGE, thy overcame each and every challenge taking the way, Dr. Height was behind every major the sponsor of this resolution, for her commit- on many leadership roles throughout her ca- civil rights movement and progressive effort ment to preserving the accomplishments of Dr. reer, including President of the National Coun- for social change throughout the century. Height. cil of Negro Women (NCNW), President of As president of the National Council of Madam Speaker, as a life-long crusader for Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, and her thirty- Negro Women for four decades, she tackled women’s rights, civil rights, racial justice and three years of service with the Young Wom- issues that affected all women, including child gender equality, the legacy of Dr. Height’s ef- en’s Christian Association (YWCA). care for working mothers, health and nutrition, forts can be seen in many facets of American Her wise counsel has been sought by many as well as providing housing for families in life, from school integration to voting rights, American leaders such as First Lady Eleanor need. As a civil rights activist, Dr. Height par- and fair labor standards. Roosevelt. She has also earned several ticipated in protests in Harlem during the Born in Richmond, VA in 1912, Dr. Height, awards, including the Presidential Medal of 1930s, and went on to be instrumental in lob- the valedictorian of her high school class, Freedom an I was proud to add my name to bying first lady Eleanor Roosevelt on behalf of soon encountered the first of many obstacles a bill in 2003 that was supported unanimously civil rights causes a few years later. Dr. Height to equality that she would face, after being de- in Congress to award Dr. Height the Congres- was also a key player in advocating for Presi- nied entrance to Barnard College due to dis- sional Gold Medal. Though we are saddened dent Dwight D. Eisenhower to move more ag- criminatory admissions practices. She later by Dr. Height’s recent passing, it is my firm gressively on school desegregation issues. Dr. went on to graduate from New York University belief that she will be an inspiration for future Height is one of two people to earn all three in 1932 and earned a masters degree in edu- generations of Americans and will always be of our nation’s highest civilian honors: the cational psychology the following year. In- remembered for her hard work, courage, and Presidential Citizens Award (1989), the Presi- spired by the efforts of Adam Clayton Powell determination in the fight for equality and op- dential Medal of Freedom (1994) and the Con- Sr. and Mary McLeod Bethune, the president portunity for all. gressional Gold Medal (2004). of the Harlem YWCA, she took as job on the Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Madam Speaker, I rise My thoughts and prayers are with the family, staff of the YWCA in 1944, where she re- today as a cosponsor of this resolution to friends, and loved ones of Dr. Dorothy Height. The nation will never forget her, the mother of mained until 1975. From her position on the honor and celebrate the life of Dr. Dorothy the civil rights movement, especially those of YWCA staff, Dr. Height was instrumental in Irene Height. Widely recognized as the godmother of the us who have followed her lead in working for providing leadership training and education, civil rights movement, Dr. Height devoted her social justice. eventually organizing and directing the life to the cause of equality and justice for all Mrs. MALONEY. Madam Speaker, today we YWCA’s Center for Racial Justice. people. A social worker by training, Dr. Height mourn the loss of Dr. Dorothy Height, a true In 1957, Dr. Height was named the fourth served on the staff of the Young Women’s American hero, who worked tirelessly through- president of the National Council of Negro Christian Association for thirty three years and out her 98 years to make the world better as Women, a position she maintained through the as president of the National Council of Negro a leader, activist, and counselor in the civil height of the civil rights movement. Over the Women for four decades. With uncommon dig- rights and women’s rights movements. In next four decades, she would use her influ- nity and her trademark hats, Dr. Height ad- 2004, I was privileged to support legislation ence to develop a national platform for a wide vised Presidents from Dwight Eisenhower to that honored Dr. Height with the Congres- range of issues regarding civil rights. The cre- Barack Obama. In the 1960s, she organized sional Gold Medal, the highest award Con- ator of programs such as Wednesdays in Mis- the ‘‘Wednesdays in Mississippi’’ initiative to gress can bestow. Dr. Height led a remarkable sissippi, this 1960s effort brought together further understanding between white women life and made a significant difference in the interracial groups of women to volunteer at and black women in the north and the south. lives of so many others. Freedom schools and with voter registration She penned a regular column called ‘‘A Wom- After earning degrees at New York Univer- drives, to improve education and civil rights an’s Word’’ in the venerable African-American sity, Dr. Height joined the staff of the Harlem across the State. She would later oversee the weekly the New York Amsterdam News. And YMCA. There she met human rights activists ‘‘pig bank’’ program through the 70s and 80s. she chronicled her unique experience in the First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and educator The program was designed as a sustainable leadership of the civil rights movement in her Mary McLeod Bethune. Her encounter with Dr. initiative to provide pigs to poor families 2005 memoir ‘‘Open Wide The Freedom Bethune led to Dr. Height’s involvement with throughout Mississippi. Gates’’. For her service to our nation, Dr. the National Council of Negro Women Madam Speaker, although Dr. Height’s work Height was presented with the Presidential (NCNW), an organization she would come to never drew the national recognition of other Citizens Medal by President Reagan in 1989, lead as president for four decades. Dr. Height well known civil rights activists, her efforts the Presidential Medal of Honor from Presi- was a tremendous mediator and minister dur- have not gone unnoticed. This did not trouble dent Clinton in 1994 and the Congressional ing times of great civil rights strife, such as her, however, as she once said, ‘‘If you worry Medal of Honor in 2004. after the 1935 riots in Harlem and then again about who is going to get credit, you don’t get Today, I add my voice to those celebrating in 1963, at the request of Dr. Martin Luther much work done’’. her life’s work and achievements, and I yield King, Jr., she traveled to Birmingham, Ala- She would go on to receive several honors back the balance of my time. bama, after a bomb killed four African Amer- including the Presidential Citizens Medal in Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida. Madam ican girls in a church. 1989, the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Freedom Speaker, I was saddened to hear of the loss Called the queen of the civil rights move- from Want Award in 1993, and the Presi- of one of the foremost leaders of the civil ment, Dr. Height was often the only woman at dential Medal of Freedom in 1994. I applaud rights movement and a true national treasure, key moments in civil rights history and we are the House of Representatives for honoring Dr. Dr. Dorothy Height. I always say, when you’re indebted to her for keeping women’s rights Height’s lifetime of leadership, her many cul- born you get a birth certificate, and when you and equality in the fore. During her tenure with tural contributions to American society, and die you get a death certificate—but it’s what NCNW, Dr. Height instituted programs to es- her service to her fellow citizens. Please join you do with the dash in between that really tablish dialogue between interracial groups of me in supporting this resolution. matters. And that saying really encapsulates women, to expand business ownership by Mr. CANTOR. Madam Speaker, today, I am the essence of Dorothy Height’s life. women, to celebrate women’s history at the honored to commemorate the life and many As an African-American woman and long- Bethune Museum and Archives, and to mon- achievements of Dr. Dorothy Irene Height. time Member of the Congressional Black Cau- itor human rights around the world.

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Philip Randolph, Whitney Pay Day, a day each April intended to bring ington, DC, headquarters of which stands just Young, James Farmer, and Bayard Rustin. awareness to the inequalities that still exist in steps from where slaves were once traded in Ms. Height left no avenue untraveled in her our society. Dr. Height was at the White the shadow of the U.S. Capitol. She has march toward Dr. King’s ‘‘beloved society.’’ House ceremony when President Kennedy served as advisor on civil rights matters to She brought together Black and white women signed the Equal Pay Act and was there again U.S. Presidents going back to Eisenhower, as to initiate a dialogue of understanding; wrote when President Clinton marked the 35th anni- well as advising and traveling with programs weekly columns in the New York Amsterdam versary of the legislation. sponsored by the Council to the White House News, a weekly African American newspaper; Dr. Height was apt to tell her colleagues at Conference, UNESCO, the Institute on Human promoted community development programs NCNW to continue their efforts to address Relations of the American Jewish Committee, in Africa; and served on numerous committees issues of social concern. In gratitude for ev- USAID, and the United States Information to this end. erything she has done, we are inspired to con- Agency, among other organizations. Her un- In particular, Dorothy Height’s work within tinue with her life’s dedication to expand civil paralleled contributions to the advancement of the National Council of Negro Women encour- rights and equality for all. women’s rights, civil rights, and human rights aged positive and lasting change in our Na- Mr. HOLT. Madam Speaker, I rise today to have earned her dozens of awards including tion. She served as the President of the Coun- support the resolution commemorating and the 1993 NAACP Springarn Medal, a Presi- cil for 40 years, retiring in 1997. From her celebrating the life of Dorothy Height, a dential Medal of Freedom Award, presented bully pulpit as President, Dorothy Height advo- woman of petite stature but enormous pres- by Bill Clinton in 1994, and a Congressional cated for equality for both African Americans ence, and the only woman included among Gold Medal by President George W. Bush in and women. She emphasized self-help and re- the ‘‘Big Six’’ most renowned civil rights lead- 2004. liance, even as she encouraged practical pro- ers: the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., In addition, during her lifetime of service, Dr. grams in nutrition, child care, housing and ca- James Farmer, our own esteemed colleague Height has been presented with more than reer counseling. JOHN LEWIS, A. Philip Randolph, Roy Wilkins, three dozen honorary degrees, including doc- Madam Speaker, I was deeply gratified Whitney Young, and Dorothy Height. torates from institutions including Tuskegee, when Dorothy Height was awarded the Con- Dorothy Height exemplified the spirit of de- Harvard and Princeton Universities. But the gressional Gold Medal in 2004, one of the mocracy like perhaps no one else.The daugh- one that undoubtedly mattered the most was most deserved awards that we have ever be- ter of a building contractor, James Edward her receipt of the equivalent of a bachelor’s stowed. With her passing, millions of women— Height, and a nurse, Fannie Burroughs Height, degree in 2004 from Barnard College, 75 and men—have lost a role model, and Amer- she rose to national prominence and leader- years after the College had turned her away ica has lost one of our true treasures. ship from humble beginnings. She was pre- because it had already enrolled its quota of My prayers are with Ms. Height’s family and pared to lead the charge, even when it meant two African American females that year. friends during their time of loss. being a lone figure; she was the only woman Dorothy Height was a pillar of the civil rights Mr. CONYERS. I yield back the bal- movement, and will be dearly missed by us on the speaker’s platform when Dr. Martin Lu- ance of my time. all. I am deeply saddened at her passing but ther King, Jr. gave his ‘‘I Have A Dream’’ The SPEAKER pro tempore. The everlastingly uplifted by her life’s work. question is on the motion offered by speech. She combated the challenges facing Mr. CUMMINGS. Madam Speaker, I rise the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. African Americans from every angle; in 1936 today in support of H. Res. 1281 and to mourn CONYERS) that the House suspend the in New York, she participated in a protest the loss of a strong voice for greater justice rules and agree to the resolution, H. against lynchings. She advocated an end to and equality in our Nation, Ms. Dorothy Res. 1281. segregation in the military, fought for a fairer Height. legal system, and worked to end racial restric- In the 1950s and 60s, women were ex- The question was taken; and (two- tions on access to public transportation. Dur- pected to stay at home, and stay out of the thirds being in the affirmative) the ing the 1950s, she worked on voter registra- spotlight. Dorothy Height broke through those rules were suspended and the resolu- tion drives in the South. boundaries and became a role model for tion was agreed to. But she also understood the economic women, engraving her message of universal A motion to reconsider was laid on underpinnings of the same challenges. Fol- human dignity into the mantle of our society. the table. lowing her work to achieve major civil rights In fact, she exploded past her boundaries, to f victories in the 1960s, Height shifted her focus not only make her voice heard, but make it COMMEMORATING 40TH to supporting initiatives aimed at eliminating relevant. ANNIVERSARY OF EARTH DAY poverty among southern blacks, such as home The glass ceiling faced by women would ownership programs and child care centers. hardly be the only barrier that Ms. Height Ms. SPEIER. Madam Speaker, I move Among her more creative efforts, Ms. Height would demolish. At a time when she showed to suspend the rules and agree to the instituted a so-called pig bank, through which great courage with every word she spoke as concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 255) poor black families were provided with a pig of a powerful woman, that bravery was magnified commemorating the 40th anniversary their own, a prize commodity in the early by her voice being heard as a proud Black of Earth Day and honoring the founder 1960s. Despite the violence and dangers of woman. She stood—like a prophetess of old— of Earth Day, the late Senator Gaylord the time, during Height’s years as a civil rights in defense of the principle that all men and all Nelson of Wisconsin, as amended. activist, she never acquired a reputation as a women are created equal, and are deserving The Clerk read the title of the con- radical or militant. She simply steadfastly of equal rights. current resolution. moved forward, seamlessly removing barriers Dorothy Height was a woman of stunning The text of the concurrent resolution for all who followed. dedication, discipline and vision. Although, at is as follows: In a 2001 interview, Height expressed bitter- times, she may have been overshadowed in H. CON. RES. 255 sweet feelings for the earlier years of her the press and the history books by the men of Whereas Gaylord Nelson, former United work, noting that sit-ins and protest marches the Civil Rights movement, she will never be States Senator from Wisconsin, is recognized had been replaced by lobbying for legislation. forgotten in the hearts and minds of the mil- as one of the leading environmentalists of The power and momentum behind the strug- lions whom she touched. the 20th Century who helped launch an inter- national era of environmental awareness and gle for desegregation and voting rights had When Dorothy Height stood with Martin Lu- activism; been replaced by the comparative quietude of ther King, Jr., on the steps of the Lincoln Me- Whereas Gaylord Nelson grew up in Clear pursuits for economic opportunity, educational morial as he delivered his famous ‘‘I have a Lake, Wisconsin, and rose to national promi- equality, and an end to racial profiling. She dream’’ speech, she stood tall in her own right nence while exemplifying the progressive asked where the country would be if the ‘‘vigor as both a woman, and as a leader. values instilled in him;

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This measure some of our most important environ- Day, which was first celebrated on April 22, was introduced by my colleague the mental policies have been watered 1970, by 20 million people across the United gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. OBEY) down in recent years. No pun intended. States, making the celebration the largest on March 19, 2010. It was referred to the However, I know that the efforts of environmental grassroots event in history at Committee on Oversight and Govern- millions of people in the United States that time; ment Reform, which ordered it re- and around the world who support the Whereas Gaylord Nelson called on Ameri- ported by unanimous consent on April goals and ideals of Earth Day will pay cans to hold their elected officials account- able for protecting their health and the nat- 14 of this year. The measure has the off. I commend them for their work, ural environment on that first Earth Day, an support of 70 cosponsors. and I look forward to seeing what we in action which launched the Environmental Madam Speaker, tomorrow marks Congress will further do to support Decade, an unparalleled period of legislative the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. Our them. and grassroots activity that resulted in pas- planet faces serious environmental Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- sage of 28 major pieces of environmental leg- challenges, challenges we must face ance of my time. islation from 1970 to 1980, including the not just in the coming years but now. Mr. FLAKE. Madam Speaker, I yield Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Right now. National Environmental Education Act; myself such time as I may consume. Whereas Gaylord Nelson was responsible The effects of the most serious chal- Madam Speaker, I rise today in sup- for legislation that created the Apostle Is- lenge, global climate change, are hap- port of House Concurrent Resolution lands National Lakeshore and the St. Croix pening today, and if we do not act de- 255, commemorating the 40th anniver- Wild and Scenic Riverway and protected liberately now, right now, the future sary of Earth Day and honoring the other important Wisconsin and national consequences for our country and our founder of Earth Day, former Senator treasures; planet will be grave. I encourage every- Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin. Whereas Gaylord Nelson sponsored legisla- one working towards this end to con- tion to ban phosphates in household deter- For the past 40 years, citizens all gents and to ban the use of Dichlorodi- tinue their efforts, and I hope that we across the United States have come to- phenyltrichloroethane (DDT), and he worked in Congress will stand up and dem- gether once a year to celebrate the tirelessly to ensure clean water and clean air onstrate further leadership to address wonder of planet Earth on Earth Day. for all Americans; this threat. Every April 22 Americans from all Whereas in addition to his environmental Of course, Earth Day is also a re- parts of the country, from coastal re- leadership, Gaylord Nelson fought for civil minder of the other environmental gions to mountainous regions to for- rights, enlisted for the War on Poverty, chal- challenges we face, such as developing ested regions and the many other in- lenged drug companies and tire manufactur- sustainable and renewable sources of ers to protect consumers, and stood up to credibly diverse regions of this coun- Senator Joe McCarthy and the House Un- energy, preserving wildlife and their try, take time to admire and enjoy the American Activities Committee to defend habitat, protecting our water and our beauty and splendor of our environ- and protect civil liberties; air, cleaning up pollution, and so much ment. Earth Day allows all people to Whereas Gaylord Nelson was a patriot, who more. As Representatives, I encourage realize the importance of ensuring that as a young soldier honorably served 46 all of us to stand with our constituents our children and grandchildren can months in the Armed Forces during World this week who are lending their time continue to enjoy the beauty of the War II, and then, as Senator, worked to ban and services to activities to clean up planet for generations to come. the use of the toxic defoliant Agent Orange; our environment. Across the country Whereas, in 1995, Gaylord Nelson was b 1330 awarded the highest honor accorded civilians thousands of events have been orga- in the United States, the Presidential Medal nized in the cities, in the countryside, Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin of Freedom; along our roadways and parks and on founded Earth Day because of his love Whereas Gaylord Nelson’s legacy includes our beautiful coast to put words into for our planet and the environment. As generations of Americans who have grown up action. Senator Nelson said in a speech on with an environmental ethic and an appre- One town in my district expects over Earth Day, ‘‘Earth Day is dramatic ciation and understanding of their roles as 5,000 people to dedicate their time and evidence of the broad new national con- stewards of the environment and the planet; effort to clean up the local shoreline, cern that cuts across generations and and and I will be there, and I know that all ideologies. It may be symbolic of a new Whereas Gaylord Nelson was an extraor- dinary statesman, public servant, environ- of my colleagues will be just as fortu- communication between young and old mentalist, husband, father, and friend, and nate to witness similar local efforts in about values and priorities.’’ who never let disagreement on the issues be- their districts. A veteran of World War II and Gov- come personal or partisan: Now, therefore, Earth Day is truly about service and ernor of Wisconsin, Gaylord Nelson be it it’s a great opportunity for friends and served in the Senate from 1963 to 1981. Resolved by the House of Representatives (the neighbors to come together on behalf During his career in both State and na- Senate concurring), That Congress commemo- of our planet. The relationships we can tional politics, he promoted many en- rates the 40th anniversary of Earth Day and honors the founder of Earth Day, the late build with one another as we do this vironmental causes and worked tire- Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin. work are lasting, and I am confident lessly to preserve the planet for future The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- that they will foster even greater work generations. In 1995, he received the ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from in the years to come. Presidential Medal of Freedom for his California (Ms. SPEIER) and the gen- Once again, it is incumbent upon us public service throughout his career. tleman from Arizona (Mr. FLAKE) each in Congress to transform the work our Despite his many accomplishments, will control 20 minutes. constituents do at the local level into Earth Day was his most important and The Chair recognizes the gentle- solutions for our country. Protecting lasting legacy. woman from California. the environment is the right thing to Just on a personal note, one thing GENERAL LEAVE do, but as we all know, it’s also a win- that he advocated, and I think we ad- Ms. SPEIER. Madam Speaker, I ask win for our economy and for our na- vocate with Earth Day, is to get out- unanimous consent that all Members tional security. side in the environment and enjoy may have 5 legislative days in which to We have made great strides on this what’s around us. Last year I did that revise and extend their remarks. front since the first Earth Day. The to the extreme, I think. I was dropped The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there 1970s saw the establishment of the En- off on a little island in the middle of objection to the request of the gentle- vironmental Protection Agency as well the Pacific. And for a week I didn’t see woman from California? as a series of important environmental another person, I didn’t see a plane, I

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And Gaylord son. good friend from Arizona, is alluding to was at the center of them all. I am sure that if young Gaylord was is his week of isolation on an island in Forty years later his legacy endures, told as a kid growing up in Clear Lake, the South Pacific all by himself com- and half a billion people in 180 coun- Wisconsin, which is close to my wife’s muning and being one with nature. And tries are expected to gather this week hometown of Cumberland, a population I think he has assured me that I could to help clean up their communities and of less than 400 people, that he would be his special agent when Hollywood to demand leadership and real solu- one day rise and become the father of comes calling to do the reality TV tions to the very real problems facing the modern environmental movement show of having a Member of Congress the planet today, problems like toxic and the creator of Earth Day, which is stranded on some deserted island for a pollution, mercury in our air and celebrated in over 167 Nations through- while contemplating the deeper water, and climate change. out the globe on April 22nd, he would thoughts and philosophy of life. So I As we celebrate the 40th anniversary have thought you were kidding. It’s a am ready to go when he is ready to go of Earth Day, it is fitting that we pass true American success story. He lived with that Hollywood production. this resolution honoring the founding the all-American story. Mr. FLAKE. I thank the gentleman father of that day. When he initially And he left an important legacy and for that. I doubt I will need an agent or set the date for it he was roundly criti- a reminder to all of us as inhabitants that they will come calling. Contrary cized by, of all groups, the John Birch on this beautiful, yet very fragile plan- to popular belief, this was not a meta- Society, because they attacked him for et of ours, that we are mere stewards of phor for the fate of congressional Re- selecting the same day that Lenin was the precious resources that the good publicans, being isolated on an island born. Gaylord pointed out that since Lord has saw fit to bless us with. And either. there were only 365 days in a year, that as stewards of those resources, we have But it was a great opportunity, with- each day was bound to be the birthday a special moral and personal responsi- out any outside influences at all, to be of both good and bad people throughout bility to utilize those resources reason- there and to see nature at its finest. the world. And he pointed out, for in- ably and sensibly, so we leave a legacy With that, I reserve the balance of stance, that, yes, it was the birthday of to future generations to also be good my time. Lenin, but it was also the birthday of stewards of this planet. Ms. SPEIER. Madam Speaker, I am St. Francis of Assisi. But he said, I am proud to represent a congres- glad the gentleman from Arizona said ‘‘more importantly, it’s also the birth- sional district in western Wisconsin that and not me. day of my Aunt Tilly.’’ which was actually home to the very I now have the pleasure of yielding 5 Without the leadership of the late first watershed project throughout the minutes to the gentleman who is the Senator Gaylord Nelson, the air we United States in the Coon Valley area, author of this legislation, and a great breathe would not be as clean, we which became the model of what is leader from the State of Wisconsin (Mr. would not be swimming in lakes and today the current conservation title of OBEY). rivers as safe as they are today, and we our farm bills. The title is based on Mr. OBEY. I thank the gentlewoman would not be enjoying the beauty of voluntary and incentive-based land and for the time. public lands that we were able to pro- water conservation programs that our Madam Speaker, 41 years ago my tect under the laws he championed. We farmers are able to utilize in order to friend and mentor, Wisconsin Senator are certainly a long way away from set up sound land and water manage- Gaylord Nelson, had a surprisingly perfection on those grounds, but we are ment practices on their farms. And it simple idea. At the time, the country a whole lot better off than we were has spread nationwide. was fighting an unpopular and when Gaylord started the movement. Gaylord Nelson and his wife were the unwinnable war, and students were ris- And we would not be holding Earth subject of a chapter in Tom Brokaw’s ing up in protest and holding teach-ins Day celebrations around the globe each book The Greatest Generation. Like on college campuses all over the coun- April 22nd either. everyone in this Great Generation, he try. Senator Nelson looked around him Today we honor Gaylord Nelson and was an ordinary individual who did ex- and realized that those teach-ins were celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth traordinary things. an invaluable tool in helping to edu- Day. No wonder he was awarded the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The cate people and calling attention to the Nation’s highest civilian honor, the time of the gentleman has expired. need to end the war once and for all. Presidential Medal of Freedom, by Ms. SPEIER. I yield the gentleman 1 In 1969, when the Senate contained President Clinton in 1995. His leader- additional minute. such environmental giants as Ed ship is still felt today. Mr. KIND. Today I still miss Senator Muskie, Scoop Jackson, Gaylord Nel- Mr. FLAKE. I continue to reserve my Nelson greatly. As a young Member of son, and Bob Stafford, he gave a piv- time. Congress, I always made a point of call- otal speech at the Seattle Science Cen- Ms. SPEIER. Madam Speaker, I ing him in his office in Washington at ter. In that speech he suggested that would now like to yield 2 minutes to least once a week just to discuss the just as Americans had been involved in the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. issues of the day, get his feedback on teach-ins to protest the Vietnam war, KIND). the policy proposals that we were that they should also set aside a day to Mr. KIND. I thank my good friend working on and seek his guidance. call attention to the environmental from California for yielding me this I am still a proud member of the Nat- problems facing the planet and to de- time. ural Resources Committee. With the mand real leadership from public offi- Madam Speaker, I thank my friend work I was doing there, I was able to cials on producing solutions. Wire serv- from California and my friend from Ar- work very closely with Gaylord Nelson, ices carried the story from coast to izona for managing this resolution. I trying to enhance his legacy. But he coast. And as history shows, the re- proudly rise in support of the resolu- knew, as I hope all of us realize, that sponse was overwhelmingly positive. tion commemorating not only the 40th Earth Day is not an event to be cele- Earth Day was born. anniversary of an important day in all brated just one day a year, but a mis- The first Earth Day launched an En- of our lives, Earth Day, but especially sion to practice each and every day vironmental Decade, an unparalleled to pay tribute to the father of Earth throughout the year. It is that message period of legislative and grassroots ac- Day, a political hero of mine as a kid especially to the younger generation

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The following taught in schools and school rooms I applaud the President’s leadership on this spring, it is estimated that nearly 20 million throughout the Nation and throughout issue and urge him to continue working with Americans participated in environmental the world at least on April 22nd, if not Congress to develop comprehensive, science- awareness and education events in schools more throughout the year. based legislation to provide climate and en- and communities across the country on the I commend the leadership and espe- ergy security for us and the generations to first Earth Day. Like the civil rights movement cially Representative OBEY for bring- come. The House has approved robust legis- and antiwar movement earlier that decade, ing this resolution and encourage my lation to address this issue, and today I call on this grassroots movement brought this issue to colleagues to support it. my Senate colleagues to move forward as the forefront, and impacted the national polit- Mr. FLAKE. Madam Speaker, in clos- well. ical agenda. ing, I just want to urge my colleagues I also urge the President and my colleagues Our country has made great strides in pro- to support the resolution. It’s a great in Congress to continue to promote policies tecting our environment in the past 40 years. cause. And certainly I think we all owe that safeguard the environment and facilitate The Environmental Protection Agency was it to our constituents and to the coun- sound management of our natural resources. founded, and several historic bills including the try to recognize the stewardship that And I encourage all Americans to renew their Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act were we have to ensure that we pass on the commitment to the environment and to take passed to address pollution and environmental planet as good as we got it or better to actions in their individual lives to reflect it. degradation. Since then, the Federal Govern- future generations. Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. ment has instituted additional measures to Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. Madam Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong support protect our air, land, food, water and homes Speaker, today is the 40th anniversary of of H. Con. Res. 255 to commemorate the 40th from chemicals, waste and pollution. Earth Day, the annual global celebration of the anniversary of Earth Day and to honor its The 111th Congress has continued this leg- bounty and natural wonders of our planet and founder, the late Senator Gaylord Nelson. acy to preserve and protect our resources by a reminder of our individual and collective obli- Every year we celebrate Earth Day to raise focusing on increasing energy efficiency. The gation to be good stewards of it. awareness about environmental issues and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in- Managing our natural resources and mini- recognize the importance of protecting our vested billions of dollars in clean energy, mizing the impact of human activity on the en- planet. As we become a more modern and de- green jobs and the research and development vironment are both profound and fundamental veloped society, it is becoming increasingly of innovative equipment, including advanced responsibilities. The very survival of the necessary to take steps to ensure a green fu- battery technology. I was proud to support the human race depends upon our ability to effec- ture. In truth, we have come a long way in the American Clean Energy and Security Act of tively fulfill these responsibilities. last 40 years with regard to protecting our en- 2009, which would reduce pollution and en- Since April 22, 1970, people have gathered vironment, but we still have a long way to go sure that our country becomes more energy on this day to renew their commitment to mak- to make sustainable development a priority. independent by utilizing renewable energy and ing our planet greener and healthier, and to Of particular importance is the need to pro- domestic alternatives to foreign oil. encourage their leaders to take action on crit- tect two of our most precious resources— While much progress has been made, many ical environmental policy issues. clean water and clean air—which every per- of the environmental issues that worried Sen- We have made substantial progress since son on this planet has an interest in pro- ator Nelson still exist and new ones have that first Earth Day, when twenty million eco- tecting. In the United States, protections over emerged. Additionally, it is common to see the pioneers brought environmental protection to waters and wetlands are essential to ensuring devastating impacts of environmental degrada- the forefront of the national consciousness. a long-term, sustainable water supply for the tion in low-income urban and rural commu- Their advocacy gave birth to the green move- American people. When rivers and streams nities, where residents face health issues re- ment and a green generation that has been are placed at risk of pollution, many cities and lated to industrialization and the mismanage- critical in shaping our society. The green gen- communities which depend on these water ment of waste. eration spearheaded community support for bodies for sources of drinking water are equal- I encourage all Americans to take small passage of the laws that we still rely on to im- ly placed at risk. steps to make their households, places of prove the quality of the air we breathe, ensure Additionally, clean air is one of the most work and neighborhoods more environmentally the availability of clean drinking water, and basic necessities of life, and pollutants in our friendly. I look forward to working with my col- protect endangered species and fragile eco- air can have devastating effects on both our leagues on policy that echo Senator Nelson’s systems. health and our environment. Numerous stud- mission of improving the health of environment But this struggle is not over. We continue to ies that have shown that air pollution an cause so that our air, land and water are protected face significant environmental challenges, and respiratory and cardiovascular problems as for future generations, regardless of where as a nation, we must pursue policies that pro- well as result in asthma and other long-term they live. mote responsible stewardship here at home and chronic health conditions. We must work Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Madam Speaker, I rise and provide leadership in the global arena as to ensure that our air is clean and not polluted to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Earth well. for the betterment of all people. Day and, in particular, to honor Earth Day’s Perhaps our most acute challenge—and Madam Speaker, truly, the coming genera- Founder, the late Senator Gaylord Nelson (D– one we have ignored for far too long—is cli- tions deserve to inherit a healthy planet with WI), whom I am proud to say chose to spend mate change. This is no idle threat: Scientists clean drinking water and clean air, and it is up the latter part of his career in my hometown of tell us that we must reduce emissions by to us to ensure that they do. I encourage all Kensington, MD. roughly 80 percent by mid-century to avoid a of our citizens to take a moment on this holi- Senator Nelson’s public service spanned dangerous climate tipping point. As the world’s day to reflect on what they can do as individ- more than three decades, including two terms largest per capita emitter of greenhouse uals to help the environment, not just for us, as Governor and three terms as Senator from gases, our nation has a unique responsibility but for people around the world as well. I ask the state of Wisconsin. Although active on to work towards a comprehensive emissions my fellow colleagues to join me today in sup- issues ranging from civil rights to consumer solution that includes a 21st century energy porting this resolution that recognizes Earth protection to the Vietnam War, Senator Nelson policy. We must find the political will to do just Day and will help raise awareness for the was perhaps best known for his pioneering that. need to protect our environment. advocacy on behalf of the environment. He We took a significant step forward in De- Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, I rise in cosponsored the 1964 Wilderness Act, and cember, when President Obama played a crit- support of H. Con. Res. 255, to commemorate successfully fought for legislation protecting ical role in establishing the international Co- the 40th anniversary of Earth Day and to the Appalachian Trail, banning DDT and curb- penhagen Accord. Although this is a non- honor its founder, Senator Gaylord Nelson ing phosphate detergent. binding agreement, it represents a major de- from Wisconsin. I was in Congress in 1969 In 1970, Senator Nelson’s call for a day of parture from the prior Administration’s aban- when Senator Nelson proposed a national education and action on behalf of the environ- donment of the Kyoto Protocol, and dem- teach-in so that people across the country ment drew 20 million people from across the onstrates our nation’s commitment to being a could show their elected officials that they United States to participate in the very first

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To- first Chairman and continued to serve the or- cluding SmartGrid. gether we ensure a safe, clean, and abundant ganization until shortly before his passing in Madam Speaker, Sacramento’s efforts are natural world for our children. 2005. Senator Nelson received the Presi- helping to lay the groundwork for renewed Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Madam Speaker, dential Medal of Freedom from President Clin- economic prosperity for our country, create today marks the 40th year in which the United ton in 1995 and was recognized along with good jobs, and will provide enormous benefits States has set aside a day to reflect upon our President Teddy Roosevelt as one of the two to our environment at the same time. responsibility to protect the environment and ´ most important political figures of the 20th Mr. LUJAN. Madam Speaker, it would be preserve it for future generations. Century by the Audubon Society. He was an easy to get depressed on Earth Day, when the In 2007, the scientific community confirmed extraordinary public servant, who was fa- challenges to saving the world just seem to that the evidence of warming is ‘‘unequivocal.’’ mously well liked by colleagues from across keep growing. The consensus of this finding should not be the political spectrum. Still, right in Santa Fe’s backyard, people understated. Global warming is real and As we celebrate the 40th anniversary of are making strides simple and ambitious to human activity is the main cause. Earth Day tomorrow, it is fitting that we pause live lighter on the Earth. Consider these facts: The 10 warmest years That is what the Santa Fe New Mexican to remember the vision of its remarkable on record have all been since 1990. World- said today on Earth Day. founder Gaylord Nelson and recommit our- wide, 2005 was the hottest of all. In the United selves to the necessity of a healthy and sus- And that is where we are making a dif- ference—with efforts large and small. States, 2008 was the warmest year ever. tainable environment that was his life’s work. These rising temperatures have been accom- Mr. COHEN. Madam Speaker, under the We have groups like Santa Fe Youth- works—building homes that use less energy panied by many changes. Hurricanes are leadership of Speaker PELOSI, the 111th Con- more severe. Water levels are rising. Droughts gress has passed some of the most extensive and empowering at risk students. Families are caulking their home and using are becoming longer. Mountain glaciers are and ambitious environmental legislation this receding around the world. country has seen since the 1970s. So it brings more energy efficient light bulbs. Too often we miss signs of progress amidst While these facts are daunting, the good me great pleasure to be here in the House of news is that there is still time to enact policies Representatives to celebrate the 40th anniver- the great work that remains to be done like taking on climate change, diminishing energy that will curb the harmful impacts of climate sary of Earth Day. change. The House of Representatives took Such legislation includes the Recovery Act, resources, and polluted lands and water. But an important step last year, when we passed which I was proud to support and has made every day each of us can, and must, make a legislation that will put caps on the amount of historic job-creating investments in a clean en- difference toward a cleaner world. greenhouse gases we emit into the air each ergy future that will provide hundreds of thou- Mr. KIND. Madam Speaker, I rise today in sands of jobs. The House also passed clean strong support of this resolution to honor one year. It also facilitates the research and devel- energy jobs legislation that enhances the of Wisconsin’s greatest Senators, the late opment of renewable energy sources that will American manufacturing base and will make Gaylord Nelson, the founder of Earth Day. To- not only reduce our dependence on foreign oil, the U.S. a world leader in new energy tech- morrow, we will celebrate the 40th anniversary but also create hundreds of thousands of new nologies. of this important day, and just as Senator Nel- jobs. Additionally, I recently introduced the 10 Mil- son envisioned, people across the country will On this Earth Day, I also want to reiterate lion Solar Roofs and 10 Million Gallons of reflect on the importance of conservation and my commitment to ensuring that Congress Solar Water Heating Act, which will provide environmental stewardship. fully funds Great Lakes clean-up programs. valuable cash rebates for the creation of 10 When Gaylord Nelson founded Earth Day The Great Lakes are a national treasure and million small power plants located on the roofs 40 years ago, environmental protection was having spent my entire life living in or near of American homes and businesses through- an issue of little importance to most Ameri- Chicago, I have a tremendous connection to out the country. This legislation will also create cans. Today, I know he would be proud to see the Great Lakes; my home in Evanston is only an estimated 1.35 million direct and indirect how far we’ve come. Thanks to his foresight a few blocks from Lake Michigan. jobs, lower energy costs, strengthen the econ- and leadership, environmental stewardship is As anyone who has spent any considerable omy, and put America on the path to energy one of the top issues in American politics and amount of time in a Great Lake state knows, independence. society. the Lakes are more than just a group of fresh Corporate interests have spent millions es- Not only has the issue risen here in Wash- water lakes—they play a significant part in pousing mistruths and presenting a false ington, but now American citizens and busi- shaping our way of life, our traditions, and our choice to the American people—the idea that nesses large and small are doing their part to future. In addition to its sentimental value, the efforts to preserve our planet and ensure our protect our environment and create the inno- Great Lakes, including Lake Michigan, serve own survival will destroy the American econ- vative industries of the future. Public and pri- as an important resource, providing 20 percent omy. However, this Congress has exposed vate investment in green technology and re- of all the surface water in the world. these claims for what they really are—lies. newable energy can reduce our dependence Mr. FLAKE. I yield back the balance The 111th Congress has proven that we can on foreign oil, re-invigorate our economy, and of my time. indeed strengthen the American economy and create new jobs. In fact, the area I represent Ms. SPEIER. Madam Speaker, I ensure that all Americans can breathe cleaner in western Wisconsin has abundant natural re- would just like to echo the words of the air and drink cleaner water, and I am honored sources that could help the area become a great leaders from Wisconsin who have and proud to have been a part of such a his- leader in clean energy innovation. spoken already on this. We are indeed toric effort. As we celebrate the 40th anniversary of stewards. Earth Day should be some- Ms. MATSUI. Madam Speaker, I rise today Earth Day, it is important to realize that as thing we celebrate every day. And this, to celebrate the 40th annual Earth Day. good stewards of the planet, we must work to the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, is a Each year Earth Day offers us an oppor- do our part to conserve energy, restore our great time to start. tunity to reflect on the progress we have made environment and take care of this place we I have no further requests for time, toward protecting our environment and the call home. We can all do more to lower our and I yield back the balance of my work that we still need to do. carbon footprints. Simple steps such as using time. Now more than ever, we have an historic energy-saving light bulbs, increasing the sus- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The opportunity to take action to limit the harmful tainability of our homes, carpooling with others question is on the motion offered by effects of climate change and create the clean in the neighborhood, and recycling our trash the gentlewoman from California (Ms. energy economy of the future. are all important ways we can lessen our en- SPEIER) that the House suspend the And there is no reason why America ergy consumption and preserve our environ- rules and agree to the concurrent reso- shouldn’t be at the forefront of this new econ- ment for future generations. lution, H. Con. Res. 255, as amended.

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The question was taken; and (two- tive ROY BLUNT, on October 22, 2009. Last April, Chairman of the Joint thirds being in the affirmative) the The measure was referred to the Com- Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, rules were suspended and the concur- mittee on Oversight and Government recognized Silver Star families of rent resolution, as amended, was Reform, which reported it favorably by America for their support of service- agreed to. unanimous consent on April 14 of this members and those who have earned A motion to reconsider was laid on year. The measure enjoys the support the Silver Star. the table. of over 50 cosponsors. Madam Speaker, I thank the com- f Madam Speaker, our Nation con- mittee for bringing this to the floor. I tinues to face two long and difficult ask my colleagues to join me in sup- SILVER STAR SERVICE BANNER wars, and I am very glad that we can port of House Resolution 855 which, of DAY take time now to honor the men and course, is a resolution in support of Ms. SPEIER. Madam Speaker, I move women of our Armed Services. They de- those service people and their families to suspend the rules and agree to the serve our thoughts, our prayers, and who have earned this recognition, who resolution (H. Res. 855) expressing sup- our support. show this banner, who understand the port for designation of May 1 as ‘‘Silver The Silver Star Families of America implications of the Silver Star flag and Star Service Banner Day’’. understand this well and work hard to the Silver Star banner. The Clerk read the title of the resolu- help the American people recognize the Ms. SPEIER. Madam Speaker, I now tion. sacrifices made by the wounded and ill yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from The text of the resolution is as fol- members of the Armed Forces. Tens of Missouri (Mr. SKELTON), the great lead- lows: thousands of American troops are er. H. RES. 855 fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, risk- Mr. SKELTON. Madam Speaker, as Whereas the House of Representatives has ing their lives in service to our coun- an original cosponsor, I rise today in always honored the sacrifices made by the try. They also risk their lives in de- support of H. Res. 855, a resolution that wounded and ill members of the Armed ployments throughout the world. I ask expresses our Nation’s appreciation for Forces; my colleagues to join me in giving the sacrifices that have been made by Whereas the Silver Star Service Banner thanks to them and to their families so many dedicated servicemen and has come to represent the members of the for the sacrifices they continue to -women who’ve worn the uniform of Armed Forces and veterans who were wound- make and for their service to our coun- ed or became ill in combat in the wars the United States. try. It’s no small thing to raise one’s fought by the United States; Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- Whereas the Silver Star Families of Amer- hand and swear to uphold and defend ica was formed to help the American people ance of my time. the Constitution of the United States, Mr. FLAKE. Madam Speaker, I yield remember the sacrifices made by the wound- and it’s the responsibility of every such time as he may consume to the ed and ill members of the Armed Forces by American to recognize that service- designing and manufacturing Silver Star gentleman from Missouri (Mr. BLUNT). Mr. BLUNT. I thank the gentleman members who have been wounded or be- Service Banners and Flags for that purpose; come ill in the line of duty have paid Whereas the sole mission of the Silver Star from Arizona for yielding time. Families of America is to evoke memories of Madam Speaker, I thank the com- an especially high price for our free- the sacrifices of members and veterans of the mittee for reporting this resolution to doms. Armed Forces on behalf of the United States the floor. I want to recognize, along I make it a point to visit service- through the presence of a Silver Star Service with my other colleagues, the Silver members who are recovering at Walter Banner in a window or a Silver Star Flag fly- Star Families of America. This bill Reed, and I know so many of my col- ing; leagues do just the same. Oftentimes, a Whereas the sacrifices of members and vet- does that. It designates the 1st of May as Silver Star Service Banner Day. spouse or a parent is there lending sup- erans of the Armed Forces on behalf of the port and anxious to take their loved United States should never be forgotten; and Silver Star Families of America is Whereas May 1 would be an appropriate not only reflective of all the families one home. I’m humbled by the strength date to designate as ‘‘Silver Star Service that have helped, but it is also a non- and character of these servicemembers Banner Day’’: Now, therefore, be it profit organization that has been and their caregivers. Resolved, That the House of Representa- formed dedicated to supporting and as- The Silver Star Families of America tives supports the designation of ‘‘Silver sisting those whose families have deserves recognition for the tremen- Star Service Banner Day’’ and calls upon the dous job its members do in reminding people of the United States to observe the earned the Silver Star, those who have been wounded, those who have become us of the debt of gratitude our Nation day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, owes to wounded and ill servicemem- and activities. ill in a combat zone, recognizing those members of the Armed Forces and bers, veterans, and their families. By The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- supporting the designation of May 1 as ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from their families across all branches of the services, and Madam Speaker, for Silver Star Service Banner Day, Mem- California (Ms. SPEIER) and the gen- all wars. bers of the House add the collective tleman from Arizona (Mr. FLAKE) will This group was founded in Missouri’s voice to this body of good works. each control 20 minutes. Seventh Congressional District in 2004. I thank my colleague and my friend, The Chair recognizes the gentle- The Silver Star Flag and the Silver ROY BLUNT, for introducing this resolu- woman from California. Star Banner are symbols of remem- tion. GENERAL LEAVE brance and honor for those wounded Ms. SPEIER. Madam Speaker, I re- Ms. SPEIER. Madam Speaker, I ask during battle, those who incurred an serve the balance of my time. unanimous consent that all Members illness during battle, and those who Mr. FLAKE. If the gentlelady has no may have 5 legislative days in which to have honorably served in the Armed additional speakers, I’m prepared to revise and extend their remarks. Forces during that moment of sac- close. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there rifice, and a sacrifice that is almost al- Madam Speaker, it’s important for us objection to the request of the gentle- ways shared by their family and their to take a moment to extend our grati- woman from California? loved ones. tude to our loved ones who have en- There was no objection. dured the grief of losing loved ones, Ms. SPEIER. I yield myself such time b 1345 those brave soldiers in the battlefield as I may consume. Thousands of cities and counties who become wounded or sick. And I Madam Speaker, I rise in support of throughout the country have issued thank the gentleman from Missouri H. Res. 855, a bill supporting Silver proclamations to set aside May 1 to (Mr. BLUNT) for his comments. We’re Star Service Banner Day. H. Res. 855 honor our current troops, our veterans all grateful for the Silver Star Fami- was introduced by my colleague, the and their families, as well as Silver lies of America, for their devotion, gentleman from Missouri, Representa- Star families and Gold Star families. dedication to keeping us all aware of

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May 1st as ‘Silver Star Service Banner Day’. This resolution was introduced by and loved ones of the victims of the fire my colleague, the gentleman from Recognizing all of our service members at the Tesoro refinery in Anacortes, Washington, Representative RICK LAR- throughout the year is our privilege and desig- Washington. SEN, on April 15, 2010. The measure was nating May 1, 2010 as Silver Star Service The Clerk read the title of the resolu- referred to the Committee on Oversight Banner Day is an additional way to honor the tion. wounded and ill members of our Armed The text of the resolution is as fol- and Government Reform, which worked Forces. lows: with leadership to get it to the floor quickly. The measure has the bipar- The Silver Star Families of America, a non- H. RES. 1262 tisan support of over 60 Members of the profit organization, is dedicated to keeping the Whereas the people of the State of Wash- House. ington experienced a tragedy on April 2, 2010, memories of these hero’s sacrifices in the Madam Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to hearts and minds of all of us through the pres- when a fire occurred at the Tesoro refinery in Anacortes, Washington; the sponsor of this resolution, the gen- ence of a Silver Star displayed in a window or tleman from Washington (Mr. LARSEN). the Service Flag flying for all to see. Whereas a team of seven Tesoro employees was working in the refinery’s naphtha Mr. LARSEN of Washington. Madam It is important for us to take a moment to hydrotreater when the fire occurred; Speaker, I want to thank the chairman extend our gratitude to their loved ones who Whereas three of these individuals died im- and ranking member of the House have endured the grief of losing a loved one mediately in the fire, three more died of Oversight and Government Reform or the difficulty of caring for these brave sol- their injuries, and one more remains in in- committee for their assistance in diers as the Silver Star Families do. tensive care after suffering severe burns; bringing the resolution to the House Whereas the fire was quickly brought Those who have been wounded or have floor. under control by Tesoro’s fire control team Madam Speaker, on April 2, Wash- died are members of the Army, Navy, Marine and local first responders; Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard. They de- Whereas Federal, State and local govern- ington State experienced a tragedy when a fire occurred in the Naphtha serve our continued gratitude for all that they ment agencies, including the Chemical Safe- Hydrotreater unit at the Tesoro oil re- have given on our behalf. To this end, the Sil- ty Board, the United States Environmental finery in Anacortes, Washington, in my ver Star Service Banner has come to rep- Protection Agency, and the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, district. Six workers died as a result of resent their bravery. are conducting investigations to determine the fire. One more was burned and re- We are grateful to the Silver Star Families the cause of the incident and to ensure that mains in intensive care. of America for their devotion and dedication to the risk of similar incidents is minimized in I offer my condolences to the fami- keeping all of us aware of the sacrifices made the future; lies, the friends and loved ones of the by the wounded and ill members of the Armed Whereas the Tesoro refinery in Anacortes victims of this fire. My thoughts and Forces, therefore, I ask all members to join has temporarily shut down due to the dam- age sustained; and prayers are with Tesoro’s employees me in supporting May 1, 2010 as Silver Star Whereas Tesoro and the Skagit Commu- and everyone from the city of Service Banner Day. nity Foundation have established the Tesoro Anacortes and the State of Washington I yield back the balance of my time. Anacortes Refinery Survivors Fund, and the and our country who grieve for the United Steelworkers Local 12–591 has estab- workers who died and who suffered in- Ms. SPEIER. Madam Speaker, I had lished the Tesoro Incident Family Fund to the privilege, and I call it a privilege, jury. support the victims of the fire and their fam- I encourage my colleagues to join earlier this year to travel to Kuwait, ilies: Now, therefore, be it with me in supporting this resolution Yemen, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Resolved, That the House of Representa- to honor the lives of Matthew Bowen, then to Germany, where I had the tives— Darrin Hoines, Dan Aldridge, Kathryn privilege of meeting our troops who are (1) expresses condolences to the families, Powell, Donna Van Dreumel and Lew committed, passionate, have an incred- friends, and loved ones of the victims of the fire at the Tesoro refinery in Anacortes, Janz. ible love of country, and then to visit Washington; This resolution also expresses the those wounded warriors at our facility (2) honors Matthew C. Bowen, Darrin J. best wishes of Congress to Matt in Germany. And I must say that Hoines, Daniel J. Aldridge, Kathryn Powell, Gumbel, who was severely burned in there’s nothing like having that inter- Lew Janz, and Donna Van Dreumel who died the fire and is currently in serious con- personal connection, that opportunity as a result of the fire; dition at Harborview Medical Center in to make us realize the extraordinary (3) offers best wishes to Matt Gumbel, who Seattle, Washington. I hope that Matt sacrifices that are being made every suffered severe burns and is recovering at recovers as quickly as possible from single day. Harborview Medical Center in Seattle; and (4) expresses sympathies to the people of these terrible injuries. So it is fitting that we have this res- Anacortes, the entire State of Washington, And earlier this week, Madam Speak- olution before us, and I urge all my col- and the Nation who grieve for the victims. er, I received a letter from the CEO of leagues to support this measure. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Tesoro and the chair of United Steel- I yield back the balance of my time. ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from workers Local 12–591 expressing sup- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The California (Ms. SPEIER) and the gen- port for this resolution. And I’d like to question is on the motion offered by tleman from Arizona (Mr. FLAKE) each enter this letter in the CONGRESSIONAL the gentlewoman from California (Ms. will control 20 minutes. RECORD. The Chair recognizes the gentle- Multiple Federal, State and local SPEIER) that the House suspend the woman from California. agencies, including the Chemical Safe- rules and agree to the resolution, H. ty Board, the Environmental Protec- Res. 855. GENERAL LEAVE Ms. SPEIER. Madam Speaker, I ask tion Agency and the Washington State The question was taken; and (two- unanimous consent that all Members Department of Labor and Industries, thirds being in the affirmative) the may have 5 legislative days in which to are currently investigating the cause rules were suspended and the resolu- revise and extend their remarks. of the fire. I strongly support the work tion was agreed to. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there they are doing to help us understand A motion to reconsider was laid on objection to the request of the gentle- what happened and how to prevent a the table. woman from California? similar accident in the future.

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These refineries fornia (Ms. SPEIER) for recognizing me safety in the workplace for our loved are central to the local economy, em- out of order to speak to a previous res- ones. ploying nearly 2,500 people and sup- olution. My son worked on a pipeline project plying over $200 million in wages to Many years ago Gaylord Nelson, from that terminated at the Tesoro facility workers and contractors. my home State of Wisconsin, had a vi- and got to know some of these hard- The refining industry is inherently sion. He envisioned a world where our working people, and they were aware of hazardous. As one refinery employee in pristine oceans and lakes are pro- the dangers associated with the prod- my district put it, ‘‘We don’t bake tected, our air clean to breathe, and uct they work with. And he was im- cookies; we bake oil.’’ our planet preserved for future genera- pressed, and I think we’re all im- That being said, preventing accidents tions. pressed, with their dedication to their that harm workers is vitally impor- Being the wise man that Senator Nel- jobs. tant. As the fire at the Tesoro refinery son was, he recognized the environ- And I just want to express from the in Anacortes fades from newspaper mental degradation that everyone folks I represent our empathy for the headlines, we must remain sharply fo- around him was acknowledging, every- families. cused on worker safety, at the Tesoro one, that is, but the political establish- I also want to express my admiration refinery in Anacortes and at refineries ment, which wasn’t interested in ac- for a fellow named Matt Gumbel who and industrial sites around the coun- tion. today is recovering at Harborview Hos- try. He knew that if the environment was pital from his burns and doing well and While it’s not possible to prevent all to have its place on the political agen- is very impressed, as I just read some refinery accidents, we need to learn da, it had to be brought there by the comments on his Web site of people from what happened in Anacortes. We people. So he announced that there saying, if Matt could get 100 feet fol- need to make sure that we are doing would be a nationwide grassroots dem- lowing his injuries to the control room everything we can to reduce the risk of onstration on behalf of the environ- to help get help for the people who similar accidents in the future. ment. He called it Earth Day. At the were injured, he’ll be able to get So I urge my colleagues to join with time it was a gamble, but worth the me in supporting this resolution ex- through this. So we’re thinking of him. try. pressing the condolences of the House And we commend this resolution to the No one expected the turnout: 20 mil- Chamber. of Representatives to those who lost lion people came out to participate. families, friends and loved ones in this The sheer numbers gathered the atten- b 1400 terrible, terrible tragedy. tion of the Congress, and it was those Mr. FLAKE. I yield back the balance APRIL 20, 2010. voices that led to congressional action of my time. Hon. RICK LARSEN, on some of our most treasured environ- Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Madam U.S. Congress, Washington, DC. mental laws: the Clean Air Act, the Speaker, I rise today in strong support of DEAR CONGRESSMAN LARSEN: The Tesoro Clean Water Act, and the Safe Drink- House Resolution 1262, which honors the vic- Corporation, United Steelworkers Local 12– ing Water Act. tims of the fire at the Tesoro Refinery in 591, and our family of employees wish to ex- I commend my colleague from Wis- Anacortes, Washington and expresses condo- press our collective gratitude for your Reso- consin, Mr. OBEY, for bringing the reso- lences to their families, friends, and loved lution being considered in the U.S. House of lution to honor the late Senator Gay- ones in the wake of this tragic incident. Representatives that expresses condolences lord Nelson of Wisconsin to the floor. On April 2, 2010, as a team of seven em- for and honors the victims of the recent And the resolution also commemorates ployees worked in the refinery’s naphtha tragic fire at our Anacortes, Washington fa- cility. We are deeply touched by your con- the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. hydro-treater, a devastating fire broke out. cern and that of your colleagues in the In the words of Senator Nelson: ‘‘Our While the fire was quickly brought under con- House. Please know that we welcome and ap- goal is an environment of decency, trol by Tesoro’s fire control team and local first preciate the comfort your words provide to quality, and mutual respect for all responders, three of the employees died im- all those affected. human beings and all other living crea- mediately in the fire, three more died of their BRUCE SMITH, tures. injuries, and another remains in intensive care Chairman & CEO, I urge my colleagues to support the after suffering severe burns. Tesoro Corporation. resolution. I would like to extend my deepest sym- WALTER CLEVE, United Steel Workers ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE pathies to the community of Anacortes and the Union, Local 12–591 The SPEAKER pro tempore. The entire state of Washington, including to Rep- Unit Chair. Chair would remind people in the resentative RICK LARSEN who represents the Mr. FLAKE. Madam Speaker, I thank Chamber, people in the gallery, that affected community. Our district has five refin- the gentleman from Washington (Mr. little whispers turn into loud roars. eries that employ many of our constituents LARSEN) for introducing this resolu- Business is being conducted on the and we share in their unfortunate loss. tion. And I urge my colleagues to sup- floor. As we continue to deal with the devastating port it. Ms. SPEIER. Madam Speaker, I yield consequences of this episode, we must also We want to express our condolences to my good friend, the gentleman from direct our attention to preventing losses of life to the families and the friends and Washington (Mr. INSLEE), as much time like this in the future. Ensuring the safety of loved ones of those who perished in the as he may consume. our refineries must be a top priority to protect fire and wish a speedy recovery to the Mr. INSLEE. Madam Speaker, I the security and wellbeing of our workers, their one who is still injured. would like to speak in favor of this res- families, and communities. We want to make sure also that this olution that commemorates and honors Again, I would like to express my condo- fire is investigated and we, to the ex- those who were lost in the Tesoro ex- lences to the families, friends, and loved ones tent possible, can make sure that it plosion in Washington State. And this of those killed in the fire and also offer my doesn’t happen again. is something that is felt, I think, na- support and hope for a full recovery to the And so I want to encourage all my tionwide. And I appreciate RICK LAR- Anacortes community. colleagues to support this important SEN and his leadership bringing this for Ms. SPEIER. Madam Speaker, I resolution. the Congress to consider this tragedy. again urge my colleagues to join me in

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Res. 1262. program entitled ‘‘Centennial Service Chal- For its 100th anniversary, Radford The question was taken; and (two- lenge’’ that invites every member of the honored its culture of service with a thirds being in the affirmative) the campus and extended university community ‘‘Centennial Service Challenge,’’ which rules were suspended and the resolu- to engage in, and document community serv- encouraged students, faculty, and staff tion was agreed to. ice in honor of, the centennial; and to participate in community service in A motion to reconsider was laid on Whereas Radford University will observe a Centennial Charter Day Celebration on local and regional areas. This event is the table. March 24, 2010, and host numerous other aca- indicative of Radford’s tradition of cul- f demic programs and arts and cultural events tivating graduates who will become CONGRATULATING 100TH ANNIVER- throughout 2010 to commemorate the event: meaningful contributors to society and Now, therefore, be it SARY OF RADFORD UNIVERSITY mark a significant milestone in the Resolved, That the House of Representa- university’s history. Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, I move to tives commends Radford University on the Once again, I congratulate Radford suspend the rules and agree to the reso- 100th anniversary of the university. University on its 100-year anniversary lution (H. Res. 1182) congratulating The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. and thank Representative BOUCHER for Radford University on the 100th anni- CUELLAR). Pursuant to the rule, the bringing this bill forward. versary of the university. gentleman from the Northern Mariana Mrs. BIGGERT. Mr. Speaker, I yield The Clerk read the title of the resolu- Islands (Mr. SABLAN) and the gentle- myself such time as I may consume. tion. woman from Illinois (Mrs. BIGGERT) Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support The text of the resolution is as fol- each will control 20 minutes. of House Resolution 1182, congratu- lows: The Chair recognizes the gentleman lating Radford University on its 100th H. RES. 1182 from the Northern Mariana Islands. anniversary. Whereas Radford University was chartered GENERAL LEAVE Radford University was founded in on March 10, 1910, by the Commonwealth of Mr. SABLAN. I request 5 legislative 1910 as the State Normal and Industrial Virginia as the State Normal and Industrial days during which Members may revise School for Women at Radford. Classes School for Women at Radford; and extend and insert extraneous mate- began in September of 1913, and in 1979, Whereas Radford University was chartered to prepare teachers to educate the people of rial on House Resolution 1182 into the the school became Radford University. the United States; RECORD. During 2010, Radford is celebrating its Whereas Radford University has grown The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there centennial anniversary with numerous substantially in scope and quality since the objection to the request of the gen- programs and events. On March 24, the day on which the university was chartered; tleman from the Northern Mariana Is- university observed the Centennial Whereas Radford University was renamed lands? Charter Day Celebration. the Radford State Teachers College in 1924 There was no objection. Located in Radford, Virginia, and the Women’s Division of Virginia Poly- Mr. SABLAN. I yield myself as much Radford University is organized into technic Institute in 1944, respectively; time as I may consume. Whereas Radford University was renamed six undergraduate colleges and one col- Radford College in 1964 when the relationship Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support lege of graduate and extended edu- between the Virginia Polytechnic Institute of H. Res. 1182, which celebrates cation. Radford University aims to cre- and Radford University ended; Radford University for 100 years of ate a challenging, supportive, and en- Whereas Radford College was renamed leadership and service in higher edu- gaging educational culture that is an- Radford University in 1979; cation. Radford was originally founded chored in the liberal arts tradition and Whereas, since the founding of the univer- in 1910 as the State Normal and Indus- is ethically responsible to the needs of sity, Radford University has provided thou- trial School for Women, tracing its the 21st century global society. The sands of students with the benefits of a roots back to the expansion of the Vir- Radford education; university has more than 200 clubs and Whereas Radford University graduates ginia public higher education system. student organizations and competes in have made meaningful and lasting contribu- While its name and composition has 19 NCAA athletics. tions to society through service, including evolved over the years, Radford’s com- In addition, Radford has a national service in— mitment to academic excellence has reputation for excellent academics. In (1) education; never wavered. 2007, Radford unveiled ‘‘7–17, Forging a (2) the sciences; Radford’s beautiful 177-acre campus Bold New Future,’’ with a goal of es- (3) business; is located in the New River Valley be- (4) health and human services; tablishing Radford as one of the top 50 (5) government; tween the Blue Ridge and Allegheny master degree-granting universities in (6) the arts and humanities; and mountains. The university is home to the Nation by 2017. In 2009, the univer- (7) other endeavors; nearly 8,000 undergraduates and over sity was ranked in the South’s top 25 Whereas Radford University is a produc- 1,000 graduate students, and these stu- master’s level public universities and tive and vital academic community with dents have access to a diversity of aca- named one of the Top Up-and-Coming thousands of students; demic and extracurricular programs. Schools by U.S. News & World Report. Whereas the students of Radford Univer- The university is comprised of six un- sity approach university life with an enthu- I am honored to congratulate siasm for learning and personal develop- dergraduate and one graduate college Radford University on the occasion of ment; which offer 153 degree options. Addi- its 100th anniversary and to recognize Whereas the brilliant faculty of Radford tionally, Radford also has 19 NCAA Di- the university for 100 years of excel- University is committed to the highest vision I teams, 400 intramural sports lence in higher education. And I extend ideals of academic scholarship and the ad- teams, and over 200 clubs and organiza- my congratulations to the university, vancement of society; tions. the faculty, the staff, the students, and Whereas the devoted administrators and Recently, Radford was named one of the alumni. staff members of Radford University strive the Top Up-and-Coming Schools in the I urge my colleagues to support the to foster an environment that supports the noble work of the university; Nation by U.S. News & World Report resolution, and I reserve the balance of Whereas the centennial of Radford Univer- due to its promising and innovative my time. sity is an appropriate time for faculty, staff, changes it has made over the past few Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, I’m students, alumni, and friends— years. Under the leadership of pleased to recognize the gentleman

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from Virginia (Mr. BOUCHER), the spon- iana Islands (Mr. SABLAN) that the (1) commends the University of Con- sor of the resolution, for 3 minutes. House suspend the rules and agree to necticut Huskies for their historic win in the Mr. BOUCHER. I want to thank the the resolution, H. Res. 1182. 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association gentleman for his leadership in bring- The question was taken; and (two- Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament; (2) recognizes the achievements of the ing this resolution to the floor and for thirds being in the affirmative) the players, coaches, students, and support staff yielding this time to me today, and I rules were suspended and the resolu- who were instrumental in the Huskies’ vic- extend thanks also to the gentlelady tion was agreed to. tory; and from Illinois for her assistance with A motion to reconsider was laid on (3) directs the Clerk of the House of Rep- this measure. And I thank both of my the table. resentatives to transmit a copy of this reso- lution to University of Connecticut Presi- colleagues for their very generous f statements on behalf of Radford Uni- dent Michael Hogan and head coach Geno versity this afternoon. COMMENDING UNIVERSITY OF Auriemma for appropriate display. H.R. 1182 is bipartisan legislation CONNECTICUT HUSKIES ON WOM- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- congratulating Radford University on EN’S NCAA BASKETBALL CHAM- ant to the rule, the gentleman from the its 100th anniversary. The resolution is PIONSHIP Northern Mariana Islands (Mr. SABLAN) and the gentlewoman from Illinois cosponsored by eight members of our Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, I move to (Mrs. BIGGERT) each will control 20 Virginia House delegation, and Sen- suspend the rules and agree to the reso- minutes. ators WEBB and WARNER have intro- lution (H. Res. 1239) commending the The Chair now recognizes the gen- duced companion legislation which pre- University of Connecticut Huskies for tleman from the Northern Mariana Is- viously has been approved in the Sen- their historic win in the 2010 NCAA Di- lands. ate. vision I Women’s Basketball Tour- For a century, Radford University nament, as amended. GENERAL LEAVE has provided students with an out- The Clerk read the title of the resolu- Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, I request standing education, and the university tion. 5 legislative days during which Mem- richly deserves congratulations, which The text of the resolution is as fol- bers may revise and extend and insert we extend today, on that achievement. lows: extraneous material on House Resolu- In that century, nearly 70,000 students tion 1239 into the RECORD. H. RES. 1239 have received a Radford education, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there many of whom have gone on to become Whereas, on April 6, 2010, the University of objection to the request of the gen- Connecticut Huskies defeated the University leaders in business and government and of Stanford Cardinal 53 to 47 in the final tleman from the Northern Mariana Is- education, health care, the arts and game of the National Collegiate Athletic As- lands? other areas. sociation Division I Women’s Basketball There was no objection. Radford University was chartered on Tournament in San Antonio, Texas; Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield March 10, 1910, as the State Normal and Whereas the Huskies were undefeated with myself as much time as I may con- Industrial School for Women at a record of 39–0, defeating 38 of their 39 oppo- sume. Radford with the mission of preparing nents by more than 10 points; Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate teachers; and it was renamed in 1924 as Whereas the Huskies have won a record 78 the University of Connecticut’s wom- games in a row; en’s basketball team for winning the Radford State Teachers College, in 1944 Whereas the Huskies were undefeated for as the Women’s Division of Virginia the 4th time since 1994–1995; 2010 NCAA Division I Women’s Basket- Polytechnic Institute, and in 1964 as Whereas the Huskies have won 7 national ball Championship. Radford College. The school became titles, second most in NCAA Division I wom- At the final buzzer in this year’s Radford University in 1979, the name en’s basketball history; championship game, the UConn that it proudly bears today. Whereas senior center Tina Charles was Huskies roared to their second straight Today, Radford University is known chosen as the Naismith Award winner, the championship win and a history-mak- for its strong leadership and relation- Wooden Award winner, the United States ing 78th straight win of the season. Basketball Writers Association player of the With their 53–47 victory that Tuesday ships between faculty and students and year, and Associated Press player of the the commitment to service that exists year; night at the Alamodome, the UConn and pervades the student body. The Whereas junior forward Maya Moore was Huskies and the Stanford Cardinals school offers 153 undergraduate and chosen as the State Farm Wade Trophy play- both played with exceptional talent graduate programs and strong re- er of the year and as the Women’s Final Four and dedication. In the end, UConn search, service learning, and Most Valuable Player; seized their seventh NCAA Women’s preprofessional programs. Whereas Maya Moore and Tina Charles Basketball Championship. The Huskies Radford University is located in my were chosen as first team All-Americans and became the first women’s basketball congressional district, but its achieve- as members of the Final Four First All Tour- team to have back-to-back undefeated nament Team; ments bring pride not just to our re- Whereas Coach Geno Auriemma, who holds national championship seasons. With gion but to citizens across Virginia. the highest winning percentage among ac- their 78 straight wins, UConn also The university graduates reside in tive coaches, serves as president of the Wom- broke the NCAA women’s basketball communities throughout the Nation, en’s Basketball Coaches Association and record for number of consecutive wins. who share in the congratulations which coach of the 2012 United States Olympic The Huskies women’s basketball sea- the Congress today formally extends to team; son marked Coach Geno Auriemma’s Radford University on its 100th anni- Whereas the University of Connecticut 25th season at UConn, and his seventh versary. Women’s Basketball program has a 100 per- NCAA Women’s Basketball Champion- cent graduation rate among four-year play- ship victory. Auriemma has led UConn I thank my colleagues for their as- ers, representing the team’s commitment to sistance in bringing this measure to achievement in the classroom as well as on to the Final Four a total of 11 times the floor, and I urge its approval by the the court; during his time with the team, and this House. Whereas each player, coach, athletic train- game was his 735th career win as a Mrs. BIGGERT. I would yield back er, and staff member of the University of coach. In fact, he has the highest win- the balance of my time. Connecticut Huskies dedicated their season ning percentage among the Division I Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, I again and their tireless efforts to their perfect active coaches. Auriemma has also urge my colleagues to support H. Res. record and the NCAA championship; and guided UConn to five Big East regular 1182, and I yield back the balance of my Whereas residents of Connecticut and season titles and 14 Big East Tour- Huskies fans worldwide are to be commended time. for their longstanding support, perseverance, nament titles. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The and pride in this team: Now, therefore, be it The sensational junior forward Maya question is on the motion offered by Resolved, That the House of Representa- Moore was named the Final Four’s the gentleman from the Northern Mar- tives— Most Outstanding Player, scoring 23

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The University of Con- a program where academic excellence, Senior center Tina Charles also necticut is the State’s flagship institu- the true ideal of student athletes, is proved to be an invaluable player. She tion of higher learning and was founded something that has never been forgot- was chosen as the Naismith Award win- in 1881 as the Storrs Agricultural ten. The graduation rate has been per- ner and Associated Press player of the School and became the University of fect since he has been there. It’s, again, year. She was later drafted number one Connecticut in 1939. a great role model for not just young overall in the 2010 WNBA draft and re- In fact, the university has more than girls in the U.S. but also young boys in cently signed with the Connecticut 70 focused research centers where fac- terms of really the goal of a student Sun. ulty, graduates students and under- athlete path towards success in life. I also congratulate the Huskies on graduate students conduct research on Mr. Speaker, last year when the their excellence both on and off the everything from improving human UConn women won the national title, court. The Huskies women’s team health to enhancing public education they had the exciting honor to go visit boasts a flawless 100 percent gradua- and protecting the country’s natural the White House for an event at the tion rate in 2009 amongst all 4-year resources. Rose Garden. President Obama, who players. The alumni, faculty, and staff I extend my congratulations to the was obviously, as we all know, a big at the University of Connecticut have university, the president of the Univer- basketball fan, welcomed them to the much to be proud of. sity of Connecticut, Head Coach Geno White House. And as the father of two Once again, I congratulate the UConn Auriemma and his staff, and the hard- young girls, he spent a lot of time with Huskies winning the national cham- working players and the fans. them, getting a chance to become ac- pionship, and I thank Mr. COURTNEY for With that, I reserve the balance of quainted and then, actually, challenged bringing this bill forward. my time. them to a game of H-O-R-S-E in the I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, I am outdoor basketball court which exists pleased to yield as much time as he at the White House. b 1415 may consume to the distinguished gen- Much to the astonishment of people Mrs. BIGGERT. Mr. Speaker, I yield tleman from Connecticut (Mr. COURT- in Connecticut, and also to the wom- myself such time as I may consume. NEY). en’s basketball team, President Obama Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support Mr. COURTNEY. Mr. Speaker, Vince actually won the game of H-O-R-S-E. of House Resolution 1239, commending Lombardi, the legendary NFL coach And at a reception that we had a short the University of Connecticut Huskies once said, ‘‘Perfection is not attain- time afterwards, the women were very for their historic win in the 2010 Na- able, but if we chase perfection we can upset with themselves, but also pointed tional Collegiate Athletic Association catch excellence.’’ out correctly that they were playing in Division I Women’s Basketball Tour- That beautiful statement, I think, high heels and dresses while the Presi- nament. really describes to a ‘‘T’’ the UConn dent had flat shoes and certainly, I On April 6, 2010, the University of women’s basketball team, which today think, had some advantage in terms of Connecticut Huskies defeated the stands as a history-making organiza- that impromptu pickup game which Stanford University Cardinals 53–47 in tion with 78 straight wins. They are took place last year. the NCAA Division I women’s basket- now only 9 wins short of catching the At the Christmas party this year, ball national championship in San An- record by the UCLA men’s basketball which I am sure maybe you and others tonio, Texas, capturing the Huskies’ team led by Coach Wooden back in the in the Chamber had an opportunity to seventh national title. As a Stanford 1960s. And there are a lot of us in Con- attend, I reminded the President that graduate, I was disappointed, but the necticut, and I am proud to represent the women at UConn were still pretty undefeated Huskies overpowered each the district where the University of upset about the fact that they lost that of their regular season opponents as Connecticut is located, who are con- game of H-O-R-S-E at the White House. well by more than 10 points, certainly fident that we are actually going to see Mrs. Obama, who is ever gracious, a very worthy opponent. that milestone fall sometime during leaned over and said, well, we will in- In large part, the Huskies’ success next year’s basketball season because vite them back to come back and play was due to senior center Tina Charles of the amazing talent that has been as- again. And I told both the President and junior forward Maya Moore. Tina sembled at the University of Con- and the First Lady, don’t worry, UConn Charles was chosen as the Naismith necticut campus, but also the system women are coming back with an invita- Award winner, Wooden Award winner, that Coach Auriemma has put together tion, because they are going to win the United States Basketball Writers Asso- over the last number of years. national title in the 2010 season. ciation player of the year and Associ- Again, I want to thank the other So they have lived up to my pre- ated Press player of the year. Moore Members who have gone through chap- diction, which was made at the Christ- was chosen as the State Farm Wade ter and verse, in terms of the incredible mas gathering at the White House last Trophy player of the year and as the season, which the UConn women ac- year. In a short time, I am sure there Women’s Final Four Most Valuable complished. Again, it’s a team that will be another Rose Garden celebra- Player. While these two women were last year won the national title. There tion of their extraordinary success. I recognized for their outstanding play, was tremendous pressure every single would bet my house and car that they the entire team deserves our praise and game to see whether or not their win- are this year going to win the game of for the unparalleled success of the ning streak would actually come to an H-O-R-S-E, which they are spoiling for team as NCAA Division I national end. Every team that played them was a rematch at the White House with the champs. as pumped up and psyched as any game President. However, this program would not be on their schedule because they saw it Again, it’s something that the people what it has turned out to be today as an opportunity to make history, and of the State of Connecticut are so without the outstanding efforts of the the pressure on the UConn women proud of there was a huge celebration head coach Geno Auriemma. During his Huskies was extraordinary, as was the last Saturday in Hartford. There were illustrious tenure, the coach has trans- national media focus as the program, over 25,000 people lining the streets of formed a program from only one win- again, advanced its amazing record Hartford to cheer on this amazing ning season to a team with a record from one game to another. Again, it group of young women and the amazing

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Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Mr. Speaker, I rules were suspended and the resolu- Again, Coach Lombardi once said, rise today in support of House Resolution tion, as amended, was agreed to. ‘‘Perfection is not attainable, but if we 1239, Commending the University of Con- A motion to reconsider was laid on chase perfection we can catch excel- necticut Huskies for their historic win in the the table. lence.’’ This young group of women, I 2010 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball think, have shown that they have cer- Tournament. On March 6, 2010, the Huskies f tainly achieved excellence and they capped an undefeated season by beating the FITNESS INTEGRATED WITH have just about shown perfection with University of Stanford Cardinal 53–47 in the TEACHING KIDS ACT what they have achieved this year, and NCAA Championship game. There are many Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, I move to I hope that this Chamber will affirm things that make this team impressive, but to suspend the rules and pass the bill that great accomplishment by unani- show just how dominant they were, this was (H.R. 1585) to amend the Elementary mous support for this resolution. I their only victory all season where they de- and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to thank, again, the Speaker and the pro- feated an opponent by less than 10 points. improve standards for physical edu- ponent for giving me the opportunity With 78 straight wins, they broke their own cation, as amended. to speak on behalf of this resolution. record for all-time consecutive victories. The Clerk read the title of the bill. Mrs. BIGGERT. I have no further re- Throughout their unbelievable run, the The text of the bill is as follows: quests for time, and I yield back the UConn women’s basketball team has cap- balance of my time. tivated the state of Connecticut with their awe- H.R. 1585 Ms. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise inspiring talent. Tina Charles’ tremendous play Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- today in support of H. Res. 1239, which recog- at center earned her recognition as both the resentatives of the United States of America in nizes the tremendous accomplishments of the United States Basketball Writers Association Congress assembled, University of Connecticut women’s basketball and the Associated Press Player of the Year. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. team. The University of Connecticut Huskies Additionally, she was named the Naismith This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fitness Inte- women’s basketball team has emerged as one Award winner and the Wooden Award winner. grated with Teaching Kids Act’’ or the ‘‘FIT Kids Act’’. of the most outstanding teams in the history of Although she will graduate this year, she will SEC. 2. FINDINGS. college sports. On April 6, 2010, the Huskies undoubtedly be remembered as one of the all- Congress finds the following: defeated the Stanford Cardinal in the National time greats to play for the Huskies. Junior (1) Childhood obesity has reached epidemic Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA, Division Maya Moore received outstanding honors by proportions in the United States. I women’s basketball national championship in being named the State Farm Wade Trophy (2) Researchers estimate that medical San Antonio, Texas. Player of the Year and being named the Most costs of the obesity epidemic may total as This victory gave the Huskies their seventh Valuable Player in the Final Four. Both Moore much as $147,000,000,000 annually. national championship, second only to the and Tina Charles were chosen as First-Team (3) The prevalence of overweight in chil- University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers’ All-Americans. dren between the ages of 6 and 11 years in- eight championships. This season the Huskies Connecticut is home to one of the most ac- creased from 4.0 percent between 1971 to 1974 went undefeated, ending the season on a complished and successful teams in the his- to 17.5 percent between 2001to 2004, and the record 78 game winning streak, a streak that prevalence of overweight in adolescents be- tory of collegiate athletics. Under Head Coach tween the ages of 12 and 19 years increased has lasted since the beginning of the 2008– Geno Auriemma, we in Connecticut have be- from 6.1 percent to 17.0 percent. 2009 season. As a former college basketball come accustomed to excellence year in and (4) Recent studies indicating that 17 per- player, I understand the hard work, intense year out. He has led the Huskies to seven cent of 6 to 11 year-olds and 17.6 percent of 12 focus, and tireless dedication required to championships, including four undefeated sea- to 19 year-olds are considered obese. Further- achieve a single season as successful as the sons. He also holds the highest winning per- more, 33 percent of 6 to11 year olds and 34 Huskies’ was this year. So, the kind of re- centage of any active coach in women’s colle- percent of 12 to 19 year olds are overweight; peated success that the University of Con- giate basketball. these rates have roughly doubled since 1980. necticut women have seen over the years is The Women Huskies have captured the (5) Of all United States deaths from major truly impressive. hearts of fans all across the nation with their chronic disease, 23 percent are linked to sed- entary lifestyles that now begin at child- The Huskies’ coach, Geno Auriemma, is the exemplary work on and off the court. In every hood. president of the Women’s Basketball Coaches game, the team played with a passion and de- (6) Overweight adolescents have a 70 to 80 Association and holds the highest winning per- sire only displayed by champions. This entire percent chance of becoming overweight centage among active coaches. Coach team of remarkable women: Heather Buck, adults, increasing their risk for chronic dis- Auriemma is also a coach of the 2012 United Tina Charles, Lorin Dixon, Caroline Doty, Kelly ease, disability, and death. States Olympic Team. In addition to these Faris, Jacquie Fernandes, Meghan Gardler, (7) A decline in physical activity has con- successes, Coach Auriemma should be most Kalana Greene, Tiffany Hayes, Kaili McLaren, tributed to the unprecedented epidemic of appreciated for the role model that he is to his and Maya Moore exemplify what a student- childhood obesity. players and the positive impact he has on (8) The Physical Activity Guidelines for athlete is supposed to be. As they carry their Americans published by the Secretary of their lives. winning streak into next season, I know they Health and Human Services recommend that The Huskies basketball team is comprised will continue to make us proud. children engage in 60 minutes or more of of some of the most talented athletes in the I am proud to join Connecticut’s Congres- physical activity each day. Nation. Junior forward Maya Moore and senior sional Delegation, my colleagues in the House (9) In a 2005 Government Accountability center Tina Charles were both selected as first of Representatives, and Husky Nation in cele- Office report on key strategies to include in team All-Americans and as members of the brating the UConn Women Basketball team’s programs designed to target childhood obe- Final Four All-Tournament Team. Maya Moore seventh NCAA Women’s National Basketball sity, ‘‘increasing physical activity’’ was was also chosen as the State Farm Wade Championship, second perfect season in a identified as the most important component in any such program. Trophy Player of the Year and the Women’s row and record 78-game winning streak. Final Four Most Valuable Player. Tina Charles (10) Part of the decline in physical activity Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, again, I has been in our Nation’s schools, where phys- was selected as the winner of the Naismith ask all my colleagues to support House ical education programs have been cut back Award, the Wooden Award, the United States Resolution 1239, as amended. in the past 2 decades. Basketball Writers Association Player of the I yield back the balance of my time. (11) The national standard for physical Year Award, and the Associated Press Player The SPEAKER pro tempore. The education frequency, as outlined in the of the Year Award. question is on the motion offered by Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans,

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is 150 minutes per week in elementary school heres to national guidelines adopted by the (b) NATIONAL FITNESS STUDY.—Subject to and 225 minutes per week in middle school Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the availability of funds to carry out this and high school. of Health and Human Services or the State subsection, the Secretary of Education shall (12) Only 3.8 percent of elementary schools, in which the school is located; conduct a study on the participation of stu- 7.9 percent of middle schools, and 2.1 percent (B) the most recent national recommenda- dents in physical education and other phys- of high schools provide daily physical edu- tions for physical education and physical ac- ical activities in public elementary schools cation or its equivalent for the entire school tivity for elementary school and secondary and public secondary schools that— year, and 22 percent of schools do not require school students, as established by the Cen- (1) examines student participation in exer- students to take any physical education at ters for Disease Control and Prevention of cise (including sports and active games), in- all. the Department of Health and Human Serv- cluding the types, frequency, duration, and (13) Among children ages 9 to 13, 61.5 per- ices; seasonality of exercise participation, cent do not participate in any organized (C) the requirements described in para- through— physical activity during out-of-school hours. graph (1)(E); (A) school physical education classes; (14) Regular physical activity is associated (D) a description of the facilities available (B) other school programs; and with a healthier, longer life and a lower risk for physical education and physical activity (C) intramural activities; and of cardiovascular disease, high blood pres- for students enrolled in the school; and (2) assesses student physical activity and sure, diabetes, obesity, and some cancers. (E) if applicable, any health and wellness fitness levels. (15) Research suggests a strong correlation council (such as a school health council or (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— between children’s fitness and their aca- local wellness policy council) located in the There are authorized to be appropriated such demic performance as measured by grades in school or that the school is involved with, sums as may be necessary to carry out this core subjects and standardized test scores. including information on— section for fiscal year 2011. (16) Approximately 81 percent of adults be- (i) members; SEC. 5. DISSEMINATION OF BEST PRACTICES. lieve daily physical education should be (ii) membership criteria; (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days mandatory in schools. (iii) opportunities for parental involve- after the date of the enactment of this Act, ment; and the Secretary of Education shall identify and SEC. 3. INCREASING AWARENESS OF PHYSICAL make available to State educational agen- ACTIVITY OPPORTUNITIES AT (iv) meeting dates and agendas. SCHOOL. (b) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.— cies and local educational agencies, best (1) SUBMISSION; INFORMATION AVAIL- practices on innovative physical education (a) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—Not ABILITY.—Not later than 15 days after a local and physical activity policies and programs later than 1 year after the date of the enact- educational agency described in subsection at the State and local level, including best ment of this Act, and annually thereafter, (a) posts on its Internet website the informa- practices that— each local educational agency located in a tion described in subsection (a)(1)(E), and an- (1) identify and address common challenges State receiving funds under part A of title I nually thereafter, the local educational to States and local educational agencies in of the Elementary and Secondary Education agency shall provide to the applicable State implementing physical education and phys- Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.) shall— educational agency the information de- ical activity policies and programs, includ- (1) post on its Internet website, or other- scribed in such subsection. ing barriers for meeting national rec- wise make available to parents and families (2) ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF THE STATE EDU- ommendations for physical education and of students served by the agency, informa- CATIONAL AGENCY.—A State educational physical activity in schools, as established tion on healthful eating habits, physical edu- agency that receives information under para- by the Centers for Disease Control and Pre- cation, and physical activity, including in- graph (1) shall ensure that the information is vention of the Department of Health and formation on— made available to the general public within Human Services; and (A) the importance of a healthy lifestyle a reasonable period of time, such as through (2) meet or are working toward meeting (including healthful eating habits, physical the Internet website of the State educational the national recommendations for physical education, and physical activity) for an ef- agency. education and physical activity in schools, fective learning environment; SEC. 4. STUDIES ON PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND FIT- as established by the Centers for Disease (B) how schools served by the agency are NESS. Control and Prevention of the Department of promoting healthy lifestyles, including in- (a) NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL STUDY.— Health and Human Services. formation on applicable elementary school Subject to the availability of funds appro- (b) UPDATING BEST PRACTICES.—The Sec- and secondary school programs and policies priated to carry out this subsection, the Sec- retary shall update the best practices de- regarding nutrition, physical education, and retary of Education shall enter into a con- scribed in subsection (a) after completion of physical activity (including coordinated tract with the National Research Council of the study carried out under section 4(a). school health plans or local wellness poli- the National Academy of Sciences to— SEC. 6. PROMOTING THE HEALTHIERUS SCHOOL cies, as applicable); (1) examine and make recommendations CHALLENGE. (C) whether the schools served by the agen- regarding— The Secretary of Education, in collabora- cy follow an age-appropriate physical edu- (A) various means that may be employed tion with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall cation curriculum for all elementary school to incorporate physical activity into elemen- encourage schools to participate in the and secondary school students enrolled in tary school and secondary school settings, HealthierUS School Challenge of the Food the schools that adheres to national guide- and before- and after-school programs; and Nutrition Service of the Department of lines adopted by the Centers for Disease Con- (B) innovative and effective ways to in- Agriculture. trol and Prevention of the Department of crease physical activity for all students in SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. Health and Human Services or the State in kindergarten through grade 12; and Except as otherwise provided, any term which the school is located; (C) efforts to encourage the participation used in this Act that is defined in section (D) the most recent national recommenda- of students with disabilities in physical edu- 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu- tions for physical education and physical ac- cation programs and the types of accom- cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801) shall have tivity for elementary school and secondary modations used to increase the participation the meaning given the term in such section. school students, as established by the Cen- of such students; The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ters for Disease Control and Prevention of (2) study the impact of health, level of ant to the rule, the gentleman from the the Department of Health and Human Serv- physical activity, and amount of physical ices; and education on students’ ability to learn and Northern Mariana Islands (Mr. SABLAN) (E) a description of the amount of time maximize performance in school; and and the gentlewoman from Illinois that students in kindergarten through grade (3) study and provide specific recommenda- (Mrs. BIGGERT) each will control 20 12 served by the agency are required to spend tions for effectively measuring the progress minutes. in physical education, disaggregated by students, at the elementary school and sec- The Chair recognizes the gentleman grade level, including information on cri- ondary school level, in increasing physical from the Northern Mariana Islands. teria for granting students a waiver or ex- activity and improving their health and GENERAL LEAVE emption, or allowing a substitution for the well-being, including improving their— Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, I request requirement; and (A) knowledge, awareness, and behavior, 5 legislative days during which Mem- (2) assist each school served by the agency related to nutrition and physical activity; bers may revise and extend and insert in collecting and disseminating (such as (B) cognitive development, and fitness, through the Internet website of the school) with physical education; extraneous material on H.R. 1585 into to parents and families of students enrolled (C) knowledge of lifetime physical activity the RECORD. in the school, information on— and health promotion; and The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there (A) whether the school follows an age-ap- (D) performance on overall health indica- objection to the request of the gen- propriate physical education curriculum for tors, including flexibility, endurance, tleman from the Northern Mariana Is- all students enrolled in the school that ad- strength, balance, and blood pressure. lands?

VerDate Mar 15 2010 08:39 Jun 17, 2013 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR10\H21AP0.002 H21AP0 pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD April 21, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 156, Pt. 5 6007 There was no objection. I reserve the balance of my time. Now, moms and dads need to know Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield Mrs. BIGGERT. Mr. Speaker, at this this early, but every fourth grader in myself as much time as I may con- time I yield such time as he may con- America needs to know this is not sume. sume to a sponsor of this bill, Mr. about how big God made you. Some of Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support WAMP of Tennessee. us have big bones, small bones, wide, of H.R. 1585, which brings much-needed Mr. WAMP. I thank the gentlewoman thin, tall, short, dark, light; this is attention to the role of physical atten- and the chairman for the time, and I about knowing that there is a dial in tion and activity in our Nation’s will commend Representative KIND, your life that must be adjusted if you schools and the importance of healthy Representative INSLEE, and many oth- want to live a high quality of life and living and active lifestyles. ers for bringing this legislation to the you want to be physically well. The This legislation comes at a critical floor. dial means you’ve got to get a certain time. Obesity among our Nation’s chil- But this is just a start of what we amount of exercise. dren has not only reached epidemic need to do in this country. Mr. Speak- PE has been squeezed out of our proportions, it has become a public er, we have 13-year-olds all over this schools; it needs to be welcomed back health crisis. The danger of childhood country on high blood-pressure medica- in with open arms. We need healthier obesity is far greater than any other tion. We have a type 2 diabetes and children. This is a chronic problem. We health-related emergency we have seen chronic obesity problem in America. tried to get President Bush to make in the past decade. The percentage of We do have a lot of Federal involve- this a centerpiece issue. We weren’t ment in education. Now we can debate children that are overweight in Amer- able, even though he was very phys- how much of that we should have and, ica has tripled over the last 30 years. ically active and a great model for the frankly, as someone who seeks to be Nearly 25 million children and teens country. We need to do all that we can. the 49th Governor of Tennessee, I don’t are considered overweight or obese, a This is a minor first step. number that keeps on rising. want any more. I want local control We took out all the mandates of this The First Lady has recognized the and State control, but we do have, bill so that people couldn’t complain need to address this epidemic and has through the Primary and Secondary about that, but let us at least come to- created the ‘‘Let’s Move’’ initiative. Education Act and now No Child Left gether and say accurate information, Her initiative has four key pillars to Behind, a lot of Federal involvement. helping schools and States better un- achieve the goal of ending childhood What we really wanted was in the derstand what works, what doesn’t obesity: Getting parents more involved multiple measures category, physical work, what is the most effective way to and informed about nutrition and exer- education to be counted as other re- incorporate physical education in edu- cise; making healthy foods more acces- quirements are, because Thomas Jef- cation. Mind, body, and spirit is a ho- sible and affordable; increasing atten- ferson said 200 years ago a child who is listic way to live a high quality of life. tion to physical activity; and lastly, not physically well struggles with improving the quality of food in the learning. Out of this body we know this; we have the information. Share it with parents, school meal programs. b 1430 This legislation touches on many of teachers, directors of schools and, most those goals, making available impor- We now know that is true and more importantly, the next generation. We tant information to parents and com- true today than it was then because of will be a better country for it. munities regarding the type of physical these afflictions, because of poor nutri- I urge passage of this bill and I thank education being provided to students, tion. We know in my home State, with the authors. encouraging increased physical edu- research from Dr. Mark Houston, that Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, I am cation and activity and promoting the healthy doses of fresh fruits and vege- pleased to recognize the gentleman Healthier U.S. School Challenge, which tables can lower the cancer rate in from Washington (Mr. INSLEE) for 1 recognizes schools that are creating your State by 40 percent. Nutrition is minute. healthier school environments through incredibly important. Mr. INSLEE. I commend this bill. their promotion of good nutrition and Physical activity is how children per- This is a bipartisan bill to attempt to physical activity. The legislation will form better. All the research shows if a prevent a bipartisan epidemic of diabe- also make available best practices for child gets a good healthy dose of car- tes from swallowing the next genera- innovative and successful physical edu- diovascular exercise, their brain func- tion. And as Mr. WAMP, who has done a cation programs and policies at the tions much better, they test much bet- great job, and Mr. KIND, who has done State and local level. ter, they sleep better, their quality of a great job on this bill, know, we have Finally, the bill calls for a National life increases. Children who are phys- had No Child Left Behind. And as a PE Research Council study to figure out ically well do much better. We have got teacher who helped develop this bill the best way to incorporate physical to recognize that. said, now we need a ‘‘leave no child on activity into the school day and study Now, No Child Left Behind has their behind’’ bill. This will help our the relationship between physical ac- squeezed out a couple of things from parents work with their children to tivity and cognitive development and public education: one is PE, the other make sure that that is the case. academic achievement. This study will is arts education. That is really unfor- I am particularly appreciative of build on recent research that has tunate because arts education is a left what a little physical activity can do shown that children’s health has a sta- brain thing that broadens a child’s di- for students in their academic pursuits. tistically significant impact on their mension of education and learning, and We are not talking about necessarily academic achievement and a decline in physical activity is essential to a child growing Olympic champions here. physical education may contribute to a learning and growing and becoming We’re trying to get kids who are active decline in school performance. productive, let alone the consequences to help their academic performance. I am glad to join the First Lady in of type 2 diabetes and obesity and hy- My dad is an old PE teacher. I have encouraging awareness of the impor- pertension among young people, which seen up front and personal the benefit tance of physical education in our can be a life sentence. So this is a mat- of getting kids active. And this is a schools. By investing in our children ter of life or death. very reasonable means to make sure and their future, we will be investing So if we are going to have Federal in- parents have information of how active in our country’s future health and volvement in education decisions, we their children are because we intend, in prosperity. better have PE as part of the mix. We a bipartisan way, to stop a bipartisan Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank better have the best research for the diabetes epidemic. This is a great bill; Representative KIND and Representa- States, which is what this bill gets to, let’s pass it. tive WAMP for bringing this bill for- on how to incorporate physical edu- Mrs. BIGGERT. At this time, I would ward and urge my colleagues to sup- cation into the curriculum and the like to yield 2 minutes to the gen- port it. daily regimen of children in school. tleman from Utah (Mr. BISHOP).

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That is what we schools and school districts are not judges of the general welfare, they may are up against with the childhood obe- being asked to recreate the wheel try- appoint teachers in every State, coun- sity epidemic that is ravaging our ing to figure out what works and what ty and parish, they may take into their country and our youth today, the onset doesn’t. There are many model pro- own hands the education of children, of early childhood type 2 juvenile dia- grams that already exist that we can establishing in like manner schools betes, cardiovascular disease. help share through the modeling of throughout the Nation.’’ Close to 75 percent of kids today are best practices and get that information What Madison said sarcastically 200 on the verge of being overweight. We out to empower more schools and years ago is actually before us in bill know that 80 percent of them will be therefore more families. form today. Madison concluded by say- overweight in adult life if something Ultimately, and I would agree with ing: ‘‘Were the power of Congress to be isn’t done to preempt that at a much my friend from Utah, it really does established in the latitude contended sooner level. That is what’s behind the come down to personal responsibility, for, it would subvert the foundations movement towards the FIT Kids legis- for us to take more personal control and transmute the very nature of lim- lation. It is an attempt to try to em- over our own healthy lifestyle deci- ited government established by the phasize physical activity and physical sions. We all know what we all need to people of America.’’ education courses back in our schools be doing a better job of—eating Now, are the sponsors of this bill sin- today. healthier, exercising more, not smok- cere? Yes. Are the goals of this pro- Why is this important? Again, part of ing, and especially for us parents, to gram good? Yes. Would this program be the reason, as Mr. WAMP pointed out, is work much closer and earlier with our beneficial for kids? Yes. Should the that with the advent of No Child Left children at the earliest possible age to Federal Government take the initia- Behind, various courses that were of- help them develop the good lifestyle tive to introduce it? No. If we view the fered in the past are being squeezed. decisions that will continue through- different responsibility levels of gov- Arts is being dropped, and physical out their life. And that will mean, from ernment, someone has to stand up and education, especially, is one of those time to time, unplugging them from say, stop, we are not a school board. courses that is viewed more and more the technology that so many of our There is also a practical reality of as a discretionary item rather than kids are addicted to. I have two little this legislation. The most common re- something that is necessary to enhance boys at home myself. sponse to top-down mandates of teach- our own child’s performance in the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- ers who have to implement it is, this classroom. We know that when kids are tleman’s time has expired. too shall pass, which simply means the more physically active, they tend to Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield to potential grants in the future may be perform better in schools, test scores the gentleman 1 additional minute. good, but a buy-in has to come at a go up, there is less disciplinary pro- Mr. KIND. I know the power that local level, which means the advocates grams, graduation rates go up, and technology holds over our kids today of this program should be taking their their overall health improves—all wor- from XBoxes and TiVos and cell phones initiative to every local district where thy goals that we need to be encour- and BlackBerrys and all, but it is also they can get that buy-in from those aging and supporting more of through- leading to a more sedentary lifestyle, who have to implement it. It will take out the Nation. increasing the childhood obesity epi- a lot more time and work, but it is But today, only 4 percent of elemen- demic. It is up to us parents working in much more effective in the long run be- tary schools, 8 percent of middle the home, providing a good model of cause the reporting requirements that schools, 2 percent of high schools even care and working with our kids to es- will be mandated on every district in provide daily physical education in tablish these good practices. this Nation by this bill will produce their schools. Twenty-two percent of Again, I want to thank my col- more resentment than reform. schools don’t require students to take leagues, Mr. WAMP and Mr. INSLEE, for This bill is well-intentioned, it has physical education at all, and that being original sponsors of the legisla- all sorts of good motives; but because number is growing. Sixty-two percent tion, the gentlelady from Illinois (Mrs. of that, it is too important to allow it of children don’t receive any physical BIGGERT), who is also a cosponsor of to remain at the Federal level. It must activity outside of school hours, and this bill. I want to thank Chairman be done in the districts where it will schools are providing less and fewer MILLER and the members of the Edu- actually have some impact. physical activity opportunities. cation and Labor Committee for the Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, I am What FIT Kids will do is work to en- hearings and the attention brought to pleased to recognize the gentleman sure that kids are active during the it. I also want to thank the over 50 or- from Wisconsin (Mr. KIND) for 4 min- school day and are taught from an ganizations that have endorsed this utes. early age the benefits of living an ac- legislation, such as the American Mr. KIND. I thank my friend for tive and healthy lifestyle. The bill will Heart Association, the NFL Players yielding me time. have schools make information avail- Association with their Play 60 cam- In response to my good friend from able to parents and communities about paign, the National Association of Utah, I know his belief is sincere, but the type of physical education being Sport and Physical Education, the just to be clear with this legislation be- provided to students for each grade in American Diabetes Association, the fore us, we are not mandating that relation to the recommended amounts Sporting Goods Manufacturers Associa- schools and school districts have to established by the CDC, as well as in- tion; the first lady, Michele Obama, offer physical education, merely in- formation on the importance of living along with the President, that has ele- forming parents and the community healthy and active lifestyles. vated the cause of children’s health to what physical activity and what phys- It will enact a National Resources new levels and new attention in this ical education courses are being pro- Council study through the National country; my own staff person, Shannon vided today. And we are very careful in Academy of Sciences to figure out the Glynn, who has worked tirelessly on that. best way to incorporate physical activ- this bill; and not least, Richard Sim- But there is a very simple concept ity in the school day and study the re- mons, who has been a tireless advocate behind the FIT Kids legislation before lationship between physical activity promoting FIT Kids throughout the us today, and that is this: studies have and cognitive development and aca- Nation, testifying here in Congress, ap- shown that it is hard to develop a demic achievement where there is a pearing before press conferences, on

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I thank Richard Sim- I have also had the privilege of work- Congress passed historic health care reform mons for his leadership and his tireless ing with the local Naperville, Illinois, legislation. The new law will change the lives advocacy on FIT Kids. chapter of the nonprofit organization of millions of Americans who could not get ac- I ask my colleagues to support it. It’s PE4life, whose mission it is to inspire cess to health care. While I believe this was the right thing to do, it’s the right active, healthy living by advancing the a necessary law, we must also provide our step, more needs to be done. This is a development of daily health- and children with the resources to live long and good place to start. wellness-based physical education pro- healthy lives. I urge my colleagues to support Mrs. BIGGERT. Mr. Speaker, I yield grams for all children, not just for the bill. myself such time as I may consume. those who are athletically inclined. Mr. KIND. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support Now, I went over there, and I rode a strong support of the bipartisan Fitness Inte- of H.R. 1585, the Fitness Integrated bicycle, racing against these kids—the grated with Teaching (FIT) Kids Act, H.R. with Teaching Kids Act, or the FIT kind of bicycles where you see this 1585, legislation I authored with my colleague, Kids Act. I want to thank my good road before you, and you’ve got to stay Representative ZACH WAMP. Throughout my friends, Congressman RON KIND of Wis- on it, and these kids are whipping time in Congress, I have taken a special inter- consin and Congressman ZACH WAMP of along, and I’m falling off the edge of est in ensuring our nation’s youth live healthy, Tennessee, for sponsoring this piece of the road; but this is the kind of thing active lives. The FIT Kids Act focuses on get- legislation and for their tireless work that’s fun for kids to do in order to ting physical education back into schools and to reduce childhood obesity. learn a healthy lifestyle. has the support of over 50 organizations in Childhood obesity is an issue that The other thing that something like addition to bipartisan support in the House. has now reached epidemic proportions PE4life does is it tracks their fitness With one in three children in this country in the United States. In 2008, 17 percent from the time they get on those bicy- being classified as overweight or obese it is of children between the ages of 2 and 19 cles in September to the time they get clear that childhood obesity has reached epi- were obese and approximately 70 to 80 off a lot of these machines in order to demic proportions. Our kids are living increas- percent of overweight or obese children see how they have become personally ingly sedentary lives, not enjoying the wonders remain obese in adulthood. Unfortu- more fit, and it inspires them to care of the outdoors or being active. As opposed to nately, these obese children are more about their nutrition and everything. going outside, they stay indoors, sit in front of likely to develop diseases such as high So it is my hope that other States will the television and play video games. In Wis- blood pressure and type 2 diabetes. follow Illinois’ lead by making physical consin alone, 25 percent of children watch As we all know, both diet and exer- education a priority in all of their three or more hours of television a day and 20 cise are important to the maintenance schools. percent play video games or use a computer of a healthy weight. Unfortunately, So, once again, I want to highlight for means other than school work three or most of today’s children live sedentary the excellent work of Congressman more hours per day. The Centers for Disease lifestyles; in fact, less than one-third of KIND and Congressman WAMP on this Control and Prevention recommends that chil- high school students currently meet important piece of legislation, and I dren participate in 60 minutes of physical ac- recommended levels of physical activ- hope that we will begin the work of tivity daily. Since kids spend a majority of their ity. The FIT Kids Act requires States dramatically reducing childhood obe- time at school, it is clear that schools must be and localities to provide information sity. involved as we work to get kids moving. to parents and families on the impor- I urge all of my colleagues to support This is especially true when it is considered tance of a healthy lifestyle, including H.R. 1585, the FIT Kids Act, and I yield that for children ages 9–13, an age that kids eating habits, physical education, and back the balance of my time. should be at their most active, 61.5 percent physical activity. It does not require Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, again, I don’t receive any physical activity outside of physical education in schools. am very happy to join the First Lady school hours. Even more disturbing, only 3.8 School districts would also collect in encouraging awareness of the impor- percent of elementary schools, 7.9 percent of information on how schools are pro- tance of physical education in our middle schools, and 2.1 percent of high moting good nutrition and physical ac- schools. I ask all of our colleagues to schools provide daily physical education and tivity, whether the school has an age- join us in supporting H.R. 1585, as 22 percent do not require students to take any appropriate physical education cur- amended. physical education. The rise in childhood obe- riculum, the amount of time that stu- Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in sity correlates with the removal of physical dents spend in physical education, a de- support of H.R. 1585, the ‘‘Fitness Integrated education from schools over the past two dec- scription of the facilities available for with Teaching Kids Act.’’ This legislation will ades and a decline in routine physical activity. PE, and information on any local help combat the obesity epidemic facing our Of all the deaths from major chronic dis- health and wellness councils. And, fi- youth by promoting physical education for stu- eases, 23 percent are linked to sedentary life- nally, the bill would authorize the Na- dents by providing grants to schools, requiring styles that today begin in early childhood. This tional Research Council and the De- State and local officials to report the progress is backwards; we need to ensure that our na- partment of Education to conduct two on these initiatives, and improving teacher tion’s youth learn the merits of living active important studies on physical activity. training. lifestyles starting at an early age, not how to As a cosponsor of H.R. 1585, I believe Let me be frank, we are facing a childhood live inactive lives. It is true that you can’t have that physical education will play an obesity epidemic in our country. Recently, the a healthy mind without a healthy body. Study important role in attacking the child- Centers for Disease Control found that obesity after study have shown that active children hood obesity crisis that is negatively rate for children ages 12 to 19 is 17.6 percent perform better on tests and are more focused impacting our young people. And we and we can not allow this to continue. Today’s and driven during the school day. With the ad- will also learn, as we are learning more legislation is a first step in correcting this dis- vance in technology and the changing society about the brain, how PE in school real- turbing trend by acknowledging that the whole we live in, it may be true that today’s kids will ly helps to develop that brain. community must actively participate in pro- never be as active as they were in the past. moting healthy lifestyles for children. First, it However, we can provide them with quality b 1445 requires all schools, districts and States to re- physical education that will teach them the im- When I was in the Illinois General port on quantity and quality of physical edu- mense benefits to living an active life begin- Assembly, I worked really hard to en- cation. In addition, grants are provided to sup- ning at an early age. sure that the schools in the State of Il- port school counseling and community learn- The FIT Kids Act will get kids moving during linois had access to daily physical edu- ing centers in order to boost children’s nutri- the day again and help them learn how to live

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Also, it will require into schools are so great that it is something (1) supports the goals and ideals of Mathe- that school districts provide parents with infor- we need to come together and commit to. matics Awareness Month; mation on healthy living because schools can Routine physical education is a proven way to (2) encourages colleges, universities, and only solve so much of this problem. This infor- lower children’s body mass index, increase other organizations to hold events to honor mation increases awareness of entire families students’ attention and attentiveness during Mathematics Awareness Month; and and communities about opportunities for phys- the day, and improve kids’ academic scores. (3) supports increased public awareness and ical activity and how best to live healthy lives. Let’s pass this bill to ensure that we don’t con- appreciation for the importance of mathe- tinue spending $147 billion annually on obesity matics at all levels of the educational sys- Providing parents and caregivers with this in- tem in the United States. formation is imperative to ensure that they are related medical expenses or have more of our making healthy choices at home. population suffer from chronic diseases, harm- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- In addition to providing information to par- ing their quality of life and economic output. ant to the rule, the gentleman from the ents and communities, the bill enacts a Na- We need to commit to providing children with Northern Mariana Islands (Mr. SABLAN) tional Research Council Study on the types of the foundations and knowledge to make and the gentlewoman from Illinois physical education offered in schools and var- healthy choices and live active lives; the FIT (Mrs. BIGGERT) each will control 20 ious and innovative means that schools suc- Kids Act puts us on the path toward doing minutes. cessfully employ physical education in order to this. The Chair recognizes the gentleman get students active. Additionally, there will fi- Mr. SABLAN. I yield back the bal- from the Northern Mariana Islands. nally be a comprehensive study regarding the ance of my time. GENERAL LEAVE relationship between cognitive development, The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, I request academic achievement and physical education question is on the motion offered by 5 legislative days during which Mem- and fitness. The cost of the study will be mini- the gentleman from the Northern Mar- bers may revise and extend their re- mal and the benefits substantial. While some iana Islands (Mr. SABLAN) that the marks and insert extraneous material studies have indicated that physical activity House suspend the rules and pass the on House Resolution 1270 into the and education lead to better academic bill, H.R. 1585, as amended. RECORD. achievement, including a study most recently The question was taken; and (two- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there conducted by the CDC, the study in this bill thirds being in the affirmative) the objection to the request of the gen- would provide definitive evidence of the impor- rules were suspended and the bill, as tleman from the Northern Mariana Is- tance of movement and exercise to cognitive amended, was passed. lands? development and future productivity. The title was amended so as to read: There was no objection. Lastly, this bill will make available to state ‘‘A bill to increase awareness of phys- Mr. SABLAN. I yield myself such education agencies and local education agen- ical activity opportunities at school, time as I may consume. cies best practices on innovative physical edu- and for other purposes.’’. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support cation and physical activity policies and pro- A motion to reconsider was laid on of House Resolution 1270, which recog- grams at the state and local level while identi- the table. nizes the important role of mathe- fying common challenges in implementing f matics in our schools and in our coun- try. physical education and barriers for meeting MATHEMATICS AWARENESS Family members, as children’s first the DC recommendations for physical edu- MONTH cation. teachers, are crucial to student suc- I am so proud that the FIT Kids Act made Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, I move to cess. The more adults become engaged it to the floor today. With all of the great things suspend the rules and agree to the reso- in their children’s education, the great- the First Lady has been doing to stop child- lution (H. Res. 1270) expressing support er the chances that children will suc- hood obesity and all of the historical private for Mathematics Awareness Month. ceed. Parents teach children academic and public partnerships that are currently The Clerk read the title of the resolu- fundamentals by reading to them and being formed throughout the country, the tim- tion. by counting with them. ing is perfect for us to address the lack of The text of the resolution is as fol- Mathematics Awareness Month pro- physical education being provided in schools. lows: vides a venue for students from kinder- I want to give a special thanks to my col- H. RES. 1270 garten through high school and their league, ZACH WAMP, for all of his tireless work Whereas current educational and economic families to celebrate and learn math. supporting this bill. I would also like to thank trends indicate that the demand for employ- Institutes of higher education and pro- ees with a high-quality mathematics edu- Chairman MILLER for his devotion to the con- fessional organizations organize com- cation could exceed the supply of individuals munity events that highlight math cepts and goals of the FIT Kids Act. The with such an education; American Heart Association, the National As- Whereas students who pursue a postsec- problem-solving and how math is used sociation for Sports and Physical Education, ondary education in mathematics have a in a variety of careers. the American Diabetes Association, and the broad range of career choices upon gradua- To succeed in tomorrow’s world, stu- National Football League with their Play 60 tion; dents must understand algebra, geom- campaign, all support the FIT Kids Act and ad- Whereas Mathematics Awareness Month etry, statistics, and probability. Busi- vocated for its passage. began in 1986 as Mathematics Awareness ness and industry demand workers who And, last but certainly not least, I want to Week; can solve real-world problems, who can Whereas April 2010, is recognized as Mathe- explain their thinking to others, who thank Richard Simmons. For nearly four dec- matics Awareness Month; ades, Richard has helped millions of Ameri- Whereas the theme for Mathematics can identify and analyze trends from cans lose weight, tirelessly working with over- Awareness Month 2010, ‘‘Mathematics and data, and who can use modern tech- weight adults, teaching them to adopt a life- Sports’’, highlights uses for an education in nology. style of balance, moderate eating and exer- mathematics across a broad range of sub- Our Nation’s economic competitive- cise. Most recently, he has changed his focus jects and helps to show students the role of ness depends upon rich math knowl- from adults to children, traveling to over 200 mathematics in their everyday lives and in- edge that can fuel industry by our citi- schools last year. A leading advocate for the terests; zenry. Tackling prominent social and Whereas mathematics is found in sports in health challenges will require profes- FIT Kids Act, Richard has praised the bill at the forms of measurement, time, computa- schools, on television, and at speaking events tion, fractions, statistics, and probability; sionals skilled in mathematics. around the country. His successful grassroots and Mathematics Awareness Month campaign in favor of the bill flooded congres- Whereas Mathematics Awareness Month began in 1986 as Mathematics Aware- sional offices with letters urging support of the encourages colleges, universities, and other ness Week, and it became a monthlong

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All over the country, students and 2005 GAO report found that teacher ef- Mr. Speaker, I strongly support their families can attend community fectiveness between grades kinder- Mathematics Awareness Month, and I events to learn about math in baseball, garten and 12th was critical to a stu- urge my colleagues to join me in en- basketball, football, golf, soccer, track dent’s ongoing interest in mathe- couraging all schools, colleges, univer- and field, tennis, and, actually, car rac- matics. As we move forward with the sities, and other organizations to rec- ing. Additionally, the Mathematics reauthorization of the Elementary and ognize the importance of mathematics Awareness Month Web site provides Secondary Education Act, we should be in their own curricula. videos and links to other resources. cognizant of what is resonating with Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mathematics Awareness Month also students and what is not, particularly Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H. Res. provides an opportunity for us all to in the areas of mathematics, science, 1270 to express support for Mathematics recognize the dedication of our Na- engineering, and technology. Mathe- Awareness Month. This year, Mathematics tion’s math educators and to purpose- matics Awareness Month is one exam- Awareness Month will take place in April with fully look for ways to increase mathe- ple of how we can help teachers make the theme of ‘‘Mathematics and Sports.’’ matical excellence for all of our chil- that important practical connection Events and demonstrations will take place dren. with students in needed areas of study. I commend the colleges, universities, I urge my colleagues to support this across the country and include a variety of and organizations which hold events to resolution. workshops, exhibits, competitions, and lec- draw and retain students into the field Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, I reserve tures to both educate people and encourage of mathematics. the balance of my time. the study of mathematics. Mr. Speaker, once again, I express Mrs. BIGGERT. I yield myself such As our society becomes increasingly de- my support for Mathematics Aware- time as I may consume. pendent on technology, professionals who ness Month, and I hope this resolution Mr. Speaker, as a longtime advocate have a deep understanding of math and serves to inspire our Nation’s citizenry of science, technology, engineering, science are going to be in high demand. For to seek out events near them. and mathematics—or STEM—edu- this reason it is imperative that we educate the I want to thank Representative cation during my tenure here in Con- coming generation to truly understand mathe- MCMORRIS RODGERS for bringing this gress, I rise today in strong support of matics and how it can be applied to everyday resolution to the floor, and I urge my House Resolution 1270, expressing sup- life. Simply put, our economy is going to de- colleagues to pass this resolution. mand an understanding of mathematics, and it I reserve the balance of my time. port for Mathematics Awareness Mrs. BIGGERT. Mr. Speaker, I yield Month. is imperative that we rise to the challenge and as much time as she may consume to In our increasingly global and tech- teach our young people the mathematics skills the gentlewoman from Washington, nology-based economy, math education they need. CATHY MCMORRIS RODGERS, the sponsor has become even more important to en- Mr. Speaker, throughout my years in Con- of this bill. suring our Nation’s continued eco- gress, I have been an avid supporter of math- Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS. Mr. nomic competitiveness. Learning math ematics, engineering, and other related fields. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H. is financially beneficial for both our I fully believe that we have to hold mathe- Res. 1270, a resolution expressing sup- Nation’s economy and for our students. matics education in higher regard as innova- port for Mathematics Awareness In 2010, the top 10 highest paying col- tion is a direct byproduct of a deep under- Month. lege majors were all related to math, standing of this field. For this reason, Mathe- Over the last several decades, there science, and engineering. Unfortu- matics Awareness Month is incredibly impor- has been a growing concern with the nately, recent National Association of tant, and I encourage my fellow colleagues to low number of students who are grad- Educational Progress—NAEP—test join me today in supporting this resolution for uating with a degree in mathematics. scores has shown little or no progress both our students and the future of our coun- A 2002 report issued by the National among our fourth and eighth grade stu- try. Science Foundation found that the dents since 2007. Despite the best ef- Mrs. BIGGERT. Seeing that I have no number of math degrees represented 1 forts of many, this data demonstrate further requests for time, I yield back percent of all bachelor’s degrees in that much more must be done to im- the balance of my time. 1998, which was down from 11⁄2 percent prove mathematics education and to Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, I would in 1985. Our concern is that the demand demonstrate its relevance to our Na- like to urge my colleagues to support for those with mathematics degrees tion’s students. House Resolution 1270, and I yield back has and will continue to significantly That is why the Joint Policy Board the balance of my time. exceed the available number of individ- of Mathematics has chosen the 2010 uals qualified to meet our Nation’s em- theme ‘‘Mathematics and Sports’’ for The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ployment needs in the areas requiring this year’s Mathematics Awareness question is on the motion offered by math backgrounds. Month. It will highlight the intersec- the gentleman from the Northern Mar- Mathematics Awareness Month is in- tion of the sports world with the wide iana Islands (Mr. SABLAN) that the tended to raise public awareness and world of mathematics, a universal lan- House suspend the rules and agree to the appreciation for mathematics. guage which is used to investigate the resolution, H. Res. 1270. First recognized as Mathematics questions ranging from the trajectory The question was taken. Awareness Week by President Ronald of a baseball to the weight of a star. The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the Reagan in 1986, the need for increased Sports offer a variety of data, strate- opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being outreach was recognized. In 1999, Math- gies, and probabilities which are each in the affirmative, the ayes have it. ematics Awareness Month was estab- uniquely suited to mathematical anal- Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, on that I lished, and it has been recognized every ysis. Beyond its obvious use in evalu- demand the yeas and nays. year since by the Federal Government ating baseball players and football and by interested stakeholders to in- quarterbacks, mathematics is nec- The yeas and nays were ordered. crease visibility and to highlight essary to design the dimple patterns on The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- math’s relevancy and importance to golf balls and the composition of racing ant to clause 8 of rule XX and the our economic future. tires. Today’s baseball and basketball Chair’s prior announcement, further This month, Mathematics Awareness teams are even utilizing complex, new proceedings on this motion will be Month will focus on the relationship mathematical formulas to assemble postponed.

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Kennedy in 1961: ‘‘Of continued importance of volunteerism service to our country. those to whom much is given, much is and national service and the anniver- For many Americans, including my required.’’ I am proud that we can sary of the signing of the landmark constituents in the Northern Mariana honor Senator Kennedy’s memory by service legislation, the Edward M. Ken- Islands, service is the most valuable encouraging Americans to offer service nedy Serve America Act. way for them to contribute to their to their fellow citizens. The Clerk read the title of the resolu- communities. The Serve America Act Mr. Speaker, once again I express my tion. encourages all Americans—from at- support for this resolution commemo- The text of the resolution is as fol- risk youth in inner cities, to people in rating the Edward M. Kennedy Serve lows: rural communities, to people in the America Act, and I urge my colleagues H. RES. 1276 middle of the Pacific Ocean, to seniors to join me in support of this resolution Whereas April 21, 2010, marks the first an- and veterans—to unite in service to celebrating its 1 year anniversary. niversary of the signing of the Edward M. their communities. This is the uni- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of Kennedy Serve America Act; versal quality of service that Martin my time. Whereas the Edward M. Kennedy Serve Luther King spoke about when he said, Mrs. BIGGERT. Mr. Speaker, I yield America Act reauthorized the Corporation ‘‘Everyone can be great because anyone myself such time as I may consume. for National and Community Service and its can serve.’’ Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support programs through 2014, expanding opportuni- The Serve America Act expands of House Resolution 1276, recognizing ties for millions of people in the United the continued importance of vol- States to serve the Nation; many of the current service programs, Whereas the country is experiencing a including AmeriCorps, which is on a unteerism and national service and wave of new innovation and collaboration to path to increasing its volunteer force commemorating the anniversary of the increase volunteerism; as social entre- from 75,000 to 250,000 by 2014. These new signing of this landmark service legis- preneurs try new approaches, technology in- initiatives will specifically focus on lation, the Edward M. Kennedy Serve creases access and expands service, and cor- key areas that are the foundation of America Act. porate volunteers provide pro bono skills to our Nation’s growth and prosperity, Albert Einstein once said, ‘‘A person nonprofit organizations; such as education, health care, energy, starts to live when he can live outside Whereas the Edward M. Kennedy Serve and veterans. himself.’’ Regardless of one’s age or America Act increases volunteer opportuni- background, education or interests, ex- ties for people in the United States of all b 1500 ages, with a focus on disadvantaged youth, perience or abilities, every American seniors, and veterans; Young adults who join AmeriCorps should have the chance to serve be- Whereas the Edward M. Kennedy Serve VISTA commit to serve full time for a cause all have something to contribute America Act promotes social innovation by year at a nonprofit organization or to the greater good. supporting and expanding proven programs local government agency, working to The Serve America Act increases op- and builds capacity of individuals, non- fight illiteracy, improve health serv- portunities for Americans of all ages to profits, and communities to volunteer; and ices, create businesses, and strengthen serve; supports innovation in the non- Whereas the legislation leverages service community groups. Programs like profit sector; and ensures good man- to assist in meeting challenges in the areas these are valuable teaching tools for of education, health, clean energy, veterans, agement, cost-effectiveness, and ac- and economic opportunity: Now, therefore, students to apply real-world experi- countability in organizations receiving be it ences to issues they may encounter in tax dollars. The Serve America Act es- Resolved, That the House of Representa- the classroom and to grow as individ- tablished a Summer of Service pro- tives— uals while giving back. gram to provide education awards for (1) recognizes that service is of significant Most importantly, the act seeks to rising sixth through 12th graders, a Se- value to the United States; and revitalize our Nation’s commitment to, mester of Service program for high (2) recognizes the first anniversary of the and engagement in, service, especially Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, and school students to engage in service encourages every citizen of the United among our Nation’s youth. I strongly learning, and Youth Empowerment States to continue to answer the call to believe that our people are our most Zones for secondary students and out- serve. important and best resource, and en- of-school youth. It authorizes Non- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- gaging them in service puts that re- profit Capacity Building grants to pro- ant to the rule, the gentleman from the source to work for the good of the com- vide organizational development as- Northern Mariana Islands (Mr. SABLAN) munity as a whole. I have seen the ben- sistance to small and mid-size non- and the gentlewoman from Illinois efits, in my home in the Northern Mar- profit organizations. In addition, it en- (Mrs. BIGGERT) each will control 20 iana Islands, to the recipient of service sures that programs receiving assist- minutes. and the volunteer alike, and I know ance under national service laws are The Chair recognizes the gentleman that it is a rewarding experience for accountable by continuously evalu- from the Northern Mariana Islands. both, one that strengthens the ties of ating them for effectiveness in achiev- GENERAL LEAVE our community. ing performance and cost goals. Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, I request This week also marks the 37th An- Today we recognize the anniversary 5 legislative days during which Mem- nual National Volunteer Week. Estab- of the signing of this legislation and bers may revise and extend their re- lished in 1974, National Volunteer Week encourage Americans to continue to marks and insert extraneous material celebrates the spirit of service that has answer the call to serve. I support this on House Resolution 1276 into the been so important to bringing Ameri- resolution and urge my colleagues to RECORD. cans together, especially in times of do the same. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there economic hardship. According to the Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance objection to the request of the gen- Corporation for National and Commu- of my time. tleman from the Northern Mariana Is- nity Service, 61.8 million Americans, or Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, again I lands? 26 percent of adults, took time to con- express my support for this resolution, There was no objection. tribute some volunteer service in 2008. and I encourage all my colleagues to Mr. SABLAN. I yield myself such Those volunteers donated 8 billion join me in their support. time as I may consume. hours, worth $162 billion. Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in sup- Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support Finally, I want to recognize the per- port of H. Res. 1276, which commemorates of House Resolution 1276, which recog- son for whom this Serve America Act the anniversary of the Edward M. Kennedy

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Res. 1276. 21, 2009, created additional service and vol- selflessness that it has promoted make it en- The question was taken; and (two- unteer opportunities for Americans by expand- tirely fitting that we take this time to honor and thirds being in the affirmative) the ing and strengthening existing federal grants commemorate the first anniversary of the rules were suspended and the resolu- and programs that provide community service. Serve America Act. Thanks to the leadership tion was agreed to. The Serve America Act provides 175,000 of the President, the bipartisan support of A motion to reconsider was laid on new service opportunities, which more than tri- Congress, new authorities under the Serve the table. ples the number of nationwide volunteers in- America Act, historic funding for programs, f volved in these programs. This legislation in- and a growing consensus that service is a so- cludes initiatives to increase energy conserva- lution, we stand at the dawn of a new era of ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER tion, improve the health status of economically service in America. PRO TEMPORE disadvantaged individuals, and enhance eco- Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- nomic opportunity for economically disadvan- me in supporting H. Res. 1276. ant to clause 8 of rule XX, proceedings taged individuals. Additionally, the Serve Mr. CROWLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in will resume on motions to suspend the America Act enhanced the existing learning favor of H. Res. 1276, commemorating the an- rules previously postponed. programs of the National and Community niversary of the signing of the landmark serv- Votes will be taken in the following Service Act of 1990 and the Domestic Volun- ice legislation, the Edward M. Kennedy Serve order: teer Service Act of 1973, by providing year America Act. S. 1963, by the yeas and nays; round opportunities to improve the education Since its enactment 1 year ago, the Edward H. Res. 1104, by the yeas and nays; of children and youth. The volunteers involved M. Kennedy Serve America Act has cemented H. Res. 1216, by the yeas and nays. in these programs should be applauded for the importance of volunteerism and community involvement in American society. This legisla- The first electronic vote will be con- working to address some of the grave prob- tion reflects the willingness of Americans to ducted as a 15-minute vote. Remaining lems that impact many of their fellow Ameri- dedicate their time and effort to help their electronic votes will be conducted as 5- cans. My friend, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, neighborhoods through a common goal of minute votes. came from a family with a long legacy of serv- community improvement. The success of the Serve America Act is f ing our country. Today, we take time to honor apparent not only in its progress so far, but in his memory, his outstanding commitment to CAREGIVERS AND VETERANS OM- those results yet to come. The creation of the public service, and this final legislative tri- NIBUS HEALTH SERVICES ACT 175,000 new volunteer opportunities, through OF 2010 umph. I encourage my colleagues to support existing service programs such as this resolution. AmeriCorps, is increasing volunteerism in The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Ms. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise America to the highest level since 2003. finished business is the vote on the mo- today as a cosponsor of H. Res. 1276, which The Serve America Act has demonstrated tion to suspend the rules and pass the commemorates the first anniversary of the that even in this period of economic uncer- bill, S. 1963, as amended, on which the Serve America Act. For the last year, the tainty, investment in communities continues to yeas and nays were ordered. Serve America Act has been promoting serv- reap the highest rewards. The Serve America The Clerk read the title of the bill. ice to help meet national challenges, expand Act has allowed Americans to play an active The SPEAKER pro tempore. The opportunities to serve, and support social in- role in our economic recovery through their question is on the motion offered by novation. The Serve America Act is a historic volunteerism by empowering individuals to ini- the gentleman from California (Mr. milestone for national service, but signing the tiate real and lasting development within their FILNER) that the House suspend the bill is just the beginning—we need every communities. And by rewarding those who vol- rules and pass the bill, S. 1963, as American to rise to this national call to service. unteer their services even during their full-time amended. I thank Chairman MILLER for his leadership education, this legislation has enabled count- The vote was taken by electronic de- in bringing this bill to the floor. I also thank less diligent students to combine community vice, and there were—yeas 419, nays 0, him for sponsoring this legislation and taking activism with greater educational possibilities. not voting 11, as follows: the time to chronicle the crucial achievements I am particularly proud that this legislation [Roll No. 214] of the Serve America Act. created the Musicians and Artists Corps that I YEAS—419 Mr. Speaker, last year President Obama championed to train and deploy skilled musi- Ackerman Boccieri Cardoza signed into law the Edward M. Kennedy Serve cians and artists to low income communities, Aderholt Boehner Carnahan America Act, the most sweeping expansion schools, health care and therapeutic settings, Adler (NJ) Bonner Carney and strengthening of national service in a gen- and other areas, where they promote music Akin Bono Mack Carson (IN) eration. The strong bipartisan support for this Alexander Boozman Carter and arts engagement programs. As someone Altmire Boren Cassidy legislation was a testament to the proven im- who knows firsthand the proven social benefits Andrews Boswell Castle pact of national service and the widespread of music and creative arts programs, I believe Arcuri Boucher Castor (FL) recognition that service is a solution to tough Austria Boustany Chaffetz this program will have tremendous rewards. Baca Boyd Chandler challenges. There is strong momentum for cit- The Serve America Act has been a call to Bachmann Brady (PA) Childers izen service—volunteering increased last year service to all Americans, and undoubtedly it Bachus Brady (TX) Chu to the highest level since 2003, AmeriCorps has inspired American citizens from all walks Baird Braley (IA) Clarke applications continue to increase on a yearly Baldwin Bright Clay of life to give back to their communities. The Barrow Broun (GA) Cleaver basis, and the service field is experiencing a Musicians and Artists Corps allows musicians Bartlett Brown (SC) Clyburn wave of new innovation and collaboration. In and artists who are eager to serve to con- Barton (TX) Brown-Waite, Coble California, last year 230,000 individuals of all Bean Ginny Coffman (CO) tribute their special skills and diverse talents to Becerra Buchanan Cole ages and backgrounds helped meet local this community of activism. Berkley Burgess Conaway needs, strengthen communities, and increase The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act Berman Burton (IN) Connolly (VA) civic engagement through 366 projects state- has contributed significantly to increasing serv- Berry Butterfield Cooper wide. This year, the Corporation for National Biggert Buyer Costa ice in our country, and I am proud to com- Bilbray Calvert Costello and Community Service, the organization im- memorate its passage and support its con- Bilirakis Camp Courtney plementing the Serve America Act, will commit tinuing good work. Bishop (GA) Campbell Crenshaw over $75 million to support California commu- Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield Bishop (NY) Cantor Crowley Bishop (UT) Cao Cuellar nities through national service initiatives. back the balance of my time. Blackburn Capito Culberson The Serve America Act has empowered in- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Blumenauer Capps Cummings dividuals, nonprofits, state governments, and question is on the motion offered by Blunt Capuano Dahlkemper

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Kilroy Pallone Tiahrt Wasserman DeGette Kanjorski Olson Wu Diaz-Balart, M. Kind Pascrell Tiberi Schultz Delahunt Kaptur Olver Dicks King (IA) Pastor (AZ) Tierney Waters Yarmuth DeLauro Kennedy Ortiz Dingell King (NY) Paul Titus Watson Young (AK) Dent Kildee Owens Doggett Kingston Paulsen Tonko Watt Young (FL) Deutch Kilpatrick (MI) Pallone Donnelly (IN) Kirk Payne Diaz-Balart, L. Kilroy Pascrell Doyle Kirkpatrick (AZ) Pence NOT VOTING—11 Diaz-Balart, M. Kind Pastor (AZ) Dreier Kissell Perlmutter Barrett (SC) Davis (AL) Neal (MA) Dicks King (IA) Paul Driehaus Klein (FL) Perriello Brown, Corrine Hoekstra Ruppersberger Dingell King (NY) Paulsen Duncan Kline (MN) Peters Cohen Johnson, E. B. Smith (TX) Doggett Kingston Payne Edwards (MD) Kosmas Peterson Conyers Lewis (GA) Donnelly (IN) Kirk Pence Edwards (TX) Kratovil Petri Doyle Kirkpatrick (AZ) Perlmutter Ehlers Kucinich Pingree (ME) b 1543 Dreier Kissell Perriello Ellison Lamborn Pitts Driehaus Klein (FL) Peters Ellsworth Lance Platts Mr. DEFAZIO changed his vote from Duncan Kline (MN) Peterson Emerson Langevin Poe (TX) ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ Edwards (MD) Kosmas Petri Engel Larsen (WA) Polis (CO) So (two-thirds being in the affirma- Edwards (TX) Kratovil Pingree (ME) Eshoo Larson (CT) Pomeroy Ehlers Kucinich Pitts Etheridge Latham Posey tive) the rules were suspended and the Ellison Lamborn Platts Fallin LaTourette Price (GA) bill, as amended, was passed. Ellsworth Lance Poe (TX) Farr Latta Price (NC) The result of the vote was announced Emerson Langevin Polis (CO) Fattah Lee (CA) Putnam Engel Larsen (WA) Pomeroy Filner Lee (NY) Quigley as above recorded. Eshoo Larson (CT) Posey Flake Levin Radanovich A motion to reconsider was laid on Etheridge Latham Price (GA) Fleming Lewis (CA) Rahall the table. Fallin LaTourette Price (NC) Forbes Linder Rangel Farr Latta Putnam Fortenberry Lipinski Rehberg f Fattah Lee (CA) Quigley Foster LoBiondo Reichert Filner Lee (NY) Radanovich Foxx Loebsack Reyes SUPPORTING THE MISSION AND Flake Levin Rahall Frank (MA) Lofgren, Zoe Richardson GOALS OF 2010 NATIONAL CRIME Fleming Lewis (CA) Rangel Franks (AZ) Lowey Rodriguez VICTIMS’ RIGHTS WEEK Forbes Linder Rehberg Frelinghuysen Lucas Roe (TN) Fortenberry Lipinski Reichert Fudge Luetkemeyer Rogers (AL) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Foster LoBiondo Reyes Gallegly Luja´ n Rogers (KY) finished business is the vote on the mo- Foxx Loebsack Richardson Garamendi Lummis Rogers (MI) Frank (MA) Lofgren, Zoe Rodriguez Garrett (NJ) Lungren, Daniel Rohrabacher tion to suspend the rules and agree to Franks (AZ) Lowey Roe (TN) Gerlach E. Rooney the resolution, H. Res. 1104, on which Frelinghuysen Lucas Rogers (AL) Giffords Lynch Ros-Lehtinen the yeas and nays were ordered. Fudge Luetkemeyer Rogers (KY) Gingrey (GA) Mack Roskam Gallegly Luja´ n Rogers (MI) Gohmert Maffei Ross The Clerk read the title of the resolu- Garamendi Lummis Rohrabacher Gonzalez Maloney Rothman (NJ) tion. Garrett (NJ) Lungren, Daniel Rooney Goodlatte Manzullo Roybal-Allard The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Gerlach E. Ros-Lehtinen Gordon (TN) Marchant Royce question is on the motion offered by Giffords Lynch Roskam Granger Markey (CO) Rush Gingrey (GA) Mack Ross Graves Markey (MA) Ryan (OH) the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Gohmert Maffei Rothman (NJ) Grayson Marshall Ryan (WI) COHEN) that the House suspend the Gonzalez Maloney Roybal-Allard Green, Al Matheson Salazar rules and agree to the resolution, H. Goodlatte Manzullo Royce Green, Gene Matsui Sa´ nchez, Linda Gordon (TN) Marchant Rush Griffith McCarthy (CA) T. Res. 1104. Granger Markey (CO) Ryan (OH) Grijalva McCarthy (NY) Sanchez, Loretta This will be a 5-minute vote. Graves Markey (MA) Ryan (WI) Guthrie McCaul Sarbanes The vote was taken by electronic de- Grayson Marshall Salazar Gutierrez McClintock Scalise vice, and there were—yeas 417, nays 0, Green, Al Matheson Sa´ nchez, Linda Hall (NY) McCollum Schakowsky Green, Gene Matsui T. Hall (TX) McCotter Schauer not voting 13, as follows: Griffith McCarthy (CA) Sanchez, Loretta Halvorson McDermott Schiff [Roll No. 215] Grijalva McCarthy (NY) Sarbanes Hare McGovern Schmidt Guthrie McCaul Scalise Harman McHenry Schock YEAS—417 Gutierrez McClintock Schakowsky Harper McIntyre Schrader Ackerman Blumenauer Cao Hall (NY) McCollum Schauer Hastings (FL) McKeon Schwartz Aderholt Blunt Capito Hall (TX) McCotter Schiff Hastings (WA) McMahon Scott (GA) Adler (NJ) Boccieri Capps Halvorson McDermott Schmidt Heinrich McMorris Scott (VA) Akin Boehner Capuano Hare McGovern Schock Heller Rodgers Sensenbrenner Alexander Bonner Cardoza Harman McHenry Schrader Hensarling McNerney Serrano Altmire Bono Mack Carnahan Harper McIntyre Schwartz Herger Meek (FL) Sessions Andrews Boozman Carney Hastings (FL) McKeon Scott (GA) Herseth Sandlin Meeks (NY) Sestak Arcuri Boren Carson (IN) Hastings (WA) McMorris Scott (VA) Higgins Melancon Shadegg Austria Boswell Carter Heinrich Rodgers Sensenbrenner Hill Mica Shea-Porter Baca Boucher Cassidy Heller McNerney Serrano Himes Michaud Sherman Bachmann Boustany Castle Hensarling Meek (FL) Sessions Hinchey Miller (FL) Shimkus Bachus Boyd Castor (FL) Herger Meeks (NY) Sestak Hinojosa Miller (MI) Shuler Baird Brady (PA) Chaffetz Herseth Sandlin Melancon Shadegg Hirono Miller (NC) Shuster Baldwin Brady (TX) Chandler Higgins Mica Shea-Porter Hodes Miller, Gary Simpson Barrow Braley (IA) Childers Hill Michaud Sherman Holden Miller, George Sires Bartlett Bright Chu Himes Miller (FL) Shimkus Holt Minnick Skelton Barton (TX) Broun (GA) Clarke Hinchey Miller (MI) Shuler Honda Mitchell Slaughter Bean Brown (SC) Clay Hinojosa Miller (NC) Shuster Hoyer Mollohan Smith (NE) Becerra Brown-Waite, Clyburn Hirono Miller, Gary Simpson Hunter Moore (KS) Smith (NJ) Berkley Ginny Coble Hodes Miller, George Sires Inglis Moore (WI) Smith (WA) Berman Buchanan Coffman (CO) Holden Minnick Skelton Inslee Moran (KS) Snyder Berry Burgess Cole Holt Mitchell Slaughter Israel Moran (VA) Souder Biggert Burton (IN) Conaway Honda Mollohan Smith (NE) Issa Murphy (CT) Space Bilbray Butterfield Connolly (VA) Hoyer Moore (KS) Smith (NJ) Jackson (IL) Murphy (NY) Speier Bilirakis Buyer Cooper Hunter Moore (WI) Smith (WA) Jackson Lee Murphy, Patrick Spratt Bishop (GA) Calvert Costa Inglis Moran (KS) Snyder (TX) Murphy, Tim Stark Bishop (NY) Camp Costello Inslee Moran (VA) Souder Jenkins Myrick Stearns Bishop (UT) Campbell Courtney Israel Murphy (CT) Space Johnson (GA) Nadler (NY) Stupak Blackburn Cantor Crenshaw Issa Murphy (NY) Speier

VerDate Mar 15 2010 08:39 Jun 17, 2013 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR10\H21AP0.002 H21AP0 pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD April 21, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 156, Pt. 5 6015 Spratt Tierney Watson lin did. He preached the gospel by min- But to celebrate 50 years in the Stark Titus Watt Stearns Tonko Waxman istering to the needs of the poor fol- priesthood, that is 50 years of a lot of Stupak Towns Weiner lowing the message of the gospel, and service to a lot of people. And on behalf Sullivan Tsongas Welch he also then served as a parish priest of all of us, Father Coughlin, we thank Sutton Turner Westmoreland and came here to this House of Rep- you for your service and wish you a Tanner Upton Whitfield Taylor Van Hollen Wilson (OH) resentatives. hearty congratulations. ´ In the meantime, last Sunday, as Teague Velazquez Wilson (SC) f Terry Visclosky Wittman these two events converged—it’s quite Thompson (CA) Walden Wolf a coincidence—in Chicago, he was hon- CONGRATULATING REVEREND Thompson (MS) Walz Woolsey Thompson (PA) Wamp Wu ored at a celebration of the 50th anni- DANIEL P. COUGHLIN ON 10TH Thornberry Wasserman Yarmuth versary of his becoming a priest. The YEAR OF SERVICE AS HOUSE Tiahrt Schultz Young (AK) 50th anniversary. We all know Father CHAPLAIN Tiberi Waters Young (FL) Coughlin as a modest man, but in a The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without NOT VOTING—13 moment of immodesty he told me ear- objection, 5-minute voting will con- lier that 35 priests concelebrated the Barrett (SC) Davis (AL) Neal (MA) tinue. Brown, Corrine Hoekstra Ruppersberger mass, the celebration of his ordination. There was no objection. Cleaver Johnson, E. B. Smith (TX) And there in the church to see was Cohen Lewis (GA) his mother, Lucille, 95 years old. Mr. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Conyers McMahon finished business is the vote on the mo- LIPINSKI, the presenter of the resolu- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE tion, was there as well, as well as Mr. tion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, H. Res. 1216, on which The SPEAKER pro tempore (during SENSENBRENNER and his wife, Cheryl. the vote). Members have 2 minutes to And I’m almost jealous of them for the yeas and nays were ordered. vote. having that opportunity to be at that The Clerk read the title of the resolu- tion. b 1552 church to see that celebration, because every single day here we see his holi- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The So (two-thirds being in the affirma- ness, his goodness. We see him lead us question is on the motion offered by tive) the rules were suspended and the in prayer at the beginning of the day the gentleman from Massachusetts resolution was agreed to. under the engraving ‘‘In God We (Mr. CAPUANO) that the House suspend The result of the vote was announced Trust.’’ When he is not presenting that the rules and agree to the resolution, as above recorded. inspiration to us, he has invited other H. Res. 1216. A motion to reconsider was laid on faith leaders to present at the invita- This will be a 5-minute vote. the table. tion of Members of Congress. The vote was taken by electronic de- vice, and there were—yeas 412, nays 0, f But his goodness shines through. His inspiration to us is endless. The debt of not voting 19, as follows: PERSONAL EXPLANATION gratitude that we have to him and to [Roll No. 216] Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Lucille for what he has brought to us is YEAS—412 Mr. Speaker, on rollcall Nos. 214 and 215, endless. His service here has indeed Ackerman Butterfield Deutch had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ been a blessing to this House of Rep- Aderholt Buyer Diaz-Balart, L. resentatives, and I am so pleased that Adler (NJ) Calvert Diaz-Balart, M. f Akin Camp Dicks we are all going to unanimously sup- Alexander Campbell Dingell HONORING HOUSE CHAPLAIN port the resolution honoring his 10 Altmire Cantor Doggett DANIEL P. COUGHLIN years of service here and recognizing Andrews Cao Donnelly (IN) Arcuri Capito Doyle (Ms. PELOSI asked and was given his 50 years as a priest. Thank you, Father Coughlin, for Austria Capps Dreier permission to address the House for 1 Baca Capuano Driehaus serving us so well. minute.) Bachmann Cardoza Duncan I am pleased to yield to Leader BOEH- Bachus Carnahan Edwards (MD) Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, my col- NER. Baldwin Carney Edwards (TX) leagues, earlier today in the House, a Mr. BOEHNER. I thank the Speaker Barrow Carson (IN) Ehlers resolution was brought onto the floor Bartlett Carter Ellison for yielding. Barton (TX) Cassidy Ellsworth honoring the 10 years that Father Let me associate myself with the Bean Castle Emerson Coughlin has served us as the Chaplain Speaker’s remarks about Father Becerra Castor (FL) Engel of the House of Representatives. Coughlin. He really is quite an indi- Berkley Chaffetz Eshoo We recognize that 10 years ago under Berman Chandler Etheridge vidual, and he is there for all of us. And Berry Childers Fallin the leadership of then-Speaker Dennis I think that over the 10 years that he Biggert Chu Farr Hastert, he reached back to Illinois and has served us, he has done a really, Bilbray Clarke Fattah named a parish priest, Father Cough- really marvelous job, and I think all of Bilirakis Clay Filner Bishop (GA) Cleaver Flake lin, as the Chaplain of the House of the Members would agree. Bishop (NY) Clyburn Fleming Representatives. For those of us who In the resolution that was on the Bishop (UT) Coble Forbes are Roman Catholic, it was an honor floor earlier today celebrating his 10 Blackburn Coffman (CO) Fortenberry because it was the first time a Catholic Blumenauer Cole Foster years of service to the House, it men- Blunt Conaway Foxx was the Chaplain of the House. tioned that he is in his seventies. Now, Boccieri Connolly (VA) Frank (MA) Five years after that, Father Cough- he looks pretty good for a guy in his Boehner Cooper Franks (AZ) lin took us to Rome for the funeral for seventies. Mr. HOYER is jealous because Bonner Costa Frelinghuysen Bono Mack Costello Fudge Pope John Paul II, and in doing so, he he is in his seventies as well. I remem- Boozman Courtney Gallegly was visiting Vatican City where he had ber what it took to be ordained a priest Boswell Crenshaw Garamendi participated in his priesthood. Before back in Father Coughlin’s era, and so I Boucher Crowley Garrett (NJ) he came here, he was a parish priest. Boustany Cuellar Gerlach am sure he is beyond just 70, Mr. Boyd Culberson Giffords Before he came here, he had lived in a HOYER, but I think he looks awfully Brady (PA) Cummings Gingrey (GA) Trappist monastery in Kentucky and good for a man in his seventies. Brady (TX) Dahlkemper Gohmert deepened his faith there. Before he I think all of us realize that while Braley (IA) Davis (CA) Gonzalez Bright Davis (IL) Goodlatte came here, he had served the poor in Father Coughlin is here to lead us in Broun (GA) Davis (KY) Gordon (TN) Calcutta, India. the opening prayer or to work with Brown (SC) Davis (TN) Granger My own patron saint of the City of other ministers who come, he is also Brown-Waite, DeFazio Graves San Francisco, as I said earlier, he used there for our spiritual guidance—days Ginny DeGette Grayson Buchanan Delahunt Green, Al to say, Preach the gospel; sometimes when we’re sad and, frankly, days when Burgess DeLauro Green, Gene use words. That is what Father Cough- we’re happy. Burton (IN) Dent Griffith

VerDate Mar 15 2010 08:39 Jun 17, 2013 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR10\H21AP0.002 H21AP0 pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD 6016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 156, Pt. 5 April 21, 2010 Grijalva Markey (CO) Roskam Lewis (GA) Ruppersberger Waters the valuable benefits they need, have Guthrie Markey (MA) Ross McMahon Schrader Welch earned and deserve. On behalf of our Gutierrez Marshall Rothman (NJ) Neal (MA) Smith (TX) Hall (NY) Matheson Roybal-Allard Polis (CO) Smith (WA) brave men and women in uniform, as Hall (TX) Matsui Royce well as their friends and family, I join Halvorson McCarthy (CA) Rush b 1608 my colleagues in strong support of the Hare McCarthy (NY) Ryan (OH) So (two-thirds being in the affirma- bill. Harman McCaul Ryan (WI) Harper McClintock Salazar tive) the rules were suspended and the f Hastings (FL) McCollum Sa´ nchez, Linda resolution was agreed to. CONGRATULATING RAQUEL EGOZI Hastings (WA) McCotter T. The result of the vote was announced Heinrich McDermott Sanchez, Loretta BEHAR ON BEING RECOGNIZED as above recorded. Heller McGovern Sarbanes AS THE 2010 MOTHER OF THE Hensarling A motion to reconsider was laid on McHenry Scalise YEAR BY MIAMI JEWISH HEALTH Herseth Sandlin McIntyre Schakowsky the table. SYSTEMS Higgins McKeon Schauer Stated for: Hill McMorris Schiff (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was Himes Rodgers Schmidt Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, this Hinchey McNerney Schock afternoon, on Wednesday, April 21, 2010, I given permission to address the House Hinojosa Meek (FL) Schwartz was unable to be present for rollcall vote No. for 1 minute and to revise and extend Hirono Meeks (NY) Scott (GA) 216 (on the motion to suspend the rules and her remarks.) Hodes Melancon Scott (VA) Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I Holden Mica Sensenbrenner agree to H. Res. 1216). Had I been present, Holt Michaud Serrano I would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ would like to congratulate Raquel Honda Miller (FL) Egozi Behar, a great member of the Sessions f Hoyer Miller (MI) Sestak South Florida community and a dear Hunter Miller (NC) Shadegg PERSONAL EXPLANATION friend. Inglis Miller, Gary Shea-Porter Inslee Miller, George Sherman Next month Raquel will be recog- Israel Minnick Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, on April 21, Shimkus nized by the Miami Jewish Health Sys- Issa Mitchell 2010, I regret that I was not present to vote Shuler Jackson (IL) Mollohan tems as the 2010 Mother of the Year. Shuster on S. 1963, H. Res. 1104, and H. Res. 1216. Jackson Lee Moore (KS) Her dedication and selfless service to Simpson Had I been present, I would have voted (TX) Moore (WI) the Latin Auxiliary and the Miami Jenkins Moran (KS) Sires ‘‘yea’’ on all votes. Skelton Jewish Health Systems have been ex- Johnson (GA) Moran (VA) f Johnson (IL) Murphy (CT) Slaughter ceptional. It is a testament to her Smith (NE) Johnson, E. B. Murphy (NY) REMOVAL OF NAME OF MEMBER character and her sense of community. Johnson, Sam Murphy, Patrick Smith (NJ) Snyder AS COSPONSOR OF H.R. 3936 Raquel has also worked with the Jones Murphy, Tim Miami Jewish Health Systems music Jordan (OH) Myrick Souder Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- Kagen Nadler (NY) Space therapy program. Despite all of her Kanjorski Napolitano Speier imous consent that my name be with- community service and engagement, Kaptur Neugebauer Spratt drawn as a cosponsor of H.R. 3936. the role she cherishes most of all is Kennedy Nunes Stark The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Kildee Nye Stearns that of being a mother and a grand- NYE). Is there objection to the request Kilpatrick (MI) Oberstar Stupak mother. Her values and her principles Kilroy Obey Sullivan of the gentleman from Indiana? have inspired her loved ones. Kind Olson Sutton There was no objection. King (IA) Olver Tanner Her daughter, Luisa, has become an King (NY) Ortiz Taylor f active member of the Latin Auxiliary, Kingston Owens Teague serving on its board and her grandson, GIVING BACK TO OUR VETERANS Kirk Pallone Terry Max, has also become involved with the Kirkpatrick (AZ) Pascrell Thompson (CA) AND THEIR FAMILIES Kissell Pastor (AZ) Thompson (MS) Auxiliary and the Miami Jewish Health Klein (FL) Paul Thompson (PA) (Mr. SCHIFF asked and was given Systems. Kline (MN) Paulsen Thornberry permission to address the House for 1 Raquel and her wonderful family are Kosmas Payne Tiahrt minute.) truly examples of L’dor V’dor, from Kratovil Pelosi Tiberi Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise in Kucinich Pence Tierney generation to generation. I am proud Lamborn Perlmutter Titus strong support of the Caregivers and to call Raquel a friend and South Flor- Lance Perriello Tonko Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act. ida is fortunate to have her. Langevin Peters Towns Day in and day out our soldiers, sail- Congratulations, Raquel, on this Larsen (WA) Peterson Tsongas Larson (CT) Petri ors, airmen, marines and the Coast Turner award. Latham Pingree (ME) Upton Guard put their lives on the line to f LaTourette Pitts Van Hollen protect our own. Latta Platts Vela´ zquez ADDRESSING ALL TERRORIST Lee (CA) Poe (TX) Our men and women in uniform are Visclosky THREATS Lee (NY) Pomeroy the bravest among us, making unparal- Levin Posey Walden Walz leled sacrifices to protect our precious (Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of Cali- Lewis (CA) Price (GA) liberties and freedoms, and we must do fornia asked and was given permission Linder Price (NC) Wamp Lipinski Putnam Wasserman everything in our power to support to address the House for 1 minute and LoBiondo Quigley Schultz them. This legislation is an important to revise and extend her remarks.) Watson Loebsack Radanovich component of our ongoing effort to Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of Cali- Lofgren, Zoe Rahall Watt Lowey Rangel Waxman give back to our veterans and their fornia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to rec- Lucas Rehberg Weiner families. ognize and honor our military forces Luetkemeyer Reichert Westmoreland It will provide long overdue support who have fought valiantly to strength- Whitfield Luja´ n Reyes to those who care for the disabled, ill en our counterterrorism strategy. My Lummis Richardson Wilson (OH) Lungren, Daniel Rodriguez Wilson (SC) and injured veterans. It will enhance top priority as chairwoman of the E. Roe (TN) Wittman health services for 1.8 million women House Armed Services Subcommittee Lynch Rogers (AL) Wolf veterans, including care for newborns on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats, Mack Rogers (KY) Woolsey Maffei Rogers (MI) Wu for the first time in history. It will ex- and Capabilities is to provide all the Maloney Rohrabacher Yarmuth pand mental health services for vet- necessary resources to our military in Manzullo Rooney Young (AK) erans and health care access for vet- order to protect our country from ter- Marchant Ros-Lehtinen Young (FL) erans in rural areas. It will end co-pays rorist threats. NOT VOTING—19 for veterans who are catastrophically I would like to especially recognize disabled. our U.S. Special Operations Forces, Baird Brown, Corrine Davis (AL) Barrett (SC) Cohen Herger Today we have an opportunity to who have been an integral part of our Boren Conyers Hoekstra provide for our veterans and families counterterrorism strategy. The U.S.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 08:39 Jun 17, 2013 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR10\H21AP0.002 H21AP0 pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD April 21, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 156, Pt. 5 6017 Special Operation Forces have been and then finding out your male col- Mrs. HALVORSON. Mr. Speaker, the successful in developing valuable rela- leagues were getting higher raises and House will soon take an important step tionships with the governments in making more money for years. That’s by approving a motion to go to con- Pakistan and Afghanistan, ultimately what happened to Lilly Ledbetter, and ference on H.R. 2194, the Comprehen- leading to the capture of hundreds of al she is one of the lucky ones because sive Iran Sanctions, Accountability Qaeda fighters and affiliates. she was able to prove that she was paid and Divestment Act. Last December, However, terrorism is not limited to less because she was a woman. The ef- the House voted overwhelmingly in Iraq and Afghanistan. Currently, our fect of lesser pay is immense. For a sin- support of this bipartisan legislation. forces are also in regions such as gle woman, it can mean the loss of up Now we need to act quickly on the con- Yemen to root out terrorists and send to $2 million over a career, not to men- ference report so that we can send a a loud message to those who seek to do tion lower pension and Social Security bill to the President. Every day we us harm that we will not let them oper- payments for the rest of her life. delay is another day that Iran grows ate freely like that. Today, more women are graduating closer to acquiring a nuclear weapon. Congress must be proactive about ad- from college than men, yet full-time A nuclear Iran is an unacceptable dressing all terrorist threats to our working women with the same major scenario that would be a threat to the country through intelligence, diplo- and same degree earn only 80 percent State of Israel, our trusted ally, and macy and with our Armed Forces. compared to their male colleagues. could destabilize the entire Middle That is unacceptable. At this rate, my f East. It would also be a threat to our three young nieces will be receiving own national security. Enacting FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MUST Social Security before they get the strong, crippling sanctions on the Ira- PAY SECURITY COSTS FOR DE- equal pay they deserve. nian regime will send a clear signal to TROIT TERROR TRIAL But I refuse to wait that long. That the international community that we is why the Senate must pass the Pay- (Mrs. MILLER of Michigan asked and need to work together to prevent a nu- check Fairness Act which stiffens pen- was given permission to address the clear Iran. I look forward to working alties for employers who discriminate House for 1 minute and to revise and with my colleagues and the adminis- based on gender. I stand today to urge extend her remarks.) tration to make this happen. the Senate to support the women of Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. Mr. America. There must be equal pay for f Speaker, since the attempted terrorist equal work. CONGRATULATING MCKAY-DEE attack on Northwest Flight 253 on f HOSPITAL FOR 100 YEARS OF Christmas Day, I have been arguing SERVICE that the terrorist at Detroit Metro Air- RECOGNIZING PETE JOENKS FOR port that was arrested there is an un- HIS COMMITMENT TO STUDENTS (Mr. BISHOP of Utah asked and was lawful enemy combatant who should be AND EDUCATION IN THE STATE given permission to address the House tried in a military commission. OF ARKANSAS for 1 minute.) Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Speaker, I The decision to try this terrorist in (Mr. BOOZMAN asked and was given rise today to recognize one of Utah’s civilian court, to give him the right to permission to address the House for 1 great medical institutions, McKay-Dee remain silent, as well as giving him minute and to revise and extend his re- three taxpayer-funded attorneys, is ab- marks.) Hospital, as it celebrates 100 years of solutely wrong, in my opinion. Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise service. Mr. Speaker, as well, this trial will today to recognize Mr. Pete Joenks for Founded by Annie Taylor Dee in place undue costs and manpower bur- the honor and recognition of being Ogden, Utah, its goal was to bring med- dens on the City of Detroit and the named Assistant Principal of the Year ical services to underserved areas. In State of Michigan, neither of which is for the State of Arkansas. 1915, the Church of Jesus Christ of Lat- in a position to absorb additional secu- Mr. Joenks earned his masters in ter Day Saints assumed ownership of rity-related costs. It is wrong, Mr. education from the University of Ar- the Dee Hospital, and under the leader- Speaker, to ask hard-pressed commu- kansas in Fayetteville and went on to ship of David O. McKay expanded serv- nities, local communities, to pay these teach physics and chemistry for 15 ices for even more residents. In 1976, costs simply because we were the tar- years prior to becoming assistant prin- the LDS church relinquished control of gets of this attack while we played no cipal at Springdale High School. The the McKay-Dee Hospital network to role in the decision to hold this trial in innovative programs he created like the not-for-profit Intermountain the City of Detroit. The Sophomore Center at Springdale Healthcare, leaving it with the charge It was the decision of Eric Holder and High School which led to higher to become a model of health care excel- the Federal Government to try this achievement and less absenteeism lence. terrorist in civilian court in Detroit, so among students is a testament to his Taking this charge of excellence to I think that the additional costs to character and passion to educate. This heart, tens of thousands of hard- local and State government should be program truly helped those at-risk stu- working individuals have devoted their borne by the Federal Government. The dents at Springdale High School to per- lives to healing patients at the three Department of Homeland Security form better in school and to make hospitals that have become the Inter- must stand up and guarantee to fund more of their education. Mr. Joenks mountain McKay-Dee Hospital and any cost to the City of Detroit or the also created Adopt-A-Pup, which as- Medical Center, and their efforts have County of Wayne or the State of Michi- signs every at-risk student with a men- been recognized as a national model for gan that they would not normally tor to help them achieve better in providing quality and affordable health incur. school. care. I am proud of Mr. Pete Joenks for his Mr. Speaker, I ask you and my col- f commitment to education and his ef- leagues to join me in congratulating b 1615 forts to improve the lives of students the Intermountain McKay-Dee Hos- in Arkansas, and this is a well-deserved pital for its 100 years of dedicated serv- EQUAL PAY DAY honor. ice. (Ms. CHU asked and was given per- f f mission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her re- IRAN SANCTIONS ISRAEL marks.) (Mrs. HALVORSON asked and was (Mr. QUIGLEY asked and was given Ms. CHU. Imagine going to work given permission to address the House permission to address the House for 1 every day for decades and giving your for 1 minute and to revise and extend minute and to revise and extend his re- blood, sweat and tears to a company her remarks.) marks.)

VerDate Mar 15 2010 08:39 Jun 17, 2013 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR10\H21AP0.002 H21AP0 pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD 6018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 156, Pt. 5 April 21, 2010 Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, 62 years nian genocide. Notable scholars and my community gain confidence in ago, Israel declared its independence historians who recognize the Armenian doing just that for 60 memorable years, and established a nation founded on genocide include the International As- and I thank them for their service to the principles of justice, freedom, and sociation of Genocide Scholars and the our community. peace. These founding tenets are not Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity f unlike those on which the United whose findings are supported by 53 HONORING JOSHUA MCMACKLE States was built, and these mutual be- Nobel Laureates. Yet, in the face of all liefs spurred a resilient relationship be- the evidence, Turkey presses on, ex- (Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas asked tween Israel and the U.S., a friendship porting a legacy of genocide denial, a and was given permission to address of six decades which remains strong legacy it continues to enforce within the House for 1 minute and to revise today. its own borders. and extend her remarks.) The United States was the first Na- Many of my colleagues express sym- Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, on a number of occasions tion to recognize Israel, and with that pathy for the genocide victims but are many Members have had to rise to recognition came a promise, a promise hesitant to vote for recognition. Tur- speak of a very sad and tragic incident to help ensure Israel’s security, a key’s relentless lobbying campaign, that has occurred in their congres- promise to stand behind the only de- which threatens retaliation should the sional district. Today, sadly, I rise as mocracy in the Middle East, and a U.S. recognize this historical reality, well to speak to the terrible loss of promise to always uphold Israel’s right has had its intended effect. Some Mem- Joshua McMackle, a young freshman to exist. On this anniversary let us cel- bers of Congress worry that recogni- student at Texas Southern University ebrate, as the Israeli folk song goes, tion will cause irreparable harm to in Houston, Texas. Am Yisrael Chai—the people of Israel U.S.-Turkish relations and therefore Meeting his parents and sister, live—and may they have the land of undermine the United States’ strategic Tracy, Moriah, and Bruce McMackle, Israel to call home today, tomorrow, interests. ‘‘It’s just not a good time’’ is his grandmother and aunt, many of and always. a common refrain. That excuse is al- whom were in the service of this coun- f ways available, but it is a wholly inad- try being Federal employees and law equate excuse. NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER enforcement employees, it was so sad For the sake of its core values and in to be able to speak about this senseless (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania true furtherance of its strategic inter- and untimely death. asked and was given permission to ad- ests, the United States must take a I would say to you that this was a dress the House for 1 minute and to re- deep breath, look its ally, Turkey, in fine young man, a freshman who had vise and extend his remarks.) the eye and recognize this tragic epi- come to Texas Southern University be- Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. sode of the modern era to be an unam- cause of its special and exclusive music Mr. Speaker, inscribed on the Jefferson biguous fact of history. program. He was a high school grad- Memorial is a quotation from Thomas f uate of the Randolph-Macon Military Jefferson that reads, in part: ‘‘No man Academy, and he had traveled around shall be compelled to frequent or sup- 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF TOASTMASTERS CLUB 767 the world with his mom and his par- port any religious worship or ministry ents. or shall otherwise suffer on account of (Mr. BOCCIERI asked and was given His tragic death occurred as any stu- his religious opinions or belief, but all permission to address the House for 1 dent might have it happen to them. men shall be free to profess and by ar- minute and to revise and extend his re- Unfortunately, when parents send their gument to maintain their opinions in marks.) children away to learn, some person, matter of religion.’’ Mr. BOCCIERI. Mr. Speaker, today I some unfortunate tragic individual There is nothing about the National rise in recognition of the recent 60th would take a life by gunfire. And so it Day of Prayer that compels anyone to anniversary of the Toastmasters Club was for Joshua a week ago Saturday support any religious worship or min- 767 located in Alliance, Ohio, where I when he was with his friends at an istry. There are no ‘‘prayer police.’’ In live. event that should have been joyous, a fact, we who support the National Day The Toastmasters, now an inter- fun time, a party, which is perfectly all of Prayer wish it were more successful, national club with members in China right for college students, and along but in no way do we seek to impose it. and India, has given some 250,000 Amer- came outsiders who attempted, if you Yet all men are free to maintain their icans the opportunity to overcome will, to turn this into the devastating religion through prayer and other their fear of public speaking, become tragedy that it was. means. better listeners, and gain confidence in In tribute to Joshua—we memorialize What threatens some people about a community relations. Alliance Toast- him this coming Saturday—but more still small moment of silence for con- masters has given that opportunity to importantly, in tribute to him we will templation or a prayer to a higher people in my community for some 60 say ‘‘Never on our watch again.’’ I join being in whatever form? Nothing about years now, having grown from just four with his family and the memorial fund- the National Day of Prayer requires members at its inception to now doz- ing that they will have to say to young any person to do anything. So I ask ens. people across America, enough is those who are threatened by this, In Alliance, Ohio, and elsewhere, enough, and to be able to enforce the Where is the harm to them? The there are politicians, administrators laws that are necessary, along with the Founding Fathers gave us freedom of and teachers who have gained much of freedom that we have, that gets rid of religion, not freedom from religion. their confidence and ability to commu- those who think it is okay to take a The court decision declaring the day nicate from their experience in the senseless life, to beat up a fellow stu- unconstitutional cannot stand. Toastmasters Club; but more than any- dent, or to cause the death of someone f thing Toastmasters presents an oppor- they do not know. tunity for people to engage with their May this fine young man rest in RECOGNIZING THE ARMENIAN neighbor, learn from one another, and peace. Joshua McMackle, we honor you GENOCIDE to develop their thoughts about our for your contributions to America. (Mr. SARBANES asked and was given world. f permission to address the House for 1 In an age of 24-hour news, Internet b 1630 minute and to revise and extend his re- surfing and texting, Toastmasters is a marks.) reminder of just how important it is SPECIAL ORDERS Mr. SARBANES. Mr. Speaker, I rise that we maintain face-to-face commu- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under today to express my strong support for nication with one another. I commend the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- official U.S. recognition of the Arme- Alliance Club 767 for helping people in uary 6, 2009, and under a previous order

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Under a vironment. harm will not be able to operate freely. previous order of the House, the gentle- I will continue to work in Congress This increased progress is markedly woman from Florida (Ms. ROS- to support policies that encourage fam- noticeable in Afghanistan, which for LEHTINEN) is recognized for 5 minutes. ilies and businesses to be more energy many years under the Bush adminis- Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, efficient and less reliant on expensive tration was, frankly, the forgotten yesterday, Congresswoman DEBBIE foreign fuel. At the same time, I will war. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ and my fellow continue to be a staunch advocate for Mr. Speaker, Afghanistan is an epi- Members of Congress—MARIO DIAZ- green initiatives that will not put a fi- center of terrorism. We cannot afford BALART and TED DEUTCH—and I held a nancial burden on working families and to forget that it was the genesis of great press conference with Dan Beard, small businesses. multiple attacks that have killed thou- the Chief Administrative Officer of the Once again, I urge all of my south sands of Americans: our children, our House of Representatives, on how to Florida constituents to attend Miami’s parents, our spouses, our friends, and make our offices more energy efficient. Goin’ Green Celebration this Saturday our neighbors. After nearly a decade Representing such natural wonders in Bayfront Park, which is in my con- with no real plan in Afghanistan, we like the Florida Keys National Marine gressional district, to learn more about now have a strategy for success under Sanctuary, I am extremely sensitive to living more environmentally friendly this President. the impact of our daily routine on the lives. We all have roles to play as we While we build an Afghan Govern- environment. I am a supporter of the endeavor to preserve south Florida’s ment capable of keeping al Qaeda from green proposals, such as increasing the natural beauty and to improve our using Afghanistan as a safe haven, we fuel efficiency of our cars and pro- communities’ environments for our- are striking ever harder at al Qaeda moting the use of clean alternative en- selves, our children, and our grand- and at their allies as they hide in the ergy. children. mountains of Pakistan. Using special However, as we all know, green living f operations forces and Predator planes begins at home and in the workplace. and in cooperating with the govern- Whether it’s by turning off the lights COMMENDING AND THANKING OUR ments of Pakistan and Afghanistan, we when exiting a room, carpooling to the BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN IN UNI- have captured or killed hundreds of al office, or recycling on a regular basis, FORM Qaeda’s fighters and affiliates since we can all work to improve our envi- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a 2009, far more than in 2008. In fact, dur- ronments. The buildings of the Capitol previous order of the House, the gen- ing this administration, more than 600 complex, including my congressional tleman from Missouri (Mr. SKELTON) is terrorists have been killed by drone office, are now utilizing the latest in recognized for 5 minutes. strikes. That is more than triple the energy- and water-saving technologies. Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise amount from 2004–2008 combined. For example, the simple action of in- today to commend and to thank our The President’s new strategy in Af- stalling energy-saving lighting brave men and women in uniform who ghanistan and in Pakistan, in coopera- throughout the U.S. House of Rep- risk their lives every single day to pro- tion with Pakistani forces, also helped resentatives has saved U.S. taxpayers tect America and to keep our families lead to the capture of the Taliban’s more than $175,000 annually. House of- safe. second-in-command, a former Taliban fices have also increased their partici- We have the very best warfighters in finance minister and two Taliban shad- pation in the recycling of paper and of the world who are led by the very best ow governors. These were the most sig- other raw materials. Last year, the commanders, and under President nificant captures of Afghan Taliban House of Representatives recycled Obama, our military servicemembers leaders since the start of the war in Af- more than 1,800 tons of paper, 46 tons of are experiencing even greater success ghanistan. Building the capacity and bottles and cans, and 1 ton of leather. in keeping our Nation safe from those reinforcing the will of other countries In the days ahead, my district office who seek to do us harm. to strike at al Qaeda will, I believe, be in Miami will be implementing addi- Earlier this week, a joint raid by U.S. critical toward eliminating this threat tional electricity- and resource-saving and Iraqi forces delivered what General forever. President Obama’s administra- measures. At a time when our Nation Odierno, the top military commander tion deserves to be congratulated for is struggling with high unemployment in Iraq, identified as ‘‘potentially the its progress on both fronts. and with an unsustainable deficit, we most significant blow to al Qaeda in Importantly, this administration un- should be doing all that we can to Iraq since the beginning of the insur- derstands that we need a comprehen- eliminate government inefficiencies, gency.’’ During this raid, two of al sive strategy to prevent terrorism. waste, fraud, and abuse. Qaeda’s top leaders were killed, includ- Just as you cannot effectively rid your This week, in celebration of Earth ing al Qaeda in Iraq’s top leader. This backyard of poison ivy by just cutting Day, south Florida families can attend news was not only a sign of our contin- off all the leaves, we cannot effectively Miami’s Goin’ Green Celebration to ued progress against al Qaeda in Iraq destroy terrorist cells unless we take learn more about how you can protect and its affiliates but of our progress them out by the roots, cutting off the our environment, how you can support overall in our fight to quell terrorism supply of recruits that feeds them. So, green technologies, and how you can and to keep America and our allies in addition to ramping up our missions save money on your energy and water safe. to capture and kill terrorists, we are bills. I encourage south Floridians to Our increased success in killing and also now placing a greater emphasis on attend this important event, which is capturing terrorists isn’t limited just taking the necessary measures to pre- scheduled to take place on Saturday to Iraq. Under President Obama, we vent the recruitment of violent ex- from 10 to 6 p.m. in Miami’s Bayfront have stepped up the fight against ter- tremists. Park. Individuals and families attend- rorists, and we have strengthened stra- Mr. Speaker, with the responsible ing this event can participate in semi- tegic partnerships in places like Paki- new steps being taken by our Com- nars on energy-efficient home improve- stan and Yemen. With the help of these mander in Chief, with the outstanding ments, on how to save on your water partners, we are finally making signifi- leadership by our commanders on the bills, and on several other informative cant progress in the war against al ground, and with the unrivaled dedica- exhibitions. In particular, I encourage Qaeda terrorists and their allies. tion and courage of all of our men and

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General Odierno said it f rity, for Medicare, and for about 50 was ‘‘potentially the most significant other trust funds—the Highway Trust blow to al Qaeda since the beginning of UNDERSTANDING THE BUDGET Fund and so forth—and we presumably the insurgency.’’ SURPLUS are taking that money and putting it Their success has not been by acci- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a into trust for them. dent nor has it been limited to Iraq. previous order of the House, the gen- Is that what happens? No, that is not Our allies across the region are begin- tleman from Maryland (Mr. BARTLETT) what happens. ning to actively engage in the fight is recognized for 5 minutes. What happens is we take that money, against terrorism, and it is yielding Mr. BARTLETT. Mr. Speaker, during and if we have any surplus money after successful results. We must send a loud the Clinton years, Washington was tell- meeting our Social Security and Medi- message that those who seek to do us ing the American people that we had a care obligations, we then take that harm will pay the ultimate price. I an- budget surplus and that we were pay- money and immediately convert it into ticipate our progress will continue in ing down the debt. After a number of a nonnegotiable U.S. security. We the months ahead because we have a months of bragging about this budget move it over to the general trust fund strategy and clear-cut goals in Afghan- surplus we had and about how much we and we spend it. So there is, in fact, no istan. were paying down the debt, we had to money in the Social Security trust The administration and the com- raise the debt limit ceiling. fund or in the Medicare trust fund. manders on the ground know we must Now, I asked our leadership, Isn’t it That is really a misnomer. It is not a root out the terrorists who still reside going to be a little difficult to explain trust fund. I guess you might call it a in the same country from which the 9/ to the American people why we have to ‘‘trust debt’’ because there is nothing 11 terror attacks originated. As a re- raise the debt limit ceiling if for these there but IOUs. sult, terrorist leaders are being cap- many months we have been paying Now, this year, for the first time, tured and killed on a regular basis. down the debt? Why would you have to we’ve spent more money on Social Se- Special forces and Predator drones, in raise the debt limit ceiling if you’ve curity than we took in in Social Secu- coordination with the governments in lowered the debt? rity. We didn’t expect that to happen Pakistan and Afghanistan, have cap- Well, you may not be surprised that for several years, but we still have tured or killed more than 600 of al what comes out of Washington is not about, I think, $2.5 trillion of surpluses Qaeda’s fighters and associates in 2009 always altogether truthful. in the Social Security trust fund, so alone, far more than in 2008. This is I have a little chart here that helps we’ll be paying Social Security for a more than triple the amount from the to explain what happened and why we while if we can collect or can borrow period of 2004–2008 combined. had to raise the debt limit ceiling when enough money from other places to The new counterinsurgency strategy we had a so-called ‘‘budget surplus’’ make up for the money that we took in Afghanistan helped lead to the cap- and were telling the American people from the Social Security trust fund ture of, among others, the Taliban’s that we were paying down the debt. and spent. second in command, a former Taliban Now, we had surpluses in Social Se- So, for those months and a couple of finance minister, and two shadow gov- curity and we had surpluses in Medi- years, we were telling people we were ernors of Afghan provinces. These are care, and we had a lockbox. You may paying down the debt. I talked to the the most significant captures of the Af- remember the lockbox. We had a CBO, and I think there was never a mo- ghan Taliban leaders since the start of lockbox on Social Security and Medi- ment in time, if we kept our books on the war in Afghanistan. care surpluses. The lockbox said that the accrual method—which, by the b 1645 you couldn’t transfer those moneys to way, we require every small business to the general Treasury, that you had to do—when the national debt went down. However, as we continue to move for- pay down the public debt with those Now, another thing: The debt will al- ward in Iraq and Afghanistan, we must moneys. So what we did was take the ways go up more than the advertised never forget about our number one tar- surpluses from the Social Security deficit. How can the debt go up more get. That’s Osama bin Laden. The man trust fund and the Medicare trust than the advertised deficit? The debt who was behind the 9/11 attacks must fund—and there were surpluses there— goes up more than the deficit because be brought to justice in order to send a and we paid down the public debt; but we make the silly statement that the clear message that no act of terror will for every dollar we paid down on the Social Security surplus and the Medi- be able to go unpunished. public debt, we incurred another dollar care surplus offset the debt. Of course, Last year I twice visited Afghanistan debt in the trust funds. if you take that surplus and spend it, it as part of a congressional delegation to You see, the national debt, the debt simply incurs another kind of debt. the regions. We received briefings from that really counts, is the sum of the Well, I hope this helps you to under- both American and Afghani political public debt and the trust fund debt. So, stand. I just thought you’d like to leaders and their military leaders. The if you simply decrease the public debt know. question I asked nearly everyone who by increasing the trust fund debt, f would listen to us was, Where is Osama you’ve done nothing to the national bin Laden, and what are we doing to debt. It’s a little bit like taking money PRAISING THE OUTSTANDING capture or kill this man? from your right-hand pocket and put- WORK OF OUR FIGHTING MEN Our recent success in killing and cap- ting it into your left-hand pocket. Ob- AND WOMEN turing his allies gives me confidence viously, if you do that, you are neither The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a that the appropriate steps are being richer nor poorer after you’ve taken previous order of the House, the gen- taken to bring this murderer to justice. money from your right-hand pocket tleman from Alabama (Mr. BRIGHT) is In fact, Commander of U.S. and NATO and put it in your left-hand pocket. recognized for 5 minutes. forces in Afghanistan, General Stanley That is what we were doing. Mr. BRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, I rise McChrystal, recently confirmed that Now, very few people know that today to praise the outstanding work the military is actively trying to find there is a difference between the pub- of our fighting men and women sta- and kill bin Laden. I was very pleased lic—oh, the public debt is the Wall tioned overseas. Too often, their work to hear General McChrystal confirm Street debt. That’s all those instru- goes unnoticed, but our safety and se- his commitment as he continues his ex- ments that we give to people when curity is contingent upon their success. cellent service in Afghanistan.

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In our history a lot of people ment of violent extremists by pre- mander of the Texas army, to build an fought for that word and died for inde- venting these countries from returning army to fight back. As William Barrett pendence, both for Texas and for the to the conditions that fueled such hate Travis said at the Alamo, who was the United States. in the past. commander, a 26-year-old individual So we honor those brave Texans on In fact, just a couple of hours ago, I from South Carolina, that victory will this April 21, the anniversary of San participated in a video teleconference cost the enemy more dearly than de- Jacinto Day. with the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat feat. And he was right. Because of the And that’s just the way it is. Team in the 3rd Infantry Division of massive losses of Santa Ana’s forces at f the U.S. Army. The ‘‘sledgehammer the Alamo, he had to regroup. He start- HONORING ISRAELI brigade,’’ as they are nicknamed, told ed then chasing Sam Houston. INDEPENDENCE DAY me about over 120 projects they have Sam Houston was moving east. He completed or will soon be completed in was headed toward the Sabine-Neches The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a a five-province region in Iraq. Their ef- area, the Sabine-Neches River, which is previous order of the House, the gen- forts are a big reason we have seen sig- next to the United States. We call that tleman from Florida (Mr. DEUTCH) is nificant progress and stabilization in Louisiana. He had yet to fight a battle. recognized for 5 minutes. Iraq over the past 2 years. Santa Ana’s armies had been very suc- GENERAL LEAVE I look forward to working with my cessful in defeating the Texas armies Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Speaker, I ask colleagues to continue to support our in almost every battle. And Sam Hous- unanimous consent that all Members forces in these two endeavors. ton had yet to fight, but he found him- may have 5 legislative days in which to self, on April 21, 1836, between the Buf- f revise and extend their remarks and in- falo Bayou and the San Jacinto River clude extraneous material on the sub- SAN JACINTO DAY in a marshy land called San Jacinto. ject of this Special Order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a There he stood to fight. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Most battles are fought in the morn- previous order of the House, the gen- objection to the request of the gen- ing after sunrise, but on April 21 the tleman from Texas (Mr. POE) is recog- tleman from Florida? nized for 5 minutes. Texas army was so eager to fight that There was no objection. Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, at 3 o’clock in the afternoon they de- Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Speaker, as the today is April 21, and when I grew up in cided to march on Santa Ana’s forces, Nation’s newest Member of Congress, it Texas April 21 was a holiday. We didn’t which outnumbered the Texans over is truly an honor to have my first re- two to one. go to school, and the reason I thought marks on the floor be in commemora- The Texas army was an odd-looking we didn’t go to school was because tion of Israel’s 62nd anniversary. bunch. They were volunteers, but they April 21 is my mother’s birthday and Today I proudly rise in support of were from, once again, all over the she always led me to believe that House Concurrent Resolution 260, country. They were frontiersmen. They school was out because it was her which recognizes the independence of were shopkeepers. They were lawyers birthday. and doctors. They were made up of the Jewish state of Israel and reaffirms Later I learned that wasn’t actually Texans and of Hispanic dissent. We call the unyielding friendship and correct, that we had celebrated April 21 those Tejanos. They were led by Cap- unshakable alliance between our two as a State holiday in Texas because it tain Juan Seguin, and his Tejanos were great nations. is one of the most, if not the most im- part of the calvary. So as not to be As Israelis and Jewish communities portant day in Texas history. Because mistaken for the Mexican army, be- throughout the world celebrate Yom on April 21, 1836, 174 years ago, Texas cause the Texans had no uniforms, Ha’atzmaut, this resolution holds a gained complete independence from Juan Seguin’s troops wore a playing special significance for me and my con- Mexico and became a free and inde- card in their hat band to make sure stituents in Florida’s 19th District. I pendent nation for over 9 years. that the Texans knew who they were. proudly represent a district with one of A little history is due, I think. It all So the Texans marched on Santa the Nation’s largest number of Jewish started when Mexico was a republic, a Ana’s forces completely by surprise Americans, as well as Holocaust sur- democracy, similar to the United and defeated them, an overwhelming vivors. States. Texas belonged to Mexico. But defeat, one of the biggest upsets in So many of my constituents remem- a person by the name of Santa Ana be- military history. Half of Santa Ana’s ber when the promise of Israel was only came President of Mexico. When he be- forces were killed; the other half were an unlikely possibility, and over the came President, he abolished the Mexi- captured. The battle lasted 18 minutes, years they watched the amazing real- can constitution and became dictator. and one-third of the land in the United ization of this dream and the establish- And once he became dictator, he elimi- States, which is now the United States, ment of this great nation. nated civil rights for everybody that switched hands. For so many of my constituents and lived in Mexico, including what is now This is a map of the way Texas to so many Americans, that day in 1948 Texas. So Texas sought independence, looked after April 21, 1836. Texas when Israel declared its independence and on March 2, 1836, Texas declared claimed all of the land, which is part of was the day that a promise was ful- independence from Mexico and cited Texas, part of Oklahoma, New Mexico, filled to the Jewish people who for so the reasons, because of the dictator, Colorado, Wyoming, and Kansas. long struggled to find a place they the tyrant who had denied civil rights Texas became a free and independent could call home. Sixty-two years later, to all those living in Texas. nation that day, stayed a republic for 9 Israel has grown into a thriving demo- At the same time a group of 187 vol- years, and then joined the United cratic state with a technologically ad- unteers, of all races from all the States States. Texas only got into the United vanced economy and a rich, democratic in the Union and many foreign coun- States by one vote when a Louisiana culture. tries, assembled at a beat-up old Span- Senator finally changed his mind and The people of Israel embrace free- ish church in central Texas called the allowed Texas to come into the United dom, and through art and literature, Alamo. That’s right, 187 volunteers States. music and business, the entire globe stood in defiance of Santa Ana’s army, I mention this, April 21, because it’s has benefited from Israel’s existence who invaded Texas. Several thousand an important day not only for Texas and success. Throughout these 62 years,

VerDate Mar 15 2010 08:39 Jun 17, 2013 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR10\H21AP0.002 H21AP0 pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD 6022 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 156, Pt. 5 April 21, 2010 the people of Israel have shown an Israel that arrived on the scene first lies terrorized by rocket attacks, and my visits open-hearted desire to live in peace and and began rescuing men, women, and have only strengthened my conviction that the a fierce resolve to protect the security children trapped in the rubble. It was United States must be unwavering in our sup- of their citizens no matter what the Israel that built the first field hospital port for the right and responsibility of Israel to cost. This nation and these citizens in Haiti and began offering immediate protect her citizens from legitimate threats. have shown incredible determination medical care to the injured. And it was While serving in Congress, I have voted for and fortitude in the face of terrorism Israel that stood with those most in over $35 billion in economic and military as- and threats from those who deny and need because of a simple belief in uni- sistance for Israel, and I will continue to sup- threaten Israel’s very existence. versal human dignity. port such measures in the future. Whether they be attacks from terrorist Let us stand with Israel today by Ultimately, the only way to achieve lasting groups like Hamas and Hezbollah or passing House Concurrent Resolution peace and security for the citizens of Israel is the continued financial sponsorship of 260 and by expressing our most sincere to secure a just, permanent, and peaceful set- terrorism by Syria and Iran, the people hope that our dear ally Israel achieves tlement between Israelis and Palestinians. I of Israel should know that the United the lasting peace it has long deserved. believe that the greatest service the United States will always, unequivocally Mr. HOLT. Mr. Speaker, it is with great States can provide to Israelis is as a facilitator stand in support of Israel’s right to pleasure that I rise today to congratulate our in negotiations among the parties. It is my self-defense. friend and ally, the State of Israel, on the 62nd deepest hope that Israeli and Palestinian lead- The relationship between the United anniversary of her founding. ers soon will join each other at the negotiating States and Israel is unbreakable. The A week ago, I had the honor of attending table, with the support of the U.S. administra- relationship is one between two peo- the National Days of Remembrance ceremony tion, to make swift progress toward an endur- ples, our common values, the history in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. I was joined by ing peace agreement. we share, our commitment to freedom, 3 of my constituents, Marlboro residents Toby On Israel’s 62nd anniversary, I believe more and our joint vision of a secure and Shylit Mack, Community Relations Committee than ever that the future of Israel and the Mid- peaceful Middle East. Chair of the Jewish Federation of Monmouth dle East is one of peace, cooperation, secu- From the recognition of the new County, and her husband Bob Mack, and rity, and prosperity. I am pleased to join the state of Israel by President Harry Tru- North Brunswick resident Lee Livingston, Jewish community of New Jersey and all man in 1948 through today, let me President of the Jewish Federation of Greater Americans in celebrating Israel’s national suc- make this clear: The United States Middlesex County. cesses, her great contributions to the inter- stands with Israel and the United As always, it was a very moving ceremony. national community, and her continued exist- States will always stand with Israel. Sitting in the Rotunda, amidst survivors and ence as an inspiration for us all. The relationship is secure and the rela- liberators from the U.S. Armed Forces, I was Mr. GRAYSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to tionship is strong. reminded that even in 1945—out of the ashes commemorate the 62nd Anniversary of Israel’s This resolution not only reaffirms of the most unimaginable tragedy in human Independence. Yom Ha’atzmaut, as it is called Israel’s right to self-defense but recog- history—there was nothing pre-ordained about in Hebrew, allows us in the American Jewish nizes that the single most serious the founding of the State of Israel. When he Community to pay tribute to Israel by reflecting threat facing Israel’s security is that of was President, Dwight Eisenhower said, ‘‘Our on its past achievements, while simultaneously a nuclear-armed Iran. Iran’s illicit forces saved the remnants of the Jewish peo- realizing its capacity to contribute further to quest for nuclear weapons poses an ex- ple of Europe for a new life and a new hope the global community and the advancement of istential threat to the state of Israel in the reborn land of Israel.’’ human knowledge. As a member of the House and an unacceptable threat towards However, it took three years of tireless work Science and Technology Committee, I would the United States. The importance of of leaders like David Ben Gurion, Chaim like to pay tribute to Israel’s Independence by this issue cannot be understated. Weitzmann, and Golda Meir—coupled with the highlighting some of its many accomplish- Just this week, the very week we cel- dedicated support of Jews in the U.S. and ments in the fields of science and technology. ebrate Israel’s independence, news or- throughout the world—to make the dream of a The aspiration of Israeli pioneers to trans- ganizations have reported that Presi- reborn land of Israel become a reality. Even form a country, which is 60 percent desert and dent Ahmadinejad has approved new upon its founding 62 years ago, there was lacks an abundance of natural resources, into uranium enrichment plans in Iran. nothing pre-ordained about Israel’s survival. a modern state, led to strategic investments in This threat is real and it is unaccept- The State of Israel was created with great the fields of science and technology, which able. Congress and the administration courage, and it is from this courage that Israel are now among Israel’s most developed sec- must work together and use every tool continues to maintain its vibrant and strong tors. Today, Israeli scientists have contributed at our disposal to prevent Iran from de- democracy today. Israel’s achievements over to advancements in the fields of agriculture, veloping nuclear weapons. The United the last 62 years—in areas ranging from edu- computer sciences, electronics, genetics, med- States must take immediate aggressive cation and economics to science and agri- icine, optics, solar energy, health sciences, action to ratchet up economic pressure culture—far surpass what could reasonably be and various fields of engineering. Israel is also on Iran, which I am hopeful the House expected of such a young nation. During my home to many groundbreaking companies in will continue to work on tomorrow, trips to Israel, I have witnessed the ingenuity the high-tech industry, such as Symantec and and we must continue to demand that and entrepreneurship of Israelis firsthand. Allot. Symantec helped develop cloud com- the international community join with The United States always should be proud puting which secures and manages informa- us in this critical effort. that our nation was the first country to recog- tion on the internet, and Allot produces the As a new Member of Congress, I look nize officially the new nation. In doing so broadband pipes needed for smart phones. forward to working with my new col- President Truman confidently said, ‘‘I believe it Israel has over 3,850 start-ups that have been leagues from both sides of the aisle on has a glorious future before it—not just an- established in Israel, and has the largest num- initiatives that will strengthen our other sovereign nation, but as an embodiment ber of NASDAQ-listed companies outside of bond with Israel, enhance Israel’s de- of the great ideals of our civilization.’’ North America. Most NASDAQ Israeli firms fense capabilities, and thwart Iran’s Our strong commitment to Israel’s existence are high-tech companies, and over a dozen nuclear weapons program. and prosperity remain steadfast today. Our na- have market capitalizations of over $500 mil- America and Israel share a commit- tions’ special relationship extends beyond lion. ment not just to confronting terrorism friendship. It is built on the common values of Proportionally to its size, Israel’s contribu- and extremism but to bolstering free- equality and opportunity for all and our shared tions to science and technology over the past dom, human rights, and democracy commitment to freedom, justice, and peace. decades have been significant. Israel has across the globe. Israel is more than just an ally; Israel is an in- made important contributions in a number of The generosity and kindness of the spiration. areas in space research, including laser com- Israeli people could not have been more Yet this outpost of democratic ideals in the munication, research into embryo develop- evident than the days following the Middle East continues to face external threats ment, and osteoporosis, pollution monitoring, devastating earthquake in Haiti. It was to her very existence. I have seen Israeli fami- mapping geology, and soil and vegetation in

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In 62 years, Israel has transformed itself capita user of solar water heaters in the home. The State of Israel remains one of the from chiefly an agricultural exporter to an A new, high-efficiency receiver to collect con- United States’ strongest allies and its endur- international high-tech superpower, and it has centrated sunlight has been developed, which ance is a testament to the ideals of freedom used its wealth and power to come to the aid will enhance the use of solar energy in indus- and democracy. Our nations share the com- of others in times of need. I want to especially try as well. mon goals of peace, freedom, security, and commend the people of Israel, its defense One of the major problems confronting the prosperity for their citizens and for the region. forces, and the team of 250 Israeli doctors, global water supply today is pipe leakage. For It is this commonality that allows this relation- nurses and relief workers who worked tire- Israel, which is two-thirds desert, water-saving ship to endure despite changes in Administra- lessly to bring aid and comfort to the victims technologies are of critical importance. The tions, of Congresses, and even disagreements of the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti International Water Association has cited that emerge from time to time. on January 12, 2010. Israel as one of the leaders in innovative Despite many difficulties and challenges, Since its creation, Israel has continually methods to reduce non-revenue water, which thanks to its greatest resource—its people— confronted hostile forces that threaten its ex- is water lost in the system before reaching the and the help of supporters throughout the istence, and the United States must remain customer. Additionally, Israel has surpassed world—Israel has built a vibrant democracy steadfast in ensuring the security of Israel. many countries in the fields of computer engi- and a thriving economy and society. With the assistance of the United States, neering and computer science. Israel’s We must continue to strongly support Israel was able to achieve peace treaties with Weizmann Institute of Science and the Israel’s right to exist, its prosperity, and secu- Egypt and Jordan in the 1970s and 1990s, re- Technion, Israel Institute of Technology are rity. One of the best ways to ensure this is for spectively. These agreements made Israel ranked among the top 20 academic institutions the United States to continue to work to bring more secure and greatly lessened the in the world in computer science. life to the peace process between Israel and chances for another Arab-Israeli war with Israel began research and development in its neighbors. those two countries. Despite the threats it con- space exploration after establishing the Israel While recognizing that success ultimately tinues to face from hostile neighbors and vio- Space Agency to coordinate and supervise a depends on the parties themselves finding lent militants, the people of Israel have estab- national space program. Israel launched its compromises and agreements, active U.S. en- lished a vibrant, pluralistic democracy that in- first satellite, Ofeq-1, in 1998, and has since gagement as an honest broker and mediator corporates the freedoms cherished by all made major contributions in space research, remains critical. Americans. It is my sincere wish that peace negotiations including in areas of laser communication and This will not be easy. Neither was estab- between Israel and its neighbors will succeed, pollution monitoring. Ilan Ramon became the lishing the State of Israel. Nor has it been and that the Israeli people and all peoples of first Israeli astronaut in space when he was easy to create a democratic state in a region that troubled region will be able to live in a chosen as a Payload Specialist on the Space where many of these tenets remain largely un- known and if known, unpracticed. Yet, 62 lasting peace. Shuttle Columbia. On the occasion of its 62nd anniversary, I years later, Israel stands firm. Israeli companies have excelled in computer wish the people of Israel continued growth and Again, I want to extend my congratulations security technologies, semiconductors and prosperity. I will continue working with my col- and best wishes to the people of Israel as communications. Intel and Microsoft both built leagues in Congress, with the Administration they celebrate the 62nd anniversary of its their first overseas research and development and with the American people to ensure that independence. centers in Israel, and other high-tech multi-na- the enduring bond that unites our two peoples Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, today, not tional corporations, such as IBM, Cisco Sys- endures for the years and centuries to come. tems, and Motorola, have opened facilities in only do we celebrate the 62nd anniversary of Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Speaker, on this, the the country. An Israeli, CEO and president of the founding of the State of Israel, we also 62nd anniversary of the founding of Israel, I M-Systems, Dov Moran, invented the first celebrate the strong bonds of friendship and want to extend my warmest regards to the flash drive in 1998. cooperation between the United States and people of Israel and all those who made the Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I cel- Israel. Our country, under the leadership of Middle East’s first democracy possible. ebrate the accomplishments of the State of President Harry Truman, was the first country In the wake of one of the most horrific Israel on the 62nd anniversary of her found- to recognize the State of Israel. And he later crimes against humanity ever perpetrated, ing. Israel’s successes are a reflection of their said, ‘‘I had faith in Israel before it was estab- Jews from across the globe sought to form commitment to education and innovation, and lished. I have faith in it now. I believe it has their own homeland, one that enshrined in a tribute to the future of the Jewish State and a glorious future before it, not just as another their constitution ‘freedom of religion, con- its people. Our shared dedication to these sovereign nation but as the embodiment of the science, language, education and culture.’ matters only further strengthens the bond be- great ideals of our civilization.’’ President Tru- President Harry Truman was the first inter- tween our two countries. For these and many man was right and we need to maintain the national leader to recognize the state of Israel, other reasons, I join with my colleagues in special relationship we have with Israel based and we’ve been proud allies ever since. celebration of Israel’s anniversary—and as an on shared values, common strategic interests, In Israel, Americans can see much to be ad- ally for the protection and advancement of and moral bonds of friendship. Today, we mired, and we share common goals and de- Israel’s future. honor not only that country’s independence sires. We are both home to countless Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, I but the significance of what Israel stands for. innovators, entrepreneurs, scholars, thinkers, rise today to recognize and commemorate the It represents the centuries-long yearnings of activists, immigrants, and democrats. We both 62 anniversary the State of Israel. the Jewish people for a homeland of their own strive for peace and a more just and stable At the same time we celebrate this occa- in the land of their forebears. The pogroms in world. And we are both familiar with the hard sion, we also are recollecting the 65th anniver- tsarist Russia in the late 19th and early 20th trials, tribulations, and triumphs that come to sary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration centuries and the Holocaust under the Nazi define a people and a culture. camps and celebrating the annual Days of Re- regime in the 1930s and 1940s made the idea Let’s continue our strong and hopeful rela- membrance commemorating the 6 million of a Jewish people having a state of their own tionship as we work toward peace across the Jews murdered in the Holocaust as well as where they could feel secure and never again globe. the millions of other victims of Nazi persecu- be subjected to such horrors and brutality Mr. NYE. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of Dr. tion. It was out of this torturous past that this even more compelling and necessary. Israel Zoberman, founding rabbi of Congrega- new nation was formed. After many years of struggle, Israel tion Beth Chaverim in Virginia Beach, Virginia, On May 14, 1948, the people of Israel pro- emerged as an independent state. It gave ref- this passage shall be recorded in the CON- claimed the establishment of the sovereign uge to tens of thousands of Holocaust sur- GRESSIONAL RECORD of the United States of and independent State of Israel. Literally, with- vivors, many of whom had been languishing in America:

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Israel is both the ful- canary, in the Middle East celebrates a hard- rusalem, see Israel from the Golan Heights, fillment and unfolding quest of two millennia of won milestone and heroically maintained inde- and spend time at Yad Vashem and at prayerful persistence and unyielding faith. pendence, its fondest dream and secret weap- Masada. While there, I also visited Ramallah From Inquisition to pogroms to finally a con- on remains an undying attachment to the and met with Palestinians who are engaged in suming Holocaust designed to seal the anti- promise of shalom’s blessings, and its con- the peace process. Semitic rejection of Jewish insistence to live in secrated mission of an historic people to con- Along with my colleagues in Congress and fidelity to its own Biblical covenant with God— tinue inspiring the human family to bring out my constituents back home in Hawaii, I look Israel’s triumph of survival is thus a statement the best within it.’’ forward to the day when the Middle East is a of hope in the human potential to endure mon- Mr. HONDA. Mr. Speaker, it is with great region at peace. I am confident that our gov- umental hardships. honor that I rise today to celebrate the 62nd ernments will continue to work together as al- ‘‘Yet what is a people to do if destined to anniversary of a great democracy and our lies to ensure that the goal of achieving a experience the miracle of rebirth in a region as close friend and important ally, Israel. comprehensive peace in the region becomes problematic as today’s Middle East? That stra- The United States and Israel share a unique a not-so-distant reality. tegic geo-political gateway to continents has and unbreakable bond. This bond is based Congress must also work with the Obama always enticed the appetite of empires for upon friendship, common values, and a strong administration to make certain that Israel’s se- control, gaining access to resources, expan- interest in a peaceful future for the Middle curity remains intact. On April 15, 2010, a sion and power. Colonialism took its toll, mate- East. From its first breaths in 1948 until today, number of my colleagues from both sides of rially and psychologically, and forced the erup- Israel has stood as the foremost beacon of the aisle sent a letter to President Obama as- tion of conflict between Jews and Arabs. democracy in the Middle East. suring him of bipartisan support to prevent ‘‘The Palestinian national identity, on the soil As the sole democracy in the region, Israel Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons capability that had been the setting for centuries of Jew- is the United States’ most strategic ally in the using the tools we have at our disposal, in- ish life and creativity, brought the two into Middle East, and I have supported policies cluding engagement with the Iranian regime tragic and perpetual conflict whose full resolu- that strengthen its safety, security and welfare. and targeted sanctions. Although I was in Ha- tion still eludes us though progress has been Israel must be able to rely on the friendship of waii and did not have an opportunity to sign it, made. However, the reason for guarded opti- the United States as it takes the bold steps I would like to go on record in support of this mism is rooted in the ultimate interests of the necessary towards peace in the Middle East. letter, which reiterates congressional support wider Arab and Muslim world, whose tacit rec- Some of this reliance comes in the form of for President Obama to do what is necessary ognition of Israel’s factual and future existence U.S. foreign assistance. Providing foreign as- to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weap- through Egypt’s and Jordan’s breakthrough sistance to Israel is important as Israel faces on. Late last year, I voted in support of H.R. diplomatic ties is positive. Let all the Arab and legitimate, external threats to its survival— 2194, a bill that amends the existing Iran Muslim states reach out to formally join and Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran. Sanctions Act of 1996 and imposes additional reassure Israel of their intentions at this critical We must also provide Israel diplomatic sup- sanctions that would curb energy investments juncture. port in the form of sanctions against the Ira- in Iran. Soon the House and Senate will vote ‘‘What has replaced much of the anti-Israel nian government, before it is too late. Iran’s on a conference measure, and I hope that ideology is the even more potent power of an pursuit of a nuclear weapon is a real and im- passage of this legislation will further deter the extreme Iran, whose leaders’ political plan of mediate threat to the existence of Israel, and security threat that Iran’s regime poses to regional domination and world influence is a serious and troubling threat to the security of Israel. cloaked in religious absolutism that loathes the entire Middle East and the U.S. A nuclear I join my colleagues in wishing the Israeli compromise, seeking total victory over its ad- Iran is simply unacceptable, and we must do people a happy Independence Day and reaf- versary. Consequently, Iran has been fanning what we can to deter this threat. firm Congress’s commitment to our relation- and financing the dangerous turmoil produced The Iranian government, and the inter- ship with the Israeli state. by their proxies of Hamas and Hezbollah national community, must recognize the Jew- Ms. TSONGAS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to whose goal is to foil an Israel-Palestinian ish, democratic state of Israel’s legitimacy and recognize and celebrate the 62nd anniversary peace settlement while engaging Israel in a right to exist, given the Jewish people’s three of Israel Independence Day. war of attrition on two fronts. Iran’s nuclear millennia of history in the land of Israel. Israel I was fortunate to travel to Israel in 1982 drive is geared toward neutralizing Israel’s es- is Jewish land, and this must be recognized. and still have strong memories of my visit to sential deterrence, dominating the Arabs and Once again, Mr. Speaker, I congratulate that tiny strip of land that holds so much establishing Iran as a prestigious arbiter in Israel on its 62nd anniversary. It is imperative meaning for so many. Much has changed world affairs, while offering its Ayatollahs crit- that we continue to remain firmly behind our since that time, and I have heard repeatedly ical hegemony of imperialistic magnitude. friends in Israel. As our strongest ally in one that it is like a whole new country worth vis- ‘‘The United States is bound to Israel of the most volatile regions in the world, our iting again, which I intend to do. through a special relationship born of compel- country’s first priority must be to be a true Israel has developed a vibrant and diverse ling legacies of both countries, the common friend a partner with Israel. democratic society. It is home to an innovative democratic ethos of free nations and shared Ms. HIRONO. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support technology sector with more start-ups than security concerns to combat religious fun- of the 62nd anniversary of the founding of the any other country except the United States. I damentalism, including radical Islam. State of Israel. am proud to say that many of these organiza- ‘‘Overall, Israel has achieved much that is Americans stand beside the Israeli people in tions have strong research and development exemplary given constricting conditions. It has commemoration of Israel’s independence, and relationships with organizations throughout my absorbed and saved millions of Jewish refu- we celebrate the vision of the 37 Israelis who home State of Massachusetts and that these gees. It has reached out to offer professional established the founding declaration on April relationships continue to create jobs for both expertise and economic aid to many devel- 20, 1948, in order to secure a free, just, and Americans and Israelis. oping countries across continents. And Israel peaceful new nation. Israel has been a place of refuge and op- has revived the Hebrew language and culture Shortly after Israel was founded, President portunity for thousands coming from countries and its higher learning institutions rank among Harry Truman became the first national leader as diverse as Ethiopia and the former Soviet the best with a flourishing top notch hi-tech in- to recognize Israel as a friend and partner of Union. And Israel has provided relief around dustry. Israel has proven that for peace sake the United States. Since that time, Congres- the world for victims of natural disasters in it is ready to compromise, as with the painful sional support for the State of Israel has not Haiti, Southeast Asia and elsewhere. Gaza Disengagement that Hamas failed to ap- wavered, and ties between our two countries It has done all this while being surrounded preciate. Hamas is yet to release Israeli sol- remain inextricably linked. by enemies. In this environment, Israel has dier Gilad Shalit. A united Palestinian front, Last August, I was fortunate enough to visit forged hard won peace with both Egypt and free from Iran’s and Syria’s menacing involve- Israel with a number of my Congressional col- Jordan, and despite tragic setbacks, the Israeli

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This The strong bonds that exist between Israel rivals countries in Europe. friendship is buttressed by our nation’s and the United States are based on our Military and intelligence cooperation be- unshakeable commitment to Israel’s security. shared ideals—democracy, opportunity, free- tween the United States and Israel has Since its founding in 1948, Israel has dom, and peace—and the mutually beneficial reached unprecedented levels with operations spurned the authoritarian model that domi- cooperation between our two countries will like the joint missile defense exercise Juniper nates its region and has built a world-class continue long into the future. Cobra, approved sales of sensitive military civilization: a vibrant democracy, a thriving Again, I rise to celebrate the 62nd anniver- technology, and regular Israeli participation in economy, and a culturally and academically sary of Israel’s independence and to recognize NATO patrols of the Mediterranean. rich society. the lasting friendship between our two coun- In November, I had the honor of attending Israel produces more scientific papers per tries. the dedication of the 9/11 Living Memorial, a capita than any other nation. Nearly a quarter Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to monument established by the Jewish National of the Israeli workforce holds university de- honor Israel’s 62nd Independence Day. Fund in the foothills of Jerusalem beside a for- grees, ranking Israel third in that category in Israel is not just a vitally important ally to est planted in the memory of those who per- the industrialized world, after the United States the United States, it is a beacon of democracy ished on 9/11. It is the only memorial outside and Holland. Israel also claims one of the in a part of the world where democracies are the United States that names all of the victims world’s highest numbers of books and muse- few and far between. and a powerful example of the enduring and ums per capita. Sadly, all too often, Israel is forced to de- emotional connection between our nations. Over the last sixty two years Israel has be- fend these democratic values against count- This year, Yom Ha’atzmaut also comes at a come a global leader in medicine and tech- less who wish to wipe Israel off the map. moment of great anxiety. Iran is ramping up nology. Israeli medicine and medical equip- The threat of rocket attacks is nearly con- efforts to obtain nuclear weapons capability ment is exported world wide. And Israeli tech- stant for Israelis. I had the opportunity to visit which poses an existential threat to the coun- nologies are protecting and assisting U.S. mili- Israel last year, and I witnessed firsthand try’s survival. Hezbollah is arming itself with tary personnel deployed around the globe. some of the damage caused by rocket attacks Scud missiles. Gilad Shalit remains in cap- High-tech companies are rushing to get an by Hamas from Gaza. I am amazed at the de- tivity. Gaza remains unstable and in the com- Israeli presence. In addition to boasting the termination of the Israelis to continue to lead ing months the United Nations General As- highest density of start-ups in the world (a normal lives despite the constant threats and sembly will again seek action on the flawed, total of 3,850 start-ups, one for every 1,844 reminders of terrorism. It was particularly evi- inaccurate, and biased Goldstone Report on Israelis), more Israeli companies are listed on dent during a trip to Sderot, at an indoor play- the war in Gaza. the NASDAQ exchange than all companies ground that also functions as a bomb shelter. In the face of all these issues, it is clear that from the entire European continent. The threat from Iran is even more ominous. the United States is working side-by-side with Moreover, Israel is leading a green revolu- Between the Holocaust denials, the arms ship- Israel to meet and resolve all of these chal- tion with its high-tech companies and Israel is ments to terrorists, and the quest for nuclear lenges. the only country in the world that entered the weapons, Iran is not only a threat to Israel, it In the past few weeks, there have been ten- 21st century with a net gain in its number of is a threat to the United States. sions and arguments among good friends. trees. That’s why, as we commemorate Israel’s Emotions were high after Vice President The American people—and particularly the Independence Day, I can think of no more ap- BIDEN’s recent visit to Israel. It was distressing United States Congress—have contributed propriate action for those of us here in Con- that the mishandling of a housing planning an- mightily to Israel’s sustenance and security gress than to finish our work on Iran sanctions nouncement tarnished a concrete peace initia- over the years. Of that we are justifiably legislation, and to deliver a final bill to Presi- tive to launch proximity talks designed to facili- proud. dent Obama as quickly as possible. tate the return to direct negotiations between Still, despite its strength, Israel faces incred- Last year, the House passed H.R. 1327, the Israel and the Palestinian Authority. But Israel ible challenges to its existence. The Islamic- Iran Sanctions Enabling Act by a vote of 414 is not retreating from the road of diplomacy, militant group Hamas, which is determined to to 6, as well as H.R. 2194, the Iran Refined and neither is the United States. The Pales- bring about Israel’s destruction, remains in Petroleum Act by a vote of 412 to 12. In Janu- tinian Authority should also stay the course. control of the Gaza strip and continues to plot ary, the Senate approved S. 2799, the Com- What is more significant, are the exception- against Israel. Hamas is actively working to prehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and ally strong statements of support for Israel, its disrupt the return to peace negotiations be- Divestment Act of 2009 by voice vote. security and our alliance by the President, the tween Israelis and Palestinians. There is clearly broad, bipartisan support for Vice President, and the Secretary of State’s Hezbollah, which is sustained by Iran and this legislation, and I believe we must act with- and Prime Minister Netanyahu’s reiteration of supported by Syria, remains perched on out further delay. his commitment to participate in talks, prox- Israel’s northern border. As The New York Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, this week, imity or direct, without pre-conditions. Times recently noted, it is believed that Syria Israel marks the 62nd anniversary of the his- Although Israel’s enemies want to portray has delivered accurate long-distance Scud toric date in the Hebrew calendar when the an atmosphere of crisis, there is nothing for missiles to Hezbollah, placing cities deep in British Mandate over Palestine expired and a them to exploit. The one-state solution they Israel’s heartland, including Tel Aviv, within modern Jewish state was reborn. advocate to eradicate the Jewish state is range. Each year, Israel Independence Day, Yom transparently a policy of genocide not peace. Furthermore, the Islamic Republic of Iran, a Ha’atzmaut, is an opportunity to catalogue the When peace is finally achieved, Jerusalem theologically-based state whose President has remarkable accomplishments of a nation built will remain, as it is today, the eternal capital threatened to ‘‘wipe Israel off the map’’, is rap- on the hopes of generations. And it is an op- of Israel. And this will be embraced by the idly developing nuclear weapons and long- portunity for us to reiterate the enduring sup- United States in spirit and in law, just as it is range missiles. port and friendship of the United States gov- today. In my view, there is no greater threat to ernment and the American people. The most resounding answer to Israeli’s crit- Israel, the United States, and the world than This year, we celebrate a country that has ics is the strength and vibrancy of its democ- the prospect of a nuclear Iran. For this reason, engineered immense economic prosperity, racy, its commitment to live in peace with its in the coming weeks the Congress will send even in the face of the worst economic chal- neighbors, and its dedication to promoting sta- President Obama legislation designed to lenge since the Great Depression. Today, bility and security in the region. strongly sanction Iran in order to cripple its nu- Israel has the second largest number of tech- The United States and Israel have much clear weapons program. I am proud to be the nology startup companies in the world, after common ground to celebrate this year as al- sponsor of that legislation. the United States. As we mark the 25th anni- ways and we stand proud to do so. In closing, I congratulate Israel on its 62nd versary of the 1984 U.S. Free Trade Agree- Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, since the found- anniversary of independence. Today we reaf- ment, Israel boasts the largest number of ing of the State of Israel sixty two years ago, firm our nation’s pledge to Israel: that we will NASDAQ-listed companies outside of North the United States has had no greater friend in stand in solidarity with Israel against all violent America. Considering Israeli leadership in bio- the Middle East. The U.S.-Israeli friendship is assaults on its security and well-being. Israel’s

VerDate Mar 15 2010 08:39 Jun 17, 2013 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR10\H21AP0.003 H21AP0 pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD 6026 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 156, Pt. 5 April 21, 2010 security is America’s security, Israel’s hopes the the fabric of American life, we promote Here’s how: for peace are America’s hopes for peace, and awareness and understanding. First, it’s important to remember that we will always stand side by side. Israel is an integral and essential partner about 70 percent of the $3 billion aid must be Ms. SCHWARTZ. Mr. Speaker, I recognize and I look forward to opportunities to continue used by Israel to purchase American mili- tary equipment. This provides real support the sixty-second anniversary of Yom and enhance the strong bonds between our for U.S. high-tech defense jobs and contrib- Ha’atzmaut, to congratulate the State of Israel nations. As a defender of the inherent rights of utes to maintaining our industrial base. This on its Independence Day, and to celebrate the all people and nations, I am proud to com- helps the United States stay at the very top unshakeable U.S.-Israel relationship. memorate the 62nd anniversary of the estab- in the manufacturing of our own cutting- As the daughter of a Holocaust survivor, I lishment of the State of Israel. edge military munitions, aircraft, vehicles, understand personally how important Israel is Mr. GERLACH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to missiles and virtually every defensive and of- for all Jews everywhere. On May 14, 1948, honor the citizens of Israel and all Jewish- fensive weapon in the U.S. arsenal—with the Israel declared independence, providing a new Americans as they celebrate Israel’s 62nd added contribution of Israel’s renowned tech- nical know-how. safe haven for Holocaust survivors and for Di- Independence Day. Second, the United States and Israel are aspora Jews before and since the Holocaust, Israel and its citizens have demonstrated jointly developing state-of-the-art missile who experienced a millennium of anti-Semi- tremendous resilience in the face of constant defense capabilities in the David’s Sling and tism. threats to their personal and national security. Arrow 3 systems. These two technologies In honor of Israeli Independence Day and in The United States has no stronger ally in the build on the already successful Arrow 2, recognition of the close relationship between Middle East than Israel. The special relation- jointly developed by our two countries, Israel and the United States, we will continue ship between the U.S. and Israel is rooted in which is already providing missile defense to work with our trusted ally to pursue a se- our common commitment to democratic values security to Israel and U.S. civilians and cure and peaceful Middle East, assuring lib- and shared vision of establishing and main- ground troops throughout the region. erty, economic prosperity, and security for taining a lasting peace in the region. A MULTIPLIER EFFECT Israel and its neighbors. While Hamas, Israel’s Independence Day should serve as The knowledge we gain from these efforts Hezbollah and Iran threaten this security with an occasion to renew our commitment to the also has a positive multiplier effect on appli- words and missiles, the U.S. Congress stands long-term security of our cherished ally and re- cations to other US. military and non-mili- tary uses and jobs here. committed to work towards a secure Israel affirm that a strong Israel is vital to our na- Third, given Israel’s strategic location on where all of its citizens can live, prosper, and tional interest and the stability of the Middle the Mediterranean, with access to the Red dream in security. East. Sea and other vital international shipping In its 62 years of nationhood, Israel exempli- Daniel Kutner, Consul General of Israel to and military lanes of commerce and traffic, fies freedom, opportunity, and democratic val- the Mid-Atlantic Region of the United States, it is critically important to the United ues. Its unfettered elections, transparent will welcome supporters of Israel to the annual States that Israel continue to serve as a port press, and vital economy distinguish it as a Independence Day Ceremony on April 26, of call for our troops, ships, aircraft and in- leader in the Middle East. It is our closest ally 2010 at the Museum of Archeology and An- telligence operations. thropology in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Israel also has permitted the United States in the region. As such, I welcome the oppor- to stockpile arms, fuel, munitions and other tunity to acknowledge and celebrate its inde- Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join supplies on its soil to be accessed whenever pendence and our shared efforts to ensure its me today in recognizing the citizens of Israel America needs them in the region. safe and secure future. and all Jewish-Americans as they commemo- Fourth, America’s special relationship Mr. HINCHEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to rate this extremely special milestone and ex- with Israel provides us with real-time, honor and celebrate the State of Israel on the pressing unwavering support for the security minute-to-minute access to one of the best, occasion of its 62nd anniversary. For 62 and stability of this shining beacon of democ- intelligence services in the world: Israel’s. years, the United States and the modern State racy in a turbulent Middle East. With Israeli agents gathering intelligence of Israel have shared a deep friendship and Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, and taking action throughout the Middle East and, literally, around the world, regard- strong bonds of cooperation. Since the estab- I rise today to recognize the 62nd Anniversary ing al-Qaida, Hezbollah, Iran and Hamas, the lishment of our ally in May 1948, the United of the Jewish State of Israel. On April 19, US. receives invaluable information about States and Israel have been united by their 2010, Israel celebrated Yom Ha’atzmaut, the anti-U.S. and terrorist organizations and re- strong ties and mutual democratic values. national Independence Day of Israel, which gimes. This week, we pay tribute to the tremendous commemorates its founding in 1948. In that Fifth, imagine the additional terrible cost accomplishments of the State of Israel, which spirit, the following is an op-ed I wrote regard- in U.S. blood, and the hundreds of billions has developed a prosperous, educated, and ing the benefits of U.S. aid to Israel. more of American taxpayer dollars, if Sad- dam Hussein had developed nuclear weapons, vibrant nation since its establishment 62 years ROTHMAN: THE DIVIDENDS OF U.S. SUPPORT FOR or if Syria possessed them. ISRAEL—APRIL 13, 2010—THE RECORD. ago. During that time, the United States has Then remember that it was Israel that de- stood in vigorous support of Israel’s right to to The argument that American military aid stroyed the almost-completed nuclear reac- exist and will continue to do so in the future. to Israel is damaging to the United States is tor at Osirak, Iraq, in 1981 and Syria’s nu- As a democracy, Israel’s people enjoy free- not only erroneous, it hurts the national se- clear facility under construction at Deir-ez- dom of speech and religion, an open political curity interests of this country and threat- Zor in 2007. ens the survival of Israel. system, an independent judiciary and many And think about the many operations that U.S. support for Israel is essential, not Israel’s Defense Forces and intelligence other practices. Israel’s colleges and univer- only for Israel’s national security, but for sities are highly respected, which strengthens agents have undertaken to foil, slow and dis- America’s. Every bit of that support—and rupt Iran’s efforts to develop a nuclear weap- the Israeli economy and allows the country to more—withstands all reasonable scrutiny. ons capability. A nuclear-armed Iran would Under the 2010 U.S. budget, about $75 bil- be a leader in research and innovation. threaten the lives of hundreds of thousands lion, $65 billion and $3.25 billion will be spent I am also pleased to celebrate the ties be- of Americans in the region, all of Iran’s Arab on military operations and aid in Afghani- tween the American and Israeli people and the neighbors, the world’s largest oil supplies stan, Iraq and Pakistan during this fiscal rich history of the American Jewish commu- and those who rely on that oil. year, respectively. Israel will receive $3 bil- nity. For hundreds of years, the United States lion, in military aid only. There is no eco- ACCESS TO LETHAL IRANIAN TECHNOLOGY has benefited from Jewish contributions to nomic aid to Israel, other than loan guaran- It also would provide anti-U.S. terrorists American culture. As a nation of immigrants, tees that continue to be repaid in full and on with access to the most lethal Iranian tech- the United States is better and stronger be- time. nology and probably set off a nuclear arms cause Jewish people from all over the world There isn’t enough space here to discuss race in the region. have chosen to become American citizens. the relative merits of the expenditures in For about 2 percent of what the United When the first Jewish settlers came to this these other countries, but we already know States spends in Afghanistan, Iraq and Paki- the critically important return we get for stan this year, Americans can take pride in land, they sought a place of promise where helping our oldest, most trusted ally in the the return on our investment in aid to Israel. they could practice their faith in freedom and strategically important Middle East—the And with Israel’s truly invaluable assist- live in liberty. American Jews have strength- most powerful military force in that region, ance to America’s vital national security, we ened our country and helped shape our way the pro-United States, pro-West and demo- can take comfort that—in actions seen in of life. By recognizing those contributions to cratic Jewish state of Israel. Tehran and Damascus and noticed by al-

VerDate Mar 15 2010 08:39 Jun 17, 2013 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00087 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR10\H21AP0.003 H21AP0 pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD April 21, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 156, Pt. 5 6027 Qaida and other anti-U.S. terrorists every- ment. Israel has the highest ratio of university Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to where—the United States is safer and made degrees per capita in the world and produces celebrate the 62nd anniversary of the founding more secure because of the mutually depend- more scientific papers and more books per of the State of Israel, our friend and partner. ent and beneficial relationship between us After a process that began with the Balfour and Israel. capita than any other nation in the world. It is the only nation in the world that has had a net Declaration, the Mandate of the League of Na- Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to rec- increase in the number of trees. Israel has tions and generations of struggling to regain ognize and celebrate the 62nd Anniversary of transformed itself from an impoverished back- their homeland, the United Nations passed a the establishment of the State of Israel. Much water to a gleaming modern nation, ranking resolution on November 29, 1947 giving Israel like our July 4th, this day commemorates the among the very highly developed countries of the right to exist as a state. On May 14, 1948, date on which David Ben Gurion read the for- the world. Israel signed a proclamation creating the State mal Declaration of the Establishment of the Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to congratulate of Israel, establishing it as a country that will State of Israel drafted by a coalition of zionist Israel for its 62 years of independence, inno- ‘‘ensure complete equality of social and polit- leaders, voted on by the People’s Council vation and enterprise. ical rights to all its inhabitants irrespective of (Moetzet Ha’am) and signed by 37 founding Ms. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I rise in recogni- religion, race or sex.’’ That same night, the mothers and fathers of the Jewish State. tion of the 62nd anniversary of one of our United States officially recognized Israel as a On November 29, 1947, the United Nations country’s most steadfast and supportive allies: sovereign nation. approved a partition plan to take effect upon Israel. Despite its unfortunate history of violence, the expiration of the British Mandate. The par- Since Israel’s declaration of independence the State of Israel has established itself as a tition plan was immediately rejected by the in 1948, Jews from all over the world have world leader and a nation millions of Jews are Arabs and armies from Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, moved there to put down roots, flourish, and proud to have as their homeland. Considering Lebanon and Syria attacked to try to destroy participate in a Jewish state and society. Israel that Israel is the hundredth smallest country in the fledgling Jewish State before it could be has grown from a country that provided a ref- the world with less than one thousandth of the established. During the War of Independence, uge for Jews who survived unprecedented world’s population, what Israel has been able the Jewish Settlement (Yishuv), under the horrors and anti-Semitic persecution to a na- to accomplish is truly remarkable. What sepa- leadership of David Ben Gurion, formally es- tion with a strong and enduring tradition of de- rates Israel from almost every other country is tablished the State of Israel. mocracy and liberal governance. its truly innovative and entrepreneurial nature. The Declaration of the Establishment of the Israel was born out of war and conflict, and With regards to education, Israel has the State of Israel was signed on May 14, 1948, has weathered constant threats from beyond highest ratio of university degrees in the world, which fell on the 5th of the Hebrew Month of its borders since its creation. The history of so it is no surprise that Israel has become a Iyar, the date the British Mandate over Pal- Israel is one of a nation small in size but large leader in the health, science, and technology estine expired. At a ceremony held at the Tel in its dedication to the enduring principles of fields. In fact, many of the technologies we Aviv Museum, now known as Independence democratic governance, liberal democracy, rely upon in the United States were actually Hall, David Ben Gurion read the Declaration and national unity. It is a testament to the developed in Israel such as the cell phone, and 25 of the 37 signatories formally affixed character and inner strength of the Israeli peo- computer operation systems, and voicemail their signatures before a crowd of 250 invited ple that their country continues to develop and technology. As a result of these technological guests and a radio audience of countless lis- flourish even as it is surrounded by so many developments Israel has developed a $100 bil- teners. Eleven of those who ultimately signed who unjustly wish to see it dissolved and de- lion economy, which is larger than the com- the Declaration were trapped in Jerusalem stroyed. bined economies of all its immediate neigh- which was then under seige; the 12th was The nation of Israel is a friend of the poor bors. Therefore, I rise today to celebrate Israel’s abroad at the time of the ceremony. and dispossessed around the world. It has Independence and to pay my respects to Eleven minutes after the declaration was sent humanitarian aid and emergency medical those who have lost their lives defending the signed, President Truman de facto recognized supplies to war zones in Rwanda; disaster nation they loved. Although the State of Israel the State of Israel. America shares an areas in Turkey, the Indian Ocean, and along has experienced more than its fair share of unshakable bond with Israel, born of our the Gulf Coast; and to fire-scorched areas in trying times, it has never lost sight of the shared values and our common outlook. We Greece. Most recently, Israel supplied much- noble ideals upon which the state was found- are both nations of immigrants that believe the needed support and relief to the people of ed: freedom, justice, equality and peace. path to success lies in invention, creation and Haiti, including deploying the Israel Defense Mr. MCMAHON. Mr. Speaker, I would to like investment. We are both nations that believe Forces on aid missions and contributing mil- commend Israel on her 62nd Anniversary in the rule of law and the importance of a lions of dollars to help the Haitian people re- since her founding. strong and independent judiciary. We are both build their country. Likewise, it is the 62nd Anniversary of the nations that were created by pioneers seeking It is clear that Israel’s national mission is a U.S.-Israel bond, which remains strong and in- religious freedom. We are both pluralistic na- higher calling than mere survival or self-per- dissoluble. tions in which what you know and what you petuation. It is an example to the world of the Israel is our fellow democracy, our tried and create is more important than who you are power of a determined national spirit, a citi- true ally. Supporting it is essential to the sta- and where you came from. And, the United zenry dedicated to justice, and a set of found- bility ant future of the Middle East. In fact States must stand with Israel and must work ing principles that cannot be corrupted. Israel is the only true democracy in the Middle to ensure that Israel endures as a Jewish From the moment the United States recog- East. State. nized the State of Israel 11 minutes after its In just 62 years a people that suffered at the In the 62 years that followed its establish- creation in 1948, Israel has proven to be a hands of Hitler and European anti-Semitism ment, Israel has survived and flourished de- loyal partner with which the United States en- built a nation. From the ashes of 6,000,000 spite the repeated efforts to destroy her. Israel joys a mutually beneficial alliance. The ad- who died in the Holocaust a people a nation is a vigorous democracy, our strongest ally in vances made by our two countries in edu- rose to make a desert bloom. In 62 years the Middle East. Her economy is thriving, in cational, scientific, and technological fields Israel has made tremendous strides becoming large part as a result of her agricultural, tech- help to make the world a better place, and a world leader in technology, agriculture, water nological and medical innovations. With a free augment our intelligence and security partner- resource management, healthcare, pharma- and active press, freedom of religion, free ships in a crucial region of the world. ceuticals and so many other areas. The first elections and a free and independent judiciary, I join with many of my colleagues in the generation of Sabras from Europe quickly wel- Israelis of all religions and nationalities enjoy U.S. House of Representatives in highlighting comed new immigrants who were forcibly rights and opportunities unimaginable else- my admiration for what the nation of Israel has evicted from Arab lands. Further waves of im- where in the Middle East. accomplished in the last sixty-two years. It is migrants came from the breakup of the Soviet Israel constitutes a fraction of 1% of the my hope that the people of Israel use this an- Union, from Ethiopia and most recently from land mass and only 2% of the population of niversary as an opportunity to set a path for- France. Israel has held steadfast to the prin- the Middle East. Nonetheless, Israel far out- ward that will help bring peace and prosperity ciples of its founding fathers and been a wel- shines much of the world in terms of aca- to themselves and to their region for the next come source for any Jew anywhere in the demic, scientific and technological achieve- several years. world seeking refuge.

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Consistently throughout it history through wars United States of America. And what were I urge my colleagues to support and reaffirm and in times of relative peace, the Israeli peo- those 11 minutes? That was the time it took our unwavering friendship with the Israeli peo- ple have made their democracy stronger and the news of Israel’s independence to travel ple, and congratulate Israel on this memorable the relationship between the world’s largest around the world and reach the desk of Presi- occasion. Jewish community and the world’s largest di- dent Truman, the first to recognize a new Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Speaker, this week we aspora community stronger. member of the world community and a new witnessed the 62nd anniversary of the found- And any nation or group that chooses to friend. ing of the State of Israel. It is an occasion to treat Israel as a suspect state and threatens Israel, President Truman said, ‘‘has a glo- celebrate the achievements of a country that, Israel, particularly with violence, should know rious future before it—not just another sov- like the United States, aspires to be a land of that its actions ultimately do damage to the ereign nation, but as an embodiment of the peace, prosperity and the pursuit of happi- shared values that all democracies espouse. great ideals of our civilization.’’ Sixty two years ness. Following the failed Iranian elections in later, as Israel marks its independence, those The United States and Israel are bound by a common history forged by those who dared June, the Iranian regime has had its legitimacy words have been confirmed time and again. to dream of democracy and freedom; of civil wounded and its paranoia increased. Iran now Our alliance with Israel, and the common in- and human rights; of laws and not wishes. takes a posture of increased repression at terests we share, run deep. But even if those President Harry Truman was the first world home and antagonism abroad. In that dan- common interests amounted to nothing, we leader to recognize the Israeli declaration of gerous environment, Israel’s leaders have would still see in Israel a reflection of deepest independence in 1948. Other countries soon every right to be concerned for their country’s values and great ideals. followed. In this way, with the United States at safety. Sixty two years ago, Israel’s founders set its side, Israel entered the community of na- While hope still exists for a free Iran, Eu- their names to a declaration that embodied tions. rope, Israel and the United States must un- those ideals—the declaration that ended two millennia of exile for the Jewish people. It We continue to share that sacred bond born doubtedly prepare for a more dangerous Ira- read, in part: ‘‘THE STATE OF ISRAEL . . . in 1948. The bond carries with it a burden that nian regime in the near term. We must pre- will be based on freedom, justice and peace all such undeniable relationships bring—the vent Iran’s increased pursuit of nuclear weap- as envisaged by the prophets of Israel; it will responsibility to celebrate our successes, and ons through hard-hitting sanctions, after all, I ensure complete equality of social and political to address our challenges. We are both personally look forward to celebrating many rights to all its inhabitants irrespective of reli- stronger nations because of this. To do other- more anniversaries with Israel. gion, race or sex; it will guarantee freedom of wise would be to diminish that special bond. There seems to be a certain line of thinking religion, conscience, language, education and An anniversary is also an opportunity to in the international community that Iran poses culture; it will safeguard the Holy Places of all think about the future and therefore this is a no threat. religions.’’ time for us to renew our commitment to work It is this very failure to prepare that puts In those words, in the sprit that animates for peace. As former Prime Minister Yitzhak Israel and the entire international community them, and in the political life that strives each Rabin said, ‘‘We must think differently, look at at risk. Now is the time to prepare. day to live by them, we see our own spirit, our things in a different way. Peace requires a Mr. Speaker, I urge this Congress and the own struggle, our own founding promise. world of new concepts, new definitions.’’ As a United States to make the Iranian regime pay And those common values are at the heart friend and ally of Israel, I look forward to the a higher cost for its nuclear weapons pursuit. of Congress’s unshakeable, bipartisan unity on work of nurturing the seeds of peace that will If we needed any further reminder, the pro- Israel and its security. I speak for all of my sustain and protect Israel. tests in the streets of Tehran have made clear colleagues, Republicans and Democrats, Ms. BERKLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to that words mean very little to Ayatollah when I say: the bond between our nations was mark the 62nd anniversary of the independ- Khamenei. powerful long before we set foot in this cham- ence of the State of Israel. The threat from Iran demands an effective ber, and it will outlast all of us. In that spirit, Sixty-two years ago, a brave group of Jews policy response and our Israeli friends must Congress must continue to support strong for- living in the Middle East made the audacious see clear action from their age-old ally that, eign aid for our ally. And we must continue to claim that a Jewish State could be success- we are in this together. insist that regimes that threaten Israel’s safety, fully re-invented in their ancient homeland. If the Iranian regime faced damaging eco- and the world’s, recognize Israel’s right to More than 2,000 years after the last inde- nomic pressure from a significant reduction in exist—and act accordingly. pendent Jewish government had come to an gasoline supplies, it may change course. Few ideas in history have been more daring end, they believed they could somehow re-es- And an ever present threat to Israel, and to than the idea that the Jewish people could tablish a Jewish state, almost from scratch, in global security, may be alleviated. Nothing en- end generations of exile and build a thriving a way that had never happened before, any- dangers peace more than a refusal to face state, called to the highest principles of justice. where in the world. facts. Few ideas have been more hopeful, or more These daring Jews came from all around Even as we set deadlines that are never demanding. And few are more deserving of the globe: from Yemen, from Russia, from met with Iran might begin, let’s remember that the world’s sustaining effort. France, from the United States, and, in many they continue to enrich uranium and that a Mr. BACA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to cases, from the very land that was about to deadline with real consequences must be con- honor the 62nd anniversary of the establish- become the State of Israel. They shared a sidered along with engagement—otherwise ment of the modern State of Israel. common heritage, but it remained to be seen engagement will be manipulated as a mere After the horrible actions of the Holocaust, whether these disparate peoples could unify to tactic for delay. Israel was established as an independent na- develop a country or a common culture. Could I am glad that this House chose to face Iran tion. She has since advanced into a success- they even agree on what kind of government today through voting to instruct conferees on ful, democratic, and thriving nation. to form? Or what laws to pass? the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Account- Since her inception 62 years ago, Israel Their claim was particularly bold, given that ability and Divestment Act and support Israel, continues to be a friend and a strong ally to seven Arab neighbors stood ready to destroy the Middle East and even the Gulf states the United States. I stand here with my col- this state in its infancy. Armed with some of against a growing threat in the region. leagues and reaffirm this bond of solidarity the most advanced weaponry known to man, I have high hopes that the international and cooperation between the United States these Arab countries were determined never community will do the same. and Israel. to allow a Jewish state in their neighborhood. Once again, I congratulate, Prime Minister As Iran gets closer to nuclear capability, But, in what can only be described as a mir- Netanyahu and the people of Israel our friend threatening our collective security, we must acle, this tiny Jewish state survived those ini- and ally on this momentous occasion. stand together in accord, now more than ever. tial days and fought to victory in 1948. They

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Mr. Speak- ence Day, Yom Ha’atzmaut. ferent method to try to destroy Israel: ter- er, I rise to recognize the 62nd anniversary of Sixty-two years ago, the founders of rorism. Through rockets, bus bombings, sui- the founding of the State of Israel, our great the Jewish state gathered together in cide attacks, hostage crises and the murders ally and friend. Tel Aviv to declare: ‘‘Exiled from the of countless innocent civilians, Israel has con- Over 60 years ago, Israel’s pioneers began land of Israel, the Jewish people re- tinued to survive, determined that life will go to revitalize an ancient land. Today, Israelis main faithful to it in all the countries on, as usual, no matter what the obstacle or remain pioneers at heart—pioneers for pros- of their dispersion, never ceasing to challenge. perity, democracy and progress. They are pray and hope for their return and the Israel’s enemies have also tried to use the once again facing challenges in their home- restoration of their national freedom.’’ United Nations, UN, to delegitimize it. They land with determination and a vision for a bet- In every turn of Jewish history, ex- have passed resolutions in the UN equating ter future for their children and for their coun- pulsion after expulsion, pogrom after Zionism with racism. They have created entire try. pogrom, the vision and the dream of agencies at the UN to highlight Israel’s alleged But even as we celebrate the founding of the return to Israel would keep the ‘‘war crimes.’’ And they have hijacked the UN the State of Israel, we know that while sov- Jewish people going. It was this hope Human Rights Council to push their own rac- ereign independence is necessary, it is not that fueled the establishment of the ist, anti-Semitic agenda. sufficient—security of the State’s people is state of Israel, and through every bat- And despite all of these enemies, Israel has also of paramount importance. The Jewish tle and every war, the words of the demonstrated over and over its desire and homeland must be kept safe, surrounded by Israeli Proclamation of Independence yearning to live in peace. They willingly gave neighbors who respect its right to exist in continued to hold true. The people of up the Sinai to make peace with Egypt, and peace. Through sacrifice, ingenuity and inno- Israel’s connection to the land keeps signed a peace agreement with Jordan in vation, Israel has managed to thrive for 62 them faithful to the ideals of the state 1994. They withdrew from Lebanon a decade years in a dangerous and unstable region of that was established 62 years ago. ago and pulled out of Gaza in 2005, all in the world. Let us hope that the conflicts that b 1700 hopes they would find a peace partner on the have marked the difficult decades since I feel this commitment every time I other side. Israel’s founding will subside in the years to visit Israel and see the unshakeable But instead, Israel’s offers have been come. dedication to improving the Jewish spurned, and their adversaries have refused to Indeed, Prime Minister Golda Meir believed homeland. Since its founding 62 years negotiate. Their so-called ‘‘partners’’ say that that one day there would be peace in Israel, ago, Israel has become a modern state, Israel must make unreasonable concessions because there are mothers and grand- a beacon of democracy, and a hub of before they will even sit down and negotiate mothers—and let me add fathers and grand- technological advancement. And the with them. When Arab leaders were invited to fathers—in Egypt, in Jordan, in Syria and the world has benefited from Israel’s con- attend a peace conference with Israel, in Palestinian territories who also want their chil- tributions. 2007, they even refused to walk through the dren and grandchildren to live in peace. Today Israel is the world’s largest per cap- same door as Israel’s leaders. is an opportunity to both acknowledge history ita user of solar water heaters in their Through all this, the United States has and look to the future. I am hopeful that some- homes. Israel will be launching the stood by Israel, even in these darkest of day soon Israel and its neighbors will finally world’s first electric car network times. We provided Israel with weapons, with find the keys to a peaceful future side-by-side throughout the country, reducing their technical expertise and a friendship that has in mutual security, and the conflict in the Mid- dependence on foreign oil, and serving endured through generation after generation of dle East becomes relegated to the history as a model to the rest of the world. American leadership. The American people books. Israel’s experience on the front lines of demand no less: we believe in the Jewish I congratulate the State of Israel on its 62nd terrorism have allowed them to use people’s right to a homeland, and their right to anniversary, and offer my sincere wish for its their first responder skills when hu- live in peace, as our democratic ally. This po- peaceful and productive future. manitarian crises occur around the sition does not win us friends in the Muslim Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of California. Mr. world, not just in Israel. Just a few world, but we stand by this position because Speaker, I rise to celebrate Israel’s 62nd year months ago, Israel dispatched a team we know it is right. The people of Israel, I of nationhood. to Haiti, setting up a field hospital, de- know, are eternally grateful for this friendship On May 14, 1948, the nation of Israel was livering medical care, and saving lives. and have repaid it with their loyalty throughout born. The United States of America was the They were the first ones on the ground. the years of its existence. first country to recognize the new state. We Finally, Israel has taken painful I am extremely proud of the strong U.S.- began a long relationship of trust and friend- steps toward peace, making sacrifices, Israel relationship and I call on the Obama Ad- ship, and that holds true today. sometimes unilaterally, toward the ministration to continue this tradition of strong As a co-chair of the Democratic Israel Work- goal of reaching an agreement with its U.S. support for Israel. We must focus our at- ing Group I am proud to celebrate America’s Arab neighbors. Israelis live under con- tention not on minor irritants in our bilateral re- relationship with Israel and to commemorate stant threat from Hamas’s barrage of lationship, but on bringing the parties together the founding of our trusted ally. rocket attacks from Gaza, from the to meet face-to-face for negotiations. We can- As we reflect on the importance of Israel’s dangerous and genocidal words of a dic- not impose any solution on them; only they 62 years of existence, I look forward to the tator in Iran, from a buildup of weap- can come up with a negotiated solution that work our nations will do together and the ons on its northern border, from a des- strengthens the security for both sides and progress we can make towards a lasting picable campaign to delegitimize Israel brings about a state for the Palestinian people. peace with Israel’s neighbors. on the international stage. Only they can bring peace to this region. I ask my colleagues to join me in recog- While the threats against the United Mr. Speaker, the idea of the State of Israel nizing Israel’s 62nd anniversary. States and Israel grow and strengthen, is as audacious today as it was 62 years ago. f so too must our joint resolve to con- It shows that a group of determined individuals front them. I am proud to be a sup- can successfully band together and triumph in HONORING ISRAELI porter of a strong U.S.-Israel relation- the most difficult of circumstances. It shows INDEPENDENCE DAY ship. We are stronger together through that David can defeat Goliath, with the proper The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a our friendship. We are safer together planning, courage and determination. previous order of the House, the gen- through our cooperation. And in this I honor and stand in awe of the State of tleman from Florida (Mr. KLEIN) is rec- uncertain world, the United States and Israel on its 62nd birthday. It is an achieve- ognized for 5 minutes. Israel need each other.

