April 14, 2011 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS, Vol. 157, Pt. 5 6251 As a member of the Army Reserve Teen CELEBRATING THE SRI LANKAN GASOLINE PRICES Panel, Laura will attend national panel con- NEW YEAR ferences and serve as a junior mentor during HON. LOU BARLETTA Army Reserve Youth, Leadership, Education, HON. JOE WILSON OF PENNSYLVANIA and Development summits. Laura will also be IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF SOUTH CAROLINA expected to volunteer in her community, write Thursday, April 14, 2011 articles for the Army Reserve Teen Panel’s IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES quarterly newspaper, and prepare presen- Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, I’m angry. Thursday, April 14, 2011 tations to inform Army Reserve Leadership This week, I drove down to Washington about the issues of Army Reserve youth. I am Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speak- from my hometown of Hazleton—a commute I confident that Laura will excel in her position er, having just ended a decades long conflict make each week. As I filled up my tank, I got as a member of the Army Reserve Teen in which the government finally defeated ter- angry. Panel. rorist forces within its borders, the Republic of At home right now, gas prices average about $3.80 a gallon. That’s almost a dollar a I would like to offer my continued support of Sri Lanka recently celebrated its second New Year at complete peace. gallon more than just six months ago. the Army Reserve Teen Panel and the bright In some parts of my district, gas is now at young men and women like Laura who rep- In his New Year address, President $4 a gallon. resent our Army Reserve youth. I would like to Mahinda Rajapaksa stated celebrating the Mr. Speaker, I am angry. People back home express my gratitude, once again, to the Army New Year is a ‘‘time when all enjoy the free- are angry, and this Congress should be angry. Reserve members who fight for America. dom achieved in our Motherland. Therefore, For too long, Washington has been ignoring Once again congratulations to Laura Hahn this New Year will help bring a renewal in spir- our nation’s need for liquid fuel. and thank you to the military personnel and it and new expectations to the people about Let’s be completely honest: We need liquid their families who sacrifice so much for our future progress.’’ fuel, and we will always need liquid fuel—in Nation. I would like to wish a happy new year to the my lifetime, in my children’s lifetimes, in my 250,000 Sri Lankan-Americans, along with the grandson’s lifetime. f 21 million citizens of Sri Lanka, a dynamic na- So why isn’t Washington doing anything to tion of South Asia. address that need? REINTRODUCTION OF THE SEP- During this time of national reconciliation, I Alternative energy is fine. Solar power, wind TEMBER 11 FAMILY HUMANI- look forward to a new era of Sri Lankan-Amer- power, even nuclear power—those are all well TARIAN RELIEF AND PATRIOT- ican relations built on economic, strategic, and and good, but they’re not going to move our ISM ACT political cooperation between our two demo- nation’s cars. They’re not going to move our cratic societies. nation’s trucks and trains. They’re not going to keep our planes in the air. HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY f Why does every energy plan we have seem to downplay our need for liquid fuel—liquid OF CELEBRATING EARTH DAY fuel that can be and should be produced here IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES at home? Instead, we rely on foreign sources for our Thursday, April 14, 2011 HON. ALBIO SIRES liquid fuel. The United States may be the rich- OF NEW JERSEY est, most powerful nation in the world, but we Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, today, I am ask other countries to provide the resources reintroducing the bipartisan September 11 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES we need to power our factories, drive our vehi- Family Humanitarian Relief and Patriotism Act Thursday, April 14, 2011 cles, heat our homes, and live our lives. with Representatives PETER KING, JERROLD And when there is a problem virtually any- NADLER, , RUSH HOLT, RAUL Mr. SIRES. Mr. Speaker, on April 22nd, we celebrate the 41st Earth Day and recognize where in the world, we pay for it here at the GRIJALVA, , ANTHONY WEINER, pump. We pay for it when we buy milk, bread and STEVE . the achievements Americans have made to improve our environment. and eggs. We pay for it when we pick up our The losses that resulted from terrorist at- Since the first Earth Day in 1970, Americans kids at school. We pay for it when a police car tacks of September 11, 2001 are tremendous. have worked to improve the air we breathe patrols our neighborhoods. We pay for it when For a dozen individuals, the turmoil of the at- and the water we drink. Four decades later, we go on vacation. So much of our economy is tied to the rise tacks continues as they remain in jeopardy of we have made great strides towards pro- and fall of gas prices. And every single sign being deported since their immigration status tecting our planet for future generations by we see—the unrest in the Middle East, the was linked to a family member who was em- making investments in a clean energy econ- economic tiger in the Far East, the coming ployed at the World Trade Center. To address omy to create millions of American jobs, lower seasonal spike in energy prices as Americans this situation, I am reintroducing the Sep- energy costs for American families and busi- head into the summer vacation season—com- tember 11 Family Humanitarian Relief and Pa- nesses, and reduce our dependence on for- pels us to act. triotism Act, which would provide for the ad- eign oil and our carbon foot print justment of status or the cancellation of re- And what is Washington doing? Nothing. moval for those who are the spouse, child, de- We must tackle tough environmental chal- And that’s what makes me—and the Amer- pendent son, or dependent daughter of victims lenges, such as climate change, through in- ican people—so angry about this problem. who were killed on 9/11. vestments in a clean energy economy to wean It’s not that we don’t have the resources. our nation off of our dangerous dependence We do. From the Arctic to the Gulf of Mexico, The Department of Homeland Security on foreign oil and create green American jobs. we have plenty of liquid fuel here in the United under the Bush administration and the Obama It is also important that as we find ways to re- States. We also have plenty of other natural administration has allowed the affected duce our deficit that we do not jeopardize the resources that can be used to free up liquid spouses and children to stay here while a per- safeguards in place to protect our air and fuel to move our cars, trucks, trains, and manent solution is crafted by Congress. Near- water. planes. ly ten years later, the surviving spouses and It is necessary to continue to push forward For example, in my home state of Pennsyl- children of legal employment-based visa hold- with a clean energy plan, but the environ- vania, we have up to 500 trillion cubic feet of ers and undocumented workers who were mental challenges we face cannot be solved natural gas available in the Marcellus shale. In killed during the attacks should no longer be by laws alone. That is why it is important on northeastern Pennsylvania, we’re sitting on in limbo. this day for every American to take a moment more natural gas than Saudi Arabia has oil! I urge my colleagues to support this legisla- and recognize the simple things that they can What’s more, there’s research that indicates tion. Those who lost so much on 9/11 deserve do within their own homes and communities to there is another, deeper layer of different answers and should be given legal status in contribute to a cleaner and healthier planet shale that can yield even more natural gas in the U.S. Earth. the future.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 12:11 May 20, 2014 Jkt 099102 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR11\E14AP1.000 E14AP1 ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD