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Vol. 159 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2013 No. 139 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was Just this last weekend, we all ap- bicyclists. Everyone from the AFL–CIO called to order by the Speaker pro tem- proved legislation that would pay all of to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce ac- pore (Mr. MASSIE). the Federal workers on furlough the knowledges that it is past time for f salaries they lost by being sent home Congress to act, and they will work making them whole. This is important with us if we take action. DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO because they had nothing to do with The failure to address this loss of TEMPORE this travesty. But now, we’re paying purchasing power is also a source of The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- them not to work. One wonders why the budget deficit. Since the last big fore the House the following commu- we’re still in the middle of this exer- transportation bill expired in 2005, we nication from the Speaker: cise. Is there any way out of this cul- have had to make four major general WASHINGTON, DC, de-sac? fund transfers of approximately $50 bil- October 8, 2013. I find it encouraging that some of my lion just to prop it up at its current in- I hereby appoint the Honorable THOMAS Republican friends are talking about adequate level, and it’s going to get MASSIE to act as Speaker pro tempore on negotiating. We’ve been waiting for 6 worse when the transportation bill ex- this day. months for negotiations to begin on JOHN A. BOEHNER, pires in 51 weeks. Speaker of the House of Representatives. the budget. Hopefully, Republicans will I urge my colleagues to join me in appoint conferees, and we can get down f averting another fiscal cliff, this one to talking about what level of spending with the highway trust fund. Let’s MORNING-HOUR DEBATE we want, need, and can afford. work with the vast array of interests The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- But maybe we can help things along that want to rebuild and renew Amer- ant to the order of the House of Janu- in dealing with another area—to come ica. Don’t ignore this deficit. Instead, ary 3, 2013, the Chair will now recog- together on the looming deficit of in- let’s act responsibly in fixing the trust nize Members from lists submitted by frastructure. America’s civil engineers fund, putting hundreds of thousands of the majority and minority leaders for tell us that more than $2 trillion is Americans to work at family wage morning-hour debate. needed over the next 5 years for roads, jobs, in rebuilding and renewing Amer- The Chair will alternate recognition bridges, transit, sewer, and water. ica’s infrastructure—making us safer, between the parties, with each party These deficiencies create uncertainty, healthier, and more economically se- limited to 1 hour and each Member congestion, safety, and health prob- cure. other than the majority and minority lems, and undercut America’s long- leaders and the minority whip limited term productivity. Why don’t we come f to 5 minutes each, but in no event shall together to address this problem? Ron- DOING THE PEOPLE’S WORK debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. ald Reagan supported a nickel-a-gallon f gas tax increase in 1982, when that was The SPEAKER pro tempore. The real money. The Clinton plan that led Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from SHUTDOWN AND AMERICA’S to our only balanced budgets in 40 North Carolina (Ms. FOXX) for 5 min- INFRASTRUCTURE years included our last gas tax in- utes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The crease. And remember the Simpson- Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, just because Chair recognizes the gentleman from Bowles deficit plan that called for a the President and Senate refuse to talk Oregon (Mr. BLUMENAUER) for 5 min- phased-in gas tax increase of 15 cents? to the House of Representatives doesn’t utes. Since the last increase in the gas tax, mean we’re going to stop doing the Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, we the purchasing power of the highway people’s work. We will continue to begin the second week of the Repub- trust fund has dropped by two-thirds make the case that there is no rational lican government shutdown. The proxi- due to inflation and greater vehicle ef- or acceptable reason for the President mate cause was the Republican effort ficiency. If we want to bring Americans and Senate to deny working families to delay money that the government together, let’s work with the huge coa- fair treatment under ObamaCare. needs to fund the Affordable Care Act, lition that stands ready to work with Just as the President decided to give to stop the Affordable Care Act. Well, Congress in taking this action. It in- big businesses 1 year to ready them- it is also now the second week of the cludes people in the construction in- selves for all of the ObamaCare’s dras- Affordable Care Act, which clearly now dustry, obviously, but also local gov- tic changes, the American people will not be repealed, defunded, or de- ernments and professions like archi- should have that same year. It is basic layed. tects and engineers, truckers, and fairness.

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But the Senate isn’t willing to the men and women of the Federal law ing parks, funding the NIH, ending vet- budge. They won’t sit down to talk. enforcement community, as well as eran benefits application delays, fund- They are not interested in making sure those brave soldiers, sailors, airmen ing FEMA and the FDA, and restoring the President’s unworkable law is at and marines, for what they do to pro- WIC. They are things we can agree on. least applied fairly. tect this great Nation both abroad and Let’s not squander these opportunities here at home. for common ground. Let’s pass policies f Certainly, we are thankful for them we can agree on and work through our each and every day for protecting us in differences together. Regardless of the GETTING BACK TO WORK our Nation, but recent events again re- Senate’s non-negotiation policies, The SPEAKER pro tempore. The mind us of their importance. North Carolinians still deserve to have Chair recognizes the gentleman from After the Capitol was thrown into their voices heard at their Capitol. lock-down last week, Capitol Police Illinois (Mr. QUIGLEY) for 5 minutes. My constituent Jeremiah from Rural Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, just and other Federal officers sprang into Hall just received a letter from his in- days before the United States Govern- action to protect the building and surance provider. He tells me: ment reaches its statutory borrowing those inside. In their rush to service, It appears that due to the health care re- limit, let’s be clear: this is not new I’m sure none of them thought about form, my insurance premium will double for spending. This is agreeing to pay the the fact that as we continue in a par- the upcoming year. It also appears that tial government shutdown that they there’s nothing I can change with my cur- bills we’ve already accrued. Senator Alan Simpson said it best: may not be paid even though, for some, rent insurance provider to make it more af- that may have been the case. fordable. I have been attempting to log onto If you’re a real conservative, an honest While there is uncertainty about the the President’s Web site, healthcare.gov, conservative without hypocrisy, you’d want without success. I understand that I may be to pay your debt. Nation’s fiscal path in Washington, that uncertainty should never be able to get a tax credit if I’m eligible. To my Eight days ago, a minority faction of understanding, this will not help me in mak- passed along to our servicemembers the Congress chose to shut down the ing my month-to-month bills. If this change and Federal law enforcement officers. Federal Government. This was touch- goes through next year, I’ll not be able to af- The Strengthening Homeland Security, ing the fire. To refuse to lift the debt ford to feed my children, much less purchase Intelligence, and Essential Law En- ceiling is to place our entire hand into health insurance. This needs to stop now. forcement Departments Act, or the fire. A Reagan economist called Angie from Clemmons contacted me SHIELD Act, of 2013 would alleviate this debate ‘‘playing with matches to say: that doubt. This simple, bipartisan leg- around gasoline.’’ Yes, that’s the same ObamaCare is already adversely affecting islation that I have introduced President Ronald Reagan who raised my family in several ways. My son and prioritizes and protects pay for soldiers the debt ceiling 18 times without the daughter-in-law’s family health policies are and law enforcement personnel if bor- rising dramatically. They both are already accompanying brinksmanship. And rowing limits are reached or if there is working full-time jobs, and each one has let’s remember, during the 2011 debt an interruption in appropriations like part-time work also. ceiling debate, the mere threat of a de- there is right now. Robert from Lewisville wrote: fault scared the markets and drove up In our most difficult hours, we rely My 27-year-old son, David, buys health interest rates. Retirees lost $800 billion on our law enforcement officers and care insurance through Blue Cross/Blue in assets as markets tumbled. Home our military for the protection of our Shield of North Carolina. His current cost is buyers lost $100 a month as rates $111 per month. He received a letter from lives, liberty, and freedom. No service- spiked. The harm this time could be member or critical officer protecting Blue Cross saying his current policy is being much worse. canceled due to the Affordable Care Act— the United States at home or abroad ObamaCare. David’s new cost is going to be We need to pay our bills so we can should have to worry about their pay- $288 per month. He works hard and does not start solving the real problems facing checks in the event of a government take handouts from government. How is this country rather than fixing ones we shutdown, nor should they be used as a ObamaCare helping people like him? caused ourselves. And, Mr. Speaker, bargaining chip during partisan budget Jeffrey from Boonville told me his what is most extraordinary about this debates. Thankfully, during this cur- story, too: fiasco is this: I thought budget negotia- rent budget impasse, pay for our troops I went onto the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Web tions were supposed to be about fund- was secured early through a bipartisan site this morning. If I buy health insurance ing levels, but this Nation’s most con- vote, and I applaud the President for today, the cost would be $256 a month, but tentious budget fight in nearly 20 years agreeing to it. However, the SHIELD come the first of the year, the same plan will isn’t about funding levels at all; it’s Act would codify the measure into law, be $556 a month. How is that affordable? This about using the budget as leverage to new law was supposed to make it more af- meaning paychecks would never again repeal or delay an existing law. be threatened, and action would never fordable. I’ve not checked yet to see if I can Despite the destructive effects of se- get a subsidy. Even if I was eligible for one, have to be taken to protect this very questration, in an effort to com- it’s not the responsibility of other Ameri- basic principle. cans to subsidize my family’s health insur- promise, we gave in to the demands to ance. the majority and accepted their $986 b 1015 Susan from Mocksville wrote to me billion spending limit. Just put this This bill already has the strong sup- to say: into context. The $986 billion level is 17 port of organizations like the Federal percent below fiscal year 2010 spending Law Enforcement Officers Association, I had affordable health care. I paid Blue Cross/Blue Shield of North Carolina $181 per and 10 percent less than the original which represents dedicated first re- month. Now they sent a letter saying that if Ryan budget. It is below Simpson- sponders. Just as important, it is com- I keep this insurance, it will now be $464 per Bowles. If that’s not compromise, I monsense legislation that everyday month. This is insane. ObamaCare is afford- don’t know what is. Those on the other Americans understand and expect from able for who? Please, who can I contact to side of this aisle don’t know how to a Congress that often stumbles in its have some kind of influence? take ‘‘yes’’ for an answer. We agreed to responsibilities. Mr. Speaker, we share Susan’s con- deeply slash government spending. Mr. Speaker, we owe it to the brave cerns in the House of Representatives. Please accept a victory and restart the men and women who protect us—both We want Susan to be treated fairly and government so we can get back to the abroad and in your communities—to to have the same 1-year break from real work of this body. make sure their pay doesn’t become a

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Wouldn’t it be better if That’s an interesting kind of conun- home while they are on the job; nor we actually put those people back to drum, and we can prove it very easily. should we let our financial problems work and we paid them, and you de- Bring the bill up today. Fund the rest on the backs of those who self- clared victory? government. Pay people to actually lessly serve the American people. You have victory within your grasp, work. By ensuring funding for critical Fed- and you’re refusing it. Is it about f eral officers and our troops, we are al- ObamaCare? You know that was an im- lowing agencies and departments to possible goal. That victory is not with- WORDS HAVE MEANING sustain a strong law enforcement and in your grasp. If it’s about the deficit, The SPEAKER pro tempore. The military presence at all times, regard- which is what Gingrich put the govern- Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from less of fiscal conditions. ment out of work for, then you have Tennessee (Mrs. BLACKBURN) for 5 min- Mr. Speaker, I urge support for this victory within your grasp, because utes. commonsense, bipartisan legislation, Speaker BOEHNER and Majority Leader Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, and I call for leadership in both parties REID agreed weeks ago to a 6-week con- words have meaning, and we are com- to consider the SHIELD Act for quick tinuing resolution, which is what has ing to the floor regularly to talk about passage. customarily been done around here for the fiscal issues of our great Nation f the 27 years I’ve been here when the and to talk about how we should ap- two bodies can’t agree on a budget. We proach these. GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN don’t shut down the government every I’d appreciate that we have everyone The SPEAKER pro tempore. The year. Out of 27 years, twice have we got in the body involved in this debate, Mr. Chair recognizes the gentleman from it done in time. So in 23 of those cases, Speaker, but I want to drill down just Oregon (Mr. DEFAZIO) for 5 minutes. we’ve continued. In this case, Senator a little bit and take a look at what we Mr. DEFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, it is day REID agreed to continue running the have going on out in the media and 7 in a bizarre, new twist on the Repub- government at lower levels of spending, what we continue to hear from so lican Tea Party trip down the rabbit a major reduction back below the 2010 many who are beginning to participate hole. On Saturday, the House of Rep- levels. All Speaker BOEHNER has to do in this debate. resentatives voted unanimously to pay is bring that bill to the floor of the The President and some of our retroactively every Federal employee, House, and it will pass. friends across the aisle love saying those who are working, Capitol Hill Po- There are enough Republicans who they want a clean CR. That sounds lice, those who are being kept from told the press that they would vote for really nice. For them, they feel as if it working, like the aviation safety in- that. They can declare victory. They implies that what we want is a dirty or spector I talked with yesterday. He was cut the budget yet again. They’re not an unclean or an evil CR, and I find quite concerned about what might hap- off on this fruitless errand of trying to their choice of words so very inter- pen with a long lapse in aviation safety stop ObamaCare from going into effect, esting, Mr. Speaker. nonpartisans, but he’s not allowed to which went into effect last week. By What we want is an accountable CR work. That’s a bit bizarre. He’s thank- the way, 234,000 Oregonians have because, when they’re saying they ful that he will someday be paid for not accessed our Oregon Web site, which is want a clean CR, I would encourage my working, but he would rather be work- working quite well, thank you very colleagues to realize what they’re ing, actually. much. In the States that are cooper- wanting is the no-obligation loan. They How is it in this weird world that the ating, it’s working well. In those bone- want no strings attached. A ‘‘clean Mad Hatter Tea Party explains to their head States that said they wouldn’t co- CR’’ means give us the money, but people back home, Well, we’ve shut operate and wouldn’t help their people don’t you dare expect us to be account- down government sorta. We’ve shut and are actually prohibiting people able for that money. down the services, but we’re going to from being helped like, Florida, no, it’s Words have meaning. When our col- pay people for the work they’re not not working so well. I wonder why. Go leagues hear that, I would encourage doing. We’re going to let the Social Se- figure. them to just realize that what they’re curity applications pile up and not be Let’s not continue this, and let’s really telling you is that they don’t processed. We’re going to lock people begin to deal very quickly with the want the accountability, that they out of the national wildlife refuges dur- issues before us because we have loom- don’t want the transparency. They do ing hunting season. We’re going to ing a deadline that you can’t make not want the responsibility. As we keep the crabbing fleet grounded in good later. You can’t make it good would say when I was in the State Sen- Alaska because we can’t issue their later. You can’t tell the people of the ate in Tennessee, they don’t want out- permits, and we’re not going to con- world, all those to whom we owe hun- come-based budgeting; they just want tinue to do the surveys for the fishing dreds of billions of dollars and the So- to be able to spin what they can spin. season off the northwest coast. cial Security trust fund and others, Oh, What we continue to push for is ac- We’ve withdrawn all of that. All of we’ll make it good later after we de- countability, transparency, being re- those people are sitting around at fault on the debt someday. Interest sponsible to the taxpayer and being re- home, frustrated by law, can’t even ac- rates will jump up; houses become sponsible to future generations. We cess their official email, but they’re more expensive; the housing market have to do that because the spending is going to be paid. And the Republicans probably crashes again; auto sales out of control. say, We made it good. We’re going to grind to a halt; credit card interest We talk a lot about the CR and the pay them. rates go to even more extortion levels. lower spending levels that are in that. What about the American people get- The damage you will do by credibly Those came about because of the Budg- ting the services? threatening to default on the debt of et Control Act. The fact is that we It reminds me of Wimpy J. Wel- the United States of America for some worked and got a 2 percent across-the- lington from Popeye, who says, I’ll clearly undefined goal will not be un- board spending reduction; and for the gladly pay you Tuesday for a ham- done for generations. You can’t go last 2 years we’ve been able to get the burger today. Somehow, Tuesday never there. deficit, the annual spending overage, came, and repayment was never made. Declare victory temporarily. You got down a little bit. We were in 2010 and In this case, perhaps someday, when your lower levels. Bring a bill to the 2011 borrowing $3 billion a day to keep they stop their games, we will repay floor today. Let us vote on it. The the doors open around here. Today, people. But what about the people who Speaker said on the weekend he doesn’t we’re borrowing $2 billion per day to have automatic withdrawals, and have the votes. Let’s check that out, keep the doors open. We need to get to

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Our goal, for those on the other the Government of the United States, killing 20,500 jobs this year in the life side who can’t figure out what a goal and their siege includes the National sciences field, and the government is, our goal is fiscal responsibility, fis- Institutes of Health, where the Amer- shutdown threatens to ground medical cal endurance and sovereignty, pre- ican people through their Federal Gov- research into cancer, Alzheimer’s, dia- serving freedom, free people and free ernment support medical research and betes, and disabling neuropsychiatric markets. That is our goal for this Na- path-breaking, basic research in the disorders. tion and doing it in a responsible way. difficult search for cures. The Nobel committee gets it. The I’ve got a great niece who is due this Mr. Speaker, I should note that Dr. American people get it. A recent poll month, and when Georgia Kati Graham Rothman of Yale received two grants showed that 83 percent of the public be- arrives, I don’t want her to be looking under the Obama Recovery Act for his lieves investing in medical research is at a mess of a Federal Government. work in developing a better way to important for our economy. Right now, her share of the national study cells. Of course, he would have So why don’t the Republicans get it? debt is $53,000. Every newborn who is received none if the Republicans in As NIH Director Collins told The At- going to arrive: welcome. With your Congress had had their way. More to lantic last week: citizenship, here is what you owe. the point, the Republican shutdown We will not know what grant that was That is not responsible. It is why we has jeopardized hundreds of research going to lead to the next breakthrough in come to this floor day after day. It is projects like Dr. Rothman’s, Dr. cancer research didn’t quite make the cut. why we continue to say to the Senate, Schekman’s and Dr. Sudhof’s. The Re- We will not know what brilliant scientists, Negotiate with us. Work with us. Sure, publicans have essentially shut down who were going to win a Nobel Prize, basi- let’s look at the short-term funding cally gave up because of the failure to get the National Institutes of Health, support from the current system and decided issues, let’s look at the long run. How which has told researchers that they do we preserve this great Nation? How to do something else or move to another cannot process their grant applica- country, which some of them are doing al- do we get this spending under control? tions, which eventually will bring fed- ready. We won’t know. That is the sad tale I would offer, Mr. Speaker, we don’t do erally supported research to a halt. that is wrapped up in all of this. it by going out and borrowing $2 billion I count more than 30 research The good news is that three sci- a day. We don’t do it by having the Fed projects underway just in Ohio at Case entists working on the frontier of sci- monetize $75 billion worth of debt each Western Reserve University in Cleve- entific research—three scientists at and every month. We do it by saying land and at least a dozen more at the American universities—did not give up, we don’t have a revenue problem; we Cleveland Clinic and at the University and they have captured the Nobel Prize have a spending problem. And it is of Toledo Medical University—cutting- in Medicine for 2013. time that we put the components of edge research, peer-reviewed research, The bad news is that House Repub- that problem on the table and nego- research that could save lives. licans apparently have given up. They tiate our way through it so that we’re Thanks to the Republican Congress, apparently don’t care whether the U.S. looking at long-term fiscal health and these are ‘‘dark days for medical re- keeps distinguishing itself by winning fiscal solvency, not just for this year or search.’’ So says the Atlantic Maga- such prestigious awards. They appar- next year, not just for the next decade, zine. ently don’t care whether we support but for the next century. Let’s put our the research that will help humankind focus on how we return to certainty, Between the sequester and the shutdown, repeated hits to research funding may have and eliminate diseases and save lives. how we return to predictability with serious consequences for scientific advance- They don’t care if the United States re- our Federal regulatory agencies and ment. mains the global leader in medical and our Tax Code. That’s not something you see in the The time to tackle the problem is scientific research and enjoys the mil- flash of but one day. But it erodes now. lions of jobs that it will create in the America’s real strength over time. future—what a shame—and how easy it f b 1030 would be to bring up a clean continuing ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER resolution and put the government of PRO TEMPORE Almost three out of four employees the people of this country back to at the National Institutes of Health are The SPEAKER pro tempore. The work. sitting at home, thanks to the Repub- Chair will remind all persons in the f lican Congress. They’re not allowed to gallery that they are here as guests of do their work of finding cures and ATF CENSORS FREE SPEECH the House and that any manifestation stamping out disease. The Republican of approval or disapproval of pro- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Congress locked them out. Two hun- ceedings is in violation of the rules of Chair recognizes the gentleman from dred patients at the National Insti- the House. Texas (Mr. POE) for 5 minutes. tutes of Health Clinical Center were Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, as we f turned away due to the Republican continue to talk and discuss and debate AMERICAN NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS Congress’ throwing its little temper the issues of the debt ceiling, of the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The tantrum over losing the Presidential continuing resolution, there are still Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from election again. Many of those 200 peo- things taking place in government. Ohio (Ms. KAPTUR) for 5 minutes. ple are cancer patients, and 30 of them Some of them aren’t so good. Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise to are children, paying a heavy, heavy Just to give a little background, congratulate the three recipients of the price for Republican intransigence. The which you are certainly aware of, we Nobel Prize in medicine for 2013. All Republicans told them, Go away. have our Constitution with the Bill of three work at American universities. Mr. Speaker, even if the Republicans Rights. The Bill of Rights is a section Dr. James E. Rothman chairs the cell lack any empathy whatsoever, at least in the Constitution that protects citi- biology department at Yale University. you would think they would care about zens from government abuses. Dr. Randy W. Schekman works at the jobs in America. Research and develop- The First Amendment is first be- University of California at Berkeley. ment, including research and develop- cause it contains the most important Their German counterpart, Dr. Thomas ment in biotechnology, provides a com- rights. If those rights are abridged, the C. Sudhof, is on the faculty of Stan- petitive advantage for the United rest of the Bill of Rights—to me—is ford. States. It’s a very promising sector for meaningless, and we all know that two The Nobel committee has recognized economic development and job growth. of those provisions have to do with the the importance of their lifesaving Just come to Cleveland to see the new freedom of speech and the freedom of work. The question is: Why don’t the Health Innovation Center, or look at press. We traditionally honor those be- House Republicans? the neuropsychiatric research being cause they are so important. On the very day that three research- conducted at Case and the University Historically, the most controversial ers at American universities won the of Toledo Medical Center. Look at of all speech and press was political

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You’ve got somebody just the prospect of defaulting on our King George III, Great Britain, and that wants to tell the truth about the debt caused a drop in consumer and their abuses on individuals in the Colo- ATF, and it’s a violation of his con- business confidence, a 17 percent de- nies—and rightfully so. stitutional right not to be able to dis- cline in the S&P 500 index of equity Therefore, when our Constitution cuss openly what took place. It’s a de- prices, and increased volatility in the was written and the Bill of Rights was nial of the First Amendment freedom stock market; and, of course, we re- written, we wanted to ensure that, of speech. It is a denial of freedom of ceived a downgrade in the U.S. Govern- under our philosophy and under our de- press. ment debt. mocracy in the United States, freedom These individuals of the ATF, censor The drop in equity caused by the 2011 of speech, and freedom of press were police, ought to be furloughed. They debt ceiling fight had serious con- protected. ought to be sequestered, specifically sequences for American families. The Over the years, the Supreme Court those that are denying the freedom of months following saw a $2.4 trillion de- has ruled on free speech and press press, the freedom of speech to some- cline in household wealth and an $800 cases; but they have gradually limited one who just wants to talk about what billion drop in retirement assets. The speech, which is another issue. The pre- took place in the ATF. This ought not cost of homeownership also increased, vailing rule is that, if there’s a compel- to be, but that’s what has taken place as risk-averse lenders increased the ling State interest—whatever that by the ATF coverup squad. Unchain cost of borrowing to purchase a home. means—and we’ll talk about that some the freedom of speech and press. The 2011 debate showed us the very se- other time—then speech can be prohib- And that’s just the way it is. rious consequences of even debating ited. Never mind, Mr. Speaker, the f whether we should pay bills already in- First Amendment doesn’t say anything curred. about limiting speech when there’s a DEBT CEILING INCREASE But no one knows with certainty the compelling State interest. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The full extent of the damage to the econ- But the Supreme Court said, if Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from omy should the U.S. actually default there’s a compelling State interest, California (Ms. WATERS) for 5 minutes. on its debts. We have heard speculation speech can be limited, and, of course, Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise ranging from bad to the catastrophic. the Supreme Court decides what that today to discuss the irresponsibility of I, for one, do not want to find out. compelling State interest is. the Republican Party in holding hos- What I do know is that everyone There are also two types of punish- tage the full faith and credit of the from Wall Street CEOs, the U.S. Cham- ment for speech. One is censorship, United States. ber of Commerce, to small business which is the most egregious. That is to As hundreds of thousands of Federal owners, and prominent conservative prevent someone from saying some- workers go without pay, as home buy- economists are concerned with the sig- thing or publishing something. Then ing slows to an eventual halt, and as nificant damage that could result from there’s the other type of punishment Federal agencies remain unable to a debt ceiling standoff. Warren Buffett, for speech, after the speech is made. complete the important work of imple- Ben Bernanke, Hank Paulson, and the Then there is punishment sometimes menting the Wall Street Reform Act, heads of the Nation’s largest financial for what is said, such as a threat or Republicans are threatening another institutions have been outspoken about yelling ‘‘fire’’ in a crowded theater. crisis that could have significant im- the need to end this hostage crisis now. But the most egregious is preventing pacts on our financial markets and the Mr. Speaker, the American people someone from saying something or economic security of all Americans. have been through enough. We remain printing something or publishing some- They do this in pursuit of an ideolog- in the midst of a government shutdown thing. That is censorship. ical agenda. The result is continued in- with no end in sight. It is hurting real So that brings us to what is taking stability and uncertainty for our econ- people and damaging our economic re- place. We’ve all heard of Fast and Furi- omy and fragile recovery. covery. At this tenuous time, default- ous. That’s the situation where our We should not default on our obliga- ing on our Nation’s debt could create government sent guns to Mexico under tions. The ramifications of doing so the perfect storm that may roil finan- the theory that they’re going to track would be serious. The underpinnings of cial markets and undermine the credi- the guns. Americans were killed; Mexi- the entire financial system could be af- bility of the United States; but, most can nationals were killed. We’re over fected, with the possibility of trig- importantly, it could be devastating in court because Eric Holder won’t give gering a financial crisis reminiscent of for American families who are already us information about Fast and Furious. the days following the failure of Leh- suffering in the aftermath of a major Now one of the ATF agents wants to man Brothers—only this time, it would recession, foreclosure crisis, and now a publish a book, called, ‘‘The Unarmed be far worse. government shutdown. Truth,’’ and it’s about Fast and Furi- If the U.S. defaults on its debt, lend- So I urge my colleagues to stop using ous. He is an agent in the ATF and ing—the lifeblood of our economy— the debt ceiling to push extremist ide- whistleblower. would dry up. The dollar’s value could ology and vote now on a clean debt The ATF has a policy that says, Well, drop, and we could see dramatic in- limit increase. we, the ATF, decide whether someone creases in interest rates on everything The gentlewoman from Tennessee in our organization is allowed to pub- from mortgages and auto loans to cred- said she doesn’t know what we mean lish or have some type of outside em- it cards. Not only that, but every U.S. when we talk about a ‘‘clean debt limit ployment, and we use our own discre- corporation and municipality would increase.’’ I think she knows. She tion. It’s just up to us. We don’t have likely see their borrowing costs climb knows that they should not try to do any policy rules. We just arbitrarily as well. Unemployment rates would away with the ACA—that is, the Af- decide. And they have decided that be- rise precipitously just as we’re begin- fordable Care Act, known as cause Dodson wants to publish this on ning to recover. ObamaCare—and hold us hostage be- his own time, not on company time, or If Congress cannot do its job in a cause they don’t like it. government time—he went and tried to timely manner, in the future, the gov- The ObamaCare legislation was get permission—they said, You can’t ernment’s ability to pay its debts will passed. It is in law. President Obama publish that book. Here’s the reason he be looked upon with uncertainty by in- was absolutely supported by the citi- was given, Mr. Speaker. The reason vestors and markets, leading to higher zens of this country when they voted given to him was, well, it might hurt borrowing costs in the future and, in the President to be reelected once the morale in the ATF. turn, an increase in our Nation’s def- again. The Supreme Court supported it.

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It’s tice of trading Native American Indian The SPEAKER pro tempore. The really sickening. scalps and body parts as bounties and Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from And none of the ranchers that I have trophies. For example, in 1755, settlers South Dakota (Mrs. NOEM) for 5 min- talked to can remember anything like of the Massachusetts Bay Province utes. it. Not only will this be devastating for were paid out of the public treasury for Mrs. NOEM. Mr. Speaker, last week- this year’s business, but also it will the killing and scalping of people of end, a record blizzard hit my State of take years to rebuild what has been the Penobscot tribe. The bounty for a South Dakota. Some places in the lost. male Penobscot Indian above the age of Black Hills saw almost 4 feet of snow Yet another rancher, near Scenic, 12 was 50 pounds, and his scalp was in just 2 days. Thousands were without couldn’t find his cattle over the week- worth 40 pounds. The bounty for a fe- power. Thousands are still without end, and said he nearly killed a horse male Penobscot Indian of any age and power. Emergency vehicles were trying to get through the snow while for males under the age of 12 was 25 stranded along with the people that searching for his cattle. He turned pounds while their scalps were worth 20 they were trying to rescue. back, and yesterday, with the help of a pounds. These scalps, I submit, Mr. The damage from the downed trees, pilot friend, flew over land south of the Speaker, were called ‘‘redskins.’’ the downed power lines covered with Badlands. The current chairman and chief of heavy, wet snow is monumental. On He found what he called the ‘‘trail of the Penobscot Nation, Chief Kirk top of that, with warm weather ex- death.’’ About 200 of his 600 cows were Francis, recently declared that the pected this week, we expect to see mas- dead, leading up to and throughout a word ‘‘redskin’’ is ‘‘not just a racial sive flooding that could bring even draw. The calves that were still alive slur or a derogatory term,’’ but a pain- more damage. were standing by their mothers. The ful ‘‘reminder of one of the most grue- On the plains in western South Da- rest of his cows and calves are alive, some acts of . . . ethnic cleansing ever kota, ranchers are still trying to re- but he can’t get to them. committed against the Penobscot peo- cover from losing cattle in the drought Those are just many of the tragic ple.’’ last summer, which was the worst stories that we’ve heard. Our lack of a Mr. Speaker, again, I ask my col- drought that we had seen since the comprehensive farm bill leaves these leagues and the 181 million football Great Depression. ranchers without the protection of a fans throughout this great Nation of b 1045 livestock disaster program that would ours—suppose that that redskins scalp come in in these situations and blunt that was brought in for payment was We’ve heard now that they’ve lost just a small portion of the loss. the scalp of your mother, your daugh- tens of thousands of cattle in this fall I fought hard to include livestock ter, or your wife or your son? Again, blizzard. We’ve heard that tens of thou- disaster programs in the farm bill, Mr. Speaker, Native American Indians sands of cattle have been lost in the which would cover these producers are also human beings and God’s chil- snow. They’re being found frozen, retroactively. dren. They are not animals. smothered by the high drifts and in- It’s time we finish our work on the Our colleague, TOM COLE, from Okla- jured from wandering in zero visibility farm bill. It’s time we go to conference, homa, the cochair of our Congressional in 70-mile-per-hour winds. have a negotiation on the most reform- Native American Indian Caucus and a We talked with one rancher near minded farm bill that has been put to- member of the Chickasaw Nation, White River, South Dakota, who found gether for decades. Getting the farm states: over 50 cattle who had died in one spot bill done could give those in western This is the 21st century. This is the capital near a dam. South Dakota more certainty during of political correctness on the planet. It is Another rancher north of New Under- this very, very difficult time. very, very, very offensive. This isn’t like wood was finally able to locate his en- f warriors or chiefs. It’s not a term of respect, tire herd of 63 cows who’d taken refuge and it’s needlessly offensive to a large part in a shed for protection, but none of THE ISSUE THAT WILL NOT GO of our population. They just don’t happen to them survived. AWAY live around Washington, D.C. Another story is from a rancher near The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Also, our colleague BETTY MCCOLLUM Union Center who said, ‘‘It’s bad. It’s Chair recognizes the gentleman from from Minnesota, as cochair of the Con- really bad. I’m the eternal optimist, American Samoa (Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA) gressional Native American Indian but this is really bad. The livestock for 5 minutes. Caucus, says this ‘‘is another attempt loss is catastrophic. It’s pretty unbe- Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Mr. Speaker, to justify a racial slur on behalf of Mr. lievable.’’ I do not want to detract our attention Dan Snyder,’’ the owner of the Wash- He said cattle were soaked by 12 from the current national debate on ington franchise, ‘‘and other NFL own- hours of rain early in the storm, so the government shutdown and the debt ers who appear to be only concerned many were unable to survive an addi- ceiling issue, but I do want to share with earning even larger profits, even tional 48 hours of snow and winds up to with my colleagues an issue that will if it means exploiting a racist stereo- 60 miles per hour. not go away. type of Native Americans. For the head See, this blizzard came so early, cat- What is it that the National Football of a multibillion dollar sports league to tle hadn’t even had time to grow their League, the 32 football club owners, embrace the twisted logic that ‘red- winter coats. ‘‘It’s the worst early sea- and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell skin’ actually ‘stands for strength, son snowstorm I’ve seen in my life- have yet to understand why the word courage, pride, and respect,’ is a state- time,’’ he said, and he’s 60 years old. ‘‘redskin’’ is considered a very offen- ment of absurdity.’’ Another rancher said, ‘‘This is abso- sive racial and derogatory term that My dear friend and colleague, ELEA- lutely, totally devastating.’’ He’s 52 describes Native American Indians? NOR HOLMES NORTON, representing the years old. He’s from Caputa, South Da- My apologies, Mr. Speaker, for I have District of Columbia, states that the kota. ‘‘This is horrendous. I mean the yet to master the English language. owner of the Washington football fran- death loss of these cows in this country But I want to share again and again chise, Mr. Dan Snyder, ‘‘is a man who is unbelievable.’’ with my colleagues and some 181 mil- has shown sensibilities based on his This man said he estimated he had lion football fans all over America why own ethnic identity, yet who refuses to lost half of his herd, but it could be far our Native American Indian commu- recognize the sensibilities of American more. He was still struggling to find nity considers the word ‘‘redskin’’ as Indians.’’

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Ms. NORTON also said: Our colleague TOM COLE from Oklahoma, the name of my team—even if they’ve had a As an African American woman and third- Co-Chair of the Congressional Native Amer- storied history—was offending a sizable group generation Washingtonian, I want to say to ican Indian Caucus, and a member of the of people, I’d think about changing it.’’ Presi- Redskin fans, no one blames you for using a Chikasaw Nation, states: ‘‘This is the 21st dent Obama further said: ‘‘Native Americans name that has always been used . . . but I century. This is the capital of political correct- feel pretty strongly about it . . . I don’t know can think of no argument for retaining a name that degrades our first Americans. ness on the planet. It is very, very, very offen- whether our attachment to a particular name sive. This isn’t like warriors or chiefs. It’s not should override the real, legitimate concerns Mr. Speaker, the game of American a term of respect, and it’s needlessly offensive that people have about these things.’’ football has become one of the most to a large part of our population. They just While race-based killing of Native Ameri- treasured sports among American Pol- don’t happen to live around Washington, DC.’’ cans is a thing of the past, the tradition of ynesian athletes. Polynesian youth Also, our colleague BETTY MCCOLLUM from mockery and insult—whether intentional or learn to play the sport at a young age, Minnesota and Co-Chair of the Congressional not—lives on through the Washington ‘‘Red- with dreams of playing in the National Native American Indian Caucus, states that skins,’’ a name that American Indian rights ac- Football League. Football offers oppor- Mr. Goodell’s letter ‘‘is another attempt to jus- tunities for higher education and eco- tivist Ms. Suzan Harjo calls ‘‘the worst thing in tify a racial slur on behalf of [Mr.] Dan Sny- nomic opportunity. the English language you can be called if you Many of our Polynesian NFL players der,’’ owner of the Washington franchise, ‘‘and are a native person.’’ This is not a popularity have realized their dreams, like Troy other NFL owners who appear to be only con- contest. You don’t take polls on issues with Polumalu, and Chris Kemoeatu of the cerned with earning even larger profits, even deep moral implications. That is just absolute Pittsburgh Steelers, the late Junior if it means exploiting a racist stereotype of Na- nonsense. Seau, and now Manti Te’o of the San tive Americans. For the head of a multi-billion For those who question whether this racist Diego Chargers, and the former player, dollar sports league to embrace the twisted or derogatory word is offensive to Native Joe Salave’a, and Roy Helu, with the logic that ‘[r]edskin’ actually ‘stands for Americans, I want to share with my colleagues Washington Redskins. strength, courage pride, and respect’ is a an excerpt from a letter sent by the leaders Mr. Speaker, I submit, let’s do the statement of absurdity.’’ and members of the National Congress of right thing, and I appeal to the NFL, My dear friend and colleague, ELEANOR American Indians (NCAI)—the oldest, largest, do the right thing. Change the name of HOLMES NORTON, representing the District of and most representative American Indian and the Washington football franchise. Columbia, states that the owner of the Wash- Alaska Native organization serving the broad Mr. Speaker, I do not want to detract our at- ington football franchise Mr. Daniel Snyder ‘‘is interests of the majority of some 5 million Na- tention from the current national debate on the a man who has shown sensibilities based on tive Americans with well over 500 tribal gov- government shutdown and the debt ceiling his own ethnic identity, [yet] who refuses to ernments and communities across the nation. issue, but I want to share with my colleagues recognize the sensibilities of American Indi- In the letter, NCAI President Jefferson Keel of an issue that just will not go away. What is it ans.’’ Ms. Norton also said, ‘‘As an African the Chikasaw Nation from Oklahoma states that the National Football League, the 32 foot- American woman and third-generation Wash- that Congressional efforts on this issue ‘‘will ball club owners, and the NFL Commissioner ingtonian, I want to say to Redskins fans—no accomplish what Native American people, na- Mr. Roger Goodell have yet to understand one blames you for using a name that has al- tions, and organizations have tried to do in the why the word ‘‘redskin’’ is considered a very ways been used . . . but I can think of no ar- courts for almost twenty years—end the racist offensive, racial and derogatory term that de- gument for retaining a name that degrades our epithet that has served as the [name] of scribes Native American Indians? first Americans.’’ Washington’s pro football franchise for far too My apologies, Mr. Speaker, for I have not Mr. Speaker, the game of American football long.’’ yet mastered the English language—but I has become one of the most treasured sports Mr. Speaker, the term ‘‘redskin’’ does not, want to share again, and again with my col- among American Polynesian athletes. Polyne- as NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell sug- leagues and some 181 million football fans sian youth learn to play the sport at a young gests, offend just one person. And the respon- around the country—why our Native American age with dreams of playing in the National sibility for perpetuating this racial slur, as Mr. Indian community considers the word ‘‘red- Football League. Football offers an opportunity Goodell implies, lies not just with Mr. Dan skin’’ as very offensive, and clearly the Na- to enter the realm of higher education and Snyder, the owner of the Washington football tional Football League, and NFL Commis- economic opportunity. Many of our Polynesian franchise. The responsibility rests squarely on sioner Roger Goodell cannot and should not NFL players have realized their dreams—like the National Football League and the 32 own- disclaim responsibility. Troy Polumalu and former player Chris ers of their football teams, and NFL Commis- Again, let’s review the history. The origin of Kemoeatu of the Pittsburg Steelers, the late sioner Roger Goodell. the term ‘‘redskin’’ is commonly attributed to Junior Seau and now Manti Te’o of the San As for the ‘‘Redskins’’ sponsors—such as the colonial practice of trading Native Amer- Diego Chargers, former player Joe Salave’a FedEx, Virginia Lottery, Sprint Nextel, Coca- ican Indian scalps and body parts as bounties and now Roy Helu, Jr. with the Washington Cola, Bank of America, Anheuser-Busch, and and trophies. For example, in 1755, settlers of ‘‘Redskins,’’ Haloti Ngata and former player others—they are equally accountable for the the Massachusetts Bay Province were paid Ma’ake Kemoeatu with the Baltimore Ravens, continued use of this disparaging term. Their out of the public treasury for killing and scalp- Isaac Sopoaga and former player Vai silence on the issue given their direct contribu- ing people of the Penobscot tribe. The bounty Sikahema with the Philadelphia Eagles, Tyson tion to this racist and derogatory word is deaf- for a male Penobscot Indian above the age of Alualu with the Jacksonville Jaguars, Samson ening. 12 was 50 pounds, and his scalp was worth Satele and Fill Moala with the Indianapolis Again, I ask NFL Commissioner Goodell 40 pounds. The bounty for a female Penob- Colts, Mike Iupati with the San Francisco and the 32 club owners—do the right thing— scot Indian of any age and for males under 49ers, Ropati Pitoitua with the Tennessee Ti- change the name of the Washington football the age of 12 was 25 pounds, while their tans, Paul Soliai with the Miami Dolphins, and franchise. scalps were worth 20 pounds. These scalps Domato Peko, Ray Maualuga, and former I submit for the record a letter from the Na- were called ‘‘redskins.’’ player Jonathan Fanene with the Cincinnati tional Congress of American Indians; and to- The current chairman and chief of the Pe- Bengals, and the list goes on and on, Mr. day’s commentary from two articles in the nobscot Nation, Chief Kirk Francis, recently Speaker. Washington Post authored by Mr. Dana declared that ‘‘redskins’’ is ‘‘not just a racial Mr. Speaker, I love the game of football. I Milbank, Ms. Theresa Vargas and Mr. Mark slur or a derogatory term,’’ but a painful ‘‘re- played all four years in high school. I love the Maske. minder of one of the most gruesome acts of NFL. But there is absolutely no excuse for the NATIONAL CONGRESS OF . . . ethnic cleansing ever committed against Washington professional football franchise to AMERICAN INDIANS, the Penobscot people.’’ continue the shameful use of the word ‘‘red- March 21, 2013. Mr. Speaker, again I ask my colleagues and skins.’’ Hon. ENI FALEOMAVAEGA, the 181 million football fans throughout this Just last week, another island boy weighed House of Representatives, great Nation of ours—suppose that the ‘‘red- in on the name of the Washington, DC football Washington, DC. DEAR REPRESENTATIVE FALEOMAVAEGA: On skin’’ scalp that was brought in for payment franchise. He is none other than our own behalf of the National Congress of American was the scalp of your mother, your daughter, President Barack Obama, born in Hawaii and Indians (NCAI), the nation’s oldest and larg- or your wife or son? Again, Mr. Speaker, Na- who played basketball for Punahou High est tribal government advocacy organization tive American Indians are also human beings School in Honolulu, Hawaii, and he said: ‘‘If I in the country, we applaud you for spon- and God’s children—they are not animals! were the owner of the team and I knew that soring the ‘‘Non-Disparagement of Native

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We wonder why it is that hind the growing push to scrap the Wash- end the racist epithet that has served as the the word that is directed at us, that refers to ington team’s 80-year-old name, scheduling mascot of Washington’s pro football fran- us, is not similarly off-limits.’’ radio ads to run in every city the Redskins chise for far too long. Gover was part of a gathering arranged by visit this season. The NCAI membership has been an active the Oneida Nation at the Ritz-Carlton, the Its conference, held at the Ritz-Canton in part of ending these types of derogatory site of the owners meeting. The tribe has Georgetown, featured a panel of speakers stereotypes for several decades. The NCAI been running radio ads calling for a name that included the head of the Snithsonian’s was one of many native and non-native orga- change, and the cause got a boost when National Museum of the American Indian, a nizations in support of the original court Obama said in an interview with the Associ- psychologist who spoke about the public cases on this matter, Harjo et al v. Pro Foot- ated Press on Saturday that he’d think health consequences of the word, student ac- ball, Inc., and we support the current case, about changing the name if he were in Sny- tivists and politicians—Rep. Betty McCol- Blackhorse et al v. Pro Football, Inc., to der’s shoes. Snyder is on record telling USA lum (D–Minn.) and Del. Eleanor Holmes Nor- ton (D–D.C.). cancel existing trademarks. Today: ‘We’ll never change the name. It’s ‘‘I can think of no argument for retaining We are proud of all our people who struggle that simple. Never—you can use caps.’’ a name that directly insults Americans and for dignity and fight against stereotypes, in- Actually, forget the Caps; let’s use the Bul- especially our first Americans,’’ said Holmes cluding Native and non-Native students, lets, who became the Washington Wizards to Norton, speaking as a third-generation families, teachers, and others who have avoid using what was a less offensive word Washingtonian. worked together to retire over 2,000 ‘‘Indian’’ than Redskins. Davis decries the ‘‘selective’’ She said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell names, logos, mascots, and behaviors in outrage against the Redskins but not the At- showed leadership last month when he schools across the land. The use of Native lanta Braves or the Cleveland Indians or the stepped back from his earlier defense of the Peoples as mascots is offensive and unjustifi- Chicago Blackhawks. The Braves’ Toma- team’s name and said, ‘‘If one person’s of- able. We will continue to call for an end to hawk Chop and Cleveland’s Chief Wahoo are fended, we have to listen.’’ this practice until the remaining stereotypes indeed appalling, but the team names aren’t Nevertheless, no formal discussion of the are gone from the American landscape. epithets. Washington Redskins’ name is expected Thank you and your co-sponsors for your ‘‘We’re asking the NFL to stop using a ra- among NFL owners who are gathering at an- leadership and courage in introducing this cial slur,’’ said Ray Halbritter, representing other Ritz-Carlton in Washington for a one- important legislation. If you have any ques- the Oneida Nation. day meeting Tuesday, according to two peo- tions regarding this matter, please contact The best argument was made not by a Na- ple familiar with the situation, who spoke on me or the NCAI Deputy Director, Robert tive American but by an African American, the condition of anonymity because of the Holden, at the National Congress of Amer- the District of Columbia’s delegate to Con- sensitivity of the topic. ican Indians. gress, Eleanor Holmes Norton. ‘‘My great- They said they sense little or no sentiment Respectfully, grandfather was a runaway slave,’’ she said. within the league to urge Redskins owner JEFFERSON KEEL, ‘‘I went to segregated schools, just like Daniel Snyder to make a change. President. many Native Americans. . . . I don’t see how NFL officials were invited to the Native anyone who has gone through our historic American symposium, but none attended the [From the Washington Post, Oct. 8, 2013] experience can fail to identify with Native event, Halbritter said. But he said he was en- couraged that Goodell had instructed FOR THE REDSKINS, WHAT’SINANAME? Americans who are raising this issue. Need I Adolpho Birch, the NFL’s senior vice presi- PLENTY remind them of the terms that have been at- dent for labor policy and government affairs, (By Dana Milbank) tached to us in history and how the moment we hear one of those terms, you’ve got an up- to schedule a meeting. The sit-down is sched- You know a guy is in trouble when he hires rising?’’ uled for Nov. 22 at the league’s offices, but Lanny Davis as his lawyer. That makes Davis’s defense sound all the two sources said it could be held sooner. Davis has developed a specialty rep- more trivial. ‘‘The name ‘Washington Red- On Monday, as NFL franchise owners resenting Third World dictators and ques- skins’ is 80 years old—it’s our history and began arriving for their Tuesday gathering, tionable businesses since his days as a legacy and tradition,’’ his statement said—as several declined comment on the name- spokesman for Bill Clinton during the though that trumps the Native Americans’ change issue. Green Bay Packers President Mark Mur- Monica Lewinsky scandal So when Davis’s history and legacy and tradition. phy, who once played for the Redskins, was name appeared on a statement from the Norton predicted that the offensive name the athletic director at Colgate when the Washington Redskins on Saturday afternoon won’t last much longer. ‘‘The name is going school changed the name of its athletic declaring that President Obama was wrong to go in the dustbin of history,’’ she said. teams from Red Raiders to Raiders in 2001. to question the team’s name, it was a sure ‘‘My only regret is that Dan Snyder, the But he declined to speak Monday on the con- sign that Dan Snyder is worried. owner of the team, had to be pushed this Davis, brought in this summer to help with troversy. far.’’ ‘‘I’d rather not get into it,’’ Murphy said. the team-name controversy, expressed his If Snyder feels otherwise, perhaps he can disappointment ‘‘as a supporter of President Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie start making his way to history’s dustbin, also declined to comment. Obama’’ that Obama was not aware of a dec- and a new owner can change the name. ade-old poll finding that only one in 10 Na- In May, Redskins owner Daniel Snyder Maybe then we’d win some football games. told USA Today, ’We’ll never change the tive Americans were offended by the name. Make your case: Should the Washington ‘‘We love our team and its name,’’ he wrote, name. It’s that simple. NEVER—you can use Redskins change their name? caps.’’ and ‘‘we do not intend to disparage or dis- In the months since, a string of prominent respect a racial or ethnic group.’’ [From the Washington Post, Oct. 8, 2013] sports writers has stop penning the word. A I like Davis and admire his creativity, but, INDIAN TRIBE PUSHES FOR WASHINGTON RED- group led by a former Federal Communica- to borrow a Clinton-era phrase, let’s parse SKINS NAME CHANGE AS NFL OWNERS GATH- tions Commission chairman announced an this statement. Are the Redskins really de- ER effort to persuade broadcasters to stop say- fending the name with an out-of-date survey (By Theresa Vargas and Mark Maske) ing the name on the airwaves. And a decision that allowed anybody—even somebody with is expected soon in a lawsuit aimed at revok- less native blood than Elizabeth Warren—to NFL officials will meet with the Native ing the federal trademark protection of the identify as a Native American? And even if American group that is campaigning against team’s name. those results were accurate, are Davis and the name of the Washington Redskins and Kevin Gover, who heads the American In- Snyder suggesting that racism is okay if it hosted a symposium Monday on the issue a dian museum and whose son is a plaintiff in polls well? mile away from where league owners began the trademark case, said the Oneida Nation To see whether it’s right to use ‘‘Redskins’’ gathering for a fall meeting. has long been a powerful force in the Amer- as a mascot, NFL owners gathering in ‘‘They know we’re not going away,’’ said ican Indian community and that the tribe’s Georgetown on Tuesday for their Fall meet- Ray Halblitter, a representative for the involvement in the name-change issue has ing should substitute some other common Oneida Indian Nation. He called the meeting only elevated the conversation. He said he racial epithets and see how they would with the National Football League ‘‘a move has little doubt that NFL officials, even if sound: The Washington Wetbacks? The Hous- in the right direction.’’ none attended the symposium, were listening ton Hymies? The Chicago Chinks’? Or per- The symposium comes three days after to what was said. haps the New York Niggers? That would be President Obama took a stance in the long- ‘‘Like all major industries, the NFL is very enough to send anybody to the shotgun for- standing debate, saying that if he were the interested in its public image,’’ Gover said, mation. team’s owner, he would think about chang- ‘‘and when there is a challenge to that public ‘‘This word is an insult. It’s mean, it’s ing the name. image, the NFL is inclined to respond.’’ rude, it’s impolite,’’ Kevin Gover, who is Na- The Oneida Nation launched the ‘‘Change During Monday’s event, Gover—who wrote tive American and director of the the Mascot’’ campaign a few months ago, a letter to The Washington Post about the

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:26 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08OC7.008 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE October 8, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6353 offensiveness of the name when he was a Gover was part of a gathering arranged by health consequences of the word, student ac- high school senior in 1973—spoke about how the Oneida Nation at the Ritz-Carlton, the tivists and politicians—Rep. Betty McCol- as a child he was called ‘‘redskin’’ and site of the owners meeting. The tribe has lum (D–Minn.) and Del. Eleanor Holmes Nor- doesn’t understand why, unlike other racial been running radio ads calling for a name ton (D–D.C.). slurs, the word has not become off limits. change, and the cause got a boost when ‘‘I can think of no argument for retaining Michael Friedman, a clinical psychologist Obama said in an interview with the Associ- a name that directly insults Americans and who has researched the effects of stigma and ated Press on Saturday that he’d think especially our first Americans,’’ said Holmes discrimination, said the word amounts to about changing the name if he were in Sny- Norton, speaking as a third-generation harassment and causes mental and physical der’s shoes. Snyder is on record telling USA Washingtonian. harm to a population that already faces Today: ‘‘We’ll never change the name. It’s She said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell higher rates of depression, alcoholism, sui- that simple. Never—you can use caps.’’ showed leadership last month when he cide, diabetes and infant mortality. Actually, forget the Caps; let’s use the Bul- stepped back from his earlier defense of the ‘‘This is a public health issue,’’ he said. lets, who became the Washington Wizards to team’s name and said, ‘‘If one person’s of- ’This is not a political correctness issue.’’ avoid using what was a less offensive word fended, we have to listen.’’ Also on the panel were two students from than Redskins. Davis decries the ‘‘selective’’ Nevertheless, no formal discussion of the Cooperstown High School and the school outrage against the Redskins but not the At- Washington Redskins’ name is expected among NFL owners who are gathering at an- board’s president, who earlier this year were lanta Braves or the Cleveland Indians or the other Ritz-Carlton in Washington for a one- behind the decision to change the school’s Chicago Blackhawks. The Braves’ Toma- day meeting Tuesday, according to two peo- team from the Redskins to the Hawkeyes. hawk Chop and Cleveland Chief Wahoo are ple familiar with the situation, who spoke on The Oneida Nation later paid for the school’s indeed appalling, but the team names aren’t the condition of anonymity because of the new uniforms. epithets.‘‘We’re asking the NFL to stop The tribe, which has about 1,000 members, sensitivity of the topic. using a racial slur,’’ said Ray Halbritter, rep- They said they sense little or no sentiment has prospered in the casino and resort busi- resenting the Oneida Nation. ness and has pledged $10 million over 10 within the league to urge Redskins owner The best argument was made not by a Na- Daniel Snyder to make a change. years to the American Indian museum. tive American but by an African American, The tribe also sponsors the Buffalo Bills NFL officials were invited to the Native the District of Columbia’s delegate to Con- and has a ‘‘vested interest in the league American symposium, but none attended the gress, Eleanor Holmes Norton. ‘‘My great- being a unifying force,’’ Habritter said. event, Halbritter said. But he said he was en- grandfather was a runaway slave,’’ she said. ‘‘As an Indian nation that values the idea couraged that Goodell had instructed ‘‘I went to segregated schools, just like of mutual respect, we only have one simple Adolpho Birch, the NFL’s senior vice presi- many Native Americans. . . . I don’t see how objective in all of this,’’ Habritter said. ‘‘We dent for labor policy and government affairs, anyone who has gone through our historic no longer want to be treated as targets of ra- to schedule a meeting. The sit-down is sched- experience can fail to identify with Native cial slurs. We don’t want our children to be uled for Nov. 22 at the league’s offices, but Americans who are raising this issue. Need I treated as targets of racial slurs. We want to two sources said it could be held sooner. remind them of the terms that have been at- be treated as what we are: Americans.’’ On Monday, as NFL franchise owners tached to us in history and how the moment began arriving for their Tuesday gathering, [From the Washington Post, Oct. 8, 2013] we hear one of those terms, you’ve got an up- several declined to comment on the name- rising?’’ TACKLING THE OFFENSIVE change issue. That makes Davis’s defense sound all the Green Bay Packers President Mark Mur- (By Dana Milbank) more trivial. ‘‘The name ‘Washington Red- phy, who once played for the Redskins, was You know a guy is in trouble when he hires skins’ is 80 years old—it’s our history and the athletic director at Colgate when the Lanny Davis as his lawyer. legacy and tradition,’’ his statement said—as school changed the name of its athletic Davis has developed a specialty rep- though that trumps the Native Americans’ teams from Red Raiders to Raiders in 2001. resenting Third World dictators and ques- history and legacy and tradition. But he declined to speak Monday on the con- tionable businesses since his days as a Norton predicted that the offensive name troversy. spokesman for Bill Clinton during the won’t last much longer. ‘‘The name is going ‘‘I’d rather not get into it,’’ Murphy said. Monica Lewinsky scandal. So when Davis’s to go in the dustbin of history,’’ she said. Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie name appeared on a statement from the ‘‘My only regret is that Dan Snyder, the also declined to comment. Washington Redskins on Saturday afternoon owner of the team, had to be pushed this In May, Redskins owner Daniel Snyder declaring that President Obama was wrong far.’’ told USA Today, ‘‘We’ll never change the to question the team’s name, it was a sure If Snyder feels otherwise, perhaps he can name. It’s that simple. NEVER—you can use sign that Dan Snyder is worried. start making his way to history’s dustbin, caps.’’ Davis, brought in this summer to help with and a new owner can change the name. In the months since, a string of prominent the team-name controversy, expressed his Maybe then we’d win some football games. sports writers has stopped penning the name. disappointment ‘‘as a supporter of President A group led by a former Federal Communica- Obama’’ that Obama was not aware of a dec- NFL TO MEET TRIBE OVER REDSKINS NAME tions Commission chairman announced an ade-old poll finding that only one in 10 Na- effort to persuade broadcasters to stop say- (By Theresa Vargas and Mark Maske) tive Americans were offended by the name. ing the name on the airwaves. And a decision ‘‘We love our team and its name;’’ he wrote, NFL officials will meet with the Native is expected soon in a lawsuit aimed at revok- and ‘‘we do not intend to disparage or dis- American group that is campaigning against ing the federal trademark protection of the respect a racial or ethnic group.’’ the name of the Washington Redskins and team’s name. I like Davis and admire his creativity, but, hosted a symposium Monday on the issue a Kevin Gover, who heads the American In- to borrow a Clinton-era phrase, let’s parse mile away from where league owners began dian museum and whose son is a plaintiff in this statement. Are the Redskins really de- gathering for a fall meeting. the trademark case, said the Oneida Nation fending the name with an out-of-date survey ‘‘They know we’re not going away,’’ said has long been a powerful force in the Amer- that allowed anybody—even somebody with Ray Halbritter, a representative for the ican Indian community and that the tribe’s less native blood than Elizabeth Warren—to Oneida Indian Nation. He called the meeting involvement in the name-change issue has identify as a Native American? And even if with the National Football League ‘‘a move only elevated the conversation. He said he those results were accurate, are Davis and in the right direction.’’ has little doubt that NFL officials, even if Snyder suggesting that racism is okay if it The symposium comes three days after none attended the symposium, were listening polls well? President Obama took a stance in the long- to what was said. To see whether it’s right to use ‘‘Redskins’’ standing debate, saying that if he were the ‘‘Like all major industries, the NFL is very as a mascot, NFL owners gathering in team’s owner, he would think about chang- interested in its public image,’’ Gover said, Georgetown on Tuesday for their fall meet- ing the name. ‘‘and when there is a challenge to that public ing should substitute some other common The Oneida Nation launched the ‘‘Change image, the NFL is inclined to respond?’ racial epithets for Hispanics, African Ameri- the Mascot’’ campaign a few months ago, During Monday’s event, Gover—who wrote cans, Asians and Jews and see how they drawing inspiration from a high school in its a letter to The Washington Post about the would sound. That would be enough to send back yard that dropped the ‘‘Redskins’’ mon- offensiveness of the name when he was a anybody to the shotgun formation. iker. Since then, the New York tribe has high school senior in 1973—spoke about how ‘‘This word is an insult. It’s mean, it’s emerged as one of the strongest forces be- as a child he was called ‘‘redskin’’ and rude, it’s impolite,’’ Kevin Gover, who is Na- hind the growing push to scrap the Wash- doesn’t understand why, unlike other racial tive American and director of the ington team’s 80-year-old name, scheduling slurs, the word has not become off limits. Smithsonian’s National Museum of the radio ads to run in every city the Redskins Michael Friedman, a clinical psychologist American Indian, said Monday at a news visit this season. who has researched the effects of stigma and conference on the eve of the NFL meeting. Its conference, held at the Ritz-Carlton in discrimination, said the word amounts to ‘‘We’ve noticed that other racial insults are Georgetown, featured a panel of speakers harassment and causes mental and physical out of bounds. . . . We wonder why it is that that included the head of the Smithsonian’s harm to a population that already faces the word that is directed at us, that refers to National Museum of the American Indian, a higher rates of depression, alcoholism, sui- us, is not similarly off-limits.’’ psychologist who spoke about the public cide, diabetes and infant mortality.

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It is in- ‘‘This is not a political correctness issue.’’ had personally helped pay for many dicative of the worst of not appre- Also on the panel were two students from young folks to attend college, and after ciating the institution of this place and Cooperstown High School and the school retirement, he redirected his consider- the priority of the American people. board’s president, who earlier this year were But I know that there is a great love behind the decision to change the school’s able talents towards improving his team from the Redskins to the Hawkeyes. community. and affection and recognition that, but The Oneida Nation later paid for the school’s It was also in retirement that he for those who leave this place, the new uniforms. married fellow Henderson native, Anne United States of America, willingly, to The tribe, which has about 1,000 members, Coghill. sacrifice their lives on behalf of the has prospered in the casino and resort busi- One of Marvin’s great contributions great freedom that this country pro- ness and has pledged $10 million over 10 to the world was his love of people. motes, the constitutional government years to the American Indian museum. With his impeccable manners and gift that this country supports, and is val- The tribe also sponsors the Buffalo Bills of storytelling, any conversation with ued through the Constitution—there is and has a ‘‘vested interest in the league Marvin was a real delight. He saw what no way that I will continue to stand being a unifying force,’’ Halbritter said. men and women were capable of, and ‘‘As an Indian nation that values the idea here on this floor in the midst of a of mutual respect, we only have one simple throughout his life, he always brought shutdown and allow this travesty to objective in all of this,’’ Halbritter said. ‘‘We out the best in people. Always out- occur. no longer want to be treated as targets of ra- wardly focused, Marvin looked for ways So I am asking that we immediately cial slurs. We don’t want our children to be to enrich the lives of people around respond to these individuals and these treated as targets of racial slurs. We want to him. families, and we let them know that be treated as what we are: Americans.’’ Through the years, you’d often find God loves them and so does this Na- f Marvin enjoying breakfast at the Coun- tion, which appreciates and is grateful try Restaurant in Wilson. He was very for the sacrifices of their loved ones. HONORING THE LIFE OF MARVIN modest, and you would never expect, It is a grateful Nation, and we will COGHILL when you first met him, that you were not stand for this outrage that impacts The SPEAKER pro tempore. The talking to one of the true titans of the these innocent families who now, not Chair recognizes the gentleman from tobacco industry worldwide. only are mourning the tragedy of the North Carolina (Mr. HOLDING) for 5 But you were always touched by his loss of a young life, but also the devas- minutes. big heart and bigger personality, and tation of a response. Mr. HOLDING. Mr. Speaker, I come each and every one of us is a better I don’t know why we continue in this to the floor today to pay tribute to my person for having met and known my shutdown that is, frankly, a situation friend Marvin Coghill, a great North friend Marvin Coghill. He will be great- that is, in essence, not following the Carolinian who passed away on August ly missed by me and many others parliamentary procedures. throughout the world. 18. Marvin was an international leader b 1100 f in the tobacco industry, but much We know that the process of budg- more than this, he loved the Old North END THE TRAVESTY AND DO eting is a separate process from open- State, and his many acts of kindness WHAT’S RIGHT ing the doors of the government, and I and generosity exemplify the good and The SPEAKER pro tempore. The just cited the tragedy that I want to humble man that he was. Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from have a solution to. But as I say that, I Marvin was born and raised in a Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE) for 5 minutes. want us to have a solution to turning farming community in Vance County. Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I the tide on opening the government. Always the diplomat, Marvin studied want to start this morning with some- We know that there are enough Re- at NC State University for a year, then thing that we, as Democrats and Re- publicans and Democrats who would went up the road to rival UNC-Chapel publicans, can immediately address. vote for a clean bill to open this House Hill. His college days were cut short in Coming from a State that has sent right now. I say this because it pains 1952, though, when he joined the U.S. probably one of the largest percentages me to hear of the tragedy that I just Navy and honorably served our country of men and women to our faraway spoke of, which I look to be resolved in the Korean War. shores as members of the United States within hours, and I say that broadly to The end of Marvin’s military service military and, in particular, Afghani- the military families around America marked the beginning of his career stan, I stand here today to reach out to and around the world. with Standard Commercial Tobacco the Pentagon and to others to be able But in addition to solving that crisis, Company in London in 1957. He trav- to embrace the five families that are we need to be able to open the govern- eled thousands of miles from eastern now facing the most devastating news: ment for veterans. In the next couple North Carolina on behalf of Standard that their loved one was lost in Af- of days, they will see those veterans Commercial, eventually settling in ghanistan in a war over the weekend. centers shut down. Those are the cen- Thailand in 1963, where he married his Yes, as we bring our troops home, as ters where veterans go for employment first wife, Tomoe. I’ve advocated for a very, very long and benefit issues they have. Rising through the ranks, Marvin time, as well in Iraq, our soldiers are A couple of weeks ago, I stood before was named president and CEO of still dying in a place of war. the DeGeorge Hotel in Houston, Texas, Standard Commercial in 1980. A year I want immediately for the $100,000 which is now a veterans center and a later, his adventure came full circle death benefit and the flight to Dover to home for homeless veterans. I was when he returned to North Carolina. be given to these families. I’m reaching there with people who said, My life has For the rest of his life, he called Wilson out to the Pentagon, writing a letter, not been the best. I served my country, his home. A man of great talents, he and asking that this be immediately but this is my home now. I don’t want continued to lead Standard Commer- resolved. to move. I want to get on my feet and cial until his retirement in 2000. Last week, we passed legislation to live in the DeGeorge Hotel. In his later years, Marvin would be indicate that the United States mili- These are men and women who were honored with countless local awards tary would continue to be paid. I, as a willing to put on the Nation’s uniform and recognitions, and many organiza- lawyer, not in military law, could and offer themselves in Vietnam and tions, including Wilson Medical Center make the argument and make it today many places around the world and now Foundation, the Salvation Army Boys on the floor of the House that that have come to a point where they’re and Girls Club, and the Tobacco Farm gives authority to provide those death homeless and being served by veterans Life Museum benefited from Marvin’s benefits and, as well, the transpor- resources, and now we’re telling them generosity. tation cost to Dover Air Force Base. that they cannot have the services that Marvin also became deeply involved If we can do anything, if we cannot they need. as a cofounder of Wilson Youth United, do much, we certainly can come to- In a couple of days, the Federal an organization dedicated to improving gether around the brave men and courts are looking at possibly shutting the prospects of at-risk youths. women in the United States military. down Federal courts.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:26 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08OC7.008 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE October 8, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6355 So, Mr. Speaker, I don’t want to hear ed the same as a large employer. I Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of from one of our Republican friends say- don’t see how that’s holding a gun to New Mexico. Mr. Speaker, it is now day ing, This is exactly what I wanted; I’m anyone’s head. That is simply fairness 8 of House Republicans’ reckless, irre- excited the government is shut down. for the American people. sponsible government shutdown. In Think of our military and our vet- And that was rejected by the Senate. that time, America has been demand- erans. Let’s come together to make a Then we simply asked the Senate to ing to hear one reasonable, responsible difference in this world. come to the table. Well, if this pro- proposal from House Republicans about f posal, which just makes the law equi- how they plan to reopen the U.S. Gov- table for every American, is unaccept- ernment. COME TO THE BARGAINING TABLE able to you, would you please come to While House Republicans refuse to The SPEAKER pro tempore. The the table and let’s talk about what is capitulate, New Mexicans are still Chair recognizes the gentleman from acceptable to you. Let’s sit down and hurting. They’re hurting because one Michigan (Mr. BENISHEK) for 5 minutes. negotiate. radical faction of one party in the Mr. BENISHEK. Mr. Speaker, why Mr. Reagan presided over his terms House stands in the way, holding the are we here today in the middle of the in office with a Democrat-controlled entire Congress and the entire country government shutdown? The answer, House, and yet he worked with Mr. hostage. frankly, is that the Senate refuses to O’Neill and got significant legislation First, this band of radicals forced a come to the table to negotiate. done. Mr. Clinton worked with a Re- government shutdown just to get its The House has passed four different publican House and got significant leg- way. They have caused significant eco- measures that would have kept the islation done and made real progress nomic harm and are wasting hundreds government open. The Senate has ig- with welfare reform and many other of millions of taxpayer dollars every nored them all. issues in the Clinton Presidency, but day. These are the same Republicans Before the government shut down, they worked across the aisle. They who promised fiscal responsibility. the House passed a bill which would worked with a House of different par- Now they’re dangerously close to keep the government open and defund ties and got things done. forcing an economic shutdown by the President’s health care law. Well, Now we have a President who says, threatening a catastrophic debt default it is probable that the Senate wasn’t I’m not going to negotiate. We have a if they don’t get what they want. The going to support that, but I was think- leader in the Senate who says, I’m not problem? They don’t even know what ing at least we would be able to get going to negotiate. they want. As my Republican colleague documentation as to whether there Each part of our government has a from Indiana said last week: would be some Democrat support for role to play—the executive, the Senate, that. We have to get something out of this, and the House. Frankly, in the whole his- I don’t know what that even is. That having failed, we passed a sec- tory of the Republic, we’ve never had a ond measure to keep the government situation where the President says, I’m As Speaker BOEHNER admitted the open and simply delay the President’s not going to negotiate, or where one other day, he committed to Senate health care law by 1 year. After all, the House says to the other House, We’re leadership that he would support the President himself had delayed portions not going to negotiate. This is, frank- very same bill—a clean continuing res- of the law. ly, unbelievable. It’s a step in our gov- olution—for which he now refuses a Obviously, that didn’t play with the ernment which I don’t think the Amer- vote on the floor. Senate. ican people want. On Sunday, I was back in Albu- So then we passed another piece of This is not about the President’s querque, meeting with Federal employ- legislation which would have funded health care law. This is about the func- ees who have been furloughed. I heard the government and would have funded tion of our government and how each heartbreaking stories of families who the President’s health care law, but section of the government deals with say that because of the shutdown, simply would have made the law fairer each other. I think the American peo- they’re worried about paying their for all Americans. ple want it to go in the traditional mortgages and utility payments and The President changed the law by ex- fashion, where the House, the Senate car loans and credit card bills. That’s ecutive order—a procedure of question- and the President work together to what they’re concerned about. That’s able legality—but he changed the law, find a solution. what keeps them up at night. giving large employers a 1-year delay When the Senate refuses to pass leg- I heard from a civilian air traffic in the employer mandate. In other islation and won’t even consider talk- controller at Kirtland Air Force Base words, employers were required to offer ing to us, that’s not right. We in the who was worried about the safety of insurance or face a fine. The President, House have passed legislation to fund the airmen because he’s not allowed to by executive order, changed the law to FEMA, to fund our national parks, to work. Federal employees are demor- delay that for 1 year. We asked simply fund WIC, to fund our veterans, to fund alized and feel abandoned. They don’t to give the individual the same prerog- the National Institutes of Health, the understand why they are being blamed ative that the President gave large em- FDA, and the National Guard. By the for House Republicans’ failure to pass a ployers: delay the requirement to buy end of tomorrow, we’ll have funded clean funding compromise. insurance for 1 year without having to more than half the government in this But in a 21⁄2-hour meeting, not one of pay a fine. House, and yet the Senate won’t take the furloughed New Mexicans told me We also asked that Congress, the any of that up and won’t even nego- he wants to see the Affordable Care Act President, and the Vice President be tiate with us. We even made sure that repealed. Not one. I think that shows treated the same as all other Ameri- furloughed employees will be paid. how far removed from reality House cans. The President changed the law by The Obama administration has given Republicans are. They’re willing to executive order—a procedure of ques- exceptions to their allies, Big Business, continue harming hardworking, inno- tionable legality—saying that Congress and some unions. Why shouldn’t the cent Americans because of their obses- would get a different deal in the ex- American people be given the same sion with destroying the Affordable changes than the average individual. kind of treatment? Care Act. When I went home to my district in The administration and the Senate Mr. Speaker, this is reckless behav- August and did 12 town hall meetings, should come to the bargaining table ior. there was universal disgust for that today and end this shutdown. As this shutdown carries on into rule. f week 2, we keep learning of more nega- So in our proposal to the Senate, we tive impacts. Sandia National Labs, said, We’ll fund the government, but GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN one of the largest employers in my dis- simply change the rule concerning Con- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The trict, has started notifying its more gress so that Congress is treated the Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from than 10,000 employees that they are same as every American. Let’s change New Mexico (Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN likely to experience furloughs if the the law so that the individual is treat- GRISHAM) for 5 minutes. government doesn’t reopen soon. That

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:26 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K08OC7.015 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H6356 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 8, 2013 will have an absolutely devastating TIME TO SHOW LEADERSHIP Mrs. BLACK. Mr. Speaker, this past ripple effect on our local economy that The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Friday, while referencing how long the we may never recover from. Chair recognizes the gentleman from government shutdown lasts, a senior Instead of voting to end the shut- Indiana (Mr. MESSER) for 5 minutes. Obama administration official told The down, House Republicans have wasted Mr. MESSER. Mr. Speaker, Irish Wall Street Journal: time with false and misleading at- leader Henry Boyle once said: It really doesn’t matter how long the gov- tempts to reopen the government bit The most important trip you can make in ernment shutdown lasts because we are win- by bit. After all, they didn’t shut down life is meeting people halfway. ning. Unfortunately, in this debate, the the government piece by piece, so we But, Mr. Speaker, as you know and I shouldn’t open it that way either. President and HARRY REID’s latest of- fers are way short of halfway. They know, this government shutdown isn’t The one bill that House Republican won’t even come to the negotiating a game. There are no winners when leadership should be bringing to the table. Washington fails the most basic test of House floor today is the Senate-passed, During this shutdown, the Repub- governing. That is why this body clean funding compromise, which licans in the House have passed nine passed four bipartisan proposals to would go directly to the President and bills to fund and reopen vital functions keep the government open while immediately open up the entire gov- of government. Let me go through shielding Americans from the disas- ernment for all New Mexicans and some of them for you: trous effects of President Obama’s Americans. Twenty-five of my Democratic col- health care law. We know that there are enough votes leagues voted with House Republicans Once a shutdown was triggered by right now to pass a clean funding com- to fund pediatric cancer research. Senate Democrats, we worked to mini- promise. So why won’t the Republican Twenty-three of my Democrats col- mize its harmful effects with the pas- leadership allow a vote on it? leagues voted with Republicans to re- sage of bills to reopen our national I understand that some of my Repub- open national parks, memorials, and parks and museums, to restore critical lican colleagues say part of the reason monuments; funding for children’s cancer research, they got elected was because they b 1115 fund the Veterans Administration, and pledged to dismantle the Affordable Thirty-five of my Democratic col- to continue providing nutritional as- Care Act. We were all sent here to rep- leagues voted with Republicans, hon- sistance through the Women, Infants, resent our constituents. I know that. oring our promise to give veterans the and Children program, among other I’m here to represent constituents benefits they have earned; measures. Now we’re waiting on Presi- who are being hammered by the seques- Thirty-six of my Democratic col- dent Obama and the Senate Democrats ter. I’ve said many times in this Cham- leagues voted with Republicans to pay to do their part. ber that we need to immediately re- our National Guard and Army Reserve Mr. Speaker, my constituents can’t place the sequester with a balanced ap- personnel; wait too much longer. Across my dis- proach to deficit reduction, but I’m not Twenty-three of my Democratic col- trict, Tennesseans are feeling the very prepared to keep the government shut leagues voted with Republicans to real impact of President Obama and down because of it, inflicting further make sure funds are available to pro- the Senate Democrats’ continued re- harm on people, not only in my dis- vide disaster relief; and fusal to negotiate. One hundred eighty-nine of my trict, but around the country. Democratic colleagues voted with Larry, in Jamestown, is a park con- In spite of the damaging effect the House Republicans to provide backpay cessionaire at Big South Fork Recre- sequestration continues to have on my for furloughed Federal employees. ation Area. Fall is his busiest season. State, I am prepared to vote right now Each of these are reasonable pro- He estimates that he lost $7,500 on an for a temporary compromise bill that posals, yet HARRY REID insists that vir- engagement he had planned for 11 funds the government at sequester lev- tually all of them will not be consid- months—canceled because of the gov- els. I am prepared to vote for it as is ered in the Senate, and the President ernment shutdown. virtually every Democrat in the House. has threatened a veto. Following the Veterans Administra- The Senate has already passed it. The Let me repeat. House Republicans tion’s warning that they could run out President says he’ll sign it imme- have passed bills to fund pediatric can- of funding as early as late October, diately. cer research, reopen national parks, Charles in Crossville emailed my office We want to get rid of the sequester, provide benefits to veterans, pay sala- pleading for help: ‘‘I am a disabled vet- but we’re willing to vote for a com- ries for our National Guard, fund dis- eran who depends on my compensation aster relief programs and other vital promised funding bill at sequester lev- check to have some quality of life,’’ he services. Dozens of my Democratic col- els, and I’ll tell you why—because, at wrote. ‘‘This is unacceptable.’’ leagues have voted for each of these this time, it’s a reasonable path for- bills, yet the President and HARRY Bobby, in Fentress County, is a ward. REID won’t budge. craftsman, who was supposed to have So to my Republican friends who The American people are dis- his work displayed in the Smithsonian don’t like the Affordable Care Act, appointed in this shutdown—after all, American Art Gallery last Thursday—a here’s a proposal for you: let’s reopen this is not the way government is sup- proud moment stolen from him because the government now with a clean fund- posed to work—but the American peo- of an unnecessary gridlock here in ing bill. Let’s put all the furloughed ple are also figuring this out. This Washington. Federal employees back to work. Then shutdown can end if HARRY REID and Mr. Speaker, our Senate colleagues we can work together to determine President Obama meet House Repub- have the power to end this arbitrary what parts of the Affordable Care Act licans at the negotiating table—but and unnecessary pain today by taking work well and which parts need to be their chairs sit empty. up the House-passed measures to re- addressed. After a reasonable amount The American people don’t want the open our parks and museums, to re- of time, we can make the necessary ad- President’s health care law, but they store veterans’ benefits and fund other are ready for this shutdown to end. It’s justments to the law. important functions of government. time for both parties to listen to the That’s how you effectively represent What we need now is for them to act. American people, work out our dif- your constituents who still have seri- ferences, and find a commonsense way Our constituents expect us to listen ous concerns about the Affordable Care forward. to them, to work out our differences, Act. That’s a reasonable path forward. and to find a commonsense way for- f Mr. Speaker, let’s reopen government ward. Why can’t we at least give them right now. Then let’s work together on GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN that? HARRY REID and President a long-term solution that addresses the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Obama need to listen to the people of serious and significant fiscal issues fac- Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from this country and come to the table and ing our Nation today. Tennessee (Mrs. BLACK) for 5 minutes. negotiate. Let’s get our work done.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:36 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K08OC7.016 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE October 8, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6357 SHUTDOWN DUE TO LACK OF President, on the backs of our children This past Sunday, I flew back home LEADERSHIP and grandchildren; but we can’t do that because Congress was not in session. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The without the system working. We need We were not voting on Sunday, so I Chair recognizes the gentleman from leadership—leadership from the Presi- took a flight home to California to Florida (Mr. MICA) for 5 minutes. dent to negotiate, leadership from the meet with my constituents in my con- Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker and my col- Senate to negotiate. gressional district. leagues, why are we here? Our leadership has said they will ne- I held a town hall. I held it at Dublin We are here because of a failure of gotiate. We’ve been here—we’ll stay City Hall. Dublin City Hall is where I leadership. The fact is the President of here—but we need to responsibly fund served as a city council member. Dub- the United States has failed to nego- all the activities of government even if lin is also home to many Federal em- tiate. The fact is the Majority Leader it’s piece by piece, as we have respon- ployers. In my congressional district, of the Senate, the head of the Senate, sibly done, and sent them over to the we have 4,000 Federal employees, plus a other body, and they sit there. has failed and refuses to negotiate. number of government contractors who But again, I urge all of the leaders to It’s interesting how time changes work at Lawrence Livermore and come together, and my colleagues, par- one’s perspective. Let me quote Barack Sandia National Laboratories. I also ticularly the Senate and the President Obama before he became President. held it there because, for 2 years as a of the United States. We can do respon- city council member, I worked in that These are the words of Barack Obama. sibly what we need to do, as designated chamber day in and day out to make He said: by the Constitution of the United sure that we provided a balanced budg- Increasing America’s debt weakens us do- States, and provide that leadership. et. We provided a 2-year budget. mestically and internationally. Leadership It is so frustrating for me here in the means ‘‘the buck stops here.’’ Instead, Wash- f ington is shifting the burden of bad choices Congress that we provide budgets that MILITARY FAMILY BENEFITS are only 45 or 60 days at a time, and today onto the backs of our children and DURING SHUTDOWN grandchildren. America has a debt problem across America our city councils are and a failure of leadership. Americans de- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The thinking big and thinking forward and serve better. Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from balancing their budgets while taking Barack Obama said it very well be- North Carolina (Mrs. ELLMERS) for 5 measured investments in the future. fore he became President. Now he minutes. So we gathered the community of needs to serve and act as President and Mrs. ELLMERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise California’s 15th Congressional District provide the leadership. today to share with this body and the at Dublin City Hall, and we had over The fact is October 1 is the beginning American people a great injustice. A 150 people attend. The room was filled of the financial year, and we should re- few moments ago, one of my colleagues with fear and anxiety. Federal workers sponsibly fund the government. The from Texas, from across the aisle, were in the room, worried about what fact is, in just a few more days, we will spoke of this as well. So as you can see, this was going to mean for the personal reach $17 trillion in indebtedness— there are many times that we all can incomes, for their families, for their come together and agree upon certain nearly half of that incurred since household bills. Even though Federal items and move the American people Barack Obama has become President. workers in my district have been fur- forward in a better way; however, this Think about that. They’re going to loughed, their bills have not been fur- particular situation is unthinkable. come and ask for another $1.9 trillion loughed. The home lenders are still A great injustice is being done to our calling, asking where the mortgages to keep us going for 1 more year. That servicemembers and their families. We means in 6 years we will double the are. Their auto loans are still going to learned last night that five brave be due. Their credit card statements debt that’s racking up the greatest American servicemembers were killed debt in the history of mankind for any will still arrive. If they have kids in over the weekend in Afghanistan while college, they’re still going to have to government. selflessly protecting our country. Nor- Republicans might like to think that pay tuition. mally, Mr. Speaker, the loved ones of The Federal employees told me about we won the House of Representatives these fallen warriors receive assistance back in 2010 and ’95, but it was the the stress that they’re living under ei- in the form of benefits to help them ther by not being able to work or, even same issues: spending, taxes, and make those final arrangements for bur- worse, by being told that they have to health care. Remember HillaryCare ial and other necessary preparations. work, but they’re not going to receive and the taxes and other things imposed Yet, as a direct result of the political their paychecks right now. In fact, we by President Clinton. The difference is gridlock here in Washington and de- were reminded in this very Chamber President Clinton negotiated with us. spite legislation passed in this House just last week how stressful that can We balanced the budget within 2 years. last week with great bipartisan sup- be, when the Capitol Hill Police, who We can do that if good people of good port, servicemembers and their fami- stand guard here at democracy’s door, faith will come together and negotiate, lies are no longer receiving their bene- who protect the people’s House, rushed but we can’t negotiate by ourselves. fits. to aid the Members of Congress and the The Constitution empowered the Mr. Speaker, despite the government employees who work in this building as House of Representatives to be in shutdown, our servicemembers are still an erratic driver drove into a barri- charge of and responsible for levying expected to go to war, knowing full caded area just outside the Capitol taxes—because we’re closest to the peo- well that they may pay the ultimate grounds. Those Capitol Hill police are ple—and spending. We have that re- sacrifice for this great Nation, and we working to protect us, but they’re sponsibility. They sent us here. They should be expected to keep our prom- doing so without pay. elected us, rejecting the spending that ises to their family members. I am So I heard stories just like that in went on. They saw what went on—$1 working, as we speak, to right this my congressional district from the em- trillion more than you took in, spend- wrong, and I urge all of my colleagues ployees in our district, who are very ing, the first year of this Presidency, to do the same. scared about what’s going to happen and $1 trillion since. So we must act re- f next. We learned that this is affecting sponsibly, but we must have leadership GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN people who work not just inside gov- starting from the White House, start- ernment, but also outside government. ing from the Senate. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Republicans in the House are ready Chair recognizes the gentleman from b 1130 to negotiate. We were here when the California (Mr. SWALWELL) for 5 min- Inside government, we have employ- Senate didn’t show up on Sunday. They utes. ees at Camp Parks Reserve Forces didn’t show up to work the day before Mr. SWALWELL of California. Mr. Training Area, the NASA facility in the 1st of October to fund this current Speaker, I came to Congress to help Dublin. We also have a women’s Fed- year. We must be here to meet, respon- people, not to hurt people, and this eral prison. sibly, our debt. We can’t put that debt, shutdown is hurting innocent Ameri- Outside government, we have govern- as the President has said before he was cans. ment contract employees—about 6,500

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:36 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K08OC7.018 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H6358 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 8, 2013 of them—at Lawrence Livermore Na- Mr. Speaker, it is time to open up the PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE tional Laboratory and about 1,500 of government. Real Americans like The SPEAKER. Will the gentle- them at Sandia National Laboratories. Brian are getting hurt. Let’s get Brian woman from Illinois (Ms. KELLY) come They told us, if the government shut- his job, and let’s open up the govern- forward and lead the House in the down continues, they may be fur- ment. Pledge of Allegiance. loughed within the next 10 days. f Most strikingly, the Republicans who Ms. KELLY of Illinois led the Pledge attended expressed their concern, as we RECESS of Allegiance as follows: I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the have heard in this Chamber, about the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Affordable Care Act. I understand that, United States of America, and to the Repub- ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair lic for which it stands, one nation under God, but not a single Republican who at- declares the House in recess until noon indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. tended told me or told our other con- today. f stituents that they believe their con- Accordingly (at 11 o’clock and 33 cerns over the Affordable Care Act minutes a.m.), the House stood in re- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER were worth prolonging this government cess. shutdown. The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- There are also concerns about, well, f tain up to 15 requests for 1-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. why don’t we just get some of the gov- b 1200 ernment up and running like some of f the bills that we passed last week but AFTER RECESS GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN that the Senate won’t take up? I told The recess having expired, the House my constituents I will not support any was called to order by the Speaker at (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina bill that pits any constituency against noon. asked and was given permission to ad- each other. We saw bills that pitted f dress the House for 1 minute and to re- veterans against seniors, sick children vise and extend his remarks.) against the poor. It is time to get the PRAYER Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. government up and running for every- The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick Speaker, it has been 1 week since the body. Veterans who attended our town J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: government shutdown. For 1 week, the hall agreed. They served this country Loving God, we give You thanks for President and Senate Democrats have to make sure that the government giving us another day. refused to negotiate to reopen the gov- works for everybody, not just for the Lord, You know there are many ernment’s doors. veterans who served it. Americans who look to the people’s House Republicans know the hard- I am inspired by, and I told my con- House as uncertainty about the future ships American families are facing due stituents that I have hope in, a fresh- of the economy and their livelihoods to Washington Democrats’ failure to man group that continues to gather a hang in the balance. negotiate. We have worked over the couple times each week and that was Bless the Members of the people’s past week, passing bills to have the here during the shutdown crisis, called House with the understanding that it is government functioning. the United Solutions Caucus. It has their work to develop the strategies House Republicans have voted to about 15 Members on the Republican and the plans to assuage the fears of fund pediatric cancer research, reopen side and 15 on the Democratic side. their fellow countrymen and -women. national parks, memorials and monu- They are freshman Members of Con- We again ask You to impel those who ments, give veterans the benefits they gress who are meeting and talking possess power here in the Capitol to be have earned and deserve. On Saturday, about what we can do to work to- mindful of those whom they represent House Republicans voted to pay 800,000 gether. who possess little or no power and furloughed employees who are at risk Finally, to my colleagues across the whose lives are made all the more dif- of losing a paycheck due to the Presi- aisle, I ask you this respectfully: Did ficult by a failure to work out serious dent’s government shutdown. you come to Congress to help people or differences. With the debt ceiling limit looming, did you come to Congress to hurt peo- May all that is done today be for the American people are waiting for ple? If you came here to help, just like Your greater honor and glory. the President and Senate Democrats to I did, then I think you know what to do Amen. negotiate a solution for fiscal responsi- next. Turn on the lights of the govern- f bility. ment that runs the greatest democracy In conclusion, God bless our troops, in the world, and let’s get America THE JOURNAL and we will never forget September the working again. The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- 11th in the global war on terrorism. f ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- f IT IS TIME TO PUT THE ceedings and announces to the House INTERESTS OF AMERICANS FIRST his approval thereof. GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- (Ms. HAHN asked and was given per- Chair recognizes the gentleman from nal stands approved. mission to address the House for 1 California (Mr. BERA) for 5 minutes. Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. minute.) Mr. BERA of California. Day No. 8, Speaker, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, I Ms. HAHN. Mr. Speaker, today we Mr. Speaker. demand a vote on agreeing to the find our Nation in the midst of a gov- Today is day No. 8 of a government Speaker’s approval of the Journal. ernment shutdown and in the shadows shutdown. Enough of the gamesman- The SPEAKER. The question is on of a debt default. ship. Enough with the name-calling. the Speaker’s approval of the Journal. A week into the shutdown, the par- Enough with the blame game. It is The question was taken; and the tisan gridlock in Congress is as bad as time we opened up the government. Speaker announced that the ayes ap- ever; but across the country, millions Real Americans are getting hurt, like peared to have it. of Americans are finding new hope in Brian from Carmichael. Brian has been Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. the affordable health coverage on the out of work for 2 years. He recently got Speaker, I object to the vote on the online exchanges. a job offer that requires him to get a ground that a quorum is not present Despite the more than 40 Republican class B driver’s license. Well, he went and make the point of order that a attempts to repeal, defund, or derail to the DMV. He was told he needed a quorum is not present. this law, the Affordable Care Act is fi- Social Security card, which he lost a The SPEAKER. Pursuant to clause 8, nally fulfilling the promise of depend- couple years ago. He went to the Social rule XX, further proceedings on this able, affordable health coverage for Security office to get a card. Do you question will be postponed. millions of our fellow Americans. know what he was told: the office is The point of no quorum is considered On opening day, the exchanges were closed. They have been furloughed. withdrawn. inundated with millions of users—