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And I also want to crashing down on the heads of our citi- thank his loving parents for the sac- zens, and we cannot expect Israel to sit HONORING FIRST LIEUTENANT rifice that they have given to this idly by either. I believe the Govern- ROBERT COLLINS great Nation. ment of Israel has not only a right, but The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a f also an obligation to protect its citi- previous order of the House, the gen- zens. And I firmly stand by this right tleman from Georgia (Mr. WESTMORE- ISRAEL’S 62ND INDEPENDENCE and obligation. LAND) is recognized for 5 minutes. DAY Israel’s commitment to democracy, Mr. WESTMORELAND. Mr. Speaker, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a freedom of religion, and human rights it is with a heavy heart and a humble previous order of the House, the gentle- is a testament to the world view it spirit that I come today to this Peo- woman from California (Ms. CHU) is shares with the United States. We face ple’s House, to this floor of the Peo- recognized for 5 minutes. the same threats in an unstable region. ple’s House to honor an American hero. Ms. CHU. Sixty-two years ago on But above all, we share a deep commit- Mr. Speaker, First Lieutenant Rob- Monday, the State of Israel was born, ment to stand by each other and face ert Collins answered his Nation’s call and on that day many did not believe the challenges ahead. to duty after graduating from West Israel could withstand the impending One of those challenges that we faced Point Military Academy in 2008. And struggle and remain a beacon of hope together was the devastating earth- earlier this month he made the ulti- and democracy for the world. Despite quake in Haiti. I commend the efforts mate sacrifice on behalf of his fellow decades of terror and threats to its ex- and generosity of the Israeli people countrymen. Lieutenant Collins was istence, the nation still stands today, who worked on the ground in Haiti, the deployed to Iraq only last fall, and was proud and defiant to those who would State of Israel, the Israel Defense based with his unit in the northern wish her harm. Forces, and the Israeli people for their part of the country. Sixty-two years ago, just minutes outstanding contributions to earth- Lieutenant Collins recently wrote quake relief in Haiti. that he was working to improve secu- after David Ben-Gurion announced the establishment of a home for the Jewish In a world of great uncertainty, rity conditions and the quality of life Israel has been a key partner, ally, and for the Iraqi people. In this year’s na- people, the United States was the first Nation to recognize its independence. friend of the United States, and I look tional elections in Iraq, his platoon forward to our continued work to- Our unwavering support for the secu- helped provide security for a free and gether based on these shared values. rity and prosperity of Israel continues fair election process, and I know that Before I close, I would like to take a he took great pride in that. to this day because of the core ideals moment to recognize the Jewish com- He was a man willing and ready to our two countries share, ideals of per- munity of South Florida, where I call serve his country. As a dedicated sol- severance, democracy, and innovation. my home. These inspiring men and dier, he wanted to help spread far and I am proud to stand here today to con- women continue to work tirelessly wide the same freedom we love and gratulate the State and people of Israel with me so that we can be sure the cherish here in the United States. on the anniversary of their independ- Jewish State of Israel is secure and Lieutenant Collins’ willingness to help ence, and to pledge that we will con- prosperous. And it is with them in others came as no surprise to anyone tinue to work together to achieve glob- mind that I say these next three words who knew him. A native of Tyrone, al security, peace, and prosperity. with gratitude, passion, and resolve: Georgia, and a graduate of Sandy f Am Yisrael Chai! The Nation of Israel Creek High School, he was well re- HONORING THE 62ND ANNIVER- lives! spected among his peers. In fact, one SARY OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL f former classmate wrote that Collins ‘‘was compassionate and at the same The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a HONORING THE 62ND ANNIVER- time had a great sense of humor that previous order of the House, the gentle- SARY OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL could not be matched. Robert would al- woman from Florida (Ms. WASSERMAN The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a ways be there for people when they SCHULTZ) is recognized for 5 minutes. previous order of the House, the gentle- needed help.’’ Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. woman from Illinois (Ms. SCHAKOWSKY) His parents, Deacon and Sharon, are Speaker, I rise today to recognize Yom is recognized for 5 minutes. both retired lieutenant colonels. They HaAtzmaut, the 62nd anniversary of Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Speaker, I proudly served our Nation, and they the independence of the State of Israel, rise to honor the 62nd anniversary of proudly supported their son’s decision and to reaffirm the unbreakable bond the founding of the Jewish State of to serve our country. While we honor between our two democratic nations. Israel. Israel has weathered decades of Lieutenant Collins, we should also Sixty-two years ago, on May 14, 1948, war and terrorism, but it remains a think of Deacon and Sharon. Lieuten- the State of Israel declared sovereignty thriving democracy and America’s ant Collins was also blessed to have Ni- and independence as a homeland for closest friend and ally in the Middle cole, his fiancee, and childhood sweet- the Jewish people. With little resources East. heart. and seemingly insurmountable obsta- As a very young child, I remember Last week Lieutenant Collins came cles, Israel has become a thriving and the immense pride and joy my family home to Georgia for the last time, and prosperous democracy, and has made felt when the Jewish state became a re- his community came out to honor him. worldwide contributions in technology, ality. I had the privilege of traveling From local veterans to ordinary citi- medicine, agriculture, and environ- once again to Israel earlier this month. zens, the procession route was lined mental innovation. Despite this And again I was struck by the resil- with people waving American flags and progress, Israel continues to face ience, the courage, and innovation of paying their great respect to this hero. threats from hostile actors such as the Israeli people, as well as their pride One gentleman summed it up best Iran, Hamas, and Hezbollah. in the beautifully lush country they when he said, ‘‘I am a patriot. Anyone This was strikingly clear when I led had built in the desert. who gives up their life for my freedom, a congressional delegation to Israel I thought about my childhood again well, this is the least I can do.’’ this past January. Meeting after meet- and the number of times that I had

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I believe it has a glorious future be- Freddie and Fannie because they saw technology, and energy, and scientific fore it—not just another sovereign nation, but problems coming. Why was that? Be- innovation, including medical innova- as an embodiment of the great ideals of our cause Freddie and Fannie had had a tions. It is also the only democratic civilization.’’ few billion dollars here and there that state in the Middle East, and our stead- The United States and Israel are close allies they couldn’t really account for. And fast friend and ally and partner. Today whose people share a deep and abiding things weren’t going so well for them. we mark the 62nd anniversary of the friendship based on a shared commitment to And so this is back in September 11, State of Israel and celebrate the un- core values including democracy, human 2003, the middle of the Bush adminis- breakable bonds between our two coun- rights and freedom of the press and religion. tration, Bush asking for greater au- tries, the unbreakable bonds between Israel stood by America in spirit and in action thority to oversee Freddie and Fannie. our two countries. after the tragic events of 9–11. Israel has Well, what was the result of that re- Sixty-two years after the United been the only democratic ally of the United quest? States became the first country to rec- States in the Middle East, as both our great Well, the result of the request was ognize the new State of Israel, we still nations fight the same scourge of terrorism that the Republicans in the House share common dreams and continue to and Islamic extremism. Like all North Caro- passed legislation to do that and sent strengthen our critical relationship. linians, I stand united with our allies, like it to the Senate. Now, at that time, we Just minutes after the declaration of Israel, as we engage in this campaign to hunt have the congressional Democrats the founding of the State of Israel, down and punish the terrorist perpetrators. We weighing in. At that time the Demo- President Harry Truman recognized must ensure that those who mean us harm crats were in the minority in the that country, and it began a 62-year can never again threaten innocent American House. And we had now-chairman, he long commitment, nonpartisan, bipar- men, women and children. A strong Israel is wasn’t at that time, but he is now- tisan, universal throughout our coun- an asset to the national security of the United Chairman BARNEY FRANK in the New try recognizing the importance of our States and brings stability to the Middle East. York Times, same article, September relationship with the State of Israel. Mr. Speaker, I would like to again congratu- 11, 2003. This is what BARNEY FRANK I believe that this Congress of the late the Israeli government and people on their says: these two entities, Fannie Mae United States maintains that dedica- 62nd year of independence. and Freddie Mac, are not facing any tion and will forevermore. kind of financial crisis. f f Now, this is a Democrat that’s sup- posed to know what’s going on with 62ND ANNIVERSARY OF ISRAEL THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY Freddie and Fannie. He’s a chairman INDEPENDENCE The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under now of that committee, the committee The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- that looks over these things. previous order of the House, the gen- uary 6, 2009, the gentleman from Mis- He says, they’re not facing any kind tleman from North Carolina (Mr. souri (Mr. AKIN) is recognized for 60 of financial crisis. The more people ex- ETHERIDGE) is recognized for 5 minutes. minutes as the designee of the minor- aggerate these problems, the more Mr. ETHERIDGE. Mr. Speaker, I rise ity leader. pressure is on these companies, the less today to celebrate the 62nd anniversary Mr. AKIN. Mr. Speaker, it’s a treat we will see in terms of affordable hous- of the founding of the State of Israel to join you and my colleagues once ing. and join with the Israeli people in hon- again this evening and talk about a Well, it’s always easy to look back in oring the country’s founders and mark- subject that has been troublesome to hindsight. Hindsight, people say, is 20/ ing its great achievements and suc- all of us for some number of months 20. Congressman BARNEY FRANK was cesses. now, that is the state of the economy, obviously wrong, not just somewhat On May 14, 1948, Israel’s founders de- the problem with unemployment, and wrong, he was way wrong. He had pre- clared that the country would be not the various causes and factors that viously been quoted as saying, we’re only a Jewish State, but also a demo- caused some of the tremendous level of going to roll the dice and make sure cratic one, where all citizens, regard- distress economically which we have that anybody who wants to get a home less of religion, ethnicity, race or gen- been experiencing. loan can get it. And yet here he says der, would live in peace with equal Sometimes it’s helpful as we wade there’s no real problem with Freddie civil rights. Since that day, Americans into a rather broad subject such as the and Fannie. Of course what we find is have stood side by side with Israel to problem of jobs and the economy, it is there is a big problem with Freddie and form a strong bond of friendship. Even helpful to take a look back a little bit, Fannie. as we celebrate, we also look forward see what we can learn from some of the And so the Republicans, seeing this to the next 62 years and beyond. lessons of history and how we got into coming, passed a bill in the House. And Mr. Speaker, I would like to again the mess in the first place. as you know, when you pass a bill in congratulate the Israeli Government, Some of the first rather troubling the House, the next thing you do is its people, and others on this, their signs of the condition which brought send it to the Senate. Now people are 62nd year of independence. on the recession go back to September much more aware today as to how Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate 11, 2003, as recorded by the New York things work in the Senate. It’s not suf- Israel on her 62nd anniversary of independ- Times, not exactly a Republican or ficient in the Senate just to have a ma- ence. conservative oracle. The particular jority of votes. You’d think, now there On May 14, 1948 the day the British Man- news article here says that there is a are 100 Senators. You’d think, well, if date expired, the new Jewish state—the State new agency proposed to oversee you get 50-plus votes, you ought to be of Israel—was formally established in parts of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. This is able to pass something in the Senate. what was known as the British Mandate for being proposed by the Bush administra- The Senate is a very weird place. Palestine. With the establishment of the State tion, and it said that it today rec- That’s not how it works. of Israel in 1948, Jewish independence, lost ommended the most significant regu- It takes 60 votes in the Senate to two thousand years earlier, was restored. latory overhaul in the housing finance bring something up for a vote. And When Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion read industry since the savings and loan cri- once you bring it up for a vote, then the Declaration of Independence, 11 minutes sis a decade ago. you can pass it with 50-plus votes.

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The start of Wall Street fat cats that helped create a whole lot of other bills that the Re- it was the fact that we had these lib- this problem that are now permanently publicans in the House passed, and it eral programs trying to suspend the too big to fail and get a permanent died because it did not have 60 votes. rules of mathematics and saying you bailout fund at the expense of our local Why did it not? can make loans to people who can’t af- banks who didn’t do anything wrong Well, the Republicans had 50-some ford to pay their loans, and you can and played by the rules. And so it’s Senators, but they would have to get just keep doing it and doing it, and no- really frustrating when you see this five or six Democrats to go along. None body is ever going to have to pay. bill moving through. of the Democrats went along with fur- Guess who had to pay? You got it And they’re trying to call it a re- ther regulation of Freddie and Fannie, right. The U.S. taxpayer had to pay. form. Really, all it does is it lets the and so the bill died in the Senate. And we come back again, now, we SEC off the hook for their failures to So Freddie and Fannie cruise along have this chairman, BARNEY FRANK, actually do their jobs as regulators happily through the night, and no con- who’s now in charge of fixing this prob- when they let Bernie Madoff off, and cern about icebergs or bad weather lem, which he was very comfortable they had a Ponzi scheme similarly in ahead, and as we see, and as we saw, with. Freddie and Fannie are not fac- south Louisiana by this guy called come to grief, and then require a major ing any kind of financial crisis. The Stanford. Once again, a report just Federal bailout to try to protect them. more people exaggerate these prob- came out the other day that the SEC Now, what Freddie and Fannie had lems, the more pressure is on the com- knew about this back in the 1990s and been doing was this: for many years be- panies, the less we’ll see in terms of af- did nothing. And the SEC’s been dere- fore this, even before 2003, there had fordable housing. lict in their responsibility so they’re been Federal policies saying that you It turns out that he was just wrong, going to try to go create some new have to—the different banks in dif- and now his job is to try and fix it. Federal agency to do the job that the ferent cities have to give loans to peo- Well, now we’ve got ourselves a good SEC was supposed to do but didn’t do. ple, even though it may seem like the economic mess on our hands, and we’re What we ought to do is hold those folks job that they have or the place where starting to have problems with the accountable, like the folks at SEC and they want to buy a house is not a good economy. And we’re going to get into the folks that propped up Fannie and bet financially. In other words, what what happened next in just a minute. Freddie that created this mess, instead you’re saying to people is, yeah, you This is a regular whodunit. I hope of trying to blame somebody else and don’t have too good a job, and we’re you’ll stay seated and ready to go. But punishing our local banks who didn’t not so sure you can pay this loan off, I have my good friend from Louisiana do anything wrong, and now making it but the Federal Government was de- joining me. And, STEVE, please. harder for them to give loans to our manding that banks make these loans Mr. SCALISE. I want to thank my small businesses and middle class fami- to people who were what the banks friend and colleague from Missouri for lies. would call poor risks. And so we have leading this hour. And I know we’ve Mr. AKIN. Congressman, as I hear more and more of these banks. continued to have this conversation you speak, I’m just reminded that I Now, over time, Freddie and Fannie and talked about this months ago, probably didn’t do you justice to intro- had carried some loans that were bad back when the original bill came ducing you, because, to some degree, risks over time; and particularly under through to do the stimulus package you’re an economic wizard because you Clinton’s last year, those percentages and, you know, President Obama said stood here on the floor a year ago, just were kicked up, forcing Freddie and that he’s got to spend more money to before we were going to pass this cap- Fannie, effectively, because these loans get the economy back on track. And I and-tax bill, and actually, I guess I’m all ended in Freddie and Fannie, to ac- know you’re getting ready to talk thinking about the—I called it the cept more and more loans that were about Henry Morgenthau, who was porkulus bill. Some people called it the very marginal. Treasury Secretary under Franklin stimulus bill. And you told, on this Now, for a time period, through the Roosevelt. And he warned back then floor, and this is nationally recorded Bush years, things worked pretty well, that spending and spending money and for anybody who wants to look at it, because house prices, housing prices, as acquiring more debt doesn’t get the you said that stimulus bill is not going a lot of people remember, really start- economy back on track when you’re to work. ed to go up. In fact, when I came down growing the size of government. And it Now, the Democrats were saying, if here as a Congressman in 2001, and I didn’t work then and it’s not working you don’t pass the stimulus bill, you’re take a look back at about 2006 or 2007, now. going to have more than 8 percent un- I’m kicking myself. I’m saying, what But of course now we’ve got this bail- employment, so you guys better pass was wrong with me? I must be really out bill, this permanent bailout bill by the stimulus bill. And you stood here stupid because if I’d bought a house Chairman BARNEY FRANK, who, as you on this floor, I remember you doing it, when I first came to Congress, it would pointed out, was defending Fannie and saying, it won’t work. be worth twice as much now because Freddie when they helped create this Well, now, a year and a couple of housing prices were shooting up be- mess, and Chris Dodd. And they’ve got months later, you’re a regular eco- cause all kinds of people were dumping this bill that creates a permanent bail- nomic genius because you saw that it money into the liquidity that had been out fund. wasn’t going to work. You understood created which was being dumped into And then it also taxes a lot of our the principle of why it wouldn’t work. this housing market. banks who didn’t have anything to do They went ahead on a one-party rule, So what happens? with creating this problem in the first without any Republican support, As long as that housing market goes place. And, in fact, this bill not only passed a bill that we knew wouldn’t up, up, up, up, up, people think this is will create this permanent bailout fund work, and now it hasn’t worked. And a good deal. And so we don’t have too and will enshrine this whole concept of now we’ve got over 10 percent unem- big a problem. But all of a sudden, pop, too big to fail, but it’s going to hurt ployment. And they said, if you don’t the bubble bursts. Housing prices start our local banks, the folks that actually pass a bill, you’ll have 8. I wish we had to come down, and now all of these played by the rules, that didn’t do any- just stuck with 8, I suppose. lousy loans are coming home to roost. thing wrong. And now they’re going to But $700 billion of supposed stimulus. The loans by Wall Street were then be at a disadvantage. It’s going to be Now, we do have the Chief of Staff for chopped into all sorts of little pieces harder for them to give loans to our the President, a former Member of the and packaged up with all kinds of other small businesses and middle class fami- House, who said that every time one of

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You just of people by the Federal Government. comes back to the House here, to the cussed on the floor of the House. I And of course it wasn’t going to work. Ways and Means Committee, and he didn’t think you were allowed to say You didn’t have to be really an eco- makes a statement. We’ve tried spend- that. Horrible world. Cutting taxes. Oh, nomic genius, although you are. All ing money. I guess we’ve heard this be- no. You’re going to get accused of a you really had to do was to read a lit- fore. We’re spending more than we’ve hate crime, gentleman, if you keep tle bit of history. ever spent. They spent nothing com- that up. Mr. SCALISE. And if my friend pared to what we’re spending before. Mr. SCALISE. I know President would yield. And it doesn’t work. I say, after 8 years Obama and Speaker PELOSI and her lib- Mr. AKIN. I do yield. of the administration, we have just as eral lieutenants don’t like the concept Mr. SCALISE. You’re too generous in much unemployment as when we start- of cutting taxes. And, in fact, they your praise. I don’t think it’s much of ed, and an enormous debt to boot. have got a lot myths going around out being an economic whiz as it is being a b 1730 there that cutting taxes are what cre- student of history. And as you were ated this problem instead of what we Now, this obviously proves that we saying, we’ve studied history. And you know created the problem, and that is learned nothing from history. Cer- don’t need to figure out and reinvent like groups like Fannie Mae and tainly the Democrats learned nothing the wheel here. Freddie Mac giving loans to people who from history because that is exactly Our country has cyclically gone had no ability to pay. through good times and bad. You know, what we just did a year ago. We spent But cutting taxes, if you go back in sometimes we’re up, sometimes we’re $787 billion. It wasn’t even good old history, and you can go back to John down. A typical recession lasts about Keynesian stuff. It wasn’t hydroplants. F. Kennedy. You can go back to Ronald 18 months, and our country was in a re- It wasn’t building big ships for the Reagan. When they cut taxes, Federal cession, and it was starting to taper Navy, putting people back to work revenues grew because the economy off. And we were in the sevens, 71⁄2 per- with the government getting manufac- cent unemployment, which was too turing jobs on the street. No. It’s all got going again. People were spending high. But the President was saying, this more food stamps, welfare checks, money much wiser than government you’ve got to pass that $787 billion bailouts for States that hadn’t man- spends money, but they were spending stimulus bill or else unemployment aged their budgets responsibly. So here money to create jobs. And jobs were might go over 8 percent. Basically, we go. being created, and the economy got they said unemployment won’t go over So you said, gentlemen, this isn’t going again because taxes were cut. 8 percent if you pass the bill. And of going to work. You knew because Mor- And those tax cuts yielded in more rev- course we knew that wouldn’t work be- genthau told us. The Democrat that enues coming in to the government. cause, as history shows us, it’s never worked for FDR told us it wouldn’t Mr. AKIN. I would like to slow you worked before. It’s only created even work. And we tried it again, and it still down just a minute because you are more problems. And sure enough, just didn’t work. That is how we got start- smart in this stuff, and what you’re like history’s always shown, and just ed. saying is historically accurate. But I as we predicted over a year ago, when Then after that, of course, we intro- would like to take that apart, slow it they spent all of that money growing duced some other factors in the econ- down just a little bit so people can see the size of the Federal Government, omy which, just like FDR, we’re going the logic of why this works the way it not creating jobs in the private sector, to take a bad situation and make it does. Because what we know from it actually created more problems to worse. I love these cartoons. Henry Morgenthau—if nothing else, the the point where unemployment is now Now give me one good reason why Democrats should be able to learn from hovering over 10 percent. you’re not hiring. We see the President Democrats, but they’re not. They Mr. AKIN. What amazes me, Con- here talking to some guy who owns the refuse to, and the reason they refuse to gressman, is if you looked out at the china shop and he’s got a couple bulls is because they don’t like the answer average guy in America that runs a coming in the door. Health care re- that Morgenthau said, which is they family, okay, there’s all these families form, cap-and-tax, and then the war can spend money like it’s going out of all over the place, all over America. tax. So we’ve got all of these taxes, and style. How many of them would be dumb these bulls are coming in, and this guy Now, what Democrat could you learn enough to think when they’re in hard is a little concerned about hiring these from? You just mentioned his name. It economic times that what they’re bulls to help his china shop. was JFK. He understood enough about going to do is they’re going to increase So, anyway, here we go. We’re start- economics to know that if you back off their level of spending. They’re going ing to get into the first part of last the taxes, you can actually get the to go out and spend a whole lot of year. We’re seeing unemployment economy going. Well, how does that money in order to make the fact going up. We’re seeing the solution is work? Well, when you back off the they’re in hard economic times better. government spending, and things have taxes, it leaves more money out there You know, I don’t think there are that not gotten a whole lot better. for small businesses to hire people. And many dumb people in this country that I yield to my friend. if small businesses have more money to really believe something like that. Mr. SCALISE. The frustrating thing invest, they invest in a new wing on a And yet somehow or other a majority about all of this, and of course there’s building and a new machine tool and of legislators in the Federal Govern- a saying that if you don’t learn from they invest in their own business, and ment fell for that scam. I think a lot of history, then you’re doomed to repeat those people then, as they invest, cre- times people fall for something because it. And it seems like we’re repeating ate jobs. they want to, not because it makes any history now. But what’s frustrating is, So what you’ve said is this isn’t logical or rational sense. really, starting back in January of last rocket science. This is something that But these weren’t the only legisla- year, over a year ago, what the Amer- JFK understood. Ronald Reagan did tors that have been sucked in. You ican people said, what many of us here the same thing. He cut taxes, and the know, you go back to the days of FDR. in Congress said back then was we need economy grew. And Bush did the same There was a recession going, and he to be focusing on creating jobs and get- thing. But here’s sort of a weird thing. managed to come up with just the ting the economy back on track. And, They call that supply-side economy.

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And Congress, over its time, mean $2 trillion in tax increases over 10 Government is going to lower their tax has spent more money than it’s taken years? No, it sure doesn’t. What hap- rate, and yet they’re going to get more in, too, and that’s another lessen to pens when the government takes a money back. That seems counterintu- learn. whole lot of tax money out of the econ- itive. So I’m thinking about it like But I think what’s so frustrating to omy? It’s taking it out of the pockets Congressman SCALISE. people across the country, they want of the people who own the small busi- Let’s say you’re king for the day and us to be focusing on creating jobs and nesses. Guess what tax category the the only thing you can tax is a loaf of getting the economy back on track, people who are running those small bread. So you’re thinking in your and that’s something that I want us to businesses, guess what tax category mind, How much tax am I going to put focus on, too, but what they’ve seen is they’re in? They’re in the exact brack- on one loaf of bread? You’re thinking, just the opposite—policies like this et that President Obama said he wants If I put a penny on it, nobody’s going to health care bill that’s going to run jobs to take tax from, people making over notice, and I can collect a penny on all out and these other policies that you $250,000. of these loaves of bread. Then you talked about. People say, My goodness. If some- think, Hey, how about if I put 5 bucks And now this permanent bank bail- body’s making $250,000, they ought to tax on the loaf of bread? Then I’d real- out fund that’s moving through Con- pay a little more taxes. Fine. Keep tax- ly get a lot of money every time some- gress, it’s a top priority of the Presi- ing them. What happens? If you keep body buys a loaf of bread. But then dent, and the American people are say- taxing these guys, they won’t invest in you’d think, But maybe people ing, once again, Enough already. We their businesses. If they don’t invest in wouldn’t buy as much bread if you’ve don’t want any more bailouts. We their businesses, where are the jobs got to pay 5 bucks just to try to get the didn’t want the first one. We voted going to come from? You can’t have it bread. against that first bailout because we both ways. And so you’re going back and forth in knew it would fail, and it failed. And so And yet it seems that the adminis- your mind, and pretty soon you say, here the President is again not learn- tration wants to talk, saying that commonsense says there is some opti- ing from history but repeating the mis- we’ve got to create the right condi- mum tax on that loaf of bread where takes of history by trying to create tions, and they’re doing precisely the you can get the most possible money. this permanent bailout fund estab- things that destroy jobs in America, If you go too high, you get less revenue lishing more of this concept of ‘‘too big worst of which is excessive taxation on for the government. If you go too low, to fail.’’ the people that own the small busi- you left money on the table. So there’s Mr. AKIN. That permanent bailout nesses. So that’s certainly the wrong some sort of an optimum point. concept, isn’t that a dangerous kind of thing to do. It’s creating the exact And I think that’s what Ronald thing? Because what we’ve seen is more wrong conditions. It is driving unem- Reagan and the other Presidents un- and more of the government wanting ployment, making it even worse, which derstood, that when you tax the econ- to get into all of these different busi- is what FDR did to take a recession omy too much, it basically drives it nesses, and that certainly is a scary and magically turn it into the Great into the ground, which is exactly kind of thing. And the other thing Depression. what’s going on here. And so what we’re seeing a whole lot of, which is One of the pieces of legislation that you’re saying about the fact that we making people tremendously frus- the President in his last State of the drop taxes and that helps get the econ- trated and angry, is seeing one thing Union urged Members of Congress to omy going, that’s the logic of it. You being said and opposite things being support, the job-killing cap-and-tax actually drop the taxes and you get done. legislation. What’s this? Well, this is a more money into the government. So The true engine of job creation in tax on energy. Well, wasn’t there a the result was we dropped taxes, and this country will always be America’s promise that said, unless you make what we saw was the government got a businesses, but government can create $250,000, we’re not going to raise taxes? whole lot more money, and we started the conditions necessary for businesses Yeah, unless you flip a light switch, to pay off the debt. to expand and hire new workers. This and then you’re going to get taxed be- And so I thought it would be good to statement is completely true. Unlike a cause he is pushing a tax on energy. take that apart and explain the logic of lot of statements that are made, this Everything uses energy, particularly it, because what you’re saying histori- statement is completely true. The true small businesses. cally is right, but it seems odd that the engine for job creation in this country So if you put this cap-and-tax bill government drops taxes and they get will always be America’s businesses. into place, you’re doing another thing more money back. Let’s put a little bit sharper point on that makes it harder for creating jobs. Mr. SCALISE. If the gentleman it. What businesses? Well, 80 percent of That’s why this cartoon has got a lot of would yield? the jobs in America come from what truth when it says that you’ve got this Mr. AKIN. I do yield. are small businesses or businesses with health care and the cap-and-tax. These Mr. SCALISE. History can teach us 500 or fewer employees. So the busi- are things that are destructive to jobs. good lessons and bad lessons. There nesses with 500 or fewer employees in New taxes on employers who don’t have been good things that have hap- America hire 80 percent of the employ- offer a government health insurance pened through our history and bad ees in America. plan. Of course, the new socialized things. And clearly during the depres- Now, the true engine of job creation medicine bill is going to be brutal in sion, that was a bad time in our Na- in this country will always be, in terms of creating unemployment, be- tion, but there were telltale signs and America, as we say, smaller businesses, cause what are you doing? You’re, first things that government did that made but government can create the condi- of all, trying to balance the cost of giv- things worse that we should be learn- tions necessary for business to expand ing everybody Cadillac health care, and ing from and, unfortunately, the folks and hire new workers. That’s abso- you’re going to try to balance that on running Congress right now haven’t lutely true. The government cannot the back of small business owners. learned from. create a job no matter what it does, What are they going to do? They’re But there’s also good things that but it can create conditions which going to say, Hey, I don’t want any have happened over the years, just as allow the small businesses to prosper more employees than I could possibly

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So you’re happens to that little business, it goes has the administration done in order to creating a tremendous economic pres- out of business and now there is no make it so banks have liquidity? Well, sure to get rid of jobs by passing this longer a little engine there to create they started one way with the crack socialized medicine bill. jobs because that business is gone. cocaine in the Federal system, that is So let’s take a look standing back a And that’s what FDR did, he drove they released tons of money into this, little further. the taxes so hard that the businesses they used to call it printing money. So What is it, what are the things that started to shut down from excessive at the high level in the big banks there are killing jobs? Because obviously taxation. In a temporary sense, the is lots and lots of easy money that’s something is killing jobs in America. business just doesn’t hire. In a longer- created by the Federal Government. What are the different factors that are term siege, what happens is the busi- Usually that creates bubbles and killing jobs? ness goes bankrupt, and now there is then they blow up, but now what’s hap- Well, here is a whole list of them. If no one there to start to create the jobs pened is that easy money is not coming you want to kill jobs, this is the thing in the first place. Excessive taxation is down through the arteries to the small to do, and this is just what the admin- deadly as a job killer. businesses because the banking regu- istration has been doing for a year and Insufficient liquidity is another prob- lators are so tough with small busi- a half. This isn’t rocket science. This is lem that seems a little complicated but ness, the small banks are afraid to loan very common sense. It’s about as com- it makes a lot of sense. If you own a any money. And so now you have got mon sense as a lemonade stand. small business, one of the things that guys that have imagination that would The first thing is economic uncer- you have to have is liquidity. That is be creating jobs because there is insuf- tainty. If you’re a small business man you have to have some money to be ficient liquidity. Now they are being and you don’t have a clue what the able to borrow to get going on different choked out. government is going to do to you next, projects. Now this particular innovator has what do you do? In Missouri, we call it There is a company in my district found maybe a way around it to get hunkering down. You don’t make deci- out in the St. Louis area called some money, but a lot of problems are sions. You don’t hire people. You don’t Innoventer. Innoventer is obviously an in this liquidity are. What’s the biggest buy expensive new machine tools. You idea coming from inventions. They are culprit? Probably excessive taxation. hunker down when there is economic inventive sorts of people, and one of Second biggest may be this liquidity, uncertainty. their latest inventions is something certainly the economic uncertainty. So that’s first of all when you have that people that live in the Midwest All of these things are factoring into things out there such as cap-and-tax, would be tickled to know there is a use that 10 percent unemployment. which is going to tax energy. for, and that is pig manure. When you Excessive government spending is a You’ve got a new socialized medicine get out in the country, and you smell job killer, but it does it sort of slowly bill that nobody understands how it’s something that smells a little funny, and it does it on a rebound. It’s not a going to be implemented. But we know you know you are near a hog farm. direct effect. it has been loaded with taxes. They And pig manure is not one of those What happens is when the govern- have even got wheelchair taxes. I don’t things that people will go out of their ment spends too much money, then the know what poor mind thought of the way to try to obtain, it’s considered problem is there isn’t the liquidity in idea of taxing wheelchairs, but it seems something of very low value and some- the economy and so the money is not kind of perverse to me. Maybe that thing you would just as soon not smell. invested in the businesses, therefore should be a hate crime, too. I don’t Well, Innoventer has come up with a they don’t create jobs. So that’s how know. way of taking pig manure and putting that works. Economic uncertainty. This is a job it into essentially what is a glorified And then, of course, excessive gov- killer. You want a steady economic cli- pressure cooker, they put it at pressure ernment mandates and red tape. Obvi- mate if you want to keep jobs running and under a certain temperature. And ously if you are a small business per- forward. they break that pig manure into sort of son, and you have got to fill out pages Consumption reduction. That’s just like the oil that is pumped out of the and pages and reams of red tape, which talking about the economy slowing ground, sort of a primordial kind of goo small businessmen have to do in Amer- down. When you have the economy which they have found they can then ica, that takes away from your effi- slowing down, it hurts everybody. Just use to make asphalt with. ciency. If you are a great big company, as a rising tide floats boats, a tide So what do you need in order to you have got a couple of bureaucrats that’s going down, you end up sitting make this little business go? This is and, boy, they are experts at every red on the rocks. So the poor economy also not as pretty as making lemonade, but tape that comes along. You can get is a job killer. you are going to create these furnaces, some efficiency in a big company deal- electric furnaces with pressure and ing with red tape. But for small busi- b 1745 these containers and eventually it nesses, red tape is a real, real job kill- Excessive taxation is probably, prob- makes this stuff which you then can er. And so that’s who the thing that we ably the biggest factor which is going turn into asphalt. And we have a sec- don’t want. to kill jobs, and that’s why it is that tion of road in the St. Louis area paved So, now, if you take a look at the the Democrats should have learned with this asphalt made from, you got logic of where jobs come from and what from JFK. I don’t expect them to learn it, pig manure. you don’t want to be doing, and you anything from Ronald Reagan, but But you have got to have some take a look at what we are doing, you they could learn from JFK. They did money to build the equipment to do are saying hey, Congressman AKIN, you the same thing Reagan did, and that is this. Well, where do you get the money are creating a perfect storm. About ev- cut taxes so that the businessman has from? Well, you get loans from banks, erything that creates unemployment, money to invest and create jobs. But okay. So a lot of small businessmen, you are doing it all. And we have a instead what we have been doing is tax they will take a 3- or a 6-year loan, and statement from the President saying, after tax after tax, all these new taxes. they have to pay a pretty good interest hey, I understand. He says, I under- What’s that do to the guy that owns rate for it because small businesses can stand that the government, the govern- the business? make a mistake and go bankrupt. ment can create the conditions nec- Well, to start with, he doesn’t hire And so they get a loan from the essary for business to expand and hire anybody. To start with, he reduces any banks, and the local banks underwrite new workers.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 08:39 Jun 17, 2013 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00096 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR10\H21AP0.003 H21AP0 pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD 6036 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 156, Pt. 5 April 21, 2010 He understands that principle, and creases, if Congress takes no action in product, the GDP. That’s 3.1 percent, yet we are doing everything wrong. Ev- 2011. which is about common for a lot of erything he has told us to do is going Look at that, we have got another Presidents in various years to have a to affect the jobs. bunch of these. The marginal income deficit at about 3 percent or so, that’s And so what are some of these little tax rates will increase as follows. not uncommon. And that was his worst treasures? Well, first of all, this health These are not small things, these are year in 2008 under a Pelosi Congress. So care reform that we just passed, boy, is big deals. The 35 percent bracket will the Democrats were running this insti- this a humdinger. I have been here 10 increase to 39.6. The 33 percent bracket tution, you had President Bush in the years—I hate to admit how old I am— will increase to 36 percent. The 10 per- White House, worst deficit, $350 billion. I have been here 10 years, and I have cent bracket will increase to 15, and Well, what happened in 2009? That seen some lousy bills in my day. But the 25 is going to go to 28. So, first of deficit, under President Obama, went this health care, this socialized medi- all, all the marginal tax increases on from 450, went up to 1.4 trillion, that is cine that we just passed is two or three everybody’s income taxes are going to more than three times Bush’s worst times worse than any other bill I have go up if the Congress doesn’t take any deficit spending in 2009. ever seen. action. This is 2011. This is 2010 down So how does that relate to gross do- This is going to have terrible con- here. Look at all these taxes. mestic product? Well, instead of 3.1 sequences for unemployment and for Now, we are having a tax party, percent, it jumps all the way to 99.9 just hammering small businesses, and aren’t we, and it’s going to give a tax percent of gross domestic product. it’s going to create not only that, of to our economy. Dividends will no That’s the highest level of deficit since course, it will create lousy health care, longer be taxed at the capital gains World War II, and that was 2010. it will probably bust the Federal budg- rate for individuals, thereby increasing What do you think 2011 is going to be et. But I am mostly on the subject of the double taxation and dividends as like? Well, you have got it right, 2011 is what are we doing about jobs? much as 164 percent. worse. It takes it over 10 percent of And this thing here is a job killer. Guess what kind of people have these GDP and so we are spending tons of This is a real job killer. You have got dividends and have money invested in money, that’s part of the reason for basically, just like we are talking these things? People who own small these tax increases, but the tax in- about with Congressman SCALISE, what businesses, of course. creases aren’t beginning to be able to we are doing is the Federal Govern- So you are going to tax those people. keep up with our high level of Federal ment wants to take everything over. Guess what’s going to happen? They spending. This is taking over a sixth of the econ- are not going to expand the business, And so what you got to the point now omy. The government just going to you got it. is when the Federal Government take over health care. It’s not a matter The personal capital gains tax will spends a dollar, 41 cents of that dollar of fixing something broken in health increase to 20 percent and 10 percent that they are spending is borrowed care, it’s a matter of scrapping it and from 15 and 5, and the child tax will de- money, it’s not the Federal dollar. So having the government take it over, crease, so the standard deduction for they spend a dollar, but 41 percent of it not instantly, but over time. couples, all of these things, there will is borrowed. What would happen, what The cap-and-trade, they call it cap- be more and more tax increases. Is that would happen if the American family and-trade, it’s really cap-and-tax. This it? Oh, no. No, there are more tax in- ran its budget that way, that you could is that energy tax that the House creases too. In 2012, the adoption of a go out and spend $1.40 but you didn’t passed, people were so mad about it. tax credit will decrease from 13 to 5,000. really have a dollar, you really only That was the one where they had 300 The credit for electric drive motor- had, you know, 59 cents. pages of amendments passed at 3 cycles, plug-in electric vehicles will ex- I mean, I just can’t imagine us put- o’clock in the morning, and the bill pire, all these things, tax increases. ting ourselves into that kind of a situa- was here from the floor and there And so is this the right direction? No, tion. So a whole lot of Americans, not wasn’t even a copy of the bill when of course it’s not the right direction. necessarily just Republicans, there’s a they passed the thing, the House What we are doing is we are doing pre- whole lot of Americans saying this has passed it. And people got so mad that cisely what you would do if you are got to stop, this is not the way to run the Senate refused to take it up. trying to crash the economy. a company. But this is a big tax, of course, and, Now, let’s talk a little bit, I don’t Yes, the President said something of course, that’s not a good thing for have charts on this, I want to talk a truthful here. He said something truth- small businesses. You have got other little bit about what’s happening on ful. He said the true engine of job cre- miscellaneous taxes coming, many of the spending side. Is it because there ation in this country will be Ameri- them associated with this health care are just so many demands on the Fed- cans’ businesses, but government can reform. That’s where some of those eral Government that we just have to create the conditions necessary for taxes are coming from. keep spending money on all these business to expand and hire workers. So we are doing, we are really doing things? Is it the Federal Government is What he forgot to add was govern- all the wrong things, and it shouldn’t just getting so expensive? ments can also create the conditions to surprise us that we are getting prob- Well, let’s take a look. If you go back put people in the poorhouse, drive lems with unemployment. Obviously, to President Bush, he was criticized for every job out of this country, and put there are other problems that are going spending and the Republicans that America’s finances in a horrible mess. on, too, pretty serious ones, and I were with him, myself included, were would just like to talk a little bit criticized for spending too much b 1800 about some of these other taxes. money. And you know what, that criti- We can also do that. That’s what we These are tax increases, tax in- cism was just. We spent too much are doing, and it’s time for people to creases. This is really fine print, isn’t money. And 2008 was the worst year in start pulling the alarm button and say- it? Look, there are 16 of them on this terms of Bush spending too much ing enough of this stuff. sheet. If Congress takes no action, money; he had a deficit that year of I am joined by my good friend from these are the tax increases we are tak- about $450 billion. That’s too much def- Texas, Congressman GOHMERT, and I ing a look at in 2010. And so what hap- icit. hope you will rescue me because I’m pens when you increase taxes? Busi- As you take a look at that, you say, starting to get a little hot under the nessmen don’t have the money to in- by golly, I don’t know how much $450 collar. vest in companies, and you pull the billion is, that’s a little bit outside of Mr. GOHMERT. I appreciate my economy down. Is that all we have got? my normal family budget. friend yielding. Oh, no, you have got to remember we Well, one way to look at it is as a The other alternative to getting hot have got 2011 coming. These are tax in- percent of our overall gross domestic under the collar is just to have your

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They don’t complain was interesting to me, about December pharmaceuticals got their deal nego- about it, but in the back of their mind of last year there was a guy who is one tiated, the insurance companies got they’re thinking about someday I cool businessman, he is the CEO of something in there in a number of might not have a job, and I don’t ever Emerson Electric—which is not a big places. You got Plaintiffs Bar got some want to get in a position where I’m sit- household name to a lot of people, but things negotiated. And you think, who ting on that sofa on a sidewalk with Emerson is a gigantic manufacturing in the world was negotiating for the my family saying where are we going company headquartered in St. Louis people of America? Everybody else was to go next. A lot of people feel that with operations in countries all over getting their deals, unions got their pressure. And what we’re doing is we’re the globe. And this guy was a little deals, but when you read through this, basically dumping people out of their bit—I won’t say it was a rant, but he you knew who it was going to hurt. On homes. was fired up. He said, Look, I think I the one hand, we had people across the Another thing I don’t get is how do know something about job creation. aisle saying they’re going to help the you call it compassion to give a family And he went back over the record of working poor. If you read the bill, you a loan that they can’t afford to pay for that company and all of the jobs that knew what it was going to do. You a house and then they get kicked out had been created and how profitable can’t increase that amount of taxes, of their house. I mean, I’m hearing lib- they were and what they were doing in just as my friend from Missouri was erals saying they’re compassionate. manufacturing. They have all kinds of talking about, you can’t increase taxes There isn’t anything compassionate really high-tech kinds of things like like that and not cause some people to about that, it seems like to me. We’re the electronic controls that control dif- lose jobs or have their income cut or destroying the economy through bad ferent businesses and huge complicated have their salaries cut, which means economics. And the thing we’re seeing process industry and things like that, a cut income. is when you destroy the quality of lot of very sophisticated stuff. They I’ve talked to other people who say health care, you’re talking about peo- have all of these jobs they have created that because that passed they are ple dying. That is the reason why this through all of these years. winding down their business and people is so frustrating. So this guy is the CEO of this place. will be out of work at the end. It will I yield to my friend from Texas. He has come up through the ranks. He take probably 11⁄2 years, one fellow was Mr. GOHMERT. You are exactly is an engineer; he knows what it takes telling me last weekend. So you know right. The last person I heard from is a to make a company work. And he says, people are losing their jobs and how woman who is losing her job, heart- I’ll tell you what, with what’s being devastating that is to lose your job. A breaking because there is no need for done in this country I can guarantee career is gone because somebody got these people to lose their jobs. We had you we won’t be creating jobs in Amer- overzealous here and passed bills with over 4 million people lose their job ica. We’ll create jobs—we’re going to increased taxes. since the so-called stimulus was create them in foreign countries be- The working poor didn’t get the help passed. And now we passed a health cause the foreign countries aren’t they were looking for. If you make 133 care bill under the guise of ensuring 30 doing this crazy stuff. We can put the percent or less of the poverty level, oh, million more. I’m hearing now this jobs there and make a decent profit. yeah, those were the people they were past weekend people that have been Essentially what he’s saying is the U.S. going to really help with this. They’re told that because ultimately the owner Government is forcing us not to make going to get ultimately shoved into is going to have a choice between $2,000 jobs and to do all our job creation over- Medicaid that so many doctors aren’t per employee or paying for the Cadillac seas. going to take anymore. Walgreen’s, I health care that the government is Now, that’s a tragedy; that’s a trag- read they weren’t going to take any going to require, they’re going to drop edy. And he was shook up about it. He more prescriptions. That’s not helping the health insurance. So it seems pret- was upset about it because he’s an people in America. It doesn’t help them ty clear there is going to be a lot more American; he loves this country. He to lose their jobs. It just is heart- than 30 million people that lose their wants the jobs to be made here. But, breaking to see what is happening to insurance because of the added taxes no, we’re going to do this socialized people now because of this poorly con- that are put in here. medicine gig, which has never worked ceived health care bill. Oh, and I love the provision—talk in any country of the world. I mean, at I yield back to my friend. about helping the working poor—if you a minimum, we could learn from the Mr. AKIN. You know, sometimes we are not able to afford the level of insur- former Soviet Union. They had the the- use words, and you’re talking about ance required by this bill and by the ory that the government should pro- being heartbroken because you can Federal Government—and I guess vide you a job and health care and an connect the policy with how it’s going that’s the 15 people that are on this education and food and a place to live. to hurt people. board that are going to make all these That’s what their theory was, and it Mr. GOHMERT. Already has hurt great determinations for everybody’s didn’t work worth a crud and the So- them. health care that the President will ap- viet Union collapsed. And so what are Mr. AKIN. And you say people are point—but if you can’t afford that level we doing? Well, the government is losing jobs. Sometimes I think it’s insurance, then we’re going to help going to provide you now with edu- helpful to put a picture in your mind. you. We’re going to tax you an addi- cation and food and housing—and When I think about losing jobs—and tional 2.5 percent on your income, an health care, of course. maybe this is one of my worst fears—I additional income tax for the working I yield. picture a house and a family that’s not poor that can’t—as I had somebody tell Mr. GOHMERT. And of course we in the house and a big sofa sitting on a me 2 days ago, if I could afford the in- know where that all led. Ultimately, it sidewalk next to a garbage can where surance, I would buy it. I can’t. Now led to the Soviet Union borrowing all of the possessions of this family has I’m going to get hit with an extra in- money, printing money as fast as they been dumped out of the house because come tax on top of that? Because peo- could and then ultimately coming to they can’t live there anymore. That’s ple are leaving, they’re finding out. the day of reckoning. And when they what happens when you don’t have a Employers are finding out they are ei- realized we can’t borrow enough, we job. ther going to let people go, cut their can’t print enough, and they have to

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announce we’re out of business as a medical decision, they said AKIN improve outcomes out there, outcomes country, all of these states that made shouldn’t get his appendix out. I want such as the air that we breathe. Obvi- up the USSR, they’re on their own. to sue the insurance company. Check ously, as stewards of the environment, We’re out of business; we can’t borrow the fine print, you can’t sue them. You we have the responsibility, yes, to en- enough; we can’t print enough. can sue your doctor, but when an insur- hance the outcome in the present, but You know, another tragedy out of ance company makes a health care de- it also much more relevantly speaks to this health care bill—and not in terms cision, they have no liability whatso- what we will do for future generations of human suffering, but still a trag- ever. Now, why would the national to make certain that our actions today edy—was the media and the light that media not pick up on something like will begin the process of a stronger was cast from the media through this that? outcome for generations to come. bill. Because you think back through You know, we ought to talk about So efforts on improving the quality the years, both Democratic Presidents something cheerful. We’ve only got a of air that we breathe and the efforts and Republican Presidents, I don’t re- couple more minutes to go. Do you to improve the water that we drink are call in my lifetime a media being so ob- know one thing that’s cheerful for me two of those driving forces that have livious to truth. I can’t imagine under to think about? Repealing this piece of ushered in this celebration annually of George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George junk. That would make me happy. If Earth Day where we recommit with H.W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, Carter, we could repeal this piece of junk and each and every year to continue the ef- forts to grow the progressive agenda. Ford, Nixon, going on back, I can’t we could go into health care and sys- Now, four decades later plus, we imagine the media ever allowing any tematically fix the things that need to know that the climate crises that governmental entity to stand up and be fixed, that would be a very positive gripped this Nation and this globe are say we are going to save $1.3 trillion thing and it would put the economy on real. We know that the efforts to ad- with this bill starting 11 years from track. dress our planet in peril are absolutely now and going 20 years from now. I would yield to my friend. critical and that we have experienced Obviously, for the next 10 years we’re Mr. GOHMERT. Just very quickly, now the challenges that behoove us to going to cut Medicare $500 billion, and not only should we repeal it com- move forward as a nation and as a we’re going to raise taxes by $500 bil- pletely, but all of these wonderful al- world to respond not only to those lion. We’re going to do this for 10 years ternatives we have ought to be in the challenges but to see them also as op- and then that will pay for 6 years of same bill. Not only are we ripping out portunities that are waiting out there health care. And the mainstream this bad bill, but here fixes the system. for all of us because, as we’ll discuss in media didn’t utter a whimper. I just We’ve got those bills, we just couldn’t the ensuing hour, there are those bene- can’t imagine the media letting that go get them to the floor. I look forward to fits that come with embracing this without saying, excuse me, did you say getting them to the floor. clean-energy economy, this clean-en- it won’t start saving money until 11 Mr. AKIN. Well, gentleman, you had ergy thinking, the green-energy think- years from now when you’re gone and some of those bills, and hats off to you ing, that will allow us to shape the job out of office? But this is what we’ve because in spite of the fact that the market of the future, and that requires come to; the media just let it go. President said we didn’t have any bills, us to prepare the skill sets that will be Mr. AKIN. The thing that got me then later on he claimed that he had required in our workforce. It will en- was, think of the logic: they have to read all of our bills, which seems a lit- able us to establish jobs not yet ap- come up with a bill and they wanted to tle hard to understand—— pearing on the radar. It will enable us come underneath $1 trillion. So how do Mr. GOHMERT. And let me add, if I to move forward with this innovation they do it? Well, what they do is they might, CBO sat on them since last economy, which will, I think, speak to say we’re going to tax people over 10 summer and wouldn’t even give us a energy security for us, as Americans, years, but we’re really going to start score. Shame on them. to energy independence and therefore the benefits of the bill 4 years into Mr. AKIN. Yeah. Well, you had a to national security, which is a loom- that. So in other words, we’re only number of the bills. ing, looming dynamic out there that going to do benefits for 6 years, but we Mr. Speaker, I thank you for allow- oftentimes is not discussed. are going to tax for 10, and therefore it ing us to just talk about unemploy- So, Mr. Speaker, with your permis- all comes out to be less than $1 trillion. ment and what’s going on with the sion here this evening, we are going to I mean, it is such bizarre math that economy. talk about some of those things, those it’s laughable. If you said I’m going to f items, that really were embraced by start a lemonade stand and the first 4 the Democratic leadership, by the years I’m going to collect money for b 1815 Democratic leadership in this House, lemonade and then I will start giving THE DYNAMICS OF EARTH DAY on this Hill in Washington, and cer- people lemonade at the end of the tainly now in the White House with fourth year in order to make this thing The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. this new administration’s speaking to come out, people would say you’re LUJA´ N). Under the Speaker’s an- the empowerment that can come to crazy. You know, they would say this nounced policy of January 6, 2009, the this Nation, yes, with the results that is bizarre. gentleman from New York (Mr. TONKO) can be achieved but, yes, also with the The other deal that was cut for the is recognized for 60 minutes as the des- corresponding opportunities that will insurance companies—I mean, I just ignee of the majority leader. be packaged into the outcomes that we can’t imagine why that didn’t get more Mr. TONKO. Thank you, Mr. Speak- will enjoy. attention—you’re a doctor and I’m a er. Our country has been moving in a sick patient and you and I talk to- Well, this evening, we are going to be new direction, I believe, in the last gether about the fact that, Todd, you speaking about those advancements in couple of years, understanding that need to get your appendix out or some- public policy terms that allow us to go there are a number of benefits that can thing like that, and an insurance com- forward with a very meaningful agenda come to all of us, to all sectors of this pany comes in and they’re going to sec- to continually respond as an American country, and certainly there are ways ond guess it. Well, if you make the public to the dynamics of Earth Day. to speak to middle-income American wrong decision, you get sued as the It is hard to imagine that it takes us families from coast to coast in a way doctor. But now here’s a deal: you can back to 1970 when we first ushered in that provides positive change for them make a decision, I make a decision, the Earth Day, a time when Americans at home. There are issues that will insurance company comes in and says were working to focus on the steward- allow us to launch this clean-energy you don’t need your appendix out, and ship that is our responsibility to grow economy that will create millions of then I drop dead and my wife says, a stronger environment and a better jobs associated with that sort of think- well, the insurance company made a environmental response to enable us to ing. These are jobs, I will posit, which

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These will be which don’t extract as much pain, re- ing of outcomes that can be very real jobs that will be stationed here in the quire as much pain, due to those en- in our lives here as Americans, a think- United States which will enable us to ergy costs as they do for other fami- ing that enables us to commit with a again be the masters of our destiny, lies. high degree of passion to R&D, to re- which will allow us to be the architects Also, with this agenda of progress, search and development, to basic re- of new programmatic efforts of induc- with this progressive nature of policy search through our universities and ing all sorts of beneficial sorts of con- reforms, I think it will allow us to re- through our private sector to enable us cepts and programs which will enable duce that growing gluttonous depend- to continue to build upon those active us to showcase the American pioneer ence on foreign imports, on fossil-based qualities of growing shelf opportunities spirit. fuels that are still our heavy reliance. that can be reached in terms of energy You know, I represent a district in That dependence on foreign oil is of- efficiency issues and in terms of retro- upstate New York that was the birth- tentimes associated with unstable fits for homes and businesses, which place to the westward movement. My countries, yes, but more critically with will enable us to look at not just the district houses the confluence of two unfriendly nations to America as a supply side of the equation but will en- historic water channels—the Mohawk country. Certainly, leaders of our coun- able us to reach over to the other side River and the Hudson River—and the try have had difficult times with those of that equation, the demand outcome. confluence of those two rivers is the unfriendly nations, and we continue to That demand side of the equation is edge of that westward movement that move forward with this gluttonous de- one that can find us prospering simply created a port out of a town called New pendency on that foreign import of oil. by addressing a reduction in the York City, which then gave birth to a Then, finally, there is the oppor- amount of energy supplies that we uti- necklace of communities which became tunity for us to speak in meaningful lize, in energy supplies that are mean- the epicenters of invention and innova- measure about reducing our carbon ingful and in energy supplies that tion, which then created the pathway pollution that is now causing climate should be seen, accompanied by a to a westward movement that devel- change, global warming. This increas- strong commitment, a resolve, to ad- oped not only New York as a State but ing carbon footprint threatens not only dress energy efficiencies as a fuel of the entire country as a nation, which the Nation’s environment but the choice. then impacted with its discoveries the world’s environment, the global envi- That energy efficiency outcome quality of life of people around the ronment. These efforts, these benefits, should be a very high priority of fuels world. that can be realized simply through the to which we reach. It should be seen as That same pioneer spirit that drove investment of resources, through the that quantity out there, as that com- the Industrial Revolution and that development of public policy, through modity that is mined and drilled, just drove the first energy revolution can the resolve of taking on an agenda that as we actively mine for coal or drill for also now be that inspiration that al- can really grow a positive outcome and oil, and we should again do the mining lows us to move forward in a way that that can provide a more optimistic fla- and drilling operation with energy effi- creates this green energy revolution vor for all of us here in this Nation are ciency, our fuel of choice, to reduce that will respond to the absolute sym- doable items, and they should be com- that mountain of electrons that is re- bolism and spirit of Earth Day, which, mitted to with a strong sense of resolve quired, that is depended upon. We can as I said, started some four decades as we celebrate Earth Day tomorrow deal with that in very meaningful ago, over 40 years ago, when the first on April 22 across this country. measure by moving forward with op- celebration occurred. Americans cannot afford, Mr. Speak- portunities in research and develop- In embracing this sort of agenda, it er, to return to some of the failed poli- ment and certainly in the practical also will enable us to lower energy cies of the past where people have asso- outlay of resources where we measure costs for American businesses and cer- ciated a partnership as a tradition with up by retrofitting our businesses, our tainly for American households. It is Big Oil. Big Oil has been demanding of communities, and our households with such an important factor as people us to continually send those billions of energy efficiency. have learned through these very dif- dollars, which I made mention of, over- Let me just speak to some practical ficult economic times that we need to seas for foreign oil. It is putting dic- measures that are very much akin to be able to control those costs. We will tators who, perhaps, tolerate terrorism the 21st Congressional District, which I talk a bit tonight, I imagine, about a or who, more dreadfully, engineer that represent in upstate New York. While I smart grid, about smart meters, about terrorism in ways that put them in served in the State legislature for smart thermostats, all of which put charge of our energy supplies. That many years, just shy of 25 years in the control and responsibility, but then should be a no-brainer. That should be New York State Assembly, I served as also provide opportunities for Amer- a challenge to all of us to escape the energy chair for the last 15 years. We ica’s energy consumers—large and woes of that sort of dependency to en- had put together some novel opportuni- small, businesses and households—with able us again to be in charge of our en- ties, experiments, that would provide all of us prospering from that sort of ergy decisions and in charge of our en- for a greener thinking of energy policy. activity. ergy resources and supplies. What we had done in our efforts was So, in lowering those energy costs, Also, we are lavishing those subsidies to, for example, work with threatened which sometimes can be a very signifi- on oil companies which have been earn- economies, with the ag economy. I hap- cant price to pay, it can be a signifi- ing continually—and especially in re- pen to represent a number of agri- cant wedge of a business pie chart for cent history—record profits, record culture-related industries and busi- costs of that particular business or for profits that should behoove us to refor- nesses within upstate New York. Chief that particular industry. It also can be mulate our thinking, enabling us to amongst them was the dairy sector, a a very painful and growing wedge of move forward in a way that doesn’t sector that, until this day, has always the household pie chart for its fi- have us furthering our dependence on been threatened by an inappropriate nances, especially for some of our foreign imports of oil but rather has us response for the pricing mechanism lower income strata families, working escaping the crippling impact that this that is required to enable our dairy families, who, when impacted by these expensive, dirty, and dangerous 19th farmers to be justly responded to for growing energy costs, are paying more century thinking, as it relates to fuel the hard work, 24/7, that they do at and more of a percentage of their sources, continues to bear on the out- their businesses, oftentimes family household incomes, disproportionately comes for so many Americans. business-related, that brings food to represented for their households, com- So I believe, on Earth Day, we should the table. pared to other households that may be step back and recommit, as we move In order to respond to that agenda living in better energy environments forward, to go forward with this green where their costs of production were and that may be living in situations thinking, with this green Earth think- oftentimes not covered and were not

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It takes focus. It takes in- with a partnership—with ESCOs, En- is very sound, no matter what the sup- centives that take us down this new ergy Services Companies; with ply mix, no matter where the power pathway that is greener than the past NYSERDA, the New York State Energy and how the power is generated, and and in a way that looks in a new direc- Research and Development Authority; hopefully we move toward an American tion, that really embraces what still with farm organizations; with local self-sufficiency, growing self-suffi- happens in this country. utilities; and with the State of New ciency. No matter what that mix, we We are robust in our patent develop- York, the assembly—working with need to be less gluttonous in the usage. ment. We are strong in our higher ed some legislative resources that it And I think we can. I think we will. investments. We are strong in our incu- would apply towards this experiment. And it takes that resolve to move for- bator programs, in our R&D opportuni- ward and provide the incentives, pro- ties. We need simply to then deploy b 1830 vide the focus, provide the terms of leg- those success stories that have been We were able to reach out to the islation that will take us to that new prototyped and tested and then ad- farming community. We got two volun- era of innovation within the energy vance somehow an agenda that part- teer farms to enter into a demonstra- cycle. ners with the Angel Network and with tion project. And here they are dealing In 2009, this very House was a leader the venture capital community the with milk as a commodity. That is a as it passed clean energy jobs legisla- success stories that can then be trans- very perishable product that is highly tion that reduced at the same time car- lated through deployment into the regulated, that deals with the pumping bon emissions in this country, the car- commercialization networks, the busi- and cooling process, that deals with bon emissions that would be reduced by ness creation that is essential that many energy issues that are unique. some 17 percent by the year 2020. A sig- then translates to the outpouring of They can’t go off peak. Mother Nature nificant amount of improvement there, jobs that are then available to Ameri- calls. Their milking process is one that keeping America number one in terms cans as we securitize that effort, as we is governed by nature, not by human of making our country a world leader grow our energy independence and decision to go off peak or on peak. in new energy technologies, a new lead- grow our security as not only con- So with the uniqueness, we addressed er in making certain that we preserve sumers but generators of the energy their concerns. We came forward with our American manufacturing base, supplies that we require. an energy efficiency retrofit for these while protecting consumers. And I In 2009, this House also passed the dairy farms that introduced double- think some of the multi-faceted quali- clean energy jobs legislation that re- digit percentage reduction in the ties of the outcomes of the driving duced those carbon emissions, as I said, amount of energy supplies that were forces to do a number of these formats by some 17 percent. But also in 2007, be- required at that farm, without even ad- for reform sometimes are underesti- fore my time here because I entered in dressing the tariff rate that they were mated and not clearly communicated this past term as a freshman, Congress charged. Simply by reducing the moun- to the consuming public, to those enacted a landmark energy law that tains of electrons required at those two around this country who are looking would increase vehicle fuel efficiency dairy farm operations, we were able to for job creation. for the first time in more than three reduce their cost of production signifi- Especially as we recover from this decades so that the outcome would be cantly simply through energy terms. very long and deep and painful reces- 35 miles per gallon, a much more effi- Now, that is one small example in sion, it is important for us to be the cient outcome for the industry in this one sector of one important industry in masters of this comeback of the Amer- country, and that threshold year of upstate New York, throughout New ican economy. The way we do it and do 2020 would be the benchmark, so that York State, and a very meaningful, it best is to make certain that we ad- by 2020 we would be achieving 35 miles meaningful industry because they are vance the notions of progressive re- per gallon, a very much increased and dealing with nutritional needs. They forms that will enable us to create jobs improved-upon measurement for fuel are placing those nutrition needs onto not yet, as I made mention, on the efficiency in our auto fleets in this the table, the dinner tables of families radar and put together a responsive- country. These are actions that re- across this country. That is one exam- ness to the energy needs of people of spond to and underscore the historic ple of how we are able to relate energy this country. commitment to a clean homegrown efficiency to a struggling industry, to Through the Recovery Act of 2009, American agenda. And I think that one that needed greater respect in pub- much talked about, oftentimes much those biofuels that we’ve embraced lic policy measure. That is inspiration focused on and perhaps misinforming through renewables, with wind and to all of us. And certainly for just the what really happened, our Nation made solar, the efforts for geothermal as en- dairy sector, it was inspiration to then in that Recovery Act an historic in- ergy supplies and advanced vehicle reach out and do a much larger pro- vestment in job creation, investments technology are just the beginning of gram with time where we dealt with that would lead to a clean, more vi- progress, the exploration of new fron- about 70 farms that were equally sur- brant energy future. And it’s estimated tiers, new pioneer efforts to take us to prised with their outcomes, that came that we can create with those dollars this new realm of energy creation and with energy efficiency operations, that more than 700,000 jobs, nearly doubling energy responsiveness. enabled us to have a much stronger our renewable efforts here in this coun- I think that with this ACES legisla- outcome. The response of that, the re- try for electricity and saving con- tion, the American Clean Energy and sult of all of that was that people are sumers on an ongoing annual basis; Security Act of 2009, it was a landmark now looking and expanding through making certain that operating costs at opportunity for us to now debate in the Public Service Commission some home, operating costs at businesses this House the merits of moving for- greater opportunities that would per- and industries are reduced simply by ward with an investment in greener haps allow for statewide programs to putting together a solid mix of energy thinking. The historic legislation to take hold. opportunities within that Recovery launch a new and clean energy econ- The point of mentioning this, Mr. Act of 2009. Again, if we are moving omy holds great potential. These, Speaker, is that we have it within our with smart grids, smart meters, smart again, are jobs that will not be grasp—we certainly have it within our thermostats, a better controlled des- offshored. They will not be outsourced.

