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Vol. 162 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2016 No. 65 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was Prince was the personification of with friends at the Chanhassen Dinner called to order by the Speaker pro tem- limitless ability and creativity, and, Theater, a very popular venue and Min- pore (Mr. JENKINS of West Virginia). even better for Minnesotans, he was nesota favorite, where I worked as a f one of us. high school busboy. For me, the music of Prince was Day after day we are hearing stories DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO intertwined with growing up in now of donations to schools, to dif- TEMPORE Chanhassen. I remember spending time ferent causes and, of course, to people. The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- with high school friends after a foot- Those are the folks that Prince made fore the House the following commu- ball game or a soccer game. We would happy in terms of their time of need. nication from the Speaker: take the time to actually drive up his Prince had a giving heart. WASHINGTON, DC, driveway, which we thought was kind Ultimately, it is for these reasons April 27, 2016. of fascinating. We would head over to that we have seen the outpouring of I hereby appoint the Honorable EVAN H. his house. We were a little entranced grief from around Minnesota, from JENKINS to act as Speaker pro tempore on with his simple, purple, split-level around the country, and also from this day. house. around the world. PAUL D. RYAN, The fact that the man responsible for As we continue to remember Prince, Speaker of the House of Representatives. some of our favorite songs and music the man, and his music, it is his words f was living right in our backyard from one of his earliest top hits, MORNING-HOUR DEBATE seemed actually too good to be true. ‘‘1999,’’ that helps put things in per- I remember my very first concert I spective. He says: ‘‘But life is just a The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- went to was also Prince on his Purple party, and parties weren’t meant to ant to the order of the House of Janu- Rain Tour back in 1984 at the St. Paul last.’’ ary 5, 2016, the Chair will now recog- Civic Center. While his party has certainly sadly nize Members from lists submitted by To hear his contemporaries tell the come to an end, these lyrics remind us the majority and minority leaders for story, Prince’s guitar playing simply each and every day to live those days morning-hour debate. was indescribable. If the best musicians to the fullest and to set out to achieve The Chair will alternate recognition of our day can’t find the words to ex- great things. between the parties, with each party press how talented he really was, I cer- We will miss Prince Rogers Nelson. limited to 1 hour and each Member tainly can’t find a way to express the May he rest in peace. other than the majority and minority skill that he possessed. leaders and the minority whip limited Of course, he was much more than f to 5 minutes, but in no event shall de- his guitar playing. He could also sing bate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. and play numerous other instruments UNGASS REFLECTIONS f and write hit after hit. But what in- spires so many is that it shows that The SPEAKER pro tempore. The REMEMBERING PRINCE greatness lives within us. Chair recognizes the gentleman from The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Prince grew up in Minneapolis. He Oregon (Mr. BLUMENAUER) for 5 min- Chair recognizes the gentleman from didn’t have any formal classical musi- utes. Minnesota (Mr. PAULSEN) for 5 min- cal training at an elite school, but he Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, utes. did rise to the top of the music world last week I had the opportunity to be Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise and never looked back. an official observer at the United Na- today to remember somebody of un- Even with all the stories that we tions as they had a special meeting questionable talent, somebody who ap- have heard over the past several days dealing with the international war on pealed to and spoke to people of all and week about the greatness of drugs. types, ages, and cliques, and somebody Prince, more inspiring are the stories Much has happened since President who also never stopped finding dif- of him extending a helping hand to Clinton addressed the Global Drug ferent ways of expressing coolness. help lift others up in times of need, sto- Summit at the United Nations in 1998, Of course, I am speaking of Min- ries of how he was very active in our carrying the American war on drugs to nesota’s native son, Prince, who trag- community. the international stage. But this, in ically passed away this last week in Just a few weeks before he passed my mind, solidified the need for us to Chanhassen, my hometown. away, he played a very surprise show reset these failed drug policies.

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VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:50 Apr 28, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27AP7.000 H27APPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 27, 2016 People across the political spectrum First of all, there are moves in both on campus and for the work that they now agree that this approach to drug Canada and Mexico to expand the use do to spread the positive message policy is flawed and ineffective. We of medical marijuana and to legalize about Israel, an oasis of freedom, de- have spent over $1 trillion on this ef- adult use. mocracy, and tolerance in one of the fort over the years. In 2019, virtually every American will world’s most volatile regions. We have undermined countries in have a legal access to medical mari- GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE ACT OF juana, and we will continue the action Latin America and helped unleash an 2016 unprecedented wave of violence in Mex- at the State level, making those crit- ico, killing tens of thousands of people ical changes. Public opinion, once and Mr. DOLD. Mr. Speaker, yesterday in the drug wars. for all, will be settled in favor of regu- we in the House of Representatives Yet, despite all the effort, all the lation, taxation, and responsible adult passed the Great Lakes Restoration money, drugs are still widely available use. Initiative Act of 2016. in the United States, actually less ex- We will break the shackles of re- I am proud to be a cosponsor of this pensive than before we started. We search on marijuana, where the Fed- important bipartisan effort to protect seem unable to even keep drugs out of eral Government actually gets in the our Great Lakes. I believe that, when our own prisons. way of being able to have the informa- it comes to our environment, we must America’s failure to deal with harm tion that the scientists and doctors can all work together to strengthen con- reduction, treatment, and prevention produce to settle the question so we servation programs and other policies has helped lead to the epidemic of don’t have to guess. that protect our natural resources. I am hopeful that the United States opioid addiction and death. In 2013 Mr. Speaker, I am fortunate to rep- alone, we lost 20,000 people to prescrip- will be on the right side of reform, that we will stop expensive and regressive resent Illinois’ 10th Congressional Dis- tion drug overdose. trict, which borders one of our Nation’s As people get hooked on amazingly policies that don’t work, and that we will be able to respond to the emerging greatest treasures, Lake Michigan. over-prescribed prescription drugs, it Lake Michigan offers miles of leads to heroin addiction when they American consensus of the people at the State and local levels to do it bet- beachfronts, natural habitats, rec- substitute it when they can no longer reational space for all of those that get access to opioids. ter. This is one effort we can’t afford to fail. visit her, as well as drinking water for Now, it is interesting that some of millions. the countries that have been most dev- f astated by this war on drugs, in dealing As a scoutmaster, I teach my Scouts RECOGNIZING THE OUTSTANDING that we should always leave or strive with the international cartels—Mexico, WORK OF ILLINIPAC Colombia, Guatemala—were there at to leave areas better than when we The SPEAKER pro tempore. The found them. Reauthorizing the Great the United Nations leading the charge Chair recognizes the gentleman from for a different approach. Lakes Restoration Initiative for the Illinois (Mr. DOLD) for 5 minutes. Many of the presentations that I wit- next 5 years will help us fulfill this Mr. DOLD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today goal with Lake Michigan. nessed were suggestions to the Out- to recognize the outstanding work of I now urge the United States Senate come Document, with the common IlliniPAC, a group of students on the to immediately take up and pass this theme that it did not go far enough in University of Illinois Urbana-Cham- legislation. The Great Lakes Restora- reforming the path forward. paign campus who are making a posi- tion Initiative was introduced in the Calls for harm reduction, greater ac- tive and important impact through Senate by my friend and colleague, cess to treatment, and fighting the bar- their pro-Israel advocacy. baric practice of executing drug offend- IlliniPAC is focused on building Senator MARK KIRK, who has been a ers energized that consensus. bridges throughout the student com- fierce advocate for protecting Lake Now, America was on the sidelines. munity and educating fellow students Michigan throughout his 15-year career America was not calling for adjust- of all backgrounds about Israel. representing the people of Illinois. ment and change in reform. We were At a time when there are so many Working together, we can protect our sort of between those more progressive concerted efforts to promote myths country’s greater natural resources for forces, including those countries that and terrible mistruths about Israel, the future generations to enjoy. have really been in the throes of the student leaders of IlliniPAC have CONGRATULATING SHERRI RUKES drug wars. stepped forward with a positive mes- And then there is Iran and China and sage to highlight the importance of a Mr. DOLD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today Russia, and we were sort of floating in strong and bipartisan U.S.-Israel rela- to congratulate Sherri Rukes, who was between. It is kind of embarrassing, as tionship. awarded the Golden Apple Award for an American, to see the United States I particularly want to commend Excellence in Teaching by the Golden not leading. IlliniPAC for its proactive and con- Apple Foundation. I come back to Washington, D.C., structive efforts to oppose misguided Ms. Rukes has been an AP chemistry more committed than ever for the new calls to promote boycotts, divestment, teacher at Libertyville High School for administration and the next Congress and sanctioning, otherwise known as 19 years. She also was the coach of the to be a voice of reform to change these BDS, against Israel. robotics team and volunteers with the failed policies. As the sponsor of the bipartisan Com- science Olympiad and math team. We need to put an end to the mind- bating BDS Act of 2016 in Congress, I The Golden Apple is awarded to the less military action and hard-edged greatly appreciate the efforts by best teachers in the entire country, policies that fail and replace them with IlliniPAC to oppose BDS campaigns and Ms. Rukes is very deserving of this policies that will make a difference, targeting Israel. These BDS campaigns prestigious recognition. Her innovation saving lives, and having effective regu- perpetuate damaging falsehoods and passion for teaching have made her lations as tools. against Israel only to serve to divide an outstanding teacher who has Now, the United States is moving and separate students on campus. bettered the lives of every student who ahead at reform at the State and local The truth is that the BDS movement entered her classroom. levels. Forty States now provide some has neither brought Israelis and Pal- access to medical marijuana. Four estinians closer to peace nor advanced Ms. Rukes plays an important role in States and the District of Columbia the laudable goal of improving dia- educating and preparing our future deal with adult use, and there will be logue between supporters of both sides. leaders for success. I am happy to know four or five more States that will join Instead, the BDS movement has simply that our students are getting the out- this year. been employed as a hateful weapon to standing education they need and de- In 2019, when we go back to the delegitimize Israel and those who stand serve when they step into her class. United Nations, hopefully to be able to with her. I offer my congratulations to Ms. make some of these reforms, the world Once again I would like to thank Rukes and to Libertyville High School is going to look different. IlliniPAC for taking a leadership role for this well-deserved recognition.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:50 Apr 28, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K27AP7.011 H27APPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with HOUSE April 27, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2001 b 1015 turning into massacre, to bring de- Throughout my time in the New ARMENIAN GENOCIDE struction and destitution on them.’’ York State Senate, and now in the After 101 years of waiting, it is time United States Congress, one of my top The SPEAKER pro tempore. The for our President and the United States priorities has been to support legisla- Chair recognizes the gentleman from Government to recognize this fact and tion to help those coping with drug ad- Rhode Island (Mr. CICILLINE) for 5 min- to acknowledge this atrocity as the diction by increasing treatment and re- utes. first genocide of the 21st century. Ar- covery services. Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, I rise menia is an important friend and ally One piece of legislation I am proud to today to commemorate the 101st anni- of the United States, and it is critical support and cosponsor is H.R. 953, the versary of the Armenian genocide. Over that we stand with our friends and hon- Comprehensive Addiction and Recov- the years in Rhode Island, I have spo- estly acknowledge the evil of the Ar- ery Act, also known as CARA. CARA ken with many Armenian Americans menian genocide. would prevent and treat addiction on a who have recounted the stories their Mr. Speaker, in closing, I would like local level through community-based parents or grandparents told them to leave you with the words of Pope education, prevention, treatment, and about living through the horror of the Francis who last year reminded all of recovery services. The grants made Armenian genocide. Even after 100 us that ‘‘whenever memory fades, it available through this bill would also years, there is still a deep wound in the means that evil allows wounds to fes- provide the necessary funding to ex- heart of the Armenian people, particu- ter. Concealing or denying evil is like pand prescription drug monitoring in larly as genocide and atrocious human allowing a wound to keep bleeding States all throughout our country. rights violations continue to be used as without bandaging it.’’ Additionally, CARA provides funding weapons of war in the 21st century. After more than 100 years of waiting, to supply our police force and emer- Today, hardly a week goes by with- it is time for the United States Govern- gency medical responders with higher out news of horrific human rights vio- ment to finally recognize the Armenian quantities of Naloxone, a medication lations somewhere around the world. genocide as the first genocide of the that is proven to reverse an opioid The first step to stop these abuses is to 21st century. overdose. Since this bill was introduced acknowledge them for what they are f at the beginning of last year, I have and then to confront them. That is why CONFRONTING HEROIN AND been pushing for a vote on CARA in the it is important that the United States OPIOID ABUSE CRISIS House. Just last month, the United Government finally recognize and call States Senate passed this bill with an the Armenian genocide what it is and The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 94–1. what it was: a systematic attempt by Now it is time to bring this bill to the the Ottoman Empire to annihilate the New York (Mr. ZELDIN) for 5 minutes. Mr. ZELDIN. Mr. Speaker, the rapid House floor. Armenian people. rise in drug abuse across America, spe- As a member of the Bipartisan Task The challenges, of course, continue cifically the sharp increase in heroin Force to Combat the Heroin Epidemic, today for the people of Armenia. All of and prescription opioid abuse, has se- passage in the House of CARA is a top us know that earlier this month, vio- verely impacted our local communities priority of mine, and I will keep fight- lence once again erupted in Nagorno- and has become a major issue across ing so that we can pass this essential Karabakh. President Serzh Sargsyan our country. piece of legislation and send it to the called it ‘‘the most wide-scale military Tragically, 78 people each day will President’s desk for his signature. action that Azerbaijan has tried to lose their battle with addiction and There are many other bills, other carry out since the establishment of their life as a result of an opioid or her- than CARA, such as the Stop Overdose the 1994 ceasefire regime.’’ oin overdose. Sadly, with the trends Stat Act, H.R. 2850. There are bills like It is critical that the United States moving the way they are, this number the Examining Opioid Treatment Infra- remain deeply engaged in resolving will only continue to increase. Accord- structure Act of 2016, which would re- this conflict. I recently met with the ing to the CDC, in 2014, over 28,000 peo- quire the Comptroller General to issue Armenian Ambassador to the United ple lost their lives due to prescription a report to Congress on substance States, Ambassador Grigor opioid pain relievers or heroin. This abuse treatment availability and infra- Hovhannissian, to discuss relations be- was the highest recorded number of structure needs across the country, as tween our two countries and what role overdose deaths of any year. Newsday well as legislation that would task the the United States must play to help on Long Island just reported an in- FDA to create a plan on how to deal promote a resolution of this long- crease in overdose deaths in our region, with the opioid and heroin epidemic, standing conflict. I have received brief- stating that 442 people died of a heroin H.R. 4976. ings on the current situation, and I or opiate overdose in 2014, a number Fighting drug abuse must be an ef- will continue to advocate for critical that has increased from 403 overdose fort at all levels of government, but it American leadership to protect the in- deaths the prior year. also must be a community effort as nocent men, women, and children who Addiction is a devastating disease well. That is why I have hosted press are living in Nagorno-Karabakh. that takes hold of our loved ones and conferences and panel discussions, in- But as we address this current crisis, impacts everyone around that person. cluding a community summit and drug it is also critical that we continue to This is a lonely and heartbreaking dis- task force roundtable on Long Island push for recognition of the Armenian ease that is taking lives, tearing fami- to bring together local elected offi- genocide. History is clear: 101 years lies apart, and destroying our commu- cials, law enforcement, health profes- ago, 11⁄2 million Armenian men, women, nities. It must be stopped. sionals, community groups, parents, and children were brutally and system- In a report that highlights the grow- concerned residents, and recovering atically murdered while living under ing drug abuse epidemic sweeping substance abusers so that we can all the Ottoman Empire. That is not an across our Nation, the CDC found that develop and pursue necessary solu- opinion, it is not an interpretation, and over the past decade, heroin use has tions. it is not an allegation. It is a fact. doubled among young adults ages 18 to The House is also expected to take up In a cable sent to the U.S. Secretary 25, and heroin-related overdose deaths legislation to stop the flow of illegal of State on July 10, 1915, the U.S. Am- have nearly quadrupled, with every 6 substances into our country, such as bassador to the Ottoman Empire con- out of 10 drug overdoses linked to H.R. 3380, which would help law en- firmed the persecution of Armenians opioids or heroin. The CDC also found forcement officials identify and target by ‘‘systematic attempts to uproot that almost half of the people who use drug traffickers; and H.R. 4985, which peaceful Armenian populations, and heroin are also struggling with a pre- makes it easier to prosecute drug traf- through arbitrary arrests, terrible tor- scription opioid addiction. As drug fickers. tures, wholesale expulsions, and depor- abuse continues to rise, claiming lives We must all continue to support leg- tations from one end of the empire to and grabbing hold of our youth, it is islation that addresses the rise in her- other accompanied by frequent in- clear that we must come together to oin and opioid abuse to stop this tragic stances of rape, pillage, and murder, address this crisis. loss of life, family, and community as a

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:22 Apr 28, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K27AP7.004 H27APPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2002 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 27, 2016 result of addiction. It is impacting our justice to those who perished during employer to work for the best interest districts all across America. It is our that time. We want to recognize a true of each one. duty while we are here, as Members of Armenian hero, Soghomon Tehlirian. There are limited exceptions to the Congress, to do everything in our As a part of Operation Nemesis, FLSA’s overtime obligations for nar- power to address this now, to turn the planned by the Armenian Revolu- row categories of employees and for tide, to fight back, and to save families tionary Federation, Soghomon those in particular industries and occu- that are being torn apart. That is why Tehlirian assassinated Talaat Pasha, pations. The most common exemptions I support all of these great bills that who was the last prime minister of the are for white-collar employees like ex- are moving through the process here in Ottoman Empire and the orchestrator ecutive, administrative, and profes- the House. of the Armenian genocide. sional employees. f This was an act of justice served on b 1030 behalf of the Armenian people. ARMENIAN GENOCIDE Tehlirian was acquitted of the charges Currently, an employee must satisfy The SPEAKER pro tempore. The by a jury in Germany in the 1920s and three criteria to qualify as exempt Chair recognizes the gentleman from later moved to Serbia, and then to San from Federal overtime pay: first, you California (Mr. COSTA) for 5 minutes. Francisco, California. He died in 1960 must make a salary; second, your sal- Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today and is buried at the Ararat Massis Ar- ary must be more than $455 per week, to recognize the 101st anniversary of menian Cemetery in Fresno, Cali- or $23,660 annually; and third, your pri- the Armenian genocide and honor the fornia, which then was the only Arme- mary duties must be consistent with lives of 1.5 million Armenians who were nian cemetery in the country. managerial, professional, or adminis- killed between 1915 and 1923 by the I hope my colleagues will join me and trative positions as defined by the De- Ottoman Empire. The Republic of Tur- the Armenians throughout the Nation partment of Labor. They don’t know key, sadly, continues to try to silence and throughout the world in honoring every single job in every community the voices of the survivors and their Mr. Tehlirian and to also pay tribute across the country, but yet they are descendants around the world, but we to the 1.5 million lives lost in the geno- the ones that decide, not the people ac- will never forget nor will we be intimi- cide—the first genocide in the 20th cen- tually doing the work or the ones who dated into silence. tury—as well as their descendants who started and own the business. Several years ago I told the foreign live today, for we must never ever for- Last year, the DOL proposed arbi- minister of Turkey, who is now the get the history. As Santayana once trarily increasing the salary threshold President, that Turkey must recognize said: Those who forget history are to $50,440 per year, a 113 percent in- the genocide and put this chapter of doomed to repeat it. crease, just arbitrarily said that is the history to rest. It is extremely frus- DENIM DAY way it is going to be. It also proposed trating that Turkey continues to ig- Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, on a sepa- automatically increasing the salary nore what really happened, but in addi- rate matter, I rise today to recognize threshold on an annual basis regardless tion to that, it is very disappointing Denim Day, which is observed in April of what the economy is. If the economy and unacceptable that President throughout the world as being Sexual grew at 4 percent, I guess it would be Obama failed once again to call the Assault Awareness Month. one thing. If it didn’t grow or it grew murder of 1.5 million Armenians a My staff today is wearing denim, at 0.3 percent, which is what GDP is genocide—because that is what it was. joining other organizations throughout currently, it would still go up—again, Recognizing the Armenian genocide the district and throughout the Nation just arbitrary. This doesn’t come from is not something to be debated. The to raise the awareness about sexual vi- Congress. This isn’t bandied back and Europe Parliament has gone on record olence prevention. forth between the Democrats and the of recognizing the genocide, and last I would like to commend the Valley Republicans, between the House and year Pope Francis spoke of the tragedy Crisis Center in Merced, the Madera the Senate. This is just bureaucrats that took place, the Armenian geno- Community Action Partnership, and making a rule, the force of law. cide. Scholars and historians acknowl- the Marjaree Mason Center in Fresno, These proposed rules will bring edge that the systematic killings and and the San Joaquin Valley organiza- sweeping changes to Federal wage and deportations that took place con- tions for all that they do to support hour laws, and they will be especially stituted a genocide. and serve the victims of sexual assault. burdensome on rural areas, like central I, however, simply do not have to Today, on Denim Day, and every day Pennsylvania. They will also signifi- rely on the word of historians. Growing we stand with the victims and sur- cantly impact local governments, non- up in the San Joaquin Valley in the vivors, their families, and their friends profit organizations, and small retail- Fresno area, I heard stories from my to make everyone aware and to prevent ers, among many others. friends and neighbors, the Kezerians, the spread of sexual violence. Because of this rule, for instance, a dry cleaner that I met with recently the Abrahamians, and the Koligians, f whose families experienced the horrors simply is going to have to make a at the hands of the Ottoman Empire. FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT choice. They are either going to hire As we reflect on this day, it is equal- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The fewer people or raise prices for their ly fitting to honor the hundreds of Chair recognizes the gentleman from customers. thousands of Armenian men and Pennsylvania (Mr. PERRY) for 5 min- I recently met with county commis- women who bravely began new lives in utes. sioners in the district I am privileged the United States after witnessing un- Mr. PERRY. Mr. Speaker, this year, to represent. If the requirement is speakable tragedies to their families job creators should expect significant raised, as DOL proposes, 50 county em- and in their villages. Survivors and changes to Federal wage and hour laws, ployees will be affected, which will re- their descendants, many of whom set- throwing yet one more hurdle in front sult in either fewer employees or near- tled in California, have become bright of them and their employees as the ly $400,000 in expenses for the county examples of what it means to live the U.S. Department of Labor, the DOL, fi- moving forward. How do you think American Dream in their own diaspora. nalizes new overtime regulations under they are going to offset those costs if I would like to use this opportunity the Fair Labor Standards Act, or the they don’t lose those employees or fire to tell you of an experience last Friday FLSA. those employees? You guessed it. You in Fresno. I had the distinct honor of The basic premise of the FLSA, and I are going to pay—the local tax- participating in a wreath-laying event which applies to many Pennsylvania payers. with leaders of the Armenian commu- employers, is that if you are receiving I also met with the YWCA in my dis- nity and the Armenian National Com- a salary, it must be because your em- trict, a nonprofit organization. They mittee of America, its national chair- ployer is cheating you. The rule that looked at the potential impact of these man, Raffi Hamparian. has the force of law discourages sala- regulations and determined that ap- I want to take this opportunity to ried employees and discourages the proximately 30 staff members would be honor someone who brought a sense of give-and-take between employee and affected, resulting in either a loss of

VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:49 Apr 27, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K27AP7.005 H27APPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with HOUSE April 27, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2003 jobs or an additional expense of over I thank my colleague from south With this week’s Criminal Justice $200,000. For a nonprofit that is strug- Florida, ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, for Summit taking place at the White gling to get by, struggling to provide leading our visit to GTMO. I urge all of House, I call on all of my colleagues to services—whether it is a daycare for my colleagues to work to protect and build on this momentum and meet with underprivileged folks—or just to keep strengthen this critical military asset. inmates to learn from their experi- the doors open, they are going to have ZIKA ERADICATION AND GOOD GOVERNMENT ACT ences. I am a cosponsor of bipartisan to make a choice, all because of a rule Mr. CURBELO of Florida. Mr. Speak- bills focused on criminal justice reform that didn’t come from here. It came er, the Zika virus has wreaked havoc and look forward to working with my from the regulators, as usual, who throughout Central America, South colleagues to get these bills signed into aren’t interested in the input of the America, and the Caribbean. We have law. Nation’s citizens in all too many cases. seen countless pregnant women in- f This is just another example of bureau- fected, resulting in devastating fetal HONORING JIM BRADEN crats of the administrative state—in brain defects on their newborn chil- this case, the Department of Labor— dren. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The developing top-down regulations that As of mid-April, 87 cases of Zika have Chair recognizes the gentleman from crush organizations like nonprofits, been identified in Florida, and another West Virginia (Mr. MOONEY) for 5 min- small businesses, and communities 380 cases have been reported across the utes. that can least afford it. country. We must be prepared for the Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia. Mr. For this reason, I am happy to sup- first domestic transmission of the Speaker, I rise today to honor Jim port a solution. We shouldn’t have to virus, especially as the summer mos- Braden, pictured here with his grand- provide this solution because this is quito season begins and international daughter Cates. Jim is a native of Rip- really a problem that doesn’t exist. But travel is more frequent. ley, West Virginia, who is being hon- there is a solution, the Protecting For these reasons, I have filed H.R. ored on April 30 for his significant ac- Workplace Advancement and Oppor- 5031, the Zika Eradication and Good complishments and contributions to tunity Act, introduced by my colleague Government Act. This bill will ensure the coaching of young men and women from Michigan, Mr. TIM WALBERG, no new funds are made available for for over 52 years in Tennessee and West which prevents the DOL from imple- Zika until all unspent Ebola money is Virginia. menting this misguided and completely disbursed, which the President already Jim Braden’s roots in Jackson Coun- unnecessary proposal and rule. I said he would do in early April. ty, West Virginia, baseball began with strongly urge other Members to sup- This bill will also direct all Federal his father, Ed Braden. Ed Braden was a port this important legislation as well. agencies that receive funds to combat member of the Sandy Valley baseball f Zika to work in collaboration and club in the 1940s, which received nu- VISIT TO GUANTANAMO BAY share best practice methods. merous county pennants that earned Finally, this bill will require a report them the right to play in the Little The SPEAKER pro tempore. The from the President to Congress each World Series. Chair recognizes the gentleman from month when any future funds are ap- Ed built houses to accommodate the Florida (Mr. CURBELO) for 5 minutes. influx of people relocating to work at Mr. CURBELO of Florida. Mr. Speak- propriated for Zika, detailing the obli- the new Kaiser Aluminum plant in the er, earlier this week, I visited U.S. gations, expenditures, and effective- 1960s. He also founded Braden Plumb- Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, a crit- ness of the program. Mr. Speaker, I support the Presi- ing and Heating in Ripley and was re- ical military national security asset sponsible for installing the first bath- serving key roles in the war on ter- dent’s call for funding emergency legis- rooms in many Jackson County homes. rorism, drug and migrant interdiction, lation to ensure Zika is eradicated. I Throughout the years, Ed was a staple and as a strategic forward base for the also want to make sure the funds are Atlantic Fleet. Every day, approxi- spent wisely and effectively in fighting at Ripley High School baseball and mately 7,000 U.S. military personnel this virus. other athletic events. This bill is an important first step While at Ripley High School, Jim and contractors go to work at GTMO to keep our country safe and to advance forward. I strongly urge my colleagues Braden was in a car accident that cut our national security interests in the to cosponsor the Zika Eradication and his baseball career short. Once he re- Americas and throughout the world. Good Government Act. covered from the accident, Jim, still a I had the privilege of meeting with CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM high school student in Ripley, West Captain Culpepper, the base com- Mr. CURBELO of Florida. Mr. Speak- Virginia, started coaching youth sports mander, who briefed us on the base’s er, I rise today to discuss the need to teams. preparedness to assist with major mi- improve our prisons and criminal jus- After a brief period at Glenville grant events in the Caribbean. This is tice system here in the United States. State College, Jim Braden proudly important, considering the significant Currently, there are more than 2 mil- served our country for years in the increase in Cubans fleeing the island lion individuals who are incarcerated Vietnam war as a part of a U.S. Navy over the last year. in our country, the majority of whom helicopter squadron. I also met with Rear Admiral Clarke, committed nonviolent offenses. Upon returning to the United States, who serves as Commander of the Joint Last December, I had the oppor- he took employment as a teacher at Task Force Guantanamo. The JTF is tunity to visit with over 20 inmates at Roane-Jackson Technical Center. working professionally and diligently Dade Correctional Institution in south Jim moved to Farragut, Tennessee, to provide safe, humane, legal, and Florida. These individuals were visibly in 1980, and enjoyed a long career as an transparent care and custody of detain- moved that someone had taken the industrial sales consultant. But he ees. I was able to inspect the detention time to speak with them and learn took his love of baseball and, most no- facilities, and I was impressed with ef- about their struggles. I felt very fortu- tably, his Cincinnati Reds with him, forts to treat the detainees with dig- nate to have had the opportunity to never forgetting his West Virginia nity and respect. hear their stories. roots. His sister, Pam Braden, is on the Our brave young people in uniform do Criminal justice reform is des- board of Ripley Convention & Visitors an extraordinary job of representing perately needed in our country, and it Bureau. our country, sometimes under very dif- is vital that we break the school-to- Braden and his wife, Catherine, ficult circumstances, in this theater. prison pipeline and ensure that those raised their two children, Laura and Mr. Speaker, the men and women of who have served their time have a sec- Mark, while Braden continued coach- Naval Air Station Guantanamo, the ond chance at success. ing baseball, basketball, and football. Joint Task Force, and the Marines who For all these reasons, I signed the In Farragut, Braden was instrumental protect the base perimeter deserve the Second Chance Petition, to allow non- in organizing and implementing the admiration, appreciation, and support violent offenders to recover with dig- countywide Knox County Middle of the American people and this Con- nity and become active members of Schools baseball league. He created the gress. their communities. Dugout Club’s Web page and continues

VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:49 Apr 27, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K27AP7.007 H27APPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 27, 2016 to serve as one of its Web masters. He b 1045 deavor, the victory was won by dedica- also serves as a guiding force to help That is why I am proud to stand with tion, hours of practice, determination, raise funds for facilities and other ac- my colleague from California, JACKIE and teamwork. I congratulate the students, head tivities supporting Farragut baseball. SPEIER, to introduce a resolution to Braden has coached numerous Divi- recognize April as Sexual Assault coach Scott Chalk, and the entire sion I and professional baseball play- Awareness and Prevention Month. coaching staff on the State champion- ers, including former Minnesota Twins As Members of Congress, we are in a ship. I am proud to honor Dunbar High pitcher Kyle Waldrop, Eli Lorg, and unique position to raise awareness and School before the United States House Cale Lorg. He also coached White Sox speak out on behalf of sexual assault of Representatives. player Nicky Delmonico, Curt Powell survivors. We must unite. When one in HONORING PREVENT CHILD ABUSE KENTUCKY from the Detroit Tigers organization, five women will be raped in her life- Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise in rec- Nick Williams from the Marlins orga- time, we cannot afford to stand silent ognition of National Child Abuse Pre- nization, and Philip Pfeifer from the on this issue. vention Month and to highlight the Dodgers organization. work of Prevent Child Abuse Ken- Thank you, Coach Braden, for your It is only right, Mr. Speaker, that we say enough is enough with sexual as- tucky. service to our country and for coaching This organization is on the front generations of young baseball players. sault in America. Enough is enough to no longer speak about this issue be- lines to make sure Kentucky’s children CONGRATULATING BRITTANY FRENCH are raised in safe, loving homes and are Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia. Mr. cause it is something that is difficult to speak publicly about. not abused, mistreated, or neglected. It Speaker, I rise today to congratulate develops and promotes effective strate- Ms. Brittany French of Berkeley Coun- That is why I am an ardent and ac- tive supporter of the NO MORE Cam- gies and programs through community ty, West Virginia, for being named the involvement, public education, and ad- National Volunteer Fire Council’s Jun- paign. The NO MORE Campaign has taken it upon itself to unite across the vocacy. ior Firefighter of the Year. Efforts are centered on recognizing country, to stand in one voice, and As a member of the Junior Volunteer the inherent potential and goodness of many of us across America have seen Fire Company and the Volunteer Fire children, on strengthening families, the commercials on our TVs to say no Department in Hedgesville, Brittany is and on empowering the community to more to sexual assault. a third-generation firefighter. become involved with this important No more can we put up with excuses Brittany has continually dem- mission. like: ‘‘She deserved it.’’ ‘‘She was onstrated a passion for learning about This cause is personal to me. As the drunk.’’ ‘‘Of course she got what she health and emergency services. She father of two girls and as the former was looking for.’’ No more can we say: studied these subjects, earning several president of the board of directors of ‘‘Well, that is what boys do. That is certifications at James Rumsey Tech- Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky, I am what young men do.’’ nical Institute during her junior and incredibly proud of the good work this We need to stand together as Amer- senior years in high school. She is now group does every single day for Ken- ican citizens, men and women in this enrolled in the paramedic course at tucky’s children and all year long. Blue Ridge Community and Technical Chamber, to say: No more to sexual as- I hope all of my colleagues will join College, allowing her to continue her sault. It is unacceptable for us to stand me in thanking Prevent Child Abuse education while still serving her com- silent any longer. Kentucky and similar organizations munity. I ask my colleagues to join us in the around the country as we recognize Na- Brittany clearly enjoys helping oth- effort to recognize April as Sexual As- tional Child Abuse Prevention Month. ers and has excelled in doing so. She sault Awareness and Prevention Month HONORING DINNY PHIPPS previously won first place in EMT and join us in one voice to send a clear Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise to skills in a statewide health competi- message across America to say: No honor the life of Mr. Ogden ‘‘Dinny’’ tion. She has helped the fire depart- more. ment fundraise, and she continues to Phipps for his contributions to the be actively involved in her church. f American thoroughbred horse-racing Brittany is among West Virginia’s HONORING DUNBAR HIGH industry and in remembrance of a leg- most devoted young leaders. I am hon- SCHOOL’S BOYS BASKETBALL end in the sport of kings. Mr. Phipps leaves a proud legacy in ored to join her family, friends, and the TEAM dedicated firefighters with whom she his having made a profound and posi- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The works in congratulating Brittany on tive impact on the game for many dec- Chair recognizes the gentleman from being named the National Volunteer ades. As an owner and breeder, Mr. Kentucky (Mr. BARR) for 5 minutes. Fire Council’s Junior Firefighter of the Phipps owned and reared numerous Year. Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise to champions, including the 1993 Ken- honor the boys basketball team at Paul tucky Oaks winner Dispute, the 2005 f Laurence Dunbar High School in Lex- Breeders’ Cup Distaff winner Pleasant SEXUAL ASSAULT ington, which is my hometown, for Home, and, most recently, the 2013 win- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The winning the Kentucky High School ner of the Kentucky Derby, Orb. Chair recognizes the gentleman from Athletic Association’s State champion- However, one could argue that Mr. New York (Mr. REED) for 5 minutes. ship, better known in Kentucky as the Phipps’ greatest impact was felt be- Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, I rise today Sweet Sixteen. yond the racetrack, as he was a stead- to address an issue that has impacted As everyone knows, Kentucky is a fast advocate for the industry and millions of Americans from coast to basketball-crazy State, and this is a served the racing community as an in- coast, north to south, also an issue great accomplishment. This is the dustry executive. that has impacted my family person- school’s first-ever State championship From 1983 until his recent retirement ally. Mr. Speaker, I care deeply about in boys’ basketball and the first cham- in 2015, Mr. Phipps served as chairman the survivors of sexual assault and pionship for a Lexington high school of The Jockey Club, the official breed want to ensure that their voices are since 2001. registry of the thoroughbred industry. heard. In the first three games of the tour- He also served as a longtime member of Every 2 minutes, Mr. Speaker, an nament, the Bulldogs posted come- the New York Racing Association, American is sexually assaulted. That is from-behind wins over Mercer County, serving as the Association’s chairman 200,000 of our fellow American citizens Bowling Green, and Newport Central from 1976 to 1983. that are impacted by this horrendous Catholic to reach the finals. Mr. Phipps’ love of this great Amer- crime. Sadly, Mr. Speaker, less than However, in the final game, led by ican pastime will leave an enduring half of those victims will report their junior Taveion Hollingsworth, who was mark on the thoroughbred industry. attack to law enforcement, making the tournament MVP, they led wire to Mr. Phipps is survived by his wife, An- sexual assault one of the most under- wire, defeating Louisville’s Doss High drea, and his children, Kayce, Kelley, reported crimes in America. School 61–52. Like any successful en- Lilly, Daisy, Samantha, and Ogden.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:49 Apr 27, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K27AP7.009 H27APPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with HOUSE April 27, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2005 I extend my deepest sympathy to the WELCOMING REVEREND DR. WADE tions on a variety of historical and Phipps’ family, and I join my fellow STEVENSON contemporary issues. Our government Americans in honoring the life, con- The SPEAKER. Without objection, functions more efficiently when pas- tributions, and service of Ogden the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. DOLD) sionate citizens engage in the political ‘‘Dinny’’ Phipps. is recognized for 1 minute. and policymaking process, and I am f There was no objection. proud that these students are already Mr. DOLD. Mr. Speaker, I rise to wel- preparing themselves for that process RECESS come my good friend, Pastor Wade Ste- through their education. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- venson from Waukegan, Illinois, in Illi- Traci Smith, the group’s civics ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair nois’ 10th Congressional District. teacher, deserves our thanks and re- declares the House in recess until noon For his entire life, Pastor Stevenson spect for the incredibly important role today. has been called to serve others. Pastor that she plays in preparing our rising Accordingly (at 10 o’clock and 51 Stevenson is the head pastor at Gideon generation. I would also like to ap- minutes a.m.), the House stood in re- Baptist Church in Waukegan, and at plaud the efforts of the We the People cess. Gideon, he helps to bring God’s grace Arkansas State coordinator, Jeff Whittingham, associate professor at f and the word of the Lord to our com- munity. the University of Central Arkansas b 1200 Pastor Stevenson is the president of who has done such a remarkable job through the years organizing and di- AFTER RECESS the North Shore Baptist Ministers’ Al- liance and the second vice president of recting the We the People program for The recess having expired, the House the Lake County Chapter of the our State. was called to order by the Speaker at NAACP. His numerous public recogni- f noon. tions and appointments reveal a life of AUTHORIZING DAVID’S SLING f public service to the people of our com- WEAPON SYSTEM munity. (Mr. HIGGINS asked and was given PRAYER But Pastor Stevenson’s role in our permission to address the House for 1 Reverend Dr. Wade Stevenson, Gid- community can’t be summed up by a minute.) eon Missionary Baptist Church, Wau- list of titles or awards. Since he be- Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, the dis- kegan, Illinois, offered the following came pastor of Gideon Baptist Church covery of major offshore natural gas prayer: more than 10 years ago, he has become deposits 90 miles west of Haifa presents God of unity and of peace, we come a beacon of hope for countless people in Israel with new opportunities—and new to this opening session acknowledging our community. Pastor Stevenson is threats. that You are the source of life and that one of the first people in our commu- Developing this resource will reduce each person’s life is subject to Your nity that people turn to when they are Israel’s dependence on fuel imports and governance. looking for guidance, both spiritual or improve ties with its neighbors We bring to this session the diverse otherwise. through export agreements. However, concerns of the districts we represent, I have been blessed to work side by the offshore platforms will be an at- and in bringing those concerns, we ac- side with him to distribute Thanks- tractive target for Hamas, Hezbollah, knowledge that through You we can giving turkeys to families in need. His and other terrorist organizations. A serve in unity. dedication has brought joy to countless successful attack could be a humani- As we come to this session and into families around the holidays year in tarian, economic, and environmental these Halls, we also acknowledge that and year out. disaster. through You we can have peace. Let It is a great honor to welcome my The United States-Israel Maritime peace rest within these Halls, and let friend, Pastor Stevenson, to the House Security Partnership Act would au- us rest in that peace through the dem- of Representatives today, and I am thorize the use of the David’s Sling onstration of our patience and coopera- confident that the blessings he brings Weapon System to intercept short- tion in serving. will serve us well. range missiles, promote Israel’s inclu- Finally, we pray that our time spent f sion in naval exercises, and increase here will be meaningful and that You the number of visits by U.S. naval ves- will bless our service to produce fruit ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE sels to Israeli ports. in the lives of those we represent. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to We thank You for the opportunity to The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. help our ally protect its coastline and serve through Your unity as instru- VALADAO). The Chair will entertain up offshore infrastructure from attack by ments of Your peace. to 15 further requests for 1-minute cosponsoring this timely legislation. Amen. speeches on each side of the aisle. f f f CELEBRATING 125TH ANNIVER- THE JOURNAL COMMENDING WE THE PEOPLE SARY OF HECLA MINING COM- The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- COURSE PANY ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- (Mr. CRAWFORD asked and was (Mr. LABRADOR asked and was ceedings and announces to the House given permission to address the House given permission to address the House his approval thereof. for 1 minute.) for 1 minute and to revise and extend Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, 19 his remarks.) nal stands approved. students from Valley View High School Mr. LABRADOR. Mr. Speaker, I rise f in my hometown of Jonesboro, Arkan- today to recognize the 125th anniver- sas, have been studying our Nation’s sary of the Hecla Mining Company. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE constitutional democracy for several Hecla was founded in 1891 to acquire The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman months in an intensive course. The and trade mining claims in north Ida- from Arkansas (Mr. CRAWFORD) come course called We the People is taught ho’s Silver Valley. Over the years, this forward and lead the House in the to students particularly interested in mining district has produced 1.2 billion Pledge of Allegiance. the history and principles of the United ounces of silver. The company has sur- Mr. CRAWFORD led the Pledge of Al- States Government. vived and thrived through world wars legiance as follows: Last week, those students put their and economic depressions, and today I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the knowledge to the ultimate test in Hecla is the Nation’s largest primary United States of America, and to the Repub- Washington, D.C. They competed in a producer of silver and employs over lic for which it stands, one nation under God, simulated congressional hearing by 1,300 people in my district and through- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. evaluating, taking, and defending posi- out the world.

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SARY OF RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL Florida International University. Reg died earlier this month at his FOR THE DEAF I encourage our community to join home in Franklin Parish, which I rep- (Mr. CICILLINE asked and was given me in honoring Bob Epling and his con- resent. Those of us in Louisiana will be permission to address the House for 1 tributions to the agricultural sector at forever grateful for Reg’s contributions minute.) this Saturday’s Dade County Farm Bu- to agriculture in our State and the life Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, this reau’s Annual Barbecue and ‘‘Fun’’ he dedicated to serving farmers. weekend the Rhode Island School for Raiser. f the Deaf will celebrate 125 years as an Congratulations, Bob, on a job well educational institution that serves done. REMEMBERING JUSTICE LAURA LIU deaf and hard-of-hearing students in f Rhode Island. (Mr. QUIGLEY asked and was given Each year, approximately 12,000 chil- HAZING IN THE MILITARY permission to address the House for 1 dren are born with some level of hear- (Ms. JUDY CHU of California asked minute and to revise and extend his re- ing loss in this country. The Rhode Is- and was given permission to address marks.) land School for the Deaf offers essen- the House for 1 minute and to revise Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, Chicago tial support, guidance, and information and extend her remarks.) lost a tremendous judge, attorney, for deaf and hearing-impaired children Ms. JUDY CHU of California. Mr. mother, wife, and friend on April 15th from the moment they are born until Speaker, this month marks the fifth with the death of Justice Laura Liu. they are ready to graduate high school anniversary of the death of my nephew, She fought a courageous battle against and go on to college or a career. Harry Lew. While deployed in Afghani- breast cancer for 5 years, and her spir- The Rhode Island School for the stan, Harry was hazed and brutally as- it, passion, and determination never Deaf’s Parent Infant Partners program saulted by his fellow marines for al- faltered. helps children develop English and most 4 hours. Twenty minutes later, he Born to immigrant parents, Justice American Sign Language skills at an took his own life. He was 21 years old. Liu didn’t start speaking English until early age. Its elementary, middle, and Harry’s story is not unique. I have elementary school, but ended up as senior high school programs provide now heard from families and service- class valedictorian. quality education, as well as voca- members across the country who have For nearly 20 years, Justice Liu tional programs and opportunities to their own tragic stories and tried to worked as a litigator, then as a circuit participate fully in social activities seek help, but many are at a loss of court judge, and finally was appointed and athletic events alongside hearing where to turn. That is because the Pen- to the Illinois Appellate Court. In the children. tagon’s guidance on hazing is unclear, court, Justice Liu was a strong advo- I applaud the extraordinary edu- inconsistent, and imperfectly applied. cate for interpreter services for immi- cators and staff at the Rhode Island Without an accurate system of track- grants and people with limited English School for the Deaf for their ongoing ing hazing incidents, we have no way who might have been otherwise over- work to serve deaf and hearing-im- to actually know the full extent of the whelmed. paired children, and I congratulate problem. This failure costs lives. She was a tremendous advocate and them on their 125th birthday celebra- It is time the military treat this mentor to Chicago’s Chinese American tion this Friday. problem seriously. My bill, the Harry community, setting an exemplary f Lew Military Hazing Accountability model for young boys and girls that and Prevention Act, would require the their opportunities were endless if you CELEBRATING THE CONTRIBU- Department of Defense to track and re- worked hard. TIONS OF BOB EPLING IN SOUTH port annually on the problem of hazing Our thoughts and prayers are with FLORIDA in the military. Justice Liu’s family during this dif- (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was Our men and women in uniform pro- ficult time. given permission to address the House tect us. We must do what we can to f for 1 minute and to revise and extend protect them. MANAGING WILD HORSES AND her remarks.) f Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I BURROS rise to honor Bob Epling, one of south COMMEMORATING THE LIFE OF (Mr. STEWART asked and was given Florida’s most distinguished business REGNAL WALLACE permission to address the House for 1 and civic leaders. (Mr. ABRAHAM asked and was given minute and to revise and extend his re- Bob currently serves as the president permission to address the House for 1 marks.) and CEO of the Community Bank of minute and to revise and extend his re- Mr. STEWART. Mr. Speaker, the Florida and sits on numerous boards, marks.) BLM just announced that it would sig- including the National Football Foun- Mr. ABRAHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise nificantly cut grazing allotments and dation and the College Football Hall of today to commemorate the life of possibly eliminate all cattle grazing on Fame. Bob earned this installment in Regnal Wallace, the ‘‘Original Voice of Federal lands in Elko, Nevada, to ac- part because of his arduous work as Louisiana Agriculture.’’ commodate the overpopulation of wild president of the Orange Bowl Com- It is a nickname he earned for good horses. Many rural areas in my district mittee. He also serves as chairman of reason. When you heard his voice on are facing the exact identical situation Tomorrow’s South Dade, a project of the radio, you knew immediately that where wild horses are taking over the vision that addresses business develop- it was Reg. As a farmer myself, I knew ranges. ment, infrastructure, agriculture, and I always needed to listen up because I grew up ranching and riding horses, other issues that impact the residents what he was going to tell me was im- and I desperately want to protect of south Dade. portant. them. But with 50,000 wild horses on

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There is no way—no way—to vet to house an additional 50,000 horses at The administration continues to in- these Syrian refugees, Mr. Speaker. a cost of $55,000 per horse. cite fear so that Americans will wrong- Islamic radicals want to attack I urge my colleagues to join with me ly believe that extreme climate events America. It is no secret to the Amer- to look for solutions to this problem. are due to climate change, but the ad- ican people. However, President Obama One solution is my bill, the Wild Horse ministration should not push costly and this administration seem not to Oversight Act, which would simply climate regulations on Americans recognize this. allow States to manage wild horses and when there is no good reason for them I call on all of my colleagues to join burros. to do so. me to stand against the President’s If you care about these horses like I f lawless and delusional refugee resettle- do, then help me solve the problem. If HONORING KEN CHRISTY ment program. you care about our range and how f these animals are destroying the range, (Mr. FOSTER asked and was given then, again, help me solve this prob- permission to address the House for 1 DENIM DAY lem. minute and to revise and extend his re- (Ms. SPEIER asked and was given marks.) f permission to address the House for 1 Mr. FOSTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise minute and to revise and extend her re- b 1215 today to honor Ken Christy, a letter marks.) NO ACTION ON ZIKA, FLINT, AND carrier, an extraordinary leader, a Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, in 1999, OPIOID ADDICTION member of our community, and a the Italian Supreme Court ruled that a friend of mine. 45-year-old driving instructor had not (Mr. CARTWRIGHT asked and was Ken passed away unexpectedly this given permission to address the House raped his 18-year-old student because past Easter weekend. A family man, she ‘‘wore very, very tight jeans, she for 1 minute.) Ken left behind his three daughters and Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, I had to help remove them, and by re- his wife, Bonnie, his high school sweet- moving the jeans it was no longer rape rise to give voice to lament that House heart, to whom he was married for 52 Republican leadership has done noth- but consensual sex.’’ years. Outraged, the women in the Italian ing at this point to help the thousands Ken gave back to his community in Parliament said they would wear jeans of Americans struggling to protect spades. He volunteered countless hours to work until decisions were changed. their families from the threat of three to the letter carriers’ annual food drive Their protests spurred action across different public health emergencies: because he wanted to make a real dif- the globe. the Zika virus, the opioid addiction ference in the lives of those in our com- and overdose problem, and the Flint Seventeen years later, and during munity who are less fortunate. Sexual Assault Awareness Month, I water crisis as well. Since 2013, Ken served as the clerk of wear this denim jacket in solidarity Last month, House Democratic lead- Aurora Township. ership wrote to Speaker RYAN asking Ken always stood up for working with survivors and advocates around for him to address these public health families. As president of the Illinois the world. I wish I could say that the crises, calling for swift and decisive Letter Carriers Association, Ken made need for Denim Day was a thing of the congressional action. Unfortunately, sure that the voices of his members past. But, unfortunately, sexual as- House Republican leadership has not were heard by public officials on both saults remain rampant, including in responded with anything but inaction sides of the aisle. Not surprisingly, Ken our military and on our college cam- and indifference. was named into the Illinois Letter Car- puses. In fact, one in five college coeds As reported by Roll Call: ‘‘an average riers Hall of Fame in 2012. will be raped or some sexual assault of 78 people are dying every day from He knew people from all walks of life will be attempted on them, and 20,000 opioid overdoses, and mosquitoes car- and all political persuasions, but I men and women in the military are as- rying the Zika virus have been found in never heard a bad word said about him. saulted each year. 30 States. But Congress has shown no Ken was, indeed, a friend. He was a I urge my colleagues to wear denim urgency about addressing those issues. friend to the city of Aurora, he was a today, and to support sexual violence Maybe that’s not surprising from a Re- friend to the letter carriers and to prevention and education every day. publican majority that can’t even their families throughout the State of The SPEAKER pro tempore. In re- adopt a nonbinding budget resolution Illinois. sponse to earlier remarks, Members are after months of ‘family’ discussions.’’ Ken Christy will be missed. reminded to refrain from engaging in personalities towards the President. Mr. Speaker, hardworking families f deserve a Congress that can get things f done. END PRESIDENT OBAMA’S LAW- LESS AND DELUSIONAL REF- 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF RENOVO, f UGEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM CLINTON COUNTY ADMINISTRATION USES CLIMATE (Mrs. BLACKBURN asked and was (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania SCARE TACTICS given permission to address the House asked and was given permission to ad- (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was for 1 minute and to revise and extend dress the House for 1 minute and to re- given permission to address the House her remarks.) vise and extend his remarks.) for 1 minute and to revise and extend Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, I Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. his remarks.) rise today to commend State Senator Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemo- Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, Mark Norris and State Representative rate the 150th anniversary of Renovo, the Obama administration recently re- Terri Lynn Weaver for their work in Clinton County. leased a report that tried to tie ex- the Tennessee General Assembly to au- Renovo, which is located northeast of treme weather events to climate thorize the State to enter into a law- Lock Haven, in western Clinton Coun- change. This is the administration’s suit against the Federal Government. ty, was founded in 1866 and built for latest effort to scare the public into This lawsuit is over concerns with the and by the Philadelphia and Erie Rail- supporting its radical climate agenda. refugee resettlement program and the road as the midpoint between Philadel- The report ignores science in order to 10th Amendment. phia and Erie. For many years after justify the administration’s dire pre- I have put forth legislation at the the community’s founding, it was ad- dictions. Federal level, H.R. 4218, that would im- vertised as a mountain resort location,

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Clinton sidered as ordered on the bill and on any kets: to protect investors; to maintain County’s timber industry continues to amendment thereto to final passage without fair, orderly, and efficient markets; thrive, contributing more than $90 mil- intervening motion except: (1) one hour of and to facilitate capital formation. lion to the economy of that county. debate equally divided and controlled by the Unfortunately, the SEC historically Many celebrations are planned in chair and ranking minority member of the has ignored its mandate to facilitate May to mark Renovo Borough’s anni- Committee on Financial Services; (2) the capital formation in the absence of versary, including a parade along Erie amendment printed in the report of the Com- mittee on Rules accompanying this resolu- congressionally mandated rulemak- Street, the opening of a time capsule, ings. and a firework display. tion, if offered by the Member designated in the report, which shall be in order without b 1230 I want to commend the local officials intervention of any point of order, shall be and the residents of Renovo and the considered as read, shall be separately debat- The SEC’s inability to fulfill its stat- surrounding areas of western Clinton able for the time specified in the report utory mandate is ultimately to the County for this recognition of their equally divided and controlled by the pro- detriment of entrepreneurs, smaller long history. ponent and an opponent, and shall not be companies, and startup ventures, such f subject to a demand for a division of the as Teladoc, the Nation’s first and larg- question; and (3) one motion to recommit est telehealth platform, which had it RECOGNIZING THE RICHMOND with or without instructions. not received startup investment, may HILL HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- not have existed at all. BAND tleman from Texas is recognized for 1 To remedy the SEC’s inaction on cap- (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and hour. ital formation, my colleagues and I was given permission to address the Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, for the passed the bipartisan Jumpstart Our House for 1 minute and to revise and purpose of debate only, I yield the cus- Business Startups, or JOBS Act, which extend his remarks.) tomary 30 minutes to the gentleman was signed into law on April 5, 2012. Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speak- from Massachusetts (Mr. MCGOVERN), The recognition that we had problems er, I rise today to recognize the Rich- pending which I yield myself such time in the marketplace for smaller compa- mond Hill High School marching band as I may consume. During consider- nies and smaller groups of people to for being selected to perform in the ation of this resolution, all time yield- bring their ideas to the marketplace 2016 National Cherry Blossom Parade. ed is for the purpose of debate only. was a huge impediment based upon the The Richmond Hill band has gained GENERAL LEAVE SEC, and that is why this JOBS Act many accolades and enjoyed numerous Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I ask was created. successes since its beginning 9 years unanimous consent that all Members Although startups and small busi- ago. Membership in the band has be- may have 5 legislative days in which to nesses are at the forefront of techno- come popular among students, as it has revise and extend their remarks. logical innovation and job creation, grown from an original 90 musicians to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there they often still face significant and un- nearly 200. The band has also competed objection to the request of the gen- necessary obstacles in obtaining fund- and performed across the State of tleman from Texas? ing in the capital markets. The JOBS Georgia and twice at Universal Studios There was no objection. Act lifted the burden of certain securi- in Florida. Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I rise ties regulations to help small compa- The selection process to perform at today in support of the rule and the un- nies obtain access to these important the National Cherry Blossom Parade is derlying legislation, which will benefit markets, but we are back at the table highly competitive. High schools, uni- small innovative companies and again. versities, and specialty marching bands startups by ensuring that they have ac- Unfortunately, when the SEC pro- from all across the U.S. apply to march cess to the necessary capital to suc- mulgated rules to implement the JOBS in the parade. Crowds of people line the ceed, grow, and create jobs in their Act, it classified events held by angel streets, and thousands at home watch companies. investors as general solicitations, and on TV as these bands march down Con- But I also stand up today to make thus, they were subject to accredited stitution Avenue. sure that we are here for a marketplace investor mandates, yet another exam- The band also used the visit to Wash- that is fair and equitable to all Ameri- ple of the Federal Government’s cre- ington as an educational experience. cans, regardless of whether they work ating unnecessary red tape, stifling in- The students spent time visiting many for a small company or a large com- novation, and quite honestly, making museums and monuments on The Na- pany, whether they are a big-time in- it hard for smaller, single entre- tional Mall. It is with great pride that I rise vestor or whether they are a person preneurs to participate in a worldwide today to honor the members of the who is looking at the marketplace, per- marketplace. Richmond Hill marching band for their haps, with ideas and opportunities. This new classification is burden- hard work, determination, and perse- Last night, the Rules Committee met some and it jeopardizes educational verance to become a successful march- and reported a structured rule for H.R. and economic development for events ing band. It is truly an honor for them 4498, the Helping Angels Lead Our like demo days. Demo days are held in to perform at the parade. Startups, or the HALOS, Act. The rule marketplaces all across our country. It provides 1 hour of debate equally di- is an opportunity for not just inves- f vided between the chair and ranking tors, but for general communities to PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION member of the Financial Services Com- come, primarily in the tech field, and OF H.R. 4498, HELPING ANGELS mittee. learn about the newest startups as they LEAD OUR STARTUPS ACT I also want to point out that the are occurring. When startups interact Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, by di- Rules Committee asked all of our with angel investors and venture cap- rection of the Committee on Rules, I Members of this body to submit their italists, it means that best ideas can call up House Resolution 701 and ask ideas and amendments. As a result, then be brought forward to create more for its immediate consideration. this resolution makes in order all of jobs, investment, and can move for- The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- the amendments that were submitted. ward so an idea that perhaps was on lows: That is important because what this somebody’s blackboard goes directly to H. RES. 701 Rules Committee is attempting to ac- the marketplace. Resolved, That upon adoption of this reso- complish is to ask all of the Members Demo days have been an important lution it shall be in order to consider in the for their feedback about how to make part of the entrepreneurial financing

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The well-being of our not only about the idea, but for it to marketplaces work does not mean we citizens is a big deal, or at least it become a reality in an economic devel- should wait for the Federal Govern- should be, but you would never know it opment format. ment to regulate them and then find if you are following the proceedings on To be clear, demo days have existed out, whoops, they made a mistake. the House floor. My colleague from long before the passage of the JOBS Members of Congress need to be active New York, Congresswoman LOWEY, has Act and have created collaborative and to understand that the SEC should live an emergency supplemental bill to help engaging educational environments up to its statutes, that it should live up to fund what is necessary to protect that have brought together startups, to its mission statement, and that it our people from this virus, but we are leading-edge thought leaders, young should not stifle innovation, but, rath- told that is on the back burner. programmers, people who are looking er, allow for the creative opportunity What about doing something in re- to network, and, I think, an overall and development of these issues and sponse to the terrible tragedy that un- more diverse network of individuals ideas to come forth in order to better folded in Flint, Michigan, where that that is looking to exchange ideas. not only employment and ideas, but, community was poisoned by the water These are the kind of educational incu- more specifically, employment within that came out of their faucets? Why bators that our country needs more of, the United States so consumers will aren’t we addressing that emergency? not less of. then have better options over time. To By the way, Flint is not unique, un- We are here today because the SEC ensure that angel investors play an ac- fortunately. There are other places developed rules that would change tive role in startups is why we are here across this country where the levels of demo days greatly—and other activi- today. lead in the drinking water are unac- ties like this—to the detriment of the Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of ceptably high, are dangerously high. marketplace, yes, but, more impor- my time. We need to make sure that our infra- tantly, to the detriment of small busi- Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield structure in this country is up to the ness and entrepreneurs. myself such time as I may consume. point at which people don’t have to To address the SEC’s burdensome (Mr. MCGOVERN asked and was worry about drinking the water that rule, Congressman STEVE CHABOT from given permission to revise and extend comes out of their faucets. We should Ohio, the chairman of the Committee his remarks.) be addressing that issue, but for some on Small Business, introduced H.R. Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I reason we don’t have the time. 4498, the Helping Angels Lead Our thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. There are lots of young people here Startups Act. This legislation defines SESSIONS), my friend, the chairman of who are visiting the Capitol this week. an ‘‘angel investor group’’ and clarifies the Committee on Rules, for the cus- Why aren’t we doing something about that the Securities Act’s general solici- tomary 30 minutes. student financial aid so that people can tation limitations do not apply to a I rise in opposition to this structured afford to go to college, creating a situ- presentation, communication, or event rule, which provides for the consider- ation by which young people who go to conducted on behalf of an issuer at an ation of H.R. 4498, the so-called Helping college are debt free when they get out event that is sponsored by certain or- Angels Lead Our Startups Act, other- of college, lowering the interest rates ganizations; where any advertising for wise known as the HALOS Act. I also on college loans or eliminating the in- the event does not reference any spe- oppose the underlying legislation un- terest rates on college loans, thus mak- cific offering of securities by the less through the amendment process ing college more affordable? issuer; or where no specific information we can improve it. That is a huge priority. That is im- regarding an offering of securities by The gentleman from Texas said portant, but we don’t have time to talk the issuer is communicated to or dis- something that I agree with: ‘‘It is im- about that here in the people’s House. tributed by or on behalf of the issuer. portant for Congress to act.’’ What does this mean? This Congress also continues to shirk This means that these demo days I think where we differ is: Act on its constitutional duty to vote on an that are regularly held across the what? What should Congress be acting authorization for the war against ISIS. country are opportunities whereby a on right now? Should we be talking In the past week, the Pentagon an- presenter of an idea or a person who about this? Or should we be talking nounced that the United States will represents that idea might bring for- about other things, quite frankly, that send 250 more troops to Syria and 200 ward those ideas, many times to hear are much more important to this coun- more to Iraq. In Iraq alone, the official about a collaborative basis, where try and to the American people? number of U.S. troops is now over 4,000, there may be someone who recognizes Four days from now, Puerto Rico but this House still can’t seem to find he could add on to that idea or be a faces a $422 million debt payment. time to debate and vote on an AUMF. part of that idea or work with that idea Given the items listed for consider- I have great reservations about the or be a programmer for that idea or to ation in the House this week, it ap- President’s policy with regard to these host or to sponsor something that pears as though the Republican major- wars. I think we ought to debate those would enable that idea to get further ity has no plans to act on legislation to wars and I think we ought to go on down the road. address the debt crisis in Puerto Rico. record as voting to authorize those What the SEC did is throw a wet I understand that my Republican wars. Instead, we don’t want to talk blanket across it and said: You can’t do friends in the majority are having a about it. We are putting the lives of these. difficult time in coming to an agree- young American men and women in We are trying to segment that out ment within their Conference on how harm’s way. We are sending them half- and say: For the purpose of a demo to move forward, but I urge my col- way across the world to be engaged in day, when it does not relate to a spe- leagues to continue working with an effort, in my opinion, in which there cific offer or ask for funding, it still Leader PELOSI and Ranking Member is not a clearly defined mission. can take place. GRIJALVA toward a bipartisan solution We are not living up to our constitu- This is not a narrow interpretation. that allows Puerto Rico to restructure tional responsibility, which is we ought The intent is to understand that the its debt. This is a big deal. The Senate to debate and deliberate and vote on purpose of a demo day should be to get is waiting for us to act, the people of these wars. That is our constitutional ideas further down the road so they can Puerto Rico are waiting for us to act, responsibility, and we are not doing it. gain not only the opportunity for in- and our constituents are waiting for us We don’t have the time, or maybe we vestment, but so they can make their to act. Rather than acting on that are just too cowardly to be able to ideas even better. which is urgent, we are doing this. tackle some of these important issues. H.R. 4498 provides essential protec- Another thing we might want to The American people are tired of end- tions for States, municipalities, trade think about acting on and is an area in less wars, and it is our responsibility to

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Mr. Speaker, I yield That is why we are here today. We for most of these wars. While my myself such time as I may consume. think this is just as powerful. After we friends like to talk about our debt, I I do appreciate the gentleman from passed the JOBS Act, the SEC got most would point out that most of these Massachusetts (Mr. MCGOVERN) bring- of it right, not all of it right, and we wars are unpaid for. They just go on ing up these issues. We try and talk are trying to politely—this is the way the credit card. We don’t even have the about these issues up at the Rules we do things in a democracy. We try guts to have a vote on whether to pay Committee. There is always a wide- and work with government agencies to for these wars. Instead, we are doing ranging list of not only issues and say: You got some of it right, but con- this today. ideas, but I certainly know that, as we gressional intent needs to be done a lit- Mr. Speaker, 2 weeks ago, House Re- talk about these, we are all after ac- tle bit further. publicans missed the legally mandated tion on the floor. Will it bring $71 billion to the mar- deadline for Congress to enact a budg- I don’t know the exact answer, but I ketplace? I don’t know. Will it mean et, and it appears as though we are not believe, as it relates to the problem that a brighter future exists for inno- going to see a budget resolution on the with the Zika virus, that we are deal- vation, job creation, and investment floor this week or anytime soon. On ing with some $600 million. I note that that keeps America’s leading edge as the most pressing issues facing our Mrs. LOWEY, the ranking member of opposed to ideas going somewhere else country today, my friends in the Re- the Appropriations Committee, has around the world? Yes. publican majority have failed—and come on the floor and I am subject to I would argue that Speaker PAUL they have failed miserably—to do their being corrected by her. RYAN is aware of all the issues that job, plain and simple. But it is my understanding that right need to be debated. Today we feel like So what is the House debating today? now, in an account that would be al- jobs and job creation and perhaps an What is so urgent to debate today that lowed to be exchanged, some $600 mil- opportunity to stimulate, whether it is all of these other things can be put to lion is left over in that fund that is $71 million or $71 billion worth of new the side? unspent from the Ebola crisis and that stimulating activity for new ideas, is We are debating legislation, the so- negotiations between our appropri- important. called HALOS Act, that will undo an ators, the CDC, and other Federal That is why we are here today. That important investor protection that agencies have said: We do recognize is why people took a number, got in Democrats fought to include in the 2012 from the House perspective that this is line, and developed their activity. JOBS Act. a very, very serious issue. We acknowl- STEVE CHABOT measured twice, brought I supported the JOBS Act, which ex- edge that. his legislation here, and understands panded opportunities for small business I have acknowledged that up at the what it is about. capital formation. Since the JOBS Act Rules Committee. The gentleman from I would also say, as Mr. MCGOVERN I became law in 2012, companies have Florida (Mr. HASTINGS) has several believe politely alluded to, this is a raised roughly $71 billion of capital by times, in the spirit that I appreciated good idea because it does not say we using the new general solicitation and and that was very complimentary to a will only form these opportunities in advertising exemption. proper answer, brought this issue up, Republican districts, but we will form that this is what he is looking at, that them in districts all over the country. b 1245 it is an issue in our country. It is a good, bipartisan piece of legis- But it is important to balance our de- The responses that I continue to, I lation that helps smaller, less sophisti- sire for capital formation with their believe, receive back is that our appro- cated people. It helps the marketplace. need to protect investors, particularly priators, on a very professional basis, I think it is important. unsophisticated retail investors. have allowed use of the funds to be I reserve the balance of my time. The JOBS Act removed the ban on used for that issue. Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield solicitation in advertising to the gen- So I would like to say to the gen- myself such time as I may consume. eral public for private offerings, pro- tleman from Massachusetts that I do I want to say to the gentleman from vided that companies verify the pur- understand his concerns and, really, Texas that I appreciate the fact that he chasers of their offerings are accred- Mr. MCGOVERN, I appreciate it. appreciates the concerns that I have ited investors. I appreciate you, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. raised, but I would appreciate him even The legislation before us today re- POLIS, and Judge HASTINGS bringing more if we could bring some of the leg- peals that verification requirement these issues up. But we try and go and islation to the floor that would actu- when companies solicit their offers at a clarify what I think are proper or sus- ally solve some of the problems and wide range of sales events. tainable answers to your ideas. The deal with some of the challenges that I The private securities marketplace is ideas about other pieces of legislation outlined. already under limited SEC oversight, we will get to. I had brought up earlier the issue of and many of us share the concern that Where there are emergencies, I do the Zika virus, which has infected 891 this legislation could unnecessarily ex- agree with the gentleman from Massa- individuals in the U.S. States and ter- pose investors to risks that they are chusetts (Mr. MCGOVERN). I do not ritories, including at least 81 pregnant unprepared to absorb. think an AUMF, which is a discussion women. This is a big, big deal. Now, my friend, Ranking Member about military use of force, is nec- Some of us are not interested in rob- MAXINE WATERS, will offer an amend- essarily in line right now, but I know bing from Peter to pay Paul to deal ment later today to restore some of the that Republicans are preparing that. I with this. We don’t want to be dipping investor protections that would be know that the gentleman from Massa- into the Ebola fund, which is still an eliminated by the underlying legisla- chusetts (Mr. MCGOVERN) could bring issue, to deal with the Zika crisis. I tion. I urge my colleagues to support his effort forward and will at the ap- mean, we have multiple challenges that amendment. propriate time for his ideas. They will that we have to deal with. Mr. Speaker, the House is set to ad- all fit. Mr. SESSIONS. Will the gentleman journ on Friday for yet another Today, however, what we are here for yield? weeklong break and we have yet to is something that has been in line for Mr. MCGOVERN. I yield to the gen- consider any of the priority legislation some period of time that is a major tleman from Texas. that I had just spoken about earlier. issue. The gentleman very appro- Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, just a We need to focus on important issues. priately said the last time we brought polite dialogue. Do you believe in any

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Quite honestly, I am We are doing something, but I think emergency funding hostage to unre- very proud of what we are doing to what people who are dealing with this lated political fights. match up the needs of this Nation and crisis would feel better about is if there This simply cannot go on. Are we its great people. was a certainty that the resources were waiting for the height of summer when Mrs. LOWEY. Will the gentleman going to be there. mosquito control will be infinitely yield? Those who are fighting the Ebola cri- more difficult? Are we waiting for this Mr. SESSIONS. I yield to the gentle- sis are concerned that, if you are going emergency to spiral out of control? woman from New York. to take money from Ebola to put into I urge my colleagues to stand with Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I appre- Zika, that maybe you are not going to me and defeat the previous question so ciate the chairman’s eloquent remarks. replenish the monies to deal with we can meet our responsibility to pro- However, I want to emphasize again Ebola. We have some serious public tect against Zika. that this is an emergency. People are health issues that we are trying to deal Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I yield severely, severely, being impacted be- with. myself such time as I may consume. cause of the Zika virus. This is an I am delighted that the gentlewoman Mr. Speaker, I am going to urge that emergency. We should be doing it im- from New York, who is a regular vis- we defeat the previous question. If I do, mediately. itor to the Rules Committee and who I will offer an amendment to the rule I understand that it may be tempting really, I believe, adequately and fairly to bring up a bill that would provide to transfer money from another ac- not only represents the needs of this desperately needed funding to combat count. However, to have to find offsets Nation, but really argues many times here when people are suffering, dying, the Zika virus. on behalf of things that are common The administration requested this perhaps having deformed infants sense—I want to thank her for being funding more than 2 months ago, and it doesn’t make any sense now. here today. I would just say in closing, I thank is reckless to delay our response to this Mr. Speaker, this is not an argument the gentleman for his concern, and I do public health crisis any longer. Yes, we at all about the Zika virus, about hope that we can pass this emergency are doing things to respond to it. We Ebola. The Ebola circumstance to the supplemental as soon as possible be- can be doing a lot more. I think the United States in the United States ac- cause so much of where the money is American people want us to do all that tually occurred first in Dallas, Texas, going to go is long-range planning. we possibly can to protect the public within the congressional district that I Vaccines. We have to make sure that health of the citizens of this country. am so lucky to represent. It did con- we prevent additional cases of Zika, Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous con- stitute not only an immediate threat and developing a vaccine can’t be done sent to insert the text of my amend- and danger to not only that hospital in in a month or 2 months. It takes time. ment in the RECORD along with extra- Dallas, Texas, but, really, all across So if, in fact, the administration has neous material immediately prior to our country, and it evoked a scare. It requested $1.9 billion, and we have re- the vote on the previous question. did. sponded, and the administration has The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Well, we have that same type of cir- responded to the very sincere questions objection to the request of the gen- cumstance today. That is why, in re- provided to us by the chair, Chairman tleman from Massachusetts? touching base with our Appropriations ROGERS of the committee, we think it There was no objection. Committee, I now can speak what I be- has been documented very carefully. Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield lieve is from them directly as opposed I would ask again my colleagues to 2 minutes to the distinguished gentle- to what I thought I heard, and that is consider that this is an emergency, $1.9 woman from New York (Mrs. LOWEY), that the appropriators have said that billion is what has been documented in the ranking member of the Appropria- immediate funding needs for Zika detail. It is all in writing. I thank the tions Committee. should be provided from unobligated gentleman for listening. Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, with funds that are already available, which Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, you are great respect for our distinguished would then be backfilled in 17 appro- witnessing here a colloquy on the floor chair with whom we work very priations bills as needed, which means between groups of people who can work collegiately, I urge my colleagues to that there still is money that the ap- together. Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. MCGOVERN, vote ‘‘no’’ on the previous question in proval, the authorization, has been Judge HASTINGS, Ms. SLAUGHTER, and order to provide the funding needed to given. Mr. POLIS represent not just the Demo- mount a robust response to a pressing Instead of us delaying through our cratic Party, but millions of people public health emergency. process here, we have said that we con- across the country. More than 2 months ago the adminis- cur this is of immediate nature. Here is I want to forthrightly try again to tration requested funding critical to a bucket of money. Here is a bucket of answer, if I can. I do hear them, Chair- respond to the Zika virus, a public money. man ROGERS hears them. There is at health emergency tied to microcephaly As an example, there are some $400 least $500 million—granted, only one- and other neurological disorders in in- million that is available that was a third of what has been requested—that fants. part of the Ebola funding that is unob- we believe is available for it to be It is unconscionable that, when near- ligated and is intended to be spent in transferred right now. ly 1,000 people in the U.S. and terri- future years. There is money available I talked to the gentleman from Mas- tories have contracted Zika, the major- to meet the immediate need. sachusetts (Mr. MCGOVERN). I said: Mr. ity continues to drag their feet on The gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. MCGOVERN, do you believe in any way meeting our most basic responsibility. ROGERS), the chairman of the Appro- that something is being held up? The majority’s inaction has forced priations Committee, in working with He said: No, sir. We are working. This the administration to redirect funding Speaker RYAN, has made sure that the government is working feverishly. needed to meet other basic responsibil- money is available, can be used for this As a parent, I understand this. While ities, shortchanging still-needed in- need, and Republicans agree it is the I have an advantage of having a dis- vestments to protect against Ebola and right thing to do. abled child as a son, that does not to help States and cities improve do- mean that I would want anyone else to mestic public health. b 1300 have a disabled child. I get this. The majority’s claim that the admin- I do appreciate Mrs. LOWEY coming I have satisfied myself, and I believe istration has provided insufficient de- down. I do appreciate the gentlemen, my party has, through our great young tail on the request doesn’t make any Judge HASTINGS and Mr. MCGOVERN, Speaker, PAUL RYAN, satisfied our- sense. Every cent has been accounted seeking these questions. selves that pending the time when we

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No one disputes that the dated estimate range maps show that these as part of the regular appropriations process, money right now is usable, it is fun- mosquitoes have been found in cities as far as it relates to funding we must receive this gible. The question is: When will it be north as San Francisco, Kansas City and year in order to most effectively prepare for backfilled? New York City. and mitigate the impact of the virus. I have properly said here today that In the absence of action from Congress to We urge you to pass free-standing emer- Chairman HAL ROGERS has the ear— address the Zika virus, the Administration gency supplemental funding legislation at and we have his ear—of every Member has taken concrete and aggressive steps to the level requested by the Administration help keep America safe from this growing before Congress leaves town for the Memo- of this body who does understand when public health threat. The Administration is we need to get more money and when rial Day recess. We look forward to working working closely with State and local govern- with you to protect the safety and health of the new cycle begins, and we will be ments to prepare for outbreaks in the conti- all Americans. starting this just in the next few nental United States and to respond to the Sincerely, weeks, that that would be available as current outbreak in Puerto Rico and other SHAUN DONOVAN, an option for Chairman ROGERS to take U.S. territories. We are expanding mosquito Director, The Office of control surveillance and laboratory capac- Mrs. LOWEY’s request, to take her de- Management and ity; developing improved diagnostics as well tailed analysis of if it is a billion-some, Budget. as vaccines; supporting affected expectant SUSAN RICE, would be able to implant that into a mothers, and supporting other Zika response priority for this Conference, for this National Security efforts in Puerto Rico, the U.S. territories, Advisor. Congress, for these bodies to under- the continental United States, and abroad. stand, and that we would hope to work These efforts are crucial, but they are costly Mr. MCGOVERN. The letter basically forth then with the United States Sen- and they fall well outside of current agency says that the existing appropriations ate, with the President of the United appropriations. To meet these immediate are not enough. This is what the letter needs, the Administration conducted a care- says: ‘‘Without significant additional States, and work it well together. ful examination of existing Ebola balances Mr. Speaker, what you have seen appropriations this summer, the Na- and identified $510 million to redirect to- tion’s efforts to comprehensively re- here is a prime example of people talk- wards Zika response activities. We have also ing, people getting closer to an answer. redirected an additional $79 million from spond to the disease will be severely I am trying to respond back that I be- other activities. This reprogramming, while undermined. In particular, the admin- lieve our Speaker, PAUL RYAN, I believe necessary, is not without cost. It is particu- istration may need to suspend crucial HAL ROGERS, I believe myself as an in- larly painful at a time when state and local activities, such as mosquito control strument of a messaging back and public health departments are already and surveillance in the absence of strained. forth properly are responding: The emergency supplemental funding. While this immediate infusion of resources State and local governments that man- money is available. Please go get your is necessary to enable the Administration to work done. As we get further down the take critical first steps in our response to age mosquito control and response op- line, we will be further down the proc- the public health threat posed by Zika, it is erations will not be able to hire needed ess. insufficient. Without significant additional responders to engage in mosquito miti- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of appropriations this summer, the Nation’s ef- gation efforts. Additionally, the ad- my time. forts to comprehensively respond to the dis- ministration’s ability to move to the ease will be severely undermined. In par- Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield next phase of vaccine development, myself such time as I may consume. ticular, the Administration may need to sus- which requires multiyear commit- pend crucial activities, such as mosquito ments from the government to encour- Mr. Speaker, what we are trying to control and surveillance in the absence of do here is sound the alarm bells that emergency supplemental funding. State and age the private sector to prioritize we need to do something much more local governments that manage mosquito Zika research and development, could robust than is currently being done. I control and response operations will not be be jeopardized.’’ include in the RECORD the letter that able to hire needed responders to engage in I mean, I go right down the list on all we have referred to from the adminis- mosquito mitigation efforts. Additionally, the warnings here. This is a big deal. tration signed by Shaun Donovan, Di- the Administration’s ability to move to the This is a big deal. If my friends on the rector of the Office of Management and next phase of vaccine development, which re- other side are trying to rationalize put- quires multi-year commitments from the ting this off, I would suggest to reread Budget, and Susan Rice, the National Government to encourage the private sector Security Adviser. This is a letter to to prioritize Zika research and development, this letter. Reread this letter. Talk to Speaker PAUL RYAN. could be jeopardized. Without emergency the scientists. Talk to the experts. We THE WHITE HOUSE, supplemental funding, the development of need to have the necessary resources to Washington, DC, April 26, 2016. faster and more accurate diagnostic tests be able to combat what might come Hon. PAUL D. RYAN, also will be impeded. The Administration our way in terms of the Zika virus. I Speaker, House of Representatives, may not be able to conduct follow up of chil- want to do this so that we don’t have a Washington, DC. dren born to pregnant women with Zika to loss of life here in this country, so we DEAR SPEAKER RYAN: As you are aware, on better understand the range of Zika impacts, are prepared. February 22, the Administration transmitted particularly those health effects that are not to Congress its formal request for $1.9 billion evident at birth. The supplemental request is Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the in emergency supplemental funding to ad- also needed to replenish the amounts that we gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. dress the public health threat posed by the are now spending from our Ebola accounts to DELAURO). Zika virus. Sixty-four days have passed since fund Zika-related activities. This will ensure Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, I rise in this initial request; yet still Congress has we have sufficient contingency funds to ad- opposition to the previous question. I not acted. dress unanticipated needs related to both ask Members to defeat it so that the Since the time the Administration trans- Zika and Ebola. As we have seen with both gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. mitted its request, the public health threat Ebola and Zika, there are still many un- MCGOVERN) can offer an amendment posed by the Zika virus has increased. After knowns about the science and scale of the careful review of existing evidence, sci- outbreak and how it will impact mothers, for this House to immediately consider entists at the Centers for Disease Control babies, and health systems domestically and legislation to confront the Zika crisis. and Prevention (CDC) concluded that the abroad. There are already 891 confirmed cases Zika virus is a cause of microcephaly and The Administration is pleased to learn of the Zika virus in the United States other severe fetal brain defects. The Zika that there is bipartisan support for providing and its territories, and 81 of them are virus has spread in Puerto Rico, American emergency funding to address the Zika cri- pregnant women. This is an emergency. Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands and abroad. sis, but we remain concerned about the ade- We do have a disaster relief fund in As of April 20, there were 891 confirmed Zika quacy and speed of this response. To properly cases in the continental United States and protect the American public, and in par- this Congress. It is about $8 billion so U.S. territories, including 81 pregnant ticular pregnant women and their newborns, that when there is a flood, when there women with confirmed cases of Zika. Based Congress must fund the Administration’s re- is a fire, when there is a hurricane, we on similar experiences with other diseases quest of $1.9 billion and find a path forward can immediately move to take that

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We cannot frastructure to deal with this crisis. power of what we are talking about. afford to wait another day to approve Mr. Speaker, I would also say that it The SEC has gotten in the way of the President’s request. Every day we seems to me that dealing effectively this, not only with red tape, but with delay, we redirect crucial resources with the Zika crisis is a heck of a lot consternation directly back at the away from city and State emergency more important than what we are process that the free enterprise system preparedness funding. We are robbing being asked to vote on and debate has to make these jobs happen. Peter to pay Paul. Cities and States today. I have been saying this every Investment in startups has been done across the country are being robbed of time I come to the floor and handle a in Dallas. Companies like Edition Col- emergency preparedness grants, $44 rule, but it seems that legislation that lective, Rise, PICKUP, and Visage Pay- million in total. Not only will these has minimum impact or that in some roll in Dallas, Texas, are prime exam- States have fewer resources to address cases might even be trivial takes prec- ples of the success that could take public health crises, they will have edence over legislation that actually place all across this country, not just fewer resources to address the Zika might do something to help lift up the in Dallas, Texas, but in other places virus itself. Already in addition to that lives of people in this country or, even where entrepreneurs should be king $44 million, the administration has re- in this case, protect the lives of people also. And they are king because they programmed $510 million from the in this country. are providing jobs—good-paying jobs— Ebola crisis funding, and that crisis is We ought to come together in a bi- for people. not over in western Africa. partisan way to make sure that at Mr. Speaker, the Helping Angels The SPEAKER pro tempore. The least priority items come to the floor Lead Our Startups Act is a bipartisan, time of the gentlewoman has expired. of the House. This is supposed to be the bicameral bill that provides small, in- Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield people’s House, and that is where the novative companies and startups ac- the gentlewoman an additional 1 people’s business is supposed to be cess to the capital they need, just as minute. done. We are not doing it. By not ad- we have talked about that exists in Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, I am dressing the Zika crisis more forth- Dallas, Texas. We are helping them going to include in the RECORD a list of rightly, we are not doing the people’s succeed. We are helping them to inno- all of the States and the amount of business. vate and grow jobs and turn them into money that they have already lost in So, again, vote ‘‘no’’ on the previous opportunities for our Nation to have emergency grants for preparedness for question and vote ‘‘no’’ on the rule. better products and services. health emergencies. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance As ANGUS KING, a Senator from California, almost 10 percent loss; of my time. Maine who is one of the Senate’s co- Florida, almost 10 percent loss; North Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I yield sponsors, said: ‘‘By fixing flawed Fed- Carolina, 8 percent; Texas, almost 10 myself the balance of my time. eral rules, the HALOS Act will remove percent in money taken away from pre- What a great day to be on the floor unnecessary roadblocks and help paredness grants. for us to really bring forth our ideas. startups grow and thrive.’’ Mr. Speaker, it is unconscionable The obligations that we have here as I couldn’t have said it better myself. that in the midst of a global health cri- Members of Congress to work with He needs it in Maine. We need it in Dal- sis, we cannot appropriate emergency each other, to listen to each other is las, Texas. We do not have all the jobs funds to save lives and instead resort apparent to me, but I don’t think ap- we need. There are still too many peo- to gutting our States’ emergency pre- parent to every single person. ple unemployed in our country. That is paredness. We have allowed, meaning Chairman why we are here doing this. In particular, two Dallas startups, I urge my colleagues on both sides of ROGERS has allowed, in consultation the aisle to think of the women across with the Speaker, for money to be re- iSIGHT Partners and Bottle Rocket, our country and the predicament that programmed, which is aplenty right are revolutionizing the field of cyber they face today of choosing whether or now. We have agreed this is an imme- threat intelligence and mobile strategy not they should get pregnant or, if they diate crisis. We have made sure the ad- development, respectively. Imagine for are already pregnant, wondering ministration is not wanting for a just a moment what it took them, de- whether or not their baby is okay. We penny. We recognize that in the proc- spite these problems in the market- must fund the President’s request. It is esses that will take place, we will go place, to get started and get done. I the responsible and moral thing to do. through in a regular order procedure think it is time that we allow others Yes, today, physicians are divided as getting these funds reprogrammed and the opportunity to make life a little to whether or not they should tell allocated to fill back up the bucket. bit easier. women of the United States not to get For that reason, I urge my colleagues pregnant. Is that the message we want b 1315 to support this rule. This awesome leg- to send to American women? I don’t I have satisfied myself that we are islation and what it represents is bipar- think so. trying to do the right thing. I have tisan, is bicameral, and has no bound- Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I re- great concern that the American peo- aries of who may participate. serve the balance of my time. ple understand we do care about the The material previously referred to Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield children and the families. I get this. We by Mr. MCGOVERN is as follows: myself the balance of my time. do care. And until we go through this AN AMENDMENT TO H. RES. 701 OFFERED BY In closing, I again urge my col- process to further develop it and add MR. MCGOVERN leagues to vote against the previous money, the administration has the At the end of the resolution, add the fol- lowing new sections: question so we can bring forward a bill money necessary to do as they see fit SEC. 2. Immediately upon adoption of this that we believe can help adequately to protect the American people, to resolution the Speaker shall, pursuant to prepare this country to deal with the combat this virus—this disease—and to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the House Zika virus, something that I think the make sure that we get a handle on it. resolved into the Committee of the Whole majority of Americans support, wheth- Mr. Speaker, the value of startups, House on the state of the Union for consider- er they are Democrats or Republicans. which is why we are here today, cannot ation of the bill (H.R. 5044) making supple- This should not be a controversial be understated. mental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to issue. If it is, then people can vote Founded in 2013, back home in Dal- respond to Zika virus. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of against it if it comes to the floor, but las, Texas, which I have the pleasure of order against consideration of the bill are what we do know is that what we have representing, is the Dallas Entre- waived. General debate shall be confined to done up to this point in terms of our preneur Center, or DEC, which is a the bill and shall not exceed one hour equal- responsibility here in Congress in pro- nonprofit created to help entrepreneurs ly divided among and controlled by the chair

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All points of order against tion 21.2) Section 21.3 continues: ‘‘Upon re- updates the Harmonized Tariff Schedule to sus- provisions in the bill are waived. At the con- jection of the motion for the previous ques- pend or reduce duties on such goods. clusion of consideration of the bill for tion on a resolution reported from the Com- (4) Creating and maintaining an open and amendment the Committee shall rise and re- mittee on Rules, control shifts to the Mem- transparent process for consideration of peti- port the bill to the House with such amend- ber leading the opposition to the previous tions for duty suspensions and reductions builds ments as may have been adopted. The pre- question, who may offer a proper amendment confidence that the process is fair, open to all, vious question shall be considered as ordered or motion and who controls the time for de- and free of abuse. on the bill and amendments thereto to final bate thereon.’’ (5) Complying with the Rules of the House of passage without intervening motion except Clearly, the vote on the previous question Representatives and the Senate, in particular one motion to recommit with or without in- on a rule does have substantive policy impli- with clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the structions. If the Committee of the Whole cations. It is one of the only available tools House of Representatives and rule XLIV of the rises and reports that it has come to no reso- for those who oppose the Republican major- Standing Rules of the Senate, is essential to fos- lution on the bill, then on the next legisla- ity’s agenda and allows those with alter- tering and maintaining confidence in the proc- tive day the House shall, immediately after native views the opportunity to offer an al- ess for considering a miscellaneous tariff bill. the third daily order of business under clause ternative plan. (6) A miscellaneous tariff bill developed under 1 of rule XIV, resolve into the Committee of Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I yield this process will not contain any— the Whole for further consideration of the (A) congressional earmarks or limited tax ben- back the balance of my time, and I efits within the meaning of clause 9 of rule XXI bill. move the previous question on the res- SEC. 3. Clause 1(c) of rule XIX shall not of the Rules of the House of Representatives; or apply to the consideration of H.R. 5044. olution. (B) congressionally directed spending items or The SPEAKER pro tempore. The limited tax benefits within the meaning of rule THE VOTE ON THE PREVIOUS QUESTION: WHAT XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate. IT REALLY MEANS question is on ordering the previous question. (7) Because any limited tariff benefits con- This vote, the vote on whether to order the tained in any miscellaneous tariff bill following previous question on a special rule, is not The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the process set forth by this Act will not have merely a procedural vote. A vote against or- been the subject of legislation introduced by an dering the previous question is a vote the ayes appeared to have it. individual Member of Congress and will be fully against the Republican majority agenda and Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, on vetted through a transparent and fair process a vote to allow the Democratic minority to that I demand the yeas and nays. free of abuse, it is appropriate for Congress to offer an alternative plan. It is a vote about The yeas and nays were ordered. consider limited tariff benefits as part of that what the House should be debating. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- miscellaneous tariff bill as long as— Mr. Clarence Cannon’s Precedents of the ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- (A) in the case of a miscellaneous tariff bill House of Representatives (VI, 308–311), de- ceedings on this question will be post- considered in the House of Representatives, con- scribes the vote on the previous question on poned. sistent with the Rules of the House of Rep- the rule as ‘‘a motion to direct or control the resentatives, a list of such limited tariff benefits consideration of the subject before the House f is published in the reports of the Committee on being made by the Member in charge.’’ To ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Ways and Means of the House of Representa- defeat the previous question is to give the PRO TEMPORE tives accompanying the miscellaneous tariff bill, opposition a chance to decide the subject be- or in the Congressional Record; and fore the House. Cannon cites the Speaker’s The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- (B) in the case of a miscellaneous tariff bill ruling of January 13, 1920, to the effect that ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair considered in the Senate, consistent with the ‘‘the refusal of the House to sustain the de- will postpone further proceedings Standing Rules of the Senate— mand for the previous question passes the today on motions to suspend the rules (i) such limited tariff benefits have been iden- control of the resolution to the opposition’’ tified through lists, charts, or other similar in order to offer an amendment. On March on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered, or on which the means; and 15, 1909, a member of the majority party of- (ii) the information identified in clause (i) has fered a rule resolution. The House defeated vote incurs objection under clause 6 of been available on a publicly accessible congres- the previous question and a member of the rule XX. sional website in a searchable format at least 48 opposition rose to a parliamentary inquiry, Record votes on postponed questions hours before the vote on the motion to proceed asking who was entitled to recognition. will be taken later. to the miscellaneous tariff bill or the vote on the Speaker Joseph G. Cannon (R–Illinois) said: f adoption of a report of a committee of con- ‘‘The previous question having been refused, ference in connection with the miscellaneous the gentleman from New York, Mr. Fitz- AMERICAN MANUFACTURING tariff bill, as the case may be. gerald, who had asked the gentleman to COMPETITIVENESS ACT OF 2016 (8) When the process set forth under para- yield to him for an amendment, is entitled to Mr. BRADY of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I graph (7) is followed, it is consistent with the the first recognition.’’ letter and intent of the Rules of the House of The Republican majority may say ‘‘the move to suspend the rules and pass the Representatives and the Senate and other re- vote on the previous question is simply a bill (H.R. 4923) to establish a process lated guidance. vote on whether to proceed to an immediate for the submission and consideration of (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of vote on adopting the resolution . . . [and] petitions for temporary duty suspen- Congress that, to remove the competitive dis- has no substantive legislative or policy im- sions and reductions, and for other pur- advantage to United States manufacturers and plications whatsoever.’’ But that is not what poses, as amended. consumers and to promote the competitiveness of they have always said. Listen to the Repub- The Clerk read the title of the bill. United States manufacturers, Congress should, lican Leadership Manual on the Legislative The text of the bill is as follows: not later than 90 days after the United States Process in the United States House of Rep- International Trade Commission issues a final resentatives, (6th edition, page 135). Here’s H.R. 4923 report on petitions for duty suspensions and re- how the Republicans describe the previous Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- ductions under section 3(b)(3)(E), consider a question vote in their own manual: ‘‘Al- resentatives of the United States of America in miscellaneous tariff bill. though it is generally not possible to amend Congress assembled, SEC. 3. PROCESS FOR CONSIDERATION OF PETI- the rule because the majority Member con- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. TIONS FOR DUTY SUSPENSIONS AND trolling the time will not yield for the pur- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American Man- REDUCTIONS. pose of offering an amendment, the same re- ufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016’’. (a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section sult may be achieved by voting down the pre- SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE NEED FOR to establish a process for the submission and vious question on the rule . . . When the mo- A MISCELLANEOUS TARIFF BILL. consideration of petitions for duty suspensions tion for the previous question is defeated, (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following and reductions. control of the time passes to the Member findings: (b) REQUIREMENTS OF COMMISSION.— who led the opposition to ordering the pre- (1) As of the date of the enactment of this Act, (1) INITIATION.—Not later than October 15, vious question. That Member, because he the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 2016, and October 15, 2019, the Commission shall then controls the time, may offer an amend- States imposes duties on imported goods for publish in the Federal Register and on a pub- ment to the rule, or yield for the purpose of which there is no domestic availability or insuf- licly available Internet website of the Commis- amendment.’’ ficient domestic availability. sion a notice requesting members of the public In Deschler’s Procedure in the U.S. House (2) The imposition of duties on such goods cre- who can demonstrate that they are likely bene- of Representatives, the subchapter titled ates artificial distortions in the economy of the ficiaries of duty suspensions or reductions to

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submit to the Commission during the 60-day pe- (C) PRELIMINARY REPORT.— clause (VI) of subparagraph (C)(ii) of the pre- riod beginning on the date of such publication— (i) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after liminary report submitted under subparagraph (A) petitions for duty suspensions and reduc- the expiration of the 120-day period beginning (C) to a list referred to in subclause (I), (II), tions; and on the date of publication described in subpara- (III), or (IV) of subparagraph (C)(ii). (B) Commission disclosure forms with respect graph (A), but in any case not later than 30 (E) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 60 days to such duty suspensions and reductions. days after the expiration of such 120-day period, after the date on which the preliminary report (2) CONTENT OF PETITIONS.—Each petition for the Commission shall submit to the appropriate is submitted under subparagraph (C), the Com- a duty suspension or reduction under para- congressional committees a preliminary report mission shall submit to the appropriate congres- graph (1)(A) shall include the following infor- on the petitions for duty suspensions and reduc- sional committees a final report on each petition mation: tions submitted under paragraph (1)(A). The for a duty suspension or reduction specified in (A) The name and address of the petitioner. preliminary report shall contain the following the preliminary report. The final report shall (B) A statement as to whether the petition information with respect to each petition for a contain with respect to each such petition— provides for an extension of an existing duty duty suspension or reduction: (i) the information required under clauses (i) suspension or reduction or provides for a new (I) The heading or subheading of the Har- and (ii) of subparagraph (C) and updated as ap- duty suspension or reduction. monized Tariff Schedule of the United States in propriate under subparagraph (D); and (C) A certification that the petitioner is a like- which each article that is the subject of the peti- (ii) a determination of the Commission wheth- ly beneficiary of the proposed duty suspension tion for the duty suspension or reduction is clas- er— or reduction. sified, as identified by documentation supplied (I) the duty suspension or reduction can likely (D) An article description for the proposed to the Commission, and any supporting informa- be administered by U.S. Customs and Border duty suspension or reduction to be included in tion obtained by the Commission. Protection; the amendment to subchapter II of chapter 99 of (II) A determination of whether or not domes- (II) the estimated loss in revenue to the the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United tic production of the article that is the subject United States from the duty suspension or re- States. of the petition for the duty suspension or reduc- duction does not exceed $500,000 in a calendar (E) To the extent available— tion exists, taking into account the report of the year during which the duty suspension or re- (i) a classification of the article for purposes Secretary of Commerce under subsection (c)(1), duction would be in effect; and of the amendment to subchapter II of chapter 99 and, if such production exists, whether or not a (III) the duty suspension or reduction is avail- of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United domestic producer of the article objects to the able to any person importing the article that is States; duty suspension or reduction. the subject of the duty suspension or reduction. (ii) a classification ruling of U.S. Customs and (III) Any technical changes to the article de- (F) EXCLUSIONS.—The appropriate congres- Border Protection with respect to the article; scription of the article that is the subject of the sional committees may exclude from a miscella- and petition for the duty suspension or reduction neous tariff bill any petition for a duty suspen- (iii) a copy of a U.S. Customs and Border Pro- that are necessary for purposes of administra- sion or reduction that— tection entry summary indicating where the ar- tion when the article is presented for importa- (i) is contained in any list referred to in sub- ticle is classified in the Harmonized Tariff tion, taking into account the report of the Sec- clause (I), (II), (III), or (IV) of subparagraph Schedule of the United States. retary of Commerce under subsection (c)(2). (C)(ii), as updated as appropriate under sub- (F) A brief and general description of the arti- (IV) An estimate of the amount of loss in rev- paragraph (E)(i); cle. enue to the United States that would no longer (ii) is the subject of an objection from a Mem- (G) A brief description of the industry in the be collected if the duty suspension or reduction ber of Congress; or United States that uses the article. takes effect. (iii) is for an article for which there is domes- (H) An estimate of the total value, in United (V) A determination of whether or not the tic production. States dollars, of imports of the article for each duty suspension or reduction is available to any (G) ESTIMATES BY THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET of the 5 calendar years after the calendar year person that imports the article that is the sub- OFFICE.—For purposes of reflecting the estimate in which the petition is filed, including an esti- ject of the duty suspension or reduction. of the Congressional Budget Office, the appro- mate of the total value of such imports by the (VI) The likely beneficiaries of each duty sus- priate congressional committees shall adjust the person who submits the petition and by any pension or reduction, including whether the pe- amount of a duty suspension or reduction in a other importers, if available. titioner is a likely beneficiary. miscellaneous tariff bill only to assure that the (I) The name of each person that imports the (ii) CATEGORIES OF INFORMATION.—The pre- estimated loss in revenue to the United States article, if available. liminary report submitted under clause (i) shall from that duty suspension or reduction, as esti- (J) A description of any domestic production also contain the following information: mated by the Congressional Budget Office, does of the article, if available. (I) A list of petitions for duty suspensions and not exceed $500,000 in a calendar year during (K) Such other information as the Commission reductions that meet the requirements of this which the duty suspension or reduction would may require. Act without modifications. be in effect. (3) REVIEW.— (II) A list of petitions for duty suspensions (H) PROHIBITIONS.—Any petitions for duty (A) COMMISSION PUBLICATION AND PUBLIC and reductions for which the Commission rec- suspensions or reductions that are contained in AVAILABILITY.—As soon as practicable after the ommends technical corrections in order to meet any list referred to in subclause (V) or (VI) of expiration of the 60-day period specified in the requirements of this Act, with the correction subparagraph (C)(ii), as updated as appropriate paragraph (1), but in any case not later than 30 specified. under subparagraph (E)(i), or have not other- days after the expiration of such 60-day period, (III) A list of petitions for duty suspensions wise undergone the processes required by this the Commission shall publish on a publicly and reductions for which the Commission rec- Act shall not be included in a miscellaneous tar- available Internet website of the Commission— ommends modifications to the amount of the iff bill. (i) the petitions for duty suspensions and re- duty suspension or reduction that is the subject (4) CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFORMATION.— ductions submitted under paragraph (1)(A) that of the petition to comply with the requirements The procedures concerning the release of con- contain the information required under para- of this Act, with the modification specified. fidential business information set forth in sec- graph (2); and (IV) A list of petitions for duty suspensions tion 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. (ii) the Commission disclosure forms with re- and reductions for which the Commission rec- 1332(g)) shall apply with respect to information spect to such duty suspensions and reductions ommends modifications to the scope of the arti- received by the Commission in posting petitions submitted under paragraph (1)(B). cles that are the subject of such petitions to ad- on a publicly available website of the Commis- (B) PUBLIC COMMENT.— dress objections by domestic producers to such sion and in preparing reports under this sub- (i) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall pub- petitions, with the modifications specified. section. lish in the Federal Register and on a publicly (V) A list of the following: (5) PROCEDURES.—The Commission shall pre- available Internet website of the Commission a (aa) Petitions for duty suspensions and reduc- scribe and publish in the Federal Register and notice requesting members of the public to sub- tions that the Commission has determined do on a publicly available Internet website of the mit to the Commission during the 45-day period not contain the information required under Commission procedures to be complied with by beginning on the date of publication described paragraph (2). members of the public submitting petitions for in subparagraph (A) comments on— (bb) Petitions for duty suspensions and reduc- duty suspensions and reductions under sub- (I) the petitions for duty suspensions and re- tions with respect to which the Commission has section (b)(1)(A). ductions published by the Commission under determined the petitioner is not a likely bene- (c) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE REPORT.—Not subparagraph (A)(i); and ficiary. later than the end of the 90-day period begin- (II) the Commission disclosure forms with re- (VI) A list of petitions for duty suspensions ning on the date of publication of the petitions spect to such duty suspensions and reductions and reductions that the Commission does not for duty suspensions and reductions under sub- published by the Commission under subpara- recommend for inclusion in a miscellaneous tar- section (b)(3)(A), the Secretary of Commerce, in graph (A)(ii). iff bill, other than petitions specified in sub- consultation with U.S. Customs and Border Pro- (ii) PUBLICATION OF COMMENTS.—The Commis- clause (V). tection and other relevant Federal agencies, sion shall publish a notice in the Federal Reg- (D) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—The Commis- shall submit to the Commission and the appro- ister directing members of the public to a pub- sion shall consider any information submitted priate congressional committees a report on each licly available Internet website of the Commis- by the appropriate congressional committees to petition for a duty suspension or reduction sub- sion to view the comments of the members of the the Commission relating to moving a petition mitted under subsection (b)(1)(A) that includes public received under clause (i). that is contained in the list referred to in sub- the following information:

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(c) ENACTMENT AS EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING except for— (2) Any technical changes to the article de- POWER OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SEN- (i) petitions for duty suspensions or reductions scription that are necessary for purposes of ad- ATE.—This section is enacted by Congress— that the Commission has determined do not con- ministration when articles are presented for im- (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of tain the information required under section portation. the House of Representatives and the Senate, re- 3(b)(2); SEC. 4. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF DUTY SUSPEN- spectively, and as such are deemed a part of the (ii) petitions for duty suspensions and reduc- SIONS AND REDUCTIONS ON UNITED rules of each House, respectively, and such pro- tions with respect to which the Commission has STATES ECONOMY. cedures supersede other rules only to the extent determined the petitioner is not a likely bene- (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 12 months that they are inconsistent with such other rules; ficiary; and after the date of the enactment of a miscella- and (iii) petitions for duty suspensions and reduc- neous tariff bill, the Commission shall submit to (2) with full recognition of the constitutional tions that the Commission does not recommend the appropriate congressional committees a re- right of either House to change the rules (so far for inclusion in the miscellaneous tariff bill; port on the effects on the United States economy as relating to the procedure of that House) at (B) are not excluded under section 3(b)(3)(F); of duty suspensions and reductions enacted pur- any time, in the same manner, and to the same and (C) otherwise meet the applicable requirements suant to this Act, including a broad assessment extent as in the case of any other rule of that of this Act. of the economic effects of such duty suspensions House. and reductions on producers, purchasers, and SEC. 6. JUDICIAL REVIEW PRECLUDED. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- consumers in the United States, using case stud- The exercise of functions under this Act shall ant to the rule, the gentleman from ies describing such effects on selected industries not be subject to judicial review. Texas (Mr. BRADY) and the gentleman or by type of article as available data permit. SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. from Michigan (Mr. LEVIN) each will (b) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Commission In this Act: control 20 minutes. shall also solicit and append to the report re- (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- The Chair recognizes the gentleman quired under subsection (a) recommendations TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional from Texas. with respect to those domestic industry sectors committees’’ means the Committee on Ways and GENERAL LEAVE or specific domestic industries that might benefit Means of the House of Representatives and the Mr. BRADY of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I from permanent duty suspensions and reduc- Committee on Finance of the Senate. tions, either through a unilateral action of the (2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ ask unanimous consent that all Mem- United States or though negotiations for recip- means the United States International Trade bers may have 5 legislative days within rocal tariff agreements, with a particular focus Commission. which to revise and extend their re- on inequities created by tariff inversions. (3) COMMISSION DISCLOSURE FORM.—The term marks and include extraneous material (c) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report required ‘‘Commission disclosure form’’ means, with re- on H.R. 4923, currently under consider- by this section shall be submitted in unclassified spect to a petition for a duty suspension or re- ation. form, but may include a classified annex. duction, a document submitted by a petitioner to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there SEC. 5. PUBLICATION OF LIMITED TARIFF BENE- the Commission that contains the following: objection to the request of the gen- FITS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENT- (A) The contact information for any known ATIVES AND THE SENATE. tleman from Texas? importers of the article to which the proposed There was no objection. (a) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.— duty suspension or reduction would apply. (1) IN GENERAL.—The chair of the Committee (B) A certification by the petitioner that the Mr. BRADY of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I on Ways and Means of the House of Represent- proposed duty suspension or reduction is avail- yield myself such time as I may con- atives shall include a list of limited tariff bene- able to any person importing the article to sume. fits contained in a miscellaneous tariff bill in which the proposed duty suspension or reduc- I am honored to be here today to the report to accompany such a bill or, in a case tion would apply. speak about the American Manufac- where a miscellaneous tariff bill is not reported (C) A certification that the petitioner is a like- turing Competitiveness Act of 2016. by the committee, shall cause such a list to be ly beneficiary of the proposed duty suspension This bipartisan bill will help our manu- printed in the appropriate section of the Con- or reduction. facturers of all sizes reduce costs, cre- gressional Record. (4) DOMESTIC PRODUCER.—The term ‘‘domestic ate jobs, and compete in the global (2) LIMITED TARIFF BENEFIT DEFINED.—For producer’’ means a person that demonstrates purposes of this subsection and consistent with production, or imminent production, in the market by creating a transparent proc- clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House United States of an article that is identical to, ess that is entirely consistent with of Representatives, as in effect during the One or like or directly competitive with, an article to House rules. Hundred Fourteenth Congress, the term ‘‘limited which a petition for a duty suspension or reduc- This legislation is formally called tariff benefit’’ means a provision modifying the tion would apply. the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill, or MTB Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United (5) DOMESTIC PRODUCTION.—The term ‘‘domes- for short, but it makes more sense to States in a manner that benefits 10 or fewer en- tic production’’ means the production of an arti- think of this as an MTB of another tities. cle that is identical to, or like or directly com- kind: legislation providing manufac- (b) SENATE.— petitive with, an article to which a petition for turing tax breaks, plain and simple. (1) IN GENERAL.—The chairman of the Com- a duty suspension or reduction would apply, for Before I begin to speak more specifi- mittee on Finance of the Senate, the Majority which a domestic producer has demonstrated Leader of the Senate, or the designee of the Ma- production, or imminent production, in the cally about what this bill does, I would jority Leader of the Senate, shall provide for the United States. like to tell you why it is so essential publication in the Congressional Record of a (6) DUTY SUSPENSION OR REDUCTION.—The for the success of our economy. certification that— term ‘‘duty suspension or reduction’’ refers to Since 2012, American manufactures (A) each limited tariff benefit contained in a an amendment to subchapter II of chapter 99 of have had to pay full tariffs—border miscellaneous tariff bill considered in the Senate the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United taxes, in essence—for certain imported has been identified through lists, charts, or States for a period not to exceed 3 years that— products that aren’t made in the other similar means; and (A) extends an existing temporary duty sus- United States, unnecessarily increas- (B) the information identified in subpara- pension or reduction on an article under that ing their costs. These tariffs, or border graph (A) has been available on a publicly ac- subchapter; or cessible congressional website in a searchable (B) provides for a new temporary duty sus- taxes, have cost them $748 million a format at least 48 hours before the vote on the pension or reduction on an article under that year, and there has been no oppor- motion to proceed to the miscellaneous tariff bill subchapter. tunity for them to get relief from these or the vote on the adoption of a report of a com- (7) LIKELY BENEFICIARY.—The term ‘‘likely taxes. These border taxes, in turn, have mittee of conference in connection with the mis- beneficiary’’ means an individual or entity like- made it harder for them to sell their cellaneous tariff bill, as the case may be. ly to utilize, or benefit directly from the utiliza- products, grow their businesses, create (2) SATISFACTION OF SENATE RULES.—Publica- tion of, an article that is the subject of a peti- jobs, and invest in their communities. tion of a certification in the Congressional tion for a duty suspension or reduction. A coalition of American businesses of Record under paragraph (1) satisfies the certifi- (8) MEMBER OF CONGRESS.—The term ‘‘Mem- cation requirements of paragraphs 1(a), 2(a), ber of Congress’’ means a Senator or Represent- all sizes explained it best in their re- and 3(a) of rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of ative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner cent letter. They wrote: the Senate. to, Congress. ‘‘As a result, manufacturers, espe- (3) LIMITED TARIFF BENEFIT DEFINED.—For (9) MISCELLANEOUS TARIFF BILL.—The term cially small- and medium-sized manu- purposes of this subsection and consistent with ‘‘miscellaneous tariff bill’’ means a bill of either facturers, in industries ranging from

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:09 Apr 28, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27AP7.004 H27APPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with HOUSE April 27, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2017 agriculture and electronics to textiles, REICHERT and Ranking Member CHAR- House-Senate conference involving this leg- chemicals and beyond, have seen their LIE RANGEL for their help and leader- islation. costs go up for inputs not produced in ship. I will include a copy of our letters in our the United States, undermining Amer- I am also grateful to committee Committee’s report on H.R. 4923, as well as the Congressional Record during consider- ican competitiveness and the ability of members PAT TIBERI, TOM REED, JIM ation of this legislation on the House floor. these companies to retain and create RENACCI, EARL BLUMENAUER, BILL PAS- Sincerely, manufacturing jobs in the United CRELL, and DANNY DAVIS, who have KEVIN BRADY, States.’’ been actively involved in developing Chairman. The good news is that help is on the this legislation. Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- way. After working together for We also got help throughout the con- self such time as I may consume. months, Trade Subcommittee Chair- ference. I would like to specifically Mr. Speaker, I welcome the oppor- man DAVE REICHERT, Ranking Members thank Representatives MARK WALKER, tunity to join with the chairman LEVIN and RANGEL, and I led a bipar- TOM MCCLINTOCK, TODD ROKITA, MICK today. We have welcomed the oppor- tisan group of Members in both the MULVANEY, and ROD BLUM for their tunity—indeed, the absolute neces- House and the Senate who recently in- considerable leadership throughout sity—to try to work together. So I troduced the American Manufacturing this process. want to place what we are doing today Competitiveness Act of 2016. The bill is I urge my colleagues to join us in in some perspective. designed to solve this problem and de- supporting this critical legislation to It has been nearly 6 years since Con- liver much-needed relief to manufac- provide tax breaks for our local manu- gress last passed a miscellaneous tariff turers across our country. Here is how facturers. bill. We are just now establishing a the new three-step process will work: Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of process to consider a future MTB bill, First, local businesses of all sizes my time. which would not happen until the end throughout our districts will petition COMMITTEE ON RULES, of 2017. This years-long delay has hurt the independent, nonpartisan Inter- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. manufacturers and our manufac- national Trade Commission. They will Washington, DC, April 20, 2016. turing competitiveness. It is long past Hon. KEVIN BRADY, make their case for why they need time for this House to finally take ac- manufacturing tax breaks. After the Chair, Committee on Ways and Means, Washington, DC. tion and to move forward. ITC receives these petitions, it will so- DEAR CHAIRMAN BRADY: On April 19, 2016, MTB legislation boils down to one licit comments from the American the Committee on Ways and Means ordered thing, basically: supporting and grow- public and the administration. The ITC reported H.R. 4923, the American Manufac- ing manufacturing jobs right here in will conduct a thorough and trans- turing Competitiveness Act of 2016. As you America. And very importantly, these parent analysis. know, the Committee on Rules was granted jobs do not come at the expense of oth- Secondly, the ITC will then issue a an additional referral upon the bill’s intro- duction pursuant to the Committee’s juris- ers. public report to Congress with its anal- In 2010, the bipartisan, thorough, and ysis and recommendations regarding diction under rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives over the rules of transparent process we established to products that meet the MTB standards. the House and special orders of business. consider MTB bills worked effectively. In these reports, the ITC will confirm Because of your willingness to consult It included direct input from the pub- that no company in America makes with my committee regarding this matter, I lic, the administration, and the Inter- these products and explain why it is will waive consideration of the bill by the national Trade Commission. important to offer these tax breaks to Rules Committee. By agreeing to waive its The committee then posted all of our local manufacturers. consideration of the bill, the Rules Com- mittee does not waive its jurisdiction over these comments from the public and The third and final step in the proc- the administration on a publicly avail- ess is for Congress to consider the H.R. 4923. In addition, the Committee on Rules reserves its authority to seek con- able Web site. And perhaps most impor- ITC’s recommendations. The Ways and ferees on any provisions of the bill that are tantly, that input was crucial in mak- Means Committee will examine the within its jurisdiction during any House- ing sure that domestic production was ITC’s recommendations and prepare a Senate conference that may be convened on not competing with imported products package of legislation providing tax this legislation. I ask your commitment to in the bill. breaks for American manufacturers. support any request by the Committee on At that time, Republican leaders in Consistent with our rules, we cannot Rules for conferees on H.R. 4923 or related Congress publicly objected to the MTB add provisions that haven’t received a legislation. I request that you include this letter and bill, conflating it with earmarks. When favorable recommendation from the your response as part of your committee’s Democrats brought the bill to the floor ITC. Then, Congress will consider the report on the bill and the Congressional in 2010, Republicans bucked their lead- entire package. Record during consideration of the legisla- ership and almost en masse supported At the end of this process, American tion on the House floor. the bill because of its importance to manufacturers of all sizes will be able Thank you for your attention to these U.S. manufacturers and American jobs. matters. to enjoy tax breaks that will make it It ultimately passed the House 378–43. easier for them to compete in the glob- Sincerely, PETE SESSIONS. Unfortunately, as the Republicans al market and create more jobs in our became the majority, action on MTB communities. COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS, was frozen. For years, the result was While this bill is a victory for manu- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, injury to domestic manufacturing and facturers and consumers, it is really Washington, DC, April 21, 2016. the jobs it supports throughout our also a victory for openness and trans- Hon. PETE SESSIONS, country. parency. After all, our new MTB proc- Chairman, Committee on Rules, This bill shifts the responsibility to ess upholds our strong earmark rules Washington, DC. formally propose to ITC. I support the DEAR CHAIRMAN SESSIONS, Thank you for and also gives the American people the bill today before us because it retains opportunity to offer their opinion your letter regarding H.R. 4923, the ‘‘Amer- ican Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of all of the uniquely strong provisions on throughout the entire process. By pass- 2016.’’ As you noted, the Committee on Rules transparency developed in 2010, ensur- ing this bill today, we are taking a tre- was granted an additional referral of the bill. ing that all potential MTBs are thor- mendous step to ensure that we finally I am most appreciative of your decision to oughly vetted. have a system in place that helps our waive consideration of H.R. 4923 so that it manufacturers here in America com- may proceed expeditiously to the House b 1330 pete in the global market—and win. floor. I acknowledge that although you It provides a chance for valuable I would like to take a quick moment waived formal consideration of the bill, the input from a variety of stakeholders. to recognize my colleagues who have Committee on Rules is in no way waiving its This input is the key to ensuring that jurisdiction over the subject matter con- worked so hard on this legislation. Spe- tained in those provisions of the bill that fall MTB bills do not undermine domestic cifically, I would like to thank Rank- within your Rule X jurisdiction. I would sup- product or jobs. ing Member SANDER LEVIN along with port your effort to seek appointment of an The process makes sure that the ben- Subcommittee Chairman DAVE appropriate number of conferees on any efits provided by the bill support and

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Additionally, this bill allows a Mem- made in the U.S.; reduces prices for This is a reduction of cost that po- ber of Congress to object to and, essen- consumers; strengthens transparency; tentially could go in the millions, if tially, remove an individual MTB from and it grows the economy, creating the not billions, of dollars in the future the final legislative package. opportunity to make more products, and that is going to allow our U.S. So it has been a frustrating 6 years, make more products, hire more people, manufacturers to compete on the world and I say this with some emotion be- obviously, more people back to work stage in a much better position than cause we have worked hard over these creating jobs. they find themselves today. years to try to move, often hitting ob- So today I rise in strong support of So I applaud the efforts of colleagues stacles. So it has been a frustrating 6 this solution to the problem that we on both sides of the aisle to come to- years since this Congress passed an have been facing here for the last few gether to find a solution that allows us MTB. years, as Mr. LEVIN described. to honor an open and transparent proc- It has been even more frustrating for It fully complies with our House ess, to stand with our U.S. manufactur- manufacturing across the country, but rules, has strong bipartisan support in ers, to reduce the tax burden, and to I believe we have reached a sufficient both the House and the Senate. I urge reduce the costs on these manufactur- path forward now that will ultimately my colleagues to join me in supporting ers that are the heart and soul of our be beneficial for American manufactur- this legislation. job creators across the country. ers and for American workers. Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I reserve As I know companies in my district It is more than overdue. It is about the balance of my time. in western New York, the benefits that time a solution has been found, not one Mr. BRADY of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I these companies will see impact not that I initially favored. But it is impor- am pleased to yield 1 minute to the only large corporations, but also mom- tant to move ahead. So, therefore, I gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. PAUL- and-pop domestic manufacturers, com- strongly support this bill. SEN), one of our key, most effective panies like Vere Sandals. It is a small I reserve the balance of my time. leaders on trade in the Ways and Means mom-and-pop shop in my district that Mr. BRADY of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I Committee in the House. has to rely upon an import that it can yield 2 minutes to the honorable gen- Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise only get outside of America. They are now in a position, after this tleman from Washington (Mr. today in support of the American Com- legislation is passed, to be able to build REICHERT), chairman of the Sub- petitiveness Act to help our domestic and manufacture those sandals in a committee on Trade, who has played manufacturers. competitive way. That means that that such a key role, again, in advancing Today there are American companies mom-and-pop operation is going be free trade and the manufacturing tax that must unfairly pay miscellaneous able to employ not only their present breaks. tariffs, or taxes, on the materials they employees, but potentially invest in Mr. REICHERT. Mr. Speaker, I thank need to make their products here in expansion. Chairman BRADY for yielding and for the United States simply because these Why is that important, Mr. Speaker? his leadership and, also, Ranking Mem- materials are not available in the Because those are the jobs that are ber LEVIN for his leadership. United States. Instead, they have to being created today and tomorrow. This is truly a bipartisan effort import these materials. So I want to give, again, a congratu- working its way through Congress The bill before us creates a new, latory tip of the hat to my colleagues today. It is finally a pleasure to see transparent process for miscellaneous on the other side of the aisle as well as this come to fruition. tariff bills, or MTBs, to be enacted. to the chairman on a job well done. We talk about MTBs. We throw a lot And just how important are these Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I reserve of acronyms around here in Congress, MTBs? the balance of my time. and sometimes it is hard to keep track Since the last MTB package expired Mr. BRADY of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I of what all those acronyms mean. in 2012, we have seen $748 million in ad- am proud to yield 2 minutes to the gen- But the definition of miscellaneous ditional taxes at the border for Amer- tleman from Iowa (Mr. BLUM), one of tariff, really, simply put, is a tax. It is ican manufacturers every year. our key new leaders in trade, manufac- a tax on businesses here in America That is a lot of money, Mr. Speaker. turing, and agriculture, a new Member taxed on imports from other countries It is money that manufacturers could of Congress who played a key role, on products used in building other use to hire more employees, to grow again, in this legislation. products here in the United States. their business or, of course, to lower Mr. BLUM. Mr. Speaker, first I want Those products that are imported, prices for their customers. to thank Chairman BRADY, Ranking that our companies are being taxed on, And this isn’t speculation. The last Member LEVIN, the rest of the House are not made here in the United States. MTB initiative supported 90,000 manu- Committee on Ways and Means, and So it is an additional cost on our man- facturing jobs here in the United my colleagues on both sides of the aisle ufacturers, who then have to raise States. In Minnesota, it is manufactur- who join in cosponsoring this impor- their prices and that, of course, is ers like 3M and Knitcraft and Honey- tant legislation, H.R. 4923, the Amer- passed on to our consumers and they well that will see the benefits. ican Manufacturing Competitiveness pay a higher cost for those goods. I encourage my colleagues to join me Act of 2016. Even sometimes, Mr. Speaker, these today in supporting our manufacturers I also want to thank my colleague miscellaneous tariffs can result in jobs by voting in support of this legislation. from North Carolina (Mr. WALKER) for being moved overseas. Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I reserve his leadership in educating our fresh- So the process is simple. Step one is the balance of my time. man class about this issue. businesses present their requests to an Mr. BRADY of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I Mr. Speaker, this legislation creates independent board, nonpartisan, called am honored to yield 2 minutes to the an open and transparent process to the ITC, International Trade Commis- gentleman from New York (Mr. REED), consider reducing burdensome manu- sion. one of our key members of the Ways facturing tariffs through miscellaneous Step two is that it is an open and and Means Committee with a business tariff bills while at the same time transparent process. They asked for background. maintaining the commonsense House input from all across the country, from Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, I rise today ban on earmarks. the public, from businesses, from Con- to offer congratulations not only to Without this legislation, American gress, from the administration, an our chairman on the Ways and Means manufacturers will continue to pay open, transparent process. Committee, KEVIN BRADY, as well as high tariffs on essential raw materials Step three is Congress takes action. the chairman of the Trade Sub- that have no domestic source. This un- And step four is America wins. They committee, DAVID REICHERT, but also dermines manufacturers’ competitive- become more competitive. the ranking member, Mr. LEVIN. ness with foreign manufacturers and What are the benefits of MTB? It is We have come together on a bipar- damages their ability to create manu- clear and simple. tisan basis, Mr. Speaker, to stand for facturing jobs here in America.

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Because of this, of that lost ground with this procedure. Congress analyzing the request and whether wages for working families are stag- I think it is something that we now or not it meets MTB standards, including that nant. need to adopt. there is no domestic production. Congress American businesses are being stifled So I urge all of my colleagues on this would then be able to consider the bill within by red tape, high taxes, and a Federal side of the aisle and, I hope, the vast existing House Rules. Government that crowds out private majority of you on your side of the Small businesses and manufacturers across investment through its addiction to aisle, Mr. Chairman, that we will join the country have long voiced their support for deficit spending. together at long last to pass what we this new process. I am proud to have worked I am not willing to accept that this have come to know as MTB. with Congressman BRADY to ensure passage economy is the new normal. We can do Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of this job creating legislation. far better, Mr. Speaker. We need to of my time. Mr. ROKITA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in make America the best place in the Mr. BRADY of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I support of H.R. 4923, the American Manufac- world to do business. yield myself such time as I may con- turing Competitiveness Act. I believe that, by instituting sume. In today’s competitive global economy, too progrowth policies, we can get wages Think about the benefits of this bi- often government hampers American busi- for Americans moving up again and en- partisan bill: tax cuts to American nesses with onerous regulations and red tape. courage businesses to invest in growing manufacturers; more jobs in our com- As other nations increase their own global here instead of going overseas. munity, both retained and, in some competitiveness, we must provide a level play- This bipartisan legislation is a con- cases, grown; lower costs for consumers ing field for our businesses in diverse fields crete, direct example of something and our businesses as well; Congress re- that include textiles, pharmaceuticals, and Congress can do immediately to make tains its strong constitutional powers manufacturing. American manufacturing more com- over tariffs; and this bill complies fully The American Manufacturing Competitive- petitive. Helping our manufacturers with the current House earmark ban. ness Act only allows for tariff waivers on mate- create good-paying jobs for American That is a win-win for American con- rials that lack a domestic equivalent. Other workers instead of moving them over- sumers and our economy. It was countries are already regularly granting similar seas should not be a partisan issue. I look forward to seeing this bill achieved through bipartisan work. waivers. The National Association of Manufac- I thank Ranking Member LEVIN and move through Congress and will con- turers estimates that these tariffs are costing those who came together across the tinue to be a voice for workers and the American economy $748 million a year. aisle and across the rotunda to make manufacturers in Iowa and across the The Indiana Manufacturers Association has this process and this solution a reality. country so we can reignite our econ- said that ‘‘helping eliminate these miscella- omy, raise wages for working families b 1345 neous tariffs will reduce costs and lower in- and once again make America the best centives to relocate manufacturing operations This is good for America. This is abroad, keeping good jobs here.’’ place in the world to do business. good for our manufacturers, it is good Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- I thank Chairman BRADY, for bringing to- for our local jobs, and I urge support gether our working group to get this vital legis- self the balance of my time. I will be for this bill. very brief. lation done. I urge passage of the bill. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. RICE We have welcomed the chance to of my time. work together, and I want to thank the of South Carolina). The question is on Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to staff on both sides for doing that. the motion offered by the gentleman support passage of H.R. 4923, the American There were obstacles, I think unfor- from Texas (Mr. BRADY) that the House Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016. tunate ones, in terms of the interpreta- suspend the rules and pass the bill, This bipartisan, bicameral legislation creates tion of the rules of this House. Lots of H.R. 4923, as amended. an open and transparent process for the jobs were lost. Tariffs were placed on The question was taken. House to consider manufacturing tax cuts goods when we could have avoided The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the through the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB). that. opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being I am proud that, in 2010, when we This new process corrects distortions in the in the affirmative, the ayes have it. were in the majority and we worked to- U.S. tariff code that place an unnecessary and Mr. BRADY of Texas. Mr. Speaker, gether up to a point, we developed the anti-competitive tax on manufacturers, retailers on that I demand the yeas and nays. most transparent procedures. They and other businesses across the country that The yeas and nays were ordered. were given the gold seal. rely on imported products not available do- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Everything had to be out in the open. mestically. ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- Everything had to be there for the pub- As an active promoter of free trade, I want ceedings on this motion will be post- lic to see. If any one of us on either to commend my good friend and fellow Texan, poned. side of the aisle, Democratic or Repub- Congressman BRADY for steering this impor- f lican, Senate or House, objected to a tant legislation to the House floor. I thank him for consulting with me on the development of NO FLY FOR FOREIGN FIGHTERS provision, saying, for example, that it ACT would impact jobs in the United this legislation, and I am pleased to support States, that provision was gone. his efforts to ensure swift passage of this crit- Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I As a result of that effort in 2010, ical bill. Our partnership was memorialized in move to suspend the rules and pass the when it came up for a vote, only one the exchange of letters contained in the Ways bill (H.R. 4240) to require an inde- Democrat of all of us voted against it. and Means Committee’s report on the meas- pendent review of the operation and ad- So time has been lost. Jobs have been ure. ministration of the Terrorist Screening lost. We have lost some ground on Congress has not renewed MTBs since the Database (TSDB) maintained by the manufacturing that never should have U.S. Manufacturing Enhancement Act in 2010 Federal Bureau of Investigation and happened. expired at the end of 2012. Since then, U.S. subsets of the TSDB, and for other pur- But the important thing today is businesses faced an annual $748 million tax poses, as amended. that we are moving ahead and we are increase on manufacturing with an overall eco- The Clerk read the title of the bill. going to pass a bill that sets in motion nomic loss of $1.875 billion for the U.S. econ- The text of the bill is as follows: a procedure that will go into effect the omy. H.R. 4240 end of next year. The new MTB process will help American Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- So I hope we learn from this experi- manufacturers compete in the global market resentatives of the United States of America in ence that we should not be tied up by while also ensuring a transparent and public Congress assembled,

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GAO STUDY ON THE TERRORIST SCREEN- the terrorist watch list and providing I particularly want to thank the staff ING DATABASE. screening and law enforcement agen- because as they well know, my late (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after staff, Tiffany Joslyn, worked very hard the date of enactment of this Act, the Comp- cies with information to help them re- troller General of the United States shall con- spond appropriately during encounters with staff members as well on this leg- duct a study and submit, to the Committee on with known or suspected terrorists, islation. So here we are today with an the Judiciary of the House of Representatives among other things. At the same time, important initiative coming out of the and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen- we must ensure that the watch list and Judiciary Committee working collabo- ate, a report on— the accompanying processes and proce- ratively, and I believe that is ex- (1) whether past weaknesses in the operation dures comport with the Constitution tremely important. and administration of the Terrorist Screening and the values of the American people. As a senior member of the House Database (hereinafter referred to as the Committee on Homeland Security and ‘‘TSDB’’) and subsets of the TSDB have been The GAO previously conducted a addressed; and study of the terrorist watch list fol- the ranking member of the House Com- (2) the extent to which existing vulnerabilities lowing the December 25, 2009, at- mittee on the Judiciary’s Sub- to the United States may be addressed or miti- tempted bombing of Northwest Airlines committee on Crime, Terrorism, Home- gated through additional changes to the TSDB Flight 253, which exposed weaknesses land Security, and Investigations, the and subsets of the TSDB, thereby enhancing in how the Federal Government nomi- topic of threats to homeland security America’s security and defenses. nated individuals to the terrorist has always been of particular concern (b) REQUIRED INFORMATION.—The study and watch list and gaps in how agencies use to me. But over the last couple of report under subsection (a) shall include infor- months, maybe over the last couple of mation on the extent to which— the list to screen individuals to deter- (1) information is being integrated into the mine if they posed a security threat. years, as we have seen ISIL raise its TSDB from all relevant sources across the gov- Several improvements were made to ugly head, we have heard of Americans ernment in a timely manner; the watch listing processes and proce- going for the fight, joining and being a (2) agencies are able to comply with increased dures following the December 25, 2009, part of the caliphate. We have heard of demands for information to improve the TSDB; attempted bombing. ISIS members moving around, particu- (3) the TSDB, and relevant subsets of the However, concerns have been raised larly in Europe, moving from country TSDB, are accessible to agencies, authorities, over the effect the watch listing proc- to country. Some may say that they and other entities, as appropriate; and esses and procedures may have on law- are crossing in a number of modes of (4) the TSDB is capable of enabling users to identify known or suspected terrorists in the abiding persons, including U.S. citi- transportation, but we also know they most timely and comprehensive manner possible. zens, based on inaccurate or incom- are using aviation modes of transpor- tation. Therefore, they pose a serious The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- plete information in the database or threat. ant to the rule, the gentleman from similar or identical names to watch listed individuals. I initially introduced the No Fly for Virginia (Mr. GOODLATTE) and the gen- The GAO stated in its 2012 watch list- Foreign Fighters Act after the inves- tlewoman from Texas (Ms. JACKSON ing report that routine, government- tigation of an attempt to detonate ex- LEE) each will control 20 minutes. wide assessments of the outcomes and plosives on a Northwest Airlines Flight The Chair recognizes the gentleman impacts of agencies’ watch list screen- on Christmas Day, 2009. Yes, Mr. from Virginia. ing or vetting programs could help en- Speaker, that was a long time ago. GENERAL LEAVE sure that these programs are achieving An investigation of the incident re- Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I ask their intended results or identify if re- vealed that counter-terrorism agencies unanimous consent that all Members visions are needed. Such assessments had information that raised flags about may have 5 legislative days within could also help identify broader issues this individual referred to as the ‘‘un- which to revise and extend their re- that require attention, determine if derwear bomber,’’ but the dots were marks and include extraneous mate- impacts on agency resources and the not connected and he was not placed in rials on H.R. 4240, currently under con- traveling public are acceptable, and the Terrorist Screening Database, or sideration. communicate to key stakeholders how the TSDB. This incident shone a light The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there the Nation’s investment in the watch on potential gaps in our watching and objection to the request of the gen- list screening or vetting processes is screening process, and that resulted in tleman from Virginia? enhancing security of the Nation’s bor- significant improvements. There was no objection. ders, commercial aviation, and other That said, questions about the sys- Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I security-related activities. tem remain. In fact, it is not uncom- yield myself such time as I may con- This bill provides for an independent mon to see news of a flight being di- sume. review of the operation and adminis- verted or an emergency landing be- Mr. Speaker, across the globe, na- tration of the watch list. It reaffirms cause a passenger happened to be on tions are on alert as the threat of ISIS our commitment to our Nation’s secu- the no-fly list, but there was a delay spreads. France, Turkey, Belgium, and rity while upholding the constitutional getting that information. Mr. Speaker, the United States have each been trag- values that make America unique in we are here today to really ensure that ically affected by ISIS or ISIS-inspired the world. we get it right because one wrong time terror plots. It is imperative that Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to again jeopardizes maybe hundreds of America’s first lines of defense against support this important legislation, and thousands of lives. ISIS and other terror groups are work- I reserve the balance of my time. It is even more common to read arti- ing effectively. Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I cles about the frequency of false H.R. 4240, the No Fly for Foreign yield myself such time as I may con- positives and individuals being mistak- Fighters Act, is a commonsense bill sume. enly identified as being on the list, that requires the U.S. Government Ac- Mr. Speaker, let me start by saying causing them and their fellow pas- countability Office to conduct an inde- that this is evidence of the important sengers significant delay and frustra- pendent review of the operation and ad- commitment that the Judiciary Com- tion. I remember, having been on the ministration of the Terrorist Screening mittee has to the issues of criminal Committee on Homeland Security Database, or TSDB, which is some- justice, but as well recognizes the title since the heinous and tragic terrorist times referred to as the terrorist watch of this committee that covers crime, acts of 9/11, in those early days, Mem- list. The gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. terrorism, homeland security, and in- bers of Congress, United States Sen- JACKSON LEE) has worked diligently on vestigations. ators, and others were on the no-fly this important issue, and I am pleased So I want to thank the chairman, Mr. list. While it may, after the fact, be a to support this bill. GOODLATTE, for working with me and little bit humorous, it is not. So we The terrorist watch list is a critical his staff, along with Mr. CONYERS, the must get it right. The issue of false tool in our fight against terrorism. The ranking member, and his staff, and, of positives is something that I know

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many of my colleagues on the com- Member CONYERS, and Mr. RATCLIFFE for your Following its study, the GAO will submit a mittee are particularly interested in, support of my legislation, H.R. 4240, the ‘‘No report to the House and Senate Judiciary as well as groups such as the ACLU Fly for Foreign Fighters Act.’’ Committees, with its findings and any rec- who was kept very busy by so many As a senior member of the House Com- ommendations for improvements. people being on wrongly. mittee on Homeland Security and the Ranking I would like to thank the many Members of In light of the events of the last 12 Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on this Committee who are co-sponsors of H.R. months, however, the issue of home- Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security & Inves- 4240 and urge my colleagues to vote to send land security and, in particular, the ac- tigations, the topic of threats to homeland se- this critical and timely bipartisan legislation to curacy of our screening and watch list- curity has always of particular concern to me. the House floor. ing process has become even more sig- I initially introduced the ‘‘No Fly for Foreign Mr. Speaker, I want to conclude by also nificant to me. More than 30,000 foreign Fighters Act’’ after the investigation of an at- thanking the many individuals who work tire- fighters from at least 100 different tempt to detonate explosives on a Northwest lessly to make the Terrorist Screening Center countries have traveled to Syria and Airlines Flight on Christmas Day 2009. an asset to our homeland security infrastruc- Iraq to fight with ISIL since 2011. I Investigation of the incident revealed that ture. want to say that number again: 30,000 counterterrorism agencies had information that We want to make certain that those men foreign fighters have traveled. That raised red flags about this individual, referred and women have the tools they need to con- means they may return and move to as the ‘‘underwear bomber,’’ but the dots tinue to keep this nation safe. throughout Europe or attempt to come were not connected and he was not placed in H.R. 4240 is the next step in ensuring that to the United States. the Terrorist Screening Database or the the screening and watchlisting process works In the last 18 months, the number of TSDB. as it is intended. foreign fighters traveling to Syria and This incident shone a spotlight on potential I urge all of my colleagues to support this Iraq has more than doubled. If those in- gaps in our watching and screening process commonsense, bipartisan measure. dividuals try to go throughout places and that resulted significant improvements. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of in Europe or elsewhere or to the United That said, questions about the system re- my time. States, the mode of transportation main. Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I re- would be aviation. In fact, it is not uncommon to see news of serve the balance of my time. In the first 6 months of 2015, more a flight being diverted or an emergency land- Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, it than 7,000 foreign fighters have arrived ing because a passenger happened to be on is my privilege to yield such time as he in Syria and Iraq. Of those traveling to the No Fly list but there was a delay getting may consume to the gentleman from Syria and Iraq to fight for the Islamic that information. Michigan (Mr. CONYERS), the distin- State terrorist group, it is estimated It is even more common to read articles guished ranking member who now is that at least 250 hold U.S. citizenship. about the frequency of false positives and indi- the dean of this House. Mr. Speaker, my colleagues, we only viduals being mistakenly identified as being on Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I thank need one. The accuracy of our terrorist the list—causing them and their fellow pas- the author of this bill, the gentle- screening tools is more critical now senger significant delay and frustration. woman from Texas, who first saw the than ever before. That is why I worked The issue of false positives is something importance of it. I want to tell you with the chairman, Mr. RATCLIFFE, and that I know many of my colleagues on the that this measure before us today Mr. CONYERS to introduce H.R. 4240, Committee are particularly interested in, as strengthens the Terrorist Screening which mandates an independent review well as groups such as the ACLU. Database maintained by the Federal of the TSDB’s operation and adminis- In light of the events of the last 12 months, Bureau of Investigation, and in doing tration. however, the issue of homeland security and, so, aids in our efforts to combat ter- Although the Inspector General for in particular, the accuracy of our screening rorism and keep our Nation safe. the Department of Justice conducts an- and watchlisting process has become even The FBI’s Terrorist Screening Center nual audits of the TSDB, there has not more significant to me. helps to identify known and suspected been an independent review since the More than 30,000 foreign fighters from at terrorists by integrating information GAO study after the 2009 incident. least 100 different countries have traveled to collected by law enforcement and the H.R. 4240 directs the GAO to conduct Syria and Iraq to fight for ISIL since 2011. intelligence community. an independent review of the operation In the last 18 months, the number of foreign Since its inception in 2003, this so- and administration of the TSDB and fighters traveling to Syria and Iraq has more phisticated watch list and screening subsets of the TSDB, to assess whether than doubled. system has undoubtedly saved lives; past weaknesses have been addressed, In the first six months of 2015, more than but despite the work of the dedicated the extent to which existing vulnera- 7.000 foreign fighters have arrived in Syria individuals who make the screening bilities may be resolved or mitigated and Iraq. database possible, the system is not through additional changes. Of those traveling to Syria and Iraq to fight flawless. Past incidents, such as the This legislation is drafted broadly to for the Islamic State terrorist group, it is esti- 2009 Christmas Day attempted attack allow the GAO to conduct a com- mated at least 250 hold U.S. Citizenship. on a Northwest Airlines flight bound prehensive review not just of the The accuracy of our terrorist screening tools for my hometown of Detroit, already TSDB’s accuracy, but its entire oper- is more critical now than ever before. mentioned by the gentlewoman from ation and administration in the name That is why I worked with the Chairman and Texas, has put a spotlight on potential of securing the American people. Mr. RATCLIFFE, to introduce H.R. 4240, which gaps in the system. Following its study, the GAO will mandates an independent review of the submit a report to the House and Sen- TSDB’s operation and administration. b 1400 ate Judiciary Committees with its Although the Inspector General for the De- Over the years since, the FBI has findings and any recommendations for partment of Justice conducts annual audits of made significant improvements to the improvements. I am very glad that my the TSDB, there has not been an independent database. Audits by the Department of colleagues joined me in shortening that review since the GAO study after the 2009 in- Justice’s Office of the Inspector Gen- timeframe in which a report is to come cident. eral reveal movement in the right di- back so that we can quickly move to H.R. 4240 directs the GAO to conduct an rection; but, to date, no independent urge any changes that need to be made independent review of the operation and ad- review has been conducted to evaluate in the list to be accurate and to secure ministration of the TSDB, and subsets of the the sufficiency of these changes. the Nation. TSDB, to assess: (1) whether past weak- H.R. 4240 addresses this precise issue Let me close by thanking the mem- nesses have been address; and (2) the extent by directing the Government Account- bers of this committee who are cospon- to which existing vulnerabilities may be re- ability Office to conduct a review of sors of H.R. 4240 and urge my col- solved or mitigated through additional the operation and administration of leagues to vote to send this critical and changes. the Terrorist Screening Database. This timely bipartisan legislation to the This legislation is drafted broadly, to allow review will assess whether past weak- House floor, which we are now. the GAO to conduct a comprehensive review nesses have been eliminated and the Mr. Speaker, let me begin by extending my not just of the TSDB’s accuracy, but of its en- extent to which existing vulnerabili- appreciation to Chairman GOODLATTE, Ranking tire operation and administration. ties may be addressed or mitigated

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Mr. Speaker, I only if the governmental entity obtains a war- Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, move that the House suspend the rules rant issued using the procedures described in and Investigations of the Judiciary and pass the bill (H.R. 699) to amend the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (or, in Committee, for her leadership on this title 18, United States Code, to update the case of a State court, issued using State important issue. the privacy protections for electronic warrant procedures) that— I also want to thank the chairman of communications information that is ‘‘(1) is issued by a court of competent jurisdic- tion; and the full committee, Chairman GOOD- stored by third-party service providers ‘‘(2) may indicate the date by which the pro- LATTE, and former chairman of the Ju- in order to protect consumer privacy vider must make the disclosure to the govern- diciary Committee, Chairman SENSEN- interests while meeting law enforce- mental entity. BRENNER, for their assistance in bring- ment needs, and for other purposes, as In the absence of a date on the warrant indi- ing this important legislation to the amended. cating the date by which the provider must floor today. The Clerk read the title of the bill. make disclosure to the governmental entity, the I join with all of those who are with The text of the bill is as follows: provider shall promptly respond to the warrant. us in supporting this measure. H.R. 699 ‘‘(b) CONTENTS OF WIRE OR ELECTRONIC COM- Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I MUNICATIONS IN A REMOTE COMPUTING SERV- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- ICE.— continue to reserve the balance of my resentatives of the United States of America in ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub- time. Congress assembled, Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I sections (i) and (j), a governmental entity may SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. yield myself such time as I may con- require the disclosure by a provider of remote This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Email Privacy computing service of the contents of a wire or sume. Act’’. electronic communication that is stored, held, or Mr. Speaker, in concluding, a lot of SEC. 2. VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE CORRECTIONS. maintained by that service only if the govern- thanks go to, as I indicated, the chair- (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2702 of title 18, mental entity obtains a warrant issued using man, Chairman GOODLATTE; Ranking United States Code, is amended— the procedures described in the Federal Rules of Member CONYERS; Mr. RATCLIFFE, who (1) in subsection (a)— Criminal Procedure (or, in the case of a State is a member of the committee; and my (A) in paragraph (1)— court, issued using State warrant procedures) colleagues on Homeland Security as (i) by striking ‘‘divulge’’ and inserting ‘‘dis- that— well, who have a great interest in this close’’; ‘‘(A) is issued by a court of competent juris- legislation. (ii) by striking ‘‘while in electronic storage by diction; and Our commitment in this legislation that service’’ and inserting ‘‘that is in electronic ‘‘(B) may indicate the date by which the pro- storage with or otherwise stored, held, or main- vider must make the disclosure to the govern- is to leave no stone unturned, no page tained by that service’’; mental entity. unturned, and no iota of information (B) in paragraph (2)— In the absence of a date on the warrant indi- that will be necessary to make this list (i) by striking ‘‘to the public’’; cating the date by which the provider must a more viable and secure list. That (ii) by striking ‘‘divulge’’ and inserting ‘‘dis- make disclosure to the governmental entity, the work now will be done by this legisla- close’’; and provider shall promptly respond to the warrant. tion, the No Fly for Foreign Fighters (iii) by striking ‘‘which is carried or main- ‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY.—Paragraph (1) is appli- Act. It will help to make the Terrorist tained on that service’’ and inserting ‘‘that is cable with respect to any wire or electronic com- stored, held, or maintained by that service’’; Screening Center a further asset to our munication that is stored, held, or maintained and by the provider— Homeland Security infrastructure. (C) in paragraph (3)— We want to make certain that those ‘‘(A) on behalf of, and received by means of (i) by striking ‘‘divulge’’ and inserting ‘‘dis- electronic transmission from (or created by men and women have the tools they close’’; and means of computer processing of communication need to continue to keep the Nation (ii) by striking ‘‘a provider of’’ and inserting received by means of electronic transmission safe. With 30,000 foreign fighters and ‘‘a person or entity providing’’ from), a subscriber or customer of such remote others going every day, 250 Americans (2) in subsection (b)— computing service; and who have gone to the caliphate, have (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by ‘‘(B) solely for the purpose of providing stor- gone to the fight, individuals who may inserting ‘‘wire or electronic’’ before ‘‘commu- age or computer processing services to such sub- nication’’; scriber or customer, if the provider is not au- have an interest in returning to this (B) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol- country and doing us harm, doing us thorized to access the contents of any such com- lows: munications for purposes of providing any serv- damage, I believe H.R. 4240 is the next ‘‘(1) to an originator, addressee, or intended ices other than storage or computer processing. step in ensuring that the screening and recipient of such communication, to the sub- ‘‘(c) RECORDS CONCERNING ELECTRONIC COM- watch-listing process works as it was scriber or customer on whose behalf the provider MUNICATION SERVICE OR REMOTE COMPUTING intended to have worked and works stores, holds, or maintains such communication, SERVICE.— without as many errors as possible—er- or to an agent of such addressee, intended re- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub- rorless, if you will—because that is cipient, subscriber, or customer;’’; and sections (i) and (j), a governmental entity may (C) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol- what we need to secure this Nation. require the disclosure by a provider of electronic lows: communication service or remote computing I urge all my colleagues to support ‘‘(3) with the lawful consent of the originator, this commonsense, bipartisan measure. service of a record or other information per- addressee, or intended recipient of such commu- taining to a subscriber to or customer of such I yield back the balance of my time. nication, or of the subscriber or customer on service (not including the contents of wire or Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, this whose behalf the provider stores, holds, or main- electronic communications), only— is good legislation. It is common sense tains such communication;’’; ‘‘(A) if a governmental entity obtains a war- to conduct a review of the terrorist (3) in subsection (c) by inserting ‘‘wire or elec- rant issued using the procedures described in watch-listing process. tronic’’ before ‘‘communications’’; the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (or, in I urge my colleagues to support the (4) in each of subsections (b) and (c), by strik- the case of a State court, issued using State legislation. ing ‘‘divulge’’ and inserting ‘‘disclose’’; and warrant procedures) that— I yield back the balance of my time. (5) in subsection (c), by amending paragraph ‘‘(i) is issued by a court of competent jurisdic- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The (2) to read as follows: tion directing the disclosure; and question is on the motion offered by ‘‘(2) with the lawful consent of the subscriber ‘‘(ii) may indicate the date by which the pro- or customer;’’. the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. vider must make the disclosure to the govern- SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO REQUIRED DISCLOSURE mental entity; GOODLATTE) that the House suspend SECTION. ‘‘(B) if a governmental entity obtains a court the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 4240, as Section 2703 of title 18, United States Code, is order directing the disclosure under subsection amended. amended— (d); The question was taken; and (two- (1) by striking subsections (a) through (c) and ‘‘(C) with the lawful consent of the subscriber thirds being in the affirmative) the inserting the following: or customer; or

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Delayed notice trial, or civil discovery subpoena, or any means forcement agencies for years on many available under paragraph (1), disclose to a gov- ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A governmental entity act- complicated nuances involved in updat- ernmental entity the— ing under section 2703 may apply to a court for ing this law. ‘‘(A) name; an order directing a provider of electronic com- munication service or remote computing service Two weeks ago, the House Judiciary ‘‘(B) address; Committee unanimously reported a re- ‘‘(C) local and long distance telephone con- to which a warrant, order, subpoena, or other nection records, or records of session times and directive under section 2703 is directed not to vised version of H.R. 699, the Email durations; notify any other person of the existence of the Privacy Act. The resulting bill is a ‘‘(D) length of service (including start date) warrant, order, subpoena, or other directive. carefully negotiated agreement to up- and types of service used; ‘‘(b) DETERMINATION.—A court shall grant a date the procedures governing govern- ‘‘(E) telephone or instrument number or other request for an order made under subsection (a) ment access to stored communications subscriber or customer number or identity, in- for delayed notification of up to 180 days if the content and records. cluding any temporarily assigned network ad- court determines that there is reason to believe that notification of the existence of the warrant, Thirty years ago, when personal com- dress; and puting was still in its infancy and few ‘‘(F) means and source of payment for such order, subpoena, or other directive will likely re- service (including any credit card or bank ac- sult in— of us had ever heard of something count number); ‘‘(1) endangering the life or physical safety of called the World Wide Web, Congress of a subscriber or customer of such service. an individual; enacted ECPA to establish procedures ‘‘(3) NOTICE NOT REQUIRED.—A governmental ‘‘(2) flight from prosecution; that strike ‘‘a fair balance between the entity that receives records or information under ‘‘(3) destruction of or tampering with evi- privacy expectations of American citi- this subsection is not required to provide notice dence; zens and the legitimate needs of law ‘‘(4) intimidation of potential witnesses; or to a subscriber or customer.’’; enforcement agencies.’’ (2) in subsection (d)— ‘‘(5) otherwise seriously jeopardizing an inves- (A) by striking ‘‘(b) or’’; tigation or unduly delaying a trial. In 1986, mail was sent through the (B) by striking ‘‘the contents of a wire or elec- ‘‘(c) EXTENSION.—Upon request by a govern- U.S. Postal Service, a search engine tronic communication, or’’; mental entity, a court may grant one or more was called a library, tweets were the (C) by striking ‘‘sought,’’ and inserting extensions, for periods of up to 180 days each, of sounds made by birds in the trees, and ‘‘sought’’; and an order granted in accordance with subsection clouds were found only in the sky. In (D) by striking ‘‘section’’ and inserting ‘‘sub- (b).’’. 1986, computer storage was finite and section’’; and SEC. 5. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. expensive. It was unheard of that a (3) by adding at the end the following: Nothing in this Act or an amendment made by commercial product would allow users ‘‘(h) NOTICE.—Except as provided in section this Act shall be construed to preclude the ac- 2705, a provider of electronic communication quisition by the United States Government of— to send and receive electronic commu- service or remote computing service may notify a (1) the contents of a wire or electronic commu- nications around the globe for free and subscriber or customer of a receipt of a warrant, nication pursuant to other lawful authorities, store those communications for years court order, subpoena, or request under sub- including the authorities under chapter 119 of with a third-party provider. section (a), (b), (c), or (d) of this section. title 18 (commonly known as the ‘‘Wiretap So much has changed in the last ‘‘(i) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION RELATED TO Act’’), the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act three decades. The technology explo- LEGAL PROCESS.—Nothing in this section or in of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), or any other pro- sion over the last three decades has section 2702 shall limit the authority of a gov- vision of Federal law not specifically amended placed a great deal of information on ernmental entity to use an administrative sub- by this Act; or poena authorized by Federal or State statute, a (2) records or other information relating to a the Internet, in our emails, and on the grand jury, trial, or civil discovery subpoena, or subscriber or customer of any electronic commu- cloud. Today, commercial providers, a warrant issued using the procedures described nication service or remote computing service businesses, schools, and governments in the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (or, (not including the content of such communica- of all shapes and sizes provide email in the case of a State court, issued using State tions) pursuant to the Foreign Intelligence Sur- and cloud computing services to cus- warrant procedures) by a court of competent ju- veillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), tomers, students, and employees. risdiction to— chapter 119 of title 18 (commonly known as the The Email Privacy Act establishes, ‘‘(1) require an originator, addressee, or in- ‘‘Wiretap Act’’), or any other provision of Fed- for the first time in Federal statute, a tended recipient of a wire or electronic commu- eral law not specifically amended by this Act. nication to disclose a wire or electronic commu- uniform warrant requirement for nication (including the contents of that commu- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- stored communication content in nication) to the governmental entity; ant to the rule, the gentleman from criminal investigations, regardless of ‘‘(2) require a person or entity that provides Virginia (Mr. GOODLATTE) and the gen- the type of service provider, the age of an electronic communication service to the offi- tleman from Michigan (Mr. CONYERS) an email, or whether the email has cers, directors, employees, or agents of the per- each will control 20 minutes. been opened. son or entity (for the purpose of carrying out The Chair recognizes the gentleman The bill preserves the authority for their duties) to disclose a wire or electronic com- from Virginia. munication (including the contents of that com- law enforcement agents to serve the munication) to or from the person or entity itself GENERAL LEAVE warrant on the provider because, as or to or from an officer, director, employee, or Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I ask with any other third-party custodian, agent of the entity to a governmental entity, if unanimous consent that all Members the information sought is stored with the wire or electronic communication is stored, may have 5 legislative days in which to them. However, the bill acknowledges held, or maintained on an electronic commu- revise and extend their remarks and in- that providers may give notice to their nications system owned, operated, or controlled clude extraneous materials on H.R. 699, customers when in receipt of a war- by the person or entity; or currently under consideration. rant, court order, or subpoena, unless ‘‘(3) require a person or entity that provides a remote computing service or electronic commu- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there the provider is court-ordered to delay nication service to disclose a wire or electronic objection to the request of the gen- such notification. communication (including the contents of that tleman from Virginia? The bill continues current practice communication) that advertises or promotes a There was no objection. that delineates which remote com- product or service and that has been made read- Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I puting service providers, or cloud pro- ily accessible to the general public. yield myself such time as I may con- viders, are subject to the warrant re- ‘‘(j) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION RELATED TO CON- sume. quirement for content in a criminal in- GRESSIONAL SUBPOENAS.—Nothing in this sec- Today is an historic day. Today, the vestigation. tion or in section 2702 shall limit the power of House of Representatives will be the ECPA has traditionally imposed inquiry vested in the Congress by Article I of the Constitution of the United States, including the first Chamber in Congress to approve heightened legal process and proce- authority to compel the production of a wire or legislation that has been pending be- dures to obtain information for which electronic communication (including the con- fore the House and Senate for several the customer has a reasonable expecta- tents of a wire or electronic communication) years to reform and modernize the tion of privacy, namely, emails, texts,

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Our answer to the question of This day has been a long time in the sitive information are transmitted and what police must do before searching a making, and I want to thank the chair- stored electronically. But this informa- cell phone seized incident to an arrest man and his staff, Ranking Member tion may also contain evidence of a is accordingly simple—get a warrant.’’ CONYERS, my colleague Mr. POLIS, and crime, and law enforcement agencies With that decision, the Court took a everyone who has worked on this legis- are increasingly dependent on stored bold step toward reconciling the lation. This is the most cosponsored communications content and records in Fourth Amendment with the advent of bill in the entire United States House— their investigations. modern communications technology. the most popular bill—because it is a To facilitate timely disclosure of evi- Today, the House takes a similar step commonsense piece of legislation that dence to law enforcement, the bill au- to reconcile our interests in privacy affects every American and will clear thorizes a court to require a date for and due process with the realities of up a long-time hole in the law that has return of service of the warrant. In the modern computing. allowed the government to intrude on absence of such a requirement, H.R. 699 H.R. 699, the Email Privacy Act, rec- Americans’ privacy. requires email and cloud providers to ognizes that the content of our commu- You have to go back to 1986 when this promptly respond to warrants for com- nications, although often stored in dig- law was passed: Halley’s Comet was munications content. ital format, remains worthy of Fourth passing by Earth; ‘‘Top Gun’’ was com- Current law makes no distinction be- Amendment protection. And to the in- ing out as a new movie; Cabbage Patch tween content disclosed to the public, vestigators and government agents dolls were flying off the shelves. It was like an advertisement on a Web site, who seek access to our email, our ad- a good time in America. It was also the versus content disclosed only to one or vice is accordingly simple: Get a war- time in which Congress last wrote the a handful of persons, like an email or a rant. It is an idea whose time has long laws that updated the Electronic Com- text message. The result is that law en- since come. This bill will allow us to munications Privacy Act. At that forcement could be required to obtain a move to a clear, uniform standard for point, there were only 10 million Amer- warrant even for publicly disclosed law enforcement agencies to access the icans who even had email accounts. content. The bill clarifies that com- content of our communications, name- Today, there is an estimated 232 mil- mercial public content can be obtained ly, a warrant based on probable cause. lion Americans who have email ac- with process other than a warrant. H.R. 699 also codifies the right of the counts. It wasn’t until 6 years later Lastly, H.R. 699 clarifies that nothing providers to give notice of this intru- that someone sent the first text mes- in the law limits Congress’ authority sion to their customers, except in cer- sage in 1992. Yet, now, we expect 1 bil- to compel a third-party provider to dis- tain exigent circumstances that must lion text messages to be sent every sin- close content in furtherance of its in- also be validated by the court. gle year. vestigative and oversight responsibil- b 1415 The current law, which is the law ities. We should note the absence of a spe- that was written in 1986, allows an Thirty years ago, the extent to which cial carve-out from the warrant re- abuse of our constitutional rights by people communicated electronically quirement for the civil agencies, like treating our digital information as if it was much more limited. Today, how- the Securities and Exchange Commis- is not private information—as if it can ever, the ubiquity of electronic com- sion and the Internal Revenue Service. be searched and seized by the govern- munications requires Congress to en- In the House Judiciary Committee, we ment without a warrant, without prob- sure that legitimate expectations of reached quick consensus that a civil able cause, without due process. The privacy are protected, while respecting carve-out of any kind is unworkable, theory in 1986 was, if you left your the needs of law enforcement. unconstitutional, or both. I would have email on a server, once it was left I am confident that this bill strikes preferred to have kept the notice provi- there, it was considered abandoned. It the necessary balance and does so in a sions of the original bill, which are ab- was like trash that was left out on the way that continues to promote the de- sent from the version we reported from street corner, which didn’t have an ex- velopment and use of new technologies committee. pectation of privacy anymore. We and services that reflect how people In the digital world, no amount of know the ways that Americans com- communicate with one another today due diligence necessarily tells us that municate today is in a way in which and into the future. the government has accessed our elec- they expect that those transmissions I would like to thank Congressman tronic communications. The govern- are private, and they expect that the YODER and Congressman POLIS for in- ment should have an obligation to pro- government will honor that and not troducing the underlying legislation vide us with some form of notice when search those emails or capture them and for working with the committee on intruding on a record of our most pri- for other purposes. The Fourth Amend- improvements to the bill. vate conversations; but I understand ment is being violated. With this historic vote today, Con- that not everyone shares this view, and Today, we restore the Fourth Amend- gress will approve legislation that em- I am willing to compromise, for now, in ment by treating digital information bodies the principles of the Fourth order to advance the important re- just like paper information, and we Amendment and reaffirms our commit- forms that we will adopt today. stand strong on the notion that Ameri- ment to protecting the privacy inter- I am proud of the work we have done. cans do have an expectation of privacy ests of the American people without This legislation is several years in the in their email accounts. I would think, unduly sacrificing public safety. making, and it should not be delayed if I and my colleagues would each ask I urge my colleagues to support this any further. I compliment our col- our constituents if they expect that bipartisan legislation. league Mr. POLIS. Accordingly, I urge their email conversations are private, I reserve the balance of my time. my colleagues to support H.R. 699, the they would know that they are, and Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield Email Privacy Act. they would expect that they are. As we myself such time as I may consume. I reserve the balance of my time. are debating this bill, Americans are In 2014, in a unanimous ruling deliv- Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I sending emails and text messages back ered by Chief Justice Roberts, the Su- yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from and forth, and they expect that their preme Court concluded that the police Kansas (Mr. YODER), the chief sponsor government is not reviewing those. may not search a cell phone without of the legislation. What we do in this legislation is re- first demonstrating probable cause. Mr. YODER. I thank the chairman. quire a warrant. We say the govern- Citing an obvious Fourth Amendment Mr. Speaker, today is a great day for ment must have probable cause. They interest in the vast amount of data we the Constitution. It is a great day for must go to a judge whether it is at the

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It makes sure that If something is stored in the cloud and in a civil matter, you have to have the government doesn’t have the right, that is over 180 days old, then it is open a subpoena, and that subpoena is without a warrant, to search emails season for government to seize all of served on the individual. that are older than 180 days. that information. All governments— We have documents on our desks at This bill is also a victory for biparti- local or State or Federal—can go in home. The police can’t kick in your sanship. When I introduced the bill, and get those emails, texts, photo- door and go read those documents un- along with my colleague Mr. YODER, in graphs, documents that you are stor- less they have a warrant backed up on the winter of 2015, we knew it would be ing. Up to 180 days, it is protected by probable cause. We have a digital set of popular. Yet, as this bill sits before us the Constitution. Interesting—180 days documents that goes around with us today, ready for passage, I am very of constitutional rights—but on the wherever we go. There is a file cabinet proud to say it has garnered 314 cospon- 181st day, you have no right of privacy. with us. When we store things, we are sors, and it stands as the single most That is absurd. This bill fixes that doing so not because we are aban- popular bill in this session of the House former legislation. doning it. We are storing it because we of Representatives. I am excited that it I used to be a judge in Texas for 22 are wanting to protect it, and we are is scheduled for a floor vote. years, and I had peace officers all the wanting to ensure that we can keep it. When Congress passed the Electronic time come to see me who wanted a We don’t want to lose our Fourth Communications Privacy Act in 1986, warrant. They followed the Fourth Amendment protections because of electronic communications were dif- Amendment and described the place to that. This legislation would require ferent than they are today. They didn’t be searched. They would go in with that a warrant or a civil subpoena exist really exist as such. A few professors that warrant, after stating probable in order to read that information so were using a predecessor for the Inter- cause, and they were allowed to seize that due process occurs. net. It was not a mass form of commu- whatever they could seize under the This is a great unifier. Quite often on nication. Today, with 24/7 accessibility warrant. The Fourth Amendment the House floor, we are divided—Repub- with mobile devices and laptops, over ought to apply today. It ought to apply licans and Democrats—and we are not 205 billion emails are sent every day, in the electronic age. It ought to apply able to find resolution on some of the according to some estimates, including to emails that are stored in the cloud biggest challenges that face us; but the many that contain our private commu- or to anything else that is stored in the Fourth Amendment in the Constitu- nications for millions of Americans cloud. If the police officers have to tion has to be preserved. I am heart- who deserve the same right to privacy have a warrant to go into your house ened by the fact that my colleague Mr. as documents in a file cabinet. and take documents you store in your POLIS and groups on the left and groups With the passage of the Email Pri- desk or wherever, then they have to on the right and groups in the center vacy Act, Congress will ensure that have a warrant if you store documents and that America has come together on your emails that are older than 180 in the cloud. That is what this legisla- this legislation to say we are going to days are subject to the same protection tion does, and it makes sense that we fix this, and we are going to ensure under the Fourth Amendment. You protect the constitutional right. that this Congress modernizes its laws often hear Members on both sides of The government cannot tap our and that it does so in a bipartisan fash- the aisle talk about commonsense phones without a warrant, it can’t read ion so that we can put this bill on the bills. When you read our bill and when hard mail without a warrant, and it President’s desk and he will sign it you look at the immense support, there can’t enter our homes without a war- into law. As we continue to advance, is nothing more common sense than rant because of the Fourth Amend- we must remember to advance the laws the Email Privacy Act. ment. We are unique among all peoples that this country utilizes, and as I urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ because we have in our Constitution Americans communicate in different and pass the bill. I urge the Senate to the Fourth Amendment that protects ways, we have to modernize the way take it up and act. There is the unani- Americans—I think better than any the laws treat that communication. mous support from the House Judiciary other population anywhere—of their I am proud of the work we are doing Committee and, as of today—hopefully rights. in the House today. I thank the chair- soon—overwhelming support on the Speaking of rights, the government man and his team. I thank Ranking floor of the House. This bill should be doesn’t have rights. People have rights, Member CONYERS and my colleagues on passed. It should be brought to the and the Bill of Rights protects the citi- both sides of the aisle. This is a great desk of the President of the United zens of the United States. Government day for America, a great day for the States. We should finally bring our has authority—it has power—and if you Constitution, and a great day for each email privacy laws into the 21st cen- read the Bill of Rights, the 10 Amend- and every one of us who uses email to tury. ments especially, it is to limit govern- correspond to know that the Fourth Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I ment power and authority against us, Amendment continues to protect us yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from the citizens. So, of course, the Fourth and to know that the Internet is not Texas (Mr. POE), a member of the Judi- Amendment should apply to the Fed- immune from the protections of the ciary Committee. eral Government in this area. Constitution. Mr. POE of Texas. I thank the chair- Unfortunately, we have seen in our Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 man for bringing this bill up and for own government abuses of the govern- minutes to the gentleman from Colo- his work on it in a bipartisan way. ment in the area, especially of snoop- rado (Mr. POLIS), one of the authors of I especially want to thank Congress- ing and spying on Americans, with the the measure before us. man YODER for pushing this legislation NSA and its story that we are all fa- Mr. POLIS. Mr. Speaker, the passage that has overwhelming support in the miliar with. We have to control govern- of the Email Privacy Act is an enor- House of Representatives. ment, and it is our obligation, the mous victory. It is a victory for all Mr. Speaker, the Electronic Commu- House of Representatives, to protect Americans who believe in the right to nications Privacy Act was passed in the Constitution—the Bill of Rights es- privacy, in the Fourth Amendment, 1986—30 years ago. It was an eternity. pecially—from government intrusion. and in due process. Understand that IBM invented and put I support this legislation. It is a good The Email Privacy Act mandates, for on the market its first laptop in 1986. A piece of legislation. I thank the chair- the first time, that Americans have the lot has changed since that day 30 years man and the ranking member and Ms. same legal protection for their emails ago. As the chairman mentioned, the LOFGREN for her support of this legisla- as they do for papers, letters, faxes, cloud was where rain came from, or tion that we have been working on for and other old communications. The bill sometimes we see it here in Wash- a long time. Let Congress speak out

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In it, he hark- York (Mr. NADLER), a senior member of I urge my colleagues to support the ens back to the fall of Greece and the the House Judiciary Committee. passage of this bill to ensure that our Athenians. Mr. NADLER. I thank the chairman. laws strike the right balance between He said, at the end of the day, in the Mr. Speaker, I rise to support the the interests and needs of law enforce- end, more than they wanted freedom, Email Privacy Act. ment and the privacy rights of the they wanted security. They wanted a It has long been evident that we need American people. comfortable life, and they lost it all— to update the laws impacting elec- Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I security, comfort, and freedom—when tronic communications and privacy. I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from the Athenians no longer wanted to give South Carolina (Mr. SANFORD). am pleased that, today, the House will to society, but to receive. And he goes Mr. SANFORD. Mr. Speaker, I want take a major step forward by consid- to applaud my colleagues from Kansas on with a long quote from there. He talks about the fundamental ten- ering and approving the Email Privacy and from Colorado for their work in Act. Its passage is long overdue. crafting this bill. I think it is awfully sion that exists in any developed soci- In 2009 and 2010, when I was the chair important. ety between freedom and security. We of the House Judiciary Subcommittee I think it is what people expect. have moved too far in the opposite di- on the Constitution, Civil Rights and When they think about government, rection as it relates to email. This bill Civil Liberties, we held multiple hear- they want a government that works for brings us back toward the center. ings on ECPA, or electronic commu- them. Part of having a government I again applaud Mr. YODER and Mr. nication and privacy laws, and began that works for them means actually POLIS for what they have done. I also to seriously consider reforms to our updating laws as technology has applaud Chairman GOODLATTE for what Nation’s electronic communication and changed. he has done on this front. privacy laws. During the 112th Con- So I think that, at the core, this is Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 gress, Representative CONYERS and I about keeping current with the rate of minutes to the gentlewoman from introduced the Electronic Communica- change in the world of technology. Washington (Ms. DELBENE), a very ef- tions Privacy Act Modernization Act of It is amazing to me—I pulled the fective member on the Judiciary Com- 2012, which would have required law en- numbers—that there are roughly 205 mittee. forcement to obtain a warrant based on billion emails sent every day around Ms. DELBENE. Mr. Speaker, updating probable cause before searching email. the world. If you presuppose that our laws to reflect the way the world That approach, now embodied in the America’s economy is about 20 percent works in the 21st century has been one Yoder-Polis Email Privacy Act, is what of that world pie, that means around 40 of my top priorities in Congress. we are here to consider today. million or more emails are sent across After spending two decades in the The Email Privacy Act requires the this country every single day. technology sector where things change government to obtain a warrant in In contrast is the U.S. Postal Serv- at light speed, it can be hard to under- order to access people’s electronic com- ice. There are about 600 million letters stand why we still have laws on the munications from a third-party pro- that go across this country every day, books that don’t reflect how society vider, protecting Americans’ privacy which is to say, mathematically, you functions in the digital age. Nowhere rights while still enabling law enforce- are saying that about 1.5 percent of the has this been more obvious than in our ment to do its job. communication flow, either via mail or email privacy laws that date back to electronic means, are sent by the Post- the 1980s. 1430 b al Service. Under current law, there are more This is consistent with a stark Amer- The other, in essence, 99 percent of protections for a letter in a filing cabi- ican practice going back to the Fourth the communications are sent via net than an email on a server. This was Amendment. Current law is incon- email, which is to say we have a real never really the intent, but email’s sistent and unclear regarding the problem with a law that was created in evolution has made it clear that our standards for government access to the the 1980s that doesn’t take into ac- policies are woefully outdated. content of communications, and a sin- count the way the world has changed. I have supported a number of dif- So I applaud the crafters of this bill gle email is potentially subject to mul- ferent proposals to reform our elec- for what they have done in recognizing tiple different legal standards. tronic privacy laws, and I will continue technology change. I applaud them for Clarifying the laws will help industry to push for those. Today’s vote on the the way that they stayed true to the stakeholders, who currently struggle Email Privacy Act is a great step for- to apply the existing, outdated cat- Fourth Amendment. Our Founding Fathers were so delib- ward for American civil liberties. egories of information to their prod- erate in recognizing the notion that I urge all of my colleagues to vote ucts and services, and it will provide a you didn’t want to have British sol- ‘‘yes’’ on this important legislation, clear standard for law enforcement. diers coming into a house and rumbling and I urge our friends in the Senate to In an era where government access to around until they finally found some- take up the bill without delay so we people’s private information held by thing to charge you with and then can send it to the President and ensure third-party providers has become far moving forward. Americans are guaranteed the privacy too easy, Congress is finally taking The Fourth Amendment is about pro- protections most think that they al- steps to update our laws to reflect our tecting individual liberty. Jefferson ready have. new understanding of what it means said: ‘‘The natural progress of things is Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I re- for ‘‘people to be secure in their per- for the government to gain ground and serve the balance of my time. sons, houses, papers, and effects, for liberty to yield.’’ Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield against unreasonable searches and sei- Fundamentally, what this bill is myself such time as I may consume. zures,’’ in the words of the Fourth about is pushing back in the way that I would like to close today by thank- Amendment. the government has now encroached on ing Chairman GOODLATTE of the Judici- This bill is not perfect, and clearly that space of individual liberty. ary Committee and his staff for work- there is more to be done. In particular, Finally, I would say simply this: This ing with us to develop the final draft of we must ensure that we keep working is about recognizing how true history this legislation. Once again the chair- to require a probable cause warrant for is on the importance of protecting lib- man has helped us find a way to resolve location information. erty. our differences and advance core civil I am pleased that Chairman GOOD- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. COS- liberties and constitutional values. LATTE has announced that he plans to TELLO of Pennsylvania). The time of I would also like to thank the gen- hold hearings on location information, the gentleman has expired. tleman from Kansas (Mr. YODER) and

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Finally, I want to express apprecia- yield 45 seconds to the gentleman from This is an important and long negotiated bill tion to the coalition of technology Texas (Mr. FARENTHOLD), a member of that will update the Electronic Communications companies, civil liberties organiza- the Judiciary Committee. Privacy Act, a law that both protects the pri- tions, and individual experts whose Mr. FARENTHOLD. Mr. Speaker, we vacy of our email communications and pro- persistence and dedication have made are here today talking about modern- vides a critical tool for law enforcement to in- this moment possible. izing a law, but we are modernizing a vestigate crime. I urge my colleagues to support H.R. law that encompasses a centuries-old I want to thank Judiciary Chairman BOB 699, the Email Privacy Act. I believe principle. GOODLATTE and Ranking Member JOHN CON- that they will do so. I also urge our Back in the days when the Founding YERS for their leadership and for working to- comparable body in the Senate to take Fathers wrote our Constitution, they gether on this legislation to accomplish the up this measure as quickly as possible. were concerned about the government goals of this bill for the benefit and protection I yield back the balance of my time. rifling through our papers. Today we of citizens, law enforcement, and communica- Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I have electronic papers. Stuff is stored tions providers. I am an original cosponsor of this bill, which yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from in the cloud. has 314 cosponsors, enjoying overwhelming Louisiana (Mr. SCALISE), the majority This piece of legislation brings us bipartisan support. whip. back in line with the intent of the The Electronic Communications Privacy Act, Mr. SCALISE. Mr. Speaker, I thank Founding Fathers that the government or ECPA, was enacted in 1986. Chairman GOODLATTE for moving this can’t just rifle through your papers. The statute is outdated and provides bill through his committee. I espe- I urge my colleagues to support it. unjustifiably inconsistent standards for law en- cially thank Congressman YODER of Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I forcement access to stored communications. Kansas for bringing this bill forward yield myself the balance of my time. The law was designed at a time when few and for being bold enough to say let’s I want to take this time to thank the of us used email or could have imagined a modernize a law that is so outdated ranking member, the gentleman from world in which we could securely share infor- that it goes back to 1986, governing Michigan (Mr. CONYERS), and many mation and edit electronic documents online email communication when we didn’t Members on his side of the aisle, in- with others, or where businesses could input, even have email and text messages. cluding Mr. POLIS. store, process, and access all data related to Why do we want to do this? We want I especially want to thank Mr. their operation. to do it because Federal agencies are YODER, who has worked long and hard The outdated, inconsistent, and unclear as- abusing this law to invade the privacy on this legislation for which he is the pects of this statute undermine both our pri- of hardworking, law-abiding citizens chief sponsor. vacy interests and law enforcement goals. all across this country. I most especially want to take note It is critical that we enact the central reforms Mr. Speaker, this is a document from of the fact that we have very disparate provided by this bill. the Internal Revenue Service titled points of view from a whole array of For instance, a probable cause standard ‘‘Search Warrant Handbook.’’ In this people around this country, from law should apply to the government’s ability to document by the IRS, their protocol enforcement, to technology companies, compel a communications provider to disclose says: ‘‘In general, the Fourth Amend- to civil liberties organizations. It took a customer’s email message—no matter how ment does not protect communications a long time to sort through that and old the message is. held in electronic storage, such as find the common ground that is the Currently, the statute requires the govern- email messages stored on a server, be- legislation we have before us today. ment to obtain a warrant based on probable cause internet users do not have a rea- That ground would not have been cause to compel disclosure of an email that is sonable expectation of privacy in such found without the outstanding work of in storage for 180 days or less. communications.’’ our staff, most especially Caroline However, the statute only requires a sub- The IRS has made it clear that they Lynch, the chief counsel of the Judici- poena for the government to obtain email don’t believe that American citizens ary Committee’s Crime, Terrorism, messages that are older than 180 days. have a Fourth Amendment protection Homeland Security, and Investigations This makes no sense because citizens have of privacy for their email communica- Subcommittee, and her able team of the same, reasonable expectation that these tions. The IRS has gone further and is attorneys, and Aaron Hiller, minority stored communications are private. Therefore, we must change the law so that actually reading emails of American counsel as well. the higher standard applies regardless of the citizens, and no one across the country They deserve a great deal of grati- age of these communications, and H.R. 699 knows about it unless the IRS finds tude for the years of work to bring us would accomplish this. something that then they are going to to this point where we can pass this In addition, the law does not adequately go after you criminally on. important, important legislation by protect communications stored ‘‘in the cloud’’ So they are reading the private what I believe will be a resounding ma- by third parties on behalf of consumers, and a emails, Mr. Speaker, of American citi- jority. probable cause warrant should be required for zens every single day, and they have I yield back the balance of my time. government access. been doing it for years. It is time for Mr. SWALWELL of California. Mr. Speaker, ECPA additionally provides a lesser stand- this abuse of power to end. I rise in support of H.R. 699, the Email Privacy ard for some cloud storage than it does for We need to pass this bill with strong Act. many communications stored by electronic bipartisan support, send it over to the Current law protecting electronic privacy is communications services. Senate, and get it to the President’s drastically out of step with modern technology, To further complicate matters, many compa- desk so that American citizens have and H.R. 699 represents a long overdue up- nies provide both communications services real privacy protections that they de- date. This bill would provide Americans the and remote storage, making the services to serve, that they think they have, but privacy protections in their electronic commu- the same customer difficult to separate for they don’t have, Mr. Speaker, because nications they expect and deserve. purposes of determining which standard ap- Federal agencies like the IRS today are While it is important that the House advance plies. reading the private emails of American H.R. 699 today, no bill is perfect. Law enforce- Applying inadequate and unclear standards citizens and using them against them. ment has raised a few concerns about it, such to government access to cloud communica- It is wrong. They ought to go get a as that it does not provide them the ability to tions undermines consumer confidence in warrant, but they should not be read- access to critical information quickly enough. cloud privacy and threatens to hamper the de- ing our private emails when people As a former prosecutor, I take their views seri- velopment of this important engine of eco- haven’t done anything wrong. ously. I hope we can continue the dialogue nomic growth.

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FEDERAL JURISDICTION FOR THEFT OF part, of the seized property, to prevent undue a clear and consistent probable cause stand- TRADE SECRETS. damage to the party against whom the order (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1836 of title 18, ard for access to the contents of stored com- has issued or others, until such parties have United States Code, is amended by striking an opportunity to be heard in court; and munications for which customers have a rea- subsection (b) and inserting the following: ‘‘(II) provide that if access is granted by sonable expectation of privacy. ‘‘(b) PRIVATE CIVIL ACTIONS.— the court to the applicant or the person H.R. 699 would accomplish these fairly ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An owner of a trade se- against whom the order is directed, the ac- straightforward reforms and that is why it has cret that is misappropriated may bring a cess shall be consistent with subparagraph the support of privacy advocates and elec- civil action under this subsection if the trade (D); secret is related to a product or service used ‘‘(iv) provide guidance to the law enforce- tronic communications companies. in, or intended for use in, interstate or for- I urge all of my colleagues to support this ment officials executing the seizure that eign commerce. clearly delineates the scope of the authority commonsense, bipartisan measure. ‘‘(2) CIVIL SEIZURE.— Mr. BABIN. Mr. Speaker, as a proud original of the officials, including— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.— ‘‘(I) the hours during which the seizure cosponsor of H.R. 699, the Email Communica- ‘‘(i) APPLICATION.—Based on an affidavit or may be executed; and tions Privacy Act (ECPA), I am pleased to rise verified complaint satisfying the require- ‘‘(II) whether force may be used to access in full support of this bill on the House floor. ments of this paragraph, the court may, locked areas; Since being introduced on February 4, upon ex parte application but only in ex- ‘‘(v) set a date for a hearing described in 2015, we have been able to secure more than traordinary circumstances, issue an order subparagraph (F) at the earliest possible providing for the seizure of property nec- 300 cosponsors of this important bill, which time, and not later than 7 days after the essary to prevent the propagation or dis- order has issued, unless the party against will improve privacy protections for the email semination of the trade secret that is the communications of ordinary American citizens. whom the order is directed and others subject of the action. harmed by the order consent to another date Under current law there is little protection for ‘‘(ii) REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUING ORDER.— for the hearing, except that a party against the content of electronic communications The court may not grant an application whom the order has issued or any person stored or maintained by third party service under clause (i) unless the court finds that it harmed by the order may move the court at providers. ECPA corrects this oversight and clearly appears from specific facts that— any time to dissolve or modify the order updates our laws to require a court ordered ‘‘(I) an order issued pursuant to Rule 65 of after giving notice to the applicant who ob- the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or an- tained the order; and warrant that is based on probable cause be- other form of equitable relief would be inad- fore an email service provider can disclose ‘‘(vi) require the person obtaining the equate to achieve the purpose of this para- order to provide the security determined these private communications. graph because the party to which the order adequate by the court for the payment of the In the current era where individual privacy is would be issued would evade, avoid, or other- damages that any person may be entitled to often overlooked or sidelined, this bill takes an wise not comply with such an order; recover as a result of a wrongful or excessive important step to protect your privacy. ‘‘(II) an immediate and irreparable injury seizure or wrongful or excessive attempted It is long past due that we update our pri- will occur if such seizure is not ordered; seizure under this paragraph. vacy laws to give emails—a major means of ‘‘(III) the harm to the applicant of denying ‘‘(C) PROTECTION FROM PUBLICITY.—The the application outweighs the harm to the court shall take appropriate action to pro- communication today—the same protection as legitimate interests of the person against traditional mail and telephone calls. This bill tect the person against whom an order under whom seizure would be ordered of granting this paragraph is directed from publicity, by has been endorsed by a broad range of pri- the application and substantially outweighs or at the behest of the person obtaining the vacy groups, including such conservative or- the harm to any third parties who may be order, about such order and any seizure ganizations as the Heritage Foundation and harmed by such seizure; under such order. FreedomWorks. ‘‘(IV) the applicant is likely to succeed in ‘‘(D) MATERIALS IN CUSTODY OF COURT.— Our bill modernizes these outdated statutes showing that— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Any materials seized to ensure that the rights protected by the ‘‘(aa) the information is a trade secret; and under this paragraph shall be taken into the Fourth Amendment extend to Americans’ ‘‘(bb) the person against whom seizure custody of the court. The court shall secure would be ordered— the seized material from physical and elec- email correspondence and digital data. ‘‘(AA) misappropriated the trade secret of The SPEAKER pro tempore. The tronic access during the seizure and while in the applicant by improper means; or the custody of the court. question is on the motion offered by ‘‘(BB) conspired to use improper means to ‘‘(ii) STORAGE MEDIUM.—If the seized mate- the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. misappropriate the trade secret of the appli- rial includes a storage medium, or if the GOODLATTE) that the House suspend cant; seized material is stored on a storage me- the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 699, as ‘‘(V) the person against whom seizure dium, the court shall prohibit the medium amended. would be ordered has actual possession of— from being connected to a network or the The question was taken. ‘‘(aa) the trade secret; and Internet without the consent of both parties, The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the ‘‘(bb) any property to be seized; until the hearing required under subpara- opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being ‘‘(VI) the application describes with rea- graph (B)(v) and described in subparagraph sonable particularity the matter to be seized (F). in the affirmative, the ayes have it. and, to the extent reasonable under the cir- ‘‘(iii) PROTECTION OF CONFIDENTIALITY.— Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, on cumstances, identifies the location where The court shall take appropriate measures to that I demand the yeas and nays. the matter is to be seized; protect the confidentiality of seized mate- The yeas and nays were ordered. ‘‘(VII) the person against whom seizure rials that are unrelated to the trade secret The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- would be ordered, or persons acting in con- information ordered seized pursuant to this ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- cert with such person, would destroy, move, paragraph unless the person against whom ceedings on this motion will be post- hide, or otherwise make such matter inac- the order is entered consents to disclosure of poned. cessible to the court, if the applicant were to the material. proceed on notice to such person; and ‘‘(iv) APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL MASTER.— f ‘‘(VIII) the applicant has not publicized the The court may appoint a special master to DEFEND TRADE SECRETS ACT OF requested seizure. locate and isolate all misappropriated trade 2016 ‘‘(B) ELEMENTS OF ORDER.—If an order is secret information and to facilitate the re- issued under subparagraph (A), it shall— turn of unrelated property and data to the Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I ‘‘(i) set forth findings of fact and conclu- person from whom the property was seized. move to suspend the rules and pass the sions of law required for the order; The special master appointed by the court bill (S. 1890) to amend chapter 90 of ‘‘(ii) provide for the narrowest seizure of shall agree to be bound by a non-disclosure title 18, United States Code, to provide property necessary to achieve the purpose of agreement approved by the court. Federal jurisdiction for the theft of this paragraph and direct that the seizure be ‘‘(E) SERVICE OF ORDER.—The court shall trade secrets, and for other purposes. conducted in a manner that minimizes any order that service of a copy of the order The Clerk read the title of the bill. interruption of the business operations of under this paragraph, and the submissions of The text of the bill is as follows: third parties and, to the extent possible, does the applicant to obtain the order, shall be not interrupt the legitimate business oper- made by a Federal law enforcement officer S. 1890 ations of the person accused of misappro- who, upon making service, shall carry out Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- priating the trade secret; the seizure under the order. The court may resentatives of the United States of America in ‘‘(iii)(I) be accompanied by an order pro- allow State or local law enforcement offi- Congress assembled, tecting the seized property from disclosure cials to participate, but may not permit the SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. by prohibiting access by the applicant or the applicant or any agent of the applicant to This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Defend person against whom the order is directed, participate in the seizure. At the request of Trade Secrets Act of 2016’’. and prohibiting any copies, in whole or in law enforcement officials, the court may

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Civil proceedings’’. under this subparagraph, the party who ob- minate an injunction is made or opposed in tained the order under subparagraph (A) bad faith, or the trade secret was willfully (2) The table of sections for chapter 90 of shall have the burden to prove the facts sup- and maliciously misappropriated, award rea- title 18, United States Code, is amended by porting the findings of fact and conclusions sonable attorney’s fees to the prevailing striking the item relating to section 1836 and of law necessary to support the order. If the party. inserting the following: party fails to meet that burden, the seizure ‘‘(c) JURISDICTION.—The district courts of ‘‘1836. Civil proceedings.’’. order shall be dissolved or modified appro- the United States shall have original juris- (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments priately. diction of civil actions brought under this made by this section shall apply with respect ‘‘(iii) DISSOLUTION OR MODIFICATION OF section. to any misappropriation of a trade secret (as ORDER.—A party against whom the order has ‘‘(d) PERIOD OF LIMITATIONS.—A civil ac- defined in section 1839 of title 18, United been issued or any person harmed by the tion under subsection (b) may not be com- States Code, as amended by this section) for order may move the court at any time to dis- menced later than 3 years after the date on which any act occurs on or after the date of solve or modify the order after giving notice which the misappropriation with respect to the enactment of this Act. to the party who obtained the order. which the action would relate is discovered (f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in the ‘‘(iv) DISCOVERY TIME LIMITS.—The court or by the exercise of reasonable diligence amendments made by this section shall be may make such orders modifying the time should have been discovered. For purposes of construed to modify the rule of construction limits for discovery under the Federal Rules this subsection, a continuing misappropria- under section 1838 of title 18, United States of Civil Procedure as may be necessary to tion constitutes a single claim of misappro- Code, or to preempt any other provision of prevent the frustration of the purposes of a priation.’’. law. hearing under this subparagraph. (b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1839 of title 18, (g) APPLICABILITY TO OTHER LAWS.—This ‘‘(G) ACTION FOR DAMAGE CAUSED BY WRONG- United States Code, is amended— section and the amendments made by this FUL SEIZURE.—A person who suffers damage (1) in paragraph (3)— section shall not be construed to be a law by reason of a wrongful or excessive seizure (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘the pertaining to intellectual property for pur- under this paragraph has a cause of action public’’ and inserting ‘‘another person who poses of any other Act of Congress. against the applicant for the order under can obtain economic value from the disclo- SEC. 3. TRADE SECRET THEFT ENFORCEMENT. which such seizure was made, and shall be sure or use of the information’’; and (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 90 of title 18, entitled to the same relief as is provided (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; United States Code, is amended— under section 34(d)(11) of the Trademark Act (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period (1) in section 1832(b), by striking of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1116(d)(11)). The security at the end and inserting a semicolon; and ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘the greater of posted with the court under subparagraph (3) by adding at the end the following: $5,000,000 or 3 times the value of the stolen (B)(vi) shall not limit the recovery of third ‘‘(5) the term ‘misappropriation’ means— trade secret to the organization, including parties for damages. ‘‘(A) acquisition of a trade secret of an- expenses for research and design and other ‘‘(H) MOTION FOR ENCRYPTION.—A party or a other by a person who knows or has reason costs of reproducing the trade secret that person who claims to have an interest in the to know that the trade secret was acquired the organization has thereby avoided’’; and subject matter seized may make a motion at by improper means; or (2) in section 1835— any time, which may be heard ex parte, to ‘‘(B) disclosure or use of a trade secret of (A) by striking ‘‘In any prosecution’’ and encrypt any material seized or to be seized another without express or implied consent inserting the following: under this paragraph that is stored on a stor- by a person who— ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In any prosecution’’; age medium. The motion shall include, when ‘‘(i) used improper means to acquire knowl- and possible, the desired encryption method. edge of the trade secret; (B) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(3) REMEDIES.—In a civil action brought ‘‘(ii) at the time of disclosure or use, knew ‘‘(b) RIGHTS OF TRADE SECRET OWNERS.— under this subsection with respect to the or had reason to know that the knowledge of The court may not authorize or direct the misappropriation of a trade secret, a court the trade secret was— disclosure of any information the owner as- may— ‘‘(I) derived from or through a person who serts to be a trade secret unless the court al- ‘‘(A) grant an injunction— had used improper means to acquire the lows the owner the opportunity to file a sub- ‘‘(i) to prevent any actual or threatened trade secret; mission under seal that describes the inter- misappropriation described in paragraph (1) ‘‘(II) acquired under circumstances giving est of the owner in keeping the information on such terms as the court deems reasonable, rise to a duty to maintain the secrecy of the confidential. No submission under seal made provided the order does not— trade secret or limit the use of the trade se- under this subsection may be used in a pros- ‘‘(I) prevent a person from entering into an cret; or ecution under this chapter for any purpose employment relationship, and that condi- ‘‘(III) derived from or through a person other than those set forth in this section, or tions placed on such employment shall be who owed a duty to the person seeking relief otherwise required by law. The provision of based on evidence of threatened misappro- to maintain the secrecy of the trade secret information relating to a trade secret to the priation and not merely on the information or limit the use of the trade secret; or United States or the court in connection the person knows; or ‘‘(iii) before a material change of the posi- with a prosecution under this chapter shall ‘‘(II) otherwise conflict with an applicable tion of the person, knew or had reason to not constitute a waiver of trade secret pro- State law prohibiting restraints on the prac- know that— tection, and the disclosure of information re- tice of a lawful profession, trade, or business; ‘‘(I) the trade secret was a trade secret; lating to a trade secret in connection with a ‘‘(ii) if determined appropriate by the and prosecution under this chapter shall not con- court, requiring affirmative actions to be ‘‘(II) knowledge of the trade secret had stitute a waiver of trade secret protection taken to protect the trade secret; and been acquired by accident or mistake; unless the trade secret owner expressly con- ‘‘(iii) in exceptional circumstances that ‘‘(6) the term ‘improper means’— sents to such waiver.’’. render an injunction inequitable, that condi- ‘‘(A) includes theft, bribery, misrepresen- (b) RICO PREDICATE OFFENSES.—Section tions future use of the trade secret upon pay- tation, breach or inducement of a breach of 1961(1) of title 18, United States Code, is ment of a reasonable royalty for no longer a duty to maintain secrecy, or espionage amended by inserting ‘‘sections 1831 and 1832 than the period of time for which such use through electronic or other means; and (relating to economic espionage and theft of could have been prohibited; ‘‘(B) does not include reverse engineering, trade secrets),’’ before ‘‘section 1951’’. ‘‘(B) award— independent derivation, or any other lawful SEC. 4. REPORT ON THEFT OF TRADE SECRETS ‘‘(i)(I) damages for actual loss caused by means of acquisition; and OCCURRING ABROAD. the misappropriation of the trade secret; and ‘‘(7) the term ‘Trademark Act of 1946’ (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: ‘‘(II) damages for any unjust enrichment means the Act entitled ‘An Act to provide (1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means caused by the misappropriation of the trade for the registration and protection of trade- the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intel- secret that is not addressed in computing marks used in commerce, to carry out the lectual Property and Director of the United damages for actual loss; or provisions of certain international conven- States Patent and Trademark Office. ‘‘(ii) in lieu of damages measured by any tions, and for other purposes, approved July (2) FOREIGN INSTRUMENTALITY, ETC.—The other methods, the damages caused by the 5, 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.) (commonly re- terms ‘‘foreign instrumentality’’, ‘‘foreign

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(A) business of third parties; and subparagraph (A), the employer may not be (4) UNITED STATES COMPANY.—The term (B) legitimate interests of the party ac- awarded exemplary damages or attorney fees ‘‘United States company’’ means an organi- cused of wrongdoing. under subparagraph (C) or (D) of section zation organized under the laws of the SEC. 6. BEST PRACTICES. 1836(b)(3) in an action against an employee to United States or a State or political subdivi- (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years whom notice was not provided. sion thereof. after the date of enactment of this Act, the ‘‘(D) APPLICABILITY.—This paragraph shall (b) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after Federal Judicial Center, using existing re- apply to contracts and agreements that are the date of enactment of this Act, and bian- sources, shall develop recommended best entered into or updated after the date of en- nually thereafter, the Attorney General, in practices for— actment of this subsection. consultation with the Intellectual Property (1) the seizure of information and media ‘‘(4) EMPLOYEE DEFINED.—For purposes of Enforcement Coordinator, the Director, and storing the information; and this subsection, the term ‘employee’ includes the heads of other appropriate agencies, (2) the securing of the information and any individual performing work as a con- shall submit to the Committees on the Judi- media once seized. tractor or consultant for an employer. ciary of the House of Representatives and (b) UPDATES.—The Federal Judicial Center ‘‘(5) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Except as ex- the Senate, and make publicly available on shall update the recommended best practices pressly provided for under this subsection, the Web site of the Department of Justice developed under subsection (a) from time to nothing in this subsection shall be construed and disseminate to the public through such time. to authorize, or limit liability for, an act other means as the Attorney General may (c) CONGRESSIONAL SUBMISSIONS.—The Fed- that is otherwise prohibited by law, such as identify, a report on the following: eral Judicial Center shall provide a copy of the unlawful access of material by unauthor- (1) The scope and breadth of the theft of the recommendations developed under sub- the trade secrets of United States companies ized means.’’. section (a), and any updates made under sub- (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND- occurring outside of the United States. section (b), to the— MENT.—Section 1838 of title 18, United States (2) The extent to which theft of trade se- (1) Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen- Code, is amended by striking ‘‘This chapter’’ crets occurring outside of the United States ate; and and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in section is sponsored by foreign governments, foreign (2) Committee on the Judiciary of the 1833(b), this chapter’’. instrumentalities, or foreign agents. House of Representatives. (3) The threat posed by theft of trade se- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- SEC. 7. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY FOR CON- crets occurring outside of the United States. FIDENTIAL DISCLOSURE OF A ant to the rule, the gentleman from (4) The ability and limitations of trade se- TRADE SECRET TO THE GOVERN- Virginia (Mr. GOODLATTE) and the gen- cret owners to prevent the misappropriation MENT OR IN A COURT FILING. tleman from Michigan (Mr. CONYERS) of trade secrets outside of the United States, (a) AMENDMENT.—Section 1833 of title 18, each will control 20 minutes. to enforce any judgment against foreign en- United States Code, is amended— The Chair recognizes the gentleman tities for theft of trade secrets, and to pre- (1) by striking ‘‘This chapter’’ and insert- from Virginia. vent imports based on theft of trade secrets ing ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—This chapter’’; overseas. (2) in subsection (a)(2), as designated by b 1445 (5) A breakdown of the trade secret protec- paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the reporting of a GENERAL LEAVE tions afforded United States companies by suspected violation of law to any govern- each country that is a trading partner of the mental entity of the United States, a State, Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I ask United States and enforcement efforts avail- or a political subdivision of a State, if such unanimous consent that all Members able and undertaken in each such country, entity has lawful authority with respect to may have 5 legislative days within including a list identifying specific countries that violation’’ and inserting ‘‘the disclosure which to revise and extend their re- where trade secret theft, laws, or enforce- of a trade secret in accordance with sub- marks and include extraneous mate- ment is a significant problem for United section (b)’’; and rials on S. 1890, currently under consid- States companies. (3) by adding at the end the following: eration. (6) Instances of the Federal Government ‘‘(b) IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY FOR CON- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there working with foreign countries to inves- FIDENTIAL DISCLOSURE OF A TRADE SECRET TO tigate, arrest, and prosecute entities and in- THE GOVERNMENT OR IN A COURT FILING.— objection to the request of the gen- dividuals involved in the theft of trade se- ‘‘(1) IMMUNITY.—An individual shall not be tleman from Virginia? crets outside of the United States. held criminally or civilly liable under any There was no objection. (7) Specific progress made under trade Federal or State trade secret law for the dis- Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I agreements and treaties, including any new closure of a trade secret that— yield myself such time as I may con- remedies enacted by foreign countries, to ‘‘(A) is made— sume. protect against theft of trade secrets of ‘‘(i) in confidence to a Federal, State, or Today we are here to consider S. 1890, United States companies outside of the local government official, either directly or the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016. United States. indirectly, or to an attorney; and This bill puts forward enhancements to (8) Recommendations of legislative and ex- ‘‘(ii) solely for the purpose of reporting or our Federal trade secrets law, creating ecutive branch actions that may be under- investigating a suspected violation of law; or taken to— ‘‘(B) is made in a complaint or other docu- a Federal civil remedy for trade secrets (A) reduce the threat of and economic im- ment filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, misappropriation that will help Amer- pact caused by the theft of the trade secrets if such filing is made under seal. ican innovators protect their intellec- of United States companies occurring out- ‘‘(2) USE OF TRADE SECRET INFORMATION IN tual property from criminal theft by side of the United States; ANTI-RETALIATION LAWSUIT.—An individual foreign agents and those engaging in (B) educate United States companies re- who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an em- economic espionage. This bill will help garding the threats to their trade secrets ployer for reporting a suspected violation of U.S. competitiveness, job creation, and when taken outside of the United States; law may disclose the trade secret to the at- our Nation’s future economic security. (C) provide assistance to United States torney of the individual and use the trade se- Our intellectual property laws cover companies to reduce the risk of loss of their cret information in the court proceeding, if trade secrets when taken outside of the the individual— everything from patents, copyrights United States; and ‘‘(A) files any document containing the and trademarks, and include trade se- (D) provide a mechanism for United States trade secret under seal; and crets. companies to confidentially or anonymously ‘‘(B) does not disclose the trade secret, ex- But what are trade secrets? report the theft of trade secrets occurring cept pursuant to court order. Trade secrets law is used to protect outside of the United States. ‘‘(3) NOTICE.— some of the most iconic inventions in SEC. 5. SENSE OF CONGRESS. ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An employer shall pro- America. For example, a trade secret It is the sense of Congress that— vide notice of the immunity set forth in this can include recipes like Colonel Sand- (1) trade secret theft occurs in the United subsection in any contract or agreement ers’ secret recipe of 11 herbs and spices, States and around the world; with an employee that governs the use of a (2) trade secret theft, wherever it occurs, trade secret or other confidential informa- and the 125-year-old formula for Coca- harms the companies that own the trade se- tion. Cola housed in a vault at the World of crets and the employees of the companies; ‘‘(B) POLICY DOCUMENT.—An employer shall Coca-Cola in Atlanta, Georgia. (3) chapter 90 of title 18, United States be considered to be in compliance with the However, trade secrets are not sim- Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Economic notice requirement in subparagraph (A) if ply isolated to the realm of food and