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The shutdown is a symptom of mately lose. have lived in dread that an illness or what really ails America—cynicism f an accident could plunge them into fi- that allows a few to take hollow ideo- GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN nancial ruin will finally have access to logical stances at the expense of many. good coverage that they can afford. Like me, she wants us to pass a clean (Mr. STUTZMAN asked and was Today is a dark day here in D.C., but CR and end this shutdown today. given permission to address the House for the thousands of people I represent, f for 1 minute and to revise and extend a long night is ending. And that’s his remarks.) MR. PRESIDENT: THIS IS OUR worth celebrating. Mr. STUTZMAN. Mr. Speaker, back LAND f home, Hoosiers know that we only (Mr. SMITH of Missouri asked and solve problems by sitting down and ANGELS IN ADOPTION was given permission to address the talking. Unfortunately, President (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked House for 1 minute and to revise and Obama and Senate Majority Leader and was given permission to address extend his remarks.) HARRY REID refuse to join Republicans the House for 1 minute and to revise Mr. SMITH of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, in the constructive, respectful dialogue and extend his remarks.) President Obama must stop playing that Washington desperately needs. Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. politics with our National Park Sys- Eight days ago, Senate Democrats shut Speaker, I rise to recognize the 2013 tem. The parks belong to every Amer- down the government by refusing four Angels in Adoption, Jessie and Kayci ican and should not be held hostage in separate House-passed bills to fund the Prince, from my hometown, Plano, President Obama’s political game. government. Texas. In the 1960s, the Federal Government It’s clear that the American people As children, both Jessie and Kayci established the Ozark National Scenic don’t want this shutdown, and it’s ex- were touched by adoption. Having ex- Riverways in south central Missouri actly why the House has passed nine perienced the powerful impact adop- under the guise of protecting the rivers bipartisan, commonsense bills to fund tion has on families, they decided to and forests for all Missourians. Some 50 and reopen parts of government that adopt one of their own. In 2012, Eze- years later, President Obama is taking we all agree on. kiel—Zeke for short—from the Demo- away our access. The riverways do not Together, House Republicans and cratic Republic of Congo, became part belong to President Obama. They be- House Democrats have passed bills to of the Prince family. long to my constituents. ensure that the National Guard is paid, As the Princes helped Zeke learn how Mr. Speaker, President Obama is veterans’ benefits are funded, and our to read, they quickly learned how chal- working to make his shutdown as pain- national parks are reopened. Unfortu- lenging it was to find books that depict ful as possible. The President has barri- nately, these common-ground solutions transracial families. caded parks and monuments across the are gathering dust in the Senate as They decided as a family to write, il- country, including the open-air World HARRY REID refuses to come to the lustrate, and publish ‘‘That’s a Yummy War II Memorial in Washington. It table and talk. Color,’’ a children’s book celebrating costs more money to barricade the The American people don’t expect adoption. This book is now helping monuments than it would to leave Republicans and Democrats to agree on other families form special bonds with them open. everything, but they do expect us to their own adopted children. The national parks do not belong to talk. It’s time for Senate Democrats to I am grateful for the compassionate President Obama. The parks belong to put aside their obstructionism and families like the Princes. every American. It’s time for President come to the table. Jessie and Kayci, you are truly an in- Obama to open our national parks. It’s f spiration. God bless you. time for President Obama to stop play- ing politics with our parks. GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN f f (Mrs. CHRISTENSEN asked and was OBAMACARE given permission to address the House MONEY AND POLITICS (Ms. KELLY of Illinois asked and was for 1 minute.) given permission to address the House (Mr. KILDEE asked and was given Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. Mr. Speaker, for 1 minute.) permission to address the House for 1 the truth is out. Republican leaders Ms. KELLY of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, minute.) and their big donors have been plan- last week the health insurance market- Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, this gov- ning this shutdown for over 2 years. place opened, giving millions access to ernment shutdown has clearly dem- Why? They claim it’s because of quality health care. Since then, there onstrated our democracy is not work- ObamaCare, but it’s now clear to ev- has been too much focus on the small ing the way it was designed. Unfortu- eryone that it is plainly and simply hiccups that are to be expected when nately, this is largely due to the over- about Obama. any large program is implemented. sized influence and obscene amount of He won re-election, and they still Yesterday, I received a letter from a money in politics which continue to can’t deal with it, so they’re willing to North Carolina woman who lives over fuel our distorted political process, and hurt their own constituents and the en- 600 miles from my home district in Illi- it could get worse. tire country just to try to keep our nois. Like many Illinoisans, she be- Today, the Supreme Court is hearing President from doing the job he was lieves the positives of the Affordable arguments in the McCutcheon case, the overwhelmingly elected to do. Care Act are being overlooked. She second-coming of Citizens United. This The American people should be out- said: case could open the door to even more raged and demand that this shutdown money flooding our political process. end now and that Congress lift the debt My family has already benefited from the Affordable Care Act as I have two children Money and politics have paralyzed ceiling, pay our bills, and protect the just finishing college. I am relieved I can Washington and have paralyzed my Re- good faith and credit of our Nation. keep them on my medical coverage at no publican colleagues’ will to com- The good news is that even some Re- cost. This saves them money and gives me promise. They would be more apt to publicans are sick and tired of these peace of mind. The cost of our health care compromise if they were not absolutely childish, destructive tactics. They, like plan has decreased by $400. petrified of the Koch brothers spending us Democrats, want to put our Federal Like many, she wants to ask Con- millions of dollars to unseat them. workers back to work, to make sure gress: Is this why you shut down the We cannot afford to have a system of they and those depending on Social Se- government, to keep me and my chil- government fueled by money that re- curity will be paid, that all veterans

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:36 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K08OC7.021 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H6360 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 8, 2013 receive the services we owe them, that This GOP majority has slashed fund- of government because bills are due, vulnerable women and children can get ing for education, including Impact mortgage payments, rent, car loans, the care they need, and that our Nation Aid. Impact Aid school districts have services are needed. So I request the will continue to remain strong. been harder hit than any other school Republican leadership to end this de- So the American people must demand districts as they struggle to provide bate, because the American people are that Speaker BOEHNER bring the clean quality education for the children of asking Congress to let them get back CR to the floor for a vote today. If he active military and Native American to work so they can cash their checks. doesn’t, then they must insist that students. Due to the GOP sequester, Mr. Speaker, this is no way to run their Representatives stand up for this many of these school districts have the government. country and our fellow Americans by been reduced to 4-day school weeks. f stepping up and signing a discharge pe- This is a reckless and irresponsible ACCESS TO QUALITY CARE FOR tition to end the madness. way to govern. Our Nation’s children and families deserve more, not less. ALL AMERICANS f f (Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of b 1215 Texas asked and was given permission AMERICA’S VETERANS AND THE to address the House for 1 minute.) NEGOTIATION SHUTDOWN Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of (Mr. KLINE asked and was given per- (Mrs. BUSTOS asked and was given Texas. Instead of approving the Senate- mission to address the House for 1 permission to address the House for 1 passed funding bill, House Republicans minute and to revise and extend his re- minute.) have placed politics before people while marks.) Mrs. BUSTOS. Mr. Speaker, I rise important decisions on government Mr. KLINE. Mr. Speaker, we find our- again today to continue speaking out funding and the debt ceiling await selves 1 week into a government shut- about the human consequences of this votes. down. That’s something I hoped I ridiculous government shutdown. We Mr. Speaker, I rise today with excite- would never have to say on the floor of are now one full week into this shame- ment to express my support for the Pa- this House. I did not want this; House ful display of irresponsibility. tient Protection and Affordable Care Yesterday, I spoke with a man in my Republicans did not want this; and the Act, which has already significantly district named Joe Burton, who lives in American people surely did not want improved health care for Americans. In Monmouth, Illinois. He is a decorated this. my State of Texas, families have saved war hero, serving 21 years in the mili- So why are we here? We’re here be- $46.3 million in insurance company re- tary. As a retired Army sergeant, Joe cause Democrats in the United States funds. Medicare beneficiaries in the received the Bronze Star for his brave Senate and the President of the United doughnut hole have saved $420.7 million States refuse to negotiate with the service in the gulf war. But after honorably serving our Na- in prescription drugs. More than 40,000 people’s elected Representatives here Americans and 17 million American in the House. tion for so long, Joe is now worried sick about how this reckless govern- children with preexisting conditions How long can their refusal to nego- gained insurance coverage through the tiate go on? All we are asking for is a ment shutdown is going to impact him and his family. This tough guy is lit- Affordable Care Act. Because of the conversation, Mr. Speaker. That’s it. health insurance marketplaces, in my House Republicans want to sit down in erally frightened about the shutdown and how it is affecting his VA dis- district, about 204,000 individuals will good faith and work to get this govern- have access to quality, affordable ment open again and to make sure that ability payments. If his benefits aren’t there and don’t arrive, he has no idea health care coverage. all Americans are treated fairly under The Affordable Care Act will grow how he will pay his bills or even how he the President’s health care law. stronger and expand access to quality will pay for his next meal. More than My colleague from Indiana, just mo- care for all Americans. ments ago, pointed out that we pass anything, he just wants to know how f bills in this House with overwhelming veterans like him across the country majorities—margins of over 100 votes, are going to make ends meet if we UNDERMINING CAMPAIGN bipartisan votes—to keep important, don’t get this solved. FINANCE LAWS Let’s stop this nonsense now and do essential services up and running. (Mr. YARMUTH asked and was given right by Joe and the others who have There are grounds for agreement. We permission to address the House for 1 served our country. just have to negotiate. minute.) Leader REID, Mr. President, let’s f Mr. YARMUTH. Mr. Speaker, the talk. NO WAY TO RUN THE last thing Congress needs is more spe- f GOVERNMENT cial interest candidates who don’t an- (Mrs. BEATTY asked and was given swer to the American people; and yet IMPACTING AMERICA’S YOUNGEST this morning, the Senate minority LEARNERS permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her re- leader and his big money allies in the (Mr. HINOJOSA asked and was given marks.) Republican Party once again asked the permission to address the House for 1 Mrs. BEATTY. Mr. Speaker, I stand Supreme Court to give billionaires minute.) here at a time we should be celebrating more influence on public policy Mr. HINOJOSA. Mr. Speaker, I rise the many freedoms bestowed upon us, through our elections. If this effort today to speak out against the govern- but I am here in the midst of some Re- succeeds, individuals would be per- ment shutdown and its detrimental im- publicans crippling us. mitted to give as much as $3.5 million pact on Federal programs like Head It is fatal for the Congress to over- each to candidates and parties next Start and Impact Aid for school dis- look the urgency of the moment and to year in addition to the already unlim- tricts. underestimate the desires of the Amer- ited amounts they can spend independ- Instead of punishing our youngest ican people who want the doors of gov- ently. learners through this government shut- ernment open, ending the whirlwinds of It should go without saying that the down, our Nation needs a responsible, piecemeal, cherry-picking funding. number of people who are able to con- forward-looking fiscal policy that re- Paraphrasing Martin Luther King: tribute on this scale is minuscule, but pairs the damage done by sequestration When the architects of our Republic the ranks of those who would be af- and the government shutdown and that wrote the magnificent words of the fected by this deluge of money cannot allows programs like Head Start to Constitution and the Declaration of be overstated. It is simply not possible provide the highest quality early learn- Independence, they were signing a to turn up the volume on the already ing opportunities to our most vulner- promissory note to which every Amer- amplified voices of a few wealthy do- able children. A piecemeal approach to ican was to fall heir. nors without drowning out the millions funding Head Start is not a real solu- Instead, citizens are sitting at home, of Americans already struggling to be tion to this government shutdown. waiting for Congress to open the doors heard.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:36 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K08OC7.023 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE October 8, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6361 The fact is we will never have a fair mined that fealty to extreme Tea for a vote. End this needless Repub- and balanced budget or a more equi- Party groups is more important than lican shutdown, which is not only hurt- table tax system while the well off and the needs of the people they represent. ing the American people, but the entire well connected are allowed to control It’s time to end the stubborn, unrea- economy. Members of Congress. sonable, and mean-spirited obsession f Mr. Speaker, this is not the Republic with killing the Affordable Care Act. the Framers intended. When they cre- The Republican shutdown can end SBA GRINDS TO A HALT ated Congress and when the people ap- today if only the Speaker would allow (Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of proved the 17th Amendment, appoint- a vote. New York asked and was given permis- ing themselves the electors of the Sen- f sion to address the House for 1 minute ate, they wanted to ensure government FALLEN HEROES AND FAMILIES and to revise and extend her remarks.) was accountable to the people it serves. ASSISTANCE ACT Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New The more we undermine campaign fi- York. Mr. Speaker, the economic dis- nance laws, the further we get from (Mr. BARBER asked and was given ruption caused by the Republican-or- permission to address the House for 1 that fundamental principle. chestrated shutdown continues to minute.) mount. The negative impact on the f Mr. BARBER. Mr. Speaker, this lives of the American people and the EVEN ONE MORE DAY IS TOO weekend, our Nation lost five brave loss of jobs and opportunities continues LONG servicemembers in Afghanistan. Short- to rise. (Mrs. DAVIS of California asked and ly after they were killed, their families were notified that our government As one example, in my home district was given permission to address the of New York, the shutdown is hitting House for 1 minute.) would not pay their survivor benefits due to the shutdown. This is disgrace- some small business owners really hard Mrs. DAVIS of California. Mr. Speak- because it brought to an absolute halt er, this shutdown has affected more ful and an outrage. These servicemembers gave their any work of the Small Business Admin- than just the government. We all need lives in defense of our country. When istration. On average, the Small Busi- to understand that. they stepped up to defend our Nation, ness Administration approves over 9 Yesterday, I learned that a veteran- we promised that they and their fami- million loans in my district alone for owned small business in my district lies would be cared for. Now, due to the small businesses each month, but be- that contracts with the Navy has had shutdown, we have broken and aban- cause of this shutdown, zero. Zero are to furlough its workers; but because doned that sacred commitment. being approved—small business loans, they are not Federal employees, they Today, I am introducing the Fallen real estate or equipment loans, and won’t be receiving backpay when the Heroes and Families Assistance Act, this has a terrible ripple effect on our government resumes full operations. which will ensure that the promises we economy. The lost pay will have a terrible im- made to our fallen servicemembers are It was bad enough that the majority pact on these employees and their fam- fulfilled. I urge its immediate consider- would not bring a single meaningful ilies, but their absence is also seriously ation by the House. We must honor our jobs bill, infrastructure or transpor- affecting the financial well-being of the commitments to our fallen heroes and tation bill to the floor for a vote to cre- small business that employs them. their families. ate jobs; but now, this reckless, long- Let’s think about this: How often is f planned action to bring the work of the this happening throughout the coun- government to a halt, it is actively try? And you begin to see how San ECONOMIC HARM OF THE killing jobs, killing opportunity, kill- Diego, alone, is losing $7 million a SHUTDOWN ing hope. week during the shutdown. How much (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given Let’s bring a clean budget up for a longer are we going to play political permission to address the House for 1 vote today and put people over politics. games when everyone is guaranteed to minute.) f lose? Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, this Re- For our communities, for our econ- publican shutdown and their threats b 1230 omy, and, most of all, for those who not to pay America’s bills are not only DAY 8 OF THE FEDERAL are out of work, even one more day is reckless, but they’re playing with eco- GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN too long. Let’s fund the whole govern- nomic fire. Their irresponsibility is ment and end this shutdown. burning the American people. (Ms. HANABUSA asked and was f There are currently more than 800,000 given permission to address the House Federal employees out of work, with for 1 minute.) ‘‘CRUZ CONTROL’’ thousands already filing for unemploy- Ms. HANABUSA. Mr. Speaker, day 8 (Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia asked and ment benefits because they’ve been fur- of the shutdown of the Federal Govern- was given permission to address the loughed by the GOP shutdown. These ment. House for 1 minute and to revise and are working men and women who have What do we know, Mr. Speaker? extend his remarks.) to pay their bills, their mortgages, We know, 1, you and your majority Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speak- their car loans. wanted the shutdown, so you win. You er, I deeply regret that the Republicans The Republican shutdown is harming have no plan to end this shutdown— have shut down the government. They the whole economy. The Dow Jones In- that’s obvious—and it’s no longer have shut the whole thing down. Their dustrial Average went down another about ObamaCare. 2-year-old plan to shut down the gov- 136 points yesterday and has been down But what we don’t know is, who do ernment over the Affordable Care Act nearly 200 points during the course of you want to punish? is as harmful as it is fruitless. this Republican shutdown. It is cur- It must only be the people of this However, all is not lost. The Repub- rently at its lowest levels in a month. great Nation. You pass bills for show lican shutdown can end today if the Global markets continue to slide due only. You know that the Senate and Speaker would simply disengage the to the uncertainty that the Republican the President will not cherry-pick ‘‘Cruz control’’ and hold a vote on a shutdown has caused. According to among the departments, yet you con- clean bill. This is day 8 of the govern- news reports, it has already cost us tinue to pass these bills. Yet, you won’t ment shutdown. With the debt ceiling over $2 billion because of the shutdown, let the House vote on a clean CR to vote looming, this is the time for ac- and it is hurting U.S. trade because in- open government. tion, not talk. spections of imports and applications Mr. Speaker, you tell us when you’ve You can’t negotiate with a Repub- for exports can’t be cleared by agencies made the people of this country suffer lican Party stuck on ‘‘Cruz control’’ on like the EPA due to the fact that the enough. You tell us when you’re satis- something so basic as a clean bill to re- staff in charge has been furloughed. fied with the level of anxiety and pain open our government. Unfortunately, Mr. Speaker, it is well over time to that you have caused. At that time, my Republican colleagues have deter- bring up a clean continuing resolution maybe you’ll let us vote the clean CR

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:36 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K08OC7.025 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H6362 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 8, 2013 and let the people see where we all applicable appropriation, fund, or authoriza- ber 15 or until we enact full-year appro- stand. tion whenever a bill in which such applicable priations. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. appropriation, fund, or authorization is con- This is another step the House is tak- WESTMORELAND). Members will remem- tained is enacted into law. ing to alleviate the burden of this cur- SEC. 105. This joint resolution shall be im- ber to address their remarks to the plemented so that only the most limited rent fiscal dilemma and move us closer Chair. funding action of that permitted in the joint to ending the government shutdown. f resolution shall be taken in order to provide The nine bills the House has passed since October 1 to reopen the govern- HEAD START CONTINUING APPRO- for continuation of projects and activities. SEC. 106. Amounts made available under ment—this will be the 10th—constitute PRIATIONS RESOLUTION, 2014 section 101 for civilian personnel compensa- nearly one-third of the Federal Govern- Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. tion and benefits in each department and ment’s discretionary budget. These 10 Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution agency may be apportioned up to the rate for bills fund very critical programs, operations necessary to avoid furloughs 371, I call up the joint resolution (H.J. cleanly, as the Senate has demanded, Res. 84) making continuing appropria- within such department or agency, con- sistent with the applicable appropriations and have been supported on a bipar- tions for Head Start for fiscal year Act for fiscal year 2013, except that such au- tisan basis in this House. 2014, and for other purposes, and ask thority provided under this section shall not So why are these bills still sitting on for its immediate consideration. be used until after the department or agency HARRY REID’s desk? The Clerk read the title of the joint has taken all necessary actions to reduce or Why is the Senate not making every resolution. defer non-personnel-related administrative stride it can to help our Nation’s dis- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. expenses. advantaged children, hungry families, SEC. 107. It is the sense of Congress that WESTMORELAND). Pursuant to House and our veterans? Resolution 371, the joint resolution is this joint resolution may also be referred to as the ‘‘Head Start for Low-Income Children This method of funding the govern- considered read. ment is not my preferred way, Mr. The text of the joint resolution is as Act’’. This joint resolution may be cited as the Speaker, nor is it the standard, but follows: ‘‘Head Start Continuing Appropriations Res- while we work to find an end to the H.J. RES. 84 olution, 2014’’. shutdown, we should fund those pro- Resolved by the Senate and House of Rep- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The bill grams we can as soon as we can. resentatives of the United States of America in shall be debatable for 40 minutes, I hope that my colleagues in the Sen- Congress assembled, That the following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any money in equally divided and controlled by the ate will take this opportunity to meet the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, chair and ranking minority member of us at the negotiating table. We’ve got a and out of applicable corporate or other rev- the Committee on Appropriations. great deal to work out, but this can’t enues, receipts, and funds, for Head Start for The gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. be done if we are not willing to talk fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes, ROGERS) and the gentlewoman from and listen to each other. namely: New York (Mrs. LOWEY) each will con- It is the time-honored way, Mr. SEC. 101. (a) Such amounts as may be nec- trol 20 minutes. Speaker. When the two bodies disagree essary, at a rate for operations as provided The Chair recognizes the gentleman in the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations on something, each body passes a bill, Act, 2013 (division F of Public Law 113–6) and from Kentucky. and we send it to conference with the under the authority and conditions provided GENERAL LEAVE other body. That’s what should be done in such Act, for continuing all projects or ac- Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. here. tivities under the Head Start Act (including Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that In fact, this body, several days ago the costs of direct loans and loan guaran- all Members may have 5 legislative now, appointed conferees on this topic tees) that are not otherwise specifically pro- days in which to revise and extend and sent it over to the Senate, only to vided for in this joint resolution, that were their remarks and include extraneous be met by a loud snore. conducted in fiscal year 2013, and for which So, Mr. Speaker, I want us to get to- appropriations, funds, or other authority material on H.J. Res. 84, and that I were made available by such Act under the may include tabular material on the gether and talk about ending this shut- heading ‘‘Department of Health and Human same. down. Though I wish we were able to Services—Administration for Children and The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there end the shutdown in its entirety, this Families, Children and Families Services objection to the request of the gen- bill will at least reopen one indispen- Programs’’. tleman from Kentucky? sable government program and lessen (b) The rate for operations provided by sub- There was no objection. the toll that the shutdown is taking on section (a) for each project or activity shall Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. the American people. be calculated to reflect the full amount of any reduction required in fiscal year 2013 Speaker, I yield myself such time as I This Congress is facing a great deal pursuant to— may consume. of difficult choices in the near future, (1) any provision of division G of the Con- I rise today to present H.J. Res. 84, but taking care of our children should solidated and Further Continuing Appropria- the Head Start for Low-Income Chil- be a top priority. I urge my colleagues tions Act, 2013 (Public Law 113–6), including dren Act. This bill provides Federal to support the bill. section 3004; and funding at the current, post-sequester Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of (2) the Presidential sequestration order rate for the Head Start program, which my time. dated March 1, 2013, except as attributable to millions of children across the country Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield budget authority made available by the Dis- myself such time as I may consume. aster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public rely on to fulfill their educational and Law 113–2). health needs. I rise in opposition to the reckless SEC. 102. Appropriations made by section As we work our way out of this gov- Republican shutdown. I wish my Re- 101 shall be available to the extent and in the ernment shutdown mess, we shouldn’t publican colleagues had shown this manner that would be provided by the perti- let some of our most vulnerable citi- same level of concern for Head Start nent appropriations Act. zens—low-income children with no re- earlier in the year when the majority SEC. 103. Unless otherwise provided for in course—suffer. In my home State of proposed to slash the Labor-HHS this joint resolution or in the applicable ap- propriations Act for fiscal year 2014, appro- Kentucky, 20,715 kids rely on Head spending bill by 22 percent. The major- priations and funds made available and au- Start to provide a helping hand. If we ity did not have the courage of their thority granted pursuant to this joint resolu- don’t do anything about this today, convictions to stand behind their cuts tion shall be available until whichever of the 2,800 kids in Kentucky will lose access and even release a copy of their bill. following first occurs: (1) the enactment into to Head Start programs starting No- Today’s bill does nothing to help law of an appropriation for any project or ac- vember 1. families afford child care or to invest tivity provided for in this joint resolution; This bill provides funding for Head in other pre-K services that are so im- (2) the enactment into law of the applicable Start at an annual rate of $7.586 bil- portant for children’s development. appropriations Act for fiscal year 2014 with- lion. This funding will help reopen the Even if House Republicans’ piecemeal out any provision for such project or activ- ity; or (3) December 15, 2013. doors to the more than 1,600 Head Start bills were enacted, at the rate they’re SEC. 104. Expenditures made pursuant to programs across the country. As be- going, it will take until after Christ- this joint resolution shall be charged to the fore, the funding will last until Decem- mas before the government is fully up

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:36 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K08OC7.028 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE October 8, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6363 and running. The Republican plan is the government and they will not nego- treatment for Congress, businesses, and completely irresponsible. tiate on raising the debt ceiling, I do labor unions under ObamaCare; but We could end the shutdown today if not believe, Mr. Speaker, that that is a there are unnecessary casualties to the Speaker allowed a vote. Democrats proper way forward. Certainly, on that debate. have negotiated, and we didn’t just issues like American children, we can Today, we have an opportunity to meet in the middle. We agreed to the put politics aside. take Head Start off the table—a pro- Republican spending level in the stop- gram that serves 1,146,468 kids nation- b 1245 gap bill, but Republicans insist on re- wide; and 1,436 of these young students pealing the Affordable Care Act, in- Mrs. LOWEY. Before I yield to my are in Kansas’ Third District. These cluding allowing insurance companies next speaker, I would like to make it vulnerable students need our help. to deny care to children. clear that we negotiated a spending These are kids with little opportunity, Vote ‘‘no’’ on this bill. Demand the bill. We took the Republican number. disadvantaged by poverty and cir- House vote to immediately end the Let us pass that spending bill. Speaker cumstances that put them behind from reckless Republican shutdown. BOEHNER should bring it to the floor at day one. Head Start for low-income Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of your number and then raise the debt children is a ray of hope, coming at a my time. ceiling. Then there is plenty of time to critical time when these young learn- Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. negotiate on all the outstanding issues. ers are developing their young minds. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gen- Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to Head Start works for students, Head tlewoman from Michigan (Mrs. MIL- yield 1 minute to the gentlelady from Start works for families, and Head LER), who is the chair of the House Ad- California (Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD). Start works for the American tax- ministration Committee. Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. Mr. Speaker, payer. So why can’t we come to an Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. I cer- I join the National Head Start Associa- agreement as to the funding for this tainly thank the chairman for yielding tion in opposing this bill. portion of government? We can’t come the time. At a time when our Nation’s at-risk to it for every portion—we get that— Mr. Speaker, I rise today because I families are suffering on multiple lev- but we are in agreement that this shut- strongly support the Head Start pro- els due to sequestration and the Repub- down is unnecessary and that we can gram, and I am so hopeful that the lican government shutdown, a piece- fund Head Start today. House will pass this bill today and, cer- meal approach like this one is not in For some, this is a philosophical de- tainly, that the United States Senate anyone’s best interest. This disingen- bate, but for the young learners at will take it up as well. uous Republican effort would selec- Head Start of Shawnee Mission, Kan- Head Start is a program that helps tively fund some education programs sas; Olathe, Kansas; or the Children’s American children get the extra help while failing to provide funding for Campus in Kansas City, these are real that they need at an early age. I’ll tell others that poor children and their lives and real futures at stake. They you, you can talk to any mother or families rely on. are counting on us. Surely we can take grandmother. You don’t need some sci- The National School Lunch Program, our partisan hats off for a moment and entific study to tell you that this pro- the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance fund a bill to get each of these kids a gram, an early intervention, is abso- Program, Title I, after-school, special chance to succeed. lutely critical to making sure that education, and rural education pro- Let’s pass a clean bill that funds every child can optimize their indi- grams, among others, are all left out of Head Start today. Let’s put aside our vidual potential and to achieve their this bill. It’s unconscionable that our differences. Let’s find common ground. own opportunities. Nation’s most vulnerable children are We have the power today to take Head During this shutdown, Mr. Speaker, being denied Head Start services be- Start kids out of this debate and en- we have heard a lot about ObamaCare, cause of Speaker BOEHNER’s refusal to sure their funding. but this bill has nothing to do with bring to the floor a clean bill to open Let’s show the American people that ObamaCare, absolutely zero to do with the government. today, on this issue, on these kids, ObamaCare. This bill is about Amer- Let’s stop this charade of pitting sen- there is no disagreement. ica’s children, about Head Start. There iors against children, veterans against Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask are no strings attached. It just funds families, one group of Americans unanimous consent that the gentle- Head Start. against another. Let’s open the govern- woman from Connecticut (Ms. Now, I know that many of our col- ment and serve all our countrymen. DELAURO) control the remainder of the leagues on the other side of the aisle Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. time. say that they can’t support any fund- Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gen- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there ing bill unless they get exactly what tleman from Kansas (Mr. YODER), a objection to the request of the gentle- they want, which is an entire con- member of the Appropriations Com- woman from New York? tinuing resolution to finance the entire mittee. There was no objection. government. They want exactly what Mr. YODER. I thank the chairman Ms. DELAURO. I thank the gentle- they want, otherwise they can’t do this from Kentucky for his work on this woman from New York, and I yield my- kind of a thing. And yet, it is inter- legislation to help provide funding for self such time as I may consume. esting to note that they call Repub- Head Start kids to have an opportunity Mr. Speaker, the Government of the licans ‘‘absolutists.’’ to realize all the opportunities that life United States of America has now been Fortunately, Mr. Speaker, many oth- presents. closed for a full week. People are out of ers on the other side of the aisle will Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask us to work. Some are even going hungry. Our support this funding bill for Head work together and set aside our dif- economy is poised on the brink of a dis- Start, as they have supported these ferences for the good of the American astrous default, and yet this Repub- other funding bills that we have been people. lican majority continues to play polit- passing since the beginning of the shut- We are divided. We have an ongoing ical games with the future of our coun- down, in a bipartisan way. dispute about whether Congress should try and the lives and health of Amer- President Obama and the Senate ma- receive special treatment and whether ican families. jority leader keep saying that they will individuals should be given the same The hostage being negotiated today not negotiate, but I sincerely hope, Mr. exemptions that businesses have been is Head Start, one of the true American Speaker that they will negotiate and given under the Affordable Care Act. success stories. Unquestionably, it is that we can go to a conference com- That is in dispute. the most effective early childhood de- mittee, that we can work out our dif- Why can’t we go forward with legisla- velopment program ever developed, and ferences, that we can stop the shut- tion and policies and things that we all I’ve heard so often from my colleagues down, because to just keep saying, as agree on? The Senate has a position on the other side of the aisle about how the President keeps saying and the and the House has a position, and we unsuccessful the program is and what a Senate Majority Leader keeps saying, can go on and on with this debate terrible program it is and that we that they will not negotiate on funding about whether we should fund special ought to cut it.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:36 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K08OC7.029 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H6364 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 8, 2013 For almost 50 years now, Head Start according to the latest polls, a full 70 Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. has provided comprehensive childhood percent of the country opposes this I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. development, literacy, and family serv- hostage-taking and wants us to get Mr. Speaker, this is now the second ices to nearly 30 million preschoolers back to work. week of the Republican shutdown of from low-income and working families. I urge my colleagues to oppose the our government—shut down because It now serves nearly 1 million children resolution, and I reserve the balance of they want to put insurance companies every year. It’s an example of how my time. back in charge of America’s health dedicated teachers, with the help of a Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. care. smart Federal investment, can enrich Speaker, I can’t believe what I just Republicans in the House think they the lives of our citizens—the corner- heard. The gentlelady was describing can get out of this horrible mess they stone of our efforts to close the the importance of the Head Start pro- created by partially opening one part achievement gap—combat poverty, and gram in glowing terms, and yet she of the government or another. Today, provide all kids with the opportunity turns around and tells us she’s going to it’s Head Start—a program I strongly to thrive. vote against funding for the Head Start support and one that used to be sup- It is another important Federal pro- program. That’s a puzzle to me. ported on a bipartisan basis to provide gram that Republicans are claiming to I reserve the balance of my time. education, health and nutrition serv- support today in full defiance of their Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 ices to at-risk children. previous voting record. It is as if the minute to the gentlelady from Cali- When Republicans voted to shut majority expects that we have all for- fornia (Ms. LEE), a member of the sub- down the government, they closed the gotten the positions they have been committee. doors on thousands of these children promoting for years—up to this point. Ms. LEE of California. Mr. Speaker, and their families. After several bad We have not forgotten. first of all, we all know that we’re 8 news articles about the Republicans I am the ranking member of the sub- days into this Tea Party Republican shutting down Head Start, they now committee that oversees Head Start government shutdown with $2.4 billion want to partially open it. funding, and I have had to continually in lost economic activity. This hos- Keep in mind, restoring funding to fight tooth and nail to see this pro- tage-taking continues. Head Start only serves a small percent- gram adequately funded and to protect The Tea Party Republicans continue age of at-risk children who need pre- it from the deep cuts put forward by to want to deny millions of Americans school and are eligible for it. It is not the majority. health care. That’s why this shutdown enough to restore one set of early- In 2011, the very first bill the Repub- continues, and the public knows this. learning services for at-risk children lican majority passed tried to cut Head Because of the devastating sequester, but to not fund the Child Care and De- Start by over a billion dollars; and already more than 57,000 students have velopment Block Grant, special edu- 218,000 kids would have been cut from lost their Head Start spots. At the cation services, and the Temporary As- the rolls, 16,000 classrooms closed, and same time, the Tea Party Republicans sistance for Needy Families, which pro- 55,000 teachers, assistants, and staff insisted on cutting food stamps by $40 vides early childhood services for chil- would have lost their jobs. billion for these same children. dren from low-income families as well. That was the majority’s opening So you can’t tell me that today they If the Republicans are serious about offer, and they didn’t blink an eye. care about these kids when they fight supporting early childhood education, Parent, teachers, and advocates stood to cut Head Start and every other pro- we should vote on the clean, Senate- up and said ‘‘no’’ to these cuts, and the gram for young people in the Appro- passed budget to reopen the govern- majority had to back down. priations Committee. ment so that services for those kids Instead, what they’re doing now The National Head Start Association and their families can be fully restored. would be automatic cuts, the across- doesn’t buy this very sinister approach, The SPEAKER pro tempore. The the-board cuts known as sequestration, which will not reopen the government. time of the gentleman has expired. which was never meant to become law. They know that there are enough votes Ms. DELAURO. I yield the gentleman They’re using that to do their work for to open the government up if Speaker an additional 30 seconds. them. Because of those cuts, this ma- BOEHNER brings the Senate budget bill Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. jority has voted to make permanent to the floor. We should have that vote today. that 57,000 students all across America Also, let me just say many Demo- It’s time to stop the Republican shut- have already lost access to Head Start. crats did not want the funding level of down. I call on the Speaker to let us Even the children who are able to re- the Senate budget bill, but com- vote. Let us vote. Let us vote on a bill main in Head Start can expect short- promised just to get the government to open the whole government. ened school days, elimination of home open. As of today, enough Republicans visits, and teacher layoffs. In total, Let’s shut down this shutdown. have publicly stated that they’re ready 78,000 children have lost access to this Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. to join all of the Democrats to vote to early learning since this House major- Speaker, I continue to reserve the bal- open the government. Republicans ity took office, and those sequester ance of my time. should allow the House to vote on the cuts will grow worse over time. Ms. DELAURO. I yield myself such Senate bill—a bill that was negotiated This is a self-inflicted government time as I may consume. by the Speaker of the House, Mr. BOEH- shutdown. Head Start centers are being Mr. Speaker, I would just like to say NER, and the leader of the Senate, Mr. forced to close. The longer the major- to the chairman of the full committee, REID, but was rejected by the Repub- ity perpetuates this shutdown, the the National Head Start Association lican caucus. more kids are being denied an oppor- has said—I’m commenting on this Bring that bill to the floor. Let us tunity to learn. sham of a bill before the House today— vote, and let these children get these I’m happy to see my colleagues on that they are opposed to this effort be- services. the other side of the aisle embrace the cause they realize that it is a charade. Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. importance of early childhood edu- I think it’s important to note that. Speaker, I continue to reserve the bal- cation. President Obama has called for They are certainly committed—and ance of my time. universal preschool, which would make have been for years—in terms of early- Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, a quote a profound and positive difference for learning education and education for from the National Head Start Associa- children and their families across the our children, but they, too, understand tion: country; but this Republican majority what is happening here today. The proposed Head Start for Low-Income turned its back on that proposal, With that, Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 Children Act, while attempting to provide a walked away from it, and didn’t even minute to the gentleman from Cali- funding extension for Head Start, does not consider it. fornia (Mr. GEORGE MILLER). put forward a true solution to the govern- Let’s stop playing games with peo- (Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California ment shutdown. ple’s lives, their health, and our chil- asked and was given permission to re- I yield 1 minute to the gentlelady dren’s future. It is little wonder that, vise and extend his remarks.) from Wisconsin (Ms. MOORE).

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:36 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K08OC7.030 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE October 8, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6365 b 1300 Mr. Speaker, I am really puzzled. We their own degree so they can move out Ms. MOORE. Mr. Speaker, the defini- hear speaker after speaker on the other of poverty into the middle class. tion of ‘‘farce’’ is: a foolish show, side tell us how committed they are to The SPEAKER pro tempore. The mockery, a ridiculous sham. these poor children in the Head Start time of the gentlewoman has expired. Now, this Head Start funding bill and program, and yet here’s the chance, Ms. DELAURO. I yield the gentle- cry for providing a head start for our Mr. Speaker, to continue this program. woman 10 seconds. low-income children is indeed a false Yes, it does not include the entire gov- Ms. CASTOR of Florida. So I urge start at this 22 percent sequestration ernment, but are we going to hold hos- Speaker BOEHNER to bring a clean bill level. The politicians’ mantra that edu- tage these kids from poor families who to the floor that funds the U.S. Govern- cation is the key does not pass the are desperate for this program. Are we ment, not these political gimmicks. laugh test where our babies are locked going to hold them hostage, or are we Enough of the gimmicks. We know out and out of luck—no LIHEAP, im- going to go ahead and approve this we have 200 Democrats ready to sup- munizations, disability education as- short-term funding for the Head Start port a clean CR and at least 20 or so sistance. This is a key to what—a key program? Republicans. End these political gim- to a government careening toward de- If you believe in Head Start, it seems micks. Fund the government. End this fault? It is a government that has de- to me you would stand in the well and calamity for American families. faulted on the future of our children. say: I support this bill because it con- Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. I continue Let’s shut down the shutdown. tinues the Head Start program. to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. I continue I reserve the balance of my time. Ms. DELAURO. I yield 1 minute to to reserve the balance of my time. Ms. DELAURO. I yield myself such the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, I would time as I may consume. ANDREWS). just like to read a headline from Con- Mr. Speaker, let me just comment for (Mr. ANDREWS asked and was given necticut’s Hartford Courant: ‘‘Head a moment in that I think that it is not permission to revise and extend his re- Start Memo: Nearly 1,000 Children a question of holding these children marks.) Shut Out.’’ hostage. You are holding the entire Na- Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Speaker and col- I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman tion hostage for an effort that is not leagues, I think the best way to resolve from California (Ms. WATERS). going to change, and that is: the Af- this debate is to ask a simple factual Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in fordable Care Act is the law of the question. opposition to this legislation. land. There are two approaches here. The You will find no stronger supporter Let’s have a vote on this floor of the majority approach wants to pass this of the Head Start program than I. For House of Representatives. We can re- piecemeal bill. We want—‘‘we,’’ mean- years, I worked first as a teacher in open this government and not hold ing the entire Democratic Caucus and Head Start, and later I was a super- anyone hostage any longer. enough Republicans to pass it—we visor for Parent Involvement and Vol- If my memory serves me well, in 2011, want to take up the Senate clean bill unteer Services. the gentleman, whom I do have great and vote on it now. I know Head Start. The experience respect for, voted for H.R. 1—and Which of these two approaches would was life changing—inspiring me to join maybe it was his bill that he passed— provide the most help most quickly to the war on poverty and dedicate myself which would have cut Head Start by the Head Start centers across the coun- to improving the lives of low-income over $1 billion. try? Which would really help the pro- children and families. Thanks to Head It is puzzling to me that all of a sud- gram? Start, thousands of children have been den my Republican colleagues have If this bill passes, it will languish in put on a solid path to a well-rounded gotten religion on the Head Start pro- the current political turmoil and go education. gram. It is so inconsistent with where nowhere. If the Speaker puts on the Head Start teaches children to feel this majority has been with regard to floor the clean Senate continuing reso- good about themselves, to have a posi- Head Start and so disingenuous and lution, it will pass this afternoon, and tive self-image. Head Start introduced duplicitous that we know it is a polit- the Head Start centers that are af- children to books and reading and to ical ploy. flicted by this problem all over the how to resolve conflicts. We gave full I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman country will open tomorrow morning. examination and discovered edu- from Florida (Ms. CASTOR). If you care about helping the Head cational disabilities, and we gave them Ms. CASTOR of Florida. Mr. Speaker, Start program, you will vote in favor the path to good health services. the Republican shutdown is a disaster of the Senate bill. The opposite side of the aisle claims for families across America and this Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. they support Head Start and early great country, and we are not fooled by Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gen- childhood education, but they sup- this political gimmick on the floor tleman from Nebraska (Mr. TERRY). ported sequestration that has robbed today. It is a gimmick; it is a gimmick; Mr. TERRY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in 57,000 children of the opportunity to be it is a gimmick. support of this bill because I actually in the Head Start program. The Republican position in this Con- think Head Start is an important pro- This Republican destructive strat- gress, as demonstrated in their budget, gram, and I’ve supported it. I’ve seen egy—picking winners and losers, who has been to slash support for Head and I’ve gone to Head Starts through- will survive and who will not—is not Start students. I know this; Head Start out my district and have read to the the right way to go. parents know this; Head Start teachers kids who are there. The reforms that The SPEAKER pro tempore. The know this; and our communities back were done that made it more of an edu- time of the gentlewoman has expired. home know it all too well. In fact, in cational preschool type of atmos- Ms. DELAURO. I yield an additional the House Budget Committee just this phere—that was done, gee, I don’t 10 seconds to the gentlewoman. past March, Democrats offered an know, probably about 7 or 8 years ago— Ms. WATERS. Put a clean CR on the amendment to eliminate the severe Re- I think actually helped improve Head floor so that we can vote for all of gov- publican cuts to education and Head Start, making sure that children are ernment to be protected. Don’t pit chil- Start students and to stop the layoffs ready when they start regular K–12. So dren against veterans, et cetera. of teachers. Republicans scoffed, just I support this. I will not be bullied into supporting like they are scoffing at their basic re- This is important, and in this atmos- this measure. I urge my colleagues to sponsibility to negotiate and pass a phere where it is all or nothing and no stand with me. Despite my love for this budget and keep government working. negotiations—we’re not going to talk program, I must vote against this Mr. Speaker, when you shut down to you—we are left doing these micro measure. Head Start classrooms, did you know or minivan-type bills in which we take I ask my colleagues to stand up to that the parents of these students may the most important, essential pro- these Republican tricks and vote ‘‘no.’’ not be able to go to work or keep their grams and say, you know, we agree Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. I yield jobs? That is not smart. Head Start with you that Head Start is a worth- myself such time as I may consume. keeps parents working or studying for while program and that it’s worth

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:36 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K08OC7.032 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H6366 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 8, 2013 funding. So why don’t we just work to- Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, in clos- program, it seems to me you would lay gether and agree that we will fund ing, I am dismayed, but we are all dis- everything else aside and vote for that Head Start at the budget level. mayed. We have fought these battles program, which I am asking our Mem- I heard comments earlier about some on Head Start in the committee. As to bers to do as I close. Republicans wanted to cut it, and yes, the ranking member of the Appropria- I yield back the balance of my time. there are going to be some that do. So tions Committee, who sits on the Ms. SCHWARTZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today if you think that it’s that cynical, call Labor-HHS Subcommittee, we fought to express my strong support for Head Start us on it. Vote for it. You want Head over and over and over again in talking and my opposition to this legislation, which Start to continue, and you think we’re about how important this program is; locks in the automatic cuts to funding for this being cynical with this? Call us on it. and day after day after day after day, critical program. Vote for it. we have been told that the facts belie A high-quality early education puts children Let’s send a bipartisan measure over themselves, that this is not a success- on a path to succeed academically and in life. to the Senate, and force them to vote ful program, that kids aren’t learning. Decades of research and data show that in- for it. What’s the worst thing that’s They have dug up studies from 20 years vestments in high-quality early education help going to happen? Oh, Head Start gets ago to tell us that this program doesn’t close the achievement gap, increase high funded. work. All of a sudden, today, they school graduation rates, and reduce the need The SPEAKER pro tempore. The think that there is merit in Head for special education. These investments also Chair reminds Members to address Start? lower the rates of criminal activity and depend- their remarks to the Chair. I hope this extends to what the Presi- ence on public assistance. In fact, one study Ms. DELAURO. I yield myself such dent has asked for in universal early found that for every dollar invested in high- time as I may consume. childhood education. Do you know that quality early education, taxpayers saved $7 in Mr. Speaker, I would just say to my the Labor-HHS Subcommittee never other costs. colleague who just spoke, vote for it. even saw a markup, nor did they ever When first entering school, a child’s health, Let’s take the bill that was passed in mention, with their draft proposal, emotional well-being, and social surroundings the Senate, bring it here. There are ap- early childhood education? They dis- are all factors in their ability to succeed aca- parently enough votes to reopen this missed the President’s view of early demically. Head Start recognizes this and, in government. Vote for it. childhood education and providing uni- turn, merges literacy and math activities with Why be afraid of the process? That’s versal early education for kids; and access to vision screenings and other basic what we do here—we vote. Bring the now, today, they stand before this body health care services. bill here. Let’s open it up and take our and this Nation and say they support Additionally, the program brings parents into chances. What are we afraid of? What this effort. the development process by providing them are we afraid of? Are we afraid that, in Let me just tell you, this is more of with support services in and out of the home, fact, some Republicans will join all of the reason why the hostage-taking by such as access to social workers, peer coun- the Democrats to pass a bill that re- the majority has to end. Every day, we seling, and parenting programs. opens the Federal Government and pro- waste time with these gimmicks mort- In my state of Pennsylvania, Head Start tects these children, protects our vet- gages our kids’ futures and our future centers serve more than 37,000 children, but erans, protects our workers, protects as a Nation. It’s not responsible gov- now, this unnecessary government shutdown everyone? There is just a fear and a erning, and it’s time for it to end. threatens this important program. Already, loathing here which I truly do not un- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Head Start programs in six states have been derstand. time of the gentlewoman has expired. shuttered as a result of the federal govern- With regard to Head Start and other ment shutdown. This is unacceptable. b 1315 early childhood education programs, Instead of playing games, House Repub- we know what those economic divi- Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. I yield licans should join Democrats in finding a solu- dends are. It’s about productivity; it’s myself the balance of my time. tion to this shutdown. It is time pass a clean about prosperity; but it’s about the Mr. Speaker, we have heard here CR, reopen the government, and allow all chil- quality of their lives and their futures. today what we have heard in the last dren access to early education. That’s what ‘‘Head Start’’ means. several days from the other side—that Our nation deserves better. Our children de- Given the record of this majority and they will not vote for any of these indi- serve better. its past actions in cutting funding over vidual bills because we are not bringing Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to and over and over again for Head Start, the entire continuing resolution before speak on H.J. Res 84, Head Start for Low-In- it just proves how disingenuous this the House. come Children Act. Head Start represents an gimmick is here today. They’re playing But let me point out: with this bill— innovative idea from a Democratic led Con- to the crowd, but the crowd isn’t lis- the 10th in this series that we brought gress that was created for the education of tening. No one will forget what you out in a so-called piecemeal fashion—it our smallest citizens who come for poor or low have done. will take us to about a third of the CR, income households. In fact, Head Start graduates are less the original continuing resolution. So We know that if these children have an likely to need special education serv- we are passing the continuing resolu- early start in education it levels the playing ices, to be left back a grade, or to get tion one piece at a time, but neverthe- field of life and they can have an equal oppor- into trouble with the law. They’re less we are passing a continuing resolu- tunity to succeed. more likely to go on to college and to tion. Families in my district who rely on Federal have a professional career. It is a pro- To say that I am not going to vote Government programs like Head Start are gram, yes, that works wonders, which for this bill because you don’t have all hurting. The pain did not start with the shut- is why we’ve all been surprised and dis- of the bills before us doesn’t have much down, but with sequestration which hit Head mayed by our Republicans and their at- logic to it. It means that every bill Start programs for 3 to 4 year olds in the tempts to slash this funding in the that comes before the House could be Houston Area hard: $5,341 million dollar cut, past. argued the same way: I won’t vote for 109 employees cut, 699 slots for children cut. May I ask the gentleman if he has that bill because it doesn’t fund what- On October 2, I joined hundreds of Head any additional speakers or if he is ever or enact whatever piece of legisla- Start supporters from across the country and going to close? tion that is waiting in the wings. many of my colleagues to protest the closing Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Now, Mr. Speaker, this is about Head of Head Start programs due to the Federal Speaker, I have no further speakers, Start. It is not about health care; it is Government shutdown. and I am prepared to close. not about procedure; it is not about I picked up one of the tiny blue chairs that Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, may I whether or not this is piecemeal or represented the thousands of Head Start chil- inquire as to how much time I have re- full, or what have you. It is about Head dren from around the nation and said that an maining? Start. If you believe in the Head Start empty Head Start chair represents a future The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- program and the hundreds of thousands doctor, engineer, president, or teacher who is tlewoman from Connecticut has 11⁄2 of young children in this country—and at risk because of the Federal Government minutes remaining. families—that are depending on this shutdown.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:36 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K08OC7.033 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE October 8, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6367 My support of Head Start and Early Head attending Head Start so that he might learn will be able to keep providing education, Start is based on what I have seen and heard English. health, nutrition and additional services to our about programs like the AVANCE-Houston Her modest hopes for her son were that he 1 million enrolled children and their families. Early Head Start program serving parents and would eventually earn the high school diploma Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, children in the 18th Congressional District. she never had the opportunity to earn. I rise today to voice my opposition to H.J. The AVANCE-Houston Early Head Start is a But when Ms. Rosas went to enroll Hector— Res. 84, the Head Start for Low-Income Chil- program serving low income families in my even though he met all the qualifications for dren Act. While I appreciate the concern for Houston Texas District. the federal Head Start program—Hecter was the harmful effects of the shutdown on Head I visited with AVANCE-Houston administra- turned down. Start and am deeply troubled by the children tors earlier this month because I wanted to get Ms. Rosas said, ‘‘I’m sad because he want- cut off from Head Start services, I am unable an update on how low-income families with in- ed to go to school,’’ Rosas said through an in- to support this funding bill. A far better ap- fants and toddlers and pregnant women terpreter. ‘‘He only speaks Spanish, and that proach to undoing the damage caused by this served by the program were doing. would be one of the advantages: for him to shutdown is to pass a clean continuing resolu- The AVANCE-Houston Early Head Start’s socialize with those who speak English, while tion, CR, that funds the entire government. mission is simple. AVANCE-Houston works for learning the names of colors and numbers— On the heels of devastating sequester cuts healthy prenatal outcomes for pregnant just to be learning. which caused more than 57,000 children to women, enhance the development of very A couple made a contribution of $10 million lose their Head Start slots—over 4,000 of young children, and promote healthy family to open Head Start Programs in 11 states for whom live in Texas—this shutdown continues functioning. 7,000 kids from low-income families could to harm even more of America’s most vulner- AVANCE-Houston serves nearly 1,800 chil- continue to receive educational services. I able families. Already, thousands of children dren city wide. Each of these families and commend this couple for their generosity of have been affected by Head Start program their children are suffering the effect of the heart to assist some of the Head Start Chil- closures and reduced services due to a lack of legislative malpractice of the House majority. dren impacted by this curl majority led Federal federal support from this crisis and thousands The sequestration has cost Head Start and Government shutdown. more children are at risk of losing their seats Early Head Start: AVANCE-Houston lost The legislative malpractice of representing in classrooms as the shutdown continues. $842,518. to the American public that the Federal Gov- However, this piecemeal approach to fund- The impact to the AVANCE-Houston Head ernment is comprised of dismembered parts ing Head Start fails to provide America’s chil- Start employees, teachers and administrators that can be funded without regard for what dren with the same support as a fully oper- of the first wave of lost funds were: Furlough one part does or how one agency contributes ational government through a clean CR. The days, hiring freeze, extra workloads, morale to the work of other agencies. populations served by Head Start often rely on level, outsource of custodial services. It is like building a car with no regard for many other vital programs that provide critical In Houston, Head Start families and their what a part does and how it would function assistance to students who are most in need, children saw a reduction of days of operation; when installed—because the purpose of car is such as the National School Lunch Program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Pro- increase concerns about loss of services for transportation. gram (SNAP), special education programs, their children and Hardy Center closure The purpose of the House of Representa- and Title I programs, none of which are in- AVANCE-Houston absorbed the sequestra- tives is to fund the Federal Government—what cluded in this funding bill. tion reduction in federal funds by: we are doing will not accomplish the outcome. The implication of students losing vital Reducing enrollment by 3.3% which ended Those who control the House of Represent- classroom time, nutrition, and instruction is se- access to the program for 72 children; Elimi- atives is making a cruel tragedy out of the vere and only makes the mission of improving budget process by teasing Federal employees nating 11 Early Head Start and 9 Head Start student achievement and closing achievement who watch while the House majority toy with Teachers and Support staff, and 12 custodial gaps that much more difficult. positions; and their lives by passing one funding bill at a I urge my colleagues to immediately pass a AVANCE-Houston facing a Federal Govern- time. clean CR and reopen the full government so ment shutdown now must consider what it Mr. Speaker, the majority should stop play- we can put an end to the current political might mean to their future: ing games with the American public and pass stalemate and bring the focus back on Possible loss of services for an already un- the clean funding bill from the Senate that undoing the harmful effects of the sequester. derserved population; would fund the entire Federal Government in- Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to Increased costs of operation-Lease cost, cluding all programs immediately. speak on H.J. Res 84, Head Start for Low-In- building maintenance, medical insurance Mr. VALADAO. Mr. Speaker, I rise in sup- come Children Act. Head Start represents an rates, unemployment, and worker’s comp; port of House Joint Resolution 84, the Head innovative idea from a Democratic led Con- Maintenance of competitive salaries; Start for Low-Income Children Act. gress that was created for the education of High staff turnover; Since its inception in 1965, Head Start has our smallest citizens who come for poor or low Limited dollars for new initiatives/curriculum. served over 30 million children and their fami- income households. I know many of my colleagues on the other lies. The program’s purpose has always been We know that if these children have an side of aisle speak about reforming mal- to serve children and pregnant women in cen- early start in education it levels the playing practice lawsuit rights of victims, but what the ters, family homes, and in family child care field of life and they can have an equal oppor- public is seeing in the legislative malpractice homes in urban, suburban, and rural commu- tunity to succeed. of my colleagues in the majority. nities throughout our nation. Families in my district who rely on Federal When there are no perceived consequences Last year, California Head Start received Government programs like Head Start are for bad behavior or harm caused to another over $900 million in federal funding and taught hurting. The pain did not start with the shut- there are no incentives to stop the bad behav- over 111,000 children. In California, there are down, but with Sequestration which hit Head ior. almost 23,000 Head Start employees serving Start programs for 3 to 4 year olds in the Mr. Speaker, this bill is legislative mal- children and their families. Houston Area hard: $5,341 million Dollar cut; practice because it does not address the ear- My rural, low-income district relies heavily 109 Employees cut; 699 Slots for children cut. lier cuts to Federal Government employees on the Head Start Program. Without it, families On October 2, I joined hundreds of Head and programs caused by sequestration and across the Central Valley would be unable to Start supporters from across the country and makes worse an already bad financial situa- ensure proper care and early education of many of my colleagues to protest the closing tion for our government’s most important as- their young children. of Head Start programs due to the Federal sets—Federal workers. Just last week, two of my constituents flew government shutdown. The importance of Federal workers and the across the country to appeal to me and my I picked up one of the tiny blue chairs that critical programs or services they administer California colleagues on the devastating im- represented the thousands of Head Start chil- like Head Start in our Congressional Districts pacts of this drawn–out shutdown on the Head dren from around the nation and said that an cannot be understated. Start Program. empty Head Start chair represents a future The Houston Chronicle reported that due to After passage, this bill would provide imme- doctor, engineer, president, or teacher who is sequestration it had already caused Head diate funding for the nation’s Head Start pro- at risk because of the Federal Government Start children and their parents pain. gram at the same rate and under the same shutdown. This school year, a parent Marlen Rosas conditions as were in effect last year ensuring My support of Head Start and Early Head hoped her 3-year-old son, Hector, would be that Head Start programs across the country Start is based on what I have seen and heard

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:36 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A08OC7.009 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H6368 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 8, 2013 about programs like the AVANCE-Houston Ms. Rosas went to enroll Hector—even though Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Early Head Start program serving parents and he met all the qualifications for the federal Speaker, I reserve a point of order on children in the 18th Congressional District. Head Start program—Hecter was turned the gentlelady’s motion. The AVANCE-Houston Early Head Start is a down; Ms. Rosas said, ‘‘I’m sad because he The SPEAKER pro tempore. A point program serving low income families in my wanted to go to school,’’ Rosas said through of order is reserved. Houston Texas District. an interpreter. ‘‘He only speaks Spanish, and Pursuant to the rule, the gentle- I visited with AVANCE-Houston administra- that would be one of the advantages: for him woman from California is recognized tors earlier this month because I wanted to get to socialize with those who speak English, for 5 minutes in support of her motion. an update on how low-income families with in- while learning the names of colors and num- Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, I am hon- fants and toddlers and pregnant women bers—just to be learning. ored to speak on this topic. served by the program were doing. A couple made a contribution of $10 million I worked for decades in our Nation’s The AVANCE-Houston Early Head Start’s to open Head Start Programs in 11 states for public schools as a school nurse, and I mission is simple. AVANCE-Houston works for 7,000 kids from low-income families could saw firsthand in my community the healthy prenatal outcomes for pregnant continue to receive educational services. I tremendous effects that Head Start women, enhance the development of very commend this couple for their generosity of programs have for so many of our most young children, and promote healthy family heart to assist some of the Head Start Chil- vulnerable children. functioning. dren impacted by this curl majority led Federal No one is a stronger supporter of this AVANCE-Houston serves nearly 1,800 chil- Government Shutdown. program, but today is really not about dren city wide. Each of these families and The legislative malpractice of representing the children of Head Start or their their children are suffering the effect of the to the American public that the Federal gov- families. Today is about ending the legislative malpractice of the House majority. ernment is comprised of dismembered parts childish behavior of those of the Re- The Sequestration has cost Head Start and that can be funded without regard for what publican leadership, who continue to Early Head Start: AVANCE-Houston lost one part does or how one agency contributes stand in the way of reopening our gov- $842,518. to the work of other agencies. ernment. The impact to the AVANCE-Houston Head It is like building a car with no regard for Let me be clear: we are here today Start employees, teachers and administrators what a part does and how it would function because one faction of one party in one of the first wave of lost funds were: furlough when installed—because the purpose of car is House of Congress has shut down the days; Hiring Freeze; Extra workloads; Morale transportation. United States Government because level; Outsource of custodial services. The purpose of the House of Representa- they don’t like one law—the Affordable In Houston, Head Start families and their tives is to fund the federal government—what Care Act. This is a law that was passed children saw a reduction of days of operation; we are doing will not accomplish the outcome. by this Congress; it was affirmed by increase concerns about loss of services for Those who control the House of Represent- the Supreme Court; and it was a focal their children and Hardy Center closure. atives is making a cruel tragedy out of the point of the last election in which the AVANCE-Houston absorbed the Sequestra- budget process by teasing federal employees candidate for president who supported tion reduction in federal funds by: Reducing who watch while the House majority toy with the law won. enrollment by 3.3 percent which ended access their lives by passing one funding bill at a But none of this matters to our Re- to the program for 72 children; Eliminating ii time. publican colleagues. Instead, they have Early Head Start and 9 Head Start Teachers Mr. Speaker, the majority should stop play- let their obsession with repealing the and Support staff; and 12 custodial positions. ing games with the American public and pass Affordable Care Act bring our entire AVANCE-Houston facing a Federal Govern- the clean funding bill from the Senate that Federal Government to a screeching ment shutdown now must consider what it would fund the entire Federal government in- halt. might mean to their future: Possible loss of cluding all programs immediately. Mr. Speaker, this piecemeal approach services for an already underserved popu- The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time pushed by my colleagues on the other lation; Increased costs of operation-Lease for debate has expired. side of the aisle to reopen certain parts cost, building maintenance, medical insurance Pursuant to House Resolution 371, of the government is merely a facade. rates, unemployment, and worker’s comp; the previous question is ordered. It is a ‘‘gimmick,’’ as my colleague re- Maintenance of competitive salaries; High staff The question is on the engrossment ferred to it, giving the illusion that turnover; Limited dollars for new initiatives/cur- and third reading of the joint resolu- they are trying to fix the problem, but riculum. tion. they are not. I know many of my colleagues on the other The joint resolution was ordered to Instead, we find ourselves here pick- side of aisle speak about reforming mal- be engrossed and read a third time, and ing and choosing and waiting for them practice lawsuit rights of victims, but what the was read the third time. to decide whose lucky day it is to be public is seeing in the legislative malpractice MOTION TO RECOMMIT funded by the Republican leadership. of my colleagues in the majority. Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, I have a This is not the way to run a great Na- When there are no perceived consequences motion to recommit at the desk. tion. for bad behavior or harm caused to another The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the Even if we reopen Head Start pro- there are no incentives to stop the bad behav- gentlewoman opposed to the joint reso- grams, what about the millions of ior. lution? other students that benefit from pro- Mr. Speaker this bill is legislative mal- Mrs. CAPPS. Yes, I am opposed. grams administered by the Department practice because it does not address the ear- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The of Education? What about the families lier cuts to Federal government employees Clerk will report the motion to recom- who cannot get their childcare vouch- and programs caused by Sequestration and mit. ers? What about the job-training pro- makes worse an already bad financial situa- The Clerk read as follows: grams to help the unemployed parents tion for our government’s most important as- Mrs. Capps moves to recommit the joint get back on their feet? How long do sets—Federal workers. resolution H.J. Res. 84 to the Committee on they have to wait, Mr. Speaker, until The importance of Federal workers and the Appropriations with instructions to report we get around to funding their pro- the same back to the House forthwith with critical programs or services they administer the following amendment: grams? When is their lucky day? like Head Start in our Congressional Districts Strike all after the resolving clause and in- We cannot continue government cannot be understated. sert the following: funding by picking programs out of a The Houston Chronicle reported that due to That upon passage of this joint resolution by hat. If the House leadership really sequestration had already caused Head Start the House of Representatives, the joint reso- wanted to fix the problem, they could children and their parents pain: This school lution (H.J. Res. 59) making continuing ap- do so today if they would just bring a year, a parent Marlen Rosas hoped her 3- propriations for fiscal year 2014, and for clean continuing resolution to the other purposes, as amended by the Senate on House floor for a straight up or down year-old son, Hector, would be attending Head September 27, 2013, shall be considered to Start so that he might learn English; Her mod- have been taken from the Speaker’s table vote. est hopes for her son were that he would and the House shall be considered to have (1) At least 25 of our Republican col- eventually earn the high school diploma she receded from its amendment; and (2) con- leagues have publicly supported a vote never had the opportunity to earn; But when curred in the Senate amendment. for a clean continuing resolution. That

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:36 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08OC7.015 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE October 8, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6369 is enough votes to end the shutdown germane to a measure providing for the Reichert Schock Turner today—we know it, the Speaker knows appropriation of funds on committee Renacci Schweikert Upton Ribble Scott, Austin Valadao it, and the American people know it— jurisdiction grounds. Rice (SC) Sensenbrenner Wagner but we are still waiting. Therefore, the instructions propose a Rigell Sessions Walberg Now, let me say it again: This gov- non-germane amendment. The point of Roby Shimkus Walden ernment shutdown does not have to order is sustained. Roe (TN) Shuster Walorski continue. We can end it right now. Rogers (KY) Simpson Weber (TX) Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, I appeal Rogers (MI) Smith (MO) Webster (FL) My amendment today is the ninth the ruling of the Chair. Rohrabacher Smith (NE) Wenstrup time that Democrats have provided a The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Rokita Smith (NJ) Westmoreland solution to end the government shut- question is, Shall the decision of the Rooney Smith (TX) Williams down. It is the only way to get a vote Chair stand as the judgment of the Ros-Lehtinen Southerland Wilson (SC) on the clean negotiated continuing res- Roskam Stewart Wittman House? Ross Stivers Wolf olution today. Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Rothfus Stockman Womack I urge my colleagues on both sides of Speaker, I move to lay the appeal on Royce Stutzman Woodall the aisle to take this opportunity to the table. Runyan Terry Yoder stop wasting time. We must reopen the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Ryan (WI) Thompson (PA) Yoho Salmon Thornberry Young (AK) government, and we must get back to question is on the motion to table. Sanford Tiberi Young (IN) our work, which is to rebuild our econ- The question was taken; and the Scalise Tipton omy, to support our veterans, to pass a Speaker pro tempore announced that farm bill, and to address the many the ayes appeared to have it. NAYS—191 other challenges that this great Nation Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, on that I Andrews Green, Al Nolan of ours faces. To do so, we need to stop demand the yeas and nays. Barber Green, Gene O’Rourke playing these games. Barrow (GA) Grijalva Owens The yeas and nays were ordered. Bass Gutie´rrez Pallone Therefore, I urge my colleagues, in- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Beatty Hahn Pascrell cluding my many Republican col- ant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 15- Becerra Hanabusa Pastor (AZ) leagues who have called for a vote on a minute vote on the motion to table Bera (CA) Hastings (FL) Payne clean CR, to join me today and to end Bishop (GA) Heck (WA) Pelosi will be followed by a 5-minute vote on Bishop (NY) Himes this charade. I urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote on Perlmutter passage of the joint resolution, if aris- Blumenauer Hinojosa Peters (CA) this motion. ing without further proceedings in re- Bonamici Holt Peters (MI) POINT OF ORDER committal. Brady (PA) Horsford Peterson Braley (IA) Hoyer Pingree (ME) Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. The vote was taken by electronic de- Brown (FL) Huffman Speaker, I make a point of order that vice, and there were—yeas 226, nays Pocan Brownley (CA) Israel Polis the instructions contained in the mo- 191, not voting 14, as follows: Bustos Jackson Lee Price (NC) Butterfield Jeffries tion violate clause 7 of rule XVI which [Roll No. 529] Quigley Capps Johnson (GA) Rahall requires that an amendment be ger- YEAS—226 Capuano Johnson, E. B. Rangel mane to the bill under consideration. Ca´ rdenas Kaptur Aderholt Ellmers Kingston Roybal-Allard As the Chair recently ruled on Octo- Carney Keating Amash Farenthold Kinzinger (IL) Ruiz Carson (IN) Kelly (IL) ber 2, 3, 4, and 7, 2013, the instructions Amodei Fincher Kline Ruppersberger Cartwright Kennedy contain a special order of business Bachmann Fitzpatrick Labrador Ryan (OH) Bachus Fleischmann LaMalfa Castor (FL) Kildee Sa´ nchez, Linda within the jurisdiction of the Com- Barletta Fleming Lamborn Castro (TX) Kilmer T. mittee on Rules, and, therefore, the Barr Flores Lance Chu Kind Sanchez, Loretta Barton Forbes Lankford Cicilline Kirkpatrick amendment is not germane to the un- Sarbanes derlying bill. Benishek Fortenberry Latham Clarke Kuster Bentivolio Foxx Latta Cleaver Langevin Schakowsky Mr. Speaker, I insist on my point of Bilirakis Franks (AZ) LoBiondo Clyburn Larsen (WA) Schiff order. Bishop (UT) Frelinghuysen Long Cohen Larson (CT) Schneider The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does Black Gardner Luetkemeyer Connolly Lee (CA) Schrader any Member wish to be heard on the Blackburn Garrett Lummis Conyers Levin Schwartz Boustany Gerlach Marchant Cooper Lewis Scott (VA) point of order? Brady (TX) Gibbs Marino Costa Lipinski Scott, David Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, I wish to Bridenstine Gibson Massie Courtney Loebsack Serrano be heard on the point of order. Brooks (AL) Gingrey (GA) McCarthy (CA) Crowley Lofgren Sewell (AL) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Brooks (IN) Gohmert McCaul Cuellar Lowenthal Shea-Porter Broun (GA) Goodlatte McClintock Cummings Lowey Sherman tlewoman from California is recog- Buchanan Gosar McHenry Davis (CA) Lujan Grisham Sinema nized. Bucshon Gowdy McKeon Davis, Danny (NM) Sires Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, doesn’t Burgess Granger McKinley DeFazio Luja´ n, Ben Ray Slaughter Calvert Graves (GA) McMorris DeGette (NM) Smith (WA) the bill before us fund only a portion of Camp Graves (MO) Rodgers Delaney Lynch Speier the Federal Government? Campbell Griffin (AR) Meadows DeLauro Maffei Swalwell (CA) Cantor Griffith (VA) Meehan DelBene Maloney, My motion to recommit would open Takano Capito Grimm Messer Deutch Carolyn up the entire Federal Government so Thompson (CA) Carter Guthrie Mica Dingell Maloney, Sean Tierney that all of our education programs are Cassidy Hall Miller (FL) Doggett Matheson there for all of our children and fami- Chabot Hanna Miller (MI) Doyle Matsui Titus lies. Can the Chair explain, please, why Chaffetz Harper Miller, Gary Duckworth McCollum Tonko Tsongas it is not germane to open all of the Na- Coble Harris Mullin Edwards McDermott Coffman Hartzler Mulvaney Ellison McGovern Van Hollen tion’s education programs? Cole Hastings (WA) Murphy (PA) Engel McIntyre Vargas The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Collins (GA) Heck (NV) Neugebauer Enyart McNerney Veasey Chair is prepared to rule. Collins (NY) Hensarling Noem Eshoo Meeks Vela ´ The gentleman from Kentucky Conaway Holding Nugent Esty Meng Velazquez Cook Hudson Nunes Farr Michaud Walz makes a point of order that the in- Cotton Huelskamp Nunnelee Fattah Miller, George Wasserman structions proposed in the motion to Cramer Huizenga (MI) Olson Foster Moore Schultz recommit offered by the gentlewoman Crawford Hultgren Palazzo Frankel (FL) Moran Waters Crenshaw Hunter Paulsen from California are not germane. Fudge Murphy (FL) Watt Culberson Hurt Pearce Gabbard Nadler Waxman The joint resolution extends funding Daines Issa Perry Garamendi Napolitano Welch relating to Head Start. The instruc- Davis, Rodney Jenkins Petri Garcia Neal Wilson (FL) Denham Johnson (OH) Pittenger Grayson Negrete McLeod Yarmuth tions in the motion propose an order of Dent Johnson, Sam Pitts business of the House. DeSantis Jones Poe (TX) NOT VOTING—14 As the Chair ruled on October 2, Oc- DesJarlais Jordan Pompeo tober 3, October 4, and October 7, 2013, Diaz-Balart Joyce Posey Clay Lucas Thompson (MS) Duffy Kelly (PA) Price (GA) Gallego McCarthy (NY) Visclosky a motion to recommit proposing an Duncan (SC) King (IA) Radel Herrera Beutler Richmond Whitfield order of business of the House is not Duncan (TN) King (NY) Reed Higgins Rogers (AL) Young (FL) Honda Rush

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:36 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K08OC7.037 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H6370 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 8, 2013 b 1349 Roskam Simpson Wagner PERSONAL EXPLANATION Ross Sinema Walberg Messrs. CAPUANO and SMITH of Rothfus Smith (MO) Walden Mr. HONDA. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall Nos. Washington changed their vote from Royce Smith (NE) Walorski 529—Motion to Table Ruling of the Chair; and ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ Ruiz Smith (NJ) Weber (TX) 530—Passage of H.J. Res. 84, had I been Runyan Smith (TX) Webster (FL) present, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ Mr. YODER changed his vote from Ryan (WI) Southerland Wenstrup ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ Salmon Stewart Westmoreland f Sanford Stivers Whitfield So the motion to table was agreed to. Scalise Stockman Williams RECESS The result of the vote was announced Schneider Stutzman Wilson (SC) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- as above recorded. Schock Terry Wittman Schrader Thompson (PA) Wolf ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Schweikert Thornberry Womack declares the House in recess subject to question is on the passage of the joint Scott, Austin Tiberi Woodall the call of the Chair. resolution. Sensenbrenner Tipton Yoder Sessions Turner Yoho Accordingly (at 1 o’clock and 57 min- The question was taken; and the Shimkus Upton Young (AK) utes p.m.), the House stood in recess. Speaker pro tempore announced that Shuster Valadao Young (IN) f the ayes appeared to have it. NOES—168 b 1520 RECORDED VOTE Andrews Grayson Negrete McLeod Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, I de- Bass Green, Al Nolan AFTER RECESS mand a recorded vote. Beatty Green, Gene O’Rourke Becerra Grijalva The recess having expired, the House A recorded vote was ordered. Owens Bishop (GA) Hahn Pallone was called to order by the Speaker pro The SPEAKER pro tempore. This Bishop (NY) Hanabusa Pascrell tempore (Mr. POE of Texas) at 3 o’clock will be a 5-minute vote. Blumenauer Hastings (FL) Pastor (AZ) Bonamici Heck (WA) and 20 minutes p.m. The vote was taken by electronic de- Payne Brady (PA) Himes Pelosi f vice, and there were—ayes 248, noes 168, Brown (FL) Hinojosa Perlmutter not voting 15, as follows: Brownley (CA) Holt Pingree (ME) REPORT ON RESOLUTION PRO- Butterfield Horsford [Roll No. 530] Pocan VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF Capps Hoyer Polis AYES—248 Capuano Huelskamp Price (NC) H.J. RES. 89, EXCEPTED EMPLOY- ´ Cardenas Huffman Quigley EES’ PAY CONTINUING APPRO- Aderholt Fleming Luetkemeyer Carney Israel Rangel PRIATIONS RESOLUTION, 2014; Amash Flores Lummis Carson (IN) Jackson Lee Roybal-Allard Amodei Forbes Lynch Cartwright Jeffries PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION Ruppersberger Bachmann Fortenberry Maloney, Sean Castor (FL) Johnson, E. B. Ryan (OH) OF H.R. 3273, DEFICIT REDUCTION Bachus Foster Marchant Castro (TX) Kaptur Sa´ nchez, Linda AND ECONOMIC GROWTH WORK- Barber Foxx Marino Chu Keating T. Barletta Franks (AZ) Massie Cicilline Kelly (IL) ING GROUP ACT OF 2013; AND Sanchez, Loretta Barr Frelinghuysen Matheson Clarke Kennedy PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION Sarbanes Barrow (GA) Garcia McCarthy (CA) Cleaver Kildee Schakowsky OF H.J. RES. 90, FEDERAL AVIA- Barton Gardner McCaul Clyburn Kilmer Schiff TION ADMINISTRATION CON- Benishek Garrett McClintock Cohen Kind Bentivolio Gerlach McHenry Connolly Kirkpatrick Schwartz TINUING APPROPRIATIONS RESO- Bera (CA) Gibbs McIntyre Conyers Kuster Scott (VA) LUTION, 2014 Bilirakis Gibson McKeon Cooper Langevin Scott, David Bishop (UT) Gingrey (GA) McKinley Costa Larsen (WA) Serrano Mr. SESSIONS, from the Committee Black Gohmert McMorris Courtney Larson (CT) Sewell (AL) on Rules, submitted a privileged report Blackburn Shea-Porter Goodlatte Rodgers Crowley Lee (CA) (Rept. No. 113–243) on the resolution (H. Boustany Gosar Meadows Cuellar Levin Sherman Brady (TX) Gowdy Meehan Cummings Lewis Sires Res. 373) providing for consideration of Braley (IA) Granger Messer Davis (CA) Lofgren Slaughter the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 89) mak- Bridenstine Graves (GA) Mica Davis, Danny Lowenthal Smith (WA) ing appropriations for the salaries and Brooks (AL) Graves (MO) Miller (FL) Speier DeFazio Lowey related expenses of certain Federal em- Brooks (IN) Griffin (AR) Miller (MI) DeGette Lujan Grisham Swalwell (CA) Broun (GA) Griffith (VA) Miller, Gary Delaney (NM) Takano ployees during a lapse in funding au- Buchanan Grimm Mullin DeLauro Luja´ n, Ben Ray Thompson (CA) thority for fiscal year 2014, and for Bucshon Guthrie Mulvaney Deutch (NM) Tierney other purposes; providing for consider- Burgess Hall Murphy (FL) Dingell Maffei Titus Bustos Hanna Murphy (PA) Doggett Maloney, Tonko ation of the bill (H.R. 3273) to establish Calvert Harper Neugebauer Doyle Carolyn Tsongas a bicameral working group on deficit Camp Harris Noem Duckworth Matsui Van Hollen reduction and economic growth; and Campbell Hartzler Nugent Duncan (TN) McCollum Vargas providing for consideration of the joint Cantor Hastings (WA) Nunes Edwards McDermott Veasey Capito Heck (NV) Nunnelee Ellison McGovern Vela resolution (H.J. Res. 90) making con- Carter Hensarling Olson Engel McNerney Vela´ zquez tinuing appropriations for the Federal Cassidy Holding Palazzo Enyart Meeks Walz Aviation Administration for fiscal year Chabot Hudson Paulsen Eshoo Meng Wasserman Chaffetz Huizenga (MI) Pearce Esty Michaud Schultz 2014, and for other purposes, which was Coble Hultgren Perry Farr Miller, George Waters referred to the House Calendar and or- Coffman Hunter Peters (CA) Fattah Moore Watt dered to be printed. Cole Hurt Peters (MI) Frankel (FL) Moran Waxman Collins (GA) Issa Peterson Fudge Nadler Welch f Collins (NY) Jenkins Petri Gabbard Napolitano Wilson (FL) Conaway Johnson (OH) Pittenger Garamendi Neal Yarmuth PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION Cook Johnson, Sam Pitts OF H.J. RES. 89, EXCEPTED EM- Cotton Jones Poe (TX) NOT VOTING—15 Cramer Jordan Pompeo PLOYEES’ PAY CONTINUING AP- Clay Honda Rogers (AL) PROPRIATIONS RESOLUTION, Crawford Joyce Posey Gallego Johnson (GA) Rush Crenshaw Kelly (PA) Price (GA) Gutie´rrez Lucas Thompson (MS) 2014; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDER- Culberson King (IA) Radel Herrera Beutler McCarthy (NY) Visclosky ATION OF H.R. 3273, DEFICIT RE- Daines King (NY) Rahall Higgins Richmond Young (FL) Davis, Rodney Kingston Reed DUCTION AND ECONOMIC DelBene Kinzinger (IL) Reichert ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE GROWTH WORKING GROUP ACT Denham Kline Renacci The SPEAKER pro tempore (during OF 2013; AND PROVIDING FOR Dent Labrador Ribble the vote). There are 2 minutes remain- DeSantis LaMalfa Rice (SC) CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 90, DesJarlais Lamborn Rigell ing. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINIS- Diaz-Balart Lance Roby b 1356 TRATION CONTINUING APPRO- Duffy Lankford Roe (TN) PRIATIONS RESOLUTION, 2014 Duncan (SC) Latham Rogers (KY) So the joint resolution was passed. Ellmers Latta Rogers (MI) The result of the vote was announced Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, by di- Farenthold Lipinski Rohrabacher rection of the Committee on Rules, I Fincher LoBiondo Rokita as above recorded. Fitzpatrick Loebsack Rooney A motion to reconsider was laid on call up House Resolution 373 and ask Fleischmann Long Ros-Lehtinen the table. for its immediate consideration.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:36 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K08OC7.039 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE October 8, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6371 The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- GENERAL LEAVE Senate Democrats and House Repub- lows: Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I ask licans and House Democrats on these H. RES. 373 unanimous consent that all Members important issues, and hold those Mem- have 5 legislative days to revise and ex- Resolved, That upon adoption of this reso- bers accountable for exactly the same lution it shall be in order to consider in the tend their remarks. thing that we’re trying to do, and that House the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 89) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there is to get this government back opened making appropriations for the salaries and objection to the request of the gen- up with an agreement about how we related expenses of certain Federal employ- tleman from Texas? are going to fund this government. ees during a lapse in funding authority for There was no objection. So, today, we ask once again if the fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes. All Mr. SESSIONS. House Resolution 373 Senate is willing to join us not only as points of order against consideration of the provides for a closed rule for consider- we work towards ending this govern- joint resolution are waived. The joint resolu- ation of H.R. 3273, the Deficit Reduc- ment shutdown but on how we are tion shall be considered as read. All points of tion and Economic Growth Working order against provisions in the joint resolu- going to address our government’s debt tion are waived. The previous question shall Group Act of 2013; H.J. Res. 89, the Fed- and put our Nation back to work on be considered as ordered on the joint resolu- eral Worker Pay Fairness Act of 2013; the pathway to prosperity. I urge my tion and on any amendment thereto to final and H.J. Res. 90, the Flight Safety Act colleagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ on the rule passage without intervening motion except: of 2013. and ‘‘yes’’ on the underlying legisla- (1) 40 minutes of debate equally divided and Mr. Speaker, today this body will tion. controlled by the chair and ranking minority consider three important pieces of leg- I reserve the balance of my time. member of the Committee on Appropria- islation designed to address the current tions; and (2) one motion to recommit. government shutdown and the looming b 1530 SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it debt limit. The first of these bills Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I want shall be in order to consider in the House the would appropriate the funds necessary to thank the gentleman from Texas bill (H.R. 3273) to establish a bicameral working group on deficit reduction and eco- to pay essential Federal employees who (Mr. SESSIONS), my good friend, for nomic growth. All points of order against have been continuing to work during granting me the customary 30 minutes, consideration of the bill are waived. The bill the shutdown. These men and women and I yield myself such time as I may shall be considered as read. All points of have earned their paychecks and de- consume. order against provisions in the bill are serve for us to act on their legislation Mr. Speaker, my Republican friends waived. The previous question shall be con- to ensure that they are paid on time. are devolving into self-parody. The so- sidered as ordered on the bill and on any Secondly, we will consider legislation lution to this unnecessary and manu- amendment thereto to final passage without to fully fund the FAA in order to en- factured crisis is simple, and it hasn’t intervening motion except: (1) 40 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled by the sure that our Nation’s commerce and changed for months: chair and ranking minority member of the air travel continues uninterrupted and Step one, pass a clean, short-term Committee on Rules; and (2) one motion to safely. There are many, many workers continuing resolution at Republican se- recommit. of the FAA who need to come back to quester levels to reopen the govern- SEC. 3. (a) In the engrossment of H.J. Res. work to ensure the safety and to ensure ment; 89, the Clerk shall— that millions of American passengers Step two, pass a clean debt ceiling (1) add the text of H.R. 3273, as passed by in the air are not put at risk due to a bill so that the United States will not the House, as new matter at the end of H.J. continued government shutdown. default for the first time in history and Res. 89; Finally, we will consider legislation so we don’t send the economy into a (2) conform the title of H.J. Res. 89 to re- flect the addition of the text of H.R. 3273, as to establish a bicameral, bipartisan tailspin; passed by the House, to the engrossment; Working Group on Deficit Reduction Step three, finally agree to go to con- (3) assign appropriate designations to pro- and Economic Growth. This working ference on the budget so we can sit visions within the engrossment; and group would consist of 10 Members of down and talk about our priorities. (4) conform cross-references and provisions the House and 10 Members of the Sen- Let me go over that once more just for short titles within the engrossment. ate, representing six from the majority in case there’s any confusion on the (b) Upon the addition of the text of H.R. and four from the minority of both other side of the aisle: reopen the gov- 3273, as passed by the House, to the engross- Chambers. These Members would be ap- ernment; raise the debt ceiling; and ne- ment of H.J. Res. 89, H.R. 3273 shall be laid pointed no less than one day after the gotiate on the budget. on the table. enactment of this legislation, and That has been what the White House SEC. 4. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the House the would each meet on the subsequent cal- and Democrats in Congress have been joint resolution (H.J. Res. 90) making con- endar day until an agreement is asking for over and over and over and tinuing appropriations for the Federal Avia- reached on the overall discretionary over again. It’s what we’re asking for tion Administration for fiscal year 2014, and levels for fiscal year 2014; changes to today, and it’s what we will ask for to- for other purposes. All points of order the discretionary debt limit; and re- morrow. against consideration of the joint resolution forms to direct spending programs. By contrast, the list of House Repub- are waived. The joint resolution shall be con- For nearly a month now, Mr. Speak- lican demands changes every 10 min- sidered as read. All points of order against er, House Republicans have asked Sen- utes: repeal ObamaCare, defund provisions in the joint resolution are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ate Majority Leader HARRY REID and ObamaCare, delay ObamaCare, stage a ordered on the joint resolution and on any Senate Democrats to sit down and ne- non-filibuster filibuster, ask for the en- amendment thereto to final passage without gotiate with House Republicans. Bill tire Romney economic platform in intervening motion except: (1) 40 minutes of after bill from House Republicans and order to raise the debt ceiling, yell at debate equally divided and controlled by the this body have gone to the United park rangers, fund this part of the gov- chair and ranking minority member of the States Senate only to be batted down ernment, fund that part of the govern- Committee on Appropriations; and (2) one or to be revised and to come back with- ment, pay furloughed employees, pay motion to recommit. out addressing the significant problems essential employees, hold a conference The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- that our country faces today. meeting, hold a press conference, rinse tleman from Texas is recognized for 1 So what we are trying to do is to find and repeat. hour. another avenue, and that is to have the Enough, Mr. Speaker. Enough. Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, for the House of Representatives and the Here we are again with yet another purpose of debate only, I yield the cus- United States Senate and their ap- convoluted, cockamamie legislative ef- tomary 30 minutes to my friend, the pointees be able to meet together in a fort that is going absolutely nowhere. gentleman from Worcester, Massachu- working group to resolve these issues. We have yet another ‘‘message bill’’ setts (Mr. MCGOVERN), pending which I What do I envision? I envision a TV that is designed to win today’s news yield myself such time as I may con- would be in the room. The American cycle but that gets us no closer to re- sume. During consideration of this res- people could take part in these discus- solving this crisis. olution, all time yielded is for the pur- sions and see how much progress can be Today’s effort is particularly pa- pose of debate only. made between Senate Republicans and thetic, Mr. Speaker. Instead of actually

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That’s mittee 2: The Wrath of Cruz. reported by Politico, called Mr. BOEH- what House Republicans are doing. We We have before us a bill that was NER to repeat: I’m not going to nego- recognize this President will not nego- dreamed up—Lord knows when—float- tiate on bills to reopen the government tiate, but we’re going to offer ourselves ed in the press at 10 o’clock this morn- or to raise the debt ceiling. That’s up. I think the American people see ing, distributed as legislative language what’s being reported. what House Republicans are attempt- at 11:30 this morning, in the Rules Mr. Speaker, this is, I think, a bad ing to do. Committee at 12:30, and on the floor at precedent. Where I’m from in Dallas, I am very proud of not only what our 3:20. Forget the 3-day rule, Mr. Speak- Texas, leaders lead. Leaders lead by Speaker is doing but of our majority er. This contraption barely even fol- trying to do what’s in the best interest leader, ERIC CANTOR, and our whip, lowed the 3-hour rule. of everybody, not running to crisis KEVIN MCCARTHY. They are attempting And the Superdupercommittee Part after crisis after crisis, not negoti- to move forward ideas that sustain this 2—pardon me, the ‘‘bicameral working ating, not agreeing to meet with peo- body to where we can look people group on deficit reduction and eco- ple, not agreeing to do things to help straight in the eye and where we can nomic growth’’—that is created by this resolution. Leaders present ideas, op- accomplish things on behalf of the bill doesn’t come with any instruc- portunities, options. They’re the ones American people. tions. There is no time line. There is no that stay at the table, and they’re the I reserve the balance of my time. deadline. It doesn’t reopen the govern- last ones to leave when everybody else Mr. MCGOVERN. I yield myself such ment. It doesn’t prevent a default. It gets frustrated. time as I may consume doesn’t do much of anything. I think what’s important to note is Mr. Speaker, we are in this predica- It’s unclear whether coffee and pas- this President is simply different than ment because the Republicans shut the tries will be provided at the every other President we’ve ever had. government down. It is that simple. Superdupercommittee Part 2 working What he is doing is giving up not only You own this shutdown whether you group. Maybe we need another bill to his legitimate moral authority to lead, like it or not. do that. but what he’s doing is saying, I recog- The gentleman quoted Politico. Let This is just another press release. Mr. nize what could happen if we’re unsuc- me read from Politico. It says: Speaker, we do not need another com- cessful. I think, as Speaker BOEHNER President Barack Obama opened the door mittee to do the job that we were elect- said yesterday, the President’s senior to a short-term debt ceiling increase in order ed to do. Let me remind my colleagues adviser said he would sooner see the to avoid going over the fiscal cliff and al- that we have this thing called the government go into default than to lowed negotiations between the White House Budget Committee, and the Repub- meet with and negotiate with the Re- and Congress on a long-term deal. licans made a big deal about the fact publicans. That is not what leaders That doesn’t sound like someone who that we passed a budget in the House should be doing, and I would suggest to doesn’t want to negotiate. I’d prefer a and the Senate didn’t pass a budget in you that this President stands on the long-term deal because I’m tired of this the Senate. Then the Senate did pass a shoulders of other Presidents for 230- crisis by crisis by crisis, but this Presi- budget. What you’re supposed to do is plus years who have given their very dent has gone out of his way to nego- then go to conference and work out best to the benefit of others. They have tiate over and over and over again. your differences and come up with a looked at Republicans, they have I will just point out another thing for final product. For 6 months we have looked at Democrats, they’ve looked at my colleagues. Senate Majority Leader been pleading with the Speaker of the House Members, they’ve looked at Sen- HARRY REID and Speaker BOEHNER ne- House and the Republican leadership to ate Members, and realized they had to gotiated a deal on this short-term con- appoint conferees to negotiate a budget negotiate. That was one of the key tinuing resolution to keep the govern- agreement. That’s the way it’s sup- things I remember as a young man ment going. Speaker BOEHNER admit- posed to work. The Senate does some- about Ronald Reagan’s negotiating ted that this week with George thing, we do something, and we nego- with Tip O’Neill, inviting Tip O’Neill Stephanopoulos on Sunday, that they tiate the differences. For 6 months the down to the White House, their being negotiated a short-term spending deal Republicans have refused to appoint good with each other, talking about to keep the government open at the conferees, and now they’re saying we how they could make progress with Republican sequester levels. The deal need this kind of vague committee that each other. was that, in return for the Republican has no instructions, that has no time We are evidently past that. This numbers, the Speaker wouldn’t attach line. It doesn’t do anything to stop the President even has the audacity to call any extraneous materials to that government shutdown. It doesn’t do the Speaker and say, I’m not going to short-term continuing resolution. anything to stop the government de- negotiate with you. That is not good Obviously, that is a deal that the fault on our financial obligations. leadership, and the American people Speaker did not keep in large part be- This is no way to run a railroad, let are seeing it. cause of a group in his conference who alone the United States House of Rep- The House of Representatives, we’re kind of represents, I guess, the TED resentatives. So I would urge the Re- not going to get our nose out of joint. CRUZ wing of the party who said that publican leadership to start caring a We’re going to stay at work. It is true wasn’t enough. They wanted to shut little less about winning today’s news that we bring this bill up, and we’ll the government down, and they’re will- cycle and a little more about the probably be here tomorrow and the ing to default on paying our bills for American people, who sent us here and next day with new ways to negotiate. the first time in history. That is, in my who expect us to do our jobs. Today, we’re here on the floor just as opinion, unconscionable. Open the government. Raise the debt we were yesterday, just as we were on Let’s not talk about who wants to ne- ceiling. Negotiate on the budget. It is Saturday, talking about constructive, gotiate here. Democrats have nego- really not that complicated. creative, bipartisan issues to fund this tiated going to your level on the short- In the meantime, I urge all of my col- government and to make sure we can term continuing resolution. The Presi- leagues to reject this closed rule, reject get moving. dent has been willing to negotiate time the underlying legislation, and reject The NIH should have been open al- and time again. Every time he gets the politics of manufactured crises. ready. We should have had lots of gov- close to an agreement, the Speaker I reserve the balance of my time. ernment agencies as a result of what can’t deliver. He’s going to continue to Mr. SESSIONS. I yield myself such we are doing, including Head Start. We try, but don’t say he’s not trying to ne- time as I may consume. should have these activities, even if it’s gotiate.

