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Vol. 161 WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015 No. 131 House of Representatives The House met at 9 a.m. and was lic for which it stands, one nation under God, Mr. VEASEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise called to order by the Speaker. indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. today to honor the anniversary of the f f September 11 attacks. Fourteen years ago, our Nation faced an unparalleled ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRAYER tragedy that forever changed us. The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- Today our thoughts and prayers re- J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: tain up to five requests for 1-minute main with the victims that perished in Dear Lord, we give You thanks for speeches on each side of the aisle. these attacks in New York City, Wash- giving us another day. f ington, D.C., and Pennsylvania on Sep- On this anniversary of the 9/11 trag- tember 11. We mourn with the families edy, we ask Your blessing of peace RESTORING CONSTITUTIONAL BAL- of the victims and continue to thank upon our Nation and the world. May ANCE ON THE AFFORDABLE the selfless first responders who rushed Your healing presence continue to CARE ACT to aid those in danger, even if it meant imbue the lives of those who were per- (Mr. LAMALFA asked and was given risking their own lives. sonally assaulted on that momentous permission to address the House for 1 As we remember the lives that were day, and ease the mourning of those minute and to revise and extend his re- lost that day, we must also commemo- who lost their loved ones. marks.) rate the brave men and women of our This is a month laden with important Mr. LAMALFA. Mr. Speaker, this armed services who have lost their matters of policy both at home and week, as we somberly memorialize the lives trying to protect us from the dan- abroad for our Nation. Help the Mem- tragic attacks of 14 years ago, we can gers we still face today. bers of this House to recognize that also rejoice in our constitutional val- Today we must stand as more than You are with them in their delibera- ues being upheld by a Federal court just Democrats and Republicans but, tions. You are the God of us all. Help this week, in that the President’s over- rather, together, as Americans, who all to trust that Your will for peace reach on the Affordable Care Act will will work to ensure that our Nation and prosperity among Your children be heard under our separation of pow- never faces an attack like that ever can move the human heart. ers. again. And through it all, may all maintain The court has confirmed the U.S. f a common respect for the goodwill of House has standing to preserve legal SEPTEMBER 11 AND A NUCLEAR those with whom they might disagree. claims on the President’s overreach IRAN May all that is done this day be for once again, this time, illegally over- (Mr. DENHAM asked and was given Your greater honor and glory. stepping his bounds on the Affordable permission to address the House for 1 Amen. Care Act and handing out $175 billion f minute and to revise and extend his re- to insurance companies. marks.) THE JOURNAL It is very important for the people’s Mr. DENHAM. Mr. Speaker, today The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- voice to be heard on an action that was marks 14 years since September 11, ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- never voted upon or even seen in the 2001, a day when thousands of Ameri- ceedings and announces to the House public light of day on the Affordable cans lost their lives in a terrorist at- his approval thereof. Care Act and its inability to meet its tack carried out by al Qaeda. On that Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- goals of being affordable. Instead, the day, we united as a Nation in response nal stands approved. price is going up. Rates are going up. to a tragedy too terrible to fathom. So this action is, indeed, a strike for f Today I remain thankful for our first our constitutional values, the ones we responders, our firefighters, police, and PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE fought for, the ones we memorialized, many others who displayed courage The SPEAKER. Will the gentle- the ones that are dear to our country. and strength in helping out all im- woman from Illinois (Mrs. BUSTOS) f pacted by the attacks. come forward and lead the House in the This day also reminds us to reflect on 14TH ANNIVERSARY OF Pledge of Allegiance. the dedication of the men and women Mrs. BUSTOS led the Pledge of Alle- SEPTEMBER 11 in our Armed Forces. Thousands have giance as follows: (Mr. VEASEY asked and was given served honorably in Iraq, Afghanistan, I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the permission to address the House for 1 and in the war on terror since Sep- United States of America, and to the Repub- minute.) tember 11. We are thankful for their

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I rise to mark the 14th anniversary of We have emerged even more com- The threat of a nuclear Iran remains the terrorist attacks of September 11, mitted to protecting the liberties that all too real. That is why any deal with 2001, a horrific day that changed our have long distinguished our Nation Iran or any other country must be Nation forever, as terrorists killed from regimes that rely on divisiveness verifiable, enforceable, and account- thousands of innocent people in lower and hatred. We honor the thousands of people we able. Iran has been a chief sponsor of Manhattan, the fields of Pennsylvania, lost that day and those we lost to 9/11- terrorism across the globe. A nuclear and at the Pentagon. We must never related illnesses in the years that fol- Iran is a threat to everyone every- forget that day. lowed. We must remember those heroes where. We saw good rise in the face of evil of 9/11. In remembering them, we must It is not just about us. It is about our and heroes rise in the face of danger. honor our commitments to them, worldwide stability. The safety of the When the day was over, we learned whether it is access to health care for American people is not a partisan pri- that thousands of Americans had lost ority. It is an American priority. those who were affected by 9/11. their lives, 700 from my own State. We The selfless first responders—fire- After closely reviewing the details of witnessed neighbors and friends con- fighters, police officers, and coura- the unveiled agreement, it is clear this soling one another and watched as geous citizens who helped save lives, plan will not adequately deter the Americans from all walks of life stood searched for survivors, and jeopardized threat of a nuclear Iran nor safeguard united together, side by side. their own safety to rescue others—rep- the well-being of our citizens and na- As America rebounded, we responded resent the very best of humanity. tional security interests. to these acts of terrorism with the May we forever remember the spirit I hope that we can all remember, skill of our military and our first re- of September 11, 2001, and strive to today especially, how crucial it is to sponders. This is a war we continue to build a future based on the hope and protect ourselves, our children, and fu- fight. It began without provocation, unity that emerged from the ashes that ture generations against this huge without warning. It was not a war of day. And may we always remember threat throughout the globe. our own choosing, but it became a war that, on this day, as we discuss this of our priority. It continues today. f issue, we are walking on sacred ground. It is the solemn duty of every Mem- May we treat it with dignity and re- FIRST SERGEANT P. ANDREW ber of the House to protect the security spect. of our Nation and our citizens. In to- MCKENNA f day’s dangerous and chaotic world, we (Mr. CICILLINE asked and was given begin to honor that responsibility by IRAN DEAL permission to address the House for 1 pledging never to forget that day 14 (Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana asked and minute.) years ago. was given permission to address the Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, last May God bless those who defend House for 1 minute.) month Rhode Island and the United America, and may God continue to Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana. Mr. Speak- States lost a hero when First Sergeant bless the United States of America. er, on this historic day of 9/11, a day in P. Andrew McKenna, an Army Green f 2001 when terrorists killed thousands of Beret serving in Kabul, Afghanistan, Americans on United States soil and a was killed during an attack on a NATO 14TH ANNIVERSARY OF day in 2012 when terrorists killed four facility. He ran into danger so that the SEPTEMBER 11 Americans in Benghazi, Libya, I stand lives of hundreds of his fellow soldiers (Ms. PELOSI asked and was given today in strong opposition to the Ira- would be spared and, in doing so, lost permission to address the House for 1 nian nuclear deal, a deal with Iran, a his own life. minute.) leading state sponsor of terror. During his 17 years of service, Ser- Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, this morn- Every day that goes by another story geant McKenna completed five tours of ing, at 8:46, across America there was a comes out about why we shouldn’t sup- duty in Afghanistan and one in Iraq. moment of silence and remembrance port the deal. The head of Iran’s mili- His patriotism, loyalty, and sense of that, on the morning of September 11, tary has said they will never accept the duty embodied all of the best values of 2001, the world witnessed a horrific at- deals restrictions on arms capabilities. Rhode Island and our entire Nation. tack against our Nation. The AP recently uncovered that key I was fortunate to meet Sergeant The profound, unfathomable casual- verification provisions are buried in a McKenna just 2 months ago at the ties shattered our sense of safety. Yet, pair of confidential side agreements Bristol Fourth of July parade, where out of the ashes of the fallen World that Congress doesn’t even have that he was presented with a flag flown over Trade Center towers, the crushed con- will allow Iran to inspect its own nu- the United States Capitol. I am grate- crete of the Pentagon, and the burning clear capabilities. ful that I had this opportunity to fields of Pennsylvania, Americans rose Just last week the Supreme Leader thank him for his service to our coun- united. We comforted strangers. We of Iran changed the rules of the game, try. strengthened community. Hope pre- saying that Iran will not comply with As we mark the 14th anniversary of vailed over hatred. Resilience defeated their side of the deal unless sanctions the September 11 attacks today, it is fear. are lifted and not merely suspended. important to remember there are still Americans will never forget where we This is a deeply flawed deal, and I nearly 10,000 American troops serving were on that day. We must always re- know we can do better. America is still in Afghanistan. We owe them and all of member what happened that day. the most prosperous and powerful our men and women in uniform our President Lincoln once cautioned of country on Earth and the protector of gratitude for the sacrifices they have the silent artillery of time wearing freedom and stability in the world. We made so that we can all enjoy freedom away at our memories. He was ref- must do better for the victims of 9/11 and live safely. erencing those who had lost their lives and the victims of Benghazi. My thoughts continue to be with Ser- in the Civil War. f geant McKenna’s parents, Carol and We pray that the years might ease b 0915 Peter, and his entire family during this the pain of the bereaved and that it incredibly difficult time. It is my hope would be a comfort to them that we OCEANS AND CLIMATE CHANGE: that the heartfelt gratitude of our en- will never forget. SEA LEVEL RISE tire Nation will be a source of comfort Young people born after 9/11 are com- (Mr. LOWENTHAL asked and was to his family. ing of age in a world that knows that given permission to address the House

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(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any cus to bring to the House another un- Americans and shocking the conscience other provision of law, prior to January 21, fortunate new reality. More frequent of our country and of the world. 2017, the President may not— flooding is going to be occurring now None of us will ever forget the tears, (1) waive, suspend, reduce, provide relief because of climate change. the sorrow, and the loss of that day; from, or otherwise limit the application of We are already seeing sea level rise; but neither will we ever forget the ex- sanctions described in subsection (b) or re- that is without doubt, and that has re- traordinary acts of heroism, the first frain from applying any such sanctions; or sulted in the frequency of nuisance responders who rushed headlong into (2) remove a foreign person listed in At- tachment 3 or Attachment 4 to Annex II of flooding in coastal communities. Cities burning towers, the passengers who stormed the cockpit, and the Air Na- the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action across America are experiencing nui- from the list of specially designated nation- sance flooding. There is a rise in nui- tional Guard pilot who was prepared to als and blocked persons maintained by the sance flooding between 1960 and the ram her fighter into a hijacked airliner Office of Foreign Asset Control of the De- present of up to 900 percent throughout to stop the next attack. partment of the Treasury. the country. From 300 to 900 percent, it These, Mr. Speaker, are the stories (b) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions is more often. that our children and grandchildren described in this subsection are— must hear, along with those of the (1) the sanctions described in sections 4 When rising sea levels combine with through 7.9 of Annex II of the Joint Com- natural climate patterns like this brave men and women who donned our Nation’s uniform in the years since, prehensive Plan of Action; and year’s El Nino, even higher rates of (2) the sanctions described in any other nuisance flooding will occur. when they ask us to explain what hap- agreement related to the nuclear program of For example, in my district, nuisance pened on September 11, 2001. Iran that includes the United States, com- flooding threatens my entire Long Today, Mr. Speaker, as we mourn the mits the United States to take action, or Beach Peninsula and the Alamitos Bay. victims of the September 11 attacks pursuant to which the United States com- Flooding roads mean a loss of work or and pay tribute to the heroes of that mits or otherwise agrees to take action, re- gardless of the form it takes, whether a po- school days, and eroded beaches can day, we should honor them by renewing the sense of unity we felt that morning litical commitment or otherwise, and re- have a negative impact on property gardless of whether it is legally binding or values. and in the weeks and months that fol- lowed. not. Today’s floods are tomorrow’s high (c) JOINT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ACTION America, Mr. Speaker, is strongest tides. That is why Congress must act DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘Joint when we stand together in defense of on climate change. Comprehensive Plan of Action’’ means the our common ideals—individual free- Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, signed f dom, tolerance, equality, justice— at Vienna on July 14, 2015, by Iran and by the GREAT RUN BY THE COON RAPIDS which the perpetrators of those acts People’s Republic of China, France, Ger- LITTLE LEAGUE TEAM found so objectionable and which were many, the Russian Federation, the United the real objects of their attack. Kingdom and the United States, with the (Mr. PAULSEN asked and was given High Representative of the European Union As we gather, Mr. Speaker, to mark permission to address the House for 1 for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and minute and to revise and extend his re- this anniversary, let us remember that all implementing materials and agreements marks.) our greatest rebuttal to those who at- related to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Speaker, you tacked us, as well as the most fitting Action. can’t get much more American than tribute to all those we lost, is to keep The SPEAKER pro tempore. The bill Little League baseball, and in that defending these principles that bind us shall be debatable for 2 hours, with 30 spirit, I want to congratulate the Coon together as Americans and that will al- minutes controlled by the chair of the Rapids Little League baseball team for ways be the enduring source of our Committee on Foreign Affairs or his their great run this year. strength. designee, 30 minutes controlled by the God bless those who we lost, and we After winning their district and then chair of the Committee on Ways and commit to their memory and to their emerging victorious at the Minnesota Means or his designee, and 1 hour con- cause. State tournament, Coon Rapids came trolled by the minority leader or her up just one game short at the Midwest f designee. The gentleman from California (Mr. Regional Tournament from making the SUSPENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ROYCE), the gentleman from Wisconsin Little League World Series. WAIVE, SUSPEND, REDUCE, PRO- (Mr. RYAN), the gentleman from Michi- While Coon Rapids didn’t make it to VIDE RELIEF FROM, OR OTHER- gan (Mr. CONYERS), and the gentleman Williamsport, Pennsylvania, their deep WISE LIMIT THE APPLICATION from Michigan (Mr. LEVIN) each will run had the community abuzz with OF SANCTIONS PURSUANT TO AN control 30 minutes. baseball fever. The dedication of these AGREEMENT RELATED TO THE The Chair recognizes the gentleman 11- and 12-year-olds to spend their sum- NUCLEAR PROGRAM OF IRAN from California. mers at practices and tournaments is Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, pursuant GENERAL LEAVE outstanding. The skills that baseball to House Resolution 412, I call up the Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- often develops—focus, commitment, bill (H.R. 3460) to suspend until Janu- imous consent that all Members may and hard work—will surely serve these ary 21, 2017, the authority of the Presi- have 5 days to revise and extend their young players in the future. dent to waive, suspend, reduce, provide remarks and to submit extraneous ma- Mr. Speaker, the coaches, the par- relief from, or otherwise limit the ap- terials on this measure. ents, the family members, and the plication of sanctions pursuant to an The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there players of the Coon Rapids Little agreement related to the nuclear pro- objection to the request of the gen- League team should be very proud of gram of Iran, and ask for its immediate tleman from California? their tenacity and their effort. I want consideration. There was no objection. to congratulate them. They make their The Clerk read the title of the bill. Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- community proud. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. self such time as I may consume. f DENHAM). Pursuant to House Resolu- Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this legislation, which would prohibit the REMEMBERING 9/11 tion 412, the bill is considered read. The text of the bill is as follows: President from waiving Iran sanctions (Mr. HOYER asked and was given H.R. 3460 and prevent the implementation of this permission to address the House for 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- fatally flawed agreement. minute and to revise and extend his re- resentatives of the United States of America in Last night, we spent many hours de- marks.) Congress assembled, bating this agreement. We heard from

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Mr. Speaker and Members, I strongly When you think about it, when we oppose H.R. 3460 because it is another I rarely saw eye to eye with that think about the letter that we sent—84 attempt to derail diplomacy and set President, but nearly three decades percent of us in this House signed a let- the United States on the path to war. later, I am glad that he stood up when ter asking for four critical things in H.R. 3460 suspends until January 21, he did. That President was Ronald this negotiation—we got rolled on 2017—meaning through the rest of Reagan. When he signed the Inter- every one of the four. Iran won on President Obama’s term—the authority mediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty every point. of the President to waive, suspend, or with Mr. Gorbachev, he faced the same Iran gets to keep its nuclear infra- reduce sanctions pursuant to the Iran fury we see today. However, 28 months structure. The Obama administration nuclear agreement. later, the Soviet Union was replaced by This legislation was introduced less collapsed on the issue of verification. a growing number of free and inde- than 48 hours ago and has had abso- We don’t have anywhere, anytime in- pendent states, and 28 years later, the lutely no committee process. While the spections in here. We have got self-in- United States is still standing and re- Foreign Affairs Committee has held 30 spections by the Iranian regime with mains as strong as ever. hearings since the announcement of respect to Parchin, which is the one The lesson in all of this is that diplo- the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Ac- military site where we know—we macy is rarely clean, and it develops in tion in November 2013, this legislation know—that the Iranians, because of its own time. There are stops and has never even been a topic of com- 1,000 pages of documents, did most of starts. Things move forward, some- mittee discussion. their bomb work. times backwards, and even often side- This is not a serious attempt to legis- ways; but, repeatedly, we have shown They say now: No, no, no, we will do late. Put simply, it is a political attack that a step in the direction of peace the inspections. We will turn that stuff on the President of the United States will be met in kind. Whether a Repub- over, but nobody is going into our mili- in an attempt to derail a good deal lican or a Democratic President seeks tary sites. that is in the best interest of our Na- that peace, Congress has an obligation That is the argument they are mak- tion. ing. The Iran deal represents the cumu- to support those efforts. The sunset clause in this means that lative efforts of countless diplomats. I am proud of our President’s efforts key parts of this deal expire at the end After imposing some of the toughest to forge a new path with Iran. The Iran of the deal. We have got permanent sanctions in history, the P5+1—the deal prevents Iran from developing a sanctions relief for the Iranian regime, U.S., the United Kingdom, Germany, bomb, creates a new foundation for fur- relief that is going to go into their France, Russia, and China—were able ther diplomacy, and stands as part of a military, in exchange for temporary to bring Iran to the table and strike a proud tradition of progress. I urge my colleagues to carefully constraints on Iran’s nuclear program. deal that achieves our core strategic consider and oppose H.R. 3460. The restrictions on Iran’s missile objectives. program designed to deliver those President Obama and Secretary of Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of weapons—now, this came up in the State Kerry deserve our respect and my time. eleventh hour of this negotiation. No thanks for this achievement. They Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- one anticipated it being in the agree- kept together a coalition that forced self such time as I may consume. ment. At the eleventh hour, the Rus- Iran to make serious concessions in I would just make the point that, sians came forward and, on behalf of how they operate their domestic nu- with respect to Ronald Reagan, when the Iranians, said: We want the lifting clear programs. President Reagan was presented with a of the sanctions, international sanc- We did not get everything that we bad deal at Reykjavik, while in his ne- tions, that the community has on the wanted, but we achieved a verifiable gotiations with the Russians, at that ICBM program and on the arms trans- deal that is our best hope to prevent point, he walked away from that deal. fers with respect to Iran. Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. He pushed away from the deal because, Unbelievably, we ended up getting The details of the deal are commend- in his mind, we could come back and rolled on this as well. As the Secretary able. Among other things, Iran will re- get a better deal if we stood our of Defense told Congress, the I in ICBM duce its uranium stockpile by 98 per- ground. stands for intercontinental, meaning cent and lower its enrichment level This was not the circumstance with flying from Iran to the United States. below weapon levels. This will increase respect to our negotiations with Iran. That is why—that is why—we never the ‘‘breakout time’’—or how long it With the Iranian negotiations, we had wanted this lifted. takes to create a weapon—to 1 year. four points that this Congress—84 per- It also provides resources and legit- In addition, the International Atomic cent of us in a letter to the Secretary imacy to the Iranian Revolutionary Energy Agency will oversee testing and of State—laid out. Those points were Guards Corps, the very same organiza- inspections, and cheating will be se- that it was supposed to be anywhere, tion that has killed 500 U.S. troops in verely punished with snapback provi- anytime inspections; it was supposed Iraq. sions that reimpose the crippling sanc- to last multiple decades; we were not This nuclear deal really needs to be tions that brought Iran to the table. supposed to lift the sanctions up front put in a larger context of the adminis- Unfortunately, it appears that the but do it over the entirety of the agree- tration’s Iran policy. It is very dan- majority does not understand progress ment in order to get compliance, to en- gerous; it is very risky, and I would say in diplomacy. Those who are trying to sure we had compliance; and it was to it is doomed to fail as a policy, given undermine this historic agreement are make certain that those 12 questions the fact that we haven’t seen any ad- motivated by the same naive approach that the IAEA had asked were an- justment out of Iran other than a re- to negotiation that has paralyzed this swered. committal on the part of the regime in Congress. This time, unless they get These were all important because, Iran where they say: We are not going everything they want, they will not ac- again, as Reagan pointed out to the to be bound by any of the ballistic mis- cept a deal that forestalls war and pre- Russians—and threw their own expres- sile constraints. We don’t intend to fol- vents Iran from becoming a nuclear sion back to them—he said: There is an low that, and by the way, we are ad- power. old Russian expression, ‘‘trust, but vancing new ballistic missiles and tar- This intransigence may be new in its verify,’’ and that is what we need to geting and putting that into the hands degree, but it is an old and regretful apply to the agreement.

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The support of the legislation in front of us. when you have side agreements which verification is so incredibly critical; For years, our Nation, in conjunction Congress has not seen and those side yet we are willing to cede our sov- with partners from across the globe, agreements, in the case of Parchin— ereignty—no American is on it—for a built up a robust sanctions package where we have ample evidence of their verification process that is 24 days, and against the regime in Tehran for their past bomb work—allow the Iranians to even General Hayden said you can only illegal nuclear work, among other il- do their own inspections. I mean, I al- monitor what you can see. licit actions and activities. These sanc- ways thought it was going to be inter- This is a bad deal. The argument is tions worked, Mr. Speaker. Iran’s econ- national inspectors who did the inter- to take this deal or go to war. I say omy crumbled, which forced them to national inspections, not the Iranians, that this deal promotes war, that it the negotiating table. themselves. promotes nuclear proliferation. It is The only trouble is, Mr. Speaker, on For these reasons, I do not think it is not in the best interests of the United the other side of that negotiating table analogous. I think, in fact, we should States, and it puts us—Americans—and was the Obama administration—a do what Reagan did at Reykjavik, the world at risk. group so eager to sign a deal that they which is to push back and say, no, we Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 gave in to the Iranians at every turn need a better deal, and we need a deal minutes to the distinguished gen- and forgot the true nature and evil of with verification—trust, but verify. tleman from California (Mr. HUFFMAN). who they were dealing with. To get a Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the Mr. HUFFMAN. I thank the gen- deal, the administration walked back gentleman from Montana (Mr. ZINKE), tleman. many of their initial demands—de- who served our country with distinc- Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the mands that actually might have made tion as a U.S. Navy SEAL. Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action this a better deal. Mr. ZINKE. Mr. Speaker, this is not a because we cannot allow Iran to have a Mr. Speaker, it is all too clear that Democrat or a Republican issue. This nuclear weapon, and this is the smart- this deal must be reworked and re- is an American issue. est, most responsible way to prevent jected. Now, I certainly believe that We are talking about Iran and inject- that. there is a role for diplomacy, but diplo- ing billions of dollars into Iran. The Nuclear experts, our own military macy must come from a source of Marine barracks were Iran. At least 500 and intelligence communities, and all strength, not weakness and capitula- troops, whom I served with in Iraq, five nations that have negotiated with tion, which is why the legislation be- died as a result of Iran. Iran is not our us—countries that have a direct inter- fore us today is so important. friend. They are our enemy, at least est in preventing an Iranian bomb—all The waivers built into our sanctions this regime. You cannot say that agree this deal will work. It does it by were not meant to be used by any President to force an agreement past Hezbollah or Hamas, as surrogates of restricting Iran’s nuclear enrichment Congress and the majority of the Iran, would not do the same on 9/11 as to nonthreatening levels and by impos- American people. The last thing the what occurred today in 2001. ing an unprecedented framework of in- Let’s look at this deal. world—let alone the United States— spections, monitoring, and enforce- General Dempsey, the Chairman of should be doing right now is relaxing ment—mechanisms that are not built the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said under no sanctions and giving Iran more on trust but that are built on distrust circumstances should we give missile money—more money to spread terror, and verification. technology to Iran; yet, in 5 years, we more money to execute civilians, more Is this deal perfect? No. I would pre- relax the sanctions for conventional money to support murderous proxy re- fer a deal that permanently bans all weapons to include missile systems, to gimes. include the same missile systems that enrichment. However, experts agree Mr. Speaker, this deal cannot stand, Iran has given to Hamas directly—at that this deal can and will keep Iran’s and I urge support for this bill. least 1,000 of them—and as many as nuclear program in a box for at least Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 10,000 into Israel from Gaza. the next 15 years. minutes to the distinguished gentle- In 8 years, we will relax the sanctions Now, opponents think we should blow woman from California (Ms. JUDY CHU). on ICBMs. There is only one purpose this deal up, walk away, and try for a Ms. JUDY CHU of California. Mr. for an ICBM, and that is to strike better deal. With all due respect, I Speaker, I rise today against this America. In 10 years—remember?—part think they are in denial. All of our ne- measure to restrain President Obama of the deal is dismantle for dismantle. gotiating partners tell us that that is from lifting sanctions and to support Dismantle the sanctions, and Iran was not going to happen. We would go for- the Iran deal—the most important step going to dismantle their nuclear facili- ward with a much weaker hand, with- that we could take to secure the future ties, their capabilities, and their ambi- out any, perhaps, sanction partners at of this planet by stopping Iran’s nu- tions. In 10 years, the centrifuges that all, and with a huge loss of credibility clear program for 15 years. are not dismantled come out. They are for abandoning our own deal. Blowing A nuclear Iran is an unacceptable upgraded. Then, in 13 years, by experts, this deal up only makes sense if you danger. Iran’s support of terror and ag- Iran will have the capability of having are prepared to go to war. gression throughout the world, its stat- at least 100 nuclear-tipped ICBMs. I know—and I am distressed to say— ed threats to Israel, and the nuclear How is that in the best interests of that, across the aisle, many think that arms race they would trigger are the America? How is that in the best inter- that is a good idea. I am concerned reasons the world’s major powers came ests of our allies in the Middle East? that, across the aisle, there is an out- together to put crushing sanctions on How is that in the best interests of break of Dick Cheney fever and the am- Iran in the first place. Currently, Iran America and the world? It is not. nesia that goes with it. They want to can produce enough material for a nu- The policy of the United States has take us back to the good old days of clear weapon in 2 to 3 months. Under been to reduce our stockpiles, to re- the Bush years when unilateralism and this deal, Iran must take several un- duce the countries that hold these in- militarism made us less safe, not safer. precedented steps that would prevent credibly destructive weapons—Ukraine There is a smarter and more respon- them from having a nuclear weapon in and South Africa are examples—SALT sible way forward to prevent Iran from 15 years. I, SALT II, SALT III. having a bomb. Let’s give diplomacy This deal goes further than any The SPEAKER pro tempore. The and peace a chance. Let’s support this agreement in history by including in- time of the gentleman has expired. agreement. spections of Iran’s entire uranium en- Mr. ROYCE. I yield the gentleman an Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 richment supply chain for up to 25 additional 1 minute. minutes to the gentleman from North years. Additionally, Iran will be sub- Mr. ZINKE. Lastly, how could anyone Carolina (Mr. HOLDING). ject to inspections forever under the vote for a deal in which the full disclo- Mr. HOLDING. I thank the chairman. additional protocol. It is those crush- sure of documents is not delivered? The chairman has one of the brightest ing economic sanctions that brought No Member of this body has been and most insightful foreign policy Iran to the table to finally accept the privy to the secret deal between the minds this Congress has ever produced. nuclear deal.

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In contrast, without this deal, time of the gentleman has expired. where we need to keep our focus. sanctions will be lifted anyway, and we Mr. ROYCE. I yield the gentleman an We need to ensure that this deal is will be left with nothing but fear, un- additional 1 minute. implemented, and we need to hold certainty, and an unfettered Iran. Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina. those accountable to implement it cor- Considering the anxiety of recent Twenty-four days’ advance notice be- rectly. That is our role as Members of years, when the prospect of a military fore we are going to inspect a site. Are Congress. No deal is perfect. strike on Iran felt imminent, this deal you kidding me? Mr. ROYCE. I yield 2 minutes to the is a welcome alternative, and the risks We are going to allow them to self- gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. regulate. That means they can go out of rejecting it are too great. For the MEEHAN). in the desert and get clean dirt and sake of our security, the security of Mr. MEEHAN. Mr. Speaker, I want to clean air and provide that. our allies, and our position as a trust- thank the chairman for his leadership. That is like telling a regular drug worthy global leader, I urge my col- Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to user that you can bring somebody leagues to support the deal and to re- the Iran deal. I believe the inspections else’s urine and somebody else’s hair ject this resolution. regime is weak. I don’t think the Ira- sample to a drug test. nians can be trusted, nor can we rea- Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 This is crazy, that we are giving Iran sonably assume that Iran will hold up minutes to the gentleman from South $150 billion and an opportunity to get a its end of the deal. Carolina (Mr. DUNCAN), the chairman of nuclear weapon in 10 years or less, as- A broad swath of sanctions is lifted the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on suming they are going to adhere to all at once, and the deal lifts the arms the Western Hemisphere. every line of the agreement, which no- embargo. Iran will further destabilize Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina. I body that I talk to believes Iran is an already dangerous Middle East by thank the chairman. going to adhere to the agreement. They trafficking more weapons and rockets Mr. Speaker, let me just pause to say will have a nuclear weapon. to its terrorist proxies, like Hamas and that I remember the events of 9/11/2001. The immediate concern is $150 billion Hezbollah. Tehran’s coffers will be I want to thank the first responders in lifted sanctions, money we are giv- flush with cash to fund Iranian terror and those men and women in uniform ing to Iran so they can continue to around the world. who have served, our veterans, for fund terrorism around the globe. Peo- But Iranian terrorism isn’t new. Iran what they do to protect us every day. ple will die as a result of this agree- is the leading state sponsor of ter- Mr. Speaker, I strongly oppose the ment. nuclear agreement with Iran. I strong- $150 billion can buy a lot of weapons, rorism. Its support and influence was ly oppose giving the President the abil- financial support for terrorist groups there in Beirut in 1983, Khobar Towers ity to unilaterally lift congressional to continue attacking our allies and in 1996, Nairobi in 1998, and on this day, sanctions. Our allies don’t trust us, and Americans anywhere they are in the 9/11. our enemies don’t fear us. I think we world. It has been there at suicide bombings ought to take Iran at its word. Here are Mr. Speaker, I strongly oppose that. on busses, at shopping malls, and pizza some quotes. As everyone can tell by my passion shops. It has supported hostage takings During the negotiations, the Aya- today, it is time for us to really talk in and assassinations around the world. tollah said this: real terms about what that agreement And to this we are to look to diplo- ‘‘The enemies are talking about the is. macy? options they have on the table. They Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 U.S. law allows victims of these at- should know that the first option on minutes to the gentlewoman from Cali- tacks to sue Iran for damages in U.S. our table is the annihilation of Israel.’’ fornia (Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ). courts. Over the last 15 years, the United States courts have handed down b 0945 Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of Cali- fornia. Mr. Speaker, they sound like more than 80 judgments against Iran The Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said warmongers, don’t they, those Iranian with $43 billion in damages. Of course, this: leaders? not a penny has been paid. The Iranian people and leadership, with And so we sit here today, humbled at I know there is disagreement on this God’s help, will increase their defensive ca- the task before us. We sit here as Mem- overall issue, but surely we can agree pability each day. bers of the world’s greatest legislative that Iran should have to pay out these Through the Iran deal, we are getting body, debating the future of our coun- damages to its victims’ families before ready to give Iran $150 billion. They try and the future of the world. Be- Iran benefits from U.S. sanctions relief. can do a lot of damage with that. cause Iran with a nuclear weapon is a So I have introduced the Justice for They are the largest state sponsor of threat to the world. Victims of Iranian Terrorism Act. It terrorism. They are responsible for And after months of intense review requires the President to certify that killing people in Indonesia, in India, and passionate conversation with the Iran has paid all judgments owed to its and all across the globe. people I represent and with advisers, victims before U.S. sanctions can be I chair the Western Hemisphere Sub- with my colleagues, after 19 years on lifted. Our position is: Not 1 cent in committee. They are directly respon- the Armed Services Committee, 17 of sanctions relief for Iran until it pays sible for the AMIA bombings in Buenos those on the committee that deals with up to its victims—not 1 cent. Aires in 1994, again in 1996 through nuclear proliferation and nonprolifera- Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 their proxy, Hezbollah. tion, chairing that committee for the minutes to the gentlewoman from The Ayatollah has said: We will not Democrats, I believe that diplomacy Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE), a distin- stop supporting our allies. That is first is the best path for the United guished member of the Judiciary Com- Hamas, that is Hezbollah, and that is States and our allies. mittee. other terrorist groups. We stand here to discuss the issues of Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, They have said in their own words— war and peace, of whether we believe in what a weighty responsibility to stand take them at their word—they will diplomacy with verification or armed on this floor on September 11. continue to support materially and fi- engagement. We sit here and we reflect For those of us who were here in this nancially the terrorism groups like in on all of those that will be affected by body on that day, there is no more sol- Yemen. There is nothing we can do to our votes: my family, our family, the emn responsibility than the national stop it. soldiers, and countless others. security of this Nation. They have also said that we, Western Can we look them directly in the eye For that reason, I am gratified to my powers, will not have access to secret and say we did all that we could do? ranking member for being able to serve

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I have stayed on both of those com- I ask you, Mr. Speaker, that, if we And, to enhance the number of IAEA eyes mittees, who hold in their hands the have the opportunity to save a child and ears on the ground, the JCPOA provides constitutional privileges and rights, from a speeding train, would we not that about 130–150 IAEA inspectors will be but, also, the national security. take that opportunity to save a child deployed. So I rise today with a heavy burden from a speeding train? I think we Additionally, the JCPOA makes applicable to speak to this very difficult decision. would. We need to save the children of to Iran the ‘‘Additional Protocol’’ (AP) to its So I start by saying I stand here as a this world. Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement, which mother, and I will choose to speak to Mr. Speaker, as a senior member of the is one of the verification agreements the IAEA that child in Israel and the child in Homeland Security Committee and the Judici- uses to investigate allegations of any clandes- urban and rural America and the chil- ary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, tine nuclear activities in Iran, and which re- dren around the world. Homeland Security, and Investigations, I rise quires Iran to detail all of its nuclear activities, I would ask my colleagues the ques- in strong support of H.R. 3461, and in strong including mining and milling and research and tion: What is our burden and responsi- opposition to H. Res. 412 and H.R. 3460. development activities. bility to those children, that, if we I support H.R. 3461 and oppose H.R. 3460 I take seriously the concern that has been have an opportunity not for peace, but and H. Res. 412 because I support the Joint expressed regarding the 24-day period for re- an opportunity to stop a potential nu- Comprehensive Plan of Action (‘‘JCPOA’’) as solving disputes over IAEA’s requests for ac- clear rogue, would we not take that op- the best and most realistically attainable cess to certain locations. portunity or would we find all kinds of means of preventing Iran from ever obtaining However, it should be noted that this 24-day obstacles? a nuclear weapon. period applies only to locations not covered by I rise in opposition to the underlying Mr. Speaker, more than twenty-five years the comprehensive agreement or the Addi- bill, and I rise today in support of this ago, as a young mother, I first visited Israel tional Protocol. Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. I and the Holy Land. Moreover, I am persuaded by experts, in- I have returned many times since then to thank the President and Secretary cluding Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, a the region that gave birth to three of the Kerry, but I thank, more importantly, Nobel laureate in physics, that the trace evi- world’s great religions, civilizations, and cul- Republicans and Democrats and Inde- dence created by activities involving nuclear pendents. I thank the negotiators. tures. And I have been a passionate supporter of material remains detectable for months, even Mr. Speaker, what we have is the the Mickey Leland Kibbutzim Internship pro- years. statement and the agreement signed by Finally, under the JCPOA, intransigence by gram, which for over 20 years has enabled Iran that it will never, never become a Iran in permitting IAEA’s inspectors access to inner-city high school students who live or nuclear power. This agreement creates requested locations can in itself be deemed an study in the 18th Congressional District the an enforceable roadmap for disman- act of non-compliance subjecting Iran to the opportunity to spend a summer in Israel. tling Iran’s nuclear program. As a Member of Congress and a senior threat of re-imposition of sanctions. Before the interim joint agreement Member of the Committees on Homeland Se- Additionally, the IAEA must be satisfied with in 2013, Iran went from operating ap- curity and the Judiciary, both of which deal this inspection regime with Iran and there proximately 164 centrifuges to 10,000, with national security issues, I have had the must be a major reduction in the stockpile be- and then they went to 19,000. But this opportunity to visit many countries in the Mid- fore funds held in escrow are released to Iran. agreement brings them down to 6,000. Critics of the JCPOA are correct in pointing dle East. Is that not a standing in the gap I have long been committed and engaged in out that the agreement does not condition against a known actor of terrorism? efforts to develop policies that anticipate and sanctions relief on Iran’s renunciation of its And then, of course, we have them at respond to new and emerging challenges to past and present support of terrorist groups 300-kg enriched uranium, and they are the security of our nation and the peace and like Hezbollah. only allowed to enrich 3.67. We have a safety of the world. That is why I take seriously the concern that roadmap for the various entities that The threat to regional stability, world peace, Iran may use some of the proceeds of sanc- contributed to their ability to make a and America’s security posed by Iran’s pos- tion relief, approximately $56 billion, to support nuclear bomb. session of a nuclear weapon is one of the terrorist groups, especially those that are hos- Make no mistake about it. You can- greatest challenges now facing the inter- tile to Israel. not take away knowledge. Even if you national community. But the best way to respond to this threat is bomb Iran through war, you cannot The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action not to reject the JCPOA but to work with our take away the knowledge. And they (JCPOA), negotiated by the P5+1, led by the allies and the international community to pre- will ultimately have the ability to United States is a response to that challenge. vent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. come back again. I have consulted with policy professionals, The JCPOA makes it easier to confront, Now we have an agreement with the scientists and other experts, and have re- deter, and defeat terrorist groups supported by P5+1. This is not Munich, for Munich viewed many publications supporting and op- Iran. was a capitulation. No one in this posing the agreement. Nothing in the JCPOA limits the ability of agreement is capitulating to Iran. We I have met with and listened intently to sup- the United States to exercise all of its authority are demanding that Iran cease and de- porters and opponents of the JCPOA in my to sanction Iranian entities for their support for sist. congressional district whose commitment to terrorism. President Obama has made clear Tell American people the truth. This peace and security is unquestioned and that he intends to exercise that authority: is the best pathway to ensuring the sci- whose counsel on issues relating to Israel’s ‘‘With very limited exceptions, Iran will entist in all. And for those who say security and America’s policies regarding the continue to be denied access to our market— that it is a reckless regime or scheme, Middle East I have always valued and will the world’s largest—and we will maintain rather, of inspection, they are wrong. continue to seek. powerful sanctions targeting Iran’s support Because the only 24-day process deals After this lengthy period of review, consulta- for groups such as Hizballah, its desta- with the undeclared and even that has bilizing role in Yemen, its backing of the tion, and reflection, I have concluded that the Assad regime, its missile program, and its an ultimatum that the sanctions will Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) human rights abuses at home. snap back. represents the best and surest means of ‘‘The United States reserves its right to The IAEA inspectors are trained by achieving the goal of preventing the acquisi- maintain and enforce existing sanctions and the United States. The United States tion of nuclear weapons by Iran, the most rig- even to deploy new sanctions to address will be present on site at the IAEA. orous and intrusive in the history of nuclear those continuing concerns, which we fully Many Members traveled there and got nonproliferation agreements. intend to do when circumstances warrant.’’ a direct briefing of the intenseness of Under the JCPOA, the IAEA will have ac- After discussions with Administration and their inspection process. cess to all elements of Iran’s nuclear program, outside experts, I believe that between the America will be on site when they including those that have never been subject IAEA’s inspections (the results of which the come back with their inspection mate- to inspection. United States will continue to have immediate

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The international deal blocks the potential the negotiating table as lead technical nego- Finally, I believe it is important to acknowl- pathways to a nuclear bomb, provides for in- tiator for the United States. To help clarify edge that by preventing Iran from obtaining a trusive verification, and strengthens Amer- the technical features and safeguards of the nuclear weapon, the JCPOA contributes sub- ican national security. America and our al- JCPOA agreed to and supported by the P5+1, stantially to making the region and the world lies, in the Middle East and around the and place these in the context of the choice safer. world, will be safer when this agreement is between approval or disapproval of imple- But an increase in safety should not be con- fully implemented. It is not based on trust; mentation of the JCPOA that will be before the deal requires verification and tough Congress next month, I have compiled and fused with an absence of danger, especially sanctions for failure to comply. attached to this note a streamlined side-by- for Israel. There is no better option to prevent an Ira- side comparison of key elements. Even with the JCPOA, there will remain ac- nian nuclear weapon. Military action would I believe this comparison clearly under- tors who are intent on doing harm to Israel. be less effective than the deal, assuming it is scores the conclusions of the U.S. nego- That is why I strongly support a substantial fully implemented. If the Iranians cheat, our tiators, the P5+1, and an impressive body of increase in assistance to Israel to make plain advanced technology, intelligence and the experts: the JCPOA provides significant to any of its adversaries that Israel’s security inspections will reveal it, and U.S. military technical safeguards and disincentives that options remain on the table. And if the deal is sacrosanct to the United States. effectively block Iran’s path to a nuclear is rejected by America, the Iranians could weapon. It also explicitly enables strong de- Specifically, I strongly support a new 10- have a nuclear weapon within a year. The tection and verification measures and timely year Memorandum of Understanding with choice is that stark. responses should Iran choose to violate nu- Israel that enhances our strong security rela- We agree with the Chairman of the Joint clear provisions of the JCPOA. The Presi- tionship. Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey, dent, the Congress, and our allies and friends I also support an increase in missile de- who said on July 29, 2015, ‘‘[r]elieving the remain united in the determination that fense funding so that the United States and risk of a nuclear conflict with Iran dip- Iran will not develop or acquire nuclear Israel can accelerate the co-development of lomatically is superior than trying to do weapons. The JCPOA is the best option that militarily.’’ available. the Arrow-3 and David’s Sling defense sys- If at some point it becomes necessary to If you have questions that I can help an- tems. consider military action against Iran, gath- swer, I would be pleased to do so. And to ensure that Israel retains its quali- ering sufficient international support for Sincerely. tative military edge (QME), I support further such an effort would only be possible if we ERNEST J. MONIZ. military enhancements that are now underway. have first given the diplomatic path a Enclosure. Mr. Speaker, since its entrance into World chance. We must exhaust diplomatic options Mr. ROYCE. I yield 1 minute to the War II in 1941, the United States has been the before moving to military ones. For these reasons, for the security of our gentleman from California (Mr. leading force for good, for human dignity, and Nation, we call upon Congress and the Amer- MCCARTHY), our majority leader. for peace in every region of the world. ican people to support this agreement. Mr. MCCARTHY. Mr. Speaker, I From the establishment of the United Na- GEN James ‘‘Hoss’’ Cartwright, U.S. Ma- thank the gentleman for yielding. I tions, the creation of NATO, the recognition of rine Corps; GEN Joseph P. Hoar, U.S. Marine want to take a moment and thank the Israel, the United States has been the world’s Corps; GEN Merrill ‘‘Tony’’ McPeak, U.S. chairman for his work that has been indispensable nation. Air Force; GEN Lloyd W. ‘‘Fig’’ Newton, U.S. done for the American public that they In the words of former President Lyndon Air Force; LGEN Robert G. Gard, Jr., U.S. have been able to see directly through Army; LGEN Arlen D. Jameson, U.S. Air Johnson, we support Israel ‘‘Because it is Force; LGEN Frank Kearney, U.S. Army; what this Iran agreement is about. right.’’ LGEN Claudia J. Kennedy, U.S. Army; LGEN An interesting thing is happening on And as the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Donald L. Kerrick, U.S. Army; LGEN Charles this floor as I sit around and listen. I said, ‘‘Israel’s right to exist as a state in secu- P. Otstott, U.S. Army; LGEN Norman R. am hearing Republicans and Democrats rity is incontestable.’’ Seip, U.S. Air Force; LGEN James M. on the same side. Those that are op- Dr. King believed in the dignity of all human- Thompson, U.S. Army; VADM Kevin P. posed to it are bipartisan. Those that ity and my best hopes are that a non-nuclear Green, U.S. Navy; VADM Lee F. Gunn, U.S. support this all come from one place. Iran, ceasing to foment terrorism, will be the Navy; MGEN George Buskirk, US Army; You know, when I came to Congress, MGEN Paul D. Eaton, U.S. Army; MGEN the one thing you are always told is catalyst for a Middle East in which all faiths Marcelite J. Harris, U.S. Air Force; MGEN and all peoples are respected, and which en- Frederick H. Lawson, U.S. Army. find a committee and stick with that joys economic prosperity and cultural diversity. GEN William L. Nash, U.S. Army; MGEN committee because what happens is Simply put, I want peace and security for Tony Taguba, U.S. Army; RADM John you get expertise. the people of the United States and its allies, Hutson, U.S. Navy; RADM Malcolm If you care about banking, you go to the Middle East, including Israel, and the MacKinnon III, U.S. Navy; RADM Edward Financial Services, and you get exper- world. ‘‘Sonny’’ Masso, U.S. Navy; RADM Joseph tise year over year. Taxes, Ways and Mr. Speaker, the JCPOA negotiated by the Sestak, U.S. Navy; RADM Garland ‘‘Gar’’ P. Means. When it comes to Foreign Af- Wright, U.S. Navy; BGEN John Adams, U.S. fairs, you get the expertise of some- P5+1, led by the United States, is in keeping Air Force; BGEN Stephen A. Cheney, U.S. with its tradition of global leadership and de- Marine Corps; BGEN Patricia ‘‘Pat’’ Foote, thing like this. sire for peace and security for all persons in U.S. Army; BGEN Lawrence E. Gillespie, So you know what? I have listened to all nations. U.S. Army; BGEN John Johns, U.S. Army; those who sit on those committees, and For these reasons, Mr. Speaker, I support BGEN David McGinnis, U.S. Army; BGEN I look to the chairman and the ranking the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Stephen Xenakis, U.S. Army; RDML James member on the Democratic side. (JCPOA), negotiated by the P5+1 and led by Arden ‘‘Jamie’’ Barnett, Jr., U.S. Navy; You know what I heard from both of the United States. RDML Jay A. DeLoach, U.S. Navy; RDML them? They are in the same position. Harold L. Robinson, U.S. Navy; RDML Alan They are opposed to this agreement. I urge my colleagues to join me in voting for Steinman, U.S. Coast Guard. H.R. 3461, which is a vote for a world in which They took their years of expertise, they read through it, they did the hear- Iran does not and will not possess any nuclear THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY, weapons with which it could threaten neigh- Washington, DC, August 20, 2015. ings, and they came to the same con- boring countries in the region, especially our Hon. NANCY PELOSI, clusion. steadfast ally, Israel. U.S. House of Representatives, So I wonder, could that happen on Washington, DC. the other side of this building, inside THE IRAN DEAL BENEFITS U.S. NATIONAL DEAR LEADER PELOSI: National leaders and SECURITY the Senate? Because they have com- experts in numerous fields—scientific, diplo- AN OPEN LETTER FROM RETIRED GENERALS AND mittees as well. The same bipartisan matic, arms control, military—are increas- conclusion came. It just didn’t even ADMIRALS ingly advocating support for the Joint Com- On July 14, 2015, after two years of intense prehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nego- come from the committees. The next international negotiations, an agreement tiated between the P5+1 and Iran. They have Democratic leader in the Senate, the was announced by the United States, the concluded that support for the JCPOA is in number two, is opposed to the Iran United Kingdom, France, Germany, China our national interest after carefully evalu- agreement.

