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Vol. 158 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2012 No. 10 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was ‘‘CBS News correspondent Clarissa ghanistan, and the little girl, as you called to order by the Speaker pro tem- Ward found one reason in the Pech Val- can see, Mr. Speaker, is looking at the pore (Mr. PAULSEN). ley. Americans lost their lives there flag. She has no idea that her daddy is f building a base called Nangalam. When dead. She will know one day that her they tried to hand over their gains to father died to prop up a corrupt leader DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO the Afghan Army, the base went to named Karzai and a corrupt govern- TEMPORE ruin. ment, and then she will learn from the The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- ‘‘Army Major Guillermo Guillen, history books as she gets into high fore the House the following commu- from southern California, is frustrated. school that no nation has ever con- nication from the Speaker: ‘You’re relying on us to do all of your quered Afghanistan and no nation will WASHINGTON, DC, security for you. You need to be par- ever conquer Afghanistan. January 24, 2012. ticipating,’ Guillen told an Afghan As we listen to the President tonight I hereby appoint the Honorable ERIK PAUL- counterpart. and he talks about the state of affairs, SEN to act as Speaker pro tempore on this ‘‘On a recent patrol, some Afghan I hope he will mention that he intends day. soldiers were not wearing helmets. One to bring our troops home now, not in JOHN A. BOEHNER, chatted on his cell phone. 2014. In 2014, I do not know how many Speaker of the House of Representatives. ‘‘The United States military left young men and women have to lose f Nangalam base last February, handing their legs, their arms, and die. So I MORNING-HOUR DEBATE over to Afghan forces. But within hope both parties will come together weeks, things went badly wrong.’’ this spring and talk about bringing our The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Remember, Mr. Speaker, this is a troops home now, not 2014. ant to the order of the House of Janu- CBS national report. With that, Mr. Speaker, I will ask ary 17, 2012, the Chair will now recog- ‘‘Enemy forces returned to roam free- God to please bless our men and women nize Members from lists submitted by ly through the valley. The Afghan com- in uniform and their families, to bless the majority and minority leaders for mander deserted. Hundreds of his sol- the families who have given a child morning-hour debate. diers followed. dying for freedom in Afghanistan and The Chair will alternate recognition ‘‘The Afghan forces that remained Iraq, and ask God to please continue to between the parties, with each party ransacked their own base. All the elec- bless America. limited to 1 hour and each Member tric wires have been pulled out. Any- [From cbsnews.com, Jan. 12, 2012] other than the majority and minority thing of any value was taken. You can NANGALAM: A SYMBOL OF THE AFGHAN WAR’S leaders and the minority whip limited see the wire hanging out of the light.’’ TROUBLES to 5 minutes each, but in no event shall Mr. Speaker, ‘‘A new Afghan Army (By Clarissa Ward) debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. unit has been brought in with a new Most Americans in Afghanistan are doing f commander, Colonel Turab. U.S. offi- their best in a war that’s now in its 11th cers have nicknamed him ‘Honest Abe.’ year. Why has it taken this long? AFGHANISTAN SITUATION And he was honest to a fault about the CBS News correspondent Clarissa Ward The SPEAKER pro tempore. The prospects of the Afghan Army.’’ found one reason in the Pech Valley. Ameri- Chair recognizes the gentleman from Mr. Speaker, listen very carefully: cans lost their lives there building a base North Carolina (Mr. JONES) for 5 min- ‘‘ ‘It will take about 30 years’ for the called Nangalam. When they tried to hand utes. over their gains to the Afghan army, the Afghan Army to be ready, Turab said base went to ruin. Mr. JONES. Mr. Speaker, on January through a translator. ‘And if they are This is one part of Afghanistan that Amer- 12, CBS Evening News did a segment on reformed and the corruption is re- ica thought it could finally leave. But U.S. just how impossible is the situation in moved,’ ’’ it will take about 10 years. troops are back, trying once again to train Afghanistan. This is something I have How many $10 billion a month do we their Afghan allies. been speaking out on for months and have to spend? How many young men Army Major Guillermo Guillen, from months and months, and I think CBS and women have to die for a failed pol- Southern California, is frustrated. illustrated beautifully just how dire of icy? History has proven you will never, ‘‘You’re relying on us to do all your secu- rity for you. You need to be participating,’’ a situation it is in Afghanistan. I will never change Afghanistan no matter Guillen told an Afghan counterpart. read excerpts from the report con- what you do. On a recent patrol, some Afghan soldiers taining examples of just how inept the This poster beside me is a wife in were not wearing helmets. One chatted on Afghan Army is. tears whose husband was killed in Af- his cell phone.

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Congressman Jenkins will long be re- needs of military families and vet- ‘‘I believe there was some of (feeling of membered as a leader willing to work erans, which she knows so well because abandonment) amongst the (Afghan) sol- across the aisle, negotiate and build she is married to an active military diers. It’s probably what led to some of their coalitions on behalf of the greater veteran, Mark Kelly, who not only flew leadership leaving,’’ Guillen said. good. He will be remembered in textile umpteen missions as a naval pilot but The Afghan forces that remained ran- sacked their own base. mills across the South as a champion also flew into space as a NASA astro- All the electric wires have been pulled out. of the industry, a defender of good-pay- naut. Anything of any value was taken. You can ing jobs for local workers in small On January 8, when she was having see the wiring hanging out of the light. towns and communities across the re- Congress On Your Corner at a super- Just about everything else that could be gion for small businesses. He will be re- market in northwest Tucson, an ordi- moved was sold for cash. membered as a champion of the Ways nary morning, and many people were Without American support, the Afghan and Means Committee for his expertise there, she was met by a madman who army refused to resupply the base. The sol- diers were living in filth. on the Tax Code, for his wisdom and not only changed her life, but ended For the U.S. military, it was an embar- leadership, with the respect he earned the life of 9-year-old Christina Taylor rassing example of what might happen when even when his colleagues disagreed Green; Dorothy Morris; John Roll, security is handed over to Afghan forces with him. And he will be remembered chief Federal judge for Arizona; Phyllis across the country, and so four months after for his legendary tough questioning Schneck; Dorwan Stoddard; and Ga- leaving, a small group of U.S. troops was during the Iran-Contra hearings, a briel Zimmerman. Twelve others, in- sent back in. scene that reflected and embodies his cluding Giffords’ staff members Ron Today, American contractors are back on Barber and Pat Simon, were wounded. the base repairing the damage, with U.S. strong will, deep character, and core taxpayers footing the bill, again. principles—his pursuit of the truth, his She was treated initially nearby and A new Afghan army unit has been brought commitment to transparency and ac- then flown to the TIRR Memorial Her- in, with a new commander, Colonel Turab. countability, and his firm belief in the mann Rehabilitation Hospital in Hous- U.S. officers have nicknamed him ‘‘Honest sanctity of the rule of law. ton. She continues to be rehabilitated, Abe.’’ Congressman Jenkins served his com- and it is remarkable how far this And he was honest to a fault about the munity and our country as a lawyer young woman has come. prospects for the Afghan army. She was a Fulbright Scholar, but ‘‘It will take about 30 years’’ for the Af- and a congressional staffer, in the ghan army to be ready, Turab said through a Coast Guard, and as a Member of the more importantly, she is my friend. translator. ‘‘And if they are reformed and House of Representatives. He’ll be You see, in the House we have a little the corruption is removed, ten years.’’ missed by his friends in Congress, by bipartisan softball team. We play folks ‘‘They understand what they’re doing. his friends he served in Georgia, by his like the NRCC young folks and the They understand what’s required. It’s just neighbors, and loved ones. DCCC young folks, and now recently getting them to do it without coalition sup- We only hope that it is some comfort we’re are playing the press corps. She port,’’ Guillen said. to his wife of 51 years, Jo; his daugh- was a member of our team, and she was The U.S. exit strategy depends on them a really good member. doing it without support. Not in 30 years, ters, Janice and Amy; his brothers, sis- and not in ten. They have just two years be- ters, grandsons, and his entire family I wish GABBY well as she moves to a fore the vast majority of American forces are that so many share grief at this sad new direction in her life, and I pray scheduled to leave the Pech Valley—and all time. each and every morning and each and of Afghanistan—for good. Thank you, Mr. Jenkins, for a life of every evening that God will continue f service to the Congress and the coun- to allow her to become a complete human being again. She is a great lady, IN MEMORY OF FORMER try. Thank you, Mr. LEWIS, for pro- a great friend of this House, a great CONGRESSMAN ED JENKINS viding this opportunity for us to honor a person we were proud to call a col- friend of the folks in Tucson and sur- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The league and friend. rounding Arizona. Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Mr. ENGEL. Will the gentlewoman f California (Ms. PELOSI) for 5 minutes. yield? Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I rise b 1010 Mrs. SCHMIDT. Yes, I will yield to today to pay tribute to the life, leader- my friend, Mr. ENGEL from New York. THANK YOU TO MY FRIEND, ship, and legacy of our former col- Mr. ENGEL. I thank the gentle- GABBY GIFFORDS league and a friend of many in this woman for yielding to me, and I think house, Congressman Ed Jenkins. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The that her taking the floor this morning My colleague, JOHN LEWIS, has Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from is the best example of bipartisanship brought many of us together on this Ohio (Mrs. SCHMIDT) for 5 minutes. that people say Congress doesn’t have floor or in other public statements to Mrs. SCHMIDT. Mr. Speaker, today I enough of, and I think that those of us say what an honor it was to serve with really just want to say thank you to a that believe in bipartisanship need to Eddie Jenkins, how much we all young woman who for the last time in do more and more of this. learned from him. The humor as well her legislative career as a Member of The attack on GABBY was really an as the intellect he brought to his work Congress will grace our presence this attack on all of us, an attack on Con- was definitely, definitely an asset to evening at the State of the Union, and gress, and something that’s really un- the work of the Congress. I’m talking about my good friend, thinkable. I’m very happy that she will Eddie Jenkins was a proud son of GABBY GIFFORDS. I think the world will be here this evening for the State of Georgia. If you heard him say it, you all know GABBY as the courageous her- the Union Address by the President. would agree, a self-described country oine who, on January 8, 2011, was met I got to know GABBY very well be- lawyer from Jasper, a public servant by an unbelievable mad person who cause my son attended the University dedicated to his constituents, to ad- changed her life and the life of so of Arizona in Tucson and graduated vancing the interests, hopes, and aspi- many, but I really want to tell all of us from there, and he was campaigning for rations of his neighbors down there in in this body what a great individual her, and I actually got to know her be- Georgia, and in securing future pros- and humanitarian she was for all of us. fore she even was a Member of the perity for all and opportunity for all She was sworn into office on January House. I think that all of us can say Americans. 4, 2007. She came out of the State legis- that she has been one of the most colle- It must be a true honor for Congress- lature in Arizona, so her background gial, friendly, hardworking and dedi- man Jenkins and his family that this was in the State legislature, as mine is. cated Members of Congress.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:09 Jan 25, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A24JA7.002 H24JAPT1 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE January 24, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H119 We go out there, all of us, on both been there with us to celebrate all colleagues have, to travel throughout sides of the aisle every day and meet things Chicago, from commiserating our districts, and as the number one with thousands and thousands and with us over another Chicago Cubs loss manufacturing district in our country, thousands of constituents. I think that to suggesting the perfect restaurant for it’s no surprise that people are frus- she embodied the best of what Congress a post-concert dinner. He shares with trated and concerned about jobs and has to offer. I am sorry that she is re- us the best of the city and makes sure the economy. signing, but I know that she’s doing we better understand the world with b 1020 what she feels is best for her State of ‘‘Lin’s Bin.’’ He helps us discover new Arizona and also best for her. I know sounds, rediscover old favorites and I know that’s common because when that we all wish her Godspeed, and I provides an unparalleled soundtrack to I talk to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle and my colleagues over know we all wish her as speedy a recov- our days. on this side of the aisle about the num- ery as we can get. A celebrated fixture in radio, Lin has I know we haven’t seen the last of received a variety of honors through- ber one issue we face, they also say it’s her. She will come roaring back and out his illustrious career. In 1990, he jobs and the economy. So whether will continue to make tremendous con- was honored as Music Director of the you’re a Republican or a Democrat or an independent, I think we can all tributions to this country for years to Decade by Hard Report. come together and agree that we need come. So I want to thank the gentle- Lin’s musical sensibilities are nicely to find the common ground to spur eco- woman for doing this. I think that both summed up by his motto, borrowed nomic growth. of us standing here today shows the from the writing of Gerard Manley Hopkins: ‘‘Flesh fade and mortal trash It’s time that we work together in a American people that Congress can bipartisan way to pass legislation that work together and should work to- fall to the residuary worm, you and I might as well rock and roll.’’ Dubbed empowers job creators and puts Amer- gether, and in the fine tradition of ica back to work. I firmly believe that GABBY GIFFORDS, we are going to make the Reverend of Rock and Roll early in his radio career, Lin sought to put to- if we put people before politics and sure that we all continue to work to- progress before partisanship and find gether. gether a radio program unlike any other. common ground, we will move our f Now, more than 35 years since he country forward. If you have an idea HONORING 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF first hosted a radio show in Albany, that is going to move our country for- 93 WXRT New York, Lin has succeeded in doing ward, I think that we ought to vote on that and so much more. it and move it forward immediately. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Mr. Speaker, today marks the 1,000th Chair recognizes the gentleman from Radio isn’t Lin’s only passion; he is also quite the accomplished foodie, day that the United States Senate has Illinois (Mr. QUIGLEY) for 5 minutes. not passed a budget. As someone that Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, Chicago never going anywhere without a food guide in his car and his self-described ran a small business before coming to is a city of many treasures. From the Washington, sitting around kitchen ta- architecture to the museums and cul- ‘‘eating pants,’’ an outfit with enough give to accommodate another Chicago bles, Americans are wondering how tural institutions, from the sports they tighten their belt, how they bal- teams to our food, there are many, meal—oh, that Wiener Circle. His fa- vorite restaurants in Chicago include a ance their budget. many reasons to celebrate the Windy But the point there is that they have City. But with so much to do, see, and wide variety of cuisine for an even broader array of occasions. His rec- a budget. Small businesses all across eat, some of our city’s finest features ommendations have included ‘‘best the land can’t operate without a budg- do not make it onto most tourists’ to- upscale Mexican restaurant for when et. Big businesses can’t operate with- do lists. But if you want to share with you want to leave the kids at home’’ out a budget. American families gen- the visitors some of the true heart and and the very specific ‘‘best late night erally can’t operate without a budget. soul of Chicago, drive down Lake Shore steak burrito.’’ I’m sure he also enjoys And yet we here in Washington have Drive with our lake on one side and our splitting a cinnamon roll with our not had a budget in far, far, far too beautiful skyline on the other and 93 friend and his colleague, Teri long. You could build the Empire State WXRT on the radio. Hemmert, another Chicago jewel, at Building two and a half times in the I have tried to explain to my children her favorite table at Ann Sather’s Res- time that it has taken the Senate to about the vast wasteland that was taurant on the north side. even pass their version of a budget. music radio in Chicago before XRT. Lin Brehmer is a man who helps us This is just plainly unacceptable for Forty years ago, all you had was the discover the best about Chicago, and in the American public. same 10 songs on AM radio. Then came doing so, has become a Chicago treas- Put something forward. Let us know XRT, with a rich, diverse playlist, with ure himself. We appreciate and applaud where we should be putting our prior- a passion and an integrity unmatched his career as one of our city’s finest ities. And that, unfortunately, creates even today. No coincidence it became a radio personalities and most recogniz- an enormous inefficiency. Can you 24-hour station in 1976, demonstrating able voices, and look forward to the imagine trying to figure out where our city’s unique commitment to inde- music experiences and food he will help you’re supposed to spend your re- pendent thinking and an unbridled us discover in his next 20 years. Thank sources, what you’re supposed to spend celebration of art and music. you, Lin, for always reminding us why your money on in terms of trying to Like many others, XRT linked me to it’s great to be alive. move your family forward without a a new world. XRT encouraged me to budget? leave my sterile environment and trav- f There is a tremendous amount of un- el to the Earl of Old Town to listen to PUTTING PEOPLE BEFORE certainty, Mr. Speaker, out there and I Steve Goodman and my first concert at POLITICS hear it from people each and every day, the Aragon Ball Room to see Mott the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The uncertainty that Washington is cre- Hoople and the New York Dolls, not to Chair recognizes the gentleman from ating. Excessive regulations, there’s no mention other famous haunts that Illinois (Mr. DOLD) for 5 minutes. question about that. We look at Dodd- played host to greats like Iggy Pop, Mr. DOLD. Mr. Speaker, I know in Frank. In Dodd-Frank, frankly, we’ve David Bowie, Muddy Waters, Frank just listening to some of the comments got 400 rules and regulations, over 200- Zappa, Roxie Music and the like. that I’m joined by I think all of my some-odd that have yet to even be Thank you, XRT, for 40 great years. colleagues in welcoming GABBY GIF- written. What it does is it paralyzes You made me a better person. And FORDS back to this body for this eve- small businesses. People are sitting on when your kids turn their dial to 93, ning’s State of the Union Address, and their hands. They’re not moving for- they will find Lin Brehmer, ‘‘your best certainly our thoughts and prayers are ward; they’re not hiring people. This is friend in the whole world.’’ Lin has with her for a full and speedy recovery something that we here in this body been the morning voice of XRT for the as she continues to make strides. have an opportunity to change. We can last 20 years and is a Chicago institu- Mr. Speaker, this past month, I’ve provide that level of certainty, and I tion unto himself. For 20 years, Lin has had the opportunity, as many of my think that we must.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:09 Jan 25, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JA7.004 H24JAPT1 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H120 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 24, 2012 We’re going to hear a lot about a do- year. She was also named a Universal Sally White is an excellent role nothing Congress, and frankly, I get Cheerleaders Association All-Amer- model and a wonderful example of serv- frustrated when I hear about that. This ican. ant leadership. We should all aspire to body has passed over 30 jobs bills and Sally has been involved in the Thes- work as hard as Sally for the good of sent them across the courtyard to the pian Drama Honor Society for 6 years others and for our own personal devel- other side of the Capitol where they sit and attended the International Thes- opment. I want to applaud Sally’s on HARRY REID’s doorstep. Now, these pian Festival in Nebraska where she teachers, family members, friends, and aren’t partisan bills, Mr. Speaker; worked with theater students from the Thomasville community for help- these are bills like Access to Capital around the world. She is a member of ing to shape and nurture an out- for Job Creators that passed this body the National Honor Society, attended standing student. by over 400 votes. That’s wildly bipar- Alabama’s Girls State, and is a Thom- On behalf of the Seventh Congres- tisan, something that we agree upon, asville Chamber Ambassador. sional District, the State of Alabama, my colleagues on the other side of the Sally has been very passionate about and this Nation, we recognize and con- aisle and my colleagues on this side of public service and mission work. She gratulate Sally White for receiving the the aisle; and yet they’re sitting on traveled to Ecuador for 2 weeks in the Congressional Gold Medal of Service summer of 2010, planting trees to raise HARRY REID’s doorstep, and they won’t for Youth Award for her hard work, money for village schools. Sally serves even come up for a vote. This is the dedication, and community involve- as a volunteer for the summer reading frustration that I think the American ment. It is with great pride that I ask program at the Thomasville Public Li- public has. my colleagues in the House of Rep- brary and volunteers in the extended Washington needs to move forward. resentatives to join me in honoring day program at Thomasville Elemen- We need to address jobs and the econ- Sally White for her exemplary commit- tary School to assist young students omy. We need to address the out-of- ment to public service. with homework. control spending that has happened, Sally plans to pursue a college degree f yes, on both sides of the aisle. We need in either biomedical or chemical engi- b 1030 to figure out a way that Washington neering. After college, she plans to at- can tighten its belt so that we do not tend graduate school to earn a Ph.D. or NATIONAL SCHOOL CHOICE WEEK bury our children and grandchildren medical degree. Her ultimate goal is to The SPEAKER pro tempore. The under a mountain of debt and jeop- one day work in the medical research ardize the very fabric of the American Chair recognizes the gentleman from field to develop cures for this Nation’s South Carolina (Mr. DUNCAN) for 5 min- Dream. most troubling diseases. Mr. Speaker, I talk to my colleagues utes. Sally is one of 14 youth in the State Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina. Mr. on both sides of the aisle, and I do of Alabama who has received the Con- sense that there is a frustration. There Speaker, all around the Hill today, you gressional Gold Medal of Service will see Members of Congress wearing a is a concern that we may be the first Award since its inception by Congress generation of Americans that leaves red button, ‘‘1,000 Days,’’ a reminder in 1979. The award provides a unique that it has been 1,000 days since the our country worse for our children and opportunity for young people to set grandchildren than we received from United States Senate has passed a and achieve personal challenging goals budget for the United States of Amer- our parents and grandparents. For me, that build character and foster commu- this is absolutely unacceptable, which ica; 1,000 days of acting irresponsibly. nity service. Unlike many other I want to pause and tell you that last is why I think that we have to find awards, recipients do not win the Con- that common ground—find the com- year on January 8, just 3 days after gressional Gold Medal of Service. They being sworn in as a new United States mon ground and move our country for- earn it. Sally earned this accolade by Congressman, we were informed of the ward. setting and achieving goals in four pro- tragic incident that happened in Ari- I certainly hope tonight we talk gram areas: volunteer public service, zona; and I want to let the gentle- about a united America, we talk about personal development, physical fitness, woman from Arizona, GABBY GIFFORDS, a vision that unites us as opposed to and explorations. In her more than 800 know that I’m going to be honored that one that divides us. This will be an op- hours of community service, she she will be on the floor with us today. portunity. And I hope it’s about jobs strengthened her commitment to pub- The prayers of my family and of the and the economy, the out-of-control lic service and realized the power that members of the South Carolina delega- spending, and making sure that hard- one individual can make in one’s com- tion and our State go out to her and working American taxpayers are mov- munity and in this world. ing forward. I had the great privilege of pre- her family and the folks in Arizona This is our time. It’s time we all senting the Congressional Gold Medal that she represents every day, and we come together to put America back to of Service Award to Sally 2 weeks ago will continue to do that long after her work. on January 11, 2012, during a student service to this country. Mr. Speaker, this week is National f assembly at Thomasville High School. I was impressed by Sally’s poise, grace, School Choice Week. All across our RECOGNIZING CONGRESSIONAL and strength and her commitment to country, students and families are ral- GOLD MEDAL OF SERVICE FOR helping others. When asked about the lying for National School Choice Week, YOUTH RECIPIENT SALLY WHITE award, Sally stated: ‘‘Receiving the a grassroots campaign dedicated to the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Congressional Gold Medal of Service idea that all students, regardless of Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from for Youth Award has been a tremen- background, should have the oppor- Alabama (Ms. SEWELL) for 5 minutes. dous honor for me. I am thankful for tunity to choose the school that most Ms. SEWELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise the love and support I have been pro- effectively motivates them to learn. today to recognize Sally White, a re- vided while working towards this For too long, we have made increases markable young lady from the Seventh award. I am extremely humbled by this in spending and new standards from Congressional District of Alabama who honor.’’ Washington our focus, which have, was a recent recipient of the Congres- Sally’s principal, Mr. Kyle Ferguson, sadly, strangled our parents’ and sional Gold Medal of Service for Youth expressed the sentiments of her teach- teachers’ ability to help our students Award. ers, advisers, and mentors when he succeed. Sally is a driven, committed, and de- stated: ‘‘Sally White is without a doubt Now, with that, I want to give a termined young lady who is destined one of the most driven, goal-oriented, shout-out to the Nation’s teachers who for success. She is currently a senior at and conscientious young people that I have to deal every day with complying Thomasville High School in Thomas- have ever encountered. She is certainly with the mandates that come from ville, Alabama, and has a 4.32 grade operating at a level far beyond her Washington, D.C., while they struggle point average. She has been a member years. We are honored that she has to educate the children of our country. of the varsity cheerleading squad for 3 been with us through her high school Instead of propelling them to success, years and was captain of the squad this years.’’ the United States has fallen to 14th in

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:09 Jan 25, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JA7.006 H24JAPT1 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE January 24, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H121 the world in reading, 17th in science, call President Barack Obama, who to- together and make sure that those who and 25th in math, compared to other night will give us the State of the make much can have the ability to countries, according to the 2009 edition Union, the ‘‘food stamp President.’’ share those dollars but yet still make a of the Program for International Stu- For many of us who know our his- grand profit. I want to see us improve dent Assessment. Those numbers are tory, we might recall that in the 1940s our supply chains and logistics. I want astonishing. and beyond, there were many who were to see us get factories up and bring As proud Americans, we will not ac- on government cheese. In fact, many them down. cept the consequences of failure, of let- people I know today smile about that We restored the American auto in- ting our children fall behind the rest of government cheese and peanut butter dustry by commitment, dedication, and the world. Parents are demanding re- that they were given. They include sacrifice. At last I heard, General Mo- sults in education for their children; doctors and lawyers and leaders of this tors now is the number one manufac- and Washington should listen to their Nation, teachers, people who are ex- turer of automobiles in the world. How message, which is, simply: We know panding opportunities for others. did it come about? Because Democrats how to reform education in our States; This Nation is a great country, and came together and joined around, with get Washington out of the way and we are reminded that many who start a bipartisan support, the idea that we watch us succeed. from humble beginnings can ascend to can create jobs; we can manufacture Education should be returned to the the highest office or the barons and the jobs. States, the local communities, and to leadership of corporate America. So Let me just say this: I will accept the parents, just where our Founding Fa- the negative connotation of ‘‘food challenge tonight that the President thers left it when they designed this stamp President’’ is to denigrate those will offer, and I will realize that a food great government. who receive it rather than to suggest stamp family today providing for their This is the reality we face: Our coun- that there are opportunities in this Na- children are the presidents and CEOs try, the United States of America, tion that no other country can provide. and astronauts and inventors of tomor- stormed the beaches of Normandy. We So, Mr. Speaker, I rise today to talk row. That’s the kind of Nation that we raised the flag over Iwo Jima. We about and look forward to the Presi- are. fought for and won the freedom of dent’s State of the Union as he speaks I say it always, and I will say it other nations all around the globe. We about income equality and challenges again. ‘‘Food stamp’’ is a denigrating ventured into space and landed the us, as a Nation, to come together, to term when you say ‘‘food stamp Presi- human race on the Moon. We inspired move forward on expanding jobs, such dent,’’ as if the President does not the collapse of the Berlin Wall. But be- as the President’s American Jobs Act. want to create jobs. We’re tired of the fore all of this, we invented the But I raise for thought the problem of buzzwords and innuendo about certain lightbulb, the automobile, the tele- how we will come to that point. groups, but I believe that we have a vision, the telephone, discovered the I’m looking at an article that sug- way of coming out of this. art and science of flying. gests that ‘‘Made in the USA’’ may be Mr. Speaker, now is the time. It is an Our inventions, though, are not as a relic of the bygone. It uses one of our urgency of now. It is the justice and much the reason for our greatness as most famous, one of our most imitated equality that Martin Luther King and they are the result of it, because at the companies in the world, Apple, which many other great leaders spoke of. It is very beginning, at our founding, we de- speaks to the genius of America. I will this mosaic Nation of people from all clared to the world this belief: ‘‘that never step away from acknowledging walks of life that have shown the world all men are created equal, that they that we are the inventive, the innova- we’re the greatest Nation in the world. are endowed by their Creator with cer- tive, the genius, the creative popu- I’m looking forward to pursuing that in tain unalienable rights, that among lation because we’ve been given free- the 21st century, building jobs and say- these are life, liberty, and the pursuit dom by our Constitution. But when you ing, ‘‘God bless America.’’ of happiness—that to secure these ask the question why the iPhone is f manufactured elsewhere and you hear rights, governments are instituted b 1040 among men, deriving their just powers comments about why the genius of this from the consent of the governed.’’ particular company has not been trans- ACCEPTING THE MANTLE OF The truth in that Declaration re- lated into a number of jobs, why deci- LEADERSHIP minds us that our people will succeed sions have been made to move manu- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The and prosper, and our students will facturing overseas, and you ask the Chair recognizes the gentleman from learn and achieve when we preserve the question where is the corporate social California (Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN) for liberty of every parent to choose the responsibility, for example, and where 5 minutes. educational environment that’s best is the generosity in terms of hiring Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- for their children. And if we do so, American workers, well, we know that fornia. Mr. Speaker, first I would just imagine how our children will lead the the international economy is inter- say to the gentlelady who just spoke world through another century marked twined. Companies once felt an obliga- that I do not doubt that the President by the rise of freedom and the innova- tion to support American workers even wishes to create jobs. The fact of the tion that freedom inspires. when it wasn’t the best financial matter is he just doesn’t know how. With that, Mr. Speaker, I want to choice. We call that ‘‘American gen- The record would suggest that. end by echoing the words of Mr. JONES erosity.’’ But I understand the bottom When I first came to this House, the from earlier when he said: May God line. year was 1979, January. We were in the bless the men and women in uniform, So it is important that we begin to midst of what history has shown us was may God bless their families, and may look at the items that the President is a failed Presidency. We had something God continue to bless the United talking about, jobs skills training, and called the misery index. We had unem- States of America. to find a way to restore the modern ployment rising. We had inflation rates f manufacturing that will bring more around 20 percent. We had, by all jobs to America. gauges, a difficult time, a time that FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS TO Why do these companies move over- many people looked upon with despair, THE HIGHEST OFFICE seas? In this article, it suggests be- and many suggested that the issues The SPEAKER pro tempore. The cause of the supply chain and the way were so large and the problems so great Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from factories can be put up and put down in that no President could possibly deal Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE) for 5 minutes. these foreign countries. Now, you tell with it, no Congress, and the American Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. me why we can’t do that. I believe we people could not. Speaker, last week, I came to the floor can. It is all about focus and logistics. It was just prior to that time that I of the House to challenge the utiliza- And tonight, as the President expands met a gentleman from Georgia, Mr. tion of words because words matter. on his Kansas speech about how we are Gingrich, as we were both freshman Candidates who are charging each a great Nation, I’m looking for ways to Members elected. And we began talk- other with a variety of sins decided to end that income inequality, to come ing about the fact that our party had

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I will not stand While there are certainly benefits to there was an acceptance of mediocrity here and allow us to act in vain so that receiving at least a high school edu- and failure and second-class status for the sacrifices of my parents, some call cation, establishing a blanket policy America. the Greatest Generation, I say one of that denies unemployment benefits to Our belief was, at that time, that we the greatest generations, will have low-skill workers who have lost their could come together with a number of been in vain. They worked hard. They jobs due to no fault of their own, with- other Members and try and at least accepted the challenges of the future out ensuring they have unrestricted ac- give voice to a new idea, a new vision, with an innate confidence in the good- cess to educational opportunities, sets a more positive vision for America. We ness of the American people, the capa- up hundreds of thousands of Americans worked together with other Members bilities of the American people, and, to fail. and formed what was called the Con- yes, the common sense of the American It seems incredibly cynical to require servative Opportunity Society because people. participation in adult education and we thought that that was a positive vi- My hope is that as we go forward in job training as a condition of receiving sion for the future of America, con- this year, those of us who seek office unemployment benefits while simulta- sistent with Republican principles and, for both the House, the Senate, and neously eliminating meaningful Fed- more importantly, consistent with and Presidency will accept that mantle of eral support for these programs. expressive of American principles. We leadership that has been cast upon us Mr. Speaker, it is unconscionable to thought it was an antidote to what we from those in the past. put additional strings on this crucial saw leading us at that time as the lib- f relief that do nothing, nothing to ad- eral welfare state. I think history has dress the real causes of the current un- PENALIZING UNEMPLOYED shown that, with the election of Ron- employment crisis. It is a difficult AMERICANS ald Reagan and the embracing of the time to be unemployed in America. It Conservative Opportunity Society vi- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The is a difficult time to be unemployed in sion of America, that America could Chair recognizes the gentleman from America, but House Republicans seem turn around. North Carolina (Mr. BUTTERFIELD) for 5 determined to make it even more dif- We are confronted with what I be- minutes. ficult. lieve to be a failed Presidency at the Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I I urge my colleagues to join me and present time. We are confronted with rise today to express my concern that stand up against this education man- questions and some great despair in Republicans are attempting to penalize date and fight for policies that can ac- families around America for the failure unemployed American citizens who do tually help bring the unemployment of an opportunity for jobs. And I would not have a high school diploma. Last crisis to resolve. month, House Republicans included a suggest that, at this point in time, it is f appropriate for those who have visions, provision in the payroll tax cut bill, those who are ready to challenge the which is presently in conference, to es- RECOGNITION OF CATHOLIC conventional wisdom, those who be- tablish an educational requirement for SCHOOLS WEEK lieve that America’s best days are recipients of benefits. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ahead, not behind, to come to the fore. The provision, Mr. Speaker, would re- Chair recognizes the gentleman from There are those who look at the quire recipients of unemployment ben- Pennsylvania (Mr. FITZPATRICK) for 5 faults of Newt Gingrich. I’d like to sug- efits to have at least a high school di- minutes. gest that he was the one person that I ploma or a GED or be enrolled in class- Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, know that had a vision in this House of es to obtain such a degree. This re- starting January 29 of this year, Catho- how this House could be changed, how quirement, Mr. Speaker, would affect lic schools across the country will ini- we, working as an institution, could an estimated 248,000 workers in the tiate their annual observance of Catho- work with a President to make changes first 3 months of enactment, and dis- lic Schools Week. The theme for this and, ultimately, how this side of the proportionately affect older workers, year is ‘‘Catholic Schools: Faith. Aca- aisle could, for the first time in a gen- forcing certain unemployment recipi- demics. Service.’’ eration, actually be the majority. ents to either enroll in adult education The 2012 theme emphasizes the prin- Following his ascendency to Speaker programs or forego the benefits they ciples of Catholic school education, of the House, we actually had balanced need to support their families. This is a which families in my district and budgets. We actually had some bring- disgrace. across the country highly value. The ing down of some of the size of the Fed- In 2010, half a million workers age 50 theme focuses on three priorities that eral Government. We actually had or over who received unemployment in- are distinct to Catholic schools. Chil- some progress around the country. So I surance lacked a high school diploma. dren are taught faith, not just the ba- would say, for those who look at the For most of these individuals who have sics of Christianity, but how to have a faults of others, let’s look at their ac- worked more than 30 long years, re- relationship with their God; academics, complishments. turning to high school makes very lit- in which Catholic schools are held to This is a time when it seems to me tle sense. They are the bricklayers and very high standards. we ought to be serious about the future the carpenters and sanitation workers Earlier this year I was proud to rec- of America. We ought to be bold about and housekeepers in our communities. ognize the Nativity of our Lord Catho- the future of America. We ought to In the case of workers under the age lic School in Warminster, Pennsyl- have some confidence in the greatness of 50, adult education might be useful, vania, for receiving the 2011 National of America, the greatness of its people, but is largely unattainable. Currently, Blue Ribbon of Excellence Award. not necessarily the greatness of its State and local adult education pro- 1050 government. We need to have a good grams do not have the capacity—we b governmental structure that allows the know that—do not have the capacity to Finally, the third principle in the greatness of the American people. meet this demand. Waiting lists for 2012 theme is service, the giving of There are some on the Presidential these programs are proliferating and one’s time and effort to help others. It debate scene today who are willing to certain to worsen due to a 20 percent is taught both as an expression of faith challenge us with bold ideas. That has decline over the past decade in Federal but also of good citizenship. been done in the past and has proven funding for adult education programs Schools typically celebrate Catholic successful. It seems to me we should and $1 billion in cuts to job-training Schools Week with mass, open houses, not shrink from the future; we should programs in fiscal year 2011. and activities for students, families, embrace the future. We should, in fact, Creating an educational mandate as parishioners, and the community at be leaders of the future. a condition of eligibility to receive un- large. In addition to this year’s list of I am not one elected to this House to employment insurance benefits, Mr. activities, some schools in my district be satisfied that the future of America Speaker, is punitive. It’s misguided. will host events welcoming families

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We can’t aban- hem, we owe it to our troops and to parishioners can reflect upon the three don the millions of job seekers before their families, as well as American tax- principles of Catholic Schools Week— they find a good job. We should also payers, to bring them home. faith, academics, service—not simply immediately add an additional 14 This war is not just a moral disgrace, as a theme but also as a guide for their weeks of tier I unemployment benefits not just a humanitarian disaster, Mr. future decisions. for the millions of Americans who have Speaker; it’s a strategic failure. We’re Mr. Speaker, Catholic Schools Week completely exhausted their benefits spending at least $10 billion every is truly a time to demonstrate the in- after 99 weeks. Far too many Ameri- month to prop up a regime in Afghani- tangible value of Catholic education. cans have exhausted all of their unem- stan that is ineffective on its best day I’m extremely grateful for the hard ployment benefits and are still unable and downright corrupt on its worst. work and dedication of the administra- to work. We must not abandon these Afghanistan continues to be racked tors, faculty, students, and parents 99ers. by poverty and violence, and my belief who’ve created an environment fos- To achieve these ends, we must en- is that by continuing to have military tering academic excellence, spiritu- sure that we protect the efficient and boots on the ground, we’re encouraging ality, and service. effective programs we already have in more animosity towards the United f place and provide strong investments States, giving the Taliban a recruit- that spur immediate job growth. And ment tool, and thus, undermining our POVERTY IN AMERICA we have the resources to do this if we security. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The commit ourselves to increasing fair- Mr. Speaker, we need a new security Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from ness in taxation to ensure that the program. We need a new security para- California (Ms. LEE) for 5 minutes. wealthiest Americans pay their fair digm, an entirely fresh way of thinking Ms. LEE of California. As the founder share and enact a reasonable Tax Code about how to keep our Nation safe. of the Congressional Out of Poverty that includes financial transactions Won’t we make more friends and win Caucus, I rise again today to remind which will not only raise vital revenue more hearts and minds if we extend a this body about the crisis of poverty in but set some limits to the wild, out-of- hand of friendship to the rest of the America, which really should prick the control speculation and vulture cap- world instead of rattling the saber at conscience of every Democrat and Re- italism that nearly brought down this the first sign of trouble? publican. As we begin to consider legis- entire economy. Actually, that’s the heart of my lation for this year and budgets for the Also, we must take a bold approach SMART security platform. Why are we fiscal year 2013, we must do more to in how we allocate the large savings spending pennies on humanitarian aid help millions of Americans living in from our defense budgets as we bring for every dollar we’re spending on poverty. our troops home from abroad. weapons and warfare? Instead of a mili- We must do more for the millions of I’m confident that the President will tary surge, we need a civilian surge, Americans who are looking very hard speak to the moral and economic crises one that lifts people out of poverty, re- for a job and working hard every day to of income inequality and will not for- builds infrastructure, promotes edu- move up the ladder of opportunity, get the long-term unemployed, the cation, especially for women and girls, really trying to remove these very dif- poor, our seniors, our students, and the and combats malnutrition and global ficult barriers. middle class in his State of the Union health problems around the world. We must not balance our budgets on speech tonight. SMART security is a renewed com- the backs of the most vulnerable, the I hope the Republicans and Demo- mitment to diplomacy, multilater- poor, and low-income individuals, and crats in this body take heed and tomor- alism, and peaceful conflict resolution. we cannot allow any budget cuts or au- row pass the American Jobs Act for the It would support a dramatic downsizing thorize new spending on programs that good of the country. of the military industrial complex. Be- will increase poverty or increase in- f lieve it or not, the Pentagon consumes come inequality in America. 56 percent of discretionary spending We also must commit to taking bold SMART SECURITY: TO CREATE AN with a budget bigger in real dollars steps to reducing the devastating im- AMERICA BUILT TO LAST than it was at the height of the Soviet pact of poverty in America, and that is The SPEAKER pro tempore. The threat. And with SMART security, we by creating jobs. It’s inexcusable and Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from can reverse that. immoral to fail to take the strongest California (Ms. WOOLSEY) for 5 min- Tonight I’m told the President will possible action to bring immediate utes. sound the theme of an America built to help to those Americans in need. Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, tonight last. But no Nation, Mr. Speaker, that We cannot continue down the path when the President of the United exists in a state of semipermanent war- that leads to increasing poverty, in- States addresses our Nation from this fare can be built to last. I worry about equality, and income disparities which Chamber, we will hear some good news how we can be built to last when we focus more and more wealth in the on the national security front. The end have enough nuclear warheads to blow hands of the few and leave millions of of the Iraq war, for example, is an im- the world to smithereens many times Americans behind. With nearly 50 mil- pressive accomplishment, one that over. lion Americans in poverty and half of wouldn’t have happened if bold progres- Now is the time, Mr. Speaker. Our all Americans in low-income house- sives hadn’t called for our troops to be common humanity compels us to bring holds, we cannot wait. We must act brought home way back in 2005. the troops home from Afghanistan and now. I’m also pleased the President’s lead- implement a SMART security agenda. Mr. Speaker, poverty doesn’t just ership will make it possible for our Now is the time. hurt families and the children who military strategic review to call for f grow up in families trapped by poverty, significant reductions in defense spend- b 1100 but it costs our Nation hundreds of bil- ing. lions of dollars in lost productivity and But on both of these fronts, ending HONORING THE LIFE OF FORMER slows the Nation’s economic growth. our current wars and long-range na- REPRESENTATIVE ED JENKINS We must act to strengthen funding for tional security strategy, I’m hoping for The SPEAKER pro tempore. The programs that not only prevent hun- proposals that are bigger and bolder Chair recognizes the gentleman from ger, homelessness, crime, and maintain than what we’ve heard to this point. Georgia (Mr. LEWIS) for 5 minutes. access to education, but we all must Bottom line, Mr. Speaker, we need to Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, create initiatives to demand goods and end the war in Afghanistan, and we I rise to recognize and celebrate the

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Isn’t it strange how princes and kings Georgia, Congressman Jenkins would Although I didn’t have the pleasure and clowns that caper in sawdust rings often describe himself as a country of serving in this body with Ed, as he and common folks like you and me are lawyer, but he was a country lawyer retired from Congress in 1993 as I was builders for eternity. Each is given a with an extensive knowledge of the tax beginning my first term, I and count- bag of tools, a shapeless mass and a set system. He was knowledgeable; he was less others from across the country of rules, and each must make your life very informed. He was an advocate for looked to Ed as a role model. Ed came as flown a stumbling block or a step- the people and industries of Georgia. to me shortly after I was elected. He ping stone. He was a champion of the South’s tex- embraced me. He was always available Mr. Speaker, I’m so glad, and the tile industry and a fierce protector of to me for advice and counsel. Not only people of Georgia and this Nation are the local economy. that, he and his friend of many years glad, that Ed Jenkins was a stepping Although often soft-spoken, Ed Jen- and his business partner, John stone and not a stumbling block for a kins bravely pressed for the facts of the Winburn, made it a point to offer con- higher, better life for so many people Iran-Contra affair. He believed the tinuous support for Democratic Mem- across this country. We mourn his loss, American people deserved to hear the bers from the Georgia delegation, year but we are grateful that we knew him truth, and he was not afraid to speak in and year out; and Ed never asked for and that he passed this way. out, he was not afraid to speak up. anything in return. f He was thoughtful, considerate, a He was a humble and able country brave negotiator and an unbelievable, lawyer. He practiced in Jasper, Geor- DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND just excellent colleague. When I first gia. He was born in Young Harris. He NATIONAL WWI MEMORIAL came to Congress, he was so helpful attended Young Harris College. He was The SPEAKER pro tempore. The and so caring. I learned so much from in the Coast Guard. For many years he Chair recognizes the gentleman from him. He was a good man, a decent served as an aide to former Congress- Texas (Mr. POE) for 5 minutes. human being. I never heard him say a man Phil Landrum of Georgia. He was Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, this mean thing about anyone. elected to this body, and he served is a photograph of Frank Buckles. It I only wish we had more Members of from 1977 to 1993. was taken when he was about 16 years Congress on both sides of the aisle, As a member of the House Ways and of age. He may have been 15; he may with not just his demeanor, but with Means Committee, he played an instru- have been 17. the pride he took in this institution mental role in passage of key tax ini- You see, Frank Buckles Jr. joined and this Congress. He was very proud tiatives that benefited millions of the United States Army in the great to be a Member of Congress and proud working American families. He was a World War I, and he lied to get into the to be a member of the Ways and Means key figure in the investigation and un- Army so he could serve America in Committee, and that pride made him a covering the crimes committed during France. They called them doughboys powerful leader. the Iran-Contra affair. when they went to Europe. He drove an I can remember over the years each Ed, through his illustrious legislative ambulance so he could rescue other time the Ways and Means Committee career, always remained a passionate doughboys who had been wounded and came together for a reunion. He would and loyal advocate of the South’s man- killed on the battlefield in Flanders always show up long after he retired ufacturing and textile industry. In 1985, and other places in Belgium and from the Congress. he wrote and passed the Textile and France. I was so sad to hear of his passing Apparel Trade Enforcement Act, which After the great World War I was over and would like to express my deepest was ultimately vetoed by President with, he came back home to the United sympathy to his wife, Jo; his daugh- Reagan, but would have rolled back the States, while 114,000 doughboys did not ters, Janice and Amy; and his entire textile imports from foreign countries return alive. family. As a Nation, we greatly bene- by 40 percent. As a conservative Demo- Many of them died from flu that they fited from his service. As a colleague, I crat from the South, Ed Jenkins often had contracted in France and died in learned so much from his example and received praise from his constituents the United States. Four million served, his friendship. for putting their interests ahead of po- 114,000 died, and Frank Buckles Jr. got He will be deeply missed by the peo- litical ideology or party affiliation. to come home. After the war was over ple of Georgia, the people of this Na- In his political life, he always em- with, when the great World War II tion. He made a lasting contribution to bodied the adage of the turtle on the started, he was in the Philippines. our country; and we must never, ever fence post, which was quoted so often b 1110 forget this good and great man. by his childhood friend, former Georgia f Governor and U.S. Senator Zell Miller. He was captured by the Japanese and It goes like this: whenever you see a held as a prisoner of war for 31⁄2 years. TRIBUTE TO FORMER turtle perched on a fence post, you And shortly before he was to be exe- REPRESENTATIVE ED JENKINS know one thing—he didn’t get there by cuted by the Japanese, he was rescued The SPEAKER pro tempore. The himself. Somebody put him there. Ed as other prisoners of war, Americans, Chair recognizes the gentleman from Jenkins always remembered who sent Filipinos, were rescued. Georgia (Mr. BISHOP) for 5 minutes. him to Washington. He spent the remainder of his years Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, Ed is survived by his beloved wife of in the United States. He drove a trac- I would like to thank Congressman 51 years, Jo Jenkins; two daughters, tor in West Virginia until he was 107. JOHN LEWIS and his staff for reserving Janice Anderson and Amy Dotson; two And then last year, at the age of 110, time this morning for Members of the brothers, Charles and Kenneth; three Frank Buckles died. Frank Buckles House to come to the floor to pay trib- sisters, Marilyn Thomasson, Ella Bat- had a mission before he died. It was to ute to my friend, one of Georgia’s tle, and Patti Chambers; and two see that all who lived and died and former and notable legislators, the late grandsons. My wife, Vivian, and I served in the great World War I were Congressman Edgar Lanier Jenkins. Ed would like to extend our sincere condo- remembered by this country. You see, died January 1 of this year. lences to Ed’s family, friends, and he was the last doughboy. He was the The poet Longfellow wrote: ‘‘Heights former constituents as they mourn the last American who died from the great by great men reached and kept were loss of our dearly departed friend. World War I. not obtained by sudden flight but, There must have been something This second photograph is a more re- while their companions slept, they about the water at Young Harris Col- cent photograph taken when Frank were toiling on upward in the night.’’ lege. It produced people who must have Buckles and I and others were at the

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The and Defiance to Parma and Lordstown. try in the great World War I, to see Chair recognizes the gentleman from However, we cannot forget that coun- that this D.C. Memorial was expanded Georgia (Mr. BARROW) for 1 minute. tries like China want to muscle in on to not only honor the D.C. veterans Mr. BARROW. Mr. Speaker, I rise to the U.S. auto sector. If we want to see recognize the lifelong public service of who served, but all Americans who the U.S. auto industry in a continuing my fellow Georgian, former Congress- served in World War I. After all, it is state of growth, creating jobs and man Ed Jenkins. Congressman Jenkins on The National Mall where we have building our economy forward, Con- was born in Young Harris, Georgia. He three other great memorials to the gress must champion fair trade. was a veteran of the Coast Guard and a four important wars of the last cen- In December, the Congressional graduate of Young Harris College and tury. You see, America built the Viet- China Commission held a hearing on the University of Georgia Law School. nam Memorial, then built the Korean Congressman Jenkins represented China’s unfair trade practices. I used Memorial, and then built the World north Georgia in Congress for 16 years, that opportunity to point out exactly War II Memorial. But there is no me- serving on the Budget Committee and how the government in Beijing blocks morial on The National Mall for all the Ways and Means Committee. His fair trade in U.S.-made cars and Americans who served in the great service and his approach to service are trucks. When Congress ceded China World War I. And it is time that we do a good example for all of us today. permanent normal trade relations, pro- that, that we honor all that served, not Those who knew him and served with ponents promised that U.S. products just the few, but all of them. him remember him as a levelheaded would gain real access to the Chinese So I’ve introduced legislation along workhorse and a zealous advocate for market. This has not happened. Would with my friend from Missouri, EMAN- the interests of his district, especially you believe that a Jeep Grand Cher- UEL CLEAVER, to have legislation that the textile and poultry industries. okee costs $85,000 in China? That is will do three things: More importantly, he was willing to three times what it costs here in the First of all, it will take this memo- work in a bipartisan way to do what he United States. And why? The Chinese rial that you see in the back of this thought was best for his constituents Government has created an elaborate photograph, the World War I D.C. Me- and his country. system of protective tariffs meant to morial. At the time this photograph After Congress, Ed Jenkins served as keep U.S.-made trucks and cars out of was taken, it was in a state of dis- a member and as chairman of the Uni- China. repair. It has since been repaired by versity System of Georgia Board of Re- I asked the U.S. Trade Representa- the National Park Service which over- gents. Congressman Jenkins passed tive in December to develop a com- sees the memorial. Take this memo- away on New Year’s Day, but he is sur- prehensive strategy for addressing Chi- rial, honor the D.C. vets and expand it vived by a wife of 51 years, two daugh- na’s anticompetitive behavior. Main to include and make it the District of ters, two grandchildren, and thousands Street manufacturers are hard at work Columbia and National World War I of friends and admirers. We’ve missed creating jobs along Ohio’s north coast Memorial, maybe even give more rec- him a lot these last few years, and now and throughout the Midwest, but it’s ognition to the people of D.C. who built we’ll miss him even more. overtime for the administration and the memorial, the schoolchildren who f Congress to get to work on the very collected money so it could be built real impact that the trade deficit has many years ago, but make it a memo- STATE OF THE UNION, JOBS AND on lost U.S. jobs. rial for all who served in World War I. TRADE Economists estimate that for every The second thing it would do is also The SPEAKER pro tempore. The billion dollars in trade deficit, we lose designate the Liberty Memorial in Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from 15,000 jobs here. For 2011, our trade def- Kansas City as the World War I Mu- Ohio (Ms. KAPTUR) for 5 minutes. icit with China alone will be close to seum, which would be in Kansas City, Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, tonight $300 billion. If we do the quick, back-of- Missouri. You see, it is the museum in the President will speak to America the-envelope math, this means that the the United States that honors and rec- and the world in the annual State of U.S. ceded over 4.3 million jobs to ognizes the history of World War I. the Union Address. I’m eager to hear China last year. And the third thing that this bill his ideas about additional job creation The entire U.S. trade deficit for 2011 would do is set up a commission so because job creation must be America’s is projected to reach an incredible $727 America can commemorate World War number one priority. billion in the red, three quarters of a I. You see, it’s almost been 100 years Back home in northern Ohio, we are trillion. China accounts for 40 percent since that war started. Not much is seeing manufacturing starting to pick of it. Congress and the President must being said about World War I. I asked a up. In Lorain, Ohio, Republic Steel is stand up for U.S. manufacturing and person not too long ago what he re- gearing up production. In Toledo, GM American jobs. members about World War I from his- Transmission and companies like BX On December 15, the Chinese Govern- tory books, and he said, Isn’t that the Solutions are bringing back jobs in the ment ratcheted up its attacks on our war where Snoopy fought the Red transportation and logistical services auto industry by levying an additional Baron? industry. And across our region, the 21.5 percent antidumping duty and a Unfortunately, too many Americans auto sector is making major invest- 12.9 percent countervailing duty on top know nothing about our history, and ments. of their already unfair practices. That it’s time we do something. And so The Detroit auto show just wrapped is why I and other Members are asking we’re going to have a commission to up, and there is much to be optimistic the President to take the Chinese be- honor World War I and all who served. about. For one, GM is officially back fore the World Trade Organization. We This commission is not going to be on top, claiming the title as the need official action to confront China’s paid for by the taxpayers. There’s no world’s largest automaker, an amazing job aggression. taxpayer money involved in any of comeback for the American auto- While the official unemployment rate this, but it’ll be set up to make sure motive industry. Our resilient auto- is coming down here, we have a major that America remembers the 100th an- workers brought it roaring back, even fight to create more jobs in America. niversary, and that anniversary is com- after some here would have left it for ing up on us. dead. b 1120 Mr. Speaker, it’s one thing to die for Just between 2009 and last year, the In places like northern Ohio, there your country. It’s another thing, and U.S. auto industry created over 75,000 are still over 100,000 people out of work.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:24 Jan 25, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JA7.016 H24JAPT1 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H126 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 24, 2012 Greater Cleveland has over 75,000 peo- has spoken in sending our warmest re- BYRON NASH LIVE ple out of work, Toledo over 27,000, and gards to Ed’s family, and say to all of The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Sandusky over 3,000. Our economy is you, you should remember your hus- Chair recognizes the gentleman from still struggling forward. We can see band and dad not only as a wonderful Texas (Mr. AL GREEN) for 5 minutes. how many jobs have been stamped out family member, but someone who came Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speak- in not just the auto industry, but in here, often at sacrifice, and he did so in er, this weekend, I, along with my col- manufacturing across our country due a way that indeed served this country. league Congresswoman SHEILA JACKSON to unfair trade regimes. We need Con- I would now like to yield the balance LEE attended an event in Houston, gress and the executive branch to stand of my time to someone who knew Ed so Texas. It was styled ‘‘Byron Nash up and demand fairness for our compa- well who has served as chairman of our Live.’’ This event was well attended. nies, our workers, and our commu- committee and who remembers Ed Jen- As I approached the venue, there were nities that are working so hard to build kins with such affection, the senior literally hundreds of people outside. forward this country as our economy— member for the State of New York, Most of them were young people, and it our fragile economy—keeps rebound- CHARLES RANGEL. was raining as I approached the venue. ing. While it’s rebounding forward, it Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, how I did ask one of the young people if he could do a lot better with some help much time is remaining? was going to be able to go in, and I was from the President and this Congress. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- told that there was an overflow crowd, f tleman has 1 minute remaining. that it was standing room only, and that as a result, he would have to stand REMEMBERING THE HONORABLE Mr. RANGEL. I would like unani- EDGAR LANIER JENKINS outside. But he assured me that he mous consent that we extend it to 2 would be there for the duration of the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The minutes additional. This is the end of event. He was there for ‘‘Byron Nash Chair recognizes the gentleman from it for Ed Jenkins, and I did not know. Live.’’ Michigan (Mr. LEVIN) for 5 minutes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Byron Nash, a 24-year-old comedian, Mr. LEVIN. I want to join my col- Chair cannot entertain the gentleman’s was giving a performance, if you will. leagues in remembering Ed Jenkins— request. This performance was attended by his and Mr. RANGEL, who served with him Mr. RANGEL. I would like to request mother, Gwen Nash; his father, Mi- for all of Ed’s service, as chairman, I the Chair recognize me for 5 minutes. chael Nash; his grandfather and grand- will yield time to him after I say just The SPEAKER pro tempore. The mother, Reverend James and Mrs. Nash a few words on behalf of Ed Jenkins. as well. This event was a lively event. The Ways and Means Committee is Chair cannot entertain the gentleman’s request at this time. Byron received several standing ova- indeed a key committee, and Ed Jen- tions, and his life was spoken of Mr. RANGEL. Could the Chair tell kins was a key person. I was reading throughout the entirety of the event. some of the tributes, and one of them me what request you might entertain This, in a sense, may have been his noted what was said in the Almanac of so I can share my views for the late Ed last performance in the physical world, American Politics about Ed Jenkins: Jenkins? for you see, Byron Nash made his tran- ‘‘He was a man who must be consulted The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- sition, and this was his home-going on many key legislative issues.’’ How tleman has 1 minute remaining. celebration. It was truly a celebration. true that was. Mr. RANGEL. Well, rules are rules, There were many who did mourn his Ed Jenkins showed you could be both and they have to be followed. I had death, but we all were there to cele- gentle and strong. He did not seek the really hoped that given my long ac- brate the life that he lived. His life, limelight, but he shed light on so many quaintance with Ed Jenkins that I while it was short, was a meaningful issues. One example is the textile in- would have the opportunity to share life because the true measure of one’s dustry. He comes from an area that with his family and those that knew life is not how long one lives, but rath- once reined close to supremely in him. er, what does one do with the time that terms of textile. Unfortunately, those of us that were God gives. Ed never gave up. He introduced leg- raised in the village of Harlem have islation. It passed, but because of a b 1130 very few opportunities to meet white veto, it did not become law. But talk- In his short lifetime, Byron Nash Southern gentlemen, and it took a long ing about shining light, he did expose made a very positive impression on a while when he came on the committee the importance of the textile industry lot of young people—a lot of older peo- for me to even understand what Ed as part of the manufacturing base of ple as well. But I was proud to see so Jenkins was talking about. But it this country, and in that sense, he was many young people in attendance, so didn’t take long for me to understand very successful. He also showed his grit many young people who were there to that people are people no matter where when it came to the Iran-contra dis- pay their last respects to a young man they come from; they love, they get pute, and he took on Oliver North in who lived a life that we were, of course, angry, they work out things. Now is his strong though gentle way. eager to celebrate. I close my remarks with memories of the time I think more than ever that While his life is no longer in the Ed Jenkins when he would come right we just need somebody like Ed Jenkins physical world, we believe that his up to where I now stand, and almost in- to cross that barrier that we seem to spiritual existence is one that we variably he would say, well, I’m just a have in a partisan way, in such a deep, should celebrate continually, and we poor country lawyer. Well, that’s about hurting, partisan way in this Congress. will remember him. the only thing that he said about him- SANDY LEVIN can tell you, whenever There is good reason for his life to self that wasn’t true. He was more than our chairman Dan Rostenkowski had a symbolize something, because he a poor country lawyer. He had been an problem, there was no problem that Ed passed because of a rare type of cancer Assistant U.S. Attorney. But he had a Jenkins would not take a look at and styled renal medullary carcinoma. As lot of quiet dynamism. recognize that it was not a Democratic of 2009, there were 120 cases—I’m sure And so, as we talk about Ed, we re- problem, it was not a majority prob- more since then, obviously more, but member the many times he came forth lem, but it was a problem that the 120 cases. Victims of this type of cancer to speak in his soft but often strong United States of America really faced. live 1 to 7 months, thereabout. Not a way. He was an important part of this Since the Chair cannot entertain, I lot of empirical evidence has been ac- institution. He served his district, he will then go to Reverend JOHN LEWIS quired. This type of cancer seems to at- served his State, and he served the Na- and find out how we can work out tack those who suffer from sickle cell. tion with dignity, with pride, and with something in a faith tradition so that If his life can mean something to those civility that is too short available all of us will get a chance to know, who still live and symbolize something today in this Hall. enjoy, and love the memory of a great as we go forward, it should be that we So I join all of you from Georgia who American, the former Congressman, must do more to fight this type of can- represent that State and everyone who Edgar Jenkins. cer.

