E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 113 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION

Vol. 160 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2014 No. 53 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was ity of life for Americans, enacting busi- Both Chairman CAMP in his tax re- called to order by the Speaker pro tem- ness opportunities, and putting mil- form proposal and President Obama in pore (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania). lions of Americans to work. his infrastructure proposal identified f They were all public-private partner- ways to close this gap to be able to ships primarily paid for with public in- fully fund a 6-year transportation reau- DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO vestment. Creating these infrastruc- thorization that would help meet TEMPORE ture marvels, which for most of our America’s funding needs for projects of The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- history were the envy of the world, put national significance that are, in many fore the House the following commu- millions of Americans to work. cases, multistate and are part of a na- nication from the Speaker: Sadly, that is no longer the case. The tional system. We all depend upon the WASHINGTON, DC, United States has fallen behind the pieces of the system to be in place in April 2, 2014. global leaders. Our infrastructure is good repair and working together. I hereby appoint the Honorable GLENN mediocre, according to expert reports. Sadly, the Republican budget sen- THOMPSON to act as Speaker pro tempore on The American Society of Civil Engi- this day. tences us to decline and then locks in neers has given our infrastructure a D- JOHN A. BOEHNER, a 30 percent reduction from these cur- plus rating and identified over $3.5 tril- Speaker of the House of Representatives. rent inadequate levels over the next 10 lion of investments that are going to f years. be necessary just to bring it up to MORNING-HOUR DEBATE standard by 2020. It pretends the Federal commitment The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- That is how far we have fallen—a D- can be downsized and outsourced. Al- ant to the order of the House of Janu- plus rating—and needing billions of though I would note, in a letter signed ary 7, 2014, the Chair will now recog- dollars just to prevent further deterio- by 31 executives of statewide chambers nize Members from lists submitted by ration and decline. of commerce, they point out: The failure to act carries significant the majority and minority leaders for Even with increased State revenues and in- morning-hour debate. costs in and of itself. There is more novative mechanisms such as public-private The Chair will alternate recognition wear and tear on vehicles. There is partnerships, there are projects of national between the parties, with each party more delays and congestion. There are significance that cannot be completed with- limited to 1 hour and each Member safety problems associated with infe- out Federal assistance. other than the majority and minority rior infrastructure and poor mainte- nance. I will be offering today a proposal in leaders and the minority whip limited the Budget Committee to at least allow to 5 minutes, but in no event shall de- It is going to cost the average Amer- ican family over $1,000 per year in ac- the capacity to respond to these needs, bate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. to meet the requests of 17 bipartisan f tual damage and increased operating costs to say nothing of the millions of governors, including Republicans from GOP BUDGET AND hours lost to congestion. It hits busi- North Carolina, Wisconsin, and Penn- INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING ness especially hard. A 5-minute delay sylvania and the 31 State chamber of The SPEAKER pro tempore. The costs UPS $50 million in additional commerce executives from Alabama, Chair recognizes the gentleman from costs each year. Arizona, and Arkansas, to Tennessee, Virginia, and Wisconsin. We need these Oregon (Mr. BLUMENAUER) for 5 min- Ten years ago, there was a blue rib- utes. bon report to then-President Bush Federal partnerships. Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, about transportation and transpor- While this proposal won’t commit throughout American history, the path tation funding alternatives. It identi- anybody to a specific path forward, it to prosperity has been infrastructure. fied over $375 billion as necessary to does provide the capacity to get us It has been paving that path, building fund an appropriate 6-year program. unstuck and out of this sad state of de- that road, constructing the trans- That was 10 years ago. cline, in other words, a true path to continental railroad, improving water We are now spending at a rate, 10 prosperity, putting millions of people systems, extending electrification to years later, of about $275 billion a year to work, jump-starting the economy, rural America, dams, flood control, and at current levels, but the highway and strengthening communities from sewer systems. trust fund is only going to produce coast to coast, so that our families can Each and every one of these initia- about $200 billion during that same pe- be safe, healthy, and economically se- tives were key to improving the qual- riod of time. cure.

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Mr. Speaker, I in Venezuela, as they continue to bru- of hundreds of billions of dollars in rise today to address the crisis in tally oppress the opposition in Ven- spending cuts to important domestic Ukraine, Putin’s rising aggression and ezuela, the opposition that is calling programs. He doesn’t say what pro- intransigence in the face of increased for reforms and democracy. grams we are going to cut; he simply international opprobrium, and the fail- Mr. Speaker, I have here a poster of says we are going to get the money. ure of American leadership that has al- Maria Corina Machado, a valiant He said that last year, of course, and lowed these recent events to transpire. human rights leader in Venezuela, and it didn’t happen. He gives virtually no This is yet another example of Vladi- she is just one of the many victims of details about the policies through mir Putin looking at President Maduro’s thuggery. which he expects to achieve these sav- Obama’s foreign policy and making the There have been 30 people killed as a ings. To that extent, it is radically dif- calculation that he can do whatever he result of Maduro’s violent attempts to ferent from the chairman of the Ways wants without fear that the White oppress dissent, while opposition lead- and Means Committee’s tax reform House will react with anything other ers like Leopoldo Lopez have been un- plan, which made real choices, showed than empty threats. justly detained over a month now in real courage, and was a real document. We have seen this time and time military prison, and Maria Corina The Republican budget continues again, so much so that the President’s Machado has been stripped of her seat their obsession with repealing or un- lead from behind policy has not only in the national assembly, thus revok- dermining the Affordable Care Act, eroded our influence and credibility ing her immunity, her protection, sug- their 53rd attempt to do so. However, around the world, it has hurt our rela- gesting that Maduro and his goons will of course, they keep all the savings and tions with other countries, and it has soon be coming to take her away to a revenues that the Affordable Care Act shown tyrants like Putin, Assad, military prison. is scored as giving. Maduro, Kim Jung Un, Khamenei, and Yet again, President Obama chooses It would furthermore kick millions the Castros that the U.S. lacks the to lead from behind. The administra- off their health insurance and turn courage of its convictions. tion has repeatedly said that we need Medicaid into a capped block grant, Putin has annexed Crimea, and we to work with the Organization of decimating the program and making would be foolish to think that he will American States to hold Maduro ac- life more difficult for all those millions stop there as he seeks to reestablish countable, but that body is even more who rely on it. Russia as more than just a regional afraid to call out Maduro than this ad- Once more, they are seeking to end power, and the Obama administration ministration. the Medicare guarantee as we know it. has misguidedly dismissed Putin and Mr. Speaker, 5 years of failed foreign They will say it is a choice, that at 55 his provocations as those of a weak- policy from this administration is real- you can make a choice whether you ened Russia acting out. ly coming home to roost, and that want to have private insurance with a This is an astonishing view to take means dire consequences for the Amer- voucher that you get from the Federal and one that could seriously harm our ican people, for the people of Ven- Government or go into Medicare. U.S. national security interests if we ezuela, for the people of Ukraine, and That’s what they say. continue to downplay these threats. for freedom-seeking people throughout In 1994, the United States, along with b 1015 the world. Ukraine and Russia, signed the Buda- It is time for the administration to The reality is, however, they would pest memorandum. In that agreement, take an active role in foreign policy for make traditional Medicare far, far, far all sides agreed to respect Ukraine’s the sake of American national security more expensive, driving people out of territorial sovereignty if Ukraine re- and for the sake of the future of democ- that program and eliminating it over turned the nuclear weapons it inher- racy. It is time to quit this leading time. ited after the fall of the Soviet empire. Their budget, in addition, would We gave our guarantee to protect from behind. It is time to restore American leadership, and that is the make it very difficult, if not impos- Ukraine’s borders, a guarantee that we sible, for Congress to invest in our clearly did not keep. only way to make the world a safer place. economy and our people by driving do- What kind of message is the United mestic discretionary spending well States sending to the world again? f below the sequester’s harmful level. You can bet that Rouhani and REPUBLICAN BUDGET MORE OF The American people ought to be Khamenei are sitting in Iran, and they THE SAME outraged but not surprised. We have are paying very close attention, Mr. Speaker. They are making the calcula- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The seen this movie before, and it never tions right now, and they are betting Chair recognizes the gentleman from ends well for Republicans or, trag- that perhaps they will face no reper- Maryland (Mr. HOYER) for 5 minutes. ically, does it end happily for the cussions if they abandoned the negotia- Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, the base- American people. The new plot twist in tions and actively and openly pursue ball season begins this week, so I will this year’s budget is that Chairman nuclear weapons. quote the great Yogi Berra. ‘‘It’s de´ja` RYAN is going where no budget chair- President Obama’s lack of leadership vu all over again.’’ man has gone before, relying on the and strength has shown that the um- This year’s Republican budget, which spurious gimmickry of so-called ‘‘dy- brella of U.S. security that so many Chairman RYAN unveiled yesterday, is namic scoring’’ to pad his numbers have relied upon is not as wide nor as more of the same we have, unfortu- with budget savings that simply do not durable as they once thought. nately, come to expect. It is an exer- exist. The House and the Senate have acted cise in partisan messaging, not a seri- We have talked about this a lot. The to pass sanctions legislation against ous and honest attempt to invest in our 1981 tax cuts were supposed to boom Putin over his actions in Crimea, but it priorities and pursue compromise to- the economy. In fact, we increased the is clear that Putin is not going to be ward a sustainable fiscal outlook. national debt by 187 percent. In 2001 deterred by this. Their budget rejects the balanced ap- and 2003, we were promised that the tax It may be a case of too little, too late proach of spending reforms, new rev- cuts would grow the economy. In fact, because the administration failed to enue, and investments in our economy during those 8 years of the Bush ad- take decisive action from the get-go, called for by both the Bowles-Simpson ministration, we had the worst econ- just like it had in Iran and Syria before and the Rivlin-Domenici Commissions, omy that anybody in this Chamber has this and just like it is now failing to do as well as by the Gang of Six in the experienced and, indeed, I would pre- in Venezuela. United States Senate and by virtually sume, in the gallery as well.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:23 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K02AP7.004 H02APPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE April 2, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2807 While Chairman RYAN claims his can review the Ryan budget. They can to be able to do better in life through budget balances in 10 years, in reality, review its consequences to them, them- education. My opinion is: it is not so his projection for revenues in 2024 is selves, their families, their children, important where you start in life; it is less than his projection for outlays. In and their community. They can see the where you end up. The key to that other words, no balance. That is the adverse consequences of a plan that stair or that ladder or that path is edu- simple budget math. The only way will not work. cation. Chairman RYAN can pretend his math I predict, as I predicted last year, The Career and Technical Education works is by using Republicans’ dy- Madam Speaker, the Appropriations Caucus really, really focuses on that in namic scoring trick. Committee, headed by HAL ROGERS, a bipartisan way. It is about America’s This is the same trick that paved the Republican chairman, will not bring competitiveness. Because if America way for the Bush tax cuts to turn appropriation bills to the floor that does not have a qualified and trained record surpluses into record deficits, as will pass on this floor that will imple- workforce, America doesn’t have a fu- I have said. It is sort of like a family ment the Ryan budget, notwith- ture. So as appropriation season is making its budget and projecting: well, standing the fact that RYAN’s party upon us, we in the Congressional Ca- we are going to get a big raise because controls this House. I predicted that reer and Technical Education Caucus the boss is going to be doing better, the last year, and I was right. As a matter encourage our colleagues to continue economy is going to be doing better, of fact, no bills passed this House at this body’s united commitment to en- and we will get a big raise, so we will the Ryan budget numbers last year— suring that America remains competi- budget as if we had already gotten the none, not one. Sadly, I think that is tive through an adequately trained raise. What happens is you don’t get what is going to happen this year— workforce. that raise and you are deeply in the sadly, for the American people; sadly, This can be achieved through an ex- hole. Americans get that. It is a shame for this Congress; sadly, for our chil- isting program. We don’t have to cre- their Congress doesn’t get that. dren. ate a new program. No need to reinvent Republicans have a bill on the floor Madam Speaker, we can do better. the wheel. It is the Carl D. Perkins Ca- this week to force the nonpartisan CBO We can be real. We ought to do the job reer and Technical Education Act. Per- to use the Republican math. The virtue that the American people expect us to kins provides the principal source of of the nonpartisan Congressional Budg- do and get this country on a fiscally Federal support for program improve- et Office was that it would give us hon- sustainable path, not with smoke and ment and helps to strengthen the inte- est numbers, but now the Republicans mirrors but with sincerity and courage. gration of academic, career, and tech- want to force them to give them their f nical education at both the secondary numbers that they want that make it and the postsecondary institutions. CONGRESSIONAL CAREER AND easier for them to pretend that things Although deficit reduction must re- TECHNICAL EDUCATION CAUCUS are going to get better with their poli- main priority number one—it is one of cies rather than putting their policies The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. ROS- our greatest threats for national secu- in place and then seeing if it does get LEHTINEN). The Chair recognizes the rity—during these fiscally challenging better, and if it does, we have a bonus. gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. times, we must invest in CTE pro- Of course, if it doesn’t, we run up large THOMPSON) for 5 minutes. grams. We must also recognize that deficits as we did in the last adminis- Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. any reduction to Perkins funding tration, as we did in the Reagan admin- Madam Speaker, if you listen to prob- would affect millions of career and istration, as we did in the first Bush ably the majority of the speeches pro- technical educational students, the administration, and, yes, slightly in vided on this House floor, they clearly business community that relies on a the Clinton administration. But in the indicate partisan bickering. If you lis- qualified workforce, and the future Clinton administration, over every Re- ten to many of these speeches, it is competitiveness of this country. publican’s objections, we balanced the pretty easy to find out what we dis- Going into the fiscal year 2015, the budget for 4 years. agree upon. There are some divides in Career and Technical Education Cau- We need a budget, Madam Speaker, beliefs and opinions. One of the things cus is putting together a modest re- that reflects our real challenges and that is wonderful about this House is quest for level funding for this pro- recognizes that we must compromise to this is the people’s House. It reflects a gram. I encourage my colleagues to make the difficult choices necessary to very diverse nation, and we have di- support the efforts of the caucus and meet them. The American people de- verse opinions here on the House floor. join in sending this important request serve a budget that focuses not on gim- At the same time, there are individ- to the Appropriations Committee. micks but one that promotes oppor- uals here that I work with, both sides f tunity, growth, and security; com- of the aisle, that I think want to be LET’S PASS AN IMMIGRATION promise, not confrontation; prag- problem solvers. They are willing to REFORM BILL matism, not partisanship; what works, not talk about what we disagree about, not what sounds good. because we don’t even need to do that; The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Our budget proposal should reflect we just turn on the news, and that is Chair recognizes the gentleman from our priorities and enable us to rise to what is highlighted is what we disagree Illinois (Mr. GUTIE´ RREZ) for 5 minutes. meet our challenges. The Republican upon. But the fact is we do have indi- Mr. GUTIE´ RREZ. Madam Speaker, budget that is going to be voted on viduals here that have the courage and on June 27, we will mark 1 year since today in the Budget Committee does willingness to come to the table, and our friends on the other side of the Hill not do that. that is step one; to sit at the table and in the United States Senate passed a The Wall Street Journal, Madam define properly what the problem is, bipartisan immigration reform bill. Speaker, wrote an editorial about the because without defining the problem, Four Senators from each party Ryan priorities, most of which I dis- you really aren’t going to come up worked together to get a bill intro- agree with because I think their reli- with effective solutions that work; and duced on April 16 of last year. By May, ance, as RYAN does, on dynamic scoring third, be willing to state what do we the Judiciary Committee was debating is a ‘‘fool’s errand’’ and has been agree upon, what can we agree upon and marking it up, and by June, it was proved to be such over the years that I and make that the beginning point, the headed to the Senate floor. Then after have served in Congress over the last 33 foundation, for cost-effective solutions. debate and many, many, many amend- years. But I do agree with their conclu- I am here today as part of a group ments, it was voted on by the full Sen- sion, and they say this: that really does that. I rise today as ate. Sixty-eight out of 100 Senators But the Ryan outline does the service of cochair of the bipartisan Congressional voted to replace illegal immigration showing the policy direction in which Repub- Career and Technical Education Cau- with legal immigration, legalize mil- licans would head if they regain control of cus. This is a group of Members from lions of people who live and work in the Senate next year. both sides of the aisle, diverse routes of the U.S., and secure our immigration I agree with that. I think this is a lit- the United States, who care about in- system in the workplace and, yes, at mus test for the American people. They vesting in opportunities for individuals the border.

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To- to be helpful, so I have done a little an undocumented immigrant himself. gether, we can shine the light on au- calculating. Including today, we have They demanded to see his papers. Now tism. 34 legislative days before the July 4 re- we have ‘‘deportation deniers’’ falsely f suggesting President Obama is not en- cess. ANTHONY P. ‘‘TONY’’ REARDON Madam Speaker, let’s be honest. If forcing the law. Oh, he is really not de- Republicans have not gotten an immi- porting people, they say. That is all The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gration bill seriously rolling down the fake, something Obama, Univision, and Chair recognizes the gentleman from tracks by the time we break for Inde- Telemundo cooked up. Florida (Mr. DEUTCH) for 5 minutes. pendence Day, Republicans might as The President knows the kind of pain Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Speaker, I rise well just fold up the tent they are al- that congressional inaction has caused today to recognize Mr. Anthony P. ways talking about. One thing is for for families and children. ‘‘Tony’’ Reardon, Deputy Director of Legislative Liaison for the Office of the sure: Republicans won’t be pitching a b 1030 tent at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue any Secretary of the Air Force. A command The President wants to be an emanci- navigator from West Palm Beach, Flor- time soon. pator, not a deporter, and he will act if I talk to Republicans, and they know ida, with 1,700 flying hours in the RF– he has to. If you give him no choice, the truth: if Republicans don’t work 4C, Tony Reardon has excelled both in this President is going to take charge with Democrats and bring an immigra- the cockpit and at the Pentagon. I himself, as well he should. want to offer him my congratulations tion bill to the floor, they are giving up Once again, Mr. Speaker, we offer a on a chance to stand for justice, a on his recent selection as Director of lifeline to the Republicans. Let’s work Strategy, Resources and Integration sense of peace, and fairness for immi- together to pass a bill before the Presi- grants until after the 2016 Presidential for the Office of the Deputy Under Sec- dent, faced with no other choice, takes retary of the Air Force, International election. That means Republicans will action himself. You have 34 legislative have to head into the 2016 Presidential Affairs. days left until July 4, and you had bet- This recent promotion is no surprise election as the party that blocked im- ter make good use of them. The Amer- to anyone who knows Tony. Through- migration reform that would have fi- ican people are waiting. out his life, he has displayed excep- nally brought justice to immigrant f tional leadership and judgment. He communities across our Nation. You graduated in 1977 from Forest Hill High SUPPORTING AUTISM AWARENESS will have said ‘‘no’’ to the dreams of School in West Palm Beach, and even DREAMers and ‘‘no’’ to millions of The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. then he was known for his intelligence, families and ‘‘no’’ to communities in THOMPSON of Pennsylvania). The Chair his loyalty, and his integrity. He was a every city across our country. recognizes the gentleman from Florida drummer in the marching band, a Oh, and, Madam Speaker, if you (Mr. BILIRAKIS) for 5 minutes. pitcher for the baseball team, and a think the Republican Party alone con- Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise participant in the American Legion trols the future of 11 million undocu- today in support of Autism Awareness Boys State program, which encourages mented immigrants, you will be sadly Month. April is Autism Awareness young people to grow into engaged and disappointed. If you don’t act in the Month, and today, April 2, is Autism responsible citizens. next 34 days, if you refuse to give the Awareness Day. After graduating from Florida State President a bill he can sign because Autism is serious. It does not dis- University in 1981, Tony was selected you say you don’t trust him to enforce criminate. People in all racial, socio- to attend undergraduate navigator immigration law even though he has economic, and ethnic groups are im- training at Mather Air Force Base in spent more money and deported more pacted. One in 68 children is diagnosed California. He quickly garnered the people than any President before him, I with autism. Let me say it again: one role of RF–4C instructor weapon sys- believe he will act without you. in 68 children. This is a very disturbing tems officer in the 12th Tactical Recon- He has alternatives under existing statistic. naissance Squadron at Bergstrom Air law. There are concrete ways within Mr. Speaker, Florida has a lot of Force Base, Texas. Tony’s talents were existing laws to help keep families to- great programs and resources for indi- needed on the front lines of the cold gether and spare U.S. citizens from los- viduals with autism. The Centers for war, and he was reassigned to ing their wives, their husbands, and Autism and Related Disabilities, or Zweibrucken Air Base in Germany. their children to deportation in spite of CARD, all across the State of Florida Following the end of the cold war, your lack of action, and I believe the will be offering resources and aware- Tony was transferred back to President is going to use those tools. I ness month activities. The Partnership Bergstrom, where he continued to pass saw it in his eyes when I met with him. for Effective Programs for Students his wealth of knowledge and experience He didn’t run for office so that he could with Autism pairs teachers and schools on to the next generation of weapon deport 2 million people and put thou- with a professional from one of the systems officers. sands of American children in foster many CARDs across Florida to assist Realizing his talent for leadership, care. He is heartbroken by the pain de- students with autism. This program’s his commander transferred him to Air portation has caused. motto is to ‘‘provide quality edu- Combat Command Headquarters at Do you think he will simply sit by cational programs to students with au- Langley Air Force Base in Virginia, and do nothing because you refuse to tism spectrum disorders.’’ where he excelled in the Plans and Pro- act? The Republicans threaten lawsuits It is the graciousness and generosity grams Directorate. After a successful and even impeachment if the President of organizations like these and of the tour, he was once again sent overseas, acts to spare American families being individuals involved with them that this time as an air liaison officer at broken apart by deportation; but this help in the fight against autism. It is Camp Red Cloud, Korea. Later, he was President will act if you refuse to, and important to raise awareness. It is im- assigned to Pacific Air Forces Head- the country will rally behind him be- portant to provide programs to assist quarters, returning to the Plans and cause that is what Americans do in the children and adults with disorders on Programs Directorate at Hickam Air face of humanitarian crisis. the autism spectrum. Ultimately, Force Base in Hawaii. After 3 years in The Republicans threaten to impeach through groups like these and through Hawaii, he began numerous assign- the President? What is new, Madam public and private partnerships, we can ments at Headquarters Air Force at Speaker? Look, you have got to re- continue to work towards a cure. the Pentagon. member, for the first 3 or 4 years he I am committed to this cause, and I As Deputy Director of Legislative Li- was President, leaders in the Repub- encourage my fellow Members on both aison for the Office of the Secretary of

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Pursu- rector, Tony prepared the Air Force and severity of the discrimination ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair team for confirmation hearings for the Puerto Rico faces as a territory. declares the House in recess until noon Air Force Secretary, Under Secretary, The report also alleviates the con- today. Chief of Staff, and the Vice Chief of cern that statehood would have an ad- Accordingly (at 10 o’clock and 41 Staff, all in an unprecedented 2-year verse impact on the U.S. Treasury. As minutes a.m.), the House stood in re- time frame. He also supported more the GAO explains, new Federal outlays cess. than 1,500 Air Force senior leader visits to Puerto Rico will be significantly to the Hill as well as over 1,000 wing counterbalanced by new Federal reve- f commander Hill visits, more than 450 nues generated from the island, which b 1200 congressional delegation and congres- could amount to $7 billion a year. As sional staff trips, over 200 congres- Puerto Rico prospers, collections will AFTER RECESS sional hearings, and countless other increase further. The recess having expired, the House Air Force Hill engagements. The report, thus, reinforces that was called to order by the Speaker at Today, I would like to wish Mr. An- statehood, which is so plainly in Puer- noon. thony P. ‘‘Tony’’ Reardon good luck to Rico’s interest, is also in the na- f and Godspeed in his next assignment as tional interest. This Nation will ben- the Director of Strategy, Resources efit when Puerto Rico’s economy is PRAYER strong, when its residents don’t need to and Integration for the Office of the Reverend Dr. Bryan Smith, First move to the States to achieve their Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Baptist Church Roanoke, Roanoke, dreams or vote for their national lead- Force, International Affairs. We know Virginia, offered the following prayer: ers, when individuals and businesses on that this next chapter of his distin- Lord, we thank You for today, for the the island flourish, and when the tax guished career will be one of even more life that You have given to us, the base expands. The U.S. will profit from success. riches of Your blessings, the freedoms the state of Puerto Rico’s success, just On behalf of the Congress and of the we enjoy, and for Your gracious and as it currently pays an economic and a United States of America, I thank tender mercies. moral price for the territory’s short- Tony; his wife, Dee; and their children, Forgive us for our transgressions comings. Maggie and Trip, for their patriotism, against You, and help those gathered The reaction to the report from poli- commitment to country, and service to here today to work together in the ticians in Puerto Rico who favor the Nation. knowledge of Your truth. status quo has been dishonest. Their f I thank You for these leaders who are strategy is clear: if you cannot con- here by Your authority. Please bless PUERTO RICO: HOW STATEHOOD vince the public, try to confuse the them and their families. WOULD POTENTIALLY AFFECT public. SELECTED FEDERAL PROGRAMS For example, they claim the report Give to them the wisdom, discern- AND REVENUE SOURCES concludes that hardworking island ment, humility, and guidance they will The SPEAKER pro tempore. The residents would have a large Federal need in fulfilling the obligations and Chair recognizes the gentleman from tax liability under statehood. The re- responsibilities entrusted to them. May they be quick to hear, slow to speak, Puerto Rico (Mr. PIERLUISI) for 5 min- port says no such thing, and the asser- utes. tion is false. A typical household in and slow to anger. Mr. PIERLUISI. Mr. Speaker, this Puerto Rico will pay the same or less May their weakness be the revenue week, the GAO published a report in total taxes under statehood than it for Your strength; may their purpose about the fiscal impact of Puerto Rico pays now due to the application of Fed- for gathering today be honorable in statehood on the Federal Government. eral tax credits and the ability of the Your sight; and may the work that is In a 2012 referendum, a majority of Puerto Rico Government to reduce its accomplished promote Your righteous- voters in Puerto Rico said they didn’t high local rates once it no longer needs ness and peace throughout our Nation. want Puerto Rico to remain a terri- to finance a disproportionate share of In Your holy name we pray. tory, and more voters favored state- public services. Amen. hood than any other option. In Janu- In any event, this inaccurate argu- f ary, at my initiative, a law was en- ment shows disrespect for the people of acted to provide funding for the first Puerto Rico, who will be proud to as- THE JOURNAL federally-sponsored vote in Puerto sume both the rights and responsibil- The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- Rico’s history. Meanwhile, in the past ities of statehood. Throughout history, ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- year, Puerto Rico’s longstanding eco- men and women have fought and fallen ceedings and announces to the House nomic problems have devolved into a for equality and dignity. These prin- his approval thereof. crisis. Every week, 1,000 of my con- ciples are priceless. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- stituents move to the States in search My colleagues who requested the nal stands approved. of opportunity and equality. Thus, the GAO report should now schedule a Mr. COURTNEY. Mr. Speaker, pursu- GAO has released its report at a time hearing on it. Seventy-five days have ant to clause 1, rule I, I demand a vote when island residents are voting for passed since the enactment of the law on agreeing to the Speaker’s approval statehood—at the ballot box and with authorizing Puerto Rico to hold a fed- of the Journal. their feet—in unprecedented numbers. erally-sponsored referendum, and 132 The SPEAKER. The question is on The momentum in favor of statehood Members of Congress have sponsored the Speaker’s approval of the Journal. continues to build with this report, my legislation that calls for a ref- The question was taken; and the which supports the conclusion that erendum on Puerto Rico’s admission as Speaker announced that the ayes ap- statehood will be beneficial to Puerto a State, which requires Federal action peared to have it. Rico and to the U.S. as a whole. if a majority of voters chooses state- Mr. COURTNEY. Mr. Speaker, on The report confirms that statehood hood. If the Governor of Puerto Rico that I demand the yeas and nays. will enhance the quality of life in Puer- believes his claim that the GAO report The yeas and nays were ordered. to Rico. As a territory, Puerto Rico is is somehow damaging to statehood, he The SPEAKER. Pursuant to clause 8, treated unequally under key Federal should have the courage of his convic- rule XX, further proceedings on this spending and tax credit programs. As a tions to conduct a statehood admission question will be postponed.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:23 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K02AP7.007 H02APPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2810 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 2, 2014 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE That is not the America we know and I call on this body to respect the con- The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman love. That is not the America we want science of millions of Americans by from Connecticut (Mr. COURTNEY) come to leave to our children and grand- ending the practice of government forward and lead the House in the children. That is why I urge my col- funding for abortions. Pledge of Allegiance. leagues to support H.R. 2575, the Save f American Workers Act, to restore the Mr. COURTNEY led the Pledge of Al- RYAN BUDGET legiance as follows: traditional 40-hour workweek and help millions of hardworking Americans (Mr. HIGGINS asked and was given I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the permission to address the House for 1 United States of America, and to the Repub- like Jillian. minute.) lic for which it stands, one nation under God, f indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, yester- day, we learned the details of the Ryan f FUTURE OF THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM budget, a proposal that would have WELCOMING DR. BRYAN SMITH devastating impacts on my western (Mr. DEFAZIO asked and was given The SPEAKER. Without objection, permission to address the House for 1 New York community. the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. minute.) For seniors, the Ryan budget would put Medicare on the road to privatiza- GOODLATTE) is recognized for 1 minute. Mr. DEFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, well, it is There was no objection. here. We have been waiting with bated tion, handing older Americans a vouch- Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, it is breath for the Ryan budget, perhaps er and forcing them to fend for them- my privilege to welcome Dr. Bryan some of the biggest and most imme- selves to find quality health care. Smith, a constituent of the Sixth Con- diate problems confronting our Nation, This budget slashes Pell grants that gressional District of Virginia and a things that will put people back to provide young people the opportunity friend who has offered the opening work and boost the economy. for a college education; ends prayer today. I hope the doctor’s pray- For me, number one is the exhaus- AmeriCorps, a program filling a crit- er offers this body guidance and wis- tion of the highway trust fund, mean- ical need in urban schools and neigh- dom for the tasks before us. ing, as of October 1 or earlier, the Fed- borhoods; and eliminates all support Dr. Smith serves as senior pastor of eral Government will end all new au- for the National Endowment for the First Baptist Church of Roanoke, one thorization for State highway projects Arts. The Ryan budget would gut domestic of the largest congregations in Roa- and bridge replacement and transit for priorities such as infrastructure, edu- noke Valley. During his time at First 8 to 10 months because the highway cation, and medical research, cutting Baptist, I have known Dr. Smith to be trust fund is depleted. nation-building here by $791 billion in a man who believes in putting faith in If you look through the Ryan budget, less than a decade. action, working tirelessly to help oth- it is the subject of three pages of nar- A budget is the clearest message of a ers grow spiritually. rative and is screed full of blather, but nation’s values. The Ryan budget aban- Dr. Smith and his wife, Mary, have a close reading gets to a blueprint for dons seniors, students, patients await- served in ministry together for more the future of the national transpor- ing medical breakthroughs, and strug- than 25 years. They have two children. tation system. He has a simple solu- gling families. This is not who we are He is a graduate of Mobile College, New tion. We will end it. We will end it. as a nation. Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, The legacy of Dwight David Eisen- and Midwestern Baptist Theological hower and a coordinated approach to a f Seminary. national transportation system, in the MONTH OF THE MILITARY CHILD I want to thank Dr. Smith for serving Ryan budget, it ends. He will devolve (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania as guest chaplain in the House of Rep- it, devolve it to the States. The 50 resentatives today. asked and was given permission to ad- States assembled and the territories dress the House for 1 minute and to re- f will be responsible for funding their vise and extend his remarks.) ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER own transportation system, and some- Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. PRO TEMPORE how it will serve national needs. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate Let’s stop this madness. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. the Month of the Military Child, which DENHAM). The Chair will entertain up f is celebrated every April. For generations, military children to 15 requests for 1-minute speeches on PLANNED PARENTHOOD’S BACK- have supported those who serve by each side of the aisle. DOOR GOVERNMENT ABORTION making their own sacrifices and perse- f FUNDING vering through tough times, especially OBAMACARE 30-HOUR RULE (Mr. BYRNE asked and was given those in families with parents on Ac- (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked permission to address the House for 1 tive Duty or deployment. and was given permission to address minute.) For a child, there are few things the House for 1 minute and to revise Mr. BYRNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise more difficult than being apart from a and extend his remarks.) today to highlight the government’s mom or dad deployed overseas. Just Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. backdoor funding of abortions through since 2001, nearly 2 million military Speaker, let me tell you about a young grants to abortion provider Planned children have experienced a parental American and one of my constituents Parenthood. Forty-five percent of the deployment. Currently, there are ap- from McKinney, Texas, who is doing organization’s entire revenue, totaling proximately 1.2 million children of Ac- her best to make a way for herself. roughly $540 million in 2013, was pro- tive Duty U.S. members worldwide. Jillian, a college student, has worked vided directly by the American tax- Sometimes overlooked, military fam- part-time at a local grocery store to payer through government grants. ilies move three times as often as non- help pay for her school expenses. For Planned Parenthood performed military families and share many of many years, Jillian clocked between 30 327,000 abortions in 2012. Planned Par- the hardships. Children and spouses in and 40 hours a week until suddenly enthood states in its own budgetary re- these circumstances also experience that was cut down to 15 to 18 hours a port for 2013: anxiety in higher rates than their non- week. Jillian learned the cuts were due We are the most effective advocate in the military counterparts and must worry to ObamaCare. country for policies that protect access to about new housing, jobs, friends, and The new definition of full-time em- abortion. schools. ployment is 30 hours instead of the tra- My constituents find the practice of With a son and daughter-in-law in ditional 40 hours. Fewer work hours abortion morally abhorrent and threat- the military, I know life in the service not only mean less take-home pay, but ening to the social fabric of this coun- can be trying, but we thank these sol- also less experience and less oppor- try, and they should not be forced to diers and their families for keeping us tunity. subsidize abortions nationwide. safe.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:23 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K02AP7.009 H02APPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE April 2, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2811 Mr. Speaker, let us give praise to Florida community will continue to b 1215 these soldiers and their families for benefit from his more than 25 years of CLIMATE CHANGE their service and their sacrifice. They experience. Congratulations to Bernie. (Ms. BROWNLEY of California asked deserve as much. f and was given permission to address f HEALTH INSURANCE SIGN-UPS the House for 1 minute.) CONNECTICUT PRE-ENGINEERING SURGE Ms. BROWNLEY of California. Mr. PROGRAM (Mr. COURTNEY asked and was Speaker, I rise today to discuss the se- (Ms. ESTY asked and was given per- given permission to address the House vere impact of climate change across mission to address the House for 1 for 1 minute and to revise and extend the United States. minute.) his remarks.) On Sunday, the Intergovernmental Ms. ESTY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today Mr. COURTNEY. Mr. Speaker, these Panel on Climate Change released a to congratulate a group of five talented are heady days in the State of Con- new report, laying out the ways that students from Danbury. These stu- necticut where both the UConn men climate change has already impacted dents, part of the Connecticut Pre-En- and women are in the Final Four, our economy. gineering Program at Danbury High shocking the world. Climate change threatens our coastal School, won Best in State in the second Mr. Speaker, there has also been an- communities through ocean acidifica- annual Verizon Innovative App Chal- other team working hard in the State tion and sea level rise. It threatens our of Connecticut. That is the assisters, lenge. big cities by making extreme weather navigators, insurance agents, commu- With the guidance of their teacher events, like Hurricane Sandy, more fre- nity health centers, faith-based groups, advisers, Jack Tracey and Linda quent and more intense. It threatens and call center employees who have Kimble, they created an app, all of us who rely on rain to water our been enrolling Connecticut citizens in Mediminder, that reminds people to re- crops or on snow for our drinking the Affordable Care Act at a frantic fill their prescriptions and provides water. pace. California faces a future where less them with their doctor’s contact infor- As of Monday night, they had en- mation. snow and earlier snowmelt will strain rolled 197,000 Connecticut citizens. our already scarce water resources. As a member of the Science, Space, Even though the target that HHS gave and Technology Committee and as a 2014 is already one of the driest years last summer was only 100,000, they dou- in our State’s history. Who knows what cofounder of the congressional student bled the target that was given to the app competition, I am a strong believer 2015 will bring? State of Connecticut. Why? Because I call on all of my colleagues to come in hands-on opportunities like this. In these assisters, like Marianne Mar- together in a meaningful and bipar- fact, this weekend, I will be hosting an tinez, said: tisan way to tackle climate change. app workshop in Waterbury. I heard a lot of stories from people who f When students create and design hadn’t had insurance or seen a doctor in their own app, they transform from years. Some people came in expecting insur- RYAN BUDGET PROTECTS passive consumers of technology into ance would cost them $500 a month, and it DEFENSE active innovators, problem solvers, and turned out to be only $40 or $100. It was a breath of fresh air. (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina entrepreneurs. asked and was given permission to ad- Tommy, Anjali, Lexie, Steven, and Congratulations to all those individ- uals who are helping, helping people in dress the House for 1 minute and to re- Sameena, I applaud your innovative vise and extend his remarks.) spirit. Congratulations on winning this country get access to health care. And go, Huskies. Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Best in State. I can’t wait to see what Speaker, yesterday, House Budget f you come up with next. Chairman PAUL RYAN unveiled his vi- f ADMINISTRATION RELEASES DAN- sion of a budget, which will reduce HONORING DR. FERNANDEZ FOR GEROUS CRIMINAL ILLEGAL IM- Washington’s out-of-control spending HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO MEDI- MIGRANTS and will put our country back on a CINE IN SOUTH FLORIDA (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was path to prosperity. For years, the President has targeted (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend our military in order to support his Big given permission to address the House Government agenda. Last month, the for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, administration announced plans to re- her remarks.) the administration claims historic duce the size of our Armed Forces to Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I record deportation numbers, but a re- levels of those prior to World War II, rise to recognize the contributions of cent report by the Center for Immigra- putting American families at risk. Dr. Bernardo ‘‘Bernie’’ Fernandez to tion Studies found that immigration Chairman RYAN recognizes that our medicine in south Florida. agents only attempted to send home brave men and women in uniform, mili- Dr. Fernandez will soon assume the about one-fourth of the illegal immi- tary families, and veterans are the post of CEO of Baptist Medical Health grants they encountered in 2014, and ones who dedicate their lives to keep- Group, and he is an accomplished doc- 68,000 of those released back into our ing us safe. His budget proposes to tor with a record of success as CEO of communities have criminal records. strengthen national security. Cleveland Clinic Florida. His leader- When the administration puts crimi- The primary function of the national ship in the field of medicine earned nal illegal immigrants back in our government is to maintain a strong na- him the distinction of being named one neighborhoods, it can have tragic re- tional defense. I appreciate Chairman of America’s best doctors and the title sults. Not only do these illegal immi- PAUL RYAN for committing to ensuring of Fellow at the American College of grants take jobs from unemployed the safety of every American at home Physicians and the Society for Vas- Americans, but they also pose a threat and abroad. cular Medicine and Biology. to the safety of innocent Americans. In conclusion, God bless our troops, Dr. Fernandez has given back to the These dangerous criminal illegal im- and we will never forget September the south Florida community by actively migrants are likely to repeat their of- 11th in the global war on terrorism. participating in charitable groups and fenses. In 2012, the Congressional Re- f supporting our shared alma mater, the search Service determined that over University of Miami. However, none of 26,000 illegal immigrants were re- RYAN BUDGET this is done in a vacuum and is only ac- arrested almost 58,000 times. Suspected (Ms. TITUS asked and was given per- complished with the love and support crimes included theft, robbery, and mission to address the House for 1 of his wife, Rosy, and their children, murder. minute and to revise and extend her re- Steven and Cristina. The President’s immigration policy marks.) Again, I congratulate Bernie for his threatens the safety and lives of thou- Ms. TITUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today leadership, and I know that our south sands of Americans. in strong opposition to the draconian

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:23 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K02AP7.010 H02APPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2812 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 2, 2014 budget proposal released by House Re- Today, I stand with millions of fami- raising taxes on the middle class, cut- publicans yesterday. lies across our country to call upon ting taxes for multimillionaires, and In Las Vegas and across the country, Speaker BOEHNER to simply bring H.R. hurting seniors by ending Medicare as Americans have made it clear that our 15 to the floor of the House for a vote. we know it. The budget plan intro- budget should bolster a strong middle This bill secures our borders, provides duced this week offers no real solu- class and make serious investments in an earned pathway to citizenship, and tions. the next generation. increases economic opportunity for all If your thing is massive cuts to nu- This Republican proposal, however, Americans. We request a vote—no, we trition, health care, and other critical shrinks investments in infrastructure demand a vote. We demand a vote, Mr. supports that give low-income children and education, cuts funding to research Speaker. and families a decent chance at life, and development, eliminates the safety We demand this vote because the then the Ryan budget is your deal. net for our most vulnerable citizens, American people are tired of living Instead of making these hits on the and breaks the longtime promise to under a broken immigration system middle class, we should focus on im- seniors by, once again, attacking the and seeing families broken apart. The proving education, investing in domes- Medicare guarantee. These cuts under- American people know that passing tic manufacturing, and paving the way mine our short-term recovery, and this bill will save our country $900 bil- for a good future. they shortchange critical investments lion over the next two decades. We Also troubling is that the Ryan budg- that will keep us competitive in the know that the American people over- et rejects the opportunity to enact im- global economy. whelmingly support immigration re- migration reform, to raise the min- In short, Republicans ignore solid form with a path to citizenship. imum wage, and to extend unemploy- American values, instead doubling Mr. Speaker, give the American peo- ment insurance, which would create down on inconsistent assumptions and ple that vote. jobs and strengthen our economy. budget gimmicks that just do not add f As elected leaders, we owe it to the up. This budget should have been re- American people to invest in them, not NATIONAL AUTISM AWARENESS leased on Groundhog Day, but I guess to cut the safety net from under them. MONTH that April Fool’s Day is just as appro- f priate. (Mr. YODER asked and was given MARFA, TEXAS I say to you: Don’t be fooled. permission to address the House for 1 f minute and to revise and extend his re- (Mr. GALLEGO asked and was given marks.) permission to address the House for 1 REMEMBERING RAY HUTCHISON— Mr. YODER. Mr. Speaker, not only is minute and to revise and extend his re- A TEXAS ICON April National Autism Awareness marks.) (Mr. BURGESS asked and was given Month, but more specifically, today, Mr. GALLEGO. Mr. Speaker, today, permission to address the House for 1 April 2, is World Autism Awareness in my 23-in-1 journey, I would like to minute and to revise and extend his re- Day. Today, we join with families all take you to a beautiful city in West marks.) across the world in a sign of support, Texas known as Marfa. Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise unity, and encouragement. Established in 1883 as a water stop for today to remember Ray Hutchison, According to the Department of the railroad, Marfa has become a cul- husband to our colleague, former Sen- Health and Human Services, nearly one tural mixing bowl, with cowboys and ator Kay Bailey Hutchison, a great in 68 babies born will be diagnosed with artists alike. Located in the Trans- Texan and an even better friend. some degree of autism. Families deal- Pecos area at an altitude of over 4,800 Through his work in developing near- ing with autism are in all of our dis- feet and situated on what is known as ly every public works project in our tricts, and they are in our commu- the Marfa Plateau, it is surrounded by area in the past 50 years, Ray nities. They are our neighbors, and a beautiful landscape that has served Hutchison is leaving a lasting mark on they are our families and friends. Yet as the backdrop to many notable mov- the north Texas community. He was a far too little awareness and support oc- ies, like the film ‘‘Giant,’’ starring driving force in creating the Dallas- curs for these families that are raising James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor. Fort Worth International Airport, one an autistic child. Despite having a population of only of the largest airports in the country April is one more opportunity to 2,000 people, Marfa has become a hidden today, as well as developing the Dallas spread the word and remind others cultural hub in the desert. It is a place Area Rapid Transit system. He also about autism, and to raise awareness filled with cowboys and art galleries, contributed to several professional about the importance of research and Mexican food and Texas barbecue. sporting facilities in the area. We can advocacy for Americans who are living In Marfa, you will find one of the thank Ray Hutchison for moving the with developmental disabilities. Fami- most beautiful, historic courthouses in Washington Senators to Arlington in lies dealing with autism bear their Texas. The antelope literally play the early 1970s, giving us our beloved challenges admirably and lovingly, amongst the rich outdoor art, and the team, the Texas Rangers. raising children into adults who con- tourists come to relax, surrounded by Ray’s selflessness and abundant ac- tribute to our country in so many big city culture in a town with only complishments are too great to list in ways. Today, we celebrate those fami- one traffic light. just 1 minute, but I am proud to have lies and their many accomplishments. In Marfa, the old crashes with the known him. On behalf of the Texas del- Mr. Speaker, I am proud to recognize new to form a harmony that is truly egation, I offer my sincerest condo- April as National Autism Awareness American. I am honored to represent a lences to former Senator Hutchison Month. city so rich in art, cultural life, and and to her children, Bailey and Hous- f history. Mr. Speaker, I invite everyone ton. to Marfa. RYAN BUDGET PLAN FOR FISCAL f YEAR 2015 f DISCHARGE PETITION FOR BIPAR- (Mr. VEASEY asked and was given AN AFFRONT TO DEMOCRACY TISAN, COMPREHENSIVE IMMI- permission to address the House for 1 (Ms. SHEA-PORTER asked and was GRATION REFORM minute.) given permission to address the House (Mr. LOWENTHAL asked and was Mr. VEASEY. Mr. Speaker, on Tues- for 1 minute.) given permission to address the House day, the Republicans released their Ms. SHEA-PORTER. Mr. Speaker, for 1 minute and to revise and extend budget blueprint to the American peo- the Supreme Court’s conservative ma- his remarks.) ple. jority has decided the very wealthiest Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Speaker, last Budgets are moral documents that Americans should now be allowed to week, I signed the discharge petition reflect our priorities as a nation. Re- have even more influence in politics to on H.R. 15, the bipartisan, comprehen- publicans have clearly outlined their advance their personal or political or sive immigration reform bill. priorities in this budget, which are: business agendas.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:23 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K02AP7.012 H02APPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE April 2, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2813 The Court has allowed even more RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, for the money into campaigns, and this threat- (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was purpose of debate only, I yield the cus- ens to drown out the voices of ordinary given permission to address the House tomary 30 minutes to the gentlewoman citizens. for 1 minute.) from New York (Ms. SLAUGHTER), pend- Today’s Supreme Court McCutcheon Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, all ing which I yield myself such time as I decision is the worst affront to democ- across America and around the world, may consume. During consideration of racy since Citizens United. Congress the men and women in the United this resolution, all time yielded is for must take action. States military serve us and serve us the purpose of debate only. well. GENERAL LEAVE f Would you wonder whether or not Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I ask their families back home would be eli- unanimous consent that all Members COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION gible for an increase in the minimum may have 5 legislative days to revise REFORM wage? and extend their remarks. (Mr. PERLMUTTER asked and was Their families may be blue-collar The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there given permission to address the House workers or workers in the service in- objection to the request of the gen- for 1 minute.) dustries, and here they are, willing to tleman from Texas? Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, sacrifice their lives, and we here in the There was no objection. Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, House just give us a vote. Just give us a vote United States Congress won’t raise the Resolution 530 provides for consider- on comprehensive immigration reform. minimum wage to $10.10. What an out- ation of a critical piece of legislation The United States Senate passed a rage. Even the possible compromise passed out of the Ways and Means bill almost a year ago, in a bipartisan that is percolating around has the au- Committee designed to address a crit- fashion, on comprehensive immigra- dacity to suggest that $7.25 is okay, ical flaw in the Affordable Care Act, tion reform. Americans want com- that we will raise it just a little bit. which is causing workers to lose hours prehensive immigration reform. But you don’t understand the facts: at their job and thus lose wages to help We have a bill, H.R. 15, which pro- $10.10 is over a 3-year period. put food on their tables and feed their vides for comprehensive immigration Then today, on the floor of the families and pay their utility bills to reform. It would pass this House, but House, a brilliant idea. H.R. 2575, I be- heat their homes in the winter and cool for some reason or another, the Repub- lieve is the name. This one wants to their homes in the summer. lican majority will not bring it up. It eliminate the opportunity of those who H.R. 2575, the bipartisan Save Amer- will not allow the House to vote on it. are working 30 hours a week to get ican Workers Act of 2014, fixes this flaw The Senate had the courage to vote health care. Across the way, in the by changing the newly created labor on it. The House ought to bring this up Budget hearing, the Republican budget rule in the Affordable Care Act, which and pass comprehensive immigration is cutting trillions of dollars in social defines full-time work at 30 hours per reform. It can be done this week or services and Medicaid. week and places that definition back next week. Let’s get it done. Just give Raise the minimum wage. Take the where the American public has always us a vote. American people off of social needs, so- believed it to be, at 40 hours per week. cial assistance. Stop the tomfoolery of f The rule before us today provides for turning this country backwards. 3 hours of debate. That is triple the f standard hour of debate that most bills FUNDING FOR THE NATIONAL before this body receive. This is done in INSTITUTES OF HEALTH b 1230 order to fully discuss this important (Mrs. DAVIS of California asked and PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION labor issue affecting so many Ameri- was given permission to address the OF H.R. 2575, SAVE AMERICAN cans. House for 1 minute.) WORKERS ACT OF 2014 To maintain this targeted focus—the Mrs. DAVIS of California. Mr. Speak- Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, by di- exact kind of fix that the President er, the other week, I met with leaders rection of the Committee on Rules, I claims he is interested in discussing of the San Diego medical research com- call up House Resolution 530 and ask with Republicans in order to make his munity, who had a unified message: we for its immediate consideration. law more workable—no amendments need to end the cuts in research that The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- were made in order. This allows the have slowed medical innovation for the lows: House to fully debate this crucial issue last decade. H. RES. 530 without the possibility of unrelated I am proud to be leading the bipar- Resolved, That upon adoption of this reso- issues being brought into the debate. tisan effort, along with nearly 200 of lution it shall be in order to consider in the Indeed, this bill is so targeted, deal- my colleagues, to push for over $32 bil- House the bill (H.R. 2575) to amend the Inter- ing with one single provision in the Af- lion in Federal funding for the NIH. nal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 30- fordable Care Act, that it does not re- This is a very personal issue. Almost hour threshold for classification as a full- peal the Affordable Care Act—a charge all of us know someone who is strug- time employee for purposes of the employer I have no doubt we will hear several gling with a disease for which the Na- mandate in the Patient Protection and Af- times over today—but in fact simply tional Institutes of Health funding is fordable Care Act and replace it with 40 changes a definition in the bill. used to find a cure. That person could hours. All points of order against consider- ation of the bill are waived. The amendment Moreover, during the markup of this be a mother, a father, a family friend in the nature of a substitute recommended legislation in the Ways and Means or, even more heart-wrenching, a child. by the Committee on Ways and Means now Committee, no amendments were of- The disease could be cancer, Alz- printed in the bill shall be considered as fered by either the majority or the mi- heimer’s, diabetes, MS, or any of the adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be con- nority. As always, the minority is af- other diseases that people face every sidered as read. All points of order against forded the customary motion to recom- day. provisions in the bill, as amended, are mit on the bill. It is more than a matter of scientific waived. The previous question shall be con- Mr. Speaker, as a result of the Af- research; it is a matter of economics. sidered as ordered on the bill, as amended, fordable Care Act’s requirement that and on any amendment thereto to final pas- For a generation, California has been a sage without intervening motion except: (1) businesses with 50 or more employees world leader in life sciences innova- three hours of debate equally divided and provide health insurance coverage to tion, and our State is home to the most controlled by the chair and ranking minority those employees working 30 or more jobs, to the most companies, to the member of the Committee on Ways and hours a week, employers across the Na- world’s greatest concentration of top- Means; and (2) one motion to recommit with tion—from schools to universities to tier research institutions. It is time to or without instructions. municipalities to restaurants—are reverse the budget cuts that threaten The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- being forced to cut workers’ hours or this ecosystem and to increase the NIH tleman from Texas is recognized for 1 face unsustainable employment costs budget to $32 billion. hour. to their businesses and organizations.

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This is almost entirely because curity in order to ensure that Amer- many on this side predicted prior to workers will choose to supply less ica’s seniors had a measure of financial the controversial and contentious pas- labor. safety in their old age, a floor through sage of the Affordable Care Act—the Because of this, the Congressional which they could not fall; yet as it was bill fundamentally changed labor law Budget Office projects a decline in the being debated in the halls of Congress, in this country, creating a new stand- number of workers of about 2 million Republicans and their allies in the ard called the 30-hour workweek, a in 2017, rising to about 2.5 million in business community tried to portray standard 30-hour workweek, a shorter 2024, all as a net result of the Afford- Social Security as something far more workweek than even imposed by the able Care Act. sinister. country of France. The latest Congressional Budget Of- Representative Daniel Reed of New As a result, workers’ hours are being fice figures show that the Affordable York predicted that, under Social Se- cut and productivity in this country, a Care Act will increase spending by al- curity, Americans would feel ‘‘the lash country that has always prided itself most $2 trillion—double the estimate of the dictator,’’ while Republican Sen- on the work ethic of its citizens, will from 2010. The Joint Committee on ator Daniel Hastings of Delaware de- decrease over time. This is what an on- Taxation states that taxpayers will be clared that Social Security would ‘‘end erous government regulation can and on the hook for another $1.1 trillion the progress of a great country.’’ will do—suppress innovation and dis- over the next decade. Republican Congressman John Taber advantage our businesses. Americans earning as little as $25,000 even said of the proposed law: Many members of the Democratic a year will pay more because of the Never in the history of the world has any Party have been outspoken in clam- law, even after accounting for the $1 measure been brought here so insidiously de- oring for an extension to long-term un- trillion in premium cost-sharing sub- signed as to prevent business recovery and to employment benefits, which would ex- sidies. enslave workers. tend government assistance to unem- Mr. Speaker, let’s be clear about Thirty years later, these same argu- ployed Americans well beyond a year’s what is happening here today. This bill ments are being used to decry the cre- worth of benefits; yet there is some- before us does not repeal the Presi- ation of Medicare as the beginning of thing that can be done today which dent’s takeover of health care in this socialized medicine, and it was strictly will have the actual, practical effect of country. It does not undermine the Af- with the votes of Democrats that the putting more money into people’s fordable Care Act. legislation to create Medicare was pockets. It does not take health insurance passed out of the Ways and Means We have heard story after story, from from a single person in the country. It Committee and the Rules Committee every State in the Union, that employ- is a fix to a fatal flaw contained within before being brought to the floor. ers are dropping workers from even 39 the law, similar to the seven fixes that In other words, Mr. Speaker, we have hours per week to 29 or fewer hours, po- have passed both Houses of Congress been through this same story many tentially 10 work hours a week that and were signed into law by the Presi- times. A cynical person might believe workers won’t see in their paychecks, dent. that one of the reasons that the ACA which could mean hundreds or more Does anyone miss the 1099 paperwork has been fought so hard, as this is the dollars that men and women won’t regulation, which was repealed early third time Republicans failed to come have to feed their families or pay their on after the passage of the Affordable up with any program that would help bills. Increasing workers’ hours in- Care Act? Does anyone legitimately Americans either achieve independence creases the money that people have in miss the CLASS Act, which was re- or security in their old age, is that their disposable income. pealed on the very last day of the last since every one of them voted against The Affordable Care Act fundamen- Congress? it, it is in their best interest that it tally changed labor law in this coun- I think not. Had I not reminded you fail. try, and the repercussions of this of those two parts of the bill, I doubt All those claims that were made were might not be felt for years to come. you would remember them. absolutely untrue; and today, despite This is indeed the prototype of the dan- This is no different from those 37 uni- the current majority’s attempts to por- gerous, slippery slope. lateral fixes that the President and his tray the Affordable Care Act as an- What other labor laws will be reinter- Secretaries of Health and Human Serv- other law that will steal personal free- preted to define full-time employment ices and Treasury have made on their doms, destroy the economy, and hurt at 30 hours per week? Do people intend own, with no input from either legisla- American workers, the facts are once to impose overtime rules on employers tive body. It is a fix to stop legislation again proving them wrong. who employ people for over 30 hours that will cause people to lose their Instead, it is quickly becoming clear per week? It is yet another regulation work. that the Affordable Care Act will stand which would only result in businesses If all sides cannot agree to fix a pro- alongside Social Security and Medicare cutting more hours. vision within the Affordable Care Act as an enduring commitment to the wel- What will the National Labor Rela- that is preventing people from work- fare of our fellow citizens. tions Board reinterpret, knowing that ing, then it is simply empty rhetoric to Mr. Speaker, when we passed the Af- the very fabric of labor law is based on claim that the President or the other fordable Care Act in 2010, our Nation a 30-hour workweek, instead of that body or this body is interested in any had reached the depths of a crisis that previously established standard of 40 fixes at all. was decades in the making. hours per week? I encourage my colleagues to vote In fact, Presidents dating back as far Prior to the passage of the Affordable ‘‘yes’’ on the rule and ‘‘yes’’ on the un- as Harry Truman, including Repub- Care Act, employers were already over- derlying bill. licans like Richard Nixon and Demo- whelmingly providing health insurance Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of crats like Bill Clinton, saw the urgent to their employees working 40 hours a my time. need to reform our health care system week. Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I and expand coverage to every Amer- Making the change contained in Mr. thank the gentleman for yielding me ican, yet each time that a President YOUNG’s legislation will cause the least the customary 30 minutes, and I yield tried to act, their efforts failed. amount of disruption in the labor mar- myself such time as I may consume. As a result, by 2010, our Nation was ket, and I would submit, with the econ- Mr. Speaker, I rise against the 52nd spending 17.6 percent of the Nation’s omy as it is today, making the least closed rule and the 52nd attempt to dis- gross domestic product on health care, disruptive change in the labor market mantle the ACA, the Affordable Care and yet a record high number of 49.9 would be desirable. Act. million Americans had no care at all. The Congressional Budget Office esti- Once again, my colleagues in the Re- With the health care crisis more mates that the Affordable Care Act publican Party are standing on the acute than ever, President Obama and will reduce the total number of hours wrong side of history. In 1935, Presi- Democrats in Congress decided that we worked by about 1.5 percent to 2 per- dent Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed had to act. In fact, the percentage of cent during the period from 2017 to an ambitious program called Social Se- GDP that health care was consuming

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In fact, the Rules Committee for yielding. crats and Republicans, since they oc- last night, as it may, waived the rules I rise in strong support of the rule cupy all committees, and a debate con- of the House that require a pay-for, de- and on, also, the underlying bill, the ducted in full view of the American spite denying countless similar waiver Save American Workers Act. people. requests in the past. Four years after ObamaCare’s pas- The House held nearly 100 hours of According to analysis by the Con- sage, this law’s implementation is a hearings and 83 hours of committee gressional Budget Office, this legisla- patchwork of delays stitched together markups. We heard from 181 witnesses, tion would increase the deficit by $74 with miles of bureaucratic red tape. and 239 amendments from both Demo- billion and force 1 million people to Unfortunately, the arbitrary delays crats and Republicans were considered lose their sponsored health care cov- and the exemptions this administra- in the three committees of jurisdic- erage and increase the number of unin- tion has granted help only a small seg- tion, and 121 of them were adopted. sured. It is not true that under this ment of workers and businesses. Part- piece of legislation no one would lose time workers have been among those b 1245 their health care. most deeply affected by ObamaCare, Finally, the bill was available for 72 Over the next few hours, we will sure- yet this administration has shown lit- hours before Members were asked to ly hear many claims about how much tle interest in providing the relief to vote on it on the House floor. Despite we care about the American worker. these folks that is extended to unions this thorough and collaborative proc- And I have no doubt that each claim and favored business entities. ess, not a single member of the Repub- contains a measure of truth because, It was said just a moment ago that lican Party on this floor voted for the after all, those American workers are this is the 52nd time that we are doing historic law, true to their pattern of our constituents. Words, no matter something like this, but I will say this: decades. how moving, are only as powerful as I will stand on the side of history that Today, thanks exclusively to the the actions that are taken to back says for 52 times it will stand to stand votes of Democrats, the numbers of them up. It is the vote we take, not the against something that is wrong. I will Americans with access to health care is speeches we make, that will show how stand in this well 52 more times when going up, and most importantly, the much we care for the well-being of the it is wrong and hurting the American cost to providing health care to our American people. people. Right is right, and this bill is citizens is slowing down. We have seen Will we continue the progress being wrong. the slowest growth in the rise of health made under the Affordable Care Act, The underlying bill seeks to help care in these last 2 years than we have progress that is providing millions of moms and dads, businesses understand in 50 years. Americans with access to health care what we have always known. We all know that 7.2 million Ameri- for the very first time, or will we vote ObamaCare’s 30-hour definition of full- cans registered for health insurance to try and undermine the progress with time employee demonstrates how little this year through the online health a bill that is before us today? the authors of the bill know about run- I urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘no’’ on care exchanges—and even more in ning a business. The vast majority of today’s rule and the underlying legisla- State exchanges, and we don’t have American employers and employees tion. The facts become clearer every that number yet. Indeed, RAND put have understood full time as being 40 day. The Affordable Care Act is deliv- out a report this week stating that 20 hours a week for nearly a century. It is ering on its promise of lower cost, million Americans are benefiting, in- time to replace ObamaCare’s definition greater access to lifesaving health care cluding the number of children under of full-time employee with one that for millions of Americans. Millions, 26 who are on their parents’ health care makes sense and will help American Mr. Speaker, for the first time, have insurance. So, this week, in addition to workers meet their financial goals. health care because they had been born that, the Los Angeles Times said at As an original cosponsor of the Save with a preexisting condition which no least 9.5 million previously uninsured American Workers Act, I stand with all longer hampers their having health Americans now have health insurance those in Georgia’s Ninth District whose care. because of the ACA. It is time the majority stop playing livelihood has been impacted by For those of us who have been car- political games and start supporting ObamaCare’s definition of a full-time rying health insurance and been lucky the historic law that will benefit Amer- employee. These include employees of enough to have it from our employers, icans now and for generations to come. the City of Gainesville, which is lim- each of our policies have cost $1,000 As I have pointed out many times on iting workers’ hours to avoid more because of what we were having the floor during a rule, running the ObamaCare’s employer mandate. Re- to pay for uncompensated care for House of Representatives of the Con- duced hours make a tremendous im- those who had no health insurance. gress costs $24 million a week. This is pact on the household budgets of the That alone is one measure that is going again another week where we do noth- men and women serving the people of to reduce the cost of insurance. ing to earn that. Gainesville. While many of these folks In the face of its success, it is not I reserve the balance of my time. have had the option of working addi- surprising the majority has come here Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I yield tional hours to make ends meet in the today with a 52nd attempt to under- myself 30 seconds for a response. past, they must now seek employment mine the Affordable Care Act. After Of course, the President did come out elsewhere or find a second job. unanimously opposing its passage, for a big photo op and press conference Mr. Speaker, this is a situation that spending millions of dollars cam- in the Rose Garden yesterday and is not unique. We have heard similar paigning against it, the majority has talked about a number of 7 million. stories from both the private and pub- firmly planted their feet on the wrong Discounted in that is the 6 million peo- lic sector told in this Chamber. It is side of history. Their only way forward ple who lost their health insurance in time for this administration and its al- is to dismantle the ACA as quickly as October, November, and December of lies to stop writing off these realities possible and prevent the American peo- last year who have now, thankfully, re- as lies or untruths being circulated for ple from seeing more benefits under claimed insurance. political purposes. the law. So, the actual numbers, we will see Those who still stand by ObamaCare Mr. Speaker, even though the major- those posted later in the year; but isn’t need to spend some time face-to-face ity may claim that today’s legislation it interesting, the President can have a with the workers whose hours have is an attempt to fix the Affordable Care press conference, but they cannot pro- been cut because of this law. It is time Act, it is, in fact, a fiscally irrespon- vide our committee with the actual de- for them to look in the eyes of a mom sible attempt to undermine the law. tail on those numbers, which we have and dad who won’t have as much time First, the legislation is not paid for, been asking for for months. with their children this year because

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Isn’t that what we should the 30-hour rule, that over 100 school the folks who deserve it most—Amer- be doing, trying to lift people up and districts across the country, including ica’s working men and women. give them opportunity as opposed to dozens in Indiana, which is where the The gentlewoman from New York is taking away from them benefits that study took place, would have either cut right; it is about our votes, not our they very badly need and benefits that workers’ hours or outsourced jobs to speeches. The American people can they need because the jobs they have avoid the Affordable Care Act’s em- look to the Republican majority and are such low-wage jobs? ployee mandate. they can see whom we stand with. We All we are asking for is a vote. We b 1300 stand with the people who have been simply want a vote. The previous hurt, who are suffering, who are having speaker said that we were sent here to What we are saying is that the Fed- to work extra jobs. It is about those vote. That is right. We were sent here eral law—which is not a mistake; it is moms and dads. It is not about the ex- to vote. This is a very simple, straight- on purpose—was specifically designed emptions and special privileges given forward provision. It used to get passed to bring $74 billion to the Affordable to friends of this administration on the with bipartisan support. All we are Care Act by diminishing the hours that delays and a whim and a notice. asking for is a vote. If Members don’t the American worker can have. And Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I support the measure, vote against it. when we bring this to the floor, they yield 2 minutes to my fellow New Let the American people know where are arguing, oh, my gosh; Republicans, Yorker, Mr. BISHOP. they stand. But if Members do support they want to have a $74 billion higher Mr. BISHOP of New York. Mr. Speak- it, they should have the opportunity to deficit. It could not be further from the er, I wish to speak with respect to the vote for it; and hopefully, giving us truth. This is money that comes from previous question. I would urge my col- that opportunity, we will pass it so American workers, $74 billion. And this leagues to defeat the previous question that we can help lift people up without commonsense legislation that we are so we could vote on H.R. 1010, a bill handling today will say that we are that would raise the minimum wage to spending a dime of Federal money. Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 6 going to turn back the clock to where $10.10 per hour over a 3-year period. there will not be a penalty for having a Frankly, Mr. Speaker, I don’t get it. minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. SESSIONS), the chairman of the 40-hour workweek in America. I don’t understand what the problem is. Today, the Democratic Party and We are the people’s House. More than Rules Committee. Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, really, President Obama want to reduce the 70 percent of the American people have number of hours that an American indicated that they support an increase today’s legislation is simple. It is about protecting American workers worker will have and take $74 billion in the minimum wage. This isn’t a par- off, diminishing what would be in their tisan issue. Majorities of Republicans, from job-destroying regulations con- tained in the Affordable Care Act. As pockets, to move it directly to the Fed- Democrats, and unaffiliateds all sup- eral Government. port an increase in the minimum wage written, ObamaCare establishes a defi- nition of full-time employees as any- No doubt you will see other Demo- by overwhelming numbers. crats come to the floor, just as we saw There are studies that indicate that one working 30 hours per week and re- the gentleman from New York, arguing if we increase the minimum wage, we quires that business provide each of not about the substance of this bill but will pump $35 billion into the economy these workers with employer-sponsored talking about why we ought to do a over a 3-year span of phasing it in. health care or to pay a penalty. That is $35 billion worth of economic Mr. Speaker, what we are here for is minimum wage bill. Yet their same ar- activity without spending a dime of not the minimum wage today; that is guments are, we should have a govern- Federal money. That economic activ- another time. I am sure that as the ment that allows people to keep more ity, it is estimated, would create 85,000 other body debates this and as the ad- money in their pockets. Mr. Speaker, jobs. ministration trots around the country that is what we are doing today. Again, I will say, I don’t get it. This opportunities to sell their end of that, We are with a commonsense bill on Congress ought to be about creating the American people will get that mes- the floor of the House of Representa- jobs. Here is an opportunity to do that sage. Today, this is about a group of tives. The gentleman from Indiana (Mr. without spending a dime of Federal people who are arbitrarily losing and YOUNG) carefully, thoughtfully went money, and yet we can’t even get a having diminished from 40 hours down and sold this bill across this body, a bi- vote. to 30 hours their work, their job, di- partisan bill to say that the $74 billion While we’re here in this Chamber, the rectly as a result of ObamaCare. impact on the middle class of this so-called Ryan budget, the Republican Mr. Speaker, yesterday, in testimony country—in particular, universities, budget resolution, is being marked up. before the House of Representatives, those in education, those workers who That budget resolution seeks to cut there was discussion about a Hoover needed jobs—will lose, in essence, one- $135 billion out of the SNAP program Institution study that was done by Dr. fourth of the hours that they have over the next 10 years. In order for that Chen. Dr. Chen specifically went and worked because of the Affordable Care cut to be effective, if it were to ever looked at the impact that the Afford- Act, President Barack Obama, NANCY take on the force of law, millions of able Care Act was having upon employ- PELOSI, and HARRY REID, who jammed people would lose their SNAP eligi- ers and employees. This really was put this bill down the American people’s bility. into context when we realized that this throats. And now Republicans are tak- But get this, if we raise the minimum is a net $74 billion change in the law— ing it on one at a time. This is our 51st wage, it has been estimated that we $74 billion that the administration was slice at explaining to the American would save $4.6 billion a year, in other counting on American people paying people why this is a bad bill. words, roughly $50 billion over 10 years into the Affordable Care Act to support Mr. Speaker, the $74 billion belongs in SNAP costs because people would be this by diminishing the amount of to the American worker, not to bigger making more money and, thus, have hours that a person works. government. The $74 billion is exactly their eligibility for SNAP reduced. So, what did Dr. Chen say? Dr. Chen why the Republican Party is here Isn’t it preferable to help people earn took just one part of our market- today. And I want to thank the gen- more money and reduce their depend- place—education. Here is what he said: tleman from Texas (Mr. BURGESS), who ence on Federal programs? The final reason I argue the 30-hour has worked not only on the Rules Com- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The rule must be addressed is because of mittee but also in Energy and Com- time of the gentleman has expired. the negative impact it is having—in merce, for taking his private sector ex- Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I this case—on school districts, colleges, perience as a doctor to Washington, yield the gentleman another 1 minute. and universities. The analysis of vul- D.C. Having a doctor in the House, as

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I thank the gentle- an opinion piece written, ‘‘How to Fix ‘‘no’’ on it—it will give us a chance to woman for the opportunity to speak. the Affordable Care Act.’’ And who was do something that cries out to be done. Mr. Speaker, the Affordable Care Act this opinion piece written by? Well, it Mr. Speaker, if we defeat the pre- hit a significant milestone yesterday: was written by Members of the other vious question, I will offer an amend- over 7 million people signed up for body, Democratic Senators who had ment to the rule to bring up legislation health care. I was very proud of it. I voted in favor of the passage of the Af- to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an voted for the Affordable Care Act. fordable Care Act in the first place. hour. The American people are calling I suffered a debilitating illness when But they have proposals that they put for an economy that works for every- I was 5 years old, and my father was a forward in an opinion piece on how to one, not just for those at the top. doctor, but, beyond that, just knowing fix the Affordable Care Act. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous con- human beings and the need for health One of the things they say is, maybe sent to insert the text of the amend- care, it was so important for me to see we ought to allow selling across State ment in the RECORD, along with extra- that people got health care. Fifty mil- lines. Maybe we ought to allow for a neous material, immediately prior to lion Americans don’t have it. catastrophic policy to be sold again be- the vote on the previous question. It was a great day when we gave the cause that has, after all, been prohib- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there opportunity to these 7 million people, ited under the Affordable Care Act. objection to the request of the gentle- plus the many people that got Medicaid They are valid suggestions. They are woman from New York? extended to them in States where the trying to fix the problems contained There was no objection. Governors were responsible and are ac- within the Affordable Care Act because Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I cepting money to provide health care they recognize it is unsustainable and urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘no’’ to de- to people who needed it, while some unmanageable. Perhaps they are a lit- feat the previous question, vote ‘‘no’’ other States are not, and the children tle bit embarrassed because each one of on the underlying bill, and yield back who are able to stay on their parents’ them was the 60th vote that allowed the balance of my time. health care until they are 26. We are the Affordable Care Act to come back Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I yield talking over 7 million people. When over to the House and be passed. myself the balance of my time. you add in the children and the Med- Now, today we are talking about a fix Mr. Speaker, to the issue of jobs cre- icaid folks, it is a lot more people. It is to a problem within the Affordable ated in the last 5 years, let me point a day America should be celebrating. It Care Act that allows full-time employ- out that the State of Texas has been boggles my mind to see the other side ment to be reestablished and redefined responsible for the creation of about bringing, for the 51st or 52nd time, a at 40 hours per week. one-third of those jobs. It is our robust bill to repeal what is an effort to give I reserve the balance of my time. oil and gas business and the manufac- 10 million Americans, or more, health Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, may turing sector in the State of Texas that care. We should be celebrating. I inquire if my colleague has more have been responsible for that job What you do unto the least of these, speakers? growth. you do unto me. Health care is an es- Mr. BURGESS. Your colleague al- So when the President comes in front sential basic element of life, and if you ways has more speakers as long as he is of a joint session of Congress for the don’t have health care, you are not seated in the House. But I see no one State of the Union address and wants going to have a fruitful and long life. else waiting, so we can proceed. to talk about the jobs created since he So I celebrate the passage of the bill Ms. SLAUGHTER. Then I am pre- became President, my belief is, he and am in bewilderment at the fact pared to close and yield myself the bal- should say in the next statement, May that the Republicans are proudly hav- ance of my time. God bless Texas, because Texas is re- ing a 51st or 52nd opportunity to attack Mr. Speaker, we heard, again, today sponsible for that job growth, and it what is a bill that gives health care to that the Affordable Care Act has had nothing to do with the Affordable people; gives parents the knowledge caused a lot of job loss, which simply Care Act. that their children are getting health flies in the face of reality because since Let me talk briefly about why we are care; gives children the relief that the bill was passed, 8.6 million new jobs here today. Of course the gentlelady their parents, when they have illnesses, have been created in the United States. mentioned about the passage of the Af- will be treated; and that nobody will be And every time we see one of those ads fordable Care Act. She mentioned the shut out because they have a pre- where somebody says, oh, I couldn’t do detailed analysis that was done by existing condition. Being a woman this, I couldn’t do that because of the Democrats, who were then in the ma- won’t be treated as a preexisting condi- health care bill, we have discovered jority, how they pored over every word tion, and insurers will not be allowed that, generally, oftentimes people have in the legislation. to deny them health care because of been paid to say that on ads or that Let me read you the paragraph that their gender. The doughnut hole will be they have, unfortunately, been mis- is under question today. I am reading filled. This is a day to celebrate. taken. from section 1513 of the consolidated Above the Speaker’s rostrum, DANIEL Now, today’s rule grants 3 hours of Patient Protection and Affordable Care WEBSTER says: Let’s do something debate on a bill going nowhere because Act: ‘‘The number of full-time employ- great in our time here. Well, we did it, we don’t have anything else to do. We ees for any month otherwise deter- and we need to be proud of it. all know that the Senate will never mined include for such month a num- Mr. BURGESS. I yield myself 2 min- take up this legislation, and if it did, ber of employees determined by divid- utes. the President has already said he ing the aggregate number of hours of Mr. Speaker, a very important point would veto it. So instead of wasting 3 service of employees who are not full- of what we are doing here today—look, hours of debate on a 52nd attempt to time employees for the month by 120.’’ when the junior Senator from my State undermine the Affordable Care Act, I Period, end of sentence. stands up back home and says that he urge my colleagues to finally hold a What does that mean, Mr. Speaker? wants to repeal every syllable of vote to reform our immigration sys- Well, fortunately, we don’t have to ObamaCare, I will stand on my chair tem, renew unemployment benefits, wonder what it means because we have and cheer because I think that is the raise the minimum wage, or create a rule that was promulgated by the De- right approach. jobs. partment of the Treasury which came But that is not what we are doing This economy would be roaring if we out this past February. It is about a 55- today. We are fixing a problem, as it could pass some of our bills. We have 48 page rule based upon what I just read

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It ther was made in order by the Rules Com- I know that many predicted that the Afford- contains a lot of things, but here is the mittee. able Care Act would cause havoc on the na- bottom line: For employees who aver- Jackson Lee Amendment #1 would have im- tion’s health care system, but it is not the ACA age at least 30 hours of service per proved this bad bill by amending the bill’s 40 that is causing havoc—it is a small vocal mi- week during a measurement period, hour work week definition to include the em- nority within the majority part that is causing who thus must be treated as full-time ployee’s average commuting time in the com- headaches and heartaches to doctors and employees during an associated 6- putation of hours worked for purposes of de- their patients. month stability period. That is the bot- termining ‘‘full-time employment.’’ I ask that my colleagues to join me in pro- tom line. Commuting time has become a major issue tecting workers by voting down this rule and I don’t know how we went from 120 for those who work hourly wage jobs because the underlying bill. per month to 30 hours per week, but their workday is much longer. The material previously referred to they figured it out at the Department According to the Bureau of the Census by Ms. SLAUGHTER is as follows: of Treasury at some great expense, I nearly 8.1% of American workers commute 60 AN AMENDMENT TO H. RES. 530 OFFERED BY rather suspect, because here is this minutes or longer. MS. SLAUGHTER OF NEW YORK rule that came to the American people In 2011, almost 600,000 full-time workers At the end of the resolution, add the fol- in February of this year when the ac- had ‘‘mega-commutes’’ of at least 90 minutes lowing new sections: tual law was passed almost 4 years and travel 50 miles or more from their homes. Sec. 2. Immediately upon adoption of this prior. Nevertheless, we have the rule, The daily average one-way travel to work for resolution the Speaker shall, pursuant to and people are welcome to read it in employees nationally is 25.5 minutes, and 1 clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole the Federal Register. It was published out of 4 workers cross county lines to reach on Wednesday, February 12, 2014, 2 days House on the state of the Union for consider- their jobs. ation of the bill (H.R. 1010) to provide for an before Valentine’s Day. We love you, Jackson Lee Amendment #2 would have increase in the Federal minimum wage. The America. amended the bill by delaying the effective date first reading of the bill shall be dispensed Mr. Speaker, the rule that governs of the bill until the first month after there has with. All points of order against consider- the debate on this bill before us today been two consecutive quarters in which the ation of the bill are waived. General debate keeps that fundamental contract with national unemployment rate is below 5 per- shall be confined to the bill and shall not ex- employers and their workers that full- cent, which would indicate the nation has ceed one hour equally divided and controlled time employment will be 40 weeks. If reached a full employment economy. by the chair and ranking minority member you accept the definition from the De- of the Committee on Education and the Our nation has taken a momentous step in Workforce. After general debate the bill partment of Labor that it is now 30 creating a mindset that health insurance is a weeks and an employer is trying to re- shall be considered for amendment under the personal responsibility with the enactment of five-minute rule. All points of order against duce the cost of providing employment, the Affordable Care Act. The law did not auto- provisions in the bill are waived. At the con- they may make the logical assumption matically enroll all citizens into the program clusion of consideration of the bill for that if someone only works 28 or 29 because it was specifically designed to be an amendment the Committee shall rise and re- hours, then they are not full-time; opt-in process. port the bill to the House with such amend- therefore, they do not need to be pro- This week all over the nation, over 4 mil- ments as may have been adopted. The pre- viding health insurance. vious question shall be considered as ordered lions of Americans took the first step toward on the bill and amendments thereto to final And what we have done is, we have taking control of their lives by purchasing their shifted that entire equation and robbed passage without intervening motion except first personal or family health insurance policy. one motion to recommit with or without in- people of 10 hours of employment every Over the course of the sign-up process for structions. If the Committee of the Whole week. That is a significant change in the Affordable Care Act tens of thousands of rises and reports that it has come to no reso- their take-home pay. visitors each day shopped the website and lution on the bill, then on the next legisla- Mr. Speaker, today’s rule provides over 7.1 million people were added to private tive day the House shall, immediately after for consideration of a critical bill to insurance roles as customers or have enrolled the third daily order of business under clause ensure that Americans are not forced into Medicaid. 1 of rule XIV, resolve into the Committee of to work fewer hours than they other- the Whole for further consideration of the Despite problems with the initial rollout of bill. wise would without these draconian the online health insurance registration proc- labor laws included in the Affordable Sec. 3. Clause 1(c) of rule XIX shall not ess, people were patient and persistent about apply to the consideration of H.R. 1010. Care Act. getting coverage for themselves and their fam- THE VOTE ON THE PREVIOUS QUESTION: WHAT IT b 1315 ilies. REALLY MEANS I want to thank Mr. YOUNG for his I have held many events in my District to in- This vote, the vote on whether to order the thoughtful legislation, working across form and connect people with Navigators and previous question on a special rule, is not the aisle to offer a bill that both Re- Community Health Centers to support the merely a procedural vote. A vote against or- publicans and Democrats have accepted message that it was time to get health insur- dering the previous question is a vote ance for yourself and your family. against the Republican majority agenda and in the committee by passing it through a vote to allow the Democratic minority to the committee with no amendments. Why with 60 legislative days remaining in the Second Session of the 113th Congress offer an alternative plan. It is a vote about He has bipartisan cosponsors, and he what the House should be debating. has public support. before the end of the 2014 fiscal year, we are Mr. Clarence Cannon’s Precedents of the I urge my colleagues to support both still seeing attempts to end the Affordable House of Representatives (VI, 308–311), de- the rule and the underlying bill. Care Act is a mystery to the American public scribes the vote on the previous question on Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in who are voting with their own healthcare dol- the rule as ‘‘a motion to direct or control the strong opposition to H.R. 2575, the so-called lars for Obamacare. consideration of the subject before the House ‘‘Save American Workers Act of 2014,’’ which H.R. 2575 proposes to amend the Internal being made by the Member in charge.’’ To defeat the previous question is to give the represents the 52nd attempt by House Repub- Revenue Code by redefining a full time em- ployee for purposes of providing health insur- opposition a chance to decide the subject be- licans to impede the Affordable Care Act and fore the House. Cannon cites the Speaker’s deny Americans the security that comes from ance to only those workers who work a 40- ruling of January 13, 1920, to the effect that having access to affordable, high-quality hour workweek. ‘‘the refusal of the House to sustain the de- health care. Mr. Speaker, few hourly workers in low- mand for the previous question passes the I oppose this bill because its effect would be wage jobs work a 40-hour work week. These control of the resolution to the opposition’’ to deny employer provided health insurance to employees often rely on government assist- in order to offer an amendment. On March hard working employees who work more than ance, which amounts to a hidden tax break to 15, 1909, a member of the majority party of- 30 hours but less than 40 hours per week. employers. fered a rule resolution. The House defeated If this bill were to become law in its current Low wageworkers often rely upon public the previous question and a member of the opposition rose to a parliamentary inquiry, form, the health security of 10.2 percent of the housing assistance, SNAP, WIC or Medicaid asking who was entitled to recognition. workforce, or approximately 19.8 million work- to make ends meet. Speaker Joseph G. Cannon (R-Illinois) said: ers, would be placed at risk. Health insurance should not be used as a ‘‘The previous question having been refused, I offered two amendments to H.R. 2575 that status symbol, but a basic right for people who the gentleman from New York, Mr. Fitz- would prevent this travesty but regrettably nei- live in the world’s most prosperous nation. gerald, who had asked the gentleman to

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[and] Cotton Jordan Rogers (KY) Levin Owens Sherman has no substantive legislative or policy im- Cramer Joyce Rogers (MI) Lewis Pallone Sinema Lipinski Pascrell plications whatsoever.’’ But that is not what Crawford Kelly (PA) Rohrabacher Sires Crenshaw King (IA) Loebsack Pastor (AZ) they have always said. Listen to the Repub- Rokita Slaughter Culberson King (NY) Lofgren Payne lican Leadership Manual on the Legislative Rooney Smith (WA) Daines Kingston Lowenthal Pelosi Process in the United States House of Rep- Ros-Lehtinen Speier Davis, Rodney Kinzinger (IL) Roskam Lowey Perlmutter resentatives, (6th edition, page 135). Here’s Denham Kline Lujan Grisham Peters (CA) Swalwell (CA) Ross Takano how the Republicans describe the previous Dent Labrador Rothfus (NM) Peterson ´ Thompson (CA) question vote in their own manual: ‘‘Al- DeSantis LaMalfa Royce Lujan, Ben Ray Pingree (ME) Thompson (MS) though it is generally not possible to amend DesJarlais Lamborn Runyan (NM) Pocan Tierney the rule because the majority Member con- Diaz-Balart Lance Ryan (WI) Maffei Polis trolling the time will not yield for the pur- Duffy Lankford Salmon Maloney, Price (NC) Titus Duncan (SC) Latham Sanford Carolyn Quigley Tonko pose of offering an amendment, the same re- Maloney, Sean Duncan (TN) Latta Scalise Rahall Tsongas sult may be achieved by voting down the pre- Matheson Rangel Ellmers LoBiondo Schock Van Hollen vious question on the rule. . . . When the Matsui Richmond Farenthold Long Schweikert Vargas McCarthy (NY) Roybal-Allard motion for the previous question is defeated, Fincher Lucas Scott, Austin Veasey Fitzpatrick Luetkemeyer McCollum Ruiz control of the time passes to the Member Sensenbrenner Vela Fleischmann Lummis McDermott Ruppersberger who led the opposition to ordering the pre- Sessions Vela´ zquez Fleming Marchant McGovern Rush vious question. That Member, because he Shimkus Visclosky Flores Marino McIntyre Ryan (OH) Shuster Walz then controls the time, may offer an amend- Forbes Massie McNerney Sa´ nchez, Linda Simpson Wasserman ment to the rule, or yield for the purpose of Fortenberry McCarthy (CA) Meeks T. Smith (MO) Schultz amendment.’’ Foxx McCaul Meng Sanchez, Loretta Smith (NE) In Deschler’s Procedure in the U.S. House Franks (AZ) McClintock Michaud Sarbanes Waters Smith (NJ) Waxman of Representatives, the subchapter titled Frelinghuysen McHenry Miller, George Schakowsky Smith (TX) Welch ‘‘Amending Special Rules’’ states: ‘‘a refusal Gardner McKeon Moore Schiff Southerland Moran Schneider Wilson (FL) to order the previous question on such a rule Garrett McKinley Gerlach McMorris Stewart Murphy (FL) Schrader Yarmuth [a special rule reported from the Committee Gibbs Rodgers Stivers on Rules] opens the resolution to amend- Gibson Meadows Stockman NOT VOTING—8 Stutzman ment and further debate.’’ (Chapter 21, sec- Gingrey (GA) Meehan Capuano Conyers Miller, Gary Terry tion 21.2) Section 21.3 continues: ‘‘Upon re- Gohmert Messer Clark (MA) Lynch Peters (MI) Thompson (PA) jection of the motion for the previous ques- Goodlatte Mica Coffman McAllister Gosar Miller (FL) Thornberry tion on a resolution reported from the Com- Tiberi mittee on Rules, control shifts to the Mem- Gowdy Miller (MI) Granger Mullin Tipton b 1347 ber leading the opposition to the previous Graves (GA) Mulvaney Turner question, who may offer a proper amendment Graves (MO) Murphy (PA) Upton Mr. CUMMINGS, Ms. SINEMA, or motion and who controls the time for de- Griffin (AR) Neugebauer Valadao Messrs. CARNEY, OWENS, CROWLEY, bate thereon.’’ Griffith (VA) Noem Wagner and SCHRADER changed their vote Clearly, the vote on the previous question Grimm Nugent Walberg Walden from ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ on a rule does have substantive policy impli- Guthrie Nunes Hall Nunnelee Walorski Messrs. STIVERS and SESSIONS cations. It is one of the only available tools Hanna Olson Weber (TX) changed their vote from ‘‘nay’’ to for those who oppose the Republican major- Harper Palazzo Webster (FL) ‘‘yea.’’ ity’s agenda and allows those with alter- Harris Paulsen Wenstrup native views the opportunity to offer an al- Hartzler Pearce Westmoreland So the previous question was ordered. ternative plan. Hastings (WA) Perry Whitfield The result of the vote was announced Heck (NV) Petri Williams as above recorded. Mr. BURGESS. I yield back the bal- Hensarling Pittenger Wilson (SC) Stated for: ance of my time and I move the pre- Herrera Beutler Pitts Wittman vious question on the resolution. Holding Poe (TX) Wolf Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. Hudson Pompeo Womack 152 I was unavoidably detained. Had I been The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Huelskamp Posey Woodall present, I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ question is on ordering the previous Huizenga (MI) Price (GA) Yoder The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. question. Hultgren Reed Yoho HOLDING). The question is on the reso- The question was taken; and the Hunter Reichert Young (AK) Hurt Renacci Young (IN) lution. Speaker pro tempore announced that The question was taken; and the NAYS—194 the ayes appeared to have it. Speaker pro tempore announced that Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, on Barber Cooper Garamendi the ayes appeared to have it. that I demand the yeas and nays. Barrow (GA) Costa Garcia Bass Courtney Grayson Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, on The yeas and nays were ordered. Beatty Crowley Green, Al that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Becerra Cuellar Green, Gene The yeas and nays were ordered. ant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, Bera (CA) Cummings Grijalva The SPEAKER pro tempore. This this 15-minute vote on ordering the Bishop (GA) Davis (CA) Gutie´rrez Bishop (NY) Davis, Danny Hahn will be a 5-minute vote. previous question will be followed by 5- Blumenauer DeFazio Hanabusa The vote was taken by electronic de- minute votes on adoption of House Res- Bonamici DeGette Hastings (FL) vice, and there were—yeas 236, nays olution 530, if ordered, and approval of Brady (PA) Delaney Heck (WA) Braley (IA) DeLauro Higgins 186, not voting 9, as follows: the Journal. Brown (FL) DelBene Himes [Roll No. 153] The vote was taken by electronic de- Brownley (CA) Deutch Hinojosa YEAS—236 vice, and there were—yeas 229, nays Bustos Dingell Holt Butterfield Doggett Honda Aderholt Brady (TX) Chabot 194, not voting 8, as follows: Capps Doyle Horsford Amash Bridenstine Chaffetz [Roll No. 152] Ca´ rdenas Duckworth Hoyer Amodei Brooks (AL) Coble Carney Edwards Huffman Bachmann Brooks (IN) Coffman YEAS—229 Carson (IN) Ellison Israel Bachus Broun (GA) Cole Aderholt Bishop (UT) Burgess Cartwright Engel Jackson Lee Barber Buchanan Collins (GA) Amash Black Byrne Castor (FL) Enyart Jeffries Barletta Bucshon Collins (NY) Amodei Blackburn Calvert Castro (TX) Eshoo Johnson (GA) Barr Burgess Conaway Bachmann Boustany Camp Chu Esty Johnson, E. B. Barton Byrne Cook Bachus Brady (TX) Campbell Cicilline Farr Kaptur Benishek Calvert Cotton Barletta Bridenstine Cantor Clarke (NY) Fattah Keating Bentivolio Camp Cramer Barr Brooks (AL) Capito Clay Foster Kelly (IL) Bilirakis Campbell Crawford Barton Brooks (IN) Carter Cleaver Frankel (FL) Kennedy Bishop (UT) Cantor Crenshaw Benishek Broun (GA) Cassidy Clyburn Fudge Kildee Black Capito Culberson Bentivolio Buchanan Chabot Cohen Gabbard Kilmer Blackburn Carter Daines Bilirakis Bucshon Chaffetz Connolly Gallego Kind Boustany Cassidy Davis, Rodney

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Rangel DeSantis Kline Rogers (KY) Lujan Grisham Pascrell Shea-Porter Chabot Johnson, Sam Ribble DesJarlais Labrador Rogers (MI) (NM) Pastor (AZ) Sherman Chaffetz Jolly Rice (SC) Diaz-Balart LaMalfa Rohrabacher Luja´ n, Ben Ray Payne Sires Chu Kaptur Richmond Duffy Lamborn Rokita (NM) Pelosi Slaughter Cicilline Kelly (IL) Roby Duncan (SC) Lance Rooney Maffei Peters (CA) Speier Clay Kelly (PA) Roe (TN) Duncan (TN) Lankford Ros-Lehtinen Maloney, Peterson Swalwell (CA) Cleaver Kennedy Rogers (AL) Ellmers Latham Roskam Carolyn Pingree (ME) Takano Coble Kildee Rogers (KY) Farenthold Latta Ross Maloney, Sean Pocan Thompson (CA) Cole King (IA) Rogers (MI) Matheson Polis Fincher Lipinski Rothfus Thompson (MS) Collins (NY) King (NY) Rohrabacher Matsui Price (NC) Fitzpatrick LoBiondo Royce Tierney Cook Kingston Rokita Fleischmann Long Runyan McCarthy (NY) Quigley Cooper Kline Titus Rooney Fleming Lucas Ryan (WI) McCollum Rangel Courtney Kuster Tonko Roskam Flores Luetkemeyer Salmon McDermott Richmond Cramer Labrador Tsongas Ross Forbes Lummis Sanford McGovern Roybal-Allard Crawford LaMalfa Rothfus Van Hollen Foxx Marchant Scalise McNerney Ruiz Crenshaw Lamborn Roybal-Allard Vargas Franks (AZ) Marino Schock Meeks Ruppersberger Cuellar Langevin Royce Veasey Frelinghuysen Massie Schrader Meng Rush Culberson Lankford Ruiz Vela Gardner McAllister Schweikert Michaud Ryan (OH) Daines Larsen (WA) Runyan Vela´ zquez Garrett McCarthy (CA) Scott, Austin Miller, George Sa´ nchez, Linda Davis (CA) Larson (CT) Ruppersberger Visclosky Gerlach McCaul Sensenbrenner Moore T. DeGette Latham Ryan (WI) Walz Gibbs McClintock Sessions Moran Sanchez, Loretta Delaney Latta Sanchez, Loretta Wasserman Gibson McHenry Shimkus Murphy (FL) Sarbanes DeLauro Lipinski Sanford Schultz Gingrey (GA) McIntyre Shuster Nadler Schakowsky DelBene Loebsack Scalise Waters Gohmert McKeon Simpson Napolitano Schiff Denham Lofgren Schneider Waxman Goodlatte McKinley Sinema Neal Schneider DesJarlais Long Schrader Welch Gosar McMorris Smith (MO) Negrete McLeod Schwartz Deutch Lowenthal Schwartz Gowdy Rodgers Smith (NE) Nolan Scott (VA) Wilson (FL) Diaz-Balart Lucas Schweikert Granger Meadows Smith (NJ) O’Rourke Scott, David Yarmuth Dingell Luetkemeyer Scott (VA) Graves (GA) Meehan Smith (TX) Doggett Lujan Grisham NOT VOTING—9 Scott, Austin Graves (MO) Messer Smith (WA) Doyle (NM) Scott, David ´ Griffin (AR) Mica Southerland Capuano Fortenberry Perlmutter Duncan (SC) Lujan, Ben Ray Sensenbrenner Griffith (VA) Miller (FL) Stewart Clark (MA) Lynch Peters (MI) Duncan (TN) (NM) Serrano Grimm Miller (MI) Stockman Ellison Marino Conyers Miller, Gary Stivers Sessions Guthrie Mullin Stutzman Engel Massie Sherman Hall Mulvaney Terry Enyart Matsui b 1355 Shimkus Hanna Murphy (PA) Thompson (PA) Eshoo McAllister Shuster Harper Neugebauer Thornberry Mr. HUFFMAN changed his vote Esty McCarthy (CA) Simpson Harris Noem Tiberi Farr McCarthy (NY) from ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ Sinema Hartzler Nugent Tipton Fattah McCaul Ms. SINEMA and Mr. RICE of South Smith (NE) Hastings (WA) Nunes Turner Fincher McClintock Smith (NJ) Heck (NV) Nunnelee Upton Carolina changed their vote from Fleischmann McCollum Smith (TX) Hensarling Olson Valadao ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ Fortenberry McHenry Smith (WA) Herrera Beutler Palazzo Wagner Foster McIntyre So the resolution was agreed to. Southerland Holding Paulsen Walberg Franks (AZ) McKeon Hudson Pearce Walden The result of the vote was announced Frelinghuysen McKinley Speier Huelskamp Perry Walorski as above recorded. Gabbard McMorris Stewart Huizenga (MI) Petri Weber (TX) Gallego Rodgers Swalwell (CA) A motion to reconsider was laid on Takano Hultgren Pittenger Webster (FL) the table. Garrett McNerney Hunter Pitts Wenstrup Gibbs Meadows Thornberry Hurt Poe (TX) Westmoreland Stated for: Gingrey (GA) Meng Tierney Issa Pompeo Whitfield Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. Goodlatte Messer Titus Tonko Jenkins Posey Williams 153, I was unavoidably detained and unable to Gosar Mica Johnson (OH) Price (GA) Wilson (SC) Granger Michaud Tsongas Johnson, Sam Rahall Wittman cast my vote. Had I been present, I would Grayson Miller (MI) Van Hollen Jolly Reed Wolf have voted ‘‘yes.’’ Green, Al Moran Vela Jones Reichert Womack Stated against: Griffith (VA) Mullin Wagner Jordan Renacci Woodall Grimm Nadler Walden Joyce Ribble Yoder Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, on April 2, Guthrie Napolitano Walorski Kelly (PA) Rice (SC) Yoho 2014, I was traveling with President Obama Hahn Neugebauer Walz King (IA) Rigell Young (AK) for his address at the University of Michigan Hanabusa Noem Wasserman King (NY) Roby Young (IN) and unable to vote on the rule for H.R. 2575. Harper Nugent Schultz Harris Nunes Waters NAYS—186 Had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘nay.’’ Hastings (FL) Nunnelee Waxman Welch f Hastings (WA) O’Rourke Barrow (GA) Cuellar Hahn Heck (WA) Olson Wenstrup Bass Cummings Hanabusa THE JOURNAL Hensarling Pascrell Westmoreland Beatty Davis (CA) Hastings (FL) Higgins Pelosi Whitfield Becerra Davis, Danny Heck (WA) Himes Perry Williams Bera (CA) DeFazio Higgins The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- finished business is the question on Hinojosa Petri Wilson (FL) Bishop (GA) DeGette Himes Horsford Pingree (ME) Wilson (SC) Bishop (NY) Delaney Hinojosa agreeing to the Speaker’s approval of Huffman Pocan Wolf Blumenauer DeLauro Holt the Journal, on which the yeas and Hultgren Polis Womack Bonamici DelBene Honda nays were ordered. Hunter Pompeo Yarmuth Brady (PA) Deutch Horsford Hurt Posey Yoho Braley (IA) Dingell Hoyer The question is on the Speaker’s ap- Issa Price (NC) Young (IN) Brown (FL) Doggett Huffman proval of the Journal. Brownley (CA) Doyle Israel NAYS—157 Bustos Duckworth Jackson Lee This will be a 5-minute vote. Butterfield Edwards Jeffries The vote was taken by electronic de- Amash Collins (GA) Forbes Capps Ellison Johnson (GA) vice, and there were—yeas 262, nays Bass Conaway Foxx Ca´ rdenas Engel Johnson, E. B. 157, answered ‘‘present’’ 2, not voting Beatty Connolly Frankel (FL) Carney Enyart Kaptur Benishek Costa Fudge Carson (IN) Eshoo Keating 10, as follows: Bentivolio Cotton Garcia Cartwright Esty Kelly (IL) [Roll No. 154] Bera (CA) Crowley Gardner Castor (FL) Farr Kennedy Bishop (NY) Cummings Gerlach Castro (TX) Fattah Kildee YEAS—262 Brady (PA) Davis, Danny Gibson Chu Foster Kilmer Aderholt Bishop (UT) Butterfield Brady (TX) Davis, Rodney Gowdy Cicilline Frankel (FL) Kind Amodei Black Byrne Braley (IA) DeFazio Graves (GA) Clarke (NY) Fudge Kirkpatrick Bachmann Blackburn Calvert Broun (GA) Dent Graves (MO) Clay Gabbard Kuster Bachus Blumenauer Camp Brownley (CA) DeSantis Green, Gene Cleaver Gallego Langevin Barber Bonamici Campbell Bucshon Duckworth Griffin (AR) Clyburn Garamendi Larsen (WA) Barletta Boustany Cantor Burgess Duffy Gutie´rrez Cohen Garcia Larson (CT) Barr Bridenstine Capito Carson (IN) Edwards Hall Connolly Grayson Lee (CA) Barrow (GA) Brooks (AL) Capps Castor (FL) Ellmers Hanna Cooper Green, Al Levin Barton Brooks (IN) Ca´ rdenas Clarke (NY) Farenthold Hartzler Costa Green, Gene Lewis Becerra Brown (FL) Carney Clyburn Fitzpatrick Heck (NV) Courtney Grijalva Loebsack Bilirakis Buchanan Carter Coffman Fleming Herrera Beutler Crowley Gutie´rrez Lofgren Bishop (GA) Bustos Cartwright Cohen Flores Holding

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:54 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A02AP7.006 H02APPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE April 2, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2821 Holt McGovern Sa´ nchez, Linda The text of the bill, as amended, is as peal ObamaCare’s 30-hour workweek Honda Meehan T. Hoyer Meeks Sarbanes follows: definition of ‘‘full-time employment’’ Hudson Miller (FL) Schakowsky H.R. 2575 and would restore the traditional defi- Huelskamp Miller, George Schiff Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- nition of a 40-hour workweek. Today, Huizenga (MI) Moore Schock resentatives of the United States of America in we are voting to restore hours and Israel Mulvaney Sewell (AL) Jackson Lee Murphy (FL) Shea-Porter Congress assembled, wages and to give businesses and their Jeffries Murphy (PA) Sires SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. workers some relief from the burdens Jenkins Neal Slaughter This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Save Amer- of ObamaCare. This is a critical step in Johnson (OH) Negrete McLeod Smith (MO) ican Workers Act of 2014’’. creating an America that works. Jones Nolan Stivers I hear about the effects of Jordan Palazzo Stockman SEC. 2. REPEAL OF 30-HOUR THRESHOLD FOR Joyce Pallone Stutzman CLASSIFICATION AS FULL-TIME EM- ObamaCare from workers and employ- Keating Pastor (AZ) Terry PLOYEE FOR PURPOSES OF THE EM- ers across mid-Michigan. Recently, Kilmer Paulsen Thompson (CA) PLOYER MANDATE IN THE PATIENT Central Michigan University was Kind Payne Thompson (MS) PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE Kinzinger (IL) Pearce Thompson (PA) CARE ACT AND REPLACEMENT WITH forced to cut back student employees’ Kirkpatrick Peters (CA) Tiberi 40 HOURS. hours. As one student said: Lance Peterson Tipton (a) FULL-TIME EQUIVALENTS.—Paragraph Students use that money to pay for fi- Lee (CA) Pittenger Turner (2) of section 4980H(c) of the Internal Rev- nances and school, and I think it’s going to Levin Pitts Upton enue Code of 1986 is amended— become increasingly harder for them to pay Lewis Poe (TX) Valadao (1) by repealing subparagraph (E), and for school when we can only work 25 hours. LoBiondo Price (GA) Vargas (2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the Lowey Rahall Veasey A faculty member at a community Lummis Reed Vela´ zquez following new subparagraph: college in my district wrote to me re- ‘‘(E) FULL-TIME EQUIVALENTS TREATED AS Maffei Reichert Visclosky cently, and said: Maloney, Renacci Walberg FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES.—Solely for purposes Carolyn Rigell Weber (TX) of determining whether an employer is an I hold two part-time positions . . . Today, Maloney, Sean Ros-Lehtinen Wittman applicable large employer under this para- I was informed I cannot continue to do both Marchant Rush Woodall graph, an employer shall, in addition to the jobs because of ObamaCare laws. Beginning Matheson Ryan (OH) Yoder number of full-time employees for any in August, I will no longer be advising and McDermott Salmon Young (AK) month otherwise determined, include for will lose approximately one-third of my in- ANSWERED ‘‘PRESENT’’—2 such month a number of full-time employees come. Last year, I bought a house, a house I now fear I will no longer be able to afford. Gohmert Owens determined by dividing the aggregate num- ber of hours of service of employees who are By forcing employers to shift work- NOT VOTING—10 not full-time employees for the month by ers from full time to part time, the 30- Capuano Grijalva Peters (MI) 174.’’. hour rule is destroying hardworking Clark (MA) Lynch Webster (FL) (b) FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES.—Paragraph (4) Americans’ abilities to earn more dur- Conyers Miller, Gary of section 4980H(c) of the Internal Revenue Garamendi Perlmutter ing these tough economic times. At a Code of 1986 is amended— time when the President is calling on b 1402 (1) by repealing subparagraph (A), and Congress to increase wages, it is his (2) by inserting before subparagraph (B) So the Journal was approved. the following new subparagraph: health care law that is forcing Ameri- The result of the vote was announced ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘full-time em- cans to see smaller paychecks. as above recorded. ployee’ means, with respect to any month, ObamaCare is putting full-time work Stated for: an employee who is employed on average at and the potential to earn more wages Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. least 40 hours of service per week.’’. out of the reach of millions of Ameri- 154, I was unavoidably detained and unable to (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments cans. Those who are hit the hardest are cast my vote. Had I been present, I would made by this section shall apply to months low-income Americans who are already beginning after December 31, 2013. have voted ‘‘yes.’’ struggling in these tough economic The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- times. According to a Hoover Institu- f tleman from Michigan (Mr. CAMP) and tion study, 2.6 million Americans mak- REMOVAL OF NAME OF MEMBER the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. ing under $30,000 a year are most at AS COSPONSOR OF H.R. 3717 LEVIN) each will control 90 minutes. risk of having their hours and wages Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. Mr. Speaker, I The Chair recognizes the gentleman cut as a result of the 30-hour rule. Of ask unanimous consent to have my from Michigan (Mr. CAMP). that, over 60 percent are women, and 90 name removed as a cosponsor from GENERAL LEAVE percent do not have a college degree. H.R. 3717, the Helping Families in Men- Mr. CAMP. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani- The administration has made excep- tal Health Crisis Act of 2013. mous consent that all Members have 5 tions and has implemented delays for The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there legislative days in which to revise and big businesses and political allies. Why not American workers and job cre- objection to the request of the gentle- extend their remarks and to include ex- ators? woman from the Virgin Islands? traneous material on H.R. 2575. The nonpartisan Congressional Budg- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there There was no objection. et Office confirmed the bill we are con- objection to the request of the gen- f sidering today will reduce ObamaCare’s tleman from Michigan? unacceptable burden on job creators SAVE AMERICAN WORKERS ACT There was no objection. OF 2014 and will increase wages for American Mr. CAMP. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- workers. According to the Congres- Mr. CAMP. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to self such time as I may consume. sional Budget Office, the Save Amer- House Resolution 530, I call up the bill Today, I rise in support of restoring ican Workers Act will increase cash (H.R. 2575) to amend the Internal Rev- Americans’ work hours so they can see wages for American workers by $75 bil- enue Code of 1986 to repeal the 30-hour bigger paychecks and more opportuni- lion, repeal $63.4 billion in ObamaCare threshold for classification as a full- ties. tax increases, and reduce the number time employee for purposes of the em- ObamaCare places an unprecedented of employers subject to penalties re- ployer mandate in the Patient Protec- government regulation on workers, lated to ObamaCare. tion and Affordable Care Act and re- changing the definition of ‘‘full-time I applaud Congressman TODD YOUNG, place it with 40 hours, and ask for its work’’ from 40 hours per week to 30 a distinguished member of the Ways immediate consideration. hours. As a direct result, Americans and Means Committee, for his work on The Clerk read the title of the bill. across the country are having their this legislation. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- hours cut at work, and they are seeing It is time to vote in support of Amer- ant to House Resolution 530, the smaller paychecks. At a time when the icans who are facing higher bills and amendment in the nature of a sub- costs of groceries, gas, and health care smaller paychecks. I urge my col- stitute recommended by the Com- keep increasing, lower paychecks are leagues to join me in a ‘‘yes’’ vote. mittee on Ways and Means, printed in simply unacceptable. Mr. Speaker, I yield the balance of the bill, is adopted. The bill, as amend- The bill we have before us today, the my time to the gentleman from Indi- ed, is considered read. Save American Workers Act, would re- ana (Mr. YOUNG) to control.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:54 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A02AP7.007 H02APPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2822 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 2, 2014 The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. about being charged higher premiums amount of taxes on our employers dur- YODER). Without objection, the gen- due to their health status; 3.1 million ing the worst economy, some will say, tleman from Indiana will control the young adults have gained health cov- since the Great Depression. It will time. erage because they can now, up to age cause our wage earners around the There was no objection. 26, stay on their parents’ health plans. country to realize an additional $75 bil- Mr. YOUNG of Indiana. Thank you, That is the reality of ACA. lion in wage income. Mr. Chairman. I yield myself such time There is more. There is also the re- I take the fiscal condition of this as I may consume. ality of what this legislation would do, country very seriously. I find it very Mr. Speaker, as the Senate continues and I want to emphasize this because I hard to believe, though, that anyone— to push for a 25 percent increase in the don’t think it has been accurately stat- a Member of this body—would desire to Federal minimum wage, they continue ed to date. pass a national health care law that is to ignore that millions of hourly work- It would force 1 million people out of paid for on the backs of our hourly ers face as much as a 25 percent pay employer-based health insurance. Ac- workers, those who can least afford to cut as a result of ObamaCare. Because cording to the CBO, 1 million people absorb lower wages, fewer hours, and of the 30 hours is full time provision would be forced out of employer-based perhaps losing their job altogether. buried in the employer mandate, many health insurance. It would increase the I think that is essentially the argu- employees face the prospect of being number of uninsured by about a half a ment I hear from the other side when I limited in their work hours. When they million people, also according to the hear the $75 billion figure put forward. are not allowed to work more than 29 CBO. So they are bringing this up at With that, Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 hours, they simply aren’t able to gen- the same time that 7 million people minutes to the gentleman from Florida erate the income they need to support have enrolled in private plans through (Mr. BUCHANAN), a distinguished mem- themselves and their families. the marketplace and when millions ber of the Ways and Means Committee. It is worth noting that an employee now have coverage under Medicaid. Mr. BUCHANAN. I want to thank the who sees his hours cut from 39 to 29 is They essentially want to go in reverse gentleman. losing 10 hours a week, which, over the in terms of health coverage, and they Mr. Speaker, there is no issue today course of a month, is an entire week’s don’t face up to this. that is more important in this body worth of wages. The employees we are I think it has also been misdescribed. than growing the economy and cre- talking about are the people who most This bill would add $74 billion to the ating jobs. depend on getting every hour and every deficit, according to the CBO, when The Wall Street Journal noted that bit of wages that they can. We are there is no offset. there are fewer jobs today than since talking about custodians, cafeteria the recession began back in 2007. b 1415 workers, and substitute teachers at The gentleman from Michigan men- your child’s school. We are talking That is $74 billion, and you are com- tioned we need to go in the market- about the waitresses and busboys at ing forth here, the day after we receive place. I have been in the marketplace your favorite restaurant, about the the latest information about ACA and for 30 years, as someone who created a cashier who rings you out at the gro- all that has happened beneficially and lot of jobs, and I can tell you this cery store, and about the guys on the now coming and saying knock people health care mandate that has employ- assembly line who help make your car. off of employer-based insurance and ees looking at 30 hours or less a week In my district, we are also talking add $74 billion to the deficit. unless they get health care is a big about adjunct professors at places like If any of those figures are wrong, I issue. The 30-hour requirement is forc- Ivy Tech Community College and Indi- would like someone to stand up and ing businesses to reduce working hours ana University. say so. and cut wages. These are all Americans who want to Also, there has been much discussion I had a gentleman in my congres- work, but they are dealing with the un- about the impact in terms of part-time sional district last week that has three intended consequences—and I do be- employment. I want to read what the restaurants and 291 employees. He has lieve they are unintended—of this CBO said definitively in February. In mentioned to me numerous times that health care law, ObamaCare. Some of CBO’s judgment: he is going to have to cut quite a few these provisions are limiting their There is no compelling evidence that part- employees from 40 hours to 29 hours. hours and pay, and this needs to be time employment has increased as a result of He has even suggested that, in many fixed. So I introduced the Save Amer- the ACA. cases, to reduce his health care costs, ican Workers Act because I want to So as we heard in testimony, a com- he is going to have to push some people help these hardworking Hoosiers and munity college came forth and said down even more hours, so he can bring other Americans who are just trying to they had reduced the hours of teachers down his health care costs. make ends meet. By simply repealing in order to avoid paying health insur- The fact is that health care costs in this provision and restoring the tradi- ance. Somebody in the education came my district are as much as $1,500 to tional 40-hour workweek, we can help forth and said that is their policy. $2,000 an employee, so it is a big issue. make an America that works. I suggest, instead of foregoing their Another employer in our area—one of I urge my colleagues on both sides of responsibility as employers, they ought our larger employers—is going to be the aisle to support this bill. I com- to go into the marketplace and see moving hundreds of employees from 40 mend my colleagues on the other side what they can do to bring more cov- hours to 29 hours a week, so it is a very who have already signed on as cospon- erage for the people who are working big issue in my congressional district sors. hard. in Sarasota. I reserve the balance of my time. Essentially, what you are doing here With that, I would ask my colleagues Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- today is saying to many, many people for quick passage. We need to move self such time as I may consume. who are working hard and who need in- this bill quickly. My colleagues on the Republican side surance that this bill will knock you Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- in the House are so blinded by their off your employer-based insurance and self 1 minute. ideology that they will not or cannot increase the number of uninsured by The evidence is clear that more peo- see reality or hear other voices. So half a million, while increasing the def- ple would have their hours reduced if here is the reality: icit by $74 billion. Ideology is indeed this bill passed than might be true 7-plus million people have enrolled in blind when this kind of a proposition is under the present ACA. private plans through the ACA market- put forth. I said what the CBO has said in terms places. The ACA is working; millions I reserve the balance of my time. of reduced hours of work. Once again, have new coverage under Medicaid; up Mr. YOUNG of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, you are just not facing the reality. to 129 million Americans with pre- I yield myself such time as I may con- Changing this to 40 hours will hurt all existing health conditions, including 17 sume. around. million children, no longer have to Mr. Speaker, it is worth noting this I now yield 2 minutes to the gen- worry about being denied coverage or bill would decrease by $63 billion the tleman from Texas (Mr. CASTRO).

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:54 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K02AP7.030 H02APPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE April 2, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2823 Mr. CASTRO of Texas. Thank you, these workers—people who are going to Last December, the Department of Ranking Member LEVIN, for yielding. work every day, who have incredible Labor showed low wage workers We speak a lot in this body about the work ethic, who are powering our econ- clocked the shortest workweek on freedoms that we as Americans have omy—that they don’t deserve health record, only 27.4 hours a week. That is been endowed with by our forefathers insurance? lower than during the recession. and that are enshrined in the Constitu- I was in San Antonio—and I know it Today, we have an opportunity to tion, whether it is the freedom of happened in many cities—and we had change that. Today, we have an oppor- speech, the freedom of religion, or our long lines on Monday to enroll in the tunity to unshackle this, so an indi- Second Amendment freedoms. Affordable Care Act. People’s faces lit vidual can work more hours. An indi- I think we all understand and know— up because, for the first time in many vidual that maybe owns a business can unfortunately, too many Americans of their lives, they were going to be give other people opportunities; and, know firsthand—that when you are able to afford health care coverage. yes, the barrier will not be there to sick and lying in a hospital bed or at Many of them had their kids with make sure you are only small, but you home and have a child that you can’t them. There were teenagers and senior can have the American Dream. You can afford to take to the doctor, those free- citizens there. grow. doms mean very little. This is a milestone in people’s lives, Mr. Speaker, I ask all to join us and For someone who couldn’t get health and this bill would take that away make it a bipartisan bill, when individ- insurance, whose life is spiraling down- from a million people. uals have cosponsored this bill, to ward, who can’t afford to make their Mr. YOUNG of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, move America forward. car or mortgage payment, how much I yield myself such time as I may con- Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- are those freedoms worth when their sume. self such time as I may consume. life is spiraling downward because they I know my good colleague spoke with It is too bad that we don’t have a po- can’t afford health care anymore? a great deal of sincerity and earnest- sition called fact-checker on the floor. The fact is one of the greatest things ness when he talked about pay-fors. We could yield to the fact-checker that the Affordable Care Act has done It is worth noting, once again, that every time something is misstated. If is allowed more Americans to be able the attempt to pay for this Affordable there were such a position here today, to enjoy the freedoms that all of us Care Act—ObamaCare, as it is popu- that person would be immensely busy. here in Congress fight so hard to pro- larly known—on the backs of our hour- For example, I think it is correct tect for the American people. ly workers strikes me as unconscion- that student workers are exempted A few of the troubling things about able and something that none of us from the count, so to come here and this bill is that up to a million people ought to be contemplating, which is talk about students, I think, misstates would lose their health care coverage if why this is a bipartisan effort. this piece of legislation was enacted. Mr. Speaker, I now yield 3 minutes to the facts. As Congressman LEVIN mentioned, it the gentleman from California (Mr. The same is true of the story about would cost $74 billion to the American MCCARTHY), the distinguished majority the ACA would hurt workers, when the people, adding to our debt and deficit. whip. truth of the matter is this shift from 30 What is also interesting is that just Mr. MCCARTHY of California. Mr. to 40 would indeed have a major impact about every bill that is now allowed to Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. in terms of people. pass through the House of Representa- 2575, the Save American Workers Act. b 1430 tives requires a pay-for. In other words, Mr. Speaker, working on an hourly the Republican majority does not allow wage is tough. I know this. I worked Let me read to you from the Center a piece of legislation to be passed un- every single job in a deli I started 25 on Budget and Policy Priorities, dated less it is paid for by cutting something years ago. Working an hourly wage is October 12, 2013: else. an opportunity to start, to work hard, Moreover, raising the law’s threshold for What is different about this piece of to impress, and to be able to move up; full-time work from 30 hours a week to 40 legislation is that there is no question hours would make a shift toward part-time but in today’s world, it is a little dif- employment much more likely, not less so. that it would cost $74 billion, and yet ferent. That’s because only a small share of workers there is absolutely no pay-for in this Today, because of ObamaCare, you today, less than 8 percent, work 34 hours a bill. don’t have the opportunity to work the week and, thus, are more at risk of having I would also note, as was mentioned, extra hours. You don’t have the oppor- their hours cut below health reform’s thresh- that this would cost American business tunity to expand. old. some money. Well, a few things; first, Mr. Speaker, I listened to another In comparison, 43 percent of employees many, many American businesses don’t colleague on this floor who said small work 40 hours a week, and another several define the workweek as 40 hours. They businesses up to 50 employees were ex- percent 41 to 44 hours a week. Thus, raising define it as 32 hours or, sometimes, empt, so now, our law is saying: you the threshold to 40 hours would place more than five times as many workers at risk of lower. Sometimes, it is 30. have to stay small, you can’t grow, you having their hours reduced. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The can’t have that American Dream to be time of the gentleman has expired. something bigger. That is the reality. And to come here Mr. LEVIN. I yield the gentleman an Mr. Speaker, this affects business, and to say that what would happen if additional 2 minutes. but it also affects the public sector as we don’t pass this bill is that more peo- Mr. CASTRO of Texas. So this is in- well. In every single district across this ple would have their hours reduced consistent even with how millions of country, this is having a great deal of than if we pass the bill, that simply is American businesses define full-time effect. not correct. employment, and I would also point In my own hometown in Kern Coun- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of out this: we know that, as our economy ty, the board of supervisors no longer my time. has started to rebound from the worst allows seasonal workers, such as sea- Mr. YOUNG of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, recession that we have had since the sonal firefighters, because they can’t I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Great Depression, many American go beyond the time allowed. Virginia (Mr. CANTOR), the House ma- businesses are doing well. My community college in my district jority leader. Wall Street is hitting all-time highs, no longer has that extra job for the Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, I thank and the stock market has soared. That students. The students packed the the gentleman from Indiana for his is a good thing for America. We cer- boardroom and wanted to know why we leadership in bringing this bill forward, tainly don’t begrudge any company or could no longer do this. They pointed the Save American Workers Act. It is business that, but small businesses are to one bill, ObamaCare. today that I rise in support of the Save already exempted from the ACA re- Those are the stories you hear, the American Workers Act. quirements, so this is about more siz- stories you know about, but numbers Mr. Speaker, every working Amer- able companies. don’t lie. ican deserves a fair shot at climbing In an economy where business is So what have the numbers shown the economic ladder of success, and doing well, why should we say to all of since this law has gone into effect? every wage earner deserves a chance to

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Chair would remind Members to ad- have seen their premiums and Today, we have an opportunity to un- dress their remarks to the Chair. deductibles go up under the President’s clench this middle class squeeze and re- Mr. YOUNG of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, health care law, while others have been store the 40-hour workweek so that I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman forced off the very plans they were wage earners don’t have to worry about from Minnesota (Mr. PAULSEN), a dis- promised they could keep. But that is smaller paychecks. So let’s stand to- tinguished member of the Committee not the full picture. Because of the 30- gether, in a bipartisan fashion, and on Ways and Means. hour workweek provision in take a big step towards creating an Mr. PAULSEN. I thank the gen- ObamaCare, wage earners could see America that works again—and works tleman for yielding. their hours reduced, resulting in a 25 again for everyone. Mr. Speaker, it has been said before, percent cut to their pay. I would like to thank Chairman the more we learn about the Presi- Now, let me just take a moment to CAMP, Representative YOUNG, and the dent’s health care law, the more the explain exactly who might see their rest of the Ways and Means Committee facts show it is hurting more people paychecks shrink. According to a study for their hard work on this issue, and I than it is helping. The latest develop- by the Hoover Institution, there are 2.6 urge my colleagues on both sides of the ment now is the law’s 30-hour rule is million Americans especially at risk of aisle to support working families by forcing some companies to scale back having their wages cut. Of those 2.6 passing this legislation. hours with more part-time jobs and million, 59 percent are younger work- Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- less full-time jobs, so that those em- ers between the ages of 18 and 34, many self such time as I shall consume. ployees that have good full-time jobs of whom may be trying to save for col- I knew the majority would come here are now having to go to part-time jobs. lege or for their first home; 63 percent and talk about the middle class. They Mr. Speaker, I met with a small busi- are women, many of them single moms are trying to escape from their failure ness owner. He owns seven different trying to support their children. The to help take action to provide jobs for restaurants. And I know that a lot of median household income for families middle class Americans. folks think that people in the res- most at risk from harm under this They also, by the way, so far haven’t taurant industry, they only employ ObamaCare regulation is just over helped out to provide the continuation part-time workers, but 41 percent of his $29,000. That is the median household of the unemployment insurance for workers he employs full-time. But be- income most at risk. hundreds of thousands of people, so cause of the new law, where now 30 The bottom line is this: the workers many in the middle class, who have hours is the standard being considered most affected by these cuts are those lost their jobs. full-time work, he is being forced to who earn the least. For someone who Look, I quoted from CBO, and I guess lower the work hours for those employ- currently earns $10 an hour and works I will have to quote again. This is in ees, nearly all of them, to 29 hours or 40 hours a week, being cut to 29 hours February. ‘‘In CBO’s judgment, there is less. That absolutely makes no sense. means a loss of $110 each and every no compelling evidence that part-time These reduced hours are now going to week. Three out of four Americans are employment has increased as a result force a 25 percent reduction in pay for already claiming they are working pay- of the ACA.’’ those workers. Many will now have to check to paycheck. A 25 percent cut to I will quote again from this study of go out and find a second part-time job their income would have a devastating the Center on Budget and Policy Prior- just to make up for the hours that they effect. This is not how America should ities, and it is headed this way: lost. work. ‘‘Health reform not causing significant Another small business owner I While this rule will impact Ameri- shift to part-time work, but raising cans in all different industries, those talked to from Minnesota, he was im- threshold to 40 hours a week would who are most likely to be affected ploring me when he contacted me: make a sizable shift likely.’’ work in retail, restaurants, manufac- please, Congress needs to correct the I quoted why they say that because turing, and even America’s education 30-hour rule so that it reflects his the number of people who are working sector. workforce’s needs and his employees’ In my hometown of Richmond, many 40 hours or thereabouts, that number is desire to have more flexible hours. He school districts have begun to limit so much larger than those who are said, if it’s not addressed by Congress part-time workers to less than 30 hours working 30 hours or thereabouts; and soon, there will be disruptions in the a week to avoid added costs imposed by so any employer who wanted, essen- workforce, and the flexible work op- the advent of this health care law and tially, to shift the burden from them to tions for his employees could disappear would thus strain their budgets. others, they are more likely to do it altogether. A substitute teacher named Amy, under this bill than under the present The 30-hour work rule is negatively from Chesterfield County, Virginia, circumstance. That is the reason why impacting restaurateurs, manufactur- was asked by the Richmond Times-Dis- it has been said by CBO that it would ers, and even our schools, as was men- patch about the burdens of this rule force 1 million people out of employer- tioned earlier, Mr. Speaker. We should under ObamaCare, and she said: ‘‘The based health insurance, and it would be removing these barriers to work. We people that it is going to affect are the add $74 billion to the deficit since it is should not punish employees who want people that need or want to work every not offset. to work more, and we should be helping single day.’’ You haven’t refuted a single one of American workers. So why is the government punishing those statements. If they are not true, So let’s pass this legislation. It will those who are looking to earn an hon- I would like you to say so. I would like restore some common sense and a com- est wage? you to say CBO is wrong, and also mon understanding in America that This administration believes that wrong when they say it would increase full-time work is 40 hours. It will pass they can hide the reality of the wage the number of uninsured by half a mil- with bipartisan support. cuts with an increase in the minimum lion people. I commend the gentleman for his wage. But that proposal, which the Those are three CBO statements. leadership on this issue for getting nonpartisan experts say will result in They stand here to refute the myths Americans back to work. 500,000 lost jobs, is not the answer. The that are being brought here in defense Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I reserve answer is restore the 40-hour workweek of this bill. the balance of my time. and let people work. So you raise the middle class banner. Mr. YOUNG of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, We have known for a long time that At the same time, you essentially, with I yield myself such time as I may con- the President’s health care law was this bill, would take away health insur- sume.