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The opportunities they’ve being fooled; and I think that we are mittee on Rules. had over and over again have been ab- more than disgusted and tired with the Ms. SLAUGHTER. I thank my friend solutely quashed. There’s a lot of talk process by which this legislation comes for yielding me this time. in the media about, Oh, if only I had a to us. The four of us on the Rules Com- Mr. Speaker, it is really getting more chance to vote for a clean resolution, I mittee are calling for you to open up and more difficult for us to get out would do it in just a moment. Well, let this process so that the other members here and act as though we’re really me tell you that it has been turned of our party—as well as yours who, I having a serious debate about some- down twice before in the House of Rep- am confident, know nothing more thing, and I just want to start off by resentatives on the rule when we got to about these bills than we do—have an saying that I don’t want anybody in the part about the previous question. opportunity to really do our jobs as we the country to forget—as they’re try- We always say just vote ‘‘no’’ and you were sent here to do. ing to do things with a Federal Govern- will then have your opportunity to Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I appre- ment that’s shut down as the VA serv- vote on the clean bill from the Senate, ciate the comments of the gentle- ice centers did, and their phones are which already passed there, and would woman from New York, the ranking now inoperative as we’ve all learned to go directly to the President. We never member of the committee. Just before our great dismay—the deceased sol- got a single Republican vote. Draw we came down to the floor, we had a diers and their families have not been your own conclusions about the 25 Re- very, very nice committee meeting able to be compensated in any way to publicans who stated if only they were where she was able to not only articu- make it possible for them to pay for fu- given that opportunity. late that, but was joined by her other nerals or even go to them. I’m sure colleagues. I did offer words of assur- 1545 that will be something we’re going to b ance to them about not only how we come up and deal with as they’re doing Now the sequestration, as my col- need to move forward but also how the with this part-time ‘‘let’s build our- league has pointed out, we accepted as committee needed to get slightly bet- selves a new government.’’ part of a deal on our behalf between ter in our time frames, and we’re going Don’t forget that this was about Speaker BOEHNER and Senator REID. As to attempt to do that. health care. That’s all there is to it. awful as it is—and most of us did not The gentlewoman recognizes that Service people can’t get the benefits like that—nonetheless, for the short- what we are doing is bringing bills as that they need. Nobody can get any- term CR, we were willing to take it, quickly as we can, including the FAA, thing from the government. Mortgages but now the majority, again, refuses to opening up the FAA again, and how im- are on hold because Republicans didn’t let us vote on a CR which was agreed portant that is. So she recognized the like health care. on. importance of what we are attempting If you would have asked them why in This irresponsible governance has to do. the world do you object to 30 million continued in the days since the major- Mr. Speaker, at this time, I yield 3 Americans who have not been able to ity shut the government down; and minutes to the gentleman from South afford health insurance having an op- over this last week—or last several Carolina (Mr. RICE) of the Budget Com- mittee. portunity to get it, they don’t give you weeks, actually—the majority has Mr. RICE of South Carolina. Mr. any answer. It’s more obfuscation. If abandoned any semblance of regular President, can we talk? The govern- order and just turned the Rules Com- we talk about negotiations, let me tell ment is partially shut down. The Na- mittee, as I’ve said, into the com- you the negotiation that is really crit- tion’s debt ceiling is looming. ical that is not taking place at all, and mittee of jurisdiction. President Obama and HARRY REID we’re doing an example of that right Now, where does all this come from? have drawn a hard line. They have pro- now. I think most Americans were surprised. claimed over and over again, no nego- There is no negotiation in the com- Let me express my concern. tiation. They insist the debt limit mittee process. The only committee I recall that, just after Senator must be raised at current levels of that has been putting anything up to Obama was elected President in 2008, spending. No negotiation. They’re ada- the floor of the House has been the we all heard about the great dinner mant that the status quo must be pre- Rules Committee. Somebody writes a that took place on inaugural night, de- served. And why not? bill in the afternoon, and either that claring, among Republican elected offi- Here is the status quo: 7.3 percent un- evening or early the next day, the cials, that they would not allow Sen- employment 4 years after the recession Rules Committee goes in, and it goes ator Obama—now President Obama—to has ended; 15 percent unemployment right to the floor. There is no amend- get anything done. Well, we thought for those under 25; 50 percent of recent ment chance, there’s no discussion after 4 years, maybe that was over college graduates unemployed or un- chance, and we don’t know what with, and we did get the health care deremployed; household income down they’re doing. The discussion and the bill passed. 10 percent in the last 5 years. It has amendments and the negotiation, yes, Now we learned on Sunday morning fallen every year since the President that’s supposed to go on between the that that is taking place again, which has been in office, and it continues to two parties in the committees, and it is again says, you know, I’m not sure decline. Continued economic stagna- nowhere to be seen and hasn’t been for that this party could put the govern- tion 4 years after the recession has ages. ment back into business or not because ended; continued record deficit spend- We’ve been down this road before, they would have to get the permission, ing; Social Security and Medicare on a again with the supercommittee idea, apparently, from the Heritage Founda- path to insolvency. which was such a glaring disaster and tion’s Heritage Action for America, Why would the Republicans want to only ended up in sequestration, and the former Attorney General Edwin Meese, discuss these fundamental problems? whole idea of sequestration was so, and David Koch, because they wanted Why would we want to alter that with all of that, none of us ever to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and course? thought we’d get there, but now we’re they engineered this whole thing. That By any measure, the President’s poli- pretending that’s what it is. Now it’s, appeared on Sunday. This is Tuesday. cies are failing miserably: Let’s have another supercommittee. I Not a single refutation has taken He is failing our seniors. Their safety will tell you that was so awful, and it place. nets, Social Security and Medicare, are set us back so much in this country not The SPEAKER pro tempore. The headed for bankruptcy, but he won’t only with scientific research and na- time of the gentlewoman has expired. negotiate.

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They’re getting to pass a short-term spending bill to House. squeezed from both sides, but he won’t reopen the government, and we ought So, when the leadership of the Repub- negotiate. to pass a clean debt ceiling bill so we lican Party—Speaker BOEHNER, in par- He is failing our youth, the millen- don’t default on our financial obliga- ticular—go around saying it can’t pass, nial generation, by piling mountains of tions and ruin our economy. that the votes are not there, does that debt on our children and our grand- At this point, Mr. Speaker, I am mean he does not trust the word of his children, but he won’t negotiate. He is proud to yield 1 minute to the gentle- own Members who have said that they failing our youth and millennial gen- woman from California (Ms. PELOSI), will vote for the $986 billion? Let’s find eration through his job-killing policies the Democratic leader. out. Let’s bring the bill to the floor. of more regulation, more taxes, and ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE That is what we are saying: just more government. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The bring it to the floor. It has passed the Mr. President, our youth wants to Chair would remind all Members of an Senate. The President stands ready to work, and they’re counting on us, but essential rule of decorum in the House. sign a number we don’t like, but prefer the President won’t negotiate. Remem- Under clause 1 of rule XVII, Members it over shutting down government. We ber, my friends, that the Democrats are to direct their remarks to the don’t like it. We want to open the held the House, the Senate, and the Chair and not to other Members in the doors of government, and we are will- Presidency for only 2 years; but out of second person. Directing remarks ing to use the key of the Republican that came ObamaCare and Dodd-Frank, through the Chair helps to reduce per- number to do so. the two biggest expansions of govern- sonal confrontation between Members Last week, Democrats went a step ment and killers of jobs to come out of and fosters an atmosphere of mutual further. In both public and private dis- Washington in 50 years. and institutional respect. cussions, Speaker BOEHNER said that he I didn’t want the government to shut The Chair appreciates the attention doesn’t want to go to conference on the down—nobody did—but we cannot con- of the Members to this matter. budget even though he asked for reg- tinue to run head-on into failure. If we Ms. PELOSI. I thank the gentleman ular order in March. In early March, are to change course, the Republicans for yielding, and I associate myself Senator MCCONNELL and Speaker BOEH- can’t do it on their own. The President with his remarks. I thank him for his NER said they wanted regular order. and HARRY REID in the Senate will extraordinary leadership in trying to That’s a message to the President that have to participate. keep the government open. Congress should work its will. That Mr. REID, we are asking once again Mr. Speaker, this is—what?—the was good news to us. That means: you for a conference. eighth day of the Republican shutdown pass a bill in the House; you pass a bill Mr. President, it’s way past time to of government. Small businesses can- in the Senate; you go to conference to soften your hard-line stance on no ne- not get loans to expand; veterans face reconcile your differences. Perhaps the gotiation. uncertainty about their benefits; tui- Speaker didn’t think that the Senate The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mem- tion assistance and the rest. Millions of would pass a budget, but they did in a bers are again reminded to direct all women and children will go without matter of days—practically hours— remarks to the Chair and not to an- the nutrition programs that they des- after the House passed its budget. other in the second person. perately need. But what happened to regular order? Mr. MCGOVERN. I yield myself such The shutdown could be over in hours It blew out the window. After saying, time as I may consume. if Republicans would stop being the We want regular order, no longer did Mr. Speaker, with all due respect to party of ‘‘no’’ and just take ‘‘yes’’ for the Republicans want to take ‘‘yes’’ for the gentleman from South Carolina, an answer. an answer. And why? Well, some of this who just spoke, I don’t know what he is So in case you don’t know, I have is explained under the Speaker’s own talking about. some very good news for you: Demo- statement. Speaker BOEHNER said, We have been negotiating. This tem- crats have not only been willing to ne- Under rules—listen to that word porary spending measure that we’re gotiate; Democrats have already stated ‘‘rules.’’ Under rules, if you appoint talking about, HARRY REID negotiated that they are ready to cooperate. conferees and after 20 legislative days it with Speaker BOEHNER. It’s at your For example, I have good news. Per- there is no agreement, the minority levels, your sequester levels. Do you haps you missed the fact that 200 has the right to offer motions to in- think I like that? I can’t stand it, but Democratic Members of the House have struct, which become politically moti- I don’t want to shut the government signed a letter saying that they’re will- vated bombs to throw up on the House down. ing to accept the Republican number of floor. The bottom line was the Speaker said $986 billion even though, as the gen- So to be frank with you, we are fol- that, in exchange for that, there would tleman said, we don’t like this num- lowing what I would describe as regular be no extraneous materials attached to ber—we don’t think it’s adequate—but order. What I would describe as regular that CR. He wasn’t able to deliver on the fact is we don’t like shutting down order is not ‘‘under rules.’’ ‘‘Under his promise because of some people in the government more. rules’’ are the rules of the House. your conference. It’s that simple. So, in order to open up government, The Speaker—as awesome as the The gentleman is on the Budget Com- 200 Members have signed the letter, power of the Speaker is, and I under- mittee. I would think that, in being on and five additional Members have made stand that—does not have the power to the Budget Committee, you would public statements of their willingness just decide what regular order is, and if want to go to conference—you worked to support the Republican number. you don’t want to honor regular order, on a budget; the Senate worked on a There’s space in this letter for the sig- just say you’re not going to honor it, budget—to work out those spending natures of maybe just 17 Republicans but don’t redefine it in order to keep differences. We have tried 19 times to to sign, but they don’t have to sign a government shut down. get you to go to conference, and you letter. Many of them have made public So, in listening to the Speaker’s not refused to negotiate with the Senate on statements, which we respect and wanting to shut government down at each of those occasions. honor as their public statements, that first and then after it was shut down Every time the President negotiates, they would vote for the Republican wanting to open it, the House Demo- unfortunately, your leadership can’t number of $986 billion. crats took a step unprecedented by any deliver on the deals. So we have been The Speaker negotiated with Senator minority party in the Congress of the negotiating, negotiating, negotiating. REID. Senator REID accepted the Re- United States. The House Democratic We still want to negotiate, but, please, publican House number. The President minority said, We will surrender. We the gentleman gave no reason why we of the United States accepted the Re- will relinquish our right to motions to should shut down this government, publican House number. The Demo- instruct—an insider term, actually—

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Cly- tion to instruct, we’ll allay your fears. body—do you think you have come burn, Assistant Democratic Leader, Fear no more, Mr. Speaker. We will not here to make sure that people know Xavier Becerra, Chair, Democratic Caucus; Joseph Crowley, Vice Chair, offer these motions. that you can do this just because As an example, we didn’t offer the Democratic Caucus; Nita M. Lowey, you’re doing it? Ranking Member, Committee on Ap- motion on the first night, which was It’s just a waste, a total waste of propriations; Chris Van Hollen, Rank- our right to do, when this bill was in- time, and we don’t have time to waste. ing Member, Committee on the Budget; troduced as all of you will agree. In fact, we could be spending our time Robert E. Andrews; Karen Bass; Joyce So we have said, we have made that in such a more important way—work- Beatty; Ami Bera, Jr.; Sanford Bishop, claim. This, as I said, is unprecedented, ing in a bipartisan way on entrepre- Jr.; Earl Blumenauer; Suzanne but is a necessary move to end the Tea Bonamici; Madeleine Z. Bordallo; Rob- neurship, on creating growth for our ert A. Brady; Bruce L. Braley; Corrine Party stranglehold on our government country, on investing in the education and restore basic services on which Brown; Julia Brownley; Cheri Bustos; of our people, which, by the way, G.K. Butterfield; Lois Capps; Tony millions of people rely. brings more money to the Treasury Ca´ rdenas; Andre´ Carson. They didn’t take ‘‘yes’’ for an an- than any other initiative you can Joaquin Castro; Judy N. Chu; David N. swer. Two hundred signatures. name. Cicilline; Yvette D. Clarke; Wm. Lacy Mr. Speaker, I will submit this letter Early childhood, K–12, higher edu- Clay; Emanuel Cleaver; Steve Cohen; for the RECORD—200 signatures. It’s a cation, lifetime learning. You want to Gerald E. Connolly; John Conyers, Jr., Jim Costa; Joe Courtney; Henry beautiful sight, because I want to tell reduce the deficit? you something: it’s about cooperation. Cuellar; Elijah E. Cummings; Susan A. Invest in education. Davis; Danny K. Davis; Peter A. DeFa- None of us likes this number. All of You want to increase the deficit? zio; Diana DeGette; John K. Delaney; us want to open up government. That’s Cut education. Susan DelBene; Thoedore E. Deutch; why we signed it. I want to thank Con- But let’s sit down and talk about John Dingell; Lloyd Doggett; Keith gressman TIM BISHOP, Congressman that. The path to get there is one that Ellison; Eliot L. Engel. PATRICK and Congressman KEITH ELLI- says, say yes to 986. We did, your num- William Enyart; Ana Eshoo; Elizabeth SON for producing this result. ber. It says accept our offer. We won’t Esty; Sam Farr; Chaka Fattah; Bill So we’ve said, yes, we’re giving you Foster; Lois Frankel; Marcia L. Fudge; offer any instruction to the committee, Tulsi Gabbard; Pete Gallego; John the votes on something we don’t like. but don’t continue to be the Tea Party Garamendi; Joe Garcia; Alan Grayson; We’ve said we won’t do motions to in- of ‘‘no.’’ Gene Green; Al Green; Rau´ l Grijalva; struct. Please take ‘‘yes’’ for an an- Mr. Speaker, I hope that the Speak- Luis Gutie´rrez; Janice Hahn; Colleen swer. er—is that allowed, Mr. Speaker? I Hanabusa; Alcee Hastings; Denny If you insist on being the party of hope the Speaker will give us a vote so Heck; Brian Higgins; James A. Himes; ´ ‘‘no,’’ then don’t hide behind some- we can see where this Congress stands Ruben Hinojosa; Rush Holt; Mike Honda; Steve Horsford. thing and say who won’t negotiate. We on the serious responsibility that we cooperated. We gave you what you Jared Huffman; Steve Israel; Sheila have and that the Republicans will Jackson Lee; Hakeem Jeffries; Henry wanted. even accept what they are asking us to C. ‘‘Hank’’ Johnson; Marcy Kaptur; Bill Now here we are today. Republicans accept. Keating; Robin Kelly; Joseph P. Ken- are offering yet another motion to This rule should be voted down. This nedy, III; Dan Kildee; Derek Kilmer; keep the government shut down. Some commission is a joke whether you call Ann Kirkpatrick; Ann McLane Kuster; people call it, in the press, the ‘‘super- it the Ted Cruz commission or the James Langevin; Rick Larsen; John committee.’’ Others call it the ‘‘Ted super—super in what way? Certainly Larson; Barbara Lee; Sander M. Levin; Cruz committee.’’ Whatever you call it, John Lewis; Daniel Lipinski; David not super in meeting the needs of the Loebsack; Alan S. Lowenthal; Michelle I’d like to know who writes this stuff. American people. Lujan Grisham; Stephen Lynch; Daniel This is so ridiculous a proposal. It’s so To recap, A, we are giving you 200 Maffei; Carolyn B. Maloney; Sean Pat- ridiculous a proposal. votes for your number. Take ‘‘yes’’ for rick Maloney. How about we go to the budget table an answer. Doris O. Matsui; Carolyn McCarthy; and see how we can reduce the deficit? B, the Speaker doesn’t want any con- Betty McCollum; Jim McDermott; produce growth for our country? ditions or discussion or anything else James P. McGovern; Jerry McNerney; But all we’re going to do is cut our on the floor about the budget. We are Gregory Meeks; Grace Meng; Michael H. Michaud; George Miller; Gwen investments in education, investments willing to accept that. in making the future better. We’re Moore; James P. Moran; Jerrold Nad- Take ‘‘yes’’ for an answer. ler; Grace Napolitano; Richard Neal; going to make seniors suffer more I ask for a ‘‘no’’ vote on the rule. Gloria Negrete McLeod; Richard Nolan; while we do not touch revenue, and we CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, Eleanor Holmes Norton; Beto will not allow any discussion of closing HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, O’Rourke; William L. Owens; Frank special interest loopholes. That’s how Washington, DC. Pallone; Bill Pascrell; Ed Pastor; Don- they want us to go to the table. Hon. JOHN BOEHNER, ald Payne; Ed Perlmutter; Gary Peters; You must be kidding. Speaker, House of Representatives, Pedro R. Pierluisi. As I said, who writes this stuff? Washington, DC. Mark Pocan; Jared Polis; David Price; Sometimes there is an expression DEAR SPEAKER BOEHNER: Enough is Mike Quigley; Nick J. Rahall; Charles enough. Rangel; Cedric Richmond; C.A. Dutch that people use. Flippantly, they’ll say, Today marks the fifth day that the federal Ruppersberger; Bobby L. Rush; Tim ‘‘Who do you think you are?’’ when you government has been shutdown. Please con- Ryan; Linda T. Sa´ nchez; John P. Sar- say something. Remember that from sider how deeply unfair this is to the citizens banes; Janice Schakowsky; Adam your childhood when somebody said, we represent. Schiff; Brad Schneider; Allyson Y. ‘‘Who do you think you are?’’ The solution to this crisis is a simple piece Schwartz; Robert C. Scott; Jose´ I think we have to take that sentence of legislation that funds the government at Serrano; Terri Sewell; Carol Shea-Por- very seriously, with an emphasis on levels that have already passed both cham- ter; Brad Sherman; Albio Sires; Louise ‘‘think.’’ That would be interesting. bers of Congress. Slaughter; Adam Smith; Jackie Speier; At this point, to attach defunding or delay- Eric Swalwell; Mark Takano. Who do we think we are? ing the Affordable Care Act to legislation Dina Titus; Paul Tonko; Niki Tsongas; Do we think that we are a party that needed to reopen the government is to put Juan Vargas; Marc Veasey; Filemon is responsible, all of us—a Congress our economy at risk in order to advance a Vela; Tim Walz; Debbie Wasserman that is responsible—that wants to do political agenda. Schultz; Maxine Waters; Mel Watt;

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:57 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K08OC7.049 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H6376 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 8, 2013 Henry Waxman; Peter Welch; Frederica But this is a great bill. I do support observed, we have asked Speaker BOEH- Wilson; John Yarmuth; Pete Visclosky; it, H.J. Res. 89. I thank the Rules Com- NER to convene a budget conference all Matthew Cartwright; David Scott; Zoe mittee for bringing it out. year, but to no avail. ´ Lofgren; Nydia M. Velazquez; John There has been, unfortunately, some Two hundred Democrats, including Carney; Ben Ray Luja´ n; Michael F. myself, sent a letter to Speaker BOEH- Doyle; Donna F. Edwards; Eddie Ber- gamesmanship we’ve seen with the Na- nice Johnson. tional Park Service. I think that that’s NER on Saturday, saying we’d support Scott H. Peters; Chellie Pingree; unfortunate. Shutting down the World an extension of sequester-level spend- Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan; Kurt War II Memorial when veterans are in ing through November 15. Democrats Schrader; Rosa L. DeLauro; Bennie G. their eighties and nineties, coming to don’t want the sequester to begin with, Thompson; Mike Thompson; John Tier- Washington, maybe for the last visit but the interest of compromise and ney; Kyrsten Sinema; Lucille Roybal- that they can, and they’re being told keeping government open says that Allard; Kathy Castor; Tammy they can’t enter the memorial. we’re going to show good faith to my Duckworth; Collin C. Peterson; Donna Republican colleagues. M. Christensen; Ron Barber; Michael E. So let’s don’t have any gamesman- ship. Let’s bring everyone back to And what is my Republican col- Capuano; Raul Ruiz; Loretta Sanchez. leagues’ response? Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I want work. Mr. MCGOVERN. I yield myself such No. Resurrect the failed supercom- to acknowledge the minority leader for time as I may consume. mittee. They have apparently read the her comments today and thank her for Mr. Speaker, if you want to end the Peter Principle, which says, when you coming to the floor. games, I have a better idea. Just open can’t think of anything else to do, ap- At this time, I yield 2 minutes to the point a committee, and they will obfus- gentleman from Colorado Springs, Col- up the government. End the Repub- lican shutdown. cate the matter further. orado (Mr. LAMBORN), a member of the Mr. Speaker, it’s time to put an end Armed Services Committee. It’s really simple. We could have an up-or-down vote to open up govern- to these asinine antics and Mr. LAMBORN. I thank the chair- maneuverings. It’s time to pass the man for his work on the Rules Com- ment today, and all the Federal work- ers would be taken care of, and all the Senate continuing resolution. It’s time mittee and for bringing H.J. Res. 89, to show the Americans and the rest of the Federal Worker Pay Fairness Act, monuments would be reopened. We wouldn’t be having all this con- the world that a great institution, cre- and I rise in support of this act. ated by an enormously wise group of troversy. We can get serious about ne- Mr. Speaker, this will ensure that men who made the United States Con- gotiating a long-term spending bill. It’s Federal employees who have been stitution, is an institution that is not a better way. deemed essential will have no disrup- beyond hope of redemption and that it So join with us and support a clean tion in their pay. That’s an excellent can work together. continuing resolution. step in the right direction, and I whole- We offered to work together with my Mr. Speaker, at this time, I yield 3 heartedly support that concept. Republican friends and colleagues. We minutes to the distinguished gen- Just on Saturday, the House unani- hope that they will do this. mously—every single Republican and tleman from Michigan (Mr. DINGELL), I would simply observe that we are every single Democrat—supported H.R. the Dean of the House. engaged here in another curious prac- 3223, and that said that everyone who is (Mr. DINGELL asked and was given tice also. We’re going to have it so that a Federal employee will get paid even- permission to revise and extend his re- we’re going to pay Federal workers for tually, at the end of this slowdown that marks.) doing nothing. Imagine that. we’re in right now. So this is a step in Mr. DINGELL. I thank my dear My Republican colleagues, over the the right direction. friend from Massachusetts. years, during my career here, have al- But I want to urge that we take up a As I begin, I express my great affec- ways been complaining about ‘‘welfare bill that I introduced yesterday, H.R. tion and respect for my colleague from queens’’ who would ride to the welfare 3271, which goes a step further and says Texas, who is my dear friend. office to get their pension checks. Well, there is no distinction between the es- Mr. Speaker, I think we are here to here we are going to convert a bunch of sential and non-essential Federal work- be ashamed of ourselves. We’re wasting Federal employees to ‘‘welfare queens’’ er. All Federal workers are to be the taxpayers’ time, the taxpayers’ by paying them while they do not brought back immediately and given money, and we’re wasting the business work. The whole thing is silly, and the back pay and put on a regular pay and the time of the House. American people feel so. schedule. We are taking up a bill to require Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, the dis- We are going to be reimbursing these that Members of Congress sit down and tinguished Dean of the House has spo- people for back pay sooner or later talk about deficit reduction and raising ken. I gather, from his comments, that anyway. That’s what the bill Saturday the debt limit. The last time I checked, he would not like to be appointed on accomplished that we all supported we didn’t need a law to do that. It’s al- the committee, and I’m disappointed. I here in the House, but this would reas- ready our job. We have a conference was rather hopeful that the minority sure everyone that they can go to work that we can call at any time between leader would see that he would be ex- immediately. the House and the Senate, which would actly the kind of commonsense person There are people who are going to be enable us then to get to the serious that could represent the party, and so having a tough time making house and business in handling this matter under I’d hope that the gentleman would re- car payments, and these are people the regular order. We don’t do it. I consider that. with important jobs. don’t know why. At this time, I yield 5 minutes to the In my district, in Colorado Springs, The President says he is not going to gentlewoman from Grandfather Com- there are a lot of defense civil workers, negotiate with a gun at his head. munity, North Carolina (Ms. FOXX), the and they are supporting the war- Frankly, I wouldn’t either, and I don’t vice chairman of the Rules Committee. fighters. The Pentagon is supposed to think anybody else in this place would. Ms. FOXX. I thank the chairman of be bringing all of them back, and many Beyond that, he also is not going to ne- the Rules Committee. of them are coming back, but not every gotiate the full faith and credit of the Mr. Speaker, I rise to support this single one. So I want them to have the United States, which is one of the ques- rule and the underlying legislation. assurance that they will get paid im- tions at issue. We’ve heard from our colleagues on mediately on being reinstated and that So one of the problems we seem to the other side of the aisle they only they will come back to work imme- have with our Republican friends is need us to take up one bill. Well, what diately. that their Tea Party fringe is so ideo- about all those bills we’ve sent over to So I think that it would be in the in- logically hell-bent in getting their way the Senate, including four appropria- terest of our Federal workforce to take that they’re finding that they’re too tions bills that the Senate won’t take up the bill that I’ve introduced, H.R. extreme to get it. up to vote on? 3271, and bring all civilian furloughed Now, we Democrats have shown a It seems to me that they ought to be and Federal workers back imme- willingness to cooperate and to com- doing that if they want to show some diately, with back pay. promise. In fact, as the minority leader good faith effort.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:57 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08OC7.033 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE October 8, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6377 Today, as we have every day since Mr. Speaker, let me just remind my Mr. Speaker, I again rise in strong opposi- October 1, the House of Representa- colleagues there’s an easy way to solve tion to the rule and the underlying legisltion. tives is taking yet another bipartisan all of this—reopen the government, I oppose this rule because it is not a serious step forward to resolve our differences raise the debt ceiling, and negotiate a effort to end the government shutdown engi- with the United States Senate and re- new budget. Our minority leader has neered by House Republicans by cherry-pick- open the Federal Government for the already said it on the floor. It’s our ing some programs and now adding a smoke American people. willingness to cooperate. and mirrors effort to replace the negotiation of Even prior to October 1, House Re- It’s not that complicated. You can the Budget bills passed by both the House publicans took numerous reasonable save all this misery that Federal work- and the Senate. steps toward compromise. We voted ers are now enduring by reopening the Both President Obama and Senate Majority four times on separate proposals to government right now. This is not that Leader REID have made it crystal clear that fund the entire government. With each hard to do, and it’s at your number. they will not accept this game-playing and now vote, we sought to lay the groundwork It’s at Republican levels. That is a the American people are saying the same for bipartisan compromise. compromise on our part. We loathe thing. Our final two full-funding proposals those sequester numbers that Repub- A piecemeal strategy now being pursued by simply addressed the fundamental un- licans insisted on enshrining—those House Republicans is not an honest or seri- fairness in ObamaCare, the fact that are horrible for our economy—but to ous option to reopen the government and will American families won’t get the same keep the government open, we’re going not end the impacts of this shutdown that ex- year to prepare for ObamaCare that the to swallow that so we have time to tend across our country. President decided to give to businesses work out a longer-term deal. A consequence of partial funding of the en- and the fact that Members of Congress I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman tire Federal government one piece at a time will get a subsidy to pay ObamaCare from Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE). instead of through a clean CR is the denial of premiums that the rest of America will Ms. JACKSON LEE. I thank the gen- burial assistance to the families of four troops tleman for his time. not. who were killed by an IED in southern Afghan- I am glad that the minority leader Every vote from the House of Rep- istan. got on the floor of the House and spoke The majority leadership of the House has resentatives has had at least some common sense and indicated two America facing a government at war and a Democrat support. Not one Senate vote things. Right now, there are 200 Mem- government shutdown at the same time. has been bipartisan. bers who would be willing to vote for a The majority of the House has found a way While we’ve moved to the middle, clean CR that would open this House, to intentional inflicted wounds on the American Senate Democrats still refuse to budge. right now. We believe a number of Re- public—not by accident, but as a political strat- They won’t even send any Senators to publicans would make it a bipartisan egy to get what they cannot do through the sit down and talk with House Repub- vote, and we’d be able to open the gov- regular legislative process. licans about a bipartisan solution to ernment. Mr. Speaker, today the Washington Post reopen government. The Republicans are playing a game Editorial Board said it best: b 1615 of Legos. They are taking that big red What have House Republicans managed to One noteworthy area, though, where box and opening it up and throwing the accomplish in a week of government shut- down? Damage the livelihood of millions of there seems to be great opportunity for Legos on the ground and are trying to construct a government. Well, that’s a Americans? Check. Government secretaries, us to move forward with our Democrat food-truck operators, cleaners who work in colleagues is on the matter of Federal kids’ game—and it’s a good game—but we cannot play with the lives of the motels near national parks: They’re all hurt- employee pay. One of this rule’s under- ing. Waste billions of taxpayer dollars? American people. lying bills will ensure timely pay for Check. It costs a lot to shut agencies, Web Just a few minutes ago, we talked Federal employees who have continued sites and parks, and it will cost a lot to re- about restoring Head Start. We know open them. Meanwhile, the House has voted to work through this shutdown. Those that that bill is going nowhere. We who are defending our borders, our food to pay the salaries, eventually, of hundred of know that the sequester is continuing thousands of employees whom it has ordered supply, and our Capitol, should be paid to undermine Head Start seats across not to work. That’s an odd way to manage an on time. It’s my hope that both sides America—57,000 of them. In fact, it’s an enterprise. Interfere with key government will come together and support this empty chair across America, where lit- operations? Check. Rattle the markets, slow rule and the underlying Federal Work- tle babies cannot go to a Head Start an economy in recovery, interrupt poten- tially lifesaving research at the National In- er Pay Fairness Act. program. That’s what the Republicans Mr. Speaker, we don’t expect to agree stitutes of Health? Check, check and check. are trying to do. They’re trying to tell Derail the hated Obamacare? Ch—Oh, no, on everything with our Democrat col- Marlen Rosa that her 3-year-old son, leagues. The House appointed a team wait a minute. That was the GOP’s osten- Hector, couldn’t go to Head Start. sible purpose for this travesty of on September 30 to meet with the Sen- And what is their answer? Another misgovernment, but the online insurance ate and find common ground to fund supercommittee—a committee that markets created by that law opened on the government. When our team gath- maybe will be playing Legos itself be- schedule last week and continue to operate. ered on the morning of October 1, no cause the last supercommittee—of The House Republicans’ continued refusal one from the Senate showed up. Every course, we respect all of our Members— to take up and vote on the clean CR passed day since, the Senate has refused to be was not the solution to our problem. by the Senate over a week ago, and which the part of any discussions with the House I tell you what the solution is, Mr. President has stated publicly on several occa- on how to move forward. That refusal Speaker. It is to vote on the clean bill, sions he would sign is ignoring the easy solu- is inexcusable. open the government, let the FAA be tion to this impasse. That’s why the House will be consid- in operation, let the Justice Depart- Now faced with strong public backlash— ering another bill today, the Deficit ment be in operation. more than 70% of Americans disapproving of Reduction and Economic Growth In the meeting that I just came from, the government shutdown engineered by the Working Group Act, to bring Senate I learned 90 courts are vacant. Issues House Republicans, the majority is trying to Democrats to the table. Once the Sen- dealing with rape and domestic vio- extricate themselves from this debacle by ators have come to the table, we can lence are not being attended to. Public bringing to the floor and passing ‘‘mini-CRs.’’ start building on areas where we defenders are not being resourced and The House majority should know that the should have common ground and reach are being laid off. Hundreds of lawyers American public knows and very well under- a solution that benefits all of the are not in the Department of Justice. stands what is happening. This is legislative American people. But it starts with a The American Bar Association says theater at its worst—noise and thunder signi- talk. there is no justice. fying nothing. Both the rule and the underlying I tell you, Mr. Speaker, all we have Mr. Speaker, these ploys are a cynical bills have my support, and I urge the to do is not get a supercommittee, but waste of time giving false hope to innocent same from my colleagues. get a supercommitment to America. Americans who depend on the services pro- Mr. MCGOVERN. I yield myself such Vote for a clean bill, and vote for the vided by these programs. But House Repub- time as I may consume. debt ceiling. licans know they have no chance whatsoever

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All we are doing is wasting time when we bringing more bills to the floor to re- But I would say that the funding should be helping people. open the government—we are already level that the United States Senate has We need to pass the clean CR approved by more than 50 percent of the way there agreed on is absolutely in no way a the Senate so we can keep our promises to with the bills that have come to the compromise. It’s the law of the land. our veterans, to our elderly, to our children, floor. But it is happening, and it’s not The law of the land, if this Congress parents and young people as well as the happening because Republican this and were to dissolve itself tomorrow, is 800,000 Federal workers that our government Republican that. that for fiscal year 2014 we’re only is needed, compassionate, strong and effec- I commented earlier to some of my going to be able to spend $967 billion. tive. Democratic friends about what great The Senate wants to spend $986 billion. We need to pass the clean CR approved by party discipline they have displayed in The law of the land is not going to let the Senate so we can fund our engineers and never talking about a government them spend that much. That’s just the technicians who maintain all of our critical mili- shutdown but in always making sure law of the land. tary equipment to keep our troops safe and it’s a ‘‘Republican government shut- Now, we don’t have to like it. We can take care of national security infrastructure. down.’’ I suppose you get points for try to change that, but to characterize We need to pass the clean CR approved by that in terms of party unity, but it’s that as somehow moving to the middle the Senate so we can fund the services need- just not true; nor has it ever been true is to misrepresent, Mr. Speaker, what ed by those who rely upon our full faith and in the history of our Republic that the facts of our budget are. credit as well as our word that this nation will when legitimate policy differences As my colleague from North Carolina not forget its fallen heroes. come about, driven by our constituents said so well, the House has adopted a For these reasons and more, I oppose this back home, that the best way forward position, and the Senate rejected it. So rule and urge my Republican colleagues to we moved to the middle and adopted a rescue the American people from this situation to solve those is to make sure you de- position, and the Senate rejected it. So and end the disruption in the lives of 800,000 monize the other guy and make sure we moved further to the middle, adopt- dedicated workers who take pride in the great- folks know who to blame for it. In these 12 times that the Demo- ed a position, and the Senate rejected est jobs in the world: serving the American cratic Speaker of the House, Tip it. Then we said, Let’s just sit down people. Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, a few O’Neill, was leading this institution— and talk about it to find that pathway minutes ago, we heard from one of the the people’s House—and the govern- forward. brightest voices of the Republican ment shut down, it wasn’t because Tip My friends on the other side of the Party, a member of our Republican O’Neill was a bad man. It wasn’t be- aisle, Mr. Speaker, are talking a lot leadership, VIRGINIA FOXX. cause he lost control of some liberal about a budget conference. I suspect At this time, I yield 4 minutes to the faction within his party. It was because we’ll continue to hear that. I even read gentleman from Georgia (Mr. the House of Representatives, the clos- about it in the National Journal—ap- WOODALL), a member of the Budget est voice to the American people in our parently, that message is being sold Committee and the Rules Committee. Republic, had legitimate policy dif- well—but as my friends on both sides of Mr. WOODALL. I thank my chairman ferences with the President of the the aisle know, a budget conference has for yielding me the time. United States, and that’s where we sit absolutely no force of law whatsoever. Mr. Speaker, I have to say I saw my today. Zero. We can conference a budget until chairman get on his feet when the gen- What’s surprising is not that we have we’re blue in the face, Mr. Speaker, and tleman from Michigan began to speak. legitimate policy differences with the we will never change one penny of Fed- It’s not often that the dean of the President of the United States. What’s eral spending. House comes down to speak. It’s a surprising is that we bring a bill to the Now that’s different from the con- treat for me, too. I’ve been here 21⁄2 floor to fund Head Start, and that be- ference that this House moved to go to years, but I’ve been watching the proc- comes complicated. What’s surprising with the Senate. The conference that ess a lot longer than that. I do think is that we bring a bill to the floor to this House moved to have with the there’s a lot that we can learn from make sure that our men and women Senate—where we could actually history and a lot that we can learn, as are getting paid, and that creates the change the law, where we could fund Chris Matthews put it on his show the controversy. What’s surprising is we the government, where we could deal other day, from when politics worked. bring a bill to the floor to fund nuclear with the debt ceiling, where we could There is no shortage of shrill voices security across the country, and that’s focus on priorities that each one of us in Washington, D.C., and when I get what brings controversy. has for our families back home—the back home to the folks in the suburbs There is so much that we agree on, conference this House moved to create, of metro Atlanta, rarely do I hear and I am certain we’re going to find Mr. Speaker, can change the law. somebody say, ROB, I wish there were the pathway forward; but I am equally Let’s do something that matters. more angry people in Washington. I certain that that pathway forward is Let’s do it today. wish there were more folks pounding not going to be found more quickly in Mr. MCGOVERN. I yield myself such their fists and yelling and screaming, depending on how much we can embar- time as I may consume. because I really think that’s how solu- rass and marginalize our political op- Mr. Speaker, I served as an aide here tions can be brought about. ponents. It’s going to be found when we on Capitol Hill when Tip O’Neill was That’s not how solutions are brought agree that there is more that unites us Speaker of the House. I think he is one about anywhere. It’s not how they’re than divides us, and it’s okay that we of the greatest Speakers that ever brought about in business. It’s not how have some serious policy differences. served in the United States House of they’re brought about in politics. It’s The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Representatives. He was a friend of not how they’re brought about in kin- time of the gentleman has expired. mine as well. dergartens around the country. Mr. SESSIONS. I yield the gentleman I will tell you that Speaker O’Neill I have a chart here, Mr. Speaker, an additional 2 minutes. would never go on national TV and that says that the Democrat Speaker Mr. WOODALL. I thank my chair- threaten to default on the debt to this of the House, Tip O’Neill, who presided man. Nation. He would never, ever act in a over some of the most trying times in Mr. Speaker, the chairman is actu- way that might bring this economy to our Nation and some of the biggest ally the one who appointed me as the ruin. He put country before political deals in our Nation, was often in con- rules designee to the Budget Com- party. flict with the President of a different mittee, and I’m grateful to him for I would also say that Speaker O’Neill party. While Tip O’Neill was Speaker of that because it really gives me an op- understood the importance of working the House, the government shut down portunity to express what, for my con- in a bipartisan way. He would be dis- 12 times. stituents, is commonsense budget re- gusted with the way this House is being

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That’s why the shutdown con- are here to do: to set aside our dif- signed a letter saying, We will cooper- tinues, and the public knows it. ferences, to try and fund these issues, ate with the Republicans to pass a Yet, instead of bringing up a budget to try and deal with the President. clean continuing resolution at Repub- bill to open up the government or pass Earlier in the week, our great young lican levels, and we know that there a debt limit increase to pay our bills, Speaker, JOHN BOEHNER, went to the are 20 Republicans in the House who the House has taken up two more last- White House. He was asked to come to publicly said they would support such a minute bills to distract from their Tea the White House, and really all he was move. That’s the majority. We could Party Republican shutdown. This most there to be told by the President was: open up the government in a matter of recent bill establishes a supercom- I won’t negotiate. I won’t negotiate. I minutes. In the Senate, over a dozen mittee to make recommendations on won’t negotiate. Then, as Mr. BOEHNER Republican Senators voted for cloture spending and changes. tells the story, he got that message, so on a clean continuing resolution. That I want to remind my colleagues, this he came back to work. Here we are, is bipartisanship. Accept it. This is the is the same proposal—or very similar— trying to send ideas out about working way this House should be run. that got us into this devastating se- together. So I would just point that out to my quester in the first place. We’ve been The working group intentionally was colleagues that we’re going through all there; we’ve done that. Thanks, but no an open-ended opportunity for Mem- this rigamarole for I don’t know what thanks, Mr. Speaker. bers of Congress—10 on the House side, when we could end this Republican Now, as a member of the Budget and 10 on the Senate side—to work to- shutdown right now by bringing a Appropriations Committee, I can tell gether with an opportunity, as a work- clean continuing resolution at Repub- you that both the House and Senate ing group, to try and overcome this by- lican levels to the House floor. It would have passed budget resolutions. Demo- pass. That’s what we’re trying to do. I pass in a bipartisan way, and I predict crats have been trying to work out our think we’re going to be faithful to it. I that there will even be more than 20 budget differences for 6 months, but think we’re going to pass this here Republicans that would support it. Republicans continue to block these ef- today, and then we’re going to see what They want a way out of this. forts. The American people deserve a the Senate will do again—I’m sure, Let’s open the government. Let us functioning government. once again, just another piece of log not use the debt ceiling in the threat- The public understands that we can over in their fireplace for the Senate ening manner in which it’s being used open up the government. And I have to majority leader to burn down. I am by the Republican leadership here. We say, the Democrats did not want the hopeful here today that we have com- should never—I don’t care what your funding level of the Senate budget bill, mon sense, and I think we will pass political ideology is—default on our fi- but we are compromising to get this this. nancial obligations. That is economic government open. I reserve the balance of my time. ruin for this country, and I think my The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Mr. MCGOVERN. May I ask the gen- colleagues on the other side of the aisle WOMACK). The time of the gentlewoman tleman how many more speakers he know that. We should never use that in has expired. has? such a political way. Mr. MCGOVERN. I yield the gentle- Mr. SESSIONS. I would advise the Let’s work together and appoint lady an additional 30 seconds. gentleman, at this time, I do not have budget conferees and go to negotiate a Ms. LEE of California. It’s also im- any further speakers. I thank the gen- budget conference so we can have some portant to recognize, again, as an ap- tleman for asking. parameters in terms of numbers we can propriator and as a member of the Mr. MCGOVERN. May I inquire as to work with. Budget Committee, I hear and see each how much time I have remaining? I listened to some of my colleagues and every day, whenever we’re in com- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- talking on the other side—even those mittee, the tactics and the discussion tleman from Massachusetts has 4 min- who serve on the Budget Committee— with regard to cuts to Head Start and utes remaining; the gentleman from and you wonder why we should have a the women and children nutrition as- Texas has 51⁄2 minutes remaining. Budget Committee if the Budget Com- sistance program—all of those pro- Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield mittee doesn’t mean anything. I have a grams that just very recently the Re- myself the balance of my time. lot more respect for the people that publican Tea Party Members have I am going to urge that we defeat the serve on that committee. started to say that they support. So previous question. If we defeat the pre- As this time, I yield 2 minutes to the let’s see what happens. I hope that they vious question, I will offer an amend- gentlewoman from California (Ms. do support this when we get to these ment to the rule that will allow the LEE). budget negotiations. House to vote on the clean Senate con- It’s time that we shut down this tinuing resolution so that we can send b 1630 shutdown. We need to reject this rule. it to the President for his signature Ms. LEE of California. I thank the Let’s have an up-or-down vote to open today. gentleman for yielding. up this government and let the chips Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous con- Also, let me just associate myself fall where they may. sent to insert the text of the amend- with the gentleman from Massachu- Mr. SESSIONS. I yield myself such ment in the RECORD, along with extra- setts’ comments with regard to Speak- time as I may consume. neous material, immediately prior to er O’Neill. I, too, was a staffer during Mr. Speaker, I will tell you that the vote on the previous question. that period when the great Speaker, there is a lot of dialogue on the floor The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Mr. O’Neill, was Speaker, and there is today about opening up the govern- objection to the request of the gen- no way that he would have allowed this ment. Yet this body has passed bill tleman from Massachusetts? hostage-taking to occur. after bill after bill—whether it’s the in- There was no objection. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposi- telligence community, whether it’s Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, as we tion to this rule. Again, I just have to Head Start, whether it’s NIH—making bring this debate to a close, I have the say, we’ve seen this 8 days, unfortu- sure that we are going through a delib- dueling emotions of being angry and nately, and it is a Tea Party Repub- erative process. Repeatedly, you are being very sad—angry that we are put- lican government shutdown. We’ve seeing where our friends on the other ting the American people through this seen $2.4 billion in lost economic activ- side vote ‘‘no,’’ and when it gets to the trauma. This is totally unnecessary. ity; and so, yes, this hostage-taking, it other body, even though it’s a passed This is a manufactured crisis. continues. piece of legislation, the Senate, our When my colleagues talk about the Hostage-taking really is a deplorable friends over there, ignore the bills. I fact that Democrats aren’t willing to tactic. The Tea Party Republicans con- kind of wonder what we’re really try- negotiate, let me just refer to some of

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:57 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K08OC7.055 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H6380 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 8, 2013 the recent headlines: ‘‘Nineteen Times Here is the other sad thing. My rial. Yup, sure did. I did that myself, Democrats Tried to Negotiate with Re- friends on the other side of the aisle too. The reason we went down there is publicans’’; that’s according to the Na- began this Congress by talking about that there are men and women who tional Journal. ‘‘Republicans Spent regular order and a transparent, open served in the military during World Year Blocking Budget Conference’’; process. Of all the stuff we’ve been vot- War II who, at the last years of their that was in the Huffington Post. ing on these last few days, nobody has lives, are coming up in what are called ‘‘Boehner Tells GOP He is Through Ne- seen it. Even the committee chairman Honor Flights, where they come up gotiating with Obama’’; that was in who oversees these bills doesn’t even here and meet together as people who The Hill newspaper. I mean, those are come to the Rules Committee to tes- were comrades in arms for the United the headlines about my friends’ actions tify. We don’t know what we’re voting States of America, who fought the Axis during these recent weeks. on here. of Evil, the Germans, the Japanese, The bottom line is that what we’re We can do better. Reject this rule. and others. They wanted to come just doing today really is sad because I Vote ‘‘no’’ on the previous question. about 2 miles from here down to the think it diminishes this institution. We Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance World War II Memorial, and it was ought to be solving problems. We ought of my time. locked. It was bolted up and locked. So to be finding ways to lift people up. We Mr. SESSIONS. I yield myself the a couple of colleagues, my fellow Tex- ought to be trying to debate ways to balance of my time. ans, went down there last week and create more jobs and opportunity in I appreciate my dear friend, my col- found out—the park ranger was there. this country. We ought to get the gov- league, from Worcester, Massachusetts. Well, who’s allowed to get in? First ernment running. We ought to deal I will describe it to him real fast. Amendment protesters. First Amend- with the debt ceiling, not politicize it, Mr. Speaker, what we’re trying to do ment protesters are the only ones al- and we ought to work on a long-term is open up all the employees that are lowed in—well, and Members of Con- negotiation so we have a long-term home at the FAA. That’s it. We’re gress. So these two colleagues of mine spending bill that makes sense for this going to bring them back to work; pay took bolt cutters, opened it up, and it country, and we’re not doing that. them; get it done, all the employees at has been open ever since. We’re coming up with a committee the FAA. That’s what Republicans are trying today that does nothing. You pass this Secondly, we’re trying to form a to do. We are trying to do that not just bill, the government still shuts down. working group. We’re trying to work for the World War II Memorial; we are You pass this bill, we’re still headed for around the process that has gotten a default on our obligations on October trying to do that for this government. bogged up today, with an idea from our We are trying to work on commonsense 17. This does nothing. It does nothing. Speaker, JOHN BOEHNER, and our Ma- It is sad because it is beneath this ideas. We are asking for this House of jority Leader, ERIC CANTOR, and our Representatives to be with us today. great House of Representatives. So whip, KEVIN MCCARTHY, and a couple of many incredible things have happened I support this rule. I support the un- people who are in the Republican lead- derlying legislation. on this floor, and yet this is so trivial. ership who are saying let’s find another It is so meaningless at a time of such The material previously referred to way around the logjam that we’ve got. by Mr. MCGOVERN is as follows: a great crisis. So we came up with a good idea and I would say to my friends on the AN AMENDMENT TO H. RES. 373 OFFERED BY said let’s go to a working group. Let’s other side of the aisle that this is a cri- MR. MCGOVERN OF MASSACHUSETTS actually get 10 Members of the Senate sis that my friends have brought on At the end of the resolution, add the fol- and 10 Members of the House. Let’s themselves. There is nothing that says lowing new sections: meet. Let’s meet very quickly. As a that we should be in shutdown today Sec. 5. Immediately upon adoption of this matter of fact, the resolution says resolution the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 59) other than the fact that my friends on that, within 1 day, they’ve got to be se- making continuing appropriations for fiscal the other side of the aisle decided to year 2014, and for other purposes, with the shut the government down. lected; within 1 day after that, they have to meet. Let’s put them to work. House amendment to the Senate amendment Now they’re saying they care about thereto, shall be taken from the Speaker’s the monuments and they care about Let’s put the Members to work on this table and the pending question shall be, our senior citizens and our veterans, on a bipartisan, bicameral basis. That without intervention of any point of order, but they’re the ones who shut the gov- is what this is about. It is really pretty whether the House shall recede from its ernment down. They say they don’t simple. amendment and concur in the Senate amend- want to default on our financial obliga- Mr. Speaker, this is not really rocket ment. The Senate amendment shall be con- tions, yet we heard on ‘‘This Week’’ science right now. We’re engaged in sidered as read. The question shall be debat- able for one hour equally divided and con- with George Stephanopoulos that the how we put one foot in front of the other, and Republicans have been doing trolled by the chair and ranking member of Speaker of the House is prepared to ba- the Committee on Appropriations. The pre- sically see this country default on our this for 3 weeks. We’re meeting at the vious question shall be considered as ordered debt. That’s what he said. Rules Committee. We’re taking testi- on the question of receding from the House I mean, I am shocked by that kind of mony. We are listening to the people amendment and concurring in the Senate talk. I don’t care what party you’re in, who come to the committee. amendment without intervening motion or where you come from ideologically. We We have very vigorous, detailed de- demand for division of the question. all should at least agree that we ought bates where Members, Republicans and Sec. 6. Clause 1(c) of rule XIX shall not to pay our bills, that if we don’t, it will Democrats, come to the Rules Com- apply to the consideration of H.J. Res. 59 as specified in section 5 of this resolution. do great damage to our economy, and mittee from the Appropriations Com- it will hurt your constituents just as mittee. As a matter of fact, we’ve seen THE VOTE ON THE PREVIOUS QUESTION: WHAT IT REALLY MEANS much as mine. We could do so much some star witnesses in this House— better. We could do so much better stars, good people, great ideas—trying This vote, the vote on whether to order the to push that we’re going to work to- previous question on a special rule, is not than this. merely a procedural vote. A vote against or- I would urge my colleagues on the gether. We’re going to do this together. dering the previous question is a vote other side of the aisle who say they We can do this together. Not all the against the Republican majority agenda and want a vote on a clean continuing reso- bills were agreed to, but a bunch of a vote to allow the Democratic minority to lution to vote with us on some of these them have been on a bipartisan basis. offer an alternative plan. It is a vote about procedural motions. Start giving us So you never know when you throw what the House should be debating. some votes on these procedural mo- up a good idea whether somebody is Mr. Clarence Cannon’s Precedents of the tions, because it appears that your going to take you up on it or not. We House of Representatives (VI, 308–311), de- leadership will not give you the right have had a couple where that has scribes the vote on the previous question on the rule as ‘‘a motion to direct or control the to an up-or-down vote. Notwith- worked; and we, as Republicans, are consideration of the subject before the House standing all of the talk about a trans- going to stay after it. We’re the ones being made by the Member in charge.’’ To parent process, an open process, you’re willing to negotiate. defeat the previous question is to give the not going to get that vote unless you Now, there was a discussion about us opposition a chance to decide the subject be- force it. showing up at the World War II Memo- fore the House. Cannon cites the Speaker’s

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The House defeated Whereas the BBC News, on October 1, 2013 business for the House— in England, published the following: ‘‘For the previous question and a member of the that a government shutdown is a mark upon most of the world, a government shutdown is opposition rose to a parliamentary inquiry, the dignity of the House and that the House very bad news—the result of revolution, in- asking who was entitled to recognition. would be willing to pass a ‘‘clean’’ con- vasion or disaster. Even in the middle of its Speaker Joseph G. Cannon (R–Illinois) said: tinuing appropriations resolution to end it. ‘‘The previous question having been refused, ongoing civil war, the Syrian government the gentleman from New York, Mr. Fitz- has continued to pay its bills and workers’ b 1645 wages. That leaders of one of the most pow- gerald, who had asked the gentleman to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does the yield to him for an amendment, is entitled to erful nations on earth willingly provoked a the first recognition.’’ crisis that suspends public services and de- gentleman from Florida wish to The Republican majority may say ‘‘the creases economic growth is astonishing to present argument on why the resolu- vote on the previous question is simply a many.’’; tion is privileged under rule IX to take vote on whether to proceed to an immediate Whereas the state-run Xinhua news serv- precedence over other questions? vote on adopting the resolution . . . [and] ice, on October 2, 2013 in China, published the Mr. GRAYSON. Yes, I do has no substantive legislative or policy im- following: ‘‘With no political unity to redress The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- plications whatsoever.’’ But that is not what its policy mistake, a dysfunctional Wash- tleman from Florida is recognized. they have always said. Listen to the Repub- ington is now overspending the confidence in lican Leadership Manual on the Legislative its leadership.’’; Mr. GRAYSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise Process in the United States House of Rep- Whereas The News of Mexico, on Sep- today because the dignity of the House resentatives, (6th edition, page 135). Here’s tember 25, 2013 in Mexico, published the fol- has been called into question. You have how the Republicans describe the previous lowing: ‘‘They squabble over the incon- heard the text of the resolution, but I question vote in their own manual: ‘‘Al- sequential accomplishment of a 10-week think that some points bear high- though it is generally not possible to amend funding extension. It isn’t serious, but it cer- lighting. the rule because the majority Member con- tainly isn’t funny.’’; The BBC News has reported that trolling the time will not yield for the pur- Whereas the Australian, on October 1, 2013 ‘‘leaders of one of the most powerful pose of offering an amendment, the same re- in Australia, published the following: ‘‘The sult may be achieved by voting down the pre- irresponsible way in which Congress . . . nations on Earth’’—by the way, that is vious question on the rule. . . . When the played the politics of partisan petulance and still us—‘‘willingly provoked a crisis motion for the previous question is defeated, obstruction . . . does them little credit. Nei- that suspends public services.’’ control of the time passes to the Member ther does it say much for the budgetary A leading Chinese news service stat- who led the opposition to ordering the pre- processes in the world’s largest economy.’’; ed: vious question. That Member, because he Whereas the Frankfurter Allgemeine A dysfunctional Washington is now over- then controls the time, may offer an amend- Zeitung, on October 2, 2013 in Germany, pub- spending the confidence in its leadership. ment to the rule, or yield for the purpose of lished the following: ‘‘The main actors in amendment.’’ this dispute, which brings together many A German newspaper stated: In Deschler’s Procedure in the U.S. House factors, both ideological and political, took a The main actors in this dispute took a of Representatives, the subchapter titled huge risk and, unhindered, proceeded to vali- huge risk and proceeded to validate everyone ‘‘Amending Special Rules’’ states: ‘‘a refusal date everyone who ever accused the political who ever accused the political establishment to order the previous question on such a rule establishment in Washington of being rotten in Washington of being rotten to the core. [a special rule reported from the Committee to the core . . . The public is left wondering The public is left wondering how things on Rules] opens the resolution to amend- how things could have been allowed to get to could have been allowed to get to this point ment and further debate.’’ (Chapter 21, sec- this point and why there is so much poison and why there is so much poison in the sys- tion 21.2) Section 21.3 continues: ‘‘Upon re- in the system.’’; tem. jection of the motion for the previous ques- Whereas the Su¨ ddeutsche Zeitung, on Oc- Another German newspaper said: tion on a resolution reported from the Com- tober 2, 2013 in Germany, published the fol- mittee on Rules, control shifts to the Mem- lowing: ‘‘What has already been apparent in What has already been apparent in Amer- ber leading the opposition to the previous America for a few years now is the self-de- ica for a few years now is the self-destruc- question, who may offer a proper amendment struction of one of the world’s oldest democ- tion of one of the world’s oldest democracies. or motion and who controls the time for de- racies. And the great tragedy here is that And the great tragedy here is that this work bate thereon.’’ this work of destruction isn’t being wrought of destruction isn’t being wrought by en- Clearly, the vote on the previous question by enemies of democracy, greedy lobbyists emies of democracy, greedy lobbyists, or sin- on a rule does have substantive policy impli- or sinister major party donors. America’s de- ister major party donors. America’s democ- cations. It is one of the only available tools mocracy is being broken by the very people racy is being broken by the very people who for those who oppose the Republican major- who are supposed to carry and preserve it are supposed to carry and preserve it—the ity’s agenda and allows those with alter- . . . the politicians . . . At the moment, politicians. What is clear, though, is that native views the opportunity to offer an al- Washington is fighting over the budget and America is already politically bankrupt. ternative plan. nobody knows if the country will still be sol- The headline of the New York Daily Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I yield vent in three weeks . . . What is clear, News, the fourth most widely cir- back the balance of my time, and I though, is that America is already politi- culated daily newspaper in the United move the previous question on the res- cally bankrupt.’’; States, on the first day of the govern- olution. Whereas the Washington Post, on Sep- tember 30, 2013, quoted Justice Malala, a po- ment shutdown read this way—— The SPEAKER pro tempore. The The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- question is on ordering the previous litical commentator in South Africa as say- ing the following: ‘‘They tell us, ‘You guys tleman will suspend. question. The Chair has heard the reading of The question was taken; and the are not being fiscally responsible’ . . . And now we see that they are running their coun- the resolution. Speaker pro tempore announced that try a little like a banana republic . . . there Does the gentleman have an argu- the ayes appeared to have it. is a lot of sniggering going on.’’; ment to present as to why it qualifies Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, on Whereas the headline of the New York as a matter of privilege under rule IX? that I demand the yeas and nays. Daily News, the fourth most widely cir- The yeas and nays were ordered. culated daily newspaper in the United Mr. GRAYSON. Yes, I do, and I was The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- States, on October 1, 2013, read: ‘‘House of about to get to it. ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- Turds’’, and the bylines stated: ‘‘D.C. cess- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- ceedings on this question will be post- pols shut down government’’ and ‘‘They get tleman may proceed. poned. paid while nation suffers’’; Mr. GRAYSON. Thank you. Whereas these reports call into question f As I just indicated, the headline of the dignity of the House; and the New York Daily News, the fourth Whereas the resulting reduction in the RAISING A QUESTION OF THE most widely circulated daily newspaper PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE public’s perception of the House’s dignity has culminated in a 7% Congressional ap- in the United States, on the first day of Mr. GRAYSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise to proval rating in the most recent Economist/ the government shutdown read this a question of the privileges of the YouGov poll: Now, therefore, be it way: ‘‘House of Turds.’’

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:57 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08OC7.023 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H6382 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 8, 2013 The bylines stated: ‘‘D.C. cess-pools Mr. GRAYSON. Mr. Chair, I want to What then is a satisfactory question shut down government,’’ and ‘‘They get repeat: one of the questions to make of privilege? paid while the Nation suffers.’’ that determination is whether the dig- Well, from the plain text of rule IX, Just today, a new poll came out that nity of the House has been offended. and from existing precedent, a satisfac- demonstrated as follows: As I indicated, there is one final tory resolution must demonstrate that A national poll asked the following ques- point to make here before I get into the dignity of the House has been tions: further argument, which is this: the called into question. It has been called What do you have a higher opinion of, Con- American public is now of the fol- into question to such a degree that I gress or witches? Congress, 32 percent; witch- lowing opinion: wanted to show you the cover from the es, 46 percent. What do you have a higher opinion of, Con- Daily News, that I was prevented from What do you have a higher opinion of, Con- gress or zombies? Congress, 37 percent; zom- gress or hemorrhoids? Congress, 31 percent; doing so, because to show it to you— bies, 43 percent. hemorrhoids, 53 percent. just to show it to you—would somehow What do you have a higher opinion of, Con- Now, clearly, statements such as be considered to be offensive to the dig- gress or dog poop? Congress, 40 percent; dog these and others cited in the resolution nity of this House. poop, 47 percent. call into question the dignity of the And the resolved clause of the resolu- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- House. These statements are not from tion may not diverge into affecting the tleman will suspend. a single editorial or merely one passer- legislative actions of this body. The Chair would again ask the gen- by. These statements are being ex- I argue, Mr. Speaker, that this reso- tleman from Florida to address wheth- pressed around the Nation and across lution satisfies both accounts. the globe. er or not this resolution is privileged I have found no precedent in the an- They have contributed to a Congres- under rule IX. notated House Rules and Manual or sional approval rating plummeting to 7 Mr. GRAYSON. Yes, I am explaining Hind’s or Cannon’s or Deschler’s Prece- percent—that is 7 percent—in the lat- why it is privileged under rule IX. dents that would allow the Chair to est Economist/YouGov poll, and they May I continue? rule against the resolution before us must be addressed by this body. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- today. In fact, one would question Thankfully, rule IX of the rules of tleman may proceed so long as the gen- whether this entire body—including the House of Representatives provides tleman confines his remarks to wheth- the Parliamentarian—has been politi- Members a mechanism through which er or not the resolution is privileged cized unnecessarily if you do rule to address those times when the dig- under rule IX. Should the gentleman against that today. fail to continue along that path, pursu- nity of the House has been harmed and Not once do the precedents address a ant to the Chair’s guidance, the gen- called into question. It allows for ques- resolution that outlines a litany of tleman will no longer be recognized, tions of privilege. condemnations against Congress from and the Chair will be prepared to rule Specifically, rule IX reads as follows: media sources around the world and on the question. Questions of privilege shall be, first, those here at home, as opposed to responding The gentleman may proceed. affecting the rights of the House collec- to a single source of criticism. Not Mr. GRAYSON. Mr. Chairman, one of tively, its safety, dignity, and integrity of once do the precedents rule on a resolu- the questions before the House on this its proceedings. tion citing Congressional approval rat- resolution is whether the dignity of the I submit to you, Mr. Chair, that these ings below 10 percent in conjunction House has been offended. I am dem- are questions squarely within the dig- with persistent reporting against the onstrating vividly that the dignity of nity of the House of Representatives. dignity of the House. the House has been offended in support Further, rule IX provides that: of this resolution. A resolution reported as a question of the If the first hurdle to be crossed today May I continue without interruption? privileges of the House, shall have prece- is that the dignity of the House has to The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- dence of all other questions except motions be called into question, then, Mr. tleman may continue under the pre- to adjourn. Speaker, you are required to rule in vious guidance issued by the Chair. I have offered a resolution as a ques- favor of this resolution raising a ques- Proceed. tion of the privileges of the House, and tion of the privileges of the House. Mr. GRAYSON. Good. I am here today to secure a vote on If ‘‘dignity’’ means what the dic- The current polling indicates: that resolution. tionary says it means—‘‘the state or What do you have a higher opinion of, Mr. Speaker, you should find the ob- quality of being worthy of honor or re- Americans: Congress or toenail fungus? Con- vious, which is that the dignity of the spect’’—then surely the honor and re- gress, 41 percent; toenail fungus, 44 percent. House has been called into question spect of this House has been called into What do you have a higher opinion of, Con- and that no part of the resolution that question. gress or cockroaches? Congress, 42 percent; I have offered goes beyond the scope of When only 7 out of 100 Americans ap- cockroaches, 44 percent. a question of privilege—such as at- prove of what we do—the lowest ap- What do you have a higher opinion of, Con- tempting to legislate—so that a vote proval rating ever—then surely our gress or potholes? Congress, 36 percent; pot- must be allowed on this measure. holes, 47 percent. dignity has been diminished and is ac- And finally—— For the record, Mr. Speaker, the vote tively being called into question. that should be allowed would be on the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- If we are to be called ‘‘obstruction- following resolution: tleman will suspend. ists’’ and practicers of ‘‘partisan petu- Once again, the Chair requests the Resolved, That it is the sense of the lance;’’ if we are to be called an estab- House— gentleman from Florida to confine his lishment that is ‘‘rotten to the core;’’ (1) without seeking to effect a change in and if we are leaving Americans won- remarks to whether or not the matter the rules or standing orders of the House or is privileged under rule IX. Should the their interpretation; and dering why there is ‘‘so much poison in gentleman proceed in any other man- (2) without prescribing a special order of the system,’’ then surely our dignity as ner, the Chair will be prepared to rule business for the House—that a government a body has been diminished. on the question. shutdown is If we are accused of ‘‘willingly pro- Mr. GRAYSON. Mr. Chair, that is ex- —and this is obvious at this point— voking crises that suspend public serv- actly what I have been doing. I would a mark upon the dignity of the House and ices and decrease economic growth,’’ ask the Chair to allow me to continue that the House would be willing to pass a then surely our dignity as a body has without further interruption. ‘‘clean’’ continuing appropriations resolu- been diminished. May I continue? tion to end it. If we cause international media out- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- That is right—‘‘a mark upon the dig- lets to refer to us as ‘‘politically bank- tleman may proceed so long as his nity of the House and that the House rupt’’ and responsible for ‘‘breaking comments are confined to the proce- would be willing to pass a ‘clean’ con- America’s democracy,’’ then our dig- dural issue of whether or not the issue tinuing appropriations resolution to nity as a body, as a House, is being is privileged under rule IX. end it.’’ called into question.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:06 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K08OC7.060 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE October 8, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6383 b 1700 olutions that called for specific legisla- [Roll No. 531] The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- tive action and a resolution that mere- YEAS—226 tleman will suspend. The Chair has ly provided a statement about such ac- Aderholt Graves (GA) Petri heard enough and is prepared to rule. tion. Both express a legislative senti- Amash Graves (MO) Pittenger Mr. GRAYSON. Well, the Chair has ment and are properly initiated Amodei Griffin (AR) Pitts through the introduction of a resolu- Bachmann Griffith (VA) Poe (TX) not heard my arguments. Bachus Grimm Pompeo The SPEAKER pro tempore. The tion via the hopper. Barletta Guthrie Posey Chair advises the gentleman from Flor- For these reasons, the resolution of- Barr Hall Price (GA) ida that he is not recognized and that fered by the gentleman from Florida Barton Hanna Radel does not constitute a question of the Benishek Harper Reed the Chair is prepared to rule on the Bentivolio Harris Reichert question. privileges of the House under rule IX. Bilirakis Hartzler Renacci Mr. GRAYSON. Well, excuse me, but Mr. GRAYSON. Mr. Speaker, I ask Bishop (UT) Hastings (WA) Ribble unanimous consent to explain why the Black Heck (NV) Rice (SC) I have a point of parliamentary order. Blackburn Hensarling Chair is wrong and to finish my argu- Rigell The SPEAKER pro tempore. Hearing Boustany Holding Roby argument on a question of order is ment. Brady (TX) Hudson Roe (TN) within the Chair’s discretion. The Mr. SESSIONS. Objection. Bridenstine Huelskamp Rogers (KY) Brooks (AL) Huizenga (MI) Chair will once again advise the gen- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Objec- Rogers (MI) Brooks (IN) Hultgren Rohrabacher tleman from Florida that the Chair is tion is heard. Broun (GA) Hunter Rokita ready to rule on the question. Buchanan Hurt Rooney f Mr. GRAYSON. I would remind the Bucshon Issa Ros-Lehtinen Burgess Jenkins Roskam Chair that the Chair actually agreed to ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Calvert Johnson (OH) Ross hear my argument. Having done so, the PRO TEMPORE Camp Johnson, Sam Rothfus Chair needs to hear my full argument. Campbell Jones Royce Capito Jordan The SPEAKER pro tempore. The The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Runyan Carter Joyce Ryan (WI) Chair is prepared to rule on the ques- ant to clause 8 of rule XX, proceedings Cassidy Kelly (PA) will resume on questions previously Salmon tion of whether the resolution offered Chabot King (IA) Sanford Chaffetz King (NY) postponed in the following order: Scalise by the gentleman from Florida con- Coble Kingston Ordering the previous question on Schock stitutes a question of the privileges of Coffman Kinzinger (IL) Schweikert House Resolution 373, by the yeas and Cole Kline the House under rule IX. Scott, Austin nays; and Collins (GA) Labrador Mr. GRAYSON. Well, I have to say, Sensenbrenner Collins (NY) LaMalfa Adopting House Resolution 373, if or- Sessions Mr. Chair, that in doing so, you, your- Conaway Lamborn Shimkus self, at this point—— dered. Cook Lance Shuster The first vote will be conducted as a Cotton Lankford The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Simpson Cramer Latham tleman is not recognized. 15 minute vote. The second vote will be Smith (MO) Crawford Latta conducted as a 5-minute vote. Smith (NE) The resolution alleges that a lapse in Crenshaw LoBiondo appropriations impairs the dignity of Culberson Long Smith (NJ) f Smith (TX) the House. It further expresses a sense Daines Luetkemeyer Davis, Rodney Lummis Southerland of the House concerning action it PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION Denham Marchant Stewart might take on an appropriation meas- OF H.J. RES. 89, EXCEPTED EM- Dent Marino Stivers ure. The gentleman from Florida casts DeSantis Massie Stockman PLOYEES’ PAY CONTINUING AP- Stutzman this proposal as a statement. DesJarlais McCarthy (CA) PROPRIATIONS RESOLUTION, Diaz-Balart McCaul Terry As the Chair ruled on recent occa- 2014; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDER- Duffy McClintock Thompson (PA) sions such as October 2 and October 3, ATION OF H.R. 3273, DEFICIT RE- Duncan (SC) McHenry Thornberry 2002; March 11, 2008; and December 13, Duncan (TN) McKeon Tiberi DUCTION AND ECONOMIC Ellmers McKinley Tipton 2011—in each case consistent with a GROWTH WORKING GROUP ACT Farenthold McMorris Turner principle enunciated by Speaker Gil- OF 2013; AND PROVIDING FOR Fincher Rodgers Upton lett in his landmark ruling of May 6, CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 90, Fitzpatrick Meadows Valadao 1921—a resolution expressing a legisla- Fleischmann Meehan Wagner FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINIS- Fleming Messer Walberg tive sentiment ordinarily does not give TRATION CONTINUING APPRO- Flores Mica Walden rise to a question of the privileges of PRIATIONS RESOLUTION, 2014 Forbes Miller (FL) Walorski the House under rule IX. Fortenberry Miller (MI) Weber (TX) The precedent of March 11, 2008, is The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Foxx Miller, Gary Webster (FL) Franks (AZ) Mullin Wenstrup particularly illustrative. On that occa- finished business is the vote on order- ing the previous question on the reso- Frelinghuysen Mulvaney Westmoreland sion, a resolution alleged that legisla- Gardner Murphy (PA) Whitfield tive inaction had brought discredit lution (H. Res. 373) providing for con- Garrett Neugebauer Williams Wilson (SC) upon the House, and declared that the sideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Gerlach Noem Res. 89) making appropriations for the Gibbs Nugent Wittman House should consider a motion to con- Gibson Nunes Wolf cur in a specified Senate amendment. salaries and related expenses of certain Gingrey (GA) Nunnelee Womack The Chair held that the resolution did Federal employees during a lapse in Gohmert Olson Woodall Goodlatte Palazzo Yoder not present a question affecting the funding authority for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes; providing for Gosar Paulsen Yoho rights of the House collectively, its Gowdy Pearce Young (AK) safety, its dignity or the integrity of consideration of the bill (H.R. 3273) to Granger Perry Young (IN) establish a bicameral working group on its proceedings as required under rule NAYS—186 IX. deficit reduction and economic growth; and providing for consideration of the Andrews Capuano Cuellar These precedents are annotated in ´ joint resolution (H.J. Res. 90) making Barber Cardenas Cummings sections 702 and 706 of the House Rules Barrow (GA) Carney Davis (CA) and Manual. The principle upon which continuing appropriations for the Fed- Bass Carson (IN) Davis, Danny they stand was articulated by the eral Aviation Administration for fiscal Beatty Cartwright DeFazio year 2014, and for other purposes, on Becerra Castor (FL) DeGette Chair on January 24, 1996, as follows: Bera (CA) Castro (TX) Delaney which the yeas and nays were ordered. To rule that a question of the privileges of Bishop (GA) Chu DeLauro the House under rule IX may be raised by al- The Clerk read the title of the resolu- Bishop (NY) Cicilline DelBene tion. Blumenauer Clarke Deutch legations of perceived discredit brought upon Bonamici Cleaver Dingell the House by legislative action or inaction, The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Brady (PA) Clyburn Doggett would permit any Member to allege an im- question is on ordering the previous Braley (IA) Cohen Doyle pact on the dignity of the House based upon question. Brown (FL) Connolly Duckworth virtually any legislative action or inaction. The vote was taken by electronic de- Brownley (CA) Conyers Edwards Bustos Cooper Engel The Chair would not distinguish be- vice, and there were—yeas 226, nays Butterfield Costa Enyart tween those precedents addressing res- 186, not voting 19, as follows: Capps Courtney Eshoo

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:53 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K08OC7.062 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H6384 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 8, 2013 Esty Lujan Grisham Roybal-Allard DeSantis Kingston Roby McCollum Peterson Slaughter Farr (NM) Ruiz DesJarlais Kinzinger (IL) Roe (TN) McDermott Pingree (ME) Smith (WA) Fattah Luja´ n, Ben Ray Ruppersberger Diaz-Balart Kline Rogers (KY) McGovern Pocan Speier Foster (NM) Ryan (OH) Duffy Labrador Rogers (MI) McIntyre Polis Swalwell (CA) Frankel (FL) Lynch Sa´ nchez, Linda Duncan (SC) LaMalfa Rohrabacher McNerney Price (NC) Takano Fudge Maffei T. Duncan (TN) Lamborn Rokita Meeks Quigley Thompson (CA) Gabbard Maloney, Sanchez, Loretta Ellmers Lance Rooney Meng Richmond Thompson (MS) Garamendi Carolyn Sarbanes Farenthold Lankford Ros-Lehtinen Michaud Roybal-Allard Tierney Garcia Maloney, Sean Schiff Fincher Latham Roskam Miller, George Ruiz Titus Grayson Matheson Schneider Fitzpatrick Latta Ross Moore Ruppersberger Tonko Green, Gene Matsui Moran Ryan (OH) Schrader Fleischmann LoBiondo Rothfus Tsongas Hahn McCollum Murphy (FL) Sa´ nchez, Linda Schwartz Fleming Long Royce Van Hollen Hanabusa McDermott Flores Luetkemeyer Runyan Nadler T. Scott (VA) Vargas Hastings (FL) McGovern Forbes Lummis Ryan (WI) Napolitano Sanchez, Loretta Serrano Veasey Heck (WA) McIntyre Fortenberry Marchant Salmon Neal Sarbanes Sewell (AL) Vela Himes McNerney Foxx Marino Sanford Negrete McLeod Schiff Shea-Porter ´ Hinojosa Meeks Velazquez Sherman Franks (AZ) Massie Scalise Nolan Schneider Holt Meng O’Rourke Schrader Visclosky Sinema Frelinghuysen McCarthy (CA) Schock Honda Michaud Gardner Owens Schwartz Walz Sires McCaul Schweikert Horsford Miller, George Garrett McClintock Scott, Austin Pallone Scott (VA) Wasserman Slaughter Hoyer Moore Gerlach McHenry Sensenbrenner Pascrell Scott, David Schultz Smith (WA) Huffman Moran Gibbs McKeon Sessions Pastor (AZ) Serrano Waters Speier Israel Murphy (FL) Gibson McKinley Shimkus Payne Sewell (AL) Watt Swalwell (CA) Jackson Lee Nadler Gingrey (GA) McMorris Shuster Pelosi Shea-Porter Waxman Takano Jeffries Napolitano Gohmert Rodgers Simpson Perlmutter Sherman Welch Johnson (GA) Neal Thompson (CA) Goodlatte Meadows Smith (MO) Peters (CA) Sinema Wilson (FL) Johnson, E. B. Negrete McLeod Thompson (MS) Gosar Meehan Smith (NE) Peters (MI) Sires Yarmuth Kaptur Nolan Tierney Gowdy Messer Smith (NJ) Keating O’Rourke Titus Granger Mica Smith (TX) NOT VOTING—18 Kelly (IL) Owens Tonko Graves (GA) Miller (FL) Southerland Clay Gutie´rrez Rangel Kennedy Pallone Tsongas Graves (MO) Miller (MI) Stewart Crowley Herrera Beutler Rogers (AL) Kildee Pascrell Van Hollen Griffin (AR) Miller, Gary Stivers Ellison Higgins Rush Kilmer Pastor (AZ) Vargas Griffith (VA) Mullin Stockman Gallego Lewis Schakowsky Kind Payne Veasey Grimm Mulvaney Stutzman Green, Al Lucas Westmoreland Kirkpatrick Pelosi Vela Guthrie Murphy (PA) Terry Grijalva McCarthy (NY) Young (FL) Kuster Perlmutter Vela´ zquez Hall Neugebauer Thompson (PA) Langevin Peters (CA) Visclosky Hanna Noem Thornberry ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Larsen (WA) Peters (MI) Walz Harper Nugent Tiberi The SPEAKER pro tempore (during Larson (CT) Peterson Wasserman Harris Nunes Tipton the vote). There are 2 minutes remain- Lee (CA) Pingree (ME) Schultz Hartzler Nunnelee Turner Levin Pocan Waters Hastings (WA) Olson Upton ing. Lipinski Polis Watt Heck (NV) Palazzo Valadao Loebsack Price (NC) Waxman Hensarling Paulsen Wagner b 1735 Lofgren Quigley Welch Holding Pearce Walberg Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New Lowenthal Rahall Wilson (FL) Hudson Perry Walden Lowey Richmond Yarmuth Huelskamp Petri Walorski York changed her vote from ‘‘aye’’ to Huizenga (MI) Pittenger Weber (TX) ‘‘no.’’ NOT VOTING—19 Hultgren Pitts Webster (FL) So the resolution was agreed to. Cantor Gutie´rrez Rogers (AL) Hunter Poe (TX) Wenstrup The result of the vote was announced Hurt Pompeo Whitfield Clay Herrera Beutler Rush as above recorded. Crowley Higgins Schakowsky Issa Posey Williams Ellison Lewis Scott, David Jenkins Price (GA) Wilson (SC) A motion to reconsider was laid on Gallego Lucas Young (FL) Johnson (OH) Radel Wittman the table. Green, Al McCarthy (NY) Johnson, Sam Rahall Wolf Grijalva Rangel Jones Reed Womack PERSONAL EXPLANATION Jordan Reichert Woodall Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I Joyce Renacci Yoder was detained and missed the following votes: b 1727 Kelly (PA) Ribble Yoho 1. Motion on Ordering the Previous Ques- So the previous question was ordered. King (IA) Rice (SC) Young (AK) King (NY) Rigell Young (IN) tion on the Rule providing for consideration of The result of the vote was announced H.J. Res. 89, H.R. 3273 and H.J. Res. 90— as above recorded. NOES—186 Had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘no’’ The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Andrews Cummings Hoyer on this bill. question is on the resolution. Barber Davis (CA) Huffman 2. H. Res 373—Rule providing for consider- Barrow (GA) Davis, Danny Israel The question was taken; and the ation of H.J. Res. 89—Federal Worker Pay Speaker pro tempore announced that Bass DeFazio Jackson Lee Beatty DeGette Jeffries Fairness Act, H.R. 3273 Deficit Reduction and the ayes appeared to have it. Becerra Delaney Johnson (GA) Economic Growth Working Group Act, and RECORDED VOTE Bera (CA) DeLauro Johnson, E. B. Bishop (GA) DelBene Kaptur H.J. Res. 90—Federal Aviation Administration Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I de- Bishop (NY) Deutch Keating Continuing Appropriations Resolution. Had I mand a recorded vote. Blumenauer Dingell Kelly (IL) been present, I would have voted ‘‘no’’ on this A recorded vote was ordered. Bonamici Doggett Kennedy bill. Brady (PA) Doyle Kildee The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a Braley (IA) Duckworth Kilmer f 5-minute vote. Brown (FL) Edwards Kind The vote was taken by electronic de- Brownley (CA) Engel Kirkpatrick EXCEPTED EMPLOYEES’ PAY CON- vice, and there were—ayes 227, noes 186, Bustos Enyart Kuster TINUING APPROPRIATIONS RESO- Butterfield Eshoo Langevin LUTION, 2014 not voting 18, as follows: Capps Esty Larsen (WA) [Roll No. 532] Capuano Farr Larson (CT) Mr. CRENSHAW. Madam Speaker, Ca´ rdenas Fattah Lee (CA) pursuant to House Resolution 373, I AYES—227 Carney Foster Levin Aderholt Bridenstine Coble Carson (IN) Frankel (FL) Lipinski call up the joint resolution (H.J. Res. Amash Brooks (AL) Coffman Cartwright Fudge Loebsack 89) making appropriations for the sala- Amodei Brooks (IN) Cole Castor (FL) Gabbard Lofgren ries and related expenses of certain Bachmann Broun (GA) Collins (GA) Castro (TX) Garamendi Lowenthal Federal employees during a lapse in Bachus Buchanan Collins (NY) Chu Garcia Lowey Barletta Bucshon Conaway Cicilline Grayson Lujan Grisham funding authority for fiscal year 2014, Barr Burgess Cook Clarke Green, Gene (NM) and for other purposes, and ask for its Barton Calvert Cotton Cleaver Hahn Luja´ n, Ben Ray immediate consideration. Benishek Camp Cramer Clyburn Hanabusa (NM) Bentivolio Campbell Crawford Cohen Hastings (FL) Lynch The Clerk read the title of the joint Bilirakis Cantor Crenshaw Connolly Heck (WA) Maffei resolution. Bishop (UT) Capito Culberson Conyers Himes Maloney, The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. ROS- Black Carter Daines Cooper Hinojosa Carolyn LEHTINEN). Pursuant to House Resolu- Blackburn Cassidy Davis, Rodney Costa Holt Maloney, Sean Boustany Chabot Denham Courtney Honda Matheson tion 373, the joint resolution is consid- Brady (TX) Chaffetz Dent Cuellar Horsford Matsui ered read.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:53 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08OC7.022 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE October 8, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6385 The text of the joint resolution is as day. They’ve worked for countless ernment as they would normally be follows: hours for the citizens of our Nation, paid irrespective of the shutdown. This H.J. RES. 89 and they deserve to be paid. As I said, is the right thing to do for all of our Resolved by the Senate and House of it’s very simple. If you work, you get excepted Federal employees who have Representatives of the United States of paid. continued to work during the shut- America in Congress assembled, That the fol- For instance, the Capitol Police, down. lowing sums are hereby appropriated, out of they’re on the job. They’re working b 1745 any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap- every day. You might remember last propriated, and out of applicable corporate week, they rushed into harm’s way in While this bill will provide some cer- or other revenues, receipts, and funds, for the line of duty. Now, those Federal tainty to those individuals, we all the salaries and related expenses of certain employees deserve to take home a pay- know that there is a much easier and Federal employees for fiscal year 2014, and check because they’re on the job. better method of accomplishing this for other purposes, namely: There are other Federal workers that goal, and that is to consider and pass SEC. 101. Such amounts as may be nec- essary for paying salaries and related ex- are working every day during this the clean Senate continuing resolution penses of Federal employees excepted from shutdown. Some of them are working which would reopen our Federal Gov- the provisions of the Antideficiency Act (31 to make sure that our safety and well- ernment immediately. U.S.C. 1341 et seq.) who work during the pe- being is in place. Some are working to I’m still unclear as to why Repub- riod beginning October 1, 2013, and ending make sure that the critical needs of licans are refusing to allow a vote on December 15, 2013, when there is otherwise no our citizens are met. Some are working the most basic solution to this reckless funding authority for such salaries and re- to make sure that businesses aren’t un- shutdown. lated expenses: Provided, That not later than duly harmed during this shutdown, and While this bill guarantees timely pay December 20, 2013, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall provide to some are working to make sure that for our employees, it does not reopen the Committees on Appropriations of the the Federal Government extends a the Federal Government. That means House of Representatives and the Senate a helping hand to those people that are it does nothing to solve the many prob- report specifying the use of funds made the most vulnerable and are truly in lems the American people are facing as available to the Executive Branch by this need. a result of the Republican decision to joint resolution. So what this bill does is simply say, shut down the government. SEC. 102. Expenditures made pursuant to as long as this shutdown is going on, Within the subcommittee that I am this joint resolution shall be charged to the until it ends, the people that come to the ranking member of, the Financial applicable appropriation, fund, or authoriza- work every day deserve to be paid. Services and General Government Sub- tion whenever a bill in which such applicable They deserve to be paid on time. Re- appropriation, fund, or authorization is con- committee, the shutdown has required tained is enacted into law. member, the people who come to work the Small Business Administration, for SEC. 103. It is the sense of Congress that every day, they’re just like everybody instance, to furlough almost two-thirds this joint resolution may also be referred to else. They’ve got bills to pay. They’ve of its workforce. The agency has had to as the ‘‘Federal Worker Pay Fairness Act’’. got mortgage payments they’ve got to shutter almost all of its loan programs This joint resolution may be cited as the make. They’ve got to pay their rent. for our Nation’s small businesses, in- ‘‘Excepted Employees’ Pay Continuing Ap- They’ve got to make car payments. cluding loan programs for veterans, propriations Resolution, 2014’’. They’ve got to pay their utility bills. women-owned small businesses, and The SPEAKER pro tempore. The They’ve got mouths to feed back home. small businesses located in underserved joint resolution shall be debatable for There is no reason that they should be areas. 40 minutes, equally divided and con- punished because the Democrats and Within the Federal judiciary, the trolled by the chair and ranking minor- the Republicans and the White House Federal defenders currently have ity member of the Committee on Ap- can’t agree how to move forward on enough funding to continue operations propriations. funding the Federal Government. for a couple of weeks. However, once The gentleman from Florida (Mr. Now, it’s the goal of this Congress, as that time is up, they may be unable to CRENSHAW) and the gentleman from always, to make sure that Federal em- fulfill their constitutional duty to up- New York (Mr. SERRANO) each will con- ployees are paid and they’re paid on hold the Sixth Amendment rights of time, and we usually do that by pass- trol 20 minutes. criminal defendants. ing appropriations bills, and we do The Chair recognizes the gentleman The Consumer Product Safety Com- that. We fund the programs, and the from Florida. mission has been cut from 540 employ- salaries are paid on a continuing basis. GENERAL LEAVE ees to 22, making it near impossible for We usually do that by the end of the Mr. CRENSHAW. Madam Speaker, I the agency to perform its duty of fully fiscal year. It didn’t happen this year, ask unanimous consent that all Mem- reviewing thousands of different kinds and I hope we don’t find ourselves in bers may have 5 legislative days in of products. This will clearly increase this position ever again. But right now, which to revise and extend their re- the risk to the public. it’s time to come together. This is a marks and include extraneous material The IRS has been forced to furlough logical, commonsense step to take—to on H.J. Res. 89, and that I may include most of its workforce, preventing the make sure the people that go to work tabular material on the same. agency from providing taxpayer assist- every day get paid on time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there We came together on Saturday, this ance to those who have questions, to objection to the request of the gen- weekend, on a unanimous vote, and examine questionable tax returns, or tleman from Florida? said that those Federal employees who even to accept paper tax filings. There was no objection. have been furloughed would be paid on The IRS brings in the vast majority Mr. CRENSHAW. Madam Speaker, I a retroactive basis. It’s my hope that of our Nation’s revenue, and the Re- yield myself such time as I may con- we can come together today on a unan- publican shutdown is harming our abil- sume. imous vote and say the people that go ity to pay our bills. Ladies and gentlemen of the House, to work are going to get paid on time. The American people need a full con- the legislation that I bring before the So I urge my colleagues to adopt this tinuing resolution so that their govern- House today is very simple. It’s very resolution; and with that, I reserve the ment can perform the many duties that straightforward. It’s very clear, very balance of my time. remain essential to American con- understandable, and, quite frankly, I Mr. SERRANO. Madam Speaker, I sumers, investors, taxpayers, and small think it should be noncontroversial; yield myself such time as I may con- businesses. A clean CR would do just because what this bill does is simply sume. that. say that the Federal employees who Let me start by saying that I wish we I realize that the majority wants to have been working during this shut- were here on the floor today in order to do this piecemeal, one at a time. I down are going to be paid, and they are consider a bill that would reopen the think I’m doing some math, and at this going to be paid on time. entire Federal Government. rate, the full government would be Now, a lot of people during this shut- This bill would pay all excepted Fed- open by 2025, so I’m hoping we can do it down have been coming to work every eral employees across the Federal Gov- before that.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:53 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K08OC7.066 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H6386 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 8, 2013 Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- with the Senate, which will allow our they’ll let that loose—but the reality ance of my time. annual appropriations work to be com- is, when we vote to pay people, we rec- Mr. CRENSHAW. Madam Speaker, I pleted this year. ognize they deserve to be paid, and if yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from To do this, we must enact meaning- they’re being paid, all of them want to Kentucky (Mr. ROGERS), the distin- ful, commonsense entitlement program be working for that pay. guished chairman of the full Appropria- reforms that will slow the monstrous So that’s what we need to do. We tions Committee. growth of these auto-pilot programs. need to open the entire government. Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. I thank We need to ensure that they’re sustain- Let everyone work for their pay as the chairman for yielding. able in the future—stop them from de- they want to do. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of vouring the entirety of our Federal Mr. CRENSHAW. Madam Speaker, I this legislation. This bill addresses a budgets—including funding for our do- yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from critical issue facing the Congress right mestic programs and our national de- Georgia (Mr. KINGston), an outstanding now. It ensures that the essential per- fense, and prevent them from plunging member of the Appropriations Com- sonnel who’ve been working through- our Nation further into debt. mittee. out this shutdown receive their hard- I believe that the Members of this Mr. KINGSTON. I thank the gen- earned pay on time. House and of the Senate are reasonable tleman for yielding. These diligent men and women are people, people of goodwill, people who Madam Speaker, I rise in support of protecting our homeland; they’re en- wish to do right by this country. That’s this bill because people do need a pay- suring our safety and well-being; why I hope that this House will ap- check. They need to be able to plan they’re providing critical services for prove both of these bills today. their expenses based on their income, our people and shielding our economy. This is the right thing to do, to help and we have disrupted that income They’ve been by our sides as we have find an end to this government shut- flow, so it makes sense to say, let’s get worked to find a way out of the mess down, to tackle our spending problems the pay schedule back on track. that we find ourselves in. They’ve been and our debt limit, and to show the But I want to say something in a guarding this very building, putting people of the United States that we are broader context that, after offering the themselves in harm’s way. It’s our re- here to legislate, not to pontificate. Senate three different compromises on sponsibility to these dedicated profes- They expect and deserve no less. keeping the government open—three sionals that they receive due com- So I urge my colleagues to support different compromises that were re- pensation for their service to this Na- this bill and this path forward. jected—and then a fourth offer to let’s tion. I thank the gentleman for yielding. immediately, last Sunday, go to a con- In addition, the House will consider a Mr. SERRANO. Madam Speaker, I ference and start negotiating our dif- second piece of legislation this after- yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from ferences, all of those were rejected; but noon which will be combined with this Virginia (Mr. MORAN), my dear friend, even in that context, we have found a bill and sent to the Senate. The second the low-key Mr. MORAN. few things that we can agree on: the bill will provide a path forward to Mr. MORAN. I thank my good friend military pay bill, which not only in- bring all parties to the table to end the from New York, and I trust that my cluded the men and women in uniform government shutdown. very good friend from Kentucky wasn’t but the civilian support staff that they For a week, this House has been toil- referring to anybody on this side of the had. ing, working, trying to find a way to aisle when he used the word ‘‘pontifi- As Mr. MORAN has pointed out, re- end the impasse or at least mitigate its cate.’’ cently we came together again for the effects as we work toward a solution to Obviously, Madam Speaker, on this furloughed employees to be able to get this very serious problem. side of the aisle we are going to vote back pay for the time in which they’re We’ve provided bills that would fund for this bill. The Democrats never out of work. Then we tried the other the entire government and avenues to wanted to shut down any of the govern- day to pass—and did from the House— reopening certain critical government ment in the first place. the NIH, the National Institutes of functions. We even proposed a con- But I want to remind my colleagues Health, which passed the House floor ference committee, hoping the Senate that the vast majority of Federal em- on an overwhelming bipartisan basis; would finally agree to talk to the ployees in their districts are considered and we’re looking at other programs House. We heard nothing. nonessential. I would like for my col- that have passed, again, on a bipar- But a week later, we’re still no closer leagues to reflect on what that means tisan basis, such as WIC—the Women, to a resolution. The Senate has turned within each individual family when a Infants and Children nutrition pro- down nearly every bill we’ve sent them breadwinner, who has been working gram—Head Start, Impact Aid, and we and rejected every compromise we’ve hard at a job—making his family proud have a number of others. offered. They’ve flatly refused a con- or her family proud—comes home and Why, Madam Speaker, are those im- ference committee to attempt to find has to announce that they’re fur- portant? some sort of solution. After 8 days of a loughed because they were considered Because many of us have actually shutdown, it’s high time that we all to be nonessential. chaired and participated in conference start having real, adult conversations Imagine if that happened in the committees where House and Senate about how to get out of this mess. House and, if we had to divide up be- Members come together to iron out This second bill will establish a tween essential and nonessential, how their differences. Frequently, the gap working group, Madam Speaker, that we would feel. I know it brings smiles is huge, and frequently, the differences will provide a framework to get the as it did in the caucus just a few min- are numerous. House and Senate together to hash out utes ago, but think about it. We know from experience that if you our differences on the myriad fiscal It’s wrong to have this arbitrary dis- can start chopping those big dif- crises that we are currently facing. If tinction. Ninety percent of the IRS is ferences into small steps, eventually enacted, it will require, by law, Mem- considered nonessential; 90 percent of you close the gap, and that is what the bers from both Houses to meet and the Department of Energy, 90 percent House Appropriations Committee, work our way toward a final agree- of the Environmental Protection Agen- under Chairman ROGERS, is doing, and ment. There is far too much at stake cy, 81 percent of the Interior Depart- much of it with the support of Demo- now to be stuck in our ways. We must ment, 70 percent of the intelligence crat House Members. work together in a productive fashion agencies are considered non essential. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The if we wish to get anything accom- They’re not nonessential. They’re time of the gentleman has expired. plished. working hard. They ought to be able to Mr. CRENSHAW. I yield the gen- It’s imperative that we get our fiscal get back to their jobs. We need them to tleman another minute. house in order and put our budgets on be back to their jobs. Mr. KINGSTON. But if we can get an attainable and sustainable path. We It’s very disappointing that the Sen- some of these things off the table—if must have a common, agreed-upon, ate has held up the bill that we voted we can agree on military pay, if we can top-line discretionary spending level for unanimously on Saturday—I hope agree on the civilian support staff for