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It is almost in the majority of shown Chamberlain just wanted peace, that the Europeans, the Russians, the houses across America. but history has shown other times in Chinese, or even the United Nations You see, in the latest poll, only 21 America where Presidents have stood could have achieved. percent of the American people actu- up and stepped back and got a better It is not something sanctions alone ally approve the deal and 49 percent op- agreement. could achieve and not something that pose. That is more than 2 to 1. Ronald Reagan wanted to end the nu- war alone could achieve. The United Only 2 percent of Americans are con- clear weapons when it came to the So- States, working with our friends and, fident that Iran will abide by the viet Union. In the end of Ronald Rea- in some cases, our rivals, brought agreement. Why? Because they never gan’s second term, he sat in Iceland about this end to Iran’s nuclear weap- have before. with Gorbachev. He sat down across ons program with an agreement for b 1000 the table, and he got almost everything verifiable, enforceable, effective curbs Iran has a history of not living up to he had asked for, but Gorbachev asked on Iran’s nuclear ambitions; and it is their promises. It is clear today that, for one more item. He asked that in Iran’s interest to abide by the agree- what the President said, he did not America would end their SDI invest- ment. achieve. ment. With this one step forward, the U.S. Mr. Speaker, just in April, President Ronald Reagan had a choice. Ronald has helped erase our record of inter- Obama said he will ‘‘do what is nec- Reagan said no, but he said: I will do national shortsightedness. It gets us essary to prevent Iran from acquiring a something even better. I will provide back on track as a leader who nuclear weapon.’’ He said that he will you the technology as well, so every- leverages our economic power, our implement this deal ‘‘to prevent Iran one in the world could be safe. military power, our powers to persuade from obtaining a nuclear weapon.’’ Gorbachev said no. That is a defining and compromise and bring people to- He did the opposite. In 13 years, Iran moment not for that man, but for this gether. can have a nuclear weapon not just be- world, and Ronald Reagan got up and There are not many times in a per- cause Iran wants it, but America will walked away. Some people criticized son’s congressional career or in the say then it is okay. Thirteen years is on a political basis, but I ask you this: course of history, for that matter, not that far away. Would the Soviet Union have collapsed, where a person can cast a vote literally That is not all that Iran gets in this would the Berlin Wall have collapsed for war or peace. Voting to support the deal. While we had sanctions on Iran, at the time it did, had Reagan not Iran agreement is a vote to give peace the only reason they wanted to come stood firm and asked and kept his word a chance. to the table—what did they do with for a better deal? Put diplomacy at the top of our agen- their money, even though it was Peace without freedom is meaning- da, stand up for our men and women in scarce, they didn’t have much? They less. This deal does not bring greater uniform, their families, and our Nation funded terrorism around the world. freedom to the world. It brings a nu- by avoiding war. Let us support a deal What does this deal do? It gives them clear missile race. This is not just that is good for Israel, good for Amer- as much or maybe even more than the about America, Iran, or a few other ica, good for peace, and good for the bailout that Greece got. What will Iran countries. No country in the Middle world. become? They will become the central East will sit back after this action. Mr. Speaker, Representative YAR- bank of terror in the world. That is The world will not be safer; we will MUTH and I wrote an op-ed piece for what we are voting on today. not be freer, but there is still an oppor- The Hill newspaper entitled ‘‘The Iran If you want to know the truth about tunity. History has shown, if we are Nuclear Deal is Good for America and the deal, you go even further because willing to stand up, take a step back, Good for Peace,’’ and I include it for there are side secret agreements we do and get a better agreement, we can the RECORD. not know. On this side of the aisle, we have peace and freedom. [From the Hill, July 29, 2015] think we should keep with the law. We Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, how IRAN NUKE DEAL IS GOOD FOR AMERICA AND think when 400 people on this floor much time remains on each side? FOR PEACE voted for the Corker-Cardin bill that The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- (By Reps. Luis Gutie´rrez (D–Ill.) and John said you had to have all agreements, tleman from Michigan has 13 minutes Yarmuth (D–Ky.)) we felt when there were 98 Senators remaining. The gentleman from Cali- We are both Democrats, but our districts and only one opposed that you would fornia has 131⁄2 minutes remaining. and paths to Congress share little in com- want to hold to the same agreement. Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 mon. A Catholic city councilman from Chi- Why would anybody want to vote on minutes to the distinguished gen- cago and a Jewish journalist from Kentucky, something without having all the facts, tleman from Illinois (Mr. GUTIE´ RREZ). the two of us naturally bring very different especially after you read the reports Mr. GUTIE´ RREZ. Mr. Speaker, I viewpoints to our work. But we are in com- that maybe Iran can do self-inspection? have a proud record, a record as strong plete agreement on one of the most impor- as any Member in Congress in sup- tant issues the U.S. faces—the nuclear agree- If that is the case, why don’t we bring ment with Iran is good for America, crucial to the floor and change the Olympic porting Israel. It is because of this sup- for Israel and an important step toward a committee and those athletes should port that I back the deal that the more peaceful Middle East. be able to test themselves? I look for President and our allies have nego- The United States entered into negotia- the Education Committee. Maybe stu- tiated. If I thought that this agreement tions with one prevailing goal: to prevent dents should grade themselves. made the State of Israel more vulner- Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. After Maybe that is facetious, but this is able, I would not support it, but that is months of negotiations, we now have an probably the most important bill you just not the case. agreement that will do just that. The deal Every security expert I trust, like severely restricts Iran’s nuclear program to will vote on in your term in Congress. only energy-grade enrichment, eliminates Don’t fall to political pressure, because Colin Powell, supports this deal; and much of the country’s uranium stockpile, re- you don’t need to. The bipartisanship almost every former government offi- tires most centrifuges and gives Inter- of the majority of Americans stands cial I deeply distrust, like Vice Presi- national Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in- opposed. dent Dick Cheney, opposes the agree- spectors more access in Iran than in any The expertise in this House that you ment. This is one of the most detailed country in the world. Most importantly, respect, regardless of what party you international agreements of its kind in under this deal, Iran can never have a nu- are in because you selected those Mem- memory, and it was no small task of clear weapon. bers to lead those committees, are op- American diplomacy, statesmanship, We recognize that some of our colleagues do not share our enthusiasm for this deal, posed. If that is not enough, study his- and good old-fashioned negotiating and we certainly share their mistrust for the tory. History always repeats itself. that brought the deal to reality. Iranian regime. But this agreement is not Have we not learned that peace with- The power and position of the United built on trust. It’s built on strict verification out freedom is meaningless? States as a world leader brought our and unprecedented enforcement. Iran has

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I didn’t arrive at this decision keeping America and our allies safe. It gradually, only after Iranian compliance is lightly. As a former Marine Corps in- is our best and only peaceful path for- verified. And should leaders fail to comply at telligence officer, I know the difficulty ward. I urge the House to approve the any point, those sanctions will automati- of detecting covert military activity, Iran nuclear deal. cally snap back into place. and I fully expect Iran to cheat. Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 But make no mistake, sanctions were not For years, President Obama has said minutes to the gentleman from Illinois delaying Iran’s march toward a bomb. Sanc- no deal would be better than a bad (Mr. KINZINGER). tions were designed to make that march un- Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois. Mr. bearable and force Iran to the negotiating deal. Now, as the sun sets on his final term, he has jammed Congress with an Speaker, the first question is: Does table, where we could strike a deal that Iran deserve the right to be trusted? would truly make the world safer. agreement riddled with dangerous con- If the answer to that is yes, then I And it worked. Now, aside from war, we’re cessions. No matter the verification ar- left with two choices. Either we support the rangements, this deal does not block would ask how. Tell me how Iran has deal and stop Iran from getting a bomb, or Iran’s pathway to a nuclear weapon. earned this right to be trusted. If the we oppose the deal and allow Iran to resume This much, we know. answer is no, then obviously, you its nuclear path, unchecked and no longer Rewarding the largest sponsor of would have to verify if you don’t trust. encumbered by the pain of global sanctions. international terrorism with billions of If you actually look at the verifica- Whether we like it or not, that is where we dollars and long-range missiles re- tion in this deal, in many cases, we are find ourselves. The sanctions’ effectiveness finding out from these secret agree- depended on a coalition that included China quires Americans to compromise our Nation’s security. It is too high a price ments that it is actually Iran verifying and Russia. Should the U.S. unilaterally de- for themselves that, in fact, they are feat this agreement, deemed positive by all and one this marine is unwilling to members of the coalition, China and Russia pay. going to be nuclear free. I am a veteran of Iraq, and one of the are unlikely to simply return to business as As sure as Iran will continue chant- things that I think is largely forgotten usual. The formation of the P5+1 negotiating ing ‘‘death to America,’’ ‘‘death to in this debate, even though it has been countries—China, France, Russia, the United Israel,’’ I will oppose this agreement, Kingdom and the United States, plus Ger- mentioned a few times, is Iraq is re- and I will resolve to work on a non- many—was a unique historical moment. A sponsible for the death of hundreds if partisan basis to preserve peace by pro- failure by Congress to recognize the signifi- not thousands of American soldiers, jecting strength. cance of today’s moment would undo more both directly and indirectly, through than a decade of progress while leaving Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I am the explosive foreign penetrators they Iran’s nuclear program fully intact. pleased to yield 2 minutes to the dis- There is simply no acceptable alternative tinguished gentleman from California send to Iraq to kill American troops. The other thing is, Iran in this deal, to this deal. It’s why, despite all the criti- (Mr. THOMPSON). there is all this talk about Iran cheat- cism, no viable substitute has been offered. Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. ing, and we know it is in the DNA of No one likes working with enemy nations, Speaker, a nuclear-armed Iran is cer- but deals like these aren’t necessary among Iran to cheat anyway. They don’t even tainly unacceptable, and there are two friends. It’s understandable that much of the need to cheat. They can follow this ways to prevent Iran from developing a apprehension over these negotiations has to deal to the T and become a zero-time nuclear weapon: diplomacy and mili- do with Iran’s history, and certainly, the breakout nuclear state. tary force. past must be taken into account— it’s also You don’t even need to have nuclear why there is such high emphasis on As someone who served in combat, I weapons to have the same kind of verification. But we must not allow history believe our Nation’s first choice should power if you are a zero-time breakout to be the obstacle in working toward a bet- always be diplomacy. I say ‘‘first nuclear state. You just need to have ter, more peaceful future. choice’’ because nothing in this deal the threat to marry a nuclear weapon Some have derided the agreement based on takes military action off the table, but the Americans who remain unjustly impris- to an intercontinental ballistic mis- before we go down that road, we need oned in Iran. We too had hoped negotiations sile—which, by the way, we give Iran to give diplomacy a shot, and this deal would have already led to their release and the right to have in year eight, ICBMs is the best way forward. share the urgent need to free them. But here married up to the tip of a nuclear too, the deal provides our best chance. An I am not new to the issue. I just fin- weapon. abrupt severing of ties would give us no ished serving 8 years on the Permanent In 5 years, by the way, Iran can now means to free the prisoners, but in an im- Select Committee on Intelligence. I take weapons from Russia, Europe— proved negotiating climate, we have a real have reviewed the intelligence; I have frankly, the United States if we wanted chance to secure their release. read the classified documents, and I to sell it to them—because we lift the These choices are never easy, but after have had numerous briefings with ex- more than a decade of groundwork, the best arms embargo against them. and right path is now clear. perts from every side of this issue. To upend this agreement would be not only There is no other deal to be had. It is b 1015 a setback for our shared goal of a peaceful this, or it is the status quo. Make no South Korea and the United Arab world, but it would be a major blow to Amer- mistake, the status quo leaves Iran Emirates have asked us for the right to ican diplomacy. If we walk away, the future just a short time away from a bomb. enrich or reprocess uranium—friends of of international relations within the Middle All of the intelligence clearly points the United States—and we told them East will be put at risk. China and Russia towards the fact that this agreement is no because of our dedication to keeping will have no need to deal with us if they far better than doing nothing, better again have the ability to deal with Iran di- nuclear weapons out of the wrong rectly. And Iran’s nuclear program will re- than the status quo. Iran is already a hands. So we denied our best friends sume its growth, free of safeguards from the nuclear threshold state. If we reject the right to enrich uranium, and we international community. this deal, Iran will keep getting closer are getting ready to give it to our The critics are right about one thing. This and closer towards the development of worst enemy. This deal will, in effect, is not a perfect deal. But no negotiation ends their nuclear weapon. end the Nuclear Non-Proliferation in perfection, and the results of this negotia- If we accept the deal, we will be able Treaty for the world, because we can tion are very good. To be certain, it’s the to halt Iran’s activities. The IAEA will never deny anybody the right to enrich best deal available. It’s good for the United have enormous access to conduct in- uranium in the future. States, good for our allies—most especially spections, and Iran must forever honor Israel—and it’s good for the Middle East. By With that, I urge the rejection of this cautiously and carefully inviting Iran to re- the conditions of the nonproliferation deal. join the world stage, we can guarantee it treaty or face the consequences. Mr. CONYERS. I yield 3 minutes to plays by the rules and finally ensure regional This deal isn’t about trust. I don’t the gentleman from Washington (Mr. stability and security for all. trust Iran, and I don’t like their leader- MCDERMOTT).

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As a consequence of this action, for fer a military option, it is not taken off This is an extremely well-conceived the first time, we are going to make an the table. arms agreement that does exactly what exception for Iran, an exception that We need to remind ourselves that needs to be done when it comes to pre- everyone else is going to demand; and until all of these conditions are met, venting Iran from getting a nuclear we are going to see an arms race, if none of the sanctions are lifted. They weapon, if it is enforced. There is not this deal goes through, not just in the can be snapped back in a minute. We an argument or an objection against it Middle East, but one that is going to have got 24-hour, 7-days-a-week camera that has not been debunked by actual threaten the wider world as well. inspection. We have unprecedented in- regional and nuclear experts on both I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman spection. sides of the aisle. And yet not a single from Missouri (Mrs. HARTZLER). If they violate this agreement, we Republican in the entire United States Mrs. HARTZLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise will know about it. We can snap back Congress is willing to consider the today to voice my strong opposition to the sanctions. And for those who want deal’s exceptional merits—not a single the President’s nuclear agreement with a military option, that is still on the one. Now, that is politics; that is not Iran. It is not good for America or her table. policy. Instead, we have spent 2 days allies. This agreement gives peace a chance. watching the Republicans trip over The administration would have us be- This agreement gives diplomacy a themselves on how best to unani- lieve that the only alternative to this chance. It is something that we can ill mously disapprove of this deal. deal is war. Those of us saying this is afford. The opposite may very well be If we disapprove, where does it lead? a bad deal are not advocating for war. something that forces us into another You heard: either to war or let’s go get We are advocating for a better deal, war in the Middle East, costing us tril- another deal. That is not going to hap- one that effectively prevents Iran from lions in treasury, costing us blood, and pen. Everyone has told us that is not obtaining a nuclear weapon now, 15 creating the prospects of a confronta- going to happen. It is the same neocons years from now, and into the future. tion that is unimaginable and unac- that have led us into 15 years of war in Instead of preventing a nuclear weap- ceptable. the Middle East that now want us to on-capable Iran, this deal allows Iran We must give diplomacy a chance. leave the thing open with Iran; don’t to keep its nuclear infrastructure; That is what this agreement is all settle it. gives Iran billions of dollars in sanc- about, Mr. Speaker. We have seen Secretary Kerry and tions relief to promote terrorism and Mr. ROYCE. I yield 1 minute to the Secretary Moniz go toe-to-toe with the instability throughout the region; does gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Iranians for months. Enduring the not allow for anytime, anywhere in- WOMACK). through-the-night meetings and count- spections; lifts the arms embargo, al- Mr. WOMACK. I thank the chairman less strained arguments, our diplomats lows Iran to acquire intercontinental for his leadership on this issue. ultimately delivered the most far- ballistic missiles; and does nothing to Mr. Speaker, over the last few days, reaching nuclear agreement in history. free the four American hostages being our Nation has heard from its elected There is nothing that compares with held in Iran. Representatives on the Joint Com- what we have here. That is real leader- Quite simply, this is a bad deal that prehensive Plan of Action, affection- ship. aims to solidify a legacy rather than ately known as the Iran nuclear deal. I Of course, we have seen the shameful prevent a nuclear weapon-capable state stand here today to add my name to campaigns of misinformation and vit- sponsor of terrorism. the list of Members who recognize what riol before—ObamaCare. If you were to I urge my colleagues to reject this a terrible deal this is and the grave play the ObamaCare arguments, they deal. danger a ‘‘yes’’ vote creates for human- are the same ones that you are hearing Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I am ity. today: Fear; fear, folks; you are going pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gen- It has been said by most that this to lose your doctor; you are going to tleman from Minnesota (Mr. NOLAN). will be one of the most important votes lose everything. And yet we now have Mr. NOLAN. Mr. Speaker, first of all, a Member will cast in his or her term it in place, and 20 million people have I want to compliment all of my col- in Congress. I agree. more health care. Now we are seeing it leagues for all the time that everyone It has been said by many that it again. has spent going through the classified paves the way for a nuclear-armed A Republican, Teddy Roosevelt, said documents, listening to the hearings, Iran. I agree. it best: listening to the ambassadors from all It has been said by many that lifting Credit goes to the man who is actually in the other nations, listening to people of sanctions will further destabilize an the arena, whose face is marred by dust and on every side of this issue. already troubled region. I agree. sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who The decision that we have to make And it is indisputable, Mr. Speaker, at best knows, in the end, triumph of high right here today is what are the con- as most have admitted, that Iran is the achievement, and who at the worst, if he sequences, ultimately, of this decision. fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so largest state sponsor of terror. I could that his place shall not be with these cold And the fact is we have learned that go on and on: self-inspections, ballistic and timid souls who know neither victory Iran is only several weeks away from missiles, retention of centrifuges, side nor defeat. the possibility of developing a nuclear deals. The President has gone out on the weapon. Those are the hard, cold facts Mr. Speaker, this is not just a bad line. He has listened to this stuff for 2 that we have been told. They haven’t, deal. It is unconscionable that we years and came back with an agree- because of the sanctions and the re- would consider anything that leaves a ment. You have got experts in Israel, strictions that are in place. They have path for Iran to possess a weapon, as you have got experts around the world enough fissile material to make 8 to 10, this agreement does. saying that this is a good deal. Now, maybe as many as 12 nuclear weapons. A ‘‘yes’’ vote, Mr. Speaker, will be on imagine if we were making this agree- So what does this deal do? What the wrong side of history. I urge my ment 70 years ago with the Japanese. makes them give up 98 percent of that colleagues to stand with the American We had been at war with them. We fissile material? They won’t have people, defeat the resolution, and stop wouldn’t have the same arguments. enough to build one bomb if this agree- this very bad deal. Vote against this bill. ment is fully implemented. It makes Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- them get rid of two-thirds of the cen- minutes to the gentleman from New self 2 minutes. trifuges. They will not be able to de- Jersey (Mr. PASCRELL). I want to underscore the point the velop one bomb if this deal is imple- Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, with gentleman from Illinois made a few mented. all the rhetoric invoked around this

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Mr. Speaker, I thank minute to the gentleman from Maine in both our countries are bleeding the chairman and the ranking member (Mr. POLIQUIN). when we shake hands.’’ for doing the work necessary in a bi- Mr. POLIQUIN. Mr. Speaker, the Ira- If that doesn’t resonate, what will? partisan way to inform the American nian Government has American blood And when the United States struck people, as well as our body, of the con- on its hands. It vows to kill as many an agreement with the Soviet Union 2 cerns here today. So I rise today in more U.S. citizens as it can; it is com- years later to reduce the size of our Na- strong and bipartisan opposition to the mitted to destroying Israel; and it tion’s nuclear arsenals, President President’s dangerous deal with Iran. funds, trains, and arms terrorists Reagan received much criticism, in- This one-sided deal gives Iran vir- throughout the Middle East. cluding, as conservative columnist tually everything it wants, ultimately This nuclear deal with Iran does not George Will put it, for accelerating— paving the way for them to develop a dismantle their program. It rewards listen to this—‘‘the moral disar- nuclear weapon and further destabilize Iran with $100 billion in cash and frozen mament of the West by elevating wish- the Middle East. It gives the Iranians assets, and there are no anytime, any- ful thinking to the status of political billions in sanctions relief that will be where inspections. In 5 years, Iran can philosophy.’’ used to finance terrorism. It gives Iran develop or buy conventional weapons, Almost 30 years later, we see that 24 days to cover its tracks before in- and in 8 years, it can buy or develop an President Reagan’s actions were not a spectors are allowed in. It even in- intercontinental ballistic missile. capitulation to an entrenched enemy, cludes secret side deals that the Presi- Now, some Members here in the but instead the underpinnings of a dent, Congress, and the American peo- House and in the Senate hope that larger strategy that reduced the nu- ple have not seen. these radical mullahs will abandon clear threat. Meanwhile, four Americans trag- their quest to become a military This agreement should not be judged ically languish in Iranian prisons, in- power. I submit to you, Mr. Speaker, on its ability to curb Iran’s hateful cluding one Michiganian. that hope is not a national security rhetoric or its role in destabilizing the Mr. Speaker, at moments like this, strategy, especially against those who Middle East, because that was never party politics must take a backseat to wish to kill us. the goal of the agreement. the safety of the American people. I Mr. Speaker, the best way to protect No agreement can be perfect, but I urge my colleagues to stand with our our homeland and to keep us safe is to am not convinced that a better deal— ally, Israel. Stand for security. Stand reject this deal. which exists only in the abstract at for peace. Stand for America. Don’t re- Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield this point—will materialize if Congress ward Iran for spreading terrorism, myself such time as I may consume. were to reject the one before us. abusing human rights, and holding Rejecting this agreement, Mr. Speak- Mr. Speaker and my colleagues, just er, would require the world’s largest Americans hostage. over a half a century ago, John F. Ken- Reject this deal, and let’s demand the economies, who are party to this mul- nedy, in an era of difficult engage- right one. tilateral agreement, to follow our lead ments with the Soviets, said: ‘‘Let us Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I re- and reimpose sanctions. never negotiate out of fear. But let us Mr. ROYCE. I yield 1 minute to the serve the balance of my time. never fear to negotiate.’’ gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Mr. ROYCE. I yield 1 minute to the President Obama’s diplomacy with gentleman from Indiana (Mr. ROKITA). COSTELLO). Iran is grounded in strength and real- Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania. Mr. Mr. ROKITA. I thank the chairman. ism, but it is animated by something Speaker, this is a bad deal. Even many Mr. Speaker, a constituent, Ms. Deb- all too rare in foreign relations: hope. of those who have found a way to jus- ora Avgerinos, visited me the other This is a strong deal that represents tify voting for this deal can see that it day. She owns a restaurant in our best hope for lasting security and is a bad deal. This deal enables Iran Brownsburg, Indiana, and she was per- peace. more money to fund terror, accumulate plexed about this agreement. As a veteran, I stand with our Presi- more power, and it will lead to a nu- One of the things she mentioned was dent and support this deal. clear arms race in the Middle East— that in her restaurant OSHA, the EPA, Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance and those points aren’t disputable. and anyone else from the Federal Gov- of my time. This deal authorizes Iran so much ernment can come and inspect her at Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- control over the inspection process any time with no notice. Such is the self the balance of my time. that it is not possible to say that this case with this upside-down administra- Mr. Speaker, President Reagan deal provides the level of verification tion. Our own Americans can be in- walked away from a bad deal in Ice- that even the administration demanded spected at any time. land. He walked away, and then he ap- up until a few months ago. Yet, when it comes to the world’s plied pressure; and as a consequence of Why do I say that? Because we can’t biggest sponsor of terrorism, we can’t that pressure, he then got a good deal. even see what the inspection proce- inspect them at all. We have to go In the case of this administration, dures are other than that Iran gets to through a third party and wait at least they did not walk away from a bad deal inspect itself. There is not account- 24 days. Common sense turned upside during the interim agreement. As a ability to Iran in this deal. down. Except in this case, Mr. Speaker, matter of fact, this administration re- Mr. Speaker, I am perplexed how one it is with grave danger to Americans jected the stronger pressure that this can vote for this deal without knowing and grave danger to our friend, Israel. House passed, with a vote of 400–20, and what the actual inspection and verifi- Now, the President said it is either held that bill up in the Senate during cation procedures are. We are sacri- this deal or war, and, in fact, there is its negotiations in the prior Congress ficing our strength and leverage to the no other deal, and I think that is pat- and did not give us the leverage we unknown. ently false. In fact, I believe that this needed for a good deal. But that is still What is known is that the statements deal will, in all likelihood, bring war. available to us. coming out of Tehran over the past And why do I think that? Frankly, we all have experience with week reinforce that they cannot be Well, we are putting $150 billion back North Korea. We remember what hap- trusted, that they will play games, and in the hands of Iranians, and I want to pened. But Iran won’t have to cheat that their motives are evil and their know: Who here thinks that they are like North Korea did to get close to a terrorist activities will continue. going to build hospitals? Who here bomb, and that is because the essential

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But if the in- the goal of preventing Iran from obtaining a said of his own agreement, in year 13, spectors think something is up, Iran nuclear weapon. Those sanctions brought Iran 14, 15, Iran’s breakout times would has 24 days to cover its tracks and, in to the negotiating table and I commend Presi- have shrunk almost down to zero. some cases, Iran’s own inspectors will dent Obama, Secretary Kerry, and the entire A former State Department official get to collect the evidence. team, along with our P5+1 partners, for their testified to the Foreign Affairs Com- Finally, against all of the advice efforts to negotiate an agreement to prevent mittee that this sunset clause is a dis- from our military, we are going to let Iran from building a nuclear weapon. aster. It will enable the leading state Iran buy ballistic missiles in just 8 The question for Members of Congress, sponsor of terrorism to produce enough years. Mr. Speaker, you only buy bal- who will vote on this agreement, is whether it material for dozens of nuclear weapons, listic missiles if you are looking to achieves its stated goals. all under the terms of the agreement. build a bomb. After the JCPOA was submitted to Con- As another expert witness pointed I get why Russia and China like this gress on July 19, 2015, I carefully reviewed all out, the bet that the administration is idea. They get another big customer. of its terms, attended the classified briefings taking is that in 10 or 15 years, we will But I don’t, for the life of me, under- and numerous presentations, and reviewed have a kinder, gentler Iran. But we are stand why we would ever agree to this. the transcripts of all the hearings that have not going to have a kinder, gentler Mr. Speaker, the President is taking been held in both the House and the Senate. Iran because we are releasing to Iran a huge gamble here. He thinks if we I also met with opponents and supporters of $100 billion in immediate sanctions re- make nice with the Iranian regime the agreement before announcing my decision lief. That is the down payment. And they will change their ways. Bring on July 30, 2015, the day after the final hear- Iran is guaranteed in all of this a re- them into the global economy, and ings before the Congressional August recess. connection to the global economy. they will become more like us. While I respect the opinions of those on both Now, the point I want to make to the Now, I think the Iranian people, they sides of this issue, I concluded that this agree- Members here is that that does not go want democracy, they want freedom. ment advances the national security interests to the average Iranian. It is the Quds But we are not talking about the Ira- of the United States and all of our allies, in- Forces; it is the IRGC; it is the clerics nian people here. We are talking about cluding our partner Israel. This agreement is that took over the major corporations an extremist regime that is unaccount- the best path to achieve our goal—that Iran in Iran; they are the ones that are able to their own people. never obtains a nuclear weapon. Indeed, I going to receive that $100 billion, and This is a regime that chants ‘‘death firmly believe that, should Congress block this we already know the impact of that. It to America.’’ This is a regime that agreement, we would undermine that goal, in- is going to solidify the Supreme Lead- funds terrorism all around the world. advertently weaken and isolate America, and er’s grip on power. That is why he did This is a regime that has called for strengthen Iran. the deal, to keep his revolution intact. wiping Israel off the map. The benefit of any agreement must be We had the bottom falling out of the I am all for diplomacy, but I’m not measured against the real-world con- price of oil. We had hyperinflation in for rewarding a rogue regime. sequences of no agreement. Many forget that Iran. We were in the position, had we I would also point out that the sanc- when these negotiations began in earnest two exerted the additional pressure, to tions we are lifting will let European years ago, Iran was a threshold nuclear weap- force a real choice between economic and Asian companies build up Iran’s ons state and remains so until and unless this collapse and actual compromise on this economy, and they will make the re- agreement is implemented. As Prime Minister program rather than what we got. gime even stronger. And should Iran Netanyahu warned at the United Nations in But, by removing economic sanc- start to cheat—which they have a pret- 2012, Iran was a few months away from hav- tions, the President is withdrawing one ty darn good track record of doing so— ing enough highly enriched uranium to of our most successful peaceful tools it will be that much harder to put back produce its first bomb. Today, prior to the im- from confronting the regime; and, as a in place the sanctions. Our trading plementation of this agreement, it has a nu- result, 200 retired generals and admi- partners, they will feel the pinch, and clear stockpile that, if further enriched, could rals concluded this agreement will en- they won’t want to hold this regime ac- produce up to 10 bombs. It currently has in- able Iran to become far more dan- countable. stalled nearly 20,000 centrifuges that could gerous. So I want to stress how fervently I convert that fuel into weapons material. In- I yield back the balance of my time. oppose this deal. I know the President deed, many analysts believe that the combina- Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, may have already lined up enough sup- tion of Iran’s nuclear stockpile and its cen- I yield myself such time as I may con- port to save his deal, but with this trifuges would allow it to produce enough sume. vote—with this vote—we need to send a weapons-grade nuclear material for a bomb in Mr. Speaker, I think this is a terrible message to both Iran and to the world: two months. deal. This administration has made a The regime may have bamboozled this In addition, Iran has been enriching some of lot of mistakes when it comes to for- administration, but the American peo- its nuclear material at its deep underground eign policy. This has got to be the ple know that this is a rotten deal. reactor at Fordow, a very difficult target to hit worst one because this deal will not And I fear that, because of this deal, militarily. Moreover, Iran was in the process of stop Iran from getting a bomb. This the Middle East and the world at large building a heavy-water reactor at Arak, which deal will all but guarantee it. will only become a much, much more could generate plutonium to be used for a nu- We went into these negotiations say- dangerous place. clear weapon. Finally, Iran has been operating ing that Iran had to eliminate its nu- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of for years under an inadequate verification re- clear program, all of it, full stop. Now, my time. gime that increases the risks of a covert pro- they are saying that was unrealistic, Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 30 gram going undetected. too unreasonable, too pie-in-the-sky. seconds to the gentleman from Mary- This agreement blocks all of these paths to And we are handing over hundreds of land (Mr. VAN HOLLEN), the ranking acquiring weapons-grade nuclear material and billions of dollars in sanctions relief. member of the Budget Committee. puts in place an inspection system that So Iran gets billions of dollars in ex- Mr. VAN HOLLEN. I thank my assures the detection of any violation and fu- change for what? For taking apart friend, Mr. LEVIN. ture dash to acquire a nuclear weapon. The some—not all, just some—of its nuclear Mr. Speaker, this agreement rep- Interim Agreement has already neutralized program? resents the best path to achieving our Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium that And then, in 10 or 15 years, all of goal of preventing Iran from ever ob- Prime Minister Netanyahu highlighted in his these limits expire. In other words, taining a nuclear weapon, and it ad- speech. This final agreement will significantly they are getting something for essen- vances the national security interests scale back the remainder of its program. Iran’s

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No enrichment activities may be con- spected regional observers agree that they are gether to confront that threat. The fact remains ducted at Fordow for a period of 15 years, and unlikely to make a significant strategic dif- that Iranian support for their terrorist proxy the facility at Arak will be permanently con- ference. Moreover, any effort by Iran to in- Hezbollah continues to destabilize Lebanon verted to one that does not produce weapons- crease support for its proxies can be checked and poses a direct threat to Israel, as does its grade plutonium. by the U.S. and our allies through counter- support for Hamas. We must do all we can to Taken together, these measures will extend measures. Finally, it is clear that any alter- ensure that our ally Israel maintains its quali- the breakout time from about two months to at native agreement opponents seek would also tative military edge in the region, including least a year and put in place layers of result in the lifting of the sanctions and freeing providing increased funding for Israel’s Arrow verification measures over different timelines, up these resources. anti-ballistic missile and Iron Dome anti-rocket including some that remain in place perma- In my view, opponents of the agreement systems. Consideration should also be given nently. It is generally agreed that these meas- have failed to demonstrate how we will be in to previously denied weapons if a need for ures would allow us to detect any effort by a better position if Congress were to block it. such enhanced capabilities arises. We must Iran to use its current nuclear facilities— Without an agreement, the Iranians will imme- always remember that some of Iran’s leaders Natanz, Fordow, or Arak—to violate the agree- diately revert to their status as a threshold nu- have called for the destruction of Israel and ment. The main criticism with respect to clear weapons state. In other words, they im- we must never forget the awful past that verification is that the agreement does not suf- mediately pose the threat that Prime Minister teaches us not to ignore those threats. ficiently guard against an effort by Iran to de- Netanyahu warned about in his U.N. speech. The threats Iran poses in the region are velop a secret uranium supply chain and en- At the same time, the international consensus real. But all those threats are compounded by richment capacity at a covert place. However, we have built for sanctions, which was already an Iran that is a threshold nuclear weapons the reality is that the agreement permanently starting to fray, would begin to collapse en- state. This agreement will roll back the Iranian puts in place an inspection mechanism that is tirely. We would be immediately left with the nuclear program and provide us with greater more rigorous than any previous arms control agreement and more stringent than the current worst of all worlds—a threshold nuclear weap- ability to detect and more time to respond to system. The agreement ultimately requires in- ons state with diminished sanctions and little any future Iranian attempt to build a nuclear spections of any suspected Iranian nuclear leverage for the United States. weapon. I disagree with the view that we can force For all of the reasons given above, I’ve con- site with the vote of the United States, Britain, the Iranians back to the negotiating table to cluded that this is an historic agreement that France, Germany, and the European Union. get a better deal. All of our European partners should be supported by the Congress. Neither the Chinese nor the Russians can have signed on to the current agreement. block such inspections in the face of a united b 1045 Consequently, the U.S. would be isolated in its Western front. Are we really better off without Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- this verification regime than with it? quest to return to negotiations. And in the un- likely event that we somehow returned to ne- self such time as I may consume. In exchange for rolling back its nuclear pro- For far too long, we faced the night- gotiations, the critics have not presented a gram and accepting this verification regime, mare of Iran with nuclear bombs. Im- plausible scenario for achieving a better Iran will obtain relief from those sanctions that pacted by heavy sanctions, Iran finally agreement in a world where fewer sanctions are tied to its nuclear program. However, that agreed to negotiate, led by the United relief will only come after Iran has verifiably re- means less economic pressure. The bottom line is that if Congress were to States and five other nations. After duced its nuclear program as required. More- agreeing on a framework, which Iran over, if Iran backslides on those commitments, block the agreement and the Iranians were to resume nuclear enrichment activities, the only complied with, the parties completed the sanctions will snap back into place. The the much-detailed Joint Comprehen- snapback procedure is triggered if the U.S. way to stop them, at least temporarily, would be by military action. That would unleash sig- sive Plan of Action. registers a formal complaint against Iran with When I issued my statement of sup- nificant negative consequences that could the special commission created for that pur- port for the JCPOA 6 weeks ago, its jeopardize American troops in the region, drag pose. In addition, those U.S. sanctions that fate was uncertain. What decisively us into another ground war in the Middle East, are not related to the Iranian nuclear program turned the tide was the impassioned and trigger unpredictable responses else- will remain in place, including U.S. sanctions leadership of the President with Secre- where. Moreover, the United States would be related to Iran’s human rights violations, sup- taries Kerry and Moniz, combined with totally isolated from most of the world, includ- port for terrorism, and missile program. a momentous outpouring of support ing our Western partners. The folly of that go- There are some who oppose the agreement outside the political realm from a vast it-alone military approach would be com- because it does not prevent Iran from engag- array of scientific experts, experienced pounded by the fact that such action would ing in adversarial actions throughout the Gulf, diplomats, key figures from all reli- only deal a temporary setback to an Iranian the Middle East, and elsewhere. That conduct, gious faiths, a wide variety of military nuclear program. They would likely respond by however, was never within the scope of these leaders, and informed expressions from putting their nuclear enrichment activities negotiations nor the objective of the inter- major former governmental figures of deeper underground and would likely be more national sanctions regime aimed at preventing the highest integrity, including Colin determined than ever to build a nuclear arse- Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Presi- Powell and Brent Scowcroft. dent Reagan understood the distinction be- nal. It also became increasingly clear We don’t have to take that path. This agree- tween changing behavior and achieving that there was no other workable alter- ment will give us a long period of time to test verifiable limits on weapons programs. He ne- native. This point was reinforced by the Iranians’ compliance and assess their in- gotiated arms control agreements with the So- the joint statement yesterday from tentions. During that period, it will give us a viet Union, not because he thought it would British Prime Minister Cameron, treasure trove of information about the scope change the character of ‘‘the Evil Empire’’ but French President Hollande and German and capabilities of the limited Iranian nuclear because limiting their nuclear arsenal was in Chancellor Merkel. They said, among program. Throughout that period and beyond, the national security interests of the U.S. and other points: our allies. That reality is also true today. An we reserve all of our options, including a mili- This is not an agreement based on trust or Iranian regime with nuclear capability would tary option, to respond to any Iranian attempt on any assumption about how Iran may look present a much greater threat to the region to break out and produce enough highly en- in 10 or 15 years. It is based on detailed, than an Iran without one. In fact, today, as a riched material to make a bomb. But we will tightly written controls that are verifiable threshold nuclear weapons state, Iran wields have two advantages over the situation as it is and long-lasting. Iran will have strong incen- more influence than it will under the con- today—a more comprehensive verification re- tives not to cheat: The near certainty of get- straints of this agreement. That is why our gime to detect any violation and a much ting caught and the consequences that would focus has appropriately been on reining in the longer breakout period in which to respond. follow would make this a losing option. Iranian nuclear program. As former Secretary Clinton has indicated, It is now absolutely clear that the The lifting of the sanctions will certainly give the fact that we have successfully limited the JCPOA will go into effect, requiring Iran additional resources to support its prior- scope of Iran’s nuclear program does not the initial set of detailed obligations

VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:45 Sep 11, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A11SE7.005 H11SEPT1 rfrederick on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE September 11, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5959 that Iran must fulfill. It is, therefore, gentleman from New York (Mr. RAN- United States of America—or soon will time to go on. GEL) who, to put it mildly, is a senior be. Should we not be saying: What is This institution, which has been a member of our committee. the enforcement? What are we going to major center of attacks on the JCPOA, (Mr. RANGEL asked and was given do? What happens if they violate it? would hopefully have those who op- permission to revise and extend his re- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The posed now join with those who sup- marks.) time of the gentleman has expired. ported the agreement and work to- Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, my fel- Mr. LEVIN. I yield the gentleman an gether to rekindle the kind of overall low Members, this is a historic occa- additional 30 seconds. bipartisanship that Senator Arthur sion for the House and a very emo- Mr. RANGEL. I thank the ranking Vandenberg of Michigan urged should tional time for me because, unfortu- member. apply to key foreign policy issues as nately, I have known war. I have Are we here to embarrass Presidents, they ‘‘approached the water’s edge.’’ known the horrors of war. Republicans, and Democrats or are we Surely this kind of rekindled biparti- And I speak for all of those that have here to preserve the dignity and the in- sanship needs to be undertaken in par- had this horrendous experience to say tegrity of the United States of Amer- ticular to take steps to deepen support that we should always give diplomacy ica, no matter who is the President? for Israel’s security, to fight and defeat a chance before we put any American If ever there was a time for us to terrorism, and to rekindle efforts for in harm’s way. come together and support the policy, viable peace negotiations. I don’t think any of us, with any de- the time is now. I urge my colleagues to vote yes on gree of certainty, have any idea wheth- Thank you so much for giving me H.R. 3461, which is a vote of approval er this agreement is going to hold or if this opportunity. for the comprehensive agreement that we can contain the criminal, inhumane Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, would prevent Iran from getting a nu- ambitions of the leadership in Iran. I yield myself 15 seconds. clear weapon. What we do know is that the inter- Mr. Speaker, the oldest trick in the I urge my colleagues to vote no on national powers not just of China, not book, if you cannot win a debate on the H.R. 3460, which would suspend the just of Russia, but of the United King- merits, is to impugn the other person’s President’s authority to waive sanc- dom, of France, of Germany, and the motives. tions and, in effect, prevent him from thinking of the United States of Amer- People who are opposing this agree- implementing the comprehensive ica, truly believe that this is the best ment, whether they be Republicans or agreement. possible way to avoid war. many of the Democrats who are oppos- I close. It is, indeed, time to move on It would seem to me that now is not ing this agreement, are opposing this and to take the next steps. Failure to the time for us to engage in exchanges agreement because it is a terrible do so but, instead, to perpetuate par- that separate and bring us apart as a agreement, and there is no other rea- tisanship will, I strongly believe, be Nation. The rules of the House and the son. counterproductive for any who try it Senate make it abundantly clear that, ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE and for our entire Nation. We can and whether you like it or not, this is going The SPEAKER pro tempore. The we must do much better. to become the policy of the United Chair will remind all persons in the I reserve the balance of my time. States of America. This will not be the gallery that they are here as guests of Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, policy of President Obama, of Demo- the House and that any manifestation at this time, I yield 11⁄2 minutes to the crats or Republicans, but the policy of of approval or disapproval of pro- distinguished gentlewoman from Kan- our great Nation. ceedings is in violation of the rules of sas (Ms. JENKINS), a member of the It pains me, as I am about to leave the House. Ways and Means Committee. service in this august body, that we Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, Ms. JENKINS of Kansas. I thank the have people in this Chamber that have I yield 11⁄2 minutes to the gentlewoman gentleman for yielding. such hatred and disdain for the leader- from Tennessee (Mrs. BLACK), a mem- Mr. Speaker, sanctions are about ship of this country that they would ber of the Ways and Means Committee. more than nuclear weapons. They are put this feeling above what is the best Mrs. BLACK. Mr. Speaker, this nu- about the principles and values Amer- policy for the security of this great, be- clear deal isn’t much of a deal at all. It ica holds dear. loved Nation of mine. is a gift to the Iranian regime. Iran continues to hold American pris- I know that, if the President of the For starters, we gave them perma- oners hostage, sponsor terrorism United States was able to walk on nent sanctions relief to the tune of $150 around the world, and American sol- water, there would be people in this billion in exchange for temporary en- diers have died because of the terrorist Chamber that would say: See, we told richment restrictions. actions of Iran. And just this week the you that he couldn’t swim. Mr. Speaker, the Ayatollah calls the Iranian Supreme Leader said that And so what I am saying—— United States the Great Satan, and Israel will be destroyed within 25 years. Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Will the gen- just this week he said that Israel will Now, every lawmaker must ask: Are tleman yield? not exist in 25 years. we willing to put $150 billion into the Mr. RANGEL. I don’t think I can do Imagine the evil that this regime can hands of an Iranian regime who chants that. Because the gentleman from Wis- carry out when they cash in their bil- ‘‘Death to America’’ and wants to consin (Mr. RYAN) said that China and lions. Under this agreement, Iran will eliminate Israel from the Earth? Russia are supporting this because undoubtedly become the central bank We must ask: Are we willing to risk they want to sell arms to Iran. of terror. American lives on the promises of a I think that was despicable because What is more, with this deal, we leader who believes those same Amer- that includes the United Kingdom, that shrugged off the opportunity for true ican lives are worth nothing? includes France, that includes Ger- ‘‘anytime, anywhere’’ inspections. In- I refuse to sit idly by while this ad- many, that includes people that are stead, we gave Iran an opportunity of ministration leaves the safety, sta- talking about that this is the best way at least 24 days to slow-walk investiga- bility, and security of everyone every- that we are able to do this. tions of their nuclear sites and conceal where at the whim of Iran, whose So what I am saying is this: 14 years signs of noncompliance. neighbors fear them and allies consist ago a terrible thing happened to my Even worse, under a secretive side of the Assad regime and Hezbollah. country, to my city, when terrorists deal that was not transmitted here to This agreement with Iran would struck on 9/11. And now we have the op- Congress, we have learned that Iran threaten all that we hold dear. portunity to bring our country to- will be allowed to self-inspect a key I encourage my colleagues to join the gether the way we did then. Fourteen military base. bipartisan opposition against the Iran years ago, there were no Republicans. So to be clear, Members of this body deal and, instead, support the security There were no Democrats. There were who vote for this agreement will be of America above the dangerous desires Americans that would say we have to voting for a deal that they have not of Iran. come together. seen in full. Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, it is now We are not going to change this Mr. Speaker, I am not prepared to my pleasure to yield 4 minutes to the agreement. This is the policy of the tell the Tennesseans that I represent

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It is with so many consequences for our na- Tennessee’s Sixth District against this the key to our freedom and for all of tional security been rammed through dangerous deal, and I urge my col- our opportunities. with such little support. leagues to do the same. That is why, at the front of the oath Today is September 11. It is a day for Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I now yield every Member takes, it states: ‘‘I do all Americans to come together and for 21⁄2 minutes to the gentleman from solemnly swear that I will support and us to keep the oath we swore to our Georgia (Mr. LEWIS), another valued defend the Constitution of the United Constitution. Our fight to stop this bad member of our committee. States against all enemies, foreign and deal, frankly, is just beginning. We will Mr. LEWIS. I thank my friend, the domestic.’’ not let the American people down. ranking member, for yielding. As we consider this nuclear agree- Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, it is now Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of di- ment with Iran, it is our duty to deter- my pleasure to yield 1 minute to the plomacy and a pathway to peace. mine whether it will keep America gentlewoman from California (Ms. For many months I thought long and safe. PELOSI), our leader, who, indeed, as she hard about this decision. I attended Sadly, this deal is far worse than goes to speak, has been our leader on briefings, read the documents, and met anything I could have imagined. Why? this effort. with citizens of my district. I even had It is because the President and his ne- Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I thank a long executive session with myself. gotiators broke every one of their the gentleman for yielding, and I thank I reflected on the words of Dr. Martin promises. him for his leadership, for the courage Luther King, Jr., when he called upon Does this deal dismantle Iran’s nu- it took for him and the humility to lis- us to rededicate ourselves to the long clear program or shut off their path to ten and to learn what was in this legis- and bitter, but beautiful, struggle for a a nuclear weapon as they promised it lation and this agreement. That is new world. The way of peace is one of would? No. Instead, it allows Iran to something that I commend the Mem- those immutable principles. keep thousands of nuclear centrifuges bers of the House for doing, to listen And after much study, thought, and spinning, as they are today. Within 10 and to learn. reflection, I believe that it is a good years, in the best case, it allows Iran to Our distinguished Speaker just ref- deal. No, it may not be perfect. But do achieve a nuclear status. erenced the oath of office that we take not let the perfect be the enemy of the Was this agreement built on verifica- when we become Members of Congress. good. tion? No. It appears a side deal will It is a vow that we make to the Amer- trust Iran to self-inspect a key site b 1100 ican people, to protect and support our where the regime conducted tests on Constitution and our responsibility to I remember standing on this very nuclear detonators. Of course, we protect and defend the American peo- floor several years ago and speaking haven’t seen that actionable side deal, ple. against the war in Iraq. I said it then, and we don’t know if there are any Today, Mr. Speaker, we will vote on and I will say it again today: ‘‘War is other secret components. an agreement to make America safer— messy; it is bloody; it destroys the Does this agreement allow inspectors indeed, to make the world a safer hopes, the aspirations, and the dreams to have anywhere, anytime, 24/7 access place—so say the nuclear scientists and of a people.’’ as they promised it would? No. Inspec- the diplomats, so say the military and The American people—and people tors will have to wait up to 24 days for security leaders of both parties or of no around the world—are sick and tired of access to suspicious sites. party, so does the faith community be- war and violence. We do not need more Will sanctions snap back? No. The seech us to do. bombs, missiles, and guns. When you administration admits that nothing at This morning, Father Conroy offered turn on the news, when you read the the UN happens in a snap. a prayer to God to ‘‘help the Members newspaper, you see a mass dislocation. Does it shut down Iran’s ballistic of this House to recognize that you are Too many people are suffering, and missile program as they promised it with us in our deliberations.’’ Indeed, many are desperate for a chance at would? No. Actually, the agreement as we cast our votes on this historic peace. lifts the arms and missile embargoes in agreement, we are thankful to God, I believe in my heart of hearts that 5 and 8 years, respectively, and it al- that God was with us to, again, give us this may be the most important vote lows Iran to build ICBMs capable of de- the humility to learn and the courage that we cast during our time in Con- livering a nuclear warhead right here to act; and for that, we should all be gress. To put it simply, it is non- at the United States of America. grateful. violence or nonexistence. Does this agreement affect Iran’s sta- It is important to note that support It is my hope that my vote today, tus as the world’s leading sponsor of for this agreement, as I have said, along with the votes of others, will be terror? Yes, it actually does. It hands comes from both sides of the aisle. a downpayment for peace towards a Iran billions of dollars to support more More than 100 former diplomats— world community at peace with itself. of their terrorist activities around that Democrats and Republicans and ambas- Maybe with this deal, we will send part of the world, and it gives amnesty sadors, et cetera—wrote: the message that we can lay down the to the shadow commander responsible burdens and tools of war. Maybe we can In our judgment, the agreement deserves for the deaths of hundreds of American congressional support and the opportunity to come together as a family of human troops in Iraq. show it can work. We firmly believe that the beings. This is all without Iran cheating. most effective way to protect U.S. national Mr. Speaker, we have a moral obliga- That is right; this is such a bad deal security and that of our allies and friends is tion, a mission, and a mandate to give that the Ayatollah won’t even have to to ensure that tough-minded diplomacy has peace a chance. Give peace a chance. cheat to be just steps away from a nu- a chance to succeed before considering other Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, clear weapon. more risky alternatives. at this time, I yield 1 minute to the Today, we are going to cast two Thirty-six generals and admirals distinguished gentleman from Ohio votes. These votes are aimed at stop- wrote: ‘‘There is no better option to (Mr. BOEHNER), the Speaker of the ping President Obama from unilater- prevent an Iranian nuclear weapon. If House. ally lifting sanctions on Iran and en- the Iranians cheat’’—as the Speaker Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, my col- suring accountability. suggested they might—‘‘If the Iranians leagues, later today, we are going to My colleagues, in pursuing this deal cheat, our advanced technology, intel- cast two votes. These votes will be with Iran, President Obama refused to ligence and the inspections will reveal amongst the most consequential votes listen. He ignored the concerns of the it, and U.S. military options remain on

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When each other’s opinions and a regard for years, so we should reject this agree- King David died and Solomon was to our responsibilities to our people, to ment, no. Without the agreement, they become king, he was uncertain as to the people in the region, to our friend are a threshold nuclear power right his ability to be king in terms of his Israel, and also a global responsibility. now and can have a weapon within wisdom and the rest. He prayed to God I join the nuclear physicist in con- months or a year. It seems to me the and prayed that God would give him gratulating President Barack Obama choice is clear, as the generals and ad- the wisdom because David was such a for his great leadership and for giving mirals pointed out. great king and how could he say to us this opportunity. It is also interesting to note that our God, I am going to be the king of your Today, we will not just be making distinguished Speaker pointed out people, help me with wisdom? history as the approval of the agree- some shortcomings, in his view, in the God came to him in the night, and he ment goes forward. We will be making agreement. That is disagreed with by said: Solomon, because you did not ask progress for the cause of peace in the the best nuclear physicist, who wrote for longevity, because you did not ask world. to congratulate the President on the for great riches, because you did not Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, agreement. Now, these are Nobel laure- ask for vengeance upon your enemies, I I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman ates, and these are engineers, nuclear will give you more wisdom than any- from Illinois (Mr. ROSKAM), a distin- physicists, who work and specialize in one has ever had; and you will be re- guished member of the Ways and nuclear weapons research and develop- nowned for wisdom, the Solomon of Means Committee. ment. wisdom which sprang from humility, Mr. ROSKAM. I thank Chairman They said: ‘‘We consider that the the humility to pray for enlighten- RYAN. Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action ment, for knowledge, for wisdom, for Mr. Speaker, the Democratic leader the United States and its partners ne- judgment. just recalled the invocation, that of in- gotiated with Iran will advance the That humility is so essential in the voking God’s presence, and she said cause of peace and security in the Mid- job that we do here. We don’t have that we had prayed for wisdom, and she dle East and can serve’’—this is really foregone conclusions. That is why I am called us to act humbly. important—‘‘as a guidepost for future so proud of my Members who spent so So the question is: Are we willing to non-proliferation agreements.’’ much time studying this issue, not submit ourselves to the collective wis- They went on to say: ‘‘This is an in- only reading the agreement and the dom of a majority of this body and to novative agreement, with much more classified sections and the rest, but a majority of the other body? I would stringent constraints than any pre- seeking answers, having information, suggest a majority of this body and a viously negotiated non-proliferation seeking validation from generals and majority of the other body think this framework.’’ admirals and scientists and leaders of is a bad idea. That is why they were congratu- other countries as to what their ac- She also admonished us that we lating the President of the United tions would be should we, unfortu- should listen and learn. It is not a bad States. nately, reject this, which happily we idea, so let’s listen to what is in the I mentioned the prayer of Father will not do today. bill, itself. The bill, itself, gives $150 Conroy this morning. I also, this morn- billion in sanctions relief to the Ira- b 1115 ing, saw in The Washington Post that nian Government. the Prime Minister of the U.K., David They had the humility to open their The question is: What do we expect Cameron; the French President, Fran- minds to learn, and when they learned, with $150 billion? Is it all going to go to cois Hollande; and German Chancellor, they had the courage to take action pave roads? Is it going to go to build Angela Merkel, wrote an op-ed that where some others of their friends may schools in Tehran? Is it going to fix said: ‘‘This is an important moment. It not have arrived yet because they did water systems? I do not think so, and is a crucial opportunity at a time of not have the benefit of all of this infor- neither does President Obama. Listen heightened global uncertainty to show mation. Wherever Members come down to his own words. what diplomacy can achieve.’’ on this issue, we know one thing—that This is Barack Obama: These heads of state went on to state: we have to come together in the end to Let’s stipulate that some of the money will ‘‘This is not an agreement based on protect our country and to stop the flow to activities that we object to. We have trust or on any assumption about how proliferation of weapons of mass de- no illusions about the Iranian Government Iran may look in 10 or 15 years. It is struction. or the significance of the Revolutionary based on detailed, tightly written con- I say, mostly of my own experience, Guard. trols that are verifiable and long-last- that I have had decades of experience Listen to National Security Adviser ing.’’ in tracking Iran and its nuclear ambi- Susan Rice when she says: They said: ‘‘We condemn in no uncer- tions. I have served longer than any- We should expect that some portion of that tain terms that Iran does not recognize one—more than two times more than money would go to the Iranian military and the existence of the state of Israel and anyone—on the Intelligence Com- could potentially be used for all kinds of bad the unacceptable language that Iran’s mittee, so I know of what I speak. I behavior that we have seen in the region up leaders use about Israel. Israel’s secu- went to the Intelligence Committee to until now. rity matters are, and will, remain our stop the proliferation of weapons of Let’s listen to those words. They are key interests, too.’’ mass destruction, and that gave me clear. They are obvious. Prime Minister Cameron, President some judgment as to what the Presi- So now think in terms of percentages Hollande, and Chancellor Merkel then dent brought back in this agreement. of $150 billion. Is it going to be half? Is said: ‘‘We would not have reached the Still, I was subjected to the harshest it going to be a quarter? Is it going to nuclear deal with Iran if we did not scrutiny as to, from my experience, if I be 10 percent? Is it going to be 1 per- think that it removed a threat to the thought that this was the best possible cent—1 percent of that money—$1.5 bil- region and the non-proliferation re- route we could achieve. lion? Doing what—funding Hamas? gime as a whole . . . We are confident We mustn’t judge agreements by funding Hezbollah? killing Americans? that the agreement provides the foun- what they don’t do but respect them Let’s listen and let’s learn. dation for resolving the conflict on for what they do do; and what this does Now, my friend from New York said Iran’s nuclear program permanently. is to make our country safer, the re- this is definitely the policy of the That is why we now want to embark on gion safer, and our friends in Israel United States. Definitely. It is a fait

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Never again.’’ Let those United States run roughshod in his best alternative for the United States. words echo forever and ever, not only probably—let’s think about it. Is this Not a perfect agreement, but the best in your ears but in your hearts. Do not just a bad idea, or is this the worst bill agreement. Let’s use all of our time cave in. Do not sacrifice the safety, the ever? the worst idea ever? I think it and energy to make this agreement security, and the stability of 330 mil- wins the ‘‘worst idea ever’’ award. work and to strengthen relationships lion Americans for the legacy of one Mr. Speaker, it was a week ago when in the Middle East to avoid more mis- man. it was crazy talk as to the idea that takes currently championed by the That is not who we are. That is not the President of the United States had same people who gave us the disastrous who we have ever been. That is not who standing, and it was crazy talk a week Iraq war. we will ever be. ago that the House of Representatives Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, My friends—and I mean, sincerely, had standing in the courts. Now, do I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman my friends—and my fellow Americans, you know what the courts have said? from Pennsylvania (Mr. KELLY), a dis- vote against the greatest betrayal we The House has standing. tinguished member of the Ways and have ever seen in this country. This is So, as to the notion that this is all Means Committee. not a deal that protects America. It is done and that this is just a settled Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. I thank unenforceable. It is unverifiable. This case, it is not. I think we have got to the chairman. is just a horrible deal. be very, very clear about what is going Mr. Speaker, this is a horrible deal. Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I pause for on, and we need to listen, and we need In any deal, you never get what you de- a minute. to learn, and we need to vote ‘‘no.’’ serve. You get what you negotiate. Let I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 21⁄2 me give you a contrast between what from Texas (Mr. DOGGETT). minutes to the gentleman from Oregon two Presidents say when they talk Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Speaker, as the (Mr. BLUMENAUER). about deals. last speech indicates, it is hardly by Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, President Obama has told America chance that the House Republican lead- our Speaker stood before us a few min- that it is either this agreement or war. ership has scheduled these votes on 9/ utes ago and sounded a somber, serious President Reagan said there is no argu- 11—votes on an agreement to prevent note. I am sorry the process that we ment over the choice between peace Iran from developing a nuclear weap- are going through does not reflect that and war, but there is only one guaran- on—ever. somber, serious attitude. It is sad that teed way you can have peace, and you The justifiable fear of another ter- it has come to this: a parody of what can have it in a second—surrender. rorist attack and the justifiable out- could have been a week-long, thought- Now I want you to let your mind rage about the terrorist attack of 9/11 ful, thorough debate about our rela- drift back to 14 years ago, on a morn- have been exploited before today. They tionship with Iran, which Republicans, ing very eerily like today, when Amer- were exploited to justify the disastrous instead, have turned into an incoher- ica awoke, and some Americans were invasion of Iraq. While few Americans ent, partisan shouting match. It ig- going off to work in the World Trade today will recall that, actually, after 9/ nores the reality, the complexity, and Center, when some Americans were 11 there was some early support in Iran the opportunity. going off to work at the Pentagon, and against al Qaeda terrorism, few can There has been no discussion, for ex- when some Americans boarded flights forget the oft repeated and rather de- ample, about how America seriously for destinations that they thought they ceitful warning that promoted the rush mismanaged our relationship with Iran were going to get to. Three thousand to war in Iraq: ‘‘We don’t want the since we helped the British overthrow Americans said good-bye that morning smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud.’’ their popularly elected government in to their families and their loved ones, Once again, the specter of this mush- 1953 and installed the Shah as dictator; thinking that they would see them room cloud is being raised with those how we backed the murderous Saddam again, never knowing that they would who would interfere with an inter- Hussein’s war against Iran that cost up never be able to say that again, would national, diplomatic success—an agree- to 1 million lives, and we looked the never be able to kiss them good-bye, ment that would avoid putting us on other way when he used poison gas—a would never be able again to celebrate another path to war. The same kind of real weapon of mass destruction; how a birthday or any other meaningful folks who urged us to rush into Bagh- we labeled them the ‘‘axis of evil’’ event in their lives because of an act of dad are the same folks who told us when they were working with us in a terrorism. back before we even had this agree- post-Taliban Afghanistan. It is amaz- Flight 93. By the way, it was United ment that it wouldn’t work and that ing that the majority of Iranian people Flight 93. Thirty-seven passengers and we ought to begin bombing in Tehran still likes us. seven crew members boarded the air- and in the surrounding area. They are Now, I strongly oppose the current plane destined for San Francisco. That the same folks who said that it would Iranian leadership; but, for years, I is not where the plane landed. That only take a few days of bombing and it have been working for a diplomatic so- plane is embedded in a smoldering cra- would all be over. It is the same poor lution with other countries because ter in the peaceful countryside of logic that took us into a disaster in sanctions only work when other coun- Shanksville, Pennsylvania, because of Iraq, which cost so many families the tries join us. Well, they did, and we terrorists. The members of that flight ultimate sacrifice and the waste of have an opportunity today to enforce a crew and those passengers performed over $1 trillion. nonnuclear future for Iran. the greatest act of religious sacrifice The Republican talking point is, that you can do. They gave up their b 1130 somehow, they are going to get $150 lives for the lives of their fellow Amer- This is not a debate about the Twin billion. That talking point, however, icans. They walked away from futures Towers. It is a debate, though, that ignores the reality. Those five powerful filled with promise and decided it was would be a twin wrong if we follow the countries that joined with us, that help more important at that moment to same approach we took the last time. get the agreement, they are going to sacrifice themselves. I have supported sanctions against walk away if America walks away from How in the world can we sit in Amer- Iran. the sanctions they have imposed on ica’s House—and I speak to you today The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Iran if America walks away from the not as a Republican but as an Amer- WOMACK). The time of the gentleman deal. As multilateral sanctions will ican. My friends, as we let our eyes fill has expired. dissolve, Iran will get its money any- with tears over the great loss that day Mr. LEVIN. I yield an additional 30 way and nuclear weapons, if it wants, and as our ears pick up on the message seconds to the gentleman.

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But it will not cloud The world is a dangerous place, and a ‘‘secret.’’ The biggest secret is what my decisionmaking on this important nothing makes it more dangerous than they would do other than bomb first issue. a nuclear-armed Iran. This isn’t a Re- and ask questions later. Today I stand in support of a Joint publican versus Democrat issue. This is The director of the Mossad, the Comprehensive Plan of Action. This true security versus false security at a Israeli CIA, says we are putting in has been a difficult decision for me, critical moment in world history. place a verification system, which is and I know it has been for many of my I have read the agreement, and I have second to none and has no precedent. colleagues as well. studied it. You have got to ask yourself Ultimately, reason will prevail this There are those who came out three key questions: Does this stop Ira- week in Congress. The President will against this deal before you even read nian’s nuclear capability for the long be sustained, and families here and in it. But for those of you who took the term? No. Does it stop the spread of Israel will be safer. time to read the agreement and came nuclear weapons in the Middle East? Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, to a different conclusion, you have my No. More importantly, does this make I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman deep and profound respect because we America and our allies like Israel from New York (Mr. REED), a member both share the same goals. safer? The answer is no. And even sup- of the Ways and Means Committee. After carefully studying this agree- porters believe that to be true. No. Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, I have lis- ment, I believe it is important to give America deserves, Israel deserves, tened to this debate. I have read this diplomacy the opportunity to succeed. our world deserves, an agreement that agreement. I heard my colleague from The agreement takes important steps dismantles Iran’s nuclear capability, Illinois say something that resonates to address Iran’s nuclear program. not just delays it for a small while at with me. Under this agreement, both the cur- best. We should listen. First and foremost, rent uranium and plutonium paths to a That is why I oppose this agreement. we should listen to the American peo- bomb are addressed and all of Iran’s op- It makes our country and our allies at ple. They are overwhelmingly saying: erating uranium enrichment will be risk. That is why I support stopping This is dangerous. Reject this deal. centralized into a single facility that is the President, suspending the Presi- Let’s listen to the leaders that say this penetrable by U.S. air power. dent, from lifting the sanctions in this This agreement does not constrain puts us in more jeopardy of going to agreement. the United States from bolstering our war. Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, how much allies and aggressively pushing back We all want peace. There is not a time remains on both sides? human being in America that wants to against Iran’s other nefarious activi- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- ties. go to war. To classify us on this side of tleman from Michigan has 81⁄2 minutes There is more we can do and must do, the aisle as having a desire to go to remaining. The gentleman from Wis- including strengthening Israel, Jordan, war, shame. But you will get peace consin has 123⁄4 minutes remaining. and our other allies in the region. through strength, and you need to put Mr. LEVIN. I reserve the balance of Israel is the only country being threat- the American citizens first. my time. ened with annihilation. I know that. So What about our four fellow American Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, it needs and deserves a quantitative citizens that are sitting in an Iranian I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman and qualitative military advantage. from Illinois (Mr. DOLD), a distin- jail right now and the President said: And if this deal doesn’t work or guished member of the Ways and We tried to negotiate it, but they Iran’s leadership somehow gets the Means Committee. wouldn’t talk to us? Well, then you idea that they can attack us or wipe Mr. DOLD. Mr. Speaker, I have had walk away. out our friends, the United States and What about the families that are rep- an opportunity to listen to the debate. our allies will have the capability, the resented in the $47 billion worth of Some of the things that are going on, will, and the power to confront Iran’s judgments that have been filed against yes, they are heated. nuclear program and destroy it. Iran because they suffered terrorist We have the best military in the But as we look at this historic agree- acts at the hands of Iran and we are world. We have the best intelligence ment—my good friend from New York going to give $150 billion to Iran with- service in the world. America will al- just asked: Will you stand with your out paying those fellow American citi- ways be prepared. President? I have stood with the Presi- zens, those families who suffered and The fact is no one here can predict dent before. lost dear loved ones? Stupidity. Amer- whether Iran will give up its program, I think it is also important that we ican citizens always must be first. not Republicans nor Democrats. If they take a look at this agreement. This is Iran has raised no confusion as to don’t, we have options. But we can do a historic mistake. This is one that what its intention is here. It wants a this and give this plan the opportunity will jeopardize the safety and security nuclear weapon. It wants to destroy to work, and I am prepared to do that. of the United States. Israel. It wants to destroy America. Now, after all this discussion and And I want to echo that this is a bi- Listen to their own words. If you do, talk about bipartisanship, a real profile partisan opposition. So this is not we would say we want peace, but it will in courage would be for one of you to about left versus right. This is about be on our terms from a position of support your President, one Republican right versus wrong. strength. to stand and support your President. Ultimately, when I tuck my children Vote ‘‘no’’ on this deal. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The in bed at night, a 13-year-old, an 11- Mr. LEVIN. I yield 3 minutes to the time of the gentleman has expired. year-old and an 8-year-old, and I look gentleman from New York (Mr. CROW- Mr. LEVIN. I yield the gentleman an into the faces of those that are here, LEY), another distinguished member of additional 1 minute. these young Americans, and I wonder our committee. Mr. CROWLEY. Thirteen years ago, I what type of country they will inherit Mr. CROWLEY. MIKE KELLY is a good stood here in the House of Representa- with a nuclear-armed Iran, for me, that man. I like MIKE. I admire him. But I tives and I gave the benefit of the is unacceptable. think he did a disservice to the House doubt to the then-President, and he Our stated objectives, our goals, were and to this debate by bringing up the took us to war. I will give today the to make sure that Iran never has the issue of 9/11. benefit of the doubt to your President ability to achieve a nuclear weapon. I do thank him for honesty for at to take us to peace. And, yet, this agreement, according to least showing that that is what this is Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. I yield 1 BOB MENENDEZ, all but preserves it, a all about, having this debate today and minute to the gentleman from Texas nuclear-armed Iran, one that shouts

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It is not for hu- deal paves a shiny yellow brick road with the idea that peace is, indeed, pos- manitarian purposes. It is to have a for Iran to spread Islamic extremism, sible and war is not inevitable. reign of terror in the United States of death, and destruction around the Yes, I support the President. America. For me, that is completely world, not to mention an unprece- Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, unacceptable. dented nuclear arms race across the en- I yield 11⁄2 minutes to the gentleman Again, I don’t care where you come tire Middle East. from Nebraska (Mr. SMITH), another from, what district you are in, this is We should have made sure that not a distinguished member of the Com- about will we be safer. And the answer single resource or benefit received by mittee on Ways and Means. is simply no. Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Mr. Speak- I believe that this agreement ulti- Iran funds Islamic terrorism. We should have made sure that Iran pub- er, I rise today in strong opposition to mately will be an arms race in the Mid- lifting economic sanctions on Iran. dle East. We have talked about France. licly accepts Israel’s right to exist, that genocide is unacceptable, that Throughout August, I spoke with many We have talked about the U.K. We have Nebraskans all across my district at talked about Germany. stated goals of wiping entire groups of people and nations off the Earth is un- public meetings. In addition to their Has anybody asked the neighbor- frustration over the reach of the Fed- hood? Has anybody asked Saudi Arabia acceptable. At the very least, we should have eral Government, the most common or the UAE or Egypt or Israel? The an- concern they shared with me involved swer is no because they are uniformly made certain that four American hos- tages, including a Christian pastor the Iran deal. against this because they know Iran’s The ramifications of this agreement being held in Iran, were released. Of ultimate goal is to not only devastate will impact not only our country’s fu- course, not a single one of these objec- that region, but to devastate the ture, but also, I believe, the stability of United States of America. tives were achieved. the world. I am opposed to this deal This is one of the things that, again, The administration thought that and believe Congress must reject it and must unite us. This is not about par- compelling Iran to renounce nuclear allow U.S. negotiators to go back to tisanship. holocaust or Islamic terrorism or geno- the table. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The cide were simply far too unreasonable Permanently lifting economic sanc- time of the gentleman has expired. to request. tions on Iran, as this deal does, would Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. I yield an If this deal goes through, time will allow global financial resources to flow additional 30 seconds to the gentleman. surely demonstrate that it will be a into a country still included on our list Mr. DOLD. This is not about par- shameful stain in the history of the tisanship. Please hear me. We don’t of state sponsors of terrorism. Not only world. does this deal end long-held sanctions, want to bring up 9/11 in the sense that Now, we pray that terrible ramifica- we want to do it on this day, 9/11. it also lifts arms embargoes, as we tions do not come to fruition. However, have heard. But I do think that it does smack of if the past is prologue, this agreement the idea that we never want to see that The conventional weapons embargo may very well make any further action ends in 5 years under this agreement, dirty bomb that comes into a container or concerns voiced by anyone too little, ship, that goes into New York, Miami, and the ballistic missile ban is lifted in too late. 8 years. We should be mindful of our or Washington, D.C. Because you know A nuclear Iran spells nothing but dis- what? No one wants to relive what hap- closest ally in the region, Israel, whose aster. For safety at home and abroad, leaders continue to gravely warn us of pened on that day 14 years ago. this agreement must be rejected. Yet, if we do not step up in a united the dangers of trusting the Iranian re- front and stop this, my fear is that we b 1145 gime. The President has said our options will relive that day again. That, for 1 Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 ⁄2 are either accepting this deal or going me, is unacceptable. I implore you all, minutes to the gentleman from Illinois my colleagues, my friends, to stand up to war. I think that rhetoric is irre- (Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS), a distinguished sponsible. Economic sanctions have against this awful historic mistake. member of our committee. Mr. LEVIN. I reserve the balance of served as one of the most effective Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. peaceful methods of suppressing the my time. Speaker, after listening to this debate, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. I yield 2 Iranian regime. When our national se- I commend President Obama and Sec- minutes to the gentleman from Geor- curity is on the line, reaching no deal retary Kerry for their leadership and gia (Mr. TOM PRICE), the distinguished is certainly better than advancing a resolve in crafting the Joint Com- member of the Budget Committee and bad deal. prehensive Plan of Action reached be- member of the Ways and Means Com- Congress must stop this bad deal and tween the P5+1 nations and Iran. I do mittee. pursue a stronger agreement which en- Mr. TOM PRICE of Georgia. Mr. so because this is a plan which pro- forces greater accountability measures Speaker, this week Iran’s Supreme motes peace and security, not war or on Iran and prioritizes the safety of our Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, the per- the continuous threat of war. country and our allies. son with whom President Obama and Yes, no agreement is perfect, and no Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, how much his administration say they have agreement will fully satisfy everyone, time remains for both sides? reached an agreement that we should but I can tell you that, for me and the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- support, doubled down, once again call- constituents of the Seventh District of tleman from Michigan has 61⁄2 minutes ing the United States the Great Satan. Illinois, we say let’s give peace a remaining. The gentleman from Wis- And he further declared, after nego- chance. We say let’s support the posi- consin has 63⁄4 minutes remaining. tiations, there will be nothing left of tion of our President, but we also say Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 Israel in 25 years and, until then, jihadi let’s support the position of our ex- minutes to the gentlewoman from morale will leave not a moment of se- perts, let’s support the position of our Michigan (Mrs. DINGELL). renity. allies, let’s heed the words of the Mrs. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, first, I This is the very man that the Presi- prophets who say, ‘‘Come and let us rise with so many of my colleagues dent of the United States is blindly reason together’’ or we shall all be ‘‘ut- today in remembrance of one of the trusting if we endorse this deal. terly destroyed by the edge of the worst days in our Nation’s history. It is Sadly, this administration has folded sword.’’ a solemn day of remembrance and on every single red line and point of le- Yes, we say let’s support the most ra- prayer for those who lost their lives on verage that the United States had. tional, the most logical, the most com- that fateful day.

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This is a slap in the never witness such a horrific tragedy tions on Iran because they recognized face to those who paid that sacrifice. in our homeland ever again. that smart, targeted sanctions would Qasem Soleimani is a brutal man. We We all agree, never again. I say that, curtail the Iranian economy and help have studied him throughout my entire like my colleague from New York, Mr. unite the world against the Iranian nu- military career. He is exporting terror CROWLEY, as a woman who lost a cous- clear weapons program. all over the region and not just in the in in a terrorist act and watched a Desperate for sanctions relief, Iran region. He is responsible for deaths in woman I love never recover from her came to the negotiation table. I sup- places like India and Latin America. son’s death. We all care. port diplomatic efforts and was hopeful He is funding money to the Assad re- Congress and this country, as a that the President would be able to gime—over 250,000 dead—Hezbollah and whole, have a responsibility to work bring back a good deal. In fact, 365 Rep- Hamas. with nations across the world in pur- resentatives—84 percent of the House— I sat a few weeks ago on the edge of suit of peace. My district is home to sent a letter to the President, saying the Gaza Strip, where thousands of one of the largest populations of Arab we could accept a deal that accom- rockets were launched last summer, Americans in the country who, like so plished four things: had a long-lasting killing innocent civilians in Israel. many of us, came to the United States deal that ensured that Iran had no Israelis have 7 to 30 seconds to run to as immigrants. They are among the pathway to a bomb; that it fully dis- shelter when these rockets are coming. most patriotic Americans I know. They closed the military aspects of its pro- They are funded and exported by are proud to be Americans and have gram; that we had anytime, anywhere Qasem Soleimani and Iran. We stood up made numerous contributions to this inspections; and that we would address on the northern border near where great Nation. Today, I ask you to also Iran’s ballistic missile capabilities and Hezbollah, funded by Iran, is stock- remember this. its destabilizing role in the region. piling over 100,000 rockets, ready to Sadly, none of these principles were I rise in support of the Joint Com- launch at the Israeli people. prehensive Plan of Action. Like so met under this deal. many, it was not an easy decision, and The President has claimed that this This is a dangerous deal. This is not it was made with the utmost respect deal is the strongest nonproliferation about a choice between this deal or for my colleagues and friends on both agreement ever negotiated, but that war. Those of us who served in the sides of the aisle. This process has just isn’t true. In our nonproliferation military, we want war less than any- shown me that, no matter what deci- agreement with Libya, we demanded body else. We know the price. We want sion one reaches on this issue, almost that they completely eliminate cen- diplomacy. Those sanctions were work- everyone shares the same concerns, trifuges, halt all advanced centrifuge ing. We just cranked them up in the and they have been named and re- research and development, that they last 18 months. viewed many times, so I am not going completely eliminate their enriched They are cash-strapped in Iran. They to go over them. uranium stockpile, that they give un- are fighting in between the desires in What I do want to say is—and we fettered access to the IAEA, and that their different factions of how they are have said many times—it is not based they completely eliminate their long- going to use that money to continue to on trust. It is based on verification. range missile program, and that we move their nuclear program forward or That is the last point I want to address also would ratify the strictest safe- export terror. We had them exactly today. guards regime, known as the additional where we wanted, and then we gave up. Congressional oversight of the Iran protocol. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The deal will not end with this vote. In Under this agreement, Iran doesn’t time of the gentlewoman has expired. fact, it will just be the beginning. This have to do any of this. Will a nuclear Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, effort must be bipartisan, and I hope it Iran make the world a safer place? In- I yield an additional 15 seconds to the will be divorced from the acrimonious stead of giving the world’s largest state gentlewoman. politics that have dominated too much sponsor of terrorism hundreds of bil- Ms. MCSALLY. Mr. Speaker, if we of this discussion lions of dollars and more interconti- give them these funds, with the arms The SPEAKER pro tempore. The nental ballistic missile technology and embargo and the ICBM embargo, it is time of the gentlewoman has expired. conventional weapons, we should de- going to be a more dangerous military Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield an mand a better deal. action, and more American lives will additional 30 seconds to the gentle- The President should be working be lost. It is not this deal in war. This woman. with Congress in a bipartisan way be- will deal in, potentially, war. Mrs. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I say to cause the world deserves a verifiable, On behalf of our American troops, I my colleagues on both sides of the enforceable, and accountable agree- would ask you to please vote against aisle: let’s work together for peace in ment that enhances safety, stability, this deal. It is dangerous for the many the Middle East and across the globe. and security. reasons my colleagues have mentioned, Senseless politics and inflammatory Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I reserve but do it on behalf of those who gave rhetoric only complicate an already the balance of my time. the ultimate sacrifice. difficult decision. September 11 should Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, be a day that we use to remind us of I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- what binds us together, the values we from Arizona (Ms. MCSALLY). self the balance of my time. share, the love of America that every Ms. MCSALLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise Mr. Speaker, we have had a vigorous one of us in this institution has, and today on behalf of those who do not debate. This agreement is going into let’s work together to protect this Na- have a voice today in this debate, and effect. As we have debated here this tion we so dearly love. that is the over 500 servicemen and morning, that is a fact. This is the Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, -women who died in Iraq because of the challenge before this body, and that is I yield 21⁄2 minutes to the gentleman export of vehicle-borne IED technology whether we will try to recapture some from Minnesota (Mr. PAULSEN), an- by Iran, by the brutal terrorist leader real bipartisanship or we essentially other distinguished member of the Qasem Soleimani who used money will forfeit it. Committee on Ways and Means. from Iran—and he will be getting more There is work to be done imple- Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Speaker and money in order to export with the sole menting this agreement. That is ac- Members, military leaders, national se- purpose to kill American troops—and knowledged by all. The question is curity experts, diplomats, administra- the thousands who were wounded. whether we will join together to try to

