E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 111 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION

Vol. 155 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2009 No. 156 House of Representatives The House met at 12:30 p.m. and was Mr. Speaker, nowhere is this more neers, the International Union of Oper- called to order by the Speaker pro tem- important than dealing with long-ne- ating Engineers, the National Utility pore (Mr. RAHALL). glected water infrastructure, because Contractors Association as just some f as bad as things are on the surface with in the private sector. We have water problems with our electrical grid, utilities and government officials, from DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO crumbling roads and bridges in poor re- the National Association of Clean TEMPORE pair, what is under the surface is an Water Agencies, the American Public The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- even worse condition. We have 72,000 Works Association, the Association of fore the House the following commu- miles of sewer pipe and water main Floodplain Managers. And we have nication from the Speaker: that are over 80 years of age. Every public interest groups, like American WASHINGTON, DC, year there are almost a quarter million Rivers, the Rural Community Assist- October 26, 2009. water main breaks which cause every- ance Partnership, the Clean Water Net- I hereby appoint the Honorable NICK J. RA- thing from traffic jams to supply dis- work and the Alliance for Water Effi- HALL II to act as Speaker pro tempore on ruptions. Who can forget a few months ciency. this day. ago when a main broke on River Road Mr. Speaker, by providing this fund- NANCY PELOSI, here in metropolitan Washington and ing through existing State revolving Speaker of the House of Representatives. they had to send in a helicopter to res- funds, money will be equitably distrib- f cue a stranded motorist? uted to all States. We have special pro- MORNING-HOUR DEBATE Water infrastructure problems result visions to ensure that small rural com- in 1.3 million cases of waterborne dis- munities and large urban areas get The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ease each year, while sewer overflows funding specific to their needs. We ant to the order of the House of Janu- during rainstorms send raw sewage can’t afford to leave anyone or any ary 6, 2009, the Chair will now recog- into our oceans, our bays and our riv- community out. nize Members from lists submitted by ers, resulting in an estimated 1.8 to 3.5 I strongly urge my colleagues to re- the majority and minority leaders for million illnesses. The Environmental flect on what we have here in our com- morning-hour debate. Protection Agency estimates that munity in Washington, D.C., and back The Chair will alternate recognition there is a $534 billion gap between our home in our own districts. Too many of between the parties, with each party current water investment and the pro- these systems rely on brick and water limited to 30 minutes and each Mem- jected needs over the next 20 years, sewers that date back decades; in some ber, other than the majority and mi- just for water and wastewater. cases centuries. The economy cannot nority leaders and the minority whip, To deal with that, Mr. Speaker, I stand it, the health of our communities limited to 5 minutes. have introduced the Water Protection cannot put up with this neglect, and f and Reinvestment Act, H.R. 3202. At a frankly the pressure on local taxpayers time of economic problems for our and ratepayers is such that they need H.R. 3202, THE WATER PROTECTION country, this bill will create between and deserve our help. AND REINVESTMENT ACT 200,000 and 267,000 new jobs in engineer- I strongly urge that my colleagues The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ing, construction and related indus- who haven’t yet examined this legisla- Chair recognizes the gentleman from tries. The bill is deficit neutral, attach- tion do so, and that they join the bi- Oregon (Mr. BLUMENAUER) for 5 min- ing small fees to those activities and partisan support for H.R. 3202, the utes. industries that benefit from clean Water Protection and Reinvestment Mr. BLUMENAUER. Thank you very water or who complicate our need to Act. much, Mr. Speaker. purify water. It will raise $10 billion in f The United States is facing a chal- a deficit neutral way. lenge today in terms of fraying infra- Because of the need and because of RECESS structure from coast to coast. The need the focused solution of this legislation, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- to rebuild and renew America has H.R. 3202 is supported by a broad cross- ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair never been more critical; not only to section of stakeholders. There are al- declares the House in recess until 2 strengthen our economy, to protect our ready 19 bipartisan Members of Con- p.m. today. health, to reduce global warming, it’s gress who have signed on, but we have Accordingly (at 12 o’clock and 37 important for our national and inter- the Associated General Contractors, minutes p.m.), the House stood in re- national competitiveness. the American Society of Civil Engi- cess until 2 p.m.

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Mr. Speaker, I move The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. permission to address the House for 1 to suspend the rules and pass the bill Coughlin, offered the following prayer: minute and to revise and extend his re- (H.R. 2489) to authorize a comprehen- O Lord our God, send forth Your light marks.) sive national cooperative geospatial and Your truth. Let these be our guide. Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise imagery mapping program through the Lead this Congress and this Nation to today to express my concern for raising United States Geological Survey, to the heights of Your holy mountain and the national debt limit. promote use of the program for edu- to all the places You choose to dwell. Last week, the U.S. Department of cation, workforce training and develop- We will come before You filled with joy the Treasury reported that 2009 was the ment, and applied research, and to sup- and offer thanksgiving to You, our Re- worst fiscal year in our country’s his- port Federal, State, tribal, and local deemer. tory. This shouldn’t be a surprise con- government programs, as amended. So why do we seem downcast at sidering the amount of hard-earned The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: times? Hope in God. Hope in God as our taxpayer dollars that Washington has Savior. There is always a reason to been spending at a record-setting pace. H.R. 2489 praise the Lord. Again and again He The massive stimulus bill that I op- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- will prove Himself our mighty God, posed in February increased the na- resentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, both now and forever. Amen. tional debt by $925 billion to $12.1 tril- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. f lion. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Land I am extremely troubled by the re- Remote Sensing Outreach Act’’. THE JOURNAL cent media reports that show leaders of SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The the majority party saying that the na- In this Act: Chair has examined the Journal of the tional debt limit has to be raised again, (1) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ means last day’s proceedings and announces and soon. Mr. Speaker, we cannot the National Land Remote Sensing Outreach to the House his approval thereof. spend and borrow our way to pros- Program established in section 3. (2) EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION.—The term Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- perity. I have heard the anger of the Amer- ‘‘educational institution’’ means any public or nal stands approved. private elementary or secondary school, or any ican people and my constituents, and f institution of vocational, professional, or higher they aren’t supportive of any more education (including a junior college or teach- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE debt increases. I voted against this ear- ers’ college). lier this year, and I remain opposed to (3) GEOSPATIAL IMAGERY.—The term The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the ‘‘geospatial imagery’’— gentlewoman from Guam (Ms. increasing the debt limit. If anything, Washington needs to decrease the debt (A) means satellite land remote sensing image BORDALLO) come forward and lead the limit and practice fiscal responsibility data registered to map or other spatial coordi- House in the Pledge of Allegiance. nates derived from features on the ground; and Ms. BORDALLO led the Pledge of Al- now. (B) includes a wide range of graphical prod- legiance as follows: f ucts that convey information about natural phe- nomena and human activities occurring on I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the COMMUNICATION FROM THE Earth’s surface. United States of America, and to the Repub- CLERK OF THE HOUSE (4) IMAGE DATA.—The term ‘‘image data’’ lic for which it stands, one nation under God, The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- means the raw, unprocessed form of data cap- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. tured from a sensing instrument. f fore the House the following commu- (5) LAND REMOTE SENSING.—The term ‘‘land nication from the Clerk of the House of remote sensing’’ means image data of land, HEALTH CARE REFORM OR SMALL Representatives: coastal areas, or islands and reefs acquired from BUSINESS DISASTER? HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, above the surface of the Earth by instruments (Ms. FOXX asked and was given per- Washington, DC, October 29, 2009. on satellite platforms. (6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means mission to address the House for 1 Hon. NANCY PELOSI, Speaker, The Capitol, House of Representatives, the Secretary of the Interior. minute and to revise and extend her re- Washington, DC. (7) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means— marks.) DEAR MADAM SPEAKER: Pursuant to the (A) each of the several States of the United Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, it’s going to permission granted in Clause 2(h) of rule II of States; be a rough time to be a small business the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa- (B) the District of Columbia; (C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; tives, the Clerk received the following mes- owner if the Democrat health care re- (D) Guam; sage from the Secretary of the Senate on Oc- form plan becomes law. Their govern- (E) American Samoa; ment takeover of health care hits tax- tober 23, 2009, at 1:21 p.m.: (F) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mar- payers with more than $820 billion in That the Senate passed without amend- iana Islands; and ment H.R. 1209. tax hikes. This plan also includes a (G) the United States Virgin Islands. That the Senate agreed to without amend- (8) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ new $540 billion tax on the so-called ment H.J. Res. 26. ‘‘rich’’ to bankroll this health care has the same meaning given that term in section With best wishes, I am, 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu- scheme. Sincerely, cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)). LORRAINE C. MILLER, The problem? According to IRS data, SEC. 3. NATIONAL LAND REMOTE SENSING OUT- more than half of those who will be hit Clerk of the House. REACH PROGRAM. with this new tax are small business f (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab- owners. Small businesses are our lish and maintain a national land remote sens- economy’s engine for job growth. In ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER ing outreach program within the U.S. Geological fact, in the past, they have created 72 PRO TEMPORE Survey to advance the availability, timely dis- percent of all new jobs. If you’re like The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- tribution, and widespread use of geospatial im- agery for education, research, assessment, and me, you would like to see more job ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair monitoring purposes in each State and the lands growth right now, not less. But small will postpone further proceedings of an Indian tribe. businesses will be hit hard by the new today on motions to suspend the rules (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the program taxes in this plan, severely hampering on which a recorded vote or the yeas are—

VerDate Nov 24 2008 03:00 Oct 27, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 6333 E:\CR\FM\K26OC7.004 H26OCPT1 wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with HOUSE October 26, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H11743 (1) to increase accessibility to, and expand the State agencies, tribal governments, and edu- These are responsible, necessary use of, remote sensing data in a standard, easy- cational institutions as the Secretary may des- changes. Congress should at all times to-use format by Federal, State, local, and tribal ignate. seek to ensure taxpayer protections governments, communities, educational institu- SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. and oversight of government spending. tions, and the commercial sector; and There are authorized to be appropriated to the Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of (2) to assist each participating State and In- Secretary $10,000,000 to carry out this Act for my time. dian tribe in establishing the cooperative infra- each of fiscal years 2010 through 2019. structure necessary to increase access to Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I con- SEC. 5. SUNSET DATE. geospatial imagery for research and educational tinue to reserve. This Act is repealed on the date that is 10 purposes. Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Speaker, I years after the date of the enactment of this (c) ACTIVITIES.— yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Act. (1) NATIONAL LAND REMOTE SENSING OUTREACH Ohio (Mr. LATOURETTE). PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall— The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Mr. LATOURETTE. I thank my (A) support geospatial imagery sharing, ap- ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from friend from Alaska for yielding. plied research, and educational programs of Guam (Ms. BORDALLO) and the gen- I want to commend our good friend each participating State and Indian tribe; tleman from Alaska (Mr. YOUNG) each and colleague, Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN, (B) identify new geospatial imagery needs and will control 20 minutes. infrastructure; from South Dakota, for her hard work (C) share and cooperate in the development of The Chair recognizes the gentle- in bringing this bill to the floor today. geospatial imagery applications, education, and woman from Guam. I understand she has been delayed by training infrastructure in each participating GENERAL LEAVE travel difficulties, but I am honored to State and the lands of an Indian tribe; Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I ask be the lead Republican on this par- (D) cooperate with participating States and unanimous consent that all Members ticular bill. Indian tribes to encourage the expansion of may have 5 legislative days in which to I am also pleased to indicate that the geospatial imagery mapping courses taught at revise and extend their remarks and in- lead sponsor in the 110th Congress was appropriate educational institutions; Ralph Regula, Representative Ralph (E) encourage expansion of geospatial imagery clude extraneous material on the bill research at appropriate educational institutions; under consideration. Regula. It was his vision that really (F) encourage expansion of the knowledge The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there started this program as ‘‘Ohio View’’ in and use of geospatial imagery products in the objection to the request of the gentle- 1998. It began as a pilot program workforce through outreach programs, work- woman from Guam? through a partnership between the shops, and other training opportunities; There was no objection. United States Geological Survey and (G) encourage participating States and Indian several universities in the State of tribes to build partnerships with local govern- Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2489 would authorize a nationwide pro- Ohio. ments to identify unique research and develop- Originally called ‘‘Ohio View,’’ the gram sponsored by the U.S. Geological ment needs and geospatial imagery application program expanded nationwide begin- pilot programs; Survey to help States, communities, ning in 2000 and is currently active in (H) promote cooperation and sharing of exper- and universities use satellite imagery 35 States across the country. The tise regarding geospatial imagery applications for research and education. AmericaView program helps States and among participating States and Indian tribes; I would like to commend the sponsor and territories access the Federal Govern- of this legislation, Representative (I) provide a mechanism to enable the States ment’s nonclassified satellite and air- Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, for cham- and Indian tribes to transfer geospatial imagery borne imagery. It provides remote pioning valuable uses of satellite im- and applications to the U.S. Geological Survey sensing data to communities in order agery and for her work with the minor- as appropriate. to manage resources, plan for natural (2) GRANTS.— ity to improve the pending measure. disasters, and respond to security (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized So I urge my colleagues to support to provide grants to qualified educational insti- threats. H.R. 2489, which will facilitate remote The National Land Remote Sensing tutions, or to State, local, and tribal govern- sensing outreach partnerships in all 50 ments, or to consortia of these entities, on a Outreach Act will maintain a nation- States and territories. competitive basis to— wide AmericaView program and ad- (i) advance the interest of the Federal Govern- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of vance the availability of distribution ment in promoting the use of imagery by edu- my time. and use of remote sensing data in each cational institutions, States, localities, and In- Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Speaker, I State. This bill will also expand remote dian tribes; and yield myself such time as I may con- (ii) achieve the purposes of the Program de- sensing education as well as award sume on H.R. 2489. grants to educational institutions and scribed in section 3(b). The National Land Remote Sensing (B) MATCHING FUNDS.— State and local governments to develop Outreach Act builds on a series of ear- (i) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the cost these programs. of each program for which a grant is made marks directed to the United States There is a growing need for under this Act may not exceed 75 percent of the Geological Survey for nearly a decade. geospatial technology professionals, total cost of the program. This program originally started out as and this funding will bring remote (ii) NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION.—In pro- ‘‘Ohio View’’ and has since expanded to sensing into K–12 classrooms across the viding the non-Federal contribution required more than 35 States, with hundreds of under this paragraph, a grantee— country, strengthening students’ active member groups. This effort has science skills. (I) shall provide for such share through a been successful in increasing access to payment in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, in- The AmericaView program has been cluding facilities, equipment, technology, or and uses of our Nation’s Earth observa- valuable to communities across the Na- services; and tion satellite assets for education, re- tion. I believe it is an effective use of (II) may provide for such share through State search, hazardous monitoring, and nat- taxpayer money. sources or local sources, including private funds ural resource management. Again, I want to thank Congress- or donated services. This legislation will finally move woman HERSETH SANDLIN for intro- (iii) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the this program from one funded through ducing the bill again this Congress, and requirements of subparagraph (B), in whole or earmarks without any oversight from in part, with respect to any program if the Sec- I appreciate very much the work of the retary determines that the grantee has made a Congress to an authorized Federal pro- Natural Resources Committee in im- good faith effort to obtain the non-Federal con- gram with increased accountability, proving the legislation. tribution at the local level but is unable to do oversight, and taxpayer protections. I urge my colleagues to support the so. The final version of this legislation bill. (3) FEDERAL PARTNER ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— the House will consider today includes Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN. Mr. Speaker, I (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab- a number of improvements over the rise today to urge support of H.R. 2489, the lish and maintain a committee to advise the Di- original introduced text. Specifically, National Land Remote Sensing Outreach Act, rector of the U.S. Geological Survey regarding this bill places a cap on the annual au- bipartisan legislation that I introduced with my the Program. (B) MEMBERSHIP AND APPOINTMENT.—The ad- thorization for this program. This bill colleague STEVE LATOURETTE, that would au- visory committee under subparagraph (A) shall also now has a sunset date and requires thorize a program at the U.S. Geological Sur- be chaired by the U.S. Geological Survey and a cost share from the partners who will vey enhancing the use of satellite remote composed of such representatives of Federal and work with the U.S. Geological Survey. sensing data for research and education.

VerDate Nov 24 2008 03:00 Oct 27, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A26OC7.008 H26OCPT1 wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with HOUSE H11744 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 26, 2009 For almost a decade, the USGS has JIMMY CARTER NATIONAL HIS- section (b)(2)(I)),’’ after ‘‘subsection partnered with a nonprofit organization called TORIC SITE BOUNDARY EXPAN- (b)(2)(A))’’. AmericaView to help citizens, researchers, SION SEC. 2. REDESIGNATION AS NATIONAL HISTOR- and public agencies solve real world problems ICAL PARK. Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I move (a) REDESIGNATION.—Public Law 100–206 is using satellite imagery. Over these years, the to suspend the rules and pass the bill amended— USGS has provided satellite data and grants (H.R. 1471) to expand the boundary of (1) by striking ‘‘National Historic Site’’ to AmericaView. AmericaView, in turn, has the Jimmy Carter National Historic each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Na- supported a network of university partners Site in the State of Georgia, to redesig- tional Historical Park’’; now in a total of 36 states: Alabama, Alaska, nate the unit as a National Historical (2) by striking ‘‘historic site’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘national historical Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Ha- Park, and for other purposes, as waii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa , Kansas, Kentucky, park’’; amended. (3) in the section heading of section 1, by Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, The Clerk read the title of the bill. striking ‘‘NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE’’ and Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New The text of the bill is as follows: inserting ‘‘NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK’’; Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North H.R. 1471 (4) in the subsection heading of section Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- 1(b), by striking ‘‘NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE’’ South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, resentatives of the United States of America in and inserting ‘‘NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK’’; Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Congress assembled, and Wyoming. SECTION 1. BOUNDARY EXPANSION. (5) in the section heading of section 3, by Thanks to this outreach program, a great Section 1 of Public Law 100–206 is amend- striking ‘‘HISTORIC SITE’’ and inserting trove of satellite data and information, which is ed— ‘‘NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK’’. (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, archived at the USGS Earth Resources Ob- map, regulation, document, paper, or other servation Data Center in Sioux Falls, South (3) and inserting: ‘‘(3) preserve and interpret a southern agri- record of the United States to the ‘‘Jimmy Dakota, is put to work throughout our country. cultural-based rural community during the Carter National Historic Site’’ shall be Each state program tailors its efforts to each early to middle years of the 20th century.’’; deemed a reference to the ‘‘Jimmy Carter state’s needs, applying the data for use in a (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘map National Historical Park’’. range of useful activities, including science entitled ‘Jimmy Carter National Historic SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. education projects, the calculation of drought Site and Preservation District Boundary Public Law 100–206 is further amended by effects, designing irrigation protocols, or plan- Map’, numbered NHS–JC–80000, and dated striking section 7. ning flood response. In short, USGS is ena- April 1987’’ and inserting ‘‘map titled The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- bling an amazing and varied array of remote ‘Jimmy Carter National Historical Park and ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from Preservation District, Proposed Boundary Guam (Ms. BORDALLO) and the gen- sensing data applications through these ongo- Map’, numbered 330/80,019, and dated Sep- ing outreach efforts and partnerships. tember 2009’’; tleman from Alaska (Mr. YOUNG) each Despite receiving appropriations in past fis- (3) in subsection (b)(2)— will control 20 minutes. cal years, the USGS geospatial imagery out- (A) by striking ‘‘and described more par- The Chair recognizes the gentle- reach program has never formally been au- ticularly as follows—’’ and inserting ‘‘or is woman from Guam. thorized. Passing this legislation today will offi- needed to enhance the visitor experience, GENERAL LEAVE cially authorize the USGS’ existing outreach and includes—’’; Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I ask activities, helping to boost the program’s rec- (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘15’’ unanimous consent that all Members and inserting ‘‘18’’; may have 5 legislative days in which to ognition, expand the program to additional (C) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’ states and territories, and provide for Congres- at the end; revise and extend their remarks and in- sional direction and oversight. (D) in subparagraph (F), by striking clude extraneous material on the bill The legislation before us today was amend- ‘‘Carter.’’ and inserting ‘‘Carter, and prop- under consideration. ed in Committee to reflect input from the De- erties in the vicinity of the residence along The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there partment of Interior and colleagues on both West Church Street that are needed for ad- objection to the request of the gentle- sides of the aisle, and I’d like to thank the Ad- ministrative and visitor uses and to protect woman from Guam? ministration and my colleagues for their will- scenic values, not to exceed 10 acres;’’; and There was no objection. ingness to work together on this bill. I’d also (E) by adding at the end the following new Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, the subparagraphs: Jimmy Carter National Historic Site in like to recognize the contributions of our ‘‘(G) the Billy Carter Service Station at 104 former colleague, Representative Ralph Reg- West Church Street, consisting of less than Plains, Georgia, was established in 1987 ula of Ohio, who introduced this legislation in one acre; to preserve the boyhood home and cur- the previous Congress. ‘‘(H) the property at 147 Old Plains High- rent residence of our 39th President. I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 2489, way, known locally as the ‘Haunted House’, The former President and his wife have the National Land Remote Sensing Outreach where Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter resided a lifetime tenancy in their home and Act. from 1956 to 1961, consisting of approxi- are actively involved in the work of the Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Speaker, I mately one acre; park. yield back the balance of my time. ‘‘(I) the Georgia Welcome Center on State The pending measure would expand Route 280/27, consisting of approximately 18 Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I acres; and the current boyhood homesite from 15 again urge Members to support the bill, ‘‘(J) two corridors of land no wider than 50 acres to 18 acres and allow the Na- and I yield back the balance of my feet each between the Georgia Welcome Cen- tional Park Service to acquire several time. ter and the President Carter boyhood home additional properties. The bill would The SPEAKER pro tempore. The for the purpose of establishing walking and also redesignate the park from a na- question is on the motion offered by biking trails while using, to the greatest ex- tional historic site to a national his- the gentlewoman from Guam (Ms. tent practicable, the right-of-way for the toric park. Shoreline Excursion Train.’’; BORDALLO) that the House suspend the Mr. Speaker, the sponsor of this leg- (4) in subsection (c)(1)— islation, Representative SANFORD rules and pass the bill, H.R. 2489, as (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ amended. at the end; BISHOP, is to be commended for his The question was taken. (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the pe- commitment to preserving this impor- The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and tant piece of Presidential history. This opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being (C) after subparagraph (B), insert the fol- is an excellent piece of legislation, and in the affirmative, the ayes have it. lowing: I urge Members to support it. Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, ‘‘(C) by donation only, other lands and in- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of on that I demand the yeas and nays. terests in lands in the environs of Plains my time. The yeas and nays were ordered. containing natural, cultural, or historic re- Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Speaker, I The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- sources consistent with the purposes of the national historical park which, upon acquisi- yield myself such time as I may con- ant to clause 8 of rule XX and the tion, shall be included in and administered sume. Chair’s prior announcement, further as part of the national historical park.’’; and (Mr. YOUNG of Alaska asked and was proceedings on this motion will be (5) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting ‘‘, the given permission to revise and extend postponed. Georgia Welcome Center (referred to in sub- his remarks.)

VerDate Nov 24 2008 03:00 Oct 27, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A26OC7.028 H26OCPT1 wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with HOUSE October 26, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H11745 Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Speaker, Last August, I took my whole staff on a visit (2) A road corridor was deliberately ex- it is my understanding that President to the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site, in- cluded from the wilderness designation to Carter is heavily involved in the land cluding his boyhood home and school, so they provide for the continued use and mainte- acquisition and park expansion author- nance of the upper Stehekin Valley Road. could get a better feel and understanding of (3) The upper Stehekin Valley Road pro- ized in this legislation. We have been the values that shaped this great Georgian. vides access to Stephen Mather Wilderness made aware that one of the properties We listened to the messages recorded by the trailheads and North Cascades National Park included in the expansion is a haunted former President that tell visitors of his experi- from the Lake Chelan National Recreation house. This is no Halloween trick. The ences as a child and young man and how Area. currently dilapidated structure will be they influenced his views and values. After (4) Record flooding in 1995 and again in 2003 rehabilitated by the National Park touring the Depression-era farm, home and caused severe damage to the upper Stehekin Valley Road and led to the closure of a 9.9- Service and eventually be made avail- school where he grew into manhood, every able to show the public where Presi- mile section of the road between Car Wash one of my staff members, including a number Falls and Cottonwood Camp. dent Carter lived before his current es- from Georgia and several who are not, told (5) The National Park Service currently tate was constructed. me they were inspired by what they learned does not have the flexibility to rebuild the I am also aware that President about the life of Jimmy Carter, just as I have upper Stehekin Valley Road away from the Carter is an avid hunter. He likes to been. Stehekin River due to the current location stalk deer, dove, quail, turkey, and The eventual passage of this bill will ensure of the non-wilderness road corridor provided even the occasional squirrel. Fortu- that the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site by Congress in 1988. (6) It is a high priority that the people of nately, with the passage of an impor- has the resources it needs to continue to in- tant Republican gun rights amendment the United States, including families, the spire generation after generation of visitors. disabled, and the elderly, have reasonable ac- to the Credit Card Reform Act last Additionally, the investments made in this cess to the National Parks system and their spring, President Carter will be able to property will positively impact the economic public lands. legally transport his firearms to and development of Plains and the surrounding (7) The 1995 Lake Chelan National Recre- from his home and clean and load his Sumter County by providing increased oppor- ation Area General Management Plan calls firearms on his compound within the tunities for tourism. for retaining vehicle access to Cottonwood national park without fear of violating The Jimmy Carter National Historic Site al- Camp. (8) Tourism associated with the North Cas- Federal law when this provision goes ready does a remarkable job of helping people into effect in February 2010. cades National Park Complex is an impor- to understand the values that shaped this tant part of the economy for rural commu- b 1415 great Georgian. This bill will ensure that the nities in the area. Right now, other Americans and the site will continue to inspire generations of visi- (9) Additional management flexibility other 391 National Park units would be tors, as well as grow and positively impact the would allow the National Park Service to economies of Plains. I urge my colleagues to consider retention of the upper Stehekin subject to criminal penalties for these Valley Road in a manner that provides for no actions. support H.R. 1471. Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. I yield back net loss of wilderness. President Carter has an excellent re- SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR BOUNDARY AD- lationship with the National Park the balance of my time. Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I JUSTMENTS. Service, which should be preserved. The Washington Park Wilderness Act of After all, the agency has the duty to again urge Members to support the bill, 1988 (Public Law 100–668) is amended by in- preserve the legacy of his 4 years as and I yield back the balance of my serting after section 206 the following: President through the conservation of time. ‘‘SEC. 207. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS FOR ROAD. his high school, boyhood home and The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may ad- question is on the motion offered by just the boundaries of the North Cascades even his current residence within the National Park and the Stephen Mather Wil- park. The National Park Service duti- the gentlewoman from Guam (Ms. BORDALLO) that the House suspend the derness in order to provide a corridor of not fully handles many important tasks, more than 100 feet in width along which the including the day-to-day maintenance rules and pass the bill, H.R. 1471, as Stehekin Valley Road may be rebuilt— of his property and even of mowing his amended. ‘‘(1) outside of the floodplain between mile- lawn. The question was taken; and (two- post 12.9 and milepost 22.8; Finally, it has been said that these thirds being in the affirmative) the ‘‘(2) within one mile of the route, on the new acquisitions will complete the rules were suspended and the bill, as date of the enactment of this section, of the story of Mr. Carters life. This is a noble amended, was passed. Stehekin Valley Road; ‘‘(3) within the boundaries of the North goal. I can only assume that is why the A motion to reconsider was laid on the table. Cascades National Park; and legislation also includes the Federal ‘‘(4) outside of the boundaries of the Ste- takeover of Billy Carter’s gas station. f phen Mather Wilderness. Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise STEPHEN MATHER WILDERNESS ‘‘(b) NO NET LOSS OF LANDS.— in support of H.R. 1471, which will expand and AND NORTH CASCADES NA- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The boundary adjust- revitalize the Jimmy Carter National Historic TIONAL PARK BOUNDARY AD- ments made under this section shall be such that equal amounts of federally owned acre- Site, which is located in Plains, Georgia. JUSTMENT My Congressional District in Southwest age are exchanged between the Stephen Georgia includes Plains. Therefore I am Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I move Mather Wilderness and the North Cascades to suspend the rules and pass the bill National Park, resulting in no net loss of pleased to sponsor this bipartisan legislation in acreage to either the Stephen Mather Wil- the U.S. House of Representatives which, if (H.R. 2806) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to adjust the boundary derness or the North Cascades National passed, will bolster the local economy, en- Park. of the Stephen Mather Wilderness and hance tourism, and provide people from ‘‘(2) STEHEKIN VALLEY ROAD LANDS.—The around the world with a new insight into the the North Cascades National Park in newly designated wilderness shall include life and career of the 39th President of the order to allow the rebuilding of a road the lands along the route of the Stehekin United States. outside of the floodplain while ensuring Valley Road that are replaced by the recon- H.R. 1471 will expand the national historic that there is no net loss of acreage to struction. site’s authorized boundaries from 15 acres to the Park or the Wilderness, and for ‘‘(3) EQUALIZATION OF LAND.—If the lands other purposes, as amended. described in paragraph (2) contain fewer 18 acres and would allow the National Park acres than the corridor described in sub- Service to acquire several additional prop- The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: section (a), the Secretary may designate ad- erties for the park, including a house that the ditional Federal lands in the North Cascades Carter family lived in from 1956–1961. Addi- H.R. 2806 National Park as wilderness, but such des- tionally, the legislation will redesignate the Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- ignation may not exceed the amount needed park from a national historic site to a national resentatives of the United States of America in to equalize the exchange and these addi- Congress assembled, historical park. It also would direct that the tional lands must be selected from lands that SECTION 1. FINDINGS. park service preserves, and interprets, a qualify as wilderness under section 2(c) of Congress finds as follows: the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131(c)). southern agricultural-based rural community (1) In 1988, 93 percent of the North Cascades ‘‘(c) NO SALE OR ACQUISITION AUTHORIZED.— during the early to middle years of the 20th National Park Complex was designated the Nothing in this Act authorizes the sale or ac- century. Stephen Mather Wilderness. quisition of any land or interest in land.

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Pursu- would like to recognize for 1 minute able to rebuild the road out of the path of the ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from the author of the bill, the gentleman river because of the narrow road corridor in Guam (Ms. BORDALLO) and the gen- from Washington (Mr. INSLEE). the original Park designation. H.R. 2806 would tleman from Alaska (Mr. YOUNG) each Mr. INSLEE. I am not the author of simply allow the Secretary limited authority to will control 20 minutes. the bill, but I have worked with Mr. The Chair recognizes the gentle- adjust the road corridor out of the path of the HASTINGS. Thank you for that com- woman from Guam. Stehekin River, with no net loss of land to ei- pliment. ther the Park or the Stephen Mather Wilder- GENERAL LEAVE Mr. Speaker, I want to speak in favor Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I ask ness. These changes and road rebuilding of this bill, and I thank Mr. HASTINGS would still be subject to review and comment unanimous consent that all Members for his working with us to perfect this may have 5 legislative days in which to under the National Environmental Policy Act. bill in a couple of ways. This is a limited bill that protects the public revise and extend their remarks and to We have made the bill clear that we access into the Park Complex promised at the include extraneous material on the bill have constrained the Park Service’s Park’s creation, and I encourage my col- under consideration. definition of where a potential road The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there leagues to give their support to H.R. 2806 and could be built. Mr. HASTINGS and I both objection to the request of the gentle- the Stehekin community. felt that it was important for Congress Ms. BORDALLO. I yield back the bal- woman from Guam? to retain some authority over where There was no objection. ance of my time. the wilderness boundaries are so that Ms. BORDALLO. I yield myself as The SPEAKER pro tempore. The we would not give unfettered control to much time as I may consume. question is on the motion offered by Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2806, sponsored by the Executive branch. We also make the gentlewoman from Guam (Ms. Natural Resources Committee Ranking clear in the bill that the passage of this BORDALLO) that the House suspend the bill is not intended, in any way shape Member DOC HASTINGS, would allow the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 2806, as National Park Service to adjust the or form, to instruct the Park Service amended. boundary of the Stephen Mather Wil- to change their prioritization on what The question was taken; and (two- derness, inside North Cascades Na- roads to build or not to build in the thirds being in the affirmative) the tional Park, to provide for a new road Park Service. rules were suspended and the bill, as corridor. There are many needs in the Park amended, was passed. Flooding has repeatedly washed out Service. We know there is a con- A motion to reconsider was laid on significant portions of a road in the strained budget situation. We know the table. park. Today, the road is impassable for there are many roads that have been f vehicles above what used to be the washed out and that there are trails that have been washed out, and we do CASCADIA MARINE TRAIL STUDY halfway point. ACT The pending measure would author- not intend in this bill to change any ize the Secretary of the Interior to re- priority array as to what could be done Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I move draw the boundaries of the wilderness to the Park Service. to suspend the rules and pass the bill within prescribed parameters to pro- Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, again, (H.R. 1641) to amend the National vide a new corridor so that the road I urge all Members to support this Trails System Act to provide for a could be partially rerouted out of the piece of legislation. I commend the au- study of the Cascadia Marine Trail, as floodplain and rebuilt to its original thor, Mr. HASTINGS from the State of amended. end. The bill would require that any Washington, for authoring this, and I The Clerk read the title of the bill. boundary changes made to accommo- ask that all Members support this leg- The text of the bill is as follows: date the road result in no overall loss islation. H.R. 1641 of acreage to the wilderness area. Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. Speak- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of er, H.R. 2806 is a limited bill that allows for resentatives of the United States of America in my time. continued public access to the North Cas- Congress assembled, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. I yield myself cades National Park from the community of SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF TRAIL FOR STUDY. such time as I may consume. Stehekin, Washington. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited Mr. Speaker, to ensure that a wilder- Stehekin, located at the western end of as the ‘‘Cascadia Marine Trail Study Act’’. ness designation would not block pub- Lake Chelan, is the gateway to the North Cas- (b) DESIGNATION OF TRAIL FOR STUDY.—Sec- cades National Park and is accessible only by tion 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16 lic access to historic recreation sites, U.S.C. 1244(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 1988 law that established the Ste- boat, floatplane, or a multi-day hike. From the the following: phen Mather Wilderness area in the town of Stehekin, the Stehekin Valley Road ‘‘(ll) Cascadia Marine Trail, a series of North Cascades National Park provided has long allowed residents and visitors to ac- water trail routes encompassing approximately for a 100-foot-wide, non-wilderness cor- cess some of the most beautiful scenery in the 2,300 miles of shoreline in the State of Wash- ridor to the upper Stehekin Valley. North Cascades in what is now the Park’s Ste- ington, extending from Point Roberts near the Unfortunately, flooding in 1995 and phen Mather Wilderness. Canadian border to the southern reach of Puget again in 2003 washed away parts of the At the July 30, 2009 hearing before the Sound near Olympia. In conducting the study, road, and it remains impassable today. Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and the Secretary shall coordinate with appropriate Federal, State, local, tribal, and private entities, Representative DOC HASTINGS’ bill, Public Lands, the Subcommittee heard testi- and may evaluate sites of recreational, scenic, H.R. 2806, restores the intent of Con- mony from local officials on how flood damage or historic significance near the Cascadia Ma- gress by allowing the relocation of the to the upper Stehekin Valley Road has limited rine Trail for potential inclusion in the Trail. road to a less flood-prone site. This bill public recreational access to the North Cas- The Secretary shall also consider what activities does not reduce the amount of wilder- cades National Park Complex. This reduced may be limited by the designation, including ex- ness in the park. access has been particularly painful for the isting activities, hunting, boating, or proposed It is strongly supported by local offi- small, tourist-dependent community of infrastructure improvements.’’. cials and by former Senator Dan Stehekin which serves as the gateway to the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Evans, who sponsored the 1988 law. Park. ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from When the National Park Service solic- During legislative consideration of the Park’s Guam (Ms. BORDALLO) and the gen- ited public comments on alternatives creation in 1988, Congress determined that tleman from Alaska (Mr. YOUNG) each for the management of the area, over Stehekin Road would remain outside of the will control 20 minutes. 90 percent of those comments favored wilderness boundary to ensure continued pub- The Chair recognizes the gentle- keeping the road open. lic access. Otherwise, no cars, mountain woman from Guam.