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So, effectively, I hear some of my as I may consume. Then to cite the Statement of Ad- colleagues on the other side of the aisle Mr. Speaker, if you care about people ministration Policy as somehow being making the case that we ought to be you should be for the ACA. Seven mil- more authoritative than these personal funding the Affordable Care Act essen- lion people have been enrolled in pri- examples I find, frankly, a bit off-put- tially on the backs of these hourly vate plans through the ACA market- ting. workers, and I don’t think that is a po- places, 7 million-plus. And millions— With that, Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 sition anyone wants to find themselves we will get the figures—now have cov- minutes to the distinguished gen- in. erage under Medicaid. That is lots of tleman from Minnesota (Mr. KLINE), Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the millions of people, and you come forth the chairman of the Education and the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. SALMON). with an individual case? Workforce Committee. Mr. SALMON. I thank the gen- In many cases, I don’t know your in- Mr. KLINE. Mr. Speaker, I thank the tleman. stance, these cases have turned out to gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, it is interesting, as we be incorrect. They have been put in po- It was pointed out by the chairman throw all these numbers around, I litical ads, and they have been refuted. in the House Education and the Work- guess they mean a lot on the floor de- I now want to read the Statement of force Committee, as the name suggests, bate, but to the real people that are Administration Policy from the Presi- the committee has broad jurisdiction suffering, they don’t really mean any- dent: over policies affecting our Nation’s thing. classrooms and workplaces. It goes There is an old adage that says there The administration strongly opposes House without saying that both face difficult are lies, damn lies, and statistics. We passage of H.R. 2575, the Save American Workers Act—it should be the so-called Save challenges today. are throwing numbers around here like American Workers Act—because it would Budget constraints continue to they matter, but the fact is there are significantly increase the deficit and reduce plague States, school districts, and in- real people’s lives that are being hurt, the number of Americans with employer- stitutions of higher education, strain- being destroyed. based health insurance. Rather than at- ing their ability to effectively serve In fact, I read an article just a few tempting once again to repeal the Affordable months ago that the community col- Care Act, which the House has tried to do students. Workers and job creators are lege where I met my wife is actually over 50 times, it is time for the Congress to still struggling in a persistently ane- notifying 1,300 employees, 700 of them stop fighting old political battles and join mic economy, making it difficult for that were adjunct professors, that their the President in an agenda focused on pro- many Americans to pay the bills and hours are going to be reduced, and they viding greater economic opportunity and se- provide for their families. curity for middle class families and all those Unfortunately, the health care law is are being reduced because of this law. working to get into the middle class. They are being hurt. making things worse. Thanks to the This legislation would weaken the provi- President’s government-run scheme, I guess we can quote them a statistic sion of the Affordable Care Act that keeps to tell them: go on your merry way. I employers from dropping health insurance full-time jobs are being destroyed, not know you can’t pay for your mortgage. coverage and shifting the cost to taxpayers. created. Health care costs are going up, I know you can’t make your car pay- According to the Congressional Budget Of- not down; and millions of individuals ment. You can’t pay for your child’s fice, it would increase the budget deficit by are losing the health care plan they college education, but we got this great $73.7 billion over the 2015 to 2024 period. like—an example of which we just statistic that we just got out of Con- Moreover, the proposed change would reduce heard earlier—instead of keeping it as the number of people receiving employer- gress that ought to make you feel bet- promised. based coverage by about 1 million, while in- This reality isn’t limited to private ter about your life. creasing the number of uninsured. The fact is we ought to be more con- The Affordable Care Act gives people businesses. It is a reality unfolding in cerned about individuals than we are greater control over their own health care. schools, colleges, and universities throwing numbers around. Since October 1, over 7 million have signed across the country. Recent headlines I understand CBO also said that total up for insurance in the health insurance confirm in stark detail how the Presi- implementation of ObamaCare would marketplaces. Because of the Affordable dent’s health care law is hurting our cost $2.1 trillion. The fact is we can use Care Act, Americans who have previously education system. statistics to say just about whatever been denied coverage due to a preexisting From The Washington Free Beacon: we want them to say, but real people’s condition now have access to coverage. Addi- ‘‘Alabama schools face shortage of sub- lives are being hurt; and we have a re- tionally, the law helps millions of Americans stitute teachers due to ObamaCare.’’ stay on their parents’ plan until age 26 and sponsibility here in this body to do ev- provides access to free preventive care like From The Weekly Standard: ‘‘Hours erything that we can to try to raise the cancer screenings that catch illness early on. cut for 200 North Carolina teachers due lifestyle in this country, not degrade While the administration welcomes ideas to ObamaCare.’’ it. to improve the law, H.R. 2575 would under- And just in case my friends from the People are losing their jobs. My son mine it by shifting costs to taxpayers and other side of the aisle would accuse me lost his insurance because of causing employers either to drop or to not of selecting only conservative publica- ObamaCare. He was one of that small expand health insurance coverage. tions, from The New York Times: percentage—again, a statistic—that we ‘‘If the President’’—and this is under- ‘‘Public sector capping part-time hours were quoted, but the fact is he lost his lined—‘‘were presented with H.R. 2575 to skirt health care law.’’ insurance. Now he just told us that he he would veto it.’’ Aside from press reports, we have is having his third child. The first two With that very effective, I think so also heard firsthand accounts of how children were delivered by a doctor convincing statement—I hope all listen ObamaCare is making it harder for that they know and trust, but because to it—I reserve the balance of my time. school leaders to meet the needs of stu- of ObamaCare, their doctor is not cov- Mr. YOUNG of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, dents. In December, the committee ered under their new policy. To add in- I cannot believe what I just heard. I asked the public to share personal sto- sult to injury, when he went on the ex- heard that individual cases ought not ries about the effects of the health care change to sign up, after he was told be cited, that that is somehow off lim- law on local classrooms and campuses. that his policy was no longer covered its. Helieanna, from Saint Anthony, Min- because of ObamaCare, his premiums Mr. Speaker, one of my colleagues nesota, described her dream to teach at went up from $450 a month to $850 a just cited the example of his son, lost the school she once attended as a stu- month. That is hardly helping people. his insurance despite the promises of dent. While that dream may have come

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It is crafted to munity college would have to restrict As someone who for 18 years as an increase the profits of large employers workers’ hours, noting this impacts ironworker strapped on a pair of work while workers continue to struggle. our ability to properly serve students. boots during boom times and down Perhaps this bill should be named the Secretary Sebelius once dismissed economies, I know what it is like to ‘‘Save American CEO Act.’’ It is the concerns about jobs lost and hours cut stand in an unemployment line when height of hypocrisy, that after all their under ObamaCare as ‘‘speculation.’’ my local shipyard closed and when our efforts to harm the American worker Yet for Helieanna, Kate, and countless auto plant shut down. my colleagues should have the audac- others, the health care law is wreaking Mr. Speaker, I am part of the Amer- ity to even offer a bill entitled ‘‘Save havoc on their families, their liveli- ican workforce. Like many of my col- American Workers Act.’’ hood, and their schools. It is time to do leagues, I represent hundreds of thou- We all know and realize that we need something about it. sands of hard-working people who to save the American worker from the By restoring the traditional standard struggle every day to make ends meet. Republican leadership. That is what we of full-time work, the Save American That is why I am deeply offended that need to do. So I urge my colleagues to Workers Act will help restore workers’ the Republican leadership of this continue to oppose these efforts to de- hours and allow them to earn the House, the people’s House, has the te- stroy the middle class and sabotage the wages they deserve. Just as important, merity to refer to any of their efforts American worker and the American the legislation will provide relief for in the context of saving the American family. schools grappling with a flawed health worker. Mr. YOUNG of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, care law. Now, the simple fact is that during I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman Congress should not stand by while my time in Congress the actions of my from Tennessee (Mr. ROE), a member of teachers have their hours cut and stu- colleagues, especially the Republican the Education and Workforce Com- dents receive diminished access to edu- leadership, have spoken loudly to the mittee. Mr. ROE of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, cational opportunities, all because of contrary. It is impossible in the time this bill would repeal ObamaCare’s bad policies out of Washington. allowed to me to cover all the anti- mandate on employers to provide in- Certainly I urge my colleagues to worker efforts that the Republican ma- surance to all employees working at provide relief for our Nation’s work- jority has undertaken since I have been least 30 hours per week and would in- places and classrooms by supporting in Congress. They have continually stead restore the traditional 40-hour the Save American Workers Act. I tried to roll back prevailing wage laws standard. Everywhere I go, I hear con- would point out, as my colleague did, and workers’ rights and protections cerns about the lack of jobs and the that taking the administration’s State- that have been in place since the 1930s. They tried to cripple the National need for job creation. Tennessee’s un- ment of Administrative Policy as de- Labor Relations Board, put in place in employment rate is still near 7 percent. finitive here defies, frankly, all logic. We need to be doing everything pos- There is no one in America who 1935 to protect American workers. Their attacks on the Federal work- sible to encourage employers to not would be surprised that the President force are ceaseless, freezing pay and only create jobs, but to maintain cur- doesn’t want changes to his law, unless cutting benefits, and demoralizing our rent jobs. he unilaterally makes those changes, hard-working men and women in gov- That is why the 30-hour standard because after all, Mr. Speaker, if you ernment. The Republican leadership makes no sense. Employers are already like your health care plan, you can has opposed equal pay for women; they struggling to make their budgets work keep your health care plan—unless you have opposed raising the minimum in the stagnant Obama economy. We can’t. If you like your doctor, Mr. wage; they have opposed employee non- all know how the employers are forced Speaker, you can keep your doctor—ex- discrimination legislation. In fact, to respond: by cutting hours or hiring cept when you can’t. they won’t even bring some of those fewer workers. There is concrete evi- Before I yield back my time, I would bills for a vote. dence this is already happening, not like to thank the Ways and Means As we struggle to recover from the just in the private sector. In my own Committee for their excellent work on worst economic downturn since the hometown, Johnson, Tennessee, where this legislation, and I would like to Great Depression, the Republican lead- I was mayor before I came here, the take a moment to recognize my friend ership has refused to extend emergency city school system been forced to keep and colleague, DAVE CAMP, who an- unemployment benefits to the long- approximately 200 employees, includ- nounced earlier this week his plan to term unemployed, many of whom use ing substitute teachers, below the 129 retire. During more than 20 years of that money just to put food on the hours a month. service, Chairman CAMP has been a dis- table while they search for work. b 1500 tinguished Member, a dedicated re- Now the Republican majority has the former, and tireless champion of work- audacity to put forward a bill they call This hurts the families that count on ing families. We are going to miss him. the Save American Workers Act. We that income and the schoolchildren I wish him all the best. have got to save the American worker that benefit from the efforts of these Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- from you. That is who we need to be adults. imous consent that the balance of our saving them from. President Obama’s case for defending time today be managed by the gen- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The this flawed law is built on a false tleman from New York (Mr. RANGEL), a time of the gentleman has expired. premise: that there is no other way to member of the committee. Mr. RANGEL. I yield the gentleman help individuals who cannot afford The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there an additional 1 minute. health insurance or who have been af- objection to the request of the gen- Mr. LYNCH. Mr. Speaker, I thank fected by a catastrophic illness or dis- tleman from Michigan? the gentleman, and I thank the Speak- ease. There was no objection. er for his indulgence. Mr. Speaker, I have spent my entire Mr. RANGEL. I yield 2 minutes to The bill before us today is more of adult life as a physician taking care of the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. the same. According to the Congres- people from all walks of life. I want LYNCH). sional Budget Office, the bill will add every American to have access to an Mr. LYNCH. Mr. Speaker, I thank $74 billion to the Federal deficit, force affordable health care plan, and I have the gentleman from New York for 1 million more people to lose employer- worked since I arrived in Congress to yielding. covered health care, and leave 500,000 develop patient-centered solutions to I rise today in opposition to this bill, completely uninsured. help people afford health care, like the so-called Save American Workers According to a study released by the H.R. 3121, the American Health Care Act, and to speak in support of work- University of California Berkley, this Reform Act.

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In the construc- dent won’t even engage in a conversa- Before I reserve the balance of my tion industry, where the vast majority of tion. So, in the meantime, we must do time, I would like to join in with the firms have fewer than 50 employees, there is everything we can to protect the Amer- majority that has complimented the no penalty for companies that fail to provide ican people from this law. That is why work of Chairman DAVID CAMP. His an- coverage, creating a competitive disadvan- nouncement surprised most of us, but I tage for employers that do provide coverage. I encourage my colleagues to support A true ‘‘employer mandate’’ would address this bill. don’t think in his challenge that he has these issues and other weaknesses in the em- Mr. RANGEL. I yield myself, Mr. really proven his chairmanship to be ployer requirements. Speaker, such time as I may consume. all that we expected from him and then The bills introduced by Representatives I think, Mr. Speaker, this is about some. I regret the Republicans have Young and Lipinski would take the ACA in the 52nd time that the Republican ma- passed over his opportunity to reform the opposite direction, compounding the jority has attempted to either repeal or the tax law, but, then again, the chair- problem they seek to solve. A December 2013 analysis by the UC Berkeley Center for derail the Affordable Care Act. I don’t man’s tax reform law made too much Labor Research and Education found that know why they do it so often since con- sense for anybody to think that it the approach employed by this legislation— stitutionally it is abundantly clear would be picked up by the Republican moving the threshold for coverage from 30 that they don’t have the votes to pass majority. But it was a bill that would hours to 40 hours—would result in reduced it in the Senate, and clearly, if it ever be great for discussion; it was hard hit- work hours for three times as many workers reached the President’s desk, it would ting; it provided a lot of savings; and it (6.5 million) compared to the number vulner- reduced the rates. able to a reduction of hours at the current be vetoed, and there are not enough threshold (2.3 million). votes to override the veto. So, clearly, So I don’t know why before he leaves The researchers also found that the ap- this madness continues even after more that we couldn’t have this taken up, proach would ‘‘effectively eliminate’’ the than enough people have enrolled, far but it is my understanding that the employer shared responsibility requirement, beyond those that were expected by gift that was given to him by his ma- because employers could cut workers to 39 some of the Republicans. And this jority was just to allow him to present hours or less with relatively little cost. struggle, this madness, goes on as his draft. I think that is unfortunate Pointing to the Congressional Budget Office because, if ever there was a time we estimate that one million workers will lose though Democrats are the only people job-based coverage as a result of the Admin- that are going to become sick and need need to reform the tax laws, it would istration’s one-year delay in implementing health care. be now. So I congratulate Chairman the current employer responsibility rules, So I don’t know where we go from CAMP for his attempt to introduce this the researchers warned that making the here. I assume that comes the next to the House, and I regret that the Re- ‘‘employer requirement effectively non-bind- election, once again, the voters will publican majority has, out of hand, re- ing on a permanent basis’’ would cause many speak out. And for those people that jected it. more workers to lose employment-based cov- have had kids on their insurance pol- I reserve the balance of my time. erage. The responsibility for covering this group would shift from employers to the fed- icy, we will hear from them; for those AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR eral government, incurring substantial new who have had preconditions and AND CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL OR- costs. Instead, the authors recommend that couldn’t get health insurance, we will GANIZATIONS, the incentive to reduce hours created by the hear from them; for those that thought Washington, DC, January 28, 2014. 30-hour cliff could be addressed by applying DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: On behalf of the the employer requirement to part-time that getting preventive health care was AFL–CIO, I am writing to express our strong a luxury, we should hear from them; workers and by pro rating the penalty for opposition to the Save American Workers these workers. but, more importantly, the people who Act (H.R. 2575) sponsored by Congressman The AFL–CIO endorses this kind of ap- just could not afford insurance. I can- Todd Young and the Forty Hours is Full proach. We seek a full penalty for employers not conceive how these people are all Time Act (H.R. 2988) introduced by Rep- that fail to provide affordable, comprehen- Democrats, in that the Republicans resentative Dan Lipinski. sive coverage to workers averaging 20 hours have no people that are vulnerable to Both of these bills would weaken the em- a week or more. A pro-rated penalty should ployer responsibility requirements of the Af- illnesses and the severe expenses that apply if adequate coverage is not provided to fordable Care Act (ACA) by increasing to 40 employees working less than 20 hours. This are involved. hours per week the threshold at which em- But, clearly, it has been my opinion policy would eliminate the cliff imposed by ployers are required to either offer coverage the current 30-hour threshold, rather than that if this bill doesn’t work, if it fails, or pay a penalty. Contrary to the intent of simply shifting it higher and creating a new and if some of these tactics had been this legislation, economic data show that incentive for employers to reduce hours. successful, that the Democrats would raising the threshold would cause more em- We look forward to working with you to be embarrassed by its failure. But I ployers to reduce the hours of their workers, strengthen the employer responsibility rules also thought—and it makes a lot of and it would result in millions of working of the ACA, by extending coverage require- sense to me—that if, indeed, the Amer- families losing employment-based insurance ments to part-time workers and bolstering coverage. ican people started to understand the requirements related to the affordability and As the Ways and Means Committee exam- comprehensiveness of coverage. Achieving complexities of the bill and thought ines these issues in a hearing this week, and the coverage goals of the Affordable Care Act they were in need of health insurance, as discussions continue, the House should in- will depend upon maintaining employer re- as close to 10 million people feel, then stead seek to strengthen the employer re- sponsibility for providing coverage to work- the Republicans would have to defend sponsibility requirements of the ACA by low- ing families. their negative position as to why they ering the hours threshold, requiring employ- Sincerely, fight so hard to deny people health in- ers to provide coverage for workers who WILLIAM SAMUEL, work 20 hours a week or more, and by apply- surance. Director, ing a pro rata shared responsibility penalty Government Affairs Department. So I understand from Mr. LYNCH that if workers with fewer than 20 hours are not the bill is named after workers. So that offered coverage. This is the only way to pro- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, brings me to include a letter for the tect groups of workers—such as low-wage COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOY- RECORD from the AFL/CIO. Clearly, employees, school staff, and adjunct profes- EES, AFL–CIO, this is not a management outfit but sors—that will lose wages under the existing Washington, DC, February 3, 2014. really supports the workers, and they, incentive to reduce hours. HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, of course, are opposed to this bill that Unfortunately, the ACA’s employer respon- House of Representatives, sibility requirements do not adequately is drafted to go nowhere. Washington, DC. sanction employers that drop coverage or de- DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: On behalf of the 1.6 In addition to that, I include for the cline to offer affordable, comprehensive cov- million members of the American, Federa- RECORD, Mr. Speaker, a letter from the erage. The $2,000 penalty for not offering cov- tion of State, County and Municipal Employ- AFSCME into the RECORD, which rep- erage to a full-time employee pales in com- ees, I am writing to express our strong oppo- resents county and municipal employ- parison to the average annual cost of single sition to the Save American Workers Act

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I don’t get it. responsibility requirements of the Affordable regulations on shared responsibility for em- Care Act (ACA) by increasing to 40 hours per ployers work consistently well in the edu- We also understand it is the same week, the threshold at which employers are cation sector, and believe regulators have party that told us, if you like your in- required to either offer coverage or pay a taken important steps to correct this. surance, you can keep it—no. If you penalty. Based on research described in testi- The changes contemplated in H.R. 2575, like your doctor, you can keep it—no. mony to the Committee last week, three however, would simply shift the hours-re- If you like your hospital, you can keep times as many workers would be at risk of a lated context in which these common errors it—no. And now we hear their objec- reduction in hours if one of these bills be- take place: tion that basically says, if you like came law. Rather than resolve any problems Mistakenly believing that the only way to that may exist, these bills would make them avoid employer penalties is to cut employ- your job, you can keep it—no. worse. ees’ hours to under 30 a week or to under six Back in September, before this ill-ad- Financing our health care system must be hours a day; vised law took place, Janet from Jack- a shared responsibility. While our health Misunderstanding how and when to use son, Michigan, called my office in care system is based on employer-provided proposed regulations related to an optional tears, a 56-year-old mother of three, coverage, some employers are shirking their hours-counting method called the look-back single parent, who had just been told responsibility. Instead of making it easier measurement method; that morning by her job provider in for employers to do so, the ACA should be Overestimating the potential cost of com- strengthened to ask more from employers. plying with the law’s provisions on shared home health care—a very valuable field We urge the Committee to approve legisla- responsibility for employers; and of service—that she no longer would be tion that would require employers to provide Failing to incorporate into decision-mak- working 36 hours, which was her nor- coverage for those working 20 hours or more, ing the statutory and regulatory provisions mal working hour opportunity, and or pay a penalty. A pro-rated penalty should that ensure that this part of the ACA estab- was being moved back to 28 because of apply for workers who put in fewer than 20 lishes possible penalties on large employers what? The Affordable Care Act require- hours per week. rather than an ‘‘employer mandate.’’ ments. And so she said to my office These and other ACA-implementation er- Today, we urge you to oppose legislation staff, in tears: to raise the hour’s threshold to 40. rors can lead to exaggerated responses that Sincerely, hurt students, workers, and families alike. How am I now going to make it when I was CHARLES M. LOVELESS. Unfortunately, H.R. 2575 would just shift the making it on 36 hours at that job, hours-related focal point for such errors. supplementing that with a waitress job on NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, Employers who take the time to under- the weekend, and I was paying my mortgage Washington, DC, February 4, 2014. stand the law and regulations as they cur- and my insurance, and now I am going to be DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: On behalf of the 3 rently stand can develop common sense, con- asked to pay for all that on 28 hours? I am 56 million members of the National Education structive, and consensual approaches to years old. Where am I going to get another Association, and the students they serve, we properly implementing the law. job? urge you to vote NO on the Save American Again, we urge you to vote NO on H.R. That is what is being produced by Workers Act of 2013 (H.R. 2575), scheduled to 2575. We would welcome the opportunity to this. We want to give Janet the oppor- work with the committee on this issue. be voted on in committee today. We oppose tunity to have her 36 hours back. We the bill because we believe it would create a Sincerely, disincentive for employers to provide health MARY KUSLER, want to give Jim, Jerry, and Joan, and care coverage, negatively impacting em- Director of Government Relations. all the rest of the people, the oppor- ployer sponsored health insurance and harm- Mr. YOUNG of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, tunity to have the fullest hours they ing families, children and educators who I would like to acknowledge that to get can possibly have in an America that need coverage. grows the middle class and gives oppor- We believe that the Affordable Care Act’s a bill this far in the legislative process requires the work of a lot of people: my tunity for success. shared responsibility for employers, some- Mr. RANGEL. I just don’t know what times referred to as the employer penalty, own staff within my office, the com- supports the overall goal of expanding qual- mittee staff, and my fellow colleagues part of the Constitution the gentleman ity, affordable coverage to all Americans. who are willing to provide a consult- doesn’t understand, but the truth of We are concerned that this bill’s changes ative role, constructive advice, and a the matter is that this law passed the to the ACA’s definition of what constitutes very strong leadership role. House of Representatives, passed the full-time employment from ‘‘on average at So, with that, I am very happy to Senate, was signed into law, and least 30 hours of service per week’’ monthly yield 2 minutes to the distinguished verified by the United States Supreme to an average of 40 hours per week monthly Court, and still we hear people yelling would adversely affect overall employer- gentleman from Michigan, TIM sponsored health coverage. It also may lead WALBERG, who helped us introduce this at the darkness that we should repeal to higher costs to the federal government as bill. He is a member of the Education it. workers are passed off to exchanges and po- and the Workforce Committee. Now, there are ways to do these tentially become eligible for premium tax Mr. WALBERG. I thank the gen- things, but one thing is abundantly credits and cost-sharing reductions. tleman. I thank you for your leader- clear: the way we have been going Additionally, if employer-based coverage is ship. about this, the 52 parliamentary oppor- reduced, an even greater number of low-in- Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege to stand tunities that the House has had, this come individuals and their families in the 25 doesn’t work. And so if you tried some- states that have refused to expand Medicaid here in support of this legislation— will be unable to afford buying health bene- good legislation—that will help people thing 51 times, it would seem to me, fits. In those states, childless adults whose in my district in Michigan, a hard-hit unless somebody is putting something incomes fall below 100 percent of the federal State because of economic problems in the water on the other side of the poverty line will not only be denied access to and, I think, bad, bad efforts and poli- aisle, that we will try something else Medicaid coverage, but they will be ineli- cies from an administration that didn’t like try to repair it, try to fix it, try in gible for premium tax credits and cost-shar- understand that workers who are en- a bipartisan way to see where we agree ing reductions through a health insurance couraged to work to their fullest ex- that changes could be made to make it marketplace (exchange). Moving the full- easier for employers and employees. time definition from 30 hours to 40 hours, as tent produce an economy. this bill does, would only expand the number It is hard to take seriously the objec- But this barking at the Moon, to me, is of people hurt by this coverage gap. tions of the Democrat side of the aisle just a waste of taxpayers’ money and We believe the bill misses the mark by sub- here when they talk about the middle time. stituting ‘‘40 hours’’ for ‘‘30 hours’’ because class, they talk about employees and How many speakers do we have, and it would do nothing to stop employers’ mis- their efforts to help them, a party who how much time do we have remaining, use of the ACA’s employer penalty provi- enshrines the minimum wage and un- Mr. Speaker? sions as a justification for cutting employ- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. ees’ hours. Experience with this portion of employment insurance as the golden the ACA shows that one of the biggest imple- grail of what grows an economy. I find HULTGREN). The gentleman from New mentation challenges in the education sector that absurd. York has 62 minutes remaining. The consists of making sure that employers and It is a party who has decimated the gentleman from Indiana has 64 minutes other health plan sponsors fully understand middle class in the last 6 years with remaining.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:54 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A02AP7.016 H02APPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE April 2, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2829 Mr. RANGEL. How many speakers As an original cosponsor, I am very fordable health insurance, and every does the gentleman have? I only have grateful for Chairman JOHN KLINE and American knows that they will never two speakers. Congressman TODD YOUNG for their be discriminated against because of a Mr. YOUNG of Indiana. We have six thoughtful leadership on this very im- preexisting condition. These are his- speakers on this side. portant issue with the Save American toric achievements. Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, I reserve Workers Act. However, despite these reforms to the balance of my time. ObamaCare is the saddest example of our health system, the Affordable Care Mr. YOUNG of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, Big Government failure. The American Act does not change the fact that the I would like to include in the RECORD a people have lost their health care vast majority of Americans who have letter of support for the Save American plans, access to their most trusted doc- health insurance get it through their Workers Act, the bipartisan bill, by the tors, and been forced to pay significant employer. In fact, the law strengthens National Restaurant Association. premium increases for poorer coverage the employer-sponsored insurance sys- Mr. Speaker, I also now yield 2 min- and higher deductibles. tem. utes to the distinguished gentleman On top of all of these broken prom- It encourages larger employers to do from South Carolina (Mr. WILSON), a ises, it is tragic for American families the responsible thing and offer their member of the Education and the that the President’s signature health employees affordable coverage. It en- Workforce Committee. care law will also destroy jobs. Every sures that workers get quality cov- NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION, day, real constituents living in South erage and do not face harsh annual lim- Washington, DC, April 1, 2014. Carolina’s Second Congressional Dis- its on their coverage. DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: On behalf of the trict reach out to me expressing frus- The bill before us today, however, National Restaurant Association, the lead- tration with this broken law. Jennifer, weakens the employer-sponsored insur- ing trade association representing the res- ance system and hurts American work- taurant and foodservice industry, I write to a true small business owner from Lex- ington, writes: ers. The Congressional Budget Office urge you to vote YES in favor of H.R. 2575, has indicated that the bill would cause the ‘‘Save American Workers Act,’’ when it Keep trying to repeal ObamaCare at all 1 million Americans to lose their em- is considered on the House floor this week. costs. The employer mandate will cause my The National Restaurant Association may business to move full-time employees to ployer coverage. consider any votes on, or related to, such part-time. CBO found that the bill will cause half a million Americans to become un- legislation in our annual ‘‘How They Voted’’ Dozens of actual people express these legislative scorecard. insured, and CBO found that the bill H.R. 2575 would reinstate the historic defi- same sentiments and plead with Con- will cost taxpayers nearly $75 billion. nition of full-time as working 40 hours per gress to provide relief. The National Republicans claim that all these week. The law’s definition of full-time set at Federation of Independent Business, costs are worthwhile because their leg- 30 hours could have lasting impacts on the NFIB, was correct that ObamaCare will islation will keep workers from having labor market, far beyond the Affordable Care destroy 1.6 million jobs. their hours cut, but the fact is this bill Act, with the unintended consequence of po- ObamaCare’s 30-hour workweek rule tentially limiting hours for workers who do is a solution in search of a problem. is lowering wages for a significant por- CBO said it plainly: not intend to rely on their employer for tion of hardworking Americans, the their insurance needs. There is no compelling evidence that part- One reason so many Americans are drawn very ones the President claims to time employment has increased as a result of to restaurant and foodservice industry jobs champion. the ACA. is the flexibility to build a work schedule or On behalf of the millions of Ameri- Since the Affordable Care Act be- change hours to suit their personal needs. cans who are receiving smaller pay- came law, we have added more than 8.6 Generally, most restaurant operators have checks and having to work multiple million private sector jobs. After years classified positions as salaried and hourly, jobs, I urge my colleagues to support of increasing part-time labor, the num- not full- or part-time. Previously, hourly this bill and provide greater economic ber of part-time workers today is actu- workers were able to take on extra shifts as security and opportunity for those who available and as they chose to work. How- ally lower than it was before the ACA ever, under this law, there is now a bright need it the most. was enacted. The flimsy justification line as to who is considered full-time and Mr. RANGEL. At this time, I yield 5 for this bill just does not stand up to who is considered part-time. As a result, the minutes to the gentleman from Cali- scrutiny. flexibility so many enjoy and seek out in fornia (Mr. WAXMAN), the former chair- Mr. Speaker, I hope that the end of working for the industry may become harder man of the Energy and Commerce Com- the ACA’s first open enrollment period to find. mittee that played such an important can be an opportunity for the Congress In its analysis of the legislation, the Con- role in bringing this historic legisla- to change its approach to this law. gressional Budget Office (CBO) acknowledged More than 7 million Americans have employers’ commitment to offering coverage tion to the floor and to the law. signed up for coverage through health to employees and projects that only a small b 1515 percentage of employers would either reas- insurance marketplaces. sign or reduce hours of employees who work Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, this is Tens of millions more will sign up in more than 40 hours per week. More than 156 an historic week for the economic secu- the months and years to come. Rather million people would continue to be covered rity of the American people. After the than pushing divisive legislation, let’s by employer-sponsored plans, underscoring unprecedented surge in enrollment, the come together to acknowledge the fact the CBO’ s conclusion that ‘‘most of the af- Affordable Care Act has led to the larg- that millions of Americans getting fected employers would continue to offer est expansion of health insurance cov- covered is a great step forward for this coverage because most employers construct erage in half a century. Nation. compensation packages to attract the best More than 7.1 million Americans Mr. YOUNG of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, available workers at the lowest possible cost.’’ have signed up for private coverage I submit for the RECORD a letter of sup- Aligning the law’s definition of full-time through the marketplaces. More than 3 port from the International Franchise employee status with current levels used by million young adults are covered Association for this bill, and I now restaurant and foodservice operators would through their parents’ plans, and mil- yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from help avoid any unnecessary disruptions to lions more Americans are now covered Indiana (Mr. BUCSHON), a member of employees’ wages and hours, and would pro- through Medicaid or through private the Education and Workforce Com- vide significant relief to employers. The Na- insurance purchased directly from an mittee. tional Restaurant Association supports H.R. 2575 and encourages you to vote YES when it insurer. INTERNATIONAL is considered on the House floor. According to an analysis by the Los FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION, Sincerely, Angeles Times, more than 9.5 million Washington, DC, February 3, 2013. DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: On behalf of the SCOTT DEFIFE, Americans who previously lacked International Franchise Association, I write Executive Vice President, health insurance now have coverage be- today to urge you to support H.R. 2575, the Policy and Government Affairs. cause of the Affordable Care Act. Save American Workers Act, sponsored by Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. These millions of Americans now Rep. Todd Young (R–IN). This legislation Thank you, Congressman YOUNG, for have the peace of mind and economic will change the definition of a full-time em- yielding. security that comes with quality, af- ployee in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to 40

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A mil- employers to provide coverage to full-time and because of this provision in the Af- lion people lose their employer-spon- employees, and defining full-time as 30- fordable Care Act, our students will sored care, half a million people would hours, will cause many employers to simply suffer. continue to be uninsured, and $74 bil- manage their part-time employees to fewer Mr. Speaker, I strongly support this lion is the loss in revenue. hours. Data from a recent Public Opinion legislation and urge my colleagues to The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Strategies survey commissioned by the IFA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce shows vote in favor of it. STEWART). The time of the gentleman that 31 percent of franchises and 12 percent Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 has expired. of non-franchised businesses have already re- minutes to the gentleman from Mary- Mr. RANGEL. I yield an additional 1 duced worker hours to lower costs, a full land (Mr. HOYER), our distinguished mi- minute to the gentleman. year before the employer mandate is set to nority whip. Maybe after he expresses Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, this is be- take effect. Not only has the employer man- what makes common sense, our Repub- cause the legislation provides an incen- date discouraged job creation and business lican friends may change their minds, tive for some employers to redefine expansion, it has also damaged existing jobs and so I yield for the hard work he has work hours, so that more employees by including a misguided statutory require- done in this area, and good luck. would be categorized as part-time. ment that discarded more than a half-cen- In other words, you work in the tury of established labor policy. (Mr. HOYER asked and was given The employer mandate will hurt American permission to revise and extend his re- United States of America 39 hours, and workers in many ways, but one of the most marks.) you are part-time. devastating effects of the mandate is that Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I might Under this bill, more than five times fewer workers will be offered health insur- say that the chairman in exile of the as many workers would be put at risk ance, and employees will be less able to af- Ways and Means Committee and his of having their employers just slightly ford their own coverage when working fewer confidence in my ability to change reduce their hours to avoid providing hours. Allowing employers to manage their minds is wonderful, but probably over- them with health insurance. workers to the traditional 40-hour work That would be a change that subverts week will give employees more flexibility stated. I regret that, but I will try any- and eliminate the need to revamp long- way. the goals of the Affordable Care Act, standing employer personnel policies. The previous speaker said that people and it is not going to help grow our IFA urges you to support the Save Amer- will be forced to reduce hours. Now, economy either; but more importantly, ican Workers Act. This is a common-sense they will only be forced to reduce it subverts the quality of life, the con- effort to a problem we know is only going to hours from 40 to 39, as opposed to 30 to fidence, the assurance, if you will, of get worse. The passing of this bill would pro- 29. In other words, if you work 39 hours millions of Americans. vide much-needed relief and flexibility for a week, you won’t have to be covered. Mr. Speaker, I urge the defeat of this employers and employees by avoiding the You won’t have to have health care worst effects of the employer mandate. legislation. I urge us to confirm the While this measure will not make the Af- insurance, and somebody else will pay fact that we believe Americans in the fordable Care Act completely workable for their bill, maybe Medicaid, depending richest country on the face of the the 825,000 franchise locations nationwide or upon how much they make. Maybe all Earth ought to have access to afford- the 9 million workers they employ, it will of us will pay that extra thousand dol- able, quality health care and that ev- help both employers and workers better ab- lars in our premium so the uninsured erybody would participate in that ob- sorb the impact of the employer mandate. can be funded; or maybe the other em- Sincerely, jective. ployers who do, in fact, believe it is Mr. YOUNG of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, STEPHEN J. CALDEIRA, President & Chief Executive Officer, good to offer their employees health it is clear that this bill, the Affordable International Franchise Association. insurance, even though they only work Care Act that the President calls Mr. BUCSHON. Mr. Speaker, I rise 39 hours a week, somebody else will ObamaCare, clearly would not insure today in strong support of this legisla- pay the bill. every American in the country. tion. Let’s focus on schools in my dis- That is what has been happening Dropping somebody from 39 hours trict. Greencastle School Corporation with employers who don’t provide down to 29 hours is effectively a loss of was forced to cut the hours of 54 em- health care insurance. Their competi- 10 hours of work per week. Over the ployees from full time to part time. tors who do are in an unfair position. course of a month, that is the loss of an The Terre Haute School Corporation Why did we choose 30 hours a week? entire week’s work of wages. was forced to cut the hours of hundreds We chose 30 hours a week, Mr. Speaker, For the life of me, I can’t understand of employees. Many of them are bus because in surveying the private sector why the very same individuals who em- drivers who are no longer allowed to employment field, we found that 29 braced all of the three dozen or so ad- provide transportation for afterschool hours was perceived to be the litmus ministrative changes to this law with- activities. test for 29 hours or less being part out hesitation will not work together Washington Greene County School time; so we picked 30 hours, which was in a bipartisan fashion because this is a Corporation was forced to cut the more than the average in the private bipartisan bill to restore the hours and hours of 150 employees from 40 to 29 sector. income of those who need it most dur- hours. Now, we have a bill that is the 52nd ing the worst economy since the Great Eastern Greene County School Cor- vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act, Depression. poration announced that all of their this obsession with undermining the With that, I am proud to yield 2 min- employees who aren’t receiving health access to affordable, quality health utes to the gentleman from New Jersey insurance will have their hours cut to care by the American people. (Mr. LANCE), a member of the Energy 28 hours a week. This bill changes the definition of and Commerce Committee. Dubois County School was forced to full-time employee in a way that would Mr. LANCE. Mr. Speaker, I thank reduce the hours for instructional as- make approximately 1 million Ameri- Congressman YOUNG for his superb sistants, cafeteria employees, and cus- cans lose their employer-sponsored management of this bill and for his ex- todial staff. coverage. pertise in this area. Mr. Speaker, the vast majority of Do we care? Do 1 million Americans I rise today in support of H.R. 2575, these employees already receive health make a difference to us? Do 1 million the Save American Workers Act, which insurance either through their spouse Americans not having the availability would change the health care law’s def- or other sources, and many of them of the assurance that they and their inition of full-time employee from 30 have worked for their school corpora- families have health coverage, does hours per week to the traditional 40 tion for many years. that matter to us? hours per week. School corporations don’t have the Or are they all part of the 47 percent That is 8 hours a day, times 5 days in luxury of raising taxes to pay for these who aren’t going to vote for some of us the workweek, 40 hours, the traditional

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Approximately 5,189,000 Texans have Not long ago, I spoke to a con- into the ground and leave them crawl- gained expanded mental health and substance stituent from Basking Ridge, New Jer- ing out of your business at 291⁄2 or 28 use disorder benefits and/or federal parity pro- sey, the congressional district I have simply because you don’t want to do tections. the honor of representing, whose son the right thing. That is why this bill is 4. 4,889,000 uninsured Texans will have works at a grocery store. so baffling. new health insurance options through Med- This young man was told he could In the Rules Committee, I offered icaid or private health plans in the Market- only work 29 hours a week. Despite the two amendments to try to make it bet- place. company wanting him to work more ter to indicate that commuting time 5. As a result of new policies that make and pay him more, it could not permit would be included as part of your 40 sure premium dollars work for the consumer, employees to exceed the health care hours, or that we should delay this bill not just the insurer, in the past year insurance law’s arbitrary definition of full-time until we fully appreciate and under- companies have sent rebates averaging $95 status. This young man from Basking stand the overall impact of whether or per family to approximately 726,200 con- Ridge must work less and earn less be- not it, in fact, undermines hard- sumers. cause of the health care law. working Americans who are in hard- 6. In the first ten months of 2013, 233,100 Too many Americans are experi- working businesses. We are just pass- seniors and people with disabilities have encing significantly reduced wages and ing this bill and have no clue as to saved on average $866 on prescription medi- hours worked because of the law. H.R. whether or not this is going to be cations as the health care law closes Medi- 2575 will protect existing jobs by re- something that undermines businesses care’s so-called ‘‘donut hole.’’ moving some of the uncertainty facing that have 50 employees. 7. 357,000 young adults have gained health employers and employees and help Now, this is the backdrop of what insurance because they can now stay on their America’s job creators put people back they are doing. I even offered the point, parents’ health plans until age 26. to work. Mr. RANGEL, of why not a tax incentive 8. Individuals no longer have to worry about I urge passage of H.R. 2575. so that these businesses with 50 em- having their health benefits cut off after they Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 ployees can keep the 50 employees at 30 reach a lifetime limit on benefits, and since in minutes to the gentlewoman from hours and get a benefit for providing January, 7,536,000 Texans will no longer have Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE). them with health insurance; and when had to worry about annual limits, either. (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was I say that, one that is pointed to the 9. Health centers have received given permission to revise and extend fact that you have 50 employees and $293,038,000 to provide primary care, estab- her remarks.) you are willing to give insurance. As it lish new sites, and renovate existing centers Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I is now, we know that the individual to expand access to quality health care. Texas thank the distinguished gentleman employees will get tax relief. has approximately 400 health center sites, from New York for his leadership and But 7 million people have enrolled, which served about 1,079,000 individuals in years of service and his understanding Mr. Speaker. The fact that we had a 2012. of this issue. record-breaking access to the Afford- I oppose this bill because its effect would be I heard his debate on the floor of the able Care Act, or interest, this bill to deny employer provided health insurance to House, which would drive many of us seems to be the complete wrong direc- hard working employees who work more than as Members of Congress to come and tion to go. It is wrongheaded. I would 30 hours but less than 40 hours per week. join you because of the literalness and ask my colleagues to vote against the If this bill were to become law in its current the straightforwardness of your argu- bill that destroys the working people of form, the health security of 10.2 percent of the ment. America and puts them on their knees workforce, or approximately 19.8 million work- Frankly, I think that is the chal- to work less hours. ers, would be placed at risk. lenge we have this afternoon, won- Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to I offered two amendments to H.R. 2575 that dering how many Americans even un- H.R. 2575, the so-called ‘‘Save American would prevent this travesty but regrettably nei- derstand what we are doing because it Workers Act of 2014.’’ ther was made in order by the Rules Com- is a numbers game. I have heard the This bill represents the 52nd time that mittee. stories of my colleagues, and I am ab- House Republicans have tried to scuttle or im- Jackson Lee Amendment #1 would have im- solutely empathetic, and I am sympa- pede the Affordable Care Act and deny Ameri- proved this bad bill by amending the bill’s 40- thetic. cans the security that comes from having ac- hour work week definition to include the em- All of us have young people working, cess to affordable, high-quality health care. ployee’s average commuting time in the com- single parents working, husband and Their record to date is 0–51. putation of hours worked for purposes of de- wife working. Maybe there are two The Affordable Care Act, which has been termining ‘‘full-time employment.’’ working in a grocery store. passed by both the House and Senate, signed Commuting time has become a major issue I think the problem with this legisla- by President, upheld by the Supreme Court, for those who work hourly wage jobs because tion is that we are giving a pass to and ratified by the voters in the 2012 presi- their workday is much longer. businesses who, in actuality, we are dential election, is here to stay. According to the Bureau of the Census providing them with an opportunity to It is long past time that House Republicans nearly 8.1 percent of American workers com- provide enhanced benefits to their abandon their quixotic quest to derail a law mute 60 minutes or longer. hardworking workers. that is bring so much peace of mind to millions In 2011, almost 600,000 full-time workers of Americans and will reduce the deficit by $1 had ‘‘mega-commutes’’ of at least 90 minutes 1530 b trillion. and travel 50 miles or more from their homes. This is a threshold question. The Af- The Affordable Care Act is working. For ex- The daily average one-way travel to work for fordable Care Act defined a full-time ample, in my State of Texas: employees nationally is 25.5 minutes, and 1 job as 30 hours. So it means that if you 1. 5,198,000 individuals on private insur- out of 4 workers cross county lines to reach have 50 employees that are at 30 hours ance have gained coverage for at least one their jobs. or above, you provide them with health free preventive health care service such as a Jackson Lee Amendment #2 would have insurance. But let me remind you, it is mammogram, birth control, or an immunization amended the bill by delaying the effective date the Affordable Care Act. That means in 2011 and 2012. In the first eleven months of the bill until the first month after there has that these individuals, if you don’t pro- of 2013 alone, an additional 1,683,800 people been two consecutive quarters in which the vide them, you have the opportunity to with Medicare have received at least one pre- national unemployment rate is below 5 per- get into a pool or you can find insur- ventive service at no out of pocket cost. cent, which would indicate the Nation has ance that fits that level of 50 workers. 2. The up to 10,695,000 individuals with reached a full employment economy. This does not apply if you have one pre-existing conditions such as asthma, can- Our Nation has taken a momentous step in worker; it doesn’t apply if you have cer, or diabetes—including up to 1,632,000 creating a mindset that health insurance is a two workers. It is a threshold. children—will no longer have to worry about personal responsibility with the enactment of

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NGA Brian in Allegheny County, Pennsyl- This week all over the Nation, over 4 mil- strongly encourages the House to pass the lions of Americans took the first step toward bill with bipartisan support during the vote vania, called the office to let me know taking control of their lives by purchasing their scheduled for the week of March 31. We com- that his daughter would have her hours first personal or family health insurance policy. mend Majority Leader Cantor for bringing cut at a bridal shop. She is yet another Over the course of the sign-up process for H.R. 2575 to the Floor for what will hopefully victim of this 30-hour workweek rule. the Affordable Care Act tens of thousands of be an overwhelming vote in support of the According to the Bureau of Labor visitors each day shopped the website and bill. Statistics, the median hourly wage for H.R. 2575 addresses one of the most prob- someone working in sales in Pennsyl- over 7.1 million people were added to private lematic provisions of the Affordable Care insurance roles as customers or have enrolled vania was $12.18 in 2013. Losing 10 hours Act (ACA) by amending the definition of a a week will cost that worker almost into Medicaid. full-time employee, which the ACA currently Despite problems with the initial rollout of defines as those averaging 30 hours a week. $6,000 annually. the online health insurance registration proc- Left unchanged, this provision will have far Many small business owners want to ess, people were patient and persistent about reaching consequences on the independent add jobs and increase wages but cannot getting coverage for themselves and their fam- supermarket industry. Simply put, 30 hours afford to because of the employer man- date. As Brandon from Ellwood City ilies. is not full-time and requiring employers to meet this new definition is one of the most said: ‘‘Small companies like ours try to I have held many events in my District to in- significant challenges of the law, jeopard- do the right thing for us. They prob- form and connect people with Navigators and izing coverage for our true full-time work- ably won’t be hiring someone who can Community Health Centers to support the force. The SAW Act seeks to amend this really use a job.’’ message that it was time to get health insur- problematic provision by defining a full-time Washington should be working to employee as those averaging 40 hours a week ance for yourself and your family. grow the economy and add jobs, not Why with 60 legislative days remaining in and treating full-time equivalents as full- time employees for the purposes of deter- making it harder for employees to earn the Second Session of the 113th Congress more and get ahead or for employers to before the end of the 2014 fiscal year, we are mining whether an employer is an applicable large employer. This is a win-win for both hire more people. The Save American still seeing attempts to end the Affordable American employers and our nation’s work- Workers Act will restore the tradi- Care Act is a mystery to the American public force. tional 40-hour workweek and help who are voting with their own healthcare dol- Independent grocers face complex chal- those who want the opportunity to lars for Obamacare. lenges in implementing the law all while op- work more hours and see their wages H.R. 2575 proposes to amend the Internal erating on a profit margin of around 1 per- rise. Revenue Code by redefining a full-time em- cent. They are committed to their workers, and 92% of independent grocers already pro- I urge my colleagues on both sides of ployee for purposes of providing health insur- the aisle to stand in solidarity with ance to only those workers who work a 40- vide health benefits to full-time employees. It is important that Congress work in a bi- these workers and support this legisla- hour work week. partisan manner to provide employers with tion. Mr. Speaker, few hourly workers in low- important reforms such as the SAW Act be- Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, I reserve wage jobs work a 40-hour work week. These fore irreversible changes to the US job mar- the balance of my time. employees often rely on government assist- ket occur. Maintaining the full-time level Mr. YOUNG of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, ance, which amounts to a hidden tax break to many employers use today is something both I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from employers. sides of the debate can agree would be better Pennsylvania (Mr. FITZPATRICK). Low wageworkers often rely upon public for job preservation and employee coverage. Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I Reforms such as the SAW Act are vital to housing assistance, SNAP, WIC, or Medicaid congratulate Mr. YOUNG on his out- our businesses and to our goal of providing to make ends meet. quality benefits and available hours to our standing leadership in managing this Health insurance should not be used as a employees. Independent retailers and whole- bill, which is going to remove one of status symbol, but a basic right for people who salers have a significant economic impact the most misguided and confusing pro- live in the world’s most prosperous nation. across nearly every community in America. visions of the President’s Affordable I know that many predicted that the Afford- Our industry is accountable for close to 1 Care Act. able Care Act would cause havoc on the Na- percent of the nation’s overall economy and Everyone outside Washington knows tion’s health care system, but it is not the ACA is responsible for generating over $131 billion that full time means 40 hours. Only that is causing havoc—it is a small vocal mi- in sales, 944,000 jobs, $30 billion in wages, and Federal bureaucrats would try to rede- $27 billion in tax revenue. We are proud that fine a commonly understood fact that nority within the majority party that is causing the communities we serve are also the neigh- headaches and heartaches to doctors and borhoods we live in. is critical to millions of workers and their patients. Thank you for your support of this impor- employers nationwide. I ask that my colleagues to join me in pro- tant issue. NGA looks forward to continuing The redefinition of full time to 30 tecting workers by voting down this rule and to work with Congress to address this issue hours under the health care law is not the underlying bill. before the employer mandate is implemented only confusing to hardworking Ameri- Mr. YOUNG of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, in 2015. This is a critical issue for NGA and cans, it is confusing to the very gov- I submit for the record a letter of sup- our member companies, and we will be key ernment who changed the definition in voting this vote and including it on our 2014 the first place. Just last week, Mr. port for the Save American Workers Legislative Scorecard. We remain appre- Act from the National Grocers Associa- ciative of the reforms Congress has already Speaker, news reports showed that on tion on behalf of their members and on made to amend the ACA to make the law different forms of the Federal agencies behalf of their workers, and I yield 2 workable for both employers and the Amer- and in different offices, full-time work minutes to the gentleman from Penn- ican workforce. was being described as 40 hours by sylvania (Mr. ROTHFUS). Sincerely, some agencies, 30 hours by other de- PETER J. LARKIN, NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION, partments, and 35 hours by still others. President and CEO. Arlington, VA, March 31, 2014. By moving the goalposts on what is Hon. JOHN BOEHNER, Mr. ROTHFUS. Mr. Speaker, workers actually constituting full-time employ- Speaker, Washington, DC. in western Pennsylvania and across the ment, this administration fundamen- Hon. ERIC CANTOR, Nation are seeing their hours cut and tally changed the workplace for hourly Majority Leader, Washington, DC. wages reduced due to the employer workers, increasing the risk of lost Hon. NANCY PELOSI, mandate in President Obama’s health hours and smaller paychecks for real Democratic Leader, Washington, DC. care law. This mandate hurts our people, for real workers, for real Amer- Hon. STENY HOYER, Democratic Whip, Washington, DC. friends and neighbors who are working icans who are losers under this law DEAR SPEAKER BOEHNER, LEADER PELOSI, to provide for their families. called ObamaCare. LEADER CANTOR, AND REPRESENTATIVE Last July, a mom working in the The bipartisan Save American Work- HOYER: The National Grocers Association food service industry in Beaver County, ers Act, of which I am proud to cospon- (NGA) supports H.R. 2575, the Save American Pennsylvania, told me about how her sor, is going to restore that 40-hour

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:12 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A02AP7.013 H02APPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE April 2, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2833 workweek. I am proud to cosponsor it The NFA strongly supports the Save Amer- clude extraneous material on the sub- and urge my colleagues to support its ican Workers Act, which amends ‘‘full-time’’ ject of my Special Order. passage. employment as defined in the Patient Pro- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, I con- tection and Affordable Care Act (‘‘ACA’’) to objection to the request of the gen- tinue to reserve the balance of my working forty hours per week. The current tleman from Texas? 30-hour definition neither reflects current time. There was no objection. workplace standards nor the desire for flexi- Mr. CASTRO of Texas. Today, we are Mr. YOUNG of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, ble hours for both employers and employees I submit for the RECORD letters of sup- in the Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) in- here to talk about the Affordable Care port for the Save American Workers dustry. By defining ‘‘full-time’’ as working Act, and especially the big week that Act from The Associated General Con- 30 hours per week, our members may be we have had in this country in making tractors of America on behalf of their forced to reduce hours, limit the number of sure that millions of Americans will workers and their members, and also a full-time positions available and enforce now enjoy access to quality, affordable letter by the National Franchisee Asso- rigid scheduling standards for their employ- health care. ciation on behalf of their members and ees. Last week, we had a chance to talk On behalf of thousands of small business workers, and I yield 1 minute to the about this and had other Members from owners, the NFA thanks you and the Ways all over the country who represent distinguished gentleman from Indiana and Means Committee for the opportunity to (Mr. STUTZMAN), my colleague. share our views. We look forward to working wonderful districts come forward and THE ASSOCIATED GENERAL with you and the other members of this talk about how the Affordable Care Act CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA, Committee to help small business owners has been very beneficial to their con- Arlington, VA, February 3, 2014. create more jobs and grow their businesses. stituents. Part of the discussion last Re Support H.R. 2575, the Save American Sincerely, week and in the previous months, real- Workers Act of 2013 PETER J. COTTER, ly since October, has been about Hon. DAVE CAMP, Chair, NFA Govern- whether Americans would accept the House of Representatives, ment Relations Com- Affordable Care Act and how many peo- Washington, DC. mittee. ple would enroll and how many States DEAR CHAIRMAN CAMP: On behalf of the As- MISTY CHALLY, VP, Legislative Af- would expand Medicaid. sociated General Contractors of America The numbers are very clear that, de- (AGC), I am writing in support of H.R. 2575, fairs. spite all of the advertisements and the the Save American Workers Act of 2013. This Mr. STUTZMAN. Mr. Speaker, I act would repeal the 30-hour definition of millions of dollars that has been spent thank Congressman YOUNG for his hard on television promoting misinforma- ‘‘full-time employment’’ in the Affordable work. Care Act (ACA) by replacing it with the tion about the Affordable Care Act, de- more traditional 40-hour definition. ObamaCare is waging a war on work. monizing this as socialism and other The construction industry is typically ObamaCare’s 30-hour rule gives em- bad things, that despite all of that, the project-based, transitory and seasonal, which ployers an awful choice: cut hours or American people have clearly rejected distinguishes it from other professional in- pay new taxes. that narrative, that they believe the dustries with more predictable hours. As a Fort Wayne Community Schools, our result, many construction employers rely on Affordable Care Act and what it is State’s largest school district, an- doing for this country are good things part-time, seasonal and variable-hour em- nounced last year that they would cut ployees. In addition, the construction indus- and that in the wealthiest nation on try consists of many smaller employers with 610 part-time workers after estimating Earth, as we are, that people should be limited human resource and administrative a $10 million cost of compliance with able to afford health care, that they staff. These two issues alone add layers of ObamaCare. should not be denied because of pre- difficulty for a construction firm that is re- My constituent, Todd Hollman, the existing conditions, that students quired to use the complex formulas in the Vice President of Pizza Hut and KFC of should be able to stay on their parents’ ACA to determine whether or not it is con- Fort Wayne, writes this: sidered a large employer under the law. plans after college, and that Medicaid Despite the one-year delay of the reporting Due to ACA, our company has been forced for low-income Americans should be and enforcement provisions of the ACA, the to reduce the number of part-time employees made more readily available. law continues to add layers of administra- or face even greater penalties than we al- Let’s look at some of those numbers. tive burdens for employers, while other regu- ready will. Even by reducing the number of We know, for example, that 7.1 million lations are yet to be issued. Replacing the newly defined full-time employees, we will still incur nearly a $1 million penalty in 2015. people ended up signing up for the Af- definition of a full-time employee to the fordable Care Act in the exchanges. more commonly accepted 40 hours per week While the Obama administration has Now, that is on top of the 3 million stu- will, at the very least, reduce some of the delayed the employer mandate, busi- dents who can now stay on their par- complexity associated with the ACA. nesses are still bracing themselves for AGC hopes you will support H.R. 2575 and ents’ plans because of this act. That is provide some relief for construction employ- ObamaCare’s inevitable impact. Hoo- on top of all of the States that ex- ers across the country. siers don’t need a part-time economy. panded Medicaid to make sure that Sincerely, We deserve a full-throttled recovery. It folks who don’t make a lot of money, JEFFREY D. SHOAF, is time to repeal ObamaCare’s 30-hour the vast majority of these people work- Senior Executive Director, definition of full employment. ing hard day in and day out, that they Government Affairs. I thank my friend and colleague, Mr. are going to be covered, too. YOUNG, for his leadership on this issue, There are still about 19 States, in- NATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION, INC., and I urge my colleagues to support Kennesaw, GA, February 3, 2014. cluding my home State of Texas, that Hon. DAVE CAMP, H.R. 2575. It is the right thing to do. have chosen not to expand Medicaid. House Committee on Ways and Means. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- That has been such an incredible blow DEAR CHAIRMAN CAMP: On behalf of thou- ant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further to the people of my State. For exam- ® sands of BURGER KING franchisees across consideration of H.R. 2575 is postponed. ple, we have the highest percentage of the country, we would like to express our f people in the Nation that have no strong support for H.R. 2575, the Save Amer- ican Workers Act of 2013, scheduled for AFFORDABLE CARE ACT health care coverage. On Monday, I was back home in San mark-up in the Ways and Means Committee The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under tomorrow. Antonio and there was a large enroll- The National Franchisee Association the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- ment fair, as there was in many cities (NFA) represents independent BURGER uary 3, 2013, the gentleman from Texas throughout the country on Monday. It KING® restaurant entrepreneurs in the (Mr. CASTRO) is recognized for 60 min- was probably about 6, 7, and this fair United States who operate more than 5,300 utes as the designee of the minority was going to close at 8. So I went over franchised restaurants and employ almost leader. to see how it was going and to say hello 200,000 individuals across the nation. The GENERAL LEAVE to folks. There was a long line of peo- NFA works side by side with member franchisee regional organizations, system Mr. CASTRO of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I ple waiting. Families were there, two suppliers, business partners and Burger King ask unanimous consent that all Mem- and three and four and five family Corporation to promote economic growth bers may have 5 legislative days to re- members. People brought their young and prosperity. vise and extend their remarks and in- kids to enroll them in insurance.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:21 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K02AP7.051 H02APPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2834 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 2, 2014 One of the narratives during this de- they have ended up not going to the ality. I mean, the politics, really, are bate has been this idea that has been doctor for many years. They have put tough on both sides. The country had pushed that this is just benefiting peo- off going to the doctor for a long time been evenly divided for a long time. ple who may be lazy or not working. because, if they went without insur- The reason that it is not going any- One of the things that struck me when ance to the doctor, then they wouldn’t where is because of the human reality, I was making my way through that be able to make their mortgage pay- because we want fewer people going line was that there were so many peo- ments or to pay their rent or pay their bankrupt because they are hitting life- ple there that had the insignia of the car bills, cars that they need in order time caps and their insurance compa- company that they work for or their to get to work. These are the common nies won’t pay for their bills anymore. uniform on. They told me that they experiences of millions of Americans, It is because you want more people who had just come straight from work and not just of low-income Americans—cer- are not using the emergency rooms as how grateful they were that this was tainly, low-income Americans—but their only way to get medical care and going to go on until 8 so that they had also of Americans in the middle class, putting off ailments and diseases be- time to come after work. who power our Nation and power our cause, if they go to the doctor, they It was really a stark reminder that— economy. know that a month later or 3 weeks despite all of the stories or this idea of I want us to consider the success of later they are going to run up these the makers and the takers in this the Affordable Care Act. Of course, huge bills, and they know they can’t country, or 47 percent of people versus there was the Web site that had a pay them. 53 percent—the vast majority of people tough rollout, and a lot of people By the way, many folks have pointed who are benefiting from this law, bene- doubted whether the program would be this out, but certainly, when we had a fiting from things like Medicaid, are, successful. This has shown also that dialogue last week, I pointed out again in fact, not just takers, but are hard- the Affordable Care Act is about more that there is a measure here also of working Americans who are powering than just a Web site that had a glitch. personal responsibility, of people get- our economy. All they want is a fair Again, the fundamental reason that ting insurance in the same way that chance at the American Dream. this law has passed is that America is many States require you to get auto We talk a lot about freedoms in this the wealthiest nation on Earth, and for insurance. Why do States require you body. The United States Congress is, of generations, other countries with a lot to get auto insurance? It is because, if course, one of the main bodies in gov- less money have been able to provide you rear-end somebody, somebody has ernment that is entrusted with pro- and make available health care to got to fix his car. In many public hos- their citizens a lot better than the tecting American freedoms. So we talk pitals throughout the Nation, certainly United States of America has. about our First Amendment rights, in Texas—in San Antonio, for exam- Consider this: with the Affordable ple—what happens routinely, often- whether it is freedom of expression, Care Act, up to 129 million Americans freedom of speech, freedom of religion, times not from San Antonio but from who have preexisting health condi- surrounding counties, is that these or Second Amendment rights, other tions, including up to 17 million chil- amendments, the right against self-in- folks come in, and you can’t deny any- dren, no longer have to worry about body emergency room coverage. You crimination, all of these things, all of being denied coverage or being charged the Bill of Rights enshrined in the Con- have to treat them. Then you send higher premiums due to their health them a bill, and they can’t pay the bill. stitution. But I pose the question to statuses. Again, you might have a those who continue to want to repeal They don’t have insurance, and they woman who is 55 years old or 60 years can’t pay the bill. Guess who pays the the Affordable Care Act: What good are old. She loses her job that gave her in- bill? That bill has to be paid somehow. any of those rights that we are entitled surance, so now she tries to find an- The taxpayers end up paying that bill. to as Americans, that previous genera- other job, and tries to buy insurance, Somebody has to eat that cost, and it tions of Americans and this generation and she is rejected. She tries to go on is not the hospital. They pay a fraction of Americans have fought so hard to to the individual market, and finds of it, but those costs are spread, and all preserve, what good is freedom of ex- that she can’t afford the prices on the Americans have to pay them State by pression, freedom of religion, freedom individual market. of speech if you are stuck in a hospital What is that person to do? A lot of State, county by county. So this is a bed sick, broke because you can’t pay them are suffering from chronic dis- way that people can not only benefit your hospital bills, worried about your eases. from the Act but can also take a meas- family and your future? In south Texas, for example, we have ure of personal responsibility for their Remember, that is not an uncommon an incredibly high rate of diabetes. In own health care coverage. situation for Americans over the years. other parts of the country, in other That is why in the 1980s and in the 1990s, which was before this issue be- b 1545 communities, it is other diseases, but whatever it is, these ailments are com- came so political and before President The biggest reason for personal bank- mon, and they are forcing people often- Obama was inaugurated in 2009, that ruptcies before the Affordable Care Act times into bankruptcy, into not being originally the kind of legislation that was the fact that people were racking able to pay their bills or in not being we now know as ObamaCare, or the Af- up these huge health care bills that able to get health care coverage. So fordable Care Act, was actually legisla- they couldn’t pay, and this happened lifting the lifetime caps has made a tion that was promoted by the very for a few reasons. Sometimes people mountain of difference for people. It conservative Heritage Foundation. It just couldn’t afford the insurance for has helped ease their minds, and it has was considered to be a conservative their primary care physicians—the doc- also made things more fair. idea in the same way that somebody tors they would go see—or emergency Yesterday, the President was pretty getting car insurance—taking personal room doctors, not doctors in some clin- very forceful in his comments. I think responsibility in case you hit somebody ic or private practice. Sometimes, even they did the press conference in the on the road—is thought to be a con- if they could afford insurance, they Rose Garden, but I was on an airplane, servative idea. You are going to own up were hitting lifetime caps—somebody so I couldn’t watch the press con- to your responsibilities. It has been with cancer, somebody with MS—some- ference, but I got to see some of the very interesting over the last 4 years body like my grandmother and my clips. He made a comment that really and even over the last few months to mother with diabetes, who suffer from struck me, which is that the Affordable see the evolution of the arguments complications. My grandmother, before Care Act is here to stay. This law is about health care coverage and about she passed away from congenital heart not going anywhere despite all of the the Affordable Care Act and about how failure because of diabetes, had her leg opponents and despite the millions of politics sometimes and often has amputated. dollars that have been spent on tele- trumped public policy. There are so many people who can’t vision for misinformation and demoniz- In a minute, I would like to yield to enjoy the freedoms that we are sup- ing this law. my good friend from California, MARK posed to be able to enjoy because they The reason it is not going anywhere TAKANO, but before I do that, I want to can’t afford health care coverage, so is not just because of the political re- share with you just a few stories of

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She is a substitute teacher personal responsibility not to eat pizza we call in Spanish ‘‘aguantamos.’’ If and had a hard time transitioning to all the time, and things of that sort, you got sick, you wouldn’t go to the San Antonio since moving from Del yes, personal responsibility. doctor. You wouldn’t go and you Rio. Del Rio is a city right along the It takes a health care plan, it takes 1 wouldn’t go, and you would work Texas-Mexico border. It is about 2 ⁄2 knowledge, it takes access. These through. You would go to work, and hours from San Antonio. She has dedi- places have to be close by. We have to you would be sick. You wouldn’t go cated herself to taking care of her fam- have clinics and doctors signed up into until, finally, you couldn’t take it any- ily, and she often puts her family in these plans so we can go to them. It more. You were really, really sick. front of herself. Like many mothers, takes cultural knowledge, as you Then where would you go? You would she was worried about her health as she know, being from San Antonio. Some go to the emergency room, which is the moved into her senior years. She was of it is a language barrier. Some of it is highest cost place in the entire health skeptical about trying to fill out an ap- just understanding how our community care system. Instead of putting up with plication, but she eventually came to works and how we spread it by word of not having health care—instead of an Enroll SA event. Many cities had mouth, rather than go to computers to aguantamos—we now have 1.5 million Enroll SA or Enroll Austin or Enroll find our information. Dallas. After sitting down with a coun- families who are in Medi-Cal and, Knowing all of this will help us en- selor, she was able to get a plan for 5 again, as of Monday, 1.2 million people sure that, now that people are enrolled, cents a month. This is a woman who who are in what we call our exchange, they begin to use the plans effectively, had previously been unable to get Covered California. and when they use them effectively, we health care coverage. She returned to This is very, very important, but drive down that cost curve that was the registration table and wept tears of there is also another piece of this that happening. In California, on average, it joy, with her eyes filled with hope, and is incredibly important, which is that was a 17 percent increase in medical the volunteers wept along with her. now we have to work with people. Now health care costs on an annual basis. Her face just lit up because now her life that we have enrolled them for the That was not sustainable. was truly changing. year, we need to work with people who The only people who could have liked Like many others, Magdalena is a have never before had a health care the old system were the wealthy or the hardworking American, somebody who plan. They don’t know what a primary healthy. If you got sick, you had the has taken care of her family, who is doctor is. They don’t even know what a money, or you never got sick; but going to work day in and day out, who specialist is. They don’t know what the today, we can fix these things. is not asking for very much—just a process is to go. They don’t know about chance to enjoy the freedoms that we getting a baseline. Go and get an an- Today, we can fix these things by talk about here in Congress a lot. nual physical for free under these moving forward with these health care With that, I would like to yield to plans. This is for free. We have to teach plans and with teaching people how to my colleague from California, Con- them. use them efficiently and effectively, so gresswoman LORETTA SANCHEZ. So you go in. You get a relationship that all of society becomes stronger Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of Cali- with a doctor. You get a physical. You and healthier, and that is why we voted fornia. Thank you so much to the gen- get a baseline. You get your blood to put this in. That is why we have tleman from Texas, San Antonio, and drawn. For someone like me, that is in- worked so hard. New Braunfels. credibly important because, for exam- I am so thrilled that the gentleman Mr. Speaker, today, we are talking ple, diabetes runs in my family. My from Texas wanted to discuss this issue about the Affordable Care Act. This is granddad died of it, my grandma, my today. so, so important as we have seen this aunt, her five kids. It is 31⁄2 times more Mr. CASTRO of Texas. Thank you, week 7 million-plus American enroll- likely to be in Latinos than in the av- Congresswoman. Thank you for your ees, and I know there are still some erage Anglo in America. It is being passion over the many years on health who tried to get in at the very end and able to go and get blood work done so care and many other issues, and you are in the pipeline. I am hoping we that can you see where you are, wheth- raised several wonderful points, but push even closer to 8 million new en- er you have the propensity to get dia- there are a few in particular that I rollees into the Affordable Care Act. betes, for example, because diabetes in wanted to mention. It is interesting because we over here over 50 percent of the cases can be We debate our national debt and def- on the Democratic side have really stopped; it can be turned back. It is icit here a lot. Since the Affordable been working to enroll people—we have about having some nutritional under- Care Act was passed, as we know, been working to talk to people about standing, being able to eat the right health care has been the biggest driver how important it is to have a health way, sequencing your food, exercising of our debt. The Affordable Care Act care plan—while at the same time we after you eat—just a 15-minute walk. has actually slowed the cost of health have seen from the other side 50-plus There were just two studies that were care, the slowest growth that we have votes to try to undercut, to undermine, released this past May that said, if you seen in decades. to eliminate the ACA, but here we are. have a propensity for diabetes but if So this is something that has actu- They were repealing. We were enroll- you walk 15 minutes after you eat, you ally been good and will be good for our ing. can cut that propensity by almost 50 fiscal health in this country. Thank California’s enrollment numbers sur- percent. you for alluding to that. passed 1.2 million people this past Mon- This is information that our commu- Also, you mentioned that in many of day, which is more than double of any nities do not have. Low-income, immi- the communities we represent—not other State. On top of that, the expan- grant communities in particular are only in California or in Texas, but sion of Medi-Cal, which is our Medicaid less likely to have this kind of infor- many places—ailments like diabetes piece of this, has covered another 1.5 mation. Now, if they have health care are things that affect so many people million low-income families, so we are plans and if we teach them how to go in our neighborhoods and our cities, pretty excited. California looked at and get that baseline—get their annual but it is not just diabetes. this and said, this Medi-Cal plan—this physicals, get their pap smears, get In other places, it could be cancer or plan of having a health care plan for their mammograms—and if there is sickle cell anemia or multiple scle- lower income families, for the members something wrong, let’s work on fixing rosis. All of those patients will now in these lower income families—is so it, and it takes personal responsibility find a lot more relief because the important. For the first 3 years, it is to do that. United States Congress passed this bill.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:28 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K02AP7.054 H02APPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2836 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 2, 2014 Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of Cali- So I am really thrilled to have voted The other point is that, over these fornia. I couldn’t agree with you more. for the ACA. I am really thrilled, 4 last 2 days, we have seen the reality of There are pockets of this. years-plus now, and that we are seeing Americans clamoring for health insur- I just want to leave with one story. A it now, at the ground level, with people ance, with 4 million people accessing few years ago, we had this one com- signed up for plans; and now, we have the healthcare.gov Web site. pany who was a lensmaker kind of just got to make sure they go and use And let me make this as breaking company. It was somebody who had re- these, so that we can get them healthy. news—because this is what we were tail stores, and you would go in and get Mr. CASTRO of Texas. Thank you, hearing from those opposing it—80 to your eyes checked. They would grind Congresswoman SANCHEZ. 85 percent of those who have enrolled lenses and get glasses for you. Usually, Now, I would like to yield to my have paid their first premium. This is they could do it in one stop, in 2 or 3 friend from Houston, Texas, Congress- not a story of I have enrolled and you hours, et cetera. woman SHEILA JACKSON LEE. never hear from me again; this is a They said: Let’s do this in your area, Ms. JACKSON LEE. Let me thank story of serious decisions being made LORETTA; let’s hold a health care fair. the convener of this Special Order and by serious persons. We had a lot of different types of peo- the colleagues I have heard since I have Let me offer, as well, some of the ple offering services, and they said: For come to the floor, like Congresswoman tragedies over the years—and I am the first 400 people who show up, we SANCHEZ. very pleased to have cast that vote for will have ophthalmologists there— Congressman CASTRO, thank you very the Affordable Care Act. I have been to medical eye doctors—and we will take much. Coming from similar territory— any number of townhall meetings to a look and see what is going on with the State of Texas—I just hope that share it with my constituents, some of people. If we need to grind lenses, we’ll you will allow me, just for a moment, whom who did not understand or agree. grind lenses for them and give them to juxtapose the present pending bill In the course of the hearings, I have free glasses. on the floor. heard of so many stories that we don’t Because even if you had a health care I heard you speak of the bill, H.R. repeat anymore, like the little girl plan, most people didn’t have vision or 2575, as well, and with all due respect that had leukemia. Her parents took dental, so people were not buying to the proponent of the bill, it is con- her over and over again to the insur- glasses. They couldn’t afford it. fusing. It is confusing in the backdrop ance company to get the opportunity I got there at 7:30 in the morning to of the number that you have standing for her to be covered. She had a pre- this health care fair. It started at 8. alongside of you, 7 million Americans existing disease. She had no coverage. There were 600 people in line already, and growing. She ultimately lost her life. so we gave coupons for these people to Because there were many Americans I believe—I don’t want to call up be able to walk into one of those retail who were in the queue—in the line, facts that are not accurate—they even stores and get the service for free. We when March 31 came, and because of took her to the insurance company’s kept the first 400. President Obama, they will now have office to plead for her to be covered. It One of the young ladies that worked extended the opportunity to finish the was at that point near the end of her with me stayed all day with one of the work, and I was with a lot of naviga- life, which she shortly thereafter lost. doctors, making sure the patients were tors and people enrolling over the We have the mother who came to us coming in and out, giving him the weekend. They were excited about and said yes, her son had a difficult things he needed, et cetera. At the end being able to finish the task. history. He was a trained lawyer. He of the day, the doctor turned to her and In Texas alone, that was the epi- was doing pro bono work. He was in At- said: Do you know that 80 percent of center of unemployed. I keep saying, lanta, Georgia. Frankly, he had gotten the people that we saw today had dia- ‘‘unemployed.’’ Certainly, it has unem- hepatitis. Because he had no health betes or were about to get diabetes? ployed persons as well. There are care, the only coverage he could get They didn’t even know it because one 164,000 without unemployment insur- was from going into an emergency of the first symptoms for diabetes is ance, which really is what baffles me room. He had waited too long. blurry vision, so these people were about this effort at repeal and this ef- He was going into the emergency thinking they are getting old and their fort of determining that, with 30 hours room, being the only source of health vision is kind of going, but the reality of hard work, you can’t get health in- care. If he had had the ability to go to was they were sick. surance. a doctor, in spite of his history of drug They didn’t know it because they did In the State of Texas, 5.198 million abuse at that time—a trained lawyer— not have health coverage, and, like I individuals on private insurance have he would have been able to maintain said, that is a disease that you can gained coverage for at least one pre- his life. really get rid of or eliminate in your ventative health care service, such as My last one is the issue of a young life if you work at it. mammograms, birth control, and im- resident who took a summer position These people need that knowledge. munizations. That is for people with in Atlanta, Georgia, but his health care These people need that ability to walk private insurance. was in a 25-mile perimeter around into the doctor and to get their blood Also, 10.695 million individuals with Washington, D.C. tested and to see what is going on, so preexisting conditions like asthma, He fell ill with kidney disease during that we can tell them: if you don’t cancer, or diabetes, including 1.6 chil- that summer. His father was a doctor. change what is going on in your life, dren, will no longer have to be worried He was a student. He didn’t have the you are going to be diabetic. about being denied coverage in our own ability to stay on his parents’ insur- By the way, the plans before, if you State alone. ance. His insurance was a school-based had diabetes and you had to have your As well, 5.189 million Texans have insurance that said it could only be leg chopped off, for example, we would gained expanded mental health and around the school. pay for that. You see what I am say- substance abuse or use disorder bene- Congressman, his father had to drive ing? fits, and 4 million-plus uninsured Tex- hours to pick him up and put him in We wouldn’t be paying to let them ans will have new health insurance op- his car and pray for his survival and know you may be getting diabetes or tions through the idea of going into the get him back into the perimeter of his you have diabetes; we would pay after marketplace. health insurance. the fact to chop off their legs. Or, if Also, 233,000 seniors and people with This is what we lived with before the they went blind, we would have them disabilities have saved $866 in prescrip- Affordable Care Act in 2010 and before at home because, now, they couldn’t tion medications, and 357,000 young the President ultimately signed it, and work. adults have gained health insurance, so I am baffled as to why, for the 52nd So it is going to make Americans and 7 million Texans will no longer time, there is an attempt to repeal the healthier. When Americans are have to worry about annual limits. Affordable Care Act with H.R. 2575. healthier, they will be more produc- That is, of course, those who are unin- Let me just say that the importance tive. They will have less sick days. It sured and who can access the new Af- of this Special Order is to emphasize will be good for industry. fordable Care Act insurance. whose side Members are on. I am on

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The Affordable Care Act Medicaid and ask the State of Texas to Americans still have not fully bounced has helped seniors, it has helped single do it. back. parents, it has helped individuals with As I close, just on this bill, H.R. 2575, So, when we see that the stock mar- preexisting disease, and it has helped I am still trying to understand what it ket every other week, if not every young people who have surged into means to tell someone who works full other day, is hitting alltime highs and buying it. We should continue to em- time, 30 hours a week, in a company at the same time there are millions of brace it and recognize that it has a that has 50 employees, that you cannot Americans still struggling to find value and it is going to turn lives. get health care. work, I think it is fair to ask why an My message to our Governor, if I can So to the employers out there, frank- employer shouldn’t offer health care end on this note: Governor Perry, it is ly, I believe that some people are coverage to somebody that is working time to opt into the expanded Med- speaking for you that may not be real- 32 or 35 hours a week. icaid, which is part of the Affordable ly speaking for you. Because when you Under the Republican plan, somebody Care Act, which will give millions of pay your employees and they get that was working 39 hours a week, as others in the State of Texas their op- health care, they have more cash to STENY HOYER mentioned earlier, you portunity to benefit from good health buy your goods. wouldn’t be offered health care cov- care—being healthy and being able to More people have income to come erage necessarily. And we believe that work. back to the grocery store, come back that is wrong. We believe that the free- That is our challenge, and I look for- to the restaurant, come to the small doms that we would otherwise enjoy as ward to working with you on these clothing store, or to buy flowers. Americans, those freedoms are harder issues. Why would you deny employees to enjoy if you are sick and unhealthy Mr. CASTRO of Texas. Thank you. health care so that they can get sick, and broke because of medical bills. I yield now to a wonderful legislator go to the emergency room, and have So the Affordable Care Act is not per- from California (Mr. TAKANO). days off? It doesn’t make sense. fect and, quite frankly, nothing this Mr. TAKANO. I thank the gentleman I think this bill is way before its Congress does, from health care to edu- from Texas for yielding time. time. There is no evidence that we need cation to any other issue, is ever going I rise today to stage an intervention, to reduce the hours of working Ameri- to be perfect. If anybody is expecting an intervention for Speaker BOEHNER cans. There is evidence that we should perfection from this place, they are al- and the House Republicans. Now, this pass unemployment insurance for those ways going to be disappointed. But this intervention is not because they are who are chronically unemployed. We is a bill that is absolutely a step in the wearing goofy hats or are spray tan- need to do that. right direction and one that we are ning too much. This intervention is There is evidence to raise the min- going to continue to improve with the over their obsession with repealing or imum wage, but there is no evidence help of the American people, with the delaying the Affordable Care Act, also that this is a problem of catastrophic voices of the American people. known as ObamaCare. moment that we are debating it for 4 But I will tell you what. As I men- Now, just this week, the open enroll- hours on the floor. tioned earlier, this law is not going to ment period ended, and it is estimated So I want to congratulate the gen- be repealed. We are not going to go that more than 7 million Americans tleman for his leadership on this ques- backward. We are not going to go to signed up for private health coverage tion. the way things were because the way through healthcare.gov or their State they were was not good, and this is exchanges. That number does not in- b 1615 much better. clude the millions of young adults who Mr. CASTRO of Texas. Thank you, Thank you, Congresswoman. are staying on their parents’ plans or Congresswoman JACKSON LEE. Thank Ms. JACKSON LEE. Thank you. those getting coverage through Med- you for all of your work on this and If I could just make one final point. icaid for the first time. The open en- many other issues. You are one of the First of all, I am excited about the em- rollment period was one of the final most tireless folks, Republican or bracing by new Members like yourself pieces of ObamaCare. Democrat, who is involved in all the who came out of State legislatures and Now, millions of Americans finally floor debates and amendments and pro- knew how difficult it was to provide have access to affordable coverage that posing legislation. So thank you. health insurance for our fellow Texans. can’t be taken away just because they Just a few things that you men- But the embrace that you are now of- get sick. Despite that, Speaker BOEH- tioned. You were talking about the bill fering is one that gives us confidence NER and the House Republicans are that we just discussed, and it was es- that it will not be repealed, even committed to fighting a battle that sentially saying that for sizeable busi- though this is the 52nd time that it has they have lost and have scheduled the nesses, not small businesses, because been offered to repeal. 52nd vote to repeal or delay the small businesses are exempted I just want to leave these facts for ObamaCare. from the requirements of the Afford- you as you continue your debate. This The Affordable Care Act passed the able Care Act. That is worth repeating is a values question. This is a fairness House. It passed the Senate and was again. Small businesses are exempted question. signed by the President and has been from the requirements of the Afford- As you stand on the floor right now, upheld by the Supreme Court. Despite able Care Act, so this was about larger the Budget Committee is meeting, with millions of dollars being funneled into businesses. a budget as its underpinning, the un- misleading ads that discouraged people Instead of requiring that they offer derlying bill, that will give million- from getting covered, this is a law that health care coverage to their employ- aires a $200,000 tax cut, and yet we have millions of Americans have embraced ees at 30 hours, the Republicans wanted a bill here on the floor that wants to and have benefited from. We saw an in- to move it up to 40. One of the myths take the living substance from under credible surge in the final days of open has been that all of these employers the feet of workers working 30 hours a enrollment, with consumers reportedly are reducing hours and cutting employ- week, that gives them the stability and lining up around the block at some ees hours and this is hurting the work- the confidence that they have health sign-up centers. ers. Well, the Congressional Budget Of- insurance for companies that are 50 But if you talk to Republicans, it is fice, which both sides use as a neutral and above, 50 persons and above. That clear they are still in the first stage of resource to figure out what’s what, said is not a small company. I can tell you, denial, denial of the facts, denial of the that there is no evidence of that. There I would ask that employer: Are you benefits, denial that our health care is no trend that says that part-time going to get rid of Mrs. Smith, who has system is finally doing what it is sup- work versus full-time work is increas- given you 10 years of hard work, and posed to do for the first time in a long ing because of the Affordable Care Act. put her at 29 hours because you don’t time. My Republican colleagues must

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JOHN BOEHNER called the prised that a lot of Americans would But to think that in Texas that it is initial numbers ‘‘a symbol of the fail- say, hey, you know, that thing doesn’t not available to people who are low-in- ure of the President’s health care law.’’ sound like a good thing. It sounds like come, to me, is unconscionable. My colleague from California, Con- a bad thing. Mr. CASTRO of Texas. I appreciate gressman DARRELL ISSA, said, ‘‘It is Mr. TAKANO. There has been so those words. Unfortunately, in Texas time for the President to finally ac- much distortion. And to my way of there are a lot of people suffering need- knowledge ObamaCare isn’t working thinking, it is diabolical to spend lessly, hardworking people. These are and to delay the law.’’ money on distorting ads to confuse not lazy people. These are people that Funny how they believed the num- people intentionally, to get young peo- are going to work day in and day out, bers then, because they seemingly have ple to not sign up for the law, to under- but they are suffering because their doubts about what is being reported mine the law in that way State leadership—even though Texas now. According to Senator JOHN BAR- Mr. CASTRO of Texas. That is right. was going to get up to $90 billion for RASSO, the administration was ‘‘cook- You bring up a good point. Medicaid expansion. The Federal Gov- ing the books.’’ There was a group that was specifi- ernment was providing the funds To my Republican friends, I want to cally set up to go on to college cam- through 2017 and then providing 90 per- say: this is a safe place. We are here to puses, funneled millions of dollars to cent of the funds after that. Despite help. Your addiction to repealing go on to college campuses to convince the fact that it made economic sense, ObamaCare and peddling conspiracy college students not to enroll in the Af- still, the State’s leadership refused to theories about the law are not doing fordable Care Act. That is just amazing do it. any good for yourselves or for the to me. b 1630 American people. Mr. TAKANO. Fortunately, I can tell Stop standing on the wrong side of you stories of someone who is under 30, I think it is worth mentioning a few history. Let’s move on. Let’s accept one of those young invincibles, but who other things. A lot of us, we saw there that ObamaCare is the law of the land. was wise enough to know that it made were long lines on Monday, March 31 of Let’s get back to being productive as a sense for a young person to sign up be- people waiting to enroll in the Afford- legislative body. cause it was so very affordable, and he able Care Act. It is worth noting that Mr. CASTRO of Texas. Thank you, convinced his employer that she needed anybody that started that process on Congressman. Thank you for your com- to take a look at what the exchange March 31 but was not able to complete ments, and also thank you for all of had to offer. it has until April 15 to actually finish you in California who have been one of As it turned out, he discovered he it off. So the 7.1 million number of the the States that has shown the Nation had a very serious condition, and he number of folks that have enrolled will what is possible in helping to offer in- was one of those young people who dis- very likely, I would think, go up by at surance to the hardworking men and covered that they did need health in- least a few hundred thousand people. women of your State. surance and that he was facing far Mr. TAKANO. At least the folks in We, as Americans, we appreciate larger bills than if he didn’t have any Texas, who can sign up with the Fed- that. coverage at all. eral exchange, can get insurance if Mr. TAKANO. Well, it is a point of Mr. CASTRO of Texas. California they are online, but it is unfortunate pride that even in my area of Cali- also, I believe, expanded Medicaid, and that those low-income Texans have no fornia, the Inland Empire, my county that is something that Texas didn’t do. place to go. has met, has exceeded its enrollment In fact, I remember several months I will just say to the folks in Cali- goals under Covered California, and back, when the State legislative ses- fornia, those low-income people who just a few days ago we had reached a sion in Texas was still going on, and can still qualify for Medi-Cal, that you million in California alone. It is be- usually it goes to about the end of May can still sign up. There is not a dead- cause we have a State legislature and a or early June. We went down there and line for you. You are presumed quali- Governor who cooperated from the be- we were doing a press conference, and fied if you meet a certain income test. ginning. I don’t understand any Gov- at the same time, the Governor and the So the effects of the Affordable Care ernor or any State legislature that Senators, Lieutenant Governor, all Re- Act are still going to continue in my would intentionally try to keep low-in- publicans were doing their press con- State for those who need health care come people from getting coverage. ference. the most and those who have here- Mr. CASTRO of Texas. You make a Our junior Senator, Senator CRUZ, tofore not had access to medical care. wonderful point. California and several compared folks who need Medicaid and It has been a pleasure sharing this other States have had the benefit of a accept Medicaid to drug addicts, com- time with you on the floor, Representa- State legislature and a Governor who pared them to drug addicts. And the tive CASTRO. have been helpful in making sure that State’s leadership implied that—not Mr. CASTRO of Texas. Thank you the Affordable Care Act, health care implied, said—allowing Medicaid to very much, Congressman. coverage, is available to their resi- low-income Texans was like getting There is another benefit of the Af- dents. people hooked on sugar or drugs. fordable Care Act that I haven’t talked In places like the State where I live, Mr. TAKANO. Forgive me. I may be about yet that is also very important in Texas, you have a Governor, State speaking—I don’t think what I am say- to know. We know that 7.1 million peo- legislators, both Senators who are ac- ing is an exaggeration, but I see that ple have signed up. Three million or tively working and campaigning the denial of the expansion of Medicaid more college students or young adults against the Affordable Care Act. So, by some of these States is nothing less are able to stay on their parents’ plans many of us, not just elected officials than a war on the poor. I don’t know because of the Affordable Care Act. but others who are trying to make sure how else to say it. Millions more have benefited from that people have health care coverage, Twenty-four percent of my congres- Medicaid expansion. Millions of Ameri- have faced a very strong headwind sional district were uninsured before cans also benefit because there is no when trying to get the word out about the ACA. I have seen charts and maps longer lifetime caps. You know, you the Affordable Care Act. of congressional districts color-coded, are not going to have somebody who is I told a story earlier about a woman and I have seen many of those districts suffering from cancer in a hospital bed who showed up at an enrollment fair in in Texas that are at the same level of have a doctor or an administrative bill- San Antonio and she ended up being uninsured as my congressional district. ing person from the hospital come talk

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There is no- f So when you hear people talk about where to keep him for any kind of long- THE STATE OF OUR CONGRESS repeal—and first of all, repeal with no term treatment because, by the way, plan to replace it. I mean, the only the State provides inadequate re- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under thing coming from the other side is, sources for mental health care cov- the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- just get rid of this whole thing. There erage. They can’t really put him in jail uary 3, 2013, the gentleman from Penn- is no plan to replace it. unless he has really assaulted some- sylvania (Mr. KELLY) is recognized for So I think what we owe the American body. So there is just this cycle, where 60 minutes as the designee of the ma- people is, when we talk about repealing we are having this issue with our son, jority leader. a law, especially something as impor- and we are scared to be in the same Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. Mr. tant and big as this, I think it is a very house with him. But we can’t really do Speaker, I am glad to be able to stand here today with my colleague from fair and necessary question to ask: anything. And the law offers us no re- Pennsylvania (Mr. MARINO) and Mr. What are you going to replace it with? lief. Are we going to go back to the old sys- Well, one of the benefits of the Af- WENSTRUP from Ohio, behind me, in tem, where that cancer patient lying in fordable Care Act is that serious emo- order to talk a little bit about not only a hospital bed now is going to hit a tional disturbances and many other the state of our country but of our Con- lifetime cap with the insurance com- mental health issues will now be taken gress. When we came here 3 years ago, pany so they are going to be told that more seriously, and they will be more we were on a mission to get America they either have to leave the hospital covered by health care companies than back to work. We have watched now over the last 3 years. And some of the or they are going to get stuck with they have ever been in the history of criticism that comes about all the time $250,000 of bills, and they have to sell the United States. And that hasn’t is, You know, you guys just aren’t get- their house because they can’t afford it been a big focus because a lot of this ting anything done. I hear people talk anymore? When you hear the word ‘‘re- has been about politics. And a lot of about not getting anything done, about peal,’’ you should understand that that the milestones and, quite frankly, the being a do-nothing Congress, about not is what is at stake, that is what we celebrations about the more than 7 would go back to, the old system. really pushing the agenda forward, million people signing up, that has Until folks come up with an alter- about us not being able to get America been the big focus of this whole thing. native—and in 4 years, there has been back to work. But we shouldn’t overlook some of the no alternative, and really, there is no Well, today, Mr. MARINO, our col- reason to think that over the next 4 things that haven’t gotten as much at- leagues, and I are going to be here in years there is going to be one. Unless tention. the position of myth-busters. This For me, as somebody that worked on you can come up with an alternative, myth that somehow the House of Rep- mental health legislation in Texas, and then we are talking about going back resentatives—and I think the key to I know many other people, Republicans to that time. this is that there are actually two But the thing that I wanted to men- and Democrats, have worked on things Chambers to this Congress. There is a tion and something that is often over- like that—to the families who are deal- House of Representatives and there is a looked here is that part of the Afford- ing with situations like that, that is a Senate. In the House of Representa- able Care Act, another benefit of it is big deal. That means a lot to them. tives, we have done incredible work that mental health care coverage is And that is helping them out. over the last 3 years. We are talking vastly expanded because of the Afford- So, as Americans, when you hear about 220 House-passed bills that are able Care Act. That is extremely im- folks talk about repealing this law, I stuck in the do-nothing Senate. And of portant. Millions of families in this hope that we all fully understand ex- those 220 bills, 30-plus of those bills are country, individuals and families, have actly what we would be going back to. about job creation. They are about get- either suffered themselves or have fam- And those legislators who propose re- ting America back to work. They are ily members who suffer from serious pealing it are irresponsible if they about giving people confidence in the depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, don’t provide to the American people a future that they can look forward and other mental health afflictions that— full alternative and an explanation for begin to plan their lives. quite frankly, in America and many what that alternative would do for Now, we can’t do it alone. And while other countries of the world, for the them and what it would cost for the we get criticism from the administra- longest time, we never took mental country. You know what the Afford- tion and as we look down the hall to health issues as seriously as we have able Care Act is about. We have seen no the Senate, we start to wonder our- taken physical health issues. plan on the other side. selves, what would it take to get Amer- So for a long time, people would tell So as I close, I would like to say ica engaged in this process? What you, oh, you are depressed. Well, you ‘‘thank you’’ to all the Members of would it take to get our American citi- just need to snap out of it. Or they Congress from different places in the zens aware of what is actually going on treated things like bipolar disorder Nation who joined me today in talking in the Capitol? Why is it that we are very lightly. They thought somebody about this milestone for the Affordable stuck here? Why can’t we move for- just had a bad attitude. Care Act. I am very personally glad ward? In Texas, in 2011, I and others worked that over 7 million people have now So today’s exercise—for the next 60 on getting young people with serious signed up and are benefiting. And mil- minutes, Mr. MARINO, myself, and our emotional disturbances covered by in- lions more are benefiting through Med- other colleagues are going to have an surance companies in Texas. And, you icaid expansion, college students, and opportunity to speak to the people of know, the Democrats are in a deep mi- all of these people who won’t be kicked the United States to make sure that we nority in Texas. The whole time I was off of insurance because they have hit expose this myth that this is a do- there, for five terms, we were in a deep lifetime caps. Or, you know, somebody nothing Congress. No, no, no, no. This minority. So you would have a Repub- that tries to get insurance, and the in- is not a do-nothing Congress. This is a lican-controlled legislature. And my surance company sends them a letter Congress that has worked very hard. bill went nowhere. It didn’t go any- back saying, we can’t insure you be- This is a Congress that has done monu- where. It died. So serious emotional cause you have a preexisting condition, mental work to get our fellow Ameri- disturbances weren’t covered. But or your doctor submits a bill to the in- cans back to work. under the Affordable Care Act, things surance company, as it used to be, and The problem is, when you walk it like that will be. the insurance company writes back down the halls and into the Senate, it

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And at this does away with regulation and time We have hardly been inactive on this time, I would like my colleague and that prevents businesses from creating side of Congress taking up important my good friend in Congress, Mr. jobs. And who creates the jobs the energy, education, health care reforms, MARINO from Pennsylvania, to also best? The private industry. and numerous jobs bills—some Repub- weigh in on this. lican bills, some Democratic bills—and b 1645 Mr. MARINO. Thank you, Congress- most passed with bipartisan support. man KELLY. I appreciate this. It is an Look, the Federal Government has a Yet Senate Majority Leader HARRY honor to be here with you, and it is an rough time keeping Amtrak on time, REID has thrown them on the ground. honor to be setting the record straight. and they are always way over budget, Ohioans ask me what we are doing You know, I spent a couple minutes and we are going to trust them with here in Washington, D.C. I am at my in here listening to my colleagues health care? We are going to trust the wit’s end trying to explain that every about what we are not doing and what Federal Government with creating jobs reform-minded bill that I have sup- they are doing. The facts and figures when entrepreneurs are the best peo- ported that we passed on behalf of the that they are throwing out are coming ple, women and men, to do that? American people is stuck in the Sen- from the White House. They change on Any time you want to see what legis- ate. It is a legislative purgatory. It just a regular basis. We will get into that lation is on Mr. REID’s desk, you just sits. And I don’t wish that on my fellow stuff in a little bit. go to the Web site, the congressional Ohioans or my fellow Americans. I am But I want to hold up something and Web site and see what was passed. not asking the Senate to agree with show it to the American people and You are going to hear some facts and every bill that we pass, Mr. Speaker, then touch on it a little bit, about figures. I was a prosecutor for 18 years. but at least allow a vote and at least what we have done in the House of Rep- Actually, I started working in a bak- allow a discussion. resentatives. What the Republicans ery, a wholesale bakery, at 17. I worked One example is the Keystone XL have done in the House of Representa- in that bakery until I was 33. The pipeline. The energy security legisla- tives for the 113th Congress—that is owner died, and a new company came tion passed the House with bipartisan just last year and this year. That is not in. They overlooked me for a pro- support nearly a year ago; 241 Members including the legislation that we motion because I didn’t have a college of Congress voted for the Northern passed in the 112th Congress, from 2011 degree, but they wanted me to train Route Approval Act. More than that, a to 2012. the guy with the college degree coming filibuster-proof majority of Senators, I am holding in my hand here the in. I went home and said to my wife: I Republicans and Democrats, are on the names, the numbers, the dates, and the want to go to college and law school. record as supporting this project. details of 220 bills that the House My wife worked full-time, and I worked A recent Washington Post-ABC poll passed—220 bills. Some of it was with part-time. We got through college and demonstrates that the American people support from a handful of Democrats law school, which normally takes 7 also support the goals of this legisla- who saw that this is good legislation, years, in 5 years. I wouldn’t have been tion of building the pipeline by nearly that it will create jobs, it will keep able to do it without my wife. a three-to-one margin. But the Senate taxes low. It does away with job-crush- But I know what it is like to work in has thrown the bill on the floor block- ing regulation. It lets the private sec- a factory 60 and 65 hours a week. I ing any vote. Does the Senate have a tor do what it does best. It allows the know what it is like to stretch a pay- solution? Not really. They just seem to hardworking taxpayers to have a level check. My wife knows what it is like to want to stand in the way. playing field. stretch a dollar from here to next year. Another example is the SKILLS Act. I am just going to recite some of the And I also know what it is like in the I hear from Ohioans frustrated that bills. I am not going to go over nearly criminal justice system as a prosecutor Washington isn’t working, especially in all 220 bills that are sitting on Demo- for 18 years. I have seen it all. I have year 6 of this Obama economy with dis- crat Senate Leader HARRY REID’s desk seen the worst sides of life that I have appointing job growth. And as we con- that he refuses to bring to the floor for ever seen. But do you know what I have tinue to face unacceptable unemploy- a vote. I ask the Democrat leader: Sen- a passion for? It is the children. And ment levels, the Senate refuses to take ator REID, what are you afraid of? Why our children’s future now is dismal. commonsense steps to get Americans do you not bring these bills to the floor My father gave me a better life than back to work. for a vote so the American people can he had. I am not sure I can do that for Over a year ago, I was proud to sup- see the legislation and how their Sen- my children. They are now looking at port the SKILLS Act, legislation that ators vote for it? They can see it right over $50,000 of debt—each of them. So would have helped job seekers, helped here in the House. They can go to our that means that every dollar that they employers, reformed government, and Web site. They can go to the congres- earn, over 50 percent of it—if we ever cut bureaucratic costs so that more sional Web site. They can see how we get to the point to pay the debt down— money can go directly to help people voted on legislation. is going to our debt. getting back to work. This legislation I think it is despicable that one per- Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. I thank offers a long-term solution to help son in Congress can hold up 220 pieces the gentleman. those looking for work, combined with of legislation and hide it from the At this time, I am going to yield to smart government reforms. And what American people. And do you know a new Member from the State of Ohio. do we hear from Senate leadership? why he does it? Politics. There is an BRAD WENSTRUP is with us today. He Nothing. election coming up this year. He has done remarkable work since he has It is bipartisan frustration, I think, doesn’t want his Democrat Senators to gotten here in just a little over a year. on some parts because these aren’t just have a voting record. Well, that is why So, Mr. WENSTRUP, thank you for Republican bills that are being we are here. We are supposed to have a being with us today. blocked. Nearly three dozen Demo- voting record. We are supposed to rep- Mr. WENSTRUP. Thank you very cratic-sponsored bills have passed the resent the American people. much. I appreciate that, Mr. KELLY. House of Representatives with over- Some of the legislation concerns en- Mr. Speaker, we have a problem. We whelming support from both sides of ergy, the Offshore Energy and Jobs have an inactive Senate with HARRY the aisle—no action in the Senate. Act, H.R. 2231; Northern Route Ap- REID at the helm as the majority lead- These are noncontroversial bills. But proval Act, H.R. 3; hydropower regula- er. Someone on the Senate side seems some in the Senate are more concerned tion; Energy Consumers Relief; Coal to have hit the pause button, and it has with demonizing individual Americans Residuals Reuse; Federal Lands; En- been stuck there for a while, and we than helping every American.

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I get my water from a well. head and say: Yes, but, do you know is a do-nothing Congress, but we are My children have grown up there. I will what? We are doing an awful lot right witnessing a do-nothing Senate. do everything I can to protect my chil- now, but you are just not hearing it. I ask Senate Majority Leader HARRY dren and make sure that the air they The reason that comes about, and we REID: relieve this legislative backlog; are breathing is clean, the water is all know this, is because the biggest hundreds of bills and millions of Amer- clean, and the land is pristine. But do megaphone in the country right now is icans are waiting. you know something? I am pretty sure at the White House. Here in the House, we have taken ac- the hardworking taxpayers, the people Now, BRAD, you and I sat here, and, tion. We are active. We have taken the in this country, the farmers in my dis- TOM, you and I sat here during the vote. We have taken the action as far trict, and the entrepreneurs in my dis- State of the Union. The President as we can take it, and America waits trict want to see the government get made a very chilling statement. He for a further response. Most of these out of the way and let entrepreneurs said: bills that we pass usually involve hav- and business do what it does. America can’t wait, and I can’t wait. And ing less government involvement, not I am a states’ rights guy. I believe if this Congress won’t act the way I want it more, not more involvement. The table the less Federal Government in my life to do, I will go around them, and I will get it done. is set. Our Founders set it up in such a the better. That is proven by—I just way that we are to represent the people met with a group of entrepreneurs a Half of this side of the House stood and we are to act, and the Senate is to little earlier. They are called start-ups. up and cheered that, cheered up their forfeiture of their duty of the oath that act, and we are all supposed to come They are young kids. They are geniuses they took when they came into office. together at the table. I have been here who know the IT industry and who cre- Now, I stand here today as a rep- ate apps, create hardware, and create just over a year, and I have been wait- resentative of Pennsylvania’s Third software. They are saying to me: Con- ing at that table. I have been waiting District. That does not mean that I for the Senate to engage with us. I gressman, our hands are tied. We are only represent Republicans that live in have been waiting for the President to being overregulated, and we have a lot the Third District of Pennsylvania. engage with us. But that hasn’t hap- of good ideas that will help the Amer- That does not mean that I am only pened. ican people. concerned with the concerns of Repub- You are going to be hearing some fig- I left a medical practice to serve licans in the Third District of Pennsyl- ures quoted. I am not a big figure guy, here, and I am proud and honored to be vania. That does not mean that I rep- but I think it is important that you lis- here. People often ask me, well, what is resent anything else but every single the difference between a doctor and ten to these figures and see these fig- person—every citizen—that resides being here? Well, as a doctor, I can ures. But I want to tell you where I got within that district. make a diagnosis. I can get together them, because as a prosecutor, I always So the things we are talking about with a patient and their family and had to back up, in court, where I got today are not Republican issues, and provide a treatment, and together we my evidence and cite it. they are not Democrat issues. These go to work on that. It takes both of us You have all heard of the Congres- are American issues. We are talking to do that. Sometimes when you make sional Budget Office. We refer to it as about American jobs. We are talking the suggestion of a treatment, you the CBO. I am going to tell you just in about getting back to work. We are even suggest that there be a second two sentences what the Congressional talking about coming here, taking an opinion. And I can tell you right now Budget Office does. The Congressional oath of office, and then fulfilling that on all of these things that we have Budget Office, CBO, is a Federal agen- oath to the people who sent us. passed, all these treatments that we cy within the legislative branch of the Now, I know that you go through the have recommended, we are still wait- United States Government that pro- same thing. I have many people that ing for our second opinion from the vides economic data to Congress. The approach me and say: Do you know Senate. CBO was created as a nonpartisan what, MIKE? I didn’t vote for you. And The House is active. We are waiting agency by the Congressional Budget I say to them: Well, do you know what? for the Senate to take up the arm and and Improvement Control Act of 1974, I didn’t know that until right now, but do their job, as well. which means they are independent. I will forget about it, believe me. And Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. I thank They are not Republican, and they are they will say: Well, this is an issue I Mr. WENSTRUP. not Democrat. These are people who have, and these are some things that Mr. MARINO and I were talking for a crunch numbers, make estimates, bring concern me, and I just want to know second. Mr. MARINO had touched on us information, and then submit it to where are you all going and what is it something that had just happened re- us so the American people know what that you are trying to do? And why cently when you talked about activity the actual facts are. can’t you get America back to work? on the Senate floor and inactivity on Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. Thank Because you all said when you ran for the Senate floor. There was a night not you, Mr. MARINO. office that we have got to get this Na- too long ago where the Senate talked We all have similar experiences. I tion back on track and we have got to all night long, and I think Mr. MARINO know you do, BRAD, when you are back get America moving in the right direc- wants to just touch on that right now. home; and, TOM, I know you do when tion. We have got to get America being Mr. MARINO. If this were not nause- you are back home. It really doesn’t America again. ating, it would be hilarious. There are matter where we are. A lot of times it We know that oftentimes in our life millions of people out of work, Mr. is coming out of Mass on Sunday morn- we look at all the problems we have, Speaker, millions of people who are ing, and sometimes it is just being and the answer to everything right now losing their health care and millions down at the K-Mart or the Walmart, or is these things need fixing. Now, how more whose health care is increasing. maybe I am up in Erie and I am out do you do that? You can only do it with There are 230 pieces of legislation sit- near Presque Isle, or I could be in a very dynamic and robust economy. ting on HARRY REID’s desk. And do you Grove City or I could be in Slippery So when I hear the conversation that know what they debated a couple Rock, and people come up to me all the takes place either in our Chamber or weeks ago all night on the floor? Noth- time and say: Do you know what? You the Senate Chamber and you start to ing to do with jobs, nothing to do with all need to get busy. And they talk say to yourself, it is nice to have that deregulation, and nothing to do with about: We don’t want to hear any more conversation, it is nice to have that lit- getting out of the way of the hard- about the battles between Republicans tle talk, and it is nice to have that de- working taxpayer business. They de- and Democrats. Quite frankly, we are bate, but do you know what? You

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My election, it comes right out your home- some constituents somewhere that goodness, there is another election town. says, boy, she is speaking for me or he coming, and if it truly comes down to It comes right out of your churches, is speaking for me. we can’t get these things done because and it comes right out of the folks you of another election coming, then we work with every day and have grown b 1700 can never get anything done because up with and have lived life with. That We speak for everybody, not just the there are elections every year. is who is here. That is who is here. It towns we come from or the townships Now, if Mr. REID can say to his peo- is so unique; it is the only place in the we come from or the counties we come ple in the Senate and if he can look to world that you can do it. from or the States we come from, but this country and if he can go on TV and I just tell you, because of the social this entire country. tell people these things you are hearing media, you can go as an individual in So when we look at what is going on about the health care law are all lies, your home. You don’t have to get in now and people say: yes, you say that these things have been conjured up by your car and drive anywhere. You don’t is going on, but you know what, there people who don’t really exist, the sto- have to waste any money on gas. You is no proof. ries that they are spreading are lies, don’t have to worry about sitting in Here is what I would ask our friends there is not a shred of evidence that traffic. to do because the President says this would support what they have said— Just sit at home and go to those two all the time. He says: you know what, now, he stands in front of the Amer- sites, www.speaker.gov/jobs or pick up your phone or pick up your ican people and says that you are all majorityleader.gov/bill-tracker. You pen, and that is what I am going to do, liars and that we are not going to tol- can find out everything we are talking and I am going to get things done; I am erate that type of behavior. about. Mr. WENSTRUP, you did talk about going to use my executive powers, Then he goes behind his desk at the the Keystone pipeline, and we ask our- which are vast and enormous, to do Senate and said: all of those pieces of selves all the time: What is the holdup what I want to do, despite what Con- legislation, those 220 House-passed on the Keystone pipeline? gress may say, despite especially what bills, put them on the table because we those characters in the House of Rep- One person, one person; and if you are not going to talk about them. We don’t know where that person is, let resentatives are pushing down your are not going to debate them. We are throat because that is just not what I me give you a clue: he lives in a white not going to amend them. And you house at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. want you to hear. know why we are not? Because there is Well, my message to the American This is not a tough place to find. an election coming. Pick up the phone and call him. Tell people is: you all have phones, and you Right now, there are a third of the him: Mr. President, let’s get back to all have pens, and you all have the Senate Members up for election. That work; Mr. President, let’s make Amer- ability, because of the country we live is their rotation—a third, a third, and ica energy independent; Mr. President, in, to speak out on anything, any time, a third. Every couple of years, there is let’s quit worrying about the next elec- anywhere you want; no place else in a third reelected, or new Senators tion, and let’s get this country back in the world can we do that. come in. the right direction. As an example today, as my col- He has placed the reelection above We can do it as a people. We can do leagues and I are doing—because, as I the redirection of this country. The re- it together. We must do it. It is not said earlier, it is time to do some election of his Senate is more impor- just a responsibility. It is our obliga- mythbusting, it is time to call a halt tant to him than the redirection of this tion, not just for the future, but to all to this idle chatter about what Amer- country. That is absolutely unforgiv- those from the past. ica really needs. able. So I would just tell you, my friends, We know what America really needs. So I would just ask our friends, as there is so much going on right now, America needs to get back to work, they listen—and this is a message to and I really would like my two col- and this Congress needs to get out of America, not so much to the House of leagues, let’s all join, and we can have the job creators’ way. We need to get Representatives or to the Senate be- a colloquy right now between the three the heavy regulatory boot of the gov- cause we are pretty much ignored, but of us and talk back and forth because I ernment off the throat of our job cre- let me just say this: for those of you think it is important for the people of ators, and we need to let them breathe who are at home and listening to this, America to understand. again. there are several things you can do. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. We need to let them look to the fu- I said about picking up your phone or VALADAO). Members are reminded to ture with some certainty and know picking up your pen. How about this, refrain from engaging in personalities that you can go ahead and plan. You just getting on your computer. Go to toward Senators and are further re- can go ahead and make a strategy. You www.speaker.gov/jobs. You can also go minded to direct their remarks to the can go ahead and look to the future to majorityleader.gov/bill-tracker. Chair. with a great degree of success waiting What will these two sites give you? Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. I yield for you. They will give you everything we are to Mr. WENSTRUP. Now, opportunity is there for every- talking about. It is all there. You don’t Mr. WENSTRUP. The gentleman body. There is equal opportunity. have to come to Washington to see us. mentioned the Affordable Care Act, There is no question about that. We You don’t have to send away for a and you mentioned a phone and a pen. know there is not equal outcome. My book. I would encourage all Americans to use goodness, that is just not the case. You don’t have to do anything except their phone and to use their pen to let We do know that hardworking Amer- go online and pick up this information. the other parts of our government icans throughout our history have done You can sit at home and see what it is know where you stand and know that things that are absolutely incredible, this House of Representatives has you do want to see some action taking and they have done it because of a gov- passed; and then you, too, can sit, as place. ernment that lets people be free. It myself, Mr. MARINO, and Mr. WENSTRUP We are a Nation of laws, and we gives them liberty to go on and do do every day, and ask: What is it that should live by the rule of law. It is very what they need to do and when they we are waiting for? difficult for the American people to un- want to do it and the ways that they The answer is leadership; quite sim- derstand when certain laws are passed want to do it. ply, it is leadership. America, right and signed by the President and then There is no place else in the world, so now, is hunting for champions. They just changed as though it is a menu, the question comes down to: Why now? are hunting for people who will rise up you can just select which laws you Why now have we hit such a logjam? and take control of this situation, and want to enforce.

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President with a job just to have health care. Act. For those who aren’t familiar with Obama has signed only 24 Senate bills b 1715 the REINS Act, basically what it does into law during this Congress. In con- This is the same person that says we is it brings more power back into Con- trast, 91 bills from the House have been have to pass it so we know what is in gress and into those who represent you. signed by the President into law. These it. Well, we all know what is in it, and It gives you a voice. are total bills of all different subjects. we all know what is not in it. We have established, over the years, Senate Democrats’ sole concern seems to be protecting themselves Now, I want to make a point clear. many agencies where we have empow- Congressman KELLY and myself, this is ered those agencies, and we have em- from taking recorded votes that might anger their liberal donors or their vot- our second term. We new Members of powered the people within the agencies the House, we have a little different ap- to make the decisions, and often, it is ers. They do this by closing off debate, eliminating amendments, and writing proach to things. punitive, regulatory decisions that This $18 trillion of debt that we are their bills in secret, shutting out Re- they are making, so this makes it very in, this just didn’t happen over the last publican voices and input. difficult for our businesses. couple of years. This happened over the This broken and dysfunctional Demo- What the REINS Act does is it says last 50 years. I often say to my con- crat Senate has produced many disas- that, if a regulation has a negative eco- stituents, if I had the ability to have ters for the American people and not nomic impact of over $100 million, then every living President in a group of my just ObamaCare. They also passed the it has to be approved by Congress. That constituents, Mr. Speaker, and every gives you, the people, a chance to reach trillion dollar so-called Stimulus Act, leader, I would say to them: how dare out to your Representative and let refused for 4 years to pass a budget, you do this to us; how dare you, Repub- them know how you feel about these and allowed the President to balloon licans and Democrats, put us into this regulations, rather than just having a the national debt in five short years debt. bureaucracy deciding that this is what from $10 trillion to $17 trillion. The Republicans had some opportuni- Don’t let the President or HARRY is going to take place. ties when they had control of the As I said, I think, over the years, this REID fool you with false narratives House and the Senate a decade or so body has given up some of that power that those rascally Republicans are ago, but times are changing. There is a to these agencies, and that takes it holding up the Nation’s business. This new breed here. away from the American people, and is just another gimmick to shift the I just want to bring some issues to we want to get that back. blame away from where it really lies. your attention concerning ObamaCare Our country deserves better. Bills Now, we talk about if it is over $100 that the American people need to know that would grow our economy and put million of negative economic impact. about. When ObamaCare was first im- millions of our friends and neighbors Well, I tell you I rarely see a regula- plemented, first told about what is back to work should never die in the tion that has a positive economic im- going to happen, it was supposed to depths of the Democrat Senate. It is pact in America, and so this is an op- cover 60 million people. Again, go to critical for every single American to portunity for us to get that back. the Congressional Budget Office Web Again, it is something that we passed let Senate Democrats know that they site at www.cbo.gov. It is supposed to in the last two Congresses here in the are sick and tired of the do-nothing cover 60 million people at a cost of $900 House of Representatives, and it has Senate. billion and some change over a 10-year Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. I thank not been taken up in the Senate. period. Mr. LAMBORN. You were told you can keep your doc- Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. I thank If I may inquire, how much time re- tor; you can keep your health care pro- the gentleman, and I yield to the gen- mains? gram. If you didn’t want to participate tleman from Colorado (Mr. LAMBORN). The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- in ObamaCare, you didn’t have to. And Mr. LAMBORN. I want to thank the tleman has 25 minutes remaining. do you know something? It wasn’t gentleman from Pennsylvania for his Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. I yield going to cost you one penny more. leadership on this and many other to the gentleman from Pennsylvania Well, the Congressional Budget Office issues, and I thank him for putting this (Mr. MARINO). just released new figures and they sim- time together. Mr. MARINO. Mr. Speaker, I heard a ply put it this way: instead of covering Whenever anyone says it is a do- little bit ago when my colleagues on 60 million people, maybe—maybe— nothing Congress, they are only half the other side of the aisle were talking ObamaCare will cover 24 million peo- right. It is actually a do-nothing Sen- about ObamaCare, and they said that ple; and instead of costing $900 billion, ate. Republicans tried to repeal it over 40 it now is closer to $2 trillion. In this Congress, the House has times; and that is true, we did. And, oh, by the way, were you able to passed and sent over to the Senate 311 We tried to fix it, with no help from keep your insurance that you had prior total bills, and we have talked about the other side, but he said, twice, that to ObamaCare? No. The President said the 220 jobs-related bill. There are 311 we didn’t have anything to offer. you could, but you can’t. total bills. Again, that statement is not correct. Were you able to keep your physi- In stark contrast, the Senate has Look at H.R. 3121, American Health cians? In many instances, no. sent to the House only 67 bills. The Care Reform Act. It repeals ObamaCare Your rates weren’t going up. How Senate produces just about one-third of and puts together a health care pro- many of your rates stayed the same? what the House does—one-third of the gram that physicians and hospital ad- We are talking about millions of peo- work, Mr. Speaker. ministrators and the public took part ple, millions and millions of people I am not saying that passing bills in in suggesting what we need in a health who lost insurance because of and of itself is an unalloyed good. The care program, so it is there. It is ObamaCare, and millions more whose Patient Protection and Affordable Care backed up. H.R. 3121, we did do some- insurance rates went up significantly. Act, or ObamaCare, is a primary exam- thing. The President waived more than 30 ple of that, but it is one way to meas- Now, we need to talk a little bit provisions of his law in order to try ure how hard you are working. about some issues concerning what my and make it work, number one. From the House Natural Resources colleagues have said with regard to Despite his promise that everyone Committee I sit on, we have passed six ObamaCare. who likes their plan can keep it, be- bills opening up American energy that I just recently heard and verified this tween 4 and 7 million Americans have would create over 1 million new jobs, by my staff that the House minority had their health care plans canceled.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:28 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K02AP7.065 H02APPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2844 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 2, 2014 Approximately, 7.5 million seniors back? It certainly is not our cost of en- don’t pass a budget. Oh, Good Lord. I will be forced from their Medicare Ad- ergy, because we are blessed with en- would like to see us do that in our vantage health care plan of choice in ergy everywhere. It has been placed schools. I would like to see us do that 2014. Others will see more than $3,700 in there by the Good Lord for us to use. in our homes. I would like to see us do services cut. Through new technology we are able to that in our factories and in our busi- ObamaCare imposes 21 different taxes extract it. We are able to heat and cool nesses in the private sector. on Americans and businesses and an our homes, to light our homes, to run When we have to pass a bill to make additional cost of more than $1 trillion our factories, to light our streets at them pass a budget, is that where we to Americans and the economy. night, to do almost anything we want have reached? Have we reached the The workforce will shrink. My col- to do at a rate that is lower than any- depths? Is that how low we have be- league said there is no evidence that place in the world. come? the workforce would shrink. Well, you In fact, we are at a point right now It is a great honor and a privilege to go to www.cbo.gov and you will read we don’t have to rely on anybody else serve in this House. It is a great honor that the workforce will shrink by 2.5 on this globe other than ourselves. We to come before the people and to go million jobs because of ObamaCare. can be energy independent. We have home and say: We are working hard for Not a good sign for the 4 million Amer- drinking water that the rest of the you. We are going to do the best we can icans who have been unemployed for world would love to have. And we have do. over 6 months. the ability to produce, as you know, But do you know what? It requires a Eleven million small business em- Mr. Speaker, because of where you little help. It requires a little help. ployees will see premiums rise under come from in California, the ability to This system, this system where there ObamaCare. produce food for a population that are two Chambers, it requires us being And Medicaid, a program that al- doesn’t need to go starving, it doesn’t able to get things through the House, ready has reimbursement rates below need to look to the rest of the world for which we have done. 220 House-passed Medicare and one in which one out of help, because we can create it right bills are stuck in a do-nothing Senate three doctors does not accept new pa- here, right now, for every single Amer- right now. It requires some teamwork tients will see enrollments rise by ican. now. It requires us to truly be the more than 91 million Americans, 34 The question becomes then: Why are ‘‘united’’ States and not the ‘‘divided’’ million of whom are childless adults. we where we are at right now? Why do States of America. It requires us to be This, ladies and gentlemen, Mr. we have the lowest labor participation a body that works for the American Speaker, this does not work, and we rate we have had in 35 years? My good- people and not for a political party. It have to fix it. We have offered a way to ness, when you look at all the assets, requires us to work on an agenda that fix it, but the President said there is when you can look at everything that puts America back to work and does nothing wrong with it. we have, when you can look at the op- not worry about the next election that Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. I thank portunities we have, when you can look is coming up and worries about the new direction this country needs to go in. Mr. MARINO. at everything, being there and being It is a responsibility to take advan- I think, Mr. Speaker, as we draw to within our grasp without too far of a the end of time, I think it is time for tage of all those assets the Lord has reach to get there, the question be- given us; and it is time for the United us now to take a look at the world and comes: What is holding us up? What is our place in the world. Geopolitically, States to now become the next great holding us back? What is keeping us emerging economy, one that will be we know we have been hurt lately be- from achieving that destiny that we cause America has decided to follow heralded all over the world, one that have been granted by the Lord? What is the rest of the world is looking to and something called ‘‘leading from be- keeping us from that? scratching their head and says: My hind.’’ I have absolutely no idea what Look, I would just say this. There are goodness, you have got everything. that possibly could mean. many, many millions of Americans What is it that you are waiting for? But I hear constantly about the next that are out of work. All you have to And the answer, again, is leadership. great emerging economy. You sit back do is go out of this Chamber and go That leadership has got to take place, and say, well, who could it possibly be? down the hall and I can show you a lot and it has got to take place soon. Well, let me tell you who it is, and it of Americans that actually have a job We will continue to do our job in the doesn’t take much guesswork. It is us. that aren’t working. I can show you a House of Representatives. We will con- It is the U.S. Senate that continues to sit on all tinue to push bills forward. We will Now, why do I say that? Because these jobs bills, on all this legislation continue to debate and amend bills. We right now we are uniquely positioned that would get America back to work. will continue to pass bills, and we will in history at this moment in time to be I am so sick and tired of hearing walk them down the hall to the Senate. the greatest economy the world has about, well, you know, if the House But after that, the Senate has to pick ever seen. Why? Because we have been would just do something. I will tell you these bills up. It has to debate them. It blessed by our Creator with abundant, something; I would suggest this: the has to amend them. It has to vote on accessible, and affordable fossil fuels. President would wear out his fingers on them, and it has to send them down to These can be extracted safely, and that that phone calling HARRY REID; in fact, the White House for the President’s creates thousands of jobs. This can his left arm would probably go numb final signature. lower our cost per energy unit far from signing all the legislation that If we are truly going to get America below anyplace else in the world and could be sitting on his desk right now. back to work, then let’s get to work. allows us, in fact, to let our wages rise What is holding it up? What is the My colleagues in the House have al- because our cost of producing goes roadblock? What is keeping us from ready heard that clarion call and they down as far as energy is concerned. that pathway to prosperity? Do you have done their job. I am just going to What else we have, if you look just to know what it is? It is a do-nothing Sen- yell it down the hallway as we walk the north of the district I serve, the ate. It is a Senate that sits back and out of here tonight: Hey, you all need Great Lake system is there. Lake Erie calls the American people liars. It is a to get to work because America is is there. Also what is there is one-fifth Senate that sits back and distorts the waiting for you to lead. Then the phone of the world’s freshwater. Also, if you facts. It is a Senate that puts out, should be ringing off the hook in Mr. were to look at our land, our tillable every day, myths about a House of REID’s office and at 1600 Pennsylvania soil, the production per acre that our Representatives not working. It is a Avenue as America says it is time to people in agriculture are able to Senate that had to go under the gun to get up off your seat and get the job achieve. pass a budget and say: Do you know done. So I would ask you then, at this what? Here is the deal. You don’t pass It is time to quit talking the talk. It point in time, at this point in history, a budget, we don’t pay you. is time to walk the walk. It is time to if we know that really what we need to Are you kidding me? Are you kidding actually do what we know we can do do is to have a robust and dynamic me? You have to threaten them that and take advantage of every single economy, what would be holding us you are going to cut their pay if they asset the Lord has provided for us.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:28 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K02AP7.066 H02APPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE April 2, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2845 I would just say, Mr. Speaker, in lion or More Jobs a Year.’’ I have more is what America is about. That is what closing, thank you so much for allow- health care people—physicians, hos- Americans do. We help people. We try ing us to be here. pitals, constituents—constantly calling to improve the quality of life. Mr. MARINO, always a pleasure to be me, saying, What am I going to do? I I am asking, Mr. Speaker, that the with you, sir. As we go back to Penn- can’t get insurance or I cannot afford American people get more involved in sylvania, we will continue to fight this insurance. We, the Republicans, the political system, to be aware of those fights. have put a proposal together, and we what is out there, to hear what is going Mr. WENSTRUP is gone and also Mr. would like to see that voted on. We on. You heard what I stated and what LAMBORN is gone, but it is good to have would like to see that get over to the I cited. Check my facts. Follow up. colleagues to join us. Senate. Just don’t take what you hear as ac- I would just tell you this. If there is I also want to bring something else tual fact and actual truth. Back it up. nobody that sits in this House of Rep- to your attention concerning Ask your elected officials, Where did resentatives that doesn’t want to see ObamaCare, and it is concerning our you get that information? On what did America do well, it is just time to get young people, the future of this coun- you base it? back to work. try. I have met so many bright young It is about time, as my colleague Mr. Speaker, how much time do we people who are out of college but who Congressman KELLY said, that we level have remaining? cannot get a job. They are very tal- the playing field, that we take the handcuffs and the restraints off of The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- ented. They are smart individuals. hardworking taxpayers so they can tleman from Pennsylvania has 11 min- There was a feature issue put out by give their children and their grand- utes remaining. Sea Change, and it was a poll. It reads: children a better way of life. I know Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. Mr. ‘‘Policy Feature Issue: ObamaCare and that we can do that in this country. We Speaker, at this time, I am going to Youth—Why Millennials are Right to are the greatest country in the world. I yield to Mr. MARINO, and he will finish be Concerned.’’ These are young people, am a member of the Foreign Affairs up. particularly those out of college who Committee, and I am a member of the Mr. MARINO. Mr. Speaker, I am can’t find work. NATO alliance. I talk to people who going to hit on two areas here for a It reads: represent 27 other countries about how moment and ask the American people A recent poll of millennials, released by great America is and about how they Harvard’s Institute of Politics, found that, to get more involved, to call your Rep- look to us and what we can do. Even resentatives, to call your Senators, de- today, ‘‘only 41 percent of millennials ap- prove of the President’s performance, down the countries that do not like us look mand from them that we get legisla- to America for leadership. They look to tion passed through both Houses, or at 11 points since Harvard’s last survey in April.’’ America for a better way of life, not least the legislation is brought to the only here in the U.S. but around the floor for a vote. The American people I am going to go further on to read: With respect to ObamaCare, young Ameri- world. deserve that. I have to tell you that every time I As I said earlier, I am a states’ rights cans are even more suspicious. More than half of the poll’s responders believe that drive from Williamsport, Pennsyl- guy, a constitutionalist, worked in a health care costs will increase under vania—the 10th Congressional District factory, worked in industry, and then ObamaCare, with 44 percent indicating that there—after a week of listening to my put myself through college and law they believe the quality of care will decline. constituents and seeing what they go school. Moreover, almost two-thirds of the respond- through—my farmers, businesspeople, My father, as I said, gave me a good ents say they do not plan to enroll in homemakers, single moms, men who life. My father was a firefighter, a jan- ObamaCare, which, if accurate, would be ex- can’t find jobs, women who have to itor, a painter, and whatever else he tremely problematic for the future viability of the Federal exchanges. work two and three part-time jobs to could do to raise money to keep a roof raise their families—I know we have a The White House just released that over our heads and to feed us. He al- responsibility. As I turn on to Inde- now they have—I heard it on the floor ways said, if you are going to say pendence and as I see the dome of this today—almost 7 million. It was 7 mil- something, first of all, to someone, beautiful building, I can’t believe that that you look right in their eye and lion, and then it was over 7 million. I am fortunate enough to be here, to you speak the truth. You don’t make it Again, the White House has not been represent not only my 10th Congres- personal, and you base what you say on consistent with its numbers, and it sional District in Pennsylvania but all facts and you support those facts. hasn’t, I believe, given all of the infor- of America, but it is a responsibility I am a true believer that Americans, mation. I read an article here in which that I chose. It is a responsibility for over the last decade or two, even more it says they are touting that 6 million, which I have to continue to fight every so today, have been asked to do more 7 million—whatever figure they have day of my life. with less. Their budgets are tight. come up with—got on the Web site and I heard one of my colleagues say— Some are laid off. Some are completely signed up. There is a big difference and I am going to borrow his line, and out of jobs. They are working one and there, folks, because, Mr. Speaker, I am going to ad-lib it a little bit. He two and three part-time jobs. But we there is a difference between signing up would say to his people as he was have the technology out there to cre- and paying. This article stated that speaking to them in a group—and he ate better jobs. most of those individuals who signed would stand up and take his glasses Also, the American people should de- up did not pay and that they project off—do you see this line here, this mand that government operates the that those individuals will not pay. wrinkle here? This was caused by fight- same way. I am a believer that the That is what this ObamaCare health ing to keep your taxes low. Do you see Federal Government is much too large. care plan was relying on, for young this wrinkle here? This was caused by The left hand doesn’t know what the people who are in good health today to making sure that the American people right hand is doing. It needs to be pay. Yet they are saying, I am in good know what we are voting on. This line downsized by at least a third. health. Why should I bail others out? here was caused to make sure that Now, let me make this perfectly there is a level playing field, and there b 1730 clear. I believe that everyone should is still room on my face for more lines From those of us still here, the tax- have health care. My daughter has cys- and more wrinkles to keep fighting. payers should demand that we do tic fibrosis, a disease for which there is That is what I am going to do—that more—do more with less—just like in- no cure. The hoops that my wife and I is what we all should be doing here in dustry does, just like we do at home. had to jump through and still are the House—to keep fighting for the The government should operate under jumping through in order to cover my American people. Down the road, I that basis. daughter are extraordinary. If there want someone to say to my children, I am now going to switch back to are people out there who cannot afford Do you know something? When your ObamaCare for a moment. In an article health care, we, as Americans, have to father was a Member of Congress, he of 2–24–2014 in Forbes magazine, it help them. We have to pay for them. did the right thing for the American reads: ‘‘ObamaCare Will Cost 2.9 mil- We have to give them health care. That people and for his constituents.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:28 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K02AP7.067 H02APPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2846 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 2, 2014 Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. Mr. care to pay for the health care of oth- ally paid, and if it is an even smaller Speaker, I think my time is pretty ers—because they hope they are in part of the fraction who paid who close to the end, is it not? good health and won’t need it—and didn’t have health insurance before and The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- that will fund all of the millions and who were part of the 30-plus million, tleman has 2 minutes remaining. millions of dollars that they are paying then how is that a good thing? Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. I will to celebrities to convince them to buy Why did every Democrat in the take this brief opportunity to thank ObamaCare. House and in the Senate who thought my colleagues Mr. MARINO and Mr. We know that insurance companies it was such a good idea without a sin- WENSTRUP for being here and Mr. LAM- cannot run like the Federal Govern- gle Republican’s input—we didn’t get BORN for being here and for your indul- ment and, certainly, not like the exec- to have any input in ObamaCare. They gence and for the American people’s. utive branch. They can’t just announce shoved it through this body and down We have often said—and we have 7 million people have bought a product the throats of the American people. shared these moments together many if they have not bought it. I haven’t They shoved it through the Senate, and times—that we have not just a respon- seen any insurance companies come they had to do it quickly before Scott sibility but an obligation not just to out and say, Do you know what? We Brown ended up in office, in having ourselves and to our current genera- have had 1.5 million of these or we have that seat. Tragically, they shoved it tion but to all of those who came be- had 3 million of these 7 million. Insur- through without any bipartisan assist- fore us for all of the sacrifices that ance companies have to know who has ance, so nearly half of Americans were they made—for the 1.6 million men and paid for their services, who has paid for not represented in the creation of that women in uniform who gave their lives their products. They can’t just go bill. that we could have this moment today along and announce to the IRS, We had b 1745 and those into the future. We have a 7 million people who bought our prod- responsibility to guarantee to them ucts. We don’t know who paid for them. It wasn’t done on C–SPAN, as the that we made a conscious decision to We will probably not know for a year candidate for President, Senator make sure that their future would be or so. We don’t know, but 7.1 million Obama, had promised. It was done in as secure as the one that we were have bought our products, but you are back rooms at the White House, here. given. going to have to give us a pass for a Who knows where. We don’t even know In having said all of that, Mr. Speak- year or two until we find out who actu- who was present. er, I yield back the balance of my time. ally paid for it, and then we will even- We know there were some union lead- f tually get around to telling you how ers that met with the President about much we owe you in income tax from it, without anybody there to record OBAMACARE all of the people who bought or who what was said. We know that they The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under didn’t buy our insurance. They can’t ended up wanting every health care the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- work like that, because the IRS will worker eventually to be a union mem- uary 3, 2013, the Chair recognizes the not let them work like that. The insur- ber because their numbers have de- gentleman from Texas (Mr. GOHMERT) ance companies have to know how clined everywhere except in the area of for 30 minutes. much money has come through their government workers, where Franklin Mr. GOHMERT. I want to thank my doors. They have to account for it. Roosevelt said we should never even friends, Mr. Speaker, who are both They can’t get into this magical math have government unions. from Pennsylvania, for their superb that the executive branch gets into So if the 30-plus million who purport- comments. They are so right on every- that 7.1 million have paid for edly didn’t have health insurance were thing they have said. ObamaCare and count that as some the real important reason we had to In following up on those comments, kind of glorious thing. turn health care upside down, that we there was an article today from The We were told there were over 30 mil- had to cut $716 billion from Medicare, Washington Free Beacon: ‘‘Employers lion people who didn’t have health care so seniors are not going to be able to Say ObamaCare Will Cost Them $5,000 and that that was the whole reason get care they would have before More Per Employee.’’ How much more health care, itself, had to be turned up- ObamaCare was passed, if we had to can businesses absorb? side down. Cancer patients had to be turn away seniors from health care Actually, in the last month, we have turned away from their cancer treat- they need just for those 30-plus million been finding out about more groups ment providers. Of the people who had that don’t have insurance, then why that are getting money from a health the doctors they wanted, who were should we be happy that maybe only care program informally called doing great things for their health— one-thirtieth or so of that has signed ‘‘ObamaCare,’’ because it is so hard to keeping them alive—oh, they had to up for insurance? call it ‘‘affordable’’ when it is not. lose them because we had over 30 mil- In the 4 years since ObamaCare They are groups that are getting lion who didn’t have health insurance. passed, the best they could do is sign money from the Federal Government Then we were told, of the 7.1 million or up 1 million of the 30 or so million that that, it sounds like, are using it more so who may have acquired health in- didn’t have insurance. That is a good as an opportunity to register voters as surance under ObamaCare, there is thing? Democrats when that money could be only a small fraction of them who were Most Americans are ready to have used to get a pacemaker or to get a people who didn’t have insurance, part some real reform, like having competi- mammogram or to replace a knee for of the 30 or so million who didn’t have tion. If you need an MRI, you shouldn’t some 85-year-old widow who could real- insurance. have to do like one of the people in my ly use a new knee or a new hip. Yet If you are going to cut off people’s office who was in Boston and under millions and millions of dollars are cancer treatments and if you are going RomneyCare at the time. being paid to groups to go out and find to cut off their ability to get the The President said they modeled people and to do all they can to get health care they need—cut off their ObamaCare after RomneyCare. She was them signed up so they can say they ability to go to the cancer hospitals in a car wreck and couldn’t get an MRI had 7 million people sign up. They sign they have been going to for treat- for a month or so after the wreck, so them up all over the country, using ment—if you are going to basically she had to fly back to Texas and get an millions and millions of dollars that bring people’s lives to an early end be- MRI to find out she had broken bones. should have been for health care, yet cause we have got to help those 30 mil- This is the kind of care we are head- they are using it to try to recruit votes lion or so who don’t have insurance, ing to. You get put on a list. This is for the Democratic Party. Millions and then wouldn’t you want to get the 30 what happens in England and Canada, millions and millions of dollars are million signed up? Why are you happy and that is coming to a health care being spent on hiring big names that that it is only, maybe, 1 million or 2 provider near you. You will get on the young people will recognize to go on million or many fewer who didn’t have list. Why? Because we are told 30 mil- television, to go on radio to try and insurance who have signed up? If it is a lion people didn’t have health insur- talk people into signing up for health fraction of the 7 million who have actu- ance.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:28 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K02AP7.068 H02APPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE April 2, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2847 Well, real reform would have made ica are Democrats, and they are ready ployee. This has got to stop. We have sure not that everybody had insurance, to pull up the ladder behind them. got to repeal ObamaCare and have true but that they had health care that was They are thrilled to have a President health care reform. I know some people affordable and that they could get all that will talk about the fat cats. say: well, you don’t have any ideas. the health care they needed and that it They don’t mind being called fat Are you kidding? The last I saw, was affordable. cats, when they are making 95 percent there were about 80 different bills— In some cases, it would have been a of all the income in America, they have ideas for reform; and what I really whole lot cheaper than having insur- got a President that talks about the want to see us do is, once we get ance. Also, having catastrophic insur- poor and the middle class, and the ones ObamaCare repealed, let’s have the full ance for the things you can’t afford. he has helped like nobody else are the debate. Let’s have it on C–SPAN. Those were some reforms that we ultrawealthy in America. Like Candidate Obama said, let’s let wanted to make. At some point, people are going to America see who is really standing up Most of us were okay with fixing a figure this out. At some point, the mid- for them and who is cutting those problem called preexisting conditions, dle class and the poor are going to say: sweetheart deals with unions, who is which had allowed some insurance You know what? I have been sup- cutting the sweetheart deals with companies to really screw over people porting Democrats all these years, and AARP, the big pharmaceuticals, the unfairly. We offered to address that in now, 95 percent of all the income is AMA, the AHA; who is cutting those a bipartisan manner, but the Demo- going to the top 1 percent. How is that big deals behind the scenes in private crats didn’t want our input. a good thing? Why should I keep sup- rooms, so that mainstream America They said they didn’t need it. They porting the party that is sending 95 sees 95 percent of the income going to had the votes without it. They didn’t percent of the income to the top 1 per- 1 percent, the most wealthy? care what we wanted. They didn’t care cent and the Wall Street fat cats have Let them see that. I welcome that. what our constituents thought was a gotten richer than they ever have in We have got to repeal ObamaCare. We good idea. So we got ObamaCare, and it their lives? have got to. is wreaking havoc across the country. I don’t mind people getting wealthy, There is a book Glenn Beck had pointed out a week or so ago. I had not It is time to repeal it. but not at the expense of the whole So we are told that, under this ad- country, and you look at the separa- seen it before. It was copyrighted origi- ministration and under those two glo- tion of the wealthy and the middle nally in 1942. The Library of Congress rious years when the Democrats had class. It has never been so dramatically has this book. It is ‘‘The Road We Are Traveling.’’ It is interesting. the White House, the House, and the far apart as it is now under this Presi- He basically talks about the ways Senate, full control of all the powers dent, with what was set in motion with ObamaCare and all these things that that socialism and communism have here in Washington—and what did they failed. Really, socialism and com- put in motion in 2009 with control of this administration has done. Crony capitalism has been amazing. munism are bad words, so you don’t the House, the Senate, and the White How? You can pay over $600 billion to want to call it that. We know now it is House? your buddies that you have known for called progressivism. Well, now, we find out—the President years to create a Web site. Oh, they Here, at page 95, he talks about: admitted this last September. It didn’t forgot to do security. That is going to In war and peace, boom and depression, the get much press at all, if any, from the cost people billions of dollars to try to march towards centralized, collective con- mainstream because, of course, they save their own identity information trols has continued. Planning has often been got the President elected, and so they identified with socialism. Yet orthodox so- that has now been out there on an inse- have got to cover for him. We under- cialists themselves are far from pleased with cure Web site. stand that. the collectivism practiced in Russia, Ger- You have a Web site that keeps many, Italy, Japan, Spain, and they look But this is staggering. It has never breaking down. Why? Because crony ever happened before in American his- with grave suspicion on the New Deal. Some- capitalism kicked in and people that thing has appeared which nobody antici- tory. When the President, the Demo- are buddies got the contract. pated, nobody wanted, and nobody really un- cratic House, and the Democratic Sen- It is just like British Petroleum derstands. ate put these things in motion, 95 per- should have never been allowed to con- This was written in 1942. cent of all of the income made in tinue drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, Mr. James Burnham has called it the America went to the top 1 percent of but they were buddies with the admin- ‘‘managerial revolution,’’ in the first intel- Americans. The top 1 percent of income istration. At the time the Deepwater ligent attempt to understand it which I have earners in America got 95 percent of Horizon blew out, I read that they had seen. Many more studies will be needed be- the income. Wow. people from BP talking to John Kerry fore the mystery is cleared up. We have We talk about how we have really got about coming out in support of cap- something called ‘‘X,’’ which is displacing the system of free enterprise, all over the to help the poor and we have really got and-trade, so they didn’t want to shut to help the middle class, and then we world. If we do not know yet what to call it, them down. we can at least describe its major character- find out the actions of this Demo- They had hundreds and hundreds of istics. They include, in most countries, free cratic-controlled House, Democratic- egregious safety violations, compared enterprise into ‘‘X.’’ controlled Senate, and Democratic- to others like Exxon and Shell. I think He goes on and lists these things. controlled White House put in motion they had one or two or none. Again, this is 1942. It is interesting. the mechanics to ensure that 95 per- Well, they should never have been al- You can still find on the Internet, cent of all the income for those years— lowed to operate. Why? Because crony Mr. Speaker, a presentation about 2009 until it was admitted last Sep- capitalism is alive and well in this ad- President Obama from, obviously, a tember—went to the top 1 percent in- ministration and with Democrats in supportive Obama group, called ‘‘The come earners. Staggering. control. Yes, we will let them keep op- Road We’ve Traveled.’’ It appears to be Why isn’t there more in the main- erating. Never mind they are the un- a clear takeoff from ‘‘The Road We Are stream about it? They love to go after safe drillers in the Gulf of Mexico. That Traveling’’ that was written in 1942. the wealthy. Well, because these is okay because they are on our side. But here is what is described as this wealthy are about 70 or 80 percent of America is sick of cronyism. They new progressive ideal that we are mov- the people on Wall Street who donate are sick of favoritism. We don’t be- ing toward that he was excited about to Democrats over Republicans. People grudge anybody getting wealthy, but in 1942 under President Roosevelt and don’t get that. It is shocking. what we begrudge is gaming the sys- these characteristics of what they call But it is about 4 to 1 that donations tem so the middle class and the poor X because they know socialism and from executives and their spouses on have no chance because the ladder has communism doesn’t go over well. Pro- Wall Street go to Democratic can- been pulled up behind ultrawealthy gressivism sounds a lot better. didates. Democrats by a Democratic adminis- It is shocking, I know, for some peo- tration, and it continues. b 1800 ple to come to the realization that So employers are saying ObamaCare But here is this X, a strong central- most of the wealthiest people in Amer- will cost them $5,000 more per em- ized government, an executive arm