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IP is one of the most valued business Trade secrets occupy a unique place portfolios often grow as a result of the ideas assets for manufacturers of all sizes. The im- in the IP portfolios of our most innova- and products originating as trade secrets. pact of its theft has increased exponentially tive companies, but because they are Customer lists, manufacturing processes, in today’s digitally-driven environment. unregistered and not formally reviewed and source code are just a few examples of Mass amounts of this critical business infor- like patents, there are no limitations important assets considered to be trade se- mation can now be illegally transferred to a on discovering a trade secret by fair, crets by many companies. small data storage device and removed easily lawful methods, such as reverse engi- Our companies pour billions of dollars into and quickly from a manufacturers’ facility. research and development to create products The value of this business information cre- neering or independent development. and services that ultimately become the In innovative industries, that is simply ates an inseparable link between the need for backbone of their businesses. Trade secrets protection of intellectual property rights the free market at work. produced through this research and develop- and innovation, competitiveness, and sound Though trade secrets are not for- ment increasingly have become attractive to economic growth. mally reviewed, they are protected competitors in other countries. In addition, from misappropriation, which includes advances in technology now make it easy to The NAM supports S. 1890 because it would copy trade secret materials onto a jump strengthen the ability of manufacturers to obtaining the trade secret through im- protect their IP by creating a federal civil proper or unlawful means. Misappro- drive or lap top computer that once would have taken reams of paper to reproduce. As right of action to help prevent and prosecute priation can take many forms, whether a result, the threat posed to American trade trade secret theft, an important tool that it is an employee selling blueprints to secrets has increased and theft of these se- does not exist today. Such a tool eliminates a competitor or a foreign agent hack- crets robs our economy of growth and inno- the difficult, time-consuming, and costly ing into a server. In addition, one could vation. process imposed on manufacturers as they argue that even a foreign government’s It is long overdue for our trade secrets law currently must work with multiple state ju- policies to require forced technology to be modernized to keep pace with the rapid risdictions in order to apprehend perpetra- transfer is a form of misappropriation. developments of our companies and the tech- tors of trade secret theft. A federal process Though most States base their trade nologies and methods used by the criminals that cuts across state lines would also in- who target them. The patchwork of state crease the likelihood of preventing this valu- secrets laws on the Uniform Trade Se- trade secrets laws, while effective for local able data from leaving the country perma- crets Act, the Federal Government pro- theft, fail to meet the demands of the global nently. tects trade secrets through the Eco- nature of today’s trade secret misappropria- Manufacturers deploy the latest tech- nomic Espionage Act. In the 112th Con- tion. In addition, trade secrets do not enjoy nology and controls to protect the critical gress, the Committee on the Judiciary the same federal protections as other types information guarded by trade secrets. In the helped enact two pieces of legislation of intellectual property. While it is a federal unfortunate instances when this data is com- to help improve the protection of trade crime to steal a trade secret, unlike patents, promised, manufacturers need to act quickly secrets, and in the 113th Congress, we copyrights and trademarks, there is no fed- before it is disclosed and its value is lost for- eral civil remedy. ever. S. 1890 would modernize our current introduced and passed out of com- DTSA provides a solution to these prob- system, providing owners of trade secrets the mittee the first version of this trade lematic gaps by making federal law more same legal options as owners of other forms secrets bill unanimously. comprehensive and providing trade secrets of IP, and give them the ability to pursue Today we build on our efforts over owners with remedies all forms of intellec- trade secret theft aggressively and effi- tual property should be afforded. With both a these past 2 years and are taking a sig- ciently. nificant and positive step toward im- federal criminal and a federal civil cause of proving our Nation’s trade secrets laws action, large and small companies alike will The NAM’s Key Vote Advisory Committee has indicated that votes on S. 1890, including and continuing to build on our impor- have access to more tools they need to effec- tively combat trade secret theft and help to procedural motions, may be considered for tant work in this area of intellectual ensure future innovation continues to occur designation as Key Manufacturing Votes in property. I urge my colleagues to sup- in the United States. the 114th Congress. Thank you for your con- port this bill. While trade secret protection is important sideration. I reserve the balance of my time. domestically, as American companies expand Sincerely, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY in the global marketplace, this protection is ARIC NEWHOUSE. INDUSTRY COUNCIL, also needed worldwide. As we operate in Washington, DC, April 26, 2016. other countries and work with them to en- courage strong intellectual property protec- CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Hon. KEVIN MCCARTHY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Majority Leader, House of Representatives, tion within their own borders, the Defend Trade Secrets Act will serve as a model for Washington, DC, April 26, 2016. Washington, DC. effective protection. TO THE MEMBERS OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF Hon. BOB GOODLATTE, We thank the House Judiciary Committee REPRESENTATIVES: The U.S. Chamber of Chairman, House Committee on the Judiciary, for quickly approving this legislation, and Commerce, the world’s largest business fed- Washington, DC. we look forward to seeing the bill pass in the eration representing the interests of more Hon. DOUG COLLINS, House of Representatives and move to the than three million businesses of all sizes, House of Representatives, president’s desk to become law. sectors, and regions, as well as state and Washington, DC. On behalf of ITI’s member companies, I local chambers and industry associations, Hon. NANCY PELOSI, thank you for your leadership on intellectual and dedicated to promoting, protecting, and Democratic Leader, House of Representatives, property protection and urge you and your defending America’s free enterprise system, Washington, DC. colleagues to support S. 1890. strongly supports S. 1890, the ‘‘Defend Trade Hon. JOHN CONYERS, Sincerely, Secrets Act of 2016,’’ and urges the House to Ranking Member, House Committee on the Judi- DEAN C. GARFIELD, expeditiously pass this bill. ciary, Washington, DC. President & CEO. Intellectual property sector industries gen- Hon. JERROLD NADLER, erate 35% of all U.S. Gross Domestic Product House of Representatives, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF and are responsible for two-thirds of all ex- MANUFACTURERS, Washington, DC. ports and over forty million good-paying DEAR MAJORITY LEADER MCCARTHY, DEMO- April 26, 2016. jobs. The threat of trade secrets theft is of CRATIC LEADER PELOSI, CHAIRMAN GOOD- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, increasing concern to U.S. economic security LATTE, RANKING MEMBER CONYERS, REP- Washington, DC. and domestic jobs, and S. 1890 would provide RESENTATIVE COLLINS, AND REPRESENTATIVE DEAR REPRESENTATIVES: The National As- companies with an effective tool to combat NADLER: On behalf of the members of the In- sociation of Manufacturers (NAM), the larg- formation Technology Industry Council est manufacturing association in the United this growing problem. Creating a federal (ITI), I write to express our support for S. States representing manufacturers in every civil cause of action to complement existing 1890, the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 industrial sector and in all 50 states urges criminal remedies and providing a uniform (DTSA), and commend your efforts to bring you to support S. 1890, the Defend Trade Se- system and legal framework would enable it to the House floor for debate and vote. crets Act of 2016. S. 1890 passed the Senate by companies to better mitigate the commer- Given the importance of trade secrets pro- a vote of 87–0, and represents a bipartisan cial injury and loss of employment that tection to the high-tech industry, we will and amended version of H.R. 3326, introduced often occur when trade secrets are stolen. consider scoring votes in support of DTSA in by Representatives Doug Collins (R–GA) and The Chamber appreciates the House’s at- our 114th Congressional Voting Guide. Jerrold Nadler (D–NY). tention to this important issue that impacts

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This also pre- for Tax Reform, the American Bar As- other forms of intellectual property includ- vents businesses from taking full ad- sociation Intellectual Property Law ing patents, trademarks, and copyrights. vantage of the rights that they might Section, the Information Technology The Chamber urges you to support S. 1890 have under the law. Industry Council, the chamber of com- and may consider votes on, or in relation to, S. 1890 would provide trade secrets merce, the National Association of this bill in our annual How They Voted owners access to uniform national law Manufacturers, and many more. In scorecard. and the ability to make their case in fact, Mr. Speaker, this bill has more Sincerely, Federal court. than 160 bipartisan cosponsors. R. BRUCE JOSTEN. Lastly, I support the bill because it Mr. Speaker, estimates show that as Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield reflects constructive feedback from much as 80 percent of companies’ as- myself such time as I may consume. various stakeholders. sets are intangible, many in the form I rise in support of S. 1890, the Defend We have been working on this legisla- of trade secrets. Couple that with the Trade Secrets Act. This measure tion for almost 2 years. It reflects the fact that trade secrets theft is costing amends the Economic Espionage Act of input from a broad spectrum of stake- America billions of dollars each year. 1996 to create a Federal civil cause of holders, and the bill is an excellent ex- In fact, one study indicates that trade action and to facilitate expedited ex ample of what can be achieved when secrets theft costs America approxi- parte seizure of property when nec- there is bipartisan collaboration. mately $300 billion annually. That essary to preserve evidence or prevent I close by urging my colleagues to price tag will continue to grow as tech- dissemination. support this important legislation so nology and thieves become more so- The House counterpart to this bill, that we can send it to the President’s phisticated. Trade secrets theft jeop- H.R. 3326, which was introduced by our desk for signature. ardizes our economic security and committee colleagues, the gentleman Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of threatens jobs, which is why it is so from Georgia (Mr. COLLINS) and the my time. important that we take steps to ad- distinguished gentleman from New Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, it is dress it. York (Mr. NADLER), now has 164 bipar- my pleasure to yield 5 minutes to the Trade secrets include everything tisan cosponsors, including myself. gentleman from Georgia (Mr. COLLINS), from business information to designs, Likewise, S. 1890 enjoys broad bipar- the chief sponsor of the House version prototypes, and formulas. Coming from tisan and bicameral support, as evi- of this bill and a member of the Com- Georgia, one good example is the recipe denced by the fact that the Senate mittee on the Judiciary. for Coca-Cola. Trade secrets are com- passed this bill by a vote of 87–0 earlier Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speak- mercially valuable information subject this month. The House Committee on er, I rise today in support of S. 1890, the to secrecy protection. They are a crit- the Judiciary reported this bill favor- Defend Trade Secrets Act. I introduced ical form of intellectual property, yet ably by a unanimous voice vote only the House companion, and I am proud they do not enjoy the same protections last week. to see this bill moving forward. This that apply to other forms of intellec- There are several reasons that I sup- legislation is sorely needed to protect tual property, such as copyrights, pat- port the legislation. To begin with, S. the United States from the billions of ents, and trademarks. 1890 will enhance the protection of dollars it faces in losses each year due Additionally, trade secrets derive trade secrets, which is integral to the to trade secrets theft. economic value from not being publicly success of any business. It is estimated However, the legislation could not known, and this confidential business that the value of trade secrets owned have reached this point without the information can be protected for an un- by United States companies as of 2009 hard work and dedication of several limited time. However, once trade se- was approximately $5 trillion. people. First, I would like to thank crets are disclosed, they instantly lose Although trade secrets are funda- Chairman GOODLATTE and his staff for their value, making it even more im- mental to the success of any business, their efforts to move this bill through portant to have the mechanisms in United States companies have strug- the Committee on the Judiciary and place to protect them. gled to protect these valuable assets, bring it to the floor. This has been, as Currently, Federal law is insufficient especially in the digital age of the ranking member said, a several- to address many of the challenges re- smartphones and the Internet. It is es- year process. We are glad to see it here. lated to trade secrets theft in today’s timated that the loss of trade secrets I also wanted to thank those who in- economy. The only Federal mechanism as a result of cyber espionage costs troduced the House legislation with for trade secrets protection under cur- these businesses between $200 billion me, Mr. NADLER and Mr. JEFFRIES, rent law is the 1996 Economic Espio- and $300 billion annually. both from New York, and their staff, nage Act, which made trade secrets Thieves take advantage of ever- for their commitment to the issue and theft by foreign nationals a criminal evolving, innovative technologies to their willingness to work across the offense. access sensitive trade secrets informa- aisle to implement meaningful reform. However, this only addresses part of tion and to distribute it immediately. On the Senate side, Senators HATCH the problem, and criminalizes only a While Federal law protects other and COONS were instrumental in get- portion of trade secrets theft, whereas forms of intellectual property by pro- ting us to this point. Their leadership, a civil remedy for misuse and mis- viding access to Federal courts for ag- along with the leadership of Chairman appropriation would allow companies grieved parties to seek redress, there is GRASSLEY and Senator LEAHY, helped to more broadly protect their property. no Federal civil cause of action for en- ensure the strong Senate vote of 87–0 The Defend Trade Secrets Act will forcement of trade secrets protection. and ensured this product was able to address that, and it will strengthen the S. 1890 addresses this need by estab- come to the House. ability of companies to protect valu- lishing a Federal cause of action for I would finally like to take just a able trade secrets, which, in turn, al- trade secrets owners to obtain injunc- moment to thank Jennifer Choudhry, lows them to protect American jobs tive and monetary relief, which will be my former legislative director, for her and innovation. The bill will empower a powerful new tool to protect their in- hand in introducing and shepherding companies to protect their trade se- tellectual property. this bill through the legislative proc- crets in Federal court by creating a Now, another reason I support the ess. Her contributions were invaluable, Federal private right of action. bill is that it would foster uniformity and she should be proud of her part in The bill streamlines access to relief, among the States. Although States getting this legislation to the House and, in extraordinary circumstances, provide civil remedies for trade secrets floor today. I also thank Sally Rose allows victims of trade secrets theft to theft, these laws often fall short when Larson, who has taken up the mantle obtain a seizure to ensure trade secrets

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Providing a Federal civil remedy Once upon a time, trade secrets mous by the iconic Big Mac of McDon- will create certainty for companies might have been kept in a file cabinet ald’s or whether it is Corning’s glass throughout the Nation, including my somewhere, and would-be thieves would that is so frequently used and found in home State of Georgia. have to spirit away a physical copy, many of our smartphones all across the Congress has the responsibility to making it likely that they would be country, trade secrets are as American give industries the tools they need to caught before crossing State lines. But as baseball and apple pie. Unfortu- protect their intellectual property and, today, trade secrets can be loaded onto nately, we have found ourselves, over in turn, encourage job creation and a thumb drive and mailed out of State the last few years, in a situation where economic growth. This bill takes a step or even sent electronically anywhere trade secret theft has become a signifi- forward in better protecting American across the globe in an instant. cant problem, by some accounts cost- innovation. Pursuing a defendant and the evi- ing us in excess of $300 billion per year Again, I want to thank the tireless dence in dispute across State lines and more than 2 million jobs annually. work of my House and Senate col- present a host of challenges for victims Traditionally, trade secret theft has leagues in advancing this critical legis- of trade secret theft, particularly when been dealt with on the civil side as a lation. I am proud to see this bill, time is of the essence. The need for a matter of State law. But because of the which provides critical intellectual Federal solution is, therefore, clear. increasing nature of the problem and property protections and protects The Defend Trade Secrets Act fills the fact that it is both multistate and American businesses, move forward. I this gap by creating a uniform Federal multinational in nature, the State law would encourage all my colleagues to civil cause of action for theft of trade domain has become inadequate, which join me today in supporting the Defend secrets. It also provides for expedited brings us to this piece of legislation Trade Secrets Act. ex parte seizure of property, but only that would create a Federal civil cause Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 in extraordinary circumstances where of action for trade secret misappropria- minutes to the gentleman from New necessary to preserve evidence or pre- tion, giving our companies and stake- York (Mr. NADLER), a senior member of vent dissemination. holders access to a uniform body of law the Committee on the Judiciary and As the lead Democratic cosponsor of that can deal with trade secret theft in author of this bill. H.R. 3326, the House companion to this a more appropriate fashion. Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise in That is why this piece of legislation strong support of S. 1890, the Defend legislation, I am very pleased that this bill is on the floor today, and I want to is so significant in this climate and Trade Secrets Act of 2016. This long why I am so thankful for the leadership overdue legislation would protect busi- thank everyone who worked hard to bring us to this point. In particular, I of all those who have brought us to this nesses across the country from the point. I urge everyone to support this want to thank the sponsor of H.R. 3326, growing threat of trade secrets theft by bill. the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. COL creating a uniform Federal civil cause - Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield of action for misappropriation of trade LINS), as well as Ranking Member CON- back the balance of my time. secrets. YERS, Chairman GOODLATTE, and the Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I Trade secrets are proprietary busi- gentleman from New York (Mr. yield myself the balance of my time. ness information that derive their JEFFRIES). I also appreciate the spon- In closing, Mr. Speaker, I want to value from being and remaining secret. sors of the Senate bill, S. 1890, Sen- thank my fellow Judiciary Committee This includes secret recipes, software ators HATCH and COONS, for all of their colleagues and their staffs who have codes, and manufacturing processes— work on this legislation. devoted much time and energy and in- information that, if disclosed, could The SPEAKER pro tempore. The tellect to this project. We have worked prove ruinous to a company. As the time of the gentleman has expired. together for the common goal of im- United States economy becomes more Mr. CONYERS. I yield the gentleman proving our Nation’s trade secret laws and more knowledge- and service- an additional 30 seconds. for the past 2 years. based, trade secrets are increasingly Mr. NADLER. The bill we are consid- I want to particularly thank Rep- becoming the foundation of businesses ering today represents the culmination resentatives DOUG COLLINS, JERROLD across the country, with one estimate of over 2 years of negotiations with NADLER, and the over 150 Members of placing the value of trade secrets in various stakeholders and has strong bi- Congress who joined as cosponsors of the United States at $5 trillion. partisan support, with 164 cosponsors this legislation in the House. In the in the House and 65 in the Senate. Senate, we have worked closely with b 1500 This is good legislation that care- Senators HATCH, GRASSLEY, LEAHY, Unfortunately, with such fortunes fully balances the rights of defendants COONS, and others, and I want to thank resting on trade secrets, theft of this and the needs of American businesses them and their staffs for their con- property is inevitable. And in today’s to protect their most valuable assets. tributions to this effort. digital environment, it has never been The Senate passed the bill 87–0. With Furthermore, I would like to thank easier to transfer stolen property passage here today, we can send it the White House and the U.S. Patent across the globe with the click of a straight to the President’s desk. and Trademark Office for working col- button. By one estimate, the American I urge my colleagues to support the laboratively with us, as well as the economy loses annually as much as bill. Protect Trade Secrets Coalition for its $300 billion or more due to misappro- Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I re- work on this effort. I also want to priation of trade secrets, leading to serve the balance of my time. thank my staff for all their hard work loss of up to 2.1 billion jobs each year. Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 on this important legislation. With so much at stake, it is abso- minutes to the gentleman from New This bill is the product of years of bi- lutely vital that the law include strong York (Mr. JEFFRIES), a distinguished partisan, bicameral work, and it will protections against theft of trade se- member of the Judiciary Committee. have a positive impact on U.S. com- crets. However, our current patchwork Mr. JEFFRIES. Mr. Speaker, I thank petitiveness, job creation, and our Na- of Federal and State laws has proven the ranking member for yielding, as tion’s future economic security. I urge inadequate to the job. While the Fed- well as for his tremendous leadership, my colleagues to support S. 1890. eral Government may bring criminal and Chairman GOODLATTE, Congress- Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance prosecutions and may move for civil in- man COLLINS, Congressman NADLER, as of my time. junctions, this power is rarely exer- well as the Protect Trade Secrets Coa- Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in cised and often fails to adequately lition, for their tremendous work in strong support of S. 1890, the ‘‘Defend Trade compensate the victims. getting us to this point where we are Secrets Act of 2016’’.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:54 Apr 28, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K27AP7.050 H27APPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2034 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 27, 2016 S. 1890, amends the, ‘‘Economic Espionage companies and the technologies and meth- Mr. Speaker, I thank our Leadership for its Act of 1996,’’ to create a federal civil remedy odologies used by the criminals who target prowess on intellectual property protection and for trade secret misappropriation, and expedite them. urge you and your colleagues to support S. ex parte seizure of trade secrets to preserve The patchwork of state trade secrets laws, 1890. evidence or prevent dissemination, without while effective for local theft, fail to meet the CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, preempting state law. demands of the global nature of today’s trade UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ‘‘Trade secrets’’ are the form of intellectual secret misappropriations. Washington, DC, April 26, 2016. property that protect confidential information, In addition, trade secrets do not enjoy the TO THE MEMBERS OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF same federal protections as other types of in- REPRESENTATIVES: The U.S. Chamber of including: marketing data and strategies, man- Commerce, the world’s largest business fed- ufacturing processes or techniques, confiden- tellectual property. While it is a federal crime eration representing the interests of more tial and chemical formulae, product design, to steal a trade secret, unlike patents, copy- than three million businesses of all sizes, customer lists, business leads, pricing sched- rights and trademarks, there is no current fed- sectors, and regions, as well as state and ules, and sales techniques. eral civil remedy. local chambers and industry associations, Trade secret law offers protection from trade This confidential business information can and dedicated to promoting, protecting, and secret ‘‘misappropriation,’’ which is the unau- be protected for an unlimited time, unlike pat- defending America’s free enterprise system, thorized acquisition, use, or disclosure of such ents, and requires no formal registration proc- strongly supports S. 1890, the ‘‘Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016,’’ and urges the House to secrets obtained by some improper means. ess. expeditiously pass this bill. Under U.S. law, trade secrets consist of But unlike patents, once this information is Intellectual property sector industries gen- three parts: (i) information that is non-public; disclosed it instantly loses its value and the erate 35% of all U.S. Gross Domestic Product (2) the reasonable measures taken to protect property right itself ceases to exist, dem- and are responsible for two-thirds of all ex- that information; and (3) the fact that the infor- onstrating a stark difference in the potential ports and over forty million good-paying mation derives independent economic value consequences of securing patent protections jobs. The threat of trade secrets theft is of from not being publicly known. versus keeping an innovation as a trade se- increasing concern to U.S. economic security and domestic jobs, and S. 1890 would provide American companies are at the forefront of cret. companies with an effective tool to combat innovation and have some of the largest trade When an inventor seeks patent protection, this growing problem. Creating a federal secret and patent portfolios in the world tied to he or she agrees to disclose to the world their civil cause of action to complement existing numerous goods and services offered to gov- invention and how it works, furthering innova- criminal remedies and providing a uniform ernments, commercial enterprises, and con- tion and research, as well as securing a 20- system and legal framework would enable sumers around the globe. year exclusive term of protection, and the right companies to better mitigate the commer- In fact, patent portfolios often grow as a re- to prevent others from making, using, selling, cial injury and loss of employment that sult of the ideas and products that originated importing, or distributing a patented invention often occur when trade secrets are stolen. The Chamber appreciates the House’s at- as trade secrets. without permission. tention to this important issue that impacts President Obama’s Administration identified However, in contrast by maintaining it as a companies that depend on intellectual prop- the importance of this legislation and, ‘‘strong- trade secret, an inventor could theoretically erty to spur innovation, create jobs, and ly supports the Defend Trade Secrets Act,’’ keep their invention secret indefinitely (ex: for- bring new products to market that benefit because he recognizes that as the United mula for Coca-Cola; the KFC Colonel’s Secret consumers. By creating a federal civil rem- States continues to shift from a manufacturing, Recipe); but, the downside is there is no pro- edy for trade secrets theft, this bill would to a knowledge- and service-based economy, tection if the trade secret is uncovered by oth- help ensure the trade secrets of U.S. compa- businesses increasingly depend on trade se- ers through reverse engineering or inde- nies are given similar protections afforded to other forms of intellectual property includ- crets to protect their confidential know-how. pendent development. ing patents, trademarks, and copyrights. A 2009 estimate placed the value of trade Trade secrets must be valiantly guarded be- The Chamber urges you to support S. 1890 secrets owned by U.S. companies at five tril- cause discovery of a trade secret by fair, law- and may consider votes on, or in relation to, lion dollars, demonstrating that trade secrets ful methods, such as reverse engineering or this bill in our annual How They Voted have become an increasingly important part of independent development, is permitted. scorecard. most companies’ overall assets. As a result, the threat posed to American Sincerely, But, the global economy creates a competi- trade secrets has increased and theft of these R. BRUCE JOSTEN. tive environment in which companies struggle secrets robs our economy of growth and inno- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The to safeguard this information in light of innova- vation. S. 1890, provides a solution to these question is on the motion offered by tive technologies, such as cell phones, which problematic gaps by making federal law more the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. allow nearly anyone to photograph or other- comprehensive and providing trade secrets GOODLATTE) that the House suspend wise record data and send information nearly owners with remedies that all forms of intellec- the rules and pass the bill, S. 1890. instantaneously. tual property should be afforded. The question was taken. A 2013 report, by the Commission on the With both a federal criminal and a federal The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the Theft of American Intellectual Property, esti- civil cause of action, large and small compa- opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being mated that the American economy loses more nies alike will have access to more of the tools in the affirmative, the ayes have it. than $300 billion annually as a result of theft that they need to effectively combat trade se- Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, on of intellectual property, largely trade secrets, cret theft and help to ensure future innovation that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. leading to a loss of up to 2.1 million jobs each continues to occur within the United States. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- year. While trade secret protection is important ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- The same theft is slowing U.S. economic domestically, as American companies expand ceedings on this motion will be post- growth and diminishing the incentive to inno- in the global marketplace, this protection is poned. vate that we celebrate today. also paramount worldwide. Our companies pour billions of dollars into As we operate in other countries and work f research and development, creating products with them to encourage strong intellectual ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER and services that ultimately become the back- property protection within their own borders, PRO TEMPORE bone of their businesses. the ‘‘Defend Trade Secrets Act’’ will serve as The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- And rightly so, those trade secrets produced a model for effective protection. ant to clause 8 of rule XX, proceedings through research and development increas- S. 1890 will prevent the occurrence of (1) will resume on questions previously ingly have become the attractive envy of com- trade secret theft occurring in the United postponed. petitors in other countries. States and around the world; and (2) trade se- Votes will be taken in the following In addition, advances in technology now cret theft harming owner companies and their order: make it easy to copy trade secret materials employees; while allowing the ‘‘Economic Es- Motions to suspend the rules on H.R. onto a jump drive or laptop computer that in pionage Act of 1996’’ to continue to apply 4923 and H.R. 699, each by the yeas and a world of less advanced technology would broadly to protect trade secrets from theft. nays; have taken reams of paper to reproduce. I thank the House Judiciary Committee for Ordering the previous question on Modernization of trade secrets law is long quickly approving this legislation, and look for- House Resolution 701; and overdue if our legislation is to keep pace with ward to seeing this bill pass in the House to Adoption of House Resolution 701, if the rapid developments of premier American move to the President’s desk to become law. ordered.

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The un- Keating Napolitano Sherman present, I would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ Kelly (IL) Neal Shimkus finished business is the vote on the mo- Kelly (MS) Neugebauer Shuster tion to suspend the rules and pass the Kelly (PA) Newhouse Simpson f bill (H.R. 4923) to establish a process Kennedy Noem Sinema Kildee Nolan for the submission and consideration of Sires Kilmer Norcross Slaughter EMAIL PRIVACY ACT petitions for temporary duty suspen- Kind Nugent Smith (MO) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- sions and reductions, and for other pur- King (IA) Nunes Smith (NE) King (NY) O’Rourke finished business is the vote on the mo- poses, as amended, on which the yeas Smith (NJ) Kinzinger (IL) Olson Smith (TX) tion to suspend the rules and pass the and nays were ordered. Kirkpatrick Palazzo Smith (WA) bill (H.R. 699) to amend title 18, United The Clerk read the title of the bill. Kline Pallone Speier States Code, to update the privacy pro- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Knight Palmer Stefanik Kuster Pascrell tections for electronic communications question is on the motion offered by Stewart Labrador Paulsen Stivers information that is stored by third- the gentleman from Texas (Mr. BRADY) LaHood Payne Stutzman party service providers in order to pro- that the House suspend the rules and LaMalfa Pearce Swalwell (CA) Lamborn Perlmutter Takai tect consumer privacy interests while pass the bill, as amended. Lance Perry Takano meeting law enforcement needs, and The vote was taken by electronic de- Langevin Peters Thompson (CA) Larsen (WA) Peterson for other purposes, as amended, on vice, and there were—yeas 415, nays 2, Thompson (MS) Larson (CT) Pingree which the yeas and nays were ordered. not voting 16, as follows: Thornberry Latta Pitts Tiberi The Clerk read the title of the bill. [Roll No. 166] Lee Pocan Tipton Levin Poe (TX) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The YEAS—415 Titus Lewis Poliquin Tonko question is on the motion offered by Abraham Clawson (FL) Fleischmann Lieu, Ted Polis Torres the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Adams Clay Fleming Lipinski Pompeo Trott Aderholt Cleaver Flores LoBiondo Posey GOODLATTE) that the House suspend Aguilar Clyburn Forbes Loebsack Price (NC) Tsongas the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Allen Coffman Fortenberry Turner Lofgren Price, Tom This is a 5-minute vote. Amash Cohen Foster Long Quigley Upton Amodei Cole Foxx Loudermilk Rangel Valadao The vote was taken by electronic de- Ashford Collins (GA) Frankel (FL) Love Ratcliffe Vargas vice, and there were—yeas 419, nays 0, Babin Collins (NY) Franks (AZ) Lowenthal Reed Veasey Barletta Comstock Frelinghuysen Lowey Reichert Vela not voting 14, as follows: ´ Barr Conaway Fudge Lucas Renacci Velazquez [Roll No. 167] Barton Connolly Gabbard Luetkemeyer Ribble Visclosky Bass Conyers Gallego Lujan Grisham Rice (NY) Wagner YEAS—419 Beatty Cook Garamendi Walberg (NM) Rice (SC) Abraham Capuano DelBene Becerra Cooper Garrett Walden Luja´ n, Ben Ray Richmond Adams Ca´ rdenas Denham Benishek Costa Gibbs Walker (NM) Rigell Aderholt Carney Dent Bera Costello (PA) Gibson Walorski Lummis Roby Aguilar Carson (IN) DeSantis Beyer Courtney Goodlatte Walters, Mimi Lynch Roe (TN) Allen Carter (GA) DeSaulnier Bilirakis Cramer Gosar Walz Maloney, Rogers (AL) Amash Carter (TX) DesJarlais Bishop (GA) Crawford Gowdy Waters, Maxine Carolyn Rogers (KY) Amodei Cartwright Deutch Bishop (MI) Crenshaw Graham Watson Coleman Maloney, Sean Rohrabacher Ashford Castor (FL) Diaz-Balart Bishop (UT) Crowley Granger Weber (TX) Marchant Rokita Babin Castro (TX) Dingell Black Cuellar Graves (GA) Webster (FL) Marino Rooney (FL) Barletta Chabot Doggett Blackburn Culberson Graves (LA) Massie Ros-Lehtinen Welch Barr Chaffetz Dold Blum Cummings Graves (MO) Matsui Roskam Wenstrup Barton Chu, Judy Donovan Blumenauer Curbelo (FL) Grayson McCarthy Ross Westerman Bass Cicilline Doyle, Michael Bonamici Davis (CA) Green, Al McClintock Rothfus Whitfield Beatty Clark (MA) F. Bost Davis, Danny Green, Gene McCollum Rouzer Williams Becerra Clarke (NY) Duckworth Boustany Davis, Rodney Grijalva McDermott Roybal-Allard Wilson (FL) Benishek Clawson (FL) Duffy Boyle, Brendan DeFazio Grothman McGovern Royce Wilson (SC) Bera Clay Duncan (SC) F. DeGette Guinta McHenry Ruiz Wittman Beyer Cleaver Duncan (TN) Brady (PA) Delaney Guthrie McMorris Ruppersberger Womack Bilirakis Clyburn Edwards Brady (TX) DeLauro Hahn Rodgers Rush Woodall Bishop (GA) Coffman Ellison Brat DelBene Hardy McNerney Russell Yarmuth Bishop (MI) Cohen Ellmers (NC) Bridenstine Denham Harper McSally Ryan (OH) Yoder Bishop (UT) Cole Emmer (MN) Brooks (AL) Dent Harris Meadows Salmon Yoho Black Collins (GA) Engel Brooks (IN) DeSantis Hartzler Meehan Sa´ nchez, Linda Young (AK) Blackburn Collins (NY) Eshoo Brown (FL) DeSaulnier Hastings Meeks T. Young (IA) Blum Comstock Esty Brownley (CA) DesJarlais Heck (NV) Meng Sanchez, Loretta Young (IN) Blumenauer Conaway Farenthold Buchanan Deutch Heck (WA) Messer Sanford Zeldin Bonamici Connolly Farr Buck Diaz-Balart Hensarling Mica Sarbanes Zinke Bost Conyers Fincher Bucshon Dingell Herrera Beutler Boustany Cook Fitzpatrick Burgess Doggett Hice, Jody B. NAYS—2 Boyle, Brendan Cooper Fleischmann Bustos Dold Higgins Griffith Thompson (PA) F. Costa Fleming Butterfield Donovan Hill Brady (PA) Costello (PA) Flores Byrne Doyle, Michael Himes NOT VOTING—16 Brady (TX) Courtney Forbes Calvert F. Hinojosa Capuano Lawrence Sewell (AL) Brat Cramer Fortenberry Capps Duckworth Holding Fattah MacArthur Van Hollen Bridenstine Crawford Foster Ca´ rdenas Duffy Honda Gohmert McCaul Wasserman Brooks (AL) Crenshaw Foxx Carney Duncan (SC) Hoyer Gutie´rrez McKinley Schultz Brooks (IN) Crowley Frankel (FL) Carson (IN) Duncan (TN) Hudson Hanna Pelosi Westmoreland Brown (FL) Cuellar Franks (AZ) Carter (GA) Edwards Huelskamp Issa Pittenger Brownley (CA) Culberson Frelinghuysen Carter (TX) Ellison Huffman Buchanan Cummings Fudge Cartwright Ellmers (NC) Huizenga (MI) b 1530 Buck Curbelo (FL) Gabbard Castor (FL) Emmer (MN) Hultgren Bucshon Davis (CA) Gallego Castro (TX) Engel Hunter Mr. CARNEY, Ms. KAPTUR, and Mr. Burgess Davis, Danny Garamendi Chabot Eshoo Hurd (TX) BISHOP of Georgia changed their vote Bustos Davis, Rodney Garrett Chaffetz Esty Hurt (VA) from ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ Butterfield DeFazio Gibbs Chu, Judy Farenthold Israel So (two-thirds being in the affirma- Byrne DeGette Gibson Cicilline Farr Jackson Lee Calvert Delaney Goodlatte Clark (MA) Fincher Jeffries tive) the rules were suspended and the Capps DeLauro Gosar Clarke (NY) Fitzpatrick Jenkins (KS) bill, as amended, was passed.

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The result of the vote was announced Murphy (PA) Roskam Wagner Grijalva Matsui Sanchez, Loretta as above recorded. Neugebauer Ross Walberg Grothman McCarthy Sanford Newhouse Rothfus Guinta McClintock Walden Sarbanes A motion to reconsider was laid on Noem Rouzer Guthrie McCollum Walker Scalise the table. Nugent Royce Hahn McDermott Walorski Schakowsky Nunes Russell Hardy McGovern Stated for: Walters, Mimi Schiff Olson Salmon Harper McHenry Mr. HANNA. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. Weber (TX) Schrader Palazzo Sanford Harris McKinley 167 on H.R. 699, I am not recorded because Webster (FL) Hartzler McMorris Schweikert Palmer Scalise Wenstrup Heck (NV) Rodgers Scott (VA) I was absent for personal reasons. Had I been Paulsen Schweikert Westerman Heck (WA) McNerney Scott, Austin present, I would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ Pearce Scott, Austin Whitfield Hensarling McSally Scott, David Perry Scott, David Williams f Pitts Sensenbrenner Herrera Beutler Meadows Sensenbrenner Wilson (SC) Poe (TX) Sessions Hice, Jody B. Meehan Serrano Wittman PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION Poliquin Shimkus Higgins Meeks Sessions Womack OF H.R. 4498, HELPING ANGELS Pompeo Shuster Hill Meng Sherman Woodall Posey Simpson Himes Messer Shimkus LEAD OUR STARTUPS ACT Yoder Hinojosa Mica Price, Tom Smith (MO) Shuster Yoho Holding Miller (FL) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Ratcliffe Smith (NE) Simpson Young (AK) Honda Miller (MI) Sinema Reed Smith (NJ) finished business is the vote on order- Young (IA) Hoyer Moolenaar Sires Reichert Smith (TX) ing the previous question on the reso- Young (IN) Hudson Mooney (WV) Slaughter Renacci Stefanik lution (H. Res. 701) providing for con- Zeldin Huelskamp Moore Smith (MO) Ribble Stewart Zinke Huffman Moulton Smith (NE) sideration of the bill (H.R. 4498) to clar- Rice (SC) Stivers Huizenga (MI) Mullin Smith (NJ) ify the definition of general solicita- Hultgren Mulvaney Smith (TX) tion under Federal securities law, on NAYS—181 Hunter Murphy (FL) Smith (WA) Hurd (TX) Murphy (PA) which the yeas and nays were ordered. Adams Frankel (FL) Nadler Speier Hurt (VA) Nadler Aguilar Fudge Napolitano Stefanik The Clerk read the title of the resolu- Israel Napolitano Ashford Gabbard Neal Stewart tion. Jackson Lee Neal Bass Gallego Nolan Stivers Jeffries Neugebauer The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Beatty Garamendi Norcross Stutzman Jenkins (KS) Newhouse question is on ordering the previous Becerra Graham O’Rourke Jenkins (WV) Noem Swalwell (CA) Bera Grayson Pallone Takai question. Beyer Green, Al Johnson (GA) Nolan This will be a 5-minute vote. Pascrell Johnson (OH) Norcross Takano Bishop (GA) Green, Gene Payne Johnson, E. B. Nugent Thompson (CA) The vote was taken by electronic de- Blumenauer Grijalva Pelosi Bonamici Hahn Johnson, Sam Nunes Thompson (MS) vice, and there were—yeas 238, nays Perlmutter Boyle, Brendan Hastings Jolly O’Rourke Thompson (PA) Peters 181, not voting 14, as follows: F. Heck (WA) Jones Olson Thornberry Peterson Tiberi Brady (PA) Higgins Jordan Palazzo [Roll No. 168] Pingree Tipton Brown (FL) Himes Joyce Pallone YEAS—238 Pocan Titus Brownley (CA) Hinojosa Kaptur Palmer Polis Tonko Abraham Denham Hudson Bustos Honda Katko Pascrell Price (NC) Torres Aderholt Dent Huelskamp Butterfield Hoyer Keating Paulsen Quigley Kelly (IL) Payne Trott Allen DeSantis Huizenga (MI) Capps Huffman Rangel Kelly (MS) Pearce Tsongas Amash DesJarlais Hultgren Capuano Israel ´ Rice (NY) Kelly (PA) Pelosi Turner Amodei Diaz-Balart Hunter Cardenas Jackson Lee Richmond Kennedy Perlmutter Upton Babin Dold Hurd (TX) Carney Jeffries Roybal-Allard Kildee Perry Valadao Barletta Donovan Hurt (VA) Carson (IN) Johnson (GA) Ruiz Kilmer Peters Vargas Barr Duffy Jenkins (KS) Cartwright Johnson, E. B. Barton Duncan (SC) Jenkins (WV) Castor (FL) Kaptur Ruppersberger Kind Peterson Veasey Benishek Duncan (TN) Johnson (OH) Castro (TX) Keating Rush King (IA) Pingree Vela Bilirakis Ellmers (NC) Johnson, Sam Chu, Judy Kelly (IL) Ryan (OH) King (NY) Pitts Vela´ zquez Bishop (MI) Emmer (MN) Jolly Cicilline Kennedy Sa´ nchez, Linda Kinzinger (IL) Pocan Visclosky Black Farenthold Jones Clark (MA) Kildee T. Kirkpatrick Poe (TX) Wagner Blackburn Fincher Jordan Clarke (NY) Kilmer Sanchez, Loretta Kline Poliquin Walberg Blum Fitzpatrick Joyce Clay Kind Sarbanes Knight Polis Walden Bost Fleischmann Katko Cleaver Kirkpatrick Schakowsky Kuster Pompeo Walker Boustany Fleming Kelly (MS) Clyburn Kuster Schiff Labrador Posey Walorski Brady (TX) Flores Kelly (PA) Cohen Langevin Schrader LaHood Price (NC) Walters, Mimi Brat Forbes King (IA) Connolly Larsen (WA) Scott (VA) LaMalfa Price, Tom Walz Bridenstine Fortenberry King (NY) Conyers Larson (CT) Serrano Lamborn Quigley Waters, Maxine Lance Rangel Brooks (AL) Foxx Kinzinger (IL) Cooper Lee Sherman Watson Coleman Langevin Ratcliffe Brooks (IN) Franks (AZ) Kline Costa Levin Sinema Weber (TX) Larsen (WA) Reed Buchanan Frelinghuysen Knight Courtney Lewis Sires Webster (FL) Larson (CT) Reichert Buck Garrett Labrador Crowley Lieu, Ted Slaughter Welch Latta Renacci Bucshon Gibbs LaHood Cuellar Lipinski Smith (WA) Wenstrup Burgess Gibson LaMalfa Cummings Loebsack Lee Ribble Speier Westerman Byrne Goodlatte Lamborn Davis (CA) Lofgren Levin Rice (NY) Swalwell (CA) Whitfield Calvert Gosar Lance Davis, Danny Lowenthal Lewis Rice (SC) Takai Williams Carter (GA) Gowdy Latta DeFazio Lowey Lieu, Ted Richmond Takano Wilson (FL) Carter (TX) Granger LoBiondo DeGette Lujan Grisham Lipinski Rigell Thompson (CA) Wilson (SC) Chabot Graves (GA) Long Delaney (NM) LoBiondo Roby Thompson (MS) Wittman Chaffetz Graves (LA) Loudermilk DeLauro Luja´ n, Ben Ray Loebsack Roe (TN) Titus Womack Clawson (FL) Graves (MO) Love DelBene (NM) Lofgren Rogers (AL) Tonko Woodall Coffman Griffith Lucas DeSaulnier Lynch Long Rogers (KY) Torres Yarmuth Cole Grothman Luetkemeyer Deutch Maloney, Loudermilk Rohrabacher Tsongas Yoder Collins (GA) Guinta Lummis Dingell Carolyn Love Rokita Vargas Yoho Collins (NY) Guthrie Marchant Doggett Maloney, Sean Lowenthal Rooney (FL) Veasey Lowey Young (AK) Comstock Hardy Marino Doyle, Michael Matsui Ros-Lehtinen Vela Lucas Roskam Young (IA) Conaway Harper Massie F. McCollum Vela´ zquez Luetkemeyer Ross Young (IN) Cook Harris McCarthy Duckworth McDermott Visclosky Lujan Grisham Rothfus Zeldin Costello (PA) Hartzler McClintock Edwards McGovern Walz (NM) Rouzer Zinke Cramer Heck (NV) McHenry Ellison McNerney Crawford Hensarling McKinley Engel Meeks Waters, Maxine Watson Coleman NOT VOTING—14 Crenshaw Herrera Beutler McMorris Eshoo Meng Culberson Hice, Jody B. Rodgers Esty Moore Welch Fattah Gutie´rrez Hastings Curbelo (FL) Hill McSally Farr Moulton Wilson (FL) Gohmert Hanna Issa Davis, Rodney Holding Meadows Foster Murphy (FL) Yarmuth

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:54 Apr 28, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27AP7.022 H27APPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with HOUSE April 27, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2037 NOT VOTING—14 Scott, Austin Thornberry Westerman HELPING ANGELS LEAD OUR Sensenbrenner Tiberi Whitfield Bishop (UT) Issa Sewell (AL) STARTUPS ACT Sessions Tipton Williams Fattah Lawrence Van Hollen Shimkus Trott Gohmert MacArthur Wasserman Wilson (SC) Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, pur- Shuster Turner Gutie´rrez McCaul Schultz Wittman suant to House Resolution 701, I call up Simpson Upton Hanna Pittenger Westmoreland Womack the bill (H.R. 4498) to clarify the defini- Sinema Valadao Woodall Smith (MO) Wagner Yoder tion of general solicitation under Fed- b 1544 Smith (NE) Walberg Yoho eral securities law, and ask for its im- Smith (NJ) Walden Young (AK) So the previous question was ordered. Smith (TX) Walker mediate consideration in the House. Young (IA) The result of the vote was announced Stefanik Walorski The Clerk read the title of the bill. as above recorded. Stewart Walters, Mimi Young (IN) The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Zeldin The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Stivers Weber (TX) BOST). Pursuant to House Resolution Stutzman Webster (FL) Zinke question is on the resolution. Thompson (PA) Wenstrup 701, the bill is considered read. The question was taken; and the The text of the bill is as follows: Speaker pro tempore announced that NOES—177 H.R. 4498 the ayes appeared to have it. Adams Fudge Nadler Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- RECORDED VOTE Aguilar Gabbard Napolitano resentatives of the United States of America in Ashford Gallego Neal Congress assembled, Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I de- Bass Garamendi Nolan SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. mand a recorded vote. Beatty Graham Norcross This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Helping An- A recorded vote was ordered. Becerra Grayson O’Rourke Bera Green, Al Pallone gels Lead Our Startups Act’’ or the ‘‘HALOS The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a Beyer Green, Gene Pascrell Act’’. 5-minute vote. Bishop (GA) Grijalva Payne SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF ANGEL INVESTOR GROUP. The vote was taken by electronic de- Blumenauer Hahn Pelosi As used in this Act, the term ‘‘angel inves- vice, and there were—ayes 240, noes 177, Bonamici Hastings Perlmutter tor group’’ means any group that— Boyle, Brendan Heck (WA) Peters (1) is composed of accredited investors in- not voting 16, as follows: F. Higgins Peterson terested in investing personal capital in [Roll No. 169] Brady (PA) Himes Pingree Brown (FL) Hinojosa Pocan early-stage companies; AYES—240 Brownley (CA) Honda Polis (2) holds regular meetings and has defined Abraham Fleischmann Lucas Bustos Hoyer Price (NC) processes and procedures for making invest- Aderholt Fleming Luetkemeyer Butterfield Huffman Quigley ment decisions, either individually or among Allen Flores Lummis Capps Israel Rangel the membership of the group as a whole; and Amash Forbes Marchant Capuano Jackson Lee Rice (NY) (3) is neither associated nor affiliated with Amodei Fortenberry Marino Ca´ rdenas Jeffries Richmond Babin Foxx Massie Carson (IN) Johnson (GA) Roybal-Allard brokers, dealers, or investment advisers. Barletta Franks (AZ) McCarthy Cartwright Johnson, E. B. Ruiz SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF GENERAL SOLICITA- Barr Frelinghuysen McClintock Castor (FL) Kaptur Ruppersberger TION. Barton Garrett McHenry Castro (TX) Keating Rush (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months Benishek Gibbs McKinley Chu, Judy Kelly (IL) Ryan (OH) after the date of enactment of this Act, the Bilirakis Gibson McMorris Cicilline Kennedy Sa´ nchez, Linda Securities and Exchange Commission shall Bishop (MI) Goodlatte Rodgers Clark (MA) Kildee T. revise Regulation D of its rules (17 C.F.R. Bishop (UT) Gosar McSally Clarke (NY) Kilmer Sanchez, Loretta Black Gowdy Meadows Clay Kind Sarbanes 230.500 et seq.) to require that in carrying out Blackburn Granger Meehan Cleaver Kirkpatrick Schakowsky the prohibition against general solicitation Blum Graves (GA) Messer Clyburn Kuster Schiff or general advertising contained in section Bost Graves (LA) Mica Cohen Langevin Schrader 230.502(c) of title 17, Code of Federal Regula- Boustany Graves (MO) Miller (FL) Connolly Larsen (WA) Scott (VA) tions, the prohibition shall not apply to a Brat Griffith Miller (MI) Conyers Larson (CT) Scott, David presentation or other communication made Bridenstine Grothman Moolenaar Courtney Lee Serrano by or on behalf of an issuer which is made at Brooks (AL) Guinta Mooney (WV) Crowley Levin Sherman Brooks (IN) Guthrie Mullin Cuellar Lewis Sires an event— Buchanan Hardy Mulvaney Cummings Lieu, Ted Slaughter (1) sponsored by— Buck Harper Murphy (PA) Davis (CA) Lipinski Smith (WA) (A) the United States or any territory Bucshon Harris Neugebauer Davis, Danny Loebsack Speier thereof, by the District of Columbia, by any Burgess Hartzler Newhouse DeFazio Lofgren Swalwell (CA) State, by a political subdivision of any State Byrne Heck (NV) Noem DeGette Lowenthal Takai or territory, or by any agency or public in- Calvert Hensarling Nugent Delaney Lowey Takano strumentality of any of the foregoing; Carney Herrera Beutler Nunes DeLauro Lujan Grisham Thompson (CA) Carter (GA) Hice, Jody B. Olson DelBene (NM) Thompson (MS) (B) a college, university, or other institu- Carter (TX) Hill Palazzo DeSaulnier Luja´ n, Ben Ray Titus tion of higher education; Chabot Holding Palmer Deutch (NM) Tonko (C) a nonprofit organization; Chaffetz Hudson Paulsen Dingell Lynch Torres (D) an angel investor group; Clawson (FL) Huelskamp Pearce Doggett Maloney, Tsongas (E) a venture forum, venture capital asso- Coffman Huizenga (MI) Perry Doyle, Michael Carolyn Vargas ciation, or trade association; or Cole Hultgren Pitts F. Maloney, Sean Veasey (F) any other group, person or entity as Collins (GA) Hunter Poe (TX) Duckworth Matsui Vela Collins (NY) Hurd (TX) Poliquin Edwards McCollum Vela´ zquez the Securities and Exchange Commission Comstock Hurt (VA) Pompeo Ellison McDermott Visclosky may determine by rule; Conaway Jenkins (KS) Posey Engel McGovern Walz (2) where any advertising for the event Cook Jenkins (WV) Price, Tom Eshoo Meeks Waters, Maxine does not reference any specific offering of se- Cooper Johnson (OH) Ratcliffe Esty Meng Watson Coleman curities by the issuer; Costa Johnson, Sam Reed Farr Moore Welch (3) the sponsor of which— Costello (PA) Jolly Renacci Foster Moulton Wilson (FL) (A) does not make investment rec- Cramer Jones Ribble Frankel (FL) Murphy (FL) Yarmuth Crawford Jordan Rice (SC) ommendations or provide investment advice Crenshaw Joyce Rigell NOT VOTING—16 to event attendees; Culberson Katko Roby (B) does not engage in an active role in any Curbelo (FL) Kelly (MS) Roe (TN) Brady (TX) Lawrence Sewell (AL) investment negotiations between the issuer Davis, Rodney Kelly (PA) Rogers (AL) Fattah MacArthur Van Hollen and investors attending the event; Gohmert McCaul Denham King (IA) Rogers (KY) Wasserman (C) does not charge event attendees any Gutie´rrez McNerney Schultz Dent King (NY) Rohrabacher fees other than administrative fees; and DeSantis Kinzinger (IL) Rokita Hanna Pittenger Westmoreland DesJarlais Kline Rooney (FL) Issa Reichert (D) does not receive any compensation Diaz-Balart Knight Ros-Lehtinen with respect to such event that would re- Dold Labrador Roskam quire registration of the sponsor as a broker Donovan LaHood Ross b 1551 or a dealer under the Securities Exchange Duffy LaMalfa Rothfus So the resolution was agreed to. Act of 1934, or as an investment advisor Duncan (SC) Lamborn Rouzer under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940; Duncan (TN) Lance Royce The result of the vote was announced and Ellmers (NC) Latta Russell Emmer (MN) LoBiondo Salmon as above recorded. (4) where no specific information regarding Farenthold Long Sanford an offering of securities by the issuer is com- Fincher Loudermilk Scalise A motion to reconsider was laid on municated or distributed by or on behalf of Fitzpatrick Love Schweikert the table. the issuer, other than—

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Out of 57 (D) the intended use of proceeds of the of- for all Americans when small busi- members voting in committee that fering. nesses can focus on creating jobs rath- day, only 13 opposed the bill. In other (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Subsection (a) er than navigating meaningless bu- words, 80 percent of the committee may only be construed as requiring the Secu- reaucratic red tape. voted in favor of the HALOS Act. rities and Exchange Commission to amend The HALOS Act provides an impor- The bill has strong bipartisan sup- the requirements of Regulation D with re- tant fix to regulations so it will be port because it is common sense. It is spect to presentations and communications, easier for our small businesses to at- and not with respect to purchases or sales. about jobs; it is about helping small tract investments. Again, Mr. Speaker, businesses overcome misguided regula- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The bill so critical when entrepreneurship is at tion; and it is about making sure that shall be debatable for 1 hour, equally a generational low and our economy Congress makes the law—not the regu- divided and controlled by the chair and limps along at even less than 2 percent lators, who are unelected and who are ranking minority member of the Com- of economic growth. unaccountable. mittee on Financial Services. The HALOS Act provides a clearer Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of The gentleman from Texas (Mr. HEN- path for startup businesses to connect my time. SARLING) and the gentlewoman from with angel investors and allows inves- Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California. California (Ms. MAXINE WATERS) each tors to make their own informed deci- Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time will control 30 minutes. sions. Angel investors play an incred- as I may consume. The Chair recognizes the gentleman ibly active role in helping small busi- I rise in opposition to H.R. 4498, the from Texas. nesses open their doors and grow so Helping Angels Lead Our Startups Act. GENERAL LEAVE they can open their doors even wider This bill will make changes to inves- Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, I and hire more workers. tor protections under the JOBS Act ask unanimous consent that all Mem- We should remember—and many of that I believe are ill-advised and could bers may have 5 legislative days in our colleagues are now aware—that lead to unintended consequences for which to revise and extend their re- companies like Amazon, Costco, our regulatory framework. marks and submit extraneous mate- Google, Facebook, and Starbucks were b 1600 rials on the bill under consideration. all first funded by angel investors. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Now, today, not only the services they It would do so by broadening the objection to the request of the gen- provide in our economy, but approxi- scope of when private securities offer- tleman from Texas? mately 600,000 employees earn their ings can be solicited or advertised to There was no objection. paychecks and provide for their fami- the public without first verifying that Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, I lies working for companies that were the purchaser is financially sophisti- yield myself such time as I may con- started with angel investors. cated enough to understand the risk in- sume. Unfortunately, as so often happens, volved, what we call ‘‘accredited inves- Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support when Washington regulators get out of tors.’’ today of H.R. 4498, the Helping Angels control, they step into the picture and Specifically, the bill would require Lead Our Startups Act, known as the we have yet more unintended con- the SEC to amend its safe harbor rules HALOS Act. This is yet another bipar- sequences. Four years ago, Congress for private placements under Rule 506 tisan bill that has been passed out of passed a bipartisan JOBS Act to make of Regulation D so that the current the Financial Services Committee that it easier for business startups to gain verification requirements for general I know will help create jobs and grow access to capital, but the Securities solicitation and advertising do not ef- our economy. and Exchange Commission issued mis- fectively apply to sales events that are We all know from listening to our guided regulations on angel investors sponsored by certain groups, colleges, constituents that jobs and the econ- that had exactly the opposite effect. nonprofits, trade associations, or angel omy continue to be the number one By inappropriately classifying events investor groups, for example. issue of concern because this economy where entrepreneurs showcased their The bill’s intent is to expand the role is still not working for working Ameri- business models to angel investors as of angel investors in capital formation. cans. After many years, they still see general solicitations, the SEC regula- It is a laudable goal, but it is one that their paychecks have stagnated. They tions are causing innovative startups needs appropriate rules to ensure in- have seen their savings evaporate. to lose access to capital, which means vestors have the protection and legal They are losing hope. We see entrepre- our economy loses jobs. This is counter recourse needed to make sound invest- neurship is at a generational low. to Congress’ intent when we passed the ments. The HALOS Act is a step in the right JOBS Act, and it is certainly counter So, while the bill would limit the direction. It is one of many solutions to what our economy needs now. Mr. amount and type of information that that we need to enact in this body. Speaker, what is so ironic is that the can be communicated for these events, I commend the bipartisan sponsor of practice was legal and proper before it would still allow companies to condi- the bill, Mr. CHABOT, the chairman of the passage of the JOBS Act. It should tion the markets for their securities the Small Business Committee; Mr. remain legal and proper after the pas- and offer them to any member of the HURT of Virginia and Ms. SINEMA of Ar- sage of the JOBS Act. public who walks in the door. izona, the latter two who serve with This is a problem that Congress can Let me be clear. If a university wants me on the Financial Services Com- easily fix by approving the HALOS Act. to sponsor a so-called demo day with mittee. It is not a complicated bill, Mr. Speak- companies that want to pitch their I want to thank all of my colleagues er. It is four pages long. It simply en- ideas and products, they already can, on the Financial Services Committee sures that funding from angel investors and the entire public can attend. The for voting overwhelmingly in favor of remains available to business startups. companies, however, just can’t talk this bill. Almost 80 percent of the The bipartisan bill makes sure that about offers or sell securities in their membership of the committee voted to events where entrepreneurs and angel companies. advance it to the floor. investors get together are not classi- I am concerned that this bill, how- I am proud that our committee has a fied as general solicitations because ever, would cause real harm to retail strong record of bipartisanship. Since they are not. Instead of onerous bu- investors. For example, a hedge fund the beginning of the 114th Congress, reaucratic red tape that deters inves- could set up an event that is sponsored Mr. Speaker, the House has passed 56 of tors from backing new business by a questionable college, like Corin- our measures—30 have been signed into startups, the four-page HALOS Act will thian, could pass out flyers on campus

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So you would would not have to take reasonable ate jobs and opportunity. vote ‘‘yes.’’ steps to verify that these purchasers To my colleagues, I ask them: How If you believe America doesn’t need are accredited investors. many times have you traveled back to innovation, that America thinks that Furthermore, events sponsored by your districts and sat down and seen the new Facebook shouldn’t be there, government entities, nonprofits, and individuals who crave to be entre- that we should put up new barriers to universities are likely to attract the preneurs? It could be that single mom stop a dream, to stop the growth, you very people we are trying to protect, or maybe it is that person who is stuck would probably vote ‘‘no.’’ investors who are not accredited and in a job or is a young kid with a great That is why later today, when this do not have enough financial sophis- idea. bill gets through, it will be a big bipar- tication or wherewithal to understand But as they roll out their ideas, they tisan vote: because we believe in Amer- the investments or bear their high risk find they are not going to get stopped ica. of loss. except by, maybe, a government regu- Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California. We created the Rule 506 exemption lation. Think of the jobs they could Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the under the JOBS Act to expand the mar- create and the places in which we can gentlewoman from Arizona (Ms. ket for private offerings. Private com- grow. SINEMA). panies can now advertise and solicit of- Because of the technological revolu- Ms. SINEMA. Mr. Speaker, I thank ferings to the general public, which tion of our country’s experience, the Ranking Member MAXINE WATERS for helps them to raise the capital they startups we have come to know are granting me time. need to grow their businesses. now some of the largest companies in I thank Mr. CHABOT and Mr. HURT In exchange for the expanded frame- our economy. Our goal shouldn’t be to and others for working with me on this work and lower levels of investor pro- stop the next great American company bipartisan bill to help entrepreneurs tection, we passed a simple amendment from coming into existence. We should and startup companies create jobs and that I offered to require companies to actually enable it. grow our economy. just take reasonable steps to verify We should tear down the govern- Mr. Speaker, American startup busi- that the purchaser of the security is an ment-made barriers to their potential nesses are growing both in number and accredited investor. and embrace the positive disruption diversity. Entrepreneurs are finding The intent was simple. If a company that will keep America as the world new and better ways to bring together is going to advertise riskier private of- leader in innovation. That is the goal talent, innovation, and investment ferings, it must ensure that the buyer of the Innovation Initiative, and that capital in an increasingly competitive has the necessary income and assets to is what we are doing here today. small-business environment. qualify for such a purchase rather than We will pass today the Helping An- The HALOS Act clarifies SEC regula- rely on so-called self-certification. The gels Lead Our Startups Act, which en- tions to ensure small businesses may bill would effectively reverse this sen- ables ready investors to invest in participate in educational demo days sible amendment during these sales startups. Startups are in a world of without the burden of having to verify events. high risk and high reward. that attendees are accredited inves- At best, the bill is also unnecessary. They can’t just go to a bank for a tors. These events provide invaluable The SEC has already provided relief to loan. They need angel investors who opportunities for entrepreneurs to angel investor groups if they curate are willing to take that risk for the meet and exchange ideas with students, the people who attend these sales next company that will change the professors, business professionals, and events. They have to either make sure world, and Washington should not potential future investors. they have a preexisting relationship stand in the way of making that hap- The HALOS Act creates a clear path with the investor or verify their in- pen. for startups to participate in demo come and assets at the time of pur- Several years ago Congress passed days that are sponsored by a govern- chase, which is consistent with our reg- and the President did sign the JOBS ment entity, a nonprofit organization, ulatory framework. Act. Our goal was to help increase ac- an angel investor group, a venture as- I have offered an amendment, which cess to capital. Unfortunately, some of sociation, or other entity that is per- will be debated later today, that would the provisions in our bill were mis- mitted by the SEC. codify the SEC’s relief and prevent interpreted by the SEC against the Specifically, this act clarifies the harm to everyday investors. It would spirit of entrepreneurship, thus keep- definition of ‘‘general solicitation’’ to also limit the exemptions to operating ing the barriers to capital in place. exempt communications and presen- companies so that shell companies and Today’s bill gives new companies an tations at these events where adver- investment vehicles, like hedge funds, opportunity to identify and to interact tising does not make specific invest- can’t solicit potentially risky offerings with potential investors, thus opening ment offerings and where no specific to unknowing investors. the door for the next great idea to get securities offering information is com- These revisions to the bill would the funding it needs to get up and run- municated at the event. strike an appropriate balance between ning. This permits startups to connect capital formation and investor protec- I give a special thanks to Chairman with business experts, potential future tion while still supporting angel inves- CHABOT for identifying this inefficiency investors, and other entrepreneurs tor groups. However, without my and acting to solve it. while maintaining existing accredited amendment, I cannot support this bill. I started my first business when I investor verification requirements and Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of was 19 years old. There are three les- exceptions already under Regulation D my time. sons you learn: you are the first one to for the actual purchase or sale of secu- Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, I work; you are the last one to leave; and rities. It does not in any way permit yield 1 minute to the gentleman from you are the last one to be paid. The the sale of securities to unaccredited California (Mr. MCCARTHY), the distin- last thing you need is for government investors at demo days. guished Republican leader and a leader to stop you from achieving your dream. Companies such as Amazon, Costco, in the JOBS Act and in innovation. It is very simple, when I talk to my Facebook, Google, and Starbucks were Mr. MCCARTHY. I thank the gen- colleagues here, in that there are one all initially funded by angel investors. tleman for yielding. Before I move on, or two ways to go on this bill. If you sit As we work to make America more I thank the gentleman for his work on back and you look at Facebook, Ama- competitive in the new global econ- the Committee on Financial Services. zon, or Starbucks, they are amazing omy, we need to encourage the growth Mr. Speaker, this is another bill that success stories in America and are of innovative startups and job-creating comes to the floor with a large bipar- where millions of people work. small businesses.

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In 2014 alone, angel investors de- businesses and create jobs. Next week is National Small Busi- ployed over $24 billion to over 70,000 Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, I ness Week, when we will be celebrating startups. Many of these investments go yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from the contributions of small businesses into companies in their own commu- Ohio (Mr. CHABOT), who is the chief and entrepreneurs in every community sponsor of the HALOS Act and is the all across America. Every one of us has nities and States. Beyond capital, angel investors often chairman of our Small Business Com- small businesses in our districts. It provide advice and guidance to help mittee. serves as a reminder to us in this these companies succeed and create Mr. CHABOT. I thank Mr. HEN- Chamber of how important it is to cre- jobs. It is for these reasons that I ask SARLING for his leadership on this. I ate policies that promote an environ- thank the gentlewoman from Arizona, ment for small businesses to succeed, my colleagues to support this bill. If enacted, the HALOS Act would who just spoke, for her leadership on and this bill is one more step in that amend the Securities Act to define an this as well. direction. Mr. Speaker, as the chairman of the I urge my colleagues to support H.R. angel investor group and would clarify House Small Business Committee, I 4498. Again, I really appreciate the bi- the definition of general solicitation so have the pleasure of hearing from partisan nature of this bill and its sup- that startup enterprises would be able America’s small-business owners each port thus far. to continue to promote their busi- and every day, both in my district and nesses at certain events called demo 1615 up here in Washington. days where there is no direct invest- The stories of success are always en- Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California. ment offering. couraging to hear, but all too often, Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of The HALOS Act would alleviate the what I am told is how the government my time. burden placed on startups with regard is making it difficult for small busi- Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, I to privacy and compliance concerns, nesses to grow and succeed and to, yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from which often require entrepreneurs and therefore, create jobs. Virginia (Mr. HURT), a sponsor of the startups to take on burdens that they Perhaps the most common concern is bill. do not have the means to handle. just how difficult it is for entre- Mr. HURT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I These burdens have a significant im- preneurs who are starting out to access rise in support of the HALOS Act. I pact on an entrepreneur’s ability to the needed capital to grow. This bill first would like to thank the chairman interface with investors because of the expands access to capital by ensuring of the Financial Services Committee, risk of violating Federal securities small businesses can continue to con- Mr. HENSARLING, for his leadership on laws by having their interactions with nect with so-called angel investors. the JOBS Act and on this issue specifi- investors being viewed as a general so- One popular way small businesses cally. licitation. have connected with angel investors is I would also like to commend the ef- HALOS would lift this burden and is through demo days. These are events forts of Representatives CHABOT and an important step to continuing the that are sponsored by universities, SINEMA. It has been an honor to be able success that this committee has nonprofits, local governments, accel- to work with them on such an impor- achieved with the bipartisan JOBS Act. erators, incubators, and other groups tant issue, and it is an honor to be able The JOBS Act made it easier for that allow entrepreneurs to showcase to work with them to craft a sensible startup enterprises to market their se- their products and to informally meet bipartisan bill aimed at removing a curities to a larger pool of investors. investors and customers. regulatory hurdle for innovative com- Unfortunately, while implementing the However, SEC regulations are threat- panies and startups seeking early-stage JOBS Act, the SEC has classified ening to force these events out of busi- equity capital investment. events held by angel investors as gen- ness by imposing unwieldy regulations Mr. Speaker, I represent a rural dis- eral solicitations, requiring entre- that dictate who is and who is not al- trict in Virginia, Virginia’s Fifth Dis- preneurs and startups to verify accred- lowed to simply attend. trict, that stretches from the northern ited investor status. These regulations would force every- Piedmont of Virginia to the North This jeopardizes the future of events body who merely walks through the Carolina border. As I travel across my like demo days where startups can door to go through what is essentially district, a recurring theme that I hear interact with these investors and ven- a full financial interrogation in one’s from my constituents is that they are ture capitalists. handing over of tax documents and concerned about jobs and the economy. The HALOS Act would simply ensure bank statements, paybook informa- At a time when our economy is that angel funding remains available to tion, and on and on and on. struggling, Congress must do every- startups by defining the term ‘‘angel Mr. Speaker, this doesn’t make any thing possible to help small businesses investor group’’ and exempting an sense. We should be encouraging par- achieve success. These entities are our angel investor event from being consid- ticipation in demo days, not creating Nation’s most dynamic job creators, ered general solicitation. obstacles. After all, not only are these and their success is essential to our The SPEAKER pro tempore. The events places at which to connect in- economy. time of the gentleman has expired. vestors with our communities’ small Earlier this year Charlottesville, Vir- Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, I businesses and entrepreneurs, but they ginia, was recognized as one of the Na- yield the gentleman from Virginia an also provide a great opportunity for tion’s fastest growing markets for ven- additional 30 seconds. students, for example, and our next ture capital investment. Over the past Mr. HURT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, generation of entrepreneurs to ask 5 years, the amount of capital invested the HALOS Act is a simple, bipartisan, questions and learn what it takes to in Charlottesville has grown over 150 bicameral solution that will ensure get a business off the ground. percent. that investors and companies can con- Mr. Speaker, again I thank Chairman This type of investment can have a tinue this commonsense interaction. HENSARLING for his leadership in get- profound impact on a community, Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California. ting this bill through the committee, making it more attractive to other Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of as well as to thank Representative startup companies and ultimately pro- my time. HURT, Representative SINEMA, and Rep- ducing more job growth. Indeed, Sen- Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, resentative TAKAI for working in a co- ator CHRIS MURPHY of Connecticut said may I inquire if the other side has any operative and bipartisan manner to it best when he introduced the Senate further speakers before we use all our move this bill to the House floor. version of the HALOS Act: time?

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:54 Apr 28, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K27AP7.063 H27APPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with HOUSE April 27, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2041 Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California. So here we are with H.R. 4498. It By exempting demo days featuring Mr. Speaker, we have no further speak- would simply make a small technical many small businesses like Boxed ers. fix to the JOBS Act and would allow Water and others, these participants Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, I such events to continue without that are not considered as general solicitors yield 21⁄2 minutes to the gentleman heavy hand of government getting in under the Securities Act. from New Jersey (Mr. GARRETT), the the way. So I want to thank the spon- We need more entrepreneurs to ex- chairman of our Capital Markets and sors. pand, hire, and invest, and the HALOS Government Sponsored Enterprises I urge bipartisan support of this un- Act is an innovative way of doing that. Subcommittee. derlying bill. Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California. Mr. GARRETT. Mr. Speaker, I want Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of to thank the sponsor of the underlying Mr. Speaker, I continue to reserve the my time. legislation for the underlying bill. balance of my time. Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, I I rise in support of H.R. 4498, the Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman Helping Angels Lead Our Startups Act. yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from from Missouri (Mrs. WAGNER). I urge all of my colleagues on both Michigan (Mr. HUIZENGA), chairman of Mrs. WAGNER. Mr. Speaker, I thank sides of the aisle to support this very Monetary Policy and Trade Sub- Representative CHABOT of Ohio for in- important piece of legislation. committee. troducing this bipartisan piece of legis- Mr. Speaker, it was 2 weeks ago at Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan. Mr. lation as well as my colleagues on the the Capital Markets and Government Speaker, as a small-business owner and Financial Services Committee, Con- Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee coming from a family of very entrepre- gressman HURT of Virginia and Con- that we held a hearing that examined neurial people, I know the importance gresswoman SINEMA of Arizona, for the positive impact the 2012 JOBS Act of fostering an environment that pro- sponsoring the legislation. is having on our economy. By reducing motes economic opportunity and espe- H.R. 4498, the Helping Angels Lead burdens on startup companies and cially allows small businesses to grow Our Startups Act, provides an impor- modernizing our security laws, the con- and create jobs. tant fix to our securities regulations sensus was very clear. West Michigan, which I represent, is that removes friction between entre- The JOBS Act was a big win for en- a hub of entrepreneurial activity. Orga- preneurs and the potential investors trepreneurs, innovation, and, ulti- nizations like the Grand Rapids Inven- that are looking to support startup mately, economic growth and oppor- tors Network and a very innovative companies. tunity and job creation in this country. place called Start Garden are the cen- When we think about angel investing But that doesn’t mean that we ter of that. or venture capital, we naturally think shouldn’t be doing more besides the Start Garden does two demo days a of the Silicon Valley tech scene or the JOBS Act, and it certainly doesn’t year with very sophisticated investors. financial powerhouse of New York mean that the Securities and Exchange In fact, over the last 3 years of Start City. Commission, the SEC, has done a per- Garden’s existence, they have helped However, more and more startups all fect job, by any means, when it comes and launched 200 various companies across the country are using important to implementing the important provi- and have given them that investment. changes under the JOBS Act in order sions of the JOBS Act. One of those is Boxed Water is Bet- to raise financing no matter where At times, the SEC has taken lib- ter. Just this past week, my office re- they are located. In fact, as reported in erties, if you will, with their rule- ceived its first shipment from Holland, the St. Louis Business Journal, St. making that run contrary to the wish- Michigan, of Boxed Water is Better. Louis has the Nation’s fastest growing es and purposes of Congress, which ul- Founded in 2009, the team at Boxed startup scene. timately could limit the impact this Water combined west Michigan inge- As more and more investors are great, new revolutionary legislation nuity with capital from investors drawn to the St. Louis area, these has for our economy. through Start Garden, who now employ early-stage investments are critical for One example of this was the way in 60 people and have facilities in both helping keep these companies in Mis- which the SEC implemented title II of Michigan and Utah. They sell their souri and creating more local Missouri the JOBS Act, which made it easier for product in over 8,000 stores nationwide jobs. companies to use general solicitation and are now starting to sell around the Yet, while St. Louis’ startups have in order to attract investors for private globe. experienced tremendous growth re- offering of stocks. Small businesses across the globe and cently, small businesses and startups You see, what happened here was, in across the country like Boxed Water everywhere are still having difficulty their final rule, the SEC classified are looking for real solutions from in obtaining financing and investment events such as demo days held by angel Congress to help them innovate and in today’s economy at a crucial stage investors as being general solicitation. thrive. when they are trying to grow and ex- This means that angel groups would The JOBS Act, a solution designed to pand. have to then comply with all the rules jump-start capital formation for small The HALOS Act will make a small and regulations that are designed for businesses, entrepreneurs, and change that makes it easier for small issuers who are actually engaged in the startups, was signed into law in 2012. businesses to find those vital invest- offering of securities, which this is not. Instead of helping small businesses ac- ments. It would exempt demo days So events such as demo days are an cess capital through the JOBS Act, as from general solicitation requirements important economic development tool, Congress had intended, the Securities that would put a burden on entre- if you will, used by small startup com- and Exchange Commission has choked preneurs and that would make it more panies to help educate people, educate off avenues of that capital formation. difficult for investors to provide fi- a pool of potential investors. They are In order to participate in a demo day, nancing. not security offerings, and they should the SEC requires startups to register a For those companies that are not yet really, really not be treated as such. securities offering and verify the so- ready to go public, it is important that Why is this important? Well, in 2014, phistication level of potential funders, they are given the opportunity to pitch angel investors put some $24 billion to something most of them do not have their business ideas to those who are work in over 73,000 startups. So, clear- the physical or financial means to do, interested in learning more. ly, this is a preferred source of capital according to Start Garden. I urge passage of this bipartisan piece throughout the economy. I thank the gentleman from Ohio for of legislation. Any kind of regulation that would introducing the HALOS Act, an impor- Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California. hamper the ability of angel investors tant bill that connects fledgling com- Mr. Speaker, I continue to reserve the to communicate with startup compa- panies to angel investors who may pro- balance of my time. nies would jeopardize the ability of vide them with the capital that they Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, I angel investors to fund the next Apple need to turn their startup into a grow- yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from or Google or startup. ing, thriving business. Illinois (Mr. HULTGREN).

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:54 Apr 28, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K27AP7.064 H27APPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2042 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 27, 2016 Mr. HULTGREN. Mr. Speaker, today Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, brance on startup businesses, this leg- I am proud to be able to speak in sup- may I inquire how much time I have islation will further enable entre- port of the Helping Angels Lead Our remaining? preneurs access to the capital they Startups, or HALOS, Act. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- need to create jobs and be successful. I would also like to thank Chairman tleman from Texas has 81⁄2 minutes re- Let me just say that again, Mr. CHABOT, Congressman HURT, and Con- maining. Speaker. Here we have an example of a gresswoman SINEMA for putting for- Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, I Washington, D.C., bureaucratic rule- ward this important bipartisan legisla- yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from making interpretation getting in the tion. Arizona (Mr. SCHWEIKERT). way of enabling entrepreneurs with I am fortunate to hear regularly from Mr. SCHWEIKERT. Mr. Speaker, good ideas from getting access to cap- innovators across Illinois and through there is a crisis right now in our coun- ital and subsequently creating jobs in my work on the House Science, Space, try, and the fact of the matter is, we local communities. There is a simple and Technology Committee. have more business concerns closing, solution to fix that. Chicago is recognized nationally as a going out of business, than being start- That is why I am supporting this leg- hub for angel investors. The Illinois ed. If you are concerned about eco- islation. I am proud of Pennsylvania’s Venture Capital Association was one of nomic growth, if you are concerned longstanding history as a leader in in- the first associations to represent pri- about growing payrolls, people being novation, and I want to do everything vate equity and venture capital groups. able to survive financially, you should I can to remove barriers and support The State of Illinois also offers an be fixated on the fact that we have our local job creators. I encourage all angel investment credit program to at- more businesses closing than opening. my colleagues to support this bipar- Being someone who was here and tract and encourage investment into tisan legislation. spent a year of his life working on the early-stage innovative companies Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California. JOBS Act, the individual bills, who was throughout my State. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of almost giddy that we had a bipartisan These innovators oftentimes have a my time. piece of success that so many of us Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, I simple idea that can be life changing, were incredibly optimistic that was yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from but financing these ideas so that they going to create some economic growth, Colorado (Mr. POLIS), a member of the can become a reality is harder than and to be here today 4 years later deal- Committee on Rules. you might think. ing with something, I am sorry, that is Mr. POLIS. Mr. Speaker, I thank the Angel investors play a key role in the almost absurd in the discussion: that gentleman for yielding me the time. earliest stages of these startups. They the SEC has made it more restrictive The United States leads the global provide the initial round of funding to today than it was before the JOBS Act. economy on innovation. There are a lot help get these life-changing ideas off Think about this: your university, of pieces of the innovation agenda, the ground. Startups are the job cre- your community college, your group some that Republicans and Democrats ators that drive our economy, make brings together a number of little busi- disagree on, some that they agree on. I life-changing medical breakthroughs, nesses that are trying to raise capital, am pleased to be here today on a small and harness technology to accomplish and now under the interpretation that but important piece that can help the impossible. is coming at us, you are going to have move the innovation agenda forward, These startup companies frequently to have security at the door to inter- help America retain and grow its com- participate in demo days, as has been view people, look at their financials. I petitive advantage. talked about, to increase the visibility mean, this is crazy. Let me set the scene. This could be a of their company, explain their ideas Is the caterer going to have to get ballroom at a university, it could be a and hope to informally attract inves- certified? How about the security per- theater that is rented out for the night. tors. These demo days are sponsored by son at the door, are they going to have There might be 5 or 10 teams of entre- a variety of organizations interested in to get secure? preneurs who worked hard on their promoting innovation and job creation. Think about what this means and the business plans. Perhaps they were part For example, the University of Illi- absurdity that little businesses that of some business plan competition to nois Research Park told me that this were trying to capitalize can’t even tell refine what they call their pitch deck. bill would address some of the unin- their story without making sure that The audience fills out. tended consequences of the JOBS Act the people in the room hearing it have Who is in the audience? and crowdfunding, which could make met some sort of definition that the It wouldn’t be a worthwhile event if things like Cozad New Venture Com- SEC has imposed after we all thought there weren’t potential investors there. petition, Urbana-Champaign Angel we did a piece of legislation that So, of course, the bulk of the audi- Network angel presentations, the opened up this type of communication. ence—it could be half, it could be Share the Vision Technology Show- Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California. three-quarters, it could be most of it— case, pitch practice at Mr. Speaker, I continue to reserve the will be accredited investors. They are EnterpriseWorks, and other public fo- balance of my time. the only people who can invest in these rums for startups in Illinois problem- Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, I companies. atic. yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Who else should be in the room? Who They want to encourage showcasing Pennsylvania (Mr. COSTELLO). do we want to make sure that we don’t our startups without fear that these Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania. Mr. seal off the opportunity to learn and programs would be constituting a for- Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. gain from that experience? mal fundraising solicitation that would 4498, the Helping Angels Lead Our Well, it could be university faculty, require reporting to the SEC. Startups Act. graduate students, professors. They This bill simply clarifies SEC regula- I cosponsored this bipartisan legisla- don’t happen to be worth $2 million, tions to ensure small businesses may tion because it will assist entre- but they might have technical exper- participate in educational demo days preneurs in accessing angel investors, tise. They might be able to be consult- without having to verify that who provide critical financing for ants. They might be professionals, law- attendees are accredited investors. startup businesses and local entre- yers and bankers, who might be able to This is a burdensome process meant preneurs. assist the companies develop, patent only for security solicitation, not just From construction companies to their ideas, and raise money. It might informal conversations. medical technology producers and be students and future entrepreneurs I encourage all my colleagues to sup- manufacturing and perhaps even the who want to learn about the pitch port this important bill. next iPhone app, there are Pennsylva- process so they, too, can refine their nians in my district who are full of for- ideas and be on the stage the next time b 1630 ward-thinking ideas who need access to around. Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California. capital. That is what this bill allows, for us Mr. Speaker, I continue to reserve the By revising an unintended bureau- to make sure that the great oppor- balance of my time. cratic regulation that places an encum- tunity that this country offers reaches

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:54 Apr 28, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K27AP7.065 H27APPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with HOUSE April 27, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2043 people from all economic backgrounds. this country down, that created a re- not interested in joint ventures. That We can’t lock everybody except for the cession—almost a depression—and we is absolutely not true. As a matter of millionaires and billionaires out of the are still finding out about some of the fact, folks on this side of the aisle are room that helps form the seed capital exotic products that they put out on fighting to make the financial institu- for tomorrow’s great company. the market that tricked people into tions responsible and the banks to HALOS does not change the existing signing on the dotted line who eventu- make loans where they should be mak- law about who can and can’t buy pri- ally lost their homes. ing loans. We have to have a CRA to vate securities. What it does do is We have the fiduciary duty that we make sure that they are doing what allow folks who are not accredited in- have been debating in Congress. they should be doing with the deposi- vestors, who are not there as a poten- Do you know why we are debating tors’ money and on and on and on. We tial investor to be in the room, to learn that? fight for small businesses every day. from the experience, to perhaps get a We are debating that because we We joined up with our colleagues on job if they are an aspiring programmer, have investment advisers who were in the opposite side of the aisle to support to have to team up with one of the conflict with the people they were sup- the JOBS Act even though we had companies that presented as a co- posed to be protecting and supposed to some concerns, and the SEC tried to founder to complement some of the be advising, and they literally were ad- make sure that we had the kind of leg- competencies that the other founder vising seniors, who had savings for islation that would protect these inves- has, to make sure that they, too, are in their retirement, to invest in plans tors. that great room of opportunity. that they would ultimately lose all of Now they are saying: We don’t like The SPEAKER pro tempore. The their money in. what the SEC is doing. They are mis- time of the gentleman has expired. So in addition to payday loans and interpreting it. They are messing this Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, I fraudulent mortgages and conflict of all up. yield the gentleman an additional 30 interest and fiduciary, we have had Well, that is not true. Now, we know seconds. mandatory arbitration and on and on they don’t like the SEC. As a matter of Mr. POLIS. I thank the gentleman. and on. We have arrived at a time when fact, they do everything that they can Mr. Speaker, I believe our startup Democrats are implementing Dodd- to limit their funding so that they can- communities will be strengthened. Frank. We are making sure that we not be effective. But these are our cops Startup ecosystems like the ones that have the Consumer Financial Protec- on the block. The SEC is our cop on the I am proud to say exist in towns like tion Bureau that is doing the work block to try and make sure that we Fort Collins and Boulder in my district that had not been done all of these limit the rip-off and the fraud and the can be made more diverse through this years. undermining of average citizens in our law and will inevitably make sure that Yes, we are concerned about this. We society. We support the JOBS Act. We those in the room can expand oppor- supported the JOBS Act. We supported believe that we should not have these tunity beyond people who are already it with an amendment that I put in operations on the campuses without millionaires and billionaires. there that said that you must take rea- knowing who is in the room and allow- Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to sonable opportunities to ensure that ing investors to be put at risk. vote ‘‘yes.’’ you know who these investors are. We Mr. Speaker and Members, I would Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California. are talking about accredited investors, ask for a ‘‘no’’ vote on the bill. I am I yield myself such time as I may con- folks who have resources, folks who going to ask for an ‘‘aye’’ vote on the sume. know how this game is operated, folks amendment that is going to come up. If Mr. Speaker and Members, we have who can protect themselves. They have my colleagues on the opposite side of heard a lot of conversation from the lawyers, they have consultants, all of the aisle accept this very, very reason- opposite side of the aisle about what that. able amendment, then I will vote to the SEC has done or has not done. As a What we don’t want is—we don’t support the bill. But if they don’t show matter of fact, it was represented that want these students and we don’t want any concern or compassion for the in- the SEC had misinterpreted the bill. people who walk in off the street who terests of investors, then I cannot sup- That is not true. may be presented with an opportunity port the bill, and I will ask my caucus We absolutely need rules of the road. that is not a real opportunity. not to support the bill. It is as simple We need to make sure that we are pro- For example, what if we had some- as that. tecting investors. We need to make thing like Corinthian that is a private, sure that we are not allowing folks to postsecondary school that we had to b 1645 be put at great risk who don’t under- close down, or DeVry University, or When are we going to stop the fraud- stand or know what is happening in the University of Phoenix, or the ulent operations in this country that these rooms. I am concerned about Trump University? rip off working people every day, rip off these demo days on campuses where Any of these could present them- students, and don’t care about our in- students may be encouraged in these selves as credible businesses to be in- vestors who are interested in capital presentations to invest their parents’ vested in, only to find out later that formation and investing in real enter- money or get their parents involved in the students have been misled, they prises that can help to grow their busi- schemes that they may not be aware have not gotten jobs, they don’t have ness and make some money them- of. anything. They have not made any selves? When are we going to recognize Why is this so important to us? money. We are saying this is another we can do both? It is important to us because we have effort to simply protect those who of- We don’t have to just be on the side arrived at a time in the Congress of the tentimes are the targets of the rip-offs of those who would take advantage of United States where we recognize the and the fraud. people. We must be on the side of need for consumer protection. Prior to I would ask my colleagues to support both—our investors who are willing to the recession that we had that was cre- the amendment that I am going to put put up money and our businesses who ated in 2008 because of the subprime to the bill to make sure that they need capital formation—but somehow meltdown and the faulty products that know who is in the room. I would ask we always end up letting the most vul- were placed out in the marketplace by them to support this simple amend- nerable people in our society be the banks and financial institutions, con- ment that was made in order in the target of fraud by those who take ad- sumers were really ignored and not Committee on Rules to make sure that vantage of them. protected. we are protecting those investors and Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance We have payday loans that target our keeping them from getting ripped off. of my time. communities that charge 400 to 500 per- Now, some of my friends on the oppo- Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, how cent interest and take advantage of site side of the aisle would have you be- much time do I have remaining? some of the most vulnerable people in lieve that we are not interested in cap- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- our society. We have all of these fraud- ital formation, that we are not inter- tleman from Texas has 21⁄2 minutes re- ulent mortgages that almost brought ested in entrepreneurship, that we are maining.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:54 Apr 28, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K27AP7.066 H27APPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2044 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 27, 2016 Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, I (D) does not receive any compensation for opening up any new loopholes. Let me yield myself the balance of my time. making introductions between investors at- describe how this would work. Mr. Speaker, again, I am very, very tending the event and issuers, or for invest- If the company wants to hold a demo happy that yet another bipartisan bill ment negotiations between such parties; and day and also condition the market for Page 5, line 6, strike ‘‘(D)’’ and insert has come out of the Financial Services ‘‘(E)’’. a securities sale, as H.R. 4498 would Committee to try to get this economy Page 5, line 11, strike ‘‘and’’. allow, they would have to curate the working for working people. I took Page 5, line 23, strike the period and insert group of people that attend the event. note that there were more Democrats ‘‘; and’’. To be clear, under the bill as currently coming to the floor in favor of the bill Page 5, after line 23, insert the following: drafted, companies aren’t limited to than against the bill, and that almost (5) where attendance to the event is lim- holding science fair-style demonstra- 80 percent of the members of the Fi- ited to members of an angel investor group tions. They can discuss actual securi- or to accredited investors. nancial Services Committee reported At the end of the bill, insert the following: ties being offered, the types and this bill favorably. (c) DEFINITION OF ISSUER.—For purposes of amounts of those securities, who has Now, the ranking member spoke pas- this section and the revision of rules re- already subscribed to their offerings, sionately about trying to help the most quired under this section, the term ‘‘issuer’’ and how they intend to use the pro- vulnerable. She cares about investor means an issuer that is in day-to-day oper- ceeds of the offering. protection. But, Mr. Speaker, the only ations as a business, is not in bankruptcy or Under the SEC’s relief and codified in people who can buy these securities in receivership, is not an investment company, this provision in my amendment, com- a private offering are millionaires. So and is not a blank check, blind pool, or shell panies can hold these presentations, company. the question is: Who do you care more can talk about their securities, and can about, the millionaire investors or the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- solicit attendance. They can even avoid working poor who need better jobs? ant to House Resolution 701, the gen- the accredited investor verification re- You can’t have capitalism without tlewoman from California (Ms. MAXINE quirement in the JOBS Act. They just capital, and yet the ranking member WATERS), and a Member opposed each have to call their existing networks of would put one more burden in front of will control 5 minutes. accredited investors and angel investor small businesses and entrepreneurs The Chair recognizes the gentle- group members rather than blasting trying to create businesses so that peo- woman from California. out an invitation to an entire college ple can have better jobs and a better Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California. campus. If companies do want to blast future for themselves and their fami- Mr. Speaker, as I mentioned during the out the invitation to entire campuses, lies. general debate on H.R. 4498, I am offer- they still can; they just have to abide I am glad we have millionaire inves- ing this amendment today in order to by the verification provisions in the tors. I wish we had more of them. But clarify and improve the bill. If this JOBS Act. they are already protected. You must amendment is accepted, I am prepared In summary, this amendment I am be an accredited investor in order to to support this legislation. offering today ensures that no loop- partake, to actually buy the security. Indeed, I support the goal of con- holes to the JOBS Act verification re- All we are debating now is whether you necting angel investor groups with quirement are opened up, that all man- are going to have to prescreen, as the companies seeking funding, particu- ner of conflicted fees are prohibited, gentleman from Arizona said, the ca- larly startups and emerging firms. and that the benefits of the bill go to terer or the security guard at the door, Angel investor groups tend to be com- actual operating companies. And that to be part of the demo day—something, prised of highly sophisticated individ- is very important, actual operating Mr. Speaker, that was perfectly legal uals with significant experience invest- companies. and had gone on for years and years ing in higher risk offerings. They tend Mr. Speaker, whether it is through and years prior to this SEC rule. to curate their groups carefully and are my work to clarify and improve the Yet we have an agency, the Securi- good gatekeepers for these demo day JOBS Act during the 112th Congress or ties and Exchange Commission, cre- events. my work with members on the com- ating law out of thin air, making it As such, my amendment seeks to mittee this Congress to amend the defi- more difficult for the working poor to support the efforts of these angel inves- nition of ‘‘accredited investors’’ or find better jobs, to make sure that peo- tor associations without creating a through my amendment today, I have ple have a better career path, to make harmful loophole in some of the protec- long shown a willingness to work in sure that we can find the next tions we put in place when we adopted good faith on issues related to capital Facebook. They are making it more the JOBS Act of 2012. This amendment formation. I would urge my colleagues difficult. includes several provisions to advance to adopt my amendment so that we can I believe this will have strong bipar- these goals. all support a strong, bipartisan bill. tisan support on the floor. We all need First, my amendment stipulates that Mr. HENSARLING brags about how to support the HALOS Act, H.R. 4498. no sponsor of a demo day can collect many Democrats supported this bill. At the end of the day, who are you finders’ fees for connecting investors to He brags about the fact that, in com- going to come down in favor of, the companies. This provision ensures that mittee and then on the floor, we all working poor or millionaire investors event sponsors—colleges, nonprofits, tried to be very cooperative in the who are already protected? This side of trade associations, or otherwise—don’t JOBS Act. And I bent over backwards the aisle will come down in favor of the have perverse incentives to drum up se- to ensure that we could get a JOBS Act working poor who need jobs in an econ- curities sales. to see what could happen with creating omy that has been hurt by Second, my amendment limits the jobs, but what they have done now is to Obamanomics. relief offered under the bill to actual go a step further beyond what we Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance operating companies in the ‘‘real econ- agreed upon. of my time. omy.’’ As such, it excludes certain en- Mr. Speaker, I ask for an ‘‘aye’’ vote The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time tities like shell companies and invest- on my amendment. for debate on the bill has expired. ment vehicles like hedge funds. I think I yield back the balance of my time. AMENDMENT NO. 1 OFFERED BY MS. MAXINE that my amendment is appropriately Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, I WATERS OF CALIFORNIA calibrated to ensure that the benefits rise in opposition to the amendment. Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California. provided under the bill go to startups The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Mr. Speaker, I have an amendment at like technology firms or manufac- tleman from Texas is recognized for 5 the desk. turing companies rather than opaque minutes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The or speculative firms. Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, the Clerk will designate the amendment. Third, my amendment would codify amendment from the ranking member The text of the amendment is as fol- the relief the SEC has already provided of the Financial Services Committee lows: for angel investor groups as it relates effectively repeals the HALOS Act. Page 5, line 5, strike ‘‘and’’. to these demo days. This will provide We are having the same debate that Page 5, after line 5, insert the following: legal certainty to these groups without we just had. It would effectively outlaw

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:54 Apr 28, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K27AP7.068 H27APPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with HOUSE April 27, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2045 demo days as they are currently prac- A motion to recommit, if ordered; Hill Mica Schrader Himes Miller (FL) Schweikert ticed. The whole idea of the HALOS Passage of the bill, if ordered; and Holding Miller (MI) Scott, Austin Act is to ensure that demo days, which The motion to suspend the rules and Hudson Moolenaar Sensenbrenner existed prior to this SEC rule, will con- pass S. 1890. Huelskamp Mooney (WV) Sessions tinue and that startups can continue to Huizenga (MI) Moulton Shimkus The vote was taken by electronic de- Hultgren Mullin Shuster have access to capital without the ad- vice, and there were—yeas 139, nays Hunter Mulvaney Simpson ditional burden of having to screen 272, not voting 22, as follows: Hurd (TX) Murphy (PA) Sinema Hurt (VA) Neugebauer Smith (MO) those who actually come in to demo [Roll No. 170] days. Jenkins (KS) Newhouse Smith (NE) YEAS—139 Jenkins (WV) Noem Smith (NJ) Mr. Speaker, again, a private offer- Johnson (OH) Nugent Smith (TX) Adams Gallego Moore ing. The security can only be pur- Johnson, Sam Nunes Stefanik Bass Garamendi Murphy (FL) Jolly Olson Stewart chased by an accredited investor. Beatty Graham Nadler Jones Palazzo Stivers Those are the existing rules. So there Becerra Grayson Napolitano Jordan Palmer Stutzman Bishop (GA) Green, Al is almost a mythical group that the Neal Joyce Paulsen Swalwell (CA) Blumenauer Green, Gene ranking member is attempting to pro- Nolan Katko Pearce Takai Bonamici Grijalva Norcross Kelly (MS) Perry Thompson (CA) tect. At the end of the day, these are Boyle, Brendan Hahn O’Rourke Kelly (PA) Peters Thompson (PA) millionaire investors who are the angel F. Hastings Pallone King (IA) Peterson Thornberry Brady (PA) Heck (WA) investors, who are the accredited inves- Payne King (NY) Pitts Tiberi Brown (FL) Higgins Pelosi Kinzinger (IL) Poe (TX) Tipton tors whom we need to help fund these Butterfield Hinojosa Perlmutter Kline Poliquin Titus startups. Capps Honda Knight Polis Trott What the gentlewoman from Califor- Capuano Hoyer Pingree Kuster Pompeo Turner Carson (IN) Huffman Pocan nia’s amendment does, again, is guts Labrador Posey Upton Cartwright Israel Price (NC) the bill. It basically just simply codi- LaHood Price, Tom Valadao Castor (FL) Johnson (GA) Quigley LaMalfa Ratcliffe Vela fies this SEC rule, and that absolutely Castro (TX) Johnson, E. B. Rangel Lamborn Reed Wagner Chu, Judy Keating Roybal-Allard overturns the congressional intent to Lance Reichert Walberg Cicilline Kelly (IL) Ruppersberger make sure that we have greater access Latta Renacci Walden Clark (MA) Kennedy Rush Lipinski Ribble Walker to capital. Clarke (NY) Kildee Ryan (OH) LoBiondo Rice (NY) Walorski In addition, there is an entire new de- Clay Kilmer Sa´ nchez, Linda Long Rice (SC) Walters, Mimi Clyburn Kind T. fined term of ‘‘issuer’’ in her amend- Loudermilk Rigell Walz Cohen Kirkpatrick Sanchez, Loretta ment, notwithstanding the fact that Love Roby Weber (TX) Courtney Langevin Sarbanes Lucas Roe (TN) Webster (FL) this is already defined in section 3(aa) Crowley Larsen (WA) Schakowsky Luetkemeyer Rogers (AL) Wenstrup of the Securities and Exchange Act of Cuellar Larson (CT) Schiff Lummis Rogers (KY) Westerman Cummings Lee 1934. So we have undefined, vague Scott (VA) Maloney, Sean Rohrabacher Whitfield Davis (CA) Levin terms that are being introduced here. Scott, David Marchant Rokita Williams Davis, Danny Lewis Serrano Marino Rooney (FL) Wilson (SC) I would also remind the gentlewoman DeFazio Lieu, Ted Sherman Massie Ros-Lehtinen Wittman from California and all that the DeGette Loebsack Sires McCarthy Roskam Womack DeLauro Lofgren HALOS Act already prohibits a sponsor Slaughter McClintock Ross Woodall DelBene Lowenthal from engaging in investment negotia- Smith (WA) McHenry Rothfus Yarmuth DeSaulnier Lowey Speier McKinley Rouzer Yoder tions between the issuer and investors, Deutch Lujan Grisham Takano McMorris Royce Yoho Dingell (NM) charging event attendees any fees Rodgers Ruiz Young (AK) Doggett Luja´ n, Ben Ray Thompson (MS) other than administrative fees, and re- McSally Russell Young (IA) Doyle, Michael (NM) Tonko Meadows Salmon Young (IN) ceiving any compensation that would F. Maloney, Tsongas Meehan Sanford Zeldin require the sponsor to register with the Duckworth Carolyn Vargas Messer Scalise Zinke SEC as a broker-dealer or investment Edwards Matsui Veasey Vela´ zquez adviser. Engel McCollum NOT VOTING—22 Esty McDermott Visclosky So these are ill-placed concerns that Farr McGovern Waters, Maxine Amodei Jeffries Richmond at the end of the day put up yet an- Frankel (FL) McNerney Watson Coleman Conyers Kaptur Sewell (AL) other hurdle for angel investors fund- Fudge Meeks Welch Fattah Lawrence Torres Gabbard Meng Wilson (FL) Gohmert Lynch Van Hollen ing the next new Facebook, the next Gutie´rrez MacArthur Wasserman new Costco, the next new Starbucks, NAYS—272 Hanna McCaul Schultz Issa Pascrell and putting tens of thousands of Amer- Abraham Westmoreland Carter (GA) Emmer (MN) Jackson Lee Pittenger icans back to work. Aderholt Carter (TX) Eshoo It is time that we affirm the JOBS Aguilar Chabot Farenthold b 1719 Allen Chaffetz Fincher bill, not gut the JOBS bill, and I would Amash Clawson (FL) Fitzpatrick Messrs. FARENTHOLD, urge all Members to reject the amend- Ashford Cleaver Fleischmann GROTHMAN, RUSSELL, POE of Texas, Babin Coffman Fleming ment of the gentlewoman from Cali- Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, Mr. fornia. Barletta Cole Flores Barr Collins (GA) Forbes HULTGREN, Ms. ESHOO, Messrs. CUL- Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance Barton Collins (NY) Fortenberry BERSON, ROKITA, CALVERT, WITT- of my time. Benishek Comstock Foster MAN, and SHUSTER changed their The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Bera Conaway Foxx vote from ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ ant to the rule, the previous question Beyer Connolly Franks (AZ) Bilirakis Cook Frelinghuysen Messrs. CARSON of Indiana, KIL- is ordered on the bill, and on the Bishop (MI) Cooper Garrett MER, and SCHIFF changed their vote amendment by the gentlewoman from Bishop (UT) Costa Gibbs from ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ California (Ms. MAXINE WATERS). Black Costello (PA) Gibson The question is on the amendment by Blackburn Cramer Goodlatte So the amendment was rejected. Blum Crawford Gosar The result of the vote was announced the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Bost Crenshaw Gowdy MAXINE WATERS). Boustany Culberson Granger as above recorded. The question was taken; and the Brady (TX) Curbelo (FL) Graves (GA) Stated for: Speaker pro tempore announced that Brat Davis, Rodney Graves (LA) Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Speaker, during rollcall Bridenstine Delaney Graves (MO) vote No. 170 on H.R. 4998, I mistakenly re- the noes appeared to have it. Brooks (AL) Denham Griffith Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California. Brooks (IN) Dent Grothman corded my vote as ‘‘no’’ when I should have Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas Brownley (CA) DeSantis Guinta voted ‘‘yes.’’ and nays. Buchanan DesJarlais Guthrie The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Buck Diaz-Balart Hardy The yeas and nays were ordered. Bucshon Dold Harper CARTER of Georgia). The question is on The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Burgess Donovan Harris the engrossment and third reading of ant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, Bustos Duffy Hartzler the bill. this 15-minute vote on adoption of the Byrne Duncan (SC) Heck (NV) The bill was ordered to be engrossed Calvert Duncan (TN) Hensarling amendment will be followed by 5- Ca´ rdenas Ellison Herrera Beutler and read a third time, and was read the minute votes on: Carney Ellmers (NC) Hice, Jody B. third time.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:54 Apr 28, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K27AP7.070 H27APPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2046 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 27, 2016 The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Pompeo Scalise Turner Federal jurisdiction for the theft of Posey Schiff Upton question is on the passage of the bill. Price (NC) Schrader Valadao trade secrets, and for other purposes, The question was taken; and the Price, Tom Schweikert Vargas on which the yeas and nays were or- Speaker pro tempore announced that Quigley Scott, Austin Veasey dered. Ratcliffe Scott, David Vela The Clerk read the title of the bill. the ayes appeared to have it. Reed Sensenbrenner Wagner Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, on Reichert Sessions Walberg The SPEAKER pro tempore. The that I demand the yeas and nays. Renacci Shimkus Walden question is on the motion offered by Ribble Shuster Walker the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. The yeas and nays were ordered. Rice (NY) Simpson Walorski The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a Rice (SC) Sinema Walters, Mimi GOODLATTE) that the House suspend 5-minute vote. Rigell Smith (MO) Walz the rules and pass the bill. Roby Smith (NE) Weber (TX) This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic de- Roe (TN) Smith (NJ) Webster (FL) vice, and there were—yeas 325, nays 89, Rogers (AL) Smith (TX) Wenstrup The vote was taken by electronic de- not voting 19, as follows: Rogers (KY) Speier Westerman vice, and there were—yeas 410, nays 2, Rohrabacher Stefanik Whitfield not voting 21, as follows: [Roll No. 171] Rokita Stewart Williams [Roll No. 172] YEAS—325 Rooney (FL) Stivers Wilson (SC) Ros-Lehtinen Stutzman Wittman YEAS—410 Abraham Dold Kinzinger (IL) Roskam Swalwell (CA) Womack Aderholt Donovan Kirkpatrick Ross Takai Woodall Abraham Cramer Harris Aguilar Duckworth Kline Rothfus Thompson (CA) Yarmuth Adams Crawford Hartzler Allen Duffy Knight Rouzer Thompson (PA) Yoder Aderholt Crenshaw Hastings Amash Duncan (SC) Kuster Royce Thornberry Yoho Aguilar Crowley Heck (NV) Ashford Duncan (TN) Labrador Ruiz Tiberi Young (AK) Allen Cuellar Heck (WA) Babin Edwards LaHood Ruppersberger Tipton Young (IA) Ashford Culberson Hensarling Barletta Ellmers (NC) LaMalfa Russell Titus Young (IN) Babin Cummings Herrera Beutler Barr Emmer (MN) Lamborn Salmon Trott Zeldin Barletta Curbelo (FL) Hice, Jody B. Barton Eshoo Lance Sanford Tsongas Zinke Barr Davis (CA) Higgins Beatty Esty Larsen (WA) Barton Davis, Danny Hill Benishek Farenthold Larson (CT) NAYS—89 Bass Davis, Rodney Himes Bera Beatty Farr Latta Adams Gabbard Pallone DeFazio Hinojosa Beyer Fincher Levin Becerra DeGette Bass Gallego Pascrell Holding Bilirakis Fitzpatrick Lieu, Ted Benishek Delaney Becerra Grayson Payne Honda Bishop (GA) Bera Fleischmann Lipinski Blumenauer Green, Al DeLauro Hoyer Bishop (MI) Pelosi Beyer Fleming LoBiondo Bonamici Green, Gene DelBene Hudson Bishop (UT) Pocan Bilirakis Flores Loebsack Brady (PA) Grijalva Denham Huelskamp Black Rangel Bishop (GA) Forbes Long Brown (FL) Hastings Dent Huffman Blackburn Roybal-Allard Bishop (MI) Fortenberry Loudermilk Butterfield Heck (WA) DeSantis Huizenga (MI) Blum Rush Bishop (UT) Foster Love Capuano Higgins DeSaulnier Hultgren Bost Ryan (OH) Black Foxx Lucas Carson (IN) Honda DesJarlais Hunter Boustany Sa´ nchez, Linda Blackburn Franks (AZ) Luetkemeyer Cartwright Huffman Deutch Hurd (TX) Boyle, Brendan Blum Frelinghuysen Lujan Grisham Chu, Judy Israel T. Diaz-Balart Hurt (VA) F. Blumenauer Garamendi (NM) Cicilline Johnson (GA) Sanchez, Loretta Dingell Israel Brady (TX) ´ Bonamici Garrett Lujan, Ben Ray Clark (MA) Johnson, E. B. Sarbanes Doggett Jeffries Brat Bost Gibbs (NM) Clarke (NY) Kaptur Schakowsky Dold Jenkins (KS) Bridenstine Boustany Gibson Lummis Clay Kildee Scott (VA) Donovan Jenkins (WV) Brooks (AL) Boyle, Brendan Goodlatte Maloney, Cleaver Langevin Serrano Doyle, Michael Johnson (GA) Brooks (IN) F. Gosar Carolyn Clyburn Lee Sherman F. Johnson (OH) Brownley (CA) Brady (PA) Gowdy Maloney, Sean Cohen Lewis Sires Duckworth Johnson, E. B. Buchanan Graham Marchant Brady (TX) Duffy Cummings Lofgren Slaughter Johnson, Sam Buck Granger Marino Brat Duncan (SC) Davis, Danny Lowenthal Smith (WA) Jolly Bucshon Graves (GA) Massie Bridenstine Duncan (TN) DeLauro Lowey Takano Jordan Burgess Graves (LA) Matsui Brooks (AL) Edwards DeSaulnier Lynch Joyce Bustos Graves (MO) McCarthy Thompson (MS) Brooks (IN) Ellison Dingell McDermott Kaptur Byrne Griffith McClintock Tonko Brown (FL) Ellmers (NC) Doggett McGovern Katko Calvert Grothman McCollum Vela´ zquez Brownley (CA) Emmer (MN) Doyle, Michael McNerney Keating Capps Guinta McHenry Visclosky Buchanan Engel F. Moore Kelly (IL) Ca´ rdenas Guthrie McKinley Waters, Maxine Buck Esty Ellison Nadler Kelly (MS) Carney Hahn McMorris Watson Coleman Bucshon Farenthold Engel Napolitano Kelly (PA) Carter (GA) Welch Burgess Hardy Rodgers Frankel (FL) Norcross Farr Carter (TX) Bustos Kennedy Harper McSally Fudge O’Rourke Wilson (FL) Fincher Castor (FL) Harris Meadows Butterfield Fitzpatrick Kildee Castro (TX) Hartzler Meehan NOT VOTING—19 Byrne Fleischmann Kilmer Chabot Heck (NV) Meeks Calvert Fleming Kind Amodei Jackson Lee Sewell (AL) Chaffetz Hensarling Meng Capps Flores King (IA) Conyers Jeffries Clawson (FL) Herrera Beutler Messer Torres Capuano Forbes King (NY) Fattah Lawrence Coffman Hice, Jody B. Mica Van Hollen Ca´ rdenas Fortenberry Kinzinger (IL) Gohmert MacArthur Cole Hill Miller (FL) Wasserman Carney Foster Kirkpatrick Gutie´rrez McCaul Collins (GA) Himes Miller (MI) Schultz Carson (IN) Foxx Kline Hanna Pittenger Collins (NY) Hinojosa Moolenaar Westmoreland Carter (GA) Frankel (FL) Knight Issa Richmond Comstock Holding Mooney (WV) Carter (TX) Franks (AZ) Kuster Labrador Conaway Hoyer Moulton ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Cartwright Frelinghuysen Connolly Hudson Mullin Castor (FL) Fudge LaHood Cook Huelskamp Mulvaney The SPEAKER pro tempore (during Castro (TX) Gabbard LaMalfa Cooper Huizenga (MI) Murphy (FL) the vote). There are 2 minutes remain- Chabot Gallego Lamborn Costa Hultgren Murphy (PA) ing. Chaffetz Garamendi Lance Costello (PA) Hunter Neal Chu, Judy Garrett Langevin Courtney Hurd (TX) Neugebauer b 1726 Cicilline Gibbs Larsen (WA) Cramer Hurt (VA) Newhouse Clark (MA) Gibson Larson (CT) Crawford Jenkins (KS) Noem So the bill was passed. Clarke (NY) Goodlatte Latta Crenshaw Jenkins (WV) Nolan The result of the vote was announced Clawson (FL) Gosar Lee Crowley Johnson (OH) Nugent Clay Gowdy Levin Cuellar Johnson, Sam Nunes as above recorded. Cleaver Graham Lewis Culberson Jolly Olson A motion to reconsider was laid on Clyburn Granger Lieu, Ted Curbelo (FL) Jones Palazzo the table. Coffman Graves (GA) Lipinski Davis (CA) Jordan Palmer Cohen Graves (LA) LoBiondo Davis, Rodney Joyce Paulsen f Cole Graves (MO) Loebsack DeFazio Katko Pearce Collins (GA) Grayson Lofgren DeGette Keating Perlmutter DEFEND TRADE SECRETS ACT OF Collins (NY) Green, Al Long Delaney Kelly (IL) Perry 2016 Comstock Green, Gene Loudermilk DelBene Kelly (MS) Peters Conaway Griffith Love Denham Kelly (PA) Peterson The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Connolly Grijalva Lowenthal Dent Kennedy Pingree finished business is the vote on the mo- Cook Grothman Lowey DeSantis Kilmer Pitts tion to suspend the rules and pass the Cooper Guinta Lucas DesJarlais Kind Poe (TX) Costa Guthrie Luetkemeyer Deutch King (IA) Poliquin bill (S. 1890) to amend chapter 90 of Costello (PA) Hardy Lujan Grisham Diaz-Balart King (NY) Polis title 18, United States Code, to provide Courtney Harper (NM)