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:53 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K08OC7.068 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE October 8, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6387 military, if we can agree on furloughed The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- just nameless faces behind desks. They employees, and if we can agree with tleman from Florida has 91⁄4 minutes are real people, out in the field, who NIH, that science and public health remaining. The gentleman from New work day in and day out to keep our should be off the table—then, Madam York has 13 minutes remaining. country safe. Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Speaker, I would Speaker, that big gap that stands be- b 1800 tween us and the Senate right now, it like briefly to clarify that it is a gen- begins to narrow, and we create a little Mr. CRENSHAW. At this time, tleman of the minority party that has bit of momentum for a solution. Madam Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to objected and is holding up the pay bill There are still going to be great dif- the distinguished gentleman from Vir- in the Senate. ferences that aren’t going to be easy, ginia (Mr. WOLF). I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman but I think it is very important for us Mr. WOLF. I want to thank Chair- from Maryland (Mr. VAN HOLLEN), a to come together and find the things man CRENSHAW for yielding. I want to great leader and the ranking member on which we do agree, and at least also thank him and Chairman ROGERS of the Budget Committee. move in a positive direction on them. for their help today and on Saturday. I Mr. VAN HOLLEN. I thank my friend Mr. SERRANO. Madam Speaker, I also want to thank their staffs. The from New York. yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from staffs and leadership have been incred- Mr. Speaker, it is absolutely the Maryland (Mr. CUMMINGS), one of the ibly helpful in bringing this legislation right thing to do to make sure we pay great gentlemen, and I mean that. to this floor. Federal workers on time whether Mr. CUMMINGS. I thank the gen- Madam Speaker, I think if you look they’re the Capitol Police or any other tleman from New York for yielding. at the vote on Saturday, I and all public servant doing the work of our Madam Speaker, as ranking member Members believe that Federal employ- country right now. of the Committee on Oversight and ees should be paid, period. Too many It was also the right thing to do on a Government Reform, I rise in strong Federal employees and their families bipartisan basis to make sure that Fed- support of paying our Federal workers, don’t know when their next paychecks eral employees are not punished but I oppose the parliamentary gim- will arrive and are worried about pay- through no fault of their own. We did micks being used by the majority to ing their next mortgage payments, that unanimously by the vote on Sat- consider H.J. Res. 89, which is why I paying utilities bills, filling up their urday to make sure that Federal em- voted ‘‘no’’ on the rule. cars with gas, or paying for their chil- ployees do not have to bear that bur- This resolution would ensure that dren’s tuitions, which are coming up den when they’re not the ones making the more than 1.2 million dedicated very soon. We need to fix this. the bad decisions. Federal employees who have been re- That is why I joined last week with What is very puzzling, Mr. Speaker, quired by their agencies to work during Mr. MORAN and others in our delega- is, in having voted unanimously to say the government shutdown will receive tion—colleagues on both sides of the that we’re going to make sure we pay their paychecks on time. aisle—to bring bipartisan legislation to those Federal employees who are being So far, these committed men and the floor last Saturday to ensure that furloughed, we would at the same time women have been at their duty sta- all Federal employees, whether exempt block them from going back to work tions without pay for 8 days since Re- or furloughed by no fault of their own, for the American people. publican extremists took our govern- are paid once this shutdown ends. I’m I just don’t understand, Mr. Speaker, ment hostage as part of their crusade pleased that this bill passed the House how the Speaker of the House can ex- to take health care from tens of mil- 407–0. plain that to the American people lions of our fellow citizens. I heard that both a Republican and a when we have in our possession here in It is only fair and right that we pay Democrat Senator had this bill on the people’s House a piece of legisla- them in a timely manner for the serv- hold. I don’t understand, Madam tion that, if we were allowed to vote on ices they have rendered. These employ- Speaker, the Senate’s ways of going it, could reopen the entire government ees have mortgages, student loans, and about this, but I think, if any Senators right now, without preconditions. children in college. They have to pro- have a hold, they ought to feel strongly Now, we’ve heard from our Repub- vide for their families, and they need enough that they ought to do it pub- lican colleagues that they want to open their paychecks. licly so we know who they are, but I one little piece—let’s open the national Three days ago, the House unani- understand it’s both a Republican and parks. Let’s open another little piece— mously passed H.R. 3223, the Federal a Democrat. On behalf of the people but on Saturday, what we did was vote Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness who are having a very difficult time, I to make sure that every Federal em- Act, which would give back pay to would ask them to lift that hold. ployee, whether they work for the na- 800,000 Federal employees furloughed as Additionally, this House acted to en- tional parks or any other Federal agen- a result of this government shutdown. I sure that members of the military and cy—everyone—would get paid for yes- understand, however, that a Repub- Defense Department civilians exempt terday, for today, for tomorrow. lican Senator is blocking the consider- from furloughs would be paid on time. So why would our colleagues want to ation of that bill in the Senate. I am pleased that the Pay Our Military let one more day go by when we’re Our Federal workers have endured re- Act, which the House passed by 423–0, compensating Federal employees and lentless assaults over the past 3 years was quickly approved by the Senate making them stay at home? Why and have sacrificed much already. They and signed into law by the President. wouldn’t we open the Federal Govern- have suffered through a 3-year pay Today’s legislation builds on these ment today so that they can do the freeze, reductions in their retirement efforts by ensuring that other exempt work that we’re paying them to do on benefits, and sequester-imposed fur- Federal employees like the FBI team behalf of the American people? It is ab- loughs. in Nairobi investigating the attack by solutely mind-boggling, Mr. Speaker, It is time to stop the assault on our Al-Shabaab; the CIA, which is looking that our Republican colleagues would Federal workers. I urge the Senate to at things coming in with regard to al take that position. pass H.R. 3223 by unanimous consent Qaeda; the DEA, which is stopping In the Senate right now you’ve got a immediately. drugs from coming into this country; Senator from Texas, Senator CORNYN, I support our Federal workers, and I the Border Patrol agents; doctors and who is blocking that particular provi- support H.J. Res. 89, but I oppose the nurses at VA hospitals; Federal fire- sion that we passed unanimously. I measure to which it will be attached fighters; air traffic controllers; and hope that he will let it go. But over upon passage, and note that by simply prison guards will be paid as soon as here in the House, we have a bill that bringing to the floor a clean measure possible. I hope the House today will the President’s waiting to sign right to fund the entire government, this bill follow the bipartisan precedent we now. All we need to do is pass it, and would not be necessary. have set over and over and vote for this the votes are here in the House to do Mr. CRENSHAW. Madam Speaker, legislation. it. If the Speaker doubts that fact, may I inquire as to how much time In closing, I know my colleagues rec- there’s an easy way to figure it out. We both sides have remaining? ognize that Federal employees aren’t all know that. Put it up for a vote.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:53 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K08OC7.069 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H6388 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 8, 2013 What’s the Speaker afraid of—a little So let’s do it, and let’s do it quickly. frustrated—people are angry—but we’ll democracy in this House? Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance keep going. We’re going to try to get So we’re going to be paying all the of my time. the government running again. We’re Federal employees, as we should, be- Mr. CRENSHAW. I yield myself the going to try to keep things open. cause they absolutely should not be pe- balance of my time. But for goodness sake, this bill before nalized—not for one day that we’re Mr. Speaker, I don’t think anybody us today simply says the folks that are forcing them to be out of work. These in this Chamber wanted to see the gov- coming to work are doing the things are men and women who are dedicated ernment shut down. Nobody wanted to that are important to our Federal Gov- to providing service to our country. see it down. ernment, and they ought to get paid. If They want to get back to work, and As has been pointed out, we passed a you work, you get paid, and you get what this House is saying is, We’re continuing resolution, funded the gov- paid on time. I think everybody agrees going to keep paying you, but we’re ernment, sent it to the United States with that. not going to let you go to work for the Senate, and they said ‘‘no.’’ So we sent So let’s not penalize them. A lot of American people. That is an astound- another resolution that kept the gov- people are being penalized because of ing position to take. ernment open. The Senate said ‘‘no.’’ A our inaction, but let’s not penalize the Let’s vote to open the entire govern- third time we sent a resolution to the people who come to work every day to ment right now. Let’s take up the Sen- United States Senate to keep the gov- meet the critical needs of our country. ate bill. Let’s get it done. ernment open. The Senate said ‘‘no.’’ Let’s make sure that they get paid. Then we said, Why don’t we just sit Mr. CRENSHAW. Mr. Speaker, I Sooner or later, Mr. Speaker, we’ll down and talk? Why don’t we have a don’t have any further speakers, and I open this government back up. We’ve conference committee—one of those reserve the balance of my time. tried to do almost a third of it now. Mr. SERRANO. I yield myself such committees that we have all the time Still, people say no. We’ll move ahead. time as I may consume. in this body when the House and the With that, I simply urge all of my Mr. Speaker, we keep saying it, and Senate disagree. We call it a con- the folks who keep watching us wonder ference committee. We appoint a group colleagues to vote in favor of this legis- why we keep saying it—or maybe they from the House. They appoint a group lation to make sure that the people know why we keep saying it. Little by from the Senate. We work out the dif- who are working get paid on time. little, you are reopening the govern- ferences. That’s the way you resolve I yield back the balance of my time. ment, but it may take until 2025 to ac- conflict. That’s the way you move Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to complish it at this level. So our hope ahead. speak in support of H.J. Res. 89, the Federal would be that we just pass the resolu- So the House appointed eight con- Worker Pay Fairness Act. tion that was passed in the Senate and ferees. We went to a meeting, ready to Last week the House passed support of open the government. meet with the Senate. They didn’t H.R. 3223, the ‘‘Federal Employees Retro- Now, this one is an easy one. Every- show up. So we decided they don’t real- active Pay Fairness Act,’’ which provided for one is going to vote for this bill. In ly want to have any negotiations about retroactive pay for nearly 800,000 federal fact, this bill should pass on a voice how we continue to fund the Federal workers who have been furloughed as a result vote so that we can get folks and pay Government. of the government shutdown engineered by them properly for the services they’re Then we said, If they won’t pass a the Tea Party faction of House Republicans. rendering, but there are other people continuing resolution to fund the en- The 1.3 million ‘‘essential’’ civilian employ- who need to come to work. There are tire Federal Government, maybe we ees as well as those who are on Furlough other people who need to service the should just take certain parts of the share the same financial fate neither will get a American people. There are Americans Federal Government and see if the paycheck if the shutdown extends beyond Oc- who need to be serviced, and this is not United States Senate or our friends on tober 15, 2013. the way for us to behave. the other side would vote in favor of Federal employees whether they are work- A little bit of history—and I know doing that. Of course, everyone has ing or waiting be called back to work are all that some people in the last couple of voted to say we ought to keep the gov- waiting on the House to honor a promissory days have either refused to mention it ernment running as it relates to the note for agreeing to give their best in serving or gave up on it—and that is that this military—both the defense and civilian the people of the United States. all started not because there were dif- employees. So our friends on the other We promise to pay Federal employees what ferences in economic reasoning or be- side decided that was a good idea, and is owed to them. We owe them dignity and re- havior. It started because a group of they voted for that. spect as well as a debt of gratitude for elect- people on your side wanted to attach Then we said, Since the District of ing to enter into public service. killing ObamaCare—the Affordable Columbia is being penalized by our in- The reason we are considering another Care Act—and they were willing to do action, why don’t we pass a bill that Federal employee pay bill is that the earlier bill whatever they needed to do to accom- says we’ll appropriate the money—it’s forgot something important that the majority is plish that. their own money—and let them spend trying to fix—and I agree they should fix with That’s not going to happen. How it the way they want to spend it. We passage of this bill. many times do we have to say that bill had that on a suspension vote, and our We have not started the debate on the Debt was passed by the House, passed by the friends on the other side didn’t want to Ceiling, but it is time to start considering the Senate, signed by the President, and do that, so they voted ‘‘no.’’ consequences should this method of legis- upheld by the Supreme Court? I don’t Then we had a bill on Saturday that lating continue. know how many laws you can say that talked about folks that are on fur- The world has a promissory note that is about in this country that we don’t go lough, and our friends on the other side written on every dollar bill, ‘‘This note is Legal after, and yet some folks just won’t said, That’s a good idea. We ought to Tender for All Debts, Public and Private.’’ give up. pay them retroactively. That promissory note means that people The time is now for us to open up the So they’ve been picking and choos- around the world highly value our nation’s cur- government. The time is now for us to ing, picking and choosing, and some of rency—not having that reputation will hurt ev- pass this bill, to respect our Federal these bills passed. In fact, if you add up eryone in this country. workers, but also to respect the Amer- all the bills we’ve passed, there have In other words our money is only as valu- ican people in general by making sure been 10 bills now that keep the govern- able as its reputation, which is why threat- that the government is open. ment running in different ways shapes, ening not to honor our debts is more than just Take up the resolution. It will pass and forms—that’s almost one-third of a light matter to be down played by PR talking in 2 seconds, I assure you. In fact, I pre- all the discretionary spending—and we points. dict that if you bring that resolution passed all that. But to my dear friends on the other side of to the floor, you may be shocked to get Where are those bills? They’re sitting the aisle this is another example of why this a unanimous vote, because that’s what down in the Senate, waiting for the piece-mill process to attempt to fund the Fed- we want to do—to open up the govern- Senate to do something. eral government is a problem and why the ment and then move on to deal with So we find ourselves in a situation American public can see that this process the issues that we have to deal with. that we didn’t want to be in. We’re all makes no sense.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:53 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K08OC7.070 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE October 8, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6389 The House has members who are special- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The bill ists in appropriations they serve on the house This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Deficit Re- shall be debatable for 40 minutes, duction and Economic Growth Working equally divided and controlled by the Committee on Appropriations. Group Act of 2013’’. According to the Rules on the House of chair and ranking minority member of SEC. 2. BICAMERAL WORKING GROUP ON DEF- Representatives the House Committee on Ap- ICIT REDUCTION AND ECONOMIC the Committee on Rules. propriations’ function is the appropriation of GROWTH. The gentleman from Texas (Mr. SES- the revenue for the support of the Govern- (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby es- SIONS) and the gentleman from Florida ment. tablished a bicameral working group to be (Mr. HASTINGS) each will control 20 The Appropriations Committee would not known as the ‘‘Bicameral Working Group on minutes. Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth’’ have forgotten to include Hill staff, which this (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘working The Chair recognizes the gentleman bill will address. Hill employees include Capitol group’’). from Texas. Police officers, custodial staff, and the staff of (b) PURPOSE.—The working group shall rec- GENERAL LEAVE the Library of Congress. ommend to the House of Representatives and Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I ask This gesture is appreciated by these Fed- the Senate— that all Members may have 5 legisla- eral government employees, but neither they (1) overall levels of discretionary spending, tive days to revise and extend their re- nor the other federal employees promised including for the fiscal year ending on Sep- tember 30, 2014; marks and include extraneous mate- back pay will see anything until this body (2) changes in the statutory limit on the rials on H.R. 3273. passes a clean CR offered by the Senate. public debt; and The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there The United States House of Representa- (3) reforms in direct spending programs. objection to the request of the gen- tives has Rules that govern how we as the (c) MEMBERSHIP.— tleman from Texas? people’s representatives are to conduct the (1) The working group shall be comprised There was no objection. business of the Federal government. of 20 members to be appointed as follows: Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I yield (A) The Speaker shall appoint 10 Members The House of Representatives have been myself such time as I may consume. trying to put on a show for the American pub- of the House of Representatives, of which one shall be designated as House co-chair It has been 1 week since the Federal lic by bringing bills to the floor—fast and var- and 4 shall be on the recommendation of the Government shut down. In that time, ied though they may be they are half baked minority leader of the House of Representa- House Republicans have passed several and ineffective means of funding the Federal tives. appropriations bills designed to provide government. (B) The majority leader of the Senate shall funding for numerous parts of the gov- My colleagues on the other side aisle are appoint 10 Senators, of which one shall be ernment’s most important functions. only human—and they are going to forget designated as Senate co-chair and 4 shall be Additionally, we’ve invited Senate something, but one of the things they should on the recommendation of the minority lead- Democrats to join us at the negoti- not forget is how their decisions are impacting er of the Senate. (2) Any vacancy occurring in the member- ating table to find a commonsense so- the lives of people. ship of the working group shall be filled in lution to our Nation’s fiscal problems. I urge all Members to join me in voting for the same manner as the original designation Unfortunately, no one over these 3 H.J. Res. 89. was made. weeks has been able to reach a com- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. (3) Each appointment under this subsection promise, and Senate Democrats have HULTGREN). All time for debate has ex- shall be made not later than one calendar simply returned our volley every time pired. day after enactment of this Act. without a value-added proposition. So Pursuant to House Resolution 373, (d) MEETINGS.—The members of the work- ing group shall meet not later than one cal- what we are here to do today is to the previous question is ordered. stand up once again and say we believe The question is on engrossment and endar day after their appointment pursuant we are trying to appropriately fund the third reading of the joint resolution. to subsection (c) and shall meet on each cal- The joint resolution was ordered to endar day thereafter unless both co-chairs Federal Government. jointly determine that there is good cause to As a result, we are here today. House be engrossed and read a third time, and dispense with such meeting. Republicans are going to offer to sit was read the third time. (e) ADOPTION OF RECOMMENDATIONS.—The down at the negotiation table with The SPEAKER pro tempore. The working group may not report any rec- question is on the passage of the joint ommendation unless it receives the support Senate Democrats in an effort to reach resolution. of a majority of the members appointed by the meaningful solutions our constitu- The question was taken; and the both the Speaker of the House of Representa- ents expect from us. Speaker pro tempore announced that tives and the majority leader of the Senate. H.R. 3273, the Deficit Reduction and (f) REPORT.— Economic Growth Working Group Act the ayes appeared to have it. (1) The working group shall report its rec- Mr. CRENSHAW. Mr. Speaker, on of 2013, would establish a bicameral, bi- ommendations, including any legislative lan- partisan working group consisting of that I demand the yeas and nays. guage required to implement those rec- The yeas and nays were ordered. ommendations, to the House of Representa- six Members of the majority and four The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- tives and the Senate within 3 calendar days Members of the minority from both the ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- after their adoption. House and the Senate. These 20 Mem- ceedings on this question will be post- (2) The report shall be referred in the bers would be appointed no less than 1 poned. House of Representatives by the Speaker in day after enactment of the legislation accordance with clause 2 of rule XIV. f and would meet each subsequent cal- (3) The report shall include any supple- endar day to provide recommendations b 1815 mental, minority, or additional views sub- to overall discretionary spending levels mitted to the co-chairs prior to its trans- DEFICIT REDUCTION AND ECO- mission pursuant to paragraph (1). for fiscal year 2014, changes to the dis- NOMIC GROWTH WORKING GROUP (g) TERMINATION.—The working group shall cretionary debt limit, and reforms to ACT OF 2013 terminate immediately after transmission of direct spending programs. the report under subsection (f). Mr. Speaker, being from Texas, I am Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, pursu- (h) RULEMAKING.—The provisions of this ant to House Resolution 373, I call up used to a lot of people trying to work section are enacted by Congress— for the good—the common good—of its the bill (H.R. 3273) to establish a bi- (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power cameral working group on deficit re- of the House of Representatives and the Sen- people. I will tell you that I fully ex- duction and economic growth, and ask ate, respectively, and as such they shall be pect that the reason I came to Wash- for its immediate consideration. considered as part of the rules of each House, ington was to work for the good and The Clerk read the title of the bill. respectively, or of that House to which they not for just the people of Texas, but to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- specifically apply, and such rules shall accept the responsibility. It was impor- ant to House Resolution 373, the bill is supercede other rules only to the extent that tant that I come to work for all people they are inconsistent therewith; and considered read. in Texas and the American people to (2) with full recognition of the constitu- make their lives better. I believe that The text of the bill is as follows: tional right of either House to change such H.R. 3273 rules (so far as relating to such House) at some of those ideas include sitting Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- any time, in the same manner, and to the down, talking, negotiating, finding resentatives of the United States of America in same extent as in the case of any other rule common ground, leading—not obstruct- Congress assembled, of such House. ing, not saying ‘‘no,’’ not being the

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:53 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08OC7.028 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H6390 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 8, 2013 first one to walk out or not agreeing to cans back to work, and that’s easy to talking about now? Are we having a meet, but, rather, to sit down and be do. We can keep our country from de- conversation, or are we just talking constructive. faulting on its obligations. This meas- past each other here in the House of That is what we in the House of Rep- ure will do none of those things, not Representatives? Republicans have resentatives are trying to do once one of them. shut down the Federal Government and again today with a common set of prin- In all that talk about the President, taken us to the brink of a global eco- ciples. We believe constitutionally, as the President made it very clear today nomic catastrophe because, evidently, the House of Representatives, we have that he’s willing to negotiate. Evi- they want to have a conversation that the authority and the responsibility to dently—and I picked up on this—my we are already in the middle of. be leaders in the process that will friends on the other side must have Guess what? The Senate CR is at the allow the American people to effec- poll-tested conversation. Well, con- levels you wanted—$986 billion. That’s tively see who is here, who is working, versation allows, among other things, what they voted on. Sequestration is and expect us to get our job done. Un- that you have an exploratory under- the law, as my friend from Georgia is fortunately, it’s a rough world, and standing with people in an informal fond of saying, ‘‘the law of the land.’’ we’re having a tough time, so a new setting. You’ve already gotten what you want- idea today is to gather our colleagues What have we been talking about ed. Let’s just vote on a clean CR. Let together from each side and see if we around here for 2 years? We’ve been us raise the debt ceiling. This shut- can make progress. talking about this mess. This didn’t down and looming debt ceiling breach I urge my colleagues to support this just come up last night or the day be- are failures of the majority’s leader- bill, and I reserve the balance of my fore yesterday. Democrats have al- ship to stand up against the extremists time. ready offered seven times to take up within their own party, elected on a Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. the Senate-passed continuing resolu- platform of obstructionism that bor- Speaker, I yield myself such time as I tion. The House GOP has blocked a ders on insurrection. may consume. vote on the measure each and every Leaders, you say on the other side, I thank the gentleman, my good time. For 6 months, we’ve been asking must be strong. Leaders must be coura- friend from Texas, who yielded the these people to conference. geous. This has become not a democ- time. To the House Republican leadership I racy that was intended by Jefferson I rise today obviously in strong oppo- say, Mr. Speaker, let us vote on a clean and Madison and Adams and all of sition to this measure. I would say to CR. Let us raise the debt ceiling. Why those that were our Founders, the my friend, I just heard him just a mo- prolong this shutdown when you know Franklins and the Washingtons. They ment ago, Mr. Speaker, say that the that the votes are here in the House of founded a democracy in spite of their people from Texas sent him here to do Representatives? divisions. They did not want to have things. Well, the people from Florida My friends across the aisle know mobocracy. That’s what you’ve allowed sent me here to do things just like him. they’ve made a mistake. The goalposts to stand up in your part of this institu- There are 435 Members in this institu- have not only moved; they have van- tion, a mob. tion, in addition to delegates from ished completely from the field. First, Mr. Speaker, let us end these games around our territories, and each one of they want to defund ObamaCare. Then with a strong bipartisan message. We them has an unequivocal and clear un- they only want to delay ObamaCare. can show the rest of the world that the derstanding about how to go about Then when that didn’t work, they said, United States is ready to end its polit- budgeting in this particular matter. well, we don’t want to shut the govern- ical brinksmanship. Forming a working group is forming ment down, so let’s open it up piece by When I was a child and I would speak another group up above that group. I piece. Evidently, that isn’t working ei- out of turn, my dad and my grand- don’t need that, and I don’t believe he ther, so they’re now down here, moan- mother would say: Sit down and shut needs that. I don’t need it. Evidently, ing and groaning about the fact that up. We don’t need a shutdown. We don’t we haven’t done very well when we’ve the Senate isn’t going to take up some- need people being shut out. What we had it. From the newspapers today, I thing that’s foolish because they’ve need to do is shut up and let the Amer- gathered that we had a Simpson- made it clear that they want this to be ican people cause us to listen to them Bowles Commission, which people for- a measure that’s not a part of any ne- and go about the business of bringing a get was the legacy of the 2010 debt ceil- gotiations or conversation; and the clean CR down here. That’s what I’m ing increase. We had the Domenici- President made it clear that he will hearing from the American people, Rivlin commission. We had the Cantor- converse with anybody about anything both Republican and Democrat, liberal Biden talks. We had the Obama-Boeh- but not with a gun at his head and not and conservative, that they want us to ner debt ceiling negotiation, the Gang with the kind of undertaking that you sit down and shut up and open up this of Six talks, the supercommittee, and are going forward here. government with a clean CR. then the Obama-Boehner fiscal cliff So now it’s a working group, another I reserve the balance of my time. talks. Not one of them worked, and supercommittee. How did that work Mr. SESSIONS. I yield myself such this mess isn’t going to work either. out for you the last time, I ask my time as I may consume. It’s sort of like, Mr. Speaker, moving friends, if you would, Mr. Speaker? Mr. Speaker, the Republican Party the hostages, since they’re taking So tell me, where does it all end? In hears the gentleman. We are also lis- them one by one here with this rifle- all seriousness, what do my friends tening to the American people. The shot approach to legislating, when, in across the aisle hope to achieve? American people are sick and worried fact, all they have to do is put a clean Speaker BOEHNER has said: ‘‘My goal about their future. They see a govern- CR on the floor and we could pass it, here is to have a serious conversa- ment that spends too much money and and they know that. But basically tion’’—he said it 27 times ‘‘conversa- listens too little. They tax too much what they’re doing is saying, Okay, tion’’ on Sunday; I was looking at him and leave too little for the American we’re going to take some hostages over when he said it—‘‘about those things people. They are very aware that this here; then we’re going to put them in that are driving the deficit and driving Big Government ploy and play by not another room with some more people the debt up, and the President’s refusal just this administration, but the prior so that they can talk to them. to sit down and have a conversation administration that ran this House of I said in the Rules Committee, and I about this is putting our Nation at risk Representatives, placed America in a repeat: this is a gimmick wrapped in a of default.’’ detrimental position, in a position con inside a scam, and nothing tells me At 11:38 today, the President’s office where we have health care that is a anything different about my friends issued a statement wherein they had a government-run health care plan, that across the aisle who’ve offered gim- conversation today with JOHN BOEH- is causing not just uncertainty, but un- mick after gimmick instead of doing NER, in essence, telling him virtually employment. Republicans got into this what they know is right. that we can do this with a clean CR. whole mess of the debate with We can open the government, and What have we been talking about? ObamaCare because it got closer and that’s easy to do. We can put Ameri- Why are we even here? What are we closer and closer to implementation.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:53 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K08OC7.074 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE October 8, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6391 Let’s look at what this bill tactically say we believe that some of our col- Mr. SESSIONS. I yield myself such does. It tactically puts rules and regu- leagues would have a better oppor- time as I may consume. lations on business. That means that tunity to negotiate with some good Mr. Speaker, I would thankfully ac- business arbitrarily will make deci- ideas. Trust me, there are good ideas knowledge the floor of the House of sions literally to cut not only the that float back and forth between Re- Representatives here for voting on sev- amount of people that they have, but publicans and Democrats all the time. eral very, very important items that the work hours associated with that. We are trying to say that a successful allow those employees that today Many unions across the United States ‘‘rain dance’’ has a lot to do with tim- might not be at work. We have asked are concerned about the loss of the 40- ing. that they come back to work, and it hour workweek because that’s the That success can be accepting this was passed here—those in food and threshold that Democrats have placed working group, getting our Members drug security, those in Head Start, the American worker in. together on a bipartisan basis—House those in national emergency disaster So the Republican Party, in listening and Senate—immediately within a day recovery, those in the NIH, and those not just to business, but workers, made or so, and then start working together. in national parks. a determination that the closer we got Do you know what? Even if they These are an example of the ideas to this implementation, we were going weren’t the final answer, what a great that have come forth from votes on to continue discussing how bad this opportunity to empower our Members this floor. And soon to come—intel- was for not just business, but for indi- to talk and work together and see if ligence, border security, Native Ameri- viduals. they can make headway. cans, and Alaskan health care, na- Then the President came and unilat- I reserve the balance of my time. tional weather monitoring, nuclear erally decided he would let businesses Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. weapons security, and nutrition assist- be deferred for a year, but kept the Speaker, would you be kind enough to ance for women and children. rules and regulations on individuals. tell both sides how much time re- Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Will the That was done over Fourth of July, mains? gentleman yield? just in a tweet that went out. They The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Mr. SESSIONS. I yield to the gen- weren’t even brave enough to put the tleman from Florida has 121⁄2 minutes tleman from Florida. full announcement out. remaining. The gentleman from Texas Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Chair- So now the Republicans have focused has 111⁄2 minutes remaining. man, I put to you most sincerely: Do since the Fourth of July on the unfair- Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. I thank you not feel that by cherry-picking ness about how individuals will be ex- the Speaker. what it is that you want to do with pected to apply all of these laws di- At this time, I yield 2 minutes to the these rifle shots, that it is causing a rectly on them as individuals. See, distinguished gentlewoman from New morale problem in the rest of the gov- what the American people understand York, Mrs. NITA LOWEY, my good friend ernment? is, it is almost impossible to fight as an and an appropriator supreme. Let’s assume that you have 150 that individual against a big government, Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, a quick you are going to do, and the group that against the IRS, and it’s the IRS who review of the facts makes clear that would be going back to work the latest will be making sure that the American Republicans are revising history when would be sometime the week after next people follow this tax law. they claim Democrats refuse to nego- or sometime 2 weeks from there. tiate. Mr. SESSIONS. Reclaiming my time, 1830 b A headline yesterday from National I appreciate the gentleman for asking. That is what the Supreme Court said Journal sums it up: My dear friend, very respectfully, has it is. It is a tax law. Nineteen Times Democrats Tried to Nego- asked a good question. That is where lots of groups around tiate With Republicans: The GOP’s biggest As a matter of fact, we would like to the country continue to speak, not talking point of the shutdown is only true if move forward with all 150 as quickly as only clearly, but with effectiveness, you ignore everything that has happened be- possible. What we would like to do is about how it is unfair for the President fore last weekend. move through these. We’ve got them to give 1,200 waivers and a waiver to House Republicans’ failure to nego- now. They are lined up to go to our col- certain people who were included in the tiate includes: their leadership walking leagues on the other side of the Cap- bill—business—and now he is going to out of negotiations last December; ig- itol. But they don’t want to do that. waive that but put it off on individuals. noring the President’s $4 trillion def- Why would I move forward if they These are small business owners. icit reduction plan; refusing for months don’t want to do that? Why would we They are men and women who are not to negotiate on the budget with the move forward if they do not actually just our neighbors. They are men and Senate; and now denying the House a really want to open up the government women who produce the goods and vote to end the shutdown after Demo- except under their terms? services, who put their name on their crats agreed to their spending levels. We believe that they have not ad- businesses, who have their children be- Of course we will work with you, my dressed the underlying problems: come teachers and firefighters and friends, on honest efforts. President Number one, what is happening with members of our military. Obama signed a bipartisan $2.5 trillion this thing called ObamaCare, and sec- They see where this is harming their deficit reduction law, and the deficit ondly, with the debt? We are adding ability to have health care. It is harm- today is half of what it was in 2009. We debt as we speak. We have gone from ing their ability to have the oppor- are willing partners who will com- $9- to $17 trillion in just a few short tunity for their small business to be promise. years. successful because it is putting them at But to suggest that we need a special We have been working with the a disadvantage. Perhaps worst of all, committee to tell us what we already President. We have been doing things there are lots of businesses who under- know is just not sincere. This bill is an in the 3 years that Republicans have stand that this will cost an incredible attempt to shift blame for this shut- been back in the majority. We are try- amount of money, and that is why down. Speaker BOEHNER should stop ing to correct the errors of the past. businesses will not offer the exact same trying to find somebody else to do his That is why we are here today. health care plan that they had pre- job. He can end the shutdown today by The gentleman asked a good ques- viously—UPS, all the way to Delta Air allowing a vote on the Republican- tion: Wouldn’t it be a good thing to get Lines, and lots of other companies. written and Senate-passed CR, which through our list of 150? I would say to That is why it is very timely—it is would get a majority vote in the House the gentleman, we have already done very timely—that Republicans have and be signed by the President. some and we will keep doing them. been doing this all year, but we focused Reopen the government. Do not jeop- I reserve the balance of my time. on this directly at the implementation. ardize the full faith and credit of the Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. In the We are here for a good reason. We are United States. Stop wasting time on vernacular, they just say ‘‘bring it.’’ trying to now change the dynamics political stunts like this bill while Put all 150 of them down here and we with a working group. We are trying to Americans suffer. Vote ‘‘no.’’ would have a clean CR.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:53 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K08OC7.075 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H6392 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 8, 2013 Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to on the face of the Earth, the most cred- down, prevent a default, and then work to- yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from itworthy Nation on the face of the gether to achieve real, long-term fiscal solu- Maryland (Mr. HOYER), one of the most Earth, will be in a position not that we tions. distinguished Members that has served don’t have the resources, not that we I urge my colleagues to defeat this bill. in the House of Representatives, my don’t have the credit to borrow to Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I yield good friend, the minority whip of my make sure that we continue to be able myself such time as I may consume. party, who may very well answer that to pay our bills—that won’t be the As the gentleman knows, there are question that I asked about morale. case. It will be the case that we don’t few people in this House who I have a Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman have the authority to do so because better relationship than I do with the for yielding. this Congress has not acted. gentleman from Maryland. With great Mr. Speaker, as the gentleman point- I tell my friend, Mr. Speaker, who respect, I listened to him and his ed out, the morale is low for approxi- chairs the Rules Committee and whose words. mately 315 million people who call father served with such distinction as I would say back to him there is a America home; low because they see a the head of the Federal Bureau of In- little bit more that really comes to us from people who speak about their dysfunctional board of directors of vestigation—— their country; low because they are an- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The lives also. I am concerned about people who are not only working for our great guished about the inability to come to time of the gentleman has expired. grips with reality. Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. I yield the government and people who receive services, but we are also trying—with- I want to tell my friend, Mr. Speaker, gentleman an additional 30 seconds. the chairman of the Rules Committee, Mr. HOYER. The present head of the out to make a point—we are trying to make changes in the Affordable Care we said ‘‘yes.’’ You sent us a bill to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Mr. Act, which is also known as United States Senate, which we con- Comey, says that this sequester and ObamaCare. trol, and you said, Let us open govern- budget number will deeply hurt law en- ment, and we will open it on the condi- forcement in this country. b 1845 tion that we cap spending at $986 bil- Mr. Speaker, I talked to my col- There are several things about the lion. leagues, let’s defeat this bill, and let’s Affordable Care Act that render that Now, you also put another piece on move to the business that is real, that title difficult to understand, because that bill which said we ought to defund will make a difference, not make a po- the Affordable Care Act, within a year ObamaCare—the Affordable Care Act, litical point. Let us move to doing the the Congressional Budget Office said as we call it. I venture to say that business of America and put the peo- they believed it would be at least twice close to 90, maybe even 100 percent, on ple’s government back to work, not as expensive as it was originally your side of the aisle, Mr. Chairman— pretend that we are going to do it by thought it would be. I say to him, Mr. Speaker—didn’t think some supercommittee. We tried that. It Secondly, some 70 percent more peo- that was going to happen. They said it didn’t work very well. I am sorry about ple will be in the system because they because they feel strongly, Mr. Speak- that. I urged them to stay in business provided a figure that did not match er, about that. I understand that. I and do their job. what they expect now for people to be have strong feelings myself. I ask my colleagues, defeat this, in it from people who moved off of Now, the gentleman, my colleague move to the business of America, put their worker plans, their insurance from Maryland, I hope is going to use the people’s government back to work. plans. the analogy about ‘‘vetoing’’ the debt Mr. Speaker, this House has a responsibility Third, the President stood right here limit because it is a good one. But I to reopen government. one State of the Union and said there will tell my friend the Senate said We can vote on a bill within the hour that won’t be a dime of taxpayer money. ‘‘yes’’ and sent it back here. would reopen the entire government—and we And lastly, the President of the We could open the government this know the votes are there to pass it. United States said: evening if only you would accept what Two hundred Democrats are on record that And if you like your insurance, I guarantee you suggested, if only you would say, we will vote to reopen the government, and you, you can keep it. ‘‘Yes, you agreed with our number.’’ there are media reports that twenty-five Re- But, Mr. Speaker, what has happened There was no negotiation, there was publicans will do so as well. since then is this administration was no compromise on our side. There was So let’s find out: put a bill on the floor to re- incapable of providing information a saying to you: We want to keep the open government, and let the House work its about how this would work. And even government open, so yes. Our Repub- will. to today, after the announcement was lican colleagues in the House of Rep- Democrats are also ready to work with re- made, people are going onto the Web resentatives and the Senate said, Mr. publicans to prevent a default. site and learning more about these ex- Speaker, we will take your number. Once we end the shutdown and remove the changes. America needs to know that we have threat of default, Democrats want to sit down The largest cardiology group in said ‘‘yes’’ to the number that you sug- and talk in a bipartisan way—as we have America, cardiologists—heart doc- gested. asked to do for months—and work out a long- tors—were not even included or asked I don’t like your number. I think it is term solution to our nation’s fiscal challenges. to be in the exchange. Not even given a not good for America, Mr. Speaker. I But the plan on the floor today won’t do chance to say no, thank you, the larg- think it is not good for our national se- that. est cardiology group in America. curity, for our economy, or for the mo- It is a pretense, not a substantive action. So now the American people are rale of the American people long term. It does not reopen government, nor does it looking at it and saying, my doctor’s Having said that, I want government ensure America pays its bills. not even included, so who is included open, so we have said ‘‘yes’’ to your And it is not a real mechanism to reach a because my doctor is not, and now I am number. We didn’t negotiate. We said, broader agreement on fiscal issues. looking at this plan that is very expen- ‘‘We will take what you propose.’’ It does not have a deadline for action—nor sive. Granted, New York City, the Mr. Speaker, I hope every American does it require a vote on any recommenda- State of New York was less because understands that when one side says, tions the committee would produce. they had a very expensive plan, and it’s ‘‘We’ll take your number,’’ that there And, it is not a balanced approach, as it true in some places it is less. But the ought to be an agreement. precludes the consideration of any new rev- best doctors or the doctors that people Now, I rise in opposition to this bill enue whatsoever. went to are not even included in those that has been put on the floor, which is This is just more of the same from the Tea plans now. As an example, as I said, the another way to distract from the busi- Party-driven Republican conference that isn’t largest cardiology group, the most ex- ness at hand—opening up our govern- serious about reducing the deficit in a bal- perienced cardiologists, the ones you ment. Eight days from now our govern- anced and sustainable way. want to go to for Medicare, for Med- ment will be in a position for the first Instead of wasting more time on these reck- icaid, and for your health insurance, time in history where we won’t be able less and irresponsible gimmicks, we ought to are not even going to be included in the to pay our bills. The wealthiest Nation be taking responsible steps to end the shut- government plan.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:57 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K08OC7.077 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE October 8, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6393 So, Mr. Speaker, this is just one ex- ticked until we got down to govern- maybe Mr. VAN HOLLEN, maybe Mr. ample about the disappointment that ment shutdown. And then what hap- HASTINGS, to be part of a committee, a the American people have because they pened? working group that would sit down were told one thing, and they’re going The Speaker of the House and the with their colleagues and speak hon- to get something else. Because you’re Senate Democratic leader had a nego- estly—and maybe Mrs. LOWEY—speak fighting the government, we have to do tiation. On Sunday on national tele- honestly about how we get out of this it in such a public way. If we simply vision, the Speaker of the House told mess that we all have. followed the law, and the contract or the country that he had a negotiation And as a working group, as a working the express contract did not equal what with Senator REID. They had gotten a group with no dictates but how you’ve came out the other end, you could go deal. But guess what? The Speaker got to do what you’re going to do, no to court and sue for it. But you can’t reneged on the agreement. Why? He timeframe except you have to go meet, sue the government over this. So we told us that, too. He couldn’t sell it to and you’ve got to be successful, and it’s are litigating this actually, Mr. Speak- a reckless faction of his own party. He going to be about these items. In other er, right before your eyes in a very wanted to allow that faction of the words, make ‘‘the big deal’’ the big public way, saying that we believe this party to run the country and shut deal. And the big deal right now is health care, known as ObamaCare, down the government. spending, debt, and how we do some- should not be entered into lightly. Now what are our Republican col- thing to get this government back to We better understand what we’re leagues saying? That they’re not going work. That’s what I think the legisla- doing, and we’re asking for a lot of to let us pay our bills on time unless tion does. changes. Those changes are: we think we adopt the Republican budget agen- I reserve the balance of my time. we ought to delay it; we think we da. Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. ought to defer it; we think we ought to Mr. Speaker, I want to ask my col- Speaker, I am very pleased to yield 13⁄4 wait on it. We have, in essence, backed leagues—and I think this is an impor- minutes to the gentleman from Michi- up every single time from our demand, tant question for the country—if the gan (Mr. LEVIN). and now we’ve gotten to a point where President of the United States said (Mr. LEVIN asked and was given per- we, as Republicans in our discussion that he would veto a debt ceiling bill, mission to revise and extend his re- through legislation with the Senate, that he would veto legislation to pay marks.) have now gotten to the point where the country’s bills on time unless Re- Mr. LEVIN. Well, for a week now, the we’ve said, We are where we’re going to publicans adopted the President’s Republicans said no to a CR funding be. Now we’re going to try and open up budget and the President’s agenda, our the entire government unless there was the government and we’re going to try Republican colleagues would say he’d defunding of health care reform. That and make it work. That’s the facts of lost his mind. Our Republican col- was the bludgeon. It did not work. the case, and that’s just the way it is. leagues would probably start impeach- So the Republicans shut down the I reserve the balance of my time. ment proceedings. And yet, that’s ex- government. It turns out that tactic Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. actly what they’re doing. They’re say- was in the works for a year, as de- Speaker, I thought we were here about ing that they won’t take responsibility scribed in The New York Times yester- the working group, but it does come in joining us to pay our country’s bills day: out in the wash: we really are here on time unless we adopt the Repub- One morning in a location the Members in- about ObamaCare. lican budget agenda unless we say let’s sist on keeping secret, came a little-noticed I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the get rid of the Affordable Care Act, un- ‘‘blueprint to defund ObamaCare’’ signed by distinguished gentleman from Mary- less we do everything their way. leaders of more than three dozen conserv- ative groups. It articulated a take-no-pris- land (Mr. VAN HOLLEN), the ranking Again, if the President was to take oners legislative strategy that had long per- member on the Budget Committee. that position, you would say he was off colated in conservative circles: that Repub- Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I his rocker. So now, our Republican col- licans could derail the health care overhaul thank my friend from Florida. As the leagues are coming up with a fake com- if conservative lawmakers were willing to gentleman said, we discovered right mittee where it actually sets the rules. push fellow Republicans—including their now that the government is still shut The SPEAKER pro tempore. The cautious leaders—into cutting off financing down because our Republican col- time of the gentleman has expired. for the entire government. leagues want to repeal the Affordable Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. I yield the So now we have a shift. Keep the gov- Care Act, ObamaCare, when in fact we gentleman an additional 15 seconds. ernment shut down, let government could open the government right now Mr. VAN HOLLEN. I thank the gen- not pay its bills. Why? Because the by passing the bill that’s in our posses- tleman. Speaker said it would be ‘‘uncondi- sion. So after all this refusal to negotiate, tional surrender.’’ That isn’t what’s Mr. Speaker, I want to talk a little you now want to set up a fake com- needed. We don’t need another super- bit about negotiation because the mittee on deficit reduction where you committee. What we need is to be al- President and the Democrats in Con- refuse to even include the idea of re- lowed to vote. gress have been trying to have a budget ducing the deficit in part by shutting This poster shows 195 Democrats negotiation with our Republican col- down tax breaks for big oil companies willing to reopen the government; 22 leagues all year long. In fact, in March, because you don’t want to use one Republicans on record. That’s a major- the House passed its budget, and in penny of revenue, even from closing ity of the House. Mr. Speaker, let de- March, the Senate passed its budget. tax loopholes, to reduce the debt and mocracy prevail. Let us vote. And just like the textbook says, you’re deficit. I hear from my colleagues how Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I re- then supposed to have a negotiation be- important it is to reduce the debt—and serve the balance of my time. tween the House and the Senate to ne- it absolutely is—but apparently it’s Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. gotiate your differences to reach a not important enough to shut down one Speaker, how much time remains? compromise. What happened? The tax loophole for special interests. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Speaker of the House refused to ap- End this sham. Vote on the Senate tleman from Florida has 11⁄4 minutes point negotiators from the House. We bill. Open the government. remaining. The gentleman from Texas tried three times to get a vote; each Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I yield has 21⁄2 minutes remaining. time the Speaker said ‘‘no.’’ myself 1 minute. Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. I yield the In the United States Senate, on 18 oc- Mr. Speaker, first of all, there is balance of my time to my good friend, casions, in fact 19 now, the Democratic some truth to this. I and the Speaker the distinguished gentleman from leader and Senator MURRAY tried to and the majority leader and the whip North Carolina (Mr. PRICE). get consent to have a budget negotia- and our conference do not want to have Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. Mr. tion between the House and Senate. On anything that would empower some- Speaker, this debate is a bizarre expe- 18 occasions, Senate Republicans said body to raise taxes. But we did want to rience for those of us who have been ‘‘no.’’ They didn’t want to talk. They empower that we would allow maybe urging negotiation on the budget for a didn’t want to negotiate. So the clock Mr. DINGELL, the Dean of the House, year. ‘‘Take the President up on his

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:53 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K08OC7.079 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H6394 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 8, 2013 overture of last December,’’ we’ve said The Speaker of the House has lit- to go to conference and negotiate on the to our Republican friends. ‘‘Let’s go to erally instructed us to get a working budget to avoid a government shutdown. a conference with the Senate and work group together, gather it on a bipar- Mr. Speaker, Democrats are and have been out a budget.’’ But the Republicans tisan basis, and see if we can make willing to negotiate over honest differences— have steadfastly refused. They have progress not with the President, not but not before House Republican vote to open run out the clock. And why did they do with the Speaker, not with the Senate the government and remove the threat of gov- that? So that in a crisis atmosphere, Majority Leader, but among Members ernment default. they could demand a ransom for doing of this body who we know and who we And there is an easy and verifiable way for our basic duty—keeping the govern- respect. Let’s gather us together, and them to demonstrate their good faith, and that ment open and paying our bills. let’s get together, and let’s make a dif- is by bringing to the floor for an immediate Well, that’s extortion, and it’s way ference. That’s what we’re trying to vote on the clean CR already passed by the over the line. We can’t do that. In fact, suggest today. I will tell you that my Senate. we need to open the government. We colleagues that have been here on the The President has stated repeatedly that he could do it tonight. The votes are here floor, including the great minority will sign a clean CR. Our constituents are if the Speaker would simply permit a whip, I believe have the ability to waiting. It is time to end the madness. vote. We could reopen the government make this success happen if we will Mr. Speaker, let the House vote on H.J. immediately. work together. That’s what I’m for. Res. 59, as passed by the Senate today. I promise you once we do our basic I urge my colleagues to support the That is the best way to keep faith with all duty, we will be happy immediately to legislation, and I yield back the bal- persons who serve the American people as do what we should have been doing all ance of my time. employees of the federal government, and along, and that is to negotiate a budget Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in those who depend upon the services they pro- plan, a budget plan that puts every- strong opposition to H.R. 3273, the so-called vide. thing on the table: revenues, entitle- ‘‘Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION; ment, all categories of spending, a Working Group Act of 2013,’’ which estab- Washington, DC, October 8, 2013. DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: On behalf of the budget plan that secures this country’s lishes another supercommittee to make rec- economic future and ends this charade three million members of the National Edu- ommendations on spending and changes in cation Association (NEA) and the students that the Republicans have put us the statutory limit on the public debt, the latest through here as the new fiscal year be- they serve, we urge you to VOTE NO on The gimmick of the Tea Party dominated Repub- Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth gins. lican majority to extricate themselves from the Working Group Act of 2013 (H.R. 3273), a mis- Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. fiasco they created when they voted to shut guided strategy to ending this political Speaker, I yield back the balance of stalemate, and instead pass a clean Con- my time. down the government. The bill before us is a bad idea brought up tinuing Resolution (CR) immediately. Votes Mr. SESSIONS. I yield myself the re- associated with this issue may be included in maining time. at the worst possible time. The bill seeks to the NEA Legislative Report Card for the Mr. Speaker, we’re here because Re- recreate the ‘super-committee’ Frankenstein 113th Congress. publicans want us to move forward monster that failed its assigned task and The shutdown of the federal government with a process that is very important. ended up giving us the Frankenstein monster has already affected countless children, We’ve had a number of times that the called sequestration. working families, and seniors across the We have been there and done that. We are country; the longer this crisis drags on the gentlewoman, the ranking member of more pain will be inflicted upon those who the Appropriations Committee, Mrs. not going down that road again. Additionally, this bill is not a genuine effort least deserve it. Meanwhile, H.R. 3273 seeks LOWEY, we’ve had the great young to create a ‘‘working group’’ of Senators and chairman from Kentucky, Mr. ROGERS, to reach an agreement on budget and fiscal Representatives to discuss FY 2014 funding chairman of Appropriations, come up priorities. If that were the case, House Repub- by attempting to achieve deficit reduction to the committee and talk very clearly licans would not have rejected the numerous without accompanying revenue increases. about their ideas about moving forward requests of House and Senate Democrats Students in America’s schools are bearing to get things done. over the past six months to go to conference the brunt of this shutdown every day and re- to reach an agreement. quire solutions now. b 1900 Let us review the record leading up to the Instead of seeking deficit reduction on the I don’t know that they would be the Republican shutdown and the cost of the reck- backs of those students and working fami- representatives of this body, but I bet lies, Congress should take a responsible, bal- lessness course of action: anced approach that reflects the values that they would be and I bet you that they $150 million a day—The price-tag for clos- make our nation strong: investing in people, could make real progress, along with, ing down the government In 1995, the record jobs, and education as the path to pros- perhaps, Mr. VAN HOLLEN and others three-week closing cost $1.9 billion in today’s perity. By eliminating wasteful corporate who are awesome Members on their dollars. tax breaks and loopholes and ensuring the side, Members who are committed to 800,000–plus—Federal employees expected wealthy are paying their fair share we can getting the work done. to be furloughed as a result of the GOP’s irre- appropriately reduce our deficit. As just one But this is a fight, and it’s a fight sponsible shutdown. example, as many as two out of three U.S. that goes all the way to our friends in 192—The number of days House Repub- corporations paid zero in federal income the Senate and all the way to the taxes over much of the previous decade, ac- licans have refused to negotiate on a federal cording to the Government Accountability President. As best I can tell you, just budget, setting the stage for a GOP govern- Office (GAO). The share of federal revenues as I started, I will end today. I will say ment shutdown. coming from corporate taxes has shrunk by that today’s stalemate is the making 128—The number of points the Dow Jones two-thirds in the last 50 years. This is under- of the President. This is his making. Industrial Average dropped on Monday in re- mining our ability to make the necessary in- He places his own political power, I be- action to the GOP shutdown. vestments in education that are sorely need- lieve, above the Constitution, wanting 72—Percent of American voters opposed to ed in order to return our nation to pros- to dictate policies instead of negoti- Congress shutting down the federal govern- perity. It is time to put politics aside, do ating them with a duly elected branch what is right for our nation, and take the ment to block implementation of the Affordable balanced approach to deficit reduction wide- of government, and that’s the House of Care Act. ly supported by voters by calling on corpora- Representatives. 68—Percent of Americans who say shutting tions and the very wealthy to pay their fair I hope that the American people take down the federal government even for a few share. note of what’s happening. The Presi- days is a bad thing for the country. Meanwhile, the current approach to deficit dent is different from his predecessors 49—Republicans who say shutting down the reduction without revenue increases has left not in terms of greatness, but rather to government over Obamacare is a big MIS- us with the indiscriminate, across the board the degree to which he’s willing to sac- TAKE. cuts of the sequester. It is long past time for rifice this Nation’s greatness. He’s will- Congress to reverse course from the aus- 45—The number of times GOP have unsuc- terity approach that included slashing edu- ing to take us to the brink, rather than cessfully tried to repeal or undermine Afford- cation across-the-board by 5 percent this offering his negotiating skill-set and able Care Act. year—the equivalent of cutting nearly all getting people together. That is what 18—The number of times Senate Repub- education programs and Head Start by we should be about. licans have blocked Senate Democrats’ efforts roughly $3 billion. The level of cuts imposed

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:53 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K08OC7.081 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE October 8, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6395 by sequestration have already taken federal to H.R. 3273. If adopted, the bill will American people the effects of this funding back to pre-2004 levels while our na- immediately proceed to final passage, shutdown, and then come together to tion’s schools are serving nearly 6 million as amended. resolve our differences. more students since that time. My amendment is a simple, straight- To put bills on the floor that pretend There are millions of children being af- forward improvement that I believe fected every day this shutdown continues. to take care of our Nation’s critical That is why we urge you to think of every both sides can agree is absolutely nec- needs, when they do not, is shameful. single individual when making these funding essary, and it is also supported by the I came to Congress to move our coun- decisions to ensure continued debates on majority of the American people. If my try forward, to help the families, the Capitol Hill are not hurting everyday Ameri- amendment passes, it will end this veterans, the small and large employ- cans and their families. We urge you to im- reckless and irresponsible government ers in Ventura County, to create jobs, mediately pass a clean CR to ensure that the shutdown. and to invest in our future. We need to most vulnerable among us are no longer the The majority claims that the bill be- end this shutdown today. victims of the government shutdown and we fore us right now will force the House I urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ can focus back on undoing the harmful ef- and Senate to negotiate; but as writ- fects of the sequester. on the motion to recommit. Sincerely, ten, this bill will do nothing of the POINT OF ORDER MARY KUSLER, sort. It will simply prolong the govern- Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I make Director, Government Relations. ment shutdown. It will prolong the a point of order that the amendment Mr. SHERMAN. Mr. Speaker, with regard to pain being done to our veterans, to the contained in the motion violates clause the Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth National Guard and Reserves, and to 7 of rule XVI, commonly referred to as Work Group Act of 2013, I note that Sec 2 (b) women, infants, and children; and, the germaneness rule. implicitly calls for reductions in direct spending most importantly, this bill will prolong The objective of the bill under con- programs, but does not authorize the working the pain being inflicted on our econ- sideration is to establish a working group to consider additional revenue. omy. group on deficit reduction. The amend- Let’s be clear, this bill is a bill to no- The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time ment proposes to consider a Senate where. In my view, there is no one in amendment to a House bill; therefore, for debate has expired. this room right now who thinks this Pursuant to House Resolution 373, the amendment fails the fundamental bill will reopen the government. purpose test of germaneness described the previous question is ordered. Since April, the Senate has tried 19 The question is on the engrossment on page 547 of House Practice: times to request a conference with the If the purpose or objective of an and third reading of the bill. House; but each time, the request was The bill was ordered to be engrossed amendment is unrelated to that of the blocked by Senate Republicans. bill to which it is offered, the amend- and read a third time, and was read the After months of stalling and pre- third time. ment may be held not germane. venting a budget conference, I am Accordingly, Mr. Speaker, the MOTION TO RECOMMIT amazed that my friends on the other Ms. BROWNLEY of California. Mr. amendment proposed in the motion is side of the aisle want us to believe that not germane to the bill, and I respect- Speaker, I have a motion to recommit they are ready to negotiate a budget. at the desk. fully request a ruling from the Chair. We have had months to produce a budg- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the et that the House and Senate could gentlewoman opposed to the bill? any Member wish to be heard on the agree on. point of order? Ms. BROWNLEY of California. I am If my colleagues truly want to nego- Ms. BROWNLEY of California. Mr. opposed. tiate a budget that will move our coun- Speaker, I request to be heard on the Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I re- try forward, they must vote ‘‘yes’’ on serve a point of order on the gentle- point of order. my amendment. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- woman’s motion. Once we have reopened the govern- tlewoman from California is recognized The SPEAKER pro tempore. A point ment, we can then sit down and work on the point of order. of order is reserved. out a budget for the long term. We can Ms. BROWNLEY of California. Mr. The Clerk will report the motion to do this in a bipartisan manner, without Speaker, doesn’t the bill before us set recommit. our economy sinking, without our con- up a commission to examine deficit re- The Clerk read as follows: stituents being hurt, and we can do it duction? Ms. Brownley of California moves to re- in a manner that is becoming to this My motion to recommit would open commit the bill H.R. 3273 to the Committee House. up the entire Federal Government so on Rules with instructions to report the Mr. Speaker, there is no doubt that same back to the House forthwith with the that our taxpayers can receive the ben- Congress must get its fiscal house in following amendment: efits they have already paid for. The order, and I believe both sides must Strike all after the enacting clause and in- recommit deals with government ex- come together to find solutions that sert the following: penditures, and right now we are run- better reflect the values of the Amer- That upon passage of this joint resolution by ning a deficit. So isn’t the amount the ican people; but instead of ending the the House of Representatives, the joint reso- government is spending a relevant lution (H.J. Res. 59) making continuing ap- shutdown, we continue to consider bills topic to deficit reduction? propriations for fiscal year 2014, and for that play games. other purposes, as amended by the Senate on We cannot open the entire Federal Can the Chair explain why it’s not September 27, 2013, shall be considered to Government one bill at a time. If we germane to open up the entire Federal have been taken from the Speaker’s table continue down this path, the govern- Government while we discuss deficit and the House shall be considered to have (1) ment will remain closed for the next 3 reduction? receded from its amendment; and (2) con- Mr. Speaker, if you rule this motion curred in the Senate amendment. months. How much damage would that do to out of order, does that mean we will Ms. BROWNLEY of California (during the economy? not have a chance to keep the entire the reading). Mr. Speaker, I ask unani- How many veterans would go without Federal Government open today? Can mous consent to dispense with the their benefits? the Chair please explain why we can’t reading. How many kids would lose Head keep the entire Federal Government The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Start funding? open today? objection to the request of the gentle- How many families would go without The SPEAKER pro tempore. The woman from California? nutritional assistance? Chair is prepared to rule. There was no objection. We cannot continue to play these The gentleman from Texas makes a The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- games for 3 more months. The Amer- point of order that the instructions ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from ican people and the residents of my proposed in the motion to recommit of- California is recognized for 5 minutes great county, Ventura County, deserve fered by the gentlewoman from Cali- in support of her motion. better. fornia are not germane. Ms. BROWNLEY of California. Mr. We can end this insanity right now. As recorded in section 932 of the Speaker, this is the final amendment Reopen the government. Spare the House Rules and Manual, a general

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As such, it proposes a bi- Waters King (IA) Palazzo Smith (MO) Sewell (AL) Titus Watt Shea-Porter Tonko cameral order in the form of a joint King (NY) Paulsen Smith (NE) Waxman Kingston Pearce Smith (NJ) Sherman Tsongas rule. Welch Kinzinger (IL) Perry Smith (TX) Sinema Van Hollen Wilson (FL) In contrast, the instructions in the Kline Petri Southerland Sires Vargas Yarmuth motion to recommit provide for the Labrador Pittenger Stewart Slaughter Veasey LaMalfa Pitts Stivers disposition of an extant legislative NOT VOTING—10 measure. As such, it proposes a special Lamborn Poe (TX) Stockman Lance Pompeo Stutzman Clay Hinojosa Rush order of business of the House. Lankford Posey Terry Gallego Lucas Young (FL) By addressing a different exercise in Latham Price (GA) Thompson (PA) Herrera Beutler McCarthy (NY) rulemaking than the pending bill, the Latta Radel Thornberry Higgins Rogers (AL) LoBiondo Reed Tiberi instructions propose a non-germane Long Reichert Tipton b 1933 amendment. The point of order is sus- Luetkemeyer Renacci Turner tained. Lummis Ribble Upton Ms. JACKSON LEE, Messrs. Ms. BROWNLEY of California. Mr. Marchant Rice (SC) Valadao KEATING, CONYERS, Mrs. CAPPS, Marino Rigell Wagner Messrs. COHEN and RYAN of Ohio Speaker, I appeal the ruling of the Massie Roby Walberg Chair. McCarthy (CA) Roe (TN) Walden changed their vote from ‘‘yea’’ to The SPEAKER pro tempore. The McCaul Rogers (KY) Walorski ‘‘nay.’’ McClintock Rogers (MI) Weber (TX) question is, Shall the decision of the So the motion to table was agreed to. McHenry Rohrabacher Webster (FL) The result of the vote was announced Chair stand as the judgment of the McKeon Rokita Wenstrup House? McKinley Rooney Westmoreland as above recorded. Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I move McMorris Ros-Lehtinen Whitfield A motion to reconsider was laid on Rodgers Roskam Williams the table. to lay the appeal on the table. Meadows Ross Wilson (SC) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Meehan Rothfus Wittman The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to table. Messer Royce Wolf question is on the passage of the bill. Mica Runyan Womack The question was taken; and the The question was taken; and the Miller (FL) Ryan (WI) Woodall Speaker pro tempore announced that Speaker pro tempore announced that Miller (MI) Salmon Yoder the ayes appeared to have it. Miller, Gary Sanford Yoho the ayes appeared to have it. Mullin Scalise Young (AK) Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Ms. BROWNLEY of California. Mr. Mulvaney Schock Young (IN) Speaker, on that I demand the yeas Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. and nays. NAYS—194 The yeas and nays were ordered. The yeas and nays were ordered. ´ Andrews Enyart Lujan, Ben Ray The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Barber Eshoo (NM) 5-minute vote. ant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, Barrow (GA) Esty Lynch Bass Farr Maffei The vote was taken by electronic de- this 15-minute vote on the motion to Beatty Fattah Maloney, vice, and there were—yeas 224, nays table will be followed by 5-minute Becerra Carolyn Foster 197, not voting 10, as follows: votes on passage of the bill, if arising Bera (CA) Frankel (FL) Maloney, Sean Bishop (GA) Fudge Matheson [Roll No. 534] without further proceedings in recom- Bishop (NY) Matsui Gabbard YEAS—224 mittal; passage of House Joint Resolu- Blumenauer Garamendi McCollum tion 89; and the question on agreeing to Bonamici Garcia McDermott Aderholt Daines Hastings (WA) the Speaker’s approval of the Journal, Brady (PA) Grayson McGovern Amash Davis, Rodney Heck (NV) Braley (IA) McIntyre Amodei Denham Hensarling if ordered. Green, Al Brown (FL) Green, Gene McNerney Bachmann Dent Holding The vote was taken by electronic de- Brownley (CA) Grijalva Meeks Bachus DeSantis Hudson Bustos Meng Barletta DesJarlais vice, and there were—yeas 227, nays Gutie´rrez Huelskamp Butterfield Michaud Barr Diaz-Balart Huizenga (MI) Hahn 194, not voting 10, as follows: Capps Miller, George Barrow (GA) Duffy Hultgren Hanabusa Capuano Moore Barton Duncan (SC) Hunter [Roll No. 533] Hastings (FL) Ca´ rdenas Moran Benishek Duncan (TN) Hurt Heck (WA) YEAS—227 Carney Murphy (FL) Bentivolio Ellmers Issa Himes Aderholt Coffman Gardner Carson (IN) Nadler Bilirakis Farenthold Jenkins Holt Amash Cole Garrett Cartwright Napolitano Bishop (UT) Fincher Johnson (OH) Amodei Collins (GA) Gerlach Castor (FL) Honda Neal Black Fitzpatrick Johnson, Sam Bachmann Collins (NY) Gibbs Castro (TX) Horsford Negrete McLeod Blackburn Fleischmann Jordan Bachus Conaway Gibson Chu Hoyer Nolan Boustany Fleming Joyce Barletta Cook Gingrey (GA) Cicilline Huffman O’Rourke Brady (TX) Flores Kelly (PA) Barr Cotton Gohmert Clarke Israel Owens Brooks (AL) Forbes King (IA) Barton Cramer Goodlatte Cleaver Jackson Lee Pallone Brooks (IN) Fortenberry King (NY) Benishek Crawford Gosar Clyburn Jeffries Pascrell Broun (GA) Foxx Kingston Bentivolio Crenshaw Gowdy Cohen Johnson (GA) Pastor (AZ) Buchanan Franks (AZ) Kinzinger (IL) Bilirakis Culberson Granger Connolly Johnson, E. B. Payne Bucshon Frelinghuysen Kline Bishop (UT) Daines Graves (GA) Conyers Kaptur Pelosi Burgess Gardner Labrador Black Davis, Rodney Graves (MO) Cooper Keating Perlmutter Calvert Garrett LaMalfa Blackburn Denham Griffin (AR) Costa Kelly (IL) Peters (CA) Camp Gerlach Lamborn Boustany Dent Griffith (VA) Courtney Kennedy Peters (MI) Campbell Gibbs Lance Brady (TX) DeSantis Grimm Crowley Kildee Peterson Cantor Gibson Lankford Bridenstine DesJarlais Guthrie Cuellar Kilmer Pingree (ME) Capito Gingrey (GA) Latham Brooks (AL) Diaz-Balart Hall Cummings Kind Pocan Carter Gohmert Latta Brooks (IN) Duffy Hanna Davis (CA) Kirkpatrick Polis Cassidy Goodlatte LoBiondo Broun (GA) Duncan (SC) Harper Davis, Danny Kuster Price (NC) Chabot Gosar Long Buchanan Duncan (TN) Harris DeFazio Langevin Quigley Chaffetz Gowdy Luetkemeyer Bucshon Ellmers Hartzler DeGette Larsen (WA) Rahall Coble Granger Lummis Burgess Farenthold Hastings (WA) Delaney Larson (CT) Rangel Coffman Graves (GA) Marchant Calvert Fincher Heck (NV) DeLauro Lee (CA) Richmond Cole Graves (MO) Marino Camp Fitzpatrick Hensarling DelBene Levin Roybal-Allard Collins (GA) Griffin (AR) McCarthy (CA) Campbell Fleischmann Holding Deutch Lewis Ruiz Collins (NY) Griffith (VA) McCaul Cantor Fleming Hudson Dingell Lipinski Ruppersberger Conaway Grimm McClintock Capito Flores Huelskamp Doggett Loebsack Ryan (OH) Cook Guthrie McHenry Carter Forbes Huizenga (MI) Doyle Lofgren Sa´ nchez, Linda Cotton Hall McIntyre Cassidy Fortenberry Hultgren Duckworth Lowenthal T. Cramer Hanna McKeon Chabot Foxx Hunter Edwards Lowey Sanchez, Loretta Crawford Harper McKinley Chaffetz Franks (AZ) Hurt Ellison Lujan Grisham Sarbanes Crenshaw Harris McMorris Coble Frelinghuysen Issa Engel (NM) Schakowsky Culberson Hartzler Rodgers

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There are 2 minutes remain- Gowdy Matheson Sa´ nchez, Linda Nugent Royce Wagner Granger Matsui T. Nunes Runyan Walberg ing. Graves (GA) McCarthy (CA) Sanchez, Loretta Nunnelee Ryan (WI) Walden Graves (MO) McCaul Sanford Olson Salmon Walorski b 1940 Grayson McClintock Sarbanes Palazzo Sanford Weber (TX) Green, Al McCollum Scalise Paulsen Scalise Webster (FL) So the bill was passed. Green, Gene McDermott Schakowsky Pearce Schock Wenstrup The result of the vote was announced Griffin (AR) McGovern Schiff Perry Schweikert Westmoreland as above recorded. Griffith (VA) McHenry Schneider Petri Scott, Austin Whitfield A motion to reconsider was laid on Grijalva McIntyre Schock Pittenger Sensenbrenner Williams Grimm McKeon Schrader Pitts Sessions Wilson (SC) the table. Guthrie McKinley Schwartz Pompeo Shimkus Wittman Gutie´rrez McMorris Scott (VA) Posey Shuster Wolf f Hahn Rodgers Scott, Austin Price (GA) Simpson Womack Hall McNerney Scott, David Radel Smith (MO) Woodall EXCEPTED EMPLOYEES’ PAY CON- Hanabusa Meadows Sensenbrenner Reed Smith (NE) Yoder TINUING APPROPRIATIONS RESO- Hanna Meehan Serrano Reichert Smith (NJ) Yoho LUTION, 2014 Harper Meeks Sessions Renacci Smith (TX) Young (AK) Harris Meng Sewell (AL) Ribble Southerland Young (IN) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Hartzler Messer Shea-Porter finished business is the vote on passage Hastings (FL) Mica Sherman NAYS—197 Hastings (WA) Michaud Shimkus of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 89) Andrews Green, Al Negrete McLeod Heck (NV) Miller (FL) Shuster Barber Green, Gene Nolan making appropriations for the salaries Heck (WA) Miller (MI) Simpson Bass Grijalva O’Rourke and related expenses of certain Federal Hensarling Miller, Gary Sinema Beatty Gutie´rrez Owens employees during a lapse in funding au- Himes Miller, George Sires Becerra Hahn Pallone Holding Moore Slaughter thority for fiscal year 2014, and for Moran Bera (CA) Hanabusa Pascrell Holt Smith (MO) Mullin Smith (NE) Bishop (GA) Hastings (FL) Pastor (AZ) other purposes, on which the yeas and Honda Horsford Mulvaney Smith (NJ) Bishop (NY) Heck (WA) Payne nays were ordered. Hoyer Murphy (FL) Smith (TX) Blumenauer Himes Pelosi The Clerk read the title of the joint Hudson Murphy (PA) Smith (WA) Bonamici Holt Perlmutter Brady (PA) Honda resolution. Huelskamp Nadler Southerland Peters (CA) Braley (IA) Horsford The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Huffman Napolitano Speier Peters (MI) Bridenstine Hoyer Huizenga (MI) Neal Stewart Peterson question is on the passage of the joint Brown (FL) Huffman Hultgren Negrete McLeod Stivers Pingree (ME) Brownley (CA) Israel resolution. Hunter Neugebauer Stockman Bustos Jackson Lee Pocan This is a 5-minute vote. Hurt Noem Stutzman Butterfield Jeffries Poe (TX) The vote was taken by electronic de- Israel Nolan Swalwell (CA) Polis Capps Johnson (GA) vice, and there were—yeas 420, nays 0, Issa Nugent Takano Capuano Johnson, E. B. Price (NC) Jackson Lee Nunes Terry Ca´ rdenas Jones Quigley not voting 11, as follows: Jeffries Nunnelee Thompson (CA) Carney Kaptur Rahall [Roll No. 535] Jenkins O’Rourke Thompson (MS) Carson (IN) Keating Rangel Johnson (GA) Olson Thompson (PA) Cartwright Kelly (IL) Richmond YEAS—420 Johnson (OH) Owens Thornberry Castor (FL) Kennedy Rooney Aderholt Cantor Davis, Rodney Johnson, E. B. Palazzo Tiberi Castro (TX) Kildee Roybal-Allard Amash Capito DeFazio Johnson, Sam Pallone Tierney Chu Kilmer Ruiz Amodei Capps DeGette Jones Pascrell Tipton Cicilline Kind Ruppersberger Andrews Capuano Delaney Jordan Pastor (AZ) Titus Clarke Kirkpatrick Ryan (OH) Bachmann Ca´ rdenas DeLauro Joyce Paulsen Tonko Cleaver Kuster Sa´ nchez, Linda Bachus Carney DelBene Kaptur Payne Tsongas Clyburn Langevin T. Barber Carson (IN) Denham Keating Pearce Turner Cohen Larsen (WA) Sanchez, Loretta Barletta Carter Dent Kelly (IL) Pelosi Upton Connolly Larson (CT) Sarbanes Barr Cartwright DeSantis Kelly (PA) Perlmutter Valadao Conyers Lee (CA) Schakowsky Barrow (GA) Cassidy DesJarlais Kennedy Perry Van Hollen Cooper Levin Schiff Barton Castor (FL) Deutch Kildee Peters (CA) Vargas Costa Lewis Schneider Bass Castro (TX) Diaz-Balart Kilmer Peters (MI) Veasey Courtney Lipinski Schrader Beatty Chabot Dingell Kind Peterson Vela Crowley Loebsack Schwartz Becerra Chaffetz Doggett King (IA) Petri Vela´ zquez Cuellar Lofgren Scott (VA) Benishek Chu Doyle King (NY) Pingree (ME) Visclosky Cummings Lowenthal Scott, David Bentivolio Cicilline Duckworth Kingston Pittenger Wagner Davis (CA) Lowey Serrano Bera (CA) Clarke Duffy Kinzinger (IL) Pitts Walberg Davis, Danny Lujan Grisham Sewell (AL) Bilirakis Cleaver Duncan (SC) Kirkpatrick Pocan Walden DeFazio (NM) Shea-Porter Bishop (GA) Clyburn Duncan (TN) Kline Poe (TX) Walorski ´ DeGette Lujan, Ben Ray Sherman Bishop (NY) Coble Edwards Kuster Polis Walz Delaney (NM) Bishop (UT) Coffman Ellison Labrador Pompeo Wasserman Sinema DeLauro Lynch Black Cohen Ellmers LaMalfa Posey Schultz Sires DelBene Maffei Blackburn Cole Engel Lamborn Price (GA) Waters Slaughter Deutch Maloney, Blumenauer Collins (GA) Enyart Lance Price (NC) Watt Smith (WA) Dingell Carolyn Bonamici Collins (NY) Eshoo Langevin Quigley Waxman Speier Doggett Maloney, Sean Boustany Conaway Esty Lankford Radel Weber (TX) Doyle Massie Swalwell (CA) Brady (PA) Connolly Farenthold Larsen (WA) Rahall Webster (FL) Duckworth Matheson Takano Brady (TX) Conyers Farr Larson (CT) Rangel Welch Edwards Matsui Thompson (CA) Braley (IA) Cook Fattah Latham Reed Wenstrup Ellison McCollum Thompson (MS) Bridenstine Cooper Fincher Latta Reichert Westmoreland Engel McDermott Tierney Brooks (AL) Costa Fitzpatrick Lee (CA) Renacci Whitfield Enyart McGovern Titus Brooks (IN) Cotton Fleischmann Levin Ribble Williams Eshoo McNerney Tonko Broun (GA) Courtney Fleming Lewis Rice (SC) Wilson (FL) Esty Meeks Tsongas Brown (FL) Cramer Flores Lipinski Richmond Wilson (SC) Farr Meng Van Hollen Brownley (CA) Crawford Forbes LoBiondo Rigell Wittman Fattah Michaud Vargas Buchanan Crenshaw Fortenberry Loebsack Roby Wolf Foster Miller, George Veasey Bucshon Crowley Foster Lofgren Roe (TN) Womack Frankel (FL) Moore Vela Burgess Cuellar Foxx Long Rogers (KY) Woodall Fudge Moran Vela´ zquez Bustos Culberson Frankel (FL) Lowenthal Rogers (MI) Yarmuth Gabbard Murphy (FL) Visclosky Butterfield Cummings Franks (AZ) Lowey Rohrabacher Yoder Garamendi Nadler Walz Calvert Daines Frelinghuysen Luetkemeyer Rokita Yoho Garcia Napolitano Wasserman Camp Davis (CA) Fudge Lujan Grisham Rooney Young (AK) Grayson Neal Schultz Campbell Davis, Danny Gabbard (NM) Ros-Lehtinen Young (IN)

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:57 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08OC7.040 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H6398 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 8, 2013 NOT VOTING—11 LOCAL SHUTDOWN EFFECTS House is sincerity. There’s not a Mem- Clay Hinojosa Rush (Mr. TONKO asked and was given ber of this House that thinks the Presi- Gallego Lucas Schweikert permission to address the House for 1 dent of the United States is going to Herrera Beutler McCarthy (NY) Young (FL) delay, repeal, or tear apart the Afford- Higgins Rogers (AL) minute and to revise and extend his re- able Care Act; but if there’s politics in- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE marks.) Mr. TONKO. Mr. Speaker, I rise this volved, I understand that. I’m a politi- The SPEAKER pro tempore (during evening to highlight just one of the cian. the vote). There are 2 minutes remain- It just seems to me that if you have stories that comes in here each and ing. a plan, a strategy, and the whole world every day from my congressional dis- is saying that a handful of people are b 1948 trict highlighting the unnecessary destroying the credibility of the Re- hardship the Republican government Mrs. CAPPS changed her vote from publican Party and therefore taking shutdown has brought upon the Amer- ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ down the Democrats and the Congress ican people. So the joint resolution was passed. with them—even the President of the The result of the vote was announced One of my constituents, who works in United States—then I think it’s safe to as above recorded. business aviation, contacted my office say it’s time to look for some credi- A motion to reconsider was laid on just this week to tell me about the bur- bility so that we can regain being a the table. den the shutdown has had on his busi- two-party system. ness and his family’s bottom line. f So I didn’t come here this morning to During the government shutdown, get arrested, but I did, because there THE JOURNAL aviation components cannot be pro- are tens of thousands and millions of The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- duced, financed, bought, sold, in- people that want to become Americans. ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfin- spected, or registered without the Fed- They don’t want to knock Republicans. ished business is the question on agree- eral workers that are currently fur- They don’t want to knock Democrats. ing to the Speaker’s approval of the loughed. Today, large parts of this in- They want to be Americans. Journal, which the Chair will put de dustry—and our economy at large— Bring up the immigration bill. Let’s novo. simply cannot function. Stories like vote these new, wonderful citizens in, The question is on the Speaker’s ap- this will continue until the House and maybe they can bring some sense proval of the Journal. brings up the Senate CR, which funds to the parties. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- our government at the level House Re- f nal stands approved. publicans fought for. Stories like these are not isolated to SENATE SHOULD PASS HOUSE f upstate New York. This is happening in VERSION OF CR ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER countless corners of our Nation and (Mr. CASSIDY asked and was given PRO TEMPORE across all regions and all of our dis- permission to address the House for 1 tricts back home. minute and to revise and extend his re- The Speaker pro tempore. Pursuant A piecemeal approach that picks win- marks.) to section 3(b) of House Resolution 373, ners and losers in our Federal agencies Mr. CASSIDY. Mr. Speaker, I would H.R. 3273 is laid on the table. is no way to run the country. Bring up like to repeat what my colleague from f the Senate CR. Take ‘‘yes’’ for an an- Florida said. My Democratic col- leagues have suggested that if the HOUSE PASSES 10TH BIPARTISAN swer. Let’s get this Nation back to House only passes the clean Senate CR, FUNDING BILL work. we can move on with business. I will f (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania point out if the Senate will only con- asked and was given permission to ad- EQUAL JUSTICE FOR ALL sider the House CR, we can also move dress the House for 1 minute and to re- AMERICANS on. vise and extend his remarks.) (Mr. POSEY asked and was given per- But the problem is that there’s two Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. mission to address the House for 1 provisions. One provision takes away a Mr. Speaker, weeks ago, the adminis- minute and to revise and extend his re- sweetheart deal that only Members of tration reached out to Capitol Hill to marks.) Congress and their staff get. Secondly, continue budget negotiations. Accord- Mr. POSEY. Mr. Speaker, there are since the President delayed the man- ing to the National Journal: just two issues stopping the Obama date on employers to provide insurance Majority Leader Reid’s office had a mes- shutdown from ending: number one, for a year, we would similarly delay sage for them: don’t do it. The White House make Congress and the White House the mandate on the employee to have listened. The summit was nixed. And no seri- that insurance. ous talks have occurred since. obey the same ObamaCare rules as ev- eryone else; number two, the President If she is relying upon her employer to As the government shutdown stretches provide the policy, what is she to do if into its second week, the White House has let business off the hook for a year. We he is given a break on not providing embraced Reid’s hard-line, no-negotiations want workers to be let off the hook for stance—at least so far. a year, too. that policy? We can quickly reopen the govern- That’s what Republicans, Democrats, Unfortunately, hard-liner, non-nego- ment. The House Republicans have and Independents in my district all tiable posturing seems to be all the voted a budget which would completely want, and that’s what the Republicans Senate Majority Leader knows. fund the government, but it has those Today, the House passed the Head ask—equal justice for all Americans. provisions which Senator REID will not What is so hard to understand about all Start for Low-Income Children Act, the even negotiate over. He will not come that? It’s really that simple. 10th bipartisan stopgap funding bill to together to discuss these two things. pass the House since the Federal shut- They will negotiate with Putin, So, as a favor to both our country down began. The program remains a Assad, and even Iran, but not with and the American taxpayer, I ask Sen- House Republicans. That’s not fair. priority of the President; yet the White ator REID to address it. House just announced a veto threat on That’s not right. And it’s not good for f the bill—without a doubt, at the Sen- the United States of America. ate Majority Leader’s request. If this f A LONG JOURNEY STARTS WITH isn’t a purely political move, I don’t SMALL STEPS know what is. BRING UP THE IMMIGRATION BILL (Mr. KINGSTON asked and was given I urge the Senate and the President (Mr. RANGEL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 to join 57 of my Democrat colleagues permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his re- who are supporting the solutions being minute.) marks.) put forth by the House. The American Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, one of Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Speaker, over people deserve as much. the things that I have enjoyed in this my years in Congress, I’ve had the

