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Vol. 165 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 No. 145 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was by what was happening that we paused COMMEMORATING THE 18TH ANNI- called to order by the Speaker pro tem- to sing God Bless America. I remember VERSARY OF THE SEPTEMBER 11 pore (Mrs. TORRES of California). at least one person sobbing. It was a ATTACKS f day when people within that courtroom The SPEAKER pro tempore. The were faced with uncertainties unlike Chair recognizes the gentleman from DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO we had seen before, a day when all of Pennsylvania (Mr. THOMPSON) for 5 TEMPORE our first responders were challenged. minutes. The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- But allow me, please, for just a mo- Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. fore the House the following commu- ment, to talk and say a few words Madam Speaker, I rise today, on the nication from the Speaker: about those who were there at the site 18th anniversary of September 11, 2001, of the Twin Towers. to reflect on the events of that fateful WASHINGTON, DC, We could see on television the cloud September 11, 2019. day and to honor the lives lost and the I hereby appoint the Honorable NORMA J. of dust as it started to emerge and set- heroes that united us. TORRES to act as Speaker pro tempore on tle, people rushing, bodies covered. It At 8:46 a.m., American Airlines this day. was intuitively obvious to the most Flight 11 roared over Lower Manhattan NANCY PELOSI, casual observer that this was not a and into Tower 1 of the World Trade Speaker of the House of Representatives. place to run to. As a matter of fact, Center. Shortly after, Flight 175 struck f you could see people running away. Tower 2. But there were those who took their Our country was under attack. Many MORNING-HOUR DEBATE duties and responsibilities seriously, of us could never imagine such evil The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- and as others were rushing away, as taking place in our own backyard. ant to the order of the House of Janu- fear would have us do, they were rush- The terror did not stop in New York ary 3, 2019, the Chair will now recog- ing in. These were the people, many of City. The Pentagon, center of our nize Members from lists submitted by whom lost their lives trying to save Armed Forces and national defense and the majority and minority leaders for the lives of others. These were the peo- our Nation’s Capital, was also a target morning-hour debate. ple, many of whom still suffer today of evil. Flight 77 crashed into the Pen- The Chair will alternate recognition because they were bound by duty to do tagon at 9:38 a.m. It was a turning between the parties. All time shall be that which most of us would not. point in our history and changed the equally allocated between the parties, These are the people whom we must way we would view the world forever. and in no event shall debate continue never forget. Their lives have been The fourth plane hijacked that day beyond 11:50 a.m. Each Member, other changed and altered forever. But we was United 93, crashing into a field in than the majority and minority leaders have a duty and a responsibility here Shanksville, Pennsylvania. and the minority whip, shall be limited to share our thoughts and our feelings Here in the Capitol, as you exit the north side of the rotunda, a plaque dis- to 5 minutes. with them, but also to make sure we take care of their health issues. plays the names of the 40 passengers f There is something to be said about and crew of United 93. AND STILL I RISE this term, ‘‘in the line of duty.’’ Until One of those aboard was Flight At- you have had the opportunity to visit tendant Sandra Bradshaw. Sandra had The SPEAKER pro tempore. The one of the memorial services, it just always wanted to be a flight attendant Chair recognizes the gentleman from may not impact you as it can. It will and was living out that dream, trav- Texas (Mr. GREEN) for 5 minutes. never impact me the way it impacts eling and meeting new people. Mr. GREEN of Texas. Madam Speak- the family members. At 9:30 a.m. on 9/11, she called her er, and still I rise on this 9/11, a day But I want this country to know that husband and told him that United 93 that will live in the annals of history those who lost their lives in the line of had been hijacked. She said the crew eternally, a day when there were more duty on that day will never be forgot- and passengers had decided to try to questions than answers, a day when we ten, and those who served and still take back the plane. Their sacrifice thought that our country was—and, in- serve will always be remembered. saved countless lives, and I can’t help deed, what we thought was correct— So I take this moment for my per- but think they may have saved this under assault. sonal privilege, and I will lower my very building where we sit today from I remember the day because I was at head for a moment of silent prayer. destruction. work, and as the judge of a small God bless the United States of Amer- Our country’s fight against terrorism claims justice court, we were so moved ica. did not happen on a battlefield on the

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Firefighters, police officers, On the day of the worst terrorist at- was happening. and first responders jumped into action tack on American soil, our first re- You are seeing my daughter, here, as without hesitation. When planes sponders showed us the best of us. I am I came home from deployment. crashed, they ran in. When fires ig- relieved that, earlier this year, Con- My memories are not unique, and nited, they ran in. When buildings col- gress passed lifetime funding for the 9/ every American has a different view- lapsed, they ran in. Their courage 11 Victims Compensation Fund. point on what happened that day. never wavered. Yes, evil men took much from us Some lost friends or family, and the We will never forget the lives lost that day; but the heart and soul of tragedy we as a nation felt that day and must always remember the her- America, the courage and tenacity, the should not be forgotten. oism that was shown. And while we ability to endure and to stand no But the impact of those attacks was cannot bring our loved ones back, we enemy can take away from us. not limited to that day, and history can honor their memory through acts The work of caring for those individ- will write that heroic Americans re- of service. uals who answered the call that day sponded with valor and bravery. To maintain the spirit of unity and must go on, just as our work will go on One of the most heinous acts ever compassion that stem from the at- to secure our Nation, to ensure that we committed on American soil did not tacks, every year our country pro- will never again suffer the injury we bring us down but brought us together. claims September 11 as Patriot Day. It did on that morning. In the words of former President is a great way to honor the souls we But today, on September 11, we pause George W. Bush: ‘‘One of the worst lost and pay tribute to all who sac- from that work to remember and to days in America’s history saw some of rificed their lives. honor the victims and to acknowledge the bravest acts in Americans’ his- As President Bush said when he ad- the service of 9/11 is not just something tory.’’ dressed the Nation: ‘‘Terrorist attacks to be memorialized, but to be emu- Less than 24 hours after the first can shake the foundations of our big- lated, to put service above self. May we plane hit the towers in New York, de- gest buildings, but they cannot touch stand united and serve in the people’s ployment orders came. I still remem- the foundation of America. These at- House with courage, devotion, gal- ber that feeling, standing on the tacks shattered steel, but they cannot lantry, compassion, and grace. tarmac and then watching from the dent the steel of American resolve.’’ f plane as my three daughters, all f COMMEMORATING THE 18TH ANNI- younger than 10 years old, waved small COMMEMORATING THE 18TH ANNI- VERSARY OF THE SEPTEMBER 11 American flags from down below. I was VERSARY OF THE SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS deployed on Active Duty and would be ATTACKS spending the next weeks planning The SPEAKER pro tempore. The bombing runs on Afghanistan to re- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from spond to these attacks. Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Virginia (Mr. RIGGLEMAN) for 5 min- Our Armed Forces are asked to make Florida (Mrs. DEMINGS) for 5 minutes. utes. sacrifices; leaving their families is Mrs. DEMINGS. Madam Speaker, Mr. RIGGLEMAN. Madam Speaker, often one of them. But after 9/11, when September 11, 2001, is one of those days 18 years ago, America experienced the so many Americans had sacrificed so when everyone of age can remember worst act of terrorism in its history. much more, my brothers and sisters in where they were and what they were Nearly 3,000 people were killed, with arms were willing to make that sac- doing when the first plane hit. many others in emergency services and rifice. Inspired by the heroism of so I was a police commander assigned to law enforcement suffering long-lasting many firefighters, first responders, law the Orlando International Airport. It health complications, sometimes re- enforcement, and citizens who an- appeared to be a normal day, and then sulting in death. swered the call, we knew that America the events unfolded. The planes hit. September 11, 2001, a day none of us would emerge stronger. The towers collapsed. The Pentagon will ever forget, had a deep and lasting Eighteen years later, we remember burned. The passengers of Flight 93 impact on the lives of all Americans. I the heroes of 9/11, honor their sacrifice, mounted their heroic resistance. was one of the thousands who answered and admire their patriotism. Their It appeared time stood still as the the call to serve and to hunt down memories will last for us forever be- world watched the results and the ac- those responsible. cause we will never forget what they tions of the hijackers, evil men who set When I woke on that tragic day, I gave us, heroic Americans who an- out to attack America, to kill Ameri- was serving in the United States Air swered the call. cans. But they could never have killed Force as an intelligence officer at I was proud to serve with heroes like the idea of America. You see, that idea Mountain Home Air Force Base in General Seve Wilson, Bull, Bullet, Eli, belongs to us. It will endure as long as Idaho with the 366th Air Expeditionary Scar, Jimbo, Rooster, Mongo, IROC, we continue to believe in it, to perfect Wing, 34th Bomb Squadron—the B–1 Stainless, Lost, Krenkle, Frengle, Ser- it, and to make it worth fighting for. bombers. I was and am a proud Moun- geant Lowery, Migo, Psycho, Sassy, 2,977 lives, 343 firefighters, 23 New tain Home Gunfighter. Our squadron Tank, Rachel, Linda Vadnais, York police officers, and 37 Port Au- deployed almost immediately as the Atteberry, and so many more. From thority officers—they took much from on-call wing. By early October, I and Ground Zero in New York to the Pen- us that day. my brothers and sisters in arms were tagon and across the country, Amer- As a mother, I think of the roughly mission planning the first bombing ican heroes answered the call, and we 100 babies who will turn 18 this year runs into Afghanistan. are forever in their debt. I still remember the morning of Sep- having never known their fathers. God bless the United States of Amer- tember 11. Memories come to my mind Today, I remember the passengers ica. and crew. I remember the first respond- as vividly as if they were yesterday: ers who rushed into fire and smoke, buttoning the buttons on my uniform f dust and rubble in a desperate fight to when my wife yelled at me up the b 1015 save whomever they could; who worked stairs that a plane had hit the World for weeks on end, breathing deadly par- Trade Center in New York; a phone call REMEMBERING 9/11 ticles, trying to find survivors, or at seconds later that I, in no uncertain The SPEAKER pro tempore. The least identify the dead; heroes who died terms, needed to get my butt into the Chair recognizes the gentleman from that day or from illnesses contracted squadron to brief my commander on California (Mr. COSTA) for 5 minutes.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:24 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K11SE7.002 H11SEPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE September 11, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7601 Mr. COSTA. Madam Speaker, I rise body who are the first in their family math of that fateful day, united under today on the 18th anniversary of the ever to attend a university. These uni- our flag, bound together by a sense of September 11 terrorist attack to honor versities are doing what a higher edu- unflappable courage, duty, and patriot- the nearly 3,000 individuals, brave men cation should be doing for all Ameri- ism. and women who lost their lives. Most cans. Go Bulldogs. Go Bobcats. f Americans remember where they were CONGRESS MUST ACT ON GUN LEGISLATION HONORING SCOTT KIMBRIEL during that day. There have been few Mr. COSTA. Madam Speaker, I would times in our Nation’s history that we like to rise to urge Senate Majority The SPEAKER pro tempore. The have faced such an atrocity. And the Leader MITCH MCCONNELL to keep his Chair recognizes the gentleman from effects are still being felt today. word and act on gun safety legislation. Maryland (Mr. TRONE) for 5 minutes. But instead of shrinking in the shad- Every day it seems that there is cov- Mr. TRONE. Madam Speaker, I rise ow of such adversity, we rose to the erage of another shooting on the news. today to honor my good friend, Scott challenge and came together to help Americans are just frustrated. Since Kimbriel, who died on August 12 after a one another. We became a Nation of Congress has begun their district work year-long struggle with prostate can- one. But it also has changed our Nation period in July there have been four cer. and the world that we live in today for- high-profile shootings in this country. I met Scott sometime before kinder- ever, the way we work, the way we Those shootings resulted in the death garten and we stayed close for almost view our security. of 51 Americans and over 90 that were 60 years. He used to come over and This past July, I was pleased that the injured. The threat to public safety work on our farm while we grew up, House and Senate with the President today is simply unacceptable in our and over many decades our friendship came together to reauthorize the 9/11 country. remained strong as we moved across Victim’s Compensation Fund for police In February, the House passed two the country. and firefighters, first responders who key gun violence pieces of legislation. At his core, Scott was a gifted entre- answered the call after the attack in It has been nearly over 200 days since preneur and businessman. He was able New York and Washington, D.C. These we passed these bills, but nothing has to learn from his mistakes and relent- heroic men and women deserve all the been done in the Senate. Despite the lessly marched forward. He was a giver, help we can give them, and we must countless Americans who have lost able to exercise so much compassion never forget September 11, 2001. We their lives in these senseless shootings, with absolutely no strings attached be- must remember 18 years ago today including children, Leader MCCONNELL cause it was simply the right thing to when we were all one as Americans. We has refused to bring these up for de- do for his friends. I was better off for need that more today than ever before. bate. We should be doing our work and having known Scott. HONORING DAVID HUERTA trying to provide gun safety for all In 2019 the American Cancer Society Mr. COSTA. Madam Speaker, in my Americans. estimates over 174,000 people will be di- home State in the San Joaquin Valley After the shootings in Dayton and El agnosed with prostate cancer. Over we recently lost a wonderful indi- Paso, the American public has de- 31,000 of those diagnosed will die from vidual, a leader who I would like to manded action. The overwhelming ma- the disease. I, myself, am a cancer sur- honor today, Fresno State Police Chief jority of Americans want us to take vivor. David Huerta. David was loved by all. commonsense action to provide better Right now the National Cancer Insti- He passed away in mid-August after public safety. So Leader MCCONNELL tute, which is located in my district is serving honorably in that position for said he would be doing just that. I working on prevention, detection, and 15 years. think it is time that we hold him to his treatment of prostate and other can- A lifelong resident of Fresno County, cers. But we are leaving so much on Chief Huerta dedicated his life to serv- word. the table. We need to invest more in re- ing his community by teaching and This Congress must act. The Presi- search. We need to invest more in inno- providing public safety as a police offi- dent should take the leadership, ensur- vative solutions that could save lives cer. During his career he was recog- ing we can do everything we can to like Scott’s. nized as Officer of the Year. And Fres- protect Americans throughout our In Congress we must be determined no State President Joseph Castro said land. and unified to eradicate cancer and David served with integrity, even in f eliminate the heartache that it brings the most challenging of situations. REMEMBERING 9/11 David will be greatly missed by his so many families across our great wife Cynthia, his four children and The SPEAKER pro tempore. The country. three grandchildren. It is with great re- Chair recognizes the gentleman from Scott Kimbriel was a special person, spect that I ask my colleagues today to Montana (Mr. GIANFORTE) for 5 min- and it hurts knowing I can no longer join in honoring Police Chief David utes. pick up the phone and hear Scott’s ever Huerta. Mr. GIANFORTE. Madam Speaker, I cheerful voice answer, ‘‘DT.’’ But in- rise today to remember the nearly 3,000 stead of looking in the rearview mir- RECOGNIZING CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO AND UC MERCED people who were killed on this day in ror, Scott would want us to look out Mr. COSTA. Madam Speaker, I would 2001. At dawn, September 11, 2001, was a the front window thinking about how like to take this moment to recognize morning like every other, that is until we could support those in the future the recent achievements of two out- everything changed. Terrorists, who who might suffer from this horrible standing universities in my district, were intent on destroying our country disease. California State University, Fresno and our way of life attacked. I know I am committed to this fight, and UC Merced University of Cali- But through this tragedy we saw our and I ask my colleagues to join me in fornia. country unite. We saw unmatched this fight. According to the U.S. News and courage and bravery from our first re- f sponders, servicemembers, and every- World Report’s 2020 Best College REMEMBERING 9/11 rankings, Fresno State University, my day citizens. Now, 18 years later, we alma mater, ranked number three in find ourselves with a new generation The SPEAKER pro tempore. The graduation rate performance for public that did not experience the horrors of Chair recognizes the gentleman from universities. that day. They only know a post-9/11 Kansas (Mr. MARSHALL) for 5 minutes. UC Merced made the biggest leap of world. That makes it all the more im- Mr. MARSHALL. Madam Speaker, on all on the college list. They ranked portant that we teach them what hap- this day nearly 20 years ago our great number one in the Nation for student pened that day, honor the victims, and Nation suffered a loss unlike any she outcomes, including number one in discuss the impact those terrorist at- has suffered before or since. Almost outperforming expected graduation tacks have had on our world. 3,000 American citizens were killed on rates. But today, we remember. Today, we September 11, 2001, and thousands more Both of these universities currently pray. Today, we honor Americans of have died or become seriously ill since have over 70 percent of their student every background who, in the after- from their response that day, whether

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:24 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K11SE7.005 H11SEPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H7602 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 11, 2019 at Ground Zero or in the Middle East. turbing socialist agendas increasingly Americans between 1934 and 1968. This Men and women, young and old were embraced by my colleagues across the was a supra-classic form of kinematic, stolen from their families, their com- aisle. organic, and institutional racism. munities, and our country. There is no policy proposal at present The ongoing ramifications of this As she always has during our darkest which more represents the Democrats’ most insidious example of discrimina- hour, this country came together in a quest for total control over every as- tion continue to be felt acutely by peo- courageous way. We were one people pect of our lives than the Green New ple like many of my constituents. A re- uniting to heal a terrible wound. May Deal. This deal is nothing more than a cent study by Duke University found we all strive today to soon find that rebranding of overwhelming govern- that the systemic denial of federally same unity—now, not just in times of ment control under the guise of envi- guaranteed loans led to the widespread tragedy. Americans and her people will ronmental stewardship. Just ask its use of predatory home sale contracts in be all the better for it. sponsor’s former chief of staff who said, Chicago’s Black communities. May God bless the memories of those ‘‘It wasn’t originally a climate thing at These contracts, Madam Speaker, led who died on September 11, and may all. . . . we really think of it as a how to a situation where Black home buy- God bless this great country. to change the entire economy thing.’’ ers paid, on average, over $71,000 STRIVING TO MAKE KANSAS A BETTER PLACE TO The Green New Deal demands we more—I repeat, Madam Speaker, over LIVE completely overhaul our energy and $71,000—for their homes than White Mr. MARSHALL. Madam Speaker, transportation infrastructure, which homeowners who had unfiltered access last week I completed my tour of all would kill the jobs of millions of Amer- to federally backed loans. 105 counties in Kansas. I enjoyed meet- icans working in the oil, and gas indus- In total, Madam Speaker, redlining, ing folks of all backgrounds and learn- try, manufacturing, and aviation in- the practice of rating predominantly ing about their passions, concerns and dustries, to name a few. The plan Black neighborhoods as ‘‘high risk’’ for what they need their representatives in would crush Kansas beef producers by traditional mortgage lenders, stole $3.2 Washington to do to deliver for Kansas. placing a hefty tax on our farms with million—this is by conservative esti- From Dodge to Topeka, Pratt to estimates costing nearly $2,000 per cow. mates, $3.2 million—stole up to $3.2 Leavenworth, the message I heard from The Green New Deal would be the million from Chicago’s Black families. Kansans is they want their way of live greatest centralization of power in the This is just one example of how preserved. They want their representa- hands of Washington elites in Amer- homeownership, a pillar of the Amer- tives to fight alongside President ican history. ican Dream, has been placed out of Trump, reduce Washington red tape, But destroying America’s means of reach of far too many Americans due and advocate for new and fair trade energy and food production isn’t all solely to the color of their skin. It is agreements so our farmers can feed the this radical socialist agenda seeks to incumbent, Madam Speaker, upon all world. do; as we learned recently, the new of us to make this American Dream For the most part, Kansans just want Democrat party’s to-do list includes equally available to all, regardless of a decent job with a good wage and a everything from banning private their skin color and regardless of their fair shot at the American Dream. Aside health insurance to plastic straws na- ZIP Code. from the safety and security afforded tionwide, positions numerous Demo- Fortunately, Madam Speaker, there to them, most would otherwise be cratic candidates for President have al- are steps that this Congress can take happy to not have Washington involved ready endorsed. to support Black American homeown- in our day-to-day lives. Democrats want to dictate what you ership. For example, as the Urban In- Despite folks’ disagreements on some can drink, how you drink it, what you stitute notes, factoring rental payment issues, Kansans are a people who large- can eat, and where you can work, and history into credit-scoring models ly agree on the importance of faith, what healthcare you can have, all could increase financial opportunities community, and hard work. while you are forced to pay for abor- for Black home buyers. After completing this tour of all 105 tions overseas. And don’t forget about Passing the Home Loan Quality Kansas counties, I have a greater ap- the proposed 90 percent tax rates on Transparency Act, a bill I am proud to preciation for the challenges of Kan- Americans either. cosponsor, will restore a critical provi- sans of all walks of life. Each conversa- We must emphatically reject this sion of Dodd-Frank, requiring mort- tion was an opportunity to hear an in- radical socialist agenda and work in- gage lenders to report crucial details dividual’s story about the burden of se- stead to implement innovative solu- about their borrowers, including credit curing affordable healthcare for a loved tions to provide for greater prosperity scores, racial and ethnic breakdowns, one, finding good workers to grow a and equality for all. Our children and and other data. small farm or business, finding a home our grandchildren’s future and the fu- Madam Speaker, $3.2 million stolen. to raise their family in, and protecting ture of Kansas and this great Nation f and nurturing the communities they depend upon it. love and cherish. RESTORE TRUTH AND COMPAS- I don’t have all the answers or quick f SION TO IMMIGRATION DEBATE fixes for our challenges, but I will con- b 1030 The SPEAKER pro tempore. The tinue to strive to make Kansas a better Chair recognizes the gentleman from MAKE HOMEOWNERSHIP EQUALLY place to live. Each day I am blessed New York (Mr. SUOZZI) for 5 minutes. with the opportunity to represent Kan- AVAILABLE TO ALL Mr. SUOZZI. Madam Speaker, I rise sas in Congress. I carry that message The SPEAKER pro tempore. The today to speak about immigration in in my heart, that we are the bread- Chair recognizes the gentleman from America. basket of the world and home to some Illinois (Mr. RUSH) for 5 minutes. My father was born in Italy. He came of the best, hardest working and most Mr. RUSH. Madam Speaker, I rise to the United States as a young boy. I decent people on Earth. today to address how racially discrimi- am a first-generation American, and I AMERICANS MUST REJECT A RADICAL SOCIALIST natory housing policy has contributed don’t like the hateful and divisive rhet- AGENDA to the unjust racial wealth gap in our oric being used about immigrants Mr. MARSHALL. Madam Speaker, Nation. today. I am appalled at the way my last week a socialist senator seeking Currently, Madam Speaker, 72 per- country is treating the children and higher office proposed increasing abor- cent of White households own their families of immigrants. tions across the world as a way to slow own homes, while just 41 percent of My dad came to America in the early population growth and combat climate Black households do. The roots of this 1920s. He was the first of his neighbor- change. Worse yet, he directly stated disparity can be traced to the discrimi- hood to graduate from college. During that he wanted U.S. taxpayers to pay natory practices implemented by the World War II, he served as a navigator for these abortions. As many Kansans Federal Housing Authority, which re- on a B–24 and was awarded the Distin- are coming to understand, this is just sulted in only 2 percent of federally guished Flying Cross with three one of the many disgraceful and dis- backed loans being issued to African oakleaf clusters. He returned home and

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Deporting Today we remember a day 18 years up with Mussolini during the war, children with cancer and diverting ago, begun in terror and violence, and Italian Americans were not trusted, ei- funds from military programs to build ended in heroic effort and courage. We ther. the wall, including money that was mourn those whose lives were snatched My dad decided to return to Glen meant to go toward building schools from them, and wish to comfort those Cove, where he teamed up with another for military families, and keeping im- left behind who still strive to cope with Italian lawyer, ran for city court judge, migrant children locked in indefinite their loss. May You, O God, give them and became the youngest judge in the detention are unconscionable. peace and healing. history of New York State. These decisions endorsed by this ad- We thank You again for the almost My father achieved many other great ministration are not consistent with universal, international response to a successes, and he would always say, American values. America is founded great American tragedy, which all the ‘‘What a country.’’ His life was the on the fundamental principle that ‘‘all world recognized as theirs as well. All very essence of the American Dream. men and women are created equal.’’ It Your children of good will could see the Our American Dream, however, is at is not that everyone with a green card horror of actions by men, who would risk. It may soon be the American or U.S. citizenship is created equal; it presume to act in Your name, causing nightmare. is that every man and woman is cre- so much death and destruction. May Well, I still believe in my father’s ated equal and should be treated with Your spirit of peace and justice con- American Dream, and I am committed human respect and dignity. tinue to fill the hearts of people of all to keeping it alive. We must continue holding congres- faiths, races, and nations. Help us to Immigration has been an issue for sional hearings on forced family sepa- recognize Your creative love in the decades, yet after all these years, Con- ration; the detention of children for lives of all who share this beautiful gress has yet to pass immigration re- prolonged periods of time; the decision planet. form. to end TPS and DACA, the Dreamer Bless the men and women who serve President Trump’s cruel, divisive, plan; and the overwhelming backlog in and simply unworkable positions have this great Nation in the Senate and U.S. immigration courts. House of Representatives. May they be made things worse. His policies and We must also defund hate, as my rhetoric have exacerbated the problem, reminded of the importance of standing friends at Bend the Arc are advocating, together to face the dangers presented permeating a culture of fear that forces and set a floor for refugee admissions many immigrants further into the by America’s historical enemies. at 95,000, as my friends at the Hebrew May they be confident in the knowl- shadows. Immigrant Aid Society are advocating. I have been an advocate for fair and edge that all Americans stand behind In addition to defunding the hateful them in their common effort to forge reasonable immigration policies for policies of this administration, we more than 25 years. As mayor of my legislation that will reflect the resil- must also strive for comprehensive im- ient greatness of our Nation, protect hometown of Glen Cove, New York, in migration reform that treats people 1994, I created the very first shape-up our democratic process, and build a vi- like human beings, lives up to the brant economy into a safe and secure center on the East Coast of the United American Dream, gives a path of citi- States of America. It gave newcomers future. zenship for TPS recipients and Dream- May all that is done this day be for from Central and South America a safe ers, gives protection to millions of oth- place to get hired and made sure they Your greater honor and glory. ers, and secures our borders. Amen. got paid for the work they did. If they Robert F. Kennedy once said, ‘‘When didn’t get hired, they could stay and we tolerate what we know to be wrong, f learn English or new job skills. when we close our eyes and ears to the As county executive, in 2007, I re- corrupt because we are too busy or too THE JOURNAL fused to let ICE work with my Nassau frightened, when we fail to speak up The SPEAKER pro tempore. The County Police Department because ICE and speak out, we strike a blow against Chair has examined the Journal of the was acting like cowboys, drawing guns freedom and decency and justice.’’ last day’s proceedings and announces and knocking down doors, intimidating We need to restore truth and compas- to the House his approval thereof. children and families who were not sion to the debate over immigration in Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- even subject to their raids and all of America, and we need to do it now, be- nal stands approved. who together presented no risk of vio- cause the promise of the American lence whatsoever. Dream demands it. f Today, those same guys who gath- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mem- ered on the street corners of Glen Cove bers are reminded to refrain from en- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE now own their own businesses and own gaging in personalities toward the their own homes, and their kids at- President. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the tended school with my kids. gentleman from California (Mr. LEVIN) But now, President Trump’s heart- f come forward and lead the House in the less immigration actions are sepa- RECESS Pledge of Allegiance. rating parents from their children, and The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Mr. LEVIN of California led the children are being housed in cages. ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair Pledge of Allegiance as follows: I have seen it with my own eyes. This declares the House in recess until noon I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the past July, I traveled to McAllen and today. United States of America, and to the Repub- Brownsville, Texas, to personally in- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, Accordingly (at 10 o’clock and 41 spect the detention and relief centers, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. minutes a.m.), the House stood in re- visit points of entry, speak with mi- cess. grant families, and meet with humani- f tarian aid organizations. My visit to f ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER the detention centers along our south- b 1200 ern border was heartbreaking. I saw PRO TEMPORE men, women, and children being held in AFTER RECESS The SPEAKER pro tempore. The awful conditions. The recess having expired, the House Chair will entertain up to 15 requests Our system is broken. These centers was called to order by the Speaker pro for 1-minute speeches on each side of are overcrowded, unsanitary, and clear- tempore (Mr. CUELLAR) at noon. the aisle.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:24 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K11SE7.008 H11SEPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H7604 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 11, 2019 COMMEMORATING THE 18TH ANNI- Aires, Argentina, of 1994 and in Though another year has passed, the VERSARY OF THE SEPTEMBER 11 Mumbai, India, of 2008. The brave peo- pain remains for the families who lost ATTACKS ple of America, Argentina, and India a loved one that fateful day. I pray for (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was are prepared to stand together to resist all of those people who have lost some- given permission to address the House further mass murder. one today and pray for them tomorrow, for 1 minute and to revise and extend On this day, we honor the lives of and I pray for those in harm’s way who her remarks.) those affected by the attack. It is also continue to serve across the globe to Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, a day to salute our military who served ensure that we can live safely in the how familiar this day is. to protect our freedom and to deny Is- greatest country in the world: the As a Member of the United States lamic extremists a safe haven in Af- United States of America. Congress who was in this building on 9/ ghanistan. Never forget, and may God bless 11, it was a bright and shiny day in In conclusion, God bless our troops, America. New York and Washington, D.C. as we and we will never forget September the In God we trust. 11th in the global war on terrorism. fled this building, saw the billowing f smoke in the Pentagon, and knew that f the other towers had already fallen by REMEMBERING THE VICTIMS OF GUN VIOLENCE someone telling us something had hap- THE GRANDVIEW BEACH BLUFF (Ms. GARCIA of Texas asked and was pened. Hearing rumors that planes COLLAPSE given permission to address the House were flying into the White House and (Mr. LEVIN of California asked and for 1 minute and to revise and extend the State Department, we wondered was given permission to address the her remarks.) about the resilience and the freedom of House for 1 minute and to revise and Ms. GARCIA of Texas. Mr. Speaker, this Nation. extend his remarks.) Texas is home to many gun owners. How grateful I am to stand here, 18 Mr. LEVIN of California. Mr. Speak- Growing up, my family owned guns years later, to remind Americans and er, it is with great sadness that I rise for hunting. It was part of how we fed those who were not yet born that that today to recognize an unimaginable our family. Thus, I don’t want to in- was a day that should be reminding us tragedy that occurred in my district fringe on Second Amendment rights of every day of the greatness of our free- last month. Americans. dom, the value of our democracy, and On August 2, three women from the I do, however, want to stop the kill- the power of our people. same family died when a coastal bluff ing of innocent lives because someone We honor those who fell, those fami- at Grandview Beach in Encinitas col- was at risk to themselves or others lies who still do not know of their lapsed on top of them: Julie Davis, who bought or accessed a firearm. Too missing loved ones, those who went to Annie Clave, and Elizabeth Charles. many loopholes allow people to pur- war, those who have come back. They were enjoying a day at the beach chase, procure, or access a firearm. But most of all, this day is to remind with family and friends celebrating Too many Texans have already died us of the wonderment of the represen- Elizabeth’s triumph over breast cancer. in mass shootings—so this is very per- tation of this Nation, the diverse Na- Suddenly, all three were lost. sonal to me—most recently, of course, tion that it is, people from all walks of There is a lot that I would like to say in west Texas. life, that whatever we have to over- about the government’s responsibility The House has already passed two come, whatever divisiveness we may to help prevent similar tragedies in the bills that would prevent mass shoot- see yesterday, today, or tomorrow, it future, but, instead, I want to use this ings. Last night, three more bills were will never—it will never—undermine moment to recognize the extraordinary marked up and will be ready for a floor the greatness of this country. life that all three of these women vote. I will always, as one who was here, I brought into this world. Senate Republicans must allow a will always remember and I will never I had the opportunity to sit down vote on gun control legislation. I am forget. And I honor those whose lives with Dr. Pat Davis, who lost his wife, tired of people being killed because were lost, pray for their families, but one of his daughters, and his sister-in- they won’t act. I end by asking them, celebrate this country as we sang on law on that day. Today, Dr. Davis is Mr. Speaker: What will you do to save the east steps, ‘‘God Bless America.’’ committed to ensuring that no one else lives? What are you afraid of? f experiences the same kind of loss that f REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER THE he has. He has called for action from 11TH IN THE GLOBAL WAR ON local, State, and Federal officials to COMMEMORATING THE 18TH ANNI- TERRORISM prevent future bluff collapses, and we VERSARY OF THE SEPTEMBER 11 stand together in these efforts. He is ATTACKS (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina truly an inspiration. asked and was given permission to ad- Please take a moment to think of (Mr. MEUSER asked and was given dress the House for 1 minute and to re- Julie, Annie, and Elizabeth. May they permission to address the House for 1 vise and extend his remarks.) rest in peace. minute.) Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Mr. MEUSER. Mr. Speaker, we all re- f Speaker, on the 18th anniversary of the member where we were on September September 11th attacks, Patriot Day, COMMEMORATING THE 18TH ANNI- 11, 2001. I, myself, drove my daughter, we remember Islamic extremist terror- VERSARY OF THE SEPTEMBER 11 Caroline, to school on my way to work. ists hijacked passenger jets to murder ATTACKS She was in the third grade. Driving nearly 3,000 innocent Americans in New (Mr. WILLIAMS asked and was given over the Susquehanna River in Penn- York, Washington, and Pennsylvania. permission to address the House for 1 sylvania on my way to work, I recall It is sickening to think of the men and minute.) thinking what a beautiful day it was. women and children who were slaugh- Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, I rise I watched with coworkers soon after tered. Our remembrance promotes the today in remembrance of those who that the horror of the planes hitting legacy of the people who were merci- lost their lives on 9/11/2001. the World Trade Center and the Pen- lessly murdered. Eighteen years ago, the lives of inno- tagon. A few days later, I was asked to I am humbled and inspired by the cent men, women, and children were come to Ground Zero to help. strength and resilience, just as my col- senselessly taken at the hands of Is- I will never forget the hospitals were league, SHEILA JACKSON LEE, of our lamic terrorists under the command of all prepared for injured in Manhattan, country when we stand together to re- Osama bin Laden. Before day’s end, but there were no injured, or very few. member this mutual tragedy. Today, I nearly 3,000 civilians, firefighters, law I will never forget the families and the remain inspired by Todd Beamer’s he- enforcement officers, and servicemem- communities that showed resilience roic immediate response, ‘‘Let’s roll.’’ bers would perish in the World Trade and hope. I will never forget the crowds This summer, I visited the sites of Is- Center, on United Flight 93 in Pennsyl- of people cheering the first responders lamic extremist attacks in Buenos vania, and in the Pentagon. as they traveled toward Ground Zero.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:24 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K11SE7.011 H11SEPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE September 11, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7605 I now have a flag hanging in my of- courage to bring this trade deal to the and gas leasing on our Outer Conti- fice with 2,977 names of those who per- floor for a vote. nental Shelf, in Alaska’s Arctic Na- ished that day. Two of those names f tional Wildlife Refuge and near Flor- were my friends. ida’s Gulf Coast. September 11, now known as Patriot b 1215 In 1969, America suffered a disastrous Day, brought us together and unified REMEMBERING 9/11 oil spill off Santa Barbara. Two dec- our Nation in defiance of terrorism and ades later, Exxon Valdez devastated (Mr. HIGGINS of New York asked and evil. Let us continue to come together Prince William Sound. In 2010, Deep- was given permission to address the and never forget that we are all Ameri- water Horizon ravaged the Gulf of Mex- House for 1 minute.) cans and that we, here, represent the ico. Mr. HIGGINS of New York. Mr. greatest country on Earth. When will we learn? How much more Speaker, the events of September 11, of our coastline will have to be ruined? f 2001, and the courage of the first re- How many more local economies will RECOGNIZING ARTS IN EDUCATION sponders who ran into danger are for- be shattered? How many more lives WEEK ever etched in our minds and our will be lost? (Ms. PINGREE asked and was given hearts. Nearly 3,000 people were killed, Republican and Democratic officials permission to address the House for 1 thousands more were injured, and for oppose the administration’s expanded minute and to revise and extend her re- many who were at Ground Zero, their drilling plans. They know the health, marks.) pain and suffering endure. environmental, and economic costs of Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to This year we finally made the 9/11 oil spills and that those accidents recognize Arts in Education Week. Victim’s Compensation Fund perma- occur thousands of times each year. As children return to school from nent so that we can always take care of There is no reason to take such risks, their summer vacations, I am reminded our first responders, volunteers, and especially when we have cleaner, safer that true education must go beyond their families. We learned many les- ways of producing the energy we need. language arts and math. It must in- sons on that day. Lessons in sacrifice, I applaud Representatives clude daily access to creative subjects sorrow, and bravery, as well as lessons CUNNINGHAM, HUFFMAN, and ROONEY for like dance, poetry, visual arts, and the- in national security preparedness and offering this legislation to protect our ater. foreign policy. planet and in the spirit of Pennsylva- Ninety-three percent of Americans As we pause today to remember the nia’s Constitution, which guarantees agree: The arts are a vital part of a victims and all those who were im- the people the right to clean air, clean well-rounded education, and when pacted by the attacks, let us also re- water, and the preservation of our nat- schools make the investment, we see member the lessons and maintain con- ural aesthetic. I urge Members to support these ripple effects across students’ lives. A stant vigilance in our shared national bills. And I, too, say God bless America student involved in the arts is four commitment to never forget. this day and all days. times more likely to be recognized for f f academic achievement; they are three AMERICA WILL NEVER FORGET times more likely to win an award for 9/11 RECOGNIZING NATIONAL OPIOID school attendance and are elected to AWARENESS WEEK (Mr. DAVIDSON of Ohio asked and class office more than three times as (Mr. GUTHRIE asked and was given was given permission to address the often as their peers. permission to address the House for 1 House for 1 minute and to revise and We must do more to ensure every minute and to revise and extend his re- extend his remarks.) child can regularly access arts edu- marks.) cation. In the most recent appropria- Mr. DAVIDSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, Mr. GUTHRIE. Mr. Speaker, I rise tions bill passed by this Chamber, we never forget. In 2001 on 9/11, 2,977 peace- today to recognize National Opioid included a $6 million increase to sup- ful people were murdered by 19 jihadi Awareness Week. My home State of port Arts in Education at the Depart- terrorists who were recruited by, plot- Kentucky has been one of the hardest ment of Education. ted with, and were directed by al-Qaida hit by our Nation’s ongoing opioid cri- I am proud to work with lawmakers to commit evil acts of war against the sis. Sadly, over 1,300 Kentuckians died on both sides of the aisle to support United States of America. of a drug overdose in 2018. this program and will push to preserve America is the greatest Nation to I have been proud to work with my a strong increase in any final spending ever exist. We must never waiver in our colleagues on the House Energy and bill. resolve to defend our way of life. As the Commerce Committee to combat the f world tragically learned on 9/11, terror- ongoing nationwide opioid epidemic. ists should never be ignored or given Next month we will honor the 1-year LET’S PUT PARTISAN POLITICS sanctuary to plan, prepare, or launch ASIDE anniversary of the SUPPORT Act being their evil acts. As Scripture says, there signed into law. This landmark legisla- (Mr. BANKS asked and was given is a time for war. Following 9/11 was tion is already helping communities permission to address the House for 1 such a time. prevent the rampant spread of opioid minute.) Sadly, America’s focus has long since abuse, but more work needs to be done. Mr. BANKS. Mr. Speaker, it has been expanded from finding and eliminating Last month I visited the Customs almost 12 months since we reached a terrorists and those who give them and Border Patrol international mail new trade agreement with Mexico and sanctuary. Great nations don’t fight facility located at JFK Airport in New Canada. Both Mexico and Canada endless wars. If we are truly to make York. There I saw firsthand the dan- promptly ratified the agreement, but America great again, we must be laser gers of illicit fentanyl coming through the House majority party refuses to let focused. America does not negotiate our borders. Fentanyl is a synthetic us vote on it. with terrorists or those who give them opioid that can be so potent it can kill While it is a multinational agree- sanctuary. There is no substitute for anyone that comes in contact with it, ment, the benefits will be felt greatly victory. including our law enforcement officers. in my home State of Indiana. Forty- f I will continue to work with President seven percent of Indiana’s exports go to Trump and my colleagues to stop WHEN WILL AMERICANS LEARN Mexico and Canada, generating $18 bil- fentanyl from coming to our country lion in revenue for the Hoosier State. (Ms. DEAN asked and was given per- and help stop this epidemic from harm- American workers need this. Hoosier mission to address the House for 1 ing our communities. workers need this. minute and to revise and extend her re- f Speaker PELOSI, please, let’s put par- marks.) tisan politics aside and do what is best Ms. DEAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in sup- REMEMBERING 9/11 for Indiana, for our country, and for all port of H.R. 1941, H.R. 1146, and H.R. (Mr. ENGEL asked and was given of North America. It is time to find the 205, three bills which will prevent oil permission to address the House for 1

