E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 114 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 162 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2016 No. 28 House of Representatives The House met at 2 p.m. and was last day’s proceedings and announces Desert Shield and Desert Storm than called to order by the Speaker pro tem- to the House his approval thereof. any other State. A monument now pore (Mr. BUCK). Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- stands in dedication at the Greensburg f nal stands approved. Army Reserve Center commemorating the 69 names of the detachment sol- DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER f diers. They were fathers, husbands, and PRO TEMPORE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE sons. They were daughters and sisters. The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the They were all citizen soldiers serving fore the House the following commu- gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. ABRA- their communities, serving their coun- nication from the Speaker: HAM) come forward and lead the House try, and giving their lives to both. WASHINGTON, DC, in the Pledge of Allegiance. I call on Members of Congress to co- February 23, 2016. Mr. ABRAHAM led the Pledge of Al- sponsor this resolution and honor the I hereby appoint the Honorable KEN BUCK legiance as follows: service and sacrifice of the 14th Quar- to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the termaster of the United States Army. PAUL D. RYAN, United States of America, and to the Repub- Speaker of the House of Representatives. lic for which it stands, one nation under God, f f indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. PRAYER f THANKING MEMBERS FOR VISITING FLINT, MICHIGAN The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick REMEMBERING THE LIVES LOST J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: FROM THE 14TH QUARTER- (Mr. KILDEE asked and was given Merciful God, we give You thanks for MASTER, OPERATION DESERT permission to address the House for 1 giving us another day. STORM minute.) May Your special blessings be upon (Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania asked Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise the Members of this assembly as they and was given permission to address today to give some thanks to some of return from a week in their home dis- the House for 1 minute and to revise my fellow Members of Congress for tricts. Give them wisdom and charity and extend his remarks.) coming to my hometown of Flint, that they might work together for the Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Michigan, yesterday. Specifically, I common good. Speaker, at approximately 8:40 p.m. on want to thank Democratic Whip STENY During this primary season, the February 25, 1991, an Iraqi Scud missile HOYER, Congressman ELIJAH CUMMINGS, American people are hearing about so blasted through the temporary bar- Congresswoman BRENDA LAWRENCE, many issues we face as a Nation. Our racks of the 14th Quartermaster in Congresswoman DEBBIE DINGELL, and divisions come from the solutions pro- Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. my friend and classmate Congressman posed by various campaigns. Headquartered in Greensburg, Penn- SCOTT PETERS, who spent the day with Through it all, help us to maintain sylvania, the 69 members of the water me yesterday in Flint. civility, always presuming the best in- purification unit were deployed to I want to thank them for having the tentions in those with whom we dis- Saudi Arabia for just 6 days when the back of the people of my hometown agree. Thus may our system of demo- attack occurred. Twenty-eight soldiers who are suffering right now with a cratic participation in the forming of died that day, and 99 were wounded, in- water crisis that makes their water, the executive and legislative branches cluding 43 in the 14th. the water for 100,000 people, not just reach toward a truly representative The Scud attack proved to be the sin- undrinkable, but very dangerous. government that all Americans can gle most devastating attack on U.S. I also want to thank my Michigan support. forces as the 14th Quartermaster suf- colleagues Congressman SANDER LEVIN May all that is done this day in the fered the single greatest number of cas- and Congressman JOHN CONYERS for people’s House be for Your greater ualties of any Allied unit during Oper- their many visits to Flint. honor and glory. ation Desert Storm. To commemorate The people in Flint are victims of a Amen. the 25th anniversary of this attack, I form of neglect that is almost unimagi- f am introducing a joint resolution that nable: neglect by their own govern- honors the soldiers who were lost and ment, by the State of Michigan, which THE JOURNAL wounded and their families. was operating the city of Flint and The SPEAKER pro tempore. The The State of Pennsylvania lost more failed to protect those citizens by en- Chair has examined the Journal of the servicemembers during Operations suring clean and safe drinking water. 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. H821 . VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:10 Feb 24, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A23FE7.000 H23FEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with HOUSE H822 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 23, 2016 This is a crisis that demands a re- graduated from Syracuse. She earned a COMMUNICATION FROM THE sponse equal to the gravity of this cri- master’s at Queens College. She CLERK OF THE HOUSE sis. It demands a Federal response. It worked in public education for over The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- clearly demands a response from the three decades, all while raising three fore the House the following commu- State of Michigan far greater than kids with her late husband, Joseph. nication from the Clerk of the House of what it has been given. As her family mourns the loss of a Representatives: mother and a grandmother, our com- f OFFICE OF THE CLERK, munity mourns the loss of a friend, a HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, IN MEMORY OF LEROY ‘‘SLICK’’ leader, and a mentor. SEAL Washington, DC, February 22, 2016. Indeed, Bunny was so many things to Hon. PAUL D. RYAN, (Mr. ABRAHAM asked and was given so many people all at once. She was a The Speaker, House of Representatives, permission to address the House for 1 teacher who never stopped teaching, an Washington, DC. minute.) activist who never stopped organizing, DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the per- Mr. ABRAHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise a Democrat who never stopped believ- mission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of today to honor a dedicated public serv- ing that America is strongest when the the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa- ant of Louisiana, Mr. Leroy ‘‘Slick’’ tives, the Clerk received the following mes- right to vote is protected, when equal sage from the Secretary of the Senate on Seal, who passed away recently. He was rights are respected, and when every February 22, 2016 at 3:26 p.m.: 95 years old. child has the chance to thrive. That the Senate passed S. 2451. Mr. Seal was born on September 2, Bunny Steinman, it was an honor to With best wishes, I am 1920, in Varnado, Louisiana, where he know you, to work with you, to rep- Sincerely, was a lifelong resident and law enforce- resent you, and, most of all, to be your KAREN L. HAAS, ment officer. Leroy began his career in friend. We will honor your memory by Clerk. 1950 when then-Governor Earl K. Long carrying forward your passion for f appointed him to serve as the first progress and the betterment of all. You marshal in Varnado. will continue to inspire us for years to COMMUNICATION FROM THE When he left that post in 1954, he come. CLERK OF THE HOUSE went on to work for the Louisiana De- f The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- partment of Wildlife and Fisheries fore the House the following commu- JUSTICE ANTONIN SCALIA until 1979. During that time, Leroy was nication from the Clerk of the House of selected by his peers as top woodsman (Mr. LAMALFA asked and was given Representatives: and earned the position of major. permission to address the House for 1 OFFICE OF THE CLERK, Mr. Seal moved from the Department minute and to revise and extend his re- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, of Wildlife and Fisheries to serve as marks.) Washington, DC, February 23, 2016. chief deputy of the Washington Parish Mr. LAMALFA. Mr. Speaker, last Hon. PAUL D. RYAN, Sheriff’s office from 1981 to 1991. He week our Nation lost an incredible man The Speaker, House of Representatives, was elected chief of police in his home- and jurist: Justice Antonin Scalia. Washington, DC. town of Varnado in 1992, where he As a steadfast defender of the rule of DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the per- law, Scalia was a pillar of the Supreme mission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of served until 2008, though he continued the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa- to serve Varnado as a police officer Court for nearly 30 years. He was a man tives, the Clerk received the following mes- until 2012. of God and a champion of religious sage from the Secretary of the Senate on Mr.