March 15, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1411 Baird Farr Lofgren, Zoe Royce Sires Towns today. Had I been present, I would have voted Baldwin Fattah Lowey Ruppersberger Skelton Tsongas Barrow Filner Lucas Ryan (OH) Slaughter Turner ‘‘yea’’ on rollcall votes 112 through 115. Bartlett Fleming Luetkemeyer Ryan (WI) Smith (NE) Upton f Barton (TX) Forbes Luja´ n Salazar Smith (NJ) Van Hollen Becerra Fortenberry Lummis Sa´ nchez, Linda Smith (TX) Vela´ zquez REMOVAL OF NAME OF MEMBER Berkley Foster Lungren, Daniel T. Snyder Visclosky AS COSPONSOR OF HOUSE RESO- Berman Foxx E. Sanchez, Loretta Space Walden LUTION 1177 Berry Frank (MA) Lynch Sarbanes Spratt Walz Biggert Franks (AZ) Mack Scalise Stark Wasserman Mr. MINNICK. Madam Speaker, I ask Bilbray Frelinghuysen Maffei Schakowsky Stearns Schultz Schauer Stupak unanimous consent to remove Mr. Bilirakis Fudge Maloney Watson Schiff Sullivan SIMPSON as a cosponsor of House Reso- Bishop (GA) Gallegly Manzullo Watt Schmidt Sutton Bishop (NY) Garrett (NJ) Marchant Waxman lution 1177. He was added in error. Schock Tanner Bishop (UT) Gerlach Markey (CO) Weiner The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Schwartz Taylor Blackburn Giffords Markey (MA) Welch Marshall Scott (GA) Teague objection to the request of the gen- Blumenauer Gonzalez Westmoreland Boccieri Goodlatte Matheson Scott (VA) Terry tleman from Idaho? Whitfield Boehner Gordon (TN) Matsui Sensenbrenner Thompson (CA) Wilson (OH) There was no objection. Bono Mack Granger McCarthy (CA) Serrano Thompson (MS) Wilson (SC) Boren Graves McCarthy (NY) Sessions Thompson (PA) f Wittman Boswell Grayson McCaul Sestak Thornberry Wolf b 1930 Boustany Green, Al McClintock Sherman Tiahrt Woolsey Boyd Green, Gene McCollum Shimkus Tiberi CONGRATULATING THE UNIVER- Brady (PA) Griffith McCotter Shuler Tierney Wu Brady (TX) Guthrie McDermott Shuster Titus Yarmuth SITY OF HOUSTON ON ITS NCAA Bright Hall (NY) McGovern Simpson Tonko Young (AK) BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT SE- Broun (GA) Hall (TX) McHenry NAYS—2 LECTION Brown (SC) Halvorson McIntyre Brown, Corrine Hare McKeon Miller (FL) Posey (Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas asked Burgess Harman McMahon and was given permission to address Burton (IN) Harper McMorris NOT VOTING—44 the House for 1 minute.) Calvert Hastings (FL) Rodgers Camp Hastings (WA) McNerney Barrett (SC) Deal (GA) Putnam Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Madam Campbell Heinrich Meek (FL) Bean Fallin Quigley Speaker, I rise today to honor both my Cantor Heller Meeks (NY) Blunt Flake Rogers (KY) alma mater and hometown school, the Cao Hensarling Melancon Bonner Garamendi Rogers (MI) , and its men’s Capito Herger Mica Boozman Gingrey (GA) Ros-Lehtinen Capps Herseth Sandlin Michaud Boucher Gohmert Rush basketball team, for being selected for Capuano Higgins Miller (MI) Braley (IA) Grijalva Schrader the NCAA tournament for the first Cardoza Hill Miller (NC) Brown-Waite, Gutierrez Shadegg time in 18 years. The Cougars secured a Ginny Hoekstra Shea-Porter Carnahan Himes Miller, Gary bid to the tournament by winning the Carney Hinchey Miller, George Buchanan Johnson (IL) Smith (WA) Carson (IN) Hinojosa Minnick Butterfield Kagen Souder Conference USA championship game. Carter Hirono Mitchell Buyer Moran (VA) Speier Houston goes to the tournament with Cassidy Hodes Mollohan Crenshaw Pascrell Wamp the Nation’s leading scorer, Aubrey Castle Holden Moore (KS) Davis (AL) Payne Waters Castor (FL) Holt Moore (WI) Davis (IL) Pence Young (FL) Coleman, and a solid team surrounding him. The team faces the University of Chaffetz Honda Moran (KS) b 1927 Chandler Hoyer Murphy (CT) Maryland on Friday in the opening Childers Hunter Murphy (NY) So (two-thirds being in the affirma- round of the tournament. Chu Inglis Murphy, Patrick tive) the rules were suspended and the Clarke Inslee Murphy, Tim While it’s been