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H.R. 1941, DEAR MADAM SPEAKER: Pursuant to the Many years ago, President Roosevelt the Coastal and Marine Economies Pro- stood right here in this Chamber and permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa- tection Act would permanently protect talked about a day of infamy regarding tives, the Clerk received the following mes- the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts from the attack on Pearl Harbor. Certainly, sage from the Secretary of the Senate on offshore oil and gas drilling. From also the day of these attacks was a day September 11, 2019, at 10:53 a.m.: Maine down to Florida, from Wash- of infamy, September 11, 2001. That the Senate passed S. 1881. ington to California, over 3,000 miles of I remember days and weeks after the That the Senate passed S. 2035. the United States’ coasts are threat- attacks you would just walk in my dis- With best wishes, I am ened by the fossil fuel industry-driven Sincerely, trict and see burned papers sort of agenda, which is driven by the Trump CHERYL L. JOHNSON. dropping from the clouds. It is really administration. something that we will remember for- f One of President Trump’s first ac- ever. We remember the brave respond- tions upon taking office was mandating ers. We remember the people that gave COASTAL AND MARINE ECONOMIES PROTECTION ACT the development of a new and totally their lives so that others can live. It unnecessary 5-year plan for offshore oil also told us that we in the United GENERAL LEAVE and gas lease sales. In January 2018, States have to continue to fight tyr- Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Speaker, I former Interior Secretary Zinke re- anny, have to continue to remember ask unanimous consent that all Mem- leased a draft of that plan, which pro- those poor 3,000 souls whose lives bers may have 5 legislative days in posed opening more than 90 percent of ended. It could have been any one of us. which to revise and extend their re- the Outer Continental Shelf to oil and They lost their lives. marks and to insert extraneous mate- gas development. This proposal in- So I think that this is a time for all rials on H.R. 1941. cluded the entirety of America’s Atlan- Americans to pause and say we cherish The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there tic and Pacific Coasts, and if enacted, our values. We remember the people objection to the request of the gen- drilling could endanger more than who lost their lives, and we will always tleman from California? 72,000 miles of U.S. shorelines. fight against oppression wherever it There was no objection. Expectedly, there was immediate rears its ugly head. God bless America. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- pushback from citizens, elected offi- f ant to House Resolution 548 and rule cials, governors, business leaders, all RECOGNIZING OFFICER KAREN XVIII, the Chair declares the House in who understood that their coastal com- BROWN the Committee of the Whole House on munities are incompatible with off- the state of the Union for the consider- (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and shore oil and gas. ation of the bill, H.R. 1941. was given permission to address the The public knows that bringing in in- The Chair appoints the gentleman House for 1 minute and to revise and dustry as risky and as dirty as oil and from Texas (Mr. CUELLAR) to preside extend his remarks.) gas to the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts over the Committee of the Whole. Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speak- is dangerous on many levels. Our er, I rise today to recognize the Na- b 1224 oceans sustain a rich diversity of ma- tional Security Agency police officer rine life, and they provide immense IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Ms. Karen Brown for being named the value to America’s coastal commu- Accordingly, the House resolved 2019 Federal Law Enforcement Train- nities by helping to generate billions of itself into the Committee of the Whole ing Center Honor Graduate of the Year. dollars in economic output and by sup- House on the state of the Union for the The most prestigious award for FLETC porting millions of jobs. consideration of the bill (H.R. 1941) to students, Ms. Brown excelled with high For example, thriving fish stocks and amend the Outer Continental Shelf marks in academics, physical fitness, healthy marine mammals off the coast Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of and firearms training. of New Jersey, Maryland, and Florida Originally from Ohio, Ms. Brown has the Interior including in any leasing support tackle shops, whale watching worked at the NSA for the last 15 years program certain planning areas, and tours, and a massive seafood industry. serving in a number of roles at the for other purposes, with Mr. CUELLAR And oil-free beaches and bays in Vir- agency; personal security, polygraph in the chair. ginia and the Carolinas drive business examination, counterintelligence The Clerk read the title of the bill. for local restaurants, for vacation rent- threat examination, and more. The CHAIR. Pursuant to the rule, the als, and for outfitters. We thank Ms. Brown for her service bill is considered read the first time. But coastal residents are not the to our Nation. A ceremony was held at General debate shall be confined to only ones who will benefit from pro- FLETC to reward her accomplishments the bill and shall not exceed 1 hour tecting these areas. Some of our Na- on Tuesday, August 27. equally divided and controlled by the tion’s most majestic national park In addition to Ms. Brown’s great chair and the ranking minority mem- units belonging to all Americans are work, I want to thank all of the stu- ber of the Committee on Natural Re- along our coast, including Acadia, Bis- dents, recent graduates, and instruc- sources. cayne, Cape Hatteras, and Point Reyes. tors at FLETC for their commitment The gentleman from California (Mr. People from all walks of life and di- to our Nation in bettering their work- LOWENTHAL) and the gentleman from verse backgrounds and from both polit- force training. The Federal Law En- Utah (Mr. BISHOP) each will control 30 ical parties cherish these special forcement Training Camp in Glynn minutes. places, and they rely on healthy County truly does an outstanding job The Chair recognizes the gentleman oceans, clean beaches, and the abun- in getting their students the necessary from California. dant fish and wildlife that come with skills to thrive in any situation they Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, I yield them. may face in the field. myself such time as I may consume. The inevitable spills and the variety f The first question is, what do all gov- of other onshore and offshore impacts ernors, Republican and Democratic, from oil and gas drilling have no place COMMUNICATION FROM THE along the entire East Coast and along along our East and West Coasts. Over CLERK OF THE HOUSE the entire West Coast of the United one million people are employed by the The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. States and over 330 municipalities and tourism and recreation industries CICILLINE) laid before the House the counties from these States all have in along the East Coast. These are real

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Four times as many jobs would be at Their proposals are three very dis- Now, we are faced with three bills risk from the industrial facilities that jointed bills not based on science but here today, one much different than would be built along the coast. Four based on the idea of paying off specific the other two. But the end result of the times as many jobs would be at risk political interest groups for political Democratic vision of energy presented from the chronic pollution and pipeline purposes. to us in this energy week is basically spills that are widespread with offshore Earl Weaver, when he used to coach to use the rearview mirror and take us oil and gas. And four times as many the Baltimore Orioles, loved to bait the backward 50 years into the past, where jobs would be at risk from a cata- umpires. One time, he went out to the we go back to the time when our econ- strophic blowout, like the one we saw umpire and said: Is this as good as it omy was fragile, and our enemies in the Gulf of Mexico only 9 years ago. gets, or are you going to get better? thought they could take advantage of Of course, they threw him out of the b 1230 our energy dependency, and they could game for saying that. do that to bully the United States. None of these facts or the outcry However, today, I want to turn to the That is not what the process should from concerned citizens have influ- Democrats and say: Guys, is this as be in creating an energy future for this enced a Trump administration that is good as it gets, or are you going to get particular country. laser-focused on doing the bidding of better? Because what we have before us Mr. Chair, we have three bills that the oil and gas industry. Instead of pro- is not an energy policy, it is an energy will be before us today. None of them tecting our coasts, President Trump nonpolicy. are scientifically grounded. All of them and Secretary Bernhardt have played When I was in college, gas was $0.25 a are actually political, paying off polit- politics and now are hiding their plan gallon. I remember driving my car into ical experts, taking science and basi- to drill near our communities. those gas stations, and there would be cally throwing it in the trash and say- In January 2018, immediately after a kid who would be my age or younger ing okay—which the majority can do. the release of the draft leasing pro- coming out and filling up my tank, They have the votes to do it but don’t gram, then-Secretary Zinke met with cleaning the windshields, and checking have the audacity to stand up and say then-Governor of Florida RICK SCOTT the oil and the tires. Then, they gave this administration or this side of the at the Tallahassee airport and tweeted me either a plate or a towel for show- aisle doesn’t believe in science because that he was removing Florida from the ing up. these particular issues are politically leasing program. However, it turned I then went to Europe for 2 years, and motivated. out that this was nothing more than a when I came back, the oil embargo had There is no logic to what we are ploy meant to boost the political pros- hit. No one came out to help me. Ev- doing. In our committee, it was won- pects of a Republican Senate can- erything was self-service. No one gave derful. We had the entire committee on didate. me any more towels or dishes. Gas the same day that the first bill was First Florida was in, then it was out, prices in the embargo era were going voted out also voting for LWCF. Every- then it was in again, and now nobody up to the astounding almost $1.40 a gal- one loved the Land and Water Con- except Secretary Bernhardt and Presi- lon, which we could not believe. servation Fund, so we wanted to make dent Trump knows for sure. Our new President at the time put on this permanent. We wanted to triple For 21⁄2 years, this administration has a sweater, started a fire in the fire- the amount of money that we were put- based its offshore drilling decisions on place, and came before the American ting into that fund. At the same time politics, not on the needs or the con- people and told us, basically: Get used that we voted to triple the amount of cerns of coastal communities. to it. Live with less. Take it as an money in that fund, we also voted for In April, the administration an- honor to be cold in the dark. That is bills that would basically cut the reve- nounced that its offshore leasing plans the process. nues from those areas that produce the are now on hold due to a recent court Fortunately, this country didn’t go money to go into the fund in the first decision that is related to Alaska. But along with that, nor did the industry place, and we call that logical. that is only a short-term reprieve. At go along with that. Instead of being a I call this hypocrisy as well because any moment, the administration can country in which we were dependent there is the vested interest, as the ma- restart its efforts to auction off our upon OPEC countries, 60 to 70 percent jority here was saying, that Governors Nation’s marine resources, which will of our energy coming from OPEC—and in their States should have the ability undoubtedly happen if the President I am sorry, that is not what an Irish to make decisions on Federal waters were to get a second term. chicken does; that is a cartel. That is a that are not within the boundaries of Coastal communities need assurance cartel that was very against the inter- their States but in the same breath that their businesses, beaches, and way ests of the United States. Instead of saying that Governors in the interior of life will not be sacrificed to the fos- being that which was in the position to States should not have the ability to sil fuel industry by the Trump adminis- be bullied not by a major power but a have decisions made on Federal lands tration. secondary power into thinking they within our States. H.R. 1941 provides our Atlantic and could extort this country into chang- I am sorry. That is pure hypocrisy. Pacific constituents, including those ing our foreign policy simply by ex- This is a lack of focus. It is a lack of along Florida’s Atlantic Coast, the nec- ploiting our energy vulnerabilities, focus when, a year ago, the Democratic essary protections from the dangers of America changed, and instead, we de- leadership asked the President to find offshore oil and gas, and it deserves cided that would not be our policy. a way to cut down the cost of energy, this body’s full support. We came up with a process of not oil and gas, to use his personal con- Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of only expanding our energy production tacts to cut down the cost of that, and my time. in the United States, but we expanded then we are bringing bills in here today Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chair, I it in a way that produced energy more that will drive up the costs, which will yield myself such time as I may con- efficiently; that used it in a cleaner cut down our possibility of doing that sume. fashion; that used a smaller footprint in the future. Mr. Chair, we are here on September to do it; that made us energy inde- You can do it, but there is a hypoc- 11. It is an anniversary of an event that pendent to the point where we could risy to the very essence of what is has been impactful for all of us and has be, instead of an importing country, an going on. definitely changed our country. We exporting country in the concept of en- Unfortunately, the three bills that cannot forget that. Hopefully, as a Na- ergy; and that energy was used not will be thrown out here today by the

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Land and Water Conservation Fund. a visual contrast, because this morn- Last week, Hurricane Dorian was a In 2018, the LWCF received $893 mil- ing, Republican leaders, led by Mr. sobering reminder that hurricanes and lion in offshore revenues. South Caro- SCALISE and Ms. CHENEY and several natural disasters can change course in lina received $1.5 million in 2018 from others, introduced a comprehensive en- a moment’s notice and inflict tremen- the Land and Water Conservation ergy package, an energy package that dous damage on communities in the Fund. Oil and gas royalties totaled is for all energy, all of the above, both path of a storm. about 90 percent of the LWCF’s fund- fossil fuel and alternative, one that If Charleston, Hilton Head, or Beau- ing. Congress has already voted to per- will grow our economy, which will cre- fort had onshore energy infrastructure manently reauthorize in this Congress. ate more jobs, which will give a logical similar to Port Fourchon or Galveston, How do the supporters of this bill in- standard of what we should do going the potential for a major spill or envi- tend to make up nearly all of the fund- forward with a clear view. ronmental calamity from Dorian’s de- ing for a program that they supported The clear view of what Republicans struction would have skyrocketed. that they would be cutting with this would like to do with having a logical, Opposition to offshore drilling is an bill? They would do it by taxing the comprehensive approach is in vast con- economic one, but it is also a moral hardworking American citizens, I trast to three disjointed, dispirited, one. The book of Genesis teaches us to guess. nonscientific bills that simply want to be stewards and caretakers of all cre- Blocking offshore development would pay off political communities. ation. I find it unconscionable that we not only significantly harm our econ- Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of can knowingly damage our waters and, omy, but it would increase dependence my time. consequentially, our marine life for on our adversaries for energy. Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, I yield such a pursuit. Just in 2018, there was a Russian 5 minutes to the gentleman from South Offshore drilling is reckless; it is LNG tanker that arrived in the Boston Carolina (Mr. CUNNINGHAM). harmful; and it is absolutely disruptive harbor. It traveled 4,500 miles from Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Mr. Chair, I rise to the communities that we call home. Russia to the U.S. when the United in support of my bill, H.R. 1941, the Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to States has been the number one pro- Coastal and Marine Economies Protec- support my bill that will permanently ducer of natural gas since 2009. tion Act. safeguard the First District of South New England relies on foreign coun- My bipartisan bill permanently pro- Carolina and coastal communities tries for about 20 percent of its natural tects the Atlantic and the Pacific across this Nation. gas. Why? Because we don’t have the Coasts from the threats of offshore oil Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chair, I pipeline capacity running from the and gas drilling. It reflects the tremen- yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Marcellus shale up to New England to dous importance that Members of both South Carolina (Mr. DUNCAN), who has provide American natural gas, so they parties place on healthy shorelines and unusual socks on today and who has are having to buy from Russia. the State and local economies that de- been through these wars before. Development of our resources on the pend on them. This bill acknowledges Outer Continental Shelf, opening up b 1245 that if we don’t act, drilling rigs could areas that were blocked by past admin- soon appear off of our beaches. Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Chairman, I stand istrations to energy development, ex- Folks from up and down the coast of in opposition to this legislation which ploration, and, ultimately, production, my district understand that opposition undermines the United States’ energy provides money for the Land and Water to offshore drilling is not a partisan dominance and makes us strategically Conservation Fund, and it provides na- issue. Whether it be a first grader like weaker as a nation. tional security for places like New Anna Caroline of upstate South Caro- I remember Admiral Mike Mullen England and lessens their dependence lina who rallied 70 signatures to stop saying there is no national security on a foreign source of natural gas. And offshore drilling or a group of mayors without energy security. We get that that foreign source, ladies and gentle- like Billy Keyserling, Pat O’Neil, Tim by exploring and developing the nat- men, is Russia. Goodwin, Jimmy Carroll, or John ural resources we are blessed with in Let this be a lesson in what is in Tecklenburg who worked tirelessly to this Nation. store for this country if this bill is defend our coastline, South Carolinians Currently, 67 percent of the energy adopted. This bill leverages our adver- want to protect our community from used in our Nation is generated from sary, Russia, while undermining our se- the disastrous consequences that result oil and gas; 94 percent of the Outer curity. from offshore drilling. The Lowcountry Continental Shelf is off limits to explo- Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chairman, I is a force to be reckoned with, and we ration. The Department of the Interior yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from stand firm in our opposition to drilling projects that an estimated 89.9 billion New Jersey (Mr. PALLONE). off of our shoreline. barrels and 327 trillion cubic feet of Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Chairman, let me Down in the Lowcountry, we know natural gas has yet to be discovered on first thank the sponsor of this legisla- that offshore drilling would ruin our the Outer Continental Shelf. tion, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, the gentleman economy, our vibrant natural re- Opening up the entire Atlantic Outer from California (Mr. LOWENTHAL), and sources, and our unique way of life. Continental Shelf could support nearly Mr. GRIJALVA for all of their work on That is why opposition to offshore 265,000 new, higher paying jobs, $22 bil- this legislation. drilling is not a partisan issue, and I lion a year in private investment, and I want to say that I do think a per- am proud to work with both Democrats generate almost $6 billion in new rev- manent moratorium on oil and gas and Republicans to get this done. enue for the government within 20 drilling in the Pacific and Atlantic Offshore drilling and the booming years of the initial lease. Mr. Oceans’ Outer Continental Shelf plan- tourism industry that we have in the CUNNINGHAM’s bill blocks $2.2 billion ning areas is something that we must Lowcountry are mutually exclusive from going to schools, roads, and con- do. It doesn’t matter whether you rep- pursuits. Tourism in the Palmetto servation efforts in South Carolina. resent the Atlantic or the Pacific Coast State is a $22.6 billion-a-year industry Through revenue sharing, oil and communities. A vote for a permanent and supports 1 in every 10 jobs in our natural gas development are a critical moratorium on oil and gas develop- State. South Carolina’s tourism indus- source of funding for many valuable ment along these shores is a vote for try holds a great deal more promise for programs. Over the past 10 years, roy- our country’s economic vitality. statewide economic prosperity. alty payments from lease sales have I heard my colleagues on the other I want to take a moment to also con- generated $73 billion for the Federal side of the aisle and the last two speak- sider how natural disasters would im- Government. Much of this money goes ers talk about national security and

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Horizon disaster, it was a 10-year pro- loss of jobs when you see the loss of According to a 2017 Wood Mackenzie jected economic loss of $8.7 billion in jobs that occurred after BP and could study, annual revenues from wind and fisheries from Texas to Florida, includ- occur to our shores. There is absolutely solar could represent one-twelfth of the ing 22,000 lost jobs just for fisheries. no comparison, gentlemen. I have to revenues in oil and gas by 2035 as some Think of the impact on the tourism say that over and over again. major oil and gas companies seize op- industry with the impact on local busi- Now, we have put 1-year annual portunities in the wind power market. nesses if we have a spill of this mag- moratoriums. We passed an amend- If the goal of my friends on the other nitude. Tourism is now the number one ment that I had in the appropriations side of the aisle is to reduce our coun- industry in my State of New Jersey. bill, Interior appropriations, to have a try’s reliance on fossil fuels, why push And don’t tell me that we don’t have moratorium on an annual basis in the policies that cut off the source of the an energy plan. In the Energy and appropriations bill, but it is high time investment of oil and gas companies Commerce Committee, we are very that we have a permanent moratorium. that are making renewable energy? We much in favor of all kinds of energy op- It is not enough to just address this an- should be supporting industry and mar- tions—natural gas, nuclear power, nually through the appropriations ket-led shifts to renewable energy, not whatever it happens to be—and we cer- process. imposing drastic policies like H.R. 1941 tainly have moved towards energy Mr. Chairman, I want to particularly that hamstring these efforts. independence by having more natural commend the gentleman from South Finally, earlier this year, the House gas and more production of oil. Carolina (Mr. CUNNINGHAM). I was actu- and Senate overwhelmingly passed a All we are saying here today is that, ally in his district, and I just heard public lands package that permanently when you talk about offshore drilling unanimous praise of his effort to stop authorized the Land and Water Con- in the Atlantic and the Pacific, if you this drilling. servation Fund. All States benefit from weigh any benefits that might come ei- Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chairman, the Land and Water Conservation ther in jobs or in money that comes once again, I appreciate the oppor- Fund, so we can’t ignore the fact that back to the Land and Conservation, tunity to yield 3 minutes to the gen- the bill we are debating today would whatever, you cannot possibly compare tleman from Colorado (Mr. TIPTON), cut off the source of funding for the the economic loss that we would have someone who realizes that not only program, which, as we all know, is off- from a major oil spill to whatever gain does the base bill stop drilling, but if shore oil and gas revenues. you have from this relatively small you add one of the amendments they There have been many calls from my amount of oil that is going to be cap- have, you are going to stop any kind of colleagues on the other side of the aisle tured by these oil companies in off- seismic activity that would allow al- to be able to pass a measure that will shore drilling on the Atlantic and the ternative activity to be developed in provide for mandatory funding of the Pacific Coasts. these sources, as well. Land and Water Conservation Fund. After the BP oil spill—I was on the Mr. TIPTON. Mr. Chairman, I rise How can we push for mandatory Land Natural Resources Committee at the today in opposition to H.R. 1941, a bill and Water Conservation Fund funding time—there were recommendations that would permanently block respon- and, at the same time, advocate for a that were put together by a bipartisan sible oil and gas development in the bill that completely cuts off Land and commission. Not all of those were Atlantic and Pacific planning areas. Water Conservation Fund sources? adopted. But even with those rec- As a Representative from a district Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues ommendations, in the 7 years following that has overwhelming amounts of to vote ‘‘no’’ on the underlying bill. the Deepwater Horizon tragedy, there Federal land, I often find myself en- Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chairman, I were 34 additional oil spills of more gaged with my colleagues on the other yield 1 minute to the gentleman from than 2,000 gallons each. side of the aisle about the importance California (Mr. LEVIN). There is no way to stop these oil of allowing local leaders to be able to Mr. LEVIN of California. Mr. Chair- spills from happening. They happen on manage the lands that are around man, I rise today in support of H.R. a regular basis. The further out you go, them, making decisions about what 1941, the Coastal and Marine Econo- the more chance there is that you are happens on those public lands that sur- mies Protection Act, to ban new off- going to have a spill, and we cannot round their communities. shore drilling along the Atlantic and risk that. The argument I am met with is that Pacific Coasts. The Jersey shore has already experi- public lands belong to all Americans, My district is home to over 50 miles enced a historic disaster in the past to benefit all Americans. of beautiful California coastline. It is few years. It was called Hurricane And it is true, the responsible energy home to some of the world’s premier Sandy. We don’t need a man-made dis- development that happens on public marine research institutions, not to aster that is going to shut down our lands in my district benefits all Ameri- mention some of the best surfing in the businesses, cripple our housing market, cans in the form of reliable and low- country. harm our health, or hurt our environ- cost energy sources, but we are here In San Diego and Orange Counties, ment. The ocean is strained too much today debating a bill that would put the ocean economy accounts for $7.7 by too much trash and disposal of plas- the wishes of some States to close off billion and sustains more than 140,000 tics and the climate crisis that trig- submerged lands under Federal land ju- jobs in coastal tourism and recreation. gered an increase in sea temperatures risdictions ahead of the interests of all All it will take to jeopardize those jobs and acidification. Americans. is a massive spill like the one we saw In fact, we don’t have to choose be- When it comes to local control, why off the coast of Santa Barbara in 2015, tween a clean ocean and energy produc- should local coastal States lead the which poured 142,000 gallons of crude tion. Any energy we harness off the way while landlocked Western States oil into the water and onto beaches coast could come increasingly from are told time and again that the Fed- across southern California. That is why clean, renewable sources like offshore eral Government knows what is best? the people I represent have made their wind. I have been a longtime advocate for voices heard loud and clear: No more I am not saying that renewables are an all-of-the-above energy plan in the drilling off our coast. the only alternative. We still have to U.S. This means wind, solar, geo- We can’t allow the fossil fuel indus- have fossil fuels, there is no question. thermal, hydropower, natural gas, oil, try and their friends in the Trump ad- But the damage that comes to our oil shale, and minerals. ministration to exploit our oceans for local economies cannot possibly com- An InsideClimate News article from their own profit, roll back safety regu- pare to whatever jobs you think are January of last year outlined the in- lations that help prevent spills, and going to be created or whatever money vestments offshore oil and gas compa- threaten hundreds of thousands of jobs.

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Well, they should know that the which are home to thousands of plant some estimates, an additional 1 million folks who actually live in coastal com- and animal species that rely on a well- manufacturing jobs could be created munities won’t stop fighting to protect balanced marine ecosystem. through oil and gas development. our oceans and our jobs. According to Oceana, oil and gas ex- We need to think about this as the Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chairman, ploration could have untold effects on political fringes try to shove the Green I am happy to yield 2 minutes to the fish and marine wildlife, from decreas- New Deal down our throats. gentleman from Virginia (Mr. CLINE), ing fish catches, to increase stranding I urge my colleagues to oppose this our new Member in his first term here. or beaching of marine mammals. legislation. Mr. CLINE. Mr. Chairman, I thank On top of this, our oceans are an Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chairman, I the ranking member for yielding. enormous driver of our States’ econo- yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman Mr. Chairman, I come from the Com- mies. In my home State of Rhode Is- from Maine (Ms. PINGREE). monwealth of Virginia, a Common- land, ocean industries such as fishing, Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I thank the wealth which is rich in natural re- tourism, and recreation account for chairman for his work on this and for sources. We have an abundant supply of nearly $2 billion in annual economic yielding me the time. energy sources, but this legislation activity and support more than 41,000 Today I rise in support of the Coastal would destroy the untapped potential jobs. Marine Economies Protection Act and for research and investment in oil and Throughout New England, it ac- to defend Maine’s coastline for future gas resources off our coast. counts for more than $17 billion annu- generations. This bill would stifle innovation, pre- ally. Our States cannot afford to risk This summer, I was blessed to, once vent job creation, and severely limit the dangers posed to our oceans and again, become a grandmother. With the the ability of our Nation to realize its coasts by the administration’s mis- birth of my new grandson, I am now full potential of achieving long-term guided proposal to expand oil and gas lucky enough to be the grandmother of drilling in the Atlantic. We cannot af- energy independence. four. All four of my grandchildren ford to sit by and watch the President Studies have shown that exploring played in and around the ocean this plunder our oceans for the benefit of offshore oil and natural gas resources summer, the Gulf of Maine, just as the big oil companies at the expense of would bring thousands of jobs to Vir- their parents have done and so many polluting our oceans, endangering fish- ginia and significantly boost its econ- other Mainers do every summer. ing and tourism industries, and harm- omy. The Gulf of Maine is an irreplaceable ing coastal communities. natural resource that is a draw for mil- b 1300 I was proud to introduce legislation lions of tourists each year, and it is earlier this year, the New England Earlier this spring I traveled with critical to the Maine economy. It Coastal Protection Act, which would Congressman SCALISE and a delegation should not be exploited for oil and prohibit drilling in the Outer Conti- of Members to his district in Lou- drilling. nental Shelf off of the coast of the New isiana, and helicoptered off into the The climate crisis has already taken England States, which I am proud to Gulf of Mexico where I was able to see a toll on our waters. It has caused say has the support of every Member of firsthand the great strides that have ocean acidification and rising sea lev- Congress from New England, and which been made in energy exploration, tech- els, and the warming of the ocean has is incorporated in this bill before the nology, and innovation, and the great put Maine’s vibrant fishing industries benefits that have accrued to Lou- House today. It is imperative that this country in peril. isiana: Louisiana schools, Louisiana pursue a cleaner, more sustainable en- Drilling for fossil fuels in the Gulf of roads, and port projects as a result. ergy future which protects our oceans Maine when we should be investing in The amazing developments in ensur- and coastlines, stimulates innovation, renewable energy, is like trying to put ing that energy resources can be ex- and spurs job growth. out a fire by dousing it with kerosene. plored and extracted safely and with I strongly urge passage of this legis- I believe it is our duty as elected minimal impact to our environment, lation. leaders to leave this Nation better than demonstrated to me that similar ef- Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chair, I we found it. That means ensuring we forts can be achieved back home in the yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from preserve our oceans for our children waters off the coast of Virginia, and Illinois (Mr. BOST), who happens to be and our grandchildren, and we fight that our environmentally sensitive the Republican co-chair of the House this climate crisis with all we have got. areas would be protected for future Congressional Steel Caucus. The CHAIR. The time of the gentle- generations to enjoy, while we can Mr. BOST. Mr. Chair, I thank my col- woman has expired. lower energy costs for residents and league for yielding. Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, I yield businesses across our great Common- Mr. Chairman, for years, we have an additional 30 seconds to the gentle- wealth. been told that we live in a resource- woman from Maine. H.R. 1941 would block millions of dol- poor Nation. We were also told that the Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I hope my lars from going to Virginia and other domestic oil and gas reserves were de- colleagues on both sides of the aisle coastal States. If South Carolina pleted. But, today, we know how wrong will join me in supporting H.R. 1941, be- doesn’t want the money, fine, but the those predictions are. cause sacrificing our coastline to fur- Federal Government should not be in America is now the world leader in ther this Nation’s dependence on fossil the business of halting Virginia and, in energy development. But don’t forget fuels is nothing short of irresponsible. turn, America’s economic growth. Fail- about the jobs. Oil and gas production Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chairman, ing to give States like mine the ability is a jobs multiplier. According to re- I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman to explore the resources off our coast cent studies, more than 10 million from Georgia (Mr. CARTER). would be a grave disservice to my con- American jobs can be attributed to oil Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Chair, I stituents, our Commonwealth, and our and gas production. For each drilling thank the gentleman for yielding. Nation. and oil job, many more are created in Mr. Chair, I rise today in opposition I urge my colleagues to oppose this manufacturing, transportation, and to this bill and the other two natural misguided legislation. service industries. resources bills that we will be consid- Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, I yield In my district, the U.S. Steel Granite ering this week. 2 minutes to the gentleman from City Works facility produces the steel Let me start by saying that it is un- Rhode Island (Mr. CICILLINE). for Oil Country Tubular Goods. These fortunate that we are in this position Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Chair, I rise in products are used in oil and gas produc- today. One of the predominant reasons strong support of H.R. 1941, the Coastal tion. These are good-paying jobs with for this disappointment is that I, like and Marine Economies Protection Act. great benefits. many of my colleagues, both support

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Mr. Chair, I yield sources, and coastal properties would district. 11⁄2 minutes to the gentleman from New be wiped out in a heartbeat. But blanket bans instituted by these Jersey (Mr. PASCRELL). Our fishermen, casino workers, hospi- bills across the Atlantic, Pacific, Gulf, Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Chair, chair- tality industry, restaurants, and small and Arctic are misguided and are, quite man, and ranking member, I rise today businesses would all, each and every plainly, the wrong approach. on behalf of our oceans and the com- one, suffer. In January of last year, I raised con- munities, economies and ecosystems I urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ cerns with the Bureau of Ocean Energy they support. on H.R. 1941. Management about how this plan My home State of New Jersey boasts Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chair, I re- would affect Georgia and my constitu- a multibillion dollar commercial and serve the balance of my time. ents. In April of this year, after the fishing industry. That’s 50,000 jobs and Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, I yield Georgia General Assembly passed a res- $7 billion every year. Potential spills 1 minute to the gentleman from Cali- olution opposing energy exploration in from oil and gas development imperil fornia (Mr. TED LIEU). Federal waters off of Georgia, I sent a every one of these jobs and every one of b 1315 letter to Secretary Bernhardt request- those industries. That is 50,000 jobs and ing he exclude Georgia from consider- $7 billion a year, not to mention the Mr. TED LIEU of California. Mr. ation under this plan. threat to exacerbating climate change. Chair, I thank Representative Mr. Chair, I have taken public service An oil spill could trigger even greater LOWENTHAL for his leadership. seriously for my entire life. When I was devastation to the nearly 500,000 jobs Today, I rise in support of this legis- elected to serve the people of the First supported by our State’s tourism in- lation by Representative CUNNINGHAM District of Georgia, I knew that I dustry. Visits to the beautiful shore to ban offshore oil drilling in both the would be representing the will of my generates $16.6 billion in wages and Atlantic and Pacific. This would apply constituents up here. That is why I adds $5.5 billion to the State’s tax cof- to new offshore oil drilling. Such oil have been firm in my stance that Geor- fers. Too much is at stake. drilling is both dangerous and harms gia be removed from consideration due We cannot auction off our environ- coastal economies. to concerns from the State legislature. ment. We can’t auction off our econ- My congressional district spans the But while my request to remove omy, and we sure as heck can’t auction coast of Los Angeles from Palos Verdes Georgia from consideration under this off our future to the highest bidder. to Malibu. Its natural beauty is rivaled plan stands, I firmly believe it would We need to move away from dirty by few, and the tourism, recreation, be unwise and counterproductive to fossil fuels that would forever change and other ocean-related industries move forward with this blanket ban on the character of our coasts for the flourish because of it. U.S. Federal waters. worse. We need to protect the Atlantic Just a few years ago, in 2015, an oil Knowing these bills would be coming Coast by permanently banning offshore pipeline ruptured in Santa Barbara to to the floor, I knew I needed to do oil and gas drilling. the north of my district, spilling 100,000 something to support the request I Mr. Chairman, we need a concrete gallons of oil into the ocean, killing heard in the district that waters off of plan of action like this because the cli- wildlife, and forcing closure of beaches Georgia be removed. That is why I, in mate is changing in a way that threat- in my district as their oil flowed down. order to abide by my commitment to ens our national security, or eco- This oil spill can affect large pieces of my constituents in our community, systems, and our economy. land and our environment, and our submitted three amendments to the Thanks to H.R. 1941—and I commend economy suffered. Rules Committee. the sponsors—the Coastal and Marine H.R. 1941 is a forward-thinking bill Unfortunately, my amendments, Economies Protection Act, we are act- that will protect California’s coast and which would empower States to decide ing to permanently protect the Atlan- help turn us away from fossil fuels. At what is best for them, remove Georgia tic from offshore oil and gas drilling a time when tackling the climate crisis from consideration, and address under- right now. I thank the chairman, Mr. is absolutely critical, I urge my col- sea national security, were not accept- Chair, and the ranking member for this leagues to support this legislation. ed by my colleagues across the aisle. bill. Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chair, I Let me be clear. This wasn’t a rejec- Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chair, I re- continue to reserve the balance of my tion of including the amendments in serve the balance of my time. time. the bill. This was a rejection of the Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, I yield Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, I yield ability to even debate them. 1 minute to the gentleman from New 1 minute to the gentleman from Mary- My colleagues across the aisle who Jersey (Mr. VAN DREW). land (Mr. HOYER), who is the majority had championed the will of the States Mr. VAN DREW. Mr. Chair, I rise leader. to decide what is best for them when it today because I wholeheartedly sup- Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chair, I thank the comes to this topic, would not let my port the Coastal and Marine Economy gentleman from California for yielding. amendments move forward. For those Protection Act, authored by my good I thank Mr. BISHOP for his leadership who were so opposed to energy develop- friend, Congressman CUNNINGHAM. as well. ment offshore, I didn’t even have the This bill does what seems obvious to I rise in strong support of this bill in- opportunity to have an amendment re- almost everyone. It bans offshore drill- troduced by Mr. CUNNINGHAM from moving Georgia from consideration de- ing in the Atlantic Ocean. It is an issue South Carolina and two other bills on bated on the floor of this House. that brings together business groups, the floor this week that will be consid- Mr. Chair, it is really unfortunate environmental groups, sportsmen ered. All three are bipartisan bills. that we are voting on these bills which groups, and many, many others. It is I thank Mr. CUNNINGHAM for his lead- would sacrifice tens of thousands of an issue that transcends party lines. ership on this particular issue. jobs and millions in economic benefits In my district, we had a press con- A permanent moratorium on offshore for political grandstanding. ference in support of this legislation oil and gas development in pristine, un- To step back on domestic energy de- and banning, and we had Republicans, touched areas will help protect eco- velopment is to promote foreign energy Democrats, Independents, systems and economies all along our consumption. I can still remember businesspeople, as well as environ- Nation’s Atlantic and Pacific Coasts. when the United States was held hos- mentalists all together. The other bills we will be considering tage to Middle Eastern resources, and In south Jersey, our coast is our life- this week will prevent oil and gas drill- we can’t allow that to happen again. blood. It is everything. It is our econ- ing along the Gulf Coast of Florida and

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The gentleman from CA, AND 182 COSPONSORS) tic ecosystems, then we put at risk the California has 6 minutes remaining. livelihoods of millions of Americans in Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, I yield H.R. 1941—COASTAL AND MARINE ECONOMIES those communities that depend on 1 minute to the gentleman from Cali- PROTECTION ACT—(REP. CUNNINGHAM, D–SC, AND 51 COSPONSORS) their continued health and abundance. fornia (Mr. CARBAJAL), who is a highly In coastal communities on the Atlan- respected Representative. The Administration opposes H.R. 205, the tic and Pacific Oceans and the Gulf of Mr. CARBAJAL. Mr. Chair, I rise in Protecting and Securing Florida’s Coastline Mexico, tourism, outdoor recreation, support of H.R. 1941, the Coastal and Act of 2019, H.R. 1146, the Arctic Cultural and and fishing are crucial to their econo- Marine Economies Protection Act, to Coastal Plain Protection Act, and H.R. 1941, mies. In Alaska, the Gwich’in people ensure we safeguard our environment the Coastal and Marine Economies Protec- rely on the carefully balanced Arctic tion Act. These bills would undermine the against the threats of offshore oil drill- Administration’s commitment to a pros- ecosystem for hunting, fishing, and ing. I am proud to have worked with perous American economy supported by the their ancient way of life. Drilling in Chairman GRIJALVA, Chairman responsible use of the Nation’s abundant nat- these areas creates an unacceptable LOWENTHAL, and Representative ural resources. Development of our resources risk both to our environment and to CUNNINGHAM to make sure that this enhances our energy security and energy the people who live in those commu- measure also includes my legislation, dominance, and produces high-paying Amer- nities. H.R. 279, the California Clean Coast ican jobs; provides increased revenue to the Mr. Chair, the United States is now Act. This would make certain that Treasury, States, tribes, and local commu- the largest producer of oil and gas in nities; and is a critical source of conserva- there is no future offshore oil and gas tion funding. the world. No one would have thought leasing off California’s coast and put H.R. 1146 would prohibit the Department of that possible even a decade ago, yet the interests of the American people here we are. Thank to advances in the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management first. from administering an oil and gas leasing technology, over the past 6 years, we We cannot put corporate profits of have doubled the amount of oil we ex- program in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic Big Oil above protecting our environ- National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Alaska. port. All of that has been made possible ment. My constituents in the central The bill would repeal a provision of the Tax without touching vulnerable environ- coast have seen firsthand the damage Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that directed the ments like the Arctic refuge or off the oil spills inflicted on our communities Secretary of the Interior to establish a pro- coast of my home State of Maryland, and our local economies. During the gram for the development of the Coastal the Atlantic or the Pacific. 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill, over Plain that would allow the use of no more The Trump administration is pro- than about 0.01 percent of the total acreage 100,000 barrels of crude oil spilled into posing to open the entire eastern sea- of ANWR for surface development of produc- the Santa Barbara Channel. This was board for oil and gas development, tion and support facilities. The Administra- the largest oil spill in California’s his- from the Gulf of Maine to the Straits tion supports environmentally responsible tory. It fundamentally harmed Santa energy development in the Coastal Plain, of Florida. States up and down the At- Barbara’s unique marine ecosystem also known as the 1002 Area, of ANWR. Such lantic, including my own State, oppose and wildlife, recreational interests, and development is expected to increase Amer- this move. We have seen what happens ica’s energy security and independence, cre- when something goes wrong, as was the commercial fishing. The CHAIR. The time of the gen- ate jobs, and provide affordable, reliable en- case with the Deepwater Horizon dis- ergy for consumers while providing much- tleman has expired. aster in 2010. An oil spill making its needed revenue to both the State of Alaska Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, I yield way into the Chesapeake Bay and de- and the Federal Government. the gentleman from California an addi- stroying our world-class fisheries or Similarly, H.R. 205 and H.R. 1941 would tional 30 seconds. harming the beautiful beaches of Mary- both restrict future oil and gas development Mr. CARBAJAL. Paired with the 2015 land’s Chesapeake and Atlantic shores in the Federal waters of the U.S. Outer Con- Plains Refugio oil spill, where cleanup would, frankly, be devastating. tinental Shelf (OCS). H.R. 205 would amend Instead of doubling down on fossil costs hit $92 million, these incidents the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act fuels, we ought to be working to recon- show us that we cannot afford another (GOMESA) to make permanent the current temporary leasing moratorium on offshore figure our economy to meet the chal- disastrous oil spill. In contrast, California’s coastal re- leasing in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico, off the lenges of climate change and seize op- west coast of Florida. H.R. 1941 would amend portunities from developing new clean gion tourism generates over $1.9 tril- lion of GDP per year. It also supports the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act energy technologies and leading the (OCSLA) to permanently remove from con- world in transitioning to a low- and more than $731 billion in wages. Any sideration acreage for offshore leasing on eventually zero-carbon economy. future oil drilling would pose a direct both the Atlantic and Pacific OCS. Both of The Democratic-led House already, threat to our local economies and the these bills would undermine OCSLA, which Mr. Chair, took action on climate success of local businesses that are tied established a periodic, multi-stage planning change earlier this year with the pas- to clean oceans and healthy eco- process involving State and tribal consulta- sage of H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now systems. We must safeguard our planet tion and a thoughtful comparison and bal- ancing of the benefits and impacts to all the Act, which would uphold our commit- and economy for future generations, including my two grandchildren, regions of the OCS. These bills would perma- ment to the Paris climate agreement nently constrain this careful administrative that the President inadvisably with- Roman and Gianna. This is why I urge process. Under the bills, large swaths of the drew from. passage of H.R. 1941, the Coastal and OCS would be off limits for resource develop- We will also continue taking mean- Marine Economies Protection Act. ment without the benefit of periodic assess- ingful action to stop the Trump admin- Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chair, I ments of the potential economic, social, and istration’s rollback of rules meant to yield myself such time as I may con- environmental effects of development, as re- protect clean air, clean water, and nat- sume. quired by existing law. Excluding these areas ural environments for generations to Mr. Chair, I include in the RECORD a from leasing consideration could place more Statement of Administrative Policy, pressure for development on other OCS areas come. Our children, Mr. Chair, and our and constrain our ability to meet national grandchildren—and, yes, our great- which indicates the President’s advis- energy needs as required by OCSLA. grandchildren—deserve to inherit an ers would recommend a veto of this particular bill in the unlikely event Additionally, each of these bills would Earth and an America that is clean, eliminate the potential for future direct rev- healthy, and sustainable. We ignore that it will actually be considered by enue that would otherwise be provided to the this challenge, Mr. Chair, at our peril. the Senate, but, Mr. Chair, you can bet Treasury, and through revenue sharing, to Mr. Chair, I thank the gentleman your Social Security payments it won’t the States, tribes, and counties where the de- from California (Mr. LOWENTHAL) for be. velopment activities occur. In Fiscal Year

