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E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 111 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 156 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 2010 No. 104 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was last day’s proceedings and announces ployment Compensation Act to restore called to order by the Speaker pro tem- to the House his approval thereof. and extend emergency unemployment pore (Mr. PASTOR of Arizona). Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- benefits through November 30. Ameri- f nal stands approved. cans know these benefits not only are f much needed, but they are their life DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER support. PRO TEMPORE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The f fore the House the following commu- Pledge of Allegiance will be led by the nication from the Speaker: gentleman from Illinois (Mr. QUIGLEY). CONGRATULATING THE PATRIOTS WASHINGTON, DC, Mr. QUIGLEY led the Pledge of Alle- OF PACE HIGH SCHOOL ON BE- July 14, 2010. giance as follows: COMING THE REGION 1, CLASS 5A I hereby appoint the Honorable ED PASTOR I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the BASEBALL STATE CHAMPIONS to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day. United States of America, and to the Repub- NANCY PELOSI, lic for which it stands, one nation under God, (Mr. MILLER of Florida asked and Speaker of the House of Representatives. indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. was given permission to address the f f House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) PRAYER ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. PRO TEMPORE Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, Coughlin, offered the following prayer: The SPEAKER pro tempore. The it is my pleasure to rise today and con- Lord God, our Creator, You are the Chair will entertain up to 15 requests gratulate the Patriots of Pace High source of love and of life. You want us for 1-minute speeches on each side of School for becoming the Region 1, to have life and the fullness of life as the aisle. Class 5A baseball state champions. members of society and as a nation. f Pace High School’s varsity baseball By Your Divine Providence, the full team, led by Coach Charlie Warner, fin- expression of love for You, Almighty UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS ished the season with an impressive 31– God, as well as love of neighbor, begins (Ms. WATSON asked and was given 2 record. The Patriots went unbeaten with the realization of the unique permission to address the House for 1 against Florida competition and won personhood in each and every member minute.) their last 25 games. within the family. It is there we learn Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, right For their dominance on the baseball the great task of love, how to accept now, 15 million out-of-work Americans diamond, the Patriots of Pace High love and show love in return. Human are waiting on the Senate to extend earned a number one ranking from life teaches us that neither friendship unemployment benefits which con- ESPN and were crowned ESPN’s RISE nor patriotism can take the place of tribute to paying mortgages, health FAB 50 national champions. family in helping us find our place of care bills, utility bills and the cost of fitting in or belonging. food when there isn’t a paycheck com- Now, while the Patriots achieved Lord, may the prism of family life ing in. their goal and brought home a state prove to be the instrument of discern- The Democrats’ unemployment bill championship, it was not done without ment for the Members of Congress as will provide up to 99 weeks of unem- countless hours of practice and im- they formulate laws and policies for ployment checks, averaging about $300, measurable amounts of sacrifice. The the good of this Nation. to people whose 26 weeks of State-paid time they spent together on and off the May You bless the families of Con- benefits have run out. The benefits field will not only be remembered for gress and this Nation so this common would be extended through the end of capturing a second state title in 5 ground may give You glory, both now November. In a new Washington Post- years, but the forged friendships and and forever. Amen. ABC News poll released July 13, more lessons learned will never be forgotten. f than six in ten Americans support con- Once again, I would like to congratu- gressional action to extend unemploy- late Pace High School’s baseball team THE JOURNAL ment benefits for jobless workers. on winning their fourth state cham- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Earlier this month, the House passed pionship. My wife Vicki and I are ex- Chair has examined the Journal of the the Restoration of Emergency Unem- tremely proud of these young men. b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H5549 . VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:53 Nov 05, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD10\RECFILES\H14JY0.REC H14JY0 mmaher on DSK69SOYB1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H5550 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 14, 2010 MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION DON’T BE FOOLED BY RELEASE downturn. Like Oregon families OF POLITICAL PRISONERS BY throughout my State, Congress must (Mr. BACA asked and was given per- CUBA start learning to live within its means. mission to address the House for 1 I put a high priority on financial re- minute.) (Mr. QUIGLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 sponsibility, which is why I’ve intro- Mr. BACA. These are tough times for minute.) duced H.R. 5363, the Preventing Waste, our Nation, but the American people Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise Fraud, and Abuse Act of 2010. The Act can take heart that with the leadership today because we cannot be fooled by encourages the Federal Government to of President Obama, we are headed in the Castro regime’s announcement to make strategic investments to elimi- the right direction. release 52 political prisoners. That nate waste, fraud, and abuse in our en- titlement programs. For every dollar When the President took office, he would be 52 out of approximately 5,000. we put into the program, we get $1.50 The release of these prisoners, held inherited a $1.2 trillion deficit, two to $8 back. only because they disagree with the wars, the recession, mounting job Today, we will be voting on the Im- losses, and disasters like Katrina that government, would be good news if proper Payments Elimination and Re- pushed our economy to the brink. they were actually being released, but covery Act of 2010. By passing this bill, only five to 10 prisoners will be re- Since then, with his guidance we we will expand the process of identi- leased immediately. The rest will be have passed the American Recovery fying programs and activities suscep- let go over the next three to four Act that saved jobs; the expansion of tible to improper payments. Identi- months. Why does it take months to SCHIP, to provide health coverage to fying these programs will eliminate release a group of prisoners when it 11 million children; the Lilly Ledbetter fraud. I urge my colleagues to support only took one night to arrest them? We Fair Pay Act, the equal pay act for this bill. cannot be fooled. women in the workplace; the Credit The Castro regime has released pris- f Card Bill of Rights; and the historic oners many times before in exchange MOB VIOLENCE health reform that finally makes qual- for lesser sanctions, but these tem- ity, affordable coverage a right for (Mr. COBLE asked and was given per- porary releases never result in perma- every American. Soon we will enact fi- mission to address the House for 1 nent reforms. nancial reforms that give us the over- minute and to revise and extend his re- The regime is unilaterally releasing sight and accountability to prevent an- marks.) 52 prisoners, but what is to keep them other economic collapse. Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, mob vio- from simply arresting hundreds more? lence serves no good purpose. Last The President continues to move us We cannot be fooled. And above all, we week, a California mob violently dis- in the right direction and is doing all cannot alter our sanctions or policies agreed with the jury verdict in a high- the right things. Unfortunately, our towards Cuba based on this one super- profile case. I have no opinion if the Republican colleagues continue to have ficial gesture. verdict is inconsistent with the facts of no plan and no direction. f the case, but I do have an opinion that mob violence offers no solutions. I do f b 1010 not embrace all jury verdicts, but when DEBT I am not in agreement with jury ver- TRIBUTE TO PEARL REX- (Ms. JENKINS asked and was given dicts, I do not resort to violence. I do HARTZELL permission to address the House for 1 not promote the smashing of plate- minute and to revise and extend her re- glass windows. I do not promote the (Mr. CHAFFETZ asked and was given stealing of goods behind those win- marks.) permission to address the House for 1 dows.