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Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 113 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 113 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 159 WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 2013 No. 2 Senate (Legislative day of Thursday, January 3, 2013) The Senate met at 12:30 p.m., on the appoint the Honorable TOM UDALL, a Senator additional $9.7 billion to the National expiration of the recess, and was called from the State of New Mexico, to perform Flood Insurance Program. Without to order by the Honorable TOM UDALL, the duties of the Chair. these funds, the program would have a Senator from the State of New Mex- PATRICK J. LEAHY, run out of money next week, leaving President pro tempore. ico. over 100,000 victims of Hurricane Sandy Mr. UDALL thereupon assumed the in the lurch. PRAYER chair as Acting President pro tempore. I would like to thank my colleagues The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- f on both sides of the aisle for allowing fered the following prayer: RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY this vote to go forward. They have Let us pray. LEADER acted honorably. The good news is the Eternal God, sovereign of the na- House passed this bill this morning and The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- tions, we place our trust in You. Infuse the Senate will pass it in a few min- pore. The majority leader is recog- our lawmakers with a spirit of discern- utes. nized. ment that they may fulfill Your pur- With the passage of this bill, hurri- poses for our Nation and world. Lord, f cane victims from Staten Island to east stir them up with the fresh realization JOINT SESSION FOR COUNTING OF Long Island, as well as in New Jersey, of the supernatural resources available ELECTORAL VOTES can rest assured their flood insurance to them to accomplish their tasks. As will have enough money to pay out Mr. REID. Mr. President, the Senate they seek Your guidance on all deci- claims. We had no choice but to pass will recess for the joint session for the sions, guard their hearts and minds this provision because the Federal Gov- counting of electoral votes. with Your peace. Help our Senators to ernment is obligated to reimburse Following the joint session, we are give one another kindness, patience, when people have floods if they have hoping to complete action on part of and encouragement as You saturate paid in their flood insurance. the flood insurance of the Sandy sup- their hearts with Your grace and joy. While this bill is important, it is plemental, which the House just We pray in Your sacred Name. Amen. something we were almost obligated to passed. do, and we should not have parades f f down the street because this bill has passed. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE RECESS SUBJECT TO THE CALL OF The major work of helping the vic- The Honorable TOM UDALL led the THE CHAIR tims of Sandy is still ahead of us. The Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: I ask unanimous consent that the bad news is we even had to go through I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the Senate stand in recess subject to the this dog-and-pony show in the first United States of America, and to the Repub- call of the Chair. lic for which it stands, one nation under God, place. indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. There being no objection, the Senate, Last month, the Senate passed a at 12:33 p.m., recessed to reassemble in good, strong bill to help all victims of f the Hall of the House of Representa- Hurricane Sandy, and the House simply APPOINTMENT OF ACTING tives for a Joint Session and at 1:56 could have taken it up and passed it. In PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE p.m. reassembled in the Senate Cham- fact, they promised to vote on a simi- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ber when called to order by the Acting lar provision before the last Congress clerk will please read a communication President pro tempore. ended. to the Senate from the President pro The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Unfortunately, this changed at the pore. The Senator from New York is last moment. We do not need to get tempore (Mr. LEAHY). The legislative clerk read the fol- recognized. into the whys right now; we just want lowing letter. f it to happen, and we are worried the second major portion of this relief bill U.S. SENATE, HELPING THE VICTIMS OF will not get through the House in the PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, HURRICANE SANDY Washington, DC, January 4, 2013. form it should. To the Senate: Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I rise We need the House to pass not only Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, in support of the legislation we are the $9 billion they passed this morning of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby about to vote on that will provide an but the $51 billion that contains the ∑ This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. S19 . VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:31 Jan 05, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04JA6.000 S04JAPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with S20 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE January 4, 2013 bulk of the aid people need, without The draft we have seen contains some The work he has done not only in the which we will not be able to recover. major changes from the Senate bill Senate, but having the many years of To be a bride and left at the altar once that would make it very difficult for experience he had in the House of Rep- is bad enough. To be left twice would NIH, the Army Corps, and other parts resentatives, the Presiding Officer, the be unconscionable. of the government to spend the dollars senior Senator from New York, worked As I said, this is a good step that we that are needed efficiently and quickly day and night making phone calls, per- are going to pass this $9 billion flood and to place them where they go. We sonal contacts with people in New insurance bill. This is a good but small beseech the House to finish its busi- York and New Jersey who could call first step. It is a small downpayment ness, to finish the major part of its House Members and have them pass on the much larger amount of aid we business, and approve the $51 billion this legislation. need to get through Congress. that will make up the rest of the $60. On the way back from the joint ses- Let me tell you what is not in this We beseech them not to hamstring sion dealing with the electoral vote bill. What is not in this bill is help for the local homeowners and businesses count, he walked up and grabbed me— every homeowner who does not have and governments with language that did not grab me, but we talked for sev- flood insurance and lost their home or would prevent recovery. We beseech eral minutes walking back to the Sen- suffered major damage. them to move quickly. Of course, the ate—the majority leader from the Homeowners are waiting for Congress ideal would be for them to pass the House of Representatives. He worked to pass relief the way we did for Irene same bill that the Senate passed in the extremely hard on this. He worked and Katrina and so many other disas- waning hours of the last session. If hard on it. I indicated to him that I ters so they can get a contractor to they cannot, we will have to get legis- had received calls from people in New sign a contract, get a bank to make a lation through the body again. But York who appreciated very much his loan until they know that the Federal through the generosity of the majority efforts to try to get this thing passed. Government will be there to reimburse, leader, he has assured us it will be the I really do believe it is important as it always has in the past. first order of business when we return. that I have the record reflect the rea- What is not in this bill is aid to small So we have to move forward. son we have gotten as far as we have on businesses, small businesspeople who As we have seen, this is not going to Sandy is because of the senior Senator are hanging by their fingernails, who be easy. There are many bumps in the from New York. It is too bad that it might not be able to restart their busi- road and obstacles that we cannot yet has taken so long. When we had that nesses unless there is Federal aid, see. For sure they will arise and for which was already in the Senate bill. devastation from Katrina, we were sure we will have to grapple with them. there within days taking care of Mis- Unless it comes back from the House This vote needs to be the beginning sissippi, Alabama, and especially Lou- and we are able to pass it in the Sen- of the process. It cannot certainly be isiana—within days. We are now past 2 ate, they will be hurt. the end, and it certainly cannot be the months with the people of New York What is not in this bill is dollars to middle.
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