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We ask you to embrace these homegrown op- put their children through college, to save The top States receiving Fiscal Year 2018 portunities that benefit American families, for retirement, and to spend money in busi- revenues were New Mexico ($634.9 million); create high-wage jobs, strengthen the U.S. ness establishments that employ others. Wyoming ($563.9 million); Colorado ($112.5 economy and protect our environment. I urge you to vote against these ill-con- million); Louisiana ($91 million); and Utah Next week, the House of Representatives is ceived bills. ($76 million). Additionally, more than $1 bil- expected to consider legislation undercut- With kind regards, I am lion was disbursed to Indian tribes and indi- ting domestic energy security and economic Sincerely yours, vidual Indian mineral owners; $1.22 billion to opportunity by limiting American energy ac- TERRY O’SULLIVAN, the Reclamation Fund; $970 million to the cess. We urge you to reject these bills and in- General President. stead stand up for energy produced in Amer- Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF); Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chair, I re- $150 million to the Historic Preservation ica, by American workers for the benefit of Fund; and $3.5 billion to the general fund of American families. serve the balance of my time. the Treasury. Sincerely, Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, may I Prohibiting energy development in new American Chemistry Council, American ask a question of the ranking member Federal areas would hinder future adminis- Council of Engineering Companies, American about how many more speakers he has. trations’ efforts to make up for revenue lost Forest & Paper Association, American Gas Mr. BISHOP of Utah. If the gen- as production declines from leases in aging Association, American Iron and Steel Insti- tleman asks nicely. tute, American Petroleum Institute, Amer- energy fields. Such restrictions will tie the Yes. I am waiting for one more hands of future administrations and reduce ican Pipeline Contractors Association, Con- their ability to enhance energy security sumer Energy Alliance, Distribution Pipe- speaker coming over who may or may through strong domestic energy production line Contractors Association, Energy Equip- not be here. and to ensure affordable energy for American ment and Infrastructure Alliance, Inde- Mr. LOWENTHAL. He just arrived, families. pendent Petroleum Association of America. Mr. Chair, so I reserve the balance of If these bills were presented to the Presi- International Association of Drilling Con- my time. dent, his advisors would recommend he veto tractors, International Association of Geo- physical Contractors, Laborers’ Inter- Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chair, I them. yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chair, I national Union of North America, National Arizona (Mr. GOSAR), who is head of the also include in the RECORD a letter of Association of Manufacturers, National strong opposition to the bill by over 20 Ocean Industries Association, National Util- Congressional Western Caucus and a ity Contractors Association, Offshore Marine entities, including the U.S. Chamber of valuable member of our committee. Service Association, Portland Cement Asso- Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Chair, I thank my Commerce, Consumer Energy Alliance, ciation, Power and Communication Contrac- and a letter in opposition from the La- friend and Ranking Member BISHOP for tors Association, U.S. Chamber of Com- yielding. borers’ International Union of North merce, U.S. Oil and Gas Association. America. Mr. Chair, I rise in strong opposition SEPTEMBER 9, 2019. to this misguided legislation. This leg- SEPTEMBER 5, 2019. Hon. NANCY PELOSI, islation will put the United States at a U.S. CONGRESS, Washington, DC. Speaker, House of Representatives, distinct disadvantage with the rest of DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: We rely on Amer- Washington, DC. the world by taking some of our coun- ican made energy to power our daily lives, Hon. KEVIN MCCARTHY, try’s most valuable energy deposits off- communities and to grow a more prosperous Minority Leader, House of Representatives, limits to exploration. By the way, future. Americans deserve clean, safe, reli- Washington, DC. DEAR SPEAKER PELOSI AND MINORITY LEAD- these are the people of the United able, abundant and affordable energy so that States’ resources. our families, communities and businesses ER MCCARTHY: On behalf of the 500,000 mem- bers of the Laborers’ International Union of Under the current administration, can all share the opportunities American en- North America (LIUNA), I want to express ergy creates. Our country cannot afford to America is experiencing an energy ren- our opposition to H.R. 205, which would per- block access to new energy supplies and risk aissance. By taking an all-of-the-above manently extend the moratorium on oil and losing our energy advantage. That’s why we approach to energy policy, this admin- gas leasing in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico; ask you to oppose legislation being consid- istration has kick-started unprece- H.R. 1146, to once again prohibit oil and gas ered by the U.S. House of Representatives drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Ref- dented growth in our energy produc- next week that would slow scientific surveys uge (ANWR); and, H.R. 1941, which would bar tion. For the first time since the 1950s, and prevent access to new sources of Amer- offshore drilling along the Atlantic and Pa- the United States will become a net ex- ican offshore energy in the Outer Conti- cific Coasts. porter of oil and natural gas, providing nental Shelf. Once again, jobs of LIUNA members who For more than seven decades, energy devel- great benefits for our economy and our work in the energy sector are being targeted national security. However, my col- opment in the Gulf of Mexico has worked for elimination by environmental radicals collaboratively alongside tourism, fishing for purely political purposes. There is abso- leagues on the other side of the aisle and Defense Department training activities. lutely no chance for these ‘‘message bills’’ to want to make these successes short- But H.R. 205 would permanently extend the be enacted into law this Congress. So, in- term phenomena. eastern Gulf of Mexico moratorium on oil stead of working to enact real job creating By permanently putting both the At- and natural gas activities. The Congressional infrastructure legislation, union members lantic and Pacific Outer Continental Budget Office conservatively estimates that see their jobs once again being denigrated this could cost taxpayers $400 million in rev- Shelves off-limits to oil and gas explo- and belittled. ration, this bill ties one hand behind enue over the next 10 years. Similarly, H.R. Energy independence is central to the fu- 1941 would block offshore energy develop- ture of the American economy and our our Nation’s back. Instead of making ment in the Pacific and Atlantic planning standard of living. Unfortunately, the en- potential bountiful energy deposits off- areas, and H.R. 1146 would lock up energy re- emies of job creation continue to try to wall limits to development, this Congress sources in the Alaskan Coastal Plain. off and strand our domestic energy resources should be interested in making sure Congress should support progress. Modern from development; killing jobs, prolonging that these deposits are responsibly de- energy technologies have enabled an impres- our energy dependence on unfriendly foreign sive record of environmental stewardship veloped. Technological advancements regimes, and saddling middle-class and in offshore energy development have and innovation. But when the government lower-income families with rising energy chooses to arbitrarily and permanently close costs. made it safer than ever before. off areas to exploration and potential devel- LIUNA members, in Alaska and elsewhere, Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to opment, we simply increase our dependency know first-hand that when done responsibly, oppose this legislation. on foreign sources. This reality is visible in with union-trained workers, energy develop- Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, how places like California and Massachusetts. ment can coexist with environmental stew- much time do I have remaining? Despite abundant offshore oil and natural ardship. LIUNA and the other building The CHAIR. The gentleman from gas resources, California imports 57 percent trades unions invest significant resources California has 41⁄2 minutes remaining. of its oil supply, a staggering 37 percent of into the training of our members that help which comes from Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, develop the knowledge and skills they need Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, I yield to meet energy needs each winter, Massachu- to work safely and productively while con- myself the balance of my time to clar- setts imports liquefied natural gas from Rus- structing energy and other infrastructure to ify a couple of things that have been sia. the highest standards. said in this wonderful discussion, and I

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Don’t take those funds world, we are going to cut back auto- Water Conservation Fund because it is away from the park maintenance back- matically and actually make a greater funded from offshore revenues. The log. That is far more significant than risk in the process of doing it. idea that the passage of H.R. 1941 will what we are talking about. This is a silly approach, and it con- hurt the LWCF is completely false. But the real issue we are having here trasts specifically with what we are at- This bill will not affect the LWCF at is a difference in the approach to the tempting to do. We can have jobs and all. country’s energy solutions, our future. we can have a future. And we can have Let’s talk about it. All the money for You have three disjointed bills, none of a country that will no longer be bullied the LWCF from this fund comes from them based on science—a lot of them by other countries, seeing that we are the existing oil and gas activities in based on mythology that we have energy-weak, if we approach it the way the central and western Gulf of Mexico. heard here today, none of them sci- the Republicans want to approach it. Of the resources that come into the entifically based—but they are here in But if we still do this disjointed, dis- Federal Government from these areas, an isolated way, which the whole goal pirited, nonscientific approach based the central and western Gulf of Mexico, is to cut stuff. Let’s just not produce. on more myth than reality, then, actu- the Land and Water Conservation Fund Now, at least when Jimmy Carter put ally, we are going in the opposite direc- gets the first $900 million. That is what on that sweater and started the fire tion. comes in, and then it is distributed. and he talked to the American people, The Democrats in their energy-weak- Last year, what came in for the con- he was at least honest enough with ness, would march us back 50 years to servation fund should have been over them to say, You are going to have to a time when America was much more $4.7 billion. In fact, in the last 19 years, lower your expectations. You won’t be fragile and in which second-rate powers we have brought in, at a minimum, $2.8 able to live the lifestyle you want to thought they could bully us into sub- have in the future. billion, far in excess of the $900 million mission simply by taking advantage of At no time has anyone who is pur- that goes to the Land and Water Con- our lack of a strong, coherent energy porting this type of an approach that policy. And that is what Republicans servation Fund. has been pushed by the Democrats There are projections that the exist- do not want to see happen again. talked about lowering or being willing And that is why I would urge you all ing activity in the Gulf of Mexico is to lower their thermostats in the win- to look at the bill that was introduced enough to keep the LWCF funded for ter or cut down on their air-condi- today—the Republican approach to it. many, many decades to come. We don’t tioning in the summer, or stop driving That is the way of the future. need to drill in the Atlantic or the Pa- their boats as often as they want to, or It is bright. It is big. It is positive. It cific to fund the LWCF. Revenues are no longer going on planes, trains, and moves us forward. Not what we are not the problem. automobiles. What is the problem then? The real Now, they just expect—miracu- doing today with a bunch of bills that problem is that only twice in the his- lously—energy to be produced by other piece-by-piece take us back from where tory of the LWCF has Congress appro- areas that they can then enjoy it in we came, and we should never return priated the full $900 million. As I have some particular way. That is not a log- again. pointed out, much more money has ical approach. It can be done, but it is Mr. Chairman, with that, I yield back come into the Treasury. Only twice not a logical approach. It doesn’t just the balance of my time. have we ever fully appropriated the miraculously happen. Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chairman, I money. The difference is, what the Repub- yield myself such time as I may con- sume. b 1330 licans have placed on the table today is an overall approach to energy, a com- I just, in closing, would like to make In fact, we have collected almost $40 prehensive approach to energy. Not a few statements that kind of reiterate billion in revenues that should have just a comprehensive approach of how what has already been said, I think so been spent on the LWCF, but we have we build on our fossil fuels, but also well, and how we must protect our appropriated less than half of that, how we build alternative energy and coast. which is $18.4 billion. how we involve the States in that con- Right now, the United States pro- So I am glad that my colleagues on cept, because every State has a dif- duces, in totality, 12.3 million barrels the other side of the aisle are very con- ferent requirement, a different initia- of oil a day—crude oil, each and every cerned about the LWCF, but I would tive, and a different need. And we are day. It is an all-time U.S. record. We like to point out that we should make trying to do that, not some one-size- have done that in 2018, and we lead the sure we work together, that we get the fits-all blanket approach as we are world now in terms of export produc- full $900 million that we should be get- going to have in this bill and the third tion. ting every year and that we are not bill that we will actually have tomor- Of that 12.3 million, we export over 3 getting every year. row. million barrels of crude oil a day. It is Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of The approach the Democrats are more than is exported from all the my time. doing is saying we won’t develop Amer- other nations of the world, except for Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chair, I ican sources because we might spill. In- two OPEC nations. have no further speakers, and I am stead, we will try to rely on, maybe, We are the number one producer of ready to close. them coming from somewhere else. natural gas. We are a net exporter of Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, I am Some of our colleagues have already natural gas, but we also say we do—by ready to close, and reserve the balance talked about how the Russians are al- not opening up the Atlantic and the of my time. ready importing into Boston. How Cali- Pacific, we are not putting this tre- Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chair, I fornia is already getting 57 percent of mendous resource of oil development yield myself such time as I may con- its energy coming from Saudi Arabia, at risk. Right now, in the Gulf, open sume. and they come in tankers. for development in the future, we nor- Mr. Chair, I appreciate the concern And, Mr. Chairman, the problem is mally put up almost 80 million acres in that the gentleman from California that we fail to realize, if you really the Gulf for leasing each year. (Mr. LOWENTHAL) has for the LWCF. want to have a higher mathematical Right now over 72 percent of the po- The issue though at hand is not nec- possibility of oil spills, it is signifi- tential Gulf that is open for oil and gas essarily what we have been appro- cantly higher when it comes from development, 72 percent has not yet priating for LWCF. The issue at hand is tankers than it is if we do our own been developed. There is an estimated that you want to triple that amount. drilling. 43 billion barrels of oil in the Gulf yet

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Each such further H.R. 1941, and I yield back the remain- ‘‘(B) using a schedule that reflects the dif- amendment may be offered only in the der of my time. ferences in complexity among the classes of fa- order printed in the report, by a Mem- Mr. MCCAUL. Mr. Chair, I urge my col- cilities to be inspected. ber designated in the report, shall be leagues to join me in opposition to H.R. 1941, ‘‘(2) OCEAN ENERGY SAFETY FUND.—There is considered read, shall be debatable for which will block oil and natural gas lease sales established in the Treasury a fund, to be known the time specified in the report, equal- in the Atlantic and Pacific. as the ‘Ocean Energy Safety Fund’ (referred to ly divided and controlled by the pro- in this subsection as the ‘Fund’), into which ponent and an opponent, shall not be To start, this bill reduces the United States’ shall be deposited all amounts collected as fees ability to develop our domestic energy re- under paragraph (1) and which shall be avail- subject to amendment, and shall not be sources. Furthermore, it emboldens Russia to able as provided under paragraph (3). subject to a demand for division of the continue to use its oil and gas as a weapon ‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY OF FEES.—Notwithstanding question. against Europe. section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, all AMENDMENT NO. 1 OFFERED BY MR. MCCLINTOCK At a time when Putin is using all available amounts deposited in the Fund— The CHAIR. It is now in order to con- tools to sow discord and chaos around the ‘‘(A) shall be credited as offsetting collections; sider amendment No. 1 printed in part world especially in Europe and the Middle ‘‘(B) shall be available for expenditure for F of House Report 116–200. purposes of carrying out inspections of outer Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Chair, I have East, we need to work together to stop him Continental Shelf facilities (including mobile from further harming our national security in- offshore drilling units) and the administration an amendment at the desk. terests and those of our allies. This bill is a of the inspection program under this section; The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate step in the wrong direction and will further em- ‘‘(C) shall be available only to the extent pro- the amendment. power Putin vided for in advance in an appropriations Act; The text of the amendment is as fol- In addition to this bill’s geo-political ramifica- and lows: tions, it also ignores the fact that American en- ‘‘(D) shall remain available until expended. Page 1, line 12-13, strike ‘‘or the Pacific Re- ergy extraction technology and techniques are ‘‘(4) ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION.—For each gion planning areas,’’. fiscal year beginning after fiscal year 2020, the The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Reso- the best in the world. Inhibiting U.S. energy Secretary shall adjust each dollar amount speci- production will create a void for Russia and fied in this subsection for inflation based on the lution 548, the gentleman from Cali- others to fill with their more ecologically dam- change in the Consumer Price Index from fiscal fornia (Mr. MCCLINTOCK) and a Member aging methods, while also sacrificing American year 2020. opposed each will control 5 minutes. jobs. ‘‘(5) ANNUAL FEES.—Annual fees shall be col- The Chair recognizes the gentleman Based on the negative effects H.R. 1941 will lected under this subsection for facilities that from California. have on global security, the environment, and are above the waterline, excluding drilling rigs, Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Chairman, our economy, I urge my colleagues to oppose and are in place at the start of the fiscal year. this amendment removes the Pacific Fees for fiscal year 2020 shall be— this bill. Coast for the total moratorium on oil ‘‘(A) $11,500 for facilities with no wells, but exploration imposed under this legisla- The CHAIR. All time for general de- with processing equipment or gathering lines; bate has expired. tion. ‘‘(B) $18,500 for facilities with 1 to 10 wells, It will make my California Demo- Pursuant to the rule, an amendment with any combination of active or inactive in the nature of a substitute consisting wells; and cratic colleagues’ heads explode, but of the text of the Rules Committee ‘‘(C) $34,500 for facilities with more than 10 there are also many other reasons to Print 116–31, modified by the amend- wells, with any combination of active or inac- support this amendment. ment printed in part E of House Report tive wells. California is already pursuing these ‘‘(6) FEES FOR DRILLING RIGS.—Fees shall be 116–200, shall be considered as adopted, Green New Deal policies pioneered by collected under this subsection for drilling rigs Jerry Brown and Arnold and the bill, as amended, shall be con- on a per inspection basis. Fees for fiscal year Schwarzenegger, and Californians are sidered as an original bill for purpose 2020 shall be— now paying among the highest elec- of further amendment under the 5- ‘‘(A) $33,500 per inspection for rigs operating tricity and gasoline prices in the coun- minute rule and shall be considered as in water depths of 500 feet or more; and ‘‘(B) $18,500 per inspection for rigs operating try as a result. read. In the last decade, while U.S. oil pro- The text of the bill, as amended, is as in water depths of less than 500 feet. duction has grown 130 percent, it has follows: ‘‘(7) FEES FOR NON-RIG UNITS.—Fees shall be collected under this subsection for well oper- declined in California by 20 percent. In H.R. 1941 ations conducted via non-rig units as outlined 2000, California produced 50 percent of Be it enacted by the Senate and House of in subparts D, E, F, and Q of part 250 of title the petroleum it consumed every Representatives of the United States of 30, Code of Federal Regulations, on a per in- year—50 percent. That figure is now America in Congress assembled, spection basis. Fees for fiscal year 2020 shall down to 30 percent. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. be— In 2000, California imported 25 per- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Coastal and ‘‘(A) $13,260 per inspection for non-rig units Marine Economies Protection Act’’. operating in water depths of 2,500 feet or more; cent of its oil from foreign countries. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON LEASING IN CERTAIN ‘‘(B) $11,530 per inspection for non-rig units Today, it imports 60 percent. In just PLANNING AREAS. operating in water depths between 500 and 2,499 the last year, California’s oil purchases Section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf feet; and from Saudi Arabia ballooned from 98 Lands Act is amended by redesignating sub- ‘‘(C) $4,470 per inspection for non-rig units million barrels to 135 million barrels. sections (g) and (h) as subsections (h) and (i) re- operating in water depths of less than 500 feet. These foolish policies are contributing spectively, and by inserting after subsection (f) ‘‘(8) BILLING.—The Secretary shall bill des- to one of the highest unemployment the following: ignated operators under paragraph (5) annu- ‘‘(g) The Secretary shall not include in any ally, with payment required within 30 days of rates, the largest homeless population, leasing program under this section any area billing. The Secretary shall bill designated oper- and the highest effective poverty rate within the Atlantic Region planning areas or ators under paragraph (6) within 30 days of the in our Nation. the Pacific Region planning areas, as such end of the month in which the inspection oc- Yet, leasing the 240 million acres planning areas are described in the document curred, with payment required within 30 days that are currently off limits could sup- entitled ‘Draft Proposed Program Outer Conti- after billing.’’. port an additional 165,000 jobs and in- nental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2019– SEC. 4. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EF- ject $15 billion into our economy every 2024’, dated January 2018.’’. FECTS. year. SEC. 3. INSPECTION FEE COLLECTION. The budgetary effects of this Act, for the pur- President Trump reversed the Section 22 of the Outer Continental Shelf pose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As- Obama-era war on energy, and last You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by ref- Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1348) is amended by add- year America became the largest pe- ing at the end the following: erence to the latest statement titled ‘‘Budgetary ‘‘(g) INSPECTION FEES.— Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, sub- troleum producer on the planet, out- ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the mitted for printing in the Congressional Record pacing both Saudi Arabia and Russia Interior shall collect from the operators of facili- by the Chairman of the House Budget Com- for the first time.

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Today, in California, the what we are seeing in Europe or that weigh any benefit that fossil fuel com- average price of a gallon of regular gas- we saw under the Obama Administra- panies will reap from drilling off our oline is $3.63. In South Carolina, it is tion. coast, and I am here to raise their $2.23. That is a $1.40-a-gallon difference, And let us consider the environment. voices. and I ask the bill’s author from South California’s coastal waters suffer from Mr. Chair, many of my Republican Carolina to consider if his constituents natural oil seepage of 86,000 barrels a colleagues in the Committee on Nat- are ready to enact California policies year into the Pacific Ocean, the equiv- ural Resources try to justify their push and then pay for them through the noz- alent of one Santa Barbara oil spill to destroy our coastal communities zle. every year. Development of our off- with offshore drilling by claiming that Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of shore resources reduces the pressure the alternative to expanded drilling is my time. that produces seepage. imported foreign oil. The CHAIR. The question is on the Having grown up in coastal Ventura If my friends on the other side of the amendment offered by the gentleman County 50 years ago, I can tell you aisle were serious about addressing oil from California (Mr. MCCLINTOCK). firsthand of the conspicuous decline in imports, they would not sit idly by as The amendment was rejected. natural seepage that has occurred in the Trump administration works to AMENDMENT NO. 2 OFFERED BY MR. GOSAR the years since the Channel Islands completely undermine our country’s The CHAIR. It is now in order to con- field opened. And lest we forget, it is fuel efficiency standards. sider amendment No. 2 printed in part the abundance of natural gas that has If they were serious, they would sup- F of House Report 116–200. reduced our country’s carbon dioxide port the State of California as it works Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Chair, I have an emissions far below what expensive and to strengthen fuel economy, so that amendment at the desk. oppressive government regulation has this country is not dependent on oil, The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate accomplished in Europe. period. And so that Americans can save the amendment. California leads the Nation? money at the pump. The text of the amendment is as fol- Let me repeat: While our Nation’s oil California is working to reduce oil lows: imports with its vehicle emissions production is up 130 percent, Califor- Page 1, beginning on line 2, strike ‘‘COAST- standards and low carbon fuel stand- nia’s is down 20 percent. While our Na- AL AND MARINE ECONOMIES PROTECTION’’ and tion has achieved energy independence, ard, but the Trump administration is insert ‘‘RUSSIAN ENERGY RELIANCE AND UNITED California’s reliance on foreign oil has fighting tooth and nail to stop it by re- STATES POVERTY’’. more than doubled. That is trailing the voking the State’s Clean Air Act waiv- The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Reso- Nation, not leading it. er and challenging its groundbreaking lution 548, the gentleman from Arizona My State, that has among the most agreement with automakers to set (Mr. GOSAR) and a Member opposed bountiful oil and natural gas resources strong standards. each will control 5 minutes. in the Nation, has the least political Those who support the Trump admin- The Chair recognizes the gentleman will to develop them. I offer this istration’s efforts are hitting my con- from Arizona. amendment to highlight this point and stituents—not once, but twice. First, Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Chair, I rise today to warn the rest of the Nation where it they are making cars less efficient, to offer an amendment that changes leads. And also—let’s be honest—to which drives climate change and hurts the title of this legislation to some- watch my California Democratic col- air quality in southern California. And thing more fitting, that being the leagues set their hair on fire. now, supporters of this amendment are ‘‘Russian Energy Reliance and United Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of seeking to increase the chances of an States Poverty Act.’’ my time so we can now watch. And I environmental catastrophe that could The consequences of this legislation am ready to close when they are. do irreparable damage to my constitu- becoming law would have devastating, Mr. LEVIN of California. Mr. Chair, I ents’ communities and our local econ- long-term impacts on the economic rise in opposition to the amendment of- omy. and national security of the United fered by the gentleman from California Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues on States. Putting both the Atlantic and both sides of the aisle to recognize the (Mr. MCCLINTOCK). Pacific Outer Continental Shelves per- The CHAIR. The gentleman from impact that this amendment will have manently off-limits to oil and gas de- California is recognized for 5 minutes. on Pacific Coast economies by strongly velopment puts the United States at a Mr. LEVIN of California. Mr. Chair, opposing it. distinct disadvantage to the rest of the I yield back the balance of my time. there is absolutely no sense in making world. a special exception to open the waters b 1345 We have already seen how policies along the Pacific Coast for drilling. Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Chair, I read- from liberal States that are along the Supporters of this amendment clear- ily concede that this amendment is same lines of this legislation have ly represent districts many miles from anathema to the ruling elite in Sac- caused certain parts of the country to the nearest coastline. Maybe they ramento. They have had their way with become dependent upon Russian en- never saw the environmental devasta- California. The policies they advocate ergy. New England, for example, was tion on southern California beaches on the House floor today are the same forced to import Russian natural gas in after the Santa Barbara Plains oil spill policies they have inflicted on my once the wintertime because of the ludi- in 2015; maybe they haven’t visited Golden State during my lifetime. crous decision by the State of New with small businesses in coastal com- Those policies have produced the York not to allow pipelines to be built munities like mine that depend on highest effective poverty rate in the through the State. tourism and recreation to survive; Nation, among the highest energy The legislation before us today would maybe they don’t know that offshore prices in the country, and a historic ex- have similar consequences. As existing drilling threatens nearly 746,000 jobs odus of Californians fleeing to other oil and gas deposits begin to run dry, and nearly $53 billion in GDP along the States. new deposits will need to be extracted, West Coast. The road to Venezuela leads through many of which are located on the Pa- However, I have seen that devasta- California, and I urge the rest of the cific and Atlantic Outer Continental tion. I visited those small businesses. Nation to ask themselves: Is that real- Shelves. And I am well-aware of how many jobs ly a road they want to take? Putting these deposits off-limits could and would be lost if we suffer We went down that road in the 1970s. would cause us to go back to the old from another spill along the Pacific The bill’s author is, perhaps, too young days of the old normal that had become

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They cause we are taking inventory off that domestic energy production, many rea- want to dismantle our domestic oil and belonged to the American people. sons to oppose the bans this bill pro- gas industry, an industry that employs Yes, I am one of those who believes poses, but I believe chief among them close to 10 million people and plays a in all-of-the-above energy policies. is that harnessing the natural re- critical role in our Nation’s energy se- What we have to tell them and explain sources our country has been blessed curity. to them is that there is a difference be- with makes our Nation and our allies Mr. Chair, I ask my colleagues to tween baseload power and intermittent safer. support this amendment so that the power. American energy production makes American people are aware of the true Renewables do not have baseline us less reliant on foreign actors. More ramifications of this misguided legisla- power. To have a reliable electric grid American oil means we will less likely tion, and I reserve the balance of my that everybody depends upon, we have have to use Saudi Arabian oil. More time. to have both. Green energy does not American natural gas means our allies Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, I rise produce that application of baseload are less likely to rely on Russian nat- in opposition to the amendment. power, unless we are talking about ural gas. The CHAIR. The gentleman from hydro, and that we don’t even consider Our homes, factories, and vehicles California is recognized for 5 minutes. a green energy anymore, from the need energy. Our allies need energy. As Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, I yield other side. our world grows, so will our demand. myself such time as I may consume. I think we need to be clear to the Oil and natural gas are estimated to Mr. Chair, this is a pointless amend- American people where these jobs are. comprise 60 percent of global demand ment, and I am, frankly, a little bit They are good-paying jobs, $90,000 and in 2050. The question is, where will the embarrassed that we are even dis- above with benefits. United States get it? Will we take it cussing it. Not only does it not im- When we take away these types of re- from our own shores, or will we rely on prove the bill, but it is also based on a serves, it really is victimizing the OPEC, whose Arab petroleum-export- false premise. American people. That is not some- ing countries previously stopped oil Let’s be clear: We are not reliant on thing I want to do. I want to make sure shipments to the United States and Russian energy, and the United States that they are empowered. caused gas prices to soar and threat- is not stricken by energy poverty. In These resources belong to the Amer- ened our national security. fact, it is the complete opposite of the ican people, and there is no reason why I support an all-of-the-above ap- present reality. we shouldn’t be able to use them and proach, which includes solar, wind, hy- The Atlantic and Pacific have re- extract them diligently and cleanly. dropower, nuclear, and coal. I also sup- mained off-limits to new oil and gas de- Mr. Chair, I ask everybody to vote port domestic oil and natural gas. I be- velopment for decades, but the United for this, to be clear to the American lieve an all-of-the-above energy ap- States now produces 12.3 million bar- public what this stands for, and I yield proach benefits American pocketbooks rels of crude oil each day, which is an back the balance of my time. and quality of life and, especially, our all-time U.S. record, and it produces Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, I op- security. the most in the world. It exports over pose the Gosar amendment, and I yield Mr. Chair, I urge support of my 3 million barrels of crude oil a day, back the balance of my time. amendment because I believe our gov- more than all but two members of The CHAIR. The question is on the ernment should fully understand the OPEC exported in 2018. amendment offered by the gentleman security risks these bans in these bills We are the number three exporter of from Arizona (Mr. GOSAR). entail, and I reserve the balance of my oil. We are also the number one pro- The question was taken; and the time. ducer of natural gas in the world, and Chair announced that the noes ap- Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, I claim we are a net exporter of natural gas. peared to have it. the time in opposition, although I am Look, if we really want to lead in en- Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Chair, I demand a not opposed. ergy, we should be taking a bigger role recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. LAWSON of in the production of renewable energy. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of Florida). Without objection, the gen- Costs for renewable energy have plum- rule XVIII, further proceedings on the tleman from California is recognized meted, and our global competitors are amendment offered by the gentleman for 5 minutes. jockeying to lead the world in clean en- from Arizona will be postponed. There was no objection. Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, we do ergy development. AMENDMENT NO. 3 OFFERED BY MRS. LESKO Unfortunately, Republicans seem to The CHAIR. It is now in order to con- not have any concerns with the amend- have dusted off the same tired talking sider amendment No. 3 printed in part ment and do not believe it undermines points that they were using 10 years F of House Report 116–200. the underlying legislation. ago—and even longer, 20 years ago—be- Mrs. LESKO. Mr. Chair, I have an Furthermore, it is our firm belief fore U.S. energy production sky- amendment at the desk. that, if the Department of the Interior rocketed. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate were to consult with the Defense De- Even worse, the Trump administra- the amendment. partment, they would find H.R. 1941 tion acts like it believes those talking The text of the amendment is as fol- poses no national security risk to the points and continues to believe that lows: United States. the future lies in coal, oil, and gas. At the end of the bill, add the following: The underlying bill does not affect a Mr. Chair, this is a silly amendment, single producing offshore lease, and oil SEC. 5. RISK TO NATIONAL SECURITY. and it achieves nothing. For this rea- The Secretary of the Interior, after con- and gas companies now have tremen- son, I urge opposition to the amend- sulting with the Secretary of Defense, shall dous opportunities for new offshore de- ment, and I reserve the balance of my report to Congress on whether this Act poses velopment in the United States. time. a risk to national security due to potential Let’s be clear: The United States of- Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Chair, I find it in- increase in dependence on foreign oil. fers nearly 80 million acres in the Gulf teresting that we are even debating The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Reso- of Mexico for new leasing every year, this because, if it was such a poor deci- lution 548, the gentlewoman from Ari- and companies now hold only 13 mil- sion, maybe the Rules Committee zona (Mrs. LESKO) and a Member op- lion acres of the Gulf under lease, should not have made it in order. So, posed each will control 5 minutes. which means that 72 percent of the there is compliance from the other The Chair recognizes the gentle- acres that have been offered are not side. woman from Arizona. yet developed.

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It is part of what will be considered, basically sounds like the gentleman approves of our identity and who we are. skewed what the GAO will do, so you it. This amendment will instruct GAO have come up with a predetermined Mr. Chair, I think it is common to perform a study on the costs and the outset. We can predict exactly what sense, and I am hopeful that it will be impacts of drilling on the coastal com- will come out from this study because voted on with ‘‘yes.’’ I yield back the munities and their economies. This it is not comprehensive and it hasn’t balance of my time. study will address how oil and gas com- tried to be inclusive. panies interact with local stake- What you should have done is simply b 1400 holders, including fishermen. It will ex- direct the GAO to evaluate how taking Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, I yield plore how the Interior Department’s resources off the table like this will af- back the balance of my time. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management fect our dependence on imports from The Acting CHAIR. The question is works with other Federal agencies dur- foreign actors like Russia, whose envi- on the amendment offered by the gen- ing siting. It will examine how re- ronmental standards, whose efficiency tlewoman from Arizona (Mrs. LESKO). sponse teams have reacted to offshore standards, and whose human rights The amendment was agreed to. oil spills and the cost of those spills to standards certainly are unacceptable AMENDMENT NO. 4 OFFERED BY MR. LANGEVIN tourism and the food supply of the af- to us in the United States. Doing so— The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order fected region. if you had done that, that would have to consider amendment No. 4 printed in And finally, it will analyze the cal- been a comprehensive, that would have part F of House Report 116–200. iber of the data that we have on hand been an accurate representation, and Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Chairman, I today regarding these undrilled areas that would have been a good and de- have an amendment at the desk. of the Outer Continental Shelf, and cent study. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will whether such data can be reliably used So I oppose this particular amend- designate the amendment. to gauge the impact of proposed drill- ment because I think it missed the The text of the amendment is as fol- ing. mark. lows: These are all questions that have Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- Add at the end the following: arisen during my conversations with ance of my time. fishermen, tourism leaders, and other SEC. 5. STUDYING THE IMPACTS OF OFFSHORE Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Chairman, I DRILLING ON COASTAL COMMU- Rhode Islanders deeply concerned thank the gentleman for his comments NITIES AND COASTAL ECONOMIES. about the risks of drilling off our coast. and his insights. I see that this amend- (a) REPORT.—Not later than one year after Mr. Chairman, I believe that offshore ment gets exactly the right informa- the date of enactment of this Act, the Comp- drilling puts the safety of our water- tion that we need. I am certainly not troller General shall submit to the Com- ways at risk, which we have seen from mittee on Natural Resources of the House of opposed to the gentleman’s suggestion, numerous spills over the years, includ- and if at a later date he is going to Representatives and the Committee on En- ing the devastating Deepwater Horizon ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate a offer such additional information to be report on the impacts of offshore drilling on blowout. gathered by GAO, I would certainly coastal communities and coastal economies. We owe it to those who live in our like to look at it and perhaps even sup- (b) CONTENTS.—The report required by sub- coastal communities to be honest port it. section (a) shall— about the damage that such drilling But this is the amendment that we (1) address how oil and gas companies can cause to them. have before us. I believe it is well interact with local stakeholders in advance Mr. Chairman, it will take decades to thought out. Again, it is a GAO study of a siting decision, including their meetings recover from an incident like the one to perform—to look at the costs and with fishermen; we experienced with the Deepwater Ho- the impacts of drilling on coastal com- (2) investigate the impacts of offshore rizon spill. While the news cycle even- drilling on tourism, including tradeoffs dur- munities, which my community would tually moves on, the coastal commu- ing normal operations and economic impacts be directly affected, and how they nities and the people that are affected after a spill; would be affected and their economies. have to deal with the consequences and (3) describe how the Bureau of Ocean En- And I think having more information often continue to suffer. ergy Management works with other agen- is better. I think this hits the right cies, including the National Marine Fisheries That is why I am putting forward Service, to include stakeholder input in ad- this amendment today, so that we can mark, and I urge my colleagues to sup- vance of a siting decision; properly understand the full costs of port it. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance (4) address how quickly response teams can drilling off our coast. mitigate environmental damage after a spill I would like to thank Congressman of my time. and how long regional ecosystems take to re- Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chairman, CUNNINGHAM from South Carolina for cover following a spill; sponsoring the underlying bill, and I in the original speech the gentleman (5) describe any limitations on the quan- from Rhode Island said he yielded back tity of comparative data available on im- urge my colleagues to support it and my amendment. the balance of his time. Had he not pacts to regions of the Outer Continental yielded in the first speech? Shelf that have not been sited for drilling; I reserve the balance of my time. (6) describe the impacts on commercial and Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chairman, Mr. LANGEVIN. I reserved the bal- recreational fisheries from offshore drilling; I rise in opposition to the amendment. ance of my time, Mr. Chairman. and The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is Mr. BISHOP of Utah. I am sorry. Had (7) address the economic impacts of oil recognized for 5 minutes. that actually been said after the first spills on the food supply of a region, includ- Mr. BISHOP of Utah. This amend- speech, I would have reserved. But I ing those food sources that are distinctive to ment is perhaps well-intentioned. I am have yielded back. I am done with this. a region’s culture. going to make that assumption. But Unless you really want to go on, I The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to the problem with this amendment is it would urge the gentleman to yield House Resolution 548, the gentleman is not a comprehensive amendment. back and we will go on with the vote. from Rhode Island (Mr. LANGEVIN) and The goal of this amendment is to spe- Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Chairman, I a Member opposed each will control 5 cifically illustrate what kinds of issues have said everything I need to say, and minutes. will be studied by this GAO report, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Chair recognizes the gentleman they are all the negative aspects that The Acting CHAIR. The question is from Rhode Island. could come from this report. on the amendment offered by the gen- Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Chairman, the There is no aspect here, I mean, it tleman from Rhode Island (Mr. LAN- Atlantic Coast has never been a site of neglects totally to try and set any kind GEVIN).