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We can do more here in the Member of Congress for many years men are created equal, that all are en- Congress of the United States of Amer- and, before that, was a staffer on the dowed with inalienable rights—life, lib- ica to help fight cancer in general and Foreign Affairs Committee. erty and the pursuit of happiness— this specific type of cancer that is MARK, Senator KIRK, as we all know, these beautiful, necessary words. known to few. It is my hope that we is fighting against a terrible stroke God, may every word spoken and will continue to allocate resources to that he had just yesterday. I want him written from this Chamber contain an fighting cancer such that this type of and his family to know that all of our echo of those words. May our words, cancer can move to the front burner. thoughts and prayers are with him as too, be necessary and true. May our We’ve got to do more to prevent, to he battles this stroke, and hopefully he words remember and inspire the brave, educate, and to make sure that cancer will make a full recovery. compassionate action that is and al- becomes a disease of the past in our I just was devastated when I heard ways has been America’s finest prayer. lifetimes. It is my hope that Byron about it because anyone who knows Amen. Nash’s life would become the genesis MARK knows what a terrific Senator he f for us to do more to fight not only can- is, what a great colleague he is, some- cer in general but for this specific type one who has always reached across the THE JOURNAL of cancer known as renal medullary aisle in a bipartisan way and someone The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- carcinoma. that I have just tremendous respect ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- I will leave these words with all of for. When he was sworn in as a Senator, ceedings and announces to the House those who are within the sound of my I was very pleased that he invited me his approval thereof. voice here and those who may be view- to stand with him on the Senate floor Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- ing at home, and especially to his fam- when he was sworn in. nal stands approved. ily: I want you to know that we will do So, again, I just want MARK and his f all that we can to make sure that he family and friends, of which I am one, not only lived a decent life—as he did, to know that our thoughts and prayers PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE and that is as recognized—but also that are with him as he battles this stroke. The SPEAKER. Will the gentle- we will do all that we can to fight this We have confidence that he is in good woman from New York (Ms. HAYWORTH) dreadful disease and bring it to an end. hands with the doctors and will make a come forward and lead the House in the f full recovery. Pledge of Allegiance. MARK, again, is the kind of person HONORING SERGEANT JOHN Ms. HAYWORTH led the Pledge of who epitomizes what bipartisanship is BAKER, JR. Allegiance as follows: all about, what Americanism is all I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The about. MARK was a cochair, when he Chair recognizes the gentleman from United States of America, and to the Repub- was in this body, of the Albanian Issues lic for which it stands, one nation under God, Illinois (Mr. SCHILLING) for 5 minutes. Caucus with me, has been a strong sup- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. SCHILLING. Mr. Speaker, I rise porter of the State of Israel, and we’ve f today in honor of the distinguished life worked together on a number of these of Sergeant John Baker, Jr. issues. MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE Born in Davenport, Iowa, but raised So, MARK, we’re with you. We’re within the 17th District of Illinois, in A message from the Senate by Ms. going to be watching, and we have con- Curtis, one of its clerks, announced Moline, Sergeant Baker served in Viet- fidence that you will recover fully and nam as a proud member of the United that the Senate has passed without come back to this body. America needs amendment a bill of the House of the States Army. His selflessness and her- you, and we’re thinking of you. oism earned him the Medal of Honor, following title: f Silver Star, Bronze Star, and Purple H.R. 3237. An act to amend the SOAR Act Heart as he bravely fought for God and RECESS by clarifying the scope of coverage of the Act. country. Sergeant Baker would humbly The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- say that this Medal of Honor was not The message also announced that the ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair Senate has agreed to without amend- actually for him, that he had done declares the House in recess until noon what anyone would have, that the ment a concurrent resolution of the today. House of the following title: medal belonged to all servicemen, to Accordingly (at 11 o’clock and 36 all veterans. minutes a.m.), the House stood in re- H. Con. Res. 96. Concurrent resolution pro- viding for a joint session of Congress to re- Though he surely never would have cess until noon. said so himself, Sergeant Baker—the ceive a message from the President. Quad Cities only Medal of Honor recipi- f The message also announced that the ent—represented all that is good about b 1200 Senate has passed a bill of the fol- lowing title in which the concurrence our great Nation. Although he is no AFTER RECESS longer with us, the I–280 bridge named of the House is requested: after John Baker, Vietnam veteran, The recess having expired, the House S. 1134. An act to authorize the St. Croix and the monument will also serve as a was called to order by the Speaker at River Crossing Project with appropriate constant reminder of who Sergeant noon. mitigation measures to promote river val- ues. Baker was and what he did for us all. f Godspeed, Sergeant Baker. God bless The message also announced that PRAYER you for your outstanding service, your pursuant to the unanimous consent remarkable courage, and your modest Reverend Dr. Kate Braestrup, Maine agreement of December 17, 2011, by the heroism. Warden Service, Lincolnville, Maine, President pro tempore and the Major- f offered the following prayer: ity Leader during the adjournment of St. Francis of Assisi advises us to the Senate and pursuant to the provi- WISHING SENATOR MARK KIRK pray constantly. If necessary, he says, sions of Public Law 106–398, as amended WELL use words. by Public Law 108–7, upon the rec- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The God, our prayer today arises from a ommendation of the Majority Leader, Chair recognizes the gentleman from house of words, from a Nation rooted in and in consultation with the Chairman New York (Mr. ENGEL) for 5 minutes. words. We do not derive our identity as of the Senate Committee on Armed Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, tonight, Americans from our color or our creed, Services and the Senate Committee on when we listen to the President give from our wealth or power, nor even Finance, the Chair on behalf of the

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:24 Jan 25, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JA7.019 H24JAPT1 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H128 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 24, 2012 President pro tempore announces the is: How can we multiply this story by The fact is, if we’re ever going to get reappointment and appointment of the 14 million? And I think we can do it if our financial house in order, we have to following individuals to the United we work together, House and Senate have a budget, just like families, just States-China Economic Security Re- and President, to free American enter- like businesses. It’s time for the other view Commission: prise to create jobs. body to pass a budget. It’s time for the William A. Reinsch of Maryland for a Washington cannot regulate or tax us President to call on the other body, term beginning January 1, 2012, and ex- into growth, but we can work together which is controlled by his party, to piring December 31, 2013 (reappoint- to lift burdens and bring the Federal pass a budget. I hope he’ll do that to- ment). Government to the right size to serve, night. Because the fact is we’ve got to Carte P. Goodwin of West Virginia and not to suffocate, a strong and get this country working again. It’s all for a term beginning January 1, 2012 healthy economy. about jobs. And the fact that the Con- and expiring December 31, 2013, vice I stand ready to work with our col- gress can’t operate under a budget and Patrick A. Mulloy of Virginia. leagues to pursue this. It is simple get its fiscal house in order is hin- f common sense. dering that job growth because it’s af- f fecting the financial markets in a neg- WELCOMING REVEREND DR. KATE ative way. BRAESTRUP STUMBLING BLOCKS TO So to the other body: Pass a budget. AMERICA’S ECONOMIC RECOVERY The SPEAKER. Without objection, f (Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given the gentleman from Maine (Mr. CONGRESS MUST CREATE JOBS MICHAUD) is recognized for 1 minute. permission to address the House for 1 There was no objection. minute and to revise and extend his re- (Mr. BACA asked and was given per- Mr. MICHAUD. Mr. Speaker, it is my marks.) mission to address the House for 1 honor today to welcome Reverend Kate Mr. KUCINICH. One of the biggest minute.) Braestrup to the House of Representa- stumbling blocks to America’s eco- Mr. BACA. Mr. Speaker, it has been tives. nomic recovery is that corporations more than a year since the Republicans In 1996, Kate’s husband, Maine State can legally buy elections and then in- took control of the House of Represent- Police Trooper James ‘‘Drew’’ Griffith, fluence policies which move millions of atives. What do the American people was tragically killed in a car accident jobs out of America which escape tax- have to show for it? We still have not while on duty. At the time of his death, ation by offshoring profits, which cash passed a single bill to create jobs. We Drew was beginning to prepare to be- in on wars, which press military indus- have had a vote to end Medicare as we come a Universalist Unitarian min- trial spending through the roof. know it. And we have had a vote to ister. Kate decided to pursue Drew’s While we pledge allegiance to the slash college fund aid for the American dream and began attending the Bangor red, white and blue, corporations, young people. Theological Seminary in 1997. She was whose only allegiance is to green, are Fourteen million Americans are ordained in 2004. selling out America; and they’re be- without jobs. Families are hurting, and Since 2001, Kate has served as the coming ever more powerful because of they need our help. Let’s get to work chaplain for the Maine Warden Service, a Supreme Court decision in Citizens now on extending the payroll tax cut providing counsel for the families of United, which effectively turns this and unemployment benefits for a full loved ones lost in Maine’s wilderness. government into an auction where poli- year. An accomplished writer and minister, cies may go to the highest bidder. Many of my constituents rely on un- Kate has authored several books, in- We must stand up for America. We employment benefits to put food on the cluding the national best seller ‘‘Here must reclaim our Nation. House Joint table and keep a roof over their heads. If You Need Me.’’ Resolution 100 is a constitutional I urge the conference committee to get Kate is a true asset to our State. Her amendment which aims at taking all started and work on it today. remarkable devotion to helping others private money out of elections and re- Forget about the tax break for mil- has made her an invaluable public serv- turning government to the people. lionaires and billionaires and compa- ant and a beloved member of the com- I urge my colleagues to support H.J. nies that ship jobs overseas. Let’s cre- munity. Res. 100 so that we can break the gold- ate jobs and help the middle class, and It is my honor to welcome Reverend en shackles which are imprisoning this extend the payroll tax and unemploy- Braestrup to the House. government right now and so that we ment benefits today. can get rid of corporate influence once f f and for all. No private money in elec- SENATE MUST PASS A BUDGET ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER tions. Support H.J. Res. 100. PRO TEMPORE (Mr. STEARNS asked and was given f permission to address the House for 1 The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. POE b 1210 minute and to revise and extend his re- of Texas). The Chair will entertain up marks.) to 15 further requests for 1-minute SENATE MUST REACH A BUDGET Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, it was speeches on each side of the aisle. (Mr. ROGERS of Alabama asked and April 29, 2009, 1,000 days ago, when the f was given permission to address the Democrat-controlled Senate last House for 1 minute and to revise and passed a budget. Back then, Solyndra WORKING TOGETHER TO CREATE extend his remarks.) was not a household name. General Mo- JOBS Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speak- tors was not yet bankrupt. Billy Mays (Ms. HAYWORTH asked and was er, we have now reached a thousand was still selling OxyClean, and my given permission to address the House days since the Congress of the United good friend, Tebow from Gainesville— for 1 minute and to revise and extend States has adopted a budget. It’s not no one knew about Tebowtime. her remarks.) the fault of the House of Representa- Since then, the Federal Government Ms. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, last tives. We passed a budget. We passed has added $4.1 trillion to the national November I hosted a jobs fair in New one last year and are going to pass an- debt. Our fiscal situation is in sham- York’s Hudson Valley. A thousand other one this year. The President has bles. Entitlement spending is growing local residents came to meet with proposed a budget every year, and no- while defense spending is being cut, nearly 40 local employers, all seeking body here much liked it. That’s okay. and the policies of a bigger and bigger work, of course, all offering work. He at least proposed a budget. What we government and higher taxes have not At Christmas I was very happy to re- haven’t seen is the other body at the been successful. ceive a card from one of our residents. other end of the Capitol adopt a budget When the Senate last passed a budg- She had found a job at our jobs fair. So at all. They don’t like the House budg- et, CBO predicted that the deficit for the question I have as we approach the et; they don’t like the President’s 2011 would be $693 billion. Today, it’s President’s State of the Union tonight budget. And they don’t do anything. $1.3 trillion. A budget is the first and

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:24 Jan 25, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A24JA7.003 H24JAPT1 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE January 24, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H129 most basic step that must be taken to- working hard with 27 jobs bills and job that is created, there are four peo- wards reining in historically high lev- counting fast. The only question, Mr. ple waiting for that job. So I rise els of spending and massive govern- Speaker, is when will the Senate join today, Mr. Speaker, to voice my sup- ment growth. us. port for a yearlong extension of the It is time for the Senate to do their f payroll tax cut for middle class Ameri- job. cans. f PRIORITIES AS A CONGRESS Unfortunately, my Republican col- leagues tried until the very last minute CANCER RESEARCH (Ms. FUDGE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 to raise taxes on the middle class just (Mr. HIGGINS asked and was given minute.) before the holidays. But the American permission to address the House for 1 Ms. FUDGE. Today I rise to address people spoke up and let the Congress minute.) the importance of setting our priorities know that they would not stand for it. Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, I bring to as a Congress. We cannot wait for another last- this House and the Nation great news It seems that some of my colleagues minute fix. We need a yearlong exten- from Roswell Park Cancer Institute in have lost sight of what is important. sion of the payroll taxes and unemploy- Buffalo. Roswell Park is the first com- We should be focused on putting teach- ment insurance now. We cannot afford prehensive cancer institute in the en- ers, firefighters, and construction to take more risks with the incomes of tire Nation. workers back to work; creating jobs by more than 160 million Americans the Today, they are launching a clinical investing in infrastructure; improving way the Republicans did in 2011. trial to test the use of a cancer vaccine America’s schools; giving the middle Remember, we need to create jobs. as therapy to kill cancer cells and to class a tax cut; putting money in the There are four people for every one job prevent a relapse of the disease. The pockets of consumers; helping small there is. That means we need more vaccine is designed to boost the body’s businesses thrive and grow; keeping jobs. That means we need to support immune system to fight and destroy Americans in their homes; committing the President’s jobs bill. cancer cells. to our veterans and making sure they f The vaccine has shown early promise can get jobs when they return from b 1220 in treating ovarian, bladder, brain, and duty; protecting Social Security and breast cancer. The vaccine’s exciting Medicare; and making sure we are in- BUDGET potential is a direct result of many vesting in this great Nation so our (Mr. BILIRAKIS asked and was given years of cancer research. For cancer re- children have an opportunity to get permission to address the House for 1 search to be effective, it has to be sus- ahead. minute and to revise and extend his re- tained over the longer term. It can’t It’s time we take a step back and re- marks.) stop and start because you lose prom- evaluate our priorities. The American Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, I am ising research and promising research- people deserve it. here today to speak about something ers. that is nearly 3 years in the making. So my message to Congress today is f Some 1,000 days ago, in April of 2009, that the only failure in cancer research NATIONAL SCHOOL CHOICE WEEK the Senate passed a budget, and that’s is when you quit or you’re forced to (Mr. HULTGREN asked and was the last time we’ve seen any attempt quit because of a lack of funding. I urge from them to set Washington’s agenda my colleagues to fully fund cancer re- given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend and rein in government spending. search in the 2012 budget. Without a budget, how can govern- his remarks.) ment set its priorities? Without prior- f Mr. HULTGREN. Mr. Speaker, I rise ities, how can American citizens have SENATE MUST PASS A BUDGET today to support National School any confidence in how their tax dollars Choice Week. (Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina asked are being used? The short answer is School choice means empowering and was given permission to address they can’t. families to make the best decision for the House for 1 minute.) With a $15 trillion debt, the United their students and helping them learn Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina. Mr. States faces its greatest fiscal chal- in an environment that best suits their Speaker, today is day 1,000; 1,000 days lenge in history. Washington must find child’s needs and interests. We must since the Senate Democrats last passed a way to get its finances in order while work to ensure that every student has a budget. preserving programs for our seniors, access to quality, public education, but To put that in perspective, I asked protecting our services for future gen- some families may choose alternatives my Twitter followers and my Facebook erations, and providing our economy like charter schools, private schools, or friends to tell me what they’ve done in with the certainty to create much home schools. the last 1,000 days. I’d like to share needed jobs in America. State and local governments, as well some of the comments. The House will soon pass a budget as the Federal Government, should do One says, Between my home and my that does this, and I urge the President their part to pass legislation making it small business, over 60 monthly budg- to call for action during tonight’s easier for students to choose the school ets have been taken care of, and they State of the Union address. that best suits them. are getting harder and harder to bal- f ance. My wife and I have tried to choose Another said, Cut our family debt by the schooling that is best for our chil- HONORING JANUARY 28 GROUP $60,000 in 1 year, removed two car pay- dren, and I trust that our decision will (Mr. CARNAHAN asked and was ments, and finished my bachelor’s de- help them have the best education pos- given permission to address the House gree while working full time being a fa- sible. for 1 minute and to revise and extend ther and getting ready for a business I want all families and all students to his remarks.) launch. have that same opportunity, choosing Mr. CARNAHAN. Mr. Speaker, this Another said, Finished 75 college the education forum that best suits Saturday, January 28 at noon, Iraq war credits, watched over 100 films, di- their students. veterans will be honored by a returning rected 16 hours of TV, and tutored over f heroes parade in downtown St. Louis. 1,000 hours. This is significant not only because Final one. My son made one overseas YEARLONG EXTENSION OF these war veterans deserve this wel- deployment, started his second one, MIDDLE CLASS TAX CUTS come home, but because St. Louis is finished his master’s degree at Georgia (Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of the first city in the Nation to hold Tech since the last budget. Texas asked and was given permission such an event. Mr. Speaker, one thing is very clear: to address the House for 1 minute.) The organizers are simply called the The American people are working hard. Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of January 28 Group, a grassroots organi- The House of Representatives, we are Texas. Mr. Speaker, for every single zation which launched a social network

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:24 Jan 25, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JA7.022 H24JAPT1 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H130 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 24, 2012 campaign to raise awareness and up to 15,000 jobs can be created in my edge today and have been for far too money to stage the parade and a vet- State by offshore wind, good-paying long. The last thing they need is an- erans’ resource event to follow. The American jobs that will help us regain other showdown at the Not-OK Corral. January 28 Group is partnering with our energy independence. They need jobs. They need to save or St. Louis-based veterans service orga- This is good news off our coast, Mr. go back into their homes. And for nizations, including The Mission Con- Speaker, for Maine and our country. those who have been living in poverty or those who used to be in the middle tinues, which works to help veterans f transfer their military leadership class but are now struggling to survive skills to civilian life. VISION OF AN AMERICA BUILT TO below the poverty level, they need us They say Missouri is the ‘‘Show-Me’’ LAST to help provide the opportunity to help State, but this time the compassionate (Ms. HANABUSA asked and was lift them and their families out of pov- and patriotic people of St. Louis are given permission to address the House erty and to a better life. Our President showing the Nation just how quickly for 1 minute.) is coming to us tonight to again offer you can mobilize to give back to those Ms. HANABUSA. Mr. Speaker, the us some opportunities to do all of these who have given so much to our Nation. President will deliver the State of the things and more and to restore our I salute you all, and wish you success Union tonight. I expect to hear his vi- country’s economic health. So let’s not put our fellow Americans for the returning heroes parade at noon sion of an America built to last. through another cliffhanger on things this coming Saturday, January 28, in Mr. Speaker, let’s listen together. downtown St. Louis. that are important to their well-being. Let’s remember together. We must re- Let us pass the payroll and unemploy- f member how and why we are the great- ment insurance extension, fix the CONSEQUENCES OF NOT HAVING A est Nation in the world. We must re- Medicare payment issue without BUDGET member those American values that drama, and come together to work on built this Nation. We must remember the bipartisan measures that the Presi- (Mr. GOHMERT asked and was given how, in building this Nation, the mid- permission to address the House for 1 dent will ask us to pass for our people dle class emerged and how they are our and our country. minute.) backbone and how they are our founda- Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, there tion. f are consequences of not having a budg- Hard work, pride, and being a just INCLUDE PUERTO RICO IN SSI et. One of them is you don’t make and fair Nation is what makes us great. PROGRAM proper plans. How else can you explain Let us look to the past. Remember its (Mr. PIERLUISI asked and was given the Obama administration going so lessons to build the future. permission to address the House for 1 long and crying so loudly, Gee, we minute and to revise and extend his re- can’t find $10 billion to cut, much less f marks.) $100 billion? We certainly aren’t going FUTURE OF MIDDLE CLASS Mr. PIERLUISI. Mr. Speaker, today I to cut a trillion even though we in- introduced legislation that would ex- crease spending by a trillion. (Ms. SCHAKOWSKY asked and was given permission to address the House tend the SSI program to Puerto Rico, And we find out last week from the the United States Virgin Islands, and Obama OMB that there is $687 billion for 1 minute.) Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Speaker, the Guam. sitting in accounts that’s been appro- SSI provides cash assistance to blind, priated. It’s unobligated. It’s unspent, State of the Union address tonight is going to be very important, and I agree disabled, or elderly individuals who sitting there, and they’re still demand- have limited or no income. Although ing more and more money. with President Obama that this is a make-or-break moment for the middle SSI applies in the States, it does not America can’t afford it. It’s time to apply in Puerto Rico, which instead re- claw back the money before it’s spent class and those trying to reach it. And what’s at stake is the very sur- ceives a block grant to assist its most on other Solyndras and to give us a vulnerable residents. budget at the other end of the building. vival of the basic American promise that if you work hard, you can do well Of all the disparities that Puerto f Rico faces because of its territory sta- enough to raise a family, own a home, tus, this is perhaps the most harmful. CLEAN ENERGY IN MAINE and put a little bit away for retire- Puerto Rico’s annual grant is about $35 ment. We can either settle for a coun- (Ms. PINGREE of Maine asked and million. By contrast, the Nation’s try where a shrinking number of people was given permission to address the poorest State, with almost 1 million do really well while more Americans House for 1 minute.) fewer residents, received over $740 mil- barely get by, or we can build a Nation Ms. PINGREE of Maine. Mr. Speaker, lion in SSI funding in 2010. I want to talk for a minute about some where everyone gets a fair shot, he While in the States beneficiaries re- exciting developments in clean energy says, everyone does their fair share and ceive about $500 each month, Puerto in my State of Maine. everyone plays by the same rules. Rico residents receive only $70. Resi- Last week, Energy Secretary Chu re- We found out today that, especially dents of Puerto Rico are American citi- leased a report detailing the enormous when it comes to taxes, there really zens, but when it comes to SSI, their potential for tidal energy off of U.S. are different rules for the rich. Mitt citizenship is second class. coasts. There is enough there to meet Romney released his taxes. He made I hope my colleagues on both sides of up to one-third of our needs, and he $42 million over the last 2 years and the aisle will support this bill. paid at about a 14.5 percent rate be- singled out Maine, saying, ‘‘These re- f sources can create new industries and cause most of his income is in capital 1230 new jobs in America.’’ gains. b He’s right, and we’re proving it. The Look at the tax brackets. If you RETURN ‘‘SESAME STREET’’ TO Ocean Renewable Power Company of make $8,500 as a single person, you’re PALESTINIAN AIRWAVES Portland is building a tidal power in a 15-percent tax bracket. Is that (Mr. ELLISON asked and was given project in Maine that, if all goes as fair? I don’t think so. permission to address the House for 1 planned, will start producing clean, f minute.) American-made electricity as early as Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Speaker, I this summer. AMERICANS LIVING ON EDGE brought a friend to the floor with me Meanwhile, we’re welcoming one of TODAY today. As we all know, this is Elmo. the biggest energy companies in the (Mrs. CHRISTENSEN asked and was This guy taught us our 1, 2, 3s, but he world to our State. Statoil from Nor- given permission to address the House also taught us tolerance and under- way is considering a pilot project of for 1 minute and to revise and extend standing. For the past several years, large-scale wind turbines that would her remarks.) he’s been doing the same thing for chil- produce clean electricity while floating Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. Too many of dren in the Palestinian territories. Be- out of view off our coast. Experts say our fellow Americans are living on the cause of ‘‘Sesame Street’’ in Palestine,

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Instead of tolerance and under- we can find common ground to get from Ohio. standing, Farfour promotes violence done. GENERAL LEAVE and anti-Semitism. I have a suggestion. I don’t care if Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, This Congress approved funding for you’re a Republican or Democrat, I ask unanimous consent that all Mem- ‘‘Sesame Street’’ in Palestine last northern or southern, rich or poor, you bers may have 5 legislative days to re- year, but because of the position of cer- need roads. You need railways, you vise and extend their remarks and in- tain individuals in Congress, that need a good electrical grid for your clude extraneous material on the bill means the money is being held up. economy to flourish. We’re going to in- under consideration. There’s no Elmo, but there is Farfour, vest the money in those things at some The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there trafficking and teaching extremism. point to fix them to be world leaders. objection to the request of the gen- I’m not the only one who wants Con- Why not do it soon? Why not do it soon tleman from Ohio? gress to release the funding. Even the when it would help our economy and There was no objection. Israeli Government wants it released. help millions of out-of-work Americans Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, Let’s get good funding to the people of go to work with dignity. Improving our I yield myself such time as I may con- Palestine so that they can grow and infrastructure is the way to improve sume. strengthen their own society. Let the our economy. Today, I rise in support of legislation funding flow and give something for f that I sponsored, the World War II Me- Farfour to compete with—Elmo. morial Prayer Act of 2011. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER f This legislation directs the Secretary PRO TEMPORE of the Interior to install at the World CHALLENGING US TO DO OUR The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- War II Memorial a suitable plaque or BEST ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair an inscription with the words that (Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas asked will postpone further proceedings President Franklin Roosevelt prayed and was given permission to address today on motions to suspend the rules with the Nation on the morning of the the House for 1 minute.) on which a recorded vote or the yeas D-day invasion. Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. and nays are ordered, or on which the This prayer, which has been entitled Speaker, I rise today to welcome our vote incurs objection under clause 6 of ‘‘Let Our Hearts Be Stout,’’ gave sol- colleague, Congresswoman GABRIELLE rule XX. ace, comfort and strength to our Na- GIFFORDS, GABBY GIFFORDS, back home Record votes on postponed questions tion and our brave warriors as we to this House, a place that she served will be taken later. fought against tyranny and oppression. ably and is serving ably today, to f The memorial was built to honor the 16 thank her for her courage and to thank million who served in the Armed her for accepting the challenge of what WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL Forces of the United States during an American hero is. Many have called PRAYER ACT OF 2011 World War II and the more than 400,000 her that; for in the course of this enor- Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, who died during the war. mous tragedy, she stood tall and still I move to suspend the rules and pass Prior to introducing the legislation, I continues to do that today. the bill (H.R. 2070) to direct the Sec- spoke to many World War II veterans I want to thank the medical profes- retary of the Interior to install in the in Ohio and asked them if they thought sionals, the emergency medical profes- area of the World War II Memorial in putting this prayer on the memorial sionals, and many in Houston, Texas, the District of Columbia a suitable would be appropriate. The answer was TIRR, one of the best renowned reha- plaque or an inscription with the words a resounding yes. bilitation hospitals in the world. that President Franklin D. Roosevelt Furthermore, the Nation’s largest But most of all, as Congresswoman prayed with the Nation on June 6, 1944, service organization, the American Le- GIFFORDS comes back, let us give as a the morning of D-day, as amended. gion, is supportive of this legislation. gift, both on behalf of the American The Clerk read the title of the bill. The American Legion in a support let- people and this Congress, that we can The text of the bill is as follows: ter said that this legislation would bol- work together to improve the lives of H.R. 2070 ster the meaning of the memorial and all Americans. That I believe would be Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- would also give strength and encour- her challenge, and that would be her resentatives of the United States of America in agement to future generations. call. As she comes back today, serving Congress assembled, It seems to me that if the remaining the people of Arizona and serving the SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. veterans of World War II are supportive American people, we want to say: This Act may be cited as the ‘‘World War II of the prayer being added, we as a Thank you, Congresswoman, for your Memorial Prayer Act of 2011’’. country should honor that request. courage and for being a model for the SEC. 2. PLACEMENT OF PLAQUE OR INSCRIPTION Unfortunately, the administration American people and challenging us to AT WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL. and the Department of the Interior do the best. The Secretary of the Interior— don’t think it’s that easy. Last year, (1) shall install in the area of the World War the Department of the Interior testi- f II Memorial in the District of Columbia a suit- fied before the Natural Resources Com- IMPROVING OUR ECONOMY able plaque or an inscription with the words that President Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed mittee that this legislation would (Mr. HIMES asked and was given per- with the Nation on June 6, 1944, the morning of ‘‘necessarily dilute the central message mission to address the House for 1 D-Day; of the memorial.’’ Now, I don’t know minute.) (2) shall design, procure, prepare, and install how the administration came to this Mr. HIMES. Mr. Speaker, in 9 hours the plaque or inscription referred to in para- position because I don’t see how a non- the President will stand on this podium graph (1); and denominational prayer that gave sol- behind me to deliver the State of the (3) may not use Federal funds to prepare or ace and comfort and strength to our install the plaque or inscription referred to in Union address. I remember the first paragraph (1), but may accept and expend pri- Nation during one of the most pivotal time he did that. I sat in this Chamber vate contributions for this purpose. days of World War II and one of the as one of our colleagues called the new SEC. 3. COMMEMORATIVE WORKS ACT. most memorable days in our Nation’s President a liar. And that was not the Chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code, history would dilute the central mes- low mark in the partisanship that has (commonly known as the ‘‘Commemorative sage of the memorial. In fact, I think it earned this institution its historically Works Act’’) shall not apply to this Act. would do exactly the opposite and

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I move to suspend the rules and pass since his testimony, neither the De- I yield to the gentleman from Ohio the bill (H.R. 290) to amend title 36, partment of the Interior nor the ad- (Mr. KUCINICH) as much time as he may United States Code, to ensure that me- ministration has changed their official consume. morials commemorating the service of position on this legislation. I am hope- Mr. KUCINICH. I want to thank my the United States Armed Forces may ful after a bipartisan vote today on friend, Mr. SABLAN, and the Members contain religious symbols, and for this legislation that the administra- for pursuing this important legislation. other purposes. tion may have a change of heart. I rise on behalf of not just myself but The Clerk read the title of the bill. Fortunately, you don’t have to just of a now departed World War II combat The text of the bill is as follows: take my word for it because today we veteran by the name of Frank J. Kuci- H.R. 290 are honored to be joined by George nich, Sr. He was proud to serve this Be it enacted by the Senate and House of ‘‘Poppy’’ Fowler of Coolville, Ohio. country. He served in the Pacific the- Representatives of the United States of America Poppy is 88 years young and served 3 ater. But all veterans come together to in Congress assembled, years, 10 days, 1 hour and 10 minutes in pay respect not only to those who SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. the United States Navy during World served but to a President who on June This Act may be cited as the ‘‘War Memo- War II. He flew 35 missions in Air 6, 1944, as the Nation was preparing for rial Protection Act’’. Group 15 on a SB2C Helldiver as both a that D-day invasion, said the following, SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS AS rear gunner and photographer. PART OF MILITARY MEMORIALS. ‘‘With Thy blessing, we shall prevail (a) AUTHORITY.—Chapter 21 of title 36, I had the pleasure of escorting Poppy over the unholy forces of our enemy. United States Code, is amended by adding at last fall on an honor flight trip to visit Help us to conquer the apostles of the end the following: the World War II Memorial, and he and greed and racial arrogances. Lead us to ‘‘§ 2115. Inclusion of religious symbols as part I became friends. the saving of our country, and with our of military memorials b 1240 sister nations, into a world unity that ‘‘(a) INCLUSION OF RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS AU- When the Natural Resources Com- will spell a sure peace—a peace invul- THORIZED.—To recognize the religious back- nerable to the schemings of unworthy ground of members of the United States mittee scheduled a hearing on this leg- Armed Forces, religious symbols may be in- islation, I invited Poppy to come tes- men. And a peace that will let all of men live in freedom, reaping the just cluded as part of— tify before the committee, and he gra- ‘‘(1) a military memorial that is estab- ciously accepted the offer and came rewards of their honest toil. Thy will lished or acquired by the United States Gov- out to testify at his own personal ex- be done, Almighty God. Amen.’’ ernment; or pense. Those words by President Franklin ‘‘(2) a military memorial that is not estab- Here is a brief excerpt of Poppy’s tes- Roosevelt, upon the occasion of D-day, lished by the United States Government, but timony at the hearing: ‘‘I feel, with no June 6, 1944, should not only be in- for which the American Battle Monuments doubt, that it would be appropriate scribed—as my friend in his work will Commission cooperated in the establishment of the memorial. that this prayer be inscribed in some make sure of it, with the consent of this Congress—on a plaque for a suit- ‘‘(b) MILITARY MEMORIAL DEFINED.—In this manner at the World War II Memorial. section, the term ‘military memorial’ means Those reading this prayer will be able able presence in the memorial, but a memorial or monument commemorating to recall the sacrifices made by our should also be reflected upon on a daily the service of the United States Armed military, also those on the homefront. basis to remind us of the sacrifices that Forces. The term includes works of architec- This prayer came at a perilous time, people have made for this country and ture and art described in section 2105(b) of yet it was answered in victory at a to remind us that the ultimate objec- this title.’’. (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of dear cost of lives. Today, this prayer tive of those sacrifices is peace, peace within our Nation and peace among sections at the beginning of such chapter is can pertain to any military action. amended by adding at the end the following: Under present circumstances, it is also people around the world. And so it is in that spirit of human ‘‘2115. Inclusion of religious symbols as appropriate.’’ part of military memorials.’’. Now, I don’t think anybody or any- unity and in recognition of the impor- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- one in this body could be more succinct tance of this legislation that I ask all ant to the rule, the gentleman from and articulate than Mr. Fowler, and I of our colleagues to join with us in ap- Ohio (Mr. JOHNSON) and the gentleman thank him again for coming to Wash- proving it. from the Northern Mariana Islands ington to testify on behalf of this legis- Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, (Mr. SABLAN) each will control 20 min- lation and for being here for today’s de- I want to thank my colleagues for their support. May I ask if the minority bill utes. bate and final vote in the House. The Chair recognizes the gentleman Before I close, I also want to thank manager has any additional speakers? from Ohio. my fellow Ohioan, Chris Long, for his We do not. tireless efforts to gain support and mo- Mr. SABLAN. No, I don’t, Mr. Speak- GENERAL LEAVE mentum for this legislation. This legis- er. I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. I ask unani- lation wouldn’t be on the House floor Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, mous consent that all Members may today without Chris’ efforts. I yield back the balance of my time. have 5 legislative days to revise and ex- Like Poppy, I have no doubt that the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The tend their remarks and include extra- prayer should be included among the question is on the motion offered by neous materials on the bill under con- tributes to the Greatest Generation the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. JOHN- sideration. memorialized on the National Mall, SON) that the House suspend the rules The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there and I strongly urge all of my col- and pass the bill, H.R. 2070, as amend- objection to the request of the gen- leagues to support this legislation. ed. tleman from Ohio? With that, Mr. Speaker, I reserve the The question was taken. There was no objection. balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being I yield myself such time as I may con- myself such time as I may consume. in the affirmative, the ayes have it. sume. (Mr. SABLAN asked and was given Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 290, introduced by the gen- permission to revise and extend his re- on that I demand the yeas and nays. tleman from California (Mr. HUNTER), marks.) The yeas and nays were ordered. will allow the inclusion of religious Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2070 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- symbols as part of military monu- would direct the Secretary of the Inte- ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- ments.

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According to the De- with critics claiming it violated the symbols never overshadow the purpose partment of Defense, the National First Amendment to the U.S. Constitu- and message of honoring our military Park Service, and the American Battle tion and to the California Constitution. and veterans. Monuments Commission, imple- Several remedies were attempted Now this time-honored tradition is menting H.R. 290 would not require any over the years to avoid the cross being under attack. Civil liberty groups have new memorials to be built or current removed by the courts. These included taken offense to the presence of reli- memorials to be changed.’’ transferring the property to a non- gious symbols on war memorials. They H.R. 290 is not necessary and does not profit organization, but this, too, led to are going after a cross sitting atop a appear to change current law. As a re- a lawsuit. The property was also de- hill at Camp Pendleton in San Diego. sult, we do not oppose it. clared a national memorial by Con- It’s not an official site sanctioned by At this time, I reserve the balance of gress in 2004. In 2006, Congress enacted the Marine Corps or the Federal Gov- my time. Public Law 109–272 to transfer the me- ernment, and the cross can’t even be Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, morial to the Department of Defense. seen by the public. But groups are I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman The Federal Government was sued, and pushing the Marine Corps to remove from California (Mr. BILBRAY). the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals the cross from Camp Pendleton even Mr. BILBRAY. Mr. Speaker, I am ruled that the cross was unconstitu- when the base is contributing much of truly honored and proud to be here tional. the manpower to the fight in Afghani- today as a cosponsor of this bill. This While the legislation does not specifi- stan and more recently Iraq. is a bill that will protect and defend re- The Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial cally resolve the constitutionality of ligious symbols on war memorials from in San Diego is also a cause for their the Mt. Soledad cross, this legislation Washington to San Diego. outrage. The memorial, first erected to will, for the first time, statutorily pro- I think we need to remember that honor veterans of the Korean war, dis- tect religious symbols in all war me- one thing that was a foundation of this playing a 29-foot concrete cross, is now morials and make clear Congress’ in- country was religious tolerance. And under the full ownership of the Depart- tent in the U.S. Code. this bill is addressing the fact that ment of Defense. At the base of the I urge adoption of H.R. 290, and I re- there are those who refuse to express cross are more than 3,000 plaques with serve the balance of my time. religious tolerance and are actually images and statements paying tribute Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield after any symbol, no matter how tradi- to the veterans of all wars and reli- myself as much time as I my consume. tionally accepted and how universally (Mr. SABLAN asked and was given gions. Last year, the runaway Ninth accepted by the community as a gen- permission to revise and extend his re- Circuit Court ruled that the memorial eral recognition of service and devo- marks.) is unconstitutional, overturning a tion and memorial, that they would at- Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 290 lower-court ruling. tack it if they could find a religious is a bill that would allow religious The future of the Mt. Soledad Vet- connotation in any form. symbols to be included as part of me- erans Memorial is uncertain, even Mind you, our Constitution protects morials commemorating the service of though the memorial, for all its years the freedom of religion, not from it. the United States armed services. The as a fixture of the San Diego commu- But I think that this issue is one that legislation, sponsored by my good nity, had one stated purpose: to re- has gone so far that we’re actually friend Congressman HUNTER of Cali- member those who have fought and talking about tearing crosses down fornia, was considered by the Com- died for this Nation. H.R. 290 ensures over war memorials, and I don’t think mittee on Natural Resources in July. I Mt. Soledad and any other war memo- any American across the board who commend my colleague, Mr. HUNTER, rial will withstand these attacks by al- really believes in tolerance would sup- for moving this legislation forward. lowing the inclusion of all symbols of port that. We have no objections to the bill, and religion and personal faith on war me- I reserve the balance of my time. morials established and under control I’m very honored to have four Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, of the Federal Government. plaques at this memorial in San Diego. I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman For the 131 national cemeteries under Frankly, I have a father, a stepfather, a brother, and a stepbrother whose from California (Mr. HUNTER), the au- the purview of the Department of Vet- thor of the bill. erans Affairs, there are currently 48 plaques are at the memorial at Mt. Mr. HUNTER. I thank the gentleman emblems, I believe, authorized. There Soledad. This is a family effort. I re- from Ohio for yielding and for his serv- is no preference for one symbol over member as a child, my father pointing ice as a veteran and for what he has another—the way that things should up at the cross at Mt. Soledad and that done for this country. I also thank the be. In the face of persistent legal chal- memorial that it symbolizes and said gentleman from the Northern Mariana lenges and the threat of more to come, it’s one of the few in the country to the Islands. it’s important that we install the right men and women who died in Korea. protection for war memorials in Fed- Now, I also was very privileged in 2006 b 1250 eral law, allowing the spirit and tradi- to be the cosponsor of a bill with an- One of the most common ways that tion of honoring our Nation’s military other Duncan Hunter, DUNCAN’s father, this Nation honors its military and war to continue. that specifically had Congress and the dead is with monuments and memo- I urge my colleagues to support this Federal Government come in to save rials. Across the Nation, from Fort legislation. this war memorial. Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, some Mr. Speaker, if you’re not going to Diego to Arlington National Cemetery, Members may be aware of specific situ- support this bill, if your attitude is there are countless markers paying ations regarding religious symbols lo- that any religious connotation any- tribute to America’s war heroes and cated on public land in California. In where in the world that is on Federal- the brave men and women who never fact, the committee report for H.R. 290 controlled property needs to be torn came home. In many cases, these mentions one of these ongoing con- down and destroyed, then you can take markers display symbols of religion troversies. that position, but don’t stand in these and personal faith—representing not It is important to note that the com- Chambers and point at religious sym- just individuals, but the shared com- mittee report also makes clear ‘‘this bols all over in Europe or in San Diego mitment and sacrifice of those who legislation does not specifically ad- and say they must come down or you serve and those who made the ultimate dress the Mt. Soledad situation.’’ Fur- will not defend them.

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STUDY. that will focus on existing resources in- (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the In- mand that this Congress tear those terior shall conduct a study of alternatives side current national parks. plaques off these walls, then for God for commemorating and interpreting the I reserve the balance of my time. sakes, leave our war memorials alone, role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield and don’t tear down religious symbols of the National Parks. myself such time as I may consume. just because you’re intolerant and (b) CONTENTS OF STUDY.—The study shall H.R. 1022 would direct the Secretary can’t stand the fact that there are include— of the Interior to study ways the Na- some of us that respect our war service (1) a historical assessment, based on exten- tional Park Service could commemo- sive research, of the Buffalo Soldiers who rate the role of Buffalo Soldiers. and respect their faith, but most im- served in National Parks in the years prior portantly, respect the heritage that to the establishment of the National Park Buffalo Soldiers were African Amer- has made America what it is today. Service; ican troops who served in the first na- Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield (2) an evaluation of the suitability and fea- tional parks, including Yosemite and back the balance of my time. sibility of establishing a national historic Sequoia National Park, prior to the es- Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, trail commemorating the route traveled by tablishment of the National Park Serv- I yield back the balance of my time. the Buffalo Soldiers from their post in the ice. Presidio of San Francisco to Sequoia and Yo- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The b 1300 question is on the motion offered by semite National Parks and to any other Na- tional Parks where they may have served; The legislation, sponsored by Con- the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. JOHN- (3) the identification of properties that SON) that the House suspend the rules gresswoman SPEIER of California, was could meet criteria for listing in the Na- considered by the Committee on Nat- and pass the bill, H.R. 290. tional Register of Historic Places or criteria The question was taken; and (two- for designation as National Historic Land- ural Resources in May. I commend my thirds being in the affirmative) the marks; colleague, Congresswoman SPEIER, for rules were suspended and the bill was (4) an evaluation of appropriate ways to introducing this legislation and for her passed. enhance historical research, education, in- leadership on this issue. We strongly A motion to reconsider was laid on terpretation, and public awareness of the support this legislation. story of the Buffalo Soldiers’ stewardship the table. I reserve the balance of my time. role in the National Parks, including ways to Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. I reserve the f link the story to the development of Na- balance of my time. BUFFALO SOLDIERS IN THE tional Parks and the story of African-Amer- ican military service following the Civil Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, at this NATIONAL PARKS STUDY ACT War; and time, I yield such time that she may Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, (5) any other matters that the Secretary of consume to the Congresswoman from I move to suspend the rules and pass the Interior deems appropriate for this California (Ms. SPEIER), the sponsor of the bill (H.R. 1022) to authorize the study. this legislation. Secretary of the Interior to conduct a (c) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after Ms. SPEIER. I thank my friend from funds are made available for the study, the the Northern Mariana Islands for yield- study of alternatives for commemo- Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the rating and interpreting the role of the Committee on Natural Resources of the ing. Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of House of Representatives and the Committee I rise today in support of this legisla- the National Parks, and for other pur- on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen- tion, the Buffalo Soldiers in the Na- poses. ate a report containing the study’s findings tional Parks Study Act, which will The Clerk read the title of the bill. and recommendations. allow the Department of the Interior to The text of the bill is as follows: The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- study the role of Buffalo Soldiers and H.R. 1022 ant to the rule, the gentleman from how they defended our first national Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Ohio (Mr. JOHNSON) and the gentleman parks. This is a key step in preserving resentatives of the United States of America in from the Northern Mariana Islands the legacy of the Army’s first African Congress assembled, (Mr. SABLAN) each will control 20 min- American infantry and cavalry units SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. utes. and the contributions they made to our This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Buffalo Sol- The Chair recognizes the gentleman Nation. diers in the National Parks Study Act’’. from Ohio. This bill will evaluate the feasibility SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. GENERAL LEAVE of a National Historic Trail along the (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the fol- Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, Buffalo Soldiers’ route from their his- lowing: I ask unanimous consent that all Mem- toric military post at the San Fran- (1) In the late 19th century and early 20th bers may have 5 legislative days to re- cisco Presidio to Yosemite and Sequoia century, African-American troops who came vise and extend their remarks and in- National Parks. The study would also to be known as the Buffalo Soldiers served in identify properties that could be listed many critical roles in the western United clude extraneous materials on the bill States, including protecting some of the first under consideration. in the National Register of Historic National Parks. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Places or designations as National His- (2) Based at the Presidio in San Francisco, objection to the request of the gen- toric Landmarks. Buffalo Soldiers were assigned to Sequoia tleman from Ohio? For several years, Buffalo Soldier and Yosemite National Parks where they pa- There was no objection. regiments traveled 320 miles along this trolled the backcountry, built trails, stopped Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, route to patrol the parklands for poaching, and otherwise served in the roles I yield myself such time as I may con- loggers and poachers, build new trails, later assumed by National Park rangers. and escort visitors. The Buffalo Sol- (3) The public would benefit from having sume. opportunities to learn more about the Buf- H.R. 1022 authorizes the National diers were among our very first park falo Soldiers in the National Parks and their Park Service to study alternatives for rangers, a challenging task these contributions to the management of Na- commemorating and interpreting the troops took on with pride after serving tional Parks and the legacy of African-Amer- role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early bravely in the Civil War. icans in the post-Civil War era. years of the national parks. Because of the color of their skin, the (4) As the centennial of the National Park The Buffalo Soldiers were a seg- Buffalo Soldiers were all too often Service in 2016 approaches, it is an especially regated Army unit composed of African marginalized instead of respected for appropriate time to conduct research and in- American cavalrymen. For nearly 25 their service to our Nation, both on crease public awareness of the stewardship role the Buffalo Soldiers played in the early years before the creation of the Na- and off the battlefield. However, during years of the National Parks. tional Park Service, Yosemite Na- their time protecting the parks, they (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to tional Park was administered by the not only confronted racism and dis- authorize a study to determine the most ef- U.S. Army. The Buffalo Soldiers played crimination, they overcame it. They

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Aviation Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 47109 (a) FUEL TAXES.—Subparagraph (B) of sec- note) is amended by striking ‘‘February 1, and they made real inroads toward ra- tion 4081(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code cial progress that were extraordinary 2012,’’ and inserting ‘‘February 18, 2012,’’. of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘January 31, (j) Section 186(d) of such Act (117 Stat. for their day. 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘February 17, 2012’’. 2518) is amended by striking ‘‘February 1, Although they were assigned to (b) TICKET TAXES.— 2012,’’ and inserting ‘‘February 18, 2012,’’. watch over government property for (1) PERSONS.—Clause (ii) of section (k) Section 409(d) of such Act (49 U.S.C. only a relatively short time, the Buf- 4261(j)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by 41731 note) is amended by striking ‘‘January falo Soldiers helped lay the ground- striking ‘‘January 31, 2012’’ and inserting 31, 2012.’’ and inserting ‘‘February 17, 2012.’’. ‘‘February 17, 2012’’. work for some of our greatest wilder- SEC. 6. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OP- (2) PROPERTY.—Clause (ii) of section ness to be preserved forever. ERATIONS. 4271(d)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by Section 106(k)(1)(H) of title 49, United I’m proud that the Buffalo Soldiers striking ‘‘January 31, 2012’’ and inserting traveled through my district on their States Code, is amended to read as follows: ‘‘February 17, 2012’’. ‘‘(H) $3,692,555,464 for the period beginning (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments way to the parks, and I believe this bill on October 1, 2011, and ending on February made by this section shall take effect on will help shine a light on the history 17, 2012.’’. they made in the great State of Cali- February 1, 2012. SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT AND AIRWAY SEC. 7. AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES AND EQUIP- fornia and in many places across the TRUST FUND EXPENDITURE AU- MENT. country. THORITY. Section 48101(a)(8) of title 49, United States All Americans from all walks of life (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section Code, is amended to read as follows: would benefit from learning about this 9502(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 ‘‘(8) $1,044,541,913 for the period beginning often overlooked chapter in our his- is amended— on October 1, 2011, and ending on February tory. The Buffalo Soldiers’ story is ul- (1) by striking ‘‘February 1, 2012’’ and in- 17, 2012.’’. serting ‘‘February 18, 2012’’; and timately about the triumph not just of SEC. 8. RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVEL- (2) by inserting ‘‘or the Airport and Airway OPMENT. African American troops over prejudice Extension Act of 2012’’ before the semicolon Section 48102(a)(16) of title 49, United and injustice, but about the movement at the end of subparagraph (A). States Code, is amended to read as follows: of our Nation toward a more tolerant (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph ‘‘(16) $64,092,459 for the period beginning on and courageous society. (2) of section 9502(e) of such Code is amended October 1, 2011, and ending on February 17, I thank my colleagues for supporting by striking ‘‘February 1, 2012’’ and inserting 2012.’’. this bill. ‘‘February 18, 2012’’. SEC. 9. ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE. (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, Section 41742(a)(2) of title 49, United States made by this section shall take effect on Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and $50,309,016 may I ask if the minority bill manager February 1, 2012. has any additional speakers? We do for the period beginning on October 1, 2011, SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT and ending on January 31, 2012,’’ and insert- PROGRAM. not. ing ‘‘and $54,699,454 for the period beginning (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, I have no on October 1, 2011, and ending on February (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 48103(9) of title 49, further requests for time, and I yield 17, 2012,’’. United States Code, is amended to read as back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, follows: ‘‘(9) $1,344,535,519 for the period beginning ant to the rule, the gentleman from with that, I yield back the balance of on October 1, 2011, and ending on February Wisconsin (Mr. PETRI) and the gen- my time. 17, 2012.’’. tleman from Illinois (Mr. COSTELLO) The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. (2) OBLIGATION OF AMOUNTS.—Subject to each will control 20 minutes. FORTENBERRY). The question is on the limitations specified in advance in appro- The Chair recognizes the gentleman priation Acts, sums made available for a por- motion offered by the gentleman from from Wisconsin. Ohio (Mr. JOHNSON) that the House sus- tion of fiscal year 2012 pursuant to the pend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. amendment made by paragraph (1) may be GENERAL LEAVE 1022. obligated at any time through September 30, Mr. PETRI. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani- 2012, and shall remain available until ex- The question was taken. mous consent that all Members have 5 pended. legislative days in which to revise and The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the (b) PROJECT GRANT AUTHORITY.—Section opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being 47104(c) of such title is amended by striking extend their remarks and include ex- in the affirmative, the ayes have it. ‘‘January 31, 2012,’’ and inserting ‘‘February traneous material on the bill, H.R. Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, 17, 2012,’’. 3800. on that I demand the yeas and nays. SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there The yeas and nays were ordered. (a) Section 40117(l)(7) of title 49, United objection to the request of the gen- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Feb- tleman from Wisconsin? ruary 1, 2012.’’ and inserting ‘‘February 18, ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- There was no objection. 2012.’’. Mr. PETRI. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- ceedings on this question will be post- (b) Section 41743(e)(2) of such title is poned. amended by striking ‘‘and $2,016,393 for the self such time as I may consume. I would like to include in the CON- f portion of fiscal year 2012 ending before Feb- ruary 1, 2012,’’ and inserting ‘‘and $2,295,082 GRESSIONAL RECORD an exchange of let- AIRPORT AND AIRWAY EXTENSION for the portion of fiscal year 2012 ending be- ters between the Committee on Ways ACT OF 2012 fore February 18, 2012,’’. and Means and the Committee on (c) Section 44302(f)(1) of such title is Mr. PETRI. Mr. Speaker, I move to Transportation and Infrastructure con- amended— cerning H.R. 3800. suspend the rules and pass the bill (1) by striking ‘‘January 31, 2012,’’ and in- (H.R. 3800) to amend the Internal Rev- serting ‘‘February 17, 2012,’’; and I am pleased to report that we are enue Code of 1986 to extend the funding (2) by striking ‘‘April 30, 2012,’’ and insert- currently in the final negotiations of and expenditure authority of the Air- ing ‘‘May 17, 2012,’’. completing an FAA reauthorization port and Airway Trust Fund, to amend (d) Section 44303(b) of such title is amended bill with the Senate, with only a few title 49, United States Code, to extend by striking ‘‘April 30, 2012,’’ and inserting open issues left to be resolved. I am ‘‘May 17, 2012,’’. confident that we will be able to com- authorizations for the airport improve- (e) Section 47107(s)(3) of such title is ment program, and for other purposes. amended by striking ‘‘February 1, 2012.’’ and plete negotiations and produce a con- The Clerk read the title of the bill. inserting ‘‘February 18, 2012.’’. ference report in the very near future. The text of the bill is as follows: (f) Section 47115(j) of such title is amended However, given the congressional H.R. 3800 by striking ‘‘February 1, 2012,’’ and inserting schedule and the limited legislative ‘‘February 18, 2012,’’. days before FAA’s current authority Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- (g) Section 47141(f) of such title is amended resentatives of the United States of America in expires, we will not be able to consider by striking ‘‘January 31, 2012.’’ and inserting the final agreement on the conference Congress assembled, ‘‘February 17, 2012.’’. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. (h) Section 49108 of such title is amended report until February. Since current This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Airport and by striking ‘‘January 31, 2012,’’ and inserting funding expires at the end of this Airway Extension Act of 2012’’. ‘‘February 17, 2012,’’. month, it is necessary for us to pass a

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:58 Jan 25, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JA7.039 H24JAPT1 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H136 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 24, 2012 clean, short-term extension of the I rise in support of H.R. 3800, the Air- I am assured, to wrap up some details. FAA’s funding and programs through port and Airway Extension Act of 2012. This is a bill that is really a great deal February 17 at current funding levels. This bill contains a clean extension of more bipartisan than it would appear. This extension is a prudent pre- the Federal Aviation Administration’s Yes, there were some tough items, as caution to ensure that the FAA is able authority to spend from the Airport in any piece of major legislation. to continue its funding and programs and Airway Trust Fund to carry out I do regret the major reason for the while negotiations are completed and airport improvement projects at cur- standoff. This bill, it seems to me, the House and Senate consider the rent funding levels through February could have been before us long ago but FAA conference report. 17, 2012. for at least one provision which could HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Mr. Speaker, this short-term exten- have been settled, and that was the COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS, sion will hopefully provide us enough provision in the bill that would have Washington, DC, January 24, 2012. time for the House Republican leader- insisted that no-shows be counted in Hon. JOHN MICA, ship to finally appoint conferees to the labor elections, the no-shows be count- Chairman, Committee on Transortation and In- FAA reauthorization bill, which we ed as for one side or the other. And in frastructure, Rayburn House Office Build- ing, Washington, DC. passed almost a year ago, work this case, they would have been count- DEAR CHAIRMAN MICA: I am writing con- through the remaining policy issues ed as a ‘‘no’’ vote against joining the cerning H.R. 3800, the ‘‘Airport and Airway with the other body, and send a com- union. Extension Act of 2012’’ which is expected to prehensive bill to the President. You know, you could argue just the be scheduled for floor consideration this Although this has been an unneces- opposite, that if you really were week. sarily difficult and controversial proc- against the union, you’re the ones who As you know, the Committee on Ways and show up. So it seems to me that was a Means has jurisdiction over the Internal ess during the first session of the 112th Revenue Code. Sections 2 and 3 of this bill Congress to move the multiyear FAA thumb on the scale, but you don’t amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by reauthorization measure, I’m pleased know how it would come out. And some extending the current Airport and Airway that the House and Senate leadership kind of compromise has been reached Trust Fund (AATF) expenditure authority recognized the importance of getting a on that. I will have to wait on that and the associated Federal excise taxes to bill completed and stepped in to help in compromise. But I’m very pleased that February 17, 2012. In order to expedite H.R. the process. we’ve moved ahead on a compromise 3800 for Floor consideration, the Committee While I will reserve judgment on a because the President had said over will forgo action on the bill. This is being final conference report, it appears as and over again he was going to veto the done with the understanding that it does not in any way prejudice the Committee with re- though we are making progress, and we bill if it had that provision in it. So spect to the appointment of conferees or its certainly need to avoid a repeat of the since we knew it was going to be ve- jurisdictional prerogatives on this or similar disastrous outcome that occurred this toed, it was up to us to get to a com- legislation. summer when the FAA was partially promise much earlier and to get on to I would appreciate your response to this shut down for 2 weeks, costing tax- other tough issues in the bill. And I letter, confirming this understanding with payers almost $400 million in lost rev- recognize that more time is needed on respect to H.R. 3800, and would ask that a enue for infrastructure investment. As those issues. copy of our exchange of letters on this mat- ter be included in the Congressional Record we move to conference, we need to One of those issues, by the way, has during Floor consideration. enact a fair and comprehensive bill to do with just how much traffic we are Sincerely, that creates jobs, furthers aviation going to tolerate at Reagan Airport, DAVE CAMP, safety, and advances our transition to with the idea that if an individual Chairman. the Next Generation Air Transpor- Member from the west coast would pre- tation System. fer the convenience of landing at HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COM- Mr. Speaker, I support this short- Reagan, then the whole bill should MITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND term FAA extension in the interest of bend in that way. I ask that we con- INFRASTRUCTURE, Washington, DC, January 24, 2012. preventing another FAA shutdown in sider—— Hon. DAVE CAMP, order to give us a few more weeks to The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means, produce a bipartisan reauthorization time of the gentlewoman has expired. Longworth House Office Building, Wash- conference report that the President Mr. COSTELLO. I yield another 1 ington, DC. can sign into law. minute to the gentlewoman. DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: Thank you for your Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to Ms. NORTON. So, in winding up the letter regarding H.R. 3800, the ‘‘Airport and support H.R. 3800, the Airport and Air- bill, I ask that we keep in mind the Airway Extension Act of 2012.’’ The Com- fact that a very fragile compromise has mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure way Extension Act of 2012, and I re- recognizes the Committee on Ways and serve the balance of my time. been reached to allow the three other Means has a jurisdictional interest in H.R. Mr. PETRI. Does the gentleman have airports in this region and the eco- 3800, and I appreciate your effort to facilitate any further requests for time? nomic assumptions involved to divide consideration of this bill. Mr. COSTELLO. Mr. Speaker, we up the air traffic as has been allowed. I concur with you that forgoing action on have one speaker. I also want to say that when we get H.R. 3800 does not in any way prejudice the Mr. PETRI. I will continue to reserve to these union provisions, do remember Committee on Ways and Means with respect the balance of my time. that in every society, one of the car- to its jurisdictional prerogatives on this bill dinal tests of whether or not you have or similar legislation in the future, and I Mr. COSTELLO. At this time, I yield would support your effort to seek appoint- 2 minutes to the gentlelady from the a free society is whether there is a ment of an appropriate number of conferees District of Columbia (Ms. NORTON), a right to organize a union. to any House-Senate conference involving valued member of the Transportation Mr. PETRI. I yield such time as he this legislation. and Infrastructure Committee. may consume to our colleague from I will include our letters on H.R. 3800 in the Ms. NORTON. I thank the gentleman Texas, Representative FARENTHOLD. Congressional Record during House Floor from Illinois. This compromise only re- Mr. FARENTHOLD. Mr. Speaker, I consideration of the bill. Again, I appreciate minds me of how much I regret that he rise today to do something that I don’t your cooperation regarding this legislation particularly like to do, supporting in and I look forward to working with the Com- has decided to retire. He was such a mittee on Ways and Means as the bill moves valuable chair of our subcommittee kicking the can down the road another through the legislative process. and member of the Transportation and time. But I’m excited about kicking Sincerely, Infrastructure Committee. I can only the can down the road this time. We’ve JOHN L. MICA, wish him all the good fortune his ex- had 23 extensions of the FAA bill, but Chairman. traordinarily productive years in the this time, as we kick the can down the I urge my colleagues to support this Congress have earned him. road, we actually see the end of the legislation, and I reserve the balance of road. my time. b 1310 The Transportation and Infrastruc- Mr. COSTELLO. Mr. Speaker, I yield But I thank both sides of the aisle for ture Committee has worked in a bipar- myself such time as I may consume. this short-term extension, short-term, tisan manner to come up with a bill