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It’s quite a place Whereas the WSU Wildcats have 14 inter- clude extraneous material on the bill to be, but we do think it’s an appro- collegiate programs that participate in the under consideration. priate study to consider its inclusion in National Collegiate Athletic Association Di- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there our National Trails System given the vision I athletics; objection to the request of the gentle- national notoriety and publicity that Whereas Weber State University promotes woman from Guam? this will entail, and it will allow people community involvement and community- There was no objection. to really know about the trail. based learning experiences for its students; and Ms. BORDALLO. I yield myself such I want to thank Chairman RAHALL Whereas Weber State University prides time as I may consume. and Subcommittee Chairman GRIJALVA Mr. Speaker, the Puget Sound region itself in its excellent teaching, commitment for their work to move this forward. I to meeting the needs of students, and ongo- of Washington State combines tremen- would like to also acknowledge the Na- dous scenic beauty with numerous his- ing service to the community: Now, there- tional Park Service office in Seattle fore, be it toric sites. Boaters and kayakers trav- for their technical assistance. I want to Resolved, That the House of Representa- eling these waters are surrounded by thank my constituents who have been tives— spectacular mountains and abundant working on this now for at least two (1) congratulates Weber State University on the 120th anniversary of its founding as wildlife. decades, particularly the Washington Through 15 years of diligent work by an institution of higher education; and Water Trails Association, especially local advocates and volunteers, 54 (2) recognizes the contributions of Weber Don Crook, Reed Waite and Julie An- campsites on a 150-mile route along the State University to its students and commu- derson for their efforts, and John coast now constitute the Cascadia Ma- nity. Kuntz, with the Olympic Outdoor Cen- rine Trail. The pending measure would The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ters, and the Kitsap Paddle Club for authorize a study of this trail for its ant to the rule, the gentleman from their leadership. potential inclusion in the National Puerto Rico (Mr. PIERLUISI) and the It is supported by the Washington gentleman from Utah (Mr. BISHOP) Trails System. So, by all accounts, this Water Trails Association, the National trail is certainly worthy of this consid- each will control 20 minutes. Parks Conservation Association, the The Chair recognizes the gentleman eration. Washington Wildlife and Recreation from Puerto Rico. Mr. Speaker, I commend our col- Coalition, and the Washington State GENERAL LEAVE league, Representative JAY INSLEE, for Parks. Mr. PIERLUISI. Mr. Speaker, I ask his hard work and for his dedication to I want to thank the Speaker, Mr. this legislation. I support the passage for 5 legislative days during which LARSEN, for cosponsoring this bill, and of H.R. 1641, and urge all Members to Members may revise and extend their I can guarantee anyone who will enjoy remarks and insert extraneous mate- do so as well. this national water trail that it never I reserve the balance of my time. rial on House Resolution 854 into the Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. I yield myself rains in Puget Sound. RECORD. Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. I have no fur- such time as I may consume. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Mr. Speaker, H.R. 1641 has been ade- ther requests for time, and I yield back objection to the request of the gen- quately explained by the majority. As the balance of my time. tleman from Puerto Rico? the current trail is being operated suc- Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I, There was no objection. Mr. PIERLUISI. I yield myself as cessfully at a local level, we are not again, urge Members to support the bill, and I yield back the balance of my much time as I may consume. aware of the need for this legislation. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support Apparently, though, some believe time. of House Resolution 854, which cele- there is a compelling need for Federal The SPEAKER pro tempore. The brates the 120th anniversary of Weber involvement where Americans paddle question is on the motion offered by the gentlewoman from Guam (Ms. State University. kayaks in the Puget Sound. As this bill Founded in 1889, Weber State Acad- provides for a study of the federaliza- BORDALLO) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 1641, as emy eventually became what is now tion of these water trails, possible ob- known as Weber State University. jections will likely be held until the amended. The question was taken; and (two- From its humble beginnings, Weber study is completed and until actual thirds being in the affirmative) the State has grown into a 400-acre campus Federal control is to be proposed. in Ogden, Utah and a 105-acre campus I reserve the balance of my time. rules were suspended and the bill, as amended, was passed. in Layton, Utah. Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I yield The university takes great pride in as much time as he may consume to A motion to reconsider was laid on the table. serving the needs of its students while the gentleman from Washington (Mr. preparing them for life-long service to f INSLEE). their community. Offering more than Mr. INSLEE. Thank you. RECOGNIZING 120TH ANNIVERSARY 200 undergraduate majors, WSU is Mr. Speaker, this bill simply pro- OF WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY home to the largest and most com- vides for a study of feasibility of add- prehensive undergraduate program in ing the Cascadia Marine Trail to the Mr. PIERLUISI. Mr. Speaker, I move the State of Utah. National Trails System. to suspend the rules and agree to the This trail is entirely a water-based resolution (H. Res. 854) recognizing b 1430 Weber State University for the 120th trail, extending from the Canadian bor- U.S. News & World Report cites WSU anniversary of its founding as an insti- der through the San Juan Islands, as one of the top 10 public master’s in- tution of higher education. Puget Sound and south to our State stitutions in the West. The campus fea- The Clerk read the title of the resolu- capital of Olympia. Significant por- tures more than 100 student clubs and tions of this trail run through the wa- tion. The text of the resolution is as fol- organizations, in addition to 14 athletic ters of my district. It includes 2,300 lows: programs which compete in the NCAA miles of shoreline and 55 safe pullouts Division I. While most of its students H. RES. 854 right now for camping areas of non-mo- are drawn from Utah, the campus is en- torized, beachable watercraft. Whereas Weber State University (WSU) riched by students hailing from the 50 Thousands of people have the poten- was founded in 1889 as Weber State Academy; States and 35 foreign countries. tial of enjoying this trail. It was added Whereas WSU celebrates its 120th anniver- sary this year; The student body of WSU is an ac- as a national recreation trail in ’94, Whereas WSU is a public university that complished one, with a variety of cam- and the Canoe Association designated offers associate’s, bachelor’s, and master’s pus programs achieving national rec- the trail as an ACA-recommended degrees, as well as professional, liberal arts, ognition. For example, Wildcat ath- water trail in 2005. and technical certificates; letes have qualified for the Olympic

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It also has one of the State’s largest I am very proud of Weber State Uni- In addition to its esteemed academic nursing programs, the State’s only versity, in the top of Utah. I am proud and cultural reputation, Weber State dental hygiene program, the State’s what it does for students that I used to University is known for its commit- only police academy. Its proximity to teach, what it does for the community, ment to civic engagement and commu- Hill Air Force Base makes it a premier the standards that it sets as a standard nity service. The campus’ Community educational institution, not only for of excellence in education, as well as Involvement Center seeks to engage those continuing its education, for what it does to add to community life students by providing opportunities of those who are working at Hill Air for all of us who actually live in north- academic learning and community Force Base, but also for the servicemen ern Utah. service. The center coordinates with who attend there and participate in I am appreciative of having this reso- community agencies and runs the part of their program. lution here. I am appreciative of the Indeed, the theatrical production AmeriCorps Education Award Pro- recognition that the gentleman from that the gentleman from Puerto Rico gram. Puerto Rico has given to this par- mentioned that was held here at the I congratulate Weber State Univer- ticular institution. Kennedy Center was a student produc- sity on 120 years of service and leader- Mr. Speaker, if I could inquire if the tion of Macbeth, which I had the oppor- ship and look forward to what the com- gentleman from Puerto Rico has any tunity of watching—one of those light- ing years have for this accomplished other speakers. hearted musical comedies coming at institution. Mr. PIERLUISI. I don’t, Mr. Speaker. the end of a long day—but it was a I thank the gentleman from Utah Mr. BISHOP of Utah. I don’t have spectacular production of which those (Mr. BISHOP) for bringing forth this res- any other speakers. students at Weber State University olution to this floor and ask my col- Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance should be proud. leagues to join Mr. BISHOP and me in Like every institution that takes of my time. supporting this resolution. place, it is a community asset. It pro- Mr. PIERLUISI. I ask that my col- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of vides educational excellence for the leagues support the resolution cele- my time. people in that area, provides economic brating the 120th anniversary of Weber Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Speaker, I incentives for the people of that par- State University. yield myself as much time as I may ticular area, it is a source of commu- Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance consume. nity enlightenment and activities of my time. I also thank the gentleman from through its academic and art pro- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Puerto Rico for the kind words he said grams. With all of us, there is always question is on the motion offered by about one of the premier institutions some kind of interface that goes along the gentleman from Puerto Rico (Mr. in the top of Utah, which is Weber with it. PIERLUISI) that the House suspend the State University. One time, the president of Weber rules and agree to the resolution, H. Today I rise in support of House Res- State University—at that time it was Res. 854. olution 854, recognizing Weber State Weber State College—was Joseph The question was taken. University on the 120th anniversary of Bishop, who I wish I could claim was a The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the the founding of that institution. It relative because he was intelligent, but opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being started, obviously, as a religious stake I can’t. During its great growth spurt, in the affirmative, the ayes have it. academy, the Weber Academy, in 1889. right after World War II, Weber State Mr. PIERLUISI. Mr. Speaker, on that Then it has had several changes, going was led by Dr. Miller, an excellent I demand the yeas and nays. into, first of all, a 2-year college as president who I feel very close to be- The yeas and nays were ordered. Weber College, then a 4-year institu- cause I was able to mow his mother’s The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- tion, Weber State College, and then lawn because she was a neighbor of ant to clause 8 of rule XX and the eventually as Weber State University. mine in Kaysville. Chair’s prior announcement, further The first president or principal of At the same time, my father-in-law proceedings on this motion will be that Weber Academy was Louis played football at Weber State. My postponed. Moench, who was a German immigrant, wife graduated from Weber State. Per- f a great educator as well as adminis- haps one of our greatest acknowledged MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT trator and truly a Renaissance man, alumna from Weber State is a Member because he is also the author of one of of the House of Representatives today. A message in writing from the Presi- my favorite religious hymns. Representative LYNN JENKINS from dent of the United States was commu- The second principal was David O. Kansas is a graduate of Weber State, nicated to the House by Ms. Wanda McKay, who went on to become the which I didn’t know until today. Now I Evans, one of his secretaries. president of The Church of Jesus Christ know who to hit up for in the future. f of Latter-day Saints and one of the I have a daughter that wants to at- CONGRATULATING THE IOWA most revered religious figures in the tend the dental program at Weber HAWKEYES WRESTLING TEAM Nation in his time. State, a daughter-in-law that wants to The present president, President Mil- go to the nursing program at Weber Mr. PIERLUISI. Mr. Speaker, I move ner, is the first female president of a 4- State. We have very close ties to this to suspend the rules and agree to the year college or university in the State particular institution. It’s an institu- resolution (H. Res. 368) congratulating of Utah, and she does a magnificent job tion that has received many honors. It the University of Iowa Hawkeyes wres- in leading the 23,000 students that com- is the recipient of the President’s High- tling team on winning the 2009 NCAA prise the campus in Ogden, as well as er Education Community Service Division I National Wrestling Cham- 3,500 students in the satellite campus Honor Roll for the third consecutive pionships, as amended. in Davis County, as well as outreach year, was listed in Forbes magazine, The Clerk read the title of the resolu- programs that take place in Box Elder, ranked 43rd among public colleges, se- tion. Morgan, Davis and other counties lected to host the Council on Under- The text of the resolution is as fol- throughout the State of Utah. graduate Research in 2010 and the Na- lows: This is an institution which has set tional Conferences on Undergraduate H. RES. 368 its goal on education excellence—does Research in 2012, numerous faculty Whereas the University of Iowa Hawkeyes this well—as well as competitive excel- teaching excellence awards. wrestling team Head Coach Tom Brands was

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Pursu- and has produced a rich history of represented proudly by 9 NCAA Division I ant to the rule, the gentleman from National Wrestling Championship qualifiers, champions with 33 Big Ten conference including Chad Beatty, Jay Borschel, Daniel Puerto Rico (Mr. PIERLUISI) and the championships and 22 NCAA Division I Dennis, Dan Erekson, Charlie Falck, Phillip gentleman from Utah (Mr. BISHOP) national championships. Keddy, Brent Metcalf, Ryan Morningstar, each will control 20 minutes. Winning the national championship, and Alex Tsirtsis; The Chair recognizes the gentleman finishing the season with a 24–0 overall Whereas the Hawkeyes wrestling team was from Puerto Rico. record and winning the Big Ten Con- also represented proudly by NCAA Division I GENERAL LEAVE ference championship for the 33rd time National Wrestling Championship finalist Mr. PIERLUISI. Mr. Speaker, I re- has brought national acclaim to the Brent Metcalf, who also won his second University of Iowa. I know the fans of straight Big Ten title and earned Out- quest 5 legislative days during which standing Wrestler honors at the Big Ten Members may revise and extend and in- the university will revel in this accom- Championships; sert extraneous material on House Res- plishment as they look forward to the Whereas the Hawkeyes wrestling team was olution 368 into the RECORD. 2010 season. also represented proudly by Dan Erekson, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Mr. Speaker, I want to thank Con- who won his first Big Ten title at the Big objection to the request of the gen- gressman LOEBSACK for bringing this Ten Championships; tleman from Puerto Rico? resolution forward. Once again, I con- Whereas the Hawkeyes wrestling team was There was no objection. gratulate the University of Iowa for honored by having 5 All-Americans with Mr. PIERLUISI. I yield myself such their success. Daniel Dennis, Dan Erekson, Phillip Keddy, Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of Brent Metcalf, and Ryan Morningstar being time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to con- my time. named; Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Speaker, I Whereas the Hawkeyes wrestling team had gratulate the University of Iowa Hawk- a final team score of 96.5 to place them 1st in eyes wrestling team for their victory in yield myself such time as I may con- the NCAA Division I standings; the 2009 NCAA Division I National sume. Once again, the gentleman from Whereas the hard work and dedication of Wrestling Championship tournament. Puerto Rico, I appreciate you bringing the Hawkeyes wrestling team’s Brodie Am- On March 21, the college wrestling this resolution to the floor and rise brose, Mark Ballweg, Matt Ballweg, Chad fans were treated to an exceptional Beatty, Jay Borschel, Jeret Chiri, Derek today to support House Resolution 368 wrestling match as the University of Coorough, Colby Covington, Daniel Dennis, to congratulate the University of Iowa Iowa won its 22nd national team title Dan Erekson, Michael Fahrer, Charlie Falck, Hawkeyes on winning the 2009 NCAA with a final team score of 96.5 points, Grant Gambrall, Stew Gillmor, Tyler Halver- Division I National Wrestling Cham- son, Aaron Janssen, Jordan Johnson, Phillip edging runner-up Ohio State Univer- pionship. This is, indeed, an honor for Keddy, Jake Kerr, Nick Kolegraff, Brooks sity by only 4.5 points. all those who are working in that sys- Kopsa, J.J. Krutsinger, Ryan Kurovski, Dan That was the closest margin of vic- tem, for all those who are associated LeClere, Nick LeClere, T.H. Leet, Rick tory since Iowa won the 1999 team title with the University of Iowa, as well as Loera, Luke Lofthouse, Montell Marion, by 2 points and only the second time in Weston Marling, Matt McDonough, Brent the residents of the State of Iowa. Metcalf, Joe Moore, Nate Moore, Ryan school history that the Hawkeyes won The University of Iowa was founded Morningstar, Blake Rasing, Ethan Sebert, the NCAA title without an individual in 1847 as Iowa’s first public institution Joe Slaton, Alex Tsirtsis, Head Coach Tom champion. of higher learning and, since that time, Brands, Assistant Coach Terry Brands, As- The Iowa Hawkeyes put together a has gained international recognition sistant Coach Doug Schwab, Strength and remarkable season. The wrestling team for its academic, artistic and scientific Conditioning Coach Jared Frayer, Volunteer was represented proudly at the NCAA Assistant Coach Mike Zadick, and Adminis- accomplishments as a public univer- national championship match with sity. It established the first law school trative Assistant Luke Eustice all contrib- nine championship qualifiers. Brent uted to an outstanding season culminating and was the first U.S. public university in the 2009 national title; Metcalf, a junior, won his second to admit men and women on an equal Whereas the current Hawkeyes wrestling straight Big Ten title and earned Out- basis. The University of Iowa’s aca- team has continued the team’s winning his- standing Wrestler honors. Dan demic and athletic accomplishments tory, which includes 33 Big Ten Conference Erekson, a junior, won his first Big Ten have earned the University of Iowa Championships and 22 NCAA Division I Na- title of the Big Ten championships. In Hawkeyes an international reputation tional Wrestling Championships; total, the 2009 team produced 15 All- for excellence. Whereas the Hawkeyes wrestling team set Americans and 19 All-Academic Big This last school year, in 2009, the uni- the national collegiate dual meet attendance Ten athletes. record of 15,955 when it hosted Iowa State versity’s reputation was furthered by December 6, 2008, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena The Hawkeyes wrestling team is a the accomplishments of this wrestling and led the Nation with an average home premier program. The extraordinary team. The University of Iowa wrestling dual meet attendance figure of 8,008 for the achievement of this season is a tribute team began in 1911 and has recently 2008–09 season; to the skill and dedication of the many been named one of the top sports dy- Whereas the Hawkeyes wrestling team has wrestlers, coaches, students, alumni, nasties of the 20th century by Sports a rich tradition and history of producing families and fans that have helped to Illustrated. champions and outstanding collegiate ath- make the University of Iowa a wres- Since its founding, the Hawkeye letes and coaches since the program began in tling powerhouse. wrestling team has won 22 national 1911; I want to extend my congratulations Whereas former Hawkeyes wrestling Head championships, as was mentioned by Coach and Olympic Gold Medalist, Dan to Coach Tom Brands, who returned to the gentleman from Puerto Rico. The Gable, helped establish one of the most suc- his alma mater and led the team to a Hawkeyes competed in the first Big cessful wrestling programs in the Nation and perfect 24–0 overall record, an 8–0 Ten meet clear back in 1926, won their is commended for his past leadership and record in Big Ten dual matches, and a first NCAA title in 1975. They won a guidance; and national championship in just his third streak of nine consecutive NCAA team Whereas the Hawkeyes wrestling team has season as a head coach. Impressive championships from 1978 to 1986. In the brought honor to the team, the University of feats such as these are why Coach 23 wrestling seasons since that time, Iowa, the City of Iowa City, and the State of Brands was named the 2009 Coach of Iowa: Now, therefore, be it the Hawkeyes have claimed 11 national the Year by the Big Ten conference. championships. The University of Iowa Resolved, That the House of Representa- Congratulations are also in order for tives— Hawkeye wrestling team undoubtedly (1) commends the University of Iowa assistant coaches Terry Brands, Doug has a long and rich history of excel- Hawkeyes wrestling team for winning the Schwab and Mike Zadick; strength and lence. 2009 NCAA Division I National Wrestling conditioning coach, Jared Frayer; and At the head of the outstanding team Championship; and administrative assistant, Luke sits Head Coach Tom Brands, who was

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He started as head coach with the lows: I congratulate John Desko on his University of Iowa’s wrestling team in H. RES. 562 fourth national title as coach of the 2006 and has been leading the team to Orange. In his 11 years as head coach at excellence since then. The 2009 wres- Whereas, on May 25, 2009, the Syracuse University Orange defeated the Cornell Big Syracuse, he has led the Orange to tling season marked the Hawkeye Red 10–9 in overtime, in the finals of the Na- seven NCAA final appearances and nine wrestling team’s most recent series of tional Collegiate Athletic Association Final Fours. Coach Desko serves as a achievements. After a successful sea- (NCAA) Division I Men’s Lacrosse Tour- wonderful mentor to his players both son, the Hawkeye team was proud to nament in Foxboro, Massachusetts; on and off the field. have nine of their athletes qualify for Whereas the Orange now hold 11 men’s la- I want to recognize the Syracuse Or- the Division I championships, and with crosse national titles, the most in NCAA His- ange for their incredible season, char- a final score of 96.5, the Hawkeyes were tory; acterized by tenacity, talent, and lead- in first place as the national cham- Whereas Orange head coach John Desko ership. I am certain that this team will won his fifth NCAA title; pions. Whereas the Orange players, coaches, and carry this momentum into next season. I am honored to stand in this House staff are excellent representatives of Syra- Mr. Speaker, once again, I congratu- today to congratulate and recognize cuse University; late Syracuse University men’s la- the significant achievements of the Whereas the Orange showed tremendous crosse team on their 2009 Division I players, coaches, and students whose spirit in the championship game, coming NCAA championship title. dedication and hard work have led to back from what appeared to be an insur- I reserve the balance of my time. the success of the University of Iowa mountable three-goal deficit with less than Mrs. BIGGERT. Mr. Speaker, I yield Hawkeye wrestling program, as well as four minutes to go, only to win the game in myself such time as I may consume the 2009 Division I National Wrestling overtime; and Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support Whereas the residents of Syracuse and fans of House Resolution 562, congratu- Championship. are to be congratulated for their support, As usual, there is always some kind lating Syracuse University for winning dedication, and pride in the team: Now, the National Collegiate Athletic Asso- of personal tie that comes to these therefore, be it types of resolutions. Again, I have peo- Resolved, That the House of Representa- ciation Division I Men’s Lacrosse Tour- ple I have known from Utah who have tives congratulates Syracuse University for nament. specifically gone to this school, to this winning the National Collegiate Athletic As- It is estimated that lacrosse may program, not just for the quality of the sociation Division I Men’s Lacrosse Tour- have developed as early as the 12th cen- wrestling program it has, but for the nament. tury. It originated among Native quality of the education the institution The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- American tribes in North America. In provides. The State of Iowa should in- ant to the rule, the gentleman from 1637, the game was first named la- crosse. The game underwent many deed be very proud of this particular Puerto Rico (Mr. PIERLUISI) and the modernizations during the 19th cen- institution. gentlewoman from Illinois (Mrs. I ask my colleagues to support this BIGGERT) each will control 20 minutes. tury, and the first intercollegiate la- resolution. The Chair recognizes the gentleman crosse game was played in 1877. By the Mr. Speaker, I have no other speak- from Puerto Rico. early 1900s, students across North America were participating in the ers for this particular resolution, and I GENERAL LEAVE sport in high schools, colleges, and uni- yield back the balance of my time. Mr. PIERLUISI. Mr. Speaker, I re- Mr. PIERLUISI. Mr. Speaker, I ask versities. quest 5 legislative days during which Syracuse University was founded in my colleagues to support the resolu- Members may revise and extend and in- tion congratulating the University of 1870. Today, the university serves over sert extraneous material on House Res- 19,000 full- and part-time under- Iowa Hawkeye’s wrestling team for olution 562 into the RECORD. their victory in the 2009 NCAA Division graduate and graduate students. Syra- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there cuse University offers degrees in over I National Wrestling Championship objection to the request of the gen- tournament. 20 majors from 10 different schools and tleman from Puerto Rico? colleges. Syracuse Orange has 12 wom- I yield back the balance of my time. There was no objection. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The en’s intercollegiate athletic teams and Mr. PIERLUISI. I yield myself such question is on the motion offered by 8 men’s intercollegiate athletic teams. time as I may consume. the gentleman from Puerto Rico (Mr. SU has 27 team national champion- Mr. Speaker, I rise today to con- PIERLUISI) that the House suspend the ships, including 11 men’s lacrosse gratulate the Syracuse University rules and agree to the resolution, H. NCAA national championships. Syra- men’s lacrosse team for their victory Res. 368, as amended. cuse University’s men’s lacrosse team in the 2009 National Collegiate Athletic The question was taken. added an 11th NCAA championship to The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the Association Division I Men’s Lacrosse their record this year. That is the most opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being Tournament. NCAA national lacrosse championships in the affirmative, the ayes have it. On May 25, 2009, the Syracuse Orange ever won by a single team. Mr. PIERLUISI. Mr. Speaker, on that men’s lacrosse team celebrated their Syracuse’s team was coached by I demand the yeas and nays. NCAA Division I championship title John Desko. In the final championship The yeas and nays were ordered. after a close 10–9 victory over the Cor- game, SU won against Cornell Univer- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- nell Big Red. This victory marks the sity in overtime in a thrilling game ant to clause 8 of rule XX and the 11th national championship for the Or- that ended 10–9. Junior Cody Jamieson Chair’s prior announcement, further ange in lacrosse, the most in NCAA scored the winning point 1 minute 20 proceedings on this motion will be history. This is the second consecutive seconds into the extra session. postponed. year that the Syracuse men’s lacrosse It is truly an honor to stand before f team has successfully won this title. In the House today to congratulate Syra- addition, this win capped a season for cuse University for winning the Na- CONGRATULATING SYRACUSE UNI- the Orange that saw the team tie the tional Collegiate Athletic Association VERSITY MEN’S LACROSSE NCAA record for the best 1-year win- Division I Men’s Lacrosse Tournament. TEAM loss improvement. I extend my congratulations to Syra- Mr. PIERLUISI. Mr. Speaker, I move The game that secured the Orange’s cuse University, the players, the coach- to suspend the rules and agree to the victory was especially exciting. Down es, and the students. I wish all involved

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Mr. Speaker, once again I congratu- lating the Syracuse University men’s The Chair recognizes the gentleman late the Northwestern University wom- lacrosse team for their victory in the from Puerto Rico. en’s lacrosse team on its 2009 Division 2009 National Collegiate Athletic Asso- GENERAL LEAVE I NCAA championship title. I wish the ciation Division I Men’s Lacrosse Tour- Mr. PIERLUISI. Mr. Speaker, I re- program much success in the 2010 sea- nament. quest 5 legislative days during which son. I yield back the balance of my time. Members may revise and extend and in- I reserve the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The sert extraneous material on House Res- Mrs. BIGGERT. Mr. Speaker, I yield question is on the motion offered by olution 824 into the RECORD. myself such time as I may consume. the gentleman from Puerto Rico (Mr. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support PIERLUISI) that the House suspend the objection to the request of the gen- of House Resolution 824, congratu- rules and agree to the resolution, H. tleman from Puerto Rico? lating the Northwestern University Res. 562. There was no objection. Wildcats on winning the 2009 NCAA The question was taken. Mr. PIERLUISI. I yield myself such Women’s Lacrosse Championship and The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the time as I may consume. to commend Northwestern University opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support for its pursuit of athletic and academic in the affirmative, the ayes have it. of House Resolution 824, which recog- excellence. As a graduate of North- Mr. PIERLUISI. Mr. Speaker, on that nizes and congratulates the North- western University School of Law my- I demand the yeas and nays. western University Wildcats for win- self, I am especially proud to join in The yeas and nays were ordered. ning the 2009 NCAA Women’s Lacrosse honoring these talented women and the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Championship and for pursuing ath- school they represent. ant to clause 8 of rule XX and the letic and academic excellence. On May 24, 2009, the Northwestern Chair’s prior announcement, further The Wildcats posted a 23–0 regular University women’s lacrosse team, the proceedings on this motion will be season record and broke NCAA records Wildcats, capped a perfect 2009 season postponed. both for total points and total goals in by routing third ranked North Carolina a season. The team applied the lessons 21–7 to capture its fifth straight na- f learned during their undefeated year tional championship, finishing the year CONGRATULATING NORTH- and displayed their outstanding ath- 23–0. WESTERN UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S letic skills and cohesive team strategy The Wildcats continued to etch its LACROSSE TEAM in post-season play, trailing only once place as one of the top programs in the Mr. PIERLUISI. Mr. Speaker, I move during the entire tournament. history of the sport, becoming just the to suspend the rules and agree to the On May 24, 2009, the University of second team to win five consecutive resolution (H. Res. 824) congratulating North Carolina Tar Heels cut the national titles. They are just two shy the Northwestern University Wildcats Northwestern Wildcat’s lead to two of Maryland’s seven straight wins from on winning the 2009 NCAA women’s la- goals midway through the first half of 1995 to 2001, and the victory over the crosse championship, and to commend the championship game. Northwestern Tar Heels, 16–5, was Head Coach Kelly Northwestern University for its pursuit responded with 10 consecutive goals to Amonte Hiller’s 20th consecutive tour- of athletic and academic excellence. win its fifth straight NCAA champion- nament victory. The Clerk read the title of the resolu- ship in women’s Division I lacrosse. At Northwestern University, these tion. The team’s 21–7 victory over the Tar dynamic women demonstrate excel- The text of the resolution is as fol- Heels set the record for goals scored in lence on the athletic field as well as in lows: the title game. the classroom. Founded in 1854, North- Special congratulations are due to western University combines innova- H. RES. 824 Coach Kelly Amonte Hiller, who now tive teaching and pioneering research Whereas the Northwestern women’s la- boasts a 20–1 record in the NCAA tour- in a highly collaborative environment crosse team serves as important role models to young athletes, demonstrating excellence nament. Amonte Hiller took over a that transcends traditional academic on the athletic field and in the classroom; program that had club status, and not boundaries. It provides students and Whereas Northwestern defeated North only brought the team to official colle- faculty exceptional opportunities for Carolina 21–7 to win the national champion- giate standings, but amassed five na- intellectual, personal, and professional ship on May 24, 2009; tional championships and six con- growth. Whereas Northwestern finished the season ference titles in just eight seasons. The Northwestern is recognized both na- with a 23–0 record to win their fifth straight seniors on this team had one of the tionally and internationally for the national championship; and most successful collegiate athletic ca- quality of its educational programs at Whereas senior Hannah Nielsen won the Tewaaraton Trophy, given to the Nation’s reers. all levels. U.S. News & World Report top player, and played a vital role in helping Recognition also should be given to consistently ranks the university’s un- Northwestern to a 23–0 record in 2009, fin- senior Hannah Nielsen, who won the dergraduate and graduate programs ishing her distinguished career as the Wild- Tewaaraton Trophy for the second year among the best in the country. The cats’ all-time leader in points (398) after be- in a row. This award is given to the Na- Northwestern women’s lacrosse team coming the NCAA Division I all-time assist tion’s top lacrosse player by the serves as an important role model to leader with 224: Now, therefore, be it Tewaaraton Foundation. young athletes. Resolved, That the House of Representa- Northwestern University succeeds Congratulations to Northwestern tives— (1) congratulates Northwestern University not only on lacrosse fields, but in its University’s president, Morton and its athletes, coaches, faculty, students, classrooms as well. It ranks 12th in the Schapiro; athletic director, James administration, and alumni on the winning 2010 national university rankings Phillips; head coach, Kelly Amonte of the 2009 NCAA women’s lacrosse cham- issued by U.S. News & World Report Hiller; senior, Hannah Nielsen, who pionship; and boasts a 92.5 percent graduation won the Tewaaraton Trophy given to (2) recognizes and commends Northwestern rate, an amazing statistic for any uni- the Nation’s top player; the entire University for its pursuit of athletic as well versity. Wildcat team; the faculty, staff, and as academic excellence; and In addition to over 70 established ma- Northwestern students on this victory. (3) directs the Clerk of the House of Rep- jors, Northwestern University empow- Today, we recognize and commend resentatives to make available enrolled cop- ies of this resolution to Northwestern Uni- ers students to choose or design non- Northwestern University for its pursuit versity President Henry S. Bienen, Athletic traditional concentrations and offers a of athletic as well as academic excel- Director James Phillips, and Head Coach wide range of field experiences and in- lence. I urge my colleagues to support Kelly Amonte Hiller for appropriate display. ternships. It is an institute of higher House Resolution 824.

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Whereas a 2008 National Census Survey re- and solidifies Northwestern University as a na- The text of the resolution is as fol- ported that 60,799 adults and children were tional leader both in academic and athletic ex- lows: served by domestic violence shelters and pro- cellence. H. RES. 817 grams around the Nation in a single day; The Northwestern University women’s la- Whereas domestic violence affects people Whereas an additional 8,927 people re- crosse team is looked upon as a role model of all ages as well as racial, ethnic, gender, quested help that day, but due to lack of re- by young athletes in the Chicagoland area, economic, and religious backgrounds; sources, they were unable to be served; maintaining the highest standard of excellence Whereas females are disproportionately Whereas there is a need to increase funding victims and one in four women will experi- for programs aimed at intervening and pre- both in the classroom and on the field. Most venting domestic violence in the United noted, is senior Hannah Nielson. Hannah has ence domestic violence at some point in her life; States; and been honored as the nation’s top lacrosse Whereas on average, more than three Whereas individuals and organizations that player with the Tewaaraton Trophy due to her women are murdered by their husbands or are dedicated to preventing and ending do- exemplary performance as the Wildcat’s all- boyfriends in the United States every day; mestic violence should be recognized: Now, time leader in points and by helping to lead Whereas in 2005, 1,181 women were mur- therefore, be it her team to 23–0 victory in 2009. dered by an intimate partner constituting 78 Resolved, That the House of Representa- tives— Furthermore, I would like to extend my con- percent of all intimate partner homicides that year; (1) supports the goals and ideals of Na- gratulations to the 10 Wildcat seniors Hilary tional Domestic Violence Awareness Month; Bowen, Mary Kate Casey, Laura Clemente, Whereas women ages 16 to 24 experience the highest rates, per capita, of intimate and Casey Donohoe, Meredith Franks, Caitlin partner violence; (2) expresses the sense of the House of Rep- Jackson, Ali Jacobs, Morgan Lathrop, Hannah Whereas 1 out of 3 Native American women resentatives that Congress should continue Nielson and Meghan Plunkett who have fin- will be raped and 6 out of 10 will be phys- to raise awareness of domestic violence in ished their amazing collegiate careers with an ically assaulted in their lifetimes; the United States and its devastating effects 85–3 record including four American Lacrosse Whereas the cost of intimate partner vio- on families and communities, and support programs designed to end domestic violence. Conference titles and four NCAA national ti- lence exceeds $5,800,000,000 each year, tles. $4,100,000 of which is for direct medical and The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- mental health care services; ant to the rule, the gentleman from b 1500 Whereas one-quarter to one-half of domes- Puerto Rico (Mr. PIERLUISI) and the Mrs. BIGGERT. I yield back the bal- tic violence victims report that they have gentlewoman from Illinois (Mrs. lost a job due, at least in part, to domestic ance of my time. BIGGERT) each will control 20 minutes. violence; Mr. PIERLUISI. Having no addi- Whereas the annual cost of lost produc- The Chair recognizes the gentleman tional speakers, Mr. Speaker, I ask tivity due to domestic violence is estimated from Puerto Rico. that my colleagues support the resolu- at $727,800,000 with over 7,900,000 paid work- GENERAL LEAVE tion, congratulating the Northwestern days lost per year; Mr. PIERLUISI. Mr. Speaker, I re- University Wildcats for winning the Whereas some landlords deny housing to quest 5 legislative days during which 2009 NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Cham- victims of domestic violence who have pro- Members may revise and extend and in- pionship. tection orders or evict victims of domestic sert extraneous material on House Res- I yield back the balance of my time. violence for seeking help after a domestic vi- olence incident, such as by calling 911, or olution 817 into the RECORD. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The who have other indications that they are do- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there question is on the motion offered by mestic violence victims; objection to the request of the gen- the gentleman from Puerto Rico (Mr. Whereas 92 percent of homeless women ex- tleman from Puerto Rico? PIERLUISI) that the House suspend the perience severe physical or sexual abuse at There was no objection. rules and agree to the resolution, H. some point in their lifetimes; Mr. PIERLUISI. I yield myself as Res. 824. Whereas approximately 40 to 60 percent of much time as I may consume. The question was taken. men who abuse women also abuse children; Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the Whereas approximately 15,500,000 children of House Resolution 817, supporting the are exposed to domestic violence every year; opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being Whereas children exposed to domestic vio- goals and ideals of National Domestic in the affirmative, the ayes have it. lence are more likely to attempt suicide, Violence Awareness Month and ex- Mr. PIERLUISI. Mr. Speaker, I ob- abuse drugs and alcohol, run away from pressing the sense of the House of Rep- ject to the vote on the ground that a home, and engage in teenage prostitution; resentatives that Congress should con- quorum is not present and make the Whereas one large study found that men tinue to raise awareness of domestic vi- point of order that a quorum is not exposed to physical abuse, sexual abuse, and olence in the United States. I would present. adult domestic violence as children were al- also like to thank Congressman AL most four times more likely than other men The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- GREEN for bringing this resolution for- to have perpetrated domestic violence as ant to clause 8 of rule XX and the adults; ward. It is an important bill and de- Chair’s prior announcement, further Whereas nearly 1,500,000 high school stu- serves much attention. proceedings on this motion will be dents nationwide experienced physical abuse National Domestic Violence Aware- postponed. from a dating partner in 2003; ness Month is recognized in the month The point of no quorum is considered Whereas 13 percent of teenage girls who of October. As such, communities and withdrawn. have been in a relationship report being hit many groups hold events to educate or hurt by their partners and one in four f the public about the violence that af- teenage girls has been in a relationship in fects millions of women, men and chil- SUPPORTING THE GOALS AND which she was pressured by her partner into dren every single day. Domestic vio- performing sexual acts; IDEALS OF NATIONAL DOMESTIC lence advocacy increases awareness VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH Whereas adolescent girls who reported dat- ing violence were 60 percent more likely to and helps battered people seek the help Mr. PIERLUISI. Mr. Speaker, I move report one or more suicide attempts in the they desperately need. to suspend the rules and agree to the past year; Domestic violence is the willful in- resolution (H. Res. 817) supporting the Whereas there is a need for middle schools, timidation, assault, battery, sexual as- goals and ideals of National Domestic secondary schools, and post-secondary sault or other abusive behavior per- Violence Awareness Month and ex- schools to educate students about the issues petrated by an intimate partner pressing the sense of the House of Rep- of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating against another. It is an epidemic that violence, and stalking; resentatives that Congress should con- Whereas 88 percent of men in a national affects men, women and children in tinue to raise awareness of domestic vi- poll reported that they think that our soci- every community regardless of age, olence in the United States and its dev- ety should do more to respect women and sex, economic status, nationality or astating effects on families and com- girls; educational background.

VerDate Nov 24 2008 03:00 Oct 27, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A26OC7.032 H26OCPT1 wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with HOUSE October 26, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H11753 One in every four women will experi- when they become adults. The cost of Res. 817, to the floor today. I believe ence domestic violence in her lifetime, intimate partner violence exceeds $5.8 that this resolution is important, and and those who report domestic violence billion each year. As evident by these this likewise seems to be the case with are more likely to commit suicide. In staggering statistics, domestic vio- my colleagues because this resolution addition, the costs of domestic violence lence has a far-reaching effect on soci- has received the support of 57 Demo- exceed $5.8 billion each year. As evi- ety. cratic and Republican cosponsors. This denced by these staggering statistics, Let me repeat the definition that the resolution has been a bipartisan effort. domestic violence has far-reaching ef- gentleman from Puerto Rico stated: And for fear that I will forget, let me fects on society. domestic violence is the willful intimi- mention now that my colleague, the When we think of domestic violence, dation, assault, battery, sexual assault Honorable TED POE, will not be with us we often think of women being the vic- and/or other abusive behavior per- today, but he is here in spirit. He suf- tims, yet men suffer from domestic vi- petrated by an intimate partner fered the same fate as I; his plane is olence as well. Male victims are less against another. It is an epidemic that late in Houston, Texas. I was on the likely than women to report violence affects individuals in every community runway for 2 hours. I barely made it, and to seek services due to the stigma regardless of age, economic status, re- but thank God that I did. I want the associated with being a male victim or ligion, nationality, educational back- Members to know that he is solidly be- concerns about not being believed. ground or gender. hind this resolution. This resolution, Both men and women respond to inter- When we think of domestic violence, with reference to domestic violence, personal violence with feelings of dis- we often think of women being victims. transcends party affiliation; it tran- belief, ridicule and shame that only en- However, men are victimized as well, scends ethnicity; it transcends gender; hance their silence. and children are also affected. We and it transcends the boundaries of Our attention to domestic violence think of violence as just violence, not human decency. Many thank you’s are in order. I has grown, but we need to do more to domestic violence. But violence really want to thank the President, President raise awareness of this problem be- begins at the home, and it really begins Barack Obama, for declaring October cause it can serve as a dangerous, at the back of someone’s hand, or National Domestic Violence Awareness never-ending cycle. Whether domestic whatever, rather than a stranger, and Month. I would like to thank Speaker violence is present in couples or in it goes throughout the community. PELOSI because she has entered a state- marriages, children who witness vio- Male victims are less likely to report ment recognizing this as Domestic Vio- lent behavior are more likely to carry the violence and seek services due to lence Awareness Month. The Congres- domestic violence into their adult rela- the stigma associated with being a sional Women’s Caucus deserves a tionships. male victim or not being believed or sound round of thank you’s because Research shows that children wit- being denied the status of a victim. But they have been involved in helping us nessing domestic violence and living in both men and women experience the to raise awareness year-round. I would an environment where violence occurs same dynamics of interpersonal vio- like to thank Chairman GEORGE MIL- may experience some of the same trau- lence, including experiences of dis- LER of the Education and Labor Com- ma as abused children. They may be- belief, ridicule and shame that only en- mittee for the outstanding work that come fearful, aggressive or withdrawn. hance their silence. he has done in helping us to get this Adolescents may exhibit risk-taking Unfortunately, the youngest victims resolution to the floor. His staff has behaviors, such as abusing drugs and are the children who witness the abuse. done a stellar job. They have worked alcohol, running away, engaging in sex- Research has shown that children wit- with my staff to make sure that the ual promiscuity and participating in nessing domestic violence and living in resolution arrived here timely. I would criminal activity. All of these behav- that environment may experience some like to thank the ranking member, iors have an effect on society as a of the same trauma as abused children. JOHN KLINE, for his work with the Hon- whole, and we can break the chain of They may become fearful, aggressive orable TED POE in helping us to get domestic violence through ongoing or withdrawn. Adolescents may act out this resolution to the floor. education and comprehensive universal or exhibit risk-taking behaviors. Do- All of my colleagues are honorable, support. mestic violence harms the victim, the but I am mentioning TED in such a way We must remember that domestic vi- children, the abuser and the entire simply because he is not here, and I olence victims are our mothers, fa- health of American families and com- know his heart is with us. I would like thers, sisters and brothers. Congress munities. So we must raise awareness to thank the ranking member who is must continue to lead in making our about this issue. The health of our here today, Representative JUDY Nation aware of domestic violence and country depends on it. BIGGERT, for her help and for her kind its impact on our society. We can gal- Therefore, I urge my colleagues to words with reference to this resolution vanize public awareness for victims of support House Resolution 817, and I and Representative PIERLUISI from domestic violence. Therefore, I urge would reserve the balance of my time. Puerto Rico for his efforts to help us my colleagues to support House Reso- Mr. PIERLUISI. I do have one addi- get this resolution to the floor and for lution 817. tional speaker. managing this resolution today. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of I would like to say that the victims At this time I want to call our atten- my time. of domestic violence in America— tion to some history associated with Mrs. BIGGERT. Mr. Speaker, I yield women, men, children—are looking up this issue of domestic violence. Domes- myself such time as I might consume. to us to take the lead, to make sure tic Violence Awareness Month was first I rise today in support of House Reso- that this epidemic does not continue. observed 22 years ago, and since that lution 817, supporting the goals and They’re particularly vulnerable, and time, we’ve had additional legislation ideals of National Domestic Violence they want us to relate to them; they that has come into being that has Awareness Month and expressing the want us to support them, and the best made a difference with reference to sense of the House of Representatives way we can do that is by being aware helping us to end domestic violence. that Congress should raise awareness and by taking the lead and making The Family Violence Prevention and of domestic violence in the United sure that there are Federal programs Services Act of 1984 is an important States and its devastating effects on as well as State initiatives that make piece of legislation. This piece of legis- families and communities and support sense and make a difference. lation helped us to acquire more emer- programs designed to end domestic vio- Without adding anything else, I now gency shelters, crisis prevention pro- lence. yield 5 minutes to the sponsor of this grams and community education ef- As the gentleman from Puerto Rico resolution, the gentleman from Texas, forts. It truly has made a difference. just mentioned, one in every four Congressman AL GREEN. There also has been another piece of women will experience domestic vio- Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Thank you important legislation, the Violence lence in her lifetime. Boys who witness very much. Against Women Act of 1994, which cre- domestic violence are twice as likely Mr. Speaker, I am honored that lead- ated a new culture for the police offi- to abuse their partners and children ership has brought this resolution, H. cers who work these cases and the

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I’m honored that the Violence The police must enforce the laws, the Additional National Organizations Endors- Against Women Act of 1994 has helped judges must enforce the laws, and in ing the Domestic Violence Awareness Month change this culture. I would also men- the end we can live in a world where Resolution: Break the Cycle, Casa De tion that the American Recovery and people can live safely in their homes Esperanza, Congress of American Indians Reinvestment Act of 2009 was impor- without fear of being harmed by people Task Force on Violence Against Women, Family Violence Prevention Fund, Legal tant because it contained $225 million that they have great affinity and affec- tion for. Momentum, National Alliance to End Sexual for violence against women programs. Violence, National Organization of Sisters of These programs are going to be of The National Network to End Domestic Vi- Color Ending Sexual Assault, National Re- olence (NNEDV), the National Coalition great benefit to a good many women. source Center on Domestic Violence, Penn- Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) along sylvania Coalition Against Domestic Vio- Domestic violence awareness is grow- with 9 other national organizations is her- lence. ing, but it has not reached a point alding the arrival of Domestic Violence wherein we can rest on our efforts. At Awareness Month and urging Congress, Mrs. BIGGERT. Mr. Speaker, I yield one time it was one of the most under- members of the media and the public to take myself such time as I may consume to reported crimes in this country. As I a stand against domestic abuse. close. indicated, too many police officers, too The economic downturn is exacerbating I really appreciate the gentleman domestic violence, and victims of domestic from Texas (Mr. GREEN) being down many judges, too many persons associ- abuse urgently need everyone’s help. Al- ated with enforcement did not make it though the economy does not cause domestic here and speaking about his bill and their business. And although we have violence, but in abusive relationships, fac- about the background of domestic vio- sought to do the business of helping tors associated with a bad economy can in- lence because it’s been obviously going women and men who are victims of do- crease the frequency and severity of abuse. on for a long time. We have made great mestic violence, there is still much Job losses, the lack of affordable health care, strides. As I have witnessed, we reau- work to be done. One survey indicates the housing crisis and a host of other condi- thorized the Violence Against Women tions are increasing abuse and leaving sur- Act, VAWA, several times. But it’s that in 1 day, more than 60,000 people vivors with fewer options to escape. The de- received help. However, at the same mand for services is going up, but funding for been a long time coming and a long time, on that same day, 9,000 requests services is going down. time to be recognized. And that’s why went unanswered. There is still much Governmental entities, corporations and this awareness month is so important work to be done. In my State of Texas, individuals are tightening their budgets and so that we can really take a look and the Houston Area Women’s Center has are funding life-saving programs at reduced see how can we really end this and how levels across the nation. indicated that in the year 2008, 136 In a national census survey conducted by can we do it to help the police, the women were killed by their intimate the National Network to End Domestic Vio- families. But we have got to have the partners, 11 children were killed, and 96 lence, in just one day in 2008 more than 60,000 education, I think, that will help to children lost their parents to domestic victims sought services, yet nearly 9,000 re- stave that off. And the more we can do violence. quests for services went unmet due to lack of to recognize the causes of it and how to The SPEAKER pro tempore. The funding. deal with it, the better. The most extreme example is California, I thank the author and I thank the time of the gentleman has expired. where the governor completely eliminated Mr. PIERLUISI. I yield the gen- state funding for domestic violence services. gentleman from Puerto Rico for man- tleman an additional 2 minutes. Other states have seen funding reductions, aging this bill, and I urge my col- but California represents the most shocking leagues to vote for it. 1515 b of these reckless cuts. Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, this resolu- Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. I thank the This year, Domestic Violence Awareness tion is to remind all of us that domestic vio- gentleman for yielding the additional Month is particularly meaningful. The move- lence here in the United States is as prevalent time. ment against domestic abuse is celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Violence Against now as it has ever been. Millions of men, Ninety-six children were killed by Women Act, originally authored by then- women and children across the country are af- domestic violence. Senator Joe Biden. This year is also the 25th fected by domestic violence each year. The national data on this is equally anniversary of the Family Violence Preven- In a day last year more than 60,000 victims as appalling. More than three women tion & Services Act. Both are critical federal sought and received help from domestic vio- are murdered by their husbands or boy- laws that provide funding for services and lence programs, and due to lack of funding friends in the United States every day. the justice system’s responses to intimate and resources, 8,927 requests were left partner abuse. One of every four women will experi- These laws have made an amazing dif- unmet. Some may even die because of the ence domestic violence at some point ference in our ability to address domestic vi- lack of services counties across the country in her lifetime. In 2005, 1,181 women olence. Across the country, federal, state and are unable to provide for families affected by were murdered by an intimate partner. local laws are working to serve countless family violence. In Harris county Texas alone, Women from ages 16 to 24 experience survivors and saving lives, but we need to do filings for domestic violence are 18 percent the highest rates of domestic violence more. Still, an average of three women are above last year and 40 percent more than on a per capita basis. Six of 10 Native murdered daily by someone who says love you.’ This is unacceptable and preventable. 2007. These numbers are not only staggering American women will be physically as- Domestic violence affects us all, and it tears but they are unacceptable. saulted in their lifetimes. Ninety-two at the fabric of our communities. Every day, On October 10th, 2005 in Baltimore, Mary- percent of homeless women will experi- men, women and children experience the land Yvette Cade’s estranged husband, Roger ence physical or sexual abuse at some tragic effects of domestic violence.’’ Hargrave, carried a soda bottle filled with gas- point in their lifetimes. Forty to sixty In recognition of Domestic Violence oline to her work and poured it over her body. percent of men who abuse women also Awareness Month, let us renew efforts to in- As she ran outside, she tripped in the parking vest in lifesaving shelters and other critical abuse children. domestic violence services like counseling lot and he set her on fire. Ms. Cade was at- Millions of children witness every and emergency hotlines. tacked three weeks after; Prince George’s year domestic violence. By at least one Members of Congress and the public can County District Court Judge Richard Palumbo estimate, 15.5 million children witness take a stand for survivors of abuse by sup- lifted a protective order against Hargrave. domestic violence. porting the Domestic Violence Awareness Judge Palumbo is being charged with mis- So we now come to a call to action. Month Resolution sponsored by Representa- conduct, claiming he violated judicial stand- We should not allow anyone to have to tive Al Green (D–TX) and Representative Ted ards when he dismissed the protective order Poe (R–TX), which has received bipartisan live in fear within his or her home. We support of nearly 60 members of the House of against Hargrave despite Cade’s protests. Ms. believe that this is an offense that can Representatives. Cade has third-degree burns over 60 percent be eliminated. It will take much effort Sincerely, of her body and has had over 15 surgeries from us. We here in Congress will have SUE ELSE, due to this horrific crime.