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:57 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08OC7.041 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE October 8, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6399 honor of chairing several conference SPEAKER BOEHNER, LET YOUR are there. A simple blackboard will tell committees. Conference committees PEOPLE GO you the votes are there. Tonight, call are set up when there’s a disagreement The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. us back to session, and tomorrow between a House-passed bill and a Sen- MASSIE). Under the Speaker’s an- morning the people of America, the ate-passed bill. You sit down with your nounced policy of January 3, 2013, the people across this world will see the list of differences and you start sawing gentleman from California (Mr. strongest Nation in the world, the gov- away at them, if you will. GARAMENDI) is recognized for 60 min- ernment of that Nation functioning That’s, in fact, what the House has utes as the designee of the minority once again. been doing the past 2 weeks in the leader. How do I go back to my district and midst of this shutdown. We’ve been Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Speaker, Oc- tell the people at the Dixon National finding some things, such as military tober 8. October 8. We are now 8 days Cemetery that those burials aren’t pay, science, civilian furlough issues, into the shutdown of the government going to take place? How do I go back and health-related issues—things that of the United States of America, pre- to my district and tell them—yeah, are less controversial and on which we sumed to be the strongest Nation on maybe we ought to see this. can agree—so we can get some momen- this Earth, presumed to be the greatest In California, northern California, tum to come up with a big agreement. economic power, presumed to be the it’s hunting season, opened on Satur- Indeed, the gap is large. We have dis- world’s oldest democracy—perhaps old- day, but the refuges across this great agreement on ObamaCare because it’s est, but not functioning. Nation are closed to hunters, the duck one-sixth of the American economy. Why? Why are we in this situation? hunters, the men and women that want It’s very big. Eight days without a functioning gov- to recreate in those areas. And if Secondly, we have a disagreement on ernment. What in the world is the Re- you’re not a hunter, maybe you’re a the debt ceiling. Do we continue along publican Party doing to this Nation? fisherman, but don’t go to a refuge. the path of spending that we are on or And why? Why? It’s hard to say why Don’t go to the Bureau of Land Man- do we make corrections? because every day the goalpost agement fishing areas. Don’t try to put Thirdly, we have a $90 billion gap be- changes. Every day a different demand. your boat in the water at the national tween our spending level between the And today yet a new demand. parks. You can’t do it because this gov- House and the Senate. But what’s the result of all of this? ernment is shut down. These are bigs issues. Sometimes, a What does all of this mean? It means Mr. Speaker, Mr. Speaker, let your long journey starts with small steps. that this Nation is humiliated by this people vote. Let us all vote. Let us re- That’s why I urge our friends in the shutdown. open this government. Senate to pass the legislation which Speaker BOEHNER, let your people go. We have several of my colleagues the House has sent over to them, and Speaker BOEHNER, let your people go with me tonight. We’re going to cover then we can start focusing on the larg- and vote. Why not? We think there’s a this issue. How much I would prefer to er issues. majority. Let’s see here. There’s 198 be here with my colleagues from New f Democrats that will vote for the re- York and other States to talk about b 2000 opening of this government tonight. putting Americans back to work. And I Call us back into session, Mr. BOEHNER, guess we are, in a way, putting the OPEN THE GOVERNMENT 198 Democrats. And by the public Federal employees back to work. (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was record, there are 23 or more Repub- Mr. PAUL TONKO from the great State given permission to address the House licans that have said they would vote of New York, thanks for joining us for 1 minute.) for a clean CR. Mr. Speaker, let your once again. Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, we people go and vote. Mr. TONKO. My pleasure. I appre- in Texas know that when the cattle What does it mean that the govern- ciate the gentleman from California starts stampeding, you’re really in ment shut down? What does it mean to bringing us together tonight in trouble; so my friends on the other side Americans? I’ll tell you what it means thoughtful discussion about what is of the aisle haven’t realized that the in my district. It means that the day chaos here in the Nation’s Capitol. So, cattle in the United States is stam- care centers, the early childhood edu- Representative GARAMENDI, thank you peding: 57,000 seats of Head Start are cation programs, the levee improve- for bringing us together with Rep- going; veterans centers will be closed ments, indeed, even today we’ve resentatives from New Jersey and from in a couple of days; Federal courts are learned that the burials of those brave Connecticut and from Pennsylvania, looking at whether or not they can men and women—men, in this case— and others who will probably join us stay open past October 15; U.S. attor- that have recently been killed in the that will speak to the unnecessary pain neys are laying off various U.S. attor- war in Afghanistan, their families will that has trickled into the lives of far neys across America, up to 4,000. not receive $100,000 that’s been set too many working families across this We actually have rules in this House, aside for them. country and impacting so many small the rules that brought about the agree- Oh, I know we have a vote here. This businesses from coast to coast with the ment in the beginning of the year is the eighth day of the shutdown, and ill effects of a government shutdown— where we actually agreed to the 986 we have, in this House, passed eight a Republican government shutdown number that the Republicans had. We bills to appropriate pieces of this gov- simply because, as you just heard the agreed to the tax reform that the Re- ernment. gentleman from California indicate, we publicans had and Democrats agreed. These are the 12 appropriation bills. need to vote on a CR, a continuing res- But now they want to throw on us an- These are the 12 appropriation bills olution, a bill that allows for the budg- other supercommittee—fool’s folly— that fund every function of govern- et to continue into a date certain as talking about discretionary spending, ment, whether it’s the military, wheth- mentioned in that bill, most likely 2 the debt ceiling, and entitlement re- er it’s the farm programs, the day care months—8 weeks—as an extender into form—all decent ideas, but open the programs, the health care programs, perhaps mid-December. government first. the Centers for Disease Control. Here Why do we need to do that? So that Get the bill on the floor that is clean. they are, more than 1,000 specific we can bring stability into the process, Open the government. Raise the debt items. And in 8 days, our Republican allow government to be funded, allow ceiling to pay our bills. Let the Amer- colleagues have put before us eight for the doors to be opened, allow for ican people get back to work. Let our bills to fund eight of the more than the lights to go on and reopen govern- veterans get services. Stop throwing 1,000. At this rate, it will be 2020 before ment. That’s the first step in the se- down another committee. We don’t this government fully is functional. quence. catch cattle. We don’t go after cattle in How foolish. How stupid. How Secondly, another cornerstone bit of Texas by throwing down a committee. humiliating for this Nation. legislation coming quickly upon us, We get it done. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Speaker, let your giving the green light to America to Let’s get the job done. Let’s stop the people vote. Let us vote. Let us vote on pay her bills. America’s working fami- stampede. reopening this government. The votes lies understand what that’s about.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:57 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K08OC7.092 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H6400 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 8, 2013 They know that they play by the rules. tion with many of our food pantries. of George Washington’s birth and They roll up their sleeves. They work This is a facility that helps feed 215 talked about the President’s admoni- hard. They expect to taste success. hungry families in the capital region of tions. Amongst his keenest admoni- They pay their bills on time, and they New York State. tions was about that of ‘‘excessive’’ expect their beloved country to do the Projections are that one of the pro- party spirit. same thing. Our second step in the viders of electronics for our fighter Now, in Washington’s day, there process. jets, our submarines, and our heli- weren’t political parties, as we know Then thirdly, buying this 8 weeks of copters in Saratoga Springs, New York, them. It wasn’t Democrat or Republic; time allows us to immediately name in the 20th Congressional District that it was Federalist or anti-Federalist. He those individuals who will be the rep- I represent, have grinded to a halt as knew very well and was concerned resentatives for the majority and mi- inspectors can’t complete contracts deeply about what factions could do. nority parties in each of the Houses of and new orders cannot come in. He warned about the outside influence Congress to sit down and nail down a We also have impacting us a forensic of party. But what he was most con- budget in those ensuing 8 weeks to meteorology business in Niskayuna, cerned about is what happens within a make certain that stability again is New York—again, in the 20th Congres- government if people in that very gov- the outcome. That’s what we’re asking sional District of New York—that ernment are at war with their own ex- for. works each and every day with the Na- istence, are working against the inter- Mr. Speaker, you are the Speaker not tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad- est of the government and therefore only to the Tea Party, not only to the ministration, that helps bring benefits the people. So we find ourselves this evening as Republican Conference, but to the en- to all of us from the devastation of Members of the minority coming to tire House, the United States House of Mother Nature. These are jobs that are this floor and asking for one simple Representatives. Let all of us vote on meaningful—meaningful to the quality thing from the majority, and that is a what is a clean CR, which has been ap- of life of people across this country, vote. Now, we understand that we have proved by the United States Senate— that are meaningful to working fami- asked for votes on this floor—we have and, by the way, in negotiations to lies who are now without jobs, people asked for votes to put the country back date, accepts your number, the lowest who are not getting paid and showing to work. As the gentleman from Cali- number in the process. We’re not happy up to work. These are devastating con- fornia has articulated on many occa- with that number, but we’re going to sequences to the economy. sions to come here and talk about cave to your request to allow for gov- We implore the leadership of this making things in America and allowing ernment to be refunded, to be reopened, House, we implore the Speaker to call a vote to put us back to work, we have and for us to move forward. That’s for a vote on a clean continuing resolu- been denied that opportunity. We have what it’s about. tion that embraces your number, the been denied the opportunity here to We’re asking for dignity to be ex- lowest number in negotiations that we vote on nutrition and funding and pressed for America’s working families. will settle upon. We will offer our votes making sure that important bills like We’re allowing for certainty to be the for that kind of measure, only give us the agriculture bill, that the very poor outcome for our small business com- that chance so that America can have amongst us and the very needy are fed. munity so that we can grow our econ- her government funded, we can move We have been denied an opportunity to omy, allow for the climate that pro- forward to advance the debt ceiling vote on immigration, as you heard duces both public and private sector limit bill vote that will allow for CHARLIE RANGEL talk about so nobly job growth that allows us to move for- America to pay her bills, and then fi- earlier this evening. We have also, ward with a sense of hope. That’s what nally move to that conference table, most importantly, been denied a vote the request is here. where representation from both parties here that is fundamental to our democ- Why don’t you let us vote on a clean in each of the Houses will nail down a racy. CR? Are you fearful that it might pass? budget in the ensuing 8 weeks. The most fundamental thing and the Are you fearful that you don’t get your b 2015 most patriotic thing that we do in a so- way? Because you know, in the 45 votes ciety is vote. Yet here, because of the that have been taken on a debt ceiling That will bring stability to the econ- tyranny of the majority, 200-plus limit vote since the days of President omy and will bring economic and social Democrats are not allowed a vote. Ronald Reagan, those 45 measures have justice to the people of this great coun- More importantly, the American peo- been approved 38 times without any try. Let’s move forward with that sense ple are not allowed a vote on the con- bells and whistles—and certainly un- of fairness. tinuing of its government. As the gen- precedented to have attached to the Mr. GARAMENDI. Thank you, Mr. tleman from New York pointed out, vote some sort of clutter that deals TONKO, the gentleman from New York. not only is it the continuation and with the repeal of the Affordable Care I would like now to bring to the shutdown of government, but on the Act. microphone our friend from the great near horizon defaulting on the full Never have we reached to that sort of State of Connecticut, JOHN LARSON. faith and credit of the American peo- negotiated outcome where we are re- Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. I thank ple. This is unconscionable. pealing the law of the land—in this the gentleman from California for or- But Washington was prescient when case, the law of the land that is 3 years ganizing this hour, and I appreciate the a few, dangerously are at war with old, was approved by a majority in the eloquence of our colleague from New their own government, who seek to House of Representatives, was ap- York, both of whom have addressed the bring that government down, who seek proved by a supermajority in the most important issue of the day, in to bring the government down through United States Senate, was tested, be- fact, the last 8 days, as Mr. GARAMENDI a shutdown; and then by not paying the cause of your concern, before the high- has articulated. bills that this body and the other body est Court of the land, and the Supreme Mr. Speaker, we find ourselves deal- have racked up, the greatest Nation on Court gave it thumbs-up in meeting ing with the issue ‘‘de jure.’’ Each day the face of the Earth. We need to be the constitutionality test. What more the goalposts move, each day the able to express the will of the people. do we need to do to convince you? American public sits in utter amaze- All we ask of the majority party is for Let me just say this, Representative ment and disgust with its elective rep- a vote, a simple vote, as the gentleman GARAMENDI, quickly so we can get to resentatives. It is astounding to them from New York said, on a continuing our colleagues. I want to share with to see the greatest Nation in the world resolution unencumbered that does you some of the results in these few 8 brought to its knees. nothing more, and at the levels that days already—but painful 8 days for far Our forefathers were very prescient— they have requested, but put the Na- too many. and certainly George Washington, who tion back to work and then respond By the end of this month, food pan- Daniel Webster, the Senator from Mas- quickly to the need to pay our debts tries like the one in my district in Co- sachusetts in this Chamber—well, actu- without being held hostage. hoes, New York, may not have the ally, it would have been down the You are not holding Barack Obama money to stay open. That is the situa- hall—got up on the 100th anniversary hostage, Mr. Speaker. You are not

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:57 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K08OC7.094 H08OCPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE October 8, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6401 holding the Democrats in Congress hos- What they can’t accomplish at the They couldn’t get it passed in the tage, Mr. Speaker. You are holding the ballot box they now were looking for a regular order. They couldn’t get it people of the United States hostage. way to accomplish here. But it couldn’t passed in their own House of Rep- For the sake of fairness and being re- be done through the regular process, resentatives for a long time. They were sponsible, bring the bill to the floor for Mr. Speaker. It couldn’t be done afraid to put the bill on the floor. They a vote. Allow the minority the oppor- through the regular order. certainly couldn’t get it passed in the tunity to vote. So now comes this ingenious idea, Senate, and they knew the President If you don’t have the votes, let it be hatched by the Tea Party wing of the wouldn’t sign it. so, and let the world know, and let Republican Party, to say: Here is what So what is the strategy now? This every American citizen know, where we will do. We will wait until the end new rigged negotiation that we are their Members stand on this issue. of the fiscal year to come, and we will being asked to have with our friends is: Stand with your country. Do not let it say we are going to shut the govern- Give us pieces of the Ryan budget, and be shut down. Do not let it default. At ment down unless you repeal in return we will open up the govern- least give us a vote. ObamaCare. ment and we will raise the debt ceiling, Mr. GARAMENDI. Thank you very I was on this floor a couple of days but only if you give us what we want in much, Mr. LARSON. ago and read something on the floor the Ryan budget. Mr. Speaker, a vote—that is what de- that I saw on the Internet by a young Mr. Speaker, we want to have a budg- mocracy is all about. We are asking for man by the name of Judd Legum. I et negotiation with our friends on the a simple thing: the opportunity to vote hope I have said his last name cor- Republican side. The House has passed on extending the operations of the rectly. He put an analogy about what a budget, the Senate has passed a budg- American government. we were actually facing. He said it is et. The numbers—there is a great dis- Now I would like to turn to the gen- sort of like if someone comes up to you parity in the numbers. Democrats be- tleman from the great State of Penn- and says, I want to burn down your lieve in investing in America. We want sylvania (Mr. DOYLE). house, and you look at the guy and you to rebuild our roads and bridges and Mr. DOYLE. I thank my colleague say, no. And he says, well, I just want sewer systems. We want to invest in from California and my colleagues to burn down the second floor, and you the education of our children. We want from New York and Connecticut. tell him, no. And he goes, well, what to protect our seniors and our veterans. Mr. Speaker, many of us that you about your garage, can I burn your ga- It costs money to do that, Mr. Speaker, will see on the floor tonight, we are not rage down? And you say, no. And the so there is a difference. regulars, we are not people that come guy says, well, let’s just sit down and But we are ready and we are willing to the floor often to speak. But I think talk about what part of your house I to appoint conferees tomorrow to sit down and have a negotiation. I want many of us feel it is important for the can burn down, and you look at the guy the American public to understand American people to understand the na- and you say, no. And he goes, you see, that we have asked 18 times to appoint ture of this task, this battle, that we you’re not compromising. face on their behalf. This is what we are facing in this so- conferees to negotiate the differences We hear a lot from Republicans about called ‘‘rigged’’ negotiation. What Re- in the Senate budget and the House the President not wanting to nego- publicans are saying is, defund budget, and all 18 times the Repub- licans in the House have said no. tiate, not wanting to talk. The Demo- ObamaCare, we will open up the gov- crats don’t want to negotiate. They ernment. We said, no. Then they said, b 2030 have been pretty good at saying that we will delay ObamaCare for a year and So, Mr. Speaker, I would just say if over and over and over again, Mr. we will open up the government, and there’s someone in this House that’s Speaker. But what they are not telling we said, no. Then they said, well, just not willing to negotiate, it’s our the American people is the nature of get rid of that individual mandate— friends on the Republican side of the the negotiation that they want to which effectively kills the health care aisle. The American people deserve a have. I think it is important that that bill—and we said, no. Then they said, budget negotiation where we sit down be revealed. well, will you just sit down and nego- and settle our differences. We’re not What makes me so angry—and the tiate with us and tell us what part of going to get everything we want, Mr. reason I am here tonight—is what we the Affordable Care Act we can get rid Speaker; it’s divided government. The face in the country right now is com- of, and we said, there are 20 million Republicans are going to get something pletely a manufactured crisis. There is Americans that are counting on this in this budget negotiation, the Demo- no structural economic reason that our bill, it is the law of the land, the an- crats are going to get something in the country should be facing default come swer is no. budget negotiation. But the country the 17th of this month. There is no rea- And they look at us and say, the moves forward, we pay our bills, and son that 800,000 Federal employees Democrats don’t want to negotiate; the we live to pay another day. aren’t working. There is no reason for President doesn’t want to negotiate. In closing, let me say to the Amer- this to happen. Well, I got news for my friends over ican people, we will not be part of a This is being manufactured by a there: we are not going to negotiate rigged negotiation where Democratic party because they are trying to get the rights of 20 million uninsured priorities and principles aren’t allowed something that they have not been Americans because they can’t get this to be discussed, only that which the able to get at the ballot box. We have done at the ballot box. Republicans couldn’t get in the ballot divided government. The Republicans So now, Mr. Speaker, what is the new box that they’re trying to get now by control the House of Representatives, strategy? They have shifted off of the holding a gun to our head. That’s not the Senate is controlled by the Demo- health care bill now because the Amer- how you do business in the United cratic party, we have a Democratic ican public, by margins of over 70 per- States of America. That kind of behav- President. cent, have said we don’t want you to ior has to be stopped. The Republicans had two goals going shut the government down to try to get Mr. Speaker, for the good of the into this manufactured crisis. One was rid of the Affordable Care Act. American people, I hope Republicans to destroy the health care bill. Now, So now where have they moved? To will come to their senses, pass a clean this is a bill that passed the House of the Ryan budget. What is the Ryan CR, and let’s sit down and negotiate a Representatives, it passed the Senate, budget? It is a budget that keeps us in budget agreement for the American it was signed by the President, it was sequester, it is a budget that does not people and move this country forward. upheld by the Supreme Court. We had a invest in our infrastructure, it is a I thank you for yielding me this Presidential election and their can- budget that does not invest in the edu- time. didate said on day one of his new ad- cation of our children, it is a budget Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. DOYLE, thank ministration the first thing he would that makes it impossible for this econ- you so very much. The Republican do if elected was to repeal the Afford- omy to grow, and it is a budget that shutdown has to end. It has to end, and able Care Act. That gentleman lost by threatens the social safety net that how correct you were about the nego- 5 million votes. many of our senior citizens depend on. tiations just this evening. They put a

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America has that we care about on the Democratic the pluses, we share in the minuses. a right to know. side. That’s hardly a negotiating op- There’s never one party that has all of Don’t you talk to me, Mr. Speaker, portunity. the answers. We know that. But why? about let’s have transparency in gov- I now yield to the gentleman from Well, just this past Saturday, Octo- ernment when you have this vagabond the great State of New Jersey (Mr. ber 5, we had a front page story in The group out here funded by—guess. I’ll PASCRELL). New York Times. It was mind bog- give you three guesses. No, I’ll only Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, I gling—mind boggling—that article. give you one guess: the Koch brothers. thank Mr. GARAMENDI for bringing us Here’s the title of that article, ‘‘The They think they’re running this gov- all together tonight. I couldn’t stand Federal budget crisis months in plan- ernment. The Supreme Court heard an- with better Americans than I am ning.’’ Well, I don’t remember planning other case today—isn’t that inter- standing with tonight. I mean that. this. I don’t know if any Republicans esting. This is mild compared to what Mr. Speaker, the latest supercom- were out planning this. Who in God’s would happen if they were able to do mittee plan that folks on the other side name are they talking about? And this and spend as much money as they of the aisle gave us today is really ab- is what it says in the article in the sec- want. I did not come here to water the surd. In fact, as a member of the Budg- ond paragraph, which refers to a mani- wine. You better listen to it, and every et Committee, this new-found Repub- festo—a manifesto—put together by member of the staff better listen be- lican insistence on negotiations, re- non-elected people in this country. cause they tried every trick in the ferred to by Mr. DOYLE from Pennsyl- Hear me, America, hear me. book, putting your own health care in vania, is mind boggling, since my col- They sat down one morning in a loca- jeopardy, saying that you get a subsidy leagues have spent the last 6 months tion the members insist on keeping se- from the government when it’s just avoiding negotiations. And I didn’t cret. Wow. And came—little noticed—a like any company that in some way come here tonight to water the wine, blueprint. This is what they said, Mr. contributes to your health care. Some- so we’re going to say it like it is. Speaker. A blueprint to defunding body gets hired by the Federal Govern- My fellow Americans, this House of ObamaCare signed by—oh, you’re going ment to be a secretary, making $20,000, Representatives passed its budget over to love this, Ed Meese. Boy there’s a $25,000 a year, the cost of their health 200 days ago on March 21. Then the name that pops up. I can’t believe it. care will go up between $5,200 and Senate passed its budget 2 days later. Ed Meese. It’s not funny, it’s serious; a Now, think about what I just said. $12,000. How are you going to live on phantom government. Leaders of more that being a staff member here on the What happened to it? Well, the usual than three-dozen conservative groups, floor or back in your districts. They protocol is the two sides name con- and I will put in the RECORD tonight will stop at nothing, nothing, to bring ferees, they come together in con- who those groups are, and I got part of the government down at any cost. At ference, and they work out a budget. their manifesto. Listen to this. This is any cost. That didn’t happen. That’s 6 months what they put together. And I’m sure The November election apparently ago. We’ve been asking to go to con- there are only a few Congressmen on did not occur in their minds. We are ference so we can resolve our dif- the other side who even knew about dealing with dangerous people. Either ferences, and there are always dif- this. It says this: they are on hallucinogenic drugs or ferences within parties, between par- Conservatives should not approve a CR un- they just lost their minds. This is what ties, you name it. We want to fund the less it defunds ObamaCare. This includes we’re dealing with. To bring us to this government. We want to get rid of se- ObamaCare’s unworkable exchanges, precipice only a few days away, some- questration, like Chairman ROGERS unsustainable Medicaid expansion, and at- tack on life and religious liberty. thing’s wrong. This is not how we de- said on July 31, 2013: bate things in the United States of I believe the House has made its choice. They said that February 14, 2013. This America. This is not in any manner, Sequestration—and its unrealistic, ill-con- did not just happen, Mr. Speaker. It shape, or form. As President Obama ceived discretionary cuts—must be brought didn’t just happen. It wasn’t an acci- said, Democrats are willing to nego- to an end. dent; it was planned. That is the lowest tiate, but not with a gun to our heads. Mr. ROGERS is the chairman, a Re- thing you could ever read about a gov- Never. I’m from Paterson, New Jersey; publican, he said it. He said that; I ernment that wasn’t even elected. Who you never put a gun to my head, I’ve didn’t say that. He said it better than the heck are these people to decide got news for you. I could ever imagine saying it. what we’re going to do? Let’s end this irresponsible shutdown So what happened? Democrats at- Now we know why Mr. RYAN did not and default threat, and let’s get back tempted to go to conference 20 times. want to go to conference. Now we know to work. That’s what we were sent here The Republicans objected every single why Mr. BOEHNER did not want to go to for. time. Fact check this: over here in the conference, because that was not the I thank you, Mr. GARAMENDI for your House, we have almost 200 Members plan. Read it. Judge for yourself. Judge patience. who signed the discharge petition call- for yourself. Signed: ing for a conference on the budget. We It also said that these 30 groups, and Edwin Meese III, Former Attorney Gen- tried four times to bring the resolution the names of each group besides Mr. eral, President Ronald Reagan; Chris to the floor. Leader PELOSI even went Meese’s, are right here. You’ve got Chocola, President, Club for Growth; Jenny so far as to name conferees. Some of every right-wing group in the universe. Beth Martin, Co-Founder, Tea Party Patri- them are in this room. Some of us are They go into this manifesto on Med- ots; Penny Nance, President, Concerned Women for America; The Honorable J. Ken- conferees. She did that on June 27. icaid expansion, permanent appropria- neth Blackwell, President, Constitutional What’s the date today—October 8? tions, implementation. They want to Congress, Inc.; William Wilson, President, June 27. So why, after this stalling, run the government. These people ac- Americans for Limited Government; Duane have the Republicans finally found re- tually wanted to run the government. Parde, President, National Taxpayers Union; ligion and now they want to negotiate? My friends, the Republicans don’t Susan Carleson, President, American Civil I’ll tell you why: we’ve just discov- want to negotiate. They want to use Rights Union; Andrea Lafferty, President, ered we have a phantom government in this shutdown and the threat of default Traditional Values Coalition; Alfred S. Regnery, President, The Paul Revere the United States. Every Congressman, to invalidate the results of—oh, an Project; Lewis Uhler, President, National every House Member, every Senate election last November. These people Tax Limitation Committee; Brent Bozell, Member should be concerned that weren’t elected, we were elected. And I President, ForAmerica; Matt Kibbe, Presi- they’re elected by the people of this love debating people from the other dent, FreedomWorks; Marjorie Dannenfelser,

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To me, if you’re going to Epperson, President, Council for National something like Simpson-Bowles or talk about a compromise—sequester al- Policy; Heather Higgins, President, Inde- whatever they would come up with, lows a little over a trillion. Repub- pendent Women’s Forum; Cindy Chafian, then we would institute a sequester. licans want $967 billion. The com- President, The Mommy Lobby; Gary Bauer, And a sequester, for all intents and promise is here, a little over a trillion President, American Values; Mike Needham, purposes, is an across-the-board cut of dollars. That would be a compromise CEO, Heritage Action for America; David on a compromise. But, no, the Senate Bossie, President, Citizens United; Mathew roughly 8 percent per year every year D. Staver, Chairman, Liberty Counsel Ac- for 10 years in a row. That’s what it is. says not $986 billion. That’s a com- tion; James Martin, Chairman, 60 Plus Asso- At the end of that 10th year if you promise on a compromise on a com- ciation; Erick Erickson, Editor, don’t do anything, you would be spend- promise. What did the Republican RedState.com; T. Kenneth Cribb, Former Do- ing approximately 48 cents of every House leaders say? No. $967 billion, our mestic Advisor, President Ronald Reagan; dollar you were spending when you number. By the way, no health care. Becky Norton Dunlop, Former White House For those of you who thought Demo- Advisor, President Ronald Reagan; Grace- started. Now I understand that some people crats haven’t been compromising, I’m Marie Turner, President, The Galen Insti- here to tell you, in my opinion, not tute. want a government that does that and Myron Ebell, President, Freedom Action; the programs that would pay for. I only have we compromised; I think we Craig Shirley, Reagan Campaign Biographer; don’t agree with that, but that’s a rea- have compromised too much from my Rev. Lou Sheldon, Chairman, Traditional sonable position to take. ‘‘I don’t want philosophical viewpoint. I know that Values Coalition; Richard Rahn, President, senior housing. I don’t want childhood I’m the minority view in this House. So Inst. for Global Economic Growth; Lee nutrition.’’ I don’t agree with it, but be it. I think the sequester was too Beaman, Businessman, Nashville, TN; Bob it’s a reasonable position to take, and much. I certainly think $967 billion is Reccord, Executive Director, Council for Na- too much, and I think $986 billion is we should argue about that and we tional Policy; Angelo M. Codevilla, Pro- too much. You know why? My con- should debate about that, and the fessor, Emeritus, Boston University; Tom stituents want senior housing, they Donelson, Chairman, America’s PAC; Brian American people should have an oppor- want children fed, they want young Baker, President, Ending Spending; Kay R. tunity to elect people that agree or dis- people educated, and on and on and on. Daly, President, Coalition for a Fair Judici- agree with them on those types of They want veterans benefits. They ary; Don Devine, Senior Scholar, The Fund issues. for American Studies; Gary Aldrich, Presi- want all the things that we do. Of dent, Patrick Henry Center for Individual b 2045 course no one wants to pay for that. I Liberty; Ralph Benko, President, Center for We couldn’t come to an agreement, get that. I don’t either. I pay taxes. I Civic Virtue; Andresen Blom, Senior Strate- so the sequester took place; and the se- wish everything was free. I’m going out gist, Center for Civic Virtue; Joe Gregory, quester set out numbers each year for to dinner in a little while, hopefully to CEO, Gregory Management Co.; Rebecca watch the Red Sox win the series, and Hagelin. 10 years. This is as much as you can spend unless you come up with some I don’t want to pay for dinner, but I Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. PASCRELL, guess I’ll have to. thank you very much. Whether you’re sort of agreement to get around it. We haven’t been able to do it. We’ve had Reasonable differences of opinion, no from New Jersey or wherever, I’m not matter how dramatic they may be, a about to threaten you. But I would like the first year of sequester and are about to enter the second year of se- $100 billion difference, are realistic, to welcome to this microphone our they’re honest, and the American peo- friend from the State of Massachusetts, quester. Pursuant to the law that was passed ple have a right to take sides. They who is probably just as tough as the don’t have a right to say Democrats gentleman from New Jersey, and that’s in 2011, a law, by the way, I voted against—I don’t like the concept of se- haven’t compromised. This was a com- Mr. CAPUANO. promise. This would have been a com- Mr. CAPUANO. For the first time in quester—but the majority ruled and it passed. Pursuant to that law in this promise. This is a compromise. This is my life, I have no intention of being as not. This is uncompromising. That’s passionate as the gentleman from New coming fiscal year, we would have been allowed to spend a little over a trillion why I wanted to come up here. Jersey, and I thank the gentleman By the way, there’s one little point of dollars. Remember, that number is from California for yielding. historic note. I’ve been in the House based on an 8 percent cut from the I was going to walk people through 141⁄2 years. This is my first Special this because to me, good people can prior year. So this already represents a Order. And, as I said, I probably missed disagree. Reasonable people can dis- cut, and, by the way, it represents a the first inning of the Red Sox game, agree. Even people I disagree with ve- massive compromise between Demo- which in my district is close to a car- hemently, that’s what politics, that’s crats and Republicans to pass that se- dinal sin. But this is more important. what government, that’s what life is quester. So it was a Democratic com- I’m not trying to convince anyone all about. But you’re not entitled to promise with Republicans to cut the that my side is right or the other side forget history or to ignore facts. And budget for 10 years in a row. That’s is wrong. People have their opinions. I for me, there have been lots of mis- where we start. know that. You’re probably not going representations in the last week or two This year, Republicans passed a to change them. I am here to say that because there’s a lot of passion, a lot of budget of $967 billion, $100 billion below there is a difference between com- emotion. But I need to back up a little what the sequester allows. They’re en- promise and capitulation. We have bit, educational value. titled to do that. Again, I can disagree, compromised one, two, three times to When I’m told that the Democrats but I respect their viewpoint. If you get where we are. To get to this num- have to come to the table and com- really think the government can oper- ber would be the fourth. To get rid of promise, my answer is: We have, re- ate and provide the services the Amer- health care would be fifth; and not just peatedly. And we will do it again, if ican people want on that number, fine. fifth, it would be the ending. As far as necessary. I will disagree, we will vote, pass it, I’m concerned, this Democrat will not And people say, Well, no, you and we’ll move on. Of course, the Sen- compromise further on these issues. haven’t. The President is saying no, ate didn’t agree with that number. The It’s time for the other side to com- you won’t negotiate. Senate passed another number. Here promise off of what they think the Well, no, we won’t negotiate on this we are today. world should be. issue at this point in time because we What’s happened? The last week or Thank you for yielding, Mr. have already gone far enough, and so, you have heard pretty much every GARAMENDI. here’s why. 2011, the last supercom- Democrat, pretty much every Demo- Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. CAPUANO, mittee, where did it come from? It crat say we want to vote on the clean thank you so very much. I think it’s a

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tragedy you’ve waited 141⁄2 years to be that we need to pay for these wars if we tween the doctor and the patient. Fine, so eloquent in explaining how we got to are going to go. There was not one. you won the elections. You’re perfectly where we are and the fact that the Today, they want to talk about being capable of doing that. Democrats have consistently cooper- responsible. They want to talk about Have the guts to go to the street and ated, compromised, and watched those us meeting our obligation. Now they make the argument. Seventy percent critical programs that we care so very want to say, Oh, yeah, we ran up those of Americans are saying do not shut much about being consistently hacked credit cards. We swiped them, and we the government down to try to end the away at and reduced and, in many kept swiping them. Then we doubled Affordable Care Act. cases, all but eliminated. down. We need a surge. Let’s double I will say what I think’s happening Now, we are in the eighth day of the down. Let’s run that credit card one here. I think the House leadership on shutdown of the United States Govern- more time. Now today they’re saying, the Republican side has Stockholm ment that used to be thought of as the We’re not going to pay the bills. We’re syndrome. I think they have started to most powerful democracy in the world. going to default unless you repeal the identify themselves with their captors. At the moment, it’s a democracy that’s Affordable Care Act, and then we’ll The Tea Party has now convinced the not working. As pointed out by my col- have a conversation. leadership in the House of Representa- leagues, there was an election last No- It’s the height of irresponsibility. tives that they should have sympathy vember in which these issues were all Another thing that I find humorous and empathy towards their captors, so fundamental in that debate, and the is how over the past few years we’ve the whole country at this point is American people voted to fully enforce been lectured to by many members of being shut down because of this. the Affordable Care Act and to provide the Tea Party about the Constitution Lastly, let me say that the only suc- the services, whether they’re edu- of the United States and how they’re cessful moments in politics that our cation, transportation, health care, the only Americans, this 20 percent, 25 friends on the other side have had is and the rest. Here we are, the minority percent, maybe 30 percent, are the only when they divide the American people. party in this House and actually a mi- Americans who have read the Constitu- Who’s in a union; who’s not in a union. nority of that minority party, driving tion, and they’re the only ones who ad- Who’s in a public sector union versus an agenda that is anathema to those here to the Constitution. Yet when we who’s in a private sector union. Who’s things that I believe we need to do and talk about the political process that we black; who’s white. Who’s gay; who’s completely contrary to last Novem- need to work through, and as Mr. straight. Divide, divide, divide, divide; ber’s election. CAPUANO was just saying, you can have and here we are in 2013 a divided Na- I would like now to call upon Mr. a reasonable position. If you don’t like tion that is ungovernable at this point RYAN of Ohio, a gentleman who often it, go to the ballot box and win the because of the power that is held by joins us on these evening discussions. election. Yet those very same Members the Tea Party in the United States We’d like to talk about jobs, and we’d are now thumbing their noses at the House of Representatives. like to talk about rebuilding the Amer- political process that the Founding Fa- I just want to say that there is a fu- ican manufacturing sector. We know thers set up for us to adhere to. ture waiting to be taken for this coun- that can only be done when the United We were here during the Iraq war. I try, investments back in the United States Government is operating. was. I wasn’t for it. I campaigned States into our infrastructure, into our I yield to Mr. RYAN. against it in my first campaign. Guess research, into renewable energies, into Mr. RYAN of Ohio. I thank the gen- what? I didn’t win. I didn’t win the ar- expanding the grid and making it tleman, and I appreciate my col- gument in 2002 and 2003. I didn’t win it smarter, and into making sure every- leagues’ words here tonight. There’s in 2004 or 2005. I came to this floor one has access to the latest tech- not a whole lot left to cover, whether it night after night after night. We fi- nologies such as three dimensional was the gentleman from Pittsburgh or nally won the House and Senate in 2006. printers in schools, robotics, Legos. the gentleman from Paterson or the We tried to stop the war. We didn’t do Get kids excited about learning. gentleman from East Hartford or the it, but we took it to the people and we We only have 313 million people in gentleman from Somerville in the Bos- won the House and the Senate back. In the United States. We’re competing ton area, and also the gentleman from 2007 and 2008, we took it back to the against 1.4 billion people in China, and upstate New York. We’ve seen them street, won the Presidency. Then, we’re sitting on our hands. We’re not cover many of the issues here. They’ve longer than any of us wanted, we fi- making the investments we need to be been broken down. I would just like to nally started winding things down. We making, and there are colleges and uni- maybe touch on a point or two. went through the political process. We versities and schools that need the in- A lot of Members have come to this didn’t shut the government down. We vestment. Every day that goes by, Mr. floor. On all the TV shows they talk a didn’t say we’re going to default on the GARAMENDI, we see one more, two lot about, We’ve got to pay our bills, credit card bills that previous Con- more, five more, 10 more situations we’ve got to pay our bills. I think ev- gresses ran up, even though we dis- where investments were made collec- erybody here agrees that we’ve got to agreed with how they spent the money. tively by the public to benefit our pay our bills. It’s important for us to What’s happening is radical. These country. remember the bills that were racked up are radical acts here in the House We need to end this lockout that’s that we have to go out and pay, those Chamber. To say we are here to nego- happening right now. appropriation bills, off-budget many tiate, if you get rid of the Affordable I thank the gentleman for his leader- times, were to fund two wars. They Care Act, is ludicrous. It doesn’t make ship. went right on Uncle Sam’s credit card, any sense. Have the guts to go to the both of them. They were not paid for, American people and make the argu- b 2100 and many of our colleagues on the ment. For the life of me, I can’t figure Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. RYAN, thank other side never came to this floor and out why you wouldn’t let the Afford- you so much for bringing us just some said, Oh my, God, how are we going to able Care Act get set up. If it’s so sense of reality of what is actually hap- pay for all of this? awful, if it’s so bad, set it up, and let it pening here. Economist after economist would go. President Obama has his finger- We’re in the eighth day of the lock- come back and say this is going to be prints all over it. The Democrats have out. We’re in the eighth day of the maybe $100 billion, $200 billion, $300 bil- their fingerprints all over it. If it fails, shutdown of the government of the lion, $400 billion, $500 billion today. If you’ll win the Senate in 2014; and if it’s United States of America. And it ap- we factor in all the veterans that are so bad, you’ll win the Presidency in pears, from all that we hear from the coming back, these wars are going to 2016. You can then defund it, dismantle Republican side, that this may go right be $2 trillion to $3 trillion to $4 trillion it, and put 30 million or 40 million peo- up to the debt limit. What a tragedy it when it’s all said and done. I don’t re- ple out of the health care system, would be if we hit that and took down member being here watching a Member make sure you can get denied health the entire economy. come up on the other side of the aisle, care for having a pre-existing condition I think it’s time for me to close. I get in the well, and make an argument and put the insurance companies be- want to thank my colleagues. I would

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We’re all going O’Neill Speaker. And they resolved it, the board. Let’s see if there are 217 to have to work together at some point again, over about a $100 million dis- votes to reopen the American Govern- and figure this thing out, and blaming crepancy. ment. We can only find out, Mr. Speak- one side or the other side, I just don’t 1984, Ronald Reagan was the Presi- er, if you let us vote. know where that really gets us. dent. Republicans had the Senate. The With that, I yield back the balance of I want to just talk a little bit about House was controlled by the Demo- my time. some of the facts. And these aren’t my crats. Over a Supreme Court ruling, f facts; they’re not SCOTT PERRY’s facts. they shut it down, but they resolved it I’ve got The Washington Post here, be- after all sides came together and nego- THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN cause some people say this is unprece- tiated. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. dented, it’s never happened before, and This is from not a right-wing paper JOYCE). Under the Speaker’s announced only one party does this. in town here. These are not my facts. policy of January 3, 2013, the gen- Well, there was a shutdown in 1976. 1984, Ronald Reagan was the Presi- tleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. PERRY) Gerald Ford was the President. The dent. Republicans had the Senate. The is recognized for 60 minutes as the des- Democrats held both Houses. It was House was controlled by Democrats. ignee of the majority leader. ended by all sides coming together and Tip O’Neill was the Speaker. And they Mr. PERRY. Mr. Speaker, I want to working towards a continuing resolu- shut it down again, but they opened it begin by saying that I am exception- tion. back up. ally privileged to be here on the House The next one was in 1977. Jimmy Car- The 13th one happened in 1986 under floor of the United States Congress this ter was the President. Democrats held President Reagan. Republicans con- evening to speak on behalf of my con- both Houses. Amazingly, it was re- trolled the Senate, Bob Dole. Demo- stituents and in front of the Nation. It solved by both sides coming together crats in the House by Tip O’Neill. And is an honor that few people realize, and and working on a Medicaid ban. they resolved it by getting together— it’s worthy of mention. Then there was the shutdown of 1977. each side gave up some of their de- I just want to also thank the fine Jimmy Carter was the President. mands—and they expanded welfare in gentlemen and ladies from the other Democrats were in charge of both return for the appropriations necessary side that were here this evening. I ap- Houses. They signed a temporary bill to reopen the government. preciate your impassioned pleas. That’s because they came together and Ronald Reagan, in 1987, was the what this place is all about. I might worked something out. The 1977 shut- President. Democrats were in control disagree with many of them, but I ap- down under Jimmy Carter, Democrats of both Houses. And again, they found preciate your passion and your willing- were in charge, and they were doing a way to get together on the fairness ness to serve. what they thought they needed to do. doctrine. I just want to talk about a couple of They’re elected by their people to do In 1990, George H.W. Bush was the things and, at least from my side, Mr. the work of this House, but they came President. Democrats controlled both Speaker, set the record, or at least together after 8 days and they resolved Houses. They figured it out and signed kind of balance the record—maybe not it. a continuing resolution and reduced set it straight in some people’s minds The next one, 1978. Jimmy Carter was the deficit. because I’m sure some folks will dis- the President. The Democrats con- And then the 16th time, Clinton was agree. But when the one gentleman trolled both Houses. Eighteen days— the President and Gingrich was the said that he opposed the Iraq war and eighteen days—but they resolved it Speaker of the House. The Senate was folks were here paying for it with a after they got together. The President, controlled by Republicans and so was credit card and he was opposed to that, the Senate, and the House, they got to- the House. But even then, they worked well, I wasn’t here. So I can’t really gether. it out. Even then, they worked it out. atone for the sins of the past, and 1979, Jimmy Carter was the Presi- When both Houses of Congress were there’s a good chance that I would dis- dent. The Democrats were in charge of against the President, Mr. Speaker, agree with many of them, but one of both Houses. Eleven days. What re- they found a way to work it out. the reasons I wasn’t here was because I solved it? They got together and they And then for 21 days in 1995, with was in Iraq at that time. talked. Nothing happens here, and Clinton as the President and the House And even though I think it is morally nothing will happen here, if we’re not was controlled by Republicans and the wrong to have spent this Nation into going to be willing to be civil with one Senate was controlled by Republicans, such debt over those conflicts, when another and get together and talk. again, what resolved it? They worked you are attacked, you must respond, 1981, Ronald Reagan was the Presi- it out. They got together, and they number one; and, number two, I think dent. The Republicans had the Senate. worked it out. it kind of belies the fact that the cur- The House was controlled by the Demo- So let’s go to the debt limit, because rent administration has nearly doubled crats. After 2 days, they resolved it. we’ve also heard this is a historic time, that spending in half the time. So with Again, Reagan came down and signed a it’s unprecedented, it’s never happened all due respect, I think it’s fair just to bill extending the current spending before, Mr. Speaker. point that out. limit. So 1970 is where we found out the And regarding another gentleman And then again, in September of ’82, practice of attaching nongermane pro- who talked about the interest of the Ronald Reagan was the President. Re- visions to the debt limit began in ear- other side to negotiate and agree to a publicans held the Senate. Democrats nest. In 1971, Social Security changes; compromise and to compromise, in held the House. Tip O’Neill was the 1972, the spending cap and impound- looking at the numbers, the sequester Speaker. But they resolved it in just 1 ment of powers on the proposal to in- came from the President of the United day because they got together. Both of crease the debt limit. States out of another supercommittee them were out that evening having And I’m just skipping because there’s that was created, and the President de- fundraisers, both parties. They let the a pile of them here. manded the sequester, demanded the government shut down, but they got In 1980, Congress repealed an oil im- number. So this Congress has given it together and moved beyond it. port fee. President Carter vetoed the to him, and this Congress has held that 1982, Tip O’Neill again the Speaker. bill. Both Houses of Congress were number. It was demanded out of that Republicans were in charge of the Sen- Democrat and President Carter was a negotiation. So by saying that they’ve ate. Ronald Reagan was President. Democrat. But he vetoed it, and they

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But right now, Social Security find some fiscal sanity, and that’s them every single day at the grocery Disability, that portion of Social Secu- what’s happening here right now in store, at the gas station, on my tele- rity, the last report I saw, will be this town. phones, in email, and in the letters bankrupt in a year and a half. In a year Now, of course, like I said, I don’t they send to me. Do something about and a half. want to get into the blame game here. this debt. Do something about this def- Social Security, 10, 15 years behind I’m really going to try to stay out of it. icit. Do something about this spending. it. Medicare, Medicaid, bankrupting Whether we agree with ObamaCare or Do something about ObamaCare. our Nation. And we’re doing nothing. not is not the issue. It might be a great That’s what they send to me. That’s We’re doing nothing. law. And there are other laws that what they tell me. We can’t do nothing. And so we must some people think are great laws or are Maybe the world doesn’t understand discuss it. We must get to the issue. not great laws. The question really where this is going to end, but a lot of So we can’t agree to this thing where should be and really is: Can we afford us do. When our dollar isn’t worth any- the other side says, just pass it. Let us it? Can we afford it? thing, when we have to take a wheel- spend as much as we want to, and we We are running a trillion-dollar def- barrow of dollars to the grocery store promise you that we’ll come to the ne- icit every single year. We take in $1 to buy just what we need to survive, gotiation table and talk to you about trillion less than we spend. So if you that’s where it will end. We don’t have the things that are important to you. are a household that brings in $100,000, to go there. We are choosing to go With all due respect, they haven’t you are spending $25,000 more every there. And it doesn’t have to be that been important enough in the last 5 single year as a ratio more than you way. years or the last 20 years; and so we bring in. I ask the American people, Another one of the gentlemen said, have no reason to believe, I have no Mr. Speaker, how long can this be sus- Well, we need to move on so we can reason to believe that they will. tained? make investments, investments in edu- And those who say that one side is So even if we agree that it’s a good cation, investments in infrastructure. doing this for partisan reasons, for po- law—and many of us don’t. That’s fair. And he’s right. The world is leaving us litical gain, I ask, what political gain? But even if we agree that it’s a good behind. He’s right. But we only have so What is the upside? What is the upside for me, any of us? law, how are we going to pay for it? much money. So we have to prioritize, Mr. Speaker. We must prioritize. And There is none. The Representatives That’s the question. in this body who disagree with passing Now Congress’ job in this House and that’s what this is about. We said, We’ve only got so much; and if you a clean CR are putting themselves at this Senate is to craft legislation and peril for love of country and love of the to determine our spending priorities want to spend a bunch more on edu- cation and on infrastructure so we can future. and our spending levels. That’s our job. I’ve got two little girls, two little compete, then you are not going to The other gentleman said, We haven’t girls that I’m desperate to have the have as much money to spend on some read the Constitution or—it’s in the same opportunities that I had. When I other things. Constitution. It’s very simple. That is grew up, our house didn’t have elec- our job. b 2115 tricity. We didn’t have running water. With all due respect to the President, But nobody wants to make that dis- My parents were often unemployed. Me I’ve got to tell you, it does not help. tinction. Nobody wants to choose in and my brother ate some strange Again, we are going to have to work to- this place. things just to eat because we didn’t gether. It’s for the sake of our Nation. Some of us, reluctantly, because it’s know any better. We did okay. And we It does not help to be lectured to about unpleasant, but reluctantly we know it made a life for ourselves, but we had an what we must do here, according to the is your duty and so we are forced to opportunity in America. President, when it’s exactly what he choose, and we are ready to choose. I But that opportunity is going to slip would not do and did not do when he say it’s doing nothing because passing away from us because of the way we served in this building. It does not a clean CR will do nothing to fix our are handling our fiscal house. help. $17 trillion debt and our $1 trillion an- Look at what will happen if we con- Now, our constituents elected us. The nual deficits. It will do nothing. tinue without adjusting course. I would citizens of our districts elected us. So I will go home to my constituents, argue that the first people that would They elected us to come here and do to the people that elected me, and lose their jobs under this situation are something, to do something. And we they’ll say, What did you get accom- government workers. keep on hearing from the other side, plished? And I will say nothing? When we can no longer borrow from Just pass a clean CR. Just pass it and I won’t say nothing. No, I will say I the Chinese, when we can no longer everything will be fine. tried. I might fail. I might fail, but I’m borrow from ourselves, Social Security, I came here to do something. We are not going down on my knees, Mr. the Social Security trust fund, part of spending $1 trillion more than we bring Speaker. I’m going down, if I go down, that $900 billion that they’re going to in every single year. We are $17 trillion I’ll go down fighting, because I can’t do ask us to raise the debt ceiling so we in debt. The bill that’s being imple- nothing. continue to borrow is coming out of mented, the law that’s being imple- I don’t want to see a government the Social Security trust fund. Who mented right now is going to cost us $2 shutdown. Nobody in this place wants agrees with that? trillion or $3 trillion. We don’t know. to see it. It’s not good for this side, it’s I don’t know one American that says And the President, I understand—I’m not good for that side, it’s not good for that’s okay. And somehow this is the not sure of the number—is going to ask the American people. It is not good. We only place in the world where it would in a week to raise the debt ceiling an- acknowledge that. be okay. other $900 billion. So that is $100 billion But why should anyone believe the But government employees, just like short of $1 trillion, which are still all concerns about debt and deficit will be in Greece, when they ran out of money, numbers that are staggering to my discussed when they haven’t been dis- when they ran out finally, the first mind. cussed in the 5 years? ones to go—not for a week, not for a So if we add that up, okay, so at the And to be clear and to be honest, couple of days, gone. The job is gone. minimum, we’re at $20 trillion, and they haven’t been discussed really You are no longer working. You have that doesn’t include Social Security ever. Republicans, Democrats, nobody no job. There’s nothing to come back and all the other obligations that we wants to touch it. to. have. And the clean CR that we’re I’ve got a mother on Social Security, We don’t have to do it. We don’t have being beseeched to just vote on so ev- Medicare. I don’t want to see her out to. We can make a choice now. We’re

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It costs more money about the iceberg, just keep going. growth. to close it than it does to leave it open. So just like in Cyprus, we’ll come We’re choosing this, and I don’t I saw a cone out on one the streets home to find out the banks under Fed- think we have to. with barricades all around the cone in eral control and Federal order will Do you know, Mr. Speaker, that the middle of the street. I mean, why have removed the money from our sav- we’re taking in more tax revenue right are we renting barricades? ings account. They’ll just do it. That’s now, right now, than ever before in his- And on the Mall adjacent to the what they did in that country because tory? street that’s closed because it’s a Fed- they ended up where we’re going. There’s more money coming in now eral park area, there’s an immigration Why would we do it? than ever before, and we’re $1 trillion rally that’s being supported by the Now, those who say they want a apart every year. I mean, how much Park Police. clean CR, they are patriots. I know more can we take? What’s happening, Mr. Speaker? that. They are hearing from their con- Should we just take it all? The Grand Canyon, closed. I guess stituents. I’ve had constituents come I mean, that’s another form of gov- you can’t walk up to the rim and look in, crying, literally crying in my office, ernment. It’s been done. It doesn’t over. The State offered to pay the bill, and we talked about the situation. work out real well. and the Federal Government said, no, Those folks that want a vote on a Well, some will say, well, cut the we don’t want your money. We want to clean CR, they are patriots too. They military. Well, this place cut the mili- close it. want to fix it; they just want to do it tary about $1.2 trillion over the last Is that reasonable? now. year and a half. And for me, the Con- I don’t know. It’s not reasonable to But I would say that it is time to do stitution says provide, it uses that me. the hard right because for too long the word, provide for the common defense, It was The Washington Post that re- easy wrong has been done. I don’t know Mr. Speaker. ported employees were to make it as when they want to do something, but I The line below it is promote the gen- inconvenient as possible. want to do it now because I don’t think eral welfare. Words mean things. We Now, some are characterized around we can wait. have a duty to provide for it. here as being extreme, an extreme fac- Now, we have offered our ideas and Certainly, there are inefficiencies. tion. The four bills that we passed to we have asked for their ideas. We have I’ve been in the military. I’ve served, avert the shutdown were passed by this offered them. We understand and re- and I know they’re there. And it’s right side and that side together, four bipar- spect the other side disagrees with our to take a look. Everything needs to be tisan bills. solution. on the table. And they say the House is being held We had four votes in this House be- But how much more, and how much hostage by a few Members. I don’t fore this government shut down, four do we enfeeble ourselves and disable know. Bipartisan votes on both sides bipartisan votes. People on both sides our ability to do our constitutional re- seems less than extreme to me. And I’ve got to ask, since when are of the aisle voted four times for some- quirement, which is to protect the citi- Americans who want to see the govern- thing. zenry? But the Senate disagrees. The Presi- ment act within the constitutional It is our requirement. dent disagrees. I respect they disagree. Now, we passed a bunch of bills in the bounds, that is, the House and the Sen- I respect that they don’t like our solu- House here; and, to tell the you truth, ate, the Congress figuring out our tion. It is their prerogative, and maybe I kind of like it. We’re moving towards spending level and our spending pri- it’s their duty. the CR one piece at a time, so I don’t ority, when is that extreme? All we’re saying is okay, fine. You Why is that extreme? have to vote for things that I don’t disagree. I get it. That’s our job. That’s the division of What’s your idea? think we should spend money on for powers. That’s the checks and bal- What’s your solution? the sake of the things that we must ances. That’s what we do. That’s why The solution should not be nothing. spend money on. we’re here. The solution from them has been no. Mr. Speaker, it’s not optimal, but it’s How is that extreme? Now go about your business and come a way to get there. But, like, for cancer How is spending trillions of dollars up with what we want. research for kids, we passed that out of more than you have now viewed as re- It just seems like not negotiating—if the House, and the leader of the Senate sponsible? I had a fight with my wife, if I had a says, when asked, well, why won’t you How is talking about trying to save dispute with my daughter, I never want pass it? He says, well, why would we some money and be responsible with to go to bed angry at my family, and I want to do that? the taxpayers’ money on our future, never want my family to go to bed My goodness, why wouldn’t we want how is that seen as extreme? angry with me. Before the day’s done, to do that? Why is it okay to think that spend- we’re going to sit down at the table, That’s where we have consensus. We ing that money is okay and acceptable and we’re going to talk about it. have some consensus. to most Americans? We might go to bed a little sore with And another gentleman questioned Who gets away with that kind of be- each other, but we love each other and why Congress has the right to pick and havior in their own households? we love this country, and so it’s imper- choose what gets funded. Isn’t it as- Well, you do, but not for very long, I ative that we stay with each other to tounding that someone in the Senate guess. work through it. doesn’t understand that not only is it With that I’d like to yield some time, We understand and respect the other the right of Congress to do that, but if I could, to the fine gentleman from side. We understand that they don’t it’s our duty. That’s what we’re here to Texas (Mr. GOHMERT). want to do anything with ObamaCare, do. That’s what we’re supposed to do. Mr. GOHMERT. Thank you. I appre- but ObamaCare adds $2 trillion to $3 We have offered numerous ideas. The ciate my friend from Pennsylvania. trillion to our national debt. So if you Senate says no. They don’t say no— You were mentioning some of the don’t want to do anything about that, but. They just say no. things that the prior speakers, the fine. What do you want to do? Refusing to negotiate is, to my mind, Democrats, were saying. And one of the That’s all I’m asking. That’s all irresponsible. I mean, I don’t know if things that was said was, give us a we’re asking. What do you want to do? they’re here for themselves or the vote, when, as my friend from Pennsyl- Some say, well, you need to raise greater good of Nation when I hear re- vania pointed out, there have been taxes. ObamaCare raised taxes; I think ports—I don’t know if they’re true—but plenty of votes.

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And by the way, the business mandate ObamaCare exchanges, like Members of Well, the Senate has not been doing in the law makes no exceptions. Busi- Congress, they got upset. All of a sud- budgets in the past. This is the first ness folks, my party still wants to get den, the leaders of the unions said, Gee, time in years. They haven’t done what your contributions, so I will wave my look at all the unintended con- the law required. They seem to ignore wand and you don’t follow the law. sequences. the law anytime they wish. So when me friends across the aisle We knew there were intended con- They have not been passing any ap- say, Just let ObamaCare go, I would sequences. We talked about them at propriations bills. And that’s a polit- say the same thing. You let ObamaCare the time. ical game that allows Majority Leader go, if the President will, if HARRY REID So that was something that was HARRY REID to avoid following the law will. If you just let it be enforced ex- passed. Just waive the individual man- so that any potential vulnerable Demo- actly the way it is, it won’t last a date for a year. That was not taken up cratic Senators will not have to take month. by the Senate. So then we passed what, tough votes like people do in the House But he has had to do so many waiv- to me, seemed like a capitulation. We constantly, because we’ve appropria- ers, and it will continue. So it’s not appointed negotiators and said, Okay, tions bills and we continue to do that. going into law. In fact, the Supreme you don’t like any of those proposals, And so we know, since we passed the Court had to rewrite it just to uphold Mr. Majority Leader HARRY REID, then military pay bill that required that the it. Because they already said that the this is what adults do: we appoint ne- military get paid, we treat military basis for the law that was given, the gotiators, and we can probably have a pay somewhat like we do Social Secu- interstate commerce clause, was not a deal done by morning before anybody rity pay, so that if the government basis to take over health care in Amer- realizes there’s even been a shutdown were shut down, the military still gets ica. So they struck it down under the at midnight. paid. People in harm’s way don’t have law as written; and the law, as written, But Majority Leader REID, following to worry about family members getting said there was a penalty. the lead of our President, made clear their check. Well, the Supreme Court said at page that they were going to follow the con- So since my friend across the aisle 15 that it’s a penalty, and therefore the ventional wisdom of the last few years was so upset about not having a vote, anti-injunction act does not apply. that if there’s a shutdown, the main- and I realize we get busy here and some Therefore, we do have jurisdiction, and stream media will clearly blame Re- people forget the things we’ve been so now that we have jurisdiction, we’ll publicans, and maybe that will help us voting on the last 10 days. go ahead and decide it’s not constitu- politically. So he even refused to nego- So I’d just like to remind my friends tional the way it’s written as a pen- tiate. across the aisle, Mr. Speaker, that ac- alty, but we will rewrite it, the five of So once we saw that HARRY REID had tually, we voted, after we passed a bill us in the majority, and call it a tax. completely refused to even negotiate, to pay our military; and as my friend, And then we’ll uphold it as a tax, even pretty reasonable folks that were ap- Mr. PERRY knows, the Democrats voted though clearly that’s not the way it pointed by Speaker BOEHNER, the ma- for it. The Senate voted for it. The was written. jority leader says, We’re not going to President signed it. It’s not what the President promised do that. And in the bill, as we spelled out, ci- the American people. So much for the It’s possible they could have slept vilians were supposed to continue em- Democrats wanting ObamaCare to be through it. Maybe I was given a speech ployment that were assisting the mili- followed as it was written. We’re way and my Democratic friends dozed off tary. Contractors were supposed to beyond that with all the waivers and and didn’t know we had all these votes. continue working that were supporting exemptions. So if they happened to be sleeping the military; and yet this administra- But then we had a vote that said, while we had these votes, I would like tion had chosen to try to make as Okay, let’s just suspend it for a year to remind people that then we had a many people suffer as possible, even because everybody knows ObamaCare bill that we voted on to provide local though the law didn’t require it. is not ready for prime time. Clearly. funding for the District of Columbia. So the Secretary of Defense sat on That’s why the President had to give We know the District of Columbia has his hands for about a week, had civil- business a 1-year exemption, where we a lot of money of its own that comes ian personnel not working that could just won’t follow the law as it’s applied in. have been working all this time; de- to business. Frankly, I was shocked that our cides, after a week, to follow the ad- But then, after the Senate refused to friends across the aisle—most of vice, he says, of his people that had even take that up, we did the most rea- them—voted against allowing the Dis- been looking at the bill. sonable thing that some said they trict of Columbia to just move forward And we made clear from the very be- could imagine and that is, Okay, you with its own money so that it could ginning, before the shutdown even just waved off the mandatory require- run the operations of the city. Appar- started, you don’t have to send all ments for business. So if you’re going ently, they wanted to inflict as much these people home, but he did it any- to magically wave off part of the law harm as possible so that people would way. that’s mandatory, then let’s agree to continue to blame the Republicans. do that for everyone, like the person We know the mainstream media has b 2130 that’s making $15,000, or 133 percent of long since quit being objective. Twen- It was consistent with what has been the poverty level. A year or so ago, we ty-one stories from the mainstream mentioned that one of the park rangers were told that was $14,000 something. media at first all unanimously blamed said, though it was disgusting to the Now it’s $15,000. But even with sub- Republicans failing to report that ranger, We were told make things as sidies, you’re probably going to end up HARRY REID would not even appoint ne- difficult for people as we can. paying a few thousand dollar. Some- gotiators to work something out quick- And people keep saying we were de- body making $15,000 is going to have a ly. manding the total repeal of few thousands over their subsidies? And then we passed the Open Our Na- ObamaCare. Well, we know that would And if you don’t do that, you’re going tional Parks and Museums Act. It be best for America because a lot of to pay the $95, or 1 percent of your in- would have made sure that all of these people are already suffering. We’ve al- come, as an extra tax? places that have been shut down by ready seen ObamaCare is not being fol- People do not have that extra money. this administration in the most hurt- lowed as law because the President has People have been sent from full time to ful, harmful, punitive way possible, had hundreds of exemptions that he part time. When the union members trying to get everybody in America

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And that’s I thought about voting against it be- to have most of the Democrats vote to what we did with H.J. Res. 72; and cause it seemed pretty needless since leave them shut. They weren’t going to when 157 of our friends across the aisle we already voted to appoint nego- vote with us to fund our national who wanted a vote, they got a vote. tiators, conferees. HARRY REID parks. And they voted against funding our wouldn’t do that. But I was persuaded, And then we had a vote on Research wounded warriors. look, this is a way for HARRY REID to for Lifesaving Cures Act, H.J. Res. 73, We also took up the Nutrition Assist- get out gracefully, go ahead and ap- to provide funding for the National In- ance for Low-Income Women and Chil- point negotiators. Now maybe we can stitutes of Health, which is responsible dren Act that provided immediate get something worked out. for lifesaving medical innovation and funding for the Supplemental Nutrition We also passed the Federal Workers cancer research. Most, except for about Assistance Program for women, in- Pay Fairness Act, which ensured all 20 or so Democrats, all voted not to fants, and children. It serves nearly 9 Federal employees who are still on the fund the National Institutes of Health. million mothers and young children job during the shutdown will be paid on Our friends across the aisle say, Give and provides vital nutrition that poor time. Again, we have not seen that the us a vote. They got a vote. You want to families might otherwise be unable to Democrats in the House have any in- fund the NIH, then vote to do it. We’ll afford. terest in bringing that to the floor to send it down. But even though we Then 164 of our Democratic friends get a vote. passed it and sent it down the Hall, voted against that bill, but it passed So my friends across the aisle here in HARRY REID was not going to do it be- the House nonetheless. We sent it down the House who kept screaming, Give us cause, as my friend pointed out, when to HARRY REID. They have been want- a vote, I hope that will be directed to- he was asked if you could save one ing a vote. We gave them a vote. ward their friend, HARRY REID, down child with cancer, why wouldn’t you do On October 5, we voted for the Fed- the hall, Give a vote to the Senate on that, he said, Why would we do that? eral Employee Retroactive Pay Fair- these bills. I just can’t imagine a ma- And then he chastised the reporter for ness Act. It provided for compensation jority of the Senate not being willing asking a question which in his mind he for Federal employees furloughed due to fund the things that we have passed. thought was a silly question. I thought to the Senate Democrats’ government So, let’s see, the term that was used it was an excellent question. shutdown. It’s similar to the bipartisan in the prior discussion was ‘‘burning And then many of us believed there legislation enacted during previous the house down,’’ ‘‘rigging negotia- was enough latitude to pay some of our shutdowns. We did pass that, but tion.’’ Rigging negotiation? We ap- Reservists on Active Duty. But the De- HARRY REID thus far has refused to pointed negotiators. It’s not rigged. fense Department took a narrow inter- take that up. Now, it is interesting that the Presi- pretation so they could punish more Mr. PERRY. I yield back the balance dent wishes to have the authority— people and blame the Republicans. of my time. takes the authority even though he So to counter that, we passed a Pay doesn’t have it—to just rewrite the en- f Our Guard and Reserve Act on October tire ObamaCare law. Any part that he 3 that ensured during the shutdown VOTING TO END THE SHUTDOWN decides to wave his hand and dismiss, that it would not affect the pay for our The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under he’s done that. But there are con- National Guard and Reserves. Again, the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- sequences for doing that. 160 Democrats voted against that. They uary 3, 2013, the Chair recognizes the We’ve also seen in this shutdown asked for a vote, we give them a vote. gentleman from Texas (Mr. GOHMERT) something that’s just not normally Most of them voted against it. Then for 18 minutes as the designee of the been seen in America. We’ve seen our friend, HARRY REID, down the hall majority leader. Franklin Roosevelt say, We have noth- said, No way, we’re not funding them. Mr. GOHMERT. I appreciate so much ing to fear but fear itself. But it’s a Again, maybe our friends were my friend, Mr. PERRY from Pennsyl- rare thing—an extremely rare thing— asleep. Sometimes when I talk, I put vania, bringing this whole issue for- to say that the market needs to be people to sleep. It happens. I’m a very ward. afraid and needs to start getting con- restful speaker. There are a number of more votes cerned, trying to gin up a panic to We passed the National Emergency that we did take. We took up the Head drive down the market. And the mar- Disaster Recovery Act. That provided Start for Low-Income Children Act, ket, after a week’s time of Republicans immediate funding for the Federal providing official education funding to having negotiators sitting out there for Emergency Management Agency, and support Head Start programs across over a week, waiting to sit down and 164 of our Democratic friends voted the country, and 168 of the Democrats negotiate with Senators, and the Sen- against that, and HARRY REID refuses across the aisle voted against that. ators thinking they’re winning a polit- to bring it up. HARRY REID is refusing to take that up. ical battle, so being unwilling to send We actually brought up a bill to pay My friends across the aisle wanted a negotiators to sit down and work out a our veterans and make sure our wound- vote. So we voted for the Deficit Re- deal. Today, between the concerns ex- ed warriors were taken care of. The duction and Economic Growth Working pressed by the President that the mar- way the rules of the House have been— Group Act. It seemed like if HARRY ket needs to be concerned, basically and are—you can bypass the committee REID would not appoint negotiators be- saying it needs to start dropping so Re- of jurisdiction and go straight to the fore the shutdown really had a chance publicans will get scared and they will floor without the committee bringing to take hold, I wasn’t sure this was give me everything I want. the bill to the floor, without it being really necessary, but there’s a Chinese So it’s interesting they talk across voted out of committee, under what is proverb having to do with allowing the aisle about holding a gun to the called a suspension. But to bypass the your opponent a graceful way out. head, burning the house down. The committee of jurisdiction, it requires a thing is, this is not our House. It’s not two-thirds vote in the House. b 2145 the Democrats’ House; it’s the people’s I, like Speaker BOEHNER, thought So this bill was proposed as a grace- House. That’s why I try to take people that surely you could bring the vet- ful way out so that HARRY REID could through tours at least once a week erans bill to the floor under a suspen- come back and say, Okay, well, now we when we’re in session. This is the peo- sion because surely they would vote to will, under this new bill, we’ll go ahead ple’s House, and it breaks my heart fund our wounded warriors. Most of us and appoint negotiators and act like it that it’s so hard to get in here now- were totally shocked that the vast ma- was some new bill when the truth is adays. It wasn’t when I was in high

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We already ple say that the ObamaCare law was ‘‘Welcome to the club’’, said Robert saw that happen with the GM and passed by Congress, by both Houses; Laszewski, a prominent health care consult- Chrysler bailout. The government be- the President signed it into law; and ant and president of Health Policy and came socialists for a while here and de- then of course they misrepresent—I Strategy Associates in Virginia. know they don’t do it intentionally— For years, the Nation has been embroiled cided to take up nationalist interests in the political rhetoric of ‘‘ObamaCare,’’ in things—did so with Wall Street. but saying the Supreme Court upheld but this past week the reality of the new law With the car dealers, it should have it. Now, the Supreme Court rewrote it sank in as millions of Americans had their scared most Americans. It should have and then upheld what they wrote—or first good look at how the 31⁄2-year-old legis- scared Americans enough that they at least five out of the nine did. Then lation will affect their pocketbooks. would never, ever have wanted the gov- the President has completely rewritten It’s a disaster. So when my friends on ernment to be in control of their anything he doesn’t like, given waiv- the other side of the aisle say, well, health care, because what we saw is ers, exemptions. So it’s not the law let’s just let it fully take effect, we’ve mainly Republican dealers were the that got passed. already seen what happens, this Presi- And it’s amazing to hear people say, ones that lost their dealerships. There dent and HARRY REID are not going to was no due process. They violated gee, once a law is passed and the Presi- let the full thing take effect. bankruptcy law right and left. And the dent has signed it, you can’t change it. We’ve seen the way the IRS, with in- Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg It’s the law; get over it. And almost in structions from somebody around the put a 24-hour hold, but then let it the same breath come back and say, White House—if not in it, we’re still lapse. The Supreme Court hung their now the debt ceiling—parenthetically, trying to get to the bottom of it—was heads, let illegal actions, unconstitu- which was passed by both Houses, instructed to go after conservative tional actions, takings without due signed by President Obama and is groups. And they did. The IRS was process all take place. And Republican upheld by the Supreme Court—we want weaponized. dealers, many of them were punished, to change that immediately, do that We’ve seen what’s happened with had their dealerships taken away even now; don’t use it as a gun to our head. other groups. They’re paying a price. though they still owed money on them. What do you mean a gun to your head? And you want these people to control That should have been enough to scare It’s the law. You just told us if it’s your health care? You want them to everybody, but we didn’t learn a lesson. passed by Congress, signed by the decide whether you get a knee replace- Then we find out that after the Citi- President—the President himself said ment or a hip replacement? zens United case that the President got it bears my signature, we’re not chang- ‘‘Beyond the glitches: Will young and upset, stood up here in this Chamber, ing it. So why would that be a gun to healthy Americans pick up misrepresented—I know he didn’t do it the head when I thought the President ObamaCare?’’ is an article, October 7, knowingly, but he was not familiar said we weren’t supposed to talk meta- that talks about one of the most heat- with the law regarding the Citizens phorically like that. We weren’t sup- ed arguments among health care policy United case and misrepresented the law posed to use violent metaphors. Why writers has revolved around the issue as borne out by the Supreme Court are we talking like that? Why are we of rate shock, which is a term for the Justice Alito sitting there shaking his calling people arsonists when we’re premium increases many Americans— head saying ‘‘not true.’’ And the Presi- just trying to follow the Constitution? especially younger, healthier ones— dent, I’m sure, is just taking advice But again, that’s consistent with will experience once the law kicks in. that’s given to him by those around Homeland Security saying that those It’s just going to get worse. him, not knowing that those who gave who believe in the Constitution are ex- My friends on the other side of the him advice were as ignorant as they tremists, and they must be watched at aisle say they want a vote. They’ve are. all cost. been getting votes. They will continue But when people keep clamoring, I think my friends are right when to get votes. We just ask them to join they say go to the American people. Give us a clean CR, when people hear us in demanding that HARRY REID the term ‘‘give us a clean CR,’’ they The trouble is the mainstream media bring these bills to the floor for a vote. need to understand that this is people has not done that. They have actually And let’s get them passed so these demanding that Congress reject the re- stood in the way of the truth getting to things will be taken care of. sponsibility it has under the Constitu- the American people. They’re not ask- And in answer to his question: Why tion and help crown a monarchy. Let’s ing questions as my friend had asked would we do that? The answer is: To make it official. We don’t want the Andrea Mitchell today, Why are you help America. It’s that simple. Mr. not asking why the President is not Congress to do its job and to appro- REID needs to bring these bills to the priate as article I requires. We want under ObamaCare? She says, well, why floor in the Senate; and if you’re not Congress just to say, Here’s the mas- aren’t you under it? Well, we are on it. going to bring the bills to the floor, for There was an issue about subsidies. sive sacks of money, Mr. President; go heavens sakes appoint negotiators so I’m not going to take them, not when do what you want. Go find all the we can get America moving before any other Americans don’t get them the Solyndras you want. Go find all the more punitive shutdowns by this ad- way they used to. But, gee, let’s be cronies that you can help in a capi- ministration occur just to punish the honest about things. Well, The Wall talist way so that they can overtake American people because of the temper Street Journal says that Maryland has their competitors. Go do what you tantrum being thrown by those who 326 enrollees in their health exchange— wish. Maybe you can even find some want their way or nobody gets to play. more dealerships to take away without got an article here talking about there. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance due process. ‘‘ObamaCare’s Winners and Losers in of my time. Bay Area,’’ an article from Mercury We hear friends across the aisle say f they love to debate elected officials News that talks about: when the fact is during the 4 years the Cindy Vinson and Tom Waschura are big BILLS PRESENTED TO THE Democrats had the House as a majority believers in the Affordable Care Act. They PRESIDENT and had the Senate, it was the most vote independent and are proud to say they Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House, helped elect and re-elect President Barack partisan, closed Congress in the history Obama. Yet, like many other Bay residents reported that on October 3, 2013, she of this country. There were more who pay for their own medical insurance, presented to the President of the closed rules, bills where no amend- they were floored last week when they United States, for his approval, the fol- ments were allowed whatsoever. Even opened their bills: their policies were being lowing bill:

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H.R. 3233. To extend the period during mitting the Department’s final rule — GALLEGO, Mr. O’ROURKE, Mr. BARROW which Iraqis who were employed by the Amendment of Class D Airspace; Grand of Georgia, Mr. KILMER, Mr. United States Government in Iraq may be Forks AFB, ND [Docket No.: FAA-2013-0261; BRIDENSTINE, Ms. TITUS, Mr. NOLAN, granted special immigrant status and to Airspace Docket No. 13-AGL-14] received Mr. MICHAUD, and Ms. SHEA-PORTER): temporarily increase the fee or surcharge for September 9, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. H.R. 3274. A bill to amend the Pay Our processing machine-readable nonimmigrant 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- Military Act to make appropriations avail- visas. tation and Infrastructure. able to continue the payment of a death gra- Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House, 3257. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- tuity and certain other death-related com- also reported that on October 7, 2013, cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- pensation in the event of the death of mem- mitting the Department’s final rule — bers of the Armed Forces and certain other she presented to the President of the Amendment of Class D Airspace; Spata, WI United States, for his approval, the fol- persons who pass away during a Government [Docket No.: FAA-2013-0165; Airspace Docket shutdown; to the Committee on Appropria- lowing bill: No.: 13-AGL-6] received September 9, 2013, tions. H.R. 3095. To ensure that any new or re- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. vised requirement providing for the screen- mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- ROE of Tennessee, Mr. FITZPATRICK, ing, testing, or treatment of individuals op- ture. Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mrs. erating commercial motor vehicles for sleep 3258. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- ROBY, Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, disorders is adopted pursuant to a rule- cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- and Mrs. ELLMERS): mitting the Department’s final rule — making proceeding, and for other purposes. H.R. 3275. A bill to amend the Pay Our Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; f Military Act to ensure that the allowances San Marcos, TX [Docket No.: FAA-2013-0273; of members of the Armed Forces covered by ADJOURNMENT Airspace Docket No.: 13-ASW-9] received such Act include military tuition assistance September 9, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, I move programs of the Department of Defense; to 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- the Committee on Appropriations. that the House do now adjourn. tation and Infrastructure. By Mr. FOSTER (for himself and Mr. The motion was agreed to; accord- 3259. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- MURPHY of Florida): ingly (at 10 p.m.), under its previous cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- order, the House adjourned until to- mitting the Department’s final rule — H.R. 3276. A bill to prohibit the operation morrow, Wednesday, October 9, 2013, at Amendment of Class E Airspace; Bedford, PA of an exercise facility for Members of the 10 a.m. for morning-hour debate. [Docket No.: FAA-2013-0359; Airspace Docket House of Representatives during a Govern- No.: 13-AEA-7] received September 9, 2013, ment shutdown; to the Committee on House f pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- Administration. EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- By Mr. KINGSTON: ETC. ture. H.R. 3277. A bill to prohibit United States 3260. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- voluntary contributions to the regular budg- Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- et of the United Nations or any United Na- communications were taken from the mitting the Department’s final rule — tions agency; to the Committee on Foreign Speaker’s table and referred as follows: Amendment of Class E Airspace; Affairs. 3251. A letter from the Director, Regu- Factoryville, PA [Docket No.: FAA-2013-0345; By Ms. NORTON: latory Management Division, Environmental Airspace Docket No.: 13-AEA-6] received Sep- H.R. 3278. A bill to amend chapter 77 of Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- tember 9, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. title 5, United States Code, to clarify certain cy’s final rule — Significant New Use Rule 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- due process rights of Federal employees serv- on Certain Chemical Substances [EPA-HQ- tation and Infrastructure. ing in sensitive positions, and for other pur- OPPT-2011-0941; FRL-9398-7] (RIN: 2070-AB27) f poses; to the Committee on Oversight and received September 5, 2013, pursuant to 5 Government Reform. U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON By Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky: ergy and Commerce. PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS H.J. Res. 89. A joint resolution making ap- 3252. A letter from the Director, Regu- Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of propriations for the salaries and related ex- latory Management Division, Environmental committees were delivered to the Clerk penses of certain Federal employees during a Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- lapse in funding authority for fiscal year cy’s final rule — Styrene, Copolymers with for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows: 2014, and for other purposes; to the Com- Acrylic Acid and/or Methacrylic Acid; Toler- mittee on Appropriations; considered and ance Exemption [EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0381; Mr. SESSIONS: House Committee on passed. FRL-9396-9] received September 6, 2013, pur- Rules. House Resolution 373. Resolution pro- By Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky: suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- viding for consideration of the joint resolu- H.J. Res. 90. A joint resolution making mittee on Energy and Commerce. tion (H.J. Res. 89) making appropriations for continuing appropriations for the Federal 3253. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- the salaries and related expenses of certain Aviation Administration for fiscal year 2014, cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- Federal employees during a lapse in funding and for other purposes; to the Committee on mitting the Department’s final rule — Estab- authority for fiscal year 2014, and for other Appropriations. lishment of Class E Airspace; Tuba City, AZ purposes, providing for consideration of the By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN (for himself, [Docket FAA No.: FAA-2013-0147; Airspace bill (H.R. 3273) to establish a bicameral Mr. BARBER, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. Docket No. 13-AWP-1] received September 9, working group on deficit reduction and eco- BARLETTA, Ms. MOORE, Mr. VARGAS, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the nomic growth, and providing for consider- Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. GIBSON, Committee on Transportation and Infra- ation of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 90) Mr. HECK of Washington, Mr. LONG, structure. making continuing appropriations for the Ms. JENKINS, Mr. ROGERS of Ken- 3254. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal tucky, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, and cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- year 2014, and for other purposes (Rept. 113– Mrs. ELLMERS): mitting the Department’s final rule — 243). Referred to the House Calendar. H.J. Res. 91. A joint resolution making Amendment of Class D Airspace; Waco, TX, f and Establishment of Class D Airspace; continuing appropriations for death gratu- Waco, TSTC-Waco Airport, TX [Docket No.: PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ities and related survivor benefits for sur- FAA-2013-0136; Airspace Docket No. 13-ASW- vivors of deceased military service members Under clause 2 of rule XII, public of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 4] received September 9, 2013, pursuant to 5 bills and resolutions of the following U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 2014, and for other purposes; to the Com- Transportation and Infrastructure. titles were introduced and severally re- mittee on Appropriations. 3255. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- ferred, as follows: By Mrs. CAPITO (for herself, Mrs. LUM- cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. MIS, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. MCKIN- mitting the Department’s final rule — WOODALL, and Mr. BURGESS): LEY, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. SMITH of Mis- Amendment of Class D Airspace; Columbus, H.R. 3273. A bill to establish a bicameral souri, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. ROGERS of Rickenbacker International Airport, OH working group on deficit reduction and eco- Kentucky, Mr. TERRY, Mr. STIVERS, [Docket No.: FAA-2013-0270; Airspace Docket nomic growth; to the Committees on Rules Mr. GUTHRIE, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. No. 13-AGL-4] received September 9, 2013, and Appropriations; considered and passed. GOSAR, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsyl- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- By Mr. BARBER (for himself, Mr. vania, Mr. LONG, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- DEFAZIO, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. HECK of Mr. DAINES, and Mr. BARR): ture. Washington, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, H. Con. Res. 59. Concurrent resolution ex- 3256. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- Mr. LONG, Mr. GIBSON, Ms. MOORE, pressing the sense of Congress that the Envi- cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- Mr. BARLETTA, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. ronmental Protection Agency should hold

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public listening sessions on regulations tar- (the spending power) provides: ‘‘The Con- H.R. 1179: Mr. HIGGINS and Ms. CLARKE. geting carbon dioxide emissions from exist- gress shall have the Power . . . to pay the H.R. 1293: Mr. WITTMAN. ing power plants in those States most di- Debts and provide for the common Defence H.R. 1295: Mr. FOSTER. rectly impacted by the potential regulations; and general Welfare of the United H.R. 1553: Mr. BENTIVOLIO. to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. States. . . .’’ Together, these specific con- H.R. 1652: Mr. CARNEY. By Mr. PIERLUISI (for himself, Ms. stitutional provisions establish the congres- H.R. 1726: Mr. PAYNE, Mr. LARSON of Con- NORTON, Ms. BORDALLO, Mrs. sional power of the purse, granting Congress necticut, Mr. CLAY, and Mr. DELANEY. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, the authority to appropriate funds, to deter- H.R. 1734: Mr. HOLT. and Mr. SABLAN): mine their purpose, amount, and period of H.R. 1750: Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. H. Res. 374. A resolution amending the availability, and to set forth terms and con- ROE of Tennessee, Mr. BENTIVOLIO, and Mr. Rules of the House of Representatives to ditions governing their use. SCHOCK. allow Delegates and the Resident Commis- By Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky: H.R. 1755: Mr. NOLAN. sioner to file, sign, and call up discharge pe- H.J. Res. 90. H.R. 1830: Mr. PETERS of California and Mr. titions; to the Committee on Rules. Congress has the power to enact this legis- MURPHY of Florida. H.R. 1971: Mr. BOUSTANY. f lation pursuant to the following: The principal constitutional authority for H.R. 2020: Mr. DELANEY. CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY this legislation is clause 7 of section 9 of ar- H.R. 2199: Ms. DELAURO. STATEMENT ticle I of the Constitution of the United H.R. 2208: Mr. DEFAZIO. H.R. 2213: Mr. PEARCE and Mr. GALLEGO. Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of States (the appropriation power), which states: ‘‘No Money shall be drawn from the H.R. 2224: Mr. HIMES and Mr. HUFFMAN. H.R. 2305: Mr. RANGEL and Mr. DELANEY. the Rules of the House of Representa- Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropria- H.R. 2315: Mr. LANCE and Mrs. MCMORRIS tives, the following statements are sub- tions made by Law . . . .’’ In addition, clause RODGERS. mitted regarding the specific powers 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution H.R. 2328: Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana. granted to Congress in the Constitu- (the spending power) provides: ‘‘The Con- H.R. 2376: Mr. GERLACH. gress shall have the Power . . . to pay the tion to enact the accompanying bill or H.R. 2429: Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Debts and provide for the common Defence joint resolution. H.R. 2500: Mr. KILDEE. and general Welfare of the United By Mr. SESSIONS: H.R. 2510: Mr. COFFMAN. States. . . .’’ Together, these specific con- H.R. 3273. H.R. 2547: Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas. stitutional provisions establish the congres- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2643: Ms. KUSTER. sional power of the purse, granting Congress lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2682: Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee. the authority to appropriate funds, to deter- Clause 2, Section 5, Article I of the Con- H.R. 2697: Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. mine their purpose, amount, and period of stitution (Permitting each House to deter- H.R. 2725: Mr. BERA of California, Mr. availability, and to set forth terms and con- mine the Rules of its Proceedings). LIPINSKI, and Mrs. NEGRETE MCLEOD. ditions governing their use. By Mr. BARBER: H.R. 2734: Mr. TONKO, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN: H.R. 3274. LEWIS, and Ms. NORTON. H.J. Res. 91. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2767: Mr. KINGSTON and Mr. STOCKMAN. Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2856: Mr. LOWENTHAL. lation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, To raise and support H.R. 2870: Mr. BOUSTANY. The principal constitutional authority for armies H.R. 2901: Mr. DOYLE. this legislation is clause 7 of section 9 of ar- Article 1, Section 8, To provide and main- H.R. 2920: Ms. KELLY of Illinois. ticle I of the Constitution of the United tain a navy H.R. 2974: Mr. LOWENTHAL. States (the appropriation power), which By Mrs. BLACKBURN H.R. 2999: Mr. CARTWRIGHT. states: ‘‘No Money shall be drawn from the H.R. 3275. H.R. 3043: Mr. MARINO. Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropria- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 3077: Mr. ROE of Tennessee and Mr. tions made by Law. . . .’’ In addition, clause lation pursuant to the following: SIRES. 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 H.R. 3108: Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. (the spending power) provides: ‘‘The Con- By Mr. FOSTER: THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. AL GREEN of gress shall have the Power . . . to pay the H.R. 3276. Texas, Mr. POCAN, and Mr. TAKANO. Debts and provide for the common Defence Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 3111: Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. BROOKS of and general Welfare of the United lation pursuant to the following: Alabama, Mr. PERRY, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Article I: All legislative powers herein States. . . .’’ Together, these specific con- Georgia, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. granted shall be vested in a Congress of the stitutional provisions establish the congres- GOODLATTE, Mr. COBLE, Mr. GOWDY, Mr. United States, which shall consist of a Sen- sional power of the purse, granting Congress HOLDING, Mr. LATHAM, Mrs. BACHMANN, and ate and House of Representatives. the authority to appropriate funds, to deter- Mr. SIMPSON. By Mr. KINGSTON: mine their purpose, amount, and period of H.R. 3112: Mr. KING of New York. H.R. 3277. availability, and to set forth terms and con- H.R. 3116: Mr. DEUTCH. H.R. 3121: Mr. HARPER and Mr. SMITH of Congress has the power to enact this legis- ditions governing their use. Texas. lation pursuant to the following: f H.R. 3133: Mr. HUELSKAMP, Mr. CRAWFORD, Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: The Congress ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Mr. HENSARLING, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. YOHO, shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. Debts and provide for the common Defence were added to public bills and resolu- WOLF, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. FORBES, Mrs. and general Welfare of the United States; tions as follows: NOEM, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mr. GINGREY Article I, Section 9, Clause 7: No Money H.R. 15: Mr. RUSH, Mr. BISHOP of New York, of Georgia, Mr. LATTA, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. shall be drawn from the Treasury but in Con- Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. WATERS, Mr. POMPEO, and Mr. MARCHANT. sequence of Appropriations made by Law; CARNEY, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, H.R. 3134: Mr. MARINO. and a regular Statement and Account of the and Mr. LOEBSACK. H.R. 3142: Mr. RICHMOND and Mr. CART- Receipts and Expenditures of all public H.R. 75: Mr. MASSIE. WRIGHT. Money shall be published from time to time. H.R. 269: Mr. WALZ. H.R. 3160: Mr. DAINES and Mr. HUDSON. By Ms. NORTON: H.R. 366: Mrs. WALORSKI. H.R. 3207: Mrs. NEGRETE MCLEOD and Mr. H.R. 3278. H.R. 580: Mr. COSTA. FOSTER. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 647: Mr. JEFFRIES, Ms. HAHN, Mr. H.J. Res. 64: Mr. LUETKEMEYER and Mr. lation pursuant to the following: NOLAN, Mr. TAKANO, and Mr. RUIZ. SMITH of Missouri. clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the H.R. 713: Ms. GRANGER. H. Res. 147: Mr. POSEY. Constitution. H.R. 724: Mr. POMPEO, Mr. PETERS of Cali- H. Res. 153: Mr. RADEL. By Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky: fornia, and Ms. DELBENE. H. Res. 227: Ms. TSONGAS. H.J. Res. 89. H.R. 725: Ms. TITUS. H. Res. 231: Mr. HIMES and Mr. COFFMAN. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 784: Mr. GRIJALVA. H. Res. 281: Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 846: Mr. PETERS of Michigan. REICHERT, and Mr. RADEL. The principal constitutional authority for H.R. 920: Mr. GARAMENDI. f this legislation is clause 7 of section 9 of ar- H.R. 1000: Mr. WELCH. ticle I of the Constitution of the United H.R. 1005: Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee. CONGRESSIONAL EARMARKS, LIM- States (the appropriation power), which H.R. 1010: Ms. HANABUSA. ITED TAX BENEFITS, OR LIM- states: ‘‘No Money shall be drawn from the H.R. 1024: Mr. WITTMAN and Mr. DOGGETT. ITED TARIFF BENEFITS Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropria- H.R. 1039: Mr. ENYART. tions made by Law. . . .’’ In addition, clause H.R. 1074: Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of Cali- Under clause 9 of rule XXI, lists or 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution fornia and Mr. RUNYAN. statements on congressional earmarks,