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The Clerk will the aisle to support my amendment do appreciate, I think, and I hear from designate the amendment. and passage of this bill. him that the other side does support The text of the amendment is as fol- Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance transparency and accountability, lows: of my time. which is welcomed in today’s atmos- Page 1, after line 3, insert the following: Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chairman, phere of politics to have greater trans- SEC. 2. PUBLICATION OF INSPECTION RESULTS. I claim the time in opposition. parency and accountability. Section 22(c) of the Outer Continental The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is I am prepared to close, but I will re- Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1348(c)) is amend- recognized for 5 minutes. serve the balance of my time until my ed— Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chairman, colleague is prepared to close as well. (1) by striking ‘‘The’’ and inserting the fol- I guess kind of in opposition. It really Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chairman, lowing: is not in opposition to the amendment I will make it easier for him. ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The’’; and in and of itself, except it illustrates I yield back the balance of my time. (2) by adding at the end the following: some of the problems the Democrats Mr. ROUDA. I yield back the balance ‘‘(b) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall have in creating this approach to an of my time as well, Mr. Chair. make the following available to the public: The Acting CHAIR. The question is ‘‘(1) Any reports produced under this sub- energy policy coming through here, be- section. cause the inspection fees that we have on the amendment offered by the gen- ‘‘(2) The following information about each mandated by the amendment, if you tleman from California (Mr. ROUDA). payment made into the Ocean Energy Safety tack it on to the bill itself, really are The amendment was agreed to. Fund under subsection (g): based on politics and not the cost of AMENDMENT NO. 6 OFFERED BY MR. LEVIN OF ‘‘(A) The facility that was inspected. the administration of this particular MICHIGAN ‘‘(B) The name of the operator of such fa- inspection. In fact, it actually no The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order cility. to consider amendment No. 6 printed in ‘‘(C) The amount of the payment.’’. longer becomes a cost of a service; it actually becomes a tax levied on the part F of House Report 116–200. On page 1, line 4, strike ‘‘2’’ and insert ‘‘3’’. Mr. LEVIN of Michigan. Mr. Chair- On page 2, line 1, strike ‘‘3’’ and insert ‘‘4’’. committee. On page 5, line 16, strike ‘‘4’’ and insert What it illustrates is a deeper prob- man, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will ‘‘5’’. lem on how the Democrats decided to designate the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to put these three bills up here on their The text of the amendment is as fol- House Resolution 548, the gentleman energy week, and it also maybe indi- lows: from California (Mr. ROUDA) and a cates why they don’t really expect it to Member opposed each will control 5 go any further, because the offsets are At the end of the bill, add the following: SEC. 5. MORATORIUM ON SEISMIC ACTIVITIES minutes. so bizarre. RELATED TO OIL, GAS, AND METH- The Chair recognizes the gentleman In each of the bills, the Democrats ANE HYDRATE EXPLORATION AND from California. have decided to use—the rules require DEVELOPMENT IN THE NORTH AT- Mr. ROUDA. Mr. Chairman, the an offset. In each of the bills, there is LANTIC, MID-ATLANTIC, SOUTH AT- LANTIC, AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA Coastal and Marine Economies Protec- a different offset that is required. For PLANNING AREAS. tion Act requires existing offshore oil the one that we will talk about tomor- Section 11 of the Outer Continental Shelf and gas operations to undergo inspec- row, it is going to be $900 million. I Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1340) is amended by add- tions and make payments into the think this one is $400 million. The next ing at the end the following: Ocean Energy Safety Fund. My amend- one is $200 million. And in each bill, ‘‘(i) MORATORIUM ON SEISMIC ACTIVITIES ment would make this information the Democrats have decided to use the RELATED TO OIL, GAS, AND METHANE HY- DRATE EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN available to the public. same offset to pay for each bill. THE NORTH ATLANTIC, MID-ATLANTIC, SOUTH The Trump administration’s 2018 pro- Now, ironically, if you did the one to- ATLANTIC, AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA PLANNING posed opening of more than 90 percent morrow and then you paid for the bill AREAS.—Notwithstanding any other provi- of U.S. Federal waters to offshore oil with that offset, then you would have sion of law, no agency of the United States could endanger at least 42,000 miles of taken that off the table. But that is or person may conduct or authorize any our Atlantic and Pacific coasts to the not good enough here. Now we are other person to conduct geological or geo- extreme risks posed by offshore drill- using that same offset money to pay physical activities in support of oil, gas, or ing and spilling. for this particular bill. methane hydrate exploration and develop- I came to Congress to advocate on be- I am sorry. This is simply an ac- ment in any area located in the North Atlan- tic, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and half of the people living in my coastal counting smoke and mirrors trick that Straits of Florida Planning Areas of the district. The American people have a is being used by the Democrats to actu- outer Continental Shelf.’’. vested interest in the health of their ally get these three bills onto the floor. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to environment and the wealth of their For that, I don’t really mind it, per se, House Resolution 548, the gentleman local communities. It is essential that because it doesn’t affect the impact of from Michigan (Mr. LEVIN) and a Mem- the public is aware of the companies it, but it is a sneaky way of trying to ber opposed each will control 5 min- who are extracting oil from our shores cover the bases and check the boxes utes. so that we can hold them accountable and using money in double and triple The Chair recognizes the gentleman in the event of a disaster or an acci- amounts. from Michigan. dent. If this offset is actually the way we Offshore drilling impacts more than are doing offsets in the future, then my b 1415 just coastal communities; it impacts parks bill doesn’t have a problem going Mr. LEVIN of Michigan. Mr. Chair- future generations of Americans. forward because we can use this money man, my bipartisan amendment estab- Transparency is a key democratic prin- for that at the same time. lishes a moratorium on seismic testing ciple. Citizens deserve to know which Although, it is ironic that the money in the Atlantic Ocean. companies are drilling off our shores, that they are going to use to offset I would like to begin by thanking my the location of their facilities, and the these bills will be reduced because you friends, Chairman LOWENTHAL, Chair- safety and state of their operations. are stopping the energy production in man GRIJALVA, and Congressman In Orange County, this critical legis- all of these areas. Everything comes CUNNINGHAM, for leading this bill and lation helps make sure generations can together in some particular way. for working with me on this provision. come and continue to sail Newport This is cute. This is not necessarily I also thank my cosponsors, Congress- Harbor, become junior lifeguards, surf effective, but it is cute, and it is not men SMITH, BEYER, and VAN DREW, for

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The best evidence from scientists underlying bill stopped production on the Outer Continental Shelf. The mag- tells us that noise from these airguns these lands, and this amendment would nitude is of inconsequential applica- can disturb, injure, or kill marine ani- stop any scientific study to know what tion. I ask everybody to vote against mals from zooplankton, the base of the we could have done or what we should this amendment. food web, all the way up to large do at this time. Mr. LEVIN of Michigan. Mr. Chair- whales. In addition, airgun noise can But it is a little bit more insidious man, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman reduce catch rates for fish and disrupt than that because this amendment from Virginia (Mr. BEYER), my es- essential behaviors in marine mam- only stops seismic study for oil and gas teemed colleague. mals, including dolphins and whales. development; it doesn’t stop seismic Mr. BEYER. Mr. Chairman, I would I believe we need to be building a study for anything else. like to thank my colleague, Mr. LEVIN, clean energy future, but seismic airgun So, if, indeed, the argument is that for his leadership on this amendment. blasts lay the groundwork for more the seismic study hurts the animals, I have been invested in this issue dangerous fossil fuel extraction that is that Flipper is offended by these seis- throughout my time in Congress, and bad for our economy and for the envi- mic studies, all this amendment does is earlier this year my Republican col- ronment. say Flipper can be offended and harmed league, Chris Smith, and I introduced I am proud to support H.R. 1941, the if you are going to put in a windmill, the Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protec- Coastal and Marine Economies Protec- but Flipper can’t be offended and tion Act, a standalone bill that would tion Act, because I share the concerns harmed if you are going to put in an oil amend the Outer Continental Shelf of so many of my own constituents who rig. And no one really knows, because Lands Act to prohibit oil, gas, and have reached out to me urging Con- we won’t do the study, whether Flipper methane hydrate-related seismic ac- gress to reject proposals that open our is going to be offended. For all we tivities in the North Atlantic, Mid-At- waters and coastlines to expanded off- know, Flipper is out there laughing at lantic, South Atlantic, and Straits of shore drilling. us right now for going through this Florida. This amendment would do just In the 7 years following the 2010 BP silly exercise. that. Deepwater Horizon disaster, the U.S. But this amendment is not com- Our coastal economy relies on oil and gas industry experienced more prehensive, it doesn’t meet the need, healthy ocean ecosystems that gen- than 4,000 explosions, collisions, and re- and it stops us once again from doing erate $95 billion in gross domestic prod- lated incidents, including 34 oil spills any science to know about it. So once uct every year and support nearly 1.4 of more than 2,000 gallons each. again, this bill, these approaches, this million jobs every year. This bill will help us end these disas- is politics. This is not science. This is Seismic blasting poses a major threat ters once and for all, and I thank my pure politics. For that reason, I oppose to marine life, including the critically friend Congressman CUNNINGHAM for the amendment, and I reserve the bal- endangered North Atlantic right whale, his leadership here. My bipartisan ance of my time. which is on the verge of extinction. Be- amendment takes an extra step to Mr. LEVIN of Michigan. Mr. Chair- cause they are extremely loud, these make this legislation stronger yet. man, I thank my colleague for his com- dynamite-like blasts are likely to have Even if we ban offshore drilling, the ments. I would only point out that the significant, long-lasting, widespread Department of the Interior’s Bureau of seismic testing involved in preparing impacts on the behavior and survival of Ocean Energy Management, BOEM, for possible offshore wind is orders of fish and marine mammal populations. could still issue permits for seismic magnitude less disruptive. It is not at If these are impacted, it is a serious testing in the Atlantic. We know, for all comparable to the seismic testing danger to our coastal economies. example, that BOEM is currently re- done for oil and gas exploration, and it This amendment will protect our ma- viewing applications from seismic test- doesn’t have an anywhere similar level rine life and our coastal economies, ing companies looking for oil and gas of harm, and that is why it is a dif- and I encourage my colleagues to vote beneath the Atlantic Ocean floor. ferent matter. ‘‘yes’’ on this amendment. A legal prohibition on seismic test- I appreciate the gentleman’s com- Mr. LEVIN of Michigan. Mr. Chair- ing, which my amendment includes, is ments, and I reserve the balance of my man, I thank my colleague for his tre- the surest way to prevent such testing time. mendous leadership on this issue. in the Atlantic, protecting our environ- Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chairman, Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- ment, marine life, and the health, safe- I yield such time as he may consume to ance of my time. ty, and livelihoods of millions of people the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chairman, involved in tourism, recreation, fish- GOSAR). I yield myself the balance of my time. ing, and associated sectors. My bipar- Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Chairman, I thank Once again, as we talk about seismic, tisan amendment is about saving the the gentleman from Utah for yielding. realize there is a different approach to whales for sure, but it is also about Part of this body’s responsibility is it. Not this administration, but the saving people, saving our economy, and the public charge of looking at the re- prior administration said there is no saving our planet. sources of the American people. These scientific policy that says any seismic I urge my colleagues to support this resources do not belong to a single study actually hurts any of the ani- amendment, and I reserve the balance State, whether it be South Carolina, mals, whether it is for fossil fuels or it of my time. California, New Jersey, Wyoming or is for alternative types of energy. Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chairman, anything else. These are the public But the issue at hand is, if you are I rise in opposition to the amendment. charge of the American people to this going to try and deny any seismic so The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman body of Congress, and part of the public you don’t have any studies and we are from Utah is recognized for 5 minutes. charge is to understand what type of going to go in the darkness and not Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chairman, resources and the value those resources really know what we are talking about, I am opposed to this amendment sim- have to that public charge in regard to then you do it for everything. To try ply because the seismic activity that the people of this country. and distinguish between oil and gas we are talking about has not been up- So doing our due diligence, it is a and alternatives is simply an arbitrary dated since the 1980s. So the biggest mandatory aspect that we undertake reason that has no purpose in being problem we have in here is, if you are this charge to understand what that re- there. going to do it with the Atlantic, you sponsibility is to the American people. However, if the underlying bill passes are doing this in the darkness of not In some of the next amendments, you and you are not going to be drilling

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It is bad cent, breaking the previous record of markets. policy for the amendment. 5.9 percent which was set in May of 2018 Oil-free beaches and bays in Virginia I yield back the balance of my time. under the same administration. and the Carolinas drive business for Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Chair, I rise According to a recent jobs report local restaurants, vacation rentals, and today in support of the Levin-Beyer-Smith-Van from The Washington Post—hardly a outfitters. Drew amendment to H.R. 1941, the Coastal bastion of conservative credentialing— People from all walks of life, from di- and Marine Economies Protection Act. This nearly 90 percent of the jobs added verse backgrounds, and from both po- amendment, which I’m proud to cosponsor, under this administration have gone to litical parties cherish these special would ensure that H.R. 1941 not only pro- minority communities. This is as- places and rely on healthy oceans, scribes future oil and gas leases of the Outer tounding. This can be attributed to the clean beaches, and the abundant fish Continental Shelf in the Atlantic and Pacific first time a majority of new hires are and wildlife that come with it. planning areas but also prohibits any seismic people between the ages of 25 and 54, For example, last week, the Business activities in the Atlantic Ocean planning areas. and they are from the minority com- Alliance for Protecting the Pacific Seismic activities are performed to first test munities. Coast wrote to this body and expressed According to statistics published by for the possibility of oil and gas but in and of its strong support for the underlying the American Petroleum Institute, mi- themselves, these activities pose countless bill. According to the business coali- norities will comprise one-third of the risks to marine life and, by extension, our fish- tion, which represents more than 4,000 total workforce in the oil and gas sec- ing industries and the health of our coastal businesses along the West Coast, off- tor by 2030. Women already comprise ecosystems. Seismic airgun blasting in par- shore drilling threatens nearly 746,000 more than 15 percent of the oil and gas ticular can deafen or seriously maim marine jobs and nearly $53 billion in GDP. workforce. These are good-paying jobs, wildlife which rely upon sonar power for move- The real threat to jobs and economic paying $90,000, that hardworking fami- ment and can significantly affect local fish opportunities in coastal communities populations, which in turn harms New Jersey’s lies depend upon. This legislation puts these employ- would be failing to protect perma- fisheries as well as the fishing industry—a vital nently our shorelines from dangerous contributor to the economic well-being of my ment opportunities at risk by putting off limits potentially viable and valu- oil drilling. district on the Jersey Shore. This is an unserious amendment that I have continuously stated my strong oppo- able offshore energy opportunities in the eastern Gulf of Mexico that are the does nothing to protect jobs belonging sition to offshore drilling and have made it to women and minorities, and it keeps clear that the people of New Jersey do not property of the American people. For the first time since the 1950s, the the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts at risk. want oil rigs offshore, and we do not want our Mr. Chair, for these reasons, I urge pristine beaches and waters at risk from oil United States will soon be a net ex- porter of oil and natural gas, some- opposition to the amendment, and I re- spills. serve the balance of my time. I encourage my colleagues to support this thing that at one time was unthink- able. America’s energy renaissance has Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Chair, I thought I amendment to H.R. 1941 and to support the heard that this has nothing to do with underlying bill. boosted the economies of previously left-behind towns throughout the coun- the bill. If that is the case, I take um- The Acting CHAIR. The question is brage with that, and maybe we ought on the amendment offered by the gen- try and turned them into vibrant com- munities. to take it up with the Parliamentarian. tleman from Michigan (Mr. LEVIN). The majority actually put this in The amendment was agreed to. Mr. Chairman, this commonsense order, so I think it does pertain to this AMENDMENT NO. 7 OFFERED BY MR. GOSAR amendment protects minority and women jobs and puts the interests of bill. The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order I also heard that we can’t have our to consider amendment No. 7 printed in the American workforce first and fore- most. It is very clear-cut, something cake and eat it too, that it is all about part F of House Report 116–200. visitation and enjoying the outdoors. Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Chairman, I have an that the American people can fully un- derstand. How does that work for Colorado? How amendment at the desk. does that work for Wyoming? How does The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance that work for Arizona? We actually designate the amendment. of my time. The text of the amendment is as fol- Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chairman, I have our cake and can eat it too. Once again, I remind everybody that lows: rise in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman these are the property of the American At the end of the bill, insert the following: from California is recognized for 5 min- people, not of individual States. SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 2 of this Act shall not be effective utes. I get it. You are closest to this, so until the Secretary of the Interior, in con- Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chairman, I you are implicated in some way or sultation with the Secretary of Labor, finds yield myself such time as I may con- form. But I also want to remind you that the prohibition under section 2 will not sume. that, particularly in the Pacific, nat- adversely affect jobs available to minorities Mr. Chair, this amendment has noth- ural slicks of oil exist naturally. It is and women. ing to do with the bill and is simply an something that nature actually takes The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to attempt to block protections for the care of. With that aspect, it is very im- House Resolution 548, the gentleman Atlantic and the Pacific coasts, and it portant. from Arizona (Mr. GOSAR) and a Mem- is based upon a false concern for The power of a job is very, very im- ber opposed each will control 5 min- women and minorities’ jobs. portant. It empowers people. It doesn’t utes. We know that Members from both victimize them. It is very important The Chair recognizes the gentleman sides of the aisle understand that our that we are astute as to where we are from Arizona. existing coastal economies are incom- putting people to work. Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Chairman, I rise patible with more offshore oil and gas By the way, if we don’t have good today to offer an amendment that al- development. I believe that enacting jobs, how can we travel to go visit lows the section 2 moratorium in this this underlying bill and protecting the these wonderful sites, enjoy a boat ride bill to go into effect when the Depart- Atlantic and Pacific coast from the going out and fishing in those areas? ment of the Interior, in consultation dangers of offshore drilling will, in When you start to look at some of with the Department of Labor, certifies itself, safeguard jobs in the coastal our plentiful playgrounds of these that the offshore energy moratorium in tourism and recreational industries, areas, look no further than Alaska, one the bill will not kill a substantial num- many of which are held by women and of the most plentiful, bountiful areas ber of minority and women jobs. people of color. for fish and wildlife. People come from

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In ducing a bill that bans the activity in ward mobility of people. fact, 40 percent of all goods shipped the first place. This is a very timely amendment, into the United States come through Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of something that is vastly overdue. We the Long Beach and Los Angeles ports my time. need to consider the consequences of entry, and these goods go to all 435 Mr. ROUDA. Mr. Chair, I appreciate when we do actions that are consequen- districts across the United States. my colleague’s comments, but I do tial. Every community would be impacted. want to point out the purpose of this is Mr. Chair, this is a very timely Offshore drilling for oil and gas simply to make sure that if we are amendment. I ask everybody to vote threatens key economic drivers in going to entertain offshore leases, we for this amendment. coastal districts and States. Disasters fully understand the economic impact Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of on the scale of the 2010 Deepwater Ho- in the event of a potential disaster oc- my time. rizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, curring. That seems to be a reasonable Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, I op- one of the largest environmental disas- obligation of Members of Congress to pose the amendment, and I yield back ters in American history, cost our taxpayers of America and working fam- the balance of my time. country more than $60 billion in eco- ilies across America, to make sure that The Acting CHAIR. The question is nomic damages and environmental we protect them against future envi- on the amendment offered by the gen- damages beyond calculation. ronmental disasters. tleman from Arizona (Mr. GOSAR). Let’s not lose sight that even a small Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of The question was taken; and the Act- spill has the potential to devastate im- my time. ing Chair announced that the noes ap- portant marine and coastal resources Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chair, once peared to have it. and the communities and businesses again, same thing: It is superfluous. Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Chair, I demand a that depend on them. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of recorded vote. California is home to more than 800 my time. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to miles of coastline, and its coastal The Acting CHAIR. The question is clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- economies annually generate hundreds on the amendment offered by the gen- ceedings on the amendment offered by of billions of dollars in wages nation- tleman from California (Mr. ROUDA). the gentleman from Arizona will be ally and nearly $2 trillion in GDP. A The amendment was agreed to. Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, I move postponed. disaster could put at risk nearly 746,000 that the Committee do now rise. AMENDMENT NO. 8 OFFERED BY MR. ROUDA West Coast jobs and $53 billion of GDP The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order The motion was agreed to. that rely on healthy ocean ecosystems Accordingly, the Committee rose; to consider amendment No. 8 printed in and a clean marine environment. and the Speaker pro tempore (Ms. CAS- part F of House Report 116–200. Mr. Chair, I thank Representative TOR of Florida) having assumed the Mr. ROUDA. Mr. Chair, I have an CUNNINGHAM for his leadership on this chair, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Acting amendment at the desk. important issue and the efforts to pro- Chair of the Committee of the Whole The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will tect our coasts from new oil and gas House on the state of the Union, re- designate the amendment. leasing. I urge my colleagues on both ported that that Committee, having The text of the amendment is as fol- sides of the aisle to support my amend- had under consideration the bill (H.R. lows: ment and the passage of this critical 1941) to amend the Outer Continental At the end of the bill, insert the following: piece of legislation. Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Sec- SEC. 5. ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of retary of the Interior including in any Not later than 1 year after the date of en- my time. actment of this Act, the Secretary of Com- leasing program certain planning Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chair, I merce shall conduct a study to determine areas, and for other purposes, had come claim time in opposition to the amend- the potential economic impact of offshore to no resolution thereon. drilling on tourism, commercial fishing, rec- ment. reational fishing, boating, transportation, The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman f and other waterfront-related and coastal-re- from Utah is recognized for 5 minutes. PROTECTING AND SECURING lated business. Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chair, FLORIDA’S COASTLINE ACT OF 2019 clearly, the best thing that can be said The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to GENERAL LEAVE about this amendment is it is the last House Resolution 548, the gentleman Mr. GRIJALVA. Madam Speaker, I one of this particular bill, and we can from California (Mr. ROUDA) and a ask unanimous consent that all Mem- move on. Member opposed each will control 5 bers may have 5 legislative days in The negative part that I have to say minutes. which to revise and extend their re- The Chair recognizes the gentleman about this amendment is the same marks and to insert extraneous mate- from California. thing I said about the other amend- rial on H.R. 205. Mr. ROUDA. Mr. Chair, this amend- ments. It is a study that is halfway The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there ment adds a provision to the bill that there; it is not comprehensive; it objection to the request of the gen- would require the Department of Com- doesn’t cover all elements that should tleman from Arizona? merce to complete an economic impact be studied; and in fact, it will produce There was no objection. study of potential damage related to a skewed result because of what nar- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- offshore drilling. This assessment rowly comes within it. ant to House Resolution 548 and rule would include tourism, commercial and There should be a study that says XVIII, the Chair declares the House in recreational fishing, boating, transpor- what jobs will or will not happen from the Committee of the Whole House on tation, and other waterfront and coast- this. That would be a study. That the state of the Union for the consider- al-related businesses. would be a portion of it that would be ation of the bill, H.R. 205. The 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill, worth it. But it is not covered in what The Chair appoints the gentleman which was once the largest oil spill in we are attempting to do here. from Florida (Mr. LAWSON) to preside United States waters and now ranks In fact, if you think about it, this is over the Committee of the Whole. third after Deepwater Horizon and the kind of a bizarre approach to things. 1989 Exxon Valdez spills, killed thou- We already have a base bill to be b 1443 sands of birds and marine animals. passed that will ban this activity, and IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Commercial fishing was suspended, and then we are going to institute a whole Accordingly, the House resolved tourism plunged. bunch of studies to see if we should itself into the Committee of the Whole

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This deals LAWSON of Florida in the chair. of America’s oceans to oil and gas com- with military issues on water that is The Clerk read the title of the bill. panies, former Interior Secretary Ryan legitimately put off limits for its mili- The CHAIR. Pursuant to the rule, the Zinke rushed down to Tallahassee to tary purpose. bill is considered read the first time. meet with then-Florida Governor RICK There are military bases of signifi- General debate shall not exceed 1 SCOTT. Understanding that Governor cance in Florida, specifically Eglin. hour equally divided and controlled by Scott was facing a tough Senate race There is a military test and training the chair and ranking minority mem- but could never oppose anything from range on the waters in Florida. They ber of the Committee on Natural Re- the Trump administration, Secretary are significant, they are important, sources. Zinke tweeted that he was ‘‘removing and, indeed, they need to be preserved The gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Florida from the draft offshore plan’’ for our military. GRIJALVA) and the gentleman from at the Governor’s behest. If, indeed, the military has an area Utah (Mr. BISHOP) each will control 30 However, Secretary Zinke was con- that is essential to military prepared- minutes. tradicted less than 2 weeks later when ness and readiness, we should be cog- The Chair recognizes the gentleman a top Interior Department official stat- nizant of that. There is no problem from Arizona. ed that Florida was, in fact, still under with that. The problem was in this b 1445 consideration for offshore leasing. military line, it was simply arbitrarily Then, at one of our hearings in the drawn. Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Chairman, I Natural Resources Committee, Sec- You take the latitude and the lon- yield myself such time as I may con- retary Zinke seemed to say that Flor- gitude and you just go down the line, sume. ida was both safe yet still being consid- which means the line, itself, is bizarre Mr. Chairman, H.R. 205, the Pro- ered. and arbitrary. The line, itself, is actu- tecting and Securing Florida’s Coast- The problem for Secretary Zinke was ally closer to New Orleans than it is to line Act, would permanently protect that the oil and gas industry really Florida. The line, itself, has a greater the eastern Gulf of Mexico from oil and wants to drill in the eastern Gulf, and impact on the economies of Alabama, gas drilling. this administration wants to do what- Mississippi, and Louisiana than it does Nearly all of the eastern Gulf re- ever this industry wants. But the peo- in Florida. mains protected under a leasing mora- ple of Florida do not want the industry What we should have done, were we torium until 2022 under the Gulf of near their shores, and this administra- wise in this process, is to try to seek Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006. tion needs Florida to vote for it next some kind of variance to make sure This bill would permanently extend year. that the science was actually used and that moratorium and, in doing so, So now the administration has that we don’t just take a ruler and would safeguard Florida’s marine re- paused the new leasing program be- draw a straight line on some map. Al- sources, environment, and coastal cause they can’t show their true inten- ready in the areas that are west of this tourism economy. tions before the next election. With a line—the other things that are already Some of Florida’s more valuable as- wink and a nod towards industry, the open for oil and gas exploration—there sets are tied to its beaches and its administration has paused their plans is cooperation between the Interior De- coastal ecosystems. These drive a tour- for new leasing. But it is only a sham partment and the Department of De- ism economy in Florida that brings in disguised to convince Florida that it is fense in how you do it. billions of dollars each year and sup- safe, while also making it clear to the Thirty-six percent of all the drilling ports over 1.4 million jobs. industry that, if they get a second that is done in the rest of the Gulf is Over 2,000 Florida businesses, includ- term, the eastern Gulf will be open for already under some kind of stipulation ing restaurants, hotels, and outfitters, drilling. with the Department of Defense. In have expressed their strong support for In May, I wrote to Interior Secretary fact, there is a memo of understanding permanently protecting the eastern Bernhardt requesting a copy of the between the Department of Defense Gulf because they know firsthand the leasing program as it currently exists and the Department of the Interior economic consequences of an offshore so we could settle the debate over that has been there since 1983 which oil spill. whether Florida was in or out. mandates they cooperate and they con- Following the 2010 Deepwater Hori- Unsurprisingly, Secretary Bernhardt sult and they work through these zon disaster, Florida suffered a $7.6 bil- has failed to turn over that plan. things in an appropriate way. lion loss in tourism revenue, and book- The fact is that Florida’s beaches Were something like that to be part ings for hotels and for-hire fishing trips will not be safe from the threat of off- of this bill, I know I could support it. dropped significantly. Even for places shore drilling until we have passed the And to everyone else who is on the that were left unscathed, the percep- two bills we are debating today: this floor, I would argue to do the same tion of oil-covered shores was enough one to protect Florida’s Gulf Coast and thing. The sad part is this bill doesn’t to redirect vacationing tourists to H.R. 1941 to protect Florida’s Atlantic do that. Instead, it simply locks up the other coastal States. That is why vot- Coast. issue on the one line that happens to be ers in the Sunshine State, Democrats Florida voters should not have to there. and Republicans alike, have made clear worry over the next 16 months whether Now, here is where I don’t blame any- time and time again that offshore drill- drilling rigs will one day appear on the one seated on the floor, the six of us ing has no place near Florida’s shores. horizon. H.R. 205 provides Florida’s who actually are here. I do blame the The eastern Gulf of Mexico also has Gulf Coast permanent protection from Rules Committee. incredible value as a military test and offshore oil drilling and deserves this The Rules Committee made a very training range, and enactment of H.R. body’s full support. bad rule and abused some of the powers 205 is critical for America’s national Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance that the Rules Committee has to deal security and military preparedness. of my time. with it. Not only did they make several In 2015, the Department of Defense Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chairman, amendments self-executing—and, I am determined that offshore oil and gas in I yield myself such time as I may con- sorry. I was on the Rules Committee the eastern Gulf of Mexico would jeop- sume. for a long time. I thought when we did ardize the ability of the military to Mr. Chairman, we have three bills in that, that was lousy policy. But it was conduct operations in the region. this package of supposed Democrat en- also lousy policy in this rule to make Even the Trump administration, ergy. This is different than the other some of the amendments self-exe- which bends over backwards to support time. cuting.

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That would 600,000 jobs. ability to coexist with oil and gas oper- have been something I would have Following the Deepwater Horizon dis- ations, and its projected usage of the bought, and I would have been happy to aster, the west coast of Florida faced range. support this particular bill. lost economic value for commercial But instead, the Rules Committee in- and recreational fishing and many can- b 1500 sisted that there be miscellaneous celed tourist trips, despite the fact What this chart shows here is that amendments that have nothing to do that there was no impact to our coast- the projected use of the range—here is brought up here and that have nothing line. Perception became reality. the line right here, south of Eglin Air to do to try to bring some kind of co- A 2018 study by the Gulf Restoration Force Base. Alabama is way over here. operation together. Network describes the continual spills It is not Alabama. It is Destin, Florida. So we are now faced with a bill that in the Gulf. The Taylor Energy leak, It shows that the most intensive pro- will be done on an arbitrary standard for example, has released approxi- jected use in the foreseeable future for without study. It will be done on an ar- mately 1 million gallons of oil over the this testing range is right out here, bitrary line without science being last 14 years. Even Shell, which is a smack dab next to the military mission given to it. It will be an arbitrary line good operator, had a spill from a jump- line. We can’t let this thing move an that will simply call everything out er pipeline in 2016 that dumped 1,900 inch east. simply because somebody drew a line barrels of oil into the Gulf. The fol- This is why we need to ban drilling on a map without thinking about it. lowing year, LLOG had a similar leak east of the line. In 2006, this morato- It did not have to be that way. That that dumped as much as 9,350 barrels rium was enacted by a bipartisan Con- is the sad part about this particular into the Gulf. gress, President George W. Bush, and bill. As long as humans and complex pipe- aided and abetted by Governor Jeb I respect the sponsor of this par- line and well bore connections are in- Bush, and I might say, Bill Nelson and ticular bill. I respect what he is trying volved, there will be significant envi- Mel Martinez teamed up on this. to do. I agree with most of what he is ronmental risk. These undersea con- As we look forward to extending this trying to do. But this could have been nections are difficult to maintain and moratorium now, we are a unified team a much better bill. This could have examine. in the Florida House delegation, work- been a bill that I could support and I Additionally, as documented in a ing with Senator RUBIO and Governor think most other people could support study by the Pew Research Center, DeSantis. We have been doing that for and we could move forward, that would large quantities of bentonite and other some time on a combined strategy. have a much better option and chance chemicals are released in the water All of them agree that we must pro- of actual passage in the Senate as well while drilling. tect this national security asset in as passage by a President who would My colleagues have raised concerns Florida’s coastline. As we move for- sign it, rather than actually putting about energy security and energy inde- ward, we will work together to con- pendence. That is an important thing. forth an SAP which indicates that he vince President Trump of the critical As this export-import chart shows, we would be advised to veto it. That did importance of this moratorium to Flor- are energy independent and have be- not have to happen. ida. The reason it is not happening in a come net energy exporters. It was radi- Speaker PELOSI, Majority Leader better way is simply because the Rules cally different. Ten years ago, these big HOYER, and Natural Resources Com- Committee refused some of the options lines were coming that way, now they mittee Chairman GRIJALVA have all that were in front of them, and they are coming that way. The exploitation of shale deposits via stepped up and committed to protect should have done it. They could have Florida. Now we need the Senate and done it, and it would be a much better horizontal drilling coupled with hy- draulic fracking has revolutionized the the administration to do the same situation than what they had done. thing. So, in this situation, because we now energy industry. Once again, our Amer- Mr. Chairman, I urge all of my col- have a bill which, once again, takes ican free enterprise system has brought leagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ on this bill. science and throws it into the trash competitive innovation to energy to Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chair, I can like the other bill did and like the change the game. yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from next one tomorrow will do, I have a bill In the Permian Basin of west Texas, South Carolina (Mr. DUNCAN). here which I have to oppose, and it did for example, there are three shale Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Chairman, I rise in not have to be that way in the long zones. One of them, the Wolfcamp, is strong opposition to H.R. 205, which is run. said to contain 20 billion barrels of oil Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance and natural gas liquids—yes, billion. hostile to U.S. energy production and of my time. We have more reserves in the United unnecessarily takes domestic resources Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Chairman, I States now than Russia or Saudi Ara- off the table. yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from bia have in conventional reserves. A This legislation overly restricts off- Florida (Mr. ROONEY), the original radical shift in the import and export shore exploration and development, sponsor of the legislation. flows of oil and gas has taken place due which would eliminate opportunities to Mr. ROONEY of Florida. Mr. Chair- to American innovation. create jobs, grow the economy, and in- man, I thank the chairman for yield- In addition to the compelling eco- crease U.S. energy development to ing. nomic case for making the moratorium lower prices for consumers. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of in the eastern Gulf permanent, the In fiscal year 2018, offshore oil and H.R. 205, the Protecting and Securing eastern Gulf is the home of the Gulf gas development generated over $3 bil- Florida’s Coastline Act, which makes Test Range, a 120,000-square-mile range lion for the United States Treasury, the existing moratorium in the eastern that stretches from the Florida Pan- and over $200 million for the Gulf Gulf of Mexico permanent. handle to the Keys. This unimpeded States. So why would we move bills Mr. Chairman, I thank Representa- training and testing area is a crucial like this that would stop all the tive CASTOR, our colead, for coleading national security asset. It cannot be progress that we have made in the this effort with me and our bipartisan replicated anywhere else in the United American energy renaissance? Florida delegation for their support. States—or possibly the world. Its large Members of Congress who support I have talked repeatedly about the scale supports testing of hypersonic bills like this, they still like to drive existential threat offshore drilling weapons, combat maneuvers, drone their cars. They still like to fly in air- poses to us on the west coast of Flor- testing, and evolving weapons tech- planes. They like that 24/7, 365 baseload ida. It jeopardizes our tourist and rec- nology that need space for testing and power supply that heats and cools their reational economy. restrictions for classified work. homes, provides the electricity for

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That moratorium that had a bi- are going to weaken our national secu- economy and jobs. partisan vote that Congress took in rity by taking areas off the table for Even though it was 9 years ago, the 2006 which said that until 2022, you exploration and production. What that BP Deepwater Horizon disaster is still can’t drill in that part of the Eastern means is, we are going to be more reli- fresh in my mind, and it is fresh in the Gulf of Mexico, this bill will extend ant on foreign sources of energy. minds of my neighbors who live all that permanently because this is a dan- I talked about New England States across the Gulf Coast. It was dev- gerous, dirty business. receiving LNG ships from Russia to astating. Florida, over time, has chosen not to provide natural gas, which we have an April 20, 2010. You all probably re- industrialize its coastline. Our econ- abundance of here in this country, but member because CNN had the video omy is based on clean beaches and New England States are getting nat- from the oil well that continued to clean water. And Floridians have spo- ural gas from Russia. I find that horrid spew oil into the Gulf of Mexico ken, by the way. Last November, there and abysmal when we have the re- through May, through all of June, all was a constitutional amendment on sources in this country to provide the of July, August, and they didn’t cap the ballot that said we are going to ban energy to meet our needs. the well until late in September. offshore oil drilling in State waters. It Instead of focusing on anti-energy It wreaked havoc not just on Flor- often is just a few miles off the coast. bills like H.R. 205, we should be pur- ida’s economy and not just on our It passed by 69 percent. suing policies that encourage safe, reli- beautiful environment, but on people’s I wish the Trump administration able, and affordable energy to the lives. I remember very well holding a would listen. But when you install an American people through free-market woman in my arms who was a small oil lobbyist as the head of the Interior solutions. business owner from the Clearwater Department, I guess we know that Big We are in an American energy renais- area. The oil didn’t even wash up on Oil is calling the shots. We are going to sance thanks to President Trump and the shores of Tampa Bay or the beau- say no today. We are going to say, the Republicans’ progrowth policies, and tiful Pinellas coast beaches, or down to people of Florida—in a bipartisan way anti-offshore bills like H.R. 205 hamper Sanibel Island, but the economy took a with a united Florida delegation—we these hard-earned gains. Taking do- hit. They lost everything they had. are going to say no. It is not needed. It mestic energy production off the table It wiped out mom-and-pop busi- is not wanted, and it is not the future. It is not needed because America is would mean one thing—I reiterate—re- nesses, restaurants, hotels, and every- already an exporter of oil and gas. We liance on foreign energy, and that is one that relies on clean water and don’t need to expand into areas that wrong when we have the resources here clean beaches for their livelihood. are too precious to drill. It is not want- in this country. Fishermen couldn’t fish. It was a catas- ed. It is not welcome. We should explore. We should find. trophe. Gulf seafood was off the menu. Even the Department of Defense has We should develop. We should produce. That meant people weren’t coming to said that this is an important military We should benefit from those produc- the mom-and-pop restaurants for their testing area off of the bases in the pan- tions. And we should benefit from the meals. handle. They have already weighed in royalties that come back to the States In addition to all of that, whether it to say: Don’t bring the oil rigs into this and the United States Treasury. To was deformed fish and species, there military testing zone. It is too special fund things like the Land and Water was permanent damage to the eco- to drill. Conservation Fund that sets land aside system. Researchers that I work with Today, once again, a united Florida for posterity funded through royalties at the University of South Florida say delegation is asking Congress to con- through oil and gas production off- that even today on the floor of the Gulf tinue to recognize this part of Florida shore. How are you going to fund the of Mexico in the trench off of the beau- as a special place, and to continue the Land and Water Conservation Fund if tiful Florida Panhandle, there is still a moratorium permanently. Floridians you take those royalties off the table? layer of what they call dirty snow. and folks all over the country that I tell America, what they are going Because if you remember, they had come to our beautiful State to vaca- to do is raise taxes on you because they to pour dispersants and chemicals onto tion, they know. It is not wanted. It is like the conservation policies. They the area of the blowout to make sure not needed. are going to fund it with raising taxes. that the oil dispersed. Our future is clean energy. That is Royalties provide that funding for con- Well, that didn’t just disappear. It what we should be investing in. That is servation. I strongly urge my col- ended up in the food chain and in the what we should be debating and spend- leagues to defeat this bill. entire ecosystem, and it is still out ing time here today on. That is the fu- Mr. GRIJALVA. Madam Chair- there today, impacting the food web ture of the United States of America. woman, I yield such time as she may and everything we love about the State That is where the jobs of the future are consume to the gentlewoman from of Florida. going to come from. Jobs in solar and Florida (Ms. CASTOR), an original co- In fact, the University of South Flor- wind energy are already far surpassing sponsor—along with Mr. ROONEY—of ida’s College of Marine Science has jobs in fossil fuels. this legislation before us, H.R. 205. done a lot of research on this. They did The climate crisis requires that Ms. CASTOR of Florida. Madam 12 separate voyages over 7 years on the America be smarter, and we don’t dou- Chairwoman, I want to thank Chair- USF Research Vessel Weatherbird II. ble down on the dirty policies of the man GRIJALVA for being a champion for They say, interestingly, the areas past—dirty oil drilling. America’s natural resources. In doing where you have oil rigs, they have de- For all of those reasons, let’s dem- so, the gentleman is a champion for termined that fish species in that area onstrate it here today and push back jobs and the economy. of the Gulf are gone. There is lack of on the Trump administration’s at- We know this in Florida. That is why diversity there. tempt to open up the Gulf beaches to I rise in strong support of H.R. 205, Pro- The entire food web is impacted. This oil drilling. Let’s say no. We have got tecting and Securing Florida’s Coast- is going to impact us for decades to a bipartisan Florida delegation that is line Act of 2019. come, and there is no way to make it standing up, united, and I want to It is a pleasure to be here on the floor up. The deep sea is not recovering. In thank all of my colleagues from Flor- with my Republican colleague, FRANCIS fact, clearly visible abnormalities have ida for their leadership year in and ROONEY. He is passionate about pro- been chronicled just recently. year out on this issue. tecting the State of Florida because The environmental impact is right in Let’s send a strong vote today. Let’s our way of life is at risk when you put front of us; the economic impact, as send a strong message today and vote oil rigs off of our beaches. well as the impact on small business ‘‘yes’’ on H.R. 205.

