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Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 112 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION 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, FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2012 No. 72 Senate The Senate was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Monday, May 21, 2012, at 2 p.m. House of Representatives FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2012 The House met at 9 a.m. and was PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE voters think that voter fraud is a prob- called to order by the Speaker. The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman lem. Even though the Supreme Court has f from Connecticut (Mr. COURTNEY) come forward and lead the House in the ruled voter ID laws are constitutional, PRAYER Pledge of Allegiance. the Attorney General is fighting against those legal laws. Why? It seems The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick Mr. COURTNEY led the Pledge of Al- legiance as follows: the people who would be disenfran- J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: chised by voter ID laws would be un- I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the Almighty God of the universe, we lawful voters. give You thanks for giving us another United States of America, and to the Repub- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, And that’s just the way it is. day. indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. We pray for the gift of wisdom to all f f with great responsibility in this House PREPARE FOR PEACE for the leadership of our Nation. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER As the Members disperse to their var- (Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given ious districts and our Nation enters a The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- permission to address the House for 1 week which ends with the Memorial tain up to five requests for 1-minute minute.) Day, may we all retreat from the busy- speeches from each side of the aisle. Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, if you ness of life to remember our citizen an- f want peace, you prepare for peace. If you want war, you prepare for war. cestors who served our Nation in the THE PHOTO ID armed services. The NDAA prepares for war against Grant that their sacrifice of self and, (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was Iran. It calls for pre-positioning planes, for so many, of life, would inspire all of given permission to address the House bombs, ships, munitions, and for naval America’s citizens to step forward, in for 1 minute.) maneuvers in the Strait of Hormuz. whatever their path of life, to make a Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, you This is not about defense; this is about positive contribution to the strength of need a photo ID to rent a car, open a offense. our democracy. bank account, get admitted to a hos- I was a third-string quarterback on a Bless us this day and every day, and pital, get out of the country, get into not-very-good varsity football team, may all that is done within these hal- the country, buy a gun, check into a and I knew the difference and know the lowed Halls be for Your greater honor hotel, rent a U-Haul, use a credit card, difference between defense and offense. and glory. buy a lottery ticket, serve on a jury, We’re preparing to go on offense Amen. get a fishing license, pick up a package against Iran, which does not have nu- at the post office, rent an apartment, clear weapons and has no intention or f visit a public school, and sell scrap real capability to attack the United metal at a junkyard or hear the Attor- States. We’re about to make the same THE JOURNAL ney General speak. You even need a disastrous mistake we made against The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- photo ID to vote—in Mexico, but not Iraq. ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- the U.S. This bill does not explicitly authorize ceedings and announces to the House Yesterday, it was reported that 53,000 war, perhaps, but that’s beside the his approval thereof. dead people and thousands of nonciti- point. It’s licensing it. It sets the stage Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- zens may be illegally registered to vote for it in an election year. nal stands approved. in Florida. Sixty-four percent of U.S. Wake up, Congress. 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. H3107 . VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:04 May 19, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18MY7.000 H18MYPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H3108 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 18, 2012 NO BUDGET NO PAY ACT thorized the creation of the Combat classroom and the workplace. As one of (Mrs. BLACK asked and was given Action Badge. This badge provides spe- their strongest and most outspoken permission to address the House for 1 cial recognition for soldiers who per- supporters, I’m happy to share their minute.) sonally engage the enemy or are en- success story with the American fam- Mrs. BLACK. Mr. Speaker, I rise gaged by the enemy during combat op- ily here today in the House of Rep- today to talk about an important piece erations. The bayonet and grenade on resentatives. of legislation that I am proud to co- the badge are associated with the act f of combat. The oak wreath on the sponsor, the No Budget No Pay Act. It b 0910 says if we, the Members of the House badge signifies strength and loyalty. and the Senate, don’t adopt a budget Current Army policy limits the eligi- HONORING BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS and pass all of the appropriations bills bility to those individuals who meet the criteria of the Combat Action (Mr. BARTLETT asked and was given by October 1, we don’t get paid. permission to address the House for 1 The Congressional Budget Act of 1974 Badge after September 18, 2001. Unfor- tunately, this overlooks thousands of minute and to revise and extend his re- requires the Congress complete a budg- marks.) et annually, and for over 1,000 days, we veterans who made similar sacrifices in previous wars. That’s why I offered this Mr. BARTLETT. Mr. Speaker, I rise have not done so. The deadlines for the today to honor two very special schools budget and appropriations bills are amendment that would expand the eli- gibility for the Combat Action Badge in the Sixth District of Maryland missed so often that they’re meaning- which were honored this year as Fed- less. This kicking the can down the to also include those who served honor- ably from December 7, 1941, to Sep- eral Blue Ribbon Schools: Bel Air Ele- road mentality has got to stop. People mentary School in Cumberland and are fed up. And, frankly, America can- tember 18, 2001. Additionally, in accordance with the Oklahoma Road Middle School in not afford it anymore. We have to bal- Eldersburg. ance our books just like American fam- wishes of those veterans who ap- proached me about the expanded eligi- Since 1982, the National Blue Ribbon ilies do. Schools Program of the Department of Our constituents have to perform bility of this badge, the costs of the Combat Action Badge would be borne Education has recognized schools their job duties to collect a paycheck, where students achieve the very high- and so should we. I urge you to support by those individuals, not the tax- payers. Therefore, this measure will est academic level. this commonsense legislation. Not only I would like to particularly mention will it help us get our fiscal house in cost American taxpayers nothing. I was proud to introduce this iden- the women who lead these schools. order, it will help restore trust in this tical amendment last year to the Na- Mrs. Autumn Eirich brings a spark of institution. tional Defense Authorization Act, excitement to Bel Air Elementary with f which passed the House en bloc. So I’m her positive attitude and her dedica- back this year continuing to fight for tion to the school community. She fa- PREVENTING CUTS TO AIR cilitated the Bel Air philosophy: NATIONAL GUARD combat veterans of the past to receive the recognition they rightfully deserve. School Centered on Reaching Excel- (Ms. HOCHUL asked and was given With that, I ask for your support. lence, or SCORE. permission to address the House for 1 The Oklahoma Road Middle School minute.) f has adopted the motto, ‘‘Good, Better, Ms. HOCHUL. Mr. Speaker, as we RECOGNIZING UNIVERSITY Best,’’ to encourage educational and begin voting on the National Defense WITHOUT WALLS social achievement for all their stu- Authorization Act later today, I want (Mr. NEAL asked and was given per- dents. Ms. Catherine Hood symbolizes to remind people that, earlier this mission to address the House for 1 that motto with her leadership style of year, the Air Force proposed cutting minute and to revise and extend his re- collegiality and stewardship, which has 5,100 Air National Guard positions from marks.) created an atmosphere of trust and fos- our military. Part of this plan elimi- Mr. NEAL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today ters a positive learning environment. nates three C–130s and 800 jobs from the to recognize the University of Massa- With educational leaders like Au- Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station in chusetts’ popular and successful Uni- tumn Eirich and Catherine Hood and my own district.
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