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Under government, which the executive arm Now, that is something we haven’t the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- has even said, and got a standing ova- seen, but there really hasn’t been a uary 3, 2013, the Chair recognizes the tion in here, basically, that he will need, because when the President, as gentleman from Iowa (Mr. KING) for 30 usurp legislative power if we don’t use this President did, issues an executive minutes. it. It turns out that was an aim that order that even the IRS cannot enact Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I ap- was set out for progressives, socialists, policies until they have a private meet- preciate very much the honor and X, as he called it, back in 1942. ing with the head of the labor union to privilege to address you here on the He goes on, these are the other work things out behind private doors floor of the United States House of things that we are trying to shoot for, and it can’t be recorded and nobody Representatives and to follow my good according to him: control of banking, can know what they discuss, there is friend, the gentleman from Texas, credit, and security exchanges by the really not much reason for strikes. Judge Gohmert, in this presentation government. When top labor union heads sit down here tonight. Well, we know under the Democrat with the President in a private meeting I have been watching forward with control of the House and the Senate about health care before they come out increasing concern about some of the and the White House, the Federal Gov- with ObamaCare and nobody gets to potential decisions that might be made ernment took control of all student know what was said and done, why do here in this House of Representatives. loans. What a great thing. you need strikes? The heads of the We have been through some long immi- Thank God that my kids, we were labor unions are working hand-in-hand gration debates in this saga of what able to get student loans for them be- with the executive branch. happens to the future and the destiny fore I had to go begging to a Demo- In this book, X, which clearly is pro- of the United States of America. It is cratic administration, because it isn’t gressivism, shoots for: something that goes back, I will say, in difficult to figure out how easily cor- The enlistment of young men and women the modern era, to sometime January ruptible it is when the government in youth corps devoted to health, discipline, 5, 2004, when then-President George community service and ideologies consistent Bush gave his speech that launched controls who gets to get a college loan with those of the authorities. The CCC and who doesn’t. camps have just inaugurated military drill. their effort to advance ‘‘comprehensive So this was set out as what they were immigration reform.’’ Well, it is also interesting that in shooting for back in 1942. He says also: Mr. Speaker, I had my discussion ObamaCare, in my copy, at the begin- with the President’s west wing at that The underwriting of employment by the ning of Page 1312, it talked about—or government, either through armaments or time, meaning west wing of the White section 1312, but it talked about the public works. House. I advised them—I should say, I new President’s Officer and Non- The underwriting of Social Security by the advised him that what you have de- commissioned Officer Corps, created government, old-age pensions, mothers’ pen- scribed here is amnesty. However you sions, unemployment insurance and the like. under a health care bill for inter- want to redefine it, however you want national health emergency or national Well, we have seen that all come to to try to call it comprehensive immi- emergencies, and they can be called up pass since 1942, just as this Progressive gration reform, in the end, amnesty is involuntarily at the present. So it had hoped. amnesty. The American people will sounds like that fits right into what The underwriting of food, housing, medical know what amnesty is, and they will was sought as the road to travel. care, by the government. The United States reject amnesty because it is bad policy Then here is another: is already experimenting with providing for our country. these essentials. Other nations are far along Heavy taxation, with especial emphasis on Well, since that time, I will say that the road. the estates and incomes of the rich. that has proven to be true in each one Well, we have certainly heard that This Progressive says he is also of these national debates that we have enough. shooting for: had and these waves of national de- He goes on and says: The use of deficit spending technique to fi- bates that we have had. Not much ‘‘taking over’’ of property or in- nance these underwritings. The annually bal- That debate that took place in 2005— anced budget has lost its old-time sanctity. dustries in the old socialistic sense. The for- The control of foreign trade by the govern- mula appears to be control without owner- excuse me, 2004 into 2005 and beyond, ment, with increasing emphasis on bilateral ship. It is interesting to recall that the same when there were, at times, tens of agreements and barter deals. formula is used by the management of great thousands of people, often coming in on The control of natural resources, with in- corporations in depriving stockholders of buses wearing identical white T-shirts, creasing emphasis on self-sufficiency. power. pressing Congress to suspend the rule We have seen the government, with And last: of law and give them a special path to every passing month, take more and The state control of communications and citizenship. Through that, this discus- more control of natural resources. And propaganda. sion has pivoted on what I called, at since Texas is doing so well, producing We have certainly seen that take ef- the time, the scarlet letter A, called more oil, more natural gas than ever, fect since 1942. And we have people in amnesty. basically, the Federal Government is, the House and Senate, my Democratic The definition of ‘‘amnesty,’’ it in effect, declaring war on Texas. Eco- friends—some of my Democratic comes in different forms. Black’s Law nomically, they have sicced the EPA friends—that want even more control has one. There are a couple of other after Texas. They want to do every- through the FCC and other government definitions for ‘‘amnesty.’’ But the thing they can to destroy any private entities to control people’s thoughts practical definition that applies in this resource production. and what they can put out on the air. political arena that we are in, this cul- It just sounds like somebody has had Let the government control all of that. tural American arena that we are in, this book, and that the book, ‘‘The It really is outrageous what is hap- Mr. Speaker, is this: to grant amnesty Road We Are Traveling,’’ fits right pening. is to pardon immigration lawbreakers nicely in the road the President’s sup- In any event, it appears that ‘‘The and reward them with the objective of porters say he has traveled or we have Road We Are Traveling,’’ written in their crime. traveled. 1942, by Stuart Chase, setting out what Now, the objective of their crime— This goal’s progressive—they call it he called X, because socialism, com- and in most cases it is a crime. It is X in the book, but clearly it is the pro- munism were not as popular, are the not necessarily someone who is unlaw- gressive. They want control of trans- road that we have traveled. It is time fully present in the United States or portation, railway, highway, airway, to give the people their power back. necessarily guilty of committing a

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And it may be a more appropriate and alleged repeatedly that they had in legally and overstay their visa, then explanation than I had actually prosecutorial discretion, that they that is a violation, a civil mis- thought when I started to say it, whis- don’t have the resources to enforce demeanor. And yet, if they go to work tling through the graveyard here on every law, therefore, they have to en- in this country, they have to fraudu- what could be going on inside the force with the best effect of the re- lently misrepresent themselves in United States when people come across sources that they have, and stated: We order to legally work, then in that the border who are from sources that have prosecutorial discretion, and it is case, it is often document fraud, and we normally identify as sources for ter- on an individual basis only, an indi- that is also a crime. rorism. That is one piece. vidual basis only. She repeated it in So the objective of their crime may Another is, 80 to 90 percent of the il- her testimony under oath before the have been a job; it may have been a legal drugs consumed in America come Judiciary Committee, and I had in home; it may have been what is from or through Mexico. It isn’t all front of me at the time the document planned to be and often is a better life; their fault. One is that some of those that describes this, and in a page and and it might be someone coming in drugs are produced and smuggled into about a third of single-spaced 12-point here with a different kind of intention. Mexico and then into the United type, it said, used the term ‘‘on an in- We know that coming across our south- States. Another is there is a huge de- dividual basis only,’’ by my count, in ern border we have had, I will say, mand in the United States for illegal memory, seven times. Now why would this administration scores of people, at a minimum, who drugs. The value of that marketplace remind Members of Congress, espe- are persons of interest from nations of in this country could well be over $60 cially members of the Judiciary Com- interest. billion. That is 60 billion with a b. But mittee, that they were executing pros- Now, that is the verbiage that gets even the Drug Enforcement doesn’t ecutorial discretion by waiving the ap- used in our security personnel. If they know that number, and they aren’t plication of the law to hundreds of are from a nation of interest, that is a comfortable producing that number. thousands of people altogether under nation that is in the list, having been That number actually comes from a this definition of ‘‘on an individual a nation that spawns terrorists. If they media report. basis only’’? We know they didn’t deal are a person of interest, they are a per- In any case, so we have persons of in- with them on an individual basis only. son from that nation that is a nation of terest from nations of interest. We have 80 to 90 percent of the illegal When you read that report and you interest that spawns terrorists. go through and draw a couple of x’s and So you have got kind of a double drugs coming from or through to Mex- o’s, you come to this conclusion: that marker here. Somebody shows up com- ico. It is a threat to our country, a Homeland Security, under the Morton ing across our southern border and threat to our society. And on top of that, we have a border Memos of ICE, created four different they are from Yemen, for example, that remains porous. We have a Presi- classes of people, and they are broadly they are going to be a person of inter- dent whose administration has been exempted from the law by the defini- est from a nation of interest, which announcing that he has been deporting tions of the classes of people created in means we should pay more attention to record numbers of people, but when the very memo that says, seven times that because they are a risk to the se- you look at the numbers, you find out ‘‘on an individual basis only.’’ curity of United States because that is that he is double counting and he has This was what I thought was a lame a place that terrorists come from in changed the definition of ‘‘removals.’’ effort to try to cloak themselves in the records that we have and the data prosecutorial discretion when there is that we know. It doesn’t mean that ev- b 1815 no such thing. Mr. Speaker, I want to erybody that might come across our He is counting those who are turned emphasize this. There is no such thing southern border from Yemen is a ter- back at the border, those who are as prosecutorial discretion outside of rorist. It means, though, just what the caught crossing the border that do a an individual basis only. It only can be definition is. This happens on a regular voluntary return to avoid it going on applied on an individual basis. It can- basis. their record so that they can avoiding not be applied to classes or groups of When anyone is interdicted, appre- being subject to the 3- or 10-year bar people because everyone that is paying hended, coming across our border who and double-counting some of those that attention to law, the structure of law, is a person of interest from a nation of are turned back. knows that the law defines classes and interest, they are turned over, as soon So here are the real numbers, and it groups of people, and the exemptions as possible, to the FBI. That act imme- is this: That the lead deportations that under prosecutorial discretion have to diately closes the case as far as public actually took place in our modern era be justified, justifiable, and on an indi- discussion is concerned because now it under—not the George Bush adminis- vidual basis only. This administration is classified. So, if they are continually tration, Mr. Speaker—but they took didn’t adhere to that, and they know classifying the reports and any pros- place under the Bill Clinton adminis- it. And, Mr. Speaker, they strategized ecutions and how we handle persons of tration in the year 2000 when there was around it so that they could grant interest from nations of interest, that some number above 1.8 million remov- what is the equivalent of executive am- means, Mr. Speaker, that we don’t als from the country. And we have a nesty to hundreds of thousands of peo- know how many people have been President now, under Barack Obama, ple. caught coming into the United States down around 450,000 removals from the Now Senator JEFF SESSIONS has re- with ill will towards us or suspicion of country, a long, long ways from being leased a report a little over a week ago, ill will towards us. That is classified. what they sometimes accept the defini- and I want to thank him and his staff What I know is I know of seven cases tion of him as being the Deporter-in- for the work that they have done to dig where we have interdicted a person of Chief. the details out of this network of regu- interest from a nation of interest. And No President has taken the position lations and rules and executive edicts the reason I know about them is be- that this President has, that he picks to come down to this point: that the cause, having spent time on the border, and chooses the laws that he wants to application of the law almost com- been down there when a person of that enforce and ignores the rest. No Presi- pletely exempts the law, itself, which definition is interdicted and I gain dent has so broadly gone out there and requires those encountered by immi- knowledge of that circumstance, same violated the limitations in article two gration officials who are unlawfully business day, early enough in the day of the Constitution. present in the United States to be and close enough to the incident that Just within immigration itself, when placed into removal proceedings. That they can tell me about it before that the Morton Memos came out—and is the law.

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But we should think of to violate the very law that they have just on the immigration piece. that in the context of, first of all, if the taken an oath to uphold, and that is We could go on through ObamaCare— Federal Government can order you to the requirement that they place into the 38, 39, or more different changes buy an insurance policy, they can order removal proceedings those whom they that have been applied to ObamaCare. you to buy an automobile, they can may encounter who are unlawfully Now, I don’t assert, Mr. Speaker, that order you to buy a washing machine, present in the United States. they are all unconstitutional moves on they can order you to go to the grocery The President has ordered that they the part of the President, but some of store and buy broccoli. They can forbid not do so, which violates their oath to them are so clearly unconstitutional you from buying—let’s just say butter, the Constitution, their fidelity to the that it cannot be argued with a or whatever it is that the First Lady law, and their fidelity to the rule of straight face if you know anything might think is not the healthy diet for law, and it usurps the directive from about the Constitution whatsoever. the American people. By the way, they Congress, which sets up immigration The clearest, the starkest was, the are already dictating the calorie limi- law here in the United States of Amer- directive in ObamaCare that the em- tations to our kids in school. ica. ployer mandate shall be implemented This country has become not so This is an appalling assault on our in each month after December of 2013. much the land of the free any longer. It Constitution and on the rule of law and That is real clear. But the President has become a land where they seek to on the separation of powers, and the announced months ago, we are going to micromanage every aspect of our lives. administration knows it. And I am not delay the employer mandate for an- It has started. It is going down that drawing this as an assumption, Mr. other year. They are going to add an- way. Speaker. I am drawing this from this other year to the implementation date. But if the White House can configure understanding. So it is as if the President—you know a bill and pass it through this Congress The President has told us on a num- he said he had a pen and a cell phone. by hook, crook, and legislative she- ber of occasions that he taught con- It was as if the President took his pen, nanigans, and, in the process of making stitutional law as an adjunct professor went to page whatever it is in the 2,700 the deal to get the votes to get it at the University of Chicago’s School pages of ObamaCare, and went in passed, promise a Member of Con- of Law for 10 years. Ten years of teach- there—it would be a red pen, not a blue gress—let’s just say a Member of Con- ing the Constitution means you can’t one—and drew a line through the num- gress from Michigan—that, never fear avoid coming across these constitu- ber that said 2013, and in each month if the language that you would like to tional requirements, and you can’t after December of 2013, drew a line have doesn’t become part of the law, avoid addressing the separation of pow- through that and just changed the the President will sign an executive ers that are distinct between articles number 13 to the number 2014. order to amend ObamaCare after the one, two, and three of our Constitution. Now, the President does not have the bill is signed if the agreement that And if we wondered if somehow the authority to do that. If he does, then they make here doesn’t follow through President could have taught con law the work of this Congress is meaning- in the final piece of legislation that for a decade and not run across the sep- less, and it would never have a relation comes from the Senate. aration of powers concept, or the au- to anything, except we would be a de- Can you imagine, Mr. Speaker, the thority that is granted to the Congress: bate body here. So we could be in the very idea that the President would All legislative powers shall be vested in business of deciding whether we side promise to amend a bill? He has no au- for or against the President without the body of the United States Congress, thority to amend any bill whatsoever. any power whatsoever. If the President the legislative body in article one. All He has no authority to amend any leg- continues to exert this authority—it is powers, all legislative powers. The islation whatsoever. He has no author- unconstitutional, it is a violation of President had to have taught that for ity to amend existing U.S. Code of any his constitutional authorities and the 10 years. I don’t think you can take con separation of power. There are multiple kind whatsoever. law and not encounter that principle. Now he can influence the executive lawsuits that are working their way branch to pass a rule, to publish that And he didn’t. through the courts, and I think that He didn’t avoid that principle. In rule and take it out for comments. And the administration has done a calcula- fact, he was teaching it as recently as tion of, they are not going to catch up through the authority granted to the March 28, 2011, when he was speaking with us before the President’s term is executive branch through the Adminis- to a high school class at a high school over and he goes off into his happy per- trative Procedures Act, they can have here in Washington, D.C., when he said petual golfing land, that he might. the force and effect of law. But they to them: You want me to enact the But this immigration issue sets the can’t change law. They can’t amend DREAM Act by executive order. But I destiny for America. It is not a policy law. And they cannot write a rule that am here to tell you that you have stud- like ObamaCare, which is the largest changes the directive language that is ied this, and you know that the Con- social movement in my adult lifetime, part of the law. The law is the law. The gress doesn’t allow that. I don’t have social piece of legislation, social engi- Constitution is the foundation for this the authority to implement the neering piece of legislation. It is a Republic, and the laws that are passed DREAM Act by executive order be- takeover of a huge percentage of our by it are supreme, not the President. cause—and he said this this way—Con- economy, some say as much as 17 per- So we have this usurpation of con- gress writes the laws; the judicial cent of our economy. It is a directive gressional authority from the Presi- branch interprets the laws; and my job that orders American citizens, for the dent. We have an ObamaCare piece of is to enforce them. It is a very compact first time, to buy a product that is pro- legislation that is a taking of Amer- and succinct and, I think, a clear un- duced and specified by the Federal ican liberty. And we have a President derstanding of the three branches of Government or be fined and punished that changes it willy-nilly at will. And government embodied in articles one, by the Internal Revenue Service. not an ability in this Congress to put two, and three. That is where we are with the brakes on that. But maybe, just So it is clear not only did the Presi- ObamaCare. That is what it does to maybe the American people will go to dent teach this very principle for a dec- this God-given liberty and says, You the polls in November and bring it ade, but he—and I don’t want to say shall be a subject of the State, and you around the other way. In 2016, there ‘‘lectured,’’ but he gave a speech on it will buy a product that is approved by will be a new President elected. That to a high school class and said, I can- the Federal Government. And if you President must run on adhering to, re- not implement this by an executive fail to do what we have told you to do, specting, and reverting our country order or fiat; it is exclusively reserved ordered you to do, then we are going to back to this Constitution. for Congress. Some months later, fine you and punish you, and we are But this country, the bedrock under- though, apparently the idea was stuck going to use the Internal Revenue neath our Constitution is free and fair in the head of the President of the Service to chase you down and dun you elections, confidence that they are free United States, and by executive fiat, he for that money. and fair and legitimate. The foundation

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ObamaCare understand there are two. But the her- ness to do, is have their hearts overrule changed 30-some times. Immigration itage of inheriting the politics of the their heads; but we can’t let that hap- changed five or six times. And a Presi- locale where you arrive as a newly ar- pen on this side of the aisle, Mr. Speak- dent who threatens to go out and do riving immigrant is a big part of this. er, not even—not even—for someone that again, one who suspended Welfare That is what drives Democrats. It is who came into the United States ille- to Work when it was written specifi- not about truth, justice, and the Amer- gally, misrepresented themselves to cally to tighten up, that a President ican way. It is not about justice and get into the United States military, couldn’t suspend the work component equity. It is not about fairness. It is put on a uniform, took an oath to pre- of Welfare to Work. And No Child Left about political power, and it is about serve, protect, and defend the Constitu- Behind, suspended by the application of Democrats seeking to expand the de- tion of the United States and maybe, waivers that go on because he didn’t pendency class in America because just maybe, risked their life in a per- agree with the policy and he thought that expands their political class and formance of that duty. he had a better policy, but he didn’t their political leverage at the expense They have already violated our laws, want to come to Congress because Con- of the Constitution, the rule of law, they have already misrepresented gress might not think it is a better pol- safety in the streets of America, and at themselves, and they have already de- icy. the expense of the destiny of our coun- frauded the Department of Defense. This President doesn’t negotiate with try. Any bill that might be attached to a this Congress. He doesn’t work in a co- We need to think this through much National Defense Authorization Act or operative fashion. He imposes the more deeply. We need to look ahead, comes to this floor in any form that re- whim of the White House on the Amer- Mr. Speaker. We need to see that, if we wards someone who has defrauded the ican people. make an immigration decision in this Department of Defense or the United Congress, we are going to live with States—whether or not they have b 1830 that decision and our children and our taken an oath to uphold the Constitu- This Congress went through a gov- grandchildren. Every succeeding gen- tion, it is a false oath because they ernment shutdown to assert its will eration lives with the decisions that we have given their false word—any bill and came in to second place on that be- make here on immigration. like that needs to be met with the full cause not enough Members of this Con- It is different than ObamaCare. rejection of the full vigor of the rule of gress had the will. We watched the ObamaCare is bad. It is a horrible usur- law here in the floor of the United Constitution be eroded because of that pation of God-given American liberty. States Congress. lack of will. It can be repealed. It can even be, in That includes those things that are Now, Mr. Speaker, what I see coming components, diminished in its negative coming out now in the press today. We is an effort to grant more amnesty effects by some tweaks that we could don’t need to have an intense fight through the legislative process instead do, and I have got some on the books over immigration. We have an election of, this time, the executive fiat or ex- that I will be advancing here in the up- coming up in November. ecutive edict or executive overreach coming week; but we could repeal We have taken an oath to uphold the process, and the President threatens to ObamaCare. Constitution and have defended it, gen- use his pen more to grant more am- We could undo it. We could recover. erally, from this side of the aisle and nesty if we don’t pass it here in the We could even somehow struggle not exclusively, Mr. Speaker. House. through a massive amendment of it We have an obligation to defend that We have some misguided people on and come out with a product that the rule of law, preserve the sovereignty of my side of the aisle that ought to be American people could live with and America, and refuse to reward better thinkers than they are. I under- still have a measure of freedom; but if lawbreakers. If we reward lawbreakers, stand why Democrats are for amnesty we get the immigration question we get more lawbreakers. We need almost universally because they get wrong, there is no going back to repeal. fewer lawbreakers, not more. the big political benefit from it. There is no going back to change. I will defend my oath to this Con- They have been discouraging me for There is no going back to undo what stitution and the rule of law, and I will years from bringing up this topic, that would be done by the colossal mistake encourage and challenge all of my col- Democrats have long known, Mr. of amnesty. leagues to do the same. Speaker, that a significant majority, 2 Whatever you think about demo- f to 1, 3 to 1, 5 to 1—there are even sta- graphics, whatever you think about po- LEAVE OF ABSENCE tistics out there of 8 to 1—that newly litical power, and whatever you think By unanimous consent, leave of ab- arriving immigrants, if given an oppor- about economics, there is an essential sence was granted to: tunity to vote, are going to vote in pillar of American exceptionalism that Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts (at the those kind of statistics at least 2 to 1 we can’t do without and still be a great request of Ms. PELOSI) for today on ac- for Democrats. country. It is called the rule of law. count of attending funeral in district. Here is a King axiom, Mr. Speaker, The rule of law means that the law that newly arriving immigrants will has to treat everyone equally. Justice f assimilate into the politics of the lo- must be blind. Lady Justice stands ENROLLED BILL SIGNED cale where they arrive because they there with the scales in her hands, bal- Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House, don’t know what party they are when anced, and most of the time, you will reported and found truly enrolled a bill they get here. see her with a blindfold on because Jus- of the House of the following title, They will simply associate with their tice needs to be blind and treat every- which was thereupon signed by the neighbors, their friends, and their fam- one equally. If we lose the rule of law, Speaker: ily. When they go to political events, if we will never be able to restore it H.R. 4152. An act to provide for the costs of they go, they will go with them, en- again. loan guarantees for Ukraine. couraged by them, and when they go to If we sacrifice the rule of law in a f the polls, they are going to take their misguided idea that, somehow, our first advice. sympathy for people that want a better SENATE ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED I look down through my neighbor- life—and by the way, there are some 6 The Speaker announced his signature hood. We have fourth generation FDR billion of them on the planet that want to enrolled bills of the Senate of the Democrats that by heritage are Demo- a better life—if our idea that our sym- following titles:

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:28 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K02AP7.075 H02APPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2852 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 2, 2014 S. 1557. An Act to amend the Public Health et No.: USCG-2013-0562] (RIN: 1625-AA09) re- to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Service Act to reauthorize support for grad- ceived March 10, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Transportation and Infrastructure. uate medical education programs in chil- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- 5165. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- dren’s hospitals. tation and Infrastructure. cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- S. 2183. United States international pro- 5156. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, mitting the Department’s final rule — Air- gramming to Ukraine and neighboring re- Department of Homeland Security, transmit- worthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Tex- gions. ting the Department’s final rule — Draw- tron, Inc. (Bell) Helicopters [Docket No.: f bridge Operation Regulation; Terrebonne FAA-2013-0735; Directorate Identifier 2013- Bayou, LA [Docket No.: USCG-2013-1072] SW-014-AD; Amendment 39-17748; AD 2014-03- ADJOURNMENT (RIN: 1625-AA09) received March 10, 2014, pur- 11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 10, 2014, Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- move that the House do now adjourn. ture. ture. The motion was agreed to; accord- 5157. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, 5166. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- ingly (at 6 o’clock and 36 minutes Department of Homeland Security, transmit- cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- p.m.), under its previous order, the ting the Department’s final rule — Great mitting the Department’s final rule — Air- House adjourned until tomorrow, Lakes Pilotage Rate — 2014 Annual Review worthiness Directives; ATR — GIE Avions de Thursday, April 3, 2014, at 10 a.m. for and Adjustment [USCG-2013-0534] (RIN: 1625- Transport Regional Airplanes [Docket No.: morning-hour debate. AC07) received March 10, 2014, pursuant to 5 FAA-2013-0799; Directorate Identifier 2012- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on NM-153-AD; Amendment 39-17746; AD 2014-03- f Transportation and Infrastructure. 09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 10, 2014, EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, 5158. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- ETC. cialist, Department of Tranpsortation, trans- mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- mitting the Department’s final rule — Min- ture. Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive imum Altitudes for Use of Autopilots [Dock- 5167. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- communications were taken from the et No.: FAA-2012-1059; Amdts. No. 121-368, 125- cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- Speaker’s table and referred as follows: 63, 135-128] (RIN: 2120-AK11) received March mitting the Department’s final rule — Air- 10, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to worthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters 5149. A letter from the Regulatory Spe- the Committee on Transportation and Infra- (Type certificate currently held by cialist, Department of the Treasury, trans- structure. Eurocopter France) [Docket No.: FAA-2013- mitting the Department’s final rule — Basel 5159. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- 0737; Directorate Identifier 2012-SW-111-AD; III Conforming Amendments Related to cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- Amendment 39-17739; AD 2014-03-02] (RIN: Cross-References, Subordinated Debt and mitting the Department’s final rule — Air- 2120-AA64) received March 10, 2014, pursuant Limits Based on Regulatory Capital [Docket worthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutsch- to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on ID: OCC-2014-0004] (RIN: 1557-AD73) received land Ltd & Co. KG Turbofan Engines [Docket Transportation and Infrastructure. March 11, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. No.: FAA-2013-0352; Directorate Identifier 5168. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial 2013-NE-14-AD; Amendment 39-17750; AD 2014- cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- Services. 03-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 10, mitting the Department’s final rule — 5150. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Amendment of Class E Airspace; Morrisville, Department of Homeland Security, transmit- Committee on Transportation and Infra- VT [Docket No.: FAA-2013-0683; Airspace ting the Department’s final rule — Safety structure. Docket No. 13-ANE-1] received March 10, Zones; Annual Events Requiring Safety 5160. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Zones in the Captain of the Port Lake Michi- cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- Committee on Transportation and Infra- gan Zone [Docket No.: USCG-2013-1033] (RIN: mitting the Department’s final rule — structure. 1625-AA00) received March 20, 2014, pursuant Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; 5169. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Christiansted, St. Croix, VI [Docket No.: cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- Transportation and Infrastructure. FAA-2013-0757; Airspace Docket No. 13-ASO- mitting the Department’s final rule — Estab- 5151. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, 19] received March 10, 2013, pursuant to 5 lishment of Class E Airspace; McMinniville, Department of Homeland Security, transmit- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on TN [Docket No.: FAA-2013-0682; Airspace ting the Department’s final rule — Regu- Transportation and Infrastructure. Docket No. 13-ASO-17] received March 10, lated Navigation Area; Southern Oahu Tsu- 5161. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the nami Vessel Evacuation Honolulu, HI [Dock- cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- Committee on Transportation and Infra- et No.: USCG-2012-0080] (RIN: 1625-AA11) re- mitting the Department’s final rule — Air- structure. ceived March 10, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. worthiness Directives; Various Restricted 5170. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- Category Helicopters [Docket No.: FAA-2013- cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- tation and Infrastructure. 0736; Directorate Identifier 2013-SW-013-AD; mitting the Department’s final rule — 5152. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Amendment 39-17747; AD 2014-03-10] (RIN: Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; Department of Homeland Security, transmit- 2120-AA64) received March 10, 2014, pursuant Kailua-Kona, HI [Docket No.: FAA-2013-0622; ting the Department’s final rule — Safety to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Airspace Docket No. 10-AWP-10] received Zone; Havasu Triathlon; Lake Havasu, AZ Transportation and Infrastructure. March 10, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. [Docket No.: USCG-2014-0004] (RIN: 1625- 5162. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- AA00) received March 10, 2014, pursuant to 5 cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- tation and Infrastructure. U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on mitting the Department’s final rule — Air- 5171. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- Transportation and Infrastructure. worthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- 5153. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, [Docket No.: FAA-2013-0791; Directorate mitting the Department’s final rule — Estab- Department of Homeland Security, transmit- Identifier 2012-NM-026-AD; Amendment 39- lishment of Class E Airspace, Amendment of ting the Department’s final rule — Safety 17745; AD 2014-03-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received Class D and Class E Airspace; and Revoca- Zone: Maintenance Dredging 35-Foot Chan- March 10, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. tion of Class E Airspace; Salinas, CA [Docket nel and Rock Removal; Portland Harbor, 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- No.: FAA-2013-0708; Airspace Docket No. 13- Portland, ME [Docket No.: USCG-2014-0010] tation and Infrastructure. AWP-11] received March 10, 2014, pursuant to (RIN: 1625-AA00) received March 10, 2014, pur- 5163. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- Transportation and Infrastructure. mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- mitting the Department’s final rule — Air- 5172. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- ture. worthiness Directives; The Boeing Company cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- 5154. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2013-0210; Direc- mitting the Department’s final rule — Department of Homeland Security, transmit- torate Identifier 2012-NM-053-AD; Amend- Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; ting the Department’s final rule — Safety ment 39-17744; AD 2014-03-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) Grand Forks, ND [Docket No.: FAA-2013-0950; Zones; Eleventh Coast Guard District An- received March 10, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Airspace Docket No. 13-AGL-34] received nual Fireworks Events [Docket No.: USCG- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- March 10, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 2013-0362] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received March 10, tation and Infrastructure. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 5164. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- tation and Infrastructure. Committee on Transportation and Infra- cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- 5173. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- structure. mitting the Department’s final rule — Air- cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- 5155. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, worthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc. mitting the Department’s final rule — Modi- Department of Homeland Security, transmit- Model Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2014-0054; fication of the Dallas/Fort Worth Class B ting the Department’s final rule — Draw- Directorate Identifier 2014-NM-001-AD; Airspace Area; TX [Docket No.: FAA-2012- bridge Operation Regulation; Inner Harbor Amendment 39-17754; AD 2014-03-17] (RIN: 1168; Airspace Docket No. 07-AWA-3] received Navigational Canal, New Orleans, LA [Dock- 2120-AA64) received March 10, 2014, pursuant March 10, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:28 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A02AP7.022 H02APPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE April 2, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2853 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- H.R. 4365. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- standard identification protocol for use in tation and Infrastructure. enue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the the tracking and procurement of biological 5174. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- new markets tax credit, and for other pur- implants by the Department of Veterans Af- cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- poses; to the Committee on Ways and Means. fairs, and for other purposes; to the Com- mitting the Department’s final rule — Estab- By Mr. ROKITA (for himself, Mr. mittee on Veterans’ Affairs. lishment of Area Navigation (RNAV) Routes; KLINE, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of Cali- By Mr. BARBER (for himself, Mr. Atlanta, GA [Docket No.: FAA-2013-0891; Air- fornia, and Mrs. MCCARTHY of New SALMON, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. space Docket No. 12-ASO-37] received March York): GRIJALVA, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, 10, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to H.R. 4366. A bill to strengthen the Federal Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, the Committee on Transportation and Infra- education research system to make research and Mr. PASTOR of Arizona): structure. and evaluations more timely and relevant to H.R. 4375. A bill to designate the facility of 5175. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- State and local needs in order to increase the United States Postal Service located at cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- student achievement; to the Committee on 100 North Taylor Lane in Patagonia, Ari- mitting the Department’s final rule — Air- Education and the Workforce. zona, as the ‘‘Jim Kolbe Post Office’’; to the worthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes By Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania (for Committee on Oversight and Government [Docket No.: FAA-2013-0632; Directorate himself, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, and Mr. Reform. Identifier 2013-NM-045-AD; Amendment 39- JONES): By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa: 17752; AD 2014-03-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received H.R. 4367. A bill to prohibit the National H.R. 4376. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- March 10, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Telecommunications and Information Ad- enue Code of 1986 to modify safe harbor re- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- ministration from relinquishing responsibil- quirements applicable to automatic con- tation and Infrastructure. ities with respect to Internet domain name tribution arrangements, and for other pur- 5176. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- functions; to the Committee on Energy and poses; to the Committee on Ways and Means, cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- Commerce. and in addition to the Committee on Edu- mitting the Department’s final rule — Use of By Mr. GRIMM (for himself, Ms. cation and the Workforce, for a period to be Additional Portable Oxygen Concentrators GABBARD, Mr. LIPINSKI, and Mr. subsequently determined by the Speaker, in on Board Aircraft [Docket No.: FAA-2013- JOYCE): each case for consideration of such provi- 1013; Amdt. No. 121-367] (RIN: 2120-AK-35) re- H.R. 4368. A bill to prohibit the Secretary sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. ceived March 10, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. of Homeland Security from implementing By Mr. CHABOT (for himself and Mr. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- proposed policy changes that would permit CROWLEY): tation and Infrastructure. passengers to carry small, non-locking H.R. 4377. A bill to place conditions on as- 5177. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- knives on aircraft; to the Committee on sistance to the Government of Burma; to the cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- Homeland Security. By Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio: Committee on Foreign Affairs. mitting the Department’s final rule — Prohi- By Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself and Mr. bition on Personal Use of Electronic Devices H.R. 4369. A bill to amend the Mineral RYAN of Ohio): on the Flight Deck [Docket No.: FAA-2012- Leasing Act to require payment to each county of a portion of mining royalties re- H.R. 4378. A bill to require the Secretary of 0929; Amdt. No. 121-369] (RIN: 2120-AJ17) re- Health and Human Services to issue to Fed- ceived March 10, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. ceived for mining operations in such county, and for other purposes; to the Committee on eral agencies guidelines for developing proce- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- dures and requirements relating to certain tation and Infrastructure. Natural Resources. By Mrs. WALORSKI (for herself, Mr. primary care Federal health professionals 5178. A letter from the Chief, Trade and completing continuing medical education on COFFMAN, Mr. WENSTRUP, and Mr. Commercial Regulations Branch, Depart- nutrition and to require Federal agencies to ment of Homeland Security, transmitting NUGENT): H.R. 4370. A bill to improve the informa- submit annual reports relating to such the Department’s final rule — Extension of tion security of the Department of Veterans guidelines, and for other purposes; to the Import Restrictions on Archaeological and Affairs by directing the Secretary of Vet- Committee on Energy and Commerce. Ecclesiastical Ethnological Materials from erans Affairs to carry out certain actions to By Mr. SALMON: Honduras [CBP Dec. 14-03] (RIN: 1515-AE00) improve the transparency and the govern- H.R. 4379. A bill to prohibit any appropria- received March 12, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. tion of funds for the National Labor Rela- ance of the information security program of 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and tions Board; to the Committee on Education the Department, and for other purposes; to Means. and the Workforce. the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. f By Mr. STOCKMAN: By Mr. COOK: H.R. 4380. A bill to prohibit gun confisca- H.R. 4371. A bill to redesignate the Johnson REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON tion and registration; to the Committee on Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area the Judiciary. PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS in California as the Johnson Valley National By Mr. STOCKMAN: Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area, and H.R. 4381. A bill to protect the privacy of committees were delivered to the Clerk for other purposes; to the Committee on Nat- individuals’ personal genetic information for printing and reference to the proper ural Resources. and other personal identifier information; to calendar, as follows: By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself and Mr. the Committee on the Judiciary. JONES): By Mr. BRIDENSTINE (for himself and Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee H.R. 4372. A bill to require the President to on Natural Resources. H.R. 1425. A bill to Mr. CUELLAR): make publicly available an annual report on H.R. 4382. A bill to streamline the collec- amend the Marine Debris Act to better ad- the use of targeted lethal force by remotely- tion and distribution of government informa- dress severe marine debris events, and for piloted aircraft; to the Committee on Intel- tion; to the Committee on Science, Space, other purposes (Rept. 113–398, Pt. 1). Ordered ligence (Permanent Select), and in addition and Technology. to be printed. to the Committee on Armed Services, for a By Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself and Mr. Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee period to be subsequently determined by the STIVERS): on Natural Resources. H.R. 1491. A bill to au- Speaker, in each case for consideration of H. Res. 535. A resolution supporting the thorize the Administrator of the National such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- goals and ideals of ‘‘Financial Literacy Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to tion of the committee concerned. Month’’; to the Committee on Oversight and provide certain funds to eligible entities for By Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mr. Government Reform. activities undertaken to address the marine VARGAS, Mrs. NEGRETE MCLEOD, Ms. By Mr. LATTA (for himself and Mr. debris impacts of the March 2011 Tohoku HAHN, Mr. SIRES, Mr. CASTRO of WELCH): earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and for Texas, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. GENE H. Res. 536. A resolution expressing the other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. GREEN of Texas, Ms. CHU, Mrs. sense of the House of Representatives that 113–399, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed. NAPOLITANO, Ms. CLARKE of New telephone service must be improved in rural f York, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. areas of the United States and that no entity PAYNE, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Ms. may unreasonably discriminate against tele- PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of California, Mr. phone users in those areas; to the Committee Under clause 2 of rule XII, public VELA, Mr. O’ROURKE, Mr. CUELLAR, on Energy and Commerce. bills and resolutions of the following and Mr. MORAN): f H.R. 4373. A bill to improve the Federal titles were introduced and severally re- Pell Grant program, and for other purposes; CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY ferred, as follows: to the Committee on Education and the STATEMENT By Mr. GERLACH (for himself, Mr. Workforce. Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of NEAL, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, By Mr. ROE of Tennessee: Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. H.R. 4374. A bill to amend title 38, United the Rules of the House of Representa- RANGEL, Mr. REED, Mr. MCDERMOTT, States Code, to direct the Secretary of Vet- tives, the following statements are sub- and Mr. LEWIS): erans Affairs to adopt and implement a mitted regarding the specific powers

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:28 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\L02AP7.000 H02APPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H2854 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 2, 2014 granted to Congress in the Constitu- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2619: Mr. BRALEY of Iowa and Mr. tion to enact the accompanying bill or lation pursuant to the following: THOMPSON of Mississippi. joint resolution. U.S. Const. art. I, §§ 1 and 8. H.R. 2648: Mr. RANGEL. By Mr. SALMON: H.R. 2661: Mr. CRAMER. By Mr. GERLACH: H.R. 4379. H.R. 2692: Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. H.R. 4365. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2935: Mr. MILLER of Florida. Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2939: Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Article I, Section 9, Clause 7—‘‘No Money Mr. BARROW of Georgia, Ms. BASS, Mr. BERA The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the of California, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; BUTTERFIELD, Mr. CARNEY, Mr. CARSON of In- United States Constitution. and a regular Statement and Account of the By Mr. ROKITA: diana, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. COOPER, Mr. COSTA, Receipts and Expenditures of all public Mr. CUELLAR, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. H.R. 4366. Money shall be published from time to Congress has the power to enact this legis- ELLISON, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. FARR, Mr. time.’’ lation pursuant to the following: AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. GUTIE´ RREZ, Mr. By Mr. STOCKMAN: Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of HOLT, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KIND, Mr. LARSEN of H.R. 4380. the United States Washington, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. MAFFEI, Ms. Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania: MATSUI, Mr. MCINTYRE, Ms. MOORE, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 4367. NEAL, Mr. PETERS of Michigan, Mr. PETERS The Second Amendment: ‘‘A well regulated Congress has the power to enact this legis- of California, Mr. POLIS, Mr. PRICE of North militia being necessary to the security of a lation pursuant to the following: Carolina, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. SABLAN, free state, the right of the people to keep and Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, bear arms shall not be infringed.’’ By Mr. GRIMM: Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. THOMPSON of By Mr. STOCKMAN: H.R. 4368. Mississippi, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, H.R. 4381. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Mr. VELA, Mr. WELCH, Mr. ROTHFUS, Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. RICE of South Caro- lation pursuant to the following: Article I, § 8, clause 3 lina, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. HARPER, Mr. Amendment IV of the United States Con- By Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio: NUNNELEE, Mrs. NOEM, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. stitution—‘‘The right of the people to be se- H.R. 4369. BARTON, Mr. SCHOCK, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. cure in their persons, houses, papers, and ef- Congress has the power to enact this legis- HALL, Mr. COBLE, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mr. fects, against unreasonable searches and sei- lation pursuant to the following: GRAVES of Georgia, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. zures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to SESSIONS, Mr. SCALISE, and Mr. MILLER of Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the U.S. Con- shall issue, but upon probable cause, sup- Florida. ported by Oath or affirmation, and particu- stitution H.R. 2959: Mr. MCALLISTER and Mr. DEFA- larly describing the place to be searched, and By Mrs. WALORSKI: ZIO. the persons or things to be seized.’’ H.R. 4370. H.R. 2989: Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. By Mr. BRIDENSTINE: Congress has the power to enact this legis- MORAN, and Mr. RUSH. H.R. 4382. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2996: Mr. SMITH of Missouri and Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article I of the LEVIN. United States Constitution lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 3022: Mr. HOLT. By Mr. COOK: Article I, Section 8 gives Congress the H.R. 3040: Mr. FATTAH. H.R. 4371. power to make all laws necessary and proper H.R. 3179: Mr. MICA. Congress has the power to enact this legis- to carry into execution the preceding enu- lation pursuant to the following: merated powers. It is necessary and proper H.R. 3335: Mr. TIBERI. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. for Congress to eliminate the National Tech- H.R. 3461: Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. Constitution nical Information Service in the Department HASTINGS of Florida, and Mr. CARSON of Indi- By Mr. SCHIFF: of Commerce. ana. H.R. 3481: Mr. WELCH. H.R. 4372. f Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 3489: Mr. HECK of Nevada. lation pursuant to the following: ADDITIONAL SPONSORS H.R. 3493: Mr. HONDA. Article I, Section 8 and the Necessary and Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors H.R. 3505: Mr. CUMMINGS and Mr. RICE of South Carolina. Proper Clause. Additionally, the Preamble to were added to public bills and resolu- the Constitution provides support of the au- H.R. 3529: Mr. COOPER. thority to enact legislation to promote the tions, as follows: H.R. 3530: Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. General Welfare. H.R. 279: Mr. MILLER of Florida and Mr. H.R. 3548: Mrs. BLACKBURN. By Mr. HINOJOSA: MURPHY of Florida. H.R. 3583: Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Ms. H.R. 4373. H.R. 401: Mr. PAULSEN and Mr. RUNYAN. GABBARD, and Mr. SHERMAN. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 494: Mr. WITTMAN and Mrs. BUSTOS. H.R. 3600: Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 713: Ms. DELAURO. CLEAVER, Mr. RUIZ, and Mr. SCHIFF. This bill is enacted pursuant to the power H.R. 718: Mrs. ELLMERS. H.R. 3610: Mr. PITTENGER. granted to Congress under Article I, Section H.R. 721: Mr. UPTON. H.R. 3708: Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. GOHMERT, and 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution. H.R. 809: Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. GRIFFIN of Mr. CRENSHAW. By Mr. ROE of Tennessee: Arkansas, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. H.R. 3717: Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. YARMUTH, and Mr. HARPER. H.R. 4374. H.R. 3722: Mr. SCHOCK. H.R. 1179: Mr. WALDEN. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 3833: Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1199: Mr. DOGGETT and Ms. FUDGE. H.R. 3836: Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. Article I, section 8 H.R. 1226: Mr. WESTMORELAND and Mr. ENYART, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. By Mr. BARBER: TIBERI. MCDERMOTT, and Mr. SCHRADER. H.R. 4375. H.R. 1239: Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. H.R. 3852: Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. HAHN, and Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1313: Mr. VALADAO. Mr. MCGOVERN. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1317: Mr. BISHOP of Utah and Mr. KIL- H.R. 3867: Ms. MENG, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 MER. NOLAN, Mr. KING of Iowa, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN The Congress shall have Power to establish H.R. 1318: Mr. RUIZ. and Mr. WILLIAMS. Post Offices and post roads. H.R. 1696: Mr. LANCE. H.R. 3929: Mr. SCHOCK. By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa: H.R. 1718: Mr. SCHRADER. H.R. 4376. H.R. 1733: Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania. H.R. 3974: Mrs. BLACKBURN and Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1827: Ms. LOFGREN. FARENTHOLD. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1918: Mr. CLEAVER and Mr. CRENSHAW. H.R. 4012: Mr. DESANTIS. This bill is enacted pursuant to the power H.R. 1998: Mr. SERRANO. H.R. 4069: Mr. LONG. granted to Congress under Article I, Section H.R. 2084: Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana. H.R. 4122: Mrs. NEGRETE MCLEOD and Mr. 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitu- H.R. 2203: Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. BLU- COHEN. tion. MENAUER, and Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee. H.R. 4135: Mr. JORDAN. By Mr. CHABOT: H.R. 2283: Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. H.R. 4156: Mr. VEASEY and Mrs. BUSTOS. H.R. 4377. KING of New York, and Mr. SOUTHERLAND. H.R. 4164: Mr. GOODLATTE. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2296: Mr. ENYART. H.R. 4184: Mr. JONES. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2315: Mr. GIBSON. H.R. 4190: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY and Ms. FUDGE. Article 1, Sec. 8 H.R. 2415: Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. H.R. 4217: Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. By Mr. GRIJALVA: H.R. 2499: Mr. PETERS of California and Mr. GARAMENDI, Ms. HANABUSA, Mr. RANGEL, and H.R. 4378. KILMER. Mr. JONES.

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H.R. 4219: Mr. LATHAM, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. H.R. 4320: Mr. PETRI and Mr. PEARCE. H. Res. 509: Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. LOWENTHAL, WESTMORELAND, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, and H.R. 4321: Mr. PETRI. Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. KEATING, Ms. BASS, and Mr. FINCHER. H.R. 4342: Mr. LONG, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. SCA- Mr. LIPINSKI. H.R. 4225: Mr. KLINE, Ms. BASS, and Mr. LISE, and Mr. LANCE. H. Res. 519: Mrs. BEATTY. STIVERS. H. Res. 525: Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. ELLISON, H.R. 4346: Mr. ENYART. H.R. 4227: Mr. ELLISON. Mr. HONDA, Mrs. NEGRETE MCLEOD, Ms. H.R. 4349: Mr. WESTMORELAND. H.R. 4228: Mr. PEARCE, Mrs. LUMMIS, and BORDALLO, and Mr. CONYERS. Mr. FARENTHOLD. H.J. Res. 29: Mr. HUFFMAN and Mr. CART- H. Res. 532: Mr. TERRY, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. H.R. 4229: Mr. GRIMM. WRIGHT. FARENTHOLD, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. MENG, and H.R. 4234: Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. ENYART, Mr. H. Con. Res. 95: Mr. LAMALFA. Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. JONES, and Mr. CARNEY. H. Res. 30: Mr. GIBBS, Mr. JOHNSON of Geor- f H.R. 4249: Mr. POCAN. gia, and Mr. HINOJOSA. H.R. 4261: Mr. PERLMUTTER. H. Res. 190: Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts H.R. 4286: Mr. CRAMER. DELETIONS OF SPONSORS FROM and Mr. MARINO. H.R. 4304: Mr. TIPTON, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS O IONDO ORAN FLEMING, Mr. PITTENGER, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. H. Res. 418: Mr. L B , Mr. M and Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Under Clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors CRAMER, and Mrs. BACHMANN. were deleted from public bills and reso- H.R. 4307: Mr. MEADOWS. H. Res. 480: Mr. OWENS and Mr. ISRAEL. H.R. 4308: Mr. WITTMAN and Mr. MEADOWS. H. Res. 494: Mr. CARTWRIGHT and Mr. lutions, as follows: H.R. 4315: Mr. LUCAS. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. H.R. 3717: Mrs. CHRISTENSEN.

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Vol. 160 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2014 No. 53 Senate The Senate met at 9 a.m. and was Senator from the Commonwealth of Massa- The assistant legislative clerk read called to order by the Honorable ED- chusetts, to perform the duties of the Chair. as follows: WARD J. MARKEY, a Senator from the PATRICK J. LEAHY, President pro tempore. A bill (S. 2198) to direct the Secretary of Commonwealth of Massachusetts. the Interior, the Secretary of Commerce, and Mr. MARKEY thereupon assumed the the Administrator of the Environmental PRAYER chair as Acting President pro tempore. Protection Agency to take actions to provide The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- f additional water supplies and disaster assist- ance to the State of California and other fered the following prayer: RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY Western States due to drought, and for other Let us pray. LEADER purposes. Holy God, You make the clouds Your The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- A bill (S. 2199) to amend the Fair Labor chariot and walk upon the wind. We see pore. The majority leader is recog- Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effec- Your works in the rising of the Sun and nized. tive remedies to victims of discrimination in in its setting. For the beauty of the the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and Earth and the glory of the skies, we f for other purposes. give You praise. MINIMUM WAGE FAIRNESS ACT— Mr. REID. I would object to any fur- Today, make our lawmakers heirs of MOTION TO PROCEED ther proceedings to both of these mat- peace, demonstrating that they are Mr. REID. Mr. President, I move to ters at this time. Your children as they strive to find proceed to Calendar No. 250. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- common ground. May they take pleas- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- pore. Objection having been heard, the ure in doing Your will and fulfilling pore. The clerk will report the motion. measures will be placed on the cal- Your purposes in our world. Lord, You The assistant legislative clerk read endar. are never far from us, but often we are as follows: HOUSE BUDGET far from You. So show us Your ways Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 250, S. and teach us Your paths. Mr. REID. Mr. President, in what has 1737, a bill to provide for an increase in the become an annual frustration for the We pray in Your great Name. Amen. Federal minimum wage and to amend the In- ternal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend in- American people, the tea party-con- f creased expensing limitations and the treat- trolled House Budget Committee re- ment of certain real property as section 179 leased its budget proposal yesterday. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE property. This budget is frustrating for Ameri- The Presiding Officer led the Pledge SCHEDULE cans because it doesn’t reflect what of Allegiance, as follows: Mr. REID. Mr. President, following they envision for this Nation. In fact, I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the my remarks and those of the Repub- the Ryan budget more closely resem- United States of America, and to the Repub- lican leader, the Senate will resume bles the wants of the multibillionaire lic for which it stands, one nation under God, consideration of H.R. 3979, which is the Koch brothers than it does a pattern indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. legislative vehicle for the Unemploy- for helping America. For those who haven’t seen the f ment Insurance Extension bill, with the time until 10 a.m. equally divided prequels; that is, the newest budget APPOINTMENT OF ACTING and controlled. The filing deadline is proposal, it is the same old story, and PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE 9:30 a.m. today. it is a story of broken promises—of At 10 a.m. there will be a cloture vote broken promises to our children, to our The PRESIDING OFFICER. The on the Reed amendment. Additional seniors, and to our families. clerk will please read a communication votes are expected throughout the day. To our children we have promised we to the Senate from the President pro Senators will be notified when they are will protect and provide for them, safe- tempore (Mr. LEAHY). scheduled. guarding them during the vulnerable The assistant legislative clerk read MEASURES PLACED ON THE CALENDAR—S. 2198 years of childhood and adolescence—at the following letter: AND S. 2199 least try to do everything we can to U.S. SENATE, Mr. REID. Mr. President, there are help them. Yet by repealing the expan- PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, two bills at the desk due for a second sion of health care to millions of Amer- Washington, DC, April 2, 2014. To the Senate: reading. icans by cutting Medicaid by $1.5 tril- Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- lion, the Ryan-Koch budget tells our of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby pore. The clerk will read the bills by Nation’s children they are on their appoint the Honorable EDWARD J. MARKEY, a title for the second time. own.

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As for Senate Demo- in right-to-work States compared to funding for schools and rolls back Fed- crats though—well, they wouldn’t even just 6.9 percent in Kentucky; manufac- eral financial aid to college students. stand to call for votes on the jobs pro- turing had expanded three times faster The Koch-Ryan budget breaks the posals. in right-to-work States and compensa- promise to seniors we have had in ex- I think this reflects a growing divide tion had grown about 14.2 percent com- istence since the Great Depression. It in the Senate between a Republican pared to just 4.3 percent in Kentucky. would be the end of Medicare as we Party focused on the middle class and So I am encouraged by the members know it. Health insurance premiums a Democratic Party that is obsessed of Kentucky’s legislature who continue for seniors would skyrocket as would with November 4. to fight for right-to-work legislation. their prescription costs. That is very disappointing for Amer- Kentuckians shouldn’t be subjected to Finally, a Ryan-Koch budget breaks ica. The American people need two se- that kind of prosperity gap any longer, a promise to every American family rious political parties in this country. and neither should millions of other that we in the Federal Government But at least our constituents can be as- Americans struggling across our coun- have given them; that by working hard sured of one thing: Republicans are try. I believe they should have a more and playing by the rules, they can get laser-focused on delivering real pros- equal chance of finding work in every ahead. That isn’t what the Ryan-Koch perity to the families who have strug- State, and they should no longer see budget would allow. gled so much in this economy. It is the their communities failing to secure What do the Republicans propose to impetus behind basically everything new investment because their State do with this money they cut from we do, and it is the impetus behind the hasn’t passed right-to-work. That is Medicare, Medicaid, and education? numerous jobs proposals Republican just one more reason why I believe in They will create more tax breaks for Senators are rolling out this week. our national legislation too. corporations and the wealthy, but it is For instance, several Republican So I am asking our Democratic more than that. It is some of the Senators will take to the floor again friends to join Senator PAUL and me in things not written—these holes in the today to talk about energy’s potential standing up for workers rights and a budget that we have heard before. We for driving growth and American job stronger middle class to join us in pass- know they want to whack Social Secu- creation and why the government ing right-to-work legislation. rity. They are just afraid to put it in needs to stop holding Americans back Let’s be honest. After more than 5 writing. The Koch budget would cut from sharing in the energy boom. I also years of economic misery under their the corporate tax rate to 25 percent plan to join and discuss my own watch, that is the least Washington and lower the top individual tax rate amendment that would fight back Democrats can do for the American for America’s highest earners. against the President’s war on coal people. Unfortunately, I suspect we I guess what I would say to the House jobs. I am looking forward to that col- will hear a lot of excuses instead about Budget Committee and all the House loquy. why Washington Democrats cannot or Members—Democrats and Repub- But right now I wish to talk about won’t stand with us in this fight. No licans—isn’t $80 billion personal wealth another jobs proposal Senator PAUL matter what they say, though, the of the Koch brothers enough? I think and I have again introduced: national American people will know the truth: most everyone would say, yes, it is right-to-work legislation. It would It is because big labor bosses have such enough, but not the Koch brothers. allow American workers to choose sway over today’s Democratic Party They want more. They are the richest whether they would like to join a and because big labor bosses aren’t people in the world. Individually they union, and it would protect the worker about to give up their perks or their are only fifth, but put them together from getting fired if she would rather vise grip over American workers. Well, big labor bosses should know and they are the richest in the world. not subsidize a union boss who fails to that Republicans are determined to Under this budget I have talked represent her concerns and priorities. fight for American workers, American about, middle-class families would pay It is such a commonsense proworker jobs, and a stronger middle class, even about $2,000 a year more in taxes, but proposal. According to one survey, if the bosses work against us every step the rich would pay less. Democrats be- about 80 percent of union workers of the way. Right-to-work is a smart lieve in growing the economy from the agree that employees should be able to way to get America on the path to real middle out, but the Republicans are decide whether joining a union is right recovery, and it is critical to empow- still trapped in the trickle-down eco- for them. One obvious benefit is in- ering workers and giving them more nomics based on handouts to the super- creased take-home pay for workers who freedom. wealthy and special interests. choose to keep the hundreds of dollars I commend Senator PAUL for his Perhaps the Ryan-Koch budget is that would otherwise be taken from leadership on this legislation and for summarized best by the Center on their paychecks by union bosses. There his long-time advocacy on this issue. I Budget and Policy Priorities’ Robert is a huge opportunity component here hope our colleagues on the other side of Greenstein: ‘‘More poverty and less op- as well, because most unions operate the aisle will prove me wrong by work- portunity.’’ That is what their budget on a seniority system with pay raises ing together to pass important job ini- is all about: more poverty, less oppor- often based off the amount of time the tiatives such as right-to-work for the tunity. worker has spent at a company rather American people. So whether it is current law such as than on her performance. Well, I think Mr. President, I yield the floor. the Affordable Care Act or much need- an American worker deserves an oppor- RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME ed legislation such as comprehensive tunity to earn more money if she The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- immigration reform or an overhaul of works hard. I think she deserves the pore. Under the previous order, the the tax system, I ask my Republican opportunity to rise through the ranks leadership time is reserved. colleagues to work with us for a better and put more money in her pocket if f America. she is determined to do it. That is real RECOGNITION OF THE REPUBLICAN LEADER paycheck fairness. PROTECTING VOLUNTEER FIRE- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- These are bedrock American values— FIGHTERS AND EMERGENCY RE- pore. The Republican leader is recog- core workers rights that should never SPONDERS ACT OF 2014 nized. be denied to our constituents, espe- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- DELIVERING REAL PROSPERITY cially in a terrible economy such as pore. Under the previous order, the Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, the this one. Many of Kentucky’s neigh- Senate will resume consideration of Democratic majority led us to believe boring States have gone right-to-work H.R. 3979, which the clerk will report.

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I have an Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. couch surfing. She said, ‘‘I didn’t know amendment that is germane to the bill. Pending: what the term meant. Now I know.’’ It is not about ObamaCare, not about Reid (for Reed) Amendment No. 2874, of a They have had to struggle without ex- EPA, not about the Koch brothers. I perfecting nature. tended unemployment benefits. have an amendment that is a proposal Reid Amendment No. 2875 (to Amendment The senior Senator from Rhode Is- contained in President Obama’s last No. 2874), to change the enactment date. land has negotiated a bipartisan fix to two budgets. My amendment has noth- Reid Amendment No. 2876 (to Amendment No. 2875), of a perfecting nature. this. It has basically given the Repub- ing to do with any of the comments Reid Amendment No. 2877 (to the language licans everything they asked for. Ev- and objections he makes. For that rea- proposed to be stricken by Amendment No. erything is paid for. There is no dis- son I am trying to clarify that, and I 2874), to change the enactment date. agreement as to the pay-fors. It hasn’t would again ask unanimous consent Reid Amendment No. 2878 (to Amendment increased the deficit at all. In fact, it that my germane amendment proposed No. 2877), of a perfecting nature. would stimulate the economy signifi- by President Obama in his last two Reid motion to commit the bill to the cantly. budgets be in order, and it be in order Committee on Finance, with instructions, We have been told by economist Reid Amendment No. 2879, to change the en- for me to offer my amendment No. 2931. actment date. Mark Zandi, JOHN MCCAIN’s chief eco- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Reid Amendment No. 2880 (to (the instruc- nomic advisor when he ran for Presi- pore. Is there objection? tions) Amendment No. 2879), of a perfecting dent, we have been told by him and Mr. REID. Reserving the right to ob- nature. others that unemployment benefits ject, I clearly understood the diversion- Reid amendment No. 2881 (to Amendment stimulate the economy quicker and and-delay tactics of my friend from No. 2880), of a perfecting nature. faster and more efficiently than any Louisiana, and I object. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- other thing we do, because they are The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- pore. Under the previous order, the desperate for money and they spend it. pore. The objection is heard. time until 10 a.m. will be equally di- But in spite of the bipartisan agree- Mr. VITTER. Well, Mr. President, re- vided and controlled between the two ment negotiated with Senator JACK claiming the floor, I think it is very leaders or their designees. REED, Senator HELLER from Nevada unfortunate. I don’t know why it is di- The Senator from Louisiana. and other Republicans, we have the versionary to talk about the substance Mr. VITTER. Thank you, Mr. Presi- vast majority of Republican Senators that is before us in this bill. That is dent. doing the same thing they have done not changing the subject, I would say I rise to discuss and present amend- for a long time. They respond in their through the Chair to the majority lead- ment No. 2931 to the bill before us. This usual way. When they face a bill they er; that is talking about the subject. I is a germane amendment. It is all are trying to kill, they try to change don’t know why it is delaying anything about the substance of the bill before the subject—diversion. to consider an amendment during the us and it is a fully bipartisan proposal, Now already on this piece of legisla- time set aside for this bill. That is not since all of the substance of this tion before the Senate today we have delaying anything. That is doing the amendment was actually contained in more than 24 amendments that have business of the Senate by bringing the President’s most recent budget been filed by Republicans dealing with valid ideas to the floor and offering submission. ObamaCare alone, in spite of the fact— them as an amendment, and I don’t The amendment idea is very simple: in spite of the fact—that yesterday it know why it is Republican obstruc- It would prohibit unemployment insur- was announced that there are 7.1 mil- tionism to have an amendment that is ance and disability double-dipping. lion people who have already signed up. a proposal contained in President Those are two different things. One is That doesn’t count the 14 State ex- Obama’s last two budgets. about somebody who is temporarily un- changes that will get another 900,000, it So again, I would make the point able to find work, still looking for is estimated, plus the 2-week extension that everything the majority leader work, clearly able to work. That is un- in which hundreds of thousands more said in objecting to my being even able employment insurance. Disability is will sign up. to present my amendment for a vote fundamentally different, somebody They are tone deaf. They have got to doesn’t apply to my amendment. It is who is disabled and because of that dis- go to some other issue. But they can- complete nonsense. It is just talking ability cannot work on a long-term not. There are more than two dozen past the substance of this amendment basis. amendments on this bill alone dealing which is about unemployment insur- So, as President Obama has proposed, with ObamaCare, repealing it in dif- ance reform and which is a bipartisan as many Republicans have proposed, ferent ways. proposal and which is included in the this would simply prohibit an indi- Several other amendments have been President’s last two budgets. vidual from receiving both of those singled out that we have before the This is an important and common- benefits at the same time, and would body to attack the administration’s ef- sense reform. It is common sense be- save about $1 billion over 10 years. forts to protect the environment. The cause eligibility for the two programs That is President Obama’s own esti- protests of Republican Senators to the we are talking about is mutually exclu- mation. contrary notwithstanding, these sive. It is apples and oranges. Dis- To fully present and consider this, I amendments show that the other side ability is designed to assist folks who would ask unanimous consent that it of the aisle is not serious about unem- are physically or mentally unable to be in order for me to offer my amend- ployment insurance benefits. They are work for a significant period of time, ment No. 2931. more concerned about protecting the sometimes permanently. Unemploy- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Koch brothers. This is the behavior of ment insurance, in contrast, is in- pore. Is there objection? Senators who want to kill something, tended to replace some of the earnings The majority leader. who want to kick up enough dust so for those individuals who become un- Mr. REID. Reserving the right to ob- they don’t get blamed for what they employed and are unable to find work ject, Mr. President, we have had mil- are trying to do. What are they trying temporarily. lions of people over the last many to do? Kill extended unemployment It is an oversight, a technical imper- months who have lost their unemploy- benefits. fection in the law, the fact that some ment benefits. In most instances it is So I object. limited number of folks can double-dip real tragic. Many of the people who The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- and get both at the same time. This is lost these benefits are past middle age. pore. The objection is heard. widely recognized on a bipartisan basis.

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They have paid into the of this year. I had only been there for six sibly cite than President Obama. The unemployment insurance program and months, and it was a godsend for me. President has included this reform—ex- they get assistance when they lose I don’t have a college degree, but I was given a chance to show I could do this job, actly this reform—in his last two budg- their jobs. et proposals. I have never heard any ar- even though a degree was required. Every day and week we fail in this We went through a round of layoffs in Oc- ticulation from any Democrat or any Congress because of Republican filibus- tober. My job was saved at the time, but Member of the Senate why this reform ters and cold indifference in the House then our company closed its doors in Janu- doesn’t make sense. of Representatives to extend these ben- ary. The majority leader, while objecting efits, more Americans slip into pov- Now I have nothing. to my even being able to present this erty. People are not getting rich from Zero income. Zero outside help, and a non- amendment for a vote, offered no such existing savings—not because I didn’t save, unemployment insurance. The average but because I didn’t make enough money to rationale. He talked past it. He talked unemployment check in Massachusetts about the Koch brothers and he talked save anything the last few years. and Ohio and across this country is I joined the military out of high school, about EPA and he talked about about $300, which helps to keep their and used my GI Bill to put myself through ObamaCare, instead of talking about head above water, avoid foreclosure, some college. But soon enough, I was just in my germane, commonsense bipartisan put gas in their car, look for work—as a mountain of debt from school, and needed reform amendment to this bill, which they are required to do so they can re- to work full-time. has been included—this proposal—in ceive unemployment—and just keep I wasn’t able to save money because I couldn’t afford to pay my student loan debt. President Obama’s last two budgets. their family going and reduce poverty. So I find this very unfortunate, but I While I’m writing you, I’m sitting here When they don’t get unemployment watching my son play, and he is so happy. am going to continue to fight for a benefits, they are not spending that vote on this amendment. It will im- But he doesn’t know why his dad is so sad— money in their community. When they nor should he ever. prove the bill, whatever you think do get these benefits, they are spending I am begging you to get this figured out about the bill. This will improve it. money at the local grocery store in soon. This will save $1 billion over 10 years. Chillicothe, they are going to the local These are veterans and people who This will clear up the double dipping shoe store in Portsmouth or Gallipolis, have struggled and worked all their which was never intended and contrary they are going to the car repair shop in lives. They are people who have never to the fundamental different purposes Toledo or Lima. They are putting had it easy, but they do what is asked of the last of the two programs, and money in the economy which generates of them. As President Clinton used to this will advance a proposal that has economic activity which grows jobs. say, they play by the rules. They take been included in President Obama’s Extending unemployment is not just personal responsibility for their lives. last two budgets. right for families in Dayton, Akron, The Senate, because of the filibuster, With that, I will return to promote Springfield, OH, and Springfield, MA, it has turned its back on these workers. this amendment, but for now I yield is right for the economy because it The House of Representatives, because the floor and suggest the absence of a puts money into the economy and of its indifference, has shrugged these quorum. helps to create jobs. workers off. It is wrong. It is important The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Forget about the statistics. Forget that this Congress—the House and the pore. The clerk will call the roll. Senate—pass the extension of unem- The assistant legislative clerk pro- about the numbers—60,000 people in ployment. The President eagerly ceeded to call the roll. Ohio and 2 million people across the Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I ask country—and instead listen to what awaits signing this legislation because unanimous consent that the order for this does for individual lives. I have it will matter to workers in Middle- the quorum call be rescinded. three or four stories from people town, Ravenna, Mansfield, and Shelby, The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- around my State. Lori from Mont- OH. This legislation is important not pore. Without objection, it is so or- gomery County, which is in southwest only to my State but all over this dered. Ohio and the Dayton area, writes: country. Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I ask I have worked my entire life, until I lost I yield the floor. unanimous consent to speak for up to my job last summer. I now spend 4–5 hours a The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- 10 minutes as if in morning business. day looking for jobs, but the positions in my pore. The Senator from Oregon. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- field are limited. Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I ap- I’m told I’m either over or under qualified. plaud my colleague from Ohio for his pore. Without objection, it is so or- My unemployment benefits aren’t much, dered. but it’s enough to keep a roof over my head, stories from his home State on the Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, it has and allow me to make car payments, so that families who have been dramatically been more than 3 months since 2 mil- when I did get a job interview, I have a car impacted by the broken bridge between lion Americans and nearly 60,000 people to get me there. Please don’t let me down. a lost job and the next job. Indeed, in in my home State of Ohio and tens of Robert from Belmont County, which my home State there are about 26,000 thousands of people in the Presiding is on the West Virginia line near the folks who are affected in this manner. Officer’s State of Massachusetts—over- Ohio River in eastern Ohio, writes: We can think of it as the space between whelmingly most of whom have worked I lost my job in 2012 when my employer, a two jobs, as a chasm—a chasm that day in and day out for most of their steel mill, shut down. I was unemployed for threatens the success of every family. lives—have had their unemployment more than a year before finding another po- They are hoping to make their pay- benefits expire simply because the sition. ment on their light bill. They are hop- House of Representatives and the Sen- I was there for two and a half months be- ing to make their rent payment or fore being let go due to the down economy— their mortgage payment. But they ate have failed to act. not enough time for a new claim to get me This body has tried to act a number by. have to make it to that next job, and of times and a number of times it has I have a family to support and now that savings run thin, particularly when been filibustered. We could not get 60 the extension is gone, what am I to do until savings are very hard to come by when votes to move forward. The House of I find a good job to support my family? Do our economy is generating fewer and Representatives has seemed, frankly, the right thing. Many lives are depending on fewer living-wage jobs. indifferent to these 2 million people. it. In the last recession of 2008, 60 per- Think about who these people are. The first person said, ‘‘Please don’t cent of the jobs lost were living-wage This is about unemployment insurance. let me down,’’ and the second person jobs. But of the jobs we are getting

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Let us not dis- Booker Kaine Rockefeller to college—to struggling and chasing appoint those 1.7 million families Boxer King Sanders Brown Kirk Schatz minimum wage or near minimum wage across America that have counted on Cantwell Klobuchar Schumer jobs, part-time jobs, and jobs that Cardin Landrieu problem-solving common sense rather Shaheen often have no benefits. All of those than partisan warfare to address this Carper Leahy Casey Levin Stabenow wrestling with this situation aren’t issue. Tester going to have a big pile of savings to Collins Manchin Thank you, Mr. President. Coons Markey Udall (CO) get from one position to the next. Donnelly McCaskill Udall (NM) That is why, during periods of high I note the absence of a quorum. Durbin Menendez Walsh unemployment, we have created a The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Feinstein Merkley Warner pore. The clerk will call the roll. Franken Mikulski Warren longer unemployment insurance bridge Gillibrand Murkowski Whitehouse to get them successfully to that next The assistant legislative clerk called Hagan Murphy Wyden job. When people fall into the chasm the roll. Harkin Murray between one job and the next, it is not Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask NAYS—38 just the family that is hurt; it is not unanimous consent that the order for Alexander Fischer Moran just the worker who is hurt. Our entire the quorum call be rescinded. Barrasso Flake Paul society is impacted. It is impacted in The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Blunt Graham Risch several ways. First we have the situa- Boozman Grassley Roberts pore. Without objection, it is so or- Burr Hatch Rubio tion where people go through fore- dered. Chambliss Hoeven Scott closure, and that is devastating to the Coats Inhofe Sessions CLOTURE MOTION family, devastating to the children, Coburn Isakson Shelby Cochran Johanns The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Thune and certainly it also impacts the value Corker Johnson (WI) Toomey of every home on the street. We have pore. The cloture motion having been Cornyn Lee Vitter presented under rule XXII, the Chair Crapo McCain the situation of families who lose their Wicker home, who lose their rental home and directs the clerk to read the motion. Enzi McConnell become homeless. It isn’t just the par- The assistant legislative clerk read NOT VOTING—1 ents who are impacted. The children as follows: Cruz are deeply impacted, and they go CLOTURE MOTION The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- through a traumatic event. That is cer- We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- pore. On this vote the yeas are 61 and tainly a terrible situation to endure ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the the nays are 38. Three-fifths of the Sen- and mal effects throughout. Indeed, of Standing Rules of the Senate, hereby move ators duly chosen and sworn having those 26,000 families in Oregon, right to bring to a close debate on the substitute voted in the affirmative, the motion is now there is a couple sitting at their amendment No. 2874 to H.R. 3979, an act to agreed to. kitchen table trying to figure out just amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Cloture having been invoked on how many meals they are going to skip ensure that emergency services volunteers amendment No. 2874, the motion to are not taken into account as employees in order to make their next rent pay- commit falls as being inconsistent with ment, or they are struggling with how under the shared responsibility requirements contained in the Patient Protection and Af- cloture. long they can defer a health care bill fordable Care Act. The Chair further announces that while they make their mortgage pay- Harry Reid, Jack Reed, Patrick J. amendment Nos. 2878, 2877, and 2876 ment. These are tough decisions. Leahy, Thomas R. Carper, Elizabeth also fall as they were not in order to be This is why we developed a bipartisan Warren, Tammy Baldwin, Edward J. offered and their pendency is incon- agreement under President Bush that Markey, Christopher A. Coons, Tom sistent with the Senate’s precedents during periods of high unemployment, Harkin, Cory A. Booker, Tom Udall, with respect to the offering of amend- we would have a longer bridge to the Kirsten E. Gillibrand, Barbara Boxer, ments, their number, degree, and kind. next job. The logic is very simple. The Angus S. King, Jr., Christopher Mur- The Republican whip. phy, Al Franken, Bernard Sanders. logic is that during periods of high un- Mr. CORNYN. Before we can have a employment, the average time between The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- real debate on how to fix the U.S. econ- jobs is longer and the chasm is wider, pore. By unanimous consent, the man- omy, which is experiencing the slowest so people need a longer bridge to get datory quorum call has been waived. recovery following a recession of any there. This is a program that auto- The question is, Is it the sense of the time since World War II, we have to matically pulls itself back in, retires Senate that debate on amendment No. agree on what the problem is and what itself, as the unemployment rate drops. 2874 to H.R. 3979, an act to amend the we are actually trying to solve. As the unemployment rate drops, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure On this side of the aisle, we believe number of extra weeks become fewer that emergency services volunteers are the problem is a shortage of full-time and fewer. That is why there is so not taken into account as employees jobs, and we believe our main economic much logic behind it. That is why there under the shared responsibility re- priority should be to facilitate or to was no partisan divide. quirements contained in the Patient create circumstances under which the Today we are going to vote, again, on Protection and Affordable Care Act, private sector can create more full- whether to keep this logical, bipar- shall be brought to a close? time jobs. That is why we have offered tisan, self-retiring, critical bridge in The yeas and nays are mandatory a series of amendments to the pending place, and I hope we have a broad bi- under the rule. legislation that would help do that. It partisan vote to support it. Then we The clerk will call the roll. would help grow the economy and help need to say to the House of Representa- get people back to work—not just pay The bill clerk called the roll. tives: This is not another bill we can people who are, unfortunately, unem- lock in the basement and throw away Mr. CORNYN. The following Senator ployed but actually help create jobs so the key. This is a fundamental piece of is necessarily absent: the Senator from they can find work and help provide for legislation that affects the welfare of Texas (Mr. CRUZ). their families, which is what the vast our families, the health of our econ- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- majority of people want to do. omy, the strength of our communities, pore. Are there any other Senators in Currently, we have pending about 70 and it merits a vote on the floor of the the Chamber desiring to vote? different amendments from this side of House of Representatives. It is cer- The yeas and nays resulted—yeas 61, the aisle that would actually improve tainly a reasonable expectation that nays 38, as follows: the underlying legislation. Among

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We White House and said that ObamaCare designed to change the subject from are now being told that unless we pass was incentivizing employers to take the failed policies of this administra- the so-called Paycheck Fairness Act, full-time work and make it part-time tion—notably ObamaCare. Of course, or the ‘‘Trial Lawyer Giveaway,’’ em- work. They called it a nightmare. one of those is going to be to make it ployers will be able to discriminate We also need to modernize our work- easier for the trial bar to file class ac- against women. Well, that is nonsense. training programs. I have traveled to a tion lawsuits when it comes to gender That is not true. I don’t know how you number of locations in Texas, for ex- pay disparity, something that is al- can say it any more strongly other ample, where, as a result of the shale ready against the law. The majority than to call it the lie that it is. gas renaissance, we have had a number leader and his allies are going to lift Even before the Lilly Ledbetter Fair of manufacturing companies move the cap on damages and subject small Pay Act equal pay for equal work has back onshore because of this inexpen- and large businesses alike to class ac- been the law of the land since the 1960s. sive energy supply, creating thousands tion lawsuits. As the Wall Street Journal once ob- of new jobs, and there are thousands You don’t have to take my word for served, the Paycheck Fairness Act more to come. it. All you have to do is read the New should really be called the ‘‘Trial Law- Thank goodness our community col- York Times. Here is what they re- yer Paycheck Act’’ because that is who leges are working with industry in ported last week: would benefit from this bill were it to these areas because what we find is The proposals have little chance of pass- become the law of the land. that when people graduate from high ing. But Democrats concede that making Of course, as I mentioned a moment school or maybe even college, they new laws is not really the point. Rather, ago, the majority leader doesn’t really don’t necessarily have the skills to they are trying to force Republicans to vote expect this to pass. It is part of this qualify for these good, high-paying against them. false narrative we have heard before, jobs. If there is one aspect we ought to For that matter, the majority leader and we are going to hear it again, that all be able to agree on, it is that we himself has acknowledged that these somehow this is really about fairness need to modernize our work-training ideas were developed in collaboration and gender discrimination, when it is programs so that we can help people with the Democratic Senatorial Cam- about nothing of the kind. It is solely gain those skills so they can earn a paign Committee, the political arm of about politics. It really is a cynical at- good income as a result. our Democrat friends in the Senate. tempt to distract people from what are We also need to expedite natural gas So it is pretty clear what is hap- the most important things we could do exports, and that is not only for eco- pening here. This is not a majority as a Senate, which is, again, to create nomic reasons and job-creating reasons leader—or a majority, for that mat- circumstances under which the econ- at home. We have seen Russia using ter—in search of solutions to the prob- omy would grow and jobs would be cre- natural gas—and the stranglehold it lems that plague our country, particu- ated by the private sector so people has on Ukraine—as a weapon. One of larly slow economic growth and high could find work and they could provide the things we can do to help the people joblessness, and the highest percentage for their families. That is what we of Ukraine and to help our allies in Eu- of people who have dropped out of the ought to be doing. rope is to provide a long-term source of workforce since World War II. This has Our Democratic friends claim this energy through another route other nothing to do with helping the Amer- political agenda they announced last than through Russian pipelines. ican people. What it does have to do week, in conjunction with the Demo- We also should approve the Keystone with is making proposals that would cratic Senatorial Campaign Com- XL Pipeline, which will complete this actually make the economy worse. mittee, is all about giving Americans a pipeline from Canada all the way For example, the Congressional fair shot. Yet the majority leader is re- across the United States. The terminus Budget Office said the proposed min- fusing to give them a fair shot at find- would be in southeast Texas, where imum wage increase—a 40-percent in- ing a full-time job, and he is refusing that oil would be refined into gasoline crease in the minimum wage—would to give my constituents in Texas—26 and jet fuel and create a lot of jobs in likely destroy 1⁄2 million to 1 million million of them—an opportunity to get the process. Then we need to consider jobs because the money has to come some of their ideas heard and voted on proposals that would incentivize Amer- from somewhere. Small businesses, if on the Senate Floor. ican businesses, small and large, to they are going to be forced to pay 40 As I said once, and I will say it again, hire veterans. percent more for their workforce, are there are more than 70 different I have been discussing these amend- going to have to cut somewhere else, amendments that have been filed to ments all week, and I have been calling and what they are going to cut is jobs. this underlying legislation that would on the majority leader to allow these Needless to say, notwithstanding the actually provide a solution rather than amendments to come to the floor and fact that we are seeing the majority a political stunt which will do nothing to provide an opportunity for a vote. leader and the majority party engaged to solve the underlying problem. The As I said, there are now currently more in pure political posturing, what they purpose of these amendments is to help than 70 different amendments and ideas are actually proposing is going to millions of people who remain unem- that have been filed that are just wait- make things worse, not better. ployed or underemployed, including ing on the majority leader, who is the There is also the so-called Paycheck the 3.8 million Americans who have one who basically has complete discre- Fairness Act, which really should be been unemployed for more than 6 tion over whether or not those votes called the ‘‘Trial Lawyers Bonanza’’ months—3.8 million Americans out of will actually occur. We have been im- bill. This is nothing more than a gift to work for more than 6 months. ploring him to allow a vote on these the trial bar. As I said earlier, gender- This legislation does nothing to help amendments, but it appears—and I based pay discrimination was outlawed those people, other than perhaps to don’t know if there is really any other a half century ago. It is illegal already. help pay them for a period of time they conclusion you can draw—the majority President Obama, more recently, are continuing unsuccessfully to find leader has a different priority. His top signed something called the Lilly work. There are also 7.2 million Ameri- priority, it appears, is for show votes Ledbetter Fair Pay Act just a few days cans who are working part-time who on bills that either aren’t going to go after taking office in January of 2009. would like to work full time. anywhere, because they are not going Here is what he said at that time. In If the majority leader wants to argue to be taken up by the House of Rep- 2009, he said that the Ledbetter act our amendments are a bad idea, let him resentatives, or that really treat the ‘‘ensures equal pay for equal work.’’ do it. We will have that debate on the

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That is But to simply refuse to allow a vote on thing we can do at this moment, and to why I hope we can move forward as these 70-some-odd amendments is a delay it would be a disservice to the quickly as possible on a bipartisan profound insult, not to us but to our people. basis with fully paid for legislation constituents and the millions of Ameri- I think something else is important which is fiscally responsible, which cans who continue to suffer through too. When we talk about economic will provide assistance for millions of the longest period of high unemploy- growth, let us recognize this legisla- deserving Americans and in addition ment since the Great Depression. tion will help growth in the United provide further stimulus to our econ- We can do better. We need to do bet- States. There have been estimates if we omy. ter. The American people deserve bet- had a full-year extension of the unem- A final point. Why does this provide ter than this cheap political stunt. ployment insurance program it would a stimulus to the economy? Because The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. generate 200,000 jobs. Those are signifi- these types of benefits go to a former HEITKAMP). The Senator from Rhode Is- cant numbers. That is roughly about 1 worker, someone looking for work, and land. month’s job growth over the last sev- they go right back in the economy. Mr. REED. Madam President, we eral years. If we don’t do this, then we This is not a sophisticated tax break have before us a bipartisan piece of leg- won’t get that growth. that will allow someone to put some islation designed to provide very lim- So not only is this a fundamentally money aside for a rainy day. This goes ited assistance to millions of Ameri- sound, fair, and thoughtful thing to do right to the families, right to the econ- cans who have lost their unemploy- for millions of American families, it is omy—to the local grocery store, to the ment compensation benefits. On De- also good for our economy. It does pro- local gas station for the repairs of a cember 28, the long-term unemploy- vide the growth my colleagues are car, to pay for daycare that is nec- ment insurance benefits terminated. At talking about when they say we have essary for children—to do those things that point it was 1.3 million Ameri- to grow this economy. that will go right back and stimulate cans; today it is 2.3 million Americans, There is much more that we could do. further growth in our economy. and it is growing. Many of my Republican colleagues, For reasons both of fundamental fair- Since December 28, we have, on a bi- who have come to provide their in- ness and individual recognition that partisan basis, been endeavoring to sights and support, have suggested these people deserve a break in a tough bring to this floor for a final vote a 5- longer term ways in which we could economy and the very real fact that month extension, some of which—in deal with the unemployment crisis— this dramatically benefits our overall fact, with each passing day more of better training programs, et cetera. In- economy, I think we have to move. which—is retroactive rather than pro- deed, we have a bipartisan Workforce I am pleased and proud that we have spective. This bill is designed to help Investment Act reauthorization that is had the support of our colleagues on people. in the HELP Committee that I hope we both sides of the aisle to move forward In fact, this bill will provide them can get to the floor quickly because we procedurally. I hope we can finish this the benefits they were receiving based have to reform our overall job training debate promptly, move this over to the upon their work record because the program in this country. As I go out House, and then begin to work with the only way you can receive unemploy- and talk to businessmen and women in House so they recognize the same re- ment insurance benefits is to lose a job Rhode Island, they say there is a dis- ality that on a bipartisan basis we have through no fault of your own and con- connect between the skill set many recognized here. tinue to search for a job. people have and the skills they need for I yield the floor. These are working Americans. The their workplace. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- benefits we are talking about are There is another aspect of this situa- ator from Wyoming. roughly $300 a week. What does that tion. The long-term unemployed num- Mr. BARRASSO. Madam President, do? For some people it helps them keep bers in this country today are twice as yesterday President Obama held an their home. It pays the rent. For some high as they are typically when we event at the White House to talk about others it provides food for their fami- have ended unemployment benefits his health care law. The President said: lies. For others it provides them the previously. We have a significant prob- The debate over repealing this law is ability to have a cell phone that is lem and a growing problem of the long- over—the Affordable Care Act is here to plugged in, literally, because they need term unemployed. stay. one when they get, they hope, the offer Again, we will wait for the data to be That is what President Obama said for a job interview or for a job. So con- conclusive and decisive, but my sense yesterday. Of course, last October trary to doing nothing to help Ameri- is, going back to Rhode Island, many of President Obama said his health care cans, this does a great deal for people these individuals are in their middle law was ‘‘the law of the land.’’ Then he who have earned these benefits through ages—they are 40 and 50 years old. went ahead and changed or delayed the their toil and effort and their contin- They have worked for 20 years. They law more than 20 times after that—on ued efforts to look for jobs. have good work records, but the skills his own, without coming to Congress. We have an obligation, a great obli- that employers are looking for right If it is the law of the land, how does he gation to increase the growth in this now are not immediately those skills get to change the law of the land 20 country, and to do it in a way that will that they have. Of course, there are job times? allow people to find jobs. In my home training options available, but all of Back on March 6, President Obama State of Rhode Island, there are at these things require support. Again, if said the Democrats’ health care law is least two applicants for every job—in you are juggling family responsibilities ‘‘working the way it should.’’ Well, if many cases, three applicants. There is and trying to get job training, that $300 the law is working the way it should, a disconnect in many cases between a week benefit check you have earned why do people in Wyoming keep telling the skills they have had over decades through your previous work is very me how bad the law is for them person- of work and the skills that employers helpful as you prepare yourself for a ally? are looking for today. And we have to new job. Just the other day I heard from a address that. This legislation can’t be delayed any woman in Rawlins, WY. She wrote: But, to prevent this legislation from longer. This is not about some political going through is to deny millions of demonstration or some political mes- My husband has been self-employed at a small truck driving company servicing the working Americans the support they saging point; this is about getting aid oil and gas fields in [Wyoming] for over 13 need to get through a very difficult pe- and assistance to 2.3 million Americans years. We have always purchased individual riod. That is why, on a bipartisan basis, today. And that number will grow with healthcare coverage for our family of five. we have come together. We have 5 each passing day. It is about helping We currently pay $906.87 for that coverage.

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So we predicted 4 years ago harm small businesses. Democrats here in Washington doing that millions would lose their health That initial diagnosis is now con- this to families such as this woman’s insurance plans, and millions did. firmed. Small businesses are impacted family in Wyoming? Why does Presi- We warned that the law’s new man- all across the country by additional ex- dent Obama think his law is working dates would increase health costs and penses and costs, making it much hard- the way it should? obviously increase the cost of insur- er for them to provide insurance to Well, the Senate Democratic major- ance. That original diagnosis is con- their workers. Many looking at this ity leader, Senator REID, said here on firmed as well. are saying that it might be cheaper to the floor of the Senate back on Feb- Like the letter I just read from the pay the fine than to do what we would ruary 26 that the law is going great. family in Rawlins, WY, families all like to do and have done in the past, The majority leader said, ‘‘Despite all across Wyoming and all across the which is provide insurance that worked the good news, there’s plenty of horror country are seeing incredible increases for those employers and their employ- stories being told.’’ He went on to say: in the cost of their insurance. They are ees but perhaps doesn’t meet the Presi- ‘‘All are untrue, but they’re being told paying more, and in their opinion they dent’s recommendations of what many all over America.’’ are getting worse insurance—the Presi- people say is much more insurance ‘‘All are untrue,’’ he said here on the dent said better; I say worse—because than they will ever need, want, use, or floor. they are having to pay for a lot of can afford. The majority leader added that all of things that they don’t need, don’t The second report we came out with the stories were ‘‘made up from whole want, and will never use. Yet the Presi- a number of years ago is called ‘‘Grim cloth, lies distorted by the Republicans dent says he knows better than they do Diagnosis.’’ In that, we went through a to grab headlines or make political ad- about what kind of insurance they need number of concerns we had about the vertisements.’’ and what is best for them and their health care law after the initial report Why does Senator REID think this families. They are also being faced ‘‘Bad Medicine.’’ woman in Rawlins, WY, is making up a with higher copays, higher deductibles, ‘‘Grim Diagnosis’’ provided warnings story out of whole cloth? and higher out-of-pocket costs. that the employer mandate would Remember, the President also said We warned additionally that short- lower incomes and result in hundreds that if you like your insurance, you term fixes threaten seniors’ long-term of thousands of jobs being lost. can keep it. He said that if you like access to care. We are still watching that one very your doctor, you can keep your doctor. That is actually exactly what hap- carefully because we do know that with He said people’s health care costs were pened. The health care law took $500 the employer mandate, there have been going to be $2,500 lower by now. So the billion out of the Medicare Program—a stories of businesses with 50 employees President has said a lot of things that program to take care of our seniors— saying: We are going to have to get turned out not to be accurate. Now the not to strengthen Medicare, not to help below 50. We are not going to hire more President says his health care law is our seniors, but to start a whole new people. We have to get below that num- here to stay. government program for other people. ber. Given the President’s history, I think For those 14 million Americans on The President is working to maybe it is fair to get a second opinion. As a Medicare Advantage, a program for make that a higher number, but no doctor who has practiced medicine for which there are advantages—preven- matter where that number line is 25 years, taking care of families in Wy- tive care, coordinated care, things one drawn, people are finding that from a oming, I come to the floor to tell you would want—well, that has been dra- business standpoint, there are advan- that I bring my medical experience, matically hurt by the President’s deci- tages to being below a certain number along with my colleague’s experience, sion to take money away from the very of employees and then not having to Senator TOM COBURN from Oklahoma. popular Medicare Advantage plan. comply with the expensive mandates of He and I have put together a report We warned that patients with pre- the law. that looks at some of the promises existing conditions would still face We warned that the law included a Democrats have made about the law care restrictions. risky insurance scheme that would and some of the things Republicans I listened to the President’s speech. I cost taxpayers dearly. have said about it. The report is called read editorials written by colleagues That original diagnosis is confirmed ‘‘Prognosis.’’ It came out April 2014 and on the other side of the aisle as re- as well with something called the is available today on Senator COBURN’s cently as last week that said people CLASS Act. Folks who looked at it Web site at www.coburn.senate.gov or with preexisting conditions are all carefully on both sides of the aisle on my site at www.barrasso.senate.gov. being protected. That is not true. We called it a Ponzi scheme—a Ponzi What we have done is come out with know of patients who because of their scheme—that would never work, could a report going through three different condition have had to leave the State not be afforded. They said it was some- previous reports that, as doctors, we in which they live to get specialty care thing Bernie Madoff would even be have put out watching the health care in other States. And when they lost proud of. Yet the Democrats forced it law as it has been developing. Each of their insurance and bought insurance into the health care law in spite of the reports—one called ‘‘Bad Medi- through the plans of their State, their warnings against it. cine,’’ one called ‘‘Grim Diagnosis,’’ children with cystic fibrosis seeking Our final report was called ‘‘Warning: and one called ‘‘Warning: Side Ef- specialty care in Boston are excluded Side Effects,’’ released in 2012. We fects’’—was released between 2010 and from doing that under the plan because started talking about the side effects of 2012. We grade ourselves now on how the insurance was bought in the State the health care law. We warned that the predictions we have made over the in which they live and the insurance the law includes hundreds of billions of last 4 years have turned out. they got did not cover any out-of-State dollars of tax hikes. In the first prediction we made—re- physicians. So children have been hurt Well, that has been confirmed. All port No. 1, ‘‘Bad Medicine’’—we warned by the President’s health care law, and one has to do is look at the list of new that millions of Americans could lose we can identify those young victims of taxes brought on by the health care their health insurance plans. the President’s health care law. law. It goes on and on with one new tax The headlines all across the country We warned that the individual man- after another. These are taxes on real show that over 5 million Americans date would fail with the IRS as an en- people that get passed on to others if did, in fact, get letters that they lost forcer. they are applied to a business, totaling

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It goes State by State, where we I note the absence of a quorum. panies are beginning to deploy these see significant wasting of money, as re- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The new technologies in manufacturing and ported in the Washington Post and in clerk will call the roll. the workforce that are needed to ac- USA TODAY. The bill clerk proceeded to call the quire the skills to be successful in We warned that the medical device roll. these new areas of manufacturing all tax would stifle innovation. Mr. COONS. Madam President, I ask work in coordination. That is some- That original diagnosis has been con- unanimous consent that the order for thing we can, by working in a bipar- firmed as well. We see the medical de- the quorum call be rescinded. tisan way here in this Senate, advance, vice tax, which, when we talked about The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without and advance rapidly, here in the United it as part of a budget amendment, objection, it is so ordered. States. there was bipartisan support for repeal- Mr. COONS. Madam President, I ask The Senator from Maine and I are ing it. Why aren’t we voting to repeal unanimous consent to speak for up to going to talk about a bill—the Revi- it when it matters, when we could ac- 30 minutes as if in morning business talize American Manufacturing and In- tually get this repealed? The Senate and to engage in a colloquy with the novation Act—which has 14 cosponsors majority leader continues to block a Senator from Maine. and is an indication of its broad base of vote on that. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without bipartisan support. It has long been led So I come to the floor, the day after objection, it is so ordered. by Senators BROWN of Ohio and BLUNT the President held his ‘‘mission accom- Mr. COONS. Madam President, I of Missouri, a bipartisan team, and to plished’’ speech at the White House, to come to the floor again today to talk that they have added a great initial say that the prognosis for this health about good jobs and how we can work leadership team with Senator STABE- care law continues to be grim, the together in a responsible and bipar- NOW, Senator LEVIN, Senator REED, and points we have made throughout con- tisan way to create high-quality and Senator SCHUMER, all Democrats, as tinue to be true, and the people all lasting middle-class jobs. All of us hear well as Senator GRAHAM, Senator KIRK, across the country are experiencing it from our home States about how they Senator COLLINS, Senator WICKER, and day-to-day. want us to work together to produce Senator BOOZMAN, all Republicans. They are experiencing it in their for America today and America tomor- Most recently our wonderful colleague, lives. They are experiencing it when row. Senator ANGUS KING of Maine, an Inde- they try to continue health insurance As someone who worked for 8 years pendent, has joined us. that works for their family. They are for a manufacturing company in the This bill has been endorsed by folks paying more out of pocket. Their pre- private sector before going into public ranging from the National Association miums are higher. They may not be service, I can tell you we can win in of Manufacturers to the U.S. Con- able to keep the doctor they had and manufacturing. We can learn from our ference of Mayors to the United Auto liked. They may not be able to go to competitors, we can strengthen our Workers, and many more organizations the hospital they had gone to pre- workforce, we can strengthen our ac- at the national and local level, which is viously. cess to foreign markets, and we can another indicator of how diverse its It is interesting that in the State of strengthen our access to credit. We can support is from across the country and New Hampshire where there are 28 hos- do all of it and we can compete and win many different sectors. This is a bill I pitals, 10 of them are excluded—10 of in advanced manufacturing in the have reason to hope can not just get a the 28 hospitals in the State of New United States. lot of endorsements from the private Hampshire are excluded—from the in- One of the aspects of my own experi- sector and not just a lot of endorse- surance being offered on that State’s ence in the private sector that has ments from cosponsors here in the Sen- exchange to be sold in that State. Even stayed with me is that more of our ate but can actually move through reg- the doctor who is the chief of staff of manufacturing employment was in ular order to be taken up and consid- one of those hospitals—well, her insur- Germany than any other single coun- ered by the committee of jurisdiction, ance does not permit her to go to the try, and that often seems unlikely to be taken up here on the floor, and very hospital where she is the chief of given that Germany actually has high- actually signed into law by the Presi- staff. Is this what the Democrats had er labor costs, labor protections, envi- dent of the United States. I am hopeful in mind when they passed this health ronmental protections, and in many that could happen partly because this care law, people paying more in pre- ways a higher cost of doing business is good policy. miums, people losing their doctors, not than almost any other advanced coun- There are already a number of hubs having access to the hospitals in their try. So how is it possible they are so that have been established by Federal community, higher copays, higher successful? In fact, more than twice agencies spending money that has al- deductibles? That is what the Amer- the percentage of their GDP is in man- ready been authorized and appropriated ican people are facing. ufacturing than is the case in the for specific research areas where the It is time for the President of the United States. Department of Energy and the Depart- United States to acknowledge the pain Why would we fight for manufac- ment of Defense need to do work to de- that his health care law has caused turing jobs? Why would we fight to velop cutting-edge manufacturing ca- people across the country. I know he emulate Germany’s example? Because pacity in the United States. watches the polls, and the polls con- manufacturing jobs are great jobs. As I think if this law gets taken up on a tinue to show that for every one person the Presiding Officer and our colleague bipartisan basis and is improved, re- who says they may have been helped by from Maine know, manufacturing jobs fined, and debated in committee and the health care law there are more are high skill, high wage, high benefit, here on the floor, we actually have a than two people who say they have and have a positive impact on their shot at advancing a process that will been harmed. surrounding community. They also be wide open and will allow elements of People knew we needed health care need something. They need ongoing the Federal Government, in partner- reform in this country, and they knew R&D, cutting-edge research, contin- ship with the private sector, to lever- the reason. People knew what they uous improvement and innovations in age cutting-edge research and deploy wanted. They wanted the care they order to remain at the cutting edge of whole new technologies across this need from a doctor they choose at productivity. country. lower costs. What we are going to talk about on I am excited by it, and I know my This health care law has failed to de- the floor today is a bill that learns colleague is as well. I will briefly state liver to the American people what they from the lessons of our most successful why Senator KING is a great colleague

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The low price of funded research at a cutting-edge uni- rity danger because if we are dependent natural gas I think is helping to reju- versity, investment in workforce skills, upon other countries that may or may venate manufacturing. I know it is in and the deployment of new and innova- not be our friends for essential compo- Maine. I think there is more innova- tive technologies in clean energy can nents of our national security infra- tion happening around the country. work together to grow manufacturing, structure, that is a very dangerous and People are realizing—I have talked to grow job opportunities, and grow our risky place to be. That is not often manufacturers who have been offshore economy. talked about, but the maintenance of and have come back because they said I invite my colleague to address his manufacturing jobs in the United the offshore factory was a little cheap- experience in Maine and why he has States is a critical part of our indus- er, the labor costs were less, but the joined this broad group of cosponsors trial base and a part of our national se- hassle factor was higher, and what I on this promising and bipartisan manu- curity strategy. have learned is I can control costs, I facturing bill. Manufacturing allows for more ex- can control transportation, I can con- Mr. KING. I thank my colleague from porting. It brings money into our coun- trol time limits better if the manufac- Delaware for his leadership on this try. Eighty-three percent of the ex- turing is in the United States. issue. He has been indefatigable. He has ports from Maine come out of the man- So what do we do? What do we do if been very strong on this issue. I think ufacturing sector, and that is bringing we want to increase manufacturing? it is one of the most important issues money into our country rather than We can’t wave a wand here in Wash- sending it out to other countries. that faces us. ington. We can’t say, well, go out and Also, I think it is very important to I am not an economist; I am a coun- create jobs. We have to create an at- remember that this is a way of dealing try lawyer from Maine, but one of the mosphere where we can create jobs. with what I think is one of the most se- things I know about any economy is When my little girl Molly, who is not rious issues of our time, which is in- so little anymore, was in the third you can’t build an economy by taking come inequality. It is the widening gap grade, I used to teach her things with in each other’s laundry. Somebody between those at the top and those at pneumonics. I would say the three Xs somewhere has to make something, the bottom, and what is really a con- and that is the basis of wealth cre- cern is the stagnation, and, in fact, the or the three Ys or whatever. In this ation. Somehow in the 1980s, 1990s, and decline of the American middle class. case, if she were here and she were still the early part of this century, we sort Manufacturing was the path into the in the third grade, I would say it is the of lost sight of that and manufacturing middle class for our parents and grand- four Ps, Molly. It is the four Ps that took an enormous hit. We lost 32 per- parents. The manufacturing resurgence are going to make this happen. The cent of our manufacturing jobs in the after World War II—by the way, part of first is a plan. Nothing happens with- decade from 2000 to 2010. We lost 42,000 that resurgence was based upon the GI out a strategy or a vision or a plan. factories—not people, 42,000 factories. bill, probably the greatest economic This bill has a vision of how to link in- Manufacturing was literally withering development program ever fostered by novation and the American economy away in this country. any government anywhere in the and manufacturing in such a way as to I think a lot of people sort of wrung world—which helped to create the mid- create and rejuvenate this sector. A their hands and said: Oh, well, I guess dle class is in danger. One of the ways plan—we have to start with a plan or a that is just the way of the world. It is to preserve and strengthen the middle vision. all going to Asia, China, and Mexico. It class—and to deal with this problem of The second P is partnerships, and is going to low-wage countries, and income inequality—is more manufac- this bill is based on partnerships. Noth- that is just the way it works. turing and more of those good jobs. ing good happens without partnerships. The problem is, as my colleague from This is the 100th anniversary of one It is based upon linking the academic Delaware pointed out, Germany has of the most amazing and trans- world with the manufacturing world gone in the opposite direction, and formative actions in American cor- with government; putting those part- their country has the same standard of porate history. The year was 1914 when nerships together, mostly universities living, the same labor standards, the Henry Ford doubled the pay of all of and manufacturing, to create innova- same employment cost levels, and yet his workers. Everybody was aston- tion, to create new jobs, to create new 20 percent of their economy is based ished. His competitors were aghast. ways of building wealth. We don’t have upon manufacturing; whereas, it is The advocates of unbridled capitalism to look much further than Silicon Val- only 10 or 11 percent in this country. said: How can he do this? Henry Ford ley in California. That is a perfect ex- So that tells me it is not impossible. It was a genius in many ways. But one of ample of a natural born innovation hub tells me there is an opportunity here his insights was he wanted his workers built around several knowledge fac- and that we can’t just lay back and to be able to buy his products, and one tories: Stanford University, University say: Well, I guess that is going to go of the problems in our economy today of California, University of San Fran- away. Woe is us. That is never the way is a lack of demand. The people of the cisco. Knowledge factories, together to seize the future. middle class don’t have enough income with manufacturers, created one of the Why do it? The Senator from Dela- to buy the products and it becomes a greatest hotbeds—probably the great- ware said it: Better pay. In Maine, in downward spiral. It is a lack of demand est hotbed—of innovation, creativity, looking at the data, employees in man- that is truly at the heart of the weak- and new wealth creation in the history ufacturing on average make twice as ness of the current economy, and it is of this country and perhaps in the his- much as employees in other areas— because people don’t have good enough tory of the world. We want to create twice as much. There is a tremendous jobs and they are not being paid these kinds of hubs all over the coun- difference in pay, and of course a better enough. try, putting together the academic difference in benefits. There is also a Henry Ford realized if he paid his community and the business commu- bigger multiplier for manufacturing. workers more—and, by the way, that nity to develop the capacity for inno- Manufacturing creates more jobs down munificent sum in 1914 was $5 a day, vation and creativity. the line and around a manufacturing but it was a doubling of what the rate I should mention—it is not part of facility. It is important for national se- of pay was everywhere else in Amer- this bill, but the other thing I think we curity. ican society at that time. That was a have to do a lot of thinking about is We are in danger of losing our indus- huge breakthrough intellectually, eco- the skills gap. I got a call right after trial base, which is part of our national nomically, and socially for this coun- my election from a chamber of com- security infrastructure. If we can no try. merce director in southern Maine and

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So let’s nology that radically alters the scale jobs in manufacturing, and we can’t fill see what we can do here with the same of early stage manufacturing and what them because the people we need aren’t idea. is possible in terms of prototyping, and available with the skills we need. I compliment the Senator from Dela- then, I think fairly soon, what is pos- There is a mismatch. ware and the others who have led this sible in terms of customized, unit-by- I believe one of the things we have to bill, and I am delighted to be able to unit manufacturing. It has enormous do around here is think hard about all tag along. I think this is a great idea. promise. But if we are going to stay the programs—I think there are some- It truly can make a difference, and I competitive globally in manufacturing, thing like 59 different Federal job think we will see that difference in the when there is something new invented training programs—how to integrate coming years. in the United States, we have to also them, coordinate them, and focus them I yield the floor. make sure it is made in the United on business-ready jobs, not 10-years- Mr. COONS. Madam President, I States. So this is the sort of hub that ago jobs but the jobs of today. There- thank my colleague from Maine for makes that possible. fore, I think the coordination and co- sharing his personal experience both as There are four hubs, and I will men- operation between business and the job Governor and for his work and partner- tion them briefly: the one in Ohio, the training infrastructure has to be much ship with the University of Maine and one in Raleigh, NC, the one in Detroit, closer than it is today. their composites center and his under- and the one in Chicago. But they don’t That gets me to S. 1468. I think it is standing of the importance of a mod- just engage the universities and the a wonderful idea. One of the best parts ern, skilled workforce in order to take workforce and the companies right in of it is that it is bipartisan. This is an advantage of the work we are hoping to that immediate community. They ben- idea that is supported—SHERROD catalyze through this bill. efit from national networks. For exam- I wish to summarize across three BROWN and ROY BLUNT were the spear- ple, General Dynamics and Honeywell large areas. This bill, if enacted, would heads of it, and then we have people are two of the very large national foot- take advantage of linkages, leverage, such as ROGER WICKER, the Senator print firms partnering with the and labor in a way that would grow from Mississippi, and the Senator from Youngstown hub. Universities from Ar- lasting middle-class jobs. All of us Delaware; we have a good bipartisan izona State to Florida State are col- want to work together to find a way to group from around the country geo- laborating in the wide bandgap semi- give American workers and families a graphically and across party lines. This conductor work in Raleigh, NC. Re- fair shot, to give them a fair shot at is what we have to do. Why is it so im- searchers from the University of Ken- the kind of middle-class quality of life portant? Because what drives new man- tucky, the University of Tennessee, that dominated over the last 50 years. ufacturing jobs is innovation. As my colleague said, it was because of Notre Dame, and Ohio State are part- When I was Governor of Maine, some- ners with the hub that is in Detroit. body gave me a cap and on it it said the GI bill and its investment in edu- cation, it was because of innovation There are researchers from Boulder, In- ‘‘innovate or die.’’ Bill Gates once fa- diana, Notre Dame, Louisville, Iowa, mously said: Every product we make and competitiveness, and it was be- cause of a skilled workforce that we Nebraska, UT, Austin, and Wisconsin today is going to be obsolete in 5 years. were able to dominate the world in that are partnering with the hub in The only question is whether we make manufacturing for much of the last 50 Chicago. it obsolete or someone else does. So what are these hubs? Are they years of the last century. If we are to Innovation is the heart of this econ- just some diffuse academic teams that omy. That is why we have to put to- seize this moment and regain our glob- al leadership not just in the produc- share names and a little bit of data gether the knowledge factories with tivity sector of our manufacturing but with each other? No. If there were, for the production factories—the knowl- also in the base, in the employment of example, to be a hub in Maine on com- edge factories, the universities, such as our manufacturing, we have to do the posites, we would find researchers at the University of Maine, that has the sorts of things this bill imagines. the University of Delaware who have advanced composites lab that has cre- We have research being done in na- done great work in composites and ated amazing new ways to deal with tional labs, in federally funded na- companies doing work in composites composites. One of their creations is tional labs—fundamental research. partnering with the fundamental re- the bridge and a backpack. The bridge That is wonderful. We have applied re- search being done, let’s say, hypo- and a backpack is a composite system search on composites being done at the thetically, at the University of Maine, which I have seen in action. They are University of Delaware and at the Uni- and learning about how to deploy that long tubes made of fiberglass. You versity of Maine and every other State new technology in ways that would spread the tubes out, fill them with university that does higher research. benefit the local workforce and the concrete, mold them into the shape We have manufacturers trying to take local manufacturers. you want, and in about 3 or 4 days you advantage of new technologies and new That is why there is so much lever- have a bridge, and you put the deck opportunities. This bill will link them age coming out of these linkages. That over it. It is a wonderful system. It all together to create regional hubs is why these hubs have been so genera- came out of the University of Maine that allow the researchers, the private tive and so powerful in Germany’s ex- and now it is being used across the sector, and the new employees to all perience. It is a way to harness our country. come together. Federal investment in research by the The other piece I like about this is It also, as my colleague mentioned, national labs and by State universities that it isn’t a government program. leverages private sector funds. Every with the energy of the private sector Government is the catalyst, the con- one of the four hubs announced to date and the capacity of our manufacturers vener, the pulling together of these is a more than a 1-to-1 match; 2 or 4 or, to relentlessly innovate. hubs, and that is, I think, our function. in one case, 8-to-1 match of private sec- We have a very broad menu of bipar- We shouldn’t be doing it. We shouldn’t tor dollars to public sector dollars. tisan manufacturing bills that have be steering it, but we should be launch- Last, it invests heavily in training been taken up and discussed in this ing it, and that is what this bill is all and in skills and making sure the Chamber. This one—this manufac- about. Does it solve all the problems of workforce is ready as these new tech- turing hubs bill—has some of the manufacturing? Of course not. There nologies get out there. broadest support and I think some of are dozens of things we have to do in I wish to describe the reach of some the best reasons for it to be considered order to support this industry, whether of these linkages and partnerships for a in committee and taken up on this

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:51 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G02AP6.014 S02APPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S2054 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE April 2, 2014 floor later this spring. It is my real ican Manufacturing and Innovation ployee. She said: ‘‘It felt great. I fi- hope our colleagues will join us in Act will be the next in a series of im- nally got insured.’’ doing so. portant bipartisan manufacturing bills She was able to enroll. I will tell a Let me yield back to my colleague that we will take up to make sure we story about another great Virginia from Maine. are doing our job to help grow high woman, my wife, and her experience Mr. KING. I like the Senator’s sug- quality American jobs. with the Affordable Care Act. We had gestion of a hub in Maine involving I yield the floor. to buy insurance on the open market composites. Could we write that in the REINSTATED AMENDMENTS for the first time as a family in the bill? I wouldn’t object to that amend- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The summer of 2012. Like any good husband ment. Chair was in error in striking down who wants to get something done Mr. COONS. If there is a footnote amendments Nos. 2877 and 2878. Those right, I asked my wife to do it. that says ‘‘and Delaware.’’ amendments are reinstated. My wife comparison shopped with a Mr. KING. I think this is such an im- The Senator from Virginia. couple of insurance companies. Two in- portant idea, and in my comments I Mr. KAINE. Madam President, I rise surance companies told my wife: We outlined how we get here. We start to talk a little bit today about the Af- can give you insurance, but we can with a vision or a plan which the bill fordable Care Act and its benefit to only give you insurance for four of entails, and we start with partnerships, America’s women. I want to thank your five family members because of which is truly the essence of the bill, Senators MURPHY, BOXER, and WHITE- preexisting conditions—one because of but there are two more pieces. There HOUSE who have organized a few of us me and one because of one of my kids. are two more Ps. One is perseverance. to come to the floor today. They will We have to be about the healthiest Any Member of this body knows about be on the floor later this afternoon. family in the United States. The only perseverance. That is what this place is But with so much discussion in the hospitalizations our family of five have all about. We have to stick to it. We news about the recent completion of ever had are the three times for child have to not take no for an answer. We the March enrollment period—over 7 birth for my wife. have to listen to our colleagues to find million people enrolled in the Afford- Yet insurance companies told her out how they feel about the bill and try able Care Act through the exchanges— when she called in that we—boy, I tell to form a consensus and then move this I feel it is a good time to look at some you, do not tell my wife we can insure bill through. of the benefits of the ACA, but also four of your five family members—an Last Friday was the 100th birthday of where there is more work to do. important safety tip. They told her Ed Muskie of Maine. Ed Muskie was I know the Presiding Officer has been that. She said: That is now against the the father of the Clean Air Act and the very focused on ‘‘where there is more law. Clean Water Act. Talk about persever- work to do.’’ I applaud the Presiding The company said: No, it is not. This ance. He spent 2 years, hundreds of Officer for that. I will talk about some is what we do. hearings, hundreds of hours of markup of those issues as well. But first, let me Well, talk to your supervisor and call and ended up with that bill passing the start with a couple of Virginia stories me back. It is against the law. Senate unanimously—unanimously. because we hear stories from our con- The company had to call back in That is a monument to perseverance. stituents about the Affordable Care both instances within a few hours and Normally, I would say those are the Act. say: You are right. It is against the three Ps: plan, partnership, and perse- There is a 27-year-old woman in law. Here is a quote for your entire verance, but I think there is one more, Charlottesville who was diagnosed with family. and I am sure my colleague from Dela- uterine cancer. Before the ACA, her The ACA is helping women and fami- ware agrees with me. previous insurance plan refused to lies in all circumstances, people who Nothing is going to happen without cover her surgery because cancer was a are working in low-income jobs and passion. We have to care about this. preexisting condition. She is now en- cannot afford insurance or people who The people of America have to care rolled in a health plan under the ACA, are well off like me but need protection about this. We have to say that this is and her doctor and hospital where she from the former practice of denying something we are going to do. We are is planning the surgery were confirmed people for preexisting conditions. going to rebuild the manufacturing to be in the provider network. Here are some ways the ACA works centers that made this country what it In Alexandria, VA, there is a woman for women in particular. The law elimi- was—a sector that made this country by the name of Aqualyn Laury. She is nates the ability of insurers to charge what it was. We are going to have to do 43 years old. She suffered a stroke and higher rates due to gender. Do you it with passion and commitment. I be- a heart attack at a young age and had know that the unfair practice of charg- lieve this bill is an opportunity to re- been on a preexisting condition insur- ing women more, a gender rating sys- start that process. ance plan that was extremely expen- tem, was resulting in women in this It will, and as I mentioned earlier, it sive for some time. With her coverage country paying $1 billion more in an- can change us and provide benefits ev- scheduled to end, Aqualyn recently en- nual premiums than men prior to the erywhere from higher wages to better rolled in coverage through the health passing of the ACA. That is now illegal. national security to a stronger middle insurance marketplace. She found a Nearly 30 million women are receiving class. A plan, a partnership, persever- plan through the marketplace with a free coverage for comprehensive wom- ance, and passion—that is what reputable company with a premium of en’s preventive services, including dia- changes the world. approximately $245 a month, with betes, cancer screening, contraception, Mr. COONS. I thank my colleague for copays and deductibles that were easy and family planning. That is an impor- joining me in this colloquy on manu- to understand. tant benefit for women. facturing, both broadly and more spe- Angelette Harrell from Norfolk was Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, cifically on this bill. I am grateful for able to purchase a plan on the ex- both women and men are free from life- the leadership that Senator STABENOW change. Now, she had a problem with time annual limits on insurance cov- and Senator GRAHAM, as the cochairs of ACA because she could not work the erage in 10 essential health benefits, the Senate Manufacturing Caucus, Web site. But she did not give up. She like hospital visits and prescription have shown on this particular bill and called the phone number. She was able drugs. It is not only about health, the the passion and the perseverance that to find a plan that is $85 a month with ACA is also helping the financial Senators BROWN and BLUNT have shown a tax credit. She works in a care facil- health of women and families. Insur- in bringing this great idea into legisla- ity for adults with autism. She says ance companies under the ACA are now tive form and in advancing it. she could not afford a plan that would subject to a national rate review provi- There are so many other bills that we have been $280 a month without the tax sion if they want to increase premiums can and should take up that will bring credit. Because she is under 200 percent higher than 10 percent. In 2012 alone, strength and vitality to the American of the poverty level, she gets a credit, those rate reviews saved 6.8 million manufacturing sector. But it is my real and she gets a plan for $85 a month. Americans an estimated $1.2 billion in hope that S. 1468, the Revitalize Amer- That makes her a more reliable em- premiums just in 1 year.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:51 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G02AP6.015 S02APPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE April 2, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2055 Insurance companies are also re- is eligible for subsidized health cov- and everything. She said: By the way, quired to spend their premium dollars erage through the new exchanges if thanks for supporting the Affordable in a smart way. They have to spend at their employer does not offer ‘‘afford- Care Act. least 80 percent of premium dollars on able coverage’’, which is defined as I said: Oh, well, that is great. I appre- patient care and quality improvement. more than 9.5 percent of the employee’s ciate that. Why do you say that? That is at least 85 percent for large in- household income. She said: Because I have been in a job surers. In 2013—just in calendar year But the way the law is written, the for a number of years that I do not 2013—8.5 million Americans received affordability definition only applies to like. But I could not leave it because it rebates averaging $100 per family be- the price for the employee, not for the was how I got my health insurance. My cause of this particular provision. family coverage that an employer may husband does not have health insur- An estimated 3.1 million young offer. So if an employer does not offer ance. So I had to stay in the job in Americans are able to stay on family affordable family coverage, there is no order to keep the health insurance. She policies—that is also affecting my fam- eligibility for a subsidy for that par- said: Now under the Affordable Care ily in a positive way—up until age 26. ticular very important coverage, since Act, I have an option to get health in- Families with incomes between 100 and most people’s families are covered surance at a reasonable price so I can 400 percent of the poverty line are eli- through their employer plan. I think leave this job and start my own busi- gible for tax credits. So as an example, that is an important thing we should ness. a family of four in Virginia making fix. After I had this discussion, I did a lit- $50,000 can access a health plan with So look. There are plenty of things to tle research. It turns out there is an premiums as low as $48 a month— fix. There are plenty of things about economic term for this. It is called job health care for your family for less our health care system outside of the lock. All over the country there are than your cell phone bill, for less than Affordable Care Act that we ought to thousands, perhaps even millions, of your cable bill. This is remarkable. be focusing on and fixing. But repeal- people who are locked into a job where Plans are required to limit family’s ing the Affordable Care Act, as some they are not feeling very appreciated, out-of-pocket health care costs to less colleagues in this body and in the where they are not really enjoying it, than $12,700 a year. House continue to advocate, would where they are not expressing their Like the Presiding Officer, I am a mean turning back on all of these ad- productivity and their talents fully be- fixer; I am not a repealer. I think there vances: Letting women be discrimi- cause they could not leave their insur- are a lot of fixings that are still needed nated against because of gender, let- ance. in the Affordable Care Act and, frank- ting families be turned away because of Now they can. There is a lot of talk ly, in our health care system generally, preexisting conditions, saying to folks: around here about job creators. The job not just in the ACA. There is more that Do not worry, you are not going to get creators are the people that start busi- we can do to make the ACA work bet- a rebate; we can charge whatever pre- nesses, the entrepreneurs. Those are ter for women and families. mium we want. the job creators. This is going to lead Medicaid expansion is an example, a The last thing we need to do is repeal to an explosion of new businesses, of critical step that my State, Virginia, the ACA or to go into the homes of people who do not have to stay in the nearly 10 million Americans who have has yet to take. Without Medicaid ex- job that they are in simply because of received coverage and yank that cov- pansion, uninsured women will face a their health insurance but have the op- erage back from them and put them coverage gap. With Medicaid expan- tion to go out and start a business of back out into the wilderness of the in- sion, over 400,000 Virginians will re- their own because they can get their dividual market where they were not ceive health care coverage. The ACA health insurance at a reasonable price protected before. What we need to do is was designed to provide subsidies and through the Affordable Care Act. to be embrace the good and embrace tax credits to individuals and families So there is a lot to discuss about the the fixes to make it better. That is who are making between 138 and 400 Affordable Care Act. But this is one of what I certainly intend to do working percent of the poverty level. But with- the aspects of it that has been under- with my colleagues. out Medicaid expansion, it is these I yield the floor. appreciated. As the years go on, we are families—working people—who remain The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- going to see a decrease in people unin- uninsured. ator from Maine. sured—which we are already starting We also have to work on some pro- Mr. KING. Madam President, I appre- to see—and we are going to see an in- posals to continue to improve afford- ciate the comments of the Senator crease in small businesses because peo- ability and choice for all consumers. from Virginia. I think they were time- ple no longer have to stay in their jobs The Presiding Officer has led an effort ly and important. I wanted to add one simply to maintain their insurance. with others to put a number of positive note. The Senator and I were in a hear- I yield the floor. reforms on the table. Let me mention a ing yesterday in the Budget Committee The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. couple that I am very excited about: with three eminent economists—one BALDWIN). The Senator from Wisconsin. The Expanded Consumer Choice Act, S. was a Noble Prize winner—talking Mr. HATCH. I rise to speak once 1729, would create a new tier of cov- about income inequality and the status again about the process we have been erage, copper plans, and would give of our economy and where we are following in the Senate when it comes people shopping for health insurance going. to major pieces of legislation. more options to meet their family’s But there was one aspect of the Af- The Senate has been called the needs. fordable Care Act that came up in a world’s greatest deliberative body. Everybody’s financial and health sit- discussion that really has gotten essen- However, if you look at how it operates uation is different. So more options are tially no play whatsoever, no discus- these days, I don’t think anyone would great because that gives people more sion in the press or in the media. I say that anymore unless they were ability to meet their particular needs. think in the long run it may turn out being sarcastic. We no longer have real That is a very important piece of legis- to be one of the most important as- debate. Most bills don’t go through lation. The Presiding Officer played a pects of the Affordable Care Act. It committee, where they can be refined leadership role in it. came home to me 2 weeks ago. Every and improved. I supported expanding the small busi- Wednesday morning I have a coffee in When the Senate Democratic leader- ness tax credit to incentivize more my office here in the Senate office ship decides to bring a bill to the floor, businesses to participate in the tax building for anybody from Maine that far more often than not we are blocked credit program, to make it easier to ac- happens to be in town, whatever reason from offering any amendments. The cess and easier for the small businesses they are here, whether they are tour- unemployment insurance legislation to use. One I am particularly focused ing or have business in Washington. before us today is a good example. Re- on is that we need to close the family They can come in and have some blue- publicans have filed dozens of amend- glitch loophole. That is not a technical berry muffins and some Maine coffee. ments to this bill. Some of them would term, the family glitch loophole. The I met a couple there. The woman, in definitely improve the UI legislation. Affordable Care Act says an employee talking to us—she was down touring Others would address the underlying