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Elaine Walker was shot trying to ices they need. my colleagues to vote for the resolu- protect her daughter when Roydrick Jiles burst With the support of federal and state funds, tion supporting the goals and ideals of into the daughter’s home. Auriel Walker had the number of domestic violence shelters, National Domestic Violence Awareness refused to see or talk to Jiles, after he beat rape crisis centers and service programs has Month, and I yield back the balance of her and their child several days before. She increased significantly. These shelters offer my time. tried to stop him from breaking into their home victims a place to turn for help: for emergency The SPEAKER pro tempore. The and he then shot Elaine Walker, Auriel’s moth- shelter and crisis services, and also for legal question is on the motion offered by er. He then abducted his estranged girlfriend assistance, transitional housing, and services the gentleman from Puerto Rico (Mr. and their child until he shot himself. for their children. PIERLUISI) that the House suspend the Both of these stories prove that sometimes Not only have we strengthened our laws rules and agree to the resolution, H. there are preliminary warning signs of domes- and justice system, we have also brought to- Res. 817, as amended. tic violence which, if not handled correctly, can gether victims advocates. law enforcement, The question was taken; and (two- often times lead to severe abuse and even and health care professionals to ensure more thirds being in the affirmative) the death. Approximately 1.3 million women and effective treatment for victims of domestic vio- rules were suspended and the resolu- 835,000 men are physically assaulted by an lence. tion, as amended, was agreed to. intimate partner annually in the United States. This month is an occasion to recognize A motion to reconsider was laid on One in every four women will experience do- dedicated law enforcement officers, special the table. prosecutors, counselors, and shelter programs mestic violence in her lifetime. f Witnessing violence between one’s parents that understand that ending violence requires or caretakers is the strongest risk factor of the efforts of an entire community. It is also a RECESS transmitting violent behavior from one genera- time to reiterate that domestic violence in any The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- tion to the next. Boys who witness domestic form is a crime. It does not matter whether the ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair violence are twice as likely to abuse their own abuser is a family member; a current or past declares the House in recess subject to spouse, boyfriend, or girlfriend; an acquaint- partners and children when they become the call of the Chair. ance; or a stranger. It is a crime, and it is adults. Accordingly (at 3 o’clock and 19 min- We must continue to raise awareness in this wrong. Today, I also commend those who have utes p.m.), the House stood in recess country of how common domestic violence is, found the courage to leave an abusive rela- subject to the call of the Chair. and without funding and proper resources tionship. When individuals get the resources f local governments cannot combat this problem they need, they become strong, and so do alone. It takes all of us, and informing people b 1730 their families. of this nationwide problem is the first step. Despite all the gains we have made in re- AFTER RECESS And that’s just the way it is. ducing domestic violence, we must recognize The recess having expired, the House Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. that the work is not complete; too many are was called to order by the Speaker pro Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of House still victims, and too many live in fear on a tempore (Mr. PETERS) at 5 o’clock and Resolution 817 to support the goals and ideals daily basis. It will take all of us to fulfill the 30 minutes p.m. of National Domestic Violence Awareness promise to end domestic violence and assault. f Month and to raise awareness of domestic vi- Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, domestic vio- olence in the United States. lence is a widespread problem. Over two mil- DECLARATION OF A NATIONAL When we discuss domestic violence, we are lion people a year are physically assaulted by EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO often surprised to discover that domestic vio- an intimate partner, and an additional 1.3 mil- THE 2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA PAN- lence happens to people of every socio- lion are the victims of stalking. H. Res. 817 is DEMIC—MESSAGE FROM THE economic background in the United States. an important reminder that October is National PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED Everyday, countless individuals become vic- Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and that STATES (H. DOC. NO. 111–73) tims of acts perpetuated by intimate partners we need to raise awareness of the problem The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- that seek to establish, maintain, or regain and its serious consequences for victims and power and control in a relationship. These fore the House the following message their families. from the President of the United acts can be as basic as mental and verbal We know that the majority of these domestic abuse and range to the more obvious physical States; which was read and, together violence victims are women, and they often with the accompanying papers, referred and sexual abuse. Many times, the victims of need leave from work to address the effects of these acts are the least likely people one to the Committee on Energy and Com- this violence. While the Family and Medical merce and the Committee on Ways and would suspect to suffer from abusive situa- Leave Act (FMLA, P.L. 103–3) allows employ- Means and ordered to be printed: tions, and for this reason domestic violence ees to take unpaid leave from work for other awareness month is so important. situations (e.g. for birth, adoption or to care for To the Congress of the United States: It is also crucial to note that women are the a spouse, child under age 18, or parent who Pursuant to section 201 of the Na- most frequent victims of domestic violence, has a serious health condition), there is no tional Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1621), and it is estimated that one in every four leave for workers who are recovering from do- I hereby report that I have exercised women will experience domestic violence at mestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, and my authority to declare a national some point in their life. Additionally, more than who need medical attention, legal assistance, emergency in order to be prepared in three women are murdered by their husbands counseling, or to participate in other activities the event of a rapid increase in illness or boyfriends in the United States every day, that take place during working hours. across the Nation that may overburden and in 2005 alone, 1,181 women were mur- H.R. 2515, the Domestic Violence Leave health care resources. This declaration dered by an intimate partner. These stag- Act, which I have introduced, expands the will allow the Secretary of Health and gering numbers remind us that we must do all FMLA to allow workers to take leave to ad- Human Services, if necessary, to tem- we can to end domestic violence, and particu- dress the consequences of domestic violence, porarily waive certain standard Fed- larly domestic violence against women. sexual assault, or stalking. It also provides eral requirements in order to enable Mr. Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to leave to workers so that they can care for a U.S. health care facilities to imple- join me in supporting House Resolution 817 family member—spouse, parent or child, in- ment emergency operations plans to so that we can raise awareness about domes- cluding an adult child—who is a victim of deal with the 2009 H1N1 influenza pan- tic violence and help to end it. abuse. In addition, the bill extends all of the demic in the United States. A copy of Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of California. Mr. protections of the FMLA to ‘‘domestic part- my proclamation is attached. Speaker, I rise in support of the resolution to ners,’’ and ‘‘children of a domestic partner.’’ Further, I have authorized the Sec- declare October 2009 the twenty-second Do- Our primary goal must be to stamp out do- retary of Health and Human Services mestic Violence Awareness Month. mestic violence altogether. But until then, we to exercise the authority under section

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And in the Interior programs and of the Health Insurance bition on funds to implement any rule conference report, we’re not only mak- Portability and Accountability Act requiring mandatory reporting of ing it more difficult for farmers to suc- Privacy Rule as necessary to respond greenhouse gas emissions from manure ceed, we are setting them up to fail. to the pandemic throughout the dura- management systems. Secondly, it There is another irony here worth tion of the public health emergency de- would require that the Interior Appro- noting. The Interior Appropriations clared in response to the 2009 H1N1 in- priations conference report be avail- conference agreement is likely to in- fluenza pandemic. able 72 hours prior to House consider- clude an exemption to a clean air rule BARACK OBAMA. ation for the public and Members to affecting ships on the Great Lakes. THE WHITE HOUSE, October 23, 2009. read. Chairman OBEY recognized that the ex- cesses of the EPA would place addi- f This motion to instruct simply in- sists upon the House-passed bill’s posi- tional hardships upon an economy al- MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES tion relating to the Latham amend- ready devastated by the recession, so ON H.R. 2996, DEPARTMENT OF ment. The Latham amendment simply the chairman has done what anyone in THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, says that the EPA cannot implement a his position would do to help his con- AND RELATED AGENCIES APPRO- rule that requires mandatory reporting stituents—he took action. I happen to PRIATIONS ACT, 2010 of greenhouse gas emissions from cow, agree with him. That’s no different Mr. DICKS. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to pig, or chicken manure. from what TOM LATHAM is trying to do clause 1 of rule XXII and by direction The Latham amendment was offered to help farmers, ranchers, and live- of the Committee on Appropriations, I in full committee and was one of the stock producers in Iowa and across the move to take from the Speaker’s table very few amendments passed this year country. The only difference is that the bill (H.R. 2996) making appropria- with strong bipartisan support. Every Mr. LATHAM’s amendment was in the tions for the Department of the Inte- Democrat on the Appropriations Com- original House bill and Chairman rior, environment, and related agencies mittee with agricultural interests in OBEY’s rider was airdropped in at the for the fiscal year ending September 30, his district supported it, and no one last minute. So we are going to protect 2010, and for other purposes, with a made an effort to strike the language the Great Lakes on the one hand while Senate amendment thereto, disagree to on the House floor. Now, of course any- we regulate farmers out of business on the other hand. the Senate amendment, and agree to one could have done that—excuse me, I was wrong. We didn’t consider this bill If the EPA had existed in Biblical the conference asked by the Senate. times, there is no question in my mind The Clerk read the title of the bill. under an open rule, so they would have that it would have regulated gas emis- The motion was agreed to. had to go to the Rules Committee, but sions from Noah’s Ark. Poor Noah and Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Speaker, I have a no one did go to the Rules Committee his livestock; they could withstand a motion to instruct at the desk. to get an amendment approved so that 40-day flood, but they would never have The SPEAKER pro tempore. The they could offer it on the floor. It was survived the EPA. Clerk will report the motion. part of the House-passed Interior Ap- propriations bill and should be a part I encourage Members on both sides to The Clerk read as follows: take a step back and think about this. Mr. Simpson moves that the managers on of the Interior Appropriations con- ference agreement. Let’s use a little common sense here. I the part of the House at the conference on urge Members, especially if you sup- the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on According to the EPA, livestock ma- the Senate amendment to the bill H.R. 2996 nure management systems account for port agriculture, farming, and the live- be instructed as follows: less than 1 percent of all human-in- stock industry, to support this motion. (1) Insist on section 425 of the House bill duced greenhouse gas emissions in the Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of (regarding a prohibition on funds to imple- United States. Over 85 percent—that’s my time. Mr. DICKS. Mr. Speaker, I withdraw ment any rule requiring mandatory report- 85 percent—of greenhouse gas emis- my reservation. ing of greenhouse gas emissions from manure sions from agriculture in total come management systems). The SPEAKER pro tempore. The res- (2) That they shall not record their ap- from sources other than manure man- ervation is withdrawn. proval of the final conference agreement (as agement systems, and these sources The gentleman from Washington is such term is used in clause 12(a)(4) of rule are not subject to the reporting rule. recognized for 30 minutes. XXII of the Rules of the House of Represent- By the EPA’s own admission, regu- Mr. DICKS. I want my colleagues to atives) unless the text of such agreement has lating these sources would be overly know that these are two important been available to the managers in an elec- expensive and burdensome. issues. We are going to work on them, tronic, searchable, and downloadable form Members of the Agriculture Com- and we are going to do the very best we for at least 72 hours prior to the time de- mittee have been warning us for years scribed in such clause. can. of the danger of climate change rule- EPA has come out with a ruling on Mr. DICKS. Mr. Speaker, I reserve a making outside of the legislative proc- this issue that wants to make sure that point of order against the instruction. ess. This EPA rule is clear evidence the largest people who have the biggest The SPEAKER pro tempore. A point that the chickens have finally come farms with the most cows, cattle, and of order is reserved. home to roost, as have the cows and pigs have to report, but we are working Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XXII, the pigs. on this. We’re going to do the best we gentleman from Idaho (Mr. SIMPSON) If you have livestock or a family can to come out with a credible posi- and the gentleman from Washington farm in your congressional district, tion for the House of Representatives. (Mr. DICKS) each will control 30 min- you will want to support this motion to And we will do the best we can on the utes. instruct. The simple truth is that the 72 hours, but we have to keep the gov- The Chair recognizes the gentleman livestock industry is being hammered ernment running. We have a responsi- from Idaho. by the downturn in our national econ- bility to do that. Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Speaker, I yield omy. If you are raising animals for Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of myself such time as I may consume. food, you are either losing your shirt my time. Mr. Speaker, before I get into the or you are going out of business. That’s Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Speaker, I yield substance of this motion to instruct, I the truth. It’s not an exaggeration. such time as he may consume to the want to thank Chairman DICKS and his Frozen credit markets have left farm- gentleman from Iowa (Mr. LATHAM). staff for listening to the views of the ers and ranchers without the credit Mr. LATHAM. I thank the gentleman minority during our preconference de- they need to run their day-to-day oper- from Idaho, and I thank the Speaker liberations. While we may not agree on ations, and many have been forced to for the recognition. everything in this Interior Appropria- sell their land or declare bankruptcy. Mr. Speaker, the Senate included a tions conference agreement, our staff It was only a few weeks ago that we one-sentence provision in the 2008 om- discussions have been very productive. added $350 million to the Ag Appropria- nibus spending bill requiring the EPA

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This is the funds provided in the Environ- standard of living of people in metro- why farmers love Washington—when mental Programs and Management Ac- politan Washington, D.C., because this you have a paragraph that puts one of count, not less than $3,500,000 shall be one sentence has kept a bunch of bu- the formulas in these regulations that provided for activities to develop and reaucrats at EPA busy for the last year farmers have to comply with. Let me publish a draft rule not later than 9 and a half. just read. months after the date of enactment of Farmers work very hard day to day It says, ‘‘For all manure manage- this act, and a final rule not later than to try to preserve their environment, ment system components listed in 18 months after the date of enactment from learning how to keep their topsoil 98.360(b), except digesters, estimate the of this act, to require mandatory re- from washing away, to improving the annual CH4 emissions and sum for all porting of greenhouse gas emissions quality of our water, to eliminating the components to obtain total emis- above appropriate thresholds in all sec- odor and turning waste products into sions from the manure management tors of the economy of the United energy. The health of the environment system for all animal types using equa- States.’’ is critically important to the success of tion JJ–1.’’ Mr. Speaker, this one sentence, inci- a farming operation. Well, this is equation JJ–1. You fig- dentally, I will say—and I will say ure it out. We’re going to have to have b 1745 again later—never had a hearing. It a bunch of mathematicians on the farm was snuck in in this bill. That one sen- American farmers have done a great along with the EPA, apparently. tence resulted in 1,302 pages, 42 vol- job in finding ways to protect the envi- The regulation, as written, is oner- umes of regulations, and I hold here ronment without sacrificing their fam- ous. The cost and scope is in serious the 1,300 pages. The preamble of this ilies’ farms’ incomes; but at a time question, and agriculture cannot afford regulation is 500 pages long. This is when our Nation’s farmers are facing another Federal mandate on this econ- what this is, another 500 pages. So some of the most difficult economic omy. Manure management is a serious we’ve got 1,800 pages, and the Regu- times in the last decade, we are intro- issue. I know. I grew up and I live in latory Impact Analysis of more than ducing a new and costly Federal man- Iowa, but this rule does nothing—and I 200 pages. Mr. Speaker, here is another date. This regulation will generate ad- emphasize again nothing—to improve 200 pages. So, in total, this one sen- ditional input costs for an industry the way farmers manage their manure. tence that was snuck in this bill has that can ill afford it. Ladies and gentlemen, we stand up resulted in over 2,000 pages of new reg- Dairy has lost about $12 billion in here every day, and we talk about the ulations for our country at a time that milk receipts from 2008–2009, about a 33 economic problems outside the beltway we’re in a recession and people are percent loss; pork, a loss of about $2 and about how much we want to work hurting out there. This is the cost of billion, or 10 percent in receipts for to provide assistance. When will it more government. hogs, and the industry is expected to dawn on us that here in Washington we The proposed rule generated about lose another $800 million this year; cat- are part of that problem? Washington 17,000 comments. According to the tle, a loss of about $5 billion, or 10 per- mandates costs on a daily basis, wheth- EPA, this rule will cost employers $115 cent of its receipts; and poultry pro- er on farmers who feed us or on our million for the first year, and esti- ducers are going bankrupt. constituents in low-income areas who mates about $70 million each year after If you’re in livestock today, you are have to pay more of their hard-earned that just to comply with the new 2,000 losing money. The EPA estimates the dollars each month to cover the costs pages here. Mr. Speaker, as a former cost of reporting will be $900 per facil- of our well-intentioned handiwork. We small business owner and farmer, I ity. However, one instrument used to need to think about the impacts—$200 would suggest these numbers are ex- measure methane can cost about here, $1,000 here, $200 million over ceedingly low. And there is no estimate $15,000, and it requires trained per- there. Pretty soon, our employers are as to how much has already been spent sonnel to maintain, which adds further struggling to keep up with the govern- by businesses trying to figure out costs. So these farmers are going to ment-generated cost-of-living in- whether or not they fall under the reg- have to hire an expert to sit there and creases. ulation, and if they do, how they’re monitor the machines. To me, that I ask my colleagues to please support going to follow these new rules. adds up to a little more than $900 per this motion to instruct. It is absolutely Congress tucked this sentence into facility. critical, not only in agriculture but for an appropriations bill, again, without To add further costs to production is our constituents back home. holding a single hearing. Let me reem- simply foolish and irresponsible on the Mr. DICKS. Mr. Speaker, I just want phasize, not a single hearing goes into part of this Congress. This language to give a little background on this. I these 2,000 pages of regulations that should never have been added to a think the gentleman has a perspective, are now being put on top of our econ- spending bill. That’s why we have an but I want to make sure that everyone omy. Consequently, the language pro- authorizing committee and why Mem- understands what actually happened vided no limitation or guidelines for bers representing agriculture are con- here. the EPA and gave the agency unlim- cerned about this climate change legis- The EPA administrator signed the ited authority to draft the new rule. lation. proposed rule for the mandatory re- The EPA did its job; 1,300 pages in You think about it. One sentence porting of greenhouse gases from large regulations are a testament to the Con- tucked into an appropriations bill gen- emission sources in the United States gress using the Appropriations Com- erated 1,300 pages of regulations, 500 on March 10, 2009. It was published in mittee to shortcut the authorizing pages of preamble and 200 pages of reg- the Federal Register on April 10, 2009. committee process. ulatory impact analysis, and it regu- The EPA received almost 17,000 written The language we are debating today lates all sectors of the economy, agri- comments on the proposal, and it heard impacts the livestock industry. Within culture just being a small slice. from approximately 60 people at the these 1,300 pages, the regulation re- We have cap-and-trade bills that have two public hearings. The final rule re- quires a reporting of greenhouse gases thousands of pages of legislative lan- flects changes the EPA made as it care- from animal agriculture, which, on the guage alone that Members of Congress fully considered and responded to sig- surface, seems harmless enough. How- want signed into law. This Congress in- nificant comments. ever, I want to stress that this regula- tends to give the EPA a huge increase Now what has happened here is that tion has a cost and, more importantly, in spending this year, and I guess thousands of small farmers would be it will do nothing to improve the envi- they’re going to need it. Why? Because exempted, and only the 90 largest ma- ronmental health of rural America. It the EPA is going to have to hire a heck nure management systems in the coun- doesn’t make manure lagoons smell of a lot of new people to write those try would be required to report their any better. It doesn’t protect water regulations, and regulations with equa- emissions, those who annually emit as

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We certainly tems because the EPA needs reliable complete our appropriations business wouldn’t want to have our being unem- data on the greenhouse gas emissions this year. ployed while the people out there are from major facilities in all industries if By my account, the House and Sen- struggling to pay their bills and their we are going to be able to base our cli- ate have now sent to the President 4 of taxes and while the men and women mate policy on a solid and thorough the 12 appropriations conference re- who are fighting for us overseas are understanding of the problem. ports. Presuming it gets there soon, left languishing, awaiting this Defense So I think this rule, which is very the Interior conference report will be appropriations bill. close to where, I think, the conferees the fifth. That means that there are 7 Mr. DICKS. Mr. Speaker, I reserve are going to come out, does the right spending bills left to complete before the balance of my time. thing. It exempts thousands of small the end of the year. Mr. SIMPSON. May I inquire of the farmers; but for the ones who have For weeks and months now, the Speaker as to how much time we have enormous operations, where large House has had very little substantive remaining? amounts of greenhouse gases are emit- work to do. Week after week, the legis- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- ted, they have to report. lative calendar is fashioned to appear tleman has 10 minutes and 30 seconds I think that’s reasonable, and I think that the House is busy with the Na- remaining. the process is reasonable. Congress di- tion’s business, but Members and those Mr. SIMPSON. I yield 3 minutes to rected that this be done. It was our portions of the public who watch care- the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. committee that required a greenhouse fully know better. Members on both TIAHRT). gas registry so that we could make sides of the aisle are frustrated with Mr. TIAHRT. I want to thank Rank- these decisions based on science, not on the House leadership for loading up the ing Member SIMPSON for yielding me just political machinations. We did it calendar with suspension bills, which time. I have to say that I think that he on science. The EPA did it on science. are relatively insignificant, as the rest is much better equipped to be the rank- I think it’s a reasonable compromise. of our spending bills languish. ing member of the Interior Committee I reserve the balance of my time. For example, the Defense spending than I was when I was ranking mem- Mr. SIMPSON. I would just remind bill has now cleared both the House ber. I also want to commend Chairman the chairman that what we have is an and the Senate, and there aren’t any DICKS. I think nobody has been better authorizing committee that ought to obstacles to prevent this conference re- prepared to be chairman of the Interior be doing this and not the Appropria- port from moving forward. tions Committee that ought to be I care a great deal about our public Committee than he has, and he has doing this. This is the result of lan- lands and environment, but moving the done an excellent job. Yet, Mr. Speaker, we have an honest guage put in an appropriations bill. We Interior bill before the Defense bill concern and an honest difference on have authorizing committees like the makes no sense. In fact, it borders on whether we should have these regula- Ag Committee which ought to be look- the irresponsible. Rather than moving tions imposed on the American econ- ing at this and overseeing it, not the the Defense bill, one of the most im- omy and on American agricultural Appropriations Committee. portant spending bills, that bill is lying jobs. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he on the shelf while our men and women There is an onslaught of regulations may consume to the ranking member are defending our freedom in places going on now, and we forget that, when of the full committee, the gentleman like Afghanistan and Iraq. It is unfor- we hire all of these government work- from California (Mr. LEWIS). tunate that Democrat leaders have pre- ers, they have to do something, so Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speak- vented the Defense bill from moving we’re reminded when they submit these er, I want to commend my friends, forward while we have troops deployed regulations which do nothing but slow Chairman NORMAN DICKS and MIKE overseas. our economy and force more unemploy- SIMPSON, for nearing the completion of Even more disconcerting is the fact ment. their work on the Interior appropria- that Democrat leaders are talking We also forget that it takes five pri- tions report as we speak. I look for- about using the troop funding bill as a vate-sector jobs to pay for each and ward to discussing their work in great- mechanism for increasing the debt every one government job, but we very er detail over the next couple of days. limit to the tune of over $13 trillion. seldom get the opportunity to talk With regard to the motion to in- There is no way, certainly, that that about how we’re going to grow our struct, I would like to remind Members can be a reflection of our desire to economy in a positive fashion. Instead, how important it is to you if this vote honor the commitment of our military we have to play defense on how we’re happens to reflect your constituency that is fighting overseas. going to save the jobs we have today. concerns—those constituents who have In addition, the Transportation- Regulations like this do nothing but farms, ranches, livestock, et cetera in Housing spending bill cleared the force more jobs overseas. They do noth- their districts. Without your support, House and Senate months ago, and that ing more than raise unemployment. the EPA will place an extraordinary conference agreement should also be Is there any belief, when we impose and expensive burden on your constitu- completed in short order. Instead, additional regulations as high as this ents by regulating the emissions from many of the best and brightest staffers pile is next to me, that it will do noth- cow, pig and chicken manure. on the Hill are left sitting on their ing less than move agricultural jobs Now, I do know how intently my hands, with nothing to do, while they out of America to other countries like chairman, over the years, has opposed await direction on how this year’s Mexico, Brazil and Argentina? Are you any kind of minor exemption in a proc- work will be wrapped up. convinced that any of those countries ess like this, but the language that we The way we are proceeding, one will do a better job of regulating this are considering, which was presented would presume we are headed for yet type of production? I don’t think they by Mr. LATHAM in the committee, was another massive take-it-or-leave-it om- will. adopted with bipartisan support by the nibus package. It is my understanding Do you think they will do a better full committee, and it passed the House that the Interior bill will also carry job in Mexico or in Brazil or in Argen- with overwhelming support. As Mr. the next continuing resolution, which tina of managing animal diseases? We SIMPSON pointed out, no one even tried could last until the week of Christmas do a very fine job here. When there is to remove this during the House pro- or maybe even until the end of the a problem, we respond immediately, ceedings. year. but I don’t see that in those other However, today, as we discuss this For all of the bluster about passing countries. commonsense motion to instruct, I appropriations bills by the August can’t help but wonder about the great- break, albeit by changing the rules to b 1800 er plan to finish our appropriations avoid tough amendment votes, the ma- What we are doing by writing these work. I remind Members that the clock jority has very little to show for it regulations is forcing production of

VerDate Nov 24 2008 03:00 Oct 27, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K26OC7.040 H26OCPT1 wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with HOUSE October 26, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H11759 animals overseas where we will be Let me tell you how this process producers or small producers to figure more vulnerable as a world, where we works just a little bit. Preconferencing out who qualifies under this. will have less jobs as America. It’s not goes on between the House and the That’s one of the major problems the type of direction that I think our Senate, generally between the staffs; here is that nobody knows for sure who President wants to go. It’s not the type they talk with the Members of Con- it is and who it isn’t. You are going to of direction that I think Congress gress and so forth, but the have to spend as a large producer, wants to go. preconferencing goes on. Apparently small producer, whatever, a whole We see this not only in agriculture the Senate didn’t like the Latham bunch of money to figure out whether but we also have seen this in manufac- amendment, and we caved. And we or not you actually qualify. turing, where as we grow the regu- said, No, we’ll drop the Latham amend- The fact of the matter is, any of latory burden, the jobs move overseas. ment. these costs are going to be passed down Today, 12 percent of the cost of making I think we need to insist on the to the consumers. Now, I know, maybe anything in America is consumed by Latham amendment. It’s been the only another 30, 40 bucks a week out of a just complying with the regulations. expression by either body of the direc- grocery bill isn’t much for folks around As a result we have seen jobs go off- tion we ought to go, that we are op- here. But I tell you what, there are shore. posed to this mandatory reporting by folks hurting at home, and that’s a lot Now it’s not because we have high the EPA that’s going to cost us, I think of money. wages; we want highly qualified work- the gentleman from Iowa said, $115 mil- The idea that somehow this isn’t ers. It’s not because CEOs are greedy; lion a year. Remember, we just gave going to affect the price of food, that it they can only control so many costs. the dairy industry $350 million because isn’t going to affect the cost of agri- They cannot control the costs imposed of the hardships they are currently suf- culture; and to do nothing, just have no upon their companies by the regula- fering. And now we are going to impose improvement as far as the environ- tions that they are facing from the these kinds of costs on them. ment, no improvement as far as waste Federal Government today. We need to go to conference, and management, as far as air emissions, it And we are doing this for what rea- when we say we’re going to do the best will do nothing except add cost to the son? So we can control greenhouse we can, if, when we go to conference, if end consumer. I’m sorry, but my pro- gases? I would defy anybody to show a the preconferenced conference report ducers out there know what this is measurable increase or decrease in does not have the Latham language in going to cost them, each and every one greenhouse gases because of these regu- it, that means we can offer an amend- of them, because they’re going to have lations, and not only this year or next ment to put it in the language, in the to go through a whole process to figure year, but in the next 50 or 100 years. appropriation bill. But if the Senate out what they can do and cannot do; This is not worth it. It doesn’t meet doesn’t have the votes to pass it there, it’s going to add cost, and we’re going the common sense. I would request then it’s dropped and it’s out. to end up with the families today pay- that we keep the language that was If it goes to conference with the lan- ing the bill at the grocery store be- passed in the Appropriations Com- guage in, they have to get an amend- cause of onerous regulations exactly mittee by Mr. LATHAM and vote for this ment both past the House and the Sen- motion to instruct. like this. Mr. DICKS. I reserve the balance of ate to drop it. It’s to our advantage and Mr. SIMPSON. Reclaiming my time, my time. to the will of this House that it have I will point out once again, this is the Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Speaker, I thank the language in the preconferenced re- Appropriations Committee. The au- the gentleman from Washington for en- port before we go to conference, and thorizing committee specifically ex- tertaining this motion to instruct. apparently we’ve dropped it. So when empts all animal agricultural source I said earlier that we had authorizing the chairman says we’ll do the best we from greenhouse gas emission report- committees to do this. Some have sug- can, I don’t know exactly what that ing. We got 100 percent of the legisla- gested maybe they don’t do their job means. tion under the requirement the EPA and the Appropriations Committee has Mr. DICKS. Will the gentleman can’t oversee the emissions from the to do it for them. I don’t think that’s yield? ships on the Great Lakes. We need to right. Mr. SIMPSON. I yield to the gen- stand up strong, and we need to stand But I will tell you that in the only tleman from Washington. up for what the House voted for, not comprehensive climate change bill Mr. DICKS. It means we got 99.9 per- once but twice, what the committee that’s passed the House, the Waxman- cent of Latham. That’s pretty good. voted for. We need to stand up in the Markey bill, it exempted all animal ag- Mr. SIMPSON. Now I’m really con- conference committee with the Senate. riculture sources from greenhouse gas fused. I’m really puzzled. I don’t under- I encourage the chairman to do just emissions reporting. We have two bills stand what the gentleman is saying. that. I encourage my colleagues to vote now that have passed the House, and Mr. DICKS. We all agree that for for this motion to instruct. the House has stated they do not want these small farmers, this makes no I yield back the balance of my time. to have to report animal emissions to sense. The only people that are going Mr. DICKS. I yield back the balance the EPA, Waxman-Markey and the In- to be under this rule are the people of my time. terior appropriations bill that passed. who are emitting the equivalent of The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without Now remember this legislation, or 58,000 barrels of oil in these emissions. objection, the previous question is or- this amendment by Mr. LATHAM, was These are the biggest farmers in the dered on the motion to instruct. not in the original Interior bill as it country. They can afford to do this. There was no objection. came before the Appropriations Com- This is a compromise. The spirit of The SPEAKER pro tempore. The mittee. It was added as an amendment. Latham has been adopted, but we regu- question is on the motion to instruct. We affirmatively said we do not want late the small number of people, The question was taken; and the the EPA to implement this rule on around 90 in the country, who have Speaker pro tempore announced that greenhouse gas emissions from ani- these very large emissions. I think it the noes appeared to have it. mals. We affirmatively said it. It was makes sense. I think it’s a decent com- Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Speaker, on that not an oversight. That’s what the com- promise. I demand the yeas and nays. mittee said. When it came to the full Mr. SIMPSON. Reclaiming my time, The yeas and nays were ordered. House, no one offered an amendment to I would yield to the gentleman from The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- remove that language. I think that we Iowa. ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- ought to insist on the House language Mr. LATHAM. I thank the gen- ceedings on this question will be post- that is in this bill. tleman. poned. Now I am puzzled a little bit when I don’t know how you can say you f the chairman says ‘‘we’ll do our best’’ have 99 percent when the amendment is and then stands up and defends the eliminated. The fact of the matter is RECESS rule. What is ‘‘our best’’? I don’t know that we are going to be spending mil- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- where we are headed with this. lions of dollars whether you are large ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair

VerDate Nov 24 2008 03:00 Oct 27, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K26OC7.043 H26OCPT1 wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with HOUSE H11760 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 26, 2009 declares the House in recess subject to Costello Kilroy Pomeroy NAYS—1 Courtney Kind Posey the call of the Chair. Berry Crowley King (IA) Price (GA) Accordingly (at 6 o’clock and 10 min- Cuellar Kingston Price (NC) NOT VOTING—64 utes p.m.), the House stood in recess Dahlkemper Kirkpatrick (AZ) Quigley Abercrombie Grijalva Ortiz Davis (CA) Kissell Radanovich subject to the call of the Chair. Barrett (SC) Gutierrez Paul Davis (KY) Kline (MN) Rahall Boyd Hinchey Payne Davis (TN) Kosmas Rangel f Brown, Corrine Hoekstra Putnam DeFazio Kratovil Rehberg Brown-Waite, Holden Richardson DeGette Kucinich Reichert b 1830 Ginny Johnson (IL) Roe (TN) Lamborn Reyes DeLauro Cao Johnson, Sam Rohrabacher AFTER RECESS Dent Lance Rodriguez Capuano King (NY) Roskam Diaz-Balart, M. Langevin Rogers (AL) The recess having expired, the House Carter Kirk Shadegg Dicks Larson (CT) Rogers (KY) Castor (FL) Klein (FL) Smith (WA) was called to order by the Speaker pro Dingell Latham Rogers (MI) Costa Larsen (WA) Souder tempore (Mrs. DAHLKEMPER) at 6 Doggett LaTourette Rooney Crenshaw Lee (CA) Space o’clock and 30 minutes p.m. Donnelly (IN) Latta Ros-Lehtinen Culberson Lipinski Stark Doyle Lee (NY) Ross Cummings Maloney Teague f Driehaus Levin Rothman (NJ) Davis (AL) Matsui Thompson (CA) Duncan Lewis (CA) Roybal-Allard Davis (IL) McCarthy (CA) Towns ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Edwards (MD) Lewis (GA) Royce Deal (GA) McCollum Van Hollen PRO TEMPORE Edwards (TX) Linder Ruppersberger Delahunt Meek (FL) Wamp Ehlers LoBiondo Rush Diaz-Balart, L. Melancon Wasserman The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Ellison Loebsack Ryan (OH) Dreier Miller, Gary Schultz ant to clause 8 of rule XX, proceedings Ellsworth Lofgren, Zoe Ryan (WI) Gerlach Moore (WI) Wexler Emerson Lowey Salazar Grayson Neal (MA) Young (FL) will resume on motions to suspend the Engel Lucas Sa´ nchez, Linda rules previously postponed. Eshoo Luetkemeyer T. b 1903 Etheridge Luja´ n Sanchez, Loretta Votes will be taken in the following So (two-thirds being in the affirma- order: Fallin Lummis Sarbanes Farr Lungren, Daniel Scalise tive) the rules were suspended and the House Resolution 368, by the yeas and Fattah E. Schakowsky resolution, as amended, was agreed to. nays; Filner Lynch Schauer The result of the vote was announced House Resolution 562, de novo. Flake Mack Schiff Fleming Maffei as above recorded. Proceedings on other postponed ques- Schmidt Forbes Manzullo Schock The title of the resolution was tions will resume later in the week. Fortenberry Marchant Schrader amended so as to read: ‘‘Congratu- Foster Markey (CO) The first electronic vote will be con- Schwartz lating the University of Iowa Hawk- ducted as a 15-minute vote. The re- Foxx Markey (MA) Scott (GA) Frank (MA) Marshall eyes wrestling team on winning the maining electronic vote will be con- Scott (VA) Franks (AZ) Massa Sensenbrenner 2009 NCAA Division I National Wres- ducted as a 5-minute vote. Frelinghuysen Matheson Serrano tling Championship.’’. Fudge McCarthy (NY) Sessions A motion to reconsider was laid on f Gallegly McCaul Sestak Garrett (NJ) McClintock Shea-Porter the table. CONGRATULATING THE IOWA Giffords McCotter Sherman HAWKEYES WRESTLING TEAM Gingrey (GA) McDermott Shimkus f Gohmert McGovern The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Shuler Gonzalez McHenry Shuster CONGRATULATING SYRACUSE UNI- finished business is the vote on the mo- Goodlatte McIntyre Simpson VERSITY MEN’S LACROSSE tion to suspend the rules and agree to Gordon (TN) McKeon Sires TEAM the resolution, H. Res. 368, as amended, Granger McMahon Skelton Graves McMorris The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- on which the yeas and nays were or- Slaughter Green, Al Rodgers Smith (NE) finished business is the question on Green, Gene McNerney dered. Smith (NJ) suspending the rules and agreeing to The Clerk read the title of the resolu- Griffith Meeks (NY) Smith (TX) Mica Guthrie Snyder the resolution, H. Res. 562. tion. Hall (NY) Michaud Speier The Clerk read the title of the resolu- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Hall (TX) Miller (FL) Spratt tion. Halvorson Miller (MI) question is on the motion offered by Stearns Hare Miller (NC) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The the gentleman from Puerto Rico (Mr. Stupak Harman Miller, George Sullivan question is on the motion offered by PIERLUISI) that the House suspend the Harper Minnick Sutton the gentleman from Puerto Rico (Mr. rules and agree to the resolution, H. Hastings (FL) Mitchell Tanner Hastings (WA) Mollohan PIERLUISI) that the House suspend the Res. 368, as amended. Taylor Heinrich Moore (KS) rules and agree to the resolution, H. Terry The vote was taken by electronic de- Heller Moran (KS) Thompson (MS) Res. 562. vice, and there were—yeas 367, nays 1, Hensarling Moran (VA) Thompson (PA) The question was taken. not voting 64, as follows: Herger Murphy (CT) Thornberry The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the [Roll No. 814] Herseth Sandlin Murphy (NY) Higgins Murphy, Patrick Tiahrt opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being YEAS—367 Hill Murphy, Tim Tiberi in the affirmative, the ayes have it. Himes Murtha Tierney Ackerman Bishop (UT) Campbell Titus RECORDED VOTE Aderholt Blackburn Cantor Hinojosa Myrick Hirono Nadler (NY) Tonko Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Madam Adler (NJ) Blumenauer Capito Tsongas Akin Blunt Capps Hodes Napolitano Speaker, I demand a recorded vote. Holt Neugebauer Turner Alexander Boccieri Cardoza Upton A recorded vote was ordered. Altmire Boehner Carnahan Honda Nunes Vela´ zquez Andrews Bonner Carney Hoyer Nye The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a Visclosky Arcuri Bono Mack Carson (IN) Hunter Oberstar 5-minute vote. Walden Austria Boozman Cassidy Inglis Obey Walz The vote was taken by electronic de- Baca Boren Castle Inslee Olson Waters vice, and there were—ayes 359, noes 1, Bachmann Boswell Chaffetz Israel Olver Bachus Boucher Chandler Issa Pallone Watson not voting 72, as follows: Baird Boustany Childers Jackson (IL) Pascrell Watt [Roll No. 815] Baldwin Brady (PA) Chu Jackson-Lee Pastor (AZ) Waxman Barrow Brady (TX) Clarke (TX) Paulsen Weiner AYES—359 Bartlett Braley (IA) Clay Jenkins Pence Welch Ackerman Bachus Bilbray Barton (TX) Bright Cleaver Johnson (GA) Perlmutter Westmoreland Aderholt Baird Bishop (GA) Bean Broun (GA) Clyburn Johnson, E. B. Perriello Whitfield Adler (NJ) Baldwin Bishop (NY) Becerra Brown (SC) Coble Jones Peters Wilson (OH) Akin Barrow Bishop (UT) Berkley Buchanan Coffman (CO) Jordan (OH) Peterson Wilson (SC) Alexander Bartlett Blackburn Berman Burgess Cohen Kagen Petri Wittman Altmire Barton (TX) Blumenauer Biggert Burton (IN) Cole Kanjorski Pingree (ME) Wolf Andrews Bean Blunt Bilbray Butterfield Conaway Kaptur Pitts Woolsey Arcuri Becerra Boccieri Bilirakis Buyer Connolly (VA) Kennedy Platts Wu Austria Berkley Boehner Bishop (GA) Calvert Conyers Kildee Poe (TX) Yarmuth Baca Berman Bonner Bishop (NY) Camp Cooper Kilpatrick (MI) Polis (CO) Young (AK) Bachmann Biggert Bono Mack

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Madam Speaker, this Boren Harman Mitchell Taylor Turner Welch Boswell Harper Mollohan Terry Upton Westmoreland May at a meeting of the Middle Class Boucher Hastings (FL) Moore (KS) Thompson (MS) Vela´ zquez Whitfield Task Force, Vice President BIDEN Boustany Hastings (WA) Moran (KS) Thompson (PA) Visclosky Wilson (OH) asked White House staff to develop a Brady (PA) Heinrich Moran (VA) Thornberry Walden Wilson (SC) proposal that would grow clean-job op- Brady (TX) Heller Murphy (CT) Tiahrt Walz Wittman Braley (IA) Hensarling Murphy (NY) Tiberi Waters Wolf portunities and boost energy savings Bright Herger Murphy, Patrick Tierney Watson Woolsey by retrofitting homes for energy effi- Broun (GA) Herseth Sandlin Murphy, Tim Titus Watt Yarmuth ciency. Brown (SC) Higgins Murtha Tonko Waxman Young (AK) In response, CEQ facilitated a broad Buchanan Hill Myrick NOES—1 Burgess Himes Nadler (NY) interagency process to develop rec- Burton (IN) Hinojosa Napolitano Berry ommendations. Butterfield Hirono Neugebauer NOT VOTING—72 I commend those recently released Buyer Hodes Nunes recommendations and the leadership of Calvert Holt Nye Abercrombie Emerson Neal (MA) Camp Honda Oberstar Barrett (SC) Gerlach Ortiz our White House on energy policy. Campbell Hoyer Obey Bilirakis Grayson Paul Through the Recovery Act’s unprece- Cantor Hunter Olson Boyd Grijalva Payne dented investments in energy effi- Capito Inglis Olver Brown, Corrine Gutierrez Putnam ciency, we are making it easier for Capps Inslee Pallone Brown-Waite, Hinchey Richardson Cardoza Israel Pascrell Ginny Hoekstra Roe (TN) American families to retrofit their Carnahan Issa Pastor (AZ) Cao Holden Rohrabacher homes, helping them save money. Carney Jackson (IL) Paulsen Capuano Johnson (IL) Roskam Existing techniques and technologies Carter Johnson, Sam Carson (IN) Jackson-Lee Pence Shadegg Castor (FL) King (NY) in energy-efficiency retrofitting can re- Cassidy (TX) Perlmutter Smith (WA) Castle Jenkins Perriello Clarke Kirk duce energy use by up to 40 percent per Souder Chaffetz Johnson (GA) Peters Coffman (CO) Klein (FL) Space home and lower total associated green- Chandler Johnson, E. B. Peterson Cole Larsen (WA) Stark house gas emissions by up to 160 mil- Childers Jones Petri Costa Lee (CA) Teague Chu Jordan (OH) Pingree (ME) Crenshaw Lipinski lion metric tons annually. Retrofitting Thompson (CA) Clay Kagen Pitts Culberson Maloney existing homes also has the potential Towns Cleaver Kanjorski Platts Cummings Matsui to cut home energy bills by $21 billion Davis (AL) McCarthy (CA) Van Hollen Clyburn Kaptur Poe (TX) annually. Coble Kennedy Polis (CO) Davis (IL) McCollum Wamp Cohen Kildee Pomeroy Deal (GA) McKeon Wasserman We must continue to drill and mine Conaway Kilpatrick (MI) Posey Delahunt Meek (FL) Schultz energy efficiency as our fuel of choice, Connolly (VA) Kilroy Price (GA) Diaz-Balart, L. Melancon Wexler like we drill for oil and mine for coal. Conyers Kind Price (NC) Dicks Miller, Gary Wu Cooper King (IA) Quigley Dreier Moore (WI) Young (FL) f Costello Kingston Radanovich Courtney Kirkpatrick (AZ) Rahall b 1911 b 1915 Crowley Kissell Rangel So (two-thirds being in the affirma- TEENS AGAINST DOMESTIC ABUSE Cuellar Kline (MN) Rehberg tive) the rules were suspended and the Dahlkemper Kosmas Reichert resolution was agreed to. (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was Davis (CA) Kratovil Reyes given permission to address the House Davis (KY) Kucinich Rodriguez The result of the vote was announced Davis (TN) Lamborn Rogers (AL) as above recorded. for 1 minute and to revise and extend DeFazio Lance Rogers (KY) A motion to reconsider was laid on her remarks.) DeGette Langevin Rogers (MI) Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Madam Speak- DeLauro Larson (CT) Rooney the table. Dent Latham Ros-Lehtinen Stated for: er, I rise in support of House Resolu- Diaz-Balart, M. LaTourette Ross Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado. Madam Speak- tion 817, supporting the goals and Dingell Latta Rothman (NJ) er, on rollcall No. 815 I was unavoidably de- ideals of National Domestic Violence Doggett Lee (NY) Roybal-Allard Awareness Month. Donnelly (IN) Levin Royce tained. Had I been present, I would have Doyle Lewis (CA) Ruppersberger voted ‘‘aye.’’ Domestic abuse is a terrible and Driehaus Lewis (GA) Rush often hidden problem that plagues our Duncan Linder Ryan (OH) f Nation and affects millions of families Edwards (MD) LoBiondo Ryan (WI) Edwards (TX) Loebsack Salazar PERSONAL EXPLANATION every year. In my congressional dis- Ehlers Lofgren, Zoe Sa´ nchez, Linda Ms. LEE of California. Madam Speaker, trict of south Florida, extraordinary Ellison Lowey T. today I missed rollcall vote No. 814 on H. Res. groups such as Teens Against Domestic Ellsworth Lucas Sanchez, Loretta Abuse, or TADA, are working to raise Engel Luetkemeyer Sarbanes 368, congratulating the University of Iowa Eshoo Luja´ n Scalise Hawkeyes wrestling team, and rollcall vote No. awareness about domestic abuse. Etheridge Lummis Schakowsky 815 on H. Res. 562, congratulating the Syra- TADA is Florida’s first teen Fallin Lungren, Daniel Schauer antidomestic violence advocacy group. Farr E. Schiff cuse University lacrosse team. Had I been Fattah Lynch Schmidt present, I would have voted ‘‘yea’’ on H. Res. Their commendable efforts, including Filner Mack Schock 368 as amended, and ‘‘aye’’ on H. Res. 562. working with the Women’s Fund of Flake Maffei Schrader Miami-Dade County, will be hosting an Fleming Manzullo Schwartz f event called, ‘‘Break the Silence; Forbes Marchant Scott (GA) Fortenberry Markey (CO) Scott (VA) MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE Break the Cycle’’ on November 5 in Foster Markey (MA) Sensenbrenner A message from the Senate by Ms. Miami. This event will highlight the Foxx Marshall Serrano spreading frequency of domestic vio- Frank (MA) Massa Sessions Curtis, one of its clerks, announced Franks (AZ) Matheson Sestak that the Senate has passed a bill of the lence throughout the U.S. and how all Frelinghuysen McCarthy (NY) Shea-Porter following title in which the concur- socioeconomic and ethnic groups are Fudge McCaul Sherman rence of the House is requested. impacted by this crisis. Gallegly McClintock Shimkus TADA strives to educate children and Garrett (NJ) McCotter Shuler S. 1929. An act to provide for an additional Giffords McDermott Shuster temporary extension of programs under the teens about the prevalence of domestic Gingrey (GA) McGovern Simpson Small Business Act and the Small Business abuse in all types of relationships. I en- Gohmert McHenry Sires courage everyone in south Florida to Gonzalez McIntyre Skelton Investment Act of 1958, and for other pur- Goodlatte McMahon Slaughter poses. show their support on Thursday, No- Gordon (TN) McMorris Smith (NE) f vember 5. Granger Rodgers Smith (NJ) f Graves McNerney Smith (TX) ENERGY-EFFICIENCY Green, Al Meeks (NY) Snyder RETROFITTING UNITED AMERICAN FAMILIES ACT Green, Gene Mica Speier Griffith Michaud Spratt (Mr. TONKO asked and was given (Mr. QUIGLEY asked and was given Guthrie Miller (FL) Stearns permission to address the House for 1 permission to address the House for 1 Hall (NY) Miller (MI) Stupak Hall (TX) Miller (NC) Sullivan minute and to revise and extend his re- minute and to revise and extend his re- Halvorson Miller, George Sutton marks.) marks.)

VerDate Nov 24 2008 03:25 Oct 27, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A26OC7.020 H26OCPT1 wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with HOUSE H11762 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 26, 2009 Mr. QUIGLEY. Madam Speaker, as SAUDI ARABIA: MINORITY’S NEW In an e-mail message to me, Dr. Depledge we begin to consider substantial com- ALLY warned that Saudi Arabia and its lead offi- cial on climate, Mohammad al-Sabban, prehensive immigration proposals, I (Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia asked strongly urge my colleagues to remem- should not be underestimated as they pushed and was given permission to address for financial commitments. ‘‘I am absolutely ber what it means to achieve com- the House for 1 minute and to revise sure that getting something on this will be a prehensive reform. and extend his remarks.) deal-breaker/maker for them,’’ she wrote. We cannot forget a very important Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. Madam ‘‘They are quite blunt about it. It is the immigrant group in this country, bina- Speaker, the minority party has a new strategy they have followed since 1991.’’ tional GLBT couples. If we are to con- ally in its effort to obstruct clean en- Dr. Depledge said she was hoping ‘‘that sider here on this floor a proposal ergy legislation—the Saudi Arabian getting something on investment’’ in carbon deemed ‘‘comprehensive,’’ we must Government. capture and storage would ‘‘provide a win- win way of getting them on board.’’ truly mean everyone. We must mean it Here in the House I was proud to join when we say that you can be an Amer- ‘‘Al-Sabban is the most skillful and experi- my colleagues in passing legislation enced negotiator in the process,’’ she contin- ican no matter the color of your skin, that would invest in clean energy tech- your religion, or who you love. ued. ‘‘Others ignore him at their peril.’’ nology, create new green jobs, and cut Access to the paper requires a subscrip- Congressman HONDA has been coura- global warming pollution. Those same tion, so I will summarize its main points geous enough to tackle the issue of countries on whose foreign oil we are below. Here’s part of the abstract: amending the Nation’s immigration currently dependent are not supportive A key starting point for the conduct of laws to allow U.S. citizens and perma- of legislation that would do these global negotiations under the U.N. system is nent residents to sponsor their same- things. that delegations are actively seeking an sex partners for family-based immigra- As The New York Times reported on agreement that will meaningfully address tion through the United American October 14—an article I will enter into the problem at hand. Sometimes, however, Families Act. the RECORD—Saudi Arabia will go to negotiations must contend with cases of ob- In this debate, we have talked about the international climate negotiations structionism, that is, negotiators who are at keeping families together, but we can- the table with the aim of preventing an in Copenhagen with the goal of pre- agreement. Given that they face no impera- not turn a blind eye to the children venting ratification of an effective tive of striking a deal, governments for who have been taken from a family be- international treaty to reduce green- whom ‘‘no’’ is the preferred outcome can cause they have two moms or two dads house gas pollution precisely because have a disproportionately high impact on the and one doesn’t live in this country. such a treaty would reduce American negotiations, not only by formally blocking We talk about doing what is right, reliance on its oil. agreements, but on a day-to-day basis by what is fair, and what is just, but we The Senate is considering a bill anal- slowing down progress or souring the atmos- neglect to imagine the pain and suf- ogous to what we already passed here phere. This article examines Saudi Arabia’s involvement in the climate change regime, fering these families are going through in the House to cut global warming and argues that the delegation has long because we as a government think it’s pollution and reduce our dependence on played the role of obstructionist. our right to tell the people who they foreign oil. I hope Saudi Arabia’s oppo- Dr. Depledge notes that Saudi Arabia and can love. sition to American energy independ- many other oil-exporting states only joined ence will remind all of us how impor- the Kyoto Protocol once it became clear it f tant it is for the Senate to act, and act was going to take effect. ‘‘Saudi Arabia ac- now. ceded in time to ensure that it would become [From the New York Times, Oct. 14, 2009] a party—and therefore able to fully influence FIVE REASONS THE PRESIDENT’S proceedings,’’ she wrote. APPROVAL HAS PLUMMETED ‘‘STRIVING FOR NO’’ IN CLIMATE TALKS She described a significant contrast be- (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was (By Andrew C. Revkin) tween the stances of Saudi Arabia and an- given permission to address the House UNFCCC Amid the throngs at climate other developing country exporting fossil for 1 minute and to revise and extend talks, as shown in Bali here in 2007, officials fuels—in this case South Africa and its coal: his remarks.) from individual countries can make a big dif- Although the South African economy is ference. Saudi Arabia has been pinpointed as Mr. SMITH of Texas. Madam Speak- more diversified than that of Saudi Arabia, an influential player. it is still highly dependent on the coal sec- er, the President’s approval by the In doing my reporting for the story in The tor. South Africa is the world’s second-larg- American people has dropped faster New York Times today on Saudi Arabia’s est coal exporter, with developed countries than any other President in over 50 latest maneuvers in climate treaty talks accounting for 80 percent of its coal exports. years, according to Gallup. Let me (they are reviving longstanding demands for South Africa is much poorer than Saudi Ara- offer five reasons why: compensation for lost oil revenue), I found bia, and coal is more vulnerable to climate an interesting paper on the oil kingdom’s in- One, the President said he would cut policy than oil, given its higher carbon con- volvement in climate talks by Joanna tent and the greater availability of alter- the deficit in half; instead, it has tri- Depledge, a research fellow at Cambridge pled. natives. South Africa, however, has adopted University focusing on climate negotiations. a more balanced view of the risks posed by Two, the White House claimed the The paper, ‘‘Striving for No: Saudi Arabia climate change and mitigation measures, $787 billion stimulus bill would keep in the Climate Change Regime,’’ was pub- translating into a far more constructive role unemployment below 8.5 percent; in- lished last November in the journal Global in the negotiations. Saudi Arabia has simply stead, it has jumped to 9.8 percent. Environmental Politics. It is the most com- sought to prevent or slow down progress, ei- prehensive analysis I’ve seen of the role that Three, Democratic leaders told us the ther on the general thrust of the negotia- Saudi Arabia and other oil exporters have tions or on specific agenda items. energy bill would cost families only played through two decades of global climate Dr. Depledge described signs of a shift in $153 a year; instead, the Treasury De- diplomacy. Dr. Depledge’s conclusion is that the oil kingdom’s stance, including its en- partment admitted it could cost $1,700 this is a classic case of parties—in this case dorsement of science pointing to big impacts Saudi Arabia and other oil-rich states—get- a year. from a building human influence on climate ting involved in a process primarily to ob- Four, the President said the health and commitment of money to pursue tech- struct it. She concludes by noting hints that care bill would be negotiated in open nologies for capturing carbon dioxide from the oil powers appear to be shifting these the burning of fossil fuels and other new en- meetings; instead, the decisions are days to a more constructive role. ergy options. being made behind closed doors. But many observers and participants in Five, the President promised that if the interim climate talks that concluded in But her conclusion was still cautionary: you like your health care insurance, Bangkok last week saw scant signs of a coop- The question is whether, and if so how, you can keep it; instead, the non- erative approach. And the e-mail and state- these developments will eventually feed partisan Congressional Budget Office ments from Saudi officials that Jad through to changes in the Saudi delegation’s found that, in fact, you can lose it. Mouawad and I cited in our article appear to approach to the negotiations themselves, es- display a willingness by Saudi Arabia to im- pecially leading up to the landmark Copen- Madam Speaker, it is no wonder that pede a deal in Copenhagen if it does not in- hagen meeting in December 2009. For now a majority of the American people now clude concrete commitments of aid and in- (up to the June 2008 sessions), any signs of a disagree with the President’s policies, vestment to offset anticipated drop in oil softening in the Saudi negotiating position according to a recent CNN poll. flows as countries try to cut emissions. remained well hidden.

VerDate Nov 24 2008 03:25 Oct 27, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K26OC7.051 H26OCPT1 wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with HOUSE October 26, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H11763 THE WORST OF FRIENDS: OPEC AND G77 IN THE Minnesota companies and individuals ernment delegation, a dynamic part of CLIMATE REGIME for their hard work, and I congratulate Iraq, visiting Washington today. (By Jon Barnett) them on their 2009 Tekne Awards. f In the climate change negotiations the f thirteen countries that are members of AMERICAN SOLDIERS KILLED IN OPEC obstruct progress towards reducing DEMOCRATS COMPLAIN BUT DO AFGHANISTAN emissions of greenhouse gases. Although NOTHING these actions undermine sustainable devel- (Mr. CHAFFETZ asked and was given (Mr. BURTON of Indiana asked and permission to address the House for 1 opment in developing countries. the larger was given permission to address the Group of 77 (G–77) coalition nevertheless tac- minute and to revise and extend his re- itly supports its OPEC members in the cli- House for 1 minute and to revise and marks.) mate regime. This article explains the con- extend his remarks.) Mr. CHAFFETZ. Madam Speaker, nection between OPEC’s interests in oil ex- Mr. BURTON of Indiana. You know, I today, we have learned of the passing ports and its inaction on climate change, and get a big kick, Madam Speaker, out of of two of America’s finest soldiers the divergence of these interests with those my colleague from Virginia when he when an improvised explosive device of the G–77. It argues that OPEC’s influence comes down and starts talking about exploded in Afghanistan. Killed was within the G–77, and therefore the climate that we’re not for clean energy and regime, stems from the desire to maintain Private First Class Kimble Han or we’re not for solving the problems of Lehi, Utah, as well as Eric Lembke of unity within the G–77. This unity has and is the environment when the Democrat likely to continue to cost the majority of de- Tampa Bay, Florida. veloping countries in the form delayed as- Party will not do anything to allow us Madam Speaker, I hope we will all sistance for adaptation, the possibility of in- to drill in the ANWR, offshore on the pause to give thanks to the men and adequate reduction in emissions under the Continental Shelf, and use natural gas, women who have served in our Armed second commitment period under the Kyoto which is a clean-burning fuel. They Forces and that we remember their Protocol, and continued dependence on in- won’t allow nuclear energy in this creasingly expensive oil imports. families and friends. country. They think that the nuclear May God bless these fine soldiers, energy problem is bigger than the envi- and may God bless the United States of STRIVING FOR NO: SAUDI ARABIA IN THE ronmental problem, when 75 percent of CLIMATE CHANGE REGIME America. the energy created in France is nuclear (By Joanna Depledge) energy in a very safe way. f The international relations literature So I get a big kick out of my col- GOVERNMENT OBESITY often assumes that negotiators in global re- leagues on the other side of the aisle gimes are actively seeking a collective complaining about how we’re not for (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was agreement to the problem on the table. given permission to address the House There are cases, however, where a delegation clean energy and helping clean up the environment when they won’t do a for 1 minute.) may instead he ‘‘striving for no,’’ that is, Mr. POE of Texas. Madam Speaker, participating with the aim of obstructing a darn thing to move in that direction by deal. This article explores the challenges using natural gas, drilling for it when the first stimulus bill was 1,000 pages surrounding such cases of ‘‘obstructionism,’’ we have a 400- to 500-year supply, and long and cost $1 trillion. We were, in using the example of Saudi Arabia in the cli- actually going ahead with nuclear de- essence, told, Pass this or America is mate change regime. It examines the evi- velopment in this country. Nuclear en- doomed. It was railroaded through be- dence for diagnosing Saudi Arabia as an ob- ergy is the answer. Clean-burning nat- fore anyone could even read the bill. structionist in that regime, the delegation’s Now we know why. It wasn’t about cre- negotiating tactics, strategies for addressing ural gas is the answer, but they won’t go along with it, and yet they come ating jobs; it was about more govern- obstructionism, and finally the repercussions ment spending. Since then, 3 million for both the climate change regime, and down here and complain day after day Saudi Arabia itself. In conclusion, the article after day. more people have lost their jobs, over 15 million people are unemployed, and considers whether Saudi Arabia may be mov- f ing beyond obstruction. the unemployment rate just keeps TERRORISTS CONTINUE TO growing. f THREATEN STABILITY AND FAM- And so the government’s answer is, if RECOGNIZING 2009 TEKNE AWARD ILIES IN IRAQ at first you don’t succeed, try, try WINNERS (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina again. So the government this year is (Mr. PAULSEN asked and was given asked and was given permission to ad- going to have a second stimulus bill. permission to address the House for 1 dress the House for 1 minute and to re- The Federal Government has already minute and to revise and extend his re- vise and extend his remarks.) spent more money this year than all marks.) Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. previous years in American history Mr. PAULSEN. Madam Speaker, I Madam Speaker, yesterday, cowardly combined. rise to congratulate the recent winners homicide bombers murdered over 100 The American people have had about from my congressional district of the people in two car bombs in Baghdad, all the big government spending they 2009 Tekne Awards from the Minnesota the deadliest mass slaughter in 2 years. can stand. With that kind of govern- High Tech Association. The enemies of freedom in Iraq show ment success, it’s time to try some- In the 10th year of these awards, the they intend to continue to kill inno- thing else, like cut taxes instead of Tekne Awards continue to acknowl- cent civilians to threaten stability in cutting jobs. edge companies and individuals who the region and American families. We cannot spend, borrow, and tax our have demonstrated superior technology President Obama correctly praised way into more jobs or prosperity; big advancement and leadership in Min- the courage and resilience of the Iraqi oppressive government just has proved nesota. Of the awards, I can proudly people and their determination to build it. Government needs a health care boast that 9 of the 14 winners are from strong institutions. Secretary of State plan for compulsive, addictive govern- my Third Congressional District. Clinton made it clear that these terror- ment obesity. On that note, I would like to recog- ists would ‘‘not deter Iraqis from ad- And that’s just the way it is. nize the following winners: Minnesota ministering justice based on the rule of f Thermal Science, SearchAmerica, law and carrying out their legitimate Nonin Medical, Starkey Laboratories, responsibilities in governing Baghdad.’’ IT IS TIME TO PASS HEALTH Digital River, Access Genetics, XATA And Prime Minister Maliki underlined CARE REFORM Corporation, and Laurie Toll from the need to fight the enemy of Iraq and (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked Maple Grove schools. America, recognizing al Qaeda as per- and was given permission to address Madam Speaker, their accomplish- petrators of this heinous atrocity. the House for 1 minute.) ments are proof positive that the spirit In conclusion, God bless our troops, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Madam of American innovation and entrepre- and we will never forget September the Speaker, this very important health neurship is alive and well in Min- 11th in the global war on terrorism. We care debate couldn’t be more timely. nesota. I am proud to recognize these appreciate the Kurdish Regional Gov- H1N1 is raging across America. Many

VerDate Nov 24 2008 04:48 Oct 27, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A26OC7.022 H26OCPT1 wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with HOUSE H11764 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 26, 2009 questions are being asked. The Federal A TALE OF TWO COUNTRIES Bank of England says to break them Government is working hard to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a up. Why not? Why are we protecting produce the vaccine necessary to pro- previous order of the House, the gentle- Wall Street’s bad boys? Another terrible precedent: reward- tect American families. We find that woman from Ohio (Ms. KAPTUR) is rec- one in five children are impacted by ognized for 5 minutes. ing more hazard rather than pre- H1N1. Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Speaker, For- venting it. We’ve been there before, and In Houston, we held a congressional tune magazine reported on October 20, look where it got us now. This brings briefing with a number of my col- 2009, a title story, ‘‘Big Banks, Take to mind Charles Dickens’ 19th-century leagues and we saw firsthand the im- Your Money and Run.’’ English masterpiece, ‘‘A Tale of Two portance of a public-private partner- The New York Times today reported, Cities,’’ except this is the United ship, i.e., a public option in health care ‘‘As Wall Street has returned to busi- States, and it is the 21st century, and reform. We saw the need for county ness as usual, industry power has be- it is a tale not of two cities but of two governments and city governments and come even more concentrated among countries. There is one country where the giant clinics working with private pediatri- relatively few firms.’’ banks are making so much money that cians to help stem the tide of H1N1. A handful of mammoth banks has they are setting aside enough to pay This is a time now to pass health brought our Nation, our credit system each worker in their investment bank- care reform. This is also a time to stay and our economy to its knees. Some ing division a bonus of $353,834. That focused on providing the information call them ‘‘too big to fail.’’ One must country is Wall Street. The other coun- and, of course, the support in pro- ask: try, where I come from—Toledo, Ohio Why should a few big players have so tecting America against the surge, if and places like it—is where the median much power that they can force tax- you will, or the pandemic of H1N1. household annual income is not even Health care is a priority, and we payer bailouts for themselves, can shut one-tenth of what they get as bonuses. must pass health care reform and focus off credit and can hold the reins of our Our median income is $35,216. That’s on working with our local governments economy in their hands? not even one-tenth as much as and State governments to protect our A handful of firms are gobbling up JPMorgan Chase is setting aside just children in America. our money and are killing off smaller for bonuses for its investment banking banking institutions. Congress and this f employees. administration are just letting them do In one country, banks make them- PAY ATTENTION TO THE it. My friends, such concentration of fi- selves too big to fail. They privatize AMERICAN PEOPLE nancial power is dangerous to our their profits and they socialize the country. losses. In the other country, which I (Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- A few Wall Street firms are on the represent, families, which are too fornia asked and was given permission fast track to controlling all banking in small to matter, lose their jobs to to address the House for 1 minute and this country. Rather than address this globalization and their homes to fore- to revise and extend his remarks.) by breaking up these banks, some in closure. Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- Washington say they just want to regu- In the other country, where I live, fornia. Madam Speaker, recently the late them better. If you believe that, the unemployment rate exceeds 13 per- nonpartisan Galen Institute commis- you haven’t paid any attention over cent. Housing values have fallen more sioned a national survey on the issue of this last year. than 10 percent in a single year, and health care; very interesting results. The biggest banks are getting bigger. foreclosures are up 94 percent. The Seventy-one percent of the American In fact, a year ago, the biggest ones mortgage workouts Congress promised people are opposed to the requirement controlled 30 percent of the deposits in with all of those bills that were rushed that all Americans must purchase the country, according to Fortune through here are just an illusion. health insurance or pay a penalty, magazine. Now they’re up to 37 per- They’re not happening. which is part of the plan that is before cent, and they’re growing even faster. There is something really wrong with this House. Here are their names: Bank of Amer- this picture. There is something really Fifty-eight percent of the American ica, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase, wrong with our economy. people oppose increasing taxes on the Citigroup, and PNC. PNC practically Even one of the Wall Street analysts working and middle class in order to has price control power over western picked up on it. He was quoted by the help cover the uninsured, most of them Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio right AP as saying, ‘‘Wall Street is picking strongly opposing that. now. up quite smartly while Main Street And, Madam Speaker, 71 percent of These firms have already shown us continues to suffer.’’ Do you mean the American people are concerned that regulations mean nothing to someone up there has finally noticed? that their own health insurance will them. They invent loopholes before Madam Speaker, there is a solution change if Congress passes health re- Washington has even thought of them. here: Break them up. It’s long overdue. form as proposed in this Congress. Why wouldn’t they again? Not all of [From the New York Times, Oct. 26, 2009] Madam Speaker, isn’t it about time their activities were by the book ei- TRYING TO REIN IN ‘‘TOO BIG TO FAIL’’ we paid attention to the American peo- ther. Fraud is rampant. Yet we cannot INSTITUTIONS ple instead of ignoring them? even get a grip on fraud because there (By Stephen LaBaton) are not enough FBI agents to look into WASHINGTON.—Congress and the Obama ad- f ministration are about to take up one of the mortgage, corporate and securities most fundamental issues stemming from the b 1930 fraud. We need 1,000 FBI agents, not a near collapse of the financial system last few hundred, to untangle what has year—how to deal with institutions that are SPECIAL ORDERS really been going on. so big that the government has no choice but The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under Americans have a right to be angry to rescue them when they get in trouble. A senior administration official said on the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- about being cheated out of their money, their homes and their jobs; but Sunday that after extensive consultations uary 6, 2009, and under a previous order with Treasury Department officials, Rep- of the House, the following Members how long will Congress and the admin- resentative Barney Frank, the chairman of will be recognized for 5 minutes each. istration tiptoe around the power grab? the House Financial Services Committee, Wall Street goes right on, seizing all would introduce legislation as early as this f they can get their hands on, and they week. The measure would make it easier for The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a are holding onto the money so tightly the government to seize control of troubled previous order of the House, the gen- they’re not lending it. They’re buying financial institutions, throw out manage- tleman from Maryland (Mr. CUMMINGS) up one another and the smaller banks, ment, wipe out the shareholders and change is recognized for 5 minutes. the terms of existing loans held by the insti- rewarding themselves quite hand- tution. (Mr. CUMMINGS addressed the somely. The official said the Treasury secretary, House. His remarks will appear here- There is a clear solution: Break them Timothy F. Geithner, was planning to en- after in the Extensions of Remarks.) up. It’s overdue. The Governor of the dorse the changes in testimony before the

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It would force such institutions In a speech last week, Mr. King said policy And Citigroup (C, Fortune 500), the bank to hold more money in reserve and make it makers should consider breaking up the larg- that has received the most federal aid since harder for them to borrow too heavily est banks and, in effect, restore the Depres- the market meltdown of September 2008, re- against their assets. sion-era barriers between investment and ported a decrease in lending despite an in- Setting up the equivalent of living wills for commercial banks. creasing pool of deposits. corporations, that plan would require that ‘‘There are those who claim that such pro- All told, the five biggest deposit-taking they come up with their own procedure to be posals are impractical. It is hard to see banks added $852 billion in core deposits over disentangled in the event of a crisis, a plan why,’’ Mr. King said. ‘‘What does seem im- the past year—essentially checking and sav- that administration officials say ought to be practical, however, are the current arrange- ings accounts of less than $100,000. made public in advance. ments. Anyone who proposed giving govern- Over the same period, their loan portfolios ‘‘These changes will impose market dis- ment guarantees to retail depositors and rose by just $564 billion. cipline on the largest and most inter- other creditors, and then suggested that such This is noteworthy because these five connected companies,’’ said Michael S. Barr, funding could be used to finance highly risky banks received more than $100 billion in di- assistant Treasury secretary for financial in- and speculative activities, would be thought rect taxpayer assistance via the Troubled stitutions. One of the biggest changes the rather unworldly. But that is where we now Asset Relief Program (TARP)—a program plan would make, he said, is that instead of are.’’ that was set up to replenish the depleted being controlled by creditors, the process is The prevailing view in Washington, how- capital levels of banks and allow them to controlled by the government. ever, is more restrained. Daniel K. Tarullo, boost lending to consumers and small busi- Some regulators and economists in recent an appointee of President Obama’s, last week nesses. weeks have suggested that the administra- dismissed the idea of breaking up big banks Some fear the lending gap could hamper tion’s plan does not go far enough. They say as ‘‘more a provocative idea than a pro- chances of an economic recovery. that the government should consider break- posal.’’ Federal Reserve governor Daniel Tarullo ing up the biggest banks and investment At a meeting Friday at the Federal Re- told Congress this month that commercial firms long before they fail, or at least impose serve Bank of Boston, the Federal Reserve bank lending has declined through most of strict limits on their trading activities— chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, said in response 2009, ‘‘with particularly severe consequences steps that the administration continues to to a question by a former Bank of England for small- and medium-sized businesses, reject. Mr. Frank, Democrat of Massachusetts, deputy governor that he would prefer ‘‘a which are much more dependent on banks said his committee would now take up more more subtle approach without losing the eco- than on the public capital markets that can aggressive legislation on the topic, even as nomic benefit of multifunction, inter- be accessed by larger corporations.’’ lawmakers and regulators continue working national firms.’’ Of course, the slower loan growth is hardly on other problems highlighted by the finan- Republican and Democratic lawmakers a shocker. Loan demand naturally drops off cial crisis, including overseeing executive generally agree that the ‘‘too big to fail’’ during a recession, as consumers and busi- pay, protecting consumers and regulating policy of taxpayer bailouts for the giants of nesses pay down debt and build cash re- the trading of derivatives. finance needs to be curtailed. But the fine serves. Illustrative of the mood of fear and anger print—how to reduce the policy and moral The latest Fed senior loan officer opinion over the huge taxpayer bailouts was Mr. hazards it has encouraged—has provoked survey cited weaker demand for all sorts of Frank’s recent observation that critics of fears on Wall Street. loans—particularly industrial loans and the administration’s health care proposal Even before Mr. Frank unveils his latest commercial real estate loans. had misdirected their concerns Congress proposals, industry executives and lawyers JPMorgan Chase spokesman Tom Kelly would not be adopting death panels for in- say its approach could make it unnecessarily ‘‘said that’s why the bank’s loan growth firm people but for troubled companies. more expensive for them to do business dur- lagged its deposit growth. The administration and its Congressional ing less turbulent times. ‘‘We continue to lend, but what happened allies are trying, in essence, to graft the ‘‘Of course you want to set up a system in the market and the economy last year process used to resolve the troubles of small- where an institution dreads the day it hap- really spooked a lot of people. So they start- er commercial banks onto both large bank- pens because management gets whacked, ed parking cash at banks,’’ he said. ing conglomerates and nonbanking financial shareholders get whacked and the board gets Banks have also been reluctant to lend institutions whose troubles could threaten whacked,’’ said Edward L. Yingling, presi- since they have been taking big hits as exist- to undermine the markets. dent of the American Bankers Association. ing loans go sour as well. That resolution process gives the govern- ‘‘But you don’t want to create a system that Commercial net loan charge-offs hit 2.06% ment far more sweeping authority over the raises great uncertainty and changes what in the second quarter—their highest level institution and imposes major burdens on institutions, risk management executives since the government started tracking the lenders to the companies that they would and lawyers are used to.’’ data in 1988, according to the Federal Finan- not ordinarily face when companies go into T. Timothy Ryan, the president of the Se- cial Institutions Examination Council. bankruptcy instead of facing a takeover by curities Industry and Financial Markets As- Still, evidence that the banks are sitting the government. sociation, said the market crisis exposed on cash won’t sit well with the growing cho- Deep-seated voter anger over the bailouts that ‘‘there was a failure in the statutory rus of bailout critics. of companies like the American Inter- framework for the resolution of large, inter- Big banks have come under fire for resist- national Group, Citigroup and Bank of connected firms and everyone knows that.’’ ing plans to reduce the risk of another finan- America has fed the fears of lawmakers that But he added that many institutions on Wall cial sector meltdown and for handing out any other changes in the regulatory system Street were concerned that the administra- huge pay packages at a time when jobs are must include the imposition of more onerous tion’s plan would remove many of the bank- disappearing. conditions on those financial institutions ruptcy protections given to lenders of large Last week’s disclosure that Goldman Sachs whose troubles could pose problems for the institutions. (GS, Fortune 500) has set aside $16.7 billion markets. for employee pay this year inflamed critics Some economists believe the mammoth [From CNNMoney.com, Oct. 20, 2009] who question why bankers should reap the size of some institutions is a threat to the fi- BIG BANKS TAKE YOUR MONEY AND RUN fruits of unlimited taxpayer support while nancial system at large. Because these com- the unemployment rate is at a 26–year high. THE TITANS THAT SURVIVED LAST YEAR’STU- panies know the government could not allow Many of the deposit gains came after big MULT HAVE GATHERED DEPOSITS BY THE them to fail, the argument goes, they are banks took over weakened competitors dur- BUSHEL. BUT THEY HAVE SHOWN LESS OF A more inclined to take big risks. ing last year’s crisis. Also, under the current regulatory struc- KNACK FOR LENDING IT OUT JPMorgan Chase bought Washington Mu- ture, the government has limited power to (By Colin Barr) tual after the Seattle-based savings and loan step in quickly to resolve problems at NEW YORK.—A river of cash has flowed into became the nation’s largest bank failure. nonbank financial institutions that operate the biggest banks over the past year. But for Bank of America bought Countrywide and like the failed investment banks Lehman borrowers, it has been more of a meandering Merrill Lynch, both of which owned banks Brothers and Bear Stearns, and like the stream. that were among the top 20 in deposits before giant insurer A.I.G. Deposits at the top five bank holding com- their acquisition. BofA didn’t immediately As Wall Street has returned to business as panies soared 29% in the year ended June 30, return a call seeking comment. usual, industry power has become even more according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Wells Fargo and PNC both bulked up by concentrated among relatively few firms, Corp. buying bigger but deeply troubled rivals. thus intensifying the debate over how to Yet only one of those banks—PNC (PNC, Wells acquired Wachovia after it suffered a minimize the risks to the system. Fortune 500) of Pittsburgh—boosted its lend- deposit run, while PNC purchased National