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Admiral David Architzel, US Navy, Re- That, I think, is the wrong approach, DEAR REPRESENTATIVES BOEHNER AND tired; Admiral Stanley R. Arthur, US Navy, in a very important way—both as to PELOSI AND SENATORS MCCONNELL AND REID: Retired; General William Begert, US Air this agreement but also beyond—be- As you know, on July 14, 2015, the United States and five other nations announced that Force, Retired; General J.B. Davis, US Air cause there is work to be done in terms Force, Retired; Admiral William A. of efforts to reinforce security in the a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) has been reached with Iran to pre- Doughert, US Navy, Retired; Admiral Leon Middle East, especially for Israel. vent it from developing nuclear weapons. In A. ‘‘Bud’’ Edney, US Navy, Retired; General There is work to be done in the Middle our judgment as former senior military offi- Alfred G. Hansen US Air Force, Retired; Ad- East and beyond in terms of fighting cers, the agreement will not have that effect. miral Thomas Hayward, US Navy, Retired; terrorism. There is work to be done Removing sanctions on Iran and releasing Admiral James Hogg, US Navy, Retired; Ad- outside of the Middle East—every- billions of dollars to its regime over the next miral Jerome Johnson, US Navy, Retired; Admiral Timothy J. Keating, US Navy, Re- where—in terms of terrorism. ten years is inimical to the security of Israel and the Middle East. There is no credibility tired; Admiral Robert J. Kelly, US Navy, Re- And so I think it is a deep mistake to within JCPOA’s inspection process or the tired; Admiral Thomas Joseph Lopez, US leave this moment here, with this ability to snap back sanctions once lifted, Navy, Retired; Admiral James A. ‘‘Ace’’ agreement going into effect, saying the should Iran violate the agreement. In this Lyons, US Navy, Retired; Admiral Richard fight will continue. No. The fight and other respects, the JCPOA would threat- Macke, US Navy, Retired; Admiral Henry should be with all of us together to en the national security and vital interests Mauz, US Navy, Retired; General Lance make this work and to address the con- of the United States and, therefore, should Smith, US Air Force, Retired; Admiral Leighton Smith, US Navy, Retired; Admiral tinuing challenges that face this coun- be disapproved by the Congress. The agreement as constructed does not William D. Smith, US Navy, Retired; Gen- try in the Middle East and beyond. ‘‘cut off every pathway’’ for Iran to acquire eral Louis C. Wagner, Jr., US Army, Retired; So I close with everybody else who nuclear weapons. To the contrary, it actu- Admiral Steve White, US Navy, Retired; has worked so hard on this and who has ally provides Iran with a legitimate path to General Ronald W. Yates, US Air Force, Re- come to a conclusion on our own. But doing that simply by abiding by the deal. tired; Lieutenant General Teddy G. Allen, I think the tenor here sometimes is JCPOA allows all the infrastructure the Ira- US Army, Retired; Lieutenant General Ed- deeply troubling, and I think the nians need for a nuclear bomb to be pre- ward G. Anderson, III, US Army, Retired; Lieutenant General Marcus A. Anderson, US Speaker’s statement that the fight has served and enhanced. Notably, Iran is al- lowed to: continue to enrich uranium; de- Air Force, Retired. just begun—over what? I hope not over velop and test advanced centrifuges; and con- the effort to continue the flames of Lieutenant General Spence M. Armstrong, tinue work on its Arak heavy-water pluto- US Air Force, Retired; Lieutenant General partisanship that sometimes have cap- nium reactor. Collectively, these concessions Harold W. Blot, US Marine Corps, Retired; tured this debate and before. afford the Iranians, at worst, a ready break- Vice Admiral Michael Bowman, US Navy, We all took the pledge. We have a out option and, at best, an incipient nuclear Retired; Lieutenant General William G. solemn obligation, I think, to work to- weapons capability a decade from now. ‘‘Jerry’’ Boykin, US Army, Retired; Vice Ad- The agreement is unverifiable. Under the gether. And I think it would be a deep miral Edward S. Briggs, US Navy, Retired; terms of the JCPOA and a secret side deal Lieutenant General Richard E. ‘‘Tex’’ Brown mistake to have it forfeited for reasons (to which the United States is not privy), the of political advantage. III, US Air Force, Retired; Lieutenant Gen- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) eral William J. Campbell, US Air Force, Re- I yield back the balance of my time. will be responsible for inspections under such tired; Vice Admiral Edward Clexton, US Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, severe limitations as to prevent them from Navy, Retired; Vice Admiral Daniel L. Coo- reliably detecting Iranian cheating. For ex- I yield myself the balance of my time. per, US Navy, Retired; Vice Admiral William ample, if Iran and the inspectors are unable A. Dougherty, US Navy, Retired; Lieutenant Mr. Speaker, it is no secret that we to reach an accommodation with respect to a believe that the President has exceeded General Brett Dula, US Air Force, Retired; given site, the result could be at least a 24- Lieutenant General Gordon E. Fornell, US his authority in so many ways, that he day delay in IAEA access. The agreement Air Force, Retired; Lieutenant General has stretched the separation of powers also requires inspectors to inform Iran in Thomas B. Goslin, US Air Force, Retired; on lots of issues; and on most of those writing as to the basis for its concerns about Lieutenant General Earl Hailston, US Ma- issues, I believe we can fix those prob- an undeclared site, thus further delaying ac- rine Corps, Retired; Vice Admiral Bernard M. cess. Most importantly, these inspections do Kauderer, US Navy, Retired; Lieutenant lems. On most of those issues, whether not allow access to Iranian military facili- it is regulations or domestic laws, I be- General Timothy A. Kinnan, US Air Force, ties, the most likely location of their nu- Retired; Vice Admiral J. B. LaPlante, US lieve we in this body, with the next ad- clear weapons development efforts. In the ministration, will have with the power Navy, Retired; Vice Admiral Tony Less, US JCPOA process, there is substantial risk of Navy, Retired; Lieutenant General Bennett and the ability to fix this. This is one U.S. intelligence being compromised, since L. Lewis, US Army, Retired; Vice Admiral where I don’t think we can. the IAEA often relies on our sensitive data Michael Malone, US Navy, Retired; Vice Ad- I think he has stretched the Con- with respect to suspicious and/or prohibited miral John Mazach, US Navy, Retired; Lieu- activity. tenant General Thomas McInerney, US Air stitution, because this should be a While failing to assure prevention of Iran’s Force, Retired; Lieutenant General Fred treaty. This is an executive agreement. nuclear weapons development capabilities, McCorkle, US Marine Corps, Retired; Vice When asked why, they said: Well, we the agreement provides by some estimates Admiral Robert Monroe, US Navy, Retired; couldn’t pass a treaty. $150 billion dollars or more to Iran in the Vice Admiral Jimmy Pappas, US Navy, Re- form of sanctions relief. As military officers, So much for the Constitution that we tired; Vice Admiral J. Theodore Parker, US we find it unconscionable that such a wind- all swore to uphold. Navy, Retired; Lieutenant General Garry L. fall could be given to a regime that even the Parks, US Marine Corps, Retired; Lieutenant Mr. Speaker, I don’t think the Presi- Obama administration has acknowledged General Everett Pratt, US Air Force, Re- dent is going to get the legacy that he will use a portion of such funds to continue tired; Vice Admiral John Poindexter, US thinks he is going to get or that he is to support terrorism in Israel, throughout Navy, Retired. hoping he is going to get. the Middle East and globally, whether di- I will insert in the RECORD a letter rectly or through proxies. These actions will Lieutenant General Clifford ‘‘Ted’’ Rees, from 190 former military officers. It be made all the more deadly since the Jr., US Air Force, Retired; Vice Admiral Wil- liam Rowden, US Navy, Retired; Vice Admi- says: JCPOA will lift international embargoes on Iran’s access to advanced conventional weap- ral Robert F. Schoultz, US Navy, Retired; This agreement is unverifiable. As mili- ons and ballistic missile technology. Lieutenant General E.G. ‘‘Buck’’ Shuler, Jr., tary officers, we find it unconscionable that In summary, this agreement will enable US Air Force, Retired; Lieutenant General such a windfall could be given to a regime Iran to become far more dangerous, render Hubert ‘‘Hugh’’ G. Smith, US Army, Retired; that even the Obama administration has ac- the Mideast still more unstable and intro- Vice Admiral Edward M. Straw, US Navy, knowledged will use a portion of such funds duce new threats to American interests as Retired; Lieutenant General David J. Teal, to continue to support terrorism. well as our allies. In our professional opin- US Air Force, Retired; Vice Admiral D.C.

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Odgers, US Air Force, Re- lion upfront to finance it. Retired; Vice Admiral Timothy W. Wright, tired. About a decade ago, I was in Kuwait US Navy, Retired; Rear Admiral William V. Rear Admiral Phillip R. Olson, US Navy, in a tank graveyard. I spent the morn- Alford, Jr., US Navy, Retired; Major General Retired; Rear Admiral Robert S. Owens, US ing walking through acres of destroyed Thurman E. Anderson, US Army, Retired; Navy, Retired; Rear Admiral Robert O. M1 Abrams tanks, Humvees, MRAPs, Major General Joseph T. Anderson, US Ma- Passmore, US Navy, Retired; Major General and they had the same kind of signa- rine Corps, Retired; Rear Admiral Philip Richard E. Perraut, Jr., US Air Force, Re- Anselmo, US Navy, Retired; Major General tired; Rear Admiral W.W. Pickavance, Jr., ture blast—a hole ripping right Joe Arbuckle, US Army, Retired; Rear Admi- US Navy, Retired; Rear Admiral L.F. through it, killing whoever was inside, ral James W. Austin, US Navy, Retired; Rear Picotte, US Navy, Retired; Rear Admiral our soldiers. Admiral John R. Batzler, US Navy, Retired. Thomas J. Porter, US Navy, Retired; Major Then, we went up to Baghdad and Rear Admiral John Bayless, US Navy, Re- General H. Douglas Robertson, US Army, Re- met with one of our senior com- tired; Major General John Bianchi, US tired; Rear Admiral W.J. Ryan, US Navy, Re- manders, a great general named Ray Army, Retired; Rear Admiral Donald Vaux tired; Rear Admiral Norman Saunders, US Odierno, and we asked: What is killing Boecker, US Navy, Retired.Rear Admiral Coast Guard, Retired; Major General John P. Jerry C. Breast, US Navy, Retired; Rear Ad- Schoeppner, Jr., US Air Force, Retired; all of our servicemembers? What is miral Bruce B. Bremner, US Navy, Retired; Major General Edison E. Scholes, US Army, doing this? Major General Edward M. Browne, US Army, Retired; Rear Admiral Hugh P. Scott, US EFPs, explosively formed Retired; Rear Admiral Thomas F. Brown III, Navy, Retired; Major General Richard penetrators. US Navy, Retired; Rear Admiral Lyle Bull, Secord, US Air Force, Retired; Rear Admiral He got one of them that they had US Navy, Retired; Major General Bobby G. James M. Seely, US Navy, Retired; Major confiscated and showed us what it was, Butcher, US Marine Corps, Retired; Rear Ad- General Sidney Shachnow, US Army, Re- a highly sophisticated machine explo- miral Jay A. Campbell, US Navy, Retired; tired; Rear Admiral William H. Shawcross, sive device with wiring on it that said Major General Henry D. Canterbury, US Air US Navy, Retired; Rear Admiral Bob ‘‘Made in Iran,’’ brought by a gen- Force, Retired; Major General Carroll D. Shumaker, US Navy, Retired; Major General Childers, US Army, Retired; Rear Admiral Willie Studer, US Air Force, Retired; Major tleman named Soleimani. And we are Ronald L. Christenson, US Navy, Retired; General Larry Taylor, US Marine Corps, Re- lifting the sanctions on them. Major General John R.D. Cleland, US Army, tired; Rear Admiral Jeremy Taylor, US This is not a vote for some person’s Retired; Major General Richard L. Comer, Navy, Retired; Major General Richard L. legacy. This is a vote to put yourself US Air Force, Retired; Rear Admiral Jack Testa, US Air Force, Retired. on the right side of history. Vote to Dantone, US Navy, Retired; Major General Rear Admiral Robert P. Tiernan, US Navy, kill this agreement. William B. Davitte, US Air Force, Retired; Retired; Major General Paul E. Vallely, US I yield back the balance of my time. Major General James D. Delk, US Army, Re- Army, Retired; Major General Kenneth W. The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time tired. Weir, US Marine Corps, Retired; Major Gen- Major General Felix Dupre, US Air Force, eral John Weide, US Air Force, Retired; Rear for debate has expired. Retired; Rear Admiral Philip A. Dur, US Admiral James B. Whittaker, US Navy, Re- Pursuant to House Resolution 412, Navy, Retired; Major General Neil L. Eddins, tired; Major General Geoffrey P. Wiedeman, the previous question is ordered on the US Air Force, Retired; Rear Admiral Paul Jr., MD, US Air Force, Retired; Rear Admi- bill. Engel, US Navy, Retired; Major General ral H. Denny Wisely, US Navy, Retired; Brig- The question is on the engrossment Vince Falter, US Army, Retired; Rear Admi- adier General John R. Allen, Jr., US Air and third reading of the bill. ral James H. Flatley, US Navy, Retired; Force, Retired; Brigadier General John C. The bill was ordered to be engrossed Major General Bobby O. Floyd, US Air Arick, US Marine Corps, Retired; Brigadier and read a third time, and was read the Force, Retired; Major General Paul General Loring R. Astorino, US Air Force, third time. Fratarangelo, US Marine Corps, Retired; Retired; Rear Admiral Robert E. Besal, US The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Rear Admiral Veronica ‘‘Ronne’’ Froman, Navy, Retired; Brigadier General William US Navy, Retired; Rear Admiral R. Byron Bloomer, US Marine Corps, Retired; Briga- question is on the passage of the bill. Fuller, US Navy, Retired; Rear Admiral dier General George P. Cole, Jr., US Air The question was taken; and the Frank Gallo, US Navy, Retired; Rear Admi- Force, Retired; Brigadier General Richard A. Speaker pro tempore announced that ral Albert A. Gallotta, Jr., US Navy, Retired; Coleman, US Air Force, Retired; Brigadier the ayes appeared to have it. Rear Admiral James Mac Gleim, US Navy, General James L. Crouch, US Air Force, Re- RECORDED VOTE Retired; Rear Admiral Robert H. Gormley, tired; Rear Admiral Marianne B. Drew, US Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I demand a US Navy, Retired; Rear Admiral William Navy, Retired; Brigadier General Philip M. recorded vote. Gureck, US Navy, Retired; Major General Drew, US Air Force, Retired; Brigadier Gen- A recorded vote was ordered. Gary L. Harrell, US Army, Retired; Rear Ad- eral Larry K. Grundhauser, US Air Force, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- miral Donald Hickman, US Navy, Retired; Retired; Brigadier General Thomas W. Major General Geoffrey Higginbotham, US Honeywill, US Air Force, Retired. ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- Marine Corps, Retired; Major General Kent Brigadier General Gary M. Jones, US ceedings on this question will be post- H. Hillhouse, US Army, Retired; Rear Admi- Army, Retired; Brigadier General Stephen poned. ral Tim Hinkle, US Navy, Retired; Major Lanning, US Air Force, Retired; Brigadier f General Victor Joseph Hugo, US Army, Re- General Thomas J. Lennon, US Air Force, tired; Major General James P. Hunt, US Air Retired; Rear Admiral Bobby C. Lee, US ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Force, Retired; Rear Admiral Grady L. Jack- Navy, Retired; Brigadier General Robert F. PRO TEMPORE son, US Navy, Retired. Peksens, US Air Force, Retired; Brigadier The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Major General William K. James, US Air General Joe Shaefer, US Air Force, Retired; ant to clause 8 of rule XX, proceedings Force, Retired; Rear Admiral John M. ‘‘Car- Brigadier General Graham E. Shirley, US Air los’’ Johnson, US Navy, Retired; Rear Admi- Force, Retired; Brigadier General Stanley O. will resume on questions previously ral Pierce J. Johnson, US Navy, Retired; Smith, US Air Force, Retired; Brigadier Gen- postponed. Rear Admiral Steven B. Kantrowitz, US eral Hugh B. Tant III, US Army, Retired; Votes will be taken in the following Navy, Retired; Major General Maurice W. Brigadier General Michael Joseph Tashjian, order: Kendall, US Army, Retired; Rear Admiral US Air Force, Retired; Brigadier General Passage of H.R. 3461; and Charles R. Kubic, US Navy, Retired; Rear William Tiernan, US Marine Corps, Retired; Passage of H.R. 3460. Admiral Frederick L. Lewis, US Navy, Re- Brigadier General Roger W. Scearce, US The first electronic vote will be con- tired; Major General John D. Logeman, Jr., Army, Retired; Brigadier General Robert V. ducted as a 15-minute vote. The re- US Air Force, Retired; Major General Homer Woods, US Air Force, Retired. maining electronic vote will be con- S. Long, Jr., US Army, Retired; Major Gen- Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. This is an ducted as a 5-minute vote. eral Robert M. Marquette, US Air Force, Re- agreement that waives the sanctions f tired; Rear Admiral Robert B. McClinton, US against terrorism. This is a regime Navy, Retired; Rear Admiral W. J. McDaniel, that funds terrorism. It said nothing APPROVAL OF JOINT MD, US Navy, Retired; Major General Keith COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ACTION W. Meurlin, US Air Force, Retired; Rear Ad- about stopping further terrorism. It miral Terrence McKnight, US Navy, Retired; lifts the bans on conventional weapons The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Major General John F. Miller, Jr., US Air so they can arm back up. It lifts the finished business is the vote on passage

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The un- Franks (AZ) Luetkemeyer Russell The vote was taken by electronic de- Frelinghuysen Lummis Ryan (WI) finished business is the vote on passage vice, and there were—yeas 162, nays Garrett MacArthur Salmon of the bill (H.R. 3460) to suspend until 269, answered ‘‘present’’ 1, not voting 1, Gibbs Maloney, Sanford January 21, 2017, the authority of the Gibson Carolyn Scalise as follows: Gohmert Marchant Schweikert President to waive, suspend, reduce, [Roll No. 493] Goodlatte Marino Scott, Austin provide relief from, or otherwise limit Gosar McCarthy Scott, David the application of sanctions pursuant YEAS—162 Gowdy McCaul Sensenbrenner Graham to an agreement related to the nuclear Adams Fattah Neal McClintock Sessions Granger McHenry Aguilar Foster Nolan Sherman program of Iran, on which the yeas and Graves (GA) McKinley Bass Fudge O’Rourke Shimkus nays were ordered. Graves (LA) McMorris Beatty Gabbard Pallone Shuster Graves (MO) Rodgers The Clerk read the title of the bill. Becerra Gallego Pascrell Simpson Green, Gene McSally The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Bera Garamendi Payne Sinema Griffith Meadows Beyer Grayson Pelosi Sires question is on the passage of the bill. Bishop (GA) Green, Al Grothman Meehan Smith (MO) This is a 5-minute vote. Perlmutter Guinta Meng Blumenauer Grijalva Smith (NE) Peters Guthrie Messer The vote was taken by electronic de- Bonamici Gutie´rrez Smith (NJ) Pingree Hanna Mica Brady (PA) Hahn Smith (TX) vice, and there were—ayes 247, noes 186, Pocan Hardy Miller (FL) Brown (FL) Heck (WA) Stefanik as follows: Polis Harper Miller (MI) Brownley (CA) Higgins Stewart Price (NC) Harris Moolenaar [Roll No. 494] Bustos Himes Stivers Quigley Hartzler Mooney (WV) Butterfield Hinojosa Stutzman AYES—247 Rangel Hastings Mullin Capps Honda Thompson (PA) Abraham Flores Love Richmond Heck (NV) Mulvaney Capuano Hoyer Thornberry Aderholt Forbes Lucas Roybal-Allard Hensarling Murphy (PA) Carney Huffman Tiberi Allen Fortenberry Luetkemeyer Ruiz Herrera Beutler Napolitano Carson (IN) Jackson Lee Amash Foxx Lummis Ruppersberger Hice, Jody B. Neugebauer Tipton Cartwright Jeffries Amodei Franks (AZ) MacArthur Rush Hill Newhouse Trott Castor (FL) Johnson, E. B. Babin Frelinghuysen Marchant Ryan (OH) Holding Noem Turner Castro (TX) Kaptur Barletta Garrett Marino Sa´ nchez, Linda Hudson Norcross Upton Chu, Judy Keating Barr Gibbs Massie T. Huelskamp Nugent Valadao Cicilline Kelly (IL) Barton Gibson McCarthy Sanchez, Loretta Huizenga (MI) Nunes Vargas Clark (MA) Kennedy Benishek Gohmert McCaul Sarbanes Hultgren Olson Vela Clarke (NY) Kildee Bilirakis Goodlatte McClintock Schakowsky Hunter Palazzo Wagner Clay Kilmer Bishop (MI) Gosar McHenry Schiff Hurd (TX) Palmer Walberg Cleaver Kind Bishop (UT) Gowdy McKinley Schrader Hurt (VA) Paulsen Walden Clyburn Kirkpatrick Black Graham McMorris Scott (VA) Israel Pearce Walker Cohen Kuster Blackburn Granger Rodgers Serrano Issa Perry Walorski Connolly Langevin Blum Graves (GA) McSally Sewell (AL) Jenkins (KS) Peterson Walters, Mimi Conyers Larsen (WA) Bost Graves (LA) Meadows Slaughter Jenkins (WV) Pittenger Weber (TX) Cooper Larson (CT) Boustany Graves (MO) Meehan Smith (WA) Johnson (OH) Pitts Webster (FL) Costa Lawrence Brady (TX) Griffith Messer Speier Johnson, Sam Poe (TX) Wenstrup Courtney Lee Brat Grothman Mica Jolly Poliquin Westerman Crowley Levin Swalwell (CA) Bridenstine Guinta Miller (FL) Jones Pompeo Westmoreland Cuellar Lewis Takai Brooks (AL) Guthrie Miller (MI) Jordan Posey Whitfield Cummings Loebsack Takano Brooks (IN) Hanna Moolenaar Joyce Price, Tom Williams Davis (CA) Lofgren Thompson (CA) Buchanan Hardy Mooney (WV) Katko Ratcliffe Wilson (SC) Davis, Danny Lowenthal Thompson (MS) Buck Harper Mullin Kelly (MS) Reed Wittman DeFazio Lujan Grisham Titus Bucshon Harris Mulvaney Kelly (PA) Reichert Womack DeGette (NM) Tonko Burgess Hartzler Murphy (PA) King (IA) Renacci Woodall Delaney Luja´ n, Ben Ray Torres Byrne Heck (NV) Neugebauer King (NY) Ribble Yoder DeLauro (NM) Tsongas Calvert Hensarling Newhouse Kinzinger (IL) Rice (NY) Yoho DelBene Lynch Van Hollen Carter (GA) Herrera Beutler Noem Kline Rice (SC) Young (AK) DeSaulnier Maloney, Sean Veasey Carter (TX) Hice, Jody B. Nugent Knight Rigell Young (IA) Dingell Matsui Vela´ zquez Chabot Hill Nunes Labrador Roby Young (IN) Doggett McCollum Visclosky Chaffetz Holding Olson LaMalfa Roe (TN) Zeldin Doyle, Michael McDermott Walz Clawson (FL) Hudson Palazzo Lamborn Rogers (AL) Zinke F. McGovern Wasserman Coffman Huelskamp Palmer Schultz Duckworth McNerney ANSWERED ‘‘PRESENT’’—1 Cole Huizenga (MI) Paulsen Edwards Meeks Waters, Maxine Collins (GA) Hultgren Pearce Ellison Moore Watson Coleman Massie Collins (NY) Hunter Perry Eshoo Moulton Welch Comstock Hurd (TX) Pittenger Esty Murphy (FL) Wilson (FL) NOT VOTING—1 Conaway Hurt (VA) Pitts Farr Nadler Yarmuth Johnson (GA) Cook Issa Poe (TX) Costello (PA) Jenkins (KS) Poliquin NAYS—269 Cramer Jenkins (WV) Pompeo Abraham Brat Cook b 1231 Crawford Johnson (OH) Posey Aderholt Bridenstine Costello (PA) Crenshaw Johnson, Sam Price, Tom Allen Brooks (AL) Cramer Messrs. KELLY of Mississippi, Culberson Jolly Ratcliffe Amash Brooks (IN) Crawford AMODEI, ISSA, FLORES, REICHERT, Curbelo (FL) Jones Reed Amodei Buchanan Crenshaw Davis, Rodney Jordan Reichert Ashford Buck Culberson CARTER of Georgia, BROOKS of Ala- Denham Joyce Renacci Babin Bucshon Curbelo (FL) bama, Mrs. BLACK of Tennessee, and Dent Katko Ribble Barletta Burgess Davis, Rodney Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER changed DeSantis Kelly (MS) Rice (SC) Barr Byrne Denham their vote from ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ DesJarlais Kelly (PA) Rigell Barton Calvert Dent Diaz-Balart King (IA) Roby Benishek Ca´ rdenas DeSantis Ms. WILSON of Florida and Mr. Dold King (NY) Roe (TN) Bilirakis Carter (GA) DesJarlais SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New Donovan Kinzinger (IL) Rogers (AL) Bishop (MI) Carter (TX) Deutch York changed their vote from ‘‘nay’’ to Duffy Kline Rogers (KY) Bishop (UT) Chabot Diaz-Balart Duncan (SC) Knight Rohrabacher Black Chaffetz Dold ‘‘yea.’’ Duncan (TN) Labrador Rokita Blackburn Clawson (FL) Donovan So the bill was not passed. Ellmers (NC) LaMalfa Rooney (FL) Blum Coffman Duffy Emmer (MN) Lamborn Ros-Lehtinen Bost Cole Duncan (SC) The result of the vote was announced Farenthold Lance Roskam Boustany Collins (GA) Duncan (TN) as above recorded. Fincher Latta Ross Boyle, Brendan Collins (NY) Ellmers (NC) Fitzpatrick LoBiondo Rothfus F. Comstock Emmer (MN) A motion to reconsider was laid on Fleischmann Long Rouzer Brady (TX) Conaway Engel the table. Fleming Loudermilk Royce

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:11 Sep 12, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K11SE7.031 H11SEPT1 rfrederick on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE September 11, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5969 Russell Stivers Webster (FL) REMOVAL OF NAME OF MEMBER care to a baby who survives the abor- Ryan (WI) Stutzman Wenstrup Salmon Thompson (PA) AS COSPONSOR OF H.R. 381 tion procedure. Westerman Americans are rightfully outraged by Sanford Thornberry Westmoreland Mrs. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I ask Scalise Tiberi what was depicted in these videos, and Whitfield unanimous consent to remove my Schweikert Tipton Williams Congress and the American people have name as a cosponsor of H.R. 381. Scott, Austin Trott Wilson (SC) a right to know exactly what is hap- Sensenbrenner Turner Wittman The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. JEN- Sessions Upton pening. Womack KINS of West Virginia). Is there objec- Shimkus Valadao These two critical bills will ensure Woodall Shuster Vargas tion to the request of the gentlewoman Yoder that we get all the facts and protect Simpson Wagner from Michigan? those who cannot protect themselves. Smith (MO) Walberg Yoho There was no objection. Smith (NE) Walden Young (AK) Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman Smith (NJ) Walker Young (IA) f for the information. Smith (TX) Walorski Young (IN) I would just observe that we share Stefanik Walters, Mimi Zeldin PERSONAL EXPLANATION the view of the—you used the term Stewart Weber (TX) Zinke Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speak- ‘‘horrific’’ videos. As I understand it, NOES—186 er, on rollcall vote No. 493, I was, un- these videos are heavily edited. I don’t Adams Fudge Neal fortunately, detained and missed that want to get into debate about them; we Aguilar Gabbard Nolan rollcall vote. Had I been present, I will have that debate next week, but Ashford Gallego Norcross would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ we are certainly concerned about, as Bass Garamendi O’Rourke the gentleman knows, 97 percent of the Beatty Grayson Pallone f Becerra Green, Al health care delivered by Planned Par- Pascrell LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM Bera Green, Gene Payne enthood has nothing to do with the Beyer Grijalva Pelosi (Mr. HOYER asked and was given issues raised in the video, edited or Bishop (GA) Gutie´rrez Perlmutter permission to address the House for 1 not. Blumenauer Hahn Peters Bonamici Hastings We would hope that we could come to Peterson minute.) Boyle, Brendan Heck (WA) an agreement on making sure that Pingree Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I yield to F. Higgins Pocan those healthcare services that are pro- Brady (PA) Himes the gentleman from California (Mr. Polis vided to literally thousands and thou- Brown (FL) Hinojosa MCCARTHY) to inquire of the majority Brownley (CA) Honda Price (NC) leader the schedule for the week to sands of women are not interrupted, Quigley Bustos Hoyer come. but I understand that we will have that Butterfield Huffman Rangel Rice (NY) Mr. MCCARTHY. I thank the gen- debate next week. Capps Israel Mr. Leader, you do not include in Capuano Jackson Lee Richmond tleman for yielding. Ca´ rdenas Jeffries Roybal-Allard Mr. Speaker, on Monday and Tues- your schedule a continuing resolution Carney Johnson (GA) Ruiz for the funding of government. As the Carson (IN) Johnson, E. B. Ruppersberger day, no votes are expected in the House. On Wednesday, the House will gentleman knows, we have essentially, Cartwright Kaptur Rush as I count it, 5 full legislative days left. Castor (FL) Keating Ryan (OH) meet at noon for morning hour and 2 Castro (TX) Kelly (IL) Sa´ nchez, Linda p.m. for legislative business. Votes will We have 8 or 9 days left, but there are Chu, Judy Kennedy T. be postponed until 6:30 p.m. many partial days. Cicilline Kildee Sanchez, Loretta We have 5 full legislative days left Clark (MA) Kilmer On Thursday, the House will meet at Sarbanes before the government runs out of au- Clarke (NY) Kind Schakowsky 10 a.m. for morning hour and noon for thority and funds to continue. As the Clay Kirkpatrick Schiff legislative business. Cleaver Kuster Schrader gentleman knows, I have been urging Clyburn Langevin Scott (VA) On Friday, the House will meet at 9 the majority leader and your side of Cohen Larsen (WA) Scott, David a.m. for legislative business. Last votes the aisle to enter into discussions on Connolly Larson (CT) Serrano of the week are expected no later than Conyers Lawrence levels of funding and funding itself. Sewell (AL) 3 p.m. Cooper Lee Sherman We suspended the appropriations Costa Levin Sinema Members are advised that, given the process approximately in the middle of Courtney Lewis Sires shortness of the week due to the Jew- July when the Interior bill was pulled Crowley Lieu, Ted Slaughter Cuellar Lipinski ish holiday, Members should be pre- from the floor. Presumably, it was Smith (WA) pared for a full legislative day on Fri- Cummings Loebsack Speier pulled because there was a possibility Davis (CA) Lofgren Swalwell (CA) day. of amendments being offered regarding Davis, Danny Lowenthal Takai Mr. Speaker, the House will consider DeFazio Lowey the Confederate battle flag, but not- Takano DeGette Lujan Grisham a number of suspensions next week, a withstanding that, half the appropria- Thompson (CA) Delaney (NM) complete list of which will be an- Thompson (MS) tion bills have not been brought to the DeLauro Luja´ n, Ben Ray nounced by close of business today. DelBene (NM) Titus floor. No appropriation bills have DeSaulnier Lynch Tonko In addition, the House will consider passed the Senate. Deutch Maloney, Torres H.R. 758, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction I have been urging, for at least 2 Dingell Carolyn Tsongas Act of 2015, sponsored by Representa- Van Hollen months now, that we have discussions. Doggett Maloney, Sean tive LAMAR SMITH. This bill will ensure Doyle, Michael Matsui Veasey I discussed with Mr. VAN HOLLEN today F. McCollum Vela that innocent Americans are protected there have been no discussions between ´ Duckworth McDermott Velazquez against frivolous lawsuits. Mr. VAN HOLLEN and Mr. PRICE with Visclosky Edwards McGovern Mr. Speaker, the House will also con- reference to a resolution of the funding Ellison McNerney Walz Engel Meeks Wasserman sider two measures that respond to the levels for a CR or the length of term of Eshoo Meng Schultz horrific videos released throughout the the CR. Esty Moore Waters, Maxine summer on Planned Parenthood prac- I had an opportunity to talk to Rank- Farr Moulton Watson Coleman tices. The first is H.R. 3134, sponsored ing Member NITA LOWEY today of the Fattah Murphy (FL) Welch Foster Nadler Wilson (FL) by Representative DIANE BLACK, which Appropriations Committee. She in- Frankel (FL) Napolitano Yarmuth places a 1-year moratorium on funding forms me that there have been no sub- to Planned Parenthood while Congress stantive discussions between herself b 1245 investigates these videos. and Mr. ROGERS and that Mr. ROGERS, Three committees in the House are in fact, has no indication of what fund- Mr. TAKAI changed his vote from currently looking into Planned Parent- ing levels will be going forward or what ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ hood activities, funding, and adherence a CR would look like or the length of So the bill was passed. to the law. period of time it would be for. The second will be a bill sponsored by In addition to that, I have discussed The result of the vote was announced Representative TRENT FRANKS, which with the leader’s office, Leader as above recorded. adds criminal penalties to people who PELOSI’s office—and I know that nei- A motion to reconsider was laid on violate the Born Alive Act, for medical ther my office nor Leader PELOSI’s of- the table. providers who fail to provide medical fice have been in discussion either with

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I has been a problem with funding gov- given the very, very short number of don’t take any blame on our side of the ernment as is our responsibility at days available in September for us to aisle, whatever our strategy might be. whatever levels we agree upon. I would meet, that there would be time for the Our strategy has been consistent hope that we could pursue those discus- Senate to receive a continuing resolu- with, very frankly, the chairman of the sions. I have been urging that for tion for us to consider that and pass it Appropriations Committee strategy, months now, and we haven’t done that. so that we would not, again, confront a and that is to have funding levels on You also did not mention something crisis of confidence, a crisis in terms of both the defense and nondefense side of that I have discussed with you and dis- ongoing government operations, but the ledger which were rational and rea- cussed with the Speaker that I bring up also a crisis of confidence not only in sonable. all the time. As a result of our failure our country, but around the world that I repeat ad nauseam, as you know— to fund the Export-Import Bank and to the United States of America could and you are tired of hearing me repeat reauthorize the Export-Import Bank, manage its finances in a responsible it, I am sure—Mr. ROGERS’ comments we are losing jobs, and we have lost a way. that the sequester levels given to the substantial number of jobs already. With that said, Mr. Majority Leader, Appropriations Committee to meet Speaker BOEHNER indicated in a quote can you share with us some insight? their responsibilities were ill-conceived not too long ago that, in fact, there are Again, I know that it is not on the and unrealistic. That is Mr. ROGERS’ thousands of jobs on the line that schedule, and this is about scheduling, quote, not mine, not our strategy. would disappear pretty quickly if the but we have 5 full days and 3 partial That was what the chairman of the Ex-Im Bank were to disappear. days and a ninth day which the Pope is Appropriations Committee on your side Essentially, in terms of new loans going to be here, and I know we will be of the aisle characterizes the funding and new products that could be sold having votes on that day, but we have levels that you have provided the com- abroad, the Ex-Im Bank has dis- such a minimal time before the govern- mittee for—I don’t mean you individ- appeared as of July. I have had discus- ment runs out of authority and funding ually—the House has provided the sions with the Speaker, and I think he for its operations that it seems to me chairman with to write his bills up. has been quoted publicly as saying he that it is critical that today or tomor- As a result of being unable to do thought the Ex-Im Bank was, in fact, row or Monday, we decide how we are that, every time you brought a bill to in some form, going to be considered on going to proceed. the floor, it has gotten a majority of the floor this month. I will be pleased to yield to my the votes. Forget about us. We can’t I ask my friend, the majority leader, friend, the majority leader. control. We have 188 Members. You can as it is not on the schedule, but, again, Mr. MCCARTHY. I thank the gen- pass anything you want. it is not as if we have months to go— tleman for yielding. The appropriations bill process came we have 5 days to go—before the end of As the gentleman knows, the fiscal to a dead halt for two reasons. Number the fiscal year and that funding for the year does end on September 30. As the one, it is because there are no negotia- Ex-Im Bank expires. Can the gen- gentleman knows, we have had this dis- tions for a well-conceived and realistic tleman tell me whether there is any cussion often because our intention alternative to sequester. That is what possibility of that being considered was always to solve this problem very HAL ROGERS says—not me—your chair- within the next 5 or 8—if you want to early. As history shows, this is the ear- man. count 8—legislative days we have left liest we have ever started the appro- I continue to be extraordinarily dis- in this month? priation process for Congress. appointed that we have not undertaken I yield to my friend. I had grave concern during the sum- any discussions—I mentioned Mrs. Mr. MCCARTHY. I thank my friend mer, reading many of the headlines LOWEY on the Appropriations Com- for yielding. from some on your side of the aisle and mittee, Mr. VAN HOLLEN on the Budget I would not feel these colloquies were over on your side of the aisle in the Committee, Leader PELOSI’s office, my complete if I did not get this question. Senate, that it was a strategy to make office—any discussions which have al- I admire the gentleman’s consistency sure the appropriation process would lowed us to come to some agreement so in asking it, but my answer remains not work. that we might in a bipartisan way just as consistent. There is no action When votes came to the floor, very move forward. scheduled in the House on Ex-Im. strongly, you were able to hold many Now, I understand there are a lot of Mr. HOYER. With that answer, the of your Members. Counterpart with the members on your side of the aisle who gentleman can be assured that I will number two on the Senate side, Sen- won’t vote for anything if it funds keep asking the question, and I keep ator SCHUMER, his whole strategy for Planned Parenthood. I get that. They asking the question not to vex the ma- the summer, he was much more effec- don’t come close to making the major- jority leader. I keep asking the ques- tive where none of them came up. ity of this House. tion because the Speaker and I agree We know the number of days we have that we are losing jobs. We are putting left. We are continuing conversations b 1300 ourselves in a noncompetitive position on government funding, and we will in- Until such time as we start acting with the rest of the world. form Members when action is sched- with the majority’s will prevailing as By not bringing this up to the floor, uled in the House. opposed to a faction’s prevailing, I Mr. Leader—I haven’t counted specifi- Mr. HOYER. Mr. Leader, there are 5 think we are going to be in this grid- cally, but I will bet you, however, that days—full days—left to go. You are lock that is undermining the con- there are over 275 votes on this floor to right; we have been discussing this for fidence of our country, of our govern- pass a reauthorization and extension of some period of time, but with all due ment, and of our international part- the Export-Import Bank. The failure to respect to any strategy that we have, ners. bring it to the floor is not because it you only brought six bills to the floor I would hope that, in the next, per- doesn’t enjoy a majority of support—it and passed six bills through this House, haps, few days, Mr. Leader—and I am does. When it last came to the floor— and that is only half of the appropria- prepared to spend time today, this when Mr. Cantor and I worked on the tion bills. weekend, Monday, and Tuesday—I legislation and brought it to this The MilCon bill got 255 votes; the En- know we are not coming back until floor—it got well over 300 votes. Now, I ergy and Water, 240; the Legislative Wednesday—to try to work with you understand there are some in your Branch, 357; the Commerce, Justice, and with the relevant committees, party who don’t like it; but, very Science, 242; T-HUD, which we didn’t with the Speaker, and with the leader frankly, we have got to get over, be- like and, apparently, a lot of your of my party to try to get us to a point cause some in your party don’t like

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Quiet has us off this gridlock where a small mi- DAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 returned to that field, but, today, there nority of the Congress of the United Mr. MCCARTHY. Mr. Speaker, I ask exists at the site a memorial and a new States is holding good policy hostage. unanimous consent that when the visitor center that opened yesterday. Now, let me also ask you: On October House adjourns today, it adjourn to I visited the site last week, and it 29, the highway bill will lose its au- meet at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, September amazed me how fresh the memories of thorization, which we have been ex- 15, 2015; and, further, when the House that horrible day remain. The remem- tending in very short periods of time. adjourns on that day, it adjourn to brances are unforgettable, from the The gentleman knows no Governor, no meet at noon on Wednesday, Sep- timeline embedded within the walk mayor, no county commissioner, no tember 16, 2015, for morning-hour de- that follows Flight 93’s path—8:46 a.m., contractor can possibly plan infra- bate and 2 p.m. for legislative business. 9:03 a.m., 9:37 a.m.—to the words of the structure improvements—highways, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there passengers from phone calls that were bridges, sewer systems, whatever—on objection to the request of the gen- made that day. the basis of 90-day or 60-day extensions Let’s draw inspiration from the brave of authority and funding. tleman from California? There was no objection. sacrifices made by so many Americans The gentleman didn’t mention it. It that day; and let’s, today, renew the is not coming up next week. I under- f commitment we all felt in the days stand that we have a longer time—but WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION after September 11 to reinvigorate, not a long time—between now and Oc- WEEK heal, and strengthen our Nation. tober 29 when the highway bill will ex- pire. As the gentleman, I am sure, (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania f knows and agrees, the failure to do asked and was given permission to ad- IRAN DEAL that will have a significant adverse ef- dress the House for 1 minute and to re- (Mr. BABIN asked and was given per- fect on jobs for Americans and a sig- vise and extend his remarks.) mission to address the House for 1 nificant adverse effect on the infra- Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. minute.) structure of this country. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recogni- Mr. BABIN. Mr. Speaker, on this day, Can the gentleman tell me whether tion of National Suicide Prevention the 14th anniversary of the terrible at- or not he expects a highway bill to Week. tack of 9/11/2001, I rise to strongly op- come to the floor anytime within the Unfortunately, in the past several pose the deeply flawed, dangerous, and timeframe prior to October 29? years, we have witnessed an increase in unacceptable deal that President I yield to my friend. suicides among our Active-Duty mem- Obama has struck with the Islamic Re- Mr. MCCARTHY. I thank the gen- bers of the Armed Forces and our vet- tleman for yielding. public of Iran and its leader, Ayatollah erans populations. Khamenei. To even stand here in the As the gentleman did mention, the Prior to my tenure in Congress, I highway program is currently author- people’s House of the greatest nation served nearly three decades addressing on Earth and discuss this course of ac- ized through the end of October. The the mental health needs of individuals relevant committees are at work—I tion taken by the President is both who have suffered life-changing disease shameful and embarrassing for our met with them today—developing the and disability. This is an issue I remain best path forward, and I will keep you country. passionate about, particularly when The Islamic Republic of Iran is the apprised, as well as the Members, and I addressing the mental health of those expect it to be done before the dead- world’s leading sponsor of terrorism. who place their lives on the line in They have the blood of thousands of line. serving this great Nation. Mr. HOYER. That is good news that American soldiers on their hands. They Mr. Speaker, I remain confident this the highway bill, at least, will be done lead chants of ‘‘death to America,’’ body can do right by our servicemem- before the deadline. whom they call the Great Satan, and I will tell my friend, like the major- bers and veterans. A part of that is ad- burn our flag in their streets. They de- ity leader, I had a discussion today vancing the Medical Evaluation Parity clared just last week, with certainty, for Servicemembers Act, which is in- with Mr. DEFAZIO, who is the ranking that Israel, whom they call the Little Democrat on the relevant committee, tended to improve suicide prevention Satan, will be wiped off the map in no by instituting a mental health assess- Mr. SHUSTER being the chairman. I less than 25 years. This plan allows know they have had some discussions, ment for all new military recruits, Iran to build a nuclear bomb in no less but I also know that they are not very which will then be used as a baseline than 15 years. You do the math. close to an agreement. I know that nei- throughout their military careers. This The President’s deal with a terrorist ther one of them likes the Senate bill was included in the 2016 National De- nation allows them to continue their that was sent to us. The majority lead- fense Authorization. nuclear program and gives them over er and I had discussions on that. We Our dedication to this cause is the $150 billion to fund worldwide ter- didn’t take that up. I thought that was least we can do for those who have sac- rorism. probably the right thing for the major- rificed so much for their Nation. A vote for this deal, with all of its ity leader to do, to not take it up. f dire implications for the future of our Again, the majority leader says he is children and grandchildren, could well COMMEMORATING THE BRAVE engaged. I would hope he uses his good be the most regrettable vote that a MEN AND WOMEN LOST ON 9/11 office to get us to a place where we can Member of Congress will ever take in pass a bill in a bipartisan fashion as, (Mr. ROTHFUS asked and was given his career. during my 34 years, has normally been permission to address the House for 1 f the case. That extends for a significant minute and to revise and extend his re- period of time—no less than 5 years—at marks.) FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS levels that are necessary to meet the Mr. ROTHFUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise (Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS asked infrastructure needs of this country, today to commemorate the brave men and was given permission to address both from an economic standpoint and and women lost on September 11. the House for 1 minute and to revise a national security standpoint. Last week, I visited a windswept and extend her remarks.) I yield to my friend if he wants to meadow in Somerset County, Pennsyl- Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS. Mr. say anything further. If not, Mr. vania, just outside my district, which, Speaker, I rise today in memory of