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:41 Jan 25, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JA7.041 H24JAPT1 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE January 24, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H137 that I think is going to be phenomenal Let me say in conclusion, there are The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- once we get it out of the House and some tough issues on labor that have ant to clause 7 of rule XXII, the gentle- Senate conferees. It’s taken some time held us up—4 years with the Demo- woman from California (Mrs. CAPPS) to get us to the point where we can crats, the last year with us—and I want and the gentleman from New York (Mr. find the efficiencies and savings that to commend Speaker BOEHNER for his REED) each will control 30 minutes. we need and continue to provide the leadership working with the leadership The Chair recognizes the gentle- level of service we expect in our air of the Senate. The Speaker and his woman from California. transportation system in this country. staff and others have worked day and Mrs. CAPPS. I yield myself 5 min- My fear is we’re going to come up with night through the holidays and right utes. this bipartisan bill and it’s going to get up to now to conclude what I think is I rise today to offer a straightforward stalled again though. a very fair compromise. And it must be motion to provide certainty to Amer- As we stand here on the eve of the a compromise. ican families and businesses. State of the Union address, we have the This is part of our business is to do As we all know, late last month, politics of a do-nothing Congress. I the best business we can for the Amer- hope that that narrative doesn’t stop after a lot of drawn-out drama, we en- ican people and getting this economy acted a short-term extension of the this bill from moving forward as it working and getting in place the comes up and we don’t have to extend payroll tax cut, of unemployment in- framework for one of the most impor- surance, and the so-called doc fix. All this again. tant aspects of our industry. If we want This is something we’ve been able to of these provisions were set to expire to see Americans back to work, we’ll do in a bipartisan nature. Historically, at the end of last year. Payroll taxes transportation bills have been bipar- pass this legislation by the 17th of Feb- would have gone up on 160 million tisan. Let’s not let this get stopped and ruary, and then we’ll come back in the American workers. Millions of unem- have to kick the can down the road. next week or two, and we will pass a ployed people would have had their Let’s get our conferees done. Let’s get long-term infrastructure transpor- benefits cut off even though they still this passed. tation measure, and we will and we can can’t find work, and doctors would I urge everybody, my colleagues, to get Americans working. have faced huge cuts in their reim- support this extension. Let’s make it So I ask for continued cooperation to bursement from Medicare, making it the last and get the long-term bill complete this important process. harder for seniors to see a doctor. The passed for the betterment of this coun- Mr. PETRI. I have no further re- 2-month extension was not ideal, but try and everyone in it. quests for time, and reserve the bal- differences could not be resolved before Mr. COSTELLO. I continue to reserve ance of my time. the clock ran out. the balance of my time. Mr. COSTELLO. Mr. Speaker, let me Now, with this short-term extension Mr. PETRI. I yield such time as he commend Chairman MICA and Chair- set to expire in just a few weeks, we may consume to the chairman of the man PETRI for working in a bipartisan must find a way to bridge our dif- full Transportation and Infrastructure way. We’ve attempted to work with the ferences and enact a full-year exten- Committee, our colleague from the other body in working on an agree- sion of these provisions, and we need to State of Florida, JOHN MICA. ment. We are very close to agreement. Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I want to do it as soon as possible, and that’s As I said in my statement, I reserve what this motion is about. thank Chairman PETRI, our chair of judgment on the final conference It simply directs the conferees to fin- the Aviation Subcommittee. I see Mr. agreement, but I certainly want to COSTELLO, the ranking member, former ish their work by February 17 so both commend our friends on the other side the House and Senate will have time to chair of the subcommittee. Thank you of the aisle for working to move this for your work. vote on the final package before the legislation forward. clock runs out on the 29th; just a date We’re here to extend FAA for the With that, I urge the passage of this 23rd time. The consequences of that certain to ensure that we get our work legislation, and I yield back the bal- can, I hope, be positive, that we can done without yet another last-minute ance of my time. conclude this long overdue and very scramble. We have a habit in this Con- important authorization. b 1320 gress of leaving our work to the last Members of Congress, we must au- minute, something we should have Mr. PETRI. I yield back the balance thorize every program. That’s part of learned when we were kids when our of my time. our constitutional responsibility. parents warned us about this long ago. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The I had the privilege, when I chaired Last year, for example, was filled the Aviation Subcommittee, to write a question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. with manufactured crises and last- lot of what was in the last bill which minute deals. It led to a great deal of PETRI) that the House suspend the we authored in 2003. It expired in 2007. uncertainty about everything from tax The other side of the aisle had 4 years rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3800. The question was taken; and (two- policy to whether or not America will in which they controlled the body, 2 of pay its debts. This uncertainty has af- which they controlled every branch of thirds being in the affirmative) the rules were suspended and the bill was fected our economy and our efforts to government, and were unable to pass create jobs. I know we can do better. I that. They passed 17 extensions. We’ve passed. A motion to reconsider was laid on know we must do better had to pass—it will now be five—but we Our economy is still in a fragile can get this done. This should be a bi- the table. state, and we must not add to its pre- partisan and must be a bicameral jobs f carious nature with yet another unnec- bill. The aviation industry in our country MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES essary dustup here in Washington and accounts for between 7 and 8 percent of ON H.R. 3630, TEMPORARY PAY- especially not about provisions we gen- our gross domestic national economic ROLL TAX CUT CONTINUATION erally agree upon. For example, ex- activity, and for us not to have passed ACT OF 2011 tending the payroll tax cut for 160 mil- lion Americans will put a thousand dol- an authorization that updates the safe- Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, I have a lars more in their paychecks for a ty, all of the programs, the next gen- motion to instruct conferees at the worker in this coming year. In my eration of air traffic control, things desk. home State alone, that would put $21 that are so important to have a dy- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The billion into the pockets of 17 million namic industry, and then an area of Clerk will report the motion. Californians. That’s real money for our economy that we have led in in the The Clerk read as follows: world. The biggest area of exports is consumers to spend quickly at small Mrs. Capps moves that the managers on businesses across the country, stimu- aviation. That’s huge for jobs in this the part of the House at the conference on country. the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on lating demand and growing our econ- So this is going to be the last exten- the Senate amendment to the bill H.R. 3630 omy. sion. It’s done in, again, a bipartisan be instructed to file a conference report not Now, economists from both sides effort to conclude the negotiation. later than February 17, 2012. from every perspective agree that this

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This affects about care with our doc fix. rules are going to be for years to come, 41⁄2 million Americans who would lose We have proposed and passed in this not on a month-by-month basis. their unemployment benefits if we Chamber before the end of the year a 1- I urge my colleagues in the other don’t get our work done in time. Never year proposal on the payroll tax exten- Chamber, in the U.S. Senate, to heed before have we allowed emergency un- sion fully paid for, a 2-year proposal on that fundamental message. We can no employment benefits to expire while our doc fix fully paid for. Those are longer, in Washington, D.C., believe unemployment remains so high. Mil- long-term solutions that have been of- that short-term policy is the best we lions of middle class workers and their fered by our side of the aisle, adopted can do for America. Hardworking tax- families depend upon emergency unem- in a bipartisan fashion before the end payers deserve better than that, and ployment benefits to feed their fami- of the year, and sent to the Senate to small business owners across America lies, to put gas in their cars, to keep act upon. need to know what the rules are with their houses warm. The reality of the situation finds us certainty and for years so that they Once again, extending these benefits in a position where the Senate has not can make the investments to put our helps create jobs, helps to grow our done its job. And my colleague from hardworking taxpayer Americans back economy. According to Mark Zandi, California is correct. A lot of it had to to work. every dollar of unemployment benefits do with the fact that the Senate ran That’s what we stand for on this side creates $1.65 in economic demand. It’s out of time, and they reverted to clas- of the aisle; and that is what I am not rhetoric. It’s a fact. sic, old political ways of doing busi- hopeful, going into this conference, we Finally, Mr. Speaker, we all agree on ness: passing legislation at 3 o’clock, 2 will be able to produce out of this pay- the need to ensure our doctors don’t o’clock in the morning, waiting until roll bill, unemployment extension, and see a draconian cut in their Medicare the last minute, and putting forth a our doc fix. reimbursements. Such a cut would af- product that only allowed us to kick With that, I reserve the balance of fect the health care of nearly 50 million the can 2 months down the road. my time. seniors who could lose access to their We can do better. We need to do bet- Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 doctors if we don’t complete our work ter. The proposal that came out of this minutes to the gentlewoman from Cali- on time. Without an extension, Medi- Chamber was a start in that right di- fornia (Ms. LEE). care physicians will see nearly a 30-per- rection. It is time that we join to- Ms. LEE of California. I want to cent reimbursement cut at the end of gether and we hit this long-term solu- thank the gentlelady for yielding and this month, and of course this is some- tion put forth for the American people also for her tremendous leadership. thing we face every year, which is why because they deserve no less. Mr. Speaker, I rise to encourage all I have always supported a permanent I would be remiss if we did not iden- the conferees on H.R. 3630 to fully con- fix to the SGR. But at a minimum, we tify the fact that we as conferees were sider the chilling effect on the econ- must include a full-year fix for this here over the Christmas break. We omy of any failure to fully extend un- program. Failure to do so will harm were here trying to champion the cause employment benefits. not only our doctors and their employ- for making sure we put policy into law, While we are all pleased to see the ees but our seniors as well. not achieve political gamesmanship or economy slowly improving, unemploy- Mr. Speaker, the American people wins. It is time for us to focus on pol- ment rates continue to be unaccept- are rightfully tired of the political icy and put politics aside. Hardworking ably high; and, yes, there are four indi- games and needless brinksmanship taxpayers deserve that today in Amer- viduals looking for every one job. This that has become all too common in ica. job recovery still has not created this body. I say it’s time to change I, for one, will join my colleague on enough jobs in our country. course. the other side of the aisle in the tre- I have participated in many job fairs Let’s begin this new year on a better mendous amount of agreement that I in my district, along with the Congres- note. Let’s begin the year by putting think we have going into this con- sional Black Caucus; and we have wit- aside our differences and working to- ference and the sentiment of getting nessed thousands and thousands and gether. Let’s begin the new year by the job done in time, not waiting until thousands of people lining up for the completing the work that we all were the last minute, coming up with a jobs that existed. People want to work. sent here to do, and let’s do it on time long-term solution of at least a year on It’s not that people are sitting around and without unnecessary drama. our payroll tax extension, at least 2 waiting for their unemployment bene- Let’s begin the new year by helping years for our doctors who are getting fits. If there were jobs, people would middle class families and small busi- reimbursed under Medicare, and take work. So we need this bridge over trou- nesses stay afloat in these tough times. care of the unemployment situation. bled waters until we find out a way to It’s way too important to wait until create the jobs that people deserve. 1330 the last minute. Millions of American b We must immediately extend all ex- workers, business owners, and families But I would have to disagree with my piring unemployment benefits. The are depending on us. The time to act is colleague on the other side of the aisle conferees should also strongly consider now. when she says that unemployment ben- adding an additional 14 weeks of tier 1 I urge my colleagues to support this efits are some sort of economic stim- unemployment benefits for the mil- motion to ensure that we get our work ulus that should be expanded. I under- lions of 99ers who have completely ex- done on time. stand, and I have read what the econo- hausted their benefits. We don’t re- I reserve the balance of my time. mists have said on the economic im- member that even with the extension Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- pact of unemployment benefits. of unemployment, there are between 2 self such time as I may consume. My point would be, if that logic were and 3 million people who will not be el- I rise today in great agreement with true, then why don’t we just extend un- igible because 99 weeks is the limit. my colleague from California on the employment benefits to every Amer- So we can’t abandon those individ- other side of the aisle. What she has ar- ican and sit back and watch the econ- uals. We have to pass, and we’re asking ticulated before us in this Chamber, omy blossom. The fundamental truth for Congressman SCOTT’s bill and my Mr. Speaker, is an instruction to the is—and it’s time to be open and honest bill, H.R. 589, to be included in any conferees, of which I am one, to get our with the American people about it— final legislative agreement. job done. I wholeheartedly agree with that the economy is not going to So, Mr. Speaker, I am pleading for that sentiment. strengthen based on government ex- this body to really understand that Also, there is a tremendous amount pansion, government spending. It’s until we figure out a way to create of agreement when it comes to the pay- going to strengthen on a commitment jobs, people want to work. It is our

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Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, up the issue of extending unemploy- minutes to the gentlewoman from Washington, DC, January 23, 2012. ment benefits, we need to do better. We Florida (Ms. CASTOR). Hon. DAVE CAMP, owe it to hardworking taxpayers of Ms. CASTOR of Florida. I thank our Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means, America to come up with solutions and colleague, Representative CAPPS, for House of Representatives, Longworth HOB, reforms in our unemployment benefits yielding time and for her great leader- Washington, DC. programs that give them the tools, the ship on behalf of middle class families Hon. MAX BAUCUS, resources to be reemployed. across America. Chairman, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate, I agree wholeheartedly with my col- I rise to encourage all of our col- Dirksen SOB, Washington, DC. league on the other side of the aisle leagues to get to work on middle class DEAR CHAIRMAN CAMP AND CHAIRMAN BAU- tax relief and also take this oppor- CUS: As you and your colleagues on the con- that I don’t believe the majority of ference committee address the extension of Americans wants to be unemployed. tunity to strengthen Medicare. We’re payroll tax relief and unemployment com- They want to get back to work. going to have a lot of debates over pensation benefits, restoration of Medicare So in our reforms that were passed in Medicare here in the coming year. payments to physicians, and other matter, I this Chamber before the end of the b 1340 urge you to fully consider the ongoing im- year, we talk about such things as re- pacts of the crisis in unemployment and long quiring GEDs, high school education This will be an opportunity to ad- term unemployment, not only on the mil- equivalency diplomas, high school de- dress a real shortcoming in Medicare, lions of affected individuals and families who grees so that people could have that and that is protecting our parents and are living life on the edge, but to also con- basic educational benefit that will give grandparents and the ability that they sider the impact on our nation’s struggling have to see the doctor of their choice. economy. them the tools to get back to work. We should be focusing together in a bipar- See, what will happen if the Congress While we see some slow improvements in does not act is there will be instituted the jobs numbers, unemployment rates con- tisan manner, Democrat and Repub- tinue to be unacceptably high and the rates lican, on reforms that are going to give very harsh cuts to the reimbursement of long term unemployment as well the those tools to our unemployed Ameri- rate for doctors who take care of our length of time that the unemployed are out cans rather than just giving a check. parents and take care of our grand- of work are both at record highs. There is an old adage that I grew up parents under Medicare. We simply We must immediately extend the expiring with, being the youngest of 12 children, can’t let this happen. emergency unemployment benefits to the that was passed on for generations in Democrats are interested in a perma- maximum authorized levels and we should nent fix to these Medicare cuts to doc- also immediately add an additional 14 weeks our family, which was: You give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. You tors. This is vitally important for tens of tier I unemployment benefits for the mil- of millions of our parents and grand- lions of Americans who have completely ex- teach a man or woman to fish, you feed parents all across America. And you hausted their benefits while struggling to him and her and their entire family for find work. a lifetime. better believe in the State of Florida, Far too many Americans have exhausted That is the mantra. That is the foun- where we have 3.4 million seniors who all of their unemployment benefits and are dation upon which we should take up rely on Medicare, we want to ensure still unable to find work. Abandoning these unemployment extension in this con- that the ability of the doctor that they job seekers will only further depress the ference and join hands to implement trust, that they see time and time economy and will fail to reduce our deficits going forward. again, will be there when they make as these so called 99er’s will begin to fall into that appointment in the doctor’s office. poverty and begin to be eligible for other Again, I have to highlight the fact needs based federal benefits. that what we see out of the other We’re interested in a permanent fix. With nearly 50 million Americans in pov- Chamber in the United States Senate is We think working together we can get erty and half of all Americans in low income a willingness to just achieve what is this done. households, we must take bold action now. It politically possible, to only achieve Medicare is that promise that has is only by providing these millions of strug- what could be called a political win. It been made to generation after genera- gling American families with adequate and is time to stop focusing on politics. tion of Americans; that it will be there immediate relief and a genuine long term Hardworking taxpayers in America de- no matter what happens, how hard pathway out of poverty that we can put serve us to focus on good policy. they work, what happens in their life- America back on track to prosperity and time, Medicare will be there to serve economic growth for all. Mr. Speaker, with that, I reserve the I strongly urge the members of the con- balance of my time. them, and we need to ensure that the ference committee to consider my legisla- Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 doctors are there on the front lines to tion, H.R. 589 for inclusion in any final legis- minute to the gentlewoman from Cali- take care of our parents and grand- lative agreement. fornia (Ms. WOOLSEY). parents as well. Sincerely, Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, again I’m BARBARA LEE, today to support the Capps motion to heartened because, as the gentlelady Member of Congress. instruct conferees. spoke, I came to the conclusion we’re Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- This issue is just too important to in full agreement. House Republicans self such time as I may consume. get tied up in election-year politics. are in full agreement, so that gives us I would like to respond to my col- Failing to extend the payroll tax cut, hope, ladies and gentlemen. That gives league on the other side of the aisle unemployment insurance, and the us hope going into this conference that who just spoke in regard to when it Medicare doc fix will have real and what we’re going to be able to put to- comes to unemployment benefit exten- lasting effects on our Nation’s middle gether with the doc fix and how our sions. class. It will mean that fewer doctors providers are paid under Medicare is a What we have to do, in my opinion, is will be available to care for seniors and solution that will be a long-term solu- set the framework upon which jobs in the aging baby boomer generation. It tion to this situation that politically is America could be created. We just had will mean that people who have lost required to go through all the time be- an example of this last week. I so hope their job through no fault of their own cause of this doc fix situation we find our President tonight in this very will have the safety net pulled out ourselves in. Chamber comes and explains his deci- from under them, and it will mean that But I would remind this Chamber and sion to reject American jobs being cre- working families will see their pay- I would remind all of my colleagues ated through the Keystone pipeline, be- checks shrink. that we are in the midst of a fiscal cri- cause there is a project that has been Americans don’t want partisan grid- sis in this Nation that needs to be re- identified; and it will be implemented lock. They want jobs, they want eco- spected. And as we talk about making

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Let’s get this swiftly as possible to resolve all of DC, for one time and pay for what we done no later than February 17 to get these issues. are doing and live within our means. this done in an orderly fashion. In support of that, I just want to That’s what our proposal for 2 years The American people are tired of a share with the body a survey that was out of the House Chamber before the Congress that has the study habits of a released by the Connecticut Medical end of year passed by a bipartisan fash- student who parties all semester and Society a few days ago. It’s the largest ion did—took care of 2 years of the doc crams for the finals. Let’s get serious, physician group in the State of Con- fix, fully paid for and offset. What we let’s grow up, and let’s vote for this necticut. It asked what the impact need to do is bring that attitude into motion. would be if the SGR 27 percent rate cut the conference to get it taken care of. Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, I do have to went into effect. It would be cata- I so heartily agree with my col- remind my good friend on the other strophic: 40 percent of doctors would league, the esteemed lady, and her po- side of the aisle that, on December 22, stop accepting Medicare patients; 10 sition in coming up with a long-term House Republicans were here. We were percent would close their practices; 32 solution for our doctors under Medi- sitting in the conference ready to get percent would lay off staff. But what care. But we do need to be responsible to work, and conferees on their side of was interesting was that 19 percent and we have to offset and make sure the aisle had not even been named by said they are already refusing to take that it is paid for. That is the reality of that point in time. new appointments of Medicare bene- the situation we find ourselves in in I was here over the New Year’s break, ficiaries and are curtailing access for America in the fiscal crisis we now Thursday, Friday, working on this both Medicare and Tricare patients all face, and it will be the reality of our issue in preparation for the conference. across the State of Connecticut. Nation’s fiscal prosperity going for- Where was the Senate? Nowhere to be So clearly, this is not an issue which ward if we so choose to honor it. found. So let us be straight with the can wait until the last minute. People With that, I continue to reserve the American people. Let’s be open and are already voting with their feet, and balance of my time. honest with the American people that Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, I am it’s affecting access to health care lit- who’s ready to do the work is us in the pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gen- erally as we sit here today in the House House Chamber on the House Repub- Chamber. tleman from New Jersey (Mr. AN- lican side. We demonstrated it at the I also would just like to remind the DREWS). (Mr. ANDREWS asked and was given end of 2011 by staying here. We may gentleman from New York that the permission to revise and extend his re- have been hurt politically or lost that measure that the Republicans passed in marks.) political battle. But you know what? December, which supposedly addressed Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Speaker, we hear The American people want us to do not this issue, paid for the SGR fix by tak- that there is agreement over some what is politically the winning strat- ing $40 billion out of the hospital ac- basic principles here. Just about every- egy, but what is the best policy for the counts in Medicare. American people. And that’s what we one thinks we should extend the middle b 1350 class tax cut for the rest of this year. stood up for. So in the name of protecting physi- Just about everyone thinks we should Maybe that message didn’t get home cian fees, they butchered the other make sure that doctors don’t see a to the men and women back in our dis- part of the system and the central part nearly 30 percent cut in the payments tricts immediately. But I can tell you, that they receive to take care of our Mr. Speaker, when I went back in my of the system in terms of hospital ac- seniors and disabled persons under district and I had the question pre- cess which provides emergency care all Medicare. Most of us think that unem- sented to me at my local church, local across this country. The American ployment benefits should be extended grocery store, why were you still down Hospital Association and others clearly at a time when there are four people there? What was the problem? What warned this Chamber and the Senate unemployed for every one job opening were you fighting for? And we went that this cut would be extremely dam- in the country. through the details of the policy that aging and catastrophic to the Amer- Most people believe that most if not we’re talking about here with the pay- ican health care system. And the fact all of this should be paid for; that is to roll tax rate, the unemployment exten- that the Senate did not just rubber- say that we shouldn’t borrow the sion, and the Medicare reimbursement stamp what the House did, in my opin- money to do these things. The amount for our providers under Medicare, and ion, shows that they acted appro- of money that’s needed to do that is they said: Well, obviously, you needed priately. about $3 out of every $1,000 that we’re to stay there to get it done. And that’s It is extremely urgent for the Amer- going to spend here. It’s significant what we have to do. We have to adopt ican health care system that we pass money, but it’s about $3 out of every the attitude of, we have been sent here and follow the Capps motion’s timeline $1,000 that we spend. to do the people’s work. It’s time not to fix this issue, frankly an issue which So here’s the idea behind this mo- for us to wait until the last minute, I has festered since the 1990s when the tion. Since there is such broad agree- wholeheartedly agree. But it’s also Republicans passed the SGR formula. ment that this middle class tax cut and time that we just do not leave town be- This is not part of the Affordable Care the other provisions need to happen, cause we’ve accomplished what was po- Act. In fact, at the time we passed the since there is such broad agreement litically possible or what was in our po- Affordable Care Act, it abolished the that it ought to be offset in part, if not litical interest. I wholeheartedly am SGR with H.R. 3662. We should follow fully, and since it’s such a relatively committed to finding the real solu- that path at the end of the day, and we small amount of money, $3 for every tions, the real policy initiatives, and should certainly follow the timeline of $1,000 we’re going to spend, let’s not that’s what we are standing for on this the Capps motion. wait until the very last minute to do side of the aisle. Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- it. With that, I continue to reserve the self such time as I may consume. The history of 2011 is littered with balance of my time. I so appreciate my colleague remind- the majority waiting until the eleventh Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, may I in- ing me of the offsets on the doc fix bill. hour. And it was more than just an in- quire how much time remains on each And I would just like to remind my col- convenience for the legislative process. side? leagues on the other side of the aisle In August when the markets melted The SPEAKER pro tempore. Each and this entire Chamber that in the down, it turned out to be a crisis for side has 18 minutes remaining. House-passed bill that was sent to the the country and the global economy. Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, it is my Senate, 90 percent—90 percent—of Let’s not take that chance again. pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gen- those offsets were recommended and

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:09 Jan 25, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JA7.053 H24JAPT1 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE January 24, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H141 supported by the President of the Congress. At the end of last year, we the last minute to get it done, despite United States, President Obama. went home. We did our work. We ex- my wife’s and my best efforts to see Now, I’m not saying that that’s the tended the payroll tax holiday for 1 full otherwise. While this behavior is com- final thing that we can agree to. By no year. We did the doc fix for 2 years. mon in households across America, it means am I saying that. But what I When I got to the airport in Dallas, is not acceptable in the workforce, and will say is that we did our work. We Texas, we got a call that the Senate it ought not be acceptable here in the found common ground with the Presi- had sent back over a bill here that was Halls of Congress. Yet, this is how the dent’s own recommendations and poli- going to pay the doctors taking care of Republican leadership has gone about cies that he supported and sent it to our seniors on Medicare for 2 months. I our business here in Congress. the Senate. At this point in time, I think, if I remember right, they had This Congress almost let the United still remind the American people who three different plans. It would either States of America default on its bills. is at the table: the House. Where is the take care for 2 months, 8 weeks, or 60 This Congress almost prevented Social United States Senate? And may I re- days. That’s the only three programs Security checks from going out to mind the Speaker and the American they looked at in the Senate. Then every American senior because they people, I say the entire Senate but, in they sent it back over here, and then wanted their way or the highway. This particular, those on the other side of they try and blame us, saying we’re not Congress almost refused to pass a mid- the aisle. for the payroll tax extension. We were dle class tax cut for Americans before With that, I continue to reserve the for it for a year; we were for the doc fix the holidays because they didn’t be- lieve middle class Americans deserve balance of my time. for 2 years. Mrs. CAPPS. I am pleased to yield, I think it is ridiculous that the Sen- one. And here we are today. The majority Mr. Speaker, 2 minutes to our col- ate cannot do their work, just like we has refused for weeks to even begin dis- league from New Jersey (Mr. PAS- haven’t had a budget out of the Senate cussions on the payroll tax even CRELL). in 1,000 days. though Democrats named their con- Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, in just Mrs. CAPPS. I am pleased to yield 2 ferees several weeks ago and have been a few hours, the President of the minutes to our colleague from North ready to talk ever since. United States will be on the floor to Carolina, DAVID PRICE. President Obama has been waiting present his ideas as to how we can grow Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. Mr. for any word from my Republican col- our economy and put the American Speaker, I rise in support of the motion leagues. He’s made clear he wants to people back to work. I hope the major- to instruct and want to thank our col- talk, negotiate, and get this done. But ity keeps an open mind and rejects the league from Santa Barbara for offering the Republicans have clearly been in extreme ideology and political timid- it. no rush to get a tax cut passed for the ness that has driven the 112th Congress Last year, as we lurched from one middle class. of the United States. congressionally created crisis to an- Today, with the passage of Mrs. Need I remind my friend from New other, uncertainty plagued families CAPPS’ resolution, that will all come to York State, need I remind him that the and businesses, and the American peo- an end. The middle class will go to the tax cuts of 2001 and 2003, as we move ple’s confidence in our ability to do front and center of this Congress, and into this next decade, are the biggest their work plummeted. it’s about time. We cannot wait until cause and the biggest proportion of the In the first few months of the new the last second once again. We have the deficit facing this Congress. And you year, we can right these wrongs. We chance to pass a bill that will provide are not going to—you are not going to can proceed in a deliberative, mature the typical American family earning nickel and dime us to solve the prob- manner to address our Nation’s prob- $50,000 a year over $1,000 in tax cuts— lem of the deficit on the backs of the lems. tax cuts they will see in every pay- middle class and the working poor. It As the President will reiterate to- check. doesn’t work. You can’t figure it out. night in his State of the Union Ad- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The While the economic indicators are dress, this is a make-or-break moment time of the gentleman has expired. showing pretty good improvements, for our economic recovery, for our mid- Mrs. CAPPS. I yield 30 seconds to our the unemployment rate in my home dle class and those trying to reach the colleague. State of New Jersey is still 9.1 percent, middle class. Extending the payroll tax Mr. CROWLEY. We have the chance above the national average of 8.5. Be- cut will put an average of $1,000 in the to ensure the doctors treating seniors cause of games played by the extreme pockets of working people this year. on Medicare can continue to do so wing of the Republican Party, the pay- Let’s not play games by threatening to without having to charge them higher roll tax cut that President Obama and raise taxes on 160 million workers if fees for medical care. We have the the Democratic Congress support is at you don’t get your way on one bar- chance to continue unemployment ben- risk of expiring again. gaining chip or another. efits for those who lost their jobs by no Now, I can’t say any clearer than We should pass a full-year extension fault of their own and are actively this: $1,000 may not be a lot for mil- of the payroll tax cut right away and looking for work. lionaires like Mitt Romney paying a then move on to the President’s broad- The majority has a simple choice 13.9 percent tax rate, but it is a signifi- er jobs bill that would create jobs and today: pass this resolution and make it cant amount of money directly in the put us on a faster road to recovery. clear it’s our shared goal—Republicans pockets of middle class families in Mr. REED. I reserve the balance of and Democrats alike—to help hard- north Jersey. my time. working Americans who are struggling You don’t have to look far to see Mrs. CAPPS. I am pleased to yield 2 in this economy; or reject this bill and where we are still hurting. Just last minutes to our colleague from New continue playing the same games that month, Mr. Speaker, the construction York (Mr. CROWLEY). have become the hallmark of this do- industry unemployment rate jumped Mr. CROWLEY. Mr. Speaker, I thank nothing Congress. another 3 percent to 16 percent. Pass- my friend and colleague, Mrs. CAPPS, b 1400 ing the payroll tax cut will help grow for yielding this time and for spear- The fact is the American people don’t the economy and get the American heading this resolution which will sim- have time for these games anymore. people back to work. ply end the ‘‘dog ate my homework’’ Stop the games. Pass this motion to in- Isn’t that what we want? excuse my Republican colleagues have struct conferees. Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, I would like repeatedly used when refusing to do Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to my good friend more than the bare minimum that our to yield 2 minutes to my colleague from Missouri (Mr. LONG). job requires. from Wisconsin (Mr. RYAN). Mr. LONG. Mr. Speaker, I rise today I’m a father of three children all Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. I thank the to address the issue of the payroll tax under the age of 13. My kids are the gentleman for yielding. extension—holiday—whatever you best. I love them dearly. But they are I enjoy listening to revisionist his- want to call it, and the doc fix that we like most: they don’t like doing their tory as is practiced here on the floor of address every single year here in this homework, and they often wait until the House of Representatives.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:09 Jan 25, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JA7.055 H24JAPT1 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H142 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 24, 2012 Our friends on the other side are say- American people are saying Congress is for, what we passed in the House of ing that we haven’t done our job, that dysfunctional. Congress can’t even Representatives—bipartisan effort, we’re not doing our work. Well, let’s agree on a bill, which everyone agrees. mind you. I am waiting to see what the think about this for a second. It was And this is more reason why we should Senate has to say about this on this the House Republicans that passed the pass this and show that we should not 1,000th day of their not even passing a full-year extension last year of the be playing politics on something that’s budget. The Senate’s willingness to payroll tax and the unemployment ex- so vital to people’s lives. We should not produce a plan is critical to giving em- tension. It was the House Republicans wait until the very last minute to ployers, workers, and those seeking to that named the conferees to get this reach an agreement. reenter the workforce certainty they work done. Let’s think about who is This motion simply instructs con- need. and who is not getting their job done. ferees to finish negotiations by Feb- Again, I am ready to work on this This year marks the second year in a ruary 17; and by doing so, we’d avoid issue. My colleagues are ready to work row where the President has literally the confusion and uncertainty that on this issue. We were ready to fix this flouted the law and is delaying his happened last time when the Congress problem in 2011, where it should have budget. It’s 2 years that the President waited until the last minute for the been left, so that into 2012 we could hasn’t brought the budget on time as last extension. We need these tax provide certainty for the American according to law. Today is 1,000 days breaks for the middle class. We need people. since the other body in the United the doc fix. We need unemployment I support this effort, and let’s get to States Senate bothered to even try to benefits for those who have been hurt work. pass, let alone propose, a budget. most by the prolonged economic down- Mrs. CAPPS. Before I yield time, I We acted responsibly. We acted in turn. just want to congratulate the conferees time. And, more to the point, Mr. Let’s not play politics with people on for finally meeting today for the very Speaker, if we’re going to have a tem- these issues. I urge the conferees to first time, at least 5 weeks after they porary tax holiday for payroll taxes, quickly reach an agreement that will were appointed. So that’s the point. let’s never forget the fact that payroll not hurt the unemployed and will help I am pleased now to yield 2 minutes taxes finance Social Security. This is continue our economic recovery. to our colleague from Texas, SHEILA why we insist on spending cuts—to So again, Mr. Speaker, I urge my col- JACKSON LEE. make sure that Social Security is in- leagues to support this motion so that Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. I thank tact, remains whole. The failure to cut we don’t take this debate to the last the gentlelady from California for the spending to pay for this temporary tax minute again, make us look like fools recognition and also for the leadership. holiday means complicity with raiding and play games with people’s lives. I might say to my colleagues that the Social Security trust fund, and we Let’s pass this. Let’s do it now. Let’s whenever we come to the floor of the are not in favor of that. not wait. Let’s stop the political House to do the people’s business it is Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, may I ask, games. an important effort, and this motion to please, how much time I have remain- Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, I’d just re- instruct is truly the people’s business. ing? mind my good colleague on the other I want to applaud you for framing the The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. side of the aisle that we were here. The urgency of answering the call of doing WOMACK). The gentlewoman from Cali- House Republicans were here December what we need to do with respect to 160 fornia has 10 minutes remaining. 22. December 26, conferees weren’t even million Americans who need payroll Mrs. CAPPS. With that, may I just named yet. I was here Thursday and tax relief—again, tax cuts for middle remind our colleagues that we went Friday of New Year’s working on the class and working Americans, not a lurching from one crisis to another issue. discriminatory treatment of only the during the past year, first about our We’re ready to do the work. But top 1 percent being able to sing the debt ceiling default crisis, then wheth- there is one thing that we will not song ‘‘Oh Happy Day,’’ but to allow er or not we could even continue the yield on, that we have demonstrated those who get up every day, some government. Then we spent some time years in Washington, DC, of fiscal irre- working with their hands, some work- shutting down the FAA. So that’s the sponsibility. And until we came in, this ing with the genius of their minds, and reason behind this motion to instruct freshman class in November 2010, there being able to get tax relief from this conferees in terms of getting on time. was an attitude of, Don’t worry about Congress. Now I would like to yield 2 minutes how we’re going to cover it; don’t I also know that the American people to our colleague from New York (Mr. worry about how we’re going to pay for are looking for immediate relief as it ENGEL). it. relates to jobs. And I join with my col- Mr. ENGEL. I thank the gentle- That attitude has changed, and that’s league, Chairman LARSON of the Demo- woman for yielding to me. I rise in why I’m proud to yield 2 minutes to a cratic Caucus, about the American strong support of her motion, and I fellow freshman Member from North Jobs Act and the President’s initiative urge my colleagues to do so as well. Carolina (Mrs. ELLMERS). on putting teachers and firefighters, Today is a day of bipartisanship. The Mrs. ELLMERS. I thank my fresh- police and construction workers to President is speaking to us. We should man colleague from New York for work, creating jobs and cutting taxes really show it. We should really put yielding. to put in the American people’s pock- our money where our mouths are. It I’ve been watching this discussion, ets, and, as well, to provide job train- may be true, as the gentleman just said this debate going on, and I am once ing and extended unemployment incen- on the other side of the aisle, that the again amazed by the issue. tives. Republicans passed a year of a payroll I am in favor of this motion to in- But I do raise this question as we tax break, yeah, but they put poison struct. In fact, I am so much in favor of look to protect Medicare and, yes, to pills in it. They put Keystone in it. it that I wish we weren’t here talking provide the doctor fix, which is so im- They put Medicare restrictions in it. about it right now. I wish we had fin- portant to Houston, with the large We want a clean bill. We want a ished the people’s work in 2011. As my Texas Medical Center and the large year’s bill, but let it be a clean bill. Let colleague has pointed out, we were population of seniors. I join with my it be a bill that is not mixed in with here. This idea that somehow we don’t colleagues to urgently move toward anything else, no poison pills. I chal- work up until the minute, Mr. Speaker, that. But may I make it very clear lenge my friends on the other side of this is ridiculous. This is absolutely ri- that unemployment benefits are not a the aisle to do that. This is what we diculous. This is nothing more than a handout. It is not given to people who should be doing. The American people dog and pony show. have not worked. It is given to blue want it. As a conferee, I am anxious to begin collar workers. It’s given to white col- There are still significant differences the House and Senate-level meetings lar workers. It’s given to people who between the two parties on the spe- and to learn about what policy path- have worked and contributed to this cifics. Let’s resolve them. Let’s resolve way will get us to the yearlong exten- economy. For my friends on the other them sooner rather than later. The sion we are all seeking, what we voted side of the aisle to suggest in the most

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We wholeheartedly join in that on the need for the basic provisions of create jobs. sentiment, and we have demonstrated this bill—the extension of the payroll So the issue is: Help us pass the that commitment by what we have al- tax cut, a tax cut for middle class, American Jobs Act, and help recognize ready done. Our actions should speak hardworking families, an extension of that those who get unemployment ben- louder than our words. unemployment benefits, and a doc fix efits, Mr. Speaker, are Americans who The House Republicans were here on for Medicare providers for the rest of have worked, who deserve this kind of December 22, asking the Senate to the year. insurance. come back to the table and do the peo- Third, it sounds like we all want to I join in passing the payroll tax mo- ple’s work. And we are ready to do that get these issues resolved as quickly as tion to instruct and the unemployment work now. We need the Senate to come possible. There was a lot of agreement benefits. Let’s do it now. to the table in good faith, finalize this here on the floor during the past hour. package on a long-term basis, bring So I hope we can all agree now to pass b 1410 this simple and commonsense motion certainty to our payroll tax rates, Mr. REED. I reserve the balance of to instruct the conferees to get their bring certainty to our providers, how my time. work done over the next 3 weeks so they get paid under Medicare, and take Mrs. CAPPS. I am pleased to yield 2 that we can get our work done here on care of the unemployment extension minutes to our colleague from Ohio the floor and get moving to the agenda (Mr. KUCINICH). situation. But we must go into this that we know lies before us. Mr. KUCINICH. I agree with Rep- conference with our eyes wide open. I urge my colleagues to support this resentative CAPPS in that we shouldn’t We were sent to Washington in No- motion, and I yield back the balance of wait. We have to move quickly to vember 2010 because the American peo- my time. eliminate any uncertainty that Amer- ple recognized the fiscal crisis that is The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ican families have in planning their coming to our shores in America if we question is on the motion offered by budget or any uncertainty that they don’t get our debt under control, and the gentlewoman from California (Mrs. may have as to whether or not they’re the habit that creates it; the spending CAPPS). going to get unemployment benefits. problem of Washington, D.C., corrected The question was taken; and the We in this Congress have certainty in once and for all, or we will not have a Speaker pro tempore announced that much of our lives, especially with the future in America. And that is unac- the ayes appeared to have it. fact that we get paid every month. But ceptable to me, as a father of two, and Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, on that I if you are out there and you have a as the father of three, the gentleman demand the yeas and nays. really tight budget or you are unem- from New York (Mr. CROWLEY) on the The yeas and nays were ordered. ployed or you are a senior trying to other side of the aisle, also indicated. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- make sure you can go to your doctor of We are fighting for our children and ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- choice, this motion that the gentle- our grandchildren who have yet to see ceedings on this question will be post- woman from California (Mrs. CAPPS) the face of this Earth. poned. has is very important because we need So I join with my colleagues in send- f to recognize that the middle class has ing a message that we will do the work. b 1420 been under enormous financial stress. The hardworking taxpayers in America With the wealth of the country accel- deserve no less. The U.S. Senate should EXPRESSING SENSE OF HOUSE erating upward, middle class people come to the table, find a solution to REGARDING FEDERAL BUDGET have been looking for a break. these issues, and we will whole- Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, If I’m right, this legislation will pro- heartedly join hands on our side of the I move to suspend the rules and agree vide up to $1,000 for the year for a mid- aisle when we do it in a responsible to the resolution (H. Res. 516) express- dle class family, which would be a way that will take care of this situa- ing the sense of the House of Rep- great break for many families. This tion in a long-term fashion, not the resentatives that the passage of a fiscal middle class tax break is imperative. short-term Band-Aid that Washington, year 2013 Federal budget is of national Unemployment benefits for those who D.C., for so long has thought is good importance. have not been able, despite their best policy at the expense of the hard- The Clerk read the title of the resolu- efforts, to find a place in the job mar- working taxpayers of America. tion. ket are absolutely essential. There are With that, I yield back the balance of The text of the resolution is as fol- 13 million people who are unemployed. my time. lows: There are a tremendous number of un- Mrs. CAPPS. I yield myself the re- H. RES. 516 employed people in my own State of mainder of my time. Whereas the Congressional Budget Act of Ohio. They are looking to see, are we Mr. Speaker, I will say to my col- 1974 established the modern budgeting proc- going to help them eliminate the un- league from New York, being here in ess; December, as you mentioned a few Whereas the President is required to sub- certainty? That is why the Capps mit a budget to Congress each year; amendment is important, because we times, it was December 22 that Senator Whereas the last time the House of Rep- move forward quickly to show them, MCCONNELL—actually several Senators resentatives passed a budget was on April 15, we are there for you. And the senior said to us, Don’t just be here, but get 2011; citizens, they want to make sure they to work. Again, I acknowledge that, Whereas the last time the Senate passed a can get their doctors of choice, and today, the conferees are meeting for budget was on April 29, 2009; and doctors want to make sure they are the first time. Whereas people in the United States must going to paid what is appropriate. In closing, I just want to make a few routinely set budgets for themselves, their So I rise to support this amendment. quick points: first, to remind our col- businesses, and their families: Now, there- fore, be it Let’s remember the middle class tax- leagues what is in this motion. It sim- Resolved, That it is the sense of the House payers. Let’s remember those who are ply says that the conference should fin- of Representatives that the passage of a fis- unemployed. Let’s remember seniors ish its work and report it back to the cal year 2013 Federal budget is of national who want to see the doctor of their House by February 17. It doesn’t speak importance. choice. Let’s remember doctors who to specific outcomes, just that we get The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- want to get paid a fair amount. And our work done and do it in a timely ant to the rule, the gentleman from let’s pass this Capps amendment. fashion. It is very clear that we need to Wisconsin (Mr. RYAN) and the gen- Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, in closing, I come together and work on the prob- tleman from Oregon (Mr. BLUMENAUER) would just like to say simply this, that lems that the American people have each will control 20 minutes.

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Mr. Speaker, prosperity. paying the national debt for debt that I ask unanimous consent that all Mem- We will keep working together to ad- is already incurred, which occupied too bers may have 5 legislative days within vance solutions this year, and we call much time this summer, an absolutely which to revise and extend their re- upon our friends in the Senate to get manufactured crisis, the Republican marks and include extraneous material serious about their duty to those they budget authored by my good friend on H. Res. 516 currently under consider- serve: Propose a budget; engage in de- from Wisconsin, itself, would have re- ation. bates; advance solutions. quired increasing the debt ceiling. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there I thank Congressman NUGENT for his And when you talk about decline, my objection to the request of the gen- leadership on this resolution, which ex- Republican friends have failed to move tleman from Wisconsin? presses the sense of House that passage forward with meaningful job creation. There was no objection. of a budget is of national importance. We’ve had, languishing, a reauthoriza- Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, The SPEAKER pro tempore. The tion for the Surface Transportation I yield myself 3 minutes at this time. time of the gentleman has expired. Act, which we’ve had to extend eight We welcome the President to the Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. I yield my- times. And, in fact, the Republican House Chamber tonight, where he will self 15 seconds to say we must recom- budget actions to this date are cutting address the American people to assess mit ourselves to the American idea. We back on investment in water, in trans- the state of the Union. This presents must apply our Nation’s timely prin- portation, things that would put Amer- another opportunity for the President ciples to the challenges of the day, and icans to work all across America. to chart a new course. I hope the Presi- we will continue to advance bipartisan And as for bureaucratic rationing of dent takes this opportunity to stop of- solutions and the principled reforms health care, I’m surprised my good fering empty rhetoric and broken necessary to get our country back on friend can say that with a straight face promises, to stop pushing policies that track. because, remember, his budget takes have proven to make matters worse, With that, I reserve the balance of the half trillion dollars and accepts it. and to stop dividing Americans for po- my time. He doesn’t unwind it. He doesn’t litical gain. I hope the President takes Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, I change it. He accepts it. They count on this opportunity to start working with yield myself such time as I may con- it because they know that, in fact, us to get America back on track. sume. there are opportunities for us to Yet the administration has, time and I appreciate, as always, the oppor- strengthen Medicare without ending again, turned hope into disappoint- tunity to exchange views with my good the guarantee that two generations of ment. The President and his party’s friend from Wisconsin, the chair of the senior citizens have relied upon to be leaders continue to duck from the most Budget Committee, with whom I’ve able to have the Medicare payments pressing fiscal and economic challenges been pleased to work with on some when they need them. facing our Nation. Exhibit A of this items. Occasionally, rarely, we’re op- We have the opportunity to refine failure is the fact that today marks posed, but this is one of those areas and reform Medicare, to provide better 1,000 days without Senate Democrats where I do have some concerns. service for our seniors and eliminate passing a budget. When I hear my friend talk about unnecessary expenditures. There was a Having failed to put forward a cred- empty rhetoric and broken promises, I time when those agenda items, not the ible plan in 1,000 days, the President’s am reminded of what the Republican rhetoric, not vouchering this and slash- party is committing America to a fu- agenda has been to this point in this ing that, but what was required to ture of debt, doubt, and decline. In- Congress—debt, doubt, and decline. move forward to actually reform Medi- stead of dealing honestly with our big- Debt, doubt, and decline. Well, I think care, that has been bipartisan. It’s been gest fiscal challenges and providing that that’s a pretty good assessment of agreed to. It’s being practiced by certainty to job creators, Senate what had been offered up by my good health care systems in Wisconsin, in Democrats have refused to meet their friends when they had an opportunity Oregon. We know what to do. We have legal and moral obligations to propose this last year to present their vision. the opportunity to do it. Unfortu- and pass a budget. Now they attempt to lay this off nately, the Republican approach to The President and his party’s leaders somehow on the Senate. And we all this point has been to assume that it’s refuse to account for their reckless have had our frustrations with the too expensive, that we can’t do it. It’s spending spree. The lack of credible other body. But the fact is, the prob- too expensive for the Federal Govern- budget plans from the President and lem that we face in terms of being able ment, so we’re going to transfer the his party leaders raises the question: to work regular order, is that there has risk to the next generation of senior What are they hiding? Is it threats to been a decision by the minority leader citizens but taking advantage of the economic security, health security, and in the other body. savings under the Affordable Care Act. national security that would result The senior Senator from Kentucky, Now, Mr. Speaker, we’re going from their policy agenda? the job-de- the Republican leader, has been very through an exercise today that is stroying tax hikes that they continue clear. His number one priority is not largely beside the point. What we to insist upon? the bureaucratic ration- putting Americans back to work. It’s should be doing is dealing with pieces ing and denial of vital care for seniors not dealing with the challenges we face of legislation that would have bipar- that would result from their health at home and abroad. It is to make sure tisan support, moving forward, accel- care law? or the deep cuts to the mili- that President Obama is not reelected. erating health care reform, rebuilding tary that would hollow out our na- And when you start from that premise and renewing America, taking things tional defense? and radiate out, we have seen the Sen- like the work that I’ve done with my Mr. Speaker, their policy preferences ate, which has never been, shall we say, good friend from Wisconsin in terms of call for ever higher levels of govern- nimble, has slowed to a crawl. We have reforming the agricultural system that ment spending, higher taxes, a board of seen an unprecedented effort to make wastes too much money on the wrong bureaucrats to cut Medicare, and a even the most modest and mundane ef- people, doing the wrong things. We smaller military. It’s understandable forts over there require a super- could be moving forward on a construc- why they’d be afraid to try and fit that majority. tive agenda that the Occupy Wall agenda on a spreadsheet, but that is no It’s unprecedented. It is sad. The Street people and the Tea Party folks excuse for giving up on budgeting. American people deserve better. But it could actually get behind. This failure to budget stands in stark is Republican obstruction that has contrast to our efforts here in the twisted the rules of the Senate to make b 1430 House. As the law requires, we pro- it nonfunctional. Unfortunately, today, this H. Res. 516 posed and passed a budget resolution Debt, doubt, and decline. The Repub- is another sidetrack that gets us away last spring. We honestly confronted our lican budget, notwithstanding all the from doing what we should do.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:18 Jan 25, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JA7.064 H24JAPT1 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE January 24, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H145 I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. At this I was with one of the 87 freshmen that Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, time, Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to got here last year. I’ve been here 365- as I yield time to the gentleman from the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. plus days. So what happened to that Texas, I will simply say I’m sure my SCOTT). first 600-and-some days, if we could ad- colleague, my friend from Oregon, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia. Mr. dress that, when the Democrats con- knows that you cannot filibuster a Speaker, as I heard the gentleman from trolled all three bodies, the House, the budget resolution in the Senate. I Oregon speaking of debt, doubt, de- Senate, and the White House? They would just state that for the RECORD. spair, decline, I couldn’t help but think didn’t produce a budget in that time. At this time, I would like to yield 2 that all of those words start with ‘‘D,’’ This is an election year. I don’t think minutes to the gentleman from Texas, just as ‘‘Democrat’’ does, and ‘‘recov- we’re really going to see a budget this a member of the Budget Committee, ery’’ starts with ‘‘R,’’ just as ‘‘Repub- year. We can talk about it all we want Mr. FLORES. lican’’ does. and ask them to produce one, but it’s Mr. FLORES. Mr. Speaker, just like Now, Mr. Speaker, the President pre- not politically correct to budget in this America’s families and businesses, sented a budget, and that’s a fact, and country anymore. And to me, Mr. Congress must base its spending on a the House passed a fiscally responsible Speaker, that’s appalling. budget so that the Federal Government budget. The Senate defeated both of When you do come forth with a budg- lives within its means. While Ameri- those budgets and then failed to et, as we did last year, a couple days cans struggling in the Obama economy produce an alternate. later you’re going to get an ad of some- must sit down every day and produce a Republicans in the House stand will- body throwing a lady off a cliff in a budget for their families, Senate ing to work and want to move to reg- wheelchair, because that’s what hap- Democrats have decided it would be a ular process. Senator REID has closed pens in this country when you put your better political move to not produce a that door at every opportunity. plan down in writing, and that’s appall- budget for the Nation, even though the Today, we call on the President to ing. law requires passage of an annual budg- appeal to the Senate in his State of the Eighty-seven freshmen came here et. Union address tonight to ask the Sen- last year—doctors, nurses. I was one of To repeat, the Senate leadership is ate simply to pass a budget. Without a two auctioneers. Pizza parlor owner, ignoring the law and has been for 1,000 budget, there is no plan. With no plan, roofing contractor. Just like the days. that means no recovery, and no recov- A budget plan is Congress’ most basic Founding Fathers envisioned. Car deal- ery means no new jobs. responsibility of governing, but with- ers, people off the street, people that Mr. Speaker, Americans did not send out a budget, the State of the Union is have run businesses, small business us here to play the same tired old uncertain, just like the economy is people. games that Senator REID continues to today. We got here and we were told the Coincidentally, today is not only the play. They sent us here to get some- first vote we needed to take was for President’s State of the Union address; thing done for this generation. what? Speaker of the House. We voted it is also the 1,000th day since the Sen- This is my son, Wells. He’s 12 years for JOHN BOEHNER, Speaker of the ate last passed a budget. And without old. Our class represents over 300 chil- House, because the public sent us up surprise, yesterday, just like it did last dren and grandchildren. Now, times are here with a 25-seat majority. year, we also learned that the White tough, but Americans are tougher, so What was our second vote? A CR, a House will again miss its deadline to the future of America is bright. But continuing resolution. We looked at submit a budget to Congress. today is 1,000 days that this country each other. Continuing resolution? Oh, For 1,000 days, the Democrat-led, do- has operated without a Federal budget. yeah. We’ve got to keep the govern- nothing Senate has refused to fulfill I understand the majority leader ment open for 2 more full weeks, 14 this duty to the American people. Dur- likes to say that we don’t have a budg- days, because that’s how we operate ing this time, our national debt has et because of House freshmen, but here in Washington, D.C. And if that’s surpassed our gross domestic product. that’s simply not true. When we ar- not appalling, too—we were sent here And we’ve seen 35 straight months of rived in Washington, we were sworn in to change the way Washington does unemployment higher than 8 percent. just over a year ago, and America had business. That means trillions of dollars of debt operated at that time without a budget Now, you can have your three Ds— are being added to the bill our children for 678 days. Our freshman class knew doubt, despair, decline—and I think on and grandchildren will be forced to we could do better than that, and we ‘‘Hee Haw’’ they used to say ‘‘in pay. did better than that, Mr. Speaker. We agony’’—but we can also be optimistic House Republicans put together a passed a budget in the House, and we in this country. plan to put America back on a sound call on the President tonight to ask The SPEAKER pro tempore. The fiscal trajectory and to avoid a future the Senate to fulfill their job for the time of the gentleman has expired. of doubt, debt, and despair. Our ‘‘Path American people and simply pass a Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. I yield the to Prosperity’’ budget will cut excess budget. gentleman an additional 30 seconds. spending while strengthening vital pro- Mr. BLUMENAUER. I continue to re- Mr. LONG. You can deal from a posi- grams like Medicare so they will be serve the balance of my time. tion of defeat and doubt and decline around for current and future genera- Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, like our colleagues across the aisle like tions. I would like to yield 2 minutes to the to, but I wish I would have stepped 14 Unfortunately, Senate Democrats re- gentleman from Missouri (Mr. LONG). steps down the hall to my good friend jected this bill; and, in fact, they have Mr. LONG. I rise today to address a from Oregon’s office—that’s how far not bothered to do their job and pass a thousand days. Now, I can try to im- our offices are apart—and I could have budget for the Federal Government press you with my knowledge of a studied on how the first term of George since April 29, 2009, exactly 1,000 days thousand days and tell you things like W. Bush they worked night and day ago. Mark Zuckerberg could have invented how to figure out how to get him re- Today, I call on President Obama and Facebook in his dorm room at Harvard elected, because apparently Mr. Senate Democrats to do their jobs, pro- 71.3 times in a thousand days, but I MCCONNELL is doing something wrong viding real leadership for the American don’t think that’s going to get us any- in the Senate. people and to join House Republicans where. I could tell you that you could Mr. BLUMENAUER. I yield 2 min- in passing a responsible budget so that build 2.4 Empire State buildings in a utes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. we may restore America’s promise, thousand days, but that really doesn’t KUCINICH). prosperity, and security for future gen- mean anything. Those are the things Mr. KUCINICH. I thank the gen- erations. you could do in a thousand days. What tleman from Oregon for yielding. I urge my colleagues to support this I’d like to address is what you cannot On its surface, the resolution seems important resolution, H. Res. 516. do in a thousand days. to make sense about making sure we Mr. BLUMENAUER. I reserve the What can we not do in a thousand pass a budget, and that’s of national balance of my time. days? The Senate cannot pass a budget. importance. I think that all of us who

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When we get to the point of pass- deficit spending. for yielding and also for his leadership ing a budget, here’s what we ought to But the practical effect of the resolu- on budget issues. be telling the American people: that tion itself is to say to the Appropria- Mr. Speaker, 1,000 days without a the middle class will be protected; that tions Committee here in the House and budget and then 2 days ago we received the social safety net will be protected; in the Senate how much discretionary news that the President is going to that Social Security will be protected; spending will the Congress approve this miss his deadline for submitting a that benefits will not be cut; that the year. So what happens when there is budget to Congress. Rather than urging cap will be lifted; that there will be no not a budget resolution? The Congress Senate Democrats to pass a budget and privatization; that Medicare will be finds other ways to do the very same work with us to solve our Nation’s fis- protected; that there will be a fix so thing. cal problems, President Obama has that doctors can get a fair shake; that So, in fact, the Congress did not pass joined them in failing to do their job. we’ll do something about Medicare a budget resolution for fiscal year 2003, America deserves better than this. Part D, which blew a hole in the Medi- for fiscal year 2005, for fiscal year 2007; Families and businesses set budgets care budget; that we’ll begin to cut but that did not stop President Bush every day. How much money do we back our military presence around the from signing appropriation bills that have? What can we afford? What do we world, and that we start to take down added billions of dollars to our national have to go without? In Washington, we this military industrial complex that debt—along with his tax cuts for those have an obligation to ask and to an- General Eisenhower warned about so at the top that also added immensely swer those same questions. As I learned many years ago; that we’ll begin in- to our national debt. He signed those operating a small business, failing to vesting in new technologies so that we appropriation bills. plan is planning to fail. can grow the economy of the future. I don’t know whether we went a Now, 17 years ago when I lost my job Budgets are about priorities. And thousand days or a year or two then in a corporate merger, my wife and I while we still debate whether or not without a budget resolution. It would sat down around the kitchen table, we’re going to pass a budget, we need have been better if we could have made a pot of coffee and got out a to set those priorities that will enable adopted one, but the budget resolution sheet of notebook paper, drew a line America, when it finally has a budget, tends to be confused by some people down the middle and on the left side we to move forward into the future with a with the appropriations that keep the wrote this is how much we have, on the country that’s going to be serving ev- Federal Government going. This is not right side how we were going to spend eryone, not just a few at the expense of the act that Republicans from time to it. That’s a budget. Americans are sit- the many. time have threatened to shut down the ting around their kitchen tables every Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, government. night, and they have every reason to may I inquire as to how much time re- You can’t threaten to shut down the expect their government in Washington mains between the two sides? government over the passage of a budg- to do the same thing. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- et resolution. That has happened with In the House, we passed a serious tleman has 101⁄2 minutes remaining, some of our appropriation bills. It al- budget last year, and we’re committed and the side in opposition has 121⁄2 min- most happened with the ceiling on debt to do so again this year. It’s time for utes remaining. for the Federal Government. It is also the President and the Democrats in the inaccurate, not only confusing, to mix Senate to do the same. 1440 b the two; and it is inaccurate to say Mr. BLUMENAUER. I yield myself 2 Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. I reserve the that this Congress has not acted to es- minutes. balance of my time. tablish some discretionary spending It’s interesting to watch my friend’s Mr. BLUMENAUER. I yield 4 min- limits, even though a budget resolu- attempt to reframe the issue away utes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. tion, as good as it would be to have from proposals that they have offered DOGGETT). one, has not been formally adopted. and the inartful budgetary fiscal ac- Mr. DOGGETT. I thank the gen- We did, in fact, adopt last year the tivities of this last year. It was, after tleman. Budget Control Act. The Budget Con- all, a Republican choice to halt the op- As a long-time member of the Budget trol Act proposes to set discretionary eration of the other body, essentially Committee, I certainly think that hav- expenditure limits, what this Congress shutting down the Senate, by requiring ing a budget resolution is a good idea. will spend, not just for this year but supermajorities on everything. I think it is a matter of national im- for a 10-year period in an effort to try We started the year with the threat portance. I don’t see how anyone can to get spending under control and bring of government shutdown. You recall we really disagree with the resolution, al- us closer to getting our fiscal house in went to just minutes away from having though it seems to have been offered order, which is something we very to shut down the Federal Government primarily to establish a setting for the much need to do. over a basically theological argument Republican response to the State of the I see today’s resolution as restating on the part of my friends on the other Union Address that we all look forward the obvious, that a budget resolution is side of the aisle over things like to hearing tonight. a good idea, but not adding really Planned Parenthood and Big Bird. It is important to understand what much to our attempt to achieve some Then this summer we had cast doubt the budget resolution is and what it is balance in our budget. Indeed, the last for the first time in history about not, and what difference it really debate here on the floor about instruct- whether we were actually going to makes if one hasn’t been passed for ing conferees and trying to move for- honor the requirement to pay the debt 1,000 days, 3 or 4 years, or 3 or 4 weeks. ward on the issues of unemployment, for obligations we’d already incurred. The budget resolution is not the appro- the job creation, and the payroll tax This summer the Republicans were priations act. It is a statement of our extension are much more on target willing to leave town, and we actually values and of our priorities, and I think than a resolution of this nature. shot the hostage when it came to the that it is important to try to get one We do have some serious challenges FAA: 70,000 people were idled on con- passed every year. and deadlines. We still have almost 5 struction projects for aviation; 4,000 But the most important practical million Americans that would lose employees laid off. consequence of passing a budget resolu- their unemployment benefits this year Then this fall and into the winter, we tion is to establish the level of discre- if we don’t have an extension. I’d focus had the spectacle of what should be a tionary spending, that is, to establish on those and working with the Presi- relatively routine effort, and has been the level of expenditures that can be dent, rather than a resolution that ac- a routine effort for Republicans and made by the various Appropriations complishes little. Democrats alike, dealing with things