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We have our offshore petroleum reserves off the I rise in opposition to this bill and the right to use those God-given re- coast of his State off-limits to explo- my colleagues’ efforts to impede the sources to create jobs, foster economic ration and development. rapid growth of American energy ex- growth, and pave the way to an era of All of our Nation’s coastlines are ploration. This bill is flawed in a num- American energy dominance. Oppres- beautiful, and they all support all sorts ber of ways, as we have recounted here sive policies like the ones before us of tourism, commercial activities, and already during this debate. today have been our own worst enemy, military activities important to their First and foremost, it is clear that forcing us to rely on hostile, foreign local communities and our Nation. For banning energy exploration will in- nations to meet our energy demands. more than a century, offshore energy crease the prices that families pay at We simply can’t do that any longer. development has shown itself to be en- the pump and the prices they pay to Madam Chair, I urge my colleagues tirely compatible with these uses. To power their homes. to vote ‘‘no’’ on this bill. suggest that it is in some places but Unfortunately, the tax on our Na- Mr. GRIJALVA. Madam Chair, I not in others is manifestly silly and tion’s energy producers aren’t new. We yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from wrong. know what happens when government Florida (Mr. GAETZ). For 22 years in the California Legis- Mr. GAETZ. Madam Chair, I thank intervenes by imposing burdensome lature, I represented California’s Chan- the gentleman for yielding. nel Islands, including the Santa Bar- regulations and senseless moratoriums Madam Chair, if drilling off Florida bara Channel, which, by the way, is the like we are seeing today. is the only thing that is going to keep home of the Pacific missile test range. For years, New England States have us from having high energy prices and Yes, in 1969, an outdated drilling pushed restrictive energy policies, and a reliance on foreign energy, I don’t technology produced the third-largest what we are considering here on the know why that hasn’t happened yet. oil spill ever recorded, devastating floor is no exception. Right now, we are not drilling off the tourism and fishing that year. I fully A handful of Governors and State coast of Florida, and we are energy understand the fears of the supporters legislatures are narrowly focused on dominant in the world. We are not hindering the exploration and develop- drilling off the coast of Florida, and we of this bill. But a little perspective is ment of critical energy resources. What continue to see energy prices dropping. needed. The economic losses caused by the those policies have resulted in are in- As my colleague Representative CAS- spill were fully compensated, and the creased prices for consumers, and they TOR said, 69 percent of Floridians do have done nothing to reduce demands not want to see drilling off our shores. environmental damage was quickly for fossil fuels. Madam Chair, if you would like to drill healed. I might add that the second- In fact, as Congressman DUNCAN re- off the coast of Louisiana or South largest oil spill in history was the counted just a few moments ago, last Carolina, I would say have at it, but wreck of the oil tanker Exxon Valdez, year, those policies culminated in a leave my beloved Florida alone. which is the alternative to offshore Russian tanker delivering natural gas There are many reasons to oppose production. to the Boston Harbor. Why? Because drilling off Florida’s shores: our envi- For more than 50 years, offshore pro- there weren’t enough pipelines avail- ronment, our tourism economy, and duction in the Channel Islands has able to bring it from nearby Pennsyl- our real property values. But I come to been an immense positive for the re- vania. You heard it right. the floor today to plead the case for gion and is entirely compatible with Despite being just a few hundred northwest Florida’s military mission. military operations there. It has sup- miles from the Marcellus Shale, one of The Gulf of Mexico test range is one ported thousands of jobs; it has pumped the largest natural gas reserves in the of the only places in the world where a fortune into the local economy; and country, our New England States were we launch live-fire over water and land it has generated enormous revenues for forced to import natural gas from it on land. I cannot believe that I have local, State, and Federal coffers. Vladimir Putin. Nobody on this floor— to come here to make the argument By the way, if you ask any sports the advocates of this bill—seem to have that it is an incredibly stupid idea to fisherman in the region where the best a problem with that. launch experimental missiles over ac- fishing is, he will tell you that it is by Now my colleagues want to imple- tive oil rigs. That would seem to be ob- the rigs. ment these policies on a Federal level vious to most people. I know it is obvi- I am not here today to argue for what with moratoriums on drilling. The ous to many in my district. is right for local communities in other event in Boston shows us that the leg- This military mission is what keeps States and other regions. I understand islation before us would have no im- us safe. It is ludicrous to suggest that that offshore production suffers from pact on reducing demand for fossil we have more to fear from LNG from what Bastiat called the paradox of the fuels. We would simply have to import Russia than we have from a China that seen and unseen. We see the danger of more from our adversaries. That is not continues to close the technological a blowout like Santa Barbara in 1969 or good policy. capability edge with our country. The the Deepwater Horizon in 2010. But what we don’t see are the enormous b 1515 Gulf test range is one of the places where we will be testing hypersonic economic benefits generated day in and As has been explained, to add to the and supersonic weapons. If we do not day out by American energy produc- madness, the bill is completely irrecon- continue to maintain that advantage, tion or the critical role it plays in our cilable with the Land and Water Con- everybody had better brush up on their Nation’s prosperity. servation Fund, one of the biggest pri- Mandarin because we won’t be able to This is where the national interest orities of the Natural Resources Com- protect our country, and that is the far must be put ahead of parochial ‘‘not in mittee in this Congress. more significant venture. my backyard’’ protests. Procedures The LWCF receives its funding from In Florida, we will protect our envi- have been long established to ensure oil revenues generated off the coast of ronment from the Congress. Please that offshore production can occur States like Louisiana, my home State. don’t do anything to harm us. alongside commercial fishing, recre- On the very same day that the Natural Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Madam Chair, I ation, and, yes, military testing and Resources Committee marked up these appreciate the last gentleman’s state- training. They have proven themselves bills to ban offshore oil and gas explo- ments. He may remember he still has to be entirely compatible during many ration, the committee marked up an- the land range in Utah to use. decades of practical experience. other bill to permanently fund the Madam Chair, I yield 5 minutes to Indeed, one of the many ironies of LWCF. The majority wants to see man- the gentleman from California (Mr. this NIMBY movement is that commer- datory spending of $900 million per MCCLINTOCK). cial fishing and military operations are

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Such restrictions will tie the servation Fund. perous American economy supported by the Offshore production is the main fund- hands of future administrations and reduce responsible use of the Nation’s abundant nat- their ability to enhance energy security ing source for this program, and an- ural resources. Development of our resources through strong domestic energy production other shortsighted irony is that the enhances our energy security and energy and to ensure affordable energy for American same markup that produced this bill to dominance, and produces high-paying Amer- families. shut down offshore production off the ican jobs; provides increased revenue to the Florida coast also permanently reau- Treasury, States, tribes, and local commu- If these bills were presented to the Presi- dent, his advisors would recommend he veto thorized the very fund that depends on nities; and is a critical source of conserva- tion funding. them. offshore production for its very exist- H.R. 1146 would prohibit the Department of Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Madam Chair, I ence. the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management If the Congress were to enact a per- from administering an oil and gas leasing include in the RECORD a letter in manent moratorium on production for program in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic strong opposition to the bill signed by one part of our coastline, it begs the National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Alaska. over 20 entities, including the U.S. question: Why are some people more The bill would repeal a provision of the Tax Chamber of Commerce, the Consumer equal than others? Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that directed the Energy Alliance, and the Laborers’ Madam Chair, we are all advocates Secretary of the Interior to establish a pro- International Union of North America, gram for the development of the Coastal for our local districts, and the bill’s au- Plain that would allow the use of no more and a letter in opposition from the La- thor is an able and respected advocate than about 0.01 percent of the total acreage borers’ International Union of North for his. But our collective responsi- of ANWR for surface development of produc- America. bility as Congress is not to local inter- tion and support facilities. The Administra- SEPTEMBER 5, 2019. ests but to the national interest, and it tion supports environmentally responsible U.S. CONGRESS, is in the national interest that our Na- energy development in the Coastal Plain, Washington, DC. also known as the 1002 Area, of ANWR. Such tion is energy independent, prosperous, DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: We rely on Amer- development is expected to increase Amer- and strong. This bill undermines these ican made energy to power our daily lives, ica’s energy security and independence, cre- communities and to grow a more prosperous vital national objectives. ate jobs, and provide affordable, reliable en- future. Americans deserve clean, safe, reli- Mr. GRIJALVA. Madam Chair, I ergy for consumers while providing much- able, abundant and affordable energy so that yield myself such time as I may con- needed revenue to both the State of Alaska our families, communities and businesses sume. and the Federal Government. For the record, this bill will not af- Similarly, H.R. 205 and H.R. 1941 would can all share the opportunities American en- fect LWCF funds at all. All the money both restrict future oil and gas development ergy creates. Our country cannot afford to for the fund comes from existing oil in the Federal waters of the U.S. Outer Con- block access to new energy supplies and risk tinental Shelf (OCS). H.R. 205 would amend losing our energy advantage. That’s why we and gas activities in the central and ask you to oppose legislation being consid- western Gulf of Mexico. The Land and the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA) to make permanent the current ered by the U.S. House of Representatives Water Conservation Fund is credited temporary leasing moratorium on offshore next week that would slow scientific surveys with the first $900 million in offshore leasing in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico, off the and prevent access to new sources of Amer- revenues. Last year, those revenues west coast of Florida. H.R. 1941 would amend ican offshore energy in the Outer Conti- were $4.7 billion, and projections are the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act nental Shelf. that existing activity in the Gulf of (OCSLA) to permanently remove from con- For more than seven decades, energy devel- Mexico is enough to keep the fund sideration acreage for offshore leasing on opment in the Gulf of Mexico has worked going for a long, long time. both the Atlantic and Pacific OCS. Both of collaboratively alongside tourism, fishing We don’t need to drill in the Atlantic these bills would undermine OCSLA, which and Defense Department training activities. or the Pacific or near Florida to find established a periodic, multi-stage planning But H.R. 205 would permanently extend the process involving State and tribal consulta- eastern Gulf of Mexico moratorium on oil more money. Revenues are not a prob- tion and a thoughtful comparison and bal- lem. The real problem is that only and natural gas activities. The Congressional ancing of the benefits and impacts to all the Budget Office conservatively estimates that twice in the history of the fund has regions of the OCS. These bills would perma- this could cost taxpayers $400 million in rev- Congress appropriated the full $900 mil- nently constrain this careful administrative enue over the next 10 years. Similarly, H.R. lion that it should get. In fact, over process. Under the bills, large swaths of the 1941 would block offshore energy develop- time, we have collected $37.8 billion of OCS would be off limits for resource develop- ment in the Pacific and Atlantic planning revenue that should have been spent on ment without the benefit of periodic assess- areas, and H.R. 1146 would lock up energy re- LWCF, but Congress has appropriated ments of the potential economic, social, and sources in the Alaskan Coastal Plain. environmental effects of development, as re- less than half, $18.4 billion. Revenue is quired by existing law. Excluding these areas Congress should support progress. Modern not the issue. from leasing consideration could place more energy technologies have enabled an impres- This permanent protection for Flor- pressure for development on other OCS areas sive record of environmental stewardship ida coastal areas is not going to hurt and constrain our ability to meet national and innovation. But when the government the fund. It has been stated three times energy needs as required by OCSLA. chooses to arbitrarily and permanently close already by my friends on the other side Additionally, each of these bills would off areas to exploration and potential devel- of the aisle, but that is completely eliminate the potential for future direct rev- opment, we simply increase our dependency on foreign sources. This reality is visible in false. enue that would otherwise be provided to the Treasury, and through revenue sharing, to places like California and Massachusetts. Madam Chair, I reserve the balance the States, tribes, and counties where the de- Despite abundant offshore oil and natural of my time. velopment activities occur. In Fiscal Year gas resources, California imports 57 percent Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Madam Chair, I 2018, energy development on Federal and In- of its oil supply, a staggering 37 percent of include in the RECORD a Statement of dian lands and waters generated approxi- which comes from Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, Administrative Policy on this par- mately $9 billion in direct revenue from roy- to meet energy needs each winter, Massachu- ticular bill. alties, bonus bids, and rents. Of that rev- setts imports liquefied natural gas from Rus- STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY enue, $1.78 billion was disbursed to 35 States. sia. The top States receiving Fiscal Year 2018 H.R. 205—PROTECTING AND SECURING FLORIDA’S American energy is produced with a small- revenues were New Mexico ($634.9 million); COASTLINE ACT OF 2019—REP. ROONEY, R–FL, er carbon footprint under significantly Wyoming ($563.9 million); Colorado ($112.5 AND 18 COSPONSORS stronger environmental protections than en- million); Louisiana ($91 million); and Utah ergy produced anywhere else in the world. H.R. 1146—ARCTIC CULTURAL AND COASTAL ($76 million). Additionally, more than $1 bil- We ask you to embrace these homegrown op- PLAIN PROTECTION ACT—REP. HUFFMAN, D– lion was disbursed to Indian tribes and indi- portunities that benefit American families, CA, AND 182 COSPONSORS vidual Indian mineral owners; $1.22 billion to create high-wage jobs, strengthen the U.S. H.R. 1941—COASTAL AND MARINE ECONOMIES the Reclamation Fund; $970 million to the PROTECTION ACT—REP. CUNNINGHAM, D–SC, Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF); economy and protect our environment. AND 51 COSPONSORS $150 million to the Historic Preservation Next week, the House of Representatives is The Administration opposes H.R. 205, the Fund; and $3.5 billion to the general fund of expected to consider legislation undercut- Protecting and Securing Florida’s Coastline the Treasury. ting domestic energy security and economic

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You are not helping ecologi- Forest & Paper Association, American Gas tinue to reserve the balance of my cal productivity; you are undermining Association, American Iron and Steel Insti- time. it. You are not protecting the environ- tute, American Petroleum Institute, Amer- Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Madam Chair, I ment or preventing spills; you are pro- ican Pipeline Contractors Association, Con- yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from viding a greater risk for that. My sumer Energy Alliance, Distribution Pipe- Louisiana (Mr. GRAVES). line Contractors Association, Energy Equip- friend from California (Mr. MCCLIN- Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Madam TOCK) made reference to the Valdez ment and Infrastructure Alliance, Inde- Chair, I thank the ranking member for pendent Petroleum Association of America. spill. That was a boat. International Association of Drilling Con- the recognition to talk about this leg- Let’s go on to the other one, the tractors, International Association of Geo- islation. military. I heard a speaker say: Oh, we physical Contractors, Laborers’ Inter- Madam Chair, we are talking about can’t have energy production here be- national Union of North America, National legislation that has to do with energy cause that is going to prevent our abil- Association of Manufacturers, National policy and energy production. We are ity to fly and practice with weapons in Ocean Industries Association, National Util- talking about the goals here, as I heard the Gulf of Mexico. ity Contractors Association, Offshore Marine different speakers talk about pro- Service Association, Portland Cement Asso- Madam Chair, when we go into war ciation, Power and Communication Contrac- tecting our fisheries and our environ- and go up against adversaries, do we tors Association, U.S. Chamber of Com- ment. I heard speakers talk about pro- say: Hey, we need you to take that merce, U.S. Oil and Gas Association. tecting our military mission, those building down so my missile can shoot military servicemembers and that straight in? LIUNA, military edge and the technology we No. That is absurd. You operate Washington, DC, September 9, 2019. have. I heard people talking about jobs under real conditions, which includes, Hon. NANCY PELOSI, and the threat of spills. in some cases, obstructions. Speaker, House of Representatives, Madam Chair, I support those objec- Washington, DC. I want to make reference here that tives, and I know that this may sound Hon. KEVIN MCCARTHY, we are talking about thousands and Minority Leader, House of Representatives, counterintuitive: This bill undermines thousands and thousands of square Washington, DC. the very objectives that it is purported miles. You can produce here with very, DEAR SPEAKER PELOSI AND MINORITY LEAD- to advance. Let’s go through them. very little surface infrastructure. Most ER MCCARTHY: On behalf of the 500,000 mem- Let’s go through those things. of it is subsea, having zero impact. bers of the Laborers’ International Union of Number one, talking about the envi- North America (LiUNA), I want to express ronment, that this bill will cause dam- b 1530 our opposition to H.R. 205, which would per- age to the environment and it will un- Now, Madam Chair, I heard somebody manently extend the moratorium on oil and gas leasing in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico; dermine ecological productivity. talking earlier about 2006 and how Con- H.R. 1146, to once again prohibit oil and gas Madam Chair, if you take a look at gress stepped in and provided a morato- drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Ref- this graphic right here, you probably rium. Yes. But do you know what that uge (ANWR); and, H.R. 1941, which would bar think this is where energy infrastruc- moratorium is provided in exchange offshore drilling along the Atlantic and Pa- ture is. You probably think that is for? Moving the Military Mission Line cific Coasts. what this is. This depicts the intensity to the east. Once again, jobs of LiUNA members who of energy infrastructure in the Gulf of There was an agreement. The 181 work in the energy sector are being targeted for elimination by environmental radicals Mexico from the Texas coast to right leasing areas, that was agreed to. We for purely political purposes. There is abso- there in Alabama. actually added more production areas lutely no chance for these ‘‘message bills’’ to In reality, oh, my goodness, look at in exchange for a temporary morato- be enacted into law this Congress. So, in- that, if it is not red snapper landings. rium. But what is being proposed now stead of working to enact real job creating This is actually where the fish are. is a greater threat to the environment. infrastructure legislation, union members This shows the landings of where the It is putting a moratorium in place, see their jobs once again being denigrated fish are. This actually increases eco- and it is not doing any type of balance. and belittled. logical productivity by creating habi- Energy independence is central to the fu- We can step in and protect our mili- ture of the American economy and our tat for fisheries. tary mission, we can protect our envi- standard of living. Unfortunately, the en- I heard a speaker on the other side ronment, and we can have jobs and en- emies of job creation continue to try to wall talk about how there was devastation ergy production in the United States. off and strand our domestic energy resources of fisheries in the State of Florida after The Acting CHAIR (Ms. WASSERMAN from development; killing jobs, prolonging the spill, the disaster in 2010. In 2011, SCHULTZ). The time of the gentleman our energy dependence on unfriendly foreign the State of Florida had 117 million has expired. regimes, and saddling middle-class and pounds of fisheries. In 2011, that was Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Madam Chair, I lower-income families with rising energy more than the fisheries they produced yield an additional 2 minutes to the costs. LiUNA members, in Alaska and elsewhere, in the most recent year recorded. Let gentleman from Louisiana. know first-hand that when done responsibly, me say that again. In the immediate Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Madam with union-trained workers, energy develop- aftermath of the spill, in 2011, there Chair, I also heard talk about the Land ment can coexist with environmental stew- were more fisheries landed worth more and Conservation Water Fund and, yes, ardship. LiUNA and the other building money than there was in the most re- the irony of the fact that there is legis- trades unions invest significant resources cent year recorded, which is 2017. lation that the chair pushed that per- into the training of our members that help I hate to sit here and continue to un- manently authorizes the Land and develop the knowledge and skills they need to work safely and productively while con- dermine all these narratives, but let’s Water Conservation Fund. Legislation structing energy and other infrastructure to go on. moving it permanently funds it at $900 the highest standards. We are saying that this bill is de- million; $150 million a year goes to the For the hard-working members of LiUNA signed to protect our environment. Ac- Historic Preservation Fund. and other building trades unions, these jobs tually, Madam Chair, you can look at But in reality, the Land and Water put food on their families’ tables and roofs statistics, and as far as I understand, Conservation Fund is not limited to over their heads. These jobs enable them to they use cars and airplanes and have $900 million. It is not. I have heard peo- put their children through college, to save air-conditioning in Florida. That re- for retirement, and to spend money in busi- ple say it over and over again. That is ness establishments that employ others. quires oil and gas. Since you are pro- not accurate. I urge you to vote against these ill-con- ducing it and need it, the safest way to There is an additional 12.5 percent ceived bills. transport is to produce it domestically that comes from revenue sharing that

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In the coa- thing on this arbitrary line that was tween 2011 and 2016, $55 billion—$55 bil- lition’s letter, they state: ‘‘For more drawn, is it all needed for military use? lion—was generated for the U.S. Treas- than seven decades, energy develop- It should be the military that makes ury from energy production on Federal ment in the Gulf of Mexico has worked that decision; and, I am sorry, in the lands and waters. collaboratively alongside tourism, fish- past, they have simply said, no, they Madam Chair, that doesn’t just fund ing, and Defense Department training don’t need it all. the Land and Water Conservation Fund activities. But H.R. 205 would perma- So if we were wise, if we were really and Historic Preservation Fund. That nently extend the eastern Gulf of Mex- doing the right thing for this country, funds our veterans’ benefits. It funds ico moratorium on oil and natural gas if we were really doing the right thing environmental programs. It funds activities. on this issue, we would simply say the healthcare for our elderly. It funds ‘‘We rely on American-made energy military can exclude what the military early childhood education. It funds in- to power our daily lives, communities, needs; and what they don’t need should frastructure. and to grow a prosperous future. Amer- be allowed to be open for other kinds of This, according to the Government icans deserve clean, safe, reliable, exploration that could benefit Mis- Accountability Office, is one of the abundant, and affordable energy so sissippi and Alabama and New Orleans largest nontaxed streams of revenue. that our families, communities, and and Texas, because they happen to be And we are talking about stopping it. businesses can all share the opportuni- closer to the line than Florida is. That Production doesn’t go on in per- ties American energy creates. is the right thing to do. petuity. You need additional layers. It ‘‘Our country cannot afford to block We should not do an arbitrary rule takes 10 years to go from leasing to access to new energy supplies and risk that just says to take the ruler and production, so we have got to start losing our energy advantage. That’s make the damn line down the middle of planning now to produce safely to en- why we ask you to oppose legislation the map. That is wrong. That is a vio- sure we can continue to have a vibrant lation of everything that is logical. being considered by the U.S. House of economy, jobs, to continue having a That is a violation of everything that Representatives this week that would safe environment. is scientific that we are supposed to do. slow scientific surveys and prevent ac- This bill undermines the very objec- That is a violation of even taking away cess to new sources of American off- tives that it was purported to advance. the ability of the military to make de- shore energy in the Outer Continental Madam Chair, I urge objection to this cisions for themselves. That is why Shelf.’’ uninformed legislation. this is a failed opportunity on our part. Mr. GRIJALVA. Madam Chair, as a Our previous speaker actually al- Had the Rules Committee simply de- point of reference, the BP oil spill cost luded to this very aspect. It takes 10 cided to take more rules into effect, we the fishing industry at least, at the years to go from inquiry to actual pro- could have modified this bill to make minimum, $94.7 million and, at the duction. I couldn’t agree more with the it something that almost everybody in maximum, $1.6 billion in 2010. I men- sentiments expressed by this broad co- this room could have accepted. But the tion that because, you know, oil spills alition, by previous Members here on Rules Committee refused to do that. are not necessarily good for fisheries in this side of the aisle that have opposed For whatever political purposes they the long haul. it, and I urge Members to oppose H.R. had in mind, they simply refused to do Madam Chair, I reserve the balance 205. that. of my time. Mr. GRIJALVA. Madam Chair, I con- So, we have the option of instead of Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Madam Chair, I tinue to reserve the balance of my doing a bill that is the right thing to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from time. do and a good thing to do, we have a Arizona (Mr. GOSAR). Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Madam Chair, I bill that is going to be questionable Mr. GOSAR. Madam Chair, I thank yield myself such time as I may con- here. It is going to be questionable in the gentleman from Utah (Mr. BISHOP), sume. the Senate. It is going to be question- ranking member, for some time to Madam Chair, I appreciate the debate able on the deck. speak in opposition to this bill. that we have had on this particular We could have done the right thing. Madam Chair, like the previous legis- bill—kind of. We should have done the right thing. lation, this bill represents a step back- Florida does have the right to do Hopefully, before this bill is all the wards in ensuring American energy se- whatever it wishes to do on its prop- way through the system, we will do the curity, but making certain sections of erty and on its State lands and State right thing. But for that, this is a the eastern Gulf of Mexico perma- waters, and they should have the right failed opportunity, and I do blame the nently off limits to oil and gas develop- to do it unless there is some kind of Rules Committee for refusing to try ment, this legislation once again ties impact to Louisiana, Texas, Alabama, and expand the discussion so we could one hand behind our Nation’s back. and Mississippi, in which case, them actually make a bill that is viable. As chairman of the Congressional doing something strictly for Florida’s Madam Chair, I appreciate the oppor- Western Caucus and the ranking mem- purposes that doesn’t take into ac- tunity and all those who have spoken ber of the House Committee on Natural count the other States is wrong-mind- on this bill. I appreciate the gentleman Resources Subcommittee on Energy ed. from Arizona (Mr. GRIJALVA), and I and Mineral Resources, I have a unique But for this particular bill, we are yield back the balance of my time. insight into many of America’s energy really not talking about the economy Mr. GRIJALVA. Madam Chair, I issues. and the tourism and everything else. yield myself such time as I may con- Many on the Western Caucus and Re- This bill is about a military line and sume. publican members on the Committee military issues. Madam Chair, I thought I would close on Natural Resources have a different As I have stated earlier, yes, there by talking a little bit about, because it vision for America, a vision that are military positions in Florida. There relates to the discussion that we are doesn’t pick winners and losers and in- is a military testing training range on having today, protecting these very cludes a true all-of-the-above energy the water, which is not as good as the valuable coastal areas in this country. strategy that embraces wind, solar, nu- land-based one but is on the water in My Republican colleagues introduced clear, hydropower, coal, oil, and nat- Florida. the American Energy First Act today, ural gas. Our vision encourages innova- Those are there and they deserve to and, frankly, it is quite frightening. It tion and less burdensome mandates. We be protected, and when the military is really the ‘‘Earth isn’t burning fast know responsible energy production wants those things set aside without enough’’ legislation, as I like to call it. and protecting our environment go any kind of disturbance, that is logical. America is already the number one hand in hand. That is limited. That is logical, and it producer of oil and gas in the world.

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DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EF- treme antienvironment, anticlimate serting ‘‘The Secretary’’. FECTS. agenda needs to be pushed even fur- SEC. 3. INSPECTION FEE COLLECTION. The budgetary effects of this Act, for the ther. They are rolling out a bill to give Section 22 of the Outer Continental Shelf purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay- even more money away to their oil and Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1348) is amended by add- As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by gas polluter friends. ing at the end the following: reference to the latest statement titled ‘‘Budg- ‘‘(g) INSPECTION FEES.— etary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this This Republican bill that was intro- ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the duced today by the minority would Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Interior shall collect from the operators of facili- Record by the Chairman of the House Budget force the Florida Gulf Coast for off- ties subject to inspection under subsection (c) Committee, provided that such statement has shore oil and gas, let States decide non-refundable fees for such inspections— been submitted prior to the vote on passage. where energy development should hap- ‘‘(A) at an aggregate level equal to the amount necessary to offset the annual expenses The Acting CHAIR. No further pen on Federal public lands, gut Fed- amendment to the bill, as amended, eral regulation, shorten environmental of inspections of outer Continental Shelf facili- ties (including mobile offshore drilling units) by shall be in order except those printed review times, give vast amounts of the Secretary of the Interior; and in part B of the report. Each such fur- public money to four States in the Gulf ‘‘(B) using a schedule that reflects the dif- ther amendment may be offered only in of Mexico, and make Americans pay if ferences in complexity among the classes of fa- the order printed in the report, by a they wanted to object to a government cilities to be inspected. Member designated in the report, shall ‘‘(2) OCEAN ENERGY SAFETY FUND.—There is decision. be considered read, shall be debatable Think about it. Right now, oil and established in the Treasury a fund, to be known for the time specified in the report gas companies get to nominate public as the ‘Ocean Energy Safety Fund’ (referred to in this subsection as the ‘Fund’), into which equally divided and controlled by the lands for leasing without paying a shall be deposited all amounts collected as fees proponent and an opponent, shall not dime. If Republicans had their way, oil under paragraph (1) and which shall be avail- be subject to amendment, and shall not and gas companies would keep the free able as provided under paragraph (3). be subject to a demand for division of ride, and anyone who wants to protest ‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY OF FEES.—Notwith- the question. a lease would have to pay a fee to chal- standing section 3302 of title 31, United States AMENDMENT NO. 1 OFFERED BY MR. CRIST lenge them. Code, all amounts deposited in the Fund— These ideas are destructive, and they ‘‘(A) shall be credited as offsetting collec- The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order couldn’t even pass in an all-Republican tions; to consider amendment No. 1 printed in ‘‘(B) shall be available for expenditure for government. Nearly all of this legisla- part B of House Report 116–200. purposes of carrying out inspections of outer Mr. CRIST. Madam Chair, I have an tion was introduced in various forms Continental Shelf facilities (including mobile amendment at the desk. by Republicans in the last Congress offshore drilling units) and the administration The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will when they controlled everything: the of the inspection program under this section; designate the amendment. House of Representatives, the Senate, ‘‘(C) shall be available only to the extent provided for in advance in an appropriations The text of the amendment is as fol- and the Presidency. But the bills that lows: were introduced today are so pro-pol- Act; and ‘‘(D) shall remain available until expended. Page 1, after line 10, insert the following: luter, so backwards-looking, they ‘‘(4) ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION.—For each SEC. 3. PRODUCTION SAFETY SYSTEMS AND weren’t able to pass them in the House fiscal year beginning after fiscal year 2020, the WELL CONTROL. under Republican control. Secretary shall adjust each dollar amount speci- Subparts D, E, F, G, H, and Q of section 250 If my House colleagues just can’t or fied in this subsection for inflation based on the of title 30, Code of Federal Regulations (as in won’t take climate change seriously, change in the Consumer Price Index from fiscal effect on January 1, 2018), shall have the then we shouldn’t take this bill seri- year 2020. same force and effect of law as if such sub- ously at all. The American people want ‘‘(5) ANNUAL FEES.—Annual fees shall be parts had been enacted by an Act of Con- collected under this subsection for facilities that gress. us to act on climate. They reject the are above the waterline, excluding drilling rigs, Page 1, line 11, strike ‘‘3’’ and insert ‘‘4’’. Trump administration’s pro-polluter and are in place at the start of the fiscal year. Page 5, line 5, strike ‘‘4’’ and insert ‘‘5’’. agenda. That is why we are voting to Fees for fiscal year 2020 shall be— The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to protect our coasts today, and that is ‘‘(A) $11,500 for facilities with no wells, but House Resolution 548, the gentleman with processing equipment or gathering lines; why I urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ from Florida (Mr. CRIST) and a Member on H.R. 205. ‘‘(B) $18,500 for facilities with 1 to 10 wells, with any combination of active or inactive opposed each will control 5 minutes. Madam Chair, I yield back the bal- The Chair recognizes the gentleman ance of my time. wells; and ‘‘(C) $34,500 for facilities with more than 10 from Florida. The Acting CHAIR. All time for de- wells, with any combination of active or inac- Mr. CRIST. Madam Chair, I was Gov- bate has expired. tive wells. ernor of Florida in 2010 when the Deep- Pursuant to the rule, the bill shall be ‘‘(6) FEES FOR DRILLING RIGS.—Fees shall be water Horizon rig exploded off the considered for amendment under the 5- collected under this subsection for drilling rigs coast of Louisiana. It killed 11 people minute rule. on a per inspection basis. Fees for fiscal year and sent millions of barrels of oil into An amendment in the nature of a 2020 shall be— the Gulf of Mexico. substitute consisting of the text of ‘‘(A) $33,500 per inspection for rigs oper- I witnessed firsthand the tar balls on Rules Committee Print 116–29, modified ating in water depths of 500 feet or more; and our beaches, the marine life drowning by the amendment printed in part A of ‘‘(B) $18,500 per inspection for rigs oper- ating in water depths of less than 500 feet. in oil, and the billions of dollars of eco- House Report 116–200, is adopted. ‘‘(7) FEES FOR NON-RIG UNITS.—Fees shall be nomic damage inflicted on countless The bill, as amended, shall be consid- collected under this subsection for well oper- ered as the original bill for the purpose families and small businesses. ations conducted via non-rig units as outlined As the largest offshore oil spill in of further amendment under the 5- in subparts D, E, F, and Q of part 250 of title American history, this should have minute rule and shall be considered as 30, Code of Federal Regulations, on a per in- been a huge wake-up call to everyone. read. spection basis. Fees for fiscal year 2020 shall The text of the bill, as amended, is as be— Floridians said never again and voted follows: ‘‘(A) $13,260 per inspection for non-rig units almost 70 percent in the last election operating in water depths of 2,500 feet or more; to ban offshore drilling because, as we H.R. 205 ‘‘(B) $11,530 per inspection for non-rig units learned, drilling doesn’t have to take Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- operating in water depths between 500 and 2,499 place right off our shores to upend your resentatives of the United States of America in feet; and Congress assembled, ‘‘(C) $4,470 per inspection for non-rig units way of life. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. operating in water depths of less than 500 feet. My amendment is simple. It rein- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting ‘‘(8) BILLING.—The Secretary shall bill des- states two critical rules regarding off- and Securing Florida’s Coastline Act of 2019’’. ignated operators under paragraph (5) annu- shore drilling and safety regulations,

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The question is Sadly, the current administration in fact, the practice is nothing new. on the amendment offered by the gen- has chosen to ignore the mistakes of In the Obama administration, they tleman from Florida (Mr. CRIST). our past and has, instead, weakened approved these types of measures more The amendment was agreed to. these rules, opening the door to self- than the current administration is AMENDMENT NO. 2 OFFERED BY MS. BARRAGA´ N regulation and less stringent stand- doing it. The average during the The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order ards. That is why my amendment codi- Obama administration was roughly to consider amendment No. 2 printed in fies these rules in their previous form, four times per day. The current admin- part B of House Report 116–200. reinstating critical safety require- istration does it roughly 2.3 times per Ms. BARRAGA´ N. Madam Chair, I ments and reducing the risk of another day. have an amendment at the desk. tragedy. BSEE isn’t allowing oil companies to The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will get away with not complying with the designate the amendment. b 1545 well control rule. They have simply The text of the amendment is as fol- I would like to thank the bipartisan found a better way of doing it. lows: cosponsors of my amendment, the To codify this rule the way it was be- At the end of the bill, add the following: Rules Committee for making the fore takes away the flexibility and the SEC. 5. STUDY ON BSEE OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS amendment in order, and the gentle- ability to use technology and new ideas OPERATIONS INSPECTION PRO- woman from California (Ms. BARRAGA´ N) and new science to come up with a bet- GRAM. and the gentleman from North Caro- ter way of solving the problem. The Secretary of the Interior shall con- This amendment does great harm not tract with the National Academies of lina (Mr. PRICE) for their tireless ef- Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to com- forts to support these regulations. only to the process. To attach it to this plete, not later than 21 months after the date Finally, on behalf of Florida’s 13th bill, which ought to be about the mili- of the enactment of this Act, the study enti- District, I give my heartfelt thanks to tary line, simply means, were this to tled ‘‘Review and Update of Bureau of Safety the distinguished bipartisan colleagues pass, this amendment would make it and Environmental Enforcement Offshore from Florida, Representative CASTOR more difficult for the ultimate bill to Oil and Gas Operations Inspection Program’’ and Representative ROONEY, for their reach a solution in the Senate. that the Secretary of the Interior had pre- tireless leadership on the underlying It is an amendment to the wrong bill. viously contracted with the National Acad- bill to keep drilling out of the eastern It should have been on the earlier one. emies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to complete. Gulf of Mexico for good. It is an amendment that is not needed. In a perfect world, we wouldn’t have It is an amendment that moves us The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to to drill at all. But as long as drilling back. It is an amendment that takes House Resolution 548, the gentlewoman ´ does occur in the western and central out of the administration the ability, from California (Ms. BARRAGAN) and a Gulf, the site of the Deepwater Horizon simply, to do things the right way. If Member opposed each will control 5 spill, we must do everything in our they can find a better way of doing it, minutes. power to make sure that history does let the administration, at any time, The Chair recognizes the gentle- not repeat itself. authorize that better way of doing the woman from California. Ms. BARRAGA´ N. Madam Chair, ear- I urge my colleagues to adopt the well control protection rule. amendment so that no State ever has Madam Chair, I reserve the balance lier this year, I introduced a bill called to endure another Deepwater Horizon. of my time. the Safe COAST Act to protect our Madam Chair, I yield 30 seconds to Mr. CRIST. Madam Chair, first, I coasts from offshore oil and gas drill- the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. GRI- thank the chairman for his support of ing. A vital element of that bill was to JALVA), my colleague, the chairman of the bill. I appreciate that very much. protect the offshore oil and gas oper- the Natural Resources Committee. In response to my colleague from ations program. This critical piece of Mr. GRIJALVA. Madam Chair, I across the aisle, what is necessary and the Safe COAST Act is offered in this thank the gentleman from Florida for what is important is to make sure that amendment. his thoughtful and necessary amend- we have stringent rules on this dan- As this body may remember, in De- ment that will restore offshore drilling gerous industry, to make sure that we cember 2017, the administration placed regulations and that will reduce the protect our ecosystem and our environ- a stop-work order on a critical study of risks the Gulf communities face from ment. the inspections program for offshore oil offshore development. As I said, we, as Floridians, already and gas operations, in an attempt to I thank him for that, and I very understand it, voting almost 70 percent delay the study and alter its manage- much support the amendment. of the vote in the latest election to ban ment. The administration later Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Madam Chair, I offshore drilling from our beautiful changed its mind and resumed the rise in opposition to the amendment. coast. study, but it doesn’t mean the adminis- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Madam Chair, I yield back the bal- tration can’t change its mind again from Utah is recognized for 5 minutes. ance of my time. and halt it or take away the study Mr. BISHOP of Utah. The adminis- Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Madam Chair, from the National Academy of Sciences tration, rightfully, took a second look once again, I am somewhat confused as and contract it to an oil and gas indus- at the well control and production safe- to the point and direction of this par- try-friendly entity. ty system rule that was implemented ticular amendment. We can’t take that chance because by the prior administration. They If it is about the military line, this this study is too critical. For example, didn’t make a whole lot of changes. amendment does nothing to it. If it is this study ensures that vital aspects of About a 17 percent change to the over- about protecting the coast of Florida, the Bureau of Safety and Environ- all rule was all that was done there. this amendment does nothing to it. mental Enforcement’s regulatory mis- But the colleagues that I have heard It is about having a better way of sion are being met. and, also, those in the press who have doing the system to provide more pro- The study would evaluate the Bu- talked about this have been opposed to tection. It moves us back and removes reau’s current risk assessment inspec- the revised rules because they erro- the ability of the department—BSEE, tion process and provide recommenda- neously argue that they allow BSEE to in this situation—to protect and real- tions for its improvement. It will also issue the so-called waivers to oil com- ize that because it takes away their evaluate and migrate best practices panies that give them a free pass to creative alternatives. into the Bureau’s inspection protocols. comply with the well control rule. In There are always better ways of Lastly, it will assess the potential role reality, that just is not what is hap- doing something. This prohibits us of safety-enhancing technologies, such pening. from doing it. This is the wrong as remote and real-time monitoring. The rule allows BSEE to approve al- amendment on the wrong bill that In short, it will assess the use of ternative compliance measures for gives us the wrong direction. emerging technologies, potential risks,

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EFFECTIVE DATE. to 54 and are from minority commu- remains operational and in the objec- Section 2 of this Act shall not be effective nities. tive and trustworthy hands of the Na- until the Secretary of the Interior, in con- According to statistics published by tional Academy of Sciences. sultation with the Director of the United the American Petroleum Institute, mi- Madam Chair, I urge my colleagues States Fish and Wildlife Service, finds that norities will comprise one-third of the to help protect our oceans and support the moratorium under such section will not total workforce in the oil and gas sec- my amendment, and I reserve the bal- adversely affect jobs available to minorities tor by 2030. Women already comprise and women. ance of my time. more than 15 percent of the oil and gas Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Madam Chair, I The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to workforce. claim the time in opposition to the House Resolution 548, the gentleman These are good-paying jobs, paying amendment. from Arizona (Mr. GOSAR) and a Mem- $90,000, that hardworking families de- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman ber opposed each will control 5 min- pend upon. This legislation puts these from Utah is recognized for 5 minutes. utes. employment opportunities at risk by Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Madam Chair, I The Chair recognizes the gentleman permanently putting off-limits poten- don’t want to try to be snarky on these from Arizona. tially viable and valuable offshore en- kinds of amendments, but it is already MODIFICATION TO AMENDMENT NO. 3 OFFERED ergy opportunities in the eastern Gulf being done. BY MR. GOSAR of Mexico. It is a nice concept. It was stopped, Mr. GOSAR. Madam Chair, I ask For the first time since the 1950s, the but it has also started again. So this unanimous consent that my amend- United States will soon be a net ex- calls for a study to continue and re- ment be modified in the form I have porter of oil and natural gas, some- sume. They have already done it. placed at the desk. thing that was once unthinkable. Back in October, in the Department The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- America’s energy renaissance has of the Interior, they already resumed port the modification. boosted the economies of previously the meetings. They are ongoing. Every- The Clerk read as follows: left-behind towns throughout the coun- thing you want is actually happening. Modification to amendment No. 3 of- try and turned them into vibrant com- I think a better study may be fig- fered by Mr. GOSAR: munities. uring out how five noes can be out- Strike ‘‘Director of the United States Fish Madam Chair, this is a commonsense weighed by three ayes. Nonetheless, and Wildlife Service’’ and insert ‘‘Secretary amendment that protects minority and this is a redundant amendment because of Labor’’. women jobs and puts the interests of it is already happening. The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection the American workforce first. I reserve Madam Chair, I reserve the balance to the request of the gentleman of Ari- the balance of my time. of my time. Mr. GRIJALVA. Madam Chair, I rise ´ zona? Ms. BARRAGAN. Madam Chair, the There was no objection. in opposition to the amendment. bottom line is this administration can- The Acting CHAIR. The amendment The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman not be trusted when it comes to pro- is modified. from Arizona is recognized for 5 min- tecting the coastline. The gentleman from Arizona is rec- utes. This administration already issued a ognized for 5 minutes. Mr. GRIJALVA. Madam Chair, I stop order and changed its mind. Mr. GOSAR. Madam Chair, I rise yield myself such time as I may con- Again, there is nothing to prevent this today to offer an amendment that al- sume. administration from changing its mind lows the section 2 moratorium in this Madam Chair, first of all, let’s start again or, as I mentioned, from taking bill to go into effect when the Depart- with the premise here. The premise of it away from the National Academy of ment of the Interior, in consultation protecting jobs for women and people Sciences. with the Department of Labor, certifies of color is a laudable one. But on the This amendment just ensures that that the offshore energy moratorium in eastern coast, at this point, there are the study remains operational and in the bill will not kill a substantial num- no jobs to lose or protect because there the hands of the National Academy of ber of minority and women jobs. are no jobs. If there was to be any ac- Sciences so that there can’t be a We heard arguments from the Demo- tivity, it would be when the morato- change. This is a protection we need cratic Members on the other side of the rium would be lifted in 2022. for the coast. The point of this amendment has aisle against a similar amendment, Madam Chair, I yield back the bal- nothing to do with the bill, and it is that this amendment doesn’t matter ance of my time. simply an attempt to block protections and is meaningless. How callous that Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Madam Chair, I for the eastern Gulf based on a fake response. am going to end with the final conclu- concern for jobs for women and people I tell opponents of this amendment sion, again, that it is a redundancy be- of color. cause it is already being done. to tell that single mother working to I recall the hearing we had yesterday Why don’t you just mandate that ev- put food on the table for her two chil- about the Department of the Interior’s erything we are doing in every other dren that her job doesn’t matter. How Bureau of Land Management reorga- department be done at the same time? about the minority family who just nization and its transfer of central ac- It would have the same kind of impact, moved into a new neighborhood so tivities to Grand Junction, Colorado. the same kind of effect. It is cute, but their kids could go to better schools? In that, the majority asked the ques- it is a waste of our time. Tell those hardworking, minority par- tion: What about the retention of sen- Madam Chair, I yield back the bal- ents that those jobs don’t matter ei- ior, female, and of-color staff in this ance of my time. ther. move? How many are we going to lose? Under the current administration, The Acting CHAIR. The question is Do they need to be protected? on the amendment offered by the gen- unemployment has reached record At the hearing, the minority Mem- tlewoman from California (Ms. lows. In August, the national unem- bers told us that was not an issue, that BARRAGA´ N). ployment rate sat at 3.7 percent, with we shouldn’t worry about it, that noth- The amendment was agreed to. the unemployment rate for African ing was going to be lost and everything AMENDMENT NO. 3 OFFERED BY MR. GOSAR American workers sitting at 5.5 per- was going to be protected. The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order cent, breaking the previous record of to consider amendment No. 3 printed in 5.9 percent set in May 2018. b 1600 part B of House Report 116–200. According to a recent report by The Here we have the issue being raised Mr. GOSAR. Madam Chair, I have an Washington Post—once again, the bas- again, but from another perspective. I amendment at the desk. tion of conservative reporting—nearly believe that enacting this bill and pro- The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will 90 percent of the jobs added under this tecting Florida’s shore from the dan- designate the amendment. administration has gone to minority gers of offshore drilling will safeguard