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Nearly a mil- still feel the loss within their souls duplicitous, unverifiable, astonishingly lion acres have burned. There has been today. unenforceable deal. We got a deal that a lot of loss, including the lives of Mr. Speaker, I also believe that one legitimizes and empowers the most these three men. of the best ways we can honor the peo- prolific state sponsor of terrorism in Tom, the youngest, at 20 years old, ple who lost their lives that infamous the world. was a rising junior at Whitman Col- day is to remember that the price of It obligates America to lift all sanc- lege, who followed in his parents’ foot- freedom has always been eternal vigi- tions, lift bans on Iran’s imports of steps and accepted the call to fight lance. weapons and ballistic missile pro- fires during the summer. How he and We still face a world where jihad has grams. It allows Iran a protected pro- his colleagues died is really a testa- designs on destroying this, the greatest tocol to enrich uranium and research ment to the type of men that they and freest republic in the history of the even more advanced centrifuges. were—brave and generous, fiercely world. It gives them tens of billions of dol- lars with which they can continue to dedicated to protecting their home, And in the name of those we have spread their terror and destabilizing and willing to put their lives at risk to lost, in the name of those generations expansionism throughout the word. protect it. still to come, God help us to be vigilant people, as Americans. It allows them to continue their My prayers continue to be with their human rights abuses, including ille- families and all those who have been Mr. Speaker, the blood, sacrifice, and noble principles of millions of gallant gally holding American citizens hos- impacted by these fires. We are eter- tage. And it allows them to keep their nally grateful for these young men and souls across America’s history have made this Nation the unipolar super- entire nuclear infrastructure. their service to our beloved State. All the while, the Supreme Leader power of the entire world. Our inter- You are our heroes. Rest in peace. and ultimate authority in Iran is pub- national policies now significantly im- f licly reaffirming his hatred toward the pact the peace and security of the en- United States and publicly leading b 1315 tire human family. throngs of his supporters in shouting The very first responsibility of this JAMES ZADROGA 9/11 HEALTH AND ‘‘Death to America’’ and ‘‘Death to Nation’s government and especially its COMPENSATION REAUTHORIZA- Israel.’’ Unbelievable. TION ACT Commander in Chief is to protect Mr. Speaker, Bill Clinton made a far America’s national security. The only better deal than that, and the result (Mr. DONOVAN asked and was given two ways we have to do that is to pre- permission to address the House for 1 was that the police state of North vent any enemy or potential enemy Korea proceeded to develop nuclear minute and to revise and extend his re- from having the intent and capacity to marks.) weapons only a few years later. do us harm. We must make sure that, if Some of our most loyal allies live Mr. DONOVAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise there is an enemy with the intent to do under that nuclear threat to this day. today to call attention to the James us harm, that they do not have the ca- Now this deal will place America and Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation pacity to proceed. our vital ally, Israel, under that same Reauthorization Act and to call atten- The intent of the Islamic Republic of nuclear threat tomorrow. tion to our duty to the heroes who have Iran has been crystal clear since they Mr. Speaker, the Iranian mullahs already sacrificed so much. took and held 52 American hostages 444 were intently listening when Barack As Americans, we have pledged to days at the beginning of their radical Obama proclaimed before the United never forget the terrible events of 9/11. revolution those 36 years now ago. Nations that no nation has the right to As Americans, we have a duty to never They have ever since been waging war pick and choose what nations have nu- forget those who risked their lives to on America and their own neighbors. clear weapons. But I remind him that save others. Well over 1,000 9/11 first re- But the only way the Iranian leaders Iran is a nation that has threatened to sponders have been diagnosed with can- can ever truly achieve their ultimate destroy America and destroy Israel. cer caused by their exposure to toxins goal is to become a nuclear-armed na- These same mullahs were watching at Ground Zero. tion. as Barack Obama knowingly stood by Because of the Zadroga Act, over Consequently, they have proceeded and idly watched as thousands of inno- 70,000 9/11 first responders and survivors inexorably in that direction both se- cent civilians in Iraq were either around the country, including 6,000 in cretly and openly and obviously for butchered, tortured, raped, beheaded, my district, are being monitored for decades until America and the Western crucified, or burned alive by ISIS. They cancer and other Ground Zero-related world came together with resolutions, then knew they had nothing to fear incidences. Over 7,600 are already re- sanctions, and warnings of military from Barack Obama. ceiving treatment. intervention to halt and dismantle this So the jihadist leaders of Iran came Mr. Speaker, I ask that we honor our unspeakably dangerous threat. This to the nuclear negotiating table with commitment to those brave men and pressure finally brought Iran to the ne- nothing and walked away with every- women by permanently reauthorizing gotiating table. thing. this important program. But now, instead of increasing and These are the same Iranian mullahs f using that pressure, President Barack that openly bragged how their bounties Obama has completely ignored the and weapons have killed hundreds of IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL original commitment that the sanc- American Marines and soldiers on the The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. tions would only be dismantled when battlefield, shattering their families in MACARTHUR). Under the Speaker’s an- Iran’s nuclear weapons program was an unbelievable way. nounced policy of January 6, 2015, the dismantled. What will these leaders do if they gentleman from Arizona (Mr. FRANKS) The President blindly accepted what- have nuclear weapons? Inexplicably, is recognized for 60 minutes as the des- ever deal Iran put on the table and instead of making sure they never get ignee of the majority leader. completely forgot who was at the other a nuclear weapon, Barack Obama’s po- Mr. FRANKS of Arizona. Mr. Speak- end of that table. litically motivated peace-in-our-time er, coincidental to the message or the Mr. Obama then proceeded to capitu- capitulation empowers the most dan- speech that I am about to give, I am re- late on every redline and minimum re- gerous sponsor of terrorism on this minded, as so many of you are, that quirement that both he and the United Earth and places them on the path to this is September the 11th and 14 years Nations had previously required. obtain an entire nuclear arsenal.

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Mr. Speak- Commission’s Rules for Unlicensed Oper- who ultimately nuclearized the entire er, I move that the House do now ad- ations in the Television Bands, Repurposed Middle East, and our children will start journ. 600 MHz Band, 600 MHz Guard Bands and Du- down a path that leads through the plex Gap, and Channel 37; Amendment of The motion was agreed to; accord- shadow of nuclear terrorism. Part 74 of the Commission’s Rules for Low ingly (at 1 o’clock and 27 minutes And whatever the costs there might Power Auxiliary Stations in the Repurposed p.m.), under its previous order, the have been to prevent Iran from gaining 600 MHz band and 600MHz Duplex Gap [ET House adjourned until Tuesday, Sep- nuclear weapons will pale in compari- Docket No.: 14-165]; and Expanding the Eco- tember 15, 2015, at 3 p.m. nomic and Innovation Opportunities of Spec- son to the costs of dealing with a nu- f trum Through Incentive Auctions [GN Dock- clear-armed Iran. We must not let that et No.: 12-268] received August 28, 2015, pursu- happen, Mr. Speaker. EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Astonishingly, Democrat Senators ETC. Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on are now arrogantly filibustering any Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive Energy and Commerce. attempt for the Senate to reject this communications were taken from the 2700. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration, Bureau of Indus- inexpressibly dangerous deal. Speaker’s table and referred as follows: It is time for the majority leader of try and Security, Department of Commerce, 2692. A letter from the Associate Adminis- transmitting the Department’s final rule — the Senate to use the nuclear option in trator, Agricultural Marketing Service, De- Russian Sanctions: Addition to the Entity the Senate rules to bring this inex- partment of Agriculture, transmitting the List to Prevent Violations of Russian Indus- pressibly dangerous nuclear deal with Department’s final rule — Processed Rasp- try Sector Sanctions [Docket No.: 150610514- Iran to the Senate floor and vote on berry Promotion, Research, and Information 5514-01] (RIN: 0694-AG66) received August 28, and reject it as the treaty that it actu- Order; Late Payment and Interest Charges 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added ally embodies under the Constitution on Past Due Assessments [Document No.: by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the Com- AMS-FV-14-0042] received August 28, 2015, mittee on Foreign Affairs. of the United States. If Republicans do pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by not use the nuclear option in our rules, 2701. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the Com- Legislative Affairs, Department of State, Iran may some day use their nuclear mittee on Agriculture. transmitting a certification, pursuant to option against our Nation. 2693. A letter from the Comptroller, Under Sec. 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, It is September 11, Mr. Speaker. God Secretary, Department of Defense, transmit- Transmittal No.: DDTC 15-083; to the Com- help us to remember. For the sake of ting a letter reporting a violation of the mittee on Foreign Affairs. our children and future generations, Antideficiency Act, as required by 31 U.S.C. 2702. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, 1351, Army case number 13-08; to the Com- God help this Congress to reject this Legislative Affairs, Department of State, mittee on Appropriations. transmitting a certification, pursuant to treacherous deal and God help us all to 2694. A letter from the Associate General Sec. 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, focus on the unspeakable importance of Counsel for Legislation and Regulations, De- Transmittal No.: DDTC 15-040; to the Com- partment of Housing and Urban Develop- the coming elections in America. mittee on Foreign Affairs. ment, transmitting the Department’s final I yield back the balance of my time. 2703. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, rule — Housing Choice Voucher Program: Legislative Affairs, Department of State, f Streamlining the Portability Process [Dock- transmitting a certification, pursuant to et No.: FR-5453-F-02] (RIN: 2577-AC86) re- MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE Sec. 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, ceived August 31, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Transmittal No.: DDTC 15-057; to the Com- A message from the Senate by Ms. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, mittee on Foreign Affairs. Curtis, one of its clerks, announced Sec. 251; to the Committee on Financial 2704. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, that the Senate has passed bills of the Services. 2695. A letter from the General Counsel, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, following titles in which the concur- transmitting a certification, pursuant to rence of the House is requested: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting the Corporation’s final rule — Sec. 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, S. 1461. An act to provide for the extension Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Em- Transmittal No.: DDTC 15-081; to the Com- of the enforcement instruction on super- ployer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Pay- mittee on Foreign Affairs. vision requirements for out-patient thera- ing Benefits received August 28, 2015, pursu- 2705. A letter from the Acting Assistant peutic services in critical access and small ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department rural hospitals through 2015. Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on of State, transmitting a certification, pursu- S. 1629. An act to revise certain authorities Education and the Workforce. ant to Sec. 36(c) of the Arms Export Control of the District of Columbia courts, the Court 2696. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Act, Transmittal No.: DDTC 15-059; to the Services and Offender Supervision Agency for Communications and Information, De- Committee on Foreign Affairs. for the District of Columbia, and the Public partment of Commerce, transmitting the De- 2706. A letter from the Acting Assistant Defender Service for the District of Colum- partment’s third quarterly report from the Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department bia, and for other purposes. National Telecommunications and Informa- of State, transmitting a certification, pursu- f tion Administration regarding the Internet ant to Secs. 36(c) and (d) of the Arms Export Assigned Numbers Authority transition, pur- Control Act, Transmittal No.: DDTC 15-023; SENATE BILLS REFERRED suant to the Consolidated and Further Con- to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Bills of the Senate of the following tinuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Pub. L. 113- 2707. A letter from the Acting Assistant 235; to the Committee on Energy and Com- Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department titles were taken from the Speaker’s of State, transmitting a certification, pursu- table and, under the rule, referred as merce. 2697. A letter from the Assistant General ant to Secs. 36(c) and 36(d) of the Arms Ex- follows: Counsel for Legislation, Regulation and En- port Control Act, Transmittal No.: DDTC 15- S. 1461. An act to provide for the extension ergy Efficiency, Department of Energy, 006; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. of the enforcement instruction on super- transmitting the Department’s final rule — 2708. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, vision requirements for out-patient thera- Administrative Requirements for Grants and Legislative Affairs, Department of State, peutic services in critical access and small Cooperative Agreements (RIN: 1991-AC02) re- transmitting six reports pursuant to the rural hospitals through 2015; to the Com- ceived September 4, 2015, pursuant to 5 Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, Pub. mittee on Energy and Commerce; in addition U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104- L. 105-277, 5 U.S.C. 3345-3349d; to the Com- to the Committee on Ways and Means for a 121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Energy mittee on Oversight and Government Re- period to be subsequently determined by the and Commerce. form. Speaker, in each case for consideration of 2698. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, 2709. A letter from the Auditor, District of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Columbia Auditor, transmitting a report en- tion of the committee concerned. Energy, Department of Energy, transmitting titled, ‘‘District of Columbia Agencies’ Com- S. 1629. An act to revise certain authorities the Department’s two Congressional Reports pliance with Fiscal Year 2015 Small Business of the District of Columbia courts, the Court on Alternative Fuel Use by Federal Dual Enterprise Expenditure Goals through the Services and Offender Supervision Agency Fueled Vehicles. One report is for FY 2011 3rd Quarter of Fiscal Year 2015’’; to the Com- for the District of Columbia, and the Public and 2012, and the second report is for FY 2013; mittee on Oversight and Government Re- Defender Service for the District of Colum- to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. form.

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2710. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, States; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery and Pennsylvania, and Ms. BROWNLEY of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administra- Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Framework California): tion, Department of Transportation, trans- Adjustment 26; Endangered and Threatened H.R. 3492. A bill to amend title 5, United mitting a report pursuant to the Federal Va- Wildlife; Sea Turtle Conservation [Docket States Code, to limit the number of local cancies Reform Act of 1998, Pub. L. 105-277, 5 No.: 141125999-5362-02] (RIN: 0648-BE68) re- wage areas allowable within a General U.S.C. 3345-3349d; to the Committee on Over- ceived September 8, 2015, pursuant to 5 Schedule pay locality; to the Committee on sight and Government Reform. U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104- Oversight and Government Reform. 2711. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- 121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Natural By Mr. DONOVAN (for himself, Mr. fice of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, Na- Resources. KING of New York, and Mr. MCCAUL): tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- 2718. A letter from the Deputy Assistant H.R. 3493. A bill to amend the Homeland tion, transmitting the Administration’s tem- Administrator for Regulatory Programs, Security Act of 2002 to establish the Secur- porary rule — Snapper-Grouper Fishery of NMFS, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Na- ing the Cities program to enhance the ability the South Atlantic; 2015 Recreational Ac- tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- of the United States to detect and prevent countability Measure and Closure for South tion, transmitting the Administration’s final terrorist attacks and other high consequence Atlantic Golden Tilefish [Docket No.: rule — Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of events utilizing nuclear or other radiological 120403249-2492-02] (RIN: 0648-XE087) received Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coral, Coral materials that pose a high risk to homeland September 4, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Reefs, and Live/Hard Bottom Habitats of the security in high-risk urban areas, and for 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, South Atlantic Region; Amendment 8 [Dock- other purposes; to the Committee on Home- Sec. 251; to the Committee on Natural Re- et No.: 140214145-5582-02] (RIN: 0648-BD81) re- land Security. sources. ceived September 8, 2015, pursuant to 5 By Mrs. BLACKBURN: 2712. A letter from the Deputy Assistant U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104- H.R. 3494. A bill to amend title XIX of the Administrator for Regulatory Programs, 121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Natural Social Security Act to provide greater clar- NMFS, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Na- Resources. ity for States with respect to excluding pro- tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- 2719. A letter from the Rules Adminis- viders whose actions a State suspects causes tion, transmitting the Administration’s final trator, Office of General Counsel, Federal termination of fetuses born alive, and for rule — Fisheries of the Northeastern United Bureau of Prisons, transmitting the Bureau’s other purposes; to the Committee on Energy States; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and interim rule — Contraband and Inmate Per- and Commerce, and in addition to the Com- Butterfish Fisheries; Framework Adjust- sonal Property: Technical Amendment mittee on Ways and Means, for a period to be ment 9 [Docket No.: 150401329-5659-02] (RIN: [Docket No.: BOP-1163] (RIN: 1120-AB63) re- subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 0648-BF00) received September 4, 2015, pursu- ceived August 28, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. each case for consideration of such provi- ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Sec. 251; to the Committee on the Judiciary. committee concerned. Natural Resources. 2720. A letter from the Chairperson, Com- By Mr. DUFFY: 2713. A letter from the Assistant Adminis- mission on Care, transmitting an update on H.R. 3495. A bill to amend title XIX of the trator for Fisheries, NMFS, National Oce- the work of the Commission that was estab- Social Security Act to allow for greater anic and Atmospheric Administration, trans- lished in Sec. 202 of the Veterans Access, State flexibility with respect to excluding mitting the Administration’s final rule — Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014; to providers who are involved in abortions; to Endangered and Threatened Species: Final the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Rulemaking To Revise Critical Habitat for 2721. A letter from the United States Trade By Mr. DUFFY: Hawaiian Monk Seals [Docket No.: 110207102- Representative, Executive Office of the H.R. 3496. A bill to amend the Communica- 5657-03] (RIN: 0648-BA81) received September President, transmitting notification of the tions Act of 1934 and title 17, United States 4, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); President’s ongoing negotiations with the Code, to provide greater access to in-State Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the European Union in the Transatlantic Trade television broadcast programming for cable Committee on Natural Resources. and Investment Partnership, in accordance and satellite subscribers in certain counties; 2714. A letter from the Deputy Assistant with Sec. 107(b)(1) of the Bipartisan Congres- to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Administrator for Regulatory Programs, sional Trade Priorities and Accountability and in addition to the Committee on the Ju- NMFS, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Na- Act of 2015; to the Committee on Ways and diciary, for a period to be subsequently de- tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- Means. termined by the Speaker, in each case for tion, transmitting the Administration’s final consideration of such provisions as fall with- rule — Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Revisions f in the jurisdiction of the committee con- to Charter Halibut Fisheries Management in DISCHARGE OF COMMITTEE cerned. Alaska [Docket No.: 140724618-5506-02 ] (RIN: By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. 0648-BE41) received August 28, 2015, pursuant Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XIII, the ISRAEL, Mr. HONDA, Mr. HASTINGS, to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law following action was taken by the Mr. GUTIE´ RREZ, and Mr. SERRANO): 104-121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Nat- Speaker: H.R. 3497. A bill to protect the Nation’s law ural Resources. enforcement officers by banning the Five- The Committee on Natural Resources dis- 2715. A letter from the Deputy Assistant seveN Pistol and 5.7 x 28mm SS190, SS192, charged from further consideration. H.R. 348 Administrator for Regulatory Programs, SS195LF, SS196, and SS197 cartridges, test- referred to the Committee of the Whole NMFS, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Na- ing handguns and ammunition for capability House on the state of the Union. tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- to penetrate body armor, and prohibiting the tion, transmitting the Administration’s final f manufacture, importation, sale, or purchase rule — Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of of such handguns or ammunition by civil- Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Group- PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ians; to the Committee on the Judiciary. er Fishery Off the Southern Atlantic States; Under clause 2 of rule XII, public By Mr. HARRIS: Regulatory Amendment 20 [Docket No.: bills and resolutions of the following H.R. 3498. A bill to amend title 18, United 140611492-5605-02] (RIN: 0648-BE30) received titles were introduced and severally re- States Code, to prohibit human cloning; to August 28, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. ferred, as follows: the Committee on the Judiciary. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, By Mr. JOLLY: Sec. 251; to the Committee on Natural Re- By Mr. RATCLIFFE (for himself, Mr. H.R. 3499. A bill to amend titles II and XVI sources. MCCAUL, and Mr. PALMER): of the Social Security Act to provide for 2716. A letter from the Director, Office of H.R. 3490. A bill to amend the Homeland treatment of disability rated and certified as Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oce- Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Na- total by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as anic and Atmospheric Administration, trans- tional Computer Forensics Institute, and for disability for purposes of such titles; to the mitting the Administration’s temporary rule other purposes; to the Committee on the Ju- Committee on Ways and Means. — Western and Central Pacific Fisheries for diciary, and in addition to the Committee on By Mr. JONES: Highly Migratory Species; 2015 Bigeye Tuna Homeland Security, for a period to be subse- H.R. 3500. A bill to require the Bureau of Longline Fishery Closure [Docket No.: quently determined by the Speaker, in each Labor Statistics, Department of Labor, to 150619537-5615-01] (RIN: 0648-XE037) received case for consideration of such provisions as report the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W) August 28, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. fall within the jurisdiction of the committee using methodology employed in 1980; to the 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, concerned. Committee on Education and the Workforce. Sec. 251; to the Committee on Natural Re- By Mr. JOLLY: By Mrs. LOWEY: sources. H.R. 3491. A bill to amend title 38, United H.R. 3501. A bill to amend chapter 1 of title 2717. A letter from the Deputy Assistant States Code, to increase the amount of spe- 23, United States Code, to condition the re- Administrator for Regulatory Programs, cial pension for Medal of Honor recipients, ceipt of certain highway funding by States NMFS, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Na- and for other purposes; to the Committee on on the enactment and enforcement by States tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- Veterans’ Affairs. of certain laws to prevent repeat intoxicated tion, transmitting the Administration’s final By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. driving; to the Committee on Transportation rule — Fisheries of the Northeastern United VARGAS, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. BRADY of and Infrastructure.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:58 Sep 12, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\L11SE7.000 H11SEPT1 rfrederick on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE September 11, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5975 By Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM Joint Resolution No. 7, requesting that the Congress has the power to enact this legis- of New Mexico: Congress of the United States of America lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 3502. A bill to amend the Richard B. further amend the GI Bill of Rights to make Article 1, Section 8 Russell National School Lunch Act and the benefits available, with all appropriate safe- By Mr. DUFFY: Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to improve nutri- guards, to all veterans for use as startup cap- H.R. 3496. tion in tribal areas, and for other purposes; ital in the establishment of first businesses; Congress has the power to enact this legis- to the Committee on Education and the to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. lation pursuant to the following: Workforce. 127. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of Article 1 Section 8 By Ms. MCSALLY (for herself, Mr. the State of California, relative to Assembly By Mr. ENGEL: MCCAUL, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. Joint Resolution No. 2, calling upon the H.R. 3497. LOUDERMILK, and Mr. BARLETTA): President of the United States and the Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 3503. A bill to require an assessment United States Congress to formally and con- lation pursuant to the following: of fusion center personnel needs, and for sistently reaffirm the historical truth that U.S. Const. Art. I § 8. other purposes; to the Committee on Home- the atrocities committed against the Arme- By Mr. HARRIS: land Security. nian people constituted genocide; jointly to H.R. 3498. By Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mr. the Committees on Education and the Work- Congress has the power to enact this legis- AMODEI, Mr. BABIN, Mr. BROOKS of force and Foreign Affairs. lation pursuant to the following: Alabama, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. 128. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the CRAWFORD, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. DUN- the State of California, relative to Senate Constitution of the United States. CAN of South Carolina, Mr. FRANKS of Joint Resolution No. 8, urging Congress and By Mr. JOLLY: Arizona, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. JODY B. the President of the United States to reform H.R. 3499. HICE of Georgia, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of the short stay admissions criteria for Medi- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Texas, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. JONES, care beneficiaries and to discontinue the lation pursuant to the following: Mr. PERRY, Mr. RATCLIFFE, Mr. SMITH two-midnight policy; jointly to the Commit- Article I, section 8, of the Constitution of of Missouri, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. tees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and the United States. WILSON of South Carolina, and Mr. Means. By Mr. JONES: YOHO): f H.R. 3500. H. Res. 417. A resolution impeaching Re- Congress has the power to enact this legis- gina McCarthy, Administrator of the United CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY lation pursuant to the following: States Environmental Protection Agency, STATEMENT Article 1, Section 8 of the United States for high crimes and misdemeanors; to the Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of Constitution. Committee on the Judiciary. the Rules of the House of Representa- By Mrs. LOWEY: By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of tives, the following statements are sub- H.R. 3501. Texas (for herself and Mr. HASTINGS): Congress has the power to enact this legis- H. Res. 418. A resolution expressing support mitted regarding the specific powers lation pursuant to the following: for designation of the week of September 15, granted to Congress in the Constitu- Article I 2015, through September 21, 2015, as ‘‘Balance tion to enact the accompanying bill or By Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM Awareness Week’’; to the Committee on En- joint resolution. of New Mexico: ergy and Commerce. By Mr. RATCLIFFE: H.R. 3502. f H.R. 3490. Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: MEMORIALS Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: This bill is enacted pursuant to the power Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials Article I, Section 8, Clause 18—To make all granted to Congress under Article I, Section were presented and referred as follows: Laws which shall be necessary and proper for 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution. 122. The SPEAKER presented a memorial carrying into Execution the foregoing Pow- By Ms. MCSALLY: of the Legislature of the State of California, ers, and all other Powers vested by this Con- H.R. 3503. relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 8, stitution in the Government of the United Congress has the power to enact this legis- recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Older States, or in any Department or Officer lation pursuant to the following: Americans Act of 1965, affirming the Legisla- thereof. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18—To make all ture’s continuing support for the goals of the By Mr. JOLLY: Laws which shall be necessary and proper for act, and to memorialize the United States H.R. 3491. carrying into Execution the foregoing Pow- Congress has the power to enact this legis- House of Representatives and the United ers, and all other Powers vested by this Con- lation pursuant to the following: States Senate to reauthorize the act; to the stitution in the Government of the United Article I, section 8, of the Constitution of Committee on Education and the Workforce. States, or in any Department or Officer the United States. 123. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of thereof. By Mr. CARTWRIGHT: the State of California, relative to Assembly H.R. 3492. f Joint Resolution No. 23, commemorating the Congress has the power to enact this legis- ADDITIONAL SPONSORS 43rd anniversary of the enactment of Title lation pursuant to the following: IX, and urging Californians to continue to Article I; Section 8 of the Constitution Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors work together to achieve the goals set by states ‘‘The Congress shall have Power To were added to public bills and resolu- Title IX, as specified; to the Committee on lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and tions, as follows: Education and the Workforce. Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the H.R. 27: Mr. FINCHER. 124. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of common Defence and general Welfare of the H.R. 140: Mr. FARENTHOLD. the Territory of the United States Virgin Is- United States; but all Duties, Imposts and H.R. 155: Mr. GOSAR. lands, relative to Resolution No. 1820 (Bill Excises shall be uniform throughout the H.R. 225: Mr. BLUMENAUER. No. 31-0153), urging the United States Con- United States;’’ H.R. 266: Mr. BYRNE. gress to amend Sec. 11 of the Revised Or- By Mr. DONOVAN: ganic Act of the Virgin Islands, 48 U.S.C. H.R. 3493. H.R. 292: Mr. GIBSON, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, and 1591, by repealing the requirement that the Congress has the power to enact this legis- Mr. SWALWELL of California. governor’s official residence is ‘‘in the Gov- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 335: Ms. LEE, Ms. GRANGER, and Mr. ernment House’’ on Saint Thomas and pro- Article I, Section 8, Clause 18—To make all CRENSHAW. viding for the Legislature of the Virgin Is- Laws which shall be necessary and proper for H.R. 348: Mr. WEBSTER of Florida. lands to determine the location of the Gov- carrying into Execution the foregoing Pow- H.R. 467: Ms. BROWNLEY of California. ernor’s residence; to the Committee on Over- ers, and all other Powers vested by this Con- H.R. 494: Mrs. KIRKPATRICK. sight and Government Reform. stitution in the Government of the United H.R. 510: Mr. BRAT. 125. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of States, or in any Department or Officer H.R. 525: Mr. TIPTON and Mr. RODNEY DAVIS the State of California, relative to Assembly thereof. of Illinois. Joint Resolution No. 9, urging the President By Mrs. BLACKBURN: H.R. 539: Mr. HECK of Washington, Ms. and Congress of the United States to craft a H.R. 3494. DELAURO, and Mr. NUGENT. balanced and workable approach to reduce Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 540: Mr. EMMER of Minnesota and Mr. incentives for and minimize unnecessary lation pursuant to the following: RYAN of Ohio. patent litigation while ensuring that legiti- Article I, Section 8—‘‘To make all laws H.R. 592: Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. mate patent enforcement rights are pro- which shall be necessary and proper for car- H.R. 662: Mr. BISHOP of Michigan. tected and maintained; to the Committee on rying into Execution the foregoing Powers H.R. 671: Mr. SERRANO. the Judiciary. . . .’’ H.R. 692: Mr. PALMER. 126. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of By Mr. DUFFY: H.R. 702: Mr. GUINTA and Mr. DENT. the State of California, relative to Assembly H.R. 3495. H.R. 708: Mr. ROSS and Mr. CRAMER.

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H.R. 711: Mr. JOYCE. H.R. 1854: Mr. EMMER of Minnesota. H.R. 3248: Mr. CRAMER. H.R. 746: Ms. DUCKWORTH and Ms. DELBENE. H.R. 1855: Mr. TED LIEU of California and H.R. 3251: Mr. CARTER of Georgia. H.R. 766: Mr. DESJARLAIS. Ms. DEGETTE. H.R. 3294: Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN and Ms. LOF- H.R. 793: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. H.R. 1856: Ms. DELAURO. GREN. H.R. 818: Ms. LOFGREN. H.R. 1859: Mr. JOYCE and Mr. LANGEVIN. H.R. 3311: Ms. SLAUGHTER. H.R. 822: Mr. KIND and Mr. LAMALFA. H.R. 1877: Mr. HASTINGS. H.R. 3326: Mr. SWALWELL of California and H.R. 855: Mr. MCKINLEY. H.R. 1941: Mr. BRIDENSTINE. Mr. PETERS. H.R. 863: Mr. TOM PRICE of Georgia and Mr. H.R. 1943: Mr. LANGEVIN. H.R. 3338: Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. ISRAEL, PAULSEN. H.R. 1969: Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. Mr. ALLEN, and Mr. BERA. H.R. 879: Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania and LOEBSACK, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. KIND, Ms. UFFMAN Mr. HUNTER. TSONGAS, Mr. KILMER, and Mr. RIGELL. H.R. 3341: Mr. H . H.R. 911: Mr. KIND. H.R. 2059: Mr. JONES. H.R. 3364: Mr. HONDA. H.R. 918: Mr. TOM PRICE of Georgia and Mr. H.R. 2067: Mr. HUFFMAN. H.R. 3371: Mr. TOM PRICE of Georgia. BISHOP of Michigan. H.R. 2077: Mr. POSEY. H.R. 3375: Mr. FARR. H.R. 985: Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi and H.R. 2124: Ms. ESHOO, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN H.R. 3381: Mr. PETERS. Mr. CRAWFORD. GRISHAM of New Mexico, Mr. WELCH, Mr. KIL- H.R. 3418: Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. RICHMOND, H.R. 997: Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia. MER, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. Mr. PAYNE, and Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN. H.R. 999: Mr. DEFAZIO. DENT, and Mrs. LAWRENCE. H.R. 3422: Mr. HONDA. H.R. 1002: Mr. JOYCE and Mr. ELLISON. H.R. 2138: Mr. THOMPSON of California. H.R. 3423: Mr. MCDERMOTT. H.R. 1061: Ms. STEFANIK. LUMENAUER H.R. 2283: Mr. B . H.R. 3429: Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, H.R. 1062: Mr. LUCAS. H.R. 2293: Mr. HENSARLING and Ms. SCHA- Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mrs. ELLMERS of H.R. 1078: Mr. HUFFMAN. KOWSKY. North Carolina, and Mr. BARR. H.R. 1100: Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS. H.R. 2303: Mr. MCGOVERN. H.R. 3443: Mr. HARPER and Mr. LONG. H.R. 1130: Mr. CARTWRIGHT. H.R. 2400: Mr. CARTER of Georgia. OSTER H.R. 1197: Mr. BENISHEK. H.R. 2508: Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia. H.R. 3458: Mr. F . H.R. 1221: Mrs. NAPOLITANO. H.R. 2622: Ms. HAHN. H.R. 3463: Mr. GUTHRIE. H.R. 1258: Mr. HECK of Washington and Ms. H.R. 2643: Mr. DELANEY. H.R. 3466: Mr. KIND. VELA´ ZQUEZ. H.R. 2646: Mr. REED, Mr. HUIZENGA of H.R. 3472: Mr. STEWART. H.R. 1270: Mr. BRAT and Mr. TURNER. Michigan, and Mr. SWALWELL of California. H.R. 3473: Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. H.R. 1284: Mr. TED LIEU of California. H.R. 2649: Mr. TIBERI. H.R. 3488: Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. DUFFY, Mr. H.R. 1309: Mrs. HARTZLER. H.R. 2660: Mr. HUFFMAN. GROTHMAN, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. PETERSON, H.R. 1333: Mr. GOSAR. H.R. 2675: Mr. COOK and Mr. MCKINLEY. Mr. POLIQUIN, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. SCHRADER, H.R. 1340: Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania H.R. 2697: Mr. CARTWRIGHT. and Mr. SIMPSON. and Ms. KUSTER. H.R. 2704: Mr. WELCH and Mr. HUFFMAN. H.R. 3489: Mr. FATTAH. H.R. 1343: Mr. LAMALFA and Ms. LOFGREN. H.R. 2737: Mr. LARSEN of Washington. H.J. Res. 36: Mr. PETERS. H.R. 1356: Mr. HIMES. H.R. 2759: Mr. HUFFMAN. H. Con. Res. 50: Mr. FORTENBERRY. H.R. 1383: Ms. MAXINE WATERS of Cali- H.R. 2850: Mr. FITZPATRICK. fornia. H.R. 2858: Ms. FRANKEL of Florida. H. Con. Res. 51: Ms. LOFGREN. H.R. 1389: Mr. DESJARLAIS. H.R. 2896: Mr. DUFFY, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. H. Con. Res. 75: Mr. ASHFORD, Mr. CREN- H.R. 1391: Mr. BEYER. KLINE, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. DUNCAN of Ten- SHAW, Mr. RICE of South Carolina, Mr. KELLY H.R. 1401: Mr. SHIMKUS. nessee, and Mr. PAULSEN. of Pennsylvania, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. H.R. 1416: Mr. TIBERI. H.R. 2902: Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. PRICE of North DESANTIS, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. RIGELL, Mr. H.R. 1427: Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi and Carolina, Ms. PELOSI, and Mr. PETERS. EMMER of Minnesota, Mr. TOM PRICE of Geor- Mr. WALBERG. H.R. 2903: Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. gia, Mr. LABRADOR, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. H.R. 1460: Mr. HECK of Washington. SCOTT of Virginia, and Mr. YARMUTH. MEADOWS, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. MICA, Mr. H.R. 1475: Mr. FORBES. H.R. 2964: Mr. GOSAR. ROYCE, Mr. GARRETT, Mr. GRAVES of Georgia, H.R. 1530: Mr. HECK of Nevada. H.R. 2972: Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. DANNY K. Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. BRAT, Mr. H.R. 1534: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. DAVIS of Illinois, and Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. MOONEY of West Vir- H.R. 1550: Mr. KIND. H.R. 2976: Mr. PETERS. ginia, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. ROTHFUS, Mr. ROE of H.R. 1559: Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. H.R. 3036: Mr. MOULTON, Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. Tennessee, Mr. DUFFY, Mr. HUELSKAMP, Mr. H.R. 1567: Ms. MATSUI. STEFANIK, Mr. HULTGREN, and Mr. MULVANEY, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. H.R. 1608: Mr. SWALWELL of California. FITZPATRICK. COFFMAN, and Ms. KUSTER. H.R. 1624: Mr. CARNEY and Mr. HUFFMAN. H.R. 3037: Mr. MULLIN, Mr. MCKINLEY, and H. Res. 145: Mr. LOWENTHAL. H.R. 1644: Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. HUFFMAN. H. Res. 220: Mr. DESANTIS. Mr. BOST, and Mr. TIPTON. H.R. 3041: Mr. CARTWRIGHT and Mr. H. Res. 294: Mr. WELCH. H.R. 1655: Mr. TURNER and Mr. WALZ. HUFFMAN. H. Res. 343: Ms. JENKINS of Kansas, Mrs. H.R. 1671: Mr. FORBES, Mr. HUNTER, and H.R. 3060: Mr. COHEN, Mr. LOEBSACK, Ms. NOEM, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, Mr. LANCE, Mr. GUTHRIE. JACKSON LEE, and Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. MOOLENAAR, and Mr. H.R. 1692: Ms. HAHN. H.R. 3083: Mr. CHABOT. PETERSON. H.R. 1715: Mr. GOSAR. H.R. 3084: Ms. DELAURO. H. Res. 346: Mr. DESJARLAIS and Mr. BARR. H.R. 1769: Mr. GARAMENDI. H.R. 3115: Ms. FOXX. H. Res. 361: Ms. GRANGER. H.R. 1779: Mrs. BEATTY and Mr. LARSEN of H.R. 3118: Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia and H. Res. 378: Ms. BROWNLEY of California. Washington. Mr. CARTER of Georgia. H.R. 1784: Mr. PRICE of North Carolina and H.R. 3120: Mr. BISHOP of Michigan. H. Res. 410: Mr. PERRY. Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. H.R. 3134: Mr. KNIGHT. H.R. 1786: Mr. BEYER, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. H.R. 3146: Mr. BABIN. f KEATING, Mr. KILDEE, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. H.R. 3178: Mr. POLIS and Mrs. BLACKBURN. SEWELL of Alabama, and Mr. FARENTHOLD. H.R. 3179: Mr. POLIS. H.R. 1801: Ms. SEWELL of Alabama. H.R. 3187: Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee and Mr. DELETIONS OF SPONSORS FROM H.R. 1814: Ms. GABBARD, Mrs. DAVIS of Cali- COFFMAN. PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS fornia, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. HINO- H.R. 3190: Mr. TED LIEU of California and Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors JOSA, Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ Mr. HIGGINS. were deleted from public bills and reso- of California, and Mrs. LOWEY. H.R. 3197: Mr. CARTER of Georgia. H.R. 1853: Mr. SCHWEIKERT and Mr. COLLINS H.R. 3215: Mr. BABIN, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. lutions, as follows: of New York. PEARCE, and Mr. CARTER of Georgia. H.R. 381: Mrs. DINGELL.

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Vol. 161 WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015 No. 131 Senate The Senate met at 9:30 and 04 seconds The senior assistant legislative clerk Mr. PERDUE thereupon assumed the a.m., and was called to order by the read the following letter: Chair as Acting President pro tempore. Honorable DAVID PERDUE, a Senator U.S. SENATE, f from the State of Georgia. PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, Washington, DC, September 11, 2015. ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 1 P.M. ON f To the Senate: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2015 Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- APPOINTMENT OF ACTING of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby pore. Under the previous order, the PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE appoint the Honorable DAVID PERDUE, a Sen- Senate stands adjourned until 1 p.m. on The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ator from the State of Georgia, to perform Tuesday, September 15, 2015. clerk will please read a communication the duties of the Chair. Thereupon, the Senate, at 9:30 and 30 to the Senate from the President pro ORRIN G. HATCH, seconds a.m., adjourned until Tuesday, President pro tempore. tempore (Mr. HATCH). September 15, 2015, at 1 p.m.