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:54 Apr 28, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K27AP7.073 H27APPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with HOUSE April 27, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2047 Luja´ n, Ben Ray Pitts Smith (MO) P.Q—‘‘Yea.’’ And that is just the way it is. (NM) Pocan Smith (NE) Rule—‘‘Yea.’’ Lummis Poe (TX) f Smith (NJ) MTR—‘‘Nay.’’ Lynch Poliquin Smith (TX) PERSONAL EXPLANATION Maloney, Polis Smith (WA) Passage—‘‘Yea.’’ Carolyn Pompeo Speier Had I been present for these votes, with the Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I Maloney, Sean Posey Stefanik exception of H.R. 4498 Amendment No. 1 and was detained with a meeting off cam- Marchant Price (NC) Stewart Marino Price, Tom MTR where I would have voted ‘‘nay’’, I would pus at the White House. I would like to Stivers have voted ‘‘yea’’ for each. Matsui Rangel Stutzman indicate my vote on the Waters amend- McCarthy Ratcliffe Swalwell (CA) f ment. For the Waters amendment, I McClintock Reed Takai McCollum Reichert REPORT ON RESOLUTION PRO- would have voted ‘‘aye’’; for final pas- Takano McDermott Renacci sage of H.R. 4498, Helping Angels Lead Thompson (CA) VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF McGovern Ribble Thompson (MS) H.R. 4901, SCHOLARSHIPS FOR Our Startups Act, I would have voted McHenry Rice (NY) ‘‘no’’; and for S. 1890, Defend Trade Se- McKinley Rice (SC) Thompson (PA) OPPORTUNITY AND RESULTS RE- McMorris Richmond Thornberry AUTHORIZATION ACT; PRO- crets Act, I would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ Tiberi Rodgers Rigell VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF f McNerney Roby Tipton McSally Roe (TN) Titus H.J. RES. 88, DISAPPROVING DE- EL DIA DE LOS NINOS: Meadows Rogers (AL) Tonko PARTMENT OF LABOR RULE RE- CELEBRATING YOUNG AMERICANS Meehan Rogers (KY) Trott LATED TO DEFINITION OF THE Meeks Rohrabacher Tsongas (Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM TERM ‘‘FIDUCIARY’’; AND PRO- Meng Rokita Turner of New Mexico asked and was given VIDING FOR PROCEEDINGS DUR- Messer Rooney (FL) Upton permission to address the House for 1 Mica Ros-Lehtinen Valadao ING THE PERIOD FROM MAY 2, minute and to revise and extend her re- Miller (FL) Roskam Vargas 2016, THROUGH MAY 9, 2016 Miller (MI) Ross Veasey marks.) Moolenaar Rothfus Vela Ms. FOXX, from the Committee on Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of Mooney (WV) Rouzer Vela´ zquez Rules, submitted a privileged report New Mexico. Mr. Speaker, I rise today Moore Roybal-Allard Visclosky (Rept. No. 114–533) on the resolution (H. Moulton Royce Wagner to recognize April 30 as El Dia de Los Mullin Ruiz Walberg Res. 706) providing for consideration of Ninos: Celebrating Young Americans. Mulvaney Ruppersberger Walden the bill (H.R. 4901) to reauthorize the This holiday serves to honor and cel- Murphy (FL) Rush Walker Scholarships for Opportunity and Re- Murphy (PA) Russell ebrate the importance of children in Walorski sults Act, and for other purposes; pro- Nadler Ryan (OH) Walters, Mimi our Nation. El Dia de Los Ninos, which Napolitano Salmon Walz viding for consideration of the joint when translated means Day of the Chil- ´ Neal Sanchez, Linda Waters, Maxine resolution (H.J. Res. 88) disapproving Neugebauer T. dren, helps bring Hispanic families and Watson Coleman the rule submitted by the Department Newhouse Sanchez, Loretta other communities together nation- Weber (TX) Noem Sanford of Labor relating to the definition of Webster (FL) wide to recognize the importance of lit- Nolan Sarbanes the term ‘‘Fiduciary’’; and providing Welch eracy and education for all children. Norcross Scalise Wenstrup for proceedings during the period from Nugent Schakowsky Recognizing this day highlights the Nunes Schiff Westerman May 2, 2016, through May 9, 2016, which growing presence of Hispanic youth in Whitfield O’Rourke Schrader was referred to the House Calendar and the United States and the lasting im- Olson Schweikert Williams ordered to be printed. Palazzo Scott (VA) Wilson (FL) pact of Hispanic Americans on the so- Pallone Scott, Austin Wilson (SC) f cial, political, economic, and cultural Palmer Scott, David Wittman fabric of this Nation. Womack BONNIE SCOTT—PEACE CORPS Pascrell Sensenbrenner This important holiday is celebrated Paulsen Serrano Woodall VICTIM Payne Sessions Yarmuth (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was by numerous countries and more than Yoder Pearce Sherman given permission to address the House 130 cities across the United States. In Pelosi Shimkus Yoho order to support the many cities, coun- Young (AK) for 1 minute and to revise and extend Perlmutter Shuster ties, States, and communities that al- Perry Simpson Young (IA) his remarks.) Peters Sinema Young (IN) Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, tar- ready celebrate El Dia de Los Ninos, I Peterson Sires Zeldin will introduce a resolution with Sen- Pingree Slaughter Zinke geted, bullied, and terrorized, these are the words that Bonnie Scott used to ator BOB MENENDEZ to recognize April NAYS—2 describe her dismissal from the Peace 30 as El Dia de Los Ninos: Celebrating Amash Massie Corps. Young Americans. Senator BOB MENENDEZ, Senator NOT VOTING—21 One month after reported allegations JACK REED, and Representative RUBE´ N Amodei Issa Sewell (AL) that another U.S. Peace Corps member HINOJOSA began the movement to rec- Conyers Jackson Lee Torres had harassed and sexually assaulted Eshoo Jones Van Hollen two local women, Scott was dis- ognize El Dia de Los Ninos 17 years Fattah Lawrence Wasserman missed—interesting. This is not the ago. I am committed to continuing Gohmert MacArthur Schultz first time that we have heard of these their work. Gutie´rrez McCaul Westmoreland Hahn Pittenger actions. I urge my colleagues to support this Hanna Quigley In 2015, a report found that one in important holiday and to join me in co- sponsoring my resolution to recognize b 1733 five Peace Corps volunteers were vic- tims of sexual assault. Half of the vic- April 30 as El Dia de Los Ninos: Cele- So (two-thirds being in the affirma- tims do not report their attacks. Many brating Young Americans. tive) the rules were suspended and the state that they were blamed by the f bill was passed. Peace Corps for their sexual assaults. The result of the vote was announced UNAUTHORIZED SPENDING Even though Congress has passed the ACCOUNTABILITY ACT as above recorded. Kate Puzey Peace Corps Volunteer Pro- A motion to reconsider was laid on tection Act of 2011, the Peace Corps has The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. the table. work to do to protect these amazing TROTT). Under the Speaker’s an- PERSONAL EXPLANATION ambassadors abroad. nounced policy of January 6, 2015, the Mr. McCAUL. Mr. Speaker, on April 27, Mr. Speaker, Peace Corps volunteers gentleman from Florida (Mr. YOHO) is 2016, I missed the following votes: are the best America has. These volun- recognized for 60 minutes as the des- H.R. 4923—American Manufacturing Com- teers must know that America will ignee of the majority leader. petitiveness Act of 2016—‘‘Yea.’’ protect them overseas. If a crime oc- GENERAL LEAVE H.R. 699—Email Privacy Act—‘‘Yea.’’ curs against them, America will stand Mr. YOHO. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani- S. 1890—Defend Trade Secrets Act of by them, not abandon them. And if a mous consent that all Members may 2016—‘‘Yea.’’ crime is committed, they need to know have 5 legislative days to revise and ex- H.R. 4498—HALOS Act the crime is not their fault; it is the tend their remarks on tonight’s Special Amendment No. 1—‘‘Nay.’’ fault of the perpetrator. Order.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:22 Apr 28, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27AP7.031 H27APPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2048 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 27, 2016 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there tions of pizza. Land management, envi- ability Act, to require these expired objection to the request of the gen- ronmental regulations, threatening to ‘‘zombie’’ programs to be renewed, to tleman from Florida? regulate every mud puddle in America hold the bureaucrats accountable who There was no objection. from Washington, D.C., and the list have become disconnected from their Mr. YOHO. Mr. Speaker, I want to goes on and on. missions. Programs and agencies very quickly thank all of the Members Our Founding Fathers envisioned should not receive taxpayer funding who have volunteered their time to three branches of government—very unless the people’s Representatives— speak tonight. I know they are running important. There was the judicial their voices in government—have au- on a tight schedule, as we all are. branch, the legislative branch, and the thorized them to do so. With that in mind, I yield to the gen- executive branch. Each one has very The demands on families, on busi- tlewoman from Washington (Mrs. important roles. No one person was to nesses, and on institutions have MCMORRIS RODGERS), a tireless advo- be making all of the decisions. changed. In some ways, the only place cate for conservative values, whose b 1745 that hasn’t changed is Congress. We bold leadership, tenacity, and kindness need to rethink government from the make her one of this body’s greatest Part of the reason that people in this top-down and restore the power of the Members. I would like to thank her for country are so frustrated today is due purse. Article I is just as relevant introducing H.R. 4730, the Unauthor- to 1600 Pennsylvania. The President today as it was at the founding of our has been delegitimizing us as an insti- ized Spending Accountability Act, that country. Our Founders recognized that tution and in our role as Representa- is a vitally important piece of legisla- every individual is made in the image tives on behalf of the people. Too often, tion that will go a long way in helping of God. We celebrate the potential of Members of Congress feel like we are to eliminate Federal programs that every individual, and our laws must re- bystanders in the process as more and have not been authorized by Congress, flect the will of the people. This is the more rules and regulations are gen- yet somehow still come in to receive genius of America. erated outside of our input and cer- appropriations. I am a proud cosponsor Mr. YOHO. I thank the gentlewoman tainly outside of our approval. from Washington for her great words in of this legislation, and encourage all It is interesting to note that the Cap- Members of the House to support it. preserving our Constitution and for the itol—the Congress—is really the center work that she is doing to bring Article Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS. Mr. of Washington, D.C. Our Founding Fa- Speaker, I thank the gentleman for I powers back to the House. thers, I think, envisioned that this We get blamed a lot for the dysfunc- bringing us together this evening. This would be the center and that all other is a very important discussion. It real- tion in this country about what this roads would lead from the Capitol. The body is not doing, and the gentle- ly goes to what is foundational about White House is actually on a side America in Article I and the authority woman is so right in bringing this street down on Pennsylvania. power here; so I thank her for her lead- that rests in Congress, as outlined in How did we go so far from being what Article I. ership on that. our Founders envisioned—a body that Mr. Speaker, I yield to a stalwart I am looking forward to this Special is closest to the people, most account- Order and hope that we will continue from the great State of Utah, Mrs. MIA able to the people? How do we restore LOVE, who is leading a charge and is this discussion in the weeks ahead. But people’s trust in this institution, which making quite a name for herself. a big thank you to the gentleman from is the branch of government that is di- Mrs. LOVE. I thank the gentleman. Florida for his leadership and bringing rectly elected by them? Mr. Speaker, I am so excited to talk us all together. At the start is Article I of the Con- about Article I. Right now I am work- In the fall of 2014—so this was right stitution—getting our government off ing on a project called the Article I after the Ice Bucket Challenge—Gail of autopilot and restoring the decision- Project in order to restore Article I Gleason, who is a mom in my district making that belongs in the House and back to the United States Congress. in eastern Washington, had a meeting in the Senate with the elected Rep- Today I rise on behalf of all of the with me. She was almost in tears be- resentatives of the people. Utahans in my home State who have cause CMS, the Centers for Medicare & There are many ideas out there as to expressed frustration with our regu- Medicaid Services, was proposing new how to restore the balance of powers, latory state. For decades, Congress has rules and regulations that would take but I want to focus on one in par- essentially delegated many responsibil- away the important communication ticular—a way that we can be positive ities to executive agencies. As a result, device for those who have lost their disruptors, can challenge the status unelected and unaccountable agencies ability to speak, largely impacting a quo, take back the power of the purse, have impacted American lives more lot of ALS patients. Her son, Dave and get the Federal Government off of than the decisions have of their elected Gleason, is a football player, a football autopilot. That is by tackling what we officials. In this Congress, for example, star. She came to me in desperation be- refer to as ‘‘unauthorized spending.’’ 146 bills have been signed into law after cause CMS rules were going to take There are hundreds of programs and going through the House and the Sen- away his communication device. departments that have stayed on the ate. Meanwhile 3,378 rules and regula- Do you know what? This is just one books despite the fact that their dead- tions were finalized last year alone, of many examples where bureaucrats, lines have come and gone. I like to joining thousands of others that ulti- arrogant and unaccountable so often refer to them as ‘‘zombie’’ government mately cost the American economy $4 and disconnected from their mission, programs, potentially living beyond trillion a year. are making rules and regulations out- their intended lifespans because they Our Constitution is designed to pre- side of the Congress, outside of the have not been authorized in years and serve individual liberty, but this gov- vote and of the approval of the elected sometimes in decades. For example, ernment instead seeks to increase bu- representatives of the people. the VA hasn’t been authorized since reaucratic influence. The American I think about the VA, the Veterans 1996; the BLM hasn’t been authorized people deserve better. They deserve Administration. This is an agency that since 1998, as well as other agencies, Representatives of their choosing who is dedicated to our veterans. So often such as the Federal Election Commis- are empowered to make decisions. our veterans feel like they get lost. In- sion. There is a long list. It is esti- They also deserve to know that if those stead of having the red-carpet treat- mated that over $300 billion in spend- Representatives fail, they can hold ment, they feel like they are given the ing is in these unauthorized programs. them accountable and bring about runaround. They have to wait weeks If we, the elected Representatives, change. At the end of the day, that is and weeks, even, just to schedule a committed to doing our jobs—review- what restoring constitutional powers is simple doctor’s appointment. ing, rethinking, possibly eliminating about—giving the American people a Recently, the FDA came out with these programs if they have exceeded voice. It is for that cause, especially, I new rules, 400-page menu labeling their lives—the people would be well am proud to fight. rules, that for a pizza restaurant would served. Mr. YOHO. I thank the gentlewoman require them to somehow disclose on a I recently introduced the USA Act, from Utah, and I appreciate the work menu board the 34 million combina- the Unauthorized Spending Account- she is doing.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:54 Apr 28, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K27AP7.078 H27APPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with HOUSE April 27, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2049 Keep it up. We only have a Nation to President and have won two times in have constitutional authority to do save. the Supreme Court. We have had fights things, he still did them. Mr. Speaker, the United States Con- over the power of the purse. We have Two, the President and the Depart- stitution is the supreme law of the had Supreme Court fights whether it ment of Justice were in direct viola- United States of America. Ours is the has been dealing with immigration tion of their constitutional responsi- shortest Constitution in existence and laws and rules or not enforcing the bility to the Defense of Marriage Act, is the longest-serving—227 years since laws on the books. We have fought the which is Public Law 104–199. its ratification in 1789. Our Founders President just on enforcing the laws The President and his department of can have many things said of them, but that are already on the books. We don’t injustice continue to choose not to en- one thing we can all agree on is, need any more laws. We just need to force Federal drug laws, which are Pub- through divine guidance, they got this follow the ones we have. lic Law 91–513, the Controlled Sub- as near to perfection as a document This is not just this administration— stances Act, and Public Law 100–690, can be. this is previous administrations—but I the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986. Our Constitution has created the fear where we are going in this next The President violated the Constitu- tion by making Presidential appoint- freest, the largest middle class, the election. If we don’t get our House in ments to the National Labor Relations most successful country on the planet. order, if we don’t bring back Article I Board and to the Consumer Financial For the first time in recorded history, powers to this House, at that point, Protection Bureau while Congress was it has allowed people to become self-de- when we overstep the boundaries of our not in session, so declared by him. termining, it has allowed for personal Constitution by an executive branch or I have read the Constitution, Mr. freedoms never before seen in human by administrative agencies, it is too Speaker. Only the Senate majority history. It grants us unalienable late to try to reel them in. Now it is leader can decide when the Senate is in rights, those being life, liberty, and the urgent to do that. To put it off any session, not the President. I might add pursuit of happiness. It allows for per- longer would be buying fire insurance that the President was slapped down by sonal property rights. for your house after your house catches the Supreme Court 9-zip. These are the things that allow a Re- on fire. It is too late. Further, the President and the de- public, as ours, to flourish and for ideas In addition, as I talked about, we partment of injustice abused executive to be created and expanded upon be- have fought overstepping, out-of-con- privilege in the Operation Fast and Fu- cause they allow for the possibility of trol Federal agencies that are wreak- rious scandal by refusing to comply that unlimited potential inside each ing havoc on American businesses and with a subpoena that was issued by the and every human on the planet. It is are costing every American, according Committee on Oversight and Govern- our Constitution that allows for the to the CBO estimates, approximately ment Reform of the United States way of life we have for which others $14,500. House of Representatives, thereby vio- will risk everything, including life, so If I look at the administration’s rules lating section 192 of title II, United as to have a chance at freedom. and regulations that have come out States Code. So it is a document worth protecting, since 1999 to 2008, there have been ap- The President violated the law, preserving. It is a document that proximately 750 rules that have come which is Public Law 89–236, by unilater- should be revered by all so we can pass out. From 2009 to 2015, there have been ally changing our Nation’s immigra- it on to our future generations, as well over 530 rules coming out just from the tion laws with regard to deferred ac- as the prosperity and the good fortune Obama administration. If I look at the tion, giving illegal aliens access to gov- that was inherited by us, this genera- final rules and regulations that were ernment programs and tax credits that tion. The price that has been paid came issued just under George Bush, the are funded by our constituents, which from the blood, sweat, and tears of our amount for his 8 years was 2,430. When is in contravention of our Constitution. Founders, from the people who came I look at President Obama’s rules and The President and the Department of before us, and from every military per- regulations—and we are only 4 months Health and Human Services failed to son, including their spouses and fami- into his last year and term—to date, enforce Federal law, which is Public lies; and each and every Member of the Obama administration has had over Law 111–5, by illegally waiving the Congress takes an oath and a pledge to 28,000 rules and regulations coming work requirement for welfare recipi- uphold our Constitution. out, which are strangling and suffo- ents. Article I, section 1 reads: ‘‘All legis- cating American businesses, paid for by Under this President, the IRS vio- lative Powers herein granted shall be the American taxpayers. lated the First Amendment to the vested in a Congress of the United I recently introduced H. Res. 693, United States Constitution by tar- States, which shall consist of a Senate which asks for a permanent select com- geting nonprofit organizations because and House of Representatives.’’ mittee to investigate not just this ex- of their religious or political beliefs. Article I, section 8 lists clearly that ecutive branch, but all future ones so The President and the Department of Congress has the power to lay and col- that we can have in place a vehicle to Defense knowingly violated the Na- lect taxes, to provide for the common rein in an overstepping administration. tional Defense Authorization Act, the defense, to regulate commerce, to de- Mr. Speaker, I yield to a colleague NDAA of 2014, which is Public Law 113– clare war, to establish a uniform rule and a classmate of mine from the State 66, by not providing a 30-day notice to of naturalization. It ends in section 8: of Texas, Mr. RANDY WEBER, who has Congress prior to transporting five ‘‘To make all Laws which shall be nec- cosponsored H. Res. 693. I appreciate Guantanamo detainees to Qatar in a essary and proper for carrying into the gentleman’s work on this impor- prisoner swap. Execution the foregoing Powers, and tant topic. b 1800 all other Powers vested by this Con- Mr. WEBER of Texas. I thank my Some would say in military terms stitution in the Government of the friend from Florida (Mr. YOHO) for that the terrorists got five nuclear United States or in any Department or yielding the floor and for leading this weapons and we got one conventional Officer thereof.’’ Special Order and introducing H. Res. weapon, which turned out to be a dud. The President’s responsibility, as de- 693. The President and his administration lineated in Article II, section 3, reads Mr. Speaker, as of yesterday, the continue to move forward with his plan that the President is to see that the Obama Presidency was 90 percent over. to close the Guantanamo detention fa- Laws are faithfully executed. I want to So let’s do a quick recap of just what cility and move the detainees. repeat that. The President is to see has happened over these past 71⁄2 years. By the way, did you know that one that the Laws are faithfully executed. First, the President violated the Con- out of three prisoners released rejoin This is called the Take Care Clause. stitution by unilaterally changing sec- their terrorist organizations and wind I have only spent 3 years here, but in tions of the Affordable Care Act at up at the front lines, seeking to kill that time we have watched this body least 23 times without having congres- yet more Americans? work multiple times to rein in not just sional approval. That is Public Law Folks, it is the duty of the legislative the executive branch, but the adminis- 111–148. Even though he said, probably, branch to write and pass laws, the judi- trative agencies. We have sued the on some 20 occasions that he didn’t cial branch to interpret those laws, and

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This critically impor- healthcare industry is flooded with ex- The FDA guidance also pointed out tant founding principle is currently amples of President Obama’s adminis- that, except under certain cir- being trampled on by this President tration overreaching its authority and cumstances, good manufacturing in- while most of our citizens may not either ignoring congressional intent or spection standards will always be used even be aware of its damaging implica- refusing to enforce laws enacted by to inspect all compounding phar- tions. Congress. macies. Our Nation’s laws are not mere sug- As recent as last Monday, April 18, So pharmacists who provide special- gestions to be dismissed on a whim. the FDA issued new guidance related ized compounded medication to one pa- Our laws are binding. If we in Congress to the Drug Quality and Security Act tient with a specific need will be sub- allow this or any President to ignore and compounding pharmacists. jected to large corporation inspection the rule of law, then we allow the foun- On November 27, 2013, President standards that will cost significant fi- dation of our Nation to be shattered. Obama signed the Drug Quality and Se- nancial investments. I thank my colleague, Mr. YOHO, for curity Act, DQSA, into law. Within the In essence, the FDA has ignored con- introducing this resolution of which I DQSA, several important provisions gressional intent related to the DQSA am a proud cosponsor. were related to the oversight of and has ultimately eliminated an en- Mr. Speaker, there you have it. You compounding human medications. tire sector of the healthcare industry know I am right. In fact, DQSA created two types of that was providing specialized care to Mr. YOHO. Mr. Speaker, I thank the compounding pharmacies, 503A phar- patients with special needs. gentleman from Texas (Mr. WEBER). I macies and 503B pharmacies. 503A In fact, the HHS informed my office appreciate him standing up for the rule compounding pharmacies are small, that, if we continue to pursue this mat- of law because, if we are not a Nation community pharmacies that only com- ter and try to rein in the FDA’s over- of law, everything falls apart, civil so- pound small quantities of medication reach, we, Congress, would be respon- ciety falls apart. to a very limited number of doctors sible for the next 100 deaths from com- Just last week in my district there and patients with very specific needs. pounded medication. This example is was a fight over transgender bath- A perfect example of this is a service- just one of many that I have experi- rooms. It is a fight people want to member who has lost a limb in war. enced with this administration. have. Some servicemen and -women who Recently, HHS instituted a rule that We came up here at the beginning of have lost their limbs experience sig- would require pharmacy benefit man- last week and spoke in front of the Su- nificant amounts of pain that regular agers to update their maximum allow- preme Court. They heard the argument medication does not adequately ad- able cost list every 7 days. These MAC on the President’s Executive order on dress. Compounded medication helps lists control what pharmacists are re- November 20, 2014, to waive our immi- with this specialized need. imbursed. If they are not updated regu- gration laws and grant 4 to 5 million 503B compounding facilities are those larly, pharmacists lose business be- people here illegally resident status. outsourcing facilities that manufac- cause they are not reimbursed by Medi- That case was heard last week, and ture compounded medications and ship care at the present market price. there was a large group of proponents them all over the country. A recent call with the inspector gen- wanting the Supreme Court to side When Congress debated DQSA, many eral of HHS informed my office that with the President. Our President has statements were made by both House pharmacy benefit managers are not said over 22 times that he cannot and Senate congressional Members complying with this new rule because change that law. He has admitted to stating that there was no intent for HHS has not designated anyone to en- that. this bill to restrict State pharmacy li- sure that pricing lists are updated I thought it was ironic that the peo- censing boards and their local control every 7 days. ple in my district were arguing over of small, community pharmacies. Mr. Speaker, let me rephrase that. transgender bathrooms and the group In fact, the FDA was directed by Con- HHS is not enforcing their rules on up here—and I know a lot of them were gress that, in regards to inspection MAC price updating because no one is here illegally—were arguing in the standards, 503B facilities would be the assigned to enforce this law. You would United States of America in front of only ones subjected to good manufac- think that, if a rule was created, the the Supreme Court, the freest country turing inspection standards. You would agency would work to enforce that in the world. The only reason that they think that that would make sense, that rule, but apparently not. can come up and have a voice of dissen- only manufacturing facilities would be Over the last 71⁄2 years, President sion is because we have a Constitution. subjected to good manufacturing prac- Obama’s administration has shown a Our Constitution, when it was tice standards. complete disregard for Article I of our formed, wasn’t a Republican idea and In addition, congressional intent was Constitution and the powers that our wasn’t a Democratic idea. It was some- clear that 503A community pharmacies Founding Fathers wanted this institu- thing that came together after 1,000 could continue to provide office-use tion to have. years from the Magna Carta on up that compounded medication as they had al- They interpret enacted legislation formed a Constitution that formed the ways done. Did FDA adhere to the ob- against the intent of Congress, they Republic that we have. vious congressional intent of DQSA re- refuse to enforce laws that were meant When I look at the people arguing— lated to compounding? No. to bring transparency to the American and, you know, it is the Republicans FDA’s recent guidance states that all people, and they choose when congres- against the Democrats or the Conserv- medication that is compounded by sional direction is applicable law and atives against the Liberals or whatever small, community pharmacists needs when it is not. group you want to put in there—the to have a specific patient prescription. This body should take a long, hard only reason we have those arguments Your local dermatologist, who keeps look at the actions of these agencies. is because we have a document that is a local anesthetic in the office to re- They are not following the law and in- an American document. It is American move skin to test for cancer, is going tent that was created by this body, and ideology that all parties should come to have to write a prescription, have action should be taken to remove these together to preserve. That is why this the patient go to the pharmacist, get bureaucrats so the American people argument is so important. their prescription filled, and then can have the government they deserve. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gen- schedule another appointment before Again I want to thank the gen- tleman, a freshman from the State of checking to see if they have skin can- tleman, Representative YOHO, for Georgia (Mr. CARTER). cer. bringing this to light. This is a very se- Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speak- This goes against all congressional rious subject that needs to be ad- er, I commend Representative YOHO for intent, to allow State pharmacy boards dressed.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:22 Apr 28, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K27AP7.081 H27APPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with HOUSE April 27, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2051 Mr. YOHO. Mr. Speaker, I thank the However, what happens when these and he worked with the EPA. He was gentleman from Georgia for his com- giant bureaucracies start to feel them- saying the EPA went from regulations ments, for his work, and for bringing selves becoming relevant? Unelected to clean stuff up. Now it is regulations this to light because, again, these bureaucrats began writing onerous leg- that you can’t. You can’t have coal- issues that we are discussing are not islation to justify their own existence, fired power plants, you can’t do this, Republican or Democrat. and they do this with absolutely no re- and it was an agency of can’t. I think This is about the rule of law and gard for the practical effect that these you were in that meeting. It shows, maintaining the uniqueness of this in- regulations have on local families and again, the overstepping of agencies, stitution, and that is something all businesses. and it shows how administrations or Americans benefit from. If we lose it, Mr. YOHO. Mr. Speaker, I reclaim executive branches rewrite laws or all Americans are going to be hurt by my time. they legislate from the executive that. I got a notice from the EPA when I branch through the administrative Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman first got up here. It was January 2014, agencies, and we have seen an increase from Michigan (Mr. BENISHEK), a friend and it was a pamphlet with their new in this. and colleague. regulations. Again, it is not just this administra- Mr. BENISHEK. Mr. Speaker, I thank In that, what they were talking tion, but I think President Obama, this Mr. YOHO for organizing this Special about is that their new rules and regu- administration has done us a favor by Order hour. lations would have minimal effect on bringing this to light with the 24,000 You know, this is one of the reasons air quality and human health, but they regulations that are coming out that I ran for Congress. The abuse of power are going ahead anyway. are crippling the American economy and executive overreach coming from In the example you brought up about and businesses. If it is doing that, it is the White House right now is com- the wood-burning fireplaces, we have crushing the middle class and all pletely unacceptable. done a tremendous job of cleaning up Americans. Like many of my colleagues here to- the air quality in this country, as other Mr. BENISHEK. Will the gentleman night, I am a firm believer in the Con- countries need to do, but we shouldn’t yield? stitution. I believe it is the duty of the go after things that aren’t going to Mr. YOHO. I yield to the gentleman President to faithfully execute the law, really have a difference. from Michigan. not to willfully ignore it for political I yield to the gentleman from Michi- Mr. BENISHEK. Mr. Speaker, the gain. gan. things we are talking about here today A President cannot implement legis- Mr. BENISHEK. Mr. Speaker, I agree really are examples of the Federal Gov- lation through Executive orders or with the gentleman from Florida. ernment getting involved in things agency rulemaking. Yet, we have wit- In my district, although it has been that they don’t have the right to do. I nessed this administration launch at- several years, the EPA shut down the think a lot of it comes from these bu- tacks against the Second Amendment, construction of a brand-new coal plant. reaucrats that are just writing regula- impose burdensome regulations Okay? This coal plant would have been tions that really you can’t comply through the EPA and other agencies, the purest coal-fired power plant in the with, and that is basically the reason and enact many policies without the country. that these coal-fired power plants are support of Congress or the American It ran with new technology, and going out of existence. people. there is no reason for it being shut Most of these problems have been I have spoken to a wide array of my down. This plant would not even eliminated by the work that we have constituents throughout the northern produce any CO2. That CO2 was being done on improving our environment, half of Michigan in the time I have captured by the coal plant and used by and I applaud that America has made been here in Congress. They are con- industry to create other products. the investment before any other coun- stantly telling me about some new reg- So this administration has taken on try in making that happen, but to reg- ulation that some Federal agency is a proposal and used the EPA not to ulate us to the point that businesses coming up with that doesn’t seem to do make our environment better, but to are going overseas and polluting the anything as far as promoting welfare have a war on coal. I mean, the EPA planet worse because of our policies, or improving the environment, but it is and the President doesn’t talk about because if we did the stuff here, we simply making it more difficult for making our atmosphere and our envi- would do it cleaner. businesses to remain open. It is really ronment cleaner. It talks about a war The University of Michigan has had affecting their ability to hire people. on coal. an environmental research station in In my district, one of the big com- northern Michigan in my district for plaints we have had is the EPA at- b 1815 the last 60, 70 years. The scientists at tempting to limit the ability to have a That is just the wrong attitude to the University of Michigan tell me that wood stove. Well, it gets pretty cold in have, and it really needs to be directed most of the mercury that falls from the northern Michigan in the winter, and by Congress. It is unbelievable what we sky in Michigan comes from China and people save money by cutting their have gone through. It can cause eco- India, that we have essentially elimi- own wood and burning it in their nomic damage to this country. Right nated mercury as a problem in the en- homes. Then the EPA comes out saying now we are competing with the Chinese vironment from our industry here. But that we can’t have wood stoves that who don’t have any significant pollu- because we are not dealing with that don’t meet this criterion, and it tion controls on their power plants, problem of the Indians and the Chinese doesn’t make any sense for people in and we have invested billions as Ameri- doing that, we are ignoring that and my district. cans, each one of us, by paying for actually giving them the ability—by Furthermore, the EPA’s waters of more expensive power to really clean not having to comply with a lot of the U.S. proposal to regulate ditches to up our atmosphere. these rules, the ability to pollute the manmade ponds doesn’t do one thing to How are the Chinese doing that? planet worse than we would if we were truly protect our water resources. In- Now that we have basically cleaned doing those things here. stead, it overloads small farmers, up our atmosphere, they want to im- Mr. YOHO. May I add to that? loggers, and other businesses with pose even higher and higher standards Mr. BENISHEK. Sure. needless red tape and compliance costs. that actually are causing our business Mr. YOHO. We went to a coal-fired There is a reason that our Founding to go down and steel production is power plant in our district, and they Fathers created separate, but equal, going over there where they are pol- were saying in the old days a typical branches of government. The executive luting even worse. coal-fired power plant would put out branch and agencies like the EPA are Mr. YOHO. Reclaiming my time, I approximately 50 pounds of mercury a charged with carrying out the intent of think you and I were in a meeting the year. Today it is less than 2 pounds. Congress. We have made incredible other day in one of the committees. We That is a significant difference from 50 strides in cleaning up our Nation’s air had a fellow, he was an attorney who to 2. That is a 48-pound reduction in and water. worked under the Reagan White House, mercury going into the atmosphere.

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I think you need to after such Dissolutions, to cause others Florida and many other States, and have common sense in regulations, to be elected; whereby’’—summarizing that is his imposition of a regulation and, of course, the worst place to go for that, hindering legislative activity called the Waters of the United States. that is government. elsewhere. That dropped on us on May 27, 2015. I will let you continue. ‘‘He has endeavored to prevent the The Waters of the United States said Mr. BENISHEK. Mr. Speaker, I want Population of these States; for that we are going to regulate all the navi- to thank Mr. YOHO for putting on this Purpose obstructing the Laws for Nat- gable waters of the United States. Oh, Special Order hour. I am very happy to uralization of Foreigners; refusing to and this ambiguous term that is be able to participate in it. I think that pass others to encourage their Migra- called—let’s see. It used to be ‘‘and we really need to be sure the American tions hither . . .’’ waters hydrologically connected to people are aware of what is going on ‘‘He has obstructed the Administra- them.’’ That got litigated into being and that they make their decisions tion of Justice . . .’’ too ambiguous even for the courts to when they go to the polls based on this ‘‘He has made Judges dependent on tolerate. They are the masters of ambi- information. So thank you very much. Mr. YOHO. I appreciate the gentle- his Will . . .’’ guity. But instead they put the lan- man’s participation and his leadership. ‘‘He has erected a Multitude of new guage in that said ‘‘these waters of the Mr. Speaker, this is not a Republican Offices’’—that would be his czars. United States shall be the navigable or Democratic argument. That should ‘‘He has kept among us, in Times of waters of the United States and waters not even weigh into this. It is not con- Peace, Standing Armies . . .’’ that have a significant nexus to the servatives versus liberals. These are Well, not quite, but rumors of them waters of the United States.’’ American ideologies that we all have do exist. Now, a significant nexus is going to to come together to preserve, and I We could go on and on and on, the be determined by the administration, can’t think of one person more suited grief that King George dished out on another term of ambiguity. to talk about this than somebody I our original colonists here at the time I see some eagerness over here on the have a lot of admiration for who sits on of the Revolution, at the time of this part of the gentleman from Florida. the House Committee on Agriculture Declaration of Independence on July 4, Does he have something to add? with me. He is from the State my wife 1776, but I look at the present times, Mr. YOHO. The interpretation we is from, the State of Iowa. and it rings to be pretty close—along got: ‘‘and seasonably wet areas.’’ I I yield to the gentleman from Iowa the way there are echoes of 1776—in the come from Florida. It is seasonably wet (Mr. KING). overreach of the President of the all year long. I mean, we get 57 to 60 Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I United States. inches of rain a year, so everything is thank the gentleman from Florida for I mentioned them. This is a list from seasonably wet in our great State, and pulling this Special Order together and some testimony before the Executive they fall into that. The little puddle in for his generous introduction, and espe- Overreach Task Force, which I have my yard, when it rains, it might stand cially for Mr. YOHO’s leadership on the the privilege to chair, and among this 3 or 4 inches. We are on a sandy soil. restoration of article I authority and list are some of these: When it stops raining, it goes away in addressing the executive overreach He has appointed policy czars to 5 minutes, but that could be inter- that has become part and parcel of the high-level positions to avoid constitu- preted as navigable waters, and I am Obama administration. It didn’t begin tionally required confirmation hear- probably 10 miles from a body of water. there, but it needs to end with the next ings—that could be lifted almost right It is just amazing. President of the United States and be out of the Declaration of Independence. Mr. KING of Iowa. Well, to the gen- slowed down in the last months of the By modifying, delaying, and ignoring tleman from Florida, we may have a le- Obama administration. various provisions of ObamaCare, in gitimate competition going on here. Mr. Speaker, I was just exercising a violation of the law itself—that is a The Waters of the United States regu- thought here as I was reviewing some long list of things on ObamaCare that lation would put 96.7 percent of my of the executive overreach that we the President has altered outside of the State under the EPA’s regulatory ju- have seen from this President, and it law. risdiction. Florida would be a compet- occurred to me to take a look at the By attacking private citizens for en- itor to that number, I would think. Declaration of Independence and re- gaging in constitutionally protected Mr. YOHO. Yes, it would be all of view some of what I will call the lam- speech—utilizing the IRS to diminish Florida. entations of our Founding Fathers. It that as well. Mr. KING of Iowa. All of Florida. I is to this effect, Mr. Speaker. When we By issuing draconian regulations re- have said that once you regulate get to the laments, these are the garding sexual assault on campus. waters hydrologically connected to or things, the wrongs that have been com- By ignoring 100 years of legal rulings once you get to define significant mitted by the King of England. nexus, that goes all the way up to the It says in the Declaration: ‘‘The his- and the plain text of the Constitution kitchen sink. We know that soil itself, tory of the present King of Great Brit- and trying to get a vote in Congress for whether it is under water, it can be ain is a history of repeated injuries and the D.C. Delegate—I had forgotten that usurpations’’—that sounds like the his- one, actually. saturated with water, and just old tory of our current President of the By trying to enact massive immigra- black Iowa dirt can be 25 percent United States—‘‘all having in direct tion reform via an executive order, de- water, so they have got it all, this object the establishment of an absolute manding that the Department of overreach of the Federal Government. Tyranny over these States. To prove Homeland Security both refuse to en- Our Founding Fathers envisioned this, let Facts be submitted to a candid force existing immigration law and that there would be a competition be- world.’’ provide work permits to millions of tween the branches of government to This is from our Declaration, Mr. people residing in the U.S. illegally. sustain their constitutional authority Speaker. I will just quickly hit some of Now, these all ring like the laments, in each branch. They wanted to draw these. the charges that were laid against King as bright a line as possible between the ‘‘He has refused his Assent to Laws George in 1776. It is the same tone. It is three branches of government, with the . . .’’ a similar message. It is going outside courts being the weakest of the three. ‘‘He has forbidden his Governors to the law and outside the Constitution. They expected that we would jealously pass Laws . . .’’ By imposing Common Core standards guard the constitutional authority. ‘‘He has refused to pass other Laws on the States via administrative fiat. Congress writes all the laws. The Presi- for the Accommodation . . . of people By ignoring bankruptcy law and ar- dent is supposed to enforce all the . . .’’ ranging Chrysler’s bankruptcy to ben- laws. That should be pretty clear. But

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The Supreme Court ruled narian, and I was talking to somebody, University of Chicago for 10 years as an that private property could be taken we got in a discussion about the Con- adjunct professor teaching Con law. for private use as long as there was stitution, and they wanted to know And that was the message, I am sure, just compensation. So they struck the why I was so hung up on it. I explained that he taught in those classrooms; and three words ‘‘for public use’’ as a condi- to them that the very people that are it was a message he taught in a class- tional clause out of the Fifth Amend- fighting to preserve our founding prin- room out here at one of the high ment. We had a Supreme Court that ciples that our rights come from a Cre- schools in D.C. shortly before he de- amended the Constitution, effectively. ator, not from government, that gov- cided to reverse his position and im- We have a Supreme Court last June ernment is instituted by men and pose this edict of amnesty on the that amended ObamaCare by writing women to preserve those God-given United States, which went down words into it; ‘‘or Federal Govern- rights, and that our core values of life, through a long path of litigation for ment’’ would be the three words in- liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, more than 2 years and a week ago last serted there. And then, the next day, the unalienable rights of those things, Monday was heard before the United they decided they would create a new that all men are created equal, and States Supreme Court, at least in the command in the Constitution, a com- they are protected by the Constitution. DAPA case—the deferred action for mand that all States shall conduct I said it is that very document that parents of anchor babies is actually same-sex weddings and honor them people are fighting to preserve that what that acronym stands for, in my from other States, as if somehow that give people on the left a voice of dis- view. were the will of the people or some- sension or people on the right a voice So I take this oath that I have to thing done under the Constitution. of dissension. I said: If we lose those support and defend the Constitution se- This is an appalling reach on the part very things that made America great, riously. I have the privilege of serving of the Supreme Court. It is even more if we lose those, people will lose their on the Constitution and Civil Justice appalling on the part of the President voice of dissension. If you don’t believe Subcommittee of the House Judiciary of the United States, and it is our task that, go to a country like Cuba, go to Committee and of chairing this task to identify what needs to be done and China, go to Iran and proselytize. It is force. I congratulate the gentleman start down that mission of restoring the constitutional authority and this not possible. from Florida for stepping up to the The amazing thing is that person lead on this issue. balance between the branches of gov- ernment. called me about 30 minutes later and Mr. YOHO. If I may add to one of I am happy to have a chance to say a said: You know, we got thinking about your comments, because you brought up the philosophers Locke and Howe, few words. that, and that really is what this is Mr. YOHO. Today, in one of our com- philosophers of old, when we look at about. It is not Republican or Demo- mittees, we were hearing about the At- the American period of time—227 years, crat. It is not conservative or liberal. torney General and how she stated that Those are American ideologies that roughly, the U.S. Constitution and a those who speak out against the ad- made this country great. constitutional Republic as a country ministration’s climate change policy I would hope our friends on the other have been in existence, the longest possibly being a crime. side of the aisle would come and say: time a republic has been in existence— Think about that. They are exam- You guys are right, we want to pre- when you go back to the beginning of ining if you speak out against some- serve the constitutional principles. human recorded history to today and thing that is unfavorable to an admin- Does the gentleman from Iowa have you look at the American period where istration. It is going against freedom of anything else to add? we are at today, it is but a dot on that speech, our First Amendment, the very Mr. KING of Iowa. I thank the gen- timeline. things that we fought for and that ev- tleman from Florida for those timeless Yet that dot represents the largest erybody who has come before us has thoughts. Something that our Found- middle class that has ever been allowed fought for. I think this would be some- ing Fathers discovered was a concept to happen. It is the first time there thing that would scare everybody, if we that was relatively new to society at have been property rights that you can are that close to losing the very docu- the time, and that is the concept of have and the right to pursue life, lib- ment. God-given liberty and God-given rights, erty, and the pursuit of happiness. It is I hold in my hand—and you have seen natural rights, natural rights that did only possible because we had a Con- me do this before—the Declaration of emerge with Locke, for example, in the stitution that preserved those rights. Independence, in total, and the U.S. United Kingdom, but they hadn’t been So I would think we could all come to- Constitution, in total. I think we can implanted into culture and civilization gether and protect those rights for the all agree this is not an epic in volume. until they were implanted in America. next generation, for the posterity of I can read this in a day. This is not an Here we are in this country, everyone this Nation. epic in volume, but yet it is an epic in that serves in this Chamber takes an I would like to see if you had any ideology of what free men and women oath to support and defend the Con- thoughts on that, and then I will close. can do in a country that honors and re- stitution of the United States, as do all Mr. KING of Iowa. I am looking at veres this document. It just so impor- the Senators on the other end of this our job and our destiny here, and I tant that we come together. Capitol Building, as does everyone who think that our constitutional obliga- As I stated earlier, I think Mr. puts on a uniform to defend our coun- tion is to restore the pillars of Amer- Obama has done us a favor in showing try, and many of them who serve with- ican exceptionalism. You can identify us how weak we have become as an in- in our executive branch as well. The many of them in the Constitution stitution and how weak our rule of law President is a bit of an exception be- itself. In the Bill of Rights it is pretty is. And for us to succeed and continue cause he is required to deliver an oath well summarized: freedom of speech, as a constitutional Republic, we to preserve, protect, and defend the religion, the press, the freedom to must—we have to—bring those Article Constitution of the United States, and peaceably assemble and petition the I powers back to this body. he is required to take care that the government for redress of grievances. I yield to the gentleman. laws be faithfully executed. The Second Amendment rights, Mr. KING of Iowa. I thank the gen- which are the property rights that the tleman from Florida for that state- b 1830 gentleman mentioned, I would point ment. I absolutely believe that, deeply. And what he has done, instead, is out that, in the Kelo decision, which I think one of the important things is turn himself into an independent legis- happened about 10 years, the Supreme that we educate the young people on

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Under cuted and explains it in stop after stop action to restore this institution to the the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- succinctly, in ways that I agree with one the Founders envisioned. Granted, uary 6, 2015, the gentleman from Vir- this President, and then he turns you can say what you want about our ginia (Mr. SCOTT) is recognized for 60 around and, by his own definition—and Founding Fathers, but they got this minutes as the designee of the minor- by his definition is all I am referring to right—again, as you and have I have ity leader. here, Mr. Speaker—breaks his own talked about, with divine interven- GENERAL LEAVE oath. So we are here now trying to re- tion—and they put in place a way to Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, store the knowledge base of America. amend it to make it better, not to get I ask unanimous consent that all Mem- Members of Congress arrive here as rid of it. It is time for us to stand up bers have 5 legislative days to revised freshmen, and they take an oath to the for this body, the people’s House. and extend their remarks and include Constitution. They don’t know what it I will leave you with this reminder. extraneous material on the subject of means anymore. The Supreme Court All it takes for evil or tyranny to pre- my Special Order. thinks they can amend the Constitu- vail or for our constitutional Republic The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there tion; they can manufacture new com- to fail is for those good men and objection to the request of the gen- mands in the Constitution; they can women to do nothing. tleman from Virginia? violate Article I authority. And the I, Mr. Speaker, and the people that There was no objection. President can do so at will. have joined us tonight, our colleagues Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, But I would point out that, 13 times, that participated, will not sit idly by more than 60 years ago, Congress re- the President of the United States’ po- when the very document that has al- sponded to the Defense Department’s sition has been unanimously reversed lowed so many people to be free, to concern that so many children were by the United States Supreme Court— achieve beyond their beliefs to a level malnourished, they would be unfit for President Obama, 13 times, unani- never before ever achieved in human military service, that they passed the mously reversed. Another 11 times, he history, is being marginalized by inac- National School Lunch Act as a meas- has lost on a 5–4 decision. tion. ure of national security to safeguard So he has stretched this Constitution I know my good friend from Iowa the health and well-being of our Na- beyond that. Even his own appointees feels the same. And if you have any tion’s children. in the Supreme Court can’t stomach it; last remarks, you have got about 1 Through the enactment of the first that is how bad this is. But I want to minute, if you want to wrap it up. Federal child nutrition program, Con- see the right appointments to the Su- Mr. KING of Iowa. I thank, again, the gress recognized that feeding hungry preme Court so the whole Constitution gentleman from Florida. I appreciate children is not just a moral imperative, is revered, respected, and we see cases you coming to the floor with this lead- it is vital to the health and security of go before the Court and, once again, we ership that is here. If no one stepped our Nation. can predict the Court will rule on the forward in leadership and we just went Mr. Speaker, I serve as the ranking Constitution rather than their political member of the House Committee on whims. along as if somehow the Constitution Mr. YOHO. I appreciate you bringing were going to be restored, it would Education and the Workforce. Our that up, because you bring up how never be restored. And I would remind committee is tasked with making sure many times it has been overstepped as people, Mr. Speaker, that it is one that all children have an equal shot at of recent, but other administrations thing to give lip service to the Con- success, so it is only fitting that child have done it in the past. But it sets a stitution; it is another to exercise it. nutrition programs fall within our precedent from this point forward. If Freedom of speech is being exercised committee’s jurisdiction. we don’t rein it in now, when do you here right now. Freedom of assembly is Just as there is a Federal role in en- rein it in? Do you wait for the next being exercised across this country suring that all children have access to candidate to come in? And we have had right now. The right to keep and bear quality education, regardless of where talks about that. If we don’t do it now, arms, if it were never exercised, the they live, what they look like, or their it be would like buying fire insurance liberals would define it away from us. family’s income, there is also a Federal after your house catches on fire. It Any one of these rights that we have role in ensuring that every child has doesn’t work. that come from God, defined by our access to healthy and nutritious food. So it is so important that we come Founding Fathers, is also something Research has repeatedly shown us together as a body. Again, the Con- we have got to exercise and utilize; if that a lack of adequate consumption of stitution is not a product of Repub- not, over time, the enemies of freedom specific foods, especially fruits and licans or Democrats or conservatives will find a way to say: Well, it is just vegetables, is associated with lower or liberals. The Constitution is not a an artifact of history. grades among students; and child obe- function of government. Government is If we stop exercising our right to sity affects all aspects of a child’s life, a function of the Constitution. keep and bear arms, in a matter of a from their physical well-being to their When government steps over the generation, someone will say it is just academic success and self-confidence. boundaries of the Constitution, it is an artifact of history. We are going to So we have a choice to make. We can us—we, the people—the Representa- confiscate your guns. And after a put money into these programs now tives that were sent up here to hold while, they will zip your lip if you and support healthy eating in schools, and rein in the branches that are out of don’t watch it. We can’t let that hap- or we can cut corners and spend more balance. This is all about bringing the pen. money down the road on chronic dis- three branches of government into bal- So I appreciate this Special Order eases and other social services, putting ance. here tonight with the gentleman from the well-being of our children and our Let me just wind up with this. Mr. Florida’s leadership, and I appreciate Nation’s future at risk. Speaker, once again, I would like to my Constitution and the rights that Either way, we will spend the money. thank all the Members who have joined come, especially from God. In fact, researchers estimate that me this evening. Restoring Article I Mr. YOHO. I thank my colleague $19,000 was the incremental lifetime powers is so vital to the survival of our from Iowa, and I want to thank every- medical costs of an obese child relative constitutional Republic. body that participated. to a normal weight child who main- At this very moment, there are indi- Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance tains that normal weight throughout viduals seeking the highest office in of my time. adulthood. So it is important to keep

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So with this in mind, Demo- likely to be food insecure than those fornia are food insecure. Twenty-three crats are ready to make improvements without. percent of California’s children are to the child nutrition programs and to In my home State of Ohio, 16.9 per- food insecure. In my district, 14 per- protect the progress that has been cent of households experience food in- cent of the total population is food in- made. security, and Ohio’s rate is higher than secure. For example, we have made progress the national average of 14.3. In the United States, three out of in creating a healthier school environ- Programs that affect child nutrition, four public school teachers tell us that ment for students. The nutrition stand- such as the National School Lunch students regularly come to class hun- ards enacted after the 2010 bipartisan Program, the National School Break- gry. Eighty-one percent say it happens reauthorization are working. Around 99 fast Program, and the Summer Food at least once a week. Over 15 million percent of all schools are meeting the Service Program, are essential tools in American kids struggle with hunger. standards. Kids are eating better foods. the fight to end child hunger. On the other hand, American kids Studies show that kids are eating up to Access to healthy foods during the who eat school breakfast miss less 16 percent more vegetables and 23 per- school day and throughout summer school, get better grades, and are more cent more fruit at lunch. feeding programs is essential to help- likely to graduate from high school. ing children thrive both academically At the same time, there is a child- b 1845 and developmentally. hood obesity epidemic in this country. Now, unfortunately, many are now The Improving Child Nutrition and Childhood obesity has more than dou- advocating that we roll back the stand- Education Act would increase the bur- bled in children and quadrupled in ado- ards, and the Republican draft bill re- den on schools with new verification lescents in the past 30 years, according leased last week makes numerous steps requirements and increased commu- to the Centers for Disease Control. backwards by making less nutritious nity eligibility thresholds, or CEP. In 2012, more than one-third of chil- foods available in schools. I represent one of the Nation’s most dren and adolescents were overweight Another example of progress is the impoverished districts, with nearly or obese. One in three children in Cali- community eligibility provision. En- 200,000 people living in poverty. Out of fornia are currently overweight or acted in the 2010 reauthorization, the 435 districts and the District of Colum- obese, according to the Pew Endow- community eligibility provision, or bia, my district ranks 420th. Only 16 ment Foundation. CEP, allows schools to provide free nu- other districts in the United States Research shows that children living tritious meals to all students without fare worse than mine. in States with strong school nutrition using the paper applications when a If passed, the changes to CEP alone standards are more likely to maintain large portion of the students are could result in children across the healthier weights. deemed eligible because they are al- country losing access to free and re- The estimated annual health costs of ready receiving certain social benefits. duced-price meals at school, and that is obesity-related illness in the U.S. is a Schools love this, teachers love this, unacceptable, Mr. Speaker. staggering $190.2 billion, or nearly 21 The bill fails to make critical invest- families love it, and kids love it. So percent of annual medical spending in ments in the summer meal program. why go backwards? the United States. Meals served through the summer feed- Again, unfortunately, the Republican Childhood obesity alone is respon- ing program may be the only ones bill does just that by making it harder sible for $14 billion in direct medical some children have in a day. for schools to use CEP, kicking thou- costs. Ironically, the Federal Govern- If the sponsors of the bill truly want- sands of schools out of CEP and back ment spends $15 billion every year on ed to improve child nutrition, they into the individualized paper applica- school food. would invest in summer meals to en- tion process. The work that we began with the sure eligible children do not go hungry So we are talking about a hugely Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act in 2010 popular option for schools that im- during the summer months. As we move towards reauthorization, is having an important and positive ef- proves the health of children, makes we must strengthen and expand child fect on both of these problems at once. everyone’s job easier. If it ain’t broke, nutrition programs. Our children’s School meal participants are less don’t fix it. And if it ain’t broke, you health and education are not budget- likely to have nutrient inadequacies shouldn’t make a special effort to try saving gimmicks. and are more likely to consume fruit, to break it. I firmly believe that any attempt to vegetables, and milk at breakfast and Our work on reauthorization of our reauthorize child nutrition programs lunch. school nutrition programs represents a must improve access to healthy foods Low-income students who eat both great opportunity to continue to year-round. This bill does not even school breakfast and lunch have sig- change the way children eat, to expand come close to meeting the minimum nificantly better overall diet quality their access to nutritious meals, and to requirement. than low-income students who do not end the child hunger crisis in our Na- We must engage in bipartisan con- eat school meals. tion. versations about how to best meet the The school meal nutrition standards So we should ask ourselves if these needs of all children. are having a positive impact on stu- are goals that we are willing to com- I thank the gentleman for yielding. dent food selection and consumption, promise or whether we will continue on Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, especially for fruits and vegetables. that path that has resulted in healthier I thank the gentlewoman for her com- Few packed lunches and snacks schools and communities. ments. brought from home meet National The success of these programs are Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman School Lunch Program standards and too many to mention, but it is my hope from California (Mr. DESAULNIER), a Child and Adult Care Food Program that we will continue to build on our hardworking member of the Committee standards. success and invest in the future of our on Education and the Workforce. Children in after-school programs country. Mr. DESAULNIER. Mr. Speaker, it is consume more calories, more salty Mr. Speaker, I yield to my friend a pleasure to rise in support of my col- foods, and sugary foods on days that from Ohio (Ms. FUDGE), the ranking leagues in urging the reauthorization they bring their own snacks than on member on the Subcommittee on Early of this act based on nutritional value days they only eat the afterschool Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary and investment in this country’s future snack provided by the National School Education. and our young people. Lunch Program.

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Compare that with the $245 Over 93 percent of school districts na- increases access and participation for billion that we have spent on diabetes tionwide have met the improved lunch low-income students, and it helps to re- for just 1 year. and breakfast standards, certifying duce administrative burdens and costs With that, I will add the rest of my them to receive Federally authorized for school staff. comments to the RECORD. I would just school lunch reimbursement rate in- Now, Mr. Speaker, you have heard say, Mr. SCOTT and Mr. Speaker, that creases. my colleagues here talk about obesity. school breakfast, school lunch, and In California, we exceed the national Now, obesity is not just a cosmetic WIC, it is a doggone good deal when compliance rates with 100 percent of problem. It is a major health problem. you think about it. our schools currently in compliance. We also last year put new nutrition Mr. Speaker, child nutrition reauthorization These standards are going a long way standards in to ward off obesity. Nine- is a critical time for us to talk about the impor- toward decreasing the health costs as- ty-seven percent—97 percent—of the tance of improving access to healthy foods in sociated with malnutrition for both schools have successfully met these schools, and for maintaining strong nutrition hungry and obese children. We must new standards, and USDA has shown standards. For too many kids, the only sure double down on these efforts, not turn great eagerness to work with those meals they can count on on a given day are away from them. Our children deserve who have not. the ones provided in school. at least this much from us. Of course, these new requirements re- Yet, my colleagues on the other side of the I look forward to working with my quire more servings of fruits, vegeta- aisle are talking about how to make it harder for children, especially low-income children colleagues on this effort. bles, whole grains, fat-free and low-fat who are eligible for free and reduced price Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, fluid milk in schools while cutting so- I yield to the gentlewoman from Wis- meals, to access these programs. dium-saturated fats and trans fats. The draft Republican Child Nutrition Reau- consin (Ms. MOORE), a strong child ad- Mr. Speaker, I can tell you that, thorization bill is an assault on the programs vocate. when you introduce these foods to chil- that help to ensure that our children and get Ms. MOORE. Mr. Speaker, I thank dren at a young age, they will start to the nutrition they need to be active and en- the gentleman for recognizing me. I am prefer them and we can really trans- gaged learners. A growling stomach does not really pleased to join the Ranking form their lives. advance educational achievement. They want Member, BOBBY SCOTT, a mentor of I want to skip over many of my com- to roll back programs that have been proven mine and a good friend, MARCIA FUDGE, ments and just add them to the RECORD to help eligible children get access to school and others about the reauthorization of because I just want to focus on one lit- breakfast and school lunch programs. school meals and the WIC program. tle disease that is associated with poor It is reportedly titled the ‘‘Improving Child They are truly champions for ending nutrition, and that is diabetes. Nutrition and Education Act of 2016’’ but it hunger among children in this country. The burden to individuals and fami- really should be the ‘‘Increasing Child Hunger And I believe no conversation could lies is gargantuan. You hear of people and Hobbling Education Act.’’ occur about hunger without having the losing their limbs because of diabetes. We should be using child nutrition reauthor- indomitable Mr. MCGOVERN with us But, Mr. Speaker, I want to talk about ization to address know gaps and help con- this evening. the burden to the economy and to the nect more children to healthy meals. Nearly Mr. Speaker, the Child Nutrition Re- budget by allowing diabetes to run 10,000 more schools offer school lunch than authorization is really a critical oppor- amok. offer a school breakfast program. Participation tunity for us to talk about the impor- Diabetes is a budget-busting disease. in school breakfast programs, though improv- tance of improving access to healthy It is an epidemic that is affecting an ing since the enactment of the Healthy Hunger meals in schools and for maintaining increasing number of Americans, in- Free Act and the nationwide implementation of strong nutrition standards. cluding more and more of our youth. CEP, still lags drastically behind participation For too many kids, Mr. Speaker, the Right now—right now—in 2014, 29 in the school lunch program. Only about half only sure meals that they can count on million people in the United States, 9.3 of students who eat school lunch nationwide on any given day are provided in percent of our population, have had di- eat a school breakfast. My state of Wisconsin school. abetes. That is about 1 in 11 people. Ac- is at the bottom when it comes to the number Yet, Mr. Speaker, unfortunately, the cording to the CDC, by 2050, that num- of schools that participate in school breakfast majority on the other side of the aisle ber could be as high as 100 million, or nationwide. Over 162,000 kids that qualify for are talking about how to make it hard- 1 in 3 persons. Free or Reduced meals are eating lunch, but er for children, especially low-income b 1900 miss breakfast and Wisconsin loses $22 mil- children who are eligible for free and lion federal breakfast reimbursement dollars reduced-price meals, breakfast and The time to stop this is now while we annually. We need to be discussing how to lunch, to access these programs. are reauthorizing the child nutrition help the states and schools do better. We should be using this reauthoriza- bill. We can help our children develop Mr. Speaker, we just passed the Every Stu- tion to address known gaps and to help healthy eating habits. I have seen kids dent Succeeds Act last year reauthorizing fed- children connect to these healthy love avocados, love grapes, and love eral elementary and secondary education pol- meals. Nearly 10,000 more schools offer these things that are introduced to icy. Let me tell you, no child can succeed school lunch than offer school break- them while they are young. Our invest- when they’re hungry. Any teacher can tell you fast programs, and we should be trying ment in school lunch and school break- that. So can a range of experts who have con- to expand school breakfast rather than fast pales in comparison to the cost of ducted studies on this issue and found over- restricting them. treating diabetes. whelmingly that hunger does not promote aca- The Healthy, Hunger-Free Act in the In 2012, diabetes and its related com- demic achievement. nationwide implementation of the plications accounted for $245 billion in So what are Republicans talking about community eligibility program was so total costs. Now, that is $176 billion in doing in this reauthorization: insightful. But, yet, we need to do direct medical costs—think Medicaid Scaling back the successful and proven more. Over 162,000 kids in my State and Medicare—and lost wages and Community Eligiblity Provision (CEP) which qualify for free or reduced meals for work. The CDC estimates that the just went into effect nationwide last year. This lunch, and we need to reach them. growth in these—if their predictions is an innovative program authorized in 2010 Now, what does the reauthorization hold, if we don’t do something, just that makes it easier for high need schools and that Republicans are bringing before us think, this will go from 1 in 11 people school districts to serve free meals to all stu- entail? What does it talk about? It having diabetes to 1 in 3. So we are dents by eliminating traditional free/reduced talks about scaling back the successful looking at 2050—2050, I don’t think I am priced applications.

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Republicans want to cut In contrast, in FY 2016, we will spend $12.5 We are outraged at Republican at- them and roll them back. billion on the school lunch program and $4.3 tempts to undermine our child nutri- This program has been proven—I empha- billion on the school breakfast program. Main- tion programs. We are outraged at size that word again—to increase access and taining healthy and nutrition meals and stand- their lousy child reauthorization bill. participation in the school meals programs for ards and ensuring that all who are eligible can It is a terrible, terrible, terrible bill. the low-income students while helping to re- participate in these programs seems like a My friends should be ashamed of this duce administrative burdens and costs for very wise investment to me. bill. school staff. School meal programs benefit The GOP proposal would bar schools from Mr. Speaker, a nutritious school from the economics of scale. The more kids including the eligibility requirements for school meal is just as important to a child’s who participate, the cheaper it is to serve meals on the school meal applications. Abso- success in school as a textbook. Hun- each child. Thousands of schools have adopt- lutely absurd. What public policy purpose is gry children can’t concentrate. They ed CEP and are seeing benefits including the served by such a requirement other than to can’t focus on their studies. In short, 156 schools in the Milwaukee Public School make sure people don’t know about a benefit hungry children cannot learn. That is a system. In its first year, MPS reported serving to which they are entitled. fact. Everybody knows that. Yet we 22% more school breakfasts. School lunches I also want to emphasize the need to further have a bill that my Republican friends also saw a gain. CEP means fewer kids are strengthen WIC during this reauthorization. have drafted that will increase hunger going hungry in Milwaukee and nationwide. WIC works. That’s what the research tells us. and that will actually take food out of Enacting the GOP bill would means that The program helps improve health and nutri- the mouths of children. It is out- 7,000 schools that now currently participate tion outcomes for at risk women, infants, and rageous. would be dropped. That is a gigantic step children. WIC breastfeeding rates are rising. Together, our child nutrition pro- backwards for the health and nutrition of tens We all know the benefits of breastfeeding for grams, WIC, school breakfast and of thousands, even hundreds of thousands, of both mother and child. lunch, the Summer Food Service Pro- school children who are at key stages of de- We can make WIC better by increasing the gram, and the Child and Adult Care velopment, physically and academically. certification period for infants and women, tak- Food Program provide nutritional sup- Not to mention the students in thousands of ing steps to ensure that children a better tran- port for children year round in places schools currently eligible to participate in CEP sition by WIC eligible children from the pro- where they live, learn, and play. but would be kicked off under the Republican gram to the school meals programs Under Unfortunately, H.R. 5003, which is the bill. current law, children that age out of WIC may Republican reauthorization bill, in- We have put in place new nutrition stand- not be enrolled in school (and participating the cludes a number of harmful provisions ards for school meals—97% of schools have school meals programs), risking gains to their that would roll back years of progress successful met these new standards and the health and well-being from having participated and hamper the ability of children to USDA has shown great eagerness to work in WIC. access healthy meals. As I said, to be with those that have not to do so. These new How about making WIC work better for our very blunt, it makes hunger worse in requirements require more servings of fruits, men and women in uniform? Yes, there are this country. vegetables, whole grains, and fat-free and members of our military who receive WIC. In Specifically, the bill would under- low-fat fluid milk in school meals while cutting fact, I know of efforts in the last year to close mine the successful Community Eligi- sodium, saturated fat and transfats. a WIC clinic located on a military base in bility Provision, which some of my col- Now, some are trying to block the new rules Washington State serving over 700 people in- leagues have talked about first, in- and the savings to our nation both short term cluding Navy families. cluded in the last reauthorization bill and long term for helping kids develop lifelong There is room for bipartisanship. The Sen- that has allowed high-poverty school healthy eating habits. ate Agriculture Committee reported a bipar- districts to offer universal school Let me just talk about the burden to individ- tisan bill—which while not perfect and I don’t meals to all students. In its first 2 uals and taxpayers of just one disease: diabe- support every element—reflects an honest ef- years, CEP helped more than 8.5 mil- tes—a budget busting disease. This is an epi- fort to reach across the aisle that is simply lion low-income students access free demic affecting an increasing number of nonexistent in this chamber at this point. meals. Americans, including more and more of our And that is a shame. For the children who Instead of building on the success of youth. rely on the school meal programs to meet this program, my Republican friends The number of Americans with diabetes is their nutritional needs. For the schools and would severely restrict schools’ eligi- estimated to drastically in the next three dec- school administrators who fight hard every day bility for the community eligibility op- ades. In 2014, 29 million people in the U.S. to put the students under their charge in a po- tion. The Center on Budget and Policy (9.3 percent) had diabetes (about 1 in 11). Ac- sition to succeed. For the American taxpayer, Priorities estimates that 7,022 schools cording to the CDC, by 2050 that number who expect us to govern. currently using community eligibility could be as high as 100 Million Americans (or I know the will is there on this side of the would lose it under this Republican 1 in 3). aisle to work together on things like increasing bill, and another 11,647 schools that The time to stop this trend is right now the breakfast (and lunch for that matter) reim- qualify for community eligibility but when we can help our children develop bursement rates. To support grant programs who have not yet adopted it would be healthy eating habits that will stay with them to help increase access to school breakfast prevented from doing so in the future. for the rest of their lives and a taste for which remains woefully undersubscribed com- As we approach the summer months, healthy and nutritious foods through the pared to the school lunch program. We can it is also important to remember that school nutrition programs. provide grants to support innovative and prov- child hunger gets worse in the summer. I want to compare our investments in school en models such as Breakfast after the bell and Consider this: for every six children lunch and breakfast programs and helping to in the Classroom as well as school equipment who get a lunch in school each day, provide nutritious meals that will support life- grants to help offset some of the costs. only one receives a meal in the sum- long eating habits to young people with what Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. I thank the mertime. Instead of being a carefree it will cost us to treat diabetes. gentlewoman. The gentlewoman is ab- time for children who depend on get- Diabetes is an extremely expensive condi- solutely right. ting healthy, reliable meals during the tion for our healthcare system given that it is Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman school year, the summer months can be associated with a number of complicated from Massachusetts (Mr. MCGOVERN), a time of stress, anxiety, and hunger. health effects. In 2012, diabetes and its re- who is one of our strongest advocates But it doesn’t have to be this way. lated complications accounted for $245 billion for ending hunger in America. Unfortunately, this Republican bill in total costs, including $176 billion in direct Mr. MCGOVERN. I want to thank my cuts the successful summer EBT pilot medical costs (think Medicaid and Medicare) colleague from Virginia (Mr. SCOTT) for program which provides a temporary and lost work and wages. If the CDC esti- organizing this today and for his lead- boost in food assistance benefits during mates about the growth in cases holds, the ership on child nutrition programs. I the summer months for families whose

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In my district alone, this In addition, Mr. Speaker, this bill America. They are depending on us to would affect more than 6,000 students. rolls back, as my colleagues have men- make sure that their kids, when they Nationwide it will severely damage a tioned, evidence-based standards that go to school, have access to nutritious program that is critical to both fight- make school meals healthier. USDA es- food, and that they have access to nu- ing child poverty and closing the timates that more than 90 percent of tritious food during the summer achievement gap in education. schools have successfully—have suc- months as well. There is a troubling asymmetry to cessfully—implemented these stand- Why are my friends making it so dif- conservatives’ approach to spending. ards. ficult? When it comes to tax cuts for large My grandmother used to say to me Enough. Enough of this. Stop beating businesses that cost this country bil- when I was growing up that an apple a up on the most vulnerable people in lions of dollars, conservatives are gen- day keeps the doctor away. I wish she this country. Let’s come together. erous with taxpayer money. But when was still alive so I could tell her she Let’s reject this awful draft of the it comes to hungry students in Amer- was right. Food is medicine. When we Child Nutrition Reauthorization bill. ica’s poorest communities, that is eat good food, we eat nutritious food, Let’s come together and do this right. when it is time to cut back. That is we tend to have healthy lives. If you It is the least we can do. when it is time to be stingy. That is eat bad food, if you eat junk food, then Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. I thank the when they turn their backs on people you end up getting health issues like gentleman for all of his advocacy on in need. diabetes, like high blood pressure, and ending hunger. Earlier this week, Speaker RYAN said like obesity. I could go on and on and Mr. Speaker, I now yield to the gen- that conservatism is just a happy way on. tleman from California (Mr. TAKANO), of life. This brand of conservatism is Why in the world would anybody an effective member of the Committee not a happy way of life for thousands of want to lower the nutrition standards on Education and the Workforce. hungry children who will lose access to in our school meals to give our kids Mr. TAKANO. I thank the ranking food at school. It is not a happy life for junkier, less nutritious food? What member. I appreciate the time allotted. the parents of those children who are sense does that make? Mr. Speaker, in my 24 years as a pub- struggling every day to provide for If my colleagues who are advocating lic schoolteacher, I learned a lot about them, and it is not a happy life for the these reversals of smart policy are helping students reach their potential. generation of students who do not have doing so only because they want to I learned about project-based learning the foundation to reach their potential. save a few dollars, then let me tell you and STEM education, and I learned Who could be happy when so many something: you are saving nothing. about the importance of arts and music Americans are suffering? If we don’t get this right, if we don’t in keeping students engaged and ex- Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. I thank the insist that our kids have access to nu- cited. But I also learned that there is gentleman, Mr. TAKANO. I thank the tritious, healthier food, the medical no lesson plan or study guide that can gentleman for his leadership on the costs associated with the health chal- improve a student’s performance if committee. lenges that they will experience are as- they are hungry. Good nutrition is the Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentle- tronomical, as my colleague from Wis- foundation to a good education. woman from California (Ms. LEE), the consin mentioned earlier, hundreds of With that experience in mind, I rise leader of the Democratic Whip’s Task billions of dollars in avoidable to express my frustration and sadness Force on Poverty, Income Inequality, healthcare costs as a result of children with the Republicans’ proposal to reau- and Opportunity. not having access to good food. thorize the so-called Improving Child Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, I thank the Mr. Speaker, 15 million children face Nutrition and Education Act. The draft ranking member for yielding and also hunger in this country. Instead of bill published last week includes sev- for his long-term and longstanding undoing the success we have already eral provisions that would restrict stu- commitment to child nutrition pro- achieved, Congress should be focused dents’ access to nutritious food, par- grams and to our Nation’s children. on ways we can strengthen these vital ticularly children in America’s poorest I have to say to Mr. TAKANO that I child nutrition programs. neighborhoods. am not happy at all, and I don’t think Mr. Speaker, let me say, finally, it is The proposal undermines nutritional many of us are happy at what is taking hard for me to understand why we have standards for schools despite those place with regard to this Improving to be here today, why everything is a standards receiving overwhelming sup- Child Nutrition Education Act and fight when it comes to dealing with port from pediatricians and public what is happening to our children who issues of hunger and when it comes to health officials. It weakens a popular many go to bed hungry at night. So I dealing with issues and making sure program designed to give poor students thank the gentleman very much for his our kids get access to good nutrition. access to fresh fruits and vegetables in leadership. It is always a fight. It is always a fight communities where they are scarce, Let me just say to Mr. SCOTT, who is to protect so many vital food and nu- and it increases the burden on poor our ranking member, it is very impor- trition programs that help our kids. families to prove that their children tant that we recognize the gentleman’s There is either a shocking ignorance are eligible for lunch programs. leadership and know that he is on this about the reality of the poverty that But the impact of these provisions is committee fighting each and every day millions of our children face in this mild compared to what Republicans are to make sure that this reauthorization country or there is simply indifference. proposing to do with CEP, or the Com- bill, which would take food out of Those are the only two ways I can ex- munity Eligibility Provision. CEP mouths of American schoolchildren, plain what is going on in this Chamber. streamlines National School Breakfast does not do that. So I thank the gen- Whichever one it is, it is a sad excuse and Lunch Programs by automatically tleman for his fight on the committee. for what my Republican friends are enrolling students who live in areas Let me say just a couple of things trying to do. with high rates of poverty. It was with regard to H.R. 5003. It would turn Let’s come together. This should be a passed with bipartisan support just 6 the clock back on years of progress and bipartisan issue. There was a time years ago and it is responsible for feed- prevent children from eating healthy when fighting hunger and when making ing more than 3 million students every meals every day. This Republican child sure that our kids had access to nutri- year. nutrition bill would roll back critical, tious food was a bipartisan issue. Now Republicans are seeking to evidence-based nutrition standards George McGovern and Bob Dole worked change the CEP formula to kick many made in the 2010 reauthorization bill,

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These families are forced to meals. funding for some electronics benefits make impossible choices to feed their The Community Eligibility Provision transfer. children, especially during the summer allows high-poverty school districts to offer universal school meals to all stu- b 1915 months when schools are closed. These families are making decisions every dents. This bill raises bureaucratic red I just have to say that as a young, day between food and medicine, food tape. It will only lead to fewer schools single mother on public assistance and and rent, or food and paying the elec- qualifying for the program and more food stamps, I don’t know what I would tric bill. low-income American children going have done had my children not had Mr. Speaker, we need real solutions hungry every single day. school lunches. This was a bridge over to these very real problems. Let me Why add burdensome paperwork on troubled waters for me, and my chil- just mention my legislation, the Half school districts and each and every dren and I have to thank my govern- in Ten Act, H.R. 258, that would de- family in them? Instead, Congress ment for that helping hand. But today, velop a national strategy to cut pov- should focus on improving and expand- in 2016, this bill will roll back these erty in half over the next decade. That ing direct certification, an approach programs, which means more hungry is more than 23 million Americans lift- that has been shown to improve pro- kids in our schools and in our neigh- ed out of poverty and into the middle gram integrity. borhoods. class in just the next 10 years. What this bill should be doing is ad- That is why several of us are sending This bill that we are talking about dressing the barriers faced by eligible a letter to the Education and the tonight goes just the opposite way. families who are currently not even ac- Workforce Committee outlining our Surely, we can all recognize that en- cessing the benefits of the results of deep concerns with the changes to our suring healthy meals for American these programs because of the lack of child nutrition programs. I hope that children is the first step in this ongo- awareness. This bill will freeze the everyone on our side of the aisle signs ing War on Poverty. It should not be a progress that we have made on reduc- this important letter, and I hope that partisan issue. Feeding hungry kids is ing the intake of salts for American the majority will read it carefully. It a moral imperative. children in their food diets. It would lays out some of the basic problems in So let’s put our children first, and allow junk food to be an acceptable this bill. We want to make sure that let’s strengthen our child nutrition snack, which would undermine our everyone on the committee and this programs rather than cut them. Our children’s health and their entire fu- entire body understands the impact of children deserve the security of know- ture. what this will cause. ing where their next meal is coming We must do more to improve school When we take away access to these from. That is just basic. It is a basic nutrition, attack undernourishment, meals, we jeopardize children’s health, American value. and combat hunger for millions of their educational attainment, and, Mr. Speaker, I thank Congressman American children because, otherwise, we are robbing them of the opportunity really, their future. We know that chil- SCOTT for his leadership and thank him dren who have access to healthy meals for yielding. to reach their full potential both phys- are more likely to do well in school, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, ically and academically. Once again, I want to thank my col- have decreased behavioral problems, I thank Ms. LEE for all of her hard and come to class ready to learn. That work on the task force. league from the great State of Virginia is what we should want for all of our Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman for all the wonderful work that he has been doing and for being so tireless in children. from California (Mr. CA´ RDENAS), a For the children growing up in high- Member who has been fighting for chil- his effort to make sure that the voices poverty neighborhoods and who lack dren as a member of the State legisla- of these families and these children are equal access to healthy meals, these ture, a member of the Los Angeles City heard not only in the Education and school meals really are a lifeline. We Council, and now is a Member of Con- the Workforce Committee, but beyond. Thank you for bringing the attention are not just talking about a few stu- gress. dents. The numbers are clear. More Mr. CA´ RDENAS. Mr. Speaker, I of this to the floor. I am glad to be a partner in this effort. than 15.3 million children are living in thank Congressman SCOTT for working Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, food-insecure households. Let me say so hard and tirelessly to fight for those I thank Mr. CA´ RDENAS very much for that again. More than 15 million kids young little voices and those families his hard work, too. are at risk of going to bed hungry that need food in their children’s stom- Mr. Speaker, reauthorization is an every night in America, the richest and achs every single day. It is a tireless opportunity to improve legislation. Un- most powerful country in the world. battle; and once again, today, we are fortunately, the pending Republican We also know that childhood hunger trying to make people aware of the dis- bill reduces nutrition standards and is far from colorblind. Children of color ingenuous, misguided efforts that are kicks kids off the school meal pro- are disproportionately affected by hun- in this bill. I rise today to express con- grams. Instead, we should be improving ger every day. For example, in 2014, one cern over harmful provisions included the program and expanding the child in three African American children and in the so-called Improving Child Nutri- nutrition and the school lunch pro- one in four Latino children were food tion and Education Act of 2016. grams. insecure. For children who live in rural In 2014, more than 17 million Amer- I thank my colleagues for saying why communities, food insecurity is cou- ican households were at risk of going this is so important. pled with other barriers, like lack of without having food, including 3.7 mil- I yield back the balance of my time. access to transportation to get to sum- lion households with American chil- f mer feeding sites. More than 17 percent dren. We should make every effort pos- of rural households—that is 3.3 million sible to help American children access IDEOLOGICAL EXTREMISM IS households—are food insecure. the proper nutrition that is vital to SPREADING ACROSS THE GLOBE Child hunger and the lack of nutri- their growth, development, and success The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. tious food is a problem that affects in school and beyond. ROUZER). Under the Speaker’s an- every child in every ZIP Code. It is en- The provisions outlined in this bill nounced policy of January 6, 2015, the demic in our country, in rural, urban, are doing just the opposite by tam- Chair recognizes the gentleman from and suburban schools. Every Member of pering with programs that have been Nebraska (Mr. FORTENBERRY) for 30 Congress has constituents who are hun- working well, such as the Community minutes. gry. This should be a priority for all of Eligibility Provision, the process that Mr. FORTENBERRY. Mr. Speaker, us. ensures that meals can be served to upon visiting some of our wounded

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:54 Apr 28, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K27AP7.092 H27APPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2060 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 27, 2016 troops at Walter Reed Hospital, I en- particular ones, in Brussels were prob- Thousands of Europeans have left the tered a rehab area that was full of men ably in retaliation for the capture of Continent for the battlegrounds of and women who had wounds of varying the mastermind of the suicide strikes Syria and Iraq. These radicalized fight- severity. The place was really a place earlier in Paris, Brussels has long con- ers, passport holders—hardened by war of tough love—men and women strug- tended with a seedbed of warped Is- and dedicated to jihadist militancy— gling with pain and debility, trying to lamic aggression, particularly in its pose a security risk to their countries walk again, recover, and learn new Molenbeek neighborhood. of origin in the West. Even some so- skills. The Middle East conflict and the re- called Americans have joined the ranks What struck me the most, perhaps, sulting humanitarian catastrophe of terrorist organizations that are me- amidst all of this suffering, was the de- prompted some European leaders to tastasizing across the Middle East and sire, the will, to keep working, to get embrace very well-intentioned but mis- North Africa. San Bernardino dem- well, and to maintain an attitude of guided immigration postures. Now, na- onstrated to all of us that the United strength in the face of great adversity. tions from Greece to Sweden are con- States is far from immune to the can- Mr. Speaker, I had the privilege of fronting capacity issues and deadly se- cer of ISIS’ expansion. speaking with one officer. He had lost curity risks. No immigration system Now, Mr. Speaker, our Nation, for an arm and an eye, and he was throw- can remain just and orderly without decades, has shouldered a great burden ing a ball, a simple little ball, back and necessary and robust border protection in confronting havoc throughout the forth with his attendant. Now, nor- measures. world. We will continue to lead the It is not fair. It is not fair to the peo- mally, for us, this is a simple task, but fight against extremism, but we will ple who are there, who have set up the this activity was necessary to retrain not do so alone. A general assumption political systems that are welcoming his brain for a new type of coordina- that we will maintain the majority of others, and it is not fair to people who tion. He had lost the dominant eye and heavy lifting in combating regional do need to flee the violence and rees- the dominant arm. terror, coupled with the lack of will tablish themselves in other nations. It In spite of the many scars that he amongst some of our allies, has created is simply not fair. wore on his face and a really tough a status quo that is no longer sustain- road to recovery, he had a great atti- Contributing also to this problem is the decline of a European myth: a ro- able. tude—no bitterness, no anger, no As we recover from the shock of the resentments. He believed in his mis- manticized vision of cultural and polit- ical tradition. What is taking its place bombings in Brussels, we must reclaim sion, and he believed in his duty. He a central principal. Europe must fight. was impressive and uplifting, and just is a new narrative that says that par- ticular countries, individual countries, Complacency is no longer possible. The to be near him was a great privilege, as combined effects of a drifting European well as the other men and women who decreasingly should matter. Supra- national entities, like the European identity and a lack of appropriate have fought so vigorously and so hard enculturation among certain migrant to overcome their wounds at this par- Union, are forging a new settlement of administrative conformity to deal with populations, further compounded by ticular place and throughout the coun- the pressures of globalization. this new migrant crisis, must be con- try. Originally, the European Union arose fronted with reason and resolve in Mr. Speaker, keeping you safe de- from fears of past nationalist move- order to keep Europe and the world pends upon the men and women who ments, such as fascism, that ravaged safe. Only through this approach will are willing to put themselves on the and sacrificed the Continent on the Europe stabilize, regain a sense of vi- front line for our security. We do re- alter of ruthless ideology. The Euro- sion, and remain a great and important main the strongest country in the pean Union, importantly and purpose- source of a welcoming and cultural world militarily and economically. Un- fully, serves to check this dark past, strength. fortunately, though, I cannot report while also appropriately facilitating Mr. Speaker, as the world has focused that the world is growing any calmer commonalities in commerce, travel, or more stable or more secure. Ideolog- on the death cult created by ISIS, our and enhanced understanding. However, focus has drifted away from an equally ical extremism is spreading across the the limits of this type of bureaucratic globe and, most alarmingly, is mani- grave threat: the proliferation of nu- arrangement are reached when identity clear weapons. Although the Iran fested in ISIS’ twisted Islamic ide- and self-preservation are at stake. ology. agreement has, understandably, domi- Unfortunately, the very idea of Eu- nated headlines on this issue of late, In the face of the barbaric onslaught rope may be disintegrating. in the Middle East, compounded by the North Korea’s dynastic and despotic Syrian dictator’s war of attrition, Eu- b 1930 leadership continues its provocations. rope is now contending with its worst So what to do? The country’s young, insecure, ego- refugee crisis since World War II, and To turn this around, the Continent driven ruler seeks to consolidate his the Continent’s leadership seems ill- should regain a healthy instinct of its power and standing through desta- equipped to understand their own respective nations that places an em- bilizing bravado, and he is backing it plight. phasis on the interests of peoples with up with nuclear weapons development. Not long ago, Mr. Speaker, the great shared culture, history, and political In a region already roiled by increased cities of Europe were secure places of traditions. The Continent’s vibrancy Chinese military posturing, particu- cultural strength. Today, they are tar- depends on sustaining the dynamism of larly in the South China Sea, North gets for ISIS and other terrorist orga- longstanding local difference while Korea’s ongoing threats linger as one nizations. maintaining proper pride in the ideals of the most complicated international And, of course, we stand in solidarity that bind and animate wider Western dilemmas. with the citizens of Belgium as we all civilization. The possibility of nuclear weapon continue to deal with the shock of the Nothing exists in a vacuum. The lack devastation is one of the most serious indiscriminate slaughter of civilians in of a bonding identity in Europe, com- threats to civilization, itself. Unfortu- Brussels. Jihadists there orchestrated plicated by clashing cultural values, nately, the gravity of this challenge coordinating bombings at the Brussels has created the Molenbeek neighbor- has not received ongoing critical atten- airport and the city’s metro station— hood in other major European cities as tion in this body as a first order of pri- suicide assaults that murdered 31 peo- well. Self-isolating Muslim commu- ority. New intellectual rigor, strategic ple in a grim replay of the horrifying nities can help perpetuate an environ- projection, and next generation owner- attacks in Paris. ment of mutual misunderstanding and ship are necessary for nuclear security This maelstrom of violence is a con- distrust, breeding alienation, resent- in the 21st century. sequence of reckless open border poli- ment, and hostility. Genuine Mr. Speaker, I recall an incident cies and naive assumptions about the multiculturalism is an important goal when I was in graduate school. A potential for multicultural conversion and should be upheld by us all, but it is prominent philosophy professor was to Western economic and political free- difficult without enculturation among visiting the campus, and he was known doms. Although these bombings, these immigrant populations. for a particular expertise.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:54 Apr 28, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K27AP7.095 H27APPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with HOUSE April 27, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2061 I asked him: Would you give me a seldom surfaces in our national con- technological advances and the poten- concise summary of the philosophical versation outside highly specialized fo- tial for highly destructive weaponry to argument for immortality? rums. The problem is real. The United evolve in short order, what will our na- He was very excited by my request, States and our allies face a stark defi- tional security challenges look like in and he actually invited me to his lec- ciency: nuclear security as a multi- the next 20 to 30 years? It is quite seri- tures on the topic. I did consider this a dimensional issue with no longstanding ous. The answer lies in as much a val- great privilege as, again, he was a very constituency supportive of initiatives ues proposition as a military one. On a renowned professor. He was very kind in Congress. That constituency must fundamental level, the question is to eagerly invite me to his class, but I be built. This is of grave concern to us whether the world can embrace, could not really manage the 4 hours all. The constituency must be built. enculturate, and institutionalize the necessary to sit through his lectures, In light of this problem, the Nuclear belief in human dignity and, from so I politely declined. Security Working Group in Congress there, build out the governing and eco- He then looked at me, and said: Ah, was founded to advance this discussion nomic systems consistent with pro- you have asked me a question about and help prevent the unthinkable. tecting innocent persons. That is the immortality, but you do not have the While the analytical and tactical ex- key. time. pertise rightly should remain embed- Again, Mr. Speaker, we owe so much We cannot afford to make the same ded in the Department of Defense, in to the young men and women who are mistake here on nuclear security—not the Department of Energy, in the De- willing to risk everything in military having the time. We are distracted by partment of State, and in other execu- service to take this integrated ap- all types of considerations, but if we tive branch entities, Congress must proach to international security. Put are to bring the probability of a nu- create an agile policy environment in simply, I believe in the three Ds: clear catastrophe to as near zero as this age of globalization and swiftly ad- strong defense, smart diplomacy, and possible, we must make the time. Un- vancing technologies. We also need to sustainable development. All are nec- derstanding how nuclear threats have awaken citizen concern in order to give essary components for international evolved and how to resolve them most momentum and consideration of the stability and, thereby, our own na- effectively is an urgent national pri- time necessary in this body with so tional security. Closer to home, in ority. many other distractions. Unfortu- order to have a stable society here, we Imagine, just for a moment, one of nately, there is very little. The need also depend upon economic security. several scenarios. A terrorist organiza- for broader involvement, I believe, par- We need to reexamine some funda- tion collects enough radiological mate- ticularly extends to the millennial gen- mental questions as to what is causing rial to set off what is called a dirty eration, the coming stewards of our nu- such anxiety in our American culture. bomb in the stadium, perhaps, of a clear security. Our security problems are compounded major city. This would trigger wide- The community of responsible na- by globalization trends that have left spread harm and panic. A smuggled tions has much work ahead to achieve millions of Americans in dire need and package on a containership, with no an ideal nuclear security settlement. dire straits of financial vulnerability. I need for a sophisticated weapons deliv- Advances in reprocessing technology, recently saw a presentation by a CEO ery system, explodes in a major U.S. nuclear power, and weapons infrastruc- of a major company. I thought we were harbor, causing widespread destruction ture, once the exclusive domain of the getting ready for a PowerPoint with and a loss of life. Worse yet, a reckless nation-state, now pose serious pro- charts and graphs of financials. In- nation-state actor, such as North Ko- liferation concerns. Although many stead, this CEO put a picture up of a fa- rea’s autocratic strongman, launches a countries, thankfully, have altogether ther with his daughter, a bride on his missile attack against Seoul or even renounced the pursuit of nuclear weap- arm, as they were walking down the Los Angeles. Each future scenario is ons, turbulent situations in the Middle aisle on her wedding day. He said this alarmingly feasible. No one enjoys East and elsewhere are worsening an to us: Everyone is someone’s daughter. thinking about this, nor do I, but ig- already hazardous global nuclear dy- Every person is someone’s son. noring this problem only amplifies the namic. A new architecture for nuclear The point was powerfully made. The ongoing threat. security demands an ongoing effort by understanding of work and the work- Americans deserve the assurance the responsible nations of the world. place are essential to human dignity that our best and brightest minds are Now, Mr. Speaker, this fourth and and happiness. fervently engaged in their defense. final Nuclear Security Summit, hosted I learned a little more about this They should be able to trust that pol- by President Obama recently in Wash- company. During the financial crisis of icymakers on both sides of the aisle are ington, represented another important 2008, the business lost about a third of working together for innovative and step in securing loose nuclear mate- its contracts. Reeling from the eco- sustainable solutions to nuclear secu- rials and in heightening collaboration. nomic pressure, this CEO pulled all of rity concerns. In this age of anxiety We need to sustain this in more inter- his employees together and asked: and sound bite foreign policy, constitu- national gatherings and multinational Team, what are we going to do? ents should know, should believe, efforts to achieve an effective 21st cen- should have trust that Congress is tury nuclear security strategy, one b 1945 leading where it matters most. that prioritizes common ground on im- He had earned their trust. Because The leaders who courageously helmed portant strategic and nonproliferation there was an interdependency in that our formidable nuclear enterprise priorities in a cooperative campaign to workplace, because there were de- through World War II and the cold war make our world safer. mands—they had to be profitable, they have now passed the baton to a new Looking ahead, Mr. Speaker, in this had to make efficiency gains in order generation of policymakers and sci- regard, I anticipate an augmented role to be competitive—because he created entists. Now, as our world grows more for the International Atomic Energy a culture of trust and interdependency, complex, the challenges of nuclear pro- Agency, known as the IAEA, as a pri- the entire company decided to take a liferation have multiplied. The binary mary implementing agency of future 30-day furlough with no pay. No job concept of mutually assured destruc- verification initiatives. A revitalized was lost. By sharing in that sacrifice, tion is no longer relevant in an increas- spirit of unity, common purpose, and no job was lost. No one person was laid ingly unstable geopolitical environ- renewed dedication is essential to nu- off. Not one job either was moved over- ment. Nonstate actors play havoc with clear security in the 21st century, and seas. global treaties and normative rules, we need robust platforms to do so, mul- Contrast that, Mr. Speaker, with an seeking to do horrifying harm. Ration- tilateral ones. Our challenge is that we Indianapolis-based company that re- al responses to deterrence are no cannot react to a nuclear crisis. We cently announced they are relocating longer a guarantee. must act to prevent one—if we have 1,400 jobs to Mexico. Despite all of these challenges and the time. The fallout from this move was cap- the important issues that come before Given the collapse of the nation-state tured on a video camera as worker out- Congress, nuclear security, ironically, order in the Middle East, as well as the rage built during the condescending

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I shall share but a few, then I will ance sheets and projected earnings over companies should strive to protect the yield to a colleague, and then I will say the needs of persons is not a sustain- persons under their employ, and that more. able economic model for well-being, product development should be seen as This bill is needed because it would happiness, and commitment. a shared experience provides the very not only mitigate the flood damages, The economy and our society are in- foundation for profitability and long- but it would also help us with jobs. For extricably intertwined. When this term survivability of the business itself those who are interested in jobs, this works, it works well. When it doesn’t, with innovation and efficiency prop- bill would create 6,220 jobs. The people there are problems. Social fracture erly ordered. What is good for persons who acquire these jobs will pay taxes. leads to economic decline. Economic is good for business. These taxpayers will help us, in turn, decline leads to social fracture. Inter- Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance by helping with some of our fire, our dependency can fray into downward of my time. police, and schools. mobility and decreased earning power. f There are many ways that these tax A market that fails to deliver for the dollars will be used, including a good many, improperly prioritizing only SOLUTION TO FLOODING IN deal of them sent to Washington, D.C., measurable efficiency gains, breaks HOUSTON, TEXAS to help others across the length and down communities. Creative destruc- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under breadth of our great country. tion should not eviscerate the social the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- This bill will save lives. I will say environments in which people work. uary 6, 2015, the Chair recognizes the more about that, and my colleague More than the loss of one company, gentleman from Texas (Mr. AL GREEN) may say something about this as well. economic disruption creates after- for 30 minutes. But I think it is important for us to shocks that further result in the de- Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speak- note now that this bill will have a cline of community. er, the date was April 14, 1970. The mis- meaningful, powerful, significant im- While the theory that globalization, sion was Apollo 13. The message was: pact on Houston, Texas. including so-called free trade agree- Houston, we have a problem. I am proud to tell you that this Con- ments, reduces the cost of consumer Mr. Speaker, that was a clarion call gress has been helpful. We have already goods does have truth, people are not from a mission that was in trouble. To- accorded for one project $212 million, only consumers. night I ring and sound this clarion call but we need $34 million to complete the A disordered economy that operates from the people of Houston, Texas, be- project. This is the Brays project in solely from the principle of profit cause we have some troubles. We have Houston, Texas. We need $34 million maximization can devalue the rich tex- trouble that is related to floodwaters more to complete it. ture of ecosystems that are built and in Houston, Texas, that inundated our This project is in an area where we shared by working families, local busi- city and caused great harm and great do get flooding, in the Meyerland area. nesses, local institutions, and commu- damages. This project would help prevent homes nity heritage. Trust and commitment Mr. Speaker, I am on a mission of from being flooded and cars from being are immeasurables that do not show up mercy tonight, a mission of mercy on damaged. This is a great project. on the balance sheet. behalf of my constituents in Houston, We just need to finish the project. Government policy here also has to but also on behalf of all of those in The project was authorized in 1990, and bear some blame. Our convoluted and Houston and the immediate area. it is projected to be finished in 2021, burdensome Tax Code incentivizes I am on this mission of mercy, but I Mr. Speaker. While I do want to make companies to move overseas or retain am not without a solution. We have a sure we complete it, I do think it is their earnings there. Escalated solution to the flooding problem in taking us a bit too long to complete healthcare costs don’t help either. Be- Houston, Texas, and that solution is the Brays project. yond government policy, the harsh re- H.R. 5025. It is a bill that will help to Mr. Speaker, the Golden Gate Bridge ality is that the philosophy and the mitigate the flood damages. It will not with all of its majesty only took 4 purpose of the corporation has eliminate the flood damages in Hous- years, approximately, to complete. The changed, prioritizing short-term earn- ton, Texas. Hoover Dam, a great monument to ings, quarterly profit statements, and I am not sure that we can construct what we can do to channel water and the stock price over the long-term via- a system that will totally eliminate all turn that water into electrical power, bility of the business itself and the peo- flood damages in Houston, Texas, but I only took 5 years to complete. For the ple within it who grew the business in am sure that we can mitigate, that we Erie Canal, we didn’t have the ad- the first place. can eliminate many, that we can do vances in technology that we have Mix in a new class of aloof CEOs ac- something about the magnitude of the today; yet, the Erie Canal took 8 years countable for only spreadsheets and no problem. to complete. wonder people in Indianapolis started I am absolutely confident, Mr. Mr. Speaker, I spoke of Apollo 13 just shouting at the corporate spokesperson Speaker, that my mother was correct a moment ago. Well, it only took us 8 when he announced the jobs were mov- when she informed me that there will years, Mr. Speaker, to place a person ing to Mexico. It is just business. be times in life when you cannot do on the Moon. Surely, Mr. Speaker, if Mr. Speaker, there is a better way enough. No matter what you do, you we can place a person on the Moon in forward. Take the example that I gave won’t be able to do enough. But she 8 years, we can complete these projects of the CEO who called his team to- also went on to explain to me, Mr. in less than 30 years. gether and said: Team, we have got a Speaker, when you cannot do enough Mr. Speaker, I am honored at this problem. We have got a big problem. and more needs to be done, you have a time to yield to my colleague, who is a What can we do about it? duty to do all that you can. cosponsor of this piece of legislation, The team shared in the sacrifice in I am here tonight to let this Congress who serves us well in the Congress of order to keep the business viable, in know that we can do more to help in the United States on the Energy and order to maintain profitability, in Houston, Texas. We can do more to Commerce Committee, a real stalwart order to protect the ecosystem built mitigate the flood damages that we when it comes to serving his constitu- upon trust, shared commitment, and have in Houston, Texas. ents and standing up for the people of interdependency. Mr. Speaker, this bill, H.R. 5025, our city, our county, our State and in- The better way forward is not a com- would accord $311 million. This money deed our country, the honorable GENE promise. It is a commonsense con- would be for projects that have already GREEN.