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But, Yet it appears that none of these over the past few years to talk about I personally believe that, with Repub- amendments will get a vote because the deterioration of the Senate proce- licans in the majority, we would get the Senate Democratic leadership has dures under the current majority and back to the regular order that the rules decided it is more important to protect to call for a return to the deliberative were before these types of shenanigans their Members from having to take dif- traditions of this Chamber. Many of took place. ficult votes than it is to actually legis- my colleagues on this side of the aisle This is important stuff, and there is a late. have done the same. Sadly, it appears lot of concern on our side regarding I filed several amendments. Two of our calls have fallen on deaf ears. how the Senate is currently being run. them in particular would help to create I have been in the Senate a long As the most senior Republican in this jobs and prevent further job losses. One time, and I have never seen it worse body, I understand those feelings. I of those amendments would repeal the than it is right now. There have been have them too. ObamaCare tax on medical devices. We some very rough times in the Senate It is wrong, certainly not right, and had 79 votes for that. Yet we can’t get over the years, but I have never seen it we need to change this. We need to a vehicle that will put it through. The worse. Over the past number of years, make it back to the most deliberative House will overwhelmingly vote for it. the majority has called up a bill and body in the world. Should we do that, I Yet we can’t even get time on the floor then immediately filed cloture as if we think everybody here will breathe a to take care of it. That shouldn’t even were filibustering, when we don’t have sigh of relief and say: My gosh, each be considered controversial. Indeed, a any intention to filibuster. All we want side will have these rights restored large majority of Senators have al- is to be able to call up amendments. that have been so distorted during the ready voted in favor of repealing this But, in addition to filing cloture, the last number of years. job-killing tax and protecting an im- majority will fill the tree, making im- I am sorry I couldn’t get these two portant American industry—I should possible for anyone to call up an amendments. One of them was the say important American industries be- amendment. medical device tax repeal. We brought cause there are a lot of industries in Frankly, this is not the way to run it up before during the debate over the this area. Repeal of the medical device the Senate. budget. Seventy-nine of our col- tax has bipartisan support in both the All I can say is that the Senate is not leagues—79 of us—voted for that House and the Senate, as I have men- being run the way it should be run. amendment. It was a bipartisan vote, a tioned. I have no objection to filling the tree vote that had tremendous leadership I have another amendment that after a full and extended debate when on the Democratic side through the would repeal the ObamaCare employer people have an opportunity to bring up distinguished Senator from Minnesota, mandate. On the face of this, this may their amendments, full-blooded Sen- Senator KLOBUCHAR, who has been a seem more controversial, but it ators here on the floor, who have the wonderful leader on that issue. If it shouldn’t be. After all, the Obama ad- right to bring up those amendments. wasn’t bipartisan, maybe I would un- ministration has already delayed the I have no problem with amendments derstand it, but it is not only bipar- mandate for 2 years. If the mandate is that I totally disagree with being tisan, it is crucial to all of the medical so harmful that the administration is brought up, but you can’t even do that device companies throughout the afraid to let it go into effect, why don’t most of the time on these bills unless, United States that have set the stand- we simply do away with it altogether basically, the leadership on the Demo- ard for the whole world. and ensure that it doesn’t kill any cratic side approves. Until recently, We are going to get that passed soon- more jobs? this body has always had the position er or later, but in the meantime we are These are reasonable amendments. that we can call up germane and non- having medical device companies leav- They deserve a vote. Therefore, I ask germane amendments. That is what ing the United States because of that unanimous consent that it be in order makes this body great. It is what has stupid gross tax on gross sales, if you for me to offer my amendment No. 2905. given it such prestige over the years. can believe it. There is only one reason The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there Now, with it being run this way, we’ve it was put into the health care legisla- objection? just become a rubberstamp for the tion, and that was because they needed The Senator from Rhode Island. leadership. That can work both ways. I Mr. REED. Madam President, reserv- about $30 billion—with a ‘‘b’’—for think it is a bad thing to do. However, ing my right to object, the underlying ObamaCare. It was basically a phony the principle has been started and the emergency bipartisan legislation is approach to come up with $30 billion precedent has been set. that has deliberately hurt one of the critical to helping 2.7 million Ameri- I lament this because I have been cans, and I would hope we could expedi- greatest budding industries in Amer- here long enough to see some of the ica. tiously move to that legislation. greatest debates in the history of the Therefore, I would object to the unani- I can’t think of a more stupid tax Senate done right here on this floor. than one that taxes the gross sales of mous consent request by the distin- Some were initiated by Democrats who guished Senator from Utah with re- these companies. That is a dangerous, wanted their right to be able to bring debilitating, disgusting, wrongful tax. spect to his amendment No. 2905. up everything and to really have it de- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- Yet we can’t even get a vehicle over bated—whether it was germane or non- tion is heard. here to put it on—the other body would Mr. HATCH. You can imagine how germane—and assert their rights on pass it quickly—so that we can get rid disappointed I am in that. the floor. Others were brought up by of it. I ask unanimous consent that it be in Republicans filing amendments that All I can say is that I am very dis- order for me to offer my amendment Democrats didn’t like. But the Demo- appointed, but I do understand how No. 2906. cratic leadership in the past acknowl- this body works. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there edged that, my gosh, you have the With that, I yield the floor, and I objection? right to do that in the most delibera- suggest the absence of a quorum. The Senator from Rhode Island. tive body in the world. But we have The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Mr. REED. Madam President, the made it anything but the most delib- clerk will call the roll. same logic—given the emergency na- erative body in the world with this The bill clerk proceeded to call the ture of the legislation before us, I type of procedure. roll. would urge immediate action. There- It is my hope that the Republicans Mr. CARDIN. Madam President, I ask fore, I would object to the senior Sen- will be able to take over the Senate in unanimous consent that the order for ator’s unanimous consent request. 2014. Perhaps that won’t happen, but I the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- would like to see it happen. If it does, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without tion is heard. I think my friends on the other side are objection, it is so ordered.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:51 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G02AP6.044 S02APPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE April 2, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2057 Mr. CARDIN. Madam President, the So we now have passed the March 31 process and pick an affordable health numbers are in—over 7 million Ameri- date and the first year of enrollment. plan. She is now insured and able to cans have enrolled through the health Many Americans now have affordable get the treatment she needs. exchanges around the Nation. quality health care and a choice. They Ryan is 26 years old. Those under 26 When we passed the Affordable Care have a good product at a reasonable can be on their parents’ policy. We talk Act 4 years ago, projections were that cost. about young people who think they we would hit the 7 million mark of en- Everybody hears the numbers, but I will never need insurance. I was in rollees at the close of the first year of want to go through a few—and I have downtown Baltimore over the weekend enrollment. We have exceeded those literally hundreds—of the letters I at a fair where we were enrolling peo- numbers. We have exceeded those num- have received from real people whose ple in the Affordable Care Act. I saw bers even though we had a very rough real lives have been affected. They are many people of Ryan’s age—young peo- rollout of the exchanges and people one of those 7.1 million people, and we ple over 26 years of age, who were there were frustrated when they couldn’t get could read millions of accounts just to find out whether this was right for information as quickly as they wanted. like this. This is from Dr. Michael L. of them. When they left, they held an in- But Americans wanted insurance, and Cecil County in a letter to the Balti- surance card. They had enrolled be- they knew they could get affordable more Sun. He said: cause they found out how reasonable coverage, so they stuck with it and My wife and I would like to thank Presi- the price was for a young person to get now we know that, in fact, over 7 mil- dent Barack Obama for helping us save al- comprehensive coverage. lion have enrolled. most $4,000 a year on health care. I am 61 I have quite a few more, and maybe When we see the final numbers, those years old with a preexisting condition of on a later date I will come back and numbers are going to go up because asthma, which is under control with medica- read some of the other letters I have there were a lot of people in the proc- tion. Yet before the Affordable Care Act, my received. But the point I want to bring insurance company felt it necessary to ess of signing up online on March 31 up is we have fundamentally changed and the processing has not been com- charge me 25 percent more for my insurance coverage. I’m sure there are many others the health care system from a system pleted. So we will see more. Plus, we that was basically a sick system—only have the Medicaid expansion, which is like myself with preexisting conditions who will see a savings on their coverage. The pub- if you got sick, figured out how to pay going to bring millions more with lic should know that since Fox News and the your bills, maybe you went through health insurance coverage than we had GOP would have us believe ObamaCare helps bankruptcy—to a health care system before. no one and will cost everyone more. where we keep people healthy, where Over the last 4 years we have seen in- This is from Colleen F. of Anne Arun- we provide for comprehensive preven- credible progress and help going out to del County, and she posted on our tive health care so people can stay out all Americans with their health cov- Facebook. erage and their health costs. No longer of emergency rooms and hospitals. Senator—I am 26 years old and have been Yes, we have benefited those who had do we have preexisting conditions. A on COBRA paying $570 a month for coverage no health insurance. Millions of people family who has a child with asthma because of a pre-existing condition—asthma. now have coverage who didn’t have doesn’t have to worry whether that I want to thank you for fighting for the coverage before the Affordable Care asthma will be considered a preexisting ACA!! I applied recently . . . and was accept- Act. We have brought them into the condition to full coverage. A woman ed into the program. I now pay $243 a month does not have to worry about having a with a $500 deductible! Thank you thank you system. They don’t have to fear bank- child being a preexisting condition to thank you! Affordable health care is a ruptcy. They can take care of them- full coverage. Parents can keep their human right—thank you for fighting on my selves, and they can do it in a more adult children on their insurance poli- behalf! cost-effective way for all of us. We have helped our seniors. No ques- cies until the age of 26. There are no Kelly ‘‘M’’ wrote: tion about it. They now have more longer any caps on insurance. Many I have a new plan. I haven’t had insurance Americans thought they had insurance for years. When I applied for insurance be- comprehensive benefits, and they have coverage only to go through a serious fore, I was denied for pre-existing conditions, a system that is on a more stable fi- even for plans with huge deductibles. I illness and find their insurance had a nancial footing. signed up on the Maryland Healthcare Ex- But we also have helped those who cap that did not cover all the expenses. change back in October, and by January 1st, already had insurance. We have helped No longer do families have to worry I was holding an insurance card from them by giving them a better product, about being forced into bankruptcy be- Carefirst Blueshield and have already had by making sure the premiums insur- cause of an illness or an injury. my first doctor’s appointment. It works. I Our seniors now have much stronger am proof. And I’m so grateful that I can take ance companies charge are used for pa- coverage under Medicare, with preven- care of myself with dignity without having tients’ benefits and not excessive prof- tive care covered without any to go to the ER whenever I’m sick or have to its. They must spend 80 to 85 percent; deductibles. Prescription drug coverage spend half my paycheck at an urgent care otherwise, they have to give a rebate. is now more complete with that so- center. I can do all of the preventative meas- We have gotten people out of the ures that I have been putting off, and get called doughnut hole—that coverage emergency room. I was asked on C– back on the road to health. It’s a good feel- SPAN today: Well, aren’t we helping gap—being filled. And the solvency of ing. the Medicare trust fund has been ex- the providers? After all, people who go Pam S. of Frederick County, MD, to hospitals now are more likely to pay tended by a decade. wrote: Small business owners have a choice their bills. Absolutely right. But guess of the types of plans they want. They My daughter and I met with a Navigator who paid for that uncompensated care. from the ‘‘Door to HealthCare’’ . . . to dis- do not have to worry about one person Those of us who had insurance. Our cuss applying for health care. We had been premiums were higher as a result of in their employment getting sick dur- having problems with the enrollment proc- ing the year and causing an astronom- ess. I had been paying for a separate plan for people not paying their bills. Well, now ical increase in their premiums. They her and now she is paying $55 less per month. they are going to be paying their bills. also have help and affordability in pay- Now my daughter gets to have a comprehen- First of all, they are going to stay out ing for their health insurance for their sive plan, cheaper than before and without of the hospital which will save us all employees. any interruption on her coverage. Thank money. But if they need to be in the Community health centers have been you! hospital, they will have the insurance expanded and offer such coverage as Ryan, from Prince George’s County, coverage to pay for it. prenatal care. In my own State of has aged out of her parents’ insurance. The Affordable Care Act has worked Maryland we are seeing the low birth Ryan was suffering from asthma and a for all of us by bringing down the weight baby numbers declining and in- sinus infection, but she was unable to growth rate of health care costs, by fant mortality rates going down. We afford a doctor’s visit on her own. After making the system more efficient. are now providing more pediatric den- attending a local Affordable Care Act Today I think we can acknowledge the tal services within the community. information session, she logged onto fundamentals are sound. People are That is all as a result of the Affordable the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange taking advantage of it. We hope, as we Care Act. and was able to go through the entire go forward, more and more will.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:51 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G02AP6.020 S02APPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S2058 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE April 2, 2014 One final point. When Medicare Part Fortunately, in spite of a destructive asters every year, the critical EWP D was passed and we projected the and partisan government shutdown Program does not receive consistent number of seniors who would take ad- that forced all of us to scramble just funding. The sporadic and inconsistent vantage of it, we hit about 70 percent days after the flooding, many of the way we fund it—via ad hoc supple- of our projection in the first year. On 18,000 evacuees in my State have re- mental bills—has created a backlog in the Affordable Care Act and the health turned home and are working on re- need of over $120 million nationally. exchanges, we are over 100 percent. building their lives and their commu- For my colleagues in the Chamber This program is working. People know nities. This is thanks to the assistance who may not immediately recognize it. The more they know about it, the from Federal and State agencies, in- the importance of EWP and the pro- more they like what they see. cluding important relief funding made gram attached to it, let me make clear Madam President, I yield the floor. possible by the Superstorm Sandy re- that there are 14 States which have The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- lief package we passed here in Congress projects left unfunded because of this ator from Colorado. in a bipartisan manner. backlog, meaning there are up to 28 Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Madam In sum, we in Colorado are on the Senators who could see relief in their President, I rise today to speak about a road to recovery thanks to the tremen- home States if we pass this bill. critical disaster relief bill I recently dous efforts of thousands of people, in- This backlog is unacceptable. It is introduced here in the Senate. cluding many of our colleagues here in preventing us from funding dozens of In the West, we have a saying that the Senate. But as my colleagues who projects that can help reduce the fre- ‘‘Mother Nature bats last.’’ For mil- have dealt with their own natural dis- quency and severity of mudslides, lions of Americans, that saying is a re- asters know all too well, the initial re- projects that can protect our water- minder that often entire communities lief efforts are only the first step. sheds, and projects that can save lives. are at the mercy of the raw force of na- Looking ahead over the next couple So with this in mind, I rise today to ture and natural disasters. Sadly, we of months, Colorado—like many other ask this Congress to come together yet are reminded of this truism every year Western States—may be facing another again and pass legislation, which I in- with wildfires in the West, hurricanes round of devastating floods, wildfires, troduced last week, supporting a more in the South, and ice storms along the and mudslides. Why? Colorado, like permanent funding stream for the EWP Atlantic seaboard. The devastating and Washington, has received an above-av- Program. I have introduced the bill tragic mudslides that have recently erage snowpack this year. We have with my home State colleague, Senator devastated Oso, WA, are the latest ex- more snow than normal and we are ex- BENNET, and it has been cosponsored by ample. pecting 127 percent of average the senior Senator from Washington, First, and most importantly, I wish snowmelt this spring. So when we com- PATTY MURRAY. to express my deepest and most heart- bine this increased snowpack and the It will not cost a dime, but it will fi- felt condolences to the families of the impending spring runoff with nally change the way we structurally victims of this tragedy in Washington streambeds still jammed full of debris, fund the EWP Program by creating a State. I assure the people of Wash- crumbling riverbanks, and waterways common, unified account to provide ington that Coloradans stand ready to that the flood rerouted out of their support to families and communities assist in whatever way we can with a original path, Colorado still has a rec- around the country. recovery process we know all too well ipe for disaster on our hands. This commonsense legislation would ourselves. We are all in this together. I will share a photograph of what also free up dollars that have already In times of disasters such as these, I happened in one of our communities. been appropriated in the past but have believe there are no Democrats or Re- We can see the culvert washed out, the not been used. Unlocking these dollars publicans. We put aside partisan di- vehicles embedded in the cobbles and will not create additional spending but vides to unite in the face of tragedy. sand and boulders of the riverbed. The will infuse this newly created account When confronted by these dire situa- riverbed itself was completely rerouted with seed funding to begin clearing out tions, we stand united to support our during the flooding when it took out the backlog and helping States such as fellow Americans who have been shak- the road in that particular area. The Colorado finance critical projects that en by the destructive forces of Mother good news is, as we look at the poten- can save lives. Nature. tial for additional disaster, we have the Moving forward, my bill sets up a When the Northeast was rocked by power here in Congress to confront the system where appropriators and States Superstorm Sandy in 2012, a majority disaster before it has a chance to impacted in the future can ensure that of the Congress stood together to fund occur. every dollar made available to the relief and recovery efforts, not because I wish to speak to the history of what EWP Program is used when needed, and it benefited their State or because they Congress did. Congress recognized the put back into this important, perma- expected anything in return, but be- importance of stabilizing waterbanks, nent fund when it is not, reducing the cause it was simply the right thing to preventing soil erosion, and clearing threat and the cost of future disasters. do. Similarly, when Hurricane Katrina debris from waterways back in 1978 As an avid outdoorsman, I am well devastated the gulf coast in 2005, we through the Agricultural Credit Act. aware of the dangers presented by the united to support our fellow Americans As part of that important law, Con- forces of nature. I have been a long- who lost their homes and livelihoods in gress authorized the Emergency Water- time supporter of EWP and its vital re- the hurricane and its aftermath. And shed Protection Program—or EWP for lief efforts. The importance of this pro- when ice jams just last year caused the short. As many of my colleagues know gram was only further emphasized to Yukon River to spill its banks, flooding well, EWP provides critical disaster re- me last September when boulders, Galena, AK, and the surrounding lief assistance for families and commu- water, and debris came roaring through towns, Congress stood as one to provide nities which have suffered severe dam- Eldorado Canyon, which is just a short aid and assistance for those in need. ages from flood, fire, drought, or other mile from my home, and there were My State too has felt the pain of de- natural disasters. scenes like this as well near my home. structive and unprecedented natural The EWP Program focuses on funding It has become very clear that every disasters in recent years. In fact, many critical emergency recovery measures moment we spend trying to piece to- parts of Colorado are still reeling from for runoff mitigation and erosion pre- gether ad hoc funding for this program the September 2013 floods that resulted vention that will relieve imminent haz- every year—after these disasters have in 10 deaths, washed away homes and ards to life and property presented by already occurred—is another moment businesses, and literally redrew the natural disasters. Protecting and re- that could be spent rebuilding the map across parts of my State. In my pairing these watersheds, wherever homes and the livelihoods of Ameri- travels to places such as Evans, James- they may be, is critical in preventing cans who have been struck by Mother town, and Estes Park, I witnessed first- the type of erosion that leads to mas- Nature. hand how thousands were impacted by sive mudslides and future disasters. Americans should not be forced to this disaster, which spanned 200 square Unfortunately, even though our wonder or worry about partisan divides miles and 15 counties. country is rocked by these natural dis- undermining their ability to access

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:51 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G02AP6.021 S02APPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE April 2, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2059 critical resources and services. They national markets that the days of Rus- supported last week. Of course, none of shouldn’t have to face the uncertainty sia’s monopolistic stranglehold on en- us got to support it on the Ukrainian of whether Congress will pass supple- ergy supplies is waning. My bill would bill because it wasn’t allowed to come mental funding to support their fami- pave the way for more American jobs up, just like on this issue of talking lies and communities after a dev- and provide a shot in the arm to our about unemployment extension or the astating event such as the one we see economy. That is why I was dis- other things that our friends on the here that forever changes their lives. appointed to learn that several of my other side have announced in a pretty And they certainly shouldn’t have to colleagues have decided that another aggressive way that they intend to wait for Congress in order to access es- political vote is more important than bring up because they just hope to have sential and proven services from the good policy and decided to push an a political issue rather than a process EWP Program when a disaster leaves LNG amendment tied to the approval that will actually work. their homes and communities in sham- of the controversial Keystone XL Pipe- I believe we should have these energy bles. Unfortunately, some in this Con- line. amendments such as the one I am pro- gress have shown that they are incapa- I voted against both Republican and posing on this bill because getting peo- ble of rising above partisan posturing Democratic Keystone Pipeline amend- ple back to work and being concerned to help those in need. The reckless par- ments because I believe these political about people’s take-home pay, being tisanship of these individuals nearly votes by both sides only set back concerned about what people get to prevented us from passing a bill to help progress on the real review process. keep of what they earn is an important the storm-ravaged States affected by Tying good LNG policy to a political part of this whole process. Hurricane Sandy and kept the govern- vote about an unrelated topic doesn’t So the amendment my friend ob- ment shut down 16 days, even as we in lead to progress on either issue. In- jected to would be an amendment that Colorado were struggling to take the stead, it shows the political motiva- would make it very difficult—it would important first steps toward recovering tions of those who are deciding to go establish another hurdle before anyone from our historic fall flooding. this route. could have a carbon tax. This amend- We cannot let funding as critical as My friend from Wyoming, Senator ment is similar to the one I offered EWP be subjected to this kind of ran- BARRASSO, has a strong bill that would during the budget debate this year, and cor, which is why my bill is so impor- open LNG exports to a targeted group 53 of my colleagues supported it, so a tant. That is why it is long past time of countries in Europe, which he tried majority of the Members of the Senate EWP receives a solid, dependable fund- to attach to the Ukraine aid bill. I are for this but just not the majority it ing stream. I hope my colleagues will agreed with that effort. He also filed would take in the Senate to get it join me in supporting this legislation, my bill, which opens LNG more broad- done. and I look forward to working with ly, as an amendment to that same leg- A carbon tax would force families to Senate appropriators to actively fi- islation during the Senate Foreign Re- pay more at the pump. What is a car- nance this fund for years to come. lations Committee markup. Both of bon tax? It is a tax on fuels that have With the funding structure created these approaches have bipartisan sup- some carbon component, and that by my bill in place, communities port, both of them would make a dif- means fuels such as gasoline, coal- around the country that have been ference, and both of them are worthy of based electricity, and other fossil fuels. knocked off their feet by brutal and consideration. For this component, you would have to unanticipated disasters will be able to So I invite all of us who want to get pay more at the gas pump, you would count on this program to immediately something done to abandon election or have to pay more for your heating, help them get back up and onto the political gains and focus on what mat- more for your cooling, more for vir- road to recovery. This is not only re- ters. We can leverage our natural re- tually every product we make in Amer- sponsible to do, it is right to do. sources to promote global security, ica. I wish to briefly touch on a slightly create jobs, and prevent power-hungry The energy bill, the utility bill is a different topic but one that is also very leaders such as Putin from using en- big component of what we make in the important specifically to Colorado; ergy supplies as a weapon. Let’s get country today, and it could be one of that is, the national security, eco- this done and work together to find a our huge advantages in manufacturing nomic, and job-boosting potential of real way forward, and let’s have a vote. and job creation, but we are headed in exporting liquid natural gas or LNG. Madam President, thank you. a direction with our view of energy This is a topic which I and many Sen- I yield the floor. that is not the most focused on more ators from both sides of the aisle have The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- American energy and that doesn’t take been talking about over the recent ator from Rhode Island. advantage of the moment we could be weeks, particularly in light of the on- Mr. REED. Madam President, I see in. going crisis in Ukraine and Russia’s Senator BLUNT. I ask unanimous con- Areas where I live in Missouri, people use of its natural gas exports as a sent that at the conclusion of Senator in the South and Midwest—frankly, weapon. Russian aggression and its in- BLUNT’s remarks, I be recognized. from about the middle of Pennsylvania cursion into the Crimean peninsula il- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without to the western edge of Wyoming—are lustrates precisely the reason we can- objection. heavily dependent on coal for elec- not wait any longer to responsibly de- The Senator from Missouri. tricity. About 50 percent of all the elec- velop our natural gas reserves and to Mr. BLUNT. Madam President, I ask tricity in that vast majority of the export this resource abroad. unanimous consent that it be in order land mass of America is from coal. Unfortunately, new facilities to ex- for me to offer my amendment on this Eighty-two percent of the electricity port LNG are on hold right now wait- bill, No. 2885. produced in Missouri is from coal. ing for approval at the U.S. Depart- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there There are at least five States that have ment of Energy. While the Department objection? a higher dependency on coal than we of Energy approval is only one step in The Senator from Rhode Island. do. If we had a cap-and-trade bill, the a complex process to construct a new Mr. REED. Madam President, be- estimates are that our bill would have export facility—a process that includes cause of the emergency nature of the gone up about 40 percent since 2013. environmental access and public underlying bipartisan bill to aid about A carbon tax is disproportionately input—it has become an unacceptable 2.7 million Americans, I would object. impactful on people who are struggling logjam. That is why I introduced a bill The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ob- to get by. If you want to really do a few weeks ago that would break the jection is heard. things that impact the vulnerable in logjam and pave the way for approval Mr. BLUNT. Madam President, let our society, make the utility bill high- of LNG exports to World Trade Organi- me talk about why I think we should er. If you want to really do things that zation nations, in effect approving the have this and other amendments on impact the vulnerable in our society pending applications in the queue. this bill. who are looking for work, make it My bill is bipartisan and bicameral, My friend from Colorado just talked harder to put those jobs in the United and it would send a signal to inter- about an amendment that he said he States of America.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:33 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G02AP6.023 S02APPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S2060 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE April 2, 2014 About 40 million U.S. households about whether this is the right direc- $500 to $5,000. They were paying $500 on that currently earn less than $30,000 tion for us to go as a country. Is this a 3-month supply of medicine. A 1-year per year spend almost 20 percent of health care more affordable, and will supply of that medicine cost a little their income already on energy. Why more people be insured, and will the over $4,000. They were paying $500 of would we want that percentage to be people who are insured be insured with that, and now they are paying all of higher. What you make is not nearly as policies they can afford and coverage that. important as what you are able to use they want? Her view—which would be the view of to advance your family. If the utility The President, of course, and every- most working families—is: We had in- bill is 30 percent of what you make or body understands the Web site had its surance we could afford, we had insur- 40 percent of what you make instead of problems. I think we would be really ance that met our needs, and now we 20 percent, obviously the other things remiss if we decided—if making the are paying $3,500 more than we were you would have done with that money Web site work was the test of the pro- paying. For almost any family, $300 a could not have been, done. gram or, frankly, making people sign month makes a big difference. It par- These are the households that can up was the test of the program. ticularly makes a difference for fami- least afford to have the new energy-ef- This debate is not over. It shouldn’t lies who are struggling and already ficient refrigerators. These are the last be over. We need to continue to look dealing with a health problem. households to get the better windows, for ways to try to make this work bet- Pete from Jackson, MO, receives the last houses to get more insulation ter because I certainly continue to health care benefits through his em- in the ceiling and the walls, the first hear from Missourians who tell me ployer, but his wife and two children houses where people have to think that the course they are on is hurting had health insurance through an inde- about, What room do we shut off this their families, hurting their job oppor- pendent carrier. His wife and children’s winter because we cannot use all the tunities. plan will be dropped November 30 of rooms in the house in the way we The law of unintended consequences this year. Their new plan will cost would like to? It would be nice to be appears to be the law here that is most $1,200 per month instead of $530 for able to fill up your tank rather than likely to be applied, the unintended similar coverage they have right now. stand at the gas pump and wonder, Can consequences of people who are going By the way, these are just a few of I possibly afford to put more gas in to work part time, the unintended con- the letters from the top of the list. If I than that pump has already shown on sequences of people who are looking at had more time, I could certainly read prices that are already too high. a job that used to be a full-time job but more letters. There are lots of amendments on this now the government said: You don’t I have a letter from Greg who is from bill about energy, none of which, I am have to provide benefits unless some- St. Joseph. His out-of-pocket expenses told, will be allowed, and I think that body works 30 hours a week. I guess went from $2,500 per year to $10,000 per is a tragedy. what the government really said was year. He is paying that by going into A 2013 study by the National Associa- that you have to provide benefits when his 401(k) retirement plan. If anybody tion of Manufacturers found that the they do work 30 hours a week. But peo- thinks Greg and his family are better overall effect of a carbon tax on Amer- ple immediately look at that and the off from this new change in the law by ican jobs would be staggering, with a society adjusts to that government de- paying $10,000 out of pocket instead of loss of worker income equivalent to termination. So suddenly people are the $2,500 out of pocket—and he is hav- about $13 million and 1.5 million jobs. working 28 and 29 and 20 hours without ing to dip into his retirement plan to Why would we want to take that out of benefits where they might have been help pay for his health insurance—I our economy when we can not only working those same hours before with would like to hear from them. keep it there, but by enhancing more some level of benefits or might have— There are people who had insurance American energy, we could expand it? more importantly for their families— before this new law, and although they The utility bill is an increasingly im- been working full time before. have insurance now through the ex- portant part of job creation. Energy- We are going to continue to talk change, they just happen to be paying sensitive industries such as chemicals, about this law and how it serves peo- in many cases a lot more and have a auto manufacturing, iron and steel ple. Let me give a couple of quick ex- deductible that is a lot higher. I think manufacturing, cement, mining, and amples as I conclude this morning. that would be a great debate for us to refining sectors are the hardest hit by I had a person in the office this have on the floor now that we know, as a carbon tax, and these sectors would morning who was here for another pur- a country, what is at stake. see a big drop in their manufacturing pose. He is a radiologist from Cape What do we do to be sure the best output. Girardeau, MO, and he said he received health care system in the world works So if we had the kind of debate we notice that his insurance was going to better for everybody? How do we make ought to have, it would be a debate go up $500 a month for the same cov- changes so that those who are outside about how we get people back to work erage until the President made the de- of the system have a better chance to rather than how we continue to extend cision to suspend the law, which is a be a part of that system rather than benefits in a policy that was never in- totally different debate topic, whether penalizing everybody who had insur- tended to have never-ending benefits. the President can do that. But when ance they thought was working for This system doesn’t work. It doesn’t the President suspended the applica- them? work for people who pay into the sys- tion of this law, which everybody is I yield the floor to my friend from tem or draw out of the system if we supposed to be so excited about, they Rhode Island. abuse it. were able to keep the policy they had The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- I think we all know this is not the for another year, and it was $500 a ator from Rhode Island. debate we should be having this week, month less—$6,000 a year less for that Mr. REED. Madam President, I rise and I would like to see us have a debate family. today to discuss the underlying legisla- on how we could improve the economy Here is some information I got today tion, which is so critical. It is an emer- while we deal with this so-called imme- from Sherry in Shelbyville, MO, who gency. On December 28, we stopped ex- diate need that we are talking about on said that her 18-year-old son has had tending unemployment benefits for at the floor instead of the things we ought cerebral palsy his whole life. They had that point 1.3 million Americans. These to be talking about. a medicine that works that allows him are individuals who were working and I wish to talk for a few minutes to deal with this. Last year a 3-month who are looking for work, since that is about the announcements yesterday supply of this particular medicine went the only way you can collect these ben- about how many people have signed up from $125 to $1,086—almost a $1,000 in- efits. for the President’s health care plan. As crease. But that may or may not be im- Since that time, they have been I said when the Web site wouldn’t pacted by what is happening with over- without the very modest support that work, it is not about whether the Web all health care policies. What was im- emergency unemployment insurance site works. Frankly, it is not even pacted this year was her family’s de- provides. It provides about $300 a week. about how many people sign up. This is ductible. Their deductible went from We are trying, on a bipartisan basis, to

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:33 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G02AP6.047 S02APPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE April 2, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2061 move this legislation through this body aisle have come to us with their issues. cific criteria and, most importantly, and get it to the House so these people But to do that would undercut the abil- they have to have an adequate work can get some help and support as they ity to, in timely manner,—today or I history to be eligible for unemploy- continue to look for work. hope tomorrow, but certainly this ment insurance in the first place. They This legislation will support a pro- week—pass this legislation and move have to be workers. We are trying to gram that is vital to 2.7 million Ameri- forward. help workers. They have to have lost cans, and it is a bipartisan com- Millions of Americans are facing a their job through no fault of their promise. This is not something that is crisis. They are out of work and look- own—they were laid off. It is not as being jammed through exclusively at ing for a job. In my State there are though they didn’t like their job and the will of the majority. This has been probably two applicants for every job, left, or had problems in the workplace an effort that began months ago. First and in many cases there are probably and were not fitting in. These are peo- we worked with Senator HELLER and three or four applicants for every job. ple who want to work, and they were then other colleagues—Senator COL- We also recognize this is a long-term told they cannot work any longer. LINS, Senator MURKOWSKI, Senator unemployed population that is dif- They were downsized, they were PORTMAN, and Senator KIRK. ferent in some respects than previous outsourced—all the 10K euphemisms We listened to their suggestions and episodes of unemployment. There are for saying, ‘‘We don’t need you any- incorporated them so we could move indications and suggestions that they more.’’ Well, they are important people forward on a bipartisan basis as we are older on average. They are also fac- who want to work, and they have to ac- have done on so many different topics. ing a situation where the economy has tively look for work in order to qualify We would like to have a vote, move it been very difficult for many years. for benefits. This is not an open-ended to the House, and have it signed by the Many of them are homeowners who benefit to individuals who have no end President so we can get the relief, sup- can’t sell their house because of the in sight. They are either going to find port, and assistance to these Ameri- market so they can’t move to an area a job or exhaust these benefits. cans. Again, I have to emphasize that where there is work. Many of them, One of the reforms we did in 2012, they are only qualified for this pro- particularly if they are middle-aged, frankly, was to shrink the period of gram because they lost their jobs have responsibilities to mothers and fa- time. Previous to 2012, there were 73 through no fault of their own, and they thers who may have health issues, and weeks of emergency extended benefits. are continuing to look for work in a children they have to support. The We shrunk that down to 47 weeks. So very difficult economy. overall situation is that these individ- this notion that this is an unending, in- The one other thing I wanted to men- uals are facing a very difficult chal- definite, long-term benefit to people tion, which is very important, is we are lenge. who don’t earn it is completely incor- building on significant changes to the There is a very thoughtful paper by rect. unemployment compensation laws that the former chair of the President’s This program has been in effect for a were passed in 2012. At that time the Council of Economic Advisers, Alan very long time. Indeed, some form of it chairman of the Ways and Means Com- Krueger, and his colleagues. They de- has been put in place since 2008 when mittee in the House of Representatives, scribed the difficulty of these unem- George W. Bush was the President, Chairman DAVE CAMP of Michigan, de- ployed Americans in this economy, when we first started seeing the signs scribed these as historic reforms. Our particularly for the long-term unem- of increasing unemployment. This was goal, as I said many times during the ployed. in conjunction with the near collapse past few weeks and months, and prior We have seen periods of significant of many financial institutions, in 2007 to and since the ending of these bene- unemployment. I can recall the 1980s, and 2008. The housing market was lit- fits on December 28, is to find a path when unemployment hit 10 percent, but erally coming off the tracks. The con- forward to a rather straightforward ex- normally there is a relatively fast re- sequences for the American economy tension of the benefits. Again, this is a sponse once the right fiscal and mone- at that time were probably the most temporary extension. It is a 5-month tary policies are put in place. Some of severe since the Great Depression. One total window, but with each day more that was because of the mobility of the of the ways we have been dealing with of it is retroactive. The reason we American people back then, contrasted these issues began with President wanted to look for a very straight- to people who are now tied to their Bush, and continuing now with Presi- forward proposal is that, first, it would home because they can’t sell it, and dent Obama, is emergency unemploy- recognize the important changes and some of it is due to the relative age of ment compensation benefits for Ameri- reforms that were made in 2012. Many the unemployed back then where the cans. of the ideas I have seen and heard dis- mobility was not as much of a factor as I think we have to look at and be cussed around here actually were con- it is today. conscious of all of the facts and data. sidered thoughtfully in 2012 and incor- We are trying to help these people We are also at a point where we have to porated in many cases—not all cases— who have, in many cases, worked for recognize there are two programs. into the legislation. decades and now for the first time find There is a State program, which covers The other thing we want to do is themselves in a very difficult situa- the first 26 weeks, and then there is the make this as administratively feasible tion. emergency Federal unemployment ben- as possible to implement by the State If you look overall, there are 10.4 mil- efits program. agencies. Adding significant changes, lion Americans who are out of work This emergency program, in some re- such as adding a training component but are looking for that job—for that spects, is becoming much more crit- that didn’t exist before, not only com- fair shot—so they have a chance to ical, because what we find now is that plicated the implementation, but when move on and be a part of the American the long-term unemployed are prob- you stop and step back, it usually costs economy. Extending emergency unem- ably twice the number you would typi- money. ployment benefits to these 2.7 million cally associate with an economy such One of the underlying premises, par- people is just one part of the efforts we as ours at the present moment. We ticularly from my colleagues who have to undertake. No one should be have unemployment rates that range worked with us from the Republican under the impression that this is a so- from the high—unfortunately Rhode Is- side, is that this whole effort has to be lution. No. This is just a response to land is at 9 percent—to the very low. fully funded. This bill is fully offset the incredible need of these very There are some States because of the during this ten year budgetary window. worthwhile Americans who are looking commodities—particularly energy This is paid for, it incorporates the for work. commodities—that virtually have no ideas and suggestions from my col- I do note that this aid is very tar- unemployment. leagues on the other side, and it is now geted. I cannot repeat it enough. There At this point we should not see the time to move for passage. is this sort of notion out there that kind of long-term unemployed we are I recognize there are many issues we this is sort of a giveaway to people who seeing. The Federal program—not the could deal with in the Senate. Many of are undeserving. Well, the benefits are State program, which is the first 26 my colleagues from both sides of the targeted to people who meet very spe- weeks—is going to help these people

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I countability because the individual effect on our overall economy. was a member of the conference com- State counselor will be able to check All of my colleagues are here today mittee, at the request of the chairman on how faithful they are to the pro- saying, listen, not only do we have to of the Senate Finance Committee to gram and how consistent their benefits help these people, but more impor- participate, particularly in the delib- are. That double check is part of the tantly, we have to grow this economy. erations about the unemployment in- legislation which I think will be effec- Well, by the way, the legislation we are surance compensation program. These tive and efficient. We want both effec- proposing does both. These emergency 2012 reforms go a long way to make the tiveness and efficiency. As I indicated benefits have been repeatedly analyzed system better. Can we make more im- before, it is fully paid for, so it is not by economists, and they have been de- provements? Of course. Can we shift to an additional burden to States. termined to provide a significantly a related but an important topic, which In the 2012 reforms, we also included greater bang for the buck than many is job training, through the Workforce my work-sharing initiative. This is other programs being talked about Investment Act? Yes, we can, and we critical. I have heard from so many today on the floor that are being sug- should. But we shouldn’t hold this leg- companies in Rhode Island that before gested as alternatives or complements islation hostage to training improve- the 2012 legislation, there were a few to what we are talking about. That is ments and to additional reform. States—Rhode Island was one—that why the Congressional Budget Office, One of the reforms which we worked were actually doing something very in a very modest and conservative to enhance in the bill before us today, creative. They said that instead of lay- analysis, projected that if we fail to ex- which was implemented in 2012, is the ing a person off totally, if you keep the tend these emergency benefits through Reemployment Service and Reemploy- person employed for a certain number 2014—through the whole year—it would ment Eligibility Assessment, or the of days and provide their benefits, we cost our economy 200,000 jobs. So those RES and REA. I have to thank Senator will pay for the one or two days they people who are opposing these benefits COLLINS, particularly. She was insist- don’t work. It is a partial payment. are basically saying we are not inter- ent that we provide a way to better That has been able to allow companies ested in at least part of these 200,000 link up individuals looking for work to really keep their core group of work- jobs. and the jobs that are available. This is ers together. Instead of throwing some- It is not, as they often say, rocket a mechanism that does this. This is an one out and saying they are sorry, as science. What happens to this money is evidence-based reform that has been well as losing their expertise and losing it goes to a family who desperately successful in getting individuals back their skills, they have been able to needs it immediately to repair the car, to work sooner. It also helps to ensure keep their operation moving. It is a to buy groceries, to take care of the ne- individuals are receiving the proper smart way of doing it. It has been very cessities of life. So this money is not benefit. It addresses one of the major successful in Rhode Island, and it is going to be put aside for a rainy day. It concerns we received from the House now a national option. That is because is not going to be exported overseas for Ways and Means Committee Repub- of an initiative from 2012 that was a a venture some place. It is going to be licans with respect to overpayments. good reform and a smart, efficient way used locally in the economy—at the Essentially, what it does is it re- to use the taxpayers’ dollars. grocery store, at the service station, at quires—there is one assessment in the With respect to work search gen- the dry cleaners, and to pay for the cell program right now—a second assess- erally, the 2012 reforms for the first phone so a person can stay in touch to ment at a certain period during the ex- time created a uniform standard for see if they get that job and if they are tended benefits. So an individual would both the State-based program and the offered a job. That effect of imme- have to come in and essentially be temporary emergency program to en- diately putting money in the economy counseled. They would also verify the sure that States require that in order immediately generates more economic person is searching for work, that the to be eligible, individuals need to be activity. It is the fact that at the local benefits are appropriate, and also give ‘‘able, available, and actively seek[ing] coffee shop a person will come in and the kind of counseling and assistance work.’’ We also passed a reform to bet- get a cup of coffee and maybe be able and help that is shown by evidence to ter recover improper payments by re- to afford something else too. That goes be effective in linking job seekers to quiring States to offset their current to the ability of that local coffee shop jobs. We are very committed to this State benefits in order to recover over- to keep some more people on to work improvement. This is one of the im- payments owed to other States and the the counters. It has a cumulative ef- provements we put into the legislation. Federal Government. So program in- fect. We have provided the funding for State tegrity, program efficiency, and pro- The economists have measured it, agencies to take care of it. gram effectiveness were significantly and it is much more than the dollars So this is something we think is embodied in the 2012 amendments. we are putting into it. It has a multi- going to be a direct beneficial solution We are looking at a program that plier effect. So what we are doing is to a legitimate issue raised by so just 2 years ago has been significantly not only providing the necessary sup- many. How do we connect those who reformed—in fact, as I said, according port for these deserving families; we are unemployed today with the jobs to the chairman of the Republican are providing an injection of economic that are out there? Ways and Means Committee, histori- activity into our economy—precisely I will say something else, too, about cally reformed. So this program is one what all of my colleagues are saying this. There has been some suggestion that we can support and we should sup- we have to do. Let’s do it. We can do it. that there are a lot of overpayments in port. We are very close. On a bipartisan the system and that people are really Back in 2012 we also provided up to 10 basis, we are hopefully hours away, I getting more than they should. Well demonstration projects in States that hope, from getting this done, and then RESs and REAs play an important pro- could be granted waivers on their sending it over to the House. gram integrity role, not just providing State-based unemployment insurance Then, we need to ask our colleagues counsel to the individual. They also program if they could come up with on the other side of the Capitol to con- have to ensure that the people are, in proposals that would improve the effec- sider not only the bipartisan nature of fact, actively seeking work. This legis- tiveness of their reemployment efforts. this bill but also the fact that it not lation is saying these individuals have This was an opportunity to give the only provides economic stimulus, but to physically come to the State agen- States flexibility, to test out new it also is fiscally responsible. We have cy, not just at the first tier, when they ideas. Some of the new ideas my col- paid for these efforts. That was insisted start it, but at the third tier—that is leagues have shared with me—we

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Time is lit- of extension of unemployment benefits. it is very telling, because since 2012, 10 erally ticking. This is a 5-month bill. The amendment would, in my view, in- States have had the option, but no This is not a long-term, indefinite bill. crease the opportunity for every Amer- States have taken up these proposals. The clock is ticking, so that every day ican to find a better job. So many of the good ideas my col- more benefits are retroactive than pro- We know that if we are going to in- leagues have suggested haven’t passed spective. We want to give people the crease economic activity, create jobs muster at the State level. One would chance. They have worked for it all of in this country, the statistics show, the think if they were that compelling, if their lives—many of them—and now, in facts show, academic and real-life expe- they were that efficient, that afford- many cases, this is the first time they riences demonstrate that entre- able, that one State, at least, would have really struggled. preneurs—individuals who have a have taken the option, out of 10 avail- With that, I yield the floor because I dream to start a business, who work in able, to try these proposals. see my colleague, the Senator from their garage or their backyard or their The 2012 reforms also allowed States Kansas. barn, decide that they have something to drug screen and test individuals if The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- they can contribute to the consumer in they were terminated from prior em- ator from Kansas. this country and they pursue that ployment for drug use or if they were Mr. MORAN. I ask unanimous con- dream—have the best opportunity that applying for work for which passing a sent that it may be in order for me to we have in this country to create jobs drug test was a standard eligibility re- offer an amendment that has been des- for other Americans. quirement. I mention this because we ignated No. 2911. So the amendment I offered would be have persistently heard proposals—par- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there legislation called Startup Act 3.0. This ticularly from the other side of the objection? is not just the Senator from Kansas or Capitol—oh, we have a drug test pro- The Senator from Rhode Island. not just a Republican Senator in the posal, et cetera. Guess what. States al- Mr. REED. Madam President, reserv- Senate offering this amendment, it is a ready have the option to do that now. ing the right to object, and not elabo- bipartisan amendment offered by me So it is not a reason to stop today and rating much further than the com- and one of my Democratic colleagues, say we have to fix this problem. ments I already made, but in order to but the underlying legislation actually I think this whole issue of drug test- get this bipartisan emergency legisla- has more Democratic sponsors than it ing, though, deserves a further com- tion completed which will affect 2.7 has Republican sponsors. Again, it is ment. It is somewhat of a presumption million Americans, I would respect- the kind of thing that one would expect that people who are applying for these fully object to my colleague’s amend- some consideration in the Senate. benefits somehow are more susceptible ment. to drug dependency, and that is not ac- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- Unfortunately, this legislation was curate. In fact, reflecting back to my tion is heard. offered 3 years ago, shortly after I previous comments, there are so many The Senator from Kansas. came to the Senate. So my frustration people now, particularly the longer Mr. MORAN. Madam President, we is not that just this opportunity today term unemployed, who are middle-aged were here last evening on this topic for is being denied me and my colleagues colleagues or slightly younger than I consideration by the Senate. The who support the concept of promoting am, who have spent 20 or 35 years amendment I was offering that the entrepreneurship, but it has been de- working, et cetera. They are not the Senator from Rhode Island has ob- nied for certainly more than 2 years, typical person who one would suspect jected to in my view is one of the many almost 3 years, when we have facts, of that. But when we looked at data amendments that could be considered academicians who tell us these are ex- from the TANF realm—there were re- in this legislation—certainly should be actly the kind of things that would in- lated arguments for testing in TANF— considered by this Senate. While I am crease the chances that Americans are it turns out that individuals who are certainly interested and willing to better off today and in the future. tested in these TANF programs, which have a discussion about the extension This legislation deals with the regu- is a welfare program, actually show an of unemployment benefits, it seems to latory environment, the Tax Code, ac- average of slightly less drug usage than me that this Senate ought also to be cess to capital, federally funded re- the average American. So this whole looking at issues that would reduce the search put into the hands of the pri- drug issue has to be disabused. But, for chances that individual Americans— vate sector more quickly, the oppor- the record, there are in the 2012 re- workers across the country—need that tunity for Americans to better compete forms, opportunities for States if they extension. We ought to be doing the in the battle for global talent, all feel so compelled to exercise some of things we are not doing here in the things that are just common sense and these options. Senate. In fact, in my view, this Senate my guess is would be agreed to. If we So the record demonstrates clearly and this President have done nothing would ever have a vote on the Senate that we have made extensive reforms. to increase the opportunities for Amer- floor about this concept, I would not be Additionally, as I said, in this legisla- icans to keep their jobs, to increase surprised that overwhelmingly my col- tion, we are requiring a second assess- their employment opportunities, to get leagues would support this. ment process which I think is going to a higher wage, to expand their eco- There is nothing in here that is a be very efficient and very effective. nomic opportunity in this country. partisan issue. There is nothing in here This raises the final point. We have The amendment I was offering, which that is significantly controversial. We tried to keep this very simple. Even so, has been objected to, is one of those can argue or debate the details, we can the State administrators came forward many examples of legislation that, improve this legislation, but we are with a letter saying: This is going to be once again, gets ignored on the Senate never given the chance to pursue that very difficult for us. The letter was re- floor. It is not considered by any com- goal. It is certainly disappointing to futed point by point by the Secretary mittee and is not allowed to be made in me that once again legislation that of Labor, Tom Perez. Secretary Perez order. would address the underlying problems was the former director of these pro- Again, the process in the Senate has we face in this country, the inability of grams for the State of Maryland. He broken down so that individual Sen- Americans to keep jobs, improve their knows better than anyone what it ators who have good ideas, at least who job circumstance, and create a brighter takes to make these programs work. believe they have good ideas about how future for the next generation of Amer- He has committed that the Department we can make life better for Americans, icans, is something this Senate, for the of Labor not only will—but can—be are not being enabled the opportunity last 3 years, has determined does not

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While I ap- would allow me, I would like to quote details of this legislation, I would refer preciate the Senator’s passion on this from what the Disabled American Vet- them to my remarks on the Senate issue—I appreciate his legislation and erans, the DAV, has to say about this floor last evening. his focus on it—the problem is that leg- legislation—which, unfortunately my I yield the floor and suggest the ab- islation does have many Senators with colleague from Louisiana voted sence of a quorum. concerns about it, including me. Forty- against. He was one of the 43 who voted The PRESIDING OFFICER. The three Senators, forty-three percent of against it. clerk will call the roll. the overall Senate, 43 out of 100, have DAV says: The assistant legislative clerk pro- serious, substantive concerns with that This massive omnibus bill, unprecedented ceeded to call the roll. much broader bill. in our modern experience, would create, ex- Mr. VITTER. Madam President, I ask In contrast to that, no one in the pand, advance, and extend a number of VA unanimous consent that the order for Senate has substantive concerns with benefits, services and programs that are im- the quorum call be rescinded. my narrower bill with regard to 27 VA portant to the DAV and to our members. For The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without clinics around the country. example, responding to a call from DAV as a objection, it is so ordered. leading veterans organization, it would cre- I simply suggest that we agree on im- ate a comprehensive family caregiver sup- Mr. VITTER. Madam President, I rise portant matters we can agree on; we port program for all generations of severely to try to advance important legislation use that to begin to build consensus to wounded, injured and ill veterans. Also, the to fully authorize 27 Veterans Affairs move forward constructively, do what bill would authorize advance appropriations clinics around the country in 18 dif- we can agree on, and continue to work for VA’s mandatory funding accounts to en- ferent States, in communities that des- on that on which there is some dis- sure that in any government shutdown envi- perately need these facilities for our agreement. ronment in the future, veterans benefits pay- veterans, including two in Louisiana, In that spirit, I come to the floor ments would not be delayed or put in jeop- ardy. This measure would also provide addi- Lafayette and Lake Charles. again to ask unanimous consent that These clinics have been on the books, tional financial support to survivors of serv- the Veterans’ Affairs Committee be icemembers who die in the line of duty, as planned for, approved for quite a while. discharged from further consideration well as expanded access for them to GI Bill Unfortunately, they ran into several of the narrow veterans clinics bill I was educational benefits. A two-plus year stale- bureaucratic glitches and hurdles. In referring to, H.R. 3521, and the Senate mate in VA’s authority to lease facilities for the case of our two clinics in Lou- proceed to its immediate consider- health care treatment and other purposes isiana, the first thing was a flatout ation; that my amendment, which is at would be solved by this bill . . . mistake, a screwup at the VA, which the desk, which I also referred to, be —which, of course, is what the Sen- they fully admit to. They made some agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be ator from Louisiana is referring to. errors in the contract letting process. read a third time and passed, and the Then they continue: Because of that, they had to stop that motion to reconsider be laid upon the . . . These are but a few of the myriad pro- entire bidding process and back up and table. visions of this bill that would improve the start all over. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there lives, health, and prospects of veterans—es- That basically cost us 1 year in terms objection? pecially the wounded, injured and ill—and of those vital community-based clinics The Senator from Vermont. their loved ones. in Lafayette and Lake Charles. Then, Mr. SANDERS. Reserving the right That is the DAV. I ask my colleague as they were into that year of delay, to object, I thank my colleague from from Louisiana—you are raising an im- out of the blue the Congressional Budg- Louisiana for coming to the floor today portant issue, and I agree with you. et Office decided to score these sorts of to talk about, in fact, an important But what I cannot do is take this issue clinics in a different way than they issue. over here, separate it, and that issue ever did before. That created a scoring Before I respond to him directly, I over here, because tomorrow there will issue with regard to all 27 of these clin- did want to comment he is right, there be somebody else coming and saying: ics in 18 States. were 43 Members of the Senate who You know, Senator SANDERS, I want On a bipartisan basis, a number of us voted against what is regarded as the you to move forward on this. Then the went to work on that issue to clear most comprehensive veterans legisla- next day somebody else comes forward that up. We have solved that issue, and tion to have been introduced in several and says: I want to move forward on the House has put a bill together with decades, legislation that was supported that. strong bipartisan support—virtually by virtually every veterans organiza- We have a comprehensive piece of unanimous support—and has passed the tion in the country, including the legislation, supported by millions of bill that resolved that issue. American Legion, Veterans of Foreign veterans, and supported by 57 Members It came to the Senate. I reached out Wars, the Disabled American Veterans, of the Senate. I ask my colleague from to all of my colleagues. There were a Vietnam Veterans of America, the Iraq Louisiana—who is concerned about vet- few concerns, and I addressed those and Afghanistan Veterans of America, erans’ issues—work with us, support concerns proactively by finding savings the Gold Star Wives, and dozens and us, give us the three Republican votes in other parts of the budget to off-bal- dozens of other veterans organizations. we need. We had 55, 54 Members of the ance, counteract any possible costs of If I might point out that while my Democratic Caucus. We only had two this bill, and so we added that amend- colleague from Louisiana is, of course, Republican votes. Help me get three ment to that proposal. Through all of right that there were 43 Senators who more votes. You will get these facili- that hard work, we have addressed all voted no, he neglected to mention that ties in Louisiana, we will get these fa- of the substantive concerns with mov- there were 56 Senators who voted yes. cilities all over the country, but we ing forward on these 27 clinics. There was one Senator who was absent will also address many of the major I have been trying to pass this bill on that day who would have voted yes. crises facing the veterans community. with an amendment at the desk so that We are now at the stage where we With that, Madam President, I would these 27 clinics can move forward as ex- have 57 Senators, which I would sug- object to my colleague’s proposal. peditiously as possible. As I said, every gest to my colleague from Louisiana is The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- substantive concern about this bill, as significantly more than 43 percent, it is tion is heard. it would be amended, has been met— 57 percent. The Senator from Louisiana. everybody’s concerns, conservatives, If we could have the cooperation— Mr. VITTER. Reclaiming the floor moderates, liberals. and I hope we can maybe make some and reclaiming the time, I find this ap- The only objection to the bill now is progress right here, now, from my col- proach very unfortunate. To follow from the distinguished Senator from league from Louisiana who has shown through on the scenario the Senator Vermont, who, quite frankly, wants to interest in veterans issues—do you from Vermont himself laid out, yes, we hold it hostage, wants to object to it, know what, we can do something that can find agreement here on the floor,

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She has, in fact, spoken object, I would again point out that I hostage standoff. God forbid. I think to me on numerous occasions about her am not only going to object to this, the more productive way of working concerns about this issue but, more im- there are 43 Senators who have serious together is to agree on what we can portantly, she has shown a willingness substantive concerns with this very agree on and keep talking about those to stand for all veterans in this coun- broad and expansive bill, and those areas where we have disagreement. try, and she voted for the legislation concerns and objections have been laid In fact, in the past Senator SANDERS supported by the American Legion, the out. They have been laid out by my has endorsed that approach in the area DAV, and the Vietnam Veterans of staff, in meetings with the staff of the of veterans affairs. He has said, in the America and virtually every veterans Senator from Vermont, and they have past, working on another issue in No- organization. So I thank Senator LAN- been laid out by the Republican rank- vember of 2013: DRIEU very much for her support for ing member on the committee, Senator BURR. I share the general concerns of I’m happy to tell you that I think that was comprehensive legislation that would a concern of his . . . benefit millions and millions of Ameri- Senator BURR about the bill. So if the distinguished Senator from Vermont This was referring to another Sen- cans. doesn’t understand those concerns, ator. He continues: Essentially, what the Senator from Louisiana is saying is let’s work to- quite frankly he hasn’t been listening . . . we got that UC’d last night. So we very hard. We have laid them out, and moved that pretty quickly, and I want to try gether. I agree with him, let us work to do those things, where we have agree- together. I have 57 votes for this piece they are shared by 43 Senators, versus ment, let’s move it. of legislation. Right now, I ask my a bill, as amended at the desk, with no He agreed on a small focus bill where friend from Louisiana, work with us. objections to its substance—none, 100 we did have agreement. He said, let’s What are your objections at a time to 0. Big difference. Big difference. So on behalf of the total of 43 Sen- do that by unanimous consent, let’s when we have given huge tax breaks to billionaires and millionaires, and when ators, I do object. agree where we can agree and be con- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- one out of four corporations in this structive and move on. He said, ‘‘I tion is heard. want to try to do those things where country doesn’t pay a nickel in Federal Mr. VITTER. Madam President, re- we have agreement, let’s move it.’’ income taxes. Does my colleague from taining the floor, I would also ask the Well, I would say to Senator SAND- Louisiana think that in this country distinguished Senator from Vermont ERS, through the Chair, we have agree- we should not take care of the men and through the Chair—because he men- ment. This is an important matter. women who have put their lives on the tioned Senator LANDRIEU—has Senator Twenty-seven clinics isn’t the world, line to defend this country? LANDRIEU asked him to remove his ob- but it is an important matter that af- I am prepared, my staff is prepared, jection to this bill so we can get a clin- fects hundreds of thousands of veterans to sit down and hear the Senator’s ob- ic in Lafayette and Lake Charles, No. in 18 States, including in my Louisiana jections. I am not sure what his objec- 1; and No. 2, all those veterans groups communities of Lafayette and Lake tions are. He hasn’t told me. Is the he mentioned, do they oppose moving Charles. We have agreement, so let’s Senator opposed to an expansion of the forward with this bill as it would be move it. I agree with that approach. I caregivers program? Is he? So that 70- amended at the desk? Do they publicly think that is a constructive approach year-old women who have been taking oppose moving forward with those 27 versus saying: I have majority support, care of their husbands who lost their veterans clinics? but not the 60 required, so I am holding legs in Vietnam get a modest bit of I would ask those two very impor- everything else veterans-related hos- help? Is that an objection the Senator tant, pertinent questions of the Sen- tage, I am not agreeing to anything has? Is the Senator objecting to the ator from Vermont through the Chair. else. fact that maybe we provide dental care The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- I don’t think that is a constructive to some veterans whose teeth are rot- ator from Vermont. approach. I don’t think that reflects ting in their mouths? Is the Senator Mr. SANDERS. Madam President, I the spirit of the American people who objecting to advance appropriations so believe at this point—please correct me want us to try to reach agreement we are not in a situation where if we if I am wrong—that I control the floor; where we can reach agreement. I don’t have another government shutdown, is that correct? think that is a constructive way to disabled vets will not get the checks The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- build goodwill and to build consensus. they need? Is the Senator objecting to ator is correct. I would urge my colleague, with all the fact that right now we have young Mr. SANDERS. While my friend from due respect, to reconsider. Let’s agree veterans who are trying to go to col- Louisiana is still here, let me answer where we can agree, where we have lege through the GI bill but can’t get yes in response to his question. Sen- agreement. Let’s move forward where in-State tuition? Is the Senator object- ator LANDRIEU has asked me, very we have agreement. Let’s move it. ing to that? Is the Senator objecting to forcefully, to move forward on this pro- This isn’t the world, but it is mean- helping veterans find jobs in an econ- vision on more than one occasion, and ingful, it is significant, and it does not omy where it is very hard to do so? my response to Senator LANDRIEU, who relieve any pressure in terms of the I am not quite sure what the Sen- voted for the comprehensive legisla- broader veterans discussion regarding ator’s objection is. Tell me. Tell me tion, unlike Senator VITTER, is the the Sanders bill or the Burr alternative now or sit down with my staff and me, same. or anything else. Those bills are so and maybe we can work it out and do Secondly, what the veterans organi- much massively larger that these 27 something of real significance for the zations of this country want is for the clinics, being done separately, do not veterans of this country. Congress to recognize the very serious change the discussion or the dynamics Madam President, I ask unanimous problems facing the veterans commu- of this in any way, shape, or form. consent that the Senate proceed to the nity. What I can tell my colleague from I would urge my colleague to recon- consideration of Calendar No. 297, S. Louisiana is that to the best of my sider. I would urge my colleague from 1950; that a Sanders substitute amend- knowledge the veterans organizations Louisiana, Senator LANDRIEU, to urge ment, the text of S. 1982, the Com- have been to my colleague’s office, and Senator SANDERS to reconsider, some- prehensive Veterans Health and Bene- we are trying to get some specific ob- thing she has not done to date. A lot of fits and Military Pay Restoration Act, jections as to why he is not supporting us are waiting for her support of these be agreed to; the bill, as amended, be this legislation and we have not gotten important community-based clinics in read a third time and passed; and the that.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:27 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G02AP6.027 S02APPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S2066 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE April 2, 2014 So I would ask my colleague from gle not just to make sure we can pre- middle class disappears, more and more Louisiana to come forward and tell me serve and expand the vitally important people are living in poverty, people on what he disagrees with, which he has programs that are life or death to tens top are doing phenomenally well. Al- not done yet, and I look forward to of millions of working-class and mid- most all new income goes to the top 1 working with him. I agree we have to dle-class families—programs such as percent. work together. I am offering him that Social Security and Medicare and Med- It is not just a growing disparity in opportunity to tell me what he doesn’t icaid. The issue we are discussing now terms of income and wealth—that is like. Let’s get a piece of legislation the is not just whether we must create the enormously important—but it is what veterans of this country need and want millions and millions of jobs that we is happening to the political founda- and that we will be proud of. need. Real unemployment is not 6.8 tions of America. What we are now see- With that, I believe I have the floor; percent. It is close to 12 percent and ing as a result of Citizens United—and is that correct? youth unemployment is close to 20 per- we are going to see it more as a result The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- cent. We have to create millions of jobs of the disastrous Supreme Court deci- ator from Vermont is correct. for our young people and for working sion of today in McCutcheon—will en- Mr. SANDERS. Madam President, families around this country. able the billionaire class to play an how much time remains? We have made some progress with even more prominent role in terms of The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- the Affordable Care Act, announced our political process. ator from Vermont has 53 minutes re- just yesterday. About 10 million more The Koch brothers are worth about maining in his postcloture time. Americans will have access to health $80 billion—$80 billion. They are the Mr. SANDERS. I will tell my col- care who formerly did not, but we have second wealthiest family in America. league from Louisiana that I don’t in- to go further. We have to join the rest Working with other billionaires, such tend to be addressing this issue. of the industrialized world, all of which as Sheldon Adelson, the Kochs are pre- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- have stated—every country has stat- pared to spend an unlimited sum of money to create an America shaped by ator from Louisiana. ed—that health care must be a right their rightwing extremist views—and I Mr. VITTER. Madam President, in and not a privilege. When we do that that case, I ask unanimous consent to mean unlimited. through a Medicare-for-all, single- If your income went up, Madam wrap up this discussion in about 45 sec- payer program, we can do it much onds. President—and I know our Presiding more cost-effectively and end the ab- Officer is not quite there in this sta- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there surdity of the United States spending objection? tus—from $68 billion to $80 billion in 1 almost twice as much per capita on year—a $12 billion increase in your Without objection, it is so ordered. health care as do the people of any Mr. VITTER. I thank my colleague. wealth—and you believed passionately, other nation. as the Koch brothers do, in this right- Again, Madam President, I think this All of those issues, and education and is very important. I agree with what wing agenda, why would you hesitate climate change, are all enormously im- in spending $1 billion, $2 billion on the Senator SANDERS said last November— portant for the future of this Nation. where we have agreement, let’s move political process? Last year, both But the issue that is even more impor- Barack Obama and Mitt Romney spent it. We have agreement about these 27 tant than all of those is whether we clinics, 18 States, including Lafayette a little more than $1 billion for their can prevent this country from moving entire campaigns. These guys can take and Lake Charles. Let’s move it. to an oligarchic form of society in I didn’t hear him say that any of out their checkbook tomorrow and which virtually all economic and polit- write that check and it will be one- those veterans organizations he contin- ical power rests with a handful of bil- twelfth of what their increased wealth ually cites oppose this because they do lionaire families. was in 1 year. It doesn’t mean anything not. They take the commonsense ap- I know we don’t talk about it too to them. It is 50 bucks to you; it is $1 proach the huge majority of Americans much. Most people don’t raise that billion to them. take: Where there is agreement and we issue. Certainly we don’t see it in the So we have to be very careful that we can constructively move forward for corporate media. That is the reality. do not allow this great country, where veterans, let’s do it and let’s build on Right now in America we have, by far, people fought and died to protect that. the most unequal distribution of American democracy, become a plutoc- Finally, if Senator LANDRIEU has wealth and income of any major coun- racy or an oligarchy, and that, frankly, forcefully asked the Senator to remove try on Earth. is the direction in which we are mov- his objection to this, apparently she What we are looking at is the top 1 ing. has not been very effective. I think percent owns 38 percent of the financial I suspect that many of our fellow that is very unfortunate because vet- wealth of America. I have very little Americans saw a spectacle in Las erans in Louisiana are suffering today. doubt the overwhelming majority of Vegas—and this was not the usual Las They have been waiting for this. They Americans have no idea what the bot- Vegas spectacle, with the great shows have been waiting for years for this, tom 60 percent looks like. The top 1 they have there—this was the Sheldon and they still wait, even though there percent owns 38 percent of the wealth Adelson spectacle. This is what the is no substantive disagreement with of America, and the bottom 60 percent spectacle was just last weekend. Shel- this bill. owns all of 2.3 percent. That gap be- don Adelson said to prospective Repub- I thank the Chair, and I yield the tween the very rich and everybody else lican candidates for President: Why floor. is growing wider and wider. We have don’t you come on down to Las Vegas The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- one family—one family—the Walton and tell me what you could do for me ator from Vermont. family, who owns Walmart, that owns because I am only worth $20 billion. I Mr. SANDERS. Madam President, it more wealth than the bottom 40 per- am only the largest gambling mogul in is not my intention to get involved in cent of the American people. the entire world. But $20 billion isn’t Louisiana politics, but just let me say In terms of income, the situation is enough, so I want you to come to Las that Senator LANDRIEU has voted for equally bad. In the last number of Vegas and tell me what favors you can this legislation, she has been a cham- years since the Wall Street collapse, 95 give me if you happen to be elected pion of veterans rights, and I look for- percent of all new income has gone to President and, by the way, if you sound ward to continuing to work with her on the top 1 percent. the right note—if you kind of do what comprehensive legislation that will So we have an economic situation I like—I may put a few hundred million benefit all of the veterans of Louisiana where the middle class is disappearing, into your campaign. Maybe if I am and those in the other 49 States. and more people are living in poverty feeling good, I will throw $1 billion into Madam President, I wish to change than at any time in the history of the your campaign. subjects, if I might, and I wish to touch United States. We have 22 percent of The media has dubbed this the upon an issue which I believe is far and our kids living in poverty, the highest Adelson primary. What primaries gen- away the most significant issue facing rate of childhood poverty of any major erally are about are hundreds of thou- the American people; that is, a strug- country on Earth. All the while the sands of Republicans getting together

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I have held hun- finance does not relate to our lives, we to candidates. To no one’s surprise, the dreds of town meetings in my State. I are very mistaken. We are moving to- Supreme Court said there should be no know it is old-fashioned. I know it is ward a situation where people with limitation. People can give as much getting out of step, but I actually lis- huge sums of money are going to spend money as they want to as many Fed- ten to what people have to say. They unlimited amounts to elect candidates eral candidates they want with no limi- walk in the door free, occasionally we who reflect an extreme rightwing agen- tation. actually even serve some lunch, and da which will make the wealthiest peo- Most Americans will say: So what? they don’t have to be a billionaire to ple in this country even richer while You know, these politicians run ask me a question. I answer questions continuing the attacks against the against one another. During the cam- and I talk to people. I understand that middle class and working families in paign both sides spend too much is old-fashioned, not the way we do it this country. money. I am sick and tired of their ads. anymore. I will conclude by saying this—and I I don’t care how you pay for it; it is all The way we do it now is the Adelson mean this quite honestly. As somebody bad. way: walk in the door and I will give who grew up in a family that didn’t But I have to say, Senator SANDERS you hundreds of millions of dollars or have a lot of money and as somebody put his finger on it. What is at issue come to a campaign fundraiser, and if who represents the great State of here is not just how we finance cam- you make the largest contributions— Vermont, where people constantly tell paigns. It is who we elect. What we are tens of thousands of dollars—I will lis- me they ask for so little, I have heard faced with is a Supreme Court across ten to you. veterans say: I don’t want to use the the street which celebrates oligarchs. We have to turn this thing around, VA because another veteran really may They happen to believe that the because if we don’t, we are going to end need it more. I don’t need this program wealthiest people in America deserve up in a situation where not only the and somebody else may need it more. the strongest voice in American poli- economy of this country is going to be I don’t understand how people worth tics. I couldn’t disagree more. controlled by a handful of billionaires $80 billion are spending huge sums of Sadly, many of us are caught up in and large multinational corporations, money to become even richer. They are this system of campaign financing but we are going to be living in a coun- doing it by trying to attack life-and- where we literally have to raise mil- try where the political process is con- death programs for the elderly. Why lions of dollars to run for election and trolled. would somebody want to cut Social Se- reelection. In my State multimillion- Somebody mentioned to me—and I curity when they are worth $80 billion aires are running for the highest offices don’t know, maybe I will introduce this and have more money than they can against what I consider to be mere legislation. We all know what NASCAR dream of for retirement? Why would mortals—those of us who aren’t in the is. These guys who drive the racing somebody want to do that when they multimillionaire class—trying to com- cars have on their coats they are being are worth billions and have the best pete with them, always wondering if sponsored by this or that oil company health care in the world? Why do they tomorrow the Koch brothers—with an or this or that tire company. Maybe we want to make massive cuts in Medicare $80 billion net worth—will say: Spend should introduce that concept in the or Medicaid? What motivates some- $10 million there; spend $20 million Senate. You could have a patch on body with so much money to go to war there. your jacket that says: I am sponsored against working families and the mid- I say to my friend from Vermont, as by the Koch brothers. Eighty-seven dle class? best we can count, in the last election percent of my funding comes from the I frankly don’t understand it. I can cycle the Koch brothers—not to be con- Koch brothers. only think that this has to do with fused with the soft drink—spent over Maybe we will give you a special power—the drive for more and more $250 million in ad campaigns. I think jacket, and then you have the Adelson power, the thrill it must be to tell can- the figure, frankly, is much higher, and guy or this person or that person. But didates: Do you want my support? This the suggestion is they are going to dou- it might tell the American people why is what you have to do. ble that spending this time. They have we continue as a body to give more tax But I think this is just a huge issue already spent $10 million in the State breaks to billionaires and yet we are that we as a nation have got to ad- of North Carolina with negative tele- having a heck of a tough time raising dress. Too many people have given up vision advertising for 12 months the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. It their lives fighting for American de- against the Democratic incumbent might tell the American people why we mocracy to see this great Nation be Senator KAY HAGAN, trying to beat her do nothing to close corporate loop- converted into a plutocracy or an oli- down, so they can defeat her in Novem- holes, but we are having a hard time garchy. We must not allow that to hap- ber. addressing pay equity in America so pen. Make no mistake. There is a lot of women get the same wages that men Madam President, I yield the floor. money being spent on both sides. But do. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The as- Sheldon Adelson, who—as the Senator I think when we talk about issues sistant majority leader. from Vermont said—runs one of the such as campaign finance, a lot of Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, can biggest gambling operations and maybe Americans say: Well, yes, it is a prob- you tell us the order of business pend- is the wealthiest man when it comes to lem, but it doesn’t really relate to me. ing on the floor? that in the United States, maybe in the Let me suggest that it absolutely The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- world, has become a player. Can you does relate to every man, woman, and ate is considering H.R. 3979. imagine if those who want to run for child. It is imperative people under- Mr. DURBIN. I ask unanimous con- the Republican nomination for Presi- stand what the agenda is—the Koch sent to speak for 10 minutes in morn- dent come hat in hand, land at the Las brothers, for example. These are people ing business. Vegas airport, walk into a room and who have been very clear that they The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without see if they can say something that ap- want massive cuts in Social Security objection, it is so ordered. peals to this man who is worth billions or the privatization of Social Security. Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, I of dollars? Last time he fell in love They want massive cuts in Medicare or start by commending my colleague with Newt Gingrich, and he was going the voucherization of Medicare, and from Vermont. to make Newt Gingrich President. Peo- massive cuts in Medicaid. As some of What happened today across the ple in many of the Republican pri- the largest polluters in America in street at the Supreme Court will be maries saw it differently. Well, this

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Then add another 8 mil- make sure that your prescription drugs agenda which makes the Tax Code lion people across America who now are covered and you don’t have to pay work for them, an agenda which makes have health insurance protection out of pocket, and you can get that an- sure that government spending and through Medicaid—meaning their in- nual checkup that you need to stay things that aren’t priorities for them come is so low that they qualify for healthy. Those who want to repeal the are reduced. this basic health insurance. Add those Affordable Care Act want to do away We saw some of that yesterday, when numbers up, and they come to some- with that, and that is just plain wrong. Congressman PAUL RYAN in the House where in the range of 15 million to 18 As I mentioned earlier, if you happen of Representatives introduced his budg- million people who benefited by the Af- to be a family with a child under the et, his vision of what America should fordable Care Act—people, who until age of 26, you can keep that child on look like. What is it? It is a budget they had this opportunity, some of your health insurance plan while they amendment which cuts back on some them, many of them had no insurance. are finishing college and looking for a basic things. One thing the Ryan budg- I have met them. I have met them job, maybe getting that first job. It et cuts back on that everybody listen- across my State. I have met those in may not be the best, may not have ben- ing to this debate ought to take note of downstate Illinois who worked all their efits. They are still covered under your is domestic discretionary spending for lives. They are 62 years old. policy. medical research—seriously. A friend of mine never had health in- Have you as a parent ever called your Today happens to be World Autism surance one day in her life, never 24-year-old daughter and asked her, as Awareness Day. Do you know a family missed a day of work in her life. Now I have: Jenny, do you have health in- with an autistic child? Do you have she has the protection of health insur- surance? any idea what they are going through? ance at age 62 for the first time—and No, Dad. I’m fine. Don’t worry about I know a few. Sadly, the number of peo- thank God she does. She has just been me. ple suffering from autism and the au- diagnosed with diabetes. She has a Right. I will stay up all night wor- tism spectrum disorder seems to be chance now because she has health in- rying about you. growing by the day. We look at these surance under the Affordable Care Act. You don’t have to do that anymore families struggling to give their son or So what is the response from the other under the Affordable Care Act. Those daughter a chance and think: If we side? Repeal it. Get rid of it. We don’t who want to repeal it want to go back only knew a little bit more about this need it. It is a waste—too much gov- to those days where young people fresh disease, if we only knew a little bit ernment. out of college had no health insurance more about the human brain, if we We are not going back. We’re not re- protection. We are not going back. We only could see this coming and do pealing. We can make it better, and we can make this bill stronger and better, something to avoid it, if we could find ought to do it on a bipartisan basis. and I will work to do it. But for the a way to treat it, what a difference it But we are not repealing the Affordable millions of Americans who now have a would make for all of these families on Care Act. chance at affordable, accessible health World Autism Awareness Day. But the What would repealing the Affordable insurance, we are not turning the clock answer from Congressman RYAN is to Care Act mean to the rest of us who back. cut back on medical research. That is have health insurance? The Affordable There is one other thing worth men- not the answer. It is not the answer for Care Act guarantees that if you have a tioning. Not only are millions now on any of us. child or a spouse with a medical condi- health insurance, the good news is for God forbid we go to the doctor’s of- tion—a medical history of asthma, dia- the last 5 years since we passed this fice tomorrow with a child, and the betes, survived cancer—you cannot be bill, the rate of increase in costs for doctor says something awful has hap- discriminated against when you buy health insurance has been going pened. But the first question we would health insurance. What we are talking down—yes, going down. Not as fast as ask the doctor is: Is there something about here is giving families a fair shot we want it to, but it used to be you can do? Is there a medicine? Is at affordable health insurance—giving trending up in a way we couldn’t even there a procedure? them a fair shot even if their child is manage or control. Now we are moving How many families have been in that born with a serious medical issue. in the right direction in terms of position where they have asked that Secondly, the Affordable Care Act health care costs. So for those who physician, praying to God that the an- says: When you sell me a health insur- come to the floor of the Senate or the swer is yes? The answer will not be yes ance policy, it ought to be worth some- floor of the House growling and whin- when we cut back on medical research. thing when I need it. They used to sell ing about the Affordable Care Act, the The answer is going to be no. these policies and put limits on them. good news is that this debate is over in That is why we have to really reflect God forbid tomorrow you are diagnosed America. The Affordable Care Act is on our priorities—not only in Congress with cancer and facing radiation ther- here to stay. but in elections. If we are going to let apy, chemotherapy, surgery, and hos- We could make it better. We should people take over the American polit- pitalizations. But there is a limit on work to make it better. We should do it ical scene through the Citizens United your policy, and pretty soon you bust on a bipartisan basis. But there are 18 case across the street or the through the limit, and now it is all million reasons why we are not going McCutcheon case which was decided coming out of your meager savings. to repeal the Affordable Care Act—18 today, we are going to turn our govern- That is the number one reason people million Americans that have peace of ment over to people who are totally declare personal bankruptcy in Amer- mind with health insurance because of out of touch with the reality of Amer- ica—health bills. The Affordable Care this law. ican families and American working Act puts an end to that and says that Mr. President, I yield the floor. families. That would be a serious mis- your health insurance policy has to be The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. take. there in an amount when you need it. BOOKER). The Senator from Arizona. While we are on the subject, these The third thing it says is if you are a Mr. FLAKE. I ask unanimous consent are the first people in line who want to senior citizen getting prescription to offer my amendment No. 2935. eliminate the Affordable Care Act. I drugs—there used to be something The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there was in the Rose Garden yesterday, in- called the doughnut hole. It was a an objection? vited by the President with a large crazy thing. You couldn’t even explain Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, reserv- group to celebrate the announcement it. I pay for prescriptions—no, wait a ing the right to object, in order to keep that more than 7.1 million Americans minute. I don’t pay for prescription this bipartisan emergency legislation

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Being a woman was to speak as in morning business. health cancellations due to the ACA viewed as a preexisting condition be- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without will be able to enroll in catastrophic cause you might be of childbearing age objection. coverage. The relief act would allow or maybe you are not. Mr. FLAKE. Thank you, Mr. Presi- health insurance providers to provide I remember hearing from one young dent. catastrophic coverage to everyone and couple where the husband couldn’t get I think it is unfortunate that we are would deem these plans as meeting the insurance because his wife was of child- not allowing amendments to be offered minimal essential coverage require- bearing age. They couldn’t get mater- here for extending unemployment ben- ment. The bottom line is, if we are nity care. This is not true anymore— efits. The least we ought to do is make going to delay benefits, delay mandates not true anymore. Thank goodness for it easier to find a job. Unfortunately, on the Affordable Care Act or delay im- the comprehensive care that our there is no room in the legislation to plementation of certain parts of the Af- friends on the other side call regula- do that. fordable Care Act for some, we ought tions on insurance companies—and ac- I would like to talk about one area to do it for everyone. I get a real kick tually that regulation is a require- where we could offer some help and re- out of hearing everybody reference the ment—so that women can get mater- lief. Hearing some of the discussion happy talk about the Affordable Care nity care, and there is a requirement over the past few minutes in this Act, but the reality is that much of it that we treat mental health and phys- Chamber, it seems that this Chamber has been delayed or postponed or ical health the same in terms of insur- has become an echo chamber for happy changed. If there are no problems with ance, which by the way affects 1 out of talk about the Affordable Care Act. it, why do we keep doing that? If we 4 people in our country. I think that it Unfortunately, for those who talk are doing that for some, why don’t we is a good thing. about figures—enrollment figures and delay the mandates for everyone or We can always improve on it, and we whatever—we seem to forget about the allow others to buy more affordable will, to make it better, listen to the number of people who had their health coverage by giving some relief on these concerns and do what needs to be done care canceled, who may have been able mandates? to make it work better. But I think to pick up new coverage under the Af- This ReLIEF Act that I have intro- that families now have a fair shot to fordable Care Act, but it is hardly— duced will allow health providers to get health care coverage and not as hardly—affordable. In fact, in most offer catastrophic plans that may cost parents go to bed at night worrying cases the cost has gone up signifi- a lot less, that families used to be able about whether their kids are going to cantly. to access and simply no longer can be- get sick. It is a good thing, and we will So I am here today to join a number cause too few insurance companies will move forward in a positive way. of my colleagues who are seeking to offer them because at a certain point Mr. President, let me tell you now offer amendments to this legislation, they will have to offer compliant plans about a business owner who said the to make it easier for those who don’t that are much more expensive. My goal minimum wage wasn’t good enough— have jobs and who cannot easily access is to provide affordable insurance op- wasn’t good enough—and his employees jobs. As we all know, the ACA or Af- tions and to give individuals who don’t needed more. So he doubled fordable Care Act placed requirements need or don’t want more extensive cov- everybody’s wages. He doubled on what new plans are mandated to erage options to purchase these plans. everybody’s wages, and people thought I applied the relief act to this bill as cover, including coverage of things—I he was crazy. He was shunned by the an amendment. I hope to bring that up. think they named 10 essential health business community. People said he That was the purpose of the unanimous care benefits, essential being used would go bankrupt. His name was consent request that was just rejected. loosely—like pediatric dentistry, ma- Unfortunately, it appears that very Henry Ford—Henry Ford. Because of ternity care, mental health. few, if any, amendments will be al- his decision to pay his workers $5 a We have all heard stories of those day, which was unheard of 100 years squeezed by the ACA’s new mandates lowed to this legislation. I think that is unfortunate. ago, he became one of the richest men and regulations. For many, if it isn’t If we are concerned about the unem- in America. higher premiums, it is higher ployed, as I know we all are, then we When he first announced a $5 work- deductibles, increased copays or even ought to at least offer them alter- day, not everybody was happy. Econo- greater out-of-pocket costs. That is the natives, offer them ways to more easily mists had a fit. Ford’s competitors case for most but not all. I think all of find employment to give them some were furious. The Wall Street elite us should freely acknowledge that more relief. were calling the $5 day ‘‘an economic some people have been able to buy I yield the floor. crime.’’ They said Ford wouldn’t be more affordable care, but I think those The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- competitive in the economy anymore. examples are overshadowed completely ator from Michigan. They questioned his judgment and his by those who are facing higher costs. Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I business sense. The Wall Street Journal noted in a come to speak about the economy in They were wrong. His decision to pay March 22 article—they cited an eHealth terms of wages, but I do want to re- his workers $5 a day not only was a report—that the average premium for spond to the last discussion in terms of brilliant business decision, it created an individual health plan that meets health care for a moment. Part of the the middle class of this country. We ACA requirements was $274 a month, fair shot is to make sure they have a are very proud in Michigan that it up 39 percent from last year, before the fair shot that they need for their fami- started with us. ACA provisions took effect. The same lies, and thank goodness, under the Af- A hundred years ago $5 a day was a article reported that family plans aver- fordable Care Act, now folks are going lot of money. A loaf of bread cost 6 aged $663 a month, a 56 percent in- to get what they are paying for. They cents. A gallon of milk cost about 35 crease from last year. These facts have cannot just get dropped if they get sick cents. At 3 a.m., the day after Henry real world implications and have a or if their child has juvenile diabetes or Ford made his announcement, a bit- bearing on both a family’s financial re- they have heart disease or some other terly cold day in Detroit, something alities as well as their employment. condition. They are going to be able to started to happen on Woodward Ave- For instance, I previously referenced know they can get insurance without nue. a case of Leanne from Eager, AZ. Her preexisting conditions. Picture it. In the middle of a cold family is facing what she calls ‘‘sky- But it is also going to be incredibly night—and we have a lot of cold nights high’’ rates now. This is thanks to the important moving forward for women. in Michigan—people all around Detroit

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Traffic came to a stand- the plant said the same thing. One ven- Today there is less opportunity for still. There were too many people in dor said that if things kept going like people who do that, unfortunately. the road for the cars to get by. this, he would have to hire a new em- People need to have a chance to build The hours passed. The lines got ployee to help out with the new busi- something—to build a career, a com- longer. By 10 a.m. there were 12,000 ness. pany, and a future—or we will fall be- people standing in line waiting in the It is simple: When workers have more hind the rest of the world. They need a freezing cold for the chance to get one money in their pockets, they have fair shot. They deserve a fair shot. The of those jobs—one of those $5-a-day more money to spend at businesses middle class we built over the last 100 jobs that Henry Ford was offering, to both large and small. When businesses years could cease to exist if we don’t be able to work hard, get that job, and have more customers, they can pay act together and understand what build a better life. They were just look- their workers better and hire more of drives the economy. ing for a fair shot to get ahead, like the them. When the workers have more To turn things around, we need to millions of workers today who work 40 money in their pocket, they can go out make sure people can get jobs that pay hours a week, such as the single mom and buy more things, and that is called a fair wage just as we had 100 years who scrubs floors and works 40 hours a the demand part of the economy. ago. Let’s talk about what that means. week and is still living in poverty, and Our colleagues are always talking We can start by raising the minimum wage. What is appalling to me today is the millions of other Americans still about the supply side. They like to say: that the $5 a day Henry Ford paid his looking for work. Like most Americans Let’s just give it to the top and it will workers for 8 hours of work is the and like those Ford workers 100 years trickle down. Most people in Michigan equivalent of $14.67 an hour. If we did ago, they just want a shot to work hard are still holding their breath waiting what Henry Ford did 100 years ago by and play by the rules and be able to get for it to trickle down. We know if you paying $5 to his employees to help ahead with their family. put it in the pocket of workers—people Henry Ford knew that when his who are, frankly, fighting to hold on to drive the economy and create the mid- dle class, employees today would have workers had money in their pocket, stay in the middle class or working to to be paid about $14.67 an hour. when they had enough money to put get into the middle class—you create Think about that for a minute. The food on the table, when they were the demand side of the economy. millions of Americans across this coun- As Henry Ford found out, things caught up on their bills, it meant they try who are working today for a min- started turning. This kind of virtuous could afford to buy one of those cars imum wage are only making the equiv- cycle that Henry Ford helped create in they were building at the plant. alent of half of what Henry Ford paid In fact, that is what he said when Michigan and in America 100 years ago his workers 100 years ago. Meanwhile, folks called him crazy. He said, ‘‘I want is what we need to do today to restore the average CEO in this country today to make sure I got somebody who can our economy. We can’t do that with a now makes as much as the wages of 933 afford to buy my car.’’ minimum wage that has lost most of minimum wage workers combined. I For families in 1914, a job in the Ford its value in the past few decades. could not fit quite that many people in factory was a ticket to the middle Those Ford workers worked hard, here, but imagine 933 people—all work- class, and that is still true today. saved their money, bought homes, built ing 40 hours a week, making minimum Henry Ford knew that paying a higher communities, and gave their children wage, and maybe working 2 or 3 jobs— wage would mean happier workers and opportunities, such as being able to go combined equals the average salary of lower turnover, instead of workers who to college. In Michigan, you can buy a a CEO. were frustrated about not being able to little cottage up north where you can We are going to move this country make ends meet. Henry Ford had work- have a boat, a snowmobile, or be able and working-class people forward again ers who were proud to work for him. to go out hunting on the weekends and if we understand that people need a fair This meant greater productivity and enjoy life—that is the middle class. shot to get ahead and we do something greater profits because if the workers Because of what was done by dou- about it. That is why we are going to could make more cars he could sell bling people’s wages—when everyone vote soon on the Fair Minimum Wage more cars. If they could sell more cars, said Henry Ford was crazy—created the Act which does just what it says. It they could make more cars, so this was middle class of this country. But today makes sure all of our workers are get- a win-win situation. everything the middle class worked ting paid a fair wage. An hourly wage Henry Ford made more money than for—what they built with their bare of $10.10—not even as much as I was he had ever dreamed of, and his work- hands, elbow grease, and blood, sweat, talking about with Henry Ford—is the ers made more money than they had and tears—is at risk. The Federal min- right number because it gets people out ever dreamed of. The effect this new imum wage has been stuck at $7.25 for of poverty. That is the number that wage had on Ford’s employees went nearly 5 years. That single mom with gets people out of poverty. deeper than their wallets. In the first 3 two kids working for minimum wage Some places across the country are weeks after the raise began, more than today earns about $15,000 a year, which seeking a minimum wage hike that is 50 of his employees applied for mar- is $4,000 below the poverty line. That is higher than that, while too many riage licenses because they said they not right, if you work 40 hours a week States are stuck at $7.25 an hour, which could now afford to get married and and make less than the poverty level. is the national average. The bill before start a family. A lot of folks talk about That is not how we built the middle us in the Senate strikes the right bal- the importance of starting a family. class 100 years ago, and it is certainly ance by raising the minimum wage to Having money in your pocket to be not how we are going to grow it today. the point where people are above the able to get started in life is a pretty Too many Americans rightly feel poverty line and have a fair shot to get big deal. they are trapped in a rigged game ahead. If it made sense for Henry Ford When the workers made enough where heads, the wealthy win, and in 1914, it makes sense for us today in money to live on, they were able to tails, the rest of us lose. What we need 2014. The American people know this, spread the wealth. Their local grocery is an economy that gives everybody a and that is why raising the minimum stores, restaurants, and hardware fair shot. That is what we are fighting wage enjoys broad bipartisan public stores and others also benefited from for, that is what we believe in, and that support. If the public were voting, this the increase in wages, which was re- is what we are promoting in everything would be done. flected all around the neighborhood we are doing. We want a fair shot and Democrats, Republicans, and Inde- and the plant in 1914. A sandwich cart a fair economy for everybody—not a pendents understand that it makes

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It would have gone something can get $10.10 an hour, we are saving measure of democracy’s strength is in like this: Laws limiting corporate cam- money on SNAP and people will not votes cast, not dollars spent, well, for paign expenditures are constitutional. need or qualify for food assistance any- us there is nothing to celebrate today. See Austin v. Michigan Chamber of more. That is the way to cut the food Citizens United was, in my view, one Commerce. The end. assistance budget the right way. We of the worst decisions in the history of Of course, that is not the opinion the need to give people access to work that the Supreme Court. By a 5–4 margin, Court wrote in Citizens United. The pays above poverty line. Give people a the Court ruled that corporations have Court’s opinion was a lot longer and a handhold on the ladder to opportunity. a constitutional right to spend as much lot worse. This is about the future of our coun- money as they want to influence elec- Here is the one phrase that sums up try. If we want to continue to be a tions. If Big Oil wants to spend mil- the Citizens United decision: ‘‘We now world leader, we have to make sure ev- lions of dollars to attack the guy who conclude that independent expendi- erybody has a fair shot at a good edu- is advocating for more renewable fuels, tures, including those made by cor- cation, to get a good job, start a busi- the Supreme Court says: Sure. Go porations, do not give rise to corrup- ness, and make enough money. When ahead. If huge corporations want to tion or the appearance of corruption.’’ they can do that, they will be able to run endless radio ads against a can- The majority of the Court told us that support their family. didate who promises to raise the min- there is no reason at all to be worried Nobody who works 40 hours week imum wage, the Supreme Court says: about unlimited corporate money in should live in poverty. Yet that is ex- Fine. Go ahead. If the Wall Street politics anymore, that it does not give actly what is happening today. We can banks want to pour money into a cam- rise even to the appearance of corrup- change that. We can do what Henry paign to undo consumer protection tion. And, the logic goes, since there is Ford did. This man became one of the laws, the Supreme Court says that is no reason to be concerned about it, wealthiest men in the world by lifting their constitutional right so there is there is no constitutional basis to reg- people up and giving them a fair shot not much you can do about it. That is ulate it. That is what the Court tells with a fair wage. I hope that in a few the way the Court sees it, but it is not us, but we know better. The Court’s days we will do that. The American the way I see it and it is not the way analysis not only is disconnected from people get it, and I hope we will too. most Minnesotans see it either. precedent, it is disconnected from re- I yield the floor. I think we should be able to say: ality. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Enough is enough. There is too much The Minnesota League of Women ator from Minnesota. corporate money in politics and some Voters recently issued a report in Mr. FRANKEN. Madam President, I reasonable limits on campaign spend- which it concluded that ‘‘the influence ask to speak in morning business for ing are not just appropriate, they are of money in politics represents a dan- up to 20 minutes. necessary. Really, that is what Citizens The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without gerous threat to the health of our de- United is all about—the case that got objection, it is so ordered. mocracy in Minnesota and nationally.’’ Mr. FRANKEN. Madam President, us into this mess. It sort of came down That is the Minnesota League of this morning the Supreme Court an- to the question: Can we, the people, Women Voters. That sounds right to nounced its decision in the place any real limit on the amount of me because here is the thing: In our de- McCutcheon v. Federal Election Com- money corporations can spend on elec- mocracy, everyone is supposed to have mission, the latest in a series of rulings tions? The answer should have been, an equal say regardless of his or her that have done away with any mean- yes, of course we can, but five Supreme wealth. The guy in the assembly line ingful limits on money in politics. Court Justices said: No, we can’t. Their gets as many votes as the CEO—one. Since the Supreme Court issued its rul- logic was literally unprecedented. You don’t get extra votes just because ing in Citizens United in 2010, we have To reach the result it did, the Su- you have extra money or greater say witnessed the systematic unraveling of preme Court had to overturn the case because of greater wealth. It doesn’t our Nation’s campaign finance laws. Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Com- work that way—or shouldn’t. I am sure this is a cause for celebra- merce. The decision had been on the Citizens United turned the whole tion for some—the superwealthy and books for 20 years. Overturning Austin thing on its head and basically said well-funded corporate interests—be- wasn’t some minor technical change to that those among us with the most cause, after all, these rulings give them the law; it was a radical shift, an exer- money get the most influence, and not more influence, more access, and more cise in pro-corporate judicial activism. only that, there is no limit to the power, as if they need it. Then there is Just compare what the Court said amount of money the wealthy can everybody else—the everyday folks in about campaign expenditures in Austin spend or the amount of influence they Minnesota and around the country who to what it said 20 years later in Citi- can buy. I think that is inherently cor- don’t have the luxury of pouring mil- zens United. In Austin, the Court re- rupting. lions of dollars into political cam- fused to strike down a Michigan law Unfortunately, Citizens United was paigns. that limited corporate spending on just the beginning of the story, and in There is the senior on a fixed income elections. The Court explained that the the years since we have seen courts who gives $25 to a candidate she likes— lawsuit served a ‘‘compelling inter- across the country strike down cam- maybe someone fighting to contain the est’’—namely, preventing corporations paign finance laws, ushering in what cost of prescription drugs. That $25 do- from gaining an unfair advantage in are known as super PACs—wealthy nation is real money for that senior, the political system. The Austin Court groups that can raise and spend unlim- but it is nothing compared to the $25 said that ‘‘corporate wealth can un- ited money to influence elections. million the pharmaceutical industry fairly influence elections.’’ Those were Today, in McCutcheon, the Court can now spend to elect the other can- the Supreme Court’s words in 1990, that took Citizens United a step further, didate. ‘‘corporate wealth can unfairly influ- striking down a law that limited the There is the middle-class mom who ence elections.’’ The Court explained amount of money people could give di- has just enough money to buy her kids’ that campaign finance laws prevent rectly to candidates and political par- school clothes, but surely doesn’t have ‘‘the corrosive and distorting effects of ties. In doing so, the Court overturned enough money left over to buy an elec- immense aggregations of wealth that a key holding from Buckley v. Valeo, a tion too. are accumulated with the help of the case from 1976. Until today, the law There is the small business owner in corporate form.’’ In other words, there said that direct contributions to can- the suburbs who is so concerned about is good reason—no, a compelling rea- didates, parties, and certain PACs

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This direction. against that? Remember, the corpora- would level the playing field. Instead of As Justice Breyer explained in his tions or the billionaires who are behind campaigns that are funded by a handful dissenting opinion in McCutcheon this whole thing don’t want their fin- of wealthy donors, we will have citizen- today, ‘‘Taken together with Citizens gerprints on this, so they pass their funded grassroots campaigns where United, today’s decision eviscerates money through shell corporations be- candidates focus their attention on our Nation’s campaign finance laws, fore it ends up in the super PAC. That people who donate $5, $10, $50, up to leaving a remnant incapable of dealing way the actual donors don’t show up on $150. We will restore power to that sen- with the grave problems of democratic the Federal disclosure forms. So now ior who makes the $25 donation. legitimacy that those laws were in- the TV is flooded with attack ads and I have cosponsored the Fair Elections tended to resolve.’’ He is right. something like ‘‘paid for by Americans Now Act in the past, and I am proud to Changing law has real consequences. for a Better Tax Code,’’ but nobody has cosponsor it again in this Congress. What happens when we get rid of the any idea who is actually behind the ad- This isn’t going to solve all of the prob- speed limit? People with fast cars drive vertisement and there is no good way lems created by Citizens United and faster—as fast as they want to drive. to find out. McCutcheon, but it is a step in the What happens when we get rid of cam- But hang on. It gets worse. In addi- right direction. paign finance limits? Well, special in- tion to all of the secret money being Finally, there is something else we terests with a lot of money spend more spent by these super PACs, there are a can do, and honestly it is the one thing of it on politics—as much as they want bunch of nonprofit organizations that we most need to do if we are going to to spend. That is not a theory; it is em- are using a glitch in the Tax Code to repair all the damage the Supreme pirical fact. According to data col- keep all of their campaign activities Court has done; that is, amend the lected by the Center for Responsive secret. These groups, liberal or con- Constitution to reverse the Citizens Politics, spending by outside groups servative, don’t have to disclose a sin- United and McCutcheon decisions. more than tripled from 2008 to 2012, gle penny. Combine them with the Let me be clear. Amending the Con- with overall outside spending topping super PACs, and we have a lot of stitution is not something I take light- $1 billion—billion with a ‘‘b’’—for the money and very little information. ly. I think it should be done only in ex- first time in history. Where is the new Voters aren’t just being flooded, they traordinary circumstances. But the Su- money coming from? Well, in most are being blindfolded too. preme Court’s decisions present us cases we don’t know. More on that a We have a bill called the DISCLOSE with one of those situations because little later. What we do know is pretty Act that would go a long way toward they erode the very foundation of our much what one would expect. Accord- fixing this problem. It would put in democracy. ing to one study, 60 percent of super place a clear set of rules requiring dis- I know what my colleagues are PACS’ funding in the 2012 election closure whenever anyone spends more thinking: Constitutional amendments cycle came from just 132 donors, each than $10,000 to influence an election, are really hard to come by. They re- donating at least $1 million. So we even when that money is being fun- quire agreement by two-thirds of both have a relatively small group of super- neled through back channels. The idea Chambers of Congress, and they have is pretty simple: If someone is going to wealthy people accounting for most of to be ratified by at least three-quarters spend that kind of money to influence the money. of the States. Remember when the Citizens United elections, people should know about it It is no wonder that constitutional so they can make informed decisions court decision assured us that all of amendments have been so rare in our and effectively evaluate what a can- this new money in politics is OK, that history. didate has to say. This is all about we shouldn’t be worried about it, that Just because a constitutional amend- transparency and accountability. it ‘‘will not cause the electorate to lose All of us should be able to get behind ment takes a long time to accomplish faith in our democracy’’? Wow, were that. Indeed, most of us already have. doesn’t mean it is not worth trying. It they wrong. People are losing faith in The last version of the DISCLOSE Act took a long time—much longer than it our democracy, and can we blame had support from a majority of Sen- should have—to enshrine women’s suf- them? ators, and I am proud to have been one frage into the Constitution, but it got The system is broken, and we need to of the bill’s cosponsors. Several of my done because it would have been an af- fix it. There are a number of good pro- colleagues on the other side of the aisle front to our democracy had it been oth- posals out there, and I wish to use this have spoken enthusiastically about erwise. opportunity to mention three of them: greater disclosure. They have said These things take time and patience disclosure, public financing, and a con- things such as ‘‘sunshine is the great- and persistence and perseverance, but stitutional amendment. est disinfectant.’’ Even the Supreme they happen. In fact, there is already First, we need greater disclosure. The Court has endorsed disclosure laws in momentum building. I am proud to co- problem in the post-Citizens United both Citizens United and in today’s de- sponsor a constitutional amendment world isn’t just that there is now un- cision. Poll after poll shows that the that has been proposed here in the Sen- limited money in politics, it is also vast majority of Americans support ate that would restore legal authority that we have no idea where that money greater transparency in campaign fi- to the people to regulate campaign fi- is coming from. Billionaires and big nancing. nance. The States are moving in the corporations want to influence elec- This is a basic step we should be able right direction too. According to Pub- tions by giving unlimited money to to take pretty easily—or one would lic Citizen, 16 States have already super PACs, but they don’t want any- think so. It turns out that one would called for a constitutional amendment. one to know they are the ones pulling be wrong. In July 2012 we brought the I believe it is time for us to answer the the strings, so they do something that DISCLOSE Act to the Senate floor and call. looks a lot like money laundering—ex- Republicans blocked it. The bill died Mr. President, thank you. I yield the cept that it is perfectly legal. before it could get an up-or-down vote. floor for the Senator from Connecticut. Let’s say there are a bunch of cor- But we are not going to give up on it. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. porations and billionaires out there I will continue to work with my col- COONS). The Senator from Connecticut. who want to preserve indefensible tax leagues to make the campaign finance Mr. MURPHY. Thank you very much, loopholes that really only help their system more transparent. Mr. President. bottom lines. Their allies form a super Here is another thing we can do: Fun- Yesterday, the administration an- PAC with a mission to do just that— damentally change the way candidates nounced that 7.1 million people had

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So who said there was no way we were effect . . . there will be error, fraud, ineffi- I wanted to come down to the floor, as ever going to be able to hit the 7 mil- ciency, arbitrariness, and privacy violations Senator KAINE did earlier today, as lion mark. aplenty. . . . Just as economic shortages Senator BOXER will in a few moments, It is kind of interesting to look back were endemic to Soviet central planning, the to talk about why women all across now on all of the folks who predicted coming Obamacare train wreck is endemic to big government liberalism. this country have a completely dif- catastrophe for the Affordable Care Act ferent health care experience today who have been proven wrong. Before I Well, the exchanges are working under the Affordable Care Act and why yield the floor for Senator BOXER, I pretty well, such that we broke they have no interest in going back to want to go through a couple of these through the 7 million barrier. In my the days before the Affordable Care statements. State of Connecticut, which has run a Act, and to talk also about what it A lot of people in the House of Rep- really good exchange, we are coming means to have 7 million people all resentatives have spent the majority of close to doubling our expected enroll- across this country who now have ac- the last several years trying to destroy ment. Senator BOXER will talk about cess to private health care insurance the Affordable Care Act. I was a Mem- her numbers in California. But when who did not have it before. ber of that body, and I probably was you actually work to implement the The story for women all across this down on the floor of the House of Rep- health care law, rather than work to country, as Senator BOXER will talk resentatives for about 40 different undermine it, as several States are, the about in far more articulate terms votes to repeal all or part of the Af- exchanges work very well. than I can, is pretty stunning. Mr. fordable Care Act. I think we are now So then they turned and said: Well, President, 8.7 million women will gain at about 50 or 51 votes. yes, lots of people are signing up, and, maternity coverage in 2014; 8.7 million But when the Web site ran into some yes, the exchanges seem to be working, women did not have maternity cov- troubles in the beginning of the year, but the wrong people are signing up. So erage either because they did not have they all went down to the floor and one conservative scholar said: coverage to begin with or because they went on the cable news networks and They have thrown the entire health-care had a plan that did not provide mater- said this was an example of how bad system into unprecedented chaos for a popu- nity coverage. The health care law says this law is and there is no way to fix lation— if you buy insurance, we are going to the law, there is no way to fix the Web The uninsured— expect that insurance has just a basic, site. that is, it seems, staying as far away from it commonsense level of benefits, and I Representative BILL JOHNSON of Ohio as possible. Little has been fixed. . . . think every American would agree said this: Well, Kentucky, just in the first 6 with the fact that insurance for a This may be the most stunning example of months of implementation, has reduced woman should probably cover what for overpromising and under delivering in recent its uninsured population by 40 percent. many women will be the most expen- U.S. history. Based on my review, the prob- The RAND Corporation said that 9 mil- sive intersection with the health care lems with the Healthcare.gov website are lion Americans who had no health in- catastrophic. system they have in their life: And surance now have health insurance. that is when they get pregnant. For That is a bit of hyperbole to suggest The reality is that people without in- families across the country, getting that the problems with the Web site surance are signing up for the new pregnant can bankrupt a family if they were the most stunning example ever health care law. Why? Because they do not have maternity coverage. That in recent U.S. history of overpromising can afford it and they desperately need changes with the Affordable Care Act. and underdelivering. But, of course, the it. Twenty seven million women can re- Web site problems were fixed. They The fact is Republicans are going to ceive lifesaving preventive care with- were fixed within a few months such continue to attack this law, and they out copays all across this country. A that we have actually gone straight are going to continue to change their copay for many people is just $5 or $10. through the CBO’s estimate—after the arguments, they are going to continue But for some cancer screenings, it can Web site troubles—of 6 million people to be shifting in the messages they be a significant amount of money, run- enrolling and we now have 7 million send to the American people because ning more than $100. For low-income people enrolling. every time they tell us that something women, who are the primary bread- But as early as this month, Repub- is wrong, they are wrong. winner for their family, who are per- licans and mass media sources were Now they have said—do you know haps only making about $25,000 a year, telling us there was no way we were what—that 7 million figure, well, that that is a barrier for them in seeking going to hit 7 million or 6 million. An just cannot be right. They are cooking this basic preventive care, seeking care Associated Press article said: the books. That cannot be right. There that could catch a cancer when it can . . . the White House needs something has to be something wrong with the be treated before it becomes a killer. close to a miracle to meet its goal of enroll- methodology. Well, it is not just the ing 6 million people by the end of this Obama administration that says it is 7 Because of the Affordable Care Act, 27 month. With open enrollment ending March million women now can receive life- 31, that means to meet the goal, another 1.8 million; it is independent analysts who saving preventive care. million people would have to sign up during say it is 7 million. And guess what. By But maybe the most important sta- the month. . . . That’s way above the daily the end of the year it could be 8 million tistic for women is this one: zero. Zero averages for January and February. . . . The once people who have had life-changing women can be charged more just for math seems to be going against the adminis- events sign up for care, once we incor- being a woman. The reality was, as tration. porate all the State numbers. Senator BOXER will talk about, if you Well, what the Associated Press did Nobody is cooking the books. The un- were a woman in this country, you not get is that there is desperation out insured are not staying away. The ex- were sometimes paying 50 percent more on the streets. People who have not changes are not catastrophic. The Web simply because insurance companies had insurance for years, if not decades, site is not unfixable. All of these things believed in many cases that being a well, they might have taken their time have been proven untrue. Yet we still woman constituted a preexisting condi- to price out the right plan for them- have people come down to the floor and tion. selves. Some of them might have sim- tell us why this thing cannot work. So we have 7.1 million people who are ply waited until the last minute. But I listened to one of my colleagues now on these private exchanges. Many the reality is, the demand there is, come down to the floor earlier today of them are women who are already en- frankly, almost insatiable, such that and tell a story about a family in Wyo- joying the benefits of the Affordable the Web site actually came down for a ming. I do not know the specifics of the

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For every one con- cannot know all of the specifics of that Without objection, it is so ordered. stituent’s story that they tell, No. 1, family. But let’s say that family of five Mrs. BOXER. Thank you so much, doublecheck the facts because some- in Carbon County, WY, was making Mr. President. times we look at the facts and they are $100,000 a year—which would be about I want to say a big thank you to Sen- not exactly what they say. But I can twice the average salary in that State ator MURPHY because he has been a give 100 stories to their 1 of people fi- and across the country. Well, that fam- great leader on this issue. He and I are nally getting health care. ily of five making $100,000 a year would coming from States where people are By the way, we can fix this law any qualify for a $677 per month tax credit. signing up and signing up and sur- day of the week with the help of the A bronze plan would be about $550 to passing the goals. The stories are in- Republicans if they have an issue they $750 per month. That is about 40 per- credibly heartwarming and wonderful think needs to be addressed. But their cent cheaper than a lot of private plans and are being told on the radio and answer is: repeal, repeal, repeal. Why that may be available today. being told on TV. The truth is coming would they want to repeal a law that is Now let’s say that family is actually out about the Affordable Care Act. helping, I will tell you, over 100 million making the median income in Wyo- All of the scares aside, we see now it Americans, not 7 million—7 million ming, which is around $56,000. Well, if is working. Why is it working? Because who are on the exchange—but I will you are making $56,000, and you are a there was a very simple premise when show you more than 100 million of our family of five in Wyoming, all your we passed this bill 4 years ago; and people are getting preventive care, free kids will qualify for Medicaid, which is that was, people deserve a fair shot at cancer screenings, immunizations, con- virtually free, and the parents would affordable health care. That is all it traception. qualify for a tax credit of $528 per was. They deserve a fair shot at getting It has made a big difference in their month. A bronze plan could be as cheap affordable health care. They deserve af- lives. It is making a big difference that as $171 per month. fordable health care. They deserve to kids can stay on their parents’ policies. That is the reality. That is affordable be free from discrimination by the in- Why do they want to repeal a law that for a family of five making the median surance companies. does that, that gives us a patients’ bill income. That is affordable. I under- So I am so pleased Senator MURPHY of rights, so insurance companies can- stand people are having stories that do has taken it upon himself to organize a not look at you when you are sick, in not match up with the 7 million people few of us so we do not allow misin- your darkest moment and say: Senator who have signed up for these plans over formation and lies to be spread about or friend or Mr. Jones or Mrs. Smith, I the past several months. I get that the Affordable Care Act. am so sorry to tell you that you are there is bad news out there. But there What I loved about President not getting any more coverage because is a lot of good news out there as well. Obama’s speech yesterday at the Rose we just learned you had diabetes. You There are a lot of people who could not Garden was that he is so open about it. did not tell us. You did not mention it. afford to buy a health insurance plan, He said: Yes, we had a flawed rollout. You are out. who now can finally afford health care. We lost time. That was bad. And, yes, I do not know why Republicans want That is why Senator BOXER and my- no bill is perfect. I think it was our col- to take that away from people, but self and Senator STABENOW and Sen- league ANGUS KING who said it the then again history is repeating itself. I ator WHITEHOUSE and so many others best. He said: The most perfect docu- tell my friends—I have so many friends have been coming down to the floor to ment in the world is the Constitution, on the other side of the aisle. We just talk about the fact that the Affordable and it has been amended 27 times. So is see the world differently. When we go Care Act is working. And for all of the any bill perfect? Is any document per- back to Medicare, you should see what naysayers, for all of the people who fect? Of course not. But I am here to the Republicans said in this Senate have predicted that this law could not say, given the facts—not the made-up about Medicare: Socialism, let it with- work, well, the example has been set: 7 stuff—given the facts, I am so proud I er on the vine. million people and counting signed up was able to vote for the Affordable Bob Dole was here. He was so proud for health care exchanges all across Care Act. I am so proud of that. And I he voted against it. He led the charge. this country—never mind all of the am sad that not one Republican joined ‘‘It is terrible.’’ Now you have tea people who have gotten access to Med- us in that vote—not one of them, not party members come with signs to ral- icaid, never mind all the people who one of them. lies that say, ‘‘Don’t touch my Medi- have been able to stay on their parents’ When you go back to 4 years ago, we care.’’ They love their Medicare. They plan. We do not know what the overall saw that millions of our citizens were do not understand it is a government number right now will be of people who uninsured because they could not af- program, Medicare. The government is have qualified for health care under the ford insurance; or they were uninsured the insurer. Of course, PAUL RYAN exchanges, Medicaid, and the provi- because their insurance company wants to end it in his budget. So I sions allowing people to stay on their walked out on them when they were guess nothing changes; it all stays the plans. But this number could be 25 mil- sick; or there were annual limits on same. They hated Medicare. They still lion by the time the year is out. their plans, and they simply went over hate it. They wanted it to wither on So I am thrilled to see the success of that annual limit and they went broke the vine. They totally destroy it in the Affordable Care Act and the num- and they could not afford insurance. Ryan’s budget. ber from yesterday. I am thrilled to see Some had lifetime caps. And it sounded Social Security. You should see what the life-changing benefits for women like a lot: Oh, you have a cap of a quar- they said about Social Security. It was all across the country. I am pleased to ter of a million dollars. But then when an abomination. That is what they be joined here on the floor by my col- you get cancer, that cap is reached a said. So nothing changes. We have dif- league, Senator BOXER. heck of a lot faster than you thought. ferent people in different clothes. I With that, I yield the floor. So we had kids kicked off their par- look a little different than the Demo- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- ents’ health insurance at 18, 19 years crats in the old days. There were no ator from California. old. women here for starters. My colleague Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, what is We had people with asthma, diabetes, is very handsome. He had some prede- the time situation? cancer who could not get insurance cessors that looked good, but they all The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- until the Affordable Care Act passed. say the same thing: Government ate is postcloture on H.R. 3979 and a Being a woman was considered a pre- should not be involved in any of this. It perfecting amendment thereto. existing condition. If you were a victim will all be great. You know what. I

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So, yes, once in a the country who is benefiting from the once, not twice but more than 50 times while we have to say let’s all work to- law. to repeal the Affordable Care Act. They gether to make sure people are cov- Let me tell you about California. We are doing it again. If they had spent as ered. When I was a little kid, my moth- are the biggest State in the Union, 38 much energy working with us to make er used to tell me all the time: Without million strong. Covered California is the law better, which the President your health care, you have nothing. If the way we set up our exchange. It is said he is open to, we are open to, just you are sick, you got nothing. coveredCA.com. Peter Lee is the head like we worked with them on Medicare I used to say: Oh, God, I am so tired of that. I wish to thank Peter Lee Part D when they carried that. We of hearing that. I remember she used to today—he does not know I am doing worked with them to make it better. say: You see that beautiful actress over this—for his extraordinary leadership. Can you imagine, we would be stand- there? She has everything, but she got Here is what happened. We exceeded sick so she has nothing. Your health is ing here talking about even more mil- our State’s goal for enrollment lions of people. I have to say and this— everything, she told me. You have to through Covered California by not protect your health. She was right. I know it might be viewed as con- 100,000 people, not 200,000 people, not troversial, but because this law helps How do you protect your health and 300,000 or 400,000, but by 500,000 people the health of your family? By getting women so much with mammography, we exceeded our goal. That is bigger with vaccines, with birth control, with preventive care so you can catch some- than some States. Can you believe it? thing early. If you do not have insur- the end of discrimination based on gen- Half a million people, more than we ex- der, with an end of discrimination if ance, you do not get that preventive pected. care. You are in trouble. If something you have been the victim of violence, I am sure Senator THUNE is shocked happens and you are in an automobile with the end of discrimination because by this. This is a fact. We expected to you could carry a child and have a accident and you thought you were an have 700,000 sign up. Instead we had 1.2 invincible young person and nothing pregnancy and want coverage, this Af- million. That does not even include all fordable Care Act helps women. would happen to you and suddenly you of those who signed up on Monday or So I am going to say this: When you find yourself with broken bones and ev- who were still in the process of com- vote 50 times to repeal a law that bene- erything else, including a broken pleting enrollment. fits women, you are voting against heart, and you have no health insur- We are going to hear a lot of stories women. So you can say all you want to ance, you can go bankrupt. People did, about families who are paying what become—and I know Speaker BOEHNER because it was so hard to get affordable they think is too much—and I want to said: I want to become more sensitive insurance before the Affordable Care work with everybody to make this law Act. to women. I have an idea: Stop trying better, believe me—but listen to a cou- So what you are hearing and will to take away health care from women ple of my constituents. Julie Mims continue to hear are scare tactics, sto- and their families and then you will see from Sacramento said: ries. I am here to tell you—and I want women feel much better about you. We no longer have to worry about being ru- to say it very clearly—about the mil- Women are smart. They know who is lions and millions of Americans who ined physically and financially by a serious health issue. . . . We enrolled in a Bronze 60 on their side. They know who wants to understand that the Affordable Care plan that will cost us $2 a month. give them a fair shot. But it is not peo- Act is working for them. ple who want to take away their health Yesterday was a historic day. They This is a working woman who is get- ting the help she needs to have a de- care. That is what you say day in and said: Never would you get 7 million day out. Remember, under the Afford- people to sign up for private insurance cent—decent—health care policy. Then there is Rebecca Tasker. She able Care Act, many women were de- on the exchanges—never. It happened. nied health insurance because of pre- Why? Because this is a product people runs a small construction business in San Diego with her husband. They are existing illnesses such as breast cancer, need, health insurance that is afford- depression or, again, even being a vic- able. But that number is the tip of the saving $1,000 a month. They are saving $12,000 a year that they can spend on tim of domestic violence. They were iceberg. I will prove it. charged more than men. Let us be Medicaid; that is, insurance for the their family. They can spend that in clear. Now we are guaranteed access to poorest working people. We expanded their community boosting this econ- free preventive care and maternity it. We let more people qualify: 4.5 mil- omy. care. Women are now paying zero dol- lion Americans previously uninsured She said, ‘‘These savings will help lars for a checkup—zero. This is it. now have coverage through Medicaid. our company grow and might allow us Zero dollars to get a test to check for So let’s do the math. There are 7 mil- to be able to hire our first employee cervical cancer, zero dollars for a mam- lion on the exchanges—7.1; 4.5 million this year.’’ on Medicaid who did not have it before; So here is a small businesswoman mogram, zero dollars for FDA-approved 3 million young adults are able to stay who had to spend so much on health contraception. Why do the Republicans on their parents’ plan who were not care, and now because of the Affordable want to repeal this law and take away able to do that before. How about this? Care Act she is able to save $1,000 a mammograms, take away tests for cer- Eight million senior citizens who have month and possibly hire her first em- vical cancer, and take away checkups saved billions of dollars because of the ployee. Have you heard of something and FDA-approved contraception? fix in the Affordable Care Act that says called job lock? Before the Affordable Why? they get more help paying for their Care Act, people said: I do not want to At the same time, they say they do prescriptions. leave my job because I have health not understand why women do not That adds up to, drum roll, 22.6 mil- care. I am scared to go out on my own. gravitate to their party. I have to say, lion Americans with those very impor- I would not be able to get it. I would we should be celebrating this law—yes, tant benefits, but then here is the not be able to afford it. That is why we fixing it where it needs to be fixed. But other thing. One hundred million set up the exchanges. It is freeing peo- I think if Republicans would join with Americans are now getting help with ple to move out of a job that maybe us and say let’s work together to make preventive services that they used to they think is a dead-end and start their this a better plan—if you have someone have to pay for: immunizations, mam- own business. who cannot find their doctor in their mograms, vaccines, annual exams, and Here is a woman who is going to be plan, let’s try to work together to fix other lifesaving preventive care. able to hire her first employee with the it. If you have someone who you think We are talking about millions and money she is saving. There are hun- deserves a subsidy, let’s work together millions. Even with private health care dreds more stories. I will be coming to and try to fix it.

