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Entire Issue (PDF) E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 112 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 158 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2012 No. 92 House of Representatives The House met at 2 p.m. and was come forward and lead the House in the it’s got to stop. This Congress needs to called to order by the Speaker pro tem- Pledge of Allegiance. stand up to this administration start- pore (Mr. LATOURETTE). Mr. BURGESS led the Pledge of Alle- ing today. f giance as follows: f DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Repub- CHIEF IGNORER OF THE LAW PRO TEMPORE lic for which it stands, one nation under God, (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. given permission to address the House fore the House the following commu- f for 1 minute.) nication from the Speaker: Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker: PRESIDENT OBAMA CREATES WASHINGTON, DC, MORE CHAOS AND UNCERTAINTY With respect to the notion that I can just June 18, 2012. suspend deportations through executive I hereby appoint the Honorable STEVEN C. (Mr. BURGESS asked and was given order, that’s just not the case, because there LATOURETTE to act as Speaker pro tempore permission to address the House for 1 are laws on the books that Congress has on this day. minute and to revise and extend his re- passed. JOHN A. BOEHNER, marks.) Mr. Speaker, that was President Speaker of the House of Representatives. Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, on Fri- Obama a year ago. But that was then f day, the administration showed it is and this is now. PRAYER less concerned with supporting policies On Friday, the administration issued The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick that will put millions of unemployed an imperial decree, acting to unilater- J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: Americans back to work and instead ally ignore portions of the immigration Dear God, we give You thanks for has decided to go in an entirely new di- law of the land. Mr. Speaker, the last giving us another day. rection. Unilateral changes in law that time I checked, it was Congress who We ask Your special blessing upon have been done for political expediency makes law, not the President. And it is the Members of this people’s House. put individuals ahead of the 12.5 mil- the job of the Executive to enforce They face difficult decisions in difficult lion people who have been seeking laws, not ignore the ones he just 1 times, with many forces and interests work for the past 3 ⁄2 years. doesn’t like. demanding their attention. Mr. Speaker, the administration has The President has no interest in fix- In these days, give wisdom to all the produced an executive order that is a ing the broken immigration system. Members that they might execute their political decision—purely political— Instead, he has decreed this temporary responsibilities to the benefit of all and one that will continue to block op- amnesty in hopes of winning votes in Americans. portunities for American citizens try- November. He doesn’t like the con- Bless them, O God, and be with them ing to find employment. stitutional process for law-making be- and with us all this day and every day Prosecutorial discretion is what we cause it just gets in his way, so he acts to come. May all that is done be for heard this was. This is not prosecu- like an emperor instead of a President. Your greater honor and glory. torial discretion. Prosecutorial discre- It’s time for the former constitu- Amen. tion means you decide whether or not tional professor to read the Constitu- to prosecute an individual for a crime tion. f they may or may not have committed. And that’s just the way it is. THE JOURNAL What this is is new policy, new policy f The SPEAKER pro tempore. The that is being implemented by the ad- UNCERTAINTY DESTROYS JOBS Chair has examined the Journal of the ministration unilaterally—no respect last day’s proceedings and announces for the people’s House, no respect for (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina to the House his approval thereof. the United States Congress, no respect asked and was given permission to ad- Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- for the legislative branch. Instead, dress the House for 1 minute and to re- nal stands approved. prosecutorial discretion now has vise and extend his remarks.) f morphed into, well, we’ll provide you a Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. work permit good for 2 years that’s re- Speaker, in Wednesday’s Washington PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE newable for 2 years. Examiner, columnist John Stossel The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the This administration has a history of quoted Economist John B. Taylor of gentleman from Texas (Mr. BURGESS) picking winners and losers. This time the Hoover Institution who stated: 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. H3709 . VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:11 Jun 19, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18JN7.000 H18JNPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H3710 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 18, 2012 Unpredictable economic policy—massive ment to accept illegal aliens’ applica- Mr. HECK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today fiscal stimulus and ballooning debt, the Fed- tions for work permits. I am deeply to recognize the outstanding career of eral Reserve’s quantitative easing with alarmed that America’s President so Dr. John W. Becher, or ‘‘Chief’’ as he multiyear near-zero interest rates, and regu- blatantly undermines the rule of law. was called by scores of medical resi- latory uncertainty due to ObamaCare and the Dodd-Frank financial reforms—is the Article I, section 1 of our Constitu- dents, an osteopathic physician who main cause of persistent high unemployment tion states: has dedicated his life to his patients, and our feeble recovery. All legislative powers herein granted shall his students, and to the improvement Over the last 3 years, our economy be vested in a Congress of the United States. of the medical profession. has not improved, our unemployment Article I, section 8 states: Dr. Becher’s commitment to the field rate has remained above 8 percent, our The Congress shall have the power to regu- of emergency medicine spans more small business owners have been forced late commerce and to establish a uniform than 30 years. As professor and chair- to pay higher taxes, and the govern- rule of naturalization. man of the Department of Emergency ment spending continues to spiral out Article II defines executive branch Medicine at the Philadelphia College of of control. The President and his lib- power. It does not give any President Osteopathic Medicine, he has helped eral allies in the Senate continue to the power to make his own laws. In countless students and residents, my- support legislation that creates more America, we elect Presidents, not self included, develop their skills and barriers resulting in job loss. The Caesars. The only way to change Amer- become an essential part of our health President and the Senate should work ica’s immigration law is as our Con- care workforce. with House Republicans and pass over stitution demands, through Congress, As a young resident at Albert Ein- 30 House bills that are aimed to create not by imperial decree. In America, no stein Medical Center, I was fortunate jobs through private sector growth. one, not even the President, is above to have Dr. Becher’s insight and guid- In conclusion, God bless our troops; the law. I urge Congress and all law- ance as my residency director. His and we will never forget September the abiding Americans to protect our Con- dedication to emergency medicine was 11th in the global war on terrorism. stitution from White House attacks. evident then, and his understanding of the osteopathic profession was invalu- Best wishes for a speedy recovery for ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE able to my training and to my career. Earl Brown of Columbia. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The His involvement in the field of osteo- Chair will remind all Members to avoid f pathic medicine is unparalleled. In ad- personal references toward the Presi- dition to his work at PCOM, he cur- SENATE SUGAR VOTE dent of the United States. rently serves as the secretary treasurer (Mr. PITTS asked and was given per- f of the National Board of Osteopathic mission to address the House for 1 Medical Examiners and is a member of minute and to revise and extend his re- ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE YOUTH the board of trustees for the American marks.) TOUR Osteopathic Association. Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, I want to (Mr. SMITH of Nebraska asked and He was a member of the editorial praise my colleague from Pennsyl- was given permission to address the board of the Journal of the American vania, Senator TOOMEY, for introducing House for 1 minute and to revise and Osteopathic Association for nearly 20 an amendment to the farm bill to extend his remarks.) years, and he is the past president of phase out the Federal sugar program. Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Mr. Speak- the American College of Osteopathic Though the Senate narrowly voted to er, I rise today to recognize the more Emergency Physicians—and these are table the amendment, it demonstrated than 1,500 youth from across America only some of his accomplishments.
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