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I am going to for last Friday, when I was able to be manent residents, FEMA will assist compare the two, and in so doing, you in your district there along Brays you. can see not only do we have damages Bayou in the Westbury area and the Before submitting your application, occasionally, it appears that we are Meyerland area and see it. folks should have the following infor- starting to have these damages quite That happened in your district in mation ready: their Social Security regularly. southwest Houston, but it also hap- number, their home and auto insurance The damages and costs for the 2015 pened in north Houston and east Hous- information, flood damage informa- Memorial Day flood: Approximately $3 ton. It was not as much as some of the tion, personal financial information, billion in damages. Mind you now, this tragedies in other parts of the county, and personal contact information. bill will cost $311 million. We had $3 but we have hundreds of homes that You can apply by phone for FEMA billion in damages just for the Memo- have been flooded. assistance. You can call 1–800–621–3362. rial Day flood alone in 2015. A billion is On April 18, the city of Houston in Again, that is 1–800–261–FEMA, 1–800– still 1,000 million—1,000 million. So we Harris County, Texas, was subjected to 621–3362. had 3,000 million dollars’ worth of dam- paralyzing flooding that claimed the FEMA can offer two types of assist- ages from this Memorial Day flood in lives of our citizens and required the ance: housing assistance, temporary 2015. The tax day flood of 2016 brought us rescue of 1,200 more. Approximately housing, money to help repair or re- $5 billion as an estimate of damages. $5 2,000 housing units were flooded, and place your primary residence. billion. All of these are estimates. No- we are currently working to figure out Nonhousing needs include medical, body knows the exact number. There where to house these folks who cannot dental, funeral costs, clothing, house- was $5 billion in 2016, another $3 billion return to their homes. hold items, tools, home fuel, disaster- in 2015. That is $8 billion. Mr. Speaker, This is the second major flooding dis- related moving and storage and re- the $8 billion happens to be about 25 aster Houston has experienced in the placement of disaster-damaged vehi- times—25.72 times—the $311 million. last 6 months, and the city is expecting cles. The point is, why don’t we spend the additional rain and thunderstorms this After 24 hours, you need to follow up money upfront? week. Residents of our congressional with FEMA. A FEMA inspector should You have heard the phrase ‘‘pay me districts, as well my colleagues’ mem- contact you within 10 to 14 days. now or pay me later.’’ ber districts, have been severely af- b 2000 Why not pay the cost to prevent fected, and we must stop the needless some of this flooding as opposed to the loss of life. Mr. Speaker, we can help the victims cost of repairs after the floods have The President has recognized the sig- in our neighborhoods, and we must taken place? nificance of the catastrophe and ful- help them. I urge this body to pass this It is interesting to note that these filled a request for disaster declara- emergency funding legislation so we appropriation dollars that we are talk- tion. Now it is the job of Congress to won’t have this tragedy again while we ing about are going to be spent. These help our constituents. are trying to get people out of the are not dollars that will never be spent I have worked closely with my neigh- water and back into their homes and on these projects in Houston. What we bor and friend, Representative AL back into a regular life. are trying to do is not allow the GREEN, to introduce the Tax Day Flood Again, I want to thank my colleague projects to be prolonged such that Supplemental Funding Act. The legis- for having this Special Order tonight. other things are impacted in our city. lation would provide $311 million to the Again, our office and all our congres- We want the projects to be completed U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for con- sional offices who are impacted across as expeditiously as possible, and there struction and, in many cases, comple- Houston—whether they be Republican will be many more reasons why I will tion of our bayous and flood control or Democrat—are here to serve you and call that to your attention in just a projects. serve our constituents. I thank my col- moment. Flooding is not new in Houston, but league. One will be deaths. With the Memo- we have learned how to control it. Our Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speak- rial Day flood, our research indicates bayou system has saved countless lives er, I thank the gentleman for sharing that approximately four people were and millions of dollars in damages the time with us tonight. I especially killed. Four people lost their lives in since being created. thank him for coming in to the Ninth floodwaters or as a result of flooding. Unfortunately, due to the consistent Congressional District, his neighboring In 2016, with the tax day flood, that budget pressure, the Army Corps of En- district, and being of assistance to my number doubled to eight people losing gineers cannot adequately fund these constituents because, as we do this, we their lives. projects that need to be finished. This really assist each other. We have an opportunity to do some- thing to save lives. There are other bill would ensure that our Federal, I would want to, if I may, magnify, things that can be done to help us save State, and local authorities have the amplify what the gentleman said about lives as well, but these things, working resources necessary to expedite the this not being partisan. That wasn’t his with these projects that the Corps of flood control projects we know protect exact terminology, but this really is not a partisan effort. This is something Engineers already has on its docket, people and property. has on its agenda, is working on, fin- that impacts people. Democrats and Additionally, I want to make sure ishing these projects can indeed help us Republicans have been impacted by folks on the ground have the informa- to save lives. tion they need to get back into their these storms. Rich and poor alike have Let’s talk about the rainfall so that homes. been impacted by these storms. It you can get some sense of how much If residents are subject to flood dam- doesn’t matter what your gender is. It water inundates our city. In 2015, we age, please report flood damage by call- doesn’t matter what your nationality had 11 inches of rain. That is a lot. In ing 311. Download the Houston 311 app is. If you have been in Houston, Texas, 2016, we had 17 inches of rain. In 2016, and visit Houston311.org to submit when these storms have hit, you have that amounted to about 240 billion gal- flood damage reports. been impacted by these storms. lons of rain. That is a lot of water in Residents must file an insurance Tonight, Mr. Speaker, I do think it is one place at one time. claim with their home or their auto in- appropriate that we say more about The rescues. My colleague alluded to surance company for damages they these storms to give some indication as people being rescued. In 2015, we had have incurred. to what we have to cope with in Hous- 531 water rescues. In 2016, 1,200 high- Failure to file an insurance claim ton, Texas. Houston, we do have a prob- water rescues took place. may affect your eligibility for the Fed- lem, but, again, we also have a solu- This is a good point for me, Mr. eral assistance because, by law, FEMA tion, H.R. 5025. Speaker, a good place for me to com- cannot provide money for losses that So let’s say just a bit more about the mend the newly elected mayor of Hous- are covered by insurance. problem. Let’s talk about the damages ton, Texas, the Honorable Sylvester

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On the Memorial Day flood of itude to the Tice family because when the estimate is that about 6,000 homes 2015, $57 million was paid out from we set out to visit with people in the were damaged with the Memorial Day FEMA to persons who suffered flood area and call these problems to the at- flood. With the flood in 2016, the tax damages. For the tax day flood, we tention on a city-wide basis by pub- day flood—called tax day because it have yet to determine this because we lishing these problems, that Tice fam- was the last day to file your income are still in the process of getting ily opened the doors of their home to taxes. In 2016, on tax day, we had 6,700. FEMA into the city to assist us. us so that we could come in and meet Seven hundred more homes approxi- If I may say so, I want to thank the at their home. They didn’t have to do mately were estimated in 2016 than in President of the United States of it, but I am appreciative that they 2015. As you can see, we have a problem America, the Honorable Barack opened the doors of their home. I am in Houston. Obama. I want to thank the Governor especially appreciative as it relates to Well, let’s talk about vehicular dam- of the State of Texas. I thank the Gov- this family, Mr. Speaker, because this age. In Houston in 2015, the Memorial ernor for immediately responding and family, the Tice family, has a son who Day flood, we had about 10,000 vehicles asking the President to declare certain is being held captive in Syria as I damaged. 10,000. Imagine being on your areas in the State of Texas disaster speak. This family is suffering the way home and you have this water to areas. problems associated with somebody inundate the city. That means that The Houston area has been declared a that they love dearly, their son being you cannot continue to traverse the disaster area. Harris County is one of held captive in Syria, and they get city. You have to take shelter. You the areas so declared. Harris County flooded. Fortunately, this time they have to stop. You try to get your water happens to be, for the most part, with- barely escaped, but they had to do into a place wherein you have high ter- in Houston, Texas. Houston is over 600 mitigation. They had to raise their rain. Unfortunately in Houston, most square miles. It literally almost con- floors. They had to do things so that places are at sea level and a good many sumes Harris County. they would not get flooded. are below sea level. As a result, when So we have to realize that the Gov- I am calling on us in the Congress to we have these types of conditions, we ernor did a great thing, in my opinion. please, let’s help the many families will have damages that will occur, and He is a Republican, by the way. And who will suffer again. This is not going many cars will be a part of these dam- the President did a great thing, in my to be the last time that I will come to ages. the floor with this bill if we don’t get In 2015, approximately 10,000 vehicles. opinion. He is a Democrat, for edifi- cation purposes. These two people—one the help this time. I assure you that In 2016, approximately 40,000 vehicles within the foreseeable future, we will damaged. In 2016, 40,000 vehicles. Now, Republican, one Democrat—worked to make sure that we get FEMA in, that have a similar circumstance. if it takes about $10,000 per vehicle to How do you know, AL GREEN? How do repair these vehicles or to replace the we get all of the aid that we can into the area as quickly as we can so that you know you are going to have a simi- vehicles, $10,000 per vehicle, that is ap- lar circumstance? proximately, in a hypothetical sense, people can receive assistance. There are people who are going to Well, I know because between 1996 $40 million. So the cost, Mr. Speaker, and 2014, we had 86 days of flooding for vehicle repairs alone exceeds the need shelter. It is estimated that out in the Greenspoint area—this is the area and/or flash flooding in Houston, Harris amount that we need for the bill to County. That averages to four to five where my colleague, SHEILA JACKSON take preventive measures such that we days of flooding each year. This is LEE, happens to be the representative won’t get as many cars in this condi- not—N-O-T—this is not a problem that tion. I say as many simply because I from—1,800 apartments have flood dam- ages. 1,800. We have got some 400 work- is going away. will reiterate what I said earlier, we We can resolve it this time with H.R. will never eliminate all of the flooding. ers at the time I received this intel- ligence out there helping to make re- 5025 or I will be back to the floor, and We can never do enough, but we do I will be calling this problem to our at- have a duty to do all that we can. We pairs. These workers are going to be paid for the jobs that they are doing. tention again; we will be talking about can spare a good many people from more damages to homes; we will be being stranded in vehicles; a good That is additional cost. We had more than 150 families who talking about cars that have been many who lose their lives, I might add, flooded and in need of repair; and we as well. needed accommodations. They will need these accommodations for per- will be talking about, unfortunately— Loss of power, meaning electrical and I pray that I am entirely wrong— power. In 2015, we had 88,000 customers haps as much as 3 weeks. This could end up costing us an additional $150,000. we will be talking about lives that lose power. That is a lot. 88,000 people have been lost; and we will be talking without power. Surely we have had These are all costs that we can miti- gate, that we can reduce. We may not about how we could have then, how we more than this in many other places. I could have now, how we could have am not saying that this loss of power eliminate them, but we can reduce these costs. done things to avoid some of these con- would in any way compare to some of sequences. our other circumstances that we have In the Meyerland area, this is an area had to cope with in different places in that was hit hard when we had the Me- our country, but I do want you to know morial Day flood, and now when we had b 2015 that this happens whenever we have this tax day flood—we are talking These consequences can be miti- these conditions. So year after year about within a year—we have people gated, and it is up to us to take the af- after year, the number adds up because who are just moving back into their firmative action to do so. while we had 88,000 customers in 2015, homes—just moving back into their Mr. Speaker, in closing, I want to in 2016 we had 123,000 people lose power. homes—and they are flooded again. thank the cosponsors of this legisla- We had 88,000 the year earlier; 123,000 This area and the people of this area tion, H.R. 5025. Many have signed onto this year. It adds up. have sent out a clarion call for help. it. I think that, in a few short days, we Houston has a problem, but Houston They have sent the hew and cry not have nearly 50 cosponsors, and we will has a solution. The solution is H.R. only to the Congress, but also to the be asking others to sign on to H.R. 5025, a bill that would accord $311 mil- Corps of Engineers, also to the county 5025. lion to complete projects that are al- commissioners. They want the city In thanking the leadership, I am ask- ready being worked on in Houston, council, the State to do something ing that we have an opportunity to, Texas, money that is already going to about this problem. please, let us, at some point, either

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Security, transmitting the Department’s Transportation and Infrastructure. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance final rule — Drawbridge Operation Regula- 5181. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, of my time. tion; Chincoteague Bay, Chincoteague, VA U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland [Docket No.: USCG-2014-0483] (RIN: 1625- Security, transmitting the Department’s f AA09) received April 22, 2016, pursuant to 5 final rule — Commercial Fishing Vessels Dis- LEAVE OF ABSENCE U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. pensing Petroleum Products [Docket No.: 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on USCG-2014-0195] (RIN: 1625-AC18) received By unanimous consent, leave of ab- Transportation and Infrastructure. April 22, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. sence was granted to: 5173. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Mrs. LAWRENCE (at the request of Ms. U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transpor- PELOSI) for April 26 and today. Security, transmitting the Department’s tation and Infrastructure. temporary final rule — Special Local Regu- 5182. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, f lation; Charleston Race Week, Charleston U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Harbor, Charleston, SC [Docket No.: USCG- Security, transmitting the Department’s ADJOURNMENT 2015-1055] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received April 22, final rule — Drawbridge Operation Regula- Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speak- 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public tion; Victoria Barge Canal, Bloomington, TX er, I move that the House do now ad- Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the [Docket No.: USCG-2014-0952] (RIN: 1625- journ. Committee on Transportation and Infra- AA09) received April 22, 2016, pursuant to 5 The motion was agreed to; accord- structure. U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 5174. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on ingly (at 8 o’clock and 16 minutes U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Transportation and Infrastructure. p.m.), under its previous order, the Security, transmitting the Department’s 5183. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, House adjourned until tomorrow, temporary final rule — Safety Zone; Hudson U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Thursday, April 28, 2016, at 10 a.m. for River, Tarrytown, NY [Docket No.: USCG- Security, transmitting the Department’s morning-hour debate. 2016-0226] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received April 22, temporary final rule — Safety Zone; Little 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Calumet River, Chicago, IL [Docket No.: f Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the USCG-2016-0148] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, Committee on Transportation and Infra- April 22, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. structure. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 ETC. 5175. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transpor- Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland tation and Infrastructure. communications were taken from the Security, transmitting the Department’s 5184. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Speaker’s table and referred as follows: temporary final rule — Special Local Regu- U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland lation; Bucksport/Lake Murray Drag Boat Security, transmitting the Department’s 5167. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Spring Nationals, Atlantic Intracoastal Wa- final rule — Drawbridge Operation Regula- U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland terway; Bucksport, SC [Docket No.: USCG- tion; Saginaw River, Bay City, MI [Docket Security, transmitting the Department’s 2016-0009] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received April 22, No.: USCG-2015-0934] (RIN: 1625-AA09) re- final rule — Anchorage Regulations; Con- 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public ceived April 22, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. necticut River, Old Saybrook, CT [Docket Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 No.: USCG-2012-0806] (RIN: 1625-AA01) re- Committee on Transportation and Infra- Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transpor- ceived April 22, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. structure. tation and Infrastructure. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 5176. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, 5185. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transpor- U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland tation and Infrastructure. Security, transmitting the Department’s Security, transmitting the Department’s 5168. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, temporary final rule — Safety Zone; temporary final rule — Safety Zone; Sunken U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Urbanna Creek, Urbanna, VA [Docket No.: Vessel, North Channel, Boston, MA [Docket Security, transmitting the Department’s USCG-2016-0174] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received No.: USCG-2016-0127] (RIN: 1625-AA00) re- temporary final rule — Special Local Regu- April 22, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. ceived April 22, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. lation, Daytona Beach Grand Prix of the 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Seas; Atlantic Ocean, Daytona Beach, FL Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transpor- Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transpor- [Docket No.: USCG-2015-1108] (RIN: 1625- tation and Infrastructure. tation and Infrastructure. AA08) received April 22, 2016, pursuant to 5 5177. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, 5186. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Security, transmitting the Department’s Security, transmitting the Department’s Transportation and Infrastructure. final rule — Anchorage Regulations; Port of temporary final rule — Safety Zone; New- 5169. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, New York [Docket No.: USCG-2015-0038] town Creek, Queens, NY [Docket No.: USCG- U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland (RIN: 1625-AA01) received April 22, 2016, pur- 2016-0100] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received April 22, Security, transmitting the Department’s suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public temporary final rule — Special Local Regu- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the lation; Chesapeake Bay, between Sandy on Transportation and Infrastructure. Committee on Transportation and Infra- Point and Kent Island, MD [Docket No.: 5178. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, structure. USCG-2015-1126] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland f April 22, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Security, transmitting the Department’s 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 final rule — Tonnage Regulations Amend- REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transpor- ments [Docket No.: USCG-2011-0522] (RIN: PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS tation and Infrastructure. 1625-AB74) received April 22, 2016, pursuant to Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of 5170. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. committees were delivered to the Clerk U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Security, transmitting the Department’s in- Transportation and Infrastructure. for printing and reference to the proper terim rule — Safety Zone: Santa Cruz Harbor 5179. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, calendar, as follows: Shoaling, Santa Cruz County, CA [Docket U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Ms. FOXX: Committee on Rules. House No.: USCG-2016-0194] (RIN: 1625-AA00) re- Security, transmitting the Department’s Resolution 706. Resolution providing for con- ceived April 22, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. final rule — Anchorage Regulations; Con- sideration of the bill (H.R. 4901) to reauthor- 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 necticut River, Old Saybrook, CT [Docket ize the Scholarships for Opportunity and Re- Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transpor- No.: USCG-2012-0806] (RIN: 1625-AA01) re- sults Act, and for other purposes; providing tation and Infrastructure. ceived April 22, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. 5171. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Res. 88) disapproving the rule submitted by U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transpor- the Department of Labor relating to the defi- Security, transmitting the Department’s tation and Infrastructure. nition of the term ‘‘Fiduciary’’; and pro- temporary final rule — Safety Zone; Lower 5180. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, viding for proceedings during the period Mississippi River Mile 95.7 to 96.7; New Orle- U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland from May 2, 2016, through May 9, 2016 (Rept. ans, LA [Docket No.: USCG-2016-0189] (RIN: Security, transmitting the Department’s 114–533). Referred to the House Calendar.

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A bill to establish EUREKA BLUMENAUER, Mr. KILMER, Mr. POLIS, Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of Prize Competitions to accelerate discovery Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Ms. DELBENE, the Rules of the House of Representa- and development of disease-modifying, pre- Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Ms. SE- ventive, or curative treatments for Alz- WELL of Alabama, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. tives, the following statements are sub- heimer’s disease and related dementia, to en- NUNES, Mr. JOYCE, Mrs. TORRES, Mr. mitted regarding the specific powers courage efforts to enhance detection and di- UPTON, and Mr. LARSON of Con- granted to Congress in the Constitu- agnosis of such diseases, or to enhance the necticut): tion to enact the accompanying bill or quality and efficiency of care of individuals H.R. 5082. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- joint resolution. enue Code of 1986 to provide for the deferral with such diseases; to the Committee on En- By Mr. COHEN: ergy and Commerce. of inclusion in gross income for capital gains H.R. 5073. By Mrs. ELLMERS of North Carolina: reinvested in economically distressed zones; Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 5074. A bill to prohibit the provision of to the Committee on Ways and Means. lation pursuant to the following: Federal funds to any State or local edu- By Ms. TITUS: Article I, Section 8 cational agency that denies or prevents par- H.R. 5083. A bill to amend title 38, United By Mrs. ELLMERS of North Carolina: ticipation in constitutional prayer in States Code, to improve the appeals process H.R. 5074. schools; to the Committee on Education and of the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Congress has the power to enact this legis- the Workforce. Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. LYNCH (for himself, Mr. By Ms. TITUS: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3: ‘‘To reulate QUIGLEY, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. CAPUANO, H.R. 5084. A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce with foreign Nations, and among Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. the Army to reserve a certain number of bur- the several States, and with the Indian GRAYSON, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. FARR, Ms. ial plots at Arlington National Cemetery for Tribes.’’ ESHOO, Mr. CROWLEY, Ms. MENG, Ms. individuals who have been awarded the By Mr. LYNCH: SPEIER, Mr. ELLISON, Ms. NORTON, Medal of Honor, and for other purposes; to H.R. 5075. Miss RICE of New York, Mr. LIPINSKI, the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in Congress has the power to enact this legis- and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY): addition to the Committee on Armed Serv- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 5075. A bill to require the Adminis- ices, for a period to be subsequently deter- Article 1 section 8 Clause 3 of the United trator of the Federal Aviation Administra- mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- States Constitution. tion to commission a study of the health im- sideration of such provisions as fall within By Mr. BUCHANAN: pacts of airplane flights on affected residents the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. H.R. 5076. of certain metropolitan areas, and for other By Ms. MAXINE WATERS of Cali- Congress has the power to enact this legis- purposes; to the Committee on Transpor- fornia: lation pursuant to the following: Article I, section 8. tation and Infrastructure. H.R. 5085. A bill to reform the screening By Mr. NUNES: By Mr. BUCHANAN (for himself, Mr. and eviction policies for Federal housing as- sistance in order to provide fair access to H.R. 5077. BOUSTANY, and Mr. SESSIONS): Congress has the power to enact this legis- housing, and for other purposes; to the Com- H.R. 5076. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- lation pursuant to the following: mittee on Financial Services. enue Code of 1986 to ensure that pass-through The intelligence and intelligence-related By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: businesses do not pay tax at a higher rate activities of the United States Government, H.R. 5086. A bill to more accurately iden- than corporations; to the Committee on including those under Title 50, are carried tify and transfer subsurface gravel sources Ways and Means. out to support the national security inter- originally intended to be made available to By Mr. NUNES (for himself and Mr. ests of the United States, to enable the the Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation in ex- SCHIFF): armed forces of the United States, and to change for its relinquishment of related H.R. 5077. A bill to authorize appropria- support the President in executing the for- property rights; to the Committee on Nat- tions for fiscal year 2017 for intelligence and eign policy of the United States. ural Resources. intelligence-related activities of the United Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: States Government, the Community Man- the United States provides, in pertinent H.R. 5087. A bill to remove the Federal agement Account, and the Central Intel- part, that ‘‘Congress shall have power . . . to claim to navigational servitude for a tract of ligence Agency Retirement and Disability . . . provide for the common Defense and land developed due to dredging disposal from System, and for other purposes; to the Com- general Welfare of the United States’’; ‘‘. . . a harbor project in Valdez, Alaska, and for mittee on Intelligence (Permanent Select). to raise and support armies . . .’’; to ‘‘make other purposes; to the Committee on Trans- By Mrs. MILLER of Michigan (for her- Rules concerning Captures on Land and portation and Infrastructure. self, Mr. BENISHEK, Mrs. DINGELL, and Water’’; and ‘‘To make all laws which shall By Mr. BRAT (for himself, Mr. AMASH, Mr. TROTT): be necessary and proper for carrying into H.R. 5078. A bill to require the Secretary of Mr. JONES, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Transportation to conduct a study on the Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. BABIN, and Mr. KING Powers vested in this Constitution in the economic and environment risks to the of Iowa): Government of the United States, or in any Great Lakes of spills or leaks of oil, and for H. Res. 707. A resolution amending the Department or Officer thereof.’’ other purposes; to the Committee on Trans- Rules of the House of Representatives to re- By Mrs. MILLER of Michigan: portation and Infrastructure, and in addition quire the Committee on Appropriations to maintain proposed and historical budget au- H.R. 5078. to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Congress has the power to enact this legis- thority and outlays for each category of for a period to be subsequently determined lation pursuant to the following: by the Speaker, in each case for consider- spending; to the Committee on Rules. Article I, section 8 of the United States ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- By Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Mr. Constitution. ELLISON, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, risdiction of the committee concerned. By Mr. LAMALFA: By Mr. LAMALFA (for himself, Mr. Mr. HINOJOSA, Ms. MOORE, Mr. JOHN- H.R. 5079. RUIZ, Mr. DENHAM, Mr. COOK, and Mr. SON of Georgia, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- HUFFMAN): TAKANO, Mr. POCAN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 5079. A bill to amend the Indian Gam- TAKAI, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. HAHN, Mr. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Con- ing Regulatory Act to require that, in Cali- TED LIEU of California, Mr. HONDA, stitution of the United States grants Con- fornia, certain off-reservation gaming pro- Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. gress the power to regulate commerce with posals shall be subject to the full ratification EDWARDS, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. BROWN Indian tribes. and referendum process established by Cali- of Florida, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. NAPOLI- By Ms. CLARKE of New York: fornia State law, and for other purposes; to TANO, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCGOV- H.R. 5080. the Committee on Natural Resources. ERN, Ms. LEE, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. HAS- Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Ms. CLARKE of New York: TINGS, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Ms. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 5080. A bill to prevent gun trafficking; VELA´ ZQUEZ, Ms. MENG, Mr. SMITH of Congress has the power to enact this legis- to the Committee on the Judiciary. Washington, and Mr. VAN HOLLEN): lation pursuant to the power granted to Con- By Mr. REICHERT (for himself and Mr. H. Res. 708. A resolution expressing the gress under Article I of the United States PASCRELL): sense of the House of Representatives that Constitution and its subsequent amend- H.R. 5081. A bill to amend section 3606 of the immigration policies of the United ments, and further clarified and interpreted title 18, United States Code, to grant proba- States should reduce automatic removal and by the Supreme Court of the United States.

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By Mr. REICHERT: H.R. 1170: Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. H.R. 3799: Mr. WITTMAN. H.R. 5081. H.R. 1179: Mr. GOODLATTE. H.R. 3815: Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1197: Mr. SHERMAN. New York. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1220: Mr. HARRIS. H.R. 3832: Mr. CARNEY. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. H.R. 1221: Mr. SMITH of Texas. H.R. 3851: Mr. LOEBSACK and Mr. YOUNG of Constitution. H.R. 1356: Mr. KATKO. Iowa. By Mr. TIBERI: H.R. 1427: Mr. LONG, Mr. HUIZENGA of H.R. 3860: Mr. RIGELL. H.R. 5082. Michigan, and Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. H.R. 3865: Ms. MCSALLY. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1594: Mr. CICILLINE and Mr. PETERSON. H.R. 3870: Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1608: Mr. MOULTON, Mr. MULLIN, Mrs. SIRES, and Mr. GARAMENDI. Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I WALORSKI, Mr. RIGELL, Ms. MENG, and Mr. H.R. 3880: Mr. MESSER. By Ms. TITUS: GIBSON. H.R. 3882: Mr. SABLAN, Mr. FARR, Mr. H.R. 5083. H.R. 1655: Mr. POCAN and Mrs. DINGELL. LOWENTHAL, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. BEYER, Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1688: Mr. YOUNG of Iowa and Mr. GRI- POLIS, Mr. MCNERNEY, and Mr. CARTWRIGHT. lation pursuant to the following: JALVA. H.R. 3920: Ms. KAPTUR. The bill is enacted pursuant to the power H.R. 1761: Mr. LOEBSACK. H.R. 3929: Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. HECK of Ne- granted to Congress under Article I, Section H.R. 1769: Mr. FATTAH, Mr. BLUM, and Mr. vada, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. POMPEO, Mr. 8, Amendment XVI, of the United States GARRETT. AMODEI, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. BARTON, Mr. Constitution H.R. 1818: Mr. TIPTON, Mr. YOUNG of Iowa, WALKER, Mr. MARINO, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. By Ms. TITUS: and Miss RICE of New York. ADERHOLT, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. HURT of Vir- H.R. 5084. H.R. 1859: Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. ginia, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. GENE GREEN of Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1961: Ms. MATSUI. Texas, Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2090: Ms. BONAMICI, Mrs. WATSON WEBER of Texas, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. LAMBORN, The bill is enacted pursuant to the power COLEMAN, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. HIG- Mr. DESJARLAIS, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. granted to Congress under Article I, Section GINS, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. LAN- ISRAEL, and Mr. GRIFFITH. 8, Amendment XVI, of the United States GEVIN, and Mr. MCDERMOTT. H.R. 3974: Mr. TAKANO and Mr. GRIJALVA. H.R. 3982: Mr. FORBES. Constitution H.R. 2096: Mr. CHABOT. H.R. 3990: Ms. NORTON. By Ms. MAXINE WATERS of Cali- H.R. 2121: Mr. RUPPERSBERGER and Mr. H.R. 4016: Mr. WALZ. fornia: RENACCI. H.R. 4063: Mr. MOULTON, Mr. GUINTA, Mr. H.R. 5085. H.R. 2170: Mr. COHEN and Mr. HONDA. KILMER, Mr. CICILLINE, and Mr. TIPTON, Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2189: Mr. DONOVAN and Mr. CUELLAR. H.R. 2237: Ms. SINEMA. H.R. 4065: Ms. WILSON of Florida. lation pursuant to the following: OFGREN H.R. 2274: Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. H.R. 4070: Ms. L . Article I, Section 8, Clause 5 and Clause 18 H.R. 4114: Mr. BERA. H.R. 2350: Mr. BERA. of the United States Constitution H.R. 4118: Mr. TAKANO. H.R. 2404: Mr. TED LIEU of California. By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: H.R. 4301: Mr. DESJARLAIS and Mr. GRAVES H.R. 2515: Mr. FARR. H.R. 5086. of Missouri. H.R. 2590: Mr. KIND. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 4352: Mr. PERRY and Ms. BROWNLEY of H.R. 2633: Mr. CARSON of Indiana. lation pursuant to the following: California. H.R. 2658: Mr. GOODLATTE. Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the H.R. 4365: Mr. HUELSKAMP, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. H.R. 2726: Mr. CALVERT, Mr. HANNA, Mr. United States Constitution. LUCAS, and Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: H.R. 4371: Mr. BRIDENSTINE. HULTGREN, and Mr. DESANTIS. H.R. 5087. H.R. 4381: Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. HARRIS, H.R. 2739: Mr. ALLEN, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Mr. LAMALFA, and Ms. SINEMA. BENISHEK, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. HARPER, Mr. BEN lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 4443: Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Penn- AY LUJA´ N of New Mexico, Mr. GRIFFITH, Mr. Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the R sylvania. LOEBSACK, Mrs. BLACKBURN, and Mr. RUSH. United States Constitution. H.R. 4447: Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. DELAURO, H.R. 2759: Mr. KING of New York and Mr. Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. SWALWELL of California, f COOK. Mr. HASTINGS, and Mr. MCNERNEY. H.R. 2793: Mr. GOSAR. H.R. 4460: Mr. GARAMENDI. ADDITIONAL SPONSORS WALWELL H.R. 2799: Mr. S of California. H.R. 4471: Ms. DELAURO. Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors H.R. 2805: Mr. TIPTON and Ms. KAPTUR. H.R. 4474: Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. were added to public bills and resolu- H.R. 2844: Mr. VELA. H.R. 4479: Mr. POLIS, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mrs. H.R. 2858: Mr. ELLISON. tions, as follows: WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, H.R. 2890: Mr. RENACCI. Mr. WALZ, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. H.R. 20: Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsyl- H.R. 2896: Mr. SESSIONS. vania. HINOJOSA, and Mr. HIGGINS. H.R. 2903: Mr. MULVANEY, Ms. LORETTA H.R. 4480: Mr. HUFFMAN. H.R. 194: Mr. WALBERG, Mr. MILLER of Flor- SANCHEZ of California, and Mr. KING of Iowa. H.R. 4584: Mrs. TORRES, Mr. FORBES, Mr. ida, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. H.R. 2920: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. GOWDY, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. POE of Texas, CLAWSON of Florida, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. FOR- H.R. 2938: Mr. PASCRELL. and Mr. STEWART. TENBERRY, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. MOOLENAAR, H.R. 2980: Ms. PINGREE, Ms. TITUS, and Mr. H.R. 4600: Mr. SWALWELL of California. Mr. REED, Mr. LANCE, Mr. FORBES, Mr. LANGEVIN. H.R. 4621: Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. CONYERS, and CHABOT, Mr. POLIQUIN, Mr. PALAZZO, Mrs. H.R. 3048: Mr. STIVERS. Mr. DESAULNIER. WALORSKI, and Mr. LUCAS. H.R. 3084: Mr. CUMMINGS. H.R. 4640: Mr. OLSON. H.R. 303: Mr. HIGGINS and Mr. GARAMENDI. H.R. 3209: Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania and H.R. 4646: Mr. LOWENTHAL and Mr. H.R. 335: Mr. BLUMENAUER and Mr. DEFA- Mr. ROSKAM. HUFFMAN. ZIO. H.R. 3222: Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mr. ALLEN, and H.R. 4653: Mr. POLIS and Ms. LOFGREN. H.R. 411: Ms. MOORE. Mr. TIPTON. H.R. 4681: Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. TED LIEU H.R. 446: Mr. CROWLEY. H.R. 3229: Mrs. BEATTY. of California, Ms. FUDGE, and Mr. MCNERNEY. H.R. 509: Mr. TED LIEU of California. H.R. 3237: Mr. BEYER. H.R. 4715: Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan, Mr. H.R. 525: Mr. TONKO. H.R. 3268: Mr. YOUNG of Alaska and Mr. VALADAO, and Mr. WESTERMAN. H.R. 542: Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. HUELSKAMP. H.R. 4731: Mr. OLSON. H.R. 546: Mr. RIGELL. H.R. 3299: Mr. WITTMAN and Mr. DENHAM. H.R. 4739: Mr. HECK of Nevada. H.R. 556: Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. BRADY of H.R. 3308: Ms. GABBARD, Mr. GENE GREEN of H.R. 4740: Mr. MCNERNEY. Pennsylvania, and Mr. GALLEGO. Texas, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. O’ROURKE, Mr. H.R. 4751: Mr. PEARCE. H.R. 581: Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. SMITH of Washington, and Mr. YOUNG of H.R. 4760: Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas and H.R. 656: Mr. SANFORD. Alaska. Mr. DESANTIS. H.R. 664: Mr. HUELSKAMP. H.R. 3381: Mr. MOULTON, Mr. DANNY K. H.R. 4764: Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. HARRIS, and H.R. 672: Ms. PINGREE. DAVIS of Illinois, and Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. ALLEN. H.R. 711: Mr. DEFAZIO. H.R. 3394: Mr. POE of Texas. H.R. 4766: Mr. CARTWRIGHT and Mr. COLE. H.R. 771: Mr. YOUNG of Iowa and Mrs. H.R. 3520: Mr. VALADAO. H.R. 4773: Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. CHABOT, WALORSKI. H.R. 3523: Ms. KAPTUR and Mr. NEAL. and Mr. OLSON. H.R. 842: Mr. MOULTON. H.R. 3643: Mr. KLINE. H.R. 4774: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY and Ms. TITUS. H.R. 923: Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. H.R. 3691: Mr. KIND and Mr. HUFFMAN. H.R. 4792: Mr. GRAYSON. BRIDENSTINE, and Mr. STIVERS. H.R. 3706: Ms. DELAURO and Mr. ELLISON. H.R. 4796: Mr. BEYER. H.R. 953: Ms. ADAMS. H.R. 3722: Mr. ROUZER. H.R. 4816: Mr. ALLEN and Mr. TOM PRICE of H.R. 969: Mr. PAULSEN and Mr. HUIZENGA of H.R. 3742: Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. CULBERSON, Georgia. Michigan. Mr. ALLEN, Mr. EMMER of Minnesota, and Mr. H.R. 4828: Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. H.R. 973: Mr. COOK. ABRAHAM. JODY B. HICE of Georgia, Mr. HENSARLING,

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Mr. BRAT, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. SMITH of Texas, H.R. 4969: Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of Washington, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. PLASKETT, and Mr. MEADOWS. New York. and Mr. PAYNE. H.R. 4842: Mr. AGUILAR and Mr. VELA. H.R. 4980: Mr. CRAMER and Mr. DESANTIS. H. Con. Res. 19: Mr. VALADAO. H.R. 4843: Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. BRADY of H.R. 5011: Mr. ABRAHAM. H. Con. Res. 89: Mr. STIVERS. Pennsylvania, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. RENACCI, Mr. H.R. 5015: Mr. COLE, Mr. JONES, Mr. ROE of H. Con. Res. 130: Mr. VISCLOSKY. BISHOP of Michigan, Mr. MESSER, and Ms. Tennessee, Mr. PITTENGER, Mr. GIBBS, Mrs. STEFANIK. BLACKBURN, and Mr. STEWART. H. Res. 14: Mr. SALMON, Mr. PITTS, and Mr. H.R. 4869: Mr. OLSON. H.R. 5031: Mr. MEADOWS. GENE GREEN of Texas. H.R. 4876: Mr. TIBERI. H.R. 5044: Mr. MURPHY of Florida, Ms. LEE, H. Res. 154: Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Ms. ESHOO, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Ms. H.R. 4904: Mr. TIPTON. H. Res. 494: Mrs. WAGNER. H.R. 4907: Mr. YOUNG of Iowa and Mr. JACKSON LEE, Ms. ESTY, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. H. Res. 534: Mr. LOEBSACK. RENACCI. NADLER, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. HONDA, Mr. BLU- H.R. 4912: Mr. BLUMENAUER. MENAUER, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. CLARK of Massa- H. Res. 540: Ms. MCCOLLUM. H.R. 4928: Mrs. HARTZLER. chusetts, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. LANGEVIN, Ms. H. Res. 586: Mrs. DINGELL. H.R. 4941: Mr. POSEY. PINGREE, Ms. NORTON, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, H. Res. 605: Ms. LOFGREN. H.R. 4948: Ms. SLAUGHTER. and Mrs. NAPOLITANO. H. Res. 637: Ms. MCCOLLUM. H.R. 4954: Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. SWALWELL H.R. 5046: Mr. SMITH of Texas. H. Res. 650: Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, of California, Mr. CA´ RDENAS, Mr. MCNERNEY, H.R. 5047: Mr. JONES and Mr. RICE of South Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. POLIS, Mrs. MILLER of and Ms. LOFGREN. Carolina. Michigan, Mr. RUSH, and Mr. LANCE. H.R. 4955: Mr. MESSER. H.R. 5056: Miss RICE of New York. H.R. 4956: Mr. ROONEY of Florida. H.R. 5067: Mr. KILDEE, Mr. NADLER, Ms. H. Res. 668: Mr. SESSIONS and Mr. VELA. H.R. 4960: Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. BASS, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, H. Res. 694: Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. AL GREEN KINZINGER of Illinois, Mr. HULTGREN, Mr. Mr. VEASEY, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. COHEN, Ms. of Texas, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. TAKAI, and Mr. SHIMKUS, and Mr. GUTIE´ RREZ. MOORE, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. SMITH of LANGEVIN.

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Vol. 162 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2016 No. 65 Senate The Senate met at 10 a.m. and was noon today; that the cloture vote on velopment Subcommittee. It is good to called to order by the President pro H.R. 2028 occur following disposition of see this significant headway we have tempore (Mr. HATCH). the substitute amendment; and that made thus far. With continued coopera- f the 10:30 a.m. second-degree filing tion, we can pass the first appropria- deadline for both the amendment and tions bill of the season and continue PRAYER the underlying bill be at 11 a.m. this our work to move through more of The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- morning. these individual funding measures. fered the following prayer: The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there f Let us pray. objection? OBAMACARE Almighty God, the fountain of all The Democratic leader. wisdom. Nothing is impossible to You. Mr. REID. Mr. President, reserving Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, it Forgive us when we sometimes have the right to object. We have no prob- has been 6 years since the flawed anxiety about the future because we lem moving the vote to noon, but I health care policies of ObamaCare were fail to remember what You have done want everyone to be clear that we signed into law. Six years later, my of- in the past. Thank You for Your wis- would be happy to have a vote to pass fice continues to receive stories from dom that guides us on life’s journey, this bill right now. The only thing Kentuckians who are reeling from the empowering us to walk with integrity. holding up the bill is, of course, the negative effects of this partisan law. Today, enlighten our Senators, show amendment of which the Presiding Of- For instance, take the heartbreaking them Your ways, teach them Your ficer is well aware. story from one middle-class husband paths. May Your great love so encom- We would be happy to move right and father of two from Covington who pass them that discord and confusion now with the amendments that have suffered a heart attack at the age of 42. will be dispelled. Lord, let Your peace been agreed to—the managers’ package Under ObamaCare, this Kentucky dad and tranquility guard their hearts and we agreed to the night before last—and has seen his health care premium triple minds. Deal graciously with them, en- finish this bill now. and his deductible increase to, as he couraging them to cast their cares I have no objection. put it, a ‘‘ridiculous’’ amount. He said upon You, receiving Your loving mercy The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without he struggles to afford his medicine— and protection. objection, it is so ordered. which he says costs upward of $1,000 a We pray in Your Holy Name. Amen. f month—as he and his family struggle f to survive week to week. THE APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS Put simply, he says, ObamaCare is a PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, we ‘‘terrible blight on the health care sys- The President pro tempore led the have seen important progress in this tem’’ that has resulted in more ‘‘expen- Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: appropriations season, with the com- sive, watered down, unaffordable I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the mittee reporting out one-third of the 12 health care for the middle class.’’ Un- United States of America, and to the Repub- funding bills already, each with unani- fortunately, too many American fami- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, mous backing. So let’s continue our lies have had similar experiences under indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. work to make progress on the bipar- this administration’s partisan law be- f tisan energy security and water infra- cause from the start this health care structure funding bill before us. policy was built on a mountain—a RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY This appropriations measure will mountain of higher costs and broken LEADER have positive impacts across the coun- promises, which only seem to grow The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. COT- try and promote American priorities larger by the day. TON). The majority leader is recog- such as energy innovation, waterways When it comes to ObamaCare, costs nized. infrastructure, commerce, and public in the exchange are higher than its f safety. It is the product of much re- champions expected. A recent study search and deliberation. It shows what found that ObamaCare exchange indi- ORDER OF PROCEDURE can be achieved with the return to reg- vidual market enrollees experienced Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I ular order. higher medical costs than people in- ask unanimous consent that notwith- We know it would not have been pos- sured through employer-provided cov- standing rule XXII, the cloture vote sible without the dedicated work and erage: 19 percent higher in 2014 and 22 with respect to the Alexander sub- leadership of the Appropriations Com- percent higher last year. When it stitute amendment No. 3801 occur at 12 mittee and the Energy and Water De- comes to ObamaCare, it simply does

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More people are is reserved. a ‘‘handful of States’’ next year, in- healthier because they can go see a f cluding Kentucky. What this means is doctor or go to a hospital when they that Americans in my home State and need to. ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOP- across much of the Nation are likely to The Republicans need to get over it MENT AND RELATED AGENCIES face even fewer health insurance op- and accept the fact that ObamaCare is APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 tions. According to one analysis, if this here to stay. If they are so concerned The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under insurer withdrew from the exchange about it—they have no plan of their the previous order, the Senate will re- market altogether, nearly 2 million own—maybe they could give us some sume consideration of H.R. 2028, which marketplace enrollees would be left ideas as to how it should be changed. the clerk will report. with only 2 insurers, while more than 1 We hear nothing other than criticism The senior assistant legislative clerk million more would be left with only 1. of a program that is doing so much to read as follows: Fewer choices could also mean even change America forever. higher premium costs. As one expert A bill (H.R. 2028) making appropriations f for energy and water development and re- put it, either insurers will drop out or lated agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- insurers will raise premiums. This only WISHING CAPITOL POLICE OFFI- tember 30, 2016, and for other purposes. adds to the many Kentuckians who CER PAT MILLHAM A SPEEDY Pending: have already seen their premiums RECOVERY spike under ObamaCare, like the re- Alexander/Feinstein amendment No. 3801, in the nature of a substitute. tired police officer whose premium in- Mr. REID. Mr. President, I want to take just a minute to talk about the Alexander amendment No. 3804 (to amend- creased to nearly $5,000 a year, which ment No. 3801), to modify provisions relating he ‘‘simply cannot afford’’ or the Ken- tragedy that struck the Capitol Police yesterday. At 5 a.m., United States to Nuclear Regulatory Commission fees. tuckian whose rate tripled, leaving him Mr. REID. Mr. President, I suggest uninsured and leaving him to pay a Capitol Police Officer Pat Millham was working out in the gym. He suffered a the absence of a quorum. fine at the end of the year. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Not surprisingly, the insurance in- massive heart attack. Those who were present in the gym at the time rushed clerk will call the roll. dustry’s chief spokesperson—who is a The senior assistant legislative clerk former top Obama administration offi- to his aid. They used a defibrillator three times before his heart started proceeded to call the roll. cial, by the way—is bracing the public Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask for even more premium increases in beating again. He was then flown to a nearby hospital and had surgery late unanimous consent that the order for the year to come. The administration’s the quorum call be rescinded. answer? More money from taxpayers. last night. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. COT- Whether they call it a risk corridor or He was revived. That is very good. He is a 28-year veteran of the Capitol Po- TON). Without objection, it is so or- a premium subsidy or a reinsurance dered. mechanism, the source is still the lice. He has served in a variety of very important positions: a member of the Under the previous order, the time same, the American taxpayer. until 12 noon will be equally divided be- So the bottom line is this: Americans criminal investigations unit, academy instructor, and he even worked on the tween the two managers or their des- continue to be unfairly hurt by a ignees. health care law that was forced on hostage negotiation team. them through backroom deals and is He is an outstanding police officer by NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION DRUG TAKE-BACK DAY literally littered with broken promises. all accounts. The Department has rec- Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, we have Too many have seen their premiums ognized his performance and honored recently been talking quite a bit—be- and deductibles skyrocket. Too many Officer Millham with the Service Medal cause, frankly, unless we talk about it have suffered from tax increases and and Commendation Award. He is well- people won’t know what happened— lost coverage. Now too many are set to liked by all of his colleagues and has a about how productive we have been face even fewer choices and significant great sense of humor. He is currently a over the last year and a half in advanc- price hikes in the year to come. member of the Department’s mountain ing legislation that benefits the Amer- Middle-class families have endured bike patrol that we see around here. ican people, which is, of course, the the broken promises and failures of There are not a lot of mountains, but reason why they sent us here. ObamaCare for far too long. It is past there are a lot of hills around this Cap- I say we have been talking about it, time for Democrats to own up to the itol complex. because if we don’t talk about it, many disappointments of this law and He is in very good shape. That is maybe they will never learn, and even help us move toward better health care what you have to be to be a patrol offi- if we talked about it, some of them policies for our country. cer on a bicycle. That is what makes may never believe it. But the fact of what happened yesterday so shocking. the matter is that we need to talk f I cannot imagine what a difficult time about what we are doing here for the ORDER OF PROCEDURE it has been for Pat and his wife Heidi people we represent. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I and their two children at college, Of course, nothing happens in the ask unanimous consent that following Skylar and Savannah. Heidi recently Senate or in Congress or in Washington leader remarks, the time until 12 noon retired from the United States Capitol unless it is done on a bipartisan basis. be equally divided between the two Police. But leadership matters. Leadership managers or their designees. I hope they know the entire Senate matters. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. and House family wishes Officer We have seen with the new Repub- HELLER). Without objection, it is so or- Millham a speedy recovery, and I ex- lican majority in the 114th Congress, dered. press my personal appreciation and ad- under Senator MCCONNELL and Speaker f miration to all of the Capitol Police for RYAN now, that we have been able to all they do and all the personnel who pass some important legislation. This RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY make the Capitol Police jobs func- includes legislation to combat the epi- LEADER. tional. We look forward to having Offi- demic of opioid abuse throughout our The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cer Millham back at full health very Nation. We passed an important piece Democratic leader is recognized. quickly. of legislation called the Comprehensive

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:23 Apr 28, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27AP6.002 S27APPT1 rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with SENATE April 27, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2467 Addiction and Recovery Act to deal take control of the problem by rallying facilities in Mexico are integral to with it. the community to turn in drugs that North American manufacturing. But I want to talk about another as- are either unwanted or expired and to Our relationship with Mexico, as pect of the prescription drug problem make sure they are safely disposed of. complicated as it can sometimes be, or issue and reflect on some bipartisan I look forward to going back home to goes well beyond impressive trade sta- legislation we passed 6 years ago—obvi- Texas for national take-back day this tistics. Mexico is a key partner for the ously, with people on both sides of the weekend, where I will have a chance to United States as we work to keep our aisle and in both Chambers—when we join local law enforcement and city country safe and to help them deal came together to tackle another issue leaders in Dallas and Austin and with the challenges they have from a related to prescription drugs. This had Walgreens pharmacy—all working to- law enforcement standpoint. to do with the fact that many prescrip- gether to help highlight this important Mexico is critical to our joint goals tion drugs are filled. They will sit in initiative. I encourage all of my col- of countering and interdicting illegal medicine cabinets and perhaps be sub- leagues to do the same. substances entering the United States ject to pilfering by people for whom UNITED STATES-MEXICO RELATIONSHIP from across the border. We know the they were not prescribed or be disposed Mr. President, separately, I want to supply is huge, and unfortunately the of in a way that is bad for the environ- talk for a moment about another mat- demand in the United States is huge, ment. We found that the growing use of ter of importance, and that is the im- and our Mexican friends always remind prescription drugs for nonmedical uses portance of our Nation’s relationship us of that. Every time we are critical is particularly a problem among teen- with our neighbor to the south. Coming of them, they say: Well, if it weren’t agers. When people take drugs for rec- from Texas, which has 1,200 miles of for the demand in the United States, reational or other purposes that have common border with Mexico, I often the supply wouldn’t be there. They not been prescribed for them, unfortu- observe that this is a relationship from have a point. We have also worked with Mexico in nately the consequences can be fatal. which we cannot get a divorce. We are trying to stem the tide of illegal immi- We noticed that some State and local bound together as countries, contig- gration. I know most people may not law enforcement agencies have had uous countries, and frankly our well- quite accept that, but the fact is, Mex- success with drug take-back programs. being depends in part on how well Mex- ico has stepped up and dealt with im- The programs allowed people to turn in ico is doing. We know that Mexico, like migration across its southern border their leftover prescription drugs, lim- the United States, has its own unique from countries such as in Central iting the chances that these drugs challenges. America—some of the most chal- would get into the hands of someone As the largest exporting State in the lenging environments in this hemi- who doesn’t need them or that they country, Texas exported $95 billion sphere. We have seen that manifested would hurt them. worth of goods to Mexico just last in the tens of thousands of unaccom- I remember in Austin, TX, shortly year—$95 billion to Mexico just last panied children who come from Central after we passed this legislation in 2010, year. In fact, Mexico is our largest ex- America, across Mexico, and into the going to one of the locations where the port market, and it is the second larg- United States, ending up on our door- take-back program was in use, and peo- est export market of the United States. step. But Mexico has worked with us to ple were bringing garbage sacks full of The truth is, Mexico and its economy try to stem that flow of illegal immi- prescription drugs they had in their are very important to our economy and gration from Central America. home. In some instances, they had a how we do as a country. We have worked together to try to relative who had been ill and passed In today’s globalized world, we must help make sure our border is not an away. They had all of these prescrip- continue to support our economic part- easy target for terrorists and other bad tion drugs that were sitting there, and nership with Mexico and find ways to actors seeking entry to our country. they didn’t know what to do with build on it and certainly not do any- There is no doubt that these shared them. Do you flush them down the toi- thing to undermine it. That is why I challenges are just that—challenging. let? Do you put them in the garbage prioritized efforts such as the Cross- But what should be crystal clear to all can? What do you do? Fortunately, we Border Trade and Enhancement Act, of us is that we can’t address them provided a mechanism for people to legislation I have introduced with my without working with Mexico. We can’t deal with these unneeded drugs. colleague in the House, a Democrat by ignore it. As I said earlier, we can’t get We focused our efforts on making it the name of HENRY CUELLAR. I worked a divorce. We have to work this out be- easier for Federal agencies to take and with him a lot on border-related and cause our futures are joined together in dispose of some of the most dangerous especially trade-related issues. This many important respects. That is why drugs, including opioids, and finding a bill would help reduce wait times and I say that the success of the United way to encourage more communities to upgrade infrastructure at our border States depends in part on Mexico’s suc- do the same. ports of entry. cess, and we should diligently look for The legislation we passed in 2010 was I bet most people don’t realize that ways to grow that partnership for the the Secure and Responsible Drug Dis- the single largest land port of entry good of both countries. One practical posal Act, and it gave law enforcement into the United States is Laredo, TX. If way we can do that is by confirming a officials the flexibility they need to be you come with me to Laredo sometime, U.S. Ambassador to represent us in able to build these programs. Like you will see semis and tractor-trailers Mexico City. most legislation nobody has ever heard stacked up literally for hours trying to Roberta Jacobson was nominated of, it passed Congress unanimously. get across the International Bridge, en- last summer, and I believe she is quali- But just because we didn’t fight like gaging in the kind of trade that helps fied to represent us in this key rela- cats and dogs doesn’t mean it is not support American jobs and helps our tionship. Our bilateral relationship is worthwhile. I am thankful that this economy. simply too important to the people of week we will be able to highlight the It is important that we move goods Texas and to the people of the United importance of legislation like this to and people more efficiently, safely, and States to leave this position unfilled. address our Nation’s prescription drug legally, and grow our trading relation- We have to get somebody representing epidemic. ships with partners like Mexico. The the United States in Mexico City to ad- Today, folks on Capitol Hill can hand fact is, 6 million American jobs depend vocate on behalf of the United States in any unused prescription medication on binational trade with Mexico— for all of the reasons I mentioned ear- they have as part of Federal take-back things we send there and things they lier—trade, security, immigration. day. That is today. On Saturday, we send here. A lot of the jobs that used to Otherwise, I don’t think we are going will get a chance to see this in action go to China because they could produce to be able to make the kind of progress across the country through the Na- things in a manufacturing process that we all would like to see, and we cer- tional Prescription Drug Take-Back was cheaper because of lower wages tainly can’t afford to let our relation- Day. Take-back days not only high- and the like—because of the benefit of ship with Mexico go stagnant. That is light the problem of prescription drug the proximity of Mexico, many of the one of the risks of not having an am- abuse, they help local communities maquiladoras and other manufacturing bassador there.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:23 Apr 28, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27AP6.004 S27APPT1 rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with SENATE S2468 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE April 27, 2016 I was really glad to hear my friend, water from Iran. Heavy water by itself ment of Energy’s decision. He has lis- the junior Senator from Florida, call is not much. It is just water. It is in tened to the objections that were the U.S.-Mexico relationship one of the drums. It doesn’t hurt anybody. It is raised by the other side. He has amend- most important ones we have. He said not dangerous. It is distilled water, and ed his own bill. He has offered for it to that yesterday on the floor. I share his it is used primarily for two reasons: be adopted by voice vote. He has of- optimism that this impasse over the one, for scientific instruments—we use fered for it to be voted on at 60 votes. confirmation of Ms. Jacobson can be it for fiber optics and other scientific As I said, he has modified it. He has resolved soon. I certainly think it is reasons—and it can be used to make completely taken out the part that time we come together to move her plutonium. So it was a part of the could limit American businesses from nomination forward. Here in the wan- agreement between the United States getting licenses to buy heavy water ing days of the Obama administration, and Iran. from Iran. That is to be discussed at a it is very important that we have this Senator COTTON—and I will charac- later time. He has left in only the part important ambassadorship filled for all terize his amendment with his permis- that says you can’t use fiscal year 2017 of the reasons I mentioned earlier. sion—sought to do two things. One was money to buy heavy water from Iran. Mr. President, I yield the floor. to say you couldn’t use any appro- But the Department can use prior year I suggest the absence of a quorum. priated funds for the fiscal year 2017— appropriated money, and it can use re- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. the one we are working on now—to buy volving fund money. It can buy all the TILLIS). The clerk will call the roll. more heavy water from Iran. The sec- heavy water Iran has if this President The legislative clerk proceeded to ond thing he sought was to do some- or the next President wants to. I think call the roll. thing about Iran’s business of selling that is a very reasonable step, and I Mr. COTTON. Mr. President, I ask heavy water. What would the implica- would ask the Democratic leader and unanimous consent that the order for tions be about that for our own na- the whip and Senator FEINSTEIN, all of the quorum call be rescinded. tional security? Remember, this is a whom I work with very well and for The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without decision by the U.S. Department of En- whom I have great respect, if they are objection, it is so ordered. ergy that was announced over the determined to block the bill at noon. Mr. COTTON. Mr. President, I ask weekend without any notification to But let’s keep talking about this be- unanimous consent that all time in the chairman of the Foreign Relations cause I think it is the basic constitu- quorum calls until 12 noon be evenly Committee or to the Intelligence Com- tional framework of our U.S. Senate to divided between the two parties. mittee or to the Armed Services Com- do our job on appropriations, and Sen- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without mittee. So you have a U.S. Senator ators should be allowed to offer ger- objection, it is so ordered. who is on the ball, and he says: OK, mane amendments. Mr. COTTON. I suggest the absence this is an issue I would like to do some- When confronted with an objection of a quorum. thing about. on the other side, if they say ‘‘well, 60 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Our friends on the other side have votes’’ or ‘‘voice vote’’ or ‘‘I will mod- clerk will call the roll. raised an objection, especially Senator ify my amendment,’’ that ought to be respected, and we should go ahead. The legislative clerk proceeded to FEINSTEIN, for whom I have the great- call the roll. est respect. So today, in talking with Then if the President at the end still Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I the Democratic leaders, I asked: May I feels he wants to veto the bill, that is the way our process works. He vetoes ask unanimous consent that the order talk with Senator COTTON and see if he for the quorum call be rescinded. will modify his amendment in a way it. If we don’t do this, we are going to The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. CAS- that might be acceptable so that we end up with an omnibus bill. Senators SIDY). Without objection, it is so or- can go on with the appropriations proc- dered. won’t have a chance to participate in ess and not blow it up? it, and then the President will have to Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, in It was blown up last year because we veto it in an omnibus bill at the end of a few minutes we will be voting on put controversial water language in the year. That is not the kind of proc- whether to end debate on the Energy the bill, and instead of bringing it to ess that earns the respect of the Amer- and Water Development Appropriations the floor and voting on it and letting bill. Most of what we have to say about ican people. the President veto it and then bringing The PRESIDING OFFICER. The it at this point is very good news. This it back, the Democrat majority decided Democratic leader. is the first appropriations bill of the we just wouldn’t bring the bill to the Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have the year. It is the earliest date an appro- floor. deepest respect, without any question, priations bill has been acted on in the This year I talked to the Democratic for the Senator from Tennessee, who is Senate since 1974. If it goes through in leaders. They wrote Senator MCCON- my friend, and, of course, Senator the regular order, it will be the first NELL a letter, and we all agreed to try FEINSTEIN is already legendary as a fig- Energy and Water Development Appro- to have an appropriations process. ure in Democratic politics and politics priations bill that has done so since What they said to me was, no con- of this country. But I have some res- 2009. More than 80 Senators have con- troversial riders in committee. So I ervation, for lack of a better descrip- tributed policy suggestions and amend- went through my whole committee tion, about my friend, the senior Sen- ments to the bill on both sides of the with Senator FEINSTEIN, and we per- ator from Tennessee talking about the aisle. In addition to that, we have dealt suaded many Senators to leave their appropriations process. with 17 amendments on the floor. Now controversial amendments off the bill I was on the Appropriations Com- we are ready to end debate and move in in committee, and we said to them: mittee from the first day I came to the our process toward a final solution on You can bring them up on the floor Senate, and I loved my service on the the bill. when they have 60 votes. If you can get Appropriations Committee. For the I believe this bill was put on the floor 60 votes, you can put it in the bill, and last 8 years under President Obama, because Senator FEINSTEIN and I have a if the President of the United States the Republicans have done everything good history of working together, and doesn’t like it, he can veto it. Then it they could—I am trying to find a pleas- the expectation was that we would find takes 67 votes to override it. ant word—to mess up the appropria- a way to do that. Let me say the prob- Here we are, early in the process in tions process—everything. lem—and I will leave time for Senator April, moving ahead, and all of a sud- For those who understand the Sen- FEINSTEIN or the Democratic leader or den I understand that the Democratic ate, everyone should know we didn’t perhaps Senator COTTON or others who minority is going to block us from ask that there be cloture on a motion may want to say something. going forward because they don’t like to proceed. We are as cooperative as we An issue has arisen over an amend- the Cotton amendment. can be on everything we have done dur- ment offered by Senator COTTON. He Let me say this, Mr. President, and I ing the time we have been in the mi- did that after the administration made will stop my remarks. I think Senator nority, which is more than a year now. an announcement over the weekend COTTON has acted responsibly. He acted I would suggest to my friend that that it would be purchasing heavy as soon as he knew about the Depart- cloture will not be invoked on this bill

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:23 Apr 28, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27AP6.005 S27APPT1 rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with SENATE April 27, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2469 in 2 or 3 minutes. If there is some pro- Mrs. FEINSTEIN. May I speak for a joint agreement. We agreed that the posal that the Republicans want to few minutes prior to the cloture vote? President should go ahead and imple- come back with that is reasonable and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there ment this agreement. Now, there are doesn’t have a poison pill in it, fine; we objection? difficult problems because Iran is are willing to move forward on this. Without objection, it is so ordered. emerging and wanting to come into the For someone to give me the statement Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Madam President, family of nations in a positive way. ‘‘Well, you know, it is germane’’—the we have the Democratic leader on the They have to get this heavy water out. world is germane on this bill. I did this floor and the chairman of the Energy The heavy water is out. It is sitting in bill for 15 years. I did it. I know what and Water Development Appropriations a store room in Oman. is in this bill. Just about everything is Subcommittee. I want him, particu- Iran desires to sell it, just as India germane. They have all kinds of de- larly, to know how very much it has sells heavy water. Canada has sold fense stuff, energy and water—it is a meant to me to work with him to try heavy water to us. That heavy water is big, big important bill, and this amend- to reverse the deterioration of order of used for peaceful purposes, as the ment by the Senator from Arkansas is this body. chairman said, for fiber optics, for nothing more than an effort to side- That deterioration of order was the medical research. Our National Labs track the work we are doing here. inability to pass an appropriations bill are interested in it, and there are many The Republicans are in the majority. on its own and go back to what is companies that would use it to improve I hope that it doesn’t last that long, called regular order. I have watched fiber optics and that kind of thing. but that is where we are. It is up to the Appropriations Committee lose So it is a way of removing prolifera- them to move this process forward. We prestige over the years. I have watched tion from the country. This is suddenly have tried our best to cooperate. something happen that never happened on our Energy and Water bill. I believe I suggest to my friend from Ten- in the early years. Members would vote we have the votes to not enter into clo- nessee to see what happens and come for a bill in committee. They would ture at this time. I guess what I want back with something this afternoon. come out, and they would sustain it on to say is my very deep regret to my We have said on many occasions over the floor. chairman. I don’t want it to end this the last 24 hours, we will vote right So the Appropriations Committee way. I want us to continue to work to- now on final passage of the bill—as it gained, I think, a prestige and an honor gether. I truly believe that there is stood before this amendment was of- in this body. I think it has been very more in the interests of this country fered. wounded. So the ability of Senator that we can do appropriations bills in The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. ALEXANDER, my chairman, and myself regular order, with concurrence on ERNST). The Senator from Arkansas. to try to restore that order by sitting both sides of the aisle, than the value Mr. COTTON. I ask unanimous con- down and working out problems—and of this amendment. sent to speak for up to 2 minutes. seeing that he gives, I give, we put to- This amendment has raised hackles The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there gether a bill, and we believe that bill all over. So why can’t it be left for an- objection? can get through this body and that we other day? Why does it need to be on an Without objection, it is so ordered. can conference that bill successfully— appropriations bill? Why can’t we have Mr. COTTON. Madam President, as is a really big deal to change the na- the ability to do one bill in this body the Senator from Tennessee has said, ture of this body, and we can show that that does not have a poison pill on it, the administration announced that we can get our job done. to set an example for future bills? This they were purchasing heavy water from Well, into this climate, which is so was the bill—Senator ALEXANDER and I Iran on Friday night. On the first legis- amicable and so positive, comes an both know that—that was supposed to lative day back on Monday, I proposed amendment. I go to the White House. I do that. Why can’t a Member see this? an amendment which is germane to the pick up the phone. I call the Chief of Maybe he is a new Member. Maybe he bill and thereby entitled to a simple Staff. I say: This is an amendment. It does not understand what the years majority threshold vote. may affect the Iran deal. I would like have been like. I have offered to give a voice vote to to know what the administration’s po- Why can’t he wait for another time? the Democrats so they don’t have a sition is. The word back is that the ad- I have been here 24 years. I have waited record vote. I have offered to put it at ministration will veto this bill if these for another time plenty of times, be- a 60-vote threshold because there are 60 words are in it. cause someone said: Your amendment Senators who do not believe that the So I began to learn a little bit about won’t go well with the bill. Don’t do it U.S. taxpayers should be subsidizing heavy water—what it is and what it is now. We may help you later. Iran’s heavy water industry. not—and how this all came about. So I I did it. Why destroy our chances? This morning, as Senator ALEXANDER understand the administration’s prob- Because that is exactly what is hap- said, I offered to revise my amendment, lem with it, because it destroys some- pening. yet here we are. The Democrats are thing they are trying to do with the So I just want Chairman ALEXANDER going to vote no on cloture, objecting Iran agreement; that is, to show Iran a to know how very sad I am that we are to an amendment that is not pending legal pathway with which it can pro- at this point. I believe it is not nec- and is not included in this legislation. ceed to go into the family of nations in essary to be at this point. I believe we I, too, do not want to see the appro- a moderate way. could show that we could do it. I would priations process end. I want to pass Iran happens to have a foreign min- say that if cloture is not granted, we this bill. I want to move on to the next ister whom I have known for at least 15 stand ready to continue to work to try appropriations bill, and I am com- years. I know he believes in this Ira- to get a bill. But I would so appreciate mitted to continue working in good nian agreement. I know he wanted to it if a new Member could recognize this faith with the Senator from Tennessee take Iran in another direction. I know and say: Oh, I wanted to do this. It is and the Senator from California to try it because he proposed an earlier plan my right to do it. to reach some solution, whether on when he was Ambassador to the United All of that I admit, but what you are this bill or any other, that we can Nations. doing is going to disturb our effort to move forward on in an orderly fashion The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- produce a series of appropriations bills and pass all of our appropriations bills, ator’s time has expired. without poison pill riders. as well as ensure that the U.S. tax- Mrs. FEINSTEIN. I ask unanimous I will predict that there will be more payer is not subsidizing a critical com- consent for such time as I may con- on other bills. Our effort, which the ponent of Iran’s nuclear industry, sume. I will be short. majority leader began with the Demo- which, I may add, we are not required Mr. ALEXANDER. I have no objec- cratic leader—was to be able to put to- to do under the nuclear agreement tion if I can have the same. gether a process where we could with Iran. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without produce bills. I yield the floor. objection, it is so ordered. Please, think about that. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Mrs. FEINSTEIN. So, to make a long The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- ator from California. story short, this body discussed the ator from Tennessee.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:23 Apr 28, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27AP6.008 S27APPT1 rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with SENATE S2470 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE April 27, 2016 Mr. ALEXANDER. Madam President, The senior assistant legislative clerk NOT VOTING—4 I will make brief concluding remarks read as follows: Cruz Sessions Sanders Toomey and then we can vote. We are not de- CLOTURE MOTION bating the Iran agreement here today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this This is the Energy and Water Develop- We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- vote, the yeas are 50, the nays are 46. ment Appropriations bill of the Appro- ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby Three-fifths of the Senators duly cho- priations Committee. We are not even move to bring to a close debate on Senate sen and sworn not having voted in the debating the Cotton amendment. It is amendment No. 3801 to Calendar No. 96, H.R. affirmative, the motion is rejected. not even part of the bill. Senator COT- 2028, an act making appropriations for en- The majority leader. TON has filed an amendment that could ergy and water development and related Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, be part of the bill if the Senate decides agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- I enter a motion to reconsider the vote. to adopt it in our debate after we adopt tember 30, 2016, and for other purposes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The mo- cloture. He has done that. Mitch McConnell, Lamar Alexander, tion is entered. Just to repeat, over the weekend, the Jerry Moran, John Boozman, Steve Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, Daines, Richard Burr, Roy Blunt, Orrin I think we have come up with yet an- U.S. Department of Energy, without G. Hatch, John Hoeven, John Thune, any consultation with anybody in the Thad Cochran, Roger F. Wicker, Mark other definition of obstruction today. Senate that I know about—without the Kirk, John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Our Democratic friends are going to Intelligence, Armed Services, or For- Johnny Isakson, Pat Roberts. prevent the passage of an energy and eign Relations Committees—decided it water appropriations bill because of an The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unan- was going to buy heavy water from amendment that is not yet pending to imous consent, the mandatory quorum Iran. The Senator from Arkansas intro- the bill in yet a new way to blow up the call has been waived. duced an amendment on the subject. appropriations process. My understanding of the way the The question, Is it the sense of the Our Democratic colleagues were Senate is supposed to work is that we Senate that debate on amendment No. great at dysfunction when they were in save the controversial amendments for 3801, offered by the Senator from Ten- the majority, and they are pretty good the floor. If you can get 60 votes, you nessee, Mr. ALEXANDER, as amended, to at it when they are in the minority. No pass them. Then, as Senators, if the H.R. 2028, shall be brought to a close? matter what the issue—no matter what issue is an important issue about which The yeas and nays are mandatory the issue—there is some new and cre- we disagree, we vote on it and we ac- under the rule. ative way to try and throw a monkey cept the vote. Sometimes we win, and The clerk will call the roll. wrench into the gears. I heard over and over and over again sometimes we lose. The senior assistant legislative clerk We also listen to each other. So if the that there was broad support on both called the roll. other side says this is an especially dif- sides of the aisle for getting the appro- ficult issue for us, we try to accommo- Mr. CORNYN. The following Senators priations process moving again. The date that. So the Senator from Arkan- are necessarily absent: the Senator Senator from Arkansas has been ex- sas has said that he will take 60 votes, from Texas (Mr. CRUZ), the Senator traordinarily reasonable. He has of- although he is entitled to 51. He can from Alabama (Mr. SESSIONS), and the fered to modify his amendment. He has force a 51-vote vote on this issue if he Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. offered to consider it in some other chose to do that, under parliamentary TOOMEY). context. Our chairman, Senator ALEX- rules. Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the ANDER, has been working on this for 24 He said: I will take a voice vote. He Senator from Vermont (Mr. SANDERS) hours. It ought not to be this hard to does not have to do that. Then this is necessarily absent. pass an energy and water appropria- morning he said: I will modify my The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there tions bill that would be good for the amendment. I will eliminate all of the any other Senators in the Chamber de- country and that most of us support. part about licenses. That is the second siring to vote? So I just moved to reconsider my sentence of this very simple amend- The yeas and nays resulted—yeas 50, vote, and we need to continue to talk ment. We will reserve that for discus- nays 46, as follows: about this because this is a ridiculous sion by the Armed Services, Foreign place for the Senate to be—ridiculous. Relations, and other committees. So [Rollcall Vote No. 64 Leg.] We are all adults. We have all been all that his amendment says is that YEAS—50 elected by the people of our various you can’t use money from this fiscal Alexander Enzi Moran States to come and act responsibly. year to buy heavy water from Iran—ex- Ayotte Ernst Murkowski We are not going to give up on this cept that the Department of Energy Barrasso Flake Paul bill, and when we finish this bill, we Blunt Gardner has potentially millions of dollars it Perdue will go to a couple more appropriations Boozman Graham Portman could use from other years to do that, Burr Grassley Risch bills. I think we have a collective re- and it has a revolving fund it could use. Capito Hatch Roberts sponsibility in the Senate—Democrats In effect, if this President or the next Cassidy Heitkamp Rounds Coats Hoeven and Republicans—to work our way past Rubio President wanted to continue to buy Cochran Inhofe this snag and figure out the way for- Scott heavy water from Iran, it could do so. Collins Isakson Shelby ward, so we will have time to do that. So I think the Senator from Arkansas Corker Johnson I yield the floor. Cornyn Kirk Sullivan is entirely within his rights, whether Cotton Lankford Thune The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- he has been here 2 years or 20 years. I Crapo Manchin Tillis ator from Illinois. think he is entitled to come up and ask Daines McCain Vitter Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, I for a vote. I think he has bent over Donnelly Menendez Wicker would like to say a word in response backwards in offering three or four dif- NAYS—46 from the Democratic side. ferent ways to accommodate the con- Baldwin Heinrich Peters First, I cannot think of two col- cerns of the others. Bennet Heller Reed leagues I admire more than Senator I think it would be a real shame if we Blumenthal Hirono Reid ALEXANDER and Senator FEINSTEIN. came up with yet one more reason not Booker Kaine Sasse They are honorable people. It has been Boxer King to have an appropriations bill after we Schatz a pleasure to work with them and even Brown Klobuchar Schumer have done all of this work, 80 Senators Cantwell Leahy Shaheen to consider issues where we opposed have made their contributions, and we Cardin Lee Stabenow one another because I knew it would be Carper Markey have adopted 17 amendments. Tester Casey McCaskill done in a professional and courteous Udall CLOTURE MOTION Coons McConnell way. They have spent more hours than Warner The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant Durbin Merkley I can calculate constructing one of the Warren to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Feinstein Mikulski most important appropriations bills— Fischer Murphy Whitehouse Senate the pending cloture motion, Franken Murray Wyden the Energy and Water appropriations which the clerk will state. Gillibrand Nelson bill.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:02 Apr 28, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27AP6.010 S27APPT1 rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with SENATE April 27, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2471 This bill was brought to the floor the Presidential trail. To bring this committee would say: Don’t offer your first by Senator MCCONNELL for good amendment into the bill at the last amendment because it will be defeated reason. We wanted to set a template, a moment, as it was, is to invite a debate and we will help defeat it because it model, for finishing the appropriations and a controversy which was not in the will blow up the bill. Plain and simple. process, and I respect that. I have been bill up to that point. That is still an option. honored to serve on the House Com- Now, was it the right of the Senator We didn’t offer the Cotton amend- mittee on Appropriations and now on from Arkansas to do it? Yes. But I ment. We could have offered our the Senate Appropriations Committee, would just say that my experience in version of Cotton amendments to blow and I think it is a very important as- appropriations is, you would say to up this bill. We did not. Whether or not signment. It has been many years since your colleague who had the right to that was his intent—and I will not we have done our work in the way it offer an amendment: Let me just say in doubt the sincerity of my friend from was supposed to be done. advance, this is going to slow down—it Arkansas. But it was offered by the Without a budget resolution, we took may even stop this bill. After all the other side, and the onus is on the other the budget agreement, moved forward work we have put into it, please don’t side to fix this. The way to fix it is one with the bills. There were countless op- offer that amendment, and if you do, I of two: Either prevail on the Senator portunities for the minority, the will have to oppose it. from Arkansas to pursue his goal Democrats, to slow down this process, Those are the basics for kind of going here—that is certainly his right, but to make it more difficult, to make it forward on a bipartisan basis to bring don’t do it using the appropriations more complicated, and to demand this bill to a conclusion. process as a hostage to move forward votes and delays of 30 hours after 30 We just had a procedural vote, and a on his bill—or tell him that if he offers hours. We did not do that because we few Republicans joined us, but the the bill, Republicans will vote against were trying to be positive and con- overwhelming majority of Democrats it as well. Then we can move forward. structive. said we can’t move forward on the bill That was how it used to work. When I will not reflect on our experience in until we resolve this basic question: If I was a junior Member and I wanted to the majority, but I would say in re- Senators will be allowed to offer offer amendments, some of them con- sponse to the Republican leader, they amendments on the floor that are rel- troversial, I would go to our chair or broke the record in terms of filibusters evant to the bill and are controversial, ranking member—depending on wheth- on the floor of the Senate when the Re- we invite poison pills up to the very er we were in the majority or minor- publicans were in the minority. We last moment when a bill can be consid- ity—and say: I want to offer this don’t want to go back to that era and ered. amendment. The chair would consult we don’t want to ‘‘get even.’’ That isn’t There has to be a better way. We with the other side, and they would what this is about. have to prove to America that we can come back and say: We, the majority/ There were basically two or three get things done in its best interests. minority, cannot support this amend- things guiding us in the process that I That means some Senators cannot ment. Then I wouldn’t offer it. It would thought everyone signed up for, and I offer every amendment they would like lose. That is the way the process used believe they did. One of them was bal- to offer. That is just part of the re- to work. I don’t begrudge any individual—the ance between defense and nondefense straint which we ask of Members who centrifugal forces in our politics have spending overall; second, that each one are consciously trying to help us be pulled things apart, so it is much hard- of the bills hits a number that can be constructive in the Senate. er for Members on both sides of the explained and rationalized based on the I hope we can get back on track. The aisle to do it. But let’s not turn that budget agreement; and third, the con- conversations are civil, as they should around. The obstruction and the failure tentious issue of poison pills. These are be between honorable people who are to deal with obstruction is not coming subjects that are so controversial that trying to work this out, and they need from this side, it is coming from the if they are included in a bill, it be- to continue. The underlying bill is very other side, and they have an onus to fix comes impossible to either pass it on important. It is important to my State it. the floor or expect the President to and to many other States. But let’s fin- One more point before my good sign it. ish this bill in the right way, in a bi- friend—and I love him—from Tennessee So we thought, if we are going to ex- partisan fashion, in a calm fashion, not comes forward. Whatever we did, the ercise our opportunity with an appro- in a confrontational fashion. We can do President said he was going to veto priations process that works, those that. I am sorry we can’t do it this this. So the idea that this bill would go three things have to apply. I give cred- morning. I hope we will all work to- forward and we would spend all this it to both Senator ALEXANDER and Sen- gether to achieve that goal as quickly time on it and then have the President ator FEINSTEIN for producing a bill in as possible. veto it—that doesn’t accomplish the subcommittee that met those tests and Madam President, I yield the floor. goals that I know my good friends, the didn’t include any great controversial The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- chair of the subcommittee and the items, going through full committee ator from New York. ranking member of the subcommittee, with exactly the same outcome, and Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I want to pursue. The onus is on us to do bringing it to the floor. would like to compliment my colleague it before we get to that. We were this close to the finish line— from Illinois. He hit the nail on the I yield the floor. this close to the finish line—when yes- head. I will be brief. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- terday the Senator from Arkansas, as The Republican leader said this is a ator from Tennessee. is his right to do, offered an amend- new level of obstruction. I don’t know Mr. ALEXANDER. Madam President, ment. That amendment was offered if it is a new level of obstruction; he I appreciate the comments of Senator around noon yesterday and the whole has been pretty good at it over the SCHUMER, Senator DURBIN, and Senator conversation changed. It was an years. But certainly, if we wanted to FEINSTEIN, for whom I have great re- amendment related to the Department obstruct these bills, we wouldn’t have spect. of Energy, yes, but it was an amend- let the motion to proceed go forward. The people who can figure this out ment of great controversy because it We would have done 17 other things are on the floor, and we ought to be was an amendment related to the that were done time and time again in able to, is the bottom line. I suspect a President’s agreement with Iran to the past. big part of the problem is timing. The stop them from the development of nu- The way to stop this, I would say to administration apparently decided to clear weapons. the Republican leader, is very simple: do this over the weekend. We are in the Everyone knows what that was Either prevail on Senator COTTON not middle of this bill. Senator COTTON about. Every Republican opposed the to offer his amendment—no one is would say that he moved as quickly as President’s agreement and four of ours doing that. He has a right to do it. But he could. And there is no question that on the Democratic side. It was a highly in the old days, as Senator DURBIN this is an issue which raises lots of controversial and volatile subject for said, the way the appropriations proc- temperatures on both sides of the aisle. many months and continues to be on ess worked, the chair of the sub- There is no doubt about that.

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In just this solve the differences even before it gets When you walk through Reagan Na- bill, there are several times when I was to the President’s desk. tional Airport to go home every week— one of only one or two or three Repub- Unfortunately, what has happened as I know the Presiding Officer does to licans who voted for amendments just here is that on anything the President go back to Iowa—there are several so we could get the amendments of the United States doesn’t like, he lanes you can go down. Almost always through and we could keep the bill simply says: I am going to veto it, so there is a transportation security going. I know how that works, and I in- drop it. agent or someone associated with the tend to keep doing it. So I agree with the Senator from process standing at the beginning of But I would say to my Democratic Tennessee, Mr. ALEXANDER, in saying the lines and, with an arrow, saying friends: I hope we can put our minds that if that is the process and the way ‘‘Take this one’’ or ‘‘Take that one.’’ together and think of some way to this Senate is going to operate, we Well, I don’t know about the details, allow Senator COTTON to make his might as well just close the place but for some reason, they didn’t want point, to achieve what is an important down. We can maybe show up just to that to be an individual decision, so objective and do it in a way that, A, is show people that we showed up for they called up IBM and said: We need acceptable to the Democratic side, and work. But we are not going to accom- to develop an app that will allow us to B, doesn’t have the problems that are plish anything on this floor if that is have a screen that has an arrow point- associated with the timing. This came the case. ing to the left or to the right. And it up on us all of a sudden. There are sev- The responsibility falls not just on us needs to be random; it can’t be con- eral reasons for that which we don’t to do the job we were elected to do but trolled by this person. need to go into, but let’s see if we can’t also falls on the President to not try to For whatever reason, it needs to be work it out. I would certainly like to torpedo a bill—there are multiple di- random. OK. Maybe there is a rational do that. I would like for Senator FEIN- mensions—because one amendment reason TSA needs to do that for secu- STEIN and myself to be able to set a gets passed with the will of the Senate, rity purposes, and without divulging good example for the rest of the Senate including bipartisan support, but the what that is or knowing what that is, and get our bill through. President doesn’t like it and therefore I won’t get into that, but obviously it The only other thing I would say that shuts the whole thing down. doesn’t take a lot of money to develop is a little different from what the Sen- WASTEFUL SPENDING a screen that has an arrow to the left, ators from New York and Illinois said Madam President, I am here for the an arrow to the right, and a little bit of is that I don’t really agree that if the 40th-something week to talk about the software running in the background President threatens a veto, we should waste of the week, and I will do that randomizing so that you can’t figure stop our work. I think we would only now. The other issue is being very ably out whether it is going to be left or be here about half a day a week. It is handled by Senator ALEXANDER, who is right. It does it all by itself. fine for the President to veto a bill if a veteran here and knows how to work I wondered, how much would this he feels he needs to, and he can send it through these conundrums. cost? So we did a little research. What right back. We consider that and we With a Federal debt that is over $19 we found is that this is such a simple consider that it takes 67 to override it, trillion and growing, it is fitting to application that it can be developed by and what often happens is we take take a long look at every penny the a developer of apps within a 10-minute something out or change some provi- Federal Government appropriates to period of time. sion and send it back to him. So just ensure that hard-earned taxpayer dol- So taxpayers paid $47,000 to build an because the President says he will veto lars are not wasted. I have been down app that had an arrow pointing one a bill I don’t think means the Senate here week after week with examples of way or the other. Now, $47,000 is minus- should stop its work. waste. cule compared to what we waste Mr. SCHUMER. Will my colleague Today, for my 41st edition of ‘‘Waste around here, and I have a chart here yield? of the Week,’’ I would like to bring at- that shows well over $160 billion of Mr. ALEXANDER. Of course. tention to an app the Transportation waste, fraud, and abuse tallied up dur- Mr. SCHUMER. I understand that Security Administration paid IBM ing my 40 visits to the Senate floor to every time the President says ‘‘veto,’’ more than $47,000 to develop. ‘‘App’’ is talk about the various ways the gov- we shouldn’t freeze in our tracks, but a new word in our lexicon. We all carry ernment wastes taxpayer dollars. But it would be a lot better if we could around these new devices with which this one baffles me because something avoid that situation because we want we can push a bunch of buttons and, by which is so simple and which takes 10 this bill to pass and be signed into law. certain applications, access or do minutes to produce costs $47,000—well Mr. ALEXANDER. I agree with the things that make life easier: monitor above the average income for the aver- Senator from New York. traffic on the road, getting the latest age worker in Indiana and in many The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- ballgame scores, checking on the cases significantly more than the TSA ator from Indiana. weather. I have a whole bunch of apps agent who is holding it is paid annually Mr. COATS. Madam President, I will on here. for the work they do. not weigh in on this issue, but I might I heard about an app that had been So here we are once again. People later. I am here for a different purpose. developed for the Transportation Secu- might ask: Well, could we have done I did serve previously in the Senate rity Administration called a this in an easier way? Well, how about several years ago, and this is my sec- randomizer app, and it does just two flipping a coin? That is random. Tails, ond time back. My experience with the things. Very simply, it points an arrow go in this lane; heads, you are in this amendment process was a pleasant one to the right or to the left. Now, we lane. How about drawing from a hat? then. Any Senator at any time could might say, why would anybody need an The TSA person standing at the line offer an amendment to any bill, and it app—a device—that randomizes an can have a hat with a whole bunch of would be discussed and debated and arrow to the right or an arrow to the slips of paper in it that say ‘‘left’’ and voted on, and we accepted the fact that left? Well, let’s take a look at this pic- ‘‘right.’’ Go ahead, put your hand in, it was either a yea or a nay. It was part ture here. and pull it out. of a process that sometimes started This is obviously a TSA agent. We What does it say? here, sometimes started in the House, have all been through this. This is a Left. but it is a process that goes through line at the airport. Those of us who go That is over there. many iterations. home every weekend—I go back to In- What does it say? So to determine that something at diana on Thursday night or Friday— Right. one step in the process takes the bill are very familiar with these lines be- That is over here. down ignores the fact that this bill will cause we have to go through the secu- Maybe we can do what I do with my go over to the House of Representa- rity process. grandkids. I put my fists behind my

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I have come to the floor this after- We have lots of thunderstorms in our So I say: OK, Charlie, is it a one or a noon to once again make the case for part of the world, and all of a sudden two? the Senate, on a bipartisan basis— we have an inferno on our hands. Then Two. Democrats and Republicans—to come what happens is the agencies end up Charlie: Yay, I won. together to fix this dysfunctional sys- borrowing from the prevention fund to His sister starts crying. tem of fighting fire in America. I am put the fire out, and the problem gets No, no. You are going to get your going to describe it, but let me talk worse because you have repeatedly chance. first a little bit about the con- shorted the prevention program. All right, Maggie, you pick a one or sequences. This is what is called fire borrowing, a two. In the American West, we used to and it happens not just in the West. Anyway, we may go through each. I talk about the seasons in a way that That is why the senior Senator from have 10 grandkids, so this takes a long Americans had done for decades and New York wanted to be a cosponsor of time when we have family reunions. decades: harvesting crops in the fall, our legislation, because programs that Any one of those processes could be skiing in the winter, fishing during the were important in New York State, used, and I don’t think it would cost spring salmon runs, and camping in the thousands and thousands of miles away $47,000. It wouldn’t be $4.70. It is just summers. We fought fire during the from the forests of eastern and central something we could do. wildfire season. But when Americans in Oregon—those were a problem for pro- I used to serve as the lead Republican the West talk about the seasons now, grams he cared about and to secure on the Appropriations Subcommittee they are talking about the seasons of their funding as a result of this dys- on Homeland Security. I know how dif- yesteryear. That is because the wildfire functional system, just like it has been ficult it is for the Homeland Security season raging across our forests and for people in the West. Subcommittee to fund the critical ele- special places is no longer limited to a It is time for the Congress to find a ments they need to fund and the pro- single time of the year. solution to ensure that, one, wildfires grams they need to fund in order to Fighting fires has become a contin- can be fought; and, two, to control the keep us secure. Every penny counts, uous battle virtually year-round cost of fighting these wildfires by bet- and every dollar counts in this regard. throughout the country. That is why ter preparing our forests and making This type of egregious waste has got this fire burning in the Shenandoah them healthier. to stop. Perhaps it is time for TSA to National Park ought to be a wake-up I am very pleased that the chair of precheck—we are all familiar with call once again to everyone to under- the Energy and Natural Resources precheck, another thing we have to go stand how important it is to fix this Committee, the committee I had the through—these programs before we broken system of fighting fire, because honor of chairing in the past, Senator fund them. As we continue to deter- the funding system for doing so is lead- MURKOWSKI, and Ranking Member mine funding levels for various govern- ing to dysfunction throughout the For- CANTWELL are committed to working ment programs and agencies, we must est Service and contributing to the on this issue, and I wanted to once remember projects such as TSA’s breakdown of the national forest man- again reaffirm my commitment. I randomizer app. This is yet another ex- agement that is needed to prevent cat- know Senator CRAPO shares this view ample of why minimizing waste, fraud, astrophic wildfires in the first place. to work with them to find a solution to and abuse will go a long way to restore According to the Forest Service, 1.4 wildfire funding that can pass in this trust in government decisions as to million acres have already burned Congress. how our tax money is spent. across America this year. That is more I certainly have some ideas, and I am I just realized I missed out on nam- than twice the 10-year average for this very interested in welcoming my col- ing one of my grandchildren who I play time of year. These numbers show, in leagues’ ideas and I have been for some this with, and that is Avery—the sister my view, how important it is that ur- time. of Charlie—who wants to make sure gent action be taken to fix the way we For example, last year in the sum- that she is in the game also. I will not fund wildfire fighting operations. This mer, it was pretty clear that it was go through the other seven. I will save is something that Senator CRAPO and I going to be a tough fire season. What I those for another time. have been working on for some time. and others essentially sought to do was Let me note that we add more With the support of scores of organi- to find a way to get our colleagues money—ever more money and exam- zations, well over 200, a significant working together to try to find some ples of taxpayer waste. We are up to number of bipartisan Senators and a common ground and get this resolved. $162,277,955,817. This is big money. It is significant number of bipartisan House We couldn’t quite get it done. We are nothing to laugh about. This is a small Members have all joined in this effort, now going to be at this day in and day example. We have had examples in the because it is not just the West that has out, week in and week out. Senator billions of dollars. We owe it to the been impacted. Forest Service work in CRAPO and I will be working with our taxpayer. We owe it to the hard-earned States that manage timber sales, colleagues and their staff on the En- tax dollars that are earned by hard- stream restoration, trail maintenance, ergy and Natural Resources Committee working taxpayers to be as efficient and recreation get shortchanged when and on the Budget Committee and with and effective with the spending of their money has been diverted to fighting Members from the other body to find a money as we possibly can. Once again, wildfires. solution that works for all sides of the this is the waste of the week. I was particularly struck last year issue. I yield the floor. when we had the good fortune of hav- We saw last summer that this was The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- ing the senior Senator from New York, going to be a problem. A big group of ator from Oregon. Mr. SCHUMER, join as a cosponsor of us got together and said we have to get FIGHTING WILDFIRES our legislation. The reason he did so is it resolved. We couldn’t quite thread Mr. WYDEN. Madam President, ac- because this absolutely dysfunctional the needle. This time we have to make cording to the Forest Service—and we system of fighting fires has resulted in sure that gets done. There are not a lot checked with them this morning— important priorities for New York of certainties in life, but the fire sea- there is right now an 11,000-acre fire State not being in a position to secure son is one of them, and the Congress burning in the Shenandoah National the funding they need. That is because simply cannot let this problem con- Park in Virginia. This is just April, not the rising costs of fighting fires keeps tinue. the time when one normally thinks raiding all these other programs in the I wanted to come to the floor, par- you are going to have fires when the Forest Service that are needed to help ticularly today, to take note of the fire season is on. But there is a fire prevent fires down the road. fact that the fire in the Shenandoah

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Now we are the friend of one Senator traded for the Constitution, and that is what we learning, as I indicated earlier—and it friend of another Senator, and that should be doing right now. appears it is not just in the West—that didn’t make sense. They said: No, it I say to my colleagues: Do your job. we are thinking about the seasons and would make more sense to invest the After a bit of reflection on the impor- talking about the seasons of yesteryear responsibility for the quality of the in- tance of how our government func- because now it is fire season all year dividual in a single individual. As the tions, one would think there would be round. expression goes, the buck stops here. It a bit of reflection upon what we owe to My colleague is here. stops at the President’s desk. The maintain the integrity of our institu- I yield the floor. President would have the responsi- tions and that this decision to go on a The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. bility to nominate individuals to serve job strike would have been reversed. COATS). The Senator from Oregon. in the executive and judicial branches I have talked to colleagues who are, quite frankly, somewhat embarrassed FILLING THE SUPREME COURT VACANCY and will bear the public responsibility Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, the for the credibility and quality of those because they have been asked to toe most important words in the crafting nominations, but in that conversation, the line, and they don’t feel it is right that they should be, in fact, failing to of our Constitution are the first three they also thought that was too much fulfill their responsibility, but there is words: ‘‘We the People.’’ With those power for the President to have. What a lot of pressure on them. We need to three words, the Founders described if the President starts to appoint set aside political pressure when it what the government of our new Na- friends or those with little experience comes to the integrity of our institu- tion was all about. or those of unfit moral character? tions. As President Lincoln later summa- There needs to be some kind of check, Since the 1980s, every person ap- rized, it is a government of the people, so in that regard then came the role of pointed to the Supreme Court has been by the people, and for the people. In the Senate to give advice and consent. given a prompt hearing and a vote fact, even in the crafting of the Con- In order to do that, the nomination within 100 days of their nomination. stitution, the Founders put special em- would go before this body for debate This chart shows three different phases phasis upon those three words, putting and then this body would vote on that as to the vacancies. Sometimes those them in supersized font before all the nominee. vacancies have been longer or shorter details that were to follow. The words that were the key words in terms of before a nomination occurs. Periodically, I will come to the floor Hamilton used in describing the re- The red bar shows the start of the nom- to talk about issues that are closely re- sponsibility was to determine whether ination process and the green bar lated to the ‘‘we the people’’ vision of the individual was ‘‘of unfit char- shows the time before a vote is taken, our Constitution and our responsibil- acter’’—fit character, unfit character. which is the period of consideration. In ities under the Constitution. This Did that nominee have the qualifica- every case, the red and green bar to- week, I rise to address the responsi- tions necessary for the job and the per- gether are 100 days or less. This dates bility of the Senate and its advice and sonal characteristics required to fulfill all the way back to Justice Sandra Day consent role under the Constitution. the job effectively? O’Connor. The President’s duty is to nominate Well, here we are and President It has now been 100 days. How many a Supreme Court nominee when there Obama has fulfilled his responsibility days are there between now and when is a vacancy. That responsibility is under the Constitution. He has nomi- the next President takes office? What written very clearly into the Constitu- nated Judge Merrick Garland. We now is the math? Well, there are 268 days. tion. It says that ‘‘he shall nominate, have our responsibility in the Senate So for anyone who comes to this floor and by and with the Advice and Con- to vet this nominee, examine Judge and says there isn’t time, that indi- sent of the Senate, shall appoint . . . Garland’s record, examine any aspect vidual is making a case with no foun- Judges of the supreme Court’’ in arti- of his writings or his previous court de- dation because the record shows that cle II, section 2 of our beloved Con- cisions, and determine whether Judge from the time the nomination was stitution. Garland is a fit character or unfit char- made until a vote, time and time The Senate then has the responsi- acter. That is our responsibility in the again—under Democrats or under Re- bility to provide advice and consent, as Constitution. publicans—it has been less than 100 required, and over time it has been un- A number of my colleagues across days. Yet we have more than 260 days derstood that we need to vet the nomi- the aisle—my Republican colleagues— left before the next President takes of- nee, determine whether the nominee is have said: We don’t want to fulfill our fice. fit to serve in the post he or she will responsibility under the Constitution. There are other folks who have come serve in, which is particularly impor- We are just going to ignore the respon- to the floor of this Chamber and have tant in the Supreme Court. That is how sibility that has been vested in the invented this new principle called the this esteemed Chamber, our beloved Senate of the United States. They are job strike during the last year that a Senate, has operated for more than 200 in the majority, and a nomination President is in office. They act as if years. can’t go to a committee for a hearing there is something in the Constitution In fact, we need to go back now and and determine whether an individual is which gives this Senate permission not understand how this design was cre- of fit character or unfit character with- to do its job during the last year a ated. I have come to the floor before out the majority making it happen. President is in office. Well, I encourage and read from Hamilton’s Federalist The nomination can’t come to the floor my friends to pull out and read the Paper 76 that summarizes a conversa- without a majority vote in committee Constitution, find that clause, and tion that was taking place over the so it can then be put forward for our bring it to the floor because it does not nomination process. Some folks—in consideration. Unfortunately, the job exist. The Constitution anticipates crafting the Constitution—thought strike of the majority party in the Sen- that each of us will fulfill our respon- that responsibility should be solely ate—failing to fulfill its responsibility sibilities throughout the entire length with what they referred to as ‘‘the as- under our Constitution—is now im- we serve until we exit office, that a sembly,’’ which is this body, the Sen- posed on this entire body. President will serve and work through ate. The reason they argued that is, it If we were within the usual timeline, all 4 years of his or her term, that a would be a balance to the power of the we would be holding a hearing on Senator will serve and work through President in the executive branch if Judge Garland this week. Since 1975, all 6 years of his or her term. There is the assembly, the legislative branch, the average time from nomination to no vacation in the Constitution for the were to make the appointments. How- committee hearing has been about 42 last year. There is no special permis- ever, they then realized that those ap- days, but instead the leadership has sion to fail to do your constitutional

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People have to have are true; he is an exceptionally quali- dent doesn’t exist either. Republican the ability to participate in roughly fied nominee. and Democratic Presidents have issued equal proportion, but now the town Since joining the DC Circuit, Chief nominations regardless of the party in square is for sale. It is the television, Judge Garland has been recognized as control of the Senate and the Senate, the Internet, the Web sites, the radio, one of the best appellate judges in the regardless of the party of the Presi- and our Court has decided it is OK for Nation. His reputation for working dent, has done its job in case after case the very rich to buy it up and destroy with colleagues to identify areas of after case throughout time. Until this the equal voice principle that our agreement and to craft strong con- moment, the Senate has vetted the Founders so cherished. sensus decisions is well earned. nominees, individual Senators have This activist Court on the far right After meeting Judge Garland and dis- met with the nominee, the nominee’s has decided to undermine those impor- cussing the way that he approaches his record has been exposed, thereby giving tant first three words of the Constitu- role as a judge and as a chief judge, I the public the opportunity to give us tion: ‘‘We the People.’’ This has pro- am pleased to agree with my colleague their input, and we would have voted in duced a great cynicism in America be- and friend Senator HATCH, who de- committee and on this floor. cause once this massive concentration scribed Judge Garland in 1997 in this (Mr. BARRASSO assumed the Chair.) of money buys up the town square, way: If we look to the recent past, Justice buys up the airwaves, influences elec- I believe Mr. Garland is a fine nominee. Kennedy was confirmed in the last year tions, it is no longer ‘‘We the People,’’ . . . I know of his integrity. I know of his of President Reagan’s final term. By it is ‘‘we the powerful’’ and ‘‘we the legal ability. I know of his honesty. I know the way, the Senate was controlled by privileged.’’ Wouldn’t it be wonderful of his acumen. And he belongs on the court. Democrats. The Democratic leadership not to have had the Supreme Court de- Senator HATCH is right. He was talk- didn’t say: We are going to go on a job cisions that have undermined the in- ing about, of course, the DC Circuit— strike and not vet the candidate and tegrity of our Supreme Court, but we the second court in the Nation, really. not hold a vote and not fulfill our re- have them and now the majority in Before Judge Garland was nomi- sponsibility. No, they honored their re- this body wants to further damage the nated, the White House reached out to sponsibility under the Constitution and Supreme Court, further politicize the me and to many of my colleagues, espe- so should every Senator today. Supreme Court, and that is a huge mis- cially those on the Judiciary Com- This is a black mark on the record of take. We should go in the other direc- mittee, to ask the type of nominee the Senate. Think about what it will tion. We should invest in the integrity whom I hoped President Obama would lead to. For example, let’s say the job of the Supreme Court. That doesn’t put forward or whether I had any par- strike we are engaged in is purely for mean a nominee gets automatically ticular names in mind. I didn’t. My political reasons in an effort to pack passed through this body because we only recommendation was that the the Court with more conservative Jus- have a job under the Constitution. We President nominate someone whose in- tices. Let’s say it succeeds in delaying have a responsibility to vet the nomi- tellect, experience, and demeanor a nomination until the next Presi- nee. We have the responsibility, as would be apparent during a hearing and dency, and the next President nomi- Hamilton said, to judge if the nominee would cause the American people who nates someone on the far edges and is unfit or fit. But how can you have watched the confirmation hearing to way out of the mainstream, then what that judgment if we do not hold hear- say: I want nine of those on the Su- does each party do? Do they say: Well, ings? How can you have that judgment preme Court. This is what I told the the other party worked to pack the if the committee does not vote? How White House. Court and refused to do their job, and, can you have that judgment if there is Now that I have met Judge Garland, now, because the consequences would not a debate on the floor of the Senate? I will set about the task of reviewing be so destructive and so partisan to the How can you have that judgment if Judge Garland’s full record and all of Court, we will refuse to do our job but there is not a vote on this floor? his opinions. I will set that aside, but only because of what preceded it? That So I say to my colleagues: End your the American people deserve to meet is not a conversation we should ever job strike that is so out of sync with him and decide for themselves whether have. That is not a dialogue we should the tradition of the Senate. End your he is qualified to sit on the highest ever have in this Chamber of action to job strike that is so damaging to the Court in the land. The American people politicize the Court, pack the Court, Supreme Court’s integrity. End your deserve a hearing. followed by reaction to try to blunt the job strike that is so damaging to the In my view, confirmation hearings impact of the initial action, followed ‘‘we the people’’ principles of our Na- also serve a broader purpose. Hearings by reaction, back and forth. This will tion. Do your job. Do your job. Hold aren’t just an opportunity for the pub- deeply undermine the integrity of the the hearing. Meet with the nominee. lic to get to know the nominee and dis- Supreme Court of the United States. Exercise your vote. Do your job. cover how he or she views important Let me tell you, the Court is already in Mr. President, I yield the floor. issues; open, public hearings provide an trouble. The activist Court decisions of I suggest the absence of a quorum. opportunity for the American people to the far right, trying to write legisla- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. learn about the Supreme Court’s juris- tion through Court decisions to change TILLIS). The clerk will call the roll. prudence and to demystify the Court’s the fundamental understandings of how The legislative clerk proceeded to role in our democracy. Hearings also our Nation operates, have already call the roll. allow our constituents to see and judge deeply politicized the Court. Mr. FRANKEN. Mr. President, I ask for themselves how and whether their Citizens United turned the funda- unanimous consent that the order for government is working, whether we are mental premise written into our Con- the quorum call be rescinded. doing our jobs. stitution on its head. Our Constitution The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Before any of us knew whom the was written all about, ‘‘We the Peo- objection, it is so ordered. President would nominate, Senate Re- ple.’’ Jefferson talked about the moth- NOMINATION OF MERRICK GARLAND publicans wasted no time in refusing to er principle; that we could only claim Mr. FRANKEN. Mr. President, I rise fill the vacancy until after the elec- to be a republic to the degree that the today to talk about the nomination of tion. The majority leader said that decisions reflected the will of the peo- Merrick Garland to the United States ‘‘this vacancy should not be filled until ple and that in order for that to hap- Supreme Court and to urge my col- we have a new President.’’ The Repub- pen, citizens had to have an equal leagues to grant timely consideration lican members of the Judiciary Com- voice. His vision was one of the town’s to the President’s nominee. mittee gathered behind closed doors

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This cumbersome toric dereliction of the Senate’s con- I hope my Republican colleagues are process can take weeks, which is an stitutional duty. Since 1916—for the finally coming to the understanding eternity in a trade secrets case. During past 100 years—the Senate Judiciary that they have an obligation to fill this this time, the likelihood that valuable Committee has fulfilled that duty by vacancy. Members of the Senate and of intellectual property falls into the holding hearings. Nonetheless, Senate the Judiciary Committee in particular wrong hands increases every day, as Republicans stood firm in their opposi- have an obligation to do our jobs, to does the potential for permanent dam- tion. get to work. age to the company. But within a day of Judge Garland’s Thank you, Mr. President. Our bill solves this problem by cre- nomination being announced, some Re- I suggest the absence of a quorum. ating a uniform Federal law that busi- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The publicans began to change their tune. nesses can turn to when their trade se- Once they discovered that the Presi- clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to call the crets are stolen. This Federal standard dent had nominated a consensus can- roll. keeps companies from getting bogged didate—a judge who had earned the Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask down in State laws by allowing busi- praise of so many Republican Senators unanimous consent that the order for ness owners to take their case directly during the course of his career—their the quorum call be rescinded. to a Federal court. Essentially, our leg- calculus began to change. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. islation removes an unnecessary and Now my Republican friends are tying SCOTT). Without objection, it is so or- time-consuming layer of bureaucracy, themselves in knots trying to explain dered. buying businesses precious time to re- to the American people how they plan DEFEND TRADE SECRETS BILL cover stolen information. By providing to move forward. Quite a few Repub- Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, this America’s businesses with the ability lican Senators broke ranks and agreed afternoon the House of Representatives to protect their most valuable informa- to meet Judge Garland privately while is poised to pass the Defend Trade Se- tion in Federal courts, they will be bet- nonetheless maintaining that the Sen- crets Act, bringing this critical pro- ter equipped to safeguard trade secrets ate should not grant the nominee an posal one step closer to becoming law. and increase their competitiveness. open, public hearing. It would seem Over the past few months, Senator The President has expressed strong that some of my colleagues believe COONS and I have witnessed a support for our legislation, which he they—not the public and not their con- groundswell of support for our bill, intends to sign into law shortly after it stituents—deserve the opportunity to which will strengthen the ability of passes the House. meet and to question the nominee. American companies to defend their The Defend Trade Secrets Act is not A few Republicans said that they most valuable information from theft. only a win for the intellectual property would consider Judge Garland and even Businesses, both large and small, and and business communities, it is also an vote to confirm him in the lameduck lawmakers, both Republican and Dem- example of what Congress can accom- session—but only if Democrats win the ocrat, have rallied around our legisla- plish when we put party politics aside White House. That is a very odd sense tion, providing the impetus we need to and find common ground. Indeed, it is of what the principle is here. I guess pass this key intellectual property bill. always easy to make things look hard, the thinking behind that is the Repub- Passage of the Defend Trade Secrets but it is impossible to make things licans are afraid that should the elec- Act marks not only a watershed mo- look easy. tion not go in the direction they prefer, ment for the intellectual property Today’s House passage of the Defend then the people shouldn’t decide. They community, it also represents a vic- Trade Secrets Act truly embodies should decide unless they decide the tory for the American people. countless hours of negotiations and wrong thing. That is the odd principle To appreciate the significance of this hard work. I wish to recognize those that I have heard in the Judiciary legislation, we must first understand who made passage of this bill a reality, Committee when we have had business the importance of trade secrets in including Chairman BOB GOODLATTE, meetings, where members come in and American industry. Trade secrets are Representative DOUG COLLINS, and Rep- make a statement and then leave. I the lifeblood of our economy. In simple resentative JERROLD NADLER. They hear a lot of contradictory stuff. Obvi- terms, trade secrets are the were indispensable in shepherding this ously, the theory is that should a Dem- groundbreaking ideas that give busi- legislation through the House. ocrat be elected to the White House, nesses a competitive advantage. They I also wish to thank Senators they might eventually face a nominee range from unique production and GRASSLEY, LEAHY, GRAHAM, FEINSTEIN, who hasn’t earned quite as much bipar- manufacturing processes to food rec- FLAKE, WHITEHOUSE, and many others tisan praise, so then we will do Gar- ipes and software codes. for their contributions to this bill. land. That is absurd. That has nothing This critical form of intellectual Likewise, I thank my dear friend Sen- to do with principle. This has nothing property is not only invaluable to indi- ator COONS for joining me in co- to do with principle, and it never did. vidual business owners, it is also di- authoring this bill. He has been an in- This is about politics. rectly responsible for creating millions valuable partner throughout this proc- The Supreme Court is too important, of jobs in our country. But a lack of ess. too central to our system of democracy Federal legal protection leaves trade Enacting meaningful public policy in to let it fall victim to partisan politics. secrets vulnerable to theft and over- the midst of a toxic Presidential cam- It has been just over 1 month since sight that cost the economy billions of paign is no small accomplishment. President Obama nominated Judge dollars each year. With the imminent passage of the De- Garland to fill the vacancy caused by Two years ago, Senator COONS and I fend Trade Secrets Act, our Nation has the death of a Justice. During that set out to fix this problem together. cause for celebration. month, the effect of allowing a vacancy From the very beginning, we sought Mr. President, I yield the floor. to persist has been made clear. The the input of business owners and job I suggest the absence of a quorum. eight-member Court has deadlocked creators so that we could better under- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The twice, handing down two 4-to-4 deci- stand the obstacles facing American in- clerk will call the roll. sions. Permitting a seat on the Su- dustry and chart a path forward for re- The senior assistant legislative clerk preme Court bench to remain vacant form. The Defend Trade Secrets Act is proceeded to call the roll. means that, in some cases, the Court is the culmination of our work. Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask not able to fulfill its core function of Under current law, companies have unanimous consent that the order for resolving the splits among the courts few legal options to recover their losses the quorum call be rescinded.