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Vol. 159 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2013 No. 139 Senate The Senate met at 10 a.m. and was lican government shutdown. The Again quoting Congressman KING: called to order by the President pro Speaker of the House of Representa- If we want to defund something, we should tempore (Mr. LEAHY). tives is still sitting on the one bill that repeal it, and do it the same way the Presi- can reopen the government. Speaker dent got it signed—elect Republicans to both PRAYER BOEHNER insists the Senate-passed bill Houses of Congress, repeal it, and have a Re- The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- to end the shutdown can’t pass the publican President sign it. fered the following prayer: House. Well, I am not the first to issue Mr. President, it is pretty obvious Let us pray. this challenge—it has been issued all what is going on. I have known it all Gracious God, we praise You that al- weekend and yesterday—and that is, the time. We have all known it all the though we have merely a feeble hold on prove it. Bring it up for a vote. If the time. When I say ‘‘all the time,’’ at You, You have a mighty grasp on us. Speaker really believes the bill will not least in these last many months. But it Use Your mighty hands to lead our pass, he shouldn’t be worried about was made very clear to the world on lawmakers to Your desired destination, bringing it up. Sunday in a front-page story in the making them instruments of truth and The House, though, if we look at New York Times. They worked a while justice. May the tirades of majorities what has happened, has wasted weeks on that story, but basically what the and minorities be equally impotent to voting—and I have really lost track of story said is that very rich people in sway our lawmakers from doing what the number of times, but I think it is America who don’t believe in govern- is best for America. May our Senators’ 44 times—the House alone has acted to ment have used ObamaCare as a con- daily choice be characterized by eth- repeal ObamaCare 44 times. What is the duit to shut down the government. ical congruence as they strive to match result every time they vote? The same. That is what they wanted to do. That their words with deeds. Truly what Einstein said: The real defi- is what they have done, with huge We pray in Your great Name. Amen. nition of ‘‘insanity’’ is someone who amounts of money. We know this has f keeps doing the same thing over and been led by, according to the news arti- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE over and expecting different results. If, cle, a former Attorney General of the in fact, Einstein is right, then that is United States, Ed Meese, and the Koch The President pro tempore led the insanity, what is going on over there— brothers, who have been raising and Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: to vote more than 40 times on the same spending hundreds of millions of dol- I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the thing and lose every time. So let’s talk lars to get us where we are right now. United States of America, and to the Repub- about wasting time. Has that been a But what PETER KING suggested is lic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. waste of time? Maybe after 5 or 6 times that we follow the democratic process. they should have maybe gotten the That has been turned on its head. I f message, but how about 44 times? Talk know Republicans don’t like RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY about wasting time. ObamaCare, but the Affordable Care LEADER Could it be that the Speaker is really Act has been the law of the land for 4 The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The worried that reasonable Republicans years, been declared constitutional by majority leader is recognized. will join Democrats to pass legislation the Supreme Court of the United to open the government? Sensible Re- f States, and millions of Americans— publicans have grown increasingly fed multimillions of Americans—are al- SCHEDULE up with the shutdown, and they are ready benefiting from this law. Mr. REID. Mr. President, following looking for a way out. Just yesterday There are rumors floating around. leader remarks the Senate will be in a PETER KING of New York, a Republican, One of my rich friends from Nevada period of morning business for debate said: called me on Friday. He said: HARRY, I only until 12:30 today. During that pe- Republicans should not have started this. am down here in southern California riod of time Senators will be permitted Closing the government down was the wrong getting a little cosmetic surgery. My to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The thing to do. anesthesiologist told me one of his Senate will then recess from 12:30 until Republican Congressman KING called friends, who is a general surgeon, took 2:15 p.m. to allow for our weekly cau- Speaker BOEHNER’s unreasonable strat- somebody’s gallbladder out. Do you cus meetings. egy to shut down the government un- know how much money he got back for f less Democrats agree to defund or end that? ObamaCare—a law that will help 25 I don’t know if it was a he or a she. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS million uninsured Americans gain ac- I said: No, I don’t know. Mr. REID. Mr. President, we are now cess to affordable care—doomed to fail- He said: Fifty-eight dollars. That is entering the second week of a Repub- ure. 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These are the rumors floating around said: You know, we are in this position Ours is $70 billion higher than that. We out there about ObamaCare. because you asked me to put you in are also not asking him to do anything If Republicans want to propose a leg- this position to do this. unreasonable. He asked us to go to con- islative way to make the law work bet- He said, going back as far as July and ference. We say let’s do it. All we want ter or more efficiently, PETER KING is confirmed in the early part of Sep- is the government open first, and we right. We are willing to do that and do tember, I—the Speaker of the House of will agree to conference. it the way our democratic process pro- Representatives—want to have a clean Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, would the vides. CR, and the way we can do that is you Senator yield for a question? (Mr. MARKEY assumed the Chair.) agree to our number. He said this in Mr. REID. I would be happy to yield I see the Senator from Massachusetts July and early September. to my friend, the distinguished Presi- has taken the Chair, and he served I said: I hate your number. It is un- dent pro tempore. many years with PETER KING. I person- fair. We passed a budget here—$70 bil- Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I was ally have watched his voting record. I lion more than that. there, and I saw how hard the Senator don’t like most of it, but at least he is He said: But we have to avoid prob- worked to pass a continuing resolu- speaking out, and I admire the man for lems here. We can’t have a government tion—as a number of the Republican doing that. By shutting down the gov- shutdown. Work with me, take that leadership of the House had asked and ernment—and that is what has hap- number, and we will have a clean CR based on their assurances that we pened—we are satisfying the Koch and go on to other things. would use it. brothers and Ed Meese, but millions of I did that. It was hard. Senator MI- I would ask my friend, the majority people in America are suffering. KULSKI, chairman of the Appropriations leader, is that sort of a classic bait- ObamaCare is not going to disappear. Committee, hated it, and Senator MUR- and-switch operation? If it is, I can It is here. The senior Senator from Ari- RAY, chairman of the Budget Com- think of another one where they asked zona gave a speech here within the last mittee, hated it, but then they said: us to pass a budget. Senator MURRAY week or so, and he said: I don’t like OK, we will go ahead and do it. We will led us in passing one where we finished ObamaCare. I campaigned against work with you to help talk to the cau- the last vote at 5:30 or 6:00 on a Satur- ObamaCare when I ran for President. I cus. day morning, having gone around the campaigned against it when Obama ran We did that based on the assurances clock. Then we wanted to go to con- the next time. But, he said, we lost. It of the Speaker of the House of Rep- ference after the Republicans de- passed. He is President. Elections have resentatives that we would get this out manded we pass one, and they then re- consequences. of the way in order to fund the govern- fused to let us go to conference with That is what the senior Senator from ment for 1 year. Well, he didn’t live up the Republican-led House. Is this bait Arizona said, and he is right. to what he committed to doing. In our and switch? ObamaCare is not going to magically business that is not good. Mr. REID. Mr. President, through the disappear. In addition to that I said in the let- Chair to my friend, the senior Senator Tom Friedman, a renowned jour- ter: OK, you have sent us a little piece from Vermont: We have a law in place. nalist—his bipartisanship has been leg- of legislation over here saying you The Presiding Officer voted for it when endary. He is a brilliant writer. He was want to have a conference. We agree. he was a Member of the House of Rep- chief correspondent for the New York We will talk to you about anything you resentatives. We voted for it. There is a Times for many years in the Middle want to talk about. You want to talk law that set spending levels for East. He has covered all parts of the about discretionary spending, you want multiyear. We did that. It was part of world. He has won three Pulitzer to talk about the farm bill, you want a deal. It was a law that was passed. prizes—maybe four—and he has had to talk about postal reform, you want But in spite of us having passed a law five or six best-selling books. But even to talk about health care, we will talk, that set the standards for 2 years, the Tom Friedman has given up trying to but open the government and extend Republicans kept coming to the floor be bipartisan. He wrote in the New the debt ceiling. many times saying Democrats need to York Times, where he writes a column He read the letter. I called him 45 pass a budget. 3 days a week, that ObamaCare is not minutes later. He said: No, can’t do We didn’t need to pass a budget. We really at stake in this shutdown, it is that. already had those numbers in place. democracy that is at stake. He can’t take yes for an answer on But after this haranguing that went on Here is exactly what he said: the number in the CR or what he wants for so long, we said, OK, we want to get When extremists feel that insulated from to talk about. I don’t know what else is along. We don’t want any problems. So playing by the traditional rules of our sys- left to talk about. Senator MURRAY, the chairman of the tem, if we do not defend those rules—namely All we are asking is that government Budget Committee, worked very hard majority rule and the fact that if you don’t be reopened. Stop threatening a cata- to pass a budget, and we did that. Lo like a policy passed by Congress, signed by the president and affirmed by the Supreme strophic default on the Nation’s bills. and behold, after the Republicans kept Court, then you have to go out and win an We have to pay our bills. What kind of talking about regular order, we wanted election to overturn it; you can’t just put a a country do we want? to go to regular order, and they said: fiscal gun to the country’s head—then our As I do every 2 weeks, I met yester- No, thanks. And she has been waiting 6 democracy is imperiled. day with someone who briefs me on months. So the President pro He went on to say more: what is going on around the world with tempore’s description is absolutely President Obama is not defending health our intelligence services. This person true. care. He’s defending the health of our democ- told me his counterpart from a rel- Let me close by saying all we ask is racy. Every American who cherishes that atively small European country is for the Speaker to be reasonable. If he should stand with him. making fun of our country because of brings his bill, his resolution, to the Mr. President, that is as true as any- what is going on here. In today’s press floor, it will pass. And then everyone thing could be. We stand with our China is complaining. They are doing has my commitment: Open the govern- President. We stand with a President pretty well economically. They buy our ment, raise the debt ceiling, and we who is President of everyone in Amer- securities and they need a place to in- will talk about anything you want to ica. vest their money that is secure. China talk about. We are not afraid to go to We believe deeply that ObamaCare is is now complaining about the fiscal in- conference. We are happy to go to con- already saving lives and will save many tegrity of the United States of America ference. That is what we used to do

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Where were the Members in the So open the government and get back when one of our soldiers dies overseas House who attacked appropriations to the so-called conversation, as he in combat, there are benefits estab- bills and insisted on cuts to funding for talks about it. We will get back to the lished so the family can at least be law enforcement officers, disaster pre- negotiating table and work out our there when the casket returns at Dover paredness, and medical research? budget disagreements. We can even Air Force Base and to provide for the Where were the Members who insisted start talking about ways to make the funeral. Even that is cut out. We send the devastating costs of sequestration Affordable Care Act better—not worse, our soldiers to war. We tell them we must remain in place because we sim- but better. We can get back to the are there to take care of their families ply can’t afford to spend and must re- business of legislating. That is what if something happens. Now, because of duce the deficit, no matter what it does our job has always been and should be. a small group of tea party Republicans, to law enforcement or medical research I would ask the Chair to announce we say we can’t even take care of their or disaster preparedness? the business of the day. families when they die in the service of They ditched their principles, and now they have forced a government f the country. For shame if that hap- pens. shutdown which is costing more than if RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME If all of these examples don’t moti- we had stayed open because of the money wasted. It appears the only time The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under vate them to do the right thing, maybe the House is willing to compromise is the previous order, the leadership time I can speak their language for a mo- when it comes to adding to the deficit is reserved. ment and point to the fiscal cost of this Republican shutdown. The esti- in order to prevent access to affordable f mated cost per hour of the Republican health insurance for millions of Ameri- MORNING BUSINESS shutdown—that the government re- cans. mains shut down—is $12.5 million. That We are here right now because the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under is $300 million a day wasted or nearly Republican leadership in the House re- the previous order, the Senate will be $1.6 billion per week. And what do the fuses to act. They could end the shut- in a period of morning business for de- American people get for that? They get down right now and make this the last bate only until 12:30 p.m., with Sen- to watch fake budget conferences, day we spend $300 million on nothing. ators permitted to speak therein for up staged photo ops, and the very Mem- Yet there is this faction within the ma- to 10 minutes each. bers shutting down the government jority of the House that has now The Senator from Vermont. and running to every single TV camera brought the government of the United States to a halt, wasting hundreds of f they can find. Over the last 8 days we millions of dollars each day, day after have spent more than $2 billion for the CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS day, and they will not relent. They government to not work, not function, talk about the Affordable Care Act, Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I appre- and not serve the American people. ciate the remarks of our distinguished Can you imagine the actual good which, if we have children in college, majority leader. He has probably the that could have been done with that $2 allows them to be on our insurance pol- most frustrating job there is because billion that was just wasted? And that icy. They want to do away with that, he has continuously brought up and figure only covers the cost of work and but they don’t have any alternative. The Affordable Care Act allows a mem- passed bills to get us out of this and re- services the government can’t perform ber of your family with a preexisting open the government, and he is blocked because 800,000 Federal workers are fur- health condition—heart, cancer, what- by the Republican leadership in the loughed. It doesn’t take into account ever—to get insurance. They want to other body. the ripple effects throughout our over- do away with that. They have no plan Today marks the 8th day of this un- all economy. necessary government shutdown, more Where are the deficit hawks who of their own. I want to get back to work for than 192 hours since the world saw the claim we don’t have enough money to Vermonters. I want help for the doors to the United States Government provide SNAP benefits to hungry Vermont company who can’t start closed for this embarrassing and need- Americans in the farm bill? Where are their new business because the certifi- less shutdown. While the Republicans the Members who shamefully held up in the House have the ability to end cate is sitting on a desk at the Depart- disaster relief after Tropical Storm ment of Treasury’s Alcohol and To- this shutdown right now—before noon Irene and Hurricane Sandy, while in- today—they refuse to pass the clean bacco Tax and Trade Bureau but no- sisting that spending be offset? Surely, body is there to sign it—I want preg- continuing resolution approved by the they would want to put a stop to the Senate. nant Vermonters and new moms going shutdown to end this wasteful govern- without meals and whose babies are I have joined other Senators in com- ment spending. Yet here we are, wait- ing to the floor to speak about the per- going to go hungry because they are ing for the Republican leadership in unable to get healthy food and baby vasive impact of the shutdown, and the House of Representatives to pass formula without the WIC benefits they there isn’t a single family in Vermont the clean continuing resolution and are supposed to have access to—I want or in America—Republican, Demo- put an end to this shutdown. to see them fed. I want to see our farm- cratic, or Independent—that this shut- Instead of passing a clean Senate- ers have the ability to continue to down hasn’t affected. All these families passed continuing resolution pending work as they do every single day and have been affected, but now we face in the House—based on budget levels know the farm bill has been passed. cascading worsening effects to come that, as the leader pointed out, Repub- Let’s stop the sloganeering here. the longer this senseless shutdown con- licans themselves wanted—the pro- Let’s stop rushing to the TV cameras. tinues. I have joined the chorus of posals being offered by House Repub- Let’s actually do what is best for voices urging the relatively few in the licans would actually expand the def- America. Wouldn’t that be a wonderful House of Representatives holding up icit. step in the right direction? this process to put an end to this polit- First, the House proposed we repeal Mr. President, I yield the floor, and I ical act of destruction. It might allow the Affordable Care Act because of suggest the absence of a quorum. them to send out bumper stickers and claims it is harmful to our economy. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The raise money from their supporters, but But if we repeal it, we would actually clerk will call the roll. it is not helping the country. accelerate the health care cost spiral The legislative clerk proceeded to If the human toll of the impact—if a and boost the Federal deficit by $109 call the roll. Vermonter is not able to buy a home, billion. They don’t tell people they are Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask or children turned away from poten- voting to add another $109 billion to unanimous consent that the order for

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Mr. President, we are in funding for FEMA so FEMA can re- future generations of Americans with the eighth day of a completely unnec- spond to the natural disasters that are massive amounts—trillions and tril- essary partial government shutdown. occurring across the country. lions of dollars—of additional debt. Last week there was an official at the There are nine bills sitting at the That issue is looming out there and it White House who said they were win- desk of the Senate that could be picked is not very far away. We don’t have a ning the shutdown debate and they up and passed today by unanimous con- lot of time to deal with that. It is not, were not concerned about how long the sent. There wouldn’t be a single Repub- as I said, as immediate as the govern- shutdown lasts. Well, there may be lican that I know of who would object ment shutdown, which can be ad- Democrats and folks at the White to any of those measures being passed dressed by the majority of the Senate. House who are content with the cur- that would provide funding and relief I think the debt limit is going to re- rent situation, but Republicans remain in support of the services and programs quire both parties here in Congress and focused on finding a solution to reopen which impact people across the coun- the President and his team to get to- the government. try. gether and figure out what it is we can The Republicans have offered mul- The House will pick up a couple of do that would not only raise the debt tiple solutions to fund the government more bills today. They will do one that limit—the amount we can borrow—but and will continue to work to find com- funds Head Start and will then send it address the underlying fundamental mon ground while providing over here, so that will be the tenth bill problem, and that is the fact that we ObamaCare relief for middle-class that will be sitting at the Senate. They have a $17 trillion debt. Americans. Middle-class Americans de- will pass a bill that funds Impact Aid, There has been a lot said about serve the same relief from ObamaCare something which is very important to things that various Senators have said the Democrats have already given the people I represent in South Dakota. in the past on the floor and in the themselves and big business. Senate That will be the 11th bill that will be course of these various debates we have Democrats even had the opportunity to sitting at the desk in the Senate await- had about debt limit increases, and I give the same 1-year relief from ing action. As I said, they could all be wanted to point out that the President passed by unanimous consent. There ObamaCare to their constituents that of the United States, President Obama, would not be a single Republican that President Obama has already given to when he was here in 2006, said raising I know of who would be opposed to any big business. the debt limit is a failure of leadership. We believe this is an issue of basic of those being moved forward. He said it is a failure of leadership and It is not a question of addressing the fairness. We believe this law should be described it as unpatriotic. Unpatri- funding concerns and making sure the delayed—not just for big businesses otic—failure of leadership to raise the programs and services which impact and not just for the favored constitu- debt limit. people across this country are being Now he is saying he wants a clean encies but for all Americans because of funded; that can be done. It has been debt limit increase—no negotiation, the harmful impact it is having. done by the House, and those items In fact, there is bipartisan support period. No negotiation on the debt have moved over here to the Senate. for giving individuals and families re- limit. Well, at the time when he said All that is necessary is for the major- that raising the debt limit was a lead- lief. A colleague of ours on the other ity leader to come over, pick them up, ership failure, the total Federal debt side of the aisle—a Senate Democrat— ask for unanimous consent to pass was $8.3 trillion. Today it is $16.8 tril- recently said a delay for individuals them, and those items would pass. lion, $16.9 trillion. So the Federal debt, would be very reasonable and sensible. I see the near-term issue as being one literally, is double what it was when There have been a number of votes in that is very easy to solve, and all that the current President said back in 2006, the House where Democrats have voted it entails is for the leadership in the as a Member of this Chamber in the with Republicans in support of pro- Senate to pick up those bills and pass Senate, that raising the debt limit viding that delay to middle-class them. would be a failure of leadership. Now it Americans. The other issue I mentioned that is a is twice that amount. It was $8.3 tril- With regard to where we are right little bit longer term, but not much, lion in 2006, and now we are going on now, we have a near-term issue and we because it is about 9 days away, is we $17 trillion. have a slightly longer term issue. The are going to hit the debt limit, which It seems to me the President of the near-term issue has an awful lot of means the United States of America United States—who described raising folks increasingly concerned about the will no longer have borrowing author- the debt limit in 2006 when the debt impact the government shutdown is ity. We will hit up against the amount was half of what it is today as a leader- having on people across this country. we are able to borrow on our credit ship failure—ought to be willing to ex- The House of Representatives has card to fund the services of our govern- ercise some leadership and engage him- passed nine bills that have been sent to ment. There is a request obviously to self in a process that would allow us to the Senate which are sitting here at increase the debt limit to allow the sit down and talk about what we can do the desk that would provide funding for Federal Government to borrow more to get this debt under control. some of these programs and services money. I have had private conversa- There is a series of spending reforms which impact people across this coun- tions with members of the administra- that have been put forward by many of try that could be picked up today and tion’s team. They said they would like my colleagues on this side of the aisle passed by unanimous consent. And, by to see a debt limit increase that would that would deal with the out-of-control the way, many of those have passed take us through the next election— spending, particularly on what we call with bipartisan support. through November of 2014. To do that the mandatory spending part of the As recently as Saturday the House we would be looking somewhere in the budget, those entitlement programs passed a bill that would provide back trillion-dollar range. It strikes me that currently are on an unsustainable pay for Federal workers. There were that—and I think it is something sup- path. We would like to try and get that 189 Democrats in the House of Rep- ported by the American people—if we spending under control. There are a resentatives who voted in support of are going to have a debate about in- number of other things that have been that bill. There have been up to 57 creasing the debt limit, we ought to do proposed that, frankly, would be good Democrats in the House of Representa- something about the debt. I think that for the economy. tives who have voted to give pay to our is a sensible position to take. By a 2-to- One of the best ways to get our fiscal National Guard and Reserve, the same 1 margin, polls show the American peo- house in order is to get the economy thing we have done for our active-duty ple believe if we are going to raise the growing and expanding at a faster rate. military. They have also voted to pro- debt limit, we ought to do something When the economy is growing and ex- vide relief to our national parks so to fix and address the debt. panding, more people are working,

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It de- is running. Time is a-wasting. We need tax revenue that comes into the Fed- fies history to suggest we cannot come to get this done. eral Treasury. to the table and cannot negotiate in In the near term we need to bring up When they are talking about raising the context of a debt limit increase. the nine bills sitting here in the Senate the debt limit, we should look at what As I look at these issues that are that were passed by the House. That we can do in association with that dis- converging on us now and what they would put funding for a lot of these cussion to actually reduce the debt. mean for our children and our grand- services and programs that impact peo- One would be to put spending reforms children and for future generations, it ple—which has been expressed so many in place, and the other would be grow- seems to me that taking a position of times by my colleagues on the other ing and expanding the economy. we will not negotiate, period—which is side of the aisle—back in place. One of the things that has been pro- essentially what the President has said Secondly, let’s get together—the posed that would grow the economy is and what has been echoed here by the President, Democrats, and Republicans tax reform. I happen to believe, and I Senate majority—is not only wrong in here in Washington, DC—to talk about think a lot of us do, that the best thing terms of what we need to do to fix the not only raising the debt limit but we can do to get the economy growing debt and to get our country on a more what we are going to do to address the at a faster rate is to reform our Tax sustainable fiscal path, but it is also underlying debt. Code in a way that makes us more completely at odds with what we know Mr. President, I yield the floor, and I competitive in the global marketplace. to be the case throughout our history. note the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. That would mean reducing the tax on We can do better by the American peo- SCHATZ). The clerk will call the roll. business, which is the highest in the ple. We should do better by the Amer- world. The United States has the high- The legislative clerk proceeded to ican people. It requires leadership. call the roll. est corporate tax rate in the entire The President of the United States, world. Mrs. HAGAN. Mr. President, I ask President Obama, as Senator Obama unanimous consent that the order for Lowering marginal income tax rates, back in 2006, said at that time that broadening the tax base, doing away the quorum call be rescinded. raising the debt limit would be a lead- with many of the loopholes, deduc- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ership failure and described it as unpa- tions, exemptions, and preferences that objection, it is so ordered. triotic. Here we are these many years are in the Tax Code today that benefit Ms. HAGAN. Mr. President, I ask later, with double—double—the particular constituencies and going to unanimous consent to speak for up to amount of debt we had back when he a broader based tax base, but one that 10 minutes. made that statement. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without has marginal rates that are signifi- This situation we are in today cries cantly lower than where they are objection, it is so ordered. out for leadership. It cries out for lead- Mrs. HAGAN. Mr. President, I rise to today—I think that would dramati- ership from the President and from address the negative impact this gov- cally unleash economic growth in this those of us in Congress. I hope we can ernment shutdown is having on my country and get people back to work so find our way to get together, to sit home State of North Carolina. It is a they can pay taxes and get government down, to negotiate, to come up with so- shame that some in Congress are play- revenues up. In the context of raising the debt lutions that are good for the future of ing political games with the most basic limit, we ought to do something about this country that would deal not just function of keeping our government the debt, and as I said, that is fairly with raising the borrowing limit so we open. I did not get elected to shut down straightforward. can borrow more money to fund gov- the government. With each minute One of the ideas that has been put ernment, but to address the underlying that goes by, more and more North forward here is that we need a clean problem, and that is the fact that we Carolinians are feeling the impact of debt limit increase; we can’t have any have a $17 trillion debt that continues this irresponsible shutdown. discussion or negotiation about this. If to grow at $600 billion, $700 billion a North Carolina is proud to be home we look at history, it has been the case year. to almost 1 million veterans. But as of that many of the big accomplishments, We continue to have a chronically this spring, we are also home to one of if you will, when it comes to deficit re- high unemployment rate. We continue the worst VA disability claims back- duction, when it comes to fiscal plans to have a labor force, a workforce that logs in the country. We have pushed to being put into place, occurred in the is at historically low levels; in other have senior VA personnel dispatched to context of increasing the debt limit. In words, the number of people who are North Carolina. More caseworkers have fact, throughout our history, going working today as a percentage of those been added. After a lot of attention and back to 1978, the debt limit has been who could work is at the lowest level it work, we were finally beginning to see raised 53 times in those 35 years. Of has been in 35 years. We have a slug- the needle move in the right direction. those 53 debt limit increases, 27, or gish economy that is growing in the 1- Claims were being processed faster, more than half, were done around other to 2-percent range. Take-home pay for which means veterans were getting the policy considerations and policy dis- most Americans has gone down since benefits they deserved faster. But as of cussions and legislation that was put the President took office by about today, the Winston-Salem regional of- forward to address issues—in many $3,700. fice is closed to the public. With claim cases to address the out-of-control We need to get middle-class Ameri- processors furloughed and just a skel- spending and debt we have in this cans back to work, middle-class Ameri- eton staff operation inside, this govern- country. cans earning more, being able to pro- ment shutdown threatens to reverse For 35 years now, with 53 debt limit vide for their families, increasing fam- the progress we have made in address- increases, more than half have involved ily household income and take-home ing that backlog. So I ask, is it worth discussion of other matters. In fact, pay in this country, and the way to do shutting down the government over a some of the biggest accomplishments that is to get the economy growing and political game when veterans get we can point to in the history of the expanding. caught in this crossfire? No. last 30 years occurred at a time when The other way to do that, I would In my home State we are also proud we had both sides trying to figure out argue, is to get spending here in Wash- of the 11 national parks that are not a path forward for dealing with fiscal ington under control so we are not out simply just beautiful places in our imbalances our country faced. there borrowing more and more money country and in our State but also im- The Gramm-Rudman-Hollings legis- all the time, so that more and more of portant drivers of our tourism econ- lation passed in 1985, the Budget Acts our country’s assets and resources can omy.

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There are middle-class families $720 million during these trips, which sible bill that keeps the government whose income is lower than it was then supported nearly 12,000 jobs. running at currently reduced spending because of what happened in 2008. I do not know how many of my col- levels. The House of Representatives Why could it be worse—in all likeli- leagues have been fortunate enough to could pass that bill today. This shut- hood would be worse? Because just as visit western North Carolina at this down could end within a matter of housing securities had to be marked time of the year. But right now the fall hours. Then we could have the time down because of the Lehman crisis, if leaves are turning and western North and space to come together on a long- government bonds, which are much Carolina is opening its arms to wel- term, balanced, and bipartisan plan to more widely held, have to be marked come tourists from around the country finally put our fiscal house in order. In- down in lower value, we could have a and from around the world who come stead, the other side of the Capitol in- freeze where banks are not able to lend to see this beautiful landscape. sists on sending us bills that they know money. On the other side of the State, in the have zero chance of passing or becom- What happened in 2008 was simple. east, we have Cape Hatteras National ing law over here just to stage a polit- Banks and other financial institutions Seashore and Cape Lookout. They are ical stunt. had all these mortgage securities on both closed. October is the most pop- But political stunts will not process their balance sheets. All of a sudden ular surf-fishing month of the year. VA claims. Political stunts will not their value seemed to be a lot less, so But with beach access closed our fish- help restaurant owners in western the banks’ balance sheets were in the ermen cannot get to the fishing areas. North Carolina make payroll while the red. That meant they couldn’t lend With parks from out west all the way national parks are closed. Political money, and not just for long-term to down east closed, we fear too many stunts will not get this government re- mortgages and car loans but also for families will decide to cancel their va- opened for business. I urge my col- overnight lines of credit. Businesses cations. So I ask, is it worth shutting leagues in the House of Representa- were shaken. Many businesses couldn’t down the government over political tives to stop playing this partisan function. Wire transfers weren’t al- games when our small business owners game, take up the Senate-passed bill, lowed to be made, and the whole finan- who support our economy will be the end this government shutdown. cial system came to a startling and ones to shoulder this burden? No. I yield the floor and I suggest the ab- devastating halt. In my home State we are proud that sence of a quorum. Now the effects would be worse, in all our university system includes a num- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The likelihood, and for this reason: Mort- ber of distinguished research institu- clerk will call the roll. gage securities were widely held but tions that are on the cutting edge of The assistant legislative clerk pro- not close to as widely held as U.S. new technologies and therapies that ceeded to call the roll. Treasurys are. Imagine on the day of will make our world better. NIH sup- Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I default or, God forbid, even a day or ports roughly 20,000 jobs in North Caro- ask unanimous consent that the order two before default, all of a sudden the lina. But the NIH will not take any ac- for the quorum call be rescinded. markets determine—and they are mys- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. tion on grant applications or awards or tical in some ways—that Treasurys HEITKAMP). Without objection, it is so admit new patients to clinical trials should be written down significantly. ordered. while our government is shut down. There is a very real possibility that So I ask, is it worth putting medical f could—and not 5 percent but signifi- advances and thousands of jobs at risk EXTENSION OF MORNING cantly higher than that; I would esti- just to play a tired political game? No. BUSINESS mate a 30-, 40-, 50-percent chance—send I could go on and on. While new vac- Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I us into a tailspin that might make the cines are still being delivered, the CDC ask unanimous consent to extend the 2008 recession look like child’s play. is not able to track flu cases as usual. period of morning business for debate How would that affect the average They cannot support State and local only until 5 p.m., with Senators per- family? Well, if the United States de- partners who help monitor infectious mitted to speak therein for up to 10 faults, middle-class family paychecks diseases. minutes each, and that the majority would be raided by higher interest The FDA is not able to support the leader be recognized following morning rates on everyday expenses. Already in- majority of its food safety activities. business. terest rates on short-term Treasury Pell grants and direct student loans The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without bonds are creeping upward as the possi- could be delayed for 14 million Amer- objection, it is so ordered. bility of default looms over us. If we ican students. School districts, col- default, investors who always consid- f leges, and job training centers could ered U.S. debt risk free will demand face major cashflow problems without IMPACT OF DEFAULT higher interest rates due to the height- money for Federal programs and grants Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I ened risk that they might not be paid. coming in the door. rise today with just 9 days left until For the first time ever investors ques- Our research universities, in addition the United States hits the debt ceiling. tion whether the U.S. Government to doing this cutting-edge research Never before in our history have we would honor its commitments. that benefits our entire country, are failed to pay our bills, but in 9 days The domino effect on interest rates huge employers. Some of them receive that possibility will reach our door- that affect family budgets would be tens of millions of dollars a month in step. endless and cataclysmic. Credit card reimbursement for work already per- Even though defaulting on our debt interest rates would go up, adding hun- formed for the Federal Government. could send our economy into a tailspin, dreds of dollars to monthly bills. Without those funds coming in the even possibly another Great Depres- Young families seeking to take out a door, these universities can be put in sion, there are already those who are mortgage on a new home would be an incredibly difficult position with re- denying the impacts of default. The faced with thousands of dollars in high- spect to managing their expenses—not debt ceiling deniers try to claim that er payments over the life of the mort- to mention the time lost in Congress this won’t be a big deal and that mid- gage. Many might not even buy that when we should be talking about how dle-class families won’t be hurt. Well, home, putting a crimp in one of the to continue repairing our economy; we these debt-ceiling deniers need a dose bright spots of our economy—the hous- should be talking about how to im- of debt-ceiling reality. ing market. Someone wanting to take prove job training programs; we should The truth is that failing to pay our out a loan to buy a new car should pre- be talking about growing manufac- bills on time would most probably be pare to pay hundreds or thousands of

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It included items in there I lions—would be hit with thousands of In conclusion, I come here with a didn’t agree with, but they were to be dollars in additional bills through no simple plea—not to our tea party activ- negotiated, to be discussed. Since he fault of their own if U.S. Treasurys ist colleagues but to mainstream con- became President, the deficit has gone were devalued. servative Republican friends. Please down by 50 percent, from $1.4 trillion in The damage doesn’t stop there. If we help us avoid the default crash. Please 2009 to an estimated $700 billion in 2013. default on our debt, the dollar loses help us avoid an economic apocalypse. High? Yes. But cut in half. value, and a trip to the gas station or We are ready to talk. We are ready to Now let’s go to this President who the grocery store gets more expensive. negotiate on anything. But first open they say won’t negotiate. He nego- The dollar won’t go as far. Americans the government and pay our bills. Then tiated in December of 2012 on a fiscal will have to shell out more for gas and we can sit down and debate our dif- cliff deal. He wanted a 2-year delay in for milk to feed their kids. ferences. The future of our financial sequester, but we got 2 months. He Think of the effect of a default on system, the future of millions of Amer- wanted tax cuts for the wealthy to be 10,000 baby boomers who are retiring icans, is at stake. We don’t play around eliminated above $250,000. He agreed to each day. In 2011 the stock market lost with that. We don’t hold that hostage. an estate tax exemption. He wanted a 2,000 points. How much more might it To my mainstream conservative Re- $3.5 million exemption, the Repub- lose now? We gained that back by the publican colleagues, please do the right licans wanted $5 million. He said OK. beginning of 2012, but that is no com- thing. Let us pay our bills and take the The 2-percent Social Security payroll fort to the thousands of people retiring threat of severe economic collapse off tax was ending without offsetting stim- every day. And when you are dealing the table now. ulus provisions. He gave and we sup- with U.S. Treasurys—and these are not I yield the floor. ported him. Now they say he won’t ne- certainties, but these are possibili- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- gotiate. ties—it could be a lot worse. You can ator from Maryland. Speaker BOEHNER says, we just want check your 401(k) and see that political f to have a conversation. That is what brinkmanship took a huge bite out of the President did. What were those CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS your retirement savings. Imagine the summits at Andrews Air Force Base? I pain of saving wisely, making smart Ms. MIKULSKI. Madam President, I thought that was going to be kumbaya. choices, only to have your retirement rise to speak as the chair of the Senate The President has had private one-on- account and family budget wrecked by Appropriations Committee, who would one meetings, and nothing has come dangerous brinkmanship from tea like to reopen government and have from that. Then he did a larger charm party Republicans in Washington. If our committee get back to regular offensive—he had dinner with Repub- there were ever a governmental action order to be able to move our appropria- licans both at the White House and at that merited the words ‘‘playing with tions bills, to be able to debate them different restaurants around town. No- fire,’’ this is it. on the floor, amend them on the floor, body seems to be able to take yes for The devastation doesn’t end there. If and go to conference to resolve either an answer. This is the President who we don’t raise the debt ceiling, the fiscal or other issues we might have has invited people to the White House, Federal Government will be faced with with the House. But we can’t do it be- invited leadership to play golf with impossible choices. Do we pay foreign cause we are in lockdown politics. him to build relationships, he has had debts—because if we don’t, those coun- There is much about where we find dinner there. But instead of having tries won’t lend to us anymore—or do ourselves that is very frustrating to lunch with the President, they want to we pay veterans’ benefits? Do we make me. One of the main ones is the fact have his lunch—over and over again. sure Social Security benefits go out or that the tea party Republicans are out The President has expressed a will- Medicare? Do we pay our troops? Do we there saying things that simply are not ingness continually to negotiate. And fund border security? What do we pay accurate. Tea party Republicans say where are we now? We need to reopen for education? These are all tough President Obama won’t negotiate. That the government. The House needs to choices. is not true. Tea party Republicans are pass the Senate clean short-term CR Make no mistake about it. If the debt saying Democrats in the Senate won’t and raise the debt limit. Once it is open ceiling is not lifted, we can’t meet all negotiate. That is not true. Tea party for business, we can talk about other our obligations. Republicans say the Senate has not matters. So the chances of this are not 80 per- moved appropriations bills. That is not Now let’s go to tea party Republicans cent, but they are close enough to 50 true. The Appropriation Committee saying Democrats won’t negotiate. percent that anyone who risks this, has. Tea party Republicans say the Senate Democrats have tried to nego- particularly for this forlorn goal: we House doesn’t have the votes to reopen tiate on the budget since we passed it won’t raise the debt ceiling unless we the government. That is not true. And on March 23. We were here for a mara- repeal ObamaCare—which we know tea party Republicans say the debt thon session led by Senator MURRAY— isn’t happening—it is madness. Risk limit is not a big deal. That is not true. vote after vote, amendment after the economy of the United States, the So let me elaborate on these point by amendment—and we passed a budget possibility of going through worse than point. resolution. what we went through in 2008 because Tea party Republicans say President The rules of engagement and the you demand ObamaCare be repealed Obama won’t negotiate. The President rules for dispute resolution in the Con- when we know it won’t happen? Wow. I has negotiated time and time again. He gress are, take what one body passes, have rarely seen such madness coming had a framework for a grand bargain in like the Senate, and meet with the out of legislators, but it is coming out his 2014 budget. Read it. Let the print House in a conference. Senator MUR- of a few. speak for itself. He had $1.8 trillion of RAY was ready to go. She asked permis- So the consequences of failing to deficit reduction over 10 years, includ- sion—which she has to do under the raise the debt ceiling are crystal clear: ing $400 billion in health care savings, rules of the Senate—to have her budget interest rates on the middle-class ex- $200 billion in savings from mandatory conference to hammer out the budget penses such as home mortgages, car programs, $200 billion in further discre- with PAUL RYAN and other House Mem- loans, and student loans will shoot up. tionary cuts in strategic funding and bers. Housing markets, automobile markets, discretionary spending. And, yes, he Nineteen times since March 23 Sen- and others decline as many are laid off, would even change the cost-of-living ator MURRAY has stood on this floor and then others are laid off in a cycli- calculation for Social Security. But and asked for the ability to negotiate

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So in order been worked on so hard by Senator which I understand they used not only to get us across the dome into negotia- STABENOW, the Senator from Michigan, their voice but what was used to pro- tions, I was willing to compromise, and Senator ROBERTS, the Senator tect them to prohibit the Senate from particularly on very important domes- from Kansas—they worked wonderfully meeting with their House counterparts. tic spending. on a bipartisan farm bill. It was some- So Senate Democrats want to nego- The liberals who want to fund Head thing to be proud of in the Senate. I tiate. There is PAUL RYAN. There is Start, who want to fund NIH—well, would have liked to have attached that PATTY MURRAY. Let’s have the budget maybe we are not liberals. Maybe we to the continuing. But we decided no conference and hammer it out. The are just Americans and, I believe, riders, nothing cute, nothing clever, no Democrats have been ready to nego- friends on the other side of the aisle— earmarks, nothing like that—straight- tiate on a budget since March 23, 2013. we were ready to go. So in my mind, as forward money bills ready to go to con- Let’s have a conversation? We have an appropriator, I have already com- ference. been trying to have that conversation promised just to get us into the room. We could not get it, but they are since March. Who has stopped us? But they won’t even take up that bill. passed. They are passed in the Appro- HARRY REID didn’t stop PATTY MUR- They won’t take up the bill that priations Committee and we are wait- RAY. CHUCK SCHUMER didn’t stop the Speaker BOEHNER said he would pass if ing to get to work. Budget Committee. BARBARA MIKULSKI we agreed to their number—$986 bil- The Republicans, the tea party Re- is not stopping it. Six tea party Repub- lion—to get us into the room to talk. If publicans say they do not have the licans have stopped the ability of the you tell the Senate: If you agree with votes in the House to reopen govern- Senate from going to the House to ne- us on this, just to get a short-term ne- ment. Give it a chance. Put the vote to gotiate a budget. gotiation going, we will pass it, and the floor. If we win, government is re- Free the Budget Committee. Why is then you don’t, why should we believe opened. If we lose, at least we offered a that so important? Because they not it will be any different? suggestion and we can go back to the only come up with an overall budget in But as the chairman of the Appro- drawing board. But the solution to re- discretionary spending, mandatory priations Committee, I am ready to ne- opening the government lies on Speak- spending, and revenues, but they put a gotiate. I am ready to compromise. I er BOEHNER’s desk. He says he wants to cap on us appropriators. One of the have reached out to my House counter- have a conversation. We say pick it up, outcomes of a budget agreement is part, the chair of Appropriations. We have the vote. That puts the conversa- they set the total amount of money the have a marvelous, civil, candid rela- tion to work for a short-term funding Appropriations Committee can spend tionship. We are ready to go to work. resolution. on discretionary spending. To the We differ on money. There is no We say to our six Republican Sen- shock of everybody, there is actually a doubt. The chairman of the House Ap- ators who have blocked the Budget cap on discretionary spending estab- propriations Committee, Congressman Committee, let the Budget Committee lished by the Budget Committee. That HAL ROGERS, is a wonderful gentleman, go to conference. Let Senator PATTY has been the rule of the Budget Act but I will tell you he is a rock-ribbed, MURRAY and Congressman PAUL RYAN going back to the 1970s. I would accept no-nonsense fiscal conservative. But meet to resolve these issues. Let’s fol- a cap agreed upon in a duly constituted that is OK by Senator BARB because low the regular order. Let’s get back to process established by the rules of the that is what compromise is. That is the way this government and this House and the Senate—which is, we doing what Colin Powell asked us to country should function. pass a budget, we meet in conference, do: Let’s talk things over. Let’s find I yield the floor and suggest the ab- we come back and give the appropri- some sensible center. Let’s make sure sence of a quorum. ators what they call the 302(a)—the we run the U.S. Government in a The PRESIDING OFFICER. The total cap we can spend—we take a look smart, frugal, effective way. That is clerk will call the roll. at it, and we meet and we follow the what it would take. The bill clerk proceeded to call the law. It also says what revenue should We are ready to do it, but we need— roll. be and then total mandatory spending. I need Speaker BOEHNER to pass the Ms. MIKULSKI. Madam President, I So when we hear Democrats won’t short-term CR so we can even get into ask unanimous consent the order for negotiate—the Democrats have nego- the room to do this. So when you say the quorum call be rescinded. tiated. Senate Democrats will not negotiate or The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Going to this situation where we will not compromise, it is not true. objection, it is so ordered. know the fiscal year expires October 1, Also, I heard the junior Senator from the Senate put forth a bill. It came out Kentucky say that the Senate has not f of the Appropriations Committee. It approved appropriations bills. The Ap- RECESS was really, as the Chair, at my sugges- propriations Committee, despite being tion we would have a short-term fund- hamstrung by not having a budget, re- Ms. MIKULSKI. Madam President, I ing resolution so we could deal with ported 11 appropriations bills. Eight of ask that the Senate stand in recess issues such as debt limit, canceling se- them were supported by Republicans. until 2:15. quester for 2 years, and what our fund- By August 1, our Appropriations Com- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under ing as a cap should be for 2014—short mittee had marked up every single bill the previous order, the Senate stands term, no new money, but a goal of get- except one, Interior. We had marked in recess until 2:15 p.m. ting us to canceling the sequester, fol- them up with bipartisan support. Eight Thereupon, the Senate, at 12:26 p.m., lowing what the Budget Committee of them had bipartisan support; three recessed until 2:15 p.m. and reassem- would set as the cap on us. did not: Labor-HHS, Financial Serv- bled when called to order by the Presi- In order to get there, I was willing to ices, and Legislative Branch. dent pro tempore (Mr. LEAHY). compromise. I didn’t want to. I felt it Why did we not get that? Because the f was too harsh, too rough on important Labor-HHS bill and Financial Services CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS discretionary spending. But sometimes play a role in funding ObamaCare. you have to negotiate and compromise. There we go again. Don’t do anything QUORUM CALL So I was willing to compromise in that would fund ObamaCare. There we Mr. REID. Mr. President, I note the order to get to negotiations. What was go again. absence of a quorum. the compromise? The House has a level I am so fed up with those riders, The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The of $986 billion. It follows fiscal 2013 at those poison-pen riders. We could have clerk will call the roll to ascertain the the sequester level, meaning reduced done that to them. We chose not to. I presence of a quorum. by over $100 billion. I thought that $986 would like to see the comprehensive The legislative clerk proceeded to billion was too low. The Senate bill immigration bill passed. I didn’t put call the roll and the following Senators

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Blumenthal King Reed lies who are the most vulnerable, deny- Boxer Landrieu Reid It is time for us, Members of this au- Brown Leahy Schatz ing them the benefits to help with the gust body, to stand before the Amer- Cantwell Levin Tester funeral expenses of loved ones killed ican people and publicly discuss the Cardin Markey Udall (CO) Casey McCain while serving our country. path forward. Democrats stand unified, Warner Durbin McCaskill This part of my presentation is not Wyden asking the Speaker to reopen the gov- Heinrich Menendez something I got from my staff; this is ernment—the whole government, not The PRESIDENT pro tempore. A in the press right now: bits and pieces of the government. It is quorum is not present. The families of five U.S. servicemem- bad enough with all of the sequestra- Mr. REID. Mr. President, I move that bers who were killed over the weekend tion that has cut, for example, the Na- the Sergeant at Arms be directed to re- in Afghanistan have been notified that tional Institutes of Health this year by quest the presence of all absent Sen- they won’t be receiving their benefit, $1.6 billion, and add to that the govern- ators, and I ask for the yeas and nays. normally wired to relatives within 36 ment shutdown, add to that the second The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is hours of the death. The death gratuity year of sequestration, which will be an- there a sufficient second? is extended to help cover funeral costs other $2 billion for the National Insti- There is a sufficient second. and help with immediate living ex- tutes of Health. This premier search we penses until survivor benefits typically The question is on agreeing to the have in America for cures for disease, begin. The money also helps cover motion. The yeas and nays have been there has never been anything like it costs to fly families to Dover Air Force ordered, and the clerk will call the roll. in the world; the Library of Congress, Base to witness a return of their loved The legislative clerk called the roll. there has never been anyplace like it in ones in a flag-draped coffin. the world. The great library in Egypt The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Are ‘‘Washington may be shut down, but there any other Senators in the Cham- didn’t compare to the Library of Con- it’s still asking people to go to war,’’ gress. But there has been nothing ever ber desiring to vote? says the head of the Council on Foreign Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the in the history of the world like the Na- Relations, Gayle Lemmon. ‘‘When peo- tional Institutes of Health. We are Senator from New Mexico (Mr. UDALL) ple realize that they can serve and is necessarily absent. mindlessly going forward and cutting fight for their country, but that their these scientists by billions of dollars. Mr. CORNYN. The following Senator families will get an I.O.U. until the is necessarily absent: the Senator from We need to reopen the whole govern- shutdown is over, I think they’re just ment—not in some piecemeal fashion Oklahoma (Mr. INHOFE). shocked.’’ that further demonstrates to the world The result was announced—yeas 84, I know I am. that we are unable to find real solu- nays 14, as follows: For example, LCpl Jeremiah Collins, tions. Open the whole government so 19 years old, was a marine who died [Rollcall Vote No. 214 Leg.] we can get back to work. Allow the Saturday while supporting combat op- YEAS—84 government to do its duty by our mili- erations in Afghanistan. He was one of Ayotte Flake Merkley tary families and by every American the five killed, including four troop Baldwin Franken Mikulski family. Barrasso Gillibrand Moran members who died Sunday by an im- Baucus Graham Murkowski Quickly—I have said it before—in provised explosive device. Begich Grassley Murphy July of this year the Speaker of the Bennet Hagan Murray A law passed last week to continue paying House of Representatives and I sat Blumenthal Harkin Nelson civilian members of the military during the Blunt Hatch Portman shutdown, but does not allow for payouts of down in his office. I was there, my Boozman Heinrich Pryor chief of staff was there, and his chief of Boxer Heitkamp Reed the death benefit to the families of the fall- Brown Hirono Reid en, officials told Andrea Mitchell of NBC. staff was there—the four of us. The Burr Hoeven Rockefeller One senior official said he was dis- Speaker wanted to figure out a way to Cantwell Isakson Sanders go forward. We talked about a number Cardin Johanns Schatz gusted by the predicament. Carper Johnson (SD) Schumer That is where we are. of things. The one thing he was firm in, Casey Kaine Sessions I have asked each Senator to come to he said, it has to be at 2013 levels. I Chambliss King Shaheen said: I can’t do that; it is $70 billion Chiesa Kirk Shelby the floor today because it is important Coats Klobuchar Stabenow that we have an opportunity to talk less than the budget we passed just a Cochran Landrieu Tester about the crisis facing this great Na- short time ago. So the conversation Collins Leahy Thune continued. In September we talked and Coons Levin Toomey tion. This government shutdown is an Corker Manchin Udall (CO) embarrassment to our Nation—not talked. Donnelly Markey Warner only to the people of America but I spoke to Chairman MURRAY and to Durbin McCain Warren Enzi McCaskill Whitehouse around the world. An economic con- Chairman MIKULSKI. It was really hard. Feinstein McConnell Wicker ference in the Far East that President They had worked so hard to get regular Fischer Menendez Wyden Obama was to attend—he couldn’t be- order back in the Senate. But, like the NAYS—14 cause of the government shutdown. So good soldiers they are, we decided to Alexander Heller Roberts who is there pontificating about how try to talk to the rest of the caucus Coburn Johnson (WI) Rubio bad things are in America? The Presi- and swallow really hard because we had Cornyn Lee Scott dent of China. And that is what he is the assurance—I had the assurance Crapo Paul Vitter Cruz Risch talking about—America can’t pay its that we would have a clean CR now, in bills. September. That didn’t work. The NOT VOTING—2 The families who lost five loved Speaker didn’t deliver on what he said Inhofe Udall (NM) ones—it is an unbearable loss, but now he would deliver. The motion was agreed to. they are being denied death benefits So the government closes and we The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The because of this senseless shutdown. It have one thing after another coming majority leader is recognized. is shameful and embarrassing. There over here and we send it right back.

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But re- something, not against everything. tiate. gardless of that, that is how I felt. So So I do not come here to argue and It is my understanding that this con- I became an opponent of that war, and badger people. I am happy to talk sent request has been cleared. We will I did everything I could to focus on about anything. Senator MURRAY will hear from the Republican leader. Then that war, which was having our mili- deliver a presentation in just a little we will hear at that time from Senator tary subjected to violence, and that is bit. We know how hard she has worked. MCCAIN for 15 minutes, followed by an understatement. Thousands were She has the respect of both Democrats Senators DURBIN, SCHUMER, and MUR- being killed, tens of thousands wound- and Republicans. But I repeat, when RAY. I ask unanimous consent that be ed. The number of Iraqis who were the Speaker said he wanted to go to the case. being killed is really hard to dem- conference last week, we said: Good. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there onstrate adequately. We will do that. I am not a one-man objection? There was a time that came in my show over here. I clear everything with Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent life when we had an opportunity, under my caucus, with rare exception, before that Senator MCCONNELL be recog- my direction, to shut the government I go marching off into the blue. nized, which we really do not need con- down. How? By not funding the war. I So I repeat, we are ready to go to sent for him. He has time under his made a decision—and that is in my let- conference as soon as the Speaker re- leader time. Following his statement I ter to the Speaker—not to do that. opens the government and removes the ask unanimous consent that Senator (Ms. BALDWIN assumed the Chair.) threat of default. He has to take yes MCCAIN be recognized for 15 minutes, I, frankly, received a lot of help from for an answer. You folks have to take then Senator DURBIN for 10, Senator around the country. But that is what I yes for an answer. We are just as will- SCHUMER for 10, Senator MURRAY for 10. did. And I do not look back at all. So ing to sit down and talk today as we The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there I was trying to tell the Speaker: Do not were in the spring and as we were this objection? do this. However, I said: You have done summer. In the meantime, let’s open The Republican whip. it, and you have asked for a conference. the government and live up to our obli- Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, I We will go to conference on anything gations as a country. would ask the distinguished majority you want to go to conference on. We To that end, I will introduce a bill to leader if he would consider modifying don’t care. But first you have to open allow the United States to pay it bills his consent request so that we could al- the government and allow us to pay with no preconditions or strings at- ternate back and forth across the aisle. our bills. That is in the letter of last tached. I will do that later today and With that modification, I have no ob- Tuesday. start the so-called rule XIV process. jection. Forty-five minutes after he got the We may have our differences, Demo- Mr. REID. Well, after we get this out letter, I called him. He said: No, I can’t crats and Republicans, but we should of the way, you mean? do that. So for someone to suggest we not hold the full faith and credit of this Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, the have not negotiated is just absolutely great country hostage while we resolve majority leader asked for a number of wrong. it. At a later time Senator BAUCUS will Democratic Senators to speak without Madam President, $70 billion—it is talk, and I hope he repeats here on this any intervening speeches or remarks the biggest compromise I have ever Senate floor what he told us in our by Republicans. All I am suggesting is, made in my career as a Member of Con- caucus that we just completed: Great after he and the Republican leader gress—some 31 years. It may not sound nations are not guaranteed greatness. speak—— like much to some people, but it was There have been books written about Mr. REID. Madam President, I say to really big. My caucus remembers what it, and he will talk about one author, a my friend from Texas—— I asked them to do. So for someone to famous author, who recently wrote a Mr. CORNYN. And after Senator suggest to any of my Senators that we book about how great nations have to MCCAIN speaks and a Democrat speaks, have not negotiated is simply unfair, meet expectations. We are great today. that a Republican gets to speak and so and to say that we will not negotiate is That does not mean we will be forever. forth. That is all I am asking. unfair. I put it in writing. We are How is this country going to look to Mr. REID. I say, Madam President, happy to go to conference. But you the world community if we no longer through the Chair to my friend: three have to open the government. This is have the full faith and credit of the Democrats, two Republicans. It does unfair—just like these five soldiers United States meaning anything? not sound too outrageous to me. So killed. So open the government, let us I hope we can get Republican co- would the Senator object to that? pay our bills, and we will negotiate on operation to move this bill quickly; Mr. CORNYN. I object. anything you want to negotiate. that is, the debt ceiling bill. If not, the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- I have spoken to the President. I am process could take us right up to the tion is heard. certainly not name-dropping. I have deadline—one day before. Mr. REID. OK. So following Senator told my caucus this several times over I am optimistic, however, that my MCCONNELL, I will call upon Senator the last 2 days. He cannot, as President Republican colleagues here in the Sen- DURBIN. of the United States, negotiate on pay- ate will not filibuster this bill. I am The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Re- ing the bills of the country, the debt cynical by nature. That way I am not publican leader. ceiling. I think there are Senators over disappointed as much as those who are Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, here who he has sat down with and optimistic. My friend, Senator SCHU- I appreciate the comments of my good talked to individually and as groups to MER, and I have ongoing issues. He is friend, the majority leader. I might talk about a budget deal. There were optimistic about everything. I am cyn- say, however, that as much as I appre- many conversations in the Oval Office ical about everything. But I am opti- ciate his comments to all of us, the that I attended to talk about a budget mistic, even though that is against my real challenge is his relationship with deal. He has put in writing things that nature, that Republicans are not going the House and whether or not we can he would be willing to do that, quite to hold the full faith and credit of the begin the discussion process to get to frankly, our base is not excited about. United States hostage. I hope I am an outcome. But he put it in writing. He is still right. Nobody is happy with the govern- waiting for the first sentence from the We need to reopen the Federal Gov- ment shutdown, certainly not anybody people he invited to dinner and met ernment now—not 10 minutes before on this side, and not anybody on the with—the first sentence—as to what the debt ceiling is gone. We need to get other side. But I would remind every- they were willing to do. back to the business of protecting body on both sides of the aisle that

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But, obviously, so far that is consist in its proceeding with more we need to summon the political cour- not something our friends on the other coolness, with more system, and with age and purpose to find a bipartisan side are willing to do. more wisdom, than the popular way to meet this challenge. I know it But let me also point out to all of branch.’’ will not be easy, but I know we are up you that the Budget Control Act is also Throughout our history it was this to the job. I know we have an oppor- the law of the land. It was negotiated Senate, many times in this very room, tunity that comes once perhaps in a on a bipartisan basis, signed by the that took on the most difficult chal- political lifetime. President of the United States, and the lenges facing America: the creation of But I wish to say this: What we are Budget Control Act is the law of the the Federal judiciary, the abolition of dealing with in the Senate is not just land. slavery, decisions to go to war, and the another political dustup. This con- When my good friend the majority advancement of civil rights. frontation is of historic proportion. leader says he was negotiating with the At each of those moments, skeptics Let’s not wait on the House to find a House over the CR level, my view was questioned whether there were Sen- solution. It is our responsibility as that was not a negotiation, that was ators capable of resisting political elected Members of the Senate to find current law, in place, passed on a bi- pressure and whether there were Sen- that solution. partisan basis, signed by the President ators prepared to lead a divided nation. The solution I think is clear. Sum- of the United States—current law. My colleagues, this is our moment. mon the political courage and the So I think I can pretty safely say This is our chance—our chance—to sense of purpose that comes down to us that nobody on this side believes that bring this Nation back from the preci- in the Senate, and throughout our Na- we ought to revisit a law that has re- pice. We should agree to restore the tion’s history it always has. duced government spending for 2 years functions of government, not in a I yield the floor. in a row for the first time since the Ko- piecemeal fashion but in an orderly The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- rean War, at a time when we have a process befitting a great nation. We jority leader. debt the size of our economy which should spare America’s workers and Mr. REID. Madam President, the makes it look a lot like a Western Eu- businesses the tragic consequences of a order now before the Senate is Sen- ropean country. first-ever default on our Nation’s debt. ators be allowed to speak for up to 10 So as we go into whatever discus- And we should restore the time-hon- minutes each. I ask unanimous consent sions we end up having to solve the ored process of legislating—legis- that Senator MCCAIN be recognized for shutdown problem, I would say to my lating—by adopting a bipartisan budg- 15 minutes. Everyone else will continue friends on the other side, revisiting a et with the House, by considering on the other order of 10 minutes. law negotiated by the President, passed spending bills on the floor of this The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without on a bipartisan basis, that is actually Chamber, and passing appropriations objection, it is so ordered. reducing government spending ought bills in an orderly process. The Senator from Arizona. not to be a part of the final outcome. We can vote today, this afternoon, to Mr. MCCAIN. I ask unanimous con- But talk we should. The American go to conference on the budget and sent to return to the normal one side people have given us divided govern- begin to resolve our differences with and then the other side as far as speak- ment. And when you have divided gov- the House. If we fail, we know we will ers are concerned. ernment, it means you have to talk to have diminished this great body and Mr. REID. That is fine. That is our each other. This is not 2009 and 2010 our great Nation—a nation which we plan. when our friends on the other side had have all taken a solemn oath to serve The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without a total hammerlock on all the govern- and protect. objection, it is so ordered. ment. We now have divided govern- So let’s agree to restore the func- The Senator from Arizona. ment. It means we have to talk to each tions of government—all of it. I have Mr. MCCAIN. Madam President, I say other and get to an outcome. spoken with many of my colleagues to my colleagues, I bring to your atten- I think it is far past time to get that and friends—and they are my friends— tion two events today that I think de- done. I hope, given where we are today, on the Republican side of the aisle. We serve our attention. The first one is a there is adequate incentive to get those have shared our frustrations at the story entitled, ‘‘Grand Canyon food talks started, principally between the current situation. To a person, each shortage turns dire.’’ The St. Mary’s majority leader and the Speaker, to get one of you has said to me: We have to Food Bank is set to deliver food boxes us to the outcome we all want, and to bring this impasse to an end. to Grand Canyon National Park today get us there soon. Waiting for the House of Representa- as a Federal shutdown strands thou- But let me just conclude by saying tives to save us is beneath the U.S. sands of employees inside the park the Budget Control Act is the law of Senate. without work and pay. the land. If you believe in reducing We have our own responsibility and The Grand Canyon, thousands of peo- government spending, it is working. our own opportunity. We can come up ple inside the park without food or pay. My Members and the American people with bipartisan Senate solutions. We This great Nation, we are having to think reducing government spending is can show the House of Representatives have charities deliver food to people a good idea. So we have a law in place the path to end this crisis. Why are we who are trapped in the Grand Canyon. that is achieving those kinds of results. waiting for them to show us? Let’s Also today, ‘‘Shutdown outrage: Mili- That is not something at a time when begin to restore the confidence of the tary death benefits denied to families we have a debt the size of our economy American people in this institution, in of fallen troops.’’ that we ought to lightly walk away the Senate. We can fund the govern- At least five families of U.S. military from. ment, we can go to conference on a members killed . . . in Afghanistan over the So I hope my good friend, the major- budget, and we can extend our debt au- weekend were given a double-whammy by ity leader, will, in addition to talking thority. federal officials. Not only have your loved to us, which we appreciate, talk to the I see my friend Senator MCCAIN on ones died, but due to the government shut- Speaker because that is how we resolve the floor. I know he is going to speak down, you won’t receive a death benefit. this crisis. in just a moment. Over the last year I The approval rating of Congress we I yield the floor. have seen moments in the Senate joke about, about being 12 percent or 11 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The as- where we have defied our cynics and percent. I have a line I use all of the sistant majority leader. our critics: our successful bipartisan time: We are down to blood relatives Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, effort to pass a comprehensive immi- and paid staffers. But should not we as since the beginning of this great Na- gration bill, a historic farm bill with a body, Republicans, Democrats, no

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Why in value the day we defaulted or, make orable way, their families are not even don’t we sit down and—look, this body no mistake about it, it could happen a eligible for death benefits? I am voted 70 to 29, I think it was, to repeal day or two before, here is what would ashamed. I am embarrassed. All of us the medical device tax. Do my col- happen: The economy would decline should be. The list goes on and on of leagues want to renounce that vote dramatically. Things would freeze. In- people, of innocent Americans who they took on the budget? Why don’t we terest rates would go way up. The cost have fallen victim to the reality that use that as one of the areas where we of a mortgage, the cost of a car loan, we cannot sit down and talk as could reach agreement? What about dramatically increasing, hurting every grownups and address this issue. the issue out there the American peo- middle-class family. Home sales would I am not going to take the full 15 ple believe that we are under a dif- decline. Auto sales would decline. Hun- minutes because I frankly get a little ferent health care system than they dreds of thousands, millions would be bit emotional. But we started with a are and ours is a better deal than laid off. false premise on this side of the aisle theirs? Why risk that? We all have political that somehow we were going to repeal There are a number of issues that we goals. They differ. That is reasonable. ObamaCare. That is after 25 days of de- could sit down and negotiate within an There is a time and a place, as the bate, including up until Christmas Eve hour if we will stop—stop attacking Scriptures say, ‘‘A season for every- morning fighting against ObamaCare, each other and impugning people’s in- thing.’’ There is a time and a place to and that is after a 2012 election where tegrity and honor. So all I can say is debate these things. It is not while our I traveled this country with passion, let’s start this afternoon. I do not care government is shut down and while our the first thing saying that the first who it is or how it is shaped, but let’s debt hangs in the balance, risking de- thing we are going to do when Mitt sit down and get out of this, so that fault. There is a simple and logical so- Romney is President of the United these families whose loved ones just lution which good men and good States is repeal and replace died—just died—will receive the bene- women on both sides of the aisle can ObamaCare. The American people fits at least that would give them some come to. spoke. comfort and solace in this terrible hour Let’s open the government. Let’s pay So somehow to think we were going of tragedy. our bills. Then let’s debate every issue to repeal ObamaCare, which would I yield the floor. you wish to debate. Nothing should be The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. have required 67 Republican votes, of off the table. We are happy to go to a MANCHIN). The majority leader. course, was a false premise and I think committee, a conference committee. Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- The Senator from Washington has did the American people a grave dis- imous consent that those on the Demo- service by convincing them that some- asked, I believe it is 18 times—will ask cratic side be in this order: SCHUMER, again in a few minutes. Of course we how we could. MURRAY, BAUCUS, MIKULSKI, WARNER, Now, 70 percent of the American peo- want a conference committee where we CARDIN, KLOBUCHAR, WHITEHOUSE, STA- ple, according to a Washington Post can discuss things but not at the price BENOW. poll this morning, disapprove of Repub- of keeping the government closed, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without hurting millions of families in every licans, but they disapprove of Demo- objection, it is so ordered. crats as well. They disapprove of the way, not at the price, even worse, of The Senator from New York. defaulting on our debt. President of the United States as well. Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I rise I would say, with all due respect to Meanwhile, the Chinese, great role because we are getting very close to a my colleagues in the House, they have models of democracy, are now criti- time of crisis, perhaps one of the great- it backward: First, go to conference cizing us because of a looming failure est economic crises this country has and then decide whether to open the by the American Government to pay known. I have many good friends on government or default. No one—liberal, its debts, both domestic and abroad. the other side of the aisle. I do not conservative, Democrat, Republican— I say to my friend the majority lead- doubt for a moment their motivation, could say that is a rational strategy if er, and he is my friend—we use that their desire, and their love of country. you care about the country and worry word with great abandon around here, It is every bit as strong as those of us about the risk of doing these things. but he and I have known each other on this side of the aisle. I understand the frustration with now for 30 years—let’s find a way to So I make a heartfelt plea: We must ObamaCare. We would argue there was allow the adversary—I ask my good come together and avoid a default of an election in 2012. We would argue friend from Utah who is a history the United States. Many have said, I that every Democratic incumbent had major, the words of Abraham Lincoln, heard some even say on the other side, to debate that issue over and over, as ‘‘Charity toward all, malice toward that default does not matter or it does did President Obama when Governor none.’’ not mean much. Let me explain the Romney made it a major issue. The Let’s find a way out of this. Let’s danger. There is a very real chance electorate decided they didn’t want to find a way that we can sit down. I do that if we default, there will be a reces- get rid of ObamaCare. But we under- not care if it is appointing people. I do sion greater than what occurred in 2008 stand how passionately people feel, and not care if it is the informal conversa- and all too real a possibility it could we understand you will continue to try tions that we have been having back put us into a depression. and do that. But again, there is a time and forth. But there should be a way Let me explain why. What happened and a season, and now is not the time out of both of these dead ends that we in 2008 was simple. Mortgage securities and it is not the season when the gov- are in. declined in value immediately—dra- ernment is shut down or default hangs How is this going to end? We know matically they declined in value after in the balance. how it is going to end. We know how it Lehman and AIG went down. Banks’ I plead with my colleagues to allow is going to end. Sooner or later the balance sheets instantly flipped from us to come together. We want to nego- government will resume its functions. black to red. Loans were frozen, not tiate. We want to sit down and talk to Sooner or later we will raise the debt only long-term loans but even over- you. We are eager to do it. But first limit. night loans, lines of credit. The econ- let’s open the government, pay our The question is, How do we get there? omy came to a screeching halt. We had bills, and then let’s negotiate. If there is anybody who disagrees that to offer huge rescues or bailouts to I yield the floor. we are not going to reach that point, I overcome that. But even so, interest The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- would like to hear from them. So why rates climbed. ator from Washington. don’t we do this sooner rather than If that happened with mortgage secu- Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, my later? Why doesn’t the Senate lead? I rities, the likelihood of it happening understanding is we were going to go

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Mr. President, I thank the our veterans hostage; that regardless who are facing skyrocketing insurance majority leader for his impassioned re- of what happens in the shutdown, let’s premiums and who are losing their marks today, and all of us weep for fund the VA now? health insurance. those service men and women who have Likewise, the House of Representa- We need to answer the call of our lost their lives in defense of this great tives has passed a bill funding our constituents. We need to answer the Nation. parks and national memorials. We have call of Teamsters president James I would note this Senate can right seen day after day our World War II Hoffa who put in writing that now, today, move to correct the prob- veterans coming to the World War II ObamaCare right now is destroying the lem the majority leader described. The Memorial and facing barricades the ad- health care of millions of working men House of Representatives has passed ministration has put up. The adminis- and women. ‘‘Destroying’’ is the word eight separate bills funding vital prior- tration has expended money to keep Mr. Hoffa used. I think the Senate ities of the government. All eight of them out. The House has passed a bill should respond to the concern Mr. those bills now sit on the majority to fund our parks and our memorials. Hoffa raised, and we should stand with leader’s desk. This Senate has not Let me suggest if the Senate would millions of working men and women voted on those bills. To date, the ma- only vote, we could open every park and we should protect their health care jority leader has not allowed the Sen- and memorial in the country. so the hundreds of millions of Ameri- ate to have even one vote on the bills The House has passed a bill to fund cans who have health care right now that would fund vital government func- FEMA. If the Senate would only vote, don’t lose it. tions. One of those bills is a bill that FEMA could be funded. People all across this country are funds the VA—funds the Department of The House has passed a bill to fund getting letters in the mail telling them Veterans Affairs. the National Institutes of Health so we they are losing their health care be- It seems to me we are going to have can provide vital cancer research. The cause of ObamaCare. We need to listen political differences, and those polit- majority leader spoke quite passion- to them. So let’s fund our government, ical differences are not going away ately just moments ago about the need let’s fund our vital priorities, and let’s anytime soon, but we ought to be able to fund the National Institutes of listen to the American people and stop to say, regardless of what happens in Health. I agree with the majority lead- the No. 1 job killer in this country that the battle over the shutdown, that our er, and I would ask the majority leader is ObamaCare. veterans should be beyond politics. We to withdraw the objection he has raised I urge this body to work together in should have bipartisan agreement on to funding the NIH. a bipartisan manner to listen to the standing for our veterans. Right now veterans disability pay- Let me note, some have disparaged American people. ments are not funded. The House has the House’s approach as a piecemeal I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- passed legislation to fund that. That approach. Yet that is the traditional ator from Washington. was bipartisan legislation, with a num- means of appropriating and legislating Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ber of Democrats in the House, and yet that for centuries this body has done. think there is one thing every one of us the majority leader has not allowed the The VA is usually funded—just the can agree on: There are innumerable Senate to vote on it. The only thing in VA—not connected to anything else. problems across our country—families the way of funding the VA today is the Why would the Senate want to hold who have been challenged, sad stories Senate voting to do so—is the objec- veterans hostage because of disagree- that should be taken care of in every tion the majority leader has raised to ments over ObamaCare? I don’t think part of our country, in each of our funding the VA. we should. I think we should fund the Let me note that the bill the House VA right now. States, with families we know who are passed funding the VA is a clean CR on Why would the Senate want to hold hurting because of this government the VA. It doesn’t mention ObamaCare. our parks and memorials hostage? shutdown. There is one answer to that, It doesn’t say a word about Why would the Senate want to hold and it is an easy one. It is for the ObamaCare. It simply says our vet- the National Institutes of Health hos- House of Representatives to simply erans should be beyond partisan poli- tage? take up the bill that is in the House tics, regardless of the shutdown. Why would the Senate want to hold today and pass it. We know there are Let me also note this body has al- Federal workers hostage? enough Members of Congress who can ready engaged in bipartisan coopera- On Saturday, the House of Represent- pass that today and every problem we tion. Earlier in the course of this de- atives unanimously passed a bill to have heard about or haven’t heard bate, the House of Representatives provide back pay for Federal workers about yet will be solved. Republicans passed a bill to fund the men and who had been furloughed. Every House simply need to end this government women of the military—to pay their Democrat who voted voted in favor of shutdown so Americans stop hurting. paychecks. For weeks there had been that. Yet the majority leader has not Our families also need to know they politicians suggesting if there were a allowed this body to vote. I am going are not going to be threatened by a government shutdown the men and to say right now I agree with those catastrophic default. And when that women of the military would not be House Democrats, and I urge that Sen- happens, we will be waiting at the paid. The House passed a bill, a clean ate Democrats stand with House Demo- table, as we are today, to negotiate a CR, that said we will fund the men and crats who voted unanimously in favor long-term deal in the budget con- women in the military. I commend my of back pay for Federal workers. ference that the other side has spent friends on the Democratic side of the We can work together with bipar- months blocking. aisle, and I commend the majority tisan compromise, but we can only do We have been trying to work with leader, because the 54 Democrats in so if both sides come to the table. Republicans toward a fair, long-term this body made the right decision to Right now the House of Representa- budget deal for years. Since 2011, act in a bipartisan way and cooperate tives is working constructively to fund Democrats from the Senate to the with the Republicans in this body and vital priorities and, unfortunately, House to the administration have sat with the House of Representatives, and President Obama, the majority leader, in rooms, we have negotiated, we have in 24 hours the bill funding the men and Senate Democrats are refusing to talked, we have discussed, and we have and women of our military became law, negotiate, refusing to compromise. offered compromise after compromise. went to the President and was signed That is not a reasonable approach. It is We have tried regular committees, we into law. That is the way we are sup- not a path that will lead to resolving have tried supercommittees. If there posed to operate. this. was a room where Democrats and Re- So I would ask: If we could work to- I hope we come together, resolve publicans could sit and talk, we found gether in a bipartisan manner to say this, fund our vital priorities and, at it and we got to work. But no matter

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That was They want another supercommittee. should all note that this unanimous the most important thing they said— Well, as everyone here knows, I co- consent agreement essentially asks the for us to get to a place where we could chaired that supercommittee, the Sen- Senate to direct the House on what to find a budget deal that could be agree- ator from Montana worked for hours pass and to pass the CR the Senate de- able and we could move forward. That and hours and days on end with me on sires. There won’t be any need to, in ef- is exactly what we did. In the Senate that committee, and it failed. For rea- fect, deal in that fashion. That won’t we passed our budget more than 6 sons that we believe in and they be- work. months ago. The House of Representa- lieve in, which could be debated, the I would also note in response that tives did the same. Since that time we supercommitte did not come up with a there is a unanimous consent request have asked 19 times to go to conference resolution. I think House Republicans agreement I could agree to and I think to work out our differences. Nineteen are going to have a lot of trouble ex- Members of this side would agree to, times we have come to the floor to say plaining to those families who haven’t and that is that the Senate proceed to let’s have regular order, let’s work out seen a paycheck since this shutdown Calendar No. 33, H. Con. Res. 25; that the amendment at the desk, which is our differences in a conference com- started that they should wait for an- the text of S. Con. Res. 8, the budget mittee. other supercommittee to go to work. We wanted to get in a room with the Here is what should happen. House resolution passed by the Senate, be in- House Republicans to sit at a table and Republicans should end this crisis. serted in lieu thereof; that H. Con. Res. do everything possible to bridge the di- They should simply allow a vote on our 25, as amended, be agreed to, the mo- vide between our two budgets. We knew bill to end the shutdown, which would tion to reconsider be considered made it would not be easy. There are signifi- pass with bipartisan support. and laid upon the table; that the Sen- cant differences between the House and They should stop threatening an eco- ate proceed to a vote on a motion to in- sist on its amendment, requests a con- Senate budget. But the American peo- nomic catastrophe if they don’t get ference with the House on the dis- ple expected us to try and we were their way, and we are happy to sit agreeing votes of the two Houses, and committed to doing that. Importantly, down and negotiate. We know on our authorize the Chair to appoint con- we wanted to make sure we had enough side that negotiation on a budget deal ferees on the part of the Senate, with time to bridge that divide and get to is not going to make us happy. We all of the above occurring with no in- this difficult deal so we would not be know the House Republicans won’t be tervening action or debate. I further here today where we have lurched into happy. But that is how a democracy ask consent that it not be in order for another manufactured crisis. works—by working out our differences. the Senate to consider a conference re- Republicans rejected our attempts to Democrats are here today to say we are port that includes reconciliation in- sit down and negotiate. Every time we willing to negotiate and we are willing to work with our Republican counter- structions to raise the debt limit. asked to go to a budget conference, we That is the reason there has been an were shot down. Democrats came to parts to find a path forward. Of course we want to negotiate. We have tried to objection over here—because, under the the floor again and again, along with, I way we believe we should proceed, rais- would add, a number of responsible Re- start a budget conference for 6 months. I know the vast majority of my Re- ing the debt limit is a legislative act publicans who agreed. Even though that should be subject to 60 votes. The they did not support the budget that publican colleagues came here to help our families and to help our commu- concern from Members of our con- was passed here, they agreed we should ference who have objected is that if we go to conference with the House Repub- nities. I know they came here to solve problems. The vast majority came here put the debt limit on the budget, then licans and work out our deals. But each we would only have to have 51 votes. time we asked, a handful of Repub- to work across the aisle to make the country better. So I urge our Repub- They have insisted they would approve licans objected and said: No discus- going to the House and having con- lican colleagues here in the Senate sions. They refused to allow us to go to ference on the budget, but they want today to support the unanimous con- a table. They had no interest in any an agreement that they are not going sent we are about to offer to end this discussions or negotiations or talk, and to attempt to slip that through. And if crisis, take the threats off the table, they pushed us until they got exactly it is not a problem, why won’t they and sit down and work with us toward what those few Republicans here want- agree? ed, and that was an avoidable—com- a balanced and bipartisan budget deal So for these reasons, we are not able pletely avoidable—government shut- that I know so many of us in this room to agree, and I would object. down. want. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- After spending 6 months rejecting UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUESTS—H. CON. RES. 25 tion is heard. talks, causing this crisis, now all of a Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, re- sudden some of our Republican friends sent that when the Senate receives a sponding to the unanimous consent re- seem desperate to make it look as message from the House that they have quest the Senator from Alabama pro- though they are the ones interested in passed H.J. Res. 59, as amended by the pounded, I reserve the right to object. negotiating. They know it is clear to Senate, the Senate then proceed to the We may have just reached the heart of families across the country the only consideration of Calendar No. 33, H. the matter. While we hear day after reason this crisis continues is the Con. Res. 25; that the amendment at day that our House Republican friends House Republicans’ refusal to take up the desk, which is the text of S. Con. want to negotiate on the debt limit, the bill and pass it right now—a bill Res. 8, the budget resolution passed by the Senator from Alabama asked us that will get our government open and the Senate, be inserted in lieu thereof; now to specifically preclude ourselves running again. that H. Con. Res. 25, as amended, be from talking about that very subject. I And, by the way, they are now trying agreed to; that the motion to recon- respectfully suggest that perhaps the to do everything they can to distract sider be considered made and laid upon real problem here isn’t that Democrats their constituents from that simple the table; that the Senate proceed to aren’t talking to Republicans; it is fact. But the American people are vote on a motion to insist on its that Republicans aren’t even talking to smarter than that. They know the amendment, request a conference with each other. world did not begin the day of the gov- the House on the disagreeing votes of I also would note that this modifica- ernment shutdown. They know it is not the two Houses, and authorize the tion the Senator from Alabama is ask- possible for Republicans to have just Chair to appoint conferees on the part ing would leave us in a shutdown fac- discovered negotiations 20 minutes be- of the Senate, with all of the above oc- ing hundreds of thousands of families

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I agree with many of my colleagues ator from Alabama objected to the re- Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- that more could be done to reduce the quest from the Senator from Wash- sent that the next two Republican Sen- deficit and promote economic growth, ington. ators to be recognized would be Sen- but, as the President said, we cannot Mr. SESSIONS. And I believe I un- ator COLLINS from Maine followed by negotiate under the threat of default of derstood she has renewed it, and so I Senator MURKOWSKI from Alaska and the Nation’s debt. It reminds me of would renew my objection. that we would continue to alternate what President Franklin Delano Roo- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- between both sides. sevelt once said: Never fear to nego- tion is heard to all requests. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without tiate, but do not negotiate out of fear. Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, just objection, it is so ordered. Failing to raise the debt limit and briefly, I appreciate Senator MURRAY Mr. SESSIONS. I ask unanimous con- shutting down the government are two having passed a budget this year in the sent that Senator COLLINS be recog- fearful actions that should not be on Senate for the first time in 4 years. It nized at this time. the table as we attempt to negotiate is a budget that is far from the kind of Mr. BAUCUS. Reserving the right to other matters in our Nation’s fiscal budget we should have, but it was one object, would the Senator repeat his re- policy. they stood up and voted for. That is quest. The path is clear. We need to open something of value to begin our process Mr. SESSIONS. I ask unanimous con- the government and raise the Nation’s around here. sent that the two Republican speakers borrowing limit. Take away those two I would note that the reason it is on this side be Senator COLLINS from guns to our head as a country. Then such an unacceptable proposal from my Maine and Senator MURKOWSKI and and only then can we responsibly ad- Democratic colleagues—very similar to that we continue to alternate between dress the Nation’s long-term budget what President Obama asked for—is both sides. Since I just butted in as challenges. that it raises taxes $1 trillion over 10 part of our budget debate, I did not in- Right now we need to come together years and raises spending $1 trillion tend or desire to take Senator COLLINS’ to ensure that we do not permit an- over 10 years. That is above the lawful time. She has been patiently waiting other self-inflicted wound to our Na- Budget Control Act levels we agreed to next in line. tion’s economy, and that is what de- on a bipartisan basis in August of 2011. Mr. BAUCUS. I certainly will not ob- faulting of the debt is—a self-inflicted If we remember, the President in- ject to that. wound with global consequences. sisted we have a debt ceiling increase The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without When is the X date? When is the date then. He said that we couldn’t nego- objection, it is so ordered. on which the U.S. Government can no tiate on it, that the country would sink The Senator from Montana. longer pay its bills? We don’t know ex- into oblivion if we even got close to the Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I wish actly. It is uncertain, and that is part debt limit, and we all had to back down to underline the gravity of the finan- of the problem. Uncertainty creates and just agree to raise the debt limit cial condition our country is headed to unpredictability. Nobody knows for without any limits. at this point. I think in the back-and- sure. The Treasury Secretary says it is Polling data showed the American forth we tend to overlook just how se- October 17. That is as good a date as people did not believe we should raise rious this matter is. Here in the Cap- any. At that time we will have ex- the debt limit of America without at itol we walk in the footprints of our hausted all ‘‘extraordinary measures’’ least cutting spending and reducing forefathers. Walking through these to stay under the debt limit. I re- our deficits; the credit card Congress halls, their presence is felt at every minded my colleagues that we have was on was going to be pulled back. So turn. Just outside this Chamber are the been over the debt limit since I think Republicans stood firm. An agreement likenesses of Washington, Jefferson, it is May. But we have been taking ex- was reached, and the President ap- Lincoln, and dozens of statesmen cast traordinary measures; that is, not ful- proved it. It had no tax increases and in bronze and marble. filling other obligations; that is, not raised the debt ceiling $2.1 trillion over At the end of this month a new lead- making the government contribution 10 years. How much is that? We were er will be added to the halls of Con- to, say, the government retirement projected to increase spending over 10 gress—Winston Churchill. A bust of the system, for example—we are not doing years by $10 trillion. This would reduce late Prime Minister will be added to that anymore. That is an extraor- the increase in spending from $10 tril- the Capitol collection in the National dinary measure. We are not making lion to $8 trillion—not enough to throw Statutory Hall later this month. that contribution so we can make the government into default, disaster, Churchill once said, ‘‘The price of other payments such as Medicare pay- and confusion if properly executed. And greatness is responsibility.’’ We here in ments and other payments the govern- it certainly wasn’t the best way it was Congress have a great responsibility—a ment is obligated to make. done. So that was the agreement. Be- responsibility to conduct the business After October 17, after all extraor- fore the ink is dry, with a year or so of this Nation, to represent and do dinary measures are exhausted, we under it, now our colleagues have al- what is right for our people and help would risk defaulting on payments. ready abandoned ship, thrown in the the people we represent. That is our re- This is dangerous territory. As of next towel, and want to raise spending by $1 sponsibility here. However, the inac- Thursday it is expected the Treasury trillion over what they agreed and tion of a small group of Members in the Department will have only about $30 raise taxes by another $1 trillion. That House has crippled Congress and is now billion cash on hand, barely enough to is why we have a big disagreement. threatening to impede the ability of support the government for 1 or 2 What do our colleagues want? They the United States to fulfill one of its weeks. After that the government’s want to tax more, spend more, with greatest responsibilities—to pay the wallet is empty. We are in uncharted more debt. It is not the way to run government’s bills. It is completely ir- waters. America, and the American people responsible to threaten to default on Again, this country has never in its know it. So somehow, in this debt cri- the Nation’s debt. Since 1789 this coun- history defaulted on the national debt. sis, we all have to work together. And try has always honored its obligations. If the debt ceiling is reached, govern- I respect my colleagues, but I cannot Even when the White House and Cap- ment would immediately have to slash agree to doing something in this proc- itol were burned to the ground right its spending by 20 or 30 percent, driving ess that violates the solemn agree- here in 1814, America still honored its the Nation back into recession. ment. We told the American people: debts. Make no mistake about it. Social Se- OK, we have raised the debt ceiling $2 America is the greatest country on curity payments and Medicare would trillion, but we reduced spending by $2 Earth. We are the leaders of the free have to be slashed, veterans’ benefits

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Managing Director of the International tion there because the President is not I apologize to my good friend from Monetary Fund, warned that a failure in Southeast Asia and the other ques- Maine for speaking on her time. of the United States to raise the debt tion is there because there is a ques- Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, the ceiling could damage the entire global tion whether the United States is going government shutdown represents a fail- economy. She is right. Look at how to pay its debts, going to pay its bills. ure to govern and must be brought to precarious the European economy is I think we eventually will, as the Sen- an end. Disabled veterans who have right now, and the great effort the Eu- ator from Arizona Senator MCCAIN sacrificed so much for our country are ropean countries have been under- said. I think most Members of this waiting for their claims to be handled. taking to try to stabilize the southern body think we eventually will. But Pregnant women and small children countries in Europe, along with the let’s get there now, not later. are at risk of their WIC benefits not creditors of the northern nations of Eu- There is a real danger here, a big being funded. Crucial biomedical re- rope. She said it is ‘‘mission critical’’ danger here. The danger is we are going search is being disrupted and the sick- that the debt limit be resolved as soon to get close to the cliff and get so close est of children are being turned away as possible. Mission critical, says to it that we will go over it. We know from clinical trials at the National In- Christine Lagarde, Managing Director the cliff is out there. The cliff is de- stitutes of Health. of the IMF. fault. We know it is not too far away. The impact goes far beyond the di- We are the most important economy We know we do not want to go over the rect consequences for Federal employ- in the world. We are the reserve cur- cliff. We do not know exactly where ees and the programs they administer. rency for the world. Our Treasury that cliff is. We don’t know. It may be One has only to look at the impact of bonds are the very foundation of the closer than we think. We do not know the closure of Acadia National Park in global financial system. Default would what payments we have to make, when my State of Maine to see the ripple ef- put the global economy in chaos. The they are due. We do not know what the fects on shopkeepers, servers at res- New York Times has an article today revenue is going to be. That is why the taurants, inn owners and others who entitled ‘‘Default Threat Generates X date is so uncertain. depend on revenue from these dis- Fear Around the Globe.’’ In addition to that, something might appointed tourists. Five years after the financial crisis in the happen that triggers a catastrophic That is why I have worked hard to United States helped spread a deep global re- economic global response. I don’t want put together a three-point plan to cession— to overstate this point, but back in bring this impasse to a speedy end. I Don’t forget, Lehman Brothers col- 1914, the Archduke of Austria was as- am very delighted that my friend and lapsed 5 years ago in December. sassinated—Serbia. That spark started colleague from Alaska Senator MUR- —policy makers around the world again fear World War I, that spark caused it. KOWSKI has joined me in shaping and collateral damage, this time with their na- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The time supporting this plan. Let me quickly tions becoming victims not of Wall Street’s of the Senator has expired. describe it and let me give credit to excesses but of a political system in Wash- Mr. BAUCUS. Very briefly, in addi- those who have talked about concepts ington that to many foreign eyes no longer tion, there have been other instances that have been incorporated into this seems to be able to function efficiently. when pressure was being built up, peo- plan—people such as my colleagues We have read the article. We know it ple did not heed warnings, they let fate Senator HATCH and Senator TOOMEY, is true. The plug has been pulled on ne- tempt them, and the result was col- and on the House side, Representative gotiations between the United States lapse. There have been financial bub- KIND and Representative DENT. and Europe on their trade agreements. bles. The tulip bubble, for example. The first point of the plan would fund Why? Because of the government shut- Lehman Brothers is another example. government for the next 6 months at down, not so much the debt limit but We knew with the mortgages being the level of $986 billion, so that would the shutdown. written that a bubble was building in allow government to immediately re- We also read articles, I am sure it is that market, but we let it. We would open. true, that President Obama had to can- say, oh, nothing is going to happen, but Second, it would repeal the tax on cel his trip to Southeast Asia because it eventually did. medical devices and equipment such as he had to stay here and try to work out I plead with my colleagues here. Re- x ray machines and pacemakers. This this crisis. The United States is losing member, we cannot control fate. We tax will only serve to drive up the cost influence in Southeast Asia because he can’t control it. We can do our best. We of health care because it will be inevi- is not there. Who is there? President all know that we are going to raise the tably passed on to the consumer, it will Xi, the President of China. President debt ceiling, we all know we are going stifle innovation, and industry esti- Xi is there, explaining to the Southeast to open the government, so let’s do it mates that it will lead to the loss of Asian countries that China is their early rather than late. some 43,000 jobs. It is a tax that does friend and he is making loans, an inter- I know it was exceeding my time a not make sense. national development bank sponsored little bit, but I think it is important to The administration has pointed to by China, tens and twenties of billions remind ourselves. the $30 billion that would be raised by of dollars—not by the United States I know we are the greatest country in this tax over the next 10 years. Fair but China. the world. enough. There is a way to replace that Those countries are trying to escape The leader asked me to refer to a revenue and it is a way that has bene- the gravitational pull of mainland book I mentioned a couple of hours ago ficial consequences to many employers China. President Xi’s presence there in the Democratic luncheon by Paul who are struggling to make pension helps increase their gravitational pull. Kennedy, a Princeton historian. He contributions in this difficult econ- The President of the United States is pointed out in the sweep of history, omy. It would do so without in any way not there, not there to show to those civilizations and countries rise and weakening the pension obligation to other Southeast Asian countries that fall. There is no guarantee that any their workers. It is a complicated we care. He is not there because we are country or civilization continues for- issue. It is called pension smoothing. not doing our work. That is why he is ever—Greeks, Romans, Persians, Gen- But it is one that this body has dealt not there. ghis Khan, the United Kingdom—they with before in the transportation bill His absence creates another almost rise and they fall. We are No. 1 right known as MAP 21. We would extend deeper concern among countries, let’s now. How long can we continue to be that pension smoothing on the con- say in Southeast Asia. Where is the No. 1? tributions which have been produced