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These are things that we could Republican friends in the House and mountains of debt, like Washington do that the American public agrees Senate unable to communicate, and we does, never erased the red ink without with and that would help have a bal- ended up having a situation where they a plan to pay it down or a plan to stop anced approach that ultimately would just basically turned their backs on the adding to it. Families who want to save make a difference. American people and were going to in- and invest for the future cannot do so I am, as I mentioned, a little bit per- sist it was their way or the highway without a budget. Families who want plexed that we are going to continue to again. to leave a legacy for their children and beat up on the Senate, although that’s The SPEAKER pro tempore. The grandchildren come up with a blueprint always fun, to whack around the other time of the gentleman has expired. to do so. And in the same regard, we body, but the point is that the dysfunc- Mr. BLUMENAUER. I yield myself 1 should be focused on the legacy Wash- tion of the Senate is a Republican additional minute. ington is leaving for our children and choice to shut it down, require extraor- It took days for, finally, reason to grandchildren, Mr. President and Mr. dinary majorities for the most routine settle in when even the Republicans in REID. We cannot wait. of items. We see it with judicial ap- the Senate had to say, no, well, this is Mr. BLUMENAUER. I continue to re- pointments that have been cleared out the deal that we had. There appears to serve the balance of my time. of committee, that have bipartisan be a lack of accord on behalf of the new Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. I yield my- support, that the minority in the other majority in the House, we’re still spin- self 11⁄2 minutes. body, the Republican Party, won’t even ning around. Here’s the deal, Mr. Speaker. We’re allow to move forward when we have a And all the time we’re dealing with going to have a debt crisis in this coun- serious crisis in a number of the areas things like this that are a sideshow try if we don’t watch it. What is going of our judiciary. when the majority of what really to happen if that happens is We have watched where there’s long makes the difference, how we spend the everybody’s going to get hurt in this on rhetoric, but when it comes time to money, these appropriation bills, the country. Europe is in the middle of just getting the budgets done for this majority of which haven’t even come austerity. What that means is they’re year, there are six major appropria- out of the Republican-controlled com- cranking up taxes on all of their coun- tions bills for this year, and we’re now mittee to the Republican-controlled trymen, slowing down their economy. 5 months into the fiscal year, that are House to be passed, when we actually And they’re pulling the rug out from languishing, that have not passed out should be working on the next fiscal under their seniors who have already of the Republican committee to the year. retired and organized their lives Republican-controlled House to at b 1450 around these programs. We want to least start the process going. So we’ll endure the sideshow. This prevent that from happening. We want Now, today in the Budget Committee will pass. It will not really do anything to preempt a debt crisis. We want to we had a fascinating intellectual exer- other than sort of trying to be the get America on a path to prosperity cise. There were four bills that were pivot point in trying to spin the issue. and deal with this debt issue, and we considered. We’re moving these items But it would be nice at some point to can’t grow the economy and create jobs to the House floor, each and every one stop the spin and the things that are unless we do that. The only way to fix of which was an interesting intellec- beside the point, and maybe encourage this problem, to prevent seniors from tual exercise, but in the name of trans- the Republicans to agree amongst getting harmed, to grow this economy, parency and simplicity and giving the themselves, come into accord between is to have a budget. American public a fuller picture, every the House and the Senate, and maybe And it’s been 1,000 days since the one of them clouds the budget picture, get some of these appropriations bills Senate bothered even trying to pass a whether it’s so-called dynamic scoring to the floor so we can see where we’re budget. It’s the epitome of irrespon- that won’t deal with important invest- going. sibility that the other body has ne- ments like infrastructure and give the I reserve the balance of my time. glected this most basic function of gov- people a great picture, but it will Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, erning. We’ve got to save this country. muddy the waters in terms of the im- I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman And in order to do that, we have to pact on legislation coming forward. from Kansas (Mr. HUELSKAMP). budget and prioritize because that’s Biennial budgets, when we can’t Mr. HUELSKAMP. Mr. Speaker, what our constituents elected us to do. move forward now with appropriations today I rise in support of the resolution With that, I reserve the balance of on an annual basis, will institu- offered by my colleague, the gentleman my time. tionalize the sideshow. We’ll do it from Florida. The jaws of the people I Mr. BLUMENAUER. I yield myself twice; we’ll require the bureaucracy to represent drop when I inform them such time as I may consume. generate more information over a that 1,000 days have passed since the I agree with the goal of my good longer timeframe that will be more in- Senate actually passed a budget; 1,000 friend from Wisconsin about making accurate. It flies in the face of what is days since Democrat HARRY REID al- sure that we deal with our long-term happening in the States—which have lowed a budget to actually be debated. problems of budget deficits and na- been referred to as the laboratories of They can’t believe that such a failure tional debt, and certainly look forward democracy—which used to have bien- of duty has occurred, yet alone that it to working together moving down a nial budgets, and the majority are can occur. path to prosperity. But we have slight- moving away because it doesn’t work, Two weeks ago I hosted a town hall ly different ways of going about this, it is inaccurate, and it requires extra in Clay Center, Kansas, and a con- and it is unfortunate because I think if work. This is part of the Republican stituent asked: How is it possible for we really had full and open debate on approach, to move in this direction. the Senate to not pass a budget? As the the floor of the House, if we hadn’t ac- Freezing baseline budgets will make constituent correctly pointed out, you cepted draconian rules that make it long-term budgeting less accurate and can’t run a city, a State, or a business very hard to be able to discuss on the make it harder to really assess what this way. Washington seems to be the floor the opportunity to have a bal- the budgetary costs and consequences only place in the world where reality anced approach that would include, for are going to be. doesn’t apply. Perhaps it’s fitting that example, eliminating unnecessary tax And then there’s a little thing that the President traveled to the most breaks for industries that no longer deals with risk adjustment that would magical place on earth—Disney need them, or adjusting the Tax Code require the current process, where World—last week. He is complicit with so we wouldn’t have the anomaly of there is an absolute accurate appraisal allowing the Senate Democrats to live where people worth hundreds of mil- of what will happen with Federal loans out a fairy tale in which fiscal policy is lions of dollars—the most recent exam- and their performance, but because it carried out on a whim. ple of Mr. Romney releasing his tax re- doesn’t deal with their academic

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That’s be- question is on the motion offered by transparency and accuracy. cause we haven’t done what we’re sup- the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. The point is it’s continuing a side posed to do in the Senate and the RYAN) that the House suspend the rules show instead of working together on House. The American people know and agree to the resolution, H. Res. 516. what the American public wants. They that, and that’s reflected in our ap- The question was taken. want a balanced solution. And if we proval ratings. The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the didn’t have the vast majority of the You see, in the real world, Americans opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being people in the House and the Senate routinely set budgets for themselves, in the affirmative, the ayes have it. pledging their fealty to an unelected their families, and their businesses. I Mr. RYAN. Mr. Speaker, on that I de- lobbyist, pledging never to increase had to set one when I was a sheriff. Un- mand the yeas and nays. taxes, we could have moved with the fortunately, the Senate doesn’t operate The yeas and nays were ordered. supercommittee and moved forward in the real world. Rather, it has be- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- and done something. come a legislative graveyard, even for ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- bills passed with bipartisan support. b 1500 ceedings on this question will be post- The House, however, has acted. We’ve poned. It is time for us to stop the gim- passed 27 bipartisan jobs bills that have micks, maybe work together doing been lost to the black hole that is the f what the American public wants so Senate. Some of those bills received an RECESS that we can deal with avoiding a debt overwhelming majority of support. For crisis and get us launched on a path to instance, H.R. 1070, the Small Company The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- prosperity that the American public Capital Formation Act, would allow ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair would agree with. small businesses to capture more cap- declares the House in recess subject to Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, ital in the early stages of their forma- the call of the Chair. for the purposes of closing, I yield the tion, and that passed in this House Accordingly (at 3 o’clock and 6 min- remainder of my time to the gentleman with 421 votes for and one opposed. utes p.m.), the House stood in recess from Florida, the author of this House That’s a perfect example of legislation subject to the call of the Chair. resolution, Mr. NUGENT. that should be public law, and it isn’t f The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- because it’s died in the Senate. tleman from Florida is recognized for Now, I understand the Senate may b 1615 51⁄2 minutes. not agree with everything in our bills Mr. NUGENT. I would like to thank that we pass, and that’s fine. That’s AFTER RECESS the chairman, Mr. RYAN, for allowing how the Founding Fathers envisioned me to speak and allowing me to close. The recess having expired, the House it. But if you have objections, then put was called to order by the Speaker pro And I heard this is a sideshow. I don’t forth your own proposals and allow the think the American people see it as tempore (Mr. WOMACK) at 4 o’clock and normal process to work. Do not simply 15 minutes p.m. that. sit on the sidelines and decry every Mr. Speaker, I rise today to offer a idea that comes out of the House of f resolution expressing the sense of the Representatives—ideas that we put for- House of Representatives that the pas- ward. REPORT ON RESOLUTION PRO- sage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budg- In my opinion, there couldn’t be a VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF et is of national importance. You’ve better example of putting politics be- H.R. 1173, FISCAL RESPONSI- heard it over and over again that this fore country than the Senate’s refusal BILITY AND RETIREMENT SECU- is the 1,000th day, 1,000 days, Mr. to pass a budget. Even those on the RITY ACT OF 2011 Speaker, since the Senate has not ful- other side have said, it’s a plan, we Mr. SESSIONS, from the Committee filled its obligation. Think about all have to have a direction. That’s what on Rules, submitted a privileged report the things Americans have done and we ask. We don’t have to agree on that (Rept. No. 112–375) on the resolution (H. been able to accomplish in the last direction; but at the end of the day, we Res. 522) providing for consideration of 1,000 days, and yet the Senate has have to have something to set our ap- the bill (H.R. 1173) to repeal the CLASS failed to achieve this basic responsi- propriators free to work with within program, which was referred to the bility under the Budget Act of 1974. the confines. House Calendar and ordered to be It’s astonishing. I’ve had two sons Rather than show Americans what printed. graduate from college, two sons go to priorities are, rather than show what war and come home again. Another son they’re willing to spend, where they f got married in that time period. And in want to cut and how much they want that time, the citizens of Florida’s to increase taxes, and whether they be- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Fifth Congressional District sent me to lieve our colossal debt is even an issue, PRO TEMPORE Washington to do this job to work for the Senate has instead insisted on The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- the American people. punting this issue entirely. This is not ant to clause 8 of rule XX, proceedings That work undoubtedly includes only a disservice to the American peo- will resume on questions previously passing a budget, as this House did on ple; but, frankly, it’s irresponsible. And postponed. Votes will be taken in the April 15 based on the leadership of when you hear them say the Repub- following order: Chairman RYAN. The Senate, on the licans in the Senate are blocking a The motion to suspend the rules and other hand, hasn’t produced a budget budget, you can’t filibuster a budget in adopt House Resolution 516, by the since 2009—I believe it’s April of 2009— the Senate. The rules do not allow for yeas and nays; and didn’t even bother to propose a it. So they could, if they wanted to, do The motion to suspend the rules and budget this last year. The last time the their job and assist the American peo- pass H.R. 2070, by the yeas and nays; Senate passed the budget, the CBO pre- ple in figuring out where they stand on and dicted that the deficit for 2011 would be issues of great national importance. The motion to instruct on H.R. 3630, $693 billion. In reality, it was twice, al- Once again, we talked about spending, by the yeas and nays. most twice that, $1.3 trillion. taxes, and how we move forward. The first electronic vote will be con- When I’m at home talking with peo- The Senate Democrats had the super- ducted as a 15-minute vote. Remaining ple in my district, they’re astounded majority in the Senate, control of the electronic votes will be conducted as 5- that the Senate has not passed a budg- House and the White House and still minute votes.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:18 Jan 25, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JA7.072 H24JAPT1 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE January 24, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H149 EXPRESSING SENSE OF HOUSE Kind Nadler Schilling WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL King (IA) Napolitano Schmidt REGARDING FEDERAL BUDGET King (NY) Neal Schock PRAYER ACT OF 2011 The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Kingston Neugebauer Schwartz The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Kinzinger (IL) Noem Schweikert finished business is the vote on the mo- Kissell Nugent Scott (SC) finished business is the vote on the mo- tion to suspend the rules and agree to Kline Nunes Scott (VA) tion to suspend the rules and pass the the resolution (H. Res. 516) expressing Kucinich Nunnelee Scott, Austin bill (H.R. 2070) to direct the Secretary Labrador Olson Scott, David of the Interior to install in the area of the sense of the House of Representa- Lamborn Olver Sensenbrenner tives that the passage of a fiscal year Lance Owens Serrano the World War II Memorial in the Dis- 2013 Federal budget is of national im- Landry Palazzo Sessions trict of Columbia a suitable plaque or portance, on which the yeas and nays Langevin Pallone Sewell an inscription with the words that Lankford Pascrell Sherman were ordered. Larsen (WA) Pastor (AZ) Shimkus President Franklin D. Roosevelt The Clerk read the title of the resolu- Larson (CT) Paulsen Shuler prayed with the nation on June 6, 1944, tion. Latham Payne Shuster the morning of D-day, as amended, on Latta Pearce Simpson which the yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Lee (CA) Pelosi Sires question is on the motion offered by Levin Pence Smith (NE) The Clerk read the title of the bill. the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Lewis (CA) Perlmutter Smith (NJ) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Lewis (GA) Peters Smith (TX) question is on the motion offered by RYAN) that the House suspend the rules Lipinski Peterson Smith (WA) and agree to the resolution. LoBiondo Petri Southerland the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. JOHN- The vote was taken by electronic de- Loebsack Pingree (ME) Stark SON) that the House suspend the rules vice, and there were—yeas 410, nays 1, Lofgren, Zoe Pitts Stearns and pass the bill, as amended. Long Platts Stivers This is a 5-minute vote. answered ‘‘present’’ 1, not voting 21, as Lowey Poe (TX) Stutzman follows: Lucas Polis Sullivan The vote was taken by electronic de- Luetkemeyer Pompeo Sutton vice, and there were—yeas 386, nays 26, [Roll No. 7] Luja´ n Posey Terry not voting 21, as follows: YEAS—410 Lummis Price (GA) Thompson (CA) Lungren, Daniel Price (NC) Thompson (MS) [Roll No. 8] Ackerman Clarke (MI) Garrett E. Quayle Thompson (PA) YEAS—386 Adams Clarke (NY) Gerlach Lynch Quigley Thornberry Aderholt Clay Gibbs Maloney Rahall Tiberi Ackerman Clyburn Gonzalez Akin Cleaver Gibson Manzullo Rangel Tierney Adams Coble Goodlatte Alexander Clyburn Gingrey (GA) Marchant Reed Tipton Aderholt Coffman (CO) Gowdy Altmire Coble Gohmert Marino Rehberg Tonko Alexander Cole Granger Amash Coffman (CO) Gonzalez Markey Reichert Towns Altmire Conaway Graves (GA) Amodei Cohen Goodlatte Matheson Renacci Tsongas Amash Connolly (VA) Graves (MO) Andrews Cole Gowdy Matsui Reyes Turner (NY) Amodei Cooper Green, Al Austria Conaway Granger McCarthy (CA) Ribble Turner (OH) Andrews Costa Green, Gene Baca Connolly (VA) Graves (GA) McCarthy (NY) Richardson Upton Austria Costello Griffin (AR) Bachmann Conyers Graves (MO) McCaul Richmond Van Hollen Baca Courtney Griffith (VA) Bachus Cooper Green, Al McClintock Rigell Vela´ zquez Bachmann Cravaack Grimm Baldwin Costa Green, Gene McCollum Rivera Visclosky Bachus Crawford Guinta Barletta Costello Griffin (AR) McCotter Roby Walberg Baldwin Crenshaw Guthrie Barrow Courtney Griffith (VA) McDermott Roe (TN) Walden Barletta Critz Hahn Bartlett Cravaack Grijalva McGovern Rogers (AL) Walsh (IL) Barrow Crowley Hall Barton (TX) Crawford Grimm McHenry Rogers (KY) Walz (MN) Bartlett Cuellar Hanabusa Bass (CA) Crenshaw Guinta McIntyre Rogers (MI) Wasserman Barton (TX) Cummings Hanna Bass (NH) Critz Guthrie McKeon Rohrabacher Schultz Bass (CA) Davis (CA) Harper Becerra Crowley Gutierrez McKinley Rokita Waters Bass (NH) Davis (IL) Harris Benishek Cuellar Hahn McMorris Rooney Waxman Benishek Davis (KY) Hartzler Berg Cummings Hall Rodgers Ros-Lehtinen Webster Berg DeGette Hastings (FL) Berkley Davis (CA) Hanabusa McNerney Roskam West Berkley DeLauro Hastings (WA) Biggert Davis (IL) Hanna Meehan Ross (AR) Westmoreland Biggert Denham Hayworth Bilbray Davis (KY) Harper Meeks Ross (FL) Whitfield Bilbray Dent Heck Bilirakis DeGette Harris Mica Rothman (NJ) Wilson (FL) Bilirakis DesJarlais Heinrich Bishop (NY) DeLauro Hartzler Michaud Roybal-Allard Wilson (SC) Bishop (NY) Deutch Hensarling Bishop (UT) Denham Hastings (FL) Miller (FL) Royce Wittman Bishop (UT) Diaz-Balart Herger Black Dent Hastings (WA) Miller (MI) Runyan Wolf Black Dicks Herrera Beutler Blackburn DesJarlais Hayworth Miller (NC) Ruppersberger Womack Blackburn Dingell Higgins Blumenauer Deutch Heck Miller, Gary Ryan (OH) Woodall Bonner Doggett Himes Bonner Diaz-Balart Heinrich Moore Ryan (WI) Woolsey Bono Mack Dold Hinojosa Bono Mack Dicks Hensarling Moran Sanchez, Loretta Yarmuth Boren Donnelly (IN) Hirono Boren Dingell Herger Mulvaney Sarbanes Yoder Boswell Doyle Hochul Boswell Doggett Herrera Beutler Murphy (CT) Scalise Young (AK) Boustany Dreier Holden Boustany Dold Higgins Murphy (PA) Schakowsky Young (FL) Brady (PA) Duffy Holt Brady (PA) Donnelly (IN) Himes Myrick Schiff Young (IN) Braley (IA) Duncan (SC) Hoyer Braley (IA) Doyle Hinojosa Brooks Duncan (TN) Huelskamp Brooks Dreier Hirono NAYS—1 Broun (GA) Ellmers Huizenga (MI) Broun (GA) Duffy Hochul Honda Brown (FL) Emerson Hultgren Brown (FL) Duncan (SC) Holden Buchanan Engel Hunter Buchanan Duncan (TN) Holt ANSWERED ‘‘PRESENT’’—1 Bucshon Eshoo Hurt Bucshon Edwards Hoyer Buerkle Farenthold Inslee Welch Buerkle Ellison Huelskamp Burgess Fattah Israel Burgess Ellmers Huizenga (MI) NOT VOTING—21 Butterfield Filner Issa Butterfield Emerson Hultgren Calvert Fincher Jackson Lee Calvert Engel Hunter Berman Giffords Sa´ nchez, Linda Camp Fitzpatrick (TX) Camp Eshoo Hurt Bishop (GA) Gosar T. Campbell Flake Jenkins Campbell Farenthold Inslee Brady (TX) Hinchey Schrader Canseco Fleischmann Johnson (GA) Canseco Fattah Israel Burton (IN) LaTourette Slaughter Cantor Fleming Johnson (IL) Cantor Filner Issa Culberson Mack Speier Capito Flores Johnson (OH) Capito Fincher Jackson (IL) DeFazio Miller, George Watt Capps Forbes Johnson, E. B. Capps Fitzpatrick Jackson Lee Farr Paul Capuano Fortenberry Johnson, Sam Capuano Flake (TX) Frank (MA) Rush Cardoza Foxx Jones Cardoza Fleischmann Jenkins Carnahan Frank (MA) Jordan Carnahan Fleming Johnson (GA) Carney Franks (AZ) Kaptur Carney Flores Johnson (IL) b 1630 Carson (IN) Frelinghuysen Keating Carson (IN) Forbes Johnson (OH) So (two-thirds being in the affirma- Carter Gallegly Kelly Carter Fortenberry Johnson, E. B. Cassidy Garamendi Kildee Cassidy Foxx Johnson, Sam tive) the rules were suspended and the Castor (FL) Gardner Kind Castor (FL) Franks (AZ) Jones resolution was agreed to. Chabot Garrett King (IA) Chabot Frelinghuysen Jordan The result of the vote was announced Chaffetz Gerlach King (NY) Chaffetz Fudge Kaptur as above recorded. Chandler Gibbs Kingston Chandler Gallegly Keating Cicilline Gibson Kinzinger (IL) Chu Garamendi Kelly A motion to reconsider was laid on Clarke (MI) Gingrey (GA) Kissell Cicilline Gardner Kildee the table. Cleaver Gohmert Kline

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:28 Jan 25, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JA7.075 H24JAPT1 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H150 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 24, 2012 Kucinich Nunes Schwartz So (two-thirds being in the affirma- Issa Miller (NC) Scalise Labrador Nunnelee Schweikert tive) the rules were suspended and the Jackson (IL) Miller, Gary Schakowsky Lamborn Olson Scott (SC) Jackson Lee Moore Schiff Lance Olver Scott, Austin bill, as amended, was passed. (TX) Moran Schilling Landry Owens Scott, David The result of the vote was announced Jenkins Mulvaney Schmidt Langevin Palazzo Sensenbrenner as above recorded. Johnson (GA) Murphy (CT) Schock Lankford Pallone Sessions A motion to reconsider was laid on Johnson (IL) Murphy (PA) Schwartz Larsen (WA) Pascrell Sewell Johnson (OH) Myrick Schweikert Larson (CT) Pastor (AZ) Sherman the table. Johnson, E. B. Nadler Scott (SC) Latham Paulsen Shimkus Johnson, Sam Napolitano Scott (VA) f Latta Pearce Shuler Jones Neal Scott, Austin Levin Pelosi Shuster Jordan Noem MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES Scott, David Lewis (CA) Pence Simpson Kaptur Nugent Sensenbrenner Lewis (GA) Perlmutter Sires ON H.R. 3630, TEMPORARY PAY- Keating Nunes Serrano Lipinski Peters Smith (NE) ROLL TAX CUT CONTINUATION Kelly Nunnelee Sessions LoBiondo Peterson Smith (NJ) Kildee Olson Sewell Loebsack Petri Smith (TX) ACT OF 2011 Kind Olver Sherman Lofgren, Zoe Pingree (ME) Smith (WA) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- King (IA) Owens Shimkus Long Pitts Southerland King (NY) Palazzo Shuler Lowey Platts Speier finished business is the vote on the mo- Kingston Pallone Shuster Lucas Poe (TX) Stearns tion to instruct on the bill (H.R. 3630) Kinzinger (IL) Pascrell Simpson Luetkemeyer Pompeo Stivers offered by the gentlewoman from Cali- Kissell Pastor (AZ) Luja´ n Posey Stutzman Sires fornia (Mrs. CAPPS) on which the yeas Kline Paulsen Smith (NE) Lummis Price (GA) Sullivan Kucinich Payne Lungren, Daniel Price (NC) Sutton and nays were ordered. Smith (NJ) Labrador Pearce Smith (TX) E. Quayle Terry The Clerk will redesignate the mo- Lamborn Pelosi Lynch Quigley Thompson (CA) Smith (WA) tion. Lance Pence Southerland Manzullo Rahall Thompson (MS) Landry Perlmutter Marchant Reed Thompson (PA) The Clerk redesignated the motion. Speier Langevin Peters Stark Marino Rehberg Thornberry The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Lankford Peterson Markey Reichert Stearns Tiberi question is on the motion to instruct. Larsen (WA) Petri Matheson Renacci Tierney Stivers Larson (CT) Pingree (ME) Matsui Ribble Tipton This will be a 5-minute vote. Sullivan Latham Pitts McCarthy (CA) Richardson Tonko The vote was taken by electronic de- Sutton Latta Platts McCarthy (NY) Richmond Towns Terry vice, and there were—yeas 397, nays 16, Lee (CA) Poe (TX) McCaul Rigell Tsongas Thompson (CA) not voting 20, as follows: Levin Polis McClintock Rivera Turner (NY) Thompson (MS) Lewis (CA) Pompeo McCollum Roby Turner (OH) [Roll No. 9] Thompson (PA) Lewis (GA) Posey McCotter Roe (TN) Upton Thornberry YEAS—397 Lipinski Price (GA) McGovern Rogers (AL) Van Hollen Tiberi LoBiondo Price (NC) McHenry Rogers (KY) Visclosky Ackerman Chandler Fortenberry Tierney Loebsack Quigley McIntyre Rogers (MI) Walberg Adams Chu Foxx Tipton Lofgren, Zoe Rahall McKeon Rohrabacher Walden Akin Cicilline Frank (MA) Lowey Rangel Tonko McKinley Rokita Walsh (IL) Alexander Clarke (MI) Franks (AZ) Lucas Reed Towns McMorris Rooney Walz (MN) Altmire Clarke (NY) Frelinghuysen Luetkemeyer Rehberg Tsongas Rodgers Ros-Lehtinen Wasserman Amodei Clay Fudge Luja´ n Reichert Turner (NY) McNerney Roskam Schultz Andrews Cleaver Gallegly Lungren, Daniel Renacci Turner (OH) Meehan Ross (AR) Waters Austria Clyburn Garamendi E. Reyes Upton Meeks Ross (FL) Waxman Baca Coble Gardner Lynch Ribble Van Hollen Mica Rothman (NJ) Webster Bachus Coffman (CO) Garrett ´ Maloney Richardson Velazquez Michaud Roybal-Allard Welch Baldwin Cohen Gerlach Manzullo Richmond Visclosky Miller (FL) Royce West Barletta Cole Gibbs Marchant Rigell Walberg Miller (MI) Runyan Westmoreland Barrow Conaway Gibson Marino Rivera Walden Miller (NC) Ruppersberger Whitfield Bartlett Connolly (VA) Gingrey (GA) Markey Roby Walsh (IL) Miller, Gary Rush Wilson (FL) Barton (TX) Cooper Gohmert Matheson Roe (TN) Walz (MN) Moore Ryan (OH) Wilson (SC) Bass (CA) Costa Gonzalez Matsui Rogers (KY) Wasserman Mulvaney Ryan (WI) Wittman Bass (NH) Costello Goodlatte McCarthy (CA) Rogers (MI) Schultz Murphy (CT) Sanchez, Loretta Wolf Becerra Courtney Gowdy McCarthy (NY) Rohrabacher Waters Murphy (PA) Sarbanes Womack Benishek Cravaack Granger McCaul Rokita Waxman Myrick Scalise Woodall Berg Crawford Graves (GA) McCollum Rooney Webster Napolitano Schakowsky Yarmuth Berkley Crenshaw Graves (MO) McCotter Ros-Lehtinen Welch Neal Schiff Yoder Biggert Critz Green, Al McGovern Roskam West Neugebauer Schilling Young (AK) Bilbray Crowley Green, Gene McHenry Ross (AR) Westmoreland Noem Schmidt Young (FL) Bilirakis Cuellar Griffin (AR) McIntyre Ross (FL) Whitfield Nugent Schock Young (IN) Bishop (GA) Cummings Griffith (VA) Bishop (NY) Davis (CA) Grijalva McKeon Rothman (NJ) Wilson (FL) Wilson (SC) NAYS—26 Bishop (UT) Davis (IL) Grimm McMorris Roybal-Allard Black Davis (KY) Guinta Rodgers Royce Wittman Blumenauer Grijalva Payne Blumenauer DeGette Guthrie McNerney Runyan Womack Chu Gutierrez Polis Bonner DeLauro Gutierrez Meehan Ruppersberger Woodall Clarke (NY) Honda Rangel Bono Mack Denham Hahn Meeks Rush Woolsey Clay Jackson (IL) Scott (VA) Boren Dent Hall Mica Ryan (OH) Yarmuth Cohen Lee (CA) Serrano Boswell DesJarlais Hanabusa Michaud Ryan (WI) Young (AK) Conyers Maloney Stark Boustany Deutch Hanna Miller (FL) Sanchez, Loretta Young (FL) Edwards McDermott Vela´ zquez Brady (PA) Diaz-Balart Harper Miller (MI) Sarbanes Young (IN) Ellison Moran Woolsey Braley (IA) Dicks Harris Fudge Nadler Brooks Dingell Hartzler NAYS—16 Broun (GA) Doggett Hastings (FL) Aderholt Long Rogers (AL) NOT VOTING—21 Brown (FL) Dold Hastings (WA) Amash Lummis Stutzman Buchanan Donnelly (IN) Hayworth Akin Farr Reyes Bachmann McClintock Bucshon Doyle Heck Wolf Becerra Giffords Sa´ nchez, Linda Blackburn McKinley Buerkle Dreier Heinrich Yoder Berman Gosar T. Campbell Neugebauer Burgess Duffy Hensarling Bishop (GA) Hinchey Schrader Flake Quayle Butterfield Duncan (SC) Herger Brady (TX) LaTourette Slaughter Calvert Duncan (TN) Herrera Beutler Burton (IN) Mack Watt NOT VOTING—20 Culberson Miller, George Camp Edwards Higgins DeFazio Paul Canseco Ellison Himes Berman Giffords Miller, George Cantor Ellmers Hinojosa Brady (TX) Gosar Paul ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Capito Emerson Hochul Burton (IN) Hinchey Sa´ nchez, Linda Capps Engel Holden Conyers Hirono T. The SPEAKER pro tempore (during Capuano Eshoo Holt Culberson LaTourette Schrader the vote). There are 2 minutes remain- Cardoza Farenthold Honda DeFazio Mack Slaughter Carnahan Fattah Hoyer Farr McDermott Watt ing. Carney Filner Huelskamp Carson (IN) Fincher Huizenga (MI) ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE 1649 Carter Fitzpatrick Hultgren b Cassidy Fleischmann Hunter The SPEAKER pro tempore (during Castor (FL) Fleming Hurt Mr. PAYNE changed his vote from Chabot Flores Inslee the vote). There are 2 minutes remain- ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ Chaffetz Forbes Israel ing.

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The recess having expired, the House Ambassador from the Republic of A motion to reconsider was laid on was called to order by the Speaker at 8 Djibouti. the table. o’clock and 40 minutes p.m. The Dean of the Diplomatic Corps en- The Deputy Sergeant at Arms, Mrs. tered the Hall of the House of Rep- f Kerri Hanley, announced the Vice resentatives and took the seat reserved President and Members of the U.S. for him. REMOVAL OF NAME OF MEMBER Senate, who entered the Hall of the The Deputy Sergeant at Arms an- AS COSPONSOR OF H.R. 3261 House of Representatives, the Vice nounced the Chief Justice of the United President taking the chair at the right States and the Associate Justices of Mr. CARTER. Mr. Speaker, I ask of the Speaker, and the Members of the the Supreme Court. unanimous consent that my name be Senate the seats reserved for them. The Chief Justice of the United removed as a cosponsor of H.R. 3261. The SPEAKER. The joint session will States and the Associate Justices of The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there come to order. the Supreme Court entered the Hall of objection to the request of the gen- The Chair appoints as members of the House of Representatives and took tleman from Texas? the committee on the part of the House the seats reserved for them in front of There was no objection. to escort the President of the United the Speaker’s rostrum. States into the Chamber: The Deputy Sergeant at Arms an- f The gentleman from Virginia (Mr. nounced the Cabinet of the President of CANTOR); the United States. HOUR OF MEETING ON TOMORROW The gentleman from California (Mr. The members of the Cabinet of the Mr. CARTER. Mr. Speaker, I ask MCCARTHY); President of the United States entered unanimous consent that when the The gentleman from Texas (Mr. HEN- the Hall of the House of Representa- House adjourns today, it adjourn to SARLING); tives and took the seats reserved for meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow. The gentleman from Texas (Mr. SES- them in front of the Speaker’s rostrum. SIONS); At 9 o’clock and 5 minutes p.m., the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there The gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Sergeant at Arms, the Honorable Paul objection to the request of the gen- PRICE); D. Irving, announced the President of tleman from Texas? The gentlewoman from Washington the United States. There was no objection. (Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS); The President of the United States, The gentleman from Texas (Mr. CAR- escorted by the committee of Senators f TER); and Representatives, entered the Hall The gentlewoman from California of the House of Representatives and ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER (Ms. PELOSI); stood at the Clerk’s desk. PRO TEMPORE The gentleman from Maryland (Mr. (Applause, the Members rising.) The SPEAKER. Members of the Con- The SPEAKER pro tempore. After HOYER); gress, I have the high privilege and the consultation among the Speaker and The gentleman from Connecticut distinct honor of presenting to you the the majority and minority leaders, and (Mr. LARSON); The gentleman from California (Mr. President of the United States. with their consent, the Chair an- BECERRA); (Applause, the Members rising.) nounces that, when the two Houses The gentleman from South Carolina The PRESIDENT. Mr. Speaker, Mr. meet tonight in joint session to hear (Mr. CLYBURN); Vice President, Members of Congress, an address by the President of the The gentleman from New York (Mr. distinguished guests, and fellow Ameri- United States, only the doors imme- ISRAEL); and cans: diately opposite the Speaker and those The gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. Last month, I went to Andrews Air immediately to his left and right will SUTTON). Force Base and welcomed home some be open. The VICE PRESIDENT. The Presi- of our last troops to serve in Iraq. To- No one will be allowed on the floor of dent of the Senate, at the direction of gether, we offered a final, proud salute the House who does not have the privi- that body, appoints the following Sen- to the colors under which more than a lege of the floor of the House. Due to ators as members of the committee on million of our fellow citizens fought— the large attendance that is antici- the part of the Senate to escort the and several thousand gave their lives. pated, the rule regarding the privilege President of the United States into the We gather tonight knowing that this of the floor must be strictly enforced. House Chamber: generation of heroes has made the Children of Members will not be per- The Senator from Nevada (Mr. REID); United States safer and more respected mitted on the floor. The cooperation of The Senator from Illinois (Mr. DUR- around the world. For the first time in all Members is requested. BIN); 9 years, there are no Americans fight- The practice of purporting to reserve The Senator from New York (Mr. ing in Iraq. For the first time in two seats prior to the joint session by SCHUMER); decades, Osama bin Laden is not a placement of placards or personal The Senator from Washington (Mrs. threat to this country. Most of al items will not be allowed. Chamber Se- MURRAY); Qaeda’s top lieutenants have been de- curity may remove these items from The Senator from Michigan (Ms. STA- feated. The Taliban’s momentum has the seats. Members may reserve their BENOW); been broken, and some troops in Af- seats only by physical presence fol- The Senator from Alaska (Mr. ghanistan have begun to come home. lowing the security sweep of the Cham- BEGICH); These achievements are a testament ber. The Senator from Kentucky (Mr. to the courage, selflessness, and team- Pursuant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the MCCONNELL); work of America’s Armed Forces. At a Chair declares the House in recess until The Senator from Arizona (Mr. KYL); time when too many of our institutions approximately 8:35 p.m. for the purpose The Senator from Tennessee (Mr. have let us down, they exceed all ex- of receiving in joint session the Presi- ALEXANDER); pectations. They’re not consumed with dent of the United States. The Senator from Wyoming (Mr. personal ambition. They don’t obsess Accordingly (at 4 o’clock and 58 min- BARRASSO); over their differences. They focus on utes p.m.), the House stood in recess The Senator from South Dakota (Mr. the mission at hand. They work to- until approximately 8:35 p.m. THUNE); gether.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:28 Jan 25, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JA7.080 H24JAPT1 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H152 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 24, 2012 Imagine what we could accomplish if Those are the facts. But so are these. Meanwhile, companies that choose to we followed their example. Think In the last 22 months, businesses have stay in America get hit with one of the about the America within our reach: a created more than 3 million jobs. Last highest tax rates in the world. It country that leads the world in edu- year, they created the most jobs since makes no sense, and everyone knows cating its people; an America that at- 2005. American manufacturers are hir- it. tracts a new generation of high-tech ing again, creating jobs for the first So let’s change it. First, if you’re a manufacturing and high-paying jobs; a time since the late 1990s. Together, business that wants to outsource jobs, future where we’re in control of our we’ve agreed to cut the deficit by more you shouldn’t get a tax deduction for own energy, and our security and pros- than $2 trillion. And we’ve put in place doing it. That money should be used to perity aren’t so tied to unstable parts new rules to hold Wall Street account- cover moving expenses for companies of the world; an economy built to last, able so a crisis like this never happens like Master Lock that decide to bring where hard work pays off, and responsi- again. jobs home. bility is rewarded. The state of our Union is getting Second, no American company We can do this. I know we can be- stronger. And we’ve come too far to should be able to avoid paying its fair cause we’ve done it before. At the end turn back now. As long as I’m Presi- share of taxes by moving jobs and prof- of World War II, when another genera- dent, I will work with anyone in this its overseas. From now on, every mul- tion of heroes returned home from Chamber to build on this momentum. tinational company should have to pay combat, they built the strongest econ- But I intend to fight obstruction with a basic minimum tax, and every penny omy and middle class the world has action, and I will oppose any effort to should go towards lowering taxes for ever known. My grandfather, a veteran return to the very same policies that companies that choose to stay here and of Patton’s Army, got the chance to go brought on this economic crisis in the hire here in America. to college on the GI Bill. My grand- first place. Third, if you’re an American manu- mother, who worked on a bomber as- No, we will not go back to an econ- facturer, you should get a bigger tax sembly line, was part of a workforce omy weakened by outsourcing, bad cut. If you’re a high-tech manufac- that turned out the best products on debt, and phony financial profits. To- turer, we should double the tax deduc- Earth. night, I want to speak about how we tion you get for making your products The two of them shared the optimism move forward, and lay out a blueprint here. And if you want to relocate in a of a Nation that had triumphed over a for an economy that’s built to last—an community that was hit hard when a depression and fascism. They under- economy built on American manufac- factory left town, you should get help stood they were part of something larg- turing, American energy, skills for financing a new plant, equipment, or er; they were contributing to a story of American workers, and a renewal of training for new workers. success that every American had a So my message is simple. It is time chance to share—the basic American American values. This blueprint begins with American to stop rewarding businesses that ship promise that if you worked hard, you manufacturing. jobs overseas and start rewarding com- could do well enough to raise a family, On the day I took office, our auto in- panies that create jobs right here in own a home, send your kids to college, dustry was on the verge of collapse. America. Send me these tax reforms, and put a little away for retirement. and I will sign them right away. The defining issue of our time is how Some even said we should let it die. We’re also making it easier for Amer- to keep that promise alive. No chal- With a million jobs at stake, I refused ican businesses to sell products all over lenge is more urgent. No debate is to let that happen. In exchange for the world. Two years ago, I set a goal more important. We can either settle help, we demanded responsibility. We of doubling U.S. exports over 5 years. for a country where a shrinking num- got workers and automakers to settle With the bipartisan trade agreements ber of people do really well, while a their differences. We got the industry we signed into law, we’re on track to growing number of Americans barely to retool and restructure. Today, Gen- get by. Or we can restore an economy eral Motors is back on top as the meet that goal—ahead of schedule. where everyone gets a fair shot, every- world’s number one automaker. Chrys- Soon, there will be millions of new cus- one does their fair share, and everyone ler has grown faster in the U.S. than tomers for American goods in Panama, plays by the same set of rules. What’s any major car company. Ford is invest- Colombia and South Korea. Soon, there at stake are not Democratic values or ing billions in U.S. plants and fac- will be new cars on the streets of Seoul Republican values, but American val- tories. And together, the entire indus- imported from Detroit, Toledo and Chi- ues. We have to reclaim them. try added nearly 160,000 jobs. cago. Let’s remember how we got here. We bet on American workers. We bet I will go anywhere in the world to Long before the recession, jobs and on American ingenuity. And tonight, open new markets for American prod- manufacturing began leaving our the American auto industry is back. ucts. And I will not stand by when our shores. Technology made businesses What’s happening in Detroit can hap- competitors don’t play by the rules. more efficient but also made some jobs pen in other industries. It can happen We’ve brought trade cases against obsolete. Folks at the top saw their in- in Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Raleigh. China at nearly twice the rate as the comes rise like never before, but most We can’t bring every job back that’s last administration—and it’s made a hardworking Americans struggled with left our shores. But right now, it’s get- difference. Over a thousand Americans costs that were growing, paychecks ting more expensive to do business in are working today because we’ve that weren’t, and personal debt that places like China. Meanwhile, America stopped a surge in Chinese tires. But kept piling up. is more productive. A few weeks ago, we need to do more. It’s not right when In 2008, the house of cards collapsed. the CEO of Master Lock told me that it another country lets our movies, music We learned that mortgages had been now makes business sense for him to and software be pirated. It’s not fair sold to people who couldn’t afford or bring jobs back home. Today, for the when foreign manufacturers have a leg understand them. Banks had made first time in 15 years, Master Lock’s up on ours only because they’re heavily huge bets and bonuses with other peo- unionized plant in Milwaukee is run- subsidized. ple’s money. Regulators had looked the ning at full capacity. Tonight, I’m announcing the creation other way, or didn’t have the authority So we have a huge opportunity, at of a Trade Enforcement Unit that will to stop the bad behavior. this moment, to bring manufacturing be charged with investigating unfair It was wrong. It was irresponsible. back. But we have to seize it. Tonight, trading practices in countries like And it plunged our economy into a cri- my message to business leaders is sim- China. There will be more inspections sis that put millions out of work, sad- ple: Ask yourselves what you can do to to prevent counterfeit or unsafe goods dled us with more debt, and left inno- bring jobs back to your country, and from crossing our borders. And this cent, hardworking Americans holding your country will do everything we can Congress should make sure that no for- the bag. In the 6 months before I took to help you succeed. eign company has an advantage over office, we lost nearly 4 million jobs. We should start with our tax code. American manufacturing when it And we lost another 4 million before Right now, companies get tax breaks comes to accessing financing or new our policies were in full effect. for moving jobs and profits overseas. markets like Russia. Our workers are

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Send me a law science and technology have twice as stop teaching to the test, and to re- that gives them a chance to earn their many openings as we have workers who place teachers who just aren’t helping citizenship; I will sign it right away. can do the job. Think about that— kids learn. That’s a bargain worth You see, an economy built to last is openings at a time when millions of making. one where we encourage the talent and Americans are looking for work. We also know that when students ingenuity of every person in this coun- It’s inexcusable. And we know how to don’t walk away from their education, try. That means women should earn fix it. more of them walk the stage to get equal pay for equal work. It means we Jackie Bray is a single mom from their diploma. When students are not should support everyone who’s willing North Carolina who was laid off from allowed to drop out, they do better. So to work and every risk-taker and en- her job as a mechanic. Then Siemens tonight, I am proposing that every trepreneur who aspires to become the opened a gas turbine factory in Char- State—every State—require that all next Steve Jobs. After all, innovation lotte and formed a partnership with students stay in high school until they is what America has always been Central Piedmont Community College. about. The company helped the college design graduate or turn 18. When kids do graduate, the most Most new jobs are created in startups courses in laser and robotics training. daunting challenge can be the cost of and small businesses. So let’s pass an It paid Jackie’s tuition, then hired her college. At a time when Americans owe agenda that helps them succeed. Tear to help operate their plant. more in tuition debt than credit card down regulations that prevent aspiring I want every American looking for entrepreneurs from getting the financ- work to have the same opportunity as debt, this Congress needs to stop the interest rates on student loans from ing to grow. Expand tax relief to small Jackie did. Join me in a national com- businesses that are raising wages and mitment to train 2 million Americans doubling in July. Extend the tuition tax credit we started that saves mil- creating good jobs. Both parties agree with skills that will lead directly to a on these ideas. So put them in a bill job. My administration has already lions of middle class families thou- sands of dollars, and give more young and get it on my desk this year. lined up more companies that want to Innovation also demands basic re- people the chance to earn their way help. Model partnerships between busi- search. Today, the discoveries taking through college by doubling the num- nesses like Siemens and community place in our federally financed labs and ber of work-study jobs in the next 5 colleges in places like Charlotte, Or- universities could lead to new treat- lando and Louisville are up and run- years. ments that kill cancer cells but leave Of course, it’s not enough for us to ning. Now you need to give more com- healthy ones untouched, new light- increase student aid. We can’t just munity colleges the resources they weight vests for cops and soldiers that keep subsidizing skyrocketing tuition; need to become community career cen- can stop any bullet. Don’t gut these in- we’ll run out of money. States also ters—places that teach people skills vestments in our budget. Don’t let need to do their part by making higher that businesses are looking for right other countries win the race for the fu- education a higher priority in their now, from data management to high- ture. Support the same kind of re- budgets, and colleges and universities tech manufacturing. search and innovation that led to the And I want to cut through the maze have to do their part by working to computer chip and the Internet, to new of confusing training programs so that keep costs down. Recently, I spoke American jobs and new American in- from now on people like Jackie have with a group of college presidents dustries. one program, one Web site, and one who’ve done just that. Some schools re- And nowhere is the promise of inno- place to go for all the information and design courses to help students finish vation greater than in American-made help that they need. It is time to turn more quickly. Some use better tech- energy. Over the last 3 years, we’ve our unemployment system into a reem- nology. The point is, it’s possible. So opened millions of new acres for oil and ployment system that puts people to let me put colleges and universities on gas exploration. And tonight, I’m di- work. notice: If you can’t stop tuition from recting my administration to open These reforms will help people get going up, the funding you get from tax- more than 75 percent of our potential jobs that are open today. But to pre- payers will go down. Higher education offshore oil and gas resources. Right pare for the jobs of tomorrow, our com- can’t be a luxury. It is an economic im- now, American oil production is the mitment to skills and education has to perative that every family in America highest that it’s been in 8 years—that’s start earlier. For less than 1 percent of should be able to afford. right, 8 years. Not only that, last year what our Nation spends on education Let’s also remember that hundreds of we relied less on foreign oil than in any each year, we’ve convinced nearly thousands of talented, hardworking of the past 16 years. But with only 2 every State in the country to raise students in this country face another percent of the world’s oil reserves, oil their standards for teaching and learn- challenge—the fact that they aren’t isn’t enough. This country needs an ing—the first time that’s happened in a yet American citizens. Many were all-out, all-of-the-above strategy that generation. brought here as small children, are develops every available source of But challenges remain, and we know American through and through; yet American energy, a strategy that’s how to solve them. At a time when they live every day with the threat of cleaner, cheaper, and full of new jobs. other countries are doubling down on deportation. Others came more re- We have a supply of natural gas that education, tight budgets have forced cently to study business and science can last America nearly 100 years, and States to lay off thousands of teachers. and engineering; but as soon as they my administration will take every pos- We know a good teacher can increase get their degree, we send them home to sible action to safely develop this en- the lifetime income of a classroom by invent new products and create new ergy. The experts believe this will sup- over $250,000. A great teacher can offer jobs somewhere else. That doesn’t port more than 600,000 jobs by the end an escape from poverty to the child make sense. of the decade. And I’m requiring all who dreams beyond his circumstance. I believe as strongly as ever that we companies that drill for gas on public Every person in this Chamber can should take on illegal immigration. lands to disclose the chemicals they point to a teacher who changed the tra- That’s why my administration has put use because America will develop this jectory of their lives. Most teachers more boots on the border than ever be- resource without putting the health work tirelessly with modest pay, some- fore. That’s why there are fewer illegal and safety of our citizens at risk. times digging into their own pocket for crossings than when I took office. The The development of natural gas will school supplies just to make a dif- opponents of action are out of excuses. create jobs and power trucks and fac- ference. We should be working on comprehen- tories that are cleaner and cheaper,

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So much of America needs to be nounced over 500 reforms, and just a government support is critical in help- rebuilt. We’ve got crumbling roads and fraction of them will save business and ing businesses get new energy ideas off bridges, a power grid that wastes too citizens more than $10 billion over the the ground. much energy, an incomplete high-speed next 5 years. We got rid of one rule Now, what’s true for natural gas is broadband network that prevents a from 40 years ago that could have just as true for clean energy. In 3 small business owner in rural America forced some dairy farmers to spend years, our partnership with the private from selling her products all over the $10,000 a year proving that they could sector has already positioned America world. contain a spill—because milk was to be the world’s leading manufacturer During the Great Depression, Amer- somehow classified as an oil. With a of high-tech batteries. Because of Fed- ica built the Hoover Dam and the Gold- rule like that, I guess it was worth cry- eral investments, renewable energy use en Gate Bridge. After World War II, we ing over spilt milk. has nearly doubled, and thousands of connected our States with a system of Now, I’m confident a farmer can con- Americans have jobs because of it. highways. Democratic and Republican tain a milk spill without a Federal When Bryan Ritterby was laid off administrations invested in great agency looking over his shoulder. Ab- from his job making furniture, he said projects that benefited everybody, from solutely. But I will not back down from he worried that at 55 no one would give the workers who built them to the making sure an oil company can con- him a second chance; but he found businesses that still use them today. tain the kind of oil spill we saw in the work at Energetx, a wind turbine man- In the next few weeks, I will sign an gulf 2 years ago. I will not back down ufacturer in Michigan. Before the re- executive order clearing away the red from protecting our kids from mercury cession, the factory only made luxury tape that slows down too many con- poisoning or making sure that our food yachts. Today it’s hiring workers like struction projects, but you need to is safe and our water is clean. I will not Bryan who said, I’m proud to be work- fund these projects. Take the money go back to the days when health insur- ing in the industry of the future. we’re no longer spending at war, use ance companies had unchecked power Our experience with shale gas, our half of it to pay down our debt, and use to cancel your policy, deny your cov- experience with natural gas shows us the rest of it to do some nation-build- erage, or charge women differently that the payoffs on these public invest- ing right here at home. than men. ments don’t always come right away. There’s never been a better time to And I will not go back to the days Some technologies don’t pan out. Some build, especially since the construction when Wall Street was allowed to play companies fail. But I will not walk industry was one of the hardest-hit by its own set of rules. The new rules away from the promise of clean energy. when the housing bubble burst. Of we passed restore what should be any I will not walk away from workers like course, construction workers weren’t financial system’s core purpose: Get- Bryan. I will not cede the wind or solar the only ones who were hurt. So were ting funding to entrepreneurs with the or battery industry to China or Ger- millions of innocent Americans who best ideas, and getting loans to respon- many because we refuse to make the have seen their home values decline. sible families who want to buy a home same commitment here. We have sub- And while government can’t fix the or start a business or send their kids to sidized oil companies for a century. problem on its own, responsible home- college. That’s long enough. It’s time to end owners shouldn’t have to sit and wait So, if you are a big bank or financial the taxpayer giveaways to an industry for the housing market to hit bottom institution, you’re no longer allowed to that rarely has been more profitable to get some relief. make risky bets with your customers’ and double down on a clean-energy in- And that’s why I’m sending this Con- deposits. You’re required to write out a dustry that never has been more prom- gress a plan that gives every respon- living will that details exactly how ising. Pass clean-energy tax credits, sible homeowner the chance to save you’ll pay the bills if you fail, because and create these jobs. about $3,000 a year on their mortgage the rest of us are not bailing you out We can also spur energy innovation by refinancing at historically low ever again. And if you’re a mortgage with new incentives. The differences in rates. No more red tape. No more run- lender, or a payday lender, or a credit this Chamber may be too deep right around from the banks. A small fee on card company, the days of signing peo- now to pass a comprehensive plan to the largest financial institutions will ple up for products they can’t afford fight climate change, but there’s no ensure that it won’t add to the deficit with confusing forms and deceptive reason why Congress shouldn’t at least and will give those banks that were practices, those days are over. Today set a clean-energy standard that cre- rescued by taxpayers a chance to repay American consumers finally have a ates a market for innovation. So far, a deficit of trust. watchdog in Richard Cordray, with one you haven’t acted. Well, tonight I will. Let’s never forget: Millions of Ameri- job: to look out for them. I’m directing my administration to cans who work hard and play by the We’ll also establish a financial allow the development of clean energy rules every day deserve a government crimes unit of highly trained investiga- on enough public land to power 3 mil- and a financial system that do the tors to crack down on large-scale fraud lion homes. And I’m proud to announce same. It’s time to apply the same rules and protect people’s investments. Some that the Department of Defense, work- from top to bottom. No bailouts, no financial firms violate major anti- ing with us—the world’s largest con- handouts, and no cop-outs. An America fraud laws because there’s no real pen- sumer of energy—will make one of the built to last insists on responsibility alty for being a repeat offender. That’s largest commitments to clean energy from everybody. bad for consumers, and it’s bad for the in history, with the Navy purchasing We’ve all paid the price for lenders vast majority of bankers and financial enough capacity to power 250,000 homes who sold mortgages to people who service professionals who do the right a year. couldn’t afford them and buyers who thing. So pass legislation that makes Of course, the easiest way to save knew they couldn’t afford them. That’s the penalties for fraud count. money is to waste less energy. So why we need smart regulations to pre- And tonight, I’m asking my Attorney here’s a proposal: help manufacturers vent irresponsible behavior. Rules to General to create a special unit of Fed- eliminate energy waste in their fac- prevent financial fraud or toxic dump- eral prosecutors and leading State at- tories, and give businesses incentives ing or faulty medical devices, these torney generals to expand our inves- to upgrade their buildings. Their en- don’t destroy the free market. They tigations into the abusive lending and ergy bills will be $100 billion lower over make the free market work better. packaging of risky mortgages that led the next decade, and America will have There is no question that some regu- to the housing crisis. This new unit less pollution, more manufacturing, lations are outdated, unnecessary, or will hold accountable those who broke

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But it should also guide us as through school, or a family trying to I’m a Democrat, but I believe what we look to pay down our debt and in- make ends meet. That’s not right. Republican, Abraham Lincoln, be- vest in our future. Americans know that’s not right. They lieved—the government should do for Right now, our most immediate pri- know that this generation’s success is people only what they cannot do better ority is stopping a tax hike on 160 mil- only possible because past generations by themselves and no more. That’s why lion working Americans while the re- felt a responsibility to each other and my education reform offers more com- covery is still fragile. People cannot af- to the future of their country, and they petition and more control for schools ford losing $40 out of each paycheck know our way of life will only endure if and States. That’s why we’re getting this year. There are plenty of ways to we feel that same sense of shared re- rid of regulations that don’t work. get this done. So let’s agree right here, sponsibility. That’s how we’ll reduce That’s why our health care law relies right now: no side issues, no drama. our deficit. That’s an America built to on a reformed private market, not a Pass the payroll tax cut without delay. last. government program. Let’s get it done. Now, I recognize that people watch- On the other hand, even my Repub- When it comes to the deficit, we’ve ing tonight have differing views about lican friends who complain the most already agreed to more than $2 trillion taxes and debt, energy and health care. about government spending have sup- in cuts and savings. But we need to do But no matter what party they belong ported federally financed roads and more, and that means making choices. to, I bet most Americans are thinking clean energy projects and Federal of- Right now, we’re poised to spend near- the same thing right about now: Noth- fices for the folks back home. ly $1 trillion more on what was sup- ing will get done in Washington this The point is we should all want a posed to be a temporary tax break for year, or next year, or maybe even the smarter, more effective government. the wealthiest 2 percent of Americans. year after that, because Washington is And while we may not be able to bridge Right now, because of loopholes and broken. our biggest philosophical differences shelters in the Tax Code, a quarter of Can you blame them for feeling a lit- this year, we can make real progress. all millionaires pay lower tax rates tle cynical? With or without this Congress, I will than millions of middle class house- The greatest blow to our confidence keep taking actions that help the econ- holds. Right now, Warren Buffett pays in our economy last year didn’t come omy grow. But I can do a whole lot a lower tax rate than his secretary. from events beyond our control. It more with your help because when we Do we want to keep these tax cuts for came from a debate in Washington over act together, there’s nothing the the wealthiest Americans? Or do we whether the United States would pay United States of America can’t want to keep our investments in every- its bills or not. Who benefited from achieve. thing else, like education and medical that fiasco? That’s the lesson we’ve learned from research, a strong military, and care I’ve talked tonight about the deficit our actions abroad over the last few for our veterans? Because if we’re seri- of trust between Main Street and Wall years. Ending the Iraq war has allowed ous about paying down our debt, we Street, but the divide between this city us to strike decisive blows against our can’t do both. and the rest of the country is at least enemies. From Pakistan to Yemen, the The American people know what the as bad, and it seems to get worse every al Qaeda operatives who remain are right choice is. So do I. As I told the year. And some of this has to do with scrambling, knowing that they can’t Speaker this summer, I’m prepared to the corrosive influence of money and escape the reach of the United States make more reforms to rein in the long- politics. So together, let’s take some of America. term costs of Medicare and Medicaid steps to fix that. Send me a bill that From this position of strength we’ve and strengthen Social Security so long bans insider trading by Members of begun to wind down the war in Afghan- as those programs remain a guarantee Congress. I will sign it tomorrow. istan. Ten thousand of our troops have of security for seniors. Let’s limit any elected official from come home; 23,000 more will leave by But, in return, we need to change our owning stocks in industries they im- the end of this summer. This transition Tax Code so that people like me, and pact. Let’s make sure people who bun- to Afghan lead will continue, and we an awful lot of Members of Congress, dle campaign contributions for Con- will build an enduring partnership with pay our fair share of taxes. Tax reform gress can’t lobby Congress and vice Afghanistan so that it is never again a should follow the Buffett rule. If you versa, an idea that has bipartisan sup- source of attacks against America. make more than $1 million a year, you port, at least outside of Washington. As the tide of war recedes, a wave of should not pay less than 30 percent in Some of what’s broken has to do with change has washed across the Middle taxes. And my Republican friend TOM the way Congress does its business East and North Africa, from Tunis to COBURN is right: Washington should these days. A simple majority is no Cairo, from Sana’a to Tripoli. A year stop subsidizing millionaires. In fact, if longer enough to get anything, even ago, Qadhafi was one of the world’s you’re earning a million dollars a year, routine business, passed through the longest serving dictators, a murderer you shouldn’t get special tax subsidies Senate. Neither party has been blame- with American blood on his hands. or deductions. On the other hand, if less in these tactics. Now both parties Today, he is gone. And in Syria, I have you make under $250,000 a year, like 98 should put an end to it. no doubt that the Assad regime will percent of American families, your For starters, I ask the Senate to pass soon discover that the forces of change taxes shouldn’t go up. You’re the ones a simple rule that all judicial and pub- cannot be reversed and that human struggling with rising costs and stag- lic service nominations receive a sim- dignity cannot be denied. nant wages. You’re the ones who need ple up-or-down vote within 90 days. The How this incredible transformation relief. executive branch also needs to change. will end remains uncertain. But we Now, you can call this class warfare Too often it’s inefficient, outdated, and have a huge stake in the outcome. And all you want. But asking a billionaire remote. That’s why I’ve asked this while it’s ultimately up to the people to pay at least as much as his sec- Congress to grant me the authority to of the region to decide their fate, we retary in taxes? Most Americans would consolidate the Federal bureaucracy so will advocate for those values that call that common sense. that our government is leaner, quicker, have served our own country so well. We don’t begrudge financial success and more responsive to the needs of the We will stand against violence and in this country. We admire it. When American people. intimidation. We will stand for the Americans talk about folks like me Finally, none of this can happen un- rights and dignity of all human beings, paying my fair share of taxes, it’s not less we also lower the temperature in men and women, Christians, Muslims,

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Through the power of pledge of 135,000 jobs for veterans and Representatives. our diplomacy, a world that was once their families. And tonight, I’m pro- The Deputy Sergeant at Arms es- divided about how to deal with Iran’s posing a Veterans Job Corps that will corted the invited guests from the nuclear program now stands as one. help our communities hire veterans as Chamber in the following order: The regime is more isolated than ever cops and firefighters so that America is The members of the President’s Cabi- before. Its leaders are faced with crip- as strong as those who defend her. net; the Chief Justice of the United pling sanctions. And as long as they Which brings me back to where I States and the Associate Justices of shirk their responsibilities, this pres- began. Those of us who’ve been sent the Supreme Court; the Dean of the sure will not relent. here to serve can learn a thing or two Diplomatic Corps. Let there be no doubt: America is de- from the service of our troops. When The SPEAKER. The Chair declares termined to prevent Iran from getting you put on that uniform, it doesn’t the joint session of the two Houses now a nuclear weapon, and I will take no matter if you’re black or white, Asian, dissolved. options off the table to achieve that Latino, Native American, conservative Accordingly, at 10 o’clock and 23 goal. But a peaceful resolution of this or liberal, rich, poor, gay, straight. minutes p.m., the joint session of the issue is still possible and far better. When you’re marching into battle, you two Houses was dissolved. And if Iran changes course and meets look out for the person next to you, or The Members of the Senate retired to its obligations, it can rejoin the Com- the mission fails. When you’re in the their Chamber. munity of Nations. thick of the fight, you rise or fall as The renewal of American leadership one unit, serving one Nation, leaving f can be felt across the globe. Our oldest no one behind. MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT RE- alliances in Europe and Asia are And one of my proudest possessions FERRED TO THE COMMITTEE OF stronger than ever. Our ties to the is the flag that the SEAL team took THE WHOLE HOUSE ON THE Americas are deeper. Our ironclad com- with them on the mission to get bin STATE OF THE UNION mitment, and I mean ironclad to Israel Laden. On it are each of their names. security has meant the closest military Some may be Democrats, some may be Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, I move cooperation between our two countries Republicans; but that doesn’t matter. that the message of the President be in history. Just like it didn’t matter that day in referred to the Committee of the Whole We’ve made it clear that America is the Situation Room when I sat next to House on the state of the Union and or- a Pacific power. And a new beginning Bob Gates, a man who was George dered printed. in Burma has lit a new hope. Bush’s Defense Secretary, and Hillary The motion was agreed to. From the coalitions we’ve built to se- Clinton, a woman who ran against me f cure nuclear materials to the missions for President. we’ve led against hunger and disease, All that mattered that day was the LEAVE OF ABSENCE to the blows we’ve dealt our enemies, mission. No one thought about politics. By unanimous consent, leave of ab- to the enduring power of our moral ex- No one thought about themselves. One sence was granted to: ample, America is back. of the young men involved in the raid Mr. BRADY of Texas (at the request of Anyone who tells you otherwise, any- later told me that he didn’t deserve Mr. CANTOR) for January 23 and for the one who tells you that America is in credit for the mission. It only suc- balance of the week on account of a decline or that our influence has waned ceeded, he said, because every single family emergency. doesn’t know what they’re talking member of that unit did their job—the Mr. CULBERSON (at the request of Mr. about. That’s not the message we get pilot who landed the helicopter that CANTOR) for today on account of ill- from leaders around the world who are spun out of control, the translator who ness. eager to work with us. That’s not how kept others from entering the com- people feel from Tokyo to Berlin, from pound, the troops who separated the f Cape Town to Rio, where opinions of women and children from the fight, the SENATE BILL REFERRED America are higher than they’ve been SEALs who charged up the stairs. in years. Yes, the world is changing. More than that, the mission only A bill of the Senate of the following No, we can’t control every event. But succeeded because every member of title was taken from the Speaker’s America remains the one indispensable that unit trusted each other, because table and, under the rule, referred as Nation in world affairs; and as long as you can’t charge up those stairs into follows: I’m President, I intend to keep it that darkness and danger unless you know S. 1134. An act to authorize the St. Croix way. that there’s somebody behind you River Crossing Project with appropriate That’s why, working with our mili- watching your back. mitigation measures to promote river val- ues; to the Committee on Transportation tary leaders, I have proposed a new de- So it is with America. Each time I and Infrastructure; in addition to the Com- fense strategy that ensures we main- look at that flag, I’m reminded that mittee on Natural Resources; in addition to tain the finest military in the world our destiny is stitched together like the Committee on the Budget for a period to while saving nearly half a trillion dol- those 50 stars and those 13 stripes. No be subsequently determined by the Speaker, lars in our budget. To stay one step one built this country on their own. in each case for consideration of such provi- ahead of our adversaries, I have al- This Nation is great because we built it sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the ready sent this Congress legislation together. This Nation is great because committee concerned. that will secure our country from the we worked as a team. This Nation is f growing dangers of cyberthreats. great because we get each other’s Above all, our freedom endures be- backs. And if we hold fast to that truth ENROLLED BILL SIGNED cause of the men and women in uni- in this moment of trial, there is no Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House, form who defend it. As they come challenge too great, no mission too reported and found truly enrolled a bill home, we must serve them as well as hard. As long as we are joined in com- of the House of the following title, they’ve served us. That includes giving mon purpose, as long as we maintain which was thereupon signed by the them the care and the benefits they our common resolve, our journey Speaker: have earned, which is why we’ve in- moves forward, and our future is hope- H.R. 3237. An act to amend the SOAR Act creased annual VA spending every year ful and the state of our Union will al- by clarifying the scope of coverage of the I’ve been President. And it means en- ways be strong. Act.