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These students are doing ev- managed the country with an iron fist, Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I actu- erything right. They are investing in have squandered its vast wealth and ally come to the Senate floor to talk their futures. Many of them are the natural resources, they have impris- about the urgent need to help make first in their families to go to college, oned political opponents, they have college more affordable for American but when it is time to look for that corrupted all of the country’s political families. first job, just starting out, they are al- institutions to ignore the will of the Earlier this year, I launched a com- ready in the red. people and to entrench their power. ment form on my Web site encouraging I have been so glad to work with By the way, this failed leadership has people to share their struggles to af- other Senate Democrats on legislation only gotten worse because the suc- ford college and how their student debt actually called ‘‘In the Red’’ that cessor to Hugo Chavez is a completely is affecting them. Since then, I have would help students like Katy. Our bill incompetent person. On top of the fact heard from so many students and fami- would give students the chance to at- he is a strongman, he is incompetent. lies from my home State of Wash- tend community college tuition-free. It He does not know what he is doing. The ington and across the country. By shar- would make sure the amount of Pell result is this very wealthy country, ing these stories, I hope we can all grants keeps up with the rising cost of with a highly educated population, is come together to work on ways to college, and it would let borrowers refi- being led by someone who, quite frank- bring down college costs and make sure nance their student debt to today’s ly, isn’t qualified to lead anything, students can graduate from college lower rates. Our bill is fully paid for by much less a nation of the stature of without the crushing burden of student closing corporate tax loopholes that Venezuela. debt. only serve to benefit the biggest cor- The second cause is failed economic I recently heard from a young woman porations and the wealthiest few. policies. Venezuela suffers from short- named Katy. She is a junior studying This issue for me is personal. When I ages across the board. For example, psychology at Gonzaga University in was young, my dad was diagnosed with there are shortages of medicine and Spokane, WA. Katy said she always multiple sclerosis. Within a few short medical equipment, which means—and knew that attending college was going years, he couldn’t work any longer. this is not an exaggeration—people are to be financially difficult, although it Without warning, my family had fallen literally dying because their doctors never occurred to her to let that stand on hard times. I have six brothers and cannot prescribe drugs that aren’t in her way. Because her parents were sisters, and thankfully all of us were available, and the hospitals and the not in a position to help her out finan- able to go to college with help from clinics don’t have the equipment need- cially, and because she couldn’t afford what is now called Pell grants, and my ed to conduct surgeries. When you to make regular tuition payments, she mom was able to get the skills she speak to medical professionals in Ven- has had to take on a large amount of needed to get a job. She had been a ezuela, they will tell you there are sim- student loans, and she wasn’t able to stay-at-home mom. She needed to go to ple medications that could save the life live with her parents, so she has also work, and she got that job through a of an individual, but they can’t do any- had to plan and pay for room and board worker training program at Lake thing about it. I had someone tell me for all 4 years. Washington Vocational School with today they asked a doctor: What do Now, here is a typical workweek for government help. you do when one of your patients is Katy. Katy works 12 hours a week as Even through those hard times, our about to die? And he said: Nothing. We part of the Gonzaga Student Body As- family never lost hope that with a good comfort them as they die. We don’t sociation. At least 2 nights a week, and education, we would be able to find our have basic medicines to deliver to usually on weekends, she makes hun- footing and earn our way to a stable, them. dreds of calls on behalf of the Gonzaga middle-class life. This country has Unlike the case of Cuba, by the way, Telefund. On most weekend nights, she never turned its back on my family, where they are saying it is because of is not out with her friends and family. and today we can’t turn our backs on the embargo by the United States— Instead, she is babysitting for some the millions of families just like mine which of course is ridiculous and is an- extra cash to put toward her text- who need a path forward to afford col- other topic for another day—there is books. On top of all that, she is also a lege and pay back their student debt. no embargo on Venezuela. There are no math tutor, which, until recently, was I hope we can pass this bill and pave sanctions on Venezuela and its people. a paid position before the department’s the way for lower college costs and less So as a result, there is no explanation budget was cut, but she has kept tutor- student debt. I hope we can work to- for this. ing anyway as her way to give back. gether to give students and families The supermarkets are bare. The That is just who she is. Of course, that some much needed relief. Let’s make shelves are completely bare. People is all on top of being a full-time stu- sure they know we will never let up there cannot buy food or even basics dent as well. and that we will always have their such as toilet paper, toothpaste, tooth- Let me be clear. Katy is very glad to backs. brushes—anything. be investing in herself and her future. Mr. President, I yield the floor. In addition to the government’s po- She knows it is tough work and she ap- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- litical censorship effort, its economic preciates that, but she, like millions of ator from Florida. policies also help censor in the sense other students, is just looking for a lit- VENEZUELA that there are shortages of paper that tle relief. In her own words, she admits Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, I wish to independent newspapers need to print ‘‘it’s a constant stressor thinking of speak about two separate topics. The their editions. So here is another how to pay for life while at college, and first is Venezuela. Machiavellian move the government how I’m going to pay for all of this Venezuela is a country in our hemi- has made. There is a shortage of paper, after I graduate.’’ sphere in total crisis, total chaos, and and so they make sure the independent Students like Katy aren’t alone. that is because of a number of things: press has no access to paper. If you Across the country, the yearly cost of failed leadership, failed economic poli- don’t have paper, you can’t print a tuition and room and board at a public cies, a complete societal breakdown, newspaper. 4-year institution is 51⁄2 times what it human rights abuses, and now a de Things are so bad in Venezuela, was in the early 1980s, and to afford facto political coupe that has plagued economists earlier this month com- those skyrocketing pricetags, people the country for about 15 years. This all pared Venezuela to Mugabe’s Zimbabwe are turning to student loans to cover started with Hugo Chavez and has now of 15 years ago. The reason that is an

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He has stacked the su- not sanctions on the government, on cated population; they have a well-es- preme court, and the supreme court is human rights violators, many of whom tablished business class of profes- literally nullifying law after law— steal money from the Venezuelan peo- sionals; and last year their economy doing it not for judicial reasons but for ple and invest it in the United States. shrank by 5.7 percent, and this year it blatantly political ones. On the front page of the Miami Her- will shrink by another 8 percent. This Maduro basically ignores the law. ald yesterday was a story that one of is a country that now has rolling The congressional branch there will the individuals linked to the petroleum blackouts—an energy-rich country pass a law with a veto-proof majority, industry with the Government in Ven- that has rolling blackouts. It has got- and he just ignores it. Imagine passing ezuela, a billionaire—and you become a ten so bad that today their so-called a law out of the House, out of the Sen- millionaire with these links by basi- President, the incompetent Nicolas ate, and sending it to the President. He cally stealing the money—is the secret Maduro, announced that government can’t veto it, and so he just ignores it developer behind a major development employees are only going to work 2 or refuses to do it. in Miami, FL, in my hometown, in my days a week, Mondays and Tuesdays. That is the situation in our own home State. Travel to Florida, come Government offices will be open only 2 hemisphere. The result is an incredible down there, and let me know—any of days a week because they aren’t turn- disaster—of deep interest to us, by the my colleagues—and I will show you ing on the lights. This is the state of way, because of all the uncertainty it where these people live, and I will show one of the richest countries in the is causing in the region. So what can you the money they have stolen from world and one of the richest countries we do about it? First of all, it is in our the Venezuelan people, and they are in our hemisphere. national interest. The current situa- living the high life on weekends in They have had a total societal break- tion is happening in our own hemi- Miami. You will see them everywhere. down. Economic misery begets despera- sphere. It threatens to destabilize the That is why we imposed sanctions on tion, and we are seeing that reflected region. It creates more pressure on our them. There will be an effort here, I in the lawlessness that plagues Ven- neighbors and our strategic allies, such hope, in the next day or so to extend ezuela. Crime rates are among the as Colombia, where Venezuelans have those sanctions for another 3 years. highest in the hemisphere, particularly been fleeing to. This creates migratory Finally, I hope the United States the murder rate. It stems from the top, pressures on the United States. The uses our megaphone to highlight the at the highest levels of leadership. lawlessness is fueling organized crime, corruption in the institutions of the When an incompetent thug is running a including drug cartels, which senior Government of Venezuela. That should country—someone whose government government officials in Venezuela have not be tolerated. intimidates opponents by using what established links to, which impacts our There is also a humanitarian compo- they call colectivos, which are nothing entire region. nent to this. We should help make sure more than street gangs, to ride around For these reasons and more, the the Venezuelan Government is not on motorcycles, causing all kinds of United States has an interest in mak- stealing or otherwise standing in the mayhem, shooting and attacking peo- ing sure Venezuela does not spiral fur- way of the Venezuelan people getting ple—it only contributes to the lawless- ther out of control. the medicines and food they need. ness. Caracas, Venezuela, which is a The first thing we should do is we For far too long, the issues in this beautiful city, is one of the most dan- should be active at the Organization of hemisphere have been ignored by ad- gerous places in the world, comparable American States as it considers the sit- ministrations in both parties, by this with war zones in terms of the murder uation in Venezuela, and they should administration. We can no longer ig- rate. It is basically every man and ask that voting members recognize the nore this. I hope we give Venezuela and woman for himself and herself in Ven- humanitarian and political crisis in the Western Hemisphere the attention ezuela. Venezuela. and the priority they merit. It is in our They have atrocious human rights The United States should ask our al- national interests to do so. abuses. Since the government’s crack- lies in the region, countries that re- PUERTO RICO down on demonstrators and political ceive an extensive amount of aid from Mr. President, I want to briefly dis- opponents began in February of 2014, this country—Haiti, Colombia, the cuss the issue of Puerto Rico and the dozens of innocents have been killed, Central American nations, our neigh- debt crisis Puerto Rico is facing. The thousands have been beaten and tar- bors up north in Canada, among oth- island faces a major deadline coming geted for intimidation, and hundreds ers—to support this effort. Right now up. A $422 million debt payment is due have been jailed, including Leopoldo we are about to give hundreds of mil- on May 1, which is this Sunday. If this Lopez, who has been a political pris- lions of dollars to countries in Central deadline isn’t met, it is going to cause oner now for more than 2 years. America, in the Northern Triangle, the some serious problems, and not just for We need to demand the release of all Alliance for Prosperity. I think that is the people of Puerto Rico—who, let’s 115 political prisoners in Venezuela and a good idea, but we should ask them to not forget, are American citizens—but respect their rights and those of their support what I hope we will try to do also for millions of others throughout families. I heard another horrifying at the OAS. The same with Haiti. We the United States. Today I will focus story today. Most political prisoners have poured millions of dollars into on one example of an American com- are men. When their wives go visit Haiti’s reconstruction. We should use munity that would be very negatively them in prison, their wives are strip that as leverage to ask them to support impacted, and that is the city of Jack- searched by male guards as an ultimate something happening at the OAS. sonville in my home State of Florida. act of humiliating them. This is the What has happened in Venezuela is Jacksonville is a port city, so its situation in Venezuela. nothing short of a coup d’etat, a de residents, businesses, and families de- Last, but not least, we have a de facto coup, and the Organization of pend in large part on trade. A recent facto political coup by the Maduro re- American States—if it has any reason article in the Florida Times-Union de- gime. This country faces a real polit- to exist anymore, it should be to de- tailed exactly how close the relation- ical and constitutional crisis. Maduro fend democracy in the region. It is the ship is between Puerto Rico and the has stacked the country’s supreme reason we have an Organization of shipping industry in Jacksonville. court with his loyalists, and the su- American States. We will soon find out In 2009, as much as 75 percent of the preme court is basically nullifying whether that organization is even goods coming in and out of Puerto Rico every law the Congress there passes. worth continuing to exist if it cannot flowed through the ports in Jackson- The opposition won the election in pronounce itself collectively on the ville, which brought about $1 billion the last cycle. By the way, they won outright violation of democracy in a worth of economic impact to the city. because the discontent with the gov- nation that purports to be a demo- In just the past year, between October ernment is so massive that they cratic republic. and March, JAXPORT has seen a 32-

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If they don’t, our op- He said that NATO must be prepared to do not improve soon. tions in Washington will be very lim- carry out its traditional missions while If Puerto Rico misses its payment on ited and won’t have support from tax- at the same time meeting the newly May 1 and its debt crisis further esca- payers. emerging threats to the alliance. lates, its economy is going to stagnate But I think this is a wake-up call for That was revealing to me and, frank- even more than it already has, and the us. The notion that somehow this issue ly, welcoming because we have not harm is going to be passed on to any with Puerto Rico will figure itself out heard anything from the President community like Jacksonville that has is not true. The notion that somehow along those lines in my memory, but a significant economic stake in the is- this issue with Puerto Rico is not that his recognition and his statement in land’s well-being. We have already seen important, that we can put it to the that regard defines where we are; that a massive exodus of professionals and side because it is not a State, is not is, we need to be prepared to carry out others from Puerto Rico because of a true. Puerto Rico is a territory of the traditional missions through NATO lack of economic growth. They will United States. Its people are U.S. citi- while at the same time meeting the likely continue leaving and heading to zens. Its people, by the way, on a per newly emerging threats to the alliance. Florida and other places on the main- capita basis serve in the Armed Forces We see these newly emerging threats to land, which will further cripple the is- of the United States at levels as high the alliance we are in almost every land’s economy and reduce the demand or higher than any ethnic or geo- day. for trade. graphic group in the country. The President also noted that Europe So what can we do about all this? The people of Puerto Rico deserve has been complacent about its own de- Some have suggested that Washington our voice, and they deserve our action. fense and called on our allies to do can deliver a silver bullet solution to I commend leaders in the House for more. I welcome this renewed atten- help Puerto Rico out of its debt. This trying to do something responsible on tion to NATO. It also gives us the op- simply isn’t true. The reality is that this. I understand the majority leader portunity to respond to those who be- nothing Washington does will be effec- has said that once the House acts, the lieve NATO has outlived its usefulness, tive until Puerto Rico and its govern- Senate will look at it very carefully. I is too expensive, and should be done ment leaders turn away from decades know we have leaders here doing that away with. Such a view needs a rebut- of failed policies. Their tax rate con- as well. I urge that work to continue. tal. tinues to be too high, government reg- We cannot ignore this crisis, and nei- It is not necessary nor correct to ulations are stifling, and they are ther can the leaders in San Juan. I claim that NATO has no problems or spending more than they take in. I hope we can find a solution sooner than its role has not changed or its future is don’t care if you are an island, govern- later for what Puerto Rico is facing clear. NATO does face challenges and ment, business, or family—if you spend with its fiscal crisis, which this Sunday has—in defining its mission, securing more than you take in and you do it for we are going to be reading about when its resources, and providing the leader- long enough, you are going to have a they miss their debt payment. ship that the world requires. But to debt problem. That is what is hap- Mr. President, I yield the floor. deny that alliance’s obvious value is, in pening here in Washington, and that is I suggest the absence of a quorum. my opinion, a major mistake. Such a what is happening in Puerto Rico. Any- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The judgment surely cannot be based on time your economy isn’t growing, you clerk will call the roll. any real understanding of what NATO are going to have a further problem, The senior assistant legislative clerk is or what it has accomplished, much and no restructuring is going to solve proceeded to call the roll. less of what it can become and, can- that until they restructure the way Mr. COATS. Mr. President, I ask didly, what it must become, given the they spend money. Bankruptcy protec- unanimous consent that the order for level of crisis and conflict so present in tion isn’t going to solve it, either, at the quorum call be rescinded. Europe, the Middle East, and in Africa. least not without serious fiscal reforms The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. I have been a strong supporter of the from San Juan. Otherwise, if we grant TOOMEY). Without objection, it is so or- alliance and the transatlantic security bankruptcy protection, Puerto Rico dered. relationship throughout my public life. will simply go bankrupt again not far NATO NATO’s proud past and enduring im- down the road. Mr. COATS. Mr. President, we portance were a constant presence dur- That does not mean Washington haven’t discussed foreign policy issues ing my service as a U.S. Senator and as should do nothing. All of us need to re- on the floor for a while. It is not be- U.S. Ambassador to Germany for 4 alize that this is an American crisis. It cause all is quiet on the eastern front. years following 9/11. Since returning to is taking place in an American terri- It is not. As we know, what is hap- the Senate, the alliance has remained a tory. It impacts the people of Puerto pening in the Middle East and in Eu- keen interest to me. Rico, who are American citizens. The rope—the migration issue, Syria, Contrary to the notion that NATO impact will not be contained on the is- across Northern Africa—is that there has served its purpose and is no longer land; it will spread to cities like Jack- are major issues that are ongoing and needed or is no longer a viable organi- sonville and other communities that affect the United States in a num- zation, NATO has survived and thrived throughout the mainland United ber of ways, not only economically but for half a century because it has proven States. strategically, and leave us vulnerable itself to be an adaptable, flexible, and So we need to take the irresponsible to threats to ‘‘take down America’’ in effective organization. leadership in Puerto Rico seriously. We one way or another. I think many of us know the alliance need to urge them to get their affairs Obviously, we are in the middle of a began all the way back in 1949 with the in order. But we should also look close- heated campaign, which hopefully will principle motive of protecting Western ly at what we can do here in the Sen- be resolved in terms of our nominees in Europe from the threat of Soviet ag- ate, which may mean taking up some a short amount of time. But we do have gression. But many forget that the of the ideas currently being worked on to recognize the next President, who- founding document, the Washington by House leadership. We can also help ever that President might be, is going treaty of 1949, does not mention the So- Puerto Rico by doing the same things to be facing some extraordinary chal- viet Union. Instead, its founding treaty necessary to help the rest of the Amer- lenges relative to foreign policy and laid out the core values of the West, ican economy. This means passing pro- national security issues. Making Amer- which values the alliance was designed growth policies at the Federal level, in- ica great again—whatever it is that de- to protect. cluding tax and regulatory reform. It fines phrase—a new leader will have to I want to state that again. What was means we need to stop spending more deal with a number of very difficult trying to be accomplished through this money than we take in. challenges. alliance of NATO, all the way back to In closing, the leadership in San This past Monday, President Obama 1949, was a values-based organization Juan must view the deadline this Sun- delivered a speech in Germany in which that enabled the alliance and gave the

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The vital and in some places, but it is a dangerous alization of how to address the threat permanent need to protect our shared obstacle in others. has become more vital and necessary. values survived the collapse of the So- In restating and reinforcing NATO’s In his June 2011 farewell speech on viet Union and the threat it rep- role in opposing Russian aggression, NATO’s future, Defense Secretary Bob resented and has enabled the alliance NATO needs to be creative and firm, Gates famously said that our European to define and confront the major active and present. It cannot be done allies were and had been ‘‘apparently threats and modern threats that we on the cheap. This renewed mission unwilling to devote the necessary re- face today. emphasizes again the persistent issue sources or make the necessary changes As NATO adapted to the post-Soviet of lagging resources. It has long been a to be serious and capable partners in world, the clearest proof of its founda- problem that the great majority of their own defense.’’ He declared that tion as a community of values was the NATO membership countries do not NATO faced ‘‘the real possibility of a process of enlargement. At the begin- meet the alliance standard of the 2 per- dim, if not dismal, future.’’ ning of that process, few in the admin- cent of their GDP, gross domestic prod- But the response to this danger, now istration or Congress saw NATO en- uct, for defense. especially in the wake of Russian inva- largement as having very much to do Although it is true that robust de- sion and annexation of a neighbor—this with actually enhancing the military fense of the transatlantic region does is not the time to call for NATO’s capabilities of the alliance. When the require a greater commitment of re- abandonment, but to press ahead in first countries were proposed for mem- sources than most European countries validating NATO’s relevance, then bership via the Partnership for Peace have been willing to accept in the past, finding the necessary resources. I be- program, it was not only because of the it is not true that U.S. taxpayers have lieve that process is under way, as I military contributions those newly simply been required to make up the have just described. democratic nations could bring; rather, difference. Given the new threats to NATO’s the most explicit motivation for ex- The Department of Defense says that eastern border states, our allies are tending the prospect of membership to the direct U.S. contribution to NATO finding greater support for making the countries of what we then called is about $500 million a year, the largest larger commitments to their own secu- Eastern Europe was to persuade them share of NATO’s budget, clearly, but rity. Another pressing reason to solve to make the political and economic not out of line with our comparative the resources problem is the host of changes that would make them worthy gross domestic product—compared to new requirements this modern alliance and complimentary allies. We were try- other European nations. It is true that needs to face. ing to cement in the democratic revo- NATO relies on the national assets of Since the period of enlargement and lutions that occurred in these former its members for operations, and in that the euphoria of democratic revolu- Soviet-controlled states and make regard, our portion is the largest. But tions, NATO has made repeated at- those changes permanent. our portion reflects our spending for tempts to define its new missions. The We were extending NATO’s demo- the entire military, which has global most recent strategic concept of Janu- cratic values—along with its security responsibilities. In other words, if ary 2010 makes the alliance’s newly umbrella—and we required prospective there were no NATO, those military ex- global and political roles more explicit. members to accept them and institu- penditures presumably would be the It has identified numerous new tionalize those democratic values. same, if not larger, since our allies are transnational threats that a modern That process continues today. NATO contributors to our collective security military and political alliance must was and remains a political instrument as well. confront. These include nuclear pro- of enormous persuasive power with his- In any case, the growing anxiety liferation, cyber threats, terrorism, po- toric consequences. about Russian behavior seems to be litical instabilities, and missile capa- But are shared values enough to generating some real progress on this bilities. maintain the vitality and the relevance resources front. Secretary General No one can argue that these global of a military alliance? For those new Stoltenberg said this week that five threats are not the core of modern se- member countries themselves, the ap- NATO members now meet the 2-percent curity challenges. Similarly, no one peal of alliance membership was the requirement, while it was only two can dispute that the most effective and vast military capabilities of the club countries just a few years ago. Further, powerful alliance in world history they were about to join. They sought defense spending has increased in real should and must organize itself to con- actual enhanced security in a still dan- terms in 16 of the 28 countries since front them. And most certainly, no re- gerous world, not just a political part- 2014. Clearly, it is a wake-up call for sponsible leader should look at these nership of values. NATO. What has happened on their threats and conclude an alliance built Now, in the wake of renewed Russian borders, the periphery of Russia, has to confront them should be abandoned. aggression, most especially in Ukraine awakened NATO to the belief that it Let me restate that. No responsible and its illegal annexation of Crimea, needs to strengthen our military, leader, now or in the future, should the objective military capabilities of strengthen NATO’s resources, and for look at these threats and conclude that the alliance have become even more those countries to live up to their obli- an alliance built to confront these relevant. This renewed threat resulted gations in providing the necessary re- problems and challenges should be in NATO, in effect, hitting the pause sources. abolished. Modern NATO activities ex- button on redefining NATO’s post-So- Nevertheless, and having said this, tend well beyond Europe. These include viet missions. For many alliance mem- we cannot be relaxed about meeting combating piracy off the Horn of Afri- bers on Russia’s periphery, it was the resources gap. Despite the recent ca, operational and training support ‘‘NATO—Back to the Future.’’ uptick, there has been a long and dra- for the African Union in Ethiopia, air Russian behavior has once again pro- matic decline in European defense policing of Europe’s borders against voked profound anxiety among our al- budgets for two decades before 2014, not Russian incursions, growing cyber de- lies on Russia’s periphery, especially to mention a significant absence of fense alliance capabilities, expanded the Baltic states, Poland, and Roma- constituent support for defense expend- special operations capabilities and ac- nia. In response, NATO has taken on itures in most NATO countries. tivities, development of a NATO re- new missions intended to reassure our It is a battle of these nations who are sponse force for rapid reaction oper- allies, discourage Putin’s aggressive dealing with slow or no growth—GDP ations on land and sea, expanded joint designs, and renew NATO’s urgent rel- stagnant—to come to the decision to intelligence, surveillance and recon- evance. All of this has a heritage for meet the 2 percent obligation that they naissance operations, and expanded

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One of our and Libya, and continued challenges elsewhere. For me, we have abdicated top national priorities is to provide for will need to be addressed. It is not yet America’s traditional leadership role. the national defense. It is one of only 6 clear to me whether ISAF, the Afghan- For the alliance, I fear this could be reasons 13 Colonies got together in the istan mission, will go down as a success the beginning phase of our disengage- first place; that is, to provide for the or not, but it is clearly in the balance ment from Europe, which, if it con- national defense. However, under Presi- and needs to be carefully monitored. tinues, will be at our peril. Without dents Carter, Clinton, and Obama, we It is clear that the Libya operation firm U.S. leadership of NATO, we will saw three different periods of disinvest- revealed numerous alliance short- begin to see the commitment of our al- ment in our military. Our 30-year aver- comings and was not a model of alli- lies weaken. They simply do not have age of defense spending has been 4.2 ance coherence and cohesion. Rather, the muscle or the financial capability percent of GDP. Following the Carter Libya was an example of failure at the to support a NATO coalition without administration, the Reagan adminis- political level to define the new NATO. U.S. leadership. Without the right kind tration recapped the military. Then, The correct response to both, new chal- of leadership, the importance of the we had another decline. You see the lenges and admitted failure, is better transatlantic security relationship and buildup in the surge in Afghanistan leadership, better vision, and creative the continued robust presence of U.S. and Iraq, behind two wars. new thinking, along with the resources forces in Europe will begin to lose ad- We have been at war for 15 years. I to carry out those goals. vocates, as perhaps has already oc- believe in many cases we have burnt I have suggested that these could be curred among those who do not support out our equipment, and in cases we are best applied in response to the Syria our efforts. beginning to do that with our per- disaster, especially with the humani- If Americans come to see NATO’s sonnel, with longer tours and more dif- tarian catastrophe and the migrant cri- value in financial terms—bang for the ficult assignments in this hybrid war sis. I proposed that NATO could have buck—we will lose sight of its real we are facing today. helped member-state Turkey get con- value in the proper terms of national Then you see under this administra- trol of its Syrian border to stop the security, American reliability, and the tion a further decline, now to 3.1 per- flow of jihadists into and out of Syria. eternal appeal of our community of cent of GDP. This is the lowest point It is clear to me that the uncon- values—in other words, the values be- since the Vietnam War, and the irony trolled flood of refugees from Syria yond price that must be preserved if we of that is that we are still spending $600 could best be handled by creating safe are to prevail against our adversaries. billion of $4 trillion total spending of areas in and near Syria so that the With that, I yield the floor. the Federal Government on our mili- Syrian people can remain there under I suggest the absence of a quorum. tary. The irony is the 30-year average safe and humane conditions. Building The PRESIDING OFFICER. The of 4.2 percent, which is a hundred basis on NATO’s Bosnia experience, the Alli- clerk will call the roll. points below what we’re currently ance could be critical to providing the The legislative clerk proceeded to spending—that’s almost $200 billion—in security for such areas on the ground call the roll. a $19 trillion economy. and in the air. This would not be fight- Mr. PERDUE. Mr. President, I ask The question is how do we determine ing the war in Syria but protecting the unanimous consent that the order for the priorities to keep a strong mili- populations of U.N. designated areas. the quorum call be rescinded. tary? To make sure we can fulfill one Difficult? You bet, but it has been done The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without of six reasons we came together as a before, and NATO is the only possible objection, it is so ordered. country. organization that is in a position to do f We are about to have the smallest it. Army since World War II, the smallest Although I emphatically believe that MORNING BUSINESS Navy since World War I, and the small- NATO continues to have enormous Mr. PERDUE. Mr. President, I ask est and oldest Air Force ever. How can value to U.S. interests and global sta- unanimous consent that the Senate be this be? The world is more dangerous bility, I do concede that it needs a new in a period of morning business, with right now than at any time in my life- vision of its role. That is clearly a Senators permitted to speak therein time. work in progress and will have some for up to 10 minutes each. We see increased aggression from tra- false starts and failures along the way. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ditional rivals, Russia and China. We How it turns out will not only be a objection, it is so ordered. also see the rise of ISIS, partly because function of resources, as I have dis- f of our own intransigence. They have to cussed, but also an issue of leadership. be stopped now, or we are going to have On that score, I have some concerns. FUNDING THE FEDERAL to deal with them later here. Boko Frankly, I am worried. GOVERNMENT Haram, Al Qaeda, ISIS—all of these The Obama administration seems to Mr. PERDUE. Mr. President, I rise threats are beginning to be inter- be guiding us toward a dangerous def- today to speak about why all of us are connected and pose threats not just in erence to others to address emerging here. The primary role of Congress is the Middle East, but around the world. global security challenges that are and to responsibly fund the Federal Gov- Finally, we have nuclear threats will be threats to our own national se- ernment. To do that, we must set clear from rogue regimes, like North Korea curity. The most alarming example is national priorities that we can finan- and Iran, and emerging, game-changing our acquiescence to Russia’s vigorous cially support. All too often, the proc- technologies, such as cyber threats, engagement in Syria. Russia basically ess of setting, and then sticking to which nations like Russia are using for hijacked our paltry efforts to bring the these national priorities has become a hybrid warfare right now in Eastern Syrian disaster under control, inserted purely political exercise, not a func- Europe. There is an emerging arms its military forces to change the dy- tion of governing. It is the No. 1 com- race in space. This is why our women namic on the ground, and guided the plaint I hear when I travel back to my and men in uniform need to have the political process toward their ends. It home State of Georgia. tools and resources to complete their has all been a sad display of American Coming from the business world, I missions around the world. incompetence and impotence. The clearly see two interlocking crises we This fiscal crisis is jeopardizing our United States and its allies are paying face as a country. First, we have a ability to actually fund the missions the price for this failure of engage- global security crisis. The world may being asked of our military today. Let ment. be more dangerous right now than at me give two examples. JSTARS is a

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Today they fly missions pro- sions is to protect our embassies in Af- up every day, and believe me, they are viding critical intelligence, surveil- rica. Post-Benghazi, that takes on a coming up every day. Without a strong lance, and reconnaissance—ISR— new level of importance. These marines economy, without dealing with our ground targeting, and battlefield com- do a great job. They are the very best debt crisis right now, we can’t ade- mand and control capabilities to all of what we have in America. They are quately fund our military to confront branches of our military in multiple ready to go. The problem is that be- the growing threats we face. That is a regions of the world. The problem is cause of budget constraints, their fleet fact. they have outlived their useful life and of airplanes, the V–22 Ospreys, is get- It used to be that fiscal hawks and they are being replaced—or the theory ting cut in half, and that fundamen- defense hawks, and I have said this, but was that they were going to be re- tally cuts their ability to complete today I see that more and more people placed. But because of our intran- their mission in half. So they will not who are one or the other are beginning sigence in Washington, the funding is be able to fulfill the mission they have to come together and recognize the not there to replace them. So we are today the way they are supposed to be- other problem. They are interrelated in now facing potentially 8 years where cause of our own intransigence. a way they have never been. we will not be able to fulfill their mis- So, what is causing this great dis- Believe me, we need a strong defense. sion. investment in our military? Well, there I believe we need to be responsible for These are the planes that provide is only one answer: the national debt. our Federal finances and the needs of oversight for our men and women who These two crises interlock in a way our people here at home. The safety are in harm’s way—in Afghanistan, they never have before. It used to be net needs to be maintained. Social Se- Iraq, in Southern Command, where we that defense hawks and budget hawks curity needs to be saved. These are are intercepting drugs, in the Far East. were separate people. Today, I am liv- things we can’t ignore, but we have to Wherever the men and women in Amer- ing proof that they can embody them- start dealing with our priorities today. ican uniforms are facing danger, selves in the same person, because I am That is why we have to find a way to JSTARS is there protecting them in both. We have to be. We no longer have come together—Democrats, Repub- ways no one else can in the military. the luxury of debating both issues sep- licans, conservatives, whatever—and All of these planes have to be replaced, arately. make sure we protect our economic and the sooner we get started, the bet- In the past 7 years, Washington has and our national security priorities. ter. They will not be able to fulfill spent $25 trillion running the Federal We need to get in a room and iron this their mission over the next 8 years. Government. That is bad enough, but out. They are not that complicated. We This chart shows the declining avail- the problem is that we borrowed $9 tril- can find the solutions. ability of the current fleet—down to lion of that $25 trillion. That is 35 per- As former Admiral Mike Mullen said zero by 2023. It also shows that under cent. The Congressional Budget Office in 2012, ‘‘I believe that our debt is the the current plan, pending DOD ap- says that over the next 10 years we will greatest threat to our national secu- proval and funding, the replacement borrow 30 percent of that. What that rity. If we as a country do not address fleet doesn’t even start coming online means and why that is important is our fiscal imbalances in the near-term, until 2023—a start date that is now in that fundamentally, all of our manda- our national power will erode.’’ jeopardy because of the current admin- tory spending—some $3 trillion—is That was 5 years ago, and what have istration’s budget request. mandatory, so our first dollars go to we done since then? Nothing but add JSTARS’ recap is the No. 4 requisi- that. The problem is that all of our dis- debt. tion priority for the Air Force, behind cretionary spending—all of USAID, our Last year, Congress passed a budget the long-range strike bomber, the new foreign programs, and our expendi- resolution. We laid out a conservative tanker, and the F–35. We are not going tures—are fundamentally borrowed vision for what spending levels we to be able to fulfill the mission of these under that scenario, and that is where should undertake and cut $7 trillion airmen and soldiers over the next 8 we are today. Can you imagine that? from the President’s budget. We passed years unless we do something about it With this level of borrowing, every a budget, but because our budget proc- right now—and even then, it might be dime we spend on foreign aid—I just ess is broken, we didn’t pass most au- too late. want to reiterate—foreign aid, domes- thorizations. We passed appropriations This is a picture of a 1957 Chevrolet. tic programs, and military—we are bor- in committees, but we weren’t able to Some of you will remember what this rowing that money today because we get them to the floor and vote on them. is like. I remember this car. This is a haven’t faced up to this crisis. So we ended up with a CR at the end of collector’s item. Some of my friends First we have the period here under the year, and that led to a grand bar- own this car. This car is of the same President Bush. In 2000 our debt was $6 gain, which I opposed, and an omnibus genre, same age as many of the air- trillion. We added $4 trillion on the that added some $9 trillion to our na- planes we are now flying around the back of two wars. In 2008, we had $10 tional debt. That was used to fund the world. That is great, but imagine if you trillion in debt. Now we see we have government, in the absence of any ap- had to drive this car—this was your ev- another $9 trillion in the last 7 years. propriations bills having been ap- eryday car and you drove it to work We will be close to $20 trillion by the proved. That pushed us to a first-quar- every day back and forth; you depended time we are through. ter omnibus that really most of us on it to get you to work every morning The yellow here is what the Congres- wanted to avoid. At the end of that, and to get you home every night. What sional Budget Office says we are about eight people got in a room over a week- would you do if you had to drive it to to face. If we do nothing from today, end and decided how we are going to the west coast and back every week? we will add another $9 trillion to this spend $4 trillion. That is not what our Imagine what the maintenance time Federal debt—close to $30 trillion. Founders had in mind. That means loss would be for breakdown. Imagine I am a business guy and I know the that the topline spending levels were what it would be like traveling those capital markets are under great stress set by a so-called grand bargain, which distances without all the modern con- today. The danger of this is this is to- I voted against, because it increased veniences, such as satellite radio—Sir- tally unmanageable. If interest rates spending and would add over $9.5 tril- ius, Pandora. What about the safety were to reach their 50-year average of lion over the next decade to our na- factor? These are antiques. The point is just 5.5 percent, we would be paying $1 tional debt. that this is a direct analogy of what we trillion in interest on a $4 trillion total This mounting debt crisis will not fix are doing with our military today in a budget. There is no way that is pos- itself—quite the contrary. It will only

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It threatens itol Building that serves as the official fully support our national security and our ability to defend our country, pe- address for a quarter of a million com- our domestic priorities. riod. Also, the interest payments on panies, many of them shell corpora- Recently, Richard Haass, a former our debt is affecting our education, in- tions. top State Department official, said in a frastructure, and more—here at home A shell corporation is a company Senate Foreign Relations Committee in the programs that are necessary. that serves no economic purpose and hearing, ‘‘Our inability to deal with Imagine if we didn’t have that unpro- doesn’t conduct any real business. our debt challenge will detract from ductive responsibility of unnecessary Shell corporations exist primarily to the appeal of the American political interest. Every Member of this body hold legal title to bank accounts, real and economic model’’ as we try to in- knows we need to act now. estate, or other assets, often obscuring fluence young democracies around the My question is, why aren’t we acting? the true human owners. While people world. He continued: ‘‘The result will The challenge is to stop talking about can form shell corporations in just be a world that is less democratic and it theoretically and start putting solu- about any country, many American increasingly less deferential to U.S. tions into practice. That is why Geor- States make it especially easy to do so, concerns in matters of security.’’ gians sent me to the U.S. Senate, and perhaps even easier than getting a li- We must create restraint and fiscal that is why I will continue fighting on brary card. You may actually need to sanity in Washington. In the private this every day. go down to a library to sign up for a li- sector, you fix a business by first drill- Let’s not lose sight of Congress’s No. brary card, but you can form a shell ing down and finding the underlying 1 responsibility. We are charged in the corporation with a few clicks of a problem. The way that Washington Constitution under article I to respon- mouse and payment of a small fee. There is another reason that the funds the Federal Government, the sibly fund the Federal Government and United States has become so popular time it takes to complete the federal to ensure that the 6 reasons why 13 for shell corporations. Currently, budget, and the fact that the current Colonies got together in the first place none—zero—of the 50 American States process allows Members of Congress to can actually be realized. require the disclosure of the beneficial put off making tough decisions are the I yield the floor. owners—the real human beings who real problem. In business, this would I suggest the absence of a quorum. own the companies. Instead, corporate never be allowed. In your personal The PRESIDING OFFICER. The records can identify the owner as just home, this cannot be tolerated, but clerk will call the roll. another faceless shell corporation, or somehow we are able to do it here year The legislative clerk proceeded to the owner could be identified as a pro- after year. This process has only call the roll. fessional agent paid to sign the needed worked four times in the past 42 years. Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I forms and never speak of them again or It has been encouraging to hear the ask unanimous consent that the order a lawyer who refuses to disclose who Senate Budget Committee chairman, for the quorum call be rescinded. his client is under attorney-client Senator MIKE ENZI, and the House The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without privilege. Behind this easy-to-establish Budget chairman, Congressman TOM objection, it is so ordered. veil of secrecy, criminals can and do PRICE from my home State of Georgia, f use these shell corporations to open make this a priority for this year. I be- INCORPORATION TRANSPARENCY bank accounts, transfer funds, and lieve they are making great progress. AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AS- even to hide the ownership of expensive Both are having hearings to find out if SISTANCE ACT assets. there are models around the world that This building shown here is at 650 Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I do it better than we do. We are finding Fifth Avenue in New York City. The am here today to highlight law en- those examples, especially at a time Iranian Government used a string of forcement legislation that would help when we cannot allow the process to generic businesses to obscure its own- crack down on human trafficking, ter- break down and result in more con- ership of this Fifth Avenue skyscraper. rorism financing, money laundering, tinuing resolutions, omnibus bills, or Profits from this enterprise helped Medicare fraud, the narcotics trade, short-term funding fights that don’t fund Iran-backed terrorism for decades, tax evasion, public corruption, and a solve anything. until a U.S. Government investigation litany of other crimes in the United We must also reduce redundant pro- finally uncovered the scheme in 2008. grams, roll back the regulatory regime, States and around the world. These How could a state sponsor of ter- and focus on growing our economy crimes all involve money, and the rorism own a piece of the New York through overhauling our archaic Tax United States has become a favorite City skyline and profit from owning Code, and unlocking, finally, our Na- destination for criminals looking to that piece of the New York City sky- tion’s full economic and energy poten- hide it. line for so long without anyone know- tial. Earlier this month, the International ing? Let’s look at how Iran used anony- Finally, we have to save Social Secu- Consortium of Investigative Journal- mous shell corporations to hide its in- rity and Medicare and tackle the big- ists published the first of the so-called volvement. gest problems of our overall health Panama papers, a leak of 11.5 million On paper, 650 Fifth Avenue was care costs. To do this, Washington confidential documents from a Pan- owned by a partnership of the Alavi needs to stop pretending that these cri- ama-based law firm that sets up shell Foundation, a New York-based charity, ses will go away on their own and that corporations and tax shelters for and the Assa Corporation, a New York the national debt will somehow solve wealthy clients. The documents we shell company. Assa Corporation was, itself. It won’t. In fact, it has already have seen so far show that, along with in turn, owned by yet another shell done irreversible damage to our credi- the Caribbean islands you might ex- company, Assa Company, Limited, and bility and capability on the world pect, several American States are pop- formed in the Isle of Jersey, a noto- stage. Our mounting debt crisis is al- ular places to form shell corporations. rious banking center and tax shelter. ready raising questions from our allies Our friend Senator Kent Conrad, who The Isle of Jersey company was in turn around the world about how we will be used to be chairman of the Budget owned by individuals representing able to stand by our international com- Committee, was fond of using this floor Bank Melli, the Iranian Government’s mitments. chart showing what is called the financial arm, and there is the connec- I just got back from a trip to Europe Ugland House building in the Cayman tion to Iran. and the Middle East. The No. 1 point Islands. This little building claims to So to the public, that building— raised to us by leaders, heads of state be the place from which an astonishing worth about half a billion dollars—was

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Have each State keep fied, as all of us know, to serve in that tigators were able to connect those track of who actually owns companies position. However, she has been wait- dots and tie Iran to the structure from they charter and ensure that informa- ing for the Senate to confirm her since a clue in the corporate records kept on tion is available for Federal, State, and the Foreign Relations Committee re- the Isle of Jersey. local law enforcement agencies ported her nomination to the Senate in How is that for irony? A notorious through proper processes. November of last year with a vote of 12 tax shelter actually had better owner- Transparency in business ownership to 7. ship records than we have in the is not a novel idea. Every member of Yesterday I took to the floor to talk United States. Once Iran’s investment about our important trade relationship the European Union will be trans- and involvement was uncovered, the with Mexico. That is not the only rea- parent by 2017. The United Kingdom Department of Justice moved to seize son finalizing this nomination is so and the Netherlands have even an- and sell the building and to distribute critical. The bilateral work on migra- nounced plans to make their corporate the proceeds of that sale to American tion, security, and border issues of the ownership registries available to the victims of Iranian-backed terror. After United States and Mexico requires top- public. With the light of corporate years of legal appeals, the victims look level leadership at our Embassy in transparency about to shine on crimi- close to receiving this compensation. Mexico City. It is critical for the nal assets hidden in Europe, their shell Of course, Iran isn’t the only crimi- United States to have an ambassador corporations will not be effective for nal enterprise hiding behind American to ensure cooperation on border secu- these purposes. So that money will be shell companies. Other recently uncov- rity issues and to identify threats to looking for new dark homes. ered examples of enterprises hiding be- our national security. hind American shell companies include America should take swift action to We continue to engage Mexico in dis- a Mexican drug cartel using an Okla- make sure these assets don’t find new rupting organized criminal networks homa corporation to launder money hidden homes in opaque American shell that facilitate human trafficking. Ac- through a horse farm, a crime syn- corporations. We are supposed to be an cording to Mexico’s National Institute dicate setting up a web of corporations example to the world, not the place of Migration, Mexico apprehended in eight States as part of a $100 million where the world’s corrupt and the more than 190,000 migrants in 2015, in- Medicare fraud scheme, and a human world’s criminals hide their cash and cluding nearly 19,000 unaccompanied trafficking ring based in Moldova that their assets. minors, children, better known as hides their crimes behind anonymous The Incorporation Transparency and UACs. This is a significant increase corporations in Kansas, Missouri, and Law Enforcement Assistance Act en- from 2014, when 127,000 migrants, in- Ohio. joys broad support from the national cluding just over 11,000 UACs, were ap- According to the Rhode Island State law enforcement community, including prehended. Police, corporate secrecy in my own the Federal Law Enforcement Officers It is clear these complex issues re- State has complicated their investiga- Association, the Fraternal Order of Po- quire top-level diplomacy, and we tions into real estate fraud, illegal pre- lice, the Society of Former Special would benefit from an experienced scription drug distribution, and sales Agents of the FBI, and the U.S. Mar- leader who can navigate the nuances of tax evasion. shals Service Association, as well as these regional relations. In addition to In January, just months before the the Rhode Island State Police. these migration issues, the United Panama Papers hit the headlines, ‘‘60 Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- States and Mexico need to address se- Minutes’’ aired a segment showing just sent to be able to finish my statement. curity challenges from transnational how easy it can be for criminals to hide drug trafficking. As we hear all too money in the United States. The pro- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without often, we are witnessing an increase in gram featured an investigator with the objection, it is so ordered. heroin use leading to rising levels of vi- anticorruption organization Global Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Chuck Canter- olence and heroin-related deaths. Witness. That investigator pretended bury, president of the National Fra- While the United States and Mexico to represent a corrupt African leader, ternal Order of Police, explains it this are cooperating on a strategy to fight and ‘‘60 Minutes’’ brought a hidden way: ‘‘When we are able to expose the heroin, this represents a priority that camera along into his meetings with link between shell companies and drug requires the leadership of an ambas- lawyers in New York. trafficking, corruption, organized sador. We need someone in place as our The investigator, presenting himself crime, and terrorist finance, the law top diplomat in Mexico with experience as representing the corrupt African enforcement community is better able with Mexican security and with law leader, made clear that his client want- to keep America safe from these illegal and to engage the most senior Mexican ed help using suspicious funds to buy a activities and keep the proceeds of Government officials on the narcotics mansion, a jet, and a yacht in the these crimes out of the U.S. financial issues. United States and to hide his owner- system.’’ In addition, there are specific ongo- ship of these assets. Of the 16 lawyers Of all places, the United States ing cases that necessitate having an who met with the undercover investi- should not be a safe haven for crimi- ambassador in place to ensure that our gator, only 1 turned him away. It nals, foreign or domestic, to hide their Nation’s interests are being rep- seems the others were comfortable illegal assets. We could take a simple resented. As I said yesterday, Mexico helping a corrupt foreign official hide major step in fighting money laun- represents one of our most important money in opaque American shell cor- dering, financial fraud, and terrorist fi- bilateral relationships. It is clear the porations. nancing by passing this bill. I urge my longer the United States goes without While the underlying criminal colleagues on both sides of the aisle to having an ambassador to Mexico, the schemes may be colorful and complex, cosponsor it and to help us get it greater our partnership will suffer. the answer to this shell corporation passed. There is simply no reason to go any problem is simple and straightforward. longer without an ambassador to Mex- I thank the Chair. I appreciate the The Incorporation Transparency and ico when we have someone as qualified extra time. Law Enforcement Assistance Act as Roberta Jacobson. I come with good would direct States to require appli- I yield the floor. news; that is, it is my understanding cants forming corporations and limited The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- that a deal—an agreement—is in the liability companies to include basic in- ator from Arizona. works that will ultimately lead to the

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As such, I will not be making a Iran’s ability to sell oil on world mar- effort.’’ The report also found that Iran unanimous consent request today, but kets. conducted certain activities relevant I intend to come here as long as it The Obama administration also con- to nuclear weaponization for at least takes, to keep up the pressure and to vinced key allies, such as Japan, Aus- several years after 2003 and that some monitor this process, to ensure that it tralia, South Korea, and Canada, to of these activities didn’t end until 2009. has a successful resolution. agree to additional bilateral measures It is not just on-the-ground reports I yield the floor. that increased pressure on Iran’s finan- and secret nuclear facilities that sug- I suggest the absence of a quorum. cial banking, insurance, transpor- gest that Iran’s nuclear efforts have The PRESIDING OFFICER. The tation, and energy sectors. not always been entirely peaceful. Let clerk will call the roll. The effects of these coordinated sanc- me remind my colleagues that just last The bill clerk proceeded to call the tions were clear, swift, and direct. The month Iran tested a ballistic missile roll. value of the Iranian currency decreased that supposedly had a message on its Mr. COONS. Mr. President, I ask dramatically. Obstacles to Iranian side proclaiming in Hebrew: ‘‘Israel unanimous consent that the order for trade forced businesses to close and in- must be wiped off the Earth.’’ the quorum call be rescinded. creased inflation within Iran. Iran’s oil An Iranian regime that continues to The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. exports and government revenues de- advocate for the destruction of Israel, GARDNER). Without objection, it is so clined sharply. In 2011, for example, America’s vital ally Israel, does not ordered. Iran exported about 2.4 million barrels sound like a nation that has been and of oil per day. By March of 2014, Iran’s f hopes to continue to develop nuclear exports were down to just 1 million IRAN technology for anything remotely barrels a day—in a nation for which pe- peaceful. Mr. COONS. Mr. President, earlier troleum makes up 80 percent of all this month, the Governor of Iran’s cen- commodity exports. An Iranian regime that ships illicit tral bank, Dr. Valiollah Seif, spoke at In July of 2012, former President weapons to support the murderous re- the Council on Foreign Relations in Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called the gime of Bashar al-Assad regime in Washington and he made three primary sanctions regime ‘‘the most severe and Syria or the Houthi rebels in Yemen or claims. First, he said sanctions did not, strictest sanctions ever imposed on a Hezbollah in Lebanon is not seeking to in fact, lead Iran to agree to the terms country.’’ develop weapons for peaceful purposes. of the nuclear agreement between Iran The coordinated sanctions regime An Iranian regime that illegally tests and the United States, the United was so effective that Iran’s current dangerous ballistic missile tech- Kingdom, France, Germany, the EU, President even described Iran’s eco- nology—some of which is capable of Russia, and China. He said sanctions nomic situation as if the country had carrying a nuclear weapon, all of which did not force Iran to agree. Second, he ‘‘returned to the 19th century’’ under violates U.N. Security Council resolu- said Iran’s nuclear program has always the sanctions regime. I think it is clear tions—does not have peaceful inten- been entirely peaceful. Third, he said on this first point that sanctions im- tions. that the United States and our Euro- posed an unsustainable cost on Iran Because of this behavior, we have pean allies have not honored our com- and forced it to the table to engage in every reason to distrust Iran’s claims mitments under the terms of the nu- negotiations with the West regarding that its nuclear efforts were always clear deal also known as the JCPOA. its nuclear program. peaceful. Iran continually misled the Today I wish to push back against all That brings me to his second erro- international community about the na- three of these claims. neous argument that Iran has pursued ture of its nuclear program, and it con- First, on sanctions, Governor Seif nuclear technology with only peaceful tinually disguised its efforts to conduct said: ‘‘Contrary to baseless purposes in mind. Iran’s actions di- research and other activities to help it allegation[s] that some people made, rectly contradict this claim. better understand how to develop a nu- sanctions did not and could not force In 2002, members of the international clear weapon. It continues to threaten [Iran] to engage into a negotiation community revealed that Iran had, in Israel, to test ballistic missiles, and to with our P5+1 colleague[s],’’ the na- fact, been attempting to build a secret support terrorism throughout the Mid- tions I referenced. uranium enrichment facility at Natanz dle East. The facts clearly say otherwise. in Central Iran and a heavy water plu- That is why I simply cannot accept U.S. sanctions have been a major fea- tonium reactor at its Arak facility in Seif’s argument that Iran’s nuclear ture of U.S. policy toward Iran since the northwestern part of the country. program has always been entirely Iran’s 1979 revolution. The imposition Only because Iran failed to keep these peaceful. of international sanctions and world- facilities secret did the IAEA—or the wide bilateral sanctions on Iran began International Atomic Energy Agency— The third claim made by Seif last in 2006 and increased dramatically in finally begin having the opportunity to week was that the United States and 2010. monitor these sites in 2002. our European allies have not honored In June of 2010, the Congress passed In 2009, the United States, France, our obligations under the nuclear deal the Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Britain revealed the existence of known as the JCPOA. Iran’s evidence and Divestment Act, also known as another uranium enrichment plant for this claim is that the sanctions re- CISADA, which weakened Iran’s access buried deep under a mountain near the lief granted to Iran for complying with to the international financial system city of Qom. the terms of the agreement hasn’t sud- and bolstered existing sanctions spe- The evidence continues. In 2011, the denly unleashed a flurry of Iranian eco- cifically against Iran’s human rights IAEA released a report on the ‘‘possible nomic activity. As Adam Szubin, our abuse. military dimensions’’ of Iran’s nuclear own Department of the Treasury’s Act- That same month, with the support effort, known as PMD. The report de- ing Under Secretary for Terrorism and not just of our European allies but also tailed areas in which the agency had Financial Intelligence, recently put it, Russia and China, the Obama adminis- evidence of Iran’s past—and potentially throughout the negotiations between tration and then-Secretary of State ongoing—work on nuclear the United States, our allies, partners, Hillary Clinton led the passage of U.N. weaponization and the development of and Iran, the U.S. and our allies ‘‘did Security Council Resolution 1929, nuclear warheads for missile delivery not guarantee economic outcomes, or a which created the most comprehensive systems. flood of immediate business into Iran.’’ and stinging international sanctions The IAEA’s final report on the pos- Acting Under Secretary Szubin is the Iranian regime has ever faced. sible military dimensions of Iran’s nu- right. Iran is responsible for making Two years later, in 2012, the National clear program, issued in December of Iran an attractive, safe place to do Defense Authorization Act designated 2015, found ‘‘a range of activities rel- business. For many individuals and the Central Bank of Iran for additional evant to the development of a nuclear businesses, Iran appears neither attrac- sanctions, which the Obama adminis- explosive device were conducted in Iran tive nor safe. For example, in October,

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Mr. Namazi’s case is his father Mohammad Zarif sought to justify re- St. Jude’s Ranch for Children was Baquer—an 80-year-old man who suf- cent steps Iran has taken to dramati- founded by Father Jack Adam to sup- fers from heart problems—was arrested cally build up its defenses. port abused and neglected children and in February and sent to Iran’s noto- Countries do, indeed, have a right to give them an opportunity to learn and rious Evin Prison. Why would Iranian self-defense, but there is a difference grow. Father Adam initially faced leaders expect foreign investment to between self-defense efforts undertaken challenges in acquiring funding for the flow into their country when it arbi- by responsible members of the inter- project. However, with the help of Ne- trarily arrests and detains those seek- national community and some of Iran’s vadan community leaders, including ing business opportunities for their recent aggressive and destabilizing ac- Claudine and Shelby Williams, Forrest own country. tions. Duke, and the Sisters of Charity, the It is not only Iran’s flawed legal sys- Responsible nations don’t support project raised $30,000, and the facility tem or its ongoing human rights viola- was built. Eddie, a resident of Elko, tions, more than half of Iran’s economy terrorist groups throughout the Middle East and stoke sectarianism to under- NV, became the first child to attend consists of shadowy organizations con- St. Jude’s Ranch for Children. Since trolled in part by the Iranian Revolu- mine the security of their neighbors. Responsible nations don’t directly then, the organization has been a sanc- tionary Guard Corps, the IRGC, the tuary for numerous abused and ne- hard-line military force committed to threaten the destruction of Israel. Re- sponsible nations seek common ground glected children and is a recognized the preservation of the Iranian regime. landmark in southern Nevada. The pseudo-private entities that are and the pursuit of mutual interests with their neighbors. Responsible na- St. Jude’s Ranch for children offers tied to the IRGC include banks, busi- supportive housing and nutritional nesses, religious foundations, pension tions abide by U.N. Security Council resolutions. services for children and families. The funds, and welfare projects that also Therapeutic Residential Foster Care Iran’s actions make it clear it is not serve as front companies for the IRGC. program provides children an oppor- During his question-and-answer ses- yet a responsible member of the inter- tunity to live together, receive the nu- sion at the Council on Foreign Rela- national community. If Iran then has tritious foods they need to be success- tions, Mr. Seif was asked whether for- complaints about the relief it has re- ful, attend school, and participate in eign businesses considering investing ceived under this agreement, it should extracurricular activities. Children are in Iran or doing business with Iran move its behavior and begin to uphold nurtured in the program until they are could be confident that the money in- its commitments under the deal while ready to transition out of therapeutic vested in Iran would not fund the changing the dangerous aspect of its are. Later, children are placed with IRGC. He was unable to declare defini- ongoing behavior. Yet, instead, Iran loving foster families, and siblings are tively that it would not. continues to try and dominate its re- kept together. The onus, the burden, is on Iran—not gion, a valuable reminder we must con- April is National Child Abuse Preven- the international community or the tinue to enforce the terms of the tion month. It is important that every United States—to reform Iran’s domes- JCPOA strictly and push back on Iran’s April we work together to raise aware- tic economy and to make sure its busi- bad behavior that is outside the param- ness for programs that support the nesses are not linked to the IRGC, to eters of the agreement. make it a country—transparent and physical and emotional well-being of While I commend the Obama admin- children and recognize organizations, open—and to engage in actions that istration for its recent action in inter- suggest to the world it is a trustworthy such as St. Jude’s Ranch for Children, dicting illicit arms shipments from that transform the lives of children partner. The burden is on Iran to com- Iran to the Houthis, continuing to des- ply with the JCPOA. The burden is on and families in our community. ignate IRGC-linked entities for more Our youth are an important part of Iran to stop testing ballistic missiles, sanctions, and taking other critical abusing human rights, and supporting our history and future. We must ensure steps to push back on Iran’s bad behav- that children are protected and have a terrorists. If Iran is unhappy with the ior and destabilizing activities in the level of economic relief it has received nurturing home that allows them to region, I also remain concerned about succeed. When a child suffers from since this agreement came into effect, the administration’s willingness to en- it only has its own actions to blame. abuse or neglect, the whole community tertain Iranian complaints about sanc- and country suffers with them. The As Acting Under Secretary Szubin tions relief. put it, ‘‘the JCPOA [the nuclear deal] services provided by St. Jude’s Ranch is an international arrangement, not a I urge the United States and our al- for Children ensure safety, health, and cashier’s check.’’ lies to remain cautious in our dealings opportunity for many of our Nation’s I commend Dr. Seif for his willing- with Iran. We must remember that the children. Their work is appreciated and ness to travel to the United States and most important contract with Iran is admired, and I wish them continued to make his case in front of our Coun- the one we have already agreed to— success for years to come. cil on Foreign Relations. I think this is that is, this nuclear deal—and we must f a constructive step, but as I have continue to remind Iran that its own shown, I think the case he made is a behavior is the real cause of its con- REMEMBERING RICHARD F. weak one. The evidence is clear. A co- tinuing international isolation. SCHOLZ, JR. ordinated sanctions regime did, in fact, Mr. President, I yield the floor. Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, last force Iran to negotiate. Iran’s nuclear I suggest the absence of a quorum. week the city of Quincy, in my home program was not entirely peaceful in The PRESIDING OFFICER. The State of Illinois, lost a tough, prin- its intent or execution. The United clerk will call the roll. cipled, and fair public servant—but States and EU aren’t holding the Ira- more importantly, a fine man. Judge The senior assistant legislative clerk nian economy back—the Iranian Gov- Richard F. Scholz, Jr., passed away at proceeded to call the roll. ernment is. The Iranian Government’s the age of 87. actions are. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Judge Scholz was the quintessential In my travels throughout the Middle ask unanimous consent that the order public servant. He was a voice for the East and in conversations with re- for the quorum call be rescinded. underprivileged and a passionate advo- gional leaders and Ambassadors here, The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. LEE). cate for the most vulnerable in the it is apparent these nations all share Without objection, it is so ordered. community. He spent more than 24

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He family stayed together, and there is a HATCH—who was then the ranking was celebrated in the courts for his photo of them standing around Judge member—memorialized how the com- well-reasoned and thoughtful decisions. Scholz, with the words: our hero, mittee would continue in this tradition Throughout his tenure, he was honored carved into the picture—a hero indeed. to consider President George W. Bush’s by several civic organizations and com- The stories of Judge Scholz’s kind- Supreme Court nominees. In a letter to munity groups, but it was dealing one- ness and affection to the children and all Senators, Senator HATCH and I on-one with people that gave him the families in Quincy go on and on—what wrote, ‘‘The Judiciary Committee’s greatest joy and satisfaction. a legacy and what a great friend to the traditional practice has been to report Chuck Scholz, former Quincy mayor people of Quincy. Judge Scholz will Supreme Court nominees to the Senate and Judge Scholz’s nephew, recalled certainly be missed. once the Committee has completed its meeting a longtime Quincy resident f considerations. This has been true even who told him a story: ‘‘Your uncle sent in cases where Supreme Court nomi- NOMINATION OF MERRICK me to jail, and it was the best thing nees were opposed by a majority of the GARLAND that ever happened to me.’’ He went on Judiciary Committee.’’ Senator HATCH to explain how Judge Scholz visited Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, yester- and I agreed to that. And then-Major- him one day at the correctional facil- day I had the honor of speaking at an ity Leader Trent Lott agreed, too, say- ity in St. Charles. The reason for his event hosted by the Edward M. Ken- ing this back in 2001: ‘‘the Senate has a visit? To make sure he got his diploma nedy Institute for the U.S. Senate on long record allowing the Supreme while he was incarcerated. And when this body’s role in considering Supreme Court nominees of the President to be he was released, Judge Scholz got him Court nominees. The institute is a given a vote on the floor of the Sen- a job. That is the kind of man Judge wonderful organization ‘‘dedicated to ate.’’ We all agreed to this because that Scholz was. He understood that the job educating the public about the impor- is what we in the Senate have done for didn’t end in his courtroom. tant role of the Senate in our govern- a century, in an open and transparent Judge Scholz believed in serving the ment.’’ My friend Ted Kennedy loved manner, allowing the American people community by serving the individual. the Senate and worked hard every day to see us doing our work. He knew the recipe for building strong, here to improve the lives of the people This is exactly what the Judiciary healthy communities was getting the of Massachusetts and the people of Committee should be doing this very right people involved in the right way. America. I thank Vicki Kennedy for all day. It has now been 42 days since Chief And the community was better for it. of her efforts to build the institute. Judge Merrick Garland was nominated Born in 1928, Judge Scholz grew up in She has also continued the Kennedy to the Supreme Court. If we follow the Quincy and attended St. Francis grade legacy by working to advance medical average confirmation schedule for Su- school, Quincy Notre Dame High research and health care for all Ameri- preme Court nominees over the last 40 School, St. Ambrose College, and the cans. I was honored by her invitation years, the Judiciary Committee should University of Illinois. After college, he to speak at the event. be convening a hearing today on Chief moved down south and received his law The institute’s event was held on the Judge Garland’s nomination. The late degree from Mercer University in important and timely issue of the Sen- Justice Scalia, whom Chief Judge Gar- Macon, GA. While studying law, he met ate’s constitutional role in providing land would replace on the Court, re- and married Ellen W. Scholz and advice and consent on nominees to the ceived a hearing 42 days after his nomi- shared 58 wonderful years before her Supreme Court. As Senator Kennedy nation. And Democrats were in charge death in 2009. once said, ‘‘Few responsibilities we when the Senate last voted on a Su- Following law school, the young cou- have as Senators are more important preme Court nominee in an election ple returned to Quincy to raise their than our responsibility to advise and year when Justice Anthony Kennedy family and practice law with his father consent to the nominations by the was confirmed in 1988. Justice Kennedy and brother. In 1958, he was elected President to the Supreme Court.’’ Ted received a hearing in the Judiciary judge of the 8th Judicial Circuit and understood the momentous nature of Committee just 14 days after President served as chief judge from 1975 to 1979. Supreme Court nominations, as well as Reagan nominated him. Had he been In 1982, Judge Scholz retired from the the Senate’s undeniable and irreplace- nominated at the same time as Chief bench and returned to private practice. able constitutional role in providing Judge Garland, his hearings would al- During his time on the bench, Judge advice and consent on the President’s ready have been completed. Scholz presided over high profile cases, nominees. Last month, the Kennedy Institute fought for higher pay for the county’s And the Senate Judiciary Com- released a national poll that showed chief probation officer and the Youth mittee, on which Senator Kennedy and just 36 percent of Americans know that Home superintendent, and he worked I served together for years, plays a sin- the Senate confirms Supreme Court tirelessly with community leaders to gularly important role in considering nominees. Our response as Senators to build the Adams County Youth Home, nominees to serve in our Federal judi- this unfortunate fact should not be to now the Adams County Juvenile Deten- ciary. But that critical role has been deny Chief Judge Merrick Garland a tion Center—one of only nine facilities abdicated by the Senate Republicans’ public hearing and a vote, breaking 100 of its kind in Illinois. unprecedented decision to deny any years of Senate tradition and failing to Hanging above the doorway at the process to Chief Judge Merrick Gar- do our jobs as Senators. Instead, our Scholz family farm, there was a sign land, who has been nominated to the response should be to engage with the that read: ‘‘You will only be a stranger Supreme Court. American people and to show them here but once.’’ Always willing to offer In the last 100 years since public con- through our actions that the Senate a helping hand, Judge Scholz made firmation hearings began in the Judici- can hold up its part of the constitu- time for everyone. He helped young at- ary Committee for Supreme Court tional framework. torneys understand the right way to nominees, the Senate has never denied And although many Americans may conduct themselves in and out of the a nominee a hearing and a vote. No not be able to tell you that the Senate courtroom. As a mentor to countless nominee has been treated the way Sen- confirms Supreme Court nominees, a attorneys, judges, and children, Judge ate Republicans are treating Chief solid majority of the American public Scholz’s mark on the community will Judge Garland. Even when a majority does know—by a 2-to-1 margin—that endure for years. of the Judiciary Committee did not Chief Judge Garland deserves to have a I will close with one more story. support a nominee, the committee still hearing. That strong majority of the Years ago, a mother from a Quincy reported out the nomination for a vote public is telling us that the Senate family had been murdered. Her chil- on the Senate floor. This allowed all should show up for work and carry out

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Thus, we cannot remain si- until the vacancy is filled, then the court ed yesterday, the president of the lent as the Senate refuses to consider Gar- will not have created precedent and the Vermont Bar Association, Jennifer land. This level of obstructionism is unprece- lower courts will not be able to rely on those Emens-Butler, and others, including a dented in American history and undermines decisions. Open questions of law on signifi- former president of the American Bar the rule of law, the very foundation on which cant issues will continue to be left unan- this great nation was built. swered. To fill this void, the Senate must Association, made clear that Repub- The rule of law is the restriction of the ar- move forward on a bipartisan basis with licans’ obstruction of Chief Judge Gar- bitrary exercise of power by subordinating meetings and hearings, consideration of and land’s nomination undermines the rule such exercise to well-defined and established a timely vote on the nominee. of law. They wrote: ‘‘As leaders in the laws. As discussed in the earlier piece with President Reagan’s words in 1988 on the legal profession, we are committed to Blumenthal, in the United States, the rule of confirmation of Justice Kennedy are just as protecting the rule of law. Thus, we law is grounded in our Constitution, which applicable today: ‘‘The Federal Judiciary is too important to be made a political foot- cannot remain silent as the Senate re- unambiguously lays out the process for fill- ing vacancies to the Supreme Court. Article ball. I would hope, and the American people fuses to consider Garland. This level of II, Section 2 of the Constitution states the should expect . . . for the Senate to get to obstructionism is unprecedented in roles the president and the Senate must play work and act.’’ We urge the Senate to put American history and undermines the in the appointment process: ‘‘The President partisan politics aside for the good of the rule of law, the very foundation on . . . shall nominate, and by and with the Ad- American people and to avoid undermining which this great nation was built.’’ I vice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint the rule of law. ask unanimous consent that a copy of . . . Judges of the Supreme Court.’’ The Con- f stitution is also clear that the president’s this op-ed be printed in the RECORD fol- PARIS CLIMATE CHANGE lowing my remarks. term is four years, not three or three-and- one-fourth years. AGREEMENT Some Republican Senators have Now that Obama has fulfilled his constitu- Mrs. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, I claimed that their unprecedented ob- tional responsibility and made a nomination wish to speak in strong support of the struction against Chief Judge Garland promptly to fill the current Supreme Court United Nations’ Paris climate change is based on ‘‘principle, not the person.’’ vacancy, the Constitution requires the Sen- agreement and the President’s decision ate to likewise fulfill its responsibility to There is no principle in refusing to con- for the United States to be among the firm Supreme Court nominees in elec- consider and act promptly on the nominee. The Senate needs to move forward by hold- first nations to sign the agreement. tion years, as the Senate has done over Last Friday, April 22, the United a dozen times, most recently for Presi- ing meetings, conducting hearings and ulti- mately taking a vote. States and more than 170 nations came dent Reagan’s last nominee to the While Garland is preeminently qualified, together in New York to sign the inter- Court. Furthermore, we have seen Re- having served as chief judge of the United national climate agreement negotiated publican Senators and outside interest States Court of Appeals for the District of last year that would slow global warm- groups attack Chief Judge Garland’s Columbia Circuit since 1997, whether the ing and help poorer nations most af- judicial record, but then refuse to Senate ultimately confirms him is an en- tirely different question than whether the fected by it. I find it very symbolic allow him the chance to respond at a that April 22, the first day that nations public hearing. This is not principled, Senate should even consider him. The cur- rent arbitrary exercise of power to deny Gar- could officially sign the agreement, it is not fair, and it is not right. land a hearing and a vote is the kind of was also Earth Day. Earth Day is a re- To deny Chief Judge Garland a public abuse the rule of law is designed to protect minder of our obligation to preserve hearing and a vote would be truly his- us from. If the well-defined and established and protect our environment for our toric—but that is not the kind of his- provisions of the Constitution are permitted children and future generations to tory the Senate should be proud of. to be willfully ignored, then the rule of law come. Over the more than 40 years I have will be undermined. Last year, I joined nine of my Senate served in the Senate, I recall times In a letter to the leadership of the Senate, 15 past-presidents of the American Bar Asso- colleagues in Paris to attend the 21st when the consideration of Supreme ciation emphasized their utmost respect for United Nations Climate Change Con- Court nominees was controversial. the rule of law and the ‘‘need for the judicial ference, also known as COP 21, where But in every one of those instances, system to function independently of partisan the climate agreement was negotiated. the nominee received a public hearing influences. The founding fathers understood What we witnessed at COP 21 was mon- and a vote. We did not avoid doing our this as well, and structured the constitu- umental: 195 countries, representing jobs simply because it was hard. tional system of government to insulate the more than 95 percent of global carbon We must remember why we are here judiciary from changing political tides. The emissions, came together to adopt the in the United States Senate. We are all stated refusal to fill the ninth seat of the Su- first universal climate agreement that here to serve the American people by preme Court injects a degree of politics into the judicial branch that materially hampers calls for international cooperation on carrying out our sworn oaths to uphold the effective operation of our nation’s high- addressing the causes of global warm- the Constitution. Protection of our en- est court and the lower courts over which it ing and helping poorer nations most af- during constitutional system requires presides.’’ fected by it. that we hold our constitutional duties The Senate should follow the example set I am proud to say that the United as Senators above the partisan politics by President Reagan and then-Senate Judici- States was a big part of that effort. of the now. I hope that Republicans ary Committee Chair Joe Biden (D–Del.) in President Obama’s leadership was key will soon reverse course and put aside considering Justice Anthony Kennedy, who in encouraging China, the world’s larg- was confirmed in an election year. Reagan est emitter, to submit an aggressive their obstruction to move forward on urged the nation to ‘‘join together in a bipar- Chief Judge Garland’s nomination. tisan effort to fulfill our constitutional obli- climate action plan, and helping coun- There being no objection, the mate- gation of restoring the United States Su- tries to find consensus necessary to rial was ordered to be printed in the preme Court to full strength.’’ He asked the make such a landmark agreement. RECORD, as follows: Senate for ‘‘prompt hearings conducted in The Paris agreement establishes a [From The Hill, Apr. 26, 2016] the spirit of cooperation and bipartisan- long-term, durable global framework ship.’’ Biden responded: ‘‘I’m glad the Presi- for countries to work together to re- SENATE’S REFUSAL TO MOVE ON GARLAND dent has made his choice. We will get the CONTINUES TO UNDERMINE RULE OF LAW duce carbon emissions and keep the process under way and move as rapidly as is (By Monte Frank, James R. Silkenat, and global temperature rise well below 2 prudent. We want to conduct the commit- degrees Celsius in order to avoid some Jennifer Emens-Butler) tee’s review with both thoroughness and dis- A month ago, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D– patch.’’ Sen. Chuck Grassley (R–Iowa) was of the worst consequences of climate Conn.) and Monte Frank (one of the co-au- also on the Senate Judiciary Committee at change. For the first time, countries thors of this piece) warned that the Senate’s that time. Now that he is the chair, he have committed to putting forward refusal to consider President Obama’s nomi- should follow the example set by Reagan and ambitious, nationally determined cli- nation of Chief Judge Merrick Garland to the Biden. mate targets and reporting on their

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No country is insulated from the in- our Nation’s energy policies, we can We also must find a way to come to- creasingly present and escalating ef- meet our commitments. gether to recognize our past and to fects of climate change. In the United The United States must also be re- show our unwavering support to those States, we are seeing it throughout the sponsive to climate change’s impact on facing persecution today. country, and we are certainly feeling our friends in the world’s least devel- f its effects in New Hampshire. Rising oped and most vulnerable countries. As temperatures are shortening our fall one of the world’s largest emitters of TRIBUTE TO DR. RUTH ELLEN foliage season, which is so important carbon emissions, we have a responsi- WASEM to our State’s tourism economy. Milder bility to the world on climate change. Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, Dr. winters have led to increases of insect- Climate change represents an enor- Ruth Ellen Wasem, a specialist in im- borne diseases that endanger our wild- mous challenge, but the solutions are migration policy, will be retiring from life. In New Hampshire, we have al- within reach if we put into place poli- CRS at the end of this month. Dr. ready seen a 40 percent decline in our cies that allow for swift action. The Wasem is a graduate of the University moose population. The changing cli- world must work together to ensure of Michigan, where she received a mate is also putting more stress on that the goals of the Paris agreement Ph.D. and M.A. in history. She com- sugar maples, and this is already af- are realized. We have a responsibility pleted her undergraduate degree at fecting syrup production. to help protect our children and grand- Muskingum College—a private univer- Investments to improve the resil- children from the most severe con- sity located in New Concord, OH— iency of our communities at all levels sequences of global warming by reduc- where she graduated magna cum laude. is critically important to our ability to ing emissions now. Dr. Wasem was raised in Cadiz, OH. mitigate the impacts of climate f Dr. Wasem came to CRS in 1987 as an change. And that is what we are doing 101ST ANNIVERSARY OF THE analyst in social legislation, where she in New Hampshire. At the grassroots ARMENIAN GENOCIDE worked on teenage pregnancy, youth and statewide, Granite Staters recog- policy, homelessness, and immigration Mr. REED. Mr. President, last Sun- nize the urgency of addressing climate policy. She eventually moved full time day I had the opportunity to attend the change and are leading the way by re- into immigration policy, where she be- 101st anniversary commemoration of ducing pollution and transitioning to a came a recognized and leading expert the Armenian genocide, hosted at the in the field. more efficient, clean energy economy. Armenian Martyrs Memorial in Provi- For example, last month in Durham, Throughout her time at CRS, Dr. dence, RI. I was pleased to be able to the New Hampshire Climate Action Co- Wasem provided substantial legislative join with so many in the Armenian alition joined with the University of support to Members and congressional community in my home State for this New Hampshire to host a pancake staff on various aspects of immigration solemn event. and social welfare policy. Dr. Wasem’s breakfast and discuss the negative im- Over a century ago, the Young Turk work was used by Congress in hearings, pact of climate change on the maple leaders of the Ottoman Empire sum- syrup industry. The event featured a moned and executed over 200 Armenian legislative development, markups, and panel of local maple syrup producers, community leaders and intellectuals, preconference negotiations. Dr. Wasem wrote numerous analytic scientists, and others who understand beginning an 8-year campaign of op- the impacts that climate change is pression and massacre. and concise reports for Congress—well over 300 during her tenure at CRS. Dr. having on forests and maple trees. Over By 1923, an estimated 11⁄2 million Ar- 80 people came together to enjoy maple menians were killed, and over a half a Wasem also testified before congres- syrup, hear the speakers, and take ac- million survivors were exiled. These sional committees numerous times tion to protect our environment. atrocities affected the lives of every throughout her tenure at CRS, pro- New Hampshire is also a part of the Armenian living in Asia Minor and, in- viding testimony on issues ranging Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, deed, throughout the world. The sur- from asylum to unauthorized migra- RGGI—the Nation’s first regional cap- vivors of the Armenian Genocide, how- tion to immigration and social policy and-trade program designed to reduce ever, persevered due to their unbreak- data. harmful carbon emissions from the able spirit and steadfast resolve and As CRS’s immigration team leader, power sector. Through our participa- went on to greatly contribute to the Dr. Wasem served as a mentor to all of tion in RGGI, New Hampshire has re- lands in which they found new homes the other team members, and she al- duced greenhouse gas emissions in the and communities, including the United ways displayed great generosity and power sector by nearly 50 percent since States. This genocide should no longer selflessness in devoting time and en- 2008 and is on track to meet the admin- be denied, which is why I have joined ergy to their professional development. istration’s Clean Power Plan’s carbon- with several of my colleagues on reso- The Congressional Research Service reduction goals 10 years ahead of lutions over the years to encourage the has given Dr. Wasem a number of out- schedule. United States to officially recognize standing commendations and special The events happening in New Hamp- the Armenian genocide. achievement awards for legislative shire show that there truly is broad But as we remember our history, we analysis in the areas of immigration momentum in the fight against cli- must also look to the present and to policy, Haitian relief, health care re- mate change. But in order to achieve our future. form, homeland security, temporary our goals, State and local actions must Violence against Armenians in foreign workers, and welfare reform. be accompanied by national and inter- Nogorno-Karabakh has escalated in re- Dr. Wasem recently spent a year as a national involvement. This is why the cent months. These attacks on the Ar- Kluge Staff Fellow at the Library of international climate change agree- menian people are completely unac- Congress where she researched legisla- ment is so essential. ceptable and call into question the sin- tive efforts to end national origins and Under the Paris agreement, the cerity with which Azerbaijan has ap- race-based immigrant admissions to United States has made a commitment proached recent peace negotiations. We the United States, all of which cul- to reduce carbon emissions by at least must remain vigilant and do all that minated in the Immigration Act of 26 percent below 2005 levels by 2025. we can to encourage Azerbaijan to re- 1965. During her time as a Kluge Fel- While this goal is indeed ambitious, it turn to the negotiating table and make low, Dr. Wasem was awarded the Abba is something that we can achieve. By a good faith effort to ensure a lasting P. Schwartz Research Fellowship, implementing administrative policies peace agreement in the region. which is administered by the John F.