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Mr. President, I rise Between the four of us, we represent tions, we can replace the lost revenue to respectfully say that we in the Sen- the largest concentration of Federal that would result from the repeal of ate and we in the Congress have to do employees in the world. We represent the 2.3-percent tax on medical devices what our constituents elected us to do Federal employees from the Depart- and equipment. and what the Constitution requires us ment of Defense to the National Insti- The third point of our plan, the Col- to do: keep the United States Govern- tutes of Health, to the National Insti- lins-Murkowski plan, includes a bill ment open and make sure the United tute of Standards and Technology. that Senator MARK UDALL and I intro- States of America pays its bills. To do There is a rollcall of honor in service duced earlier this year that would pro- that, we are open to negotiation and and duty that makes the United States vide flexibility to Federal managers in examining a variety of ideas, but the a stronger country, a stronger econ- dealing with sequestration, but it does main idea is to go through the regular omy, and so on. so in a way that preserves the impor- order in the committee process. When we speak about government, tant congressional oversight. Seques- We can keep the government open we know what we are talking about, tration is a flawed policy because it and we can meet our responsibility on and we know what is going on. Many does not discriminate between essen- the public debt if we embark upon two have spoken about opening NIH. I want tial programs and those that are dupli- solutions and they are in the hands of to open NIH. NIH, which is a clinical cative and wasteful. But if we are to the other party. We call upon the hospital, is not accepting new patients. House to pass the Senate continuing have sequestration, surely we should This week 200 people have been turned funding resolution that would reopen give Federal managers the ability to away. Children in the United States of government and keep it going until No- set priorities and apply common sense America were turned away. It is not vember 15. It is not a long-term solu- in its administration instead of having just BARB MIKULSKI talking, the Wash- tion. If we get to it right now, we will ington Post reported on a lady who has across-the-board, equal meat axe cuts fund it at 2013 levels, acknowledging cancer and wants to come to NIH, but for every line item in their budgets. the sequester level. That was a big But to ensure that this flexibility is she can’t get into a clinical trial be- compromise. I compromised, as the not abused, we would have the Appro- cause it is closed down. They say: Sen- chair of the Appropriations Committee, priations Committee oversee this proc- ator BARB, open NIH. But we have to to move that continuing funding reso- ess and have the right to reject the open the rest of the government. lution. It was $70 billion less than what Right now the Centers for Disease plans. It is very similar to the re- I wanted, but in order to get us in a Control has a substantial number of its programming requests that the Appro- room and get the conversation going workforce furloughed. Having the CDC priations Committee receives now and and the negotiations going, I was will- closed constitutes a danger to public either accepts or rejects when agencies ing to compromise. health. Right this minute in 18 States, want to move money from one account I call upon the House to pass that. I 278 people have been sickened by sal- to another. call upon the Senate Republicans who monella. Thank God there have been This would represent a modest pro- have objected to going to the Budget no deaths, but it is making people very posal that could bring this impasse to Committee to lift their objection so we sick. We don’t have CDC on the job to an end, allow government to reopen, can take the Senate-passed budget and track diseases and alert the public give those on both sides of the aisle go to conference so we can get a budg- health departments around the United who have voted during the course of et. States of America so they can stand the budget resolution by 79 votes to 20- Why is this important? For those sentry to protect people against sal- something votes to repeal this harmful who say we have to control spending, monella. Open the CDC. Open the whole tax on medical equipment and devices there is nobody who disputes that, but government. and yet replace the revenue. I don’t see the way we control spending is to go Just this week, in our own metropoli- how the administration could object to through the regular budget process. I tan area, a worker was killed trying to that because the revenue would be re- say to many of my colleagues who service the Metro. This should be under placed. Yet this harmful tax would be might not understand the Budget Con- investigation. There was one death and repealed and we would give Federal trol Act and I say to the American peo- several injuries. There was a bus crash agencies the flexibility to deal with se- ple who are listening, the way to con- in Tennessee, but right this very questration. trol discretionary spending is to pass a minute the National Transportation There is something in the Collins- budget that sets a cap on what the ap- Safety Board has the majority of their Murkowski plan that everyone on both propriators can spend in domestic people furloughed. They can’t inves- sides of the aisle can point to. Yet it spending. tigate the Metro accident, and they would get us out of this impasse that is I heard the wonderful Senator and can’t investigate the bus crash in Ten- increasingly harmful to our country distinguished war hero from Arizona nessee. and its image in the world. JOHN MCCAIN ask us to get to it today. A few weeks ago Senator CARDIN and It is past time for us to come out of I agree. Let’s get to it today and lift I were informed that a person had a our partisan corners, it is past time for the objection for Senator MURRAY, the terrible accident on the Bay Bridge in us to stop fighting, and it is past time chair of the Budget Committee, to take which a car went over the side of the for us to reopen government. We have appointed conferees so they can nego- bridge. We asked for an investigation all made crystal clear what our posi- tiate on the budget. to make sure our bridge is safe. That tions are on ObamaCare at this point. I say to my colleagues—again, to ex- was under way, but now it is going to Let’s proceed with governing rather plain the Budget Control Act—we ap- be delayed. than continuing to embrace a strategy propriators are not wild spenders. We Let’s take our FBI. Our FBI agents that will lead us only to a dead-end and appropriators can’t go rogue in terms are on the job. They are being paid whose consequences will be increas- of wild runaway spending. We have a with IOUs. A group of FBI agents, ingly felt by our economy and by the budget cap imposed upon us through a called Voices from the Field, said to us, American people. We can do this. budget process and something called a their U.S. Government: Guess what. We I ask my Democratic colleagues to 302(a), but we can’t get the cap on don’t have gas for our cars. The FBI take a close look at the plan we are spending unless the Budget Committee does not have gas for its cars. The putting forward. It is a reasonable ap- is able to move. This is very serious. agents’ gas allowance is limited to 200 proach. I ask my Democratic and Re- I have the high honor of representing miles per week, and they can’t even publican colleagues to come together. the State of Maryland, and I see my buy gas out of their own pocket.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:48 Oct 10, 2013 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD13\RECFILES\S08OC3.REC S08OC3 bjneal on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE S7292 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 8, 2013 Not only is the FBI running out of They are not getting paid. They are stop the madness, if you will, break gas, I think we are running out of gas perhaps a small business, such as this impasse—a proposal that would here. The way we fuel our tanks and Seong’s Sushi Bar & Chinese, which is pull back on the medical device tax, get America running and rolling again located across the street from the Fed- with an offset, so that we are not erod- is to reopen government. The way we eral Building in Juneau. They are sit- ing, we are not undercutting the reve- reopen government is for Mr. BOEHNER, ting there losing revenues on a daily nues that would come in for the Afford- the Speaker of the House, in his job as basis because they don’t have the cus- able Care Act, a 6-month extension of Speaker, to bring up the vote on re- tomers they anticipate every day. The the continuing resolution, as well as a opening the government and vote on folks who frequent Capital Brew, which sequestration with a little bit of flexi- the Senate-passed resolution. is a drive-through coffee shop that is bility and, oh, let’s add in some over- We say to our colleagues on the other also in Juneau across from the Federal sight, it sounds pretty rational. side of the aisle to lift their objection Building, Bill’s Mini Cache, which is a Some suggest maybe the President to the Budget Committee going to con- snack shop inside the Anchorage Fed- doesn’t want to do this because it is a ference so the Budget Committee can eral building, these are folks who are small incursion in his signature bill. come up with a budget with their caps looking at it, and they are feeling their Do my colleagues know what. Right on domestic discretionary spending. We own fiscal cliff right now, with or with- now, what we need to be thinking will cap all discretionary spending. We out the threat of the debt limit. about is who we work for, whether it is appropriators will abide by the cap. We So they are looking at us and they the crab fisherman who wants to get will not have runaway spending, and are saying: Wait a minute. You told us out in the water and who is waiting for we will not go rogue. We will follow the a couple weeks ago that we were going NMFS to step it up, whether it is the rules, but I think we all need to follow to avert this shutdown, that we would family out in Galena who is hoping the rules. Under the statutory require- figure out how we were going to pass a they are going to be able to get their ment of the Budget Control Act, they continuing resolution. moose before moose season closes, were supposed to bring the budget back We didn’t pass a continuing resolu- whether it is the guy at Seong’s Sushi April 15. We passed one on March 23 tion. Somehow, that all gets wrapped Bar and Chinese there in Juneau, or and we have been waiting and waiting. up in ObamaCare. They are trying to whether it is the Alaska family. I got I wish to join with my colleague from figure out where the nexus is here be- an e-mail a couple of days ago. This Arizona. Let’s get to it. Let’s get the tween funding the government and family has been planning for a year to job done. Let’s reopen government. what is going on with the Affordable bring all the kids together, including Let’s pay our bills. I am willing to ne- Care Act. They then find out: We are in boyfriends and girlfriends. They are gotiate. I am willing to compromise. a government shutdown. What does going to do a great hike out in the I yield the floor. that mean for me? I am sitting here in Moab National Park for a week, and The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Alaska, 4,000 miles from Washington, they are stuck. Nothing is going on, ator from Alaska. DC. But then they learn Fish and Wild- and their family vacation is ruined. Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, life is saying: No, you can’t go out and What about what is going on—this is from what I heard from those who have get the moose to put in your freezer to an amazing one—in the Kenai River, just spoken prior to me, it sounds as if make it through the winter. Or you are which happens to proceed through we ought to be able to get something the crab fisherman who is waiting at some refuge areas. People can still go done. We listened to the chairman of the crab grounds beginning October 15, fishing now, and there is good rainbow the Appropriations Committee, with but the quotas have not yet been deter- fishing out there. But when you move her commitment to advancing issues mined from within the National Marine down river through that refuge park, through the budget process. I think we Fisheries Service center yet, so you you better bring your lines in because too need to go to conference and get can’t go out. The revenues the industry we are going to have enforcement ac- that moving. might be able to derive, about $7 mil- tion on the river. We are sitting here in a kind of a rar- lion from the sale of great king crab There are so many stories we can all efied world in the Senate Chamber. that we would all love—a great market attest to, and some of them are hor- Some would suggest we live in a little out there—but they are not going to be rible. Some of them, as Senator bit of a bubble. Let me tell everyone able to get out in the water because MCCAIN has indicated, are about fami- about the folks who are not living in a some Federal agency 4,000 miles from lies who are grieving the loss of their bubble: the furloughed Federal employ- home hasn’t delivered to them the loved one—someone who has served ees and those who have been shut out quota. this country with honor—being denied of whatever it is that they had hoped So when we talk about these fiscal death benefits. they were going to be doing this past cliffs, it is not just waiting for us to hit The country expects us to get our act week and those in my State, for in- a debt limit. It is what is happening together, and they expect us to do it stance, who are looking to fill the fam- with this government shutdown. without delay. They are not interested ily freezer. So what they are asking me—and I in knowing which side is going to gain It is moose season in my State, but know each and every one of us is hear- more leverage the further we delay. now they were told they cannot access ing from our constituents—is: So what Nobody is winning. I tell my friends any of the refuge lands because Fish is your plan? And oh, by the way, you the Democrats: You are not winning. and Wildlife has said they cannot ac- better get on it pretty quick, because And I tell my friends the Republicans: cess the land regardless of what you have my attention now. What is We are not winning. The administra- ANILCA provides and regardless of the the plan? So they see some of the tion is not winning. Everybody is los- full public access to these Federal things coming out of the House. The ing when we cannot come together lands. Those folks who are feeling the House has these mini efforts to fund a with a plan, with the resolve to do the real impact of a government shutdown specific section, and it doesn’t go any- job we are tasked to do, which is basic are not living in a bubble. where here. We are told: Well, we want governing, and keeping the government We just heard the chairman of the Fi- to open the whole thing. So if we can’t open is basic governing. nance Committee talk about the loom- open the whole thing and we can’t open So whether it is Senator COLLINS’ ing threat we are facing as we approach a portion of it, nothing happens. Noth- plan, whether it is an effort that is yet the debt limit, and he refers to a fiscal ing happens. So where is the plan? to be created, as the Senator from Ari- cliff. In fact, as a nation, we could lose What are we going to do? zona challenged us, let’s start this now. our financial footing. We could go over So I am pleased to stand with my Let’s not delay any further because that fiscal cliff. friend from Maine Senator COLLINS as real people—the people we care for, the For a lot of folks, they are already she has described a plan which I think people we are charged to help—are looking at their own fiscal cliff. They is pretty reasonable. I think it is pret- hurting right now. This goes beyond are not waiting for us to figure out ty sensible. When we think about those mere inconvenience. This is hurt. what we are going to do or not do when small, rational, reasonable steps that So let’s do what we have pledged to it comes to dealing with the debt limit. might get us to a place where we can do. Let’s do what we have signed up to

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Why yield the floor. might be better—as we hear from some would we take the chance? Why would The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- folks who want to have this piecemeal we play Russian roulette with only one ator from Virginia. effect—is to ask: What parts of the gov- bullet in two chambers? It is some- f ernment should stay closed. This is not thing that at this moment, for our na- the way to operate. We ought to reopen tional economy and the world econ- EXTENSION OF MORNING this government, put our people back omy, can be devastating. BUSINESS to work, get this economy going again, I know we seem to all be repeating Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask and continue the very real conversa- ourselves on both sides, but to me it unanimous consent to extend the pe- tions we have to have about getting seems very easy in a negotiation; we riod of morning business for debate our fiscal house in order. have differences. I would say to my col- only until 7 p.m., and that all provi- What makes this different to me, in leagues I probably make folks on my side more angry than almost anyone sions of the previous order remain in the 41⁄2 years I have been in the Senate, effect. than previous discussions and debates else on these issues around getting our The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without is that we have this—the first in my country’s balance sheet in order. I am objection, it is so ordered. tenure in the Senate—government anxious to continue those discussions about tax reform, about entitlement f shutdown which disproportionately is hurting Virginia and Maryland. But it reform, about bringing our debt-to- CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS GDP ratio down. But that kind of nego- is literally hurting every community tiation hasn’t happened while we have Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I wish across America. But we have this trag- this government shutdown and the full to follow up on the remarks of my col- edy, this catastrophe merging now into faith and credit of the United States leagues and the Senators who have spo- a deadline that is going to hit us next potentially in jeopardy. ken before me. week where there are certain Members It seems as though we have accepted So let’s open the government, not of Congress who say: It is OK if Amer- just because we hear some tragic story this new normal, that shutting down ica defaults. the operations of the largest enterprise about one component of the govern- I find that stunning. ment, not just because we need to in America is acceptable. I concur with When we look back, we find there has make the case about food inspectors, my colleague, the Senator from Alas- never been a major industrial country about the National Science Founda- ka, about the real stories and real pain in modern history that has defaulted. that is taking place because of this tion, about NASA Langley where we do As a matter of fact, the last major aeronautics research—3,500 people and government shutdown. I commend country to default was Argentina, back some of my colleagues for their com- 7 people were at work last week. China, in December of 2001. In the aftermath India, other nations around the world ments. When we read these tragic sto- of that default, they had over 100 per- ries, whether it concerns NIH or it con- are not stopping their research, not cent per annum inflation. Every family stopping their investments because we cerns our veterans or concerns our Na- in Argentina saw literally 60 percent of tional Park Service, they say: Oh, but can’t get our act together. Open this their net worth disappear within a few government. Take off the table the that part of the government we want to weeks. America is not Argentina, but idea that America will default. Then I reopen. Does that mean that every why would we even get close to that am anxious to join with colleagues on other aspect of government remains kind of potential economic catas- both sides of the aisle to get our coun- closed until we can find that story? trophe? try’s balance sheet in order. But to I point out stories to my colleagues It has been mentioned already that continue to hold this economy and that were in both The Washington Post America holds a record as the reserve these stories of these Americans lives and The New York Times today—sto- currency for the world. When crises in this limbo is irresponsible beyond ries we should be celebrating about— happen, as have happened around the words. three American Nobel Prize winners. world recently in many countries, peo- So I hope we will go ahead and— Does that mean we should now reopen ple and capital flow into the dollar. agreeing with my colleagues who have the NSF, because if the National That is because the dollar and the full spoken already, let’s get this govern- Science Foundation isn’t funded, there faith and credit of the United States ment open. Let’s take and make sure may not be a next generation of Amer- has never been suspect. There has we are going to honor and pay our ican Nobel Prize winners? Do we have never been a question of whether we debts, and let’s get to the very real, to bring in a story about some child are going to honor our commitments. important questions of how we get our being hurt because their food or their Next week, or very shortly after, that Nation’s balance sheet right. meat or their fish wasn’t inspected cor- history is going to be put potentially I yield the floor. rectly? in jeopardy. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- I have to tell my colleagues, I spent I have heard those who say we can ator from Texas. a lot longer in business than I have in prioritize payments. There is no busi- UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST—H.J. RES. 72 politics, and I have been involved in a ness group in America or no economist Mr. CRUZ. Mr. President, I want to lot of business negotiations. But I have that I know of, from left to right, who again thank the majority leader for never been involved in a negotiation believes that somehow America can bringing the attention of this body to that says during the negotiation we partially default and prioritize pay- the tragedy of those servicemen who have to shut down the operations of ments. Are we going to pay interest? lost their lives and the fact that, unfor- our business and inflict pain not only Are we going to pay our troops? tunately, their families had been noti- upon our employees but upon the gen- Those of us who served at State lev- fied improperly, I believe, that they eral economy across the board. els realize that sometimes our budgets will not be paid the tax-free death gra- That is not the way to govern. are close to 50 percent passthroughs tuity they are entitled to under law. We have talked about stories about from the Federal Government. This is wrong. Every Member of this Federal workers. But I agree with the The Presiding Officer was the gov- body agrees this is wrong. Every Re- Senator from Alaska. It also hurts the ernor of the great State of West Vir- publican agrees this is wrong, and I am hotel owners along the Skyline Drive ginia. How long before West Virginia confident every Democrat agrees it is in our State of Virginia and the gov- defaults if America starts prioritizing wrong as well. ernment contractors who start and its payments? How many other De- Indeed, the way this announcement stop because they don’t understand troits will there be all across America that was made was highly troubling.

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There is no funding, actually, Government shutdown. measure be read three times and to operate the IT system that the entire VA I think this is yet another pattern passed, and the motion to reconsider be needs in order to continue going forward. that we have seen distressingly from considered made and laid upon the So there could not be a better exam- the Obama administration of politi- table. ple of: Why we are involved in this? cizing this shutdown and playing par- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. DUR- Why could not we just open the govern- tisan games to maximize the pain that BIN). Is there objection? ment? Let our former colleague, the is inflicted on Americans. It is part and Mr. REID. Mr. President, reserving former Senator from Georgia, Max parcel of the pattern we have seen, bar- the right to object. Cleland, a decorated, disabled Amer- ricading the World War II memorial, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- ican veteran who runs the cemeteries, barricading the parking lot at Mount jority leader. do his job. He cannot do that. Let’s get Vernon, George Washington’s home, Mr. REID. Mr. President, the distin- it all over with. Let’s have the NIH go even though Mount Vernon is privately guished Senator from Texas has stated forward, the Centers for Disease Con- operated, barricading the roads leaving again what has already been talked trol, the Park Service. We cannot have Mount Rushmore, even though they about here a lot, and that is a piece- this piecemeal approach, because you are State roads and not Federal roads. meal approach to funding our govern- wind up with the same situation in The actions by the Department of ment. which we now find ourselves. We want Defense are also contrary to the stat- As do most Americans, we Democrats to do something for the veterans, but it ute that this body just passed. The support the purpose of this bill to fund does not take care of much of what the military death gratuity is by statute a the Veterans’ Administration. But veterans need. pay and personnel benefit. Accordingly, there is no reason for us to have to So I ask unanimous consent that my it is clearly funded by Public Law 113– choose between this important govern- friend’s request be modified as follows: 39, the Pay Our Military Act that was ment function and disease control, That an amendment, which is at the passed in a bipartisan manner this NIH, highway safety, FBI, poor chil- desk, be agreed to; that the joint reso- week. We already acted to prevent this dren, workplace safety, or protecting lution, as amended, then be read a and, unfortunately, the Defense De- the environment. third time and passed; and the motions partment is declining to follow that We could do all these things if the to reconsider be considered made and law that we passed. House Republican leadership would laid upon the table, with no inter- The legislation this body already just allow the House to vote on the vening action or debate. This amend- passed would immediately act to take Senate-passed measure to end the shut- ment is the text that passed the Senate the families of those soldiers and sail- down. Everyone knows the votes are and is a clean continuing resolution for ors and airmen and marines whose there. the entire government—everything; lives are tragically taken—to take Our position is simple: Open the gov- veterans, there are cemeteries, there them off the table and say: Regardless ernment, pay our bills, and then we are benefits, everything—and it is of what happens in a government shut- will be happy to negotiate about any- something that is already over in the down, we are going to stand by the men thing. House and reportedly has the support and women fighting for America. We need to end this government of a majority of the Members of the Indeed, the House of Representatives shutdown. House of Representatives. has introduced a bipartisan bill to im- First of all, my friend talks about So I would ask my friend to really mediately fund death gratuity pay- these five families who are in bereave- surprise the world, surprise the coun- ments. When that bill is passed, the ment, and that is an understatement. try, and say: I agree. Modify it. Let’s Senate should pass that bill imme- Five sons, husbands, friends were killed fund the government. diately. Indeed, the Pentagon should over the weekend. And then, as we have said, as I have abandon this policy to begin with and Providing the funding that my friend said—and everyone listen: We are simply follow the law that was already requests would not enable DOD to pay happy, when the government is open, passed. But if they do not, I call upon a death gratuity to the families of 17 when we can pay our bills, to sit down all 100 Senators to come together, to servicemembers—five over the week- and talk about anything they want to listen to the majority leader, who end. We have had others die who have talk about. It does not matter. No re- spoke powerfully about the need to given their lives to protect the Nation strictions. stand by our service men and women since the shutdown began on October 1. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. whose lives are tragically taken. When Seventeen. MANCHIN). Does the Senator so modify the House passes that bill, which I am This is but one example of how the his request? confident it will do so with consider- efforts of the Senator from Texas to Mr. CRUZ. Mr. President, reserving able speed, I would call upon every fund the government on a piecemeal the right to object, I ask unanimous Senator to listen to the majority lead- basis does not work. consent that the majority leader and I er’s call and to stand with our service If the Speaker would allow the House be able to engage in a colloquy so that men and women. to pass the Senate continuing resolu- we may perhaps be able to, as the ma- But there is something else we can do tion, the Department of Defense would jority leader said, surprise the world by right here today to demonstrate that have the authority it needs to bring finding some avenues of bipartisan co- this body does not have to be locked in families to Dover, DE, to receive the operation. partisan gridlock, to demonstrate that remains of their family members and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there bipartisan cooperation is possible, and to pay the death gratuity benefits. objection? to demonstrate that our veterans are The junior Senator from Texas ex- The majority leader. truly not the subject of partisan dis- presses concern for America’s veterans. Mr. REID. Mr. President, I am happy pute but are separate and deserve to be But his consent request addresses only to sit down and talk to the Senator— treated fairly, deserve to have the com- some of the ways in which the Amer- his office or my office. The point we mitments, the promises we made to our ican people, through their government, have right here today is that we need veterans honored; that is, this body have committed to help our veterans. the government open. With all due re- can stop blocking the legislation that Let me quote from the remarks of spect to my friend, the junior Senator the House of Representatives has al- the Senator from Connecticut, Mr. from Texas—I want to say this in a ready passed—bipartisan legislation to MURPHY. He gave these remarks on Oc- most respectful way—he and I, with fund the VA, to fund disability pay- tober 3. Here is exactly what he said: the dialog here on the Senate floor, we ments—so we do not hold them hostage I would note also that I believe the resolu- are not going to work this out. I have to what is happening in Washington. tion the Senator is offering and suggested be asked that the government be open so

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I assume he will object to poor families in their bereavement what people are saying, like my friend mine. And then we will go through the being denied the most basic benefits from Texas, little bits and pieces of 10 minutes per person and see what that our government gives. happens later today. But I do—I am He has had a chance to do that over government. It will not work. We have happy to sit down and talk to the Sen- and over. I believe he has declined that to open the government. So until that ator in my office, his office, any place opportunity. So he bears some respon- happens—we have to open the govern- he suggests, privately or publicly. sibility for the unfortunate cir- ment. We have to make sure we can The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- cumstances we face. pay our debts. Then we will negotiate. tion is heard. Mr. CRUZ. Mr. President, I would I know he is fixed on ObamaCare. We Mr. CRUZ. Mr. President, was note the fact that there are some know that. But the problem is that is there—— issues on which we have partisan dis- not going to change. So I would hope The PRESIDING OFFICER. Will the agreements does not mean there are we can do what needs to be done, open Senator so modify his request? not other issues on which we can come the government, make sure we pay our Mr. CRUZ. Mr. President, just a clar- together. bills, and then we negotiate. ification: Was there objection to the Ms. STABENOW. Would the Senator request that we be able to engage in a yield for a question? I yield the floor. colloquy? I was not clear as to what Mr. CRUZ. I am happy to yield to my The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- the majority leader was objecting to. friend for a question. ator from Maryland. Mr. REID. Yes. Ms. STABENOW. Through the Chair Mr. CARDIN. I want to join with The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- to the Senator from Texas, I am won- ator is correct. most of my colleagues who have talked dering if his motion includes the full about the urgency of us getting the Is there objection to the modified re- funding of the VA medical system, government open. It is causing great quest? which is a completely government-run, Mr. CRUZ. Mr. President, reserving harm to our country. Make no mistake government-controlled health care sys- the right to object, I will note with re- about it, it is hurting our economy. I tem? gret that the majority leader objected Mr. CRUZ. I thank my friend for that could talk about my own State of to engaging in a discussion, to engag- question. As I said, I would readily sup- Maryland. Our Governor has estimated ing in negotiations here on the Senate port legislation fully funding the VA, that we are losing $15 million every floor. I think that is unfortunate. because the VA is a vital government day. So every day is precious. So I will promulgate the questions I system. It is a promise we have made. I could talk about over 100,000 Fed- would have asked him directly, and he It is unrelated to ObamaCare. My prin- eral workers in Maryland who are fur- may choose whether he may wish to cipal complaint this past week has loughed out of the 800,000 nationally, answer. The majority leader read from com- been that the Democratic majority in having a huge impact on our economy. this body is holding programs unre- ments that Senator MURPHY made on This morning Senator BOXER held a the Senate floor, suggesting that the lated to ObamaCare hostage in order to news briefing where we talked about House bill funding the VA was not force ObamaCare on everyone. We the impact on the Environmental Pro- broad enough. I would note, in my of- agreed for active-duty military. tection Agency where 93 percent of its Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, if I fice we have drafted legislation that employees have been furloughed. We might, just to clarify so that I under- would fund the VA in its entirety. And stand, because the Senator from Texas can talk about the direct impact of if his objection is that it is not broad has, in fact, made the ending of a pri- those employees not being there. enough, I will readily offer that I would vate sector competitive health care There was a representative from the happily work with the majority leader system for up to 30 million Americans Ding Darling Refuge in Florida saying to fund every bit of the VA as it is part of what he wants to stop, I wanted not only did it hurt the local economy right now today, and we could intro- to be clear that the fully government- directly, but she talked about one of duce that bill. Indeed, I would be happy funded, government-run, with govern- the contract services that provided the to have it labeled the Reid-Cruz bill ment doctors system through the Vet- touring service to the refuge had to lay and to give lead authorship to the ma- erans’ Administration is something the off 20-some employees. jority leader. Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, will the Senator is advocating that we continue There are private sector jobs that are Senator yield for a question? to fund through the Federal Govern- directly being lost as a result of this Mr. CRUZ. I would be happy to yield ment? furlough. It is going to be very difficult Mr. CRUZ. I thank my friend from for a question. to get back that loss in our economy Michigan for that question. Yet again, Mr. DURBIN. Would the Senator be the longer the government shutdown the answer is yes. I believe we should willing to take care of the 560,000 vet- lasts. It is wasteful to the taxpayer. fully fund the VA. The two questions I erans who are Federal employees, The last shutdown cost the taxpayers would promulgate—— many of whom have now been fur- $2 billion. Here we talk about conserv- loughed? Mr. REID. Regular order. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there atives who want to do something about Mr. CRUZ. I thank my friend from Il- the national debt and they are wasting linois for that question. Indeed, I en- objection to the modified request? Mr. CRUZ. Mr. President, reserving taxpayer dollars by keeping govern- thusiastically support the proposal the right to object—— ment closed. that the House unanimously passed to Mr. REID. Regular order. Yes, it is hurting our Federal work- give backpay to Federal workers. In- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there deed, I would ask a question of the as- force. I joined with Senator MIKULSKI objection to the modified request? in the comments she made a little bit sistant majority leader: whether the Mr. CRUZ. I would note the majority earlier. Our Federal workforce has had Senate will even vote on that proposal leader seems not to want to engage in because there are eight bills funding debate. So I object. I hope the majority to endure freezes in salaries, furloughs the Federal Government that are sit- leader will start negotiating. as a result of sequestration, freezes in ting on the majority leader’s desk. We Mr. REID. Regular order. the number of employees who can be have not been allowed to vote on any of The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- hired, doing more work with less, and them. tion is heard to the modified request. now furloughs again under a govern- Mr. DURBIN. If the Senator from Is there objection to the original re- ment shutdown. Those who are work- Texas is asking me a question, I would quest? ing do not know when they are going to respond through the Chair that we Mr. REID. Yes, I object. get paid. It is not what we should be

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President resolution that will keep government do not have the people on guard to pro- Obama was supposed to be the head- open, to vote on a way we can make tect our waters, to protect our air, to liner at the East Asia Economic Sum- sure that we will continue to pay our protect our environment. It is jeopard- mit this past week. Guess who stole bills, and then accept our offer to sit izing public health. It is jeopardizing the headline. President Xi of China down and negotiate a budget for the our environment. rather than our President. Asia is won- coming year. That would be the best dering whether America is open for I mentioned this morning, and let me thing we can do for the American peo- business. We were missing at the table. ple. mention again, the Blackwater Na- That is no way for America to be con- tional Wildlife Refuge located on the I urge my colleagues with a sense of ducting its business. We need to be urgency that we move this imme- Eastern Shore of Maryland, in Cam- open. We need to get government open. bridge. This is a community in which diately because of the damage we are I hear my colleagues who want to ne- causing to our country. that refuge is a huge part of their econ- gotiate budget deals. I am all for that. omy. This is a popular month for visi- I yield the floor. I think I have a reputation around here The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- tors to visit Blackwater. Well, the and people know I am interested in get- local businesses are hurting. The res- ator from Utah. ting Democrats and Republicans to- Mr. LEE. Mr. President, there can be taurants have less customers; the ho- gether and getting a budget that no doubt that no one wants to be here. tels, less rooms are being rented. It makes sense for our country. But let Not one Member of this body wants to goes on and on and on, the damage to me quote from the Baltimore Sun from be in shutdown. We all may have dif- our economy. this morning, because I think they say ferent reasons, different explanations Harbor Point is one of the most im- it better than I could say it. This is an as to why we are here. We might differ portant economic developments in exact quote from the Baltimore Sun with regard to our own beliefs as to downtown Baltimore. It is an RCRA about negotiations and how we have to how best we should get out of this. But site, which means it is under court go through negotiations. not one of us wants to be here. Every order requiring the Environmental Passing a ‘‘clean’’ continuing resolution one of us recognizes how awful it is to Protection Agency to sign off on the keeping government fully operating at fund- be in a shutdown posture. development plan. Well, we have a de- ing levels that GOP has already endorsed is no compromise. It’s status quo. Raising the I would like to take a few moments velopment plan. The city council is and explain my thoughts on both of acting. We are ready to move forward. debt ceiling isn’t a concession either—it al- lows the nation to pay the bills Congress has those two points. I believe perhaps the But guess what. We cannot get EPA to already incurred and prevents the possibility single most important reason, single sign off on it because the people re- of a government default, which would hurt most undisputable reason why we are sponsible are now on furlough. That is the economy, raise borrowing costs and in- in a shutdown posture has to do with holding up economic growth and eco- crease the Federal deficit. the fact that for a variety of reasons So when Speaker Boehner lashes out at nomic development in Baltimore. That we have been operating on the basis of is what this is doing. It is harming us. President Obama for failing to negotiate, one has to ask, what is this thing he describes as continuing resolutions for several Maryland farmers on the Chesapeake negotiation? House Republicans are not years in a row. A continuing resolu- Bay are doing what is right to try to merely leveraging their political position— tion, of course, is a bill, a legislative help our bay. They depend upon the as some dryly claim—they are threatening vehicle through which Congress may protections of the programs that are to do grievous harm to the global economy choose to keep government programs out there on soil conservation. The and the American public. The gun isn’t raised to Mr. Obama’s head funded at current levels. It is kind of a Senator from Michigan knows through reset button. It propels us forward on how hard she has been working on the or to the Senate’s. The Democrats have no particular stake in passing a continuing res- the basis of our current spending pat- agriculture bill to provide the tools olution or in raising the debt ceiling other tern, rather than on the basis of an that are necessary to help our farmers than keeping public order and doing what independently, freshly negotiated set be responsible farmers on land con- any reasonable person expects Congress to of priorities. servation. do. No, the gun is raised at the nation as a This is a different way of running I received a call from a farmer near whole. That’s why descriptions like ‘‘ran- government. Normally this is reserved Centerville, MD, on Monday that sums som’’ and ‘‘hostage’’ are not mere hyperbole, they are as close as the English language for unusual circumstances. It usually up pretty well how important the Nat- gets to accurately describing the GOP strat- does not last as long as we have been ural Resources Conservation Service is egy. going this time around, for about 41⁄2 to their work. This person is enrolled The editorial ends by saying: years this way. But this causes us to do in the Conservation Stewardship Pro- It’s time for Mr. Boehner to put down the things in a way that is different than gram, the CSP. That means he is plant- gun and put more faith in the democratic one would otherwise choose to do ing bumper crops in an effort to help us process. them. It is certainly very different deal with the runoff issues of pesticides We need to negotiate a budget for than the manner in which we would op- and insecticides into the bay, helping next year. We absolutely need to do it. erate in any other aspect of our lives. us in helping the bay. We tried to go to budget conference To use one familiar example, let’s He receives certain payments as a re- many times. The majority leader has analogize Congress’s spending pattern, sult of participation in the program. repeated that request today. The for- its spending decisions, to a consumer He is no longer getting those pay- mula of what is right for this country going to the grocery store. Suppose ments. We are asking him to make sac- to do—and it is not one side getting ad- you went to the grocery store having rifices, but we are not giving him the vantage over another—the right thing been informed by your spouse that you Federal partnership. That is not right. to do is open government, pay our bills, need to bring home bread, milk, and He is hurt. He said: What am I supposed and, yes, let’s negotiate a budget that eggs. So you went to that grocery to do? Am I supposed to continue to do will not be what the Democrats want, store, you put bread and milk and eggs this? He told me he has a son with a will not be what the Republicans want. in your basket. You go to the checkout medical condition that requires regular We are going to have to compromise as counter. You place the bread, the milk, clinical eye treatment. He does not the Framers of our Constitution envi- and the eggs on the counter. The cash- know whether he can afford that this sioned that we would do. That is what ier rings you up. The cashier at that month. He was helping us with the en- we should have done months ago. We point says: Okay, here is what you will vironment. Now what do we do? We passed our budget in March. We should owe us for these items, but we will not back off of what is necessary. have been negotiating months ago. allow you to buy just bread, milk, and

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Anyone announced that he is not following the who depend on their access to Federal being told that would be reluctant to law. He himself says the law is not lands, to national monuments, na- shop at that same store in the future. ready to implement as it is written. He tional parks, and other Federal instal- And if another store existed, another himself has refused to follow it as it is lations. This itself is evidence of the alternative, very few, if any, con- written. fact that when we give government too sumers would continue shopping at Secondly, it is not unusual, it is not much power, that power may, and ulti- that institution. unheard of by any means to have a law mately will, be abused. Yet that in some ways is the way we that puts in place one standard, one I want to be clear that this is not a are asked to spend money here in Con- program, and then have a subsequent problem that is distinctively Demo- gress when we are operating on the appropriations decision made by Con- cratic. It is not something that belongs basis of back-to-back continuing reso- gress that results in the defunding of uniquely to liberals. This is equally a lutions, just pushing reset on our that very program. Let me cite one of Republican problem. Republican and spending button, keeping a Federal many examples I could point to. Under Democratic administrations in the past Government that spends about $3.7 tril- Federal law, currently there is des- and in the future will have chosen at lion a year operating sort of on eco- ignated something known as the Yucca times to abuse power when it suits nomic autopilot. Mountain nuclear waste repository. their interests in order to get their It would actually be a little bit closer That is our official nuclear waste re- way politically. We need to not give analogy if we changed the hypothetical pository. Yet for many years it has yet another source of power to the Fed- to a circumstance in which the cashier been defunded by the Congress. That is eral Government—a source of power said not just that you have to buy half Congress’s prerogative. Congress holds that intrudes into one of the most per- a ton of iron ore, a bucket of nails, a the power of the purse. Congress may sonal aspects of human existence. book about cowboy poetry, and a Barry decide to do that. When we give the Federal Govern- Manilow album, but you also have to It is also important to remember ment control of our health care sys- buy one of every single item in the en- that this was by design that it would tem, we give them control of aspects of tire grocery store in order to buy any- work this way. Our Founding Fathers our lives that are intensely personal, thing—no bread, no milk, no eggs, understood and set up the system so very intimate, and, frankly, not the nothing unless you buy one of every- that it would work this way, and they business of the Federal Government. thing in the entire store. That would put the power of the purse in the hands We don’t want to give that power to a bring us a little closer to the analogy of the House of Representatives, under- government that may one day be used we are dealing with here where we have standing the House of Representatives against us for someone’s partisan polit- to choose to fund everything or alter- would act first when exercising the ical gain. It is for that reason we are natively to fund nothing. Neither one power of the purse. having this discussion. It is for that of those, it seems to me, is a terribly James Madison acknowledged this reason we need to keep the government good solution. Neither one of those fact in Federalist No. 58, and if I can fairly represents good decisionmaking funded. quote from that in pertinent part, Madam President, I yield the floor. practices. James Madison wrote: The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. WAR- We ought to be able to proceed, as The House of Representatives can not only past Congresses have historically, pass- REN). The Senator from Minnesota. refuse, but they alone can propose the sup- Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Madam President, ing a dozen or so—sometimes more— plies requisite for the support of Govern- we are now in day 8 of the government appropriations bills and going through ment. They, in a word, hold the purse; that shutdown, and the pain has been felt by our Federal Government category by powerful instrument by which we behold, in all across the country—by the cancer category debating and discussing each the history of the British Constitution, an patients being denied access to new appropriations measure, discussing the infant and humble representation of the Peo- contents of that measure to make sure ple gradually enlarging the sphere of its ac- clinical trials at NIH, by the mom there is sufficient agreement within tivity and importance, and finally reducing, whose son has muscular dystrophy. His as far as it seems to have wished, all the name is Jackson. She told me that this body and within the House of Rep- overgrown prerogatives of the other resentatives to continue funding the every day those researchers aren’t branches of the Government. This power working on a cure for her son’s disease government function in question. over the purse may, in fact, be regarded as We have a new item in the store, so the most complete and effectual weapon with is a day lost. She said every day to speak, as we are shopping this year. which any Constitution can arm the imme- counts. Small businesses can’t get af- This new item in the store is called diate Representatives of the People, for ob- fordable loans through the SBA. Farm- ObamaCare, one that is about to take taining a redress of every grievance, and for ers write me about not being able to full effect on January 1, 2014. Yes, it is carrying into effect every just and salutary get their conservation loans. the law of the land, but we do have the measure. I have here a letter I read on the final choice, the final option, the final So we find ourselves now in a posi- floor on Saturday: authority to choose whether to fund tion in which the House of Representa- Please do whatever you can to stop the that moving forward or, alternatively, tives is wanting to get the government government shutdown. We have 14 acres of to defund it. We can take that out of funded again and is acting to keep the land enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program. Our rental payment is made to us the grocery cart. government funded on a step-by-step basis, starting with those areas as to this first week of October. We depend on this It is a new item that has caused a lot money. It is not a small amount for our fam- of people a lot of concern. A lot of peo- which there is the most broad-based bi- ily. partisan support, those areas of gov- ple are fearing and experiencing job Kathy, from Minnesota: losses, cuts to their wages, having ernment that have nothing to do with the implementation and enforcement I am an employee of the Social Security their hours slashed and losing their Administration, Office of Disability . . . I health care benefits as a result of this of ObamaCare. Moving step by step in have seen you intervene on matters for law, and they see more of these dis- this fashion, we can get the govern- claimants who have disability hearings pend- turbing trends coming in the near fu- ment funded again. We should be get- ing. I am furloughed as part of the govern- ture. So they are asking for Congress ting the government funded again. ment shutdown. If you want your constitu- to help. They are asking for Congress In many respects, what we have seen ents’ hearings addressed, I need to be at to defund the implementation of this over the last week—the conduct of the work in my office. law. Obama administration during the first Alicia, from Hastings, MN: A lot of people and many of my col- week of this shutdown—may well serve I am writing to express my extreme con- leagues in this body have responded by as the single best argument against cern over the federal government shutdown.

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We cannot do that in the next few band, who is a veteran . . . is out of work be- was wiped away. days. We need time to do it, and that is cause he is a federal employee not deemed I think it is important for everyone why the Senate proposal is 6 weeks—6 essential. I am afraid that not only are the to remember that in 2011 all of this weeks to allow the government to open other 800,000 laid-off federal employees happened before we averted default. again so we can truly negotiate the deemed non-essential, but the rest of the The Treasury Secretary sent a letter to kind of long-term debt reduction deal American citizens are non-essential as well. Congress about the looming debt ceil- that we should. She goes on to say: ing starting on January 6, 2011. On May We need to be forward-looking. We Our struggles are real-life struggles; not a 2 he announced that the debt limit need to be forward-looking enough to game, not philosophical, not in theory, not would be reached on August 2. That recognize the decisions we make today distant, and not imaginary. My hope is that was the magic day. We now have people go far beyond the next election cycle; these struggles and hardships matter to you saying maybe it is not October 17. They they will be felt by generations to . . . That is your duty. That is your charge. That is your enormous task. Shutting down were saying that back then. But do you come. We have a responsibility to get the government is not one of those respon- know what happened in the lead-up to things right. We can’t allow our coun- sible actions. August 2? On July 14 Standard & Poor’s try to go over the brink. It is not the That is what we are hearing from the warned that it may downgrade the U.S. American way. people in my State, the people all over credit rating. They followed through In a 1987 address to the American the country. on that. They downgraded it after the people when he was talking about the It is time to end the shutdown, and I magic day of August 2, but it was 2 debt ceiling and the need to pay our will continue to urge my colleagues in weeks before that they warned they country’s bills, President Ronald the House to do the right thing and might do it. What happened then? Well, Reagan said: pass the straightforward bill the Sen- over late July and early August, lead- The United States has a special responsi- ate passed on September 27 that would ing up to the date, the Dow Jones bility to itself and the world to meet its obli- get the government back to work and dropped more than 2,000 points. gations. It means we have a well-earned rep- So the next time someone says there utation for reliability and credibility—two get those employees back to their jobs. is no need to fret over playing games things that set us apart from much of the It is great that the House passed a world. bill to pay them. That is a good thing. with the debt ceiling, tell them to talk to the families whose retirement plans I urge my colleagues to take these But now they are paying them to stay words seriously and to join me in en- home. They are paying them to not do took a hit. Make no mistake. This brinkmanship suring that Congress acts responsibly their job. They want to come back to has very real consequences for our and in the best interest of this country. work. economy. We can’t afford to go down I yield the floor. As you know, Madam President, we this path again because this time The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- are now facing another critical dead- around the fall could be so much hard- ator from New Hampshire. line—the deadline for paying our bills er. Our Joint Economic Committee Ms. AYOTTE. Madam President, I or facing default. Next Thursday, on analysis indicates that rates could rise ask unanimous consent that 10 minutes October 17, our country will hit its on everything from credit cards and be divided between myself and the sen- legal borrowing limit, and when that home mortgages to borrowing costs for ior Senator from Texas, Mr. CORNYN. happens we will be asked to do what businesses. At a time when our econ- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there Congress has routinely done 70 times omy is finally turning a corner, this objection? over the past 50 years; that is, pay our would put a real strain on families and Ms. STABENOW. Madam President, country’s bills. small business owners. not to object, I wish to clarify and ask Let me be clear. This is about mak- But don’t take my word for it. Sec- if we might expand that to indicate the ing good on commitments we have al- retary Lew has said extraordinary order which I believe we agreed to on ready made. This is about doing what measures will be exhausted by mid-Oc- the floor; that I be allowed to speak regular Americans do every month tober. Already our government is not after my two distinguished colleagues, when they pay their credit card bills. matching the retirement fund that then Senator WHITEHOUSE, and then Yet lately we have heard voices from Federal workers put in. Already they Senator COBURN. the other side from a number of people are not issuing some of the municipal The PRESIDING OFFICER. Will the who seem to think this is just no big bonds. Already they are not making Senator modify her request? deal. some of the typical investments they Ms. AYOTTE. Absolutely, I modify Just the other day Republican Con- would normally make. The business the request to reflect what the senior OE BARTON of Texas said: gressman J community and my friends on the the Senator from Michigan said. Some bills have to be paid and some bills other side of the aisle know businesses The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there we can defer and only pay partially, but that are overwhelmingly opposed to the idea objection? doesn’t mean that we have to pay every bill Without objection, it is so ordered. the day it comes in. of America not paying its bills, includ- ing key leaders such as Randall Ste- Ms. AYOTTE. Madam President, I Then there was Dan Mitchell, a sen- phenson, CEO of AT&T, who said: think it is time for us to end this gov- ior fellow at the conservative Cato In- It is unthinkable that the US could de- ernment shutdown. I said on the floor stitute, who said: fault, and it would be the height of irrespon- twice last week, and prior to that, that There’s no need to fret. sibility for a public official to consider such I didn’t think the strategy of defunding No need to fret? That is not what his- a course. ObamaCare was a strategy which would tory teaches us. Our country cannot afford to keep be successful. While I support repealing As chair on the Senate side of the lurching from crisis to crisis. It is time and replacing ObamaCare, because I Joint Economic Committee, I had a for both parties to focus on real solu- have seen the negative impact in my hearing a few weeks ago about the cost tions and get the government back to own State of New Hampshire, we have of this brinkmanship, about what hap- work in the short term so we can focus already seen the government is shut pens if we go over that cliff, if we let on responsibly reducing our deficit in down and yet the ObamaCare ex- our bills go, if we don’t pay them. the long term. I supported the work of changes have opened—showing already Let’s turn back to 2011. We have a the Gang of 6, the work of the Gang of many of the problems with those ex- very clear lesson of what happens when 8, the work that was being done by the changes, with the computer system, the mere prospect of a default sent Domenici-Rivlin Commission, the work what are called glitches but are major shock waves through our economy. I that was being done by the debt com- flaws at this point. So it is time for

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Each time Senator REID to our maxed-out credit card without solve this right away and we need to and the majority party have tabled doing anything whatsoever to take solve this overall government shut- those provisions, essentially shutting care of the debt which has already been down. them down without giving them an op- incurred. In New Hampshire, we have private portunity for a vote on the merits. That is fundamentally irresponsible. campgrounds which contract with the The last time, though, I believe Sen- That is not me saying it. The American White Mountain National Forest which ator REID led his colleagues down a people have said this. The Congres- are closed, despite the fact that they very treacherous path, because the pro- sional Budget Office has said this. The actually bring revenue into the Treas- visions of this otherwise clean CR President’s own bipartisan fiscal com- ury. They are run privately and actu- would have repealed the provision that mission has said that. ally make money for the Federal Gov- carves out Congress and members of In a recent poll from NBC-Wall ernment. I think the administration is our staff and gives us preferential Street Journal, when people were given playing games with things like that, treatment under ObamaCare. The sec- the choice between raising the debt and they should open those camp- ond part of it has to do with delaying ceiling or not raising the debt ceiling, grounds. But ultimately we have to get penalties on individuals, just as the 44 percent said don’t raise the debt this government open. President has unilaterally done in de- ceiling, 22 percent said raise the debt I wish to praise my colleague, the laying penalties on employers. ceiling. I realize we have more choices senior Senator from Maine Senator There is no good reason for us not to than that. There could be, coupled to- COLLINS, who came to the floor earlier pass both of those provisions. But in- gether with the raising of the debt ceil- today with an idea she has drawn not stead of trying to deal constructively ing, some real reforms of our broken only from Members in this Chamber with the House of Representatives— entitlement programs to shore up So- but in the House of Representatives of which has sent four separate bills over cial Security and Medicare. But our a way we could resolve this impasse, here on the continuing resolution—the colleagues and the President himself and that is taking something we have majority leader has chosen to stiff-arm have said, No, I am not going to nego- already voted on in this Chamber on each of those efforts. tiate. No, I want a clean debt ceiling. the budget resolution. There was a vote So when the majority leader comes No, I want the freedom to max out the in this Chamber on the medical device to the floor and bemoans the govern- credit card another $1 trillion, without tax repeal, and that vote got on the ment shutdown—something we all doing anything to pay off the debt that budget resolution 79 to 20. We voted on agree we should try our best to avoid— threatens not only our future pros- a bipartisan basis to repeal this tax. I he claims they are willing to negotiate perity, but our national security. have been against this tax since I cam- and the President is willing to nego- I remember very clearly when ADM paigned, because in New Hampshire we tiate a change in the outcome. But we Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint see the impact on our companies. It is know that is not true. We know each Chiefs of Staff, was asked what the going to increase health care costs. time they have shut out Republican greatest national security threat to Many companies in New Hampshire, proposals from the House of Represent- the United States was, and he said the such as Smiths Medical and Corflex, atives which would open the Federal national debt. are negatively impacted by this tax. Government with reasonable bipartisan Why would our colleagues and the Their workers are put in a difficult agreements. President of the United States ignore place when these companies can’t ex- But what really is beyond belief is what the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs pand or they have to reduce their when I hear our colleagues come to the of Staff called the most significant na- workforce because of this onerous tax— floor and they say, Why can’t we have tional security threat to our country which, by the way, is a 2.3-percent tax cancer research for children at NIH by saying, We are not interested in any on revenue, a tax on innovation and continue? Yet we come to the floor and reforms, we are not interested in any- new ideas in health care, rather than a offer bills which would open funding at thing that would actually pay down tax on profit. But ultimately we should the National Institutes of Health, that the debt and remove that threat to our repeal this tax. It is wrong. very same cancer research, and they national security and our future pros- I wish to support what my colleague are objected to by the Democratic side perity? Why would they say, No, we from Maine came to the floor on today of the aisle. I don’t know any other want to keep on spending money— as something we should take up and word to describe it than hypocrisy. money we don’t actually have—and discuss in this Chamber; that is, a re- This morning, the Washington Post continue to borrow from our creditors peal of the medical device tax with a talks about the case of Michelle like China and other foreign countries pay-for, a CR proposed for a longer pe- Langbehn from California, who was di- that hold a majority of our national riod of time within the Budget Control agnosed with sarcoma and is unable to debt? And when interest rates start to Act numbers. She has proposed 6 have an opportunity to participate in a tick back up again as the Federal Re- months, and flexibility for the agencies clinical trial at NIH. This is the very serve begins to taper its purchase of to address the sequester in a way that same sort of program which would have our own debt, we are going to see more is best and most sensible for the Amer- been funded by the bill we offered on and more of our national expenditures ican people. this side of the aisle and was objected go to pay interest on that debt, crowd- I thank my colleague from Maine. We to by the majority leader and the ing out not only national security but can come together and resolve this. I Democratic side. the safety net programs for the most hope that along with Members on the There is one bright spot of agree- vulnerable people in our country. other side of the aisle who voted for ment, and that is we were able to agree Madam President, I yield the floor. the repeal, we can work together with unanimously to pass the House bill The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Members of the House of Representa- that funded our troops which passed ator from Michigan. tives, we can work this out, get the the House 423 to 0. That is the good Ms. STABENOW. Madam President, government open, and also address con- news. But the bad news is this has now first I apologize for the hoarse voice. I cerns that we have with ObamaCare all morphed into a debate not only on have been recovering from a cold. But which is impacting an important indus- the continuing resolution but on the it is important for me to have the op- try, the medical device industry that debt ceiling. What the majority leader portunity to speak on behalf of the provides innovation and important life- and his side of the aisle are apparently people from Michigan about what is saving devices for people in this coun- proposing is that without making any happening, as everyone at home is try. arrangements whatsoever to pay for scratching their head trying to figure

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States of America, and why folks are willing to weaken that and under- It will be catastrophic in terms of in- aren’t willing to just open the govern- mine our recovery, if not take us over terest rate increases and loss of jobs if ment, pay our bills, and then nego- another horrible economic cliff and we do not stand together as Repub- tiate. cost billions of dollars for American licans and Democrats in the Congress In fact, we have been negotiating. We consumers. of the United States and back up the have negotiated on a lot. I am proud to Given the seriousness of it and the full faith and credit of the United say we negotiated a successful bipar- fact that we are very close to having States of America. tisan farm bill not that long ago, a real that happen and the fact that we are According to Goldman Sachs, if we deficit reduction proposal which actu- the world’s leader, 30 years ago Presi- adopt the ‘‘China first’’ model of only ally passed the Senate with over a two- dent Ronald Reagan warned about the paying the interest on our debt, which thirds vote. So we certainly are willing consequences of the richest, most pow- has been proposed by the House, where to negotiate. erful nation in the world suddenly run- we pay some of our debts but not oth- Our leader Senator REID was willing ning out of money to pay its bills. He ers, the drag on our economy would be to negotiate and in fact did negotiate said: massive. They estimate we would lose with the Speaker of the House. As we The full consequences of a default—or even 4.2 percent of our gross domestic prod- all know, the Speaker called him in the serious prospect of a default— uct. To put that in perspective, when September and indicated he would like As people are flippantly discussing the recession hit bottom in 2009 we lost to see a 6-week extension of the cur- these days— 4.1 percent of GDP, from the peak in rent funding levels for the government by the United States of America are impos- 2007. That was the worst recession in while we were negotiating something sible to predict and awesome to contemplate. our lifetime. more broadly on a budget. It was at a Denigration of the full faith and credit of This is not a game. This is serious. funding level which we don’t believe is the United States of America [would cause] Even more concerning to me is that the right one in terms of investing in incalculable damage. this would drive up borrowing costs for education, innovation, and creating This is President Ronald Reagan. families, for small businesses, for our jobs, but it was 6 weeks. After talking President Reagan reminded Congress: manufacturers who are back on their with us, our leader said that in the in- Never before in our history has the Federal feet now and roaring and bringing back terest of negotiating and compro- Government failed to honor its financial ob- our economy. For every 1-percent in- mising, we would be willing to do that. ligations. To fail to do so now would be an crease in interest rates, we are told As we know now from Republican outrage. Americans will pay $75 billion—$75 bil- colleagues in the House who said that His words. lion lost to the economy. When Repub- was the intent, unfortunately the The Congress must understand this and licans in the House took us to the Speaker could not follow through on bear full responsibility. brink of default 2 years ago, which re- the agreement he had negotiated. We know if the United States de- sulted in the lowering of America’s That is because a minority of the mi- faults on its obligations, if we don’t credit rating for the first time in his- nority in the House that is extremely pay our bills, the result will be a finan- tory—even though we didn’t default, intent on—and in fact has successfully cial crisis worse than what we went just talk of default ended up lowering achieved one of the goals they ran on— through in 2008. Frankly, I don’t want our credit rating for the first time in shutting down the government. But we any part of that. I know what happened America’s history—it cost the average have negotiated. in Michigan in 2008, 2009. I know our family buying a home at the time We also have negotiated on the big Presiding Officer, the distinguished about $100 every month for the life of picture. We know that a few years ago Senator from Massachusetts, under- their mortgage in higher interest rates; with the Bowles-Simpson Commission, stands that as well, what happened to $100 a month for the life of the mort- with others, that $4 trillion in deficit families and businesses all across gage. That is outrageous and irrespon- reduction over 10 years was picked as America. To even come close to that is sible. an important goal to be able to irresponsible. That same default crisis in 2011 cost rightsize and bring down our long-term If that were to happen, 57.5 million taxpayers $19 billion in additional in- debt. The good news is that not only Americans could very well not get terest when our credit rating fell and have we cut the annual deficit in half, their Social Security checks on time. interest rates went up. Where did that but of that $4 trillion we have already My mom called me the other night. $19 billion go? Right back on top of the agreed to $2.5 trillion of that in deficit She is 87 years old, doing great. She national debt, not only adding to the reduction over the next 10 years. So said I was at church on Sunday and my national debt, it threatens to erase over half of that has already been friends were asking: That couldn’t real- America’s retirement savings. In 2011, achieved. ly happen, could it? over $800 billion was lost in retirement When my friends on the other side of I didn’t know what to tell her. No, accounts after the House Republicans the aisle act as if nothing is happening, Mom, it should not happen. It has not played politics with the full faith and I have to say the deficit has been cut in happened before. But I can’t promise, credit of the United States of America. half and, second, over half of a long- given the words of people on the other If I might just take 1 more minute, I term goal on the debt has been side of the aisle who believe it is no big ask unanimous consent. achieved. We need to keep going. We deal or of what is being said by the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without don’t need to shut down the govern- Speaker and by the tea party Repub- objection, it is so ordered. ment to do that. We do not need to de- licans in the House—I couldn’t abso- Ms. STABENOW. This time, if we ac- fault on our debts as the greatest coun- lutely say to her don’t worry about tually default, the fall could be even try in the world to do that. We just that. worse and the damage could be perma- need to work together to do that. That Madam President, 3.4 million vet- nent. This is the greatest, wealthiest, is why we would say we need to open erans might not get their disability most powerful country in the world the government, pay our bills, and con- benefits on time. We have just been de- and it is outrageous that this would tinue to negotiate. Let’s negotiate, but bating whether we should make sure, even be considered. it is a continuation of negotiating. as we must, that the VA is fully fund- I ask unanimous consent to have In fact, weakening the full faith and ed. Yet next week if we do not back up printed in the RECORD a letter from the credit of the United States of Amer- the full faith and credit of the United National Association of Manufacturers, ica—think of that, the greatest coun- States of America, veterans could very expressing their deep concern about try in the world, the full faith and easily be in a situation of not getting the possibility of default.

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The peo- you with ‘‘the rest of the story.’’ We have to address these problems in ple of this country deserve better. We On ‘‘will not negotiate,’’ we don’t the traditional order of government have to do better for them. even have to go to the rest of the story. with real negotiations because if we There being no objection, the mate- Go to the rest of the sentence. The rest don’t, if we yield to hostage-taking as rial was ordered to be printed in the of the sentence is that the President the new way of governance in this RECORD, as follows: and the majority leader will not nego- country, where does it end? The con- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF tiate—while the other side is holding tinuing resolution that we proposed MANUFACTURERS, hostages, while the tea party is holding that the Speaker has refused to have a October 8, 2013. hostages. vote on—in all this time he has never THE PRESIDENT, Here is what our former colleague, had a vote on the continuing resolution The White House, my former ranking member on the that we passed that would open the Washington, DC. government—it would only extend the Hon. JOHN BOEHNER, Budget Committee, Senator Judd Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, Gregg, has said about this: operations of government for 6 weeks. Washington, DC. A small group of Republican legislators led We would be back at it again. What Hon. HARRY REID, by the junior Senator from Texas, decided to would the price be next time? After we Majority Leader, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. take as hostages government operations and defunded ObamaCare, would they want Hon. NANCY PELOSI, the raising of the debt ceiling. to privatize Social Security? They Minority Leader, House of Representatives, Those are exactly the hostages, Fed- tried that before. Over and over, the Washington, DC. eral employees who cannot work, peo- popular will has to rule. That we do Hon. MITCH MCCONNELL, through our American procedures. The Minority Leader, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. ple and businesses that want or need DEAR MR. PRESIDENT, SPEAKER BOEHNER Federal services, those families we vaunted procedures of our American AND LEADERS PELOSI, REID AND MCCONNELL: have heard so much about today who system of government would be lost in On behalf of the National Association of lost loved ones on the field of battle a devil’s game of threats and hostage- Manufacturers (NAM)—the largest manufac- and cannot get their death benefits. taking on both sides because two can turing association in the United States, rep- There is an even bigger hostage out play at this game if those are the new resenting small and large manufacturers in there, which is the threat of a cata- rules. We don’t want to go there. every industrial sector and in all 50 states— I write to strongly urge you to act as soon as strophic default which would be the re- America is a great country and in possible to raise the statutory debt limit. sult of a failure to lift the debt limit. part we are a great country because The failure of policymakers to address this Our country has been through a lot, our democracy is an example to the critical issue is injecting uncertainty in the through Civil Wars and world wars, world. We are no example to anyone U.S. economy, hampering the ability of man- through depressions and calamities of when we legislate by threats of default, ufacturers and the broader business commu- various kinds. Through all of that we disaster, and confusion, to use the fe- nity to compete, invest and create new jobs. have never defaulted on our debt. But licitous phrase of our colleague from In a recent survey of NAM members, almost there is a group in Congress so des- Alabama. two-thirds of respondents said it is ex- tremely important for the President and perate that they are willing to use There is a condition that sometimes Congress to make progress on funding the that, that threat as a hostage for lever- befalls pilots called target fixation. It government for fiscal year 2014 and extend- age in negotiations. happens when a pilot diving on a target ing the nation’s debt ceiling. More than 90 When colleagues on the other side in- becomes so fixated on hitting that tar- percent said that addressing the nation’s fis- vite us in the old phrase, ‘‘Come, let us get that they become disoriented with cal challenges was important for their com- reason together,’’ let us negotiate, their surroundings. The worst thing pany. they do not mean come let us reason Manufacturers believe the United States that befalls somebody who has target must meet our financial obligations to en- together, let us negotiate; they mean fixation is that they crash the plane. sure global investors’ continuing confidence let us negotiate, but we want a black- Right now we have Republican target in the nation’s creditworthiness. Our nation jack in our pocket. If the negotiations fixation on repeal ObamaCare. Imagine has never defaulted in the past, and failing don’t go just the way we want, we want passing it 40-some times in the House, to raise the debt limit in a timely fashion to keep hundreds of thousands of which they have done. If that is not a will seriously disrupt our fragile economy Americans out of their jobs and we and have a ripple effect throughout the sign of target fixation, I don’t know want to threaten the economic secu- what is. Not seeing the damage that is world. In particular, a default would put up- rity of this country. ward pressure on interest rates, raising both being done by closing down the govern- the short- and long-term cost of capital and There is a difference that every ment, not seeing the damage to fami- discouraging business investment and job American understands between negoti- lies, not seeing the damage to employ- creation. In addition, a default would create ating and negotiating while threat- ees, not seeing the damage to people an uncertain fiscal environment that will ening the hostages. I will say that who depend on government services discourage foreign direct investment in the sanctimoniously offering to release a and licenses and safety checks seems to United States that could harm our economy hostage here or a hostage there when a me to be a sign of target fixation. for years to come. program becomes too popular or there Our nation’s economic future depends on is too much scrutiny on the damage If they have target fixation this your actions. Now is the time to rise above that one thing is doing, to say, oh, we badly, they may not even see President partisan differences and put the nation’s best Ronald Reagan’s warnings of how dire interests first by addressing the debt limit. will give up that hostage, we will let us vote on that hostage, doesn’t change and dangerous it is to play around with Thank you in advance for the leadership that our debt limit. On the House side, they will be necessary to appropriately resolve the principle. There is a difference be- this critical issue. tween negotiating in good faith, nego- are already talking about playing Sincerely, tiating on the merits, and negotiating around with our debt limit. They want JAY TIMMONS. with threats to hostages. That is no to go into the danger zone, and who Ms. STABENOW. I yield the floor. road to go down. That is a very dan- knows how close to the flame they are The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- gerous threat. willing to fly. When they have target ator from Rhode Island. As President Reagan warned us: fixation, their judgment is not very good. Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Madam Presi- Congress must realize that by failing to dent, I am glad to join this debate, act they are entering very dangerous terri- They are certainly not seeing the which throughout the afternoon has tory if we don’t raise the debt limit. Never damage to American values and Amer- been peppered with the assertion that before in our history has the Federal Govern- ican procedure that an insistence on

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One, the Senator from Michi- The real disease is not fixing the real throw it all out, the Constitution, the gan mentioned that we were down- problem. All of the politicians—Repub- bicameralism, and we can go back to graded because of the impasse in Con- licans and Democrats alike—want to the basic animal state that whoever gress. No, we were downgraded because give you a soft answer. Here is the an- can make the worst threat wins the ar- Congress has failed to address the real swer: If you are $30 trillion in debt that gument. That is not the American way. problems of our debt and deficits. Go you cannot pay for, what you have to The American way isn’t to win the ar- read their statements. It had nothing do is have everybody have some pain, gument by seeing how many people you to do with action here. It had to do but we refuse to do that. There is no can put at risk and how badly you can with the fact that we will not address leadership in Congress to address the threaten them, but that is the stage we the biggest problems in front of us. real disease we are facing. This is a are in right now. I ask unanimous consent to have government that has totally ignored Let’s negotiate, indeed, but let’s ne- some scissors on the floor because I the enumerated powers, totally ignored gotiate as Americans. Let’s negotiate wish to make a point in a minute. the 10th Amendment. We have a Jus- under our proper procedures. Let’s The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there tice Department that ignores the rule open the government. There is no rea- objection? Without objection, it is so of law in terms of how they decide son for it to be closed other than bar- ordered. what they will enforce and what they gaining leverage and hostage-taking. Mr. COBURN. We have a credit card. will not enforce on a political basis There is no other reason. That is ex- I want you to think about your own rather than on what the law says. actly why the tea party has shut down personal life that if, in fact, you have a Those are the real problems in front of the government, just for that purpose. limit on your credit card and your fi- us. They say it. They use nicer words. I nancial situation worsens, you are still We have heard all the dire warnings think the word that was used earlier in paying the payments, but you are not about how we cannot raise the debt debate today was to create adequate bringing down the principal on your limit. What does default mean? They incentive. When somebody else is hold- credit cards and you are not earning always say we can’t raise the debt ing hostages, we have incentive, but it significantly more money and you go limit, but they will not talk about is not an appropriate incentive. to Citibank or American Express or what default means. Default in the So open the government and stop Chase and say: I want you to raise my international financial community threatening the debt limit. That is limit. The first thing they are going to means you will not pay the interest wildly irresponsible. If they don’t be- ask you is: What have you done to im- and you will not pay back the principal lieve us, believe Ronald Reagan, be- prove your financial situation so we on your bonds. That will never happen lieve the Secretary of the Treasury, be- might consider raising your credit to us. It would require less than 6 per- lieve the National Association of Man- limit? That is what happens to every cent of the cash we are taking in now ufacturers, believe the CEO of AT&T, other American. to manage the debt we have right believe virtually every responsible, We have this big talk about a debt now—less than 6 percent. knowledgeable adult who has observed limit. There is no debt limit in this So only somebody who wants to hurt what the dangers are of blowing the country. We have increased it every us further would play the political debt limit and default. time it has come up. There is no limit game if we ever got there. I am not Open the government, stop threat- right now in this country on the debt saying we should get there, but if we ening the debt limit and, by all means, we have. got there, it would only be to play the let’s negotiate. We could set a date to- We hear all of these speeches about political game to not pay Social Secu- morrow. I am sure the President would the risk. You know what the real risk rity or not to pay Medicare. We have have a meeting at the White House the is? The risk is continuing to do nothing more than enough money to do that. next day. Anything people wanted to address the underlying problems of But what we have is a bloated, over- could be on the table, but they would our country. The risk is continuing to sized, inefficient, ineffective Federal have to come in and negotiate like add entitlement programs that have no Government that nobody wants to hold Americans. They would have to nego- way to pay for themselves and no re- accountable except the American peo- tiate on the merits fairly and not with form of the entitlements we have ple. a blackjack in their back pocket, with today. That is the risk. So the question is, Who gets to de- threats that if they don’t get what How does that play out? We have cide? Congress obviously is not decid- they want, they are going to start heard all of these dire warnings of what ing very well. The President has not wrecking things such as our economy will happen. What is going to happen to shown any leadership. Maybe it is time and our government. That is not the your children and grandchildren is for the American people to decide. right way to proceed. If we go down what has happened over the last 15 Maybe it is time to take some of the that road, who knows what evil lurks years in this country. Do you realize power away from Washington and re- at the end. that the average median income in real store it to where our Founders thought I yield the floor. dollars now is at the same level it was it should reside: by respecting the enu- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- in 1989? We are going backward right merated powers very specifically listed ator from Oklahoma. now. We are not addressing the real by our Founders with great com- Mr. COBURN. Madam President, I problems. mentary so it would not be distorted, have listened very carefully to the two Since I am a doctor, I will put it in but we have distorted it anyway. We previous speakers on the floor, and I medical terms. If, in fact, you treat need to reembrace the 10th Amendment understand a lot of their frustration. symptoms of disease by raising the which says: Everything that is not spe- We are where we are. debt limit rather than treating the real cifically enumerated in these powers is I think we have two big problems. disease, which is reforming the prob- left to the power of the people and the Actually, we have two major problems. lems, reforming our spending, quit hav- States. One is our country is bankrupt. People ing 100 percent involvement by the We find ourselves with a credit card. don’t like to hear that, but let me give Federal Government in everything This happens to be our debt. The num- the facts. The total unfunded liability Americans do, if you continue to bor- ber I chose to put on here was our debt of the United States of America is $126 row the money and treat that as the this morning: $16,747,458,528.90. We need trillion. If we add all the net worth of symptom, when there is a lack of over- to cut this up just like we would do for everybody in the country and all the sight by Congress and lack of real work an adolescent or young adult kid when assets of the Federal Government and by the Members of this body to actu- you are responsible for their credit

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There isn’t one that has sur- The second part of the problem is we fraud, waste, and abuse every year vived as long as we have. They decline have programs that are designed to should not be rewarded, but that is and die over the same thing: They get benefit people which are riddled with what we will end up doing because we in trouble financially. waste and fraud—$100 million in Med- don’t have the courage, nor the leader- We are in trouble financially. We are icaid and Medicare. Nobody really ship, to address the real problem in $30 trillion in the hole, plus another $17 questions that number. It has been au- front of our country. The real problem trillion in debt. Wouldn’t it be smart if thenticated by four separate studies is cowardice. The real problem is to not we started addressing that problem be- outside of the government, and inside recognize where we are and not act on fore we blankly allow an increase in the government we say it is $80 mil- making decisive decisions. the level of the credit card? Actually, lion. Why would we continue to let a We heard how bad it will be if we what we should do is cut this credit system run that has that kind of fraud don’t raise the debt limit. I agree, it card up, which is what I am going to do in it? will be tough. There will be ramifica- because that is the way I vote. I think We are getting ready to crank up the tions. How bad will it be if we do? What it is time we quit borrowing money— Affordable Care Act—we are cranking happens to your children? What hap- actually, I think I better tear it up—it it up—and we have now said we are not pens to the declining family income in is time we quit borrowing money for going to authenticate somebody’s reli- this country if we continue to let the the future of our kids. It is time we ability as to their income? What do we Federal Government run uncontrolled quit mortgaging their future. It is time think the fraud rate on that is going to and out of control? What happens if we we start taking responsibility for the be? We know what the fraud rate is continue to not hold Congress account- actions of the Federal Government with the child tax credit. It is well over able for forcing efficiencies on the Fed- rather than giving excuses on why we 20 percent. In the earned-income tax credit, we know it is well over 20 per- eral Government. can’t get together and address the real I know what could be done. There problems of this country. Congress cent. So $1 out of every $5 we pay out was an agreement called the Budget fails to do the oversight. is to people who don’t deserve it. We We just had a hearing yesterday Control Act, and what it did is it forced are going to see the same thing with where we showed one of the problems sequester. Sequester is a stupid way to this. Why would we do that when we inside the Social Security and dis- cut funding in the Federal Govern- have this kind of problem in front of ability system. It was a bipartisan us? ment, but it is far better than not cut- hearing, with lots of work done. There In the last 2 years our debt limit has ting it at all. are real problems. The trust fund for increased twice what our economy has What has the sequester done? The se- those people who are truly disabled in grown. For every dollar of new debt we quester has forced agencies—because this country will run out of money take in, we are getting about 2 or 3 Congress will not force them because within 18 to 24 months. The Finance cents of economic growth out of that we are afraid we might offend some- Committee hasn’t offered any bill to new debt. It used to be that when body—to start making choices. They fix it. The House Committee on Ways America borrowed a dollar, it would are still making tons of bad choices. and Means hasn’t offered any programs get 35 or 40 cents of growth out of that For instance, on the last day of the to fix it. Yet it is going to be bankrupt. debt. So in the last 2 years we have in- State Department’s budget, they spent What does that mean for somebody creased the debt limit $2.405 trillion all the remaining money. They just who is truly disabled? It means their and the economy has grown less than spent $5 million for new crystalware check is going to get cut. Now tell me $1.2 trillion over the last 2 years. for all of our embassies. Do we have $5 whether we would rather spend $5 mil- We are adding $26,000 to our national million? What is wrong with the lion on new glassware for our embas- debt every second—every second. There crystalware we have now? They had to sies—crystal—or $5 million for some- is no question that our economy is spend the money because they couldn’t one who is truly disabled. That is growing some—some—far less than come back to Congress and say we where the real decisions need to be marginal. Why isn’t it growing? It isn’t saved $5 million. made, but we won’t make them. growing because the American people We are addressing the wrong prob- If we talk about our national debt— don’t have confidence in the future. lems. We are not holding people ac- when I came to the Senate in 2005 How do we restore confidence in the fu- countable. Consequently, maybe it is every American owed $24,000 on the na- ture? We restore confidence by mod- time for the States and the people to tional debt. It is now almost $53,000—in eling a behavior that says we are going exert some common sense on us. I dare a little over 81⁄2 years. So we now owe to act responsibly with our future, say there is not one Member of this 21⁄2 times what we used to owe. How did which means we are going to make the body who would let their adolescent we get there? Why did we let that hap- hard choices, even if it costs us our po- child run up a bill and then not eventu- pen? Why don’t we learn to live within litical career, to solve the problems in ally try to intercede on a credit card our means? Is there always a political Washington so the generations that but just let them continue to run it up. reason? Is there always a reason where follow us will not suffer a lower stand- Congress and the U.S. Government is we can game somebody and say they ard of living but also so we can instill that adolescent child. We are the ado- don’t care if they don’t want to do confidence in the American economy. lescents and the people and the States this? They certainly couldn’t care There is $3 trillion in cash sitting in are the grownups. We are at an im- about Americans if they want to spend this country right now—not Federal passe, and it does kind of sound like a money we don’t have on things we Government money, private money—$3 kid. I am not going to talk to you. I don’t need. trillion. Why is it sitting there and don’t like the way you did that. If we look at the $125.8 trillion, that why is it not being invested? That $3 We had the majority leader the other works out to $1.1 million per family. trillion would create 700,000 or 800,000 day claim that the House was out of Think about that. That is our unfunded new jobs a year—that $3 trillion. Why bounds because they got to pick and liabilities, and that is going to come is it not being used? Because people choose what we pay for. It just so hap- due over the next 50 years. If a person don’t have confidence in the future. pens that in the Constitution, that is has children or grandchildren, as I do, I want to tell a story about Virgil what it says. The House of Representa- I really don’t want their opportunities Jurgensmeyer. Virgil grows mush- tives gets to pick and choose. All to be totally limited by this debt load rooms and other vegetables in a busi- spending bills start in the House. They we have. ness. This past August he told me he have to start in the House. They get to So we have all of this politicking and was thinking about expanding his busi- pick and choose. We don’t have to ac- posturing and political expediency ness, a $5 million expansion, adding a

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When the con- says: I don’t think it is worth the risk Madam President, how much time fiscatory rates that will have to be right now given where our country is. have I consumed? there to pay back our debt or to at That is happening all across this coun- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- least borrow more money come, half of try. There is no confidence. ator has consumed 23 minutes. your work is going to be for the Fed- It brings me to another point I wish Mr. COBURN. I will finish. Would the eral Government—not your State or to speak about. We are not just bank- Chair let me know in about 28 minutes? local governments; it is going to be to rupt as a nation. Our leadership is The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without pay the bills of the Federal Govern- bankrupt. Leadership is about creating objection, it is so ordered. ment. So money that is going to go for a vision and bringing people together, Mr. COBURN. Let me describe also interest is money that is not going to not creating controversy and dividing what is going to happen in about 20 be invested. It is money that is not people. It is not about pointing out the years, maybe 10. If we don’t address going to improve education. It is not worst flaws of somebody. It is about re- these problems, it won’t matter what going to invent the new technology. inforcing the best flaws. It is about the debt rating agencies say; we will So I believe we can solve our prob- selling the confidence that we can do have developed a pattern that says we lems, but I think it requires an in- this together. think we can continue to borrow and formed public. Do you realize the Fed- Do my colleagues realize we can do continue to raise the debt limit and eral Government is twice the size it this together as a nation? There isn’t a not make the structural changes that was in 1999? It is twice that size. It is problem in front of us that we can’t put us on a path to solvency. So what two times as big as it was in 1999. solve if we choose to solve it. Do my does that look like? What that looks Think about that for a minute. If you colleagues remember the debt commis- like is borrowing costs going up. extrapolate that, that means in an- sion? I was a member of that com- My friends all say—and the President other 12, 13 years, it is going to be four mittee. We voted on some big plans said today—maybe our borrowing costs times as big as it was in 1999. The ques- that would have solved a lot of the will go up if we don’t, in fact, raise the tion comes: Are you getting value? Is it problems we are facing this very week debt limit. Guess what. Our borrowing efficient? It is productive? Is it what in this body. I didn’t like every bit of costs are going up every day we don’t we want to do? I think we can cheat history as a re- it, but it was a chance to try to solve— address these problems whether we ad- public. As a constitutional republic, I bring together both sides and solve it. dress the debt limit or not because think we can cheat history. I do not Not once was it taken up on the floor eventually the rest of the world is think we have to go down the path by the majority leader. The President going to say: We don’t think they are every other republic has gone down, never embraced it—his own commis- willing to cut up the credit card. They but it is going to require real leader- sion, his own fiscal commission—never are not willing to make the sacrifices ship and shared sacrifice on the part of embraced it. It was the greatest failure necessary to put their country on a everybody in this country. It is going of leadership I have ever seen. We had path of prosperity. to require that we take the spending conservatives and liberals agreeing We have all the capabilities in the out of the Tax Code for the well-heeled that here is a plan we can work out. world to address our problems. We do not have the leadership that will get us who have placed special benefits in the Yet it was thrown away. Tax Code for themselves. It is going to With the politics we see in Wash- there. I am not just directing that at the President; I am directing that at require that we reform Medicare. ington today, the only time we are The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- my own party. going to solve these big problems is ator has consumed 28 minutes. when both political parties take the So what is the solution? Mr. COBURN. I thank the Presiding I am going to spend the next couple pain evenly. Nobody wants to do that. Officer. Everybody wants to win. It is all short- days outlining waste in the Federal It is going to require that we reform term political expediency. Government, fraud in the Federal Gov- Medicare, that we fix Medicaid, that we In the words of my friend Erskine ernment, duplication in the Federal control how the Federal Government Bowles, where we are today is the most Government. But the solution is called buys and uses things. It is going to re- easily predictable problem we ever sacrificial leadership. It means mod- quire us to eliminate multitudes of du- would have seen. All we have to do is eling the behavior that says you are plicative programs that have no real look at the path of the numbers. It is willing to give up something—maybe benefit other than to benefit the politi- true that our deficits are down a little the prestige of being in office—to actu- cians. It is going to require shared sac- bit, that we raised $70 billion in taxes ally fix the long-term problems of our rifice. last year, and the economy is growing. country. It is leadership that calls out So we can go down that path, unite It just shows what potential there is if the best in us instead of pointing out our country, bring us together with a we would put the economy on steam, the worst in us. You do not see that vision that through this, together we where we had confidence. We could very often here. You did when I first can all accomplish what is needed for have had $500 billion, $600 billion a year came. You certainly do not now, and our children and grandchildren or we in revenues to the Federal Govern- that is a function of leadership in the can continue this petty little kinder- ment. But we won’t do that. Senate. garten game that is going on in Wash- Today we find ourselves in worse con- Majority Leader REID and I do not ington right now where everybody’s dition than we were in 2011, and in 2011 agree on much. That is obvious. But in nose gets bent out of shape, saying we were told we can’t do big things. We a previous discussion on the Senate they are right or they are right, and have to wait. floor, Leader REID said: ‘‘Meaningful playing off the American people. So we had a debt limit increase. So deficit reduction requires shared sac- None of us in Washington are right. tell me how we have gotten better rifice.’’ We are never going to get there The Founders were right. The enumer- since then. We have unfunded liabil- unless everybody shares in it. ated powers were right. The 10th ities that are growing faster every The other point I would make is that Amendment was right. We are dead year. Our true debt-to-GDP ratio is we are living off the next generation wrong. It is time we grow up and start now over 100 percent, counting all debt, right now. We are going to borrow understanding the vision of our Found- internal and external. We have not $2,000 against the future of every man, ers that secures our liberty and pre- done it. woman, and child in this country this serves our future. Hundreds of thousands of Federal year alone. They are going to have to I yield the floor. workers right now are furloughed be- pay it back. Another way of putting it The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- cause Congress—not Republicans, Con- is that 1 out of every 4 hours you work, ator from Colorado.