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APPROVAL OF JOINT Comprehensive Plan of Action. The agree- regime that espouses terror and threatens COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ACTION ment is not in the best interest of our country genocide can never be allowed to have a nu- and will have a lasting impact well beyond this clear program, not today, not in ten years, not SPEECH OF Congress and Obama’s presidency. in a century. HON. DANNY K. DAVIS It boggles the mind that we would put faith Iran’s development of a nuclear weapon will OF ILLINOIS in a regime that is the world’s leading state have repercussions far beyond its own bor- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sponsor of terror and continues to openly de- ders. Iran’s terrorist allies are currently waging Thursday, September 10, 2015 stabilize the Middle East. Furthermore, this war against America’s allies across the Middle deal fails to establish acceptable con- East. Iranian proxies Hezbollah and Hamas Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speak- sequences for violations, and financially continue to threaten Israel with tens of thou- er, I support the Joint Comprehensive Plan of strengthens the Iranian regime via inter- sands of rockets, Iranian death squads in Iraq Action (JCPOA), the nuclear agreement national trade and technology assistance. and Syria have killed tens of thousands of reached between the P5+1 nations and Iran. This international gamble will adversely af- people, and Iranian backed rebels overthrew This month marks the 70th anniversary of fect generations of Americans and Middle the pro-American government of Yemen. This the nuclear age. The dangers of nuclear war Easterners hoping to live in a more peaceful is not ancient history; this is all within the past remain very real but the path to contain the world. year. nuclear demon has not been easy. The Iran We must do everything we can to prevent Any deal that the United States signs must Nuclear Agreement is the latest attempt to re- implementation of this dangerous agreement, result in the dismantlement, destruction, and duce the nuclear danger and perhaps one of and remain firm by defending freedom and irreversible rollback of Iran’s nuclear program. the most complex set of issues ever con- protecting American interests at home and There is no acceptable level of enrichment for fronted in shaping an international agreement. abroad. That is why I urge my colleagues to an Iran that sponsors terrorism and threatens In my judgment this agreement enhances vote against implementing this deal. its neighbors. If Iran won’t accept a deal on the security of the United States and reduces f these terms, then the United States should the likelihood of nuclear confrontation in the keep the sanctions in place and tighten them Mideast. Failure to accept the terms of this APPROVAL OF JOINT until they force the Iranian regime to its knees. agreement, on the other hand, seems likely to COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ACTION Iran will never be a normal nation as long as either exclude the United States from a role in its government is ruled by radicals whose ide- SPEECH OF preventing nuclear proliferation in the Mideast ology is terror. When Ronald Reagan was pur- as other nations move ahead without us or, HON. PAUL COOK suing nuclear arms reduction negotiations with more ominously, set the region on a path of OF CALIFORNIA the Soviet Union, he famously operated under escalating tensions. I believe either of those IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the principle of ‘‘Trust, but verify.’’ In contrast, last two options are unacceptable, and reck- this deal requires blind trust without any Thursday, September 10, 2015 less. With determination, patience and U.S. meaningful verification. It does nothing to leadership, this agreement has the potential of Mr. COOK. Mr. Speaker, over the course of change the character of the Iranian regime opening the door to further agreements on this debate, you’re going to hear about the and instead counts on the good will of a ter- non-nuclear security issues. failures of this deal from members of both par- rorist state that openly proclaims ‘‘Death to No agreement is perfect and no agreement ties. You’ll hear about how this deal fails to America.’’ I refuse to trust the security of will fully satisfy everyone. Agreements nego- provide the ‘‘anytime, anywhere’’ inspections America and our allies to the Iranian regime’s tiated with our adversaries by their nature that the Administration promised. You’ll hear promises. I don’t trust Iran and I cannot sup- mean that we are seeking to achieve our se- about how it relies on Iran to self-inspect at port this deal. curity goals by diplomatic means not by im- military nuclear facilities such as Parchin. And f posing our will by military means. U.S. security you’ll hear about how Iran will get over a hun- experts have expressed their support for the dred billion dollars in immediate sanctions re- APPROVAL OF JOINT agreement as the best option as have our na- lief in exchange for a limited inspections re- COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ACTION tion’s nuclear experts. Leading Israeli security gime that expires within 15 years. These are experts have also voiced their support as have all important reasons to reject this deal, but I SPEECH OF the leaders of many leading U.S. Jewish orga- want to focus on something different: the char- HON. ANN WAGNER nizations because of their concerns for Israel’s acter of the Iranian regime. security. Should our diplomatic efforts in this OF MISSOURI The Islamic Republic of Iran’s founding ac- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES agreement fail to close the path to an Iranian tion 35 years ago was to declare war on the nuclear weapon we would still be in a better United States, violating all international laws Thursday, September 10, 2015 position as to time and means to choose other and agreements by invading our embassy and Mrs. WAGNER. Mr. Speaker, I come to the options. taking our diplomats hostage. Since then, Iran floor today to reiterate my deep-seated belief I commend President Obama and Secretary has been complicit in the murders of thou- that the Iran nuclear deal is a dangerous mis- Kerry for their leadership on this issue. The sands of our soldiers. Iran’s Lebanese terrorist take of historic proportions. stakes for the United States, for the Mideast proxy, Hezbollah, murdered hundreds of Ma- On my recent trip to Israel, I learned first- region and for the world are too high for us to rines in Lebanon in the 1980s, and in the last hand how the Iranian regime will use this deal miss this opportunity. decade, Iranian-sponsored militias murdered to further its terrorist ambitions and threaten f thousands of American service members in the peace and security of the entire Middle APPROVAL OF JOINT Iraq. As we debate this deal today, Iran con- East. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ACTION tinues to hold American hostages. This is a re- Because of the unprecedented number of gime that was born in terror and that exists to concessions offered to the Iranians by the SPEECH OF spread terror across the world. Obama Administration, this deal will do little to HON. GUS M. BILIRAKIS It’s the character of the Iranian regime that prevent Iran from ultimately obtaining a nu- makes its pursuit of nuclear weapons so dan- clear weapon. OF FLORIDA gerous. Countries like Japan have enough In actuality, instead of averting Iran’s quest IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES stockpiled plutonium for thousands of bombs, for the bomb, this deal will speed other na- Thursday, September 10, 2015 but because it doesn’t sponsor terror or threat- tions’ desire for nuclear arsenals and provide Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in oppo- en its neighbors, no one is concerned with the one of our greatest enemies with the re- sition to this legislation to approve the Joint Japanese nuclear power industry. An Iranian sources it desperately needs. Resources that

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Right now, without change is a brief delay in their unending quest Iran, in order to guarantee a free and peaceful the agreement, the ‘‘breakout time’’ for Iran to for a nuclear weapon. tomorrow. acquire fissile material for a nuclear weapon is This terrible deal not only affords Iran legit- f a mere 2–3 months. Under the JCPOA, the imacy for a partial nuclear program at present, breakout time for at least the next decade will APPROVAL OF JOINT but allows them a full and unfettered program be extended to a year, and there will be no COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ACTION after 15 years. sanctions relief until that breakout time has Mr. Speaker, under this deal, Iran will re- SPEECH OF been extended and Iran has taken multiple re- ceive hundreds of billions of dollars in sanc- quired steps and completion of those steps tions relief and be allowed access to ad- HON. SUZANNE BONAMICI has been verified. These steps include reduc- vanced weaponry and ballistic missiles it can OF OREGON ing Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium by 97 use to threaten its neighbors and the United IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES percent, removing the core of the heavy water States. Thursday, September 10, 2015 reactor and filling it with concrete, and submit- Iran will be free to use the weapons and Ms. BONAMICI. Mr. Speaker, over the last ting to ongoing inspections and continuous, money provided by this agreement to fuel its several weeks I have been carefully consid- unprecedented monitoring by the International terrorist aspirations around the region, threat- ering the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Iran can only ening our ally Israel and further inflaming a re- (JCPOA), the agreement that is intended to enrich uranium to 3.67 percent, a level far gion already in crisis. prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weap- below the 90 percent range that is necessary Under this deal, the world’s number one on. There is no question that preventing Iran to build a nuclear weapon. Sanctions ‘‘snap sponsor of terrorism will suddenly have access from ever developing a nuclear weapon is in back’’ and can be reinstated if there is a viola- to enormous resources that it can distribute to the best interest of the United States, Israel tion. The JCPOA does not affect the existing its allies Hamas, Hezbollah and the Assad re- and the Middle East, and the rest of the world. U.S. bans on weapons sales, and, importantly, gime in Syria. I favor diplomacy over military action when- no option, including military force, is taken off This is a completely unacceptable outcome ever and wherever reasonably possible, and I the table. for the United States, Israel, and our allies in strongly agree that an engaged and unified Like most negotiated agreements, however, the Middle East. international community, led by the United the JCPOA is not perfect. Because of that, Wagering the peace and security of the some suggest that we should reject the deal U.S., Israel and the world on the small chance States, is the best option to preserve peace by keeping close watch over a rogue state that and bring the parties back to the table in an that a hateful regime will suddenly see the seems to respond only when the world’s major effort to make it better. But our negotiating error of its ways is not only wrong, it is dan- powers speak in one voice. It is through this partners agree that this is a deal worth pur- gerous. lens, and with these goals, that I approached suing, and I concur with many experts who Mr. Speaker, the truth is that, no matter how say it would be a near impossibility to con- much the President may wish it to be so, my analysis of the JCPOA and the potential consequences of Congress accepting or re- vince all parties to return to the table. Even Iran’s decades long record of terrorism, extre- then, it is not at all clear that the outcome of mism and hate will not suddenly change sim- jecting the agreement. I will vote to support the agreement and advocate for vigorous future negotiations would be better than the ply because this deal has been signed. current agreement. Others have argued that Our allies are almost uniformly opposed to oversight and enforcement. To reach this decision, I carefully read the the agreement is likely to fail given Iran’s his- this deal. On my recent trip to Israel, I had the agreement, reviewed classified intelligence tory of noncompliance. Yet throughout this honor and privilege of meeting with Prime Min- materials, and participated in both classified process, no one has suggested that the Ira- ister Benjamin Netanyahu for over two hours. and unclassified briefings. I have spoken with nian government can be trusted. This is not a We discussed the Iran deal at length, and I deal built on trust, but rather on verification. came away even more convinced that this President Obama, and I’ve heard thorough ex- planations from Secretary of State Kerry and The agreement puts in place a comprehensive deal is not only foolhardy, it is dangerous. Secretary of Energy Moniz. Knowledgeable inspection regime, some of which is perma- Prime Minister Netanyahu explained to us nent, that will supplement the work of intel- how the Obama Administration has sold out critics of this agreement offered compelling ar- guments, which I considered in my analysis. I ligence agencies and provide confidence that our Israeli allies to strike a deal with a mur- Iran could not dash for a nuclear weapon with- derous and untrustworthy Iranian regime. asked questions of the Administration and other experts and evaluated their responses. I out being caught. The President expects Congress to stand Rather than reject the agreement, Congress idly by and do nothing while he trades the se- have discussed the agreement with people from Iran and Israel, and others with deep ties should come together and commit to vigilance curity of the U.S. and its allies for a legacy- in holding Iran to every aspect of the JCPOA burnishing accomplishment. to both nations. Constituents have offered sig- nificant input in letters, emails, phone calls, and to the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of He expects us to sit on the sidelines while Nuclear Weapons, which provides that Iran, as his Administration offers one concession after conversations, and at town hall meetings across Northwest Oregon. As I deliberated, I a signatory, is never allowed to develop a nu- another to the Iranians, and agrees on a deal clear weapon. We should make clear—very that would endanger the stability of the entire recalled my time visiting Israel, and always kept in mind my knowledge and understanding clear—that anything short of strict compliance Middle East and jeopardize U.S. national se- will result in the swift reimposition of sanc- curity. of how volatile the region is and what it’s like to live under constant threat. tions. Working together in Congress and with But that will not happen. We will not stand other world leaders will give us the best idly by while the American people’s security is Reaching this decision was not easy. The consequences of this agreement will shape chance to make sure that Iran complies with traded for some empty promises. its obligations and the best chance to prevent A nuclear-armed Iran would start a new the future of the region and the world. The a nuclear-armed Iran. I support this bill. arms race in the Middle East and pose an in- complexity of the agreement, and the ques- tolerable threat to the national security of the tions it raises about the future that cannot be f United States and our allies, especially Israel. answered irrefutably, contributed to the fer- APPROVAL OF JOINT Mr. Speaker, for the sake of our children, vent, well-reasoned, and passionate opinions COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ACTION and our children’s children, we must face on all sides. Many people who I know and re- down this threat now before it is too late. spect deeply have reached a different conclu- SPEECH OF I urge my colleagues to review this agree- sion; I acknowledge their concerns but have HON. MARTHA ROBY ment with an eye towards history, towards the concluded that rejecting the deal will not di- OF ALABAMA past, present and future of a region critical to minish the possibility that Iran will obtain a nu- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES America’s national interests. clear weapon. In my assessment, if Congress Iran has a record of deception and hostility rejects the agreement, it could result in a high- Thursday, September 10, 2015 towards American interests, no amount of er likelihood of Iran developing a nuclear Mrs. ROBY. Mr. Speaker, I’ve travelled wishful thinking will change their core ten- weapon while at the same time diminishing throughout Alabama’s 2nd Congressional Dis- dencies. the global leadership of the United States. trict the last few weeks and I’ve listened to the

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Remember that just days logical arsenal a threat at any moment. Fi- after this deal was reached, Iran’s Supreme nally, I deployed several more times to Iraq APPROVAL OF JOINT Leader applauded and encouraged a large during the most recent war, fighting for sta- COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ACTION crowd gathered in Tehran as it chanted bility against Islamic terrorists bent on death, SPEECH OF ‘‘Death to America!’’ and ‘‘Death to Israel!’’ chaos, and destruction. Also puzzling is, even if we are going to nego- In each of these experiences, I found the HON. LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD tiate, why be so unwilling to walk away when best and worst in humanity, and was always OF CALIFORNIA our stated objectives fall one after the other? working towards lasting peace and stability. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES I share my constituents’ frustration at a I now have the honor to serve in the United Thursday, September 10, 2015 States Congress, where I seek to prevent en- flawed, weak deal that seems to serve Iran’s Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. Mr. Speaker, after gagements in various regional conflicts, includ- interests at the expense of our own. careful study of public and classified informa- How is that? First, inspections are not ‘‘any- ing those in Libya and Syria. I seek to bring tion, extensive discussions with people on where, anytime’’ like negotiators originally said a more democratic process to deploying both sides of the issue, and much thought and would be a deal-breaking must. In fact, at cer- American personnel into combat, which was deliberation, I have concluded that supporting tain sites the Iranians could have up to 24 the intent of the original 1973 War Powers the Iran nuclear agreement is the best option days’ notice before inspectors are allowed in. Act. I take these positions because I know that we have at this time to prevent Iran from hav- That’s a joke. And, even then, Americans are the best and most responsible means of pre- ing nuclear weapons. That is why I am sup- prohibited from making unilateral inspections. venting conflict, or the exacerbation of conflict, porting H.R. 3461, the legislation approving Second, the ‘‘snap back’’ provisions the Ad- is through strong diplomacy. Today, I continue to fight to keep the United the Iran agreement. ministration points to as accountability mecha- While this agreement is not perfect, the deal States out of another war. I work to protect nisms are weak by their own admission. Sec- provides unprecedented oversight and trans- and keep safe our allies and friends through- retary Kerry and President Obama have re- parency over Iran’s nuclear program that is out the Middle East and the world. This is why peatedly said that our unilateral economic not possible today. Furthermore, if the United I say no to an agreement that will only make sanctions don’t work and put the United States States does not support the deal, I am con- us and our allies less safe in both the short at a disadvantage. Yet, the threat of those cerned it could potentially isolate us from our and long term. The Iranian regime is the same very sanctions ‘‘snapping back’’ into place is partners who have given all indications that regime that calls for death to America and supposed to be the way we make sure Iran they are not prepared to walk away from this Israel. This is the same regime engaged in de- lives up to the agreement. They can’t have it agreement. stabilization of Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, and both ways. If our sanctions aren’t strong We know Iran cannot be trusted. Therefore, elsewhere. This is the same regime that funds enough on their own now, why would we rely if this deal is approved, there is no question the Assad regime in Syria which has used on them as a way to hold Iran accountable in we must be vigilant to make sure Iran does Weapons of Mass Destruction, killing hun- the future? not violate the terms of the agreement. If there dreds of thousands of people. This is the Third, under this deal, as much as $150 bil- are any indications Iran is violating the deal, same regime that funds terrorist organizations lion would flow into Iran’s coffers. Let’s not kid immediate action must be taken. We must like Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis. This ourselves to think that the world’s foremost never allow Iran to move towards having a nu- is the same regime that directly funded, state sponsor of terrorism won’t turn around clear weapon, and we must never give up trained, and engaged in combat alongside rad- and fund those who want to harm Americans working with Israel and our other allies until ical Shiite militias that fought, injured, and and our allies. So, not only will we have paved we achieve peace and stability in the Middle killed American service men and women, in- the way for Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon East. and potentially initiated a nuclear arms race in cluding those under my command. f the Middle East, but we will have strengthened This deal not only allows, but in fact tacitly the hand of this adversarial state while weak- approves, Iranian access to modern conven- APPROVAL OF JOINT ening our own. tional arms within five years. Within eight COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ACTION I will continue to work with my colleagues to years, it lifts the ban on access to ballistic mis- point out these weaknesses and make those sile technology. The deal also allows Iran to SPEECH OF supporting the deal explain why to the Amer- immediately access tens of billions of dollars HON. PETER A. DeFAZIO through sanctions relief, ensuring the mod- ican people. OF OREGON ernization of its depleted conventional military One silver lining is that the agreement is IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES subject for review in the next administration and support for its world-wide terror network. Thursday, September 10, 2015 because this is an executive agreement and The deal seeks to eliminate the legislative not a treaty. Let’s pray our next president sovereignty of the United States Congress, Mr. DEFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, today I stand in doesn’t adhere to a foreign policy doctrine of our states, and our municipalities when it proud support of the international agreement ‘‘leading from behind.’’ comes to key aspects of our foreign policy. reached by the P5+1 nations (France, Ger- f The deal does not permit anytime, anywhere many, the United Kingdom, Russia, China, inspections. The deal does not outline how in- and the United States) that is aimed at pre- APPROVAL OF JOINT spections will take place. The deal does not venting Iran from becoming a nuclear-armed COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ACTION stop nuclear research and development in state. Preventing a nuclear arms race in the Iran. The deal does not prohibit Iran from Middle East is essential to the security of the SPEECH OF seeking and obtaining nuclear weapons either U.S., Israel, and the larger international com- HON. CHRISTOPHER P. GIBSON through cheating or after the expiration of the munity. It is why the U.S. led negotiations on OF NEW YORK terms. this agreement and why this agreement has IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES I am afraid that this deal could hasten the the unanimous support of the U.N. Security pace to war, not end the threat of it. But this Council, over 90 nations, our Gulf state allies, Thursday, September 10, 2015 can be prevented. We can return to the nego- and the world’s largest powers. Mr. GIBSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in tiating table and engage from a position of Under this agreement, Iran has committed support of peace in the Middle East. Peace for strength. We can do so through stronger diplo- to obligations that go far beyond the require- our allies and friends in the region. Peace for macy; a more credible and consistent military ments of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. the Iranian people. And sustainable peace for posturing that does not appear haphazard and The agreement will block every pathway to a the United States. reactive; we can enact stronger sanctions, if bomb for at least 15 years. It will require Iran Throughout my 29 years of military service, needed; and finally, we must be willing to stick to eliminate 97 percent of its stockpile of en- I served during war and peace. Throughout to a true red line and say no to a bad deal. riched uranium, remove two-thirds of its in- the Cold War, we constantly trained to re- I plead with my colleagues in the United stalled centrifuges that enrich uranium as well

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Iran will be required to fill supported his efforts to resolve the crisis over committee on Defense, and the House Appro- the core of the heavy water Arak reactor with Iran’s nuclear ambitions through diplomacy. priations Subcommittee on Military Construc- concrete and repurpose it for peaceful pur- The conclusion of this agreement dem- tion and Veterans’ Affairs, I have an acute ap- poses. Additionally the deal directs Iran to ship onstrates just how far the U.S. has come in preciation for the tremendous security chal- all spent fuel from the reactor out of the coun- repairing the damage wrought during the Bush lenges Israel and its people face as the nation try, and prohibits Iran from building any new administration. It proves that once again the seeks to survive and thrive in a very hostile heavy water reactors. Experts say that these U.S. can be trusted in working with both our neighborhood. Consequently, I have always steps are not easily reversible and it would allies and adversaries in navigating some of supported funding for Israel’s missile defense take Iran anywhere from 2 to 5 years to re- the world’s most challenging security issues. programs; a peaceful resolution to the Israeli- build that infrastructure. Efforts to rebuild it The U.S. has nothing to lose by imple- Palestinian conflict through direct and bilateral would be detected within a few days. menting this agreement—all options remain on talks; and efforts such as the United States- Under the agreement, Iran’s uranium and the table, but we have a lot to lose if we walk Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 to pro- plutonium manufacturing capabilities will be away. Rejecting this agreement like some of mote closer military, scientific, and economic both severely limited and strictly monitored by my colleagues are advocating would take us ties between our two countries. the International Atomic Energy Agency back to some of the darkest years in U.S. his- Moreover, I have consistently supported (IAEA). The IAEA will be granted around-the- tory. Opponents of this agreement are using international sanctions against Iran, not merely clock access to Iran’s uranium mills, mines, arguments put forth by Dick Cheney and Ben- to inflict economic hardships on the govern- conversion facilities, centrifuge manufacturing jamin Netanyahu, two leading cheerleaders of ment and people of Iran because of their anti- and storage facilities, making it nearly impos- the Iraq war—the worst U.S. foreign policy American, anti-Israeli, and anti-Semitic con- sible for the Iranian government to violate their mistake in the history of our nation. Nobody duct, but to ultimately bring Iran to the negoti- manufacturing restrictions. The IAEA will also wants to become further entangled in an end- ating table to deter its nuclear weapons pro- less war in the Middle East. The U.S. wasted have access to sites of concern where they gram, which poses a real and grave threat to more than $4 trillion on the wars in Iraq and believe unauthorized production to be taking Israel, the United States, and the entire world. place. Afghanistan and spent more money rebuilding Afghanistan than we did on the Marshall Plan Because the threat of Iran acquiring a nu- If Iran fully complies with this agreement it clear weapon is so ominous, our country was will be an historic moment not only for the to rebuild Europe after World War II. What have the results been? Afghanistan is still a able to persuade a multitude of nations to join U.S. but for the rest of the world. If Iran vio- us, albeit reluctantly, in imposing these severe lates the agreement, U.S., U.N., and E.U. mess and Iraq is rife with religious and ethnic strife and partially overrun by ISIS. sanctions which have effectively brought Iran sanctions will be snapped back into place. to the negotiation table regarding its nuclear Further, all U.S. sanctions on Iran related to Preventing Iran from developing a nuclear weapon would be a huge step forward in the weapons program. On July 14, 2015, nego- their involvement in terrorism and human tiators from Iran, the United States, the United rights abuses remain in place. All of the P5+1 most unstable and dangerous region of the world. Implementing this agreement is the only Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia, and partners understand that the U.S. will continue China, along with the European Union, an- to strongly enforce these sanctions, including option and the best alternative available to taking military action. nounced completion of a comprehensive nu- sanctions that impact non-U.S. entities. clear agreement with Iran—the JCPOA. While I will not question the intentions of my Lastly, I’m hopeful that the successful imple- colleagues, since we all have the same goal mentation of this agreement will lead to a per- The JCPOA requires that the full extent of which is to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran, manent peaceful resolution to this matter and the Iran nuclear program will be under con- some of the rhetoric in opposition to this open up a new chapter in Iranian-U.S. rela- stant surveillance—24 hours a day, 7 days a agreement has been damaging, unhelpful, and tions. Iran’s future is also at stake and there week—by the International Atomic Energy at times absurd. Opponents of the agreement is a young Iranian population that would like to Agency (IAEA) for at least 15 years, which is have called into question the integrity of the see better relations with the U.S. and a more the strongest nuclear non-proliferation moni- IAEA and their ability as the world’s foremost open Iran. This agreement should not be toring agency anywhere in the world. Even independent organization on nuclear non-pro- viewed as an irreversible capitulation to Iran. after 15 years, Iran will be permanently obli- liferation to do their work—for example, by It is the first step in what will be a very long gated to follow all international Nuclear Non- claiming that the confidential nuclear safe- and arduous road to resolving critical issues Proliferation treaty requirements. Monitoring of guards agreement between the IAEA and Iran with Iran and ensuring a safer Middle East. the most sensitive parts of Iran’s nuclear pro- is a ‘‘side deal’’ and must be made available f gram will continue indefinitely. to the U.S. government. There is too much at The JCPOA affirms that under no cir- APPROVAL OF JOINT cumstance will Iran ever seek, develop, or ac- stake and this debate merits a serious con- COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ACTION versation based on facts. We need to move quire any nuclear weapons. It also places se- beyond the irresponsible, heated rhetoric and SPEECH OF vere restrictions on Iran’s uranium enrichment do what’s necessary to assure that this agree- HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR. facilities, dismantles its plutonium production ment is successful, will not be violated by Iran, capabilities, and provides the IAEA access to OF GEORGIA all known and potential covert sites. and ensuring that if violations occur there will IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES be serious consequences. If Iran complies with the JCPOA, inter- When this agreement is implemented Iran Thursday, September 10, 2015 national sanctions will be lifted and Iranian will be further away from the bomb than they Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, after funds frozen in foreign banks will be released. are today. It will result in prolonging their careful review of the Joint Comprehensive However, if Iran violates the agreement, sanc- timeline for creating a nuclear bomb from a Plan of Action (JCPOA), analysis by experts tions will snap back into place and all op- matter of months to at least one year. Without pro and con, consultation with advocates from tions—including the use of military force—will the agreement, Iran would be able to continue AIPAC, and prayerful consideration, I have remain available to the United States, Israel, their nuclear program unrestrained. If the U.S. concluded that the JCPOA is a strong, and our allies to prevent Iran from obtaining a walked away from the agreement, Iran would verifiable agreement which, if implemented, nuclear weapon. These options will only be most likely ramp up their centrifuge produc- provides the best available option, short of strengthened by the intelligence gathered from tion—as they did after the U.S. imposed sanc- military action, to prevent Iran from securing a the IAEA monitoring and inspections, as well tions—which would surely spark a nuclear nuclear weapon. as by the vast array of U.S. intelligence assets arms race in the Middle East. Israel is our nation’s closest friend in the across the region and the world. Congress should play a supportive role in Middle East and one of our nation’s key allies. The JCPOA is not perfect. Neither side got ensuring that the president can implement this Our relationship is based on shared demo- everything they wanted. And a skeptical inter- agreement and provide oversight of Iran’s cratic values, mutual respect, and our Judeo- national community has deep concerns about compliance. Instead, my Republican col- Christian heritage. I have witnessed first-hand Iran’s long and nefarious record of human leagues are attempting to scuttle and under- Israel’s remarkable culture, innovation, entre- rights violations, financing of terrorism, hostility mine it, damaging U.S. credibility in the inter- preneurship, and patriotism, especially when I to Israel and the United States, as well as its national community and creating a potentially traveled to the Holy Land. destabilizing role throughout the Middle East.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:08 Sep 12, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A11SE8.009 E11SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with REMARKS September 11, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1263 Many Americans, Israelis, and other allies Led by the Delaware, Lackawanna & West- globe; these men and women allow us to have serious doubts as to whether Iran will ac- ern Railroad, construction of the Tunkhannock enjoy our sacred homeland in peace. tually comply with the terms of the JCPOA, Creek Viaduct commenced in 1912. Its com- Mr. Speaker, I want to make a special men- and believe Iran cannot be trusted. I share pletion, dedication, and opening for use took tion about the work being done by the Ecor these concerns. But the JCPOA is not based place on November 6, 1915. This engineering Rouge Chapter of the Daughters of the Amer- on trust but on verification through constant marvel was an integral piece of a larger ican Revolution in Baldwin County, Alabama, monitoring. project known as the Clarks Summit-Hallstead to bring attention to our nation’s most impor- While intense inspections by the IAEA under Cutoff, engineered in order to shorten the rail tant governing document during Constitution the agreement are not sufficient to satisfy line between Scranton, Pennsylvania and Week. some critics, over 70 nuclear non-proliferation Binghamton, New York. The Clarks-Summit So on this Constitution Week, I encourage experts such as former Senators Sam Nunn Hallstead Cutoff proved to be a huge success, all Americans to set aside time to read our na- and Richard Lugar; Generals Brent Scrowcroft exponentially reducing travel time and subse- tion’s Constitution and reflect on the many and Colin Powell; 29 top U.S. scientists; 440 quently improving transportation efficiency. sacrifices made throughout history to protect Rabbis; more than 60 former Israeli Security The bridge’s role in this effort was particularly this document and our freedoms. Officials; over 50 Christian leaders; and more helpful to the residents of Nicholson, a rural f than 100 former U.S. Ambassadors have en- town tucked away between Wyoming County HONORING THE COMMUNITY DE- dorsed the agreement publicly. The United and the Endless Mountains of Northeastern Nations Security Council voted unanimously to VELOPMENT CORPORATION OF Pennsylvania. BROWNSVILLE support the JCPOA as well. In 1975, the America Society of Civil Engi- From a practical perspective, it makes little neers designated the Nicholson Bridge as a sense for the United States to walk away from National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark HON. FILEMON VELA OF TEXAS the JCPOA given the broad diplomatic con- due to the bridge’s significant contribution to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sensus and lack of reasonable alternatives to the development of the United States, and to rolling back Iran’s nuclear program. Our nego- the field of Civil Engineering. Furthermore, as Friday, September 11, 2015 tiating partners, who had reluctantly agreed to of 1977, this structural feat was listed on the Mr. VELA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to rec- sanctions in the first place, have said in no un- National Register of Historic Places—an honor ognize the important and meaningful work that certain terms that a better deal with Iran under attributable to its architectural, engineering, the Community Development Corporation of current circumstances cannot be found. In and transportation significance. Brownsville has carried out in the lower Rio fact, if the U.S. were to now reject the agree- Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to recognize Grande Valley over the past four decades. ment, the broad international support currently the Nicholson Bridge as it celebrates its 100th Since 1974, the Community Development in favor of sanctions would disappear, the anniversary. I know that I speak on behalf of Corporation of Brownsville (CDCB), a 501(c) guarantee of nuclear inspections would van- a proud community when I say that I am eter- (3) community housing development organiza- ish, and our nation’s diplomatic stature in the nally grateful for this engineering wonder, and tion, has been successfully working to utilize world would be greatly diminished. I look forward to the structure’s preservation collaborative partnerships that create sustain- To be sure, it is vital that the JCPOA be over the years to come. able communities across the Rio Grande Val- backed by a strong commitment to ensuring ley. The partnerships have helped ensure that Iran remains in full compliance or face f quality education, model financing, efficient overwhelming military force. Current intel- RECOGNIZING THE NATIONAL SO- home design, and superior construction. ligence confirms that Iran is within months of CIETY OF THE DAUGHTERS OF CDCB is the largest non-profit producer of developing nuclear weapons capability. Under THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION’S single family housing in Texas. In 2014, CDCB no circumstances should Iran ever be allowed CONSTITUTION WEEK built 125-plus homes, assisted 178 families, to pursue a nuclear weapon. Yet, before mili- created 375 jobs, and added $4.6 million to tary action is pursued, I firmly believe that our HON. BRADLEY BYRNE the local economy as well as $2.5 million in nation must, as it has through the JCPOA, ex- OF ALABAMA additional tax revenue. haust all of its diplomatic options and give IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES One of the CDCB’s latest housing develop- peace a chance. ment projects, known as La Hacienda Casitas Friday, September 11, 2015 In His Sermon on the Mount, Jesus Christ in Harlingen, Texas, was designed and con- said: ‘‘Blessed are the peacemakers, for they Mr. BYRNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to structed with the help of local contractors, shall be called the children of God.’’ Waging bring attention to an important occasion: Con- non-profits, and businesses. This project peace is hard and requires far more than trust stitution Week. This week is set aside to allow adopted new construction designs that will and good intentions. It requires verification Americans to reflect on their responsibilities work to mitigate flooding and erosion that all and transparency, which this agreement more under the Constitution and encourage us to too often plague the area. La Hacienda than provides. For these reasons, I will sup- study our founding document. Casitas is a model for housing programs port the JCPOA and oppose the passage of This significant designation was made offi- across the nation. any legislation disapproving of the agreement cial by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on For more than 10 years, CDCB’s YouthBuild transmitted to Congress by the President relat- August 2, 1956 at the urging of the National program has been opening doors for 16- to ing to the nuclear program of Iran. Society of the Daughters of the American Rev- 24-year-olds in Brownsville, Texas, helping f olution (DAR). The patriotic celebrations that them develop life skills and prepare for future IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 100TH accompany this week are essential for main- careers. By providing opportunities in con- ANNIVERSARY OF THE ESTAB- taining reverence for this inspirational charter. struction, community service, education and LISHMENT OF THE NICHOLSON Since our country’s inception, we have en- leadership development, the YouthBuild pro- BRIDGE dured as a society committed to securing and gram is preparing students to excel and adapt protecting the basic rights of all citizens. While to diverse workforce opportunities in their HON. LOU BARLETTA our founding document has been amended communities. throughout our nation’s lifetime, the basic The RAPIDO Project, a pioneering $2 mil- OF PENNSYLVANIA rights ratified 228 years ago remain intact lion project funded by federal and state post- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES today. This body, at the most fundamental Hurricane Dolly funds, is a new approach to Friday, September 11, 2015 level, retains its foremost responsibility of pro- traditional disaster recovery housing. This Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, it is my honor tecting these rights. After all, we are all mem- project will help those who have lost their to help commemorate the 100th anniversary of bers of the ‘‘People’s House.’’ May we never homes move into new ones in a matter of the completion of the Nicholson Bridge, also forget where our authority derives. weeks, rather than living in a Federal Emer- known as the Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct. We have remained a country committed to gency Management Administration (FEMA) Located in Nicholson, Pennsylvania, which I freedoms through many trials and triumphs trailer for an unknown period of time. The currently represent, the structure has contin- over the years. Countless of our fellow citizens RAPIDO Project brings together architects, ually served as a vital piece of infrastructure, have sacrificed their lives in honor of that urban planners, developers and project man- providing my constituents with efficient trans- pledge. From the Continentals who first de- agers, from throughout the state, in an effort portation throughout Pennsylvania and New fended the freshly formed Union, to those who to help redefine disaster recovery housing that York. are currently serving in harm’s way around the is affordable and efficient.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:08 Sep 12, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A11SE8.010 E11SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1264 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks September 11, 2015 In 2015, the CDCB was awarded the En- rapport with her grandchildren, sharing books Mossad Chief Efraim Halevy and former Shin ergy Star Certified Homes Market Leader of antiquity with Kaden and gardening with Bet Director Ami Ayalon. Award for 80 homes they built last year. The Jasmine. Her family will always remember her Our nation’s most prominent nuclear sci- organization received the Maxwell Award of very giving and supportive ways, as she al- entists and engineers described their support Excellence and the Federal Home Loan Bank ways put others before herself. Durell enjoyed for the agreement in a recent letter to Presi- System Community Partnership Award. CDCB reading, antiquing with friends and family, and dent Obama, saying it is ‘‘technically sound,’’ has also been recognized with the State of jewelry. She had a deep love for the Carmel ‘‘stringent’’ and ‘‘innovative.’’ Texas Housing Finance Special Achievement area and its history, which showed in her book And in their open letter to Congress, Catho- Award, and in 2013 the organization was and photography collections. lic Sisters from across our country called on awarded the Highest Cumulative kW Savings She is survived by many family members, us to ‘‘risk on the side of peace’’ by supporting Award by American Electric Power Texas. including three children, Mahir Agha of Carmel the JCPOA. In July 2013, CDCB became a member of Valley, Sumaya Agha of Carmel, and Laith No definitive alternative has been put forth the national Neighborworks Network, an orga- Agha of Carmel; two grandchildren; sister-in- by those who oppose the agreement. Further- nization focused on supporting housing organi- law Holly Decker; niece Kyle Holton; and close more, should the United States abandon the zations in bettering their communities. family members Nader Agha, Nadia Agha and agreement, our country would be viewed as During the past 40 years, the Community Fadia Alhawach. feckless, a nation whose word cannot be trust- Development Corporation of Brownsville has Mr. Speaker, I know that I speak for the ed and our international partners would no helped many families in the Rio Grande Valley whole House in sharing our deepest condo- longer commit to sanctions. achieve the American dream of owning a lences to Durell’s family and friends. She was For Israel, the only democracy in the Middle home. Mr. Speaker, I thank you for the oppor- a bright light in so many lives, including my East, this, in my view, is an existential mo- tunity to recognize the Community Develop- own. We will all miss her terribly. ment. By eliminating the possibility of Iran de- ment Corporation of Brownsville, led by Nick f veloping a nuclear weapon, Israel’s security is Mitchell-Bennett, for outstanding, innovative, enhanced and so is the stabilization of the re- and important work in the Lower Rio Grande APPROVE THE JOINT gion by removing the threat of a nuclear Iran. Valley. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ACTION For all these reasons and more, I support f this agreement and risk on the side of peace IN HONOR OF MS. DURELL HON. ANNA G. ESHOO by voting for the JCPOA. DECKER AGHA OF CALIFORNIA f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OPPOSITION TO IRAN DEAL HON. SAM FARR Friday, September 11, 2015 OF CALIFORNIA Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, today I voted for HON. STEVE ISRAEL IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. I did OF NEW YORK Friday, September 11, 2015 so because the world is approximately 90 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES days away from Iran obtaining a nuclear Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Friday, September 11, 2015 honor the life and memory of Durell Decker weapon, and this agreement is the most effec- Agha, a wonderful woman and dear friend tive way of stopping that effort dead in its Mr. ISRAEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ex- who died yesterday at the all too young age tracks. press my strong opposition to the Iran deal of 73. Durell was a lifelong resident of the After years of sanctions and then direct ne- that was reached in July 2015 and make Monterey Peninsula and active in local com- gotiations, the United States and its partners, known my opposition to the resolution of ap- munity and business activities. the P5+1, have produced a plan with unprece- proval before the House today. Born Jan. 31, 1942, Durell grew up, as I did, dented concessions from Iran, together with I must say, however, that as a leading op- in Carmel, attending Sunset School and Car- the most rigorous inspections, restrictions and ponent of the Iran deal, I am deeply disturbed mel High School. I remember Durell’s family, verifications regimen ever negotiated. by the last minute decision of House Repub- the Deckers, fondly. They were always in- The agreement will reduce the number of lican leadership to inject irresponsible partisan volved in lots of community and neighborhood Iran’s centrifuges by two-thirds; prevent Iran politics into the upcoming vote. House Repub- activities. They liked hosting class parties for from producing weapons-grade plutonium; and licans are, once again, playing political football Durell and her friends at their home in the eliminate 98 percent of Iran’s stockpile of en- with the safety and security of Israel, this time country. Durell’s father and mother owned a riched uranium. It grants the International by straying from their original plan of an up or grocery store so food was always plentiful to Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) access to Iran’s down vote on the deal and forcing an irre- snack on at their house. Durell’s brother Paget nuclear program so that compliance is en- sponsible three-bill gimmick on the House of was a popular community activist. One of the sured, including notification to the agency of Representatives. kindest acts by Durell’s Dad was his offer to plans to construct new nuclear facilities. No fa- With that being said, even though I was drive us both up to Salem, Oregon to begin cility—declared or undeclared—will be off lim- skeptical of the negotiations and interim our freshman year in college at Willamette its. Decades of essential monitoring measures agreement, I tried to get to a position where University. The home town kids at Willam- are included in the agreement that allow the I could support the final deal. I took my time ette—Durell, myself and another Peninsula IAEA to enforce these terms. to understand every word of the final deal, I kid, Hillary Teague—always checked in with The United States can unilaterally resume read the classified materials, spoke to the each other. We were each other’s family away the U.N. Security Council sanctions if there is President, met with administration officials, se- from home. any violation by Iran of its commitments in the curity experts, and constituents. I listened After her first year at Willamette, Durell next ten years, and there can be no veto from carefully to every analysis and opinion on both came back to the Monterey area for a short Russia or China. sides of this issue. time, before heading off to Europe to travel This agreement is without precedent, and so This is one of the most profound foreign pol- and attend the University of Bordeaux in is the current instability in the Middle East, un- icy decisions I will have to make in Congress, France. After a year and a half abroad, she doubtedly fueled by the actions of Iran. It has second only to going to war with Iraq. And de- returned to California and finished college at the support of the entire United Nations, in- spite some positive elements in the deal, the UCLA, earning a bachelor’s degree in history, cluding the European Union, Russia, and totality has compelled me to oppose it. I came with a concentration in Middle East studies. China. to this decision after an intense analysis of the Following graduation, she worked at Experts from all aspects of our defense, dip- details and merits of this deal and remain con- Fourtane´ Jewelers in Carmel, where she was lomatic, and scientific communities support the cerned about three major components. introduced to Nader Agha, shortly after he im- agreement, including 36 top officials in the First of all, I believe Iran is highly likely to migrated to the Monterey area from Syria. The U.S. military, 29 of our nation’s leading sci- exploit ambiguities in the agreement. They are two married in 1965. While their marriage entists and engineers, 100 former ambas- unlikely to engage in massive violations, but lasted 17 years, they maintained a lifelong sadors and diplomats, and more than 4,000 will perform a series of ‘‘small-cheats’’, and partnership that included running various busi- Catholic religious women. they will not face punitive measures for it. nesses and managing properties together. The agreement has the support of more Secondly, the lifting of the arms embargo Durell was very proud of her children and than 400 American Rabbis, as well as former will create additional pathways for Iran to sup- loved them dearly. She shared great love and top officials of the Israeli security forces, ply the ruthless terrorist organizations, Hamas

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In an incredibly dangerous Hezbollah, and we can only deduce what will happy to be able to celebrate all of his efforts concession, the U.S. even agreed to shorten happen in five years once the conventional today. His years of hard work have bettered the length of the arms embargo against Iran. weapons embargo is lifted. the lives of hundreds of veterans, and be- There is no question that this will negatively Finally, this agreement lends international cause of that, there is no one more deserving impact regional stability as well as the U.S. legitimacy to Iran’s enrichment capacity in fif- of this award. Navy’s access to the Persian Gulf. An article teen years. f in the Washington Post pointed out that the With that being said, now that it is clear this funds available to Iran immediately upon im- deal will move forward, it is imperative that APPROVAL OF JOINT plementation of this deal would equate to ap- both Democrats and Republicans in Congress, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ACTION proximately 10% of its GDP. That would be both supporters and opponents to this deal, equivalent to a $1.7 trillion injection into our SPEECH OF join with the Administration and work together economy. to focus on the road ahead. HON. KEN CALVERT Mr. Speaker, I do not believe this agree- We must reaffirm our commitment to con- OF CALIFORNIA ment will prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear tinue and strengthen the many facets of joint IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES weapons. I believe it will do just the opposite. cooperation between the U.S. and Israel. We Thursday, September 10, 2015 In no way should a country that vows to wipe can do this by signing another 10-year Memo- Israel off the map and chants ‘‘Death to Amer- randum of Understanding for FMF for Israel Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, I’d like to begin ica’’ be allowed nuclear capabilities. Today and ensuring their Qualitative Military Edge in with a couple quotes from the President about marks a turning point for the future of one of such a chaotic region. the agreement: our greatest allies, Israel. If this deal goes We can continue and accelerate coopera- ‘‘There is nothing more important to our se- through, President Obama and Democrats in tion on missile defense programs such as curity and to the world’s stability than pre- Congress will own the consequences of allow- Arrow-3 and David’s Sling, and provide addi- venting the spread of nuclear weapons and ing the Iranian regime to become a nuclear tional resources for Israel to field additional ballistic missiles. power. Iron Dome batteries. ‘‘It does not rely on trust. Compliance will be We can and must have a better deal. A deal And we can continue to enhance our co- certified by the International Atomic Energy that truly allows for anytime/anywhere inspec- operation in order to detect and deter terrorist Agency.’’ tions. A deal that would keep restrictions on tunnels that plague Israel’s borders. Mr. Speaker, you would be forgiven if you Iran’s nuclear program for decades. A deal As Iran continues to spew vitriol toward thought I was quoting President Obama. How- that forces Iran to end its missile development Israel and call for her ultimate destruction, we ever, I was quoting President Bill Clinton program. A deal that allows Iran truly limited are reminded that this nation is not to be trust- lauding his nuclear agreement with North enrichment capability. A deal that releases ed. Korea in 1994. Additionally he stated, ‘‘This U.S. hostages in Iran. It is a catastrophic fail- Congress will play a pivotal role in the im- agreement will help to achieve a longstanding ure that President Obama did not insist on plementation of this deal and to that end I will and vital American objective: an end to the these provisions in the nuclear deal. We continue to use every tool in my toolbox to en- threat of nuclear proliferation on the Korean should be embarrassed that as the leader of sure Iran never acquires a nuclear weapon. Peninsula.’’ the free world and the most powerful country And I will continue to ensure that America and Mr. Speaker, we now know that reality on earth, this is the best deal President our greatest ally, Israel, can continue to thrive turned out to be very different. Despite assur- Obama could negotiate. in peace and security. ances from President Clinton, the North Kore- We have been presented with a false choice f ans violated the deal, began a clandestine of accepting this deal or going to war. We program to enrich uranium and in 2006 con- should reject this deal and return to work, not RECOGNIZING VETERANS’ VOICES ducted its first underground test of a nuclear to war. We cannot allow the sanctions to be AWARD RECIPIENT DR. TOURILA weapon. lifted, we must reject approval of the deal and Once again we are told by a Democrat we must have all the information—including HON. TOM EMMER President that an agreement will prevent an side agreements—before the clock can begin OF MINNESOTA adversarial country from acquiring a nuclear on the deal. I urge my colleagues to stand IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES weapon. We would be fools to believe that with our ally Israel and with the American peo- they will not violate the Obama agreement just Friday, September 11, 2015 ple. The consequences of these votes are as North Korea violated the Clinton agree- truly life and death. Mr. EMMER of Minnesota. Mr. Speaker, I ment. The stakes here are even higher. Iran is f rise today in order to celebrate Dr. James a regime that will not hesitate to use nuclear Tourila of St. Cloud for receiving a Veterans’ weapons to achieve its long-stated goals: the APPROVAL OF JOINT Voices Legacy Award. I was proud to nomi- destruction of both Israel and America. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ACTION nate Dr. Tourila for this award for his impres- The Iran Nuclear Deal that was agreed to sive work on behalf of veterans. by President Obama is wholly inadequate and SPEECH OF Jim achieved the rank of Sergeant in the unacceptable. The deal gives up-front, perma- HON. RON KIND United States Army and was deployed to nent sanctions relief to the Iranian mullahs OF WISCONSIN Korea from 1975 to 1976. After retiring from and allows Iran to have an internationally rec- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the Army, Jim graduated from Bemidji State ognized nuclear program after 15 years that University and went on to get his Master’s De- could quickly produce a nuclear weapon. Thursday, September 10, 2015 gree and PhD in psychology. From there, Jim Most laughable are the ‘‘anytime, anywhere’’ Mr. KIND. Mr. Speaker, over the past two moved to St. Cloud where he worked as a inspections. In fact, the agreement grants the years, the U.S., Britain, France, Germany, psychologist at the St. Cloud VA Medical Cen- Iranians 24 days to allow the IAEA access to China, and Russia have been negotiating with ter for twenty years. Jim currently practices at undeclared nuclear facilities. This gives Iran Iran in order to stop Iran’s nuclear weapons the Central Minnesota Counseling Center in ample opportunity to cheat and continue its capability. On July 14, the international coali- St. Cloud. march toward a nuclear weapon. We have tion announced that an agreement had been Jim has supported Minnesota’s veterans in also learned that the Iranians will be able to reached. This week Congress will get a more ways than one. He is an enthusiastic hot provide their own samples from their military chance to vote on the agreement. air balloon pilot which led to the creation of base at Parchin to international inspectors. I have carefully studied the text of the Freedom Flight, Inc. to honor veterans who This is essentially asking the fox to guard the agreement, attended classified briefings, re- never made it home. Jim has also served as henhouse. viewed classified documents compiled by intel- director of the St. Cloud Honor Flight, which I also have great concerns about what hap- ligence agencies, listened to the thoughts and has flown more than a thousand veterans from pens once sanctions are lifted and billions of concerns of Wisconsinites, and met with ex- around the state of Minnesota to see the Na- dollars are flowing back into Iran. While the perts on both sides of the issue, including