some time since Hous- Clay Israel Myrick resolution was agreed to. ton has made an appearance in the Cleaver Issa Nadler (NY) The result of the vote was announced NCAA tournament, we have a long his- Clyburn Jackson (IL) Napolitano as above recorded. tory of success in the NCAA tour- Coble Jackson Lee Neal (MA) Coffman (CO) (TX) Neugebauer A motion to reconsider was laid on nament, most notably in the early Cohen Jenkins Nunes the table. eighties. It was during this time, from Cole Johnson (GA) Nye f 1982 to 1984, that Phi Slama Jama be- Conaway Johnson, E. B. Oberstar came the nickname of the University Connolly (VA) Johnson, Sam Obey PERSONAL EXPLANATION Conyers Jones Olson of men’s basketball Cooper Jordan (OH) Olver Mr. BRALEY of Iowa. Madam Speaker, I team. The phrase was coined by a local Costa Kanjorski Ortiz missed votes on Monday, March 15, 2010 due sportswriter, Thomas Bonk, and the Costello Kaptur Owens Courtney Kennedy Pallone to travel delays. If I were present, I would nickname was quickly adopted by the Crowley Kildee Pastor (AZ) have voted: players and even appeared on team Cuellar Kilpatrick (MI) Paul ‘‘Yea’’ on rollcall 112, On Motion to Suspend warm-up suits. Phi Slama Jama was Culberson Kilroy Paulsen Cummings Kind Perlmutter the Rules and Agree to H. Res. 1145—Recog- coached by and featured Dahlkemper King (IA) Perriello nizing the University of Arizona’s 125 years of NBA Hall of Fame players Hakeem Davis (CA) King (NY) Peters dedication to excellence in higher education; Olajuwon and . ‘‘Texas’ Davis (KY) Kingston Peterson ‘‘Yea’’ on rollcall 113, On Motion to Suspend Tallest Fraternity’’ was known for its Davis (TN) Kirk Petri DeFazio Kirkpatrick (AZ) Pingree (ME) the Rules and Agree to H. Res. 1170—Con- dunking and explosive, fast-breaking DeGette Kissell Pitts gratulating the winners of the Voice of Democ- style of play. While the 2009–2010 team Delahunt Klein (FL) Platts racy national scholarship program; has a different style of play, they’re ex- DeLauro Kline (MN) Poe (TX) Dent Kosmas Polis (CO) ‘‘Yea’’ on rollcall 114, On Motion to Suspend citing to watch, and we’ll be rooting Diaz-Balart, L. Kratovil Pomeroy the Rules and Agree to H. Res. 1163—Recog- for an upset on the number four seed Diaz-Balart, M. Kucinich Price (GA) nizing Washington State University Honors on Friday. Dicks Lamborn Price (NC) College for 50 years of excellence; Dingell Lance Radanovich f Doggett Langevin Rahall ‘‘Yea’’ on rollcall 115, On Motion to Suspend Donnelly (IN) Larsen (WA) Rangel the Rules and Agree to H. Res. 267—Recog- GOVERNMENT DOES TOO MUCH Doyle Larson (CT) Rehberg nizing the cultural and historical significance of FOR US, AND TOO MUCH TO US Dreier Latham Reichert Driehaus LaTourette Reyes Nowruz, expressing appreciation to Iranian- (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was Duncan Latta Richardson Americans for their contributions to society, given permission to address the House Edwards (MD) Lee (CA) Rodriguez and wishing Iranian-Americans and the people for 1 minute.) Edwards (TX) Lee (NY) Roe (TN) of Iran a prosperous new year. Ehlers Levin Rogers (AL) Mr. POE of Texas. Madam Speaker, Ellison Lewis (CA) Rohrabacher f Dr. Adrian Rogers of Bellevue Baptist Ellsworth Lewis (GA) Rooney Church, Memphis, Tennessee, gave Emerson Linder Roskam PERSONAL EXPLANATION some sage advice over 20 years ago Engel Lipinski Ross Eshoo LoBiondo Rothman (NJ) Mr. GUTIERREZ. Madam Speaker, I was about the role of government. It is as Etheridge Loebsack Roybal-Allard unavoidably absent from the House Chamber relevant today it was when he first said