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Care and affordability came to the floor to say: Well, people ‘‘staggeringly low.’’ Several GOP Mem- were the keystones of this entire piece aren’t losing the care they had. bers tweeted excitedly about how en- of legislation. NBC Connecticut, again where our rollments in their States wouldn’t even So I heard the Senator from Cali- colleague is from, says: ‘‘Some Con- fill a football stadium to capacity, and fornia talking about people being de- necticut doctors said they will not ac- former Gov. Mike Huckabee said: nied care. It is happening now because cept certain health insurance plans of- ‘‘You’ve got more people wanting to go of the health care law—because of the fered on the state health exchange.’’ moose hunting in New Hampshire than health care law people are being denied The story goes on to say: ‘‘It broke my want Obamacare.’’ care. heart,’’ losing the doctor she had been Wrong. Really wrong—really, really Let me reference where my colleague to before whom she trusts and has faith wrong. from Connecticut comes from. The in but because of the health care law is It is time for Republicans to look at State of Connecticut, the Hartford losing that care. the facts. It is time for the GOP to ac- Courant, a major newspaper in the I come to the floor to just point out cept the reality that this law is helping State of Connecticut, has a report that that Republicans have better ideas. Re- millions of people: seniors, women, came out March 17 of this year, just a publicans have ideas about ways to men, students, children—all Ameri- couple of weeks ago: ‘‘Connecticut Is help work to lower the cost of care so cans. Less Competitive After Federal Health patients can get the care they need It is time to recognize that one of the Care Reform.’’ from a doctor they want at lower cost, biggest problems facing our country I heard the Senator from California not the situation we see across the before the Affordable Care Act was a saying there are people who have been country, where many individuals be- lack of affordable insurance and mil- helped, and I believe that, but for every lieve and truly feel harmed as a result lions of people are gaining the benefits. one person who has been helped, I be- of the President’s health care law. So we are not going to go back to the lieve many have been harmed as a re- With that, in response to what my days when our people were denied sult of the law. colleagues from Connecticut and Cali- health care, where an insurance com- Let me tell you what our friends fornia have just said, we are here today pany would walk out on you, where you from the Hartford Courant wrote: to talk about jobs, the economy, get- brought in a child with asthma when The individual health insurance market is ting people back to work. As a doctor, they were wheezing and the insurance less competitive in Connecticut since the im- I will tell you long-term unemploy- company said: Get out. We can’t insure plementation of the Affordable Care Act, ment, how it affects someone’s life, that child. sometimes called Obamacare, the Kaiser how it affects, I believe, their identity, I have seen the tears before the ACA Family Foundation said in a report released their self-worth, their dignity, and the when people were forced into bank- Monday. way they think about themselves, and ruptcy because they had no insurance, Of the seven States to release enrollment so it is much more important that we data by insurer, Connecticut and Washington and I have seen the tears of joy since had fewer options— get Americans back to work. the ACA. I am on the floor with a number of Fewer options, not more options, as So we will listen to our colleagues my colleagues. The Senator from the President of the United States has tell their tale of horrors, and that is South Dakota is on the floor, and he claimed—fewer options. The article fine. They have every right. I respect knows as well as anyone the impact continues— them. But remember, as we hear these unemployment has in rural America, in stories, go back and make sure that is for people buying health plans on the indi- the Western United States and how exactly what you thought you heard vidual market, according to Kaiser founda- when jobs go away it makes it much tion, a non-profit health policy research or- and then ask them what is their plan. ganization. harder for other jobs to come. I would How do they want to help women and California and New York, the largest ask that he share some of those their families and their children? States in the study, each has a more com- thoughts with us right now. So far, we haven’t heard much. All petitive insurance market today compared Mr. THUNE. I thank the Senator we have heard about is repeal, repeal, to 2012, Kaiser found. from Wyoming for his observations repeal. That is not a policy. Repealing But Connecticut, the State where my about health care and more particu- the Affordable Care Act will hurt colleague had questioned where the larly about jobs. Americans and not just a few but many woman from Wyoming comes from, is We are talking about a 13th exten- millions. less competitive. The article continues: sion now of unemployment insurance I yield the floor. In 2012, Connecticut’s individual health-in- benefits which, in my view, does treat The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- surance market was more evenly distributed a symptom, but it doesn’t do anything ator from Wyoming. among a number of insurers. to address the underlying cause. The Mr. BARRASSO. I ask unanimous They list Aetna, WellPoint/Anthem cause is we have too many people in consent to engage in a colloquy with a Blue Cross and Blue Shield, this country who are out of the work, number of my colleagues for up to 45 UnitedHealth Group, EmblemHealth/ which means we need to create more minutes. ConnectiCare. It says: jobs, and that means making it less ex- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Connecticut has fewer insurer options pensive and less difficult to hire peo- objection. available on Access Health CT, its public ple, not driving up the cost of hiring. Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, be- health exchange, which was created by the The Senator from Wyoming has just fore I start, I noted that the Senator Affordable Care Act. touched on one of the issues that is af- from Connecticut came to the floor in As of February 18, two insurers dominated fecting hiring in this country; that is, an attempt to debunk a letter from one 97 percent of health plans sold through Ac- ObamaCare. of my constituents to me, a family cess Health CT. You can say what you want—and the from Rawlins, WY, whom I talked There is a ‘‘less competitive ex- other side may have some stories, about earlier on the floor. change market and’’ let me point out which we will not dispute, unlike when It seems the Senator is making the ‘‘higher than average premiums.’’ we come up here and we share the sto- same argument the majority leader If that is what my colleague from ries, the real-life stories of some of our Senator REID has made time and time Connecticut wants to say is a success, constituents, and then we have the ma- again that these letters are made up. let him have it, but he has no right, in jority leader of the Senate say those That is what seems to be the case. Is my opinion, to come and say that a stories aren’t true, those stories are all that what the Senator from Con- woman who wrote to me is either not made up. Then he came to the floor

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Economic growth smart. That is not what I believe and I prices back in my home State of South and job creation remain stagnant and don’t think that is what any of my col- Dakota. Unfortunately, South Dako- middle-class incomes have dropped by leagues believe. tans are on the frontlines of this ad- $3,000 per family over the past 5 years. We do believe there are things we ministration’s war on affordable en- The last thing middle-class families ought to be doing to get Americans ergy. need is for their pocketbooks to be fur- back to work. Repealing ObamaCare In 2008, then-Senator Obama prom- ther stretched by misguided govern- would be a good place to start because ised to make energy prices skyrocket. ment policies that drive up energy it is making the cost of growing your Today, in my home State, he is ful- costs. It is time to put a check on the business, expanding your business in filling that promise. Just Monday EPA. It is time to have an open debate, this country, dramatically higher. It is Black Hills Power, a utility company an amendment process on common- also raising the premiums and the in western South Dakota, announced a sense proposals to increase congres- deductibles for people all across this proposed rate increase to cover the sional oversight, and it is time to put country, for middle-class families, and cost of new EPA mandates. If that rate consumers ahead of liberal environ- giving them fewer options when it increase is approved, the average cus- mental groups. comes to doctors and to hospitals. tomer’s rates will increase by $130 a I encourage my colleagues on the I want to talk just briefly, if I might, year. For a family living in western floor with me today to continue push- about the cost of overregulation and South Dakota, $130 can go a long way ing for policies that make energy more what it is doing to our economy. toward putting food on the table or abundant and more affordable. Unlike We have had an opportunity during making a car payment. the heavyhanded regulations we have this discussion on unemployment in- South Dakota is a rural State with seen from the Obama administration, surance to talk about some of the energy-intensive manufacturing and these policies will actually create jobs things that we would do if we would be agricultural sectors of our economy. and help grow the middle class. I will given a chance to offer amendments. Families have to travel long distances. continue fighting, along with my col- Typically, the case around here, what We are a cold-weather climate. We see leagues joining me on the floor today, happens, the practice and pattern of dramatic swings in seasonal tempera- to make sure we get votes on these late is that the majority leader fills tures that create uncertainty when policies and begin to rein in the out-of- the tree and blocks us from offering opening monthly utility bills. Unfortu- control regulations from the Obama amendments. We have a lot of Members nately, the EPA’s backdoor energy tax, administration. on our side who have great ideas about which is already beginning to hit I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- things that would actually create jobs, South Dakota’s families, is about to actually grow the economy. One of the ator from Missouri. get even more expensive. Mr. BLUNT. Mr. President, I am things we know is costing jobs and The tier 3 gasoline standards, green- pleased to be here with my colleagues hurting the economy is the cost of house gas regulations, and new ozone talking about ways we can get people overregulation, destroying jobs and rules are a train wreck of new regula- back to work, regulations that don’t making it more difficult for our job tions that are going to further drive up make sense, and energy policies that creators. energy costs and destroy jobs. That is clearly every economist we talk to un- In fact, the estimate is it is almost why I have offered two commonsense derstands are a key to the future. one-half trillion dollars in the cost of amendments to rein in these costly I know the Republican leader has regulations since the President has EPA regulations. joined us on the floor, and I think I come to office—almost one-half trillion The first amendment would require will ask him if he has some comments dollars added—added cost in this coun- Congress to approve any EPA regula- he would like to make, and then we can try. That figure is larger than the en- tion with a projected cost of more than come back to me at the end of his com- tire economy of Peru. It is larger than $50 million a year. If Congress rejects ments. the entire economy of Sweden. Think that rule, the EPA would be forced to Mr. MCCONNELL. I thank my friend about that. The cost of regulation in go back to the drawing board and pur- from Missouri. this country since this President has sue less costly alternatives. What we have been talking about is come to office is larger than the entire From regulating greenhouse gases how to create jobs. Unfortunately, the economies of either Sweden or Peru. under the Clean Air Act to regulating agenda of the Senate Democratic ma- One of the largest contributors to streams and ditches under the Clean jority does just the opposite. It appears these new regulations and compliance Water Act, this EPA stretches author- as if we are not likely to be able to get costs is the EPA, the Environmental ity well beyond what Congress in- any amendments offered that would ac- Protection Agency. They came out tended when we created a Federal- tually create jobs and opportunity for with the Boiler MACT regulations, State environment regulatory struc- our people. they came out with the Utility MACT ture decades ago. This EPA needs to be One of the things I have been so dis- regulations, and they came out with reined in, and the best way to do that turbed about over the years is the in- tier 3 fuel standards. All of these is by creating congressional oversight ability of employees to make a vol- things that the EPA has finalized are of major regulations. untary choice about whether they want some of the most costly regulations we My second amendment would create to belong to a union. have seen from any agency in recent another check on the EPA’s ever-ex- In addition to the energy jobs meas- history. panding regulatory reach. This would ures we are discussing here today, I These rules will impose billions of require the Department of Energy and have another related measure I would dollars in costs on energy producers the Government Accountability Office like to highlight. As I mentioned ear- and manufacturers, which are going to to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of lier this morning in my opening re- be passed on to consumers in the form EPA’s proposed greenhouse gas regula- marks, enacting national right-to-work of higher prices. Unfortunately, for tions on powerplants. legislation is just plain common sense. consumers already hurting in the If, based on this study, the DOE, the My colleague from Kentucky, Senator Obama economy, more bad news is on Department of Energy, or GAO deter- PAUL, has been the leader on this issue. the way. The EPA is currently working mined that the new regulations would This is a fundamental issue of worker on regulations for ozone standards, raise energy prices or destroy jobs, the freedom. This amendment would em- greenhouse gas emissions for power- new regulations could not take effect. power American workers to choose

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The amendment I cent of unionized workers agreed that impediment to job creation in this offered where the Congress couldn’t workers should be able to choose country. have a carbon tax unless it passed a whether to join a union. I ask unanimous consent that it be in threshold of 60 votes was offered in the It is an issue of upward mobility. A order for me to offer my amendment budget debate last year, and 53 of my worker should be able to be recognized No. 2895. colleagues—Democrats and Repub- and rewarded for her individual hard The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. licans here on the floor—agreed that, work and productivity. BROWN). Is there objection? yes, we should have a special threshold. This is paycheck fairness. A worker The senior Senator from Rhode Is- When we talk about a tax that makes should no longer be held back by an an- land. gas at the gasoline pump more expen- tiquated system where pay raises are Mr. REED. Mr. President, reserving sive; that makes diesel fuel that deliv- based on seniority rather than on my right to object, once again, given ers products more expensive; that merit. the emergency nature of this bipar- raises the utility bill of everybody who This is an issue of leveling the play- tisan legislation to address the plight has some element of fossil fuel in their ing field. Workers in all States would of over 2 million Americans des- utilities, and that is virtually every- have a more equal chance of finding perately looking for work, I object and body; that makes it less likely that work in every State, and they would no hope we can press on with the passing people will create manufacturing jobs longer see their communities failing to of the underlying legislation. and those kinds of opportunities here, secure new investments because their The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- of course we ought to be talking about State hasn’t passed a right-to-work tion is heard. those kinds of policies, whether or not law. The Senator from Missouri is recog- it is the carbon tax. Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- nized. In Ohio, in Missouri, in Wyoming, in sent that it be in order for me to offer Mr. BLUNT. Mr. President, let’s talk the vast middle of the country, our en- my amendment No. 2910, which I have about this topic a little longer—regula- ergy comes from fossil fuels. Those are the resources we have. Our focus just described to my colleagues here in tion. Again, in my view—and my friend should be on using those more effec- the Senate. from South Dakota and I have shared The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there this view for a long time—when the tively, not figuring out ways we shouldn’t use them at all or figuring objection? Congress passes laws—and I think it is The Senator from Rhode Island. appropriate that we are not always in out ways to double the utility bill. That is the EPA’s own estimate of Mr. REED. Mr. President, reserving the best place to come up with the reg- their own rule, that the utility bill, my right to object, the underlying ulations that put those laws in place— they say, will go up 80 percent if the measure is a bipartisan response to an I believe the country has clearly come rule is in place. I think that is prob- emergency in terms of extending un- to a place where nobody is then an- ably a little optimistic on their part. employment for 5 months—a tem- swerable for regulations that have a Eighty percent is almost doubling your porary extension. Given the emergency significant impact on our economy. current utility bill. Think about where The Senator from Kentucky Mr. nature of the underlying legislation, I you work or your daughter-in-law PAUL and I have cosponsored the object. works or your son-in-law works or The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- REINS Act, which addresses these laws somebody in your family works, dou- that meet this kind of threshold, and it tion is heard. bling the utility bill there and won- The Senator from Missouri. is a bill that was before the Congress, dering if there will still be a utility Mr. BLUNT. Mr. President, Senator but we can’t get that bill to the floor. there or if that company will decide to THUNE, my friend from South Dakota, Senator THUNE and I have worked for go somewhere else. The incredibly ca- and I have worked for a long time on a long time on this kind of proposal pable and competitive American work- the kinds of economic and troublesome that would simply create opportunity. force is being held back by utility poli- The emergency nature of the oppor- regulations he talked about earlier. cies that stop people from making the tunity is really a 5-year emergency Nobody appears to be answerable to the investments they want to make. people—those who come forward with now where we have seen job oppor- The energy cost of manufacturing, these regulations. I think he has an tunity after job opportunity go away. according to the National Association amendment on that, and I would afford Part of that is surely because of what of Manufacturers and others, is a key him the chance to talk about that were the unintended but clear con- element now in that final decision to amendment. sequences of the Affordable Care Act, decide where you are going to build Mr. THUNE. I thank my colleague and part of it is rules and regulations something, where you are going to from Missouri. that don’t make sense to people who make something, and, most impor- Senator BLUNT and I have, as he said, are about to take enough of a chance tantly for families, where you are worked very hard when it comes to the with their creation of opportunity for going to create a job that has the kind overreach of government agencies and themselves and somebody else without of take-home pay families need. the burdens of regulations, the cost of having any idea that someone answer- When we talk about the Keystone regulations and what that is doing to a able to them is eventually going to Pipeline, the ability to maximize our lot of middle-class families and their have to answer for what the Federal use of natural gas, of fracking for oil, pocketbooks. Government does. And that is what we are talking about the great re- I mentioned earlier a couple of bringing these regulations to the floor sources we have, and we should use amendments I had filed here that per- would do. those resources to our benefit. Every tained to energy costs in my home Nobody is saying Congress should be other country in the world, when they State of South Dakota, one of which responsible for implementing every law look at their tableaux of natural re- sets a $50 million threshold over which and the goal of law, but we should be sources, the first two words that come a regulation proposed by the EPA responsible for the impact of that law to mind in every other country in the would have to be voted on by the Con- and should have the final say on rules world are ‘‘economic opportunity’’ or gress of the United States, and if Con- and regulations that we have essen- ‘‘economic advantage.’’ What does this gress rejected it, the EPA would have tially started in motion. They should allow us to do that we couldn’t do oth- to go back to the drawing board to come back here. erwise? What advantage does this give come up with an alternative approach. If we don’t do this on this bill today, us over our competitors? That amendment is amendment No. we should do this. We should have done We shouldn’t let the first two words 2895, and I think it fits perfectly with this years ago. Many of us in this body, that come to mind when we look at our

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We should see that that its construction would support over producing more and more natural gas. doesn’t happen, and if it does happen, 42,000 jobs. That 42,000 jobs number is We need a market for that natural gas, what are we immediately prepared to not my number. This is the jobs esti- and Europe very much needs natural do about it so it does not become an mate from President Obama’s own gas so they are not dependent on Rus- ongoing problem? That is the whole State Department. sia for their energy. So we are talking formula it takes on the energy side, on The Keystone XL Pipeline has broad about an opportunity here at home to the natural resources side to create op- bipartisan support throughout the actually create more economic activity portunity. country. A recent Washington Post/ and put people back to work. That is The one thing government policies ABC News poll found that 65 percent of the real solution. It doesn’t cost the can do, although they can’t create jobs, Americans support the construction of government one penny. Instead, we get is they can create an environment the Keystone XL Pipeline. Labor revenue—not from higher taxes, but where people want to create private unions such as the plumbers and pipe- from a growing economy and people sector jobs. That is and continues to be fitters, building and construction going back to work. the No. 1 priority domestically this trades, international labor, and the When we look at this legislation, we Congress should be focused on—what union of operating engineers, among have taken legislation led by the Sen- we do to create more private sector others, have all called on the President ator from Wyoming and we have tied it jobs. I think energy is a big part of of the United States to approve the together with Keystone legislation I that. Keystone XL Pipeline. Just over 1 year have submitted. We call it the Energy Certainly, my friend from Wyoming ago, 62 Members of the Senate voted in Security Act, and it does those two Senator BARRASSO who has brought us favor of the Keystone XL Pipeline. things—it approves the Keystone XL together to talk about this, under- If the Senate is going to extend un- Pipeline, a $5.3 billion investment by stands that so well. Energy and regula- employment insurance, it should also private companies in our economy. By tion policies that make sense are the help Americans get back to work. We the Obama administration’s own esti- kinds of policies that help us create the should adopt this amendment which mate, their State Department has said opportunities that hard-working fami- approves the Keystone XL Pipeline. it will create more than 40,000 jobs in lies need and that families who would The other part of the amendment the construction phase. We tie that like to see somebody in their family deals with approving LNG exports—liq- with legislation which has been put have that job with great take-home uefied natural gas—to our allies and forward by the Senator from Wyoming, pay are focused on. strategic partners. Before getting into which I am extremely pleased to co- I yield for my friend Senator BAR- the specifics of that, I ask my col- sponsor. We put those two together, RASSO. league and friend from North Dakota, LNG exports with Keystone. We call it The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Senator HOEVEN—who has worked the Energy Security Act. We have sub- ator from Wyoming. closely with supporters of the Keystone mitted it and we have filed it as Mr. BARRASSO. I thank my col- XL Pipeline, a man who was Governor amendment No. 2891. league, and I appreciate the comments of the State of North Dakota during I therefore ask unanimous consent of my colleague Senator BLUNT, who the early discussions—to express his that it be in order for me to offer my has been a leader and champion on the thoughts on why we think this is im- amendment No. 2891. issue of getting people back to work. portant to the economy, to help those The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there We heard the Senator from Rhode Is- people who are unemployed, and help objection? land saying there are people out there getting Americans back to work. desperately looking for work. What we The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Mr. REED. Mr. President, reserving are doing is bringing to the floor ator from North Dakota. my right to object, once again, the un- amendments to this piece of legislation Mr. HOEVEN. Mr. President, I thank derlying legislation is designed to help that will actually get people back to the esteemed Senator from Wyoming 2.7 million Americans who need the work nearly immediately. for leading this colloquy. support. It is a bipartisan agreement. So I rise today to discuss how Con- Our effort here is to address in real There is a time and place to debate all gress can actually help the people who terms the problem—the legislation we these issues, but I think the time and are unemployed get back to work. We have on the floor right now is the un- place now is to move forward and vote have been debating all week whether employment insurance bill—to truly on the underlying agreement. the Senate should extend unemploy- address the problem, which is getting Therefore, I respectfully object. ment insurance to the long-term unem- people back to work, rather than addi- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- ployed. And whether or not one sup- tional government payments added tion is heard. ports extending unemployment insur- onto the payments already made. Mr. HOEVEN. With due deference to ance, we can all agree and should all What we are trying to do is make the good Senator, I understand his de- agree that job creation should really be sure there are jobs to get people back sire to make sure people who are unem- the top priority. This, to me, is where to work. Energy is an incredible oppor- ployed receive assistance. I think he the unemployment insurance bill, as tunity to do just that. So when we talk truly is a champion in that effort. I ap- currently written, falls short. That is about this energy legislation, it is preciate the opportunity to work with why I, along with a number of my col- about producing more energy for our him in a bipartisan way. But I would leagues, have filed amendments that country. But it is about jobs, it is submit this very legislation absolutely would help create nearly 100,000 jobs. about economic growth, and it is about complements what he is trying to do, Our amendment would do two things, national security. So I commend the and does it in a number of ways, first, and President Obama has failed to do esteemed Senator from Wyoming for in terms of a permanent, real, long- them. The amendment I am here with leading the charge on legislation which term solution—meaning getting those Senator HOEVEN to discuss would per- would allow us to export liquefied nat- people back to work, but, second, in mit—approve the Keystone XL Pipeline ural gas. terms of paying for it, in terms of actu- as well as liquefied natural gas exports We currently consume in the United ally paying for the cost of unemploy- to our allies and strategic partners. States on an annual basis about 26 tril- ment insurance, these provisions—this The Keystone XL Pipeline has been lion cubic feet of natural gas a year, amendment and the other amendment pending for over 51⁄2 years—over 51⁄2 but we produce 30 trillion cubic feet of we are offering—will actually help cre- years. During that time the Obama ad- natural gas a year. So we are already ate revenue to do what the Senator is ministration has conducted five sepa- in a situation where we are producing trying to do.

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I don’t know if the 1 dissenting I take a look at this from the stand- pelling study which relates to this vote was Republican or Democrat, but point of what is happening globally as point before I turn back to the Senator I don’t know how you get any more bi- well. Ukraine imports about 60 percent from Wyoming. partisan than that, because they were to 70 percent of its natural gas from The U.S. Chamber of Commerce in one short of unanimous. So that is Russia. Nine of our NATO allies import 2011 commissioned a study. They had what we are talking about here. 40 percent or more of their natural gas experts do an evaluation of energy I know negotiations and discussions from Russia. Four of our NATO allies projects awaiting approval to proceed are going on as to votes we may get on import 100 percent of their natural gas from the administration—awaiting per- the legislation we are offering as part from Russia. mits or other requirements so they of this unemployment insurance bill. I LNG exports would help our strategic could proceed with these energy ask the leadership on the majority side partners and allies free themselves projects. to allow us to vote on these amend- from Russian energy. This is why our What I am talking about are energy ments. We will accept the verdict of NATO allies are calling on Congress to projects that total billions, even hun- the Senate; all 100 get to vote, which is expedite—expedite—LNG exports. dreds of billions, of dollars where pri- what we were sent here to do. LNG exports will give our allies an vate companies are willing to invest I will close with that. This isn’t alternative supply of natural gas and their money and develop energy re- about either the Democratic side of the enable them to resist Russia’s intimi- sources across this great country. aisle or the Republican side of the dation. LNG exports will also help cre- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce aisle. This is about people who are un- ate jobs right here at home. study I cite was performed in 2011. It employed and need an opportunity. We In February, The Economist ex- came back and said there are more absolutely have the ability to give plained that LNG exports ‘‘would gen- than 350 energy projects, both renew- them that opportunity, so let’s do it. erate tanker loads of cash’’ for the able type energy and traditional en- Let’s do it. That is what this debate is United States. ergy, that are stalled because of bu- all about. More recently, Nera Economic Con- reaucratic redtape on the part of the Again, I thank the distinguished Sen- sulting suggested that LNG exports Federal Government at a cost of $1.1 ator from Wyoming for leading the dis- could help reduce the unemployment trillion to the American economy and cussion. He has been an energy leader rolls by as many as 45,000 over the next nearly 2 million jobs for the American as well as a physician, so he certainly few years. This is extraordinary. LNG people. Think about that, 2 million has been a leader on the health care exports would not only create new jobs jobs for the American people, when issue too. But he has certainly been an but would employ Americans who can- what we are talking about here today energy leader, and his State is a lead- not find work today. is the unemployed. ing energy-producing State. LNG exports would help as many as What we are talking about here As I said at the outset, and he has 45,000 Americans find work. President today is putting people back to work. made the point so eloquently, this is an Obama through his actions has made it I will cite from that study: opportunity. Energy is an opportunity. very clear that jobs are not his pri- In aggregate, planning and construction of It is jobs, it is economic growth, it is ority. He seems to be more interested the subject projects (the ‘‘investment national security. Let’s go. Let’s get it in inventing new delays and new ex- phase’’) would generate $577 billion in direct done. cuses than in actually creating new investment, calculated in current dollars. With that, I turn to my colleague jobs. That is why the Senate must act The indirect and induced effects (what we from Wyoming and again thank him today and here in this place. That is term multiplier effects) would generate an for his leadership of this important dis- why the Senate should approve the approximate $1.1 trillion increase in U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) including cussion. Keystone XL Pipeline and LNG exports $352 billion in employment earnings, based The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- and that is why we should adopt the on present discounted value (PDV) over an ator from Wyoming. amendment that Senator HOEVEN has average construction period of seven years. Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, how offered. Furthermore, we estimate that as many as much time remains? So, Mr. President, I come to the floor 1.9 million jobs would be required during The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is today to say Republicans have now each year of construction. 5 minutes 20 seconds. tried to offer 9 amendments we believe Good-paying construction jobs. The Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, I ap- would get this economy growing again, Keystone XL Pipeline is just one of preciate the comments of my friend amendments we believe would actually those more than 350 projects, and it and colleague from North Dakota, a create jobs and put people back to alone is an investment of $5.3 billion. It State in which he served as a Governor, work. alone, according to the State Depart- a business leader in the community, Now, to inform my colleagues of ment’s own estimates, will create more and knows the State very well and what I am about to do, I am going to than 40,000 jobs. knows the importance of energy—not move to table the pending Reid amend- What are we trying to do here? I just to his State’s economy but to the ment No. 2878, which for everyone’s in- thought it was to put people back to economy of the country and the impor- formation is an amendment which work, trying to make sure they have tance for people who want work, who merely changes the date of enactment. an opportunity—in States such as want jobs. So Senators voting not to table this Ohio. Of course, in my State we have I think bringing together the issues amendment would rather change the an energy boom. We are trying to get of the Keystone XL Pipeline as well as date than vote on amendments that people. We have more jobs than people the exportation of liquefied natural gas would help put people back to work. because we have unleashed this invest- is what will help get Americans back In order for my colleagues to be able ment in energy. We have done that in to work. to offer amendments, I move to table our State. Why not do it across the Since September of 2010, the Obama the pending Reid amendment No. 2878, country? Why not do it across the administration approved only seven ap- and I ask for the yeas and nays. country? There is no question we can. plications to export liquefied natural The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a We have offered other amendments as gas. The administration is sitting on 24 sufficient second? well. The other point I want to make is pending applications. Thirteen of those There appears to be a sufficient sec- they are bipartisan amendments. They applications have been pending for ond. are amendments that don’t cost the more than 1 year. Some of these appli- The question is on agreeing to the Federal Government any money but cations have been pending for more motion. create incredible investment and in- than 2 years. To put this in context: The clerk will call the roll.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:53 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G02AP6.064 S02APPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE April 2, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2081 The assistant bill clerk called the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- EXECUTIVE SESSION roll. jority leader. Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Mr. REID. Mr. President, I move to Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. MAR- NOMINATION OF TOMASZ P. table and ask for the yeas and nays. KEY), the Senator from West Virginia MALINOWSKI TO BE ASSISTANT (Mr. ROCKEFELLER), and the Senator The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DE- from Massachusetts (Ms. WARREN) are sufficient second? MOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND LABOR necessarily absent. There appears to be a sufficient sec- Mr. CORNYN. The following Senator ond. is necessarily absent: the Senator from The question is on agreeing to the NOMINATION OF PORTIA Y. WU TO Texas (Mr. CRUZ). BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there motion. OF LABOR any other Senators in the Chamber de- The clerk will call the roll. siring to vote? The result was announced—yeas 46, The bill clerk called the roll. NOMINATION OF DEBORAH L. BIRX nays 50, as follows: Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the TO BE AMBASSADOR AT LARGE [Rollcall Vote No. 97 Leg.] Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. MAR- AND COORDINATOR OF UNITED YEAS—46 KEY), the Senator from West Virginia STATES GOVERNMENT ACTIVI- Alexander Flake Moran (Mr. ROCKEFELLER), and the Senator TIES TO COMBAT HIV/AIDS GLOB- Ayotte Graham Murkowski ARREN ALLY Barrasso Grassley Paul from Massachusetts (Ms. W ) are Blunt Hatch Portman necessarily absent. Mr. REID. Mr. President, pursuant to Boozman Heller an order that is now in effect in the Risch Mr. CORNYN. The following Senator Burr Hoeven Roberts Senate, I move to proceed to executive Chambliss Inhofe Rubio is necessarily absent: the Senator from session to consider the Malinowski, Coats Isakson Scott Coburn Johanns Texas (Mr. CRUZ). Wu, and Birx nominations, and ask Sessions Cochran Johnson (WI) Shelby The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. that all time for debate be yielded back Collins King Thune on all of these nominations. Corker Kirk BLUMENTHAL). Are there any other Sen- Cornyn Lee Toomey ators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there Crapo Manchin Vitter objection? Enzi McCain Wicker The result was announced—yeas 67, Without objection, it is so ordered. Fischer McConnell nays 29, as follows: The clerk will report the nomina- NAYS—50 tions. [Rollcall Vote No. 98 Leg.] Baldwin Hagan Nelson The assistant bill clerk read the Begich Harkin Pryor YEAS—67 nominations of Tomasz P. Malinowski, Bennet Heinrich Reed Alexander Gillibrand Murphy of the District of Columbia, to be As- Blumenthal Heitkamp Reid Ayotte Hagan Murray Booker Hirono sistant Secretary of State for Democ- Sanders Baldwin Harkin Nelson Boxer Johnson (SD) Schatz racy, Human Rights, and Labor; Portia Brown Kaine Begich Hatch Portman Y. Wu, of the District of Columbia, to Schumer Bennet Heinrich Pryor Cantwell Klobuchar Shaheen be an Assistant Secretary of Labor; Cardin Landrieu Blumenthal Heitkamp Reed Stabenow Carper Leahy Booker Heller Reid and Deborah L. Birx, of Maryland, to Tester Casey Levin Boxer Hirono Sanders be Ambassador at Large and Coordi- Udall (CO) Coons McCaskill Brown Isakson Schatz Udall (NM) nator of United States Government Ac- Donnelly Menendez Cantwell Johnson (SD) Schumer tivities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally. Durbin Merkley Walsh Cardin Kaine Sessions Feinstein Mikulski Warner Carper King Shaheen Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, today Franken Murphy Whitehouse Casey Klobuchar Stabenow I rise to express my support for the Gillibrand Murray Wyden Chambliss Landrieu Tester nomination of Dr. Deborah Birx to NOT VOTING—4 Cochran Leahy Udall (CO) serve as the next Global Aids Coordi- Collins Levin Udall (NM) nator at the Department of State. Dr. Cruz Rockefeller Coons Manchin Walsh Markey Warren Corker McCain Warner Birx’s extensive leadership, experience, The motion was rejected. Donnelly McCaskill Whitehouse and research in the field of HIV/AIDS The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Durbin Menendez Wicker make her an ideal candidate to lead Feinstein Merkley Wyden our Nation’s response to HIV/AIDS ator from Louisiana. Flake Mikulski Mr. VITTER. Mr. President, I have a Franken Murkowski around the world. germane amendment to this matter, The President’s Emergency Plan for which I have been trying to get recog- NAYS—29 AIDS Relief, PEPFAR, has been a re- nized to present. Barrasso Graham Paul sounding success. Our investments in I call up my amendment No. 2931 to Blunt Grassley Risch fighting HIV/AIDS throughout the the Reid amendment No. 2874. Boozman Hoeven Roberts world have resulted in access to treat- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Burr Inhofe Rubio ment for millions of people and dra- Coats Johanns Scott matic reductions in new infections. It amendment is not in order to be of- Coburn Johnson (WI) Shelby fered. It is inconsistent with Senate Cornyn Kirk Thune has also garnered unprecedented re- precedence with respect to the offering Crapo Lee Toomey spect for the United States in commu- of amendments, their numbers, degree, Enzi McConnell Vitter nities around the world. This is why it and kind. Fischer Moran is important that we have a strong co- Mr. VITTER. Mr. President, in light NOT VOTING—4 ordinator who will continue to lead on of the fact that our practice of regu- this important issue. Dr. Birx has a Cruz Rockefeller larly shutting out Senators from the Markey Warren unique combination of scientific, tech- ability to offer reasonable and germane nical, and leadership experience that amendments is inconsistent with all of The PRESIDING OFFICER. The mo- makes her the best candidate for this the history and traditions of the Sen- tion to table the appeal on the ruling position. ate, I appeal the ruling of the Chair of the Chair is agreed to. Dr. Birx began her career serving in that the amendment is not in order and the Walter Reed Army Medical Center The majority leader. ask for the yeas and nays. and the Walter Reed Army Institute of The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a Research, where she led the Depart- sufficient second? ment of Defense in its work on HIV/ There appears to be a sufficient sec- AIDS throughout the 1980s. In that ond. role, she lead one of the most influen- The yeas and nays were ordered. tial HIV vaccine trials in history,

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:53 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G02AP6.067 S02APPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S2082 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE April 2, 2014 which resulted in the first supporting The Senator from New Mexico. pay increase as overall wages improve, evidence of any vaccine being effective Mr. HEINRICH. Mr. President, I can dramatically increasing economic op- in lowering the risk of contracting still remember my first job as though portunities for New Mexico families. HIV. it was yesterday. I worked as a busboy Raising the minimum wage is not For more than a decade, Dr. Birx at a local family restaurant during our just good for those workers; it is good served as the Director of the U.S. Mili- small-town fair. While that job only for business and it is good for the econ- tary HIV Research Program at the De- lasted a few days, I still remember how omy at large. A higher minimum wage partment of Defense. During her time incredibly proud I was to have earned a helps reduce turnover, increases pro- there she brought together the Army, few dollars myself. The next year that ductivity, and boosts consumer de- Navy, and Air Force in a new model of same family hired me to bus tables and mand. cooperation and greatly improved the wash dishes year-round at their family A higher minimum wage puts more U.S. military’s HIV/AIDS efforts restaurant. I soon went from busing ta- money in the pockets of people who through innovative collaboration. bles to bagging groceries and then spend locally and helps create a ladder Since 2005, she has served as the Di- stocking shelves at the local grocery of opportunity into the middle class. rector of the Global AIDS Program at store. Americans are no strangers to hard the Centers for Disease Control and I grew up on a small farming and work and embrace the belief that if you Prevention, CDC. Through her leader- ranching operation. So whether it was work hard and you play by the rules, ship, CDC now has an infrastructure drying dishes after dinner or helping you should be able to get ahead, you that supports HIV/AIDS programs in my dad with the cattle, hard work was deserve a fair shot. over 75 countries in Africa, Asia, the simply a requirement for every single There are cities in New Mexico that Caribbean, and Latin America which member of my family. In addition to are already taking the initiative and are funded by PEPFAR. tending cattle, my dad worked as a raising the minimum wage on their Dr. Birx has dedicated her career to utility lineman. And my mother own. The city of Santa Fe’s minimum advancing and improving the field of worked in a factory inspecting wheels wage is $10.51 per hour. As a city coun- HIV/AIDS. After three decades in the on the assembly line. cilor myself, I fought to raise the min- fight against HIV/AIDS, her passion Like a lot of Americans, I learned the imum wage in Albuquerque. And today and dedication to her work has not dignity of work long before I ever held Albuquerque’s minimum wage is still wavered, and she remains stalwart in a job. I learned at home. $1.25 more than the current Federal her belief that we can put an end to Everyone deserves a fair shot at suc- rate. this epidemic. Her leadership and ex- cess in this country. That is at the In Las Cruces, there is a growing pertise in this field is unprecedented, heart of why raising the minimum grassroots effort to raise that city’s which is why I urge my colleagues to wage truly matters. minimum wage. support the nomination of Dr. Deborah Minimum wage workers are not just I know this fight. We need to raise Birx to serve as the next U.S. Global teenagers. They are single parents the national minimum wage so that all Aids Coordinator. working two jobs to make ends meet. workers have a fair shot to get ahead. VOTE ON MALINOWSKI NOMINATION They are women working a minimum- Because, the truth is, the deck has The PRESIDING OFFICER. The wage job at a movie theater for 8 years been stacked against working families question is, Will the Senate advise and waiting for a raise. They are students for some time now. Too many working consent to the nomination of Tomasz working toward a degree that they families are forced to make decisions P. Malinowski, of the District of Co- hope will make all the difference in that hurt the progress and strength of lumbia, to be Assistant Secretary of their lives. They are mothers and fa- our Nation as a whole—such as taking State for Democracy, Human Rights, thers working 40 hours a week—some- on an extra shift instead of pursuing and Labor? times many more—to support their their education, or having to choose The nomination was confirmed. families. between paying the heating bill or the VOTE ON WU NOMINATION These are the Americans who work phone bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The hard and earn the Federal minimum Raising the minimum wage is key to question is, Will the Senate advise and wage and still find it difficult—some making this economic recovery work consent to the nomination of Portia Y. would argue impossible—to get ahead. for all of us. But raising the minimum Wu, of the District of Columbia, to be At $7.25 an hour, the Federal min- wage alone is not enough to constitute an Assistant Secretary of Labor? imum wage has lost more than 30 per- a middle-class economic agenda. The nomination was confirmed. cent of its value over the past four dec- We need to put preschool within the ades. Groceries and housing, education VOTE ON BIRX NOMINATION financial grasp of every working fam- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The and energy costs all continue to rise, ily, and we need to address the out- question is, Will the Senate advise and but the minimum wage simply has not rageous increases in college tuition and consent to the nomination of Deborah kept pace. loan costs. We must invest in voca- This financial hardship is especially L. Birx, of Maryland, to be Ambassador tional training and help build the mod- felt by women who make up a majority at Large and Coordinator of United ern American manufacturing economy of minimum wage workers in this States Government Activities to Com- of the 21st century. We must close the country. And stagnant wages hinder a bat HIV/AIDS Globally? gender wage gap to ensure that women The nomination was confirmed. family’s chance to work their way into are paid what they deserve—paid equal- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the middle class. ly with men. the previous order, the motions to re- For many, raising the minimum Fair, livable wages, together with consider are considered made and laid wage means the difference between educational opportunities for middle- upon the table and the President will poverty and dignity. It can mean the class families—that is a formula for a be immediately notified of the Senate’s difference between a trip to the food real opportunity agenda. action. bank and a trip to the grocery store. It It is time to ensure that every New means the difference between earning Mexican, every American has a fair f enough to just barely get by and earn- shot. It is time to raise the minimum LEGISLATIVE SESSION ing enough to at least think about the wage. future. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- That is why I am supporting the Min- ator from Tennessee. PROTECTING VOLUNTEER FIRE- imum Wage Fairness Act to raise the Mr. ALEXANDER. Thank you very FIGHTERS AND EMERGENCY RE- Federal minimum wage to $10.10 per much, Mr. President. SPONDERS ACT OF 2014—Contin- hour by 2015. The Finance Committee is consid- ued According to recent estimates, more ering something we call in the Senate The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under than 100,000 New Mexicans would re- tax extenders. One of those is the wind the previous order, the Senate will now ceive a direct raise from this legisla- production tax credit. For the next 10 resume legislative session. tion, and another 43,000 would see their minutes or so, I wish to address that

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But the difference is that ment programs: The closest you will at the amount of money we spend on we put a cap on them. come to eternal life on this Earth is a energy research in multiple agencies. We are very happy about all of the government program. The number is about $10 billion let’s unconventional gas we have in this Well, my nomination for the most say we, through our research, devel- country today. Suddenly, we have an glaring example of a government pro- oped a way to capture carbon from coal enormous amount of natural gas. The gram that seems to have eternal life is plants and recycle that carbon and research for that partially came from the wind production tax credit—the turn it into something commercially Sandia Laboratory, from Department Federal taxpayers’ subsidy for what I feasible and sell it. Then all of a sud- of Energy demonstration projects. would call ‘‘big wind.’’ den, these coal plants that people There was a tax credit for fracking, but Here is what the wind production tax worry about because they produce car- it expired in 1992. The demonstration credit does. Let’s say you build one of bon, would be as clean as nuclear projects are over. This technology is those 20-story turbines and the wind power, as clean as wind power. As a re- out in the marketplace and making turbines begin to go around, as they sult we would be building coal plants lives better all across the country. will about one-third of the time to everywhere in America. That seems Take plug-in electric cars. I supported produce electricity. So for every kilo- like a better use of taxpayer dollars. that, but there was a cap on the num- watt hour of electricity that you We would have cheap electricity—even ber of credits we had for plug-in elec- produce, the taxpayers will pay you 2.3 cheaper electricity for a longer period tric cars—200,000 per manufacturer. cents. That is a pretty good deal be- of time. The nuclear production tax credit cause the wholesale price of elec- We spend $10 billion on energy re- works just like the wind production tricity, depending on where you are at search in a year and the last 1-year ex- tax credit. You sell a kilowatt hour of in the country, might range from about tension of the wind production tax electricity from a nuclear power plant, 3 cents per kilowatt hour to 7 cents per credit was $12 billion over 10 years. By and we will give you a taxpayer credit. kilowatt hour. So let’s say you are in comparison, take tax breaks for Big But that is capped at 6,000 megawatts. Oregon or a part of the country where Oil. One of the last times President So there is a limit to it. There is no they have pretty cheap electricity and Obama wanted to end the tax subsidies cap on the subsidy for electricity pro- you sell wind for 3 cents a kilowatt for what he called Big Oil, he identified duced by wind. I do not know the exact hour. You will pay 1 cent of the money $4 billion worth of tax subsidies. Well, number, but it is probably in the 50- or you get in Federal corporate tax. That most of those tax breaks, he calls sub- 60- or 70,000 megawatt range. leaves you with 2 cents, but then the sidies for Big Oil, are tax breaks that Problem No. 1 is cost. taxpayer is going to come in and pay many manufacturing companies have. Problem No. 2 is reliability risk. you 2.3 cents on top of that. Because it The point I am trying to make is The problem here is that Congress is is a tax credit, it is worth even more. that we are talking about a lot of picking winners and losers. When it Now it is even better than that. That money. gives wind power such a big subsidy subsidy is not just for 1 year, but it is The supporters of this tax credit will that is sometimes more than the cost for 10 years. So every time we have a 1- say: ‘‘Let’s phase it out.’’ In fact, it is of the electricity, it undercuts our coal year extension of the wind production phased out. If Congress did not act, all and nuclear plants. And what that does tax credit, we tell the owner of the of those people who currently today is put us at risk as a country. Any wind turbine—and usually they take have their wind turbines would con- country that uses that much elec- these ownerships and they put them in tinue to get their subsidies for up to 10 tricity needs these big plants to oper- portfolios and they split them up and more years. So that phases it out. ate almost all the time—coal and nu- sell them to rich people around the But let’s say we phase it out accord- clear—to keep the lights on, to support country and around the world who can ing to a proposal that was made last jobs, to keep the cars running, and to use the tax credits—it is for 10 years. year by the wind industry. Well, the make America run. Our country cannot So the wind production tax credit is 2.3 American Energy Alliance said that run on windmills that only work when cents per kilowatt hour of taxpayer might cost as much as $50 billion over the wind blows. We cannot run only on money, every year for 10 years if you 10 years—a huge amount of money. solar power that only works when the are producing wind electricity. Now, there could be some other form of Sun shines. We have to have baseload This provision of the Tax Code was phase out—I would welcome the oppor- power. enacted in 1992. It was supposed to be a tunity to see it—that would not cost so Because the wind subsidy is picking ‘‘temporary’’ subsidy. It was intended much. Maybe that would make sense, winners and losers, it undercuts base- to do what we have done several times but beware the phase out. load power. It has caused the Center in our country, which is to jump-start The United States uses 20 to 25 per- for Strategic and International Stud- a new energy technology. Well, as cent of all of the electricity in the ies, a very well-respected organization, President Reagan observed, eternal life world. It is important to us. We use it to say that the combination of the fed- for a government program sinks in for our computers, we use it for our eral subsidy for wind power and low gas pretty quickly. This temporary tax businesses, we use it for our military, prices could cause as many as 25 per- provision, enacted in 1992—more than and we use it for our lights. If the cent of our nuclear plants in America 20 years ago—has been extended eight lights go out in America, America to close within the next 10 years. That times since its enactment. The wind in- stops. That is how important elec- would be a terrible blow to our coun- dustry has become a very well-devel- tricity is to us. try’s economy, to our effort to improve oped industry. Where does that electricity come family incomes and to find jobs for I asked President Obama’s Nobel from? Four percent of it comes from middle-class Americans. Prize-winning Energy Secretary, Sec- wind power. Of course, that is only How could that be? How does it do retary Chu, in the first term of Presi- available when the wind blows—usually that? Well, let’s take this example. dent Obama’s administration how he at night, usually when we need it the Let’s say you are in Chicago and it is would describe wind power. He said it least. Four percent of our electricity is the middle of the night, 3 a.m., and the was a ‘‘mature’’ technology. wind after 22 years and billions of dol- demand for electricity goes down as The No. 1 problem with the wind pro- lars. The rest of it comes from other people go to sleep. Well, the supplier of duction tax credit is its cost. Congress sources—7 percent from hydroelectric electricity to your home or your busi- enacted a 1-year extension for 2013. power; 19 percent from nuclear power, ness in Chicago is buying electricity That was at a cost of nearly $12 billion which is about 60 percent of all of our from the market at the lowest possible

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Because of the vide health insurance to the American baseload, coal and nuclear. cost and because we are undermining people, and it is going to cost 146,000 We are very proud of the fact that in the baseload power of coal and nuclear, jobs. It is another example of how we our country we have, in effect, a do- which puts us at risk as a country that need to rethink the approach of the Af- mestic price for natural gas. It is very uses 20 to 25 percent of the electricity fordable Care Act. low. Chemical companies are moving in the world, my hope would be that We have to recognize all the things it back to America instead of leaving. the Finance Committee would save has done from the standpoint of taxes, Manufacturing plants are enjoying the some money and let the marketplace cost, lost jobs, and lost wages. Reform lower costs, and so are homeowners as flourish. Give us the opportunity to that legislation, repeal that legisla- they heat and cool their homes. But re- allow the wind production tax credit to tion, and get it right for the people of member that natural gas prices can go stay right where it is, expired, as it did the United States of America. up and they can go down. In 2005 they at the end of last year. Let those per- I commend Bernie Marcus on bring- were not $3 and $4 as they are today, sons who already have the benefit of ing this to the people’s attention. I they were $13. In New England, even the credits enjoy them for the rest of commend him on all he has done for today sometimes natural gas prices the period of time. my State and for our country, and I spike to $30 a unit. So it is important I yield the floor. hope he will keep on giving us his opin- to have diversity and it is important to Mr. ISAKSON. I rise to address two ion for what is best for the United have baseload power. subjects briefly on the floor and would States of America. The third problem is that these large ask that my remarks be divided appro- I ask unanimous consent to have wind turbines destroy the environment priately in the RECORD. printed in the RECORD a column writ- in the name of saving the environment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ten and published yesterday in the Some people might like to look at objection, it is so ordered. Wall Street Journal by Mr. Bernie them. I really do not. Particularly in Mr. ISAKSON. There has been a lot Marcus, cofounder, former chairman, my part of the country, the only places said about the Affordable Care Act on and CEO of Home Depot. they work are along the foothills or the floor of this Chamber for 5 years. I There being no objection, the mate- along the tops of the most beautiful was here when we passed the Afford- rial was ordered to be printed in the mountains in the Eastern United able Care Act. I am in the Senate as it RECORD, as follows: States. So you string these 20-story is being implemented. [From The Wall Street Journal, Apr. 1, 2014] structures with blinking lights that There have been lots of things said OBAMACARE’S HIDDEN HIT ON BUSINESSES can be seen for 20 miles in the middle about it, but this year marks one of (By Bernie Marcus) of the beautiful view you have in the the things we need to recognize as a The law’s insurance-company fee will raise Eastern United States. They take up a major hit to small business. Bernie premiums and kill at least 146,000 jobs. lot of space. Marcus, a founder of Home Depot and President Obama’s promise that Americans You could run these 20-story wind- the former chairman and CEO, opined could keep their health insurance if they mills from Georgia to Maine to produce yesterday in the Wall Street Journal liked it was the most infamous of the Afford- electricity, scarring the entire eastern about the cost of ObamaCare to Amer- able Care Act’s sketchy sales pitches. But ican business, a hidden tax that has many of the law’s most damaging aspects are landscape. Or you could produce the less known, buried in thousands of pages of same amount of electricity with eight been unveiled on the American people, regulations. nuclear power plants. And you would the American ratepayer, and the Amer- Consider the ‘‘fee’’—really a hidden sales still need the nuclear power plants to ican small business person. tax—that all health-insurance companies produce electricity when the wind is A tax assessment of $8 billion in 2014 have been forced to pay since the first of this not blowing, which is most of the time. is being levied by the Affordable Care year on premiums for policies sold to indi- The final problem is energy security. Act against every insurance company viduals and small and medium-size busi- I had a meeting with George Shultz, that sells to the small- and medium- nesses. The health-insurance tax—known as sized market, to every insurance com- HIT in business circles—is expected to gen- the former Secretary of State, the erate revenues of about $8 billion this year other day in San Francisco. He made pany that sells a Medicare Advantage and as much as $14.3 billion by 2018, accord- an observation that I had not heard policy or a Medicare managed care pol- ing to the legislation. him make before. George Shultz said, icy. The 2014 assessment is $8 billion, The Congressional Budget Office and the ‘‘We should pay a lot of attention to and it graduates up to where in 2018 it Joint Committee on Taxation predict that generating more energy where we use is $14.3 billion. That assessment is an insurance companies will pass the cost on to it because of national security risks.’’ arbitrary amount of money that was customers, as any company subject to such a George Shultz is head of the MIT En- used as a pay-for in the ObamaCare leg- tax would. In other words, millions of Ameri- cans lucky enough to keep their current ergy Initiative. He was observing that islation. health insurance under ObamaCare will be the supply of energy ought to be near It is assessed on the insurance com- paying much higher premiums because of the user of energy. That is especially panies based on their market share of this tax, with the added cost rippling true with military bases. It could be the insurance market in small- or me- through the economy and stifling job cre- true for the rest of us in this age of ter- dium-sized carriers, Medicare Advan- ation. rorism. That is another reason it tage, and Medicaid managed care The National Federation of Independent makes less sense to subsidize these plans. It represents about a $500-per- Businesses projects the health-insurance tax giant turbines say in the Great Plains, year rate increase on every one of will add an additional $475 per year for the average individually purchased family pol- and then someone has to pay for 700 those policyholders, because as we all icy—nearly $5,000 over the course of a dec- miles of transmission lines through know when an insurance company has ade. Small businesses will take an even big- backyards and nature preserves to get the added cost to the administration of ger hit, with the cost of an employer-pro- the wind power to Memphis—to bring their policy, that cost is obviously vided family policy rising a projected $6,800 that electricity to Tennessee and the passed on to the consumer; $500 a year in the next decade. Tennessee Valley. is $5,000 in the next decade. It also rep- Since most large companies self-insure, Expecting the United States to oper- resents over the next decade the loss, they aren’t affected by the new tax. But ate on windmills is the energy equiva- smaller- and medium-size businesses don’t as estimated by the CBO and NFIB, of have that luxury and will bear the brunt of lent of going to war in sailboats while 146,000 jobs. the tax. Many will be forced to raise their nuclear power is available. It is even Let’s think for a minute. The main employees’ share of premium payments or, worse than that. It is the same as de- topics we have had this year in the worse, lay off workers to pay the escalating stroying our nuclear ships—our nuclear Senate of the United States is income costs of health care for their core employees.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:53 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G02AP6.076 S02APPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE April 2, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2085 The NFIB projects private-sector employ- were finally released at the last minute affront to the American people and the ment through 2022 will be reduced by at least when the U.S. Government waived insult to the United Nations that Iran 146,000 jobs because of the health-insurance their right to compensation against is perpetrating by making this appoint- tax, and perhaps as much as 262,000 jobs. the nation of Iran. ment as Ambassador of their country That’s like vaporizing some of the largest employers in the country. Just the low-end The nation that held 52 of our dip- today. estimate—146,000 jobs—is still more than the lomats hostage for 444 days signed an I yield back the remainder of my total number of employees currently work- agreement never to have to pay any time, and I suggest the absence of a ing for companies like Costco, Microsoft and reparation to those people and is now quorum. Delta Airlines. appointing to the United Nations, the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sadly, the NFIB predicts that 59% of the world forum, an ambassador who was clerk will call the roll. reduced job growth will be in small- and me- on the site in Tehran when those peo- The assistant legislative clerk pro- dium-size businesses, America’s biggest en- ple were taken captive. It is an insult ceeded to call the roll. gines of job creation. Worse, 26% of the prob- Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask lem will be concentrated in very small busi- to America. nesses—the Main Street cafes, retailers and First and foremost, the Government unanimous consent that the order for family businesses that are the backbone of of Iran should apologize; second and the quorum call be rescinded. the U.S. economy. America’s 28 million foremost, the Government of Iran The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without small businesses make up 99.7% of all Amer- should compensate all of those hos- objection, it is so ordered. ican employers. They also create 63% of new tages who had been held. Fifty-two AMTRAK private-sector jobs. hostages were held and 25 percent of Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I rise The jobs never created because of the them have passed away. One of them, today to talk about one of the most re- health-insurance tax will be a ‘‘death of a thousand cuts’’ on Main Street that adds up as recently as late last year, took their cent American transportation success to a major wound for the economy. As a re- own life as a consequence of the inju- stories—Amtrak’s Northeast corridor— sult, NFIB predicts total gross domestic ries they suffered. and how Congress can help it grow. product in 2022 will be $23 billion to $35 bil- One of the citizens from my State, First, however, I would like to thank lion smaller than it would have been absent Col. Chuck Scott of Jonesboro, GA, was two great leaders on the Senate Appro- the HIT. on television just 2 nights ago about priations Committee. First, our chair, To get a handle on what this means, con- the tragedy in Iran. His teeth were BARBARA MIKULSKI—she is from the sider that McDonald’s Corp. grossed $27.6 bil- knocked out by a 2 by 4 during his cap- Northeast corridor. I often stop by in lion last year, selling to 68 million customers per day in 119 countries. So this one new tax tivity. He is going back for another Baltimore as I take the train from New on our health insurance is projected to drill surgery in another week to try to rem- York to Washington. She has been a a hole in our economy as big as McDonald’s edy some of the pain he harbors from staunch defender of Amtrak from the in just eight years, with the overwhelming that tragedy that took place 34 years day she got here. And PATTY MURRAY majority of the damage falling on already ago. who is chairman of the transportation struggling small businesses. It is an insult to everything the subcommittee. She is not from the According to the Congressional Budget Of- United Nations stands for, to the integ- Northeast corridor but, of course, cares fice, the Affordable Care Act was designed to fix only half the problem of uninsured Amer- rity of the people of the United States very much about Amtrak across the icans, by bringing the number of uninsured of America, and the memory of those Nation and has been a defender of those from 53 million down to 27 million—equal to who passed and those who lived who of us who care about Amtrak and de- the current population of Texas. Yet this were held hostage. We should demand pend on Amtrak in the Northeast, as half-solution has brought with it full-sized this appointment be withdrawn by the well as throughout the whole country. problems—like lost health coverage for the Iranian Government. We should de- In tough budget times, these two folks previously insured, and job-killing policies mand an apology on behalf of the Ira- have stood up for Amtrak from one end like the health-insurance tax. nian Government to the people of of the Nation to the other, and we very Poor enrollment figures and endless stories of Americans losing insurance indicate the United States of America, and we much appreciate that. law won’t even be able to accomplish its in- should demand that they voluntarily Now, as the committees begin their complete goals. Building a sicker economy compensate those hostages. work on the fiscal year 2015 appropria- will not create healthy Americans. Congress They are not going to do that, and I tions, my colleagues and I are here to and the president must reform this ‘‘re- know that, which is why we introduced urge something that will benefit mil- form.’’ legislation, which I principally spon- lions of riders on the Northeast cor- IRAN sored 3 years ago, to compensate the 52 ridor, which runs from Boston to Wash- Mr. ISAKSON. America was insulted hostages who were held in captivity ington, DC. earlier last month by the Iranian peo- from 1979 until 1981. It is a shame be- We are mindful of the fact we depend ple. The government of the nation of yond belief that 52 Americans who were on national support for Amtrak. Even Iran has appointed a new Ambassador held hostage are the only Americans in though the Northeast corridor is far to the United Nations. the same circumstance who have not and away the most used and the most The new Ambassador’s name is been compensated for the damages per- profitable of the Amtrak lines, we are Hamid Aboutalebi. He will be an Am- petrated upon them. one Amtrak. We understand how im- bassador to the U.N. who served on the I hope a vehicle comes through the portant Amtrak is, even if it doesn’t ground in the Iranian forces who took floor of the Senate where we can at- serve as many passengers in sparsely the American Embassy hostages in tach this. Senator Kerry, while he was populated States, and of course in more 1979, captured 52 Americans, and held chairman of the committee and now populated areas on the west coast and them for 444 days—a man who claims Senator MENENDEZ, who is now the the Midwest and the South. he was just an innocent bystander and chairman, and Ranking Member Having said that, I want to point out didn’t have much to do with that hor- CORKER have all embraced our concept that I strongly believe in the long-dis- rible tragedy. If you were alive at that of seeing to it that we fight to see that tance service provided by Amtrak. It time and watched the ‘‘Nightline’’ recompense is finally made to those connects rural communities and other shows night after night to watch the hostages who were captured from 1979 economic hubs by rail. People want it beatings, the torture, the terror, and to 1981. and like this service. In upstate New the capture of the American people, We have a great and compassionate York, in the Buffalo to Albany cor- you understand full well that nobody country, and we owe them and their ridor, it is clearly not as used as in the could have been within sight of that families every effort to see that the na- Northeast corridor, but we know how Embassy and not claim to be a part of tion of Iran compensates them and much we depend on Amtrak there. In it. they are in some way paid back for the the other 49 States people depend on it My State has been touched. Almost terrible tragedy that was perpetrated as well. every State of the Union has been upon them. Since 1971, Amtrak, in the Northeast touched. Those hostages who were But first and foremost, Iran needs to and throughout the country, has been a held—right up until the time Ronald know that this U.S. Senator, and I Federal responsibility, and it should Reagan was sworn in as President— think every U.S. Senator, realizes the continue to be. So the proposal we are

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First, let me explain the backdrop. at the same time the Federal contribu- The status quo is unacceptable. The Amtrak’s Northeast corridor has be- tions to Amtrak in the form of oper- current Federal funding requirements come a profit-generating operation ating grants have declined. In fact, op- leave the NEC’s infrastructure vulner- that carries passengers in an economi- erating grants to Amtrak are lower able to a bigger, costlier, and far more cally critical region home to over 50 now by almost half than they were damaging failure than we have ever million people. Some of the facts on under a Republican Congress and Presi- seen. our region: It generates $1 out of $5 of dent George Bush. Here are the num- The long-term need to increase ca- GDP. One out of every three Fortune bers. You can see them: $1 billion in pacity and make needed repairs to our 100 companies has its headquarters lo- 2003, and they stay about the same. But bridges and tunnels could not be clear- cated there. One out of every five jobs operating as a percentage of the total er. Several important segments, such in the United States is located in the went from 50 percent to 24 percent. as Hudson River tunnels, are growing Northeast corridor. So you wouldn’t be That is not necessarily a bad thing. at a record level. By 2030—look at surprised that over the past decade rid- For the past few years, some of my Re- that—the need will be even greater. ership along the Northeast corridor has publican colleagues have urged Amtrak These are segments which will exceed been growing. to become more efficient and rely on capacity by 2030—lots of them. Between the years of 2001 and 2011, Federal operating grants. Amtrak has In my State of New York we see the Amtrak’s share of the air-rail travel done just that. In 2013, Amtrak set an economic cost of devastating events market has increased from 37 percent annual ridership record of 31.6 million such as Hurricane Sandy, which flood- to 75 percent for trips between New and a ticket revenue record of $2.1 bil- ed Hudson River tunnels and shut down York and Washington and 20 percent to lion. the Northeast corridor for days. Ac- 54 percent from New York to Boston. The reason my colleagues and I are cording to new estimates, a 1-day dis- Look at those increases. You wouldn’t speaking today is to make it very clear ruption along the Northeast corridor believe it. It is counterintuitive al- that weaning Amtrak off of Federal op- could cost the economy $100 million. most, but three-quarters of the people erating grants shouldn’t come at the So I would ask my colleagues—both who make the decision to travel be- expense of the capital costs in the Democrats and Republicans—from tween Washington, DC, and New York, Northeast corridor. The Amtrak oper- States along the Northeast corridor and don’t use a car or a bus but would ating grant request for 2015 is $700 mil- and from around the rest of the coun- rather use a plane or train, use the lion—a fraction of the overall budget, try to support an increase in Federal train. Even a majority now on the and lower than the 2005 funding level investment in our rail infrastructure. I slightly longer route to Boston use the under George Bush. The total request know we can get bipartisan support be- train. is for $1.62 billion, a modest request cause there has been bipartisan support It is a testament to the region and to over last year’s $1.4 billion. This would in the past. Senators in this body on Amtrak that every day 750,000 people allow all long-distance service man- both sides of the aisle supported oper- travel over portions of the Northeast dated by Congress to continue and, im- ating grant levels requested by Amtrak corridor main line. That is nearly half portantly, it would allow $300 million a in the past. In the longer term, we of all railroad commuters nationally. year to come back into the Northeast know we need to authorize a dedicated It is a total of 260,000 trips a year. Look corridor’s infrastructure. That is real intercity passenger rail fund that pro- at all the different commuter railroads money—money that, if continued over vides robust investment in this infra- that run over Amtrak’s Northeast cor- time, can service loans to build new structure. ridor structure. Here they are: Mass tunnels and bridges and fix up the In the meantime, our Nation can no Bay, Shoreline East, Metro North in tracks and stations which we des- longer afford to let a railroad that car- my city of New York, and in my metro- perately need. It is an old, old system. ries half of Amtrak’s trains and 80 per- politan area of New York, Long Island Think of some of the immediate cent of the Nation’s rail commuters Railroad, New Jersey Transit, projects Amtrak may have to forego if fall apart at the seams. Allowing the SEPTA—Southeastern Pennsylvania they do not receive the full request: NEC to keep the cash it generates will Transportation—Maryland Area Re- the replacement of structural columns help benefit and support those same gional Commuter, and Virginia. underneath Philadelphia’s beautiful profit-making activities, helping to Two of the biggest commuter rail- 30th Street Station; overhauling the create a virtual cycle of reinvestment. roads in the country operate on Am- Acela, which is very profitable, and I hope that sounds like something my trak’s structure, and those are in the usually, we know, very full, to improve colleagues across the aisle could sup- metropolitan area that the Presiding Amtrak’s on-time performance; and ex- port. Officer and I share. They are Metro tremely important—because if they If we want an interstate commuter North and the Long Island Railroad. collapse the whole Northeast corridor network in the next century, we must Hundreds of thousands of people use collapses and their transportation begin by fixing and improving the in- these railroads every day. mechanism collapses causing real harm frastructure from the beginning of the So the Northeast corridor is one of to the economy—reconstruction of the last century. That was the mission of the most important arteries in the decaying infrastructure in the East our good friend, my dear friend, the beating heart of our economy, and I am River tunnels. late Frank Lautenberg. He was a tire- happy to report that business is boom- This last project is particularly im- less and passionate advocate for im- ing. NEC revenues currently exceed op- portant—the East River tunnels, that proving our Nation’s infrastructure— erating costs by more than $300 million is—for several reasons. It shows the especially our railways—because he a year. So one would think, finally, we massive benefits of this plan for people knew it would better the State’s econ- have the means to update the aging in- who use railroads that they rely on. omy and indeed our country’s econ- frastructure that Amtrak and our com- The trains carry hundreds of thousands omy. We can honor his legacy by car- muter rail system depend upon. Unfor- of passengers back and forth every day rying on that mission. tunately, the growth of the Northeast and are in a major state of disrepair. I ask my colleagues to recognize this corridor and the profits it has produced The proposal will allow Amtrak to in- great leader as they have in the past. are not going back into the system. In- vest more—way more—in these vital Give the Northeast corridor the funds stead, over the last 10 years, NEC reve- East River tunnels, making them more and flexibility to reap the benefits of nues have been used to cover the costs reliable and improving travel for Long its recent growth while still providing of the State-supported and long-dis- Island Railroad riders and NEC pas- service around the rest of the country.

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We are going to allowing our infrastructure to atrophy The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- go from 260 million passengers today to to the point of crisis and collapse. So ator from Connecticut. 412 million passengers in 2030. If you why don’t we make those investments Mr. MURPHY. Thank you, Mr. Presi- ride a train from Bridgeport to Stan- today? Why don’t we make those in- dent, and I thank the Senator from ford or from Stanford to Grand Central vestments at a moment when people New York for bringing us all together on any given Monday morning or any need to go to work, when the repairs this evening to talk about the really given Thursday afternoon, you are are as cost-efficient as they are going vital economic importance of the going to fail to understand how that to get, and when the line itself in the Northeast corridor to States such as line is going to be able to absorb an in- Northeast is generating $300 million Connecticut, New Jersey, Massachu- crease from 260 million passengers to extra a year that right now is going to setts, and New York. 412 million passengers. We simply don’t other parts of the country? This is a pivotal moment for the have the capacity today to be able to I agree with Senator SCHUMER. We Northeast corridor. We have a region absorb that increase. support a national Amtrak. We strong- that is growing with respect to the We have 1,000 bridges and tunnels ly support a robust inner-city connec- number of people who are using the rail along the Northeast corridor that are tion linking major cities, major urban but an infrastructure that is dramati- badly in need of repair. Some of them areas with rail all across the country. cally aging. are 100 years old. The estimates are Just in our small region, we have half It is important to remember the con- that over the next 20 years we have to of the trips of the entire country. So nection between investment in rail and spend $50 billion along the Northeast we think it is not too much to ask that the emergence of this Nation’s eco- corridor simply to maintain a state of to the extent we are profitable, we get nomic greatness. The rail line that good repair. I wish this were a cheaper to reinvest that money into an infra- means the most to us in Connecticut exercise, but it is not. structure that is older than any other In Connecticut alone, we have to re- was chartered in 1844. It was the New piece of infrastructure in the entire place a bridge in Cos Cob that is going York and New Haven Railroad, and it country. to cost $830 million. The Norwalk was initially built to connect New I would say this: It is not just about Bridge has to be rehabbed for $250 mil- fairness for the States that make up York to Boston, going through New lion. The Saugatuck River Bridge in Haven and going through Connecticut. the Northeast corridor. The economic Westport has to be rehabbed as well for power of the Northeast spreads itself Later on, it had a spur going through $300 million. The Devon Bridge replace- Long Island and then a spur connecting out all across the country. The cor- ment project is going to be $750 mil- porations that are located in Manhat- down to Providence. It was built at a lion. We have to upgrade communica- time of massive rail expansion all tan and Stanford and Newark employ tion and signals all along the New people in Nebraska and in California, across the country. Haven Line; that is $400 million. We In the last 25 years of the 1800s, in South Dakota and Texas. So our have an old aging catenary—the elec- where a lot of this expansion happened pitch to our colleagues outside of the tric lines above the supply power to the after the initial investment in places Northeast is not just that it seems to trains—that is going to be $600 million such as New York and Connecticut and be the right and fair thing to do for all as well. of this profit that is being made Boston, the expansion of rail led to a In Connecticut it is our lifeblood, tenfold increase in economic output for through the ticket fares passengers in meaning we are nothing if not for the the Northeast are paying to stay in the this Nation. It allowed for enormous economic power that is driven by those social and economic mobility because Northeast, but the benefit that comes trains. About a decade ago an economic from a well-constructed, efficiently run if you didn’t like the circumstances report came out on Connecticut that where you were today, tomorrow you Northeast corridor accrues to the en- really shook the State to its core. It tire country. could be halfway across the country be- talked about the great economic poten- cause of a train. It allowed for the I am really pleased Senator SCHUMER tial Connecticut has as we sit right be- brought us down to the floor today to gradual evaporation of a lot of the divi- tween the enormous job-creating hubs talk about how important reinvesting sions that were created because of the of New York City and Boston. But it this $300 million is to the Northeast Civil War. As people got to know other warned us that if we don’t get serious corridor. In my State, with Metro parts of the country and could move about unclogging the arteries out of North generating literally hundreds of more freely back and forth, they began Connecticut into Connecticut, that, in millions of dollars in economic benefit to understand what this Nation was the words of the report, ‘‘Connecticut to our section of the country, if we really about. One historian, John risks becoming an economic cul-de- don’t recapture this income, if we Hankey, has noted that the railroads sac.’’ That is a pretty scary premise, aren’t able to make these repairs that essentially transitioned our lexicology the idea that we could be so close to all I listed, then, as that economic report about the United States from referring of this economic activity, but simply suggests, we really do risk our State of to ‘‘these United States’’ to ‘‘this because people cannot get to Con- Connecticut ultimately becoming an United States.’’ It is a small difference, necticut or get out of Connecticut be- economic cul-de-sac. but it suggests the way in which the cause of these aging rail lines, we are With that, Mr. President, I yield the rail lines allowed for this country to going to ultimately be left behind. floor. connect. So what we are really here to talk The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Nowhere has this expansion of rail about is just a principle of basic fair- SCHUMER). The Senator from Con- mattered more than in the Northeast ness. The Northeast corridor makes necticut is recognized. corridor. We have the highest con- money. It is the only section of rail in Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Thank you, Mr. centration of population, the highest the Nation that does make money sim- President. I am honored to follow the concentration of commerce, the high- ply because of volume and because of Presiding Officer, my good friend Sen- est concentration of ports of shipping, efficient management. The profit ator SCHUMER of New York, and my and the highest concentration of rail equals about $300 million a year. We colleague and friend Senator MURPHY lines. Not only do we have Amtrak run- are not asking for the Northeast cor- of Connecticut to talk about an issue ning up and down the spine of the ridor to get any more than we are that really affects quality of life, our Northeast corridor, we have 10 com- owed; we simply want that $300 mil- pocketbooks, and our environment. muter railroads, including Metro lion, as Amtrak has proposed, to be re- But first I wish to join my colleague North, a line Mr. BLUMENTHAL—the invested in the line. from New York in paying tribute to

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We know some of this investment is Bridge is essential to me as a resident I am tremendously honored to have small in amount. The Senator from of Connecticut. When I go from Wash- followed him in that role, and my mis- New York and I have championed the ington to New York and then to Con- sion and ambition is to be as effective idea of cameras facing inward and out- necticut, we are one country. We are and eloquent and ardent as he was in ward. Compared to the overall costs of united by that railroad, and that Por- this cause. It is a cause that brings us investments, that one is relatively tal Bridge is a key linchpin in the together as a nation, as my colleague new. Likewise, alerters placed in cabs Northeast corridor. It is as important from New York has so eloquently said. that operate the railroad cost rel- to me as it is to my colleague from We are better when we come together atively little, but other expenditures New Jersey who has been—similar to as a nation and the railroads provide are much more substantial, and one of Senator Lautenberg—a tireless advo- arteries carrying the lifeblood of our the problems is that money has been cate for rail transportation, and he has economy. Not only is the train used for going into the system—money taken done model work on improving rail commuters going to work and riders from the riders and users in the New transportation in this country. going to visit relatives and enjoying Jersey, Connecticut, and New York I am happy to yield for the senior tourism, traveling, vacations, and area along the Northeast corridor has Senator from New Jersey, Mr. MENEN- other benefits of this great Nation, but gone to the system as a whole. DEZ. it also transports the freight that is As I mentioned at the beginning, far The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. critical to carry goods and services. from begrudging the national system HEINRICH). The Senator from New Jer- We know the infrastructure is aging this kind of investment, we support it, sey. all across the country. We are, in ef- but we need our fair share, which is Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. President, I fect, transporting goods and services, necessary to make the investment that thank my distinguished colleague from products and people, commuters and is critical to bridges such as Connecticut for his engagement and for riders in the 21st century using 20th Saugatuck, the Connecticut River, and recognizing our former colleague, Sen- century equipment, tracks, and other the Norwalk River. These bridges con- ator Lautenberg, whose passion for infrastructure. We are talking, indeed, tain movable components. They are public transportation was unmatched about the economic lifeblood of our Na- important for marine traffic as well as in this body. He understood the nexus tion, which has linked us coast to rail. They are frequently opened and of why it was important not just to our coast, north to south, and east to west closed. They experience more stress State of New Jersey and the Northeast in ways that are not only economically than normal, and the resulting corro- but to the country. material and tangible but also emo- sion requires trains to use reduced My colleague from Connecticut is speed. Repair and eventual replace- tionally and psychologically vital to correct, that Portal Bridge—it is called ment of many of these bridges will be our present and our future. the Portal Bridge because it is a bridge These economic benefits will not con- crucial for keeping train traffic safe that is a portal to the entire Northeast tinue. They are not an accident of his- and reliable not only along the North- corridor and carries passengers over a tory. They are the result of purposeful east corridor but also freight and riders movable swing bridge across the Hack- invention and investing, and we are traveling from New York, Connecticut, ensack River between Kearny and challenged as a nation as to whether and New Jersey to other parts of the Secaucus, NJ. It is a portal into and east coast and indeed across the coun- we will continue to invest to ensure out of Manhattan. It is one of the busi- try. that our railroads carry our freight and est sections of the corridor with hun- It is a national investment, not just dreds of passengers and commuter our people to places they must go if we a Northeast investment. It is an invest- trains crossing it every day. are to have economic growth and jobs ment we must make as a whole or our You would think that given its im- in this Nation. No one knows this fact infrastructure will crumble and con- portance to the Northeast and the mil- better than those who live on the tinue to erode. Northeast corridor. It is among the I am proud to join my colleagues to lions who live in that region, it would busiest. In fact, the Metro-North line is urge that Amtrak’s full funding re- be a state-of-the-art, reliable, world- the busiest in the Nation. It has quest for fiscal year 2015 be granted. class bridge that we would be willing to bridges and tracks that are more than This amount will allow the Northeast invest in, making it the best possible 100 years old, and tragically we have corridor’s operating revenue to be rein- bridge. Unfortunately, the reality is seen the consequences of lack of proper vested back where it is needed most— quite different. maintenance, management, and inspec- the Northeast corridor—and will simul- The Portal Bridge was built in 1910. tion of our infrastructure. taneously provide much needed Federal It is over 100 years old and deterio- My colleague from New York has support for rail networks in the rest of rating—causing significant delays for been a relentless and tireless advocate the country. Amtrak riders in New Jersey and for improving rail service along the A fair share is what the Northeast throughout the system. Because of the Northeast corridor and most particu- corridor needs and deserves. A fair low clearance over the Hackensack larly in the area of our region of New share is what we are advocating. As my River, the bridge opens to allow ships York, Connecticut, and New Jersey. colleagues have explained, the support to pass, thereby creating delays for rail The derailment in Bridgeport was a we offer and advocate for this North- passengers and then more delays come recent tragedy that resulted in the loss east corridor is a benefit to the whole when the bridge doesn’t lock into place of lives and caused injuries as well as country, and it is consistent with na- because it is too old and doesn’t work power outages which disrupted travel tional support for railway travel which properly. for as much as 13 days. These disrup- eliminates congestion on roads, raises We have delay after delay all because tions should lead to a new era of lead- the quality of our air, makes for safer we are unwilling to invest in our infra- ership at Metro-North, and hopefully it travel, and maybe equally, if not more structure, and that is simply unaccept- will. importantly, creates jobs. able. When the bridge doesn’t close, Good management is the key to mak- This investment will help create jobs trains throughout the Northeast cor- ing this railroad work better than it and drive economic growth in the jobs ridor are delayed while Amtrak work- has and making it safer and more reli- it creates directly and the jobs it en- ers scramble to fix it. Further adding able. Good management is vital, but ables along the route of travel. to the problems are speed restrictions money, along with management, is ab- I thank my colleagues for joining me that have been in place on the bridge solutely necessary. In fact, good man- in this effort, and I know, in par- since 1996. These restrictions have been

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:17 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G02AP6.082 S02APPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE April 2, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2089 essential to allow trains to cross safe- These profits have instead been used Now let me turn this over to my col- ly, hardly a comforting thought for rid- elsewhere on Amtrak’s system, sub- league Senator BOOKER who, until he ers traveling on the corridor. sidized long-distance services that were came to the Senate, was the mayor of The Northeast corridor is the Na- traditionally a core Federal responsi- the State’s largest city by which all of tion’s busiest rail line and serves bility. these different modes of transportation 700,000 people every day. The line sup- For too long Congress has failed to came together and through which the ports eight commuter railroads every meet its responsibility on these routes, Northeast corridor has a major station. day, carrying over 200,000 New Jersey relying on the riders of the Northeast He saw, as it related to his own com- transit passengers. So failure to invest corridor to subsidize other parts of the munity, the realities of what the rail in a modern, state-of-the-art system rail network. Riders on the Northeast passenger system meant for consumers, does a disservice to all of us—certainly corridor deserve to have profits gen- what it meant for businesses, and what to the commuters. It is an economic erated along the line reinvested—not it meant for our security. hindrance in a region that supports 20 used as a substitute for insufficient I yield the floor for the distinguished percent of the entire Nation’s GDP. Federal investment. Amtrak’s new pro- Senator from New Jersey. There are other reasons to consider posal will allow it to keep revenue gen- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The jun- the importance of these investments erated by the corridor in the corridor— ior Senator from New Jersey. and one is our economy and jobs. These a commonsense solution and a success- Mr. BOOKER. Mr. President, Senator intercity rail systems ultimately cre- ful business model for the Northeast. MENENDEZ is absolutely correct. When ate an opportunity for people to get to At the same time, Amtrak proposes I was mayor of New Jersey’s largest employment and to reach out to find full funding for lines outside of the city, we sat upon a critical transpor- employment and find better employ- Northeast corridor, making this a win- tation superstructure—a key node in ment. win proposal for America’s rail system. the larger region. I wish to thank my It is also about companies that send Finally, making these investments senior Senator, whom I relied upon their sales force up and down the now will help us prevent large-scale then for being the champion he is for Northeast corridor in a thorough and failures that could cripple our region in infrastructure investment, for the crit- effective and efficient way. It is about the future. Unfortunately, we in New ical nature of the rail lines that criss- those who might visit one of the great Jersey know all too well the con- cross our region, and really being a health institutions along the Northeast sequences of a significant transpor- promoter of jobs, of business growth, of corridor for a health challenge they tation failure. When Hurricane Sandy security, and of the health of this crit- face. It is about tourism from any- crashed ashore in October of 2012, our ical system. It is very good to have my where—from the sights of New York or transportation systems were inundated senior Senator make such important New Jersey or along the entire route, with water and severely damaged. We remarks. I wish to pick up from there. crossroads of the revolution, all the saw firsthand what happens when the It is a little uncomfortable not having way to the Nation’s Capital of Wash- transit and rail networks we often take the Presiding Officer on the floor with me, but I will continue nonetheless. ington, DC. It is about visiting a loved for granted are rendered unusable. I wish to thank all of my colleagues one and having a way to do it that al- Residents were stranded—cut off from who have already spoken from neigh- lows them to be able to afford to do so. their loved ones and their livelihoods. boring States about this absolutely In the aftermath of September 11, we Sandy showed us just how much our re- vital transportation corridor. If this learned that a multiplicity of transpor- gion depends on its rail and transit were a country of its own, this cor- tation modes was critical to security networks. ridor, from Washington to Boston—this questions because on that fateful day As New Jersey and its networks work area—we would be the fifth largest when every trans-Hudson crossing to rebuild, we must take every oppor- economy in the world. This region con- closed down—the bridges closed down, tunity to strengthen our infrastructure tinues to grow, with more than 12 mil- the tunnels closed down, the ability to and prevent future failures of our lion residents projected by 2040. do intercity rail closed down—the one transportation system. Current Fed- In New Jersey, our tracks and tun- element that was open was a different eral funding requirements leave the nels are simply no longer able to meet form of transportation, and that was Northeast corridor vulnerable by pre- the growing demand of our Amtrak and ferries. Imagine, in a different context, venting us from reinvesting in critical commuter rail lines. New Jersey com- if you don’t have intercity rail to move projects. muters—passengers up and down the people away from a location in which Amtrak’s budget proposal is a Northeast corridor—are profoundly there was a September 11-like event straightforward solution, by keeping frustrated by overcrowded trains and that, in fact, the consequences that and allowing the Northeast to keep and by delay after delay after delay. It in- would flow. reinvest its own profits. At the same hibits their transportation. It inhibits We learned after September 11 that time, the proposal would maintain their productivity. It inhibits their transportation is more than about get- funding for other rail lines to ensure a ability to be successful because of ting from one place to another, more valuable, viable national network. The those delays. Our underfunded pas- than about sending a sales force, more bottom line: This is a proposal whose senger rail network forces too many of than even about the quality of life and time has clearly come. our residents to then drive, where they the environment by having more peo- So it is time that we as a Congress end up stuck in traffic, contributing ple on an efficient system, it is also an- say enough is enough; 100-year-old in- more greatly to smog and pollution, other dimension of security in a post- frastructure is simply unacceptable. It and really making it even more dan- September 11 world. We must do better. is time to make the investments that gerous for them on our already overly As far as the Amtrak budget pro- will support our economy and our qual- congested highways. posal, I am pleased that Amtrak’s fis- ity of life and, I would add, our secu- Amtrak needs the ability to reinvest cal year 2015 budget request takes a rity. It is time to live up to our Federal the growing profit from the Northeast step in the right direction to improve commitments and fully fund our rail corridor back into the critical North- its record of good repair and reliability network. east corridor infrastructure. This much in the Northeast corridor. In spite of I certainly wish to join my other col- needed budget request would allow Am- the challenges of aging infrastructure, leagues in thanking our colleague from trak to invest $300 million of their Amtrak in the Northeast corridor is a New York Senator SCHUMER for leading profits back into this region and would profitable rail line, generating over this important discussion about the fu- allow Amtrak to make overdue updates $300 million each year. Yet, under the ture of Amtrak. I urge my colleagues and repairs. This would create jobs at current structure, Amtrak has been to support this budget proposal, to this incredibly important time in our unable to invest those profits back into fully fund Amtrak’s operating and cap- economic present. It would create jobs essential projects such as the Portal ital costs nationwide, and to take the and allow our busy commuter lines to Bridge, which is ultimately the portal long overdue step of allowing North- travel more safely and more reliably. by which all of Amtrak’s rail lines to east corridor profits to be reinvested We need this economic growth. We the Northeast have to go through. into our critical infrastructure. need to alleviate the problems with

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:17 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G02AP6.084 S02APPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S2090 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE April 2, 2014 this infrastructure. We need to make easier for our region to be prosperous, MORNING BUSINESS the daily lives of tens of thousands of for businesses to grow, and American Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- people better. opportunity to increase. It is essential imous consent that the Senate proceed One of the most important steps we that Congress join with Amtrak in ad- to a period of morning business with can take to alleviate this congestion vancing this important regional Senators allowed to speak for up to 10 and delays in New Jersey and through- project and support Amtrak’s overall minutes each. out this region is to make this invest- mission to deliver reliable, efficient The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ment. But I also say another critical passenger rail service across the United objection, it is so ordered. aspect of making those investments is States. For Amtrak to be successful in to make a strategic investment in the the long term, Congress needs to be- f Gateway project. Amtrak’s 2015 budget come a more reliable investment part- WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY request seeks to continue investing in ner and fund multiyear Amtrak budg- needed preliminary work on the Gate- ets, to have predictability in that fund- Mr. REID. Mr. President, one of the way project. The Gateway project is ing, making it again multiyear. Our privileges of addressing the Senate Amtrak’s most important initiative—a current approach of lurching from an- each morning is the opportunity to call project that is going to generate bene- nual budget to annual budget does not attention to what I believe and what I fits throughout the Northeast region allow for Amtrak to flourish and serve think the country believes are noble that will have a multiplier effect our citizens as it could and as it causes. I certainly hope so. throughout our economy, enabling should. We need a level of predict- Today is World Autism Awareness growth, enabling job creation, improv- ability to make these kinds of invest- Day. To the Americans who have au- ing the quality of life, and helping one ments. Support for the Amtrak fiscal tism and the millions of family and of the most prosperous regions on the year 2015 budget request would be a friends affected by this condition, one globe continue to grow. step in the right direction. day is simply not enough to focus on Currently, there are just two tunnels I urge my colleagues to appreciate this misunderstood illness, but it connecting New Jersey to New York this critical understanding that we are helps—and we certainly hope it does. via rail. These tunnels are currently a people who thrive through Autism is a general term for a group operating at full capacity, with rough- connectivity, whether it is virtual of complex disorders of brain develop- ly 24 trains at peak hours carrying over connectivity on the Internet or even ments affecting social interaction, 70,000 riders daily, with no space for ad- human connectivity; that we need to, communication, and behavior. Accord- ditional riders during rush hour. In in environments such as this, one to ing to a recent study by the Centers for order to execute repairs and safety another, work together. Indeed, it is Disease Control—in fact, the report checks on these 100-year-old tunnels, the words of Martin Luther King, writ- came out this week—1 in 68 children is Amtrak is required to shut down the ten in a jail cell in Birmingham, AL, in diagnosed with having some form of entire tunnel and suspend half the trips 1963, in the spring of that year, almost autism in our country. As more and in and out of the city. This causes so 50 years ago—he wrote in profound more children are identified as being much of a burden. This is an unneces- manner, and I paraphrase it: We are all autistic, it is important we in Congress sary burden. This is a threat to the caught in an inescapable network of do all we can to provide them, their safety of thousands of New Jersey mutuality, tied in a common garment families, and their caretakers, the help Transit and Amtrak passengers. of destiny. It was an elevation and un- that is so vitally necessary. Ridership demand in and out of Man- derstanding of the power of human con- Under the Affordable Care Act, au- hattan is actually predicted to double nection, that we share one destiny, and tism screenings and other preventive in the coming decades—double. It is that when we exalt our connections, services are available at no cost to critical for the economic health of our prosperity grows, equality grows, op- families. For those diagnosed with au- region to accommodate this increase portunity grows. What King talked tism, the days of being denied health and ensure that urgently needed about in a spiritual way lives also in insurance due to their preexisting con- growth and the safety and security of the physical: Country, from its trans- dition ended with the passage and im- so many Americans. The Gateway continental railroads, a country that plementation of the Affordable Care project itself would build two new rail united itself in early innovations and Act. tunnels from New Jersey to New York AM/FM dials; all the ways we as a na- Today, because of the Affordable City and expand Penn Station in New tion have made more robust Care Act, adult children with autism York to handle all of this additional connectivity. It has spurned industry, may stay on their parents’ policies capacity. This project alone would cre- it has spawned industry, and it has through age 26, providing them with ate thousands and thousands of jobs. It made jobs multiply and multiply—eco- would reduce commuter times and the stability and additional treatment nomic growth connecting American to they need. make traveling by rail more flexible American. Right now, in this critical and, very importantly to resident after With benefits such as these, it is no time, we must continue. wonder that more than 7 million people resident who has reached out to me, it I hope my colleagues will join me in would make it more reliable. This crit- have sought health coverage under the making sure we support the Amtrak Affordable Care Act. This doesn’t count ical investment will drive economic budget. I know from personal experi- growth throughout that entire region. the estimated 800,000 to 900,000 people ence the challenges and the trials and on 14 State exchanges. But in addition, Upon completion, the Gateway the dangers from the status quo. It is project would allow Amtrak to run 8 everyone who tried to sign up during time for us to advance. It is time for us the last many months and were unable more trains during peak hours and to come to together, to invest in Amer- allow New Jersey Transit to run 13 to get through, for whatever reason, ica, to expand opportunity, and make are also now going to be signing up, more trains. This is a significant ca- real, in a physical way, those deep- which will add hundreds of thousands pacity increase that would take thou- ening connections we have, one to an- of more people. sands of cars off the roads every single other. day. It would increase revenue for Am- Thank you, Mr. President. I yield the So the numbers are pretty clear. The trak and New Jersey Transit. It would floor and I note the absence of a estimate given by the White House allow intercity and commuting pas- quorum. many months ago, which my Repub- sengers shorter and easier trips up and The PRESIDING OFFICER. The lican colleagues made fun of, has now down the Northeast and in and out of clerk will call the roll. been exceeded. So maybe they will Manhattan, and it would improve sig- The assistant legislative clerk pro- quiet down and stop talking about re- nificantly the air quality of our region, ceeded to call the roll. pealing this bill that affects millions alleviating the respiratory challenges Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- and millions of people favorably. so many people unnecessarily face be- imous consent that the order for the While the health care law is helping cause of commuter car pollution. quorum call be rescinded. autistic Americans who have been di- In short, all of these reasons point to The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without agnosed and their families, researchers something critical: It would make it objection, it is so ordered. at the National Institutes of Health are

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:17 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G02AP6.086 S02APPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE April 2, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2091 tackling the question of why this dis- imaginable economic, political, and se- women to use their abilities, and to re- ease is here, what are the origins of curity challenge, but the country’s in- duce discrimination against women.’’ I this condition. terim leaders have already indicated a am proud that Vermont’s is one of the Research is critical in supporting de- willingness to implement austere re- oldest continuously operating commis- velopment tools, interventions, and forms to put their country on the right sions in the United States. evidence-based services to help provide track. It is important that during this The commission’s work is fueled by a quality of life for people in the au- time of uncertainty the people of 16 volunteer commissioners, a team of tism spectrum. Ukraine know that they have the full advisors and a small but energetic Over the last year, researchers fund- support of the United States and the staff. By advocating for new State laws ed by NIH have made significant ad- international community. and strengthening old ones, the com- vances in understanding the onset of In addition to the loan guarantees mission has fought to reduce gender autism. They have learned that brain which will be available immediately to discrimination, achieve pay equity, changes that contribute to autism help facilitate the development of a support families and create job oppor- occur even during pregnancy and con- more resilient economy, the legislation tunities for women in my home State. tinue through the first years of life. authorizes funds for democracy and se- Just last year, the commission was a They have also concluded that some of curity assistance in future years. It strong force in strengthening provi- the possible signs of autism may begin also imposes sanctions against various sions of Vermont’s Equal Pay Act, so to appear within the first 6 months it Ukrainian and Russian officials who that women move closer to the reality can be identified. The work at the NIH have been identified as principles in of receiving equal pay for equal work. in understanding the problem cannot the subversion of democracy in The law also extended protections so be understated, but far more needs to Ukraine and who have treated the pub- that employees could ask coworkers follow to better comprehend autism. lic treasury as their own personal bank about their pay, and perhaps learn of Congress also has responsibilities. account. While efforts to recover stolen disparities, without fear of retaliation. One is providing resources to the Na- assets will not restore the entire I have no doubt the commission’s on- tional Institutes of Health and the Cen- amount that has disappeared, it will going efforts have helped Vermont ters for Disease Control, and we need further expose President Yanukovych women narrow the gender pay gap, to to do that. My friend Senator DURBIN and other corrupt officials for the 84 cents for every dollar earned by a has introduced legislation that would criminals that they are. man. Vermont is leading the way in focus on ways we can provide more I do want to say that I am very dis- this area: the national level finds help that is badly needed. With seques- appointed that domestic politics pre- women earning 77 cents for every dol- tration and the other cuts which have vented inclusion of provisions, included lar earned by their male counterparts. taken place it has been unfair to these in the version of the bill that was re- I am grateful to the commission for its two agencies. ported by the Foreign Relations Com- ongoing support for the Paycheck Fair- The Achieving Better Life Experi- mittee, authorizing U.S. support for re- ness Act, which the Senate will con- ence Act—also known as the ABLE forms and participation in the quota sider in the coming weeks. Act—would improve the quality of life increase at the International Monetary The commission also serves as a for individuals with autism and other Fund. These reforms have been widely needed source of information. Its hand- disabilities through tax-advantaged recognized as important for global eco- book, The Legal Rights of Women in savings accounts. These special savings nomic stability, for maintaining U.S. Vermont, serves as a valuable guide for accounts would help disabled Ameri- leadership at the IMF, and for our ef- women who may find themselves in cans and their loved ones plan for the forts to maximize international assist- need of advice on matters such as adop- future by setting aside money to cover ance for Ukraine. Unfortunately, the tion, employment rights, housing and future expenses, including education, House Republican leadership decided divorce. The commission also conducts housing, therapy, and rehabilitation. that partisan politics at home is more research, coordinates conferences and I am a sponsor of the ABLE Act and important than U.S. leadership in an workshops, and engages in partner- proud to stand with all advocates in international organization that we ships, all in the interest of furthering celebrating today World Autism were instrumental in creating. gender equality. Awareness Day. Ukraine and Russia have a shared Despite the great strides that have f history, but it is clear that the people been made over five decades in of Ukraine see their future with Eu- Vermont and across the Nation, we UKRAINE rope. That is why it is imperative that know that many discriminatory issues Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, yester- we support them at this critical time, affecting women still exist today, and day afternoon a bipartisan majority in and that we send a strong message to that the need for the commission’s the House of Representatives passed President Putin that there are real work is still critical. Senate legislation to provide loan consequences to the use of brute force The State of Vermont is very fortu- guarantees to Ukraine and to impose to violate the territorial integrity of nate to have such a strong group advo- sanctions on certain Ukrainian and Russia’s neighbors. cating for women’s rights. I have been Russian officials. As chairman of the appropriations proud to work with the Vermont Com- This legislation comes at a time subcommittee that funds our assist- mission on Women for over 15 years on when Ukraine’s future hangs in the ance for Ukraine, my subcommittee Vermont’s Women’s Economic Oppor- balance between democracy and dicta- will not only provide the budget au- tunity Conference, an annual event in torship. The brave Ukrainians who pro- thority to pay the subsidy cost of the Vermont that brings women of all dif- tested across the country and at loan guarantees, we will also look for ferent backgrounds together to talk Maidan square have shown an inspiring other ways in fiscal year 2015 to pro- about the challenges facing women in determination to defend their freedom. tect it and its neighbors from further the work place. Many of them endured the brutal at- Russian aggression. I am proud to acknowledge and honor tacks of riot police, snipers, and below f the Vermont Commission on Women as freezing temperatures. Some died in it celebrates 50 years of leadership and VERMONT COMMISSION ON WOMEN the mayhem. President Putin, who has achievement. long demonstrated his disregard for Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, the f international law and human rights in Vermont Commission on Women this his own country, has now extended year celebrates its 50th anniversary. VOTE EXPLANATION that sphere of repression to Ukraine by Established in 1964 by Vermont Gov- Mr. MARKEY. Mr. President, I was violating its sovereignty and strong- ernor Philip Hoff, the commission was necessarily absent from votes during arming its citizens. established in response to a challenge today’s session. Had I been present, I This legislation exemplifies our sup- presented by President Kennedy, urg- would have opposed the motion to port for a free and democratic Ukraine. ing every State in the country to cre- table the Reid amendment to H.R. 3979 The new government will face every ate such commissions ‘‘to encourage and I would have supported the motion

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:17 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G02AP6.016 S02APPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S2092 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE April 2, 2014 to table the Vitter motion to appeal munities he policed. He began con- MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE the ruling of the Chair. ducting the officers’ roll call out on the At 11:58 a.m., a message from the street in an effort to change the way f House of Representatives, delivered by the officers and residents viewed each Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS other. When I started Newark’s Super announced that the House agrees to Summer program, aimed at keeping the amendment of the Senate to the kids out of trouble during the summer REMEMBERING JIMMY NEWTON, bill (H.R. 4152) to provide for the costs months, Sammy was right there with JR. of loan guarantees for Ukraine. me. He founded the Annual Youth Pub- ∑ Mr. BENNET. Mr. President, I come lic Safety Academy, a hands-on, joint The message further announced that to the floor with a heavy heart to project of the City of Newark’s Police the House has passed the following honor the memory of Chairman Jimmy and Fire Departments in conjunction bills, without amendment: Newton, Jr. of the Southern Ute Tribe. with the Essex County Prosecutor’s Of- S. 1557. An act to amend the Public Health Chairman Newton was a tireless advo- fice, where participants learned how to Service Act to reauthorize support for grad- cate for his fellow tribal members and report crimes, prevent fires, and resist uate medical education programs in chil- dren’s hospitals. passed away on Tuesday, April 1, 2014. criminal activity. S. 2183. An act United States international Chairman Newton began his career in Sammy retired from the police de- public service in 2003 and was a strong programming to Ukraine and neighboring re- partment on February 21, 2014, after 28 gions. and dedicated leader for a new genera- years on the Newark police force. tion. He was one of the youngest people These years of service were spent ex- ever to serve as tribal council member, At 1:05 p.m., a message from the clusively in New Jersey’s largest mu- House of Representatives, delivered by vice chairman, and acting chairman nicipal police department, and were before he was elected chairman of Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, marked by exemplary dedication to the announced that the House has passed Southern Ute in 2012. Chairman New- best interests of the community and ton leaves behind a legacy of deep re- the following bills, in which it requests his fellow officers. When considering on the concurrence of the Senate: spect for Southern Ute culture and tra- the day of his retirement, Sammy said, dition. ‘‘This is probably the saddest day I’m H.R. 2413. An act to prioritize and redirect I know I speak for our entire Colo- NOAA resources to a focused program of in- going to have in my life.’’ vestment on affordable and attainable ad- rado community when I extend my It is an honor to formally recognize deepest sympathies to the Newton fam- vances in observational, computing, and the contributions that Sammy DeMaio modeling capabilities to deliver substantial ily and the Southern Ute tribe during made to the citizens of Newark improvement in weather forecasting and pre- ∑ this difficult time. throughout his career in law enforce- diction of high impact weather events, such f ment, to thank him for his tremendous as those associated with hurricanes, torna- does, droughts, floods, storm surges, and TRIBUTE TO SAMUEL DEMAIO service, and to wish him happiness in a well-deserved retirement.∑ wildfires, and for other purposes. ∑ Mr. BOOKER. Mr. President, today I H.R. 4005. An act to authorize appropria- recognize Samuel DeMaio, the dynamic f tions for the Coast Guard for fiscal years 2015 director of the Newark Police Depart- and 2016, and for other purposes. ment. A driving force for reform, KICK FOR CANCER TOURNAMENT The message also announced that the Sammy is one of those people who ∑ Mrs. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, today House agreed to the following concur- talks the talk, walks the walk, and I wish to congratulate the participants rent resolutions, in which it requests does both to the benefit of the commu- in the ‘‘Kick for Cancer’’ charity mar- the concurrence of the Senate: nity at large. tial arts tournament which is held an- H. Con. Res. 88. Concurrent resolution au- Samuel Anthony DeMaio was born on nually in Gilmanton, NH. Since its thorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for December 25, 1966, in Newark, where he founding the tournament has raised the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby. was raised with his younger sister more than $120,000 to benefit the Cen- H. Con. Res. 92. Concurrent resolution au- Sherri by his father Carmine, a Newark tral New Hampshire Visiting Nurses thorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for police officer, and his mother Marysue. Association & Hospice, helping this the National Peace Officers Memorial Serv- In 1986, on what he would later say was critical community resource serve 350 ice and the National Honor Guard and Pipe ‘‘one of the happiest days in my life,’’ patients and their families each year. I Band Exhibition. Sammy followed in his father’s foot- am happy to report this year marks ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED steps and began his career with the the 25th anniversary of the Kick for At 2:40 p.m., a message from the Newark Police Department at the age Cancer Tournament, which draws par- House of Representatives, delivered by of 19. ticipants to our great State from all Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, an- A hard worker from the start, around the country. nounced that the Speaker had signed Sammy proved his dedication and skill The tournament was founded thanks the following enrolled bills: by consistently becoming the youngest to the hard work of Dr. Georganne S. 1557. An act to amend the Public Health officer to hold each position as he as- Verigan, a long-time teacher and lead- Service Act to reauthorize support for grad- cended the ranks of the Newark Police er in the martial arts community. She uate medical education programs in chil- Department. His focus on trans- founded the Kick for Cancer tour- dren’s hospitals. parency, officer training, and collabo- nament to teach her students the im- H.R. 4152. An act to provide for the costs of ration made our communities safer and portance of giving back to their com- loan guarantees for Ukraine. more unified. It is that dedication and munities, and also to demonstrate that The enrolled bills were subsequently openness that helped set our commu- giving can be fun and exciting. As evi- signed by the President pro tempore nity on its upward trajectory, and it is denced by the popularity of the tour- (Mr. LEAHY). why his shoes will be so hard to fill. nament, Dr. Verigan’s lesson clearly ENROLLED BILL SIGNED Sammy was in and of the commu- resonates with young martial arts stu- nity. He is a cop’s cop who is respected dents. At 4:45 p.m., a message from the by everyone in the department, from On behalf of the people of New Hamp- House of Representatives, delivered by rank and file to top brass. Sammy is shire I would like to thank Dr. Verigan Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, held in high esteem in the greater com- for her selfless work to improve the announced that the Speaker had signed munity, from the city council that availability of home and hospice care, the following enrolled bill: unanimously voted to appoint him, to and her efforts to impart the value of S. 2183. An act United States international once-skeptical community leaders won community service onto a generation programming to Ukraine and neighboring re- over by his commitment to trans- of young citizens. I look forward to gions. parency and accountability. hearing of the continued growth and The enrolled bill was subsequently Sammy took great pride in collabo- success of the Kick for Cancer Tour- signed by the President pro tempore rating with and incorporating the com- nament.∑ (Mr. LEAHY).

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:36 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G02AP6.065 S02APPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE April 2, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2093 MEASURES REFERRED Report’’ (OSS–2014–0462); to the Committee tion to the Cooperative Threat Reduction on Armed Services. (CTR) Program; to the Committee on Armed The following bills were read the first EC–5142. A communication from the Assist- Services. and the second times by unanimous ant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Depart- EC–5152. A communication from the Acting consent, and referred as indicated: ment of State, transmitting, pursuant to Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and H.R. 2413. An act to prioritize and redirect law, the Department’s annual report con- Readiness), transmitting a report on the ap- NOAA resources to a focused program of in- cerning military assistance and military ex- proved retirement of Lieutenant General Mi- vestment on affordable and attainable ad- ports (OSS–2014–0460); to the Committee on chael Ferriter, United States Army, and his vances in observational, computing, and Foreign Relations. advancement to the grade of lieutenant gen- modeling capabilities to deliver substantial EC–5143. A communication from the Dep- eral on the retired list; to the Committee on improvement in weather forecasting and pre- uty Secretary of the Commodity Futures Armed Services. diction of high impact weather events, such Trading Commission, transmitting, pursuant EC–5153. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Tech- as those associated with hurricanes, torna- to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Swap nology, and Logistics), transmitting, pursu- does, droughts, floods, storm surges, and Data Repositories—Access to SDR Data by ant to law, a report entitled ‘‘Defense Pro- wildfires, and for other purposes; to the Com- Market Participants’’ (RIN3038–AE14) re- duction Act Annual Fund Report for Fiscal mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- ceived in the Office of the President of the Year 2013’’; to the Committee on Armed tation. Senate on March 27, 2014; to the Committee Services. H.R. 4005. An act to authorize appropria- on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC–5144. A communication from the Direc- EC–5154. A joint communication from the tions for the Coast Guard for fiscal years 2015 Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and 2016, and for other purposes; to the Com- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- and the Under Secretary of Defense (Intel- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- ligence), transmitting, pursuant to law, a re- tation. ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- titled ‘‘Clomazone; Pesticide Tolerances’’ port relative to maintaining the EP–3E Air- H.R. 4278. An act to support the independ- borne Reconnaissance Integrated Electronic ence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity (FRL No. 9907–62) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 27, System II and Special Projects Aircraft plat- of Ukraine, and for other purposes; to the form in a manner that meets the intel- Committee on Foreign Relations. 2014; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nu- trition, and Forestry. ligence, surveillance and reconnaissance re- f EC–5145. A communication from the Direc- quirements in performance and support of tor of the Regulatory Management Division, the Combatant Commanders; to the Com- MEASURES PLACED ON THE Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- mittee on Armed Services. CALENDAR ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- EC–5155. A communication from the Assist- titled ‘‘S-metolachlor; Pesticide Tolerances’’ ant General Counsel, General Law, Ethics, The following bills were read the sec- and Regulation, Department of the Treasury, (FRL No. 9907–61) received in the Office of ond time, and placed on the calendar: transmitting, pursuant to law, (2) two re- the President of the Senate on March 27, ports relative to vacancies in the Depart- S. 2198. A bill to direct the Secretary of the 2014; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nu- ment of the Treasury, received in the Office Interior, the Secretary of Commerce, and the trition, and Forestry. Administrator of the Environmental Protec- EC–5146. A communication from the Direc- of the President of the Senate on March 26, tion Agency to take actions to provide addi- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, 2014; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. tional water supplies and disaster assistance Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- EC–5156. A communication from the Dep- to the State of California and other Western ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- States due to drought, and for other pur- uty Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, titled ‘‘Propiconazole; Pesticide Tolerances’’ pursuant to law, a six-month periodic report poses. (FRL No. 9907–05) received in the Office of S. 2199. A bill to amend the Fair Labor on the national emergency declared in Exec- the President of the Senate on March 27, utive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, with Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effec- 2014; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nu- tive remedies to victims of discrimination in respect to persons who commit, threaten to trition, and Forestry. commit, or support terrorism; to the Com- the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and EC–5147. A communication from the Direc- for other purposes. mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, fairs. f Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- EC–5157. A communication from the Chair- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- man, Federal Financial Institutions Exam- ENROLLED BILL PRESENTED titled ‘‘Forchlorfenuron; Pesticide Toler- ination Council, transmitting, pursuant to The Secretary of the Senate reported ances’’ (FRL No. 9907–47) received in the Of- law, the Council’s 2013 Annual Report to fice of the President of the Senate on March that on today, April 2, 2014, she had Congress; to the Committee on Banking, 27, 2014; to the Committee on Agriculture, Housing, and Urban Affairs. presented to the President of the Nutrition, and Forestry. EC–5158. A communication from the Regu- United States the following enrolled EC–5148. A communication from the Direc- latory Specialist, Office of the Comptroller bill: tor of Defense Procurement and Acquisition of the Currency, Department of the Treas- S. 1557. An act to amend the Public Health Policy, Department of Defense, transmit- ury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report Service Act to reauthorize support for grad- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- relative to a rule entitled ‘‘Prohibitions and uate medical education programs in chil- titled ‘‘Defense Federal Acquisition Regula- Restrictions on Proprietary Trading and Cer- dren’s hospitals. tion Supplement: Extension of Pilot Pro- tain Interests In, and Relationships With, gram on Acquisition of Military-Purpose Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds’’; to f Nondevelopmental Items’’ ((RIN0750–AI28) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and EXECUTIVE AND OTHER (DFARS Case 2014–D007)) received in the Of- Urban Affairs. fice of the President of the Senate on March EC–5159. A communication from the Chief COMMUNICATIONS 26, 2014; to the Committee on Armed Serv- Counsel, Federal Emergency Management The following communications were ices. Agency, Department of Homeland Security, laid before the Senate, together with EC–5149. A communication from the Direc- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of accompanying papers, reports, and doc- tor of Defense Procurement and Acquisition a rule entitled ‘‘Final Flood Elevation Deter- Policy, Department of Defense, transmit- minations’’ (Docket No. FEMA–2014–0002) re- uments, and were referred as indicated: ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- ceived in the Office of the President of the EC–5140. A communication from the Assist- titled ‘‘Defense Federal Acquisition Regula- Senate on March 31, 2014; to the Committee ant Secretary of Defense (Global Strategic tion Supplement: Performance-Based Pay- on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Affairs), transmitting, pursuant to law, a re- ments’’ ((RIN0750–AH54) (DFARS Case 2011– EC–5160. A communication from the Chief port entitled ‘‘Report Pursuant to Section D045)) received in the Office of the President Counsel, Federal Emergency Management 1304 of the National Defense Authorization of the Senate on March 27, 2014; to the Com- Agency, Department of Homeland Security, Act for Fiscal Year 2014: Strategy to Mod- mittee on Armed Services. transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of ernize Cooperative Threat Reduction and EC–5150. A communication from the Prin- a rule entitled ‘‘Suspension of Community Prevent the Proliferation of Weapons of cipal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Eligibility’’ (Docket No. FEMA–2013–0002) re- Mass Destruction and Related Materials in (Reserve Affairs), Performing the Duties of ceived in the Office of the President of the the Middle East and North Africa Region’’ the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Reserve Senate on March 31, 2014; to the Committee (OSS–2014–0461); to the Committee on Armed Affairs), transmitting, pursuant to law, the on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Services. 2013 annual report relative to the EC–5161. A communication from the Chief EC–5141. A communication from the Assist- STARBASE Program; to the Committee on Counsel, Federal Emergency Management ant Secretary of Defense (Special Operations Armed Services. Agency, Department of Homeland Security, and Low Intensity Conflict), Performing the EC–5151. A communication from the Assist- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Duties of the Under Secretary of Defense ant Secretary of Defense (Global Strategic a rule entitled ‘‘Final Flood Elevation Deter- (Policy), transmitting, pursuant to law, a re- Affairs), transmitting, pursuant to law, a re- minations’’ (Docket No. FEMA–2014–0002) re- port entitled ‘‘2014 Global Defense Posture port relative to the utilization of a contribu- ceived in the Office of the President of the

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A communication from the Coun- titled ‘‘Air Quality: Revision to the Regu- Quality Implementation Plans; West Vir- sel, Legal Division, Bureau of Consumer Fi- latory Definition of Volatile Organic Com- ginia; Approval of the Redesignation Re- nancial Protection, transmitting, pursuant pounds—Exclusion of 2-amino-2-methyl-1- quests and the Associated Maintenance to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Equal proponal (AMP)’’ (FRL No. 9906–73–OAR) re- Plans of the Charleston Nonattainment Area Access to Justice Act Implementation Rule’’ ceived in the Office of the President of the for the 1997 Annual and the 2006 24-Hour Fine ((RIN3170–AA27) (Docket No. CFPB–2012– Senate on March 27, 2014; to the Committee Particulate Matter Standards’’ (FRL No. 0020)) received during adjournment of the on Environment and Public Works. 9908–88–Region 3) received in the Office of the Senate in the Office of the President of the EC–5172. A communication from the Direc- President of the Senate on March 27, 2014; to Senate on March 28, 2014; to the Committee tor of the Regulatory Management Division, the Committee on Environment and Public on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- Works. EC–5163. A communication from the Chair- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- EC–5179. A communication from the Assist- man and President of the Export-Import titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Air ant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, De- Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a re- Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsyl- partment of the Treasury, transmitting, pur- port relative to transactions involving U.S. vania; Carbon Monoxide Second Limited suant to law, a report entitled ‘‘Report on exports to Turkey; to the Committee on Maintenance Plan for the Pittsburgh Area’’ the Taxation of Social Security and Railroad Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (FRL No. 9908–48–Region 3) received in the Retirement Benefits in Calendar Years 2005 EC–5164. A communication from the Chair- Office of the President of the Senate on through 2009’’; to the Committee on Finance. EC–5180. A communication from the Chief man and President of the Export-Import March 27, 2014; to the Committee on Environ- of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a re- ment and Public Works. port relative to a transaction involving EC–5173. A communication from the Direc- Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Wells Fargo, N.A. and the Export-Import tor of the Regulatory Management Division, report of a rule entitled ‘‘Issuance of Opinion Bank’s Working Capital Guarantee Program; Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- and Advisory Letters for Pre-approved De- to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- fined Contribution Plans for the Second Six- Urban Affairs. titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Air Year Cycle, Deadline for Employer Adoption, EC–5165. A communication from the Direc- Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia; tor of the Regulatory Management Division, and Opening of Determination Letter Pro- Section 110(a)(2) Infrastructure Require- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- gram for Pre-approved Plan Adopters’’ (An- ments for the 2008 Ozone National Ambient ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- nouncement 2014–16) received in the Office of Air Quality Standards’’ (FRL No. 9908–46–Re- titled ‘‘Revisions to the Arizona State Imple- the President of the Senate on March 31, gion 3) received in the Office of the President mentation Plan, Maricopa County Area’’ 2014; to the Committee on Finance. of the Senate on March 27, 2014; to the Com- (FRL No. 9904–75–Region 9) received in the EC–5181. A communication from the Chief mittee on Environment and Public Works. Office of the President of the Senate on of the Publications and Regulations Branch, EC–5174. A communication from the Direc- Internal Revenue Service, Department of the March 27, 2014; to the Committee on Environ- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, ment and Public Works. Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- EC–5166. A communication from the Direc- report of a rule entitled ‘‘Designation of ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, Payor to Perform Acts Required of an Em- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Imple- ployer’’ ((RIN1545–BJ31) (TD 9662)) received ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- mentation Plans; Tennessee; Conflict of In- in the Office of the President of the Senate titled ‘‘Revisions to the Arizona State Imple- terest’’ (FRL No. 9909–01–Region 4) received on March 31, 2014; to the Committee on Fi- mentation Plan’’ (FRL No. 9904–83–Region 9) in the Office of the President of the Senate nance. received in the Office of the President of the on March 27, 2014; to the Committee on Envi- EC–5182. A communication from the Chief Senate on March 27, 2014; to the Committee ronment and Public Works. of the Publications and Regulations Branch, EC–5175. A communication from the Direc- on Environment and Public Works. Internal Revenue Service, Department of the EC–5167. A communication from the Direc- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the tor of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- report of a rule entitled ‘‘Eligibility for Pre- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- mium Tax Credit for Victims of Domestic ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Imple- Abuse’’ (Notice 2014–23) received in the Office titled ‘‘Revisions to the Arizona State Imple- mentation Plans; Texas; Revisions to the of the President of the Senate on March 31, mentation Plan’’ (FRL No. 9908–25–Region 9) Minor New Source Review (NSR) State Im- 2014; to the Committee on Finance. EC–5183. A communication from the Chief received in the Office of the President of the plementation Plan (SIP); Types of Standard of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Senate on March 27, 2014; to the Committee Permits, State Pollution Control Project Internal Revenue Service, Department of the on Environment and Public Works. Standard Permit and Control Methods for EC–5168. A communication from the Direc- the Permitting of Grandfathered and Elect- Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Postponement of tor of the Regulatory Management Division, ing Electric Generating Facilities’’ (FRL No. Deadline for Making an Election to Deduct Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- 9908–27–Region 6) received in the Office of the for the Preceding Taxable Year Losses At- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- President of the Senate on March 27, 2014; to tributable to Colorado Severe Storms, Flood- titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Air the Committee on Environment and Public ing, Landslides, and Mudslides’’ (Notice 2014– Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsyl- Works. 20) received in the Office of the President of vania; Update of the Motor Vehicle Emis- EC–5176. A communication from the Direc- the Senate on March 27, 2014; to the Com- sions Budgets for the Reading 1997 Eight- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- mittee on Finance. Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality EC–5184. A communication from the Chief ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- Standard Maintenance Area’’ (FRL No. 9908– of the Publications and Regulations Branch, titled ‘‘Approval of States’ Request to Relax 50–Region 3) received in the Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Department of the the Federal Reid Vapor Pressure Volatility President of the Senate on March 27, 2014; to Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the the Committee on Environment and Public Standard in Florida, and the Raleigh-Dur- report of a rule entitled ‘‘Section 911(d)(4)— Works. ham-Chapel Hill and Greensboro/Winston- 2013 Update’’ (Rev. Proc. 2014–25) received in EC–5169. A communication from the Direc- Salem/High Point Areas in North Carolina’’ the Office of the President of the Senate on tor of the Regulatory Management Division, (FRL No. 9908–13–OAR) received in the Office March 27, 2014; to the Committee on Finance. Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- of the President of the Senate on March 27, EC–5185. A communication from the Chief ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- 2014; to the Committee on Environment and of the Publications and Regulations Branch, titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Air Public Works. Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Quality Implementation Plans; Michigan; EC–5177. A communication from the Direc- Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the PSD Rules for PM2.5’’ (FRL No. 9908–72–Re- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, report of a rule entitled ‘‘Shared Responsi- gion 5) received in the Office of the President Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- bility for Employers Regarding Health Cov- of the Senate on March 27, 2014; to the Com- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- erage’’ ((RIN1545–BL33) (TD 9655)) received in mittee on Environment and Public Works. titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of State the Office of the President of the Senate on EC–5170. A communication from the Direc- Air Quality Plans for Designated Facilities March 27, 2014; to the Committee on Finance. tor of the Regulatory Management Division, and Pollutants; Commonwealth of Virginia; EC–5186. A communication from the Assist- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- Control of Emissions from Existing Sewage ant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Depart- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- Sludge Incineration Units’’ (FRL No. 9908–89– ment of State, transmitting, pursuant to titled ‘‘Kraft Pulp Mills NSPS Review’’ (FRL Region 3) received in the Office of the Presi- law, a report relative to sections 36(c) and No. 9907–37–OAR) received in the Office of the dent of the Senate on March 27, 2014; to the 36(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (DDTC President of the Senate on March 27, 2014; to Committee on Environment and Public 13–143); to the Committee on Foreign Rela- the Committee on Environment and Public Works. tions. Works. EC–5178. A communication from the Direc- EC–5187. A communication from the Assist- EC–5171. A communication from the Direc- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, ant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Depart- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- ment of State, transmitting, pursuant to

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A communication from the Dep- Natural Resources. ment of State, transmitting, pursuant to uty Commissioner for Human Resources, So- law, a report relative to section 36(c) of the cial Security Administration, transmitting, f Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 14–010); to pursuant to law, the Administration’s fiscal the Committee on Foreign Relations. year 2013 annual report relative to the Noti- SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND EC–5189. A communication from the Assist- fication and Federal Employee Antidiscrimi- SENATE RESOLUTIONS ant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Depart- nation and Retaliation Act of 2002; to the ment of State, transmitting, pursuant to Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- The following concurrent resolutions law, a report relative to section 36(c) of the ernmental Affairs. and Senate resolutions were read, and Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 14–004); to EC–5200. A communication from the Gen- referred (or acted upon), as indicated: the Committee on Foreign Relations. eral Counsel, Government Accountability Of- By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. EC–5190. A communication from the Assist- fice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Of- ant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Depart- TOOMEY): fice’s fiscal year 2013 annual report relative S. Res. 409. A resolution congratulating the ment of State, transmitting, pursuant to to the Notification and Federal Employee law, a report relative to overseas surplus Penn State University wrestling team for Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of winning the 2014 National Collegiate Ath- property; to the Committee on Foreign Rela- 2002; to the Committee on Homeland Secu- tions. letic Association Wresting Championships; rity and Governmental Affairs. considered and agreed to. EC–5191. A communication from the Direc- EC–5201. A communication from the Assist- tor of Regulations and Policy Management ant Secretary of Defense (Global Strategic f Staff, Food and Drug Administration, De- Affairs), transmitting, pursuant to law, a re- partment of Health and Human Services, port relative to the Proliferation Security transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Initiative budget plan and review for fiscal ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS a rule entitled ‘‘Food Additives Permitted years 2012–2017; to the Committee on Home- S. 232 for Direct Addition to Food for Human Con- land Security and Governmental Affairs. sumption; Vitamin D2 Bakers Yeast’’ (Dock- At the request of Mr. HATCH, the EC–5202. A communication from the Prin- name of the Senator from South Caro- et No. FDA–2009–F–0570) received during ad- cipal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Of- journment of the Senate in the Office of the fice of Legislative Affairs, Department of lina (Mr. GRAHAM) was added as a co- President of the Senate on March 28, 2014; to Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the sponsor of S. 232, a bill to amend the the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, Department of Justice’s 2013 Freedom of In- Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal and Pensions. formation Act (FOIA) Litigation and Com- the excise tax on medical devices. EC–5192. A communication from the Direc- pliance Report; to the Committee on the Ju- S. 409 tor of Regulations and Policy Management diciary. At the request of Mr. BURR, the name Staff, Food and Drug Administration, De- EC–5203. A communication from the Assist- partment of Health and Human Services, ant Secretary for Export Administration, of the Senator from Maine (Ms. COL- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Bureau of Industry and Security, Depart- LINS) was added as a cosponsor of S. a rule entitled ‘‘Irradiation in the Produc- ment of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant 409, a bill to add Vietnam Veterans Day tion, Processing, and Handling of Food’’ to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Updated as a patriotic and national observance. (Docket No. FDA–1999–F–2405) received dur- Statements of Legal Authority for the Ex- S. 433 ing adjournment of the Senate in the Office port Administration Regulations’’ (RIN0694– At the request of Mr. WARNER, the of the President of the Senate on March 28, AG07) received in the Office of the President 2014; to the Committee on Health, Education, of the Senate on March 31, 2014; to the Com- name of the Senator from Massachu- Labor, and Pensions. mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- setts (Mr. MARKEY) was added as a co- EC–5193. A communication from the Chair, tation. sponsor of S. 433, a bill to establish and Advisory Council on Alzheimer’s Research, operate a National Center for Campus Care, and Services, transmitting, pursuant f Public Safety. to law, a report that includes recommenda- REPORTS OF COMMITTEES tions for improving federally and privately S. 445 funded Alzheimer’s programs; to the Com- The following reports of committees At the request of Mr. FRANKEN, the mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and were submitted: name of the Senator from New Hamp- Pensions. By Mr. MENENDEZ, from the Committee shire (Ms. AYOTTE) was added as a co- EC–5194. A communication from the Sec- on Foreign Relations, without amendment sponsor of S. 445, a bill to improve se- retary to the Board, Railroad Retirement and with a preamble: curity at State and local courthouses. Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the S. Res. 384. A resolution expressing the S. 727 Railroad Retirement Board’s fiscal year 2013 sense of the Senate concerning the humani- annual report relative to the Notification tarian crisis in Syria and neighboring coun- At the request of Mr. MORAN, the and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination tries, resulting humanitarian and develop- name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. and Retaliation Act of 2002; to the Com- ment challenges, and the urgent need for a RUBIO) was added as a cosponsor of S. mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- political solution to the crisis. 727, a bill to improve the examination mental Affairs. EC–5195. A communication from the Board f of depository institutions, and for Members, Railroad Retirement Board, trans- other purposes. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND mitting, pursuant to law, an annual report S. 948 JOINT RESOLUTIONS relative to the Board’s compliance with the At the request of Mr. COCHRAN, the Government in the Sunshine Act during cal- The following bills and joint resolu- name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. endar year 2013; to the Committee on Home- tions were introduced, read the first MURKOWSKI) was added as a cosponsor land Security and Governmental Affairs. and second times by unanimous con- EC–5196. A communication from the Assist- of S. 948, a bill to amend title XVIII of ant Secretary of Defense (Global Strategic sent, and referred as indicated: the Social Security Act to provide for Affairs), transmitting, pursuant to law, a re- By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. coverage and payment for complex re- port relative to the Proliferation Security KIRK): habilitation technology items under Initiative budget plan and review for fiscal S. 2200. A bill to provide debit card holders the Medicare program. years 2012–2017; to the Committee on Home- with consumer protections equivalent to S. 1249 land Security and Governmental Affairs. those available to credit card holders, and EC–5197. A communication from the Dis- for other purposes; to the Committee on At the request of Mr. BLUMENTHAL, trict of Columbia Auditor, transmitting, pur- Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. the name of the Senator from Virginia suant to law, a report entitled, ‘‘Metropoli- By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mr. (Mr. KAINE) was added as a cosponsor of tan Police Department First Amendment In- COBURN): S. 1249, a bill to rename the Office to vestigations Substantially Complied with S. 2201. A bill to limit the level of premium Monitor and Combat Trafficking of the District Law’’; to the Committee on Home- subsidy provided by the Federal Crop Insur- Department of State the Bureau to land Security and Governmental Affairs. ance Corporation to agricultural producers; EC–5198. A communication from the Chair- to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, Monitor and Combat Trafficking in man, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Forestry. Persons and to provide for an Assistant transmitting, pursuant to law, the Corpora- By Mr. SCOTT (for himself and Mr. Secretary to head such Bureau, and for tion’s fiscal year 2013 annual report relative GRAHAM): other purposes.

