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E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 111 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 155 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2009 No. 12 House of Representatives The House met at noon and was last day’s proceedings and announces Bishop of New York, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, called to order by the Speaker pro tem- to the House her approval thereof. Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr. Schrader. pore (Ms. DEGETTE). Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- (3) COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR.— nal stands approved. Mr. Kildee, Mr. Payne, Mr. Andrews, Mr. f Scott of Virginia, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Hinojosa, DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER f Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Tierney, PRO TEMPORE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Wu, Mr. Holt, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Bishop of The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the New York, Mr. Sestak, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. fore the House the following commu- gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Hirono, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Hare, Ms. Clarke, nication from the Speaker: FOXX) come forward and lead the House Mr. Courtney, Ms. Shea-Porter, Ms. Fudge, WASHINGTON, DC, in the Pledge of Allegiance. Mr. Polis of Colorado, Mr. Tonko, Mr. January 21, 2009. Ms. FOXX led the Pledge of Alle- Pierluisi, Mr. Sablan, Ms. Titus. I hereby appoint the Honorable DIANA giance as follows: (4) COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS.—Mr. DEGETTE to act as Speaker pro tempore on Ackerman, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Payne, I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the Mr. Sherman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Engel, Mr. this day. United States of America, and to the Repub- NANCY PELOSI, Delahunt, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Wat- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, son, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Speaker of the House of Representatives. indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Carnahan, Mr. Sires, Mr. Connolly of Vir- f f ginia, Mr. McMahon, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Gene PRAYER Green of Texas, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, ELECTING MEMBERS TO CERTAIN Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Berkley, Mr. The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE Crowley, Mr. Ross, Mr. Miller of North Caro- Coughlin, offered the following prayer: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lina, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Costa, Mr. Lord, yesterday, proud to be Ameri- Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Madam Ellison, Ms. Giffords, Mr. Klein of Florida. cans, became a memorable day of cele- Speaker, by the direction of the Demo- (5) COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY.—Mr. Ber- bration. cratic Caucus, I offer a privileged reso- man, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Nadler of New York, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Watt, Ms. Zoe A conversion of history does not lution and ask for its immediate con- mean history is overturned or undone. Lofgren of California, Ms. Jackson-Lee of sideration. Texas, Ms. Waters, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Its true meaning calls for a new way of The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- living. Because the future is no longer Wexler, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, lows: Mr. Pierluisi, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Sherman, to be feared, we can be open for every H. RES. 74 Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Weiner, Mr. confirmation of hope realized. Schiff, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, The historic past can be drawn upon Resolved, That the following named Mem- bers be and are hereby elected to the fol- Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Maffei. for lessons yet to be learned. But now lowing standing committees of the House of (6) COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES.— truly free, we are to act as Your people Representatives: Mr. Kildee, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Aber- with a new spirit of responsibility, able (1) COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE.—Mr. crombie, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. to respond to the demands of every mo- Holden, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Holt, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Costa, ment given us. Baca, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Mr. Boren, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. It is now upon us as a government Marshall, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Mr. Cuellar, George Miller of California, Mr. Markey of Massachusetts, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Hinchey, and as a Nation to make history, to Mr. Costa, Mr. Ellsworth, Mr. Walz, Mrs. Mrs. Christensen, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Kind, take our time, and make it a time Gillibrand, Mr. Kagen, Mr. Schrader, Ms. Halvorson, Ms. Dahlkemper, Mr. Massa, Mr. Mrs. Capps, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Baca, Ms. worth celebrating. Bright, Ms. Markey of Colorado, Mr. Herseth Sandlin, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Shea- So it ever was, is now, and ever will Kratovil, Mr. Schauer, Mr. Kissell, Mr. Porter, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Kratovil, Mr. be, generation after generation here in Boccieri, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Childers, Mr. Pierluisi. America. Minnick. (7) COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECH- Lord God, be with us now and for- (2) COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET.—Ms. NOLOGY.—Mr. Costello, Ms. Eddie Bernice ever. Amen. Schwartz, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Johnson of Texas, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Berry, Mr. Baird, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, Mr. Li- f Boyd, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. pinski, Ms. Giffords, Ms. Edwards of Mary- THE JOURNAL Etheridge, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Melancon, Mr. land, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Andrews, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Mr. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Edwards of Texas, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Chan- Chair has examined the Journal of the Langevin, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. dler, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Hill, Mr. Mitchell, 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. H391 . VerDate Nov 24 2008 00:20 Jan 22, 2009 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A21JA7.000 H21JAPT1 rfrederick on PROD1PC67 with HOUSE H392 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 21, 2009 Mr. Wilson of Ohio, Ms. Dahlkemper, Mr. We must get concrete assurances COMMUTATION FOR POLITICAL Grayson, Ms. Kosmas, Mr. Peters. from the new administration that the PRISONERS RAMOS AND COMPEAN (8) COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS.—Mr. final bailout funds will be used to ad- (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was Moore of Kansas, Mr. Shuler, Ms. dress the foreclosure crisis and help Dahlkemper, Mr. Schrader, Ms. Kirkpatrick given permission to address the House of Arizona, Mr. Nye, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Bean, keep millions of Americans in their for 1 minute.) Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Altmire, Ms. Clarke, Mr. homes. We must help Americans save Mr. POE of Texas. Madam Speaker, Ellsworth, Mr. Sestak, Mr. Bright, Mr. Grif- their homes. as a final act by President Bush, border fith, Ms. Halvorson. f agents and political prisoners Jose (9) COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS.—Ms. Compean and Ignacio Ramos were Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Snyder, Mr. A DOZEN FUN FACTS ABOUT THE Michaud, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Mr. Mitchell, HOUSE DEMOCRATS’ MASSIVE granted a commutation of their harsh Mr. Hall of New York, Ms. Halvorson, Mr. SPENDING BILL prison sentence. Thanks to the work of many Mem- Perriello, Mr. Teague, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. (Ms. FOXX asked and was given per- Donnelly of Indiana, Mr. McNerney, Mr. bers of Congress, some in the media, mission to address the House for 1 Space, Mr. Walz, Mr. Adler of New Jersey, and, most importantly, the American minute.) Ms. Kirkpatrick of Arizona, Mr. Nye. people, this case would just not go Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, much is Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (during away. The agents were relentlessly being said about the proposed ‘‘stim- the reading). Madam Speaker, I ask prosecuted for doing their job on the ulus’’ package that is being considered unanimous consent that the resolution violent Texas-Mexico border when they by the Democrats right now, but I be considered as read and printed in tried to stop a drug smuggler from es- think we need to talk a little bit about the RECORD. caping after bringing in $750,000 worth the facts of the matter. Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, reserv- of drugs. They received 11 and 12 years As others have said, the government, ing the right to object, could the gen- in the penitentiary while the drug deal- in this case the Federal Government, tleman please tell us the committees. er was given immunity. cannot give to anyone anything that it Is it just the Committee on Agri- But this case is not over. President does not first take from someone else. culture, Madam Speaker? Obama will be asked by some Members So here are some of the facts about the Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Madam of Congress to grant a full pardon. proposed stimulus: Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman. As Also, legislation will be introduced to It will cost each and every household I indicated, this is a privileged resolu- make it clear to Federal judges and in America $6,700 in additional debt tion from the Democratic Caucus, and rogue prosecutors that the requirement paid by our grandchildren and children. the Committees are on Agriculture, to add additional prison time to a per- This legislation will spend about Budget, Education, Foreign Affairs, Ju- son that carries a weapon in a crime $275,000 per job if the stimulus package diciary, Natural Resources, Science shall not apply to peace officers be- creates or saves 3 million jobs. The av- and Technology, Small Business, and cause they have to carry weapons.
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