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Kuster (NH) Ruppersberger Dean Lamb mitted to protecting Florida’s Gulf RECORDED VOTE Rush Coast, and they have offered strong DeFazio Langevin Rutherford Mr. GOSAR. Madam Chair, I demand DeGette Larsen (WA) Ryan support for the underlying legislation. DeLauro Larson (CT) a recorded vote. Sablan DelBene Lawson (FL) The real threat to jobs and economic A recorded vote was ordered. San Nicolas Delgado Lee (CA) opportunity in Florida would be failing Sa´ nchez The vote was taken by electronic de- Demings Lee (NV) Sarbanes to extend the existing moratorium. vice, and there were—ayes 182, noes 251, DeSaulnier Levin (CA) Scanlon This is why elected officials, including not voting 5, as follows: Deutch Levin (MI) the entire Florida congressional dele- Diaz-Balart Lewis Schakowsky [Roll No. 520] Schiff gation and the Florida Governor, op- Dingell Lieu, Ted AYES—182 Doggett Lipinski Schneider pose drilling in the eastern Gulf and Doyle, Michael Loebsack Schrader Aderholt Gooden Nunes support H.R. 205. F. Lofgren Schrier Allen Gosar Olson Engel Lowenthal Scott (VA) This is not a serious amendment and Amodei Granger Palazzo Escobar Lowey Scott, David Armstrong Graves (GA) Palmer does nothing to protect jobs belonging Eshoo Luja´ n Serrano Arrington Graves (LA) Pence to women, to people of color, and, con- Espaillat Luria Sewell (AL) Babin Graves (MO) Perry Evans Lynch Shalala versely, keeps the Florida Gulf Coast Bacon Green (TN) Posey Finkenauer Malinowski Sherman at risk. Baird Griffith Ratcliffe Fitzpatrick Maloney, Sherrill Balderson Grothman Reed For these reasons, I urge opposition Fletcher Carolyn B. Sires Banks Guest Reschenthaler to the amendment, and I reserve the Foster Maloney, Sean Slotkin Barr Guthrie Rice (SC) Frankel Mast Smith (NJ) balance of my time. Bergman Hagedorn Riggleman Fudge Matsui Smith (WA) Mr. GOSAR. Madam Chair, if that Biggs Harris Roby Gabbard McAdams Soto Bishop (UT) Hartzler Rodgers (WA) supposition that has been proposed is Gaetz McBath Spanberger Bost Hern, Kevin Roe, David P. actually true, then an easy certifi- Gallego McCollum Speier Brady Herrera Beutler Rogers (AL) Garamendi McGovern cation by the Secretary of the Interior Brooks (AL) Hice (GA) Rogers (KY) Stanton Garcı´a (IL) McNerney Brooks (IN) Higgins (LA) Rose, John W. Stefanik is in the works that there is no de- Garcia (TX) Meeks Buck Hill (AR) Rouzer Steube nominational change in regards to Golden Meng Bucshon Holding Roy Stevens Gomez Moore those jobs, in regards to the oil and gas Budd Hollingsworth Scalise Suozzi Gonzalez (TX) Morelle industry with this permanent morato- Burchett Hudson Schweikert Swalwell (CA) Gottheimer Moulton Burgess Huizenga Scott, Austin Takano rium. So, once again, it gets us back to Green, Al (TX) Mucarsel-Powell Byrne Hunter Sensenbrenner Thompson (CA) that permanent moratorium in section Grijalva Murphy Calvert Hurd (TX) Shimkus Thompson (MS) Haaland Nadler 2 does place those at risk. Carter (GA) Johnson (LA) Simpson Titus Harder (CA) Napolitano Carter (TX) Johnson (OH) Smith (MO) Tlaib Again, I ask my colleagues on the Hastings Neal Chabot Jordan Smith (NE) Tonko other side of the aisle to think of that Hayes Neguse Cheney Joyce (OH) Smucker Torres (CA) Heck Norcross single mother who is working to put Cline Joyce (PA) Spano Torres Small Higgins (NY) Norton food on the table for her two children. Cloud Keller Stauber (NM) Hill (CA) O’Halleran Cole Kelly (MS) Steil Trahan Tell her that her job doesn’t matter. Himes Ocasio-Cortez Collins (GA) Kelly (PA) Stewart Again, think of the minority family Horn, Kendra S. Omar Trone Collins (NY) King (IA) Stivers Horsford Pallone Underwood that just moved into a new neighbor- Comer Kustoff (TN) Taylor Houlahan Panetta Van Drew Conaway LaHood Thompson (PA) hood so their kids could go to better Hoyer Pappas Vargas Cook LaMalfa Thornberry schools. Tell those working minorities, Huffman Pascrell Veasey Crawford Lamborn Timmons Jackson Lee Payne Vela those parents that their jobs don’t Crenshaw Latta Tipton Jayapal Perlmutter Vela´ zquez matter. Curtis Lesko Turner Jeffries Peters Visclosky Davidson (OH) Long Upton Think of the statistics that we re- Johnson (GA) Peterson Wasserman Davis, Rodney Loudermilk Wagner peatedly looked at from, no less, The Johnson (SD) Phillips Schultz DesJarlais Lucas Walberg Johnson (TX) Pingree Waters Washington Post. These are real jobs. Duffy Luetkemeyer Walden Kaptur Plaskett Watson Coleman They are helping real people. They are Duncan Marchant Walker Katko Pocan Welch Dunn Marshall Walorski part of a real economy, an economy Keating Porter Wexton Emmer Massie Waltz that needs all of the above. Kelly (IL) Pressley Wild Estes McCarthy Watkins Kennedy Price (NC) Wilson (FL) Once again, we can have tourism, we Ferguson McCaul Weber (TX) Khanna Quigley Yarmuth can have clean energy production and Fleischmann McClintock Webster (FL) protect the environment, and we can Flores McHenry Wenstrup NOT VOTING—5 Fortenberry McKinley Westerman Abraham Lawrence Radewagen have the good-paying jobs that are em- Foxx (NC) Meadows Williams Clyburn McEachin powering women and minorities. Fulcher Meuser Wilson (SC) I urge my colleagues to adopt this Gallagher Miller Wittman b 1633 amendment, and I yield back the bal- Gianforte Mitchell Womack Gibbs Moolenaar Woodall Messrs. HASTINGS, CISNEROS, ance of my time. Gohmert Mooney (WV) Wright PASCRELL, Mses. FINKENAUER, Mr. GRIJALVA. Madam Chair, again, Gonzalez (OH) Mullin Yoho HILL of California, TLAIB, Messrs. the amendment is not necessary, and it Gonza´ lez-Colo´ n Newhouse Young (PR) Norman Zeldin CARSON of Indiana, GONZALEZ of is an attempt to delay and to put fur- Texas, and RICHMOND changed their ther risk to the Florida Gulf Coast, and NOES—251 vote from ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ I would urge its defeat. Adams Boyle, Brendan Castro (TX) Messrs. WITTMAN, WILSON of More importantly, I think concrete, Aguilar F. Chu, Judy South Carolina, HUNTER, TURNER, real policy initiatives to enhance op- Allred Brindisi Cicilline Amash Brown (MD) Cisneros PALAZZO, CALVERT, RICE of South portunities for women and people of Axne Brownley (CA) Clark (MA) Carolina, and LONG changed their vote color in this country are something Barraga´ n Buchanan Clarke (NY) from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ this Congress should undertake as a Bass Bustos Clay So the amendment, as modified, was Beatty Butterfield Cleaver whole. But crocodile tears on this par- Bera Carbajal Cohen rejected. ticular piece of legislation and this Beyer Ca´ rdenas Connolly The result of the vote was announced amendment aren’t going to do it. Bilirakis Carson (IN) Cooper as above recorded. I urge opposition. I urge its defeat. Bishop (GA) Cartwright Correa The Acting CHAIR. There being no Blumenauer Case Costa Madam Chair, I yield back the bal- Blunt Rochester Casten (IL) Courtney further amendments under the rule, ance of my time. Bonamici Castor (FL) Cox (CA) the Committee rises.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:37 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K11SE7.076 H11SEPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H7634 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 11, 2019 Accordingly, the Committee rose; Khanna Nadler Shalala Stauber Upton Westerman and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Kildee Napolitano Sherman Steil Vela Williams Kilmer Neal Sherrill Stewart Wagner Wilson (SC) BISHOP of Georgia) having assumed the Kim Neguse Sires Stivers Walberg Wittman chair, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Acting Kind Norcross Slotkin Taylor Walden Womack Chair of the Committee of the Whole King (NY) O’Halleran Smith (NJ) Thompson (PA) Walker Woodall Thornberry House on the state of the Union, re- Kirkpatrick Ocasio-Cortez Smith (WA) Walorski Wright Krishnamoorthi Omar Soto Timmons Watkins Yoho ported that that Committee, having Tipton Weber (TX) Young Kuster (NH) Pallone Spanberger Lamb Panetta Turner Wenstrup Zeldin had under consideration the bill (H.R. Spano Langevin Pappas 205) to amend the Gulf of Mexico En- Speier Larsen (WA) Pascrell NOT VOTING—4 Stanton ergy Security Act of 2006 to perma- Larson (CT) Payne Abraham Lawrence nently extend the moratorium on leas- Lawson (FL) Perlmutter Stefanik Clyburn McEachin Lee (CA) Peters Steube ing in certain areas of the Gulf of Mex- Stevens b 1645 ico, and, pursuant to House Resolution Lee (NV) Phillips Levin (CA) Pingree Suozzi Mr. WEBSTER of Florida changed his 548, she reported the bill, as amended Levin (MI) Pocan Swalwell (CA) by that resolution, back to the House Lewis Porter Takano vote from ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ with sundry further amendments Lieu, Ted Posey Thompson (CA) So the bill was passed. Lipinski Pressley Thompson (MS) adopted in the Committee of the The result of the vote was announced Loebsack Price (NC) Titus as above recorded. Whole. Lofgren Quigley Tlaib A motion to reconsider was laid on The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under Lowenthal Raskin Tonko Lowey Rice (NY) Torres (CA) the table. the rule, the previous question is or- Luja´ n Richmond Torres Small f dered. Luria Rooney (FL) (NM) Is a separate vote demanded on any Lynch Rose (NY) Trahan COASTAL AND MARINE Malinowski Rouda Trone further amendment reported from the Maloney, Roybal-Allard ECONOMIES PROTECTION ACT Committee of the Whole? If not, the Underwood Carolyn B. Ruiz Van Drew The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Maloney, Sean Ruppersberger Chair will put them en gros. Vargas Mast Rush ant to House Resolution 548 and rule The amendments were agreed to. Veasey Matsui Rutherford XVIII, the Chair declares the House in Vela´ zquez The SPEAKER pro tempore. The McAdams Ryan the Committee of the Whole House on question is on the engrossment and McBath Sa´ nchez Visclosky Waltz the state of the Union for the further third reading of the bill. McCollum Sarbanes McGovern Scanlon Wasserman consideration of the bill, H.R. 1941. The bill was ordered to be engrossed McHenry Schakowsky Schultz Will the gentlewoman from Florida Waters and read a third time, and was read the McNerney Schiff (Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ) kindly take third time. Meeks Schneider Watson Coleman Webster (FL) the chair. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Meng Schrader Moore Schrier Welch b 1647 question is on the passage of the bill. Morelle Scott (VA) Wexton The question was taken; and the Moulton Scott, David Wild IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Speaker pro tempore announced that Mucarsel-Powell Serrano Wilson (FL) Accordingly, the House resolved Murphy Sewell (AL) Yarmuth the ayes appeared to have it. itself into the Committee of the Whole Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Speaker, on NAYS—180 House on the state of the Union for the that I demand the yeas and nays. Aderholt Fleischmann Lesko further consideration of the bill (H.R. The yeas and nays were ordered. Allen Fletcher Long 1941) to amend the Outer Continental The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a Amash Flores Loudermilk Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Sec- Amodei Fortenberry Lucas 5-minute vote. Armstrong Foxx (NC) Luetkemeyer retary of the Interior including in any The vote was taken by electronic de- Arrington Fulcher Marchant leasing program certain planning vice, and there were—yeas 248, nays Babin Garcia (TX) Marshall areas, and for other purposes, with Ms. Bacon Gianforte Massie WASSERMAN SCHULTZ (Acting Chair) in 180, not voting 4, as follows: Baird Gibbs McCarthy [Roll No. 521] Balderson Gohmert McCaul the chair. Banks Gonzalez (OH) The Clerk read the title of the bill. YEAS—248 McClintock Barr Gooden McKinley The Acting CHAIR. When the Com- Adams Connolly Fudge Bergman Gosar Meadows mittee of the Whole rose earlier today, Aguilar Cooper Gabbard Biggs Granger Meuser Allred Correa Gaetz Bishop (UT) Graves (GA) Miller amendment No. 8 printed in part F of Axne Costa Gallagher Bost Graves (LA) Mitchell House Report 116–200, offered by the Barraga´ n Courtney Gallego Brady Graves (MO) Moolenaar gentleman from California (Mr. Bass Cox (CA) Garamendi Brooks (AL) Green (TN) Mooney (WV) Beatty Craig Garcı´a (IL) Brooks (IN) Griffith Mullin ROUDA), had been disposed of. Bera Crist Golden Buck Grothman Newhouse ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Beyer Crow Gomez Bucshon Guest Norman The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to Bilirakis Cummings Gonzalez (TX) Budd Guthrie Nunes Bishop (GA) Cunningham Gottheimer Burchett Hagedorn Olson clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings will Blumenauer Davids (KS) Green, Al (TX) Burgess Harris Palazzo now resume on those amendments Blunt Rochester Davis (CA) Grijalva Byrne Hartzler Palmer printed in part F of House Report 116– Bonamici Davis, Danny K. Haaland Calvert Hern, Kevin Pence Boyle, Brendan Dean Harder (CA) Carter (GA) Hice (GA) Perry 200 on which further proceedings were F. DeFazio Hastings Carter (TX) Higgins (LA) Peterson postponed, in the following order: Brindisi DeGette Hayes Chabot Hill (AR) Ratcliffe Amendment No. 2 by Mr. GOSAR of Brown (MD) DeLauro Heck Cheney Holding Reed Arizona. Brownley (CA) DelBene Herrera Beutler Cline Hudson Reschenthaler Buchanan Delgado Higgins (NY) Cloud Huizenga Rice (SC) Amendment No. 7 by Mr. GOSAR of Bustos Demings Hill (CA) Cole Hunter Riggleman Arizona. Butterfield DeSaulnier Himes Collins (GA) Hurd (TX) Roby The Chair will reduce to 2 minutes Carbajal Deutch Hollingsworth Collins (NY) Johnson (LA) Rodgers (WA) Ca´ rdenas Diaz-Balart Horn, Kendra S. Comer Johnson (OH) Roe, David P. the minimum time for any electronic Carson (IN) Dingell Horsford Conaway Johnson (SD) Rogers (AL) vote in this series. Cartwright Doggett Houlahan Cook Jordan Rogers (KY) AMENDMENT NO. 2 OFFERED BY MR. GOSAR Case Doyle, Michael Hoyer Crawford Joyce (OH) Rose, John W. Casten (IL) F. Huffman Crenshaw Joyce (PA) Rouzer The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Castor (FL) Dunn Jackson Lee Cuellar Keller Roy business is the demand for a recorded Castro (TX) Engel Jayapal Curtis Kelly (MS) Scalise vote on the amendment offered by the Chu, Judy Escobar Jeffries Davidson (OH) Kelly (PA) Schweikert OSAR Cicilline Eshoo Johnson (GA) Davis, Rodney King (IA) Scott, Austin gentleman from Arizona (Mr. G ) Cisneros Espaillat Johnson (TX) DesJarlais Kinzinger Sensenbrenner on which further proceedings were Clark (MA) Evans Kaptur Duffy Kustoff (TN) Shimkus postponed and on which the noes pre- Clarke (NY) Finkenauer Katko Duncan LaHood Simpson vailed by voice vote. Clay Fitzpatrick Keating Emmer LaMalfa Smith (MO) Cleaver Foster Kelly (IL) Estes Lamborn Smith (NE) The Clerk will redesignate the Cohen Frankel Kennedy Ferguson Latta Smucker amendment.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:49 Nov 18, 2019 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD19\SEPTEMBER\H11SE9.REC H11SE9 September 11, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7635 The Clerk redesignated the amend- Evans Lieu, Ted Rutherford RECORDED VOTE ment. Ferguson Lipinski Ryan Finkenauer Loebsack Sablan The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote RECORDED VOTE Fitzpatrick Lofgren San Nicolas has been demanded. Fletcher Lowenthal Sa´ nchez A recorded vote was ordered. The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Foster Lowey Sarbanes The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- has been demanded. Frankel Luja´ n Scanlon A recorded vote was ordered. Fudge Luria Schakowsky minute vote. Gabbard Lynch The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- Schiff The vote was taken by electronic de- Gaetz Malinowski Schneider Gallagher Maloney, vice, and there were—ayes 179, noes 252, minute vote. Schrader Gallego Carolyn B. not voting 7, as follows: The vote was taken by electronic de- Schrier Garamendi Maloney, Sean Scott (VA) [Roll No. 523] vice, and there were—ayes 161, noes 272, Garcı´a (IL) Mast Scott, David not voting 5, as follows: Garcia (TX) Matsui AYES—179 Golden McAdams Sensenbrenner [Roll No. 522] Aderholt Gooden Palazzo Gomez McBath Serrano Allen Gosar Palmer Gonzalez (TX) McCollum Sewell (AL) AYES—161 Amodei Granger Gottheimer McGovern Shalala Pence Aderholt Gonza´ lez-Colo´ n Moolenaar Armstrong Graves (GA) Green, Al (TX) McHenry Sherman Perry Allen (PR) Mooney (WV) Arrington Graves (LA) Grijalva McNerney Sherrill Posey Amodei Gooden Mullin Babin Graves (MO) Guest Meeks Sires Ratcliffe Arrington Gosar Newhouse Bacon Green (TN) Haaland Meng Slotkin Reed Babin Granger Norman Baird Griffith Harder (CA) Moore Smith (NJ) Reschenthaler Baird Graves (GA) Nunes Balderson Grothman Hastings Morelle Smith (WA) Rice (SC) Balderson Graves (LA) Olson Banks Guest Hayes Moulton Soto Riggleman Banks Graves (MO) Palazzo Barr Guthrie Heck Mucarsel-Powell Spanberger Roby Bergman Green (TN) Pence Bergman Hagedorn Higgins (LA) Murphy Speier Biggs Griffith Perry Biggs Harris Roe, David P. Higgins (NY) Nadler Stanton Bishop (UT) Grothman Posey Bishop (UT) Hartzler Rogers (AL) Hill (AR) Napolitano Stefanik Bost Guthrie Ratcliffe Bost Hern, Kevin Rogers (KY) Hill (CA) Neal Steil Brady Hagedorn Reed Brady Hice (GA) Rose, John W. Himes Neguse Brooks (AL) Harris Reschenthaler Steube Brooks (AL) Higgins (LA) Rouzer Hollingsworth Norcross Brooks (IN) Hartzler Riggleman Stevens Brooks (IN) Hill (AR) Roy Horn, Kendra S. Norton Buck Hern, Kevin Roe, David P. Suozzi Buck Holding Scalise Horsford O’Halleran Bucshon Herrera Beutler Rogers (AL) Swalwell (CA) Bucshon Hollingsworth Schweikert Houlahan Ocasio-Cortez Budd Hice (GA) Rogers (KY) Takano Budd Hudson Scott, Austin Hoyer Omar Burchett Holding Rose, John W. Thompson (CA) Burchett Huizenga Huffman Pallone Sensenbrenner Burgess Hudson Roy Thompson (MS) Burgess Hunter Jackson Lee Palmer Shimkus Byrne Huizenga Scalise Timmons Byrne Hurd (TX) Jayapal Panetta Simpson Calvert Hunter Schweikert Titus Calvert Johnson (OH) Jeffries Pappas Smith (MO) Carter (GA) Hurd (TX) Scott, Austin Tlaib Carter (GA) Jordan Johnson (GA) Pascrell Smith (NE) Carter (TX) Johnson (LA) Shimkus Tonko Carter (TX) Joyce (OH) Johnson (SD) Payne Smucker Chabot Johnson (OH) Simpson Torres (CA) Chabot Joyce (PA) Johnson (TX) Perlmutter Spano Cheney Jordan Smith (MO) Torres Small Cheney Keller Kaptur Peters Stauber Cline Joyce (OH) Smith (NE) (NM) Cline Kelly (MS) Katko Peterson Cloud Joyce (PA) Smucker Trahan Cloud Kelly (PA) Steil Keating Phillips Cole Keller Spano Trone Cole King (IA) Stewart Kelly (IL) Pingree Collins (GA) Kelly (MS) Stauber Underwood Collins (GA) Kustoff (TN) Stivers Kennedy Plaskett Collins (NY) Kelly (PA) Stewart Upton Collins (NY) LaHood Taylor Khanna Pocan Comer King (IA) Stivers Van Drew Comer LaMalfa Thompson (PA) Kildee Porter Conaway Kinzinger Taylor Conaway Lamborn Thornberry Kilmer Pressley Vargas Cook Kustoff (TN) Thompson (PA) Cook Latta Timmons Kim Price (NC) Veasey Crawford LaHood Thornberry Crawford Lesko Tipton Kind Quigley Vela Crenshaw LaMalfa Tipton ´ Crenshaw Long Turner King (NY) Raskin Velazquez Curtis Lamborn Turner Curtis Loudermilk Kirkpatrick Rice (NY) Visclosky Upton Davidson (OH) Latta Wagner Davidson (OH) Lucas Krishnamoorthi Rice (SC) Walden Wagner Davis, Rodney Lesko Walberg Davis, Rodney Luetkemeyer Kuster (NH) Richmond Waltz Walberg DesJarlais Long Walker DesJarlais Marchant Lamb Roby Wasserman Walden Diaz-Balart Loudermilk Walorski Duffy Marshall Langevin Rodgers (WA) Schultz Walker Duncan Lucas Watkins Duncan Massie Larsen (WA) Rooney (FL) Waters Walorski Dunn Luetkemeyer Weber (TX) Dunn McCarthy Larson (CT) Rose (NY) Watson Coleman Waltz Emmer Marchant Webster (FL) Emmer McCaul Lawson (FL) Rouda Welch Watkins Estes Marshall Wenstrup Estes McClintock Lee (CA) Rouzer Wexton Weber (TX) Fleischmann Massie Westerman Ferguson McHenry Lee (NV) Roybal-Allard Wild Webster (FL) Flores McCarthy Wilson (SC) Fleischmann McKinley Levin (CA) Ruiz Williams Wenstrup Fortenberry McCaul Wittman Flores Meadows Levin (MI) Ruppersberger Wilson (FL) Foxx (NC) McClintock Womack Fortenberry Meuser Westerman Lewis Rush Yarmuth Fulcher McKinley Woodall Foxx (NC) Miller Williams Wilson (SC) Gianforte Meadows Wright NOT VOTING—5 Fulcher Mitchell Gibbs Meuser Yoho Gallagher Moolenaar Wittman Gohmert Miller Young Abraham Lawrence Radewagen Gianforte Mooney (WV) Womack Gonzalez (OH) Mitchell Zeldin Clyburn McEachin Gibbs Mullin Woodall Gohmert Newhouse Wright NOES—272 Gonzalez (OH) Norman Yoho b 1654 Adams Butterfield Crow Gonza´ lez-Colo´ n Nunes Young Aguilar Carbajal Cuellar Mr. BLUMENAUER and Ms. (PR) Olson Zeldin Allred Ca´ rdenas Cummings Amash Carson (IN) Cunningham PRESSLEY changed their vote from NOES—252 Armstrong Cartwright Davids (KS) ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Adams Bustos Costa Axne Case Davis (CA) So the amendment was rejected. Aguilar Butterfield Courtney Bacon Casten (IL) Davis, Danny K. Allred Carbajal Cox (CA) Barr Castor (FL) Dean The result of the vote was announced Amash Ca´ rdenas Craig Barraga´ n Castro (TX) DeFazio as above recorded. Axne Carson (IN) Crist Bass Chu, Judy DeGette Barraga´ n Cartwright Crow AMENDMENT NO. 7 OFFERED BY MR. GOSAR Beatty Cicilline DeLauro Bass Case Cuellar Bera Cisneros DelBene The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Beatty Casten (IL) Cummings Beyer Clark (MA) Delgado business is the demand for a recorded Bera Castor (FL) Cunningham Bilirakis Clarke (NY) Demings vote on the amendment offered by the Beyer Castro (TX) Davids (KS) Bishop (GA) Clay DeSaulnier Bilirakis Chu, Judy Davis (CA) Blumenauer Cleaver Deutch gentleman from Arizona (Mr. GOSAR) Bishop (GA) Cicilline Davis, Danny K. Blunt Rochester Cohen Dingell on which further proceedings were Blumenauer Cisneros Dean Bonamici Connolly Doggett postponed and on which the noes pre- Blunt Rochester Clark (MA) DeFazio Boyle, Brendan Cooper Doyle, Michael Bonamici Clarke (NY) DeGette F. Correa F. vailed by voice vote. Boyle, Brendan Clay DeLauro Brindisi Costa Duffy The Clerk will redesignate the F. Cleaver DelBene Brown (MD) Courtney Engel amendment. Brindisi Cohen Delgado Brownley (CA) Cox (CA) Escobar Brown (MD) Connolly Demings Buchanan Craig Eshoo The Clerk redesignated the amend- Brownley (CA) Cooper DeSaulnier Bustos Crist Espaillat ment. Buchanan Correa Deutch

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:37 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K11SE7.081 H11SEPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H7636 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 11, 2019 Diaz-Balart Larsen (WA) Rouda olution, back to the House with sundry have a greater chance of spilling the Dingell Larson (CT) Roybal-Allard further amendments adopted in the energy. The safest thing you can do is Doggett Lawson (FL) Ruiz Doyle, Michael Lee (CA) Ruppersberger Committee of the Whole. produce it domestically and put it in a F. Lee (NV) Rush The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under pipe. Engel Levin (CA) Rutherford the rule, the previous question is or- Secondly, Madam Speaker, you have Escobar Levin (MI) Ryan dered. heard the discussion about ruining Eshoo Lewis Sablan Espaillat Lieu, Ted San Nicolas Is a separate vote demanded on any coastal habitat. You have heard the Evans Lipinski Sa´ nchez further amendment reported from the discussion about ruining coastal com- Finkenauer Loebsack Sarbanes Committee of the Whole? If not, the munities. Fitzpatrick Lofgren Scanlon Madam Speaker, when you look at Fletcher Lowenthal Chair will put them en gros. Schakowsky the statistics, in 2017, California pro- Frankel Lowey Schiff The amendments were agreed to. ´ Fudge Lujan Schneider The SPEAKER pro tempore. The duced about 209 million pounds of sea- Gabbard Luria Schrader question is on the engrossment and food; the State of Florida, about 111 Gaetz Lynch Schrier Gallego Malinowski third reading of the bill. million pounds; the State of South Scott (VA) Carolina, about 10.5 million pounds. Garamendi Maloney, Scott, David The bill was ordered to be engrossed ´ Garcıa (IL) Carolyn B. Serrano and read a third time, and was read the Louisiana, which has four times more Garcia (TX) Maloney, Sean Sewell (AL) energy production in the offshore than Golden Mast third time. Shalala Gomez Matsui all other States combined, we produced Sherman MOTION TO RECOMMIT Gonzalez (TX) McAdams 90 times that of South Carolina, or 900 Sherrill Gottheimer McBath Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Madam Sires million pounds of seafood, valued at Green, Al (TX) McCollum Speaker, I have a motion to recommit Slotkin more than $360 million. Grijalva McGovern Smith (NJ) at the desk. Haaland McNerney In addition, these funds go toward— Smith (WA) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the Harder (CA) Meeks the revenue sharing under offshore en- Soto Hastings Meng gentleman opposed to the bill? Spanberger ergy production goes to the resilience Hayes Moore Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Madam Speier of your coastal ecosystem and the re- Heck Morelle Speaker, I am in its current form. Herrera Beutler Moulton Stanton siliency of your communities. Higgins (NY) Mucarsel-Powell Stefanik The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Madam Speaker, I shudder to think Hill (CA) Murphy Steube Clerk will report the motion to recom- down the road, if we stop offshore en- Himes Nadler Stevens mit. Suozzi ergy production, what happens when a Horn, Kendra S. Napolitano The Clerk read as follows: Horsford Neal Swalwell (CA) hurricane comes in and devastates Houlahan Neguse Takano Mr. Graves of Louisiana moves to recom- communities, because we put a morato- Hoyer Norcross Thompson (CA) mit the bill, H.R. 1941, to the Committee on rium in place preventing the avail- Huffman O’Halleran Thompson (MS) Natural Resources with instructions to re- Titus ability of revenues to protect those Jackson Lee Ocasio-Cortez port the same back to the House forthwith Tlaib very communities. Jayapal Omar with the following amendment: Jeffries Pallone Tonko In regard to the emissions, the At the end of the bill, add the following: Johnson (GA) Panetta Torres (CA) United States has reduced greenhouse Torres Small ll Johnson (LA) Pappas SEC. . EFFECTIVE DATE. gas emissions more than the next 12 Johnson (SD) Pascrell (NM) Section 2 of this Act shall take effect on Johnson (TX) Payne Trahan the date the President certifies that the en- countries combined. We have done it Trone Kaptur Perlmutter actment of this Act will not increase the na- without mandates, without require- Katko Peters Underwood ments—more than the next 12 coun- Keating Peterson Van Drew tional average price of gasoline. Kelly (IL) Phillips Vargas The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- tries combined. Veasey A BOEM report says emissions could Kennedy Pingree ant to the rule, the gentleman from Khanna Plaskett Vela increase in the absence of a new OCS Louisiana is recognized for 5 minutes Kildee Pocan Vela´ zquez leasing program. Madam Speaker, that Kilmer Porter Visclosky in support of his motion. was a report under the Obama adminis- Kim Pressley Wasserman Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Madam Schultz tration. This bill does just that. It pre- Kind Price (NC) Speaker, we sat here for hours talking King (NY) Quigley Waters vents additional leasings in new areas. Kinzinger Raskin Watson Coleman about the objectives of legislation to Case in point, when the State of Cali- Kirkpatrick Rice (NY) Welch impose a moratorium on offshore en- fornia tried to impose their renewable Krishnamoorthi Richmond Wexton ergy production. I have heard the advo- Kuster (NH) Rodgers (WA) Wild energy portfolio, they have increased Lamb Rooney (FL) Wilson (FL) cates for the legislation talk about the their dependence upon oil from Saudi Langevin Rose (NY) Yarmuth objectives of protecting our environ- Arabia. In New England, they have im- NOT VOTING—7 ment and preventing energy spills of ported natural gas from Russia. These Abraham Lawrence Radewagen oil. I have heard advocates talk about policies don’t make sense as evidence Clyburn McEachin the objective of reducing greenhouse has proven. Foster Norton gas emissions. I have heard objectives In regard to creating jobs, when b 1703 discussed regarding creating jobs, per- President Obama was in office in 2011, haps green jobs, and ensuring that we So the amendment was rejected. one-half of this Nation’s trade deficit, The result of the vote was announced have economic activity here in the one-half, was attributable to us im- as above recorded. United States. porting oil from other countries. Those The Acting CHAIR (Mr. BISHOP of Madam Speaker, I share those objec- countries do not have the safety Georgia). There being no further tives. This bill doesn’t do it. So let’s go record, the safety regime we have in amendments under the rule, the Com- one by one and address the various ob- the United States. mittee rises. jectives and address the facts associ- I join the Laborers’ International Accordingly, the Committee rose; ated with them. Union of North America’s president in and the Speaker pro tempore (Ms. Number one: Madam Speaker, when believing that this bill is purely for po- WASSERMAN SCHULTZ) having assumed we stop producing energy domestically, litical purposes. The union members the chair, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Act- we don’t stop using energy. We don’t working in the energy sector are being ing Chair of the Committee of the change the form of energy. What hap- targeted. Instead of working to enact Whole House on the state of the Union, pens is, as statistics prove, as the De- real job-creating infrastructure legisla- reported that that Committee, having partment of the Interior officials have tion, union members see their jobs, had under consideration the bill (H.R. reported to the Natural Resources once again, being denigrated and belit- 1941) to amend the Outer Continental Committee, we increase our depend- tled. Energy development can coexist Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Sec- ence upon imports from other coun- with environmental stewardship. retary of the Interior including in any tries. Lastly, Madam Speaker, this motion leasing program certain planning When you import energy, they have to recommit is about gasoline prices. A areas, and for other purposes, and, pur- lower environmental standards. You run-up in world oil prices is effectively suant to House Resolution 548, he re- release greater greenhouse gas emis- a tax on every American family’s dis- ported the bill, as amended by that res- sions, and by putting it on a ship, you cretionary budget, except that the

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:37 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A11SE7.030 H11SEPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE September 11, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7637 money goes to the OPEC cartel rather once had for environmental conserva- [Roll No. 524] than the U.S. Treasury. tion. The National Environmental Pol- YEAS—194 Let me say that again. A run-up in icy Act and two Clean Air Acts were Aderholt Granger Nunes world oil prices effectively attacks both signed by Republicans. A Repub- Allen Graves (GA) Olson every American family’s discretionary lican created the Environmental Pro- Amodei Graves (LA) Palazzo budget, except that the money goes to tection Agency. Armstrong Graves (MO) Palmer the OPEC cartel rather than the U.S. Arrington Green (TN) Pence By voting against this bill, Repub- Babin Griffith Perry Treasury. Those aren’t my words. licans promote pollution; they put Bacon Grothman Posey Those are the words of Senators CANT- profits over people; and they erase the Baird Guest Ratcliffe WELL, MENENDEZ, MARKEY, and SCHU- Balderson Guthrie Reed legacy of environmental conservation Banks Hagedorn Reschenthaler MER. that Republicans before them worked Barr Harder (CA) This amendment ensures that this Rice (SC) so hard to build. Bergman Harris Riggleman legislation does not result in a dis- Biggs Hartzler Roby proportionate impact on the poor by I want to remind my colleagues, if Bilirakis Hern, Kevin Rodgers (WA) raising gasoline prices and energy ac- they are a true conservative, if they Bishop (UT) Herrera Beutler Roe, David P. are a real conservative, then be an en- Bost Hice (GA) Rogers (AL) cess to Americans across the board; of Brady Higgins (LA) vironmental conservative, too. Rogers (KY) course, again, disproportionately im- Brooks (AL) Hill (AR) Rose, John W. pacting those of low income. This idea that offshore drilling is Brooks (IN) Holding Rouzer Buchanan Hollingsworth Roy Madam Speaker, I urge adoption of necessary for the country to achieve Buck Hudson the amendment, and I yield back the energy independence is just a red her- Rutherford Bucshon Huizenga Scalise balance of my time. ring. As President Trump pointed out Budd Hunter Schweikert Burchett Hurd (TX) Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Madam Speaker, earlier this year during his State of the Scott, Austin Burgess Johnson (LA) Sensenbrenner I rise in opposition to the motion to re- Union speech, the United States is now Byrne Johnson (OH) Shimkus commit. the number one producer of oil and Calvert Johnson (SD) Simpson Carter (GA) Jordan The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- natural gas in the world. Smith (MO) Carter (TX) Joyce (OH) tleman from South Carolina is recog- Smith (NE) Yes, USA, USA, USA. Chabot Joyce (PA) Smucker nized for 5 minutes. Cheney Katko President Trump said that, for the Spano Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Madam Speaker, Cline Keller first time in 65 years, we are a net ex- Stauber I rise to protect our environment. And Cloud Kelly (MS) Stefanik as a former ocean engineer, I rise on porter of energy. We have managed to Cole Kelly (PA) make all this energy progress, and all Collins (GA) King (IA) Steil behalf of the Lowcountry in the First Steube that progress has been made without Collins (NY) King (NY) Congressional District of South Caro- Comer Kinzinger Stewart lina. drilling in the Atlantic and Pacific. Conaway Kustoff (TN) Stivers Cook LaHood Taylor This motion to recommit wants to We are sending 3 million barrels of Thompson (PA) oil overseas every single day. We do Crawford LaMalfa cede more power to our President, but Crenshaw Lamborn Thornberry I believe in the Constitution, and I be- not need to put oil rigs in the Atlantic Curtis Latta Timmons lieve in separate but equal branches of Ocean at all. Davidson (OH) Lesko Tipton Turner government like our Founding Fathers Davis, Rodney Long Why would we damage our beaches, DesJarlais Loudermilk Upton intended. our God-given natural resources, just Diaz-Balart Lucas Wagner We, as Members of this institution, to export more oil to other countries? Duffy Luetkemeyer Walberg Walden have an obligation to not only respond Why would we do that? Duncan Marchant Dunn Marshall Walker to current events, but also to antici- To answer that question, we must Emmer Massie Walorski pate future problems and work to pre- first answer a more basic question: Estes Mast Waltz Watkins vent them. You don’t wait for a bridge Who did you come here to serve? Ferguson McCarthy to break to fix its foundation, and you Fitzpatrick McCaul Weber (TX) When we see Old Glory, we pledge our Fleischmann McClintock Webster (FL) don’t wait for the hurricane to hit be- allegiance to the flag and to the Na- Flores McHenry Wenstrup fore boarding up your windows, and Fortenberry McKinley Westerman tion, not to a party and not to a Presi- you don’t wait for an oil spill to realize Foxx (NC) Meadows Williams dent. Wilson (SC) that offshore drilling is just not worth Fulcher Meuser This is not a partisan question, so let Gallagher Miller Wittman jeopardizing our booming tourism in- Gianforte Mitchell Womack dustry. us not give a partisan answer. Let’s de- Gibbs Moolenaar Woodall As my father used to say, the juice feat this motion to recommit and pass Gohmert Mooney (WV) Wright H.R. 1941. Gonzalez (OH) Mullin Yoho just ain’t worth the squeeze. Gooden Newhouse Young This bill ensures that no new lease Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- Gosar Norman Zeldin sales are made along the Atlantic and ance of my time. the Pacific. We are not looking to re- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without NAYS—233 verse existing sales, just prevent new objection, the previous question is or- Adams Chu, Judy Demings Aguilar Cicilline DeSaulnier ones. dered on the motion to recommit. So why does this matter? Because Allred Cisneros Deutch There was no objection. Amash Clark (MA) Dingell public opinion matters, and because Axne Clarke (NY) Doggett our friends and our neighbors have ex- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Barraga´ n Clay Doyle, Michael pressed their opposition to offshore question is on the motion to recommit. Bass Cleaver F. Beatty Cohen Engel drilling along our coasts. The question was taken; and the Bera Connolly Escobar There are certain things that go be- Speaker pro tempore announced that Beyer Cooper Eshoo yond politics, issues that touch each the noes appeared to have it. Bishop (GA) Correa Espaillat and every one of us personally, things Blumenauer Costa Evans Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Madam Blunt Rochester Courtney Finkenauer that transcend partisan lines. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas Bonamici Cox (CA) Fletcher In South Carolina, we have strong bi- and nays. Boyle, Brendan Craig Foster partisan opposition to offshore drilling. F. Crist Frankel The yeas and nays were ordered. Brindisi Crow Fudge It doesn’t matter what party you be- Brown (MD) Cuellar Gabbard long to. We all enjoy the same beaches, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair Brownley (CA) Cummings Gaetz the same sunset, and the same coastal Bustos Cunningham Gallego economy, like South Carolina’s, which will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum Butterfield Davids (KS) Garamendi Carbajal Davis (CA) Garcı´a (IL) is worth over $22 billion. That is at time for any electronic vote on the question of passage. Ca´ rdenas Davis, Danny K. Garcia (TX) risk. Whatever limited economic ben- Carson (IN) Dean Golden efit may be gained from oil drilling is This is a 5-minute vote. Cartwright DeFazio Gomez The vote was taken by electronic de- Case DeGette Gonzalez (TX) both fiscally and morally irresponsible. Casten (IL) DeLauro Gottheimer I want to remind the folks of the re- vice, and there were—yeas 194, nays Castor (FL) DelBene Green, Al (TX) markable track record Republicans 233, not voting 5, as follows: Castro (TX) Delgado Grijalva