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Res. 384, a resolution ex- lina (Mr. SCOTT) was added as a cospon- Armed Forces, to require a pilot pro- pressing the sense of the Senate con- sor of S. 1342, a bill to amend the Inter- gram on loan repayment for psychia- cerning the humanitarian crisis in nal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit ex- trists who agree to serve in the Vet- Syria and neighboring countries, re- pensing of certain depreciable business erans Health Administration of the De- sulting humanitarian and development assets for small businesses. partment of Veterans Affairs, and for challenges, and the urgent need for a S. 1410 other purposes. political solution to the crisis. At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the S. 2194 AMENDMENT NO. 2933 names of the Senator from New Jersey At the request of Ms. HIRONO, the At the request of Mr. FLAKE, the (Mr. BOOKER) and the Senator from name of the Senator from New York name of the Senator from South Caro- Delaware (Mr. COONS) were added as co- (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) was added as a co- lina (Mr. SCOTT) was added as a cospon- sponsors of S. 1410, a bill to focus lim- sponsor of S. 2194, a bill to improve the sor of amendment No. 2933 intended to ited Federal resources on the most se- Federal Pell Grant program, and for be proposed to H.R. 3979, a bill to rious offenders. other purposes. amend the Internal Revenue Code of S. 1623 S. 2198 1986 to ensure that emergency services At the request of Mr. LEE, the name At the request of Mrs. FEINSTEIN, the volunteers are not taken into account of the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. name of the Senator from Pennsyl- as employees under the shared respon- TOOMEY) was added as a cosponsor of S. vania (Mr. CASEY) was added as a co- sibility requirements contained in the 1623, a bill to amend the Fair Labor sponsor of S. 2198, a bill to direct the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Standards Act of 1938 to provide com- Secretary of the Interior, the Sec- Act. pensatory time for employees in the retary of Commerce, and the Adminis- AMENDMENT NO. 2934 private sector. trator of the Environmental Protection At the request of Mr. FLAKE, the S. 2013 Agency to take actions to provide addi- name of the Senator from South Caro- tional water supplies and disaster as- At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the lina (Mr. SCOTT) was added as a cospon- name of the Senator from Louisiana sistance to the State of California and sor of amendment No. 2934 intended to other Western States due to drought, (Mr. VITTER) was added as a cosponsor be proposed to H.R. 3979, a bill to of S. 2013, a bill to amend title 38, and for other purposes. amend the Internal Revenue Code of United States Code, to provide for the S.J. RES. 18 1986 to ensure that emergency services removal of Senior Executive Service At the request of Mr. TESTER, the volunteers are not taken into account employees of the Department of Vet- name of the Senator from Montana as employees under the shared respon- erans Affairs for performance, and for (Mr. WALSH) was added as a cosponsor sibility requirements contained in the other purposes. of S.J. Res. 18, a joint resolution pro- Patient Protection and Affordable Care posing an amendment to the Constitu- S. 2118 Act. tion of the United States to clarify the At the request of Mr. BLUNT, the f authority of Congress and the States to name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. regulate corporations, limited liability SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS RISCH) was added as a cosponsor of S. companies or other corporate entities 2118, a bill to protect the separation of established by the laws of any State, powers in the Constitution of the the United States, or any foreign state. SENATE RESOLUTION 409—CON- United States by ensuring that the S.J. RES. 19 GRATULATING THE PENN STATE President takes care that the laws be At the request of Mr. UDALL of New UNIVERSITY WRESTLING TEAM faithfully executed, and for other pur- Mexico, the names of the Senator from FOR WINNING THE 2014 NA- poses. Ohio (Mr. BROWN), the Senator from TIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC S. 2132 Montana (Mr. WALSH) and the Senator ASSOCIATION WRESTING CHAM- At the request of Mr. BARRASSO, the from Illinois (Mr. DURBIN) were added PIONSHIPS name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. as cosponsors of S.J. Res. 19, a joint Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. MURKOWSKI) was added as a cosponsor resolution proposing an amendment to TOOMEY) submitted the following reso- of S. 2132, a bill to amend the Indian the Constitution of the United States lution; which was considered and Tribal Energy Development and Self- relating to contributions and expendi- agreed to: Determination Act of 2005, and for tures intended to affect elections. S. RES. 409 other purposes. S. RES. 364 Whereas on March 22, 2014, the Penn State S. 2140 At the request of Mr. INHOFE, the University Nittany Lions won the 2014 Na- At the request of Mr. HEINRICH, the names of the Senator from Tennessee tional Collegiate Athletic Association name of the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. ALEXANDER) and the Senator from (NCAA) Wrestling Championships in Okla- (Mr. WICKER) was added as a cosponsor Indiana (Mr. COATS) were added as co- homa City, Oklahoma; of S. 2140, a bill to improve the transi- sponsors of S. Res. 364, a resolution ex- Whereas the Nittany Lions have won the last 4 NCAA Wrestling Championships and tion between experimental permits and pressing support for the internal re- commercial licenses for commercial re- are 1 of only 3 wrestling teams in NCAA his- building, resettlement, and reconcili- tory to win 4 consecutive titles, joining Iowa usable launch vehicles. ation within Sri Lanka that are nec- State University and Oklahoma State Uni- S. 2171 essary to ensure a lasting peace. versity; At the request of Mr. FRANKEN, the S. RES. 369 Whereas 7 members of the Nittany Lions name of the Senator from Connecticut At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the were named All-Americans at the 2014 NCAA (Mr. BLUMENTHAL) was added as a co- name of the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Wrestling Championships, with seniors David Taylor and Ed Ruth becoming the seventh sponsor of S. 2171, a bill to address vol- WARNER) was added as a cosponsor of S. untary location tracking of electronic and eighth 4-time All-Americans in the his- Res. 369, a resolution to designate May tory of Penn State University; communications devices, and for other 22, 2014 as ‘‘United States Foreign Whereas junior Nico Megaludis became a 3- purposes. Service Day’’ in recognition of the men time All American, junior Matt Brown be- S. 2182 and women who have served, or are came a 2-time All-American, and senior At the request of Mr. WALSH, the presently serving, in the Foreign Serv- James English, sophomore Morgan name of the Senator from Washington ice of the United States, and to honor McIntosh, and freshman Zain Retherford be- came first-time All Americans; (Mrs. MURRAY) was added as a cospon- those in the Foreign Service who have given their lives in the line of duty. Whereas crucial team points were earned sor of S. 2182, a bill to expand and im- by all 10 Nittany Lions competing in the 2014 prove care provided to veterans and S. RES. 384 NCAA Wrestling Championships, and the members of the Armed Forces with At the request of Mr. KAINE, the team finished with an overall record of 38 mental health disorders or at risk of names of the Senator from New Mexico wins and 15 losses in championship matches;

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Whereas Ed Ruth became the first Penn individual is not actively engaged in seeking ‘‘(6) REFERRAL.—The State agency shall State University wrestler to win 3 NCAA in- work because such individual is, as deter- provide for referring applicants for emer- dividual championships, and David Taylor mined in accordance with State law— gency unemployment benefits to any suit- became the sixth Penn State University ‘‘(i) before any court of the United States able work to which paragraph (4) would not wrestler to win 2 NCAA individual champion- or any State pursuant to a lawfully issued apply.’’. ships; and summons to appear for jury duty (as such (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments Whereas the Penn State University wres- term may be defined by the Secretary); or made by this section shall take effect on the tling team concluded the 2013-2014 season ‘‘(ii) hospitalized for treatment of an emer- date of the enactment of this Act. with a record of 15 wins and only 1 loss, and gency or a life-threatening condition (as won its fourth consecutive Big Ten Cham- such term may be defined by the Secretary), SA 2959. Mr. THUNE submitted an pionships title: Now, therefore, be it if such exemptions in clauses (i) and (ii) amendment intended to be proposed by Resolved, That the Senate— apply to recipients of regular benefits, and him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend the (1) congratulates the Penn State Univer- the State chooses to apply such exemptions sity wrestling team, coaches, and staff for Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure for recipients of emergency unemployment that emergency services volunteers are winning the 2014 National Collegiate Ath- benefits. letic Association (NCAA) Wrestling Cham- ‘‘(2) PERIOD OF INELIGIBILITY.—If any indi- not taken into account as employees pionships; vidual is ineligible for emergency unemploy- under the shared responsibility re- (2) commends the Penn State University ment compensation for any week by reason quirements contained in the Patient wrestling team’s wrestlers, coaches, and of a failure described in subparagraph (A) or Protection and Affordable Care Act; staff for their diligence, enthusiasm, and (B) of paragraph (1), the individual shall be which was ordered to lie on the table; hard work; and ineligible to receive emergency unemploy- as follows: (3) recognizes the Penn State University ment compensation for any week which be- At the end add the following: students, faculty, alumni, and devoted fans gins during a period which— who supported the Nittany Lions on their ‘‘(A) begins with the week following the SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. path to winning their fourth consecutive week in which such failure occurs; and (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as NCAA Wrestling Championships. ‘‘(B) does not end until such individual has the ‘‘Good Jobs, Good Wages, and Good f been employed during at least 4 weeks which Hours Act″’’. begin after such failure and the total of the (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con- AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND remuneration earned by the individual for tents of this Act is as follows: PROPOSED being so employed is not less than the prod- Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. uct of 4 multiplied by the individual’s aver- SA 2958. Mr. COATS (for himself, Ms. TITLE I—ENERGY AYOTTE, Mr. TOOMEY, and Mr. CORKER) sub- age weekly benefit amount for the individ- mitted an amendment intended to be pro- ual’s benefit year. Subtitle A—Keystone XL and Natural Gas posed by him to the bill H.R. 3979, to amend ‘‘(3) SUITABLE WORK.—For purposes of this Exportation the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure subsection, the term ‘suitable work’ means, Sec. 101. Keystone XL permit approval. that emergency services volunteers are not with respect to any individual, any work Sec. 102. Expedited approval of exportation taken into account as employees under the which is within such individual’s capabili- of natural gas to Ukraine and shared responsibility requirements con- ties, except that, if the individual furnishes North Atlantic Treaty Organi- tained in the Patient Protection and Afford- evidence satisfactory to the State agency zation member countries and able Care Act; which was ordered to lie on that such individual’s prospects for obtain- Japan. ing work in his customary occupation within the table. Subtitle B—Saving Coal Jobs SA 2959. Mr. THUNE submitted an amend- a reasonably short period are good, the de- ment intended to be proposed by him to the termination of whether any work is suitable Sec. 111. Short title. bill H.R. 3979, supra; which was ordered to lie work with respect to such individual shall be PART I—PROHIBITION ON ENERGY TAX made in accordance with the applicable on the table. Sec. 121. Prohibition on energy tax. State law. f ‘‘(4) EXCEPTION.—Extended compensation PART II—PERMITS TEXT OF AMENDMENTS shall not be denied under subparagraph (A) Sec. 131. National pollutant discharge elimi- of paragraph (1) to any individual for any nation system. Mr. COATS (for himself, Ms. SA 2958. week by reason of a failure to accept an offer Sec. 132. Permits for dredged or fill mate- AYOTTE, Mr. TOOMEY, and Mr. CORKER) of, or apply for, suitable work— rial. submitted an amendment intended to ‘‘(A) if the gross average weekly remunera- Sec. 133. Impacts of Environmental Protec- be proposed by him to the bill H.R. tion payable to such individual for the posi- tion Agency regulatory activity 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue tion does not exceed the sum of— on employment and economic Code of 1986 to ensure that emergency ‘‘(i) the individual’s average weekly benefit activity. services volunteers are not taken into amount for his benefit year, plus Sec. 134. Identification of waters protected ‘‘(ii) the amount (if any) of supplemental by the Clean Water Act. account as employees under the shared unemployment compensation benefits (as de- responsibility requirements contained Sec. 135. Limitations on authority to modify fined in section 501(c)(17)(D) of the Internal State water quality standards. in the Patient Protection and Afford- Revenue Code of 1986) payable to such indi- Sec. 136. State authority to identify waters able Care Act; which was ordered to lie vidual for such week; within boundaries of the State. on the table; as follows: ‘‘(B) if the position was not offered to such individual in writing and was not listed with Subtitle C—Point of Order Against Taxes on At the appropriate place, insert the fol- Carbon lowing: the State employment service; ‘‘(C) if such failure would not result in a Sec. 141. Point of order against legislation SEC. 8. REQUIREMENT THAT INDIVIDUALS RE- denial of compensation under the provisions CEIVING EMERGENCY UNEMPLOY- that would create a tax or fee MENT COMPENSATION BE ACTIVELY of the applicable State law to the extent on carbon emissions. ENGAGED IN A SYSTEMATIC AND that such provisions are not inconsistent TITLE II—HEALTH SUSTAINED EFFORT TO OBTAIN with the provisions of paragraphs (3) and (5); SUITABLE WORK. or Sec. 201. Forty hours is full time. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (h) of section ‘‘(D) if the position pays wages less than Sec. 202. Repeal of the individual mandate. 4001 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, the higher of— Sec. 203. Repeal of medical device excise tax. 2008 (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) ‘‘(i) the minimum wage provided by section Sec. 204. Long-term unemployed individuals is amended to read as follows: 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of not taken into account for em- ‘‘(h) ACTIVELY SEEKING WORK.— 1938, without regard to any exemption; or ployer health care coverage ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of sub- ‘‘(ii) any applicable State or local min- mandate. section (b)(4), payment of emergency unem- imum wage. Sec. 205. Employees with health coverage ployment compensation shall not be made to ‘‘(5) ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN SEEKING WORK.— under TRICARE or the Vet- any individual for any week of unemploy- For purposes of this subsection, an indi- erans Administration may be ment— vidual shall be treated as actively engaged in exempted from employer man- ‘‘(A) during which the individual fails to seeking work during any week if— date under Patient Protection accept any offer of suitable work (as defined ‘‘(A) the individual has engaged in a sys- and Affordable Care Act. in paragraph (3)) or fails to apply for any tematic and sustained effort to obtain work Sec. 206. Prohibition on certain taxes, fees, suitable work to which the individual was re- during such week, and and penalties enacted under the ferred by the State agency; or ‘‘(B) the individual provides tangible evi- Affordable Care Act. ‘‘(B) during which the individual fails to dence to the State agency that he has en- Sec. 207. Repeal of the Patient Protection actively engage in seeking work, unless such gaged in such an effort during such week. and Affordable Care Act.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:17 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0655 E:\CR\FM\A02AP6.019 S02APPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S2098 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE April 2, 2014 TITLE III—INCREASING EMPLOYMENT Sec. 436. Workforce councils. U.S.C. 301 note), Executive Order No. 11423 (3 AND DECREASING GOVERNMENT REG- Sec. 437. Technical assistance. U.S.C. 301 note), section 301 of title 3, United ULATION Sec. 438. Special provisions. States Code, and any other Executive order Subtitle A—Small Business Tax Provisions Sec. 439. Performance accountability man- or provision of law, no presidential permit agement. shall be required for the facilities described Sec. 301. Permanent extension of increased CHAPTER 4—NATIONAL PROGRAMS in subsection (a). expensing limitations and (c) ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.— treatment of certain real prop- Sec. 441. Technical assistance. The final environmental impact statement erty as section 179 property. Sec. 442. Evaluations. issued by the Secretary of State on August Sec. 302. Permanent full exclusion applica- CHAPTER 5—ADMINISTRATION 26, 2011, the Final Evaluation Report issued ble to qualified small business Sec. 446. Requirements and restrictions. by the Nebraska Department of Environ- stock. Sec. 447. Prompt allocation of funds. mental Quality on January 3, 2013, and the Sec. 303. Permanent increase in deduction Sec. 448. Fiscal controls; sanctions. Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact for start-up expenditures. Sec. 449. Reports to Congress. Statement issued on March 1, 2013, regarding Sec. 304. Permanent extension of reduction Sec. 450. Administrative provisions. the crude oil pipeline and appurtenant facili- in S-corporation recognition Sec. 451. State legislative authority. ties associated with the facilities described period for built-in gains tax. Sec. 452. General program requirements. in subsection (a), shall be considered to sat- Sec. 305. Permanent allowance of deduction Sec. 453. Federal agency staff and restric- isfy— for health insurance costs in tions on political and lobbying (1) all requirements of the National Envi- computing self-employment activities. ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 taxes. et seq.); and CHAPTER 6—STATE UNIFIED PLAN Sec. 306. Clarification of inventory and ac- (2) any other provision of law that requires counting rules for small busi- Sec. 456. State unified plan. Federal agency consultation or review with ness. Subtitle B—Adult Education and Family respect to the facilities described in sub- Subtitle B—Regulatory Accountability Act Literacy Education section (a) and the related facilities in the Sec. 461. Amendment. United States. Sec. 311. Short title. (d) PERMITS.—Any Federal permit or au- Sec. 312. Definitions. Subtitle C—Amendments to the Wagner- thorization issued before the date of enact- Sec. 313. Rule making. Peyser Act ment of this Act for the facilities described Sec. 314. Agency guidance; procedures to Sec. 466. Amendments to the Wagner-Peyser in subsection (a), and the related facilities in issue major guidance; presi- Act. the United States shall remain in effect. dential authority to issue Subtitle D—Repeals and Conforming (e) FEDERAL JUDICIAL REVIEW.—The facili- guidelines for issuance of guid- Amendments ties described in subsection (a), and the re- ance. lated facilities in the United States, that are Sec. 315. Hearings; presiding employees; Sec. 471. Repeals. approved by this section, and any permit, powers and duties; burden of Sec. 472. Amendments to other laws. right-of-way, or other action taken to con- proof; evidence; record as basis Sec. 473. Conforming amendment to table of struct or complete the project pursuant to of decision. contents. Federal law, shall only be subject to judicial Sec. 316. Actions reviewable. Subtitle E—Amendments to the review on direct appeal to the United States Sec. 317. Scope of review. Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Sec. 318. Added definition. Sec. 476. Findings. Circuit. Sec. 319. Effective date. Sec. 477. Rehabilitation Services Adminis- SEC. 102. EXPEDITED APPROVAL OF EXPOR- TITLE IV—SUPPORTING KNOWLEDGE tration. TATION OF NATURAL GAS TO UKRAINE AND NORTH ATLANTIC AND INVESTING IN LIFELONG SKILLS Sec. 478. Definitions. TREATY ORGANIZATION MEMBER Sec. 401. Short title. Sec. 479. Carryover. COUNTRIES AND JAPAN. Sec. 402. References. Sec. 480. Traditionally underserved popu- (a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with clause Sec. 403. Application to fiscal years. lations. 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution Sec. 481. State plan. Subtitle A—Amendments to the Workforce of the United States (delegating to Congress Sec. 482. Scope of services. the power to regulate commerce with foreign Investment Act of 1998 Sec. 483. Standards and indicators. nations), Congress finds that exports of nat- CHAPTER 1—WORKFORCE INVESTMENT Sec. 484. Expenditure of certain amounts. ural gas produced in the United States to DEFINITIONS Sec. 485. Collaboration with industry. Ukraine, member countries of the North At- Sec. 406. Definitions. Sec. 486. Reservation for expanded transi- lantic Treaty Organization, and Japan is— tion services. CHAPTER 2—STATEWIDE AND LOCAL (1) necessary for the protection of the es- Sec. 487. Client assistance program. WORKFORCE INVESTMENT SYSTEMS sential security interests of the United Sec. 488. Research. States; and Sec. 411. Purpose. Sec. 489. Title III amendments. (2) in the public interest pursuant to sec- Sec. 412. State workforce investment boards. Sec. 490. Repeal of title VI. tion 3 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b). Sec. 413. State plan. Sec. 491. Title VII general provisions. (b) EXPEDITED APPROVAL.—Section 3(c) of Sec. 414. Local workforce investment areas. Sec. 492. Authorizations of appropriations. the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b(c)) is Sec. 415. Local workforce investment Sec. 493. Conforming amendments. amended by inserting ‘‘, to Ukraine, to a boards. Subtitle F—Studies by the Comptroller member country of the North Atlantic Trea- Sec. 416. Local plan. General ty Organization, or to Japan’’ after ‘‘trade in Sec. 417. Establishment of one-stop delivery natural gas’’. Sec. 496. Study by the Comptroller General system. (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment Sec. 418. Identification of eligible providers on exhausting Federal Pell made by subsection (b) shall apply to appli- of training services. Grants before accessing WIA cations for the authorization to export nat- Sec. 419. General authorization. funds. ural gas under section 3 of the Natural Gas Sec. 420. State allotments. Sec. 497. Study by the Comptroller General Act (15 U.S.C. 717b) that are pending on, or Sec. 421. Within State allocations. on administrative cost savings. filed on or after, the date of the enactment Sec. 422. Use of funds for employment and TITLE I—ENERGY of this Act. training activities. Subtitle A—Keystone XL and Natural Gas Subtitle B—Saving Coal Jobs Sec. 423. Performance accountability sys- Exportation SEC. 111. SHORT TITLE. tem. SEC. 101. KEYSTONE XL PERMIT APPROVAL. This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Saving Sec. 424. Authorization of appropriations. (a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with clause Coal Jobs Act of 2014’’. CHAPTER 3—JOB CORPS 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution PART I—PROHIBITION ON ENERGY TAX Sec. 426. Job Corps purposes. (delegating to Congress the power to regu- SEC. 121. PROHIBITION ON ENERGY TAX. Sec. 427. Job Corps definitions. late commerce with foreign nations), Trans- (a) FINDINGS; PURPOSES.— Sec. 428. Individuals eligible for the Job Canada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. is authorized (1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— Corps. to construct, connect, operate, and maintain (A) on June 25, 2013, President Obama Sec. 429. Recruitment, screening, selection, pipeline facilities for the import of crude oil issued a Presidential memorandum directing and assignment of enrollees. and other hydrocarbons at the United the Administrator of the Environmental Sec. 430. Job Corps centers. States-Canada Border at Phillips County, Protection Agency to issue regulations relat- Sec. 431. Program activities. Montana, in accordance with the application ing to power sector carbon pollution stand- Sec. 432. Counseling and job placement. filed with the Department of State on May 4, ards for existing coal fired power plants; Sec. 433. Support. 2012. (B) the issuance of that memorandum cir- Sec. 434. Operations. (b) PRESIDENTIAL PERMIT NOT REQUIRED.— cumvents Congress and the will of the people Sec. 435. Community participation. Notwithstanding Executive Order No. 13337 (3 of the United States;

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:17 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A02AP6.023 S02APPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE April 2, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2099 (C) any action to control emissions of ‘‘(II) the proposed guidance entitled ‘Draft ‘‘(A) to issue permits that— greenhouse gases from existing coal fired Guidance on Identifying Waters Protected by ‘‘(i) apply, and ensure compliance with, power plants in the United States by man- the Clean Water Act’ and dated April 28, 2011; any applicable requirements of sections 301, dating a national energy tax would devastate ‘‘(III) the final guidance proposed by the 302, 306, 307, and 403; major sectors of the economy, cost thou- Administrator and dated July 21, 2011; and ‘‘(ii) are for fixed terms not exceeding 5 sands of jobs, and increase energy costs for ‘‘(IV) any other document or paper issued years; low-income households, small businesses, by the Administrator through any process ‘‘(iii) can be terminated or modified for and seniors on fixed income; other than the notice and comment rule- cause, including— (D) joblessness increases the likelihood of making process. ‘‘(I) a violation of any condition of the per- hospital visits, illnesses, and premature ‘‘(B) NEW PERMIT.—The term ‘new permit’ mit; deaths; means a permit covering discharges from a ‘‘(II) obtaining a permit by misrepresenta- (E) according to testimony on June 15, structure— tion or failure to disclose fully all relevant 2011, before the Committee on Environment ‘‘(i) that is issued under this section by a facts; and and Public Works of the Senate by Dr. Har- permitting authority; and ‘‘(III) a change in any condition that re- vey Brenner of Johns Hopkins University, ‘‘(ii) for which an application is— quires either a temporary or permanent re- ‘‘The unemployment rate is well established ‘‘(I) pending as of the date of enactment of duction or elimination of the permitted dis- as a risk factor for elevated illness and mor- this subsection; or charge; and tality rates in epidemiological studies per- ‘‘(II) filed on or after the date of enactment ‘‘(iv) control the disposal of pollutants into formed since the early 1980s. In addition to of this subsection. wells; influences on mental disorder, suicide and ‘‘(C) PERMITTING AUTHORITY.—The term ‘‘(B)(i) to issue permits that apply, and en- alcohol abuse and alcoholism, unemploy- ‘permitting authority’ means— sure compliance with, all applicable require- ment is also an important risk factor in car- ‘‘(i) the Administrator; or ments of section 308; or diovascular disease and overall decreases in ‘‘(ii) a State, acting pursuant to a State ‘‘(ii) to inspect, monitor, enter, and require life expectancy.’’; program that is equivalent to the program reports to at least the same extent as re- (F) according to the National Center for under this section and approved by the Ad- quired in section 308; Health Statistics, ‘‘children in poor families ministrator. ‘‘(C) to ensure that the public, and any were four times as likely to be in fair or poor ‘‘(2) PERMITS.— other State the waters of which may be af- health as children that were not poor’’; ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any fected, receives notice of each application for (G) any major decision that would cost the other provision of law, in making a deter- a permit and an opportunity for a public economy of the United States millions of mination whether to approve a new permit hearing before a ruling on each application; dollars and lead to serious negative health or a renewed permit, the permitting author- ‘‘(D) to ensure that the Administrator re- effects for the people of the United States ity— ceives notice and a copy of each application should be debated and explicitly authorized ‘‘(i) shall base the determination only on for a permit; by Congress, not approved by a Presidential compliance with regulations issued by the ‘‘(E) to ensure that any State (other than memorandum or regulations; and Administrator or the permitting authority; the permitting State), whose waters may be and affected by the issuance of a permit may sub- (H) any policy adopted by Congress should ‘‘(ii) shall not base the determination on mit written recommendations to the permit- make United States energy as clean as prac- the extent of adherence of the applicant for ting State and the Administrator with re- ticable, as quickly as practicable, without the new permit or renewed permit to guid- spect to any permit application and, if any increasing the cost of energy for struggling ance. part of the written recommendations are not families, seniors, low-income households, ‘‘(B) NEW PERMITS.—If the permitting au- accepted by the permitting State, that the and small businesses. thority does not approve or deny an applica- permitting State will notify the affected (2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section tion for a new permit by the date that is 270 State and the Administrator in writing of are— days after the date of receipt of the applica- the failure of the State to accept the rec- (A) to ensure that— tion for the new permit, the applicant may ommendations, including the reasons for not (i) a national energy tax is not imposed on operate as if the application were approved accepting the recommendations; the economy of the United States; and in accordance with Federal law for the pe- ‘‘(F) to ensure that no permit will be (ii) struggling families, seniors, low-in- riod of time for which a permit from the issued if, in the judgment of the Secretary of come households, and small businesses do same industry would be approved. the Army (acting through the Chief of Engi- not experience skyrocketing electricity bills ‘‘(C) SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETENESS.—In de- neers), after consultation with the Secretary and joblessness; termining whether an application for a new of the department in which the Coast Guard (B) to protect the people of the United permit or a renewed permit received under is operating, anchorage and navigation of States, particularly families, seniors, and this paragraph is substantially complete, the any of the navigable waters would be sub- children, from the serious negative health ef- permitting authority shall use standards for stantially impaired by the issuance of the fects of joblessness; determining substantial completeness of permit; (C) to allow sufficient time for Congress to similar permits for similar facilities sub- ‘‘(G) to abate violations of the permit or develop and authorize an appropriate mecha- mitted in fiscal year 2007.’’. the permit program, including civil and nism to address the energy needs of the (b) STATE PERMIT PROGRAMS.— criminal penalties and other means of en- United States and the potential challenges (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 402 of the Federal forcement; posed by severe weather; and Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342) ‘‘(H) to ensure that any permit for a dis- (D) to restore the legislative process and is amended by striking subsection (b) and in- charge from a publicly owned treatment congressional authority over the energy pol- serting the following: works includes conditions to require the icy of the United States. ‘‘(b) STATE PERMIT PROGRAMS.— identification in terms of character and vol- (b) PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM.—Notwith- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—At any time after the ume of pollutants of any significant source standing any other provision of law, the head promulgation of the guidelines required by introducing pollutants subject to of a Federal agency shall not promulgate section 304(a)(2), the Governor of each State pretreatment standards under section 307(b) any regulation relating to power sector car- desiring to administer a permit program for into the treatment works and a program to bon pollution standards or any substantially discharges into navigable waters within the ensure compliance with those pretreatment similar regulation on or after June 25, 2013, jurisdiction of the State may submit to the standards by each source, in addition to ade- unless that regulation is explicitly author- Administrator— quate notice, which shall include informa- ized by an Act of Congress. ‘‘(A) a full and complete description of the tion on the quality and quantity of effluent PART II—PERMITS program the State proposes to establish and to be introduced into the treatment works SEC. 131. NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE administer under State law or under an and any anticipated impact of the change in ELIMINATION SYSTEM. interstate compact; and the quantity or quality of effluent to be dis- (a) APPLICABILITY OF GUIDANCE.—Section ‘‘(B) a statement from the attorney gen- charged from the publicly owned treatment 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control eral (or the attorney for those State water works, to the permitting agency of— Act (33 U.S.C. 1342) is amended by adding at pollution control agencies that have inde- ‘‘(i) new introductions into the treatment the end the following: pendent legal counsel), or from the chief works of pollutants from any source that ‘‘(s) APPLICABILITY OF GUIDANCE.— legal officer in the case of an interstate would be a new source (as defined in section ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: agency, that the laws of the State, or the 306(a)) if the source were discharging pollut- ‘‘(A) GUIDANCE.— interstate compact, as applicable, provide ants; ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘guidance’ adequate authority to carry out the de- ‘‘(ii) new introductions of pollutants into means draft, interim, or final guidance scribed program. the treatment works from a source that issued by the Administrator. ‘‘(2) APPROVAL.—The Administrator shall would be subject to section 301 if the source ‘‘(ii) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘guidance’ in- approve each program for which a descrip- were discharging those pollutants; or cludes— tion is submitted under paragraph (1) unless ‘‘(iii) a substantial change in volume or ‘‘(I) the comprehensive guidance issued by the Administrator determines that adequate character of pollutants being introduced into the Administrator and dated April 1, 2010; authority does not exist— the treatment works by a source introducing

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:17 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A02AP6.023 S02APPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S2100 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE April 2, 2014 pollutants into the treatment works at the ‘‘(ii) The interpretation of the Adminis- charge of the materials into the area will time of issuance of the permit; and trator of a water quality standard that has have an unacceptable adverse effect on mu- ‘‘(I) to ensure that any industrial user of been adopted by the State and approved by nicipal water supplies, shellfish beds or fish- any publicly owned treatment works will the Administrator under section 303(c).’’. ery areas (including spawning and breeding comply with sections 204(b), 307, and 308. SEC. 132. PERMITS FOR DREDGED OR FILL MATE- areas), wildlife, or recreational areas. ‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION.—Notwithstanding RIAL. ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—Before making a de- paragraph (2), the Administrator may not (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 404 of the Federal termination under paragraph (1), the Admin- disapprove or withdraw approval of a pro- Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344) istrator shall consult with the Secretary. gram under this subsection on the basis of is amended— ‘‘(3) FINDINGS.—The Administrator shall the following: (1) by striking the section heading and all set forth in writing and make public the ‘‘(A) The failure of the program to incor- that follows through ‘‘SEC. 404. (a) The Sec- findings of the Administrator and the rea- porate or comply with guidance (as defined retary may issue’’ and inserting the fol- sons of the Administrator for making any in subsection (s)(1)). lowing: determination under this subsection. ‘‘(B) The implementation of a water qual- ‘‘SEC. 404. PERMITS FOR DREDGED OR FILL MA- ‘‘(4) AUTHORITY OF STATE PERMITTING PRO- ity standard that has been adopted by the TERIAL. GRAMS.—This subsection shall not apply to State and approved by the Administrator ‘‘(a) PERMITS.— any permit if the State in which the dis- under section 303(c).’’. ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may charge originates or will originate does not (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— issue’’; and concur with the determination of the Admin- (A) Section 309 of the Federal Water Pollu- (2) in subsection (a), by adding at the end istrator that the discharge will result in an tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1319) is amend- the following: unacceptable adverse effect as described in ed— ‘‘(2) DEADLINE FOR APPROVAL.— paragraph (1).’’. (i) in subsection (c)— ‘‘(A) PERMIT APPLICATIONS.— (c) STATE PROGRAMS.—Section 404(g)(1) of (I) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 ‘‘402(b)(8)’’ and inserting ‘‘402(b)(2)(H)’’; and clause (ii), if an environmental assessment U.S.C. 1344(g)(1)) is amended in the first sen- (II) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking or environmental impact statement, as ap- tence by striking ‘‘for the discharge’’ and in- ‘‘402(b)(8)’’ and inserting ‘‘402(b)(2)(H)’’; and propriate, is required under the National En- serting ‘‘for all or part of the discharges’’. (ii) in subsection (d), in the first sentence, vironmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 by striking ‘‘402(b)(8)’’ and inserting et seq.), the Secretary shall— SEC. 133. IMPACTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTEC- TION AGENCY REGULATORY ACTIV- ‘‘402(b)(2)(H)’’. ‘‘(I) begin the process not later than 90 (B) Section 402(m) of the Federal Water ITY ON EMPLOYMENT AND ECO- days after the date on which the Secretary NOMIC ACTIVITY. Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342(m)) is receives a permit application; and amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘(II) approve or deny an application for a (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: ‘‘subsection (b)(8) of this section’’ and insert- permit under this subsection not later than (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis- ing ‘‘subsection (b)(2)(H)’’. the latter of— trator’’ means the Administrator of the En- (c) SUSPENSION OF FEDERAL PROGRAM.— ‘‘(aa) if an agency carries out an environ- vironmental Protection Agency. Section 402(c) of the Federal Water Pollution mental assessment that leads to a finding of (2) COVERED ACTION.—The term ‘‘covered Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342(c)) is amended— no significant impact, the date on which the action’’ means any of the following actions (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para- finding of no significant impact is issued; or taken by the Administrator under the Fed- graph (5); and ‘‘(bb) if an agency carries out an environ- eral Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol- mental assessment that leads to a record of 1251 et seq.): lowing: decision, 15 days after the date on which the (A) Issuing a regulation, policy statement, ‘‘(4) LIMITATION ON DISAPPROVAL.—Notwith- record of decision on an environmental im- guidance, response to a petition, or other re- standing paragraphs (1) through (3), the Ad- pact statement is issued. quirement. ministrator may not disapprove or withdraw ‘‘(ii) PROCESSES.—Notwithstanding clause (B) Implementing a new or substantially approval of a State program under sub- (i), regardless of whether the Secretary has altered program. section (b) on the basis of the failure of the commenced an environmental assessment or (3) MORE THAN A DE MINIMIS NEGATIVE IM- following: environmental impact statement by the date PACT.—The term ‘‘more than a de minimis ‘‘(A) The failure of the program to incor- described in clause (i)(I), the following dead- negative impact’’ means the following: porate or comply with guidance (as defined lines shall apply: (A) With respect to employment levels, a in subsection (s)(1)). ‘‘(I) An environmental assessment carried loss of more than 100 jobs, except that any ‘‘(B) The implementation of a water qual- out under the National Environmental Pol- offsetting job gains that result from the hy- ity standard that has been adopted by the icy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) shall be pothetical creation of new jobs through new State and approved by the Administrator completed not later than 1 year after the technologies or government employment under section 303(c).’’. deadline for commencing the permit process may not be used in the job loss calculation. (d) NOTIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATOR.—Sec- under clause (i)(I). (B) With respect to economic activity, a tion 402(d)(2) of the Federal Water Pollution ‘‘(II) An environmental impact statement decrease in economic activity of more than Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342(d)(2)) is amend- carried out under the National Environ- $1,000,000 over any calendar year, except that ed— mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et any offsetting economic activity that results (1) by striking ‘‘(2)’’ and all that follows seq.) shall be completed not later than 2 from the hypothetical creation of new eco- through the end of the first sentence and in- years after the deadline for commencing the nomic activity through new technologies or serting the following: permit process under clause (i)(I). government employment may not be used in ‘‘(2) OBJECTION BY ADMINISTRATOR.— ‘‘(B) FAILURE TO ACT.—If the Secretary the economic activity calculation. ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph fails to act by the deadline specified in (b) ANALYSIS OF IMPACTS OF ACTIONS ON (C), no permit shall issue if— clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A)— EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITY.— ‘‘(i) not later than 90 days after the date on ‘‘(i) the application, and the permit re- (1) ANALYSIS.—Before taking a covered ac- which the Administrator receives notifica- quested in the application, shall be consid- tion, the Administrator shall analyze the im- tion under subsection (b)(2)(E), the Adminis- ered to be approved; pact, disaggregated by State, of the covered trator objects in writing to the issuance of ‘‘(ii) the Secretary shall issue a permit to action on employment levels and economic the permit; or the applicant; and activity, including estimated job losses and ‘‘(ii) not later than 90 days after the date ‘‘(iii) the permit shall not be subject to ju- decreased economic activity. on which the proposed permit of the State is dicial review.’’. (2) ECONOMIC MODELS.— transmitted to the Administrator, the Ad- (b) STATE PERMITTING PROGRAMS.—Section (A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out para- ministrator objects in writing to the 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control graph (1), the Administrator shall use the issuance of the permit as being outside the Act (33 U.S.C. 1344) is amended by striking best available economic models. guidelines and requirements of this Act.’’; subsection (c) and inserting the following: (B) ANNUAL GAO REPORT.—Not later than (2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘(c) AUTHORITY OF ADMINISTRATOR.— December 31st of each year, the Comptroller ‘‘Whenever the Administrator’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) General of the United States shall submit to the following: through (4), until the Secretary has issued a Congress a report on the economic models ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—If the Adminis- permit under this section, the Administrator used by the Administrator to carry out this trator’’; and is authorized to prohibit the specification subsection. (3) by adding at the end the following: (including the withdrawal of specification) of (3) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—With re- ‘‘(C) EXCEPTION.—The Administrator shall any defined area as a disposal site, and deny spect to any covered action, the Adminis- not object to or deny the issuance of a per- or restrict the use of any defined area for trator shall— mit by a State under subsection (b) or (s) specification (including the withdrawal of (A) post the analysis under paragraph (1) based on the following: specification) as a disposal site, if the Ad- as a link on the main page of the public ‘‘(i) Guidance, as that term is defined in ministrator determines, after notice and op- Internet Web site of the Environmental Pro- subsection (s)(1). portunity for public hearings, that the dis- tection Agency; and

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:17 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A02AP6.023 S02APPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE April 2, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2101 (B) request that the Governor of any State ministrator that the revised or new standard istrator with the State identification and experiencing more than a de minimis nega- is necessary to meet the requirements of this load within the time specified in this sub- tive impact post the analysis in the Capitol Act.’’. section— of the State. (b) FEDERAL LICENSES AND PERMITS.—Sec- ‘‘(I) the identification and load of the State (c) PUBLIC HEARINGS.— tion 401(a) of the Federal Water Pollution shall be considered approved; and (1) IN GENERAL.—If the Administrator con- Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1341(a)) is amended by ‘‘(II) the State shall incorporate the identi- cludes under subsection (b)(1) that a covered adding at the end the following: fication and load that the State submitted action will have more than a de minimis neg- ‘‘(7) STATE OR INTERSTATE AGENCY DETER- into the current plan of the State under sub- ative impact on employment levels or eco- MINATION.—With respect to any discharge, if section (e). nomic activity in a State, the Administrator a State or interstate agency having jurisdic- ‘‘(ii) RECOMMENDATIONS NOT SUBMITTED.—If shall hold a public hearing in each such tion over the navigable waters at the point the Administrator announces the disagree- State at least 30 days prior to the effective at which the discharge originates or will ment of the Administrator with the identi- date of the covered action. originate determines under paragraph (1) fication and load of the State but fails to (2) TIME, LOCATION, AND SELECTION.— that the discharge will comply with the ap- submit the written recommendation of the (A) IN GENERAL.—A public hearing required plicable provisions of sections 301, 302, 303, Administrator to the State within 30 days as under paragraph (1) shall be held at a con- 306, and 307, the Administrator may not take required by subparagraph (B)(iii)— venient time and location for impacted resi- any action to supersede the determination.’’. ‘‘(I) the identification and load of the State dents. SEC. 136. STATE AUTHORITY TO IDENTIFY shall be considered approved; and (B) PRIORITY.—In selecting a location for WATERS WITHIN BOUNDARIES OF ‘‘(II) the State shall incorporate the identi- THE STATE. such a public hearing, the Administrator fication and load that the State submitted Section 303(d) of the Federal Water Pollu- shall give priority to locations in the State into the current plan of the State under sub- tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1313(d)) is amend- that will experience the greatest number of ed by striking paragraph (2) and inserting section (e). job losses. the following: ‘‘(E) APPLICATION.—This section shall (d) NOTIFICATION.—If the Administrator apply to any decision made by the Adminis- ‘‘(2) STATE AUTHORITY TO IDENTIFY WATERS concludes under subsection (b)(1) that a cov- trator under this subsection issued on or WITHIN BOUNDARIES OF THE STATE.— ered action will have more than a de mini- after March 1, 2013.’’. mis negative impact on employment levels ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each State shall submit to the Administrator from time to time, Subtitle C—Point of Order Against Taxes on or economic activity in any State, the Ad- Carbon ministrator shall give notice of such impact with the first such submission not later than to the congressional delegation, Governor, 180 days after the date of publication of the SEC. 141. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLA- TION THAT WOULD CREATE A TAX and legislature of the State at least 45 days first identification of pollutants under sec- tion 304(a)(2)(D), the waters identified and OR FEE ON CARBON EMISSIONS. before the effective date of the covered ac- (a) POINT OF ORDER.—It shall not be in tion. the loads established under subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of paragraph (1). order in the Senate to consider any bill, SEC. 134. IDENTIFICATION OF WATERS PRO- joint resolution, motion, amendment, or con- TECTED BY THE CLEAN WATER ACT. ‘‘(B) APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL BY ADMIN- ISTRATOR ference report that includes a Federal tax or (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the .— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days fee imposed on carbon emissions from any Army and the Administrator of the Environ- product or entity that is a direct or indirect mental Protection Agency may not— after the date of submission, the Adminis- trator shall approve the State identification source of the emissions. (1) finalize, adopt, implement, administer, (b) WAIVER AND APPEAL.— and load or announce the disagreement of or enforce the proposed guidance described (1) WAIVER.—Subsection (a) may be waived the Administrator with the State identifica- in the notice of availability and request for or suspended in the Senate only by an af- tion and load. comments entitled ‘‘EPA and Army Corps of firmative vote of three-fifths of the Mem- ‘‘(ii) APPROVAL.—If the Administrator ap- Engineers Guidance Regarding Identification bers, duly chosen and sworn. proves the identification and load submitted of Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act’’ (2) APPEAL.—An affirmative vote of three- by the State under this subsection, the State (EPA–HQ–OW–2011–0409) (76 Fed. Reg. 24479 fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly shall incorporate the identification and load (May 2, 2011)); and chosen and sworn, shall be required to sus- into the current plan of the State under sub- (2) use the guidance described in paragraph tain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on section (e). (1), any successor document, or any substan- a point of order raised under subsection (a). ‘‘(iii) DISAPPROVAL.—If the Administrator tially similar guidance made publicly avail- TITLE II—HEALTH able on or after December 3, 2008, as the basis announces the disagreement of the Adminis- for any decision regarding the scope of the trator with the identification and load sub- SEC. 201. FORTY HOURS IS FULL TIME. (a) DEFINITION OF FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE.— Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 mitted by the State under this subsection. Section 4980H(c) of the Internal Revenue U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) or any rulemaking. the Administrator shall submit, not later Code of 1986 is amended— (b) RULES.—The use of the guidance de- than 30 days after the date that the Adminis- scribed in subsection (a)(1), or any successor trator announces the disagreement of the (1) in paragraph (2)(E), by striking ‘‘by 120’’ document or substantially similar guidance Administrator with the submission of the and inserting ‘‘by 174’’; and made publicly available on or after Decem- State, to the State the written recommenda- (2) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ‘‘30 ber 3, 2008, as the basis for any rule shall be tion of the Administrator of those additional hours’’ and inserting ‘‘40 hours’’. (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments grounds for vacating the rule. waters that the Administrator identifies and such loads for such waters as the Adminis- made by subsection (a) shall apply to months SEC. 135. LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORITY TO MOD- beginning after December 31, 2013. IFY STATE WATER QUALITY STAND- trator believes are necessary to implement ARDS. the water quality standards applicable to the SEC. 202. REPEAL OF THE INDIVIDUAL MANDATE. (a) STATE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS.— waters. Section 1501 and subsections (a), (b), (c), Section 303(c)(4) of the Federal Water Pollu- ‘‘(C) ACTION BY STATE.—Not later than 30 and (d) of section 10106 of the Patient Protec- tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1313(c)(4)) is days after receipt of the recommendation of tion and Affordable Care Act (and the amended— the Administrator, the State shall— amendments made by such sections and sub- (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and ‘‘(i) disregard the recommendation of the sections) are repealed and the Internal Rev- (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and Administrator in full and incorporate its enue Code of 1986 shall be applied and admin- indenting appropriately; own identification and load into the current istered as if such provisions and amendments had never been enacted. (2) by striking ‘‘(4) The’’ and inserting the plan of the State under subsection (e); following: ‘‘(ii) accept the recommendation of the Ad- SEC. 203. REPEAL OF MEDICAL DEVICE EXCISE TAX. ‘‘(4) PROMULGATION OF REVISED OR NEW ministrator in full and incorporate its iden- (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 32 of the Internal STANDARDS.— tification and load as amended by the rec- Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The’’; ommendation of the Administrator into the subchapter E. (3) by striking ‘‘The Administrator shall current plan of the State under subsection (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— promulgate’’ and inserting the following: (e); or (1) Subsection (a) of section 4221 of the In- ‘‘(B) DEADLINE.—The Administrator shall ‘‘(iii) accept the recommendation of the ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by promulgate;’’ and Administrator in part, identifying certain striking the last sentence. (4) by adding at the end the following: additional waters and certain additional (2) Paragraph (2) of section 6416(b) of such ‘‘(C) STATE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS.— loads proposed by the Administrator to be Code is amended by striking the last sen- Notwithstanding any other provision of this added to the State’s identification and load tence. paragraph, the Administrator may not pro- and incorporate the State’s identification (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of mulgate a revised or new standard for a pol- and load as amended into the current plan of subchapter for chapter 32 of the Internal lutant in any case in which the State has the State under subsection (e). Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking submitted to the Administrator and the Ad- ‘‘(D) NONCOMPLIANCE BY ADMINISTRATOR.— the item related to subchapter E. ministrator has approved a water quality ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If the Administrator fails (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments standard for that pollutant, unless the State to approve the State identification and load made by this section shall apply to sales concurs with the determination of the Ad- or announce the disagreement of the Admin- after the date of the enactment of this Act.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:17 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A02AP6.023 S02APPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S2102 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE April 2, 2014 SEC. 204. LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYED INDIVID- title I and subtitle B of title II of such Act year in which the taxable year begins, by UALS NOT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT (including any provision amended under sec- substituting ‘calendar year 2013’ for ‘cal- FOR EMPLOYER HEALTH CARE COV- tions 201 through 205 of this Act) are re- endar year 1992’ in subparagraph (B) thereof. ERAGE MANDATE. pealed, and the provisions of law amended or If any amount as increased under the pre- (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (4) of section repealed by such title or subtitle, respec- ceding sentence is not a multiple of $1,000, 4980H(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 tively (including any provision amended such amount shall be rounded to the nearest is amended by adding at the end the fol- under such sections), are restored or revived multiple of $1,000.’’. lowing new subparagraph: as if such title and subtitle had not been en- (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments ‘‘(C) EXCEPTION FOR LONG-TERM UNEM- acted. made by this section shall apply to stock ac- PLOYED INDIVIDUALS.— TITLE III—INCREASING EMPLOYMENT quired after December 31, 2013. ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘full-time em- SEC. 303. PERMANENT INCREASE IN DEDUCTION ployee’ shall not include any individual who AND DECREASING GOVERNMENT REGU- LATION FOR START-UP EXPENDITURES. is a long-term unemployed individual with (a) IN GENERAL.—Clause (ii) of section respect to such employer. Subtitle A—Small Business Tax Provisions 195(b)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of ‘‘(ii) LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUAL.— SEC. 301. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF IN- 1986 is amended— For purposes of this subparagraph, the term CREASED EXPENSING LIMITATIONS (1) by striking ‘‘$5,000’’ and inserting ‘long-term unemployed individual’ means, AND TREATMENT OF CERTAIN REAL ‘‘$10,000’’, and with respect to any employer, an individual PROPERTY AS SECTION 179 PROP- ERTY. (2) by striking ‘‘$50,000’’ and inserting who— (a) DOLLAR LIMITATION.—Section 179(b)(1) ‘‘$60,000’’. ‘‘(I) begins employment with such em- of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is (b) ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION.—Para- ployer after the date of the enactment of amended by striking ‘‘shall not exceed’’ and graph (3) of section 195(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as this subparagraph, and all that follows and inserting ‘‘shall not ex- follows: ‘‘(II) has been unemployed for 27 weeks or ceed $500,000.’’. ‘‘(3) ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION.—In the longer, as determined by the Secretary of (b) REDUCTION IN LIMITATION.—Section Labor, immediately before the date such em- 179(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 case of any taxable year beginning after De- ployment begins.’’. is amended— cember 31, 2014, the $10,000 and $60,000 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment (1) by striking subparagraph (C), amounts in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) shall each be made by this section shall apply to months (2) by striking ‘‘, and’’ at the end of sub- increased by an amount equal to— beginning after December 31, 2013. paragraph (B) and inserting a period, ‘‘(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by SEC. 205. EMPLOYEES WITH HEALTH COVERAGE (3) by striking the comma at the end of ‘‘(B) the cost-of-living adjustment deter- UNDER TRICARE OR THE VETERANS subparagraph (A) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and mined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar ADMINISTRATION MAY BE EXEMPT- (4) by inserting ‘‘beginning before 2014’’ year in which the taxable year begins, by ED FROM EMPLOYER MANDATE after ‘‘The limitation under paragraph (1) for substituting ‘calendar year 2013’ for ‘cal- UNDER PATIENT PROTECTION AND endar year 1992’ in subparagraph (B) thereof. AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. any taxable year’’. (c) COMPUTER SOFTWARE.—Section If any amount as increased under the pre- (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4980H(c)(2) of the ceding sentence is not a multiple of $1,000, Internal Revenue Code is amended by adding 179(d)(1)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code such amount shall be rounded to the nearest at the end the following: of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘and before 2014’’. multiple of $1,000.’’. ‘‘(F) EXEMPTION FOR HEALTH COVERAGE (d) ELECTION.—Section 179(c)(2) of the In- (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments UNDER TRICARE OR THE VETERANS ADMINISTRA- ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by made by this section shall apply to taxable TION.—Solely for purposes of determining striking ‘‘and before 2014’’. years beginning after December 31, 2013. whether an employer is an applicable large (e) SPECIAL RULES FOR TREATMENT OF SEC. 304. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF REDUC- employer under this paragraph for any QUALIFIED REAL PROPERTY.— TION IN S-CORPORATION RECOGNI- month, an employer may elect not to take (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 179(f)(1) of the In- TION PERIOD FOR BUILT-IN GAINS into account for a month as an employee any ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by TAX. individual who, for such month, has medical striking ‘‘beginning in 2010, 2011, 2012, or (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (7) of section coverage under— 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘beginning after 2009’’. 1374(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 ‘‘(i) chapter 55 of title 10, United States is amended— (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 179(f) Code, including coverage under the of such Code is amended by striking para- (1) by striking ‘‘10-year’’ in subparagraph TRICARE program, or graph (4). (A) and inserting ‘‘5-year’’, ‘‘(ii) under a health care program under (f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments (2) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) chapter 17 or 18 of title 38, United States made by this section shall apply to taxable and redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) Code, as determined by the Secretary of Vet- years beginning after December 31, 2013. as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively, erans Affairs, in coordination with the Sec- SEC. 302. PERMANENT FULL EXCLUSION APPLI- and retary of Health and Human Services and the CABLE TO QUALIFIED SMALL BUSI- (3) by striking ‘‘593(e)—’’ and all that fol- Secretary.’’. NESS STOCK. lows in subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (4) of section and inserting ‘‘593(e), subparagraph (A) shall made by subsection (a) shall apply to months 1202(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 be applied without regard to the phrase ‘5- beginning after December 31, 2013. is amended— year’.’’. SEC. 206. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN TAXES, (1) by striking ‘‘and before January 1, (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments FEES, AND PENALTIES ENACTED 2014’’, and made by this section shall apply to taxable UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE (2) by striking ‘‘CERTAIN PERIODS IN 2010, years beginning after December 31, 2013. ACT. 2011, 2012, AND 2013’’ in the heading and insert- SEC. 305. PERMANENT ALLOWANCE OF DEDUC- No tax, fee, or penalty imposed or enacted ing ‘‘CERTAIN PERIODS AFTER 2009’’. TION FOR HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS IN COMPUTING SELF-EM- under the Patient Protection and Affordable (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— PLOYMENT TAXES. Care Act shall be implemented, adminis- (1) The heading for section 1202 of the In- (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (4) of section tered, or enforced unless there has been a ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 162(l) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is certification by the Joint Committee on striking ‘‘PARTIAL’’. Taxation that such provision would not have amended by striking ‘‘beginning before Janu- (2) The item relating to section 1202 in the ary 1, 2010’’ and all that follows and inserting a direct or indirect economic impact on indi- table of sections for part I of subchapter P of viduals with an annual income of less than ‘‘beginning— chapter 1 of such Code is amended by strik- ‘‘(A) before January 1, 2010, or $200,000 or families with an annual income of ing ‘‘Partial exclusion’’ and inserting ‘‘Ex- less than $250,000. ‘‘(B) after December 31, 2010, and before clusion’’. January 1, 2013.’’. SEC. 207. REPEAL OF THE PATIENT PROTECTION (3) Section 1223(13) of such Code is amended (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. by striking ‘‘1202(a)(2),’’. made by this section shall apply to taxable (a) IN GENERAL.—Effective as of the enact- (c) ADJUSTMENT OF GROSS ASSET THRESH- years beginning after December 31, 2012. ment of Public Law 111–148, such Act (includ- OLD FOR INFLATION.—Subsection (d) of sec- SEC. 306. CLARIFICATION OF INVENTORY AND ing any provision amended under sections 201 tion 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 ACCOUNTING RULES FOR SMALL through 205 of this Act) is repealed, and the is amended by adding at the end the fol- BUSINESS. provisions of law amended or repealed by lowing new paragraph: (a) CASH ACCOUNTING PERMITTED.—Section such Act (including any provision amended ‘‘(4) ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION.—In the 446 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is under such sections) are restored or revived case of any taxable year beginning after De- amended by adding at the end the following as if such Act had not been enacted. cember 31, 2014, the $50,000,000 amount in sub- new subsection: (b) HEALTH CARE-RELATED PROVISIONS IN paragraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) shall ‘‘(g) CERTAIN SMALL BUSINESS TAXPAYERS THE HEALTH CARE AND EDUCATION RECONCILI- be increased by an amount equal to— PERMITTED TO USE CASH ACCOUNTING METHOD ATION ACT OF 2010.—Effective as of the enact- ‘‘(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by WITHOUT LIMITATION.— ment of the Health Care and Education Rec- ‘‘(B) the cost-of-living adjustment deter- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to an eligi- onciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–152), mined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar ble taxpayer who uses the cash receipts and

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:42 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A02AP6.023 S02APPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE April 2, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2103 disbursements method for any taxable year, sets forth a policy on a statutory, regulatory ‘‘(4) Whether existing rules have created or such method shall be deemed to clearly re- or technical issue or an interpretation of a contributed to the problem the agency may flect income and the taxpayer shall not be statutory or regulatory issue; address with a rule and whether those rules required to use an accrual method. ‘‘(16) ‘high-impact rule’ means any rule could be amended or rescinded to address the ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE TAXPAYER.—For purposes of that the Administrator of the Office of Infor- problem in whole or part. this subsection, a taxpayer is an eligible tax- mation and Regulatory Affairs determines is ‘‘(5) Any reasonable alternatives for a new payer with respect to any taxable year if— likely to impose an annual cost on the econ- rule or other response identified by the agen- ‘‘(A) for all prior taxable years beginning omy of $1,000,000,000 or more, adjusted annu- cy or interested persons, including not only after December 31, 2013, the taxpayer (or any ally for inflation; responses that mandate particular conduct predecessor) met the gross receipts test of ‘‘(17) ‘Information Quality Act’ means sec- or manners of compliance, but also— section 448(c) (determined by substituting tion 515 of Public Law 106–554, the Treasury ‘‘(A) the alternative of no Federal re- ‘$10,000,000’ for ‘$5,000,000’ each place it ap- and General Government Appropriations Act sponse; pears), and for Fiscal Year 2001, and guidelines issued by ‘‘(B) amending or rescinding existing rules; ‘‘(B) the taxpayer is not subject to section the Administrator of the Office of Informa- ‘‘(C) potential regional, State, local, or 447 or 448.’’. tion and Regulatory Affairs or other agen- tribal regulatory action or other responses (b) INVENTORY RULES.— cies under that Act; that could be taken instead of agency action; (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 471 of the Internal ‘‘(18) ‘major guidance’ means guidance that and Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesig- the Administrator of the Office of Informa- ‘‘(D) potential responses that— nating subsection (c) as subsection (d) and by tion and Regulatory Affairs finds is likely to ‘‘(i) specify performance objectives rather inserting after subsection (b) the following lead to— than conduct or manners of compliance; new subsection: ‘‘(A) an annual cost on the economy of ‘‘(ii) establish economic incentives to en- ‘‘(c) SMALL BUSINESS TAXPAYERS NOT RE- $100,000,000 or more, adjusted annually for in- courage desired behavior; QUIRED TO USE INVENTORIES.— flation; ‘‘(iii) provide information upon which ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A qualified taxpayer ‘‘(B) a major increase in costs or prices for choices can be made by the public; or shall not be required to use inventories consumers, individual industries, Federal, ‘‘(iv) incorporate other innovative alter- under this section for a taxable year. State, local or tribal government agencies, natives rather than agency actions that ‘‘(2) TREATMENT OF TAXPAYERS NOT USING or geographic regions; or specify conduct or manners of compliance. INVENTORIES.—If a qualified taxpayer does ‘‘(C) significant adverse effects on competi- ‘‘(6) Notwithstanding any other provision not use inventories with respect to any prop- tion, employment, investment, productivity, of law— erty for any taxable year beginning after De- innovation, or on the ability of United ‘‘(A) the potential costs and benefits asso- cember 31, 2013, such property shall be treat- States-based enterprises to compete with ciated with potential alternative rules and ed as a material or supply which is not inci- foreign-based enterprises in domestic and ex- other responses considered under paragraph dental. port markets; (5), including direct, indirect, and cumu- ‘‘(3) QUALIFIED TAXPAYER.—For purposes of ‘‘(19) ‘major rule’ means any rule that the lative costs and benefits and estimated im- this subsection, the term ‘qualified taxpayer’ Administrator of the Office of Information pacts on jobs, economic growth, innovation, means— and Regulatory Affairs determines is likely and economic competitiveness; ‘‘(A) any eligible taxpayer (as defined in to impose— ‘‘(B) the means to increase the cost-effec- section 446(g)(2)), and ‘‘(A) an annual cost on the economy of tiveness of any Federal response; and ‘‘(B) any taxpayer described in section $100,000,000 or more, adjusted annually for in- ‘‘(C) incentives for innovation, consist- 448(b)(3) (determined by substituting flation; ency, predictability, lower costs of enforce- ‘$10,000,000’ for ‘$5,000,000’ each place it ap- ‘‘(B) a major increase in costs or prices for ment and compliance (to government enti- pears in subsections (b) and (c) of section consumers, individual industries, Federal, ties, regulated entities, and the public), and 448).’’. State, local, or tribal government agencies, flexibility. (2) INCREASED ELIGIBILITY FOR SIMPLIFIED or geographic regions; or ‘‘(c) ADVANCE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DOLLAR-VALUE LIFO METHOD.—Section 474(c) ‘‘(C) significant adverse effects on competi- MAKING FOR MAJOR RULES AND HIGH-IMPACT of such Code is amended by striking tion, employment, investment, productivity, RULES.— ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’. innovation, or on the ability of United ‘‘(1) In the case of a rule making for a (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection States-based enterprises to compete with major rule or high-impact rule, not later (c) of section 263A of such Code is amended foreign-based enterprises in domestic and ex- than 90 days before a notice of proposed rule by adding at the end the following new para- port markets; and making is published in the Federal Register, graph: ‘‘(20) ‘Office of Information and Regulatory an agency shall publish advance notice of ‘‘(7) EXCLUSION FROM INVENTORY RULES.— Affairs’ means the office established under proposed rule making in the Federal Reg- Nothing in this section shall require the use section 3503 of chapter 35 of title 44 and any ister. of inventories for any taxable year by a successor to that office.’’. ‘‘(2) In publishing advance notice under qualified taxpayer (within the meaning of SEC. 313. RULE MAKING. paragraph (1), the agency shall— section 471(c)) who is not required to use in- Section 553 of title 5, United States Code, ‘‘(A) include a written statement identi- ventories under section 471 for such taxable is amended— fying, at a minimum— year.’’. (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a) This ‘‘(i) the nature and significance of the (c) EFFECTIVE DATE AND SPECIAL RULES.— section applies’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) APPLICA- problem the agency may address with a rule, (1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by BILITY.—This section applies’’; and including data and other evidence and infor- this section shall apply to taxable years be- (2) by striking subsections (b) through (e) mation on which the agency expects to rely ginning after December 31, 2013. and inserting the following: for the proposed rule; (2) CHANGE IN METHOD OF ACCOUNTING.—In ‘‘(b) RULE MAKING CONSIDERATIONS.—In a ‘‘(ii) the legal authority under which a rule the case of any taxpayer changing the tax- rule making, an agency shall make all pre- may be proposed, including whether a rule payer’s method of accounting for any taxable liminary and final determinations based on making is required by statute, and if so, year under the amendments made by this evidence and consider, in addition to other whether by a specific date, or whether the section— applicable considerations, the following: agency has discretion to commence a rule (A) such change shall be treated as initi- ‘‘(1) The legal authority under which a rule making; and ated by the taxpayer; and may be proposed, including whether a rule ‘‘(iii) preliminary information available to (B) such change shall be treated as made making is required by statute, and if so, the agency concerning the other consider- with the consent of the Secretary of the whether by a specific date, or whether the ations specified in subsection (b); Treasury. agency has discretion to commence a rule ‘‘(B) solicit written data, views or argu- Subtitle B—Regulatory Accountability Act making. ments from interested persons concerning SEC. 311. SHORT TITLE. ‘‘(2) Other statutory considerations appli- the information and issues addressed in the This title may be cited as the ‘‘Regulatory cable to whether the agency can or should advance notice; and Accountability Act of 2014’’. propose a rule or undertake other agency ac- ‘‘(C) provide for a period of not fewer than SEC. 312. DEFINITIONS. tion. 60 days for interested persons to submit such Section 551 of title 5, United States Code, ‘‘(3) The specific nature and significance of written data, views, or arguments to the is amended— the problem the agency may address with a agency. (1) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘and’’ at rule (including the degree and nature of risks ‘‘(d) NOTICES OF PROPOSED RULE MAKING; the end; the problem poses and the priority of ad- DETERMINATIONS OF OTHER AGENCY COURSE.— (2) in paragraph (14), by striking the period dressing those risks compared to other mat- Following completion of procedures under at the end and inserting a semicolon; and ters or activities within the jurisdiction of subsection (c), if applicable, and consulta- (3) by adding at the end the following: the agency), whether the problem warrants tion with the Administrator of the Office of ‘‘(15) ‘guidance’ means an agency state- new agency action, and the countervailing Information and Regulatory Affairs, the ment of general applicability and future ef- risks that may be posed by alternatives for agency shall publish either a notice of pro- fect, other than a regulatory action, that new agency action. posed rule making or a determination of

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:17 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A02AP6.023 S02APPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S2104 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE April 2, 2014 other agency course, in accordance with the that Office in consultations with the agency, ‘‘(1) Whether the agency’s asserted factual following: shall be placed in the docket for the deter- predicate for the rule is supported by the evi- ‘‘(1) A notice of proposed rule making shall mination and made accessible to the public dence. include— for the public’s use when the notice of deter- ‘‘(2) Whether there is an alternative to the ‘‘(A) a statement of the time, place, and mination is published. proposed rule that would achieve the rel- nature of public rule making proceedings; ‘‘(3) After notice of proposed rule making evant statutory objectives at a lower cost ‘‘(B) reference to the legal authority under required by this section, the agency shall (including all costs to be considered under which the rule is proposed; provide interested persons an opportunity to subsection (b)(6)) than the proposed rule. ‘‘(C) the terms of the proposed rule; participate in the rule making through sub- ‘‘(3) If there is more than one alternative ‘‘(D) a description of information known to mission of written data, views, or arguments to the proposed rule that would achieve the the agency on the subject and issues of the with or without opportunity for oral presen- relevant statutory objectives at a lower cost proposed rule, including— tation, except that— than the proposed rule, which alternative ‘‘(i) a summary of information known to ‘‘(A) if a hearing is required under para- would achieve the relevant statutory objec- the agency concerning the considerations graph (4)(B) or subsection (e), reasonable op- tives at the lowest cost. specified in subsection (b); portunity for oral presentation shall be pro- ‘‘(4) If the agency proposes to adopt a rule ‘‘(ii) a summary of additional information vided under that requirement; or that is more costly than the least costly al- the agency provided to and obtained from in- ‘‘(B) when other than under subsection (e) ternative that would achieve the relevant terested persons under subsection (c); and rules are required by statute or at the discre- statutory objectives (including all costs to ‘‘(iii) information specifically identifying tion of the agency to be made on the record be considered under subsection (b)(6)), all data, studies, models, and other evidence after opportunity for an agency hearing, sec- whether the additional benefits of the more or information considered or used by the tions 556 and 557 shall apply, and paragraph costly rule exceed the additional costs of the agency in connection with the determination (4), requirements of subsection (e) to receive more costly rule. by the agency to propose the rule; comment outside of the procedures of sec- ‘‘(5) Whether the evidence and other infor- ‘‘(E)(i) a reasoned preliminary determina- tions 556 and 557, and the petition procedures mation upon which the agency bases the pro- tion of need for the rule based on the infor- of subsection (e)(6) shall not apply. posed rule meets the requirements of the In- mation described under subparagraph (D); The agency shall provide not fewer than 90 formation Quality Act. and days for interested persons to submit written ‘‘(6) Upon petition by an interested person ‘‘(ii) an additional statement of whether a data, views, or arguments (or 120 days in the who has participated in the rule making, rule is required by statute; case of a proposed major rule or high-impact other issues relevant to the rule making, un- ‘‘(F) a reasoned preliminary determination rule). less the agency determines that consider- that the benefits of the proposed rule meet ‘‘(4)(A) Within 30 days after publication of ation of the issues at the hearing would not the relevant statutory objectives and justify notice of proposed rule making, a member of advance consideration of the rule or would, the costs of the proposed rule, including all the public may petition for a hearing in ac- in light of the nature of the need for agency costs to be considered under subsection cordance with section 556 to determine action, unreasonably delay completion of the (b)(6), based on the information described whether any evidence or other information rule making. An agency shall grant or deny under subparagraph (D); upon which the agency bases the proposed a petition under this paragraph within 30 ‘‘(G) a discussion of— rule fails to comply with of the Information days after the receipt of the petition. ‘‘(i) the alternatives to the proposed rule, Quality Act. No later than 45 days before any hearing held and other alternative responses, considered ‘‘(B)(i) The agency may, upon review of the under this subsection or sections 556 and 557, by the agency under subsection (b); petition, determine without further process the agency shall publish in the Federal Reg- ‘‘(ii) the costs and benefits of those alter- to exclude from the rule making the evi- ister a notice specifying the proposed rule to natives, including all costs to be considered dence or other information that is the sub- be considered at such hearing, the issues to under subsection (b)(6); ject of the petition and, if appropriate, with- be considered at the hearing, and the time ‘‘(iii) whether those alternatives meet rel- draw the proposed rule. The agency shall and place for such hearing, except that such evant statutory objectives; and promptly publish any such determination. notice may be issued not later than 15 days ‘‘(iv) why the agency did not propose any ‘‘(ii) If the agency does not resolve the pe- before a hearing held under subsection of those alternatives; and tition under the procedures of clause (i), it (d)(4)(B). ‘‘(H)(i) a statement of whether existing shall grant any such petition that presents a ‘‘(f) FINAL RULES.—(1) The agency shall rules have created or contributed to the prima facie case that evidence or other infor- adopt a rule only following consultation problem the agency seeks to address with mation upon which the agency bases the pro- with the Administrator of the Office of Infor- the proposed rule; and posed rule fails to comply with the Informa- mation and Regulatory Affairs to facilitate ‘‘(ii) if so, whether or not the agency pro- tion Quality Act, hold the requested hearing compliance with applicable rule making re- poses to amend or rescind any such rules, not later than 30 days after receipt of the pe- quirements. and why. tition, provide for a reasonable opportunity ‘‘(2) The agency shall adopt a rule only on All information considered by the agency, for cross-examination at the hearing, and de- the basis of the best reasonably obtainable and actions to obtain information by the cide the issues presented by the petition not scientific, technical, economic, and other agency, in connection with its determination later than 60 days after receipt of the peti- evidence and information concerning the to propose the rule, including all informa- tion. The agency may deny any petition that need for and consequences of the rule. tion described by the agency under subpara- it determines does not present such a prima ‘‘(3)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph graph (D) and, at the discretion of the Presi- facie case. (B), the agency shall adopt the least costly dent or the Administrator of the Office of In- ‘‘(C) There shall be no judicial review of rule considered during the rule making (in- formation and Regulatory Affairs, informa- the agency’s disposition of issues considered cluding all costs to be considered under sub- tion provided by that Office in consultations and decided or determined under subpara- section (b)(6)) that meets relevant statutory with the agency, shall be placed in the dock- graph (B)(ii) until judicial review of the objectives. ‘‘(B) The agency may adopt a rule that is et for the proposed rule and made accessible agency’s final action. There shall be no judi- cial review of an agency’s determination to more costly than the least costly alternative to the public for the public’s use when the that would achieve the relevant statutory notice of proposed rule making is published. withdraw a proposed rule under subpara- graph (B)(i). objectives only if— ‘‘(2)(A) A notice of determination of other ‘‘(i) the additional benefits of the more agency course shall include a description of ‘‘(D) Failure to petition for a hearing under this paragraph shall not preclude judi- costly rule justify its additional costs; and the alternative response the agency deter- ‘‘(ii) the agency explains its reason for mined to adopt. cial review of any claim based on the Infor- mation Quality Act under chapter 7 of this doing so based on interests of public health, ‘‘(B) If in its determination of other agency safety or welfare (including protection of the course the agency makes a determination to title. ‘‘(e) HEARINGS FOR HIGH-IMPACT RULES.— environment) that are clearly within the amend or rescind an existing rule, the agen- scope of the statutory provision authorizing cy need not undertake additional pro- Following notice of a proposed rule making, receipt of comments on the proposed rule, the rule. ceedings under subsection (c) before the and any hearing held under subsection (d)(4), ‘‘(4)(A) When the agency adopts a final agency publishes a notice of proposed rule and before adoption of any high-impact rule, rule, the agency shall publish a notice of making to amend or rescind the existing the agency shall hold a hearing in accord- final rule making. The notice shall include— rule. ance with sections 556 and 557, unless such ‘‘(i) a concise, general statement of the All information considered by the agency, hearing is waived by all participants in the rule’s basis and purpose; and actions to obtain information by the rule making other than the agency. The ‘‘(ii) the agency’s reasoned final deter- agency, in connection with its determination agency shall provide a reasonable oppor- mination of need for a rule to address the of other agency course, including the infor- tunity for cross-examination at such hear- problem the agency seeks to address with mation specified under paragraph (1)(D) and, ing. The hearing shall be limited to the fol- the rule, including a statement of whether a at the discretion of the President or the Ad- lowing issues of fact, except that partici- rule is required by statute; ministrator of the Office of Information and pants at the hearing other than the agency ‘‘(iii) the agency’s reasoned final deter- Regulatory Affairs, information provided by may waive determination of any such issue: mination that the benefits of the rule meet

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:17 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A02AP6.023 S02APPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE April 2, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2105 the relevant statutory objectives and justify shall complete rule making under sub- in whole or in part under procedures speci- the rule’s costs (including all costs to be con- sections (c) through (f) of this subsection and fied in provisions of law other than those sidered under subsection (b)(6)); take final action to adopt a final rule or re- under this subchapter conform to the fullest ‘‘(iv) the agency’s reasoned final deter- scind the interim rule. If the agency fails to extent allowed by law with the procedures mination not to adopt any of the alter- take timely final action, the interim rule set forth in this section; and natives to the proposed rule considered by shall cease to have the effect of law. ‘‘(ii) issue guidelines for the conduct of the agency during the rule making, includ- ‘‘(C) Other than in cases involving inter- hearings under subsections (d)(4) and (e), in- ing— ests of national security, upon the agency’s cluding to assure a reasonable opportunity ‘‘(I) the agency’s reasoned final determina- publication of an interim rule without com- for cross-examination. tion that no alternative considered achieved pliance with subsections (c), (d), or (e) or re- ‘‘(B) Each agency shall adopt regulations the relevant statutory objectives with lower quirements to render final determinations for the conduct of hearings consistent with costs (including costs to be considered under under subsection (f) of this section, an inter- the guidelines issued under this subpara- subsection (b)(6)) than the rule; or ested party may seek immediate judicial re- graph. ‘‘(II) the agency’s reasoned final deter- view under chapter 7 of this title of the agen- ‘‘(4) The Administrator of the Office of In- mination that its adoption of a more costly cy’s determination to adopt such interim formation and Regulatory Affairs shall issue rule complies with paragraph (3)(B); rule. The record on such review shall include guidelines under the Information Quality Act to apply in rule making proceedings ‘‘(v) the agency’s reasoned final determina- all documents and information considered by under this section and sections 556 and 557. tion— the agency and any additional information In all cases, the guidelines, and the Adminis- ‘‘(I) that existing rules have not created or presented by a party that the court deter- trator’s specific determinations regarding contributed to the problem the agency seeks mines necessary to consider to assure jus- agency compliance with the guidelines, shall to address with the rule; or tice. ‘‘(h) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR HEAR- be entitled to judicial deference. ‘‘(II) that existing rules have created or INGS.—When a hearing is required under sub- ‘‘(l) RECORD.—The agency shall include in contributed to the problem the agency seeks section (e) or is otherwise required by stat- the record for a rule making all documents to address with the rule, and, if so— ute or at the agency’s discretion before adop- and information considered by the agency ‘‘(aa) why amendment or rescission of such tion of a rule, the agency shall comply with during the proceeding, including, at the dis- existing rules is not alone sufficient to re- the requirements of sections 556 and 557 in cretion of the President or the Adminis- spond to the problem; and addition to the requirements of subsection trator of the Office of Information and Regu- ‘‘(bb) whether and how the agency intends (f) in adopting the rule and in providing no- latory Affairs, documents and information to amend or rescind the existing rule sepa- tice of the rule’s adoption. communicated by that Office during con- rate from adoption of the rule; ‘‘(i) DATE OF PUBLICATION OF RULE.—The sultation with the agency. ‘‘(vi) the agency’s reasoned final deter- required publication or service of a sub- ‘‘(m) EXEMPTION FOR MONETARY POLICY.— mination that the evidence and other infor- stantive final or interim rule shall be made Nothing in subsection (b)(6), subparagraph mation upon which the agency bases the rule not less than 30 days before the effective (F) through (G) of subsection (d)(1), sub- complies with of the Information Quality date of the rule, except— section (e), subsection (f)(3), or clauses (iii) Act; and ‘‘(1) a substantive rule which grants or rec- and (iv) of subsection (f)(4)(A) shall apply to ‘‘(vii) for any major rule or high-impact ognizes an exemption or relieves a restric- rule makings that concern monetary policy rule, the agency’s plan for review of the rule tion; proposed or implemented by the Board of no less frequently than every 10 years to de- ‘‘(2) interpretive rules and statements of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or termine whether, based upon evidence, there policy; or the Federal Open Market Committee.’’. remains a need for the rule, whether the rule ‘‘(3) as otherwise provided by the agency SEC. 314. AGENCY GUIDANCE; PROCEDURES TO ISSUE MAJOR GUIDANCE; PRESI- is in fact achieving statutory objectives, for good cause found and published with the whether the rule’s benefits continue to jus- DENTIAL AUTHORITY TO ISSUE rule. GUIDELINES FOR ISSUANCE OF tify its costs, and whether the rule can be ‘‘(j) RIGHT TO PETITION.—Each agency shall GUIDANCE. modified or rescinded to reduce costs while give an interested person the right to peti- (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title 5, continuing to achieve statutory objectives. tion for the issuance, amendment, or repeal United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘(B) Review of a rule under a plan required of a rule. after section 553 the following: by paragraph (4)(G) shall take into account ‘‘(k) RULE MAKING GUIDELINES.—(1)(A) The ‘‘§ 553a. Agency guidance; procedures to issue the factors and criteria set forth in sub- Administrator of the Office of Information major guidance; authority to issue guide- sections (b) through (e) and this subsection. and Regulatory Affairs shall have authority lines for issuance of guidance ‘‘(C) All information considered by the to establish guidelines for the assessment, agency in connection with its adoption of including quantitative and qualitative as- ‘‘(a) Before issuing any major guidance, an the rule, and, at the discretion of the Presi- sessment, of the costs and benefits of poten- agency shall— dent or the Administrator of the Office of In- tial, proposed, and final rules and other eco- ‘‘(1) make and document a reasoned deter- formation and Regulatory Affairs, informa- nomic issues or issues related to risk that mination that— tion provided by that Office in consultations are relevant to rule making under this sec- ‘‘(A) assures that such guidance is under- with the agency, shall be placed in the dock- tion and other sections of this title. The standable and complies with relevant statu- et for the rule and made accessible to the rigor of cost-benefit analysis required by tory objectives and regulatory provisions; public for the public’s use not later than the such guidelines shall be commensurate, in ‘‘(B) identifies the costs and benefits (in- date on which the rule is adopted. the Administrator’s determination, with the cluding all costs to be considered during the ‘‘(g) EXCEPTIONS FROM NOTICE AND HEARING economic impact of the rule. rule making under section 553(b) of this title) REQUIREMENTS.—(1) Except when notice or ‘‘(B) To ensure that agencies use the best of conduct conforming to such guidance and hearing is required by statute, subsections available techniques to quantify and evalu- assures that such benefits justify such costs; (c) through (e) of this section do not apply to ate anticipated present and future benefits, and interpretive rules, general statements of pol- costs, other economic issues, and risks as ac- ‘‘(C) describes alternatives to such guid- icy, or rules of agency organization, proce- curately as possible, the Administrator of ance and their costs and benefits (including dure, or practice. the Office of Information and Regulatory Af- all costs to be considered during rule making ‘‘(2)(A) When the agency for good cause, fairs shall regularly update guidelines estab- under section 553(b) of this title) and ex- based upon evidence, finds (and incorporates lished under subparagraph (A). plains why the agency rejected those alter- the finding and a brief statement of reasons ‘‘(2) The Administrator of the Office of In- natives; and therefor in the rules issued) that compliance formation and Regulatory Affairs shall also ‘‘(2) confer with the Administrator of the with subsection (c), (d), or (e) or require- have authority to issue guidelines to pro- Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs ments to render final determinations under mote coordination, simplification and har- on the issuance of such guidance to assure subsection (f) of this section before the monization of agency rules during the rule that the guidance is reasonable, understand- issuance of an interim rule is impracticable making process and otherwise. Such guide- able, consistent with relevant statutory and or contrary to the public interest, including lines shall assure that each agency avoids regulatory provisions and requirements or interests of national security, such sub- regulations that are inconsistent or incom- practices of other agencies, does not produce sections or requirements to render final de- patible with, or duplicative of, its other reg- costs that are unjustified by the guidance’s terminations shall not apply to the agency’s ulations and those of other Federal agencies benefits, and is otherwise appropriate. adoption of an interim rule. and drafts its regulations to be simple and ‘‘(b) AGENCY GUIDANCE.— ‘‘(B) If, following compliance with subpara- easy to understand, with the goal of mini- ‘‘(1) is not legally binding and may not be graph (A) of this paragraph, the agency mizing the potential for uncertainty and liti- relied upon by an agency as legal grounds for adopts an interim rule, it shall commence gation arising from such uncertainty. agency action; proceedings that comply fully with sub- ‘‘(3)(A) To ensure consistency in Federal ‘‘(2) shall state in a plain, prominent and sections (c) through (f) of this section imme- rule making, the Administrator of the Office permanent manner that it is not legally diately upon publication of the interim rule. of Information and Regulatory Affairs binding; and No less than 270 days from publication of the shall— ‘‘(3) shall, at the time it is issued or upon interim rule (or 18 months in the case of a ‘‘(i) issue guidelines and otherwise take ac- request, be made available by the issuing major rule or high-impact rule), the agency tion to ensure that rule makings conducted agency to interested persons and the public.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:17 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A02AP6.023 S02APPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S2106 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE April 2, 2014 ‘‘(c) The Administrator of the Office of In- render final determinations under subsection shall not apply to any rule makings pending formation and Regulatory Affairs shall have (f) of section 553, an interested party may or completed on the date of enactment of authority to issue guidelines for use by the seek immediate judicial review under this this Act. agencies in the issuance of major guidance chapter of the agency’s determination to TITLE IV—SUPPORTING KNOWLEDGE AND and other guidance. Such guidelines shall as- adopt such rule on an interim basis. Review INVESTING IN LIFELONG SKILLS sure that each agency avoids issuing guid- shall be limited to whether the agency SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. ance documents that are inconsistent or in- abused its discretion to adopt the interim This title may be cited as the ‘‘Supporting compatible with, or duplicative of, its other rule without compliance with subsection (c), Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills regulations and those of other Federal agen- (d), or (e) of section 553 or without rendering Act’’ or the ‘‘SKILLS Act’’. cies and drafts its guidance documents to be final determinations under subsection (f) of SEC. 402. REFERENCES. simple and easy to understand, with the goal section 553. Except as otherwise expressly provided, of minimizing the potential for uncertainty ‘‘(2) This subsection shall not apply in wherever in this title an amendment or re- and litigation arising from such uncer- cases involving interests of national secu- peal is expressed in terms of an amendment tainty.’’. rity. to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND- ‘‘(c) For rules other than major rules and the amendment or repeal shall be considered MENT.—The table of sections for chapter 5 of high-impact rules, compliance with sub- to be made to a section or other provision of title 5, United States Code, is amended by in- section (b)(6), subparagraphs (F) through (G) the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 serting after the item relating to section 553 of subsection (d)(1), subsection (f)(3), and U.S.C. 2801 et seq.). the following: clauses (iii) and (iv) of subsection (f)(4)(A) of section 553 shall not be subject to judicial re- SEC. 403. APPLICATION TO FISCAL YEARS. ‘‘553a. Agency guidance; procedures to issue Except as otherwise provided, this title major guidance; presidential view. In all cases, the determination that a rule is not a major rule within the meaning and the amendments made by this title shall authority to issue guidelines apply with respect to fiscal year 2015 and for issuance of guidance.’’. of section 551(19)(A) or a high-impact rule shall be subject to judicial review under sec- succeeding fiscal years. SEC. 315. HEARINGS; PRESIDING EMPLOYEES; POWERS AND DUTIES; BURDEN OF tion 706(a)(2)(A). Subtitle A—Amendments to the Workforce PROOF; EVIDENCE; RECORD AS ‘‘(d) Nothing in this section shall be con- Investment Act of 1998 BASIS OF DECISION. strued to limit judicial review of an agency’s CHAPTER 1—WORKFORCE INVESTMENT Section 556 of title 5, United States Code, consideration of costs or benefits as a man- DEFINITIONS is amended by striking subsection (e) and in- datory or discretionary factor under the SEC. 406. DEFINITIONS. serting the following: statute authorizing the rule or any other ap- Section 101 (29 U.S.C. 2801) is amended— ‘‘(e)(1) The transcript of testimony and ex- plicable statute.’’. (1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting hibits, together with all papers and requests SEC. 317. SCOPE OF REVIEW. the following: filed in the proceeding, constitutes the ex- Section 706 of title 5, United States Code is ‘‘(2) ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LIT- clusive record for decision in accordance amended— ERACY EDUCATION ACTIVITIES.—The term with section 557 and, on payment of lawfully (1) by striking ‘‘To the extent necessary’’ ‘adult education and family literacy edu- prescribed costs, shall be made available to and inserting ‘‘(a) To the extent necessary’’; cation activities’ has the meaning given the the parties. When an agency decision rests (2) in paragraph (2)(A) of subsection (a) (as term in section 203.’’; on official notice of a material fact not ap- redesignated by paragraph (1) of this sec- (2) by striking paragraphs (13) and (24); pearing in the evidence in the record, a party tion), by inserting after ‘‘in accordance with (3) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through is entitled, on timely request, to an oppor- law’’ the following: ‘‘(including the Informa- (12) as paragraphs (3) through (14), and para- tunity to show the contrary. tion Quality Act as defined under section graphs (14) through (23) as paragraphs (15) ‘‘(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this 551(17))’’; and through (24), respectively; subsection, in a proceeding held under this (3) by adding at the end the following: (4) by striking paragraphs (52) and (53); section under section 553(d)(4) or 553(e), the ‘‘(b) The court shall not defer to the agen- (5) by inserting after ‘‘In this title:’’ the record for decision shall include any infor- cy’s— following new paragraphs: mation that is part of the record of pro- ‘‘(1) interpretation of an agency rule if the ‘‘(1) ACCRUED EXPENDITURES.—The term ceedings under section 553. agency did not comply with the procedures ‘accrued expenditures’ means— ‘‘(f) When an agency conducts rule making of section 553 or sections 556 and 557 to issue ‘‘(A) charges incurred by recipients of under this section and section 557 directly the interpretation; funds under this title for a given period re- after concluding proceedings upon an ad- ‘‘(2) determination of the costs and bene- quiring the provision of funds for goods or vance notice of proposed rule making under fits or other economic or risk assessment of other tangible property received; section 553(c), the matters to be considered the regulatory action, if the agency failed to ‘‘(B) charges incurred for services per- and determinations to be made shall include, conform to guidelines on such determina- formed by employees, contractors, sub- among other relevant matters and deter- tions and assessments established by the Ad- grantees, subcontractors, and other payees; minations, the matters and determinations ministrator of the Office of Information and and described in subsections (b) and (f) of section Regulatory Affairs under section 553(k); or ‘‘(C) other amounts becoming owed, under 553. ‘‘(3) determinations under interlocutory re- programs assisted under this title, for which ‘‘(g)(1) Upon receipt of a petition for a view under sections 553(g)(2)(C) and 704(2). no current services or performance is re- hearing under this section, the agency shall ‘‘(c) The court shall review agency denials quired, such as amounts for annuities, insur- grant the petition in the case of any major of petitions under section 553(e)(6) or any ance claims, and other benefit payments. rule, unless the agency reasonably deter- other petition for a hearing under sections ‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The term ‘ad- mines that a hearing would not advance con- 556 and 557 for abuse of agency discretion.’’. ministrative costs’ means expenditures in- sideration of the rule or would, in light of SEC. 318. ADDED DEFINITION. curred by State boards and local boards, di- the need for agency action, unreasonably Section 701(b) of title 5, United States rect recipients (including State grant recipi- delay completion of the rule making. The Code, is amended— ents under subtitle B and recipients of agency shall publish its decision to grant or (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’; awards under subtitles C and D), local grant deny the petition when it renders the deci- (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period recipients, local fiscal agents or local grant sion, including an explanation of the grounds at the end, and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and subrecipients, and one-stop operators in the for decision. The information contained in (3) by adding at the end the following: performance of administrative functions and the petition shall in all cases be included in ‘‘(3) ‘substantial evidence’ means such rel- in carrying out activities under this title the administrative record. evant evidence as a reasonable mind might that are not related to the direct provision ‘‘(2) This subsection shall not apply to rule accept as adequate to support a conclusion of workforce investment activities (includ- makings that concern monetary policy pro- in light of the record considered as a whole, ing services to participants and employers). posed or implemented by the Board of Gov- taking into account whatever in the record Such costs include both personnel and non- ernors of the Federal Reserve System or the fairly detracts from the weight of the evi- personnel expenditures and both direct and Federal Open Market Committee.’’. dence relied upon by the agency to support indirect expenditures.’’; SEC. 316. ACTIONS REVIEWABLE. its decision.’’. (6) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by Section 704 of title 5, United States Code, SEC. 319. EFFECTIVE DATE. striking ‘‘Except in sections 127 and 132, the’’ is amended— The amendments made by this title to— and inserting ‘‘The’’; (1) by striking ‘‘Agency action made’’ and (1) sections 553, 556, and 704 of title 5, (7) by amending paragraph (5) (as so redes- inserting ‘‘(a) Agency action made’’; and United States Code; ignated) to read as follows: (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) section 701(b) of title 5, United States ‘‘(5) AREA CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDU- ‘‘(b)(1) Except as provided under paragraph Code; CATION SCHOOL.—The term ‘area career and (2) and notwithstanding subsection (a), upon (3) paragraphs (4) and (5) of section 706(b) of technical education school’ has the meaning the agency’s publication of an interim rule title 5, United States Code; and given the term in section 3(3) of the Carl D. without compliance with subsection (c), (d), (4) section 706(c) of title 5, United States Perkins Career and Technical Education Act or (e) of section 553 or requirements to Code, of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302(3)).’’;

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:17 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A02AP6.023 S02APPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE April 2, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2107 (8) in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated), by (ii) and inserting ‘‘poverty line for an equiva- program of employment and training activi- inserting ‘‘(or such other level as the Gov- lent period;’’; ties incorporates provisions regarding— ernor may establish)’’ after ‘‘8th grade (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) ‘‘(A) the core indicators of performance de- level’’; through (F) as subparagraphs (E) through scribed in subclauses (I) through (IV) and (9) in paragraph (10)(C) (as so redesig- (G), respectively; and (VI) of section 136(b)(2)(A)(i); nated), by striking ‘‘not less than 50 percent (C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the ‘‘(B) a fixed amount that will be paid to an of the cost of the training’’ and inserting ‘‘a following: eligible provider of such employment and significant portion of the cost of training, as ‘‘(D) receives or is eligible to receive a free training activities for each program partici- determined by the local board involved (or, or reduced price lunch under the Richard B. pant who, within a defined timetable, in the case of an employer in multiple local Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. achieves the agreed-to levels of performance areas in the State, as determined by the 1751 et seq.);’’; based upon the core indicators of perform- Governor), taking into account the size of (17) in paragraph (32), by striking ‘‘the Re- ance described in subparagraph (A), and may the employer and such other factors as the public of the Marshall Islands, the Federated include a bonus payment to such provider, local board or Governor, respectively, deter- States of Micronesia,’’; which may be used to expand the capacity of mines to be appropriate’’; (18) by amending paragraph (33) to read as such provider; (10) in paragraph (11) (as so redesignated)— follows: ‘‘(C) the ability for an eligible provider to (A) in subparagraph (A)(ii)(II), by striking ‘‘(33) OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH.—The term recoup the costs of providing the activities ‘‘section 134(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘section ‘out-of-school youth’ means— for a program participant who has not 121(e)’’; ‘‘(A) an at-risk youth who is a school drop- achieved those levels, but for whom the pro- (B) in subparagraph (B)(iii)— out; or vider is able to demonstrate that such par- (i) by striking ‘‘134(d)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘(B) an at-risk youth who has received a ticipant gained specific competencies re- ‘‘134(c)(4)’’; and secondary school diploma or its recognized quired for education and career advancement (ii) by striking ‘‘intensive services de- equivalent but is basic skills deficient, un- that are, where feasible, tied to industry-rec- scribed in section 134(d)(3)’’ and inserting employed, or underemployed.’’; ognized credentials and related standards, or ‘‘work ready services described in section (19) in paragraph (38), by striking State licensing requirements; and 134(c)(2)’’; ‘‘134(a)(1)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘134(a)(1)(B)’’; ‘‘(D) the ability for an eligible provider (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘or’’ (20) in paragraph (41), by striking ‘‘, and that does not meet the requirements under after the semicolon; the term means such Secretary for purposes section 122(a)(2) to participate in such pay- (D) in subparagraph (D), by striking the pe- of section 503’’; for-performance contract and to not be re- riod and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and (21) in paragraph (43), by striking ‘‘clause quired to report on the performance and cost (E) by adding at the end the following: (iii) or (v) of section 136(b)(3)(A)’’ and insert- information required under section 122(d). ‘‘(E)(i) is the spouse of a member of the ing ‘‘section 136(b)(3)(A)(iii)’’; ‘‘(56) RECOGNIZED POSTSECONDARY CREDEN- Armed Forces on active duty for a period of (22) by amending paragraph (49) to read as TIAL.—The term ‘recognized postsecondary more than 30 days (as defined in section follows: credential’ means a credential awarded by a 101(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code) who ‘‘(49) VETERAN.—The term ‘veteran’ has the provider of training services or postsec- same meaning given the term in section has experienced a loss of employment as a di- ondary educational institution based on rect result of relocation to accommodate a 2108(1) of title 5, United States Code.’’; completion of all requirements for a program permanent change in duty station of such (23) by amending paragraph (50) to read as of study, including coursework or tests or member; or follows: other performance evaluations. The term ‘‘(ii) is the spouse of a member of the ‘‘(50) CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.— means an industry-recognized credential, a Armed Forces on active duty (as defined in The term ‘career and technical education’ certificate of completion of a registered ap- section 101(d)(1) of title 10, United States has the meaning given the term in section 3 prenticeship program, or an associate or bac- Code) who meets the criteria described in of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical calaureate degree from an institution de- paragraph (12)(B).’’; Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302).’’; scribed in section 122(a)(2)(A)(i). (11) in paragraph (12)(A) (as redesignated)— (24) in paragraph (51), by striking ‘‘, and a ‘‘(57) REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PRO- (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon youth activity’’; and and inserting ‘‘or’’; (25) by adding at the end the following: GRAM.—The term ‘registered apprenticeship program’ means a program described in sec- (B) by striking ‘‘(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘(52) AT-RISK YOUTH.—Except as provided ‘‘(A)(i)’’; and in subtitle C, the term ‘at-risk youth’ means tion 122(a)(2)(B).’’. (C) by adding at the end the following: an individual who— CHAPTER 2—STATEWIDE AND LOCAL ‘‘(ii) is the spouse of a member of the ‘‘(A) is not less than age 16 and not more WORKFORCE INVESTMENT SYSTEMS Armed Forces on active duty for a period of than age 24; SEC. 411. PURPOSE. more than 30 days (as defined in section ‘‘(B) is a low-income individual; and Section 106 (29 U.S.C. 2811) is amended by 101(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code) ‘‘(C) is an individual who is one or more of adding at the end the following: ‘‘It is also whose family income is significantly reduced the following: the purpose of this subtitle to provide work- because of a deployment (as defined in sec- ‘‘(i) A secondary school dropout. force investment activities in a manner that tion 991(b) of title 10, United States Code, or ‘‘(ii) A youth in foster care (including enhances employer engagement, promotes pursuant to paragraph (4) of such section), a youth aging out of foster care). customer choices in the selection of training call or order to active duty pursuant to a ‘‘(iii) A youth offender. services, and ensures accountability in the provision of law referred to in section ‘‘(iv) A youth who is an individual with a use of taxpayer funds.’’. 101(a)(13)(B) of title 10, United States Code, a disability. SEC. 412. STATE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT permanent change of station, or the service- ‘‘(v) A migrant youth. BOARDS. connected (as defined in section 101(16) of ‘‘(53) INDUSTRY OR SECTOR PARTNERSHIP.— Section 111 (29 U.S.C. 2821) is amended— title 38, United States Code) death or dis- The term ‘industry or sector partnership’ (1) in subsection (b)— ability of the member; and’’; means a partnership of— (A) in paragraph (1)— (12) in paragraph (13) (as so redesignated), ‘‘(A) a State board or local board; and (i) by striking subparagraph (B); by inserting ‘‘or regional’’ after ‘‘local’’ each ‘‘(B) one or more industry or sector organi- (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as place it appears; zations, and other entities, that have the ca- subparagraph (B); and (13) in paragraph (14) (as so redesignated)— pability to help the State board or local (iii) in subparagraph (B) (as so redesig- (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘sec- board determine the immediate and long- nated)— tion 122(e)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 122’’; term skilled workforce needs of in-demand (I) by amending clause (i)(I), by striking (B) by striking subparagraph (B), and in- industries or sectors and other occupations ‘‘section 117(b)(2)(A)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec- serting the following: important to the State or local economy, re- tion 117(b)(2)(A)’’; ‘‘(B) work ready services, means a provider spectively. (II) by amending clause (i)(II) to read as who is identified or awarded a contract as ‘‘(54) INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CREDENTIAL.— follows: described in section 117(d)(5)(C); or’’; The term ‘industry-recognized credential’ ‘‘(II) represent businesses, including large (C) by striking subparagraph (C); and means a credential that is sought or accept- and small businesses, each of which has im- (D) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as ed by companies within the industry sector mediate and long-term employment opportu- subparagraph (C); involved, across multiple States, as recog- nities in an in-demand industry or other oc- (14) in paragraph (15) (as so redesignated), nized, preferred, or required for recruitment, cupation important to the State economy; by striking ‘‘adult or dislocated worker’’ and screening, or hiring and is awarded for com- and’’; inserting ‘‘individual’’; pletion of a program listed or identified (III) by striking clause (iii) and inserting (15) in paragraph (20), by striking ‘‘The’’ under subsection (d) or (i) of section 122, for the following: and inserting ‘‘Subject to section the local area involved. ‘‘(iii) a State agency official responsible 116(a)(1)(E), the’’; ‘‘(55) PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE CONTRACT for economic development; and’’; (16) in paragraph (25)— STRATEGY.—The term ‘pay-for-performance (IV) by striking clauses (iv) through (vi); (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘high- contract strategy’ means a strategy in which (V) by amending clause (vii) to read as fol- er of—’’ and all that follows through clause a pay-for-performance contract to provide a lows:

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STATE PLAN. income individuals (including recipients of partners; or Section 112 (29 U.S.C. 2822)— public assistance such as supplemental nu- ‘‘(V) representatives of veterans service or- (1) in subsection (a)— trition assistance program benefits pursuant ganizations.’’; and (A) by striking ‘‘127 or’’; and to the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 (VI) by redesignating clause (vii) (as so (B) by striking ‘‘5-year strategy’’ and in- U.S.C. 2011 et seq.)), long-term unemployed amended) as clause (iv); and serting ‘‘3-year strategy’’; individuals (including individuals who have (B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as (2) in subsection (b)— exhausted entitlement to Federal and State follows: (A) by amending paragraph (4) to read as unemployment compensation), English ‘‘(3) MAJORITY.—A 2⁄3 majority of the mem- follows: learners, homeless individuals, individuals bers of the board shall be representatives de- ‘‘(4) information describing— training for nontraditional employment, scribed in paragraph (1)(B)(i).’’; ‘‘(A) the economic conditions in the State; youth (including out-of-school youth and at- (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘(B) the immediate and long-term skilled risk youth), older workers, ex-offenders, mi- ‘‘(b)(1)(C)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘(b)(1)(B)(i)’’; workforce needs of in-demand industries, grant and seasonal farmworkers, refugees (3) by amending subsection (d) to read as small businesses, and other occupations im- and entrants, veterans (including disabled follows: portant to the State economy; and homeless veterans), and Native Ameri- ‘‘(d) FUNCTIONS.—The State board shall as- ‘‘(C) the knowledge and skills of the work- cans; and’’; and sist the Governor of the State as follows: force in the State; and (V) by adding at the end the following new ‘‘(1) STATE PLAN.—Consistent with section ‘‘(D) workforce development activities (in- clause: 112, the State board shall develop a State cluding education and training) in the ‘‘(v) how the State will— plan. State;’’; ‘‘(I) consistent with section 188 and Execu- ‘‘(2) STATEWIDE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT (B) by amending paragraph (7) to read as tive Order No. 13217 (42 U.S.C. 12131 note), SYSTEM.—The State board shall review and follows: serve the employment and training needs of develop statewide policies and programs in ‘‘(7) a description of the State criteria for individuals with disabilities; and the State in a manner that supports a com- determining the eligibility of training serv- ‘‘(II) consistent with sections 504 and 508 of prehensive statewide workforce development ices providers in accordance with section 122, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794, system that will result in meeting the work- including how the State will take into ac- 794d), include the provision of outreach, in- force needs of the State and its local areas. count the performance of providers and take, assessments, and service delivery, the Such review shall include determining whether the training services relate to in-de- development of performance measures, the whether the State should consolidate addi- mand industries and other occupations im- training of staff, and other aspects of acces- tional amounts for additional activities or portant to the State economy;’’; sibility for individuals with disabilities to programs into the Workforce Investment (C) by amending paragraph (8) to read as programs and services under this subtitle;’’; Fund in accordance with section 501(e). follows: and ‘‘(3) WORKFORCE AND LABOR MARKET INFOR- ‘‘(8)(A) a description of the procedures that (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘to MATION SYSTEM.—The State board shall de- will be taken by the State to assure coordi- the extent practicable’’ and inserting ‘‘in ac- velop a statewide workforce and labor mar- nation of, and avoid duplication among, the cordance with the requirements of the Jobs ket information system described in section programs and activities identified under sec- for Veterans Act (Public Law 107–288) and the 15(e) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l– tion 501(b)(2); and amendments made by such Act’’; and 2(e)), which may include using information ‘‘(B) a description of and an assurance re- (L) by striking paragraph (17) (as so redes- collected under Federal law other than this garding common data collection and report- ignated) and inserting the following: Act by the State economic development en- ing processes used for the programs and ac- ‘‘(17) a description of the strategies and tity or a related entity in developing such tivities described in subparagraph (A), which services that will be used in the State— system. are carried out by one-stop partners, includ- ‘‘(A) to more fully engage employers, in- ‘‘(4) EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT.—The State ing— cluding small businesses and employers in board shall develop strategies, across local ‘‘(i) an assurance that such processes use in-demand industries and occupations impor- areas, that meet the needs of employers and quarterly wage records for performance tant to the State economy; support economic growth in the State by en- measures described in section 136(b)(2)(A) ‘‘(B) to meet the needs of employers in the hancing communication, coordination, and that are applicable to such programs or ac- State; and collaboration among employers, economic tivities; or ‘‘(C) to better coordinate workforce devel- development entities, and service providers. ‘‘(ii) if such wage records are not being opment programs with economic develop- ‘‘(5) DESIGNATION OF LOCAL AREAS.—The used for the performance measures, an iden- ment activities; State board shall designate local areas as re- tification of the barriers to using such wage ‘‘(18) a description of how the State board quired under section 116. records and a description of how the State will convene (or help to convene) industry or ‘‘(6) ONE-STOP DELIVERY SYSTEM.—The will address such barriers within 1 year of sector partnerships that lead to collabo- State board shall identify and disseminate the approval of the plan;’’; rative planning, resource alignment, and information on best practices for effective (D) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘, includ- training efforts across a targeted cluster of operation of one-stop centers, including use ing comment by representatives of busi- multiple firms for a range of workers em- of innovative business outreach, partner- nesses and representatives of labor organiza- ployed or potentially employed by the indus- ships, and service delivery strategies. tions,’’; try or sector— ‘‘(7) PROGRAM OVERSIGHT.—The State board (E) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘under ‘‘(A) to encourage industry growth and shall conduct the following program over- sections 127 and 132’’ and inserting ‘‘under competitiveness and to improve worker sight: section 132’’; training, retention, and advancement in the ‘‘(A) Reviewing and approving local plans (F) by striking paragraph (12); industry or sector; under section 118. (G) by redesignating paragraphs (13) ‘‘(B) to address the immediate and long- ‘‘(B) Ensuring the appropriate use and through (18) as paragraphs (12) through (17), term skilled workforce needs of in-demand management of the funds provided for State respectively; industries, small businesses, and other occu- employment and training activities author- (H) in paragraph (12) (as so redesignated), pations important to the State economy; and ized under section 134. by striking ‘‘111(f)’’ and inserting ‘‘111(e)’’; ‘‘(C) to address critical skill gaps within ‘‘(C) Preparing an annual report to the (I) in paragraph (13) (as so redesignated), and across industries and sectors; Secretary described in section 136(d). by striking ‘‘134(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘121(e)’’; ‘‘(19) a description of how the State will ‘‘(8) DEVELOPMENT OF PERFORMANCE MEAS- (J) in paragraph (14) (as so redesignated), utilize technology, to facilitate access to URES.—The State board shall develop and en- by striking ‘‘116(a)(5)’’ and inserting services in remote areas, which may be used sure continuous improvement of comprehen- ‘‘116(a)(3)’’; throughout the State;

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(A) in paragraph (2)— for encouraging regional cooperation within ‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—To obtain designation (i) in subparagraph (A)— the State and across State borders, as appro- of a local area under this paragraph, a local (I) by striking ‘‘include—’’ and all that fol- priate; or regional board (or consortia of local or re- lows through ‘‘representatives’’ and insert- ‘‘(21) a description of the actions that will gional boards) seeking to take responsibility ing ‘‘include representatives’’; be taken by the State to foster communica- for the area under this Act shall submit an (II) by striking clauses (ii) through (vi); tion, coordination, and partnerships with application to a State board at such time, in (III) by redesignating subclauses (I) nonprofit organizations (including public li- such manner, and containing such informa- through (III) as clauses (i) through (iii), re- braries, community, faith-based, and philan- tion as the State board may require, includ- spectively (and by moving the margins of thropic organizations) that provide employ- ing— such clauses 2 ems to the left); ment-related, training, and complementary ‘‘(i) a description of the local area, includ- (IV) by striking clause (ii) (as so redesig- services, to enhance the quality and com- ing the population that will be served by the nated) and inserting the following: prehensiveness of services available to par- local area, and the education and training ‘‘(ii) represent businesses, including large ticipants under this title; needs of its employers and workers; and small businesses, each of which has im- ‘‘(22) a description of the process and meth- ‘‘(ii) a description of how the local area is mediate and long-term employment opportu- odology for determining— consistent or aligned with— nities in an in-demand industry or other oc- ‘‘(A) one-stop partner program contribu- ‘‘(I) service delivery areas (as determined cupation important to the local economy; tions for the costs of infrastructure of one- by the State); and’’; and stop centers under section 121(h)(1); and ‘‘(II) labor market areas; and (V) by striking the semicolon at the end of ‘‘(B) the formula for allocating such infra- ‘‘(III) economic development regions; clause (iii) (as so redesignated) and inserting structure funds to local areas under section ‘‘(iii) a description of the eligible providers ‘‘; and’’; and 121(h)(3); of education and training, including postsec- (ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to read ‘‘(23) a description of the strategies and ondary educational institutions such as com- as follows: services that will be used in the State to as- munity colleges, located in the local area ‘‘(B) may include such other individuals or sist at-risk youth and out-of-school youth in and available to meet the needs of the local representatives of entities as the chief elect- acquiring the education and skills, creden- workforce; ed official in the local area may determine tials (including recognized postsecondary ‘‘(iv) a description of the distance that in- to be appropriate, including— credentials, such as industry-recognized cre- dividuals will need to travel to receive serv- ‘‘(i) the superintendent or other employee dentials), and employment experience to suc- ices provided in such local area; and of the local educational agency who has pri- ceed in the labor market, including— ‘‘(v) any other criteria that the State mary responsibility for secondary education, ‘‘(A) training and internships in in-demand board may require. the presidents or chief executive officers of industries or occupations important to the ‘‘(C) PRIORITY.—In designating local areas postsecondary educational institutions (in- State and local economy; under this paragraph, a State board shall cluding a community college, where such an ‘‘(B) dropout recovery activities that are give priority consideration to an area pro- entity exists), or administrators of local en- designed to lead to the attainment of a reg- posed by an applicant demonstrating that a tities providing adult education and family ular secondary school diploma or its recog- designation as a local area under this para- literacy education activities; nized equivalent, or other State-recognized graph will result in the reduction of overlap- ‘‘(ii) representatives of community-based equivalent (including recognized alternative ping service delivery areas, local market organizations (including organizations rep- standards for individuals with disabilities); areas, or economic development regions. resenting individuals with disabilities and and ‘‘(D) ALIGNMENT WITH LOCAL PLAN.—A veterans, for a local area in which such orga- ‘‘(C) activities combining remediation of State may designate an area proposed by an nizations are present); or academic skills, work readiness training, applicant as a local area under this para- ‘‘(iii) representatives of veterans service and work experience, and including linkages graph for a period not to exceed 3 years. organizations.’’; to postsecondary education and training and ‘‘(E) REFERENCES.—For purposes of this (B) in paragraph (4)— career-ladder employment; and Act, a reference to a local area— (i) by striking ‘‘A majority’’ and inserting ‘‘(24) a description of— ‘‘(i) used with respect to a geographic area, ‘‘A 2⁄3 majority’’; and ‘‘(A) how the State will furnish employ- refers to an area designated under this para- (ii) by striking ‘‘(2)(A)(i)’’ and inserting ment, training, including training in ad- graph; and ‘‘(2)(A)’’; and vanced manufacturing, supportive, and ‘‘(ii) used with respect to an entity, refers (C) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘(2)(A)(i)’’ placement services to veterans, including to the applicant.’’; and inserting ‘‘(2)(A)’’; disabled and homeless veterans; (B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as (2) in subsection (c)— ‘‘(B) the strategies and services that will follows: (A) in paragraph (1), by striking subpara- be used in the State to assist in and expedite ‘‘(2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary graph (C); and reintegration of homeless veterans into the shall, if requested by the Governor of a (B) in paragraph (3)(A)(ii), by striking labor force; and State, provide the State with technical as- ‘‘paragraphs (1) through (7)’’ and inserting ‘‘(C) the veterans population to be served sistance in making the determinations re- ‘‘paragraphs (1) through (8)’’; in the State.’’; quired under paragraph (1). The Secretary (3) by amending subsection (d) to read as (3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘period, shall not issue regulations governing deter- follows: that—’’ and all that follows through para- minations to be made under paragraph (1).’’; graph (2) and inserting ‘‘period, that the plan (C) by striking paragraph (3); ‘‘(d) FUNCTIONS OF LOCAL BOARD.—The is inconsistent with the provisions of this (D) by striking paragraph (4); functions of the local board shall include the title.’’; and (E) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para- following: (4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘5-year’’ graph (3); and ‘‘(1) LOCAL PLAN.—Consistent with section and inserting ‘‘3-year’’. (F) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by 118, each local board, in partnership with the SEC. 414. LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT striking ‘‘(2) or (3)’’ both places it appears chief elected official for the local area in- AREAS. and inserting ‘‘(1)’’; volved, shall develop and submit a local plan Section 116 (29 U.S.C. 2831) is amended— (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as to the Governor. (1) in subsection (a)— follows: ‘‘(2) WORKFORCE RESEARCH AND REGIONAL (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as ‘‘(b) SINGLE STATES.—Consistent with sub- LABOR MARKET ANALYSIS.— follows: section (a), the State board of a State may ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The local board shall— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— designate the State as a single State local ‘‘(i) conduct, and regularly update, an ‘‘(A) PROCESS.—In order to receive an al- area for the purposes of this title.’’; and analysis of— lotment under section 132, a State, through (3) in subsection (c)— ‘‘(I) the economic conditions in the local the State board, shall establish a process to (A) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end area; designate local workforce investment areas the following: ‘‘The State may require the ‘‘(II) the immediate and long-term skilled within the State. Such process shall— local boards for the designated region to pre- workforce needs of in-demand industries and ‘‘(i) support the statewide workforce devel- pare a single regional plan that incorporates other occupations important to the local opment system developed under section the elements of the local plan under section economy; 111(d)(2), enabling the system to meet the 118 and that is submitted and approved in ‘‘(III) the knowledge and skills of the workforce needs of the State and its local lieu of separate local plans under such sec- workforce in the local area; and areas; tion.’’; and ‘‘(IV) workforce development activities (in- ‘‘(ii) include consultation, prior to the des- (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘employ- cluding education and training) in the local ignation, with chief elected officials; ment statistics’’ and inserting ‘‘workforce area; and ‘‘(iii) include consideration of comments and labor market information’’. ‘‘(ii) assist the Governor in developing the received on the designation through the pub- SEC. 415. LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT statewide workforce and labor market infor- lic comment process as described in section BOARDS. mation system described in section 15(e) of 112(b)(9); and Section 117 (29 U.S.C. 2832) is amended— the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l–2(e)).

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‘‘(B) EXISTING ANALYSIS.—In carrying out ‘‘(C) IDENTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS ‘‘(B) to meet the needs of employers in the requirements of subparagraph (A)(i), a local OF WORK READY SERVICES.—If the one-stop op- local area; board shall use an existing analysis, if any, erator does not provide the services de- ‘‘(C) to better coordinate workforce devel- by the local economic development entity or scribed in section 134(c)(2) in the local area, opment programs with economic develop- related entity. the local board shall identify eligible pro- ment activities; and ‘‘(3) EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT.—The local viders of such services in the local area by ‘‘(D) to better coordinate workforce devel- board shall meet the needs of employers and awarding contracts. opment programs with employment, train- support economic growth in the local area by ‘‘(6) PROGRAM OVERSIGHT.—The local board, ing, and literacy services carried out by non- enhancing communication, coordination, in partnership with the chief elected official, profit organizations, including public librar- shall be responsible for— and collaboration among employers, eco- ies, as appropriate; ‘‘(A) ensuring the appropriate use and nomic development entities, and service pro- ‘‘(4) a description of how the local board viders. management of the funds provided for local employment and training activities author- will convene (or help to convene) industry or ‘‘(4) BUDGET AND ADMINISTRATION.— sector partnerships that lead to collabo- ‘‘(A) BUDGET.— ized under section 134(b); and ‘‘(B) conducting oversight of the one-stop rative planning, resource alignment, and ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The local board shall de- training efforts across multiple firms for a velop a budget for the activities of the local delivery system, in the local area, authorized under section 121. range of workers employed or potentially board in the local area, consistent with the employed by a targeted industry or sector— requirements of this subsection. ‘‘(7) NEGOTIATION OF LOCAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES.—The local board, the chief elect- ‘‘(A) to encourage industry growth and ‘‘(ii) TRAINING RESERVATION.—In developing ed official, and the Governor shall negotiate competitiveness and to improve worker a budget under clause (i), the local board and reach agreement on local performance training, retention, and advancement in the shall reserve a percentage of funds to carry measures as described in section 136(c). targeted industry or sector; out the activities specified in section ‘‘(8) TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS.—The ‘‘(B) to address the immediate and long- 134(c)(4). The local board shall use the anal- local board shall develop strategies for tech- term skilled workforce needs of in-demand ysis conducted under paragraph (2)(A)(i) to nology improvements to facilitate access to industries, small businesses, and other occu- determine the appropriate percentage of services authorized under this subtitle and pations important to the local economy; and funds to reserve under this clause. carried out in the local area, including ac- ‘‘(C) to address critical skill gaps within ‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATION.— cess in remote areas.’’; and across industries and sectors; ‘‘(i) GRANT RECIPIENT.—The chief elected (4) in subsection (e)— ‘‘(5) a description of how the funds reserved official in a local area shall serve as the (A) by inserting ‘‘electronic means and’’ local grant recipient for, and shall be liable under section 117(d)(4)(A)(ii) will be used to after ‘‘regular basis through’’; and carry out activities described in section for any misuse of, the grant funds allocated (B) by striking ‘‘and the award of grants or to the local area under section 133, unless 134(c)(4); contracts to eligible providers of youth ac- ‘‘(6) a description of how the local board the chief elected official reaches an agree- tivities,’’; ment with the Governor for the Governor to will coordinate workforce investment activi- (5) in subsection (f)— ties carried out in the local area with state- act as the local grant recipient and bear such (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘sec- wide workforce investment activities, as ap- liability. tion 134(d)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘section propriate; ‘‘(ii) DESIGNATION.—In order to assist in ad- 134(c)(4)’’; and ‘‘(7) a description of how the local area ministration of the grant funds, the chief (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting will— elected official or the Governor, where the the following: ‘‘(A) coordinate activities with the local Governor serves as the local grant recipient ‘‘(2) WORK READY SERVICES; DESIGNATION OR for a local area, may designate an entity to CERTIFICATION AS ONE-STOP OPERATORS.—A area’s disability community, and with tran- serve as a local grant subrecipient for such local board may provide work ready services sition services (as defined under section 602 funds or as a local fiscal agent. Such des- described in section 134(c)(2) through a one- of the Individuals with Disabilities Edu- ignation shall not relieve the chief elected stop delivery system described in section 121 cation Act (20 U.S.C. 1401)) provided under official or the Governor of the liability for or be designated or certified as a one-stop op- that Act by local educational agencies serv- any misuse of grant funds as described in erator only with the agreement of the chief ing such local area, to make available com- clause (i). elected official and the Governor.’’; prehensive, high-quality services to individ- ‘‘(iii) DISBURSAL.—The local grant recipi- (6) in subsection (g)(1), by inserting ‘‘or uals with disabilities; ent or an entity designated under clause (ii) participate in any action taken’’ after ‘‘(B) consistent with section 188 and Execu- shall disburse the grant funds for workforce ‘‘vote’’; and tive Order No. 13217 (42 U.S.C. 12131 note), investment activities at the direction of the (7) by striking subsections (h) and (i). serve the employment and training needs of local board, pursuant to the requirements of SEC. 416. LOCAL PLAN. individuals with disabilities, with a focus on this title. The local grant recipient or entity Section 118 (29 U.S.C. 2833) is amended— employment that fosters independence and designated under clause (ii) shall disburse (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘5-year’’ integration into the workplace; and the funds immediately on receiving such di- and inserting ‘‘3-year’’; ‘‘(C) consistent with sections 504 and 508 of rection from the local board. (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794, ‘‘(C) STAFF.—The local board may employ follows: 794d), include the provision of outreach, in- staff to assist in carrying out the functions ‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The local plan shall in- take, assessments, and service delivery, the described in this subsection. clude— development of performance measures, the ‘‘(D) GRANTS AND DONATIONS.—The local ‘‘(1) a description of the analysis of the training of staff, and other aspects of acces- board may solicit and accept grants and do- local area’s economic and workforce condi- sibility for individuals with disabilities to nations from sources other than Federal tions conducted under subclauses (I) through programs and services under this subtitle; funds made available under this Act. (IV) of section 117(d)(2)(A)(i), and an assur- ‘‘(8) a description of the local levels of per- ‘‘(5) SELECTION OF OPERATORS AND PRO- ance that the local board will use such anal- formance negotiated with the Governor and VIDERS.— ysis to carry out the activities under this chief elected official pursuant to section ‘‘(A) SELECTION OF ONE-STOP OPERATORS.— subtitle; 136(c), to be— Consistent with section 121(d), the local ‘‘(2) a description of the one-stop delivery ‘‘(A) used to measure the performance of board, with the agreement of the chief elect- system in the local area, including— the local area; and ed official— ‘‘(A) a description of how the local board ‘‘(i) shall designate or certify one-stop op- will ensure— ‘‘(B) used by the local board for measuring erators as described in section 121(d)(2)(A); ‘‘(i) the continuous improvement of eligi- performance of the local fiscal agent (where and ble providers of services through the system; appropriate), eligible providers, and the one- ‘‘(ii) may terminate for cause the eligi- and stop delivery system, in the local area; bility of such operators. ‘‘(ii) that such providers meet the employ- ‘‘(9) a description of the process used by ‘‘(B) IDENTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE TRAINING ment needs of local businesses and partici- the local board, consistent with subsection SERVICE PROVIDERS.—Consistent with this pants; and (c), to provide an opportunity for public com- subtitle, the local board shall identify eligi- ‘‘(B) a description of how the local board ment prior to submission of the plan; ble providers of training services described will facilitate access to services described in ‘‘(10) a description of how the local area in section 134(c)(4) in the local area, annually section 117(d)(8) and provided through the will serve the employment and training review the outcomes of such eligible pro- one-stop delivery system consistent with needs of dislocated workers (including dis- viders using the criteria under section section 117(d)(8); placed homemakers), low-income individuals 122(b)(2), and designate such eligible pro- ‘‘(3) a description of the strategies and (including recipients of public assistance viders in the local area who have dem- services that will be used in the local area— such as supplemental nutrition assistance onstrated the highest level of success with ‘‘(A) to more fully engage employers, in- program benefits pursuant to the Food and respect to such criteria as priority eligible cluding small businesses and employers in Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.)), providers for the program year following the in-demand industries and occupations impor- long-term unemployed individuals (including review. tant to the local economy; individuals who have exhausted entitlement

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tween the one-stop operator and the one-stop erans), and Native Americans; ‘‘(iii) enter into a local memorandum of partners for appropriate services and activi- ‘‘(11) an identification of the entity respon- understanding with the local board, relating ties, including referrals for training for non- sible for the disbursal of grant funds de- to the operation of the one-stop delivery sys- traditional employment; and scribed in section 117(d)(4)(B)(iii), as deter- tem, that meets the requirements of sub- ‘‘(iv) the duration of the memorandum of mined by the chief elected official or the section (c); and understanding and the procedures for amend- Governor under such section; ‘‘(iv) participate in the operation of the ing the memorandum during the term of the ‘‘(12) a description of the strategies and one-stop delivery system consistent with the memorandum, and assurances that such services that will be used in the local area to terms of the memorandum of understanding, memorandum shall be reviewed not less than assist at-risk youth and out-of-school youth the requirements of this title, and the re- once every 3-year period to ensure appro- in acquiring the education and skills, cre- quirements of the Federal laws authorizing priate funding and delivery of services under dentials (including recognized postsecondary the program or activities carried out by the the memorandum; and’’; credentials, such as industry-recognized cre- entity.’’; (3) in subsection (d)— dentials), and employment experience to suc- (B) in paragraph (1)(B)— (A) in the heading for paragraph (1), by ceed in the labor market, including— (i) by striking clauses (ii), (v), and (vi); striking ‘‘DESIGNATION AND CERTIFICATION’’ ‘‘(A) training and internships in in-demand (ii) by redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) as and inserting ‘‘LOCAL DESIGNATION AND CER- industries or occupations important to the clauses (ii) and (iii), respectively; TIFICATION’’; local economy; (iii) by redesignating clauses (vii) through (B) in paragraph (2)— ‘‘(B) dropout recovery activities that are (xii) as clauses (iv) through (ix), respec- (i) by striking ‘‘section 134(c)’’ and insert- designed to lead to the attainment of a reg- tively; ing ‘‘subsection (e)’’; ular secondary school diploma or its recog- (iv) in clause (ii), as so redesignated, by (ii) by amending subparagraph (A) to read nized equivalent, or other State-recognized striking ‘‘adult education and literacy ac- as follows: equivalent (including recognized alternative tivities’’ and inserting ‘‘adult education and ‘‘(A) shall be designated or certified as a standards for individuals with disabilities); family literacy education activities’’ one-stop operator through a competitive and (v) in clause (viii), as so redesignated, by process; and’’; and ‘‘(C) activities combining remediation of striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking clause academic skills, work readiness training, (vi) in clause (ix), as so redesignated, by (ii) and redesignating clauses (iii) through and work experience, and including linkages striking the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; (vi) as clauses (ii) through (v), respectively; to postsecondary education and training and and and career-ladder employment; (vii) by adding at the end the following: (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘voca- ‘‘(13) a description of— ‘‘(x) subject to subparagraph (C), programs tional’’ and inserting ‘‘career and technical’’; ‘‘(A) how the local area will furnish em- authorized under part A of title IV of the So- (4) by amending subsection (e) to read as ployment, training, including training in ad- cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).’’; follows: vanced manufacturing, supportive, and (C) by inserting after paragraph (1)(B) the ‘‘(e) ESTABLISHMENT OF ONE-STOP DELIVERY placement services to veterans, including following: SYSTEM.— disabled and homeless veterans; ‘‘(C) DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERNOR.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be estab- ‘‘(B) the strategies and services that will Each entity carrying out a program de- lished in a State that receives an allotment be used in the local area to assist in and ex- scribed in subparagraph (B)(x) shall be con- under section 132(b) a one-stop delivery sys- pedite reintegration of homeless veterans sidered to be a one-stop partner under this tem, which shall— into the labor force; and title and carry out the required partner ac- ‘‘(A) provide the work ready services de- ‘‘(C) the veteran population to be served in tivities described in subparagraph (A) unless scribed in section 134(c)(2); the local area; the Governor of the State in which the local ‘‘(B) provide access to training services as ‘‘(14) a description of— area is located provides the Secretary and described in paragraph (4) of section 134(c), ‘‘(A) the duties assigned to the veteran em- Secretary of Health and Human Services including serving as the point of access to ployment specialist consistent with the re- written notice of a determination by the career enhancement accounts for training quirements of section 134(f); Governor that such an entity shall not be services to participants in accordance with ‘‘(B) the manner in which the veteran em- considered to be such a partner and shall not paragraph (4)(F) of such section; ployment specialist is integrated into the carry out such required partner activities.’’; ‘‘(C) provide access to the activities car- one-stop career system described in section and ried out under section 134(d), if any; 121; (D) in paragraph (2)— ‘‘(D) provide access to programs and activi- ‘‘(C) the date on which the veteran employ- (i) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ‘‘sec- ties carried out by one-stop partners that are ment specialist was assigned; and tion 134(d)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘section described in subsection (b); and ‘‘(D) whether the veteran employment spe- 134(c)(2)’’; and ‘‘(E) provide access to the data and infor- cialist has satisfactorily completed related (ii) in subparagraph (B)— mation described in subparagraphs (A) and training by the National Veterans’ Employ- (I) by striking clauses (i), (ii), and (v); (B) of section 15(a)(1) of the Wagner-Peyser ment and Training Services Institute; and (II) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the Act (29 U.S.C. 49l–2(a)(1)). ‘‘(15) such other information as the Gov- end; ‘‘(2) ONE-STOP DELIVERY.—At a minimum, ernor may require.’’; and (III) by redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) the one-stop delivery system— (3) in subsection (c)— as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; and ‘‘(A) shall make each of the programs, (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘such (IV) by adding at the end the following: services, and activities described in para- means’’ and inserting ‘‘electronic means and ‘‘(iii) employment and training programs graph (1) accessible at not less than one such means’’; and administered by the Commissioner of the So- physical center in each local area of the (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘, includ- cial Security Administration; State; and ing representatives of business and rep- ‘‘(iv) employment and training programs ‘‘(B) may also make programs, services, resentatives of labor organizations,’’. carried out by the Administrator of the and activities described in paragraph (1) SEC. 417. ESTABLISHMENT OF ONE-STOP DELIV- Small Business Administration; available— ERY SYSTEM. ‘‘(v) employment, training, and literacy ‘‘(i) through a network of affiliated sites Section 121 (29 U.S.C. 2841) is amended— services carried out by public libraries; and that can provide one or more of the pro- (1) in subsection (b)— ‘‘(vi) other appropriate Federal, State, or grams, services, and activities to individ- (A) by striking subparagraph (A) of para- local programs, including programs in the uals; and graph (1) and inserting the following: private sector.’’; ‘‘(ii) through a network of eligible one-stop ‘‘(A) ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF ONE- (2) in subsection (c)(2), by amending sub- partners— STOP PARTNERS.—Each entity that carries paragraph (A) to read as follows: ‘‘(I) in which each partner provides one or out a program or activities described in sub- ‘‘(A) provisions describing— more of the programs, services, and activi- paragraph (B) shall— ‘‘(i) the services to be provided through the ties to such individuals and is accessible at ‘‘(i) provide access through a one-stop de- one-stop delivery system consistent with the an affiliated site that consists of a physical livery system to the program or activities requirements of this section, including the location or an electronically- or techno- carried out by the entity, including making manner in which the services will be coordi- logically-linked access point; and the work ready services described in section nated through such system; ‘‘(II) that assures individuals that informa- 134(c)(2) that are applicable to the program ‘‘(ii) how the costs of such services and the tion on the availability of the work ready or activities of the entity available at one- operating costs of such system will be fund- services will be available regardless of where

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the individuals initially enter the statewide ‘‘(iii) APPEAL BY ONE-STOP PARTNERS.—The ‘‘(C) the costs of the provision of work workforce investment system, including in- Governor shall establish a procedure for the ready services applicable to each program. formation made available through an access one-stop partner administering a program ‘‘(2) DETERMINATION AND STANDARDS.—The point described in subclause (I). described in subsection (b) and subparagraph method for determining the appropriate por- ‘‘(3) SPECIALIZED CENTERS.—The centers (A) to appeal a determination regarding the tion of funds and noncash resources to be and sites described in paragraph (2) may portion of funds to be provided under this provided by each program under paragraph have a specialization in addressing special paragraph on the basis that such determina- (1) shall be determined as part of the memo- needs.’’; and tion is inconsistent with the requirements randum of understanding under subsection (5) by adding at the end the following: described in the State plan for the program (c). The State board shall provide standards ‘‘(g) CERTIFICATION OF ONE-STOP CEN- or with the requirements of this paragraph. to facilitate the determination of appro- TERS.— Such procedure shall ensure prompt resolu- priate allocation of the funds and noncash ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— tion of the appeal. resources to local areas.’’. ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The State board shall ‘‘(C) LIMITATIONS.— SEC. 418. IDENTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE PRO- establish objective procedures and criteria ‘‘(i) PROVISION FROM ADMINISTRATIVE VIDERS OF TRAINING SERVICES. for certifying, at least once every 3 years, FUNDS.—The funds provided under this para- Section 122 (29 U.S.C. 2842) is amended to one-stop centers for the purpose of awarding graph by a one-stop partner shall be provided read as follows: only from funds available for the costs of ad- the one-stop infrastructure funding described ‘‘SEC. 122. IDENTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE PRO- in subsection (h). ministration under the program adminis- VIDERS OF TRAINING SERVICES. tered by such partner, and shall be subject to ‘‘(B) CRITERIA.—The criteria for certifi- ‘‘(a) ELIGIBILITY.— the limitations with respect to the portion of cation of a one-stop center under this sub- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Governor, after con- funds under such program that may be used section shall include— sultation with the State board, shall estab- for administration. ‘‘(i) meeting the expected levels of per- lish criteria and procedures regarding the ‘‘(ii) FEDERAL DIRECT SPENDING PRO- formance for each of the corresponding core eligibility of providers of training services GRAMS.— indicators of performance as outlined in the described in section 134(c)(4) to receive funds State plan under section 112; ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—A program that provides Federal direct spending under section provided under section 133(b) for the provi- ‘‘(ii) meeting minimum standards relating 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emer- sion of such training services and be included to the scope and degree of service integra- gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. on the list of eligible providers of training tion achieved by the center, involving the 900(c)(8)) shall not, for purposes of this para- services described in subsection (d). programs provided by the one-stop partners; graph, be required to provide more than the ‘‘(2) PROVIDERS.—Subject to the provisions and maximum amount determined under sub- of this section, to be eligible to receive the ‘‘(iii) meeting minimum standards relating clause (II). funds and be included on the list, the pro- to how the center ensures that eligible pro- ‘‘(II) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The maximum vider shall be— viders meet the employment needs of local amount for the program is the amount that ‘‘(A) a postsecondary educational institu- employers and participants. bears the same relationship to the costs re- tion that— FFECT OF CERTIFICATION.—One-stop ‘‘(C) E ferred to in paragraph (2) for the State as the ‘‘(i) is eligible to receive Federal funds centers certified under this subsection shall use of the one-stop centers by such program under title IV of the Higher Education Act of be eligible to receive the infrastructure fund- bears to the use of such centers by all one- 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.); and ing authorized under subsection (h). stop partner programs in the State. ‘‘(ii) provides a program that leads to a ‘‘(2) LOCAL BOARDS.—Consistent with the ‘‘(2) ALLOCATION BY GOVERNOR.—From the recognized postsecondary credential; criteria developed by the State, the local funds provided under paragraph (1), the Gov- ‘‘(B) an entity that carries out programs board may develop, for certification referred ernor shall allocate funds to local areas in under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly to in paragraph (1)(A), additional criteria or accordance with the formula established known as the ‘National Apprenticeship Act’; higher standards on the criteria referred to under paragraph (3) for the purposes of as- 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.); in paragraph (1)(B) to respond to local labor sisting in paying the costs of infrastructure or market and demographic conditions and of one-stop centers certified under sub- ‘‘(C) another public or private provider of a trends. section (g). program of training services. ‘‘(h) ONE-STOP INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING.— ‘‘(3) ALLOCATION FORMULA.—The State ‘‘(3) INCLUSION IN LIST OF ELIGIBLE PRO- ‘‘(1) PARTNER CONTRIBUTIONS.— board shall develop a formula to be used by VIDERS.—A provider described in subpara- ‘‘(A) PROVISION OF FUNDS.—Notwith- the Governor to allocate the funds provided graph (A) or (C) of paragraph (2) shall comply standing any other provision of law, as de- under paragraph (1) to local areas. The for- with the criteria and procedures established termined under subparagraph (B), a portion mula shall include such factors as the State under this subsection to be eligible to re- of the Federal funds provided to the State board determines are appropriate, which ceive the funds and be included on the list. A and areas within the State under the Federal may include factors such as the number of provider described in paragraph (2)(B) shall laws authorizing the one-stop partner pro- centers in a local area that have been cer- be eligible to receive the funds and be in- grams described in subsection (b)(1)(B) and tified, the population served by such centers, cluded on the list with respect to programs participating additional partner programs and the performance of such centers. described in paragraph (2)(B) for so long as described in subsection (b)(2)(B), for a fiscal ‘‘(4) COSTS OF INFRASTRUCTURE.—For pur- the provider remains certified by the Sec- year shall be provided to the Governor by poses of this subsection, the term ‘costs of retary of Labor to carry out the programs. such partners to carry out this subsection. infrastructure’ means the nonpersonnel costs ‘‘(b) CRITERIA.— ‘‘(B) DETERMINATION OF GOVERNOR.— that are necessary for the general operation ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The criteria established ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph of a one-stop center, including the rental by the Governor pursuant to subsection (a) (C), the Governor, in consultation with the costs of the facilities involved, and the costs shall take into account— State board, shall determine the portion of of utilities and maintenance, and equipment ‘‘(A) the performance of providers of train- funds to be provided under subparagraph (A) (including assistive technology for individ- ing services with respect to the performance by each one-stop partner and in making such uals with disabilities). measures described in section 136, measures determination shall consider the propor- ‘‘(i) OTHER FUNDS.— for other matters for which information is tionate use of the one-stop centers in the ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the funds required under paragraph (2), and other ap- State by each such partner, the costs of ad- provided under subsection (h), a portion of propriate measures of performance outcomes ministration for purposes not related to one- funds made available under Federal law au- for those participants receiving training stop centers for each such partner, and other thorizing the one-stop partner programs de- services under this subtitle; relevant factors described in paragraph (3). scribed in subsection (b)(1)(B) and partici- ‘‘(B) whether the training programs of such ‘‘(ii) SPECIAL RULE.—In those States where pating additional partner programs de- providers relate to in-demand industries or the State constitution places policy-making scribed in subsection (b)(2)(B), or the occupations important to the local economy; authority that is independent of the author- noncash resources available under such 2 ‘‘(C) the need to ensure access to training ity of the Governor in an entity or official types of programs, shall be used to pay the services throughout the State, including in with respect to the funds provided for adult costs relating to the operation of the one- rural areas; education and family literacy education ac- stop delivery system that are not paid for ‘‘(D) the ability of the providers to offer tivities authorized under title II and for from the funds provided under subsection (h), programs that lead to a recognized postsec- postsecondary career and technical edu- to the extent not inconsistent with the Fed- ondary credential, and the quality of such cation activities authorized under the Carl eral law involved. Such portion shall be used programs; D. Perkins Career and Technical Education to pay for costs including— ‘‘(E) the performance of the providers as Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), the deter- ‘‘(A) costs of infrastructure (as defined in reflected in the information such providers mination described in clause (i) with respect subsection (h)) that are in excess of the funds are required to report to State agencies with to the corresponding 2 programs shall be provided under subsection (h); respect to other Federal and State programs made by the Governor with the appropriate ‘‘(B) common costs that are in addition to (other than the program carried out under entity or official with such independent pol- the costs of infrastructure (as so defined); this subtitle), including one-stop partner icy-making authority. and programs; and

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‘‘(F) such other factors as the Governor de- ‘‘(B) SUBSTANTIAL VIOLATIONS.—Upon a de- ‘‘(2) reserve 1 percent of the total amount termines are appropriate. termination, by an individual or entity spec- appropriated under section 137 for a fiscal ‘‘(2) INFORMATION.—The criteria estab- ified in the procedures, that a provider of year to make grants to, and enter into con- lished by the Governor shall require that a training services substantially violated any tracts or cooperative agreements with Indian provider of training services submit appro- requirement under this title, the eligibility tribes, tribal organizations, Alaska Native priate, accurate, and timely information to of such provider under this section shall be entities, Indian-controlled organizations the State for purposes of carrying out sub- terminated for a period of time that is not serving Indians, or Native Hawaiian organi- section (d), with respect to participants re- less than 10 years. zations to carry out employment and train- ceiving training services under this subtitle ‘‘(C) REPAYMENT.—A provider of training ing activities; in the applicable program, including— services whose eligibility is terminated ‘‘(3) reserve not more than 25 percent of ‘‘(A) information on recognized postsec- under subparagraph (A) or (B) shall be liable the total amount appropriated under section ondary credentials received by such partici- for the repayment of funds received under 137 for a fiscal year to carry out the Jobs pants; chapter 5 during a period of noncompliance Corps program under subtitle C; ‘‘(B) information on costs of attendance for described in such subparagraph. For purposes ‘‘(4) reserve not more than 3.5 percent of such participants; of subparagraph (A), that period shall be con- the total amount appropriated under section ‘‘(C) information on the program comple- sidered to be the period beginning on the 137 for a fiscal year to— tion rate for such participants; and date on which the inaccurate information de- ‘‘(A) make grants to State boards or local ‘‘(D) information on the performance of the scribed in subparagraph (A) was supplied, boards to provide employment and training provider with respect to the performance and ending on the date of the termination assistance to workers affected by major eco- measures described in section 136 for such described in subparagraph (A). nomic dislocations, such as plant closures, participants. ‘‘(2) CONSTRUCTION.—Paragraph (1) shall be mass layoffs, or closures and realignments of ‘‘(3) RENEWAL.—The criteria established by construed to provide remedies and penalties military installations; and the Governor shall also provide for a review that supplement, but do not supplant, other ‘‘(B) provide assistance to Governors of on the criteria every 3 years and renewal of civil and criminal remedies and penalties. States with an area that has suffered an eligibility under this section for providers of ‘‘(f) AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER STATES.—A emergency or a major disaster (as such training services. State may enter into an agreement with an- terms are defined in paragraphs (1) and (2), ‘‘(4) LOCAL CRITERIA.—A local board in the other State, on a reciprocal basis, to permit respectively, of section 102 of the Robert T. State may establish criteria in addition to eligible providers of training services to ac- Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As- the criteria established by the Governor, or cept career enhancement accounts provided sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122)) to provide dis- may require higher levels of performance in the other State. aster relief employment in the area; and than required on the criteria established by ‘‘(g) RECOMMENDATIONS.—In developing the ‘‘(5) from the remaining amount appro- the Governor, for purposes of determining criteria (including requirements for related priated under section 137 for a fiscal year the eligibility of providers of training serv- information) and procedures required under (after reserving funds under paragraphs (1) ices under this section in the local area in- this section, the Governor shall solicit and through (4)), make allotments in accordance volved. take into consideration the recommenda- with subsection (b) of this section.’’; and ‘‘(5) LIMITATION.—In carrying out the re- tions of local boards and providers of train- (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as quirements of this subsection, no entity may ing services within the State. follows: disclose personally identifiable information ‘‘(h) OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT COMMENTS.— ‘‘(b) WORKFORCE INVESTMENT FUND.— During the development of the criteria and ‘‘(1) RESERVATION FOR OUTLYING AREAS.— regarding a student, including a Social Secu- procedures, and the list of eligible providers ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—From the amount made rity number, student identification number, required under this section, the Governor available under subsection (a)(5) for a fiscal or other identifier, without the prior written shall provide an opportunity for interested year, the Secretary shall reserve not more consent of the parent or student in compli- members of the public to submit comments than 1⁄4 of 1 percent to provide assistance to ance with section 444 of the General Edu- regarding such criteria, procedures, and list. the outlying areas. cation Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g). ‘‘(i) ON-THE-JOB TRAINING OR CUSTOMIZED ‘‘(B) RESTRICTION.—The Republic of Palau ‘‘(c) PROCEDURES.—The procedures estab- TRAINING EXCEPTION.— lished under subsection (a) shall— shall cease to be eligible to receive funding ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Providers of on-the-job ‘‘(1) identify— under this paragraph upon entering into an training or customized training shall not be ‘‘(A) the application process for a provider agreement for extension of United States subject to the requirements of subsections of training services to become eligible under educational assistance under the Compact of (a) through (d). Free Association (approved by the Compact this section; and ‘‘(2) COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION OF IN- of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 ‘‘(B) the respective roles of the State and FORMATION.—A one-stop operator in a local (Public Law 108–188) after the date of enact- local areas in receiving and reviewing appli- area shall collect such performance informa- ment of the SKILLS Act. cations and in making determinations of eli- tion from on-the-job training and customized ‘‘(2) STATES.— gibility based on the criteria established training providers as the Governor may re- ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—After determining the under this section; and quire, determine whether the providers meet amount to be reserved under paragraph (1), ‘‘(2) establish a process, for a provider of such performance criteria as the Governor the Secretary shall allot the remainder of training services to appeal a denial or termi- may require, and disseminate information the amount referred to in subsection (a)(5) nation of eligibility under this section, that identifying providers that meet the criteria for a fiscal year to the States pursuant to includes an opportunity for a hearing and as eligible providers, and the performance in- subparagraph (B) for employment and train- prescribes appropriate time limits to ensure formation, through the one-stop delivery ing activities and statewide workforce in- prompt resolution of the appeal. system. Providers determined to meet the vestment activities. ‘‘(d) INFORMATION TO ASSIST PARTICIPANTS ‘‘(B) FORMULA.—Subject to subparagraphs IN CHOOSING PROVIDERS.—In order to facili- criteria shall be considered to be identified tate and assist participants under chapter 5 as eligible under this section, to be providers (C) and (D), of the remainder— in choosing providers of training services, of the training services involved.’’. ‘‘(i) 25 percent shall be allotted on the the Governor shall ensure that an appro- SEC. 419. GENERAL AUTHORIZATION. basis of the relative number of unemployed priate list of providers determined eligible Chapter 5 of subtitle B of title I is amend- individuals in areas of substantial unemploy- under this section in the State, including in- ed— ment in each State, compared to the total formation provided under subsection (b)(2) (1) by striking the heading for chapter 5 number of unemployed individuals in areas with respect to such providers, is provided to and inserting the following: ‘‘EMPLOYMENT of substantial unemployment in all States; the local boards in the State and is made AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES’’; and ‘‘(ii) 25 percent shall be allotted on the available to such participants and to mem- (2) in section 131 (29 U.S.C. 2861)— basis of the relative number of individuals in bers of the public through the one-stop deliv- (A) by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1)(B) and the civilian labor force in each State, com- ery system in the State. (2)(B) of’’; and pared to the total number of such individuals ‘‘(e) ENFORCEMENT.— (B) by striking ‘‘adults, and dislocated in all States; ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The procedures estab- workers,’’ and inserting ‘‘individuals’’. ‘‘(iii) 25 percent shall be allotted on the lished under this section shall provide the SEC. 420. STATE ALLOTMENTS. basis of the relative number of individuals in following: Section 132 (29 U.S.C. 2862) is amended— each State who have been unemployed for 15 ‘‘(A) INTENTIONALLY SUPPLYING INACCURATE (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as weeks or more, compared to the total num- INFORMATION.—Upon a determination, by an follows: ber of individuals in all States who have individual or entity specified in the proce- ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— been unemployed for 15 weeks or more; and dures, that a provider of training services, or ‘‘(1) reserve 1⁄2 of 1 percent of the total ‘‘(iv) 25 percent shall be allotted on the individual providing information on behalf of amount appropriated under section 137 for a basis of the relative number of disadvan- the provider, intentionally supplied inac- fiscal year, of which— taged youth in each State, compared to the curate information under this section, the ‘‘(A) 50 percent shall be used to provide total number of disadvantaged youth in all eligibility of such provider under this sec- technical assistance under section 170; and States. tion shall be terminated for a period of time ‘‘(B) 50 percent shall be used for evalua- ‘‘(C) MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM PERCENT- that is not less than 2 years. tions under section 172; AGES.—