VerDate Nov 24 2008 03:21 Mar 16, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A15MR7.013 H15MRPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE H1412 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 15, 2010 it. He said, ‘‘You cannot multiply was LaSalle College High School Palm Beach called ‘‘The Acreage.’’ Re- wealth by dividing it. You cannot legis- versus State College High School. La- cently, a pediatric cancer cluster was late the poor into prosperity by legis- Salle won 24–7. Touchdowns were made confirmed in the Acreage, yet the lating the wealthy out of prosperity. by Sam Feleccia, Jamal Abdur- cause is still unknown. In today’s What one person receives without Rahman, and Tim Wade. Going into the meeting, I spoke with mothers who working for, another person must work game, LaSalle had a winning record of have had children with brain tumors, for without receiving. The government 13 wins and only one loss. Feleccia’s 55- along with other residents of the af- cannot give to anybody anything the yard run pushed the Explorers ahead fected area. I was inspired by their op- government does not first take from 24–0 with 4 minutes left in the quarter, timism and dedication to this cause. somebody else. When half of the people sealing the victory for the Catholic They are not seeking to play the get the idea that they do not have to school in front of more than 3,000 La- ‘‘blame game.’’ They are simply look- work because the other half is going to Salle fans. ing for answers. At the same time, I take care of them, then the other half The LaSalle Explorers became the heard their frustration with the overall gets the idea it does no good to work first-ever Philadelphia city team to Federal Government involvement—or because somebody else is going to get win a PIAA football title. They went lack thereof. what they work for. And that is the be- on to the honor of having six of their While the State and local health de- ginning of the end of any Nation.’’ team players selected for the Pennsyl- partments have been active in inves- Madam Speaker, we are in a time vania sports writers’ all-State football tigating and confirming the cluster at when the government does too much teams. LaSalle’s coach, Drew Gordon, the local level, there are limits to what for us and too much to us in the name was selected as the Coach of the Year. they can do and experiences they can of taking care of all of us. Runner-up State College had three draw on. And so today I call on the And that’s just the way it is. players chosen for All-State. Federal involvement to improve. Ac- f I want to extend my sincere con- tion is needed now by the CDC and gratulations to LaSalle College High other agencies so they can lend their FLAWED PLAN TO PASS HEALTH School for their outstanding victory expertise and knowledge from other in- CARE and the State College Little Lions for vestigations to assist as we move for- (Mr. MORAN of Kansas asked and an outstanding season. ward. This is not a political or partisan was given permission to address the f issue. It’s about finding answers to House for 1 minute.) what caused the cancer cluster so my SUPPORT ISRAEL Mr. MORAN of Kansas. In an effort to constituents can get on with their pass health care reform, Democrat (Mr. BURTON of Indiana asked and lives. leadership is considering a procedural was given permission to address the f tactic known as the ‘‘Slaughter solu- House for 1 minute and to revise and tion’’ that will allow the passage of the extend his remarks.) THE WEEK FOR HEALTH CARE Senate health care bill without an ac- Mr. BURTON of Indiana. Madam (Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas asked tual vote. Skirting a direct vote on a Speaker, one of our best friends in the and was given permission to address trillion-dollar plan that would increase Middle East, if not the best friend, is the House for 1 minute.) health care spending, cut Medicare by Israel. Israel has been criticized by our Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Madam nearly $500 billion, and increase taxes State Department last week because Speaker, this is the week—the week— by over $500 billion is outrageous. they were going to build some addi- that we will have an