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Meeks Serrano DeSaulnier Lee (CA) Rutherford Lesko Ratcliffe Thornberry Horsford Meng Sewell (AL) Deutch Lee (NV) Ryan Long Reed Timmons ´ Houlahan Moore Shalala Dingell Levin (CA) Sanchez Loudermilk Reschenthaler Tipton Hoyer Morelle Lucas Rice (SC) Turner Sherman Doggett Levin (MI) Sarbanes Huffman Moulton Doyle, Michael Lewis Scanlon Luetkemeyer Riggleman Upton Sherrill Jackson Lee Mucarsel-Powell F. Lieu, Ted Schakowsky Marchant Roby Wagner Sires Jayapal Murphy Engel Lipinski Schiff Marshall Rodgers (WA) Walberg Slotkin Jeffries Nadler Escobar Loebsack Schneider Massie Roe, David P. Walden Smith (WA) Johnson (GA) Napolitano Eshoo Lofgren Schrader McCarthy Rogers (AL) Walker Johnson (TX) Neal Soto Espaillat Lowenthal Schrier McCaul Rogers (KY) Walorski Kaptur Neguse Spanberger Evans Lowey Scott (VA) McClintock Rose, John W. Watkins Keating Norcross Speier Finkenauer Luja´ n Scott, David McHenry Rouzer Weber (TX) Kelly (IL) O’Halleran Stanton Fitzpatrick Luria Serrano McKinley Roy Webster (FL) Kennedy Ocasio-Cortez Stevens Foster Lynch Sewell (AL) Meadows Scalise Wenstrup Khanna Omar Suozzi Frankel Malinowski Shalala Meuser Schweikert Westerman Kildee Pallone Swalwell (CA) Fudge Maloney, Sherman Miller Scott, Austin Williams Kilmer Panetta Takano Gabbard Carolyn B. Sherrill Mitchell Sensenbrenner Wilson (SC) Kim Pappas Thompson (CA) Gaetz Maloney, Sean Sires Moolenaar Shimkus Wittman Kind Pascrell Thompson (MS) Gallego Mast Slotkin Mooney (WV) Simpson Womack Kirkpatrick Payne Titus Garamendi Matsui Smith (NJ) Mullin Smith (MO) Woodall Krishnamoorthi Perlmutter Tlaib Garcı´a (IL) McAdams Smith (WA) Newhouse Smucker Wright Kuster (NH) Peters Tonko Golden McBath Soto Norman Spano Yoho Lamb Peterson Torres (CA) Gomez McCollum Spanberger Nunes Stauber Young Langevin Phillips Gottheimer McGovern Speier Torres Small NOT VOTING—5 Larsen (WA) Pingree (NM) Green, Al (TX) McNerney Stanton Larson (CT) Pocan Trahan Grijalva Meeks Stevens Abraham Lawrence Smith (NE) Lawson (FL) Porter Trone Haaland Meng Suozzi Clyburn McEachin Lee (CA) Pressley Underwood Harder (CA) Moore Swalwell (CA) Lee (NV) Price (NC) Van Drew Hastings Morelle Takano b 1735 Levin (CA) Quigley Hayes Moulton Vargas Thompson (CA) Levin (MI) Raskin Heck Mucarsel-Powell Thompson (MS) So the bill was passed. Veasey Lewis Rice (NY) Herrera Beutler Murphy Titus The result of the vote was announced Vela Lieu, Ted Richmond Higgins (NY) Nadler Tlaib Vela´ zquez as above recorded. Lipinski Rooney (FL) Hill (CA) Napolitano Tonko Loebsack Rose (NY) Visclosky Himes Neal Torres (CA) A motion to reconsider was laid on Lofgren Rouda Wasserman Hollingsworth Neguse Torres Small the table. Lowenthal Roybal-Allard Schultz Horn, Kendra S. Norcross (NM) f Lowey Ruiz Waters Horsford O’Halleran Trahan Luja´ n Ruppersberger Watson Coleman Houlahan Ocasio-Cortez Trone HOUR OF MEETING ON TOMORROW Luria Rush Welch Hoyer Omar Underwood Lynch Ryan Wexton Huffman Pallone Van Drew Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I ask Malinowski Sa´ nchez Wild Jackson Lee Panetta Vargas unanimous consent that when the Maloney, Sarbanes Wilson (FL) Jayapal Pappas Veasey Carolyn B. Scanlon Yarmuth Jeffries Pascrell Vela House adjourns today, it adjourn to Johnson (GA) Payne Vela´ zquez meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow. NOT VOTING—5 Johnson (TX) Perlmutter Visclosky The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Kaptur Peters Waltz Abraham Lawrence Smith (NJ) GARCI´A of Illinois). Is there objection Clyburn McEachin Keating Phillips Wasserman Kelly (IL) Pingree Schultz to the request of the gentleman from b 1724 Kennedy Pocan Waters New Jersey? Khanna Porter Watson Coleman There was no objection. So the motion to recommit was re- Kildee Pressley Welch jected. Kilmer Price (NC) Wexton f The result of the vote was announced Kim Quigley Wild Kind Raskin Wilson (FL) U.S. WELOVEU FOUNDATION as above recorded. King (NY) Rice (NY) Yarmuth The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Kirkpatrick Richmond Zeldin (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given question is on the passage of the bill. permission to address the House for 1 The question was taken; and the NAYS—189 minute and to revise and extend his re- Speaker pro tempore announced that Aderholt Cole Gooden marks.) the ayes appeared to have it. Allen Collins (GA) Gosar Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I take a Amash Collins (NY) Granger moment and praise the work of the Mr. LAMBORN. Madam Speaker, on Amodei Comer Graves (GA) that I demand the yeas and nays. Armstrong Conaway Graves (LA) International WeLoveU Foundation, The yeas and nays were ordered. Arrington Cook Graves (MO) which I am proud to say is located in Babin Crawford Green (TN) Oradell, New Jersey. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a Bacon Crenshaw Griffith 5-minute vote. Baird Cuellar Grothman The organization and supporters are The vote was taken by electronic de- Balderson Curtis Guest dedicated to improving the lives and vice, and there were—yeas 238, nays Banks Davidson (OH) Guthrie conditions of people across the globe. Barr Davis, Rodney Hagedorn They focus on the belief that we are all 189, not voting 5, as follows: Bergman DesJarlais Harris [Roll No. 525] Biggs Diaz-Balart Hartzler human beings, and when we help each Bilirakis Duffy Hern, Kevin other out, we bring out the best in all YEAS—238 Bishop (UT) Duncan Hice (GA) of us. Adams Brownley (CA) Clay Bost Dunn Higgins (LA) Aguilar Buchanan Cleaver Brady Emmer Hill (AR) Last July, I attended one of their Allred Bustos Cohen Brooks (AL) Estes Holding events, a walkathon in Jersey City’s Axne Butterfield Connolly Brooks (IN) Ferguson Hudson Liberty State Park. They raised $50,000 Barraga´ n Carbajal Cooper Buck Fleischmann Huizenga to support disaster relief in Mozam- Bass Ca´ rdenas Correa Bucshon Fletcher Hunter Beatty Carson (IN) Costa Budd Flores Hurd (TX) bique. Basically, the country was hit Bera Cartwright Courtney Burchett Fortenberry Johnson (LA) by two hurricanes in 2 months that Beyer Case Cox (CA) Burgess Foxx (NC) Johnson (OH) devastated towns, farms, and homes. Bishop (GA) Casten (IL) Craig Byrne Fulcher Johnson (SD) Blumenauer Castor (FL) Crist Calvert Gallagher Jordan Most people did not even know it Blunt Rochester Castro (TX) Crow Carter (GA) Garcia (TX) Joyce (OH) happened, so I was impressed to see Bonamici Chu, Judy Cummings Carter (TX) Gianforte Joyce (PA) 2,500 people donate their time and ef- Boyle, Brendan Cicilline Cunningham Chabot Gibbs Katko fort to help people thousands of miles F. Cisneros Davids (KS) Cheney Gohmert Keller Brindisi Clark (MA) Davis (CA) Cline Gonzalez (OH) Kelly (MS) away. But that is what the WeLoveU Brown (MD) Clarke (NY) Davis, Danny K. Cloud Gonzalez (TX) Kelly (PA) Foundation does and continues to do:

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:37 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A11SE7.032 H11SEPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE September 11, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7639 help those less fortunate during times eliminate terrorist enclaves around the work toward conserving our wetlands of crisis. world. We strengthened our security at and our coastal systems. I am proud to support the work that home so that we are no longer a soft This institute was founded on the be- they do and hope to praise more orga- target. We, of course, paid dearly for lief that those living in coastal com- nizations like them in the future. these gains through the sacrifice of our munities should be educated about how f servicemembers and the tax dollars of to keep themselves and their environ- our citizens. ments protected, and they have been IN HONOR OF CORPORAL JAMES However, we still have a long way to fulfilling that goal for the last 50 years. COLQUITT AS VETERAN OF THE go. This summer, Congress, of course, Our oceans and our coasts are chang- MONTH finally enacted, permanently, to pro- ing, and places like the Wetlands Insti- (Mr. BURCHETT asked and was given tect 9/11 first responders. It is certainly tute are vital in teaching us how to permission to address the House for 1 long overdue. protect the wildlife affected by these minute and to revise and extend his re- We must also now fulfill our commit- changes. marks.) ments to our veterans returning home I thank all those who work at the in- Mr. BURCHETT. Mr. Speaker, I rise from the Global War on Terror. We stitute for all they have done for the today to honor a Knoxville, Tennessee, must protect our country against new past 50 years. They are teaching the native, Corporal James Colquitt, an and emerging threats, including in the scientists and the environmentalists of American hero and United States Ma- cyber domain. And each year, we must the future, and I know they will con- rine. renew our pledge to ‘‘never forget.’’ tinue to enhance our community and Corporal Colquitt joined the United f all of our communities into the future. States Marine Corps at the age of 17. New Jersey, south Jersey, and the On March 15, 1944, he boarded a train IN HONOR OF MELINDA ‘‘MINDY’’ United States of America is proud of and was sent to Marine Corps Recruit GENE PICCOTTI them. They have always been on the Depot San Diego for recruit training. (Mr. KELLER asked and was given cutting edge, and I know they will con- Corporal Colquitt served as a rifle- permission to address the House for 1 tinue to be. man with I Company, 23rd Marines, 4th minute and to revise and extend his re- f Marine Division. From February 19 to marks.) RECOGNIZING JAKOB ZERNICK March 2, 1945, he participated in com- Mr. KELLER. Mr. Speaker, today I bat action against the Japanese during introduced H.R. 4279, to name the post (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania the Battle of Iwo Jima, one of the office in Laceyville, Wyoming County, asked and was given permission to ad- bloodiest battles of the entire Pacific Pennsylvania, after Melinda ‘‘Mindy’’ dress the House for 1 minute and to re- War. Gene Piccotti. vise and extend his remarks.) Corporal Colquitt received a Purple A native of Pennsylvania’s 12th Con- Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Heart for wounds received during com- gressional District, Mindy was an Air Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a bat operations on March 2, 1945. He was Force veteran who knew the struggles remarkable young man, Jakob Zernick, promoted to the rank of corporal and combat veterans and wounded soldiers from Cambria County, Pennsylvania. was honorably discharged from Marine face when returning home from duty. Jakob is a 13-year-old with a green Barracks in Washington, D.C., on April Starting in 2009, at the age of 60, thumb who started his own nonprofit 26, 1946. Mindy highlighted her commitment to called Seedz 4 Needz. Corporal Colquitt is one of thousands our Nation’s Armed Forces by creating Jakob grows celery, Brussels sprouts, of great men and women who honor- Hunts for Healing, based out of potatoes, and more to support the Chil- ably served our country during World Laceyville. dren’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, where he War II. After defending our values and Mindy founded Hunts for Healing to has been receiving treatment for freedoms, these brave solders returned help wounded soldiers returning from Crohn’s disease for the last 5 years. home, raised families, strengthened military operations in Iraq, Afghani- Jakob sells his produce at a vege- communities, and continued the stan, and other combat areas transi- table stand outside his home in growth of America. tion back into civilian life by allowing Ebensburg and uses the money to pur- It is my honor to recognize James them to experience the joys of hunting, chase toys, games, books, and more Colquitt as the Tennessee Second Con- including social interaction and cama- items to gift to children who are pa- gressional District’s September 2019 raderie. tients at the hospital. Veteran of the Month and to thank With the assistance of volunteer According to Jakob, he is projected him for his service to our country. guides and funded entirely by private to raise $10,000 this year to benefit the f donations, Hunts for Healing helps vet- Children’s Hospital. His efforts have been recognized by the community, and IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE erans in need of physical, spiritual, and Jakob’s neighbors have been incredibly SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS emotional support. For the impact of her life and for her supportive, offering their own dona- (Mr. LANGEVIN asked and was given continued legacy in the veterans’ com- tions as well. permission to address the House for 1 munity, I urge Members to support Most notably, Saint Francis Univer- minute and to revise and extend his re- H.R. 4279 and name the post office in sity of Loretto, Pennsylvania, donated marks.) Laceyville, Pennsylvania, for Melinda a $1,000 check to Seedz 4 Needz to help Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise ‘‘Mindy’’ Gene Piccotti. Jakob continue his mission. today to remember the September 11 I am proud of the work that Jakob attacks, and especially those who lost f has done, and I look forward to seeing their lives on that day, including peo- b 1745 Seedz 4 Needz grow. ple from my own home State in Rhode f Island. WETLANDS INSTITUTE 50TH I was 8 months into my first term in ANNIVERSARY HONORING THE LIFE OF DIET Congress when our Nation’s course was (Mr. VAN DREW asked and was given EMAN inexorably altered that blue Tuesday permission to address the House for 1 (Mr. HUIZENGA asked and was given morning. Over the last 18 years, as an minute and to revise and extend his re- permission to address the House for 1 inaugural member of the Committee on marks.) minute and to revise and extend his re- Homeland Security and as a member of Mr. VAN DREW. Mr. Speaker, the marks.) the Committee on Armed Services with Wetlands Institute in Stone Harbor, Mr. HUIZENGA. Mr. Speaker, I rise oversight over our Special Operations south Jersey, recently celebrated its today to honor the life of a very special Forces, I devoted myself to ensuring 50th anniversary. hero who risked her life to care for oth- our country is safe. For half a century, the Wetlands In- ers and left a remarkable legacy. I know that we have made progress, stitute has been providing south Jersey Diet Eman was a longtime west important progress, and we worked to and its community with programs that Michigan resident who was born and

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:37 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K11SE7.092 H11SEPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H7640 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 11, 2019 raised in the Netherlands. At 20 years Marie Rose Abad Peter Paul Apollo old, she found herself in the middle of Andrew Anthony Abate Faustino Apostol, Jr. the crisis that had overtaken Europe Vincent Paul Abate Frank Thomas Aquilino during World War II. Laurence Christopher Abel Patrick Michael Aranyos Recognizing the injustices against Alona Abraham David Gregory Arce the Jewish people in Holland, Diet and William F. Abrahamson Michael George Arczynski her fiance, Hein Sietsma, formed the Richard Anthony Aceto Louis Arena Dutch resistance group called ‘‘Help Heinrich Bernhard Ackermann Barbara Jean Arestegui Elkander in Nood,’’ which means Paul Acquaviva Adam P. Arias ‘‘helping each other in need.’’ Christian Adams Michael J. Armstrong Throughout the course of the war, Donald LaRoy Adams Jack Charles Aron Diet organized shelters and provided Patrick Adams Joshua Todd Aron assistance to Jews in need, reported on Shannon Lewis Adams Richard Avery Aronow German troop movements, and helped Stephen George Adams Myra Joy Aronson downed Allied pilots. Ignatius Udo Adanga Japhet Jesse Aryee Eventually, she was actually cap- Christy A. Addamo Carl Francis Asaro tured by the Germans and spent 3 Terence Edward Adderley, Jr. Michael A. Asciak months in a concentration camp. How- Sophia B. Addo Michael Edward Asher ever, her spirit and will could not be Lee Adler Janice Marie Ashley broken, and she outsmarted her inter- Daniel Thomas Afflitto Thomas J. Ashton rogators, bluffed her captors into re- Emmanuel Akwasi Afuakwah Manuel O. Asitimbay leasing her, and quickly returned to Alok Agarwal Gregg A. Atlas her work within the resistance move- Mukul Kumar Agarwala Gerald Thomas Atwood ment. Joseph Agnello James Audiffred Diet was personally recognized by David Scott Agnes Louis F. Aversano, Jr. President Eisenhower for her contribu- Joao Alberto da Fonseca Aguiar, Jr. Ezra Aviles tions, as well as by Dutch King Willem- Brian G. Ahearn Sandy Ayala Alexander, who deemed her a national Jeremiah Joseph Ahern Arlene T. Babakitis hero for her courage and sacrifice. Joanne Marie Ahladiotis Eustace R. Bacchus Meeting her in person last year was a Shabbir Ahmed John J. Badagliacca very special memory for me and my en- Terrance Andre Aiken Jane Ellen Baeszler tire family. Diet never wavered in tak- Godwin O. Ajala Robert J. Baierwalter ing a stand for what is noble and lived Trudi M. Alagero Andrew J. Bailey a life full of bravery, compassion, and Andrew Alameno Brett T. Bailey purpose. Margaret Ann Alario Garnet Ace Bailey Through her efforts, Diet helped Gary M. Albero Tatyana Bakalinskaya change the world and make it a better Jon Leslie Albert Michael S. Baksh place. Peter Craig Alderman Sharon M. Balkcom May her memory be eternal. Jacquelyn Delaine Aldridge-Frederick Michael Andrew Bane f David D. Alger Katherine Bantis Ernest Alikakos Gerard Baptiste COMMEMORATING THE 18TH Edward L. Allegretto Walter Baran ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 Eric Allen Gerard A. Barbara The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under Joseph Ryan Allen Paul Vincent Barbaro the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- Richard Dennis Allen James William Barbella uary 3, 2019, the gentlewoman from Richard L. Allen Victor Daniel Barbosa New York (Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY) Christopher E. Allingham Christine Johnna Barbuto is recognized for 60 minutes as the des- Anna S. W. Allison Colleen Ann Barkow ignee of the majority leader. Janet Marie Alonso David Michael Barkway Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New Anthony Alvarado Matthew Barnes York. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ob- Antonio Javier Alvarez Melissa Rose Barnes serve the 18th anniversary of the Sep- Victoria Alvarez-Brito Sheila Patricia Barnes tember 11 attacks on our Nation. Telmo E. Alvear Evan Jay Baron I want to thank the Congressional Cesar Amoranto Alviar Renee Barrett-Arjune Progressive Caucus chairs, Representa- Tariq Amanullah Arthur Thaddeus Barry tives Jayapal and Pocan, and the Spe- Angelo Amaranto Diane G. Barry cial Order conveners, Representatives James M. Amato Maurice Vincent Barry Porter and Tlaib, for inviting us to use Joseph Amatuccio Scott D. Bart this time to commemorate this solemn Paul W. Ambrose Carlton W. Bartels anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Christopher Charles Amoroso Guy Barzvi I am deeply grateful to my col- Craig Scott Amundson Inna B. Basina leagues who have supported the recov- Kazuhiro Anai Alysia Christine Burton Basmajian ery over the years and, most recently, Calixto Anaya, Jr. Kenneth William Basnicki for the overwhelming support with a Joseph P. Anchundia Steven Joseph Bates vote of 402–12 to fund and make perma- Kermit Charles Anderson Paul James Battaglia nent the Victim Compensation Fund. Yvette Constance Anderson W. David Bauer On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, at John Jack Andreacchio Ivhan Luis Carpio Bautista 8:46 a.m., the first tower of the World Michael Rourke Andrews Marlyn Capito Bautista Trade Center was struck. At 9:03, the Jean Ann Andrucki Mark Lawrence Bavis second tower was struck. At 9:37, the Siew-Nya Ang Jasper Baxter Pentagon was hit. And, at 10:03, the Joseph Angelini, Sr. Lorraine G. Bay fourth plane crashed in Shanksville, Joseph John Angelini, Jr. Michele Beale Pennsylvania. David Lawrence Angell Todd M. Beamer Mr. Speaker, I include in the RECORD Mary Lynn Edwards Angell Paul Frederick Beatini the name of every person who perished Laura Angilletta Jane S. Beatty in that attack. Doreen J. Angrisani Alan Anthony Beaven Gordon M. Aamoth, Jr. Lorraine Antigua Lawrence Ira Beck Edelmiro Abad Seima David Aoyama Manette Marie Beckles

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VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:37 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A11SE7.034 H11SEPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H7642 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 11, 2019 Marcia G. Cecil-Carter Liam Joseph Colhoun Neil James Cudmore Jason Michael Cefalu Robert D. Colin Thomas Patrick Cullen III Thomas Joseph Celic Robert J. Coll Joan Cullinan Ana Mercedes Centeno Jean Marie Collin Joyce Rose Cummings Joni Cesta John Michael Collins Brian Thomas Cummins John J. Chada Michael L. Collins Michael Joseph Cunningham Jeffrey Marc Chairnoff Thomas Joseph Collins Robert Curatolo Swarna Chalasani Joseph Kent Collison Laurence Damian Curia William A. Chalcoff Jeffrey Dwayne Collman Paul Dario Curioli Eli Chalouh Patricia Malia Colodner Patrick Joseph Currivan Charles Lawrence Chan Linda M. Colon Beverly L. Curry Mandy Chang Sol E. Colon Andrew Peter Charles Curry Green Rosa Maria Chapa Ronald Edward Comer Michael Sean Curtin Mark Lawrence Charette Jaime Concepcion Patricia Cushing David M. Charlebois Albert Conde Gavin Cushny Gregorio Manuel Chavez Denease Conley Caleb Arron Dack Pedro Francisco Checo Susan P. Conlon Carlos S. da Costa Douglas MacMillan Cherry Margaret Mary Conner Jason M. Dahl Stephen Patrick Cherry Cynthia Marie Lise Connolly Brian Paul Dale Vernon Paul Cherry John E. Connolly, Jr. John D’Allara Nestor Julio Chevalier, Jr. James Lee Connor Vincent Gerard D’Amadeo Swede Joseph Chevalier Jonathan M. Connors Thomas A. Damaskinos Alexander H. Chiang Kevin Patrick Connors Jack L. D’Ambrosi, Jr. Dorothy J. Chiarchiaro Kevin F. Conroy Jeannine Damiani-Jones Luis Alfonso Chimbo Brenda E. Conway Manuel Joa˜o DaMota Robert Chin Dennis Michael Cook Patrick W. Danahy Eddie Wing-Wai Ching Helen D. Cook Mary D’Antonio Nicholas Paul Chiofalo Jeffrey W. Coombs Vincent G. Danz John G. Chipura John A. Cooper Dwight Donald Darcy Peter A. Chirchirillo Julian T. Cooper Elizabeth Ann Darling Catherine Ellen Chirls Joseph John Coppo, Jr. Annette Andrea Dataram Kyung Hee Casey Cho Gerard J. Coppola Edward A. D’Atri Abul K. Chowdhury Joseph Albert Corbett Michael D. D’Auria Mohammad Salahuddin Chowdhury John J. Corcoran III Lawrence Davidson Kirsten Lail Christophe Alejandro Cordero Michael Allen Davidson Pamela Chu Robert Joseph Cordice Scott Matthew Davidson Steven Paul Chucknick Ruben D. Correa Titus Davidson Wai Ching Chung Danny A. Correa-Gutierrez Niurka Davila Christopher Ciafardini Georgine Rose Corrigan Ada M. Davis Alex F. Ciccone James J. Corrigan, Ret. Clinton Davis, Sr. Frances Ann Cilente Carlos Corte´Rodriguez Wayne Terrial Davis Elaine Cillo Kevin Michael Cosgrove Anthony Richard Dawson Patricia Ann Cimaroli Massari and her un- Dolores Marie Costa Calvin Dawson born child Digna Alexandra Costanza Edward James Day Edna Cintron Charles Gregory Costello, Jr. William Thomas Dean Nestor Andre Cintron III Michael S. Costello Robert J. DeAngelis, Jr. Robert D. Cirri, Sr. Asia S. Cottom Thomas Patrick DeAngelis Juan Pablo Cisneros Conrod Kofi Cottoy, Sr. Dorothy Alma de Araujo Benjamin Keefe Clark Martin John Coughlan Ana Gloria Pocasangre Debarrera Eugene Clark John G. Coughlin Tara E. Debek Gregory Alan Clark Timothy J. Coughlin James D. Debeuneure Mannie Leroy Clark James E. Cove Anna M. DeBin Sara M. Clark Andre Colin Cox James V. DeBlase, Jr. Thomas R. Clark Frederick John Cox Jayceryll Malabuyoc de Chavez Christopher Robert Clarke James Raymond Coyle Paul DeCola Donna Marie Clarke Michele Coyle-Eulau Gerald F. DeConto Michael J. Clarke Christopher Seton Cramer Simon Marash Dedvukaj Suria Rachel Emma Clarke Eric A. Cranford Jason Christopher DeFazio Kevin Francis Cleary Denise Elizabeth Crant David A. DeFeo James D. Cleere James Leslie Crawford, Jr. Jennifer De Jesus Geoffrey W. Cloud Robert James Crawford Monique Effie DeJesus Susan Marie Clyne Tara Kathleen Creamer Nereida De Jesus Steven Coakley Joanne Mary Cregan Emy De La Pen˜a Jeffrey Alan Coale Lucia Crifasi Donald Arthur Delapenha Patricia A. Cody John A. Crisci Azucena Maria de la Torre Daniel Michael Coffey Daniel Hal Crisman Vito Joseph DeLeo Jason Matthew Coffey Dennis A. Cross Danielle Anne Delie Florence G. Cohen Kevin R. Crotty Joseph A. Della Pietra Kevin S. Cohen Thomas G. Crotty Andrea DellaBella Anthony Joseph Coladonato John R. Crowe Palmina DelliGatti Mark Joseph Colaio Welles Remy Crowther Colleen Ann Deloughery Stephen J. Colaio Robert L. Cruikshank Joseph DeLuca Christopher Michael Colasanti John Robert Cruz Manuel Del Valle, Jr. Kevin Nathaniel Colbert Grace Alegre Cua Francis Albert De Martini Michel P. Colbert Kenneth John Cubas Anthony Demas Keith E. Coleman Francisco Cruz Cubero Martin N. DeMeo Scott Thomas Coleman Thelma Cuccinello Francis Deming Tarel Coleman Richard Joseph Cudina Carol Keyes Demitz

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VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:37 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A11SE7.036 H11SEPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE September 11, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7645 Frederic K. Han Clara Victorine Hinds Kristin Irvine-Ryan Christopher James Hanley Neal O. Hinds Todd Antione Isaac Sean S. Hanley Mark Hindy Erik Hans Isbrandtsen Valerie Joan Hanna Katsuyuki Hirai Taizo Ishikawa Thomas Paul Hannafin Heather Malia Ho Waleed Joseph Iskandar Kevin James Hannaford, Sr. Tara Yvette Hobbs Aram Iskenderian, Jr. Michael Lawrence Hannan Thomas Anderson Hobbs John F. Iskyan Dana Rey Hannon James J. Hobin Kazushige Ito Christine Lee Hanson Robert Wayne Hobson III Aleksandr Valeryevich Ivantsov Peter Burton Hanson DaJuan Hodges Lacey Bernard Ivory Sue Kim Hanson Ronald G. Hoerner Virginia May Jablonski Vassilios G. Haramis Patrick A. Hoey Bryan C. Jack James A. Haran John A. Hofer Brooke Alexandra Jackman Gerald Francis Hardacre Marcia Hoffman Aaron Jeremy Jacobs Jeffrey Pike Hardy Stephen Gerard Hoffman Ariel Louis Jacobs T.J. Hargrave Frederick Joseph Hoffmann Jason Kyle Jacobs Daniel Edward Harlin Michele L. Hoffmann Michael G. Jacobs Frances Haros Judith Florence Hofmiller Steven A. Jacobson Harvey L. Harrell Wallace Cole Hogan, Jr. Steven D. Jacoby Stephen G. Harrell Thomas Warren Hohlweck, Jr. Ricknauth Jaggernauth Melissa HarringtoHughes Jonathan R. Hohmann Jake Denis Jagoda Aisha Ann Harris Cora Hidalgo Holland Yudhvir S. Jain Stewart D. Harris John Holland Maria Jakubiak John Patrick Hart Joseph F. Holland Robert Adrien Jalbert Eric Hartono Jimmie I. Holley Ernest James John Clinton Hartz Elizabeth Holmes Gricelda E. James Emeric Harvey Thomas P. Holohan Mark Steven Jardim Peter Paul Hashem Herbert Wilson Homer Amy Nicole Jarret Thomas Theodore Haskell, Jr. LeRoy W. Homer, Jr. Muhammadou Jawara Timothy Shawn Haskell Bradley V. Hoorn Francois JeaPierre Joseph John Hasson III James P. Hopper Maxima JeaPierre Leonard W. Hatton, Jr. Montgomery McCullough Hord Paul Edward Jeffers Terence S. Hatton Michael Joseph Horn John Charles Jenkins Michael Helmut Haub Matthew Douglas Horning Joseph Jenkins, Jr. Timothy Aaron Haviland Robert L. Horohoe, Jr. Alan Keith Jensen Donald G. Havlish, Jr. Michael Robert Horrocks Prem Nath Jerath Anthony Maurice Hawkins Aaron Horwitz Farah Jeudy Nobuhiro Hayatsu Charles J. Houston Hweidar Jian James Edward Hayden Uhuru G. Houston Eliezer Jimenez, Jr. Robert Jay Hayes Angela M. Houtz Luis Jimenez, Jr. Philip T. Hayes, Ret. George Gerard Howard Charles Gregory John W. Ward Haynes Brady Kay Howell Nicholas John Scott Jordan Hazelcorn Michael C. Howell Dennis M. Johnson Michael K. Healey Steven Leon Howell LaShawna Johnson Roberta B. Heber Jennifer L. Howley and her unborn child Scott Michael Johnson Charles Francis Xavier Heeran Milagros Hromada William R. Johnston John F. Heffernan Marian R. Hrycak Allison Horstmann Jones Michele M. Heidenberger Stephen Huczko, Jr. Arthur Joseph Jones III Sheila M.S. Hein Kris Robert Hughes Brian Leander Jones H. Joseph Heller, Jr. Paul Rexford Hughes Charles Edward Jones JoAnn L. Heltibridle Robert T. Hughes, Jr. Christopher D. Jones Ronald John Hemenway Thomas F. Hughes, Jr. Donald T. Jones II Mark F. Hemschoot Timothy Robert Hughes Donald W. Jones Ronnie Lee Henderson Susan Huie Judith Lawter Jones Brian Hennessey Lamar Demetrius Hulse Linda Jones Edward R. Hennessy, Jr. John Nicholas Humber, Jr. Mary S. Jones Michelle Marie Henrique William Christopher Hunt Andrew Brian Jordan, Sr. Joseph Patrick Henry Kathleen Anne Hunt-Casey Robert Thomas Jordan William L. Henry, Jr. Joseph Gerard Hunter Albert Gunnis Joseph Catherina Henry-Robinson Peggie M. Hurt Ingeborg Joseph John Christopher Henwood Robert R. Hussa Karl Henry Joseph Robert Allan Hepburn Stephen N. Hyland, Jr. Stephen Joseph Mary Herencia Robert J. Hymel Jane Eileen Josiah Lindsay C. Herkness III Thomas Edward Hynes Anthony Jovic Harvey Robert Hermer Walter G. Hynes Angel L. Juarbe, Jr. Norberto Hernandez Joseph Anthony Ianelli Karen Sue Juday Raul Hernandez Zuhtu Ibis Ann C. Judge Gary Herold Jonathan Lee Ielpi Mychal F. Judge Jeffrey Alan Hersch Michael Patrick Iken Paul William Jurgens Thomas J. Hetzel Daniel Ilkanayev Thomas Edward Jurgens Leon Bernard Frederick J. Ill, Jr. Shashikiran Lakshmikantha Kadaba Heyward MC Sundance Abraham Nethanel Ilowitz Gavkharoy Kamardinova Brian Christopher Hickey Anthony P. Infante, Jr. Shari Kandell Enemencio Dario Louis S. Inghilterra Howard Lee Kane Hidalgo Ceden˜o Christopher Noble Ingrassia Jennifer Lynn Kane Timothy Brian Higgins Paul Innella Vincent D. Kane Robert D.W. Higley II Stephanie Veronica Irby Joon Koo Kang Todd Russell Hill Douglas Jason Irgang Sheldon Robert Kanter

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:37 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A11SE7.037 H11SEPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H7646 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 11, 2019 Deborah H. Kaplan Frank J. Koestner Joseph Gerard Leavey Robin Lynne Kaplan Ryan Kohart Neil J. Leavy Alvin Peter Kappelmann, Jr. Vanessa Lynn Przybylo Kolpak Robert G. LeBlanc Charles H. Karczewski Irina Kolpakova Leon Lebor William A. Karnes Suzanne Rose Kondratenko Kenneth Charles Ledee Douglas Gene Karpiloff Abdoulaye Kone´ Alan J. Lederman Charles L. Kasper Bon Seok Koo Elena F. Ledesma Andrew K. Kates Dorota Kopiczko Alexis Leduc John A. Katsimatides Scott Michael Kopytko Daniel John Lee Robert Michael Kaulfers Bojan George Kostic David S. Lee Don Jerome Kauth, Jr. Danielle Kousoulis Dong Chul Lee Hideya Kawauchi David P. Kovalcin Gary H. Lee Edward T. Keane John J. Kren Hyun Joon Lee Richard M. Keane William Edward Krukowski Juanita Lee Lisa Yvonne Kearney-Griffin Lyudmila Ksido Kathryn Blair Lee Karol Ann Keasler Toshiya Kuge Linda C. Lee Barbara A. Keating Shekhar Kumar Lorraine Mary Greene Lee Paul Hanlon Keating Kenneth Bruce Kumpel Myoung Woo Lee Leo Russell Keene III Frederick Kuo, Jr. Richard Y.C. Lee Brenda Kegler Patricia A. Kuras Stuart Soo-Jin Lee Chandler Raymond Keller Nauka Kushitani Yang Der Lee Joseph John Keller Thomas Joseph Kuveikis Stephen Paul Lefkowitz Peter R. Kellerman Victor Kwarkye Adriana Legro Joseph P. Kellett Raymond Kui Fai Kwok Edward Joseph Lehman Frederick H. Kelley III Angela Reed Kyte Eric Lehrfeld James Joseph Kelly Andrew La Corte David R. Leistman Joseph A. Kelly Carol Ann La Plante David Prudencio Lemagne Maurice P. Kelly Jeffrey G. La Touche Joseph Anthony Lenihan Richard John Kelly, Jr. Kathryn L. LaBorie John Joseph Lennon, Jr. Thomas Michael Kelly Amarnauth Lachhman John Robinson Lenoir Thomas Richard Kelly Ganesh K. Ladkat Jorge Luis Leo´n, Sr. Thomas W. Kelly James Patrick Ladley Matthew G. Leonard Timothy Colin Kelly Joseph A. Lafalce Michael Lepore William Hill Kelly, Jr. Jeanette Louise Lafond-Menichino Charles A. Lesperance Robert Clinton Kennedy David James LaForge Jeff LeVeen Thomas J. Kennedy Michael Patrick LaForte John Dennis Levi Yvonne E. Kennedy Alan Charles LaFrance Alisha Caren Levin John Richard Keohane Juan Mendez Lafuente Neil David Levin Ralph Francis Kershaw Neil Kwong-Wah Lai Robert Levine Ronald T. Kerwin Vincent Anthony Laieta Robert Michael Levine Howard L. Kestenbaum William David Lake Shai Levinhar Douglas D. Ketcham Franco Lalama Daniel M. Lewin Ruth Ellen Ketler Chow Kwan Lam Adam Jay Lewis Boris Khalif Michael S. Lamana Jennifer Lewis Norma Cruz Khan Stephen LaMantia Kenneth E. Lewis Sarah Khan Amy Hope Lamonsoff Margaret Susan Lewis Taimour Firaz Khan Robert T. Lane Ye Wei Liang Rajesh Khandelwal Brendan Mark Lang Orasri Liangthanasarn SeiLai Khoo Rosanne P. Lang Daniel F. Libretti Michael Vernon Kiefer Vanessa Lang Langer and her unborn child Ralph Michael Licciardi Satoshi Kikuchihara Mary Lou Langley Edward Lichtschein Andrew Jay-Hoon Kim Peter J. Langone Samantha L. LightbourAllen Lawrence Don Kim Thomas Michael Langone Steven Barry Lillianthal Mary Jo Kimelman Michele Bernadette Lanza Carlos R. Lillo Heinrich Kimmig Ruth Sheila Lapin Craig Damian Lilore Karen Ann Kincaid Ingeborg A.D. Lariby Arnold Arboleda Lim Amy R. King Robin Blair Larkey Darya Lin Andrew M. King Judith Camilla Larocque Wei Rong Lin Lucille Teresa King Christopher Randall Larrabee Nickie L. Lindo Robert King, Jr. Hamidou S. Larry Thomas V. Linehan, Jr. Lisa King-Johnson Scott Larsen Robert Thomas Linnane Brian K. Kinney John Adam Larson Alan Patrick Linton, Jr. Takashi Kinoshita Natalie Janis Lasden Diane Theresa Lipari Chris Michael Kirby Gary Edward Lasko Kenneth P. Lira Are´valo Howard Barry Kirschbaum Nicholas Craig Lassman Francisco Alberto Liriano Glenn Davis Kirwin Paul Laszczynski Lorraine Lisi Helen Crossin Kittle and her unborn child Charles A. Laurencin Paul Lisson Richard Joseph Klares Stephen James Lauria Vincent M. Litto Peter Anton Klein Maria LaVache Ming-Hao Liu Alan David Kleinberg Denis Francis Lavelle Nancy Liz Karen Joyce Klitzman Jeannine Mary LaVerde Harold Lizcano Ronald Philip Kloepfer Anna A. Laverty Martin Lizzul Eugueni Kniazev Steven Lawn George A. Llanes Andrew James Knox Robert A. Lawrence, Jr. Elizabeth C. Logler Thomas Patrick Knox Nathaniel Lawson Catherine Lisa Loguidice Rebecca Lee Koborie David W. Laychak Je´roˆme Robert Lohez Deborah A. Kobus Eugen Gabriel Lazar Michael William Lomax Gary Edward Koecheler James Patrick Leahy Stephen V. Long