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Before negotiations began, long before she had a firm grasp on the im- strong faith and active membership of West- Iran was steadily improving its nuclear weapon portance of customer service. During the minster Presbyterian Church in Beaverdale. capability. It was estimated by our intelligence Great Depression she supported her family by Our world has changed a great deal during community that Iran was only a few months selling merchandise and, due to her success, the course of Lucille’s life. Since her birth, we away from developing a bomb, which is unac- she was transferred to Dallas, Texas, as a de- have revolutionized air travel and walked on ceptable. partment manager at the W.A. Green Store in the moon. We have invented the television, Under terms of the agreement, Iran must 1938. While words can’t begin to portray the cellular phones and the internet. We have significantly dismantle its nuclear program. profound and long lasting positive impact she fought in wars overseas, seen the rise and fall Iran’s uranium stockpile will be greatly re- had on North Texas in the business sector of Soviet communism and witnessed the birth duced, its number of nuclear enrichment cen- and local communities, she will be greatly of new democracies. Lucille has lived through trifuges cut by two thirds, and its advanced missed. nineteen United States Presidents and twenty- centrifuge research and development severely In 1945 Ebby Halliday Realtors was found- three Governors of Iowa. In her lifetime, the limited. A group of our nation’s top nuclear sci- ed. Over the years, this once-developing busi- population of the United States has more than entists praised the technical terms of the ness turned into the 10th largest independ- tripled. agreement and argued that it provides assur- ently owned residential real estate services Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to represent Lu- ance that Iran will not develop a nuclear company in the nation, and the largest in cille in the United States Congress because weapon in the next decade. Texas. The company was involved in approxi- she is a shining example of Iowa values. I Iran’s history of cheating on agreements, mately 19,200 real estate transactions with know that my colleagues in the United States such as the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, 1,700 sales associates in 2014. On top of House of Representatives will join me in con- has fostered an environment of distrust, which Ebby’s business accomplishments, she was gratulating her on reaching this incredible is why this agreement is based on ‘‘distrust very involved in the community. She was a milestone, and wishing her much health and and verify.’’ The agreement will be enforced devoted volunteer, educator, supporter of fos- happiness on this very special occasion. and monitored by the International Atomic En- ter children, and wonderful leader. f ergy Agency (IAEA) with our help and re- In 2014, Ebby’s Place, which houses a new sources. The inspection regimen is unprece- women’s center, and The Ebby House, which MOZELLE ADAMSON dented, and most experts believe that it would is a community for young women to transition be very difficult for Iran to cheat without detec- out of foster care due to age, were an- HON. ROGER WILLIAMS tion. Should Iran fail to comply with the agree- nounced. While Ebby didn’t have any children, OF TEXAS ment, the sanctions that forced Iran to the ne- she cared for and helped educate the children IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES gotiating table will ‘‘snap back’’ into place. The of the community. She was involved in many Friday, September 11, 2015 president has made clear that no options are different foundations and organizations such taken off the table under this agreement. as the Thanksgiving Square foundation, St. Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to The JCPOA is not perfect. I have serious Paul Medical foundation, The Dallas County honor the life of Mozelle Adamson. concerns with some aspects of the agreement, Community College District foundation, Alexis Mozelle was born May 4, 1934 in Temple, especially the prospect of Iran receiving bil- de Tocqueville Society for United Way, State TX to Charles and Rosa Kelly. She graduated lions in sanctions relief that may be used for Fair of Texas, and many more. from Lampasas High School in 1952 where nefarious purposes. We must continue to en- While her community work spoke for itself, she was a twirler, drum major and queen of hance the security of Israel and other allies in she also received much praise and recognition the Future Homemakers Association. After the region. It is important to make it clear to from multiple associations, the city of Dallas, high school Mozelle lived in Waco with her Iran and the international community that and the state of Texas. She received the Dis- sister and attended business school before Israel’s security is our security. tinguished Service Award from the National marrying Dean Adamson January 4, 1957. To- Given the rhetoric coming from some in Iran Association of Realtors, was inducted into the gether they raised three children: Mike, Pat, and its behavior in the region, Israel is under- Dallas Business Hall of Fame, and earned the and Brenda. They lived in Killeen where standably skeptical of any agreement with Ira- Regional Entrepreneur of the Year Award from Mozelle was a homemaker to the family while nian leaders. But after speaking to opponents Ernst & Young. Business and community work Dean worked in the automotive and real es- of the agreement, including Netanyahu, I have weren’t her only passions; she always spoke tate industries. yet to hear a viable alternative that will main- wonders of her husband Maurice Acers. They Mozelle was an active member of her com- tain an international coalition to continue eco- met by chance on a local business trip; Mau- munity where she served on the Metroplex nomic sanctions or support preemptive military rice was a lawyer and former FBI agent. Hospital Foundation board for many years and action if needed. Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to celebrate the was an avid supporter of the Killeen Jr. Live- It is easier to deal with an Iran without a nu- life of the incredible Ebby Halliday Acers. I ask stock Show, Children’s Rehabilitation Center clear weapon than trying to work backwards all of my distinguished colleagues to join me in Belton, the Republican Party, Vive Les Arts, once Iran has manufactured a weapon. This in celebrating her remarkable life and service and was a member of the Beta Sigma Phi so- agreement gives us the best opportunity to to North Texas and the country. rority. Mozelle also attended church with her avoid military action and may accomplish our f family at the Youngsport Church of Christ. ultimate objective: to prevent Iran from obtain- Family and friends were Mozelle’s passion ing a nuclear weapon, protecting the security TRIBUTE TO LUCILLE ALBRIGHT and delight, leaving a lasting impression on all of our allies in the region, and avoiding a nu- who’s lives she touched. A true lady in every clear arms race in the Middle East. HON. DAVID YOUNG sense of the word, Mozelle loved to travel and f OF IOWA spend time with her family. Mozelle spent IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES countless weekends with her friends and fam- CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF EBBY ily at area lakes Buchanan, Belton, and Inks HALLIDAY ACERS Friday, September 11, 2015 where she enjoyed fishing and boating. Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise Mozelle is preceded in death by her par- HON. KENNY MARCHANT today to recognize and congratulate a very ents, husband, and her brothers, Archie Kelly OF TEXAS special Iowan—Lucille Albright on the celebra- and Charles Kelly, and sister Katherine Jen- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tion of her 106th birthday on Monday, Sep- kins. tember 14th. Mozelle is survived by her son Mike and Friday, September 11, 2015 Lucille has lived a wonderful life and her wife Cindy Adamson of Killeen, son Pat Ad- Mr. MARCHANT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today friends and family are very quick to share amson of Belton, and daughter Brenda to celebrate the life of an outstanding citizen some of the collective stories and memories Gonyea and husband Mike of Killeen, ten and entrepreneur, Ebby Halliday Acers. She that have made up her 106 years. Stories like grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter.

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Department of Public Safety is a rigorous 1508 Mr. Speaker, I regrettably was not present on procedure that requires applicants to submit September 10, 2015 to vote in Roll Call vote to a criminal history background check and HON. TED POE numbers 491 and 492. Had I been present, I provide a valid driver’s license or identifica- OF TEXAS would have voted no on H. Res. 412, pro- tion card and residential and employment information; these measures ensure that IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES viding for consideration of H. Res. 411, H.R. 3461, and H.R. 3460, and no on H. Res. 411, CHL holders are law-abiding citizens whose Friday, September 11, 2015 finding that the President has not complied identities have been verified; and Whereas, A CHL is such a trusted proof of Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement identification that it is accepted for voter to make it known that the Texas House of Review Act of 2015. registration and many other governmental Representatives through Robert Haney, the f processes; and Chief Clerk of the House, has adopted House Whereas, Permitting the use of CHLs as Resolution No. 1508 by King of Uvalde. This RECOGNIZING VETERANS’ VOICES valid forms of identification would help ad- resolution expresses support for the use of AWARD RECIPIENT SHELBY vance the TSA’s mission of safeguarding our sound science to study and regulate modern MARIE HADLEY national transportation system and pro- agricultural technologies, as well as supporting tecting the American public: Now, therefore, be it opposition to legislative or regulatory action HON. TOM EMMER Resolved, That the House of Representa- that may result in unnecessary restrictions on OF MINNESOTA tives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby the technologies. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES urge the Congress of the United States to in- And that’s just the way it is. Friday, September 11, 2015 struct the Transportation Security Adminis- RESOLUTION tration to accept concealed handgun licenses Mr. EMMER of Minnesota. Mr. Speaker, I as valid forms of identification; and, be it Whereas, A sustainable agricultural sys- rise today to celebrate Shelby Marie Hadley of tem is crucial to the continued production of further Rice for receiving a Veterans’ Voice ‘‘On the Resolved, That the chief clerk of the Texas food, feed, and fiber to meet both domestic House of Representatives forward official and global demand; and Rise’’ Award. Whereas, In the United States, the agri- Serving in the Minnesota Army National copies of this resolution to the president of culture and food production industries em- Guard as an Air Traffic Controller, Shelby was the United States, to the president of the ploy precision farming equipment, crop pro- deployed to Bosnia in 2003 and to Iraq in Senate and the speaker of the House of Rep- tection chemistries, genetic engineering or 2008. resentatives of the United States Congress, enhancement, agricultural nutrients, and to the administrator of the Transportation Shelby has not only served her country Security Administration, and to all members other modern technologies; such advanced abroad, but here at home as well. She is very practices protect the safety of the public and of the Texas delegation to Congress with the active with the St. Cloud area veterans and reguest that this resolution be entered in the reduce environmental impact while expand- her community as a whole. She spends time ing yields, improving profitability, and en- Congressional Record as a memorial to the suring an abundant and affordable food sup- working with various organizations including Congress of the United States of America. ply; and the Wounded Warrior Project and Big Brothers f Whereas, Agricultural pests present sig- Big Sisters of Central Minnesota. nificant dangers to the industry and to glob- In addition to her volunteer work, Shelby TEXAS HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. al supplies of the products they attack; ac- has taken her story to the stage and per- 1215 cordingly, the environmental risks of for- formed in Telling: Minnesota 2015 at the Guth- going advances in agricultural technologies rie Theatre, where she shared the story of her HON. TED POE that protect crops are severe; excessive regu- military service. Shelby has a bachelor’s de- OF TEXAS lation may scuttle or discourage the use of agricultural chemicals that could improve gree from St. Cloud State University and is set IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES human welfare; and to complete her MBA program this month. Friday, September 11, 2015 Whereas, Crop protection is among the I would like to thank Shelby for all that she most studied and highly regulated of all in- has contributed to her country and community. Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today dustries, at both the state and federal levels; Your hard work has not gone unnoticed and to make it known that the Texas House of the use of sound science should be the bed- this award is well-deserved. Good job and Representatives through Robert Haney, the rock of our nation’s regulatory scheme for keep up the excellent work. Chief Clerk of the House, has adopted House the agriculture and food production indus- Resolution No. 1215 by Capriglione. This res- f tries, as these industries are critical to the olution petitions Congress to instruct the economic vitality of Texas and the United PERSONAL EXPLANATION Transportation Security Administration to ac- States: Now, therefore, be it cept concealed handgun licensees as valid Resolved, That the House of Representa- tives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby HON. TOM MARINO forms of identification. express support for the use of sound science OF PENNSYLVANIA And that’s just the way it is. to study and regulate such modern agricul- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES RESOLUTION tural technologies as crop protection chem- Friday, September 11, 2015 Whereas, The Transportation Security Ad- istries, genetically engineered or enhanced ministration currently excludes concealed traits, and nutrients; and, be it further Mr. MARINO. Mr. Speaker, on roll call no. handgun licenses (CHL) from its list of valid Resolved, That the Texas House of Rep- 490 I was unable to be present to vote due to forms of identification, causing an inconven- resentatives express opposition to legislative a personal family matter. ience for the agency as well as for many or regulatory action at any level that may Had I been present, I would have voted yea. travelers; and result in unnecessary restrictions on the use Whereas, Acquiring a CHL from the Texas f of modern agricultural technologies; and, be Department of Public Safety is a rigorous it further HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 1215 BY procedure that requires applicants to submit Resolved, That the chief clerk forward offi- CAPRIGLIONE to a criminal history background check and cial copies of this resolution to the president provide a valid driver’s license or identifica- of the United States, to the president of the tion card and residential and employment Senate and the speaker of the House of Rep- HON. ROGER WILLIAMS information; these measures ensure that resentatives of the United States Congress, OF TEXAS CHL holders are law-abiding citizens whose and to all the members of the Texas delega- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES identities have been verified; and tion to Congress with the request that this Friday, September 11, 2015 Whereas, A CHL is such a trusted proof of resolution be entered in the Congressional identification that it is accepted for voter Record as a memorial to the Congress of the Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, I submit the registration and many other governmental United States of America. following resolution as a memorial. processes; and

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TOM REED and will not cease to go on.’’ be it OF NEW YORK I further applaud and support President Resolved, That the House of Representa- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Park’s vision and goals as articulated in her tives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby Friday, September 11, 2015 Dresden Address in March of last year on urge the Congress of the United States to in- South-North reunification, including a proposal struct the Transportation Security Adminis- Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, next Tuesday, to create an International Peace Park at the tration to accept concealed handgun licenses September 15, will mark the 65th anniversary DMZ. In addition, the Northeast Asia Peace as valid forms of identification; and, be it of Operation Chromite, better known as the and Cooperation Initiative (NAPCI) will be an further Incheon Landing. This decisive invasion and important means to promoting regional peace Resolved, That the chief clerk of the Texas the battle which ensued marked a key turning and prosperity through a trust-building proc- House of Representatives forward official point at the outset of the Korean War in 1950. ess. copies of this resolution to the president of My father, Thomas W. Reed, was a veteran In the post-KORUS FTA implementation the United States, to the president of the of the Korean War, serving as an ammunition era, there are several ways we can continue Senate and the speaker of the House of Rep- officer with the U.S. Army’s 45th and 25th In- to enhance our bilateral economic relationship. resentatives of the United States Congress, fantry Divisions. He fought alongside brave to the administrator of the Transportation First, I have supported the Partner with Korea South Korean soldiers who were struggling to Security Administration, and to all members save their homeland from the onslaught of Act, authored by my friend and colleague, of the Texas delegation to Congress with the PETER ROSKAM, to provide up to 15,000 tem- request that this resolution be entered in the communism. For 65 years since, the United States and porary professional visas for Korean nationals. Congressional Record as a memorial to the Second, I support the renewal of the U.S.- Congress of the United States of America. the Republic of Korea have continued to stand shoulder to shoulder in strength and solidarity Korea Civilian Nuclear Energy Agreement which was signed on June 15, 2015. Third, I f to defend freedom, democracy, market cap- italism, human rights and the rule of law on support Korea’s Creative Economy action plan RECOGNIZING VETERANS’ VOICES the Korean Peninsula. Indeed, our alliance, to enhance mutual competitiveness in the AWARD RECIPIENT RALPH DONAIS which was forged on the battlefield, has be- global marketplace. come a ‘‘blood alliance.’’ Mr. Speaker, the U.S.-Korea alliance is at I had the privilege of visiting South Korea in its strongest ever and yet our alliance will con- HON. TOM EMMER April 2011 and the trip left a lasting impres- tinue to be tested as was evidenced in light of OF MINNESOTA sion. It was particularly meaningful for me to recent North Korean provocations. It is impor- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES have been able to visit the Korean War Me- tant we remain ever vigilant and resolute in our alliance to counter any and all threats that Friday, September 11, 2015 morial and Exhibition in Seoul, to lay a wreath and to pray and reflect. My visit served as a could lead to instability on the Korean Penin- Mr. EMMER of Minnesota. Mr. Speaker, I humbling and sobering reminder of the cost of sula. In the Congress, I will do all I can to sup- rise today to congratulate Ralph Donais of Elk freedom that was paid 65 years ago through port and defend our great ally and friend—the River for receiving a Veterans’ Voices Legacy the service and sacrifice of all Korean War Republic of Korea—and I urge my colleagues Award. veterans. to do the same. Ralph served in the Marine Corps from I also witnessed firsthand economic pros- f 1964 to 1994 and retired as an Aviation Avi- perity and industrial prowess in Korea that HONORING HELEN BURNS onics Chief. During his service, Ralph fought never could have been imagined when my fa- JACKSON for our country while being deployed for two ther was there in the 1950’s. tours in Vietnam. Ralph’s efforts earned him Today, Korea ranks as the world’s thir- the Meritorious Service Medal along with nu- teenth-largest economy, the sixth-largest trad- HON. DANNY K. DAVIS merous other awards. ing partner of the United States, the fifth-larg- OF ILLINOIS Ralph’s commitment to his country and his est market for agricultural goods, and the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES fellow veterans did not end once he returned third-largest destination for U.S. foreign direct Friday, September 11, 2015 to Elk River. Ralph has been involved in the investment in the Asia-Pacific region. Bilateral United Veterans Legislative Council of Min- trade between our two nations averages about Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speak- nesota and served as chair of the council as $80 billion each year, further cemented by the er, I was deeply saddened to learn of the well. He also spends time at the Minnesota U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement. passing of Mrs. Helen Burns Jackson, the Capitol to inform and educate legislators as In the 23rd congressional district of New mother of Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson. well as testifying in committees regarding York, which I am privileged to represent, farm- Rev. Jackson often spoke of his love, his ap- issues important to the veterans community. ers, small business owners, and larger firms preciation and close relationship with his mother and my heart goes out to him and the Additionally, Ralph is a member of many or- are already benefiting from the KORUS FTA. entire Jackson and Burns families. Of course, ganizations including the Marine Corps Of note, there are more than 140 family- Mrs. Jackson was, on her part, justly proud of League, and the Fleet Reserve Association. owned wineries in the area around my home- her sons. In her family and her life she leaves Another organization that Ralph is involved town, and several of them are enjoying in- a mighty legacy for all of America. The entire with is the Enlisted Association where he has creased exports due to tariff eliminations. My district is also home to Corning Incor- Jackson and Burns families are in my prayers served as Chapter President. Elk River’s Be- porated, which launched a joint venture with in this time of bereavement. yond the Yellow Ribbon program, which lends Samsung in 1995 to form Samsung Corning a helping hand to veterans and members of f Precision Materials. SCPM is now a global our military before, during and after deploy- leader in the development and supply of LCD HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 1605 BY ments, was started by Ralph and he remains glass substrates. FAIRCLOTH an active member. For so many reasons, Korea constitutes one Ralph’s involvement in his community ex- of America’s greatest foreign policy success HON. ROGER WILLIAMS tends beyond his work with veterans. He lends stories in the post-World War II era. Korea is OF TEXAS his vocal talents by serving on the Board of not only an indispensable ally and friend but IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Directors of the North Star Boys Choir and as serves as the linchpin of regional peace and Friday, September 11, 2015 a member of the St. Andrew Choir. stability in Northeast Asia. I would like to congratulate Ralph for receiv- To this end, Korean President Park Geun- Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, I submit the ing this award, but I would also like to com- hye will be visiting Washington in mid-October. following resolution as a memorial. mend him for all that he has done for his Her visit is a timely and meaningful one, and RESOLUTION country and the Elk River community. It takes I offer my expression of welcome and support Whereas, Illegal, unreported, and unregu- an extraordinary person to accomplish all that for a productive and successful trip. lated fishing is a problem with serious eco- he has, and I am proud to recognize him here I recall President Park’s Address to a Joint nomic, environmental, and security implica- today. Meeting of the Congress on May 8, 2013 tions; and

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Through- this is a dangerously weak agreement, and I result from poaching in the Gulf of Mexico; out his life, he attended many high school re- urge my colleagues to reject it. such activity is largely conducted by foreign unions to reacquaint with old friends. fleets at the expense of United States fisher- f men, coastal communities, and the sustain- Harkless began his service in World War II ability of global fish stocks; and in the Army and later went into the Air Force. TEXAS ADOPTED HOUSE Whereas, Illegal fishing is of particular He fought bravely in the Pacific Islands RESOLUTION NO. 1835 consequence in Texas, where the Gulf Coast throughout World War II. Harkless tragically waters supply seafood for the American pub- stepped on a landmine causing him to lose 80 HON. TED POE lic and support the hospitality industry, percent of his hearing and sustain severe inju- tourism-related businesses, and the vibrant OF TEXAS ries to his feet. Harkless was sent to a special recreational and commercial fishing indus- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES try; not only does illegal fishing result in hospital in Arizona to treat his injuries. During economic losses to the Texas fishing indus- his time in Arizona, he met many famous film Friday, September 11, 2015 try and other coastal businesses, but it also stars of his era, including Clark Gable, Bette Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today is a threat to the sustainability of our fish- Davis and Joan Crawford. to make it known that the Texas House of eries and to the Texas Gulf Coast ecosystem; Harkless lived an extraordinary life of serv- Representatives through Robert Haney, the and ice to his community and country. Whereas, The Texas Parks and Wildlife De- Chief Clerk of the House, has adopted House partment and the United States Coast Guard f Resolution No. 1835 by Capriglione. This res- olution expresses support for the implementa- are to be commended for their partnership in IRAN NUCLEAR AGREEMENT investigating and apprehending foreign ves- tion of the Next Generation Air Transportation sels engaged in illegal activity along the System. Texas-Mexico border; and HON. CHARLES W. DENT And that’s just the way it is. Whereas, Foreign nationals fishing ille- OF PENNSYLVANIA gally in U.S. waters compete for local stock, RESOLUTION and they disregard state and federal laws on IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Whereas, Many airports, especially those catch limits; when they sell their fish in the Friday, September 11, 2015 in congested urban areas, are near or over United States, they can flood the market their capacities, and such inadequate infra- with a cheaper product; moreover, they often Mr. DENT. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition structure causes long delays, reduced cus- use banned longline netting that imperils to this bill and the underlying Iran nuclear tomer service, negative impacts on the econ- marine mammals and sea turtles; and agreement. omy, and bottlenecks throughout our entire Whereas, Vessels involved with illegal fish- Despite entering these negotiations from a national air transportation system; and ing are also associated with, other crimes, position of strength, the deal before us fails to Whereas, Implementation of the Next Gen- including drug trafficking, human traf- achieve the goal of preventing Iran’s capacity eration Air Transportation System ficking, and illegal immigration, and the in- to develop a nuclear weapon. It simply con- (NextGen) would help make air travel even cursion by these foreign fishing vessels into safer and more convenient and environ- U.S. waters constitutes a violation of our tains or manages Iran’s nuclear program. mentally friendly by enhancing the effi- sovereignty: Now, therefore, be it By agreeing to a lax enforcement and in- ciency of airports and airspace procedures; Resolved, That the House of Representa- spection regime and fanciful, unrealistic ‘‘snap and tives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby back’’ sanctions, the Administration has ac- Whereas, The long list of airport improve- express its commitment to the elimination cepted that Iran should remain one year away ments encompassed in NextGen includes per- of illegal fishing, to the long-term conserva- from a nuclear bomb. I am not prepared to ac- formance-based navigation flight procedures, tion of Texas marine resources, and to the cept that. improved surface management systems, re- protection of the Texas Gulf Coast fishing The sanctions relief will provide Iran with bil- duced aircraft exhaust emissions, and tech- and coastal communities; and, be it further nology upgrades that bolster all-weather ac- Resolved, That the Texas House of Rep- lions of dollars—funds that will bolster the cess to airports; and resentatives hereby respectfully urge the Revolutionary Guard and non-state militant Whereas, Airport operators must be in- United States Congress to take action to groups. volved in the development of NextGen capa- protect our coastal borders and to end ille- This deal ends the conventional arms em- bilities in and around their airports from in- gal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in bargo and the prohibition on ballistic missile ception to execution to ensure noise and our sovereign waters; and, be it further technology. Not only will this result in conven- other environmental factors that affect their Resolved, That the chief clerk forward offi- tional arms flowing to groups like Hezbollah, it communities are appropriately considered; cial copies of this resolution to the president and of the United States, to the president of the concedes the delivery system for a nuclear bomb. Whereas, The latest Future Airport Capac- Senate and the speaker of the House of Rep- ity Task study prepared by the FAA indi- resentatives of the United States Congress, This agreement will provide Iran with a nu- cates that many of the nation’s busiest air- and to all members of the Texas delegation clear infrastructure, a missile delivery system, ports, including George Bush International to Congress with the request that this reso- and the funds to pay for it all. Airport in Houston, will require new run- lution be entered in the Congressional By the way, the ‘‘I’’ in ‘‘ICBM’’ means ‘‘inter- ways to meet projected capacity needs in the Record as a memorial to the Congress of the continental.’’ I don’t believe that New Zealand coming years even with NextGen, and these United States of America. and Mexico are the intended targets. The tar- findings highlight the critical importance of f get would be us. taking all reasonable steps to reduce airport congestion; and This deal cripples and shatters our current RECOGNIZING HARKLESS H. Whereas, Airports across the nation are HUTCHINGS notion of nuclear non-proliferation. If Iran can ready to work with the FAA, industry part- enrich uranium, which they can do under this ners, the communities they serve, and the HON. STEVE STIVERS agreement, their Gulf Arab neighbors will likely U.S. Congress to implement NextGen in do the same. order to equip our air transportation system OF OHIO I do not want a nuclear arms race in the to meet the demands of the 21st century: IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Middle East—a region of state instability and Now, therefore, be it Friday, September 11, 2015 irrational non-state actors. And how will deter- Resolved, That the House of Representa- Mr. STIVERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to rence work under this scenario? I don’t want tives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby express its support for the implementation of recognize Harkless H. Hutchings, who passed to find out. the Next Generation Air Transportation Sys- away on August 1, 2015 at the age of 98. As We should not reward the Ayatollahs with tem; and, be it further a Colonel in the Ohio National Guard, I appre- billions of dollars and sophisticated weapons Resolved, That the chief clerk forward offi- ciate his dedicated service to his country dur- in exchange for temporary and unenforceable cial copies of this resolution to the president ing World War II. nuclear restrictions. of the United States, to the administrator of

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the Federal Aviation Administration, to the BATTLESHIP MISSOURI MEMORIAL’S SEP- Though changes were already made so that president of the Senate and speaker of the TEMBER 2ND ESSAY CONTEST WINNER: ISAIAH Japan could maintain their defense, the new House of Representatives of the United CASINTAHAN, JAMES CAMPBELL HIGH SCHOOL proposal demonstrates the ample amount of States Congress, and to all the members of ‘‘THE DAY THAT LAUNCHED A BETTER FU- trust that our nations now share and how the Texas delegation to Congress with the TURE’’ our nations are moving forward through mu- request that this resolution be entered in the On December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor was tual respect. Congressional Record as a memorial to the taken by surprise as hundreds of Japanese In conclusion, since the end of World War Congress of the United States of America. planes attacked the area. ‘‘A date which will II, our nations today have secured a strong live in infamy,’’ as said by President Frank- relationship that has brought us into better f lin Roosevelt in the wake of the attack. Fol- days. The day that has launched us into our lowing the tragedies of Pearl Harbor, the war future, September 2, 1945, has allowed our RECOGNIZING VETERANS’ VOICES continued where in August, 1945, the United nations to endure peace, no longer a World AWARD RECIPIENT MEGAN ALLEN States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima at War. The site of Pearl Harbor where we and Nagasaki; the first and last instances of faced sorrowful losses, and the site of the nuclear weapons in war. About a month USS Missouri, where we established peace, HON. TOM EMMER later, the war was brought to an official end remind us why we must safeguard our peace, OF MINNESOTA when ‘‘Japanese officials (had) signed the act free from the tragedies of war. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of unconditional surrender,’’ aboard the USS Friday, September 11, 2015 Missouri, anchored at Tokyo Bay. The ship f now sits moored in Pearl Harbor, facing the Mr. EMMER of Minnesota. Mr. Speaker, I USS Arizona, as one of the bookends of that COMMEMORATING THE SMITHSO- rise today to commend Megan Allen of war. This year commemorates the 70th Anni- NIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RE- Ramsey for receiving a Veterans’ Voices ‘‘On versary to the end of hostilities, and though SEARCH CENTER’S 50TH ANNI- the Rise’’ Award. 70 years have passed, it is still of great rel- VERSARY At the age of seventeen, Megan enlisted in evance today. As peace was made on Sep- tember 2, 1945, it is indeed ‘‘the day that the Army National Guard and went on to serve launched a better future’’ between our na- HON. STENY H. HOYER two tours of duty in Iraq. Her twelve years of tions. OF MARYLAND service in the National Guard has had a huge But what exactly does an ‘better future’ impact on Megan and inspired her to work to entail for us? What has it meant for our na- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES better her community. Megan currently spends tions? In past times, friction and distrust Friday, September 11, 2015 an enormous amount of time volunteering for were present as our countries were at war, or Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay trib- multiple organizations throughout the Twin Cit- dealing with the traumas thereafter. Both of ute to the Smithsonian Environmental Re- ies and metro areas striving to better the lives our nations suffered from a great deal of losses as we endured the consequences of search Center as it celebrates its fiftieth anni- of the homeless communities and children in war. The attack on Pearl Harbor took the versary this year. the area. lives of over 2,500 people and wounded as Since 1965, SERC has been the nation’s Among many non-profits Megan works with, many as 1,000 others. The bombing of Hiro- leading research center for understanding she is most passionate about Girls on the shima ‘‘wiped out 90 percent of the city and coastal zones and the environmental issues Run, a program that promotes self-confidence immediately killed 80,000 people,’’ thousands they face. With coastal zones home to more and healthy choices for young girls. But this later dying of radiation exposure. The n ‘bet- than 70% of the world’s people, SERC has isn’t the only program she helps. Megan also ter future’ that we live in today is a world no been at the forefront of monitoring and study- supports the Beyond the Line Yellow Ribbon longer at war, but one enduring the peace be- tween us. ing these zones’ unique ecosystems and the Network, which lends a helping hand to vet- Since the end of World War II, the United different factors that affect their health. erans and members of our military before, dur- States and Japan have relied on each other ing and after deployments. While their main research focuses on the as allies to recover from the repercussions of areas of climate change, invasive species, bio- I thank Megan for everything that she has war. Over the past decades, we have worked done and continues to do for her community. together in order to mend the once frayed re- diversity, land use, and pollution, SERC per- Minnesota is a better place because of lationship between our nations and have sonnel are also involved in preparing the next Megan, and she is truly deserving of this built a stronger foundation for peace. For ex- generation of environmental scientists. Over award. ample, after Japan’s defeat the United the years, SERC has provided learning oppor- States ‘‘led the Allies in the occupation and tunities for students from kindergarten all the rehabilitation of the Japanese state. Be- f way through the post-doctoral level, partnering tween 1945 and 1952, the U.S. occupying with over 150 colleges and universities to con- RECOGNIZING ISAIAH CASINTAHAN forces, led by General Douglas A. Mac- duct professional training and a variety of Arthur, enacted widespread military, polit- ical, economic, and social reforms.’’ These hands-on experiences in the field. HON. JOE WILSON reforms improved economy by setting demo- Headquartered on the Chesapeake Bay in OF SOUTH CAROLINA cratic standards to help those in poverty and Maryland’s Fifth District, SERC encompasses implemented a new constitution that would IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES more than 2,650 acres of land and twelve improve the social and political systems by miles of protected shoreline. The scientists at Friday, September 11, 2015 the same standards. Though some changes SERC use this shoreline as a natural labora- were reverted back after the Americans left, tory and model for long-term ecological re- Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speak- most are still in effect and support the peace er, I am grateful to congratulate Isaiah between our nations today. search to study the way terrestrial, aquatic, Casintahan on his essay, ‘‘The Day that In addition our nations trust has been and atmospheric components interact in com- Launched a Better Future,’’ published in the heavily reinforced since peace was rooted be- plex ecosystems. 70th Anniversary of the End of World War II tween us 70 years ago. Our trust for one an- In 2009, I was a proud cosponsor of legisla- program for recognition of the Japanese sur- other continues to evidently grow, as in re- tion that authorized a $41 million expansion render documents signing on the deck of the cent news, the United States and Japan have and renovation of SERC’s Mathias Laboratory, USS Missouri, I was honored to be a member proposed a new military agreement, in which the Smithsonian’s first LEED-Platinum build- Japan’s military will have a more active role ing. This sustainable research lab provides a of the Bipartisan Congressional Delegation led in global defense, bringing our nations clos- by Congressman RANDY FORBES and Con- er. The proposal would allow Japan, ‘‘To de- larger space and more flexibility for scientists gressman JOE COURTNEY of Connecticut to fend regional allies that come under attack, to explore cutting edge research in an environ- Pearl Harbor. a change that means Japanese missile de- mentally responsible way. I had the privilege September 2, 2015, commemorates the fense systems could be used to intercept any of attending the ribbon cutting ceremony for 70th Anniversary to the end of hostilities be- weapons launched toward the United the lab’s reopening last year. tween the United States and Japan. Over the States.’’ In other words, Japan could be tak- I am proud to celebrate this anniversary and past decades, Japan and America have built a ing part in aiding our defense. This is a big ask that my colleagues join me in com- jump in Japan’s military relations, as their strong relationship of trust and continue to military powers were limited under the new mending the Smithsonian Environmental Re- work together to ensure a more peaceful constitution implemented after World War search Center for its contributions to our un- world. Congratulations to Isaiah for discussing II. It is found in Article 9 of their constitu- derstanding of coastal environments and cli- the history of this important relationship be- tion that, ‘‘renounces war and prohibits mate change—and saluting those who con- tween our two nations. Japan from maintaining the war potential.’’ tinue to carry out its important mission.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:21 Sep 12, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A11SE8.029 E11SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with REMARKS September 11, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1271 POLICE SHOOTINGS Whereas, The Texas Parks and Wildlife De- prove the future of our country. To act on this, partment and the United States Coast Guard Scott decided to begin his career as a social are to be commended for their partnership in studies teacher following his service to our HON. MICHAEL G. FITZPATRICK investigating and apprehending foreign ves- OF PENNSYLVANIA sels engaged in illegal activity along the country. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Texas-Mexico border; and Scott has not let his passion for education Friday, September 11, 2015 Whereas, Foreign nationals fishing ille- stop at the classroom door. He is an active gally in U.S. waters compete for local stock, leader within his school district and serves on Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, over the and they disregard state and federal laws on the Board of Directors for both the Minnesota last several weeks we’ve seen a disturbing catch limits; when they sell their fish in the Council for History Education and the Min- rash of violence against law enforcement offi- United States, they can flood the market nesota Council for the Social Studies. Addi- cers around our nation. with a cheaper product; moreover, they often tionally, Scott is currently in graduate school at use banned longline netting that imperils Our nation’s Blue Line—the first responders, the University of Minnesota researching citi- local, state, federal police and law enforce- marine mammals and sea turtles; and Whereas, Vessels involved with illegal fish- zenship and peace. ment professionals—often represent the height ing are also associated with other crimes, in- I admire Scott for everything that he has of both heroism and humility. Each day they cluding drug trafficking, human trafficking, done to better this country and his community. leave their families with the possibility that and illegal immigration, and the incursion He is the exact type of person who should be they might not return home—as happened to by these foreign fishing vessels into U.S. teaching because he is the epitome of an ex- my great-uncle Philip who was killed in the waters constitutes a violation of our sov- cellent role model. I thank him for his service line of duty in New York City. ereignty: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representa- and for helping educate Minnesota’s children. Today, each of us can understand that Scott—well done and keep up the amazing events across our nation have brought about tives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby express its commitment to the elimination work. a period of great tension. And, while there is of illegal fishing, to the long-term conserva- a conversation that we can have as Ameri- tion of Texas marine resources, and to the f cans about law enforcement in 2015, the protection of the Texas Gulf Coast fishing shared objective cannot be realized if we allow and coastal communities; and, be it further LT. CALVIN SPANN hate, demagoguery or violence to dehumanize Resolved, That the Texas House of Rep- any person—least of all those officers who resentatives hereby respectfully urge the serve our communities. United States Congress to take action to HON. BILL PASCRELL, JR. Together, we can address the challenges protect our coastal borders and to end ille- OF NEW JERSEY our nation faces head on—without partisan- gal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES our sovereign waters; and, be it further ship, division or hate. But that will take leader- Resolved, That the chief clerk forward offi- Friday, September 11, 2015 ship—including leadership from the President cial copies of this resolution to the president Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to who cannot, nor should not, remain silent in of the United States, to the president of the the wake of these attacks. Senate and the speaker of the House of Rep- recognize Lieutenant Calvin Spann, who I stand with our nation’s Blue Line and we resentatives of the United States Congress, passed away this last Sunday, September 6, can overcome our challenges together. and to all members of the Texas delegation 2015 at his home in Allen, Texas. to Congress with the request that this reso- f Lt. Spann was born on November 28, 1924 lution be entered in the Congressional and grew up in Rutherford, NJ. While growing TEXAS HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. Record as a memorial to the Congress of the up near the local Teterboro Airport, he was in- 1605 United States of America. spired to fly. He learned about the physics of f flying while a student at Rutherford High HON. TED POE OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL School, and at eighteen he volunteered for the OF TEXAS DEBT U.S. Army Air Corps in the heat of World War IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES II to pursue his dream of flying. Friday, September 11, 2015 It was in 1943 at Tuskegee, Alabama that HON. MIKE COFFMAN Lt. Spann started his aviation cadet training. Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today OF COLORADO Not only did he withstand a brutal and rig- to make it known that the Texas House of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES orous training program, he overcame a selec- Representatives through Robert Haney, the Friday, September 11, 2015 tive quota system at a time when all branches Chief Clerk of the House, has adopted House Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, on January of the U.S. Armed Services were segregated. Resolution No. 1605 by Faircloth. This resolu- He was determined and focused to earn his tion expresses a commitment to the elimi- 20, 2009, the day President Obama took of- fice, the national debt was wings. Soon after, he was promoted to the nation of illegal fishing and urges Congress to rank of Lieutenant. end illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing $10,626,877,048,913.08. Today, it is $18,151,085,083,623.06. We’ve He was sent to Italy as a replacement com- in our sovereign waters. bat pilot and joined hundreds of other black And that’s just the way it is. added $7,524,208,034,709.98 to our debt in 6 years. This is over $7.5 trillion in debt our na- men that would comprise the famed Tuskegee RESOLUTION Airmen. Created in 1940, the all-black flying Whereas, Illegal, unreported, and unregu- tion, our economy, and our children could have avoided with a balanced budget amend- unit was a result of Public Law 18, which es- lated fishing is a problem with serious eco- tablished civilian pilot training programs at 166 nomic, environmental, and security implica- ment. colleges and universities across the country. tions; and f Whereas, Illegal fishing accounts for eco- This law eventually led to the expansion of the nomic losses of billions of dollars per year RECOGNIZING VETERANS’ VOICES Army Air Corps. globally, and millions of those lost dollars AWARD RECIPIENT SCOTT GLEW Lt. Spann was a member of the elite 100th result from poaching in the Gulf of Mexico; Fighter Squadron, part of the 332nd Fighter such activity is largely conducted by foreign HON. TOM EMMER Group and piloted the powerful P–51 Mustang. fleets at the expense of United States fisher- His service as a fighter pilot included 26 com- men, coastal communities, and the sustain- OF MINNESOTA ability of global fish stocks; and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES bat missions over Nazi controlled Germany. He participated in the longest bomber escort Whereas, Illegal fishing is of particular Friday, September 11, 2015 consequence in Texas, where the Gulf Coast mission in the 15th Air Force history: a 1,600- waters supply seafood for the American pub- Mr. EMMER of Minnesota. Mr. Speaker, I mile, round trip mission, from Ramitelli, Italy, lic and support the hospitality industry, rise today to honor Scott Glew of Elk River for to Berlin with the objective of destroying the tourism-related businesses, and the vibrant receiving a Veterans’ Voices ‘‘On the Rise’’ Daimler-Benz manufacturing plant. recreational and commercial fishing indus- Award. As public opinion toward the Tuskegee Air- try; not only does illegal fishing result in economic losses to the Texas fishing indus- Scott spent eight years in the Minnesota man changed, Lt. Spann’s accomplishments fi- try and other coastal businesses, but it also Army National Guard and was deployed to nally came to light. The discrimination he is a threat to the sustainability of our fish- Iraq. Scott strongly believes that if we encour- faced during training contrasted greatly with eries and to the Texas Gulf Coast ecosystem; age students across the country to become the praise he received from the bombers, and more informed and active citizens, we can im- whom he escorted. Through his service and