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‘‘(i) MINIMUM PERCENTAGE.—The Secretary amount allotted to the State under section cated to local areas under title I of this Act, shall ensure that no State shall receive an 132(b)(2) for a fiscal year to carry out the title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 allotment under this paragraph for— statewide activities described in section U.S.C. 3056 et seq.), the Women in Appren- ‘‘(I) each of fiscal years 2015 through 2017, 134(a). ticeship and Nontraditional Occupations Act that is less than 100 percent of the allotment ‘‘(2) STATEWIDE RAPID RESPONSE ACTIVITIES (29 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), sections 4103A and percentage of the State for fiscal year 2013; AND ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE.—Of the amount 4104 of title 38, United States Code, and sec- and reserved under paragraph (1) for a fiscal tions 1 through 14 of the Wagner-Peyser Act ‘‘(II) fiscal year 2018 and each succeeding year, the Governor of the State shall reserve (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.), as such provisions were fiscal year, that is less than 90 percent of the not more than 25 percent for statewide rapid in effect for fiscal year 2013, that is received allotment percentage of the State for the fis- response activities and additional assistance under such provisions by the local area in- cal year preceding the fiscal year involved. described in section 134(a)(4). volved for fiscal year 2013; and ‘‘(ii) MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE.—Subject to ‘‘(3) STATEWIDE GRANTS FOR INDIVIDUALS ‘‘(ii) used with respect to fiscal year 2017 or clause (i), the Secretary shall ensure that no WITH BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT.—Of the a succeeding fiscal year, means the percent- State shall receive an allotment under this amount reserved under paragraph (1) for a age of the amounts allocated to local areas paragraph for— fiscal year, the Governor of the State shall under this paragraph for the fiscal year, that ‘‘(I) each of fiscal years 2015 through 2017, reserve 15 percent to carry out statewide ac- is received under this paragraph by the local that is more than 130 percent of the allot- tivities described in section 134(a)(5). area involved for the fiscal year.’’; ment percentage of the State for fiscal year ‘‘(4) STATE ADMINISTRATIVE COST LIMIT.— (3) in subsection (c)— 2013; and Not more than 5 percent of the funds re- (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as ‘‘(II) fiscal year 2018 and each succeeding served under paragraph (1) may be used by follows: fiscal year, that is more than 130 percent of the Governor of the State for administrative ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Governor may, in the allotment percentage of the State for the costs of carrying out the statewide activities accordance with this subsection, reallocate fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in- described in section 134(a).’’; to eligible local areas within the State volved. (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as amounts that are allocated under subsection ‘‘(D) SMALL STATE MINIMUM ALLOTMENT.— follows: (b) for employment and training activities Subject to subparagraph (C), the Secretary ‘‘(b) WITHIN STATE ALLOCATION.— and that are available for reallocation.’’; shall ensure that no State shall receive an ‘‘(1) METHODS.—The Governor, acting in ac- (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘para- allotment under this paragraph for a fiscal cordance with the State plan, and after con- graph (2)(A) or (3) of subsection (b) for such sulting with chief elected officials in the year that is less than 1⁄5 of 1 percent of the activities’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b) for local areas in the State, shall— remainder described in subparagraph (A) for such activities’’; ‘‘(A) allocate the funds that are allotted to the fiscal year. (C) by amending paragraph (3) to read as the State under section 132(b)(2) and not re- ‘‘(E) DEFINITIONS.—For the purpose of the follows: served under subsection (a), in accordance formula specified in this paragraph: ‘‘(3) REALLOCATIONS.—In making realloca- with paragraph (2)(A); and ‘‘(i) ALLOTMENT PERCENTAGE.—The term tions to eligible local areas of amounts ‘‘(B) award the funds that are reserved by ‘allotment percentage’— available pursuant to paragraph (2) for a pro- the State under subsection (a)(3) through ‘‘(I) used with respect to fiscal year 2013, gram year, the Governor shall allocate to competitive grants to eligible entities, in ac- means the percentage of the amounts allot- each eligible local area within the State an cordance with section 134(a)(1)(C). ted to States under title I of this Act, title amount based on the relative amount allo- ‘‘(2) FORMULA ALLOCATIONS FOR THE WORK- V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 cated to such local area under subsection FORCE INVESTMENT FUND.— U.S.C. 3056 et seq.), the Women in Appren- (b)(2) for such activities for such prior pro- ‘‘(A) ALLOCATION.—In allocating the funds ticeship and Nontraditional Occupations Act described in paragraph (1)(A) to local areas, gram year, as compared to the total amount (29 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), sections 4103A and a State shall allocate— allocated to all eligible local areas in the 4104 of title 38, United States Code, and sec- ‘‘(i) 25 percent on the basis described in State under subsection (b)(2) for such activi- tions 1 through 14 of the Wagner-Peyser Act section 132(b)(2)(B)(i); ties for such prior program year.’’; and (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.), as such provisions were ‘‘(ii) 25 percent on the basis described in (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘para- in effect for fiscal year 2013, that is received section 132(b)(2)(B)(ii); graph (2)(A) or (3) of’’; and under such provisions by the State involved ‘‘(iii) 25 percent on the basis described in (4) by adding at the end the following new for fiscal year 2013; and section 132(b)(2)(B)(iii); and subsection: ‘‘(II) used with respect to fiscal year 2017 or ‘‘(iv) 25 percent on the basis described in ‘‘(d) LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE COST LIMIT.— a succeeding fiscal year, means the percent- section 132(b)(2)(B)(iv), Of the amount allocated to a local area age of the amounts allotted to States under except that a reference in a section specified under this section for a fiscal year, not more this paragraph for the fiscal year, that is re- in any of clauses (i) through (iv) to ‘each than 10 percent of the amount may be used ceived under this paragraph by the State in- State’ shall be considered to refer to each by the local board involved for the adminis- volved for the fiscal year. local area, and to ‘all States’ shall be consid- trative costs of carrying out local workforce ‘‘(ii) AREA OF SUBSTANTIAL UNEMPLOY- ered to refer to all local areas. investment activities in the local area under MENT.—The term ‘area of substantial unem- ‘‘(B) MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM PERCENT- this chapter.’’. ployment’ means any area that is of suffi- AGES.— SEC. 422. USE OF FUNDS FOR EMPLOYMENT AND cient size and scope to sustain a program of ‘‘(i) MINIMUM PERCENTAGE.—The State TRAINING ACTIVITIES. workforce investment activities carried out shall ensure that no local area shall receive Section 134 (29 U.S.C. 2864) is amended— under this subtitle and that has an average an allocation under this paragraph for— (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as rate of unemployment of at least 7 percent ‘‘(I) each of fiscal years 2015 through 2017, follows: for the most recent 12 months, as determined that is less than 100 percent of the allocation ‘‘(a) STATEWIDE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING by the Secretary. For purposes of this percentage of the local area for fiscal year ACTIVITIES.— clause, determinations of areas of substan- 2013; and ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— tial unemployment shall be made once each ‘‘(II) fiscal year 2018 and each succeeding ‘‘(A) DISTRIBUTION OF STATEWIDE ACTIVI- fiscal year. fiscal year, that is less than 90 percent of the TIES.—Funds reserved by a Governor for a ‘‘(iii) DISADVANTAGED YOUTH.—The term allocation percentage of the local area for State as described in section 133(a)(1) and not ‘disadvantaged youth’ means an individual the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in- reserved under paragraph (2) or (3) of section who is not less than age 16 and not more volved. 133(a)— than age 24 who receives an income, or is a ‘‘(ii) MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE.—Subject to ‘‘(i) shall be used to carry out the state- member of a family that receives a total clause (i), the State shall ensure that no wide employment and training activities de- family income, that in relation to family local area shall receive an allocation for a scribed in paragraph (2); and size, does not exceed the higher of— fiscal year under this paragraph for— ‘‘(ii) may be used to carry out any of the ‘‘(I) the poverty line; or ‘‘(I) each of fiscal years 2015 through 2017, statewide employment and training activi- ‘‘(II) 70 percent of the lower living standard that is more than 130 percent of the alloca- ties described in paragraph (3). income level. tion percentage of the local area for fiscal ‘‘(B) STATEWIDE RAPID RESPONSE ACTIVITIES ‘‘(iv) INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘individual’ year 2013; and AND ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE.—Funds reserved means an individual who is age 16 or older.’’. ‘‘(II) fiscal year 2018 and each succeeding by a Governor for a State as described in sec- SEC. 421. WITHIN STATE ALLOCATIONS. fiscal year, that is more than 130 percentage tion 133(a)(2) shall be used to provide the Section 133 (29 U.S.C. 2863) is amended— of the allocation percentage of the local area statewide rapid response activities and addi- (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year tional assistance described in paragraph (4). follows: involved. ‘‘(C) STATEWIDE GRANTS FOR INDIVIDUALS ‘‘(a) RESERVATIONS FOR STATEWIDE WORK- ‘‘(C) DEFINITIONS.—For the purpose of the WITH BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT.—Funds re- FORCE INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES.— formula specified in this paragraph, the term served by a Governor for a State as described ‘‘(1) STATEWIDE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ‘allocation percentage’— in section 133(a)(3) shall be used to award ACTIVITIES.—The Governor of a State shall ‘‘(i) used with respect to fiscal year 2013, statewide grants for individuals with bar- reserve not more than 15 percent of the total means the percentage of the amounts allo- riers to employment on a competitive basis,

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in section 122(d), information identifying eli- 133(a)(2)— ‘‘(iii) how the eligible entity will collabo- gible providers of on-the-job training and ‘‘(A) to carry out statewide rapid response rate with State and local workforce invest- customized training described in section activities, which shall include provision of ment systems established under this title in 122(i), and performance information and pro- rapid response activities, carried out in local the provision of such programs and activi- gram cost information described in section areas by the State or by an entity designated ties; 122(b)(2); by the State, working in conjunction with ‘‘(iv) a description of the programs of dem- ‘‘(B) supporting the provision of work the local boards and the chief elected offi- onstrated effectiveness on which the provi- ready services described in subsection (c)(2) cials in the local areas; and sion of such educational and skills training in the one-stop delivery system; ‘‘(B) to provide additional assistance to programs and activities are based, and a de- ‘‘(C) implementing strategies and services local areas that experience disasters, mass scription of how such programs and activi- that will be used in the State to assist at- layoffs, or plant closings, or other events ties will improve education and skills train- risk youth and out-of-school youth in acquir- that precipitate substantial increases in the ing for eligible participants; ing the education and skills, recognized post- number of unemployed individuals, carried ‘‘(v) a description of the populations to be secondary credentials, and employment ex- out in local areas by the State or by an enti- served and the skill needs of those popu- perience to succeed in the labor market; ty designated by the State, working in con- lations, and the manner in which eligible ‘‘(D) conducting evaluations under section junction with the local boards and the chief participants will be recruited and selected as 136(e) of activities authorized under this elected officials in the local areas. participants; chapter in coordination with evaluations ‘‘(5) STATEWIDE GRANTS FOR INDIVIDUALS ‘‘(vi) a description of the private, public, carried out by the Secretary under section WITH BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT.— local, and State resources that will be lever- 172; ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds reserved as aged, with the grant funds provided, for the ‘‘(E) providing technical assistance to local described in section 133(a)(3), the Governor of program under this paragraph, and how the areas that fail to meet local performance a State— entity will ensure the sustainability of such measures; ‘‘(i) may reserve up to 5 percent to provide program after grant funds are no longer ‘‘(F) operating a fiscal and management technical assistance for, and conduct evalua- available; accountability system under section 136(f); tions as described in section 136(e) of, the ‘‘(vii) a description of the extent of the in- and programs carried out under this paragraph; volvement of employers in such program; ‘‘(G) carrying out monitoring and over- and ‘‘(viii) a description of the levels of per- sight of activities carried out under this ‘‘(ii) using the remainder, shall award formance the eligible entity expects to chapter. grants on a competitive basis to eligible en- achieve with respect to the indicators of per- ‘‘(3) ALLOWABLE STATEWIDE EMPLOYMENT tities (that meet specific performance out- formance for all individuals specified in sec- AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES.—A State may use comes and criteria established by the Gov- tion 136(b)(2); funds referred to in paragraph (1)(A) to carry ernor) described in subparagraph (B) to carry ‘‘(ix) a detailed budget and a description of out statewide employment and training ac- out employment and training programs au- the system of fiscal controls, and auditing tivities which may include— thorized under this paragraph for individuals and accountability procedures, that will be ‘‘(A) implementing innovative programs with barriers to employment. used to ensure fiscal soundness for the pro- and strategies designed to meet the needs of ‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE ENTITY DEFINED.—For pur- all employers in the State, including small poses of this paragraph, the term ‘eligible gram provided under this paragraph; and employers, which may include incumbent entity’ means an entity that— ‘‘(x) any other criteria the Governor may worker training programs, sectoral and in- ‘‘(i) is a— require.’’; dustry cluster strategies and partnership ini- ‘‘(I) local board or a consortium of local (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as tiatives, career ladder programs, micro-en- boards; follows: terprise and entrepreneurial training and ‘‘(II) nonprofit entity, for-profit entity, or ‘‘(b) LOCAL EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING AC- support programs, utilization of effective a consortium of nonprofit or for-profit enti- TIVITIES.—Funds allocated to a local area business intermediaries, activities to im- ties; or under section 133(b)— prove linkages between the one-stop delivery ‘‘(III) consortium of the entities described ‘‘(1) shall be used to carry out employment system in the State and all employers (in- in subclauses (I) and (II); and training activities described in sub- cluding small employers) in the State, and ‘‘(ii) has a demonstrated record of placing section (c); and other business services and strategies that individuals into unsubsidized employment ‘‘(2) may be used to carry out employment better engage employers in workforce invest- and serving hard-to-serve individuals; and and training activities described in sub- ment activities and make the workforce in- ‘‘(iii) agrees to be reimbursed primarily on section (d).’’; vestment system more relevant to the needs the basis of meeting specified performance (3) by striking subsection (c); of State and local businesses, consistent outcomes and criteria established by the (4) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e), with the objectives of this title; Governor. as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; ‘‘(B) providing incentive grants to local ‘‘(C) GRANT PERIOD.— (5) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated)— areas— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A grant under this para- (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as ‘‘(i) for regional cooperation among local graph shall be awarded for a period of 1 year. follows: boards (including local boards in a des- ‘‘(ii) GRANT RENEWAL.—A Governor of a ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds allocated to a ignated region as described in section 116(c)); State may renew, for up to 4 additional 1- local area under section 133(b) shall be used— ‘‘(ii) for local coordination of activities year periods, a grant awarded under this ‘‘(A) to establish a one-stop delivery sys- carried out under this Act; and paragraph. tem as described in section 121(e); ‘‘(iii) for exemplary performance by local ‘‘(D) ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS.—To be eligi- ‘‘(B) to provide the work ready services de- areas on the local performance measures; ble to participate in activities under this scribed in paragraph (2) through the one-stop ‘‘(C) developing strategies for effectively paragraph, an individual shall be a low-in- delivery system in accordance with such integrating programs and services among come individual age 16 or older. paragraph; and one-stop partners; ‘‘(E) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity re- ‘‘(C) to provide training services described ‘‘(D) carrying out activities to facilitate ceiving a grant under this paragraph shall in paragraph (4) in accordance with such remote access to services provided through a use the grant funds for programs of activi- paragraph.’’; one-stop delivery system, including facili- ties that are designed to assist eligible par- (B) in paragraph (2)— tating access through the use of technology; ticipants in obtaining employment and ac- (i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘CORE SERV- ‘‘(E) incorporating pay-for-performance quiring the education and skills necessary to ICES’’ and inserting ‘‘WORK READY SERVICES’’; contract strategies as an element in funding succeed in the labor market. To be eligible (ii) in the matter preceding subparagraph activities under this section and providing to receive a grant under this paragraph for (A)— technical support to local areas and eligible an employment and training program, an eli- (I) by striking ‘‘(1)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘(1)’’; providers in order to carry out such a strat- gible entity shall submit an application to a (II) by striking ‘‘core services’’ and insert- egy, which may involve providing assistance State at such time, in such manner, and con- ing ‘‘work ready services’’; and with data collection and data entry require- taining such information as the State may (III) by striking ‘‘who are adults or dis- ments; require, including— located workers’’; ‘‘(F) carrying out the State option under ‘‘(i) a description of how the strategies and (iii) by redesignating subparagraph (K) as subsection (f)(8); and activities of the program will be aligned subparagraph (V);

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Upon ‘‘(ii) the provision of information on the follows: such selection, the one-stop operator in- results of such applications; and ‘‘(3) DELIVERY OF SERVICES.—The work volved shall, to the extent practicable, refer ‘‘(iii) the provision of intake services and ready services described in paragraph (2) such individual to the eligible provider of information;’’; shall be provided through the one-stop deliv- training services, and arrange for payment (vi) by amending subparagraph (E), as so ery system and may be provided through for such services through a career enhance- redesignated, to read as follows: contracts with public, private for-profit, and ment account. ‘‘(E) labor exchange services, including— private nonprofit service providers, approved ‘‘(iv) COORDINATION.—Each local board ‘‘(i) job search and placement assistance, by the local board.’’; and may, through one-stop centers, coordinate and where appropriate, career counseling; (D) in paragraph (4)— career enhancement accounts with other ‘‘(ii) appropriate recruitment services for (i) by amending subparagraph (A) to read Federal, State, local, or private job training employers, including small employers, in the as follows: programs or sources to assist the individual local area, which may include services de- ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Funds described in para- in obtaining training services from (notwith- scribed in this subsection, including provi- graph (1)(C) shall be used to provide training standing any provision of this title) eligible sion of information and referral to special- services to individuals who— providers for those programs and sources. ized business services not traditionally of- ‘‘(i) after an interview, evaluation, or as- ‘‘(v) ASSISTANCE.—Each local board may, fered through the one-stop delivery system; sessment, and case management, have been through one-stop centers, assist individuals and determined by a one-stop operator or one- receiving career enhancement accounts in ‘‘(iii) reemployment services provided to stop partner, as appropriate, to— obtaining funds (in addition to the funds pro- unemployment claimants, including claim- ‘‘(I) be in need of training services to ob- vided under this section) from other pro- ants identified as in need of such services tain or retain employment; and grams and sources that will assist the indi- under the worker profiling system estab- ‘‘(II) have the skills and qualifications to vidual in obtaining training services.’’; and lished under section 303(j) of the Social Secu- successfully participate in the selected pro- (vi) in subparagraph (F) (as so redesig- rity Act (42 U.S.C. 503(j));’’; gram of training services; nated)— (vii) in subparagraph (F), as so redesig- ‘‘(ii) select programs of training services (I) in the subparagraph heading, by strik- nated, by striking ‘‘employment statistics’’ that are directly linked to the employment ing ‘‘INDIVIDUAL TRAINING ACCOUNTS’’ and in- and inserting ‘‘workforce and labor market’’; opportunities in the local area involved or in serting ‘‘CAREER ENHANCEMENT ACCOUNTS’’; (viii) in subparagraph (G), as so redesig- another area in which the individual receiv- (II) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘individual nated, by striking ‘‘and eligible providers of ing such services are willing to commute or training accounts’’ and inserting ‘‘career en- youth activities described in section 123,’’; relocate; and hancement accounts’’; (ix) in subparagraph (H), as so redesig- ‘‘(iii) who meet the requirements of sub- (III) in clause (ii)— nated, by inserting ‘‘under section 136’’ after paragraph (B).’’; (aa) by striking ‘‘an individual training ac- ‘‘local performance measures’’; (ii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ‘‘Ex- count’’ and inserting ‘‘a career enhancement (x) in subparagraph (J), as so redesignated, cept’’ and inserting ‘‘Notwithstanding sec- account’’; by inserting ‘‘and information regarding the tion 479B of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (bb) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (F)’’ and in- administration of the work test for the un- (20 U.S.C. 1087uu) and except’’; serting ‘‘subparagraph (E)’’; employment compensation system’’ after (iii) by amending subparagraph (D) to read (cc) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘indi- ‘‘compensation’’; as follows: vidual training accounts’’ and inserting ‘‘ca- (xi) by amending subparagraph (K), as so ‘‘(D) TRAINING SERVICES.—Training services reer enhancement accounts’’; redesignated, to read as follows: authorized under this paragraph may in- (dd) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘or’’ ‘‘(K) assistance in establishing eligibility clude— after the semicolon; for programs of financial aid assistance for ‘‘(i) occupational skills training; (ee) in subclause (III), by striking the pe- education and training programs that are ‘‘(ii) on-the-job training; riod and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and not funded under this Act and are available ‘‘(iii) skill upgrading and retraining; (ff) by adding at the end the following: in the local area;’’; and ‘‘(iv) entrepreneurial training; ‘‘(IV) the local board determines that it (xii) by inserting the following new sub- ‘‘(v) education activities leading to a reg- would be most appropriate to award a con- paragraphs after subparagraph (K), as so re- ular secondary school diploma or its recog- tract to a postsecondary educational institu- designated: nized equivalent in combination with, con- tion that has been identified as a priority el- ‘‘(L) the provision of information from offi- currently or subsequently, occupational igible provider under section 117(d)(5)(B) in cial publications of the Internal Revenue skills training; order to facilitate the training of multiple Service regarding Federal tax credits, avail- ‘‘(vi) adult education and family literacy individuals in in-demand industries or occu- able to participants in employment and education activities provided in conjunction pations important to the State or local econ- training activities, and relating to edu- with other training services authorized omy, that such contract may be used to en- cation, job training, and employment; under this subparagraph; able the expansion of programs provided by a ‘‘(M) comprehensive and specialized assess- ‘‘(vii) workplace training combined with priority eligible provider, and that such con- ments of the skill levels and service needs of related instruction; tract does not limit customer choice.’’; workers, which may include— ‘‘(viii) occupational skills training that in- (IV) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘adult or ‘‘(i) diagnostic testing and use of other as- corporates English language acquisition; dislocated worker’’ and inserting ‘‘indi- sessment tools; and ‘‘(ix) customized training conducted with a vidual’’; and ‘‘(ii) in-depth interviewing and evaluation commitment by an employer or group of em- (V) in clause (iv)— to identify employment barriers and appro- ployers to employ an individual upon suc- (aa) by redesignating subclause (IV) as sub- priate employment goals; cessful completion of the training; and clause (V); and ‘‘(N) development of an individual employ- ‘‘(x) training programs operated by the pri- (bb) by inserting after subclause (III) the ment plan, to identify the employment vate sector.’’; following: goals, appropriate achievement objectives, (iv) by striking subparagraph (E) and re- ‘‘(IV) Individuals with disabilities.’’; and appropriate combination of services for designating subparagraphs (F) and (G) as (6) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)— the participant; subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively; (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as ‘‘(O) group counseling; (v) in subparagraph (E) (as so redesig- follows: ‘‘(P) individual counseling and career plan- nated)— ‘‘(1) DISCRETIONARY ONE-STOP DELIVERY AC- ning; (I) in clause (ii)— TIVITIES.— ‘‘(Q) case management; (aa) in the matter preceding subclause (I), ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Funds allocated to a ‘‘(R) short-term pre-career services, includ- by striking ‘‘subsection (c)’’ and inserting local area under section 133(b)(2) may be used ing development of learning skills, commu- ‘‘section 121’’; to provide, through the one-stop delivery nications skills, interviewing skills, punc- (bb) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘section system— tuality, personal maintenance skills, and 122(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 122(d)’’ and by ‘‘(i) customized screening and referral of professional conduct, to prepare individuals striking ‘‘section 122(h)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec- qualified participants in training services to for unsubsidized employment or training; tion 122(i)’’; and employers;

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PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY SYS- participant populations that face multiple ing an individual to serve as a veteran em- TEM. barriers to employment, including individ- ployment specialist, a local board shall give Section 136 (29 U.S.C. 2871) is amended— uals with disabilities; preference to veterans and other individuals (1) in subsection (b)— ‘‘(iv) employment and training assistance in the following order: (A) by amending paragraphs (1) and (2) to provided in coordination with child support ‘‘(A) To service-connected disabled vet- read as follows: enforcement activities of the State agency erans. ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For each State, the carrying out subtitle D of title IV of the So- ‘‘(B) If no veteran described in subpara- State performance measures shall consist cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.); graph (A) is available, to veterans. of— ‘‘(v) incorporation of pay-for-performance ‘‘(C) If no veteran described in subpara- ‘‘(A)(i) the core indicators of performance contract strategies as an element in funding graph (A) or (B) is available, to any member described in paragraph (2)(A); and activities under this section; of the Armed Forces transitioning out of ‘‘(ii) additional indicators of performance ‘‘(vi) activities to facilitate remote access military service. (if any) identified by the State under para- to services provided through a one-stop de- ‘‘(D) If no veteran or member described in graph (2)(B); and livery system, including facilitating access subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) is available, to ‘‘(B) a State adjusted level of performance through the use of technology; and any spouse of a veteran or a spouse of a for each indicator described in subparagraph ‘‘(vii) activities to carry out business serv- member of the Armed Forces transitioning (A). ices and strategies that meet the workforce out of military service. ‘‘(2) INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE.— investment needs of local area employers, as ‘‘(E) If no veteran or member described in ‘‘(A) CORE INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE.— determined by the local board, consistent subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) is available and ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The core indicators of with the local plan under section 118.’’; no spouse described in paragraph (D) is avail- performance for the program of employment (B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); and able, to any other individuals with expertise (C) by adding at the end the following: in serving veterans. and training activities authorized under sec- tions 132(a)(2) and 134, the program of adult ‘‘(2) INCUMBENT WORKER TRAINING PRO- ‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATION AND REPORTING.— education and family literacy education ac- GRAMS.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each veteran employ- tivities authorized under title II, and the ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The local board may use ment specialist shall be administratively re- funds allocated to a local area under section sponsible to the one-stop operator of the one- program authorized under title I of the Re- 133(b)(2) to carry out incumbent worker stop center in the local area and shall pro- habilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.), training programs in accordance with this vide, at a minimum, quarterly reports to the other than section 112 or part C of that title paragraph. one-stop operator of such center and to the (29 U.S.C. 732, 741), shall consist of the fol- ‘‘(B) TRAINING ACTIVITIES.—The training Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employ- lowing indicators of performance (with per- programs for incumbent workers under this ment and Training for the State on the spe- formance determined in the aggregate and as paragraph shall be carried out by the local cialist’s performance, and compliance by the disaggregated by the populations identified area in conjunction with the employers of specialist with Federal law (including regu- in the State and local plan in each case): such workers for the purpose of assisting lations), with respect to the— ‘‘(I) The percentage and number of pro- such workers in obtaining the skills nec- ‘‘(i) principal duties (including facilitating gram participants who are in unsubsidized essary to retain employment and avert lay- the furnishing of services) for veterans de- employment during the second full calendar offs. scribed in paragraph (2); and quarter after exit from the program. ‘‘(C) EMPLOYER MATCH REQUIRED.— ‘‘(ii) hiring preferences described in para- ‘‘(II) The percentage and number of pro- ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Employers participating graph (3) for veterans and other individuals. gram participants who are in unsubsidized in programs under this paragraph shall be re- ‘‘(B) REPORT TO SECRETARY.—Each State employment during the fourth full calendar quired to pay a proportion of the costs of shall submit to the Secretary an annual re- quarter after exit from the program. providing the training to the incumbent port on the qualifications used by each local ‘‘(III) The difference in the median earn- workers of the employers. The local board board in the State in making hiring deter- ings of program participants who are in un- shall establish the required payment toward minations for a veteran employment spe- subsidized employment during the second such costs, which may include in-kind con- cialist and the salary structure under which full calendar quarter after exit from the pro- tributions. such specialist is compensated. gram, compared to the median earnings of ‘‘(ii) CALCULATION OF MATCH.—The wages ‘‘(C) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary such participants prior to participation in paid by an employer to a worker while they shall submit to the Committee on Education such program. are attending training may be included as and the Workforce and the Committee on ‘‘(IV) The percentage and number of pro- part of the required payment of the em- Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representa- gram participants who obtain a recognized ployer.’’; and tives and the Committee on Health, Edu- postsecondary credential (such as an indus- (7) by adding at the end the following: cation, Labor, and Pensions and the Com- try-recognized credential or a certificate ‘‘(e) PRIORITY FOR PLACEMENT IN PRIVATE mittee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate an from a registered apprenticeship program), SECTOR JOBS.—In providing employment and annual report summarizing the reports sub- or a regular secondary school diploma or its training activities authorized under this sec- mitted under subparagraph (B), and includ- recognized equivalent (subject to clause (ii)), tion, the State board and local board shall ing summaries of outcomes achieved by par- during participation in or within 1 year after give priority to placing participants in jobs ticipating veterans, disaggregated by local exit from the program. in the private sector. areas. ‘‘(V) The percentage and number of pro- ‘‘(f) VETERAN EMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST.— ‘‘(5) PART-TIME EMPLOYEES.—A part-time gram participants who, during a program ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (8), veteran employment specialist shall perform year— a local board shall hire and employ one or the functions of a veteran employment spe- ‘‘(aa) are in an education or training pro- more veteran employment specialists to cialist under this subsection on a halftime gram that leads to a recognized postsec- carry out employment, training, supportive, basis. ondary credential (such as an industry-rec- and placement services under this subsection ‘‘(6) TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.—Each vet- ognized credential or a certificate from a in the local area served by the local board. eran employment specialist described in registered apprenticeship program), a certifi- ‘‘(2) PRINCIPAL DUTIES.—A veteran employ- paragraph (2) shall satisfactorily complete cate from an on-the-job training program, a ment specialist in a local area shall— training provided by the National Veterans’ regular secondary school diploma or its rec- ‘‘(A) conduct outreach to employers in the Employment and Training Institute during ognized equivalent, or unsubsidized employ- local area to assist veterans, including dis- the 3-year period that begins on the date on ment; and abled veterans, in gaining employment, in- which the employee is so assigned. ‘‘(bb) are achieving measurable basic skill cluding— ‘‘(7) SPECIALIST’S DUTIES.—A full-time vet- gains toward such a credential, certificate, ‘‘(i) conducting seminars for employers; eran employment specialist shall perform diploma, or employment. and only duties related to employment, training, ‘‘(VI) The percentage and number of pro- ‘‘(ii) in conjunction with employers, con- supportive, and placement services under gram participants who obtain unsubsidized ducting job search workshops, and estab- this subsection, and shall not perform other employment in the field relating to the lishing job search groups; and non-veteran-related duties if such duties de- training services described in section ‘‘(B) facilitate the furnishing of employ- tract from the specialist’s ability to perform 134(c)(4) that such participants received. ment, training, supportive, and placement the specialist’s duties related to employ- ‘‘(ii) INDICATOR RELATING TO CREDENTIAL.— services to veterans, including disabled and ment, training, supportive, and placement For purposes of clause (i)(IV), program par- homeless veterans, in the local area. services under this subsection. ticipants who obtain a regular secondary ‘‘(3) HIRING PREFERENCE FOR VETERANS AND ‘‘(8) STATE OPTION.—At the request of a school diploma or its recognized equivalent INDIVIDUALS WITH EXPERTISE IN SERVING VET- local board, a State may opt to assume the shall be included in the percentage counted ERANS.—Subject to paragraph (8), a local duties assigned to the local board under as meeting the criterion under such clause

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only if such participants (in addition to ob- and percentage of its annual allocation ‘‘(B) LOCAL POLICIES.—Each local area that taining such diploma or its recognized equiv- under section 133 each local area in the State receives an allotment under section 133 shall alent), within 1 year after exit from the pro- spends on administrative costs’’; maintain a central repository of policies re- gram, have obtained or retained employ- (B) in paragraph (2)— lated to access, eligibility, availability of ment, have been removed from public assist- (i) by striking subparagraphs (A), (B), and services, and other matters, and plans ap- ance, or have begun an education or training (D); proved by the local board and make such re- program leading to a recognized postsec- (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as pository available to the public, including by ondary credential. subparagraph (A); electronic means.’’; ‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL INDICATORS.—A State may (iii) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as (4) in subsection (g)— identify in the State plan additional indica- subparagraph (B); (A) in paragraph (1)— tors for workforce investment activities au- (iv) in subparagraph (B), as so redesig- (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or thorized under this subtitle.’’; and nated— (B)’’; and (B) in paragraph (3)— (I) by striking ‘‘(excluding participants (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘may (i) in subparagraph (A)— who received only self-service and informa- reduce by not more than 5 percent,’’ and in- (I) in the heading, by striking ‘‘AND CUS- tional activities)’’; and serting ‘‘shall reduce’’; and TOMER SATISFACTION INDICATOR’’; (II) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting (II) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and the cus- (v) by striking subparagraph (F); and the following: tomer satisfaction indicator described in (vi) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(2) FUNDS RESULTING FROM REDUCED AL- paragraph (2)(B)’’; ‘‘(C) with respect to each local area in the LOTMENTS.—The Secretary shall return to (III) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and the State— the Treasury the amount retained, as a re- customer satisfaction indicator of perform- ‘‘(i) the number of individuals who received sult of a reduction in an allotment to a State ance, for the first 3’’ and inserting ‘‘, for all work ready services described in section made under paragraph (1)(B).’’; 3’’; 134(c)(2) and the number of individuals who (5) in subsection (h)— (IV) in clause (iii)— received training services described in sec- (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or (B)’’; (aa) in the heading, by striking ‘‘FOR FIRST tion 134(c)(4), during the most recent pro- and 3 YEARS’’; and (B) in paragraph (2)— (bb) by striking ‘‘and the customer satis- gram year and fiscal year, and the preceding 5 program years, disaggregated (for individ- (i) in subparagraph (A), by amending the faction indicator of performance, for the matter preceding clause (i) to read as fol- first 3 program years’’ and inserting ‘‘for all uals who received work ready services) by the type of entity that provided the work lows: 3 program years’’; ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If such failure continues (V) in clause (iv)— ready services and disaggregated (for indi- viduals who received training services) by for a second consecutive year, the Governor (aa) by striking ‘‘or (v)’’; shall take corrective actions, including the (bb) by striking subclause (I) and redesig- the type of entity that provided the training services, and the amount of funds spent on development of a reorganization plan. Such nating subclauses (II) and (III) as subclauses plan shall—’’; (I) and (II), respectively; and each of the 2 types of services during the most recent program year and fiscal year, (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (cc) in subclause (I) (as so redesignated)— (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respec- (AA) by inserting ‘‘, such as unemployment and the preceding 5 fiscal years; tively; rates and job losses or gains in particular in- ‘‘(ii) the number of individuals who suc- (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (A), dustries’’ after ‘‘economic conditions’’; and cessfully exited out of work ready services the following: (BB) by inserting ‘‘, such as indicators of described in section 134(c)(2) and the number ‘‘(B) REDUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF GRANT.— poor work experience, dislocation from high- of individuals who exited out of training If such failure continues for a third consecu- wage employment, low levels of literacy or services described in section 134(c)(4), during tive year, the Governor shall reduce the English proficiency, disability status (in- the most recent program year and fiscal amount of the grant that would (in the ab- cluding disability status among veterans), year, and the preceding 5 program years, sence of this subparagraph) be payable to the and welfare dependency,’’ after ‘‘program’’; disaggregated (for individuals who received local area under such program for the pro- (VI) by striking clause (v) and redesig- work ready services) by the type of entity nating clause (vi) as clause (v); and that provided the work ready services and gram year after such third consecutive year. (VII) in clause (v) (as so redesignated)— disaggregated (for individuals who received Such penalty shall be based on the degree of (aa) by striking ‘‘described in clause training services) by the type of entity that failure to meet local levels of performance.’’; (iv)(II)’’ and inserting ‘‘described in clause provided the training services; and (iv) in subparagraph (C)(i) (as so redesig- (iv)(I)’’; and ‘‘(iii) the average cost per participant of nated), by striking ‘‘a reorganization plan (bb) by striking ‘‘or (v)’’; and those individuals who received work ready under subparagraph (A) may, not later than (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘para- services described in section 134(c)(2) and the 30 days after receiving notice of the reorga- graph (2)(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph average cost per participant of those individ- nization plan, appeal to the Governor to re- (2)(B)’’; uals who received training services described scind or revise such plan’’ and inserting (2) in subsection (c)— in section 134(c)(4), during the most recent ‘‘corrective action under subparagraph (A) or (A) by amending clause (i) of paragraph program year and fiscal year, and the pre- (B) may, not later than 30 days after receiv- (1)(A) to read as follows: ceding 5 program years, disaggregated (for ing notice of the action, appeal to the Gov- ‘‘(i) the core indicators of performance de- individuals who received work ready serv- ernor to rescind or revise such action’’; and scribed in subsection (b)(2)(A) for activities ices) by the type of entity that provided the (v) in subparagraph (D) (as so redesig- described in such subsection, other than work ready services and disaggregated (for nated), by striking ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’ each statewide workforce investment activities; individuals who received training services) place it appears and inserting ‘‘subparagraph and’’; by the type of entity that provided the train- (C)’’; (B) in clause (ii) of paragraph (1)(A), by ing services; and (6) in subsection (i)— striking ‘‘(b)(2)(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘(b)(2)(B)’’; ‘‘(D) the amount of funds spent on training (A) in paragraph (1)— and services and discretionary activities de- (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘sub- (C) by amending paragraph (3) to read as scribed in section 134(d), disaggregated by section (b)(2)(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection follows: the populations identified under section (b)(2)(B)’’; and ‘‘(3) DETERMINATIONS.—In determining 112(b)(16)(A)(iv) and section 118(b)(10).’’; (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking such local levels of performance, the local (C) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘(b)(3)(A)(vi)’’ and inserting ‘‘(b)(3)(A)(v)’’; board, the chief elected official, and the Gov- ‘‘through publication’’ and inserting (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the ac- ernor shall ensure such levels are adjusted ‘‘through electronic means’’; and tivities described in section 502 concerning’’; based on the specific economic conditions (D) by adding at the end the following: and (such as unemployment rates and job losses ‘‘(4) DATA VALIDATION.—In preparing the (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘described or gains in particular industries), or demo- reports described in this subsection, each in paragraph (1) and in the activities de- graphic characteristics or other characteris- State shall establish procedures, consistent scribed in section 502’’ and inserting ‘‘and ac- tics of the population to be served, in the with guidelines issued by the Secretary, to tivities described in this subsection’’; and local area.’’; ensure the information contained in the re- (7) by adding at the end the following new (3) in subsection (d)— ports is valid and reliable. subsections: (A) in paragraph (1)— ‘‘(5) STATE AND LOCAL POLICIES.— ‘‘(j) USE OF CORE INDICATORS FOR OTHER (i) by striking ‘‘127 or’’; ‘‘(A) STATE POLICIES.—Each State that re- PROGRAMS.—Consistent with the require- (ii) by striking ‘‘and the customer satisfac- ceives an allotment under section 132 shall ments of the applicable authorizing laws, the tion indicator’’ each place it appears; and maintain a central repository of policies re- Secretary shall use the core indicators of (iii) in the last sentence, by inserting be- lated to access, eligibility, availability of performance described in subsection (b)(2)(A) fore the period the following: ‘‘, and on the services, and other matters, and plans ap- to assess the effectiveness of the programs amount and percentage of the State’s annual proved by the State board and make such re- described in section 121(b)(1)(B) (in addition allotment under section 132 the State spends pository available to the public, including by to the programs carried out under chapter 5) on administrative costs and on the amount electronic means. that are carried out by the Secretary.

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‘‘(k) ESTABLISHING PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE (3) in paragraph (3)(E), by striking ‘‘voca- (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ INCENTIVES.— tional’’ and inserting ‘‘career and technical at the end; ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—At the discretion of the education and’’. (iii) in subparagraph (C)— Governor of a State, a State may establish SEC. 429. RECRUITMENT, SCREENING, SELEC- (I) by inserting ‘‘the education and train- an incentive system for local boards to im- TION, AND ASSIGNMENT OF ENROLL- ing’’ after ‘‘including’’; and plement pay-for-performance contract strat- EES. (II) by striking the period at the end and egies for the delivery of employment and Section 145 (29 U.S.C. 2885) is amended— inserting ‘‘; and’’; and training activities in the local areas served (1) in subsection (a)— (iv) by adding at the end the following: by the local boards. (A) in paragraph (2)(C)(i) by striking ‘‘vo- ‘‘(D) the performance of the Job Corps cen- ‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—A State that estab- cational’’ and inserting ‘‘career and tech- ter relating to the indicators described in lishes a pay-for-performance incentive sys- nical education and training’’; and paragraphs (1) and (2) in section 159(c), and tem shall reserve not more than 10 percent of (B) in paragraph (3)— whether any actions have been taken with the total amount allotted to the State under (i) by striking ‘‘To the extent practicable, respect to such center pursuant to section section 132(b)(2) for a fiscal year to provide the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; 159(f).’’; and funds to local areas in the State whose local (ii) in subparagraph (A)— (4) in subsection (d)— boards have implemented a pay-for-perform- (I) by striking ‘‘applicable’’; and (A) in paragraph (1)— ance contract strategy. (II) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph ‘‘(3) EVALUATIONS.—A State described in (iii) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C); (A), by striking ‘‘is closest to the home of paragraph (2) shall use funds reserved by the and the enrollee, except that the’’ and inserting State under section 133(a)(1) to evaluate the (iv) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘offers the type of career and technical edu- return on investment of pay-for-performance ‘‘(B) organizations that have a dem- cation and training selected by the indi- contract strategies implemented by local onstrated record of effectiveness in placing vidual and, among the centers that offer boards in the State.’’. at-risk youth into employment.’’; such education and training, is closest to the SEC. 424. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. (2) in subsection (b)— home of the individual. The’’; Section 137 (29 U.S.C. 2872) is amended to (A) in paragraph (1)— (ii) by striking subparagraph (A); and read as follows: (i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘and (iii) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) ‘‘SEC. 137. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. agrees to such rules’’ after ‘‘failure to ob- and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respec- ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated serve the rules’’; and tively; and to carry out the activities described in sec- (ii) by amending subparagraph (C) to read (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘that of- tion 132, $5,945,639,000 for fiscal year 2015 and as follows: fers the career and technical education and each of the 6 succeeding fiscal years.’’. ‘‘(C) the individual has passed a back- training desired by’’ after ‘‘home of the en- rollee’’. CHAPTER 3—JOB CORPS ground check conducted in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary, SEC. 430. JOB CORPS CENTERS. SEC. 426. JOB CORPS PURPOSES. which shall include— Section 147 (29 U.S.C. 2887) is amended— Paragraph (1) of section 141 (29 U.S.C. ‘‘(i) a search of the State criminal registry (1) in subsection (a)— 2881(1)) is amended to read as follows: or repository in the State where the indi- (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘voca- ‘‘(1) to maintain a national Job Corps pro- vidual resides and each State where the indi- tional’’ both places it appears and inserting gram for at-risk youth, carried out in part- vidual previously resided; ‘‘career and technical’’; and nership with States and communities, to as- ‘‘(ii) a search of State-based child abuse (B) in paragraph (2)— sist eligible youth to connect to the work- and neglect registries and databases in the (i) in subparagraph (A)— force by providing them with intensive aca- State where the individual resides and each (I) by striking ‘‘subsections (c) and (d) of demic, career and technical education, and State where the individual previously re- section 303 of the Federal Property and Ad- service-learning opportunities, in residential sided; ministrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. and nonresidential centers, in order for such ‘‘(iii) a search of the National Crime Infor- 253)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (a) and (b) youth to obtain regular secondary school di- mation Center; of section 3304 of title 41, United States plomas and recognized postsecondary creden- ‘‘(iv) a Federal Bureau of Investigation fin- Code’’; and tials leading to successful careers in in-de- gerprint check using the Integrated Auto- (II) by striking ‘‘industry council’’ and in- mand industries that will result in opportu- mated Fingerprint Identification System; serting ‘‘workforce council’’; nities for advancement;’’. and (ii) in subparagraph (B)(i)— SEC. 427. JOB CORPS DEFINITIONS. ‘‘(v) a search of the National Sex Offender (I) by amending subclause (II) to read as Section 142 (29 U.S.C. 2882) is amended— Registry established under the Adam Walsh follows: (1) in paragraph (2)— Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 ‘‘(II) the ability of the entity to offer ca- (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking U.S.C. 16901 et seq.).’’; and reer and technical education and training ‘‘APPLICABLE ONE-STOP’’ and inserting ‘‘ONE- (B) by adding at the end the following new that the workforce council proposes under STOP’’; paragraph: section 154(c);’’; (B) by striking ‘‘applicable’’; ‘‘(3) INDIVIDUALS CONVICTED OF A CRIME.— (II) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘is famil- (C) by striking ‘‘customer service’’; and An individual shall be ineligible for enroll- iar with the surrounding communities, appli- (D) by striking ‘‘intake’’ and inserting ‘‘as- ment if the individual— cable’’ and inserting ‘‘demonstrates relation- sessment’’; ‘‘(A) makes a false statement in connec- ships with the surrounding communities, (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘before tion with the criminal background check de- employers, workforce boards,’’ and by strik- completing the requirements’’ and all that scribed in paragraph (1)(C); ing ‘‘and’’ at the end; follows and inserting ‘‘prior to becoming a ‘‘(B) is registered or is required to be reg- (III) by amending subclause (IV) to read as graduate.’’; and istered on a State sex offender registry or follows: (3) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘has com- the National Sex Offender Registry estab- ‘‘(IV) the performance of the entity, if any, pleted the requirements’’ and all that follows lished under the Adam Walsh Child Protec- relating to operating or providing activities and inserting the following: ‘‘who, as a result tion and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 et described in this subtitle to a Job Corps cen- of participation in the Job Corps program, seq.); or ter, including the entity’s demonstrated ef- has received a regular secondary school di- ‘‘(C) has been convicted of a felony con- fectiveness in assisting individuals in achiev- ploma, completed the requirements of a ca- sisting of— ing the primary and secondary indicators of reer and technical education and training ‘‘(i) homicide; performance described in paragraphs (1) and program, or received, or is making satisfac- ‘‘(ii) child abuse or neglect; (2) of section 159(c); and’’; and tory progress (as defined under section 484(c) ‘‘(iii) a crime against children, including (IV) by adding at the end the following new of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. child pornography; subclause: 1091(c))) toward receiving, a recognized post- ‘‘(iv) a crime involving rape or sexual as- ‘‘(V) the ability of the entity to dem- secondary credential (including an industry- sault; or onstrate a record of successfully assisting at- recognized credential) that prepares individ- ‘‘(v) physical assault, battery, or a drug-re- risk youth to connect to the workforce, in- uals for employment leading to economic lated offense, committed within the past 5 cluding by providing them with intensive self-sufficiency.’’. years.’’; academic, and career and technical edu- SEC. 428. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR THE JOB (3) in subsection (c)— cation and training.’’; and CORPS. (A) in paragraph (1)— (iii) in subparagraph (B)(ii)— Section 144 (29 U.S.C. 2884) is amended— (i) by striking ‘‘2 years’’ and inserting (I) by striking ‘‘, as appropriate’’; and (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as ‘‘year’’; and (II) by striking ‘‘through (IV)’’ and insert- follows: (ii) by striking ‘‘an assignment’’ and in- ing ‘‘through (V)’’; ‘‘(1) not less than age 16 and not more than serting ‘‘a’’; and (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘In any age 24 on the date of enrollment;’’; (B) in paragraph (2)— year, no more than 20 percent of the individ- (2) in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting ‘‘sec- (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph uals enrolled in the Job Corps may be non- ondary’’ before ‘‘school’’; and (A), by striking ‘‘, every 2 years,’’; residential participants in the Job Corps.’’;

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(3) by amending subsection (c) to read as ‘‘(f) RENEWAL.— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking follows: ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), ‘‘EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL’’ and inserting ‘‘(c) CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CENTERS.— the Secretary may renew the terms of an ‘‘ACADEMIC AND CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDU- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Job Corps centers agreement described in subsection (a)(1)(A) CATION AND’’; may include Civilian Conservation Centers, for an entity to operate a Job Corps center if (B) by striking ‘‘may’’ after ‘‘The Sec- operated under an agreement between the the center meets or exceeds each of the indi- retary’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’; and Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Ag- cators of performance described in section (C) by striking ‘‘vocational’’ each place it riculture, that are located primarily in rural 159(c)(1). appears and inserting ‘‘career and tech- areas. Such centers shall adhere to all the ‘‘(2) RECOMPETITION.— nical’’; and provisions of this subtitle, and shall provide, ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding para- (3) by amending paragraph (3) of subsection in addition to education, career and tech- graph (1), the Secretary shall not renew the (c) to read as follows: nical education and training, and workforce terms of the agreement for an entity to oper- ‘‘(3) DEMONSTRATION.—Each year, any oper- preparation skills training described in sec- ate a Job Corps center if such center is ator seeking to enroll additional enrollees in tion 148, programs of work experience to con- ranked in the bottom quintile of centers de- an advanced career training program shall serve, develop, or manage public natural re- scribed in section 159(f)(2) for any program demonstrate, before the operator may carry sources or public recreational areas or to de- year. Such entity may submit a new applica- out such additional enrollment, that— velop community projects in the public in- tion under subsection (d) only if such center ‘‘(A) participants in such program have terest. has shown significant improvement on the achieved a satisfactory rate of completion ‘‘(2) SELECTION PROCESS.—The Secretary indicators of performance described in sec- and placement in training-related jobs; and shall select an entity that submits an appli- tion 159(c)(1) over the last program year. ‘‘(B) such operator has met or exceeded the cation under subsection (d) to operate a Ci- ‘‘(B) VIOLATIONS.—The Secretary shall not indicators of performance described in para- vilian Conservation Center on a competitive select an entity to operate a Job Corps cen- graphs (1) and (2) of section 159(c) for the pre- basis, as provided in subsection (a).’’; and ter if such entity or such center has been vious year.’’. (4) by striking subsection (d) and inserting found to have a systemic or substantial ma- SEC. 432. COUNSELING AND JOB PLACEMENT. the following: terial failure that involves— Section 149 (29 U.S.C. 2889) is amended— ‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to oper- ‘‘(i) a threat to the health, safety, or civil (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘voca- ate a Job Corps center under this subtitle, an rights of program participants or staff; tional’’ and inserting ‘‘career and technical entity shall submit an application to the ‘‘(ii) the misuse of funds received under education and’’; Secretary at such time, in such manner, and this subtitle; (2) in subsection (b)— containing such information as the Sec- ‘‘(iii) loss of legal status or financial via- (A) by striking ‘‘make every effort to ar- retary may require, including— bility, loss of permits, debarment from re- range to’’; and ‘‘(1) a description of the program activities ceiving Federal grants or contracts, or the (B) by striking ‘‘to assist’’ and inserting that will be offered at the center, including improper use of Federal funds; ‘‘assist’’; and how the career and technical education and ‘‘(iv) failure to meet any other Federal or (3) by striking subsection (d). training reflect State and local employment State requirement that the entity has shown SEC. 433. SUPPORT. opportunities, including in in-demand indus- an unwillingness or inability to correct, Subsection (b) of section 150 (29 U.S.C. 2890) tries; after notice from the Secretary, within the is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(2) a description of the counseling, place- period specified; or ‘‘(b) TRANSITION ALLOWANCES AND SUPPORT ment, and support activities that will be of- ‘‘(v) an unresolved area of noncompliance. FOR GRADUATES.—The Secretary shall ar- fered at the center, including a description of ‘‘(g) CURRENT GRANTEES.—Not later than 60 range for a transition allowance to be paid to the strategies and procedures the entity will days after the date of enactment of the graduates. The transition allowance shall be use to place graduates into unsubsidized em- SKILLS Act and notwithstanding any pre- incentive-based to reflect a graduate’s com- ployment upon completion of the program; vious grant award or renewals of such award pletion of academic, career and technical ‘‘(3) a description of the demonstrated under this subtitle, the Secretary shall re- education or training, and attainment of a record of effectiveness that the entity has in recognized postsecondary credential, includ- quire all entities operating a Job Corps cen- placing at-risk youth into employment, in- ing an industry-recognized credential.’’. ter under this subtitle to submit an applica- cluding past performance of operating a Job tion under subsection (d) to carry out the re- SEC. 434. OPERATIONS. Corps center under this subtitle; quirements of this section.’’. Section 151 (29 U.S.C. 2891) is amended— ‘‘(4) a description of the relationships that (1) in the header, by striking ‘‘OPERATING SEC. 431. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. the entity has developed with State and PLAN.’’ and inserting ‘‘OPERATIONS.’’; local workforce boards, employers, State and Section 148 (29 U.S.C. 2888) is amended— (2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘IN GEN- local educational agencies, and the sur- (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as ERAL.—’’ and inserting ‘‘OPERATING PLAN.—’’; rounding communities in an effort to pro- follows: (3) by striking subsection (b) and redesig- mote a comprehensive statewide workforce ‘‘(a) ACTIVITIES PROVIDED THROUGH JOB nating subsection (c) as subsection (b); investment system; CORPS CENTERS.— (4) by amending subsection (b) (as so redes- ‘‘(5) a description of the strong fiscal con- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Job Corps center ignated)— trols the entity has in place to ensure proper shall provide enrollees with an intensive, (A) in the heading by inserting ‘‘OF OPER- accounting of Federal funds, and a descrip- well-organized, and supervised program of ATING PLAN’’ after ‘‘AVAILABILITY’’; and tion of how the entity will meet the require- education, career and technical education (B) by striking ‘‘subsections (a) and (b)’’ ments of section 159(a); and training, work experience, recreational and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’; and ‘‘(6) a description of the strategies and activities, physical rehabilitation and devel- (5) by adding at the end the following new policies the entity will utilize to reduce par- opment, and counseling. Each Job Corps cen- subsection: ticipant costs; ter shall provide enrollees assigned to the ‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more ‘‘(7) a description of the steps taken to con- center with access to work ready services de- than 10 percent of the funds allotted under trol costs in accordance with section scribed in section 134(c)(2). section 147 to an entity selected to operate a 159(a)(3); ‘‘(2) RELATIONSHIP TO OPPORTUNITIES.— Job Corps center may be used by the entity ‘‘(8) a detailed budget of the activities that ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The activities provided for administrative costs under this sub- will be supported using funds under this sub- under this subsection shall be targeted to title.’’. title; helping enrollees, on completion of their en- SEC. 435. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION. ‘‘(9) a detailed budget of the activities that rollment— Section 153 (29 U.S.C. 2893) is amended to will be supported using funds from non-Fed- ‘‘(i) secure and maintain meaningful un- read as follows: eral resources; subsidized employment; ‘‘SEC. 153. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION. ‘‘(10) an assurance the entity will comply ‘‘(ii) complete secondary education and ob- ‘‘The director of each Job Corps center with the administrative cost limitation in- tain a regular secondary school diploma; shall encourage and cooperate in activities cluded in section 151(c); ‘‘(iii) enroll in and complete postsecondary to establish a mutually beneficial relation- ‘‘(11) an assurance the entity is licensed to education or training programs, including ship between Job Corps centers in the State operate in the State in which the center is obtaining recognized postsecondary creden- and nearby communities. Such activities located; and tials (such as industry-recognized creden- may include the use of any local workforce ‘‘(12) an assurance the entity will comply tials and certificates from registered appren- development boards established under sec- with and meet basic health and safety codes, ticeship programs); or tion 117 to provide a mechanism for joint dis- including those measures described in sec- ‘‘(iv) satisfy Armed Forces requirements. cussion of common problems and for plan- tion 152(b). ‘‘(B) LINK TO EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.— ning programs of mutual interest.’’. ‘‘(e) LENGTH OF AGREEMENT.—The agree- The career and technical education and SEC. 436. WORKFORCE COUNCILS. ment described in subsection (a)(1)(A) shall training provided shall be linked to the em- Section 154 (29 U.S.C. 2894) is amended to be for not longer than a 2-year period. The ployment opportunities in in-demand indus- read as follows: Secretary may renew the agreement for 3 1- tries in the State in which the Job Corps ‘‘SEC. 154. WORKFORCE COUNCILS. year periods if the entity meets the require- center is located.’’; ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each Job Corps center ments of subsection (f). (2) in subsection (b)— shall have a workforce council appointed by

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TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. uates who entered into postsecondary edu- all primary indicators described in para- Section 156 (29 U.S.C. 2896) is amended to cation; read as follows: ‘‘(C) the percentage and number of grad- graph (1) of subsection (c); ‘‘(D) information on the performance of the ‘‘SEC. 156. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO CENTERS. uates who entered into the military; service providers described in paragraphs (3) ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From the funds reserved ‘‘(D) the average wage of graduates who and (4) of subsection (c) on the performance under section 132(a)(3), the Secretary shall are in unsubsidized employment— provide, directly or through grants, con- ‘‘(i) on the first day of employment; and indicators established under such para- tracts, or other agreements or arrangements ‘‘(ii) 6 months after the first day; graphs; and as the Secretary considers appropriate, tech- ‘‘(E) the number and percentage of grad- ‘‘(E) a comparison of each service provider, nical assistance and training for the Job uates who entered unsubsidized employment by rank, on the performance of all service Corps program for the purposes of improving and were retained in the unsubsidized em- providers described in paragraphs (3) and (4) program quality. ployment— of subsection (c) on the performance indica- ‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES.—In providing training and ‘‘(i) 6 months after the first day of employ- tors established under such paragraphs. technical assistance and for allocating re- ment; and ‘‘(2) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary shall sources for such assistance, the Secretary ‘‘(ii) 12 months after the first day of em- conduct an annual assessment of the per- shall— ployment; formance of each Job Corps center which ‘‘(1) assist entities, including those entities ‘‘(F) the percentage and number of enroll- shall include information on the Job Corps not currently operating a Job Corps center, ees compared to the percentage and number centers that— in developing the application described in of enrollees the Secretary has established as ‘‘(A) are ranked in the bottom 10 percent section 147(d); targets in section 145(c)(1); on the performance indicator described in ‘‘(2) assist Job Corps centers and programs ‘‘(G) the cost per training slot, which is paragraph (1)(C); or in correcting deficiencies and violations calculated by comparing the program’s max- ‘‘(B) have failed a safety and health code under this subtitle; imum number of enrollees that can be en- review described in subsection (g). ‘‘(3) assist Job Corps centers and programs rolled in a Job Corps center at any given ‘‘(3) PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT.—With re- in meeting or exceeding the indicators of time during the program year to the number spect to a Job Corps center that is identified performance described in paragraphs (1) and of enrollees in the same program year; and under paragraph (2) or reports less than 50 (2) of section 159(c); and ‘‘(H) the number and percentage of former percent on the performance indicators de- ‘‘(4) assist Job Corps centers and programs enrollees, including the number dismissed scribed in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of in the development of sound management under the zero tolerance policy described in subsection (c)(1), the Secretary shall develop practices, including financial management section 152(b). and implement a 1 year performance im- procedures.’’. ‘‘(3) INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE FOR RE- provement plan. Such a plan shall require SEC. 438. SPECIAL PROVISIONS. CRUITERS.—The annual indicators of per- action including— Section 158(c)(1) (29 U.S.C. 2989(c)(1)) is formance for recruiters shall include the ‘‘(A) providing technical assistance to the amended by striking ‘‘title II of the Federal measurements described in subparagraph (A) center; Property and Administrative Services Act of of paragraph (1) and subparagraphs (F), (G), ‘‘(B) changing the management staff of the 1949 (40 U.S.C. 481 et seq.)’’ and inserting and (H) of paragraph (2). center; ‘‘chapter 5 of title 40, United States Code,’’. ‘‘(4) INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE OF CAREER ‘‘(C) replacing the operator of the center; SEC. 439. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY MAN- TRANSITION SERVICE PROVIDERS.—The annual ‘‘(D) reducing the capacity of the center; or AGEMENT. indicators of performance of career transi- ‘‘(E) closing the center. Section 159 (29 U.S.C. 2899) is amended— tion service providers shall include the ‘‘(4) CLOSURE OF JOB CORPS CENTERS.—Job (1) in the section heading, by striking measurements described in subparagraphs Corps centers that have been identified ‘‘MANAGEMENT INFORMATION’’ and inserting (B) and (C) of paragraph (1) and subpara- under paragraph (2) for more than 4 consecu- ‘‘PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY AND MANAGE- graphs, (B), (C), (D), and (E) of paragraph (2). tive years shall be closed. The Secretary MENT’’; ‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—The Sec- shall ensure— (2) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting before retary shall collect, and submit in the report ‘‘(A) that the proposed decision to close the period at the end the following: ‘‘, or op- described in subsection (f), information on the center is announced in advance to the

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general public through publication in the (3) by amending subsection (c) to read as ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Employment and Federal Register and other appropriate follows: Training Administration of the Department means; and ‘‘(c) TECHNIQUES.—Evaluations conducted of Labor (referred to in this Act as the ‘Ad- ‘‘(B) the establishment of a reasonable under this section shall utilize appropriate ministration’) shall administer all programs comment period, not to exceed 30 days, for and rigorous methodology and research de- authorized under title I and the Wagner- interested individuals to submit written signs, including the use of control groups Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.). The Admin- comments to the Secretary. chosen by scientific random assignment istration shall be headed by an Assistant ‘‘(g) PARTICIPANT HEALTH AND SAFETY.— methodologies, quasi-experimental methods, Secretary appointed by the President by and The Secretary shall enter into an agreement impact analysis and the use of administra- with the advice and consent of the Senate. with the General Services Administration or tive data. The Secretary shall conduct an Except for title II and the Rehabilitation Act the appropriate State agency responsible for impact analysis, as described in subsection of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.), the Administra- inspecting public buildings and safeguarding (a)(4), of the formula grant program under tion shall be the principal agency, and the the health of disadvantaged students, to con- subtitle B not later than 2016, and thereafter Assistant Secretary shall be the principal of- duct an in-person review of the physical con- shall conduct such an analysis not less than ficer, of such Department for carrying out dition and health-related activities of each once every 4 years.’’; this Act. Job Corps center annually. Such review shall (4) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘the Com- ‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Assistant Sec- include a passing rate of occupancy under mittee on Labor and Human Resources of the retary shall be an individual with substan- Federal and State ordinances.’’. Senate’’ and inserting ‘‘the Committee on tial experience in workforce development CHAPTER 4—NATIONAL PROGRAMS Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of and in workforce development management. the Senate’’; The Assistant Secretary shall also, to the SEC. 441. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. maximum extent possible, possess knowledge Section 170 (29 U.S.C. 2915) is amended— (5) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub- and have worked in or with the State or (1) by striking subsection (b); section (g) and inserting after subsection (e) the following: local workforce investment system or have (2) by striking: been a member of the business community. ‘‘(a) GENERAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—’’; ‘‘(f) REDUCTION OF AMOUNTS AUTHORIZED TO ‘‘(3) FUNCTIONS.—In the performance of the (3) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and BE APPROPRIATED FOR LATE REPORTING.—If a functions of the office, the Assistant Sec- (3) as subsections (a), (b), and (c) respec- report required to be transmitted to Con- retary shall be directly responsible to the tively, and moving such subsections 2 ems to gress under this section is not transmitted on or before the time period specified for Secretary or the Deputy Secretary of Labor, the left, and conforming the casing style of as determined by the Secretary. The func- the headings of such subsections to the cas- that report, amounts authorized to be appro- priated under this title shall be reduced by 10 tions of the Assistant Secretary shall not be ing style of the heading of subsection (d), as delegated to any officer not directly respon- added by paragraph (7) of this section; percent for the fiscal year that begins after the date on which the final report required sible, both with respect to program oper- (4) in subsection (a) (as so redesignated)— ation and administration, to the Assistant (A) by inserting ‘‘the training of staff pro- under this section is required to be trans- mitted and reduced by an additional 10 per- Secretary. Any reference in this Act to du- viding rapid response services and additional ties to be carried out by the Assistant Sec- assistance, the training of other staff of re- cent each subsequent fiscal year until each such report is transmitted to Congress.’’; and retary shall be considered to be a reference cipients of funds under this title, assistance to duties to be carried out by the Secretary regarding accounting and program operation (6) by adding at the end, the following: ‘‘(h) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The results of acting through the Assistant Secretary.’’. practices (when such assistance would not be SEC. 447. PROMPT ALLOCATION OF FUNDS. duplicative to assistance provided by the the evaluations conducted under this section shall be made publicly available, including Section 182 (29 U.S.C. 2932) is amended— State), technical assistance to States that do (1) in subsection (c)— not meet State performance measures de- by posting such results on the Department’s website.’’. (A) by striking ‘‘127 or’’; and scribed in section 136,’’ after ‘‘localities,’’; (B) by striking ‘‘, except that’’ and all that CHAPTER 5—ADMINISTRATION and follows and inserting a period; and (B) by striking ‘‘from carrying out activi- SEC. 446. REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS. (2) in subsection (e)— ties’’ and all that follows up to the period Section 181 (29 U.S.C. 2931) is amended— (A) by striking ‘‘sections 128 and 133’’ and and inserting ‘‘to implement the amend- (1) in subsection (b)(6), by striking ‘‘, in- inserting ‘‘section 133’’; and ments made by the SKILLS Act’’; cluding representatives of businesses and of (B) by striking ‘‘127 or’’. (5) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated)— labor organizations,’’; SEC. 448. FISCAL CONTROLS; SANCTIONS. (A) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and insert- (2) in subsection (c)(2)(A), in the matter Section 184(a)(2) (29 U.S.C. 2934(a)(2)) is ing ‘‘subsection (a)’’; preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘shall’’ and amended— (B) by striking ‘‘, or recipient of financial inserting ‘‘may’’; (1) by striking ‘‘(A)’’ and all that follows assistance under any of sections 166 through (3) in subsection (e)— through ‘‘Each’’ and inserting ‘‘Each’’; and 169,’’; and (A) by striking ‘‘training for’’ and insert- (2) by striking subparagraph (B). (C) by striking ‘‘or grant recipient’’; ing ‘‘the entry into employment, retention SEC. 449. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. (6) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by in employment, or increases in earnings of’’; Section 185 (29 U.S.C. 2935) is amended— striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub- and (1) in subsection (c)— section (a)’’; and (B) by striking ‘‘subtitle B’’ and inserting (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ (7) by inserting, after subsection (c) (as so ‘‘this Act’’; after the semicolon; redesignated), the following: (4) in subsection (f)(4), by striking (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period ‘‘(d) BEST PRACTICES COORDINATION.—The ‘‘134(a)(3)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘133(a)(4)’’; and and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and Secretary shall— (5) by adding at the end the following: (C) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(1) establish a system through which ‘‘(g) SALARY AND BONUS LIMITATION.— ‘‘(4) shall have the option to submit or dis- States may share information regarding best ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No funds provided under seminate electronically any reports, records, practices with regard to the operation of this title shall be used by a recipient or sub- plans, or other data that are required to be workforce investment activities under this recipient of such funds to pay the salary and collected or disseminated under this title.’’; Act; and bonuses of an individual, either as direct and ‘‘(2) evaluate and disseminate information costs or indirect costs, at a rate in excess of (2) in subsection (e)(2), by inserting ‘‘and regarding best practices and identify knowl- the rate prescribed in level II of the Execu- the Secretary shall submit to the Committee edge gaps.’’. tive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, on Education and the Workforce of the SEC. 442. EVALUATIONS. United States Code. House of Representatives and the Committee Section 172 (29 U.S.C. 2917) is amended— ‘‘(2) VENDORS.—The limitation described in on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the Sec- paragraph (1) shall not apply to vendors pro- the Senate,’’ after ‘‘Secretary,’’. retary shall provide for the continuing eval- viding goods and services as defined in OMB SEC. 450. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. uation of the programs and activities, in- Circular A–133. Section 189 (29 U.S.C. 2939) is amended— cluding those programs and activities car- ‘‘(3) LOWER LIMIT.—In a case in which a (1) in subsection (g)— ried out under section 171’’ and inserting State is a recipient of such funds, the State (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as ‘‘the Secretary, through grants, contracts, or may establish a lower limit than is provided follows: cooperative agreements, shall conduct, at in paragraph (1) for salaries and bonuses of ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Appropriations for any least once every 5 years, an independent those receiving salaries and bonuses from a fiscal year for programs and activities car- evaluation of the programs and activities subrecipient of such funds, taking into ac- ried out under this title shall be available for funded under this Act’’; count factors including the relative cost of obligation only on the basis of a program (2) by amending subsection (a)(4) to read as living in the State, the compensation levels year. The program year shall begin on Octo- follows: for comparable State or local government ber 1 in the fiscal year for which the appro- ‘‘(4) the impact of receiving services and employees, and the size of the organizations priation is made.’’; and not receiving services under such programs that administer the Federal programs in- (B) in paragraph (2)— and activities on the community, businesses, volved. (i) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘each and individuals;’’; ‘‘(h) GENERAL AUTHORITY.— State’’ and inserting ‘‘each recipient (except

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:17 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00080 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A02AP6.023 S02APPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE April 2, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2123 as otherwise provided in this paragraph)’’; SEC. 453. FEDERAL AGENCY STAFF AND RESTRIC- executive-legislative relationships or par- and TIONS ON POLITICAL AND LOB- ticipation by an agency or officer of a State, (ii) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘171 BYING ACTIVITIES. local, or tribal government in policymaking or’’; Subtitle E of title I (29 U.S.C. 2931 et seq.) and administrative processes within the ex- (2) in subsection (i)— is amended by adding at the end the fol- ecutive branch of that government. (A) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); lowing new sections: ‘‘(b) POLITICAL RESTRICTIONS.— (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para- ‘‘SEC. 196. FEDERAL AGENCY STAFF. ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No funds received by a graph (2); ‘‘The Director of the Office of Management participant of a program or activity under (C) by amending paragraph (2)(A), as so re- and Budget shall— this Act shall be used for— designated— ‘‘(1) not later than 60 days after the date of ‘‘(A) any partisan or nonpartisan political (i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and in- the enactment of the SKILLS Act— activity or any other political activity asso- serting a period at the end; ‘‘(A) identify the number of Federal gov- ciated with a candidate, or contending fac- (ii) by striking ‘‘requirements of subpara- ernment employees who, on the day before tion or group, in an election for public or graph (B)’’ and all that follows through ‘‘any the date of enactment of the SKILLS Act, party office; or of the statutory or regulatory requirements worked on or administered each of the pro- ‘‘(B) any activity to provide voters with of subtitle B’’ and inserting ‘‘requirements of grams and activities that were authorized transportation to the polls or similar assist- under this Act or were authorized under a subparagraph (B) or (D), any of the statutory ance in connection with any such election. provision listed in section ll71 of the or regulatory requirements of subtitle B’’; ‘‘(2) RESTRICTION ON VOTER REGISTRATION SKILLS Act; and and ACTIVITIES.—No funds under this Act shall be ‘‘(B) identify the number of full-time (iii) by striking clause (ii); and used to conduct voter registration activities. equivalent employees who on the day before (D) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(3) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this that date of enactment, worked on or admin- ‘‘(D) EXPEDITED PROCESS FOR EXTENDING subsection, the term ‘participant’ includes istered each of the programs and activities APPROVED WAIVERS TO ADDITIONAL STATES.— any State, local area, or government, non- described in subparagraph (A), on functions The Secretary may establish an expedited profit, or for-profit entity receiving funds for which the authorizing provision has been procedure for the purpose of extending to ad- under this Act.’’. ditional States the waiver of statutory or repealed, or for which an amount has been CHAPTER 6—STATE UNIFIED PLAN regulatory requirements that have been ap- consolidated (if such employee is in a dupli- proved for a State pursuant to a request cate position), on or after such date of enact- SEC. 456. STATE UNIFIED PLAN. under subparagraph (B), in lieu of requiring ment; Section 501 (20 U.S.C. 9271) is amended— the additional States to meet the require- ‘‘(2) not later than 90 after such date of en- (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as ments of subparagraphs (B) and (C). Such actment, publish the information described follows: procedure shall ensure that the extension of in paragraph (1) on the Office of Management ‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary such a waiver to additional States is accom- and Budget website; and shall receive and approve State unified plans panied by appropriate conditions relating to ‘‘(3) not later than 1 year after such date of developed and submitted in accordance with the implementation of such waiver. enactment— this section.’’; ‘‘(E) EXTERNAL CONDITIONS.—The Secretary ‘‘(A) reduce the workforce of the Federal (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as shall not require or impose new or additional Government by the number of full-time follows: requirements, that are not specified under equivalent employees identified under para- ‘‘(b) STATE UNIFIED PLAN.— this Act, on a State in exchange for pro- graph (1)(B); and ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State may develop and viding a waiver to the State or a local area ‘‘(B) submit to Congress a report on how submit to the Secretary a State unified plan in the State under this paragraph.’’. the Director carried out the requirements of for 2 or more of the activities or programs SEC. 451. STATE LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY. subparagraph (A). set forth in paragraph (2). The State unified Section 191(a) (29 U.S.C. 2941(a)) is amend- ‘‘SEC. 197. RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING AND PO- plan shall cover one or more of the activities ed— LITICAL ACTIVITIES. or programs set forth in subparagraphs (A) (1) by striking ‘‘consistent with the provi- ‘‘(a) LOBBYING RESTRICTIONS.— and (B) of paragraph (2) and shall cover one sions of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘consistent ‘‘(1) PUBLICITY RESTRICTIONS.— or more of the activities or programs set with State law and the provisions of this ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph forth in subparagraphs (C) through (N) of title’’; and (B), no funds provided under this Act shall be paragraph (2). (2) by striking ‘‘consistent with the terms used or proposed for use, for— ‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS.—For pur- and conditions required under this title’’ and ‘‘(i) publicity or propaganda purposes; or poses of paragraph (1), the term ‘activity or inserting ‘‘consistent with State law and the ‘‘(ii) the preparation, distribution, or use program’ means any 1 of the following 14 ac- terms and conditions required under this of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, tivities or programs: title’’. electronic communication, radio, television, ‘‘(A) Activities and programs authorized SEC. 452. GENERAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. or video presentation designed to support or under title I. Section 195 (29 U.S.C. 2945) is amended— defeat the enactment of legislation before ‘‘(B) Activities and programs authorized (1) in paragraph (7), by inserting at the end the Congress or any State or local legisla- under title II. the following: ture or legislative body. ‘‘(C) Programs authorized under title I of ‘‘(D) Funds received under a program by a ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Subparagraph (A) shall the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 710 public or private nonprofit entity that are not apply to— et seq.). not described in subparagraph (B), such as ‘‘(i) normal and recognized executive-legis- ‘‘(D) Secondary career and technical edu- funds privately raised from philanthropic lative relationships; cation programs authorized under the Carl foundations, businesses, or other private en- ‘‘(ii) the preparation, distribution, or use D. Perkins Career and Technical Education tities, shall not be considered to be income of the materials described in subparagraph Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.). under this title and shall not be subject to (A)(ii) in presentation to the Congress or any ‘‘(E) Postsecondary career and technical the requirements of this paragraph.’’; State or local legislature or legislative body education programs authorized under the (2) by striking paragraph (9); (except that this subparagraph does not Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Edu- (3) by redesignating paragraphs (10) apply with respect to such preparation, dis- cation Act of 2006. through (13) as paragraphs (9) through (12), tribution, or use in presentation to the exec- ‘‘(F) Activities and programs authorized respectively; and utive branch of any State or local govern- under title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 (4) by adding at the end the following new ment); or U.S.C. 2251 et seq.). paragraphs: ‘‘(iii) such preparation, distribution, or use ‘‘(G) Programs and activities authorized ‘‘(13) Funds provided under this title shall of such materials, that are designed to sup- under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly not be used to establish or operate stand- port or defeat any proposed or pending regu- known as the ‘National Apprenticeship Act’; alone fee-for-service enterprises that com- lation, administrative action, or order issued 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.). pete with private sector employment agen- by the executive branch of any State or local ‘‘(H) Programs authorized under the Com- cies within the meaning of section 701(c) of government. munity Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. ‘‘(2) SALARY PAYMENT RESTRICTION.—No 9901 et seq.). 2000e(c)), except that for purposes of this funds provided under this Act shall be used, ‘‘(I) Programs authorized under part A of paragraph, such an enterprise does not in- or proposed for use, to pay the salary or ex- title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. clude a one-stop center. penses of any grant or contract recipient, or 601 et seq.). ‘‘(14) Any report required to be submitted agent acting for such recipient, related to ‘‘(J) Programs authorized under State un- to Congress, or to a Committee of Congress, any activity designed to influence the enact- employment compensation laws (in accord- under this title shall be submitted to both ment or issuance of legislation, appropria- ance with applicable Federal law). the chairmen and ranking minority members tions, regulations, administrative action, or ‘‘(K) Work programs authorized under sec- of the Committee on Education and the an Executive order proposed or pending be- tion 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of Workforce of the House of Representatives fore the Congress or any State government, 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)). and the Committee on Health, Education, or a State or local legislature or legislative ‘‘(L) Activities and programs authorized Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.’’. body, other than for normal and recognized under title I of the Housing and Community

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AMENDMENT. ‘‘(D) an institution of higher education; ‘‘(N) Activities authorized under chapter 41 Title II (20 U.S.C. 9201 et seq.) is amended ‘‘(E) a public or private educational agen- of title 38, United States Code.’’; to read as follows: cy; (3) by amending subsection (d) to read as ‘‘(F) a library; follows: ‘‘TITLE II—ADULT EDUCATION AND ‘‘(G) a public housing authority; FAMILY LITERACY EDUCATION ‘‘(d) APPROVAL.— ‘‘(H) an institution that is not described in ‘‘(1) JURISDICTION.—In approving a State ‘‘SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. any of subparagraphs (A) through (G) and unified plan under this section, the Sec- ‘‘This title may be cited as the ‘Adult Edu- has the ability to provide adult education, retary shall— cation and Family Literacy Education Act’. basic skills, and family literacy education ‘‘(A) submit the portion of the State uni- ‘‘SEC. 202. PURPOSE. programs to adults and families; or fied plan covering an activity or program de- ‘‘It is the purpose of this title to provide ‘‘(I) a consortium of the agencies, organiza- scribed in subsection (b)(2) to the head of the instructional opportunities for adults seek- tions, institutions, libraries, or authorities Federal agency who exercises administrative ing to improve their literacy skills, includ- described in any of subparagraphs (A) authority over the activity or program for ing their basic reading, writing, speaking, through (H). the approval of such portion by such Federal and mathematics skills, and support States ‘‘(4) ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION PRO- agency head; or and local communities in providing, on a GRAM.—The term ‘English language acquisi- ‘‘(B) coordinate approval of the portion of voluntary basis, adult education and family tion program’ means a program of instruc- the State unified plan covering an activity literacy education programs, in order to— tion— or program described in subsection (b)(2) ‘‘(1) increase the literacy of adults, includ- ‘‘(A) designed to help English learners with the head of the Federal agency who ex- ing the basic reading, writing, speaking, and achieve competence in reading, writing, ercises administrative authority over the ac- mathematics skills, to a level of proficiency speaking, and comprehension of the English tivity or program. necessary for adults to obtain employment language; and ‘‘(2) TIMELINE.—A State unified plan shall and self-sufficiency and to successfully ad- ‘‘(B) that may lead to— be considered to be approved by the Sec- vance in the workforce; ‘‘(i) attainment of a secondary school di- retary at the end of the 90-day period begin- ‘‘(2) assist adults in the completion of a ploma or its recognized equivalent; ning on the day the Secretary receives the secondary school education (or its equiva- ‘‘(ii) transition to success in postsecondary plan, unless the Secretary makes a written lent) and the transition to a postsecondary education and training; and determination, during the 90-day period, that educational institution; ‘‘(iii) employment or career advancement. details how the plan is not consistent with ‘‘(3) assist adults who are parents to enable ‘‘(5) FAMILY LITERACY EDUCATION PRO- the requirements of the Federal statute au- them to support the educational develop- GRAM.—The term ‘family literacy education thorizing an activity or program described in ment of their children and make informed program’ means an educational program subsection (b)(2) and covered under the plan choices regarding their children’s education that— or how the plan is not consistent with the re- including, through instruction in basic read- ‘‘(A) assists parents and students, on a vol- quirements of subsection (c)(3). ing, writing, speaking, and mathematics untary basis, in achieving the purpose of this ‘‘(3) SCOPE OF PORTION.—For purposes of skills; and title as described in section 202; and paragraph (1), the portion of the State uni- ‘‘(4) assist adults who are not proficient in ‘‘(B) is of sufficient intensity in terms of fied plan covering an activity or program English in improving their reading, writing, hours and of sufficient quality to make sus- shall be considered to include the plan de- speaking, listening, comprehension, and tainable changes in a family, is evidence- scribed in subsection (c)(3) and any proposal mathematics skills. based, and, for the purpose of substantially described in subsection (e)(2), as that part ‘‘SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS. increasing the ability of parents and children and proposal relate to the activity or pro- ‘‘In this title: to read, write, and speak English, inte- gram.’’; and ‘‘(1) ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LIT- grates— (4) by adding at the end the following: ERACY EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—The term ‘‘(i) interactive literacy activities between ‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND TRAIN- ‘adult education and family literacy edu- parents and their children; ING FUNDS.— cation programs’ means a sequence of aca- ‘‘(ii) training for parents regarding how to ‘‘(1) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this demic instruction and educational services be the primary teacher for their children and subsection to reduce inefficiencies in the ad- below the postsecondary level that increase full partners in the education of their chil- ministration of federally funded State and an individual’s ability to read, write, and dren; local employment and training programs. speak English and perform mathematical ‘‘(iii) parent literacy training that leads to ‘‘(2) IN GENERAL.—In developing a State computations leading to a level of pro- economic self-sufficiency; and unified plan for the activities or programs ficiency equivalent to at least a secondary ‘‘(iv) an age-appropriate education to pre- described in subsection (b)(2), and subject to school completion that is provided for indi- pare children for success in school and life paragraph (4) and to the State plan approval viduals— experiences. process under subsection (d), a State may ‘‘(A) who are at least 16 years of age; ‘‘(6) GOVERNOR.—The term ‘Governor’ propose to consolidate the amount, in whole ‘‘(B) who are not enrolled or required to be means the chief executive officer of a State or part, provided for the activities or pro- enrolled in secondary school under State or outlying area. grams covered by the plan into the Work- law; and ‘‘(7) INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY.— force Investment Fund under section 132(b) ‘‘(C) who— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘individual to improve the administration of State and ‘‘(i) lack sufficient mastery of basic read- with a disability’ means an individual with local employment and training programs. ing, writing, speaking, and mathematics any disability (as defined in section 3 of the ‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—A State that has a skills to enable the individuals to function Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990). State unified plan approved under subsection effectively in society; ‘‘(B) INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.—The (d) with a proposal for consolidation under ‘‘(ii) do not have a secondary school di- term ‘individuals with disabilities’ means paragraph (2), and that is carrying out such ploma or its equivalent and have not more than one individual with a disability. consolidation, shall— achieved an equivalent level of education; or ‘‘(8) ENGLISH LEARNER.—The term ‘English ‘‘(A) in providing an activity or program ‘‘(iii) are English learners. learner’ means an adult or out-of-school for which an amount is consolidated into the ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE AGENCY.—The term ‘eligible youth who has limited ability in reading, Workforce Investment Fund— agency’— writing, speaking, or understanding the ‘‘(i) continue to meet the program require- ‘‘(A) means the primary entity or agency English language, and— ments, limitations, and prohibitions of any in a State or an outlying area responsible for ‘‘(A) whose native language is a language Federal statute authorizing the activity or administering or supervising policy for adult other than English; or program; and education and family literacy education pro- ‘‘(B) who lives in a family or community ‘‘(ii) meet the intent and purpose for the grams in the State or outlying area, respec- environment where a language other than activity or program; and tively, consistent with the law of the State English is the dominant language. ‘‘(B) continue to make reservations and al- or outlying area, respectively; and ‘‘(9) INTEGRATED EDUCATION AND TRAIN- lotments under subsections (a) and (b) of sec- ‘‘(B) may be the State educational agency, ING.—The term ‘integrated education and tion 133. the State agency responsible for admin- training’ means services that provide adult ‘‘(4) EXCEPTIONS.—A State may not con- istering workforce investment activities, or education and literacy activities contex- solidate an amount under paragraph (2) that the State agency responsible for admin- tually and concurrently with workforce is allocated to the State under— istering community or technical colleges. preparation activities and workforce train- ‘‘(A) the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech- ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE PROVIDER.—The term ‘eligi- ing for a specific occupation or occupational nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et ble provider’ means an organization of dem- cluster. Such services may include offering seq.); or onstrated effectiveness that is— adult education services concurrent with

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:17 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A02AP6.023 S02APPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE April 2, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2125 postsecondary education and training, in- pend the grant in accordance with the provi- countability provisions described in para- cluding through co-instruction. sions of this title. graphs (2)(A) and (3) of section 136(b) and ‘‘(10) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— ‘‘(c) ALLOTMENTS.— may, at a State’s discretion, include addi- The term ‘institution of higher education’ ‘‘(1) INITIAL ALLOTMENTS.—From the sums tional indicators identified in the State plan has the meaning given the term in section appropriated under section 205 and not re- approved under section 224. 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965. served under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, ‘‘Subtitle B—State Provisions the Secretary shall allot to each eligible ‘‘(11) LITERACY.—The term ‘literacy’ means ‘‘SEC. 221. STATE ADMINISTRATION. an individual’s ability to read, write, and agency having a State plan approved under ‘‘Each eligible agency shall be responsible speak in English, compute, and solve prob- section 224— for the following activities under this title: lems at a level of proficiency necessary to ‘‘(A) $100,000, in the case of an eligible ‘‘(1) The development, submission, imple- obtain employment and to successfully make agency serving an outlying area; and mentation, and monitoring of the State plan. the transition to postsecondary education. ‘‘(B) $250,000, in the case of any other eligi- ‘‘(2) Consultation with other appropriate ‘‘(12) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The ble agency. agencies, groups, and individuals that are in- term ‘local educational agency’ has the ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL ALLOTMENTS.—From the volved in, or interested in, the development meaning given the term in section 9101 of the sums appropriated under section 205, not re- and implementation of activities assisted Elementary and Secondary Education Act of served under subsection (a), and not allotted under this title. 1965. under paragraph (1), for a fiscal year, the ‘‘(3) Coordination and avoidance of duplica- ‘‘(13) OUTLYING AREA.—The term ‘outlying Secretary shall allot to each eligible agency tion with other Federal and State education, area’ has the meaning given the term in sec- that receives an initial allotment under training, corrections, public housing, and so- tion 101 of this Act. paragraph (1) an additional amount that cial service programs. OSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITU bears the same relationship to such sums as ‘‘(14) P - ‘‘SEC. 222. STATE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS; TION.—The term ‘postsecondary educational the number of qualifying adults in the State MATCHING REQUIREMENT. institution’ means— or outlying area served by the eligible agen- ‘‘(a) STATE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—Each ‘‘(A) an institution of higher education cy bears to the number of such adults in all eligible agency receiving a grant under this that provides not less than a 2-year program States and outlying areas. title for a fiscal year— ‘‘(d) QUALIFYING ADULT.—For the purpose of instruction that is acceptable for credit ‘‘(1) shall use not less than 82.5 percent of of subsection (c)(2), the term ‘qualifying toward a bachelor’s degree; the grant funds to award grants and con- adult’ means an adult who— ‘‘(B) a tribally controlled community col- tracts under section 231 and to carry out sec- ‘‘(1) is at least 16 years of age; lege; or tion 225, of which not more than 10 percent of ‘‘(2) is beyond the age of compulsory school ‘‘(C) a nonprofit educational institution of- such amount shall be available to carry out attendance under the law of the State or fering certificate or apprenticeship programs section 225; outlying area; at the postsecondary level. ‘‘(2) shall use not more than 12.5 percent of ‘‘(3) does not have a secondary school di- ‘‘(15) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ the grant funds to carry out State leadership ploma or its recognized equivalent; and means the Secretary of Education. activities under section 223; and ‘‘(4) is not enrolled in secondary school. ‘‘(16) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each ‘‘(3) shall use not more than 5 percent of ‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULE.— of the several States of the United States, the grant funds, or $65,000, whichever is ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made the District of Columbia, and the Common- greater, for the administrative expenses of wealth of Puerto Rico. available under subsection (c) for the Repub- lic of Palau, the Secretary shall award the eligible agency. ‘‘(17) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The ‘‘(b) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— grants to Guam, American Samoa, the Com- term ‘State educational agency’ has the ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to receive a monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, meaning given the term in section 9101 of the grant from the Secretary under section or the Republic of Palau to carry out activi- Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 211(b), each eligible agency shall provide, for ties described in this title in accordance with 1965. the costs to be incurred by the eligible agen- the provisions of this title as determined by ‘‘(18) WORKPLACE LITERACY PROGRAM.—The cy in carrying out the adult education and the Secretary. term ‘workplace literacy program’ means an family literacy education programs for ‘‘(2) TERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY.—Notwith- educational program that is offered in col- which the grant is awarded, a non-Federal standing any other provision of law, the Re- laboration between eligible providers and contribution in an amount that is not less public of Palau shall be eligible to receive a employers or employee organizations for the than— grant under this title until an agreement for purpose of improving the productivity of the ‘‘(A) in the case of an eligible agency serv- the extension of United States education as- workforce through the improvement of read- ing an outlying area, 12 percent of the total sistance under the Compact of Free Associa- ing, writing, speaking, and mathematics amount of funds expended for adult edu- tion for the Republic of Palau becomes effec- skills. cation and family literacy education pro- tive. ‘‘SEC. 204. HOME SCHOOLS. grams in the outlying area, except that the ‘‘(f) HOLD-HARMLESS PROVISIONS.— ‘‘Nothing in this title shall be construed to Secretary may decrease the amount of funds ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sub- affect home schools, whether or not a home section (c) and subject to paragraph (2), for— required under this subparagraph for an eli- school is treated as a home school or a pri- ‘‘(A) fiscal year 2015, no eligible agency gible agency; and vate school under State law, or to compel a shall receive an allotment under this title ‘‘(B) in the case of an eligible agency serv- parent engaged in home schooling to partici- that is less than 90 percent of the allotment ing a State, 25 percent of the total amount of pate in adult education and family literacy the eligible agency received for fiscal year funds expended for adult education and fam- education activities under this title. 2012 under this title; and ily literacy education programs in the State. ‘‘SEC. 205. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. ‘‘(B) fiscal year 2016 and each succeeding ‘‘(2) NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION.—An eligi- ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated fiscal year, no eligible agency shall receive ble agency’s non-Federal contribution re- to carry out this title, $606,294,933 for fiscal an allotment under this title that is less quired under paragraph (1) may be provided year 2015 and for each of the 6 succeeding fis- than 90 percent of the allotment the eligible in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, and shall cal years. agency received for the preceding fiscal year include only non-Federal funds that are used ‘‘Subtitle A—Federal Provisions under this title. for adult education and family literacy edu- cation programs in a manner that is con- ‘‘SEC. 211. RESERVATION OF FUNDS; GRANTS TO ‘‘(2) RATABLE REDUCTION.—If, for any fiscal ELIGIBLE AGENCIES; ALLOTMENTS. year the amount available for allotment sistent with the purpose of this title. ‘‘(a) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—From the under this title is insufficient to satisfy the ‘‘SEC. 223. STATE LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES. sums appropriated under section 205 for a fis- provisions of paragraph (1), the Secretary ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible agency cal year, the Secretary shall reserve 2.0 per- shall ratable reduce the payments to all eli- may use funds made available under section cent to carry out section 242. gible agencies, as necessary. 222(a)(2) for any of the following adult edu- ‘‘(b) GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE AGENCIES.— ‘‘(g) REALLOTMENT.—The portion of any el- cation and family literacy education pro- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the sums appro- igible agency’s allotment under this title for grams: priated under section 205 and not reserved a fiscal year that the Secretary determines ‘‘(1) The establishment or operation of pro- under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the will not be required for the period such allot- fessional development programs to improve Secretary shall award a grant to each eligi- ment is available for carrying out activities the quality of instruction provided pursuant ble agency having a State plan approved under this title, shall be available for real- to local activities required under section under section 224 in an amount equal to the lotment from time to time, on such dates 231(b). sum of the initial allotment under sub- during such period as the Secretary shall fix, ‘‘(2) The provision of technical assistance section (c)(1) and the additional allotment to other eligible agencies in proportion to to eligible providers of adult education and under subsection (c)(2) for the eligible agen- the original allotments to such agencies family literacy education programs, includ- cy for the fiscal year, subject to subsections under this title for such year. ing for the development and dissemination of (f) and (g). ‘‘SEC. 212. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY SYS- evidence based research instructional prac- ‘‘(2) PURPOSE OF GRANTS.—The Secretary TEM. tices in reading, writing, speaking, mathe- may award a grant under paragraph (1) only ‘‘Programs and activities authorized under matics, and English language acquisition if the eligible agency involved agrees to ex- this title are subject to the performance ac- programs.

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‘‘(3) The provision of assistance to eligible ‘‘(4) a description of how the eligible agen- ‘‘(c) PLAN REVISIONS.—When changes in providers in developing, implementing, and cy will annually evaluate and measure the conditions or other factors require substan- reporting measurable progress in achieving effectiveness and improvement of the adult tial revisions to an approved State plan, the the objectives of this title. education and family literacy education pro- eligible agency shall submit the revisions of ‘‘(4) The monitoring and evaluation of the grams funded under this title using the indi- the State plan to the Secretary. quality of, and the improvement in, adult cators of performance described in section ‘‘(d) CONSULTATION.—The eligible agency education and literacy activities. 136, including how the eligible agency will shall— ‘‘(5) The provision of technology assist- conduct such annual evaluations and meas- ‘‘(1) submit the State plan, and any revi- ance, including staff training, to eligible pro- ures for each grant received under this title; sions to the State plan, to the Governor, the viders of adult education and family literacy ‘‘(5) a description of how the eligible agen- chief State school officer, or the State offi- education programs, including distance edu- cy will fund local activities in accordance cer responsible for administering community cation activities, to enable the eligible pro- with the measurable goals described in sec- or technical colleges, or outlying area for re- viders to improve the quality of such activi- tion 231(d); view and comment; and ties. ‘‘(6) an assurance that the eligible agency ‘‘(2) ensure that any comments regarding ‘‘(6) The development and implementation will expend the funds under this title only in the State plan by the Governor, the chief of technology applications or distance edu- a manner consistent with fiscal require- State school officer, or the State officer re- cation, including professional development ments in section 241; sponsible for administering community or to support the use of instructional tech- ‘‘(7) a description of the process that will technical colleges, and any revision to the nology. be used for public participation and com- State plan, are submitted to the Secretary. ‘‘(e) PLAN APPROVAL.—The Secretary ‘‘(7) Coordination with other public pro- ment with respect to the State plan, which— shall— grams, including programs under title I of ‘‘(A) shall include consultation with the ‘‘(1) approve a State plan within 90 days this Act, and other welfare-to-work, work- State workforce investment board, the State after receiving the plan unless the Secretary force development, and job training pro- board responsible for administering commu- makes a written determination within 30 grams. nity or technical colleges, the Governor, the days after receiving the plan that the plan ‘‘(8) Coordination with existing support State educational agency, the State board or does not meet the requirements of this sec- services, such as transportation, child care, agency responsible for administering block tion or is inconsistent with specific provi- and other assistance designed to increase grants for temporary assistance to needy sions of this subtitle; and rates of enrollment in, and successful com- families under title IV of the Social Security ‘‘(2) not finally disapprove of a State plan pletion of, adult education and family lit- Act, the State council on disabilities, the before offering the eligible agency the oppor- eracy education programs, for adults en- State vocational rehabilitation agency, and tunity, prior to the expiration of the 30-day rolled in such activities. other State agencies that promote the im- period beginning on the date on which the el- ‘‘(9) The development and implementation provement of adult education and family lit- igible agency received the written deter- of a system to assist in the transition from eracy education programs, and direct pro- mination described in paragraph (1), to re- adult basic education to postsecondary edu- viders of such programs; and view the plan and providing technical assist- cation. ‘‘(B) may include consultation with the ance in order to assist the eligible agency in ‘‘(10) Activities to promote workplace lit- State agency on higher education, institu- meeting the requirements of this subtitle. eracy programs. tions responsible for professional develop- ‘‘(11) Other activities of statewide signifi- ment of adult education and family literacy ‘‘SEC. 225. PROGRAMS FOR CORRECTIONS EDU- cance, including assisting eligible providers CATION AND OTHER INSTITU- education programs instructors, representa- TIONALIZED INDIVIDUALS. in achieving progress in improving the skill tives of business and industry, refugee assist- levels of adults who participate in programs ‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From funds ance programs, and faith-based organiza- made available under section 222(a)(1) for a under this title. tions; fiscal year, each eligible agency shall carry ‘‘(12) Integration of literacy, instructional, ‘‘(8) a description of the eligible agency’s out corrections education and education for and occupational skill training and pro- strategies for serving populations that in- other institutionalized individuals. motion of linkages with employees. clude, at a minimum— ‘‘(b) USES OF FUNDS.—The funds described ‘‘(b) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this ‘‘(A) low-income individuals; in subsection (a) shall be used for the cost of section, eligible agencies shall coordinate ‘‘(B) individuals with disabilities; educational programs for criminal offenders where possible, and avoid duplicating efforts, ‘‘(C) the unemployed; in order to maximize the impact of the ac- in correctional institutions and for other in- ‘‘(D) the underemployed; and tivities described in subsection (a). stitutionalized individuals, including aca- ‘‘(E) individuals with multiple barriers to ‘‘(c) STATE-IMPOSED REQUIREMENTS.— demic programs for— Whenever a State or outlying area imple- educational enhancement, including English ‘‘(1) basic skills education; ments any rule or policy relating to the ad- learners; ‘‘(2) special education programs as deter- ministration or operation of a program au- ‘‘(9) a description of how the adult edu- mined by the eligible agency; thorized under this title that has the effect cation and family literacy education pro- ‘‘(3) reading, writing, speaking, and mathe- of imposing a requirement that is not im- grams that will be carried out with any matics programs; posed under Federal law (including any rule funds received under this title will be inte- ‘‘(4) secondary school credit or diploma or policy based on a State or outlying area grated with other adult education, career de- programs or their recognized equivalent; and interpretation of a Federal statute, regula- velopment, and employment and training ac- ‘‘(5) integrated education and training. tion, or guideline), the State or outlying tivities in the State or outlying area served ‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—Each eligible agency that area shall identify, to eligible providers, the by the eligible agency; is using assistance provided under this sec- rule or policy as being imposed by the State ‘‘(10) a description of the steps the eligible tion to carry out a program for criminal of- or outlying area. agency will take to ensure direct and equi- fenders within a correctional institution ‘‘SEC. 224. STATE PLAN. table access, as required in section 231(c)(1), shall give priority to serving individuals who ‘‘(a) 3-YEAR PLANS.— including— are likely to leave the correctional institu- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible agency de- ‘‘(A) how the State will build the capacity tion within 5 years of participation in the siring a grant under this title for any fiscal of community-based and faith-based organi- program. year shall submit to, or have on file with, zations to provide adult education and fam- ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: the Secretary a 3-year State plan. ily literacy education programs; and ‘‘(1) CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘(2) STATE UNIFIED PLAN.—The eligible ‘‘(B) how the State will increase the par- ‘correctional institution’ means any— agency may submit the State plan as part of ticipation of business and industry in adult ‘‘(A) prison; a State unified plan described in section 501. education and family literacy education pro- ‘‘(B) jail; ‘‘(b) PLAN CONTENTS.—The eligible agency grams; ‘‘(C) reformatory; shall include in the State plan or any revi- ‘‘(11) an assessment of the adequacy of the ‘‘(D) work farm; sions to the State plan— system of the State or outlying area to en- ‘‘(E) detention center; or ‘‘(1) an objective assessment of the needs of sure teacher quality and a description of how ‘‘(F) halfway house, community-based re- individuals in the State or outlying area for the State or outlying area will use funds re- habilitation center, or any other similar in- adult education and family literacy edu- ceived under this subtitle to improve teacher stitution designed for the confinement or re- cation programs, including individuals most quality, including evidence-based profes- habilitation of criminal offenders. in need or hardest to serve; sional development to improve instruction; ‘‘(2) CRIMINAL OFFENDER.—The term ‘crimi- ‘‘(2) a description of the adult education and nal offender’ means any individual who is and family literacy education programs that ‘‘(12) a description of how the eligible agen- charged with, or convicted of, any criminal will be carried out with funds received under cy will consult with any State agency re- offense. this title; sponsible for postsecondary education to de- ‘‘Subtitle C—Local Provisions ‘‘(3) an assurance that the funds received velop adult education that prepares students ‘‘SEC. 231. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR ELIGI- under this title will not be expended for any to enter postsecondary education without BLE PROVIDERS. purpose other than for activities under this the need for remediation upon completion of ‘‘(a) GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.—From grant title; secondary school equivalency programs. funds made available under section 222(a)(1),

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LOCAL APPLICATION. acquisition, and family literacy education agency shall require eligible providers re- ‘‘Each eligible provider desiring a grant or programs. ceiving a grant or contract under subsection contract under this title shall submit an ap- ‘‘(6) Identifying model integrated basic and (a) to demonstrate— plication to the eligible agency containing workplace skills education programs, includ- ‘‘(1) the eligible provider’s measurable such information and assurances as the eligi- ing programs for English learners coordi- goals for participant outcomes to be ble agency may require, including— nated literacy and employment services, and achieved annually on the core indicators of ‘‘(1) a description of how funds awarded effective strategies for serving adults with performance described in section 136(b)(2)(A); under this title will be spent consistent with disabilities. ‘‘(2) the past effectiveness of the eligible the requirements of this title; ‘‘(7) Initiating other activities designed to provider in improving the basic academic ‘‘(2) a description of any cooperative ar- improve the measurable quality and effec- skills of adults and, for eligible providers re- rangements the eligible provider has with tiveness of adult education, English lan- ceiving grants in the prior year, the success other agencies, institutions, or organizations guage acquisition, and family literacy edu- of the eligible provider receiving funding for the delivery of adult education and fam- cation programs nationwide.’’. under this title in exceeding its performance ily literacy education programs; and Subtitle C—Amendments to the Wagner- goals in the prior year; ‘‘(3) each of the demonstrations required Peyser Act ‘‘(3) the commitment of the eligible pro- by section 231(d). vider to serve individuals in the community SEC. 466. AMENDMENTS TO THE WAGNER-PEYSER ‘‘SEC. 233. LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE COST LIMITS. ACT. who are the most in need of basic academic ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection skills instruction services, including individ- Section 15 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 (b), of the amount that is made available U.S.C. 49l–2) is amended to read as follows: uals with disabilities and individuals who are under this title to an eligible provider— low-income or have minimal reading, writ- ‘‘(1) at least 95 percent shall be expended ‘‘SEC. 15. WORKFORCE AND LABOR MARKET IN- ing, speaking, and mathematics skills, or are for carrying out adult education and family FORMATION SYSTEM. English learners; literacy education programs; and ‘‘(a) SYSTEM CONTENT.— ‘‘(4) the program is of sufficient intensity ‘‘(2) the remaining amount shall be used ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor and quality for participants to achieve sub- for planning, administration, personnel and (referred to in this section as the ‘Sec- stantial learning gains; professional development, development of retary’), in accordance with the provisions of ‘‘(5) educational practices are evidence- measurable goals in reading, writing, speak- this section, shall oversee the development, based; ing, and mathematics, and interagency co- maintenance, and continuous improvement ‘‘(6) the activities of the eligible provider ordination. of a nationwide workforce and labor market effectively employ advances in technology, ‘‘(b) SPECIAL RULE.—In cases where the information system that includes— and delivery systems including distance edu- cost limits described in subsection (a) are ‘‘(A) statistical data from cooperative sta- cation; too restrictive to allow for adequate plan- tistical survey and projection programs and ‘‘(7) the activities provide instruction in ning, administration, personnel develop- data from administrative reporting systems real-life contexts, including integrated edu- ment, and interagency coordination, the eli- that, taken together, enumerate, estimate, cation and training when appropriate, to en- gible provider may negotiate with the eligi- and project employment opportunities and sure that an individual has the skills needed ble agency in order to determine an adequate conditions at national, State, and local lev- to compete in the workplace and exercise the level of funds to be used for noninstructional els in a timely manner, including statistics rights and responsibilities of citizenship; purposes. on— ‘‘(8) the activities are staffed by well- ‘‘(i) employment and unemployment status ‘‘Subtitle D—General Provisions trained instructors, counselors, and adminis- of national, State, and local populations, in- trators who meet minimum qualifications ‘‘SEC. 241. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. cluding self-employed, part-time, and sea- established by the State; ‘‘Funds made available for adult education sonal workers; ‘‘(9) the activities are coordinated with and family literacy education programs ‘‘(ii) industrial distribution of occupations, other available resources in the community, under this title shall supplement and not as well as current and projected employment such as through strong links with elemen- supplant other State or local public funds ex- opportunities, wages, benefits (where data is tary schools and secondary schools, postsec- pended for adult education and family lit- available), and skill trends by occupation ondary educational institutions, local work- eracy education programs. and industry, with particular attention paid force investment boards, one-stop centers, ‘‘SEC. 242. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. to State and local conditions; job training programs, community-based and ‘‘The Secretary shall establish and carry ‘‘(iii) the incidence of, industrial and geo- faith-based organizations, and social service out a program of national activities that graphical location of, and number of workers agencies; may include the following: displaced by, permanent layoffs and plant ‘‘(10) the activities offer flexible schedules ‘‘(1) Providing technical assistance to eli- closings; and and support services (such as child care and gible entities, on request, to— ‘‘(iv) employment and earnings informa- transportation) that are necessary to enable ‘‘(A) improve their fiscal management, re- tion maintained in a longitudinal manner to individuals, including individuals with dis- search-based instruction, and reporting re- be used for research and program evaluation; abilities or other special needs, to attend and quirements to carry out the requirements of ‘‘(B) information on State and local em- complete programs; this title; ployment opportunities, and other appro- ‘‘(11) the activities include a high-quality ‘‘(B) improve its performance on the core priate statistical data related to labor mar- information management system that has indicators of performance described in sec- ket dynamics, which— the capacity to report measurable partici- tion 136; ‘‘(i) shall be current and comprehensive;

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section (a) shall be planned, administered, ment boards about the labor market rel- ‘‘(C) technical standards (which the Sec- overseen, and evaluated through a coopera- evance of the data to be collected and dis- retary shall publish annually) for data and tive governance structure involving the Fed- seminated through the statewide workforce information described in subparagraphs (A) eral Government and States. and labor market information system; and (B) that, at a minimum, meet the cri- ‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The Secretary, with respect ‘‘(D) consult with State educational agen- teria of chapter 35 of title 44, United States to data collection, analysis, and dissemina- cies and local educational agencies con- Code; tion of workforce and labor market informa- cerning the provision of workforce and labor ‘‘(D) procedures to ensure compatibility tion for the system, shall carry out the fol- market information in order to meet the and additivity of the data and information lowing duties: needs of secondary school and postsecondary described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) from ‘‘(A) Assign responsibilities within the De- school students who seek such information; national, State, and local levels; partment of Labor for elements of the work- ‘‘(E) collect and disseminate for the sys- ‘‘(E) procedures to support standardization force and labor market information system tem, on behalf of the State and localities in and aggregation of data from administrative described in subsection (a) to ensure that all the State, the information and data de- reporting systems described in subparagraph statistical and administrative data collected scribed in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of sub- (A) of employment-related programs; is consistent with appropriate Bureau of section (a)(1); ‘‘(F) analysis of data and information de- Labor Statistics standards and definitions. ‘‘(F) maintain and continuously improve scribed in subparagraphs (A) and (B) for uses ‘‘(B) Actively seek the cooperation of other the statewide workforce and labor market such as— Federal agencies to establish and maintain information system in accordance with this ‘‘(i) national, State, and local policy- mechanisms for ensuring complementarity section; making; and nonduplication in the development and ‘‘(G) perform contract and grant respon- ‘‘(ii) implementation of Federal policies operation of statistical and administrative sibilities for data collection, analysis, and (including allocation formulas); data collection activities. dissemination for such system; ‘‘(iii) program planning and evaluation; ‘‘(C) Eliminate gaps and duplication in sta- ‘‘(H) conduct such other data collection, and tistical undertakings, with the analysis, and dissemination activities as will ‘‘(iv) researching labor market dynamics; systemization of wage surveys as an early ensure an effective statewide workforce and ‘‘(G) wide dissemination of such data, in- priority. labor market information system; formation, and analysis in a user-friendly ‘‘(D) In collaboration with the Bureau of ‘‘(I) actively seek the participation of manner and voluntary technical standards Labor Statistics and States, develop and other State and local agencies in data collec- for dissemination mechanisms; and maintain the elements of the workforce and tion, analysis, and dissemination activities ‘‘(H) programs of— labor market information system described in order to ensure complementarity, compat- ‘‘(i) training for effective data dissemina- in subsection (a), including the development ibility, and usefulness of data; tion; of consistent procedures and definitions for ‘‘(J) participate in the development of, and ‘‘(ii) research and demonstration; and use by the States in collecting the data and submit to the Secretary, an annual plan to ‘‘(iii) programs and technical assistance. information described in subparagraphs (A) carry out the requirements and authorities ‘‘(2) INFORMATION TO BE CONFIDENTIAL.— and (B) of subsection (a)(1). of this subsection; and ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—No officer or employee ‘‘(E) Establish procedures for the system to ‘‘(K) utilize the quarterly records described of the Federal Government or agent of the ensure that— in section 136(f)(2) of the Workforce Invest- Federal Government may— ‘‘(i) such data and information are timely; ment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2871(f)(2)) to assist ‘‘(i) use any submission that is furnished ‘‘(ii) paperwork and reporting for the sys- the State and other States in measuring for exclusively statistical purposes under the tem are reduced to a minimum; and State progress on State performance meas- provisions of this section for any purpose ‘‘(iii) States and localities are fully in- ures. other than the statistical purposes for which volved in the development and continuous ‘‘(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in the submission is furnished; improvement of the system at all levels. this section shall be construed as limiting ‘‘(ii) disclose to the public any publication ‘‘(c) NATIONAL ELECTRONIC TOOLS TO PRO- the ability of a Governor to conduct addi- or media transmittal of the data contained VIDE SERVICES.—The Secretary is authorized tional data collection, analysis, and dissemi- in the submission described in clause (i) that to assist in the development of national elec- nation activities with State funds or with permits information concerning an indi- tronic tools that may be used to facilitate Federal funds from sources other than this vidual subject to be reasonably inferred by the delivery of work ready services described section. in section 134(c)(2) of the Workforce Invest- either direct or indirect means; or ‘‘(f) NONDUPLICATION REQUIREMENT.—None ment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2864(c)(2)) and to ‘‘(iii) permit anyone other than a sworn of- of the functions and activities carried out provide workforce and labor market infor- ficer, employee, or agent of any Federal de- pursuant to this section shall duplicate the mation to individuals through the one-stop partment or agency, or a contractor (includ- functions and activities carried out under delivery systems described in section 121 and ing an employee of a contractor) of such de- the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical through other appropriate delivery systems. Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.). partment or agency, to examine an indi- ‘‘(d) COORDINATION WITH THE STATES.— ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— vidual submission described in clause (i), ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, working There are authorized to be appropriated to without the consent of the individual, agen- through the Bureau of Labor Statistics and carry out this section $60,153,000 for fiscal cy, or other person who is the subject of the the Employment and Training Administra- year 2015 and each of the 6 succeeding fiscal submission or provides that submission. tion, shall regularly consult with representa- years.’’. ‘‘(B) IMMUNITY FROM LEGAL PROCESS.—Any tives of State agencies carrying out work- submission (including any data derived from force information activities regarding strat- Subtitle D—Repeals and Conforming the submission) that is collected and re- egies for improving the workforce and labor Amendments tained by a Federal department or agency, or market information system. SEC. 471. REPEALS. an officer, employee, agent, or contractor of ‘‘(2) FORMAL CONSULTATIONS.—At least The following provisions are repealed: such a department or agency, for exclusively twice each year, the Secretary, working (1) Chapter 4 of subtitle B of title I, and statistical purposes under this section shall through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, shall sections 123, 155, 166, 167, 168, 169, 171, 173, be immune from the legal process and shall conduct formal consultations regarding pro- 173A, 174, 192, 194, 502, 503, and 506 of the not, without the consent of the individual, grams carried out by the Bureau of Labor Workforce Investment Act of 1998, as in ef- agency, or other person who is the subject of Statistics with representatives of each of the fect on the day before the date of enactment the submission or provides that submission, Federal regions of the Bureau of Labor Sta- of the SKILLS Act. be admitted as evidence or used for any pur- tistics, elected (pursuant to a process estab- (2) Title V of the Older Americans Act of pose in any action, suit, or other judicial or lished by the Secretary) from the State di- 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.). administrative proceeding. rectors affiliated with State agencies that (3) Sections 1 through 14 of the Wagner- ‘‘(C) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in perform the duties described in subsection Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.). this section shall be construed to provide im- (e)(1). (4) The Twenty-First Century Workforce munity from the legal process for such sub- ‘‘(e) STATE RESPONSIBILITIES.— Commission Act (29 U.S.C. 2701 note). mission (including any data derived from the ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to receive Fed- (5) Public Law 91–378, 16 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. submission) if the submission is in the pos- eral financial assistance under this section, (popularly known as the ‘‘Youth Conserva- session of any person, agency, or entity the Governor of a State shall— tion Corps Act of 1970’’). other than the Federal Government or an of- ‘‘(A) be responsible for the management of (6) Section 821 of the Higher Education ficer, employee, agent, or contractor of the the portions of the workforce and labor mar- Amendments of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 1151).

