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Entire Issue E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 110 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 153 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2007 No. 167 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ‘‘I therefore beg leave to move that The Reverend Eric W. Jorgensen, St. ant to clause 8, rule XX, further pro- henceforth prayers imploring the as- Stephen’s Reformed Episcopal Church, ceedings on this question will be post- sistance of heaven and its blessings on Eldersburg, Maryland, offered the fol- poned. our deliberations be held in this assem- lowing prayer: The point of no quorum is considered bly every morning before we begin to Almighty God, who has given us this withdrawn. proceed to any other business.’’ good land for our heritage, we humbly f Thank you, Mr. Franklin, for this beseech Thee that we may always PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE precedent. Thank you, Pastor prove ourselves a people mindful of Jorgensen, for helping to continue this The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the Thy favor. Bless these Representatives great tradition. who faithfully serve the citizens of this gentleman from Missouri (Mr. CLEAV- ER) come forward and lead the House in Nation. Grant them a solemn sense of f responsibility before God and their fel- the Pledge of Allegiance. Mr. CLEAVER led the Pledge of Alle- low man. Care for their loved ones in giance as follows: ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER need while they labor in this House. PRO TEMPORE Help them to stand firm in conviction I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Repub- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The where warranted and grant the ability lic for which it stands, one nation under God, to come to consensus when needed. indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Chair will entertain up to 10 further re- quests for 1-minute speeches on each We ask the same for other govern- f ment branches and for Your mercy side of the aisle. upon those who defend our national life WELCOMING THE REVEREND ERIC and liberty. Make us all strong and W. JORGENSEN f great in the fear of God and in love of (Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland asked righteousness that blessed of Thee we and was given permission to address END THE WAR IN IRAQ may be a blessing to all people. Grant the House for 1 minute.) this by the authority of Him who was Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland. Madam (Mr. CLEAVER asked and was given and is and is to come. Amen. Speaker, I want to thank one of my permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his re- f constituents, Pastor Eric W. Jorgensen of St. Stephen’s Reformed Episcopal marks.) THE JOURNAL Church in Eldersburg, Maryland, for Mr. CLEAVER. Madam Speaker, this The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. serving as a guest chaplain of the morning I rose from my slumber and TAUSCHER). The Chair has examined House of Representatives and providing turned on C–SPAN, as I always do, and the Journal of the last day’s pro- us a beautiful prayer before we begin caller after caller mentioned that they ceedings and announces to the House our work. interpret what goes on here in this her approval thereof. This is a tradition begun by Ben- body as irrelevant, that we don’t listen Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- jamin Franklin that has been followed to the American people. Of course, if nal stands approved. ever since by the House of Representa- they are talking about the war, which Mr. POE. Madam Speaker, pursuant tives and the Senate. Benjamin Frank- most Americans want ended, they are to clause 1, rule I, I demand a vote on lin, then 82 years of age, rose during a right. If they are referring back to the agreeing to the Speaker’s approval of moment of crisis during our Constitu- Terri Schiavo incident, they are right. the Journal. tional Convention. This is part of what But many of them were talking about The SPEAKER pro tempore. The he said: ‘‘In the days of our contest the SCHIP program. It is troublesome question is on the Speaker’s approval with Great Britain when we were sen- to me that we will not provide health of the Journal. sible of danger, we had daily prayer in insurance for 10 million children. The question was taken; and the this room for divine protection. I have I don’t attack the President, I don’t Speaker pro tempore announced that lived, sir, a long time, and the longer I condemn my colleagues and call them the ayes appeared to have it. live, the more convincing proofs I see names, but I have got to say that it is Mr. POE. Madam Speaker, I object to of this truth, that God governs in the embarrassing that the dreams of the the vote on the ground that a quorum affairs of men. If a sparrow cannot fall American public show up here on this is not present and make the point of without his notice, can a Nation rise floor to die. This has become the burial order that a quorum is not present. without his aid? ground for American dreams. 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. H12241 . VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:19 Nov 01, 2007 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A31OC7.000 H31OCPT1 cnoel on PRODPC60 with HOUSE H12242 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 31, 2007 WELCOME PRESIDENT NAMBARYN go through on a daily basis in Iraq, but inability to control earmarks, directly ENKHBAYAR OF MONGOLIA the White House needs to start listen- contributed to the Democrats’ success (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina ing to them. It is well past time to in last year’s elections. However, the asked and was given permission to ad- bring our sons and daughters home majority party does not appear to be dress the House for 1 minute and to re- from this fiasco we call the war in Iraq. following through with the substantive vise and extend his remarks.) f reforms that were promised. Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Take the Labor-HHS bill that will Madam Speaker, last week President TRULY SCARY HALLOWEEN soon be considered in conference. It Nambaryn Enkhbayar of Mongolia vis- (Mr. AKIN asked and was given per- contains more than 1,300 House ear- ited the United States to meet with mission to address the House for 1 marks, more than 1,000 Senate ear- President Bush and discuss the growing minute and to revise and extend his re- marks. It goes without saying that few partnership between our two nations. marks.) of these earmarks have received even a As cochair of the Mongolian Caucus, I Mr. AKIN. Madam Speaker, today is cursory screening, let alone a thorough was grateful for President Enkhbayar’s Halloween. The Democrats are doing a vetting. We need to remember that we visit. Mongolia and the United States good job celebrating it. They are hand- are only halfway through the process continue to work closely together to ing out entitlements like Halloween and it is in the conference that much of strengthen our economic and strategic candy. The question is how are we the earmark mischief occurs. Public alliances, as well as our efforts inter- going to pay for it. Well, they have ap- confidence in our ability as stewards of nationally. proved $431 billion in new taxes this their taxpayer dollars will further Madam Speaker, I am particularly year, but for Halloween they have got erode. appreciative of the Mongolian people’s something that is really scary: the Madam Speaker, while watching the continued support of our efforts in Iraq mother of all tax increases, the biggest Democrats make the same political as the central front in the global war tax increase in the history of our coun- miscalculations as we did in the major- on terrorism. During the visit, Presi- try, $3.5 trillion. ity may delight us as Republicans, it dent Bush and President Enkhbayar The question becomes on Halloween, has to be sorely disappointing to tax- signed a Millennium Challenge Cor- with fuel prices going up, with the cost payers. I urge all Members, Repub- poration Compact. A millennium chal- of health care going up, with the cost licans and Democrats, to support legis- lenge compact is an initiative by the of housing going up, how can we face lation to impose an earmark morato- United States to help developing na- something as scary as the mother of all rium until we can scrutinize all ear- tions expand their economic growth by tax increases. marks. investing in infrastructure, health f care, education, transportation and f other areas. VETERANS DAY In conclusion, God bless our troops, (Mr. KAGEN asked and was given b 1015 and we will never forget September the permission to address the House for 1 11th. minute and to revise and extend his re- SCHIP HALLOWEEN Happy birthday, Alan Stedman of marks.) Haddenfield, New Jersey. Mr. KAGEN. Madam Speaker, the (Mr. EMANUEL asked and was given f war to end all wars, World War I, ended permission to address the House for 1 AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN IRAQ ARE on the 11th day of the 11th month in minute.) TIRED, BITTER AND SKEPTICAL, 1911.
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