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He received the Air Medal, the cates that many of the nation’s busiest air- Friday, September 11, 2015 Presidential Unit Citation, the World War II ports, including George Bush International Victory Medal, the American Campaign Rib- Airport in Houston, will require new run- Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, I submit the bon, and the European/African/Middle Eastern ways to meet projected capacity needs in the following resolution as a memorial. Campaign Ribbon for his honorable and cou- coming years even with NextGen, and these RESOLUTION rageous service. findings highlight the critical importance of Whereas, A sustainable agricultural sys- After leaving active duty in 1946, Lt. Spann taking all reasonable steps to reduce airport tem is crucial to the continued production of congestion; and wanted to become a commercial pilot. How- food, feed, and fiber to meet both domestic Whereas, Airports across the nation are and global demand; and ever, he was confronted with racial discrimina- ready to work with the FAA, industry part- Whereas, In the United States, the agri- tion in the airline industry and never received ners, the communities they serve, and the culture and food production industries em- his chance to fly again. It wasn’t until 1963 U.S. Congress to implement NextGen in ploy precision farming equipment, crop pro- that the U.S. Supreme Court ordered major order to equip our air transportation system tection chemistries, genetic engineering or commercial airlines to hire African-American to meet the demands of the 21st century: enhancement, agricultural nutrients, and pilots. Lt. Spann was inducted into the New Now, therefore, be it other modern technologies; such advanced Jersey Aviation Hall of Fame at Teterboro Air- Resolved, That the House of Representa- practices protect the safety of the public and tives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby port in 2006. In 2007, he was among the reduce environmental impact while expand- express its support for the implementation of ing yields, improving profitability, and en- Tuskegee Airmen who were collectively given the Next Generation Air Transportation Sys- suring an abundant and affordable food sup- the Congressional Gold Medal by President tem; and, be it further ply; and George W. Bush. Resolved, That the chief clerk forward offi- Whereas, Agricultural pests present sig- It is an honor for me to represent the 9th cial copies of this resolution to the president nificant dangers to the industry and to glob- Congressional District of New Jersey, which of the United States, to hold the adminis- al supplies of the products they attack; ac- includes Lt. Spann’s hometown of Rutherford. trator of the Federal Aviation Administra- cordingly, the environmental risks of for- He leaves a legacy that is truly a story of his tion, to the president of the Senate and going advances in agricultural technologies times, a story of heroism and courage even in speaker of the House of Representatives of that protect crops are severe; excessive regu- the United States Congress, and to all the lation may scuttle or discourage the use of the face of his own countrymen who tried to members of the Texas delegation to Congress agricultural chemicals that could improve keep him out of the air. In the end, Lt. Calvin with the request that this resolution be en- human welfare; and Spann became a fighter pilot who defended tered in the Congressional Record as a me- Whereas, Crop protection is among the our nation in its ultimate struggle, truly the morial to the Congress of the United States most studied and highly regulated of all in- epitome of our ‘greatest generation.’ of America. dustries, at both the state and federal levels; The job of a United States Congressman in- the use of sound science should be the bed- volves much that is rewarding, yet nothing f rock of our nation’s regulatory scheme for compares to recognizing and commemorating the agriculture and food production indus- RECOGNIZING VETERANS’ VOICES tries, as these industries are critical to the the life achievements of individuals such as Lt. AWARD RECIPIENT BOB DETTMER economic vitality of Texas and the United Calvin Spann. States: Now, therefore, be it Mr. Speaker, I ask that you join our col- Resolved, That the House of Representa- leagues, Lt. Spann’s family and friends, all HON. TOM EMMER tives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby those whose lives he has touched, and me, in OF MINNESOTA express support for the use of sound science to study and regulate such modern agricul- recognizing the life of Lieutenant Calvin IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Spann. tural technologies as crop protection chem- Friday, September 11, 2015 istries, genetically engineered or enhanced f traits, and nutrients; and, be it further Mr. EMMER of Minnesota. Mr. Speaker, I Resolved, That the Texas House of Rep- HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 1835 BY rise today to celebrate State Representative, CAPRIGLIONE resentatives express opposition to legislative and former colleague of mine, Bob Dettmer of or regulatory action at any level that may Forest Lake for being named a recipient of the result in unnecessary restrictions on the use HON. ROGER WILLIAMS Veterans’ Voices Legacy Award. of modern agricultural technologies; and, be OF TEXAS Bob served his country in the United States it further IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Army Reserve and is a 25-year veteran. He Resolved, That the chief clerk forward offi- cial copies of this resolution to the president Friday, September 11, 2015 was a Military Intelligence Warrant Officer and of the United States, to the president of the served on active duty in both ‘‘Operation En- Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, I submit the Senate and the speaker of the House of Rep- during Freedom’’ and ‘‘Operation Iraqi Free- following resolution as a memorial. resentatives of the United States Congress, dom.’’ and to all the members of the Texas delega- RESOLUTION In addition to his military service, Bob has tion to Congress with the request that this Whereas, Many airports, especially those served as a teacher and head wrestling coach resolution be entered in the Congressional in congested urban areas, are near or over at Forest Lake High School for 34 years. Record as a memorial to the Congress of the their capacities, and such inadequate infra- United States of America. structure causes long delays, reduced cus- In 2006, Bob was elected to the Minnesota tomer service, negative impacts on the econ- State House of Representatives, where he is f omy, and bottlenecks throughout our entire currently serving as the Chair of the Veterans IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE 14TH national air transportation system; and Affairs Division. He has also worked tirelessly ANNIVERSARY OF SEPTEMBER Whereas, Implementation of the Next Gen- on several veterans’ bills. 11TH, 2001 eration Air Transportation System Outside of his work representing his district (NextGen) would help make air travel even in the Minnesota Legislature, Bob serves on safer and more convenient and environ- HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE the Board of Directors for STARBASE and is mentally friendly by enhancing the effi- OF TEXAS a co-chair of the Childhood Obesity Working ciency of airports and airspace procedures; IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and Group as well as the Military Action Group. Whereas, The long list of airport improve- Bob has dedicated his entire life to serving Friday, September 11, 2015 ments encompassed in NextGen includes per- his country and those around him. It is an Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to formance-based navigation flight procedures, honor to know him and to have worked with join my colleagues in recognizing and com- improved surface management systems, re- him. Bob states that he is working towards duced aircraft exhaust emissions, and tech- memorating the 14th anniversary of the at- nology upgrades that bolster all-weather ac- making Minnesota even more ‘‘veteran friend- tacks on our homeland on September 11, cess to airports; and ly’’ and I would say that he is well on his way 2001. Whereas, Airport operators must be in- to accomplishing this goal. This award is well The years that have passed since that day volved in the development of NextGen capa- deserved. have not dimmed my memory or diminished

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Stack, 58. curity and the Judiciary, both of which deal We also have the benefit of first responder Battalion 57: Chief Dennis Cross, 60; Chief with national security issues, I have long been professionals who guard us, protect us, and Joseph Ross Marchbanks, Jr., 47. committed and engaged in efforts to develop watch over us against those who would seek Division 1: Capt. Joseph D. Farrelly, 47; policies that anticipate and respond to new to do us harm. Capt. Thomas Moody, 45. and emerging challenges to the security of our The men and women who serve our com- Division 11: Capt. Timothy M. Stackpole, nation and the peace and safety of the world. munities as law enforcement officers, fire- 42. On Tuesday of this week the House Com- Division 15: Chief Thomas Theodore Has- fighters, EMT’s, nurses, doctors, and dozens kell, Jr., 37; Capt. Martin J. Egan, Jr., 36; mittee on Homeland Security held a full com- of other professionals that train to be ready to Capt. William O’Keefe, 48. mittee hearing in New York City at ‘‘Ground detect, deter, and defend against another Sep- Engine 1: Lt. Andrew Desperito, 43; Mi- Zero,’’ which is now the home of the National tember 11. chael T. Weinberg, 34. September 11 Memorial and Museum. I have introduced the ‘‘Families of Respond- Engine 4: Calixto Anaya, Jr., 35; James C. I will never forget that day. ers Identification of Emergency Needs in Des- Riches, 29; Thomas G. Schoales, 27; Paul A. Today, September 11, 2015 is the 14th an- ignated Situations’’ called the ‘‘FRIENDS Act,’’ Tegtmeier, 41. niversary of the attacks that killed 2,977 men, to bring a measure of peace to those who will Engine 5: Manuel Del Valle, Jr., 32. Engine 6: Paul Beyer, 37; Thomas Holohan, women and children. be called to the front lines in our nation’s fight 36; William R. Johnston, 31. I stood on the East Front steps of the Cap- against terrorism and terrorists acts at home. Engine 8: Robert Parro, 35. itol on September 11, 2001, along with 150 I thank the staff of the Homeland Security Engine 10: Lt. Gregg Arthur Atlas, 44; Jef- members of the House of Representatives and Committee and the first responder organiza- frey James Olsen, 31. sang ‘‘God Bless America.’’ tions for their assistance in improving the bill. Engine 21: Capt. William Francis Burke, September 11, 2001 remains a tragedy that The FRIENDS Act would result in the first Jr., 46. defines our nation’s history, but the final chap- report ever produced on the state of family Engine 22: Thomas Anthony Casoria, 29; ter will be written by those who are charged Michael J. Elferis, 27; Vincent D. Kane, 37; support planning for the families of first re- Martin E. McWilliams, 35. with keeping our nation and its people safe sponders. Engine 23: Robert McPadden, 30; James while preserving the way of life that terrorists Federal family support planning is important Nicholas Pappageorge, 29; Hector Luis seek to change. to homeland security because this area of Tirado, Jr., 30; Mark P. Whitford, 31. I visited the site of the World Trade Center continuity of operations planning addresses Engine 26: Capt. Thomas Farino, 37; Dana Towers in the aftermath of the attacks and the health and safety needs of first responder R Hannon, 29. grieved over the deaths of so many of our families during terrorist attacks or incidents as Engine 29: Michael Ragusa, 29. Engine 33: Lt. Kevin Pfeifer, 42; David men, women, and children. well as other emergencies. I want to thank and commend the work of Arce, 36; Michael Boyle, 37; Robert Evans, 36; When first responders are called to duty— Keithroy Marcellus Maynard, 30. our first responder community on that day and whether it is September 11, 2001 or to protect Engine 37: John Giordano, 47. every day since September 11 for their efforts and serve during Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, or Engine 40: Lt. John F. Ginley, 37; Kevin to protect their communities and our nation Sandy or other emergencies—they should not Bracken, 37; Michael D. D’Auria, 25; Bruce from acts of terrorism. be concerned about the safety needs of their Gary, 51; Steven Mercado, 38. I watched as thousands of first responders, families. Engine 50: Robert W. Spear, Jr., 30. construction workers, and volunteers worked I look forward to the opportunity for each Engine 54: Paul John Gill, 34; Jose Guada- to recover the remains of the dead, and re- lupe, 37; Christopher Santora, 23. member of the House to cast a vote in favor Engine 55: Lt. Peter L. Freund, 45; Robert moved the tons of debris, while placing their of first responder families by supporting pas- Lane, 28; Christopher Mozzillo, 27; Stephen own lives and health at risk. sage of the FRIENDS Act. P. Russell, 40. The men and women who worked at But today let us remember those who per- Engine 58: Lt. Robert B. Nagel, 55. ‘‘Ground Zero’’ were called by a sense of duty ished on this awful day 14 years ago, and re- Engine 74: Ruben D. Correa, 44. to help in our nation’s greatest time of need dedicate ourselves to honoring their sacrifice Engine 201: Lt. Paul Richard Martini, 37; since the bombing of Pearl Harbor. by doing all we can to protect our homeland Gregory Joseph Buck, 37; Christopher There is unfinished work for those first re- and all who dwell peaceably therein. Pickford, 32; John Albert Schardt, 34. sponders who were injured or suffered ill- Engine 205: Lt. Robert Francis Wallace, 43. FIRST RESPONDERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF Engine 207: Karl Henry Joseph, 25; Shawn nesses during and after the September 11, DUTY ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 Edward Powell, 32; Kevin O. Reilly, 28. 2001 attacks. Of the 2,977 victims killed in the Sep- Engine 214: Lt. Carl John Bedigian, 35; September 11 will forever remain a part of tember 11 attacks, 411 were emergency work- John Joseph Florio, 33; Michael Edward Rob- our national memory and for those who serve ers in New York City who responded to the erts, 31; Kenneth Thomas Watson, 39. in Congress a clarion call to be vigilant against World Trade Center. This included: Engine 216: Daniel Suhr, 37. those who would do our nation harm. Fire Department of New York (FDNY): Engine 217: Lt. Kenneth Phelan, 41; Steven To respond to the medical needs of the Chief Peter J. Ganci, Jr., 54, the highest Coakley, 36; Philip T. Hayes, 67; Neil Joseph thousands of people who became ill from ex- ranking uniformed fire officer in the depart- Leavy, 34. ment; First Deputy Fire Commissioner Wil- Engine 219: John Chipura, 39. posure to the toxic environment at Ground liam M. Feehan, 72; Marshal Ronald Paul Engine 226: Brian McAleese, 36; David Paul Zero, Congress passed the James Zadroga Bucca, 47; Chaplain Mychal Judge, 68. De Rubbio, 38; Stanley S. Smagala, Jr., 36. September 11 Care Act (9/11 Care Act), which Battalion 1: Chief Matthew Lancelot Ryan, Engine 230: Lt. Brian G. Ahearn, 43; Frank provides rescue and recover workers with 54; Lt. Paul Thomas Mitchell, 46. Bonomo, 42; Michael Scott Carlo, 34; Jeffrey health care to treat the conditions that resulted Battalion 2: Chief William McGovern, 49; Stark, 30; Eugene Whelan, 31; Edward James from their exposure to toxic dust after the ter- Chief Richard Prunty, 57; Faustino Apostol, White III, 30. ror attack. Jr., 55. Engine 235: Lt. Steven Bates, 42; Nicholas The 9/11 Care Act will expire in October Battalion 4: Lt. Thomas O’Hagan, 43. Paul Chiofalo, 39; Francis Esposito, 32; Lee Battalion 6: Chief John P. Williamson, 46. S. Fehling, 28; Lawrence G. Veling, 44. 2016. Battalion 7: Chief Orio Palmer, 45; Lt. Ste- Engine 238: Lt. Glenn E. Wilkinson, 46. I urge my Colleagues on the Committee to phen G. Harrell, 44; Lt. Philip Scott Petti, 43. Engine 279: Ronnie Lee Henderson, 52; An- join me in seeking reauthorization of the 9/11 Battalion 8: Chief Thomas Patrick thony Rodriguez, 36. Care Act this year. DeAngelis, 51; Thomas McCann, 45. Engine 285: Raymond R. York, 45. Under the leadership of President Obama, Battalion 9: Chief Dennis Lawrence Devlin, Engine 320: Capt. James J. Corrigan, 60. Bin Laden was found and killed. 51; Chief Edward F. Geraghty, 45; Lt. Charles Haz-Mat 1: Lt. John A. Crisci, 48; Dennis President Obama was given a daunting William Garbarini, 44; Carl Asaro, 39; Alan D. M. Carey, 51; Martin N. DeMeo, 47; Thomas task—after the reckless decision to invade Feinberg, 48. Gardner, 39; Jonathan R. Hohmann, 48; Den- Battalion 11: Chief John M. Paolillo, 51. nis Scauso, 46; Kevin Joseph Smith, 47. Iraq without provocation. Battalion 12: Chief Frederick Claude Ladder 2: Capt. Frederick Ill, Jr, 49; Mi- This single decision to engage in a war of Scheffold, Jr., 57. chael J. Clarke, 27; George DiPasquale, 33; choice and not necessity resulted in the situa- Battalion 22: Lt. Charles Joseph Margiotta, Denis P. Germain, 33; Daniel Edward Harlin, tion that we see in the Middle East with ISIL 44. 41; Carl Molinaro, 32; Dennis Michael Mul- and the massive displacement of people seek- Battalion 43: Lt. Geoffrey E. Guja, 49. ligan, 32.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:08 Sep 12, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A11SE8.041 E11SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1274 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks September 11, 2015 Ladder 3: Capt. Patrick J. Brown, 48; Lt. rard Terence Nevins, 46; Patrick J. O’Keefe, Private emergency medical services: Keith Kevin W. Donnelly, 43; Michael Carroll, 39; 44; Brian Edward Sweeney, 29; David M. Fairben, 24—a paramedic who worked for the James Raymond Coyle, 26; Gerard Dewan, 35; Weiss, 41. New York Presbyterian Hospital; Richard Jeffrey John Giordano, 45; Joseph Maloney, Rescue 2: Lt. Peter C. Martin, 43; William Pearlman, 18—an EMT who worked for the 45; John Kevin McAvoy, 47; Timothy Patrick David Lake, 44; Daniel F. Libretti, 43; John Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance; Mario McSweeney, 37; Joseph J. Ogren, 30; Steven Napolitano, 32; Kevin O’Rourke, 44; Lincoln Santoro, 28—a paramedic who worked for the John Olson, 38. Quappe, 38; Edward Rall, 44. New York Presbyterian Medical Center; Ladder 4: Capt. David Terence Wooley, 54; Rescue 3: Christopher Joseph Blackwell, 42; Yamel Merino, 24—an EMT for Metrocare/ Lt. Daniel O’Callaghan, 42; Joseph Angelini, Thomas Foley, 32; Thomas Gambino, Jr., 48; Montefiore Medical Center for three years; Jr, 38; Peter Brennan, 30; Michael E. Bren- Raymond Meisenheimer, 46; Donald J. Mohammad Salman Hamdani, 23—a part- nan, 27; Michael Haub, 34; Michael F. Lynch, Regan, 47; Gerard Patrick Schrang, 45. time FDNY Certified EMT and also a mem- 33; Samuel Oitice, 45; John James Tipping II, Rescue 4: Capt. Brian Hickey, 47; Lt. Kevin ber of the New York City Police Department 33. Dowdell, 46; Terrence Patrick Farrell, 45; Cadet Corps for three years; Marc Sullins, Ladder 5: Lt. Vincent Francis Giammona, William J. Mahoney, 37; Peter Allen Nelson, 30—an EMT who worked with Cabrini Med- 42; Durrell V. Pearsall, 34. 40; Lt. Michael Warchola, 51; Louis Arena, 32; ical Center; Mark Schwartz, 50—an EMT who Rescue 5: Capt. Louis Joseph Modafferi, 45; Andrew Brunn, 28; Thomas Hannafin, 36; worked for Hunter Ambulance; Jeff Simpson, Lt. Harvey Harrell, 49; John P. Bergin, 39; Paul Hanlon Keating, 38; John A. Santore, Carl Vincent Bini, 44; Michael Curtis Fiore, 38—an EMT who worked for the Dumfries- 49; Gregory Thomas Saucedo, 31. 46; Andre G. Fletcher, 37; Douglas Charles Triangle Rescue Squad, and also an em- Ladder 7: Capt. Vernon Allan Richard, 53; Miller, 34; Jeffrey Matthew Palazzo, 33; Nich- ployee for Oracle Corporation. George Cain, 35; Robert Joseph Foti, 42; olas P. Rossomando, 35; Allan Tarasiewicz, f Richard Muldowney Jr, 40; Charles Mendez, 45. 38; Vincent Princiotta, 39. Special Operations: Chief Raymond APPROVAL OF JOINT Ladder 8: Lt. Vincent Gerard Halloran, 43. Mathew Downey, 63; Capt. Patrick J. Waters, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ACTION Ladder 9: Gerard Baptiste, 35; John P. Tier- 44; Lt. Timothy Higgins, 43; Lt. Michael ney, 27; Jeffrey P. Walz, 37. Thomas Russo, Sr, 44. SPEECH OF Ladder 10: Sean Patrick Tallon, 26. Squad 1: Capt. James M. Amato, 43; Lt. Ed- Ladder 11: Lt. Michael Quilty, 42; Michael ward A. D’Atri, 38; Lt. Michael Esposito, 41; HON. EDWARD R. ROYCE F. Cammarata, 22; Edward James Day, 45; Lt. Michael N. Fodor, 53; Brian Bilcher, 37; OF CALIFORNIA John F. Heffernan, 37; Richard John Kelly, Gary Box, 37; Thomas M. Butler, 37; Peter IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Jr, 50; Robert King, Jr, 36; Matthew Rogan, Carroll, 42; Robert Cordice, 28; David J. Fon- Thursday, September 10, 2015 37. tana, 37; Matthew David Garvey, 37; Stephen Ladder 12: Angel L. Juarbe, Jr, 35; Michael Gerard Siller, 34. Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I submit the fol- D. Mullan, 34. Squad 18: Lt. William E. McGinn, 43; Eric lowing letter: Ladder 13: Capt. Walter G. Hynes, 46; Allen, 44; Andrew Fredricks, 40; David Hon. JOHN A. BOEHNER, Thomas Hetzel, 33; Dennis McHugh, 34; Halderman, 40; Timothy Haskell, 34; Manuel Speaker of the House. Thomas E. Sabella, 44; Gregory Stajk, 46. Mojica, 37; Lawrence Virgilio, 38. Hon. NANCY PELOSI, Ladder 15: Lt. Joseph Gerard Leavey, 45; Squad 41: Lt. Michael K. Healey, 42; Thom- Minority Leader. Richard Lanard Allen, 30; Arthur Thaddeus as Patrick Cullen III, 31; Robert Hamilton, Hon. MITCH MCCONNELL, Barry, 35; Thomas W. Kelly, 50; Scott 43; Michael J. Lyons, 32; Gregory Sikorsky, Majority Leader. Kopytko, 32; Scott Larsen, 35; Douglas E. 34; R. Bruce Van Hine, 48. Oelschlager, 36; Eric T. Olsen, 41. Squad 252: Tarel Coleman, 32; Thomas Hon. HARRY REID, Ladder 16: Lt. Raymond E. Murphy, 46; Kuveikis, 48; Peter J. Langone, 41; Patrick Minority Leader. Robert Curatolo, 31. Lyons, 34; Kevin Prior, 28. DEAR REPRESENTATIVES BOEHNER AND Ladder 20: Capt. John R. Fischer, 46; John Squad 288: Lt. Ronald T. Kerwin, 42; Ron- PELOSI AND SENATORS MCCONNELL AND REID: Patrick Burnside, 36; James Michael Gray, nie E. Gies, 43; Joseph Hunter, 31; Jonathan As you know, on July 14, 2015, the United 34; Sean S. Hanley, 35; David Laforge, 50; Lee Ielpi, 29; Adam David Rand, 30; Timothy States and five other nations announced that Robert Thomas Linnane, 33; Robert D. Matthew Welty, 34. a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action McMahon, 35. EMS Battalion 49: Paramedic Carlos R. (JCPOA) has been reached with Iran to pre- Ladder 21: Gerald T. Atwood, 38; Gerard Lillo, 37. vent it from developing nuclear weapons. In Duffy, 53; Keith Glascoe, 38; Joseph Henry, EMS Battalion 57: Paramedic Ricardo J. our judgment as former senior military offi- 25; William E. Krukowski, 36; Benjamin Quinn, 40. cers, the agreement will not have that effect. Suarez, 34. Port Authority Police Department: Supt. Removing sanctions on Iran and releasing Ladder 24: Capt. Daniel J. Brethel, 43; Ste- Ferdinand V. Morrone, 63; Chief James A. billions of dollars to its regime over the next phen Elliot Belson, 51. Romito, 51; Lt. Robert D. Cirri; Insp. An- ten years is inimical to the security of Israel Ladder 25: Lt. Glenn C. Perry, 41; Matthew thony P. Infante, Jr., 47; Capt. Kathy Nancy and the Middle East. There is no credibility Barnes, 37; John Michael Collins, 42; Kenneth Mazza, 46; Sgt. Robert M. Kaulfers, 49; Don- within JCPOA’s inspection process or the Kumpel, 42; Robert Minara, 54; Joseph ald James McIntyre, 38; Walter Arthur ability to snap back sanctions once lifted, Rivelli, 43; Paul G. Ruback, 50. McNeil, 53; Joseph Michael Navas, 44; James should Iran violate the agreement. In this Ladder 27: John Marshall, 35. Nelson, 40; Alfonse J. Niedermeyer, 40; James and other respects, the JCPOA would threat- Ladder 35: Capt. Frank Callahan, 51; James Wendell Parham, 32; Dominick A. Pezzulo, en the national security and vital interests Andrew Giberson, 43; Vincent S. Morello, 34; 36; Antonio J. Rodrigues, 35; Richard Rodri- of the United States and, therefore, should Michael Otten, 42; Michael Roberts, 30. guez, 31; Bruce Albert Reynolds, 41; Chris- be disapproved by the Congress. Ladder 38: Joseph Spor, Jr., 35. topher C. Amoroso, 29; Maurice V. Barry, 48; The agreement as constructed does not Ladder 42: Peter Alexander Bielfeld, 44. Clinton Davis, Sr., 38; Donald A. Foreman, ‘‘cut off every pathway’’ for Iran to acquire Ladder 101: Lt. Joseph Gullickson, 37; Pat- 53; Gregg J. Froehner, 46; Uhuru Gonga Hous- nuclear weapons. To the contrary, it actu- rick Byrne, 39; Salvatore B. Calabro, 38; ton, 32; George G. Howard, 44; Thomas E. ally provides Iran with a legitimate path to Brian Cannizzaro, 30; Thomas J. Kennedy, 36; Gorman; Stephen Huczko, Jr., 44; Paul Wil- doing that simply by abiding by the deal. Joseph Maffeo, 31; Terence A. McShane, 37. liam Jurgens, 47; Liam Callahan, 44; Paul JCPOA allows all the infrastructure the Ira- Ladder 105: Capt. Vincent Brunton, 43; Laszczynski, 49; David Prudencio Lemagne, nians need for a nuclear bomb to be pre- Thomas Richard Kelly, 39; Henry Alfred Mil- 27; John Joseph Lennon, Jr., 44; John Dennis served and enhanced. Notably, Iran is al- ler, Jr, 51; Dennis O’Berg, 28; Frank Anthony Levi, 50; James Francis Lynch, 47; John P. lowed to: continue to enrich uranium; de- Palombo, 46. Skala, 31; Walwyn W. Stuart, Jr., 28; Ken- velop and test advanced centrifuges; and con- Ladder 111: Lt. Christopher P. Sullivan, 39. neth F. Tietjen, 31; Nathaniel Webb; Michael tinue work on its Arak heavy-water pluto- Ladder 118: Lt. Robert M. Regan, 48; Joseph T. Wholey; Sirius, K–9. nium reactor. Collectively, these concessions Agnello, 35; Vernon Paul Cherry, 49; Scott New York City Police Department: Sgt. afford the Iranians, at worst, a ready break- Matthew Davidson, 33; Leon Smith, Jr., 48; Timothy A. Roy, Sr., 36; Sgt. John Gerard out option and, at best, an incipient nuclear Peter Anthony Vega, 36. Coughlin, 43; Sgt. Rodney C. Gillis, 33; Sgt. weapons capability a decade from now. Ladder 131: Christian Michael Otto Michael S. Curtin, 45; Det. Joseph V. The agreement is unverifiable. Under the Regenhard, 28. Vigiano, 34; Det. Claude Daniel Richards, 46; terms of the JCPOA and a secret side deal Ladder 132: Andrew Jordan, 36; Michael Moira Ann Smith, 38; Ramon Suarez, 45; Paul (to which the United States is not privy), the Kiefer, 25; Thomas Mingione, 34; John T. Talty, 40; Santos Valentin, Jr., 39; Walter E. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Vigiano II, 36; Sergio Villanueva, 33. Weaver, 30; Ronald Philip Kloepfer, 39; will be responsible for inspections under such Ladder 136: Michael Joseph Cawley, 32. Thomas M. Langone, 39; James Patrick severe limitations as to prevent them from Ladder 166: William X. Wren, 61. Leahy, 38; Brian Grady McDonnell, 38; John reliably detecting Iranian cheating. For ex- Rescue 1: Capt. Terence S. Hatton, 41; Lt. William Perry, 38; Glen Kerrin Pettit, 30; ample, if Iran and the inspectors are unable Dennis Mojica, 50; Joseph Angelini, Sr., 63; John D’Allara, 47; Vincent Danz, 38; Jerome to reach an accommodation with respect to a Gary Geidel, 44; William Henry, 49; Kenneth M. P. Dominguez, 37; Stephen P. Driscoll, 38; given site, the result could be at least a 24- Joseph Marino, 40; Michael Montesi, 39; Ge- Mark Joseph Ellis, 26; Robert Fazio, Jr., 41. day delay in IAEA access. The agreement

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:08 Sep 12, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A11SE8.044 E11SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with REMARKS September 11, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1275 also requires inspectors to inform Iran in US Marine Corps, Retired; Vice Admiral Ber- Gureck, US Navy, Retired; Major General writing as to the basis for its concerns about nard M. Kauderer, US Navy, Retired; Lieu- Gary L. Harrell, US Army, Retired; Rear Ad- an undeclared site, thus further delaying ac- tenant General Timothy A. Kinnan, US Air miral Donald Hickman, US Navy, Retired; cess. Most importantly, these inspections do Force, Retired; Vice Admiral J.B. LaPlante, Major General Geoffrey Higginbotham, US not allow access to Iranian military facili- US Navy, Retired; Vice Admiral Tony Less, Marine Corps, Retired; Major General Kent ties, the most likely location of their nu- US Navy, Retired; Lieutenant General Ben- H. Hillhouse, US Army, Retired; Rear Admi- clear weapons development efforts. In the nett L. Lewis, US Army, Retired; Vice Admi- ral Tim Hinkle, US Navy, Retired; Major JCPOA process, there is substantial risk of ral Michael Malone, US Navy, Retired; Vice General Victor Joseph Hugo, US Army, Re- U.S. intelligence being compromised, since Admiral John Mazach, US Navy, Retired; tired; Major General James P. Hunt, US Air the IAEA often relies on our sensitive data Lieutenant General Thomas McInerney, US Force, Retired; Rear Admiral Grady L. Jack- with respect to suspicious and/or prohibited Air Force, Retired; Lieutenant General Fred son, US Navy, Retired; Major General Wil- activity. McCorkle, US Marine Corps, Retired; Vice liam K. James, US Air Force, Retired; Rear While failing to assure prevention of Iran’s Admiral Robert Monroe, US Navy, Retired; Admiral John M. ‘‘Carlos’’ Johnson, US nuclear weapons development capabilities, Vice Admiral Jimmy Pappas, US Navy, Re- Navy, Retired; Rear Admiral Pierce J. John- the agreement provides by some estimates tired; Vice Admiral J. Theodore Parker, US son, US Navy, Retired; Rear Admiral Steven $150 billion dollars or more to Iran in the Navy, Retired; Lieutenant General Garry L. B. Kantrowitz, US Navy, Retired; Major Gen- form of sanctions relief. As military officers, Parks, US Marine Corps, Retired; Lieutenant eral Maurice W. Kendall, US Army, Retired; we find it unconscionable that such a wind- General Everett Pratt, US Air Force, Re- Rear Admiral Charles R. Kubic, US Navy, fall could be given to a regime that even the tired; Vice Admiral John Poindexter, US Retired; Rear Admiral Frederick L. Lewis, Obama administration has acknowledged Navy, Retired; Lieutenant General Clifford US Navy, Retired; Major General John D. will use a portion of such funds to continue ‘‘Ted’’ Rees, Jr., US Air Force, Retired; Vice Logeman, Jr., US Air Force, Retired; Major to support terrorism in Israel, throughout Admiral William Rowden, US Navy, Retired; General Homer S. Long, Jr., US Army, Re- the Middle East and globally, whether di- Vice Admiral Robert F. Schoultz, US Navy, tired; Major General Robert M. Marquette, rectly or through proxies. These actions will Retired; Lieutenant General E.G. ‘‘Buck’’ US Air Force, Retired; Rear Admiral Robert be made all the more deadly since the Shuler, Jr., US Air Force, Retired; Lieuten- B. McClinton, US Navy, Retired; Rear Admi- JCPOA will lift international embargoes on ant General Hubert ‘‘Hugh’’ G. Smith, US ral W. J. McDaniel, MD, US Navy, Retired; Iran’s access to advanced conventional weap- Army, Retired. Major General Keith W. Meurlin, US Air ons and ballistic missile technology. Vice Admiral Edward M. Straw, US Navy, Force, Retired; Rear Admiral Terrence In summary, this agreement will enable Retired; Lieutenant General David J. Teal, McKnight, US Navy, Retired; Major General Iran to become far more dangerous, render US Air Force, Retired; Vice Admiral D.C. John F. Miller, Jr., US Air Force, Retired; the Mideast still more unstable and intro- ‘‘Deese’’ Thompson, US Coast Guard, Re- Major General Burton R. Moore, US Air duce new threats to American interests as tired; Lieutenant General William E. Thur- Force, Retired; Rear Admiral David R. Mor- well as our allies. In our professional opin- man, US Air Force, Retired; Lieutenant Gen- ris, US Navy, Retired; Rear Admiral Ed Nel- ion, far from being an alternative to war, the eral Billy Tomas, US Army, Retired; Vice son, Jr., US Coast Guard, Retired; Major Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action makes Admiral John Totushek, US Navy, Retired; General George W. ‘‘Nordie’’ Norwood, US it likely that the war the Iranian regime has Vice Admiral Jerry Tuttle, US Navy, Re- Air Force, Retired; Major General Everett G. Odgers, US Air Force, Retired. waged against us since 1979 will continue, tired; Vice Admiral Jerry Unruh, US Navy, Rear Admiral Phillip R. Olson, US Navy, with far higher risks to our national security Retired; Vice Admiral Timothy W. Wright, Retired; Rear Admiral Robert S. Owens, US interests. Accordingly, we urge the Congress US Navy, Retired. Navy, Retired; Rear Admiral Robert O. to reject this defective accord. Rear Admiral William V. Alford, Jr., US Passmore, US Navy, Retired; Major General Sincerely, Navy, Retired; Major General Thurman E. Richard E. Perraut, Jr., US Air Force, Re- Admiral David Architzel, US Navy, Re- Anderson, US Army, Retired; Major General tired; Rear Admiral W.W. Pickavance, Jr., tired; Admiral Stanley R. Arthur, US Navy, Joseph T. Anderson, US Marine Corps, Re- US Navy, Retired; Rear Admiral L.F. Retired; General William Begert, US Air tired; Rear Admiral Philip Anselmo, US Picotte, US Navy, Retired; Rear Admiral Force, Retired; General J.B. Davis, US Air Navy, Retired; Major General Joe Arbuckle, Thomas J. Porter, US Navy, Retired; Major Force, Retired; Admiral William A. Dough- US Army, Retired; Rear Admiral James W. General H. Douglas Robertson, US Army, Re- erty, US Navy, Retired; Admiral Leon A. Austin, US Navy, Retired; Rear Admiral tired; Rear Admiral W.J. Ryan, US Navy, Re- ‘‘Bud’’ Edney, US Navy, Retired; General Al- John R. Batzler, US Navy, Retired; Rear Ad- tired; Rear Admiral Norman Saunders, US fred G. Hansen, US Air Force, Retired; Admi- miral John Bayless, US Navy, Retired; Major Coast Guard, Retired; Major General John P. ral Thomas Hayward, US Navy, Retired; Ad- General John Bianchi, US Army, Retired; Schoeppner, Jr., US Air Force, Retired; miral James Hogg, US Navy, Retired; Admi- Rear Admiral Donald Vaux Boecker, US Major General Edison E. Scholes, US Army, ral Jerome Johnson, US Navy, Retired; Ad- Navy, Retired; Rear Admiral Jerry C. Breast, Retired; Rear Admiral Hugh P. Scott, US miral Timothy J. Keating, US Navy, Retired; US Navy, Retired; Rear Admiral Bruce B. Navy, Retired; Major General Richard Admiral Robert J. Kelly, US Navy, Retired; Bremner, US Navy, Retired; Major General Secord, US Air Force, Retired; Rear Admiral Admiral Thomas Joseph Lopez, US Navy, Re- Edward M. Browne, US Army, Retired; Rear James M. Seely, US Navy, Retired; Major tired; Admiral James A. ‘‘Ace’’ Lyons, US Admiral Thomas F. Brown III, US Navy, Re- General Sidney Shachnow, US Army, Re- Navy, Retired; Admiral Richard Macke, US tired; Rear Admiral Lyle Bull, US Navy, Re- tired; Rear Admiral William H. Shawcross, Navy, Retired; Admiral Henry Mauz, US tired; Major General Bobby G. Butcher, US US Navy, Retired; Rear Admiral Bob Navy, Retired; General Lance Smith, US Air Marine Corps, Retired; Rear Admiral Jay A. Shumaker, US Navy, Retired; Major General Force, Retired; Admiral Leighton Smith, US Campbell, US Navy, Retired; Major General Willie Studer, US Air Force, Retired; Major Navy, Retired; Admiral William D. Smith, Henry D. Canterbury, US Air Force, Retired; General Larry Taylor, US Marine Corps, Re- US Navy, Retired; General Louis C. Wagner, Major General Carroll D. Childers, US Army, tired; Rear Admiral Jeremy Taylor, US Jr., US Army, Retired; Admiral Steve White, Retired; Rear Admiral Ronald L. Navy, Retired; Major General Richard L. US Navy, Retired; General Ronald W. Yates, Christenson, US Navy, Retired; Major Gen- Testa, US Air Force, Retired; Rear Admiral US Air Force, Retired. eral John R.D. Cleland, US Army, Retired; Robert P. Tiernan, US Navy, Retired; Major Lieutenant General Teddy G. Allen, US Major General Richard L. Comer, US Air General Paul E. Vallely, US Army, Retired; Army, Retired; Lieutenant General Edward Force, Retired; Rear Admiral Jack Dantone, Major General Kenneth W. Weir, US Marine G. Anderson, III, US Army, Retired; Lieuten- US Navy, Retired; Major General William B. Corps, Retired; Major General John Welde, ant General Marcus A. Anderson, US Air Davitte, US Air Force, Retired; Major Gen- US Air Force, Retired; Rear Admiral James Force, Retired; Lieutenant General Spence eral James D. Delk, US Army, Retired; B. Whittaker, US Navy, Retired; Major Gen- M. Armstrong, US Air Force, Retired; Lieu- Major General Felix Dupre, US Air Force, eral Geoffrey P. Wiedeman, Jr., MD, US Air tenant General Harold W. Blot, US Marine Retired; Rear Admiral Philip A. Dur, US Force, Retired; Rear Admiral H. Denny Wise- Corps, Retired; Vice Admiral Michael Bow- Navy, Retired; Major General Neil L. Eddins, ly, US Navy, Retired. man, US Navy, Retired; Lieutenant General US Air Force, Retired; Rear Admiral Paul Brigadier General John R. Allen, Jr., US William G. ‘‘Jerry’’ Boykin, US Army, Re- Engel, US Navy, Retired; Major General Air Force, Retired; Brigadier General John tired; Vice Admiral Edward S. Briggs, US Vince Falter, US Army, Retired; Rear Admi- C. Arick, US Marine Corps, Retired; Briga- Navy, Retired; Lieutenant General Richard ral James H. Flatley, US Navy, Retired. dier General Loring R. Astorino, US Air E. ‘‘Tex’’ Brown III, US Air Force, Retired; Major General Bobby O. Floyd, US Air Force, Retired; Rear Admiral Robert E. Lieutenant General William J. Campbell, US Force, Retired; Major General Paul Besal, US Navy, Retired; Brigadier General Air Force, Retired; Vice Admiral Edward Fratarangelo, US Marine Corps, Retired; William Bloomer, US Marine Corps, Retired; Clexton, US Navy, Retired; Vice Admiral Rear Admiral Veronica ‘‘Ronne’’ Froman, Brigadier General George P. Cole, Jr., US Air Daniel L. Cooper, US Navy, Retired; Vice Ad- US Navy, Retired; Rear Admiral R. Byron Force, Retired; Brigadier General Richard A. miral William A. Dougherty, US Navy, Re- Fuller, US Navy, Retired; Rear Admiral Coleman, US Air Force, Retired; Brigadier tired; Lieutenant General Brett Dula, US Air Frank Gallo, US Navy, Retired; Rear Admi- General James L. Crouch, US Air Force, Re- Force, Retired; Lieutenant General Gordon ral Albert A. Gallotta, Jr., US Navy, Retired; tired; Rear Admiral Marianne B. Drew, US E. Fornell, US Air Force, Retired; Lieuten- Rear Admiral James Mac Gleim, US Navy, Navy, Retired; Brigadier General Philip M. ant General Thomas B. Goslin, US Air Force, Retired; Rear Admiral Robert H. Gormley, Drew, US Air Force, Retired; Brigadier Gen- Retired; Lieutenant General Earl Hailston, US Navy, Retired; Rear Admiral William eral Larry K. Grundhauser, US Air Force,

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1 p.m., Tuesday, September 15 3 p.m., Tuesday, September 15

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Tuesday: Senate will resume consideration Program for Tuesday: House will meet in Pro Forma of H.J. Res. 61, Hire More Heroes Act, with a vote on session at 3 p.m. the motion to invoke cloture on McConnell Amendment No. 2640, at 6 p.m.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Emmer, Tom, Minn., E1265, E1267, E1268, E1270, E1271, Pascrell, Bill, Jr., N.J., E1271 E1272 Poe, Ted, Tex., E1267, E1267, E1269, E1271 Barletta, Lou, Pa., E1263 Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E1264 Reed, Tom, N.Y., E1268 Bilirakis, Gus M., Fla., E1259 Farr, Sam, Calif., E1264 Roby, Martha, Ala., E1260 Bishop, Sanford D., Jr., Ga., E1262 Fitzpatrick, Michael G., Pa., E1271 Roybal-Allard, Lucille, Calif., E1261 Bonamici, Suzanne, Ore., E1260 Gibson, Christopher P., N.Y., E1261 Royce, Edward R., Calif., E1274 Byrne, Bradley, Ala., E1263 Hoyer, Steny H., Md., E1270 Stivers, Steve, Ohio, E1269 Calvert, Ken, Calif., E1265 Israel, Steve, N.Y., E1264 Vela, Filemon, Tex., E1263 Coffman, Mike, Colo., E1271 Jackson Lee, Sheila, Tex., E1272 Wagner, Ann, Mo., E1259 Cook, Paul, Calif., E1259 Kind, Ron, Wisc., E1265 Williams, Roger, Tex., E1266, E1267, E1268, E1272, Davis, Danny K., Ill., E1259, E1268 Maloney, Carolyn B., N.Y., E1267 E1272 DeFazio, Peter A., Ore., E1261 Marchant, Kenny, Tex., E1266 Wilson, Joe, S.C., E1270 Dent, Charles W., Pa., E1269 Marino, Tom, Pa., E1267 Young, David, Iowa, E1266

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