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We do not necessarily agree on canceled their plans to visit. community now has lost a lot of jobs in the every single thing, but I do know he is The Denver Post reported that if visi- interim. tors to Estes Park decline by 70 per- a man of great conviction and we are This is exactly why it is the wrong cent, it could mean the loss of 1,100 lucky to have him in the Senate. It is moment for Colorado, for Estes Park, jobs, $90 million in spending, $5.8 mil- my hope we can get to a place where to have Washington’s dysfunction come lion in State sales tax revenue, and $4.4 we actually are together addressing crashing down. They do not deserve it. million in local taxes. This is one com- these budget issues in a way that is not They do not deserve it. But, as they are munity in Colorado, one community in management by crisis or one across- now saying in Estes Park, they are the United States of America tonight, the-board cut after another but actu- mountain strong and they will get as we horse around here in the Con- ally is a thoughtful plan to relieve our through it. And I know they will. children and our grandchildren of this gress. Amy Hamrick took the time to re- The shutdown is a kick in the teeth burden we are threatening them with. mind us that 90 percent of the town is to our local governments and small So, through the Chair, I thank my open, dry, and ready for customers. She businesses in their efforts to recover colleague. said: Madam President, I come to the floor from these floods. today, after the Senator from Okla- One of the area’s more famous busi- The town . . . is beautiful and the golf courses have elk on them 24 hours a day. homa described today as a day of petty nesses is the Stanley Hotel. John kindergarten political games, to talk Cullen, the hotel’s owner, told us that Estes Park, like much of Colorado, about a place where they are not play- while it is booking visitors for long has taken a hit, but it will not stay ing any of those right now, and that is weekend trips, it has been slow to down. The community continues to a town in Colorado that I represent bring in the usual number of guests pull together and recover. As expected, called Estes Park, which has been a during the week. He says it is because its neighbors are going the extra mile beacon of resilience. It is in the moun- locals cannot come to Rocky Mountain to help everybody out. tains just northwest of Boulder. It is National Park for the fall foliage. He This quote from Jeannie Bier cap- the gateway to Rocky Mountain Na- tells us they have done everything they tures the spirit of Colorado. She said: tional Park. can to keep the hotel open because it is We live down in Loveland and it is difficult I can see from the Presiding Officer’s a major employer in Estes Park, but he for the people down there right now— reaction that she may have been there. is losing money on a daily basis. I know it is difficult down there be- The town has several thousand resi- Diane Muno is a local business owner cause I was there last week with the dents and hosts close to 3 million visi- in Estes Park, with four retail shops. mayor and county commissioners and tors a year, including an average of The Spruce House and the Christmas others looking at devastation in over half a million visitors in the Shop are two local Christmas and holi- Loveland— month of September. day stores; the White Orchid and the but we also knew it is just as difficult up This time of year is peak tourist sea- White Orchid Bridal Shop sell clothing here in Estes and they are our neighbors, so son. The weather is beautiful. The as- and other apparel. we took the roundabout way to get up here pens’ leaves are even more beautiful Some of these businesses have been to support Estes as well. than the weather, and the elk famously serving customers in Estes Park since The floods will not deter them, and wander through the park and through 1969. They are institutions in this Colo- neither will the outrageous stupidity of the town. Whether you are coming to rado community. this shutdown. rest or recreate, Estes Park welcomes The flooding damaged three of four of Rocky Mountain National Park is you, and it always has. her businesses. One was seriously dam- closed, but there are still plenty of In 2011 visitors generated $196 million aged and has not yet reopened. The other reasons to come and enjoy Estes in tourism spending and supported other two rushed to reopen to recover, Park. more than 2,700 jobs. By some esti- and they would have been fine except Earlier today somebody who works mates tourism accounts for 43 percent we closed Rocky Mountain National with me named James Thompson spoke of local employment. But when the Park, and that has slowed foot traffic with the town’s mayor Bill Pinkham floods hit in Colorado, Estes Park was in a significant way. Diane’s October and asked him what is the one thing he almost entirely cut off from the out- revenue for these four stores is down 67 would want me to say on this floor. side world. percent—two-thirds down—from this The message was plain and simple. He As shown in this picture, here is point in October last year. She typi- said: Route 34 going to Estes Park. cally has 12 to 15 employees, but she is Michael, tell them it’s spectacularly beau- Two of the major roads into town working a skeleton crew of 6. tiful up here. It’s still a great experience. were wiped out for miles at a stretch, Another business damaged by the We’re open for business! leaving only one road into town. Many floods was Kind Coffee. Its owner, Amy This town has been through a lot and homes and businesses were destroyed. Hamrick, has been relying on Internet has risen to its challenges. But the residents of Estes Park picked sales while she is working to reopen So I say to everybody, come to Estes themselves up and began the recovery the store. The community has rallied Park. Enjoy the beauty. Shop at our process. Limited access to the town has around the store, as our communities businesses. Dine at our restaurants. been restored. Folks had just started that have been struck by the floods And meet the folks who would not let opening their businesses again. Visi- have done. It bought coffee beans and a natural disaster or a manmade dis- tors had just started to return to mugs and T-shirts online and helped aster stop them from succeeding. You Rocky Mountain National Park. And clean up floodwaters. But the same can learn more about a trip to Estes then Congress stepped in and dealt an story holds: She took a huge hit when Park at visitestespark.com. unbelievably cruel blow by shutting the government shut down. Making To my colleagues, I urge you to come down this government. horrible things worse, Amy’s husband to Colorado for a different reason. Let me quote what Estes Park resi- David Hamrick, a firefighter with the Maybe we could all learn something dent Tom Johnson said on the Tuesday U.S. Forest Service, has been fur- from these incredible people about of the shutdown: loughed. what it means to pull together in the I think politicians are playing around, like This is what this inability of Wash- face of a crisis. they do, and it’s the people who wind up— ington’s politicians to get done the For those of us playing politics with ‘‘And it’s the people who wind up’’— most basic function we have—to keep this shutdown and playing politics with all the problems for it. Man, they did it the government running—has wrought with this fiscal cliff, I would really en- to Estes Park, when they shut down that in this one Colorado community. courage you to spend a single moment park. Amy told National Public Radio: in one of our flood-ravaged towns. That

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It was found- Even with the seemingly endless Mr. BENNET. I ask unanimous con- ed in 1791. Sounds pretty weird today, I crawls of the words ‘‘breaking news’’ at sent that the order for the quorum call know, but it simply meant those who the bottom of our screens, no one pre- be rescinded. believed in democratic equality and dicted the Arab spring before it sprung. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without freedom, working to uphold the ideals That is the most closely watched re- objection, it is so ordered. of the Republic. One of our bedrock gion in the world. Mr. BENNET. Madam President, American principles is that we must There are great historic tides that most of us here in the Senate have read protect our rights through performance demand that we change and adapt to at least something about our Nation’s of our duties. That is not some ab- them in order to preserve and protect founding. Although it is striking, what stract political theory. This is a defini- and conserve our central values. We do is almost always overlooked is the tion of who we are and how we must not live in a stagnant world. Indeed, we Founders’ use of the language of ‘‘the govern ourselves. are living in the midst of great revolu- republic.’’ We have rights and responsibilities as tion that makes the 21st century as dif- Asked by a citizen on the street citizens and as Senators. We have the ferent from the 20th as the 18th cen- which was being created behind closed right to free speech but the responsi- tury was from the 17th. We are living doors in Philadelphia, ‘‘a Republic or a bility not to shout ‘‘fire’’ in a crowded through what may be the peak years of monarchy,’’ Benjamin Franklin fa- theater. We have the right to assemble change on the scale of the Industrial mously said: ‘‘A republic, if you can but the responsibility to do so peace- Revolution. But even though we may keep it.’’ fully. In this body we have the right to come here oriented to change, the in- As with most foundational decisions, filibuster but the responsibility to gov- stitutions of government, Congress in- the Founders made this choice delib- ern on behalf of the American people. cluded, are oriented to the past. Our erately. The idea of democracy fright- But the fewer the Americans who ex- committee structure and our regu- ened Hamilton, Adams, and others, be- ercise the most fundamental right, I latory agencies imagine an economy cause they equated it with mobs in the would say duty, of voting, the more po- that existed deep in the last century. street. They worried that mob rule litical influence extreme groups in our We are designed to support incumbent would overcome rights bestowed not by society have. This is where we find our- interests, not the innovators that will their government but by their Creator. selves at the dawn of the 21st century, drive job growth and wage growth in They studied the classics and their with a Senate that at times is domi- the 21st century. This is a fatal flaw, if models were the Greek and Roman re- nated by a small faction that does not we are ever going to tackle the growing publics. represent the mainstream of American income inequality that our Nation They set out to do something never political thought, and a House that is faces, an inequality that has been un- done before, to create a republic of the gerrymandered into dysfunction. This matched since 1928. scope and scale never before at- institutional paralysis has created a We are regulating the telegraph when tempted, and one that could expand as vacuum into which a million special the world is wireless. Just one exam- the country grew. interests happily roam. ple: Almost a year ago I visited Apple Today we are the world’s oldest and Actually, I should call them narrow, out in Silicon Valley to learn some- greatest democracy. During the last not special, interests. From ancient thing about their work in education. A century, America has expanded the Athens onward, narrow interests have little over 4 years ago, when I was su- constitutional rights of women and been the enemy of every republic. That perintendent of Denver Public Schools, people of color well beyond landowning has never been truer than it is today. I did not spend one second thinking White men, originally privileged. In Keeping the Republic created by our about how to apply a tablet to the edu- our time, we have come to understand Founders should concern every genera- cation of our kids, because there was that democracies are about the rights tion of Americans, including our own. no such thing as a tablet—a little over of citizens, but a republic, the Found- The sovereign power belongs to all the 4 years ago. ers understood, is about the duties of people, not just a vocal few. It is our Today the tablet, combined with citizens, the obligations a citizen has responsibility, it is our duty, as elected platforms such as the iTunes platform, to a society whose constitution guar- officials when that ideal is tested, to presents an unbelievable opportunity antees his or her rights. work together to restore a sense of the for our children and children all over Basic duties are to pay taxes levied commonwealth and the common good the world to learn and to teach each by a representative government, to de- that enabled us to prevail in world other. It was amazing to see. fend our country when called upon, and wars and to overcome depressions. In any case, Apple presented a slide to obey the law. Our Founders had This is our cause, but we are stuck. showing that 75 percent of their last 12 something even greater in mind, quali- We are stuck because we are fighting months of revenue was derived from ties that would make a republic en- over yesterday’s battles instead of products they did not sell 5 years be- dure. Like republics from ancient Ath- seeking to anticipate, as our Founders fore—75 percent of their revenue came ens forward, they believed in popular did, how we will manage change. To from things they did not sell 5 years sovereignty, based on citizen participa- one degree or another, all Senators and before. tion in government. They believed in possibly all Americans are conserv- We have not updated our Tax Code the commonwealth, all those things we ative. If conservative means to protect since 1986. I was in college in 1986. hold and value in common, such as our our Nation’s principles and ideals, I am What are the chances that our Tax defense and our shared infrastructure, a conservative. If conservative means Code is helping drive job and wage and the welfare of the next generation to preserve a culture of tolerance, jus- growth in 2013, 27 years later, more of Americans. tice, and equality, I am a conservative. than a quarter of a century later? They believed in putting the common If conservative means to respect the In this Congress and in this govern- interest above personal or narrow in- unique cultural heritage of America, I ment, we are desperately out of sync terests, a sense of the national inter- am a conservative. If conservative with the world as it is. It is, in fact, an est. How else could committed slave- means to protect our natural heritage, irony that we must change and adapt owners and abolitionists form a coun- I am very much a conservative. to preserve the principles that we try and a government? But while we protect and preserve treasure. But we must. They believed in resistance to cor- the best of what makes us who we are, Today, many flying the tea party ruption, those who would turn the na- we must adapt to change. Scarcely one banner resist all change. Indeed, they

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We treasure the speech-language pathology, will retire that is creating jobs and raising wages. freedoms incorporated in the First from his work as vice president of Inpa- Our founding principles should not Amendment to our Constitution. tient Operations at the National Reha- change. I agree with that. But our We remember at the height of the bilitation Hospital, NRH, on October practices and methods must change to Great Depression that Franklin Roo- 17, 2013, his 67th birthday and 43rd wed- become relevant. These two parties, or sevelt declared four new freedoms: ding anniversary. three with the tea party, have to es- Freedom of speech and worship and Dr. Rao began his professional career cape their orthodoxies for this to be freedom from want and fear. Today, in more than 32 years ago at MedStar possible. Efforts to maintain the status the middle of what one might charac- Health and skillfully guided the devel- quo or to return to some mythical past terize as a political depression, let’s opment of the new speech and language are doomed to fail. That is simply be- consider some new freedoms for the department when MedStar opened the cause time and the tides of human af- 21st century: Freedom from foreign oil; National Rehabilitation Hospital in fairs will not stand still. We do not freedom from false patriotism; freedom Washington, DC, 27 years ago. control history and cannot dictate to from the politics of division; freedom I met Dr. Rao when I entered NRH in it. Change is the one constant. How we to create a constructive future; and, February 2007, following an AVM and a attempt to shape it to our purposes, by yes, freedom from unconstitutional month in intensive care. Over the creative, imaginative public policies government surveillance. months he became more than a thera- will determine whether we can preserve We have duties to perform far greater pist for me, he was a friend and a the best of our past, our principles, our than merely funding the government. coach. When I returned to South Da- heritage, and our values. Just ask any poor child or her teacher kota in August of that year, Dr. Rao Those who seek to protect our Nation in a typical American school. The good took his own time to join me as I against change by sitting on the beach news is that fear has never and will not greeted the people of South Dakota for before a massive incoming tide with now dictate the fate of our Republic. the first time since the AVM. I contin- shovel in hand will be swept away as History’s dustbin is filled with failed ued to work with Dr. Rao in outpatient surely as King Canute. As I mentioned demagogues. And we are not going therapy, despite his demanding sched- earlier, anyone who believes their or- back. But we need to hurry. The world ule as a vice-president for NRH, for an- thodoxy or their ideological orienta- is not waiting for us. other 3 years. I have been told that we tion prepared them for the Arab spring Americans want us to move forward were truly the odd couple, he the ebul- or made us safer is deluded. Our job into the 21st century with the imagina- lient, loquacious Italian and I the must be to create a shared under- tion, creativity, adaptability, and val- stoic, reticent Norwegian. standing of the facts when we work in ues that have made this country so He is widely recognized for his profes- a town that is arranged to obscure great from its founding. The stakes are sional skills and is a sought after pub- them. simply too high in our time to allow lic speaker. Among his honors is the Despite the desires of nostalgia, we our institutions to be crippled by poli- Clinical Achievement Award by the are not going back to the laissez faire ticians who color far outside the lines American Speech-Language Hearing world of Herbert Hoover. Social safety of conventional American political Foundation that he received not once nets are here to stay to protect chil- thought and who react with angry and but twice, in 1989 and 2001. The DC As- dren, the elderly, the poor, the dis- mock surprise when their policy objec- sociation for Healthcare Quality con- abled, and to protect our ability to call tives are not achieved. ferred on Dr. Rao the Janis Willis An- ourselves a civilized nation. But even It is time to close this sorry chapter nual Award for Educational Excellence they will have to be changed if they are in the history of the Congress, reopen in 2001 and the Beth Lang Award for going to survive for the next genera- our government, preserve the full faith Outstanding Leadership in 2003. tion of Americans. and credit of the United States, and In addition, he is a national leader in The revolution of globalization and work together as Senators from the medical rehabilitation, serving as information has transformed the various States on the people’s business. president of the American Speech and world’s economy and cultures and soci- I suspect that is why most of us wanted Hearing Association, and as fellow of eties all across the globe, including to serve to begin with. the American College of Healthcare here in the United States. These revo- Madam President, I yield the floor Executives. lutions, like the Industrial Revolution and I suggest the absence of a quorum. Dr. Rao is the editor of Managing before them, cannot be stopped. It is up The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Stroke: A Guide to Living Well After to us to decide whether we can accept clerk will call the roll. Stroke published in 2000 and the lead this new reality and position our coun- The legislative clerk proceeded to editor for the second edition of this try to lead, as it has since our found- call the roll. text in 2009. ing, or whether we shrink into an Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask He has made invaluable contribu- imaginary conception of what the unanimous consent that the order for tions to MedStar’s National Rehabili- world once was and what the United the quorum call be rescinded. tation Network and was recognized for States once was. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without his leadership as steward of the patient With all of this change and pace of objection, it is so ordered. safety journey when he was awarded globalization comes fear of the future f the National Rehabilitation Hospital’s and a sense of loss of what once was. MORNING BUSINESS John W. Goldschmidt Award for Excel- That is human nature. I do not exempt Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent lence in Rehabilitation. myself from that. At a time of uncer- I am pleased to take this opportunity that the Senate proceed to a period of tainty, it has become fashionable in to thank Paul for sharing his talents morning business with Senators per- some political circles to capitalize on with me. I wish him and Martina a mitted to speak for up to 10 minutes it politically. This kind of dema- wonderful retirement.∑ goguery is not unknown in American each during that period of time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without f history. Anytime Americans become objection, it is so ordered. fearful or worried, there have always MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE been those who saw personal advantage f At 10:02 a.m., a message from the in fanning those flames. But they do ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS House of Representatives, delivered by not join an honor roll of history, an as- Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, sembly of our greatest leaders. Media announced that the House has passed attention, which is easy and cheap, is HONORING DR. PAUL R. RAO the following joint resolution, in which not a measure of leadership. Division ∑ Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota. it requests the concurrence of the Sen- does not require moral authority. Madam President, today I wish to ate:

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A bill to ensure the complete and At the request of Mr. CASEY, the North Carolina (Mrs. HAGAN) was added timely payment of the obligations of the name of the Senator from Michigan as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 19, a joint United States Government until December (Mr. LEVIN) was added as a cosponsor of resolution proposing an amendment to 31, 2014. S. 1056, a bill to amend the Internal the Constitution of the United States The following joint resolution was Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a relating to contributions and expendi- read the first time: refundable adoption tax credit. tures intended to affect elections. H.J. Res. 77. Joint resolution making con- S. 1318 S. RES. 254 tinuing appropriations for the Food and At the request of Mr. SCHUMER, the At the request of Mr. ENZI, the name Drug Administration for fiscal year 2014, and names of the Senator from New Hamp- of the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. for other purposes. shire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) and the Senator INHOFE) was added as a cosponsor of S. f from Iowa (Mr. HARKIN) were added as Res. 254, a resolution designating No- EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF cosponsors of S. 1318, a bill to amend vember 2, 2013, as ‘‘National Bison COMMITTEE title XIX of the Social Security Act to Day’’. cover physician services delivered by The following executive reports of f podiatric physicians to ensure access nominations were submitted: by Medicaid beneficiaries to appro- STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED By Mr. WYDEN for the Committee on En- priate quality foot and ankle care, to BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS ergy and Natural Resources. *Michael L. Connor, of New Mexico, to be amend title XVIII of such Act to mod- By Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. Deputy Secretary of the Interior. ify the requirements for diabetic shoes BAUCUS): *Elizabeth M. Robinson, of Washington, to to be included under Medicare, and for S. 1569. A bill to ensure the complete be Under Secretary of Energy. other purposes. and timely payment of the obligations *Nomination was reported with rec- S. 1349 of the United States Government until ommendation that it be confirmed sub- At the request of Mr. MORAN, the December 31, 2014; read the first time. ject to the nominee’s commitment to name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- respond to requests to appear and tes- ROBERTS) was added as a cosponsor of imous consent that the text of the bill tify before any duly constituted com- S. 1349, a bill to enhance the ability of be printed in the RECORD. mittee of the Senate. community financial institutions to There being no objection, the text of f foster economic growth and serve their the bill was ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as follows: INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND communities, boost small businesses, S. 1569 JOINT RESOLUTIONS increase individual savings, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of The following bills and joint resolu- S. 1530 Representatives of the United States of America tions were introduced, read the first At the request of Ms. LANDRIEU, the in Congress assembled, and second times by unanimous con- names of the Senator from Missouri SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. sent, and referred as indicated: This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Default Pre- (Mrs. MCCASKILL) and the Senator from vention Act of 2013’’. By Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. BAU- New York (Mr. SCHUMER) were added as CUS): cosponsors of S. 1530, a bill to realign SEC. 2. ENSURING TIMELY PAYMENT. S. 1569. A bill to ensure the complete and Section 2 of the No Budget, No Pay Act of timely payment of the obligations of the structures and reallocate resources in 2013 (31 U.S.C. 3101 note) is amended— United States Government until December the Federal Government, in keeping (1) by striking ‘‘date of the enactment of 31, 2014; read the first time. with the core American belief that this Act’’ each place it appears and inserting f families are the best protection for ‘‘date of enactment of the Default Preven- children and the bedrock of any soci- tion Act of 2013’’; ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS ety, to bolster United States diplomacy (2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘May 18, S. 55 and assistance targeted at ensuring 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2014’’; and (3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘May 19, At the request of Mrs. BOXER, the that every child can grow up in a per- 2013’’ each place it appears and inserting name of the Senator from Maryland manent, safe, nurturing, and loving ‘‘January 1, 2015’’. (Ms. MIKULSKI) was added as a cospon- family, and to strengthen intercountry f sor of S. 55, a bill to prohibit Members adoption to the United States and of Congress and the President from re- around the world and ensure that it be- AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO ceiving pay during Government shut- comes a viable and fully developed op- MEET downs. tion for providing families for children COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL S. 153 in need, and for other purposes. RESOURCES At the request of Ms. AYOTTE, the S. 1551 Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. At the request of Mr. WYDEN, the unanimous consent that the Com- PORTMAN) was added as a cosponsor of name of the Senator from Massachu- mittee on Energy and Natural Re- S. 153, a bill to amend section 520J of setts (Mr. MARKEY) was added as a co- sources be authorized to meet during the Public Health Service Act to au- sponsor of S. 1551, a bill to reform the the session of the Senate on October 8, thorize grants for mental health first authorities of the Federal Government 2013, at 10 a.m., in room 366 of the Dirk- aid training programs. to require the production of certain sen Senate Office Building. S. 541 business records, conduct electronic The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without At the request of Ms. LANDRIEU, the surveillance, use pen registers and trap objection, it is so ordered. name of the Senator from Michigan and trace devices, and use other forms COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND (Mr. LEVIN) was added as a cosponsor of of information gathering for foreign in- GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS S. 541, a bill to prevent human health telligence, counterterrorism, and Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask threats posed by the consumption of criminal purposes, and for other pur- unanimous consent that the Com- equines raised in the United States. poses. mittee on Homeland Security and Gov- S. 554 S. 1557 ernmental Affairs be authorized to At the request of Mr. ISAKSON, the At the request of Mr. CASEY, the meet during the session of the Senate, names of the Senator from North Caro- name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. on October 8, 2013, at 2:30 p.m.

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HONORING DAN MCMICHAEL CONGRATULATING JELLY BELLY’S tirement communities currently comprises NORTH CHICAGO PLANT ON 100 Ingleside at King Farm, Ingleside at Rock YEARS IN THE COMMUNITY Creek, and Westminster at Lake Ridge. HON. RALPH M. HALL The Westminster Ingleside Foundation sup- HON. BRADLEY S. SCHNEIDER ports charitable activities in these communities OF TEXAS and advances initiatives aimed at improving OF ILLINOIS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES senior health and well-being. The three com- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES munities and foundation are managed by the Tuesday, October 8, 2013 Tuesday, October 8, 2013 Westminster Ingleside Service Corporation. The planning for Westminster at Lake Ridge Mr. HALL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Mr. SCHNEIDER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today (WLR) began in 1978. Myles Golbranson took honor an esteemed American, R. Daniel to celebrate 100 years of Jelly Belly Candy Company production in North Chicago. For the lead in organizing the effort to build the McMichael, who passed away recently at the community. Mr. Golbranson and his group of age of 87, having dedicated his life to the ad- more than a century, Jelly Belly has been making in our Illinois Tenth District some of Presbyterians envisioned a continuing-care vancement of sound, conservative policies and community that would provide a nurturing and principles. our favorite candies, including candy corn, mint wafers, and of course, the Jelly Belly stimulating living environment for seniors and I knew Dan for many years as a fellow gourmet jelly beans that are a worldwide insti- retirees. It was established as a not-for-profit member of the Free Congress Foundation tution and a local treasure. in 1989, and just four years later, the first resi- Board, where his expertise and advice were Since its inception in the late 19th century, dents moved into their new homes in Lake invaluable. An Air Force veteran of World War the confectioner now known as Jelly Belly has Ridge. II, Dan became an expert on international stra- remained family-owned and committed to pro- Today, Westminster at Lake Ridge is a tegic issues and was particularly sought after ducing the highest-quality products for its con- community of civically engaged and well-in- for his knowledge and guidance about ballistic sumers. This singular dedication to excellence formed seniors. Residents donate thousands missile defense. He was a member of the ad- and customer service serves as Jelly Belly’s of volunteer hours to the surrounding commu- visory board of the National Strategy Informa- sole business philosophy. nity. They participate in literacy, citizenship, tion Center, the International Security Studies Now for 100 years, Jelly Belly has made its education, political advocacy, and various Program of the Fletcher School of Law and Di- home in North Chicago, enriching the commu- other charitable programs. Many of the resi- plomacy at Tufts University, the Institute for nity and building strong, deep roots. dents are active in informative monthly speak- Strategic and International Studies of Lisbon, Extending the values of the family-owned ing organizations as well as fitness and hobby Portugal, the Center for Strategic & Inter- business, Jelly Belly has maintained a contin- groups. I am honored to host an annual Sen- national Studies at Georgetown University, the uous level of commitment to its employees ior Issues Forum in the community where I National Defense University Foundation, and and treated the community like family as well. can always expect a thoughtful exchange with the East-West Center. Among the oldest Jelly Belly locations, the my constituents. Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join North Chicago plant is not only an important Dan served for six years as vice-chairman me in recognizing the 20th Anniversary of employer, with more than 140 staff, but it is of the National Strategic Materials and Min- Westminster at Lake Ridge. A vision that also a community landmark and institution. We erals Program Advisory Committee of the De- began 35 years ago is now a vibrant con- take great pride seeing millions of Jelly Belly partment of the Interior and in 1980 was tinuing-care retirement community and a wel- jelly beans and other candies produced each named chairman of President Reagan’s Stra- coming place where anyone can feel at home. tegic Minerals Task Force, which completed year in North Chicago. its work during the transition. For the next dec- Jelly Belly’s decision to remain in North Chi- f ade, he served as an advisor to both the Ad- cago for a century speaks to the innovative PERSONAL EXPLANATION ministration and Congress on strategic re- and dynamic spirit of the Tenth District’s busi- sources and continued, until his passing, to ness community, as well as the loyalty of the HON. MARK SANFORD provide strategic advice and strategy to nu- firm and its respect for its workforce. OF SOUTH CAROLINA merous organizations as an independent con- Jelly Belly has achieved remarkable suc- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cess in its 100 years in North Chicago, and it sultant and defense and security analyst. Tuesday, October 8, 2013 has done it the right way and with integrity. I Dan played a pivotal role for many years as want to personally congratulate them on 100 Mr. SANFORD. Mr. Speaker, I was absent Secretary and advisor for both the Sarah years in the community, and I look forward to for votes on Monday, October 7, 2013, due to Scaife Foundation and the Carthage Founda- another Jelly Belly century in the Tenth Dis- Flight #4205 being delayed in leaving Hilton tion, foundations that support conservative or- trict. Head Island Airport and arriving late into Char- ganizations and public policy programs. f lotte Douglas International Airport, such that I Groups supported by these foundations in- missed my connecting Flight #2896 to Wash- clude the Heritage Foundation, American En- RECOGNIZING THE 20TH ANNIVER- ington, DC. Had I been present, I would have terprise Institute, Center for Security Policy, In- SARY OF WESTMINSTER AT voted in the following manner: stitute for Foreign Policy Analysis, Center for LAKE RIDGE Motion to Table the Appeal of the Ruling of Strategic and International Studies, Free Con- the Chair—Vote: ‘‘yes.’’ gress Research and Education Foundation, HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY H.J. Res 77—Food and Drug Safety Act— and the Hoover Institution, among many oth- Vote: ‘‘yes.’’ OF VIRGINIA ers. Dan also served as director and past f president of the World Affairs Council of Pitts- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES burg, which recognized his efforts to further Tuesday, October 8, 2013 TRIBUTE TO HENRY ‘‘HANK’’ HAROLD ADAMS international understanding and education. Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today Dan leaves a distinguished legacy of service to recognize the 20th Anniversary of West- and commitment to conservative values that minster at Lake Ridge, a continuing-care re- HON. TODD ROKITA OF INDIANA will be long remembered, and his influence will tirement community in Lake Ridge, Virginia. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES be felt for many years to come. I ask my col- Founded in 1906, the Westminster Ingleside leagues to join me today in paying tribute to Family of Communities was established in the Tuesday, October 8, 2013 this great American and patriot, R. Daniel District of Columbia by the Washington City Mr. ROKITA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to McMichael. Presbytery. This group of continuing-care re- recognize and salute a remarkable Hoosier,

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The TPP is open to all the human services system in Fairfax County: Mr. Adams was a Tennessee native, who APEC [Asia–Pacific Economic Cooperation] ensure the protection of children and other moved to my home county, Lake County, to economies, of which Taiwan is a member, and vulnerable members of the community; maxi- run appliance stores in Gary and Hammond. therefore would be incomplete without Tai- mize prevention opportunities in order to Although not born one, Hank was someone wan’s inclusion. strengthen the well-being and stability of fami- we were proud to claim as a Hoosier. His first As the Administration follows through on its lies and communities; and promote self-suffi- foray into politics started because of a strip Rebalancing of Asia policy, Taiwan will play ciency and help families achieve maximum mall that was approved in his town in 1991. an integral role. Since Taiwan is one of our independence from long-term public supports. Mr. Adams served as the St. John Township strongest allies in Asia, we need to continue to Over the past 25 years, the Council has not Assessor for 16 years where he fought for fair- support their inclusion in the TPP; otherwise only worked within the county government, it ness in the property tax assessments across they will fail to remain competitive, which may has partnered with community-based organi- Lake County. In 2010, he did what many result in a decrease of purchases for Amer- zations, schools, nonprofit organizations, and thought was impossible—he became the first ican products. This in turn, could negatively state and local government agencies to de- Republican in several decades to be elected impact American farmers and manufacturers velop a regional human services safety net to a countywide position. As Lake County As- that count on Taiwan to buy their products. that promotes independence, ensures the sessor, Hank worked tirelessly to ensure prop- Once again, I congratulate Taiwan on the availability of safe affordable housing, sup- erty tax assessments were fair, accurate, and upcoming National Day of the Republic of ports families and individuals in crisis, pre- completed on time. Hank served in this capac- China, and look forward to continuing our vents abuse and neglect, responds to threats ity until last week, when he resigned while bat- working partnership. to public health, responds to crime in the com- tling cancer. f munity, addresses alcohol, drug, physical As an elected official, Mr. Adams was well health, and mental health issues, prevents so- known for being a tough but fair man. For COMMEMORATING THE 25TH ANNI- cial isolation, and prevents neighborhood dete- nearly two decades it was through this tough VERSARY OF THE HUMAN SERV- rioration. demeanor that he delivered essential leader- ICES COUNCIL OF FAIRFAX As Providence District Supervisor and later ship for Lake County. But, those of us who COUNTY as Chairman of the Board, I had the great had the privilege of knowing him as a man, honor of working with the Human Services not merely as a politician, saw much more. HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY Council in many areas of critical need in the Hank was a kind and caring man who gave OF VIRGINIA County, most notably on creation of the stand- his best effort every day to his family, friends IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES alone Office to Prevent and End Homeless- and to Lake County. He was someone who Tuesday, October 8, 2013 ness, and the Penny for Affordable Housing would do whatever he could to help a friend, initiative. I personally extend by deepest ap- or stranger, in need. Hank was a mentor of Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today preciation to Kevin Bell and the other mem- mine, a coach of sorts when I ran for Indiana to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the bers of the Council for their untiring efforts on Secretary of State in 2001. His advice was in- Human Services Council of Fairfax County behalf of the most vulnerable in our commu- valuable in my early years, and something I and to thank the many citizens who have nity. still do my best to adhere to even today. He spent countless hours ensuring that the county Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me was instrumental in my efforts to improve elec- meets the needs of its citizens. in recognizing the crucial role the Human tion security with Indiana’s photo ID law. In response to the challenges brought about Services Council members have played over Mr. Adams left his loving wife, Jean, and his by the dramatic growth of Fairfax County in the last 25 years in making sure all of Fairfax extended Lake County Republican family. His the 1970s and 80s, the Board of Supervisors County’s residents have the safeguards and legacy is one that will be remembered and recognized the need to assess the county’s support they need to live up to their fullest po- honored by those who knew and loved him. ability to meet the diverse needs of its citi- tential. His electoral victories prove that most in Lake zens. In June 1988, The Board chartered the County, Republican and Democrat, shared my Human Services Council to develop a com- f belief in Hank Adams, the man and leader. prehensive human services plan to establish Rest in peace my friend, and thank you for and coordinate service needs, resource re- RECOGNIZING MARIA GOMEZ your leadership. quirements, funding allocations, and priorities f across all human service agencies. HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON The Council is comprised of twenty citizens COMMEMORATION OF NATIONAL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA who are appointed by the Board of Super- DAY OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES visors. It is charged with analyzing the needs and effectiveness of the human services sys- Tuesday, October 8, 2013 HON. ALBIO SIRES tem; advising the system on annual and stra- Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to OF NEW JERSEY tegic goals, objectives, and priorities; enhanc- ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ing the coordination of services among human Maria Gomez, president and CEO of Mary’s Tuesday, October 8, 2013 service providers both public and private; Center, for her outstanding contributions to Mr. SIRES. Mr. Speaker, the Republic of overseeing key aspects of change in the sys- health care, education and other social serv- China (Taiwan) has had no stronger supporter tem; and serving as a liaison to governing and ices in the District of Columbia and for being than the United States Congress and today I advisory boards of existing human services or- awarded the 2012 Presidential Citizens Medal. rise in commemoration of the upcoming Na- ganizations as well as to the community. A nurse by training, Maria Gomez holds a tional Day of the Republic of China on Octo- In 1989, the Human Services Council’s first nursing degree from Georgetown University ber 10, 2013. report, Toward a Long-Range Plan for Human and a Master of Public Health degree from the The United States and Taiwan share many Services in Fairfax County, provided a com- University California at Berkley. Mary’s Cen- basic principles such as democracy, human prehensive review of human services pro- ter’s services often are comprehensive, but rights and trade. In particular, Taiwan is very grams in the county and set the foundation for Maria Gomez has never strayed far from important to the U.S. economy. In 2012, Tai- improvements in needs assessment and serv- health care. Maria Gomez founded Mary’s wan was the 11th largest trading partner with ice delivery that continue to this day. The Center in 1988, initially to provide bilingual the U.S. Additionally, Taiwan was the 7th larg- Council’s contributions proved invaluable in prenatal and maternity care to vulnerable im- est destination for U.S. agricultural exports. 1992 when due to a severe recession, dev- migrant women in the District of Columbia. Furthermore, bilateral trade between the astating reductions for human services were The small, basement- level facility, which United States and Taiwan is over $63 billion proposed. The Council worked with other served 200 women yearly in 1988, quickly ex- annually. stakeholders to examine the impact of the panded and today there are six locations in For Taiwan to remain competitive, it is im- cuts, prioritize services and analyze service the District of Columbia and Maryland, and portant that they are able to participate in the delivery systems, thereby providing informa- two mobile units, which serve over 50,000

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This is $6.1 trillion in debt our nation, health care, education and social services. needs of an individual and implement services our economy, and our children could have Maria Gomez’s has received numerous such as counseling, interpersonal skills train- avoided with a balanced budget amendment. awards for work at Mary’s Center. Among her ing, vocational assistance, substance abuse f awards are recognition in Washingtonian Mag- services, and community housing. Thanks to PERSONAL EXPLANATION azine as one of the 45 individuals who shaped the support offered by PRS, clients can and Washington, D.C. between 1965 and 2010, a do increase their independence and self-suffi- Washington Post Award for Excellence in ciency, allowing them to take critical steps to- HON. MICHAEL K. SIMPSON Nonprofit Management, and a Champions of ward leading strong and fulfilling lives. OF IDAHO Choice Award from Planned Parenthood of Originally known as The Social Center, this IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Metropolitan Washington. She also has been institution began in 1963 in the basement of a Tuesday, October 8, 2013 singled out by the federal Health Resources church as a social program to assist recently discharged patients from Western State Hos- Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. and Services Administration for her excellent 528, Making continuing appropriations for the leadership in providing access to care for pital in Staunton, VA. Formally incorporated in 1970, by 1974 the Social Center had grown to Food and Drug Administration for fiscal year Latino women and children. serve more than 300 individuals at three loca- 2014, and for other purposes, I was unable to Mr. Speaker, in this first month of the D.C. tions with a staff of 18. By 1989, the agency vote. Had I been present, I would have voted Health Benefit Exchange, it is appropriate to was providing a range of rehabilitative skill ‘‘yea.’’ note that Mary’s Center is a neighborhood training and support services including voca- f Health Exchange Assister, a natural role for a tional, educational, case management, rec- RECOGNIZING THE 75TH ANNIVER- leadership organization and for a leader reational and other services. In 1992, PRS SARY OF THE FAIRFAX COUNTY whose career exemplifies offering health care opened the Reston-Faraday Clubhouse and to D.C. residents. I ask my colleagues to join between 1994 and 2002, opened five residen- PLANNING COMMISSION me honoring Maria Gomez for her work in tial facilities for clients who need full-time, in- health care and her excellence in providing tensive support. HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY other services to the people of the District of PRS Community Support Services helps OF VIRGINIA Columbia. people develop skills necessary to remain in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f their homes and out of the psychiatric hospital. Tuesday, October 8, 2013 In FY2013, 100% of the clients in that pro- PERSONAL EXPLANATION gram maintained their homes and avoided Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today eviction. The PRS Recovery Academy pro- to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the HON. LUIS V. GUTIE´RREZ vides a curriculum-based day program that Fairfax County Planning Commission. The mission of the Fairfax County Planning OF ILLINOIS helps clients in the early stages of recovery Commission is to advise the Board of Super- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES master the essential skills of daily living and visors on all matters related to the orderly Tuesday, October 8, 2013 begin working toward their recovery and com- munity integration goals. Over the years, PRS growth and development of Fairfax County. Mr. GUTIE´ RREZ. Mr. Speaker, I was un- Employment Services has grown from serving This includes stewarding of the comprehen- avoidably absent in the House chamber for just over 200 clients in 2000 to 502 in 2013, sive plan for the physical development of the votes yesterday. Had I been present, I would 89% of whom retained employment for 12 County, amending zoning and subdivision or- have voted ‘‘nay’’ on rollcall vote 527 and months or longer. dinances, and reviewing specific project pro- ‘‘nay’’ on rollcall vote 528, final passage of In 2011, PRS expanded the populations posals. The Planning Commission also pro- H.J. Res. 77, the Food and Drug Safety Act. served to include persons with emotional and/ vides citizens with an opportunity to provide The Republican piecemeal bills to fund only or behavioral disorders irrespective of a diag- input and contribute to matters involving devel- select governmental entities leave the Amer- nosis of mental illness. Thus, PRS began pro- opment in and around their communities. ican public without the critical services in food viding services to individuals with mild intellec- When the Fairfax County Board of Super- safety, public health, and consumer protec- tual disabilities, substance use disorders and visors unanimously voted to establish a Plan- tions. This bill fails to fund the Centers for Dis- pervasive developmental disorders, including ning Commission in July 1938, the County had ease Control and Prevention, the Consumer autism. All told, PRS served 920 individuals in a population of about 40,000 people. The Product Safety Commission, and the Federal FY2013 and 98% of them stayed out of the original five members were appointed based Trade Commission, which work alongside the hospital. on the land-use interest they would represent, Food and Drug Administration to ensure food PRS reached some other very significant such as farmers, townspeople, commercial, safety and public health. However, I stand milestones in 2013 by earning an Honorable and industrial interests. Commissioners met in ready to vote for a clean continuing resolution Mention in the 2013 Washington Post Award closed sessions and did not record minutes to end the Republican Shutdown and fund the for Excellence in Non-Profit Management, by until 1941. Today, Fairfax County has a popu- entire federal government. being named one of the 50 Best Nonprofits to lation of approximately 1.1 million and the f Work For in the United States by The Non- Planning Commission consists of twelve vol- Profit Times for a third year in a row, and by unteer members—one for each of the nine su- RECOGNIZING THE 50TH opening its doors for the first time in the Dis- pervisory districts and three who serve the ANNIVERSARY OF PRS, INC. trict of Columbia with the DC Recovery Acad- County at large. They meet weekly in public emy. sessions that can be viewed online anywhere HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in the world. Additionally, commissioners form in recognizing PRS for 50 years of service and OF VIRGINIA subcommittees as needed to focus on specific for its commitment to ensuring that every per- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES topics such as parks, transportation, housing, son has the right to live in dignity. and the environment. Tuesday, October 8, 2013 f For much of its first 75 years, the Planning Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL Commission shepherded the County’s trans- to congratulate PRS, Inc. on its 50th anniver- DEBT formation from a predominantly rural area to sary and to recognize PRS for assisting thou- one dominated by sprawling suburbs and job sands of individuals with mental illness, sub- centers. The transportation patterns were in- stance use disorders, mild intellectual disabil- HON. MIKE COFFMAN dicative of this; people travelled into Wash- OF COLORADO ities, and autism spectrum disorders achieve ington, D.C., for their jobs and back home to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES personal wellness and play productive roles in Fairfax County. This landscape began chang- the community. Tuesday, October 8, 2013 ing as more and more corporations, especially PRS provides critical services to people liv- Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, on January technology companies, relocated their cor- ing with severe mental illnesses such as 20, 2009, the day President Obama took of- porate headquarters or opened large offices in

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:50 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A08OC8.004 E08OCPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1454 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks October 8, 2013 Fairfax County, primarily in the Dulles Corridor States and Taiwan as soon as possible. The I will tirelessly continue to fight for various and Tysons areas. The expansion of profes- protections afforded in a BIA are greater than issues that are most important to our Hispanic sional opportunities continued to fuel the pop- what currently exists. This BIA will give inves- community, such as comprehensive immigra- ulation growth of the County, irrevocably tors of both countries greater confidence in- tion reform which can create a path to citizen- changing commuting patterns and posing new vesting in each other and provides a platform ship, and provide more opportunities for His- challenges and opportunities. In this century, for sustained economic growth. panics to achieve the American Dream. as the County continues to redefine itself, em- I would also like my colleagues to join me f phasis has been placed on smart-growth, in supporting Taiwan’s participation in the multi-use development easily accessible to Trans-Pacific Partnership, TPP. As a Member TO CONGRATULATE BARBARA public transit. Through the natural cycle of of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, LIPPA ON HER RETIREMENT growth and redevelopment, new activity cen- APEC, Taiwan is rightfully allowed to be a part ters have been established throughout the of TPP. The absence of their membership HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY County in communities like Reston, Laurel Hill, could create an unfair disadvantage for Tai- OF VIRGINIA Springfield, and the Mosaic District in wan and will be a hardship for our good IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Merrifield. friends in this global economy. Tuesday, October 8, 2013 In May 2010, the Planning Commission pre- Taiwan is a beacon of democracy in East sented the most ambitious redevelopment plan Asia. The United States should do all that it Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in the County’s history to Board of Super- possibly can to ensure that Taiwan is in posi- to congratulate Ms. Barbara Lippa on her re- visors—The Tysons Plan. The Tysons Plan tion to prosper and is on a firm foundation for tirement as Executive Director of the Fairfax was a culmination of years of planning and sustained economic growth. County Planning Commission and to thank her analysis, much of which I had the honor of f for 35 years of service to the community. working on while serving as the Providence Ms. Lippa began her career with the Plan- District Supervisor and then as Chairman of IN RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL ning Commission in 1978 as a Planning Aide. the Board of Supervisors. Under the Tysons HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH In 1979, she was promoted to Deputy Director Plan the area known as the ‘‘downtown of SEPTEMBER 15–OCTOBER 15, 2013 and was promoted to Executive Director in Fairfax County’’ will be transformed from a dis- 1999. In December 1999, Ms. Lippa earned trict filled with a patchwork of unconnected de- HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL designation as a Virginia Certified Planning velopment and businesses into a vibrant, OF NEW YORK Commissioner. walkable, sustainable, transit-oriented mixed- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES During her 35 year tenure with the Planning Commission, Ms. Lippa witnessed an explo- use community. When completed, Tysons will Tuesday, October 8, 2013 be an urban center where people live, work, sion of growth. In 1978, the County population and play, and it will be home to up to 100,000 Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, since 1968, was less than 579,000. There were approxi- residents and 200,000 jobs. This plan received America has annually celebrated the National mately 192,776 residential housing units, near- the American Planning Association’s 2011 Hispanic Heritage Month to recognize the con- ly 60% of which were single family detached Daniel Burnham Award, which recognizes one tributions of those whose ancestors came from homes. Ethnic diversity was virtually non-exist- urban plan in the nation each year, for ad- South and Central America, Mexico, Spain, ent; 91.6% of the residents were white, 5.4% vancing the science and art of planning. and the Caribbean. The start day of National were African-American, and all other minorities Looking forward, the Planning Commission Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15th, is combined comprised only 3% of the popu- and staff will continue to seek a balance be- significant because it is also the anniversary of lation. The median household income was tween this phenomenal growth and the need independence for some Latin American coun- $15,707, and 62% of housing was owner oc- to maintain open space, manage traffic, and tries such as: Guatemala, Honduras, Nica- cupied with the median home value of provide affordable housing. ragua, and El Salvador. Additionally, Mexico $35,400. And while Metrorail operated in Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me and Chile celebrate their independence days Washington, D.C., and a few close in suburbs, in congratulating the Fairfax County Planning on September 16th and September 18th. it would be nearly another decade before Commission on the occasion of its 75th Anni- This year’s theme, ‘‘Hispanics: Serving and Metro would be an option to Fairfax County versary and in thanking the volunteer Commis- Leading our Nation with Pride and Honor,’’ residents. sioners and the staff of the Fairfax County highlights the tremendous impact Hispanics By the end of 2012, the population of Fair- Planning Commission for their efforts, exper- have made in all sectors of our society. It is fax County had nearly doubled to more than tise, and dedication toward making Fairfax individuals like Thomas Pe´rez, the country’s 1.1 million residents. There are more than County one of the best places in the country first Cabinet Secretary of Dominican descent, 408,000 residential housing units and the per- to live, work and raise a family. who reminds us that willingness to work hard centage of single family detached homes has can help achieve great success. Secretary decreased to approximately 47%. Fairfax f Pe´rez is not only a role model for youths in County is now an ethnic tapestry; nearly 40% TAIWAN’S NATIONAL DAY our congressional district, but also an inspira- of its residents are minorities with Asian/Pa- tional example of the American Dream. cific Islanders comprising the largest single HON. DENNIS A. ROSS I am proud to represent a congressional dis- ethnic group. The 2012 median household in- OF FLORIDA trict with one of the largest and diverse His- come was $105,797 and the median home panic populations in the country. Our District is IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES value was nearly $431,000. Metro is a daily blessed to have great organizations that pro- part of life, and the Silver Line through Tysons Tuesday, October 8, 2013 vide very useful services to my Hispanic con- and the Dulles Corridor will extend this service Mr. ROSS. Mr. Speaker, Taiwan, our dear- stituents such as: Casa de la Herencia Cul- through Fairfax and into Loudoun County. est friend and closest ally in East Asia, is cele- tural Puertorriquena, Institute for the Puerto In 1978 there were fewer than 159,000 jobs brating their 102nd birthday on October 10 of Rican and Hispanic Elderly, Hispanic Federa- in Fairfax County, today there are nearly this year, known as ‘‘Double Ten’’ day given it tion, El Museo del Barrio, Julia de Burgos Cul- 600,000. With 10 Fortune 500 Companies is the tenth day of the tenth month. tural Center, Casabe House Development headquartered here, Fairfax County is home Taiwan and the United States’ strong rela- Fund, Inc., the Dominican Women’s Develop- to more Fortune 500 companies than 33 tionship is based on the common standard ment Center, El Centro Civico Cultural states and is tied with 3 others; this expo- that human rights, democracy and the rule of Dominicano, Inc., the PR Dream, Boriken nential job growth has fueled the need for ad- law are critical to maintaining a flourishing so- Neighborhood Health Center, Dominican Sun- ditional facilities, infrastructure, development, ciety. Both nations do not just speak of these day, Inc., The Dominican Bar Association, the and services. as theories, but create environments for which Hispanic Community Organization for Life, El Ms. Lippa has excelled in leading Fairfax they can be attained. Asociacion Tepeyac de New York, New York County’s planning efforts during 35 years in an Because of this friendship, there are a few City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the ever-changing climate. Her management and areas that I would like to shine a light in the New York State Federation of Hispanic Cham- guidance has contributed greatly to the evo- hopes of strengthening Taiwan’s global stand- bers of Commerce, MASA, Acacia Network, lution of Fairfax County from a suburban en- ing. Casita Maria, and Comunilife. I am grateful for clave to a 21st century metropolis. In 2010, First of all, I would like to see a Bilateral In- their continuous efforts to improve the lives of she was honored with a Team Excellence vestment Agreement, BIA, between the United people in our district. Award for her work with the Commission’s

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The United States should actively nity College to provide courses to county resi- Association’s 2011 Daniel Burnham Award for seek ways with its TPP member nations to in- dents, expanding networking opportunities for its work on the Tysons Plan. clude Taiwan in the partnership, allowing Tai- community members, and providing seminars Despite the demands of serving on the wan to play an even more important role in and educational programs. At a time where Planning Commission, Ms. Lippa still found the regional economic integration in the years unemployment is hovering around 8 percent the time to remain involved and active in the to come. but around 4 million jobs remain unfilled in the community. For 28 years, she has been a Finally, I encourage more high-level diplo- United States, it is more vital that job creators member of Zonta International, holding numer- matic visits between our two countries to in- and educators work together to build the work- ous leadership positions and in 2012 was crease bilateral interaction on matters such as force our country needs to remain competitive named as the Zonta Club of Fairfax 2011 Vol- security, trade, investment, cultural exchange, on the international front. unteer of the Year and honored by the Inter- and education. Just as our economic partner- It is an honor to represent Otsego County in Service Club Council of the City of Fairfax. ship continues to improve, Taiwan is one of the United States Congress and I am proud to From 1994 to 2008, Ms. Lippa continued her our most valuable allies and is a nation we stand today in recognition of the Otsego work to improve educational opportunities can truly depend on. That is why I introduced County Chamber of Commerce. I look forward while serving as a member of the Northern the Taiwan Policy Act with my colleagues, the to continuing to work with Executive Director Virginia Community College Business Advisory co-chairs of the Congressional Taiwan Cau- Heegan and her award-winning membership Curriculum Committee. cus, Representatives MARIO DIAZ-BALART, at the Otsego County Chamber to grow the For generations to come, the benefits of Ms. ALBIO SIRES, JOHN CARTER, and GERALD CON- economy and bring jobs to Upstate New York. Lippa’s dedication, expertise, and commitment NOLLY, to strengthen our political, security, f will be felt by millions of residents and will economic, and trade relations. I was proud to RECOGNIZING THE APPOINTMENT pave the way for the continued prosperity of see this legislation pass in the Foreign Affairs OF WILLIAM WON KYUN HWANG the entire region. On behalf of the residents, Committee in August and am looking forward AS PRESIDENT OF THE WASH- businesses, and visitors to Fairfax County, I to its swift passage here in the House soon. INGTON CHAPTER OF THE NA- thank and commend her for a job exceedingly I wish a very happy Double Ten Day to the TIONAL UNIFICATION ADVISORY well done. people of Taiwan. While we are already close COUNCIL FOR THE REPUBLIC OF Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me partners, it is my firm belief that our best days KOREA in congratulating Ms. Lippa on her retirement are still ahead. and thanking her for 35 years of service to f Fairfax County and our community. HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY CONGRATULATING OTSEGO OF VIRGINIA f COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CELEBRATING THE NATIONAL DAY Tuesday, October 8, 2013 OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA HON. CHRISTOPHER P. GIBSON Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to rec- (TAIWAN) OF NEW YORK ognize and congratulate Mr. William Won- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Kyun Hwang for his appointment as President HON. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN Tuesday, October 8, 2013 of the Washington Chapter of the 16th Ses- OF FLORIDA sion of the National Unification Advisory Coun- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. GIBSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to cil (NUAC) for the Republic of Korea. The congratulate the Otsego County Chamber of Tuesday, October 8, 2013 Council was established in 1980 under the Commerce for being named the winner of The Constitution of the Republic of South Korea to Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, since Business Council of New York State’s Cham- advise the Korean President on policies that World War II, the United States and the Re- ber of the Year award. As the Representative promote a democratic peaceful reunification of public of China, commonly referred to as Tai- of New York’s 19th Congressional District, I Korea, including the views of Koreans living wan, have shared a close friendship. I’m have the great honor of working with the Ot- domestically and abroad. pleased to recognize the upcoming National sego County Chamber and know first-hand the A successful Northern Virginia business- Day of the Republic of China on October 10, good work they do for Upstate New York. man, Mr. Hwang is a resident of Oakton in the 2013. Each year, The Business Council Chamber 11th Congressional District, and he has been Taiwan is a shining example of democracy of the Year Award is given to a Chamber of an active member of the Fairfax County com- in the Asia Pacific region and promotes Commerce that displays a positive commit- munity. He is the president of three companies shared values with the United States, includ- ment to pro-business activities within their involved in trade and property development, ing respect for human rights, a market-based community and state. In awarding this honor and he serves on the Fairfax County Park economy, and freedom. Taiwan is a very im- to the Otsego County Chamber of Commerce, Foundation Board. portant trading partner and our economies are The Business Council of New York has recog- He served from 2008 to 2010 as President closely linked. Last year, Taiwan was our elev- nized Executive Director Barbara Ann of the Korean-American Association of Vir- enth largest trading partner overall, was our Heegan’s leadership and the entire Otsego ginia, which provides a multitude of services to seventh largest agricultural export market, and County Chamber’s work on behalf of the busi- help Korean immigrants adjust to life in Amer- shared more than 63 billion dollars in bilateral ness community. Their commitment to quality ica. In addition to being a past chairman of the trade. programs and services, fiscal responsibility Board of Directors for the KAAV, Mr. Hwang Taiwan’s economy is a dynamic force in the and membership growth makes them an ex- also has chaired the 14th San Francisco Ko- Asia Pacific region and it is in both of our in- ample for Chambers of Commerce across rean American Olympics Washington Team in terests to continue strengthening our trade New York and across the Nation. 2007, the Vocational School of the Korean and investment ties. We should continue to In these tough economic times, it is more American Association of Northern Virginia, the expand trade through a Bilateral Investment important than ever that we have strong orga- Korean American Business Association, and Agreement, a Free Trade Agreement, and an nizations dedicated to economic growth. Lo- the Korean American Sports Association of expanded Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). cated in Oneonta, N.Y., the Otsego County Greater Washington. He was the 2006 dele- Taiwan is a member of the Asia Pacific Eco- Chamber of Commerce works to improve the gate for the Washington, D.C., and Seoul City nomic Cooperation and if admitted to the TPP, overall business climate in Otsego County and Sisterhood, and Seoul City, along with Dan a great U.S. ally such as Taiwan would be an create an atmosphere which attracts invest- Kook University of Korea, recognized him as even more important economic player. ment by building a positive, forward-thinking an honorary ambassador in 2008. Taiwan has recognized that joining the TPP business community through partnerships with As co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on would be the best way to diversify its market government, individuals and private institu- Korea, I am pleased to have worked with and improve competitiveness in the region. I tions. KAAV and other Korean-American organiza- encourage my colleagues to support Taiwan’s Of particular interest to me was the Otsego tions on promoting cultural awareness and ad- inclusion into TPP, which would further County Chamber’s partnership with local edu- dressing issues within the community, and I

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES merce and the Prince William Chamber of f Tuesday, October 8, 2013 Commerce support active Hispanic Business Councils that promote and improve the His- HONORING THE CAREER OF CLARA Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise panic business community and forge strategic THOMPSON today to pay tribute to the rich heritage of Zion partnerships with local businesses, community Missionary Baptist Church whose members organizations, governments, and elected offi- HON. CHERI BUSTOS are celebrating its 150th anniversary. In 1863, cials. The annual Dulles Regional Chamber shortly after President Abraham Lincoln gave OF ILLINOIS Council’s Hispanic Business Reception wel- the Emancipation Proclamation, thirty-six IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES comes hundreds of guests from the Greater freedmen founded a church at the Pepperton Washington Metropolitan Region and attracts Tuesday, October 8, 2013 Community in Jasper, Georgia. Since then, corporate executives, diplomats, elected offi- Mrs. BUSTOS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Zion Missionary Baptist Church has become a cials and non-profit partners, who meet and talk about Clara Delle Thompson of Rock Is- thriving fellowship, dedicated to ministry and develop working partnerships while enjoying land, Illinois. service in the African-American community. Hispanic culture. Clara Thompson will be retiring at the end It is worth noting that before there were Afri- Northern Virginia is blessed by its diversity of this month after almost 45 years serving can-American mayors, governors, or even a and is enriched by our vibrant Hispanic com- Rock Island as a court reporter. Her friendli- president, Black churches, like Zion, thrived munity. Approximately 16% of Fairfax County ness, unmatched style and love of her ‘‘bling’’ with leadership from African-American Sunday residents and 21% of Prince William County will be greatly missed in the Rock Island school teachers, deacons, and pastors. As residents are Hispanic or Latino. In the 11th County Courthouse by the many judges, bail- with many churches, over the years the mem- District of Virginia more than 130,000 of my iffs, attorneys and others who love and re- bers of Zion were seen as community leaders, constituents identify as Hispanic or Latino. spect her. Thompson is a legend in the 14th who helped mentor, educate, and counsel A growing number of small businesses are Judicial Circuit in Illinois where she has contin- many in the Black community. Today, Zion Latino-owned; and MicroTech, one of the 10 ued to use her notebook and shorthand to serves not only as a place of worship, but as Fastest Growing Hispanic-Owned Businesses take notes on court proceedings, even while a people with a mission to serve as a source in the nation is located here in the 11th Con- the rest of her colleagues turned to electronic of encouragement, inspiration, and pride for gressional District. The Fairfax Hispanic Fire- steno-machines. She jokes that if the power members of the community for more than a fighters Association, FHFA was established in goes out, her pen still works. century. the spring of 2003, to assist the Fairfax Coun- Thompson has lived in the Quad Cities The 150 year history of Zion Missionary ty Fire and Rescue Department in the delivery since her family moved to Rock Island when Baptist Church includes many pastors, chal- of bilingual Life Safety Education programs. In she was nine. She worked for Deere and Co. lenges, and changes, but its unwavering com- Prince William, the ‘‘Panorama Latino TV and Dohrn Transfer before becoming a court mitment to being a place where the commu- Show’’ serves as a vital link between local reporter in her late 30s. Along with her work, nity gathers to help and support one another governments, first responders, service pro- she is very involved in her community, sup- is to be commended. No matter the cause, viders, non-profits, and the Hispanic members porting the Figge and the Putnam museums event, or activity, God has used Zion to influ- of our community. and the Quad City Botanical Center among ence its community. Therefore, I close by ask- Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me other organizations. ing you to support and pray for what God is in recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month and While the Rock Island County Courthouse doing at Zion Missionary Baptist Church. May thanking the Hispanic-American community for will not be the same without Clara Delle it continue as a pillar of strength for the resi- their contributions to our community. Thompson, I wish her the best as she con- dents of Butts County for generations to come. f f tinues to serve the people in her community, IN OPPOSITION TO H.R. 3230 AND play bridge and I hope she will be able to RECOGNIZING HISPANIC HERITAGE H.J. RES 72 keep travelling the world. MONTH f HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN FIREFIGHTER BRAD LUCZAK HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY OF MARYLAND OF VIRGINIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. DANIEL T. KILDEE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Tuesday, October 8, 2013 Tuesday, October 8, 2013 OF MICHIGAN Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to both H.R. 3230 and H.J. Res. to recognize Hispanic Heritage Month and the Tuesday, October 8, 2013 72, two bills which claim to fund our veterans countless contributions of Hispanic individuals and our National Guard and Reserve but are Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to and organizations to the outstanding quality of nothing but a political ploy and a piecemeal pay tribute to Mr. Brad Luczak from my dis- life enjoyed by Northern Virginians. In 1968, approach that do nothing to address many of trict. I ask the House of Representatives to Hispanic Heritage Week was established by the crucial services relied on by our military join me in congratulating him on his nomina- President Lyndon Johnson; 20 years later in and veterans. tion for the Saginaw Firefighter of the Year 1988, it was expanded by President Ronald Let me be clear. Every member of Congress Award. This award speaks highly of his con- Reagan to cover the 30-day period between fully supports our National Guard and Reserve sistent dedication and commitment to excel- September 15 and October 15 of each year. and our veterans. Yet neither of the two bills lence. Mr. Luczak has worked hard to earn This period includes several dates of great we considered today actually accomplish this this opportunity, and I am proud to have him significance to the Hispanic community. Sep- objective. protecting the people of Saginaw. tember 15 is the anniversary of independence Although H.R. 3230 does provide for the As a demonstrated leader, among not only for the Latin American countries of Costa pay and allowances of military personnel in his fellow firefighters, but also his city, Mr. Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and the reserve component who are in inactive Luczak exhibits what a true hero looks like. Nicaragua. Mexico and Chile celebrate their status, it does not fund other essential pro- His drive and determination are truly inspiring, independence days on September 16 and grams and services to support our military, like and he is a role model for the town. It is a true September 18, respectively. October 12 is Co- equipment needed for readiness; military honor, Mr. Speaker, that Mr. Luczak rep- lumbus Day or Dı´a de la Raza, and is cele- maintenance and procurement; and research resents Michigan and I thank him for his serv- brated in the in United States as well as in and development for technological superiority ice to our country. many Latin American countries. of U.S. forces. I applaud Mr. Luczak’s efforts, and I look Each year since 1994, the Fairfax County H.J. Res. 72 also neglects to fund several forward to following his progress in the future. Board of Supervisors has recognized Hispanic critical programs for veterans, including the

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She spoke elo- overwhelmingly earlier this year. found to no longer be eligible to serve in non- quently about her long-term hope for restoring So H.J. Res. 72 is not a vote to fund our critical sensitive positions. trust across the Korean peninsula and fos- veterans; it is a vote to cut veterans funding. Specifically, the decision prevents federal tering a shared sense of economic vitality In addition, it would leave their children and workers who are designated as ‘‘noncritical across Asia. As a co-chair of the Congres- grandchildren behind without funding for pro- sensitive’’ from appealing to the Merit Systems sional Korea Caucus, I and my colleagues are grams like Head Start or medical research to Protection Board (MSPB) if they are removed committed to preserving and further growing cure the diseases that harm our veterans and from their jobs. Noncritical sensitive jobs in- the strong relationship we have enjoyed with every other citizen. Taken together, these two clude those that do not have access to classi- South Korea for the past 60 years. bills fail to equip and train our troops or build fied information. The decision would affect at Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me housing for their families. least 200,000 DOD employees who are des- in honoring the countless contributions of Ko- The fact is that we do have a way to solve ignated as noncritical sensitive. Even more se- rean-Americans and in commemorating the this issue today. If we take up the Senate’s riously, most federal employees could poten- 110th anniversary of the arrival of the first Ko- clean continuing resolution, we can send it to tially lose the same right to an independent re- rean immigrants here in America. I wish ICAS the President for his signature tonight. The view of an agency’s decision because of a success with its upcoming symposium. clean CR also provides $6 billion more in pending rule by the Office of Personnel Man- funding for the VA and veteran’s programs agement (OPM) and the Office of the Director f compared to the piecemeal bill offered today. of National Intelligence (ODNI) that would per- That is why I call on my colleagues to bring mit agency heads to designate most jobs in KEVIN O’DONNELL, CAN DO, INC. up the clean CR so we can end this shut the federal government as noncritical sen- down and pave the way for full and immediate sitive. funding for our National Guard, our military re- The Kaplan decision undercuts Title 5, sec- HON. LOU BARLETTA serves, and our veterans. tion 7701 of the Civil Service Act, which en- OF PENNSYLVANIA f sures due process rights for federal workers required by the United States Constitution. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PERSONAL EXPLANATION Stripping employees whose work does not in- Tuesday, October 8, 2013 volve classified matters of the right of review HON. PETE P. GALLEGO of an agency decision that removes them from Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor OF TEXAS their jobs opens entirely new avenues for Kevin O’Donnell for 40 years of service with IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES unreviewable, arbitrary action or retaliation by CAN DO, Inc. in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. an agency head and, in addition, makes a Tuesday, October 8, 2013 Mr. O’Donnell joined CAN DO in 1973 as mockery of whistleblower protections enacted assistant director. CAN DO, Inc. is a private, Mr. GALLEGO. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. in the 112th Congress. My bill would stop the non-profit industrial/economic development 527 on the Motion to Table the Appeal of the use of ‘‘national security’’ to repeal a vital corporation serving Greater Hazleton in North- Ruling of the Chair, I am not recorded be- component of civil service protection and of eastern, Pennsylvania. Mr. O’Donnell quickly cause I was absent due to attendance at the due process. rose through the ranks of this organization, funeral of Deputy Sheriff Billy ‘‘Bubba’’ Ken- I urge my colleagues to support this bill. becoming a project manager for the area’s nedy from Upton County who was killed in the f first synthetic fuels plant in 1974 and in 1984, line of duty after 14 years as a committed becoming director of the organization. In 1995, peace officer. Had I been present, I would COMMEMORATING AUGUST 2013 AS THE 110TH ANNIVERSARY OF that title changed to president, the position he have voted ‘‘nay.’’ has held since that day. Under Mr. O’Donnell’s Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 528 on H.J. THE FIRST KOREAN IMMI- GRANTS ARRIVING IN AMERICA leadership, CAN DO received the Arthur D. Res. 77, the Food and Drug Safety Act, I am Little Environmental Excellence in Economic not recorded because I was absent due to at- Development Award in 1993, the U.S. Green tendance at the funeral of Deputy Sheriff Billy HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY Building Council’s Energy and Environmental ‘‘Bubba’’ Kennedy from Upton County who OF VIRGINIA Design Award in 2006, and the Pennsylvania was killed in the line of duty after 14 years as IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Economic Development Association’s ‘‘Large a committed peace officer. Had I been Tuesday, October 8, 2013 Agency of the Year’’ title in 2007. present, I would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ A native of Greater Hazleton, Mr. f Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to join with Korean-American immigrants in my dis- O’Donnell’s success extends beyond his work INTRODUCTION OF A BILL TO trict and through the nation in celebrating Au- with CAN DO. In 1984, he was selected by CLARIFY CERTAIN DUE PROCESS gust as the 110th anniversary of the first Ko- the Pennsylvania Economic Development As- RIGHTS OF FEDERAL EMPLOY- rean immigrants arriving here in the United sociation (PEDA) as the first-ever ‘‘Developer EES SERVING IN SENSITIVE PO- States. The Institute for Corean-American of the Year.’’ In 2006, he was awarded the SITIONS Studies (ICAS) is hosting its summer sympo- Ben Franklin Innovation Award ‘‘Special sium on this very topic: The Korean Diaspora: Achievement’’ for his contribution to the cre- HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON Challenges facing the Korean-American Com- ation of the Great Valley Technology Alliance (GVTA). In 2009, Mr. O’Donnell was inducted OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA munity. into Northeast Pennsylvania’s Business Hall of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The first Korean immigrants—102 men, women, and children—arrived in Honolulu, Ha- Fame for his numerous achievements and Tuesday, October 8, 2013 waii, in 1903 to work as laborers on sugar contributions to Greater Hazleton and North- Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, today, as hun- plantations. Since then, Korean Americans east Pennsylvania. Locally, he has received dreds of thousands of our federal workers face have settled across America, which is now numerous awards for his work as a former of- furloughs and a third year of pay freezes, I in- home to the second largest Korean population ficer and member of several educational insti- troduce a bill to clarify certain due process outside of Korea itself. More than 80,000 Ko- tutions and community and civic groups. rights of federal employees serving in sen- rean-Americans live in the National Capital Mr. Speaker, for 40 years Kevin O’Donnell sitive positions. The bill would overturn a re- Region, making this the third largest Korean has served as an integral member of CAN cent, unprecedented federal court decision, community in the United States. In the 11th DO, Inc., bringing thousands of jobs and hun- Kaplan v. Conyers and MSPB, that strips Congressional District of Virginia, which I rep- dreds of millions of dollars to the Greater Ha- many federal employees of the right to inde- resent, is home to a thriving Korean-American zleton economy. Therefore, I commend him pendent review of an agency decision remov- community. Asian-Americans comprise the for his service to the economic development of ing them from a job on grounds of ineligibility. largest ethnic group in our District, which is Pennsylvania’s 11th District.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:50 Oct 09, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08OC8.012 E08OCPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1458 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks October 8, 2013 HONORING THE MEMORY OF country, Cumulus Media. Whereas this change plantation of the automatic implantable JOYCE BLACK could have resulted in the hiring of a new staff defibrillator. Another son of Mrs. Watkins’ is a altogether, Mr. White has remained as the retired surgeon while one of her daughters is HON. BRAD SHERMAN voice that the people of Northwest Florida a concert pianist. Mrs. Lillian Watkins’ son Donald Watkins, OF CALIFORNIA enjoy waking up to in the morning or listening Sr., Esq., was Montgomery’s first black city at- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to during their drive to work. On behalf of the United States Congress, I torney and one of the first African-Americans Tuesday, October 8, 2013 congratulate Marty White for reaching forty on the City Council. Watkins describes his Mr. SHERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to years on the radio. My wife Vicki joins me in mother as the ‘‘rock’’ of the family. He said honor my friend Joyce Black, who passed offering our best wishes to Mr. White, his wife that because of the love and respect she pro- away on Friday, October 4, 2013. I wish I Donna, and their son Cody. We look forward vided to all of her children they never had to could be at the funeral today to be with her to many more mornings listening to Marty on look outside of the home for validation. husband Stanley and the rest of her family, ‘‘Your Hometown Morning Show’’ in the years Mrs. Lillian Watkins’ daughter Doristine but my congressional responsibilities keep me to come. Minott was the principal of Southlawn Middle School until her retirement in 2007. Mrs. in Washington. f Joyce lived a truly remarkable life. She was Minott remembers her mother for teaching her involved with numerous charitable and civic HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY children to be humble and ‘‘to see beauty in the simplest things.’’ She remembers, ‘‘My organizations, including the American Diabe- OF LILLIAN BERNICE VARNADO mom was the quiet giant behind my dad’s suc- tes Association, City of Hope, Stop Cancer, WATKINS cess . . . It was she who quieted the storms Vista Del Mar, Israel Bonds, the Jewish Fed- during the difficult times.’’ eration, the L.A. Jewish Home, the L.A. HON. TERRI A. SEWELL Mrs. Lillian Watkins is remembered as one Opera, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, and the OF ALABAMA who fully embraced her roles of wife, mother Temple of the Arts. In fact, earlier this month, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and homemaker and later, as aunt, grand- Joyce and Stanley made a special donation to Tuesday, October 8, 2013 mother and great-grandmother. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles that will fund Mrs. Lillian Watkins had a passion for Ms. SEWELL of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I research and clinical care programs at the music, sewing, art, decorating and traveling. In rise today to recognize and pay tribute to the hospital. Joyce was devoted to providing the her later years, she developed a gift for writing best medical care to our children. life and legacy of educator and homemaker, poetry. She participated in poetry readings at I extend my sincerest condolences to Stan- Mrs. Lillian Watkins, a beloved educator and Art Festivals in her community and at church ley, her son Jack, and daughters Jill and homemaker. while living in Ohio with her daughter. Several Janis. Married for 57 years, Stanley and Mrs. Lillian Watkins passed away on Sun- of her poems were later published in two Joyce’s partnership was truly inspirational. day, October 6 at the age of 96. While I am books. Joyce leaves behind a remarkable legacy of deeply saddened by her passing, I am com- Mrs. Lillian Watkins’ legacy will live on kindness and generosity that will impact not forted in knowing that her legacy is one that through the lives of her six children. All six of only those who were lucky enough to meet will live on through her involvement in public her children have broken tremendous racial her, but future generations to come. education, the values she instilled in her chil- barriers not only in Alabama but across the f dren and the foundation of her husband’s suc- country. The success of her children is only a cess. reflection of the integrity and humility that she RECOGNIZING MARTY WHITE FOR Mrs. Lillian Watkins was born on March 13, instilled in each of them. HIS FORTY YEARS OF RADIO EX- 1917 in Canton, Mississippi as the fourth of Saying thank you to Mrs. Lillian Watkins CELLENCE Reverend Willie L. Varnado and Mrs. Etta seems woefully inadequate. But, we are truly Pearl Varnado’s five children. She attended el- grateful for the life of this extraordinary public HON. JEFF MILLER ementary, primary and secondary schools in servant, educator, mother and homemaker. OF FLORIDA Canton and Jackson, Mississippi. Mrs. Wat- On behalf of the 7th Congressional District, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES kins earned her bachelor’s degree from Lane the State of Alabama and this Nation, I ask College in Jackson, Tennessee where she my colleagues to join me in honoring the life Tuesday, October 8, 2013 graduated cum laude. and legacy of Mrs. Lillian Watkins. Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise Mrs. Lillian Watkins taught civics and home f today to recognize Northwest Florida’s Marty economics at Burt High School in Clarksville, White for having spent forty years on the Tennessee following graduation. She later HONORING SMITHSONIAN radio, over thirty of which have been spent married one of her fellow teachers, Mr. Levi SECRETARY WAYNE CLOUGH waking up the people of the greater Pensacola Watkins Sr. After marrying in 1940 the couple area. I am pleased to acknowledge his suc- moved to Parsons, Kansas where she gave HON. PHIL GINGREY cess and great achievement. birth to five of their six children. In 1948, the OF GEORGIA Mr. White grew up in Northwest Florida and family moved to Montgomery, Alabama where IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES attended J.M. Tate High School in Canton- the sixth child was born. Tuesday, October 8, 2013 ment. After graduation, he joined the United Mrs. Lillian Watkins raised six children, all of Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I States Air Force where he served our Nation which have broken racial barriers in the South rise today to honor Smithsonian Secretary before he ever thought about a career on by holding leadership positions in the arts, Wayne Clough for his long and distinguished morning radio. Following his military service, business, education, government and medi- career in Academia, and as caretaker of the Mr. White used his connections to secure an cine. Smithsonian legacy since 2008. interview at a local radio station in 1973. He Mrs. Lillian Watkins’ husband is known for Secretary Clough announced this month landed the job and has been on the radio ever his transformational leadership as the presi- that he would retire in October, 2014 after since, entertaining the people of the Gulf dent of Alabama State University. He took the what will be six unforgettable years at the Coast. university from a small teacher’s college to a helm of this historic institution. The radio industry has changed drastically destination university accredited by the South- Since Clough’s tenure began, his unprece- over the years that Mr. White has been on the ern Association of Colleges and Schools upon dented leadership has taken the Smithsonian air. Many radio personalities have come and his departure in 1981. Although her husband in new directions—setting bold new edu- gone in the wake of advancing technology and is highly respected for his legacy at Alabama cational goals that built on the institution’s station buyouts. Mr. White, however, has State University, Mrs. Watkins’ children give core strengths. As a part of this process, the adapted to these changes and remained a her the credit for their successes in life. She Smithsonian has now become a world leader local radio mainstay due to his massive popu- was the personality of the family giving her in new digital communications and imaging larity. children the rock-solid confidence they would technology. To reach new audiences, Clough Over twenty of his years on the radio have need to achieve their goals. oversaw the first-ever online branding and ad- been spent on 102.7 WXBM. What once start- Mrs. Lillian Watkins’ son, Dr. Levi Watkins, vertisement campaign across all 50 states, ed as a small station in Chumuckla has Jr. was the first African-American graduate of and has put renewed emphasis on collabora- moved to Pensacola under the umbrella of the Vanderbilt University and the first cardiac sur- tions with universities and outside organiza- second largest radio station operator in the geon in the country to perform a human im- tions. More than 400 exhibitions have been

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In particular, he served as The Cardinals victory over Virginia was un- Mr. Speaker, our great Nation was built by the president of my own alma mater—Georgia questionably one of the biggest wins in the farmers and their families. The Walton County Tech—for 14 years. history of the program. It also marked another Farm Family of the Year Award is a reflection During his time at these universities, he’s in a long line of major upset victories for Mid- of the Pridgen’s tireless work and their dedica- been recognized with many formal academic American Conference teams in recent dec- tion to family, faith, and farming. On behalf of awards. Among them, are his induction into ades. the United States Congress, I would like to Georgia’s Technology Hall of Fame, Georgia Ball State quarterback Keith Wenning com- offer my congratulations to the Pridgen family Tech’s Joseph M. Pettit Alumni Distinguished pleted 23-of-41 passes for 346 yards and two for being outstanding in their field. My wife Service Award, election to the National Acad- touchdowns in the victory. He also became Vicki and I extend our best wishes for their emy of Engineering, the 2008 NAE Bueche the Cardinals’ career passing leader with continued success. Award in public policy, and nine national 9,250 yards. Running back Jahwan Edwards f awards from the American Society of Civil En- ran for three touchdowns, marking the sixth gineers—including the 2004 OPAL lifetime game in his career with three rushing scores CELEBRATING THE 90TH award and 2012 President’s award for his ef- and setting the Ball State career touchdowns BIRTHDAY OF AGAR JAICKS forts in education. rushing record at 35. Late in the game Mr. Speaker, I extend my deepest thanks Wenning completed a 72 yard touchdown HON. NANCY PELOSI for his lifelong devotion to education and his pass to Jordan Williams. The reception was OF CALIFORNIA procurement of one of America’s longest the longest of Williams’ career and gave the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES standing protectors of its history. I wish him a Cardinals a 41–27 lead. The Cardinals also Tuesday, October 8, 2013 joyous—and well-deserved—retirement. finished the game with no turnovers. f I ask the entire 6th Congressional District to Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay trib- join me in congratulating the Ball State Car- ute to an extraordinary progressive leader in A TRIBUTE TO ROBERT D. YOUNG dinals, their head coach Pete Lembo, Ball San Francisco, Agar Jaicks, who celebrates State President Jo Ann Gora and the entire his 90th birthday today. Jaicks is a central fig- HON. DAVE CAMP Ball State University community for their im- ure in the founding and growth of progressive OF MICHIGAN pressive victory. organizations and neighborhood groups that greatly influenced San Francisco’s political life IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f Tuesday, October 8, 2013 from the 1950s to the present day. He is one RECOGNIZING THE PRIDGEN FAM- of the most beloved and admired figures in Mr. CAMP. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay ILY AS THE 2013 WALTON COUN- our City’s great history, and I join my constitu- tribute to former State Senator Robert D. TY FARM FAMILY OF THE YEAR ents in honoring five decades of his tireless Young in honor of his dedicated service to our service to the people of San Francisco. Agar country and the people of the State of Michi- HON. JEFF MILLER Jaicks has been a relentless advocate for so- gan in light of his recent passing. Senator cial, economic and environmental economic Young’s devotion to his community and this OF FLORIDA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES justice. Above all, he is a loyal friend, with a nation is something that is to truly be admired. gentle grace and modesty so rarely seen in Senator Young’s career began in Spaulding Tuesday, October 8, 2013 the world of politics. Township where he built homes and managed Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise Agar Jaicks was born in Chicago in 1923 a large farm. In 1974, Young won the election to recognize the Pridgen family for being se- and raised in the exclusive North Shore sub- to the State Senate where he served for the lected as the 2013 Walton County, Florida, urb of Lake Forest, Illinois, an affluent, upper- next eight years. Farm Family of the Year. class, conservative community. At the age of Upon leaving his successful career in State Steve Pridgen, a born-and-bred third gen- 20, Jaicks joined the U.S. Marines and fought politics, Young took a position as the Execu- eration farmer, takes to heart the value of hard valiantly in the South Pacific during World War tive Vice President of the Great Lakes Sugar work, stewardship of land, and the love and II. After the war ended, he attended George Beet Growers Association. From this position, support of his family. If you ask Steve how he Washington University under the newly imple- he advocated agricultural policies in Michigan, feels about farming, he will tell you it has been mented Veteran’s GI Bill, where he met Diana and Washington DC for thirteen years. a dream come true, and it has grown to be- Roosevelt, the niece of First Lady Eleanor Senator Young’s career was dedicated to come his life’s passion. Ever since he was a Roosevelt, who would become his wife. Their public service and the betterment of the state young boy, Steve dreamed of farming just like first date was a Senate hearing on Capitol Hill, of Michigan. I stand here today to honor Sen- his father and grandfather. In 1983, while only portending a life together in political and public ator Robert Young for his many accomplish- a high school junior, he took over operations service. ments. On behalf of Michigan’s Fourth Con- for his father’s 430-plus acre farm, which is lo- After graduation in 1950, Agar and Diana gressional District, I offer my appreciation for cated in the Liberty Community. Jaicks moved to San Francisco to build a life his years of service and extend my heartfelt The Pridgen family farm boasts 65 head of and raise their family. Jaicks’ first job in San condolences to his family upon their loss. beef cattle, 120 acres of pasture land, as well Francisco was pumping gas for Chevron, but f as 300-plus acres of pine trees. In addition to his interest in news and politics led him to a HONORING THE BALL STATE Steve, his wife, Ronda, and their children, longtime career working for the next forty UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL TEAM Stephanie, Chase, and Madison, along with years as a director for KGO TV. Steve’s mother, Martha, all contribute to the Agar’s political life began with the 1951 HON. LUKE MESSER overall success of the farm. The Pridgen chil- campaign of Helen Gahagan Douglas for the dren are especially willing to help out on the United States Senate against Richard Nixon. OF INDIANA family farm; Chase can often be found driving In 1953, he and his wife joined the San Fran- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES around a tractor, while Stephanie gladly gives cisco Young Democrats, a group of progres- Tuesday, October 8, 2013 up her free time when home from school to sive activists, where he befriended many fu- Mr. MESSER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to assist her father and brother. ture political leaders, including U.S. Rep- honor the accomplishment of the Ball State The recognition bestowed upon the Pridgen resentatives Phillip Burton and John Burton, University football team. family is not the only accolade they have been Mayors George Moscone and Willie Brown, all Ball State’s football team recently traveled given with regards to their efforts in agri- whom he would staunchly support. to Charlottesville, Virginia where they defeated culture. In 2007, the Pridgen family was Jaicks was elected to the San Francisco the University of Virginia Cavaliers by a score named Florida’s Outstanding Tree Farmers of County Democratic Central Committee in 1962 of 48–27. the Year by the Florida Forestry Association. where he would serve as Chair and be a sta- A day before the game I had the privilege Steve Pridgen is extremely grateful for the bilizing force for sixteen years. In this position, of meeting the team and coaching staff when opportunity he and his family have been given he ran the United Democratic Campaign that

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She also contributed to OF INDIANA Agar and Diana and their Haight Ashbury the erection of the Civil Rights Freedom Wall IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES neighbors, Jack and Jane Morrison and Sue at the Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma, Tuesday, October 8, 2013 Bierman, stood on the progressive front of im- Alabama. portant San Francisco battles, from stopping Mrs. Evelyn Lowery founded several promi- Mr. MESSER. Mr. Speaker, as a member of the central freeway that would destroy San nent programs including the Drum Major for the Congressional Taiwan Caucus, it is an Francisco neighborhoods and Golden Gate Justice Awards Dinner in 1980 honoring those honor for me to recognize the National Day of Park neighborhoods to fighting unrestricted who contribute to social justice in honor of Dr. the Republic of China, which is celebrated downtown development. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Evelyn G. Low- every year on October 10, also referred to as Agar was a devoted husband to his late be- ery Civil Rights Heritage Tour honoring civil Double Tenth. The Republic of China, more loved wife of 64 years, Diana, and remains a rights movement icons. In 1988, she founded commonly known as Taiwan, continues to be loving father to his children, Lisa and Scott, the Women’s Empowerment Training Center an anchor for peace and security in the Asia and his grandchildren. for GED/computer training. In 1995, Evelyn Pacific region and one of the United States’ I am proud to call Agar Jaicks my friend and founded a mentoring program for young girls. most trusted allies. thank him for his leadership, his devoted Taiwan’s National Day is a time for cele- Mrs. Evelyn Lowery has been described by friendship, and his wise counsel. brating and commemorating its establishment several in the civil rights community as a f on January 1, 1912. Since its establishment, champion in the civil rights movement and a Taiwan has established itself as a stable de- HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY ‘‘drum major for justice in her own right.’’ Her mocracy; one whose leaders are democrat- OF EVELYN LOWERY legacy will live on in the hearts and minds of ically elected and where civil and human rights all of those who benefitted from her contribu- of the citizenry are respected. These shared HON. TERRI A. SEWELL tions to justice and equality. values serve as the foundation for the U.S.- OF ALABAMA Mrs. Evelyn Lowery received many awards Taiwan alliance. I have had the pleasure to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and recognitions for her tremendous contribu- meet with Taiwan’s Representative serving in Tuesday, October 8, 2013 tions to the cause of justice. Evelyn was ap- Washington, DC, Ambassador Pu-tsung King pointed by Atlanta’s former Mayor Maynard and his family. I have witnessed firsthand their Ms. SEWELL of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I Jackson to arrange clothes for missing or mur- rise today to recognize and pay tribute to the kindness, grace and dedication to their home dered children for burial. She was the recipient country. Ambassador King and his family are life and legacy of Civil Rights Activist Evelyn of the Rosa Parks Award, the APEX Muse- Gibson Lowery, a beloved civil servant re- eloquent representatives for the people of Tai- um’s Tribute Award, and the YWCA Academy wan. membered for her remarkable display of lead- of Women Achievers Award. Evelyn was rec- ership and civil rights activism. The friendship between Taiwan and the ognized as one of the 100 most influential U.S. is long-lasting and all facets of the U.S.- Mrs. Evelyn Lowery passed away on Thurs- women in Atlanta by the Atlanta Business day, September 26 at the age of 88. While I Taiwan bilateral relationship—cultural, eco- League’s Women of Vision. She was honored nomic, and strategic—have expanded and am deeply saddened by her passing, I am in 2004 at the International Civil Rights Walk comforted in knowing that her legacy is one grown stronger since the signing into law of of Fame at the Martin Luther King, Jr. National the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) in 1979. A that will live on through her involvement in the Historic Site in Atlanta, Georgia. Civil Rights Movement at local, regional, na- strong, prosperous Taiwan serves both our Evelyn’s instrumental role in the Civil Rights tional, and international levels. nations’ interests. In 2012, Taiwan was the Mrs. Evelyn Lowery was born in 1925 in Movement has made an indelible mark on this United States’ 11th largest trading partner, Memphis, Tennessee to activists Rev. Dr. nation. Today we honor her for her role in the and the 7th largest export market for U.S. ag- Harry and Evelyn Gibson. She attended Clark story of the Civil Rights Movement. As the first riculture. For my home state of Indiana, Tai- College and Youngstown University. In 1948, black woman elected to Congress from Ala- wan is one of its top export markets in Asia. she married Rev. Joseph Lowery. Evelyn dedi- bama I am humbled to stand before the nation Hoosier farmers and my state’s economy have cated her life to the cause of justice. and share her story of strength, compassion benefitted greatly from trade agreements with Mrs. Evelyn Lowery and Rev. Lowery par- and courage. Taiwan. ticipated in the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery Saying thank you to Mrs. Evelyn Lowery There is no denying that Taiwan’s contribu- march in Alabama and stand as an inspira- seems woefully inadequate. But, we are truly tions to the global community are immeas- tional couple as pioneers in the Civil Rights grateful for the life of this extraordinary public urable. It is a membership of the World Trade Movement. Upon the death of his wife, Rev. servant. On behalf of the 7th Congressional Organization (WTO) and Asia Pacific Eco- Lowery was quoted, ‘‘My beloved Evelyn was District, the State of Alabama and this nation, nomic Cooperation (APEC). On July 12, 2013, a special woman, whose life was committed to I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring the President Obama signed into law legislation service, especially around the issues of em- life and legacy of Mrs. Evelyn Lowery. that calls for the Secretary of State to endorse powering women. She was a wonderful moth- Taiwan’s entry into the International Civil Avia- er and wife and I thank God. . .that I was f tion Organization (ICAO). This will help strengthen the safety of air travel between the blessed having her as my partner, my con- PERSONAL EXPLANATION fidante and my best friend for almost 70 United States and Taiwan. years.’’ I congratulate Taiwan on its National Day Mrs. Evelyn Lowery founded the SCLC/ HON. JOHN LEWIS and I look forward to many years of continued Women’s Organization Movement for Equality OF GEORGIA cooperation between our two countries. Now Inc. in 1979 as the sister organization of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f the Southern Christian Leadership Conference Tuesday, October 8, 2013 HONORING LT. COL. JAMES which was founded by Rev. Lowery and other DABNEY Civil Rights Activists. Her decision to found Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, on this organization was prompted by her weari- Wednesday, October 2, 2013, I attended the HON. GARY G. MILLER ness of seeing the rights of women, children funeral of a good friend and constituent, Mrs. OF CALIFORNIA and families ignored. Through Evelyn’s inspir- Evelyn Lowery, in my congressional district. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ing leadership and guidance, the SCLC/ Consequently, I was unable to make votes for W.O.M.E.N Inc. has more than accomplished a portion of the day. Tuesday, October 8, 2013 its mission of reacting and responding to the Had I been present, I would have cast the Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California. Mr. plight of marginalized people. The organization following votes: on rollcall No. 509, I would Speaker, I rise to congratulate a true Amer- has grown into an international association have voted ‘‘no’’; on rollcall 510, I would have ican hero, Lt. Col. James Dabney, retired, for with programs offering education and men- voted ‘‘no’’; on rollcall 511, I would have voted his induction into the Ranger Hall of Fame for toring in addition to HIV/AIDS awareness cam- ‘‘yes’’; on rollcall 512, I would have voted his service to this great Nation during the Viet- paigns throughout the world. ‘‘no.’’ nam War.

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Both nations do not just At the age of 13 Arlam was the plaintiff in with the 17th Armored Cavalry. speak of these as theories but create environ- the 1964 lawsuit before the Supreme Court His men were teenagers and had been ments in which they can be fulfilled. It is a against the Montgomery County Board of Edu- drafted to serve. They were stationed about shame that Taiwan is not given the recognition cation. He played an instrumental role in de- 15 miles outside of Saigon to block the en- they deserve in the international community, segregating Montgomery’s public schools. In emy’s entry into the city. as they have attempted to uphold the same 1965, he became one of the first African- Lt. Col. Dabney describes the conditions: It values that the United States holds dear. This American students to enroll at Sidney Lanier was hot and humid and there were torrential commitment to similar ideals should bring our High School. downpours. One night, he says, it rained so two countries closer together. Arlam has been remembered by his col- hard that the men were in foxholes sitting in There are a few areas that I would like to leagues and friends as having ‘‘a quiet cour- water up to their chest. The soldiers were eat- address that could further this friendship and age that was reflective of his character.’’ Oth- ing rations left over from Korea. They were enhance our cooperation and understanding. ers remember Arlam as ‘‘gentle, yet tough.’’ spent. They were hungry. They were tired I would like to see an expanded trade rela- from being constantly on alert. Most of the tionship with Taiwan. Taiwan is one of our Arlam believed in the human decency of all guys had just been through the Tet Offensive. largest trading partners, and my own state of people claiming that once white students were On May 5, 1968, the company of 123 men Michigan exported nearly $200 million worth of given the chance to interact with black kids, engaged 2,000 North Vietnamese soldiers. goods to Taiwan in 2012. An expanded trade they would realize all are human, all the same. Over the next four days a fierce battle ensued. relationship with Taiwan would certainly be When asked to recall the days before integra- But the crew of young Americans held their beneficial to the United States, and also to the tion, he focused on the positive side, recalling ground and, in the end, the enemy retreated. state of Michigan. A bilateral trade agreement those who supported him and reminded his For their bravery, the company would later be is something that should be explored. audience of the progress that has since been awarded the Presidential Unit Citation. It is also hard to understand just how much made. Forty-five years later, Lt. Col. Dabney Taiwan has advanced over the previous dec- Arlam didn’t ignore the work that remained doesn’t reflect on his own accomplishment; he ades. Their shift to democracy in the 1990s and the injustices that persisted however. One remembers the six young men of his company was truly an amazing event, especially given colleague evokes, ‘‘When it came to dis- that didn’t return home. their location and external pressures, but this cussing injustices in the community, you could He says he got the recognition, but they event is hard to understand without actually hear and feel the steel in (his) voice.’’ were the real heroes. visiting the island. Many Members of Con- Arlam was a lifelong Montgomery resident In addition to his induction into the Ranger gress have visited Taiwan, but it can be hard working for almost forty years at WSFA–12, Hall of Fame this summer, Lt. Col. Dabney to convey the importance of such travels to where he served many roles, ultimately as Di- has also been awarded the Presidential Unit other parts of our government. I have encour- rector of Newscasts. He helped launched Citation, Distinguished Service Cross, a Silver aged high-level visits from the United States, Today in Alabama. He was the longest Star, two Bronze Stars, three Purple Hearts and also have encouraged allowing high-level tenured member of the WSFA News Team. and the Legion of Merit for his actions in Viet- Taiwanese officials to visit with executive de- Arlam was active in many community and nam. partments. In this way, we can more accu- But his greatest award, he says, is an eagle civic groups, including the Laubach Literacy rately assess our relationship with Taiwan, figurine with an inscription from the men in his Council and Leadership Montgomery. He was their importance to stability in the Asia-Pacific company thanking him for his leadership. devoted to his family and his community. In 1984, Lt. Col. Dabney retired from the region, and the power of democracy in Asia. Arlam served as a deacon in his church. This Army. He and his wife, Jeanne Marie, cele- f was a position he wore with the utmost pride brated their 25th anniversary last year and HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY as a servant of God. have five children, Jill LeWallen, Lynn Raper, OF ARLAM CARR, JR. Arlam’s instrumental role in the Civil Rights Jeannie Pilgrim, James Winch and Marrianne Movement and the integration of Montgomery Mazurowski. HON. TERRI A. SEWELL Public Schools has made an indelible mark on f the City of Montgomery and the State of Ala- OF ALABAMA bama. Today we honor him for his role in the IN HONOR OF TAIWAN’S 102ND IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES story of Alabama. As the first black woman NATIONAL BIRTHDAY Tuesday, October 8, 2013 elected to congress from Alabama I am hum- HON. KERRY L. BENTIVOLIO Ms. SEWELL of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I bled to stand before the nation and share his rise today to recognize and pay tribute to the story of strength, compassion and courage. OF MICHIGAN life and legacy of Montgomery Civil Rights pio- Saying thank you to Arlam seems woefully IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES neer Arlam Carr Jr., a beloved Alabamian re- inadequate. But, we are truly grateful for the Tuesday, October 8, 2013 membered for his role in the desegregation of life of this extraordinary public servant. On be- Mr. BENTIVOLIO. Mr. Speaker, Taiwan, a Montgomery public schools. half of the 7th Congressional District, the State dear friend and close ally in Southeast Asia, is Arlam passed away on Thursday, Sep- of Alabama and this nation, I ask my col- celebrating their 102nd birthday on October tember 26 at the age of 62. While I am deeply leagues to join me in honoring the life and leg- 10, 2013. saddened by his passing, I am comforted in acy of Arlam Carr Jr.

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, October 9 10 a.m., Wednesday, October 9

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Wednesday: Senate will be in a period of Program for Wednesday: To be announced. morning business for debate only until 2 p.m.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Gibson, Christopher P., N.Y., E1455 Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E1454 Gingrey, Phil, Ga., E1458 Rokita, Todd, Ind., E1451 Barletta, Lou, Pa., E1457 Gutie´rrez, Luis V., Ill., E1453 Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana, Fla., E1455 Bentivolio, Kerry L., Mich., E1461 Hall, Ralph M., Tex., E1451 Ross, Dennis A., Fla., E1454 Broun, Paul C., Ga., E1456 Kildee, Daniel T., Mich., E1456 Sanford, Mark, N.C., E1451 Bustos, Cheri, Ill., E1456 Lewis, John, Ga., E1460 Schneider, Bradley S., Ill., E1451 Camp, Dave, Mich., E1459 Messer, Luke, Ind., E1459, E1460 Sewell, Terri A., Ala., E1458, E1460, E1461 Coffman, Mike, Colo., E1453 Miller, Gary G., Calif., E1460 Sherman, Brad, Calif., E1458 Connolly, Gerald E., Va., E1451, E1452, E1453, E1453, Miller, Jeff, Fla., E1458, E1459 Simpson, Michael K., Idaho, E1453 E1454, E1455, E1456, E1457 Norton, Eleanor Holmes, D.C., E1452, E1457 Sires, Albio, N.J., E1452 Gallego, Pete P., Tex., E1457 Pelosi, Nancy, Calif., E1459 Van Hollen, Chris, Md., E1456

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