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Implementation Plan for Interstate Trans- of Class E Airspace; Danville Airport, PA The motion was agreed to; accord- port of Pollution Affecting Visibility and [Docket No.: FAA-2011-0766; Airspace Docket ingly (at 10 o’clock and 24 minutes Best Available Retrofit Technology Deter- No. 11-AEA-19] received December 21, 2011, p.m.), under its previous order, the minations [EPA-R06-OAR-2010-0190; FRL- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- House adjourned until tomorrow, 9608-4] received December 20, 2011, pursuant mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- Wednesday, January 25, 2012, at 9 a.m. to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on ture. Energy and Commerce. 4678. A letter from the Program Analyst, f 4669. A letter from the Director, Regu- Department of Transportation, transmitting EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, latory Management Division, Environmental the Department’s final rule — Amendment of Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- ETC. Class E Airspace; Alice, TX [Docket No.: cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation FAA-2011-0498; Airspace Docket No. 11-ASW- Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive of Implementation Plans; Oregon: New 5] received December 21, 2011, pursuant to 5 communications were taken from the Source Review/Prevention of Significant De- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Speaker’s table and referred as follows: terioration Rule Revisions and Air Quality Transportation and Infrastructure. Permit Streamlining Rule Revisions [EPA- 4679. A letter from the Program Analyst, 4661. A letter from the Congressional Re- R10-OAR-2011-0767; FRL-9494-9] received De- Department of Transportation, transmitting view Coordinator, Department of Agri- cember 20, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. the Department’s final rule — Amendment of culture, transmitting the Department’s final 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Class E Airspace; Emmonak, AK [Docket rule — Importation of Live Swine, Swine Commerce. No.: FAA-2011-0880; Airspace Docket No. 11- Semen, Pork and Pork Products from Liech- 4670. A letter from the Director, Regu- AAL-17] received December 21, 2011, pursuant tenstein and Switzerland [Docket No.: latory Management Division, Environmental to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on APHIS-2009-0093] received December 21, 2011, Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Transportation and Infrastructure. pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation 4680. A letter from the Program Analyst, mittee on Agriculture. of Implementation Plans; State of Kansas: Department of Transportation, transmitting 4662. A letter from the Chief Counsel, De- Regional Haze [EPA-R07-OAR-2011-0675; FRL- the Department’s final rule — Amendment of partment of Homeland Security, transmit- 9611-3] received December 20, 2011, pursuant Class E Airspace; Ardmore, OK [Docket No.: ting the Department’s final rule — Suspen- to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on FAA-2011-0851; Airspace Docket No. 11-ASW- sion of Community Eligibility [Docket ID: Energy and Commerce. 10] received December 21, 2011, pursuant to 5 FEMA-2011-0002] [Internal Agency Docket 4671. A letter from the Director, Regu- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on No.: FEMA-8209] received January 4, 2012, latory Management Division, Environmental Transportation and Infrastructure. pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 4681. A letter from the Program Analyst, mittee on Financial Services. cy’s final rule — Federal Implementation Department of Transportation, transmitting 4663. A letter from the Chief Counsel, De- Plans for Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Okla- the Department’s final rule — Amendment partment of Homeland Security, transmit- homa, and Wisconsin and Determination for and Establishment of Air Traffic Routes; ting the Department’s final rule — Changes Kansas Regarding Interstate Transport of Northeast United States [Docket No.: FAA- Ozone [EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0491; FRL-9609-9] in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket 2011-0376; Airspace Docket No. 10-AEA-11] (RIN: 2060-AR01) received December 20, 2011, ID: FEMA-2011-0002] received December 4, (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 21, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- mittee on Energy and Commerce. Committee on Financial Services. mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- 4664. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, 4672. A letter from the Director, Regu- latory Management Division, Environmental ture. Securities and Exchange Commission, trans- 4682. A letter from the Senior Regulations Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- mitting the Commission’s final rule — Mine Specialist, Department of Transportation, cy’s final rule — National Emission Stand- Safety Disclosure [Release Nos.: 33-9286; 34- transmitting the Department’s final rule — 66019; File No. S7-41-10] (RIN: 3235-AK83) re- ards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Area Source Standards for Prepared Feeds Manu- Procedures for Transportation Workplace ceived December 29, 2011, pursuant to 5 Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs: Federal U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Fi- facturing; Amendments [EPA-HQ-OAR-2008- 0080; FRL-9610-2] (RIN: 2060-AR16) received Drug Testing Custody and Control Form; nancial Services. Technical Amendment [Docket: DOT-OST- 4665. A letter from the Director, Regu- December 20, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 2010-0161] (RIN: 2105-AE13) received December latory Management Division, Environmental 21, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Commerce. 4673. A letter from the Director, Regu- the Committee on Transportation and Infra- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation structure. of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Dela- latory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 4683. A letter from the Program Manager, ware; Adhesives and Selants Rule [EPA-R03- Department of Health and Human Services, OAR-2011-0721;FRL-9609-2] received December cy’s final rule — National Emissions Stand- ards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From Sec- transmitting the Department’s final rule — 20, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to Tribal Child Welfare (RIN: 0970-AC41) re- the Committee on Energy and Commerce. ondary Lead Smelting [EPA-HQ-OAR-2011- 0344; FRL-9610-9] (RIN: 2060-AQ68) received ceived January 6, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 4666. A letter from the Director, Regu- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and latory Management Division, Environmental December 20, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Means. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Commerce. 4684. A letter from the TTB Federal Reg- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation 4674. A letter from the Director, Regu- ister Liaison Officer, Department of the of Air Quality Implementation Plans; West latory Management Division, Environmental Treasury, transmitting the Department’s Virginia; Revised Motor Vehicle Emission Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- final rule — Establishment of the Naches Budgets for the Charleston, Huntington, Par- cy’s final rule — Revisions to Final Response Heights Viticultural Area [Docket No.: TTB- kersburg, Weirton, and Wheeling 8-Hour to Petition From New Jersey Regarding SO2 2011-0005; T.D. TTB-99; Ref: Notice No. 118] Ozone Maintenance Areas; Correction Emissions From the Portland Generating (RIN: 1513-AB80) received December 29, 2011, [FDMS Docket No.: EPA-03-OAR-2011-0511; Station [EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0081; FRL-9609-4] pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- FRL-9609-1] received December 20, 2011, pur- (RIN: 2060-AQ69) received December 20, 2011, mittee on Ways and Means. suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- 4685. A letter from the Chief, Publications mittee on Energy and Commerce. mittee on Energy and Commerce. and Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, 4667. A letter from the Director, Regu- 4675. A letter from the Program Analyst, transmitting the Service’s final rule — Cur- latory Management Division, Environmental Department of Transportation, transmitting rent Refundings of Tax-exempt Bonds in Cer- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- the Department’s final rule — Amendment of tain Disaster Relief Bond Programs [Notice cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation Class E Airpsace; Winters, TX [Docket No.: 2012-03] received December 29, 2011, pursuant of Implementation Plans and Designation of FAA-2011-0608; Airspace Docket No. 11-ASW- to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; 7] received December 21, 2011, pursuant to 5 Ways and Means. Ohio and Indiana; Redesignation of the Ohio U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 4686. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Indiana Portions of the Cincinnati-Ham- Transportation and Infrastructure. and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue ilton 1997 Annual Fine Particulate Matter 4676. A letter from the Program Analyst, Service, transmitting the Service’s final rule Nonattainment Area to Attainment [EPA- Department of Transportation, transmitting — HARP Safe Harbor Guidance for REITs R05-OAR-2011-0017; EPA-R05-OAR-2011-0106; the Department’s final rule — Establishment (Rev. Proc. 2012-14) received December 29, FRL-9610-3] received December 20, 2011, pur- of Class E Airspace; Nashville, AR [Docket 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- No.: FAA-2011-0497; Airspace Docket No. 11- Committee on Ways and Means. mittee on Energy and Commerce. ASW-4] received December 21, 2011, pursuant 4687. A letter from the Chief, Publications 4668. A letter from the Director, Regu- to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on and Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, latory Management Division, Environmental Transportation and Infrastructure. transmitting the Service’s final rule — Safe

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Harbor Reporting Method for Eligible Speaker, in each case for consideration of WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. HIG- REMICs Required to Report on Schedule Q such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- GINS, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. DON- Information with Respect to REMIC Assets tion of the committee concerned. NELLY of Indiana, Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. [Notice 2012-5] received December 29, 2011, By Mr. AMASH (for himself, Mr. BUR- FITZPATRICK, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. KIL- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- TON of Indiana, Mr. AKIN, Mr. PAUL, DEE, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. RUPPERS- mittee on Ways and Means. Mr. AUSTRIA, Mr. COLE, Mr. DUNCAN BERGER, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. COURT- 4688. A letter from the Chief, Publications of Tennessee, Mr. BENISHEK, Mr. NEY, Mr. CALVERT, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. DUNCAN of FORBES, Mr. KELLY, Mr. COSTELLO, Service, transmitting the Service’s final rule South Carolina, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. RYAN of — Deadline to Submit Opinion and Advisory QUAYLE, and Mr. GOHMERT): Ohio, Mr. NEAL, Mr. WOLF, Mr. AKIN, Letter Applications for Pre-approved Defined H.R. 3814. A bill to prohibit the Depart- Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. AUSTRIA, Mr. Contribution Plans is Extended to April 2, ment of Justice from tracking and cata- MICHAUD, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. GONZALEZ, 2012 (Announcement 2012-3) received Decem- loguing the purchases of multiple rifles and Mr. GRIMM, and Ms. ESHOO): ber 29, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); shotguns; to the Committee on the Judici- H. Res. 523. A resolution supporting the to the Committee on Ways and Means. ary. contributions of Catholic schools; to the 4689. A letter from the Chief, Publications By Mr. AMODEI: Committee on Education and the Workforce. and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue H.R. 3815. A bill to require the Secretary of By Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York: Service, transmitting the Service’s final rule the Interior to convey certain Federal land H. Res. 524. A resolution expressing the — Guidance Regarding Deduction and Cap- to Elko County, Nevada, and to take land sense of the House of Representatives that italization of Expenditures Related to Tan- into trust for the Te-moak Tribe of Western the Palestine Liberation Organization should gible Property [TD 9564] (RIN: 1545-BJ93) re- Shoshone Indians of Nevada, and for other not be allowed to maintain an official office ceived December 20, 2011, pursuant to 5 purposes; to the Committee on Natural Re- in Washington, D.C; to the Committee on U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on sources. Foreign Affairs. ´ Ways and Means. By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri (for him- By Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of Cali- 4690. A letter from the Chief, Publications self and Mr. LIPINSKI): fornia: and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue H.R. 3816. A bill to amend title 49, United H. Res. 525. A resolution expressing support Service, transmitting the Service’s final rule States Code, to provide rights for pilots, and for designation of the week of February 6 — Rulings and determination letters (Rev. for other purposes; to the Committee on through February 10, 2012, as ‘‘National Proc. 2012-7) received January 6, 2012, pursu- Transportation and Infrastructure. School Counseling Week’’; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee By Mr. HIMES: By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself and Ms. on Ways and Means. H.R. 3817. A bill to amend the Energy Pol- icy and Conservation Act to improve the en- SCHWARTZ): f ergy efficiency of electric instantaneous H. Res. 526. A resolution expressing the REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON water heaters, and for other purposes; to the sense of the House of Representatives with respect toward the establishment of a demo- PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. HOLT: cratic and prosperous Republic of Georgia Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of H.R. 3818. A bill to direct the Secretary of and the establishment of a peaceful and just committees were delivered to the Clerk the Treasury to mint coins in commemora- resolution to the conflict with Georgia’s for printing and reference to the proper tion of the battlefields of the Revolutionary internationally recognized borders; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. calendar, as follows: War and the War of 1812, and for other pur- poses; to the Committee on Financial Serv- f Mr. SESSIONS: Committee on Rules. ices. House Resolution 522. Resolution providing By Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan: CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1173) to re- H.R. 3819. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- STATEMENT peal the CLASS program (Rept. 112–375). Re- enue Code of 1986 to allow the transfer of re- ferred to the House Calendar. Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of quired minimum distributions from a retire- the Rules of the House of Representa- f ment plan to a health savings account; to tives, the following statements are sub- the Committee on Ways and Means. mitted regarding the specific powers PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS By Mr. ISRAEL (for himself, Mr. granted to Congress in the Constitu- Under clause 2 of rule XII, public SERRANO, Mr. LOEBSACK, and Mr. bills and resolutions of the following TOWNS): tion to enact the accompanying bill or titles were introduced and severally re- H.R. 3820. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- joint resolution. ferred, as follows: enue Code of 1986 to modify the dependent By Mr. POE of Texas: care credit to take into account expenses for H.R. 3811. By Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Mr. care of parents and grandparents who do not Congress has the power to enact this legis- BOREN, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. live with the taxpayer; to the Committee on lation pursuant to the following: CULBERSON, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. Ways and Means. Article 1 Section 8 Clause 3 SESSIONS, Mr. OLSON, Mr. BOUSTANY, By Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mrs. By Mr. PIERLUISI: Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. LOWEY, and Ms. DELAURO): H.R. 3812. MCCAUL, and Mr. ROHRABACHER): H.R. 3821. A bill to reauthorize 21st century Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 3811. A bill to approve the Keystone community learning centers, and for other lation pursuant to the following: XL pipeline project permit; to the Com- purposes; to the Committee on Education The constitutional authority on which this mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- and the Workforce. bill rests is the power of the Congress to pro- ture, and in addition to the Committees on By Mrs. LOWEY: vide for the general welfare of the United Energy and Commerce, and Natural Re- H.R. 3822. A bill to require the Nuclear States, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, sources, for a period to be subsequently de- Regulatory Commission to retain and redis- Clause 1 of the United States Constitution; termined by the Speaker, in each case for tribute certain amounts collected as fines; to to make all laws which shall be necessary consideration of such provisions as fall with- the Committee on Energy and Commerce. and proper for carrying into execution such in the jurisdiction of the committee con- By Mr. RIVERA: power, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, cerned. H.R. 3823. A bill to authorize the cancella- Clause 18 of the Constitution; and to make By Mr. PIERLUISI (for himself, Mr. tion of removal and adjustment of status of rules and regulations respecting the U.S. ter- FALEOMAVAEGA, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, certain aliens who are long-term United ritories, as enumerated in Article IV, Sec- Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. States residents and who entered the United tion 3, Clause 2 of the Constitution. SERRANO, and Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ): States as children, and for other purposes; to By Mr. ROSS of Florida: H.R. 3812. A bill to extend the supple- the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addi- H.R. 3813. Congress has the power to enact this legis- mental security income program to Puerto tion to the Committees on Ways and Means, lation pursuant to the following: Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Armed Services, and Homeland Security, for Article I, Section 8, Clause I Guam, and American Samoa, and for other a period to be subsequently determined by By Mr. AMASH: purposes; to the Committee on Ways and the Speaker, in each case for consideration H.R. 3814. Means. of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. ROSS of Florida: tion of the committee concerned. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 3813. A bill to amend title 5, United By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. The Second Amendment to the Constitu- States Code, to secure the annuities of Fed- SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. REED, Ms. tion guarantees individuals’ right ‘‘to keep eral civilian employees, and for other pur- BORDALLO, Mr. JONES, Mr. MANZULLO, and bear Arms.’’ The federal government’s poses; to the Committee on Oversight and Mr. BACA, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. HOLT, Ms. policies barred by this bill are an undue bur- Government Reform, and in addition to the KAPTUR, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. GINGREY of den on that right. Committee on House Administration, for a Georgia, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. TIBERI, By Mr. AMODEI: period to be subsequently determined by the Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. H.R. 3815.

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Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 365: Mr. HANNA. H.R. 3067: Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 419: Mr. BLUMENAUER. CICILLINE, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. MEEKS, The constitutional authority of Congress H.R. 493: Mr. MCCOTTER. Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. BALDWIN, Mrs. to enact this legislation is provided by Arti- H.R. 547: Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. SCOTT of Vir- cle I, Section of the United States Constitu- H.R. 631: Ms. PINGREE of Maine. ginia, Mr. TONKO, Mr. HINCHEY, and Ms. tion, specifically clause 1 (relating to pro- H.R. 676: Ms. HAHN and Mr. TOWNS. HAHN. viding for the general welfare of the United H.R. 680: Mr. PITTS. H.R. 3074: Mr. JONES and Ms. BUERKLE. States) and clause 18 (relating to the power H.R. 735: Mrs. ADAMS. H.R. 3096: Mr. POE of Texas. to make all laws necessary and proper for H.R. 750: Mr. FLEISCHMANN. H.R. 3130: Mr. FARENTHOLD. carrying out the powers vested in Congress), H.R. 819: Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. H.R. 3159: Mr. WITTMAN. and Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (relating H.R. 860: Mrs. BLACK, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. H.R. 3192: Mr. ROSS of Arkansas and Mr. to the power of Congress to dispose of and AMODEI, and Mr. ROSKAM. HINCHEY. make all needful rules and regulations re- H.R. 890: Mr. FITZPATRICK. H.R. 3200: Mr. COSTA. H.R. 3206: Mr. ROKITA. specting the territory or other property be- H.R. 920: Mr. MANZULLO. H.R. 3211: Mr. MEEHAN. longing to the United States). H.R. 938: Mr. FATTAH and Ms. JENKINS. H.R. 3216: Mr. HECK. By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri: H.R. 1048: Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. H.R. 3258: Mr. LOEBSACK. H.R. 1084: Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey. H.R. 3816. H.R. 3286: Mr. CUMMINGS and Mr. PRICE of H.R. 1092: Mr. COHEN and Mr. HONDA. Congress has the power to enact this legis- North Carolina. H.R. 1167: Mr. FLEISCHMANN. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 3324: Ms. SPEIER and Mr. BACA. H.R. 1175: Mr. RUNYAN, Mr. COFFMAN of Pursuant to Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 H.R. 3337: Mr. NUNNELEE, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Colorado, and Mr. PETRI. of the United States Constitution, Congress and Ms. BERKLEY. H.R. 1218: Mr. ALTMIRE. shall have the power to Regulate Commerce H.R. 3349: Mr. KING of New York. with foreign Nations, and among several H.R. 1350: Ms. PINGREE of Maine. H.R. 3351: Mr. KING of New York. States, and with the Indian Tribes. H.R. 1370: Mr. STIVERS. H.R. 3357: Mr. DEFAZIO. By Mr. HIMES: H.R. 1426: Ms. SUTTON. H.R. 3359: Mr. OWENS and Ms. SPEIER. H.R. 3817. H.R. 1449: Ms. BROWN of Florida. H.R. 3400: Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1479: Mr. MCDERMOTT. H.R. 3405: Mr. FILNER and Mrs. MCCARTHY lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1515: Mr. CLAY. of New York. Article I, § 8, clause 3 of the U.S. Constitu- H.R. 1533: Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. H.R. 3423: Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois, Mrs. tion. CROWLEY, Mr. LIPINSKI, and Mr. HUIZENGA of NAPOLITANO, and Mr. MEEHAN. By Mr. HOLT: Michigan. H.R. 3437: Mr. HONDA. H.R. 3818. H.R. 1537: Mr. ANDREWS. H.R. 3462: Ms. WATERS, Mr. MCGOVERN, and Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1549: Mr. KISSELL. Ms. LEE of California. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1564: Mr. VAN HOLLEN. H.R. 3480: Mr. COBLE. Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution H.R. 1568: Mr. GRIJALVA. H.R. 3510: Mr. WITTMAN and Mr. TERRY. By Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan: H.R. 1576: Mr. LATHAM. H.R. 3521: Mr. GERLACH. H.R. 3533: Ms. SUTTON. H.R. 3819. H.R. 1621: Ms. HIRONO. H.R. 3545: Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1639: Mr. SCALISE, Mr. LARSON of Con- H.R. 3575: Mr. KLINE and Mr. MANZULLO. lation pursuant to the following: necticut, and Mr. ISSA. H.R. 3577: Mr. SCHRADER and Mr. MAN- Article 1, Section 8 of the United States H.R. 1738: Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. H.R. 1744: Mr. LATHAM, Mr. JONES, and Mr. ZULLO. Constitution BISHOP of Utah. H.R. 3578: Mr. AMASH, Mr. PAULSEN, Mr. By Mr. ISRAEL: H.R. 1746: Mr. GARAMENDI. RIBBLE, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. KLINE, and Mr. H.R. 3820. H.R. 1747: Mr. OWENS. HUELSKAMP. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1783: Mr. BLUMENAUER. H.R. 3581: Mr. KLINE. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1802: Ms. SEWELL and Mr. ROGERS of H.R. 3582: Mr. KLINE and Mr. MANZULLO. This bill is enacted pursuant to the powers Alabama. H.R. 3596: Ms. SLAUGHTER. granted to Congress under Article I of the H.R. 1830: Mrs. MYRICK. H.R. 3606: Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. United States Constitution and its subse- H.R. 3610: Mr. BUCSHON. H.R. 1856: Mr. RIGELL. quent amendments, and as further clarified H.R. 3611: Mr. BUCSHON. H.R. 1936: Mr. MEEHAN. and interpreted by the Supreme Court of the H.R. 3627: Mr. PAYNE. H.R. 1956: Ms. JENKINS. United States. H.R. 3643: Mr. DESJARLAIS and Mr. MATHE- H.R. 1957: Mr. BILIRAKIS. By Mr. KILDEE: SON. H.R. 1960: Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. H.R. 3821. H.R. 3658: Mr. COLE. H.R. 1966: Mr. TIERNEY. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 3661: Mr. REYES. H.R. 2014: Mr. HECK. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 3662: Mr. JONES, Mr. HALL, Mr. CAR- H.R. 2020: Mr. MCCOTTER. Clause 1 of section 8 of article 1 of the Con- TER, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Ms. JENKINS, and H.R. 2140: Ms. SCHWARTZ. stitution. Mr. CALVERT. H.R. 2179: Mr. COLE and Mr. LOEBSACK. H.R. 3676: Mr. GUTHRIE. By Mrs. LOWEY: H.R. 2187: Mr. CLARKE of Michigan. H.R. 3822. H.R. 3677: Mr. MCDERMOTT, Ms. SCHWARTZ, H.R. 2190: Mr. NADLER. Mr. CLARKE of Michigan, Mr. ELLISON, and Congress has the power to enact this legis- URT H.R. 2268: Mr. H . Mr. PETERS. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2284: Mr. STIVERS and Mr. ROKITA. Article 1, Section 8, of the United States H.R. 3695: Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. H.R. 2299: Mr. RAHALL. COHEN, and Ms. WOOLSEY. Constitution. H.R. 2334: Mr. BERMAN and Mr. MCHENRY. By Mr. RIVERA: H.R. 3698: Mr. HULTGREN. H.R. 2335: Mr. NUNES. H.R. 3704: Ms. SLAUGHTER. H.R. 3823. H.R. 2341: Mr. BACA. H.R. 3713: Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. MICA, Ms. PIN- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2353: Mr. BLUMENAUER. GREE of Maine, Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. AMODEI, lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2435: Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. MEEKS, Article I, Section 8, Clause 4, Immigration H.R. 2443: Mr. SMITH of Texas. and Mr. RUNYAN. Regulation H.R. 2464: Mr. TOWNS. H.R. 3714: Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. CONNOLLY f H.R. 2528: Mr. CANSECO. of Virginia, and Ms. TSONGAS. H.R. 2595: Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Mr. NAD- H.R. 3723: Mr. LANDRY and Mr. KINZINGER ADDITIONAL SPONSORS LER, and Mr. COLE. of Illinois. Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors H.R. 2597: Mr. ANDREWS. H.R. 3747: Mr. LANCE. H.R. 2689: Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. H.R. 3760: Mr. BACA, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. were added to public bills and resolu- H.R. 2810: Mr. CANSECO. PASTOR of Arizona, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. tions as follows: H.R. 2888: Ms. HIRONO. COHEN, Mr. LUJA´ N, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. HINOJOSA, H.R. 12: Mr. CARSON of Indiana. H.R. 2951: Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. H.R. 57: Mr. BARLETTA. H.R. 2955: Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia and Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. H.R. 104: Mr. SCHILLING, Mr. HONDA, Ms. JACKSON of Illinois. ELLISON, Mr. GONZALEZ, Ms. BALDWIN, Ms. BROWN of Florida, and Mr. SOUTHERLAND. H.R. 2969: Ms. LEE of California and Mr. MOORE, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. PRICE of North H.R. 114: Mr. MANZULLO. LIPINSKI. Carolina, Ms. BASS of California, Mr. CROW- H.R. 153: Mrs. CAPITO. H.R. 3028: Mr. WITTMAN. LEY, Mr. DONNELLY of Indiana, Mr. ALTMIRE, H.R. 187: Mr. MILLER of Florida. H.R. 3039: Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey, Mr. PERL- H.R. 196: Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD and Mr. HAS- H.R. 3059: Mr. MEEHAN, Ms. RICHARDSON, MUTTER, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. BRADY of Penn- TINGS of Florida. Mr. BERG, and Mr. MEEKS. sylvania, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. H.R. 308: Ms. HAHN. H.R. 3061: Mr. SOUTHERLAND and Mrs. CRITZ, Mr. CAPUANO, and Mr. HOLT. H.R. 361: Mrs. ADAMS. CHRISTENSEN. H.R. 3771: Mr. FILNER and Ms. WATERS.

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H.R. 3772: Mr. NUNNELEE, Mr. HARPER, and CHU, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. H. Res. 507: Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. MARCH- Mr. PALAZZO. OLVER, and Mr. SHERMAN. ANT, and Mr. MCCAUL. H.R. 3778: Mr. CANSECO and Mr. MANZULLO. H. Con. Res. 72: Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jer- H. Res. 509: Mr. STUTZMAN, Mr. SENSEN- H.R. 3781: Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. sey. BRENNER, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr. WITT- H.R. 3785: Mr. JONES. H. Res. 25: Mr. LANGEVIN. MAN, Mr. HURT, and Mr. SOUTHERLAND. H.R. 3795: Ms. WATERS. H. Res. 111: Mr. MCCAUL. f H.R. 3796: Mr. AMODEI, Mr. POE of Texas, H. Res. 247: Mr. PITTS. Mr. GOWDY, and Mr. AUSTRIA. H. Res. 333: Mr. PEARCE and Mr. DELETIONS OF SPONSORS FROM H.R. 3799: Mr. NUGENT and Mr. DUFFY. MCDERMOTT. PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS H. J. Res. 8: Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. H. Res. 460: Mr. BERMAN, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors H. J. Res. 13: Mr. WOLF. OWENS, Mr. REYES, Mr. RAHALL, and Ms. H. J. Res. 90: Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. FILNER, WATERS. were deleted from public bills and reso- Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. H. Res. 474: Mr. LEVIN. lutions as follows: MORAN, Ms. NORTON, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. H. Res. 489: Mr. COLE. H.R. 3261: Mr. CARTER.

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Vol. 158 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2012 No. 10 Senate The Senate met at 10 a.m. and was Mr. COONS thereupon assumed the disparity since the Great Depression. called to order by the Honorable CHRIS- chair as Acting President pro tempore. In the last few decades, the average TOPHER A. COONS, a Senator from the f CEO’s income has multiplied 250 times. State of Delaware. Meanwhile, CEO’s employees have RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY watched their incomes creep up barely PRAYER LEADER at all. The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- So America is at a crossroads. As fered the following prayer: pore. The majority leader is recog- President Lyndon Johnson said in Let us pray. nized. 1965—and it is time to ask that now— Almighty God, who has made of one f and I quote: blood all the nations of the Earth, hal- lowed be Your Name. Give Your grace SCHEDULE . . . not only how to create wealth but how to our lawmakers so that their lives to use it; not only how fast we are going, but Mr. REID. Mr. President, following where we are headed. will give a witness to Your providential leader remarks, the Senate will be in a power and love. May the words of their period of morning business until 4 p.m. That is what he said. And the path mouths and the meditations of their today. During that period of time, each we choose will determine what kind of hearts be acceptable to You. Give them Senator will be permitted to speak for a country we will be. We can choose to courage in danger, steadfastness in up to 10 minutes. The majority will be the kind of nation where the hard trial, and perseverance in difficulty. control the first 30 minutes and the Re- work of many pays off only for the Lord, we also ask You to touch Sen- publicans will control the second 30 richest few or we can be the kind of na- ator MARK KIRK with Your healing minutes. The Senate is going to recess tion where every man and woman hands, restoring him to robust health. from 12:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. today to shoulders a fair share of the burden and We pray in Your merciful Name. allow for our weekly caucus meetings. reaps a fair share of the reward. We can Amen. The State of the Union is at 9 p.m. to- be the kind of country where the rich f night. Senators will gather at 8:30 p.m. get richer and the poor get poorer or we can be the kind of country where PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE to proceed to the House of Representa- tives. middle-class families share in the op- The Honorable CHRISTOPHER A. COONS portunity and the prosperity. f led the Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: President Obama has called this I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the THE ECONOMY choice a ‘‘make or break moment’’ for United States of America, and to the Repub- Mr. REID. Mr. President, for genera- the middle class, and tonight he will lic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. tions this was the American promise: If lay out a roadmap that sets us on the you worked hard and played by the path to fairness instead of inequality. I f rules, success would be within your look forward to hearing President APPOINTMENT OF ACTING reach. We call that success the Amer- Obama’s vision this evening. It begins PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE ican dream—to earn a decent wage, buy with an economy that works for every The PRESIDING OFFICER. The a home, put your children through American—regardless of the size of his clerk will please read a communication school, and retire comfortably. For or her checkbook. I expect the Presi- to the Senate from the President pro many people in this country, that dent to lay out commonsense ideas to tempore (Mr. INOUYE). dream has drifted further and further spur American manufacturing, create The legislative clerk read the fol- from reality. The recession cost many jobs, and help small businesses com- lowing letter: Americans their jobs, homes, savings, pete and grow. His vision is fueled by U.S. SENATE, and basic economic security. Many are homegrown, renewable energy. It is PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, still struggling. Although the economy time to stop spending American dollars Washington, DC, January 24, 2012. has made slow progress toward recov- on foreign oil. It is time to hire Amer- To the Senate: ery, there is still much more work to ican workers to build wind turbines Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, be done before every American who and next-generation vehicles. The of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby wants to work can find a job. President will propose a new plan to appoint the Honorable CHRISTOPHER A. COONS, a Senator from the State of Dela- But the terrible recession is only make sure that today’s students are ware, to perform the duties of the Chair. part of the problem. The same Wall ready for tomorrow’s jobs and that to- DANIEL K. INOUYE, Street greed that caused the financial day’s workers remain competitive in President pro tempore. collapse is fueling the greatest income our global economy.

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I ask my Republican colleagues [Then] we were in a position of legislative surveyed said they are not hiring on to give his bipartisan vision the consid- compromise by necessity. That phase is be- account of the health care bill. One- eration it deserves. hind us. . . . third of them said they were not hiring In 1947, President Truman delivered So, as I see it, the message from the on account of the health care bill. the first televised State of the Union White House is that the President has What this survey says to me is that the Message. Truman was the 20th Presi- basically given up. He got nearly ev- policies of this administration are lit- dent to govern alongside a Congress erything he wanted from Congress for erally crushing—crushing—the private controlled by the opposing party. The the first 2 years of his Presidency. The sector. They are stifling job creation, first was George Washington. He said results are in. It is not good. So he has and they are holding the economy Democrats in the executive branch and decided to spend the rest of the year back. Republicans in the legislative branch trying to convince folks that the re- Americans want Washington to get could and should work hand in hand to sults of the economic policies he put in out of the way. Yet this President con- shape the Nation. This is what he said: place are somehow Congress’s fault and tinues to have the same two-word an- swer he has always had for seemingly There are ways of disagreeing; men who not his. differ can still work together sincerely for Well, my message is this: This debate every single problem we face: more the common good. is not about what Congress may or may government. And this is the economy not do in the future, it is about what we have to show for it. I hope Republicans in Congress will Last week, the President had an op- this President has already done. The keep those words in mind tonight. De- portunity to do something on his own President’s policies are now firmly in spite all our differences, together we about the ongoing jobs crisis. The only place. It is his economy now. We are can build an economy that works for thing that stood in the way of the sin- living under the Obama economy. The the common good of all Americans. gle biggest shovel-ready infrastructure President may want to come here to- Mr. President, I suggest the absence project in America was him. The Key- night and make it sound as if he just of a quorum. stone Pipeline was just the kind of somehow walked in the door. A better The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- project he had been calling for in approach is to admit that his 3-year ex- pore. The clerk will call the roll. speeches for months, and he said no; periment in big government has made The legislative clerk proceeded to that one could wait. Here is a project call the roll. our economy worse and our Nation’s he knew would create thousands of jobs Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I future more uncertain and it is time instantly. He said no. A project that ask unanimous consent that the order for a different approach. That is the would not have cost taxpayers a dime. for the quorum call be rescinded. message the American people delivered He said no. That would have brought The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- to the President in November of 2010, more energy from our ally Canada and pore. Without objection, it is so or- and they are still waiting. less from the Middle East. He said no. dered. The President will tell the American It all came down to one question: Was f people tonight that he has a blueprint the Keystone Pipeline in the national for the economy. What he will fail to interest? He said no. RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY mention is that we have been working LEADER As one columnist put it, his own off the President’s blueprint now for 3 standard was not the national interest, The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- years—for 3 years. And what has it got- it was his own political interest. Amer- pore. The Republican leader is recog- ten us? Millions still looking for work, icans want jobs, and the President is nized. trillions in debt, and the first credit studying an election that took place 60 f downgrade in U.S. history. years ago to see how he can save his The President will propose ideas to- THE PRESIDENT’S POLICIES own job. night that sound good and have bipar- He sided with the liberal environ- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, to- tisan support. If he is serious about mental base over the energy and secu- night the President of the United these proposals, if he really wants to rity interests of the American people. States will come to the Capitol to give enact them, he will encourage Demo- That is exactly what we are now being us his sense of the state of the Union. crats who run the Senate to keep them told we can expect for the rest of the This is a venerable tradition, and we free from poison pills such as tax hikes year. welcome him. Yet it is hard not to feel on job creators that we know from past In last year’s State of the Union, the a sense of disappointment even before experience turn bipartisan support into President talked about how we need to tonight’s speech is delivered because bipartisan opposition. win the future—win the future. This while we do not yet know all the spe- If the President wants someone to year he just wants to win the next cifics, we do know the goal. Based on blame for this economy, he should campaign. The President can decide he what the President’s aides have been start with himself. The fact is, any is not interested in working with Con- telling reporters, the goal is not to CEO in America with a record like this gress if his party only controls one-half conquer the Nation’s problems, it is to after 3 years on the job would be gra- of it. That is his prerogative. He can conquer Republicans. The goal is not to ciously shown the door. This President give up on bipartisanship, but we will prevent gridlock but to guarantee it. blames the managers instead. He not; our problems are too urgent. The Here is how the New York Times blames the folks on the shop floor. He economy is too weak. The future is too summed up the President’s election- blames the weather. uncertain. year strategy in a recent article enti- Well, you are certainly within your The President knows as well as I do tled ‘‘Obama to Turn Up Attacks on rights to walk away from the legisla- that when he has called for action on Congress in Campaign.’’ Here is the tive process if you like, Mr. President. things for which there exists bipartisan quote: You can point the finger all you like. support, Republicans have been his In terms of the president’s relationship But you cannot walk away from your strongest allies. Last year in the State with Congress in 2012 . . . the president is no record. of the Union, he called for free-trade longer tied to Washington, D.C. I saw a survey the other day that agreements. We worked hard to get According to the story, winning a contained a number of sobering find- them done and we did. Since then he full-year extension of the cut in payroll ings. It was a poll of small business called for an extension of the highway taxes is the last—the last—‘‘must do’’ leaders. It said that more than 8 out of and FAA bills and the jobs that come piece of legislation for the White 10 of them now believe the U.S. econ- with them. We did both with strong bi- House. omy is on the wrong track. Eight in partisan support. The President asked

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Each is facing enor- turns his back on that good-faith offer, and rancorous debates in Senate his- mous problems—in Cuba, how to re- as we expect he will this year, we will tory, not one single Republican Sen- form a Communist dictatorship of over remind people the problems we face are ator would vote for health care re- half a century into a modern demo- not about what Congress may or may form—not one. cratic member of the community of na- not do in the future but what this The same thing held true when it tions, and in Haiti how to rebuild from President has already done—what has came to Wall Street reform. Many of us a devastating earthquake of 2 years already happened. felt the recession we are currently ago in a nation already one of the poor- Let the President turn his back on coming out of was created by mis- est on Earth. bipartisanship, let the press cover management and greed at the highest I concluded the trip more optimistic every futile speech and every staged levels of our financial institutions. about Haiti, despite all its challenges, event, but we intend to do our jobs. We Many of us were angered by the fact than Cuba, which quite simply ap- invite him to join us. that we were called on, with a political peared frozen in time in an ideology I yield the floor. gun to our heads, and told, if we do not which should be cast aside for a more pass a bailout program for the biggest f modern view of how to progress in the banks in America, our economy will 21st century. RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME crater and the weakest, poorest people Let me start with Cuba. I am no fan The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- in America will suffer the most. of the Castro regime, but I am also no pore. Under the previous order, the That was our choice, our Faustian fan of the foreign policy of the United leadership time is reserved. choice given at that moment. Many of States. When I look back at what we us were determined to never let that tried to achieve for over 50 years in f happen again. So we put together a Cuba, any honest, objective analysis MORNING BUSINESS Wall Street reform bill. Senator Chris will have to tell you we did not achieve Dodd of Connecticut, now retired, led The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- our goal. Fidel Castro is not a casualty the effort on the Democratic side, and pore. Under the previous order, the of our own foreign policy; he is a cas- we tried to come up with a bipartisan Senate will be in a period of morning ualty of old age. He is still there, and bill. We worked to do it. He was mas- business until 4 p.m. today, with Sen- his brother now reins as his successor terful in his day and did everything in ators permitted to speak therein for up in Cuba. his power to make it a bipartisan bill. Despite some notable achievement in to 10 minutes each, with the time Yet at the end of the day, not one sin- this nation of Cuba, in areas such as equally divided and controlled between gle Republican would vote for Wall health and education—and I saw first- the two leaders or their designees, with Street reform—not one. hand as I traveled around some of these the first 30 minutes controlled by the Now, on the campaign trial, we hear achievements—the government has majority leader or his designee and the from Republican candidates that they maintained a grip on this island which second 30 minutes controlled by the are going to repeal Wall Street reform. is unfair to many of the people who Republican leader or his designee. They are going to repeal health care live there. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- reform. They are not creating an envi- Political opposition is swiftly and pore. The Senator from Illinois. ronment that is conducive to the level harshly repressed, often with severe f of cooperation of which Senator prison sentences and deeply troubling MCCONNELL earlier spoke. BIPARTISAN COOPERATION harassment. Those pursuing greater I hope he is right; that even in this political freedom of government ac- Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I lis- Presidential election year, we can find countability at times even find their tened to the speech just given by the some common ground. There are sev- young children threatened, as was Republican leader of the Senate. He ex- eral items which are immediately be- sadly noted in the New York Times on presses a sentiment Americans share; fore us which require it: First, the ex- Sunday. that it is time for us to work together tension of the payroll tax cut. This is a In this most recent incident, Maritza in the Senate and the House, across the cut that helps working families across Pelegrino Cabrales found herself re- board in Washington, and solve the America and helps the economy. It will peatedly harassed by government offi- problems which American families face expire at the end of February if we do cials for associating with the Ladies in every single day. not reach a bipartisan agreement to ex- White, a group of wives, mothers, and I agree with him completely. Unfor- tend it, along with unemployment ben- daughters, of political prisoners. In- tunately, the record does not reflect efits. credibly, state security officers threat- the level of cooperation which the Secondly, postal reform. Many of the ened to take away her 5- and 7-year-old American people are expecting. It was suggestions that have been made by daughters. hardly a month or two into the Obama the Postmaster General about saving Other brave Cubans, such as Oswaldo administration when the Republican money at the post office create real Paya, who collected thousands of sig- leader announced that his highest pri- hardship in States such as Illinois, natures on a petition calling for mod- ority was to make certain Barack where some nine different mail proc- est political change, found himself and Obama was a one-term President. essing facilities would be closed, closed his colleagues harassed and in some It is difficult to establish a working in areas where I, frankly, could never cases jailed. Tragically, the petition relationship when the first words out justify it because they do a volume of process for change was actually called of a Republican leader’s mouth are: We work, do it well, and perform a valu- for in the Cuban Constitution. He was are going to defeat you. Then, as we able function. We have a chance. By only following the Constitution of his addressed the largest issues of the day, May 15, the deadline which the Post- country, and he ended up being har- time and again, we found little or no master General agreed to in my of- assed and many who supported him ar- bipartisan cooperation. I think back to fice—by May 15, if we enact legislation rested. the important, historic debate on signed by the President to save money Nonetheless, under President Raul health care. If there was ever a mo- and keep the post office running in the Castro, there has been some modest re- ment when we should have come to- right direction, then we can avoid some form, the conditional release of some gether with a bipartisan solution, it of these onerous cuts and choices we political prisoners, and some economic was that moment. have heard about. reform. There has also been some seri- Despite the best efforts of Senator But the burden falls on Congress, ous oil exploration underway off the BAUCUS, the Democratic Finance chair Democrats and Republicans, to achieve coast of Cuba. I wanted to go to Cuba and others, we were unable to even get it. I hope we can. for the first time to visit that part of

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:46 Dec 28, 2012 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD12\RECFILES\JAN 2012\S24JA2.REC S24JA2 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with S54 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE January 24, 2012 Cuba, other than Guantanamo, to see as most travels are, to the Cuban Gov- two nations. I hope I am wrong in that what changes had taken place, to see ernment. Then they arrested him and conclusion, but I left Cuba feeling this what preparations the Cuban Govern- said he was guilty of trying to over- poor man was a victim of international ment had made for offshore oil drilling throw the government. It is hard to say horse trading which has been going on within 50 miles of the State of Flor- with a straight face that Alan Gross for five decades. I hope the government ida’s coast, to see if the United States was some agent of a government trying will show compassion and mercy to Mr. and Cuba could work together on po- to overthrow the Cuban Government. Gross and let him come home after 2 tential environmental concerns related He languishes now over 2 years be- years of imprisonment. to such offshore drilling, to see if the cause of these accusations. They have Recently, President Raul Castro re- 50-plus years of U.S. isolation were taken away his shoes. He said at one leased over 290 political prisoners, in- having the intended affect of creating a point he could not have shoestrings be- cluding some Americans. Alan Gross climate of political and economic re- cause he might try to hang himself. It was not included. He should have been. form. took him 7 months to convince them to There is still a chance—a chance for Most important, I wished to talk to allow his wife to bring him dental floss. the Cuban Government to do the right the Cuban Government about a 62-year- He uses the dental floss for shoestrings. thing for Alan Gross and do something old American development worker, They took away his iPod. He has no ac- that will allow us to say there is real Alan Gross of Maryland, who has been cess to music, and he sits there day progress when it comes to dealing, at imprisoned by the Cuban regime for after weary day. He told me his rou- least in this instance, with a man who more than 2 years. Gross was sentenced tine. It is a routine which I would find I believe has been falsely accused. to 15 years for bringing Internet equip- hard to imagine for any long period of I hope there are some in the Cuban ment to Cuba for the island’s small time. He gets up at 6 o’clock. He is in leadership who are tired of the old way Jewish community—15 years for bring- a room with two other prisoners. He of doing things—tired of decades of iso- ing equipment to Cuba which any has mapped out a course on the floor lation and worn-out slogans blaming American could purchase at Radio he has measured that he walks every the superpower United States for every Shack. morning, back and forth and back and problem in Cuba, tired of a system of Fifteen years in prison, can anyone forth, for an hour and a half. political and economic isolation that imagine that in today’s world? That is He says: If I do that route 500 times, has nothing to do with the United a fact in Cuba. I sat for 2 hours with it is the equivalent of 5 miles. So I States anymore and a system that Mr. Gross. I am grateful the govern- walk that back and forth every morn- keeps its people from joining the com- ment let me do that. I did not know ing when I get up. Then I get a little munity of nations and sharing the him in advance. I had heard a lot about breakfast and listen to Cuban news. Fi- many impressive talents of the Cuban him, but I took the measure of a man nally, in the afternoon, they get a people. who is living under the most trying cir- chance to go outside—1 hour outside. Nonetheless, while deeply troubled cumstances during that 2-hour meet- He says: They have some rebar hanging by Cuba’s political repression and the ing. over a patio, and I do pullups to try to impasse on Alan Gross, I continue to Alan Gross is no spy. He is no ter- keep myself in decent physical condi- believe we should look for new ways to rorist. He is no threat to Cuba or its fu- tion. establish a relationship with Cuba. I ture. He is a humble and kind man. He He is suffering from a deteriorating believe that dramatically opening Cuba was not trying to overthrow their gov- back problem, which causes partial pa- to the world at large, and America in ernment. He was simply trying to ex- ralysis in his right leg. They wanted to particular—the ideas and the energy of pand communications and openness in treat him with chemotherapy, but he the American people—is the best way Cuba. Now, while his family suffers in refused. I find it hard to imagine how to bring real and lasting change to that his absence back home, he languishes chemotherapy could apply to that situ- island. We have tried isolation for in a Cuban military hospital, a ation. He is a man who has other med- more than 50 years with, at best, mixed prisonlike atmosphere. ical issues of arthritis and other prob- results. He told me what happened when he lems, gout and other conditions, which It became clear to me during my came to Cuba. He said: Understand, I do not make for a very comfortable life visit that some of the hard-liners who used my American passport with my and, of course, the wear and tear on his were part of that revolution back in name and flew in on a Cuban-owned mind from being separated from his the 1950s are still in power and still airline, landed in Havana and took family for so long. clinging to their old ideology. It is every piece of equipment I was bring- I was very moved by my discussion time for something new in Cuba, and it ing in through Customs and stood with Alan Gross—his bravery and par- is time for something new in our pol- there while they took each piece out of ticularly his warmth toward the Cuban icy—a new diplomacy with Cuba. There the box and inspected it. At one point, people. I said to one of the ministers of are a lot of people who disagree with the Customs official said to him: What the government afterwards: You ought me on this issue in this Chamber and is this? to sit down and talk to this man. He on the outside, including many of my He said: It is a router. doesn’t hate Cuba or the people of close friends. But ultimately we have He said: I am not sure you can bring Cuba. He certainly wasn’t coming in to the same goal: We want real freedom in it in. overthrow your government. He would Cuba and we want to work to make At which point, Gross said: Then come back to America and say we need sure the United States has a friend 90 keep it. Just give me your name. I will a better, stronger relationship between miles off our shore. I hope that day is come back and claim it as I leave the our two nations. Much different than near. country. some might expect. Mr. President, I then visited Haiti. It The man said: No, wait a minute. I appealed to the Cuban Government was my third trip to that poor country. Maybe if I charge you a duty you can when I was there—twice, three times, It is the poorest nation on our side of bring it in. in fact—to consider a humanitarian re- the globe. And, of course, the poverty Gross said: How much is the duty? lease of Alan Gross, to show some com- preceded an earthquake of a little over The man said: How much did it cost? passion for this man, to show a gesture 2 years ago. It is a flight of about 90 Because it is 100 percent we are going that could help improve relations be- minutes from Miami, but in many ways to charge you. tween our two countries that have seen it is a world apart. Its proud and kind He said: It cost $100. enough division and animosity. people have suffered unimaginable mis- The duty is $100 then. I know our Interests Section under fortune, both at the hands of repressive He paid the $100 and all the equip- the Chief of Mission, John Caulfield, dictators and from Mother Nature. ment passed through Customs, right on has worked tirelessly on this issue as The history of Haiti is fascinating. the table, inspected piece by piece. He well. Sadly, the Cuban Government They overthrew slavery, took control brought it into the country. He stayed seems determined to keep Alan Gross of their nation, and for almost 50 years at a Cuban hotel. They knew where he as a pawn, an innocent hostage in the waited for the U.S. Government to rec- was and his travels were well known, endless and dated standoff between our ognize them as a nation. Because we

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This is a lesson for us in America, to dramatic, positive change over some of Two years ago, the world showed an learn that small contributions in the his predecessors, and I was happy to outpouring of generosity and humanity right places can dramatically change meet with him. to help this country when it was dev- lives in the poorest places on Earth. Then, Prime Minister Conille, a med- astated by an earthquake. As you trav- The people in that camp and those who ical doctor from Haiti who was work- el around Port au Prince, as we did last are served know the American people ing in the United Nations in New York week, you can still see the rubble, you cared enough to let them drill a well making over $200,000 a year as Chief of can still see the pancaked buildings which gives them safe water for their Staff to former President Clinton in his where so many people died. Thousands children and families. We can and role as envoy from the United Nations responded, donating time and endless should do more, even with our limited to Haiti, gave up that post in New York efforts, and they still do. means. to take the job of Prime Minister in The plane from Miami to Port au We witnessed a group called Partners Haiti for $35,000 a year. This is a med- Prince was loaded with Americans— in Health led by a fellow by the name ical doctor and a wonderful man who many of them wearing crosses around of Dr. Paul Farmer, an inspiring man clearly has no separate personal agen- their necks, tee shirts advertising the whom I read about and have come to da. He just wants to help the people of charitable causes they were sup- know personally. He continues to ex- this island. porting—headed to Haiti to help. That tend the reach of care and health care I left Haiti very heartened by my spirit of giving has sustained the Hai- to the poorest people on that Haitian meetings with those two individuals. tian people through a very difficult island. We visited one of his camps, Their energy, determination, and time. Former Presidents Clinton and where literally the day after the earth- thoughtfulness give me hope for George W. Bush helped raise money for quake they went into a hospital and Haiti—a nation that needs so much those efforts and the rebuilding efforts found 40 children in a hospital ward un- more. They recognize Haiti will never that followed. attended. Because of the earthquake, be on the full path to recovery and Today, more than half of the 1 mil- people fled and died in the process, but long-term stability without educating lion displaced persons have left the these kids survived. It was Dr. Paul its people and employing them and camps in Port au Prince and around Farmer of Partners in Health who bringing the kind of leadership and for- the Island of Haiti and found homes. brought them in. eign investment so that their nation Believe me, their homes are modest by About one-fourth of these children can grow. We in the United States American standards. To walk into an 8- are special needs children who could should support that effort. foot-by-8-foot room and have the not survive were it not for his leader- I am going to urge Chairman JOHN woman there tell me time and again ship. They are there being fed and KERRY of the Foreign Relations Com- that four or five people live in that cared for and clothed because of the mittee—a committee on which the Pre- room is hard for many Americans to kindness of this man and the wonderful siding Officer and I serve—to advance imagine, but for these Haitians it is an volunteers who are part of his organi- the Haiti Reforestation Act. That is an improvement over where they were be- zation. issue which was brought up by many of fore. We went back to a project I visited the leaders we met with. I introduced Many of the changes in Haiti are years ago with Senator Mike DeWine it originally with Senator SUSAN COL- fragile and there is a great deal of work from the State of Ohio. He and his wife LINS and Senator KERRY some months to be done, but improvements are real. Fran invited me down to meet Father ago. We want to tackle one of Haiti’s I recommend to those who go to Port Tom Hagan of Philadelphia, who in 1985 most entrenched, long-term problems, au Prince to visit one project—several, went down to Haiti with a group of stu- which has a spillover effect on a lot of actually, but one in particular—a dents from Lafayette College and de- key issues such as agriculture and the group called GHESKIO, in partnership cided this was where he needed to flooding that can hit this poor nation. with the Centers for Disease Control. spend the rest of his life. He created a The last night we were in Haiti, in This group is showing what can happen group called Hands Together, and now our room, there was a violent thunder- with a modest, small investment by that organization literally educates storm. The lady who ran our gathering the United States. and feeds hundreds of poor children and place in the inn came to me and said: Many years ago, I worked to pass leg- elderly people in Haiti. I will guarantee you in the morning islation known as the Paul Simon It is refreshing and rewarding to go there will be press reports that two or Water for the Poor Act. It was not see this work and to realize that three people drowned and died because funded at any great level, but it was an amidst all the storm and fury of our of this rainstorm. It is not uncommon opportunity to have some money avail- political debate there are good people, in Haiti. That is why reforestation is able for developing nations around the many from our own country, who do part of the solution to that terrible world to find portable, clean, safe such amazing things with little or no problem. drinking water. How important is that? recognition. Father Tom Hagan of I want to make sure my colleagues Right now, Haiti faces the threat of a Hands Together in Port au Prince, in understand how important our involve- cholera epidemic, which literally kills one of the poorest sections, is a living ment is. I asked how many groups had innocent people, and it is because they example of that. come down recently from Congress to do not have safe drinking water. I wanted to thank our own embassy visit Haiti. I was told that my col- But smack dab in the middle of Port staff, our Ambassador Ken Merten in league, Senator MARK RUBIO from the au Prince, at this GHESKIO project, Port au Prince. This is his third or State of Florida, had been there a few Dr. Deschamps—an amazing woman, fourth assignment in Haiti. He and his days before. I know Senator BILL NEL- who took me on a tour—pointed to the wife love Haiti. They speak Creole. He SON has spent time there with his wife ground to a little piece of equipment is a wonderful representative of the making the right contacts and stop- and said: This is our well, and you built United States and works tirelessly to ping in this nation. But for those in the it with the Paul Simon Water for the help these poor people. Senate and House, of both political Poor Act. We had a meeting with the new parties, who are looking for an oppor- She said: We had to drill down 600 President of Haiti, President Martelly. tunity to see where a small amount of feet, but we found crystal clear water, I didn’t know what to expect, Mr. American taxpayer dollars is making a and we bring it up, put it in a holding President. Here is a man who made his huge difference in the lives of some of tank, treat it with chlorine, and we name as a punk Reggae rap star and the poorest people in the Western provide water for 100,000 people. got elected President. So I didn’t know Hemisphere, that hour-and-a-half trip

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It is an appropriation of cumstances? unanimous consent that the Presiding our priorities for the future based on We need for this room to become a Officer of the Senate be authorized to what we think we will need to accom- big kitchen table, big enough for 100 appoint a committee on the part of the plish our goals. But if we are without a people of good will to sit down to- Senate to join a like committee on the budget, then we have the tendency to gether. We need a White House that part of the House of Representatives to do what America has done over the last will submit a budget we can then argue escort the President of the United 3 years; that is, exponentially increase about and set the priorities of this States into the House Chamber for the its debt and its deficit. What that has country and try and put a governor on joint session to be held tonight at 9 done is put a pall on the recovery and what we are spending, try and put some p.m. a pall on the economy. type of accountability for where we are The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- I would suggest the fairest thing we going, try and forecast into the future pore. Without objection, it is so or- can do in the Congress and the fairest what it is the American people can ex- dered. thing the administration can do is to pect of all of us. Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I sug- see to it that we have a budget sub- So when tonight the President talks gest the absence of a quorum. mitted, that it come to the floor of the about fairness, I hope one of his quotes The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- House and Senate, that it be adopted, will be: It is only fair to expect me, the pore. The clerk will call the roll. and then, more important, that we President, to submit a budget to the The legislative clerk proceeded to change our pace around here and live Congress, and it is only fair for me, the call the roll. within that budget. President, to expect the Congress to The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- I have some suggestions as to how we act on that budget—because, after all, pore. The Senator from Georgia. Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. President, I ask do that, but first and foremost I urge everything else flows from that. In the unanimous consent that the order for the White House to submit a budget absence of budget responsibility, budg- the quorum call be rescinded. this year. I understand, from this et restrictions, budget projections, and The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- morning’s announcements, it will be a calculus for the future, we are spend- pore. Without objection, it is so or- delayed until February 13. That is fine ing without any governor or guide. It is dered. with me. But the quicker we get it to akin to trying to drive from here to Mr. ISAKSON. I would further ask to us, the better we are. Then, let the Alaska without a roadmap. I couldn’t be recognized as if in morning business. Budget Committees of the House and get there. I would probably have a The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Senate act, and let us end up with a wreck. I would probably run off the pore. Without objection, it is so or- framework—not just for 1 year but, as road because we don’t know where we dered. the Presiding Officer knows, for 10 are going and we don’t know how we f years—because we forecast out those are getting there. budgets and those complications of Unfortunately, of all the institutions THE BUDGET those budgets for 10 years. in America, there is only one that Mr. ISAKSON. We are back. Tonight, But we have a broken system. We doesn’t know where it is going and how I understand, the Presiding Officer and also have a broken will to do what is it is getting there, and that happens to I will be sitting together at the State most important for the American peo- be the government of the United States of the Union event, which I am pleased ple when it comes to spending their of America. to do. It is always a historic and sem- money. I wish to suggest how we So my message, this day of the State inal moment in our legislative process change our habits and become a fairer of the Union and this statement of fair- when the President of the United legislative body and a fairer governing ness, let’s be fair to the American peo- States talks about and lays out his body for the American people. ple. Let’s ask of ourselves what they plans for the future. Senator JEANNE SHAHEEN and I intro- are having to ask of themselves be- From watching this morning on tele- duced a bill 1 year ago called the bien- cause of high deficits and high debt. vision and from reading some of the ac- nial budget. It amends the Budget Con- Those living on fixed incomes are see- counts of what is thought will be said trol Act of the United States of Amer- ing interest rates of 0.25 percent—al- tonight—I don’t know what is going to ica and changes the way we do busi- most negligible. Markets have been be said yet—one of the overriding ness. It portends that, in the future, in- flat in terms of investment. Real estate themes is going to be that of fairness. stead of appropriating and budgeting values are down 33 percent nationwide. I think that is an important point for for 1 year, we will do it in 2-year cy- I saw last night in Tampa, where the us to focus on in a second, particularly cles, and we will always do our appro- Presidential debate was, it is 52 per- with regard to our spending, our debt, priating and our budgeting in the odd- cent. The worst it got post-1929 was 31 and our deficit, about what is fair to numbered years so, in the even-num- percent. the American people. bered year of reelection, we are doing We have the most significant, serious Last night—and I brought some oversight and fiscal responsibility. financial crisis in the history of the notes—I did a telephone townhall I think everybody in this room will United States of America, and it is im- meeting back to Georgia. We had thou- admit we make an effort at oversight, pacting our families and our people. sands of people listening in on the call. to a certain extent, but practically So let’s ask of ourselves, let’s ask of I was able to take 17 questions in the speaking not near the oversight the our President what every American course of an hour and one of the ques- American people have to do. family has had to ask of itself—sit tions was from Fred in Barnesville, GA. It is ironic that our country, our peo- around our kitchen table and budget Fred is a small businessperson. He ple, our families, our retirees, our busi- and prioritize. I would submit Senator asked this question: Senator, you were ness folks, our employees the last 4 SHAHEEN and I have a roadmap that a small businessman; I am a small years of the recession have sat around works for process. It says do it in 2- businessman. We had to operate within their kitchen table lots of times. They year cycles, so we are committed to a budget. Why is it the U.S. Govern- reprioritized what they could afford spending in 1 year and we are com- ment doesn’t have a budget? I think and what they couldn’t. They reallo- mitted to savings, efficiency, account- today is the 1,000th day we have been cated their resources to take care of ability, and repealing out-of-date pro- operating without a budget. their family and their children and grams the other year. That was a fair question. So if we they have been frugal and they have Wouldn’t it be a great change in the want to talk about fairness for a been conservative because they have body of politics for you and for I to be

