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E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 112 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 157 WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2011 No. 168 Senate The Senate was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Monday, November 7, 2011, at 2 p.m. House of Representatives FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2011 The House met at 9 a.m. and was ward and lead the House in the Pledge District. From his early days as an in- called to order by the Speaker. of Allegiance. tern to now communications director, f Mr. BARROW led the Pledge of Alle- Neal has represented our office with giance as follows: enthusiasm and professionalism. It is PRAYER I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the with sincere gratitude that I would The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick United States of America, and to the Repub- like to thank Neal for his dedication. J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: lic for which it stands, one nation under God, In conclusion, God bless our troops, Compassionate and merciful God, we indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. and we will never forget September the give You thanks for giving us another f 11th in the global war on terrorism. day. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER As this House comes together at the f The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- end of the week, bless the work of its VETERANS’ COMPENSATION COST- tain up to five requests for 1-minute Members. Give them strength, for- OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT ACT titude, and patience. Fill their hearts speeches. with charity, their minds with under- f (Mr. BARROW asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 standing, their wills with courage to do THANK YOU, NEAL PATEL the right thing for all of America. minute and to revise and extend his re- The work that they have is difficult (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina marks.) work. May they rise together to ac- asked and was given permission to ad- Mr. BARROW. Mr. Speaker, I rise to complish what is best for our great Na- dress the House for 1 minute and to re- highlight this week’s passage of S. 894, tion, and, indeed, for all the world, for vise and extend his remarks.) the Veterans Compensation Cost-of- You have blessed us with many riches Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Living Adjustment Act of 2011. During and a great history of building a par- Speaker, today I would like to extend this difficult economic time, it’s more ticipative government of the people, by my sincere appreciation to Neal Patel, important than ever that we keep our the people, and for the people. a committed staff member in the office promises to our veterans. May all that is done this day be for of the Second Congressional District of This bill provides a cost of living ad- Your greater honor and glory. South Carolina. After little more than justment to the disability pay of our Amen. a year, Neal is departing the office to wounded veterans. This well-earned in- join Congressman CHARLES BOUSTANY’s crease will go a long way to help vet- f staff and serve as his communications erans make ends meet. This could not THE JOURNAL director to further the Republican have been done at a more appropriate The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- plans to create jobs. time as we’re one week away from Vet- ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- A native of Nichols, South Carolina, erans Day. ceedings and announces to the House Neal is a graduate of the University of I’m happy to see that my colleagues his approval thereof. North Carolina and Charleston School joined together in a bipartisan fashion Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- of Law. I have worked with his parents, to pass this legislation. Again, I com- nal stands approved. Ashvin and Suwarna Patel in the motel mend my colleagues for standing to- f industry for over 30 years, and I know gether for veterans by passing the Vet- they are proud of their son’s achieve- erans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ments. Adjustment Act, and I encourage my The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman Neal has been a tremendous asset for colleagues to continue to work to- from Georgia (Mr. BARROW) come for- the people of the Second Congressional gether in a bipartisan fashion to keep b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H7335 . VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:36 Jul 20, 2012 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD11\RECFILES\H04NO1.REC H04NO1 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H7336 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 4, 2011 the promises our country made to vet- BIPARTISANSHIP IS NOT DEAD you for the contribution you’ve made erans when they first signed up. (Mr. WALZ of Minnesota asked and to your community, your State, and to f was given permission to address the your Nation. And on this, your 90th House for 1 minute and to revise and birthday, may God bless you, and may JOBS FOR OUR VETERANS extend his remarks.) God bless the United States of Amer- (Ms. HOCHUL asked and was given Mr. WALZ of Minnesota. Mr. Speak- ica. permission to address the House for 1 er, bipartisanship is not dead. There f minute.) are policies grounded in common sense b 0910 Ms. HOCHUL. Mr. Speaker, as we ap- that lawmakers on both sides of the proach the impending Veterans Day aisle can agree upon. INTERNATIONAL FAMILY next week, I think it’s important that I’m proud to be part of a group of PLANNING we pause for a moment as a country lawmakers, Democrat and Republican, (Mr. QUIGLEY asked and was given and reflect on the contributions that who are fighting to complete the Lewis permission to address the House for 1 these veterans have done, veterans who and Clark Rural Water System in Min- minute.) served us since the early part of last nesota, Iowa, and South Dakota. This Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, on Mon- century, all the way up to those who infrastructure project alone will bring day the Earth’s 7 billionth person was are waiting to come home with open drinking water to an area of the United born. Our population has doubled in arms, just a month away, this Christ- States the size of Connecticut. It will the last 50 years, and it could double mas. sustain hundreds of jobs and create an again by the end of the century if we But importantly, we have to give estimated 10,000 jobs in the long run. let it. them jobs when they come home. And The funds for this project were prom- This rapid growth is straining water Mr. Speaker that’s why I support the ised during the Clinton Presidency, the and food supplies, reducing access to sections of the President’s jobs bill Bush Presidency, and the Obama Presi- health care and education, and even that will create small business incen- dency. Locals not only paid their creating instability and violence. tives to hire our veterans, and an even share, they paid in advance. And yet Most importantly, this growth is de- greater incentive to hire our wounded today, the earth movers, the forklifts, nying women in nations like Yemen veterans. This is so important because and the dump trucks sit idle, and no and Afghanistan, who still average the last thing I want to see in this water runs to thirsty communities. more than five children, their basic country is to give thanks to these peo- A bipartisan coalition in this Con- human right to decide if, when, and ple on one day and then to find them gress is ready to act to push this how many children to have; 215 million under a bridge because they’re home- project forward. With only 14 legisla- women around the world say they want less and couldn’t get a job. tive days left in our congressional cal- access to contraception but can’t get These people deserve better than endar, the time is now to work to- it. We can fulfill that need and save that, Mr. Speaker, and I call on my gether, create jobs in a commonsense lives, improve lives, and save tax dol- Members of Congress, in a bipartisan approach, bring Lewis and Clark to a lars while we do it. way, to support incentives to give our reality. According to the Guttmacher Insti- tute, meeting this unmet need for fam- veterans what they need when they f come home—a warm welcome and the ily planning could save the lives of dignity of a job. HONORING PAUL EASON 251,000 women and 1.7 million newborns, improve rates of education f (Mr. NUNNELEE asked and was and health, and save a net total of $1.5 given permission to address the House VETERANS DAY billion. for 1 minute.) America can lead the world in family (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked Mr. NUNNELEE. Mr. Speaker, today planning as it once did, but we have to and was given permission to address I rise to honor one of the members of increase our investment in inter- the House for 1 minute and to revise the Greatest Generation, Mr.