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Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 111 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 111 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 156 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2010 No. 151 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE across this country, I urge my col- called to order by the Speaker. A message from the Senate by Ms. leagues in the House to come together and extend unemployment benefits so f Curtis, one of its clerks, announced that the Senate has passed a bill of the we can keep our economy moving. PRAYER following title in which the concur- f The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. rence of the House is requested: LEADERSHIP ELECTIONS Coughlin, offered the following prayer: S. 1421. An act to amend section 42 of title (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina Lord God of history and present in 18, United States Code, to prohibit the im- asked and was given permission to ad- our day, help this Congress to move portation and shipment of certain species of carp. dress the House for 1 minute and to re- forward in hope. Each new day in this vise and extend his remarks.) land of freedom is an opportunity for f Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Your people to venture forth, alone or ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Madam Speaker, on November 2nd, the connected to others, into the vast hori- The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- American people amplified their voices zon of the future. tain up to 10 requests for 1-minutes on to command a new way forward. They Relying on Your hope, give to Your each side of the aisle. were tired of lawmakers strangling people vision in place of confusion, and them with Big Government regulations f confirmation of noble ideas and good instead of creating much-needed jobs, judgment. Help the representatives of EXTEND UNEMPLOYMENT and they were tired of excessive bor- Your people to work for the common BENEFITS rowing and spending. good, with discerning eyes, contem- (Ms. PINGREE of Maine asked and Yesterday, the Republican Con- plative listening, and reasoned deci- was given permission to address the ference listened to the concerns of sions. House for 1 minute.) Americans and selected leaders who May they lead this Nation to be peo- Ms. PINGREE of Maine. Madam will transform the way business is done ple of faith by being attentive to Your Speaker, if this Congress does not act in Washington. I believe our team, led commands, to become Your instrument on unemployment benefits today, we by JOHN BOEHNER and ERIC CANTOR, and accomplish Your holy will, both risk gambling away those critical ben- will curb spending, create jobs, and now and forever. Amen. efits for millions of men and women promote opportunities to keep money across the country. This couldn’t come in the pockets of hardworking tax- f payers. at a worse time. I was particularly thrilled with the Just weeks before Christmas, with THE JOURNAL election of South Carolina’s Tim winter settling in, thousands of people Scott—from my birthplace of Charles- The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- in my State of Maine will see their ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- ton—to the leadership team. Congress- benefits run out. Although our econ- man-elect Scott’s business background ceedings and announces to the House omy has shown some signs of improv- her approval thereof. and proven record of bringing jobs to ing, far, far too many people are still South Carolina is a great addition to Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- unable to find a job. nal stands approved. the new Republican leadership. I look Not only are unemployment benefits forward to working with him to pro- f an essential part of the safety net, they mote limited government and expanded are critical to keeping the local econ- freedom. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE omy moving. When an unemployed In conclusion, God bless our troops, The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman Mainer gets a benefit check, he or she and we will never forget September from South Carolina (Mr. WILSON) turns around and spends that money in 11th in the global war on terrorism. the local community, at the super- come forward and lead the House in the f Pledge of Allegiance. market or the gas station or the hard- Mr. WILSON of South Carolina led ware store. In fact, every $1 of unem- EXTEND UNEMPLOYMENT the Pledge of Allegiance as follows: ployment benefits generates $2 in local BENEFITS I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the economic activity, according to the (Mr. HIMES asked and was given per- United States of America, and to the Repub- Department of Labor. mission to address the House for 1 lic for which it stands, one nation under God, Madam Speaker, for the sake of out- minute and to revise and extend his re- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. of-work Americans and businesses marks.) 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. H7551 . VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:34 Nov 19, 2010 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18NO7.000 H18NOPT1 pwalker on DSKD5P82C1PROD with HOUSE H7552 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 18, 2010 Mr. HIMES. Madam Speaker, today cans back to work and make things in that the American public understands this House will take up the question of America. that you need your unemployment ben- whether we should extend the tem- f efits and that you want to work, and porary unemployment insurance pro- that you have worked before and that EXTEND UNEMPLOYMENT grams currently in place. If this House you want to work again. BENEFITS chooses not to do that, 2 million Amer- And so I would say to all of those out icans will go into the holidays won- (Ms. BERKLEY asked and was given there who would choose to not allow dering not whether they will just have permission to address the House for 1 Americans to put food on their tables a holiday meal, but whether they will minute and to revise and extend her re- to ask themselves who we are as a have a meal at all. marks.) country. But let’s set aside what is probably Ms. BERKLEY. Six months ago, I f the most important thing that each said the three most important issues in 1010 and every one of us should think about, this country are jobs, jobs, jobs, and I b which is those people and how the holi- said it 6 months before that. I say it MAKE IT IN AMERICA days will look for them. Let’s talk his- now. But while we are working to re- (Ms. WATSON asked and was given tory for a second. store our economy and put people back permission to address the House for 1 The fact is that the Congress of the to work, we must extend unemploy- minute.) United States has never cut unemploy- ment benefits to the millions of Ameri- Ms. WATSON. Madam Speaker, as we ment insurance benefits when unem- cans, our fellow citizens, who, through continue to work our way out of the re- ployment was anywhere near where it no fault of their own, find themselves cession with the help of economic in- is today. In fact, following the 2001 re- unemployed. centives that create jobs and lay the cession, the Republican-controlled In my congressional district of Las foundation for long-term growth, one Congress maintained temporary unem- Vegas in the State of Nevada, we have of the most important tools is the ployment insurance until the unem- been particularly hard hit. People, Make It In America program. ployment rate fell below 6 percent, well through no fault of their own, they’re Make It In America creates jobs in below where we are today. not spoiled, they’re not lazy, they’ve America, will help reverse the flow of Let’s do something else. Let’s talk worked every day of their lives. jobs overseas, and will help rebuild the economics. Every Member of this They’ve got no job because the econ- manufacturing base in America, pro- House knows that the most important omy is so bad. These are the people, viding good paying jobs for hard- thing we can do right now is to help our fellow citizens, our next-door working Americans. It will also help this economy recover: Jobs. neighbors, our family members that we America lead the world economy in the Financial institutions that look at need to help by extending unemploy- years ahead. this stuff tell us that if we allow unem- ment benefits. By creating a national manufac- ployment insurance to go away, it will If we do not do this today, 27,000 Ne- turing strategy, we will ensure a new have a profoundly negative effect on vada families will have no way to put prosperity by promoting American the economy; a number of banks esti- food on their families’ tables. Their competitiveness and innovation. We mate half a percentage point of GDP. children will do without. They will not are looking to building a strong 21st We must renew unemployment bene- be able to pay their rent or put food on century clean-energy economy that fits.
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