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Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 112 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 112 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 157 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2011 No. 41 House of Representatives The House met at 9 a.m. and was last day’s proceedings and announces left a great legacy and his memory called to order by the Speaker pro tem- to the House his approval thereof. should be honored. pore (Mr. POE of Texas). Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- My wife, Mary, and I, as well as all f nal stands approved. West Virginians, will keep Private f Harper, his family, his friends and his DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER entire unit, the 3rd Squadron, 2nd PRO TEMPORE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Stryker Cavalry Regiment, in our The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the thoughts and prayers. fore the House the following commu- gentleman from Georgia (Mr. BARROW) nication from the Speaker: come forward and lead the House in the f WASHINGTON, DC, Pledge of Allegiance. Mr. BARROW led the Pledge of Alle- March 17, 2011. COMMEMORATING THE 46TH ANNI- I hereby appoint the Honorable TED POE to giance as follows: VERSARY OF BLOODY SUNDAY act as Speaker pro tempore on this day. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the JOHN A. BOEHNER, United States of America, and to the Repub- (Mr. BARROW asked and was given Speaker of the House of Representatives. lic for which it stands, one nation under God, permission to address the House for 1 f indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. minute and to revise and extend his re- PRAYER f marks.) Mr. BARROW. Mr. Speaker, I rise The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER today to commemorate the 46th anni- Coughlin, offered the following prayer: PRO TEMPORE versary of Bloody Sunday and to recog- Lord, may this celebration of the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The nize the courage of my colleague, Con- feast of St. Patrick give all people Chair will entertain up to five requests gressman JOHN LEWIS, and the many smiling eyes and grateful hearts. for 1-minute speeches on each side of other heroes of the civil rights move- Knowing that all work is sacred in the aisle. ment. Your sight, and well aware that work f in government is very difficult in to- A couple of weeks ago, I was privi- day’s world, we pray that the following TRIBUTE TO PRIVATE FIRST leged to retrace the footsteps of his- Celtic adage may be realized in all who CLASS ANDREW HARPER tory with JOHN LEWIS and walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, work here in the Congress of these (Mr. MCKINLEY asked and was given United States. permission to address the House for 1 Alabama. There, nearly 50 years ago, May you see in what you do, the minute.) some 600 demonstrators marched to take a stand for African American vot- beauty of your own soul. Mr. MCKINLEY. Mr. Speaker, this May the sacredness of your work past week, West Virginia experienced a ing rights. On the bridge, they were bring healing, light and renewal to tremendous loss. Private First Class savagely attacked by State and local those who work with you and those Andrew Harper from Maidsville, West lawmen to prohibit their crossing. who see and receive your work. Virginia, died from injuries he sus- Journalists captured those brutal at- May your work never weary you. tained while serving in Afghanistan. He tacks, sparking outrage that led to the May every dawn find you alert, ap- represented America with the utmost passage of the Voting Rights Act of proaching the new day with dreams, pride and dignity. 1965. possibilities and promises. A graduate from University High Congressman LEWIS recently re- May every evening find you gracious School in Morgantown, Private Harper turned to the Edmund Pettus Bridge. and fulfilled. was stationed in Kandahar province Again he was met by a large group of And may every good work, wrapped when he sustained his fatal injuries police—this time as an honor guard. in prayer, calm, console and renew you. during a noncombat incident. We have come a long way in the last Amen. The admiration our community felt 50 years, and we still have a long way f for this 19-year-old man and his service to go to ensure equality and justice for are immense. So many are shocked by all. But we never could have come as THE JOURNAL the news of Andrew’s passing. This far as we have without the courage and The SPEAKER pro tempore. The brave young man was so very prom- the devotion of countless men and Chair has examined the Journal of the ising. There is no question that Andrew women just like JOHN LEWIS. b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H1909 . VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:14 Mar 18, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A17MR7.000 H17MRPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE H1910 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 17, 2011 VOTE ‘‘NO’’ ON TROOP WITH- How much is $1 trillion? It is a num- the other side of the aisle continue to DRAWAL FROM AFGHANISTAN ber so large it is hard to get your arms refer to the so-called health care re- (Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio asked and around it. But if you were to spend $1 form bill as the Affordable Health Care was given permission to address the million a day, $1 million every day, it Act. There are a lot of questions 1 year House for 1 minute.) would take you almost 3,000 years to after passage. But one question has Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, get to $1 trillion. been answered. It is not the Affordable in my nearly 27 years in the United This Nation right now is more than Medical Care Act. It is the States Air Force, I learned that one of $14 trillion in debt. The country is Unaffordable Medical Care Act. the most critical elements necessary to going to spend more than $3.5 trillion Why do I say that? Well, HHS has de- overcome a determined enemy is the over 12 months. More than $220 billion cided to give over 1,000 waivers to busi- element of surprise. Based on my expe- was added to our debt just last month. nesses, to unions, and now even to rience and the proven battle-tested his- Somehow, some way, this govern- States because they find they can’t af- tory of the many successful conflicts ment has got to recognize that we are ford what is required in the bill. Sec- that our Nation has endured over the going to have to do more with less; ondly, I haven’t met a single con- years, I must stand in opposition to that the proper role of government stituent whose health care cost by way House Concurrent Resolution 28. does not allow us to unilaterally use of their insurance policies or programs Surprise is a tactical element best this, the voting card of the United has gone down. They have all gone up determined by field commanders based States Congress, as the biggest credit as a direct result of the bill passed on on battlefield conditions. As such, deci- card that has ever faced this planet. We this floor and signed by the President. sions on troop movements should be have to do more with less. We have to So let’s at least have some truth in made by commanders in the field, not be disciplined. labeling. It is not the Affordable politicians in Washington. Should this f Health Care Act. It is increasingly be- coming the Unaffordable Health Care bill pass, we give up the element of sur- CUTS TO RESEARCH AND DEVEL- Act. prise, we break the trust and relation- OPMENT AND STEM EDUCATION ship we have built with the Afghan f (Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of people and our allies, and the sacrifice Texas asked and was given permission WE WILL NOT GO BACK of our young men and women in uni- to address the House for 1 minute.) form would be meaningless if we sim- (Ms. SCHAKOWSKY asked and was Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of ply walk away. given permission to address the House Texas. Mr. Speaker, I come to the floor General Petraeus said, ‘‘The Taliban for 1 minute.) today to talk about a crisis that our and al Qaeda obviously would trumpet Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Friday, March country is facing. We all know that our this as a victory, as a success. Needless 25, marks the 100th anniversary of the Nation’s future strength is directly de- to say, it would completely undermine Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. The pendent upon our commitment to a ro- everything that our troopers have deaths of 146 workers—mostly young bust science agenda. The cuts to our fought so much for and sacrificed so women—were avoidable. If the owners Nation’s science programs in the CR much for.’’ of the factory had not locked the doors threaten to set our Nation back even I urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘no.’’ to the stairwells and exits, if they had as we continue to look forward to our installed a stable fire escape or put in f future.
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