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Plus the Governors from October 2008 and the end of the second quar- the School of the Americas, in the lat- Texas and New Mexico have asked for ter—some 19 times the bank’s TARP take. est and best tactics and weaponry. the National Guard to be sent to the Even Citi, which sat out last fall’s frenzied When they got back home, they de- border. So more National Guard troops game of banking musical chairs, still posted serted from the military, and they should be sent to protect the dignity double-digit deposit growth as Americans went to work for the drug cartels. In and the sovereignty of our Nation, be- fled other investments for the safety of fed- essence, they declared war on the Mexi- cause the first duty of government is erally insured banks. Citi didn’t reply to a can Government, and they became part to protect the people, to protect us request for comment. The top five firms—dubbed too-big-to-fail, of what they were trained to fight. from the invasion of the crime cartels. or TBTF, for their implicit government sup- They make a lot more money in traf- The people who live on the border on port—now control 37% of the nation’s depos- ficking guns, drugs and people than both sides of the Rio Grande have a its. they would ever have in working as a right to expect their government to That’s well above their average from ear- Mexican or a Guatemalan soldier, and protect them from the Zetas and from lier this decade, reviving questions about the they’re using superior military train- all other criminal cartel enterprises risks of a financial system that’s even more ing—that training they received at the which illegally cross the border. concentrated than the one that imploded expense of the United States. Traf- last fall. And that’s just the way it is. ‘‘The TBTF problem has not only moved ficking in drugs, arms and human f beyond the banking system, it has become beings is a very lucrative business. Bil- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a much too costly for taxpayers and the U.S. lions of dollars worth of merchandise is previous order of the House, the gentle- moved across our southern border economy,’’ University of Massachusetts re- woman from California (Ms. WOOLSEY) searcher Jane D’Arista wrote in an August every year. is recognized for 5 minutes. paper. The Zeta international trafficking (Ms. WOOLSEY addressed the House. cartel has evolved into a privately f Her remarks will appear hereafter in funded military army. They have the BORDER WAR—THE ZETAS the Extensions of Remarks.) best military equipment money can The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a buy, and they have transformed into an f previous order of the House, the gen- international gang, working even in The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a tleman from Texas (Mr. POE) is recog- the United States. Without a secure previous order of the House, the gen- nized for 5 minutes. southern border, the violence will con- tleman from Oregon (Mr. DEFAZIO) is Mr. POE of Texas. Madam Speaker, I tinue in Mexico, and only those who recognized for 5 minutes. bring you news from the second front— live in never-never land will think the (Mr. DEFAZIO addressed the House. the war on the border between Mexico problem will not get to the United His remarks will appear hereafter in and the United States. Dangerous drug States. The Zetas are an urban guer- the Extensions of Remarks.) cartels are already in control of major rilla organization which threatens to f stretches of the U.S.-Mexico border, topple any semblance of law and order. H.R. 268—MILITARY CHAPLAINS and they’re taking over whole Mexican According to the Houston Chronicle, BILL border towns. the ‘‘Zeta gunmen and their accom- The Zeta drug cartel is the most vio- plices routinely blockade Matamoros’ The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a lent and the most feared of the Mexi- downtown streets. Last winter, the previous order of the House, the gen- can drug cartels. Zetas have attacked gangsters mobilized thousands of peo- tleman from North Carolina (Mr. Mexican towns in military-style oper- ple to briefly close the region’s bridges JONES) is recognized for 5 minutes. ations at platoon-strength numbers. across the Rio Grande, halting trade’’ Mr. JONES. Madam Speaker, it is a They have massacred hundreds of their with the United States into Browns- sad day in America when our chaplains competitors, often beheading and dis- ville. in the military cannot pray according membering them. They have fought Now, the administration’s strategy is to their faiths and consciences. Our hour-long battles with the Mexican to look the other way and to pretend troops are risking their lives in dan- military in the streets of Matamoros. it’s not happening. Well, we cannot gerous countries to protect the reli- Madam Speaker, Matamoros is a bor- wish away this threat to public safety gious freedoms of others, but our own der town on the Rio Grande River and to America’s national security. We military does not always permit that across from Brownsville, Texas. must not allow the situation to con- our military chaplains can pray ac- Recently, shots came over that bor- tinue to escalate unchecked, because cording to his or her faith. der, hitting buildings and a parking lot violence is actually spilling out into For this reason, I have introduced at a University of Texas branch in the streets of America near our border H.R. 268, which is a bill to ensure that Brownsville. Authorities presumed this towns. Our local law enforcement is every military chaplain has the prerog- violence was from the drug cartels, overwhelmed. The border sheriffs need ative to close a prayer outside of a reli- themselves. The Zetas have moved into more assistance. They are not equipped gious service according to the dictates Matamoros. They also claim to control or trained to handle these military- of the chaplain’s own conscience. Nuevo Laredo, which is across from the style incursions by the Zetas and by I have spoken with many, many Texas town of Laredo. other drug cartels. chaplains who have served in conflicts The Zetas have no fear of the au- While the administration is stalling from Vietnam to Desert Storm, and thorities. There is no law or order in and deliberating about what to do in there never was any restriction on any of the towns they control, and they Afghanistan, the government is also chaplains and on how they prayed until have assassinated police chiefs and giving little attention to our southern the mid-1990s. This suppression of reli- local politicians. They own the towns. border, but this is not the first admin- gious freedom, the very principle on They have raised terror throughout istration to neglect enforcing the rule which this country was founded, is a Mexico—fighting their rivals, the of law on the southern border. There pervasive problem that is affecting Mexican Army and the police. The suc- has been much rhetoric for years from every branch of our Armed Forces and cess of the Zeta cartel has forced other the government about protecting the that is affecting chaplains of every de- Mexican drug cartels into an arms race border, but like my grandfather used to nomination. As of 2008, 76 percent of with military weaponry and tactics. say, ‘‘When all is said and done, more the chaplains were Protestant, 9 per- Who are these Zetas, and where do is said than done,’’ and that is espe- cent Catholic, 1 percent Jewish, and they come from? cially by the government. 14.1 percent were of some other faith. Well, the Zetas were formed by de- The Nation needs to understand About 5 years ago, I was introduced serters from the Mexican Army’s vet- there is a border war on our southern to the case of Army Captain Chaplain

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DEAR LTG STANLEY GREEN: It has come to f struck through the words ‘‘Jesus my attention that in all branches of the TRI-CAUCUS WELCOMES ALL Christ.’’ He sent back the prayer with military it is increasingly difficult for chap- the strike-through of ‘‘Jesus Christ’’ to lains to pray in adherence to their faith. I INTERNS AND STAFF Jonathan Stertzbach. Chaplain have read reports, received letters, and seen The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a Stertzbach went to the company com- documentation which verifies that suppres- previous order of the House, the gen- mander, and asked permission not to sion of religious freedom throughout our tleman from Minnesota (Mr. ELLISON) pray. Armed Forces is a pervasive problem, affect- is recognized for 5 minutes. The company commander says, Why ing military chaplains from all denomina- Mr. ELLISON. Madam Speaker, I tions and religions. Of particular concern is not? an incident involving Army Captain Chap- come here to read a statement that He says, Because I’ve been ordered lain Jonathon Stertzbach of the 3–6 FA HHB was recently issued by an organization not to close my prayer as I see fit, in Iraq. I am writing to request that the here in our own Congress, our own based on my conscience, and knowing Army Inspector General investigate whether body, known as the Tri-Caucus. The that the deceased soldier had attended Chaplain Stertzbach was illegally removed Tri-Caucus includes members of the his chapel, a Christian chapel. from his chapel. Black Caucus, Hispanic Caucus and the So the company commander said to This chaplain who is serving our troops in Asian Caucus, and is made up of about Chaplain Stertzbach, You will pray, harm’s way in Iraq was asked by another 87 Members of this body. unit, whose chaplain had to return home to and you will pray as you see fit. start chemotherapy after cancer was discov- The statement says as follows: He did, and he closed his prayer in ered, to serve the spiritual needs of the ‘‘Four of our colleagues, Representa- the name of his Savior, the Lord Jesus unit’s soldiers in weekly movement to an un- tives JOHN SHADEGG of Arizona, PAUL Christ. From that, the divisional chap- disclosed FOB (Forward Operating Base) as BROUN of Georgia, TRENT FRANKS of Ar- lain removed Chaplain Stertzbach from well as his own battalion. During one of the izona and SUE MYRICK of North Caro- his chapel. missions, tragically, one of the soldiers was lina recently requested the House Ser- In 2005, when I heard this story, I killed in action. The unit’s Commanding Of- geant at Arms to launch an investiga- wrote a letter to Lieutenant General ficer asked this chaplain to perform the me- tion of the civil rights group CAIR, or morial ceremony because he had bravely Council on American-Islamic Rela- Stanley Green, the inspector general of served the soldiers, and gone to the risk of the United States Army, and I asked convoying to the FOB (Forward Operating tions, to determine whether it was for an investigation into this case in- Base) weekly. placing staff and interns in key con- volving Chaplain Stertzbach. I am Before the memorial ceremony, the chap- gressional offices who they fear are pleased to say, Madam Speaker, that lain submitted two prayers and a meditation acting as ‘spies.’ Chaplain Stertzbach was returned to for the Division Chaplain and his direct su- ‘‘This proposed investigation coin- his chapel. The inspector general found pervising chaplain to review and was ap- cides with the launch of a book by that he should never have been re- proved. The Brigade Chaplain, having just Dave Gaubatz, an anti-Islamic activist arrived from Fort Drum, attempted to re- and author of the book ‘Muslim Mafia: moved. move the chaplain from administering the Madam Speaker, very briefly, I just prayers of the memorial ceremony because Inside the Secret Underworld that’s want to read the bill, which is so sim- he concluded his prayer in the name of Jesus Conspiring to Islamize America.’ It fea- ple. This is what it says: to ensure that Christ in a public forum. The chaplain, ad- tures an introduction by Representa- every military chaplain has the prerog- hering to his conscience and faith tradition, tive MYRICK and was written after ative to close a prayer outside of a reli- said he would not strike the words Jesus Gaubatz posed as an intern at CAIR in gious service according to the dictates Christ. an effort to ‘infiltrate’ the group. of the chaplain’s own conscience. The unit’s Commanding Officer intervened, ‘‘These charges smack of an America explaining that Chaplain Stertzbach volun- 60 years ago where lists of ‘un-Amer- Madam Speaker, this is a sad day in teered to serve a different unit outside of his America. I would be on this floor for a assigned unit and placed his life in harm’s ican’ agitators were identified. We Jewish rabbi. I would be on this floor way to provide for the needs of the unit’s sol- should be affirming the importance of for a Muslim who happened to be a diers. The Commanding Officer instructed diversity and tolerance for all interns chaplain in the military. I hope that that Chaplain Stertzbach would pray accord- and staff who serve in Congress with- my colleagues on both sides of the aisle ing to his faith tradition and the prayers out suspicion of being identified as will look at this bill, because all it says that he had already submitted. The Brigade ‘spies.’ is that you can close your prayer based Chaplain told him to qualify his prayer at ‘‘The idea that we should investigate the beginning with ‘‘Please pray according on your heart, based on the dictates of Muslim interns as spies is a blow to the to your faith tradition, as I pray according very principle of religious freedom that your faith outside the church on base, to mine’’ and then close the prayer with ‘‘in even over the body of a dead soldier. thy name we pray, and in Jesus’ name I our Founding Fathers cherished so dearly. If anything, we should be en- b 1945 pray.’’ Chaplain Stertzbach delivered the memorial meditation and prayers for the couraging all Americans to engage in Madam Speaker, as I close, I want to fallen hero, but still followed orders with the the U.S. political process, to take part make it clear, because I see my friend ‘qualifier’ remaining in place. in, and to contribute to, the great on the floor who is of the Muslim faith, After the incident, Chaplain Stertzbach’s democratic experiment that is Amer- that I would be on this floor tonight story reached the media. The Chaplain was ica. for a Muslim chaplain who was told directly contacted by the Washington Times ‘‘We all have experienced the sting of that he, an imam, could not close a and referenced in a Washington Times Janu- ary story. Chaplain Stertzbach’s incident discrimination and we know that there prayer based on their faith. was not printed, but he was quoted as saying will be challenges ahead. But our mes- Madam Speaker, I close by asking the following: sage should be firm that the America God to please bless our men and women ‘‘You need to allow people to pray accord- we believe in welcomes people of all in uniform. I ask God to please bless ing to their faith group. Many faith groups backgrounds to the U.S. Congress. the families of our men and women in do not pray in general and generic ‘‘We ask these charges be disavowed our uniform. I ask God in His loving terms.... For Christian groups, the name and we issue a hearty welcome to in- arms to hold the families who have of Jesus is from where all the power comes.’’ terns and staff of all creeds, color, given a child dying for freedom in Af- I believe Chaplain Stertzbach answered questions fairly, accurately, and within his ethnicities and sexual orientation.’’ ghanistan and Iraq. legal rights. Consequently, his answers to I read this statement and will submit Madam Speaker, I ask God to give the media and the incident surrounding the it for the RECORD and again thank the wisdom, strength and courage to the memorial ceremony resulted in Chaplain leadership of the Tri-Caucus, Congress- President of the United States. And I Stertzbach’s removal from his chapel. woman BARBARA LEE, Congresswoman

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I understand previous order of the House, the gentle- We cannot allow Iran to undermine the Democrats’ desire to merge the two woman from Florida (Ms. ROS- U.S. efforts and kill our soldiers in Af- Senate committee bills, but this proc- LEHTINEN) is recognized for 5 minutes. ghanistan. We cannot allow Iran to re- ess concerns me because in this closed Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Madam Speak- turn Afghanistan to the status of a office, the future of health care for er, on Wednesday, the House Com- failed state and pave the way for at- Kansans is being decided. mittee on Foreign Affairs will hold a tacks against the West using Afghani- Does this small group understand the long-overdue markup of the Iran Re- stan as its launching pad. We cannot problems that cutting Medicare reim- fined Petroleum Sanctions Act. Some allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons bursement rates will pose for Kansas of our colleagues are focusing exclu- capabilities which threaten the United hospitals, doctors, nurses and other sively on Iran’s nuclear ambition, as it States and our allies. health care providers? Kansas hospitals was the nuclear program in itself that If we are to be vigilant in protecting operate on razor-thin margins because was the catalyst for the concern. the lives of our men and women—mili- they are already dramatically under- But if Iran were comprised of a re- tary and civilian—in Afghanistan, we paid by Medicare. If these rates are fur- sponsible, democratic government, must increase the pressure on the Ira- ther reduced, as the current reform would we be as apprehensive about nian regime and impose immediate bills propose, Kansas hospitals may be their nuclear activities? Of course not. sanctions on Iran. This should be our forced to close and access to health But we are talking about an Iranian re- first option. care for Kansans will be reduced. gime which just this year conducted We don’t have the luxury of time, to Is this small group considering com- two missile tests and continues to wait for an eventual Iranian response monsense ideas that have been pro- work on the range of its missiles and to U.S. diplomatic overtures. We can- posed by Members of Congress on both on enabling them to carry a nuclear not wait for the U.N. Security Council sides of the aisle that would make payload. We are talking about a regime to come around. We cannot wait for quality coverage more affordable and whose leaders throughout the years our European and other allies to decide more accessible for more Americans? have made it abundantly clear that to do the right thing. The United Some of those ideas that we have they will stop at nothing to destroy the States must lead by example. It is time talked about include placing as much Jewish State of Israel. We are talking to cut off the Iranian regimes’s eco- emphasis on wellness as we do on ill- about an Iran which for nearly three nomic lifeline. As such, we should not ness by giving employers and insurers decades has been designated by our stop at this week’s Foreign Affairs flexibility to reward individuals who U.S. Department of State as the Committee markup. improve their health and manage their world’s leading state sponsor of global I urge the majority to bring the disease; encouraging medical students terrorism. The clerical regime is fo- strongest possible form of the Iran Re- to become primary care physicians and menting bloodshed and promoting fined Petroleum Sanctions Act to the nurses and incentivizing them to care chaos in the West Bank and Gaza and floor next week for a vote, followed by for patients in underserved commu- Lebanon and the Persian Gulf, as well quick Senate action so that it gets to nities; permitting the sale of insurance as in Iraq, where it is actively assisting the President’s desk before the end of across State lines, establishing high in the murder of our U.S. soldiers. the year. We must do this now. risk pools and reinsurance pools to ad- On the battlefields of Afghanistan, f dress preexisting conditions and pro- Iran is also playing a deadly subversive viding incentives to low-income fami- role. As early as 2002, allegations HEALTH CARE lies to retain or purchase private emerged that Iran was supporting in- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a health insurance that best meets their surgent groups in Afghanistan, includ- previous order of the House, the gen- needs; reforming our medical liability ing its former archenemy, the Taliban. tleman from Kansas (Mr. MORAN) is system to reduce frivolous lawsuits However, the first significant report of recognized for 5 minutes. that lead to inflated insurance pre- Iranian weapons in Afghanistan came Mr. MORAN of Kansas. Madam miums and the practice of defensive in April of 2007. Then-chairman of the Speaker, I came to Congress with a medicine; encouraging health care sav- Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Peter purpose, a purpose of working to pre- ings by offering individuals health sav- Pace, announced: ‘‘We have intercepted serve the way of life that we live in ings accounts that enable families to weapons in Afghanistan headed for the Kansas. I was born and raised in Kan- take ownership of their health; and up- Taliban that were made in Iran.’’ sas, and my home and family are still grading our outdated health records Since 2007, several large shipments in Kansas. I never moved to Wash- system through the use of new tech- have been seized near the Iranian bor- ington, D.C. because I love the sense of nology to streamline costs and reduce der. U.S. officials say that Iranian- community and belonging that Kansas medical errors. made weapons have been found in Af- communities offer. Access to quality, It is my hope that these issues are ghanistan and used by Taliban-led in- affordable health care is one of those being addressed as the President and surgents. These weapons have included things that determine whether our Democrat leaders craft the health care Tehran’s signature roadside bomb, the communities survive and whether we reform bill. I have traveled across my explosively formed penetrator, EFP, have a future. This is why the current State, and I have heard many Kansans AK–47s, as well as C–4 plastic explo- health care reform debate is so impor- who have worries. They are concerned sives and mortars. tant to me, and I am extremely con- about their health care and about the On August 29 of this year, just a few cerned about the direction that we are future of their State and country. Kan- days before General McChrystal sub- going. sans and all Americans deserve to mitted his request to this administra- During his campaign, President know what their Representatives are tion, Afghan and NATO forces uncov- Obama stressed transparency and ac- voting on, and they deserve the assur- ered a weapons collection in Herat with countability in the health care debate. ance their business will be conducted EFPs, Iranian-made rockets and dozens He said, I’m going to have all the nego- in a deliberate and open way. of blocks of Iranian C–4 plastic explo- tiations around a big table and that The President has expressed a desire sives. the negotiations will be televised on C– to explore a wide range of options for In the August 2009 declassified, SPAN so that people could see who is health care reform. Kansans want com- leaked version of his assessment, Gen- making the arguments on behalf of monsense reforms that enhance our eral Stanley McChrystal stated that: their constituents and who is making current system and reduce health care ‘‘Iran plays an ambiguous role in Af- the arguments on behalf of drug com- costs. What we do not want is the tril- ghanistan, providing developmental as- panies or insurance companies. lions in new deficit spending, reduced

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We need to come up with alter- The President himself saying he was going system, not by shifting the costs of natives, such as medical savings ac- to keep a list of bondholders who didn’t agree health care to taxpayers and mort- counts like my colleague just talked to the government takeover of GM or Chrysler. gaging our children’s future with ex- about here. We need to be able to buy My time may have expired, but I will ploding budget deficits. insurance across State lines. There is a be back, because we need to tell the American people the truth, the truth. f whole host of things we need to do. But misleading the public is not the an- Madam Speaker, I include the fol- HEALTH CARE swer. lowing for the RECORD. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a That is not the only thing that really [From The American Spectator, Feb. 18, 2009] previous order of the House, the gen- bothers me. The administration and OBAMA’S ENEMIES LIST tleman from Indiana (Mr. BURTON) is the leadership in the House and Senate (By Mark Hyman) recognized for 5 minutes. continues to try to do everything they After the Democratic convention, Obama Mr. BURTON of Indiana. Madam can to dissuade people from believing campaign lawyer Robert Bauer warned TV Speaker, sometimes I get so angry stations against airing a TV ad that was em- the truth and believing what is really barrassing to Barack Obama. The commer- when I hear some of the things that are not true, to shut off debate, to shut off cial focused on the longtime relationship be- coming out of the Congress, I can hard- the First Amendment rights of people tween Obama and Weather Underground ter- ly believe it, especially when we are in this country. rorist Bill Ayers. Bauer sent letters to the talking about misinformation. For instance, right now, they tried to Justice Department imploring the agency to I would never impugn the integrity of push through a gag order on Medicare pursue criminal action against those behind my colleagues, but I have to tell you, it Advantage companies. Humana was the ads. It was not lost on anyone at that really bothers me when people like the sending out to their policyholders in- time that Bauer was considered a candidate to be the next U.S. Attorney-General. Speaker of the House and the Majority formation about what was going to A team of Obama campaign operatives, Leader of the United States Senate happen if the public option passed. And joined by major news outlets, descended on give inaccurate information out and what happened? There was a gag order Wasilla, Alaska immediately after Governor cite it as fact when in fact it isn’t true. requested by the Finance chairman of Sarah Palin was introduced as Senator John It’s not true at all. the Senate, requested by the Finance McCain’s running mate. This was imme- For instance, the Speaker of the chairman of the Senate, so they diately followed by patently false reports House said, I’m very pleased that Dem- couldn’t get that information out. claiming Palin imposed book bans, joined a Well, the gag order was removed, but fringe political party, charged rape victims ocrat leaders will be talking, too, for emergency room treatment and cut fund- about the immoral profits being made the fact of the matter is they tried to ing for special needs children. by the insurance industry and how stop the people from getting the facts, In late August, the Obama campaign those profits have increased in the and that is just wrong. It is wrong. It emailed an ‘‘Obama Action Wire’’ to thou- Bush years. She went on to say that is not up to the quality that we should sands of supporters and liberal activists ex- she welcomed the attention being expect of our legislators. Nevertheless, horting them to harass the offices of Chi- drawn to insurers and their obscene they tried to do that. cago’s WGN radio by flooding the station profits. Now the administration is trying to with angry phone calls and emails. Activists screamed insults to call-in screeners. The I am not here to defend everything put the hammer on the Chamber of radio station’s offense was that a long-time, that the insurance industry does. Obvi- Commerce, the U.S. Chamber of Com- respected radio host had the temerity to ously there are a lot of things that we merce, which is the backbone of the interview Ethics and Public Policy Center need to do to help solve the problems of free enterprise system in this country, watchdog Stanley Kurtz. Kurtz had uncov- health care. But misleading the Amer- in part, at least. The business and in- ered university records that documented a ican people by giving false information dustry people of this country look to much closer relationship between Obama and isn’t the answer. Last year, the health the Chamber of Commerce to give guid- Ayers than the presidential candidate had previously disclosed. insurance industry made a profit of ance to the government wherever nec- A few weeks later, state prosecutors and about 2 percent, way down the list as essary so they can work together with top sheriffs in Missouri who were prominent far as corporate America is concerned. the government to come up with ways Obama supporters responded to a chilling Over the past several years, the profit to make sure that the free enterprise Obama campaign request. They styled them- margin made by the health insurance system continues to work. selves as a ‘‘truth squad’’ and threatened to industry runs around 5 to 6 percent, Because the Chamber of Commerce prosecute anyone including media outlets way down to the bottom of where cor- does not agree with the public option, that printed or broadcasted material they porate America ranks as far as making does not agree with cap-and-trade and deemed to be inaccurate about the Illinois Senator. profits are concerned. some other things, the administration Obama contributors in the Justice Depart- Yet the Majority Leader of the Sen- is saying, oh, my gosh, they are bad. ment’s Civil Rights section (headed by $2,000 ate and the Speaker of the House said They are the demons. The U.S. Cham- Obama donor and former ACLU attorney that they’re making obscene profits, ber of Commerce. Can you believe that? Mark Kappelhof) urged preemptive prosecu- and they’re doing that to try to demon- I can’t. How far is the administration tion of individuals the Obama campaign be- ize the industry so they can ram willing to go? How far is the Speaker of lieved might disrupt the November election. through a public option that the Amer- the House willing to go? How far is the A cited example of anticipated disruption majority leader of the Senate willing was to send mailings of a non-violent nature ican people really don’t want. They addressing voting issues unfavorable to don’t want government coming be- to go in misleading the American peo- Obama. tween them and their doctor; and the ple by giving false information out? I In October, a question from a middle-class way to start getting people to jump on think it is just dead wrong. voter resulted in an answer from Obama in- the bandwagon is to give them misin- Then they are talking about doing dicating the Democratic nominee was in formation. something about the Fairness Doc- favor of ‘‘spread[ing] the wealth around.’’ trine, to shut down conservative talk This voter became the symbol of middle- 2000 b radio. class America and Obama’s response the Obviously the cost of health care has An attempted boycott of Fox News, Rush touchstone of his neo-Marxist policies. Im- gone up. Obviously health care pre- mediately thereafter, Democratic Ohio state Limbaugh, and Glenn Beck; officials scoured government data bases and miums have gone up. And yet they say, Congressional action to take away the anti- confidential records in an effort to find em- well, the reason for that is because the trust exemption from insurance companies; barrassing information on ‘‘Joe the Plumb- health industry is making these huge A Gag Order on Medicare Advantage com- er’’ (e.g., he is divorced) that quickly found profits, obscene profits. Two percent? panies; its way into the press.

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You can see after World War II ficials claimed the move was to make room properly squirreled away more than 400 FBI we actually reached nearly 110 percent for more important media outlets: Jet and files on prominent Republicans. This give of GDP. Our debt was nearly 110 per- Ebony entertainment magazines. Both publi- the Clintons access to confidential informa- cent of GDP. But, as you can see, it has cations were publishing fawning coverage of tion on key Republicans they viewed as po- gone down, and now it is trending way Obama. litical threats. high. Those heartened by the hope that a Presi- Just weeks after the Monica Lewinsky dent Obama would be more tolerant of crit- There is a big difference between this broke in early 1998, then-Deputy Attorney historical debt and the debt that we ics and criticism than a candidate Obama General (and current Attorney General) Eric had their expectations dashed. In only his Holder engineered a federal grand jury inves- are experiencing now, because the third full day as the 44th president Obama tigation of The American Spectator. The question is: Who did we owe it to? personally went on the offensive against a magazine had long been a very successful After World War II, we owed 95 percent media personality. On January 23rd, Obama critic of both Clintons, having broken sev- of the debt to ourselves. The U.S. pub- warned Congressional Republicans against eral stories embarrassing for the President lic held 95 percent of the United States listening to Rush Limbaugh. The man who and First Lady. Fourteen months later, the debt in 1945. Today, in 2009, only 54 per- offered to sit down with Holocaust denier federal prosecutor dropped the probe without and Iranian President Mahmoud cent is held by the U.S. public. China is filing any criminal charges. The probe may holding 11 percent, and other foreign Ahmadinejad without any preconditions have achieved its purpose as it nearly bank- whatsoever views an American radio talk rupted the magazine. countries are holding 35 percent. So show host as a dangerous threat. Much has been made by the political left of nearly 50 percent of our debt is owed to In precedent-setting action, Obama moved Richard Nixon’s infamous enemies list. The other countries. It is quite different his director of political affairs, a highly par- reality is while there was a Nixon’s enemies than the scenario after World War II. tisan post, from the Old Executive Office list most of the names were those who did It is a shame, Madam Speaker, that Building into the West Wing. Political opera- not receive presidential Christmas cards or we didn’t adopt the more significant tive Patrick Gaspard was given White House White House reception invitations. This was access not experienced by his predecessors. budget cuts of the Republican Study a hardship that even the most vulnerable in Committee budgets. Had we done that Obama official Shauna Daly, a non-lawyer American society could easily withstand. and career opposition researcher described as The heavy-handed actions against Obama over the last 5 years, we would now be a ‘‘partisan dirt-digger,’’ was assigned to the critics and opponents that occurred before he looking at $613 billion less in spending. White House counsel office. The move sig- had government institutions firmly under We would have saved $613 billion by en- nals not only a new low in partisan activi- his control should have had public interest acting those most conservative budgets ties, but suggests the office assignment may watchdog groups up in arms. Because so offered on this House floor. be intended to hide Daly’s political activities many of such groups are ideologically If this keeps up, what we have got under the guise of the counsel’s attorney-cli- aligned with Obama may explain why there now is government spending now as a ent privileges. was not even a peep. Conservative and bal- What America witnessed before the elec- percentage of GDP, as you can see here anced news outlets have the disturbing habit tion and mere hours after Obama was sworn under the Obama approach, fiscal year of holding accountable liberal public interest into office is just a sampling of what Ameri- organizations that engage in dishonest or de- 2010 budget, with the out years being cans can likely expect throughout an Obama ceptive practices that the major news orga- reflected in the long-term fiscal sce- presidency. One cannot help but reach the nizations just so happen to overlook. nario of CBO, you can see that govern- conclusion an Obama Enemies List is al- How soon and how far the Obama Adminis- ment spending as a percentage of GDP ready being compiled and free speech restric- tration will extend its attacks against its tions are being considered. Fortunately for actually rises to nearly 50 percent, 50 critics and the political opposition may be- Obama he has no shortage of Congressional percent of GDP being government come evident in the days ahead. Spared any foot soldiers to help in his cause to muzzle spending. Under the Republican alter- serious scrutiny by most news outlets during critics and silence news outlets that refuse natives, you can see that we trend his very brief career in public office, Barack to adhere to Democratic talking points that Obama has displayed an exceptionally thin down after this most recent uptick, are faxed directly into the network newscast skin when he has come under a microscope and we get down to the level of some- teleprompters. or when he has suffered political and public where around 18 percent of GDP as a On Election Day, Senator Chuck Schumer relations setbacks. likened conservative talk radio to pornog- percentage of government spending. raphy and argued it should be regulated. Madam Speaker, I am here to say to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi endorsed speech THE CLAIMS my colleagues that we must do some- restrictions more than once during the elec- ‘‘I’m very pleased that (Democratic lead- thing. These are scary numbers, and we tion season. Senators Harry Reid, Dick Dur- ers) will be talking, too, about the immoral have got to act. bin and John Kerry have also advocated var- profits being made by the insurance industry The key is to get to fiscal restraint ious limits to political speech. Senator and how those profits have increased in the and economic growth. Those things Debbie Stabenow assured a liberal radio talk Bush years.’’—House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, have to happen simultaneously. You do D-Calif., who also welcomed the attention show host that regulating conservative that by keeping taxes low, keeping reg- speech is imminent. House Commerce Com- being drawn to insurers’ ‘‘obscene profits.’’ mittee Chairman Henry Waxman is report- ulation light, and getting litigation f down. You do that by making wise en- edly working on speech restrictions with act- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a ing FCC Chairman Michael Copps. ergy policy that makes it so that en- Imagine the gross violations against polit- previous order of the House, the gen- ergy can be the new tech boom that ical speech that may very well occur when tleman from Texas (Mr. GOHMERT) is leads us out of the current recession. there are no checks and balances from a recognized for 5 minutes. I happen to believe that the road to sycophantic Congress and there is complicity (Mr. GOHMERT addressed the House. recovery and the road to energy inde- from the national news gatekeepers. The His remarks will appear hereafter in pendence are one and the same. If we public may be very surprised at the lengths the Extensions of Remarks.) the Obama Administration may pursue to si- get on that road, we can lead our way lence critics. Moreover, the self-anointed f out of this recession. I happen to believe, too, that the up- Praetorian Guard of the First Amendment CONTROLLING THE DEFICIT will conveniently develop a case of amnesia state of South Carolina has a lot to regarding on which side of the debate they The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a offer in paving that road, making it so fall when it comes to press freedoms. Do not previous order of the House, the gen- we can get to balanced budgets by eco- expect to see the New York Times edito- tleman from South Carolina (Mr. ING- nomic growth and fiscal restraint, and rialize against Obama and the Congress when LIS) is recognized for 5 minutes. improve the national security of the it comes to protecting free speech rights Mr. INGLIS. Madam Speaker, we are United States by breaking this addic- aside from its own and that of like-minded, liberally-biased press outlets. looking at some scary numbers. Just in tion to oil, by finding these new The Clinton White House had its own en- time for Halloween, we have the budget sources of energy and making it so we emies list and engaged in dirty practices deficit numbers in; $1.42 trillion for can create jobs.

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Those town halls As an American and as a Member of (Mr. MCHENRY addressed the House. did not take effect. The American peo- this House, I hate to put U.S. soldiers His remarks will appear hereafter in in harm’s way, whether it is on our the Extensions of Remarks.) ple did not express themselves. We did not hear outcries about what was hap- own shores or halfway around the f pening in the Congress. world. We all wish that we could re- THE NEW PELOSIAN CALENDAR Rather, nothing occurred. You don’t move our troops from the day-to-day, hear about it on this floor. You don’t face-to-face conflicts with the insur- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a hear about it in the President’s state- gent forces in Afghanistan. We all wish previous order of the House, the gen- ments. You don’t hear about it in the that we could finish this job by drop- tleman from California (Mr. DANIEL E. recommendations made by the Demo- ping bombs on the bad guys from the LUNGREN) is recognized for 5 minutes. cratic side. And now, as we are moving safety of unmanned drones or con- Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- forward on our calendar and told that ducting surgical strikes with Special fornia. Madam Speaker, tonight, I we have a few days to make up, we for- Forces. These counterterrorism efforts want to talk just briefly on the cal- get about the 31 days. hold much appeal and those tactics can endar, a little bit of historical note. I would like to say that the Pope win in many battles. Julius Caesar took over the chaotic took 11 days away from us, but it ap- But there is a problem. Our own very Roman calendar because, as Matt pears he was a piker. The Speaker has recent experiences teach us that coun- Rosenberg of About.com said, it was taken 31 days away from us. There was terterrorism alone can’t win this wider being exploited by politicians and oth- no August. There is no August. There war. ers for their own political purposes and were no town hall meetings. The Amer- b 2015 it had the effect of adding additional ican people did not rise up and say, days, because in certain ways changing We faced a similar crossroads in Iraq Congress, listen to us. We don’t want a 3 years ago. American forces had suf- the timing of things made a difference public option. We want you to make politically. fered heavy casualties. The Iraqi Gov- some changes, but don’t put us at jeop- ernment was inept and corrupt. The So Julius Caesar, in the year 46 BC, ardy for losing the care and the cov- established what we have been calling Sunni insurgency and al Qaeda in Iraq erage we currently have. ravaged the country. Our Nation then for years the Julian calendar. The Ju- I must say, this is a historic moment, lian calendar was an improvement over took a new course. We took a risk, a because it took us 1,600 years to change highly controversial one at the time, the Roman calendar, except for one the calendar the first time. But now, Madam Speaker, but that risk turned thing; it was 11 minutes and 14 seconds by the magic of the congressional cal- out to be an investment in Iraq’s fu- too slow, and that added up to a full endar, we have done it in just, well, ture, and it is an investment that has day off every 128 years. less than 600 years. paid off for the United States today. Well, for a number of centuries, it There is something fundamentally Today we have a measure of stability didn’t mean anything. But, over time, wrong, extremely disappointing, that that no one could have predicted 3 it meant something. And what hap- somehow we would have the temerity years ago. As a result, we are posi- pened was in the year 1582, the Pope, to tell the American people, You don’t tioned to draw down our troop levels Pope Gregory XIII, concerned that count, because we know better here in there. Christianity’s most important dates Washington, D.C. And, as a matter of In fact, when President Obama was a were falling behind with respect to the fact, if you have a different idea, we candidate, he saw the success in Iraq as calendar, particularly Easter, which are going to question that idea. We are a chance to redirect our attention to was based on the date of the vernal going to question what you are doing. Afghanistan. Then-Senator Obama said equinox, believed what we had to do Madam Speaker, give us back those in August 2008: ‘‘Ending the war will was to adjust that calendar. So he 31 days. allow us to invest in America, to issued what is known as a Papal bull strengthen our military and to finish f establishing the new calendar, which the fight against al Qaeda and the actually corrected, fairly well, the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a Taliban in Afghanistan and the border problem. It would be comprising 365 previous order of the House, the gentle- region of Pakistan. This is the central days, with every fourth year adding an woman from North Carolina (Ms. FOXX) front in the war on terrorism. This is additional day, but no leap year in is recognized for 5 minutes. where the Taliban is gaining strength years ending in 00 unless they were di- (Ms. FOXX addressed the House. Her and launching new attacks. This is visible by 400. remarks will appear hereafter in the where Osama bin Laden and the same Now, I am not a mathematician. I Extensions of Remarks.) terrorists who killed nearly 3,000 Amer- can’t tell you how that works out, but f icans on our own soil are hiding and it pretty near makes it perfect. The plotting 7 years after 9/11. This is a war PROVIDING NEEDED RESOURCES problem was, of course, there was a that we have to win. And as Com- IN AFGHANISTAN cleavage between the Catholics and the mander in Chief, I will have no greater Protestants. So the Catholic countries The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a priority than taking out these terror- adopted that in 1582. previous order of the House, the gen- ists who threaten America and fin- It wasn’t until 1752 that Great Brit- tleman from Georgia (Mr. WESTMORE- ishing the job against the Taliban.’’ ain decided to follow. As a matter of LAND) is recognized for 5 minutes. As President, Obama issued an im- fact, that is a famous day in English Mr. WESTMORELAND. Madam portant policy statement on Afghani- history, because the British Calendar Speaker, as the leader of coalition stan in March. He said his goals were Act of 1751 meant that people went to forces in a faltering Afghanistan, the to ‘‘disrupt, dismantle and defeat al bed on Wednesday, September 2, 1752, United States appears indecisive at Qaeda in Pakistan and Afghanistan and and woke up 12 days later. They lost 11 this critical juncture in the long war. to prevent their return to either coun- days in order to correct the calendar. Madam Speaker, we owe it to the Af- try in the future.’’ In that statement, But this is the calendar that has been ghan people, the Pakistani people, our President Obama said explicitly that adopted around the world ever since allies and our own national security in- we cannot allow the Afghan Govern- that time, until recently. What do I terests and our courageous U.S. troops ment to fall again to the Taliban be- mean by that? Well, here would be the to stiffen our spines and heed the rec- cause ‘‘that country will again be a

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We must encourage leaders of our own troops taking the fight to the Within the government itself, on the government agencies and private enter- Taliban. But our actual intentions in May 2008 Federal Security Report Card, prises to actively manage and rigor- Afghanistan are not clear, even though the Department of Interior, the De- ously protect the data collected and General McChrystal’s report states ex- partment of Treasury, the Department stored within their institutions. We plicitly that without more troops in of Veterans Affairs and the Depart- must make this a priority, and Con- the next year, the United States faces ment of Agriculture all scored failing gress should take up and pass House mission failure where defeating the in- grades. Concurrent Resolution 193. surgents is no longer possible. That’s Within the military, the personnel This bipartisan resolution, intro- the view of a respected general, the data of tens of thousands of United duced by myself and CHARLIE GONZALEZ commander handpicked by President States soldiers has been downloaded by of Texas, expresses the Sense of Con- Obama, who works in Kabul and trav- unauthorized computer users. The data gress for the need to pass meaningful els around Afghanistan every day. included Social Security numbers, legislation to protect commercial and So why is it that the Obama adminis- blood type, cell phone numbers, e-mail government data from data breaches. tration is sending mixed signals to the addresses and the names of soldiers’ There are a lot of disturbing statistics. American public and to the rest of the spouses and children. A 2006 Depart- Let’s take action now so that the oc- world? Why is his national security ad- ment of Veterans Affairs data breach currence, cost and individuals affected viser on Sunday morning talk shows put almost 30 million veterans’ names, do not continue to increase. saying that Afghanistan is not in im- addresses and Social Security numbers f minent danger of falling to the at risk. Taliban? After many years of fighting Within the retail segment, in 2009, a CONGRESS MUST BE TRANS- in Afghanistan, after many years of Miami man was charged in the largest PARENT WITH VITAL LEGISLA- two steps forward and one step back, case of computer crime and identity TION we cannot flinch. We must let our al- theft ever prosecuted. He, along with The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a lies, our military and the Afghans and two unknown Russian coconspirators, previous order of the House, the gentle- Pakistanis know right now that we were charged with taking more than woman from Michigan (Mrs. MILLER) is will do what it takes to provide sta- 130 million credit card and debit card recognized for 5 minutes. bility and security. numbers from late 2006 to early 2008, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. Madam Governing is about tough decisions. and they did it as an inside job. They Speaker, our Nation currently has an We must make the tough decisions to reviewed lists of Fortune 500 compa- unemployment rate of nearly 10 per- give General McChrystal the troops he nies, decided where to aim; they visited cent. In my home State of Michigan, needs to finish this mission. We must the stores to monitor the payment sys- it’s actually over 15 percent. In the last protect the population and assure them tems used; they placed sniffer pro- fiscal year, our Federal budget deficit that we’re not going anywhere. That’s grams on corporate networks; and the was over $1.4 trillion; and the Obama our only hope of winning over the Af- programs intercepted credit card trans- administration projects that over the ghan people who fear that if they work actions in real time and transmitted next 10 years, our deficit will be over $9 with us, they’ll be slaughtered by the the numbers to computers in the trillion. Taliban when the Americans leave. As United States, Netherlands and the When dealing with our budget, dif- President Obama said just 2 months Ukraine. An expert said the case pro- ficult times like these require very de- ago: ‘‘This will not be quick nor easy. vided more evidence that retailers and cisive actions. Unfortunately, over the But we must never forget: This is not a banks needed to strengthen, needed to last year or so, as this Congress has war of choice. This is a war of neces- harden, industry standards. racked up record-breaking deficits, we sity.’’ And finally, educational institutions. have seen legislation brought to the Let’s hope that he has not forgotten. As I noted earlier, second only to gov- floor that forced massive new debt on f ernment and data breaches are edu- the American people while giving CYBERSECURITY cational institutions, probably the Members little or no time to read any The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a most disturbing statistic. In 2007, the of the legislation. previous order of the House, the gen- number of data security breaches in Last fall, the Bush administration tleman from Texas (Mr. BURGESS) is colleges and universities increased al- and the leadership of this House asked recognized for 5 minutes. most two-thirds from 2006, and the the House to vote on a $700 billion bail- Mr. BURGESS. I thank the Speaker number of educational institutions af- out for Wall Street with no strings at- for the recognition. fected increased by almost three-quar- tached on how the money would be I come to the floor tonight to talk ters. In August of 2005, hackers stole spent. I was proud to vote ‘‘no’’ on that about cybersecurity. We all hear about almost 400,000 electronic records of cur- Wall Street bailout. Unfortunately, data breaches. They’re so common, it rent, former and prospective students that bill did pass this House, and it be- seems like you can hardly pick up the in my congressional district at the came law. The result has been a pro- newspaper without reading about an- University of North Texas. The hackers gram that has been widely rejected by other occurrence. And unfortunately, got away with names, addresses, tele- the American people. the rate at which they’re occurring is phone numbers, Social Security ac- Then in February, President Obama also increasing. A report in 2009 found count numbers and possibly credit card asked Congress to pass an economic that more electronic records were numbers. stimulus plan, and many on our side of breached in 2008 than in the previous 4 So what can we do? Of the breaches, the aisle were ready to help. In fact, we years combined. Almost 10 million 87 percent are considered avoidable if proposed a bill that, according to a for- United States adults were victims of reasonable controls had been in place. mula used by President Obama’s own identity theft in 2008. These are expen- Madam Speaker, now is the time for economic advisers, would produce sive. A 2009 report found that the aver- Congress to enact a meaningful na- twice the jobs at half the cost. Instead, age cost of a data breach had risen to tional standard to protect commercial the Democrats crafted a bill behind $202 per customer from last year’s $197. and government data. This requires closed doors. They filed a 1,073-page Over $600 is lost out of pocket per sec- leadership at the top levels of an orga- conference report in the middle of the ond to identity fraud, costing con- nization to take an active role in en- night and asked Members of this House sumers and businesses over $52 million suring that their systems are secure. to vote on $787 billion of deficit spend- a day. Federal Government subcontractors ing while not one single Member of this

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Some may have the Democratic leadership gave us uary 6, 2009, the gentlewoman from started in college. Some may have been about 16 hours to read the bill and the Ohio (Ms. FUDGE) is recognized for 60 activists or locally elected officials. amendment before it was voted on. minutes as the designee of the major- But they understood under this democ- Only after the fact did we see a memo ity leader. racy, as you have indicated, the impor- produced within the Obama adminis- GENERAL LEAVE tance of participatory process. tration that indicated that the bill Ms. FUDGE. Madam Speaker, I ask I have the privilege of serving on the would cost every single American unanimous consent that all Members House Judiciary Committee with household an average of $1,700 per year be given 5 legislative days to revise and Chairman JOHN CONYERS, and our com- in higher energy costs. extend their remarks in the RECORD on mittees embrace this whole question of Madam Speaker, we will soon con- this topic. fair election laws, the right to vote, sider health care legislation that will The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there and the protection of that privilege and have a far-reaching impact on one of objection to the request of the gentle- that right to vote. the most personal issues facing every woman from Ohio? You may be well aware that in the American, and that is how they will There was no objection. early days of my tenure, if you will, protect the health of themselves and Ms. FUDGE. I appreciate the oppor- there were a number of occasions dur- their families. Nobody knows what this tunity to join my colleagues of the ing the presidential election years that legislation will look like. Nobody Congressional Black Caucus for this members of the Congressional Black knows how much it will cost. Nobody special hour. Currently, the CBC is Caucus came to the floor of the House knows when it will be brought to the chaired by the Honorable BARBARA LEE to challenge the counting of the elec- floor. But every American has a vital from the Ninth Congressional District toral college. You may be reminded stake in the outcome of the legislation. of California. My name is Representa- that in the particular year of 2000, Ohio Many Members of this House from tive MARCIA L. FUDGE, and I represent was in the crosshairs. I know how ac- both parties have had enough and are the 11th Congressional District of Ohio. tive you were, having gone to Ohio, insisting that we bring transparency CBC members work diligently to be the having worked with you and, of course, into the process before a vote is taken, conscience of the Congress and provide your predecessor, walking the streets and the American people are demand- dedicated and focused service to our with you, remembering discussions ing the opportunity to be able to read congressional districts and families na- that you had about ensuring that you the legislation that their Representa- tionally and internationally. The vi- had a election. As you recall, Ohio was tives will be voting on before the vote sion of the founding members of the quite upset and, therefore, it was the so that their voices can be heard. That Congressional Black Caucus is to pro- Congressional Black Caucus that went is why I am proud to cosponsor H. Res. mote the public welfare through legis- to the floor of the House, in particular 554 which would require that all major lation designed to meet the needs of your predecessor, the late Stephanie legislation, significant amendments millions of neglected citizens. It con- Tubbs Jones. We joined her in chal- and conference reports be available in tinues to be a focal point for the legis- lenging the counting of the electoral their entirety on the Internet so that lative work and the political activities votes of Ohio. Many people would won- Members can read the legislation be- of the Congressional Black Caucus der is that civic participation? And it fore casting their votes and so that the today. As Members of Congress, CBC is. It is making sure that any process is American people can have some oppor- members also promote civic engage- fair. tunity to have their voices heard. If ment and active participation in the So I come to emphasize where we are legislation that will govern more than legislative process. today in pivotal elections that will be one-sixth of our economy comes to the The United States is the world’s coming up on November 3, 2009. As I re- floor, don’t Members as well as the longest-existing democracy. Americans flect on those elections, I want to re- American people deserve a chance to at understand that our ability to elect mind people that the best of America least read it? our leadership through a democratic was the times in which it moved to re- President Obama ran last year on a process is precious, and we recognize move the barriers of voting. To remove platform of openness and transparency, the need for greater civic engagement. the distinctions between slave and but unfortunately, it has been business Madam Speaker, I have been joined by nonslave took a very long time. But to as usual in Washington. We have had my friend and colleague, the Honorable remove the distinction between land- limited to no transparency. We have SHEILA JACKSON-LEE from Texas. owner and nonlandowner were some of not had a chance to read important I now yield to my friend. the first efforts to create an oppor- legislation before asking for us to vote Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Thank tunity for all to vote. on this legislation. I would urge my fel- you so very much, Congresswoman In 1920, of course, there was the low Members who have not signed on FUDGE. Your opening remarks are amendment to create the opportunity as cosponsors of this important resolu- framed excellently, the reason for our for women to vote. African Americans, tion to join us in an effort to bring presence here tonight. There are many however, and language minorities had transparency to the process, to join us issues that the Congressional Black longer periods of time, and the Voting in demanding that we in Congress cast Caucus, led by Chairwoman BARBARA Rights Act of 1965 came around and an informed vote on important legisla- LEE, focus on. The disciplines of the then its amendment, which, by the tion that will impact every American, members are varied. The chairman- way, the language minority provision to join us in allowing the American ships of the members are varied, in- in the Voting Rights Act was placed in people to have their voices heard. The cluding full chairmanships on a num- that act by the Honorable Barbara Jor- Members of this House and, most im- ber of committees which really en- dan, my predecessor. But the idea was portantly, Madam Speaker, the Amer- hance the opportunity for a very full to increase participation. ican people deserve no less. agenda. And as I listen to my colleagues on f As I listen to you speak about civic the other side of the aisle recounting The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a participation, I would venture to say— maybe the dismay that they have in previous order of the House, the gen- and probably would not be incorrect— some of the major changes that are tleman from Minnesota (Mr. PAULSEN) that all of the members of the Congres- being made by both this White House is recognized for 5 minutes. sional Black Caucus and our colleagues and Congress, might I say that it is a

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We began to talk So let your voice be heard, because Obama with the message of green en- about rewriting the election laws to in- even though I wasn’t in the House, ob- ergy or renewables or the opportunity sist that certain parameters be in place viously, when you took up this whole for expanding the horizon on producing to protect the voter, to protect the thing about revising the way we do energy. And I come from oil and gas voter at the voting ballot, to assess the elections, I am just so pleased that in territory, and I frankly believe we have kinds of voting tools that are being my State as a result of that, we now room for many of those energy types, used, to try to find consistency. As you have absentee voting for any person. It but I recognize that green energy will know, the most important issue was used to be you had to be a certain age be part of our future. this accountability, the ability to or you had to be infirm or you had to Likewise, the message came from the track the balloting in electronic bal- be this. Now any single person with no voters, because of their civic participa- loting, to have a paper trail, as we call reason whatsoever can request a vote tion, on a vigorous public option in it. We’re still fighting to get that done, from the comfort of their home. Espe- health care reform. So our colleagues but we were the voices to speak about cially when we have many, many issues are really speaking to the American that so that people could have the abil- as things get difficult and more and people whose numbers say give us a ity to challenge. more communities are asking for re- vigorous public option. Right now in Harris County we had a sources, then they can sit and take This vote that is coming up, one or very difficult race in 2008. A number of their time and not be in a voting booth two of the most highlighted ones, of candidates lost. They posed a challenge being rushed or feeling rushed because course, are Virginia and, of course, because they believed there were ballot people are behind them. New Jersey. I am not here to speak infractions. We are now in the midst of I think it is something that really particularly about the ultimate out- looking at a settlement agreement came out of that, and I appreciate and come, but there are messengers, the that I believe may not be the right thank you and especially thank Steph- Governor of New Jersey, for example, kind of settlement agreement, that anie Tubbs Jones for her work with it who is carrying the message of change really didn’t answer the concerns of as well. But I just hope that people un- in this whole question of public health those who were violated, whose votes derstand it is a responsibility. So many insurance or public option in health were not counted and the candidates people fought to get us where we are care and the idea of full employment. who did not prevail because we felt today. It really is a responsibility to go Likewise, those opportunities or dis- that there were inaccuracies in a vot- out and vote. cussions are being heard in Virginia as ing system or a voting office, if you Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. If the well. will, the officer who presided over the gentlelady would yield for a moment, I It is important in every election that voting count—there were some infrac- want to use one example because I is coming up in November of 2009 for tions. chair the Congressional Children’s Cau- the same momentum and the same par- So even today in 2009 we should not cus. I remember in the summer of 2008, ticipation to surge as it did in 2008. be hesitant to remind voters that a I was begging for Federal dollars for And I think this Special Order, if you vote is precious, every vote counts, and summer youth jobs. You remember will, is enormously crucial for the fact that it is important, as the United those programs. that people don’t think of elections States Congress exists, that local elect- Ms. FUDGE. Yes when you don’t focus them on a presi- ed officials exist, that State officials Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. And dential election. They really think of exist, they exist because of the vote. they existed 10, 15 years ago, 5 years elections as that highlight, but you are And I am hoping as we have the spot- ago, or I know they existed in the pre- coming to bring to our attention the light on States like Virginia and New vious Democratic administration. But vitality and the importance of elec- Jersey that we will spotlight on the we literally were starving for those tions every single year, city elections, local elections and that civic participa- dollars over the last 8 years in the pre- county elections, Federal elections, tion is the direct relationship for the vious administration. So because we and State elections. kind of outstanding leadership that didn’t have those dollars, I put to- Ms. FUDGE. Reclaiming my time, you get. gether what you call a Houston sum- just to take that one step further, I I want to yield back on this point: mer job pilot program, where I grabbed think that people don’t understand the We have local elections in Houston, small businesses and corporations in significance of voting, as you suggest, Texas, local elections around the Na- the summer of 2008 just to give these all the time. What most people don’t tion. Not one single vote should be di- young people an opportunity. I realize is that it is bodies like ours, minished in its value, for your life gets couldn’t give thousands but I gave a which the gentlewoman from Texas changed or your voice gets heard by few the opportunity to work and to be talked about, who make decisions that vote. And it is my commitment, paid. We raised the money, the commu- about things that people never think as a member of the Congressional nity raised the money, to be paid by about. Just the very air we breathe, we Black Caucus and a member of the these small businesses. make decisions about pollution and House Judiciary Committee, to insist, The community needs to know, the how much pollution can be in the air, if you will, on the idea of full partici- Nation needs to know, that in 2009 with about the quality of the food people pation of voters and making sure that change and a new President, on the eat, about the quality of their chil- we have the opportunity to protect the basis of the vote, there were millions of dren’s education. Those are decisions right to vote and to make sure that, as dollars going into communities during that are made by elected officials protectors of the right to vote, people the summer for summer youth jobs. many, many times. I think that if peo- take advantage of it and vote. I want people to take a poll. It’s in- ple understood how significant it is to Ms. FUDGE. Thank you so very teresting that I’m hearing my col- vote and how much change could be much. leagues talk about where did the stim- made by a vote, more people might be I just want to just go one step further ulus dollars go? Ask some teenager inclined to do it on a regular basis. and talk about the power of the vote. that had a summer youth job and I yield. There are so many people who believe worked and did legitimate work, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. I thank that one vote doesn’t make a dif- cleaned parks, worked in various com- the gentlewoman. That is why I salute ference. I could go through a litany of munity services, because of the sum- you as I join with you in the Congres- things that were decided by one vote, mer youth program. That came about sional Black Caucus because many but I won’t. But what I will say is this: through a vote that you made, the Na- would not think of bringing this to the Your vote is your voice. If you don’t tion made, in 2008, where you elected a attention of the American people. vote, then you have silenced yourself. President, President Barack Obama,

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She is proud of economy, which I am sure will be re- Our lives begin to end the day, the very the years that she has spent on the flected as we look back over the sum- day, we become silent about things frontline in grassroots political action. mer months, those jobs were valuable that matter. I am always amazed by her energy and input into the economy. I am proud to share a few stories of willingness to roll up her sleeves and That is what a vote will do. And I individuals from my district who are get to work. She believes that we each hope that as you proceed on this Spe- actively engaged in the civic process. have a responsibility to ourselves, our cial Order tonight, it will be well rec- They come from various backgrounds families, and our communities to make ognized how important it is for the and ages. life better for others. To this end, she vote to be cast and to be counted, and recognizes that the political process b 2045 that will be our commitment as we and advocacy are an important vehicle continue to work together. However, they all share a desire to through which everyday people’s voices Ms. FUDGE. Thank you so very help others and to make government are heard. much. I appreciate the gentlewoman responsive to the people. I want to talk just a bit about ex-of- from Texas for joining me. There is a young woman named fenders, sometimes the forgotten peo- I just want to say this one thing: I Artavia Hill from Euclid, Ohio. She is a ple in our society. But in Ohio, an ex- was listening to one of my colleagues shining example of a young person ac- offender can register to vote imme- earlier ask what happened to the tively engaged in the political process. diately upon release from confinement month of August? The month of August As president of the NAACP Cleveland even if on parole. The reinstated cit- was spent, at least in my district, hir- Youth Council, she registered voters izen can vote in the next scheduled ing 6,000 children to work summer jobs. during Russ Parr’s Back to School Bus election without any restrictions. The month of August was a time when Tour in August of this year. She also While there are no barriers that pre- I spent time talking to the people at spearheaded the youth council’s ‘‘Vote vent ex-offenders from voting in the home who want a public option. The Hard, Step Hard: Stop the Violence’’ State of Ohio, many ex-offenders are month of August wasn’t lost. But let which was an event held at Cleveland not aware that they have these rights. me just say that in the event people be- State University in January where David Singleton who is the executive lieve it was, the month of October cer- young people were encouraged to reg- director of the Prison Reform Advo- tainly isn’t. And all the polls indicate ister to vote, they discussed the effects cacy Center says: ‘‘States like Ohio, that more people want a public option of violence on the city and listened to where all former prisoners can vote as than not. So I just want to make that local candidates. Don’t give up on our soon as they are released, should take clear to make sure that the record was youth. Artavia Hill is not the only one steps to ensure the ex-offenders fully straight. doing things for Cleveland’s commu- understand this important right. When Madam Speaker, I want to continue nity. former prisoners believe they are with our hour this evening, and I just Dorothy Jones is another young stakeholders in their communities and want to say to everyone who is listen- northeast Ohioan committed to civic have the power to contribute to civic ing that we all share in the responsi- engagement. Her grandmother, Mar- life, they are more likely to succeed bility to create a better America. One garet Walker Fields, put Dorothy which is in all of our best interests. way to strengthen our government is under her wing and taught her the im- Our democracy suffers when the voices through civic engagement, whether it portance of voting. During her child- of all eligible voters, including former is through voting, attending a town hood, Dorothy canvassed the 55th and prisoners, are not heard. If 20 percent hall or other public discussion, or writ- Broadway area, and helped seniors fill of the 34,000 ex-offenders on community ing a letter to your Members of Con- out their absentee ballots. Because of supervision in Ohio are not voting be- gress. These e-mails, letters, and phone her grandmother and the sense of re- cause they erroneously believe they are calls you make to your elected officials ward she gets from helping others, she ineligible to do so, then 6,800 potential really do have an impact. has devoted her life to public service. votes have been lost. We want to en- In my office my staff keeps a tally of Dorothy now works for a council mem- sure that ex-prisoners are not being all the phone calls we receive on the ber in Cleveland. disenfranchised on account of misin- issues, which I review on a regular It is people with passion like Pearl formation.’’ basis. One of my constituents, Paul Livingstone that brought me and many Count every vote. We have all seen Gordon, calls every week and some- others into politics. Pearl, a Shaker why counting each and every vote in times several times a week. I may not Heights resident, created a program an election is so important. During the always agree with Paul Gordon, but I where the Ohio Secretary of State’s of- 2004 Presidential election, Ohio suf- appreciate his comments and encour- fice sent letters to high school seniors fered unfortunate irregularities in the age him and other constituents to congratulating them for graduating voting system, which caused confusion share their views with me. And that’s and encouraging them to vote. She also and disruption. That disenfranchise- what happened in August, Madam encouraged 17-year-olds, who would be ment of voters is why my dear friend, Speaker. People shared their views. We 18 by election day, to register to vote. the late Congresswoman Stephanie learned a great deal from the dialogue To support those efforts, she helped Tubbs Jones, introduced the Count we had in the month of August. start a voting advocacy group in Cleve- Every Vote Act while a Member of Con- Madam Speaker, in last year’s his- land to encourage young people to get gress. The Count Every Vote Act, or toric presidential election, voter turn- out and vote. Pearl deserves praise for CEVA for short, sought to remedy out was at a record high, particularly putting her energies toward engaging many of the problems that voters con- in the African American community. young people in the civic process and tinue to face all over this country. This To create change and hold elected offi- educating them on the powerful impact bill is not yet law, but should be. cials responsible for their votes, Amer- of voting. While the bill is not law and has not icans must continue to stay engaged on And then there are seniors. Senior been reintroduced this year, I want to the issues year round, not just at elec- citizens are also very involved in the highlight some of the voter protection tion time. Moreover, African Ameri- process. My friend, Dr. Jacklyn Chis- and enfranchisement provisions of this cans must be involved in the debate. holm, told me about one of her friends bill. The stakes are high in every election, and mentors and someone I have CEVA maintains that voters deserve on every ballot, and between elections. known for many years, Ms. Dionne a paper trail of their electronic vote. Every voting day presents Americans Thomas-Carmichael. Dr. Chisholm said This must be done to ensure accuracy with the same question: Will we be the Dionne is very involved in the commu- in counting and avoid technological

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(Mr. KING) is recognized for 60 minutes the time the bill was dropped until as the designee of the minority leader. such time it was on the floor for debate We must ensure that all Americans, Mr. KING of Iowa. Thank you, without legitimate amendments. including those with disabilities or lan- Madam Speaker. It is a privilege to ad- The American people watched this guage barriers, retain their right to dress you here tonight on the floor of and they understood intuitively, if not cast a ballot. To that end, CEVA asks the House of Representatives in this articulated on the streets, that they that the Federal Government require great deliberative body that we once understood that freedom was being that at least one machine per precinct were and sometimes are and perhaps compromised. The principles of our must allow voters with disabilities and one day will be again in honor of the free market system were being com- language-minority voters to cast a traditions that we have in this Con- promised. They also understood that a vote in a private and independent man- gress. It has been a difficult year for prudent government with people that ner. this deliberative body, and one of the hold the gavels that are fiscally re- I believe that the Federal Govern- reasons for that I believe is the leader- sponsible and a future President that ment should require all States to offer ship of this House and the leadership of might be fiscally responsible, I believe early voting. CEVA makes this pro- the majority party seem to be quite I have given up hope on this one, could posal to encourage people to vote by al- concerned about open public debate, actually set things up so we could work lowing them to vote at times conven- quite concerned about limiting the our way through the trillions of dollars ient for them and avoiding long lines amendments that come to the floor, of debt that we now have and work our on election day. As I mentioned before, and quite concerned about pushing a way through the nationalization and for our democracy to function well, all new President’s agenda. This new begin to privatize, sell those shares Americans must have a pathway to President’s agenda follows through a back to General Motors, sell them back participate in the election process. To whole series of major moves from a to Chrysler, privatize Fannie Mae, that end, the bill proposes that all business perspective. Some of them ac- Freddie Mac, and require them to be States end the practice of prohibiting tually started before his election and capitalized like other lending institu- convicted felons who have completed some of them happened after his elec- tions, regulate them like other lending their prison term, parole or probation tion and many of them happened after institutions and sell those shares back to vote. After all, they have served the President’s inauguration. But we in the marketplace, and for the Federal their time. have witnessed here within the last 15 Government to divest themselves from months or so the nationalization of their investment in this huge national- CEVA further proposes that we study huge business entities in America. It is ization, AIG included. the impact of making election day a framed by the $700 billion TARP bail- 2100 Federal holiday. Creating such a day out and the $787 billion stimulus plan. b would give more voters time to cast In the middle of all of that came the Now, that could all happen under a ballots and allow more qualified people nationalization of three large invest- future President and under a Congress to serve as poll workers. ment banks, AIG, Fannie Mae, Freddie that is dominated by people that just Our leadership and moral strength is Mac, General Motors, and Chrysler. All believe simply the opposite side of that only enhanced when we help others. We of that adds up to about one-third of flashcard that asks the question of lift as we rise. To have a vibrant de- America’s private sector being nation- anybody that wants to become an mocracy, we must encourage the par- alized, much of it under the watch of American citizen, what is the economic ticipation of all citizens and fight this administration, but not all of it, in system of the United States? Flip it against efforts to disenfranchise vot- fairness, Madam Speaker. over, free enterprise capitalism. That ers. We must work to ensure that our The American people are nervous. compels the Federal Government to di- citizens do not encounter barriers to They know that free enterprise is the vest itself if, of course, we believe in their full participation in the election foundation of America’s economic sys- the tenet that we require people to process. Whether it is seniors who need tem. That is so basic to the American know if they’re to become an American transportation to the voting booth or people, the value of free enterprise, and citizen and naturalize an American cit- ex-offenders who are unaware of the re- it is so basic to the values of, let me izen. instatement of the right to vote, we say USCIS, the United States Citizen- So the American people saw this cannot sit by while our fellow Ameri- ship and Immigration Services, that rush, they saw this push that went to- cans are excluded from the democratic they have a whole stack of flashcards wards this nationalization of our one- process. We must also encourage voters that are prepared for those who would third of our economy and the rush to be educated and organized citizens study for the naturalization test, those through cap-and-trade in the House, in order to strengthen and empower immigrants who go through the proc- and now it is stalled in the Senate, our communities. At the end of the ess to become American citizens, the thankfully. I hope it doesn’t get day, civic participation is both a duty people we celebrate as Americans by brought up again. It is a tax on all of and a right. choice, a whole series of flashcards, the our energy. It is cap-and-tax. history of America is on those But all of this went through in a The legislative process affects all as- flashcards. They are stacked that deep, rush, and the American people didn’t pects of our lives and we cannot afford and you can turn one after another have an opportunity to weigh in. Be- to remain silent. Your vote is your over and you can understand about fore they could catch up with what was voice, so speak loud and clear. Mem- what George Washington and the Con- going on, decisions were made. Those bers of Congress and all elected offi- stitution and the Declaration and the decisions were made behind closed cials will hear you. Bill of Rights and the Fourth of July doors—and sometimes the irrevocable Next Tuesday is election day for and the list goes on and on. decisions of the nationalization of many. Use the power of your one vote. One of those flashcards, Madam these entities. And once they saw all When you do not vote, by default you Speakers, asks what is the economic that happen and they saw the Presi- cast a ballot against the person or pro- system of the United States of Amer- dent push hard for $787 billion in bail- posal you prefer. Your missing vote is ica? You flip the card over and it says out money—and, Madam Speaker, they one less that the opposition has to free enterprise capitalism is the eco- saw every Republican vote ‘‘no’’ on overcome. Thus, your vote is for those nomic system of the United States of that $787 billion and they thought, at with whom you disagree. Get out, use America. Yet one-third of it has been least there’s a sign for hope here; Re- your voice, and vote. nationalized by the Federal Govern- publicans are sticking together. But

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Speaker that President Clinton had to come saw health care, a complete overhaul of PELOSI called it the ‘‘consumer op- here to the floor of the House and from the health care system coming at them tion.’’ It was Representative DEBBIE the well of the House address a joint as fast as a freight train of all the WASSERMAN SCHULTZ of Florida who session of Congress, September 22, 1993, other things that came at them. called it the ‘‘competitive option.’’ House and Senate Members, gallery is Now, thankfully, there was a delay So you have a public option, a gov- full, pleading that they would adopt for the break in August and the Amer- ernment option, a government-run and pass HillaryCare. ican people came together. There were health insurance, the consumer option I will say, to President Clinton’s hundreds and hundreds of town hall by PELOSI’s language, or the competi- credit, even though they met behind meetings that were held by many Mem- tive option by WASSERMAN SCHULTZ’s closed doors and even though there was bers of Congress. I believe every Repub- language. But we know what happens a lot of suspicion and a lot of frustra- lican, and many Democrats, held num- when the Federal Government steps tion and people got angry, they at least bers of town hall meetings and con- into an industry, as they did in 1968 in wrote a bill. President Clinton had a stituents filled the rooms. There is a the flood insurance. In a few years, it bill. And when you have a bill, you’ve case of a town hall meeting in Okla- had swallowed up the entire private got something that you can at least ei- homa that brought about 3,000 people. sector flood insurance program and re- ther support or shoot at. You have And there were many meetings around placed it with the Federal flood insur- some specificity. But what we’re deal- in my part of the country that brought ance program. ing with now is still a matter of con- in several hundred when a normal town In order to compete, the Federal Gov- cepts. We have concepts. hall meeting for a low intensity period ernment also passed legislation which Now, we do have a bill, H.R. 3200, of time might bring, oh, a couple dozen required that anyone who was bor- that passed out of the Energy and Com- people in to talk to their Senator or rowing money from a national bank merce Committee here in the House, their Congressman. But this was hun- and had property that was anywhere in but in the Senate they’re still dealing dreds. And it’s because the American the floodplain, they were compelled to with concepts. They passed concepts people finally had an opportunity to buy the insurance. So, in order to get out of the Senate Finance Committee. step in and weigh in after they had the loan, the people that were invest- And it’s pretty hard to shoot holes in seen this slide towards socialism that ing had to buy the flood insurance. So people’s concepts, and it’s pretty hard had taken place and the nationaliza- the Federal Government set the pre- to support them because they are tion of these eight huge entities and miums, set the rules, required that amorphous and they can change. one-third of our private sector econ- people buy the flood insurance, and So HARRY REID announced today that omy nationalized. they lowered the premiums out of pro- he will have a bill, and he told us a lit- The American people stood up and portion to the risk and they squeezed tle bit about that, and the Congres- they filled the town hall meetings. out all the private sector. Once the pri- sional Budget Office is going to score They had their say, and they rejected vate sector was squeezed out, then the it. But this is 1993. This is the black- this idea of a government option that Federal Government sitting there, and-white scary flowchart of what hap- would go directly in competition charging premiums lower than the pens to our freedom if we turn our against our health insurance indus- risk, had to come back here to this health care over to the government. tries. They said, We don’t need it. We Congress to get money to backfill the Madam Speaker, this is the modern don’t want it. We don’t want the Fed- hole in their budget. flowchart. This is the flowchart that eral Government taking over our So from 1968 until today, we’ve gone was created at the direction of Con- health care. They understand what from no Federal flood insurance in 1968, gressman KEVIN BRADY of Texas, a happens. When you have a government- at the moment the bill was passed, to Ways and Means Committee member run insurance system, it becomes, 100 percent of the flood insurance in who drilled down into this language often, the only insurance system that’s the United States is all federally owned word by word, line by line, sentence by there. We’ve seen this happen, Madam and run. The premiums are lower than sentence, concept by concept to verify Speaker, with the case of the national the actual claims, and so the Federal that this flowchart is accurate, that it flood insurance. flood insurance program is $19.2 billion does reflect H.R. 3200, it does reflect In 1968, the property and casualty in the red, with no daylight in sight. the bill that passed out of committee companies were providing 100 percent That’s the way the Federal Govern- in the House. of the flood insurance in America. Now, ment runs an insurance program, and When you look at the chart, Madam it wasn’t a developed market like it is that’s the way the Federal Government Speaker, you will see these organiza- today, and I don’t mean to characterize may well run this public option that tions in white, these are existing, with it that way because it wasn’t. It was a was announced today. the blue letters—the President, the lesser developed market. There was a Now, I’m going to take you through a Congress, Treasury, HHS, Veterans Ad- lot less real estate in the floodplains in little bit of history, Madam Speaker, ministration, Defense Department, 1968 than there is today, a lot less de- and then we will go to current events Labor Department, all of this exists. veloped real estate in the floodplains. today. This is some history. This is Any of these white boxes here exist, But Congress decided that they wanted 1993, 1994. This is HillaryCare. This is a and those in color are all new. This is to engage in this to protect those chart that was in The New York Times all new government agencies: homes and businesses that were occa- back then, 15 years ago. And this is the The Advisory Committee on Health sionally flooded by high waters, so government agencies that are created Workforce and Evaluation, new. Insur- they passed the National Flood Insur- or linked by the Clinton health care ance mandate, health affordability ance Act in 1968. plan, which was a takeover in our credits, the Health Insurance Exchange Today, 100 percent of the flood insur- health insurance industry and would Trust Fund, the Clinical Preventive ance available for purchase in America have resulted, I believe, in a complete Services Task Force; new ideas that is the Federal flood insurance program. takeover of our delivery system as people get in there because they’ve got There is not one single policy in the well. some leverage. Health Benefits Advi- private insurance industry that you All of these charts that are in here, sory Committee, the Public Health In- can buy flood insurance from. And the you don’t have to study them to under- vestment Fund here. Anything in color reason is because the Federal Govern- stand. We should be very concerned. We is all new, Madam Speaker. ment went in and dominated the mar- should be very concerned about the So when the President says—and ket. They passed the National Flood kind of government and the kind of bu- many of the Democrats say—that we Insurance Program—and I’m drawing reaucracy and the kind of hoops that need to provide competition in the this analogy, this comparison of what patients would have to jump through health insurance industry, I would re- happens if we have a national health in order to do business with the Fed- mind them, Madam Speaker, that this

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Fix this problem of who are seeking more freedom, and of them may be operating under mul- some States that have a little bit of that’s what’s being diminished by this tiple labels in multiple States, but we competition and others that have a lot health care endeavor which is unfold- have over 1,300 health insurance com- of competition. Give everybody the ing. panies in America, and they offer ap- same competition. That will drive in- So briefly, Madam Speaker, before I proximately 100,000 different varieties surance prices down. yield to my good friend from Texas, of policies that one can purchase. Now, b 2115 who has been a relentless and un- that is a lot of choice and it is a lot of daunted opponent of, let me say, this competition. We don’t have to create a govern- government option that is coming at So the President’s argument that we ment entity and stock it with billions us, here are the things that unfolded in need more competition in the health of dollars in capital to get it jump- the Senate. insurance industry, I think that is a le- started and then undersell the pre- Just to recap, at the press conference gitimate criticism, especially in some miums so they can pick up a market at about 3:15 today which was held by of the States where there is almost, let share in the Federal insurance plan; all the majority leader in the Senate, we have to do to put competition in. If me say, a de facto monopoly where one HARRY REID, he said that, in the pro- insurance company might provide 70 or that’s what the President sincerely posal that he has put together—and he 80 percent of the policies in that State. wants, competition, then all he has to has pretty much had an ability to mix do is give the nod and tell the people And so where that exists, it would be and match and write his own bill in the who tend to follow whatever he might good to see more competition to help Senate—the States would have the suggest, that he would like to see JOHN keep those prices down. But there is choice of opting out of the program. SHADEGG’s bill move. We could do that also a reason why a single company has They would have the choice to opt out. in this House in a day, send it over to gotten such a large market share, and I think I know how that works. Then the Senate, and I think it could be that’s because they have the leverage the States have to pass legislation to passed over in the Senate in a short pe- to be able to negotiate lower com- opt out. There could be a debate in the riod of time, too. pensation rates because of the volume Although I won’t say it’s an emer- State House and in the State Senate. that they have. gency like a war, it’s something that They’d have to get a Governor’s signa- But the best solution to this is not has come to the point where the Amer- ture to opt out. Then let’s just say, for for the government to create an insur- ican people understand the necessity of example, a State like, oh, Texas or ance company and to write new insur- allowing Americans to buy insurance Minnesota or Iowa decided to pass leg- ance policies, Madam Speaker. The across State lines. islation to opt out of the government best solution for this is to adopt the Well, instead, here is what Demo- option. JOHN SHADEGG policy, his legislation, crats in Congress and liberals want to Well, they don’t get to opt out of the which allows for people in America to do instead. If you look at these boxes taxes that will be funding the govern- buy insurance across State lines. Some of private insurers—those are the 1,300 ment option. They would just opt out of the data that came out used New insurance companies that I mentioned, of being able to tap into the benefits Jersey, for example; very, very high in- and they’re producing to this box. that would be funded by the taxes. So surance premium rates and a lot of un- These are 100,000 health insurance poli- it’s unlikely anybody is going to opt reasonable mandates have to be in- cies, traditionally health insurance out, because it’s giving away some- cluded in New Jersey’s premiums. But plans. Well, if H.R. 3200 becomes law, or thing to other States, and it’s sub- a young man about 25 years old—in many of the versions that we’ve seen, sidizing the other States. fact, exactly 25 years old—that would including, I believe, the version in the Then he also leaves it open for non- buy a policy in New Jersey that would United States Senate, then you get a profit co-ops to sell insurance in com- be comparable—and I put that com- Health Choices Administration com- petition with private companies. We parable, it has to be a qualified state- missioner. This commissioner will know how that will work. Nonprofit co- ment—but a comparable policy in Ken- write the rules for all of the insurance ops, I presume that’s open by the tucky, a young 25-year-old man would companies and for all of the insurance State-by-State version again, and it’s pay $6,000 in annual premiums in New policies in America. not the co-ops that we understand. Jersey and $1,000 in annual premiums That just can’t stand. That just can’t These would be set up as nonprofit or- in Kentucky. hold, Madam Speaker, because then ganizations, and they would still be, Now, as it’s envisioned by the fed- you have one of the competitors, which eventually, a camel’s nose under the eralist philosophy, each of the States would be the Federal health insurance, tent. would be incubators that would experi- this Health Choices Administration Another component of this says it ment. And in the real world, in an ideal and the public option people, writing would require most individuals to pur- world, people would look at the cost of the rules to regulate their competition. chase insurance, and large businesses that premium and they would move Now, I would have liked that. Let’s would not be required to provide insur- from New Jersey to Kentucky. JOHN just say you’re a football coach and ance to their workers, but they would SHADEGG’s bill bypasses that and it rec- you get to go out and recruit the play- face penalties of as much as $750 per ognizes that Congress has the constitu- ers in the fashion you’d like and get to employee if their employees qualified tional authority to regulate interstate offer the scholarships that you’d like for Federal subsidies. Huh. So, if you commerce and to break down those and get to keep as many people on the don’t provide the insurance and if you barriers and allow people in New Jer- roster and on the team as you’d like don’t pay enough money to your em- sey to buy insurance in Iowa or Ken- and get to spend any amount of money ployees so that they qualify, then an tucky or wherever they may decide. If for indoor practice and for travel and employer would be penalized $750 per we open this up so people can buy in- recruiting, but you get to write the employee who qualified for public bene- surance across State lines, then you regulations for your competition, fits. It’s a little murky, but it sure have all 1,300 health insurance compa- which would be that you can’t do any looks to me like this is a high amount nies competing against each other and of these things. Who is going to win the of leverage. you have all 100,000 policies that are all tournament? Who is going to win the Then it also says that HARRY REID available for everybody in the United national championship? The entity had a virtual free hand to craft this States. A simple fix. which is competing and writing the new measure. The legislation is here. It has a good rules for the people it’s competing So, as I look at the things that un- number of cosponsors. I will say the against. fold, they have a filibuster proof ma- lion’s share of the Republicans, I am It goes on here. It’s ever thus in this jority in the Senate. I’ve continually confident, are on that bill. Why Congress. People come to this Con- heard, Madam Speaker, the criticism