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:46 Dec 28, 2012 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD12\RECFILES\JAN 2012\S24JA2.REC S24JA2 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with January 24, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S57 campaigning in even-numbered years, say we are being good stewards of their eral Government smaller, not larger, talking about what we are looking to tax dollars when, in fact, we don’t even and get Federal spending as a percent- save and cut, rather than what we are go through the exercise annually of de- age of our gross domestic product, as a going to do to bring home the bacon? termining and prioritizing how we are percentage of our entire economy, back I think the day of bacon coming going to spend their hard-earned tax to more of a historical average. home reckoning is here, and it is time dollars. This is something that cries Today, the spending as a percentage for the next bacon to be brought home out for reform. of our GDP is about 25 percent. If we go to be a sound budget and fiscal policy My colleague Senator ISAKSON, who over the last 40 years of American his- for the people of the United States of just spoke, has some proposals for tory, the average has been 20 to 21 per- America. budget reform that I think we ought to cent. Ironically, there have only been I suggest the absence of a quorum. take up and we ought to vote on in the five times since 1969 where the budget The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Senate. I have some ideas about budget has actually been balanced. In those pore. The clerk will call the roll. reform. There is so much we need to do cases where the budget was balanced, The legislative clerk proceeded to to change the budget process in the spending as a percentage of GDP was call the roll. Congress because we have failed to pass 18.7 percent, on average. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- a budget resolution, not just for the So it can be done. But we have to get pore. The Senator from South Dakota. past 1,000 days but also for 5 of the last spending back to a more historic and Mr. THUNE. I ask unanimous con- 7 election years, and we have only com- reasonable level relative to our entire sent that the order for the quorum call pleted all the annual appropriations economy. be rescinded. bills on time in 4 of the last 34 years. The debt to GDP, as I mentioned ear- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- We clearly have a problem. I don’t lier, is also historic because we haven’t pore. Without objection, it is so or- think there is anybody here who can’t seen debt-to-GDP levels such as this dered. say this system is broken and needs to literally since the end of World War II. f be fixed. We would have to go back over half a century to find a time when we were SENATOR MARK KIRK It strikes me, at least, that as we went through the 2012 budget process, carrying debt to GDP that was lit- Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I wish to, we failed again to complete the appro- erally 1 to 1, where the amount of debt similar to all my colleagues, express priations work on time, and so we had we have in this country is 100 percent our sympathy and support and prayers to go through this annual exercise of of our entire economic output in a for our colleague, Senator KIRK. doing a nearly $1 trillion omnibus given year. That is a staggering num- Senator KIRK is someone who is new spending bill at the eleventh hour yet ber and one that should make us all very concerned about our future if we to the Senate but served for a good again. During the past 3 years, we have don’t take steps to correct it. number of years in the House of Rep- consistently had record deficits of $1.3 resentatives and has already made a I think that point was driven home trillion or more. by the former Chairman of the Joint tremendous impact in coming to the Clearly, what we have in place is not Chiefs of Staff, ADM Mike Mullen, who Senate—incredibly smart, hard-work- working, and the American people are has said in testifying before congres- ing, thoughtful, knowledgeable on so the ones who are paying the price for sional committees that the greatest many different subjects. So obviously that because the debt per person is now threat to America’s national security we will miss his presence in the near over $48,700. That is an increase of is our national debt. term but hope and pray for a full, nearly $14,000 on an individual basis quick, complete recovery and hope to Think about that. He didn’t say the since President Obama took office. Iranian nuclear program. He didn’t say have him back with us soon. I know I If we think about it on a per house- speak for many of my colleagues, but I China. He didn’t say North Korea. He hold basis, it represents $126,000 per didn’t say al-Qaida. He said the great- certainly wish to express my and my American family, per household that is family’s prayers and support for Sen- est threat to America’s national secu- their share of our Federal debt. That is rity is our national debt—that coming ator KIRK and for his family as he tries a massive amount of money we pile to get back on his feet. We wish him all from the person who used to be the onto people in this country. highest ranking military official in the best as he does that and hope he If we add in the unfunded liabilities will return soon and be able to get in- this country. for Social Security and Medicare, I think that speaks volumes about volved in many of the issues he was in- which exceed $40 trillion, then we start what we need to be focused on and why volved with and has been involved with 1 talking about over $ ⁄2 million in liabil- it is so important we start getting our since he has come to the Senate. ity for every family in this country. budgetary, our fiscal house in order THE BUDGET The national debt is now more than and why it is so important, frankly, If he were here, I think he would be $15 trillion, which is literally over 100 that we pass a budget. One thousand very involved in the debates we are percent of our gross domestic product. days without a budget, and we spend going to be having in the coming days To put that into perspective, 1 year $3.6 trillion every single year of the about the budget. Today marks the ago, Greece was at 143 percent. We are American people’s money. 1,000th day since we have actually not far behind. We are now 1 to 1, 100 I think, again, in order to get our fis- acted on a budget in the United States. percent debt to GDP. We are seeing the cal house in order, in order to get our That is something many people here effect of high levels of sovereign debt economy back on track, we have to cut who are interested in fiscal policy are on the economies of European coun- spending. We have to reduce the very concerned about. Senator KIRK is tries such as Greece, and if we fail to amount we spend. That means we have one of those. I consider myself to be get spending in our country on a sus- to take on some of the big challenges one of those. We have a lot of people in tainable path, we are going to face a before us, such as entitlement reform. the Senate who are very concerned similar crisis in the not-too-distant fu- We all know about three-fifths of all about where we are as a nation, about ture. If we continue to see an economy Federal spending is what we call man- the amount of spending, the amount of that is struggling and growing at a datory spending, and that represents debt we have racked up and continue to very slow rate, we cannot grow that programs such as Social Security, pile up on an annual basis. It all starts economy by making the Federal Gov- Medicare, and Medicaid that are not with a budget. ernment larger. If that is the case, the annually appropriated for by Congress We spend $3.6 trillion of the Amer- $1 trillion stimulus bill that passed in but are a function of the law. If a per- ican people’s money on an annual 2009 would have brought unemploy- son is eligible for a particular program basis. Yet we have not had a budget in ment down. But, as we know, the un- they are going to get a benefit under the Senate for 1,000 days, literally now employment rate in this country is that program. That type of spending in for 3 years, essentially, since the Sen- still at 8.5 percent. our budget represents about three- ate last passed a budget. So we have to unleash the economy. fifths of all Federal spending. If we add We cannot continue with a straight We need to cut spending in Wash- interest on the debt, which is also man- face to go to the American people and ington, DC. We have to make the Fed- datory spending, we get up to about 65

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Cutting spending, reducing they are competitive with countries clear that is not sustainable over time. spending, reforming entitlement pro- around the world that are stealing We have to figure out a way to get grams, getting our fiscal house in business from us and taking jobs over- these programs where they are not order, is just essential, absolutely es- seas. growing at 12 percent a year or 8 per- sential if we want to put our country Tax reform is, in my view, an essen- cent a year—closer to the rate of infla- on a path and a track that will prevent tial element of an economic growth tion. That means we have to reform us from heading for the train wreck strategy that will get us on a path these programs if they are going to be that many of our allies, many of the where the economy is growing and ex- sustainable and if they are going to be countries in Europe, are facing right panding and we are creating jobs in there for future generations of Ameri- now simply because they made prom- this country. That is going to take cans. That can be done without impact- ises to their people they just could not Presidential leadership just as entitle- ing the benefits that people who are on keep. ment reform is going to take Presi- those programs today receive and those We have to get our spending under dential leadership. We cannot do big who are nearing retirement age re- control in this country and rein it in or things in this country absent Presi- ceive. that is our future. I hope for the sake dential leadership. This is another area There is a real concern, there is a lot of our children and grandchildren in where we have not seen that from this of hot political rhetoric about Repub- this country we are willing to make President. licans just want to cut benefits for sen- the hard political decisions that will I hope he will engage the Congress— iors across this country. I think most enable that to happen. again, notwithstanding the fact that of my colleagues know there have been The second thing we have to do if we this is an election year—in a debate several proposals put forward that are going to get out of this sort of mo- and perhaps more than a debate, a so- would address the long-term challenges rass we are in right now, in addition to lution to the problems in the Tax Code we face with regard to Medicare and reducing spending, is we have to get in this country that will get us on a Medicaid and for that matter Social the economy growing again. We have competitive footing and make us more Security, all of which would not im- to expand this economy, grow this competitive in the world marketplace. pact people who are retired today nor economy. It has been said the rising The President is going to have to be in- those who are nearing retirement age tide lifts all the boats. We need to get volved in that debate or it is not going but simply put in place some reforms a tide that starts lifting all Americans. to happen, particularly in a political that would impact younger Americans Instead of talking about how we are year. who, today, are working hard, putting going to redistribute the pie, we need We also have to get our arms around money into these programs, but if we to make the pie bigger. The way we do these overreaching, excessive regula- do not take steps to fix these programs that is to grow and expand the econ- tions that are strangling small busi- they are not going to be around when omy. If we start growing and expanding nesses in this country. I cannot tell those people retire. the economy we will get more Ameri- you how many times, when I travel my Entitlement reform is so important cans back to work, more people mak- State of South Dakota or anyplace else in terms of getting Federal spending ing money, more people investing. for that matter, that I hear from small under control. That is why, notwith- When more people are working, there businesses that the No. 1 obstacle right standing the fact it is an election year, are more people paying taxes and that now to us creating jobs is this massive I hope there will be the political will in gets revenue going up and that makes amount of regulation coming out of the Congress and with the President. these other issues manageable. But we Washington, DC. In fact, there have lit- Frankly, it is going to take Presi- have to have economic growth and we erally been thousands and thousands of dential leadership to do these types of have to have policies in place that pro- pages of new regulations that have things. We cannot do big things, we mote economic growth. been promulgated and issued since this cannot conquer big challenges and big Regrettably, the policies of the cur- President took office. They affect problems in this country absent Presi- rent administration have had the oppo- every sector of our economy. dential leadership. There are 535 Mem- site effect. They have made it more dif- The one we hear about the most bers of Congress and there is only one ficult, more expensive to create jobs in probably is the EPA, but we have the President, one person who can sign a this country. We need to put policies in Department of Labor, we have other bill into law, one person who can en- place that will make it less expensive, agencies of government that are con- gage the Congress and work toward a less difficult to create jobs, and that stantly putting forward new regula- solution to some of these big problems. will encourage people and provide the tions which make it more difficult, So far this President has dem- kind of economic certainty that gets more complicated to get people in this onstrated no willingness to take on the people to invest their money, to put country back to work. challenges we face with regard to our their capital to work, and to get Amer- Just as a point of fact, regarding a budget. It was demonstrated last year icans back to work in this country. recent set of regulations proposed by when he submitted his budget. It was I think there are several things, obvi- the Department of Labor—by the way, ultimately voted on in the Senate, ously, that need to be done. No. 1, of there was no complaint about this that voted down by a vote of 97 to 0. I think course, is to reform the Tax Code. In there was no consultation with the that tells us they have not been serious my view, right now that is a roadblock, people who would be impacted by this— about taking on the major drivers of if you will, an obstacle, an impediment there was really no reason we can come Federal spending in this country. to economic growth. We are not com- up with for why these regulations were With regard to the other part of the petitive in the world marketplace be- put forward. But the Department of budget, the discretionary part, we saw cause of our tax policies. What we need Labor, in their infinite wisdom, de- spending increase in that part of our today is a clear, fair, simple tax code cided they knew better about how to budget by about 24 percent between that does away with a lot of the special run a farming operation or a ranching 2008 and 2010. It literally grew at about interest loopholes that exist today, one operation in this country, better than 8 to 10 times the rate of inflation. So that broadens the tax base in this the people who are involved in those we need to get that side of our spend- country but at the same time one that endeavors, and they have basically put ing under control as well. Many of us lowers rates so that businesses want to forward some regulations that would supported legislative efforts that would invest in America as opposed to mov- put all kinds of new restrictions on roll back discretionary spending to 2008 ing their headquarters and taking their young people working in family farm- levels to get us back into a place where jobs overseas. We want to encourage ing or ranching operations—incredibly we can defend the things we are doing investment. That means we have to re- prescriptive regulations, I might add,

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State of South Dakota as well as other from 30 different schools throughout Anybody who has been around a States, but it would bring much of that Vermont, thought about these chal- farming operation or enterprise in my energy resource into this country, cre- lenges as they wrote their own State of part of the country realizes they are ate jobs, and help create economic the Union essay. And I want to thank inherently family operations. Young growth in America as opposed to send- each and every one of them for their people are involved in those operations. ing that energy overseas and making participation in the contest and the When the Department of Labor comes us even more dependent upon foreign time and effort they put into it. I also out and says young people cannot oper- sources of energy at home. It makes want to thank the five teachers who ate certain types of equipment or absolutely no sense. acted as judges for these contests. young people cannot work with farm If the President of the United States They are Brian Burgess of Hazen Union animals that are older than 6 months is serious in his rhetoric about focusing High School; Liz Lebrun of Poultney or cannot be at an elevation that is every morning on creating jobs, one High School, Lois Little of Canaan Me- any more than 6 feet, it is a complete would think the first thing he would morial High School; Joe Maley of contradiction to the way that work want to do is support projects that cre- South Burlington High School and gets done in rural parts of this country. ate shovel-ready jobs, in this case Terri Vest of Twinfield Union High But that is what we have. We have a 20,000 shovel-ready jobs and an invest- School. massive amount of new regulation ment of $7 billion, and bring energy The winner, selected by a panel of coming out of the Department of Labor into this country that will make us five Vermont teachers, is Jennifer Si- that will forever change the way farm- more energy independent. That is abso- korski, a senior at Winooski High ing operations are carried out and the lutely right in the wheelhouse of what School. In addition to Jennifer, 18 stu- way work gets done on a family farm. we ought to be looking for in terms of dents were named as finalists. The four That is the kind of thing I am talk- getting this country’s economy back runners-up were: Monica Allard, Milton ing about. It is overreaching. It is ex- on track. Yet last week the President High School; Kayleigh Ehler-Vock, cessive. It goes beyond the pale in turned thumbs down on this proposal. South Burlington High School; Kate terms of what we need by way of regu- I would say again, in closing, in my Raszka, Champlain Valley Union High lation in this country. We need smart view, if we are going to get our country School; Karolina Sowulewska, Burr regulation. There are public health and back on track, we have to get our fiscal and Burton Academy. Because of the excellent quality of safety reasons why we need that. But house in order, which means we have to the essays, we also honored 14 other this kind of overreaching and excessive reduce spending, get our spending as a regulation is making it that much students with an honorable mention. percentage of our entire economy back Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- more difficult for people to get jobs in into a form of historical norm of reve- sent that the winning essay be printed this country. nues. As I said, for the past 40 years in the RECORD. The final thing I will mention in re- that has been 18 percent of our econ- There being no objection, the mate- gard to an economic agenda that I omy. Today we are spending 25 percent, rial was ordered to be printed in the think will create jobs is the issue of en- and we are on a trajectory such that RECORD, as follows: ergy security. We need an energy pol- not too far from now we are spending JENNIFER SIKORSKI, WINOOKSKI HIGH SCHOOL icy in this country that promotes do- our entire economy on the Federal (WINNER) mestic production, that recognizes that Government, not to mention State and [January 23, 2012] we have enormous amounts of re- local control. We have to get policies Ever since the Declaration of Independence sources at home, that we should not in place that will promote long-term was signed, the United States has constantly have to continue to import a lot of our economic growth and reverse the de- paved the way to peace and prosperity both energy from outside the United States. cline we have seen, the massive for itself and the rest of the world. However, The Keystone Pipeline, which was just amount of debt we racked up over the as the world economy rapidly disintegrates, recently vetoed by the administra- past 3 years, and the huge job losses we new issues have emerged, from unemploy- ment to the environment to gay rights, and tion—turned down—is an example of have seen at the same time. If we can that. It was studied 3 years extensively in the midst of it all, America stands still, do that, we will at least be doing the seemingly oblivious to the fact that its fu- by many agencies of the government. people’s work in terms of trying to ad- ture is crumbling in front of it. It is time to At the EPA there were serious environ- dress the major problems I think face pave the way to prosperity once again mental impact statements done. They most Americans and the things they through these issues in order to ensure that all cleared, they all teed this up to be are most concerned about every single someday we can thrive again. done, and just this last week the Presi- day. Perhaps the biggest problem we face as a dent said: No, it is not in the national I yield the floor. nation is unemployment. As of 2011, 8.5 per- interest. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. cent of people in the U.S.—over 26 million I, and I think a lot of people on both Americans—are jobless. While it may seem MANCHIN). The Senator from Vermont. as if putting such a large amount of people sides in the Senate, would argue this is f to work cannot happen, there is a chance in the national interest. It is a lot bet- VERMONT STUDENTS’ ESSAYS that it can be done. As unemployment has ter for us to get 700,000 barrels of oil a been rising, the condition of our environ- day from a friendly neighbor such as Mr. SANDERS. Mr. President, de- ment has been deteriorating due to deforest- Canada as opposed to a country such as mocracy; that is, government of the ation and the emissions of greenhouse gases Venezuela. We can continue to buy oil people, by the people and for the peo- and carbon dioxide given off by the use of from Hugo Chavez or we can get the ple, does not thrive or even survive un- fossil fuels. Renewable energy such as solar same, the equivalent amount of oil less we have a well-informed and well- and wind power, on the other hand, has re- mained a topic of interest, yet it is still from a friendly neighbor such as Can- educated public who are thinking somehow largely unavailable to the public. ada, bring it into this country where it about, discussing and debating the im- However, the environment can be preserved, is refined and creates jobs, puts people portant issues facing our country. if not improved, by phasing out fossil fuels in back to work, puts capital to work in In order to stimulate that goal, I favor of solar and wind energy, while mil- this country, and gets investment in have, for the last 2 years, sponsored an lions of Americans can return to work to the United States. Instead, we are essay-contest asking Vermont’s high plant trees to restore our forests and to going to see that energy source go in school students what they think the build, distribute, and repair solar panels, the other direction. It is going to Asia, United States should be doing to ad- wind turbines, and other renewable energy dress the major problems we face as a products. We are actually lucky in a way to it is going to go to China, if we are not have to face both of these issues at once, as able to get projects like this approved. nation. In other words, while tonight they can both be improved simultaneously. Interestingly enough, there was a we hear the President’s views about America has also had a long-standing tra- pipeline just like this that was built a the State of the Union, the essays dition of leading the way in human rights,

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Did not been a budget for 1,000 days, I will try allow same-sex marriage, and I am proud they really miss all that or—or—are know and the listeners will know that to live in one of the few states that has they saying something they know to be somebody is not telling the truth. begun to lead the way. I have many friends untrue, because really those are the I thank the Chair and yield the floor. and relatives that consider themselves gay only choices you are left with. Either I suggest the absence of a quorum. or bisexual and are actively involved in the they do not know what they did or The PRESIDING OFFICER. The LGBT community, and I have witnessed they are misrepresenting what we all clerk will call the roll. their struggles as they have realized that The bill clerk proceeded to call the many are intolerant of their lifestyles. The did. Not only does the Budget Control Act roll. entire country should follow Vermont’s ex- Mr. LEE. Mr. President, I ask unani- ample and legalize same-sex marriage to set discretionary caps for 10 years, it continue to encourage not only the rights of also provided enforcement mecha- mous consent that the order for the certain groups of people, but the rights of ev- nisms, including a 2-year ‘‘deeming’’ quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without eryone. resolution, allowing budget points of objection, it is so ordered. In conclusion, the challenges that we face order to be enforced. That is what a with unemployment, the environment, and f gay rights are just some of the challenges budget does. It sets the spending levels, that, when dealt with appropriately, will it creates spending caps, and it pro- REMEMBERING JARED FRANCOM make our country stronger and greater than vides enforcement mechanisms. All of Mr. LEE. Mr. President, today I rise before. Though our current situation looks that is in the Budget Control Act we with a heavy heart to mourn the loss of bleak, we can always work towards goals passed on August 2nd of last year with Ogden police officer Jared Francom. such as these that will help make America a vote of 74 to 26. Not only did we pass and the world a better place. Earlier this month, on the evening of it, but the Republican-controlled House January 4, 2012, Agent Francom was Mr. SANDERS. Mr. President, I yield passed it, and the President signed it. senselessly gunned down defending his the floor, and I suggest the absence of It is the law of the land. It sets the fellow officers as they attempted to a quorum. budget for this year. It sets the budget The PRESIDING OFFICER. The serve a search warrant in Ogden, UT. for next year. It provides enforcement Five other officers—Sean Grogan, clerk will call the roll. mechanisms. It sets 10 years of spend- The assistant legislative clerk pro- Kasey Burrell, Michael Rounkles, Nate ing caps. And it created a reconcili- ceeded to call the roll. Hutchinson, and Jason Venderwarf— Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask ation-like supercommittee to address were wounded in the gun battle. unanimous consent that the order for entitlement and tax reforms. That A week later, a crowd of roughly 4,000 the quorum call be rescinded. supercommittee did not come up with a family members, friends, and sup- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. result, but they were established in the porters, including more than 1,000 uni- TESTER). Without objection, it is so or- Budget Control Act, and they were formed officers, gathered at a public dered. given the authority—just like a rec- memorial for Jared to say goodbye to onciliation provision would—to come f one of America’s fallen heroes. The back with a package that could not be sentiment from all who knew him was THE BUDGET filibustered and could not be altered the same: Jared was a devoted family Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, in lis- and could pass with a simple majority. man, a dedicated father to his two tening to some of our colleagues on the That is the fact. young daughters, a fun-loving brother other side of the aisle—both in speech- So if we hear colleagues come out and son to his family. es here and in press statements they and say one more time that we have At the funeral, which I attended, I have made—I repeatedly hear them not had a budget for 1,000 days, I hope heard Jared’s brother Ben say that he saying we have not had a budget for somebody will have the sense to stand ‘‘taught people to care for each other 1,000 days. That is just wrong. That is up and say: Really? What was the and taught others to change the world absolutely wrong. Sometimes I wonder Budget Control Act about? What was like he was doing on the streets of if our colleagues are paying attention this legislation that passed not only Ogden.’’ Commenting on the out- to what goes on here on the floor of the the Senate on a vote of 74 to 26 but pouring of support, Jared’s brother Senate. Have they already forgotten passed the House of Representatives, Travis said: ‘‘I know my brother would the Budget Control Act? Here it is. On which is controlled by the other party, be proud, because we all are his fam- August 2nd of last year, the Budget and was signed by the President of the ily.’’ Control Act passed this body 74 to 26. United States? Achieving a goal he had set for him- More than half of our Republican col- Republican rhetoric aside, Congress self as a young boy, Agent Francom be- leagues voted for it. Didn’t they know did pass a budget—not through the nor- came a member of the Ogden police what they were voting on? The Budget mal way of a budget resolution but force 7 years ago and was assigned to Control Act contains the budget for through an actual law. The Repub- the Weber-Morgan Narcotics Strike this year and for next year. Weren’t lican-controlled House passed it, the Force. they paying attention? Don’t they Democratic Senate passed it, and the Jared’s sacrifice should be a reminder know what they voted on? President signed it. to us of the incredible risks our brave In many ways, the Budget Control The Budget Control Act set 10 years law enforcement officers all take as Act is stronger than a typical budget of spending caps, established a 2-year they protect the people they serve. I resolution, and it is stronger in these ‘‘deeming’’ resolution to enforce spend- have a deep and unwavering respect for ways: No. 1, it is more extensive than a ing levels, and it created a reconcili- the law enforcement community, and traditional budget resolution. No. 2, it ation-like process to consider entitle- as a former assistant U.S. attorney I has the force of law. Unlike a budget ment and tax reform. have seen up close how these men and resolution that is not signed by the I hope we have laid this issue to rest. women serve with honor, integrity, and President, the Budget Control Act that So now if I hear colleagues come out dedication. Jared Francom was no ex- we passed last August, that provides and say that we have not had a budget ception. He will be remembered for giv- the budget for this year and for next for 1,000 days—I will know they have ing his life in service to the people and year, is a law passed by the House of been put on fair notice. Maybe they to the community he loved. Representatives, passed by the Senate, missed somehow what they were voting Mr. President, I suggest the absence signed by the President of the United on back in August. Maybe they gapped of a quorum. States—the Budget Control Act. It also out. Maybe they forgot. But you know The PRESIDING OFFICER. The set discretionary caps on spending for what, they voted for it. Every Member clerk will call the roll. 10 years instead of the 1 year normally of the Senate voted on the Budget Con- The bill clerk proceeded to call the set in a budget resolution. trol Act. Seventy-four to twenty-six— roll.

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The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under reform Social Security to meet current If the President would work with the previous order, the Senate will life expectancy rates. I have introduced Congress to do that, my bill increases stand in recess until 2:15 p.m. a bill to do that, along with Senator the normal retirement age by 3 months Thereupon, the Senate, at 12:30 p.m., KYL. per year. So it is a very gradual in- recessed until 2:15 p.m. and reassem- It is very important that the Presi- crease. No one would be affected over bled when called to order by the Pre- dent take the lead on entitlement the age of 58 under my plan. But if one siding Officer (Mr. WEBB). spending. Yet from all the things we is 57, the normal retirement age would have heard from the President about be 3 months later. So it is a plan that f what he is going to propose at the can work. With that minor adjustment, MORNING BUSINESS State of the Union address and what he we could make 75 years of Social Secu- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- is going to put in his budget, there is rity solvent, along with a small de- ator from Texas. no entitlement reform included. In- crease in the cost-of-living increase but Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, are stead, it is more spending and more nothing on the core benefit. There we in morning business? taxes to cover the spending. would be no cut in the core benefit, The fact remains, we must change The PRESIDING OFFICER. We are in only a 1-percent decrease in the cost- the course of this country. If we fail to morning business. of-living increase. If inflation goes do so, we are going to be at the same above 1 percent, there would be a cost- f point later this year because that is of-living adjustment. THE BUDGET when we could reach the new debt ceil- I think everyone would rather have a ing of $16.4 trillion if the President’s sound Social Security system and Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I request is granted by Congress. know it is there for them as a cushion. rise because this week is going to be a The precedent is vivid. Look how As we know, Social Security was not very important week for voting on the quickly the initial $900 billion request supposed to be a retirement plan. It President’s request to raise our debt set forth under the Budget Control Act was supposed to be a safety net, and it ceiling. last August has been exhausted—$900 is a safety net for many people in our Our debt is $15.2 trillion. The Presi- billion gone since August. This is Janu- country. dent is going to ask for a $1.2 trillion ary. That is a stunning figure. A coher- We are also trying to encourage more increase in that debt. These are astro- ent, comprehensive policy regarding saving by people for security in retire- nomical numbers. Anyone looking at our Nation’s debt ceiling is non- ment. That is why, when we are talk- this can see we are spiraling out of con- existent. ing about the 15-percent tax on capital trol in very short order. In order to correct our current fiscal gains and dividends, it is because we To put it in perspective, the gross do- problems, we must align spending to are encouraging people to save for mestic product ratio to debt has been match incoming revenues. American their retirement security. We are a in the range of 40 percent debt to our businesses and households know this. country, unfortunately, that has a very gross domestic product. Today, we are They do it every month, every week. low savings rate. Compared to most surpassing 100 percent. We don’t hear Why shouldn’t our government be held other countries in the world, Ameri- numbers such as these except in cer- to the same standards? cans save very little. The 15-percent tain places in Europe. This is unten- We have not had a true debt limit set capital gains and dividends rate is able. by this administration. The President meant to encourage savings and help- When President Obama was sworn continually requests increases in the ing people to plan and support their into office, the Federal debt was $10.6 debt ceiling without addressing the own retirement in addition to Social trillion. In just under 4 years, the core problem, which is spending. Security. United States has accumulated more While the Budget Control Act in- If we made Social Security solvent, it than $5 trillion in new debt. Let’s place cluded discretionary spending caps and would also bring down the deficit, and the President’s request in context. a 2013 sequestration, it did not go far we could do it in a gradual way. If we The $1.2 trillion he is asking to in- enough. No targets were set forth for and the President don’t take the reins crease the debt ceiling will not even our debt limit or for our annual defi- now in a bipartisan way and we keep cover last year’s deficit, which was $1.3 cits. marching along the same path, we are trillion. We are in an untenable situa- We need to take our caps on spending going to have drastic cuts in the actual tion and we must do something about further. Each year, the caps should benefit, in the core benefit going for- it. I think most people who are focus- bring us closer to a balanced budget. ward. That would be a tragedy. It ing on this believe that. But instead, We should have a target to bring, over would be wrong for our children. It attempts to cut the deficit are met 10 years, the debt down to a specific would be wrong for the next generation with proposals to do—what? Increase level. We should be able to set this for us not to be able to address this in taxes, taxes to pay for current spend- with leadership from the President. a bipartisan way. I hope the President ing and even new spending on top of This year, we must focus on cutting will mention this in the State of the the current levels. our deficits and aligning spending with Union address. I hope he will make In the coming weeks, the President revenues. that a part of his efforts in this last will unveil his fiscal year 2013 budget. We are going to have this vote on year of his administration before the Last year, the fiscal year 2012 budget Thursday, we are told. We have the election. the President put forward totaled $3.7 time and the means to implement a I haven’t heard any talk of that. In trillion, and he proposed over $1.6 tril- sensible reform for our entitlement the previews I have heard of the State lion in new taxes over a 10-year period. programs. That is not going to happen of the Union address, we are not hear- These figures demonstrate the funda- in a vacuum, and it is not going to hap- ing anything about entitlement re- mental problem we have in this coun- pen with just the President or with just form. Yet it is more than half of the try, which any small businessperson the Republicans or with just the Demo- federal budget. We know that we have looking at this can tell us; that is, we crats in Congress. We have to address to cut spending if we are going to actu- have chronic deficit spending. entitlement issues together. ally bring down the deficits and start We must accept the fact that manda- The Social Security bill I have intro- peeling away this cancerous debt we tory spending accounts for more than duced gradually increases the age at have accumulated in this country, $5

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There are some Americans spend proposals we are used to seeing. your parents are poor, it doesn’t mat- right now who do not have access to It is nothing new and nothing fresh. ter if you grow up in a disadvantaged the kind of training they need to build But the people of America know we background, every single American the skills they need, for example, to have to change course. The people of should have the equality of oppor- create or to have a middle-class job. America in the polls say, by huge num- tunity, the same opportunity to suc- Part of that is our own doing as a na- bers, we are going in the wrong direc- ceed and accomplish their hopes and tion. We have, for example, stigmatized tion in this country. Seventy percent dreams. career and technical education. For the of Americans have said in the latest Maybe we take that for granted from life of me, I do not understand why we polls of ‘‘How do you feel about where time to time, but that is not a uni- have done that. Not every kid wants to we are now,’’ 70 percent believe this versal concept. In multiple societies go to a 4-year university. Not every kid country is going in the wrong direc- and economies around the world, I wants to graduate with a Ph.D. Some tion. daresay that in the majority of them kids want to grow up and fix airplane Only we can do something about it, there is not a strong belief in this no- engines or build things. That is good along with the President, and I hope he tion. In fact, people believe that what and important, necessary work. Yet we will provide the leadership. But I don’t you are going to be in life should be de- do not train our kids to do that. A think raising the debt ceiling, with no termined by the circumstances of your number of jobs in America require plan in the future to cut spending is birth. Not in America. This Chamber, more than a high school education but going to happen this week. That is not the membership here—basically every- less than a 4-year degree in college. leadership, and I hope there will be a where you go in America—is a testa- Why can’t kids graduate from high change in direction. ment to people who were born in a very school with a high school diploma and I yield the floor, and I suggest the ab- different place or into very different an industry certification and a career sence of a quorum. circumstances than the ones they live that will employ them right away? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The in now and that which they have been That is one of the impediments that clerk will call the roll. able to achieve. are standing in the way of growing The assistant bill clerk proceeded to As Americans, we have always em- middle-class jobs. If we are truly com- call the roll. braced the concept of prosperity, the mitted to the principle of fairness, we Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, I ask ability to accomplish your economic should invest in that, encourage that, unanimous consent that the order for dreams and hopes. Sometimes that particularly at the State level. the quorum call be rescinded. means people make billions of dollars, There is another thing standing in The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without and sometimes that means you make the way of fairness, equality of oppor- objection, it is so ordered. enough money to provide for your fam- tunity; that is, the playing field is not Mr. RUBIO. I ask unanimous consent ily and give them the opportunity to always even. And there are two things that I be recognized to speak as in do even better than yourself, but we in particular that stand out: our regu- morning business for up to 15 minutes. embrace the concept of prosperity. lations and our Tax Code. It is not me The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Last but not least, we Americans saying that, it is the job creators, objection, it is so ordered. have always embraced the concept of small businesspeople trying to make it. f responsibility, the responsibility that Let me tell you what I mean by that. all of us have as individuals, as neigh- We have a complicated Tax Code, and LEGISLATIVE CHALLENGES bors, as members of a community, as it is broken. Here is the deal. If you are Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, it is good family members. Deep in this concept a large, major, Fortune 500 company, to be back at work here in Washington, of responsibility is the notion that you can afford the best lawyers and ac- DC. We have the big State of the Union while we want fairness and equality of countants in the world to navigate it. tonight, which is kind of the beginning opportunity and while we want pros- You may not like the large, com- of the legislative year. I am looking perity, we are also a compassionate plicated Tax Code, but you can deal forward to the challenges and, hope- people who do not want to see others with it. The people who cannot deal fully, accomplishments we will have left behind. In essence, we do not want with a large, complicated Tax Code are together both in this Chamber and in the price of our prosperity to be leav- the people who are trying to make it— this building in the coming year. ing people behind. To that end, Ameri- the sole practitioner, the entrepreneur, As we prepare for the State of the cans, as I outlined in a speech earlier the small businessperson starting out Union, I think it is always a good time last year, have always struggled and in the garage or spare bedroom of their for us to reflect on where we are as a have fought for the notion of balancing home. They cannot deal with the taxes, nation and where we have been. I think those two important goals—being a na- and they cannot deal with the regula- all of us can look back on the 20th cen- tion of prosperity and also a nation of tions because they cannot hire the tury and say it was truly the American responsibility. army of specialists it takes to navigate century. I was blessed to be born in These are the central things, these these things. that century and to be a beneficiary of are at the core of our values as a people In case you say somehow we are so much of America’s greatness. Those that defined our greatness in the last making this up or somehow this is of us who have been beneficiaries of century, and therefore they must re- coming out of nowhere, let me tell you America’s past have an obligation— main at the core of who we are as a na- that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce certainly those who serve here—to be tion if we want the 21st century to be did a survey of small businesses earlier defenders of America’s greatness in the an American century as well. Let’s ex- this year. They found that 86 percent of future. At the core of everything we de- amine some of the challenges to those small businesses—which are, by the bate today are these issues about three principles that are so important way, not just the backbone of Amer- America’s future and how we make the to our future. ica’s economy, they are the backbone 21st century an American century as On the issue of fairness, on the issue of America’s prosperity—86 percent of well. of equality of opportunity, what are them say they are worried that regula- If we examine some of what has real- the things standing in the way of tions, restrictions, and taxes are hurt- ly distinguished us from the rest of the equality of opportunity in America? In ing their ability to do business. This is world, that has made America and life essence, what are the things keeping a fact. in America different from life in other some people from climbing the ladder, In terms of there not being a playing countries, there are three things that from doing better than their parents field that is even in America, in my

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I thank God there was need to invest and commit deeply to I hope we will look at as real growth enough prosperity in America so people this notion of fairness, which is defined opportunities and prosperity in Amer- could go on vacation and leave tips in in America as equality of opportunity. ica. We are an energy-rich country and my dad’s tip jar. With the money he The second thing we need to continue advances in technology have made cer- raised as a bartender, he gave me the to believe in is prosperity. Prosperity tain deposits of energy once inacces- opportunity to do what he never had a in America has and must continue to sible to us accessible. Natural gas is a chance to do. mean private sector economic growth. great example. We need to stop pun- We had help along the way. I had stu- The private sector grows and creates ishing investment in the energy sector dent loans and grants from the govern- private jobs which employ people and by raising taxes. We need to stop pass- ment to help me get my education. I turn those people into parents who can ing regulations that put entire areas of went to a public school system, and send their kids on to college and con- this country completely off limits and that is an important role for govern- sumers who can spend money in our make it difficult to access our energy ment to play. Let’s not forget we cannot have more economy. The creation of middle-class deposits. I think energy is an area on government than our economy can af- jobs is not just the backbone of our which we should focus. ford. That is why those of us who des- economy, it is the backbone of our The other is manufacturing. As labor perately want to see a country that prosperity. costs rise around the world, there is no continues to have prosperity but also How are jobs created in the private reason more and more manufacturing compassion believe safety net pro- sector? It is simple. Someone has an cannot return to the United States. grams should exist to help those who idea, they have a business or product But this is not going to happen if we cannot help themselves and help those they want to invest in, they have ac- regulate people looking to do manufac- who have fallen to stand and try again. cess to money, whether it is their own turing in a way that they decide Amer- That is why we believe we have to have money or someone else’s money, and ica is not the place they should do a strong and robust economy. they use that money to put that idea business and if the tax treatment of What is startling is that we, the larg- into practice. They start a business, it America puts us at a competitive dis- est and most prosperous Nation in works, and as a result people get jobs, advantage. human history, have built a govern- people are employed, and the cycle re- Let me close by saying that the op- ment so massive that not even the peats itself. The job for us in Wash- portunity before us is real. The 21st richest country in the history of the ington is to make it easier for people century holds promise, promise that world can afford it, and we cannot con- to do that at every level. No. 1 is to holds no parallel in human history. I tinue on that road either. make it easier for people to have ideas, don’t think it is an exaggeration to say I will close by saying that I hope this and that is the easiest one of all. Amer- we can see the kind of economic new year will be the beginning of our icans have not run out of good ideas, growth here and around the world that work toward a new American century. and Americans have not forgotten how we have never seen before. That is how I know it worked in the past. I know to create jobs. There are plenty of promising the 21st century is. It all this is a nation where anyone from great ideas. There are great business comes down to a choice. We have to anywhere can accomplish anything. It ideas for the 21st century. There are a make a choice. Are we prepared to is not just something I read about in a bunch of them that exist in the minds abandon the principles and ideals that magazine. I have seen it in my own life. of hundreds of thousands of Americans made us unique and special or are we There is no reason it cannot continue who are waiting for the chance to put going to reembrace those principles here if only we are creative. that dream into practice. and ideals and in so doing make this I yield the floor. I suggest the ab- The second thing we have to do is new century an American century as sence of a quorum. make it easier for them to get access well? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The to the money they need to start their When I hear some of the talk in this clerk will call the roll. businesses, and that means to encour- building, it concerns me. When I hear The legislative clerk proceeded to age investment. I do not understand people telling the American people call the roll. why we would punish or discourage in- that the way to protect their jobs is to Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask vestment. Why raise taxes on people raise their bosses’ taxes, I think that is unanimous consent that the order for who want to invest in businesses that counterproductive. When I hear policy- the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. allow these businesses to grow and hire makers in Washington pitting the FRANKEN). Without objection, it is so more people? It is important we make American people against each other, ordered. that easier as well. telling people that the only way they Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask I would like to talk again about can do better is if someone else is unanimous consent to speak for up to small businesses. The survey I outlined worse off, I get concerned. Not only is 18 minutes. a minute ago showed that 78 percent of it not true, that type of thought has The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without small businesses say taxes and regula- never worked anywhere in the world. objection, it is so ordered. tions coming from Washington also In fact, people flee from countries that f make it harder for them to hire more think in that way. employees. So in addition to making it The American experience has been THE BUDGET easier for people to make money avail- something very important. The Amer- Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, today, able to investors to allow these ideas ican experience has been that this is a state of the Union day, marks 1,000 to go into practice, we also have to country where everybody can do bet- days since this Senate has fulfilled its lower the cost of doing business and ter, where the people who have made it statutory responsibility of passing a the barriers to entry, and the equation can stay there, and the people who are budget. This is not a little bitty mat- is pretty straightforward. trying to make it can join them. We ter, and it implicates the leadership of If you are an employee working for have never believed that the way for us the Democratically controlled Senate somebody and decide you can do a bet- to do better is for other people to do and their willingness to address the ter job than your boss and want to worse. We have never believed in order American people honestly and effec- start your own business and want to to climb the ladder, we have to pull tively concerning the very significant compete against him, well, the regula- somebody else down. For me, it is not financial threats this Nation faces. tions that impact that industry and theory, it is the experience of my life. Indeed, President Obama, on April 29, the tax code that applies to that indus- My parents raised me with middle- 2009, when we last had a budget, said try are too complicated and too bur- class jobs in the service sector. My dad, this:

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But it could necessary ‘‘to lay a new foundation for April 1. Congress is required to com- only set the number for discretionary growth and to strengthen our econ- plete action on a concurrent resolution spending. omy.’’ on the budget no later than April 15. It The Budget Control Act effectively I believe that is certainly true be- is a challenge. In the past it has been told Chairman CONRAD to provide dis- cause the whole world, our own econ- a real challenge. People have worked cretionary spending at the levels of the omy, U.S. businesses and investment, hard to meet that goal. Budget Control Act caps and for man- and the American people are concerned Last year, while the Senate did not datory—the 60 percent—to stay the that we don’t have a plan for our future act, the Republican House met its re- same, and revenue policies—taxing that gets us off of the debt path—some quirements under the Budget Act to policies—at levels estimated in the would say an economic growth death consider and pass a budget resolution Congressional Budget Office March 2011 path—that we are on. They want to see in both their Budget Committee—Con- baseline. So mandatory spending and that we have a plan to do better. gressman PAUL RYAN’s committee—and tax increases and tax policies would be We will have a speech tonight. I sus- in the full House of Representatives. controlled by the Congressional Budget pect it will be grand in sound and have The chairman of the Senate Budget Office baseline, business as usual—the some popular phrases. But the question Committee, however, did not even offer definition of business as usual for 60 is, when it is over will we have a plan a budget for consideration in com- percent of our budget. that can be examined? Will we have a mittee, which precluded its consider- So the so-called deemed budget is not plan that will lead us on an improved— ation before the full Senate. a real budget, and the process used to dramatically improved—debt path or The budget process exists in one re- adopt it is not the kind of process that will we remain in business-as-usual spect to compel the President and Con- is legitimate. It is not the kind of proc- mode, in denial? gress to set forth a plan for the disposi- ess that is required. In the Budget Act, A budget resolution is legally re- tion of the taxpayers’ money for the we must have a committee markup. We quired by the Congressional Budget upcoming fiscal year and a minimum must have 50 hours of guaranteed de- Act of 1974. It was passed because Con- of 4 fiscal years. The budget has to be bate on the floor of the Senate and an gress hadn’t been passing budgets effec- a 5-year budget. Often it is 10 years. unlimited number of amendments can tively. So the Congress passed a law The President submitted a 10-year be offered—a public, open discussion and said we must do it. We are going to budget which I think is preferable to a about the dangers facing this country require ourselves to do it. 5-year budget, and most people agree. and how Senators are going to deal By law the President must submit a Setting forth such a plan requires set- with them, and they have to vote and budget to the Congress by the first ting priorities; does it not? A house- they have to vote multiple times. The Monday in February. The President hold does a budget. A city, county, or Democratic leadership, supported by has submitted one for 2012. He sub- State does a budget. They have to Democratic Members, did not want to mitted it to the Congress last year. It choose with their limited resources the go through that process. That is why was not a good budget. It was what I priorities they can fund and determine the Democratic leader, Senator REID, have called the most irresponsible how to use those scarce dollars, which said it is foolish to have a budget. He budget ever submitted to Congress. I in our case includes discretionary did not mean it was foolish for America chose those words carefully because we spending which is subject to the annual to have a budget. He meant it was fool- have never been, as a nation, in a more appropriation process, as well as the ish for them to have to vote publicly systemic danger from debt as we are mandatory spending programs which and be accountable for the serious today. Our population is aging. Our are provided for under the rules set challenges facing this country. I think growth is not solid. The number of peo- forth in permanent law. Those pro- that was a big reason for the shel- ple on Medicare and Medicaid and So- grams include food stamps, Medicaid, lacking a lot of Members of Congress cial Security has increased. We need Medicare, Social Security, and a lot of took in the last election. growth and prosperity. We are in dan- other programs. The American people want Congress ger if we don’t change it. That is why So mandatory spending programs to be accountable. Congress works for the world is worried about the United currently comprise almost 60 percent them. We are not on our own up here to States. That is also why Europe is hav- of our spending. They are on automatic do whatever we want to. The American ing such a serious problem. So it is im- pilot. If a person reaches a certain age people are watching us. Forty cents of portant that we have a budget and we or if a person loses their job or their in- every $1 we spend is borrowed. Are the lay this out. come falls below a certain level, they American people not legitimately un- So the law requires the President to are entitled to certain benefits. A per- happy with us? Why should they be sat- submit the budget to the Congress by son can walk into a government office isfied with Congress? Why should we be the first Monday in February. We did it and ask for food stamps or ask for gov- looked up to as people who are leading last year. It was not a good budget be- ernmental assistance, and if that per- the country effectively? We will not cause it increased spending, it in- son qualifies it must be given whether even bring up a budget. creased taxes, and it increased spend- the government has any money or not. I just want to say, the Republicans ing more than taxes. Over the 10-year If those programs are out of control fought for a budget. I am the ranking budgetary window or plan, it increased and are growing too fast and are not Republican member of the Budget the debt more than if we had not had properly managed, Congress has to Committee. We pleaded with the ma- the budget, if we had just gone on auto- change laws, not just change the budg- jority. We protested. But the leader- matic pilot for spending growth in our et to deal with it. So this is almost 60 ship in the Senate has the power to set country. That is why it was a failed percent of our budget today, the man- the agenda, and a minority cannot call budget plan. When the Senate finally datory part. a budget hearing in the Budget Com- voted on it—I brought it up after the So the budget process, through the mittee, nor can they require a real majority leader brought up the House use of reconciliation, is the only mech- budget to be brought forth for full de- budget to try to defeat it. I brought up anism available to Congress to compel bate on the floor of the Senate. the President’s budget and asked my oversight and review of mandatory So this is where we are, I just have to Democratic colleagues if they sup- spending programs. Without the dis- say, because our colleague, whom I ported their President’s budget. It cipline provided by the budget process, truly respect and like, Senator CON- failed 97 to 0. Not a single Senator these programs proceed on automatic RAD, was saying we do not need a budg- voted for that plan because it was irre- pilot. So, importantly, the numbers et today. Apparently, they are not

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But it is sending our coun- debt is surging. This year, the debt So a real budget would have required try toward the fiscal cliff. Our Demo- came in, as of September 30, another a weighing of the spending demands cratic colleagues wish to pretend for $1.3 trillion. Three consecutive years of placed on the Federal Government and the Nation that they have an actual deficits over $1 trillion, averaging $1.3 the available revenues and reached a budget plan. If they want to do that, trillion. Can you imagine that? The consensus on what activities the gov- they must find in their files the secret highest deficit President Bush ever ernment would pursue and how the document they produced last year and had—and it was too high—was $450 bil- government would pay for it, including finally, once and for all, make it pub- lion. But for 3 years we have averaged the amount that would be added to the lic. $1.3 trillion. debt—how much are we going to in- Senator CONRAD said: I have a budg- The debt is surging out of control, crease the debt and how much will be et. He said: We are going to have a and the Budget Control Act that pur- left to future generations. committee markup, and I am going to ports to change that trajectory only So the failure of our Democratic present to our conferences the major- reduced the projected deficit over 10 leadership in the Senate is to not seri- ity’s budget plan to the Budget Com- years by $2.1 trillion, when every ex- ously and credibly address our manda- mittee. He was prepared to do that. He pert—Democrats, Republicans, liberals tory spending programs, which all ex- was prepared to do that, I thought. I and conservatives—before our Budget perts and observers tell us are on an was ready to get prepared to have the Committee told us we need to have $4 unsustainable course. Everyone tells us hearing. So when we got ready, some- trillion over 10 years in reduced defi- that. What we are doing today is how it did not happen. It got put off. It cits. unsustainable. For example, the budget got put off again. Then, in the days Because under the projections we the President submitted calls for defi- that followed and we made a fuss, Sen- have from the Congressional Budget cits every single year for the next dec- ator REID eventually said, basically: I Office, we are on track to add $13 tril- ade. It goes from about $1.3 trillion made that decision not to have a budg- lion more to the debt in 10 years—$13 now—it was going to drop down, for the et. It is foolish to have a budget. trillion more—doubling the now over lowest single year, to a deficit of $740 So we never saw this budget. He said $13 trillion in debt we have. billion, and in years 7, 8, 9, and 10, it publicly they had one. Are they That is why we cannot continue. We would be going back again to almost $1 ashamed of it? Were they afraid to need a plan to change that. Instead, we trillion. bring it out? Did no one want to see it? got a minimum reduction, I guess, We spend this year $650 billion on So- We were prepared with our little cal- from approximately $13 trillion to $11 cial Security. By the 10th year, accord- culators to see how much taxes were trillion out of the Budget Committee. ing to the Congressional Budget Office going to increase, how much spending So we will add $11 trillion to the debt analysis of the President’s budget, the was going to increase, how much debt over the next 10 years rather than $13 interest we would pay on the debt was going to increase. When are we trillion. That is not enough change. alone—just the interest—would be $940 going to change our debt trajectory Mr. President, $4 trillion, in my opin- billion. Today it is $240 billion. This is and make the country better, put us on ion, based on the studies and the hear- how we get into the European crisis. a sounder path? That is what we want- ings and the testimony of the witnesses This is why experts and economists ed to know, and we were told we were I have heard, is not enough. We need to have told us our spending and debt sit- going to get it. We did not. do a good bit more than that. The uation is unsustainable. That is not a So instead of an open, accountable House proposed a better plan by far. It frivolous word. They mean it is process, where the public votes are would have changed our debt course, unsustainable. taken, where our constituents can hold but the Senate did not do its responsi- Contending that the creation of the us responsible for the leadership we bility to meet that challenge or the po- supercommittee absolved the Senate of provide, we got, at the eleventh hour, sition of the House. that responsibility to produce a budget deals, a month of secret meetings, and I appreciate the opportunity to share is laughable and it is not credible and political maneuvers. The primary aim these thoughts. We look forward to- I reject that. Instead, we are told that of the process, it looks to me, was po- night to the President’s State of the the deeming of a budget and spending litical advantage, not the advantage Union. I hope he will do more than do caps—and only discretionary spend- for the people of the United States. his normal eloquent processes and lay ing—determined in secret and brought So I believe when the majority leader out a real plan, a plan that can be stud- out in the eleventh hour before the and his majority colleagues chose to ied, a plan that can be evaluated, to Senate for an up-or-down vote, without block the lawfully mandated budget put this Nation on a sound fiscal amendment, to avoid a government process and not bring up a budget—not course. Because until we do that, jobs shutdown—to contend that meets the have committee hearings and actual will not be created, and we will not see requirements placed on this Chamber votes, not have 50 hours of floor debate, growth. There is a lack of confidence in for responsibility and fiscal rectitude not being able to allow amendments our economy, and the greatest founda- just cannot be sustained. Nothing that deal with the budget and spend- tion of that lack of confidence is the could be further from the truth. Pass- ing—they put politics over the Nation’s debt. ing a real budget is indeed not easy, interest. They rejected a duty they I will just add briefly, there are particularly now because we have such have, by all just deserts in logic and things we can do to create growth and a serious financial crisis. Tough deci- also by law. They did so for their polit- jobs without an increase in spending sions are going to have to be made. ical convenience. and without increase in debt. How do Perhaps our Democratic leadership I think if they continue to fail to we do it? We eliminate every single does not want to show Americans how produce a budget, to allow it to be dis- regulation that is unwise. We reform much their big spending agenda truly cussed, to show what their plans are for our Tax Code into a growth-oriented costs. That is what a budget shows over the future, they have forfeited the Tax Code as much as possible. We 10 years: how much we plan to spend, leadership they have asked for in the produce more American energy and how much we are going to cut, how Senate. If they cannot produce a budg- stop making policies that prohibit the much we are going to tax. Maybe they et and they do not have the gumption production of American energy, cre- do not want the people to know how to lay out their plan for the future and ating American jobs, creating wealth much they intend to raise taxes and have numbers that can be studied and in the United States, stopping the ex- how much of that falls not just on the examined, added and subtracted—if port of that wealth to Venezuela or

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That is a hammer blow to combat cyber crime by strengthening about the extraordinary David Wood be the middle class. and clarifying the penalties for viola- printed in the RECORD. So we are talking about jobs, growth, tions of the Computer Fraud and Abuse There being no objection, the mate- progress. Those are the kinds of things Act and creating a new criminal of- rial was ordered to be printed in the we need. We can do it without more fense for cyber attacks involving gov- RECORD, as follows: government debt and more government ernment computers that manage crit- [From the Burlington Free Press] spending. That is what I will be look- ical infrastructure information. IDYLL BANTER: BURNING THE CHRISTMAS ing for tonight. The Senate Judiciary Committee fa- CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS I thank the Presiding Officer and vorably reported this bill in September (By Chris Bohjalian) yield the floor. 2011. The committee has previously re- Look, I know Santa just pulled an all- I suggest the absence of a quorum. ported similar legislation three times. nighter, flew through serious turbulence The PRESIDING OFFICER. The I urge the 112th Congress to finally over Iceland, and had to put up with—yet clerk will call the roll. enact this much needed legislation. again—Prancer’s ‘‘attitude’’ that no one has The assistant legislative clerk pro- In the coming weeks, the Senate is yet to write a song about him. (You live on ceeded to call the roll. expected to consider comprehensive nothing but lichen between Thanksgiving Mrs. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, I ask cyber security legislation. Protecting and Christmas, and watch what happens to unanimous consent that the order for our Nation’s data from breaches is at your temper.) But my great friend and the pastor of the United Church of Lincoln, the quorum call be rescinded. the very core of a comprehensive strat- David Wood, just performed four church The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without egy for improving cyber security. That services in 16 hours. objection, it is so ordered. is why President Obama included a Yup. Four in 16. This is what happens when f data breach proposal that closely mir- Christmas falls on a Sunday. rors the Personal Data Privacy and Se- ‘‘From a spiritual point of view, I love it EXTENSION OF MORNING curity Act in his cyber security pro- when Christmas comes on a Sunday. From a BUSINESS posal to Congress. That is why con- practical point of view, it’s terrifying,’’ David told me. Mrs. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, I ask sumer and privacy advocates, business unanimous consent that the period for Specifically, last night there were three leaders, and Members of Congress on services at the church here in Lincoln. There morning business be extended until 5 both sides of the aisle continue to call was a 7 p.m. pageant for families—and this p.m., with Senators permitted to speak for the enactment of data privacy leg- year the pageant was mighty impressive, for up to 10 minutes each. islation. And that is why I will con- with St. Nicholas himself sharing the story The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without tinue work to ensure that meaningful of the Nativity. Then there was an 8:30 p.m. objection, it is so ordered. data privacy legislation is included in service that was more traditional, just as joyous, but at least marginally less raucous. f any cyber security legislation the Sen- Finally, at 11:30 p.m., there was the quiet, DATA PRIVACY DAY ate considers this year. contemplative, communal service that ended I will also continue the important Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, on Janu- shortly after midnight—on Christmas Day. work that the Judiciary Committee And while the church’s youth pastor, Todd ary 28, 2012, privacy advocates, indus- began last year to update the Elec- Goodyear, did the heaviest lifting at that try leaders, and government officials tronic Communications Privacy Act, very first service, David was still plenty in- from across our Nation will celebrate ECPA, so that our digital privacy laws volved. Data Privacy Day 2012. I am pleased to keep pace with changes in technology. In any case, after three services in five join these stakeholders in calling at- Updating this law to reflect the reali- hours last night, David finally collapsed into tention to the need to better secure our bed about quarter to 1 on Christmas morning ties of our time is essential to keeping . . . and was back in the sanctuary today, privacy and security in cyberspace. us safe from cyber threats. In the digital age, our Nation faces preaching, 10 hours later. Again, I thank and commend the That workload might not daunt Santa, but the challenge of securing our computer many stakeholders and leaders from it would most mortals. networks from cyber threats and cyber across the Nation who are holding It has always seemed to me that the ma- crime, while at the same time, encour- events to commemorate Data Privacy jority of priests and ministers and rabbis and aging innovation and protecting Amer- Day. I look forward to working with imams work incredibly hard. Certainly icans’ right to privacy. Even as the these stakeholders and with Members David does. To wit: I will never forget when Internet and other rapidly advancing my wife was in labor with our daughter a lit- of Congress on both sides of the aisle tle over 18 years ago. When Grace arrived— technologies spur economic growth and and in both Chambers to ensure that expand opportunity, there is growing so did David. The labor was 22 hours, but the right to privacy is ensured in the still he was there within 40 minutes of uncertainty and unease about how digital age. Grace’s arrival. Two months ago, my wife Americans’ sensitive personal informa- f had six hours of kidney surgery. I had told tion is collected, shared, and stored. David about it the day before. Sure enough, Data Privacy Day provides an impor- TRIBUTE TO PASTOR DAVID WOOD there he was the next day at the hospital. tant reminder about the importance of Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, Chris And it’s not like my wife gets preferential data privacy. Bohjalian is one of the treasures of treatment. (Given the number of Humane After a record year of high-profile Vermont, as well as being a gifted writ- Society shelter cats she has tried to foist on data breaches in the private sector and David’s family, he should be giving her a er. We Vermonters are fortunate to be very wide berth.) He is always comforting throughout government, it is more im- able to read his weekly column. They someone or some family in hospitals in two portant than ever that Congress step almost always deal with some aspect of counties. And then there are the funerals. forward and enact meaningful data pri- life in the State he and I share. And the christenings. And the baptisms. And vacy legislation. As the chairman of Marcelle and I were especially the marriages. And the meetings. And the the Senate Judiciary Committee, I touched by his column on Christmas counseling. And the Yankees. (We all have continue to work toward that goal. Day about Pastor David Wood, of the our flaws.) David has been the pastor here in Last year, I reintroduced comprehen- United Church of Lincoln, VT. Lincoln since 1979, so this is not the first sive data privacy legislation that will So many of us go to church on time that Christmas has fallen on a Sunday on his watch. He knows what to expect: ‘‘Ev- better protect Americans’ sensitive Christmas Day, shake hands with those erything speeds up. Nothing slows down.’’ personal data and reduce the risk of officiating at the service and thank Consequently, he had his sermons done data security breaches. The Personal them for what they have done, and weeks ahead of time. He had a plan in place Data Privacy and Security Act would then go home to be with our families. to get the props from the pageant removed

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Mr. President, I would the children—raising and lowering lit can- box and who know that the answers of dles while we all sang ‘‘Silent Night.’’ like to take a moment to recognize two the past are not necessarily the an- But despite the borderline bedlam that can individuals for their extraordinary swers of the future. Reed has put an mark this time of the year for us all, he tries service to the Everybody Wins! Pro- emphasis on the progress of the indi- not to lose sight of the blessings that come gram in Iowa. vidual student, emphasizing intellec- with that chaos. ‘‘What is most special for As many of my colleagues know, Ev- tual development over the pursuit of me every Sunday, but even more as we ap- erybody Wins! is a literacy and men- grades. proach Christmas and Easter, is the realiza- toring program for elementary school tion that I get to speak the good news to Colleges and universities like Reed students. The program gives adults the allow people to continue their pursuit people. Christian faith isn’t about rules and opportunity to spend one lunch hour a regulations, it is about our relationship with of knowledge, to debate problems and a God who loves us enough to choose to be week reading with a child in a public to develop ideas. Higher education is with us.’’ school. also a driving force behind social mo- Fourteen years ago, Senator Jim Jef- Indeed. So, while I remain impressed as bility and has broken down divisions of fords recruited me to join him as a vol- heck with what Santa Claus and his reindeer race, religion, gender and socio-eco- just pulled off, I am mighty grateful as well unteer for the Everybody Wins! Pro- nomic class. Reed College embraces for the work of David Wood and his peers. gram in Washington, D.C. Since then, I this mission, as reflected in the small Merry Christmas. Happy Hanukkah. Peace. have been an Everybody Wins! volun- class sizes filled with diverse students. f teer at Brent Elementary School in One hundred years of commitment to Washington D.C. I have seen the tre- ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS liberal arts education has produced 31 mendous impact this program has both Rhodes Scholars, a great number of on the adult volunteers and their Fulbright grant recipients and count- young student partners. RECOGNIZING ELIOT ELEMENTARY less well-educated members of the Or- SCHOOL I was very happy when Everybody Wins! was launched in my home State egon community and our Nation. To ∑ Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, today, of Iowa in 2002. Two people I want to Colin Diver, the President of Reed Col- I commend Eliot Elementary School of recognize today joined Everybody lege, and to the faculty and students of Eliot, ME, on being named a 2011 Na- Wins! as volunteer readers and found- Reed: congratulations on a century of tional Blue Ribbon School of Excel- ∑ ing board members in 2003. Both of academic excellence. lence. This prestigious recognition of them retired in the last year after con- f high accomplishment was bestowed by tributing to the solid foundation on U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Dun- REMEMBERING JUDGE LIONEL which the Iowa program rests today. ‘‘RED’’ NOONAN can. Mary Ann Nielsen joined the board of ∑ Created in 1982, the Blue Ribbon Everybody Wins! Iowa in the spring of Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I was Schools Award is considered the high- 2003. She continued her service, includ- saddened over the holidays to learn of est honor an American school can ob- ing as president of the board, until May the death of a good man and friend, tain. Schools singled out for this na- of 2011. Her work on the board included Judge Lionel ‘‘Red’’ Noonan of Mobile, tional recognition reflect the goals of serving on three executive director AL, at the age of 86. Judge Noonan was our Nation’s education reforms for search committees, as well as on the a wonderful man. He knew it was all high standards and accountability. personnel and executive committees. about service to others, and the cour- Specifically, the Blue Ribbon Schools Amy Elbert also joined the board in tesy, ease, and empathy he displayed to Program is designed to honor public the spring of 2003, and continued her all he came upon was noticed and ap- and private schools that are either aca- service until May of 2011. She devoted preciated and remembered. Many think demically superior in their States or substantial time and energy to fund- good politicians are the smooth folks, that demonstrate dramatic gains in raising, two executive director search always ready with the right words, al- student achievement. committees, as secretary of the board, ways thinking, always plotting, but This award recognizes that Eliot Ele- and as chair of the outreach com- Judge Noonan was a great politician mentary students achieve at the high- mittee. Amy also has enjoyed reading because he served his constituents with est level academically. Eliot Elemen- relationships through the program for grace and it came back to him in re- tary School is a top-performing school the past 4 years. spect and in votes. on State-required assessments, and For their commitment to our youth, As a practicing lawyer in probate staff at the school use assessments to literacy, and their long-time con- court, he always treated me the way he throughout the academic year as a tool tributions to Everybody Wins! Iowa, I treated everyone. I was a rock-ribbed for improving and customizing instruc- extend my sincere thanks to Mary Ann young Republican and he a loyal Demo- tion. The school works closely with and Amy and wish them all the best in crat, yet I couldn’t have been more families to forge a strong school com- their future endeavors.∑ fairly treated by him. I had always munity where students are connected f heard, from my Republican friends, and encouraged to pursue their inter- what a good man he was. As I have got- ests. REED COLLEGE ten older, I have come to see that in a I applaud not only the students but ∑ Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, with place such as Mobile, where people also the administrators, teachers, staff, great pride I wish to congratulate Reed really know one another, those who and parents of Eliot Elementary College in Portland, OR, on its 100 have good reputations are invariably School. Together, they are succeeding years of delivering excellent higher good people. Judge Noonan’s good rep- in their mission to generate excite- education. Reed College has consist- utation was justly earned over a life- ment and momentum for learning. ently demonstrated its devotion to aca- time of honest dealing. They are making a difference in the demia and to developing the intellec- The Republicans were always hoping lives of their students, helping them tual spirit of its students through de- that he would switch parties and join reach their full potential as inde- manding curricula, insightful research them. That is in itself a high com- pendent, responsible learners and citi- and stimulating classroom conversa- pliment to be courted by two parties. zens. tion. I am certain that the next cen- But to the Democrats he remained I am pleased that the U.S. Depart- tury will prove to be as fruitful as the true. ment of Education has selected Eliot last for Reed and its students and that Judge Noonan retired in 2001 after Elementary School for this well-de- the strong academic tradition will con- serving 18 years as the Mobile County served honor, and I congratulate the tinue to thrive in the Eastmoreland probate judge. Prior to that he had communities of Eliot and South Ber- neighborhood of Portland. served 8 years in the Alabama State

