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Senate Has Done the Finding That Common Ground, Finding I Want to Express My Condolences to Same Hard Work E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 114 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 161 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2015 No. 175 House of Representatives The House met at 9 a.m. and was PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE backyards of Savannah and the local called to order by the Speaker. The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman bootlegger who bribed local law en- from Georgia (Mr. CARTER) come for- forcement. f ward and lead the House in the Pledge Tom’s extraordinary career as a jour- nalist and his work over the years has of Allegiance. made life better for many people. He PRAYER Mr. CARTER of Georgia led the will truly be missed. The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick Pledge of Allegiance as follows: J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the f Father of us all, thank You for giving United States of America, and to the Repub- TAX EXTENDERS us another day. lic for which it stands, one nation under God, (Mr. SCHRADER asked and was indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. In so many ways, the world is explod- given permission to address the House ing with crisis after crisis. We ask f for 1 minute.) Your blessing on the people and city of ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Mr. SCHRADER. Mr. Speaker, I come San Bernardino, but also upon this Na- The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- to the floor today to state my opposi- tion, which seems plagued by so many tain up to five requests for 1-minute tion to the $800 billion of unpaid tax problems of violence and resulting extenders now being discussed in Con- speeches on each side of the aisle. death. gress. We ask Your blessing upon Syria and f It is incomprehensible to me that Re- the Middle East, where the threats and HONORING TOM COFFEY publicans and Democrats would enter- dangers of terrorism are confusing to (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and tain adding $800 billion to the $19 tril- nations who now find themselves, as was given permission to address the lion debt that we already have, a debt traditional foes, vulnerable before a House for 1 minute.) that our children and grandchildren ruthless organization professing a Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speak- will end up having to pay. Just as every well-meaning program twisted, violent religious fervor. er, I rise today to remember journalist should be paid for in these tough times, And we ask Your blessing upon our and community leader Tom Coffey. so should every tax incentive. This is planet itself, which we all share. No Last week, Tom Coffey died at the especially true when those incentives matter the cause, we are well aware of age of 92. He was one of the old-time are being expanded beyond their origi- extremes in weather systems which newspaper guys. He never missed a nal purpose and made permanent. threaten populations in many parts of chance to speak and listen to people he our world. What we really need, colleagues, is encountered. having a more comprehensive discus- All of these are great and com- Mr. Coffey entered the news business plicated problems. As the Members of sion on tax policy and entitlement re- as a copyboy when he graduated from form. We probably have too many tax this assembly consider them, give them Savannah High School in 1940. With the the grace to see one another as broth- breaks. We should broaden the tax exception of a short time away to serve base, frankly, and reduce our tax load. ers and sisters, rather than as foes, who his country in World War II, where he must work together for the love of our We must deal seriously with the was wounded in the Philippines, and a long-term debt and deficits. Adding Nation and our world. brief stint from 1969 to 1974, when he May everything done in this place be this additional burden to the out-of- served as acting city manager of Sa- control debt we already have is abso- for Your greater honor and glory. vannah twice, he was a journalist until Amen. lutely destructive to our country’s fu- he retired as editor of the Savannah ture. Morning News. f As one of the former Chairmen of the More than 20 years ago, when Mr. Joint Chiefs of Staff said, the greatest Coffey retired in 1989, Representative threat to our Nation is not from THE JOURNAL Lindsay Thomas, my predecessor, re- abroad, but our national debt. The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- ferred to Tom as one of the most re- f ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- spected journalists in Georgia. ceedings and announces to the House During his life, Tom wrote about na- SUPPORT FOR THE CRADLE ACT his approval thereof. tional news, including civil rights and (Mr. POLIQUIN asked and was given Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- desegregation, but he also wrote about permission to address the House for 1 nal stands approved. the thrill of playing stickball in the minute.) b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H8973 . VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:05 Dec 04, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A03DE7.000 H03DEPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H8974 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 3, 2015 Mr. POLIQUIN. Mr. Speaker, sadly, pital, which is dedicated to fighting pe- Joe Edwards has been more than just every year in America, more than diatric cancer. THON is the largest stu- a pastor. He has been a leader who has 20,000 babies are born addicted to dent-run philanthropy in the world. sought not only to preach the gospel of drugs. Last year alone, nearly 1,000 of Even though much of Pennsylvania’s Christ inside the church, but put his those babies were born in Maine. We Fifth Congressional District falls sol- faith into action throughout the com- can help these babies by passing H.R. idly within the territory of Pitts- munity. 3865, the Cradle Act, of which I am burgh’s sports teams, I want to com- While he has made numerous con- proud to be an original cosponsor. mend the Philadelphia Flyers and the tributions to our community, his vi- Eighty percent of addicted infants New Jersey Devils hockey teams. The sion of unifying local churches to pray are covered by Medicaid and treated at proceeds from tickets purchased for ei- for local, State, and national leaders is local hospitals; however, our hospitals ther the Devils game on December 19 or fundamentally transforming the cul- are overwhelmed. They are not the Flyers game on January 5 will go ture in our entire county. While he will equipped to provide the specialized to benefit THON. Both games fall with- be missed in the pulpit each Sunday, care that these babies desperately need in Penn State’s winter break, allowing his legacy will live on through the to recover from the drugs in their tiny students to support this effort even thousands of lives he has touched. bodies. when they are away from the univer- Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the people Residential pediatric recovery cen- sity. of Georgia’s 11th Congressional Dis- ters are designed and professionally I wish all the students involved in trict and the United States House of staffed to provide this critically impor- THON the best of luck as they continue Representatives, I commend Pastor Joe tant early clinical care. These centers in this tremendous effort. They should E. Edwards for a life of service to God, depend on Medicaid dollars to stay be deeply proud of the role they are community, and country, and con- open, but need clear certification playing in striking a blow to pediatric gratulate him as he moves on to a new guidelines in order to receive those cancer. chapter in his life. funds. The Cradle Act does that. f Godspeed, Pastor Joe. Every baby born into this world de- NO HARMFUL OMNIBUS POLICY f serves our compassion and care. This is RIDERS GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN AND an opportunity to help the most vul- THE HIGHWAY BILL nerable among us. This bill offers real (Mr. LOWENTHAL asked and was hope for a healthy, safe, and loving given permission to address the House (Mrs. BUSTOS asked and was given start for thousands of American babies for 1 minute and to revise and extend permission to address the House for 1 born addicted to drugs. his remarks.) minute.) f Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Speaker, I Mrs. BUSTOS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to came to talk about no harmful omni- thank my colleagues for working MASS SHOOTINGS bus policy riders, and I hope to get to across the aisle to prepare to pass the (Ms. KELLY of Illinois asked and was that point, but my thoughts and pray- first long-term highway bill in more given permission to address the House ers go out to the people of San than a decade. for 1 minute.) Bernardino, the victims, and the fami- For too long, Washington has gov- Ms. KELLY of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, lies who have been affected by this vio- erned from one manufactured crisis to another mass shooting, another mo- lence. Again, I hope that this violence another.
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