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Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 110 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION 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, MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2007 No. 37 House of Representatives The House met at 12:30 p.m. and was vice, and the President’s stubborn re- PRAYER called to order by the Speaker pro tem- fusal to even acknowledge the con- The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. pore (Ms. HIRONO). sequences of marching our country off Coughlin, offered the following prayer: f to war all have led to our servicemem- Lord God, You are ultimately the be- bers living in substandard conditions ginning and the end. All time stands DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO after coming back and fighting for this TEMPORE before You as ever-present. Be present country. to all the Members of Congress and all The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- Some of my colleagues deflect this who work with them and beside them fore the House the following commu- criticism by saying yes, that’s true, this day and this week. but what is your plan? Our plan is to nication from the Speaker: May the daily decisions that Your actually plan ahead. Most members of WASHINGTON, DC, people make be a sign to You, that act- the military like myself and the VSOs March 5, 2007. ing with hearts set on what is right, I hereby appoint the Honorable MASIE K. that support them anticipated the need seeking only lasting good for this Na- HIRONO to act as Speaker pro tempore on for added resources to support our vet- tion and for all peoples, they will prove this day. erans at a time of war. But the Presi- themselves to be the faithful and free NANCY PELOSI, dent continued year after year after children of their heavenly Father. Speaker of the House of Representatives. year to cut funding resources to the May routine be transformed by Your f VA. The cost of war must include the spirit and so be filled with meaning. cost of caring for our warriors. MORNING HOUR DEBATES May the ordinary work of this institu- Now another avoidable crisis is upon tion, having consequences around the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- us and I say and the country says, world, be undertaken by all as a ant to the order of the House of Janu- Enough is enough. The era of putting mighty work, with fear of the Lord and ary 4, 2007, the Chair will now recog- politics before the needs of our citizens give glory to Your Holy name both now nize Members from lists submitted by comes to an end. The American public and forever. the majority and minority leaders for will not stand for one more day of this Amen. morning hour debates. The Chair will incompetence. Now is the time to act. alternate recognition between the par- This Congress must exhibit the leader- ties, with each party limited to not to ship that will restore the American f exceed 30 minutes, and each Member, people’s confidence in their govern- except the majority leader, the minor- ment and provide the services to our THE JOURNAL ity leader, or the minority whip, lim- wounded veterans. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ited to not to exceed 5 minutes. Chair has examined the Journal of the The Chair recognizes the gentleman f last day’s proceedings and announces from Minnesota (Mr. WALZ) for 1 to the House his approval thereof. minute. RECESS Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- f The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- nal stands approved. ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair THE TREATMENT OF OUR declares the House in recess until 2 VETERANS f p.m. today. Mr. WALZ of Minnesota. Madam Accordingly (at 12 o’clock and 34 Speaker, the failures of this adminis- minutes p.m.), the House stood in re- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE tration are once again on display cess until 2 p.m. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the today. From the failure to plan for the gentleman from Texas (Mr. POE) come wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, to plan f forward and lead the House in the for the aftermath of Hurricane Pledge of Allegiance. Katrina, and now we face the uncon- b 1400 Mr. POE led the Pledge of Allegiance scionable failure to plan for the care of as follows: AFTER RECESS our veterans at Walter Reed and other I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the facilities across the country. The recess having expired, the House United States of America, and to the Repub- This administration’s inability to was called to order by the Speaker pro lic for which it stands, one nation under God, plan, their total disregard of expert ad- tempore (Mr. SALAZAR) at 2 p.m. indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. 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. H2123 . VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:24 Mar 06, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A05MR7.000 H05MRPT1 hmoore on PROD1PC68 with HMHOUSE H2124 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 5, 2007 AMERICAN AID TO ‘‘HAMAS’’ Act (Public Law 102–575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. to authorize the Secretary of the Inte- UNIVERSITY 390h et seq.) is amended by adding at the end rior to participate in the Inland Em- the following: (Mr. POE asked and was given per- pire regional water recycling project ‘‘SEC. 16ll. INLAND EMPIRE REGIONAL WATER mission to address the House for 1 and in the Cucamonga Valley Water RECYCLING PROJECT. District satellite recycling plant. minute.) ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in co- Mr. POE. Mr. Speaker, incompetence operation with the Inland Empire Utilities H.R. 122, as amended, would add ap- seems to be running loose in a couple Agency, may participate in the design, plan- proximately 100,000 acre-feet of new of Federal foreign aid programs. The ning, and construction of the Inland Empire water annually to one of the largest re- United States dumps millions of Amer- regional water recycling project described in cycled water distribution systems in ican dollars for programs all over the the report submitted under section 1606(c). the Santa Ana River Watershed. Some ‘‘(b) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of world. Some of these may be worth- of the recycled water will be used to re- the cost of the project described in sub- claim the groundwater basin and help while, but I want to mention some that section (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the defy common sense. drought-proof the service area. These total cost of the project. water recycling plants will develop re- According to the Washington Times, ‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—Funds provided by the the United States has been giving mil- Secretary shall not be used for operation and cycled water near where it will be used, lions of dollars to two Palestinian uni- maintenance of the project described in sub- offsetting the energy costs associated versities with links to the terrorist or- section (a). with pumping. The Subcommittee on Water and ganization Hamas. The money is sent ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— There is authorized to be appropriated to Power held hearings on similar legisla- through the United States Agency for carry out this section $20,000,000. tion in the 108th Congress. In the 109th International Development and ‘‘(e) SUNSET OF AUTHORITY.—The authority Congress, similar legislation was through a sister group called the Amer- of the Secretary to carry out any provisions passed by the House. ican Near East Refugee Aid. of this section shall terminate 10 years after H.R. 122, as amended, will provide a the date of the enactment of this section. The Islamic University, which is con- very modest amount of Federal finan- trolled by Hamas, has received money ‘‘SEC. 16ll. CUCAMONGA VALLEY WATER RECY- CLING PROJECT. cial assistance to help in the construc- for student scholarships and money to tion of these worthy water recycling build a state-of-the-art facility. Al ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in co- operation with the Cucamonga Valley Water projects. Quds University also got millions of District, may participate in the design, plan- I urge my colleagues to support this dollars for scholarships for 2,000 stu- ning, and construction of the Cucamonga bill. dents. This is the same university that Valley Water District satellite recycling Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of held a week-long celebration honoring plants in Rancho Cucamonga, California, to my time. the founder of the suicide belt that reclaim and recycle approximately 2 million Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Speaker, I kills Americans and innocents. So it gallons per day of domestic wastewater. rise to support H.R. 122, as amended, seems the good ole U.S. taxpayer is ‘‘(b) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of and yield myself such time as I may paying for both sides of the war on ter- the cost of the project described in sub- consume. section (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the ror. capital cost of the project. H.R. 122, sponsored by our colleague, No American money should be given ‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—Funds provided by the DAVID DREIER, authorizes the Bureau of to any university that preaches and Secretary shall not be used for operation and Reclamation to participate in two teaches hate and terror.
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