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They work to- took office, we lost nearly four million American ideal of good government gether. jobs. And we lost another four million and what is good for America. Of Imagine what we could accomplish if before our policies were in full effect. course, there is the sausage making we followed their example. Think Those are the facts. But so are these. part of politics. Sometimes, it is not about the America within our reach: A In the last 22 months, businesses have all cookies and cream. Politics can be country that leads the world in edu- created more than three million jobs. tough. Yet, for Ruby and Red, it was cating its people. An America that at- Last year, they created the most jobs always about what would make Mobile, tracts a new generation of high-tech since 2005. American manufacturers are AL, and America a better place, and I manufacturing and high-paying jobs. A hiring again, creating jobs for the first have always admired that in them. future where we’re in control of our time since the late 1990s. Together, His wife Ruby has lost a great part- own energy, and our security and pros- we’ve agreed to cut the deficit by more ner, his children, Ruth, Kelly, and Lio- perity aren’t so tied to unstable parts than $2 trillion. And we’ve put in place nel, Junior, a great father and mentor, of the world. An economy built to last, new rules to hold Wall Street account- and Mobile, one of the best loved citi- where hard work pays off, and responsi- able, so a crisis like that never happens zens to ever have walked the streets.∑ bility is rewarded. again. We can do this. I know we can, be- f The state of our Union is getting cause we’ve done it before. At the end stronger. And we’ve come too far to of World War II, when another genera- MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT turn back now. As long as I’m Presi- tion of heroes returned home from dent, I will work with anyone in this Messages from the President of the combat, they built the strongest econ- chamber to build on this momentum. United States were communicated to omy and middle class the world has But I intend to fight obstruction with the Senate by Mr. Pate, one of his sec- ever known. My grandfather, a veteran action, and I will oppose any effort to retaries. of Patton’s Army, got the chance to go return to the very same policies that f to college on the GI Bill. My grand- brought on this economic crisis in the mother, who worked on a bomber as- EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED first place. sembly line, was part of a workforce No, we will not go back to an econ- As in executive session the Presiding that turned out the best products on omy weakened by outsourcing, bad Officer laid before the Senate messages Earth. from the President of the United The two of them shared the optimism debt, and phony financial profits. To- States submitting sundry nominations of a Nation that had triumphed over a night, I want to speak about how we and four withdrawals which were re- Depression and fascism. They under- move forward, and lay out a blueprint ferred to the appropriate committees. stood they were part of something larg- for an economy that’s built to last—an (The nominations received today are er; that they were contributing to a economy built on American manufac- printed at the end of the Senate pro- story of success that every American turing, American energy, skills for ceedings.) had a chance to share—the basic Amer- American workers, and a renewal of American values. f ican promise that if you worked hard, you could do well enough to raise a This blueprint begins with American REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE family, own a home, send your kids to manufacturing. UNION DELIVERED TO A JOINT college, and put a little away for re- On the day I took office, our auto in- SESSION OF CONGRESS ON JANU- tirement. dustry was on the verge of collapse. ARY 24, 2012—PM 37 The defining issue of our time is how Some even said we should let it die. The PRESIDING OFFICER laid be- to keep that promise alive. No chal- With a million jobs at stake, I refused fore the Senate the following message lenge is more urgent. No debate is to let that happen. In exchange for from the President of the United more important. We can either settle help, we demanded responsibility. We States, together with an accompanying for a country where a shrinking num- got workers and automakers to settle report; which was ordered to lie on the ber of people do really well, while a their differences. We got the industry table: growing number of Americans barely to retool and restructure. Today, Gen- get by. Or we can restore an economy eral Motors is back on top as the To the Congress of the United States: where everyone gets a fair shot, every- world’s number one automaker. Chrys- Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, one does their fair share, and everyone ler has grown faster in the U.S. than members of Congress, distinguished plays by the same set of rules. What’s any major car company. Ford is invest- guests, and fellow Americans: at stake are not Democratic values or ing billions in U.S. plants and fac- Last month, I went to Andrews Air Republican values, but American val- tories. And together, the entire indus- Force Base and welcomed home some ues. We have to reclaim them. try added nearly 160,000 jobs. of our last troops to serve in Iraq. To- Let’s remember how we got here. We bet on American workers. We bet gether, we offered a final, proud salute Long before the recession, jobs and on American ingenuity. And tonight, to the colors under which more than a manufacturing began leaving our the American auto industry is back. million of our fellow citizens fought— shores. Technology made businesses What’s happening in Detroit can hap- and several thousand gave their lives. more efficient, but also made some jobs pen in other industries. It can happen We gather tonight knowing that this obsolete. Folks at the top saw their in- in Cleveland and Pittsburgh and Ra- generation of heroes has made the comes rise like never before, but most leigh. We can’t bring back every job United States safer and more respected hardworking Americans struggled with that’s left our shores. But right now, around the world. For the first time in costs that were growing, paychecks it’s getting more expensive to do busi- nine years, there are no Americans that weren’t, and personal debt that ness in places like China. Meanwhile, fighting in Iraq. For the first time in kept piling up. America is more productive. A few two decades, Osama bin Laden is not a In 2008, the house of cards collapsed. weeks ago, the CEO of Master Lock threat to this country. Most of al We learned that mortgages had been told me that it now makes business Qaeda’s top lieutenants have been de- sold to people who couldn’t afford or sense for him to bring jobs back home. feated. The Taliban’s momentum has understand them. Banks had made Today, for the first time in fifteen been broken, and some troops in Af- huge bets and bonuses with other peo- years, Master Lock’s unionized plant in ghanistan have begun to come home. ple’s money. Regulators had looked the Milwaukee is running at full capacity. These achievements are a testament other way, or didn’t have the authority So we have a huge opportunity, at to the courage, selflessness, and team- to stop the bad behavior. this moment, to bring manufacturing

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Most teachers work tirelessly, We should start with our tax code. manufacturing when it comes to ac- with modest pay, sometimes digging Right now, companies get tax breaks cessing finance or new markets like into their own pocket for school sup- for moving jobs and profits overseas. Russia. Our workers are the most pro- plies—just to make a difference. Meanwhile, companies that choose to ductive on Earth, and if the playing Teachers matter. So instead of bash- stay in America get hit with one of the field is level, I promise you—America ing them, or defending the status quo, highest tax rates in the world. It will always win. let’s offer schools a deal. Give them the makes no sense, and everyone knows I also hear from many business lead- resources to keep good teachers on the it. ers who want to hire in the United job, and reward the best ones. In return, So let’s change it. First, if you’re a States, but can’t find workers with the grant schools flexibility: to teach with business that wants to outsource jobs, right skills. Growing industries in creativity and passion, to stop teach- you shouldn’t get a tax deduction for science and technology have twice as ing to the test, and to replace teachers doing it. That money should be used to many openings as we have workers who who just aren’t helping kids learn. cover moving expenses for companies can do the job. Think about that— We also know that when students like Master Lock that decide to bring openings at a time when millions of aren’t allowed to walk away from their jobs home. Americans are looking for work. education, more of them walk the Second, no American company That’s inexcusable. And we know how stage to get their diploma. So tonight, should be able to avoid paying its fair to fix it. I call on every State to require that all share of taxes by moving jobs and prof- Jackie Bray is a single mom from students stay in high school until they its overseas. From now on, every mul- North Carolina who was laid off from graduate or turn eighteen. tinational company should have to pay her job as a mechanic. Then Siemens When kids do graduate, the most a basic minimum tax. And every penny opened a gas turbine factory in Char- daunting challenge can be the cost of should go towards lowering taxes for lotte, and formed a partnership with college. At a time when Americans owe companies that choose to stay here and Central Piedmont Community College. more in tuition debt than credit card hire here. The company helped the college design debt, this Congress needs to stop the Third, if you’re an American manu- courses in laser and robotics training. interest rates on student loans from facturer, you should get a bigger tax It paid Jackie’s tuition, then hired her doubling in July. Extend the tuition cut. If you’re a high-tech manufac- to help operate their plant. tax credit we started that saves mid- turer, we should double the tax deduc- I want every American looking for dle-class families thousands of dollars. tion you get for making products here. work to have the same opportunity as And give more young people the chance And if you want to relocate in a com- Jackie did. Join me in a national com- to earn their way through college by munity that was hit hard when a fac- mitment to train two million Ameri- doubling the number of work-study tory left town, you should get help fi- cans with skills that will lead directly jobs in the next five years. nancing a new plant, equipment, or to a job. My Administration has al- Of course, it’s not enough for us to training for new workers. ready lined up more companies that increase student aid. We can’t just My message is simple. It’s time to want to help. Model partnerships be- keep subsidizing skyrocketing tuition; stop rewarding businesses that ship tween businesses like Siemens and we’ll run out of money. States also jobs overseas, and start rewarding com- community colleges in places like need to do their part, by making higher panies that create jobs right here in Charlotte, Orlando and Louisville are education a higher priority in their America. Send me these tax reforms up and running. Now you need to give budgets. And colleges and universities and I’ll sign them right away. more community colleges the re- have to do their part by working to We’re also making it easier for Amer- sources they need to become commu- keep costs down. Recently, I spoke ican businesses to sell products all over nity career centers—places that teach with a group of college presidents the world. Two years ago, I set a goal people skills that local businesses are who’ve done just that. Some schools re- of doubling U.S. exports over five looking for right now, from data man- design courses to help students finish years. With the bipartisan trade agree- agement to high-tech manufacturing. ments I signed into law, we are on And I want to cut through the maze more quickly. Some use better tech- track to meet that goal—ahead of of confusing training programs, so that nology. The point is, it’s possible. So schedule. Soon, there will be millions from now on, people like Jackie have let me put colleges and universities on of new customers for American goods one program, one website, and one place notice: if you can’t stop tuition from in Panama, Colombia and South Korea. to go for all the information and help going up, the funding you get from tax- Soon, there will be new cars on the they need. It’s time to turn our unem- payers will go down. Higher education streets of Seoul imported from Detroit, ployment system into a reemployment can’t be a luxury—it’s an economic im- and Toledo, and Chicago. system that puts people to work. perative that every family in America I will go anywhere in the world to These reforms will help people get should be able to afford. open new markets for American prod- jobs that are open today. But to pre- Let’s also remember that hundreds of ucts. And I will not stand by when our pare for the jobs of tomorrow, our com- thousands of talented, hardworking competitors don’t play by the rules. mitment to skills and education has to students in this country face another We’ve brought trade cases against start earlier. challenge: the fact that they aren’t yet China at nearly twice the rate as the For less than one percent of what our American citizens. Many were brought last administration—and it’s made a Nation spends on education each year, here as small children, are American difference. Over a thousand Americans we’ve convinced nearly every State in through and through, yet they live are working today because we stopped the country to raise their standards for every day with the threat of deporta- a surge in Chinese tires. But we need to teaching and learning—the first time tion. Others came more recently, to do more. It’s not right when another that’s happened in a generation. study business and science and engi- country lets our movies, music, and But challenges remain. And we know neering, but as soon as they get their software be pirated. It’s not fair when how to solve them. degree, we send them home to invent foreign manufacturers have a leg up on At a time when other countries are new products and create new jobs ours only because they’re heavily sub- doubling down on education, tight somewhere else. sidized. budgets have forced States to lay off That doesn’t make sense. Tonight, I’m announcing the creation thousands of teachers. We know a good I believe as strongly as ever that we of a Trade Enforcement Unit that will teacher can increase the lifetime in- should take on illegal immigration. be charged with investigating unfair come of a classroom by over $250,000. A That’s why my Administration has put

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But if election-year politics keeps create jobs and power trucks and fac- less pollution, more manufacturing, Congress from acting on a comprehen- tories that are cleaner and cheaper, and more jobs for construction workers sive plan, let’s at least agree to stop proving that we don’t have to choose who need them. Send me a bill that expelling responsible young people who between our environment and our econ- creates these jobs. want to staff our labs, start new busi- omy. And by the way, it was public re- Building this new energy future nesses, and defend this country. Send search dollars, over the course of thir- should be just one part of a broader me a law that gives them the chance to ty years, that helped develop the tech- agenda to repair America’s infrastruc- earn their citizenship. I will sign it nologies to extract all this natural gas ture. So much of America needs to be right away. out of shale rock—reminding us that rebuilt. We’ve got crumbling roads and You see, an economy built to last is Government support is critical in help- bridges. A power grid that wastes too one where we encourage the talent and ing businesses get new energy ideas off much energy. An incomplete high- ingenuity of every person in this coun- the ground. speed broadband network that prevents try. That means women should earn What’s true for natural gas is true for a small business owner in rural Amer- equal pay for equal work. It means we clean energy. In three years, our part- ica from selling her products all over should support everyone who’s willing nership with the private sector has al- the world. to work; and every risk-taker and en- ready positioned America to be the During the Great Depression, Amer- trepreneur who aspires to become the world’s leading manufacturer of high- ica built the Hoover Dam and the Gold- next Steve Jobs. tech batteries. Because of federal in- en Gate Bridge. After World War II, we After all, innovation is what America vestments, renewable energy use has connected our States with a system of has always been about. Most new jobs nearly doubled. And thousands of highways. Democratic and Republican are created in start-ups and small busi- Americans have jobs because of it. administrations invested in great nesses. So let’s pass an agenda that When Bryan Ritterby was laid off projects that benefited everybody, from helps them succeed. Tear down regula- from his job making furniture, he said the workers who built them to the tions that prevent aspiring entre- he worried that at 55, no one would businesses that still use them today. preneurs from getting the financing to give him a second chance. But he found In the next few weeks, I will sign an grow. Expand tax relief to small busi- work at Energetx, a wind turbine man- Executive Order clearing away the red nesses that are raising wages and cre- ufacturer in Michigan. Before the re- tape that slows down too many con- ating good jobs. Both parties agree on cession, the factory only made luxury struction projects. But you need to fund these projects. Take the money these ideas. So put them in a bill, and yachts. Today, it’s hiring workers like we’re no longer spending at war, use get it on my desk this year. Bryan, who said, ‘‘I’m proud to be Innovation also demands basic re- working in the industry of the future.’’ half of it to pay down our debt, and use search. Today, the discoveries taking Our experience with shale gas shows the rest to do some nation-building place in our federally-financed labs and us that the payoffs on these public in- right here at home. There’s never been a better time to universities could lead to new treat- vestments don’t always come right build, especially since the construction ments that kill cancer cells but leave away. Some technologies don’t pan industry was one of the hardest-hit healthy ones untouched. New light- out; some companies fail. But I will not when the housing bubble burst. Of walk away from the promise of clean weight vests for cops and soldiers that course, construction workers weren’t energy. I will not walk away from can stop any bullet. Don’t gut these in- the only ones hurt. So were millions of workers like Bryan. I will not cede the vestments in our budget. Don’t let innocent Americans who’ve seen their wind or solar or battery industry to other countries win the race for the fu- home values decline. And while Gov- ture. Support the same kind of re- China or Germany because we refuse to ernment can’t fix the problem on its search and innovation that led to the make the same commitment here. We own, responsible homeowners shouldn’t computer chip and the Internet; to new have subsidized oil companies for a have to sit and wait for the housing American jobs and new American in- century. That’s long enough. It’s time market to hit bottom to get some re- dustries. to end the taxpayer giveaways to an in- lief. Nowhere is the promise of innovation dustry that’s rarely been more profit- That’s why I’m sending this Congress greater than in American-made energy. able, and double-down on a clean en- a plan that gives every responsible Over the last three years, we’ve opened ergy industry that’s never been more homeowner the chance to save about millions of new acres for oil and gas ex- promising. Pass clean energy tax cred- $3,000 a year on their mortgage, by refi- ploration, and tonight, I’m directing its and create these jobs. nancing at historically low interest my Administration to open more than We can also spur energy innovation rates. No more red tape. No more run- 75 percent of our potential offshore oil with new incentives. The differences in around from the banks. A small fee on and gas resources. Right now, Amer- this chamber may be too deep right the largest financial institutions will ican oil production is the highest that now to pass a comprehensive plan to ensure that it won’t add to the deficit, it’s been in eight years. That’s right— fight climate change. But there’s no and will give banks that were rescued eight years. Not only that—last year, reason why Congress shouldn’t at least by taxpayers a chance to repay a def- we relied less on foreign oil than in any set a clean energy standard that cre- icit of trust. of the past sixteen years. ates a market for innovation. So far, Let’s never forget: Millions of Ameri- But with only 2 percent of the world’s you haven’t acted. Well tonight, I will. cans who work hard and play by the oil reserves, oil isn’t enough. This I’m directing my Administration to rules every day deserve a Government country needs an all-out, all-of-the- allow the development of clean energy and a financial system that do the above strategy that develops every on enough public land to power three same. It’s time to apply the same rules available source of American energy—a million homes. And I’m proud to an- from top to bottom: No bailouts, no strategy that’s cleaner, cheaper, and nounce that the Department of De- handouts, and no copouts. An America full of new jobs. fense, the world’s largest consumer of built to last insists on responsibility We have a supply of natural gas that energy, will make one of the largest from everybody. can last America nearly one hundred commitments to clean energy in his- We’ve all paid the price for lenders years, and my Administration will tory—with the Navy purchasing who sold mortgages to people who take every possible action to safely de- enough capacity to power a quarter of couldn’t afford them, and buyers who velop this energy. Experts believe this a million homes a year. knew they couldn’t afford them. That’s will support more than 600,000 jobs by Of course, the easiest way to save why we need smart regulations to pre- the end of the decade. And I’m requir- money is to waste less energy. So vent irresponsible behavior. Rules to

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In fact, I’ve approved fewer the law, speed assistance to home- tax breaks I don’t need and the country regulations in the first three years of owners, and help turn the page on an can’t afford, it either adds to the def- my presidency than my Republican era of recklessness that hurt so many icit, or somebody else has to make up predecessor did in his. I’ve ordered Americans. the difference—like a senior on a fixed every federal agency to eliminate rules A return to the American values of income; or a student trying to get that don’t make sense. We’re revising fair play and shared responsibility will through school; or a family trying to over 500 more, just a fraction of re- help us protect our people and our make ends meet. That’s not right. forms that will save business and citi- economy. But it should also guide us as Americans know it’s not right. They zens more than $10 billion over the we look to pay down our debt and in- know that this generation’s success is next five years. We got rid of one rule vest in our future. only possible because past generations from 40 years ago that could have Right now, our most immediate pri- felt a responsibility to each other, and forced some dairy farmers to spend ority is stopping a tax hike on 160 mil- to their country’s future, and they $10,000 a year proving that they could lion working Americans while the re- know our way of life will only endure if contain a spill—because milk was covery is still fragile. People cannot af- we feel that same sense of shared re- somehow classified as an oil. With a ford losing $40 out of each paycheck sponsibility. That’s how we’ll reduce rule like that, I guess it was worth cry- this year. There are plenty of ways to our deficit. That’s an America built to ing over spilled milk. get this done. So let’s agree right here, last. I’m confident a farmer can contain a right now: No side issues. No drama. I recognize that people watching to- milk spill without a federal agency Pass the payroll tax cut without delay. night have differing views about taxes When it comes to the deficit, we’ve looking over his shoulder. But I will and debt; energy and health care. But already agreed to more than $2 trillion not back down from making sure an oil no matter what party they belong to, I in cuts and savings. But we need to do company can contain the kind of oil bet most Americans are thinking the more, and that means making choices. spill we saw in the Gulf two years ago. same thing right now: nothing will get Right now, we’re poised to spend near- I will not back down from protecting done this year, or next year, or maybe ly $1 trillion more on what was sup- our kids from mercury pollution, or even the year after that, because Wash- posed to be a temporary tax break for making sure that our food is safe and the wealthiest 2 percent of Americans. ington is broken. our water is clean. I will not go back to Can you blame them for feeling a lit- Right now, because of loopholes and the days when health insurance compa- tle cynical? shelters in the tax code, a quarter of nies had unchecked power to cancel The greatest blow to confidence in all millionaires pay lower tax rates your policy, deny you coverage, or our economy last year didn’t come than millions of middle-class house- charge women differently from men. from events beyond our control. It holds. Right now, Warren Buffett pays And I will not go back to the days came from a debate in Washington over a lower tax rate than his secretary. when Wall Street was allowed to play Do we want to keep these tax cuts for whether the United States would pay by its own set of rules. The new rules the wealthiest Americans? Or do we its bills or not. Who benefited from we passed restore what should be any want to keep our investments in every- that fiasco? I’ve talked tonight about the deficit financial system’s core purpose: get- thing else—like education and medical ting funding to entrepreneurs with the research; a strong military and care for of trust between Main Street and Wall best ideas, and getting loans to respon- our veterans? Because if we’re serious Street. But the divide between this sible families who want to buy a home, about paying down our debt, we can’t city and the rest of the country is at start a business, or send a kid to col- do both. least as bad—and it seems to get worse lege. The American people know what the every year. So if you’re a big bank or financial right choice is. So do I. As I told the Some of this has to do with the cor- institution, you are no longer allowed Speaker this summer, I’m prepared to rosive influence of money in politics. to make risky bets with your cus- make more reforms that rein in the So together, let’s take some steps to tomers’ deposits. You’re required to long term costs of Medicare and Med- fix that. Send me a bill that bans in- write out a ‘‘living will’’ that details icaid, and strengthen Social Security, sider trading by Members of Congress, exactly how you’ll pay the bills if you so long as those programs remain a and I will sign it tomorrow. Let’s limit fail—because the rest of us aren’t bail- guarantee of security for seniors. any elected official from owning stocks ing you out ever again. And if you’re a But in return, we need to change our in industries they impact. Let’s make mortgage lender or a payday lender or tax code so that people like me, and an sure people who bundle campaign con- a credit card company, the days of awful lot of Members of Congress, pay tributions for Congress can’t lobby signing people up for products they our fair share of taxes. Tax reform Congress, and vice versa—an idea that can’t afford with confusing forms and should follow the Buffett rule: if you has bipartisan support, at least outside deceptive practices are over. Today, make more than $1 million a year, you of Washington. American consumers finally have a should not pay less than 30 percent in Some of what’s broken has to do with watchdog in Richard Cordray with one taxes. And my Republican friend TOM the way Congress does its business job: to look out for them. COBURN is right: Washington should these days. A simple majority is no We will also establish a Financial stop subsidizing millionaires. In fact, if longer enough to get anything—even Crimes Unit of highly trained inves- you’re earning a million dollars a year, routine business—passed through the tigators to crack down on large-scale you shouldn’t get special tax subsidies Senate. Neither party has been blame- fraud and protect people’s investments. or deductions. On the other hand, if less in these tactics. Now both parties Some financial firms violate major you make under $250,000 a year, like 98 should put an end to it. For starters, I anti-fraud laws because there’s no real percent of American families, your ask the Senate to pass a rule that all penalty for being a repeat offender. taxes shouldn’t go up. You’re the ones judicial and public service nominations That’s bad for consumers, and it’s bad struggling with rising costs and stag- receive a simple up or down vote with- for the vast majority of bankers and fi- nant wages. You’re the ones who need in 90 days. nancial service professionals who do relief. The executive branch also needs to the right thing. So pass legislation Now, you can call this class warfare change. Too often, it’s inefficient, out- that makes the penalties for fraud all you want. But asking a billionaire dated and remote. That’s why I’ve count. to pay at least as much as his sec- asked this Congress to grant me the And tonight, I am asking my Attor- retary in taxes? Most Americans would authority to consolidate the federal bu- ney General to create a special unit of call that common sense. reaucracy so that our Government is

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We will support policies that lead our Nation. tual destruction; that politics is about to strong and stable democracies and With the bipartisan support of this clinging to rigid ideologies instead of open markets, because tyranny is no Congress, we are providing new tax building consensus around common match for liberty. credits to companies that hire vets. sense ideas. And we will safeguard America’s own Michelle and Jill Biden have worked I’m a Democrat. But I believe what security against those who threaten with American businesses to secure a Republican Abraham Lincoln believed: our citizens, our friends, and our inter- pledge of 135,000 jobs for veterans and that Government should do for people ests. Look at Iran. Through the power their families. And tonight, I’m pro- only what they cannot do better by of our diplomacy, a world that was posing a Veterans Job Corps that will themselves, and no more. That’s why once divided about how to deal with help our communities hire veterans as my education reform offers more com- Iran’s nuclear program now stands as cops and firefighters, so that America petition, and more control for schools one. The regime is more isolated than is as strong as those who defend her. and States. That’s why we’re getting ever before; its leaders are faced with Which brings me back to where I rid of regulations that don’t work. crippling sanctions, and as long as they began. Those of us who’ve been sent That’s why our health care law relies shirk their responsibilities, this pres- here to serve can learn from the service on a reformed private market, not a sure will not relent. Let there be no of our troops. When you put on that Government program. doubt: America is determined to pre- uniform, it doesn’t matter if you’re On the other hand, even my Repub- vent Iran from getting a nuclear weap- black or white; Asian or Latino; con- lican friends who complain the most on, and I will take no options off the servative or liberal; rich or poor; gay about Government spending have sup- table to achieve that goal. But a peace- or straight. When you’re marching into ported federally-financed roads, and ful resolution of this issue is still pos- battle, you look out for the person next clean energy projects, and federal of- sible, and far better, and if Iran to you, or the mission fails. When fices for the folks back home. changes course and meets its obliga- you’re in the thick of the fight, you The point is, we should all want a tions, it can rejoin the community of rise or fall as one unit, serving one Na- smarter, more effective Government. nations. tion, leaving no one behind. And while we may not be able to bridge The renewal of American leadership One of my proudest possessions is the our biggest philosophical differences can be felt across the globe. Our oldest flag that the SEAL Team took with this year, we can make real progress. alliances in Europe and Asia are them on the mission to kill bin Laden. With or without this Congress, I will stronger than ever. Our ties to the On it are each of their names. Some keep taking actions that help the econ- Americas are deeper. Our iron-clad may be Democrats. Some may be Re- omy grow. But I can do a whole lot commitment to Israel’s security has publicans. But that doesn’t matter. more with your help. Because when we meant the closest military cooperation Just like it didn’t matter that day in act together, there is nothing the between our two countries in history. the Situation Room, when I sat next to United States of America can’t We’ve made it clear that America is a Bob Gates—a man who was George achieve. Pacific power, and a new beginning in Bush’s defense secretary; and Hillary That is the lesson we’ve learned from Burma has lit a new hope. From the Clinton, a woman who ran against me our actions abroad over the last few coalitions we’ve built to secure nuclear for president. years. materials, to the missions we’ve led All that mattered that day was the Ending the Iraq war has allowed us to against hunger and disease; from the mission. No one thought about politics. strike decisive blows against our en- blows we’ve dealt to our enemies; to No one thought about themselves. One emies. From Pakistan to Yemen, the al the enduring power of our moral exam- of the young men involved in the raid Qaeda operatives who remain are ple, America is back. later told me that he didn’t deserve scrambling, knowing that they can’t Anyone who tells you otherwise, any- credit for the mission. It only suc- escape the reach of the United States one who tells you that America is in ceeded, he said, because every single of America. decline or that our influence has member of that unit did their job—the From this position of strength, we’ve waned, doesn’t know what they’re talk- pilot who landed the helicopter that begun to wind down the war in Afghan- ing about. That’s not the message we spun out of control; the translator who istan. Ten thousand of our troops have get from leaders around the world, all kept others from entering the com- come home. Twenty-three thousand of whom are eager to work with us. pound; the troops who separated the more will leave by the end of this sum- That’s not how people feel from Tokyo women and children from the fight; the mer. This transition to Afghan lead to Berlin; from Cape Town to Rio; SEALs who charged up the stairs. More will continue, and we will build an en- where opinions of America are higher than that, the mission only succeeded during partnership with Afghanistan, than they’ve been in years. Yes, the because every member of that unit so that it is never again a source of at- world is changing; no, we can’t control trusted each other—because you can’t tacks against America. every event. But America remains the charge up those stairs, into darkness As the tide of war recedes, a wave of one indispensable nation in world af- and danger, unless you know that change has washed across the Middle fairs—and as long as I’m President, I there’s someone behind you, watching East and North Africa, from Tunis to intend to keep it that way. your back. Cairo; from Sana’a to Tripoli. A year That’s why, working with our mili- So it is with America. Each time I ago, Qadhafi was one of the world’s tary leaders, I have proposed a new de- look at that flag, I’m reminded that longest-serving dictators—a murderer fense strategy that ensures we main- our destiny is stitched together like with American blood on his hands. tain the finest military in the world, those fifty stars and those thirteen Today, he is gone. And in Syria, I have while saving nearly half a trillion dol- stripes. No one built this country on no doubt that the Assad regime will lars in our budget. To stay one step their own. This Nation is great because soon discover that the forces of change ahead of our adversaries, I have al- we built it together. This Nation is can’t be reversed, and that human dig- ready sent this Congress legislation great because we worked as a team. nity can’t be denied. that will secure our country from the This Nation is great because we get How this incredible transformation growing danger of cyberthreats. each other’s backs. And if we hold fast will end remains uncertain. But we Above all, our freedom endures be- to that truth, in this moment of trial, have a huge stake in the outcome. And cause of the men and women in uni- there is no challenge too great; no mis- while it is ultimately up to the people form who defend it. As they come sion too hard. As long as we’re joined of the region to decide their fate, we home, we must serve them as well as in common purpose, as long as we

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A communication from the Acting with respect to terrorists who threaten to BARACK OBAMA. Administrator of the Fruit and Vegetable disrupt the Middle East peace process; to the THE WHITE HOUSE, January 24, 2012. Programs, Agricultural Marketing Service, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban f Department of Agriculture, transmitting, Affairs. pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE EC–4502. A communication from the Assist- ‘‘Suspending Random Row Diversion Regula- ant Secretary for Export Administration, At 11:54 a.m., a message from the tions Under the Marketing Order for Tart Bureau of Industry and Security, Depart- House of Representatives, delivered by Cherries’’ (Docket No. AMS–FV–11–0047; ment of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, an- FV11–930–1 FR) received during adjournment to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Export nounced that the House has passed the of the Senate in the Office of the President and Reexport License Requirements for Cer- of the Senate on December 30, 2011; to the tain Microwave and Millimeter Wave Elec- following bills, in which it requests the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and concurrence of the Senate: tronic Components’’ (RIN0694–AF38) received Forestry. during adjournment of the Senate in the Of- H.R. 1141. An act to authorize the Sec- EC–4493. A communication from the Acting fice of the President of the Senate on Janu- retary of the Interior to study the suit- Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and ary 5, 2012; to the Committee on Banking, ability and feasibility of designating pre- Readiness), transmitting the report of (14) Housing, and Urban Affairs. historic, historic, and limestone forest sites officers authorized to wear the insignia of EC–4503. A communication from the Attor- on Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern the grade of brigadier general in accordance ney, Office of the General Counsel, Consumer Mariana Islands, as a unit of the National with title 10, United States Code, section 777; Financial Protection Bureau, transmitting, Park System. to the Committee on Armed Services. pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled H.R. 3117. An act to grant the Secretary of EC–4494. A communication from the Assist- ‘‘Truth in Savings (Regulation DD)’’ the Interior permanent authority to author- ant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and (RIN3170–AA06) received during adjournment ize States to issue electronic duck stamps, Reserve Affairs), transmitting, pursuant to of the Senate in the Office of the President and for other purposes. law, a report entitled ‘‘Navy Fisher House of the Senate on December 30, 2011; to the f Annual Report, Fiscal Year 2011’’; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Committee on Armed Services. Affairs. ENROLLED BILL SIGNED EC–4495. A communication from the Sec- EC–4504. A communication from the Chief At 5:07 p.m., a message from the retary of Defense, transmitting a report on Counsel, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, House of Representatives, delivered by the approved retirement of Lieutenant Gen- eral Benjamin C. Freakley, United States transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, an- Army, and his advancement to the grade of a rule entitled ‘‘Changes in Flood Elevation nounced that the Speaker has signed lieutenant general on the retired list; to the Determinations’’ ((44 CFR Part 65) (Docket the following enrolled bill: Committee on Armed Services. No. FEMA–2011–0002)) received during ad- H.R. 3237. An act to amend the SOAR Act EC–4496. A communication from the Chair- journment of the Senate in the Office of the by clarifying the scope of coverage of the man and President of the Export-Import President of the Senate on January 11, 2012; Act. Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a re- to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and port relative to transactions involving U.S. Urban Affairs. f exports to Hong Kong, China; to the Com- EC–4505. A communication from the Chief MEASURES REFERRED mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- Counsel, Federal Emergency Management fairs. Agency, Department of Homeland Security, The following bills were read the first EC–4497. A communication from the Gen- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of and the second times by unanimous eral Counsel of the National Credit Union a rule entitled ‘‘Changes in Flood Elevation consent, and referred as indicated: Administration, transmitting, pursuant to Determinations’’ ((44 CFR Part 65) (Docket No. FEMA–2011–0002)) received during ad- H.R. 1141. An act to authorize the Sec- law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Corporate journment of the Senate in the Office of the retary of the Interior to study the suit- Credit Unions’’ (RIN3133-AD95) received dur- President of the Senate on December 30, 2011; ability and feasibility of designating pre- ing adjournment of the Senate in the Office to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and historic, historic, and limestone forest sites of the President of the Senate on January 20, 2012; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, Urban Affairs. on Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern EC–4506. A communication from the Attor- and Urban Affairs. Mariana Islands, as a unit of the National ney, Office of the General Counsel, Consumer EC–4498. A communication from the Chief Park System; to the Committee on Energy Financial Protection Bureau, transmitting, Counsel, Federal Emergency Management and Natural Resources. pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled Agency, Department of Homeland Security, H.R. 3117. An act to grant the Secretary of ‘‘Truth in Lending (Regulation Z)’’ (RIN3170– transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the Interior permanent authority to author- AA06) received during adjournment of the ize States to issue electronic duck stamps, a rule entitled ‘‘Interim Rule; Changes in Senate in the Office of the President of the and for other purposes; to the Committee on Flood Elevation Determinations’’ ((44 CFR Senate on December 30, 2011; to the Com- Environment and Public Works. Part 65) (Docket No. FEMA–2011–0002)) re- mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- The following bill was read, and re- ceived during adjournment of the Senate in fairs. the Office of the President of the Senate on ferred as indicated: EC–4507. A communication from the Attor- January 20, 2012; to the Committee on Bank- ney, Office of the General Counsel, Consumer H.R. 1791. An act to designate the United ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Financial Protection Bureau, transmitting, States courthouse under construction at 101 EC–4499. A communication from the Chief pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled South United States Route 1 in Fort Pierce, Counsel, Federal Emergency Management ‘‘Home Mortgage Disclosure (Regulation C)’’ Florida, as the ‘‘Alto Lee Adams, Sr., United Agency, Department of Homeland Security, (RIN3170–AA06) received during adjournment States Courthouse’’; to the Committee on transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of of the Senate in the Office of the President Environment and Public Works by unani- a rule entitled ‘‘Final Rule; Changes in Flood of the Senate on December 30, 2011; to the mous consent. Elevation Determinations’’ ((44 CFR Part 65) Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban f (Docket No. FEMA–2011–0002)) received dur- Affairs. ing adjournment of the Senate in the Office EC–4508. A communication from the Attor- MEASURES DISCHARGED of the President of the Senate on January 20, ney, Office of the General Counsel, Consumer The following bill was discharged 2012; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, Financial Protection Bureau, transmitting, from the Committee on Homeland Se- and Urban Affairs. pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled EC–4500. A communication from the Chief curity and Governmental Affairs, and ‘‘Equal Credit Opportunity (Regulation B)’’ Counsel, Federal Emergency Management (RIN3170–AA06) received during adjournment referred as indicated: Agency, Department of Homeland Security, of the Senate in the Office of the President H.R. 1791. An act to designate the United transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of of the Senate on December 30, 2011; to the States courthouse under construction at 101 a rule entitled ‘‘Final Rule; Suspension of Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban South United States Route 1 in Fort Pierce, Community Eligibility for Repealing Its Affairs. Florida, as the ‘‘Alto Lee Adams, Sr., United Floodplain Management Regulations’’ ((44 EC–4509. A communication from the Sec- States Courthouse’’; to the Committee on CFR Part 64) (Docket No. FEMA–2011–0020)) retary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursu- Environment and Public Works. received during adjournment of the Senate ant to law, a six-month periodic report on

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A communication from the Assist- (RIN1024–AD85) received during adjournment ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- ant Director for Policy, Office of Foreign As- of the Senate in the Office of the President titled ‘‘Partial Approval and Partial Dis- sets Control, Department of the Treasury, of the Senate on January 18, 2012; to the approval of Air Quality Implementation transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Committee on Energy and Natural Re- Plans; California; San Joaquin Valley; Rea- a rule entitled ‘‘Reporting, Procedures and sources. sonably Available Control Technology for Penalties Regulations; Transnational Crimi- EC–4520. A communication from the Sec- Ozone’’ (FRL No. 9616–5) received during ad- nal Organizations Sanctions Regulations’’ retary of the Interior, transmitting, pursu- journment of the Senate in the Office of the (31 CFR Parts 501 and 590) received during ant to law, the annual report related to the President of the Senate on January 4, 2012; adjournment of the Senate in the Office of Colorado River System Reservoirs for 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Pub- the President of the Senate on January 5, to the Committee on Energy and Natural Re- lic Works. 2012; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, sources. EC–4529. A communication from the Direc- and Urban Affairs. EC–4521. A communication from the Direc- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, EC–4511. A communication from the Assist- tor of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regu- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- ant General Counsel, General Law, Ethics, latory Commission, transmitting, pursuant ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- and Regulation, Department of the Treasury to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Attend- titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of State transmitting, pursuant to law, (7) reports ance at NRC Staff-Sponsored Meetings’’ Implementation Plans; State of Colorado; relative to vacancy announcements within (NRC Management Directive 3.5) received Interstate Transport of Pollution Revisions the Department; to the Committee on Bank- during adjournment of the Senate in the Of- for the 1997 PM2.5 and 8-Hour Ozone ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs. fice of the President of the Senate on Janu- NAAQS. . . .’’ (FRL No. 9506–8) received dur- EC–4512. A communication from the Dep- ary 4, 2012; to the Committee on Environ- ing adjournment of the Senate in the Office uty to the Chairman, Legal Office, Federal ment and Public Works. of the President of the Senate on January 4, Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmit- EC–4522. A communication from the Direc- 2012; to the Committee on Environment and ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- tor of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regu- Public Works. titled ‘‘Joint Final Rule: Community Rein- latory Commission, transmitting, pursuant EC–4530. A communication from the Direc- vestment Act Regulations, Technical to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Guid- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, Amendments’’ (RIN3064–AD90) received dur- ance for Fuel Cycle Facility Change Proc- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- ing adjournment of the Senate in the Office ess’’ (Regulatory Guide 3.74) received during ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- of the President of the Senate on January 13, adjournment of the Senate in the Office of titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Air 2012; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, the President of the Senate on January 5, Quality Implementation Plans; District of and Urban Affairs. 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, and West Vir- EC–4513. A communication from the Sec- Public Works. ginia; Determinations of Attainment of the retary of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant EC–4523. A communication from the Direc- 1997 Fine Particulate Standard for the Met- to law, the Department’s 2012 Report on For- tor of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regu- ropolitan Washington, DC-MD-VA and Mar- eign Policy-Based Export Controls; to the latory Commission, transmitting, pursuant tinsburg-Hagerstown, WV-MD Nonattain- Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Guid- ment Areas’’ (FRL No. 9616–6) received dur- Affairs. ance on Making Changes to Emergency EC–4514. A communication from the Sec- ing adjournment of the Senate in the Office retary of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant Plans for Nuclear Power Plants’’ (Regu- of the President of the Senate on January 4, to law, the Annual Report for fiscal year 2011 latory Guide 1.219) received during adjourn- 2012; to the Committee on Environment and of the Commerce Department’s Bureau of In- ment of the Senate in the Office of the Presi- Public Works. EC–4531. A communication from the Direc- dustry and Security (BIS); to the Committee dent of the Senate on January 5, 2012; to the on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Committee on Environment and Public tor of the Regulatory Management Division, EC–4515. A communication from the Under Works. Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- Secretary for Industry and Security, Depart- EC–4524. A communication from the Direc- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- ment of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant tor of the Regulatory Management Division, titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Imple- to law, a report entitled ‘‘Export and Reex- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- mentation Plans; Georgia; Rome; Fine Par- port License Requirements for Certain ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- ticulate Matter 2002 Base Year Emissions In- Microwave and Millimeter Wave Electronic titled ‘‘EPAAR Clause for Compliance with ventory’’ (FRL No. 9617–2) received during Components’’; to the Committee on Banking, EPA Policies for Information Resources adjournment of the Senate in the Office of Housing, and Urban Affairs. Management’’ (FRL No. 9616–2) received dur- the President of the Senate on January 11, EC–4516. A communication from the Direc- ing adjournment of the Senate in the Office 2012; to the Committee on Environment and tor, Office of Management and Budget, Exec- of the President of the Senate on January 4, Public Works. utive Office of the President, transmitting, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and EC–4532. A communication from the Direc- pursuant to law, a report relative to the Con- Public Works. tor of the Regulatory Management Division, solidated Appropriations Act of Fiscal Year EC–4525. A communication from the Direc- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- 2012 and the Disaster Relief Appropriations tor of the Regulatory Management Division, ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- Act of Fiscal Year 2012; to the Committee on Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- titled ‘‘Revisions to the California State Im- the Budget. ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- plementation Plan, San Joaquin Valley Uni- EC–4517. A communication from the Assist- titled ‘‘Underground Storage Tank Program: fied Air Pollution Control District’’ (FRL ant General Counsel for Legislation, Regula- Approved State Program for the State of Or- No. 9615–5) received during adjournment of tion and Energy Efficiency, Department of egon’’ (FRL No. 9615–4) received during ad- the Senate in the Office of the President of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the journment of the Senate in the Office of the the Senate on January 11, 2012; to the Com- report of a rule entitled ‘‘Energy Conserva- President of the Senate on January 4, 2012; mittee on Environment and Public Works. tion Program: Test Procedure for Automatic to the Committee on Environment and Pub- EC–4533. A communication from the Direc- Commercial Ice Makers’’ (RIN1904–AC38) re- lic Works. tor of the Regulatory Management Division, ceived during adjournment of the Senate in EC–4526. A communication from the Direc- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- the Office of the President of the Senate on tor of the Regulatory Management Division, ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- January 11, 2012; to the Committee on En- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- titled ‘‘New Mexico: Final Authorization of ergy and Natural Resources. ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- State-initiated Changes and Incorporation- EC–4518. A communication from the Acting titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of State by-Reference of State Hazardous Waste Man- Assistant Secretary of Land and Minerals Implementation Plans: Alaska’’ (FRL No. agement Program’’ (FRL No. 9613–6) received Management, Bureau of Ocean Energy Man- 9616–4) received during adjournment of the during adjournment of the Senate in the Of- agement, Department of the Interior, trans- Senate in the Office of the President of the fice of the President of the Senate on Janu- mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule Senate on January 4, 2012; to the Committee ary 11, 2012; to the Committee on Environ- entitled ‘‘Renewable Energy Alternate Uses on Environment and Public Works. ment and Public Works. of Existing Facilities on the Outer Conti- EC–4527. A communication from the Direc- EC–4534. A communication from the Direc- nental Shelf—Acquire a Lease Non-competi- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, tor of the Regulatory Management Division, tively; Correction’’ (RIN1010–AD71) received Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- during adjournment of the Senate in the Of- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- fice of the President of the Senate on Janu- titled ‘‘Revisions to the California State Im- titled ‘‘Approval, Disapproval and Promulga- ary 4, 2012; to the Committee on Energy and plementation Plan, San Joaquin Valley Uni- tion of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Natural Resources. fied Air Pollution Control District’’ (FRL Colorado: Smoke, Opacity and Sulfur Diox- EC–4519. A communication from the Acting No. 9480–1) received during adjournment of ide Rule Revisions; Regulation 1’’ (FRL No. Assistant Secretary, National Park Service, the Senate in the Office of the President of 9614–8) received during adjournment of the

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(Ms. MIKULSKI) was added as a cospon- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- S. 84 sor of S. 707, a bill to amend the Ani- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- At the request of Mr. VITTER, the mal Welfare Act to provide further pro- titled ‘‘Revisions to the California State Im- name of the Senator from Montana tection for puppies. plementation Plan, Antelope Valley Air (Mr. TESTER) was added as a cosponsor S. 847 Quality Management District and Imperial County Air Pollution Control District’’ (FRL of S. 84, a bill to amend the Internal At the request of Mr. LAUTENBERG, No. 9617–4) received during adjournment of Revenue Code of 1986 to allow refunds the names of the Senator from Cali- the Senate in the Office of the President of of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fornia (Mrs. FEINSTEIN) and the Sen- the Senate on January 12, 2012; to the Com- fuels used in mobile mammography ve- ator from Alaska (Mr. BEGICH) were mittee on Environment and Public Works. hicles. added as cosponsors of S. 847, a bill to EC–4536. A communication from the Direc- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, S. 424 amend the Toxic Substances Control Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- At the request of Mr. SCHUMER, the Act to ensure that risks from chemi- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- name of the Senator from Pennsyl- cals are adequately understood and titled ‘‘Revisions to the California State Im- vania (Mr. CASEY) was added as a co- managed, and for other purposes. plementation Plan, Placer County Air Pollu- sponsor of S. 424, a bill to amend title S. 1035 tion Control District’’ (FRL No. 9618–2) re- XVIII of the Social Security Act to ceived during adjournment of the Senate in At the request of Mr. CARPER, the the Office of the President of the Senate on preserve access to ambulance services name of the Senator from Delaware January 12, 2012; to the Committee on Envi- under the Medicare program. (Mr. COONS) was added as a cosponsor ronment and Public Works. S. 490 of S. 1035, a bill to amend the Internal EC–4537. A communication from the Direc- At the request of Mr. TESTER, his Revenue Code of 1986 to include auto- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, mated fire sprinkler systems as section Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- name was added as a cosponsor of S. ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- 490, a bill to amend title 38, United 179 property and classify certain auto- titled ‘‘Incorporation of Revised ASTM States Code, to increase the maximum mated fire sprinkler systems as 15-year Standards that Provide Flexibility in the age for children eligible for medical property for purposes of depreciation. Use of Alternatives to Mercury-Containing care under the CHAMPVA program, S. 1214 Industrial Thermometers’’ (FRL No. 8880–4) and for other purposes. At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND, received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate S. 504 the name of the Senator from Rhode Is- on January 12, 2012; to the Committee on En- At the request of Mr. DEMINT, the land (Mr. WHITEHOUSE) was added as a vironment and Public Works. name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. cosponsor of S. 1214, a bill to amend f GRASSLEY) was added as a cosponsor of title 10, United States Code, regarding S. 504, a bill to preserve and protect the restrictions on the use of Department INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND free choice of individual employees to of Defense funds and facilities for abor- JOINT RESOLUTIONS form, join, or assist labor organiza- tions. The following bills and joint resolu- tions, or to refrain from such activi- S. 1251 tions were introduced, read the first ties. At the request of Mr. CARPER, the and second times by unanimous con- S. 509 name of the Senator from Rhode Island sent, and referred as indicated: At the request of Mr. UDALL of Colo- (Mr. WHITEHOUSE) was added as a co- By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. rado, the name of the Senator from sponsor of S. 1251, a bill to amend title SCHUMER, and Mr. BROWN of Ohio): S. 2034. A bill to impose sanctions with re- Alaska (Mr. BEGICH) was added as a co- XVIII and XIX of the Social Security spect to human rights abuses committed sponsor of S. 509, a bill to amend the Act to curb waste, fraud, and abuse in against the people of Syria, and for other Federal Credit Union Act, to advance the Medicare and Medicaid programs. purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Rela- the ability of credit unions to promote S. 1301 tions. small business growth and economic At the request of Mr. LEAHY, the By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. development opportunities, and for TESTER): name of the Senator from New Jersey S.J. Res. 35. A joint resolution proposing other purposes. (Mr. LAUTENBERG) was added as a co- an amendment to the Constitution of the S. 539 sponsor of S. 1301, a bill to authorize United States relative to authorizing regula- At the request of Mr. WHITEHOUSE, appropriations for fiscal years 2012 tion of contributions to candidates for State the name of the Senator from Ohio through 2015 for the Trafficking Vic- public office and Federal office by corpora- (Mr. BROWN) was added as a cosponsor tims Protection Act of 2000, to enhance tions, entities organized and operated for profit, and labor organizations, and expendi- of S. 539, a bill to amend the Public measures to combat trafficking in per- tures by such entities and labor organiza- Health Services Act and the Social Se- sons, and for other purposes. tions in support of, or opposition to such curity Act to extend health informa- S. 1354 candidates; to the Committee on the Judici- tion technology assistance eligibility At the request of Mrs. HAGAN, the ary. to behavioral health, mental health, name of the Senator from New Hamp- f and substance abuse professionals and shire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) was added as a co- SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND facilities, and for other purposes. sponsor of S. 1354, a bill to authorize SENATE RESOLUTIONS S. 672 grants to promote media literacy and The following concurrent resolutions At the request of Mr. ROCKEFELLER, youth empowerment programs, to au- and Senate resolutions were read, and the names of the Senator from Maine thorize research on the role and impact referred (or acted upon), as indicated: (Ms. COLLINS) and the Senator from of depictions of girls and women in the LEXANDER media, to provide for the establishment By Mr. CONRAD (for himself and Mr. Tennessee (Mr. A ) were added HOEVEN): as cosponsors of S. 672, a bill to amend of a National Task Force on Girls and S. Res. 353. A resolution congratulating the the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Women in the Media, and for other pur- North Dakota State University football extend and modify the railroad track poses. team for winning the 2011 National Colle- maintenance credit. S. 1360 giate Athletic Association Division I Foot- S. 704 ball Championship Subdivision title; consid- At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the ered and agreed to. At the request of Mr. WYDEN, the names of the Senator from Minnesota f name of the Senator from Vermont (Mr. FRANKEN) and the Senator from (Mr. LEAHY) was added as a cosponsor New Hampshire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) were ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS of S. 704, a bill to provide for duty-free added as cosponsors of S. 1360, a bill to S. 20 treatment of certain recreational per- amend the Securities Exchange Act of At the request of Mr. HATCH, the formance outerwear, and for other pur- 1934 to require shareholder authoriza- name of the Senator from Alabama poses. tion before a public company may

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:46 Dec 28, 2012 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD12\RECFILES\JAN 2012\S24JA2.REC S24JA2 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with S76 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE January 24, 2012 make certain political expenditures, of S. 1747, a bill to amend the Fair (Mr. CHAMBLISS) and the Senator from and for other purposes. Labor Standards Act of 1938 to modify New Jersey (Mr. LAUTENBERG) were S. 1369 provisions relating to the exemption added as cosponsors of S. 1884, a bill to At the request of Mr. CRAPO, the for computer systems analysts, com- provide States with incentives to re- names of the Senator from Wisconsin puter programmers, software engi- quire elementary schools and sec- (Mr. KOHL) and the Senator from Wyo- neers, or other similarly skilled work- ondary schools to maintain, and permit ming (Mr. ENZI) were added as cospon- ers. school personnel to administer, epi- sors of S. 1369, a bill to amend the Fed- S. 1781 nephrine at schools. eral Water Pollution Control Act to ex- At the request of Mr. BINGAMAN, the S. 1897 empt the conduct of silvicultural ac- name of the Senator from Maryland At the request of Mr. CASEY, the tivities from national pollutant dis- (Mr. CARDIN) was added as a cosponsor name of the Senator from Pennsyl- charge elimination system permitting of S. 1781, a bill to amend the Internal vania (Mr. TOOMEY) was added as a co- requirements. Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from sponsor of S. 1897, a bill to amend Pub- S. 1381 gross income amounts received on ac- lic Law 101–377 to revise the boundaries At the request of Mr. BLUMENTHAL, count of claims based on certain un- of the Gettysburg National Military the name of the Senator from Massa- lawful discrimination and to allow in- Park to include the Gettysburg Train chusetts (Mr. BROWN) was added as a come averaging for backpay and Station, and for other purposes. cosponsor of S. 1381, a bill to provide frontpay awards received on account of S. 1911 for the expansion of Federal efforts such claims, and for other purposes. At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the concerning the prevention, education, S. 1798 name of the Senator from South Da- treatment, and research activities re- At the request of Mr. UDALL of New kota (Mr. JOHNSON) was added as a co- lated to Lyme and other tick-borne dis- Mexico, the name of the Senator from sponsor of S. 1911, a bill to amend the ease, including the establishment of a Nevada (Mr. HELLER) was added as a Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to pro- Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Com- cosponsor of S. 1798, a bill to direct the vide recruitment and retention incen- mittee. Secretary of Veterans Affairs to estab- tives for volunteer emergency service S. 1435 lish an open burn pit registry to ensure workers. that members of the Armed Forces who At the request of Mr. KERRY, the S. 1925 may have been exposed to toxic chemi- name of the Senator from Louisiana At the request of Mr. LEAHY, the cals and fumes caused by open burn (Ms. LANDRIEU) was added as a cospon- names of the Senator from California pits while deployed to Afghanistan or sor of S. 1435, a bill to amend part A of (Mrs. FEINSTEIN) and the Senator from Iraq receive information regarding title IV of the Social Security Act to Delaware (Mr. COONS) were added as co- exclude child care from the determina- such exposure, and for other purposes. sponsors of S. 1925, a bill to reauthorize tion of the 5-year limit on assistance S. 1832 the Violence Against Women Act of under the temporary assistance for At the request of Mr. ENZI, the name 1994. of the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. needy families program, and for other S. 1935 BINGAMAN) was added as a cosponsor of purposes. At the request of Mrs. HAGAN, the S. 1832, a bill to restore States’ sov- S. 1440 name of the Senator from New Jersey ereign rights to enforce State and local ENNET (Mr. MENENDEZ) was added as a cospon- At the request of Mr. B , the sales and use tax laws, and for other sor of S. 1935, a bill to require the Sec- name of the Senator from Montana purposes. (Mr. TESTER) was added as a cosponsor retary of the Treasury to mint coins in S. 1838 of S. 1440, a bill to reduce preterm recognition and celebration of the 75th At the request of Mr. BAUCUS, the labor and delivery and the risk of preg- anniversary of the establishment of the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. nancy-related deaths and complica- March of Dimes Foundation. BEGICH) was added as a cosponsor of S. tions due to pregnancy, and to reduce 1838, a bill to require the Secretary of S. 1947 infant mortality caused by pre- Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot At the request of Mr. BLUMENTHAL, maturity. program on service dog training ther- the name of the Senator from Cali- S. 1451 apy, and for other purposes. fornia (Mrs. FEINSTEIN) was added as a ITTER At the request of Mr. V , the S. 1850 cosponsor of S. 1947, a bill to prohibit name of the Senator from Washington attendance of an animal fighting ven- At the request of Mr. HARKIN, the (Ms. CANTWELL) was added as a cospon- name of the Senator from Vermont ture, and for other purposes. sor of S. 1451, a bill to prohibit the sale (Mr. SANDERS) was added as a cospon- S. 1964 of billfish. sor of S. 1850, a bill to expand and im- At the request of Ms. STABENOW, the S. 1576 prove opportunities for beginning farm- name of the Senator from Minnesota At the request of Ms. LANDRIEU, the ers and ranchers, and for other pur- (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) was added as a co- name of the Senator from New York poses. sponsor of S. 1964, a bill to amend the (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) was added as a co- S. 1868 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ex- sponsor of S. 1576, a bill to measure the At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the empt from the harbor maintenance tax progress of relief, recovery, reconstruc- name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. certain commercial cargo loaded or un- tion, and development efforts in Haiti INOUYE) was added as a cosponsor of S. loaded at United States ports in the following the earthquake of January 1868, a bill to establish within the Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway 12, 2010, and for other purposes. Smithsonian Institution the Smithso- System. S. 1616 nian American Latino Museum, and for S. 1979 At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the other purposes. At the request of Mr. CONRAD, the name of the Senator from New York S. 1872 name of the Senator from New Mexico (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) was added as a co- At the request of Mr. CASEY, the (Mr. UDALL) was added as a cosponsor sponsor of S. 1616, a bill to amend the name of the Senator from Montana of S. 1979, a bill to provide incentives Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ex- (Mr. TESTER) was added as a cosponsor to physicians to practice in rural and empt certain stock of real estate in- of S. 1872, a bill to amend the Internal medically underserved communities vestment trusts from the tax on for- Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the and for other purposes. eign investments in United States real tax treatment of ABLE accounts estab- S. 2003 property interests, and for other pur- lished under State programs for the At the request of Mrs. FEINSTEIN, the poses. care of family members with disabil- names of the Senator from New Jersey S. 1747 ities, and for other purposes. (Mr. LAUTENBERG) and the Senator At the request of Mrs. HAGAN, the S. 1884 from Montana (Mr. TESTER) were added name of the Senator from Oklahoma At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the as cosponsors of S. 2003, a bill to clarify (Mr. COBURN) was added as a cosponsor names of the Senator from Georgia that an authorization to use military