opportunity to And I’m not surprised that the House tional housing in Jerusalem. They have provide expanded coverage for Ameri- Democrats don’t want their name at- accepted the premise that they cans. I hope this will be the week of tached to this Senate bill, which was shouldn’t right now be building hous- truth and not for misrepresentations pieced together through shameless vote ing outside Jerusalem. They have a that have been carried forward. I hope peddling and secret backroom deals moratorium on that. I think that was that those who are uninsured will un- like the ‘‘Cornhusker Kickback’’ and worked out with our government. derstand now that 31 million will have the ‘‘Louisiana Purchase.’’ I’m not sur- But as far as building in Jerusalem is insurance; that Medicare care will be prised that the Democratic leaders concerned, they have always built in protected and in actuality expanded by want to avoid a direct vote on a par- Jerusalem, and they have allowed the basic benefits plan; that Medicaid tisan measure that infuriated Ameri- Christians and Muslims and other will be reimbursed in all 50 States. cans and led to a stunning electoral groups to build in Jerusalem. So I can’t There will be no fixes for 100 percent, upset in Massachusetts. I’m not sur- understand why the Secretary of State and then, going forward, 95 percent, prised that Democrat leaders don’t criticized Israel and Benjamin and then 90 percent to protect those want their names linked to legislation Netanyahu, the Prime Minister, for al- who are impoverished; we will have a that fails to reduce costs and adds to lowing the construction of new housing system of a pool of insurance compa- increasing deficit. in Jerusalem, because it’s always been nies to thwart the one-insurance-com- House Democrats have no problem done and there’s never been a prohibi- pany per State. You will be able to imposing a flawed plan on the Amer- tion against it. shop for the best plan. If you have your ican people, but they are taking every At a time when we should be wor- insurance, you’ll be able to keep it. If opportunity to distance themselves rying about what is going on in Iran, a you’re a small business, you’ll have from the passage of this package. nuclear development program that subsidies. As well, yes, we require com- f threatens the entire Middle East and panies to carry insurance. But I believe energy supplies that we need in this this is ‘‘the week.’’ It is a good week CONGRATULATING LASALLE COL- country to keep our economy going, we for America to vote for real health care LEGE HIGH SCHOOL AND STATE certainly should not be criticizing our reform. COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL best friend, Israel. Israel is a best f (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania friend. They stuck with us through HEALTH CARE TAKEOVER THIS asked and was given permission to ad- thick and thin, and we should support WEEK dress the House for 1 minute and to re- them in every way possible. vise and extend his remarks.) f (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. asked and was given permission to ad- Madam Speaker, it was late in Decem- CANCER CLUSTER dress the House for 1 minute and to re- ber 2009 when two high school football (Mr. ROONEY asked and was given vise and extend his remarks.) teams met on a snow-covered field in permission to address the House for 1 Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Hersheypark Stadium. They were there minute.) Madam Speaker, this weekend I at- to determine who would walk away as Mr. ROONEY. Madam Speaker, today tended several community events the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Ath- I had the opportunity to meet with a throughout the Second District, and letic Association AAAA champions. It group of residents from an area of the message I received was clear: scrap

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