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I’d like to tell the American peo- I would submit that the gentleman, if Then we’ll vote. ple that the entire framework is anything, is guilty of, perhaps, not We’ll vote, and it will be a vote we wrong-headed, that it’s rooted in so- having a graph that’s complicated will cast not just to affect the rest of cialized medicine and that it’s not enough, because this bill has expanded health care in the rest of our natural rooted in freedom. I’d like to obstruct beyond anyone’s reasonable belief of lifetimes but in the rest of our chil- this bill. I will try to do that. If I can, what this bill should be. dren’s natural lifetimes and in the life- I’ll surely take the blame or even the Now, Madam Speaker, I would sub- times of our children’s children. That credit, and I’d be happy to share that mit to you that 1,000-page bills scare is the implication of what is contained credit with all of the others who might people, and they scare people for a good herein. The American people don’t step up. reason. They scared people when we trust us with a 1,000-page bill. They Truthfully, it’s the Democrats’ ob- were in charge, and they scare people don’t trust us with a 2,000-page bill, but struction going on within their own now. They scare people because they there are some things they want fixed. caucus that’s the problem. It’s not a don’t think we’re going to read this. Isn’t it ironic we’ve got over 50 pages problem to me. I’m happy when they They don’t think we’re going to take in this bill which are dealing with the reach indecision because they will this insurance ourselves. They know types of language services you must make a bad decision. They are deter- that their taxes are going to go up and offer in hospitals and in doctors’ of- mined to go down the path of socialized that their freedoms are going to go fices, but there is not a single word medicine, but they have a 79-vote ad- down. So 1,000-page bills scare people. about liability reform? Yet the Con- vantage in the House of Representa- We all agree that something needs to gressional Budget Office, in a letter to tives. There are 79 more Democrats be done. Reform is necessary. ORRIN HATCH last week—or in a letter than Republicans, and they’re pointing It would be so straightforward to to a member of the other body last their fingers at Republicans. The pick those things that need attention, week—said that we could save $54 bil- Democrats can’t get their act together to work on those problems, to deliver lion if we would enact the right kind of to pass legislation, but they point their for the American people, and not to liability reform. Why wouldn’t we do fingers at Republicans. scare them so close to Halloween with that? The Senate is the same way. Ob- now a 2,000-page bill—or actually, it We also had the event last week structing Republicans—with what?—40 turns out to be about 2,400 pages. I re- where the Nation’s doctors were told, votes on a good day? There are 60 votes alize parts of this are duplicative and Sorry, we can’t help you. You’re going of Democrats in the Senate. This sce- that parts of this are even contradic- to get some bad pay cuts over the next nario has never been reached in the tory because no one has really gone 10 years, but there’s just nothing we history of the United States of Amer- through and has sorted out what Ways can do to stop it because we don’t have ica—massive majorities for either and Means did and what Energy and the money to do so. party. Commerce did. It’s just kind of a Well, why not take that $54 billion? With Democrats in the House and merged product that we have now. There’s also other money we could find with a filibuster-proof majority for It really doesn’t matter because this in other places. Why not find that Democrats in the Senate and with the bill that was delivered to me on Friday money and why not help the doctors most liberal President in the history of afternoon really could go straight into rather than say we can’t do it? America, what possibly could come out the round file. The actual bill is being So here we’re going to ask our Na- of this that would be good for Amer- written in the Speaker’s rooms even as tion’s doctors to be our partners with ica’s freedom? I pose that question not we speak. I suspect the gnomes who us as we go through this. They’re going just rhetorically but literally, Madam work on bills are over there, crafting to have to live with whatever we pass Speaker. away on the legislative language, prob- for the next two or three generations of I would be very happy to yield so ably with heavy doses of input from physicians, and we won’t do those two much time as he may consume to my down at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. simple things that are so important to good friend, Doctor and Congressman Certainly, if you looked around the the Nation’s physicians—liability re- MIKE BURGESS from Texas. room, I’ll bet you wouldn’t find any form and payment reform in Medicare. Mr. BURGESS. I thank the gen- Republicans, and I’ll bet you wouldn’t It seems so simple. I would just have to tleman for yielding. even find any backbench Democrats. ask: You know, I was on a conference call Isn’t it ironic that the President, who Why is that too much trouble with a little while ago when you started, stood on the floor of this House and all the king’s horses and all the king’s and I saw you going through those who said he’d be open and straight- men working on this legislation? charts. They do look terribly complex, forward with the American people and I yield back to my friend from Iowa. and lest anyone who is watching your who said that all of these processes Mr. KING of Iowa. Reclaiming my discussion of those charts thinks that, would be aboveboard—in the daylight, time, as I listen to my friend from well, perhaps the good gentleman from on C–SPAN—has this all being con- Texas talk, it occurs to me that I had Iowa is just engaged in a little political ducted in the dark in the Speaker’s of- one of those last weekend. I sat down, hyperbole or perhaps that he is over- fice? The doors are closed and locked. and I did an odd, surrealistic thing. I stating the case for the purposes of dis- Mr. KING is not allowed in the room. read through President Obama’s cam- cussion, when you look at the bill, H.R. I’m not allowed in the room. No Repub- paign speeches, as Senator Obama, 3200, there are a lot of words contained licans are in the room. Again, I rather which went through the summer of 2008 in here. suspect many of the rank-and-file right on up to the election on Novem- We had this bill in my Committee on Democrats are not allowed in the room ber 4 of last year. It was soaring rhet- Energy and Commerce. It was also de- as well. oric. It was moving. I didn’t quite have bated and voted on in the Committee What will happen now is this bill, a tingle go up my leg, but I was moved on Ways and Means and in the Com- which will be written in the Speaker’s by the language. I had to stop some- mittee on Education and Labor. We all office, will come to us at some point. times and mentally pinch myself to had the same bill. We all ended up with They have graciously consented 72 ask: What has happened now compared a little bit different product at the end. hours for us to read the bill. Will it be to what I heard then? Well, this bill ended up being about this big? I don’t know. It certainly Well, one of the things that really 1,000 pages in my committee, so you could be. It was 1,000 pages when it left stands out is Barack Obama’s pledge to could just imagine, with 1,000 pages, our committee. It was 1,500 pages when unconditionally sit down with the Ira- there is room for lots of twists and it left the Senate committee. It’s not nians—with Ahmadinejad. Without turns and rabbit runs and dead ends, as likely that it has diminished in size conditions, you know—dialogue is the gentleman from Iowa so eloquently with all of these people working on it. progress. That’s what they think. So he

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Is there biggest problems are no closer to being tlewoman from Minnesota, who has anybody in the House of Representa- solved than they were when the Presi- made her mark on this Congress and on tives, out of 178 Republicans, who is in dent came to the American Medical As- this country, MICHELE BACHMANN. negotiations with President Obama and sociation and spoke to them in June of Mrs. BACHMANN. I thank the gen- who is having a discussion on health this past year. tleman from Iowa and appreciate all care? Is there anybody really reaching It is, the gentleman mentioned, the that he has contributed to this con- across the aisle from over there to look monetary issues involved with liability versation this evening, as well as my for some Republican components and reform. Those are truly significant, but colleague, MIKE BURGESS from Texas, solutions? Is there anybody in the there is no way to calculate the emo- who did the very kind favor of coming United States Senate with an ‘‘R’’ be- tional toil, the emotional wear and to Minnesota and speaking as an expert hind his name who has been invited to tear that it takes on physicians and on the health care issue. I know my the White House or who is sitting down their families as they go through every constituents still tell me how much with HARRY REID, or is it all NANCY episode of litigation. It is an unfortu- that meant to them, and I appreciated PELOSI’s office, HARRY REID’s office and nate by-product of our system and, it as well. the Oval Office—all Democrats—all again, it is something where the Na- I was very interested when the gen- clustered together? tion’s doctors thought if nothing else, tlemen were speaking about the lack of They do have the votes, you know, we’ll give up a lot of our freedom, we’ll bipartisanship on this current bill. I but this was the President who was give up a lot of our autonomy, but at would agree. I recall when all of us going to bring in a new era of biparti- least we’ll have these two problems were filling this Chamber during the sanship. When he found out that he solved. It looks like at the end of the President’s joint session to Congress, didn’t need Republican votes and that day they get to give up all that auton- and he stood here in this room, ad- he didn’t need Republican philosophy omy and all that freedom, and their dressed us, and he said if any of us have either, we ended up with this lurch to problems are no closer to being solved suggestions, we should come in and sit the left that continually comes at us than they were when we started this down with him, and he wants to hear over and over again out of this admin- process. those suggestions. istration. Mr. KING of Iowa. As I mentioned on I was so pleased, I took him up on The gentleman spoke about liability Medicare reform, just briefly before I that. I wrote him a letter, told him reform and the proposal of $54 billion yield, and that is, the President and about positive alternatives that I had, in savings. the White House have identified—well, bills that I had presented. I still b 2130 they haven’t identified, they have al- haven’t had the courtesy of a reply yet. Here are some numbers that stand leged, that there are billions of dollars I know there are a number of other out to me. I think those numbers are that can be gathered together in sav- Members that took the President up on conservative. The lowest numbers that ings in Medicare fraud and abuse. In that offer as well. I don’t know what I have seen, as the percentage of the order to gain those kinds of savings, the President would be waiting for. I’m overall health care costs that are at- they insist that the legislation be here. I’m ready. A lot of other Members tributable to malpractice premiums, passed, H.R. 3200 or some version of have been anxious to go and meet with the litigation and defensive medicine that legislation. They also want to cut the President and give our positive al- that’s a component of this, the lowest $500 billion out of Medicare reimburse- ternatives. There’s one that is actually number I have seen is 51⁄2 percent of the ment rates; and nationally, Medicare is fairly simple that we can do and it’s overall medical cost. Health insurance underfunding the cost of delivery by, this: Rather than the government own- underwriters place that at 8.5 percent. they pay about 80 percent of the costs ing our health care, rather than our That’s $203 billion a year. Now you of delivery. employer owning our health care, we won’t save it all, but that’s how big the I happen to represent, I believe, the could change the Tax Code so that pot, I think, likely is. Other numbers most senior congressional district in every American could own their own go on up to 10.1 percent; and then talk all of America. Iowa has the highest health care. to your orthopedic surgeons and they percentage of its population over the Quite simply, we would erase the will take you right on up to 35 percent age of 85 of any of the States. In the 99 boundaries between the various States. because they are faced with it, and the counties in Iowa, of those 99, 10 of the People could purchase any health in- OB/GYNs, the highest level of mal- 12 most senior counties are in my dis- surance policy from any State in any practice. trict. I believe I represent the most amount. People could do that with And we’re losing places for women to senior district in America, and our their own tax-free money that they have babies. The access to health care Medicare reimbursement rates are last have set aside, and any expenses over has been diminished because of the li- in the Nation. The President proposes and above what’s in the tax-free ac- ability, but it’s in the tune of hundreds to cut them another half a trillion dol- count that they fully fund themselves, of billions of dollars driven by the trial lars in order to pay for and fund this they can fully deduct on their income lawyers, and we can’t find $1, not one growth in this huge national health tax return. People can take their tax- mention of lawsuit abuse reform in any care plan that they have. free money, roll it over year after year of the legislation that’s passed out of Madam Speaker, America’s seniors and, upon their death, will it to their the committees here in the House or in will not sit still for that kind of draco- children. the Senate. I think that’s the starkest nian cut into the health care that we Then we have true lawsuit abuse re- component of this. It’s the most obvi- have pledged to them. By the way, I form. That takes care of over 95 per- ous that this isn’t legislation that’s de- will add one more point, and I think cent of the people in this country with- signed to be good for the American peo- Congressman BURGESS will recognize out spending trillions of dollars and ple, it’s designed to be good for the this. Essentially it is the President’s getting our country more bankrupt American Democrat politicians and the position, you’ll find out what the sav- than what it already is. Those who people who are brokering this behind ings will be in Medicare fraud when truly, through no fault of their own, those closed doors. you pass my legislation. Then we’ll use can’t afford to purchase health care, Again, I would yield to the gen- that to fund it. that’s something we can take care of. tleman from Texas. That’s what you call holding a right Not a problem. Mr. BURGESS. I think you are accu- hostage to an ultimatum. We have a But why not offer and why not em- rate in your assessment. I spent the right to legitimate government. The brace first, before we build yet one

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Why not ployment by the end of 2009, and we I will now hand it back to Stunning do that first before we embrace some- will see this level of employment on STEVE KING of Iowa. thing that will cost so much money? into next year. Mr. KING of Iowa. I embarrassingly, There are really two questions that The White House is telling us, high modestly thank the gentlewoman from we need to ask ourselves. With the cur- unemployment is the new normal. Minnesota for that delivery that cov- rent Democrat proposals that are be- Well, maybe for this White House it’s ered so much territory and laid out so fore Congress, we just ask ourselves the new normal, but not for those of us many facts. this: Will this bill give me more con- on the Republican side of the aisle. We I would like to take us back to a cou- trol over my health care? Or will it know it’s possible to have lower unem- ple of principles, Madam Speaker, and give government more control? ployed and to create jobs in this coun- that is this: Why did we start down this The bill that Dr. BURGESS held up in try, and we can do it by having govern- path? What has been the objective? the air was about this thick. What was ment spend less money and cut taxes. What was the objective back here when that, about 6 inches, perhaps, thick? Well, this bill would add 51⁄2 million it was HillaryCare, and what is the ob- That bill would give government al- to the unemployment rolls if it goes jective here when it is the color coded most all, virtually all control over a through. Also, we have seen that the jellybean chart that we have from the person’s health care, rather than the dollar has dropped 16 percent in the Ways and Means Committee? The ob- individual. Then let’s ask ourselves last 7 months in value. We have seen jective was two things. Here are the this question, and I think Congressman China, Russia, the United Nations call problems that they wanted to address. KING alluded to this: Will this cost me to take the dollar away as being our b 2145 more money or less money? international currency and create some Well, the government plan we know new form of currency. That’s going to The problems being—this is the will cost more money. Estimates that increase the lowering of our dollar. President’s position—health care costs have come out so far have said people’s We saw this year that the govern- too much money in America as premise health insurance premiums could be es- ment has spent $1.4 trillion more than number one; and as premise number timated to rise by as much as $4,000 a what they took in. That’s more debt two, we have too many uninsured in year; $4,000 a year more. than all previous 43 Presidents put to- America. How is this going to benefit the aver- gether. President Obama increased the All right, let’s take first the subject age family? The average family would size of the spending in the Federal Gov- of health care costs too much in Amer- be getting less health care, more ra- ernment 22 percent this year. In fact, ica. Well, it costs around 14.5 percent of tioning of care, and they would spend he is increasing what we are spending our gross domestic product. Some have $4,000 a year more. What about senior on welfare next year by a third. How numbers that go a little higher, maybe citizens? Senior citizens are paying at- big is that number? That increase is 16 percent, or maybe a little more. tention to this debate. They’re hearing more than what we spent on 8 years of Then we are advised, the most con- that the Democrats that control the the Iraq war. In fact, it’s 25 percent sistent data we see, the average for the Senate, the Democrats control the more than what we spent on the Iraq industrialized world is about 9.5 per- House, the Democrats control the war. We are burying ourselves and our cent of the GDP. White House, they control every lever kids in debt, and we are getting noth- Well, we get the best results, so it of power in Washington as Congress- ing to show for it. In fact, the Inspec- isn’t too expensive when you need it to man KING rightly said. The Repub- tor General said in a report last week save the life of a loved one. And we licans aren’t the one holding this bill that there are untold billions of dollars produce more than anybody else, also, up. We don’t have the votes. that he can’t account for out of that and once that is indexed back to the The Democrats have the majority of $700 billion bailout that went to the overall average gross domestic product votes. But what do they plan to do? banks and the auto companies and of the American people, that adjusts They plan to cut Medicare. That’s AIG. Billions. They can’t even account that number a little bit. right, Mr. Speaker, they plan to cut for it. But be that as it may, Madam Speak- Medicare by $500 billion. What does In this context, we are going to give er, do we spend too much money? That that mean for citizens? Less care, more Members of this Congress 3 days to is debatable. Maybe we do, maybe we cost, less care, rationing. That is not read the bill, and it might be over 6 don’t. But the solution is not, as the the future that they want to have. inches high. This is not only an insult President proposes, to throw 1 or 2 tril- What about people under 30? What do to Congress, this is an insult to the lion dollars at the problem. If you have they have to look forward to in this American people. We should have 3 a problem of spending too much bill? People under 30 are looking at months to read this bill so that we can money, it would go without saying having, perhaps, 8 to 12 percent of their truly debate and see, will this help that the solution is to spend less income taken away to go to pay for America or will this hurt America? money, not more. health care. That’s a direct new cost Will this take us out of debt? Will this So I will submit that they premised that government would impose on put us more in debt? Will this give the the analysis on spending too much young people. average American more control over money for health care. That, sup- What about businessmen? Business- their health care or less control? Will posedly, is worthwhile to transform the men are looking at an 8 percent payroll this cost the average American more in entire health insurance industry and tax. Most businesses don’t even have their income or will it allow them to the health care delivery system in an 8 percent profit margin. They don’t save? That’s the context that we need America, because they allege we are know where they are going to get that to discuss this in and not just Repub- spending too much money. They have a 8 percent to pay for that additional licans in the Chamber, but Democrats point on the money that is being spent. amount. working together to truly craft the We can discuss that. We can save a lot What about the job creators in our best possible solution that we could of that just within the lawsuit abuse country? They are looking at a 5.4 per- have. reform. cent surtax on their income. That But right now what we need to do is But, the American people know, if won’t help right now and also, a 40 per- fix our economy and get people back to you are spending too much money, the cent tax on insurance premiums. How work. The rest of this will take care of solution is not to spend more. That do you like them apples? itself. There are people out there to- should have never gotten a pass. As That doesn’t do anything to help night, Madam Speaker, who are suf- soon as a statement like that was ut- anyone in this country bring down fering. They don’t know if they are tered, it should have been cut off at the

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In black are the legal im- sat. We passed that here on the floor, too many in America that are unin- migrants that are barred by law for a 5- and it was limited, the noneconomic sured. Well, everybody in America has year period. So you end up with 10.2 damages, to $250,000. That was a policy access to health care. Somehow we million of those. that was modeled after California at have traveled down this road where a Then you have individuals earning the time. Since then, Texas has adopt- position has been taken that everyone more than $75,000 a year without health ed it and has seen their doctors that in America has a right to first-class, insurance that didn’t bother to write a were leaving Texas turn around and high-quality health care. check for their premium. Presumably come back, because now they can prac- Now, that is nice. If we decide to do they could manage that with the tice in Texas without a penalty. that, then we should have an open, le- money they are making. That is about So, just the tort reform component of gitimate debate about it. But it is not 6 million. this would save at least $54 billion. But a right. It is not a right. It is a benefit Then you have those eligible for gov- I am suggesting the numbers I am that Congress has agreed to make sure ernment programs. That is in green. looking at show that lawsuit abuse it was available for humanitarian rea- That is 9.7 million. costs in the neighborhood of $203 bil- sons. We spend billions overseas in hu- Then you have those eligible for cov- lion a year. manitarian aid, and we spend billions erage under the employer but didn’t Now, over a 10-year span where these in this country to provide health care sign up or opted out. That is 2 percent bills are estimated, that would be over to anybody that shows up, because we here. That number is actually 6 mil- $2 trillion that goes to the trial law- don’t want to turn someone away and lion. yers and some of the plaintiffs, and have them get sicker or die. That is the Then the other category, eligible for also goes to the people that are doing policy in America, but it is not a right. government programs, 9.7 million. the tests, the unnecessary tests that Our rights are enumerated pretty We get down to this number. When are part of the defensive medicine that clearly in the Bill of Rights. But when you subtract from the 47 million all takes place. FDR, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, gave these categories that I have listed, So, if health care costs too much his famous ‘‘four freedoms’’ speech, he those that would be covered under money, Madam Speaker, the first solu- was stretching the rights; the freedom their employer if they would just sign tion would be to address lawsuit abuse. of speech, freedom of religion, freedom up; those that are insurance eligible for That is number one. We should be able from want, and freedom from fear. government programs but don’t bother The freedom from want and freedom to agree on that. But there is not one to sign up; those that earn more than from fear are not rights. They never word in any of these bills about reform- $75,000; those that are immigrants, that were rights, and they never can be ing the abuse of lawsuits that could be are legal and illegal, disqualified for turned into rights, because if they do, somewhere between the $54 billion sav- one reason or other; you add that all up can you imagine freedom from want? ings that was identified by Dr. Burgess and subtract it from 47 million, you get Well, if we lose all of our wants, we a little earlier, on up to what I say is over to this red. lose all of our desires to make the $203 billion, and probably more, and $2 This would be the list, Madam Speak- world a better place. We lose our desire trillion over the life of the bill. But not er, of the Americans without affordable to make our life a better life and that one dollar is going to be saved. In fact, options. That represents 12.1 million of our family. If you don’t want for there will be more spent because of Americans, less than 4 percent of anything, you sit around and whatever this. America’s population, and that less you need shows up. Who is going to f provide that? Our entire economy than 4 percent are the people that pre- sumably the President and the major- VACATING 5-MINUTE SPECIAL would collapse around that kind of ORDER thing. ity party, and in fact the minority Freedom from fear. Fear of what? party, would like to encourage that The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without Freedom from want, perhaps. But those they get insured. objection, the ordering of a 5-minute two were erroneous components of But they would upset and transform Special Order speech in favor of the FDR’s philosophy. But they live today, and overhaul 100 percent of the health gentleman from Texas (Mr. GOHMERT) somehow, in the minds of the majority insurance in America and 100 percent is vacated. of the United States Congress and, it of the health care delivery system in There was no objection. looks like, the majority of the United America for the purposes of reducing f States Senate, but I don’t believe the this 4 percent number down to what, 2 percent? Maybe on a good day. That is TALKING ABOUT TRUTH, majority of the American people. HONESTY, AND INTEGRITY But even though everyone in this what is going on here. country has access to health care, no So, I believe it was Socrates that said The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under one has a right to it. They are trying if you start with a flawed premise, you the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- to argue that everybody has a right end up with a flawed conclusion. If he uary 6, 2009, the gentleman from Texas now to a health insurance policy of didn’t say that, Einstein did, or some (Mr. GOHMERT) is recognized for 60 min- their very own. Now, imagine a society other smart person. You don’t have to utes. that gets to that point and what that be very smart to figure out that if you Mr. GOHMERT. Thank you, Madam does to a society. But the argument is put the wrong formula in, you are Speaker. I do appreciate this time, and too many in America are uninsured. going to get the wrong results out. I do appreciate the comments from my So, Madam Speaker, here are the real Garbage in, garbage out. friend Mr. KING from Iowa, and I do numbers about those in America that We have, Madam Speaker, we have want to follow up on that subject, a lit- are uninsured. This little pie chart got garbage here. The idea that first we tle different approach from a little dif- shows the chart of 306 million Ameri- spend too much money on health care, ferent angle, because I think it is im- cans. Eighty-four percent, in this blue, and being able to spend more, 1 to 2 portant that we talk about truth, hon- those are those that are insured, that trillion dollars more is a solution, that esty, and integrity. have a policy through their employer is garbage. The garbage underneath it, It is inappropriate on the House floor or they take care of it personally, certainly there is truth to spending too to accuse anybody else of lying who is whatever it might be. But they are in- much money on health care in Amer- a Member of Congress or the President. sured. Then these little slots are the ica. Let’s debate that. Let’s debate how We are not going to do that tonight. other categories. we address that. We don’t address it by But we are going to talk about what

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It was the minority report, two In fairness to the President, we heard jority back, like they are apparently copies of that, and two copies of the him say repeatedly, ‘‘You have heard working on, we will be glad to take thousand-plus-page bill, but none of their lies. Where is their solution? that and immediately bring so many of the amendments. Well, they don’t have one.’’ the wonderful solutions that have been So I came back, made another par- Well, actually we have many, and we proposed. liamentary inquiry, and was told that tried to get his attention. I know he I heard a wonderful comment re- there was one copy of the amendments said if we have proposals, if we have so- cently. Someone said the Democratic at the desk. I made further inquiry be- lutions, there is always an open door, leadership say they want to reform cause I’d been to the desk and couldn’t and I have no doubt that he is correct health care. What they are trying to do find them, and I was pointed to the about that. I just have not been able to is deform it. I would have to agree. chair of the individual who actually get past all those massive gates and I note, also, that so much of the had the copy, and she was dutifully armed guards in order to talk to the Democratic bills are proposing to have going through the original copy of the President about that. I am sure the payment coming for those bills from bill and had the only copy anywhere door is open, just like he said. It is just cuts in Medicare that they say will be about these parts of the amendments. I haven’t been able to get there. One of found in waste, fraud, and abuse. And where the amendment would say my friends from Georgia has indicated b 2200 at page such and such, delete line so he called for weeks and weeks to see if and so, insert line so and so, and it he could get an appointment and had Well, if they know there is that much would have injected language, she was been unable to. in waste, fraud, and abuse in the health inserting the language, lining out So this is our opportunity to come to care system, then aren’t the Congress, those. the floor and actually speak without the House and the Senate, and the So we know that kind of stuff goes all of the craziness and the hoopla and President being accessories if we don’t on, that we vote on things that nobody the political bantering. bring that fraud to the attention of the could read together in one bill because I did notice last week on the floor other lawmakers so that we can imme- there wasn’t even an official copy of right over there at that podium with diately do something about it? Why the entire bill here. an easel behind some friends across the would anybody want to allow fraud to I made a further parliamentary in- aisle, Democrat after Democrat got up, continue unabated, costing taxpayers quiry since there was not an assimi- and they had a poster and they kept billions and billions and, they say, hun- lated copy of the whole because, as you pointing out and finishing their com- dreds of billions of dollars, and they go through these bills and they’re con- ments by saying, it has been so many are not going to do anything about it stantly referring to other sections, un- days, where is their solution? unless we first give them this health less you have the correct language of I would like to point my Democratic care deform, or reform, as you may the other sections, you can’t really ef- friends to the fact that if they are wish? fectively read the bill. looking for the Republican solutions, Now, for so long the only bill we had So, anyway, we got this bill, H.R. we have many of them. We have tried was H.R. 3200. This is half of it. The 3200. There’s no telling how many hun- to give them to them. We have tried to other half is in the other notebook I dreds or thousands of hours that have get them to the floor. We have tried to have here. And I divided it up so it was been spent by individuals across this get them to be brought up in commit- easier to carry. I was afraid that the country reviewing it. I think many tees, because there are really some ex- way things have played out in the past more outside Congress have reviewed it cellent solutions to health care reform, with the crap-and-trade bill and also than inside. And I didn’t the first week some great bills that actually do re- the stimulus bill and land omnibus or so start going through and reading form, instead of this stuff that is being that so much would be brought to the the bill because I was afraid there attempted now. floor without the opportunity to prop- would be another 3:08 amendment that Anyway, I want my friends across the erly review those things. And, of would massively change the thing. But aisle to know that if you are coming to course, as we know in the crap-and- then I figured this would give us an in- the floor of the House of Representa- trade bill, it came to the floor the dication of where things were trying to tives and asking where is the Repub- morning that 300 pages of amendments be taken. And we heard repeatedly lican solution, well, even though there were filed around 3:08, 3:09 a.m. And from the President, from leaders here, are dozens and dozens of excellent pro- right here from this podium, I had that if you like your health insurance posals, solutions in bills, and I have made a parliamentary inquiry, which policy, you’re not going to lose it. one myself, they will not find those we are allowed to do when there’s a le- Well, page 16 of H.R. 3200 deals with here on the floor of the House, because gitimate parliamentary question, I that issue. And so that I am not ac- they control the House. wanted to know where can I find a copy cused of playing politics, I will just The Speaker controls the House. The of the 300 pages of amendments. read this section. It’s the ‘‘Protecting Speaker has unbelievable power to in- Because, after all, normally right the Choice to Keep Current Insurance.’’ fluence the Rules Committee in what outside here in the Speaker’s lobby, That’s section 102 of page 16 of H.R. she believes. No matter who is Speak- there are tables out there and they 3200. Subsection (a), ‘‘Grandfathered er, that Speaker has fantastic power to have copies of whatever we are taking Health Insurance Coverage Defined: influence the Rules Committee. Then up that day. There were no copies of Subject to the succeeding provisions of the Rules Committee has absolute the amendments out there. So I came this section, for purposes of estab- power, despite what the Speaker says, on the floor, looked around at the lishing acceptable coverage under this to do what they wish. Democratic whip table, the Republican division, the term ‘grandfathered Unfortunately, the Democratic whip table. There was no copy to be health insurance coverage’ means indi- friends can come to the floor of the found anywhere. So I made a par- vidual health insurance coverage that House all they want to and say where liamentary inquiry as to whether or is offered and in force and effect before is the Republican plan, where is their not we were supposed to have a copy of the first day of Y1 if the following con- solution, and there won’t be one here, the amendments since we were actu- ditions are met,’’ Y1 being the year because they have been effective in ally voting on them right then. And I that this health care plan kicks in. preventing us from bringing our solu- was told initially by the Speaker, well, Subdivision (1), ‘‘Limitation on New tions to the floor. there is a copy at the desk. And one of Enrollment. A, In general, except as So I hope that that spirit of political my Democratic friends came up and set provided in this paragraph, the indi- bantering that they continually four copies of something on the bottom vidual health insurance issuer offering

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We can’t even get a look company who has bought this insur- How about page 21 of H.R. 3200. This at what they are spending, but they are ance and is added to the policy, the is section 113, B, Study and Reports, going to come in. I mean, this is the policy is gone. It’s not grandfathered. one study, commissioner in coordina- kind of stuff that revolutions are start- It doesn’t meet the exception here. And tion with the Secretary of Health and ed over. The government will not let it does have B, Dependent Coverage, Human Services and the Secretary of anybody know what they are doing. you can add a dependent if it’s a de- Labor shall conduct, that is shall, The Federal Reserve is scared to death pendent of someone already on the pol- meaning they have to, conduct a study that this Congress and the people in icy. of the large group insured and self-in- America will find out what businesses, Then subsection (2) of A, ‘‘Limitation sured employer health care markets. what banks, what guarantees they have on Changes in Terms or Conditions.’’ Such studies shall examine the fol- made, what money they have spent. This is a good one. ‘‘Subject to para- lowing: the types of employers by key There has to be some pretty scary graph (3) and except as required by law, characteristics, include size that pur- stuff for them to fight so hard to not the issuer does not change any of its chased insured products versus those open up their books so we can see what terms or conditions, including benefits that self-insure. the Federal Reserve is doing, and yet and cost-sharing, from those in effect Key characteristics are not defined. at the same time we want to help peo- as of the day before the first day of The government will decide what is a ple examine their businesses. And it Y1.’’ key characteristic of the individual’s brings again the wonderful example of ‘‘Restrictions on Premium In- particular business. Maybe they need flood insurance to the fore. That is creases,’’ that’s subparagraph (3). ‘‘The to know how much you keep in inven- there were numerous private insurance issuer cannot vary the percentage in- tory in your business; how much you companies who were selling flood in- crease in the premium for a risk group are paying your best employees in your surance. If this sounds familiar, it of enrollees in specific grandfathered little mom and pop business, we are should. health insurance coverage without going to study those under this. It is The Federal Government said we are changing the premium for all enrollees going to be required. Shall study. going to add a Federal option because in the same risk group at the same It will compare the similarities and we are not sure that the private insur- time as specified by the Commis- differences between typical insured and ance companies are being fair enough sioner.’’ That’s about more Federal self-insured health plans. It will study, in what they are charging for flood in- control for sure. under C, the financial solvency and surance. So the Federal Government Anyway, look at number 1 and num- capital reserve levels of employers that provided a Federal option. Well, the ber 2. And I was talking to some con- self-insure by employer size. So we are Federal Government began imme- stituents. One was quite proud of his not just going to look at the big ones, diately running into the red because it retirement policy from a large com- we will look at them by virtue of size. was willing to take very little to insure pany that’s been very successful here We will look at their financial sol- people whose homes were constantly in the United States, and he says, Our vency; how are they doing. blown away by hurricanes and floods. union was very effective in getting us a And since the Federal Government Yes, build back, we will pay again next very good policy. They’ve been very has never balanced any business activ- year. So what has happened, they drove reasonable; so our company is very ity that it has undertaken, this is the private insurance companies out of profitable, doing very well, and we going to be a real stretch as we send business because they cannot continue have got great health insurance as re- Federal agents into businesses around to operate in the red like the Federal tirees, and it looks great for the future, the country to help them figure out if Government does. And continues to do, so I’m not really worried about having they are making good decisions that but there will be a day of reckoning. health care coverage. It doesn’t affect are going to help them stay solvent so Instead, it drove the private companies me what you guys do. I’ve still got they can be sure to provide for their out. It didn’t provide an option. What good coverage. employers. How about D, the risk of self-insured it provided was ultimately there was Wrong. He had not read page 16 re- employers being able to pay obliga- no option. There is where we are today. garding the grandfathered health in- tions or otherwise becoming finan- There is the Federal Government’s surance that he would be allowed to cially insolvent. How do you like that? flood insurance, and the others got out keep. The government is going to send in of the business. That is where we see So I asked him, Will there be any ad- somebody to analyze your business for this headed. ditional people retiring that will be you to help you figure out if you are at That is why when we hear about a added to your policy? risk. public option, a federally funded co-op, He said, Well, of course. They retire Ms. FOXX. Will the gentleman yield? and even if they say we can work a all time. Mr. GOHMERT. I yield to my friend compromise, we will put a trigger in. There goes your policy. Because on from North Carolina. We will put it back here, we’re sure it page 16 it says you can’t add another Ms. FOXX. I find it interesting that won’t happen, but just in case there individual. You can’t enroll another in- the government is going to do that to will be a trigger and it will kick in. dividual. So if you have more people businesses that are being highly suc- Give me a break. Those triggers always retire from your wonderful company, cessful all across the country, and yet happen, and the Federal Government then they’re added to policy, your pol- we find ourselves right now in a situa- takes over that whole issue. icy is gone, and you’re kicked over tion where we have the largest deficit People need to know the kind of stuff under the Federal plan. So that brings ever in the history of this country, a that is in here. us to here. I thought people ought to debt so large it is almost incomprehen- One other unbelievable thing, and I know that. sible, and yet our Federal Government say ‘‘unbelievable’’ because we can’t And I have heard some friends, won- is going to go out and analyze success- say anybody is lying, I guess, but we derful Senators down the hall who had ful businesses to decide whether they are told that this Federal plan is about the best of intentions who said, well, are solvent. I find that—I can’t even providing people more options. Well, go you know, if we take out the public op- say the height of hypocrisy, it is be- to page 84 of H.R. 3200. You want to tion, I think we could get this agreed yond hypocrisy. find out about more options, page 84, to. I have heard some other Repub- Mr. GOHMERT. If I can follow up on this says the commissioner shall speci- licans indicate similar things. that point, the gentlelady raises a won- fy the benefits to be made available

VerDate Nov 24 2008 03:25 Oct 27, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K26OC7.094 H26OCPT1 wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with HOUSE October 26, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H11785 under exchange participating health have never been eliminated in our publican to have some input into this benefit plans during each plan year country’s history. bill—even though we’ve been shut out consistent with subtitle C of title I of Ms. FOXX. Will the gentleman yield? for so long. What if he’s coming in and this section. It sets out what plans the Mr. GOHMERT. I will yield to my saying, You know what, I heard the commissioner will set up the condi- friend. American people during August. I saw tions for, the terms of, and there will Ms. FOXX. I appreciate your being them rise up. I saw how upset they be one basic plan. The entity offers able to quote chapter and verse in the were, and I heard them, as I said I only one basic plan for such service bill. When I have spoken to groups and would over and over and over and over area. So many areas in the country have told them particularly about the when I was running, and you know may have one policy offered. One pol- part you were reading earlier, that what? I want to work with you. I’m icy. Now initially there will be insur- once there is any change in any health going to reopen the White House, and ance companies that want to try to care plan that plan goes away, I re- we’ll start tonight as soon as this is participate who can offer that one pol- member when I read that—you know, over. We can just have an informal sit- icy, but there will be no flexibility. this is very boring reading. We all down downstairs over in the New Vis- There is one policy and that’s what know it’s very boring reading, but itor Center somewhere. Let’s talk they have to offer or they can’t offer when I read that, I went, Whoa, what is about this, you know, something to in- any insurance. this? Every plan will go away if one lit- dicate that we were really going to So instead of having the big, thick tle change occurs? And, you know, work together. But instead, the Presi- booklet like all Federal employees, in- when I’ve talked to people about that dent came in—and these are all words cluding Members of Congress, have, and told them it was in there, I think that he used in his speech. He said that they give us these great choices. Many a lot of people didn’t believe me. I those of us who are critical of the Dem- insurance companies, many different think they just thought that couldn’t ocrat proposal are not engaged in hon- types of policies. Now what you will possibly be the case. est debate. He said we were using scare have is a little bitty pamphlet that Did you get that kind of reaction tactics. He said we were making bogus says here is the basic plan, and here from people when you explained that to claims. He said we were making wild are the companies that offer it. Now if folks? claims. you offer one basic plan and you want Mr. GOHMERT. Reclaiming my time, The President said we were engaged to go further, you can offer one en- I absolutely got that reaction from in demagoguery, distortion, acrimony. hanced plan, but you have to make people. They didn’t believe it. And Those are all words he used and leveled that comply. They will all be the same, that’s why I would carry my copy of at us. He said we were cynical and irre- meeting the conditions that the com- the bill and say, Here, you read it. You sponsible, that facts and reason are missioner sets out. And if you offer a figure it out, because these are smart thrown overboard, that we were rob- basic and an enhanced plan, then you people and they would figure it out. bing the country of this opportunity, can offer a premium plan for that par- But let me tell you, most people that we were killing—he used that ticular area. wouldn’t even get this far. But if you word, ‘‘killing’’—his good bill. And So there is a optional offering for could get clear over to page 828 of the then two sentences before JOE WILSON premium plus plans if you offer those bill, this does not impose a tax. I want used the ‘‘L’’ word, the President used three. You could have some areas to be clear about that. The President is the ‘‘L’’ word first when he said, That’s where they have four or five policies. right, there is no new tax here. This is a lie, plain and simple. That is possible. They will be the same called a fee. It’s a fee, not a tax, ac- It’s unfortunate that the President policies. Now there are over a thousand cording to the proponents of this bill. would come in throwing words around policies. Then we will have—probably Anyway, section 4375, There is hereby like that. We have rules against that most areas will have two or three at imposed on each specified health insur- kind of thing. The President doesn’t the most. Some will have one policy ance policy for each policy year a fee— have to play by the rules, as we saw by with different people offering it. not a tax, a fee—equal to the fair share the Auto Task Force, doesn’t have to But there are provisions in here, per capita amount determined under play by the laws. You can always get there is some good language for an section 9511(c)(1) multiplied by the av- the Congress to look the other way. ACORN-type group or ACORN because erage number of lives covered under You can always get judiciary to look this requires the commissioner shall, the policy. The fee imposed by sub- the other way, find a lazy bankruptcy on page 99 and page 100, assist ex- section A to be paid by the issuer. judge to sign stuff so he doesn’t have to change eligible individuals in selecting That means there will be a fee, or, have all the hearings. And then one of exchange participating health benefit the truth is, many of us do call fees the Supreme Court judges, bless her plans and obtaining benefits through taxes. Some like to call them contribu- heart, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, put a such plans. tions. And I think that’s very noble freeze on for 24 hours. That was lifted that we have people out there that off. All of the checks and balances the b 2220 make contributions on April 15 of each Founders put in place were completely And then it says, The commissioner year to whatever whims happen to emasculated, abrogated. There were no may work with other appropriate enti- come before the Congress. But anyway, checks and balances. So the President’s ties to facilitate the dissemination of that is there. There are fees. There are Auto Task Force was free to violate information in this subsection, provide lots of other fees mentioned. the law in so many ways, and did. assistance described in paragraph two. But I’ll tell you one of the most as- And here we’re coming at it again, So they can hire ACORN folks to go tounding things that I heard. It came a same kind of deal. But the unbelievable out and give people the information few weeks ago, is we know that the quote that I heard a few weeks ago, they want them to have—hopefully not President, in his speech in this room, having been told by the President if we telling them how to set up prostitution right there at that second level—at the misrepresent his bill, he’s going to call rings, but probably try to confine second level, not the top, because we us out? I mean, those are fighting themselves just to the health care. But all know in here, this is the people’s words. He’s going to call us out? I’m ACORN is paid to do so many different House, the Senate joins us, the Presi- not even sure I know what that means. things, it’s reasonable to figure that dent is not allowed to come in here In the old West, that meant you’re they may give advice on several things without an invitation. And so we ex- going to have a duel. I guess that’s at the same time, perhaps would tell tended a unanimous invitation from what Alexander Hamilton and Aaron you how to avoid tax problems for your the House, a unanimous invitation Burr did. And that was over the issue prostitution ring, and then we’ll tell from the Senate. I thought about ob- of candor and honesty and comments you about how to sign up for the Fed- jecting if he was just going to come be- that had been made. eral plan as well. But anyway, that’s rate us, but as a Christian, I got to So I felt like I was being demonized all in there. thinking, you know, what if he’s com- by the President because I’ve been This is not about choices, though. ing to extend an olive branch and since reading from H.R. 3200, and at the time This is going to eliminate choices like the first time since March allow a Re- we had no other Democratic bill. So in

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In fact, I had heard that ing out with 30 million, then what this bill, my bill, this plan, my plan, some of them—and it has been reported we’re talking about again is of the 10 used those words many, many times, in the news—that they’ve been told, if million who are not citizens and then said we would be called out if we mis- you talk to a Republican, don’t expect of the approximately 9 million people represented it, I said, Where can I get to talk to me, and we’re the ones who who earn more than $75,000 a year. I a copy of the President’s bill so I can are making the decisions. had the figure of 7.3 at $84,000, but be sure not to misrepresent it? Her So, when they talk about all of the again, different people use different exact words were, I think he is talking lobbyists’ efforts in Washington, numbers. These people can afford about a set of principles. There is no they’re not directed towards Repub- health insurance if they want it, but bill. The President has no bill. licans, because they know we’ve got they choose not to purchase it. Now, they’re working feverishly, ap- some great bills and that we’ve got There are 10 million people who are parently, behind closed doors. That some things that will fix the problems eligible for government programs but does violate his promise that it would instead of create more problems. who told people when they were ques- all be open, be covered on C–SPAN, all They’re not coming to us. They’re tioned that they didn’t have any insur- this stuff, that everybody would get to going to the Democrats. That’s who ance but that they were on either Med- see the discussion so they could feel they’re going to, and that’s the way icaid or Medicare. They don’t under- comfortable about the health care bill the Democrats want it. Don’t go to Re- stand that Medicaid and Medicare are coming. None of that has happened. publicans, say some of them. Just health insurance programs. So we’ve None of that has happened. make sure you come to us. got 10 million there who are eligible for And so we come back to this point— So, anyway, I want to yield to my employer-sponsored insurance but who that I know the gentlelady from North friend from North Carolina. are not enrolled. Six million of these Carolina has looked into as well—about Ms. FOXX. Well, I thank the gen- are people who just don’t want to pay how many people don’t have insurance, tleman from Texas for taking on this for health insurance and who are not and we’re told, at most, 15 percent. Special Order tonight and for laying going to pay for it if we have a plan You’re going to destroy health care as things out so well from H.R. 3200, that says you’ve got to be on it or pay we know it, the best health care ever which, as you’ve said, is the only bill a penalty. created in any country in the history on our side of the Congress that is out So, on the chart that the gentleman of the world, because 15 percent of the there. As you said again so eloquently, from Iowa, STEVE KING, has been using, population needs some assistance? what the Senate has been working on he has got 12 to 15 million Americans has been behind closed doors. who don’t have affordable insurance b 2230 I was really busy today. I heard there options. The number I had been using Are you going to change everything might be a bill released today, but I showed about 8 million people. else? don’t think it has been. I do want to So we’ve got a really small number of Then we get down to brass tacks, and talk about what you were saying about people. We could take care of those it turns out actually, if you take out the fact that we are about to turn our people easily with a subsidy to help illegal aliens and people who could af- whole economy upside down to take them get affordable insurance. We ford the health insurance but who are care of a small number of people who want to help working people, the work- young and who don’t think they’ll be are lacking health insurance and who ing poor. That’s who most of these peo- sick so they don’t buy it, then it may can’t afford it. ple are. They work, but they can’t af- be as few as 3 to 5 percent that we’re As we know, at the beginning, our ford insurance. talking about. Dramatic drops. I mean colleagues across the aisle and the Republicans have a plan. As you it could be that 3 to 5 percent for which President were saying there are 45 or 47 pointed out earlier, we have several you’re going to throw out the whole million people in this country who plans, and our plans deal with the health care system the way we’ve come don’t have health care. When they were things that folks most want. They to know it when it just needs some se- challenged on that, they said, Okay, want portability. People want to be rious things fixed. Throw out the whole there are 45 to 47 million who don’t able to take their health plans with thing? have health insurance. Even the Presi- them if they lose their jobs. Well, the I grew up in East Texas. I’ve lived in dent, on the night he spoke to us in the way to do that is to give individuals East Texas all my life, except for the 4 joint session, took that number from 47 the opportunities to take a tax deduc- years when I was in the Army, because million down to 30 million because we tion or a tax credit and buy their own I love East Texas wisdom. had kept talking about illegal aliens health insurance. We have a system I had a guy in East Texas tell me—he who were here in the country and who now where we give that preference to said, You know, you’re going to throw were counted in that number. So he got companies, but we don’t give it to indi- out the whole health care system be- it down to 30 million, but the number viduals. cause a small percentage of people is really much, much smaller than So a simple thing to do would be to don’t have health insurance? He said, that. simply say you, as an individual, can When my ice maker broke, I didn’t re- The ironic thing is that, in all of the buy your health insurance, and you can model the kitchen. I fixed the ice legislation we’ve been hearing about, it take the same deduction that your em- maker. looks as though 28 million people are ployer has been taking all of these That’s pretty logical. Why don’t we still not going to be covered by health years. That won’t cost the Federal concentrate on those who need some insurance even if H.R. 3200 is passed or Government a dime. We can also allow help and concentrate on what needs even if the bill out of the Senate is people to buy insurance across State fixing? Instead, the information that passed. So we’re talking about, again, lines. That can be done. It won’t cost we’ve been able to get indicates we’re taking over the whole economy, put- the Federal Government a dime. We still going to have a vast number of ting us tremendously more in debt, can have across-the-board medical mal- people who will not have insurance spending $1 trillion to serve approxi- practice reform, and we can get rid of once this bill is passed. mately 1 million people if the numbers frivolous lawsuits. Texas, I know, has Oh, there’s one other thing I wanted they have been using are accurate. Of done that. California has done it. My to mention. I see the gentlewoman course, we know that, most of the own State of North Carolina has tried from North Carolina has some wonder- time, they’re not accurate, but they’re on several occasions to do it, but the ful posters. using the numbers. Democrat-controlled legislature won’t I’ve heard friends from across the Let’s talk a little bit about who allow it to be done because they basi- aisle repeatedly come to the floor and these people are. We have a few vari- cally are beholden to trial lawyers.