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Mr. President, I would detention without charge or trial of a fought victory over the Sam Houston State like to announce that the committee citizen or lawful permanent resident of University Bearkats by a score of 17 to 6; on Indian Affairs will meet on Thurs- Whereas the NDSU Bison and coach Craig day, February 9, 2012, at 2:15 p.m. in the United States and for other pur- Bohl had an incredible 2011 season with a poses. record of 14 wins and 1 defeat; room 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office S. 2030 Whereas the Bison had a season full of Building to conduct a hearing entitled At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the highlights, including a 37 to 24 win over the ‘‘U.S. Department of Justice Opinion name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. University of Minnesota Gophers on Sep- on Internet Gaming: What’s at Stake tember 24, 2011; MERKLEY) was added as a cosponsor of for Tribes?’’ Whereas, during the championship game, Those wishing additional information S. 2030, a bill to provide protection for the NDSU Bison offense scored 17 points consumers who have prepaid cards, and may contact the Indian Affairs Com- against the Sam Houston State Bearkats, led mittee at (202) 224–2251. for other purposes. by key plays from quarterback Brock Jen- S.J. RES. 29 sen, running back D.J. McNorton, and punter f At the request of Mr. UDALL of New Matt Voigtlander; AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO Mexico, the name of the Senator from Whereas the stifling Bison defense shut MEET down the Bearkats, limiting the Bearkats to Montana (Mr. TESTER) was added as a just 2 field goals; SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE cosponsor of S.J. Res. 29, a joint resolu- Whereas Bison linebacker Travis Beck, the Mr. SANDERS. Mr. President, I ask tion proposing an amendment to the Most Outstanding Player of the game, se- unanimous consent that the Select Constitution of the United States re- cured a momentum-changing interception in Committee on Intelligence be author- lating to contributions and expendi- the final minutes of the game to preserve the ized to meet during the session of the tures intended to affect elections. win for the Bison; Senate on January 24, 2012, at 9:45 a.m. Whereas the Bison, who were previously a S.J. RES. 34 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without dominant force in the National Collegiate At the request of Mr. VITTER, his Athletic Association Division II, have con- objection, it is so ordered. name was withdrawn as a cosponsor of tinued to strive for excellence since moving f S.J. Res. 34, a joint resolution relating up a division in 2004 and have proven they UNANIMOUS CONSENT to the disapproval of the President’s are able to compete and win in Division I; AGREEMENT—H.J. RES. 98 exercise of authority to increase the Whereas Coach Bohl and his staff have in- debt limit, as submitted under section stilled character and confidence in the NDSU Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- 3101A of title 31, United States Code, on players and have done an outstanding job imous consent that following any lead- with the Bison football program; er remarks on Thursday, January 26, January 12, 2012. Whereas the leadership of President Dean At the request of Mr. MCCONNELL, the Republican leader or his designee Bresciani and Athletic Director Gene Taylor be recognized to move to proceed to the the names of the Senator from Okla- has helped bring both academic and athletic homa (Mr. COBURN), the Senator from excellence to NDSU; consideration of Calendar No. 294, H.J. South Dakota (Mr. THUNE) and the Whereas the 2011 National Collegiate Ath- Res. 98, a joint resolution relating to Senator from Kentucky (Mr. PAUL) letic Association Division I Football Cham- the disapproval of the President’s exer- were added as cosponsors of S.J. Res. pionship Subdivision title was a victory not cise of authority to increase the debt 34, supra. only for the NDSU football team, but also limit; that the time until noon be for for the entire State of North Dakota: Now, debate on the motion to proceed, with S. RES. 285 therefore, be it the time equally divided and controlled At the request of Mr. KERRY, the Resolved, That the Senate— between the two leaders or their des- name of the Senator from New Jersey (1) congratulates the North Dakota State ignees; that at noon, the Senate pro- (Mr. LAUTENBERG) was added as a co- University football team, the 2011 National ceed to vote on the adoption of the mo- sponsor of S. Res. 285, a resolution sup- Collegiate Athletic Association Division I tion to proceed; that if the motion is porting the goals and ideals of World Football Championship Subdivision cham- pions; successful, then the time for debate Habitat Day, October 3, 2011. (2) commends the North Dakota State Uni- with respect to the joint resolution be S. RES. 352 versity players, coaches, and staff for their equally divided between the two lead- At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND, hard work and dedication; and ers or their designees; that upon the the name of the Senator from New Jer- (3) recognizes the students, alumni, and use or yielding back of time, the joint loyal fans for supporting the Bison on their sey (Mr. LAUTENBERG) was added as a resolution be read a third time and the cosponsor of S. Res. 352, a resolution successful quest to capture the first Division I trophy for North Dakota State University. Senate proceed to vote on passage of expressing the sense of the Senate that the joint resolution; finally, that all f the United States should work with the other provisions of the statute gov- Government of Haiti to address gender- NOTICES OF HEARINGS erning consideration of the joint reso- based violence against women and chil- COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS lution remain in effect. dren. Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I would The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. f like to announce that the Committee SHAHEEN). Without objection, it is so SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS on Indian Affairs will meet on Thurs- ordered. day, February 2, 2012, at 2:15 p.m. in f room 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office CONGRATULATING THE NORTH DA- SENATE RESOLUTION 353—CON- Building to conduct a hearing on the KOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOT- GRATULATING THE NORTH DA- following bills: S. 1739, a bill to provide BALL TEAM KOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOT- for the use and distribution of judg- Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask BALL TEAM FOR WINNING THE ment funds awarded to the Minnesota unanimous consent that the Senate 2011 NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATH- Chippewa Tribe by the United States proceed to the consideration of S. Res. LETIC ASSOCIATION DIVISION I Court of Federal Claims in Docket 353. FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SUB- Numbers 19 and 188, and for other pur- DIVISION TITLE The PRESIDING OFFICER. The poses; S. 356, a bill to amend the Grand clerk will report the resolution by Mr. CONRAD (for himself and Mr. Ronde Reservation Act to make tech- title. HOEVEN) submitted the following reso- nical corrections, and for other pur- The bill clerk read as follows: lution; which was considered and poses; and S. 908, a bill to provide for A resolution (S. Res. 353) congratulating agreed to: the addition of certain real property to the North Dakota State University football S. RES. 353 the reservation of the Siletz Tribe in team for winning the 2011 National Colle- Whereas the North Dakota State Univer- the State of Oregon. giate Athletic Association Division I Foot- sity (referred to in this preamble as Those wishing additional information ball Championship Subdivision title. ‘‘NDSU’’) Bison won the 2011 National Colle- may contact the Indian Affairs Com- There being no objection, the Senate giate Athletic Association Division I Foot- mittee at (202) 224–2251. proceeded to consider the resolution.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:46 Dec 28, 2012 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD12\RECFILES\JAN 2012\S24JA2.REC S24JA2 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with S78 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE January 24, 2012 Mr. REID. Madame President, I ask charged from further consideration of Thereupon, at 4:41 p.m., the Senate unanimous consent that the resolution H.R. 1791 and the bill be referred to the recessed until 8:30 p.m. and reassem- be agreed to, the preamble be agreed Committee on Environment and Public bled when called to order by the Pre- to, the motions to reconsider be laid Works. siding Officer (Mr. UDALL of Colorado). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without upon the table, that there be no inter- f vening action or debate, and that any objection, it is so ordered. statements be printed in the RECORD. Mr. REID. I note the absence of a JOINT SESSION OF THE TWO The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without quorum. HOUSES—ADDRESS BY THE objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED The resolution (S. Res. 353) was clerk will call the roll. STATES agreed to. The bill clerk proceeded to call the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- The preamble was agreed to. roll. ate will proceed to the Hall of the The resolution, with its preamble, Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask House of Representatives to hear a reads as follows: unanimous consent that the order for message from the President of the S. RES. 353 the quorum call be rescinded. United States of America. Whereas the North Dakota State Univer- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Thereupon, the Senate, preceded by sity (referred to in this preamble as objection, it is so ordered. the Deputy Sergeant at Arms, Martina ‘‘NDSU’’) Bison won the 2011 National Colle- f Bradford, the Secretary of the Senate, giate Athletic Association Division I Foot- Nancy Erickson, and the Vice Presi- ball Championship Subdivision title game in ORDER OF PROCEDURE dent of the United States, JOSEPH R. Frisco, Texas, on January 7, 2012, in a hard Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent BIDEN, proceeded to the Hall of the fought victory over the Sam Houston State that the Senate recess until 8:30 p.m. House of Representatives to hear the University Bearkats by a score of 17 to 6; tonight and proceed as a body at 8:40 Whereas the NDSU Bison and coach Craig address by the President of the United p.m. to the Hall of the House of Rep- Bohl had an incredible 2011 season with a States, Barack Obama. resentatives for the joint session of record of 14 wins and 1 defeat; (The address delivered by the Presi- Congress provided under the provisions Whereas the Bison had a season full of dent of the United States to the joint of H. Con. Res. 96; that upon the dis- highlights, including a 37 to 24 win over the session of the two Houses of Congress University of Minnesota Gophers on Sep- solution of the joint session, the Sen- is printed in the proceedings of the tember 24, 2011; ate adjourn until 9:30 a.m. on Thurs- House of Representatives in today’s Whereas, during the championship game, day, January 26, 2012; that following RECORD.) the NDSU Bison offense scored 17 points the prayer and pledge, the Journal of against the Sam Houston State Bearkats, led f by key plays from quarterback Brock Jen- proceedings be approved to date, the sen, running back D.J. McNorton, and punter morning hour be deemed expired, and ADJOURNMENT UNTIL THURSDAY, Matt Voigtlander; the time for the two leaders be re- JANUARY 26, 2012, AT 9:30 A.M. Whereas the stifling Bison defense shut served for their use later in the day; down the Bearkats, limiting the Bearkats to that following leader remarks, the Sen- At the conclusion of the joint session just 2 field goals; ate begin consideration of the motion of the two Houses, and in accordance Whereas Bison linebacker Travis Beck, the to proceed to H.J. Res. 98 under the with the order previously entered, at Most Outstanding Player of the game, se- previous order. 10:23 p.m., the Senate adjourned until cured a momentum-changing interception in Thursday, January 26, 2012, at 9:30 a.m. the final minutes of the game to preserve the Madam President, before we move on win for the Bison; that, the reason we are not going to be f Whereas the Bison, who were previously a in session tomorrow is the Republicans dominant force in the National Collegiate are having a retreat. These are nor- NOMINATIONS Athletic Association Division II, have con- mally done at the beginning of every Executive nominations received by tinued to strive for excellence since moving Congress. We are going to do ours in the Senate: up a division in 2004 and have proven they the next week or so—the next week or DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE are able to compete and win in Division I; 2 weeks, I should say—and we will be Whereas Coach Bohl and his staff have in- JESSICA LYNN WRIGHT, OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO BE AN out of session that day also. So this is ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, VICE DENNIS M. stilled character and confidence in the NDSU MCCARTHY, RESIGNED. players and have done an outstanding job why we are not working tomorrow. JAMES N. MILLER, JR., OF VIRGINIA, TO BE UNDER SEC- with the Bison football program; We have work that we are going to RETARY OF DEFENSE FOR POLICY, VICE MICHELE A. FLOURNOY. Whereas the leadership of President Dean complete Thursday, and the next week FRANK KENDALL III, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE UNDER SEC- Bresciani and Athletic Director Gene Taylor we have some fairly heavy legislation RETARY OF DEFENSE FOR ACQUISITION, TECHNOLOGY, has helped bring both academic and athletic AND LOGISTICS, VICE ASHTON B. CARTER, RESIGNED. we are going to start. The reason we ERIN C. CONATON, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO excellence to NDSU; have not been working real hard this BE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR PERSONNEL Whereas the 2011 National Collegiate Ath- week is the IP bill, which we expected AND READINESS, VICE CLIFFORD L. STANLEY. letic Association Division I Football Cham- FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM pionship Subdivision title was a victory not to work on this week and next week, things came up and we were unable to JEREMY C. STEIN, OF MASSACHUSETTS, TO BE A MEM- only for the NDSU football team, but also BER OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL for the entire State of North Dakota: Now, do that. RESERVE SYSTEM FOR THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF FOUR- therefore, be it So I ask the Chair to rule on my re- TEEN YEARS FROM FEBRUARY 1, 2004, VICE KEVIN M. WARSH, RESIGNED. Resolved, That the Senate— quest. JEROME H. POWELL, OF MARYLAND, TO BE A MEMBER (1) congratulates the North Dakota State The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RE- University football team, the 2011 National SERVE SYSTEM FOR THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF FOUR- objection, it is so ordered. TEEN YEARS FROM FEBRUARY 1, 2000, VICE FREDERIC S. Collegiate Athletic Association Division I MISHKIN. Football Championship Subdivision cham- f CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION pions; PROGRAM (2) commends the North Dakota State Uni- MARIETTA S. ROBINSON, OF MICHIGAN, TO BE A COM- Mr. REID. Madam President, the MISSIONER OF THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COM- versity players, coaches, and staff for their MISSION FOR A TERM OF SEVEN YEARS FROM OCTOBER hard work and dedication; and next vote will be on Thursday at 12 27, 2010, VICE THOMAS HILL MOORE, TERM EXPIRED. (3) recognizes the students, alumni, and p.m. on the motion to proceed to H.J. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY loyal fans for supporting the Bison on their Res. 98. ADAM E. SIEMINSKI, OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO BE ADMIN- successful quest to capture the first Division f ISTRATOR OF THE ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRA- I trophy for North Dakota State University. TION, VICE RICHARD G. NEWELL. RECESS f FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION Mr. REID. If there is no further busi- ANTHONY T. CLARK, OF NORTH DAKOTA, TO BE A MEM- DISCHARGE AND REFERRAL—H.R. ness to come before the Senate, I ask BER OF THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMIS- 1791 SION FOR THE TERM EXPIRING JUNE 30, 2016, VICE MARC that it recess under the previous order. SPITZER, TERM EXPIRED. Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY that the Homeland Security and Gov- the previous order, the Senate stands JAMES J. JONES, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO ernment Affairs Committee be dis- in recess until 8:30 p.m. BE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES

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RECOGNIZING MRS. ALMA LEE REMARKS OF THE HONORABLE God forbid he ever should. He went for the THOMPSON-LEWIS FOR HER DAVID CROCKETT good of the country, and for that only. What DEDICATION TO SERVICE he did as a legislator, he did conscientiously. He should love to go with his colleagues, and HON. DANA ROHRABACHER with the West and the South generally, if he OF CALIFORNIA could; but he never would let party govern HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES him in a question of this great consequence. He had many objections to the bill—some OF MISSISSIPPI Tuesday, January 24, 2012 of them of a very serious character. One was, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. ROHRABACHER. Mr. Speaker, below is that he did not like to put half a million of the text of a detailed report of a speech given money into the hands of the Executive, to be Tuesday, January 24, 2012 on the floor of the House of Representatives used in a manner which nobody could fore- that I believe will be of interest to my col- see, and which Congress was not to control. Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- leagues. The description was included in a Another objection was, he did not wish to de- er, I rise today to honor a remarkable public part from from the foundation of the govern- book titled ‘‘Speeches on the Passage of the ment. He considered the present application servant, Mrs. Alma Lee Thompson-Lewis. She Bill for the Removal of the Indians,’’ published was born in the rural town of Flora, Mississippi as the last alternative for these poor rem- by Perkins and Marvin in 1830. The speech nants of a once powerful people. Their only on September 6, 1930. was given by Rep. David Crockett of Ten- chance of aid was at the hands of Congress. Mrs. Lewis received her early education at nessee on May 19, 1830, in opposition to the Should its members turn a deaf ear to their Good Hope Church and Christ Missionary In- Indian Removal Act. Unfortunately, the Con- cries, misery must be their fate. That was dustrial Church School in Jackson, Mississippi. gress disregarded Crockett’s objections and his candid opinion. Mr. C. said he was often forcibly reminded She earned her high school diploma from passed the bill, which was then signed into of the remark made by the famous Red Jack- Camden Street School in Canton, Mississippi law by President Jackson. et, in the rotundo of this building, where he and Mrs. Lewis later furthered her studies at A SKETCH OF THE REMARKS OF THE HON. was shown the pannel which represented in Mary Holmes College in West Point, Mis- DAVID CROCKETT, REPRESENTATIVE FROM sculpture the first landing of the Pilgrims, sissippi. TENNESSEE, ON THE BILL FOR THE REMOVAL with an Indian chief presenting to them an OF THE INDIANS, MADE IN THE HOUSE OF ear of corn, in token of friendly welcome. Born to Mr. Willie Lee Thompson and Mrs. REPRESENTATIVES, WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, The aged Indian said ‘‘that was good.’’ The Emma Deloris Cotton-Thompson, she is the 1830 Indian said, he knew that they came from eldest of four children. After the passing of Mr. Crockett said, that, considering his the Great Spirit, and he was willing to share both her parents in 1950, Mrs. Lewis, with the very humble abilities, it might be expected the soil with his brothers from over the help of her grandparents, served as caregiver that he should content himself with a silent great water. But when he turned round to to her three siblings; Mrs. Lucille Thompson- vote; but, situated as he was, in relation to another pannel representing Penn’s treaty, his colleagues, he felt it to be a duty to him- Jamison, Mr. John Thompson and Mrs. Louise he said ‘‘Ah! all’s gone now.’’ There was a self to explain the motives which governed great deal of truth in this short saying; and Thompson Eley-Sumler. him in the vote he should give on this bill. the present bill was a strong commentary Mrs. Lewis has been a long-time community Gentlemen had already discussed the treaty- upon it. servant. She’s worked many years with orga- making power; and had done it much more Mr. C. said that four counties of his dis- trict bordered on the Chickasaw country. He nizations in and around the Flora, Mississippi ably than he could pretend to do. He should not therefore enter on that subject, but knew many of their tribe; and nothing area. These organizations include the Mag- would merely make an explanation as to the should ever induce him to vote to drive them nolia Improvement Committee, The Ebony reasons of his vote, He did not know whether west of the Mississippi. He did not know Group, Community Pride Groceries, the Madi- a man (that is, a member of Congress) within what sort of a country it was in which they son County Civic Organization and the Order 500 miles of his residence would give a simi- were to be settled. He would willingly appro- of the Eastern Star; an organization of which lar vote; but he knew, at the same time, that priate money in order to send proper persons she is a member. She is a faithful and dedi- he should give that vote with a clear con- to examine the country. And when this had cated member of Fearns Chapel Free Will science. He had his constituents to settle been done, and a fair and free treaty had with, he was aware; and should like to please been made with the tribes if they were desir- Baptist Church where she has served as choir them as well as other gentlemen; but he had ous of removing, he would vote an appropria- advisor, group captain and Sunday school also a settlement to make at the bar of his tion of any sum necessary; but till this had teacher. Over the years, she has also been in- God; and what his conscience dictated to be been done, he would not vote one cent. He volved with many other community service just and right he would do, be the con- could not clearly understand the extent of projects, including serving as manager of the sequences what they might. He believed that this bill. It seemed to go to the removal of Magnolia Heights voting precinct. the people who had been kind enough to give all the Indians, in any State east of the Mis- him their suffrages, supposed him to be an sissippi river, in which the United States Mrs. Lewis began to serve with the Mis- honest man, or they would not have chosen owned any land; Now, there was a consider- sissippi Head Start Program as a carrier, him. If so, they could not but expect that he able number of them still neglected; there where she used her family’s station wagon to should act in the way he thought honest and was a considerable number of them in Ten- transport children to and from the Head Start right. He had always viewed the native In- nessee, and the United States’ government Center in Flora, Mississippi. She was eventu- dian tribes of this country as a sovereign owned no land in that State, north and east of the congressional reservation line. No ally certified to teach for the Head Start Pro- people. He believed they had been recognised as such from the very foundation of this gov- man could be more willing to see them re- gram and finally promoted to Center Director, ernment, and the United States were bound move than he was if it could be done in a where she eventually retired in 1991. by treaty to protect them; it was their duty manner agreeable to themselves; but not She is the wife of Mr. Dan Lewis and moth- to do so. And as to giving to giving the otherwise. He knew personally that a part of er to Mrs. Debra Thompson-Devine, Mr. Levi money of the American people for the pur- the tribe of the Cherokees were unwilling to pose of removing them in the manner pro- go. When the proposal was made to them, Lewis, Mr. Calvin Lewis, Mrs. Almarie Lewis- posed, he would not do it. He would do that they said, ‘‘No; we will take death here at Winters, Mr. Sylvester Lewis, Emma Jean only for which he could answer to his God. our homes. Let them come and tomahawk us Lewis (deceased at six months of age), Mr. Whether he could answer it before the people here at home: we are willing to die, but Howard Earl Lewis and Mrs. Sandra Lewis- was comparatively nothing, though it was a never to remove.’’ He had heard them use Denton. great satisfaction to him to have the appro- this language. Many different constructions bation of his constituents. might be put upon this bill. One of the first Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me Mr. C. said he had served for seven years in things which had set him against the bill, in recognizing Mrs. Alma Lee Thompson- a legislative body. But from the first hour he was the letter from the secretary of war to Lewis for her life-long dedication to service had entered a legislative hall, he had never colonel Montgomery—from which it ap- and commitment to education. known what party was in legislation; and peared that the Indians had been intruded

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His menu in- plan would be carried further; they would effort to develop and maintain a strategic con- cludes vegetarian, vegan, macrobiotic, and send and buy them out, and put white men sulting practice designed specifically to assist gluten-free foods. But one can also get ham- upon their land. It had never been known state and local governments in strengthening burgers, hot dogs and meat pies. After 45 that white men and Indians could live to- credit ratings. He led the team that wrote the years cooking and 40 years as the owner, gether; and in this case, the Indians were to original Five Year Plan for the City of Philadel- Tommy still works long hours behind the grill have no privileges allowed them, while the phia in 1992 enabling Philadelphia to recover making sandwiches and other treats for his white men were to have all. Now, if this was from a more than $200 million structural oper- not oppression with a vengeance, he did not many customers. know what was. It was the language of the ating deficit and regain an investment grade With success, Tommy always found ways to bill, and of its friends, that the Indians were rating. This effort resulted in upgrades from all give back to his community. Every year on not to be driven off against their will. He three major credit rating agencies and Phila- Earth Day, Tommy Fello can be found at the knew the Indians were unwilling to go: and delphia’s return to the bond market after a Cleveland Metroparks Zoo in Ohio’s 10th Con- therefore he could not consent to place them two-year absence. gressional District, feeding all the volunteers in a situation where they would be obliged to Prior to joining PFM in 1980, Mr. White held the wonderful food he cooks at his restaurant. go. He could not stand that. He knew that he policy-making positions in various aspects of On New Years Day every year, Tommy opens stood alone, having, perhaps, none of his col- local, state and federal governments. He his restaurant for a 4 hour pancake breakfast leagues from his state agreeing in sentiment. He could not help that. He knew that he served as Deputy to the then District Attorney with all proceeds donated to the local arts should return to his home glad and light in Edward G. Rendell of Philadelphia and as Re- community. Tommy’s Restaurant has provided heart, if he voted against the bill. He felt gional Representative in the Pennsylvania De- a first job to thousands of youths in the Cleve- that it was his wish and purpose to serve his partment of Commerce. He spent five years land area since opening. Tommy has worked constituents honestly, according to the light handling administrative and legislative matters as a mentor for many local schools and is of his conscience. The moment he should ex- for then Congressman William Green, serving often asked to give entrepreneurial and moti- change his conscience for mere party views, on the House Ways and Means Committee. vational speeches to students of all ages. he hoped his Maker would no longer suffer A life-long resident of Philadelphia, Mr. Tommy’s Restaurant is a Cleveland-area him to exist. He spoke the truth in saying so. If he should be the only member of that White is a graduate of The William Penn landmark. His website lists many customers of House who voted against the bill, and the Charter School and Muhlenberg College. He national and local renown, including TV per- only man in the United States who dis- serves on Penn Charter’s board of overseers sonality Al Roker, actress Alicia Silverstone, approved it, he would still vote against it; as Treasurer. the late Cuyahoga County poet laureate Dan- and it would be matter of rejoicing to him Mr. White’s long and impressive career iel Thompson, blues musician Mr. Stress (who till the day he died, that he had given the showcases his commitment and service to his also has a sandwich named in his honor), co- vote. He had been told that he should be profession and community. Mr. Speaker, I ask median Molly Shannon (who once worked at prostrated; but if so, he would have the con- that you and my other distinguished col- Tommy’s), actor Danny DeVito, the late graph- solation of conscience. He would obey that power, and gloried in the deed. He cared not leagues join me in thanking F. John White for ic novelist Harvey Pekar, singer Patty Smith, for popularity, unless it could be obtained by his work and congratulate him on the occasion and movie director Jim Jarmusch. I am proud upright means. He had seen much to disgust of his retirement. to also be on this list. him here; and he did not wish to represent f I am also proud to know this fine individual his fellow citizens, unless he could be per- who has worked hard, found much success, mitted to act conscientiously. He had been PERSONAL EXPLANATION and has given so much back. Other business- told that he did not understand English owners on his street have nicknamed him the grammar. That was very true. He had never King of Coventry or the Mayor of Coventry be- been six months at school in his life; he had HON. RON KIND raised himself by the labor of his hands. But OF WISCONSIN cause of their appreciation for all his hard he did not, on that account, yield upon his IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES work and dedication to the community. Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in privilege as the representative of freemen on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 this floor. Humble as he was, he meant to ex- honoring Tommy Fello on his celebration of 40 ercise his privilege. He had been charged Mr. KIND. Mr. Speaker, I was unable to years owning Tommy’s Restaurant. with not representing his constituents. If the record my vote on the House floor during the f fact was so, the error (said Mr. C.) is here, vote on H.R. 3117 and H.R. 1141 on January (touching his head) not here (laying his hand 23, 2012 because of family commitments in BLACK JANUARY upon his heart). He never had possessed Wisconsin. Had I been present, I would have wealth or education, but he had ever been voted in favor of both H.R. 3117 (Roll No. 5) animated by an independent spirit; and he HON. HENRY CUELLAR trusted to prove it on the present occasion. and H.R. 1141 (Roll No. 6). OF TEXAS f f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Tuesday, January 24, 2012 A TRIBUTE TO F. JOHN WHITE IN RECOGNITION OF TOMMY FELLO AND THE 40TH ANNIVER- Mr. CUELLAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to HON. ROBERT A. BRADY SARY OF TOMMY’S RESTAURANT recognize a landmark event in history known as ‘‘Black January’’. This was a day when Az- OF PENNSYLVANIA erbaijani citizens stood up to the Soviet gov- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH OF OHIO ernment and gave up their lives for freedom Tuesday, January 24, 2012 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES from communism and dictatorship. Indeed, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I January 20, 1990, in Baku, Azerbaijan, has rise today to honor F. John White. Mr. White, Tuesday, January 24, 2012 become a symbol of when the Soviet empire the Chief Executive Officer of Public Financial Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I would like to lapsed. Management, Inc. and a member of its Board bring to your attention the 40th anniversary of At midnight, on January 19, 1990, twenty-six of Directors, will celebrate his retirement after Tommy’s Restaurant, and its owner, Tommy thousand Russian troops flooded the capital a lifetime of service to his company, profes- Fello. city of Baku with tanks. Armed with a state of sion, and community. What later became ‘‘Tommy’s’’ on Coventry emergency declared by the U.S.S.R. Supreme As CEO of Public Financial Management, Road in Cleveland Heights started out as a Soviet Presidium and signed by then Presi- Inc., Mr. White is responsible for the overall part-time job at a 7-stool lunch counter at the dent Mikhail Gorbachev, the incursion was in- daily management of the firm and chairs the corner drug store for Tommy when he was in tended to suppress a growing independence PFM Management Committee, the primary the 9th grade in 1967. By 1972, just a year movement. The end result was the opposite policy-making body in the firm. In his role, Mr. and a half after graduating from Cleveland as the incident inflamed Azerbaijani nation- White has spearheaded PFM’s growth in per- Heights High School, Tommy bought the lunch alism and contributed to the breakup of the sonnel, technology advances, and business counter and renamed it Tommy’s. Having Soviet Union.

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I would like to take a moment to nent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2011 (Roll- The emerging democratic groups and pro- recognize all of the players who contributed to call 5) as well as House Resolution 1141, the testers called for independence from the So- this championship: Rota Cultural and Natural Resources Study viet Union and removal of Communists offi- Drew Ahmuty, Derek McLemore, Ryan Act (Rollcall 6). cials. On the night of January 19–20, more Weigel, Jared Bales, Ray Crockett, Peyton Williams, Cameron Feuchter, Ben Sego, Con- I understand the responsibility of rep- than 130 people died, 611 were injured, 841 resenting the residents of the Ninth Congres- were arrested and 5 went missing. In the days nor Dyer, Corey Kemp, Tanner Jacobson, Austin Miller, Kyle McKinney, Blake sional District of New York and I regret miss- after the invasion, thousands of Azerbaijanis ing these two votes. surrounded Communist Party headquarters McWhirter, Sean Dickson, Brandon Viohl, Kenny Hill, Conner Combs, Tyler Hunter, Ian demanding the resignation of the republic’s f leadership. Soviet troops were eventually with- Moss, Tyler Barnes, Kellen Day, David drawn from Baku, but political control was Stroope, Tanner Hutyra, Britton Wallace, Mi- CONGRATULATING BACARDI ON chael Stephens, Anthony Custable, Matthew maintained for almost another 2 years until ITS 150TH ANNIVERSARY Zauber, Chris Swart, Luke Kissick, James Azerbaijan’s parliament declared independ- Noetzel, Sabian Holmes, Reid Hall, Roy ence in October 1991. The Republic of Azer- Peryea, Robert Harless, Jeremy McClellan, baijan has maintained its independence for HON. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN Zach Hernandez, AJ Ezzard, Nick Melocik, more than 17 years. OF FLORIDA Today, Azerbaijan has developed into a Aaron Hoagland, Carter Bishop, Adaryan thriving country with double digit growth, in Jones, Matt Swoyer, Travis Martin, Derek IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Kalata, Hunter Westmoreland, Drew Brown, large part due to a freely elected president Tuesday, January 24, 2012 and parliament, free market reforms led by the Will Davis, Conor Owens, Alex Johnston, Sam energy sector, and, most importantly, no for- Downey, Joseph Formella, Steven Bergmark, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise eign troops on its soil. Nash Neu, Dillon Rake, Jacob White, Landon today to congratulate Bacardi on its 150th an- Mr. Speaker, let us remember those who Howard, Christian Poucket, Jeff Miller, Brian niversary. The company was founded by Don sacrificed their lives and those who stood Bonacci, Nick Arst, Jackson Mitchell, Korbin Facundo Bacardı´ Masso´ in Santiago de Cuba against communism and dictatorship on the Wayton, Edgar Gonzalez, Hunter Lackey, Mi- on February 4, 1862, and overcame multiple monumental ‘‘Black January’’ day on January chael Gavin, Nicholas Berman, Austin Tyrone, adversities to become the largest privately- 20, 1990. Dustin Flegle, JJ Prince, Alec Deutsch, Brady held spirits company, one that today sells f Stallings, Kyle Arpaia, Patrick Mundlin, Ray- more than 200 brands and labels in more than mond Proietti, Ryan Hauser, Caleb LaCombe, HONORING THE CARROLL SENIOR 150 markets globally, and the third largest Kyle Rae, Jack Proskovec, Evan Brown, Clay HIGH SCHOOL DRAGON FOOT- spirits company in the world. Family-owned Hochstrate, Avery Hill, Connor Chase, Andrew BALL TEAM and run for seven generations, the Company Olear, Gabe Callan, Matt Jackson, Holden employs nearly 6,000 people around the Sheehan, Connor Wakeham, Grant Drewelow, world. Bacardi has a significant presence and HON. KENNY MARCHANT Cam Manning, Chad Kwong, Garrett Hale, OF TEXAS history in the United States. Keaton Duhon, Joe Heineman, Sammy Silver, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES As its business grew in Cuba, Bacardi cap- Haydn Billman, Caden Carlton, Brandon Gor- Tuesday, January 24, 2012 italized on growing opportunities abroad and don, Hunter Peck, Jesse Martinez, Cenan expanded outside of Cuba as Cuba’s first mul- Mr. MARCHANT. Mr. Speaker, it is with Lalani, Luke Timian, Blake Collins, Jake tinational company. In 1916, the Company es- great pride that I recognize the Carroll Senior Webb, Al Tolbert, Matt Watford, Davin Camp- tablished a bottling facility in New York City. High School Dragon football team for winning bell, Connor Page, James Hagerman, Scott Bacardi rum is distributed by Bacardi U.S.A., the 2011 Class 5A Division I Texas State Marks, Brock Sales, Ty Cummings, Joseph Inc. based in my home district of Coral Ga- Championship title. Depinto, Nash Dickey, Spencer Sunstrum. bles, Florida. Having toured the offices re- The Dragons finished the season with a per- Of course, no championship team is com- fect 16–0 record and the program’s eighth cently, I’ve seen first hand the energy and ex- plete without those behind the scenes. Head citement in the employees about the company. state championship. Carroll High School com- Coach Hal Wasson; Asst. Coaches Clayton petes in the University Interscholastic League George, Tim Wasson, Mike Loveless, Tony I congratulate the Bacardi rum brand on its Class 5A, the most competitive athletic class Holmes, Austin Cranford, Aaron Lineweaver, 150th anniversary and commend the Bacardi composed of the largest schools in Texas. Robert Drake, Brad Skinner, Kirk Rogers, Rob Company for 150 years of business persever- Carroll had a thrilling 2011 season, winning Royer and Brandon Murdock; Team Managers ance and commitment to continue sustainable three playoff games after being behind in the Colt Meachem, Nick Foster, Nick Bromley and business practices, fairness to employees and second half. The state championship was es- Brendon James; Athletic Trainers Derek Abell, generosity to the community at large that built pecially exciting where the Dragons played Allison Loftin and Carrie Saulters; and Student Bacardi during the past 150 years. Fort Bend Hightower High School at Cowboys Trainers Sye Noble, Cameron Spence, Ragan Stadium with an attending crowd of 42,822. Sims, Scott Miritillo, James Sarandis, and f Hightower had a 29–28 lead over Carroll Brad Mason were all key contributors to IN RECOGNITION OF THE ST. starting the fourth quarter. In Hightower’s first Carroll’s 2011 championship. possession of the fourth quarter, Carroll line- Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the 24th Congres- IGNATIUS FOOTBALL TEAM backer Will Davis caused a fumble that was sional District of Texas, I ask all my distin- recovered by the Dragons on Hightower’s 29- guished colleagues to join me in congratu- HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH yard line. With key positioning in Hightower lating the Carroll Senior High School Dragons territory, Carroll quarterback Kenny Hill led the football team for its victory in the 2011 Class OF OHIO offense to a touchdown with five plays. Carroll 5A Division I state Texas state championship. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES then scored a two-point conversion giving f them a lead of 36–28. Tuesday, January 24, 2012 With 9:18 left in the fourth quarter, the Car- PERSONAL EXPLANATION roll defense shut down the Hightower offense. Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in On a second down, cornerback Sabian HON. ROBERT L. TURNER recognition of the St. Ignatius Football Team, Holmes made a pivotal play breaking up a OF NEW YORK which won the 2011 Ohio High School Athletic pass near the end zone, and on the third IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Association (OHSAA) Division I State Cham- down, linebackers Will Davis and Jeff Miller Tuesday, January 24, 2012 pionship. sacked the Hightower quarterback, forcing a Mr. TURNER of New York. Mr. Speaker, be- St. Ignatius High School was founded in punt. Following the punt return, the Dragon of- cause of travel delays due to inclement weath- September of 1886 on Cleveland’s West 30th

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It is St. Ignatius great emphasis Tuesday, January 24, 2012 rights are abused and torture is used to co- on academic achievement which produces Mr. HEINRICH. Mr. Speaker, I unfortunately erce, silence, or intimidate, it takes the cour- scholars and which translates to success both missed three votes on the afternoon of Janu- age of one’s convictions to stand up to one’s on and off the field. Each year 99% of its stu- ary 18, 2012, which included rollcall votes 2, own government when abuses are exposed. dents go on to four-year college programs. 3, and 4. During the past decade, Doug was a voice for Led by Coach Chuck Kyle, the St. Ignatius If I had been present, I would have voted America’s best and highest ideals of due proc- Wildcats took to the field at 7:07 p.m. on De- against rollcall vote 2, Representative SCOTT’s ess and respect for human rights. When the cember 3, 2011 against the Pickerington Ti- (SC–01) bill, H. Res. 515. American people learned of torture as a sanc- gers. The Wildcats gained an early lead in the If I had been present, I would have voted in tioned interrogation technique by our own gov- first quarter, highlighted by a 45 yard touch- favor of rollcall vote 3, Approval of the Journal. ernment in Iraq, Afghanistan, Guantanamo down pass by Eric Williams to Tim McCoy. If I had been present, I would have voted Bay, or other clandestine prisons, it was Doug The first half ended with the Wildcats ahead, against rollcall vote 4, Representative TOM Johnson who spoke out loudly and fearlessly. thanks to two Tim Shenk field goals and a Tim REED’s (NY–29) bill, H.J. Res. 98. He rallied human rights leaders and policy McVey rushing touchdown, by a score of 20– f makers to condemn these abuses and sought 13. The second half was dominated by the to expose them for what they were—torture. Wildcats defense, which did not allow the Ti- HONORING THE CONTRIBUTIONS Doug influenced the debate in Congress and gers to score again. The Wildcats offense con- AND DEDICATION OF A HUMAN helped elevate torture as an issue of national tinued to produce; Tim McVey ran for another RIGHTS CHAMPION: DOUGLAS A. significance. touchdown and Eric Williams threw a 40 yard JOHNSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CVT is a Minnesota treasure and it has touchdown to Jake Mooney. At 10:03 p.m., the OF THE CENTER FOR VICTIMS been my pleasure to work closely with Doug St. Ignatius Wildcats left the field as OHSAA OF TORTURE Johnson over the past eleven years. The leg- Division I State Champions for the 11th time acy of Doug Johnson will live on in CVT’s in 12 state championship appearances with a HON. BETTY McCOLLUM work providing hope for survivors of torture score of 34–13. OF MINNESOTA around the world and bring us ever closer to Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES a world free from torture. in congratulating the 2011 OHSAA Division I f State Champions, the St. Ignatius Football Tuesday, January 24, 2012 TRIBUTE TO REVEREND JOSEPH Team. Ms. MCCOLLUM. Mr Speaker, I rise today LEE JOHNSON f to honor the inspiring career of Mr. Doug Johnson, an international leader and voice for RECOGNIZING MRS. ALMA R. human rights, on the occasion of his retire- HON. GEORGE MILLER HOLLINS-RUCKER FOR HER ment from the Center for Victims of Torture OF CALIFORNIA DEDICATION TO SERVING OTH- (CVT). IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ERS When the Center for Victims of Torture Tuesday, January 24, 2012 opened in Saint Paul, Minnesota in 1985 it Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON was the first center of its kind in the United Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Rev- OF MISSISSIPPI States and only the third torture treatment erend Joseph Lee Johnson, a dynamic leader IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES center in the world. Doug Johnson became its of the religious community and a founder of Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Executive Director in 1988 and served in this the Police Chaplains Program in the City of Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- role for the next 23 years. Today, because of Richmond, California—and to mark his pass- er, I rise today to honor a remarkable public Doug’s extraordinary leadership and commit- ing on January 9, 2012, at the age of 93. servant, Mrs. Alma R. Hollins-Rucker. Mrs. ment to eradicating torture, CVT is helping Born in Westdale, Louisiana on September Rucker was born and raised in Yazoo City, thousands of torture survivors from over 60 3, 1918, to the late Adeline and Bill Johnson, Mississippi. She is the daughter of Mr. Arnett countries at centers in Minneapolis, Saint J.L. Johnson was one of twelve children. In Hollins and the late Ms. Carrie Mae Wright. Paul, the District of Columbia, Sierra Leone, December of 1937, he met Ida Mae Gilliom— She is a pillar of her community for not only Liberia, Jordan, Kenya and the Democratic they were married two weeks later on January holding reputable positions within her church, Republic of Congo. 11, 1938. He and Ida Mae remained happily but by also promoting a positive image and Thanks to Doug Johnson’s vision, CVT has married for nearly 74 years. reputation through her service to others in the become a global leader in the treatment of tor- In September 1943 he and Ida Mae moved community. ture. Doug and CVT have received numerous to Vallejo, California, where he Worked at the Mrs. Rucker started serving the Lord at an awards for their pioneering work, including the Mare Island Naval Shipyard. It was there that early age at Bethel African Methodist Epis- National Crime Victims Service Award, which he united with Union Baptist Church where he copal Church where she is still a member and is the highest civilian honor awarded by the served on the Deacon Board until 1950, when serves as President of the Pastor’s Aide Club U.S. Department of Justice. CVT is also a he was ordained and became Pastor of St. and Chair of the Trustee Board. leading advocate for torture victims. Doug John Missionary Baptists Church in Vallejo. She graduated from Yazoo City High School worked closely with former Minnesota Senator He continued to pastor at St. John Church for in 1970 and attended Draughon’s Business Dave Durenberger to pass the original Torture over 21 years. Reverend Johnson organized College. After attending Draughon’s Business Victims Relief Act in 1998, which authorizes the Baptist Ministers Union of Vallejo, and was College, she became the Assistant Librarian at federal funding for torture survivor rehabilita- elected its first president. In addition, he was Lamar Library and retired four years later in tion programs in the U.S. and abroad. The president of the Interdenominational Ministers management due to an acquired disability. United States is the world’s largest donor to Alliance for many years, organizing local cler- Despite her handicap, Mrs. Rucker con- torture survivor rehabilitation thanks to leaders gy around issues such as promoting civil tinues to serve her community through count- like Doug Johnson. rights, ending hunger, and curbing violence. less acts of servitude. She volunteers at sev- CVT’s central and steadfast conviction that Reverend Johnson also started one of the eral food pantries and nursing homes and pro- torture is a crime against humanity—a crime first food programs in Richmond where he was vides donations to various organizations against all of us—is one that I share. It is a instrumental in working with government agen- throughout her community. Mrs. Rucker is the weapon of terror, intimidation and cruelty that cies to provide cheese, butter and other food mother of five children and three grand- seeks to dehumanize its victims and trauma- to local churches to feed low-income families. children. tize their communities. Torture victims face de- He was a peacemaker. During the social Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me bilitating and unimaginable physical, social, unrest of the 1960s, the Bissell property where in recognizing Mrs. Alma R. Rucker for her emotional and spiritual scarring. Unfortunately, Elizabeth Missionary Baptist Church is now lo- dedication to serving others in need. thousands of our brothers and sisters around cated was, at the time, the local headquarters

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Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay Mike was in my office helping me find solu- dress racial divisions within the department. tribute to Louis Roney, who has devoted his tions to that problem. It was only with Mike’s Those efforts resulted in the very first Police life both as a performing artist and in support help that we were able to increase payments Chaplin Program in the country. Reverend of the arts. Throughout his career as a long- to Iowa doctors, and take significant steps to- Johnson and other ministers rode with police time leading operatic tenor, he has been fea- wards a reimbursement structure based on officers to provide spiritual counseling, comfort tured in the great opera houses of Europe and quality of care, not just quantity of care. He and prayer to men and women of the force as North America. As a great patron of the arts has been a resource to me, and he often well as victims of violence and their families. in Florida, he has recently been recognized served as my ‘‘lifeline’’ during late-night, high- He served as a Police Chaplin for almost 20 and will soon be inducted into the Florida Art- level health care negotiations over the last few years. ists Hall of Fame. years. Mr. Roney’s professional music career Mike’s knowledge and understanding of cur- Reverend Johnson received his Bachelor of rent health care issues is matched only by his began after his studies at Harvard and com- Arts in Theology from Moody Bible Institute in terrific wit and shining personality. Iowa doc- mended service in the U.S. Navy during WWII. Chicago, Illinois, and his degree in Christian tors and patients have benefited from his time Over four decades he sang leading roles Doctrine from the Divinity School of Oakland at Iowa Medical Society, and he has helped throughout Paris, Vienna, Berlin, Hamburg, Seminary. He was a mentor to many young me advocate for improved access to health preachers and pastors, and worked tirelessly Amsterdam, Brussels, Munich and Lisbon, as care in Iowa. Thank you, Mike, and we wish beyond the boundaries of his faith community well as Italy, Canada, and of course, the you the best in your new endeavor. United States. He was frequently engaged as by counseling and advising local civic leaders. f Reverend J.L. Johnson was a very proud man a soloist all across America and Europe and who would often say, ‘‘As for me and my appeared in numerous movies and national IN HONOR OF ARMY SERGEANT house, we will serve the Lord.’’ His presence operatic festivals over the course of his ca- FIRST CLASS BENJAMIN WISE will be greatly missed throughout our commu- reer. Over the years he has performed as nity. I ask my colleagues to join with me in of- leading tenor in every major French and Ger- HON. MIKE ROSS fering sincere condolences to his wife of 74 man opera house. His life work has been per- OF ARKANSAS years, Ida Mae Johnson and to the entire forming, teaching and supporting music. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Church Family of Elisabeth Missionary Baptist Though he spent his whole life mingling Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Church. amongst heads of state, royalty and Europe’s cultural elite, he never lost a deep sense of Mr. ROSS of Arkansas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a dedicated soldier and true f how art can transcend power and wealth and can be appreciated and enjoyed by everyone. American hero who died in service to this IN HONOR OF MICHELINE Mr. Roney has said that, ‘‘The artist’s life is a great country. On January 15, 2012, U.S. BENEDICT ‘giving’ proposition. And if giving is more Army Sergeant First Class Benjamin B. Wise, blessed than receiving, the artist is more blest who was 34 years old, died at Landstuhl Re- gional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, than those who enjoy his art.’’ HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Returning to his home State of Florida after OF OHIO Sergeant First Class Wise died of injuries sus- his European career, Mr. Roney continued to tained on January 9, 2012, in Balkh Province, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES devote his life to expanding cultural opportuni- Afghanistan, from small arms fire. Tuesday, January 24, 2012 ties for others. He founded and for 17 years SFC Benjamin Wise graduated from West Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in led Orlando’s Festival of Orchestras. He Side Christian High School in El Dorado, Ark., honor of Micheline ‘‘Mickey’’ Benedict as she served as Distinguished Professor of Music in 1995 and eventually joined the United retires after 50 years of service at St. Ignatius and Artist in Residence Emeritus at the Uni- States Armed Forces in 2000, where he High School as Director of Technology. versity of Central Florida. In both of these began a distinguished military career. At the roles Mr. Roney has worked with passion and From an early age Mickey has been part of time of his death, SFC Wise was on his fourth dedication to make culture and the arts acces- the St. Ignatius High School community. Her deployment overseas—once in Iraq and three sible to as many people as possible. uncles, Fr. George Kmieck, the former Dean times to Afghanistan—and was assigned to A Mr. Roney is well deserving of the honor of Philosophy at John Carroll University, and Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces and induction into the Florida Artists Hall of Dr. Peter Kmieck, the St. Ignatius High School Group, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash- Fame. This recognition expresses our State’s team physician, began bringing Mickey to the ington. appreciation for his selfless service to the hu- school at the age of two. SFC Wise was an outstanding soldier and, manities and salutes a life lived with great dig- according to his family, incredibly proud of the Mickey began her career with St. Ignatius nity and purpose, as well as a daily sense of career he built in the Army. During his 11 High School in May 1961. She was hired by the high calling of the artist. He and his career years as a soldier, SFC Wise earned three Fr. Pingstock and made $1.25 per hour for have had a deep and profound impact on our Army Commendation Medals; three Army clerical and typing work. In November of 1997, community, State and Nation. I ask that my Good Conduct Medals; the National Defense she was promoted to head the school’s Com- colleagues join me in recognizing Mr. Roney Service Medal; two Afghanistan Campaign puter Services Department by Fr. Robert for his decades of service and congratulate Medals with Bronze Service Stars; three Iraq Welsh. She led a team of 20 who worked to him on the Florida Artists Hall of Fame’s rec- Campaign Medals with Bronze Service Stars; move the school into the age of modern tech- ognition of his invaluable contributions. the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; nology. Mickey was promoted to the position f two Noncommissioned Officers Professional of Director of Technology in May of 2000 and Development Ribbons; the Army Service Rib- held the position until her retirement in De- CONGRATULATING MIKE ABRAMS bon; two Overseas Service Ribbons; the cember of 2011. NATO Medal; the Parachustist Badge, Basic; The St. Ignatius High School community will HON. BRUCE L. BRALEY the Combat Infantryman Badge; the Expert In- celebrate the career of Mickey Benedict on OF IOWA fantry Badge; the Combat and Special Skill January 20, 2012 with a mass and school IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Badge, Basic Marksmanship Qual Badge; the wide reception. Canadian Parachutist Badge; the Special Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me Forces Tab; and four Overseas Service Bars. in honoring Mickey Benedict and congratu- Mr. BRALEY of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, today, SFC Wise was also posthumously awarded lating her on her retirement from St. Ignatius I’d like to congratulate Mike Abrams on his two Bronze Star Medals for his bravery in bat- High School following 50 years of dedicated new position with the Ohio Hospital Associa- tle and a Purple Heart for giving his life in service. tion. Mike has been at the Iowa Medical Soci- service to his country.

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He represented the his devotion, Mr. Butler was a candidate for I join many others in saluting Mayor Smith best of our Armed Forces and the best of the Robeson County Hero Society. for his commitment to excellence, thanking America—giving his life to protect the free- Mr. Butler, a volunteer fire fighter for over him for his exemplary service, and wishing doms we all cherish. As a husband, father, 20 years, was struck and killed by a vehicle him well on his retirement. son and brother, his loss will leave an incred- while responding to an accident. He made the ible void that will be impossible to fill. My ultimate sacrifice to save those in danger. His f thoughts and prayers are with his wife, Traci; passing is a significant and tragic loss to his his children, Kallen, Luke and Ryan; his par- family, his community, and beyond. OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL ents, Dr. Jean and Mary Wise; his brother, Mr. Speaker, may we never forget the good- DEBT Marine Corps Cpl. Matthew Wise; his sister, ness, humility, service, and character that de- Mary; and, the rest of his family and friends fined the life of Samuel Butler. May God con- HON. MIKE COFFMAN during this very difficult time. tinue to bless his beloved wife, Brenda, and all OF COLORADO Unfortunately, what made SFC Wise’s death of his loved ones, the work he did, and the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES even more tragic is that just two short years greatness that he inspired within all who knew ago, the Wise family also lost another son in him. Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Afghanistan—Jeremy Wise, who was SFC f Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, Benjamin Wise’s brother. Former Navy SEAL on January 26, 1995, when the last attempt at IN RECOGNITION OF MAYOR DAVID Special Warfare Operator First Class Jeremy a balanced budget amendment passed the W. SMITH Wise, age 35, was part of the CIA’s security House by a bipartisan vote of 300–132, the detail at an outpost near Khost, Afghanistan, national debt was $4,801,405,175,294.28. when he was killed on December 30, 2009, HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK Today, it is $15,236,245,309,869.69. We’ve when a terrorist detonated a bomb at the facil- OF CALIFORNIA added $10,434,840,134,575.41 dollars to our ity killing seven Americans in the attack. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES debt in 16 years. This is $10 trillion in debt our America has now lost two outstanding patriots Tuesday, January 24, 2012 nation, our economy, and our children could in the Wise family and both Benjamin and Jer- Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay have avoided with a balanced budget amend- emy will be deeply missed. tribute to Mayor David W. Smith who is retiring ment. The United States of America remains a after serving 33 years as the Mayor of the city strong beacon for freedom and liberty around of Newark, California. f the world because of brave, honorable and Mayor Smith began his career in 1967 after RECOGNIZING MR. BENNIE DOTSON dedicated service members like SFC Benjamin graduating from Michigan Technological Uni- Wise and his brother, Jeremy. The Wise fam- FOR HIS DEDICATION TO SERV- versity with a degree in Business Administra- ING OTHERS ily has endured an incredible burden and tion and Industrial Management. He began his made an extraordinary sacrifice on behalf of career as a Plant Manager at Ethyl Corp. After all Americans and we are forever thankful. working at the plant for ten years he devel- HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON Today, I ask all Members of Congress to oped an interest in public service. In 1976, he OF MISSISSIPPI join me as we honor the life and legacy of was elected to the Newark City Council. Just IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Army Sergeant First Class Benjamin Wise, as two years later, in 1978, he was elected well as each man and woman in our Armed Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Mayor of the city of Newark. Forces, and all of those in harm’s way sup- Mayor Smith is currently serving his 16th Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- porting their efforts, who give the ultimate sac- consecutive term as mayor, the most senior er, I rise today to honor a fine patriot and rifice in service to this great country. I also ask mayor currently serving in California. Addition- noble member of his community, Mr. Bennie that we recognize the sacrifice and burdens ally, he is also 2nd in mayoral seniority in the Dotson. Mr. Dotson was born September 9, our military families endure in support of this United States. During his service as Mayor, 1923, in Vicksburg, Mississippi. He is the great country. We owe them all our eternal Smith was the Vice President of the Retail Di- younger of two children born to the late Mr. gratitude. vision of Oatey Supply Chain Services from Ben and Mrs. Mary Dotson. f 1979 to 2006. More recently, he has served Mr. Dotson’s early years of education began A TRIBUTE TO SAMUEL BUTLER as the Executive Director of Ohlone College at Dunbar Elementary School in Warren Coun- Foundation since 2006. ty, Mississippi. He later attended Grange Hall HON. MIKE McINTYRE Mayor Smith’s accomplishments during his Elementary School culminating with an eighth tenure as Mayor are exemplary. He has dis- grade education. OF NORTH CAROLINA played the highest level of public service to his At the age of 18, Mr. Dotson entered the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES citizens, and his commitment can be seen United States Army and served in the Euro- Tuesday, January 24, 2012 through the wide array of organizations and pean War. He received his basic training at Mr. MCINTYRE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to committees in which he was involved. He was Camp Shelby in Mississippi, after which, he pay tribute to Samuel Butler, the President of a Trustee and Committee Chair of the United served tours of duty in England, France, Bel- the Robeson County Firemen’s Association, of States Conference of Mayors, and was highly gium, and Germany. Maxton, North Carolina, for his commitment to involved in the Arts Committee as well as the After leaving the United States Army, Mr. his community and as a dedicated man of Education Committee. He was previously chair Dotson worked at Anderson Tully Lumber public service. Mr. Butler proved himself to be of the Alameda County Transportation Author- Company in Vicksburg, Mississippi, where he a devoted and effective public servant, a man ity and the Tri-City Waste Management Au- retired after 45 years of service. Mr. Dotson of great character, and a dedicated public thority, and was also President of the Alameda has continued to serve as a lay member of servant. Tragically, he lost his life while pro- County Conference of Mayors. He is the cur- Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church for tecting others on January 8, 2012. He was rently the Chair of the Newark Redevelopment many years. also a devoted father, grandfather, and dear Agency, the Newark Disaster Council, and the Mr. Dotson was happily married to his late friend, who will be dearly missed. Newark Community Development Advisory wife of 57 years, Mrs. Lorraine Dotson, and to- In addition to his service to the Evans Committee. gether they raised one child, Ruby McDonald. Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department, Mr. Mayor Smith has received a myriad of He also has a host of nieces and nephews Butler was also a proud employee of the awards for his outstanding accomplishments. that love and care for him. Campbell’s Soup Company for over 29 years. He was honored as a Distinguished Alumni of Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me Driven by the spirit of service and dedication Calumet High School, and an Outstanding in recognizing Mr. Bennie Dotson for his dedi- to his community and its people, he was a Young Alumni of Michigan Technological Uni- cation to our country and his commitment to board member of the Robeson County Fire versity. He was selected as one of California’s serving others.

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HIGHLIGHTS House and Senate met in Joint Session to receive a State of the Union Address from the President of the United States. Senate sions of the statute governing consideration of the Chamber Action joint resolution remain in effect. Page S77 Routine Proceedings, pages S51–S79 Bill Referral—Agreement: A unanimous-consent Measures Introduced: One bill and two resolutions agreement was reached providing that the Com- were introduced, as follows: S. 2034, S.J. Res. 35, mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- and S. Res. 353. Page S75 fairs was discharged from further consideration of Measures Passed: H.R. 1791, to designate the United States court- Congratulating the North Dakota State Univer- house under construction at 101 South United States sity football team: Senate agreed to S. Res. 353, Route 1 in Fort Pierce, Florida, as the ‘‘Alto Lee congratulating the North Dakota State University Adams, Sr., United States Courthouse’’, and the bill football team for winning the 2011 National Colle- be referred to the Committee on Environment and giate Athletic Association Division I Football Cham- Public Works. Page S78 pionship Subdivision title. Pages S77–78 Message from the President: Senate received the Escort Committee—Agreement: A unanimous- following message from the President of the United consent agreement was reached providing that the States: Presiding Officer of the Senate be authorized to ap- Transmitting the report on the State of the Union point a committee on the part of the Senate to join delivered to a Joint Session of Congress on January a like committee on the part of the House to escort 24, 2012; which was ordered to lie on the table. the President of the United States into the House (PM–37) Pages S68–73 Chamber for the joint session. Page S56 Nominations Received: Senate received the fol- Debt Ceiling Increase—Agreement: A unani- lowing nominations: mous-consent-time agreement was reached providing Jessica Lynn Wright, of Pennsylvania, to be an that at approximately 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, Janu- Assistant Secretary of Defense. ary 26, 2012, Senate begin consideration of motion James N. Miller, Jr., of Virginia, to be Under Sec- to proceed to consideration of H.J. Res. 98, relating retary of Defense for Policy. to the disapproval of the President’s exercise of au- Frank Kendall III, of Virginia, to be Under Sec- thority to increase the debt limit, as submitted retary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and under section 3101A of title 31, United States Code, on January 12, 2012; that the time until noon be Logistics. for debate on the motion to proceed, with the time Erin C. Conaton, of the District of Columbia, to equally divided and controlled between the two be Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Leaders, or their designees; that at noon, Senate vote Readiness. on the adoption of the motion to proceed; that if the Jeremy C. Stein, of Massachusetts, to be a Mem- motion is successful, then the time for debate with ber of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve respect to the joint resolution be equally divided be- System for the unexpired term of fourteen years from tween the two Leaders, or their designees; that upon February 1, 2004. the use or yielding back of time, Senate vote on pas- Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, to be a Member sage of the joint resolution; and that all other provi- of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve D31

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System for the unexpired term of fourteen years from Board for a term expiring September 14, 2015, February 1, 2000. which was sent to the Senate on January 26, 2011. Marietta S. Robinson, of Michigan, to be a Com- Gineen Maria Bresso, of Florida, to be a Member missioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commis- of the Election Assistance Commission for a term ex- sion for a term of seven years from October 27, piring December 12, 2013, which was sent to the 2010. Senate on March 17, 2011. Adam E. Sieminski, of Pennsylvania, to be Ad- Gloria Wilson Shelton, of Maryland, to be a ministrator of the Energy Information Administra- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Vet- tion. erans Claims for the term of fifteen years, which was Anthony T. Clark, of North Dakota, to be a sent to the Senate on June 22, 2011. Page S79 Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commis- sion for the term expiring June 30, 2016. Messages from the House: Page S73 James J. Jones, of the District of Columbia, to be Measures Referred: Page S73 Assistant Administrator for Toxic Substances of the Environmental Protection Agency. Executive Communications: Pages S73–75 Linda Thomas-Greenfield, of Louisiana, to be Di- Additional Cosponsors: Pages S75–77 rector General of the Foreign Service. Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Pamela A. White, of Maine, to be Ambassador to Page S77 the Republic of Haiti. John Christopher Stevens, of California, to be Am- Additional Statements: Pages S67–68 bassador to Libya. Notices of Hearings/Meetings: Page S77 Tracey Ann Jacobson, of the District of Columbia, Authorities for Committees to Meet: Page S77 to be Ambassador to the Republic of Kosovo. Scott H. DeLisi, of Minnesota, to be Ambassador Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and ad- to the Republic of Uganda. journed at 10:23 p.m., until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, Deborah S. Delisle, of South Carolina, to be As- January 26, 2012. (For Senate’s program, see the re- sistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Edu- marks of the Majority Leader in today’s Record on cation, Department of Education. page S78.) Constance B. Tobias, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals for a term of six years. Pages S78–79 Committee Meetings Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notifica- (Committees not listed did not meet) tion of withdrawal of the following nominations: Scott C. Doney, of Massachusetts, to be Chief Sci- entist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad- INTELLIGENCE ministration, which was sent to the Senate on Janu- Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed ary 26, 2011. hearings on intelligence matters, receiving testimony Timothy Charles Scheve, of Pennsylvania, to be a from officials of the intelligence community. Member of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Committee recessed subject to the call. h House of Representatives H. Res. 522, providing for consideration of the Chamber Action bill (H.R. 1173) to repeal the CLASS program (H. Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 13 pub- Rept. 112–375). Page H158 lic bills, H.R. 3811–3823; and 4 resolutions, H.Res. Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 523–526 were introduced. Page H158 appointed Representative Paulsen to act as Speaker Additional Cosponsors: Pages H159–60 pro tempore for today. Page H117 Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows: Recess: The House recessed at 11:36 a.m. and re- convened at 12 noon. Page H127

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 9:30 a.m., Thursday, January 26 9 a.m., Wednesday, January 25

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Thursday: Senate will begin consideration Program for Wednesday: Consideration of the following of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.J. Res. 98, bill under suspension of the Rules: H.R. 3801—Ultra- Debt Ceiling Increase, with a vote on the motion to pro- light Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act of 2012. ceed to consideration of the joint resolution at 12 p.m., and if the motion is successful, Senate vote on passage of the joint resolution.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Kind, Ron, Wisc., E64 Rohrabacher, Dana, Calif., E63 Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E64, E65, E67 Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana, Fla., E65 Brady, Robert A., Pa., E64 McCollum, Betty, Minn., E66 Ross, Mike, Ark., E67 Braley, Bruce L., Iowa, E67 McIntyre, Mike, N.C., E68 Stark, Fortney Pete, Calif., E68 Coffman, Mike, Colo., E68 Marchant, Kenny, Tex., E65 Thompson, Bennie G., Miss., E63, E66, E68 Cuellar, Henry, Tex., E64 Mica, John L., Fla., E67 Turner, Robert L., N.Y., E65 Heinrich, Martin, N.M., E66 Miller, George, Calif., E66

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