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CREC-2013-05-20.Pdf E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 113 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 159 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013 No. 71 House of Representatives The House met at noon and was We pray for the gift of wisdom to all PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE called to order by the Speaker pro tem- with great responsibility in the peo- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the pore (Mr. DENHAM). ple’s House for the leadership of our gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. f Nation. WILSON) come forward and lead the May all the Members have the vision House in the Pledge of Allegiance. DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO of a world where respect and under- TEMPORE Mr. WILSON of South Carolina led standing are the marks of civility and the Pledge of Allegiance as follows: The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- honor and integrity are the marks of I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the fore the House the following commu- one’s character. United States of America, and to the Repub- nication from the Speaker: Raise up, O God, women and men lic for which it stands, one nation under God, WASHINGTON, DC, from every nation who will lead toward indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. May 20, 2013. the paths of peace and whose good I hereby appoint the Honorable JEFF judgment will heal the hurt between f DENHAM to act as Speaker pro tempore on all peoples. KEYSTONE WILL CREATE JOBS this day. Bless us this day and every day, and JOHN A. BOEHNER, (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina Speaker of the House of Representatives. may all that is done within these hal- lowed Halls be for Your greater honor asked and was given permission to ad- f and glory. dress the House for 1 minute and to re- MORNING-HOUR DEBATE Amen. vise and extend his remarks.) Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- f Speaker, time and time again, the ant to the order of the House of Janu- President and the liberal-controlled ary 3, 2013, the Chair would now recog- Senate have disregarded initiatives to nize Members from lists submitted by THE JOURNAL create jobs. the majority and minority leaders for The SPEAKER pro tempore. The This week, the House will vote on an morning-hour debate. Chair has examined the Journal of the all-of-the-above energy policy that will f last day’s proceedings and announces create 20,000 shovel-ready jobs, 100,000 RECESS to the House his approval thereof. additional jobs, and invest $20 billion Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- into our struggling economy, working The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- nal stands approved. with Canada, America’s best energy ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair Mr. BROOKS of Alabama. Mr. Speak- partner. declares the House in recess until 2 er, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, I de- For over a year and a half, the cur- p.m. today. mand a vote on agreeing to the Speak- rent administration has blocked efforts Accordingly (at 12 o’clock and 1 er’s approval of the Journal. to build the Keystone pipeline. On nu- minute p.m.), the House stood in re- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The merous occasions, the President has cess. question is on the Speaker’s approval claimed to support an all-of-the-above f of the Journal. energy plan; however, his actions do b 1400 The question was taken; and the not match his words. Speaker pro tempore announced that This project directly affects families AFTER RECESS the ayes appeared to have it. across our great Nation. In South Caro- The recess having expired, the House Mr. BROOKS of Alabama. Mr. Speak- lina’s Second Congressional District, was called to order by the Speaker pro er, I object to the vote on the ground Michelin Tire Corporation in Lex- tempore (Mr. BENTIVOLIO) at 2 p.m. that a quorum is not present and make ington produces earthmover tires at f the point of order that a quorum is not $60,000 each, 12 feet high, used in Al- present. berta, Canada, and MTU Diesel of PRAYER The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Tognum America in Graniteville man- The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick ant to clause 8, rule XX, further pro- ufactures engines for oil sand recovery. J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: ceedings on this question will be post- It is my hope that my colleagues will Almighty God of the universe, we poned. join in voting for this legislation, give You thanks for giving us another The point of no quorum is considered which will help put American families day. withdrawn. back to work. 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. H2777 . VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:56 May 21, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A20MY7.000 H20MYPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2778 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 20, 2013 In conclusion, God bless our troops, BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA Agency’s Web site find that May is Na- and we will never forget September the (Mr. BRIDENSTINE asked and was tional Asthma Month. Many people 11th in the global war on terrorism. given permission to address the House might be surprised to know that start- f for 1 minute.) ing January 1, 2012, the Environmental Protection Agency has prevented the SEQUESTRATION EFFECTS Mr. BRIDENSTINE. I rise today as an Eagle Scout and one who has a sale of the only over-the-counter asth- (Mr. COURTNEY asked and was stake in the future of our scouting pro- ma inhaler upon which millions of given permission to address the House grams. Americans have relied for emergency for 1 minute and to revise and extend Some of us in America still believe in asthma treatment. his remarks.) the concept of sexual morality, that What is most alarming is that this Mr. COURTNEY. Mr. Speaker, last sex is intended for one man and one inhaler was taken off the market not week, the Secretary of Defense, Chuck woman within the institution of mar- because it was unsafe or ineffective for Hagel, announced that the furloughs of riage. Organizations that hold this phi- treating asthma—it had been around civilian DOD employees will be 11 days losophy and promote it among our for 50 years safely and effectively for the balance of this fiscal year. This youth should be commended—or at treating acute asthma attacks—but decision, driven by sequestration, is least, you would think, tolerated. the Environmental Protection Agency damaging and degrading the military Unfortunately, the intolerant left claimed that the miniscule amount of readiness of our country. These are in- bullies and browbeats private organiza- chlorofluorocarbon contained was cre- dividuals who provide critical services tions like the Boy Scouts into accept- ating a hole in the ozone. Mr. Speaker, for the men and women in uniform who ing their philosophy. Notice, they I respectfully submit that the Nation’s serve all across America and all across didn’t start their own organization; asthmatics are not causing a hole in the world. they went after the Boy Scouts of the ozone layer. Sequestration is acting like a slow- America. When these inhalers were taken off- acting poison, which is now affecting The left’s agenda is not about toler- line, we were told that the Food and the economy. Moody’s Investor Serv- ance and it’s not about diversity of Drug Administration would quickly ap- ices announced last week that it will thought. It’s about promoting a world prove a substitute inhaler; but here we take a full point off of GDP growth this view of relativism, where there is no are months and months and months year and will result in, over time, the right and wrong, then using the full later with no inhaler in sight. loss of 700,000 jobs. force of the government to silence op- What has been the response of the It is time for this institution to focus position and reshape organizations like EPA? They’ve been dismissive of Con- on this self-inflicted damage that Con- the Boy Scouts into instruments for gress’ concerns. gress caused by not turning off seques- social change. I urge people to contact their Mem- ter as previous Congresses back in the To my friends on the left, this is not ber of Congress to bring back these in- eighties and nineties did when seques- tolerance. halers that have served so many people tration was in effect. But here’s the good news about true so well for so long. We should stop wasting our time on tolerance: the most tolerant One of all repeal debates for health care—37 times has the ability to redeem us all. f as of last week—and focus on what’s f really important in the immediate fu- SENATE IMMIGRATION BILL ture. It’s to turn off sequester. It is HONORING PRIVATE FIRST CLASS CODY TOWSE HELPS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS, time for the leadership of this House to NOT AMERICANS stop wasting our time and get focused (Mr. CHAFFETZ asked and was given (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was on the issue that matters the most to permission to address the House for 1 given permission to address the House the American people.
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