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Her steadfast dedica- the National Association for the Edu- for misconduct or poor performance, and for tion to serve Congress and her commit- cation of Young Children and gave her other purposes. ment to the highest standards of ana- time and knowledge to organizations in H.R. 4360. An act to amend title 5, United lytic, unbiased, and timely response to Arkansas and throughout the Nation. States Code, to provide that a Federal em- congressional requests for information She received many honors and ployee who leaves Government service while and analysis have made a positive and awards for her work, including being under personnel investigation shall have a lasting contribution to the congres- named Woman of the Year by Ladies notation of any adverse findings under such investigation placed in such employee’s offi- sional policy discourse. Home Journal in 1978. Later in life, she cial personnel file, and for other purposes. f was honored with the prestigious Doll- H.R. 4698. An act to enhance aviation by ey Madison Award for Outstanding ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS requiring airport security assessments and a Lifelong Contribution in 2001. security coordination enhancement plan, and Dr. Caldwell passed away on Sunday, for other purposes. April 17, 2016, at the age of 91. In addi- H.R. 4820. An act to require the Secretary REMEMBERING DR. BETTYE of Homeland Security to use the CALDWELL tion to her incredible professional con- tributions, her family noted, ‘‘There testimonials of former violent extremists or ∑ Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. President, today their associates in order to counter terrorist was just little that Bettye could not recruitment, and for other purposes. I wish to honor Dr. Bettye Caldwell, do.’’ She was married for 58 years to The message also announced that the who pioneered early childhood edu- her college sweetheart, raised twins— House agrees to the amendment of the cation in the United States. her son Paul Caldwell and daughter Senate to the bill (H.R. 1493) to protect Dr. Caldwell’s groundbreaking re- Elizabeth Lawson—and adored her two and preserve international cultural search at Syracuse University in the granddaughters, Becca Ray and Rachel property at risk due to political insta- 1960s paved the way for the national Caldwell. She was a talented seam- bility, armed conflict, or natural or Head Start Program and was the inspi- stress, gourmet cook, and gardener. other disasters, and for other purposes. ration for countless researchers and She loved to sing and enjoyed having programs to educate young children in guests in her home. f the United States and around the I am honored to work with Dr. MEASURES REFERRED world. Caldwell’s granddaughter, Becca, and She received her bachelor’s degree to know what an extraordinary legacy The following bills were read the first from Baylor University in 1945 and she left as an educator, researcher, and the second times by unanimous went on to earn a master’s from the mother, and grandmother. She was a consent, and referred as indicated: University of Iowa and her doctorate true leader and pioneer whose work H.R. 1684. An act to amend the Oil Pollu- from Washington University in St. will continue to impact millions of tion Act of 1990 and the Federal Water Pollu- Louis. children each day.∑ tion Control Act to impose penalties and As a developmental psychologist, her provide for the recovery of removal costs and work with pediatrician Dr. Julius B. f damages in connection with certain dis- Richmond convinced her of the need in- MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE charges of oil from foreign offshore units, fants and toddlers have for emotional and for other purposes; to the Committee on At 12:51 p.m., a message from the Environment and Public Works. and cognitive support. They focused on House of Representatives, delivered by H.R. 2615. An act to establish the Virgin Is- the development gap for children in Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, lands of the United States Centennial Com- disadvantaged homes and sought to announced that the House has passed mission; to the Committee on Energy and combine childcare with education, Natural Resources. the following bill, with an amendment, while keeping families strong. With H.R. 3583. An act to reform and improve in which it request the concurrence of this mission, she founded and directed the Federal Emergency Management Agen- the Senate: the Children’s Center in Syracuse, NY. cy, the Office of Emergency Communica- It was the first enrichment program for S. 1523. An act to amend the Federal Water tions, and the Office of Health Affairs of the Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the Na- Department of Homeland Security, and for young children in the United States. tional Estuary Program, and for other pur- other purposes; to the Committee on Home- Dr. Caldwell and her husband, Dr. poses. land Security and Governmental Affairs. Fred Caldwell, moved to Little Rock, The message further announced that H.R. 4096. An act to amend the Volcker AR, in 1969, where she became the prin- Rule to permit certain investment advisers the House has passed the following cipal of the Kramer School. Under her to share a similar name with a private eq- bills, in which it requests the concur- leadership, ‘‘the Kramer Project’’ uity fund, subject to certain restrictions, rence of the Senate: gained national attention as the site of and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Center for Early Development and H.R. 223. An act to authorize the Great Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Lakes Restoration Initiative, and for other H.R. 4359. An act to amend title 5, United Education. Bettye’s family notes that purposes. States Code, to provide that Federal employ- she considered the Kramer School her H.R. 1684. An act to amend the Oil Pollu- ees may not be placed on administrative most significant work. tion Act of 1990 and the Federal Water Pollu- leave for more than 14 days during any year She joined the faculty of the Univer- tion Control Act to impose penalties and for misconduct or poor performance, and for sity of Arkansas at Little Rock in the provide for the recovery of removal costs and other purposes; to the Committee on Home- mid-1970s and continued at the univer- damages in connection with certain dis- land Security and Governmental Affairs. sity for almost 20 years. UALR chan- charges of oil from foreign offshore units, H.R. 4360. An act to amend title 5, United cellor Joel E. Anderson noted recently, and for other purposes. States Code, to provide that a Federal em- H.R. 2615. An act to establish the Virgin Is- ployee who leaves Government service while ‘‘Dr. Caldwell changed the way parents lands of the United States Centennial Com- under personnel investigation shall have a and policymakers understood early mission. notation of any adverse findings under such childhood development.’’ She eventu- H.R. 2908. An act to adopt the bison as the investigation placed in such employee’s offi- ally retired from UAMS College of national mammal of the United States. cial personnel file, and for other purposes; to Medicine as a professor of pediatrics in H.R. 3583. An act to reform and improve the Committee on Homeland Security and child development. the Federal Emergency Management Agen- Governmental Affairs. Many scholars know her best as one cy, the Office of Emergency Communica- H.R. 4698. An act to enhance aviation by of the developers of the HOME research tions, and the Office of Health Affairs of the requiring airport security assessments and a Department of Homeland Security, and for security coordination enhancement plan, and tool that helps observe the impact of a other purposes. for other purposes; to the Committee on supportive home environment on a H.R. 4096. An act to amend the Volcker Commerce, Science, and Transportation. child’s development. It is used today by Rule to permit certain investment advisers H.R. 4820. An act to require the Secretary researchers around the world. to share a similar name with a private eq- of Homeland Security to use the

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:02 Apr 28, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27AP6.041 S27APPT1 rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with SENATE April 27, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2491 testimonials of former violent extremists or uation of BWRVIP–100, Revision 1, ‘BWRVIP fiscal year 2015 annual report relative to the their associates in order to counter terrorist Vessel and Internals Project: Updated As- Notification and Federal Employee Anti- recruitment, and for other purposes; to the sessment of the Fracture Toughness of Irra- discrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- diated Stainless Steel for BWR Core (No FEAR Act); to the Committee on Home- ernmental Affairs. Shrouds’’’ (BWRVIP–100, Revision 1) received land Security and Governmental Affairs. f in the Office of the President of the Senate EC–5285. A communication from the Acting on April 25, 2016; to the Committee on Envi- Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of MEASURES PLACED ON THE ronment and Public Works. the Attorney General, Department of Jus- CALENDAR EC–5278. A communication from the Regu- tice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- latory Policy Officer, Center for Faith-Based port of a rule entitled ‘‘Federal Agency Final The following bills were read the first and Community Initiatives, U.S. Agency for Regulations Implementing Executive Order and second times by unanimous con- International Development, transmitting, 13559: Fundamental Principles and Policy- sent, and placed on the calendar: pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled making Criteria for Partnerships With H.R. 223. An act to authorize the Great ‘‘Federal Agency Final Regulations Imple- Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organi- Lakes Restoration Initiative, and for other menting Executive Order 13559: Fundamental zations’’ (RIN1105–AB45) received in the Of- purposes. Principles and Policymaking Criteria for fice of the President of the Senate on April H.R. 2908. An act to adopt the bison as the Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other 13, 2016; to the Committee on the Judiciary. national mammal of the United States. Neighborhood Organizations’’ (RIN0412– EC–5286. A communication from the Direc- AA75) received in the Office of the President tor of Regulation Policy and Management, f of the Senate on April 13, 2016; to the Com- Office of the Secretary, Department of Vet- EXECUTIVE AND OTHER mittee on Foreign Relations. erans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, COMMUNICATIONS EC–5279. A communication from the Direc- the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Federal Agency tor, Center for Faith-Based and Neighbor- Final Regulations Implementing Executive The following communications were hood Partnerships, Department of Health Order 13559: Fundamental Principles and Pol- laid before the Senate, together with and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant icymaking Criteria for Partnerships With accompanying papers, reports, and doc- to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Federal Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organi- uments, and were referred as indicated: Agency Final Regulations Implementing Ex- zations’’ (RIN2900–AP05) received in the Of- ecutive Order 13559: Fundamental Principles EC–5271. A communication from the Direc- fice of the President of the Senate on April and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships tor of the Center for Faith-Based and Neigh- 13, 2016; to the Committee on Veterans’ Af- With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood borhood Partnerships, Department of Agri- fairs. Organizations’’ (RIN0991–AB96) received in culture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the EC–5287. A communication from the Sec- the Office of the President of the Senate on report of a rule entitled ‘‘Federal Agency retary of Veterans Affairs, transmitting pro- April 13, 2016; to the Committee on Health, Final Regulations Implementing Executive posed legislation relative to major medical Education, Labor, and Pensions. facility construction projects and major Order 13559: Fundamental Principles and EC–5280. A communication from the Prin- Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other medical facility leases for fiscal year 2017; to cipal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Neighborhood Organizations’’ (RIN0503– Office of the Secretary, Department of AA55) received in the Office of the President Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- f of the Senate on April 13, 2016; to the Com- port of a rule entitled ‘‘Federal Agency Final PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For- Regulations Implementing Executive Order estry. 13559: Fundamental Principles and Policy- The following petition or memorial EC–5272. A communication from the Acting making Criteria for Partnerships With was laid before the Senate and was re- Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organi- ferred or ordered to lie on the table as Readiness), transmitting, pursuant to law, a zations’’ (RIN1290–AA29) received in the Of- indicated: report entitled ‘‘Five-year Comprehensive fice of the President of the Senate on April POM–160. A resolution adopted by the Range Plan for Melrose Military Range’’; to 13, 2016; to the Committee on Health, Edu- the Committee on Armed Services. House of Representatives of the State of cation, Labor, and Pensions. Michigan urging the United States Congress EC–5273. A communication from the Sec- EC–5281. A communication from the Assist- retary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursu- to enact legislation that will enhance hunt- ant General Counsel, Office of the General ing, fishing, recreational shooting, and other ant to law, a six-month periodic report on Counsel, Department of Education, transmit- the national emergency with respect to outdoor recreational opportunities for ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- sportsmen and women nationwide; to the Yemen that was originally declared in Exec- titled ‘‘Federal Agency Final Regulations utive Order 13611 on May 16, 2012; to the Com- Committee on Energy and Natural Implementing Executive Order 13559: Funda- Resources. mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- mental Principles and Policymaking Criteria HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 228 fairs. for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other EC–5274. A communication from the Sec- Neighborhood Organizations’’ (RIN1895– Whereas, Conservation in the United retary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursu- AA01) received in the Office of the President States is funded primarily by sportsmen and ant to law, a six-month periodic report on of the Senate on April 13, 2016; to the Com- women. This American System of Conserva- the national emergency declared in Execu- mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and tion Funding is a user pays—public benefits tive Order 12978 of October 21, 1995, with re- Pensions. approach that includes excise taxes on hunt- spect to significant narcotics traffickers cen- EC–5282. A communication from the Senior ing, fishing, and boating equipment. This tered in Colombia; to the Committee on Advisor to the Officer for Civil Rights and strategy is widely recognized as the most Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Civil Liberties, Office of the Secretary, De- successful model of fish and wildlife manage- EC–5275. A communication from the Assist- partment of Homeland Security, transmit- ment funding in the world; and ant General Counsel for Regulations, Office ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- Whereas, Through the pursuit of their out- of the Secretary, Department of Housing and titled ‘‘Federal Agency Final Regulations door passions, sportsmen and women support Urban Development, transmitting, pursuant Implementing Executive Order 13559: Funda- hundreds of thousands of jobs and contribute to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Federal mental Principles and Policymaking Criteria billions to our economy annually through Agency Final Regulations Implementing Ex- for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other salaries, wages, and product purchases; and ecutive Order 13559: Fundamental Principles Neighborhood Organizations’’ (RIN1601– Whereas, Currently pending legislation in and Partnerships With Faith-Based and AA40) received in the Office of the President the U.S. Senate would create or renew sev- Other Neighborhood Organizations’’ of the Senate on April 13, 2016; to the Com- eral important programs that are vital to (RIN2501–AD65) received in the Office of the mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- the continued conservation of our natural re- President of the Senate on April 13, 2016; to mental Affairs. sources, the health of America’s local econo- the Committee on Banking, Housing, and EC–5283. A communication from the Acting mies, and the enhancement and protection of Urban Affairs. Director, Pay and Leave, Office of Personnel our time-honored outdoor pastimes. Senate EC–5276. A communication from the Sec- Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, Bill 659, the Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act of retary of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Family and 2015, pulls together fourteen separate pro- to law, a report relative to the export to the Medical Leave Act; Definition of a Spouse’’ grams that impact sportsmen. The bill will People’s Republic of China of items not det- (RIN3206–AM90) received in the Office of the advance the cause of making public lands rimental to the U.S. space launch industry; President of the Senate on April 25, 2016; to more accessible for multiple recreational to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and the Committee on Homeland Security and uses including hunting and fishing; and Urban Affairs. Governmental Affairs. Whereas, The bill will renew several impor- EC–5277. A communication from the Direc- EC–5284. A communication from the Asso- tant programs, including reauthorization of tor of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regu- ciate Administrator for Legislative and the federal Land Transaction Facilitation latory Research, Nuclear Regulatory Com- Intergovernmental Affairs, National Aero- Act, the North American Wetlands Conserva- mission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the nautics and Space Administration, transmit- tion Act, and the National Fish and Wildlife report of a rule entitled ‘‘Final Safety Eval- ting, pursuant to law, the Administration’s Foundation. The reauthorization of these

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:14 Apr 28, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27AP6.002 S27APPT1 rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with SENATE S2492 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE April 27, 2016 programs as well as the creation of new pro- ject to the nominee’s commitment to out-of-pocket spending on prescription drugs grams will enhance opportunities for outdoor respond to requests to appear and tes- for seniors and individuals with disabilities; recreation enthusiasts, improve access to tify before any duly constituted com- to the Committee on Finance. public lands, and help boost the outdoor mittee of the Senate. By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. recreation economy. Conserving our fish and GARDNER, Mr. MENENDEZ, and Mr. wildlife resources and their habitats, and en- f SCHATZ): suring that future generations have access to INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND S. 2865. A bill to promote stability and se- public lands and continued recreational op- JOINT RESOLUTIONS curity in the Asia-Pacific maritime domains, portunities protects our hunting, shooting, and for other purposes; to the Committee on and conservation heritage for generations to The following bills and joint resolu- Foreign Relations. come: Now, therefore, be it tions were introduced, read the first By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself and Mrs. Resolved by the House of Representatives, and second times by unanimous con- CAPITO): That we urge the United States Congress to sent, and referred as indicated: S. 2866. A bill to amend the Public Health enact legislation that will enhance hunting, By Mr. CORNYN: Service Act to provide for the sharing of fishing, recreational shooting, and other out- S. 2856. A bill to streamline certain feasi- health information concerning and individ- door recreational opportunities for sports- bility studies and avoid duplication of effort; ual’s substance abuse treatment by certain men and women nationwide; and be it fur- to the Committee on Environment and Pub- entities; to the Committee on Health, Edu- ther lic Works. cation, Labor, and Pensions. Resolved, That copies of this resolution be By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. By Ms. HEITKAMP (for herself, Mr. transmitted to the President of the United WARNER): HELLER, and Mr. PETERS): States Senate, the Speaker of the United S. 2857. A bill to direct the Secretary of S. 2867. A bill to amend the Securities Ex- States House of Representatives, and the State to develop a strategy to obtain mem- change Act of 1934 to establish an Office of members of the Michigan congressional dele- bership status for India in the Asia-Pacific the Advocate for Small Business Capital For- gation. Economic Cooperation (APEC), and for other mation and a Small Business Capital Forma- f purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Rela- tion Advisory Committee, and for other pur- tions. poses; to the Committee on Banking, Hous- REPORTS OF COMMITTEES By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself and Ms. ing, and Urban Affairs. The following reports of committees KLOBUCHAR): By Mr. SCOTT (for himself, Mr. BOOK- ER, Mr. GARDNER, Mr. PETERS, Mr. were submitted: S. 2858. A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require BLUNT, and Mr. BENNET): By Mr. BARRASSO, from the Committee the Secretary of Health and Human Services S. 2868. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- on Indian Affairs, with an amendment in the to negotiate for lower prices for Medicare enue Code of 1986 to provide for the deferral nature of a substitute: prescription drugs; to the Committee on Fi- of inclusion in gross income for capital gains S. 438. A bill to provide for the repair, re- nance. reinvested in economically distressed zones; placement, and maintenance of certain In- By Mr. FRANKEN: to the Committee on Finance. dian irrigation projects (Rept. No. 114–245). S. 2859. A bill to establish a competitive By Mr. ALEXANDER, from the Committee grant program to incentivize States to im- f on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, plement comprehensive reforms and innova- SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND with an amendment in the nature of a sub- tive strategies to significantly improve post- SENATE RESOLUTIONS stitute: secondary outcomes for low-income and first S. 480. A bill to amend and reauthorize the generation college students, including in- The following concurrent resolutions controlled substance monitoring program creasing postsecondary enrollment and grad- and Senate resolutions were read, and under section 399O of the Public Health Serv- uation rates, to reduce the need of postsec- referred (or acted upon), as indicated: ice Act. ondary students for remedial education, to By Mr. CORKER (for himself and Mr. S. 1455. A bill to provide access to medica- increase alignment of high school and post- CARDIN): tion-assisted therapy, and for other pur- secondary education, and to promote innova- S. Res. 442. A resolution condemning the poses. tion in postsecondary education, and for terrorist attacks in Brussels and honoring S. 2256. A bill to establish programs for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, the memory of the United States citizens health care provider training in Federal Education, Labor, and Pensions. murdered in those attacks, and offering health care and medical facilities, to estab- By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. thoughts and prayers for all the victims, lish Federal co-prescribing guidelines, to es- DURBIN): condolences to their families, resolve to sup- tablish a grant program with respect to S. 2860. A bill to establish the Climate port the Belgian people, and the pledge to de- naloxone, and for other purposes. Change Advisory Commission to develop rec- ommendations, frameworks, and guidelines fend democracy and stand in solidarity with f for projects to respond to the impacts of cli- the country of Belgium and all our allies in EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF mate change, to issue Federal bonds, the pro- the face of continuing terrorist attacks on freedom and liberty; to the Committee on COMMITTEE ceeds of which shall be used to fund projects that aid in adaptation to climate change, Foreign Relations. The following executive reports of and for other purposes; to the Committee on By Mr. SCHUMER: nominations were submitted: Finance. S. Res. 443. A resolution designating April, 2016, as ‘‘National Sarcoidosis Awareness By Mr. THUNE for the Committee on Com- By Mr. ROUNDS: Month’’; to the Committee on the Judiciary. merce, Science, and Transportation. S. 2861. A bill to require the Secretary of By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and *Andrew J. Read, of North Carolina, to be Defense to review and monitor prescribing Mr. FRANKEN): a Member of the Marine Mammal Commis- practices at military treatment facilities of S. Res. 444. A resolution honoring the life sion for a term expiring May 13, 2016. pharmaceutical agents for the treatment of and achievements of Prince; considered and *Coast Guard nominations beginning with post-traumatic stress; to the Committee on agreed to. Jennifer K. Grzelak and ending with Andrew Armed Services. By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. NEL- R. Sheffield, which nominations were re- By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mrs. SON, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. BOOKER, and Mr. ceived by the Senate and appeared in the FEINSTEIN): WYDEN): Congressional Record on December 14, 2015. S. 2862. A bill to amend section 3606 of title S. Res. 445. A resolution recognizing the *Coast Guard nominations beginning with 18, United States Code, to grant probation 100th anniversary of Coast Guard aviation Rear Adm. (lh) Meredith L. Austin and end- officers authority to arrest hostile third par- and the contribution of Coast Guard aviators ing with Rear Adm. (lh) Paul F. Thomas, ties who obstruct or impede a probation offi- to naval aviation and the safety and security which nominations were received by the Sen- cer in the performance of official duties; to of the United States; considered and agreed ate and appeared in the Congressional the Committee on the Judiciary. to. Record on February 24, 2016. By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Mr. By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and *Coast Guard nominations beginning with MARKEY, Mr. BROWN, and Mr. DUR- Mr. BURR): Jonathan P. Tschudy and ending with Mat- BIN): S. Res. 446. A resolution designating April thew B. Williams, which nominations were S. 2863. A bill to amend title XIX of the So- 2016 as ‘‘National 9–1-1 Education Month’’; received by the Senate and appeared in the cial Security Act to remove limitations on considered and agreed to. Congressional Record on March 17, 2016. Medicaid benefits for persons in custody *Coast Guard nomination of Vice Adm. pending disposition of charges; to the Com- f Charles D. Michel, to be Admiral. mittee on Finance. *Coast Guard nomination of Vice Adm. By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS CARDIN, Mr. BENNET, and Ms. CANT- Charles W. Ray, to be Vice Admiral. S. 27 WELL): *Nomination was reported with rec- S. 2864. A bill to amend title XVIII of the At the request of Mrs. FEINSTEIN, the ommendation that it be confirmed sub- Social Security Act to prevent catastrophic name of the Senator from California

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At the request of Mr. VITTER, the At the request of Ms. HIRONO, the S. 2454 name of the Senator from Missouri name of the Senator from Missouri At the request of Mr. PAUL, the name (Mr. BLUNT) was added as a cosponsor (Mrs. MCCASKILL) was added as a co- of the Senator from Utah (Mr. LEE) was of S. 71, a bill to preserve open com- sponsor of S. 1062, a bill to improve the added as a cosponsor of S. 2454, a bill to petition and Federal Government neu- Federal Pell Grant program, and for limit the period of authorization of trality towards the labor relations of other purposes. new budget authority provided in ap- Federal Government contractors on S. 1567 propriation Acts, to require analysis, Federal and federally funded construc- At the request of Mr. PETERS, the appraisal, and evaluation of existing tion projects. name of the Senator from Vermont programs for which continued new S. 298 (Mr. SANDERS) was added as a cospon- budget authority is proposed to be au- At the request of Mr. GRASSLEY, the sor of S. 1567, a bill to amend title 10, thorized by committees of Congress, name of the Senator from Rhode Island United States Code, to provide for a re- and for other purposes. (Mr. WHITEHOUSE) was added as a co- view of the characterization or terms S. 2551 sponsor of S. 298, a bill to amend titles of discharge from the Armed Forces of At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act individuals with mental health dis- name of the Senator from New Mexico to provide States with the option of orders alleged to affect terms of dis- (Mr. HEINRICH) was added as a cospon- providing services to children with charge. sor of S. 2551, a bill to help prevent acts medically complex conditions under S. 1996 of genocide and mass atrocities, which the Medicaid program and Children’s At the request of Mr. WARNER, the threaten national and international se- Health Insurance Program through a name of the Senator from Colorado curity, by enhancing United States ci- care coordination program focused on (Mr. BENNET) was added as a cosponsor vilian capacities to prevent and miti- improving health outcomes for chil- of S. 1996, a bill to streamline the em- gate such crises. dren with medically complex condi- ployer reporting process and strength- S. 2595 tions and lowering costs, and for other en the eligibility verification process At the request of Mr. CRAPO, the purposes. for the premium assistance tax credit name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr. S. 579 and cost-sharing subsidy. DONNELLY) was added as a cosponsor of At the request of Mr. GRASSLEY, the S. 2034 S. 2595, a bill to amend the Internal name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. At the request of Mr. TOOMEY, the Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently ISAKSON) was added as a cosponsor of S. name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. extend the railroad track maintenance 579, a bill to amend the Inspector Gen- GRASSLEY) was added as a cosponsor of credit. eral Act of 1978 to strengthen the inde- S. 2034, a bill to amend title 18, United S. 2628 pendence of the Inspectors General, States Code, to provide additional ag- At the request of Mr. COONS, the and for other purposes. gravating factors for the imposition of name of the Senator from New Hamp- S. 616 the death penalty based on the status shire (Ms. AYOTTE) was added as a co- At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the of the victim. sponsor of S. 2628, a bill to authorize name of the Senator from New York S. 2279 the National Emergency Medical Serv- (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) was added as a co- At the request of Mr. MERKLEY, the ices Memorial Foundation to establish sponsor of S. 616, a bill to amend the name of the Senator from Rhode Island a commemorative work in the District Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to pro- (Mr. WHITEHOUSE) was added as a co- of Columbia and its environs, and for vide recruitment and retention incen- sponsor of S. 2279, a bill to require the other purposes. tives for volunteer emergency service Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry S. 2644 workers. out a program to increase efficiency in At the request of Mr. THUNE, the S. 804 the recruitment and hiring by the De- name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. At the request of Mrs. SHAHEEN, the partment of Veterans Affairs of health NELSON) was added as a cosponsor of S. name of the Senator from Rhode Island care workers that are undergoing sepa- 2644, a bill to reauthorize the Federal (Mr. WHITEHOUSE) was added as a co- ration from the Armed Forces, to cre- Communications Commission for fiscal sponsor of S. 804, a bill to amend title ate uniform credentialing standards for years 2017 and 2018, and for other pur- XVIII of the Social Security Act to certain health care professionals of the poses. specify coverage of continuous glucose Department, and for other purposes. S. 2702 monitoring devices, and for other pur- S. 2392 At the request of Mr. CASEY, the poses. At the request of Mr. BROWN, the name of the Senator from Minnesota S. 812 name of the Senator from Rhode Island (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) was added as a co- At the request of Mr. MORAN, the (Mr. WHITEHOUSE) was added as a co- sponsor of S. 2702, a bill to amend the name of the Senator from Mississippi sponsor of S. 2392, a bill to enhance Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow (Mr. COCHRAN) was added as a cospon- beneficiary and provider protections individuals with disabilities to save ad- sor of S. 812, a bill to enhance the abil- and improve transparency in the Medi- ditional amounts in their ABLE ac- ity of community financial institutions care Advantage market, and for other counts above the current annual max- to foster economic growth and serve purposes. imum contribution if they work and their communities, boost small busi- S. 2437 earn income. nesses, increase individual savings, and At the request of Ms. MIKULSKI, the S. 2703 for other purposes. name of the Senator from Missouri At the request of Mr. CASEY, the S. 901 (Mr. BLUNT) was added as a cosponsor name of the Senator from Minnesota At the request of Mr. MORAN, the of S. 2437, a bill to amend title 38, (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) was added as a co- name of the Senator from Massachu- United States Code, to provide for the sponsor of S. 2703, a bill to amend the setts (Ms. WARREN) was added as a co- burial of the cremated remains of per- Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow

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S. 2704 the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. (b) EXPEDITED COMPLETION.—The Secretary At the request of Mr. CASEY, the BOOKER), the Senator from New Mexico shall expedite completion of the reports for name of the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. HEINRICH), the Senator from Cali- the Coastal Texas Protection and Restora- (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) was added as a co- fornia (Mrs. BOXER) and the Senator tion Study and, if the Secretary determines sponsor of S. 2704, a bill to amend the from Connecticut (Mr. MURPHY) were that a project described in the completed re- Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to in- added as cosponsors of S. 2843, a bill to port is justified, proceed directly to project crease the age requirement with re- provide emergency supplemental ap- preconstruction, engineering, and design. propriations to address the Zika crisis. spect to eligibility for qualified ABLE By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and S. 2845 programs. Mr. WARNER): S. 2707 At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the S. 2857. A bill to direct the Secretary At the request of Mr. SCOTT, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. of State to develop a strategy to obtain names of the Senator from Kentucky CRUZ) was added as a cosponsor of S. membership status for India in the (Mr. MCCONNELL) and the Senator from 2845, a bill to extend the termination of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Iowa (Mrs. ERNST) were added as co- sanctions with respect to Venezuela (APEC), and for other purposes; to the sponsors of S. 2707, a bill to require the under the Venezuela Defense of Human Committee on Foreign Relations. Secretary of Labor to nullify the pro- Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014. Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask posed rule regarding defining and de- S. RES. 432 unanimous consent that the text of the limiting the exemptions for executive, At the request of Mr. MERKLEY, his bill be printed in the RECORD. administrative, professional, outside name was added as a cosponsor of S. There being no objection, the text of sales, and computer employees, to re- Res. 432, a resolution supporting re- the bill was ordered to be printed in quire the Secretary of Labor to con- spect for human rights and encour- the RECORD, as follows: duct a full and complete economic aging inclusive governance in Ethiopia. S. 2857 analysis with improved economic data AMENDMENT NO. 3857 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- on small businesses, nonprofit employ- At the request of Mr. PERDUE, the resentatives of the United States of America in ers, Medicare or Medicaid dependent name of the Senator from Nebraska Congress assembled, health care providers, and small gov- (Mr. SASSE) was added as a cosponsor SECTION 1. PARTICIPATION OF INDIA IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERA- ernmental jurisdictions, and all other of amendment No. 3857 intended to be TION REGIONAL ECONOMIC FORUM. employers, and minimize the impact on proposed to H.R. 2028, a bill making ap- (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the fol- such employers, before promulgating propriations for energy and water de- lowing: any substantially similar rule, and to velopment and related agencies for the (1) The Republic of India is the world’s provide a rule of construction regard- fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, ninth largest economy in nominal terms and ing the salary threshold exemption and for other purposes. the third largest economy based on pur- chasing-power parity. under the Fair Labor Standards Act of AMENDMENT NO. 3877 (2) The United States-India partnership is 1938, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. BROWN, the vital to United States strategic interests in S. 2736 name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. the Asia-Pacific region and across the globe, At the request of Mr. THUNE, the PORTMAN) was added as a cosponsor of and is an integral aspect to the Administra- name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. amendment No. 3877 intended to be pro- tion’s Rebalance to Asia. (3) United States-India bilateral trade and COLLINS) was added as a cosponsor of S. posed to H.R. 2028, a bill making appro- 2736, a bill to improve access to durable priations for energy and water develop- investment continue to expand, supporting ment and related agencies for the fiscal thousands of United States jobs. medical equipment for Medicare bene- (4) The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ficiaries under the Medicare program, year ending September 30, 2016, and for (APEC) regional economic forum is the pre- and for other purposes. other purposes. mier Asia-Pacific economic forum with a S. 2760 f goal to support sustainable economic growth and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region. At the request of Mr. MERKLEY, the STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED name of the Senator from California (5) APEC works to champion free, open BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS trade and investment, to promote and accel- (Mrs. FEINSTEIN) was added as a co- By Mr. CORNYN: erate regional economic integration, to en- sponsor of S. 2760, a bill to amend the S. 2856. A bill to streamline certain courage economic and technical cooperation, Truth in Lending Act to address cer- feasibility studies and avoid duplica- to enhance human security, and to facilitate tain issues related to the extension of a favorable and sustainable business environ- tion of effort; to the Committee on En- consumer credit, and for other pur- ment. vironment and Public Works. poses. (6) APEC held a moratorium on new mem- Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask bership from 1997 to 2010, which has since S. 2790 unanimous consent that the text of the been lifted. At the request of Mr. HELLER, his bill be printed in the RECORD. (7) India has pursued membership in APEC name was added as a cosponsor of S. There being no objection, the text of for over 20 years, and became an APEC ob- 2790, a bill to provide requirements for the bill was ordered to be printed in server in November 2011 at the invitation of the appropriate Federal banking agen- the RECORD, as follows: the United States, when the forum met in Hawaii. cies when requesting or ordering a de- S. 2856 (8) India enjoys a location within the Asia- pository institution to terminate a spe- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- cific customer account, to provide for Pacific region which provides an avenue for resentatives of the United States of America in continued trade and investment partnerships additional requirements related to sub- Congress assembled, with APEC member states. poenas issued under the Financial In- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. (9) India has been or is pursuing bilateral stitutions Reform, Recovery, and En- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Corps’ Obli- or multilateral trade agreements with the forcement Act of 1989, and for other gation to Assist in Safeguarding Texas Act’’ majority of APEC member states. purposes. or the ‘‘COAST Act’’. (10) India’s ‘‘Look East, Act East’’ strategy SEC. 2. COASTAL TEXAS PROTECTION AND RES- to expand economic engagement with East S. 2796 TORATION STUDY. and Southeast Asia demonstrates its effort At the request of Mr. ROUNDS, the (a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the to pursue external oriented, market-driven name of the Senator from Oklahoma Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration economic policies. (Mr. LANKFORD) was added as a cospon- Study— (b) ACTIONS.—The Secretary of State sor of S. 2796, a bill to repeal certain (1) the Secretary of the Army shall take shall— obsolete laws relating to Indians. into consideration studies, data, or informa- (1) develop a strategy to obtain member- tion developed by the Gulf Coast Community ship status for India in APEC, including par- S. 2843 Protection and Recovery District to expedite ticipation in related meetings, working At the request of Mr. NELSON, the completion of the Study; and groups, activities, and mechanisms; and names of the Senator from Maryland (2) any studies, data, or information used (2) actively urge APEC member states to (Mr. CARDIN), the Senator from Min- in the development of the final recommenda- support such membership status for India.

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Each such report shall include the UNITED STATES CITIZENS MUR- following: probation officer must wait for police DERED IN THOSE ATTACKS, AND (1) A description of the efforts the Sec- backup to arrive. This is often not a OFFERING THOUGHTS AND retary has made to encourage APEC member viable option. Second, even if a local PRAYERS FOR ALL THE VIC- states to promote India’s bid to obtain mem- police officer is available to accompany TIMS, CONDOLENCES TO THEIR bership status. the probation officer, because the pro- FAMILIES, RESOLVE TO SUP- (2) The further steps the Secretary will PORT THE BELGIAN PEOPLE, bation officer lacks arrest authority, take to assist India in obtaining membership AND THE PLEDGE TO DEFEND status for APEC. he or she cannot lawfully assist the po- DEMOCRACY AND STAND IN SOL- lice officer if the police officer is ac- By Mr. HATCH (for himself and IDARITY WITH THE COUNTRY OF costed. Third, requiring federal proba- Mrs. FEINSTEIN): BELGIUM AND ALL OUR ALLIES S. 2862. A bill to amend section 3606 tion officers to rely on local law en- IN THE FACE OF CONTINUING of title 18, United States Code, to grant forcement in responding to uncoopera- TERRORIST ATTACKS ON FREE- probation officers authority to arrest tive or violent third parties burdens DOM AND LIBERTY hostile third parties who obstruct or local police departments and diverts Mr. CORKER (for himself and Mr. impede a probation officer in the per- police resources from other uses. CARDIN) submitted the following reso- formance of official duties; to the Com- My bill addresses these problems by lution; which was referred to the Com- mittee on Foreign Relations: mittee on the Judiciary. authorizing Federal probation officers Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I rise to S. RES. 442 to arrest a third party if there is prob- discuss the Probation Officer Protec- Whereas, on March 22, 2016, three suicide tion Act, which I introduced today able cause to believe the third party bombers and their accomplices conducted with Senator FEINSTEIN. I would like to has forcibly assaulted, resisted, op- three coordinated terrorist attacks across begin by thanking Senator FEINSTEIN posed, impeded, intimidated, or inter- the city of Brussels, Belgium, killing at least for cosponsoring this bill and also fered with the officer, or a fellow pro- 32 civilians and wounding over 340 innocent men, women, and children; thank Representatives REICHERT and bation officer, while the officer was en- Whereas these terrorist attacks were con- PASCRELL for introducing companion gaged in the performance of official du- ducted in order to maximize casualties, the legislation in the House. ties. This language parallels 18 U.S.C. 7:58 a.m. explosions targeted the Brussels- Under current law, a Federal proba- § 111, which makes it a crime to forc- Zaventem Airport morning rush and the 9:10 tion officer may arrest a probationer or ibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, in- a.m. metro attack targeted those commuting individual on supervised release if the to and from the Maelbeek metro station, timidate, or interfere with an officer or officer has probable cause to believe which is near the United States Embassy and that the offender has violated a condi- employee of the United States while the European Union headquarters buildings; tion of his or her probation or release. the officer or employee is engaged in Whereas evidence suggests that these at- the performance of official duties. tacks explicitly targeted United States in- The officer may make the arrest with terests by placing explosive devices in front or without a warrant. The bill additionally provides that of the American Airlines, Delta, and United In practice, formal arrests by proba- this arrest authority shall be exercised Airlines check-in counters; tion officers are rare. Rather, proba- in accordance with rules and regula- Whereas the Islamic State of Iraq and al- tion officers use this authority to law- tions prescribed by the Administrative Sham (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for fully engage in less restrictive uses of these attacks, which marks the second time Office of the U.S. Courts. force, such as ordering an offender to in just over four months that ISIS has used stand aside during a search; instruct- It is important to note, that this leg- suicide bombers to attack innocent civilians ing an offender not to interfere with islation does not give probation offi- in a Western European capital; Whereas the world still grieves for those the officer’s movements; or, in rare cers general arrest authority. Rather, innocent lives lost and injured in Paris, the cases, temporarily restraining an of- it merely authorizes arrest in the nar- 129 murdered civilians and the 350 injured fender who poses a physical danger. row circumstance where a third party men, women, and children; Current law does not, however, ad- forcibly interferes with a probation of- Whereas Charles Michel, the Prime Min- dress a probation officer’s arrest au- ister of Belgium, has responded to these hor- ficer in the course of the officer’s per- thority in situations where a third rors by calling for solidarity: ‘‘[W]hat we party attempts to physically obstruct formance of his or her official duties. feared has happened. Our country and citi- the officer or cause the officer physical This limited arrest authority will pro- zens have been hit by a terrorist attack, in a violent and cowardly way . . . To those who harm. Although obstructing a proba- tect officers, offenders, and third par- ties alike by preventing obstruction have chosen to be the barbaric enemies of tion officer in the performance of his or liberty, of democracy, of fundamental val- her official duties is illegal, when a from escalating to actual violence, ues, I want to say with the greatest strength probation officer encounters an unco- consistent with the rehabilitative mis- that we will remain assembled and united.’’; operative or violent third party, the of- sion of the Federal probation system. Whereas President Barack Obama has ficer may be forced to retreat because State probation officers in many juris- called these attacks ‘‘yet another reminder that the world must unite; we must be to- he or she lacks authority to restrain dictions have similar third-party arrest the third party. This lack of authority gether, regardless of nationality or race or authority. faith, in fighting against the scourge of ter- and resulting need to retreat exposes This legislation has the strong sup- rorism’’; probation officers to greater risk of Whereas Justin and Stephanie Shults, an harm and allows the third party—along port of the Administrative Office of the American married couple, were murdered at with any evidence or individual the U.S. Courts, the Federal Law Enforce- the airport, where they had just taken third party is attempting to shield—to ment Officers Association, and numer- Stephanie’s mother for her flight back to the elude capture. As a result, evidence ous other law enforcement groups. It United States after visiting the Shults’ home that an offender has violated a condi- will make a meaningful difference in in Belgium; tion of his or her probation or super- Whereas Justin and Stephanie Shults met the lives of our Federal probation offi- at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Ten- vised release, or evidence of other cers and local police officers and in the nessee, close to both where Justin grew up in criminal activity, may be lost. homes and communities they serve. Gatlinburg, Tennessee and Stephanie grew In some circumstances, a probation up in Lexington, Kentucky; officer may be able to enlist the assist- Whereas Justin and Stephanie lived in ance of local police in responding to a Brussels and worked for CLARCOR and Mars,

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Whereas sarcoidosis patients are often left Whereas Prince wrote songs about Min- Whereas Gail Minglana Martinez, wife of undertreated or misdiagnosed due to the di- nesota sports teams, including ‘‘Purple and United States’ Air Force Lieutenant Colonel verse presentation of sarcoidosis, the lack of Gold’’ during the Minnesota Viking’s run to Kato Martinez, was injured in the airport at- knowledge of sarcoidosis among some physi- the 2010 National Football Conference cham- tack with her husband of 21 years and their cians, and the diagnosis of sarcoidosis pionship game, and held a concert for the four children; through exclusions; Minnesota Lynx after the Minnesota Lynx Whereas that blast ultimately claimed the Whereas the average time it takes to diag- won their third Women’s National Basket- life of Gail Minglana Martinez, a native of nose sarcoidosis is 7 years, and many sar- ball Association championship; Corpus Christi, Texas; coidosis patients struggle to find knowledge- Whereas even after all of his success, Whereas the Governments of Belgium, able physicians and emotional support re- Prince still called the State of Minnesota France, and Germany have expanded sources relating to sarcoidosis; home and never lost the sense that he was a counterterrorism operations, resulting in the Whereas treatment options for sarcoidosis beloved son, a neighbor, and the superstar arrest of over twelve suspected terrorists are limited due in part to the lack of inform- next door; across their countries between March 24 and ative research and funding specific to sar- Whereas Prince reminded the people of the 25, 2016; and coidosis; United States that ‘‘there’s a world waiting Whereas these attacks represent a contin- Whereas the Sarcoidosis of Long Island and for us after this life, a world of never ending ued assault on freedom and democracy and the Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research— happiness, where you can always see the sun, an unmitigated evil that plagues the Middle (1) actively advocate for more research to day or night’’; and East and the wider world, against which the better understand how environmental or oc- Whereas on April 21, 2016, Prince passed United States and our allies must stand cupational exposures may increase the risk away at his Paisley Park Estate in united in fighting: Now, therefore, be it of sarcoidosis; and Chanhassen, Minnesota, leaving behind mil- Resolved, That the Senate— (2) strive to serve individuals afflicted by lions of fans and a legacy of music that (1) condemns the terrorist attacks on sarcoidosis by focusing efforts relating to touched hearts, opened minds, and made the March 22, 2016, in Brussels, Belgium that sarcoidosis on public policy, research, fund- people of the United States want to dance: killed 32 people and injured hundreds; ing, patient services, public awareness, edu- Now, therefore, be it (2) honors the memories of Justin and cation, and finding a cure; and Resolved, That the Senate honors the life of Stephanie Shults, Alexander and Sascha Whereas April 2016 is appropriate to des- Prince Rogers Nelson and his achievements Pinczowski, and Gail Martinez, who were ignate as ‘‘National Sarcoidosis Awareness as a musician, composer, innovator, and cul- murdered by the Islamic State in these hei- Month’’, with worldwide events— tural icon. nous terrorist attacks; (1) to increase public awareness of the need f (3) expresses its heartfelt condolences and to support individuals with sarcoidosis; deepest sympathies for the victims of these (2) to raise awareness of the environmental SENATE RESOLUTION 445—RECOG- attacks and their families; and occupational issues associated with sar- NIZING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY (4) renews the solidarity of the Govern- coidosis; and OF COAST GUARD AVIATION AND ment and people of the United States with (3) to educate medical professionals who THE CONTRIBUTION OF COAST the people and the leadership of Belgium, as care for individuals with sarcoidosis: Now, GUARD AVIATORS TO NAVAL well as those throughout the world who work therefore, be it to eliminate terrorism; Resolved, That the Senate— AVIATION AND THE SAFETY AND (5) pledges United States support to Bel- (1) supports the goals and ideals of ‘‘Na- SECURITY OF THE UNITED gium, Europe, and all United States allies in tional Sarcoidosis Awareness Month’’; and STATES the effort to defeat ISIS and associated (2) designates April 2016 as ‘‘National Sar- Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. NELSON, groups; and coidosis Awareness Month’’. Mr. RUBIO, Mr. BOOKER, and Mr. (6) reaffirms its commitment to the trans- f atlantic relationship and the shared values WYDEN) submitted the following reso- of freedom, democracy, and human rights. SENATE RESOLUTION 444—HON- lution; which was considered and agreed to: f ORING THE LIFE AND ACHIEVE- MENTS OF PRINCE S. RES. 445 SENATE RESOLUTION 443—DESIG- Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Whereas, on December 17, 1903, members of NATING APRIL, 2016, AS ‘‘NA- the United States Lifesaving Service sta- TIONAL SARCOIDOSIS AWARE- FRANKEN) submitted the following res- olution; which was considered and tioned at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, as- NESS MONTH’’ sisted the Wright brothers during their first agreed to: Mr. SCHUMER submitted the fol- successful flight; S. RES. 444 lowing resolution; which was referred Whereas April 1, 1916, marks the official es- tablishment of Coast Guard aviation as the to the Committee on the Judiciary: Whereas Prince Rogers Nelson (referred to in this preamble as ‘‘Prince’’) was born on date on which the first Coast Guard aviator, S. RES. 443 June 7, 1958, in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Third Lieutenant Elmer F. Stone, reported Whereas sarcoidosis is an inflammatory Whereas Prince developed an interest in to United States Naval Air Station Pensa- disease that can affect almost any organ of music at an early age and wrote his first cola, Florida, for flight training; the body, but most commonly affects the song at the age of 7 years; Whereas, on August 29, 1916, Congress au- lungs; Whereas Prince pioneered the Minneapolis thorized the Secretary of the Treasury to es- Whereas sarcoidosis causes the immune sound, which is a mixture of funk, rock, and tablish 10 Coast Guard air stations; system to overreact, causing damage to tis- pop that emerged in the late 1970s and 1980s Whereas Coast Guard First Lieutenant sue in the form of granulomas, which are mi- and influenced music for decades; Elmer F. Stone— croscopic clumps of inflammatory cells, and Whereas Prince and his band, the Revolu- (1) took off from the Naval Air Station at interference with the functioning of an organ tion, shot many scenes of the classic film Rockaway, New York, on May 8, 1919, and when too many granulomas form in that ‘‘Purple Rain’’ at First Avenue, making the landed in Lisbon, Portugal, on May 27, 1919, organ; downtown Minneapolis music venue a land- completing the first successful trans-Atlan- Whereas sarcoidosis is a multisystem dis- mark; tic flight; and order, which means that symptoms vary de- Whereas Prince was a superstar composer, (2) was later assigned to duty with the pending on which organ is affected, and 1⁄3 of an amazing performer, and a music inno- United States Navy as a test pilot, during individuals diagnosed with sarcoidosis will vator with a fierce belief in the independence which First Lieutenant Stone aided in the experience damage to multiple organs; of his art; development of shipboard catapult systems Whereas the cause of sarcoidosis is un- Whereas Prince— and arresting gear for use on United States known; (1) sold more than 100,000,000 records world- Navy aircraft carriers; Whereas sarcoidosis is classified as a rare wide; Whereas in early 1925— disease, but there are an estimated 200,000 in- (2) released 39 studio albums; (1) the first permanent Coast Guard air dividuals in the United States who live with (3) had 5 number 1 Billboard hits; and station was established at Ten Pound Island, sarcoidosis; (4) had 40 singles in the top 100 songs; Massachusetts; and Whereas sarcoidosis affects all demo- Whereas Prince won 7 Grammy Awards, an (2) Lieutenant Commander Carl von Paul- graphics, regardless of age, race, or gender, Academy Award, and a Golden Globe Award; sen, with approval of the Commandant of the

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Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, New York, Whereas, on February 13, 1991, during Oper- Whereas it is important that policy mak- was designated as a helicopter training base ation Desert Storm, 2 HU-25A Falcon jets ers at all levels of government understand on January 14, 1942, at which from Air Station Cape Cod, equipped with the importance of 9-1-1, how the 9-1-1 system (1) the Coast Guard led the rotary wing specialized oil detection technology— works, and the steps that are needed to mod- training program of the military; and (1) were deployed to Saudi Arabia to serve ernize the 9-1-1 system; (2) by 1944, Coast Guard instructor pilots with the interagency oil spill assessment Whereas the 9-1-1 system is the connection had trained 125 military helicopter pilots team; between the eyes and ears of the public and from the United States and Great Britain (2) provided a critical service by mapping the emergency response system in the and 200 helicopter mechanics; over 40,000 square miles to locate every drop United States and is often the first place Whereas, on January 3, 1944, despite high of oil on the water after 1 of the worst oil emergencies of all magnitudes are reported, winds and blowing snow that closed all of the spills in history; making 9-1-1 a significant homeland security airfields in the New York area, Commander Whereas, on June 24, 2005, Lieutenant Jun- asset; Frank Erickson, the first Coast Guard heli- ior Grade Jeanine McIntosh-Menze was des- Whereas more than 6,000 9-1-1 public safety copter pilot, flew a Sikorsky helicopter from ignated as Coast Guard aviator number 3775, answering points serve more than 3,000 coun- New York City to Sandy Hook, New Jersey, becoming the first African-American woman ties and parishes throughout the United to deliver 2 cases of blood plasma for 150 in- Coast Guard aviator; States; jured United States Navy sailors, completing Whereas in the weeks following Hurricane Whereas telecommunicators at public safe- the flight in just 14 minutes and conducting Katrina, 1 of the worst natural disasters in ty answering points answer more than the first lifesaving helicopter flight; United States history, the heroic efforts of 200,000,000 9-1-1 calls each year in the United Whereas, on March 15, 1946, the Coast Coast Guard flight crews contributed to— States; Guard first used aircraft to scout for ice and (1) the rescue of more than 33,000 people; Whereas a growing number of 9-1-1 calls determine the limits of the ice fields along and are made using wireless and Internet Pro- critical North Atlantic shipping lanes in sup- (2) the delivery of nearly 2,000,000 pounds of tocol-based communications services; Whereas a growing segment of the popu- port of the International Ice Patrol and since relief supplies; lation of the United States, including indi- that date, Coast Guard surveillance aircraft Whereas, on October 29, 2012, during Hurri- viduals who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have conducted the primary reconnaissance cane Sandy, the heroic efforts of Coast deaf-blind, or who have speech disabilities, is work for the International Ice Patrol, moni- Guard flight crews contributed to the rescue increasingly communicating with nontradi- toring for ships transiting the North Atlan- of 14 sailors aboard the HMS Bounty, during tional text, video, and instant messaging tic the movement of icebergs throughout which the Coast Guard flight crews located communications services and expects those thousands of square miles of ocean; the shipwrecked sailors and performed, at services to be able to connect directly to 9- Whereas, on December 17, 1951, President great personal risk, a helicopter-borne night 1-1; Harry Truman presented to the Coast Guard, rescue in 18-foot seas and gale-force winds; Whereas the growth and variety of means the Department of Defense, and the heli- and Whereas, since 1916, 4,493 Coast Guard avi- of communication, including mobile and copter industry the Collier Trophy in a joint Internet Protocol-based systems, impose award for outstanding development and use ators have been trained at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida— challenges for accessing 9-1-1 and imple- of rotary-winged aircraft for air rescue oper- menting an enhanced 9-1-1 system and re- ations; (1) in preparation for assignment to oper- ational Coast Guard air stations; and quire increased education and awareness Whereas Bobby Wilkes— about the capabilities of different means of (1) on March 25, 1957, was designated as (2) in support of the national defense, law enforcement, and maritime safety, security, communication; Coast Guard aviator number 735; and Whereas numerous other ‘‘N-1-1’’ and 800 (2) was the first African-American— and stewardship missions of the Coast Guard around the world: Now, therefore, be it number services exist for nonemergency sit- (A) Coast Guard aviator; uations, including 2-1-1, 3-1-1, 5-1-1, 7-1-1, 8-1- (B) promoted to the rank of captain in Resolved, That the Senate— (1) recognizes 100 years of Coast Guard 1, poison control centers, and mental health the Coast Guard; and hotlines, and the public needs to be educated aviation; and (C) to command a Coast Guard air sta- on when to use those services in addition to (2) honors past and present Coast Guard tion; or instead of 9-1-1; aviators who have served in support of the Whereas, on January 9, 1963, the Coast Whereas international visitors and immi- safety and security of the United States. Guard received the first of 99 HH-52A heli- grants make up an increasing percentage of copters, which was instrumental in the res- f the population of the United States each cue of more than 15,000 people during its 26 SENATE RESOLUTION 446—DESIG- year, and visitors and immigrants may have years of service, more lives than have been NATING APRIL 2016 AS ‘‘NA- limited knowledge of the emergency calling rescued by any other helicopter; system in the United States; Whereas, on March 31, 1967, the Coast TIONAL 9-1-1 EDUCATION MONTH’’ Whereas people of all ages use 9-1-1 and it Guard established an aviator exchange pro- Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. is critical to educate people on the proper gram with the United States Air Force that BURR) submitted the following resolu- use of 9-1-1; authorized Coast Guard pilots to serve with tion; which was considered and agreed Whereas senior citizens are highly likely combat search and rescue forces during the to: to need to access 9-1-1 and many senior citi- Vietnam War and as part of the program, 11 zens are learning to use new technology; Coast Guard pilots served heroically with S. RES. 446 Whereas thousands of 9-1-1 calls are made Air Force pilots on harrowing missions be- Whereas 9-1-1 is recognized throughout the every year by children properly trained in hind enemy lines during the rescue of United States as the number to call in an the use of 9-1-1, which saves lives and under- downed United States airmen; emergency to receive immediate help from scores the critical importance of training Whereas, on March 4, 1977, Janna Lambine police, fire, emergency medical services, or children early in life about 9-1-1; was designated as Coast Guard aviator num- other appropriate emergency response enti- Whereas the 9-1-1 system is often misused, ber 1812, becoming the first woman Coast ties; including by the placement of prank and Guard aviator; Whereas, in 1967, the President’s Commis- nonemergency calls; Whereas, on October 9, 1982, a Coast Guard sion on Law Enforcement and Administra- Whereas misuse of the 9-1-1 system results aircraft participated in the first rescue mis- tion of Justice recommended that a ‘‘single in costly and inefficient use of 9-1-1 and sion using a satellite search and rescue sys- number should be established’’ nationwide emergency response resources and needs to tem; for reporting emergency situations, and var- be reduced; Whereas, on October 30, 1984, Congress au- ious Federal Government agencies and gov- Whereas parents, teachers, and all other thorized the Coast Guard to establish a Res- ernmental officials supported and encour- caregivers need to play an active role in 9-1- cue Swimmer program to train personnel to aged the recommendation; 1 education for children, but can do so only rescue incapacitated people from the water Whereas, in 1968, the American Telephone after first being educated themselves; and since that date, Coast Guard Rescue and Telegraph Company (commonly known Whereas there are many avenues for 9-1-1 Swimmers have demonstrated exceptional as ‘‘AT&T’’) announced that it would estab- public education, including safety fairs, bravery and dedication during the rescue of lish the digits 9-1-1 as the emergency code school presentations, libraries, churches, innumerable people from the ocean under ex- throughout the United States; businesses, public safety answering point treme conditions; Whereas Congress designated 9-1-1 as the tours or open houses, civic organizations, Whereas Commander Bruce E. Melnick— national emergency call number in the Wire- and senior citizen centers;

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Mr. REID submitted an Whereas the United States should strive to amendment intended to be proposed to couraging new areas of cooperation; as host at least 1 educational event regarding amendment SA 3804 proposed by Mr. follows: the proper use of 9-1-1 in every school in the ALEXANDER to the amendment SA 3801 Strike the preamble and insert the fol- lowing: country every year; proposed by Mr. ALEXANDER (for him- Whereas programs to promote proper use Whereas the deep bond between the United self and Mrs. FEINSTEIN) to the bill of 9-1-1 during National 9-1-1 Education States and Israel is exemplified by its many Month could include— H.R. 2028, making appropriations for facets, including the robust economic and (1) public awareness events, including con- energy and water development and re- commercial relationship; ferences, media outreach, and training ac- lated agencies for the fiscal year end- Whereas, on April 22, 2015, the United tivities for parents, teachers, school admin- ing September 30, 2016, and for other States celebrated the 30th anniversary of its istrators, other caregivers, and businesses; purposes; which was ordered to lie on free trade agreement with Israel, which was (2) educational events in schools and other the table; as follows: the first free trade agreement entered into appropriate venues; and by the United States; On page 2, line 2, insert ‘‘and related facili- Whereas the United States-Israel Free (3) production and distribution of informa- ties’’ after ‘‘technologies’’. tion about the 9-1-1 system designed to edu- Trade Agreement established the Joint Com- mittee to facilitate the agreement and col- cate people of all ages on the importance and SA 3880. Mr. REID submitted an proper use of 9-1-1; and laborate on efforts to increase bilateral co- amendment intended to be proposed to operation and investment; Whereas the people of the United States amendment SA 3804 proposed by Mr. deserve the best education regarding the use Whereas, since the signing of this agree- of 9-1-1: Now, therefore, be it ALEXANDER to the amendment SA 3801 ment, two-way trade has multiplied tenfold Resolved, That the Senate— proposed by Mr. ALEXANDER (for him- to over $40,000,000,000 annually; (1) designates April 2016 as ‘‘National 9-1-1 self and Mrs. FEINSTEIN) to the bill Whereas Israel is the third largest im- Education Month’’; and H.R. 2028, making appropriations for porter of United States goods in the Middle (2) urges governmental officials, parents, energy and water development and re- East and North Africa (MENA) region after Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, teachers, school administrators, caregivers, lated agencies for the fiscal year end- businesses, nonprofit organizations, and the despite representing only 2 percent of the re- ing September 30, 2016, and for other gion’s population; people of the United States to observe the purposes; which was ordered to lie on Whereas nearly half of all investment in month with appropriate ceremonies, training the United States from the MENA region events, and activities. the table; as follows: In lieu of the matter proposed to be in- comes from Israel; f serted, insert the following: ‘‘Provided fur- Whereas Israel has more companies listed AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND ther, That revenues from licensing fees, in- on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange than any other country except for the United States PROPOSED spection services, and other services and col- lections estimated at $823,114,000 in fiscal and China; SA 3878. Mr. COTTON submitted an amend- year 2017 shall be retained and used for nec- Whereas, in 1956, the United States-Israel ment intended to be proposed by him to the essary salaries and expenses in this account, Education Foundation was established to ad- bill H.R. 2028, making appropriations for en- notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, minister the Fulbright Program in Israel, ergy and water development and related United States Code, and shall remain avail- and has facilitated the exchange of nearly agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- able until expended: Provided further, That of 3,300 students between the United States and tember 30, 2016, and for other purposes; which the amounts appropriated under this head- Israel since its inception; was ordered to lie on the table. ing, $5,000,000 shall be available for activities Whereas the United States-Israel Innova- SA 3879. Mr. REID submitted an amend- related to the development of regulatory in- tion Index (USI3), which was developed by ment intended to be proposed to amendment frastructure for advanced nuclear reactor USISTF to track and benchmark innovation SA 3804 proposed by Mr. ALEXANDER to the technologies and related facilities, and relationships, ranks the United States-Israel amendment SA 3801 proposed by Mr. ALEX- $5,000,000 of that amount shall not be avail- innovation relationship as top-tier; ANDER (for himself and Mrs. FEINSTEIN) to able for fee revenues, notwithstanding sec- Whereas, since 2011, the United States De- the bill H.R. 2028, supra; which was ordered tion 6101 of the Omnibus Budget Reconcili- partment of Energy and the Israeli Ministry to lie on the table. ation Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 2214): Provided of National Infrastructures, Energy and Water Resources have led an annual United SA 3880. Mr. REID submitted an amend- further, That the sum herein appropriated States-Israel Energy Meeting with partici- ment intended to be proposed to amendment shall be reduced by the amount of revenues pants across government agencies to facili- SA 3804 proposed by Mr. ALEXANDER to the received during fiscal year 2017 so as to re- tate bilateral cooperation in that sector; amendment SA 3801 proposed by Mr. ALEX- sult in a final fiscal year 2017 appropriation Whereas, in 2012, Congress passed and ANDER (for himself and Mrs. FEINSTEIN) to estimated at not more than $115,886,000.’’. the bill H.R. 2028, supra; which was ordered President Barack Obama signed into law the to lie on the table. SA 3881. Mr. COTTON submitted an United States-Israel Enhanced Security Co- SA 3881. Mr. COTTON submitted an amend- amendment intended to be proposed by operation Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–150), ment intended to be proposed by him to the which set United States policy to expand bi- him to the bill H.R. 2028, making ap- lateral cooperation across the spectrum of bill H.R. 2028, supra; which was ordered to lie propriations for energy and water de- on the table. civilian sectors, including high technology, velopment and related agencies for the agriculture, medicine, health, pharma- SA 3882. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. PERDUE) proposed an amendment to the resolution S. fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, ceuticals, and energy; Res. 383, recognizing the importance of the and for other purposes; which was or- Whereas, in 2013, President Obama said in United States-Israel economic relationship dered to lie on the table; as follows: reference to Israel’s contribution to the glob- and encouraging new areas of cooperation. Strike all after the first word and insert al economy, ‘‘That innovation is just as im- portant to the relationship between the SA 3883. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. PERDUE) the following: proposed an amendment to the resolution S. SECl. None of the funds appropriated or United States and Israel as our security co- Res. 383, supra. otherwise made available by this Act may be operation.’’; obligated or expended to purchase heavy Whereas, in 2014, Secretary of the Treasury f water produced in Iran. Jacob Lew said, ‘‘As one of the most techno- TEXT OF AMENDMENTS logically-advanced and innovative economies SA 3882. Mr. MCCONNELL (for Mr. in the world, Israel is an important economic SA 3878. Mr. COTTON submitted an PERDUE) proposed an amendment to partner to the United States.’’; amendment intended to be proposed by the resolution S. Res. 383, recognizing Whereas the 2014 Global Venture Capital him to the bill H.R. 2028, making ap- the importance of the United States- Confidence Survey ranked the United States propriations for energy and water de- and Israel as the two countries with the Israel economic relationship and en- highest levels of investor confidence in the velopment and related agencies for the couraging new areas of cooperation; as fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, world; follows: Whereas, in 2014, Congress passed and and for other purposes; which was or- On page 6, line 12, insert ‘‘and investment, President Obama signed into law the United dered to lie on the table; as follows: and remove barriers to, and to provide incen- States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of At the appropriate place, insert the fol- tives for, private sector market entry’’ be- 2014 (Public Law 113–296), which deepened co- lowing: fore ‘‘; and’’. operation on energy, water, agriculture,

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Whereas economic cooperation between SD–226 of the Dirksen Senate Office the United States and Israel has also thrived f at the State and local levels through both Building, to conduct a hearing entitled formal agreements and bilateral organiza- ‘‘Counterfeits and Their Impact on SUPPORTING EFFORTS BY THE tions in over 30 States that have encouraged Consumer Health and Safety.’’ GOVERNMENT OF COLOMBIA TO new forms of cooperation in fields such as The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without PURSUE PEACE AND THE END water conservation, cybersecurity, and alter- objection, it is so ordered. OF THE COUNTRY’S ENDURING native energy and farming technologies: COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS AND INTERNAL ARMED CONFLICT Now, therefore, be it ENTREPRENEURSHIP Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I f Mr. COATS. Mr. President, I ask ask unanimous consent that the Sen- AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO unanimous consent that the Com- ate proceed to the immediate consider- MEET mittee on Small Business and Entre- ation of Calendar No. 397, S. Res. 368. COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND preneurship be authorized to meet dur- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The TRANSPORTATION ing the session of the Senate on April clerk will report the resolution by Mr. COATS. Mr. President, I ask 27, 2016, at 10 a.m. title. unanimous consent that the Com- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The senior assistant legislative clerk mittee on Commerce, Science, and objection, it is so ordered. read as follows: Transportation be authorized to meet COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS AND A resolution (S. Res. 368) supporting efforts during the session of the Senate on ENTREPRENEURSHIP by the Government of Colombia to pursue April 27, 2016, at 11:30 a.m., in room SR– Mr. COATS. Mr. President, I ask peace and the end of the country’s enduring 253 of the Russell Senate Office Build- unanimous consent that the Com- internal armed conflict and recognizing ing. mittee on Small Business and Entre- United States support for Colombia at the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without preneurship be authorized to meet dur- 15th anniversary of Plan Colombia. objection, it is so ordered. ing the session of the Senate on April There being no objection, the Senate COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS 27, 2016, at 10 a.m., in room SR–428A of proceeded to consider the resolution. Mr. COATS. Mr. President, I ask the Russell Senate Office Building, to Mr. MCCONNELL. I further ask unanimous consent that the Com- conduct a hearing entitled ‘‘Drowning unanimous consent that the resolution mittee on Foreign Relations be author- in Regulations: The Waters of the U.S. be agreed to, the preamble be agreed ized to meet during the session of the Rule and the Case for Reforming the to, and the motions to reconsider be Senate on April 27, 2016, at 10:30 a.m., RFA.’’ considered made and laid upon the to conduct a hearing entitled ‘‘U.S.- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without table with no intervening action or de- China Relations: Strategic Challenges objection, it is so ordered. bate. and Opportunities.’’ SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Mr. COATS. Mr. President, I ask objection, it is so ordered. objection, it is so ordered. unanimous consent that the Special The resolution (S. Res. 368) was COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND Committee on Aging be authorized to agreed to. GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS meet during the session of the Senate The preamble was agreed to. Mr. COATS. Mr. President, I ask on April 27, 2016, at 3:30 p.m., in room (The resolution, with its preamble, is unanimous consent that the Com- SH–216 of the Hart Senate Office Build- printed in the RECORD of February 9, mittee on Homeland Security and Gov- ing, to conduct a hearing entitled 2016, under ‘‘Submitted Resolutions.’’) ernmental Affairs be authorized to ‘‘Valeant Pharmaceuticals’ Business meet during the session of the Senate f Model: the Repercussions for Patients on April 27, 2016, at 11 a.m., to conduct and the Health Care System.’’ RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE a hearing entitled ‘‘Government Re- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without OF THE UNITED STATES-ISRAEL form: Ending Duplication and Holding objection, it is so ordered. ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIP AND Washington Accountable.’’ ENCOURAGING NEW AREAS OF f The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without COOPERATION objection, it is so ordered. PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Mr. COATS. Mr. President, I ask Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I ask ask unanimous consent that the Sen- unanimous consent that the Com- unanimous consent that Kelsey Avery, ate proceed to the immediate consider- mittee on Indian Affairs be authorized Leigh Stuckhardt, Matthew Fuentes, ation of Calendar No. 400, S. Res. 383. to meet during the session of the Sen- and Luke Alo, fellows for the Senate The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ate on April 27, 2016, in room SD–628 of Finance Committee, and Julia Bradley- clerk will report the resolution by the Dirksen Senate Office Building, at Cook, Ryan Matheny, and Katherine title. 2:15 p.m. Tsantiris, fellows in my personal of- The senior assistant legislative clerk The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without fice, be granted floor privileges for the read as follows: objection, it is so ordered. duration of the 114th Congress. A resolution (S. Res. 383) recognizing the COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without importance of the United States-Israel eco- Mr. COATS. Mr. President, I ask objection, it is so ordered. nomic relationship and encouraging new unanimous consent that the Com- Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I ask areas of cooperation. mittee on Indian Affairs be authorized that my intern, Jonathan Lin, be There being no objection, the Senate to meet during the session of the Sen- granted floor privileges for the balance proceeded to consider the resolution. ate on April 27, 2016, in room SD–628 of of the day. Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous the Dirksen Senate Office Building, at The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without consent that the Perdue amendment to 2:15 p.m., to conduct a hearing entitled objection, it is so ordered. the resolution be agreed to; the resolu- ‘‘The GAO Report on Telecommuni- f tion, as amended, be agreed to; the cations: Additional Coordination and Perdue amendment to the preamble be Performance Measurement Needed for APPOINTMENT agreed to; the preamble, as amended, High-Speed Internet Access Programs The PRESIDING OFFICER. The be agreed to; and the motions to recon- on Tribal Lands.’’ Chair, on behalf of the President pro sider be considered made and laid upon The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without tempore, upon the recommendation of the table. objection, it is so ordered. the Democratic leader, pursuant to The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY Public Law 105–292, as amended by Pub- objection, it is so ordered. Mr. COATS. Mr. President, I ask lic Law 106–55, Public Law 107–228, and The amendment (No. 3882) was agreed unanimous consent that the Com- Public Law 112–75, appoints the fol- to, as follows:

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Res. 383), as highest levels of investor confidence in the partner of the United States; and world; amended, was agreed to. Whereas economic cooperation between Whereas, in 2014, Congress passed and The amendment (No. 3883) was agreed the United States and Israel has also thrived President Obama signed into law the United to, as follows: at the State and local levels through both States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of (Purpose: To amend the preamble) formal agreements and bilateral organiza- 2014 (Public Law 113–296), which deepened co- Strike the preamble and insert the fol- tions in over 30 States that have encouraged operation on energy, water, agriculture, lowing: new forms of cooperation in fields such as trade, and defense, and expressed the sense of Whereas the deep bond between the United water conservation, cybersecurity, and alter- Congress that Israel is a major strategic States and Israel is exemplified by its many native energy and farming technologies: partner of the United States; and Now, therefore, be it facets, including the robust economic and Whereas economic cooperation between commercial relationship; The preamble, as amended, was the United States and Israel has also thrived Whereas, on April 22, 2015, the United agreed to. at the State and local levels through both States celebrated the 30th anniversary of its The resolution, as amended, with its formal agreements and bilateral organiza- free trade agreement with Israel, which was preamble, as amended, reads as follows: tions in over 30 States that have encouraged new forms of cooperation in fields such as the first free trade agreement entered into S. RES. 383 by the United States; water conservation, cybersecurity, and alter- Whereas the deep bond between the United native energy and farming technologies: Whereas the United States-Israel Free States and Israel is exemplified by its many Trade Agreement established the Joint Com- Now, therefore, be it facets, including the robust economic and Resolved, That the Senate— mittee to facilitate the agreement and col- commercial relationship; laborate on efforts to increase bilateral co- (1) affirms that the United States-Israel Whereas, on April 22, 2015, the United economic partnership has achieved great operation and investment; States celebrated the 30th anniversary of its Whereas, since the signing of this agree- tangible and intangible benefits to both free trade agreement with Israel, which was countries and is a foundational component of ment, two-way trade has multiplied tenfold the first free trade agreement entered into to over $40,000,000,000 annually; the strong alliance; by the United States; (2) recognizes that science and technology Whereas Israel is the third largest im- Whereas the United States-Israel Free porter of United States goods in the Middle innovation present promising new frontiers Trade Agreement established the Joint Com- for United States-Israel economic coopera- East and North Africa (MENA) region after mittee to facilitate the agreement and col- Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, tion, particularly in light of widespread laborate on efforts to increase bilateral co- drought, cybersecurity attacks, and other despite representing only 2 percent of the re- operation and investment; major challenges impacting the United gion’s population; Whereas since the signing of this agree- States; Whereas nearly half of all investment in ment, two-way trade has multiplied tenfold (3) encourages the President to regularize the United States from the MENA region to over $40,000,000,000 annually; and expand existing forums of economic dia- comes from Israel; Whereas Israel is the third largest im- logue with Israel and foster both public and Whereas Israel has more companies listed porter of United States goods in the Middle private sector participation and investment, on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange than any East and North Africa (MENA) region after and remove barriers to, and to provide incen- other country except for the United States Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, tives for, private sector market entry; and and China; despite representing only 2 percent of the re- (4) expresses support for the President to Whereas, in 1956, the United States-Israel gion’s population; Education Foundation was established to ad- Whereas nearly half of all investment in explore new agreements with Israel, includ- minister the Fulbright Program in Israel, the United States from the MENA region ing in the fields of energy, water, agri- and has facilitated the exchange of nearly comes from Israel; culture, medicine, neurotechnology, and cy- 3,300 students between the United States and Whereas Israel has more companies listed bersecurity. Israel since its inception; on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange than any f Whereas the United States-Israel Innova- other country except for the United States RESOLUTIONS SUBMITTED TODAY tion Index (USI3), which was developed by and China; USISTF to track and benchmark innovation Whereas, in 1956, the United States-Israel Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I relationships, ranks the United States-Israel Education Foundation was established to ad- ask unanimous consent that the Sen- innovation relationship as top-tier; minister the Fulbright Program in Israel, ate now proceed to the en bloc consid- Whereas, since 2011, the United States De- and has facilitated the exchange of nearly eration of the following resolutions, partment of Energy and the Israeli Ministry 3,300 students between the United States and which were submitted earlier today: S. of National Infrastructures, Energy and Israel since its inception; Water Resources have led an annual United Whereas the United States-Israel Innova- Res. 444, S. Res. 445, and S. Res. 446. States-Israel Energy Meeting with partici- tion Index (USI3), which was developed by The PRESIDING OFFICER. The pants across government agencies to facili- USISTF to track and benchmark innovation clerk will report the resolutions by tate bilateral cooperation in that sector; relationships, ranks the United States-Israel title. Whereas, in 2012, Congress passed and innovation relationship as top-tier; The senior assistant legislative clerk President Barack Obama signed into law the Whereas, since 2011, the United States De- read as follows: United States-Israel Enhanced Security Co- partment of Energy and the Israeli Ministry A resolution (S. Res. 444) honoring the life operation Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–150), of National Infrastructures, Energy and and achievements of Prince. which set United States policy to expand bi- Water Resources have led an annual United A resolution (S. Res. 445) recognizing the lateral cooperation across the spectrum of States-Israel Energy Meeting with partici- 100th anniversary of Coast Guard aviation civilian sectors, including high technology, pants across government agencies to facili- and the contribution of Coast Guard aviators agriculture, medicine, health, pharma- tate bilateral cooperation in that sector; to naval aviation and the safety and security ceuticals, and energy; Whereas, in 2012, Congress passed and of the United States. Whereas, in 2013, President Obama said in President Barack Obama signed into law the A resolution (S. Res. 446) designating April reference to Israel’s contribution to the glob- United States-Israel Enhanced Security Co- 2016 as ‘‘National 9–1-1 Education Month.’’ al economy, ‘‘That innovation is just as im- operation Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–150), portant to the relationship between the which set United States policy to expand bi- There being no objection, the Senate United States and Israel as our security co- lateral cooperation across the spectrum of proceeded to consider the resolutions operation.’’; civilian sectors, including high technology, en bloc. Whereas, in 2014, Secretary of the Treasury agriculture, medicine, health, pharma- Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous Jacob Lew said, ‘‘As one of the most techno- ceuticals, and energy; consent that the resolutions be agreed logically-advanced and innovative economies Whereas, in 2013, President Obama said in to, the preambles be agreed to, and the in the world, Israel is an important economic reference to Israel’s contribution to the glob- motions to reconsider be laid upon the partner to the United States.’’; al economy, ‘‘That innovation is just as im- Whereas the 2014 Global Venture Capital portant to the relationship between the table en bloc. Confidence Survey ranked the United States United States and Israel as our security co- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without and Israel as the two countries with the operation.’’; objection, it is so ordered. highest levels of investor confidence in the Whereas, in 2014, Secretary of the Treasury The resolutions were agreed to. world; Jacob Lew said, ‘‘As one of the most techno- The preambles were agreed to.

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COMBATING TERRORIST Grantee Cuts (dollars) Cuts (%) CONGRATULATING SINCLAIR OIL RECRUITMENT ACT OF 2016 FOR 100 YEARS OF SUCCESS California ...... ¥3,979,850 ¥9.35 SPEECH OF Chicago ...... ¥530,926 ¥5.42 HON. JASON CHAFFETZ HON. DONALD M. PAYNE, JR. Colorado ...... ¥706,343 ¥7.21 OF UTAH ¥ ¥ OF NEW JERSEY Connecticut ...... 490,363 6.35 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ¥ ¥ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Delaware ...... 143,256 3.27 Wednesday, April 27, 2016 District of Columbia ...... ¥142,165 ¥2.23 Tuesday, April 26, 2016 Mr. CHAFFETZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise to con- Florida ...... ¥2,653,185 ¥9.00 gratulate Sinclair Oil for celebrating 100 years Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, the agreed upon Georgia ...... ¥1,351,184 ¥8.44 of success in the oil and gas industry. mission of the Countering Violent Extremism Guam ...... ¥19,345 ¥3.98 Headquartered in Utah, Sinclair Oil has served Taskforce ‘‘to review terror travel programs, Hawaii ...... ¥196,065 ¥4.01 as a shining example of American excellence and issue a report that may include rec- Idaho ...... ¥211,568 ¥4.20 for a century. Harry Ford Sinclair was 25 when ommendations based on this review.’’ he lost his father’s drugstore in 1901 and I agreed to serve on the task force because Illinois ...... ¥1,422,463 ¥8.51 Indiana ...... ¥872,687 ¥7.66 began selling lumber for oil derricks. An in- I agree that we must do everything we can to credibly savvy individual, Sinclair was soon Iowa ...... ¥393,286 ¥5.80 prevent acts of terrorism on our homeland, buying and selling small oil leases, eventually Kansas ...... ¥388,911 ¥5.77 and terror travel programs is one of many ter- attracting investors. Sinclair’s immediate suc- ¥ ¥ rorism-related threats we must address. Kentucky ...... 568,480 6.72 cess was remarkable, he became a millionaire The bipartisan Taskforce Report I signed in- Los Angeles ...... ¥1,575,170 ¥7.98 by the age of 30 and founded the Sinclair Oil cluded general recommendations related to Louisiana ...... ¥613,015 ¥6.89 and Refining Corporation in 1916. terror travel programs—it did not include spe- Maine ...... ¥177,231 ¥3.77 The success of Sinclair Oil has stood the cific legislative proposals nor did it suggest Marshall Islands ...... ¥8,413 ¥2.21 test of time and bolstered the United States that we should prioritize the threat of foreign Maryland ...... ¥856,366 ¥7.60 economy. Sinclair saved hundreds of jobs dur- terrorist organizations over the threat posed by ¥ ¥ ing the Great Depression era by buying up domestic terror organizations. Massachusetts ...... 937,359 7.14 ¥ ¥ dying competitors. During World War II, As a Member of the Committee on Home- Michigan ...... 1,310,210 7.86 Micronesia ...... ¥12,798 ¥3.03 Sinclair’s oil supported the Allied effort, and land Security, and the Representative of a di- Sinclair’s Dinoland exhibit was a highlight of Minnesota ...... ¥744,017 ¥6.61 verse Congressional district in New Jersey, I the 1960s World’s Fair. In 1976, self-made ¥ ¥ recognize that we must do everything in our Mississippi ...... 384,621 5.74 legend Earl Holding acquired Sinclair Oil. power to prevent our communities from being Missouri ...... ¥818,745 ¥7.52 Under Holding’s leadership, Sinclair Oil contin- terrorized, regardless of the motivation. Montana ...... ¥139,375 ¥3.21 ued its growth as a beacon of American excel- We need to prevent the radicalization of N. Mariana Islands ...... ¥6,172 ¥1.72 lence. Holding’s work at Sinclair is revered for people inspired by anti-government ideology Nebraska ...... ¥245,839 ¥4.58 his commitment to the company’s culture and who might ultimately try to occupy Federal fa- Nevada ...... ¥390,223 ¥5.77 his incredible dedication to hard work. I look cilities. New Hampshire ...... ¥187,880 ¥3.90 forward to the future of Sinclair Oil, as it con- We need to prevent the radicalization of ¥ ¥ tinues to fuel the economy and provide jobs to people inspired by racism who might ultimately New Jersey ...... 1,303,734 8.36 New Mexico ...... ¥275,903 ¥4.09 hardworking Americans. sit through an evening prayer service at a pre- I am proud to congratulate Sinclair Oil on dominantly black church and then shoot the New York ...... ¥1,564,792 ¥7.90 ¥ ¥ achieving 100 years of success today. other attendees. New York City ...... 1,158,820 6.27 Sinclair’s accomplishments have not only been ¥ ¥ And we need to prevent the radicalization of North Carolina ...... 1,240,926 8.32 of great benefit to Utah, but to the United people inspired by a perverse interpretation of North Dakota ...... ¥194,836 ¥4.63 States. I thank CEO Ross Matthews, Earl religion from carrying out attacks on American Ohio ...... ¥1,548,159 ¥8.65 Holding, and the Sinclair Oil family for their soil. Oklahoma ...... ¥499,358 ¥6.40 contributions. No one version of radicalization is more Oregon ...... ¥522,990 ¥6.51 f dangerous than another. Palau ...... ¥2,546 ¥0.78 And we cannot treat them differently. TRIBUTE TO THE LIFE AND LEG- Pennsylvania ...... ¥1,716,179 ¥8.79 That is why I cannot support H.R. 4820. ACY OF MRS. GLADYS TARVER Puerto Rico ...... ¥433,740 ¥6.06 f COLEMAN Rhode Island ...... ¥155,523 ¥3.45 STATE HEALTH PREPAREDNESS South Carolina ...... ¥605,876 ¥6.16 HON. TERRI A. SEWELL ¥ ¥ GRANT CUTS South Dakota ...... 118,947 2.87 OF ALABAMA Tennessee ...... ¥857,750 ¥7.62 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ¥ ¥ HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO Texas ...... 3,598,615 9.55 Wednesday, April 27, 2016 OF CONNECTICUT Utah ...... ¥380,115 ¥5.71 Ms. SEWELL of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I Vermont ...... ¥194,836 ¥4.63 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES rise today to honor the life and legacy of a ¥ ¥ Wednesday, April 27, 2016 Virgin Islands (US) ...... 12,633 3.00 true trailblazer in the Fairfield, Alabama com- Virginia ...... ¥1,149,940 ¥7.64 Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, I submit the munity and an Alabama heroine—Mrs. Gladys Washington ...... ¥948,052 ¥7.81 following list of States, and their loss of Health Tarver Coleman. A lifelong resident of Fair- ¥ ¥ Preparedness grants. West Virginia ...... 242,010 4.54 field, Mrs. Gladys Coleman was born there on Wisconsin ...... ¥742,890 ¥6.41 May 15, 1917. She received her Bachelor of Grantee Cuts (dollars) Cuts (%) Wyoming ...... ¥194,836 ¥4.63 Arts degree from Miles College and her Mas- ter’s degree from Alabama A&M University. Alabama ...... ¥613,733 ¥6.90 TOTAL ...... 44,250,000 7.23 Mrs. Coleman also received educational train- Alaska ...... ¥194,836 ¥4.63 ing from Tuskegee University and the Univer- American Samoa ...... ¥6,600 ¥1.82 sity of Southern California. She was married to Arizona ...... ¥915,853 ¥7.74 the late Jerry D. Coleman, the first black Arkansas ...... ¥377,461 ¥5.70 President of the Fairfield City Council.

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He then moved on to Women, an organization created over 60 and demanded the same excellence from oth- positions with the American Satellite Corpora- years ago to help educate voters, mobilize the ers. tion, Western Union, Satelco, Greenwich Air Fairfield community, and elect candidates sup- I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Services, the Teleport Communications Group, portive of the community’s needs. Mrs. Cole- an icon of Fairfield and an Alabama treas- and AT&T. In 2000, after thirty-five years of man was passionate about impacting the polit- ure—Mrs. Gladys Tarver Coleman. Her legacy working in the private sector, Senior Chief ical dialogue in her community and it showed will continue to live on in the countless lives Brown began his well-deserved retirement. through her efforts to help elect council mem- that she touched. May the Blessing of God be Currently, Senior Chief Brown serves as the bers, judges, state representatives and even with her family and provide solace in their president of Staten Island’s Fleet Reserve As- members of Congress—all of whom Mrs. loss. sociation Branch 226, an organization that Coleman knew on a personal level. f conducts patriotic activities to honor veterans. Mrs. Gladys Coleman’s political affiliations Mr. Speaker, Senior Chief Petty Officer were numerous. She served as president of IN APPRECIATION OF THE INTER- James Brown has devoted his life to serving the Fairfield Democratic Women, and a mem- NATIONAL FESTIVAL OF LAN- his country and his community, and it is only ber of the Jefferson County (AL) and State GUAGE AND CULTURE right to take this opportunity to recognize him Democratic Executive Committees. In April and thank him for all that he has done. I am 2015, she was one of seven honorees in- HON. PAUL A. GOSAR proud to honor this great American from New York’s 11th District. ducted into the Alabama Democratic Party OF ARIZONA Hall of Fame. Mrs. Coleman was a member of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f the Alabama Democratic Delegation to the Wednesday, April 27, 2016 HONORING MR. WILLIAM ‘‘BILL’’ 1984 National Democratic Convention in San TURGEON FOR HIS EXEMPLARY Francisco, CA, the 1992 convention in New Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ex- SERVICE TO THE YOUTH OF York City, and the 1996 convention in Chi- press my appreciation to the International Fes- RIVER BEND MIDDLE SCHOOL cago, IL. She was also present in Washington, tival of Language and Culture, which is having DC for the January 2009 inauguration of our its 14th Annual celebration in Washington, DC HON. ROBERT J. WITTMAN Nation’s first black president, Barack Obama. on April 28, 2016. OF VIRGINIA Besides politics, Mrs. Coleman’s other pas- This celebration brings 100 students from IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sion was education. She believed in educating 20 countries who will perform at the festival children about life, as well as book knowledge. and demonstrate their traditions, their culture Wednesday, April 27, 2016 She was a retired teacher from the Jefferson and their talent with poetry, songs and dance. Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to County (AL) and Birmingham City School Sys- The celebration is intended as an expression honor Mr. Bill Turgeon for his contributions to tems. Mrs. Coleman was the first black mem- of friendship, optimism and hope. The IFLC his community both inside and outside the ber appointed to the Fairfield Board of Edu- has as its mission the impressive goal to use classroom at River Bend Middle School. The cation during the crucial years of desegrega- music and art in order to promote cultural un- positive influences he has had on young chil- tion in the city’s school system. In 1975, she derstanding, cultural tolerance, and to seek dren running the youth after school program was appointed by the Alabama State Super- peace. go well beyond the classroom in preparing intendent of Education to serve on the Accred- I congratulate the participants, and the them as they face the challenges of real life. itation Committee for Elementary Schools. IFCL, for coordinating and hosting this event. Parents and others in his community are Mrs. Coleman was a member of the Alabama f proud to call him their own and there is no and National Education Associations, and the question, he is very deserving of their praise. American Federation of Teachers. HONORING SENIOR CHIEF PETTY Mr. Turgeon is a fine example to his fellow Mrs. Gladys Coleman was a lifelong mem- OFFICER JAMES BROWN citizens of dedication, selflessness, and com- ber of her beloved Miles Chapel CME Church mitment to the common good around the and served in many capacities over the years, HON. DANIEL M. DONOVAN, JR. world. I thank him for his devotion to go above including as choir member, Christian Board of OF NEW YORK and beyond the call to mentor the youth of Education, Ladies Guild, Missionary Society, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Sterling, Virginia. and Steward Board. Wednesday, April 27, 2016 f Mrs. Coleman believed her ‘‘life’s work’’ was IN RECOGNITION OF THE DAYS OF educating her community about the impor- Mr. DONOVAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to REMEMBRANCE tance of voting. She also enjoyed music—big honor Senior Chief Petty Officer James bands, jazz and The Temptations, as well as Brown’s tireless commitment to serving our shopping, and spending time taking care of nation. HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF her family. She was preceded in death by her Senior Chief Brown first enlisted in the OF CALIFORNIA late husband of 44 years, Jerry D. Coleman, United States Navy on February 2, 1961. Dur- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and her brothers, Lawrence (Alberta), William, ing his tenure in the U.S. Navy, Senior Chief Wednesday, April 27, 2016 and John Tarver. She leaves to cherish her Brown has served in numerous locations, in- Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in memory numerous nieces, nephews and a cluding Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and Naval Air recognition of the annual Days of Remem- host of other relatives and friends. Station Roosevelt, Puerto Rico in 1962, and brance, and specifically of the Burbank Human On a personal note, I was blessed to call Sigonella, Sicily in 1963. He was discharged Relations Council’s 2016 Days of Remem- Mrs. Gladys Coleman a political mentor, dis- from active duty on January 25, 1965. After brance program. tant relative and an important ally. When I de- being initiated as a Chief Petty Officer on Sep- The Holocaust was the planned, systemic cided to run for Congress in 2009, everyone tember 16, 1989, he advanced to Senior Chief attempt by Nazi Germany to annihilate the told me there was only one person whose Petty Officer on January 15, 1995. In recogni- Jewish people and to eradicate every vestige support in Fairfield would determine my suc- tion of his exemplary service, he has received of Jewish life. The genocide resulted in the cess. When I went to her house to ask for her the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, the Navy death of an estimated 6 million Jewish people, vote, she drilled me for hours on every issue Achievement Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, Romani people and hundreds of thousands of affecting the Fairfield and Birmingham commu- the Naval Reserve Meritorious Medal, the Na- others who were considered unworthy of life. nities. She was dedicated to her beloved Fair- tional Defense Medal, the Navy Expeditionary In 1980, the United States Congress unani- field Democratic Women and I will always be Medal, the Armed Forces Medal, the Humani- mously passed legislation to establish the grateful for her support and the support of this tarian Service Medal, the Armed Forces Re- United States Holocaust Memorial Council. influential group, including her honoring me serve Medal, the Navy Expert Rifle Medal, and Among their other responsibilities, the Council with her presence at my swearing-in ceremony the Navy Expert Pistol Medal. These acco- was entrusted with creating an annual national on Capitol Hill in January 2011. Mrs. Gladys lades speak volumes to the distinguished day of remembrance for the victims of the Hol- Coleman was the real matriarch of the Fair- dedication and valor with which Senior Chief ocaust; thus the Days of Remembrance was field community and the rock of her family. Brown has served our nation. established.

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They should know that they For many years, the Burbank Human Rela- OF KENTUCKY have the full support of their communities, the tions Council has partnered with local temples IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES U.S. House of Representatives, and the Amer- and churches and presented the Days of Re- ican people. membrance program, a Community Com- Wednesday, April 27, 2016 With a deep appreciation for each student’s memoration of the Holocaust to the Burbank Mr. YARMUTH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to service, I ask my colleagues to join me in per- community. In addition, the council has pro- recognize the career of world-renowned sur- sonally recognizing: Kamarley Campbell, Alex- vided an array of Holocaust teaching materials geon and Louisville resident, Dr. Joseph E. ander Harre, Rebecca Wise, Ivy Gagner, to Burbank’s middle and high schools, includ- Kutz, as he retires after 52 years of practice. Shannon Hunter, John Reid, James Turner, ing films, speakers and books, educating stu- For more than a half a century, Dr. Kutz has Christopher Labeach, Melissa Martinez, Chel- dents about tolerance, inclusiveness and com- worked to help heal the lives and limbs of sea Cobb, Nickolas Poskin, Dylan Reinhardt, passion. This year alone, over 2,500 students countless patients. Joining forces with a fellow Nicolas Sangricco, Jacob Crawford, Brett Mar- have been given an invaluable lesson in this accomplished surgeon, the late Dr. Harold E. shall, Nicolas Key, Luke Spadafora, Lazaro living history. Kleinert, in 1964, Dr. Kutz helped found what Palenzuela, Zachary Odell, Kenneth McDon- There are few periods of time in is now KentuckyOne Health’s Kleinert Kutz ald, Nicolas Rivero, Sean Saake, Cameron humankind’s history that are more appalling Hand Care Center. Manochi, Carlton Epstein, Karina Derouen, and sinister than the Holocaust. We must al- Through the leadership of Dr. Kutz and his Victor Marques, Colton Mullins, Sarah Fair- ways recognize the Days of Remembrance, colleagues, Louisville has become the pre- child, Anthony Brito, Jacob Barber, Corey paying tribute to those who perished and eminent center for hand transplantation in the Boyce, Justo Rolando Alvarez, Logan Griffith, those who courageously tried to save Jewish world and a city at the forefront of new med- Cristian Nicolls, Cristian Hodges, Alex Mahan, lives, and ensure that a tragedy of this nature ical technologies and progress. His commit- Myles Wilkerson, Chase Krusbe, and Eliza- will never happen again. ment to our city runs deep, as Dr. Kutz has beth Bonhomme. These enlistees will be rec- I ask all Members to join me in acknowl- served as Clinical Professor of Surgery at the ognized on May 3, 2016 at the fourth annual edging the Days of Remembrance commemo- University of Louisville’s School of Medicine, Our Community Salutes Enlistee Recognition ration, and in particular, the Burbank Human past director of the Christine M. Kleinert Fel- event in Delray Beach. Relations Council’s program. lowship in Hand Surgery, past president of Mr. Speaker, we are grateful to each of both the American Society for Reconstructive these fine men and women, and to all who f Microsurgery and the Greater Louisville Med- commit to defending our great nation by serv- ical Society, and past treasurer for the Inter- ing in the United States Armed Forces. It is PERSONAL EXPLANATION national Society of Reconstructive Microsur- my honor and privilege to recognize their cour- gery. age, dedication, and commitment to service HON. TERRI A. SEWELL But in addition to his own practice, he has here today. also worked throughout his career to help pre- f OF ALABAMA pare more of his fellow surgeons for hand and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES microsurgery. His work with the Christine M. PERSONAL EXPLANATION Kleinert Institute has helped train scores of Wednesday, April 27, 2016 surgeons and made the Kleinert Institute—and HON. SETH MOULTON Ms. SEWELL of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, on the city of Louisville—the place where many of OF MASSACHUSETTS Wednesday afternoon, April 27, 2016, I was the biggest and most important breakthroughs IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES required to be in my congressional district in in hand surgery have occurred. Wednesday, April 27, 2016 Fairfield, Alabama in order to attend a memo- Dr. Kutz has spent his life helping others, in rial service for Mrs. Gladys Coleman. Mrs. and out of the operating room, and he will Mr. MOULTON. Mr. Speaker, I was un- Gladys Coleman was one of the founding leave behind a field of medicine that is better avoidably detained and was absent for roll call members of the Fairfield Democratic Women. off because of his hard work and vision. I vote No. 165 on H.R. 4096 that took place on She served as president of the Fairfield thank Dr. Kutz for his devotion to this impor- Tuesday, April 26, 2016. Had I been present, Democratic Women, and a member of the Jef- tant medical field, for his passion in trans- I would have voted YEA. ferson County (AL) and State Democratic Ex- forming the lives of his patients, and for his f ecutive Committees. In April 2015, she was dedication to our community. TRIBUTE TO DR. ROBERT HADDON one of seven honorees inducted into the Ala- On behalf of the people of Kentucky’s Third bama Democratic Party Hall of Fame. Mrs. Congressional District and the City of Louis- Coleman was the first black member ap- ville, I extend my best wishes to Dr. Kutz as HON. KEN CALVERT pointed to the Fairfield Board of Education he begins his much-deserved retirement. OF CALIFORNIA during the crucial years of desegregation in f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the city’s school system. In 1975, she was ap- HONORING HIGH SCHOOL STU- Wednesday, April 27, 2016 pointed by the Alabama State Superintendent DENTS FROM FLORIDA’S PALM of Education to serve on the Accreditation Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to BEACHES AND TREASURE COAST Committee for Elementary. honor and pay tribute to Dr. Robert Haddon FOR THEIR COURAGEOUS DECI- who passed away in California on Thursday, As a Member of the Alabama congressional SION TO ENLIST IN THE U.S. April 21, 2016. Dr. Haddon was a renowned delegation, attending the memorial service ARMED FORCES authority in nanotechnology research and a was directly related to my representational, professor at the University of California, River- legislative, and committee responsibilities. Be- side, and he will be deeply missed. cause of this absence I was not present for HON. PATRICK MURPHY Raised in Longford, Tasmania, an island Roll Call Votes 166 through 169. Had I been OF FLORIDA state of Australia, Dr. Haddon obtained his un- present I would have voted as follows: IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES dergraduate degree in chemistry in 1966 at YES on H.R. 4923—American Manufac- Wednesday, April 27, 2016 the Melbourne University, Australia. Dr. Had- turing Competitiveness Act of 2016 Mr. MURPHY of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise don then moved to the United States where YES on H.R. 699—Email Privacy Act today to honor 39 high school seniors from the he would obtain his Ph.D. in Chemistry in NO on Motion on Ordering the Previous Treasure Coast and Palm Beaches of Florida 1971 at Pennsylvania State University. After Question on the Rule providing for consider- for their admirable decision to enlist in the obtaining his Ph.D., Dr. Haddon joined AT&T ation of H.R. 4498—Helping Angels Lead our United States Armed Forces following their (Lucent) Bell Laboratories where he worked Startups Act, and graduation this year. Of these 39 enlistees, on materials research as a Distinguished NO on H. Res. 701—Rule providing for con- one is an Air Force enlistee, nine are Army Member of the Technical Staff in the Materials sideration of H.R. 4498—Helping Angels Lead enlistees, nine are National Guard enlistees, Chemistry Research Department. In 2000, Dr. our Startups Act. ten are Marine Corps enlistees, eight are Navy Haddon joined UC Riverside to launch and

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BILLY LONG reers through additional education. alkali-metal-doped carbon-60, for his prepara- In the classroom, students at the County OF MISSOURI tion and characterization of a stable crystal of College of Morris have repeatedly excelled in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES phenalenyl radicals, and for his pioneering re- every department, from the math and search in nanotechnology. His research has Wednesday, April 27, 2016 sciences, to business, to the liberal arts. Grad- earned a number of distinctions in his field, in- Mr. LONG. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to con- uates have pursued respected careers, going cluding the James C. McGroddy Prize for New gratulate Carter Corey Norton, of Ozark, Mis- on to become doctors, engineers, nurses, Materials, American Physical Society (2008), souri, on his recent achievement of the Boy teachers, and civil servants. CCM’s dynamic and being named Person of the Year by Scouts of America’s (BSA) Eagle Scout rank. academic programs have challenged students, and pushed them to produce high-level work. Superconductor Week in 1991. Dr. Haddon The rank of Eagle Scout is the highest rank Students at CCM are not limited to just aca- was also named a Fellow by the Royal Aus- attainable in the Boy Scouts of America. It is the culmination of many years of hard work demic success. With more than 45 active stu- tralian Chemical Institute (1998), American and dedication, requiring countless hours of dent organizations, nine intercollegiate varsity Physical Society (1996), and the American As- service, training and learning. An extremely sports teams, and countless community serv- sociation for the Advancement of Science exclusive honor, less than two percent of the ice opportunities, students have demonstrated (1993). 112 million scouts since the BSA’s founding in excellence outside of the classroom. The Dr. Haddon’s dedication to his work and im- 1910 have achieved the Eagle Scout distinc- County College of Morris is home to two proving our understanding of an exciting field tion. award-winning student publications: its news- of research, are a testament to a legacy that Since the age of 6, BSA has been a forma- paper, The Youngtown Edition and its graphic arts and literary magazine, The Promethean. will continue long after his passing. I was tive factor in Carter’s life. He has been work- In the performing arts, students have the op- proud to call Dr. Haddon my friend and I will ing towards achieving the Eagle Scout rank for most of his life, seeking to actualize the ideals portunity to participate in high-quality musical miss him. I extend my condolences to Dr. of community service and integrity upheld by theater and drama productions, or can join Haddon’s family and friends; although Dr. the organization. His recently completed CCM’s acclaimed Dance Theatre troupe. Haddon may be gone, the many incredible ‘‘Eagle Project’’—an Eagle Scout rank pre- Under the exceptional leadership and vision contributions he made to nanotechnology will requisite—involved constructing several of its president for 30 years, Dr. Edward J. never be forgotten. benches for his local church to be used by pa- Yaw, CCM has continued to modernize and rishioners and scouting groups for years to has become one of the finer academic institu- f come. tions in New Jersey. The college ensures that Becoming an Eagle Scout requires a signifi- its students have all of the necessary re- TRIBUTE TO ERIN WETZEL cant amount of determination and self-dis- sources to develop the skills crucial for suc- cipline, traits which will no doubt serve Carter cess in the world beyond the classroom. well in the future. Since its founding, CCM has been a driving HON. DAVID YOUNG Mr. Speaker, by attaining the rank of Eagle force in the lives of thousands of successful students who have passed through its halls. OF IOWA Scout, Carter has set himself on the path to achieve future success, and I’m proud to Graduates over the years continue to serve as IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES count him among my constituents. His dedica- leaders and role models in their communities all over the country. Thanks to the work of its Wednesday, April 27, 2016 tion in completing the required benchmarks and community service requirements to reach renowned faculty and staff, like Dr. Yaw, CCM Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise the Eagle Scout rank is indicative of his ability will continue to offer a first class education to those who seek to pursue higher learning. today to recognize and congratulate Erin to accomplish whatever goals he sets his mind Mr. Speaker, I ask you and my colleagues Wetzel for being named one of the IOWA to. I wish Carter luck with all his future en- deavors, and urge my colleagues to join me in to join me in honoring and recognizing the STEM Teachers of the Year by the Iowa Gov- achievements of the County College of Morris ernor’s STEM Advisory Council. The award congratulating him on this momentous achievement. and those who devote themselves to its con- was created in 2014 to celebrate STEM tinuing success as an institution of higher (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math- f learning. ematics) teachers who are ‘‘Innovative in their HONORING THE COUNTY COLLEGE f methods, Outstanding in their passion for edu- OF MORRIS TRIBUTE TO MAXINE VOGEL cation, Worldly in how their students see that STEM is all around them and Academic in en- HON. RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN HON. DAVID YOUNG gaging students both in and out of the class- OF NEW JERSEY OF IOWA room.’’ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Ms. Wetzel, of Southwest Valley School Dis- Wednesday, April 27, 2016 Wednesday, April 27, 2016 trict in Corning, Iowa, teaches design and Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise modeling, automation and robotics, as well as today to honor the County College of Morris today to recognize and congratulate Ms. Max- computer classes to seventh and eighth grade (CCM), located in Randolph, New Jersey, for ine Vogel on the celebration of her 100th birth- students as part of Project Lead the Way. Her its remarkable record as an institution of high- day. love of teaching science and technology er learning. Our world has changed a great deal during shows as she is always encouraging her stu- Since its foundation in 1968, the County the course of Maxine’s life. Since her birth, we dents to succeed. College of Morris has been a model of suc- have revolutionized air travel and walked on Mr. Speaker, Ms. Wetzel is an Iowan who cess, and has represented the standard of the the moon. We have invented the television, has made her community and the school dis- academic excellence associated with the great cellular phones and the internet. We have state of New Jersey. CCM offers more than 50 trict she serves very proud. She has worked fought in wars overseas, seen the rise and fall associate degrees and more than 25 certifi- of Soviet communism and witnessed the birth hard and dedicated herself to making STEM cate programs, in addition to a wide selection of new democracies. Maxine has lived through education a priority. It is with great pride that of career and professional programs. The in- seventeen United States Presidents and twen- I recognize her today. I ask that my col- stitution has one of the highest graduation and ty-four Governors of Iowa. In her lifetime, the leagues in the U.S. House of Representatives transfer rates among community colleges in population of the United States has more than join me in congratulating Ms. Wetzel for this New Jersey. tripled. award and wishing her nothing but continued The County College of Morris has a diverse Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to represent success in all her future endeavors. campus and enriching academic and social Maxine in the United States Congress and it

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Dutrieuille, YaKira Porter, Hannah Schwartz, IN HONOR OF THE RECIPIENTS OF Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the ar- and Katarina Marie Shields; from Propel LOUDOUN COUNTY SHERIFF’S tistic ability of a young woman from my Con- School, Constance Alexander, Diamonne OFFICE MERITORIOUS ACTION gressional District, Alyssa Marsh from Spring- Fuller, Breeonia Prioleau, and Jordan Todd; AWARD dale High School. Ms. Marsh is the winner of from Riverview High School, Viktoria Kutunina, the 2016 14th Congressional District of Penn- Emma Patterson, and Sara Weir; from Serra sylvania’s High School Art Competition, ‘‘An Catholic High School, Tyler J. Gedman, Jen HON. BARBARA COMSTOCK Artistic Discovery.’’ Ms. Marsh’s artwork, a Pricener; from the Shuman Center, Kimberly drawing in colored pencil entitled ‘‘American Andrews, Walter Hodge, and Zaire Mauro; OF VIRGINIA Reflaction,’’ was selected from a number of from South Allegheny High School, Jared IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES outstanding entries to this year’s competition. Brysh, Macy K. Ernst, Nick Lasica, Madison In fact, 74 works from 16 different schools Pastore, and Nicolette Ruhl; from Springdale Wednesday, April 27, 2016 in Pennsylvania’s 14th Congressional District High School, Lauren Boyd, Taylor Frantz, were submitted to our panel of respected local Alyssa Marsh, Andrew Strawinski, Alyssa Mrs. COMSTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I would like artists. It’s a real tribute to Ms. Marsh’s skill Tocco, and Alyssa Vansach; from Sto-Rox to recognize the achievements of some of the and vision that her work was chosen as the High School, Amber Bayton, Julia Black, Shan 10th Congressional District’s bravest constitu- winner of this year’s competition. Lin, Allana Molter, Katelyn Parker, and Beauty ents. The Loudoun County Sheriffs Office held Ms. Marsh’s artwork will represent the 14th Williams; from West Mifflin High School, Ni- their 2015 Awards and Recognition Ceremony Congressional District of Pennsylvania in the cole Beres, Michaeline Bost, Sabrina Davies, on Friday, February 19th to recognize the national exhibit of high school students’ art- and Jordin Waugaman; from Wilson Christian daily services and sacrifices provided by our work that will be displayed in the United Academy, Andrew Arovits, Nicole Bonomo, local law enforcement. Selected from Amer- States Capitol over the coming year. I encour- Jessica Hinchman, and Haley Peretic; from ica’s finest, and nominated by their peers, the age my colleagues as well as any visitor to Woodland Hills High School, Juliette Gough, following award serves as a testament to each Capitol Hill to view Ms. Marsh’s artwork, along Miranda Miller, Kobe Sanders, Rayven Smith, officer’s unwavering courage and dedication to with the winning entries from the high school Roni J. Taylor, and Dejon Young. protecting our community. The following indi- art contests held in other Congressional Dis- I would like to thank these impressive young viduals deserve the thanks of not only the tricts, which will be on display in the Capitol artists for allowing us to share and celebrate tunnel. It is amazing to walk through this cor- communities which they serve, but also that of their talents, imagination, and creativity. The ridor and see the interpretation of life through their elected officials. efforts of these students in expressing them- the eyes of these young artists from all across selves in a powerful and positive manner are The Meritorious Action Award recognizes in- our country. no less than spectacular I hope that all of dividuals who have demonstrated exceptional Miranda Miller from Woodland Hills High these individuals continue to utilize their artis- action in response to both routine and emer- School was awarded second place for her un- tic talents, and I wish them all the best of luck gency situations. The following members merit titled oil and acrylic painting. Incidentally, Ms. in their future endeavors. Miller received third place last year for her special recognition: Deputy Eric Turner, Dep- f uty First Class Joshua Colburn, Deputy First acrylic on board painting entitled ‘‘Corner of Class Matthew Steinfurth, Deputy Jillian Brock, Hanover and Church,’’ and she won the top RECOGNIZING CENTRAL VIRGINIA Deputy Michael Ramirez, Deputy Jeffry Rima, prize in 2014 for her charcoal composition STUDENTS FOR THEIR PRAISE- Sergeant Nathan Zilke, Deputy Evelin ‘‘City Built on Hope.’’ Hannah Schwartz from WORTHY DECISION TO ENLIST IN Valladares, Deputy Harry Elliott, Johnique Penn Hills High School received third place for THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES Moseley, LPN, Yvonne Savala, RN, Sergeant her Boise acrylic composition entitled ‘‘Pup Dylan Foscato, Deputy First Class Derrick Kaiyai.’’ Sabrina Davies from West Mifflin High School was awarded fourth place for her white Franz, Sergeant Brett Phillips, Sergeant Greg- HON. ROBERT HURT charcoal, watercolor, and acrylic artwork enti- ory Rogers, Deputy First Class Casey John- OF VIRGINIA tled ‘‘The Lingering Past,’’ and Nicole Bonomo IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES son, Deputy First Class Joseph Gass, Master from Wilson Christian Academy received the Deputy Richard Garis, and Loudoun County fifth place award for her acrylic composition Wednesday, April 27, 2016 Public School teachers Mrs. Linda Merola, ‘‘Snowy Owl.’’ Mr. HURT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I wish to Mrs. Jennifer Piccolonmini, Mrs. Christina In addition, Honorable Mention Awards were honor 90 students from the Central Virginia Karmara, Mrs. Mary Hummer, Senior Deputy presented to works by Zachary Blanner from area for their praiseworthy decision to enlist in Amy Harper and resident Mr. Rick Allison, Baldwin High School; Ada Griffin and Sagar the United States Armed Forces. Sergeant Jeffrey Haig, Master Deputy Francis Kamath from the Pittsburgh Creative and Per- Of the 90, 36 have chosen to join the U.S. Trinh, Deputy First Class Donovan Reid, Dep- forming Arts School; Leah Berman-Kress from Army to include the U.S. Army Reserves and uty First Class Edward O’Toole, Master Dep- the Ellis School; Kerry Dietrich from Montour U.S. Army National Guard: Benjamin P. uty Charles Rounds, Deputy First Class Aaron High School; Sara Weir from Riverview High Arrington (NG), Alexander Barton, Ethan R. Taylor, Deputy First Class Dawn Taylor, Dep- School; Macy K. Ernst and Nick Lasica from Bernier, Colton Breedan, Sean Brenneisen, uty First Class Chad Braun, Dispatcher Chris- South Allegheny High School; Lauren Boyd Hannah T. Brock, Tanner C. Brooker (NG), topher McDonald, Deputy First Class Dustin and Alyssa Tocco from Springdale High Eric M. Calvert, Jason D. Cooke, Anthony Moon, Deputy James Maguire, Deputy Ruben School; Haley Peretic from Wilson Christian Cruz, Terra D. Daniels, Scott M. Dice, Chris- Cardenas, Deputy Jeffry Rima, Deputy Jillan Academy; and Kobe Sanders of Woodland tian Donavant, Ryan Eckert, Steven Gandy, Brock, Deputy Joshua Edney, Detective Ste- Hills High School. Michael R. Hampson, Ruston L. Hill, II (NG), ven Schochet, Detective Tommy Rodriguez I would like to recognize all of the partici- Robin G. Jat, Minjung Kim, Youjung Kim, Brit- and Special Agent Eric Vega, Virginia State pants in this year’s 14th Congressional District tany Maddox, Francisco Leiva Magana, High School Art Competition, ‘‘An Artistic Dis- Alejandro J. Mastrapa, Mardin Police. covery:’’ from Baldwin High School, Zachary Mohammadzadeh, Aaron E. Molloy, Mason L. Mr. Speaker, in closing, I ask my colleagues Blanner, Casey R. Conboy, Natalie Weida, Plum, Michael L. Robinson (NG), Jonathan C. to join me in thanking these members of the and Jasmine Wicks; from CAPA, Ada Griffin, Shifflet, Aaron M. Spurlock, Caleb A. Staff, Loudoun County Sheriff’s Department for pro- Sagar Kamath, Victoria Kipiller, Todd Matthew J. Sullivan, Maria Torres Trujillo, tecting and serving our community day-in and LaQuatra, Mia M. Stanton, and Abigail Sul- Chihao Wang, Kaiying Wang, Lorenzo Wells day-out. livan; from East Allegheny High School, Sarah and Cheyenne Williams.