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Very impressive, very im- dangerous dependence on foreign oil by Day is a dramatic evidence of a broad pressive visits by these folks. some 5 million barrels per day, keeping new national concern that cuts across They, at our stop in Schenectady, energy costs low for Americans and generations and ideologies. Our goal is New York, had three spokespersons: protecting American consumers from not just an environment of clean air one veteran from the State of Arkan- the ravages of costs and price controls and water and scenic beauty. The ob- sas, who has done two tours of duty as that have gone beyond their pocket- ject is an environment of decency, a marine in Iraq, spoke to the crowd, book. The impact of all of this is done quality, and mutual respect for other spoke to those assembled. We had a vis- without any increase to the deficit, human beings and living creatures.’’ itor, a veteran from the State of Wis- which I believe is a very strong out- It was really very visionary. But consin. She drove a truck, I believe, come for all of us. what resulted from that were specific with the Army in Iraq. And then fi- We talk about the advancements. We bills, solid legislation, these bills that nally a veteran from the State of New talk about scientists. We talk about have moved the country along. So it is Hampshire who as an Army officer did technology and engineering. It is im- not just soft-headed, warm-hearted em- a tour of duty in Iraq and a tour of portant for all of us to understand that bracing of the wilderness. It was sci- duty in Afghanistan. He is now at Yale there is great potential here in growing entific engineering expertise brought Law School. To a person, each of these veterans the jobs as we address the progressive to cleaning up the land and the water. spoke of the wisdom, the no-brainer, as agenda, and there are those who have And since Earth Day in 1970, laws have we might call it, of moving to energy led the discussion, led the debate be- been passed such as the National Envi- independence for Americans; energy se- cause of their experience as scientists, ronmental Protection Act, the Clean curity. They witnessed the outright de- those who have been there. They un- Air Act, the Endangered Species Act, struction of troops, the threat to the derstand the value added of these tech- to mention a few. And Earth Day is no troops, the supreme sacrifice often- nical-related fields and professions. longer just a day. This ethic has been times made simply by forces of Taliban They know the potential. They know taken to heart, and we continue to that they believed are fed by the treas- the commitment. They know the pas- move along with the solid science- uries of these unfriendly nations to sion that these professionals embrace based efforts to preserve our environ- which we feed over $400 billion a year; to change our thinking, to bring us to ment. unstable but, more importantly, un- a newer, higher realm of outcome that b 1845 friendly governments to the U.S., using is within our grasp. We have seen it those dollars from their treasury to through the decades. We have seen it in Now certainly the number one insult to planet Earth is the way we produce work against our operations for free- a way that has inspired progress for the dom-loving people around the world. entire world well beyond the bound- and use energy. My friend from New York has been talking about not only They also spoke to—and it’s what aries of this country. We need to bring your comments triggered in me—the the costs, the costs facing us, which back that sort of commitment, that concerns for global warming, for cli- are in dollars and lives, if we do not sort of encouragement that enables all mate change. They said, this is an confront the problems created by the of us to work together as a society. issue of national security. Beyond our way we produce and use energy. It’s One of those outspoken voices, the domestic programming for energy se- not just an average rise in temperature informed voices speaking with a full- curity and energy independence, it’s a where spring might come a little bit ness, with a depth, comes from sci- national security issue. Because what earlier; it is not just that sea level entists like RUSH HOLT. Representative they believe is happening is that with might be up a few inches or a few feet. HOLT represents a congressional dis- drought, with floods, with famine, It is that tropical diseases will appear trict in New Jersey, and it has been his you’re creating the perfect storm that passion, it has been his advocacy, as we where they haven’t appeared before. We finds people weakened by famine and a dealt with policy like ACES, the Amer- see that happening now. It is not just much more robust competition for ican Clean Energy and Security Act, that we lose the scenery of glaciers in available land around the world. It’s a issues like the American Recovery and the mountains, we actually lose breeding ground for terrorist activity. Reinvestment Act, which, again, his- groundwater; we lose habitat for those The veterans who were there, many of torically made large down payments to things that we depend on for our well- whom had fought in the Second World take us to this new thinking—it has being. So we need comprehensive en- War, walked away from that saying, been people like Representative RUSH ergy reform to stop using dirty fuels. what an interesting way to approach HOLT that have delivered and have It is fortunate that the efforts to deal the issue. They were impacted by the brought us to this discussion and have with the dirty fuels could also relieve thought process that was inspired by forged a positive outcome. our trade imbalance, could also con- each of these three veterans, recent Tonight we are pleased to be joined tribute to our national security by veterans, to the honor roll of American by Representative HOLT as he adds his making us less dependent on foreign history, but to a person these two men voice to tonight’s discussion, cele- sources of fossil fuels, and in fact it and one woman spoke in very relevant brating Earth Day tomorrow in a way could not only save us money; it could terms about what our energy policy that takes us to this green energy make us money. can mean to our troops and to the economy, this innovation economy. Mr. TONKO. Representative HOLT, if goals of our military into the future. Representative HOLT, it’s great to you’ll suffer a disruption, if you will It just makes so much sense, from a have you join us. yield, you triggered a thought. national security, energy independ- Mr. HOLT. I thank my friend from Just recently my district hosted the ence, energy security concept and per- New York. If he would yield, I would be only stop in New York State, actually spective if we move forward with clean pleased to contribute to this discus- in Schenectady, of the Operation Free energy thinking and an innovation sion. Tour. As you know, it’s a bus tour economy that can be inspired by that Mr. TONKO. I would be happy to being conducted by veterans for Amer- thinking. I think that their comments yield. ican power and they are doing a coast- are very relevant to today’s eve of cele- Mr. HOLT. Remembering 40 years to-coast tour, hitting all of the States. bration of Earth Day. ago, you and I are old enough to re- It was so impressive. We invited vet- Mr. HOLT. As my friend points out, member when tens of millions of Amer- erans from all vintages, from World the way we are producing and using en- icans joined together in what was at War II, from the Korean War, from the ergy not only costs lives and dollars

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For me in departure here, our thinking is far re- States, the United States, the historic my area with GE and the sodium-based moved from that partnership that was, leader in innovation in the world, the outcome, these are the cornerstone, I think, hurtful to us where we’re rely- country whose economy has been built the building block to the future. If we ing on those oil industries, this major- on invention and innovation, can lead develop that mastery of innovation in ity has said, ‘‘Look, let’s make that the world and benefit economically big the battery concepts, we then unleash break, let’s go into a new energy time through addressing these energy untold stories of success in the energy- arena.’’ problems, through new clean, sustain- related areas. And now you look at the accounts in able energy, starting first with the Mr. HOLT. The lithium ion battery is Newsweek, in Business Week of late, low-hanging fruit of efficiency, of wind a good example. In the ARRA, the bill they’re talking about the wonderful and geothermal and other readily that many in America know as the growth that is coming to the economy available sources; moving on to things, stimulus bill, there is a significant in- because of the Recovery Act, because of that stimulus bill that you talked some of which are not yet developed vestment in development and manufac- of. That is providing a lot of impetus but with the American powers of inno- turing for lithium ion batteries and we for reform, for growth, for change, for vation, we can master these things and are well on our way to capturing recovery. At the same time we’re re- sell them to the rest of the world. maybe a third or more of the world sponding to the needs of our energy So the advantages in addressing the market in producing these lithium bat- and our environment, and that needs to energy problem are not just in avoiding teries; where previously we had a be recognized on this eve of Earth Day. catastrophe, it is really to have a posi- small, tiny percent of the production. I think we can take a great bit of en- tive economic and social future. Waste So it shows that with the commitment, thusiasm and encouragement from that is never good economics and the United we really can move ahead, we really latest bit of news. States’ attitude toward energy is real- can seize, earn, a large part of the But as a scientist that you are and as ly profligate. So there is a lot of low- world market. That’s just one example. one who’s an engineer here in the hanging fruit to be gained and money We can do the same thing in building arena, I think that we can continue to to be saved that way, and then a lot of technologies. We can do the same thing push the emphasis on technology that’s money to be earned through innovative in other transportation technologies. so important as we just made mention solutions to the problems. We can do the same thing in electricity with batteries. I’ll talk about that. I Mr. TONKO. I certainly think that generation; and on and on and on. In think you want to share something this move to innovation, which can be fact, we have led the world in tech- here. a job growth factor, if that’s being de- nologies for electricity generation, Mr. HOLT. I would like to talk about nied simply because of an association, whether it be nuclear or combined another aspect of Earth Day, where a kinship, a partnership with Big Oil, cycle turbines, but that is now based over the years now, the same level of with industries out there as an indus- on an unsustainable fossil fuel model, hardheaded analysis that we are begin- try, with big oil companies, then that the way we had developed electricity ning to bring to the energy problem is a detrimental outcome, one that generation in the United States. has been brought to ecology, the rela- really needs to be exposed for what it Mr. TONKO. And I think there’s such tionship between life forms and the en- is. To continue with tradition, to con- a coupling here. I think if we can speak vironment. to the focus, the vision, that the Demo- tinue with that comfortable, cozy rela- b 1900 tionship, to be able to do the subsidies, cratic majority in the House embraces, to be able to reach out, to empower it’s pushing efforts the way of small Earth Day is not only about pro- those traditional sources in a way that business. So many of these entrepre- tecting the planet’s atmosphere. One of has been advocated because there are neurial efforts, the innovation that is the lessons of the last 40 or 50 years friendships out there, people enjoy that driven by these whiz-kid ideas, are sub- now is that we are a seamless web and partnership continuing, that needs to stantiated by investments in their that protection of wildlife is not just for aesthetics or humane reasons. Real- be refocused. It needs to be brought to prototyping, their testing; and then we ly, protecting the whole environment the attention of the American public, need to further commit to deploying is important for human quality of life to the consuming public. these to the commercial networks. as well. And I think that the innovation that While I was at NYSERDA, the New And I wanted to talk a little bit York State Energy Research and De- can be inspired here, and it’s part of about wildlife because today I intro- the value added that I believe you velopment Authority, we were involved duced legislation with my colleague bring to this House, Representative with a demonstration project on ki- and fellow Sustainable Energy Coali- OLT netic hydro, utilizing the turbulence of H . I have been with you in many tion member JARED POLIS. This is leg- discussions and I enjoy your passionate the East River along the edge of the is- islation that will create a program to plea to really invest in research and de- land of Manhattan to create energy protect and preserve wildlife corridors. velopment, basic research. You are ab- simply through the movement of water Wildlife corridors are connected strips solutely right. When we do that, we with a turbine sub the surface of that of land in which a wide range of ani- need to see R&D investments equal to water and relying on the turbulence. mals can migrate, can propagate. One economic development, to job growth. We disassembled that demo, sent it to professor has called these ‘‘sidewalks They’re not just investments made the labs in Colorado for DOE, found out for animals.’’ with no jobs growing from them but the improvements that were required They are really necessary in every we’re developing very sound jobs, very for the blade design, the fin design, the State. And as we have paved America, good-paying outcomes. assembly itself of the gearbox, made as we have bisected it and trisected it You talked about the innovation. those improvements, and now there is and cut it up with roads, we have found One of the impacts out there of the expectation that perhaps 1100 that we have moved wildlife into American Recovery and Reinvestment megawatts worth of power can be real- smaller and smaller spaces, where it is Act, one of the stalwart efforts of the ized in one State like New York alone now unsustainable. So these corridors ACES with R&D investment is to look simply through the motion of water. will help support the economy of hunt- at the battery as the linchpin, that’s These are things that should be in- ing and wildlife watching, but it also that linkage that takes us to this new vested in. These are the opportunities will keep the web of life intact.

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When you look at how you science to bear in ways to make our ating these essential wildlife corridors. are developing this fuel supply, you can use and our place on the planet sus- And the Department of Agriculture, avoid transportation through war tainable. That’s part of the name of the Department of the Interior, the De- zones that is very, very dangerous. I this caucus we have here, the Sustain- partment of Transportation are all mean, in talking to this veteran who able Energy and Environmental Cau- part of this; and dozens and dozens of was part of Operation Free who trav- cus, because, as I said before, waste is organizations that study and that ad- eled to my district to speak on behalf never good economics. And stripping vocate for environmental protection of Veterans for American Power, she things without replenishment will only have endorsed this. I commend it to my spoke of the danger zone when she leave us with a bare Earth. colleagues, and I hope we can move drove trucks through some of these Mr. TONKO. I think both you and I along with that so that it will be law enemy territories that are responded to see the merit that is brought forth by by next Earth Day. by situations like this with new devel- working through SEEC as a coalition Mr. TONKO. I think it is interesting, opments that come our way. to provide that green outspokenness as you pointed out, this whole Earth So there are ample needs that are ad- and to work with our partners in gov- Day celebration covers a multitude of dressed simply in very academic terms ernment to make sure we respond to needs, but a multitude of opportunities that are science and tech applications. their, perhaps, district concerns or that transcends a number, just travels I serve on the Science and Technology some of the efforts of folks to hold you over so many dynamics out there, from Committee. It is a wonderful assign- back, to walk through that, talk agriculture, to wildlife, to the eco- ment to be able to witness day in and through it, and policy through it. system, to water supplies, water usage, day out what is happening to the aus- And we are visited today also by one air quality, environment, energy re- pices of that committee in a way that of the co-chairs of that awesome coali- quirements and needs. And all of that builds progress based on the invest- tion, JAY INSLEE from the State of brought into a compilation of a bigger ment and research. And that R&D op- Washington, who is yet another out- picture, a thoughtfulness, a planning portunity for this country, a willing- spoken voice for green thinking here in that enables us to have these strong ness for us to produce those invest- the House of Representatives. Welcome, Representative INSLEE, to and measurably improved programs, all ments that then translate into success sort of bring us to a close on our hour while creating job opportunities and stories that then further translate into of discussion about Earth Day tomor- developing a strategy that places the business opportunities and job growth row. environment in the hands of the next are what it’s all about. Mr. INSLEE. Well, I appreciate the generations in a much better outcome And it is a recommitment to that opportunity. Thanks for carrying the than we inherited. agenda on this eve of Earth Day that I load here. I just want to, in closing, That is acting with responsibility. It think is so essential and so much a note tomorrow the actress Sigourney is acting with tremendous engagement framework of what’s driving this ma- Weaver will be hosting a movie, a docu- in an issue area and issues that are so jority in the House of Representatives mentary called ‘‘Acid Test.’’ And it’s a correlated and so important to the out- to build that new day, that new out- very interesting movie with some very comes here not just in these United come, and working with the new ad- disturbing news about our oceans, and States but around the world. ministration to take what was placed that is that our oceans are becoming And as a leader in the world, I think on the back burner. When you think of more acidic. And what this movie dis- it is important for us to show by exam- that Recovery Act, when you think of closes is that our oceans are actually ple and to teach by this sort of flavor what was taken from that back burner 30 percent more acidic than they were and provide the inspiration that will in terms of smart grids, smart thermo- before we started to burn coal and oil lead to progress around the world. stats, smart meters, investment in re- in the industrial age. You know, you talk about the im- newables and R&D, in battery develop- And the way this works, the way this pacts that are made with the wildlife ment, in energy-efficiency opportuni- movie that Ms. Weaver narrates, car- and with the ecosystem that you just ties, along with broadband for our com- bon goes up out of our smokestacks, described, with perhaps a threatening munities and wiring for a new day for out of our tailpipes, goes into the at- situation out there with lesser area of our neighborhoods that are perhaps mosphere, then falls into the ocean, space available. The same is true in our distressed, and for areas that are very goes into solution in the ocean, and ag economy when we look at opportu- remote or very rural, these are ample creates acidic conditions. And I don’t nities that need to respond to agscape opportunities that should have been think probably many people know that around the country. We need to be able embraced a long time ago. But we are our oceans are becoming actually more to partner with our friends in agri- breaking away from some of that de- acidic. culture in a way that enables them to pendency on those big industries that And the concern of course is that deal with their concerns in a way that were the tail wagging the dog. when you change the acidity level of is transitioned into an opportunity. Mr. HOLT. And we call these green the ocean what it does to life forms. Just recently we announced, in the because they are sustainable. And we had Jane Lubchenco, who is Dr. last several months, the opportunity Mr. TONKO. Exactly. Jane Lubchenco, who heads NOAA, our for yet another grant that is going to Mr. HOLT. Stripping the environ- National Oceanographic and Atmos- SUNY Cobleskill that I represent, part ment without replenishment is not sus- pheric Administration, the other day of the State University of New York tainable. Ultimately, we will fail; we she showed us some time-lapse photog- system. And they are an ag and tech will perish if that’s the way we are raphy of what happens when you put a campus. They are working on a going to approach our globe. We must shell, like a clam shell, in ocean water biowaste to bioenergy project that will do it differently if we are going to pre- that will be as acidic as our oceans will enable them to create a fuel source and vail. With Earth Day 30 years ago, now be by the end of the century. And it es- enable us to keep our water streams 40 years ago—— sentially melts. cleaner, reduce our dependency on Mr. TONKO. 1970, yes. It goes by What we are finding is the oceans are landfills, and enable us to go forward quickly. becoming so acidic that if this trend and respond to an energy supply in Mr. HOLT. We had that vision, we continues, it will actually dissolve lit- terms of a newly formulated gas that is had that vision of a sustainable Earth. tle creatures that form calcium car- now part and parcel of this. And a number of things have followed. bonate shells. Shells are made out of

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And this isn’t I think as we reference our comments las, he directed campaigns for Gov- just crabs or clams or oysters or coral; this evening to Earth Day as a celebra- ernor and Congress in New Jersey be- it’s the little pteropods, the very small tion tomorrow, we think back to 1970. fore being elected as a State assembly- creatures that form 40 percent of the And it was about the commitment to a man in 1979, representing Union Coun- bottom of the food chain in the oceans. better outcome, to addressing business ty for 13 years. Of course it’s the bottom. And the evi- that needed to be accomplished. To- Congressman Bob Franks served dence is showing this may prevent night we resolved that it’s about unfin- twice as Republican State committee these creatures from having a healthy ished business, but yet about untold chairman and helped bring the Repub- ability to precipitate calcium to make opportunity. And we can accomplish lican Party to veto-proof majorities in their body form. both by continuing our commitments both Houses of our State legislature. So the long and the short of it is that to a much stronger development and Elected to Congress in November the actor who gave us ‘‘Alien,’’ which responsiveness to our environment 1992, Bob Franks was a fiscal conserv- was pretty scary, tomorrow will be which comes through all sorts of pol- ative who served on the House Trans- showing in Congress a movie that I icy, including energy. portation Committee and was known think is maybe at least equally as So, Mr. Speaker, we thank you this as a tireless advocate for New Jersey’s scary as ‘‘Alien’’ because this acidifica- evening for the opportunity to share transportation sector. In the fall of tion of the oceans that is caused by the thoughts of the majority here. And 1994, Bob helped bring Republicans into carbon pollution has already possibly it is onward with progressive policy to the majority by championing congres- disrupted some life forms. be sensitive to those next generations sional reform measures. But while Bob Franks relished the In the State of Washington we that will inherit from us the out- game of politics, he was also respected haven’t been able to grow a baby oys- standing work we can do if we commit. for his willingness to work with the op- ter for 2 years in our oyster industry. f And we are not sure yet whether that’s posing party. Former New Jersey Gov- because of an infection process or be- b 1915 ernor Tom Kean said, ‘‘He loved the cause of acidification or both. But it’s sport of politics, but he also thought IN HONOR OF CONGRESSMAN BOB politics was there for better govern- an example of the kind of thing that FRANKS ment.’’ can happen if we don’t stop ocean The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under Bob was pragmatic, but he stood on acidification. principle. I think that State Senator So the point I want to make tonight the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- Kevin O’Toole may have said it best is the U.S. Senate is now considering a uary 6, 2009, the gentleman from New when he said of Bob Franks that he bill to deal with carbon pollution that Jersey (Mr. SMITH) is recognized for 60 ‘‘combined being a policy wonk and a will also jump-start the economy by minutes. Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. politician, that resulted in one incred- creating thousands of green collar jobs. ibly well-armed and extraordinarily ef- But to succeed in both those things, Speaker, I rise today to join my col- leagues in mourning the passing of fective elected official.’’ they need some limitation on the Bob lost a close United States Senate Congressman Bob Franks and to cele- amount of carbon pollution that’s race in 2000 but won the hearts of all brate a life well lived. going into the atmosphere. And they Jerseyans with the tenacity of his cam- I would like to yield to my good need that because that’s the only way paign. He was serving as president of friend and colleague, LEONARD LANCE, we are going to compete with China to the Health Care Institute of New Jer- for as much time as he may consume. drive investment in these green collar sey at the time of his death, and he was Mr. LANCE. Thank you, Congress- jobs, but also because it’s the only way a relentless and compassionate cham- man SMITH. we are going to keep our oceans from pion for New Jersey’s health care in- becoming fatally acidic for large parts Mr. Speaker, I join several of my col- dustry and the patients it served. of the biosphere. leagues this evening to pay tribute to Bob was a good friend to me, a trust- We get a lot of our human protein Robert D. Franks, a former New Jersey ed colleague, and a mentor. He dedi- from the oceans. I think it is 10 or 20 Member of the House of Representa- cated his entire public life to making percent of the human protein comes tives whose compassion rightfully New Jersey a better place for all of its out of the oceans. So I am hopeful they earned him praise and respect from residents. His work ethic, his values, will do this. And I hope they will know, both sides of the political aisle. Bob his relentless optimism, and his too, they need some limitation on car- died late in the evening on Friday, unshakable good humor will be greatly bon pollution, because we have a way April 9. He was 58 years old. missed by all of us who knew him. And to do that right now through the Envi- Bob’s death at Memorial Sloan-Ket- he stands as a shining example of pub- ronmental Protection Agency that is tering Cancer Center in Manhattan was lic service not only in the State of New going to do it. They have been ordered caused by an aggressive sarcoma which Jersey my colleagues and I represent, by the courts to do this. And we are was diagnosed in February. He was sur- but across the United States. going to either have a good carbon pol- rounded by his wonderful wife, Fran; As we mourn his loss, we celebrate lution protection system in this bill or their three young and beautiful daugh- his great life; and to his beloved wife, we are going to have the EPA do it. We ters, Sara, Kelly, and Abigail; his Fran, and their beautiful daughters we think it’s better if Congress designs it. mother, June; his sister, Judy; brother- extend our deepest sympathy. A per- Mr. TONKO. Absolutely. in-law, Jeremy; and niece, Mary Han- son, really, who furthered the Amer- Mr. INSLEE. But if Congress does nah. ican tradition of public service and cer- not design it, the EPA is going to do Bob was a brilliant political tacti- tainly known and loved by the resi- that. And we are not going to vote for cian and a natural candidate. dents of New Jersey. bills that do not solve this problem Born in Hackensack, he had been Thank you, Congressman. that would strip the EPA of their au- deeply involved in politics since his Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. I thank thority to solve this problem. So we youth serving as State chairman of the my friend for his very powerful testi- need the Senate to step up to the plate, New Jersey Teenage Republicans and monial to our late colleague. have some system to reduce carbon going door-to-door as a 13-year-old in Mr. Speaker, for Bob’s surviving wife, pollution so that we can move forward. 1964 in suburban Chicago, where his Fran and their three daughters, Kelly, I want to thank Mr. TONKO for his family was then living, for Charles H. Sara, and Abigail, his mother, June; leadership here tonight. Percy’s campaign for Governor. and sister, Judy; and the rest of the Mr. TONKO. Thank you, Chairman Mr. Franks was graduated from family, this is a tragic season of excru- INSLEE, and thank you for your leader- DePauw University in Indiana in 1973. ciating loss and bereavement. While

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I think of his cheerful- him ‘‘friend,’’ Bob epitomized noble Sacred Heart in Newark, New Jersey, ness. I think of his enthusiasm, and public service. He was honest, hard- on Saturday, Governor Chris Christie today,’’ Governor Kean concluded, ‘‘I working, extraordinarily effective, and was joined in moving remembrance by envy the angels.’’ absolutely determined to make a posi- several former Governors, including Governor Christie Todd Whitman tive difference for his constituents, the Governor Jon Corzine, Christie Todd said, ‘‘You know a lot of people who State, and the Nation. An indomitable Whitman, and Tom Kean, as well as the are involved in the rough-and-tumble optimist, Bob was ever gracious and three godfathers to Bob and Fran’s of politics get characterized as either stubbornly kind to all, even with those kids, Roger Bodman, Alfred Fasola, being really good at the political side with whom he disagreed. He treated all and Congressman John Kasich. of it, the background, the fierce fight- with respect, civility, and empathy. Governor Chris Christie spoke elo- ing, or they’re the policy wonks, that’s I know my colleagues on the floor quently at the memorial service and what they care about. Bob was both. He today will attest to the fact that Bob told those assembled, ‘‘Bob Franks’ life was a fierce, fierce partisan. He was a Franks was enthusiastic almost to a was grand and glorious. As Fran and Republican. He never made it personal, fault and always greeted you with a his daughters know better than any- because he always knew it was about great big smile, firm handshake, and one, what Bob cared first and foremost policy, about doing right by the people warm greeting—a reflection of his about, despite all of the passions in his of the State. And that’s what made great big heart. You usually left any life, was family . . . no matter whether him such a special person.’’ conversation with Bob, well, smiling. we were talking about politics or busi- Our former Budget Committee chair- Bob Franks devoted 21 years of his ness, because it was something he man here in the House, John Kasich, life to elected public service—13 years knew full well: the demands of a public who was godfather to one of Bob and in the New Jersey Assembly, 8 years as life, the demands of a private life, and Fran’s children, summed it up well a Member of Congress, and he served 4 the rewards of paying attention to when he said, ‘‘Our friendship was years as State GOP chairman. In both both.’’ forged in the battles of trying to im- Trenton and Washington, Bob was a Governor Christie went on to say, prove America. That’s what it’s all consistent, powerful voice for a limited ‘‘Bob Franks was enthusiastic in every- about. It was never about politics. It government and reduced taxes. thing I saw him do. Whether it was was always about what we could do to In the assembly, he was elected twice rooting for the Indianapolis Colts— make the world a better place for our by his peers to serve as conference something that I still do not fully un- children and their children . . . I don’t leader. Among his notable achieve- ments, he wrote the State law creating derstand from a guy from New Jersey— think I’ve ever met a more insightful the transportation trust fund. whether it was some of the deepest and man than Bob Franks. He could look at In Congress, he served with distinc- most significant policy issues that something that everybody else saw and tion as chairman of the Economic De- have faced our country for over the he would see it differently. He could velopment, Public Buildings, Haz- last 25 years, or whether it was coun- see twists in it. He could take advan- ardous Materials, and Pipeline Trans- seling and encouraging even the small- tage of it and move the ball forward. portation Subcommittee. est of potential leaders for our State.’’ ‘‘How about his cutting-edge humor? A master strategist, Bob pushed hard Always that enthusiastic Bob Franks. Always a little cutting-edge humor no to expand the economy, create jobs in The Governor went on to say, ‘‘The matter where you were. Sometimes the private sector, pass tax cuts, enact loss that each of us feel from Bob’s Bob was even good at gallows humor. welfare reform, and ensure that our death is significant in the life of our You know, when there was not even a military was second to none. State, significant in the life of our speck of light shining in the room, Bob As cochair of the Missing and Ex- country, because he served so ably and could make us all laugh. He’d remove ploited Children Caucus, Bob helped so well . . . In the end, I think, that’s the pressure. He’d have a little quip, win passage of legislation to protect what we all hope for out of our public and we’d all get the belly laugh going. our children from Internet predators officials: that they care deeply, that It would happen when there was no and impose life imprisonment for per- they think deeply, that they act pas- humor in sight.’’ sons convicted of killing a child. A true sionately with the ability to inspire. And on loyalty, John said, ‘‘You friend of law enforcement, Bob took He checked all the boxes.’’ know what the kids today say, ’You the lead in 1998 and won passage of a Governor Corzine said, in brief part, got my back.’ Well, Bob Franks had congressional resolution demanding that this was a ‘‘celebration of a great your back. He didn’t care if you were a the Clinton administration undertake life, a good man, a very good man, Republican or a Democrat, a liberal or the extradition of cop killer Joanne someone that all of us, as you have a conservative. It didn’t mean any- Chesimard, a fugitive who fled to Cuba heard, believed in, learned from, and thing. When you were his friend, he had after being convicted of murdering New grew from. your back.’’ Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster ‘‘A man of credible character, convic- John Kasich concluded, ‘‘I would like in May of 1973. tion, courage, but probably the most to call him a foxhole guy. And I meas- Bob helped create the bipartisan defining thing that any of us can say ure people, ‘Are they a foxhole guy.’ In Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coa- about Bob is he was a man who loved. other words, can I get into a foxhole lition to maximize both regions’ polit- He loved politics, loved all of his with this guy in the middle of the ical clout in Congress and played the friends, the folks who are here, but worst battle you can imagine and know leading role in promoting fair elec- most of all, most notably he loved his not only would he not jump out of that trical power policy in New Jersey. family.’’ foxhole to run and preserve himself, As my colleague, LEONARD, noted a Governor Tom Kean said, ‘‘Politics but he would jump outta that foxhole moment ago, he ran for the United for Bob was an honorable profession and fight to help you. Oh, he was a States Senate. He lost. He ran for Gov- which meant responsibility and oppor- great foxhole guy,’’ he said. ernor, and he lost that, too. But you tunity for achievement and very much John said, ‘‘In all of the years that would never know that from talking to an exciting adventure. After all, what I’ve known him, I’ve never heard him Bob. He was always upbeat and very is the use of living,’’ Governor Kean say a bad thing about anybody,’’ and I positive. went on to say, ‘‘if not to strive for know Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN and others in

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He saw something in me in Bob Franks left New Jersey, he left the I will never forget his work ethic, his that campaign that obviously no one who Nation and the world a better place, valuable service, and his enduring voted did. And he implored me at the end of and we will deeply miss him. friendship. We have lost a great man the meeting to not give up, not give up on a I would like to yield to my good who stood for principles and who lived public life. He encouraged me to continue to friend and colleague, Mr. FRELING- a life in which we could all learn. fight. It will be the enduring gift that Bob HUYSEN. May the tributes and prayers of so Franks gave to me. And if you look around many of our colleagues here today be a this cathedral today, there are literally hun- b 1930 source of strength with wife Fran and dreds of people who can say exactly the same thing. It’s just a different date and a dif- Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. I thank the their daughters, Kelly, Sara and Abi- gentleman, the dean of the New Jersey ferent time and a different challenge that gail. Our hearts break, along with was before them in that stage of their life. congressional delegation, for yielding theirs, but our memories will always And it was Bob Franks who patted them on to me. remain bright. the back. It was Bob Franks who got in their Mr. Speaker, last Saturday morning I And when we recall that trademark face and told them not to quit. It was Bob joined the New Jersey family at the smile, we will all remember this favor- Franks who by his example showed them Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart ite son of New Jersey, Bobby Franks. that in fact anything was possible if you in Newark as we honored the life of Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. I thank were willing to work hard enough, listen former Congressman Bob Franks and my good friend for his very eloquent enough, and care deeply enough about mak- ing your community a better place. comforted his wife, Fran, and their statement, and we will all miss Bobby The loss that each of us will feel from three young daughters. Franks. Bob’s death is significant—significant in the As others did last Saturday, I rise in Remarks from current and present elected life of our state, significant in the life of our tribute to my longtime friend and our officials who spoke at the April 17, 2010 me- country, because he served so ably and so colleague, Bob Franks. New Jersey is a morial service for former U.S. Congressman well because of that enthusiasm, that fire better place to live, work and raise a and former N.J. Assemblyman Bob Franks, and that ability to inspire others. In the end, family, because for nearly his entire who died April 9, 2010. The service took place I think, that’s what we all hope for out of adult life, Bob Franks selflessly served at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart our public officials: that they care deeply, in Newark NJ.: that they think deeply, that they act pas- our beloved State. It was a pleasure to NEW JERSEY GOV. CHRIS CHRISTIE sionately with the ability to inspire. He serve with him for many years in the checked all the boxes. And the loss we feel is New Jersey State Assembly in Trenton Bob Franks’ life was grand and glorious as Fran and his daughters know better than miniscule compared to the loss that his fam- and then in this very Chamber in the anyone, what Bob cared first and foremost ily feels. Because for all that he did for us, House of Representatives. about despite all of the passions in his life he was much, much more for them. This From those shared experiences, and was family. summer, the last time I met with Bob before there were many, I know the people in This summer as I had many discussion I became governor, he said to me as I was New Jersey have lost an energetic and with Bob about lots of different topics he leaving the meeting, ‘Don’t worry about would always end each of those conversa- what happens—whether you win or you lose. intelligent advocate, and I have lost a Winning would be great, but even if you lose, dear and trusted friend. It’s a tragic tions we had whether it was in person or over the telephone, by asking me, in fact implor- I can tell you from personal experience. Life fact of life that many of us in New Jer- ing me, ‘You’re spending time with Mary will get better.’ He told me ‘I have felt that sey have spent a great deal of time of Pat, right?’ have you gone to some of the the last couple of years out of public life, be- late talking about Bob Franks these kids baseball games?’ It was the way he cause it has allowed me to get even closer to past few days. I am struck that in ended each and everyone of those conversa- Fran and to the girls. And so Bob provided those conversations certain common tions, no matter whether we were talking hope from either end of the spectrum for themes recur. about politics or business because it was whatever was going to happen to you and something he knew full well: the demands of your life. I know that the legacy he leaves is Bob Franks was authentic. He was sitting here in this cathedral this morning patriotic. He was keen. Bob Franks was a public life, the demands of a private life, and the rewards of paying attention to both. and the circles that go out from here, be- always optimistic. He was astute in Bob Franks’ smile is the thing I will re- cause Bob Franks did what every leader as- every way. He was humorous. He was member most, about him. When he saw you pires to do: and this is to inspire others. honorable, a true son of New Jersey. his face immediately lit up, and in turn he He has certainly inspired me. God bless Bob Franks always built others up, lit up the room. His enthusiasm was men- you, Fran and the girls. And God Bless Bob mentored to young people, always en- tioned just before. And he was enthusiastic for a life well spent. couraging them to enter public service. in everything I saw him do. Whether it was FORMER GOV. JON CORZINE Bob Franks was trusted and never rooting for the Indianapolis Colts—some- I feel like a little loner up here. I’m not thing that still do not fully understand, from would break his word. He was always just sure how I identify, but I am thrilled to a guy from NJ—whether it was some of the be here. warm and sincere. He absolutely loved deepest and most significant policy issues Fran, I could not be more privileged or politics. And even in this rough and that have faced our country over the last 25 honored, to stand and say some words in tumble world he always had a good years, or whether it was counseling and en- celebration of a great life, of a good man, a word for men and women in the polit- couraging even the smallest of potential very good man, someone that all of us, as ical arena, whether they were Repub- leaders for our state, I speak about that last you have heard, believed in, learned from, licans or Democrats or none of the part from personal experience. I met Bob grew from. above. Franks in July of 1995 I was a first-term A man of credible character, conviction, Freeholder who had just run for the General courage, but probably the most defining Bob Franks was tireless with unbri- Assembly, and had come in sixth out of six. thing that I think any of us can say about dled enthusiasm. You were lucky to be And in the aftermath of that primary, I re- Bob is that he is a man who loved. He loved on his team or on his side, that broad ceived a call from Congressman Franks’ of- politics, loved all of his friends, the folks trademark smile, a good and decent fice. And the person on the staff said, ‘The who are here, but most of all, most notably man, irrepressible, full of life and love Congressman would like to know if you’d he loved his family. Fran, Sara, Abby and for his family, first and foremost. like to come by his district office Friday for Kelly—a remarkable, remarkable testimony That’s why we all were shocked 12 days lunch. He’d like to speak to you.’ to his humanity and care. There was no pure, ago when the news came that God had And I immediately said yes, of course. I nor more poignant view of love than to have thought to myself ‘It must be losers’ week at a conversation with Bob about his wife and called him home at such a young age. Bob Franks’ office. And I went there that his daughters. Mr. Speaker, Bob Franks loved public day to have lunch with Bob Franks. I had no Others have spoken about that smile, but service. He loved the New Jersey As- idea what the agenda was and I had no idea the thought and site of those girls, all those sembly and his service in Congress. He why I was going there. For an hour and 45 girls brought a joy and a light that I don’t

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think I’ve seen in the passions that I’ve seen jokes about politics, which was all too fre- GOVERNOR TOM KEAN in other people anytime in life. You know, quent. This has been quite a week. I have not been I’m probably like a lot of you. I have more It was almost a paradox because Bob was to an event all week long, of any kind, where pictures of Bob Franks’ girls than I have of such a wonderful human being. You always Bob hasn’t been mentioned. Where there my own grandkids, because you couldn’t wonder sometimes why he was in politics. hasn’t been some remarks, where there have a meeting, a breakfast, a beer or any- People always trump politics in his life. He hasn’t been some longing, been some discus- thing else with Bob where he didn’t share a was a happy warrior. He had a passion for sion, public and private. And now to cul- picture and a posting on how the girls were service and a strong sense of responsibility minate in this. doing. It meant so much to him. A special for community. But most importantly, as I think I counted seven former governors part of when you had that posting was that you heard others say, he loved his family. I here today. I see our two United States Sen- smile that was there as he talked about it. It know this is an unspeakable time for the ators, I see the Congressional delegation. I was always, always there. Everybody else Franks family, for Fran and the girls. There see the legislature out there members of has said it. It was the most winning smile is nothing fair or right about losing Bob. county government, and all of you who Bob anyone could imagine. And almost never saw I was reminded of a Winston Churchill touched in some way or another. But Fran, him not smile, except for a couple of occa- phrase upon hearing of the death of Harry for you and your girls, June, for that re- sions. Anytime the Giants were playing the Hopkins. He said ‘‘a strong, bright fierce markable young man that you brought up, Colts he had his game face on. I’m like Gov. flame has burned out of a frail body.’’ we are here today. We come to pound on Christie; I don’t know where in the heck he Churchill was making clear we should never your heart with love. got that view from, but that’s the way it is. confuse the body and the soul. The strong, I remember that first time that I met Bob. And then there were the days when we bright, fierce flame of Bob’s soul lives in There were two of us running, myself, a fel- were running against each other for the those three beautiful, beautiful girls, Abby, low called Phil Cottonbacker, and we’re both United States Senate. Sara and Kelly. His generosity and spirit, his in our early thirties. And in some ways we It wasn’t always smiles. Neither of us were love of people and life, his sense of purpose, really didn’t know what we were doing, but smiling while the ads were running. In fact, justice, and oh, that smile, always that we were doing our best, knocking on doors, I remember sitting on stage one night down smile, will be with his girls, always. And trying to meet people. And then one day, at Rider College, I think it was, before a de- with all of us as well. Bob came, out of Summit High School. And bate, we were getting mic-ed up. And he did God bless Bob, his family and thank you I remember because that’s the first time I smile, and we laughed, and we teased each for the life he has lived. saw that smile we’re all talking about. other about the theater and maybe even a That’s when I saw the cheerfulness. That’s GOV. CHRISTIE TODD WHITMAN little bit about the B.S. that comes as you go when I saw the optimism. He already knew through that process. And then he proceeded Fran, Kelly, Sara, Abby, I hope you get a as much about politics as I did, maybe more. over the next 90 minutes to absolutely take chance at some point to stand up and just I learned something else about Bob. Bob was me apart on healthcare, early childhood edu- absorb this room. a pied piper, because first Bob came to vol- cation and anything else, and the only time Everyone here is a friend, or an admirer, a unteer, then he brought a friend, then he I saw him smile was when he dubbed me ‘Mr. support of someone Bob mentored. They are brought two friends, then three and four Universal’ in that night. Some of you re- here out of love. They are here out of love friends. Soon we had 10 people from Bob’s member that. It stuck, and I definitely re- for Bob and what he stood for, and here for class, knocking on doors, going to super- member him smiling at me that night. I ac- you, for the family. You know a lot of people markets, passing out literature, pressing en- tually was frowning. who are involved in the rough-and-tumble of velopes, whatever we needed, because Bob Anyone who followed Bob’s career knew politics get characterized as either being made it fun. Bob made it fun for other peo- that once he found a winning argument, he really good at the political side of it, the ple. Bob was sometimes, I think, you know, knew how to stick with it. I must have heard background, the fierce fighting, or they’re meeting Bob was like opening a bottle of fine that phrase, ‘Mr. Universal’ a million times the policy wonks, that’s what they care champagne. Everything, everything was over the next six weeks. Message, message, about. Bob was both. He was a fierce, fierce good at that point. message. When it came to politics, Bob knew partisan. He was a Republican. He never Well, we won that election and Bob and I it as well or better than anyone. And he made it personal, because he always knew it stayed in touch. And it came a number of demonstrated a remarkable talent in that was about policy, about doing right by the years later—I’m going to talk about three campaign, because he took $6 million and people of the state. And that’s what made basic incidents in my life Bob touched. I was made it something that was worth a lot him such a special person. trying to decide whether to run for governor. more. And he showed what a pro could do. He was a true gentleman, in every sense of I’d lost once already in a primary. My family There was also something about that cam- the word. He honored the profession. He was not terribly enthusiastic about the pros- paign that he and I actually grew to respect loved it. He had that smile. He lit up a room. pect. I knew there were other strong can- each other. You heard Congressman Kasich But because he really cared. There was noth- didates in the field. I knew that one of them say that mutual respect is an important in- ing fake about it. He wasn’t putting it on. He had much more money then we would ever be gredient in our public life. Bob really be- loved and cared about everything. Of course able to spend. I knew that another one had lieved that two people could be of prin- we know he loved and cared most about his much more party support than I would ever ciples—sometimes of different views but family. I can remember, Kelly, how many get. And so the serious question was whether principled—but they didn’t have to be dis- times did we get together at events. Your fa- to take this one on. Well it wasn’t a serious agreeable, as we often hear. ther and I would be talking about strategy question to Bob. Not at all. Bob was on the And after that campaign and over the or something and then all of the sudden your phone. Bob was there in person. Bob was run- years, we grew into an easy friendship based mom and you would walk into the room and ning around the state. Bob was doing what- on that perspective, developed over time. We then that was it. Forget the rest of it. It was ever it took, and he would never let me for are occasional parishioners at Chuck’s his girls, the people he cared about the most. a minute even consider the possibility, that church, we were commiseraters over break- It was always first and foremost. But it was I wasn’t going to run. He basically beat on fast or over a beer. I did a lot with him as we because he cared about all of it, all of us, my door until I finally declared. And once I supported the NJ National Guard. He did so what he was doing. declared, the campaign was basically run out much to support our troops that were in His legacy, the people he mentored, all of of Bob’s car for a while. I mean he became Iraq. And he fought for the things he be- that is important. We are remembering it my first campaign manager. People would lieved in in political life in a lot of ways, but here today and people care about it. But his call me from different parts of the state who most of all even for a Democrat he became real legacy is his family. And while each of I’d never heard of, saying ‘You know, I’d like one of those people who offered guidance, of- you might not be able to turn around and see to support you for governor.’ I’d say ‘That’s fered perspective, offered counsel. He was him sitting next to you with that sparkle in wonderful. You like my ideas?’ They’d say true to the words that he would be a friend. his eyes, he’s there. He’s in your hearts, he’s ‘No, I like Bob Franks.’ Of course we had to sneak him in and out of the angels on your shoulder. He will always And, of course, Bob brought a number of Drumthwacket, and then we had to meet in be there with you and for you. And he set an assets, because not only did he bring that the wine cellar for breakfast in Summit, example, that is unmatched, and you are wonderful enthusiasm and excitement and Grand Summit Hotel. I was never sure whose very very lucky to have had him. We are all all of that, he brought Al Fasola and Roger reputation we were defending, his or mine. very lucky to have had him, but though for Bodman. And once you had Al Fasola, and And then there were those moments at all too short a period. It just reminds us all Roger Bodman and Bob Franks, it didn’t Christ’s Church when we both showed up at to take those special people and special mo- matter who had the money, it didn’t matter the same time. Bob and his family on the ments and bring them close to our heart and who had the political support—I think we right side. Of course, I was on the left side. never let that flame die. You know, Bob’s ended up with four county chairmen out of We both fell into a pattern of rolling our flame is going to live on forever. 21. It didn’t matter. You were going to win, eyes when Chuck would tell some miserable Thank you for letting me be part of today. because you had the best. And Bob was such

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You knew that he was anybody to do. He was a remarkable. And I’ll sonal. It’s part of life, it’s part of what right with you. say it here: I don’t know if I would have run makes this republic special. And we listed a You could never be mad at Bob Franks. or not, but I certainly would not have been couple of things that we wanted to think That was impossible. No matter what he did elected if it were not for the efforts of Bob about Bob, and I wanted to tell you about to you, you loved him. You never go upset Franks. Bob. with him. I guess it was always because you When I got there, there were a lot of prob- First of all, insightful. I don’t think I ever knew he had your back. What a listener Bob was. You know, it was lems. We were in a debt point, in a recession met a more insightful man than Bob Franks. one of the things that many of us have to do as we are now. We had a billion dollar def- He could look at something that everybody better. Bob could reply and understand be- icit, had a legislature of the other party, else saw and he would always see it dif- cause he listened. He listened intently to both houses, and it was difficult. It was very, ferently. He could see the twist in it. He anything you had to say. very difficult. But there in my office, would could take advantage of it to move the ball I liked to call him a foxhole guy. And I be Bob. And Bob would come it, with that downfield. How about his cutting-edge measure people ‘Are they a foxhole guy.’ In smile, that cheerfulness and that optimism, humor? Always a little cutting-edge humor other words can I get into a foxhole with this showing me how we could do it, how we no matter where you were. Sometimes Bob guy in the middle of the worst battle you can could get something done. He would bring in was even good at gallows humor. You know imagine and know not only would he not not only Republicans but Democrats. He when there was not even a speck of light jump out of that foxhole to run and preserve would tell me ‘Have you talked to this as- shining in the room, Bob could make us all himself, but he would jump out of that fox- semblyman, or that senator? You know he’s laugh. He’d remove the pressure. He’d have hole and fight to help you. Oh, he was a great the other party, but he’s really a good per- the little quip, and we’d all get the belly foxhole guy. son, and you can talk to them about issues.’ laugh going. It would happen when there was Friendship. Today in the age of a media And we did that. no humor in sight. culture, fleeting, situational, conditional, We put together some of those coalitions. Loyalty. You know kids today say ‘You tattered—not with Bob. His friendship had But always, always in the background was got my back?’ Bob Franks had your back. He nothing to do with situations and conditions, Bob, who cared so much, who wanted to see didn’t care if you were a Republican or a he would be friend to you through thick and it done right, who did it himself, always the Democrat, a liberal or a conservative. It thin. And frankly when we think about it we right way. You know he was always positive. didn’t mean anything. When You were his can learn so much about what character and He was never down. He loved his colleagues friend, he had your back. And he exemplified principle and tenacity is when we study the in both his parties. He could be partisan, but exactly what we mean by that term. life of Bob Franks. never negative, never nasty in any way at Friendly. Well he’s known for that smile. There is no question he left the world a all. He cared so much. The bottom line I Some said earlier, he walked into a room and better place. Earlier today in the private think, that not only did he love politics, but lit it up. And that was exactly right, because ceremony, I wish you all could have heard he cared so much about people. He loved he had that 100 megawatt smile that sort of the testimonies to Bob. And under all of them: individuals, peoples who touched his transmitted a sense of strength. He had a them was a deep and abiding love and a sense life and he came back and touched theirs in sense that things are going to be OK, things that he made everybody better because he a very, very important way. are going to be good. Things can be really believed in them. He made this world a much Politics for Bob was an honorable profes- great. better place. He inspires us. And I was in- spired this morning listening to the testi- sion which meant responsibility and oppor- Bob never attacked anybody else. In all the mony of his dearest friends and family and tunity for achievement and very much an ex- years I knew him I never heard him say a the young people that he raised. They’re citing adventure. After all, what is the use of bad thing about anybody. He was smart. And going to leave their mark on the world and living, if not to strive for great causes and what made him so smart is that he under- perhaps make this muddled world of ours a they’re leaving it right now as one of the top stood that the key to life was not the divi- aides to the governor of the State of New little better place. Bob did that. He cared sions that exist between people, but the about that. Jersey. Yeah, I’m going to miss Bob. I’m friendships that potentially could be devel- going to miss those calls. But you know I’m The Reverend mentioned St. Paul, when he oped. And he was a smart of a guy as I ever was in that prison. He wrote something else. going to remember this day, the testimonies met and he transferred on to these three an- this morning, and this crowd, which is all He wrote to his best friend, he wrote a note. gels down here [gestures to Franks’ daugh- He wrote to Timothy. He wrote these letters, about how great his life was and about how ters] because they’re as smart as can be. many lives he impacted and affected in a these words, I think most of you know, to Great strategist? Didn’t want to be up Timothy. He said: real way. against him, did you? Nobody wanted to be You know, Reverend, the Lord gives us a ‘I have fought the good fight. I have fin- up against Bob when he got into strategy, big promise. I’ve never known the Lord, as ished my course. I have kept the faith.’ and frankly, think about what a great gen- I’ve studied it, to break his promises. Fran, Bob could have spoken those words. Fran, eral he would have been in the military. He you and the girls ought to be so proud, June he promises in the next life, no more tears, could have sat in that tent and figured how no more heartache, no more broken relation- you ought to be so very proud. We are all to take advantage of every opportunity. And ships, no more war, no more death, and only better people for having known Bob. I think that’s exactly what he did working with me happiness and fulfillment to be put under the of him smiling, I think of his cheerfulness, I to do something that hadn’t been done in wings of the Lord. think of his enthusiasm, and today, I envy about 40 years. I believe it. That’s where Bob’s today. God, the angels. Oh, he loved his family. Gov. Christie’s Bless you Bob. We love you, we miss you. FORMER CONGRESSMAN JOHN KASICH right. My conversations were always ‘Mr. We’ll see you soon. Look around. It’s amazing today, isn’t it? Chairman, how’s the family. How’s the girls’. Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, You know, on the wall of Bob’s house is a I’d said ‘Chairman, how’s your family?’ It al- I rise today to honor the life and service of poster of Bobby Kennedy who would be sur- ways started that way. Kinda always ended prised? He was a man of great passion, just that way. former Congressman Bob Franks. Bob heard like Bob. I remember as a young man, one God, did he love his friends. Roger the call to serve the State he loved, and did young girl holding a sign as Bobby Kennedy Bodman, Al Fasola. Oh, and Laura. Ah, he so faithfully, throughout his illustrious career. passed by, and the sign said: ‘‘Bring Us To- just loved you to pieces. And of course he so Congressman Robert Douglas Franks was gether.’’ Bob Franks has brought us to- loved his family, and so loved Fran and those born on September 21, 1951. It is true that gether, hasn’t he? And not just the people at sweet girls. Saw Kelly yesterday, that she until Bob was taken away from us, following a the top. He’s brought so many of his young gave me a big hug. And through the gate, hard-fought battle with cancer, he still served prote´ge´s here today who have grown from they were in the back yard, I got a chance to the people of New Jersey as the President of young into almost middle-aged men. Bob was see Sara and Abbey really for the first time. the Health Care Institute of New Jersey . . . a truly remarkable man and our friendship Little angels, and a tribute to Fran and to was forged in the battles of trying to im- Bob. a position he loved as much for the work he prove America. That’s what it was all about. Of course he loved his Colts. Governor, I was doing, as for the time he could spend with It was never about the politics. It was always could never figure it our either. I mean that his close-knit family. about what we could do to make the world a Colt thing was just unbelievable. Bob’s stellar career as a New Jersey Re- little better place for our children and their He could give you bad news, couldn’t he publican began very early on when he orga- children. governor? He could give you bad news but in nized political movements such as the New

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NET INCREASE OR DECREASE (¥) IN THE DEFICIT Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Impact ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Source: Congressional Budget Office. h EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, to 10 U.S.C. 2011; to the Committee on Armed 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the ETC. Services. Committee on Financial Services. 7113. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive Financial Institutions Examination Council, 7115. A letter from the Acting Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Coporation, trans- communications were taken from the transmitting the Council’s Annual Report mitting the Corporation’s final rule — Allo- Speaker’s table and referred as follows: for 2009; to the Committee on Financial Services. cation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; 7112. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, 7114. A letter from the General Counsel, Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Em- Department of Defense, transmitting the De- Federal Housing Finance Agency, transmit- ployer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Val- partment’s Annual Report for FY 2009 re- ting the Agency’s final rule — Federal Home uing and Paying Benefits received April 8, garding the training, and its associated ex- Loan Bank Directors’ Eligibility, Elections, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the penses, of U.S. Special Operations Forces Compensation and Expenses (RIN: 2590-AA03, Committee on Education and Labor. (SOF) with friendly foreign forces, pursuant 2590-AA31, and 2590-AA34) received April 8,

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A letter from the Paralegal Spe- ment of Health and Human Services, trans- cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- mitting renewal of the December 28, 2009 de- mitting the Department’s final rule — Estab- mitting the Department’s final rule — Dam- termination of a public health emergency ex- lishment of Class D and E Airspace; Panama age Tolerance Data for Repairs and Alter- isting nationwide involving Swine Influenza City, FL [Docket No.: FAA-2009-0710; Air- ations [Docket No.: FAA-2005-21693; Amend- A (now called 2009 — H1N1 flu), pursuant to space Docket No. 09-ASO-16] received March ment No. 26-4] (RIN: 2120-AI32) received 42 U.S.C. 247d(a) Public Law 107-188, section 25, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to March 25, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 144(a); to the Committee on Energy and Com- the Committee on Transportation and Infra- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- merce. structure. tation and Infrastructure. 7117. A letter from the Program Analyst, 7127. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- 7136. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- Department of Transportation, transmitting cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- the Department’s final rule — Federal Motor mitting the Department’s final rule — mitting the Department’s final rule — Air- Vehicle Safety Standards; Side Impact Pro- Amendment of Restricted Area R-2204 High worthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 B2- tection; Fuel System Integrity; Electric- and R-2204 Low; Oliktok Point, AK [Docket 1C, B2-203, B2K-3C, B4-103, B4-203, B4-2C Air- Powered Vehicles: Electrolyte Spillage and No.: FAA-2009-0693; Airspace Docket No. 09- planes; Model A310 Series Airplanes; and Electrical Shock Protection [Docket No.: AAL-14] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received March 25, Model A300 B4-601, B4-603, B4-605R, B4-620, NHTSA-2010-0032] (RIN: 2127-AK48) received 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the B4-622, and B4-622R Airplanes [Docket No.: March 25, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Committee on Transportation and Infra- FAA-2009-0789; Directorate Identifier 2008- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and structure. NM-185-AD; Amendment 39-16228; AD 2010-06- Commerce. 7128. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- 04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 25, 2010, 7118. A letter from the Assistant Secretary cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- for Export Administration, Department of mitting the Department’s final rule — Estab- mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- Commerce, transmitting the Department’s lishment of Class E Airspace; West Bend, WI ture. 7137. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- final rule — Revisions to the Export Admin- [Docket No.: FAA-2009-1149; Airspace Docket cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- istration Regulations to Enhance U.S. Home- No. 09-AGL-33] received March 25, 2010, pur- mitting the Department’s final rule — land Security: Addition of Three Export Con- suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- Amendment of Class E Airspace; Battle trol Classification Numbers (ECCNs) and Li- mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- Mountain, NV [Docket No.: FAA-2009-1057; cense Review Policy [Docket No.: 0906041008- ture. Airspace Docket No. 09-AWP-9] received 91452-01] (RIN: 0694-AE64) received March 23, 7129. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- March 25, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- Committee on Foreign Affairs. mitting the Department’s final rule — 7119. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- tation and Infrastructure. Amendment of Class E Airspace; 7138. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- ment of the Interior, transmitting draft leg- Huntingburg, IN [Docket No.: FAA-2009-0736; islation to provide for the issuance of coins cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- Airspace Docket No. 09-AGL-21] received mitting the Department’s final rule — to commemorate the 100th anniversary of March 25, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. the National Park Service; to the Committee Amendment of Class E Airspace; Gunnison, 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- CO [Docket No.: FAA-2009-0949; Airspace on Financial Services. tation and Infrastructure. 7120. A letter from the Associate Attorney Docket No. 09-ANM-12] received March 25, 7130. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- General, Department of Justice, transmit- 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- ting the Department’s 2009 annual report on Committee on Transportation and Infra- mitting the Department’s final rule — certain activities pertaining to the Freedom structure. Amendment of Class E Airspace; Rawlins, of Information Act, as amended; to the Com- 7139. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- WY [Docket No.: FAA-2009-0880; Airspace mittee on Oversight and Government Re- cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- Docket No. 09-ANM-14] received March 25, form. mitting the Department’s final rule — Air- 7121. A letter from the Director, EEO and 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the worthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 B4- Diversity Programs, National Archives and Committee on Transportation and Infra- 2C, B4-103, and B4-203 Airplanes; and Model Records Administration, transmitting a copy structure. A300 B4-601, B4-603, B4-620, B4-622, B4-605R, of the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2009 No- 7131. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- and B4-622R Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA- tification and Federal Employee Anti-Dis- cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- 2009-0993; Directorate Identifier 2009-NM-089- crimination and Retaliation (No FEAR) Act mitting the Department’s final rule — AD; Amendment 39-16229; AD 2010-06-05] (RIN: Annual Report; to the Committee on Over- Amendment of Class E Airspace; Cedar Rap- 2120-AA64) received March 25, 2010, pursuant sight and Government Reform. ids, IA [Docket No.: FAA-2009-0916; Airspace to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 7122. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Docket No. 09-ACE-12] received March 25, Transportation and Infrastructure. Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 7140. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- Commission’s annual report for FY 2009 pre- Committee on Transportation and Infra- cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- pared in accordance with the Notification structure. mitting the Department’s final rule — Air- and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination 7132. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- worthiness Directives; Airbus Model A319, and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act), cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- A320, and A321 Series Airplanes [Docket No.: Pub. L. 107-174; to the Committee on Over- mitting the Department’s final rule — Air- FAA-2009-0649; Directorate Identifier 2008- sight and Government Reform. worthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney NM-218-AD; Amendment 39-16225; AD 2010-06- 7123. A letter from the Deputy Associate JT8D-209, -217, -217C, and -219 Turbofan En- 01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 25, 2010, Director for Management and Administra- gines [Docket No.: FAA-2009-0883; Direc- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- tion and Designated Reporting Official, Of- torate Identifier 97-ANE-08; Amendment 39- mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- fice of National Drug Control Policy, trans- 16237; AD 97-17-04R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) re- ture. mitting a report pursuant to the Federal Va- ceived March 25, 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 7141. A letter from the Assistant Chief cancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Com- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- Counsel for Hazardous Materials Safety, De- mittee on Oversight and Government Re- tation and Infrastructure. partment of Transportation, transmitting form. 7133. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- the Department’s final rule — Hazardous Ma- 7124. A letter from the Chief Administra- cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- terials: Risk-Based Adjustment of Transpor- tive Officer, Patent and Trademark Office, mitting the Department’s final rule — tation Security Plan Requirements [Docket transmitting the Office’s annual report for Amendment of Class E Airspace; Dumas, TX No.: PHMSA-06-25885 (HM-232F)] (RIN: 2137- fiscal year 2009, in accordance with Section [Docket No.: FAA-2009-1151; Airspace Docket AE22) received March 25, 2010, pursuant to 5 203 of the Notification and Federal Employee No. 09-ASW-30] received March 25, 2010, pur- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- Transportation and Infrastructure. 2002 (No FEAR Act), Public Law 107-174; to mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- f the Committee on Oversight and Govern- ture. ment Reform. 7134. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON 7125. A letter from the Acting EEO Direc- cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS tor, Securities and Exchange Commission, mitting the Department’s final rule — Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of transmitting a report about the Commis- Amendment of Class E Airspace; Gadsden, sion’s activities in FY 2009 to ensure ac- AL [Docket No.: FAA-2009-0955; Airspace committees were delivered to the Clerk countability for antidiscrimination and Docket No. 09-ASO-28] received March 25, for printing and reference to the proper whistleblower laws related to employment; 2010, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the calendar, as follows: to the Committee on Oversight and Govern- Committee on Transportation and Infra- Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California: Com- ment Reform. structure. mittee on Standards of Official Conduct. In

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the Matter of Randy Vogel (Rept. 111–464). ISRAEL, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mrs. ty, Arizona; to the Committee on Natural Referred to the House Calendar. EMERSON, Mr. HOLT, and Mr. SMITH of Resources. f Texas): By Mr. HOLT (for himself, Mr. POLIS, H.R. 5092. A bill to amend section 48 (relat- Mr. HINCHEY, and Mr. GEORGE MILLER PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ing to depiction of animal cruelty) of title 18, of California): United States Code, and for other purposes; Under clause 2 of rule XII, public H.R. 5101. A bill to expand the science and to the Committee on the Judiciary. stewardship of America’s most important bills and resolutions of the following By Ms. KOSMAS (for herself, Ms. wildlife corridors; to the Committee on Nat- titles were introduced and severally re- CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. KLEIN ural Resources, and in addition to the Com- ferred, as follows: of Florida, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, mittees on Transportation and Infrastruc- By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Ms. FUDGE, Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. WIL- ture, and Agriculture, for a period to be sub- DINGELL, and Mr. EHLERS): SON of Ohio, Mr. ROTHMAN of New sequently determined by the Speaker, in H.R. 5088. A bill to amend the Federal Jersey, Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas, each case for consideration of such provi- Water Pollution Control Act to reaffirm the Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, and Ms. GIF- sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the jurisdiction of the United States over waters FORDS): committee concerned. of the United States; to the Committee on H.R. 5093. A bill to authorize the Secretary By Mr. MARKEY of Massachusetts (for Transportation and Infrastructure. of Education to establish a program for dis- himself, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, placed aerospace professionals to become By Mr. RYAN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HIN- certified elementary, secondary, or voca- BOUCHER, and Ms. SUTTON): CHEY, Mr. HODES, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. tional school teachers; to the Committee on H.R. 5089. A bill to amend the Public WELCH, and Ms. SUTTON): Education and Labor. Works and Economic Development Act of H.R. 5102. A bill to direct the Secretary of By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself and Mr. 1965 to modify the period used to calculate the Interior to establish an annual produc- WOLF): certain unemployment rates, to encourage tion incentive fee with respect to Federal on- H.R. 5094. A bill to authorize the National shore and offshore lands that are subject to the development of business incubators, and Science Foundation to carry out a pilot pro- for other purposes; to the Committee on a lease for production of oil or natural gas gram to award innovation inducement cash under which production is not occurring, and Transportation and Infrastructure, and in prizes in areas of research funded by the Na- addition to the Committee on Financial for other purposes; to the Committee on Nat- tional Science Foundation; to the Com- ural Resources. Services, for a period to be subsequently de- mittee on Science and Technology. termined by the Speaker, in each case for By Ms. NORTON: By Mr. PAULSEN (for himself, Mrs. H.R. 5103. A bill to authorize improvements consideration of such provisions as fall with- BACHMANN, Mr. DENT, Mr. GERLACH, in the operation of the government of the in the jurisdiction of the committee con- Mr. LANCE, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. PRICE District of Columbia, and for other purposes; cerned. of Georgia, Mr. BROWN of South Caro- to the Committee on Oversight and Govern- ER- By Mr. POLIS (for himself, Mr. B lina, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. ment Reform, and in addition to the Com- MAN, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. KAGEN, Ms. KIL- CHAFFETZ, Mr. LATTA, Mr. BARTLETT, mittees on Natural Resources, and Transpor- PATRICK of Michigan, and Ms. SCHA- Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. PITTS, Mr. AKIN, tation and Infrastructure, for a period to be KOWSKY): Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. subsequently determined by the Speaker, in H.R. 5090. A bill to amend the Richard B. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. each case for consideration of such provi- Russell National School Lunch Act to pro- MCCLINTOCK, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the mote the health and well-being of school- Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr. MAN- committee concerned. children in the United States through effec- ZULLO, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. UPTON, and By Mr. POMEROY (for himself and Mr. tive local wellness policies, technical assist- Mr. LEE of New York): NUNES): ance, training, and support for healthy H.R. 5095. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- H.R. 5104. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- school foods, nutrition promotion and edu- enue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on enue Code of 1986 to allow for the deduction cation, and for other purposes; to the Com- medical devices; to the Committee on Ways for domestic oil related production activities mittee on Education and Labor, and in addi- and Means. of companies which are not major integrated tion to the Committee on the Budget, for a By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for her- oil companies; to the Committee on Ways period to be subsequently determined by the self, Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland, and and Means. Speaker, in each case for consideration of Mr. HONDA): By Mr. ROGERS of Alabama (for him- such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- H.R. 5096. A bill to amend the Elementary self, Ms. KILROY, Mr. KING of New tion of the committee concerned. and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to au- York, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, thorize the Secretary of Education to make By Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. GRI- Mr. MCCAUL, Ms. CLARKE, and Mr. grants for recruiting, training, and retaining JALVA, Ms. NORTON, and Ms. JACKSON CARNEY): LEE of Texas): individuals from underrepresented groups as H.R. 5105. A bill to establish a Chief Veteri- H.R. 5091. A bill to authorize public aware- teachers at public elementary and secondary nary Officer in the Department of Homeland ness campaigns to promote the persistent schools, and for other purposes; to the Com- Security, and for other purposes; to the Com- quest for knowledge and increased education mittee on Education and Labor. mittee on Homeland Security, and in addi- among youth; to the Committee on Edu- By Ms. MARKEY of Colorado: tion to the Committee on Agriculture, for a H.R. 5097. A bill to amend title 23, United cation and Labor. period to be subsequently determined by the States Code, to reduce the amount of funding By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Speaker, in each case for consideration of MORAN of Virginia, Mr. WHITFIELD, available to States that do not enact a law prohibiting an individual from using a wire- such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- Mr. FARR, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. BURTON less communication device while operating a tion of the committee concerned. of Indiana, Mr. GARY G. MILLER of motor vehicle in a school zone, and for other By Mr. SPACE (for himself and Ms. California, Mr. LEWIS of California, purposes; to the Committee on Transpor- SHEA-PORTER): Mr. MCKEON, Mr. LINDER, Mr. BLU- tation and Infrastructure. H.R. 5106. A bill to direct the Secretary of MENAUER, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. By Mr. ELLISON: Defense to establish a commission on BROWN of South Carolina, Mr. UPTON, H.R. 5098. A bill to delay the implementa- urotrauma; to the Committee on Armed Mr. FORBES, Mr. MILLER of Florida, tion of the licensing requirements under the Services, and in addition to the Committee Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. WILSON of South S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008; to on Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to be subse- Carolina, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. the Committee on Financial Services. quently determined by the Speaker, in each BRADY of Texas, Mr. WOLF, Mr. By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for case for consideration of such provisions as ROYCE, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. DELAHUNT, himself, Mr. MARKEY of Massachu- fall within the jurisdiction of the committee Mr. CASTLE, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, setts, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, concerned. Mr. HARE, Mr. COHEN, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. OLVER, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. ´ Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California, MCGOVERN, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. CAPU- MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. Mr. OLVER, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. HALL of ANO, Mr. LYNCH, and Ms. TSONGAS): HOYER, Mr. WOLF, Mr. MORAN of Vir- New York, Mr. FILNER, Mr. WEINER, H.R. 5099. A bill to designate the facility of ginia, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. VAN HOL- Ms. WATSON, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. SHER- the United States Postal Service located at LEN, Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland, and MAN, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mrs. 15 South Main Street in Sharon, Massachu- Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia): CAPITO, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. KING of New setts, as the ‘‘Michael C. Rothberg Post Of- H. Con. Res. 263. Concurrent resolution au- York, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. LOBIONDO, fice’’; to the Committee on Oversight and thorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Government Reform. the District of Columbia Special Olympics Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. ROTHMAN of By Mr. GRIJALVA: Law Enforcement Torch Run; to the Com- New Jersey, Mrs. BONO MACK, Mr. H.R. 5100. A bill to provide for the convey- mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- COBLE, Mr. SCHOCK, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. ance of certain Federal lands in Yuma Coun- ture.