VerDate Nov 24 2008 03:25 Oct 27, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K26OC7.099 H26OCPT1 wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with HOUSE October 26, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H11787 So those are the three most impor- such thing. We simply allow things to crease. Because the game that’s played tant things that people want. They go on automatic pilot, and they in- in this town is you increase automati- want accessibility and affordability. crease in spending every year because cally every year. If you decrease a lit- We can take care of those without we’ve written it into the law. But we tle bit from the automatic increase, spending any money whatsoever, but can change that. There is nothing man- than you are considered mean-spirited, the Democrats seem intent on spending datory about it. We allow it to be that that you are hurting people by making money. way. these draconian cuts when actually it’s This is really not about health care. Medicare, this year, went up 9.8 per- a decrease to the increase but not a de- I think we all know it. I think the ex- cent, spending for Medicare, and spend- crease overall. amples my colleague from Texas was ing on Medicaid went up 24.7 percent in In 2006, when I pushed my zero base- using from H.R. 3200 are very clear. the fiscal year that just ended October line budget bill, my Republican leader- This is about government control of 1. We are to believe that by putting in ship friends did not allow that bill to our lives. This year in the House, we a brand new health care program that come to the floor. It didn’t get voted have already passed a bill that allows purports to cover every citizen in the on. It didn’t get fixed. That certainly the government to take over all loan country, that we are going to reduce was not allowed when I re-filed it in programs for students who are going to spending? Well, I have got some the last Congress, and it doesn’t look college. That’s another takeover of our swampland in New Mexico I will sell like this Democratic leadership this lives. The government has already you if you believe that story. It cannot time will allow it either. But that’s the taken over car companies, the car pro- happen. We cannot add people to the kind of thing we are talking about. duction companies. It’s going to be Medicare rolls and still spend less The games that are played around having the government run every as- money. It just isn’t going to happen. here, this is in page 149 of H.R. 3200, pect of our lives. I think it’s incumbent on us here in section 313 is entitled in bold letters, I want to point out that part of the the Congress, who understand the all capital letters, ‘‘Employer Con- problem, again, is that we have a real truth, who have read H.R. 3200, to come tributions in Lieu of Coverage.’’ Most difference in philosophy here in the out here every night, every day, and thinking people would call those tax, United States. We have a difference of explain to the American people we are but this says it’s an 8 percent tax, or it philosophy here in the House. not selling you a bill of goods, they are says it’s an 8 percent contribution to Republicans think that it’s best for selling you a bill of goods, because all the Federal Government. In any event, we need transparency. individuals to take care of themselves you have to do is read the bill, and you The government, it seems these days, and to keep as much of their money as will see it and match up the numbers is rarely right. But the health insur- they possibly can. with what’s been happening. This is not rocket science, it’s hap- ance companies have not been right. As b 2240 pening, and the American people are I explained to some folks in the health Democrats want to take as much the poorer for it. insurance business, they say they’re in money from citizens as they can and Mr. GOHMERT. I thank my friend the health insurance business, but let the government run their lives. from North Carolina for some wonder- what we have in this country is not I just want to give a couple of exam- ful insights. It does get very frus- really health insurance; it’s health ples of what’s happened since the trating being a Member of the House of management. Insurance is what very few people Democrats have taken control of the Representatives, because, I know, so had. When I was growing up in a small Congress. The spending has increased much history, it never ceases to be an east Texas town, Mount Pleasant, very in 2009 alone, the stimulus funding and honor to get to serve here where so few people had health insurance. But the budgets, we have looked at that many wonderful, caring, selfless people and we have found that all Federal some people did, and they would pay a have. little bitty premium, sometimes agencies will, on average, receive a 50 But at times you just wonder, do the monthly, sometimes quarterly. That percent increase in appropriated funds American people not realize the power little bitty tiny health insurance pre- from 2008 to 2010. At the same time, that they have to change what goes on mium would ensure against some un- real family incomes fell by 3.6 percent in this body? The old adage is true: de- foreseeable event in the future, a cata- last year. mocracy ensures people are governed strophic accident or illness that you The people in Washington in control no better than they deserve. What just couldn’t foresee, so you paid a pre- of the purse don’t act like there’s any breaks my heart is that the American mium just in case that ever came. recession. They just keep spending, people for too long have deserved a That’s called insurance. spending, spending. Another thing very poor government, apparently, be- When you buy car insurance, you are that’s a real problem with this health cause they have not gotten a very good ensuring against an unforeseeable plan that’s being proposed here is that government. event, an accident that you might have it’s going to cause the loss of another When my friend from North Carolina someday, or somebody hit you and 1 5 ⁄2 million jobs. brings up the automatic increases in they’re not covered with the insurance. Now I know many people who watch spending every year, that is an issue Something you can’t foresee, you pay a us, even when we read from sections of that crosses party lines. Of course, premium in order to have that. the bills, think this just isn’t possible. when the Republicans took Congress, But with health insurance over the How could you have people in charge of the majority, in 1994, then they worked years, that got adjusted. It became not this Congress who are so anti-cap- very hard and they pushed the Presi- health insurance, but it became health italism, who are so anti all of the val- dent, President Clinton. There was a management, so that big health insur- ues that have made this country a lot of friction between the Congress ance companies began to manage great country? I know it’s hard to be- and the President, but the Congress health care. They would cut deals with lieve, but it happens every day, and it prevailed. We got a balanced budget doctors. And I know Blue Cross has continues to happen. and the President ultimately signed just forced them down to where some We have, again, a deficit right now, on. We got some accountability. of them are getting hurt, but they con- for last year, $1.4 trillion. Yet since the Then the Republicans got the White tinue the threat of, Well, we’ll include year began, we are on target to have an House in 2000 and began to have both these other doctors over here if you increase of that next year of 12 percent. the House, Senate and the White don’t sign on, and then you’ll be out of An article in today’s Wall Street Jour- House. Spending got a little bit giddy. the loop, and we’re the biggest health nal points that out, and the increases It was unfortunate. I know in 2006, insurance folks on the block, so you’ll are in what is called discretionary while Republicans were still in the ma- be out of our loop; and they are able to spending. I want to point out, in the jority, that I was pushing for a zero talk them down. mandatory spending programs, that’s baseline budget. What that means is we Well, it’s good to talk people down in Medicare and Medicaid—and my col- eliminate the automatic increases in price if it’s the fair thing to do. But leagues know I hate those words man- every department in the Federal Gov- normally all of that has to be trans- datory spending, because there is no ernment, and you start with zero in- parent and above board to be effective

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Ms. KAPTUR, for 5 minutes, today. a hospital room costs and get an an- I know my mother and other people Mr. DEFAZIO, for 5 minutes, today. swer, because they either don’t know pay all this extra money for supple- (The following Members (at the re- or it depends on whether it is the in- mental coverage, wraparound coverage quest of Mr. MORAN of Kansas) to re- surance company, the Federal Govern- of Medicare. For what we are paying vise and extend their remarks and in- ment, somebody paying cash, all these for Medicare and Medicaid, we would clude extraneous material:) kinds of things. But I know from one be better off to give them cash money, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, for 5 minutes, Oc- personal relative, the bills they had for say, $3,500 for a household with more tober 29. 2 days of hospital care was around than one person in it getting Medicare Mr. MCHENRY, for 5 minutes, today, $10,000, and the health insurance com- and Medicaid and SCHIP, just give October 27, 28, 29 and 30. pany satisfied every one of them, paid them $3,500 cash in a health savings ac- Mr. JONES, for 5 minutes, November in full all $10,000 in costs, with $800 count they control with a debit card 2. from the insurance company. That is that can only be used for health care, Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California, the kind of transparency we need. But and then buy them health insurance for 5 minutes, today. that kind of transparency right now is that covers anything that is not elec- Ms. FOXX, for 5 minutes, today, Octo- protected by contracts, and the State tive. We can’t be paying for people if ber 27, 28, 29 and 30. and Federal law have continued to they want liposuction, things like that. Mr. WESTMORELAND, for 5 minutes, allow that kind of thing to go on. We But if it is necessary health care, then today. need transparency. provide insurance to cover everything Mr. BURGESS, for 5 minutes, today. For those that wondered, I have men- beyond the $3,500, and buy them that Mr. PAULSEN, for 5 minutes, today tioned a solution. The bill I filed, H.R. insurance. and October 27. 3478, deals with these issues. First of Now, I have a bill we have been try- Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, for 5 min- all, when you heard the President talk ing to get scored since August 19th. We utes, today. about his health care plan, the Demo- have been trying. We have had all of Mr. INGLIS, for 5 minutes, November crats down the hall have talked about the Republican prominent people in- 2. their plan, and at first they were so ex- volved in the committees—the Joint (The following Member (at his re- cited because it was going to come to Tax Committee and the Energy and quest) to revise and extend his remarks just under $900 billion. Then we find Commerce Committee. They have all and include extraneous material:) out we made a mistake; it is going to been begging CBO to give a value to my Mr. ELLISON, for 5 minutes, today. be over $1 trillion. Whether it is the plan. It also deals with illegal aliens f President’s plan, over $1 trillion, or the and with people coming in who want Baucus bill, over $1 trillion, whatever visas. They would have to have health ENROLLED BILL SIGNED it is, even around $1 trillion, the last insurance. It gives transparency. It is a Lorraine C. Miller, Clerk of the numbers we got from the census indi- great bill. House, reported and found truly en- cated there were about 119 million f rolled a bill of the House of the fol- households in America. lowing title, which was thereupon LEAVE OF ABSENCE If you divide 119 million households signed by the Speaker on Friday, Octo- into $1.19 trillion in the Democratic By unanimous consent, leave of ab- ber 23, 2009: health care bill, the cost, because it is sence was granted to: H.R. 2647. An act to authorize appropria- going to be around there—some have Mr. ABERCROMBIE (at the request of tions for fiscal year 2010 for military activi- said it might be closer to $2 trillion. Mr. HOYER) for today and until 3:30 ties of the Department of Defense, for mili- They are probably right, but we don’t p.m. on October 28. tary construction, and for defense activities know, they don’t know, we don’t know. Mr. BACA (at the request of Mr. of the Department of Energy, to prescribe But if you divide that by the number of HOYER) for October 23 on account of military personnel strengths for such fiscal households in America, then it is an legislative business. year, and for other purposes. extra $10,000 average per household for Mr. BOYD (at the request of Mr. f the Democrat new bill. And that HOYER) for today. ADJOURNMENT doesn’t even cover all the people they Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE (at the re- Mr. GOHMERT. Madam Speaker, I are saying need to be covered. It still quest of Mr. BOEHNER) for today on ac- leaves a gap, people uncovered. count of personal reasons. move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accord- So we need to get back to health in- Mr. CARTER (at the request of Mr. ingly (at 10 o’clock and 55 minutes surance that people can afford that will BOEHNER) for today on account of a get the health insurance companies travel delay. p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until tomorrow, Tues- back into the health insurance busi- Mr. CULBERSON (at the request of Mr. day, October 27, 2009, at 10:30 a.m., for ness. Of course, many of them came BOEHNER) for today on account of trav- rushing to the White House and said el. morning-hour debate. they needed a seat at the table. I tried Ms. MCCOLLUM (at the request of Mr. f to explain, whether it is the AMA, the HOYER) for today and until 3 p.m. Octo- EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, American Hospital Association, or in- ber 27 on account of official business. ETC. dividual health insurance companies, Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California (at Under clause 2 of rule XXIV, execu- that you don’t need a seat at the table the request of Mr. BOEHNER) for today when you are on the menu and your on account of a scheduling conflict. tive communications were taken from profession will be devoured. You may Mr. ORTIZ (at the request of Mr. the Speaker’s table and referred as fol- be able to negotiate it to be the third HOYER) for today on account of travel lows: or fourth course, but are still going to delays due to inclement weather. 4267. A letter from the Co-Chair, Commis- sion on War Time Funding, transmitting a be devoured. You don’t want a seat at f that table. report entitled ‘‘Defense agencies must im- Anyway, my bill, when I saw that SPECIAL ORDERS GRANTED prove their oversight of contractor business systems to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse’’; Medicare itself was apparently costing By unanimous consent, permission to to the Committee on Armed Services. around $10,000 average for every house- address the House, following the legis- 4268. A letter from the Assistant Secretary hold in America to pay for a very small lative program and any special orders of Defense, Department of Defense, transmit- percentage of our population who need- heretofore entered, was granted to: ting lists of procurment priorities provided

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A letter from the Chief Counsel, final rule — Endangered and Threatened fice of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, Na- FEMA, Department of Homeland Security, Wildlife and Plants; Taxonomic Change of tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- transmitting the Department’s final rule — Sclerocactus glaucus (Uinta Basin Hookless tion, transmitting the Administration’s final Suspension of Community Eligibility [Dock- Cactus), a Threatened Species, to Three Sep- rule — Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conserva- et ID FEMA-2008-0020; Internal Agency Dock- arate Species, Sclerocactus brevispinus tion and Management Act Provisions; Fish- et No. FEMA-8091] received October 1, 2009, (Pariette Cactus), Sclerocactus glaucus (Col- eries of the Northeastern United States; At- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- orado Hookless Cactus), and Sclerocactus lantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Closure of the mittee on Financial Services. wetlandicus (Uinta Basin Hookless Cactus) Limited Access General Category Scallop 4270. A letter from the Chief Counsel, De- [FWS-R6-ES-2009-0035, M09221050083-B2] (RIN: Fishery to Individual Fishing Quota Scallop partment of Homeland Security, transmit- 1018-AW24) received October 7, 2009, pursuant Vessels [Docket No.: 070817467-8554-02] (RIN: ting the Department’s final rule — Suspen- to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 0648-XQ36) received October 7, 2009, pursuant sion of Community Eligibility [Docket ID Natural Resources. to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on FEMA-2008-0020; Internal Agency Docket No. 4280. A letter from the Chief, Listing Natural Resources. FEMA-8085] received October 7, 2009, pursu- Branch, Endangered Species, Department of 4288. A letter from the Regulations Officer/ ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee the Interior, transmitting the Department’s Attorney Advisor, FHWA, Department of on Financial Services. final rule — Endangered and Threatened Transportation, transmitting the Depart- 4271. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Wildlife and Plants; Listing Lipidium ment’s final rule — Interoperability Require- for Financial Stability, Department of papilliferum (Slickspot Peppergrass) as a ments, Standards, or Performance Specifica- Treasury, transmitting the Department’s Threatened Species Throughout Its Range tions for Automated Toll Collection Systems monthly report on its activities and expendi- [FWS-R1-ES-2008-0096, MO 922105-0008-B2] [FHWA Docket No.: FHWA-06-23597] (RIN: tures under section 105(a) of the Emergency (RIN: 1018-AW34) received October 7, 2009, 2125-AF07) received October 13, 209, pursuant Economic Stabilization Act of 2008; to the pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Committee on Financial Services. mittee on Natural Resources. Transportation and Infrastructure. 4272. A letter from the Assistant Secretary 4281. A letter from the Chief, Branch of 4289. A letter from the National Adjutant, for Financial Stability, Department of the Listing, Department of the Interior, trans- Chief Executive Officer, Disabled American Treasury, transmitting the sixth major re- mitting the Department’s final rule — En- Veterans, transmitting the 2009 National port entitled ‘‘Trouble Asset Relief Program: dangered and Threatened Wildlife and Convention Proceedings of the Disabled Treasury Actions Needed to Make the Home Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for American Veterans, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 90i Affordable Modification Program More the Southwest Alaska Distinct Population and 44 U.S.C. 1332; (H. Doc. No. 111—72); to Transparent and Accountable’’; to the Com- Segment of the Northern Sea Otter [FWS-R7- the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and or- mittee on Financial Services. ES-2008-0105] (RIN: 1018-AV92) received Octo- dered to be printed. 4273. A letter from the Secretary, Securi- ber 7, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 4290. A letter from the Chief, Border Secu- ties and Exchange Commission, transmitting to the Committee on Natural Resources. rity Regulations Branch, Department of the Commission’s final rule — Reference to 4282. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- Homeland Security, transmitting the De- Ratings of Nationally Recognized Statistical fice of Surface Mining, Department of the In- partment’s final rule — Technical Correction Rating Organizations [Release Nos. 34-60789, terior, transmitting the Department’s final to Remove Obsolete Compliance Date Provi- IC-28939; File Nos. S7-17-08, S7-19-08] (RIN: rule — Final rule; approval of amendment sions from Electronic Cargo Information 3235-AK17, 3235-AK19) received October 7, with certain exceptions [SATS No. WY-035- Regulations received October 8, 2009, pursu- 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the FOR; Docket ID: OSM-2009-0003] received Oc- ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee Committee on Financial Services. tober 8, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. on Ways and Means. 4274. A letter from the Acting Assistant 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural 4291. A letter from the Chief, Trade and Secretary ESA, Director of OWCP, Depart- Resources. Commercial Regulations Branch, Depart- ment of Labor, transmitting the Depart- 4283. A letter from the Deputy Assistant ment of Homeland Security, transmitting ment’s final rule — Claims for Compensa- Administrator For Regulatory Programs, the Department’s final rule — Customs tion; Death Gratuity Under the Federal Em- NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Broker License Examination Appeals re- ployees’ Compensation Act (RIN: 1215-AB66) Administration, transmitting the Adminis- ceived October 7, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. received October 7, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. tration’s final rule — Fisheries Off West 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species Fish- Means. and Labor. ery; Amendment 12 to the Coastal Pelagic 4292. A letter from the Federal Register Li- 4275. A letter from the Department Direc- Species Fishery Management Plan [Docket aison Officer, Department of the Treasury, tor, Regulations Policy and Management No.: 071106669-81372-03] (RIN: 0648-AU26) re- transmitting the Department’s final rule — Staff, Deputy of Health and Human Services, ceived October 7, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Establishment of the Happy Canyon of Santa transmitting the Department’s final rule — 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Barbara Viticultural Area [Docket No.: TTB- Expanded Access to Investigational Drugs Resources. 2008-0008; T.D. TTB-82; Re: Notice No. 89] for Treatment Use [Docket No.: FDA-2006-N- 4284. A letter from the Deputy Assistant (RIN: 1513-AB52) received October 13, 2009, 0238] (RIN: 0910-AF14) received October 7, Administrator For Regulatory Programs, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric mittee on Ways and Means. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Administration, transmitting the Adminis- 4293. A letter from the Chief, Publications 4276. A letter from the Director, Regu- tration’s final rule — Magnuson-Stevens and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue latory Management Division, Environmental Fishery Conservation and Management Act Service, transmitting the Service’s final rule Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern — Field Directive on the Planning and Ex- cy’s final rule — Significant New Use Rules United States [Docket No.: 080410547-9274-02] amination of IRC Sec. 263A issues in the on Certain Chemical Substances [EPA-HQ- (RIN: 0648-AW70) received October 7, 2009, Auto Dealership Industry [LMSB-4-0909-035] OPPT-2009-0729; FRL-8430-3] (RIN: 2070-AB27) pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- received October 1, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Recevied October 7, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. mittee on Natural Resources. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 4285. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Means. Commerce. Administrator for Operations, NMFS, Na- 4294. A letter from the Chief, Publications 4277. A letter from the Assistant Legal Ad- tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- and Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, viser for Treaty Affairs, Department of tion, transmitting the Administration’s final transmitting the Service’s final rule — De- State, transmitting a report prepared by the rule — Fisheries of the Northeastern United termination of Issue Price in the Case of Cer- Department of State concerning inter- States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Sec- tain Debt Instruments Issued for Property national agreements other than treaties en- retarial Final Interim Action [Docket No.: (Rev. Rul. 2009-29) received October 7, 2009, tered into by the United States to be trans- 080521698-91087-03] (RIN: 0648-AW87) received pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- mitted to the Congress within the sixty-day October 7, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. mittee on Ways and Means. period specified in the Case-Zablocki Act, 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural 4295. A letter from the Chief, Publications pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(b); to the Com- Resources. and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue mittee on Foreign Affairs. 4286. A letter from the Director, Office of Service, transmitting the Service’s final rule 4278. A letter from the Director, Inter- Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oce- — Update for Weighted Average Interest national Cooperation, Department of De- anic and Atmospheric Administration, trans- Rates, Yield Curves, and Segment Rates [No- fense, transmitting Pursuant to Section 27(f) mitting the Administration’s final rule — tice 2009-76] received October 7, 2009, pursu- of the Arms Export Control Act and Section Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 1(f) of Executive Order 11958, Transmittal No. Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch in the West- on Ways and Means. 13-09 informing of an intent to sign a Project ern Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska 4296. A letter from the Chief, Publications Agreement with Australia; to the Committee [Docket No.: 09100091344-9056-02] (RIN: 0648- and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue on Foreign Affairs. XQ18) received October 7, 2009, pursuant to 5 Service, transmitting the Service’s final rule

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— Update for Weighted Average Interest Texas, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, tional Labor History Month, and for other Rates, Yield Curves, and Segment Rates [No- Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. MEEK of Florida, purposes; to the Committee on Education tice 2009-77] received October 7, 2009, pursu- Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. JOHN- and Labor. ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee SON of Georgia, Mr. SNYDER, and Mr. By Mr. PRICE of Georgia (for himself, on Ways and Means. MICHAUD): Mr. PENCE, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. 4297. A letter from the Deputy Secretary of H.R. 3927. A bill to grant the congressional AKIN, Mr. AUSTRIA, Mrs. BACHMANN, Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, gold medal to the Montford Point Marines; Mr. BACHUS, Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. BAR- transmitting recommendations concerning to the Committee on Financial Services, and TON of Texas, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. BILI- the extension of the Senior Oversight Com- in addition to the Committee on House Ad- RAKIS, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. mittee; jointly to the Committees on Armed ministration, for a period to be subsequently BONNER, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. Services and Veterans’ Affairs. determined by the Speaker, in each case for BROUN of Georgia, Mr. BROWN of 4298. A communication from the President consideration of such provisions as fall with- South Carolina, Ms. GINNY BROWN- of the United States, transmitting notifica- in the jurisdiction of the committee con- WAITE of Florida, Mr. BURTON of Indi- tion of his declaration of a national emer- cerned. ana, Mr. CANTOR, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. gency with respect to the 2009 H1N1 Influenza By Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself and Mr. CARTER, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Pandemic in the United States, pursuant to EHLERS): Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado, Mr. COLE, 50 U.S.C. 1621(a); (H. Doc. No. 111—73); jointly H.R. 3928. A bill to amend the provisions of Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. DAVIS of Ken- to the Committees on Energy and Commerce the Elementary and Secondary Education tucky, Ms. FALLIN, Mr. FORBES, Mr. and Ways and Means, and ordered to be Act of 1965 regarding school library media FRANKS of Arizona, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. printed. specialists, and for other purposes; to the GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. GOHMERT, Committee on Education and Labor. f Mr. GRAVES, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. By Mr. MELANCON: HARPER, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. H.R. 3929. A bill to provide an extension of REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON HERGER, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. HUNTER, the low-income housing credit placed-in- PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Mr. ISSA, Ms. JENKINS, Mr. SAM JOHN- service date requirement for certain disaster SON of Texas, Mr. JONES, Mr. JORDAN Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of areas; to the Committee on Ways and Means. of Ohio, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. KLINE By Mr. SESTAK: committees were delivered to the Clerk of Minnesota, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. H.R. 3930. A bill to extend for 6 months the for printing and reference to the proper LATTA, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mrs. maximum COBRA continuation coverage pe- calendar, as follows: LUMMIS, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. MCCLIN- riod for individuals who were involuntarily TOCK, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts: Committee terminated between April 1, 2009, and Decem- Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. MILLER of Flor- on Financial Services. H.R. 3639. A bill to ber 31, 2009, and to amend the American Re- ida, Mr. MORAN of Kansas, Mrs. amend the Credit Card Accountability Re- investment and Recovery Act of 2009 to ex- MYRICK, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. OLSON, sponsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 to es- tend the eligibility period and maximum as- Mr. PAULSEN, Mr. PITTS, Mr. POSEY, tablish an earlier effective date for various sistance period for COBRA premium assist- Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. ROONEY, consumer protections, and for other pur- ance under such Act; to the Committee on Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mrs. poses; with an amendment (Rept. 111–314). Education and Labor, and in addition to the SCHMIDT, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. SMITH of Referred to the Committee of the Whole Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Texas, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. House on the State of the Union. Ways and Means, for a period to be subse- ´ SULLIVAN, Mr. WAMP, Mr. WESTMORE- Ms. VELAZQUEZ: Committee on Small quently determined by the Speaker, in each LAND, and Mr. WILSON of South Caro- Business. H.R. 3854. A bill to amend the case for consideration of such provisions as lina): Small Business Act and the Small Business fall within the jurisdiction of the committee H. Res. 870. A resolution expressing grati- Investment Act of 1958 to improve programs concerned. tude and appreciation to the individuals and providing access to capital under such Acts, By Ms. WATSON (for herself, Mrs. families who participated in the Taxpayer and for other purposes (Rept. 111–315). Re- NAPOLITANO, Ms. CHU, Mr. FILNER, March on Washington on September 12, 2009; ferred to the Committee of the Whole House Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. BACA, Ms. ROYBAL- to the Committee on Oversight and Govern- on the State of the Union. ALLARD, Mrs. BONO MACK, Mr. FARR, ment Reform. f Mr. HONDA, Mr. ISSA, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. WOOLSEY, and Mrs. DAVIS of Cali- f PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS fornia): Under clause 2 of rule XII, public H.R. 3931. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- ADDITIONAL SPONSORS bills and resolutions of the following enue Code of 1986 to extend for 2 years the Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors titles were introduced and severally re- election to treat the cost of a qualified film were added to public bills and resolu- or television production as an expense which ferred, as follows: is not chargeable to a capital account; to the tions as follows: By Mrs. BLACKBURN: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 197: Ms. MARKEY of Colorado. H.R. 3924. A bill to prohibit the Federal By Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of Cali- H.R. 272: Ms. MATSUI and Mr. REHBERG. Communications Commission from further fornia (for herself, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. H.R. 273: Mr. BROWN of South Carolina. regulating the Internet; to the Committee on GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. H.R. 391: Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. SULLIVAN, Energy and Commerce. BERMAN, Mr. BISHOP of New York, and Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. By Mr. MCDERMOTT: Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Ms. H.R. 422: Mr. PAUL. H.R. 3925. A bill to amend the Employee CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. H.R. 600: Mr. CLAY. Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to BUTTERFIELD, Mrs. CAPPS, Mrs. H.R. 644: Mr. NADLER of New York. preclude preemption of a State cause of ac- CHRISTENSEN, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CON- H.R. 690: Ms. RICHARDSON. tion relating to a denial of a claim for bene- YERS, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mrs. H.R. 930: Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey. fits under a health care plan; to the Com- DAVIS of California, Ms. DELAURO, H.R. 1126: Mr. FORBES. mittee on Education and Labor. Mr. DINGELL, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. H.R. 1159: Mr. LARSON of Connecticut and By Mr. BOSWELL (for himself, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. Mr. CROWLEY. WALZ, Mr. HALL of New York, Mr. GRAYSON, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HARE, H.R. 1175: Mr. SPACE. LOBIONDO, Mrs. DAHLKEMPER, Mr. Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. HIG- H.R. 1210: Mr. GOODLATTE. BRALEY of Iowa, and Mr. LOEBSACK): GINS, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. H.R. 1239: Ms. RICHARDSON and Mr. H.R. 3926. A bill to direct the Secretary of HIRONO, Mr. HOLT, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE BLUMENAUER. Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Af- JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. JOHNSON of H.R. 1255: Mr. BROUN of Georgia. fairs to jointly conduct a study on the inci- Georgia, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KILDEE, H.R. 1347: Ms. NORTON, Mr. TOWNS, and Mr. dence of breast cancer among members of Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Ms. MASSA. the Armed Forces and veterans; to the Com- ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mr. H.R. 1412: Mr. MEEK of Florida. mittee on Armed Services, and in addition to LYNCH, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. MASSA, H.R. 1521: Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. ACKERMAN, the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, for a pe- Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. and Ms. MCCOLLUM. riod to be subsequently determined by the MEEKS of New York, Mr. MICHAUD, H.R. 1547: Mrs. MYRICK. Speaker, in each case for consideration of Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Ms. ROYBAL- H.R. 1549: Mr. GUTIERREZ and Mr. PETERS. such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- ALLARD, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. H.R. 1551: Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. tion of the committee concerned. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCHAUER, Mr. H.R. 1691: Ms. RICHARDSON and Mr. DAVIS of By Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida SERRANO, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. STARK, Kentucky. (for herself, Mr. FILNER, Mr. BUYER, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. WILSON of Ohio, and H.R. 1766: Ms. NORTON. Mr. RANGEL, Mr. JONES, Ms. KIL- Ms. WOOLSEY): H.R. 1835: Mr. MEEKS of New York. PATRICK of Michigan, Mr. PAYNE, H. Con. Res. 205. Concurrent resolution rec- H.R. 1898: Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California. Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. DAVIS of Illi- ognizing and honoring America’s labor move- H.R. 2000: Ms. HIRONO and Mr. FRANKS of nois, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of ment, supporting the designation of a Na- Arizona.

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H.R. 2016: Mr. QUIGLEY. H.R. 3380: Mr. HINCHEY and Ms. NORTON. H. Res. 727: Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. SLAUGHTER, H.R. 2021: Mr. GOODLATTE. H.R. 3439: Mr. HONDA. and Mr. SPACE. H.R. 2256: Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. H.R. 3448: Ms. FOXX. H. Res. 759: Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. TIBERI, H.R. 2269: Mr. BERMAN. H.R. 3491: Mr. HODES. Mr. SOUDER, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. H.R. 2279: Ms. SCHWARTZ, Ms. KILPATRICK of H.R. 3554: Mr. DENT. BRADY of Texas, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. SHAD- Michigan, and Mr. CLEAVER. H.R. 3560: Ms. SHEA-PORTER. EGG, and Mr. BLUNT. H.R. 2296: Mr. MOLLOHAN. H.R. 3578: Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California. H. Res. 764: Mr. PITTS and Mr. FRANKS of H.R. 2324: Ms. DEGETTE and Mr. HONDA. H.R. 3609: Mr. BOUSTANY. Arizona. H.R. 2373: Mr. HILL. H.R. 3633: Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. H. Res. 783: Mr. HEINRICH and Ms. SUTTON. H.R. 2381: Mr. BOCCIERI. H.R. 3639: Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey, Mr. H. Res. 784: Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. H.R. 2404: Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. MEEK of Florida, Mr. NADLER of New York, H.R. 2452: Mr. ARCURI, Mr. COURTNEY, and Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, and H. Res. 787: Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Mr. BACA. Mr. MARKEY of Massachusetts. H. Res. 790: Mr. SPRATT and Mr. HEINRICH. H.R. 2478: Mr. BOREN, Ms. TITUS, and Mr. H.R. 3679: Mr. HINCHEY. H. Res. 812: Mr. SHULER and Mr. MCINTYRE. CAMP. H.R. 3682: Mr. KAGEN and Mr. HILL. H. Res. 817: Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. CARSON of H.R. 2502: Ms. RICHARDSON and Mr. CLAY. H.R. 3691: Mr. KLINE of Minnesota. Indiana, Mr. CARNEY, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. DAVIS H.R. 2504: Mr. PETERSON. H.R. 3721: Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey. of Alabama, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. H.R. 2578: Mr. KENNEDY. H.R. 3734: Mr. WEINER, Mr. CLYBURN, and DELAURO, Mr. HARE, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. JACK- H.R. 2698: Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. KEN- Mr. MEEK of Florida. SON of Illinois, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. NEDY, Mr. FILNER, and Mr. CONNOLLY of Vir- H.R. 3750: Mr. RADANOVICH. KAPTUR, Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan, Mr. ginia. H.R. 3753: Mr. PAYNE. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. H.R. 2735: Mr. MICHAUD. H.R. 3767: Mr. MATHESON and Mr. MAFFEI, Mr. PAULSEN, Ms. RICHARDSON, Ms. H.R. 2807: Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California. CHAFFETZ. SPEIER, Ms. TSONGAS, and Ms. WATSON. H.R. 2817: Mr. CARSON of Indiana. H.R. 3773: Ms. NORTON and Ms. LINDA T. H.R. 2819: Mr. DELAHUNT and Mr. KILDEE. H. Res. 831: Mr. GORDON of Tennessee, Mr. SA´ NCHEZ of California. H.R. 2866: Mr. CRENSHAW. PENCE, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. LYNCH, H.R. 3778: Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Ms. ROS- H.R. 2894: Mr. RANGEL. Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, and Mr. MORAN of Kan- LEHTINEN, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. H.R. 2897: Mr. DRIEHAUS, Mr. PETERS, and sas. BOUCHER, and Mr. REYES. Mr. BOREN. H. Res. 835: Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. RIEHAUS RIFFITH H.R. 3024: Mr. WOLF and Mr. ROGERS of H.R. 3790: Mr. D , Mr. G , and FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. INGLIS, Mr. ROONEY, Kentucky. Mr. DELAHUNT. and Mr. AUSTRIA. H.R. 3798: Mrs. CAPPS. H.R. 3026: Ms. RICHARDSON. H. Res. 847: Mr. WOLF, Ms. GINNY BROWN- H.R. 3810: Mr. CONYERS and Ms. HIRONO. H.R. 3027: Ms. RICHARDSON. WAITE of Florida, Mr. PENCE, Mr. MICA, Mr. H.R. 3813: Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. H.R. 3028: Ms. RICHARDSON. KIRK, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mrs. H.R. 3827: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. MOORE of H.R. 3076: Mr. DEFAZIO. BIGGERT, and Mr. SMITH of Texas. H.R. 3116: Mr. BRALEY of Iowa. Wisconsin, and Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey. H. Res. 852: Mr. PENCE. H.R. 3149: Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. H.R. 3838: Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. HINES, Mr. H. Res. 856: Mr. NYE, Mr. AKIN, Mr. PLATTS, H.R. 3208: Mr. BOSWELL. STARK, and Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. SHUSTER, Ms. LORETTA H.R. 3227: Mr. RAHALL. H.R. 3885: Mr. MARKEY of Massachusetts, SANCHEZ of California, and Mr. ABERCROMBIE. H.R. 3259: Mr. HARE, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. Mr. KISSELL, and Mr. RODRIGUEZ. PERLMUTTER, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. KUCINICH, H.R. 3916: Mr. POMEROY. H. Res. 858: Ms. CLARKE, Mr. DELAHUNT, Ms. KILROY, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. ALTMIRE, Ms. H.R. 3919: Ms. KOSMAS. Ms. GIFFORDS, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. NORTON, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. LARSON of Con- H. J. Res. 11: Mr. AKIN and Mr. CAMP. REYES, Ms. FOXX, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. necticut, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. H. J. Res. 23: Mr. WITTMAN. LEWIS of Georgia, and Mr. HINCHEY. BISHOP of New York, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. H. Con. Res. 128: Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. H. Res. 861: Ms. GIFFORDS, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. BERKLEY, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Ms. HIRONO, Ms. H. Con. Res. 170: Mr. WALZ. SNYDER, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. CHU, and Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. H. Res. 22: Mr. MEEK of Florida. SHUSTER, Mr. MCKEON, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, H.R. 3277: Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. H. Res. 440: Mr. FLEMING and Mr. HIMES. Mr. BRIGHT, and Mr. TURNER. H.R. 3321: Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. H. Res. 711: Mr. HINCHEY. H. Res. 869: Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. STARK, and Ms. NORTON. H. Res. 715: Mr. MCCOTTER. PENCE, Mr. CHAFFETZ, and Mr. PAULSEN.

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