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Matthew Hill, Charles Hite, Collin Ingles, tion. After leaving active-duty service, Chief Car- Tylore Jones, Dakota Kelley, Christopher Austin’s promotion to Eagle Scout is even ter was hired as a police officer with the City Leake, Rickey Langhorne, Patrick Mayo, Isa- more significant given that his brothers, Ethan of Barstow, where he eventually obtained the iah Meadows, Kyle Rochefort, Jacob Shaver, and Logan, also achieved the Eagle Scout rank of corporal. His service with the Barstow Edward Sher, Benjamin Showalter, Andrew rank. To have one Eagle Scout in a family is Police Department earned him a number of Smith, Dylan Snyder, Gaines ‘‘Randall’’ Thom- remarkable, but to have three is beyond ex- accolades, including the California Highway as, Jerod Williams, and John Weatherman. emplary. Austin and his brothers’ achieve- Patrol/AAA ‘‘10851’’ Award for stolen vehicle Eighteen have elected to join the U.S. Navy: ments are a testament to their family’s rev- recoveries, the Meritorious Service Award, and Jesse R. Bast, Devin M. Carter, Storey A. Col- erence for focus and commitment. the Medal of Valor. lier, Nicholas S. Finnan, Nathaniel Fisher, Mr. Speaker, by attaining the rank of Eagle In 2003, Chief Carter was hired by the Colin D. Grimsley, Christian N. Hoffman, Ste- Scout, Austin has set himself on the path to Bishop Police Department and received pro- ven Howard, Christopher S. Keller, Raymond achieve future success, and I’m proud to motions to the ranks of sergeant and lieuten- G. Markle, Alexander N. Ostrowski, Devin count him among my constituents. His dedica- ant. In 2010, he was sworn in as the Chief of O’Neal Richardson, Tayvaun D. Richardson, tion in completing the required benchmarks the Bishop Police Department, a position he Taylor M. Stark, Katelyn R. Shafer, Lucas J. and community service requirements to reach held until his retirement. Valleau, Devin L. Walker, and Andrew H. Wil- the Eagle Scout rank is indicative of his ability I want to congratulate Chief Carter on his liams. to accomplish whatever goals he sets his mind well-deserved retirement. It is an honor to rep- Four have elected to join the U.S. Air Force: to. I wish Austin luck with all his future en- resent people like Chief Carter who dedicate Hunter Brittle, Jordan Stracener, Martha Wells, deavors, and urge my colleagues to join me in their lives to making our communities better and Jackson Winum. congratulating him on this momentous and safer. These 90 young men and women will be achievement. f recognized on April 30, 2016, as part of the f ‘‘Our Community Salutes’’ Recognition Cere- IN HONOR OF SERGEANT KENNETH mony, and Albemarle High School Guidance TRIBUTE TO LONDON VAIS DONDERO Counselor, Jacquelyn Perry, will be awarded The General Colin L. Powell Service Award. HON. DAVID YOUNG HON. BARBARA COMSTOCK This prestigious citation is given to a high OF IOWA OF VIRGINIA school educator who best supports young IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES adults desiring to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces after graduation from high school. Wednesday, April 27, 2016 Wednesday, April 27, 2016 Every citizen of the United States of Amer- Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise Mrs. COMSTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I would like ica owes his or her freedom to the men and today to recognize and congratulate London to recognize the achievements of some of the women that have served, are serving or will Vais for being named First Team All-American 10th Congressional District’s bravest constitu- serve this nation in the uniform of one of our in women’s basketball by the National Junior ents. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office military services. The future of our Nation re- College Athletic Association (NJCAA). held their 2015 Awards and Recognition Cere- mains strong because of young men and London is a member of the Des Moines mony on Friday, February 19th to recognize women like these 90 individuals who have Area Community College (DMACC) women’s the daily services and sacrifices provided by stepped forward to serve in the defense of our basketball team. She was named ICCAC Ath- our local law enforcement. Selected from country and to uphold the ideals and principles lete of the Week on four different occasions America’s finest, and nominated by their upon which it was founded. during this past basketball season, leading peers, the following award serves as a testa- These young Virginians from the home of DMACC to a 26–7 overall record in 2016. ment to the officer’s unwavering courage and Founding Father, Thomas Jefferson, represent Mr. Speaker, London has made Des Moines dedication to protecting our community. The all that is good in our Nation. They depart with Area Community College and the great State following individual deserves the thanks of not the full faith and support of the U.S. Senate of Iowa very proud. She has worked hard and only the communities in which he serves, but and the American people. They will experi- dedicated herself to being a part of a success- also that of his elected officials. ence good days and they will experience chal- ful team. It is with great pride that I recognize The Sheriff’s Excellence Award recognizes lenges and we will support them in both envi- her today. I ask that my colleagues in the U.S. both senior civilian and sworn officer super- ronments. House of Representatives join me in congratu- visors for superior job knowledge, devotion to We owe a great deal of gratitude to these lating London for receiving this award and in duty, and dedication to the community which young patriots who will take the Oath of Enlist- wishing her nothing but continued success in they serve. Sergeant Kenneth Dondero’s ac- ment and serve in their respective service. It all her future endeavors. tions over the years resulted in his nomination is because of their decision today that the f and selection for this award. United States remains secure and a beacon of Mr. Speaker, in closing, I ask my colleagues liberty throughout the world. CHIEF CHRIS CARTER RETIRES to join me in thanking this member of the f FROM BISHOP POLICE DEPART- Loudoun County Sheriff’s Department for pro- MENT CONGRATULATING AUSTIN BAILEY tecting and serving our community day-in and SWEARENGIN ON RECEIVING THE day-out. BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA’S HON. PAUL COOK f OF CALIFORNIA EAGLE SCOUT RANK CONGRATULATING LOGAN MARTIN IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SWEARENGIN ON RECEIVING THE HON. BILLY LONG Wednesday, April 27, 2016 BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA’S OF MISSOURI Mr. COOK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to rec- EAGLE SCOUT RANK IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ognize the law enforcement career of Bishop Wednesday, April 27, 2016 Police Chief Chris Carter, who retired from the HON. BILLY LONG Mr. LONG. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to con- Bishop Police Department on September 30, OF MISSOURI gratulate Austin Bailey Swearengin, of Spring- 2015. On June 4, 2016, there will be a long- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES field, Missouri, on his recent achievement of awaited retirement party to celebrate Chief Wednesday, April 27, 2016 the Boy Scouts of America’s (BSA) top rank of Carter’s distinguished career. Eagle Scout. Chief Carter’s time in law enforcement Mr. LONG. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to con- The rank of Eagle Scout is the highest rank began in 1983 while serving as a Military Po- gratulate Logan Martin Swearengin, of Spring- attainable in the Boy Scouts of America. It is lice Officer in the United States Army. He field, Missouri, on his recent achievement of

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We should all aspire to be as brave and dedication, requiring countless hours of best wishes for a memorable celebration of as the firemen who lay down their lives each service, training and learning. An extremely over 40 years of organizing. and every day to ensure our safety. exclusive honor, less than two percent of the f In addition to performing her duties, Ms. 112 million scouts since the BSA’s founding in Urban has been a mentor and a friend to 1910 have achieved the Eagle Scout distinc- RECOGNIZING DENT MIDDLE many firefighters throughout her time as tion. SCHOOL STUDENTS chief, and the station today is far better off than before she was chief. Logan’s promotion to Eagle Scout is even I want to thank Ms. Urban for her service more significant given that his brothers, Ethan HON. JOE WILSON and wish her the best as she continues to and Austin, also achieved the Eagle Scout OF SOUTH CAROLINA serve the community of North Chicago. rank. To have one Eagle Scout in a family is IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f remarkable, but to have three is beyond ex- emplary. Logan and his brothers’ achieve- Wednesday, April 27, 2016 TRIBUTE TO HANNAH N. SEALOCK ments are a testament to their family’s rev- Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speak- erence for focus and commitment. er, recently, students from Dent Middle School HON. DAVID YOUNG Mr. Speaker, by attaining the rank of Eagle in Columbia competed in the South Carolina OF IOWA Scout, Logan has set himself on the path to History Day regional competition at the South IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES achieve future success, and I’m proud to Carolina State Museum. count him among my constituents. His dedica- Their presentation topics ranged from poli- Wednesday, April 27, 2016 tion in completing the required benchmarks tics and government to historical discussions Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise and community service requirements to reach on some of our nation’s greatest Presidents. I today to recognize and congratulate Hannah the Eagle Scout rank is indicative of his ability am honored to say that eight remarkable stu- Sealock of Underwood, Iowa, for being award- to accomplish whatever goals he sets his mind dents from the Second District won awards ed the Good Citizen Award by the Council to. I wish Logan luck with all his future en- during this competition and will compete in the Bluffs Chapter of the National Society Daugh- deavors, and urge my colleagues to join me in national competition this June. ters of the American Revolution (NSDAR). congratulating him on this momentous Tessa Giusto won in the Junior Historical Hannah is a senior at Underwood High School achievement. Paper category for her work discussing Plato in Underwood, Iowa. f and Locke and how they influenced U.S. poli- Hannah exhibited all of the talents and skills tics. Hannah Hedley won in the Junior Indi- needed to qualify for this award. They include COMMUNITIES ORGANIZED FOR vidual Documentary category for her entry on dependability, service to others, leadership, PUBLIC SERVICE (C.O.P.S.) Oskar Schindler. Sofia Crowley and Gabby and patriotism. Judges took into consideration Snow won in the Junior Individual Perform- several areas in grading her application includ- HON. JOAQUIN CASTRO ance category for their project on Japan. And ing high school achievement, home and com- OF TEXAS finally, Katie Pittman, Lauren Price, McKenna munity activities, future plans, extra-curricular IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wright, and Mariya Medvedchikova won in the activities, and good citizenship. A second re- Wednesday, April 27, 2016 Junior Exhibit Group for their project on Adolf quirement was to write an essay on Our Hitler. American Heritage and Our Responsibility for Mr. CASTRO of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise Congratulations to these students, their prin- Preserving It. The essay was to focus on our today to acknowledge the Communities Orga- cipal Dr. David Basile and teacher Ms. Jill American rights and freedoms and the rights nized for Public Service (C.O.P.S.) and the Carroll. she would select to celebrate. Metro Alliance as they celebrate over 40 years In conclusion, God Bless Our Troops and Mr. Speaker, I applaud and congratulate of organizing in San Antonio. COPS/Metro are may the President by his actions never forget Hannah for earning this award. She is a shin- a coalition of congregations, schools, and September 11th in the Global War on Ter- ing example of the future of our youth. I urge unions coming together with the goal of mak- rorism. my colleagues in the U.S. House of Rep- ing San Antonio a better place for families. f resentatives to join me in congratulating Han- COPS/Metro are part of the Texas Industrial nah for her interest in preserving our rights Areas Foundation (IAF) Network, which traces HONORING THE SERVICE OF CHIEF and freedoms. I wish her nothing but contin- its roots back to San Antonio. The Industrial DELL URBAN ued success in all her future endeavors. Areas Foundation is the oldest and largest or- f ganizing and leadership development network HON. ROBERT J. DOLD in the United States, and includes COPS/ HONORING THE AMERICAN HERIT- OF ILLINOIS Metro in San Antonio, TMO in Houston, Valley AGE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOWL IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Interfaith in the Rio Grande Valley, EPISO & TEAM Border Interfaith in El Paso, Austin Interfaith, Wednesday, April 27, 2016 ACT in Fort Worth, Dallas Area Interfaith, the Mr. DOLD. Mr. Speaker, last week, on Mon- HON. LOIS FRANKEL West Texas Organizing Strategy, and The day, April 18, 2016, I rose to honor Dell OF FLORIDA Border Organization in Del Rio and Eagle Urban, the Chief of the North Chicago Fire IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Pass. Department, on her more than 25 years of Wednesday, April 27, 2016 This non-partisan network of community or- service to the department. Ms. Urban is the ganizations trains leaders to organize a pow- first female fire chief in Lake County, and is Ms. FRANKEL of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I erful constituency to improve their quality of one of only two female fire chiefs in the State rise today to recognize a team of exemplary life and teach ordinary people to do extraor- of Illinois. students I represent who are paving the way dinary work for the common good. The Texas During my remarks, I incorrectly stated that for the future of math and science achieve- IAF Network has created nationally recognized Chief Urban was retiring. I would like to cor- ment in this country. workforce development, job training, living rect the record, congratulate Chief Urban for Students from the American Heritage wage and other economic development strate- her dedicated service to the community of School in Plantation, Florida have the honor of gies. Thanks to the network’s efforts over the North Chicago for more than 25 years, and representing their region in the Department of decades, Texas communities have benefitted thank her for her service in the years to come. Energy’s National Science Bowl taking place from successful educational initiatives and sig- Here is the speech as it should have been de- in our nation’s capital this week. These South nificant investments in colonias, parks, librar- livered: Florida scholars are among 550 students from ies, after school programs, sidewalks and in- I rise today to honor Dell Urban, the Chief around the country competing for prizes and numerable other local and statewide efforts. of the North Chicago Fire Department on her awards in this year’s competition. I commend COPS/Metro and the Network of more than 25 years on the force. Ms. Urban is The National Science Bowl offers middle Texas Industrial Areas Foundation Organiza- the first female fire chief in Lake County, and high school students the chance to test

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DAVID YOUNG Jared Shulkin, Christopher Hermens, Jacob 112 million scouts since the BSA’s founding in OF IOWA Carbone, Saaketh Vedantam, and Jared 1910 have achieved the Eagle Scout distinc- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Lassner—on their success, and I thank their tion. coaches and teachers for their dedication to Ethan’s promotion to Eagle Scout is even Wednesday, April 27, 2016 molding young minds and shaping America’s more significant given that his brothers, Austin Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise future thinkers and creators. and Logan, also achieved the Eagle Scout today to recognize and congratulate John and f rank. To have one Eagle Scout in a family is Helen Regan of Braddyville, Iowa, on the very remarkable, but to have three is beyond ex- special occasion of their 65th wedding anni- CONGRESSIONAL BADGE OF BRAV- emplary. Ethan and his brothers’ achieve- versary. They were married on April 7, 1951. ERY PRESENTED TO COBB COUN- ments are a testament to their family’s rev- John and Helen’s lifelong commitment to TY HERO erence for focus and commitment. each other and their children, John, Claudia, Mr. Speaker, by attaining the rank of Eagle and Cathy truly embodies Iowa values. It is HON. BARRY LOUDERMILK Scout, Ethan has set himself on the path to Iowans like the Regan’s that make me proud OF GEORGIA achieve future success, and I’m proud to to represent our great state. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES count him among my constituents. His dedica- Mr. Speaker, I commend this great couple on their 65th year together and I wish them Wednesday, April 27, 2016 tion in completing the required benchmarks and community service requirements to reach many more. I ask that my colleagues in the Mr. LOUDERMILK. Mr. Speaker, it’s not the Eagle Scout rank is indicative of his ability United States House of Representatives join every day that we get to recognize a true to accomplish whatever goals he sets his mind me in congratulating them on this momentous hometown hero. Last month, I was given the to. I wish Ethan luck with all his future endeav- occasion. great honor of presenting the Congressional ors, and urge my colleagues to join me in con- f Badge of Bravery to a very deserving hero. gratulating him on this momentous achieve- HONORING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF Officer Tony Luong, of the DeKalb County ment. Police Department, and a resident of the 11th THE LOUDOUN VALLEY HIGH Congressional District, puts on his uniform f SCHOOL STEM CLUB each day, knowing the dangers he may face. IN HONOR OF PAUL MORIN However, his commitment to serving his fellow HON. BARBARA COMSTOCK man is greater than the risk. HON. BARBARA COMSTOCK OF VIRGINIA In December, 2014, during a home invasion IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES with two heavily armed suspects, Officer OF VIRGINIA Wednesday, April 27, 2016 Luong arrived on the scene, ready to do what- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ever it took to keep his community safe. The Wednesday, April 27, 2016 Mrs. COMSTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I rise to ac- two suspects ignored police orders and began knowledge a group of my constituents who Mrs. COMSTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I would like shooting at the law officers. The policemen have proudly represented Loudoun Valley to recognize the achievements of some of the took cover and returned fire. As Officer Luong High School—located in Purcellville, Virginia— 10th Congressional District’s bravest constitu- attempted to detain one of the suspects, he in Samsung’s Solve For Tomorrow STEM ents. The Loudoun County Sheriffs Office held sustained a near fatal bullet wound to the leg, Education competition. The team was led by their 2015 Awards and Recognition Ceremony just prior to the officers apprehending the sus- Jose´ Rodriguez and Erin Wissler, and won the on Friday, February 19th to recognize the pect and taking him into custody. While Officer competition after being named one of the final daily services and sacrifices provided by our Luong was undergoing life-saving measures in five national finalists. Members of the team in- local law enforcement. Selected from Amer- the hospital, the second suspect was captured clude Gwen Eging, Morgan Freiberg, Summer ica’s finest, and nominated by their peers, the after a four-hour manhunt with the assistance Harvey, Riley Herr, Carter Hunt, Jackson Ken- following award serves as a testament to the of surrounding police jurisdictions. nedy, Sean Lohr, Blake Messegee, Malcolm officer’s unwavering courage and dedication to During this incident, Officer Luong showed Miller, Ethan Rodriguez, Riley Schnee, protecting our community. The following indi- uncommon courage in the face of imminent Graeson Smith. vidual deserves the thanks of not only the danger, protecting DeKalb County residents Samsung’s Solve For Tomorrow competition communities in which he serves, but also that against a violent home invasion. Even though is designed to give schools across the country of his elected officials. Officer Luong was shot in the line of duty, his the opportunity to raise students’ interest in The Distinguished Training Officer Award commitment to protecting innocent lives is un- science, technology, engineering, and math recognizes Deputy First Class Paul Morin who wavering. Today, Officer Luong continues to (STEM) subjects by awarding their schools consistently demonstrated superior perform- serve on the DeKalb County Police force, and with new technology products. It also encour- ance in training others within his respective di- I’m proud to know such a brave officer, who ages some of America’s brightest high school vision. His work ensures that the community even in the midst of danger, does not cower students to create their own applications and will continue to be protected by some of the in fear, but courageously takes action to serve further their interest in advancing modern most highly trained officers in the nation. and protect his fellow citizens. technology. I know that the experience of de- Mr. Speaker, in closing, I ask my colleagues f veloping new technologies, and engaging in to join me in thanking this member of the friendly competition with their fellow students, CONGRATULATING ETHAN LYNN Loudoun County Sheriff’s Department for pro- serves as a valuable learning tool. SWEARENGIN ON RECEIVING THE tecting and serving our community day-in and The winning technology developed by the BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA’S day-out. Loudoun Valley High School team was a solar EAGLE SCOUT RANK f powered safety alert system that allows stu- dents and their families to contact the police if HON. BILLY LONG PERSONAL EXPLANATION they are in danger on the Washington & Old OF MISSOURI ´ Dominion Railroad Regional Park, which is a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. LUIS V. GUTIERREZ 45 mile paved trail that runs between Shirlington and Purcellville, Virginia. These Wednesday, April 27, 2016 OF ILLINOIS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES students value our community’s safety and Mr. LONG. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to con- wanted to create a more secure route for gratulate Ethan Lynn Swearengin, of Spring- Wednesday, April 27, 2016 those who enjoy this park. field, Missouri, on his recent achievement of Mr. GUTIE´ RREZ. Mr. Speaker, I was un- In today’s world, it cannot be stressed the Boy Scouts of America’s (BSA) top rank of avoidably absent in the House chamber for enough how important science, technology, Eagle Scout. votes on Tuesday, April 26, 2016. Had I been engineering, and math are for the future of our The rank of Eagle Scout is the highest rank present, I would have voted ‘‘nay’’ on roll call nation. It is young STEM leaders, like these attainable in the Boy Scouts of America. It is votes 164 and 165. constituents, who will continue to help the

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Highway 61 in her honor and to proclaim Jan- viding first class career development and vo- Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me uary 18th as Pam Chatman Day. cational training to students from across our in applauding the 2016 Solve For Tomorrow In addition to leading a winning news team, community. champions from Loudoun Valley High School Pam is a tireless community volunteer and ad- In 1965, the school districts of Flat Rock, for their incredible achievement, and wish vocate for teens and young women. She’s Gibraltar, and Grosse Ile launched eight jointly them all the best in their future endeavors. also a motivational speaker, teaching women funded and supported vocational education f of all ages to accept and appreciate their programs, beginning the efforts of working and uniqueness within the human race. She espe- coordinating together these types of services HONORING MS. PAM CHATMAN cially has a big heart for women who have between school entities, to better leverage and come from small rural communities and are utilize resources among them. In the next few HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON victims of abuse and drugs. years, more school districts joined the effort OF MISSISSIPPI Yes, Pam Chatman is indeed a woman of including; Huron Schools, Airport Schools, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES firsts: the first to volunteer when there’s a Woodhaven-Brownstown Schools, Riverview Wednesday, April 27, 2016 need; the first to offer comfort when someone Schools, Trenton Schools, Allen Park Schools is hurting; a first-class example of what a little and Southgate Schools. In 1978, the then cur- Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- faith and a lot of love can accomplish. rent coalition of schools was approved as the er, I rise today to honor a remarkable public Pam also has a Mentoring, Consulting and Downriver Area Vocational Cooperative and servant, Ms. Pam Chatman. Training Organization; the organization be- was renamed the Downriver Career Technical For as long as Pam Chatman can remem- lieves that every person you meet is a Dia- Consortium (DCTC) in 1991. This type of co- ber, she’s been coming in first. She was the mond in the Rough. The organization provides operation and coordination is a hallmark of the first of 3 children born to parents in the heart workshops to educate and empower teens to success our Downriver communities, where of the poverty-stricken Mississippi Delta. She get an education; strive for success; and to let leaders from across municipal, non-profit, was the first of her siblings to graduate from no one define their dreams or destiny. The or- business and educational institutions, have college. She was the first African American ganization provides food and clothing to needy had in understanding the importance of work- Woman to steer a course through the chaos of families. Once a month Pam herself does ran- ing together to support and build our regional a broadcast news career to achieve the posi- dom acts of kindness where she pays for peo- economy. tion of News Director at WABG. ple’s groceries or their utility bill. Yes, she is Today, the DCTC provides vocational pro- But little did Pam know in 2006, when she a servant determined to impact everyone she gramming in over 24 different career pathways became News Director, she was achieving yet meets in life with a smile or an act of kind- including building and construction trades, ac- another first: Mississippi’s first-ever female Af- ness. The organization has a doll called the counting and finance, aviation, automotive rican-American News Director, an honor she PChat Doll that has a curriculum that comes services, communications, hospitality, dental wears proudly. along with it to teach young girls to love the occupations, and computer aided design, just Recently the Tru TV network chronicled skin they’re in as well to deter bullying. The to name a few. Not only is it important for our Pam’s seemingly unlikely journey from poverty focus of the curriculum is Character Edu- economy, but this type of vocational training is to power, which is its hit new reality series cation, Literacy and Parental Involvement. instrumental to the futures of our students who ‘‘Breaking Greenville’’. Pam’s starring role in Pam does consultant work for the Mis- pursue these pathways. In an ever changing that show underscores her passion, not just sissippi Department of Education Federal 21- global economic environment, programs such for her profession, but for the people who Century Program’s after school projects. In ad- as the DCTC allow our students and future work for her as anchors, reporters and pro- dition, Pam is also an entrepreneur. Pam has workforce to be trained for the jobs of the 21st ducers. Kids right out of college, who are hun- a cosmetics and spa line to enhance women century and realize the American dream. gry to learn the ropes of an often cut-throat of color and beauty called ‘‘Boss Lady Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me career, find comfort in Pam’s approach to PChatman’’ which was developed to assist in today to honor the DCTC on their 50th Anni- leadership and management. healing the totality of a woman from her inner versary and to wish them many more years of Pam was raised up in Shaw, Mississippi in beauty to her outer beauty. successful education and collaboration. a small rural community outside of the city lim- Pam loves to help women break the chain f its called ‘‘Choctaw’’ a dirt-poor town of about of hurt and pain. So, she wrote a monologue less than 2-thousand people that sits in the gospel play entitled ‘‘Lord Show Me How to TRIBUTE TO KENT MUYSKENS heart of Bolivar County. Her grandmother, Heal My Scars’’. The play allows women from Marie Fly, raised her, and while poverty pulled all walks of life to share their story through HON. DAVID YOUNG at every corner of their lives, Pam relishes her testimonials and songs. OF IOWA adolescent years, coming of age in the Deep Pam is the daughter of Louise Henry and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES South. From its rich farming heritage, to its the late Joseph Henry and has three siblings: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 lakes and rivers teeming with catfish, to its Joseph, Jr., III; Evelyn and special niece red-clay hillsides that give a hint of color to an Karris Henry, which she is assisting her family Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise otherwise difficult existence, the Mississippi in raising. today to recognize and congratulate Kent Delta to this day holds Pam’s heart. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me Muyskens for being named Northwest Iowa Pam graduated from Shaw high school in in recognizing an amazing News Director, STEM Teacher of the Year by the Iowa Gov- 1988 and enrolled in Rust College, one of Mis- Actor, Motivational Speaker, Author, Entre- ernor’s STEM Advisory Council. sissippi’s oldest and most prestigious colleges preneur, Philanthropist who has been instru- Kent lives in Yale, Iowa and teaches chem- for African-Americans. mental in magnifying strides of America’s istry at Carroll High School. He was selected Pam pledged to Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority black history. because of nominations from colleagues that Incorporated, the first inter-collegiate Greek- f praised him for his hard work and innovation letter sorority established for Black colleges. in the area of Science, Technology, Engineer- Pam graduated from Rust College in 1994 IN RECOGNITION OF THE ing and Mathematics. He worked with the with a degree in Broadcasting Mass Commu- DOWNRIVER CAREER TECHNICAL community, engaged students in the process nication, and returned to the Delta, degree in CONSORTIUM’S 50TH ANNIVER- and used innovative instructional methods. hand, with her heart set on making a dif- SARY Kent was also praised for his work with ference close to home. She landed her first Project Lead the Way, taking students to a television job at Greenville’s WXVT where she HON. DEBBIE DINGELL NASA space shuttle competition and writing worked as a Production Assistant and then OF MICHIGAN new curriculum. later moved to the Newsroom. She eventually IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Speaker, Kent is an Iowan who has went to work for WXVT’s competitor, WABG, made his community and school district very where she worked her way up from Assign- Wednesday, April 27, 2016 proud. He has worked hard and dedicated ment Manager to ultimately News Director, a Mrs. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to himself to making STEM education a priority. position she’s held for 10 years. congratulate the Downriver Career Technical It is with great honor that I recognize him

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Mr. Speaker, I would like IS KEY FOR ALZHEIMER’S (EU- Jodi Marti for being awarded the Air Force to recognize the achievements of some of the REKA) ACT Commendation Medal. 10th Congressional District’s bravest constitu- Maj. Marti spent fifteen months planning a ents. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office domestic operations exercise called VIGILANT HON. STEVE COHEN held their 2015 Awards and Recognition Cere- GUARD, conducted by the Iowa Army Na- OF TENNESSEE mony on Friday, February 19th to recognize tional Guard in conjunction with Iowa Home- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the daily services and sacrifices provided by land Security and Emergency Management. our local law enforcement. Selected from The operation partnered with over 45 federal, Wednesday, April 27, 2016 America’s finest, and nominated by their state, regional and county agencies, involving Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in peers, the following award serves as a testa- simulated scenarios of flooding, tornados and support of the Ensuring Useful Research Ex- ment to the officer’s unwavering courage and widespread power outages. Maj. Marti is now penditures is Key for Alzheimer’s Act—also dedication to protecting our community. The serving in Kosovo, mentoring and training known as the ‘‘EUREKA Act’’, a bill I intro- following individual deserves the thanks of not members of the Kosovo Security Forces. duced earlier today with my fellow Ten- only the communities in which she serves, but Mr. Speaker, Maj. Marti is an Iowan who nessean JOHN DUNCAN, which would establish also that of her elected officials. has made her state and nation proud. She has a prize competition to accelerate the discovery The Master Deputy Program Achievement worked hard and dedicated herself to serving and development of treatments to alleviate, Award recognizes Master Deputy Shannon her country. It is with great honor that I recog- prevent, and/or cure Alzheimer’s disease and Coderre within the Master Deputy Program for nize her today. I ask that my colleagues in the related dementia. superior job knowledge, devotion to duty, dedi- U.S. House of Representatives join me in con- gratulating Maj. Marti for this award and wish- This is a bipartisan House companion to a cation and loyalty to the community as well as ing her nothing but continued success in all bipartisan bill introduced previously by Sen- to the Sheriff’s Office. her future endeavors. ators ROGER WICKER, KELLY AYOTTE, JOHN Mr. Speaker, in closing, I ask my colleagues f BARRASSO, SHELLEY CAPITO, SUSAN COLLINS, to join me in thanking this member of the ANGUS KING, and BRIAN SCHATZ. Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office for protecting PERSONAL EXPLANATON Alzheimer’s disease is a tragic disease af- and serving our community day-in-day-out. fecting millions of Americans, and it has f HON. BILL SHUSTER reached crisis proportions. OF PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA IGNORE DISAGREEMENT There is no effective treatment, no means of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING prevention, and no method for slowing the Wednesday, April 27, 2016 progression of the disease. Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, on roll call According to the Centers for Disease Con- HON. LAMAR SMITH OF TEXAS Numbers 164 and 165, on H.R. 4820 and H.R. trol and Prevention, five million Americans 4096, I was unable to make it to the vote se- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES were living with Alzheimer’s in 2013, and ries. those numbers have swelled since then. Wednesday, April 27, 2016 Had I been present, I would have voted yes Because of the large numbers of patients Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the na- on both. and the length of time living with the disease, tional liberal media promote the fiction that sci- f the Alzheimer’s Association has called it ‘‘the entists all agree the earth continues to get most expensive disease in America.’’ CELEBRATION OF THE 150TH ANNI- warmer and that climate change causes se- VERSARY OF THE WESLEY They estimate that the U.S. will spend $236 vere weather events. However, there is little billion in 2016 on patients who have Alz- UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN scientific consensus to support these claims. BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA heimer’s and related dementias. For example, one often-cited statistic comes Earlier this month, I and over 70 of my col- from one author who examined abstracts of HON. GARRET GRAVES leagues in the House signed a letter to the articles to conclude that 75 percent of sci- OF LOUISIANA House Committee on Appropriations to re- entists believe in global warming. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES quest a $500 million increase in National Insti- But the author omitted abstracts from global tutes of Health (‘‘NIH’’) funding for Alzheimer’s warming skeptics. And the author never speci- Wednesday, April 27, 2016 research in fiscal year 2017. fies how many of the abstracts actually en- Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, I And while funding Alzheimer’s research di- dorse her conclusion that a ‘‘consensus’’ of rise today to recognize the 150th anniversary rectly by the NIH is important to combating the scientists believes in climate change. of the Wesley United Methodist Church of disease, it is not the only way that Congress Slanting data on climate change is contrary Baton Rouge. can act to stimulate discovery and develop- to the respected scientific method. In 1866, the community decided it was time ment of new treatments. Americans deserve all the facts that sur- to build a church. The creation of prizes to be awarded for round climate change, not just those that fit And like good Louisianans, they set out to solving difficult problems is a new strategy for the view the national liberal media want to build one. Members of the church harvested wood U.S. agencies to tap into the limitless inge- promote. nuity and creativity of the American people. from the forests north of Baton Rouge, floated Prize competitions are run by more than 80 f the logs down the Mississippi River to their chosen site and used them to build the con- agencies across the federal government. PERSONAL EXPLANATION gregation’s first church a house of worship The EUREKA Act builds upon these efforts built by hands of her parishioners. to seek innovative solutions from the public, HON. RICHARD L. HANNA Throughout the dark days of segregation in and bring the best ideas and talent together to OF NEW YORK our nation’s history, the Wesley Methodist solve difficult problems. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Church was a beacon of light and played an If enacted, the EUREKA Act will provide $10 important role serving the African American in Wednesday, April 27, 2016 million for the NIH and other agencies to cre- the heart of Louisiana’s capital. ate prizes for new prevention measures, treat- Mr. HANNA. Mr. Speaker, on Roll Call Num- Sadly, the original structure was destroyed ments, and cures for Alzheimer’s disease. ber 165 on H.R. 4096, I am not recorded be- by a storm in 1883, and shortly after being re- I urge my colleagues to join our bipartisan cause I was absent for personal reasons. Had built, the church was again destroyed by a fire effort and help pass the EUREKA Act. I been present, I would have voted Aye. in 1892.

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An extremely continues a proud tradition of service, fellow- boards, as EMTs, elected officials, and fire- exclusive honor, less than two percent of the ship, and ministry—as a church at the heart of men. 112 million scouts since the BSA’s founding in the city, with the city at heart. I recently visited Hecla’s Lucky Friday mine 1910 have achieved the Eagle Scout distinc- f in Mullan, Idaho, and saw firsthand the state- tion. of-the-art mining practices that are used to ex- Becoming an Eagle Scout requires a signifi- IN HONOR OF THE RECIPIENTS OF tract silver from deep in the earth. Hecla is cant amount of determination and self-dis- LOUDOUN COUNTY’S SHERIFF’S currently taking the Lucky Friday mine to cipline, traits which will no doubt serve to OFFICE MERITORIOUS SERVICE 10,000 feet below the surface to open up make Colton a better employee, family mem- AWARD more than 20 years of additional resources. ber, and American throughout his life. To Hecla has maintained an uncompromising achieve the rank, he demonstrated active HON. BARBARA COMSTOCK commitment to better mining and worker safe- teamwork in his troop, underwent numerous OF VIRGINIA ty and plays an important role in meeting the wilderness training tests, dedicated time to his IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES nation’s mineral demands. I ask my col- community, and has adhered to the BSA Wednesday, April 27, 2016 leagues to join me in celebrating this great oath’s reverence for character, citizenship, and Mrs. COMSTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I would like milestone for Hecla Mining Company. personal wellness. to recognize the achievements of some of the f Mr. Speaker, by attaining the rank of Eagle Scout, Colton has set himself on the path to 10th Congressional District’s bravest constitu- TRIBUTE TO HANNAH D. LARSON ents. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office achieve future success, and I’m proud to held their 2015 Awards and Recognition Cere- count him among my constituents. His dedica- mony on Friday, February 19th to recognize HON. DAVID YOUNG tion in completing the required benchmarks the daily services and sacrifices provided by OF IOWA and community service requirements to reach our local law enforcement. Selected from IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the Eagle Scout rank is indicative of his ability to accomplish whatever goals he sets his mind America’s finest, and nominated by their Wednesday, April 27, 2016 to. I wish Colton luck with all his future en- peers, the following award serves as a testa- Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise ment to each officer’s unwavering courage deavors, and urge my colleagues to join me in today to recognize and congratulate Hannah congratulating him on this momentous and dedication to protecting our community. Larson of Minden, Iowa, for being awarded the The following individuals deserve the thanks achievement. Good Citizen Award by the Council Bluffs f and appreciation of not only the communities Chapter of the National Society Daughters of which they serve, but also that of their elected the American Revolution (NSDAR). Hannah is GIRLS OF STEEL officials. a senior at TriCenter High School in Neola, The Meritorious Service Award recognizes Iowa. exceptional performance by a member within HON. MICHAEL F. DOYLE Hannah exhibited all of the talents and skills the scope of normal responsibilities. The fol- OF PENNSYLVANIA needed to qualify for this award. They include lowing individuals deserve special recognition: IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES dependability, service to others, leadership, Detective Nicholas Altom, Investigator Julian Wednesday, April 27, 2016 and patriotism. Judges took into consideration Berger III, Deputy Joseph Hacay and Deputy several areas in grading her application includ- Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania. First Class Daniel Martynowicz. Mr. Speaker, ing high school achievement, home and com- Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend the in closing, I ask my colleagues to join me in munity activities, future plans, extra-curricular Girls of Steel robotics team on winning the En- thanking these exceptional members of the activities, and good citizenship. A second re- gineering Inspiration award at the 2016 Queen Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office for protecting quirement was to write an essay on Our City Regional FIRST Robotics Competition in and serving our community day-in and day- American Heritage and Our Responsibility for Cincinnati, Ohio. This is the most prestigious out. Preserving It. The essay was to focus on award at FIRST, and it honors the team that f American rights and freedoms and the rights does the most to increase appreciation for en- RECOGNIZING THE 125TH ANNIVER- she would select to celebrate. Hannah was gineering in its community and embodies the SARY OF HECLA MINING COM- chosen to advance and represent the Council purpose and goals of FIRST. PANY Bluffs Chapter of the National Society of the The Girls of Steel also won the Entrepre- Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) neurship Award at the 2016 Greater Pittsburgh HON. RAU´ L R. LABRADOR in the southwest Iowa district competition. FIRST Robotics Competition in California, PA. This award recognizes the team that devel- OF IDAHO Mr. Speaker, I applaud and congratulate oped the best business plan to identify, man- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Hannah for earning this award. She is a shin- ing example of the future of our youth. I ask age, and accomplish its objectives. Wednesday, April 27, 2016 that my colleagues in the U.S. House of Rep- I think that winning these awards speaks Mr. LABRADOR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today resentatives join me in congratulating Hannah volumes to the dedication with which these to recognize the 125th anniversary of Hecla for her interest in preserving our rights and young women are pursuing ‘‘STEM’’ careers, Mining Company. Formed in 1891 for the pur- freedoms. I wish her continued success in all along with the hundreds of hours they have pose of acquiring and trading mining claims in her future endeavors. spent conducting outreach in their community. north Idaho’s Silver Valley mining district, f FIRST, which stands for ‘‘For Inspiration Hecla is the last of this district’s pioneer min- and Recognition of Science and Technology,’’ ing companies and is now the largest primary CONGRATULATING COLTON KEY is an organization dedicated to engaging our silver producer in the United States. ON RECEIVING THE BOY SCOUTS students in STEM fields. Hundreds of thou- Over the past 125 years, Hecla has weath- OF AMERICA’S EAGLE SCOUT sands of students gain practical, team-based ered numerous storms including the Panic of RANK engineering experience through FIRST every 1893, the Great Depression, and two world year. The FIRST Robotics Competition allows wars. Minerals produced by Hecla, such as HON. BILLY LONG these students to apply creativity and critical zinc and lead, have played key roles in our OF MISSOURI thinking in the demanding and competitive national defense while silver is a key ingre- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES field of robotics, all while instilling a strong dient for solar voltaic cells and modern elec- sense of pride in participants. tronic and medical devices. These resources Wednesday, April 27, 2016 As a founder and co-chair of the Congres- provide the raw materials needed for eco- Mr. LONG. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to con- sional Robotics Caucus, I believe competitions nomic growth across a myriad of sectors. gratulate Colton Key, of Willard, Missouri, on like these are incredible tools for helping the Today, Hecla is a vital part of Idaho’s econ- his recent achievement of the Boy Scouts of next generation to explore potential careers in omy and communities. Hecla employs 1,300 America’s (BSA) top rank of Eagle Scout. STEM. I’ve witnessed firsthand the incredible

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Greg, and Jamie, and their grandchildren and In addition to their success at these com- Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speak- great-grandchildren truly embodies Iowa val- petitions, the Girls of Steel have also been er, the citizens of South Carolina are mourning ues. It is families like the Hollins’ that make the loss of one of its most respected judges featured in American Girl Life: Get Your me proud to represent our great state. with the death of Judge Sol Blatt, Jr., on April Science On!, Xploration Earth 2050 ‘‘The Fu- Mr. Speaker, I commend this great couple 20, 2016. He was nominated by President on their 60th year together and I wish them ture of Robotics Makers and Innovators’’, and Richard M. Nixon. The Blatt family, of Rus- many more. I ask that my colleagues in the they will be featured this year in an original sian-Jewish heritage, is beloved in Barnwell United States House of Representatives join documentary series called ‘‘What We Teach County for their dedicated service. His passing me in congratulating them on this momentous Girls,’’ which takes a close look at what girls was recognized in an editorial in the Charles- occasion and in wishing them nothing but the are being taught around the globe. Recently, ton Post and Courier on April 23, 2016: best. they even met with former Secretary of State Sol Blatt, Jr., earned his stellar reputation f Hillary Clinton at Carnegie Mellon University not for making big headlines but for his long tenure as a fair, courteous and intelligent IN RECOGNITION OF THE 25TH AN- and had the opportunity to speak with her federal judge—a standard that all judges NIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL about the design of their robot and why they should aspire to attain. ASSOCIATION OF CHEMICAL DIS- joined Girls of Steel. Judge Blatt practiced law in his native TRIBUTORS’ RESPONSIBLE DIS- Barnwell for 25 years before 1971 when he was Sixty-one young women from 8th through appointed a U.S. District Court judge in TRIBUTION 12th grades associated with schools located in Charleston. He became a chief judge in 1986. and around the Pittsburgh area are members And in 2006, he became the longest-serving HON. SAM GRAVES federal judge in South Carolina history. OF MISSOURI of this year’s Girls of Steel. In recognition of In honor of that distinction the U.S. dis- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES their hard work, intelligence, and teamwork, I trict judges in South Carolina signed a reso- would like to mention each of these inspiring lution naming the first-floor courtroom in Wednesday, April 27, 2016 young ladies by name. They are Alexandria Charleston’s federal courthouse the Solomon Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I Blatt Jr. Courtroom. rise today to recognize the 25th anniversary of Adams, Vishi Agrawal, Arushi Bandi, Margaret Would that every judge in that courtroom, Begg, Emilia Bianchini, Kimball Bruning, Julia where he usually presided, could conduct the National Association of Chemical Distribu- Bukowski, Emma Burnett, Melissa Burnett, himself as impressively. tors’ Responsible Distribution program. I want Hanna Chen, Mulin Chen, Claire Cummings, Judge Blatt’s father was the prominent to congratulate NACD and its members for speaker of the S.C. House for 33 years. Like their commitment to continuous performance Hope DiGioia, Samantha Eppinger, Clarisa his father, Sol Blatt, Jr., attained promi- improvement in every phase of chemical stor- Espinoza-Delgado, Rozie Fero, Corinne Hart- nence for public service, which he handled age, handling, transportation, and disposal. man, Kristina Hilko, Sydney Hnat, Madelyn with grace and competence. Chemicals are the building blocks of our Human, Anna Jablonowski, Katelyn Johnson, Mr. Blatt, 94, died Wednesday night at his home in Charleston. modern world. They make most aspects of our Isabelle Kowenhoven, Jisue Lee, Sophia Lee, He will be remembered for his remarkable lives easier, safer, and better. Chemical dis- Shiyu Liu, Huiyun Liu, Sofia Liovet-Nava, judicial temperament. tributors formulate, blend, re-package, ware- Gayathri Manchella, Jordan Martinez, Svea Indeed, it was as if the American Bar Asso- house, transport, and market the chemical McCann, Sree Mekala, Cheyenne Meyers, ciation had him in mind when it outlined the products produced by large-quantity manufac- tenets of judicial temperament: ‘‘compas- turers. In my district, 15 chemical distribution Claire Morton, Gigi Nieson, Anne Kailin sion, decisiveness, open-mindedness, sensi- Northam, Jimin Oh, Maddie Oppelt, Helen tivity, courtesy, patience, freedom from bias facilities, including Douglas Products and Packaging Company, have a total economic Paulini, Lehka Pendyala, Eden Petri, Riley and commitment to equal justice.’’ impact of more than $18 million and provide Pottinger, Priya Ray, Isabella Salvi, Lauren f more than 112 high quality jobs. Throughout Scheller-Wolf, Cate Seay, Sarah Seay, Anzu OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL the country, the chemical distribution industry Sekikawa, Alexa Selwood, Swathi Senthil, Kriti DEBT accounts for close to $15 billion in economic Shah, Makayla Shreve, Kavya Soman, impact. Je´anMarie Trichel, Mikayla Trost, Langley HON. MIKE COFFMAN In December 1991, the member companies Turcsanyi, Molly Urbina, Anja Vogt, Becca OF COLORADO of NACD embarked on their most important Volk, Ziya Xu, and Natalie Young. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES mission—the inception of Responsible Dis- tribution. Responsible Distribution is a manda- Additionally, I want to convey my sincere Wednesday, April 27, 2016 tory, third party verified environmental, health, appreciation to the faculty and staff of Car- Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, on January safety, and security program. Responsible Dis- negie Mellon University’s Field Robotics Cen- 20, 2009, the day President Obama took of- tribution provides a proven framework for the ter, who have mentored the Girls of Steel fice, the national debt was health, safety, environment, and security as- since 2010. Because of their efforts, more $10,626,877,048,913.08. pects of handling storing, and delivering chem- young women can experience real-world tech- Today, it is $19,210,345,265,252.22. We’ve ical products and is mandatory for all NACD added $8,583,468,216,339.14 to our debt in 6 nological challenges and learn from some of members, who represent 90 percent of all years. This is over $8 trillion in debt our na- the nation’s best at solving these problems. chemical distribution industry sales. tion, our economy, and our children could NACD and its nearly 450 member compa- These experiences will certainly benefit these have avoided with a balanced budget amend- young women in the future. nies are vital to the chemical supply chain, ment. providing products to more than 750,000 end I look forward to hearing about their f users in industries as diverse and essential as progress as they advance to the FIRST TRIBUTE TO LEONA AND GEORGE construction, healthcare, electronics, pulp and Championship in St. Louis—the final and larg- HOLLINS paper, water treatment, and many others. est competition of its kind, a.k.a. the Super With Responsible Distribution, NACD mem- Bowl of robotics. This will be their sixth con- bers deliver 80 tons of product every minute, HON. DAVID YOUNG maintain a safety record that is nearly twice as secutive trip in six years, and they will be OF IOWA good as all manufacturing combined, and pur- competing against top teams from all over the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sue continuous improvement in every phase of world. I congratulate the Girls of Steel and Wednesday, April 27, 2016 the chemical distribution process while dem- wish them all continued success in their aca- Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise onstrating sensitivity and responsiveness to demic and professional endeavors. today to recognize and congratulate Leona public concerns.

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Mr. Speaker, I rise today in rec- saw just one piece of machinery—a bulldozer, OFFICE COMMENDATION AWARD ognition of an important dedication ceremony being driven by the only person on the taking place this weekend in my district. On project—that driver was Ward Correll; shirtless Sunday, May 1, 2016, the Billy Holcomb and sweating profusely. But that drive and de- HON. BARBARA COMSTOCK Chapter of E Clampus Vitus will dedicate the termination yielded a historic first for Som- Tudor House as a place of California historical erset—a modern shopping center, bringing OF VIRGINIA interest. The Tudor House is one of only two new life to a new Somerset and the beginning IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES locations in all of California that will receive of the business empire he built. He later es- this designation from E Clampus Vitus this tablished a thriving oil and gas distributorship, Wednesday, April 27, 2016 year. Over 750 members of E Clampus Vitus, invested in a life insurance company and founded a bank, creating much-needed jobs Mrs. COMSTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I would like or ‘‘clampers’’ as they prefer to be called, will attend the festivities in Lake Arrowhead, Cali- and boosting the economy in the Lake Cum- to recognize the achievements of some of the fornia. berland area. 10th Congressional District’s bravest constitu- The Tudor House has a long and storied Despite all his drive and his many skills, ents. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office past in the mountains of San Bernardino Ward had the most unexpected and almost held their 2015 Awards and Recognition Cere- County. Constructed in 1926 as the Club Ar- child-like sense of humor—simple and warm- mony on Friday, February 19th to recognize rowhead Villas, the property served as a lux- ing little mannerisms—and he loved the sim- the daily services and sacrifices provided by ury resort for wealthy travelers. It boasted ple, but meaningful pleasures: family, friends, our local law enforcement. Selected from many amenities, including a dining club house, his devout religion and especially his church— America’s finest, and nominated by their market, and sports facility. and its pastor, Dr. French Harmon. peers, the following award serves as a testa- Following the Great Depression of 1929, His most enduring legacy will be the suc- ment to each officer’s unwavering courage Club Arrowhead Villas became known for its cess he engendered in others. His generosity and dedication to protecting our community. moonshine, gambling, and dance hall girls. was unending, especially for children. Helping The following individuals deserve the thanks of There are even rumors that famous mobster those in desperate straits, or at a critical time not only the communities which they serve, Benjamin ‘‘Bugsy’’ Siegal was involved in in their lives. His monumental gifts to edu- cation are legendary—whether the Somerset but also that of their elected officials. managing the resort. By the early 1950s, the resort returned to Christian School or the University of the Cum- The Commendation Award is presented by more respectable forms of business and be- berlands, or any of hundreds of other institu- the Sheriff to individuals for acts that con- came an integral part of the Lake Arrowhead tions, churches or playgrounds for children. tribute to the accomplishment of the Sheriff’s community. Today, the resort has been re- We’ll never know just how much he gave to objectives or for an act that warrants special named the Tudor House and serves as a others, because he didn’t brag. recognition in the public interest. I would like venue for mountain residents and visitors to He gave new meaning to the Biblical admo- to recognize the following recipients: Deputy enjoy various forms of art and entertainment. nition that it is more blessed to give than to re- First Class Robert Heller, Sergeant Jay I would like to thank the Billy Holcomb ceive. He believed what Mark Twain said, ‘‘to Conner, Deputy Ruben Cardenas, Deputy Chapter of E Clampus Vitus for selecting the get the full value of joy, you must have people Jesus Diaz, Deputy Jillian Brock, Virginia Tudor House as a place of historical interest. to divide it with.’’ Leonard Nimoy, the actor, State Troopers Rolando Curiel and Enzo A. I look forward to participating in this week- said, ‘‘the miracle is this—the more we share, end’s festivities. the more we have.’’ Diaz, Deputy First Class Dawn Taylor, Detec- f We may not see his likes again on this tive Michael Hall, Sergeant Jeffrey Lockhart, Earth, but I’m sure of one thing—we will see Sergeant Michael Beatty, Detective Larry IN MEMORY OF WARD CORRELL him again—in Heaven, thanks be to God—his ‘‘Rob’’ Reed, Detective Jeffrey ‘‘Tyler’’ Brown, and ours. Deputy First Class Victor Lopreto, Mrs. Jac- HON. HAROLD ROGERS Mr. Speaker, we have lost a loyal friend and queline Gallman, Detective Dana Cresswell, OF KENTUCKY true patriot, but his footprint in our region will Detective Elissa Wilk, Detective Patrick Bea- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES be visible for generations to come. My wife ver, Detective Jeffrey Cichocki, Detective Jus- Wednesday, April 27, 2016 Cynthia and I offer our deepest sympathy and tin Oksanen, Detective Corinne Czekaj, Ser- prayers to the Correll family. geant Sara Tresselt (Posthumous), Sergeant Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, I f rise today in memory of my dear friend, Ward Kevin Tucker, Detective Paul Loconti, Detec- Correll. We have lost a giant in Somerset, AUTO-OWNERS INSURANCE 100TH tive Christopher Staub, Detective Jenna Sul- Kentucky—a gentle giant, a generous giant, a ANNIVERSARY livan, Detective Timothy Lambert, Detective business giant, a God-fearing giant. Christopher Salter, Detective Thomas Mengel, Ward came up from the poorest of origins, HON. TIM WALBERG Detective Duane Rosa, Deputy First Class but he had that drive and ambition to succeed. OF MICHIGAN William Sullivan, Lieutenant Jamie Sanford He overcame tremendous obstacles. He re- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (Leesburg Police Department), Sergeant minds us of what Churchill once said, ‘‘The Douglas Duhl, Deputy First Class Matthew pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. Wednesday, April 27, 2016 Vess, Deputy First Class Kristopher Dawson, The optimist sees opportunity in every dif- Mr. WALBERG. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in Deputy Joshua Carter, Detective Ron ficulty.’’ He had a profound positive attitude, recognition of the 100th anniversary of Auto- Colantonio, Deputy Sean McCormack, Deputy always looking to the upside of life. Owners Insurance Company—headquartered Eric Turner, and Assistant Commonwealth At- When I first ran for this office, to represent and founded in mid-Michigan. torney’s Amy McMullen and Eric Pohlner and the good people of Kentucky’s Fifth Congres- In 1916, a young Vern V. Moulton, along members of the Northern Virginia Gang Task sional District, I went to see Ward about my with four other associates, started the Insur- Force. chances. I’ll never forget what he advised: ance Company in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. ‘‘Get out in the middle of the stream where the The startup agency operated out of one Mr. Speaker, in closing, I ask my colleagues current is the swiftest. That’s the only way to room in a bank building and had no capital. to join me in thanking these members of the get where you want to go.’’ A year later, the small company—with only Loudoun County Sheriff’s Department for pro- This man was a business genius, the most $174 in assets and one book of policyholders’ tecting and serving our community day-in-day- generous man I’ve ever known, the truest names—made the big jump to the city where out. friend of all of us, a visionary for his commu- it is headquartered today—Lansing, Michigan.

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OF NEW YORK This growth was only the start, and over the in the armed services, veterans, and their fam- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES next several decades the company would ilies. My father, the late Bernard Deutch, vol- begin operations across the country. Wednesday, April 27, 2016 unteered to fight in World War II as a teenager Today, Auto-Owners operates in 26 states Ms. CLARKE of New York. Mr. Speaker, I where he earned a Purple Heart at the Battle throughout the United States and has opened proudly introduce The Hadiya Pendleton and of the Bulge. It was his example of service to offices from Arizona to Virginia. Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking & Crime our nation that motivated me to serve in Con- The company that originated with only five Prevention Act of 2016, the House companion gress. associates in a one room office now employs legislation to Senator KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND’s bill Congratulations to Roberto Montoya Bravo, more than 4,500 associates and operates out in the Senate. Franchesco Garcia, Stephen Gordon, Alex- of an expansive complex. The combined pre- This legislation would establish gun traf- Lamar Stone, Niko Notare, Cristian Mccusker, mium of all companies exceeds $6 billion and ficking as a federal crime. Specifically, it in- David Coleman, Manolo Vallejo, Jonathan total assets exceed $20 billion, with more than creases the penalties for those directly in- Burrage, Garianne Baucicaut, Jessica Hole, 5 million policies in force for over 3 million pol- volved in the illegal movement of guns across Susana Hoyos Cuervo, Isaiah Ortiz, Carlos icy holders. state lines, those who organize the gun traf- Avila, Rafael Mitre, Uriel Najera Merino, Har- Throughout the company’s history, Auto- ficking rings and those who conspire to traffic rison Magyarosi, Enrique Cadiz, Kaiden Owners has upheld a high reputation for ex- guns. Parker Bolley, Daniel Machado, Jordan Nor- cellence. The Fortune 500 Company has the Additionally, this legislation enforces gun wood, Neslendy Delice, Joshua White, Mi- highest possible ratings from A.M. Best Com- trafficking as a federal crime punishable of up chael Rosa, Marek Gawel, Joshua Richard- pany, A++ (Superior), and the Auto-Owners to twenty years in prison and up to $250,000 son, Nicholas Cutter, Lamar Butler Jr, Robert Life Insurance Company is rated A+ (Supe- in fines under Title 18. This legislation tackles Del Carpio, Logan Peluso, Christopher rior). firearm trafficking at each stage by also in- Coronel, Sabrina Kutenits, and Camilo I offer my best wishes to Auto-Owners In- creasing the penalties for all personnel in- Rosado. I am pleased to honor them and I surance as they continue to maintain their rep- volved in the illegal movement of guns, includ- thank them for their future service. utation of being the ‘‘No Problem’’ people. ing those who participate in trafficking rings f f and those who conspire to traffic guns. RECOGNIZING RICHARD ‘‘DICK’’ HONORING MILITARY ENLISTEES Only 1 out of 10 guns used in a crime is AND ANNETTE GARIN WARREN wielded by the original purchaser and 1 in 3 ON THEIR PASSING guns used in criminal acts cross state lines. HON. LOIS FRANKEL Ninety percent of guns found at crime scenes OF FLORIDA in New York City were originally purchased HON. ERIC SWALWELL IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF CALIFORNIA out of state and illegally brought to the city. Wednesday, April 27, 2016 Unfortunately, current crime laws are arbitrary: IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Ms. FRANKEL of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I the act of selling guns without the necessary Wednesday, April 27, 2016 rise today to honor 37 high school seniors in federal license carries the same punishment Mr. SWALWELL of California. Mr. Speaker, Florida’s 22nd District who have decided to as trafficking chickens and cows across state I rise to recognize Dick and Annette Warren of enlist in the United States Armed Forces. lines. This critical legislation would not only Hayward on the occasion of their passing Of the 37 from my district, seven have make gun trafficking a federal crime, but it will away on March 23 and February 20, 2016, at joined the Army; their names are the following: also provide tools to law enforcement to get il- the ages of 89 and 86, respectively. Gabriel Reis, Tyler Risko, Dave Marshall, legal guns off the streets, away from criminal After serving in the Army during World War Joan-Manuel Diaz Frias, Austin Budney, Mat- networks and street gangs, and prosecute II and graduating from Cal, Dick joined his fa- thew Disarle, and Jeremy Gonzalez. those who traffic firearms. ther’s company, Warren Transportation, later Thirteen have joined the Marines; their The bill was named after Hadiya Pendleton becoming the company’s president until his re- names are the following: William Harding, and Nyasia Pryear-Yard—two high school stu- tirement. Jordy Dejesus Garcia, Gina Cornejo, Matthieu dents who were killed in recent years. In both Dick was dedicated to the Hayward commu- Martelly, Moises Gonzalez Visoso, Antonio cases, the individuals were killed by people nity where he lived, learning the value of giv- Smith, Kesley Juste, Adrian Rendon, James that were in illegal possession of a firearm. ing back from his parents. He was a member Ricer, Alexander Alvarez, Rolph Duplan, Ken- Hadiya Pendleton was killed in Chicago, when and president of the Hayward Rotary Club, re- neth Deangeles and Kaneisha Pinkney. shots were fired into a crowd of people. The ceiving a Paul Harris Fellowship for his con- Two have joined the National Guard; their shots were intended for members of the tributions. Dick was also a member of organi- names are the following: Connor Mcclure and shooter’s rival gang. Nyasia Pryear was killed zations like the Hayward Area Historical Soci- Merisanda Carstea. in Brooklyn, while with friends. Witnesses said ety, the California Trucking Association, and Nine have joined the Navy; their names are the shooting was gang related. Rowell Ranch Board of Directors, among the following: Hannah Piecewicz, Robert The Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear- many others. Maldonado, Connor Schmitt, Rosalyn Ovalle, Yard Gun Trafficking & Crime Prevention Act Annette, an alumna of the year from Holy Jack Schwencke, Michael Jones, Jennifer of 2016 is common sense legislation that Names High School in Oakland and a grad- Janvier, Nicolas Cruz Velez, and Elsa Bello. should be supported by all Members of the uate of the San Francisco College for Women Five have joined the Air Force; their names House. I ask my colleagues to join me in co- Lone Mountain, served as a teacher at Sher- are the following: Nicholas Antonucci, Matthew sponsoring this legislation. man Elementary in San Francisco. Annette Core, Pedro Franco, Kacper Palej, and Josh- f was a member of the All Saints Parish in Hay- ua Marquez. ward, hosting a Bible study class, the Order of One has joined the Coast Guard; his name HONORING 33 PALM BEACH Malta, where she served on projects to help is Marcus Tauber. COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS the sick and the poor, and the St. Rose Hos- It is in thanks to the dedication of patriots pital Foundation. like these that we are able to meet here today, HON. THEODORE E. DEUTCH Dick and Annette were married in 1956, ini- in the United States House of Representa- OF FLORIDA tially living in Castro Valley. They later moved tives, and openly debate the best solutions to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to Hayward and raised their five sons, Guy, the diverse issues that confront our country. Richard, Jr., Rex, Garin, and Rob. They loved Wednesday, April 27, 2016 On behalf of myself and all of my constituents their family and friends, delighting in parties in Florida’s 22nd District, thank you for your Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in and celebrations. service and best of luck as you pursue this honor of 33 high school seniors from Palm The Warrens’ commitment to the Hayward challenging endeavor. Beach County who plan to enlist in the military community was truly extraordinary. I want to

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LOU BARLETTA Tiffany had a profound and positive impact on lines and then strike at the heart of Israeli OF PENNSYLVANIA her community and our country. Today and al- population centers. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ways, we remember and appreciate her devo- Aside from terrorism, the global Boycott, Di- tion to public service, her drive to make our Wednesday, April 27, 2016 vestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement nation more equal and fair, her wise and dedi- has led an onslaught of de-legitimization cam- Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, on April 26, cated counsel, and the friendships she devel- paigns targeting Israel in recent years. Five 2016, I was unable to be present for votes. oped with us and her colleagues. American scholarly associations have already Had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘yes’’ We are grateful for the time we were able joined this cause citing what they refer to as on roll call no. 164, passage of H.R. 4820, the to spend with Tiffany, and for her invaluable Israel’s ‘‘violation of human rights.’’ Interest- Combating Terrorist Recruitment Act of 2016, work on the Committee. It is in her honor and ingly, the organizations only boycott Israel and and ‘‘yes’’ on roll call no. 165, passage of H.R. spirit that we continue the fight to reform our not other countries with much worse human 4096, the Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act. criminal justice system. rights records. f f Israel must also deal with the fallout from the Iran nuclear deal made by this Administra- CELEBRATING THE LIFE AND AC- PERSONAL EXPLANATION COMPLISHMENTS OF TIFFANY tion. Iran’s most recent ballistic missile test JOSLYN launched missiles marked with the words HON. RICHARD L. HANNA ‘‘Israel must be wiped off the earth.’’ Thanks OF NEW YORK to this deal, it is only a matter of time before HON. JOHN CONYERS, JR. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the mullahs in Tehran develop a nuclear OF MICHIGAN Wednesday, April 27, 2016 weapon and aim it towards Israel. It’s no won- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. HANNA. Mr. Speaker, on Roll Call Num- der why Israeli leaders call the Joint Com- Wednesday, April 27, 2016 ber 164 on H.R. 4820, I am not recorded be- prehensive Plan of Action a ‘‘bad deal’’ that cause I was absent for personal reasons. Had threatens Israel’s survival. Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, today, as You would think that with all these threats Ranking Member of the Committee on the Ju- I been present, I would have voted Aye. f facing our ally Israel, the United States would diciary, I join with my colleagues, Chairman draw closer to its friend and help it protect BOB GOODLATTE of Virginia, Subcommittee on ISRAEL THREATS itself. But that has not happened. Despite Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and In- these threats, our relationship with Israel has vestigations Chairman F. JAMES SENSEN- HON. TED POE become strained under this Administration. We BRENNER, JR. of Wisconsin and Subcommittee OF TEXAS must do more to repair our partnership and Ranking Member SHEILA JACKSON LEE of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES protect our friends and allies in Israel from the Texas, in celebrating and recognizing the life Wednesday, April 27, 2016 growing dangers that surround them. We must and accomplishments of Tiffany May Joslyn, recognize that the threats that confront Israel who sadly passed away on March 5, 2016. Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the State also confront the United States. The same ter- A 2004 graduate of Clark University and a of Israel has always been threatened by na- rorist groups that want to destroy Israel also 2007 graduate of George Washington Univer- tions and terror groups that hate Israel simply want to destroy the United States. The same sity Law School, Tiffany was a dedicated pub- because it is a Jewish state. In recent years, Iran that calls Israel the ‘little Satan’ also calls lic servant, highly-respected counsel to the the threats to Israel have become even more the United States the ‘Great Satan’. We must Committee, and beloved colleague. dangerous. Just this week, 16 people were face these common threats together. Tiffany worked diligently and with distinction wounded in a bus bombing in Jerusalem. And that’s just the way it is. for nearly seven years as an attorney for the The volatile civil war in Syria has allowed National Association of Criminal Defense Law- the region to become a full-blown terrorist f yers (NACDL). As a co-author of numerous haven which directly threatens Israeli security. studies and reports, she played a critical role Al-Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate, the al Nusrah ESSAY BY KANIKA DRAKSHARAM in the NACDL’s efforts to fight for effective Front, has literally straddled the Syrian-Israeli representation of the accused. border. ISIS, which is even more brutal than HON. PETE OLSON After her work with the NACDL, Tiffany al-Qaeda, controls large parts of Syria and OF TEXAS joined the House Judiciary Committee Demo- Iraq, and it won’t be long before they turn their IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cratic staff as Deputy Chief Counsel of the sights on Israel. Lebanese Hezbollah, which is Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland also heavily imbedded in the Syrian civil war, Wednesday, April 27, 2016 Security, and Investigations in 2015. In her acts as Iran’s terrorist proxy. Iran has moved Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I am privileged to time serving the Committee, Tiffany helped advanced weapons systems into Lebanon, in- interact with some of the brightest students in Crime Subcommittee Ranking Member JACK- cluding anti-ship cruise missiles, air defense the 22nd Congressional District who serve on SON LEE and other Committee Members make systems, and precision-guided surface-to-sur- my Congressional Youth Advisory Council. I historic advances in the cause of reforming face missiles. That means Hezbollah has an have gained much by listening to the high our broken criminal justice system. estimated 150,000 missiles sitting in their school students who are the future of this She was dedicated to addressing youth jus- stockpile. Equally concerning is that Hezbollah great nation. They provide important insight tice issues, recognizing the need to value all is amassing valuable tactical experience while from across the political spectrum that sheds of our young people and allow them to grow fighting in this Syrian civil war that could be a light on the concerns of our younger con- into adulthood without the burdens of the mis- used against Israel. stituents. Giving voice to their priorities will takes of their youth. Among her most promi- Compounding the terrorist threat in Israel is hopefully instill a better sense of the impor- nent accomplishments while working for the the recent spate of Palestinian lone-wolf at- tance of being an active participant in the po- Judiciary Committee are important bills such tacks, which include stabbings, vehicle ram- litical process. Many of the students have writ- as H.R. 3713, The Sentencing Reform Act; ming, and shootings. The latest wave of at- ten short essays on a variety of topics and I H.R. 1854, The Comprehensive Justice and tacks has killed 34 people and injured over am pleased to share them with my House col- Mental Health Act; H.R. 3406, the Second 400. Among those killed were two American leagues. Chance Reauthorization Act; and H.R. 759, citizens: Ezra Schwartz of Massachusetts and Kanika Draksharam attends Clements High the Corrections and Recidivism Reduction Act Taylor Force from my home state of Texas. School in Sugar Land, Texas. The essay topic of 2016. She was also vital in assisting Rank- These attacks are directly fueled by the hate- is: Select an important event that has occurred ing Member JACKSON LEE draft several youth ful incitement of the Palestinian Authority in the past year and explain how that event justice bills: H.R. 3158, the Reforming Alter- which must be stymied. has changed/shaped our country.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:05 Apr 28, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A27AP8.052 E27APPT1 smartinez on DSK3GLQ082PROD with REMARKS E612 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks April 27, 2016 Amid a flood of controversy in June 2015, weather emergencies and disasters. Currently, Arbor, Michigan; and Adam, a high school stu- the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a long- his team is transforming an existing ware- dent, who participated in Youth Leadership standing controversial law. Five justices af- house and property into a farmers market, Clarksdale and who is currently a freshman at firmed LGBT American’s Constitutional commercial kitchen, produce aggregation and right to wed, leading to many changes for Delta State University majoring in commercial not only those who supported the bill, but food hub to raise incomes for dozens of lim- design. the entire country as well. Undoubtedly, in ited-resource and beginning farmers. Prior to Mr. Green is Chairman of the Deacon Board the past year, the legalization of same sex becoming the organization’s chief executive, and Chairman of the Building Fund at New marriage has brought many differences to he was its Chief Financial Officer for 21 years. Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Jonestown, the United States, and has helped shaped us He served as one of three Associate Tax Mississippi. into a more accepting country. Commissioners for the State of Mississippi Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me The legalization of same sex marriage has and is the second African American in the in recognizing an amazing Entrepreneur and brought various economic benefits in addi- State of Mississippi to do so. An accountant, Economic Developer that has been instru- tion to the obvious social ones. Due to the Mr. Green also owns and operates an inde- law being passed by Congress, the economy mental in magnifying strides of America’s pendent accounting service business. black history. has seen a sudden boost. Take New York for Throughout his career, Mr. Green has been example; whose economy was boosted by f over two and a half million dollars due to an ambassador between working people and same sex marriage couples being able to get local businesses. His board service includes: HONORING JUDGE PETER DILTZ married in state. Since the law being passed, Clarksdale/Coahoma County Chamber of marriage license fees, local celebrations, and Commerce; member of National Exchange HON. REID J. RIBBLE wedding related purchases, have contributed Club; member of Clarksdale Industrial Founda- OF WISCONSIN greatly to the economy. We can see that this tion; member of Coahoma Community Devel- law has helped our economy in a positive opment Organization; and member of Clarks- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES manner, which is a good change our country dale/Coahoma County Airport Board. He has Wednesday, April 27, 2016 required. The income being brought in by served as a State Treasurer of the Magnolia this new change is aiding in curbing the eco- Mr. RIBBLE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to nomic deficit as well. Contributing to this, is Council; Vice President of The Delta Council; honor Judge Peter Diltz for his service on the also the fact that insurance companies are member Delta State Alumni University Asso- Door County Circuit Court for Wisconsin. Mr. being used more, since people are able to uti- ciation; former President of National Alumni Diltz has been an integral member of the Door lize the advantages of being married that Association; Founder and former President for County community and I am proud to recog- these companies provide. Additionally, the Mississippi Delta Strategic Compact; Treas- nize his dedicated service to the people of passing of this law raises tax revenues by urer for Mississippi Blues Foundation, former Wisconsin. bringing in between twenty and forty million President of Friendship Community Federal dollars more than average per year, helping Judge Diltz was born in Winnetka, Illinois Credit Union. He was recognized in 2004 as and spent many of his childhood summers in the economy greatly. Fiscal benefits are a Delta Regional Minority Businessman of the large factor in what our economy has gained. Door County. After receiving his under- Year, inducted into the Delta State University The government would have to spend more graduate degree from Arizona State Univer- Alumni Hall of Fame in 2009, and received the on Social Security and Employee Health sity, Judge Diltz attended the University of Freedom Team Appreciation Certificate for Benefits, but it would actually end up saving Wisconsin Law School. money when it the attention is turned to Services to Members of the Armed Forces. He Judge Diltz returned to Door County to prac- medical health programs, by almost a hun- is a member of the Clarksdale Rotary Club. dred million dollars. It’s clear that passing Committed to making higher education more tice law and serve as the Door County Family this law has resulted in positive impacts on accessible, Mr. Green became president of Court Commissioner from 1976 to 1994, at the economy. Delta State National Alumni Association in which time he was first elected Circuit Court Large corporations have advocated for 1995 and led a five million dollar capital cam- Judge. It is truly an honor to represent an ex- this, making it something that is widely ad- traordinary citizen who has dedicated his ca- vertised as a positive change in society, paign. That funding has more than doubled in the years since and has a significant endow- reer to serving the people of Door County in going from being condemned in the past. Northeastern Wisconsin. Many of these companies such as Google, ment. He has served on the university’s foun- Apple, Verizon, Morgan Stanley and Micro- dation board. In 2001, he was appointed to a Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the 8th District of soft have recruited people from this commu- six-year term on the Mississippi State Board of Wisconsin, I congratulate Judge Diltz on his nity to work for them, sending society an ac- Community and Junior Colleges. Co-Founder retirement and sincerely thank him for his cepting message. and President of the Ronald Hoss Bennett service to Wisconsin. Marriage equality is a freedom that many Foundation, which awards college scholar- f groups across American have long strived for in the past. Now that the past year has ships to football players from local high PERSONAL EXPLANATION brought this rightful prospect to our coun- schools. try, it has also brought positive changes for He is known to be a steady, hardworking not only them, but all of American as well. leader in efforts to increase understanding and HON. TODD C. YOUNG OF INDIANA f build relationships in social and economic di- versity. Mr. Green helped negotiate the part- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HONORING MR. DONALD GREEN nership between Delta State University and Wednesday, April 27, 2016 Coahoma Community College to purchase the HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON Cutrer Mansion, which has evolved into a con- Mr. YOUNG of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, on OF MISSISSIPPI tinuing education center for history, culture, Tuesday, April 26, 2016, I was unable to be IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and the arts. In 2014, he worked with the City present for recorded votes. Had I been present, I would have voted: ‘‘Yes’’ on roll call Wednesday, April 27, 2016 of Clarksdale officials, business owners, and community activists to honor the life and work vote No. 164, and ‘‘Yes’’ on roll call vote No. Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- of civil rights leader Aaron Henry with a histor- 165. er, I rise today to honor a remarkable public ical marker on the Mississippi Freedom Trail. f servant, Mr. Donald Green. He has served on the board of Clarksdale- TRIBUTE TO HANNAH M. CAROLUS A Coahoma County native, Donald Green is Coahoma County Library and supports the a dedicated and seemingly tireless community Delta Blues Museum. leader and business owner who has com- The son of sharecroppers, Mr. Sylvester HON. DAVID YOUNG mitted his career to creating economic and and Aree Green, Mr. Green grew up operating OF IOWA educational opportunities for farmworkers and farm equipment in Coahoma County, Mis- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES families in the Mississippi Delta. sissippi. A graduate of Coahoma Agriculture Wednesday, April 27, 2016 As Executive Director of Mississippi Delta High School, he earned college degrees from Council for Farm Worker Opportunities, Inc., Coahoma Community College and Delta State Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise Mr. Green leads a staff of 22 providing job University. Mr. Green is the first African Amer- today to recognize and congratulate Hannah training and placement services to thousands ican to serve as President of Delta State Uni- Carolus of Treynor, Iowa, for being awarded of individuals every year. His organization also versity National Alumni Association. the Good Citizen Award by the Council Bluffs hosts a monthly food distribution and offers a He and his wife, Nelia, have two sons: Don- Chapter of the National Society Daughters of civilian relief distribution staging area following ald, Jr., a biomedical engineer living in Ann the American Revolution (NSDAR). Hannah is

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This will be the several areas in grading her application includ- indelible impression on the Members of the third time in a row that a team from Mission ing high school achievement, home and com- Committee, her staff colleagues on both sides Consolidated Independent School District will munity activities, future plans, extra-curricular of the aisle, and most importantly on the crimi- compete. However, they are the first team to activities, and good citizenship. A second re- nal justice reform legislation produced by the represent Mission Jr. High School. quirement was to write an essay on Our Committee on the Judiciary. American Heritage and Our Responsibility for Tiffany was a brilliant writer and was highly I applaud these bright students and look for- Preserving It. The essay was to focus on our respected for her expertise, energy, dedica- ward to seeing what they will accomplish in American rights and freedoms and the rights tion, loyalty, kindness, and perhaps, most of the future. As students begin to consider she would select to celebrate. all, her persuasiveness as an advocate. which career path to choose, it is important to Mr. Speaker, I applaud and congratulate Mr. Speaker, Tiffany had a passion to help provide increased support and learning oppor- Hannah for earning this award. She is a shin- the most vulnerable and those who were tunities so students are able to graduate and ing example of the future of our youth. I urge caught up in the criminal justice system un- compete in a globally competitive workforce. I my colleagues in the U.S. House of Rep- fairly, but also those who deserved restoration believe competitions such as the National resentatives to join me in congratulating Han- and rehabilitation. Science Bowl bring awareness to students nah for her interest in preserving our rights Together we were on a journey to continue about a possible STEM (Science, Technology, and freedoms. I wish her nothing but contin- to find a way to reform the criminal justice sys- Engineering, and Math) career. I am proud to ued success in all her future endeavors. tem. have this team of students from Mission Jr. f She made great progress. Two of the bills High School represent the 28th District of we worked on have already passed out of the Texas. IN REMEMBRANCE OF TIFFANY Judiciary Committee, and I am praying that MAY JOSLYN, A PASSIONATE they come to the floor not only in her name, f CRUSADER FOR CRIMINAL JUS- but in the names of all the vulnerable people TICE REFORM AND TRAN- that would benefit from her great work. SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS SCENDENT LIGHTBEAM OF JOY I hope Tiffany’s family can take comfort dur- ing the difficult days ahead in the knowledge Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE that Tiffany and Derrick were the light of so agreed to by the Senate of February 4, OF TEXAS many lives. May God bless them. 1977, calls for establishment of a sys- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Speaker, to quote Maximus Decimus tem for a computerized schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate com- Wednesday, April 27, 2016 Meridus: ‘‘What we do in life echoes in eter- nity.’’ mittees, subcommittees, joint commit- Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, it’s with In her too short sojourn on this earth, Tif- tees, and committees of conference. mixed emotion that I rise in remembrance of fany May Joslyn did so much good that I can This title requires all such committees Tiffany May Joslyn, one of the most beloved, say with confidence, and in the certain knowl- to notify the Office of the Senate Daily talented, and effective members of the House edge, that the glory of Tiffany’s work will echo Digest—designated by the Rules Com- Judiciary Committee staff, whose life tragically in eternity. mittee—of the time, place and purpose was cut short on March 5, 2016, in a car acci- I ask the House to observe a moment of si- of the meetings, when scheduled and dent that sadly also claimed the life of her lence in memory of Tiffany Joslyn. any cancellations or changes in the brother, Derrick. She was just 33 years old. f meetings as they occur. Although the years of Tiffany’s life were As an additional procedure along short, the life of Tiffany’s years was full. In a MISSION JR. HIGH SCHOOL TEAM with the computerization of this infor- journey of a little more than three decades, TO THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOWL Tiffany May Joslyn, traveled from the little mation, the Office of the Senate Daily schoolgirl who was born in Brockton, Massa- Digest will prepare this information for HON. HENRY CUELLAR printing in the Extensions of Remarks chusetts, on November 9, 1982, to Deputy OF TEXAS section of the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Chief Counsel of House Judiciary Committee’s IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland on Monday and Wednesday of each Security, and Investigations, where she played Wednesday, April 27, 2016 week. a central role in crafting pioneering legislation Mr. CUELLAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Meetings scheduled for Thursday, to reform the nation’s broken criminal justice celebrate a team of students from Mission Jr. April 28, 2016 may be found in the Daily system. High School for earning the opportunity to Digest of today’s RECORD. Tiffany was a Phi Beta Kappa and summa compete in the National Science Bowl. cum laude graduate of Clark University. She The National Science Bowl was created by graduated with honors from The George the Department of Energy in 1991 to encour- MEETINGS SCHEDULED Washington University Law School and was age students to expand their knowledge within MAY 9 admitted to the Massachusetts and Rhode Is- the subjects of mathematics and science, and 2:30 p.m. land Bars after serving clerkships with the pursue careers in such fields. Since its incep- Committee on Armed Services United States Attorney’s Office for the District tion, approximately 265,000 students have Subcommittee on Airland Closed business meeting to markup those of Columbia and the District of Columbia Court participated; helping the National Science provisions which fall under the sub- of Appeals. Bowl grow into one of the largest science committee’s jurisdiction of the pro- Before bringing her exceptional talent and competitions in the nation. posed National Defense Authorization servant’s heart to Capitol Hill, Tiffany was Re- The competition is comprised of Middle and Act for fiscal year 2017. search Counsel for the National Association of High School teams of four students, one alter- SR–232A Criminal Defense Lawyers in Washington, nate, and a teacher advisor. The teams will D.C., where she was the lead researcher and compete with each other in the topics of biol- MAY 10 principal investigator for several major studies ogy, chemistry, life science, earth science, 9:30 a.m. of the criminal justice system. Her work for the physics, energy, and math. The competition is Committee on Armed Services NACDL was so outstanding that she earned a fast-paced question and answer session and Subcommittee on SeaPower Closed business meeting to markup those the reputation as one of the most thoughtful will be held on April 28th, 2016 through May provisions which fall under the sub- and forward-thinking policy experts of her gen- 2nd, 2016 in Washington, D.C. committee’s jurisdiction of the pro- eration in the area of criminal justice reform, The team from Mission Jr. High School in- posed National Defense Authorization which brought her to my attention when I be- cludes: Briana Diaz, Lucas Dovalina, Rodrigo Act for fiscal year 2017. came Ranking Member of the Judiciary Sub- Moran, Paul McCoy, and Damian Gonzalez, SR–232A

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VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:47 Apr 28, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D27AP6.REC D27APPT1 smartinez on DSK3GLQ082PROD with DIGEST D436 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST April 27, 2016 Democratic Leader, pursuant to Public Law Joint Chiefs of Staff, both of the Department of De- 105–292, as amended by Public Law 106–55, Public fense. Law 107–228, and Public Law 112–75, appointed the following individual to the United States Com- THE BUDGET PROCESS mission on International Religious Freedom: Sandra Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded a hear- Jolley of Nevada, vice Katrina Lantos Swett of New ing to examine fixing the budget process, focusing Hampshire. Page S2499 on better budgets and better results, after receiving Transportation, Housing and Urban Develop- testimony from James C. Capretta, Ethics and Public ment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Policy Center, and Stan Collender, Qorvis Act—Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement MSLGROUP, both of Washington, D.C.; and Barry was reached providing that the cloture motion with Anderson, Bethesda, Maryland. respect to the motion to proceed to consideration of BUSINESS MEETING H.R. 2577, making appropriations for the Depart- ments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year Committee ordered favorably reported the following ending September 30, 2016, be withdrawn. business items: Page S2501 S. 2644, to reauthorize the Federal Communica- tions Commission for fiscal years 2017 and 2018, Messages from the House: Page S2490 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; Measures Referred: Pages S2490–91 S. 421, to amend the Communications Act of Measures Placed on the Calendar: Page S2491 1934 to provide for greater transparency and effi- ciency in the procedures followed by the Federal Executive Communications: Page S2491 Communications Commission, with an amendment Petitions and Memorials: Pages S2491–92 in the nature of a substitute; Executive Reports of Committees: Page S2492 S. 2607, to ensure appropriate spectrum planning and interagency coordination to support the Internet Additional Cosponsors: Pages S2492–94 of Things, with an amendment in the nature of a Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: substitute; Pages S2494–98 S. 2508, to reduce sports-related concussions in Additional Statements: Page S2490 youth; S. 2829, to amend and enhance certain maritime Amendments Submitted: Pages S2498–99 programs of the Department of Transportation, with Authorities for Committees to Meet: Page S2499 an amendment in the nature of a substitute; Privileges of the Floor: Page S2499 S. 2325, to require the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to estab- (Total—64) Page S2470 lish a constituent-driven program to provide a dig- Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and ad- ital information platform capable of efficiently inte- journed at 5:39 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Thursday, grating coastal data with decision-support tools, April 28, 2016. (For Senate’s program, see the re- training, and best practices and to support collection marks of the Majority Leader in today’s Record on of priority coastal geospatial data to inform and im- page S2501.) prove local, State, regional, and Federal capacities to manage the coastal region, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; Committee Meetings S. 2817, to improve understanding and forecasting of space weather events, with an amendment in the (Committees not listed did not meet) nature of a substitute; The nomination of Andrew J. Read, of North APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF Carolina, to be a Member of the Marine Mammal DEFENSE Commission; and Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Depart- Routine lists in the Coast Guard. ment of Defense concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS year 2017 for the Department of Defense, after re- Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded ceiving testimony from Ash Carter, Secretary, and a hearing to examine United States-China relations, General Joseph Dunford Jr., USMC, Chairman of the focusing on strategic challenges and opportunities,

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:47 Apr 28, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D27AP6.REC D27APPT1 smartinez on DSK3GLQ082PROD with DIGEST April 27, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D437 after receiving testimony from Antony J. Blinken, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission; Deputy Secretary of State. Mark Goldstein, Director, Physical Infrastructure, GOVERNMENT REFORM Government Accountability Office; Julie Kitka, Alaska Federation of Natives, Anchorage; and God- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- frey Enjady, National Tribal Telecommunications fairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine Association, Mescalero, New Mexico. government reform, focusing on ending duplication and holding Washington accountable, after receiving COUNTERFEITS testimony from former Senator Tom Coburn; and Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United hearing to examine counterfeits and their impact on States, Government Accountability Office. consumer health and safety, after receiving testimony BUSINESS MEETING from Bruce Foucart, Director, National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center, Homeland Se- Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee ordered favor- curity Investigations, Immigration and Customs En- ably reported the following business items: forcement, Department of Homeland Security; Con- S. 1928, to support the education of Indian chil- rad W. Wong, Attorney-Advisor, Office of Policy dren, with an amendment in the nature of a sub- and International Affairs, Patent and Trademark Of- stitute; fice; David Hirschmann, U.S. Chamber of Com- S. 2205, to establish a grant program to assist merce, Washington, D.C.; Shelley Duggan, The tribal governments in establishing tribal healing to Procter and Gamble Company, Cincinnati, Ohio; wellness courts; and Gregory Maguire, Revision Military, Essex Junc- S. 2304, to provide for tribal demonstration tion, Vermont. projects for the integration of early childhood devel- opment, education, including Native language and WOTUS RULE AND REFORMING THE RFA culture, and related services, for evaluation of those Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Com- demonstration projects, with an amendment in the mittee concluded a hearing to examine the waters of nature of a substitute; the United States rule and the case for reforming the S. 2421, to provide for the conveyance of certain Regulatory Flexibility Act, including S. 1536, to property to the Tanana Tribal Council located in amend chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code Tanana, Alaska, and to the Bristol Bay Area Health (commonly known as the Regulatory Flexibility Corporation located in Dillingham, Alaska; Act), to ensure complete analysis of potential im- S. 2468, to require the Secretary of the Interior to pacts on small entities of rules, S. 2847, to require carry out a 5-year demonstration program to provide greater transparency for Federal regulatory decisions grants to eligible Indian tribes for the construction that impact small businesses, S. 1817, to improve of tribal schools, with an amendment in the nature the effectiveness of major rules in accomplishing of a substitute; their regulatory objectives by promoting retrospec- S. 2564, to modernize prior legislation relating to tive review, and S. 708, to establish an independent Dine College; advisory committee to review certain regulations, S. 2643, to improve the implementation of the after receiving testimony from Darryl L. DePriest, settlement agreement reached between the Pueblo de Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Admin- Cochiti of New Mexico and the Corps of Engineers, istration; Elizabeth Milito, National Federation of with an amendment; and Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, S. 2717, to improve the safety and address the de- and Rosario Palmieri, National Association of Manu- ferred maintenance needs of Indian dams to prevent facturers, both of Washington, D.C.; and Frank flooding on Indian reservations, with an amendment Knapp, Jr., South Carolina Small Business Chamber in the nature of a substitute. of Commerce, Columbia. TELECOMMUNICATIONS VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded an Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a oversight hearing to examine the Government Ac- hearing to examine Valeant Pharmaceuticals’ busi- countability Office report on ‘‘Telecommunications: ness model, focusing on the repercussions for pa- Additional Coordination and Performance Measure- tients and the health care system, after receiving tes- ment Needed for High-Speed Internet Access Pro- timony from Frederick Askari, University of Michi- grams on Tribal Lands.’’, after receiving testimony gan Wilson Disease Center of Excellence, Ann from Brandon McBride, Rural Utilities Service Ad- Arbor; Richard I. Fogel, St. Vincent, Indianapolis, ministrator, Department of Agriculture; Gigi B. Indiana; William A. Ackman, Pershing Square Cap- Sohn, Counselor to the Chairman, Office of the ital Management, L.P., Wilmington, Delaware; J.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:47 Apr 28, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D27AP6.REC D27APPT1 smartinez on DSK3GLQ082PROD with DIGEST D438 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST April 27, 2016 Michael Pearson, and Howard B. Schiller, both of ington, D.C.; and Berna Heyman, Williamsburg, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., Wash- Virginia. h House of Representatives Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules Chamber Action and pass the following measures: Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 15 pub- American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act lic bills, H.R. 5073–5087; and 2 resolutions, H. of 2016: H.R. 4923, amended, to establish a process Res. 707–708 were introduced. Page H2065 for the submission and consideration of petitions for Additional Cosponsors: Pages H2067–68 temporary duty suspensions and reductions, by a 2⁄3 Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows: yea-and-nay vote of 415 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. H. Res. 706, providing for consideration of the 166; Pages H2014–19, H2035 bill (H.R. 4901) to reauthorize the Scholarships for No Fly for Foreign Fighters Act: H.R. 4240, Opportunity and Results Act, and for other pur- amended, to require an independent review of the poses; providing for consideration of the joint resolu- operation and administration of the Terrorist Screen- tion (H.J. Res. 88) disapproving the rule submitted ing Database (TSDB) maintained by the Federal Bu- by the Department of Labor relating to the defini- reau of Investigation and subsets of the TSDB; tion of the term ‘‘Fiduciary’’; and providing for pro- Pages H2019–22 ceedings during the period May 2, 2016, through Email Privacy Act: H.R. 699, amended, to May 9, 2016 (H. Rept. 114–533). Page H2065 amend title 18, United States Code, to update the Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he privacy protections for electronic communications in- appointed Representative Jenkins (WV) to act as formation that is stored by third-party service pro- viders in order to protect consumer privacy interests Speaker pro tempore for today. Page H1999 while meeting law enforcement needs, by a 2⁄3 yea- Recess: The House recessed at 10:51 a.m. and re- and-nay vote of 419 yeas with none voting ‘‘nay’’, convened at 12 noon. Page H2005 Roll No. 167; and Pages H2022–28, H2035–36 Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016: S. 1890, to Guest Chaplain, Reverend Dr. Wade Stevenson, Gid- amend chapter 90 of title 18, United States Code, eon Missionary Baptist Church, Waukegan, Illinois. to provide Federal jurisdiction for the theft of trade Page H2005 secrets, by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 410 yeas to 2 Helping Angels Lead Our Startups Act: The nays, Roll No. 172. Pages H2028–30, H2046–47 House passed H.R. 4498, to clarify the definition of Quorum Calls—Votes: Six yea-and-nay votes and general solicitation under Federal securities law, by one recorded vote developed during the proceedings a yea-and-nay vote of 325 yeas to 89 nays, Roll No. of today and appear on pages H2035, H2035–36, 171. Pages H2008–14, H2037–46 H2036–37, H2037, H2045, H2046, H2046–47. Rejected: There were no quorum calls. Maxine Waters (CA) amendment (No. 1 printed Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and ad- in H. Rept. 114–530) that sought to limit the types journed at 8:16 p.m. of fees ‘‘demo day’’ sponsors can collect, limit at- tendance at ‘‘demo days’’ to only individuals with fi- nancial sophistication, and require an issuer to be a Committee Meetings real business (by a yea-and-nay vote of 139 yeas to 272 nays, Roll No. 170). Pages H2044–45 FOCUS ON THE FARM ECONOMY: FACTORS H. Res. 701, the rule providing for consideration IMPACTING COST OF PRODUCTION of the bill (H.R. 4498) was agreed to by a recorded Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Bio- vote of 240 ayes to 177 noes, Roll No. 169, after technology, Horticulture, and Research held a hear- the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay ing entitled ‘‘Focus on the Farm Economy: Factors vote of 238 yeas to 181 nays, Roll No. 168. Impacting Cost of Production’’. Testimony was heard Pages H2036–37 from public witnesses.

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Committee on Education and the Workforce: Sub- Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on committee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pen- Monetary Policy and Trade held a hearing entitled sions held a hearing entitled ‘‘The Persuader Rule: ‘‘How Can the U.S. Make Development Banks More The Administration’s Latest Attack on Employer Accountable?’’. Testimony was heard from Nathan Free Speech and Worker Free Choice’’. Testimony Sheets, Under Secretary for International Affairs, De- was heard from public witnesses. partment of the Treasury. ADVANCING U.S. INTERESTS: EXAMINING MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES THE PRESIDENT’S FY 2017 BUDGET Committee on Energy and Commerce: Full Committee PROPOSAL FOR AFGHANISTAN AND continued a markup on H.R. 4978, the ‘‘Nurturing PAKISTAN and Supporting Healthy Babies Act’’; H.R. 4641, to Committee on Foreign Affairs: provide for the establishment of an inter-agency task Subcommittee on the force to review, modify, and update best practices for Middle East and North Africa; and Subcommittee on pain management and prescribing pain medication, Asia and the Pacific, held a joint hearing entitled and for other purposes; H.R. 3680, the ‘‘Co-Pre- ‘‘Advancing U.S. Interests: Examining the Presi- scribing to Reduce Overdoses Act of 2015’’; H.R. dent’s FY 2017 Budget Proposal for Afghanistan and 3691, the ‘‘Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Pakistan’’. Testimony was heard from Richard Olson, Postpartum Women Act’’; H.R. 1818, the ‘‘Veteran Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of Department of State; and Donald L. Sampler, Jr., 2015’’; H.R. 4981, the ‘‘Opioid Use Disorder Treat- Assistant to the Administrator, Office of Afghanistan ment Expansion and Modernization Act’’; H.R. and Pakistan Affairs, U.S. Agency for International 3250, the ‘‘DXM Abuse Prevention Act of 2015’’; Development. H.R. 4969, the ‘‘John Thomas Decker Act of 2016’’; EXAMINING FY 2017 FUNDING PRIORITIES H.R. 4586, the ‘‘Lali’s Law’’; H.R. 4599, the ‘‘Re- IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE ducing Unused Medications Act of 2016’’; H.R. Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the 4976, the ‘‘Opioid Review Modernization Act of Western Hemisphere held a hearing entitled ‘‘Exam- 2016’’; H.R. 4982, the ‘‘Examining Opioid Treat- ining FY 2017 Funding Priorities in the Western ment Infrastructure Act of 2016’’; H.R. 4889, the Hemisphere’’. Testimony was heard from Francisco ‘‘Kelsey Smith Act of 2016’’; H.R. 4167, the ‘‘Kari’s Palmieri, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bu- Law Act of 2015’’; H.R. 4111, the ‘‘Rural Health reau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Department of Care Connectivity Act of 2015’’; H.R. 4190, the State; Luis Arreaga, Principal Deputy Assistant Sec- ‘‘Spectrum Challenge Prize Act of 2015’’; H.R. retary, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law 3998, the ‘‘Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Enforcement Affairs, Department of State; and Eliza- Act’’; H.R. 2031, the ‘‘Anti-Swatting Act of 2015’’; beth Hogan, Acting Assistant Administrator, Bureau H.R. 2589, to amend the Communications Act of for Latin America and the Caribbean, U.S. Agency 1943 to require the Federal Communications Com- for International Development. mission to publish on its Internet website changes to the rules of the Commission not later than 24 hours SOUTH SUDAN’S PROSPECTS FOR PEACE after adoption; H.R. 2592, to amend the Commu- AND SECURITY nications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Com- Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, munications Commission to publish on the website Global Health, Global Human Rights, and Inter- of the Commission documents to be voted on by the national Organizations held a hearing entitled Commission; H.R. 2593, to amend the Communica- ‘‘South Sudan’s Prospects for Peace and Security’’. tions Act of 1934 to require identification and de- Testimony was heard from Donald Booth, Special scription on the website of the Federal Communica- Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan, Department of tions Commission of items to be decided on author- State; Bob Leavitt, Deputy Assistant Administrator, ity delegated by the Commission; and H.R. 5050, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian

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Kennedy considered as approved; and the Chair may at any Center Act to authorize appropriations for the John F. time declare the House adjourned to meet at a date Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, S. 2824, to des- ignate the Federal building housing the Bureau of Alco- and time to be announced by the Chair in declaring hol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Headquarters lo- the adjournment. In section 4, the rule provides that cated at 99 New York Avenue N.E., Washington, D.C., the Speaker may appoint Members to perform the as the ‘‘Ariel Rios Federal Building’’, Army Corps of En- duties of the Chair for the duration of the period ad- gineers Study Resolutions, and General Services Adminis- dressed by section 3. Finally, in section 5 the rule tration resolutions, 9 a.m., SD–406. provides that the Committee on Armed Services Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine men- may, at any time before 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May tal health in America, 2 p.m., SD–215. 4, 2016, file a report to accompany H.R. 4909. Tes- Committee on Foreign Relations: business meeting to con- timony was heard from Chairman Chaffetz and Rep- sider proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year resentatives Norton, Roe of Tennessee, and Scott of 2017 for the Department of State, H.R. 2494, to support Virginia. global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen the capacity of partner countries to counter wildlife trafficking, designate MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE major wildlife trafficking countries, S. 2845, to extend Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Com- the termination of sanctions with respect to Venezuela mittee held a markup on H.R. 5049, the ‘‘NSF under the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014, S. Res. 442, condemning the ter- Major Research Facility Reform Act of 2016’’. H.R. rorist attacks in Brussels and honoring the memory of the 5049 was ordered reported, as amended. United States citizens murdered in those attacks, and of- S IS FOR SAVINGS: PRO-GROWTH fering thoughts and prayers for all the victims, condo- BENEFITS OF EMPLOYEE-OWNED S lences to their families, resolve to support the Belgian CORPORATIONS people, and the pledge to defend democracy and stand in solidarity with the country of Belgium and all our allies Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a in the face of continuing terrorist attacks on freedom and hearing entitled ‘‘S is for Savings: Pro-Growth Bene- liberty, S. Res. 340, expressing the sense of Congress that fits of Employee-Owned S Corporations’’. Testimony the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS or was heard from public witnesses. Da’esh) is committing genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, and calling upon the President to work with foreign governments and the United Nations to pro- Joint Meetings vide physical protection for ISIS’ targets, to support the No joint committee meetings were held. creation of an international criminal tribunal with juris- f diction to punish these crimes, and to use every reason- able means, including sanctions, to destroy ISIS and dis- COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY, rupt its support networks, S. Res. 418, recognizing APRIL 28, 2016 Hafsat Abiola, Khanim Latif, Yoani Sanchez, and (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Akanksha Hazari for their selflessness and dedication to their respective causes, S. Res. 394, recognizing the Senate 195th anniversary of the independence of Greece and Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine celebrating democracy in Greece and the United States, counter-ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) oper- S. Res. 436, supporting the goals and ideals of World ations and Middle East strategy, 9:30 a.m., SH–216. Malaria Day, S. Res. 381, honoring the memory and leg- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee acy of Michael James Riddering and condemning the ter- on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining, to hold hearings rorist attacks in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on January to examine the impacts of invasive species on the produc- 15, 2016, and the nominations of Swati A. Dandekar, of tivity, value, and management of land and water re- Iowa, to be United States Director of the Asian Develop- sources; to conduct oversight on the National Invasive ment Bank, with the rank of Ambassador, R. David Species Council’s new framework for early detection and Harden, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator of rapid response; to examine improved cooperative tools for the United States Agency for International Development, control and management, including S. 2240, to improve and Christine Ann Elder, of Kentucky, to be Ambassador the control and management of invasive species that to the Republic of Liberia, Kelly Keiderling-Franz, of threaten and harm Federal land under the jurisdiction of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Oriental Republic of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Inte- Uruguay, Elizabeth Holzhall Richard, of Virginia, to be rior, 2:30 p.m., SD–366. Ambassador to the Lebanese Republic, Stephen Michael Committee on Environment and Public Works: business Schwartz, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Federal meeting to consider S. 2848, to provide for the conserva- Republic of Somalia, Adam H. Sterling, of Virginia, to

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be Ambassador to the Slovak Republic, and routine lists Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2016’’; H.R. in the Foreign Service, all of the Department of State, 10 4889, the ‘‘Kelsey Smith Act of 2016’’; H.R. 4167, the a.m., S–116, Capitol. ‘‘Kari’s Law Act of 2015’’; H.R. 4111, the ‘‘Rural Health Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider Care Connectivity Act of 2015’’; H.R. 4190, the ‘‘Spec- S. 247, to amend section 349 of the Immigration and trum Challenge Prize Act of 2015’’; H.R. 3998, the ‘‘Se- Nationality Act to deem specified activities in support of curing Access to Networks in Disasters Act’’; H.R. 2031, terrorism as renunciation of United States nationality, S. the ‘‘Anti-Swatting Act of 2015’’; H.R. 2589, to amend 2348, to implement the use of Rapid DNA instruments the Communications Act of 1943 to require the Federal to inform decisions about pretrial release or detention and Communications Commission to publish on its Internet their conditions, to solve and prevent violent crimes and website changes to the rules of the Commission not later other crimes, to exonerate the innocent, to prevent DNA than 24 hours after adoption; H.R. 2592, to amend the analysis backlogs, S. 2577, to protect crime victims’ Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal rights, to eliminate the substantial backlog of DNA and Communications Commission to publish on the website other forensic evidence samples to improve and expand of the Commission documents to be voted on by the the forensic science testing capacity of Federal, State, and local crime laboratories, to increase research and develop- Commission; H.R. 2593, to amend the Communications ment of new testing technologies, to develop new train- Act of 1934 to require identification and description on ing programs regarding the collection and use of forensic the website of the Federal Communications Commission evidence, to provide post-conviction testing of DNA evi- of items to be decided on authority delegated by the dence to exonerate the innocent, to support accreditation Commission; and H.R. 5050, the ‘‘Pipeline Safety Act of efforts of forensic science laboratories and medical exam- 2016’’ (continued), 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. iner offices, to address training and equipment needs, to Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing improve the performance of counsel in State capital cases, entitled ‘‘America as a Pacific Power: Challenges and Op- S. 2840, to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe portunities in Asia’’, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn. Streets Act of 1968 to authorize COPS grantees to use Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, grant funds for active shooter training, and the nomina- hearing entitled ‘‘U.S. Policy Toward Lebanon’’, 2 p.m., tion of Patrick A. Burke, to be United States Marshal for 2172 Rayburn. the District of Columbia, 10 a.m., SD–226. Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Over- Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to sight and Management Efficiency, hearing entitled examine certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH–219. ‘‘Transferring Guantanamo Bay Detainees to the Home- land: Implications for States and Local Communities’’, 10 House a.m., 311 Cannon. Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Commodity Full Committee, markup on H.R. 1887, to amend cer- Exchanges, Energy, and Credit, hearing entitled ‘‘To Re- tain appropriation Acts to repeal the requirement direct- view the Impact of Capital Margin Requirements on End- ing the Administrator of General Services to sell Federal Users’’, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth. property and assets that support the operations of the Subcommittee on Nutrition, hearing entitled ‘‘Focus Plum Island Animal Disease Center in Plum Island, New on the Farm Economy: Food Prices and the Consumer’’, York, and for other purposes; H.R. 4743, the ‘‘National 2 p.m., 1300 Longworth. Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act of 2016’’; Committee on Education and the Workforce, Full Com- and H.R. 5056, the ‘‘Airport Perimeter and Access Con- mittee, markup on H.R. 4843, the ‘‘Improving Safe Care trol Security Act of 2016’’, 2 p.m., 311 Cannon. for the Prevention of Infant Abuse and Neglect Act’’, 11 Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Regulatory a.m., 2175 Rayburn. Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law, hearing on H.R. Committee on Energy and Commerce, Full Committee, 5063, the ‘‘Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2016’’, markup on H.R. 4978, the ‘‘Nurturing and Supporting 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn. Healthy Babies Act’’; H.R. 4641, to provide for the es- tablishment of an inter-agency task force to review, mod- Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, ify, and update best practices for pain management and hearing entitled ‘‘Oversight of the False Claims Act’’, 4 prescribing pain medication, and for other purposes, as p.m., 2141 Rayburn. amended by the Subcommittee on Health; H.R. 3680, Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Federal the ‘‘Co-Prescribing to Reduce Overdoses Act of 2015’’; Lands, hearing on a discussion draft of the ‘‘Locally-elect- H.R. 3691, the ‘‘Improving Treatment for Pregnant and ed Officials Cooperating with Agencies in Land Manage- Postpartum Women Act’’; H.R. 1818, the ‘‘Veteran ment Act’’, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth. Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2015’’; Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing H.R. 4981, the ‘‘Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Expan- entitled ‘‘The Consequences of Federal Land Management sion and Modernization Act’’; H.R. 3250, the ‘‘DXM along the U.S. Border to Rural Communities and Na- Abuse Prevention Act of 2015’’; H.R. 4969, the ‘‘John tional Security’’, 2:30 p.m., 1334 Longworth. Thomas Decker Act of 2016’’; H.R. 4586, the ‘‘Lali’s Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Com- Law’’; H.R. 4599, the ‘‘Reducing Unused Medications mittee, hearing entitled ‘‘Criminal Aliens Released by the Act of 2016’’; H.R. 4976, the ‘‘Opioid Review Mod- Department of Homeland Security’’, 9:30 a.m., 2154 ernization Act of 2016’’; H.R. 4982, the ‘‘Examining Rayburn.

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Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Com- H.R. 5053, the ‘‘Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting mittee, hearing entitled ‘‘Examining EPA’s Predeter- Free Speech Act’’; and H.R. 3832, the ‘‘Stolen Identify mined Efforts to Block the Pebble Mine, Part II’’, 10 Refund Fraud Prevention Act of 2015’’, 10 a.m., 1100 a.m., 2318 Rayburn. Longworth. Committee on Ways and Means, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 3209, the ‘‘Recovering Missing Children Act’’;

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 10 a.m., Thursday, April 28 10 a.m., Thursday, April 28

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Thursday: After the transaction of any Program for Thursday: Consideration of H.J. Res. 88— morning business (not to extend beyond one hour), Senate Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of will continue consideration of H.R. 2028, Energy and Labor relating to the definition of the term ‘‘Fiduciary’’ Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations (Subject to a Rule). Act.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Donovan, Daniel M., Jr, N.Y., E598 Poe, Ted, Tex., E611 Doyle, Michael F., Pa., E601, E607 Ribble, Reid J. E612 Barletta, Lou, Pa., E611 Frankel, Lois, Fla., E603, E610 Rogers, Harold, Ky., E609 Calvert, Ken, Calif., E599 Frelinghuysen, Rodney P., N.J., E600 Schiff, Adam B., Calif., E598 Castro, Joaquin, Tex., E603 Gosar, Paul A., Ariz., E598 Sewell, Terri A., Ala., E597, E599 Chaffetz, Jason, Utah, E597 Graves, Garret, La., E606 Clarke, Yvette D., N.Y., E610 Graves, Sam, Mo., E608 Shuster, Bill, Pa., E606 Coffman, Mike, Colo., E608 Gutie´rrez, Luis V., Ill., E604 Smith, Lamar, Tex., E606 Cohen, Steve, Tenn., E606 Hanna, Richard L., N.Y., E606, E611 Swalwell, Eric, Calif., E610 Comstock, Barbara, Va., E601, E602, E604, E604, E606, Hurt, Robert, Va., E601 Thompson, Bennie G., Miss., E605, E612 E607, E609 Jackson Lee, Sheila, Tex., E613 Walberg, Tim, Mich., E609 Conyers, John, Jr., Mich., E611 Labrador, Rau´ R., Idaho, E607 Wilson, Joe, S.C., E603, E608 Cook, Paul, Calif., E602, E609 Long, Billy, Mo., E600, E602, E602, E604, E607 Wittman, Robert J., Va., E598 Cuellar, Henry, Tex., E613 Loudermilk, Barry, Ga., E604 Yarmuth, John A., Ky., E599 DeLauro, Rosa L., Conn., E597 Moulton, Seth, Mass., E599 Young, David, Iowa, E600, E600, E602, E603, E604, E605, Deutch, Theodore E., Fla., E610 Murphy, Patrick, Fla., E599 E606, E607, E608, E612 Dingell, Debbie, Mich., E605 Olson, Pete, Tex., E611 Dold, Robert J., Ill., E603 Payne, Donald M., Jr., N.J., E597 Young, Todd C., Ind., E612

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