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By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. linois, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. Joint Resolution No. 2 demanding Congress MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. WATERS, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, cease and desist from enacting mandates HOYER, Mr. WOLF, Mr. MORAN of Vir- Mr. CLAY, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. MEEK of that are beyond the scope of the enumerated ginia, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. VAN HOL- Florida, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. powers granted to Congress by the Constitu- LEN, Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland, and DINGELL, Mr. HOLT, Mr. HINOJOSA, tion of the United States; to the Committee Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia): Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. on the Judiciary. H. Con. Res. 264. Concurrent resolution au- HEINRICH, Ms. TITUS, Mr. WATT, Mr. f thorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for POMEROY, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. MAFFEI, the National Peace Officers’ Memorial Serv- Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mrs. ADDITIONAL SPONSORS ice; to the Committee on Transportation and DAHLKEMPER, Mr. FILNER, Mr. BER- Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors Infrastructure. MAN, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. By Mr. LAMBORN (for himself, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. BOCCIERI, were added to public bills and resolu- SMITH of Texas, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. BARROW, Mr. HIN- tions as follows: Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. GARRETT of New CHEY, Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of Cali- H.R. 43: Ms. TSONGAS and Mr. SPACE. Jersey, Mr. JONES, Mr. BURTON of In- fornia, Mr. WAXMAN, and Ms. SLAUGH- H.R. 147: Mrs. EMERSON. diana, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. TER): H.R. 211: Mr. ELLSWORTH and Mr. OWENS. CHAFFETZ, Mr. LATTA, Mrs. BACH- H. Res. 1281. A resolution celebrating the H.R. 233: Mr. BOUSTANY. MANN, Mr. PITTS, Mr. AKIN, Mr. KING- life and achievements of Dr. Dorothy Irene H.R. 293: Mr. WOLF. STON, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. CONAWAY, Height and recognizing her life-long dedica- H.R. 333: Mr. ALTMIRE. Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, tion and leadership in the struggle for H.R. 406: Mr. VAN HOLLEN and Mr. LANCE. Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. BUR- human rights and equality for all people H.R. 422: Mr. MAFFEI. GESS, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. MARCHANT, until her death at age 98 on April 20, 2010; to H.R. 426: Ms. SUTTON. Mr. BROWN of South Carolina, Mr. the Committee on the Judiciary; considered H.R. 442: Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Mr. TEAGUE, WITTMAN, Mr. JORDAN of Ohio, Mr. and agreed to. and Mrs. EMERSON. POE of Texas, and Mr. BILIRAKIS): By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. BOREN, H.R. 560: Mr. COOPER. H. Con. Res. 265. Concurrent resolution ex- Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr. MILLER H.R. 571: Mr. FORBES and Mr. NADLER of pressing the sense of the Congress that the of Florida, and Mr. ROSS): New York. United States should neither become a signa- H. Res. 1282. A resolution expressing the H.R. 615: Ms. SUTTON. tory to the Rome Statute on the Inter- sense of the House of Representatives that H.R. 618: Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. national Criminal Court nor attend the Re- the promotion of recreational fishing and H.R. 853: Mr. CALVERT. view Conference of the Rome Statute in boating should be a national priority, and for H.R. 1026: Mr. WITTMAN and Mr. BACHUS. Kampala, Uganda, commencing on May 31, other purposes; to the Committee on Natural H.R. 1034: Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina. 2010; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Resources, and in addition to the Committee H.R. 1079: Mr. MARKEY of Massachusetts. By Ms. BERKLEY (for herself, Mr. LIN- on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a H.R. 1220: Mr. ALTMIRE. COLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. period to be subsequently determined by the H.R. 1229: Mr. FORBES. CONNOLLY of Virginia, and Mr. Speaker, in each case for consideration of H.R. 1240: Mr. HIGGINS and Mr. QUIGLEY. GINGREY of Georgia): such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- H.R. 1339: Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. VISCLOSKY, H. Con. Res. 266. Concurrent resolution ex- tion of the committee concerned. Mr. MATHESON, and Mr. STUPAK. pressing the sense of Congress that Taiwan By Mr. HODES: H.R. 1362: Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of Cali- should be accorded observer status in the H. Res. 1283. A resolution honoring and fornia, Mr. MELANCON, and Mr. FRELING- International Civil Aviation Organization thanking Dave Brubeck for his contributions HUYSEN. (ICAO); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. to American music and cultural diplomacy; H.R. 1547: Mr. RADANOVICH, Ms. GRANGER, By Ms. FUDGE (for herself, Ms. to the Committee on Education and Labor. Mr. LYNCH, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. JACKSON of Il- CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mrs. By Mr. BOYD (for himself and Mr. linois, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. WOOLSEY, Ms. MALONEY, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. EHLERS): DELAURO, Mr. HARPER, and Mr. ROGERS of H. Res. 1284. A resolution supporting the BISHOP of Georgia, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Kentucky. goals and ideals of National Learn to Fly Mr. ELLISON, Ms. LEE of California, H.R. 1557: Mr. LOEBSACK. Day, and for other purposes; to the Com- Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. H.R. 1581: Mr. CARSON of Indiana and Mr. mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- DELAURO, Ms. NORTON, Ms. RICHARD- DAVIS of Tennessee. ture. SON, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of H.R. 1587: Mr. BRALEY of Iowa. By Mr. ENGEL (for himself and Mr. Texas, Mr. DAVIS of Alabama, Mr. H.R. 1600: Mr. TURNER. KIRK): BUTTERFIELD, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. H.R. 1822: Mr. COBLE and Mr. ROE of Ten- H. Res. 1285. A resolution condemning the RUSH, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. nessee. Government of Syria for transferring Scud SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. H.R. 1868: Mr. WALDEN. missiles to the Hizballah terrorist organiza- HIRONO, Mr. CROWLEY, Ms. EDWARDS H.R. 1923: Mr. FORBES. tion, and for other purposes; to the Com- of Maryland, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. JOHN- H.R. 1925: Mr. TOWNS. mittee on Foreign Affairs. SON of Georgia, Mrs. MCCARTHY of H.R. 1990: Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. By Mr. PERLMUTTER (for himself, New York, Mr. STARK, Ms. SCHA- H.R. 2000: Mr. EDWARDS of Texas, Mr. BOS- Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. KOWSKY, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. RYAN of WELL, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Ms. CHU, Mr. HODES, Mr. KENNEDY, Ms. MARKEY of Ohio, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Ms. KIL- FORTENBERRY, Mr. PUTNAM, and Mr. COSTA. Colorado, Mr. MARKEY of Massachu- ROY, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. AL GREEN of H.R. 2136: Mr. CONYERS, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE setts, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, and Mr. Texas, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mrs. DAVIS JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. KING of ROTHMAN of New Jersey): of California, Mr. THOMPSON of Penn- H. Res. 1286. A resolution commemorating New York and Mr. BRALEY of Iowa. sylvania, Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Ms. the 50th anniversary of the inaugural season H.R. 2156: Mr. MURPHY of New York. JACKSON LEE of Texas, Mr. DAVIS of of the American Football League; to the H.R. 2222: Mr. WEINER and Mr. HINCHEY. Illinois, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. CAO, Ms. Committee on Oversight and Government H.R. 2298: Mr. STARK. KILPATRICK of Michigan, Mr. COHEN, Reform. H.R. 2313: Mr. FORBES. Mr. KISSELL, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. RAN- H.R. 2478: Ms. BERKLEY and Mr. ROSS. GEL, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. MOORE of Wis- f H.R. 2567: Mr. WEINER. consin, Ms. BORDALLO, Ms. CASTOR of MEMORIALS H.R. 2697: Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. SALAZAR, Florida, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. OLVER, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. BOREN, Mr. PETERS, and Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memo- Mr. PASTOR of Arizona. SABLAN, Mr. MARKEY of Massachu- rials were presented and referred as fol- H.R. 2730: Mr. POMEROY. setts, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. NADLER of lows: H.R. 2737: Mr. TAYLOR, Ms. KILROY, Mr. New York, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of 260. The SPEAKER presented a memorial COFFMAN of Colorado, and Mr. CARSON of In- California, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. of the Legislature of the State of Wyoming, diana. FATTAH, Mr. THOMPSON of Mis- relative to House Joint Resolution No. 3 de- H.R. 2799: Ms. FUDGE. sissippi, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. manding Congress to cease and desist from H.R. 3116: Mr. MCCOTTER and Mr. KAGEN. SCHAUER, Mr. PERRIELLO, Mr. RUP- enacting mandates that are beyond the enu- H.R. 3186: Mr. GARAMENDI. PERSBERGER, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. merated powers granted to the Congress by H.R. 3238: Ms. FUDGE. BACA, Ms. WATSON, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. the United States Constitution; to the Com- H.R. 3240: Mr. BLUNT. MELANCON, Mr. BISHOP of New York, mittee on the Judiciary. H.R. 3321: Mr. BOREN and Ms. RICHARDSON. Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. TOWNS, Ms. 261. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of H.R. 3393: Mr. ATLMIRE and Mr. BARROW. HERSETH SANDLIN, Mr. JACKSON of Il- the State of Wyoming, relative to House H.R. 3487: Mr. WEINER and Ms. WATSON.

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H.R. 3517: Mr. MCGOVERN. H.R. 4904: Mr. CALVERT. H. Res. 1053: Mrs. NAPOLITANO and Mr. CAO. H.R. 3554: Mr. BLUMENAUER. H.R. 4918: Mr. BARROW, Mr. BOREN, Mr. H. Res. 1078: Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. BRADY of H.R. 3577: Mr. JONES. BOYD, Mr. CARNEY, Mr. CHILDERS, Mr. COSTA, Pennsylvania, Mr. HOLT, Mr. STARK, Mr. H.R. 3582: Mr. MCCOTTER. Mrs. DAHLKEMPER, Mr. ELLSWORTH, Mr. GOR- MCCOTTER, and Mr. NYE. H.R. 3630: Mr. MOORE of Kansas. DON of Tennessee, Ms. HARMAN, Ms. HERSETH H. Res. 1116: Mr. SHIMKUS and Mr. CONYERS. H.R. 3734: Mr. HINCHEY and Mr. DRIEHAUS. SANDLIN, Mr. HILL, Mr. MATHESON, Mr. MCIN- H. Res. 1152: Mr. LOEBSACK. H.R. 3752: Mr. BACA and Mr. MCCLINTOCK. TYRE, Mr. MINNICK, Mr. MITCHELL, Mr. H. Res. 1153: Mr. LARSEN of Washington, H.R. 3764: Ms. BALDWIN and Mr. HARE. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. NYE, Mr. ROSS, Mr. Mr. BRIGHT, Mr. FILNER, Mr. LATTA, Mr. SHU- H.R. 3799: Mr. AL GREEN of Texas and Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. SHULER, Mr. WILSON of Ohio, STER, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. WILSON of South Caro- BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. MURPHY of New York, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. lina, Mr. BOREN, Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee, Ms. H.R. 3905: Mr. ANDREWS and Mr. HODES. BERRY, Mr. HOLDEN, and Mr. BRIGHT. SHEA-PORTER, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. SCHAUER, Mr. H.R. 3914: Ms. DEGETTE. H.R. 4919: Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. GOOD- HUNTER, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. SMITH of H.R. 3927: Ms. BORDALLO. LATTE, Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California, Washington, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. PETRI, Ms. H.R. 4014: Mr. FILNER. Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. LAN- H.R. 4132: Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. MEEK of Florida, GOHMERT, Mr. MORAN of Kansas, Mr. BONNER, GEVIN, Mr. SNYDER, Mrs. DAVIS of California, and Mr. GALLEGLY. Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. PENCE, and Mr. Mr. GORDON of Tennessee, Mr. NEAL of Mas- H.R. 4153: Ms. MARKEY of Colorado. HOEKSTRA. sachusetts, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. MCGOVERN, H.R. 4195: Mr. TONKO, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. H.R. 4923: Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. STARK, and Mr. PLATTS, Mr. KLINE of Minnesota, Mr. BALDWIN, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. COURTNEY, Mrs. Mr. MILLER of Florida. LOBIONDO, Mr. JONES, Mr. CONNOLLY of Vir- CAPPS and Ms. SHEA-PORTER. H.R. 4925: Mrs. NAPOLITANO and Ms. CHU. ginia, Ms. TSONGAS, Ms. PINGREE of Maine, H.R. 4241: Mr. ARCURI. H.R. 4933: Mr. ELLISON, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. JOHNSON of H.R. 4264: Mr. FARR and Mr. FILNER. and Ms. WATSON. Georgia, Mr. OWENS, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. H.R. 4268: Ms. TSONGAS. H.R. 4972: Mr. COLE, Mr. MORAN of Kansas, REYES, Mr. KRATOVIL, Mr. KISSELL, Mr. COO- H.R. 4278: Mr. HARE and Mrs. EMERSON. Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey, Mr. BURGESS, PER, Mr. ELLSWORTH, Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY H.R. 4298: Ms. CHU. Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. HALL of of Pennsylvania, and Ms. FALLIN. H.R. 4306: Mr. HOLT, Mr. BACHUS, and Mr. Texas, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. POSEY, H. Res. 1187: Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania BISHOP of Georgia. Ms. FALLIN, Mr. JORDAN of Ohio, Mr. ROE of and Mr. SCHIFF. H.R. 4325: Ms. CHU and Mr. BRADY of Penn- Tennessee, and Mr. RADANOVICH. H. Res. 1196: Mr. HENSARLING. sylvania. H.R. 4974: Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. MILLER of H. Res. 1197: Mr. POE of Texas. H.R. 4376: Ms. WOOLSEY and Mr. AL GREEN Florida, Mr. CARNAHAN, and Mr. PETERSON. H. Res. 1208: Mr. KING of New York, Mr. of Texas. H.R. 4985: Mr. MORAN of Kansas. INSLEE, and Mr. GALLEGLY. H.R. 4389: Mr. ROE of Tennessee. H.R. 4995: Mr. POSEY, Mr. HALL of Texas, H. Res. 1211: Mr. MEEK of Florida. H.R. 4398: Mr. BISHOP of Utah and Mr. Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. HOEKSTRA, and Mr. H. Res. 1229: Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsyl- SIMPSON. ALEXANDER. vania, Mr. KING of New York, and Ms. JEN- H.R. 4399: Mrs. DAVIS of California. H.R. 5000: Mr. SIRES and Ms. RICHARDSON. KINS. H.R. 4402: Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. H.R. 5013: Mr. LARSEN of Washington. H. Res. 1240: Mr. POLIS, Mr. BOSWELL, Ms. H.R. 4440: Mr. MCGOVERN. H.R. 5015: Mr. COSTELLO and Mr. GRAYSON. HIRONO, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. TONKO, H.R. 4477: Mr. KUCINICH and Mr. WITTMAN. H.R. 5020: Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas and and Mr. CAPUANO. H.R. 4502: Mr. BLUMENAUER. Ms. SUTTON. H. Res. 1241: Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. H.R. 4505: Mr. KAGEN. H.R. 5022: Mr. BOSWELL. KING of Iowa, Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. JORDAN of H.R. 4509: Mr. HINCHEY. H.R. 5027: Mr. COURTNEY. Ohio, Ms. FALLIN, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. H.R. 4530: Mr. MEEK of Florida, Mr. TIER- H.R. 5029: Mr. ROONEY. HENSARLING, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. ROONEY, NEY, and Mr. BISHOP of New York. H.R. 5031: Mr. LOEBSACK. Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. POSEY, Mr. HERGER, Mr. H.R. 4544: Mr. PAULSEN and Mr. CAO. H.R. 5032: Mr. WEINER and Mr. HALL of New BILBRAY, and Mr. CALVERT. H.R. 4568: Mr. BISHOP of New York. York. H. Res. 1250: Mr. SERRANO, Mr. MCGOVERN, H.R. 4616: Mr. CLAY and Mr. CUMMINGS. H.R. 5034: Mr. MITCHELL, Mr. THOMPSON of and Ms. DELAURO. H.R. 4650: Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. WU, Ms. KAP- Mississippi, Mr. CUELLAR, and Mr. NEUGE- H. Res. 1251: Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. WALDEN, TUR, and Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. BAUER. Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. H.R. 4662: Mr. DOGGETT. H.R. 5040: Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. GONZALEZ, MCCAUL, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. POSEY, Mr. BUR- H.R. 4671: Mr. BLUMENAUER. and Mr. COURTNEY. TON of Indiana, Mr. BONNER, Mr. WALZ, Mr. H.R. 4684: Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. DUN- H.R. 5041: Mr. TIERNEY and Mr. JACKSON of KING of New York, Mr. NUNES, Mr. CARTER, CAN, and Mr. SHULER. Illinois. Mr. SNYDER, and Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. H.R. 4693: Mr. ALEXANDER. H.R. 5064: Mr. FILNER. H. Res. 1254: Mr. HERGER, Mrs. LUMMIS, H.R. 4694: Ms. MATSUI. H.R. 5068: Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, H.R. 4717: Mr. PETRI. H.R. 5079: Mr. BISHOP of New York. Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, and H.R. 4728: Mrs. BACHMANN. H. Con. Res. 98: Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. CHAFFETZ. H.R. 4753: Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. H. Con. Res. 137: Mr. PAYNE. H. Res. 1256: Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. H.R. 4757: Mr. TONKO, Mr. WELCH, Mr. H. Res. 173: Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. MCGOV- HALL of Texas, Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Mr. FARR, and Mr. RANGEL. ERN, Mr. ELLSWORTH, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. WHIT- PRICE of Georgia, Mr. PENCE, Mr. SESSIONS, H.R. 4788: Ms. MARKEY of Colorado and Ms. FIELD, and Mrs. HALVORSON. Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. TIM MUR- SUTTON. H. Res. 213: Mr. KUCINICH. PHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, H.R. 4790: Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. FOSTER, H. Res. 407: Mrs. BLACKBURN, Ms. GIFFORDS, Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California, Mr. Mr. HINCHEY, and Ms. KILPATRICK of Michi- Mr. RANGEL, and Mr. ORTIZ. DUNCAN, Mr. MCCARTHY of California, Mr. gan. H. Res. 440: Mr. MURPHY of New York. ROSKAM, Mr. JORDAN of Ohio, Mr. GUTHRIE, H.R. 4794: Mr. WITTMAN. H. Res. 551: Ms. KAPTUR and Ms. MCCOL- Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. H.R. 4812: Mr. PERLMUTTER. LUM. MACK, Mrs. BONO MACK, Mr. HARPER, Mr. H.R. 4830: Ms. KILROY. H. Res. 762: Mr. RANGEL, Mr. GEORGE MIL- CARTER, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. H.R. 4844: Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. PAUL, Mr. LER of California, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, Mr. BONNER, Mr. SIMPSON, and Mrs. CAPPS. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. SIRES, and Mr. OWENS. BOEHNER, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. H.R. 4850: Mr. CLAY, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. CAR- H. Res. 764: Mr. BARRETT of South Caro- SHUSTER, Mr. CARNEY, Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. TER, and Mr. TEAGUE. lina. KLEIN of Florida, Mr. ROONEY, Mr. MILLER of H.R. 4856: Ms. MARKEY of Colorado, Mr. H. Res. 904: Mr. GRAYSON, Ms. HIRONO, Ms. Florida, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. BROWN of CHANDLER, and Mr. ALTMIRE. NORTON, Mr. CUMMINGS, and Ms. BALDWIN. South Carolina, Mr. BOCCIERI, Mr. SCALISE, H.R. 4866: Mr. FRANKS of Arizona and Mr. H. Res. 1026: Ms. FALLIN and Mr. ISSA. Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky, Mr. FORBES, Mr. BARTLETT. H. Res. 1033: Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. LARSEN of BOOZMAN, Mr. MORAN of Kansas, Mr. FRANKS H.R. 4868: Mr. FILNER. Washington, Ms. NORTON, Mr ARCURI, Mr. of Arizona, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. LEWIS of H.R. 4870: Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mrs. DAVIS of BUCHANAN, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. INSLEE, California, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. GARY G. MIL- California, and Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Mr. INGLIS, Mr. LER of California, Mr. CAMPBELL, Ms. KAP- H.R. 4871: Mr. ALTMIRE. FLEMING, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BOUSTANY, TUR, Mr. JONES, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. H.R. 4876: Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. SCHAUER, and Ms. FUDGE, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. MURPHY of YOUNG of Florida, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. Mr. CROWLEY. New York, Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey, Mrs. STEARNS, Mr. HALL of New York, Ms. H.R. 4901: Mr. MACK, Mr. HOEKSTRA, and MYRICK, Mr. PITTS, Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ- WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. HODES, Mr. Mr. KING of Iowa. BALART of Florida, Mr. MARKEY of Massachu- TEAGUE, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. WELCH, Mr. SCOTT H.R. 4903: Mr. HOEKSTRA. setts, Mr. KIND, and Ms. BALDWIN. of Georgia, Mr. CLAY, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia,

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CELEBRATING CLECO RINGING I can do is say thank you for Randall’s serv- and college students and allows young men THE CLOSING BELL AT NEW ice. He exemplified the highest values of our and women to join the Navy without serving YORK STOCK EXCHANGE country, embodying courage, valor and dedi- extended periods of active duty. Based out of cation in his service with the Army’s 1st Bat- Great Lakes, IL, Charles reported for basic HON. RODNEY ALEXANDER talion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade training and on February 24, 1984, graduated. OF LOUISIANA Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division. Spc. He would report directly to Hospital Corpsman ‘‘A’’ school, where he was taught principles IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Landstedt was twice awarded the Army Com- mendation Medal and also received the Af- and techniques of patient care and first aid Wednesday, April 21, 2010 ghanistan Campaign Medal, the National De- procedures. Upon graduating from ‘‘A’’ school Mr. ALEXANDER. Madam Speaker, I am fense Service Medal, the Global War on Ter- on June 4, 1984, Charles returned to Naval proud to honor Cleco Corporation for ringing rorism Medal, an Army Service Ribbon, an Reserve Center Huntington (NRCHUNT) The Closing Bell at the New York Stock Ex- Overseas Service Ribbon and the NATO where he served along side his step father, change (NYSE) on Friday, April 16. Cleco Medal with an International Security Assist- Norris Troney, and long time friend throughout used this event to officially kick off its 75th an- ance Force bar. We will remember Specialist his Navy career, John Clay. niversary celebration with more revelry sched- Randall Landstedt for his honor and dedica- It was October of 1998 when Charles was uled to follow. tion, and we must never forget the service and called to active duty for Operation Desert Based in Pineville, La., Cleco is a regional sacrifices of the sons and daughters of our Shield/Storm. He would serve at Naval Hos- energy company which began operations on great country. pital Portsmouth, VA, working at Manpower Management Personnel Office assisting mem- January 2, 1935. Today, it serves about f 277,000 retail customers across Louisiana. bers with Reserve issues during deployment Moreover, Cleco is the only publicly traded ALEXANDER FRAZIER until June 4, 1999. He returned to Naval Re- serve Center Huntington where he would company on the NYSE headquartered in Cen- serve until it was decommissioned on Feb- tral Louisiana, and the seventh largest NYSE- HON. SAM GRAVES ruary 12, 2006. Charles has spent the last four traded company based in the state. OF MISSOURI years at the Navy Operational Support Center Cleco has a remarkable track record of suc- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in Eleanor, WV. cess, and I am confident it will continue to pro- Wednesday, April 21, 2010 Charles A. Helton, son of John R. Helton vide great opportunities for the residents of Mr. GRAVES. Madam Speaker, I proudly and Pamela Troney, plans on retiring to Hurri- this area. cane, WV, with his wife, Carla S. Helton, and pause to recognize Alexander Frazier. Alex is It is with deep appreciation for this com- their two daughters, Kelly and Christy. He is a very special young man who has exempli- pany’s many contributions to the 5th Congres- currently employed with the Federal Highway fied the finest qualities of citizenship and lead- sional District that I commend Cleco and its Administration in Charleston, WV as an Infor- ership by taking an active part in the Royal dedicated employees. mation Technology Specialist. I would like to Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join Rangers and earning the most prestigious thank Charles for his dedication and service to me in celebrating the 75th anniversary of award of the Gold Medal of Achievement. our country from such an early age. Although Cleco. I offer my deepest congratulations to Alex has grown through participation with a native of Chicago, IL, Charles has spent the the devoted individuals who helped Cleco the Royal Rangers through his church, North- majority of his career in West Virginia and has reach this significant milestone. land Cathedral in Kansas City, Missouri. The represented our state so well. I wish you the f Royal Rangers provide young men the char- best of luck. acter development and leadership formation f HONORING ARMY SPECIALIST needed to thrive in today’s world. Attaining the RANDALL RAY CHARLES Gold Medal of Achievement demonstrates HONORING DR. JAMES PARKS LANDSTEDT Alex’s dedication and commitment to the HITCH Royal Rangers. I am sure that Alex will con- HON. TOM McCLINTOCK tinue to hold such high standards in the future. HON. JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR. OF CALIFORNIA Madam Speaker, I proudly ask you to join OF TENNESSEE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES me in commending Alexander Frazier for his IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, April 21, 2010 accomplishments with the Royal Rangers and Wednesday, April 21, 2010 for his efforts put forth in achieving the highest Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Madam Speaker, I rise distinction of the Gold Medal of Achievement. Mr. DUNCAN. Madam Speaker, I have the utmost respect for people in the field of medi- today to honor Army Specialist Randall Ray f Charles Landstedt from Pollock Pines, Cali- cine. Those who choose this demanding path fornia, who was killed April 6, 2010 while on CHARLES A. HELTON must fully devote their lives to it, from the leave in Crestview, Florida. Spc. Landstedt many years of education and training to a grew up in El Dorado County, attending local HON. SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO commitment to their patients. schools, including Pinewood, Sierra Ridge, El I wish to honor today, on the occasion of his OF WEST VIRGINIA retirement, a physician from my district in Dorado High and Independence High. From IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES an early age, Spc. Landstedt was determined Knoxville, Tennessee, who stands out even to serve his country and after graduation en- Wednesday, April 21, 2010 among his distinguished colleagues. I call to the attention of my colleagues and listed in the U.S. Army. He was known by his Mrs. CAPITO. Madam Speaker, I rise today other readers of the RECORD the tribute to Dr. friends and family as kind, generous, consid- to recognize Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman, James Parks Hitch below, written by his co- erate and loyal. He is survived by his parents, Charles A. Helton, as he retires from the workers to show their affection for a great Navy. Joanne and Daniel Landstedt, brother, James man. Copeland of Pollock Pines; and sister, Rickie On November 28, 1983, at the age of 18, As a physician, Dr. Hitch has worked tire- Bronstein of San Diego. Charles enlisted in the Navy. He became lessly for over three decades. He has found I cannot begin to comprehend the pain of among the first in the country to enlist in the his greatest pleasure through service to oth- losing such a kind and courageous young man Sea-Air Mariner (SAM) Program, which is ers and his greatest reward in the restora- and I cannot ease that pain with my words. All geared towards high-school, vocational-tech, tion of their health.

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Dr. Hitch views his patients, staff, and ZACHARY LEMUNYON HONORING THE SEATTLE TIMES friends through the eyes of equality; one is AND THE PUGET SOUND BUSI- no greater or lesser than the other. He is a NESS JOURNAL luminary among his peers, yet he exhibits a HON. SAM GRAVES life of sincere humility. OF MISSOURI HON. DAVID G. REICHERT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ‘‘If one advances confidently in the direc- OF WASHINGTON tion of his dreams, and endeavors to live the Wednesday, April 21, 2010 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES life which he had imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours Mr. GRAVES. Madam Speaker, I proudly Wednesday, April 21, 2010 (Henry David Thoreau).’’ pause to recognize Zachary LeMunyon. Zach Mr. REICHERT. Madam Speaker, I rise As Dr. Hitch retires, he leaves behind the is a very special young man who has exempli- today in recognition of the wonderful accom- legacy of one man’s dream fulfilled, one be- fied the finest qualities of citizenship and lead- plishments and tireless efforts of two of my loved profession shared, and one successful ership by taking an active part in the Royal local newspapers—the Seattle Times and the life to be remembered. Rangers and earning the most prestigious Puget Sound Business Journal. Both papers award of the Gold Medal of Achievement. captured the attention of their readership by f Zach has grown through participation with searching for all the details, double checking the Royal Rangers through his church, North- all the facts and meticulously painting the full IN HONOR OF REVEREND DR. land Cathedral in Kansas City, Missouri. The pictures of the two most noteworthy stories of KENNETH L. SAUNDERS, SR. Royal Rangers provide young men the char- 2009. For its efforts in reporting on the finan- acter development and leadership formation cial troubles of Washington Mutual, the PSBJ needed to thrive in today’s world. Attaining the was recognized by the Pulitzer Committee for HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR. Gold Medal of Achievement demonstrates explanatory reporting. The Seattle Times took Zach’s dedication and commitment to the the lead in reporting every aspect of the hei- OF NEW JERSEY Royal Rangers. I am sure that Zach will con- nous murders of four police officers in Lake- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tinue to hold such high standards in the future. wood, Washington and for their outstanding Madam Speaker, I proudly ask you to join efforts have been awarded a Pulitzer Prize for Wednesday, April 21, 2010 me in commending Zachary LeMunyon for his breaking news. Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I rise today accomplishments with the Royal Rangers and When the fall of Washington Mutual first emerged, thousands of people throughout the to honor Reverend Dr. Kenneth L. Saunders, for his efforts put forth in achieving the highest Puget Sound area searched for the facts; the Sr., and to thank him for his 21 years of serv- distinction of the Gold Medal of Achievement. Puget Sound Business Journal supplied them. ice with the North Stelton A.M.E. Church in f The incisive and thorough nature of their re- Piscataway, New Jersey. His enthusiasm has porting allowed interested readers to under- doubled the size of his congregation and IN HONOR OF GLENN A. ADAMS stand the full scope of the issues at hand and strengthened the larger community. the challenges facing their families, their pock- Before accepting the call to the ministry, HON. PETE SESSIONS etbooks and their neighborhoods. Although the coverage brought devastating news, it was Reverend Saunders served in the U.S. Army, OF TEXAS where he earned an honorable discharge for fair, accurate and held a redeeming value. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES service above and beyond expectations. He The Newspaper’s journalists provided an in- later went on to receive his master in theology Wednesday, April 21, 2010 valuable public service and never looked for from the Trinity Theological Seminary in New Mr. SESSIONS. Madam Speaker, I rise accolades—they simply did their jobs to the Burgh, Indiana. In addition, Dr. Saunders today to recognize Glenn A. Adams, the cur- best of their abilities. Washington residents were greeted with ex- holds doctorate degrees in divinity, philosophy rent President of the National Eagle Scout As- tremely grim news the morning of November in communications, sacred letters, and human- sociation (NESA). 29: four police officers had been shot and ities. Since taking over as NESA President in killed and the gunman was on the loose. The 2008, Glenn’s dedication and leadership has Reverend Saunders’s journey towards be- story—heartbreaking, complex, and infuri- strengthened the organization through innova- coming a man of God started when he began ating—dragged on for more than 40 hours, singing in the Youth Jubilee Choir of the Mt. tive outreach efforts and a variety of events, with Times reporters, photographers, editors expanding the community of Eagle Scouts. On Pisgah A.M.E. Church in Jersey City. The and producers working tirelessly to provide April 29, 2010, his hard work will be recog- combination of his love for music and spread- their readers with a comprehensive picture of nized when he receives the Distinguished ing God’s word inspired him as a young man the story as it unfolded. When the shooter was Eagle Scout Award (DESA). to organize a quartet called The Sunset Har- shot and killed early in the morning on a Se- Since it was first introduced in 1969, the monizers. His love of song continues today, as attle street, The Times was there to sift DESA is given to an Eagle Scout that has through the information and report the facts. a member of the Singing Pastors of shown distinguished service in his profession Piscataway. The Times did a wonderful job reporting on an and community for a period of at least twenty- absolutely horrible and tragic string of events. Among the many awards and honors he has five years. Glenn is most deserving of this I applaud them for their service to the commu- received, Reverend Saunders was presented great honor and prestigious award for all he nity and congratulate them for the well de- with the Excellence in Ministry Award by the has done for NESA and Scouting. His active served honor from the Pulitzer Committee. New Brunswick Chapter of the Association of involvement is notable; he serves on the The stories told by the Puget Sound Busi- Black Seminarians. He was also designated Longhorn Council Boy Scouts of America ness Journal and the Seattle Times, although the Humanitarian of the Year in 1998 by the (BSA) Foundation Board and as a Committee depressing and brutal in nature, prove that University of Medicine and Dentistry of Rut- Member of the National Scouting Museum. He even in the midst of a sluggish economy and gers University. was also the former Scoutmaster for Troop a fractured marketplace for quality journalism, 326 and has made generous financial con- Even with all these awards and accolades, our nation’s newspapers play an absolutely tributions dedicated to providing scholarships Reverend Saunders considers his loving rela- vital role in society. It is especially gratifying, for deserving Eagle Scouts. Glenn has always tionship with his wife Shirley and his son Ken- as a native of the Puget Sound region, to rec- led by example and his active involvement in ognize the remarkable accomplishments of neth Jr. to be his greatest achievement. his local community speaks loudly of the im- some ‘‘hometown’’ journalists. To name just a Madam Speaker, I would once more like to pact he has had. few individuals at the Times, I’d like to recog- thank the Reverend Dr. Kenneth L. Saunders Madam Speaker, I ask my esteemed col- nize Publisher Frank Blethen, Executive Editor for his leadership in the community and serv- leagues to join me in recognizing Glenn for all David Boardman, Managing Editor Suki ice to New Jersey, as well as congratulate him he has done for the Boy Scouts of America Dardarian and Assistant Managing Editor Jim on his 21st anniversary with the North Stelton and join me in congratulating him as he re- Simon. In addition, Madam Speaker, it is near- A.M.E. Church in Piscataway, New Jersey. ceives this prestigious award. ly impossible to record the names of every

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Mr. with the help of his colleagues, moved quickly publisher Emory Thomas, Jr., Editor George Chandler and his family moved to the to avert disaster. I had the opportunity to visit Erb, reporter Kirsten Grind, and the rest of the Chowchilla area in 1977 where he continues the plant with Griswold First Selectman Philip wonderfully talented people at the PSBJ. At to live and remains active in farming oper- Anthony during this emergency and saw first- this time, it is almost impossible to determine ations. From 2004 until 2009, Mr. Chandler hand Kenneth’s great work and leadership as how all of us will receive our news in the fu- worked for the Chowchilla Water District. He is he rallied people from around the region to ture. Whatever the answer, we all hope it a Life Member of the Chowchilla Veterans of help protect the plant. comes from the dedicated and talented profes- Foreign Wars Post 9896, a member of the A soon as he realized the severity of the sit- sionals highlighted here. professionals high- Chowchilla Masonic Lodge and the American uation, Kenneth contacted state emergency lighted here. Legion Post 148. preparedness and environmental organizations f Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend as well as summoned the help of the National and congratulate William Chandler upon being Guard. He worked around the clock with col- HONORING WILLIAM CHANDLER named as a ‘‘Distinguished Life Member’’ by leagues, town employees, and local fire- the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 9896. I in- fighters to surround the plant’s pump station HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH vite my colleagues to join me in wishing Mr. with sandbags and prevent the floodwaters OF CALIFORNIA Chandler many years of continued success. from overrunning it. At one point during the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f storm, the water was said to have risen three Wednesday, April 21, 2010 feet in one hour. If it were to rise any higher IN HONOR OF MAJOR JON M. than it did, close to 2,000 homes and the Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, I rise LAUDER, USMC Quinebaug River itself would have been con- today to commend and congratulate William taminated with backed-up, raw sewage. Chandler upon being awarded with the ‘‘Life- HON. PETE SESSIONS By the end of the 36-hour ordeal, the integ- time Achievement Award’’ by the Veterans of OF TEXAS rity of the plant’s structures remained and no Foreign Wars, Post 9896. Mr. Chandler was IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sewage was lost. Kenneth was faced with a honored on Saturday, January 30, 2010, in worst case scenario and achieved the best Wednesday, April 21, 2010 Chowchilla, California. possible outcome through diligent planning Mr. William ‘‘Bill’’ Chandler was born in Mr. SESSIONS. Madam Speaker, I rise and coordination. Not only was he wise to Waurika, Oklahoma. During his youth he today to recognize Major Jon. M. Lauder and take advantage of the resources available to moved to a small town near Bakersfield, Cali- his dedicated service to this great Nation. him, but he saw this job through and did so fornia where he graduated from Arvin High After graduating from the Virginia Military In- without hesitation. I ask all Members of the School in 1962. Mr. Chandler attended Ba- stitute with a degree in Civil Engineering in House to join me in honoring Kenneth Sullivan kersfield College for two years, majoring in ag- 1994, he has served on active duty with the for his undying sense of service and commit- riculture. In 1965 he enlisted in the United United States Marine Corps. He proudly ment to the people of eastern Connecticut. States Air Force. He completed basic training served two combat tours in Iraq, including the f at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, initial assault into Iraq in 2003 as part of Oper- Texas, and was selected for specialized train- ation Iraqi Freedom. After a combat tour in CONGRATULATING DR. AND MRS. ing as a photographic repairman. Eastern Afghanistan as a part of Operation JAMES BURNE WHO ARE BEING After additional training, Mr. Chandler was Enduring Freedom, Major Lauder served as a HONORED BY THE SCRANTON selected for specialized duties and received U.S. military observer in Israel during the sum- KIWANIS CLUB FOR COMMUNITY top secret security clearance. He was sent to mer of 2006 during the Israeli-Hezbollah war. SERVICE the Far East where he was assigned to the He is currently the Commanding Officer for the Tan Son Nhut Air Base near Saigon to work Marcie Corps Recruiting Station in Dallas, HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI on classified photographic equipment used by Texas. OF PENNSYLVANIA reconnaissance aircraft to gather intelligence On May 14, 2010, Major Lauder will be turn- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES on Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces. ing over his command and will move to Wash- Wednesday, April 21, 2010 His tour in the Far East continued with an as- ington, DC for his new assignment at the Pen- signment to Japan at the Yokota Air Base, tagon. It has been my distinct honor and Mr. KANJORSKI. Madam Speaker, I rise where he was assigned to the 67th Recon- pleasure to work with him. I proudly call him today to ask you and my esteemed colleagues naissance Technical Squadron in support of my friend and know that Major Lauder’s dedi- in the House of Representatives to pay tribute the SR–71 ‘‘Blackbird.’’ He and his unit cated service has made our Nation a safer to Dr. and Mrs. James Burne for their out- worked day and night to keep the equipment and better place. standing community service for which they are in good condition as the SR–71 flew missions Madam Speaker, I ask my esteemed col- being honored by the Scranton Kiwanis Club. over North Vietnam, Laos, and mainland leagues to join me in expressing our heartfelt Dr. Burne maintains a general Dentistry China. gratitude to Major Lauder. I wish him and his Practice in South Scranton. He is a member of Upon completing his tour in Southeast Asia, family all the best. the American Dental Association and the Mr. Chandler was assigned to Beale Air Force f Pennsylvania Dental Association and has Base in Marysville, California. He continued to been an active member of the Scranton Dis- work on the photographic equipment for the HONORING KENNETH SULLIVAN trict Dental Society since 1969. He has served SR–71. In June, 1969, Sergeant Chandler re- as its president, a member of the board of di- ceived an honorable discharge from the HON. JOE COURTNEY rectors and chairman of its dental health pro- United States Air Force and was transferred to OF CONNECTICUT grams. the Air Force Reserve. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES A graduate of the University of Scranton, Dr. For his service, Sergeant Chandler was Burne received his doctorate of Dental Sur- awarded the National Defense Service Medal, Wednesday, April 21, 2010 gery from Georgetown University School of the Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Cam- Mr. COURTNEY. Madam Speaker, I rise Dentistry. He is also a graduate of the L.D. paign Medal with device, the Good Conduct today to honor Kenneth Sullivan for his heroic Pankey Institute for Advanced Dental Edu- Medal, and the Republic of Vietnam Unit response to a potentially disastrous situation cation and the Las Vegas Institute for Ad- Cross of Gallantry with palm and frame. during the severe flooding of eastern Con- vanced Cosmetic Dentistry. Upon leaving active duty, Mr. Chandler was necticut last month. Kenneth is the director of Dr. Burne is a Fellow of the Academy of employed by the Extek Microsystems Micro- the Jewett City Department of Public Utilities, General Dentistry and the American College of

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The City of Blue Lake borders the historic He is a past member of the YMCA Board of ancestral Native American lands of the Wiyot ANTHONY GARRALDA Directors and is currently a member of the Tribe, today represented by the Blue Lake Scranton Chapter UNICO National, the Friend- Rancheria. Blue Lake once played a pivotal HON. ED PERLMUTTER ly Sons of St. Patrick and the Kiwanis Club. role in the robust logging industry and is the OF COLORADO He also serves on the Advisory Board of Di- site of the historic Macintosh Lumber Mill. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES rectors of Penn Security Bank. Since its closure in the 1970s, the city has Wednesday, April 21, 2010 Mrs. Mary Lou Burne is a graduate of adapted and evolved in its entrepreneurial Scranton Central High School, Keystone Col- spirit to attract a number of thriving, locally- Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise lege, Millersville University and she pursued owned businesses serving the North Coast today to recognize and applaud Anthony graduate studies at Marywood University. She and beyond. Garralda who has received the Arvada Wheat is a former Special Education teacher with Today, the city is home to important busi- Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award. NEIU 19 and was the founder and director of nesses and organizations such as the Anthony Garralda is an 8th grader at Drake its summer program for special needs chil- Dell’Arte International School of Physical The- Middle School and received this award be- dren. She was also founder and director of the ater founded in 1974, Mad River Brewery cause his determination and hard work have local Special Olympics and she received the founded in 1989, Mad River Grange, Blue allowed him to overcome adversities. Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation Award. Lake Family Resource Center, Wah-nika The dedication demonstrated by Anthony She has served as local and state president Women’s Club, and Blue Lake Chamber of Garralda is exemplary of the type of achieve- of the Youth Association for Retarded Citi- Commerce, among others. ment that can be attained with hard work and zens. She has served as trustee at Keystone Blue Lake will celebrate this centennial anni- perseverance. It is essential students at all College and she received its Distinguished versary with two days of festivities in the spirit levels strive to make the most of their edu- Alumni Award. She was a member of the of the era including theater, an historic homes cation and develop a work ethic which will White House Conference on Children and is a tour, and the filling of a time capsule. The vi- guide them for the rest of their lives. past President of the Scranton District Dental brant people, culture, and surrounding land- I extend my deepest congratulations once Alliance. She received the Boy’s and Girl’s scape make Blue Lake a wonderful place to again to Anthony Garralda for winning the Ar- Club Champion of Youth Award and the Thel- live and visit. vada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for ma Neff Award of the Alliance to the American Madam Speaker, it is appropriate at this Youth award. I have no doubt he will exhibit Dental Association. time that we recognize the City of Blue Lake, the same dedication and character in all his Dr. and Mrs. Burne are co-founders of the California on the occasion of its 100th anniver- future accomplishments. Family-to-Family Thanksgiving Food Basket sary of incorporation. f Program that since 1986 has served over f HONORING RONALD MOORE 175,000 people. For that service, they have received the following awards: Justice Michael IN RECOGNITION OF T.C. MARSH’S J. Eagen Humanitarian Award; J.C. Penney JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH Golden Rule Award, James Crowley Humani- TRAINING CORPS AND COR- OF CALIFORNIA PORAL DAVID BATES tarian Award; UNICO National Civics Illustris IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Humanitarian Award, National Association of Wednesday, April 21, 2010 Social Workers Public Citizens of the Year HON. PETE SESSIONS and letters of commendation from Presidents OF TEXAS Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, I rise George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES today to commend and congratulate Dr. Ron- ald Moore upon being awarded the ‘‘Lifetime Dr. and Mrs. Burne are the parents of four Wednesday, April 21, 2010 children: James 3d, Dr. Mark, Mary and Mat- Achievement Award’’ by the Veterans of For- thew Burne. Mr. SESSIONS. Madam Speaker, I rise eign Wars, Post 9896. Dr. Moore was honored Madam Speaker, please join me in con- today to recognize T.C. Marsh Middle School’s on Saturday, January 30, 2010 in Chowchilla, gratulating Dr. and Mrs. Burne on this auspi- Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps California. cious occasion. Their outstanding service to (JROTC) and Corporal David Bates on their Dr. Ronald Moore was born in Madera, Cali- community is inspirational and has earned winning the National Middle School Drill fornia and raised in a rural part of the county them respect and admiration throughout the Championship for the third time. where his parents were farm workers. At the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Corporal David Bates has led the JROTC age of ten, the family moved to Chowchilla. f program for the past eleven years. He has He worked in the fields during the summer taught them the importance of personal re- months and after school while he was growing HONORING 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF sponsibility, discipline, commitment, and hard up. He played sports at Chowchilla High THE CITY OF BLUE LAKE, CALI- work. Under his leadership, T.C. Marsh’s School and was a member of the 1955 Valley FORNIA JROTC has taken the prestigious title of Na- Championship football team. He received a tional Champion three times in the past four football scholarship to the University of Ne- HON. MIKE THOMPSON years. vada; due to a minor injury he did not play for OF CALIFORNIA After spending countless hours practicing the school. He did play football at Fresno Jun- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES their drills, the cadets were ready to compete ior College. Upon graduating, Dr. Moore en- and capture the national title once again. In listed in the United States Marine Corps Re- Wednesday, April 21, 2010 addition to practicing daily, cadets also gar- serve. Mr. THOMPSON of California. Madam nered the support of teachers, families, Dr. Moore attended Marine summer training, Speaker, I rise today in recognition of the friends, and the local community to raise where he was awarded the Leatherneck Mag- 100th anniversary of the incorporation of the $12,000 to help cover the cost of equipment azine Award for firing expert with the M–1 rifle. City of Blue Lake, Humboldt County, Cali- and travel expenses. They are the essence of He attained the rank of sergeant in the re- fornia. discipline, dedication, and hard work. By work- serves while attending California State Univer- Founded in 1877 by French pioneer Clem- ing together, the cadets have developed a mu- sity, Fresno. He also worked part-time at the ent Chartin as a resort area popular for its tual respect for each other and honed their Boys’ Club of Fresno, the Clovis Library, the sunny climate along the majestic Mad River, it leadership skills. Catholic Youth Organization and taught and was named for its once notable lake created Madam Speaker, I ask my esteemed col- coached in Fresno Catholic elementary by a record flood, now a small freshwater leagues to join me in congratulating the mem- schools. He married his childhood sweetheart,

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Upon his retirement, Dr. Moore was Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise upon completion, he was commissioned as a honored by the State administrators’ associa- today to recognize and applaud Ashley second lieutenant. Dr. Moore attended special- tion, the California State Senate and the City Arriaga who has received the Arvada Wheat ized infantry officer training at Quantico, Vir- of Chowchilla. Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award. ginia. In late 1966 he commanded a replace- Dr. Moore is a Life Member of the Ashley Arriaga is a 12th grader at Jefferson ment company at Camp Pendleton, California Chowchilla Veterans of Foreign Wars Post High School and received this award because before shipping out to Vietnam. 9896, American Legion Post 148, the Disabled her determination and hard work have allowed Dr. Moore served with the First Marine Divi- American Veterans, and the First Marine and her to overcome adversities. sion, initially as an infantry platoon com- Third Marine Division Associations. He is a The dedication demonstrated by Ashley mander defending Da Nang Air Base. He was past President of Chowchilla Rotary and has Arriaga is exemplary of the type of achieve- temporarily assigned additional duty with re- served as chairman of numerous education-re- ment that can be attained with hard work and connaissance units and participated in patrols lated committees. He is a member of local perseverance. It is essential students at all in the northwest sector of Vietnam and Laos. civic and regional committees and commis- levels strive to make the most of their edu- Dr. Moore served in one insertion by para- sions including the Central California Criminal cation and develop a work ethic which will chute with a South Vietnamese Ranger. He Justice Planning Committee, Chowchilla Parks guide them for the rest of their lives. was responsible for directing artillery fire and Recreation, Heritage Preservation Com- I extend my deepest congratulations once against heavy Viet Cong forces in the Que mission and the Utilities Committee. Dr. Moore again to Ashley Arriaga for winning the Arvada Sanh Valley. Dr. Moore was promoted to first is a member of St. Columba Church. Dr. and Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth lieutenant and later served with a rifle com- Mrs. Moore continue to live in Chowchilla. award. I have no doubt she will exhibit the pany as executive officer and commanding of- They have two children and six grandchildren. same dedication and character to all her future ficer. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend accomplishments. After fourteen months of serving in Vietnam, and congratulate Dr. Ronald Moore upon f Dr. Moore received orders to return to the being named a ‘‘Distinguished Life Member’’ United States. In March 1968, Dr. Moore by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 9896. HONORING THE UNIVERSITY OF joined the Fifth Marine Division at Camp Pen- I invite my colleagues to join me in wishing Dr. MICHIGAN MEN’S GLEE CLUB ON dleton as executive officer of Company L, 3rd Moore many years of continued success. THEIR 150TH ANNIVERSARY Battalion, 28th Marine Regiment. Two months later he became the company commander. Dr. f HON. JOHN D. DINGELL Moore was later promoted to captain and OF MICHIGAN HONORING HONORS GOVERNMENT served as commanding officer of the 550-man IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Headquarters and Service Company of the CLASS OF MARION CENTER HIGH Wednesday, April 21, 2010 battalion. He completed courses and training SCHOOL in Military Justice, Corrections, Investigations, Mr. DINGELL. Madam Speaker, I rise today Narcotics Investigations, Landing Force Plan- HON. BILL SHUSTER in recognition of one of the most respected ning and Fort Benning’s Advanced Infantry OF PENNSYLVANIA and honored musical groups in the nation, the Battalion Course. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES University of Michigan Men’s Glee Club. During an amphibious landing operation, Dr. Alumni of this august group, which has re- Wednesday, April 21, 2010 Moore suffered a debilitating injury, requiring ceived international acclaim for its outstanding him to undergo spinal surgery. During his hos- Mr. SHUSTER. Madam Speaker, I rise singing over the years, will be hosting a re- pitalization and rehabilitation, Dr. Moore took today to recognize the accomplishments of the union in Ann Arbor to help mark the 150th an- graduate level courses at San Diego area col- Honors Government class of Marion Center niversary of the University of Michigan Men’s leges. He returned to limited duty as an As- High School, which took first place at the ‘‘We Glee Club on April 8th through the 11th. sistant Operations Officer with the 3rd Marine the People’’ Pennsylvania State competition at Since the class of 1859–1860, the Univer- Regiment. Shortly after, Dr. Moore was placed Valley Forge. sity of Michigan Men’s Glee Club has been on the disabled retired list and he returned to The ‘‘We the People’’ competition measures entertaining audiences well beyond the bound- Chowchilla. For his military service, Dr. Moore students’ knowledge and understanding of the aries of their namesake. Formed from many was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal Constitution, and Marion Center’s Honors different glee clubs, the singular Men’s Glee with ‘‘V’’, the Republic of Vietnam Cross of Government class proved well-acquainted with Club has become one of the signature facets Gallantry with bronze star, Combat Action Rib- our principles of government. The following of one of the world’s foremost universities, bon, Presidential Unit Citation, Navy Unit students: Emilie Borst, Tori Buzzelli, Toni which I have the pleasure of representing in Commendation, Republic of Vietnam Unit Corosu, Alycia Frampton, Jed Gallo, Cody Mil- Congress. Cross of Gallantry with palm and frame, RVN ler, Brandon Snickles, Nick Stanisha, Jozzie The group has toured around the world over Honor Medal First Class, National Defense Stuchell and Sarah Wolfe have all dem- the past 50 years on behalf of the university. Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with onstrated their thorough understanding of the It has been recognized for its excellence from three bronze stars, Vietnam Campaign Medal supreme law of our land. These young men New York City to Europe, South America, and with device, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, and women, as well as their teacher Chris Asia, as well as all across the nation and has RVN Civic Action Medal, a commendation Peters, should be commended on this impres- won numerous competitions and awards. from the Department of the Army, the RVN sive accomplishment. The University of Michigan Men’s Glee Club parachutist badge and four awards of the Ex- Preserving our Nation’s unique character re- ensemble has been so successful and tal- pert Rifleman and Expert Pistol Badge. quires an understanding of our Constitution ented that it has spawned many subgroups, After his career as a Marine, Dr. Moore re- that these students have so ably displayed. including the Friars, who patterned themselves turned to teaching. After six years of serving Their dedication to this important responsibility on Yale’s Whiffenpoofs. The group’s sesqui- in various positions within the continuation of citizenship is outstanding. I congratulate centennial is being held this April and their ca- school in Chowchilla, he was appointed as su- Marion Center High School’s Honors Govern- maraderie and tradition is so strong that over perintendent of the Chowchilla Union High ment class on its feat of civic knowledge and 400 alumni have registered to return to cam- School District. Dr. Moore completed graduate academic excellence, and I trust that these pus for the celebration. work at the University of California, Irvine, San promising young citizens will continue to excel Whether it is singing familiar U of M songs Diego State, the University of South Carolina, in their endeavors. like ‘‘Laudes atque Carmina’’ and the alma

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There are many things for which I am proud Pat was recently selected to replace Mark He is survived by his wife Connie; former of the University and having such a wonderful Hamilton as the President of the University of wife Elizabeth Mulkey; son George David asset as the Men’s Glee Club is one of my fa- Alaska, the State’s 15-campus university sys- Codding; granddaughters Alexis Codding, Lois vorite reasons for that pride. As the second tem which provides for the educational needs Codding, Lisa Codding Chodrick, Terra Saxton oldest of such musical groups in the nation, of 32,000 students every year. This new posi- and his stepchildren Brian Baker, Pamela The University of Michigan Men’s Glee Club tion is a continuation of many years of edu- Reed, Lisa Malapit, Melinda Bailey, and Brad- will continue to bring excellence in musical cational leadership, including having served as ley Baker. performances for many more years to come, I the commandant of the U.S. Air Force Acad- Madam Speaker, Hugh Codding was an in- am sure. emy and on the boards of five schools. In ad- fluential and respected resident of Sonoma Madam Speaker, I hope the House will join dition to ensuring a quality education, he plans County who will be greatly missed. It is there- me in saluting this outstanding musical en- to focus his efforts as university president on fore appropriate that we acknowledge him semble on the eve of their 150th anniversary. gaining more public support for the University today and honor his memory. f of Alaska, continuing the university’s strong f presence in research important to Alaskans, ANTONIO VITALE and engaging the university in broader State BAYLEE LAMARINE economic development opportunities. HON. ED PERLMUTTER General Gamble has earned himself a rep- HON. ED PERLMUTTER OF COLORADO utation as a strong leader and a man of out- OF COLORADO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES standing personal character. He is an excel- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lent asset to our State, and I am proud to Wednesday, April 21, 2010 Wednesday, April 21, 2010 have this opportunity to commend his contin- Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise ued service to Alaska. Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize and applaud Antonio Vitale f today to recognize and applaud Baylee who has received the Arvada Wheat Ridge LaMarine who has received the Arvada Wheat Service Ambassadors for Youth award. Anto- HONORING HUGH CODDING Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award. nio Vitale is a 12th grader at Arvada School Baylee LaMarine is a 7th grader at Oberon and received this award because his deter- HON. LYNN C. WOOLSEY Middle School and received this award be- mination and hard work have allowed him to OF CALIFORNIA cause her determination and hard work have overcome adversities. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES allowed her to overcome adversities. The dedication demonstrated by Antonio The dedication demonstrated by Baylee Wednesday, April 21, 2010 Vitale is exemplary of the type of achievement LaMarine is exemplary of the type of achieve- that can be attained with hard work and perse- Ms. WOOLSEY. Madam Speaker, I rise ment that can be attained with hard work and verance. It is essential students at all levels today along with my colleague, Representative perseverance. It is essential students at all strive to make the most of their education and MIKE THOMPSON, to honor the life and memory levels strive to make the most of their edu- develop a work ethic which will guide them for of Hugh Codding, who helped shape and de- cation and develop a work ethic which will the rest of their lives. fine Sonoma County over the course of the 92 guide them for the rest of their lives. I extend my deepest congratulations once years he was with us. He was a legend in his I extend my deepest congratulations once again to Antonio Vitale for winning the Arvada lifetime; a home builder, commercial devel- again to Baylee LaMarine for winning the Ar- Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth oper, banker, city councilman, civic leader and vada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for award. I have no doubt he will exhibit the philanthropist, who during the construction Youth award. I have no doubt she will exhibit same dedication and character to all his future boom years of the 1950s and ‘60s, changed the same dedication and character to all her accomplishments. the face of the county forever. future accomplishments. f He built his first home in the 1930s and f honed construction skills in the Seabees in HONORING PATRICK GAMBLE World War II and brought those skills home TRIBUTE TO JOHN WALTER CANTY with him. He leveraged his $400 discharge HON. DON YOUNG pay into a construction project and with profits HON. KEN CALVERT OF ALASKA earned from that endeavor and a small bank OF CALIFORNIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES loan, he built one of the first shopping centers IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in the state, the first of several he would even- Wednesday, April 21, 2010 tually build in the county. Wednesday, April 21, 2010 Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Madam Speaker, As much as he was a builder and devel- Mr. CALVERT. Madam Speaker, I rise today today I would like to recognize Patrick Gamble oper, he was also a showman. He earned to recognize and honor the life of John Walter for his service to Alaska and our Nation. Time magazine designation as the wunderkind Canty, a close personal friend and valued A decorated Vietnam fighter pilot and now of the post-war boom by building an entire community member of Riverside, California. retired Four-Star General, Pat served in the house in three hours and 18 minutes and a On Thursday, April 1, 2010, John passed United States Air Force for 34 years and dis- church in five hours and 16 minutes. away. He will be deeply missed. tinguished himself as a decisive and capable He gave back generously to his community, Born in Yuba City on June 30, 1940, John leader. His military service first brought him to helping fund and sustain both the Luther Bur- grew up in San Francisco and attended city live in Alaska in 1996 as the commander of bank (now Wells Fargo) Center for the Arts in schools and community colleges before enlist- Alaska’s joint military command. Like so many Santa Rosa and the Spreckels Performing ing in the U.S. Marine Corps in the early of us who have moved into the State, he was Arts Center in Rohnert Park. There was 1960s. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, enchanted by the Last Frontier and has re- scarcely a non profit organization in the county he worked with the California State Depart- mained under its spell. that didn’t experience his generosity, whether ment of Transportation, Division of Highways. After retiring from the Air Force, he returned it was the 4–H Club, the Earl Baum Center for He received his bachelor’s degree in business to Alaska as President and CEO of the Alaska the Blind, the Santa Rosa Junior College management from the University of San Fran- Railroad, the Nation’s only full service, year Foundation, the Sonoma County Community cisco. John passed his civil engineering licens- round scheduled passenger and freight rail- Foundation, the Children’s Health Network, ing exam on the first try and became a reg- road, and in my opinion, the most scenic rail- Artstart, the Southwest Community Health istered Civil Engineer in California and Ne- road in the country. It stands as a pillar in Clinic, Planned Parenthood, the Blood Bank of vada.