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(7) The Women in Apprenticeship and Non- of the State agency, arrange for dependent (b) AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 412 OF THE IM- traditional Occupations Act (29 U.S.C. 2501 et care through providers by the use of pur- MIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT.— seq.). chase of service contracts or vouchers or by (1) CONDITIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS.—Sec- (8) Sections 4103A and 4104 of title 38, providing vouchers to the household. tion 412(a) of the Immigration and Nation- United States Code. ‘‘(III) VALUE OF REIMBURSEMENTS.—The ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1522(a)) is amended— SEC. 472. AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS. value of any dependent care services pro- (A) in paragraph (1)— (a) AMENDMENTS TO THE FOOD AND NUTRI- vided for or arranged under clause (ii), or (i) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking TION ACT OF 2008.— any amount received as a payment or reim- ‘‘make available sufficient resources for em- (1) DEFINITION.—Section 3(t) of the Food bursement under clause (i), shall— ployment training and placement’’ and in- and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(t)) is ‘‘(aa) not be treated as income for the pur- serting ‘‘provide refugees with the oppor- amended— poses of any other Federal or federally as- tunity to access employment and training (A) by striking ‘‘means (1) the agency’’ and sisted program that bases eligibility for, or services, including job placement,’’; and inserting the following: ‘‘means— the amount of benefits on, need; and (ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ‘‘(A) the agency’’; ‘‘(bb) not be claimed as an employment-re- ‘‘services;’’ and inserting ‘‘services provided (B) by striking ‘‘programs, and (2) the trib- lated expense for the purposes of the credit through the Workforce Investment Act of al’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘programs; provided under section 21 of the Internal 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.);’’; ‘‘(B) the tribal’’; and Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 21).’’. (B) in paragraph (2)(C)(iii)(II), by inserting (C) by striking ‘‘this Act.’’ and inserting (4) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 11(e)(19) of ‘‘and training’’ after ‘‘employment’’; the following: ‘‘this Act; and the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. (C) in paragraph (6)(A)(ii)— ‘‘(C) in the context of employment and 2020(e)(11) is amended to read as follows: (i) by striking ‘‘insure’’ and inserting ‘‘en- training activities under section 6(d)(4), a ‘‘(S) the plans of the State agency for pro- sure’’; State board as defined in section 101 of the viding employment and training services (ii) by inserting ‘‘and training’’ after ‘‘em- Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. under section 6(d)(4);’’. ployment’’; and 2801).’’. (5) ADMINISTRATIVE COST-SHARING AND (iii) by inserting after ‘‘available’’ the fol- (2) ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS.—Section 5 of the QUALITY CONTROL.—Section 16(h) of the Food lowing: ‘‘through the one-stop delivery sys- Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014) and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)) is tem under section 121 of the Workforce In- is amended— amended— vestment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2841)’’; and (A) in subsection (d)(14) by striking ‘‘sec- (A) in paragraph (1)— (D) in paragraph (9), by inserting ‘‘the Sec- tion 6(d)(4)(I)’’ and inserting ‘‘section (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘carry retary of Labor,’’ after ‘‘Education,’’. 6(d)(4)(C)’’, and out employment and training programs’’ and (2) PROGRAM OF INITIAL RESETTLEMENT.— (B) in subsection (g)(3), in the first sen- inserting ‘‘provide employment and training Section 412(b)(2) of such Act (8 U.S.C. tence, by striking ‘‘constitutes adequate par- services to eligible households under section 1522(b)(2)) is amended— ticipation in an employment and training 6(d)(4)’’; and (A) by striking ‘‘orientation, instruction’’ program under section 6(d)’’ and inserting (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘oper- and inserting ‘‘orientation and instruction’’; ‘‘allows the individual to participate in em- ating an employment and training program’’ and ployment and training activities under sec- and inserting ‘‘providing employment and (B) by striking ‘‘, and job training for refu- tion 6(d)(4)’’. training services consistent with section gees, and such other education and training (3) ELIGIBILITY DISQUALIFICATIONS.—Section 6(d)(4)’’; of refugees, as facilitates’’ and inserting ‘‘for 6(d)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (B) in paragraph (3)— refugees to facilitate’’. (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)) is amended to read as fol- (i) by striking ‘‘participation in an employ- (3) PROJECT GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR lows: ment and training program’’ and inserting SERVICES FOR REFUGEES.—Section 412(c) of ‘‘(D) EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING.— ‘‘the individual participating in employment such Act (8 U.S.C. 1522(c)) is amended— ‘‘(i) IMPLEMENTATION.—Each State agency and training activities’’; and (A) in paragraph (1)— shall provide employment and training serv- (ii) by striking ‘‘section 6(d)(4)(I)(i)(II)’’ (i) in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting ices authorized under section 134 of the and inserting ‘‘section 6(d)(4)(C)(i)(II)’’; ‘‘and training’’ after ‘‘employment’’; and Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. (C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘for oper- (ii) by striking subparagraph (C); 2864) to eligible members of households par- ating an employment and training program’’ (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘para- ticipating in the supplemental nutrition as- and inserting ‘‘to provide employment and graph—’’ and all that follows through ‘‘in a sistance program in gaining skills, training, training services’’; and manner’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph in a man- work, or experience that will increase their (D) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting ner’’; and ability to obtain regular employment. the following: (C) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(ii) STATEWIDE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ‘‘(E) MONITORING.— ‘‘(C) In carrying out this section, the Di- SYSTEM.—Consistent with subparagraph (A), ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in con- rector shall ensure that employment and employment and training services shall be junction with the Secretary of Labor, shall training services are provided through the provided through the statewide workforce monitor each State agency responsible for statewide workforce development system, as development system, including the one-stop administering employment and training appropriate, authorized by the Workforce In- delivery system authorized by the Workforce services under section 6(d)(4) to ensure funds vestment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.). Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et are being spent effectively and efficiently. Such action may include— seq.). ‘‘(ii) ACCOUNTABILITY.—Each program of ‘‘(i) making employment and training ac- ‘‘(iii) REIMBURSEMENTS.— employment and training receiving funds tivities described in section 134 of such Act ‘‘(I) ACTUAL COSTS.—The State agency under section 6(d)(4) shall be subject to the (29 U.S.C. 2864) available to refugees; and shall provide payments or reimbursement to requirements of the performance account- ‘‘(ii) providing refugees with access to a participants served under this paragraph ability system, including having to meet the one-stop delivery system established under for— State performance measures described in section 121 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2841).’’. ‘‘(aa) the actual costs of transportation section 136 of the Workforce Investment Act (4) CASH ASSISTANCE AND MEDICAL ASSIST- and other actual costs (other than dependent (29 U.S.C. 2871).’’. ANCE TO REFUGEES.—Section 412(e) of such care costs) that are reasonably necessary (6) RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATION, AND EVAL- Act (8 U.S.C. 1522(e)) is amended— and directly related to the individual par- UATIONS.—Section 17 of the Food and Nutri- (A) in paragraph (2)(A)(i), by inserting ticipating in employment and training ac- tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2026) is amended— ‘‘and training’’ after ‘‘providing employ- tivities; and (A) in subsection (b)— ment’’; and ‘‘(bb) the actual costs of such dependent (i) in paragraph (1)(B)(iv)(III)(dd), by strik- (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘The’’ and care expenses as are determined by the State ing ‘‘, (4)(F)(i), or (4)(K)’’ and inserting ‘‘or inserting ‘‘Consistent with subsection (c)(3), agency to be necessary for the individual to (4)’’; and the’’. participate in employment and training ac- (ii) by striking paragraph (3); and (c) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE SECOND tivities (other than an individual who is the (B) in subsection (g), in the first sentence CHANCE ACT OF 2007.— caretaker relative of a dependent in a family in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— (1) FEDERAL PRISONER REENTRY INITIA- receiving benefits under part A of title IV of (i) by striking ‘‘programs established’’ and TIVE.—Section 231 of the Second Chance Act the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) inserting ‘‘activities provided to eligible of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17541) is amended— in a local area where an employment, train- households’’; and (A) in subsection (a)(1)(E)— ing, or education program under title IV of (ii) by inserting ‘‘, in conjunction with the (i) by inserting ‘‘the Department of Labor that Act is in operation), except that no such Secretary of Labor,’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’. and’’ before ‘‘other Federal agencies’’; and payment or reimbursement shall exceed the (7) MINNESOTA FAMILY INVESTMENT (ii) by inserting ‘‘State and local workforce applicable local market rate. PROJECT.—Section 22(b)(4) of the Food and investment boards,’’ after ‘‘community- ‘‘(II) SERVICE CONTRACTS AND VOUCHERS.— Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2031(b)(4)) is based organizations,’’; In lieu of providing reimbursements or pay- amended by striking ‘‘equivalent to those of- (B) in subsection (c)— ments for dependent care expenses under fered under the employment and training (i) in paragraph (2), by striking at the end clause (i), a State agency may, at the option program’’. ‘‘and’’;

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:17 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00087 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A02AP6.023 S02APPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S2130 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE April 2, 2014 (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking at the end workforce investment system under subtitle defined in section 101 of the Workforce In- the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and B of title I of the Workforce Investment Act vestment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801));’’; (iii) by adding at the end the following new of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2811 et seq.), including a (5) in section 4109— paragraph: one-stop delivery system under section 121 of (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘disabled ‘‘(D) to coordinate reentry programs with such Act (29 U.S.C. 2841), for offenders upon veterans’ outreach program specialists and the employment and training services pro- release from prison, jail, or a juvenile facil- local veterans’ employment representative’’ vided through the statewide workforce in- ity, as appropriate;’’; and inserting ‘‘veteran employment special- vestment system under subtitle B of title I (2) in subsection (d)(2), by inserting ‘‘, in- ists appointed under section 134(f) of the of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 cluding local workforce investment boards Workforce Investment Act of 1998’’; and U.S.C. 2811 et seq.).’’; and established under section 117 of the Work- (B) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘dis- (C) in subsection (d), by adding at the end force Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2832),’’ abled veterans’ outreach program specialists the following new paragraph: after ‘‘nonprofit organizations’’; and local veterans’ employment representa- ‘‘(F) INTERACTION WITH THE WORKFORCE IN- (3) in subsection (e)— tives’’ and inserting ‘‘veteran employment VESTMENT SYSTEM.— (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘victims specialists appointed under section 134(f) of ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this sec- services, and employment services’’ and in- the Workforce Investment Act of 1998’’; and tion, the Director shall ensure that employ- serting ‘‘and victim services’’; (6) in section 4112(d)— ment and training services, including such (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘disabled employment and services offered through re- as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and veterans’ outreach program specialist’’ and entry programs, are provided, as appropriate, (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol- inserting ‘‘veteran employment specialist through the statewide workforce investment lowing new paragraph: appointed under section 134(f) of the Work- system under subtitle B of title I of the ‘‘(D) provides employment and training force Investment Act of 1998’’; and Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. services through the statewide workforce in- (B) by striking paragraph (2) and redesig- 2811 et seq.), which may include— vestment system under subtitle B of title I nating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). ‘‘(I) making employment and training of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 (f) COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RE- services available to prisoners prior to and U.S.C. 2811 et seq.), including a one-stop de- SPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT OF immediately following the release of such livery system under section 121 of such Act 1980.—Section 104(k)(6)(A) of the Comprehen- prisoners; or (29 U.S.C. 2841);’’; and sive Environmental Response, Compensa- ‘‘(II) providing prisoners with access by re- (4) in subsection (k)— tion, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. mote means to a one-stop delivery system (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘, in 9604(k)(6)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘train- under section 121 of the Workforce Invest- accordance with paragraph (2)’’ after ‘‘under ing, research, and’’ and inserting ‘‘research ment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2841) in the State this section’’; and’’. in which the prison involved is located. (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) SEC. 473. CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO TABLE ‘‘(ii) SERVICE DEFINED.—In this paragraph, as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and OF CONTENTS. the term ‘employment and training services’ (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol- The table of contents in section 1(b) is means those services described in section 134 lowing new paragraph: amended to read as follows: of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 ‘‘(B) EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING.—The At- ‘‘(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of U.S.C. 2864) offered by the Bureau of Prisons, torney General shall require each grantee contents for this Act is as follows: including— under this section to measure the core indi- ‘‘(I) the skills assessment described in sub- ‘‘Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. cators of performance as described in section section (a)(1)(A); ‘‘TITLE I—WORKFORCE INVESTMENT 136(b)(2)(A) of the Workforce Investment Act ‘‘(II) the skills development plan described SYSTEMS of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2871(b)(2)(A)) with respect in subsection (a)(1)(B); and to the program of such grantee funded with ‘‘Subtitle A—Workforce Investment ‘‘(III) the enhancement, development, and a grant under this section.’’. Definitions implementation of reentry and skills devel- opment programs.’’. (e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 38, ‘‘Sec. 101. Definitions. (2) DUTIES OF THE BUREAU OF PRISONS.—Sec- UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 38, United ‘‘Subtitle B—Statewide and Local Workforce tion 4042(a) of title 18, United States Code, is States Code, is amended— Investment Systems amended— (1) in section 3672(d)(1), by striking ‘‘dis- ‘‘Sec. 106. Purpose. abled veterans’ outreach program specialists (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and ‘‘CHAPTER 1—STATE PROVISIONS (E), as added by section 231(d)(1)(C) of the under section 4103A’’ and inserting ‘‘veteran ‘‘Sec. 111. State workforce investment Second Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110– employment specialists appointed under sec- boards. 199; 122 Stat. 685), as paragraphs (6) and (7), tion 134(f) of the Workforce Investment Act ‘‘Sec. 112. State plan. respectively, and adjusting the margin ac- of 1998’’; cordingly; (2) in the table of sections at the beginning ‘‘CHAPTER 2—LOCAL PROVISIONS (B) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by of chapter 41, by striking the items relating ‘‘Sec. 116. Local workforce investment redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subpara- to sections 4103A and 4104; areas. graphs (A) and (B), respectively, and adjust- (3) in section 4102A— ‘‘Sec. 117. Local workforce investment ing the margin accordingly; (A) in subsection (b)— boards. (C) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated— (i) by striking paragraphs (5), (6), and (7); ‘‘Sec. 118. Local plan. and (i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘Employ- ‘‘CHAPTER 3—WORKFORCE INVESTMENT (ii) by redesignating paragraph (8) as para- ment’’ and inserting ‘‘Employment and ACTIVITIES PROVIDERS training services (as defined in paragraph (6) graph (5); (B) by striking subsections (c) and (h); ‘‘Sec. 121. Establishment of one-stop deliv- of section 231(d) of the Second Chance Act of ery systems. 2007), including basic skills attainment, con- (C) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g) as subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f); ‘‘Sec. 122. Identification of eligible providers sistent with such paragraph’’; and of training services. (ii) by striking clause (iii); and and (D) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), (iv), (D) in subsection (e)(1) (as so redesig- ‘‘CHAPTER 5—EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (v), (vi), and (vii) as subparagraphs (A), (B), nated)— ACTIVITIES (C), (D), (E), and (F), respectively, and ad- (i) by striking ‘‘, including disabled vet- ‘‘Sec. 131. General authorization. justing the margin accordingly. erans’ outreach program specialists and local ‘‘Sec. 132. State allotments. (d) AMENDMENTS TO THE OMNIBUS CRIME veterans’ employment representatives pro- ‘‘Sec. 133. Within State allocations. CONTROL AND SAFE STREETS ACT OF 1968.— viding employment, training, and placement ‘‘Sec. 134. Use of funds for employment and Section 2976 of the Omnibus Crime Control services under this chapter in a State’’; and training activities. and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w) (ii) by striking ‘‘for purposes of subsection ‘‘CHAPTER 6—GENERAL PROVISIONS is amended— (c)’’; ‘‘Sec. 136. Performance accountability sys- (1) in subsection (b)— (4) in section 4104A— tem. (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘voca- (A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking sub- ‘‘Sec. 137. Authorization of appropriations. tional’’ and inserting ‘‘career and technical paragraph (A) and inserting the following: education (as defined in section 3 of the Carl ‘‘(i) the appropriate veteran employment ‘‘Subtitle C—Job Corps D. Perkins Career and Technical Education specialist (in carrying out the functions de- ‘‘Sec. 141. Purposes. Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302)) and training’’; scribed in section 134(f) of the Workforce In- ‘‘Sec. 142. Definitions. (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), vestment Act of 1998);’’; and ‘‘Sec. 143. Establishment. and (7) as paragraphs (5), (6), (7), and (8), re- (B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking sub- ‘‘Sec. 144. Individuals eligible for the Job spectively; and paragraph (A) and inserting the following: Corps. (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol- ‘‘(i) collaborate with the appropriate vet- ‘‘Sec. 145. Recruitment, screening, selection, lowing new paragraph: eran employment specialist (as described in and assignment of enrollees. ‘‘(D) coordinating employment and train- section 134(f)) and the appropriate State ‘‘Sec. 146. Enrollment. ing services provided through the statewide boards and local boards (as such terms are ‘‘Sec. 147. Job Corps centers.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:17 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00088 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0655 E:\CR\FM\A02AP6.023 S02APPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE April 2, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2131 ‘‘Sec. 148. Program activities. ‘‘Sec. 309. Employment statistics. (5) in the heading for subparagraph (B) of ‘‘Sec. 149. Counseling and job placement. ‘‘Sec. 310. Technical amendments. section 100(d)(2) (29 U.S.C. 720(d)(2)), by strik- ‘‘Sec. 150. Support. ‘‘Sec. 311. Effective date. ing ‘‘COMMISSIONER’’ and inserting ‘‘DIREC- ‘‘Sec. 151. Operations. ‘‘Subtitle B—Linkages With Other Programs TOR’’; ‘‘Sec. 152. Standards of conduct. ‘‘Sec. 321. Trade Act of 1974. (6) in section 401(a)(1) (29 U.S.C. 781(a)(1)), ‘‘Sec. 153. Community participation. ‘‘Sec. 322. Veterans’ employment programs. by inserting ‘‘of the National Institute on ‘‘Sec. 154. Workforce councils. ‘‘Sec. 323. Older Americans Act of 1965. Disability and Rehabilitation Research’’ ‘‘Sec. 156. Technical assistance to centers. ‘‘Subtitle D—Application of Civil Rights and after ‘‘Director’’; ‘‘Sec. 157. Application of provisions of Fed- Labor-Management Laws to the Smithso- (7) in the heading for section 706 (29 U.S.C. eral law. nian Institution 796d–1), by striking ‘‘COMMISSIONER’’ and in- ‘‘Sec. 158. Special provisions. ‘‘Sec. 341. Application of civil rights and serting ‘‘DIRECTOR’’; and ‘‘Sec. 159. Performance accountability and labor-management laws to the (8) in the heading for paragraph (3) of sec- management. Smithsonian Institution. tion 723(a) (29 U.S.C. 796f–2(a)), by striking ‘‘Sec. 160. General provisions. ‘‘COMMISSIONER’’ and inserting ‘‘DIRECTOR’’. ‘‘TITLE IV—REHABILITATION ACT ‘‘Sec. 161. Authorization of appropriations. (b) EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION.—The AMENDMENTS OF 1998 ‘‘Subtitle D—National Programs amendments made by subsection (a) shall— ‘‘Sec. 401. Short title. (1) take effect on the date of the enactment ‘‘Sec. 170. Technical assistance. ‘‘Sec. 402. Title. ‘‘Sec. 172. Evaluations. of this Act; and ‘‘Sec. 403. General provisions. (2) apply with respect to the appointments ‘‘Subtitle E—Administration ‘‘Sec. 404. Vocational rehabilitation serv- of Directors of the Rehabilitation Services ‘‘Sec. 181. Requirements and restrictions. ices. Administration made on or after the date of ‘‘Sec. 405. Research and training. ‘‘Sec. 182. Prompt allocation of funds. enactment of this Act, and the Directors so ‘‘Sec. 183. Monitoring. ‘‘Sec. 406. Professional development and spe- cial projects and demonstra- appointed. ‘‘Sec. 184. Fiscal controls; sanctions. SEC. 478. DEFINITIONS. ‘‘Sec. 185. Reports; recordkeeping; investiga- tions. ‘‘Sec. 407. National Council on Disability. Section 7 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 tions. ‘‘Sec. 408. Rights and advocacy. (29 U.S.C. 705) is amended— ‘‘Sec. 186. Administrative adjudication. ‘‘Sec. 409. Employment opportunities for in- (1) by redesignating paragraphs (35) ‘‘Sec. 187. Judicial review. dividuals with disabilities. through (39) as paragraphs (36) through (40), ‘‘Sec. 188. Nondiscrimination. ‘‘Sec. 410. Independent living services and respectively; ‘‘Sec. 189. Administrative provisions. centers for independent living. (2) in subparagraph (A)(ii) of paragraph (36) ‘‘Sec. 190. References. ‘‘Sec. 411. Repeal. (as redesignated by paragraph (1)), by strik- ‘‘Sec. 191. State legislative authority. ‘‘Sec. 412. Helen Keller National Center Act. ing ‘‘paragraph (36)(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘para- ‘‘Sec. 193. Transfer of Federal equity in ‘‘Sec. 413. President’s Committee on Em- graph (37)(C)’’; and State employment security real ployment of People With Dis- (3) by inserting after paragraph (34) the fol- property to the States. abilities. lowing: ‘‘Sec. 195. General program requirements. ‘‘Sec. 414. Conforming amendments. ‘‘(35)(A) The term ‘student with a dis- ‘‘Sec. 196. Federal agency staff. ‘‘TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS ability’ means an individual with a dis- ‘‘Sec. 197. Restrictions on lobbying and po- ‘‘Sec. 501. State unified plan. ability who— litical activities. ‘‘Sec. 504. Privacy. ‘‘(i) is not younger than 16 and not older ‘‘Subtitle F—Repeals and Conforming ‘‘Sec. 505. Buy-American requirements. than 21; Amendments ‘‘Sec. 507. Effective date.’’. ‘‘(ii) has been determined to be eligible ‘‘Sec. 199. Repeals. Subtitle E—Amendments to the under section 102(a) for assistance under this ‘‘Sec. 199A. Conforming amendments. Rehabilitation Act of 1973 title; and ‘‘TITLE II—ADULT EDUCATION AND SEC. 476. FINDINGS. ‘‘(iii)(I) is eligible for, and is receiving, spe- FAMILY LITERACY EDUCATION Section 2(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of cial education under part B of the Individ- uals with Disabilities Education Act (20 ‘‘Sec. 201. Short title. 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701(a)) is amended— U.S.C. 1411 et seq.); or ‘‘Sec. 202. Purpose. (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at ‘‘(II) is an individual with a disability, for ‘‘Sec. 203. Definitions. the end; purposes of section 504. ‘‘Sec. 204. Home schools. (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period ‘‘(B) The term ‘students with disabilities’ ‘‘Sec. 205. Authorization of appropriations. and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (3) by adding at the end the following: means more than 1 student with a dis- ‘‘Subtitle A—Federal Provisions ‘‘(7) there is a substantial need to improve ability.’’. ‘‘Sec. 211. Reservation of funds; grants to el- and expand services for students with dis- SEC. 479. CARRYOVER. igible agencies; allotments. abilities under this Act.’’. Section 19(a)(1) of the Rehabilitation Act ‘‘Sec. 212. Performance accountability sys- SEC. 477. REHABILITATION SERVICES ADMINIS- of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 716(a)(1)) is amended by tem. TRATION. striking ‘‘part B of title VI,’’. ‘‘Subtitle B—State Provisions (a) REHABILITATION SERVICES ADMINISTRA- SEC. 480. TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED POPU- ‘‘Sec. 221. State administration. TION.—The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 LATIONS. ‘‘Sec. 222. State distribution of funds; U.S.C. 701 et seq.) is amended— Section 21 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 matching requirement. (1) in section 3(a) (29 U.S.C. 702(a))— (29 U.S.C. 718) is amended, in paragraphs (1) ‘‘Sec. 223. State leadership activities. (A) by striking ‘‘Office of the Secretary’’ and (2)(A) of subsection (b), and in subsection ‘‘Sec. 224. State plan. and inserting ‘‘Department of Education’’; (c), by striking ‘‘VI,’’. ‘‘Sec. 225. Programs for corrections edu- (B) by striking ‘‘President by and with the SEC. 481. STATE PLAN. cation and other institutional- advice and consent of the Senate’’ and in- Section 101(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of ized individuals. serting ‘‘Secretary’’; and 1973 (29 U.S.C. 721(a)) is amended— (C) by striking ‘‘, and the Commissioner (1) in paragraph (10)— ‘‘Subtitle C—Local Provisions shall be the principal officer,’’; (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘on ‘‘Sec. 231. Grants and contracts for eligible (2) by striking ‘‘Commissioner’’ each place the eligible individuals’’ and all that follows providers. it appears (except in section 21) and inserting and inserting ‘‘of information necessary to ‘‘Sec. 232. Local application. ‘‘Director’’; assess the State’s performance on the core ‘‘Sec. 233. Local administrative cost limits. (3) in section 12(c) (29 U.S.C. 709(c)), by indicators of performance described in sec- ‘‘Subtitle D—General Provisions striking ‘‘Commissioner’s’’ and inserting tion 136(b)(2)(A) of the Workforce Investment ‘‘Sec. 241. Administrative provisions. ‘‘Director’s’’; Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2871(b)(2)(A)).’’; and ‘‘Sec. 242. National activities. (4) in section 21 (29 U.S.C. 718)— (B) in subparagraph (E)(ii), by striking ‘‘, (A) in subsection (b)(1)— to the extent the measures are applicable to ‘‘TITLE III—WORKFORCE INVESTMENT- (i) by striking ‘‘Commissioner’’ the first individuals with disabilities’’; RELATED ACTIVITIES place it appears and inserting ‘‘Director of (2) in paragraph (11)— ‘‘Subtitle A—Wagner-Peyser Act the Rehabilitation Services Administra- (A) in subparagraph (D)(i), by inserting be- ‘‘Sec. 301. Definitions. tion’’; fore the semicolon the following: ‘‘, which ‘‘Sec. 302. Functions. (ii) by striking ‘‘(referred to in this sub- may be provided using alternative means of ‘‘Sec. 303. Designation of State agencies. section as the ‘Director’)’’; and meeting participation (such as participation ‘‘Sec. 304. Appropriations. (iii) by striking ‘‘The Commissioner and through video conferences and conference ‘‘Sec. 305. Disposition of allotted funds. the Director’’ and inserting ‘‘Both such Di- calls)’’; and ‘‘Sec. 306. State plans. rectors’’; and (B) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Sec. 307. Repeal of Federal advisory coun- (B) by striking ‘‘the Commissioner and the ‘‘(G) COORDINATION WITH ASSISTIVE TECH- cil. Director’’ each place it appears and inserting NOLOGY PROGRAMS.—The State plan shall in- ‘‘Sec. 308. Regulations. ‘‘both such Directors’’; clude an assurance that the designated State

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(I) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘and’’ at required in paragraph (11)(D); (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 107 the end; ‘‘(ii) improve the achievement of post- of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. (II) in subclause (III), by adding ‘‘and’’ at school goals of students with disabilities, in- 727) is amended— the end; and cluding improving the achievement through (1) in subsections (a)(1)(B) and (b)(2), by (III) by adding at the end the following: participation (as appropriate when career striking ‘‘evaluation standards’’ and insert- ‘‘(IV) students with disabilities, including goals are discussed) in meetings regarding ing ‘‘performance standards’’; and their need for transition services;’’; individualized education programs developed (2) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘an (ii) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as under section 614 of the Individuals with Dis- evaluation standard’’ and inserting ‘‘a per- clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively; and abilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1414); formance standard’’. (iii) by inserting after clause (i) the fol- ‘‘(iii) provide career guidance, career ex- SEC. 484. EXPENDITURE OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS. lowing: ploration services, job search skills and Section 108(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of ‘‘(ii) include an assessment of the transi- strategies, and technical assistance to stu- 1973 (29 U.S.C. 728(a)) is amended by striking tion services provided under this Act, and co- dents with disabilities; ‘‘under part B of title VI, or’’. ordinated with transition services provided ‘‘(iv) support the provision of training and SEC. 485. COLLABORATION WITH INDUSTRY. under the Individuals with Disabilities Edu- technical assistance to State and local edu- The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is amended cation Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.), about the cational agencies and designated State agen- extent to which those 2 types of services cy personnel responsible for the planning and by inserting after section 109 (29 U.S.C. 728a) meet the needs of individuals with disabil- provision of services to students with dis- the following: ities;’’; abilities; and ‘‘SEC. 109A. COLLABORATION WITH INDUSTRY. (B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ‘‘(v) support outreach activities to stu- ‘‘(a) ELIGIBLE ENTITY DEFINED.—For the ‘‘and under part B of title VI’’; and dents with disabilities who are eligible for, purposes of this section, the term ‘eligible (C) in subparagraph (D)— and need, services under this title.’’. entity’ means a for-profit business, alone or (i) by redesignating clauses (iii), (iv), and SEC. 482. SCOPE OF SERVICES. in partnership with one or more of the fol- (v) as clauses (iv), (v), and (vi), respectively; Section 103 of the Rehabilitation Act of lowing: (ii) by inserting after clause (ii) the fol- 1973 (29 U.S.C. 723) is amended— ‘‘(1) Community rehabilitation program lowing: (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph providers. ‘‘(iii) the methods to be used to improve (15) and inserting the following: ‘‘(2) Indian tribes. and expand vocational rehabilitation serv- ‘‘(15) transition services for students with ‘‘(3) Tribal organizations. ices for students with disabilities, including disabilities, that facilitate the achievement ‘‘(b) AUTHORITY.—A State shall use not less the coordination of services designed to fa- of the employment outcome identified in the than one-half of one percent of the payment cilitate the transition of such students from individualized plan for employment involved, the State receives under section 111 for a fis- the receipt of educational services in school including services described in clauses (i) cal year to award grants to eligible entities to the receipt of vocational rehabilitation through (iii) of section 101(a)(26)(B);’’; to pay for the Federal share of the cost of services under this title or to postsecondary (2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph carrying out collaborative programs, to cre- education or employment;’’; and (6) and inserting the following: ate practical job and career readiness and (iii) in clause (v), as redesignated by clause ‘‘(6)(A)(i) Consultation and technical as- training programs, and to provide job place- (i) of this subparagraph, by striking ‘‘evalua- sistance services to assist State and local ments and career advancement. tion standards’’ and inserting ‘‘performance educational agencies in planning for the ‘‘(c) AWARDS.—Grants under this section standards’’; transition of students with disabilities from shall— (4) in paragraph (22)— school to post-school activities, including ‘‘(1) be awarded for a period not to exceed (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking employment. 5 years; and ‘‘STATE PLAN SUPPLEMENT’’; ‘‘(ii) Training and technical assistance de- ‘‘(2) be awarded competitively. (B) by striking ‘‘carrying out part B of scribed in section 101(a)(26)(B)(iv). ‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—To receive a grant title VI, including’’; and ‘‘(B) Services for groups of individuals with under this section, an eligible entity shall (C) by striking ‘‘that part to supplement disabilities who meet the requirements of submit an application to a designated State funds made available under part B of’’; clauses (i) and (iii) of section 7(35)(A), includ- agency at such time, in such manner, and (5) in paragraph (24)— ing services described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), containing such information as such agency (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking and (v) of section 101(a)(26)(B), to assist in shall require. Such application shall include, ‘‘CONTRACTS’’ and inserting ‘‘GRANTS’’; and the transition from school to post-school ac- at a minimum— (B) in subparagraph (A)— tivities.’’; and ‘‘(1) a plan for evaluating the effectiveness (i) in the subparagraph heading, by strik- (3) in subsection (b), by inserting at the of the collaborative program; ing ‘‘CONTRACTS’’ and inserting ‘‘GRANTS’’; end the following: ‘‘(2) a plan for collecting and reporting the and ‘‘(7) The establishment, development, or data and information described under sub- (ii) by striking ‘‘part A of title VI’’ and in- improvement of assistive technology dem- paragraphs (A) through (C) of section serting ‘‘section 109A’’; and onstration, loan, reutilization, or financing 101(a)(10), as determined appropriate by the (6) by adding at the end the following: programs in coordination with activities au- designated State agency; and ‘‘(25) COLLABORATION WITH INDUSTRY.—The thorized under the Assistive Technology Act ‘‘(3) a plan for providing for the non-Fed- State plan shall describe how the designated of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) to promote ac- eral share of the costs of the program. State agency will carry out the provisions of cess to assistive technology for individuals ‘‘(e) ACTIVITIES.—An eligible entity receiv- section 109A, including— with disabilities and employers.’’. ing a grant under this section shall use the ‘‘(A) the criteria such agency will use to SEC. 483. STANDARDS AND INDICATORS. grant funds to carry out a program that pro- award grants under such section; and (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 106 of the Reha- vides one or more of the following: ‘‘(B) how the activities carried out under bilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 726) is amend- ‘‘(1) Job development, job placement, and such grants will be coordinated with other ed— career advancement services for individuals services provided under this title. (1) in the section heading, by striking with disabilities. ‘‘(26) SERVICES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABIL- ‘‘EVALUATION STANDARDS’’ and inserting ‘‘PER- ‘‘(2) Training in realistic work settings in ITIES.—The State plan shall provide an as- FORMANCE STANDARDS’’; order to prepare individuals with disabilities surance satisfactory to the Secretary that (2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting for employment and career advancement in the State— the following: the competitive market. ‘‘(A) has developed and implemented strat- ‘‘(a) STANDARDS AND INDICATORS.—The per- ‘‘(3) Providing individuals with disabilities egies to address the needs identified in the formance standards and indicators for the with such support services as may be re- assessments described in paragraph (15), and vocational rehabilitation program carried quired in order to maintain the employment achieve the goals and priorities identified by out under this title— and career advancement for which the indi- the State in that paragraph, to improve and ‘‘(1) shall be subject to paragraphs (2)(A) viduals have received training. expand vocational rehabilitation services for and (3) of section 136(b) of the Workforce In- ‘‘(f) ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICES.—An indi- students with disabilities on a statewide vestment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2871(b)); and vidual shall be eligible for services provided basis in accordance with paragraph (15); and ‘‘(2) may, at a State’s discretion, include under a program under this section if the in- ‘‘(B) from funds reserved under section additional indicators identified in the State dividual is determined under section 102(a)(1) 110A, shall carry out programs or activities plan submitted under section 101.’’; and to be eligible for assistance under this title.

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‘‘(g) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share amended by striking ‘‘State programs of sup- (2) by inserting after the item relating to for a program under this section shall not ported employment services receiving assist- section 110 the following: exceed 80 percent of the costs of the pro- ance under part B of title VI,’’. ‘‘Sec. 110A. Reservation for expanded transi- gram.’’. (b) CHAIRPERSON.—Section 705(b)(5) of the tion services.’’; SEC. 486. RESERVATION FOR EXPANDED TRANSI- Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. (3) by striking the item related to section TION SERVICES. 796d(b)(5)) is amended to read as follows: 304 and inserting the following: The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is amended ‘‘(5) CHAIRPERSON.—The Council shall se- ‘‘Sec. 304. Measuring of project outcomes by inserting after section 110 (29 U.S.C. 730) lect a chairperson from among the voting and performance.’’; the following: membership of the Council.’’. (4) by striking the items related to sec- ‘‘SEC. 110A. RESERVATION FOR EXPANDED TRAN- SEC. 492. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIA- tions 305 and 306; SITION SERVICES. TIONS. (5) by striking the items related to title ‘‘Each State shall reserve not less than 10 The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. VI; and percent of the funds allotted to the State 701 et seq.) is further amended— (6) by striking the item related to section under section 110(a) to carry out programs or (1) in section 100 (29 U.S.C. 720)— activities under sections 101(a)(26)(B) and 706 and inserting the following: (A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘such ‘‘Sec. 706. Responsibilities of the Director.’’. 103(b)(6).’’. sums as may be necessary for fiscal years SEC. 487. CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 1999 through 2003’’ and inserting Subtitle F—Studies by the Comptroller Section 112(e)(1) of the Rehabilitation Act ‘‘$3,066,192,000 for fiscal year 2015 and each of General of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 732(e)(1)) is amended by re- the 6 succeeding fiscal years’’; and SEC. 496. STUDY BY THE COMPTROLLER GEN- designating subparagraph (D) as subpara- (B) in subsection (d)(1)(B), by striking ERAL ON EXHAUSTING FEDERAL graph (E) and inserting after subparagraph PELL GRANTS BEFORE ACCESSING ‘‘2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2021’’; WIA FUNDS. (C) the following: (2) in section 110(c) (29 U.S.C. 730(c)), by ‘‘(D) The Secretary shall make grants to Not later than 12 months after the date of amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: the protection and advocacy system serving enactment of this Act, the Comptroller Gen- ‘‘(2) The sum referred to in paragraph (1) the American Indian Consortium under the eral of the United States shall complete and shall be, as determined by the Secretary, not Developmental Disabilities and Bill of submit to the Committee on Education and less than 1 percent and not more than 1.5 Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15001 et seq.) to the Workforce of the House of Representa- provide services in accordance with this sec- percent of the amount referred to in para- tives and the Committee on Health, Edu- tion, as determined by the Secretary. The graph (1) for each of fiscal years 2015 through cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a amount of such grants shall be the same as 2020.’’; report that— the amount provided to territories under (3) in section 112(h) (29 U.S.C. 732(h)), by (1) evaluates the effectiveness of subpara- this subsection.’’. striking ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for graph (B) of section 134(d)(4) of the Work- SEC. 488. RESEARCH. fiscal years 1999 through 2003’’ and inserting force Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. Section 204(a)(2)(A) of the Rehabilitation ‘‘$11,600,000 for fiscal year 2015 and each of 2864(d)(4)(B)) (as such subparagraph was in Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 764(a)(2)(A)) is amended the 6 succeeding fiscal years’’; effect on the day before the date of enact- by striking ‘‘VI,’’. (4) by amending subsection (a) of section ment of this Act), including— SEC. 489. TITLE III AMENDMENTS. 201 (29 U.S.C. 761(a)) to read as follows: ‘‘(a) (A) a review of the regulations and guid- Title III of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 There are authorized to be appropriated ance issued by the Secretary of Labor to (29 U.S.C. 771 et seq.) is amended— $103,125,000 for fiscal year 2015 and each of State and local areas on how to comply with (1) in section 301(a) (21 U.S.C. 771(a))— the 6 succeeding fiscal years to carry out such subparagraph; (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and’’ at this title.’’; (B) a review of State policies to determine the end; (5) in section 302(i) (29 U.S.C. 772(i)), by how local areas are required to comply with (B) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4); and striking ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for such subparagraph; (C) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para- each of the fiscal years 1999 through 2003’’ (C) a review of local area policies to deter- graph (3); and inserting ‘‘$33,657,000 for fiscal year 2015 mine how one-stop operators are required to (2) in section 302 (29 U.S.C. 772)— and each of the 6 succeeding fiscal years’’; comply with such subparagraph; and (A) in subsection (g)— (6) in section 303(e) (29 U.S.C. 773(e)), by (D) a review of a sampling of individuals (i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘AND IN- striking ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for receiving training services under section 134(d)(4) of the Workforce Investment Act of SERVICE TRAINING’’; and each of the fiscal years 1999 through 2003’’ (ii) by striking paragraph (3); and and inserting ‘‘$5,046,000 for fiscal year 2015 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2864(d)(4)) to determine if, be- (B) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘section and each of the 6 succeeding fiscal years’’; fore receiving such training services, such 306’’ and inserting ‘‘section 304’’; (7) in section 405 (29 U.S.C. 785), by striking individuals have exhausted funds received (3) in section 303 (29 U.S.C. 773)— ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for each of through the Federal Pell Grant program (A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘sec- the fiscal years 1999 through 2003’’ and in- under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.); and tion 306’’ and inserting ‘‘section 304’’; and serting ‘‘$3,081,000 for fiscal year 2015 and (2) makes appropriate recommendations (B) in subsection (c)— each of the 6 succeeding fiscal years’’; with respect to the matters evaluated under (i) in paragraph (4)— (8) in section 502(j) (29 U.S.C. 792(j)), by paragraph (1). (I) by amending subparagraph (A)(ii) to striking ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for read as follows: each of the fiscal years 1999 through 2003’’ SEC. 497. STUDY BY THE COMPTROLLER GEN- and inserting ‘‘$7,013,000 for fiscal year 2015 ERAL ON ADMINISTRATIVE COST ‘‘(ii) to coordinate activities and work SAVINGS. closely with the parent training and infor- and each of the 6 succeeding fiscal years’’; (9) in section 509(l) (29 U.S.C. 794e(l)), by (a) STUDY.—Not later than 12 months after mation centers established pursuant to sec- the date of the enactment of this Act, the striking ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for tion 671 of the Individuals with Disabilities Comptroller General of the United States each of the fiscal years 1999 through 2003’’ Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1471), the commu- shall complete and submit to the Committee and inserting ‘‘$17,088,000 for fiscal year 2015 nity parent resource centers established pur- on Education and the Workforce of the and each of the 6 succeeding fiscal years’’; suant to section 672 of such Act (29 U.S.C. House of Representatives and the Committee 1472), and the eligible entities receiving (10) in section 714 (29 U.S.C. 796e–3), by on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of awards under section 673 of such Act (20 striking ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for the Senate a report that— U.S.C. 1473); and’’; and each of the fiscal years 1999 through 2003’’ (1) determines the amount of administra- (II) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘, and inserting ‘‘$22,137,000 for fiscal year 2015 tive costs at the Federal and State levels for and demonstrate the capacity for serving,’’ and each of the 6 succeeding fiscal years’’; the most recent fiscal year for which satis- after ‘‘serve’’; and (11) in section 727 (29 U.S.C. 796f–6), by factory data are available for— (ii) by adding at the end the following: striking ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for (A) each of the programs authorized under ‘‘(8) RESERVATION.—From the amount ap- each of the fiscal years 1999 through 2003’’ the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 propriated to carry out this subsection for a and inserting ‘‘$75,772,000 for fiscal year 2015 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) or repealed under section fiscal year, 20 percent of such amount or and each of the 6 succeeding fiscal years’’; l71, as such programs were in effect for such $500,000, whichever is less, shall be reserved and fiscal year; and to carry out paragraph (6).’’; (12) in section 753 (29 U.S.C. 796l), by strik- (B) each of the programs described in sub- (4) by striking sections 304 and 305 (29 ing ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for each paragraph (A) that have been repealed or U.S.C. 774, 775); and of the fiscal years 1999 through 2003’’ and in- consolidated on or after the date of enact- (5) by redesignating section 306 (29 U.S.C. serting ‘‘$32,239,000 for fiscal year 2015 and ment of this Act; 776) as section 304. each of the 6 succeeding fiscal years’’. (2) determines the amount of administra- SEC. 490. REPEAL OF TITLE VI. SEC. 493. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. tive cost savings at the Federal and State Title VI of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Section 1(b) of the Rehabilitation Act of levels as a result of repealing and consoli- (29 U.S.C. 795 et seq.) is repealed. 1973 is amended— dating programs by calculating the dif- SEC. 491. TITLE VII GENERAL PROVISIONS. (1) by inserting after the item relating to ferences in the amount of administrative (a) PURPOSE.—Section 701(3) of the Reha- section 109 the following: costs between subparagraph (A) and subpara- bilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796(3)) is ‘‘Sec. 109A. Collaboration with industry.’’; graph (B) of paragraph (1); and

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I ask unanimous consent istration of federally-funded State and local imous consent that the Subcommittee that the resolution be agreed to, the employment and training programs. on Readiness and Management Support preamble be agreed to, and the motions (b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sec- of the Committee on Armed Services to reconsider be laid upon the table, tion, the term ‘‘administrative costs’’ has be authorized to meet during the ses- with no intervening action or debate. the meaning given the term in section 101 of sion of the Senate on April 2, 2014, at The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 9:30 a.m. objection, it is so ordered. U.S.C. 2801). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The resolution (S. Res. 409) was f objection, it is so ordered. agreed to. NOTICE OF HEARING SUBCOMMITTEE ON SEAPOWER The preamble was agreed to. (The resolution, with its preamble, is COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL Mr. REED. Mr. President, I ask unan- RESOURCES imous consent that the Subommittee printed in today’s RECORD under ‘‘Sub- Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, I on Seapower of the Committee on mitted Resolutions.’’) would like to announce for the infor- Armed Services be authorized to meet mation of the Senate and the public during the session of the Senate on f that the oversight hearing scheduled April 2, 2014, at 9:15 a.m. before the Senate Committee on En- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ORDERS FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 3, ergy and Natural Resources will now be objection, it is so ordered. 2014 held before the Subcommittee on SUBCOMMITTEE ON STRATEGIC FORCES Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent Water and Power. The hearing will be Mr. REED. Mr. President, I ask unan- that when the Senate completes its held on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at 1 imous consent that the Subcommittee business tonight, we adjourn until 9:30 p.m., at the East-West Center at the on Strategic Forces of the Commtitee a.m., Thursday, April 3, 2014; that fol- University of Hawaii, Manoa Campus, on Armed Services be authorized to lowing the prayer and pledge, the in Honolulu, Hawaii. meet during the session of the Senate morning hour be deemed expired, the The purpose of the hearing is to ex- on April 2, 2014, at 2:30 p.m. Journal of proceedings be approved to amine the successes and challenges of The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without date, and the time for the two leaders meeting sustainability goals in Hawaii objection, it is so ordered. be reserved for their use later in the and the Pacific, including oversight of f day; that following any leader re- existing activities and Federal-Island PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR marks, the Senate resume consider- partnerships in energy, water, land use, ation of H.R. 3979; and that all time marine resources, and other sectors. Mr. KING. Mr. President, I ask unan- during adjournment count postcloture For further information, please con- imous consent that Braylin Cathey, a on the Reed amendment to H.R. 3979. tact Al Stayman at (202) 224–7865 or fellow in my office, be granted floor The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without John Assini at (202) 224–9313. privileges for the remainder of the Con- objection, it is so ordered. gress. f The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without f AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO objection, it is so ordered. MEET Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. President, I ask PROGRAM COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND unanimous consent that Theresa Har- TRANSPORTATION rison, a legislative fellow in Senator Mr. REID. Mr. President, we are Mr. REED. Mr. President, I ask unan- SCHUMER’s office, be granted privileges doing our best to reach an agreement imous consent that the Committee on of the floor for the duration of today’s both on the unemployment insurance Commerce, Science, and Transpor- session. and some executive nominations dur- tation be authorized to meet during The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ing tomorrow’s session. the session of the Senate on April 2, objection, it is so ordered. f 2014, at 10:15 a.m. in room SR–253 of the f Russell Senate Office Building, to con- APOLOGIES TO PRESIDING ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 9:30 A.M. duct a hearing entitled, ‘‘Examining OFFICER AND STAFF the GM Recall and NHTSA’s Defect In- TOMORROW vestigation Process.’’ Mr. REID. Mr. President, from time Mr. REID. If there is no further busi- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without to time I have to express my apologies ness to come before the Senate, I ask objection, it is so ordered. to everyone—staff, the Presiding Offi- unanimous consent that the Senate cer—but I just can’t come to the floor COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND stand adjourned under the previous until we know what we are going to do GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS order. tomorrow, and that takes a lot of time. Mr. REED. Mr. President, I ask unan- There being no objection, the Senate, That is what is going on while I am in imous consent that the Committee on at 8:02 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, my office. Homeland Security and Governmental April 3, 2014, at 9:30 a.m. So I apologize to everyone. I am Affairs be authorized to meet during sorry that things take so long, and it the session of the Senate on April 2, f appears we are doing nothing, but 2014, at 10 a.m. in order to conduct a there are things being done. hearing entitled ‘‘Data Breach on the CONFIRMATIONS f Rise: Protecting Personal Information Executive nominations confirmed by From Harm.’’ CONGRATULATING THE PENN the Senate April 2, 2014: The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without STATE WRESTLING TEAM DEPARTMENT OF STATE objection, it is so ordered. Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent TOMASZ P. MALINOWSKI, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUM- COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS that the Senate proceed to the consid- BIA, TO BE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DE- Mr. REED. Mr. President, I ask unan- eration of S. Res. 409. MOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND LABOR. imous consent that the Committee on The PRESIDING OFFICER. The DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Indian Affairs be authorized to meet clerk will report the resolution by PORTIA Y. WU, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF LABOR. during the session of the Senate on title. April 2, 2014, in room SD–628 of the The bill clerk read as follows: DEPARTMENT OF STATE Dirksen Senate Office Building, at 2:30 DEBORAH L. BIRX, OF MARYLAND, TO BE AMBASSADOR The resolution (S. Res. 409) congratulating AT LARGE AND COORDINATOR OF UNITED STATES GOV- p.m. the Penn State University wrestling team ERNMENT ACTIVITIES TO COMBAT HIV/AIDS GLOBALLY.

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HONORING THE LYNDEN GIRLS Since the start of his tenure in 1974, Rev- nearly 100 years ago. No innocent civilian in BASKETBALL TEAM erend Lee has shepherded in monumental any part of the world should be targeted be- growth. Under his guidance, the church moved cause of their ancestry, ethnicity or religion, HON. SUZAN K. DelBENE into a new 30,000 square foot space, dras- and I want to work with my colleagues to find OF WASHINGTON tically increasing the number of available seats a way to bring an end to such brutal attacks from 350 to 1100. Further, he has been instru- and the increasingly violent civil war ravaging IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES mental in the fundraising and construction of a the region that has left over 100,000 dead and Wednesday, April 2, 2014 new Family Life Center which will house the forced over 2 million to flee their homes and Ms. DELBENE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Shiloh Youth Academy. Even after 40 years of communities. I will work with my colleagues on honor the 2014 Lynden Christian High School tireless service, Reverend Lee remains stead- the House Foreign Affairs Committee to help girls basketball team. On March 8, the Lynden fast in his commitment to growing and find a diplomatic solution to this crisis and en- Lyncs won the 1A state championship, culmi- strengthening the Shiloh community. sure that Armenians of Kessab and Aleppo nating their impressive season with a record of In addition to serving Shiloh, Reverend Lee can return to their peaceful lives. 25–2. I congratulate them on this impressive is an active member of the Henry County f achievement. community, regularly volunteering his time to PERSONAL EXPLANATION This title is Lynden’s 10th and their first several organizations. Notably, he serves as since 2008. The Lyncs had one focus all year, the chaplain of the Henry County Police De- ‘‘Team is greater than I.’’ Their motto was evi- partment, chairman of the Henry County HON. STEPHEN LEE FINCHER dent in the championship game as the Lyncs United Way Advisory Board, president of the OF TENNESSEE built an early lead that they never relin- Henry County Ministerial Alliance, board mem- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES quished. In the final quarter, King’s High ber of the McDonough Housing Authority, and Wednesday, April 2, 2014 moderator of the Shoal Creek Baptist Associa- School made a late push to bring the game Mr. FINCHER. Mr. Speaker, on April 1, tion. Further, he previously served as director within 4 points, 44–40. But the Lyncs stepped 2014, I was unavoidably absent and missed of the New Era State Congress of Christian up, determined not to lose this one. the following rollcall votes: No. 149, to Concur Education, board chair of the New Era Mis- After consecutive scoring drives and solid in the Senate Amendment to provide for the sionary Baptist Convention of Georgia, and as defense, the Lyncs secured their spot as state costs of loan guarantees for Ukraine; No. 150 a member of the Board of Directors for Henry champions by a score of 55–40. to provide for the costs of loan guarantees for County Residential Housing. As a result of his I would like to give special recognition to Ukraine; and No. 151 on approval of the Jour- admirable efforts and status as a pillar of the Kara Bajema, the tournament MVP. Senior nal. Had I voted, I would have voted ‘‘aye’’ all McDonough community, Mayor Richard Craig guard Courtney Hollander also played a piv- three votes. otal role in the final game, finishing with 11 marked Sunday April 3, 2005, as a day of points and 13 rebounds. The Lyncs’ impres- honor for Reverend Lee. f sive record this season is a testament to their Reverend Lee has been happily married for THE WOMEN OFFICIALS NETWORK incredible work ethic and the impressive 45 years to his dynamic wife Betty. Together, FOUNDATION WONDER WOMAN coaching of Curt De Haan. Coach De Haan they are the proud parents of two sons and AWARDS provided the girls with the training and encour- five grandchildren. Mr. Speaker, I stand here agement necessary to achieve this notable today to thank Reverend Lee for his tireless HON. KERRY L. BENTIVOLIO feat. engagement with Shiloh Baptist Church and OF MICHIGAN Again, I congratulate the Lynden Christian the surrounding community of McDonough, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES High School girls basketball team on all of Georgia. I ask my colleagues to do the same. Wednesday, April 2, 2014 their success. Their victory was hard-earned f and well-deserved. Mr. BENTIVOLIO. Mr. Speaker, the Women CONDEMNING KESSAB ATTACKS f Officials Network Foundation will be honoring five extraordinary women at the WONder RECOGNIZING DR. EDWARD LEE HON. DAVID N. CICILLINE Woman Awards banquet April 30 at the San FOR 40 YEARS OF LEADERSHIP OF RHODE ISLAND Marino Club in Troy. The award honors SERVICE WITH SHILOH BAPTIST IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES women who have improved the quality of life CHURCH IN MCDONOUGH, GEOR- in Southeast Michigan through their civic, phil- GIA Wednesday, April 2, 2014 anthropic and professional accomplishments. Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, I join my col- This year marks the 30th celebration of WON- HON. DAVID SCOTT leagues in Congress in condemning attacks der Women and many past honorees will at- OF GEORGIA on the Syrian Armenian population in Kessab tend. The 2014 WONder Women are: Debra IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES by extremist fighters connected to al-Qaeda. Ehrmann, Lisa Gorcyca, Mattie McKinney On March 21, al-Qaeda affiliated terrorists out Hatchett, Ruth Holmes, and Cynthia Walker. Wednesday, April 2, 2014 of Turkey attacked the peaceful Christian-Ar- The Honorable Debra Ehrmann has held Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, menian community in a town that has served elected and appointed office including service I rise today to recognize Reverend Dr. Edward as a place of refuge for those trying des- on the State Commission on Spanish Speak- W. Lee for his 40 years of servant leadership perately to escape the bloodshed of the past ing Affairs and the Oakland County Employ- at Shiloh Baptist Church located in three years. This brutal assault is yet another ment Diversity Council. Debra has been Vice McDonough, Georgia. Over 148 years ago consequence of the increasingly dangerous vi- President of Centro Multicultural since 2007 Shiloh Baptist Church opened its doors as the olence in Syria that leaves innocent civilians and previously worked as the Health Care Co- Colored Baptist Church of McDonough as one with no choice but to again flee as they have ordinator of Clinica Santa Teresa. She is well of the first churches in the area founded by already done from their homes in Aleppo. known and respected for developing networks former slaves. Since Shiloh’s opening, the This war and the escalating brutality in the of stakeholders and volunteers. She is recog- church continues to steadfastly serve the spir- past months have put far too many innocent nized for her dedication to vulnerable popu- itual needs of the surrounding community. civilians at risk and I am deeply troubled that lations and for providing interpretation, rela- On April 5, 2014, Shiloh will honor an es- recent events including mass exoduses and tionship-building and vital connections for their sential leader in their community, Reverend violent strikes upon the peaceful Armenian connection with community services. Debra Dr. Edward W. Lee, as he marks 40 years of communities hark back to the early days of currently serves on the Genisys Credit Union service and leadership with their congregation. the Armenian Genocide under Ottoman rule Board of Directors-VP Supervisory Committee.

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VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:56 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K02AP8.001 E02APPT1 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E490 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks April 2, 2014 The Honorable Lisa Gorcyca is Presiding TALLGRASS ENERGY His Highness Alija Bahadur Madhavrao Judge of the Family Division of the Oakland Scindia Maharaj of Gwalior, with the founda- County Circuit Court. Before her election to HON. ED PERLMUTTER tion stone laid by the Prince of Wales on No- the bench in 2008, she spent fifteen years OF COLORADO vember 19, 1921 in Pune, India. AISSMS was established for the purpose of working at the Oakland County Prosecutor’s IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ‘‘throwing open to all alike the doors of knowl- Office as Chief of the Domestic Violence and Wednesday, April 2, 2014 edge through liberal education.’’ It was estab- Elder Abuse Unit. She chairs the Oakland Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise lished to memorialize the great Shivaji, a County Coordinating Council Against Domestic today to recognize and applaud Tallgrass En- statesman and warrior, a bold reformer who Violence and is founder and member of the ergy for being honored with the Business Rec- not only founded an Empire, but created a Na- Oakland County Domestic Violence Fatality ognition Award given by the Jefferson County tion, based on a vision of ideals and dreams Review Team. She was recently recognized Economic Development Corporation. which AISSMS is realizing. as a Top Circuit Court Judge for 2014. The Business Recognition Award is given to From a renowned military school to Day The Honorable Mattie McKinney Hatchett a Jefferson County company which shows schools to Junior Colleges to a foray into high- er and technical education, AISSMS now runs was first elected to the Oakland County Board growth in employment, sales and capital in- world class institutions in various disciplines. of Commissioners in 2002 and made history in vestment in the last year. AISSMS institutions have obtained accredita- 2011, when she became the first African- Tallgrass Energy provides natural gas trans- portation and storage services for customers tion from the National Board of Accreditation American woman to serve as President of the in the Rocky Mountain region through its pipe- and have signed MOU’s with Universities from Michigan Association of Counties. Known as lines and natural gas processing assets. the UK, the USA and Germany to run joint ‘‘The Mother of Pontiac,’’ Mattie served as Tallgrass Energy is committed to public safety, programs of global standards. Deputy Mayor and has spent more than fifty monitoring their pipeline operation 24 hours a I am proud of AISSMS and recognize the years advocating for her community. Since day every day. The company recently added importance of its history and impact on past, 1963, she has been actively involved with the 58 high paying jobs in 2013. present and future generations. I especially Pontiac School District as an employee and I extend my deepest congratulations to commend its Office Bearers—H.H. Shrimant volunteer. Presently, she is a Trustee on the Tallgrass Energy for receiving the Business Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj who serves as Pontiac Board of Education. Recognition Award from the Jefferson County President; Vice President Shrimant Yuvraj Economic Development Corporation. I thank Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati; Honorary Secretary Ruth Elliott Holmes is President of the Inter- you for your commitment to innovation high Shri Malojiraje Chhatrapati; Treasurer Shri national Women’s Forum—Michigan which standards and delivering quality products. Ajay Uttamrao Patil; Chairman of the Gov- brings together a global membership of f erning Council Shri Vishwas Bajirao Patil; women to exchange ideas, to learn, to inspire Honorary Joint Secretary Shri Ratnakar K. and to promote better leadership for a chang- RECOGNITION OF SHEN YUN PER- Jitkar Shri Ajay Uttamrao; Chairman of the ing world. In eleven years overseas, she FORMANCE AT PROCTORS THE- Managing Committee Shri Sahebrao R. worked for the African-American Institute in ATER IN SCHENECTADY, NEW Jadhav, the Governing Council, the Managing Abidjan in the Ivory Coast and was active in YORK Committee and other notables. the international community in Brussels, Bel- I also pay tribute to Captain Shivaji Mahadkar, Managing Trustee of the gium. She serves on many professional HON. WILLIAM L. OWENS OF NEW YORK Takshashila Education Trust, who visited my boards and is a Trustee for the National Asso- office in Washington, DC and personally ex- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ciation of Document Examiners. A handwriting tended an invite for me to speak to members examiner and personnel consultant, Ruth Wednesday, April 2, 2014 of the esteemed All India Shri Shivaji Memo- owns her own business and was named 2010 Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to rial Society and to a gathering of faculty, staff Innovator of the Year, one of Michigan’s Top recognize the upcoming Shen Yun Performing and students. In my absence, I have entered 10 Women Business Owners and, in 2002, Arts presentation at Proctors Theatre in Sche- this Statement in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Corp! magazine listed her among Michigan’s nectady, New York on April 27, 2014. for historical purposes as a matter of apprecia- 95 Most Powerful Women. Shen Yun Performing Arts troupe perform- tion for the invitation which was extended to me but moreover to recognize and commend The Honorable Cynthia Thomas Walker cur- ances incorporate Chinese dance, ethnic folk dance, and story-based dance, accompanied AISSMS for the critical role it has played in rently serves as Chief Judge of the 50th Dis- by an orchestra mixing modern and traditional shaping and defining India, and for bringing trict Court in Pontiac and has been a district Chinese instruments. These performances in- hope to all who are, have been, or will be as- judge since 2003. Before taking the bench, corporate large groups of dancers presenting sociated with its noble cause. she worked as Court Administrator of that traditional vignettes spanning several millennia As the former Chairman and current Rank- court, as Pontiac City Attorney, and as a staff of Chinese history. Dancers wear ornate cos- ing Member of the U.S. House of Representa- attorney for UAW Legal Services and for Legal tumes and make use of a variety of props, tives’ Foreign Affairs’ Subcommittee on Asia Services of Eastern Michigan. She serves on while performing in front of a projected back- and the Pacific, which has broad jurisdiction the board of the Oakland County Bar Associa- drop. for U.S. policy affecting the region, including tion and is active in judicial, professional and As the largest Chinese music and dance en- India, I am proud to be associated with civic organizations. She supports the Teen semble in the world, Shen Yun offers an op- AISSMS. The U.S. and India are on a path to Court program at her court and volunteers her portunity for cultural and artistic enrichment expanding higher education partnerships with time at local schools, churches, and non-profit this month at historic Proctors Theatre in a focus to build more purposeful connections. organizations. Schenectady, New York. In doing so, it is my sincere hope that f AISSMS and my alma mater, Brigham Young All WONder Women demonstrate achieve- University, and other institutions of learning, ment in each of the following areas: contribute COMMENDING THE ALL INDIA will connect in ways that bring new hope and to the community beyond that which is re- SHRI SHIVAJI MEMORIAL SOCI- new ideas to both countries. quired in their employment; demonstrate char- ETY (AISSMS) I thank Mr. Sanjay Puri, founder and Chair- acter, commitment and leadership; and assist man of the Alliance for U.S.-India Business women/girls in reaching full leadership poten- HON. ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA (AUSIB) for introducing me to AISSMS, and tial through civic engagement, personal and OF AMERICAN SAMOA for the good work he continues to do for and professional contacts, or resources. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES on behalf of India and Indian Americans. In 2011 and 2013, AUSIB hosted two of the larg- The WON Foundation advances the vision Wednesday, April 2, 2014 est U.S.-India education conclaves and, on and mission of the Women Officials Network: Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Mr. Speaker, I rise March 13, 2013, Mr. Puri testified as an expert empowering leaders of today and mentoring today to commend the All India Shri Shivaji witness before the House Subcommittee on women leaders of tomorrow. The Women Offi- Memorial Society (AISSMS) established in Asia and the Pacific, calling for enhanced edu- cials Network envisions more women in Lead- 1917 by the late His Highness Shrimant cation collaboration as a means to strengthen ership positions at all levels of government. Chattrapati Shahu Maharaj of Kolhapur and U.S.-India relations.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:56 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K02AP8.005 E02APPT1 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REMARKS April 2, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E491 Now more than ever, the U.S. and India PERSONAL EXPLANATION nificant contributions, his willingness to be a must be about academic collaboration and ex- voice for the voiceless, and his personal his- change, and I commend those with the fore- HON. SAM GRAVES tory of overcoming adversity. But most of all, sight to march ahead, echoing the vision of OF MISSOURI we recognize his example as a teacher and the founders of AISSMS. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES follower of the teachings of Jesus Christ. Wednesday, April 2, 2014 f f Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, on HONORING JOAN PRICE CONGRATULATING IRAM ALI Tuesday, April 1, I missed 3 rollcall votes. Had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘nay’’ on HON. JOAQUIN CASTRO Nos. 149 and 151, and ‘‘yea’’ on No. 150. OF TEXAS HON. JAMES P. MORAN f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF VIRGINIA HONORING THE REV. FRANCE Wednesday, April 2, 2014 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DAVIS Mr. CASTRO of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise Wednesday, April 2, 2014 today to honor the late Joan Price, a leader in HON. JASON CHAFFETZ San Antonio whose life and work was a testa- Mr. MORAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to extend OF UTAH ment that neighborhood associations are vital congratulations to my constituent, Iram Ali, on IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to a democracy and in exercising civic respon- her appointment to the Senior Executive Serv- Wednesday, April 2, 2014 sibility and power. ice at the Department of Defense as the White Mrs. Price was born in Philadelphia, PA in House liaison. Iram served in this body as a Mr. CHAFFETZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 1932 but it was in San Antonio, TX where, as distinguished professional staff member on the honor Rev. France Davis for a remarkable 40- one of the founders of the Ingram Hills Neigh- House Permanent Select Committee on Intel- year career building bridges, fighting racial dis- borhood Association, she made an enduring ligence under Chairman Reyes. After briefly crimination and living the principles he teaches mark. For 14 remarkable and trail-blazing working in the Senate, Iram was recruited by his flock at the historic Calvary Baptist Church years, she served as the association’s presi- the Obama Administration to serve in the De- in Salt Lake City, Utah. dent. partment of Defense as the legislative lead for With his wife Willene by his side, Rev. Davis Earlier than most, Mrs. Price saw the demo- the Under Secretary for Policy. has both lived and taught the Gospel of Jesus cratic and communitarian potential of neigh- She now returns to the Department with the Christ, advocating for the impoverished, inspir- borhoods. She understood and demonstrated duty of ensuring the President has the right ing the young and invigorating the fight that neighborhood associations are ideal for personnel in place to implement his policies, a against racism. He has been a powerful men- building relationships, creating community, de- position of great responsibility and distinction. tor to young people, sponsoring scholarships veloping leadership, raising voices and keep- As one of the few Muslim-Americans serving as well as educational programs. His belief ing officials accountable. She knew that the in such senior positions, Iram represents the that everybody has worth and value, nobody is advocacy of good neighborhood associations finest qualities of a public servant and is an nobody and everybody is somebody has influ- led to quality services such as public safety, asset to her nation. I am honored to have her enced a generation of youth. parks, community centers and zoning laws Born in 1946 in Gough, Georgia, Rev. Davis as a constituent, and I wish her all of the best that did not violate the character of a neigh- graduated from the segregated Waynesboro in her new position. borhood. High and Industrial School. He went on to Mrs. Price worked closely with all of her serve as an aircraft mechanic in the U.S. Air f elected officials in thinking about and carrying Force. He has earned five college degrees, in- out projects that would benefit not just the cluding a B.A. in rhetoric from Berkeley, a B.S. OUTLAST TECHNOLOGIES LLC neighborhood she deeply loved but also the in religion from Westminster College and an city she equally cherished. For many years, M.A. in mass communication from University Mrs. Price successfully fought hard for a HON. ED PERLMUTTER of Utah. Rev. Davis came to Salt Lake City for neighborhood park. In 2011, that park was re- OF COLORADO a one-year teaching fellowship at the Univer- named in her honor IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sity of Utah, but became an integral part of the Mrs. Price wrote the award-winning Ingram city’s religious and cultural fabric over the next Wednesday, April 2, 2014 Hills Neighborhood Association newsletter, four decades. ‘‘The Neighbor Connection.’’ That title also Rev. Davis was a pioneer in his own right Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise speaks to her life and work. Not only was she before coming to Utah in 1972. He partici- today to recognize and applaud Outlast Tech- the distinctive voice of a neighborhood but in pated in the Civil Rights Movement of the nologies LLC for being honored with the Busi- the true spirit of neighborliness, she connected 1960s, meeting Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in ness Recognition Award given by the Jeffer- people with each other, connected them with person and marching from Selma to Mont- son County Economic Development Corpora- their elected officials and connected them with gomery, Alabama to promote voting rights. He tion. their civic ideals and responsibilities. has been a tireless advocate for minorities in The Business Recognition Award is given to Mr. Speaker, I am honored to have been Utah. His own experiences with racial discrimi- a Jefferson County company which shows blessed to have Joan Price as a friend and I nation only inspired him to fight harder for growth in employment, sales and capital in- am honored to have the opportunity to recog- equality. An NAACP board member for many vestment in the last year. nize this magnificent woman, great San years, Rev. Davis was instrumental in making Antonian and true neighbor to all she knew. Outlast Technologies LLC, located in Gold- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day an official state- en, Colorado, was founded on technology de- recognized holiday. It goes without saying that f veloped by a group of NASA researchers. The he has been an integral part of Utah’s cultural SPOTXCHANGE company develops temperature controlling evolution on civil rights. technology that can absorb heat and reduce In addition to his ministry, Rev. Davis is the HON. ED PERLMUTTER moisture in products such as ski jackets, author of several books, has taught at the Uni- socks, blankets and mattress pads. Outlast OF COLORADO versity of Utah and served as a member of the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Technologies LLC owns over 96 issued pat- Utah Higher Education Board of Regents. He ents and 59 pending patents related to ther- is also the benefactor of a scholarship for mi- Wednesday, April 2, 2014 mally adaptive materials. They continue to ex- nority students. Professionally, he has served Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise plore medical, military, furnishings and other as the secretary of the Salt Lake Ministerial today to recognize and applaud SpotXchange markets. Association, a member of the South Africa for being honored with the Business Recogni- I extend my deepest congratulations to Out- Preaching Team for the National Baptist Con- tion Award given by the Jefferson County Eco- last Technologies LLC for receiving the Busi- vention’s Foreign Mission and as an advisor, nomic Development Corporation. ness Recognition Award from the Jefferson vice-president and assistant to the Dean of the The Business Recognition Award is given to County Economic Development Corporation. I Intermountain General Baptist Convention. a Jefferson County company which shows thank you for your commitment to innovation, Mr. Speaker, Utah is a better place because growth in employment, sales and capital in- high standards and quality products. of the efforts of Rev. Davis. We honor his sig- vestment in the last year.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:56 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A02AP8.002 E02APPT1 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E492 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks April 2, 2014 SpotXchange is a digital video advertising were instrumental in providing world-class ar- TRIBUTE TO CLARKSON UNIVER- technology company connecting thousands of rangements. South Carolinians will offer the SITY DIVISION I WOMEN’S ICE publishers with trusted demand sources. Each Manigault-Hurley family best wishes for suc- HOCKEY NATIONAL CHAMPIONS month SpotXchange video inventory reaches cess in future endeavors. May their lives be over 200 million visitors in more than 80 coun- filled with health and happiness knowing they HON. WILLIAM L. OWENS tries. Their advanced transparency and un- have made a lasting difference for so many OF NEW YORK matched customer service around the world is families. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES a testament to their success. SpotXchange hired 48 engineers and is poised to expand f Wednesday, April 2, 2014 rapidly this year. Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to I extend my deepest congratulations to RECOGNIZING SUSAN FINN BRITA recognize the Clarkson University women’s ice SpotXchange for receiving the Business Rec- hockey team for winning the 2014 Women’s ognition Award from the Jefferson County HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON ‘‘Frozen Four’’ NCAA Division I National Economic Development Corporation. I thank OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Championship. you for your commitment to outstanding cus- The Clarkson University women’s ice hock- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tomer service, high standards and quality ey team also led the nation with the fewest products. Wednesday, April 2, 2014 goals allowed per game (1.12) and a top- f Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ranked penalty kill of 92.5 percent. Their ef- forts earned them an impressive 31–5–5 RECOGNIZING THE MANIGAULT- ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Susan Finn Brita for her more than 29 years record and the first NCAA Division I national HURLEY FAMILY’S SERVICE TO championship in the history of Clarkson Uni- THE COMMUNITY of dedicated public service, in both the legisla- tive and executive branches. Susan was my versity athletics. closest committee advisor when I came to the Numerous players on Clarkson’s champion- HON. JOE WILSON House in 1991 and remained invaluable coun- ship team were recognized for their individual OF SOUTH CAROLINA sel until she became General Services Admin- achievements. Three players, forward Jamie IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES istration (GSA) Deputy Administrator in 2010. Lee Rattray, defenseman Renata Fast, and Wednesday, April 2, 2014 Susan began her career in public service as goalie Erica Howe were named to the 2014 NCAA Frozen Four All-Tournament Team, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speak- Chief of Staff to then GSA Administrator Ter- ence Golden in 1985, after earning her Mas- with Rattray also recognized as the tour- er, it is appropriate to recognize the Manigault- nament’s Most Valuable Player. Hurley Family for their dedicated service to the ter’s degree in Public Administration from George Washington University. In 1992, Several days before the championship, Ms. Midlands community. After 90 years of dedi- Rattray was recognized with the prestigious cated service to generations of South Caro- Susan was recruited to become Staff Director for the House Transportation and Infrastruc- Patty Kazmaier Award presented annually to linians, the oldest family-owned funeral home the top player in NCAA Division I women’s ice in the Columbia area, closed its doors earlier ture Committee, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emer- hockey. According to the USA Hockey Foun- last month. dation, selection criteria for this award include Founded in 1923, by William Manigault, the gency Management, a position she held for 15 years. In 2010, Susan was recruited by the outstanding individual and team skills, sports- Manigault-Hurley Funeral Home was a family manship, performance in the clutch, personal business in every sense of the word. After Wil- Obama administration to become GSA Deputy Administrator. character, competitiveness, and a love of liam’s passing his wife, Annie Rivers hockey. Consideration is also given to aca- During her 29 years of federal service, Ms. Manigault continued to operate the funeral demic achievement and civic involvement. Brita has mastered all phases of federal prop- home until 1954. Anna May Manigault-Hurley, Clarkson players also led the nation in sev- erty management, including asset acquisition daughter of William and Annie, took over the eral categories this year. Ms. Rattray finished through construction, leasing, purchase, and business becoming the first female licensed the season leading in total points with 66 and long-term financing, repair and alterations, and embalmer in the state. She managed the suc- in power-play goals with 10. Erin Ambrose led surplus property disposal. She also has played cessful business for 50 years. Anna’s son and among defensemen with 50 points, 14 goals, a key role in the implementation of federal en- current owner Anthony ( Tony) M. Hurley grew and 36 assists. Clarkson goalie Erica Howe ergy policy in federal buildings, including up helping with the family business which he compiled the lowest goals against average, courthouses, as well as in the implementation operated with the help of his wife, Alice 1.10, and the most shutouts with 14. of policies directed at building sustainability. Wyche Hurley, and their three children, Brian, This championship is an historic achieve- Ms. Brita was heavily involved in evaluating Kelly, and Michelle. ment for Clarkson University’s women’s ice and making recommendations to improve According to The State Newspaper’s March hockey team. While I was unfortunately unable GSA’s nationwide leasing program, reforming 15th article ‘Nothing is Forever,’ ‘‘Manigault’s to attend the championship game, the team’s the GSA Courthouse Construction Program, was one of four black undertaking establish- success serves as an enduring example of and giving GSA the authority to redevelop and ments operating in Columbia during the late what can be achieved through great teamwork sell underutilized federal property. In addition 1920’s according to the Roberts photo book, and a shared commitment to excellence. she played pivotal roles in many projects ‘A True Likeness.’ His shot of the storefront, in f the 700 block of Main, shows a street lined under the jurisdiction of GSA, including the re- with black Cadillacs. development of the Old Post Office Building, OZ SNOWBOARDS Manigault expanded into caskets. During the the Ronald Reagan International Trade Cen- Depression, his Congaree Casket Co. report- ter, the Hotel Monaco, the Southeast Federal HON. ED PERLMUTTER Center, and the West Campus of St. Eliza- edly employed more black people than any OF COLORADO beths. other black-owned business in South Caro- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lina.’’ On March 31, 2014, Susan Brita retired Nate Abraham, Jr., in Carolina Panorama from the GSA. Susan’s advice and counsel Wednesday, April 2, 2014 on March 20 reported ‘‘We have served four have been indispensable to me, to the Trans- Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise generations of the Columbia community,’’ said portation and Infrastructure Committee, and today to recognize and applaud Oz Mrs. [Alice] Hurley. ‘‘And we are happy with the Congress in helping to make GSA a true Snowboards for being honored with the Busi- that. We will certainly miss being a part of the partner with the private sector to construct and ness Recognition Award given by the Jeffer- business community, but like everything else, redevelop property across the nation, while son County Economic Development Corpora- life goes in stages. We are just now moving containing cost to federal taxpayers. tion. into another stage.’’ Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me The Business Recognition Award is given to With its closing, the Manigault-Hurley Fu- in recognizing Susan Finn Brita for a life of a Jefferson County company which shows neral Home leaves behind a legacy of a family committed service to the people of the United growth in employment, sales and capital in- business dedicated to professionalism and States and the federal government, and in vestment in the last year. compassionate service. The Wilson and John- congratulating her on her extraordinary Oz Snowboards manufacturer integrated son families know firsthand of the Hurley Fam- achievements as she retires from the adminis- aerospace design concepts into its construc- ily’s thoughtfulness in times of grief. They tration and federal service. tion by replacing heavy fiberglass with high

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Visa Humanitarian 2006; Dapper Dan Sports Snowboards for receiving this prestigious She solidified her place at the top of her woman of the year 2005; Runner’s World-Hero award from the Jefferson County Economic sport in 2006 by winning Silver medals in the of Running 2005; University of Miami Athletic Development Corporation. I thank you for your 6o meters at both the World Indoor Champion- Department Community Service Award 2002– commitment innovation, high standards and ships and the U.S. Championship. 2003. quality products. In 2004, Lauryn Williams ran the fastest Mr. Speaker, as an athlete Lauryn Williams f legal-wind time and the second fastest time in represented our country with skill and grace the world that year. She was named the 2004 and excellence and has earned the respect RECOGNIZING THE JOURNEY HOME Big East Most Outstanding Performer and and affection of millions around the world. I honored as the 2004 Athlete of the Year by take pride in saluting the remarkable achieve- HON. LUKE MESSER the Sports Council. ments of this remarkable woman and world OF INDIANA In 2007, at the World Championships in class athlete. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Osaka, Lauryn Williams once again showed f that she is one the best. Using great form and Wednesday, April 2, 2014 her will to succeed, she took the Silver medal IN TRIBUTE TO REVEREND DOC- Mr. MESSER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to in one of the closest finishes ever seen in the TOR CHARLES EVERTON THORN- recognize The Journey Home, a veterans history of track and field. HILL homeless shelter in east-central Indiana. Lauryn Williams is one of only five persons On March 21, 2014, The Journey Home in history to medal in both the Summer and HON. GWEN MOORE started serving disadvantaged veterans Winter Olympic Games. OF WISCONSIN throughout 5 Indiana counties. The program In December 2013, Lauryn Williams em- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES will help veterans overcome challenges such barked upon the World Cup Race Circuit and Wednesday, April 2, 2014 as homelessness, addiction, alcoholism, and won 2 silver and 1 gold medal in the four Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The organiza- races. Ms. MOORE. Mr. Speaker, the Reverend tion functions as a 6-month program in which In January 2014, she was named to the Doctor, Charles Everton Thornhill will cele- veterans make a personal commitment to re- USA Olympic Bobsled Team representing the brate his 85th birthday on Friday, April 11, covery and establish an environment of sup- United States with just six (6) total months of 2014. He will be celebrating this special occa- port for when they leave the shelter. participation in the sport. sion with members of his congregation, col- The Journey Home serves Delaware, Henry, Paired with Elana Meyers in the BMW leagues, family and friends. The Reverend Dr. Jay, Randolph, and Wayne Counties. I want to USA–1 sled, Lauryn Williams won the Silver Charles Everton Thornhill is pastor of Mt. personally recognized Bill Davis, Linda medal at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Moriah Baptist Church in Milwaukee, Wis- DeHaven, and Mike Kennedy for the tremen- Sochi, Russia, missing out on winning the consin. Reverend Thornhill said that God dous effort each individual contributed to make Gold Medal by a mere 0.10 second. chose his mate, Mary Catherine Thornhill, and this project happen. Through passion for our As a three-time Olympian, Lauryn Williams they have been married for over 56 years. veterans and dedication to seeing a positive knows the hard work and dedication required Dr. Thornhill was born April 9, 1929 in Cam- change, these three people have helped cre- to take bobsled to the next level and bring bridge, Massachusetts and was educated in ate an organization that will benefit our vet- home a medal; she has a work ethic matched the Cambridge Public Schools. He graduated erans, their families, and their neighbors. by few. from Zion Bible College in East Providence, I ask the entire 6th Congressional District to From an early age, her parents stressed the Rhode Island, receiving a Bachelor of Arts De- join me in recognizing the incredible potential importance of education and the message gree and Doctorate of Ministry from St. Martin impact The Journey Home will have on the 5 stuck. While succeeding on the track, she also College & Seminary in Milwaukee, Wisconsin counties it serves in Indiana. This nonprofit or- succeeded and excelled in the classroom. and a Doctorate of Divinity Degree from the ganization demonstrates the great work that She received her Bachelor of Science in Fi- Urban Bible College in Detroit, Michigan. can be done when hardworking individuals nance from the University of Miami in 2004, Reverend Thornhill has been a pastor both come together to improve their community and and even gave the commencement address at preaching and teaching for over 50 years. The the quality of life of others. her own graduation. She also obtained a Flor- first church he pastored was Zion Mission f ida Real Estate Sale Associate license in which he led for two years in Hyannis, Massa- 2006. chusetts. This was followed by his leadership HONORING LAURYN WILLIAMS OF Additionally, during the 2008 Olympic year, at Beulah Temple Church for four years in HOUSTON, TEXAS: 3-TIME OLYM- while training full time to make the Olympic Louisville, Kentucky. He moved to Milwaukee PIAN, RECORD-SETTING ATH- team, she also managed to simultaneously to join his friend, the late Reverend Kenneth LETE, AND MENTOR AND ROLE work on a Master of Business Administration Bowen pastor of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church. MODEL FOR YOUNG PERSONS degree, which she received from the Univer- Rev. Bowen was also a native of Cambridge, THE WORLD OVER sity of Phoenix, AZ in 2009. Massachusetts; Reverend Thornhill served as Recently, Lauryn Williams was struck with a the Assistant Pastor of Mt. Moriah for 12 HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE passion for empowering athletes with financial years. He left Mt. Moriah to become Pastor of OF TEXAS literacy and stability so she completed the Greater Mount Eagle Baptist Church in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES course work for Certified Financial Planning Racine, Wisconsin where he served for 24 and will soon take the exam for CFP certifi- years. Reverend Thornhill was asked to return Wednesday, April 2, 2014 cation. to Mt. Moriah Baptist Church and has contin- Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in After Lauryn Williams returned home from ued to pastor for nearly 20 years. order to not only recognize but also honor Ms. the Sochi Olympic Games, she turned her Dr. Thornhill is in the midst of a rebuilding Lauryn Williams for her extraordinary Olympic focus to working with Olympians and other and renovation program for their worship facil- achievements and leadership. athletes to improve their financial literacy and ity. In April, 2014, a chapel will be completed Lauryn Williams is one of the greatest ath- stability in an effort to continue making a dif- where the Mt. Moriah Educational Building letes in the history of track and field; a three- ference in the sporting world. once stood. Further, the current church build- time Olympian, the Silver Medalist in the 100 Lauryn’s inspiring story of hard work, dedi- ing will be razed and be replaced with a new meters at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens cation and perseverance will motivate and in- church building. The chapel constructed in and a member of the team that won the Gold spire people of all ages. 2014 will then be converted to the fellowship Medal in the 4 × 100 meters relay at 2012 Mr. Speaker, Lauryn Williams has been the hall. Olympic Games in London. recipient of many honors, including: Pennsyl- Dr. Thornhill is in great demand as a speak- As a collegian at the University of Miami vania Sportswoman of the Decade 2009; er around his community, city, and this coun- from which she graduated with a B.A. in Fi- member Iron Arrow Honor Society, highest try. He is an instructor at the National Baptist

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On behalf of my congressional office nounced that this is his ‘‘Caleb Year’’ because Wednesday, April 2, 2014 and my constituents in Wisconsin’s fifth dis- Caleb was 85 years of age when he and de- Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to com- trict, I commend the coaches and players at scendants were rewarded by God with their memorate the upcoming anniversary of the es- UW-Whitewater for their hard work and dedi- promise. Caleb awaited his promise for 40 sential diplomatic relationship between the cation, and wish them continued success in years remaining faithful and displaying trium- United States and Taiwan. This enduring part- the future. phant faith; like Caleb, time has neither nership is built upon strong cultural ties and f dimmed Reverend Thornhill’s faith nor his spir- the shared values of democracy and the rule itual vision. of law. YAMILE HERNANDEZ Mr. Speaker, I rise to praise Reverend Dr. The Taiwan Relations Act (TRA), which was Charles Everton Thornhill who is my pastor passed by the United States Congress and HON. ED PERLMUTTER and my friend. I honor his many accomplish- signed into law on April 10, 1979, serves as OF COLORADO ments and life time commitment to the entire the legal basis for relations between United IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES States and Taiwan. 35 years later, the TRA Milwaukee Community and the 4th Congres- Wednesday, April 2, 2014 sional District. remains the foundation of the continuous bilat- eral relationship between our two countries Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and applaud Yamile Her- f and represents the United States’ commitment to the people on Taiwan. nandez for receiving the Arvada Wheat Ridge ZACHARY FOULKE I was proud to support US-Taiwan relations Service Ambassadors for Youth award. Yamile in 1979, and I am proud to support US-Taiwan Hernandez is an 8th grader at Wheat Ridge relations today. 5–8 and received this award because her de- HON. ED PERLMUTTER The TRA has enabled Taiwan to flourish as termination and hard work have allowed her to a democracy while at the same time achieving overcome adversities. OF COLORADO miraculous economic growth. The TRA pro- The dedication demonstrated by Yamile IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES vides the confidence that has allowed Taiwan Hernandez is exemplary of the type of to govern itself, expand trade with the global achievement that can be attained with hard Wednesday, April 2, 2014 marketplace, and engage in cross-Strait nego- work and perseverance. It is essential stu- Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise tiations. We, as a Congress, are proud of what dents at all levels strive to make the most of today to recognize and applaud Zachary we created with the Taiwan Relations Act and their education and develop a work ethic Foulke for receiving the Arvada Wheat Ridge will do everything in our power to uphold this which will guide them for the rest of their lives. Service Ambassadors for Youth award. law that has proved so fruitful for Taiwan and I extend my deepest congratulations to Zachary Foulke is an 8th grader at Moore Mid- the United States. Yamile Hernandez for winning the Arvada dle School and received this award because As we commemorate the 35th anniversary Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth his determination and hard work have allowed of the TRA, I would like to take this oppor- award. I have no doubt she will exhibit the him to overcome adversities. tunity to welcome the new chief representative same dedication and character in all of her fu- ture accomplishments. The dedication demonstrated by Zachary of Taiwan to the United States, Ambassador Foulke is exemplary of the type of achieve- Lyushun Shen. Ambassador Shen is a sea- f soned diplomat with many years of experience ment that can be attained with hard work and HONORING SOEURS CHARMANTES working in Washington, D.C. I am confident perseverance. It is essential students at all SOCIAL AND CIVIC CLUB levels strive to make the most of their edu- that he will continue developing the common interests for our countries, and I look forward cation and develop a work ethic which will HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON guide them for the rest of their lives. to working with him. f OF MISSISSIPPI I extend my deepest congratulations to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Zachary Foulke for winning the Arvada Wheat CONGRATULATING THE UNIVER- Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award. SITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITE- Wednesday, April 2, 2014 I have no doubt he will exhibit the same dedi- WATER WARHAWKS Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- cation and character in all of his future accom- er, I rise to honor a group of women who has plishments. HON. F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR. shown what can be done through hard work, OF WISCONSIN dedication and a desire to serve their commu- f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES nity, the Les Soeurs Charmantes Social and Civic Club. This Social and Civic Club has OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL Wednesday, April 2, 2014 served as an informational vehicle in the War- DEBT Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise ren County community and the State of Mis- today in honor of the University of Wisconsin- sissippi. Whitewater’s Warhawks, who won the Division The Les Soeurs Charmantes Social and HON. MIKE COFFMAN III Basketball National Championship on Civic Club was organized at the home of Mrs. OF COLORADO March 22, 2014. The Warhawks, led by point Melissa L. Demby on November 3, 1968. The guard KJ Evans and Head Coach Pat Miller, purpose of the organization is to promote IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES displayed a tremendous amount of grit, deter- service, philanthropic as well as cultural and Wednesday, April 2, 2014 mination, skill, and athleticism throughout their social interests. Colors selected for the organi- season. In a hard-fought battle, Whitewater zation are blue and white. The club song was Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, on January beat Williams College 75–73. The victory written to the tune of ‘‘My Fair Lady’’ by club 20, 2009, the day President Obama took of- marked the fourth national title for the member Daisy Bell. In 1970, the club became fice, the national debt was Warhawks. They now have the second-most affiliated with the National Association of Col- $10,626,877,048,913.08. basketball championships of all time in Divi- ored Women’s Club. Chartered members who Today, it is $17,601,227,291,213.89. We’ve sion III. are still active with the club today are: Mrs. added $6,974,350,242,300.81 to our debt in 5 The success of UW-Whitewater basketball Gwendolyn Brown, Mrs. Helen Bowman, Mrs. years. This is over $6.9 trillion in debt our na- has made the residents of Wisconsin proud Beverly Gaskin and Mrs. Carolyn Strothers. tion, our economy, and our children could and I salute the entire team: Alex Merg, Pat- The first debutante ball was held in March, have avoided with a balanced budget amend- rick Souter, Brian Roedl, Quardell Young, 1971 at the Vicksburg City Auditorium and 16 ment. Cody Odegaard, Sean Klemp, KJ Evans, girls were presented to society. The purpose

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He was one of the founders many civic projects in the Vicksburg, Mis- chiatric hospitals and other freestanding chil- of the South Carolina Black Caucus of Local sissippi community such as: donations to the dren’s hospitals that have been ineligible to Elected Officials and served as its President local battered women’s shelters, tutorial pro- participate in the program for technical rea- for several years. He was a board member of grams, art projects, NAACP, Meals-on- sons. the National League of Cities and the National Wheels, Techno-Color Rewind (Blair E. Second, it gives the Secretary the authority Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials (NBC– Batson Children’s Hospital), Patricia A. to redistribute funding set-aside for the newly- LEO), and as a member of the Advisory Board Segrest Memorial Sickle Cell Walk, Vicksburg eligible hospitals that is unused, based upon of the National League of Cities. Benevolent Homecoming Club Scholarship, quality measures that are consistent with resi- During his tenure on the Florence City donations of blankets to nursing homes and dency program accreditation criteria and that Council, Billy fought for and spearheaded re- the We Care Community Service Organization are developed in consultation with stake- forms for better housing, improvements in Scholarship. holders. education and access to affordable, quality The club also provides the Clara Rhodman With this federal CHGME support, children’s health care for the citizens of Florence. His Prosser Scholarship, in honor of their beloved hospitals can play a key role in ensuring the accomplishments included the construction of club member, to local high school graduates. continued growth of our nation’s pediatric the Cambridge Apartments and Coit Village Many of the debutantes have gone on to pur- workforce. In 2012, the program supported the Apartments, an affordable housing subdivision sue various professional and educational training of 6,015 resident physicians nationally. in Williams Heights, 15 affordable houses in paths as teachers, lawyers, doctors, entre- The program will also help to enhance hos- North Florence and several ‘‘Habitat for Hu- preneurs, military, etc. pitals’ research capabilities and improve hos- manity’’ houses in West Florence. The Les Soeurs Charmantes Social and pitals’ ability to provide care to vulnerable and Billy also served as President of the Wilson Civic Club still stands strong as one of the few underserved children. High School PTA and was a member of the organizations still in existence today promoting I want to thank Congressman JOE PITTS, the Wilson High School Alumni Association. He achievement and academic excellence to Chairman of our Health Subcommittee, for also organized the Latch Key Kids Program of young ladies ready to make their mark upon working with me on the House bill. Together America which is a partnership between Flor- the world. with his help and leadership, we advanced ence School District One and the National Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me House CHGME legislation upon convening the League of Cities. in recognizing the Les Soeurs Charmantes 113th Congress. A special thanks to Chairman Billy is a member of various social and civic Social and Civic Club for its dedication to Upton and Ranking Member WAXMAN for their organizations in South Carolina including the serving others and giving back to the commu- support in addressing this critical program. NAACP, Hiram Lodge #13 Prince Hall Ma- nity. I also want to commend Senators CASEY sons, Pee Dee Consistory and Crescent Tem- f and ISAKSON for their leadership on this legis- ple. He also served as a board member of the lation in the Senate and hard work to address Pee Dee Transitional Shelter. He is currently THE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL GME concerns raised about children’s psychiatric the Vice President of the Pee Dee Healthy SUPPORT REAUTHORIZATION hospitals and other children’s hospitals being Start Board. ACT OF 2013 excluded from the program in a fair and bal- Most recently, Billy received the Palmetto anced way. Award and the National Service to Youth SPEECH OF Mr. Speaker, this program has proven re- Award from the Boys and Girls Club of Amer- HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR., sults and it is past time that we finally reau- ica for his 15 years of devoted service. OF NEW JERSEY thorize CHGME so that we can provide cer- Mr. Speaker, I ask you and my colleagues IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tainty to hospitals, doctors and their patients. to join me in congratulating Billy D. Williams Tuesday, April 1, 2014 Children in our communities are counting on on his 75th birthday and decades of dedicated this program to train a future generation of pe- and productive service to human kind. His Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased diatricians. I urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ commitment to his community is exemplary, to rise in support of S. 1557, the Children’s on S. 1557 and to send this measure to the and his contributions are incalculable. I wish Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of President. him all the best and many more years of serv- 2013. f ice. As every parent knows, it’s very important to f have a trusted doctor to turn to when their TRIBUTE TO BILLY D. WILLIAMS child gets sick. Since its inception in 1999, the APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, Children’s Hospital Graduate Medical Edu- HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN INC. cation Program—known as CHGME—has OF SOUTH CAROLINA helped to make sure that a doctor is there and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. ED PERLMUTTER prepared to diagnose any symptoms our chil- Wednesday, April 2, 2014 OF COLORADO dren face. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES In fact, the program has been a true suc- Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to cess. In the 1990s declines in pediatric train- pay tribute to a loyal South Carolinian who Wednesday, April 2, 2014 ing programs threatened the stability of the has dedicated his life to public service. Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise pediatric workforce. CHGME helped to reverse Billy D. Williams is turning 75 on April 18 today to recognize and applaud Applied Re- these dangerous declines. Even then, Con- and will be celebrating with his wife, Anita search Associates, Inc. for being honored with gress, on a bipartisan manner recognized that Frazier, friends and family on April 5 at Savan- the Business Recognition Award given by the if we didn’t create and fund programs that nah Grove Church. Jefferson County Economic Development Cor- would train doctors to treat these children, Mr. Williams was born in Florence, South poration. there won’t be anyone left to take care of Carolina where he was the youngest of seven The Business Recognition Award is given to them. children. He graduated from Wilson High a Jefferson County company which shows That is why, the House overwhelmingly sup- School and attended the Fashion Institute and growth in employment, sales and capital in- ported reauthorization of the program in the Design. He is also a graduate of the Strom vestment in the last year. 112th and 113th Congresses, passing stand- Thurmond Institute of Government. Applied Research Associates, Inc. is an alone legislation in September 2011, including As an African American growing up in the international research engineering firm that the reauthorization in broader legislation in deep South just as integration was beginning provides technical solutions to help solve December 2012, and approving standalone to take hold, Billy made a commendable problems of national importance. The com- legislation one year ago. choice to take a life of public service in order pany’s philosophy incorporates a code of eth- The legislation before us today—which has to better the lives of his neighbors and the ics and standard of conduct in everything they already cleared the Senate by unanimous con- communities he has known all of his life. do.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:56 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A02AP8.016 E02APPT1 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E496 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks April 2, 2014 I extend my deepest congratulations to Ap- COMMENDING VIETNAM cation programs on literacy, elementary edu- plied Research Associates, Inc. for receiving cation, vocational training, laws and politics. the Business Recognition Award from the Jef- HON. ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA Preventive healthcare and treatment for in- ferson County Economic Development Cor- OF AMERICAN SAMOA mates are provided and prison health clinics poration. I thank you for your commitment to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES have been upgraded or improved with profes- our nation and the Jefferson County commu- sionally trained staff. Wednesday, April 2, 2014 nity. Freedoms of association and assembly are f Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Mr. Speaker, I rise guaranteed by the Constitution (Article 69) and today to commend Viet Nam for its national are legally protected in laws and by-law docu- HONORING THE LIFE OF RAY report on the promotion and protection of ments. There currently are 460 social, profes- HUTCHISON human rights under the 2nd cycle universal sional organizations whose geographic scope periodic review. of activity are nationwide or interprovincial; 20 HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON The report is drafted in accordance with the profession-based trade unions; 36,000 asso- OF TEXAS guidelines of Resolution 60/251 dated 15 ciations, federations, and social organizations IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 2006 of the United Nations General As- which are local and, in general, these organi- sembly, Resolution 5/1 dated 18 June 2007 of zations have made great contributions to the Wednesday, April 2, 2014 the Human Rights Council, and Decision 17/ development of the country, serving as a Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. 119 dated 19 June 2011 of the Human Rights bridge between their members and the gov- Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Ray Council. ernment. Hutchison, the husband of former U.S. Sen. The drafting of the report was carried out by Viet Nam is a multi-religious society with Kay Bailey Hutchison. Mr. Hutchison was a an inter-agency working group composed of many religions represented including Bud- dedicated public servant and power broker government agencies and National Assembly dhism, Catholicism, Protestantism, Islam, Cao who played a key role in the creation of many committees working in the field of human Dai, Hoa Hao Buddhism, Four Debts of Grati- of North Texas’ most important economic en- rights, including the Office of the Government, tude, and others. Ninety-five percent of all the gines. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Justice, people have some form of belief. There are After serving in the Navy, Mr. Hutchison at- Ministry of Public Security, Government Com- about 25,000 places of worship and about 24 tended Southern Methodist University on the mittee for Religious Affairs (Ministry of Home million followers of various faiths. The con- G.I. bill and graduated with a bachelor’s de- Affairs), Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social sistent policy and law of Viet Nam is to re- gree in 1957 and with a law degree in 1959. Affairs, Ministry of Information and Commu- spect the right to freedom of religion. Yearly, Mr. Hutchison, a lifelong active civil servant nications, Ministry of Planning and Investment, there are about 8,500 religious festivals. The was elected to the Texas House Legislature in Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education and closing ceremony of the 2011 Holy Year of the 1972. I consider it a privilege to have served Training, Ministry of Construction, Ministry of Catholic Church was attended by more than in the Texas House Legislature with Mr. Natural Resources and Environment, Ministry 50 bishops, 1,000 priests, 2,000 dignitaries Hutchison from 1973 to 1977. It was in the of Agriculture and Rural Development, Com- and nearly 500,000 believers. The 100th anni- State legislature where he and Mrs. Hutchison mittee of Ethnic Minorities, People’s Supreme versary of Protestantism in Viet Nam was also first met and began their 36 years of marriage. Court, People’s Supreme Procuracy, National celebrated in 2011 and the many activities as- In 1976 Mr. Hutchison was elected as chair- Assembly’s Committee on Law, and the Na- sociated with the celebration were widely at- man of the Texas Republican Party and tional Assembly’s Committee on Foreign Af- tended by dignitaries and followers from Viet stepped down the following year in an unsuc- fairs. Nam and throughout the world. In 2013, Viet cessful run for governor. In an effort to engage in international co- Nam and the Vatican conducted the fourth Mr. Hutchison was known as a genius in the operation on human rights, Viet Nam holds round of the joint working group meeting on field of finance law. He served as senior coun- annual human rights dialogues with a number the strengthening of bilateral relations and co- sel at the Dallas law firm of Bacewell & of countries and partners including the United operation. In 2014, the Buddhist Church of Giuliani where he worked as recently as this States, the European Union, Australia, Norway Viet Nam will host the UN Vesak Day which past Thursday. Mr. Hutchison used his exper- and Switzerland. These dialogues have pro- is also expected to attract thousands of fol- tise specializing in government finance to help duced positive outcomes. They not only en- lowers. implement major city improvements such as hance the understanding and relationship be- When visiting Viet Nam in my official capac- the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, tween Viet Nam and its partners, but also ity as former Chairman and current Ranking DART and stadiums for the Mavericks, Cow- bring about discussions on best practices to Member of the House Foreign Affairs Sub- boys and Rangers. He was a member of the address human rights matters of mutual con- committee on Asia and the Pacific, I have at- Dallas Citizens Council, the Dallas Chamber cern. tended different religious services in various of Commerce, and served on the Executive On rights to freedom of expression, press houses of worship and did so unannounced. I Board of the Chancellor’s Council for the Uni- and information, Viet Nam has made signifi- have always found Viet Nam to be a place fa- versity of Texas System. cant progress. Presently, there are 812 print vorable for religious activities, and I appreciate I extend my deepest condolences to the newspapers and 1,084 publications; nearly that Viet Nam is working to protect activities of Hutchison family during this time of grieving. 17,000 registered journalists; one national religious groups by law. Our country has benefitted immensely from his news agency, 67 radio and television stations; Much more could be said about the positive career in public service and his memory will 101 TV channels and 78 broadcasting chan- developments in Viet Nam regarding religious continue to inspire others. I wish to commend nels, 74 electronic newspapers and maga- freedom, healthcare, the economy, education, Ray Hutchison and thank him for his service zines; 336 social networks and 1,174 reg- gender equality and other areas of impor- to this great Nation. Through his work he has istered e-portals (compared to 46 e-news- tance. As a Viet Nam veteran, I am proud of created positive pathways many future gen- papers and 287 e-portals in 2011). The Voice the progress Viet Nam is making. This is why erations. of Viet Nam (VOV) Radio Station broadcasts I have entered into the CONGRESSIONAL f throughout 99.5 percent of Viet Nam’s territory RECORD a more accurate accounting of all Viet and many other countries via satellite. Today, Nam is doing to promote and protect human PERSONAL EXPLANATION the VOV reaches more than 90 percent of all rights so that history may counter any erro- households in Viet Nam. neous information that differs from the facts. HON. JIM COSTA Viet Nam law prohibits all actions harming f OF CALIFORNIA the life, health, property, dignity and honor of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES detainees. Detainees have the right to meet ZECH FRYE their family, access to counsel or legal aid ac- Wednesday, April 2, 2014 cording to the law, access to information via HON. ED PERLMUTTER Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. newspapers, radio and television available in OF COLORADO 149, 150, 151, weather issues in California detention facilities and have the right to peti- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES caused me to miss my flight. Therefore I did tion against violations of the law and detention not arrive in Washington, DC until late in the regulations. Wednesday, April 2, 2014 evening. Had I been present, I would have Prisoners have a right to education during Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise voted, ‘‘yes’’. their sentence and prisons strictly run edu- today to recognize and applaud Zech Frye for

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FLORENCE FANG is exemplary of the type of achievement that Hu Jintao, to send 100,000 American students can be attained with hard work and persever- to study in China. ance. It is essential students at all levels strive HON. MICHAEL M. HONDA On March 22, 2014, Ms. Fang accompanied to make the most of their education and de- OF CALIFORNIA First Lady Michelle Obama when she spoke to velop a work ethic which will guide them for IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES students in Peking University on the First the rest of their lives. Wednesday, April 2, 2014 Lady’s trip to China. I extend my deepest congratulations to Zech Mr. HONDA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to On April 4, 2014, over 100 organizations will Frye for winning the Arvada Wheat Ridge join together to host Ms. Fang’s 80th birthday Service Ambassadors for Youth award. I have honor the life and contributions of my dear friend, Ms. Florence Fang, as she celebrates celebration. They also arranged to have two no doubt he will exhibit the same dedication Kepler celestial bodies or stars named after and character in all of his future accomplish- her 80th birthday and a lifetime of serving her community. Ms. Fang as recorded with the Space Tele- ments. scope Science Institute. f In her historic trip to China, First Lady Michelle Obama highlighted the work of the Ms. Fang has held many local and national HONORING THE LIFE OF 100,000 Strong Foundation, a non-profit orga- positions. She was appointed as National METROPOLITAN PHILIP SALIBA nization dedicated to strengthening US-China Small Business Commissioner by former U.S. relations by sending American students of all President George H.W. Bush, Stature for HON. MARCY KAPTUR economic and social backgrounds to study Women Commissioner by California Governor, abroad in China as exchange students. By and San Francisco Film Commissioner by OF OHIO former Mayor Willie Brown Jr. Currently, she IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES emphasizing foreign exchange education, pro- grams like the 100,000 Strong Foundation are holds the titles of: Honorary Trustee of Peking Wednesday, April 2, 2014 training young Americans to become global University, Honorary Professor of Wuhan Uni- Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to leaders in a new world where countries and versity, Founder and Board Member of the pay tribute to Metropolitan Philip Saliba, who economies are increasingly connected. 100K Strong Foundation, and Chairwoman of led the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church It comes as no surprise that the founders of the Florence Fang Family Foundation. in North America for nearly 50 years and who the 100,000 Strong Foundation include lead- As a result of her own life experiences, Ms. passed from this life on March 19, 2014. Met- ers from the San Francisco Bay Area and Sil- Fang has particularly focused her life on edu- ropolitan Philip was the longest-serving bishop icon Valley, notably the energetic and pas- cation and American and Chinese cultural ex- in any branch of Orthodoxy in the United sionate Florence Fang. Ms. Fang is known change. States and leaves behind a tremendous leg- internationally for her civic work, especially on When she first immigrated to the United acy of service to the Orthodox Christian com- building positive relationships with China, and States in 1960, Ms. Fang did not speak any munity. in helping to develop our nation’s future lead- English and had never had a chance to study Metropolitan Philip began leading Antiochian ers. in an American school. Then, in the early Orthodoxy in 1996 and frequently visited St. Ms. Florence Fang was born in China and 1970s, her husband suddenly became very ill George Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral in To- educated in Taiwan. In 1960, she immigrated and was hospitalized in the intensive care unit. ledo and St. Elias Antiochian Church in Syl- to America, and was later adopted by the Ms. Fang was forced to make a living for her vania. His leadership will be greatly missed, United States as an American citizen. family, and she had to single handedly run her as he played a key role in inspiring unity Ms. Fang and her husband, John T.C. husband’s printing shop business. It was dur- among Orthodox churches during his tenure. Fang, had three sons who were born and ing these years that she learned much of her His compelling vision for unity was noted by raised in San Francisco: James, a graduate of English from reading invoices coming into the The Toledo Blade, where he was quoted as Hastings Law School and currently serving on business. saying: ‘‘As long as we are fragmented and the Board of Directors of the Bay Area Rapid Today she has achieved her American known by Antiochians and Greeks and Ser- Transit system; Teddy, an Ethnic Studies dream, and it is articulated by what former bians and Bulgarians and Russians, we will graduate from UC Berkeley who was publisher U.S. President George H.W. Bush wrote in his have no impact as a church on this country’’. of the Independent and SF Examiner news- 1999 preface for Ms. Fang’s unpublished biog- His eminence is remembered fondly for his papers; and Douglas, who received his Ph.D. raphy: personal warmth and compassion and has in computer science from the University of America is a tale of immigrants who came been described by his parishioners as a ‘‘vi- Southern California and passed away in 2003. to this land to build a nation and better sionary’’. One of the metropolitan’s many ac- In 1991, when the White House held a Na- their own lives. complishments includes the founding of a tional Leadership Conference to discuss The Florence Fang story is yet another church camp, Antioch Village, in Bolivar, America giving China ‘‘Most Favored Nation’’ chapter on the American experience. Her Pennsylvania, which flourished under his di- status, Ms. Fang was the only delegate invited pursuit and fulfillment of the American rection. Indeed, he was lauded for this to stand on the dais beside former U.S. Presi- dream serves as a reminder that America is truly the land of opportunity. achievement, and for his other successful en- dent George H.W. Bush in the White House deavors in expanding the reach of the church. ceremony. A staunch advocate for inclusion, Metropoli- At the May 29, 1992 Asian/Pacific American f tan Phillip welcomed converts without connec- Heritage Presidential Dinner, Ms. Fang shared PERSONAL EXPLANATION tions to the church’s Middle Eastern roots and the same stage with President George H.W. expanded the role of women in the church. He Bush, where she delivered a speech about her insisted on the creation of a women’s organi- life in America, titled ‘‘An Asian American HON. BRAD R. WENSTRUP zation and appointed women to the Story’’. OF OHIO archdiocese’s board. The metropolitan also In 2006, she donated the priceless San IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Francisco Examiner newspaper archives to urged the church to modernize in other capac- Wednesday, April 2, 2014 ities, by using English during liturgies and by the UC Berkeley’s Bancroft Library, where she beginning a clergy retirement program. delivered a speech and drew applause from Mr. WENSTRUP. Mr. Speaker, I was absent Under his purview, the number of parishes UC Berkeley’s Chancellor and professors. It is on March 27, due to a death in the family. If in the diocese quadrupled in size—a true tes- one of her most prized moments. I were present, I would have voted on the fol- tament to the significant impact of his leader- Also in 2006, she donated $3 million to help lowing: ship. Indeed, his imprint on the Orthodox build UC Berkeley’s East Asian Library. And in Thursday, March 27, 2014: rollcall No. 148: Christian community will live on, as will his 2008, she donated a building to Peking Uni- On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as memory. To his brothers Nassif and Najib versity for the School of Chinese as a Second Amended H.R. 4278, ‘‘yea.’’

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:56 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K02AP8.013 E02APPT1 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E498 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks April 2, 2014 LAKEWOOD BRICK AND TILE amples for young athletes across northern many people to gain employment in good pay- COMPANY New York and throughout the nation. ing jobs in central Indiana. f I have had the opportunity to visit Bosma Enterprises and see first-hand the impact that HON. ED PERLMUTTER HONORING THE JACKSON ALUM- the AbilityOne program is having in the lives of OF COLORADO NAE CHAPTER OF DELTA SIGMA so many Hoosiers. Nearly 60 percent of all IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THETA SORORITY, INCOR- employees at Bosma Enterprises are blind or Wednesday, April 2, 2014 PORATED visually impaired. One such employee is Pres- Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise ton Richardson. Preston lost his sight in 1988 today to recognize and applaud Lakewood HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON and after several years of struggling with his Brick and Tile Company for being honored OF MISSISSIPPI disability was officially diagnosed in 1997. It with the Pioneer Award by the Jefferson IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES was then that he found Bosma Enterprises, County Economic Development Corporation. Wednesday, April 2, 2014 where he went to work in production. Pres- The Pioneer Award is given to a Jefferson ton’s handwork and dedication enabled him to County company that provides standards for Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- excel at Bosma, becoming the first visually-im- other businesses to follow and must dem- er, I rise today to honor the remarkable Jack- paired employee in the customer service de- onstrate significant and sustained growth con- son (MS) Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma partment. Preston was then promoted to ac- tributing to Jefferson County’s economy. Theta Sorority, Incorporated, a public service count manager with the sales team where he Lakewood Brick and Tile Company has sorority who is rich in its heritage and rich in now manages over 300 state and national ac- manufactured clay bricks in Jefferson County its depth of leadership and services. The counts. chapter is a member of the largest of sorori- since 1932. You can find their products in ev- The largest AbilityOne contracts Bosma ties organized by African American women. erything from downtown residential lofts, holds are with the Department of Veterans Af- Initially, the chapter was listed under the no- school, libraries and the tallest skyscrapers in fairs (VA). Bosma supplies all of the VA hos- menclature of Alpha Chi Sigma Chapter. the world. pitals and clinics with examination and surgical The idea of organizing the chapter in Mis- I extend my deepest congratulations to gloves. These contracts provide job opportuni- sissippi grew out of a group of close friends Lakewood Brick and Tile Company for receiv- ties to people who are blind or visually im- who had been active members of under- ing this prestigious award from the Jefferson paired while also providing the VA with the re- graduate chapters in other states: Alabama, County Economic Development Corporation. I sources they need to take care of America’s Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Ohio and thank you for your many years of service to veterans. the Jefferson County community. Texas. They needed eight Deltas to charter I ask the entire 6th Congressional District to f the chapter and after a long delay, on May 3, 1941; Clara Marjorie Allen, Willie Dobbs join me in recognizing the life changing work TRIBUTE TO SUNY PLATTSBURGH Blackburn, Elese Whitiker Blackman, Emily done every day by the men and women of DIVISION III WOMEN’S ICE HOCK- Johnson Hall, Thelma Weathers Johnson, Lo- Bosma Enterprises and the importance of the EY NATIONAL CHAMPIONS raine G. Crawford, Nellie Burbridge Williams, AbilityOne program. They have helped im- and Aurelia Norris Young made history. The prove the lives of Hoosiers throughout the 6th HON. WILLIAM L. OWENS chartering ceremony was held in the home of District and central Indiana by enabling them to learn skills, find employment, and lead a OF NEW YORK Aurelia Norris Young with the Southern Re- more independent and fulfilling life. The dedi- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES gional Director, Helen ‘‘Dolly’’ Work, con- ducting the ceremony. Aurelia Norris Young cation and commitment of AbilityOne employ- Wednesday, April 2, 2014 was elected the first Chapter President. Since ees is an example we can all aspire to. They Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to the chapter’s chartering, these ladies of vision have helped strengthen our communities and recognize the Women’s Ice Hockey Team of have attracted many well-known women and make the state of Indiana a better place to the State University of New York at Platts- outstanding students to become members of live. burgh for winning this year’s NCAA Division III the sisterhood. National Championship. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me f Winning their third national title was the cap- in recognizing The Jackson (MS) Alumnae MARTIN/MARTIN CONSULTING stone on a remarkable season. The team fin- Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incor- ENGINEERS ished the season with a record of 28–1–1, set- porated for their dedication to serving others. ting a new school record for wins and tying f the NCAA Division III record. The team also HON. ED PERLMUTTER RECOGNIZING BOSMA ENTER- set records for fewest goals allowed in a sea- OF COLORADO son (19), fewest goals allowed per game PRISES AND THE ABILITYONE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (0.63) and lowest goals-against average PROGRAM (0.63). Wednesday, April 2, 2014 The team included three American Hockey HON. LUKE MESSER Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise Coaches Association (AHCA) All Americans: OF INDIANA today to recognize and applaud Martin/Martin Sydney Aveson, Allison Era and Shannon IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Consulting Engineers for being honored with Stewart. Ms. Aveson was also recognized with the Genesis Award given by the Jefferson the AHCA Laura Hurd Award for the Division Wednesday, April 2, 2014 County Economic Development Corporation. III Women’s Hockey National Player of the Mr. MESSER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Year. recognize the work of a great Indiana organi- The Genesis Award is given to a Jefferson In his 11th season with the team, Head zation, Bosma Enterprises. Bosma, working County company which contributes to the eco- Coach Kevin Houle was named the AHCA Di- through the AbilityOne Program, has helped nomic vitality in Jefferson County through vision III Women’s Ice Hockey Coach of the thousands of Hoosiers who are blind or vis- leadership, innovation, facilitation and collabo- Year, his second in a row and fifth during his ually impaired and is Indiana’s largest em- ration within and outside Jefferson County. coaching career. ployer of people with vision loss. Martin/Martin Consulting Engineers, oper- Let me also add that I attended the cham- AbilityOne is an initiative to help people who ating in Colorado since 1940, is a full service pionship game with my wife and two friends. are blind or have other significant disabilities. civil and structural engineering and surveying It was exciting to be part of such an enthusi- For over 75 years this critical program has firm. The company experienced steady growth astic crowd cheering on these tremendous helped thousands of Americans find employ- over the years and recently added 23 high student athletes. ment by working within a network of nonprofit paying jobs in Jefferson County, Colorado. With their record-setting season, the SUNY agencies that sell products and services to the I extend my deepest congratulations to Mar- Plattsburgh Women’s Ice Hockey Team has U.S. government. More than 700 Hoosiers in tin/Martin Consulting Engineers for receiving earned the enduring support of thousands of 2013 alone were served through Community this prestigious award from the Jefferson loyal fans in their region and a special place and Center-Based Services at Bosma. These County Economic Development Corporation. I in NCAA history. The great character these services helped them achieve a greater level thank you for your many years of service to players have shown makes them worthy ex- of independence and self-esteem and allowed the Jefferson County community.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:56 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K02AP8.014 E02APPT1 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REMARKS April 2, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E499 REMEMBERING JEANNETTE M. than most Members of Congress serving LEGISLATION REGARDING FORTUNATO today. In fact, I cosponsored H. Res. 494 on UKRAINE March 13 of this year, exactly 35 years to the HON. TIM RYAN day after I voted in this chamber to support HON. WILLIAM R. KEATING OF OHIO the original Taiwan Relations Act in 1979. OF MASSACHUSETTS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES At that time, during the height of the Cold IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, April 2, 2014 War, the United States was an essential ally Wednesday, April 2, 2014 Mr. RYAN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I rise today and friend of Taiwan. Even as our nation Mr. KEATING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today ex- to honor the remarkable life of Jeannette M. sought to normalize relations with Mainland Fortunato, who passed away on January 24, press my strong support for today’s pending China, we were not about to abandon friends 2014, at the tender age of eighty. Jeannette legislation on Ukraine. was born on May 12, 1933, in Youngstown, and allies, going back to the darkest days of These two important pieces of legislation Ohio, to Steve and Edith Glazzy. Jeanette en- World War II. are similar in many respects to the Ukraine joyed cooking and bird watching, but most of It was our hope then, and it remains our Support Act, which was adopted by the House with overwhelming bipartisan support last all, she loved the time she spent with her fam- hope today, that Taiwan and Mainland China week. These measures will provide much- ily. will peacefully resolve their differences. needed assistance to the government and Jeannette led an exemplary life of service Thanks in part to the Taiwan Relations Act, and dedication. She was a member of New people of Ukraine in the wake of Russia’s ille- Taiwan has enjoyed decades of peace and Life Lutheran Church in Liberty, where she gal invasion and occupation of Crimea. They taught as a Sunday School Teacher and later freedom as a successful representative De- complement IMF efforts to restore the health joined Zion Lutheran Church. Not only did mocracy. of Ukraine’s economy. They will support free Jeannette touch the lives of those in the Today, Taiwan’s rightfully boasts of clean air and fair presidential elections in May, and they church community, she was incredibly loved and water, the rule of law in commerce and will expand funding for efforts to fight corrup- by her family and friends. government, and enjoys a prosperous indus- tion and strengthen democratic institutions, the Jeannette has joined her loving parents, rule of law, and civil society in Ukraine. Just try. Steve and Edith. She will be missed by a as importantly, the legislation condemns Rus- countless number of people in the community, More than a political ally, Taiwan is also a sia’s illegal invasion and occupation of Crimea and most of all by her husband of 58 years, vitally important American trade partner. In and provides for additional sanctions if Presi- Louis Fortunato, Jr., her children, Louis 2012, exports to Taiwan from my own State of dent Putin does not reverse course. With Rus- Fortunato III, David Fortunato and Lee Ann Minnesota were valued at $489 million a year. sian forces now consolidating their control of Fortunato-Heltzel, her grandchildren, Lynn, This makes Taiwan the 5th largest Asian ex- Crimea and with tens of thousands of addi- Rich, Nick, Chris, and Danielle, her great- port market and the 10th largest export market tional Russian troops threateningly massed on grandson, Landon, her sister, Betty for Minnesota worldwide. Ukraine’s eastern border, we must remain res- Schumacher, and her brother and sister-in- olute in calling on Russia to withdraw its law, Steve and Dorothy Glazzy. As Taiwan and Mainland China have gradu- troops and to engage in constructive dialogue Jeannette was an extraordinary woman, and ally strengthened their economic ties, Taiwan with the Ukrainian government. In addition, will live on in the hearts and minds of those has become a vital front door to the massive any diplomatic effort to resolve the crisis must she has touched. The state of Ohio lost an Mainland Chinese market of 1.3 billion people include the full participation of Ukrainian gov- outstanding citizen and her community will and to additional markets throughout East ernment representatives. Continued Russian miss her dearly. Asia. refusal to meet these basic conditions must be f met with additional sanctions. Minnesota and the United States benefit IN SUPPORT OF HOUSE RESOLU- Mr. Speaker, I commend colleagues from from this relationship. Business, Industry, and both sides of the aisle and from both Houses, TION 494, REAFFIRMING THE TAI- Labor welcome Taiwanese investment and WAN RELATIONS ACT and in particular Chairman ROYCE and Rank- trade in Minnesota, as well as the opportunity ing Member ENGEL, who have worked so HON. RICHARD M. NOLAN to expand our export markets worldwide. quickly to pass legislation that reaffirms the By passing House Resolution 494, it is my United States’ longstanding support for the OF MINNESOTA independence, sovereignty, and territorial in- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES hope that we can build upon these past suc- tegrity of Ukraine. These measures send a cesses, and reaffirm our continued political Wednesday, April 2, 2014 clear signal to the people of Ukraine and other and economic support in this Congress for Mr. NOLAN. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in countries in the region that we will continue to Taiwan. support of House Resolution 494, a bill to re- support the principle that countries must be affirm the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979. free to choose their own paths, free from out- I am proud to say I have long supported the side pressure. Taiwan-American relationship, perhaps longer

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Committee on Armed Services SD–138 This title requires all such committees Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and 10 a.m. to notify the Office of the Senate Daily Capabilities Committee on Appropriations Digest—designated by the Rules Com- To hold hearings to examine the role of Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, mittee—of the time, place and purpose the Department of Defense science and Health and Human Services, and Edu- of the meetings, when scheduled and technology enterprise for innovation cation, and Related Agencies any cancellations or changes in the and affordability in review of the De- To hold hearings to examine proposed fense Authorization Request for fiscal budget estimates for fiscal year 2015 for meetings as they occur. year 2015 and the Future Years Defense the Department of Labor. As an additional procedure along Program. SD–192 with the computerization of this infor- SR–222 Committee on Armed Services mation, the Office of the Senate Daily 2:30 p.m. Subcommittee on Personnel Digest will prepare this information for Committee on Appropriations To hold hearings to examine the Active, printing in the Extensions of Remarks Subcommittee on Legislative Branch Guard, Reserve, and civilian personnel section of the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD To hold hearings to examine proposed programs in review of the Defense Au- on Monday and Wednesday of each budget estimates for fiscal year 2015 for thorization Request for fiscal year 2015 week. the Architect of the Capitol, the Li- and the Future Years Defense Pro- Meetings scheduled for Thursday, brary of Congress, and the Open World gram. April 3, 2014 may be found in the Daily Leadership Center. SR–222 SD–138 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Digest of today’s RECORD. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Transportation Subcommittee on Science and Space MEETINGS SCHEDULED To hold hearings to examine the nomina- To hold hearings to examine from here to APRIL 4 tions of Vice Admiral Paul F. Zukunft, Mars. 9:30 a.m. to be Commandant of the United SR–253 Joint Economic Committee States Coast Guard, and Elliot F. Kaye, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, To hold hearings to examine the employ- of New York, to be Chairman, and Jo- and Pensions ment situation for March 2014. seph P. Mohorovic, of Illinois, both to Subcommittee on Primary Health and SH–216 be a Commissioner, both of the Con- Aging sumer Product Safety Commission. To hold hearings to examine addressing APRIL 8 SR–253 primary care access and workforce 9:30 a.m. Committee on the Judiciary challenges, focusing on voices from the Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism field. To hold hearings to examine Army Ac- To hold hearings to examine economic SD–430 tive and Reserve force mix in review of espionage and trade secret theft, focus- Committee on the Judiciary the Defense Authorization Request for ing on if laws are adequate for today’s To hold hearings to examine the fiscal year 2015 and the Future Years threats. Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger Defense Program. SD–226 and the impact on consumers. SD–G50 3:30 p.m. SD–226 10 a.m. Committee on Armed Services Committee on Rules and Administration Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Subcommittee on Airland To hold hearings to examine election ad- Forestry To hold hearings to examine tactical air- ministration, focusing on making voter To hold hearings to examine advanced craft programs in review of the Defense rolls more complete and more accu- biofuels, focusing on creating jobs and Authorization Request for fiscal year rate. lower prices at the pump. 2015 and the Future Years Defense Pro- SR–301 SR–328A gram. Commission on Security and Cooperation Committee on Banking, Housing, and SR–232A in Europe Urban Affairs To hold hearings to examine Ukraine, fo- To hold hearings to examine the nomina- APRIL 9 cusing on confronting internal chal- tion of Nani A. Coloretti, of California, to be Deputy Secretary of Department Time to be announced lenges and external threats, including of Housing and Urban Development. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Russia’s seizure of Crimea. SD–538 Transportation SD–215 Committee on Environment and Public Business meeting to consider pending 10:30 a.m. Works calendar business. Committee on Rules and Administration To hold hearings to examine the nomina- SR–253 Business meeting to consider S. 1728, to tions of Janet Garvin McCabe, of the 9:15 a.m. amend the Uniformed and Overseas District of Columbia, and Ann Eliza- Committee on Appropriations Citizens Absentee Voting Act to im- beth Dunkin, of California, both to be Subcommittee on Department of the Inte- prove ballot accessibility to uniformed an Assistant Administrator of the En- rior, Environment, and Related Agen- services voters and overseas voters, S. vironmental Protection Agency, and cies 1937, to amend the Help America Vote Manuel H. Ehrlich, Jr., of New Jersey, To hold hearings to examine proposed Act of 2002 to require States to develop to be a Member of the Chemical Safety budget estimates for fiscal year 2015 for contingency plans to address unex- and Hazard Investigation Board. the Environmental Protection Agency. pected emergencies or natural disasters SD–406 SD–124 that may threaten to disrupt the ad- Committee on Finance Committee on Armed Services ministration of an election for Federal To hold hearings to examine protecting office, S. 1947, to rename the Govern- taxpayers from incompetent and un- Subcommittee on Airland ment Printing Office the Government ethical return preparers. To hold hearings to examine Army mod- Publishing Office, S. 2197, to repeal cer- SD–215 ernization in review of the Defense Au- tain requirements regarding newspaper Committee on Foreign Relations thorization Request for fiscal year 2015 To hold hearings to examine the Presi- and the Future Years Defense Pro- advertising of Senate stationery con- dent’s proposed international affairs gram. tracts, and the nominations of Thomas budget request for fiscal year 2015 for SR–232A Hicks, of Virginia, and Myrna Perez, of national security and foreign policy Texas, both to be a Member of the priorities. Election Assistance Commission. SD–419 SR–301

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APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND DEFENSE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF THE FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM ARMY Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Stra- Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Mili- tegic Forces concluded a hearing to examine ballistic tary Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related missile defense policies and programs in review of Agencies concluded a hearing to examine proposed the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year budget estimates for fiscal year 2015 for the Depart- 2015 and the Future Years Defense Program, after ment of Defense and the Department of the Army, receiving testimony from M. Elaine Bunn, Deputy after receiving testimony from Michael J. McCord, Assistant Secretary for Nuclear and Missile Defense Principal Deputy Under Secretary (Comptroller), Policy, J. Michael Gilmore, Director, Operational John Conger, Acting Deputy Under Secretary for In- Test and Evaluation, Vice Admiral James D. Syring, stallations and Environment, Katherine G. USN, Director, Missile Defense Agency, and Lieu- Hammack, Assistant Secretary of the Army for In- tenant General David L. Mann, USA, Commander, stallations, Energy, and Environment, Major General United States Army Space and Missile Defense Com- Al Aycock, Director of Operations, Office of the As- mand, Army Forces Strategic Command, and Joint sistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management, Functional Component Command for Integrated Brigadier General Michael E. Bobeck, Special Assist- Missile Defense, all of the Department of Defense; ant to the Director, Army National Guard, and and Cristina T. Chaplain, Director, Acquisition and James B. Balocki, Command Executive Officer, Sourcing Management, Government Accountability United States Army Reserve Command, all of the Office. Department of Defense. GENERAL MOTORS RECALL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Sub- FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM committee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on and Insurance concluded a hearing to examine the SeaPower concluded a hearing to examine Marine General Motors (GM) recall and the National High- Corps modernization in review of the Defense Au- way Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) defect thorization Request for fiscal year 2015 and the Fu- investigation process, after receiving testimony from ture Years Defense Program, after receiving testi- David Friedman, Acting Administrator, National mony from General John M. Paxton, Jr., USMC, As- Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and Calvin sistant Commandant, and Lieutenant General Ken- L. Scovel III, Inspector General, both of the Depart- neth J. Glueck, Jr., USMC, Deputy Commandant, ment of Transportation; and Mary Barra, General Combat Development and Integration, and Com- Motors, Detroit, Michigan. manding General, Marine Corps Combat Develop- DATA BREACHES AND PERSONAL ment Command, both of the United States Marine INFORMATION Corps, Department of Defense. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND fairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM data breach on the rise, focusing on protecting per- Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readi- sonal information from harm, and how Federal agen- ness and Management Support concluded a hearing cies need to enhance responses to data breaches, after to examine military construction, environmental, en- receiving testimony from Edith Ramirez, Chair- ergy, and base closure programs in review of the De- woman, Federal Trade Commission; William fense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2015 and Noonan, Deputy Special Agent in Charge, United the Future Years Defense Program, after receiving States Secret Service, Criminal Investigative Division, testimony from John C. Conger, Acting Deputy Cyber Operations Branch, Department of Homeland Under Secretary for Installations and Environment, Security; Gregory C. Wilshusen, Director, Informa- Sharon E. Burke, Assistant Secretary for Operational tion Security Issues, Government Accountability Of- Energy Plans and Programs, Katherine G. fice; former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, The

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Financial Services Roundtable, Washington, D.C.; alcohol and drug abuse, S. 1570, to amend the In- Sandra L. Kennedy, Retail Industry Leaders Associa- dian Health Care Improvement Act to authorize ad- tion, Arlington, Virginia; and Tiffany O. Jones, vance appropriations for the Indian Health Service iSIGHT Partners, Inc., Chantilly, Virginia. by providing 2-fiscal-year budget authority, S. 1574, BUSINESS MEETING to amend the Indian Employment, Training and Re- lated Services Demonstration Act of 1992 to facili- Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee ordered favor- tate the ability of Indian tribes to integrate the em- ably reported the following business items: ployment, training, and related services from diverse S. 161, to extend the Federal recognition to the Federal sources, S. 1622, to establish the Alyce Spot- Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana; S. 1074, to extend Federal recognition to the ted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Chickahominy In- Children, and S. 2160, to amend the Indian Child dian Tribe-Easter Division, the Upper Mattaponi Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act to Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the Monacan require background checks before foster care place- Indian Nation, and the Nansemond Indian Tribe; ments are ordered in tribal court proceedings, after and receiving testimony from former Senator Byron L. S. 1219, to authorize the Pechanga Band of Dorgan, Center for Native American Youth at the Luiseno Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement, Aspen Institute, Washington, D.C.; Kevin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Washburn, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for In- dian Affairs; Lillian Sparks Robinson, Commissioner, INDIAN AFFAIRS BILLS Administration for Native Americans, Administra- Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded a tion for Children and Families, Department of hearing to examine S. 1474, to encourage the State Health and Human Services; Natasha Singh, Tribal of Alaska to enter into intergovernmental agreements Court Judge, Stevens Village, Alaska; Margaret with Indian tribes in the State relating to the en- Zientek, 447 Tribal Work Group, Shawnee, Okla- forcement of certain State laws by Indian tribes, to homa; and Leander Russell McDonald, Spirit Lake improve the quality of life in rural Alaska, to reduce Tribe, Fort Totten, North Dakota. h House of Representatives Recess: The House recessed at 10:41 a.m. and re- Chamber Action convened at 12 noon. Page H2809 Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 18 pub- Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chap- lic bills, H.R. 4365–4382; and 2 resolutions, H. lain, Reverend Dr. Bryan Smith, First Baptist Res. 535–536 were introduced. Pages H2853–54 Church Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia. Page H2809 Additional Cosponsors: Pages H2854–55 Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker’s approval Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: of the Journal by a yea-and-nay vote of 262 yeas to H.R. 1425, to amend the Marine Debris Act to 157 nays with 2 answering ‘‘present’’, Roll No. 154. better address severe marine debris events, and for Pages H2820–21 other purposes (H. Rept. 113–398, Pt. 1) and Save American Workers Act of 2014: The House H.R. 1491, to authorize the Administrator of the began consideration of H.R. 2575, to amend the In- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ternal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 30-hour to provide certain funds to eligible entities for ac- threshold for classification as a full-time employee tivities undertaken to address the marine debris im- for purposes of the employer mandate in the Patient pacts of the March 2011 Tohoku earthquake and Protection and Affordable Care Act and replace it subsequent tsunami, and for other purposes, with an with 40 hours. Consideration of the measure is ex- amendment (H. Rept. 113–399, Pt. 1). Page H2853 pected to resume tomorrow, April 3rd. Pages H2813–21 Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the na- appointed Representative Thompson (PA) to act as ture of a substitute recommended by the Committee Speaker pro tempore for today. Page H2805 on Ways and Means now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. Page H2821

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Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Re- lated Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed House budget estimates for fiscal year 2015 for the Department Committee on Agriculture, Full Committee, hearing to of Justice, 10 a.m., SD–192. Review the State of the Rural Economy, 9:30 a.m., 1300 Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine Longworth. the posture of the Department of the Army in review of Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Military the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2015 Construction and Veterans’ Affairs and Related Agencies, and the Future Years Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., markup on Military Construction and Veterans’ Affairs SD–G50. Committee on Environment and Public Works: business and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill for FY 2015, meeting to consider S. 491, to amend the Comprehensive 11 a.m., 2358–C Rayburn. Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, markup on Legis- Act of 1980 to modify provisions relating to grants, S. lative Branch Appropriations Bill FY 2015, 1 p.m., 1961, to protect surface water from contamination by HT–2 Capitol. chemical storage facilities, S. 224, to amend the Federal Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Water Pollution Control Act to establish a grant program Agencies, hearing on National Park Service FY 2015 to support the restoration of San Francisco Bay, S. 2080, Budget, 9:30 a.m., B–308 Rayburn. to conserve fish and aquatic communities in the United Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, States through partnerships that foster fish habitat con- FDA and Related Agencies, hearing on USDA Food Safe- servation, improve the quality of life for the people of the ty FY 2015 Budget, 10 a.m., 2362–A Rayburn. United States, enhance fish and wildlife-dependent recre- Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on Missile Defense ation, S. 2042, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Agency, 10 a.m., H–140 Capitol. This is a closed hear- Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, ing. S. 1934, to direct the Administrator of General Services Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Gov- to convey the Clifford P. Hansen Federal Courthouse back ernment, hearing on Small Business Administration FY to Teton County, Wyoming, S. 2055, to allow for the 2015 Budget, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn. collection of certain user fees by non-Federal entities, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Corps Study Resolution: Point Judith, Rhode Island, and hearing on Department of Energy, National Nuclear Se- GSA Resolutions, 10 a.m., SD–406. curity Administration FY 2015 Budget, 10 a.m., 2362–B Committee on Finance: business meeting to consider an Rayburn. original bill entitled, ‘‘Expiring Provisions Improvement Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act’’, an original bill Development, and Related Agencies, hearing on Over- entitled, ‘‘The Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2014’’, sight of Department of Transportation Modes, 10 a.m., and subcommittee assignments, 10 a.m., SD–215. 2358–A Rayburn. Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on East Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on National Guard Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold hearings to examine evaluating United States policy on Taiwan on the 35th and U.S. Army Reserve FY 2015 Budget, 1:30 p.m., anniversary of the ‘‘Taiwan Relations Act’’ (TRA), 10 H–140 Capitol. a.m., SD–419. Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on Russia, Agencies, hearing on United States Fish and Wildlife 2 p.m., SVC–217. Service FY 2015 Budget, 1:30 p.m., B–308 Rayburn. Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, De- S. 1720, to promote transparency in patent ownership partment of Energy, National Nuclear Security Adminis- and make other improvements to the patent system, and tration FY 2015 Budget, 2 p.m., 2362–B Rayburn. the nominations of Cheryl Ann Krause, of New Jersey, to Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing on be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, the 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review, 10 a.m., 2118 Richard Franklin Boulware II, to be United States Dis- Rayburn. trict Judge for the District of Nevada, Salvador Mendoza, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on Fiscal Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Eastern Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Budget Re- District of Washington, Staci Michelle Yandle, to be quest for National Security Space Activities, 2 p.m., 2212 United States District Judge for the Southern District of Rayburn.

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Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on En- Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insu- ergy and Power, hearing entitled ‘‘Fiscal Year 2015 De- lar Affairs, hearing on the following legislation: H.R. 69, partment of Energy Budget’’, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. the ‘‘Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing En- Subcommittee on Health, hearing on H.R. 3717, the forcement Act of 2013’’; H.R. 2646, the ‘‘REFI Pacific ‘‘Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2013’’, Act’’; and legislation regarding the Pirate Fishing Elimi- 10:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn. nation Act, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth. Full Committee markup on the following legislation: Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, H.R. 3548, the ‘‘Improving Trauma Care Act of 2013’’; hearing entitled ‘‘Implementing the Cobell Settlement: H.R. 4080, the ‘‘Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Missed Opportunities and Lessons Learned’’, 2 p.m., 1324 Emergency Care Reauthorization Act’’; H.R. 1281, the Longworth. ‘‘Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Sub- 2013’’; and H.R. 1528, the ‘‘Veterinary Medicine Mobil- committee on National Security, hearing entitled ‘‘Af- ity Act of 2013’’, 4 p.m., 2123 Rayburn. ghanistan: Identifying and Addressing Wasteful U.S. Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing Government Spending’’, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn. entitled ‘‘Women’s Education: Promoting Development, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and Countering Radicalism’’; and markup on H.R. 3583, the Regulatory Affairs; and Subcommittee on Energy Policy, ‘‘Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act’’, 10 a.m., 2172 Ray- Health Care and Entitlements, joint hearing entitled ‘‘Ex- burn. amining ObamaCare’s Problem-Filled State Exchanges’’, Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Cy- 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn. bersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Tech- Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on the fol- nologies, markup on H.R. 4007, the ‘‘Chemical Facility lowing legislation: H.R. 1871, the ‘‘Baseline Reform Act of 2013; H.R. 1872, the ‘‘Budget and Accounting Trans- Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Authorization and Ac- parency Act of 2014’’; and H.R. 1874, the ‘‘Pro-Growth countability Act of 2014’’, 10 a.m., 311 Cannon. Budgeting Act of 2013’’, 3 p.m., H–313 Capitol. Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Sub- hearing entitled ‘‘Assessing Terrorism in the Caucasus committee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and the Threat to the Homeland’’, 2 p.m., 311 Cannon. and Emergency Management, hearing entitled ‘‘Disaster Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Regulatory Mitigation: Reducing Costs and Saving Lives’’, 10 a.m., Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law, hearing on legis- 2167 Rayburn. lation regarding the Standard Merger and Acquisition Re- Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Full Committee, business views Through Equal Rules Act of 2014, 1 p.m., 2237 meeting to consider a resolution to assign Congressman Rayburn. David W. Jolly to HVAC Subcommittees; and hearing Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security; entitled ‘‘Trials in Transparency II: Is VA Responding to and Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Congressional Requests in a Timely Manner?’’, 10 a.m., Subcommittee on National Security, joint hearing enti- 334 Cannon. tled ‘‘Overturning 30 Years of Precedent: Is the Adminis- Committee on Ways and Means, Full Committee, hearing tration Ignoring the Dangers of Training Libyan Pilots on President Obama’s Trade Policy Agenda with U.S. and Nuclear Scientists?’’, 2:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn. Trade Representative Michael Froman, 9:30 a.m., 1100 Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, hearing Longworth. entitled ‘‘Department of the Interior, Spending and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full President’s Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Proposal’’, 10 a.m., Committee, hearing entitled ‘‘Ongoing Intelligence Ac- 1324 Longworth. tivities’’, 10 a.m., 304–HVC. This is a closed hearing.

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 9:30 a.m., Thursday, April 3 10 a.m., Thursday, April 3

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Thursday: Senate will continue consider- Program for Thursday: Complete consideration of H.R. ation of H.R. 3979, Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and 2575—Save American Workers Act of 2014. Emergency Responders Act, and that all time during ad- journment count post-cloture on Reid (for Reed) Amend- ment No. 2874.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Faleomavaega, Eni F.H., American Samoa, E490, Nolan, Richard M., Minn., E499 E496 Norton, Eleanor Holmes, D.C., E492 Bentivolio, Kerry L., Mich., E489 Fincher, Stephen Lee, Tenn., E489 Owens, William L., N.Y., E490, E492, E498 Castro, Joaquin, Tex., E491 Graves, Sam, Mo., E491 Pallone, Frank, Jr., N.J., E495 Chaffetz, Jason, Utah, E491 Honda, Michael M., Calif., E497 Perlmutter, Ed, Colo., E490, E491, E491, E492, E494, Jackson Lee, Sheila, Tex., E493 E494, E495, E496, E498, E498 Cicilline, David N., R.I., E489 Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E496 Ryan, Tim, Ohio, E499 Clyburn, James E., S.C., E495 Kaptur, Marcy, Ohio, E497 Scott, David, Ga., E489 Coffman, Mike, Colo., E494 Keating, William R., Mass., E499 Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr., Wisc., E494 Conyers, John, Jr., Mich., E494 Messer, Luke, Ind., E493, E498 Thompson, Bennie G., Miss., E494, E498 Costa, Jim, Calif., E496 Moore, Gwen, Wisc., E493 Wenstrup, Brad R., Ohio, E497 DelBene, Suzan K., Wash., E489 Moran, James P., Va., E491 Wilson, Joe, S.C., E492

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