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For his service he was awarded OF TENNESSEE of success in order to travel with his wife, Jan. the National Defense Service Medal, the Viet- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Though he was known for having a sharp nam Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign mind and many professional talents, John will Medal with device and the Naval Reserve Wednesday, April 21, 2010 be remembered most for his generosity and Meritorious Service Medal. integrity. He was an active member of the Cal- Mr. DUNCAN. Madam Speaker, before vary Presbyterian Church and the Kiwanis In May 1974, Judge De Groot graduated coming to the Congress, I served seven and Club of Uptown Riverside, which awarded him from Hastings College of Law in San Fran- one-half years as a Criminal Court Judge in the Legion of Honor plaque in 2008 to recog- cisco with a Juris Doctor degree. Later that Knoxville, TN. During this time I tried numer- nize his more than 40 years of service. year, he was admitted to the California Bar ous felony cases, therefore, I have taken a On behalf of all those who knew him, it is and to the U.S. District Court, Northern District special interest in law enforcement activities. my honor to offer these remarks as a tribute of California. He was employed as a police of- Some people make the claim that ‘‘there to the life and legacy of my friend John Canty. ficer in San Mateo, California from 1975 until aren’t any new ideas,’’ but rather recycled, re- His life and presence will be sorely missed 1977 when he left the Bay Area to accept a packaged old ideas. and I extend my condolences to his dear fam- position as Deputy District Attorney in Madera I would like to call your attention to the fact ily and friends. County. In July 1982, he became Judge, Jus- that the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, f tice Court, of the Chowchilla Judicial District. has taken an old idea and made it better. Eight years later, Judge De Groot was elected HONORING JUDGE JOHN DE GROOT to Judge of the Superior Court, Madera Coun- In the 1950s and 1960s when most us were ty and served in that position until his retire- growing up, the FBI would put up little photo- HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH ment in December, 2008. graphs inside the Post Office of its ‘‘Most Wanted’’ list. The idea was that someone buy- OF CALIFORNIA Judge De Groot is a Life Member of the ing stamps or mailing a package would recog- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9896 and is nize a wanted fugitive, and contact the au- Wednesday, April 21, 2010 currently serving as the Treasurer of the thorities. Chowchilla District Historical Society. He and Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, I rise Nowadays, the FBI is using donated high- his wife, Jeannie, live in Madera. They have today to commend and congratulate Judge tech billboards to publicize fugitives and to ask three children and nine grandchildren. John De Groot upon being awarded with the for help from the public. The results have ‘‘Lifetime Achievement Award’’ by the Vet- Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend been dramatic, especially in my State of Ten- erans of Foreign Wars, Post 9896. Judge De and congratulate Judge John De Groot upon nessee. Groot was honored on Saturday, January 30, being named as a ‘‘Distinguished Life Mem- In 2009, a fellow was robbing banks in Ten- 2010 in Chowchilla, California. ber’’ by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post nessee and other states. He was so brazen Judge John De Groot was born and raised 9896. I invite my colleagues to join me in that he did not bother to wear a mask or to in Monterey, California. He graduated from wishing Judge De Groot many years of contin- conceal his weapon. For four months, the au- Monterey High School in 1965 and enlisted in ued success. thorities worked to identify this serial robber. the United States Naval Reserve. He grad- uated from Navy boot camp at the San Diego f However, within 24 hours of the suspect’s Recruit Training Center. Judge De Groot was image appearing on digital billboards in mul- designated a Military Occupational Specialty AUSTIN MOHNHAUPT tiple States, law enforcement got plenty of as a Personnelman. While in the Reserve, he tips, identified the fugitive, and later appre- attended Monterey Peninsula College, earning hended him in Missouri. an Associate in Arts degree in 1967 and a HON. ED PERLMUTTER The FBI special agent in charge in Knoxville Bachelor of Arts degree from San Francisco said this case highlights the importance of co- OF COLORADO State in 1969. operation between law enforcement and citi- Upon graduating from San Francisco State, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES zens on behalf of public safety. Judge De Groot was called to active duty and Wednesday, April 21, 2010 Encouraged by the success of catching a assigned to the Naval Air Station in Adak, serial bank robber suspect last year, the FBI Alaska. The Navy had taken over the former Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise is using digital billboards again to identify the World War II Army Airfield at Adak and was today to recognize and applaud Austin ‘‘Granddad Bandit,’’ suspected in 18 bank rob- using the facility as a deployment base for P– Mohnhaupt who has received the Arvada beries in Tennessee and other States. 3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft. The mission of Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth On February 17, the FBI announced that NAS Adak and its aircraft was the conduct of award. Austin Mohnhaupt is a 10th grader at digital billboards helped capture an FBI fugi- antisubmarine warfare operations against sub- Arvada West High School and received this tive in northern New Jersey. marines and surveillance of naval vessels of award because his determination and hard Besides the FBI, other law enforcement the Soviet Union. After serving twelve months work have allowed him to overcome adversi- agencies are also using this tactic. The U.S. in Adak, his next duty station was aboard the ties. USS Hancock, positioned in the waters off of Marshal based in the Northern District of Ohio Vietnam. The dedication demonstrated by Austin said he was impressed with the speed, the The USS Hancock was the first carrier in Mohnhaupt is exemplary of the type of reach, and the effectiveness of digital bill- the fleet with steam catapults capable of achievement that can be attained with hard boards. A sex offender who escaped from a launching high performance jets. The carrier work and perseverance. It is essential stu- halfway house in Mansfield, OH, was arrested was deployed in 1965 to join the Seventh dents at all levels strive to make the most of within 24 hours after his picture was posted on Fleet as hostilities increased in Vietnam. While their education and develop a work ethic digital billboards in multiple States. aboard the USS Hancock, Judge De Groot which will guide them for the rest of their lives. I applaud these federal law enforcement worked in the administrative center of the car- I extend my deepest congratulations once agencies for innovative use of technology to rier; he prepared official documents for trans- again to Austin Mohnhaupt for winning the Ar- empower the public to help protect our safety. mission to higher echelons, kept records, vada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for I’ll always remember those thumbnail pictures interviewed and counseled sailors, and main- Youth award. I have no doubt he will exhibit of the ‘‘most wanted’’ at the Post Office. But tained official officer and enlisted records. One the same dedication and character to all his now I’ll also be looking for fugitives’ photos on of his most important abilities was his skill with future accomplishments. 14- by 48-foot digital billboards.

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Madam Speaker, I rise ous honors in education and extracurricular gram. today to recognize and applaud Betsabe activities, making them one of the premier in- She is a past President of the Lackawanna Mitchell who has received the Arvada Wheat stitutes of Catholic education in the area. County Federation of Democratic Women, Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award. The Academy has grown in size, now serv- having served in that office during 2007 and Betsabe Mitchell is a 12th grader at Jefferson ing over 900 students, 77 teachers, 54 execu- 2008. High School and received this award because tive and support staff, as well as over 9,000 Currently, she is serving as Fourth Vice her determination and hard work have allowed committed alumni. It occupies a one hundred President of the Pennsylvania Federation of her to overcome adversities. and fifty acre campus in Lincroft, NJ and is ac- Democratic Women. The dedication demonstrated by Betsabe credited by the Middle States Association of She is an active community volunteer for or- Mitchell is exemplary of the type of achieve- Colleges and Schools. ganizations that include the Scranton Tomor- ment that can be attained with hard work and The Christian Brothers Academy is com- row Winter in the City Project and also the perseverance. It is essential students at all prised of a community of scholars, volunteers American Cancer Society’s Ball of Hope Com- levels strive to make the most of their edu- and employees dedicated to developing a mittee. cation and develop a work ethic which will thriving educational environment, focusing on Madam Speaker, please join me in con- guide them for the rest of their lives. the holistic development of their students. The gratulating Susan Patte on this auspicious oc- I extend my deepest congratulations once Academy is active in community service and casion. again to Betsabe Mitchell for winning the Ar- outreach, stressing fraternity and camaraderie Throughout her many years of outstanding vada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for amongst all students, as well as the develop- service to her community, she has been an in- Youth award. I have no doubt she will exhibit ment of a community-centered work ethic and spirational force in demonstrating to those who the same dedication and character to all her the ideals of Christian charity. will follow her the importance of contributing to future accomplishments. Madam Speaker, I sincerely hope my col- the betterment of her neighbors through polit- f leagues will join me in honoring the Christian ical action and charitable volunteerism. BRANDON APPLEHANS Brothers Academy and their 50 years of serv- Clearly, Mrs. Patte has contributed to the ice to New Jersey students and the commu- improvement of the quality of life throughout HON. ED PERLMUTTER nity at large. the region and, for that, she has earned the f respect and admiration of a grateful commu- OF COLORADO nity in Northeastern Pennsylvania. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONGRATULATING SUSAN PATTE f Wednesday, April 21, 2010 FOR HER SELECTION AS ‘‘WOMAN OF THE YEAR’’ BY THE BURUK KIDANE Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise LACKAWANNA COUNTY FEDERA- today to recognize and applaud Brandon TION OF DEMOCRATIC WOMEN Applehans who has received the Arvada HON. ED PERLMUTTER Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth OF COLORADO award. Brandon Applehans is a 10th grader at HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Standley Lake High School and received this OF PENNSYLVANIA Wednesday, April 21, 2010 award because his determination and hard IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise work have allowed him to overcome adversi- Wednesday, April 21, 2010 ties. today to recognize and applaud Buruk Kidane Mr. KANJORSKI. Madam Speaker, I rise The dedication demonstrated by Brandon who has received the Arvada Wheat Ridge today to ask you and my esteemed colleagues Applehans is exemplary of the type of Service Ambassadors for Youth award. Buruk in the House of Representatives to pay tribute achievement that can be obtained with hard Kidane is a 12th grader at Arvada School and to Susan Patte of Scranton, Pennsylvania, on work and perseverance. It is essential stu- received this award because his determination the occasion of her selection to be honored as dents at all levels strive to make the most of and hard work have allowed him to overcome ‘‘Woman of the Year’’ for 2010 by the Lacka- their education and develop a work ethic adversities. wanna County Federation of Democratic which will guide them for the rest of their lives. The dedication demonstrated by Buruk I extend my deepest congratulations once Women. Kidane is exemplary of the type of achieve- again to Brandon Applehans for winning the Mrs. Patte is a daughter of the late Aldone ment that can be obtained with hard work and Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for and Bernie Melesky. perseverance. It is essential students at all Youth award. I have no doubt he will exhibit She graduated from West Scranton High levels strive to make the most of their edu- the same dedication and character in all his School in the class of 1963. cation and develop a work ethic which will future accomplishments. She went on to marry Anthony J. Patte and guide them for the rest of their lives. the couple has four children: Deborah Ann I extend my deepest congratulations once f Riccardo, Susan A. Kahlau, Lisa Tulaney and again to Buruk Kidane for winning the Arvada HONORING CHRISTIAN BROTHERS Tony B. Patte. Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth ACADEMY Mr. and Mrs. Patte also have five grand- award. I have no doubt he will exhibit the children: Michael Riccardo, Tanner Kahlau, same dedication and character in all his future HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR. Alex Tulaney, Jack Tulaney and Annie Kahlau. accomplishments. OF NEW JERSEY Mrs. Patte is employed as a bookkeeper f and accountant in the Lackawanna County IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Treasurer’s Office. HONORING CHARLES KEY Wednesday, April 21, 2010 She served eight years on the Scranton Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I rise today School Board which included two years as HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH to recognize Christian Brothers Academy of President of the Board and one year as Vice OF CALIFORNIA Lincroft, New Jersey which is celebrating 50 President of the Board. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES years of service and Catholic education in the During her tenure on the school board, Me- Lasallian tradition. morial Stadium was refurbished and West Wednesday, April 21, 2010 Founded September 14, 1959, Christian Scranton High School was renovated. She Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, I rise Brothers Academy began with a freshman participated in labor contract negotiations as today to commend and congratulate Charles

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At seventeen years old he enlisted pass the importance of serving the needs of again to Brianna McKnight for winning the Ar- in the United States Navy. Mr. Key completed Armenian genocide victims. vada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Navy Boot Camp at the Navy Recruit Training As time elapsed, the goals of the ARS Youth award. I have no doubt she will exhibit Center at San Diego, California. After boot branched out to reach all communities in dis- the same dedication and character to all her camp he was designated and trained as a Ma- tress—Armenian and non-Armenian alike. In future accomplishments. chinist Mate and was assigned to the USS addition to disaster relief and assistance dur- f Boxer CV–21, a twenty-seven thousand ton ing wars and epidemics, the ARS has broad- Essex class aircraft carrier. While on the ened its activities and developed a mission INTRODUCTION OF H.R. 5088, AMER- Boxer, Mr. Key completed two deployments to and a common purpose. Today, they address ICA’S COMMITMENT TO CLEAN the Western Pacific from 1950 to 1951. social, educational, developmental, and cul- WATER ACT The USS Boxer was returning from the Far tural roles within communities. East in 1950 when North Korea invaded South Over the course of a century, the organiza- HON. JAMES L. OBERSTAR Korea. The carrier made a rapid turn-around tion has launched chapters in more than 26 OF MINNESOTA as it was carrying needed Air Force and Navy countries. The ARS situated its western roots IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in Fresno in 1915 and has expanded to in- planes, as well as personnel, and headed to Wednesday, April 21, 2010 the war zone in the Pacific. During the fol- clude 26 chapters in California, Nevada, Ari- lowing months, Mr. Key and his shipmates zona, Texas, and Utah. Hence, the ARS of Mr. OBERSTAR. Madam Speaker, today I worked diligently to keep aircraft in the air by Western USA was established in 1984 in re- am introducing ‘‘America’s Commitment to providing air support for the United Nations’ sponse to the growing needs of expanding Clean Water Act,’’ legislation to reaffirm the fighting forces ashore. Between 1951 and communities. Geographical location has never ability of the Clean Water Act to protect the 1952, while aboard the USS Boxer, Mr. Key steered members off their precise course of Nation’s waters, including wetlands. These made three additional Korean War cruises. making a difference in local communities and waters support our nation’s economic well- The planes from the USS Boxer hit transpor- around the world simultaneously. being, enable our quality of life, and sustain tation and infrastructure targets in North Korea The ARS’s passion to help people has blos- our environment for generations to come. and gave close air support to troops on the somed into various constructive projects. Over its thirty-seven-year history, the Clean front lines. On August 5, 1952, while engaged Since its establishment in 1980, Armenian Re- Water Act has restored countless rivers, lakes, in combat operations, a fire broke out on the lief Society Social Services Centers have and streams, protected drinking water sup- hanger deck. The fire resulted in nine deaths, aided approximately 60,000 people annually plies, and preserved water quality and water- several aircraft were lost and there was signifi- regarding issues such as immigration, coun- related habitat essential to waterfowl, wildlife, cant damage to the hanger deck. Mr. Key and seling, and services for the elderly. In the year and fisheries. his shipmates worked non-stop, and within two 2000, the ARS Child, Youth & Family Guid- In 1972, Congress set a goal that the Na- weeks the USS Boxer returned to combat du- ance Center was created to provide a gateway tion’s waters would be fishable and swim- ties off the Korean coast. to individuals and families suffering from prob- mable by July 1, 1983. Great progress toward Upon returning to the United States, Ma- lems such as marital and family conflicts and that goal has been made, but 40 percent of chinist Mate 3rd Class Key was honorably dis- substance abuse. Supportive professional our waters still do not meet the goals and charged from the Navy at the Naval District in therapists offer individual and group psycho- standards of the Act. San Francisco. For his service, Mr. Key was therapy, family psychotherapy, and crisis inter- In 2001 and 2006, two decisions of the U.S. awarded the China Service Medal, the Navy vention. With the support of generous donors, Supreme Court threw the Nation’s clean water Occupation Award, the Korean Service Medal, the ARS continues to support such centers as programs into turmoil, creating confusion and the United Nations Service Medal and the well as schools, scholarship programs, cultural uncertainty for communities, developers, and Good Conduct Medal. During his civilian ca- centers, health-care clinics, and orphanages to agricultural interests, and placing at risk the reer, Mr. Key was a California licensed elec- name a few examples. Today, ARS chapters Nation’s ability to restore, protect, and main- trical and air conditioning contractor. also work hand-in-hand with other charities tain water quality and the water-related envi- Mr. Key is a Life Member of the Chowchilla such as the American Red Cross, Catholic ronment. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9896 and a Charities, Salvation Army, and YWCA. Turmoil, confusion, and uncertainty are no member of the First Christian Church of I am proud to recognize the past and way to run a program. The result has been in- Madera. Mr. Key and his wife, Christine, had present members and supporters of the ARS creased processing times and backlogs as the two sons, three grandchildren and two great- for their unique contributions to the global agencies struggle to interpret the court deci- grandchildren. community, and I ask all Members to join me sions. That is why I developed legislation to Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend in congratulating the Armenian Relief Society restore the common understanding of the and congratulate Charles Key upon being for 100 years of dedicated service. scope of the Clean Water Act based on dec- named as a ‘‘Distinguished Life Member’’ by f ades-old interpretations of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 9896. I in- BRIANNA MCKNIGHT vite my colleagues to join me in wishing Mr. Protection Agency. Key many years of continued success. HON. ED PERLMUTTER The bill will ensure that the Clean Water Act f can cover the same waters as it did under the OF COLORADO regulatory decisions in place in 2001. These IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN RECOGNITION OF THE ARME- decisions were based on a common under- NIAN RELIEF SOCIETY’S 100TH Wednesday, April 21, 2010 standing developed over the 29 years of the ANIVERSARY Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise Act as to defining its appropriate scope. today to recognize and applaud Brianna By restoring the common understanding and HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF McKnight who has received the Arvada Wheat practice of protecting the Nation’s waters and OF CALIFORNIA Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award. wetlands as existed prior to 2001, we can pro- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Brianna McKnight is a 7th grader at Mandalay vide much-needed certainty to the regulated Middle School and received this award be- community, and avoid costly litigation over re- Wednesday, April 21, 2010 cause her determination and hard work have sponsibility for protecting clean water. We can Mr. SCHIFF. Madam Speaker, I rise today allowed her to overcome adversities. also restore bedrock protections for our citi- to honor the Armenian Relief Society as it The dedication demonstrated by Brianna zens and our neighborhoods from polluters celebrates its 100th anniversary. McKnight is exemplary of the type of achieve- who place families and communities at risk.

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I and poverty assistance, emergency response bacteria into lakes, rivers and other waters agree. The Clean Water Act never required and recovery functions, senior citizen assist- without being prosecuted. EPA regulators such permits and I do not offer legislation that ance, education, and many more. working on those cases, estimate that more would do so. I am honored to pay tribute to the following than 1,500 major pollution investigations have Simply put, if it was not regulated before winners of the 2010 Volunteer Fairfax Awards: been discontinued or shelved in the last four 2001, it will not be regulated with the enact- Community Champion Award Recipients years. ment of the legislation. are: Braddock District: Jeff Root; Dranesville Data from 2008, the most recent year avail- Some people have opposed the Clean District: Maya Huber; Hunter Mill District: Jim able, show there were over 20,000 beach Water Act for decades, and it should not come Larson; Lee District: Jane Hilder; Mason Dis- closings and advisories that year due to pollu- as a surprise that these same groups are trict: Frank Vajda; Mount Vernon District: tion, and studies in the Great Lakes show that using recent Supreme Court decisions as jus- Linwood Gorham; Providence District: Tysons as many as 10 percent of beachgoers report tification to roll back protections under the Corner Center Employees Springfield District: getting sick after swimming in beach waters Clean Water Act. For the sake of future gen- Mike Thompson, Jr.; Sully District: Verdia Hay- open for swimming. erations, progress must not be rolled back. wood; Fairfax County At-Large: Chris and Lisa Drinking water protection areas that contain We must advance the cause of clean water by Bright. one or more small or intermittent streams that sustaining the original purpose of the Act. Competitive Award Recipients are: Adult would be vulnerable to pollution under the Su- In 1972, Congress voted overwhelmingly to Volunteer Over 250 Hours: Kevin Takeguchi; preme Court decisions provide drinking water overturn President Nixon’s veto of the Clean Adult Volunteer Under 250 Hours: Campbell to more than 117,000,000 people in the United Water Act and to restore and maintain the ‘‘Cam’’ Gibson; Adult Volunteer Group: Digital States. chemical, physical, and biological integrity of TV Volunteer Team Family Volunteer: Renee These examples demonstrate why we must the Nation’s waters. Since that time, Ameri- and Sean McGinnis; Senior Volunteer: Ibrahim act. cans have overwhelmingly expressed their Barsoum; Volunteer Program: Homestretch Two years ago I conducted a thorough support for protecting our Nation’s waters and Volunteer Program Youth Volunteer: Simrun hearing where I heard from two dozen wit- keeping them safe from polluters. The bill will Soni; Youth Volunteer Program: McLean Local nesses on five panels of everything that was restore America’s commitment to clean water. Heroes; Corporate Volunteer Group: Excella good and bad about my prior legislative pro- f Consulting; Rising Star: Zack Sanders. posal. I invited suggestions from any and all Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient: interested parties. CARLOS REYES Betty Powell. The bill I introduce today is a new bill that Benchmark Award Recipients: A number of responds to those comments. It more clearly HON. ED PERLMUTTER other individuals are being honored for signifi- and specifically targets its one objective—ad- OF COLORADO cant contributions of time and energy to doz- dressing the SWANCC and Rapanos deci- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ens of volunteer organizations in Northern Vir- sions, decisions I believe were wrongly de- ginia. I congratulate and thank each of the Wednesday, April 21, 2010 cided. Benchmark Award Honorees for their commit- Among the significant changes from my ear- Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise ment to the community. lier bill: today to recognize and applaud Carlos Reyes Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join To avoid the possible need for new regula- who has received the Arvada Wheat Ridge me in expressing our gratitude for the efforts tions, the bill uses the current regulatory defi- Service Ambassadors for Youth award. Carlos of these volunteers and their colleagues at nition of ‘‘waters of the United States’’ to es- Reyes is a 12th grader at Jefferson High Volunteer Fairfax. The selfless commitment of tablish the scope of the Act. School and received this award because his these individuals provides enumerable benefits The bill codifies an exemption for prior con- determination and hard work have allowed him to Northern Virginia as a community as well as verted croplands. to overcome adversities. life-changing services to the individuals in The bill codifies an exemption for waste The dedication demonstrated by Carlos need. treatment systems. Reyes is exemplary of the type of achieve- f The bill explicitly states that ground water is ment that can be attained with hard work and considered separately from ‘‘waters of the perseverance. It is essential students at all CONGRATULATING THE 2010 United States.’’ levels strive to make the most of their edu- ARAPAHOE COUNTY ICE WAR- The bill explicitly states that it does not af- cation and develop a work ethic which will RIORS PEE WEE HOCKEY TEAM fect the authority of EPA or the Corps as that guide them for the rest of their lives. authority existed prior to SWANCC in 2001. I extend my deepest congratulations once HON. MIKE COFFMAN The bill places limits on Federal jurisdiction again to Carlos Reyes for winning the Arvada OF COLORADO by specifying the Constitutional authority for Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the Clean Water Act, and preserving the Fed- award. I have no doubt he will exhibit the Wednesday, April 21, 2010 eral/State cooperation that is the hallmark of same dedication and character to all his future the Act. accomplishments. Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado. Madam Speak- The bill removes all language related to ‘‘ac- f er, it is with great pride that I acknowledge the tivities’’. That term created unnecessary confu- accomplishments of the 2010 Arapahoe Coun- sion on what would require a Clean Water Act RECOGNIZING VOLUNTEER FAIR- ty Ice Warrior Pee Wee Hockey Team. The permit. Since enactment in 1972, permits are FAX AND THE WINNERS OF THE Warriors fought to win the AA Colorado State required only for discharges. 2010 SERVICE AWARDS championship and gallantly represented Colo- The bill preserves the exemptions, limita- rado in the U–12 National Championships in tions, and practices under the Act. HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY Reston, Virginia. The high standards which the The bill includes multiple clarifying changes OF VIRGINIA team met are, undoubtedly, representative of to emphasize that the bill will reaffirm and re- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the passion and excellence found throughout store the original scope of the Clean Water my district. Act, and not expand its geographic scope. Wednesday, April 21, 2010 The warriors withheld a Colorado Springs Opponents of legislation to restore the Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. Madam Speak- Jr. Tiger hockey team to win the State cham- Clean Water Act characterize the restoration er, I rise today to recognize Volunteer Fairfax, pionship 3–2 thanks in large part to the offen- as a mammoth expansion of Federal power. and more particularly the contributions that its sive prowess of Josh Pusar, Zackary Dym, Restoring the Clean Water Act is only an ex- volunteers make to our community. Volunteer Jake Dosen, Brandon Yi, Patrick Wicker,

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The nies to ‘‘use it or lose it’’ on their nonproducing participate in the Integrated Addiction Program defensive work of Charlie Kiefer, Jared Dun- leases. (IAP), a therapeutic community treatment can, Jake Swenson, Pieter Gesink, Joel Walk- f model for substance users. John is very pas- er, and Tanner Broschat cannot be under- sionate about helping these inmates, and stated and proved instrumental to the success RECOGNIZING THE VOLUNTEERS thanks to his service we can help to address of the team. SERVING WITH THE FAIRFAX the scourge of substance abuse. I must also acknowledge the indispensable COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE The outstanding efforts of the above-men- role that goaltenders Jackson Schoech and tioned individuals are particularly noteworthy Cameron Bukes played in netminding for the HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY but one must acknowledge the nearly 300 vol- warriors: turning away a barrage of pucks and OF VIRGINIA unteers who have contributed their time and routinely securing victory for the Warriors. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES support to the Sheriff’s Office during the past year. These volunteers provide services that I want to extend my congratulations to head Wednesday, April 21, 2010 Coach Ken Schoech and his assistants Patrick help to place inmates on a path to success. Sullivan, Matt McCarthy, and Charlie Kiefer, Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. Madam Speak- They offer their time that could be spent else- who helped mold these young athletes into the er, I rise today to recognize the volunteers where to provide encouragement and support champions they are today. The elite status of who assist the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office. that will improve lives during incarceration and the team could not have existed without the These volunteers work with deputies and civil- provide for a successful transition to help get leadership of these mentors. They not only ian staff to help inmates to improve their lives inmates back on their feet. The efforts of each taught the skills of hockey, but more impor- during incarceration and to prepare them for a and every one of these volunteers is worthy of tantly, instilled a spirit of sportsmanship and successful transition back into the community. our praise. With more than 500 deputies, the Fairfax The staff of Fairfax County Sheriff Stan camaraderie in the boys that will last long after County Sheriff’s Office is the largest Sheriff’s Barry should be commended for their critical this season. office in Virginia and among the largest in the role in administering the volunteer program. f country. These deputies perform invaluable The efforts of these staffers maximize the con- INTRODUCTION OF THE USE IT services for Fairfax County residents to in- tributions of volunteers in the most effective ACT clude providing court security, managing the way and provide the support that makes this detention center, and serving the civil law program a success. HON. EDWARD J. MARKEY process. Volunteers with the Sheriff’s Office Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join help provide inmate programs and services at me in honoring the contributions of these indi- OF MASSACHUSETTS the Adult Detention Center (ADC) and Pre-Re- viduals and all of the volunteers who support IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lease Center, including mental health coun- the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office. The self- Wednesday, April 21, 2010 seling, religious services, alcohol and drug less commitment of these individuals helps to provide enumerable benefits to Northern Vir- Mr. MARKEY of Massachusetts. Madam support groups, health education, library serv- ices and job training. ginia and life-changing services to the inmates Speaker, recently, President Obama an- being served. nounced a 5-year offshore drilling plan that Volunteers complete a Sheriff’s Office train- f would allow oil and gas exploration in new ing program and also work closely with staff to areas off the East Coast and in the Eastern ensure that best practices are followed. The HONORING THE WORK OF THE RE- Gulf of Mexico. However, before oil companies efforts of these volunteers improve the lives of BUILDING TOGETHER SOUTH drill off thousands of miles of pristine coast- those incarcerated, reduce recidivism, and SOUND ORGANIZATION IN WASH- line, they should first use the thousands of make our communities safer. INGTON STATE drilling leases they already own. Each year, the Sheriff’s Office hosts a Right now, oil companies hold the offshore luncheon to thank all of the dedicated individ- HON. ADAM SMITH drilling rights to an area the size of Pennsyl- uals who help make the volunteer program a OF WASHINGTON vania on which they are not actually drilling. In success. The office also recognizes one indi- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES vidual in each service area and it is my honor fact, of 7,316 total offshore leases held by oil Wednesday, April 21, 2010 companies right now, only 1,844 are pro- to recognize these extraordinary citizens: ducing, according to the Interior Department. OPPORTUNITIES, ALTERNATIVES, AND RESOURCES—DON Mr. SMITH of Washington. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the Rebuilding Together Production is occurring on only 8,894,428 EHRETH organization in their efforts to improve the acres on the Outer Continental Shelf out of Don Ehreth became an active OAR volun- lives of American homeowners with the great- 39,331,641 total acres leased to oil compa- teer in March of 2009. At the Family Outreach est need, and help to ensure they have a safe nies. That means that oil companies are pro- desk, Don lends a compassionate ear to the concerns of the families and friends affected and healthy place to call home. ducing on only about one-quarter of the leases Established in 1988, Rebuilding Together and roughly 22 percent of the acreage that by incarceration. While others are relaxing on a weekend, Don educates and provides infor- currently maintains over 200 active affiliates they hold offshore. nationwide and works with more than 200,000 As a result, today I am introducing legisla- mation about the incarceration process and OAR services. volunteers to rehabilitate 10,000 homes and tion that would provide an incentive to oil com- community centers each year. The home- CHAPLAIN’S OFFICE—GLORIA RODRIGUEZ panies to move quickly to get oil to the market owners that Rebuilding Together serves in- or relinquish the leases so that they could be Gloria has been a volunteer since January clude the elderly, disabled, veterans, and fami- developed by other companies. My legislation, of 2009, teaching Bible studies, mentoring in- lies displaced by natural disasters. the United States Exploration on Idle Tracts mates, distributing Bibles and helping with ad- Rebuilding Together is the Nation’s largest Act or the USE IT Act, would establish an es- ministrative work. She is very committed, domestic housing organization that works to calating fee over time on nonproducing leases friendly and dedicated both to God and to the preserve homeownership and revitalize com- to encourage companies to expedite produc- work of the Fairfax County Adult Detention munities in a cost-effective manner by pro- tion. Similar legislation repeatedly passed the Center. viding critical home repairs, accessibility modi- House in the last Congress with large, bipar- EDUCATION—BILL RICHEY fications, and energy saving upgrades all at no tisan majorities. Bill is the Education Program’s Spanish charge to America’s low-income homeowners. President Obama has also included this GED instructor. His classes consist of His- With the support of large volunteer teams, concept in his budget request for fiscal year panic inmates who are ready to take the GED major corporations, and other contributors, Re- 2011. The Department of Interior estimates test. Because of Bill’s efforts these individuals building Together leverages each dollar do- that the proposed fee would raise $760 million have the the opportunity to complete the edu- nated into an average of four dollars in added

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RANGEL from losing their homes and help homeowners OF NEW YORK Hall and in recognizing the invaluable con- maintain their independence and retain what is IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in many cases their most significant asset of tributions that Habitat for Humanity of Northern personal savings and intergenerational wealth. Virginia has made to the entire region. I would Wednesday, April 21, 2010 These efforts also help to support neighbor- also ask that my colleagues join me in thank- Mr. RANGEL. Madam Speaker, it is with hoods and keep communities from losing resi- ing the supporters, employees and volunteers great honor and enthusiasm that I rise today dents and experiencing declines in real estate of this wonderful organization for their ongoing to commend my dear friend and colleague, value. dedication. Vivian Jones, on an illustrious public service This weekend, I will have the pleasure of career spanning 40 years in the United States joining volunteers and Rebuilding Together f House of Representatives. South Sound in Washington State as they But, my dear Vivian is more than just a co- hold their annual Rebuilding Day. I look for- CELEBRATING THE CENTENARY worker to me. We have maintained a personal ward to supporting their work and helping to OF THE TOLEDO CATHOLIC DIO- and working relationship for the larger part of achieve their important goals. CESE my political life that has proved abundantly With the help of community partners, cor- edifying and rewarding. I consider her a true porate sponsors, and political leadership, Re- friend with not only great skills—one of the building Together makes it possible for thou- HON. MARCY KAPTUR last people on earth who can take short- sands of Americans to thrive in their own hand—but a great understanding of the nu- homes and live in healthy communities. I ask OF OHIO ances of dealing with politicians and the my colleagues to join me in thanking Rebuild- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES riggers of constituent casework. I am pleased ing Together for their efforts to ensure proper to say that there are people that call up and housing for veterans, senior citizens, the dis- Wednesday, April 21, 2010 want to speak to Vivian instead of me. abled, and displaced families in Washington The many who have met and been touched Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Speaker, I rise today and throughout the United States. by Vivian and her life’s work can attest that to recognize the Centenary celebration of the f she is equal parts strong mind and ample Catholic Diocese of Toledo, Ohio. The year heart, a humble soul who cares deeply about IN RECOGNITION OF THE long celebration began in October of 2009 the issues of the day and their impact on ev- GROUNDBREAKING OF A NEW with a Season of Preparation and now moves eryday people. And yet, she has been able to HABITAT FOR HUMANITY DEVEL- into its Season of Celebration. The Centenary influence public decision making, develop ac- OPMENT concludes with a Season of Recommitment tivities of enormous impact and provide moti- beginning October 8, 2010 through April 15, vation, inspiration, and consolation to the HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY 2011. younger members of my staff. Vivian Jones goes back to my days at Wea- OF VIRGINIA The Toledo Roman Catholic Diocese was IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ver, Evans, Wingate & Wright. She was my established by order of Pope Pius X on April Administrative Assistant when I first practiced Wednesday, April 21, 2010 15, 1910. Its first bishop, the Most Reverend law. She became a part of my campaign staff Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. Madam Speak- Joseph Schrembs was installed on October 4, in March of 1970, when I, then a young New er, I rise today, joined by my colleague, The 1911. The Diocese covers nineteen counties York State Assemblyman, challenged the leg- Hon. JAMES MORAN, to celebrate the in Northwest Ohio including Allen, Crawford, endary Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. for the Con- groundbreaking of a new Habitat for Humanity Defiance, Erie, Fulton, Hancock, Henry, gressional Seat. development in Northern Virginia. This new Huron, Lucas, Ottawa, Paulding, Putnam, Upon election to the Congress, she joined development, Perry Hall, will provide homes to Richland, Sandusky, Seneca, Van Wert, Wil- the Congressional Staff as my Executive Sec- 12 families in Arlington County, Virginia. liams, Wood and Wyandot. The region is retary. As a freshman Congressman, I was the Habitat for Humanity of Northern Virginia, an urban, rural, suburban and every variety of beneficiary of Vivian’s previous experience affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, ethnicity. with secretarial and paralegal work. She im- was founded in 1990 and is entering its 20th mediately became responsible for my sched- A century after its founding, the diocese year serving Arlington and Fairfax Counties as ule and constituent services in the district of- well as the cities of Alexandria, Falls Church serves 321,516 Catholics in 128 Parishes. Its fice, which was all done without computers in and Fairfax. Since 1990, Habitat for Humanity services have grown to meet the needs of those early days of our careers in the House. has built homes for 73 Northern Virginia fami- 21st Century Catholic life while adhering to In 1975, Vivian succeeded Virginia Bell as lies. traditional Catholic teaching. Today’s faithful my District Administrator. As my District Ad- Habitat for Humanity is dedicated to the be- can look to a spirit of ecumenism, both lay ministrator, her responsibilities expanded to lief that all people deserve a safe and decent and religious pastoral care, and ministries fo- the role of a Chief of Staff in the District. Viv place to live. To qualify for a Habitat for Hu- cused on youth, families, those who are aging managed the district offices, directed work ac- manity home, the applicant must have lived in and those who are alone. tivities, supervised staff, and oversaw and co- Northern Virginia for at least 1 year prior to Pope Paul VI said, ‘‘Liturgy is like a strong ordinated activities in the different commu- application, currently live in either substandard tree whose beauty is derived from the contin- nities of my Congressional District. As a or inadequate housing which may include woman in this role in the 1970s and pro- uous renewal of its leaves, but whose strength overcrowded or unsafe living conditions, be ceeding decades, she was quite an effective comes from the old trunk, with solid roots in willing to complete 300–500 hours of ‘‘sweat leader and powerful force in pushing my agen- equity’’ to building of their home, earn only the ground.’’ As the Toledo Catholic Diocese da forward in the district. She continued this 25–50% of the area median income, and have has travelled through a century of steadfast role until January 1999, when Vivian reduced adequate income to pay a 20–30 year zero in- faith, challenge and opportunity, it has always her work load and went part-time. terest mortgage with a 1% down payment. been the bedrock for the faithful of our region. Although at part-time, my loyal colleague, The successes of Habitat for Humanity of Even as we celebrate the milestone marker of Vivian Jones, still coordinates my schedule in Northern Virginia would not be possible with- 100 years in Christ’s service, we look forward conjunction with the scheduler in Washington, out the support of their partnerships with indi- to the coming 100 years with renewed hope handles all personnel matters pertaining to the viduals, corporations, civic organizations, as- and faith. district staff, and prepares correspondences of

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The result ment of laws detrimental to said interest; to Vivian’s dynamic spirit and sense of pur- may be lower test scores and higher dropout encourage legislation for needed public im- pose serves me and her fellow colleagues as rates within some student demographics. provements; to foster an equitable system of the motivation and driving force of the office. I am introducing the Diverse Teachers Re- taxation and assessment and to secure the I thank her for her incredible service over the cruitment Act of 2010 to address this lack of enactment and enforcement of laws and ordi- years, her devoted friendship, and wish her diversity. The legislation provides grants to nances for the further protection, convenience many blessings. school districts to create and implement re- and welfare of the real estate owners, lease- f cruitment programs to bring teachers from holders and brokers.’’ underrepresented groups into the classroom. In 1910 the Board developed a map of LUKE BRYAN, CMA ‘‘TOP NEW The grantee will track and compile data every manufacturing site in the city indicating ARTIST’’ 2010 showing results of the program, including mi- whether the site was on the water, rail or in- nority teacher recruitment rates. Data will also land. In 1912 Multiple Listing Service was es- HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR. include the impact on student learning, growth, tablished and it was mandatory that all mem- OF GEORGIA and attendance rates. bers include their listings. The brokers gath- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The Department of Education will analyze ered in the Board office each week and ex- the programs and disseminate which were ef- Wednesday, April 21, 2010 changed information about their listings. fective in recruiting teachers from underrep- The Toledo Realtor magazine was first pub- Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I resented groups. Successful results could be lished, semi-monthly in 1928. rise today to honor Luke Bryan, of Leesburg, replicated in other school districts. Since its inception, the Toledo Board of Re- Georgia, who won the 45th Annual Academy It is a worthwhile effort to bring teachers altors continues its efforts to protect con- of Country Music Award for Top New Artist on from underrepresented groups into our class- sumers in real estate transactions, to promote Sunday, April 18th in Las Vegas, Nevada. rooms. This legislation begins a national effort affordable housing and to expand ownership All of us in Southwest Georgia are proud of to build a teaching force that reflects the di- and protection of private property rights. Its his accomplishment and I would like to recog- verse population of the United States to en- members maintain the highest degree of pro- nize and applaud Mr. Bryan’s dedication and hance the learning experience of our students. fessionalism while fostering an expertise in the determination to his art. He has worked dili- f field in order to ensure able representation of gently, and his album, ‘‘Doin’ My Thing,’’ clients. peaked at the Number Two spot on the Coun- OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL Today the Toledo Board represents approxi- try Album Billboard. On behalf of my constitu- DEBT mately 1400 Realtor members. They continue ents in Georgia’s Second Congressional Dis- a tradition of excellence over the course of a trict, I offer my congratulations on a job well HON. MIKE COFFMAN century. We celebrate their achievements and done! OF COLORADO honor the efforts of those on whose shoulders I cannot put into words the amount of pride IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES they stand. that everyone in Leesburg, and indeed in the f Second Congressional District, has in being Wednesday, April 21, 2010 able to claim this outstanding musician as one Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado. Madam Speak- A TRIBUTE TO BROADCASTING of us. He has accomplished a special goal, er, today our national debt is LEGEND ROY ISOM one that could not have been possible without $12,871,255,665,556.84. the unrelenting support and encouragement On January 6th, 2009, the start of the 111th HON. DEVIN NUNES from his family and community. Congress, the national debt was OF CALIFORNIA The ‘‘Top New Artist’’ winner was elected $10,638,425,746,293.80. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES through fan votes by voting online in February This means the national debt has increased Wednesday, April 21, 2010 and March. Residents of the City of Leesburg by $2,232,829,919,263.00 so far this Con- and the State of Georgia should be com- gress. The debt has increased Mr. NUNES. Madam Speaker, the San Joa- mended for the outstanding loyalty and sup- $8,206,250,340.50 since just yesterday. quin Valley has lost a broadcasting giant. Roy port they displayed in voting for Mr. Bryan. This debt and its interest payments we are Isom, the ‘‘voice of agriculture’’ in the valley, Madam Speaker, Luke Bryan has worked passing to our children and all future Ameri- passed away on April 15, 2010. Because agri- hard, persevered, made sacrifices, and devel- cans. culture is so vital to the survival of our com- oped the character that will help him to suc- f munities, Roy could also be called the ‘‘voice ceed. Once again, I congratulate Mr. Bryan on of the valley.’’ his achievement. CELEBRATING THE 100TH BIRTH- Roy was in television and radio for more DAY OF THE TOLEDO BOARD OF f than four decades. San Joaquin Valley radio REALTORS listeners were truly fortunate when he joined THE DIVERSE TEACHERS KMJ Radio Fresno in 1981 as news director RECRUITMENT ACT OF 2010 HON. MARCY KAPTUR and farm news editor. Roy produced an hour- OF OHIO long morning agricultural news show each day HON. SUSAN A. DAVIS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in tune with the needs and concerns of farm- ers and businesses in the valley. His program OF CALIFORNIA Wednesday, April 21, 2010 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES was influential in educating Californians about Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Speaker, I rise today the important role agriculture plays in their Wednesday, April 21, 2010 to recognize the Toledo Board of Realtors on lives. Mrs. DAVIS of California. Madam Speaker, the milestone occasion of the 100th anniver- Because of his outstanding reporting, Roy I rise today to support the effort to bring more sary of its founding. The Toledo Board of Re- won two coveted awards. In 1994, he was the diversity to our national teaching force. altors was founded in February of 1910 by a California Farm Bureau Federation Agricultural Striking statistics compiled by the Depart- handful of Toledo real estate brokers. The as- Reporter of the Year. In 2005, he was a recipi- ment of Education show a lack of diversity sociation’s first president was Irving B. Hiett, ent of the Fresno County Farm Bureau Heavy among teachers. During the 2007–2008 who eventually assumed the presidency of the Puller Award. Roy won these awards because school year, an estimated 7 percent of teach- National Association of Realtors. he was one of the best and most knowledge- ers were African-American, 7 percent Latino, Formed as the Toledo Real Estate Board, able reporters on agricultural issues in Cali- and 1.2 percent were Asian. More than 83 its first membership consisted of about 28 bro- fornia. It is a fitting memorial to Roy that a

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IVUmed is unique because it is the only identify and manage systemic risk. I urge my Like all residents of the valley, I extend my global nonprofit organization dedicated to colleagues to continue to fight for enactment condolences to Roy’s family and friends during teaching urology in developing countries. Their of these necessary reforms. their time of grief. I can only hope that it is of motto is ‘‘Teach One—Reach Many.’’ Many comfort to those closest to Roy to know that physicians in developing nations do not have f the ‘‘voice of agriculture’’ may be silent now, the resources to travel and acquire the nec- but his legendary reporting on agriculture essary training to improve their skills. By train- SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS issues will be remembered for generations to ing local medical professionals who then train come. residents and other doctors, IVUmed trans- Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, f forms urologic care for entire regions in the agreed to by the Senate on February 4, developing world on a permanent basis. The 1977, calls for establishment of a sys- COMMENDING DR. SHUKLA AND organization has an over 6,000 volunteers and tem for a computerized schedule of all DR. GRADY FOR THEIR WORK IN supporters around the world. In addition to meetings and hearings of Senate com- INDIA treating thousands of patients, providing med- mittees, subcommittees, joint commit- ical and surgical education to hundreds of tees, and committees of conference. HON. JIM McDERMOTT physicians and nurses, IVUmed has also do- This title requires all such committees OF WASHINGTON nated over half a million dollars worth of sup- to notify the Office of the Senate Daily IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES plies and equipment to doctors around the Digest—designated by the Rules Com- Wednesday, April 21, 2010 world. mittee—of the time, place, and purpose I would also like to recognize the numerous of the meetings, when scheduled, and Mr. MCDERMOTT. Madam Speaker, I rise Indian physicians who contributed to the suc- any cancellations or changes in the today to commend the critical medical work cess of this medical mission: Dr. Balagopal meetings as they occur. that was recently performed in Gujarat, India Nair and Dr. Mohan Abraham with the Amrita As an additional procedure along by Dr. Aseem Shukla and Dr. Richard Grady. Institute of Medical Sciences and Research with the computerization of this infor- Dr. Shukla is a pediatric urologist, Director of Center; Dr. P.K. Dave, Dr. Rakesh Joshi and mation, the Office of the Senate Daily Pediatric Urology at the University of Min- Dr. Sudhir Chandna of the B.J. Medical Col- Digest will prepare this information for nesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital and is the lege in Ahmedabad; Dr. Mahesh Desai with printing in the Extensions of Remarks co-founder of the Hindu American Foundation the Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital; and Dr. section of the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (HAF). Dr. Grady is a pediatric urologist and a D.K. Gupta and Minu Bajpai with the All India on Monday and Wednesday of each world-renowned expert in pediatric bladder re- Institute of Medical Sciences. week. construction at Seattle Children’s Hospital. Hindu philosophy teaches that Seva, or Meetings scheduled for Thursday, Joining Dr. Shukla and Dr. Grady in India Service, if carried out selflessly, is the highest April 22, 2010 may be found in the Daily were Dr. Anjana Kundu, a Pediatric Anesthe- devotion. The compassion shown by this team Digest of today’s RECORD. siologist from Seattle Children’s Hospital and of American and Indian physicians exemplifies Dr. Kenneth Smith, a Chief Resident in Urol- this spirit. Their dedication in bettering the ogy at the University of Minnesota. I am espe- lives of so many children should serve as an MEETINGS SCHEDULED cially proud of the fact that both Dr. Grady and insipration to us all. As a physician and the APRIL 23 Dr. Kundu are my constituents and that the co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on India 9:30 a.m. Seattle Children’s Hospital is in my district. and Indian Americans, I would like to com- Homeland Security and Governmental Af- Dr. Shukla and Dr. Grady assembled their mend the joint efforts of the talented physi- fairs team of physicians and medical staff in the cians and individuals who made this medical Investigations Subcommittee city of Ahmedabad and conducted 20 major mission such a success. To resume hearings to examine Wall Street and the financial crisis, focusing reconstructive surgeries on children over an f eight-day period, with each surgery lasting on the role of credit rating agencies. over twelve hours in duration. These children REFORM OF WALL STREET BANKS SD–G50 had serious urinary tract and genital abnor- APRIL 27 malities, which are the third most common HON. RUSH D. HOLT congenital abnormality in the developing 10 a.m. OF NEW JERSEY Commerce, Science, and Transportation world. These abnormalities leave these chil- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export dren and young adults shunned and at the risk Wednesday, April 21, 2010 Promotion Subcommittee of further severe medical conditions. By per- To hold hearings to examine promoting forming these surgeries, these physicians Mr. HOLT. Madam Speaker, I rise today to our national parks as travel destina- have not only saved lives, they have trans- join my colleagues and the President in calling tions. formed them. for comprehensive reform of Wall Street SR–253 While Dr. Shukla has been traveling to India banks, to increase disclosure and trans- Energy and Natural Resources twice a year for several years, with a commit- parency for the protection of the public and To hold hearings to examine the nomina- tions of Philip D. Moeller, of Wash- ment to build the much needed specialty of the stability of the economy. ington, and Cheryl A. LaFleur, of Mas- pediatric urology there with the support of the As the President’s statement yesterday indi- sachusetts, both to be a Member of the Hindu American Foundation. This latest med- cated, at its peak, the ‘‘Shadow Banking Sys- Federal Energy Regulatory Commis- ical mission could not have happened without tem’’ financed approximately $8 trillion in as- sion. the generous support of International Volun- sets, which in many instances were mis- SD–366 teers in Urology, a non-profit education and managed largely without oversight, contrib- Judiciary membership organization founded in 1995 by uting to the economic collapse at the end of To hold an oversight hearing to examine Dr. Catherine R. deVries. IVUmed’s primary 2008. We are just recovering from the eco- the Department of Homeland Security. SD–226 mission is to make quality urological care nomic collapse—but without meaningful reform Small Business and Entrepreneurship available to people around the world. The or- of Wall Street the public will continue to be at To hold hearings to examine Federal ef- ganization does so by organizing workshops risk. forts to expand small business internet where both physicians and nurses are trained That is why I supported, and strengthened access. and teams perform clinical evaluations, lec- with several amendments, the Wall Street Re- SR–428A

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Interior to participate in the Central Secretary of the Interior and the Sec- SD–406 Texas Water Recycling and Reuse retary of Agriculture to require annual 11 a.m. Project, H.R. 1219, to make amend- permits and assess annual fees for com- ments to the Reclamation Projects Au- Homeland Security and Governmental Af- mercial filming activities on Federal thorization and Adjustment Act of 1992, fairs land for film crews of 5 persons or Investigations Subcommittee H.R. 1393, to amend the Lower Rio fewer, S. 1571 and H.R. 1043, bills to pro- To resume hearings to examine Wall Grande Valley Water Resources Con- vide for a land exchange involving cer- Street and the financial crisis, focusing servation and Improvement Act of 2000 tain National Forest System lands in on the role of investment banks. to authorize additional projects and ac- SD–106 tivities under that Act, and H.R. 2522, the Mendocino National Forest in the 2 p.m. to raise the ceiling on the Federal State of California, S. 2762, to des- Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions share of the cost of the Calleguas Mu- ignate certain lands in San Miguel, To hold hearings to examine putting nicipal Water District Recycling Ouray, and San Juan Counties, Colo- safety first, focusing on strengthening Project. rado, as wilderness, S. 3075, to with- enforcement and creating a culture of SD–366 draw certain Federal land and interests compliance at mines and other dan- in that land from location, entry, and gerous workplaces. APRIL 28 patent under the mining laws and dis- SD–430 10 a.m. position under the mineral and geo- 2:15 p.m. Appropriations thermal leasing laws, S. 3185, to require Foreign Relations Energy and Water Development Sub- the Secretary of the Interior to convey Business meeting to consider S. 2971, to committee certain Federal land to Elko County, authorize certain authorities by the To hold hearings to examine a national Nevada, and to take land into trust for Department of State, S. 3087, to sup- assessment of energy policies, focusing the Te-moak Tribe of Western Sho- port revitalization and reform of the on significant achievements since the shone Indians of Nevada, and H.R. 86, Organization of American States, and 1970s and an examination of U.S. en- to eliminate an unused lighthouse res- the nominations of Mari Carmen ergy policies and goals in the coming ervation, provide management consist- Aponte, of the District of Columbia, to decades. ency by incorporating the rocks and be Ambassador to the Republic of El SD–124 small islands along the coast of Orange Salvador, Department of State, and Mi- Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions County, California, into the California chael P. Meehan, of Virginia, and Dana Business meeting to consider the nomi- M. Perino, of the District of Columbia, nations of Joshua Gotbaum, of the Dis- Coastal National Monument managed both to be a Member of the Broad- trict of Columbia, to be Director of the by the Bureau of Land Management, casting Board of Governors. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, and meet the original Congressional in- S–116, Capitol and Eduardo M. Ochoa, of California, to tent of preserving Orange County’s 2:30 p.m. be Assistant Secretary of Education for rocks and small islands. Intelligence Postsecondary Education. SD–366 To receive a closed briefing on certain SD–430 intelligence matters from officials of Armed Services APRIL 29 the intelligence community. Personnel Subcommittee 10 a.m. SH–219 To hold hearings to examine military Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 3 p.m. compensation and benefits, including To resume hearings to examine Elemen- Energy and Natural Resources special and incentive pays, in review of tary and Secondary Education Act Water and Power Subcommittee the Defense Authorization request for (ESEA) reauthorization, focusing on To hold hearings to examine S. 745 and fiscal year 2011 and the Future Years meeting the needs of special popu- H.R. 2265, bills to amend the Reclama- Defense Program. lations. tion Wastewater and Groundwater SR–222 SD–430 Study and Facilities Act to authorize Commerce, Science, and Transportation the Secretary of the Interior to partici- Surface Transportation and Merchant Ma- 2:30 p.m. pate in the Magna Water District water rine Subcommittee Appropriations reuse and groundwater recharge To hold an oversight hearing to examine Legislative Branch Subcommittee project, S. 1138 and H.R. 2442, bills to motor carrier safety efforts. To hold hearings to examine proposed amend the Reclamation Wastewater SR–253 budget estimates for fiscal year 2011 for and Groundwater Study and Facilities 2 p.m. the Library of Congress and the Open Act to expand the Bay Area Regional Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions World Leadership Center. Water Recycling Program, S. 1573 and To resume hearings to examine Elemen- SD–138 H.R. 2741, bills to amend the Reclama- tary and Secondary Education Act Homeland Security and Governmental Af- tion Wastewater and Groundwater (ESEA) reauthorization, focusing on fairs Study and Facilities Act to authorize standards and assessments. Oversight of Government Management, the the Secretary of the Interior to partici- SD–430 Federal Workforce, and the District of pate in the City of Hermiston, Oregon, 2:30 p.m. Columbia Subcommittee water recycling and reuse project, S. Homeland Security and Governmental Af- To hold hearings to examine developing 3099, to reinstate and extend the dead- fairs Federal employees and supervisors, fo- line for commencement of construction Contracting Oversight Subcommittee cusing on mentoring, internships, and of a hydroelectric project involving the To hold an oversight hearing to examine training in the Federal government. American Falls Reservoir, S. 3100, to contract management at the Centers SD–342 reinstate and extend the deadline for for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Intelligence commencement of construction of a SD–342 To hold closed hearings to consider cer- hydroelectric project involving the Lit- Appropriations tle Wood River Ranch, H.R. 325, to Financial Services and General Govern- tain intelligence matters. amend the Reclamation Wastewater ment Subcommittee SH–219 and Groundwater Study and Facilities To hold hearings to examine the Presi- Act to authorize the Secretary of the dent’s proposed budget estimates for MAY 5 Interior to participate in the Avra fiscal year 2011 for the Commodity Fu- 9:30 a.m. Black Wash Reclamation and Riparian tures Trading Commission and for the Veterans’ Affairs Restoration Project, H.R. 637, to au- Securities and Exchange Commission. To hold an oversight hearing to examine thorize the Secretary, in cooperation SD–138 traumatic brain injury (TBI), focusing with the City of San Juan Capistrano, Judiciary on progress in treating the signature California, to participate in the design, To hold hearings to examine certain wound of the current conflicts. planning, and construction of an ad- nominations. SR–418 vanced water treatment plant facility SD–226

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