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:20 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A11SE7.038 H11SEPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE September 11, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7647 Laura Maria Longing Sara Elizabeth Manley Michael Desmond McCarthy Salvatore P. Lopes Debra M. Mannetta Robert G. McCarthy Daniel Lopez Marion Victoria Manning Stanley McCaskill George Lopez Terence John Manning Katie Marie McCloskey Luis Manuel Lopez James Maounis Juliana Valentine McCourt Maclovio Lopez, Jr. Alfred Gilles Padre Joseph Ruth Magdaline McCourt Manuel L. Lopez Marchand Charles Austin McCrann Joseph Lostrangio Joseph Ross Marchbanks, Jr. Tonyell F. McDay Chet Dek Louie Laura A. Marchese Matthew T. McDermott Stuart Seid Louis Hilda Marcin Joseph P. McDonald Joseph Lovero Peter Edward Mardikian Brian Grady McDonnell Sara Elizabeth Low Edward Joseph Mardovich Michael P. McDonnell Jenny Seu Kueng Low Wong Charles Joseph Margiotta John F. McDowell, Jr. Michael W. Lowe Louis Neil Mariani Eamon J. McEneaney Garry W. Lozier Kenneth Joseph Marino John Thomas McErlean, Jr. John P. Lozowsky Lester V. Marino Daniel Francis McGinley Charles Peter Lucania Vita Marino Mark Ryan McGinly Edward Hobbs Luckett Kevin D. Marlo William E. McGinn Mark Gavin Ludvigsen Jose Juan Marrero Thomas Henry McGinnis Lee Charles Ludwig John Daniel Marshall Michael Gregory McGinty Sean Thomas Lugano Shelley A. Marshall Ann Walsh McGovern Daniel Lugo James Martello Scott Martin McGovern Marie Lukas Michael A. Marti William J. McGovern William Lum, Jr. Karen Ann Martin Stacey Sennas McGowan Michael P. Lunden Peter C. Martin Francis Noel McGuinn Christopher E. Lunder Teresa M. Martin Thomas F. McGuinness, Jr. Anthony Luparello William J. Martin, Jr. Patrick J. McGuire Gary Frederick Lutnick Brian E. Martineau Thomas M. McHale Linda Anne Luzzicone Betsy Martinez Keith David McHeffey Alexander Lygin Edward J. Martinez Ann M. McHugh CeeCee Lyles Jose Angel Martinez, Jr. Denis J. McHugh III Farrell Peter Lynch Robert Gabriel Martinez Dennis P. McHugh James Francis Lynch Waleska Martinez Michael Edward McHugh, Jr. James T. Lynch, Jr. Lizie D. Martinez-Calderon Robert G. McIlvaine Louise A. Lynch Paul Richard Martini Donald James McIntyre Michael Cameron Lynch Anne Marie Martino-Cramer Stephanie Marie McKenna Michael Francis Lynch Joseph A. Mascali Molly L. McKenzie Richard D. Lynch, Jr. Bernard Mascarenhas Barry J. McKeon Robert Henry Lynch, Jr. Stephen Frank Masi Evelyn C. McKinnedy Sean P. Lynch Ada L. MasoAcker Darryl Leron McKinney Sean Patrick Lynch Nicholas George Massa George Patrick McLaughlin, Jr. Terence M. Lynch Michael Massaroli Robert C. McLaughlin, Jr. Michael J. Lyons Philip William Mastrandrea, Jr. Gavin McMahon Monica Anne Lyons Rudy Mastrocinque Robert D. McMahon Nehamon Lyons IV Joseph Mathai Edmund M. McNally Patrick John Lyons Charles William Mathers Daniel Walker McNeal M Robert Francis Mace William A. Mathesen Walter Arthur McNeil Marianne MacFarlane Marcello Matricciano Christine Sheila McNulty Jan Maciejewski Margaret Elaine Mattic Sean Peter McNulty Susan A. Mackay Dean E. Mattson Robert William McPadden Catherine Fairfax MacRae Robert D. Mattson Terence A. McShane Richard Blaine Madden Walter A. Matuza, Jr. Timothy Patrick McSweeney Simon Maddison Timothy J. Maude Martin E. McWilliams Noell C. Maerz Jill Maurer-Campbell Rocco A. Medaglia Jennieann Maffeo Charles A. Mauro, Jr. Abigail Medina Joseph Maffeo Charles J. Mauro Ana Iris Medina Jay Robert Magazine Dorothy Mauro Damian Meehan Brian Magee Nancy T. Mauro William J. Meehan, Jr. Charles W. Magee Robert J. Maxwell Alok Kumar Mehta Joseph V. Maggitti Rene´e A. May and her unborn child Raymond Meisenheimer Ronald Magnuson Tyrone May Manuel Emilio Mejia Daniel L. Maher Keithroy Marcellus Maynard Eskedar Melaku Thomas A. Mahon Robert J. Mayo Antonio Melendez William J. Mahoney Kathy N. Mazza Mary P. Melendez Joseph Daniel Maio Edward Mazzella, Jr. Christopher D. Mello Linda C. Mair-Grayling Jennifer Lynn Mazzotta Yelena Melnichenko Takashi Makimoto Kaaria Mbaya Stuart Todd Meltzer Abdu Ali Malahi James Joseph McAlary, Jr. Diarelia Jovanah Mena Debora I. Maldonado Brian Gerard McAleese Dora Marie Menchaca Myrna T. Maldonado-Agosto Patricia Ann McAneney Charles R. Mendez Alfred Russell Maler Colin R. McArthur Lizette Mendoza Gregory James Malone John Kevin McAvoy Shevonne Olicia Mentis Edward Francis Maloney III Kenneth M. McBrayer Wolfgang Peter Menzel Joseph E. Maloney Brendan F. McCabe Steve John Mercado Gene Edward Maloy Michael McCabe Wesley Mercer Christian H. Maltby Thomas Joseph McCann Ralph Joseph Mercurio Francisco Miguel Mancini Justin McCarthy Alan Harvey Merdinger Joseph Mangano Kevin M. McCarthy George L. Merino

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:20 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A11SE7.039 H11SEPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H7648 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 11, 2019 Yamel Josefina Merino Sanae Mori Oscar Francis Nesbitt George Merkouris Blanca Robertina Morocho Morocho Gerard Terence Nevins Deborah Merrick Leonel Geronimo Morocho Morocho Renee Tetreault Newell Raymond Joseph Metz III Dennis Gerard Moroney Christopher C. Newton Jill Ann Metzler Lynne Irene Morris Christopher NewtoCarter David Robert Meyer Odessa V. Morris Nancy Yuen Ngo Nurul H. Miah Seth Allan Morris Khang Ngoc Nguyen William Edward Micciulli Steve Morris Jody Tepedino Nichilo Martin Paul Michelstein Christopher Martel Morrison Kathleen Ann Nicosia Patricia E. Mickley Ferdinand V. Morrone Martin Stewart Niederer Ronald D. Milam William David Moskal Alfonse Joseph Niedermeyer Peter Teague Milano Brian A. Moss Frank John Niestadt, Jr. Gregory Milanowycz Marco Motroni Gloria Nieves Lukasz Tomasz Milewski Cynthia MotuWilson Juan Nieves, Jr. Sharon Christina Millan Iouri A. Mouchinski Troy Edward Nilsen Corey Peter Miller Jude Joseph Moussa Paul Nimbley Craig J. Miller Peter Moutos John Ballantine Niven Douglas C. Miller Damion O’Neil Mowatt Katherine McGarry Noack Henry Alfred Miller, Jr. Teddington H. Moy Curtis Terrance Noel Joel Miller Christopher Michael Mozzillo Michael A. Noeth Michael Matthew Miller Stephen Vincent Mulderry Daniel R. Nolan Nicole Carol Miller Richard T. Muldowney, Jr. Robert Walter Noonan Philip D. Miller Michael D. Mullan Jacqueline June Norton Robert Alan Miller Dennis Michael Mulligan Robert Grant Norton Robert Cromwell Miller, Jr. Peter James Mulligan Daniela Rosalia Notaro Benny Millman Michael Joseph Mullin Brian Christopher Novotny Charles M. Mills, Jr. James Donald Munhall Soichi Numata Ronald Keith Milstein Nancy Mun˜iz Brian Nunez Robert J. Minara Francisco Heladio Munoz Jose Nunez William George Minardi Carlos Mario Mun˜oz Jeffrey Roger Nussbaum Louis Joseph Minervino Theresa Munson Dennis Patrick O’Berg Thomas Mingione Robert Michael Murach James P. O’Brien, Jr. Wilbert Miraille Cesar Augusto Murillo Michael P. O’Brien Domenick N. Mircovich Marc A. Murolo Scott J. O’Brien Rajesh Arjan Mirpuri Brian Joseph Murphy Timothy Michael O’Brien Joseph D. Mistrulli Charles Anthony Murphy Daniel O’Callaghan Susan J. Miszkowicz Christopher W. Murphy Dennis James O’Connor, Jr. Paul Thomas Mitchell Edward Charles Murphy Diana J. O’Connor Richard P. Miuccio James F. Murphy IV Keith Kevin O’Connor Jeffrey Peter Mladenik James Thomas Murphy Richard J. O’Connor Frank V. Moccia, Sr. Kevin James Murphy Amy O’Doherty Louis Joseph Modafferi Patrick Jude Murphy Marni Pont O’Doherty Boyie Mohammed Patrick Sean Murphy James Andrew O’Grady Dennis Mojica Raymond E. Murphy Thomas G. O’Hagan Manuel D. Mojica, Jr. Robert Eddie Murphy, Jr. Patrick J. O’Keefe Kleber Rolando Molina John Joseph Murray William O’Keefe Manuel De Jesus Molina John Joseph Murray Gerald Thomas O’Leary Carl Molinaro Susan D. Murray Matthew Timothy O’Mahony Justin John Molisani, Jr. Valerie Victoria Murray John P. O’Neill Brian Patrick Monaghan Richard Todd Myhre Peter J. O’Neill, Jr. Franklyn Monahan Louis J. Nacke II Sean Gordon Corbett O’Neill John Gerard Monahan Robert B. Nagel Kevin M. O’Rourke Kristen Leigh Montanaro Mildred Rose Naiman Patrick J. O’Shea Craig Montano Takuya Nakamura Robert William O’Shea Michael G. Montesi Alexander John Robert Napier Timothy Franklin O’Sullivan Carlos Alberto Montoya Frank Joseph Naples III James A. Oakley Antonio De Jesus Montoya Valdes John Philip Napolitano Douglas E. Oelschlager Cheryl Ann Monyak Catherine Ann Nardella Takashi Ogawa Thomas Carlo Moody Mario Nardone, Jr. Albert Ogletree Sharon Moore Manika K. Narula Philip Paul Ognibene Krishna V. Moorthy Shawn M. Nassaney John A. Ogonowski Laura Lee Defazio Morabito Narender Nath Joseph J. Ogren Abner Morales Karen Susan Navarro Samuel Oitice Carlos Manuel Morales Joseph M. Navas Gerald Michael Olcott Paula E. Morales Francis Joseph Nazario Christine Anne Olender Sonia Mercedes Morales Puopolo Glenroy I. Neblett Linda Mary Oliva Gerard P. Moran, Jr. Rayman Marcus Neblett Edward K. Oliver John Christopher Moran Jerome O. Nedd Leah Elizabeth Oliver John Michael Moran Laurence F. Nedell Eric Taube Olsen Kathleen Moran Luke G. Nee Jeffrey James Olsen Lindsay Stapleton Morehouse Pete Negron Barbara K. Olson George William Morell Laurie Ann Neira Maureen Lyons Olson Steven P. Morello Ann N. Nelson Steven John Olson Vincent S. Morello David William Nelson Toshihiro Onda Yvette Nicole Moreno Ginger Risco Nelson Seamus L. Oneal Dorothy Morgan James A. Nelson Betty Ann Ong Richard J. Morgan Michele Ann Nelson Michael C. Opperman Nancy Morgenstern Peter Allen Nelson Christopher T. Orgielewicz

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:37 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A11SE7.040 H11SEPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE September 11, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7649 Margaret Quinn Orloske Richard Allen Pearlman Vincent A. Princiotta Virginia Anne Ormiston Durrell V. Pearsall, Jr. Kevin M. Prior Ruben S. Ornedo Thomas Nicholas Pecorelli Everett Martin Proctor III Ronald Orsini Thomas Pedicini Carrie Beth Progen Peter Keith Ortale Todd Douglas Pelino David Lee Pruim Juan Ortega-Campos Mike Adrian Pelletier Richard A. Prunty Jane Marie Orth Anthony G. Peluso John Foster Puckett Alexander Ortiz Angel R. Pena Robert David Pugliese David Ortiz Robert Penninger Edward F. Pullis Emilio Pete Ortiz Richard Al Penny Patricia Ann Puma Pablo Ortiz Salvatore F. Pepe Jack D. Punches Paul Ortiz, Jr. Carl Allen B. Peralta Hemanth Kumar Puttur Sonia Ortiz Robert David Peraza Joseph J. Pycior, Jr. Masaru Ose Jon A. Perconti, Jr. Edward R. Pykon Elsy Carolina Osorio Oliva Alejo Perez Christopher Quackenbush James R. Ostrowski Angel Perez, Jr. Lars Peter Qualben Jason Douglas Oswald Angela Susan Perez Lincoln Quappe´ Michael John Otten Anthony Perez Beth Ann Quigley Isidro D. Ottenwalder Ivan Antonio Perez Patrick J. Quigley IV Michael Chung Ou Nancy E. Perez Michael T. Quilty Todd Joseph Ouida Berry Berenson Perkins James Francis Quinn Jesus Ovalles Joseph John Perroncino Ricardo J. Quinn Peter J. Owens, Jr. Edward J. Perrotta Carol Millicent Rabalais Adianes Oyola Emelda H. Perry Christopher Peter Anthony Angel M. Pabon, Jr. Glenn C. Perry, Sr. Racaniello Israel Pabon, Jr. John William Perry Leonard J. Ragaglia Roland Pacheco Franklin Allan Pershep Eugene J. Raggio Michael Benjamin Packer Danny Pesce Laura Marie Ragonese-Snik Diana B. Padro Michael John Pescherine Michael Paul Ragusa Deepa Pakkala Davin N. Peterson Peter Frank Raimondi Jeffrey Matthew Palazzo Donald Arthur Peterson Harry A. Raines Thomas Palazzo Jean Hoadley Peterson Lisa J. Raines Richard A. Palazzolo William Russell Peterson Ehtesham Raja Orio Joseph Palmer Mark James Petrocelli Valsa Raju Frank Anthony Palombo Philip Scott Petti Edward J. Rall Alan N. Palumbo Glen Kerrin Pettit Lukas Rambousek Christopher Matthew Panatier Dominick A. Pezzulo Maria Ramirez Dominique Lisa Pandolfo Kaleen Elizabeth Pezzuti Harry Ramos Jonas Martin Panik Kevin J. Pfeifer Vishnoo Ramsaroop Paul J. Pansini Tu-Anh Pham Deborah A. Ramsaur John M. Paolillo Kenneth John Phelan, Sr. Lorenzo E. Ramzey Edward Joseph Papa Sneha Anne Philip Alfred Todd Rancke Salvatore T. Papasso Eugenia McCann Piantieri Adam David Rand James Nicholas Pappageorge Ludwig John Picarro Jonathan C. Randall Marie Pappalardo Matthew Picerno Shreyas S. Ranganath Vinod Kumar Parakat Joseph O. Pick Anne T. Ransom Vijayashanker Paramsothy Christopher J. Pickford Faina Rapoport Nitin Ramesh Parandkar Dennis J. Pierce Rhonda Sue Rasmussen Hardai Parbhu Bernard Pietronico Robert A. Rasmussen James Wendell Parham Nicholas P. Pietrunti Amenia Rasool Debra Marie Paris Theodoros Pigis R. Mark Rasweiler George Paris Susan Elizabeth Pinto Marsha D. Ratchford Gye Hyong Park Joseph Piskadlo David Alan James Rathkey Philip Lacey Parker Christopher Todd Pitman William Ralph Raub Michael Alaine Parkes Joshua Michael Piver Gerard F. Rauzi Robert E. Parks, Jr. Robert R. Ploger III Alexey Razuvaev Hashmukh C. Parmar Zandra F. Ploger Gregory Reda Robert Parro Joseph Plumitallo Sarah Anne Redheffer Diane Marie Parsons John M. Pocher Michele Marie Reed Leobardo Lopez Pascual William Howard Pohlmann Judith Ann Reese Michael J. Pascuma, Jr. Laurence Michael Polatsch Donald J. Regan Jerrold Hughes Paskins Thomas H. Polhemus Robert M. Regan Horace Robert Passananti Steve Pollicino Thomas Michael Regan Suzanne H. Passaro Susan M. Pollio Christian Michael Otto Regenhard Avnish Ramanbhai Patel Darin H. Pontell Howard Reich Dipti Patel Joshua Iosua Poptean Gregg Reidy Manish Patel Giovanna Porras James Brian Reilly Steven Bennett Paterson Anthony Portillo Kevin O. Reilly James Matthew Patrick James Edward Potorti Timothy E. Reilly Manuel D. Patrocino Daphne Pouletsos Joseph Reina, Jr. Bernard E. Patterson Richard N. Poulos Thomas Barnes Reinig Clifford L. Patterson, Jr. Stephen Emanual Poulos Frank Bennett Reisman Cira Marie Patti Brandon Jerome Powell Joshua Scott Reiss Robert E. Pattison Scott Alan Powell Karen Renda James Robert Paul Shawn Edward Powell John Armand Reo Patrice Paz Antonio Dorsey Pratt Richard Cyril Rescorla Victor Hugo Paz Gregory M. Preziose John Thomas Resta Stacey Lynn Peak Wanda Ivelisse Prince Sylvia San Pio Resta and her unborn child

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:37 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A11SE7.040 H11SEPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H7650 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 11, 2019 Martha M. Reszke Philip Martin Rosenzweig Mario L. Santoro David E. Retik Daniel Rosetti Rafael Humberto Santos Todd H. Reuben Richard Barry Ross Rufino C.F. Santos III Luis Clodoaldo Revilla Mier Norman S. Rossinow Victor J. Saracini Eduvigis Reyes, Jr. Nicholas P. Rossomando Kalyan K. Sarkar Bruce Albert Reynolds Michael Craig Rothberg Chapelle Renee Stewart Sarker John Frederick Rhodes Donna Marie Rothenberg Paul F. Sarle Francis Saverio Riccardelli Mark David Rothenberg Deepika Kumar Sattaluri Rudolph N. Riccio James Michael Roux Gregory Thomas Saucedo Ann Marie Riccoboni Nicholas Charles Alexander Rowe Susan M. Sauer David Harlow Rice Edward V. Rowenhorst Anthony Savas Eileen Mary Rice Judy Rowlett Vladimir Savinkin Kenneth Frederick Rice III Timothy Alan Roy, Sr. John Michael Sbarbaro CeCelia E. Richard Paul G. Ruback David M. Scales Vernon Allan Richard Ronald J. Ruben Robert Louis Scandole Claude Daniel Richards Joanne Rubino Michelle Scarpitta Gregory David Richards David M. Ruddle Dennis Scauso Michael Richards Bart Joseph Ruggiere John Albert Schardt Venesha Orintia Richards Susan A. Ruggiero John G. Scharf Jimmy Riches Adam Keith Ruhalter Fred C. Scheffold, Jr. Alan Jay Richman Gilbert Ruiz Angela Susan Scheinberg John M. Rigo Robert E. Russell Scott Mitchell Schertzer Frederick Charles Rimmele III Stephen P. Russell Sean Schielke Rose Mary Riso Steven Harris Russin Steven Francis Schlag Moises N. Rivas Michael Thomas Russo, Sr. Robert A. Schlegel Joseph R. Rivelli, Jr. Wayne Alan Russo Jon Schlissel Carmen Alicia Rivera William R. Ruth Karen Helene Schmidt Isaias Rivera Edward Ryan Ian Schneider Juan William Rivera John Joseph Ryan Thomas G. Schoales Linda Ivelisse Rivera Jonathan Stephan Ryan Marisa Dinardo Schorpp David E. Rivers Matthew L. Ryan Frank G. Schott, Jr. Joseph R. Riverso Tatiana Ryjova Gerard Patrick Schrang Paul V. Rizza Christina Sunga Ryook Jeffrey H. Schreier John Frank Rizzo Thierry Saada John T. Schroeder Stephen Louis Roach Jason Elazar Sabbag Susan Lee Schuler Joseph Roberto Thomas E. Sabella Edward W. Schunk Leo Arthur Roberts Scott H. Saber Mark Evan Schurmeier Michael E. Roberts Charles E. Sabin, Sr. John Burkhart Schwartz Michael Edward Roberts Joseph Francis Sacerdote Mark Schwartz Donald Walter Robertson, Jr. Jessica Leigh Sachs Adriane Victoria Scibetta Jeffrey Robinson Francis John Sadocha Raphael Scorca Michell Lee Jean Robotham Jude Elias Safi Janice M. Scott Donald Arthur Robson Brock Joel Safronoff Randolph Scott Antonio A. Rocha Edward Saiya Christopher Jay Scudder Raymond James Rocha John Patrick Salamone Arthur Warren Scullin Laura Rockefeller Marjorie C. Salamone Michael H. Seaman John Michael Rodak Hernando Rafael Salas Margaret M. Seeliger Antonio Jose´ Rodrigues Juan G. Salas Anthony Segarra Anthony Rodriguez Esmerlin Antonio Salcedo Carlos Segarra Carmen Milagros Rodriguez John Pepe Salerno Jason M. Sekzer Gregory E. Rodriguez Rahma Salie and her unborn child Matthew Carmen Sellitto Marsha A. Rodriguez Richard L. Salinardi, Jr. Michael L. Selves Mayra Valdes Rodriguez Wayne John Saloman Howard Selwyn Richard Rodriguez Nolbert Salomon Larry John Senko David Bartolo Rodriguez-Vargas Catherine Patricia Salter Arturo Angelo Sereno Matthew Rogan Frank G. Salvaterra Frankie Serrano Jean Destrehan Roge´r Paul Richard Salvio Marian H. Serva Karlie Rogers Samuel Robert Salvo, Jr. Alena Sesinova Scott William Rohner Carlos Alberto Samaniego Adele Christine Sessa Keith Michael Roma John P. Sammartino Sita Nermalla Sewnarine Joseph M. Romagnolo James Kenneth Samuel, Jr. Karen Lynn Seymour Efrain Romero, Sr. Michael San Phillip Davis Grier Sezna, Jr. Elvin Romero Hugo M. Sanay Thomas Joseph Sgroi James A. Romito Alva Cynthia Jeffries Sanchez Jayesh Shantilal Shah Sean Paul Rooney Jacquelyn Patrice Sanchez Khalid M. Shahid Eric Thomas Ropiteau Jesus Sanchez Mohammed Shajahan Aida Rosario Raymond Sanchez Gary Shamay Angela Rosario Eric M. Sand Earl Richard Shanahan Mark H. Rosen Stacey Leigh Sanders Dan F. Shanower Brooke David Rosenbaum Herman S. Sandler Neil G. Shastri Linda Rosenbaum Jim Sands, Jr. Kathryn Anne Shatzoff Sheryl Lynn Rosenbaum Ayleen J. Santiago Barbara A. Shaw Lloyd Daniel Rosenberg Kirsten Reese Santiago Jeffrey James Shaw Mark Louis Rosenberg Maria Theresa Concepcion Robert John Shay, Jr. Andrew Ira Rosenblum Santillan Daniel James Shea Joshua M. Rosenblum Susan Gayle Santo Joseph Patrick Shea Joshua Alan Rosenthal Christopher A. Santora Kathleen Shearer Richard David Rosenthal John August Santore Robert M. Shearer

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:47 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A11SE7.041 H11SEPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE September 11, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7651 Linda June Sheehan Robert W. Spear, Jr. Norbert P. Szurkowski Hagay Shefi Robert Speisman Harry Taback Antionette M. Sherman Maynard S. Spence, Jr. Joann C. Tabeek John Anthony Sherry George Edward Spencer III Norma C. Taddei Atsushi Shiratori Robert Andrew Spencer Michael Taddonio Thomas Joseph Shubert Mary Rubina Sperando Keiichiro Takahashi Mark Shulman Frank Spinelli Keiji Takahashi See Wong Shum William E. Spitz Phyllis Gail Talbot Allan Abraham Shwartzstein Joseph Patrick Spor, Jr. Robert R. Talhami Clarin Shellie Siegel-Schwartz Klaus Johannes Sprockamp John Talignani Johanna Sigmund Saranya Srinuan Sean Patrick Tallon Dianne T. Signer and her unborn child Fitzroy St. Rose Paul Talty Gregory Sikorsky Michael F. Stabile Maurita Tam Stephen Gerard Siller Lawrence T. Stack Rachel Tamares David Silver Timothy M. Stackpole Hector Rogan Tamayo Craig A. Silverstein Richard James Stadelberger Michael Andrew Tamuccio Nasima H. Simjee Eric Adam Stahlman Kenichiro Tanaka Bruce Edward Simmons Gregory Stajk Rhondelle Cherie Tankard Diane M. Simmons Alexandru Liviu Stan Michael Anthony Tanner Donald D. Simmons Corina Stan Dennis Gerard Taormina, Jr. George W. Simmons Mary Domenica Stanley Kenneth Joseph Tarantino Arthur Simon Anthony Starita Allan Tarasiewicz Kenneth Alan Simon Jeffrey Stark Michael C. Tarrou Michael J. Simon Derek James Statkevicus Ronald Tartaro Paul Joseph Simon Patricia J. Statz Deborah Tavolarella Marianne Liquori Simone Craig William Staub Darryl Anthony Taylor Barry Simowitz William V. Steckman Donnie Brooks Taylor Jane Louise Simpkin Eric Thomas Steen Hilda E. Taylor Jeff Lyal Simpson William R. Steiner Kip P. Taylor Cheryle D. Sincock Alexander Robbins Steinman Leonard E. Taylor Khamladai Khami Singh Edna L. Stephens Lorisa Ceylon Taylor Roshan Ramesh Singh Andrew Stergiopoulos Michael Morgan Taylor Thomas E. Sinton III Andrew J. Stern Sandra C. Taylor Peter A. Siracuse Norma Lang Steuerle Sandra Dawn Teague Muriel F. Siskopoulos Martha Jane Stevens Karl W. Teepe Joseph Michael Sisolak Michael James Stewart Paul A. Tegtmeier John P. Skala Richard H. Stewart, Jr. Yeshavant Moreshwar Tembe Francis Joseph Skidmore, Jr. Sanford M. Stoller Anthony Tempesta Toyena Corliss Skinner Douglas Joel Stone Dorothy Pearl Temple Paul Albert Skrzypek Lonny Jay Stone Stanley L. Temple Christopher Paul Slattery Jimmy Nevill Storey David Gustaf Peter Tengelin Vincent Robert Slavin Timothy Stout Brian John Terrenzi Robert F. Sliwak Thomas Strada Lisa Marie Terry Paul Kenneth Sloan James J. Straine, Jr. Goumatie Thackurdeen Stanley S. Smagala, Jr. Edward W. Straub Harshad Sham Thatte Wendy L. Small George J. Strauch, Jr. Michael Theodoridis Gregg H. Smallwood Edward Thomas Strauss Thomas F. Theurkauf, Jr. Catherine T. Smith Steven R. Strauss Lesley Anne Thomas Daniel Laurence Smith Larry L. Strickland Brian Thomas Thompson Gary F. Smith Steven F. Strobert Clive Ian Thompson George Eric Smith Walwyn Wellington Stuart, Jr. Glenn Thompson Heather Lee Smith Benjamin Suarez Nigel Bruce Thompson James Gregory Smith David Scott Suarez Perry A. Thompson Jeffrey R. Smith Ramon Suarez Vanavah Alexei Thompson Joyce Patricia Smith Dino Xavier Suarez Ramirez William H. Thompson Karl T. Smith, Sr. Yoichi Sumiyama Sugiyama Eric Raymond Thorpe Kevin Joseph Smith William Christopher Sugra Nichola Angela Thorpe Leon Smith, Jr. Daniel Thomas Suhr Tamara C. Thurman Moira Ann Smith David Marc Sullins Sal Edward Tieri, Jr. Rosemary A. Smith Christopher P. Sullivan John Patrick Tierney Bonnie Shihadeh Smithwick Patrick Sullivan Mary Ellen Tiesi Rochelle Monique Snell Thomas G. Sullivan William Randolph Tieste Christine Ann Snyder Hilario Soriano Sumaya, Jr. Kenneth Tietjen Dianne Bullis Snyder James Joseph Suozzo Stephen Edward Tighe Leonard J. Snyder, Jr. Colleen M. Supinski Scott Charles Timmes Astrid Elizabeth Sohan Robert Sutcliffe Michael E. Tinley Sushil S. Solanki Seline Sutter Jennifer M. Tino Rube´n Solares Claudia Suzette Sutton Robert Frank Tipaldi Naomi Leah Solomon John Francis Swaine John James Tipping II Daniel W. Song Kristine M. Swearson David Tirado Mari-Rae Sopper Brian David Sweeney Hector Luis Tirado, Jr. Michael Charles Sorresse Brian Edward Sweeney Michelle Lee Titolo Fabian Soto Madeline Amy Sweeney Alicia Nicole Titus Timothy Patrick Soulas Kenneth J. Swenson John J. Tobin Gregory Thomas Spagnoletti Thomas F. Swift Richard J. Todisco Donald F. Spampinato, Jr. Derek Ogilvie Sword Otis V. Tolbert Thomas Sparacio Kevin Thomas Szocik Vladimir Tomasevic John Anthony Spataro Gina Sztejnberg Stephen Kevin Tompsett

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:47 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A11SE7.042 H11SEPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H7652 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 11, 2019 Thomas Tong Lawrence Virgilio Mark P. Whitford Doris Torres Joseph Gerard Visciano Leslie A. Whittington Luis Eduardo Torres Joshua S. Vitale Michael T. Wholey Amy Elizabeth Toyen Maria Percoco Vola Mary Lenz Wieman Christopher Michael Traina Lynette D. Vosges Jeffrey David Wiener Daniel Patrick Trant Garo H. Voskerijian William J. Wik Abdoul Karim Traore Alfred Anton Vukosa Alison Marie Wildman Glenn J. Travers, Sr. Gregory Kamal Bruno Wachtler Glenn E. Wilkinson Walter Philip Travers Karen J. Wagner Ernest M. Willcher Felicia Yvette Traylor-Bass Mary Alice Wahlstrom John Charles Willett James Anthony Trentini Honor Elizabeth Wainio Brian Patrick Williams Mary Barbara Trentini Gabriela Silvina Waisman Candace Lee Williams Lisa L. Trerotola Wendy Alice Rosario Wakeford Crossley Richard Williams, Jr. Karamo Baba Trerra Courtney Wainsworth Walcott David J. Williams Michael Angel Trinidad Victor Wald David Lucian Williams Francis Joseph Trombino Kenneth E. Waldie Debbie L. Williams Gregory James Trost Benjamin James Walker Dwayne Williams Willie Q. Troy Glen Wall Kevin Michael Williams William P. Tselepis, Jr. Mitchel Scott Wallace Louie Anthony Williams Zhanetta Valentinovna Tsoy Peter Guyder Wallace Louis Calvin Williams III Michael Patrick Tucker Robert Francis Wallace John P. Williamson Lance Richard Tumulty Roy Michael Wallace Donna Ann Wilson Ching Ping Tung Jeanmarie Wallendorf William Eben Wilson Simon James Turner Matthew Blake Wallens David Harold Winton Donald Joseph Tuzio Meta L. Waller Glenn J. Winuk Robert T. Twomey John Wallice, Jr. Thomas Francis Wise Jennifer Lynn Tzemis Barbara P. Walsh Alan L. Wisniewski John G. Ueltzhoeffer Jim Walsh Frank Paul Wisniewski Tyler Victor Ugolyn Jeffrey P. Walz David Wiswall Michael A. Uliano Ching Wang Sigrid Charlotte Wiswe Jonathan J. Uman Weibin Wang Michael R. Wittenstein Anil Shivhari Umarkar Michael Warchola Christopher W. Wodenshek Allen V. Upton Stephen Gordon Ward Martin Phillips Wohlforth Diane Marie Urban Timothy Ray Ward Katherine Susan Wolf John Damien Vaccacio James A. Waring Jennifer Yen Wong Bradley Hodges Vadas Brian G. Warner Siucheung Steve Wong William Valcarcel Derrick Christopher Washington Yin Ping Wong Felix Antonio Vale Charles Waters Yuk Ping Wong Ivan Vale James Thomas Waters, Jr. Brent James Woodall Benito Valentin Patrick J. Waters James John Woods Santos Valentin, Jr. Kenneth Thomas Watson Marvin Roger Woods Carlton Francis Valvo II Michael Henry Waye Patrick J. Woods Pendyala Vamsikrishna Todd Christopher Weaver Richard Herron Woodwell Erica H. Van Acker Walter Edward Weaver David Terence Wooley Kenneth W. Van Auken Nathaniel Webb John Bentley Works R. Bruce Van Hine Dinah Webster Martin Michael Wortley Daniel M. Van Laere William Michael Weems Rodney James Wotton Edward Raymond Vanacore Joanne Flora Weil William Wren, Ret. Jon Charles Vandevander Michael T. Weinberg John W. Wright, Jr. Frederick T. Varacchi Steven Weinberg Neil Robin Wright Gopalakrishnan Varadhan Scott Jeffrey Weingard Sandra Lee Wright David Vargas Steven George Weinstein Jupiter Yambem Scott C. Vasel Simon Weiser John D. Yamnicky, Sr. Azael Ismael Vasquez David M. Weiss Suresh Yanamadala Ronald J. Vauk David Thomas Weiss Vicki Yancey Arcangel Vazquez Chin Sun Pak Wells Shuyin Yang Santos Vazquez Vincent Michael Wells Matthew David Yarnell Peter Vega Deborah Jacobs Welsh Myrna Yaskulka Sankara Sastry Velamuri Timothy Matthew Welty Shakila Yasmin Jorge Velazquez Christian Hans Rudolf Wemmers Olabisi Shadie Layeni Yee Lawrence G. Veling Ssu-Hui Wen Kevin W. Yokum Anthony Mark Ventura John Joseph Wenckus Edward P. York David Vera Oleh D. Wengerchuk Kevin Patrick York Loretta Ann Vero Peter M. West Raymond R. York Christopher James Vialonga Whitfield West, Jr. Suzanne Martha Youmans Matthew Gilbert Vianna Meredith Lynn Whalen Barrington Leroy Young, Jr. Robert Anthony Vicario Eugene Michael Whelan Donald McArthur Young Celeste Torres Victoria Adam S. White Edmond G. Young, Jr. Joanna Vidal Edward James White III Jacqueline Young John T. Vigiano II James Patrick White Lisa L. Young Joseph Vincent Vigiano John Sylvester White Elkin Yuen Frank J. Vignola, Jr. Kenneth Wilburn White, Jr. Joseph C. Zaccoli Joseph Barry Vilardo Leonard Anthony White Adel Agayby Zakhary Claribel Villalobos Hernandez Malissa Y. White Arkady Zaltsman Sergio Gabriel Villanueva Maudlyn A. White Edwin J. Zambrana, Jr. Chantal Vincelli Sandra L. White Robert Alan Zampieri Melissa Rene´e Vincent Wayne White Mark Zangrilli Francine Ann Virgilio Leanne Marie Whiteside Christopher R. Zarba, Jr.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:47 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A11SE7.043 H11SEPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE September 11, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7653 Ira Zaslow ber that we were united at that time as Trade Center site with minimal or no Kenneth Albert Zelman one Nation and we were there for one protective equipment. Abraham J. Zelmanowitz another. The Federal Government did not step Martin Morales Zempoaltecatl Even today, we can find comfort and in to conduct the necessary com- Zhe Zeng inspiration in remembering the way all prehensive cleanup of the schools, of- Marc Scott Zeplin New Yorkers, all Americans, came to- fices, and residences in Lower Manhat- Jie Yao Justin Zhao gether in the aftermath of the attack. tan. Instead, students were sent back Yuguang Zheng Let us remember the good that we to schools caught in a dust cloud before Ivelin Ziminski can accomplish together when we focus the ventilation systems were cleaned. Michael Joseph Zinzi on what unites us, when we let our Residents and office workers were sent Charles Alan Zion shared dreams and highest values pull back to buildings covered in asbestos. Julie Lynne Zipper us together rather than divide us. I joined a few environmental groups Salvatore J. Zisa After all that I witnessed on that in trying to warn people that they Prokopios Paul Zois long-ago September day, I was proud could not believe the assurances of Joseph J. Zuccala beyond words to be a New Yorker and EPA administrator Christine Todd Andrew Steven Zucker an American. Whitman and Mayor Giuliani that the Igor Zukelman Mr. Speaker, I would now like to rec- air was not safe to breathe, that people That brilliant, blue-skied September ognize my good friend and colleague should not return to school or to work day became one of the darkest morn- from the great State of New York, without respiratory protection and ings in our history when 2,997 innocent JERRY NADLER, who has worked many until a proper cleanup was done. people were struck and killed just for long days in response to rebuilding Eventually, we forced the govern- going about their daily lives. They after 9/11. ment to acknowledge those lies and to were murdered for being Americans. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman provide healthcare and resources for Thousands more were injured, and, in from New York (Mr. NADLER). those clearly made sick by their expo- the years since, tens of thousands more Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I thank sure to those toxins. became ill, disabled, or died from expo- Congresswoman MALONEY for yielding As subcommittee chair, I held the sure to the toxic soup that hung in the and for all her work over the years on first hearings to hold the EPA and air and covered the crash sites. this issue. former EPA administrator Whitman It is hard to believe it has been 18 Since that heartbreaking day, we accountable for putting hundreds of years. Like many New Yorkers, 9/11 have come together as a Nation on thousands at risk. Those hearings were seems both long ago and immediate, a each anniversary to remember the lives held in 2007. memory and something I live with that were taken from us and to honor Working with Congresswoman MALO- every day. and thank those first responders who NEY, Congressman KING, and my col- I was in Washington that morning were there for us when we needed them leagues in New York and New Jersey, and immediately rushed back to New most. Their heroic actions in those we finally got Congress to come to- York by train. I saw the smoking first chaotic hours and in the weeks gether in 2010 to pass the James wreckage in Lower Manhattan from and months to follow showed us that, Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation the train window and expected chaos in even in our darkest hours, there can be Act, to establish a national health pro- the city, but, when I exited Penn Sta- light. gram, and to reopen the Victim Com- tion that evening, I was struck by the The dark attack became one of the pensation Fund to provide support to silence. greatest rescue efforts in history. In a sick responders and survivors. It was like a scene from out of the In 2015, as these programs were about time of sorrow, we drew strength from movie ‘‘On the Beach.’’ The city to expire, we made the Health Program friends and found comfort in the kind- seemed empty. No cars, no people, no permanent, but reauthorized the VCF ness of strangers. We were inspired to vehicles, no buses, nothing on the for only 5 years. persevere by the resolve and courage of streets—just the strange odor that This year, as chairman of the Judici- thousands who rushed to the scene to hung in the air. ary Committee, I was incredibly proud help. Knowing the terror and confusion and moved to hold a hearing on the In Congress, we were united and de- happening just 40 blocks south, the si- need for additional time and money for termined. It was on that day that we lence was eerie. the VCF. first pledged to never forget. We vowed But, as we recall the fear and grief of We heard heartbreaking testimony to honor those we lost and to always be September 11, we cannot forget the from sick responders and survivors: a there for those first responders and courage we saw that morning and in firefighter, an FBI agent, a former high survivors who had suffered and con- the days, weeks, and months following school student, the widow of a con- tinue to suffer from devastating dis- the attack: the firefighters who ran struction worker, and the late Detec- eases caused by the toxins at the crash into those buildings, the police officers tive Luis Alvarez, who passed away site. who searched for survivors, the co- from a 9/11-related cancer just weeks It is to honor that pledge, and in rec- workers who carried each other down after testifying. ognition of those who still suffer every endless stairs, the strangers on the The very next day, the committee day from the effects of 9/11, that many street who guided each other to safety, unanimously passed the bill to make of us worked over the years—Congress- the construction workers who spent the fund permanent, to restore any men NADLER, KING, and many others, months clearing debris. cuts to past awards, and to ensure the along with hundreds of advocates and The legacy of 9/11 is not just one of Victim Compensation Fund had all the colleagues—in a bipartisan effort to en- tragedy and grief; it is one of courage, necessary funding going forward. sure first responders and survivors self-sacrifice, and community; it is one That bill passed the full House and have the healthcare and compensation of the American people, through Con- Senate and went straight to the Presi- they so justly deserve. gress, appropriating $20 billion to help dent’s desk, where it was signed into We are proud that, as of this past New York begin to recover from the law. July, both the World Trade Center terrorist attack. Creating the Health Program and the Health Program and the Victim Com- But history would not be complete if Victim Compensation Fund and mak- pensation Fund are effectively perma- we did not acknowledge that the Fed- ing those programs permanent count nent. eral Government exacerbated the mas- among the proudest moments of my As the longtime sponsor and author, sive environmental disaster caused by time as a Member of Congress. Through along with JERRY NADLER and PETER the collapse of the World Trade Center these programs, we are finally living KING, of this legislation in the House, by insisting, contrary to ample evi- up to the challenge Abraham Lincoln seeing these bills pass was my proudest dence, that the air in Lower Manhat- laid before us in his second inaugural moment in Congress. tan and Brooklyn was safe to breathe. address, that we must care for him who Despite the darkness of those hours, Thousands of responders, from all shall have borne the battle, and for his ‘‘Never Forget’’ also calls us to remem- over the country, worked on the World widow and his orphan.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:47 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A11SE7.043 H11SEPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H7654 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 11, 2019 b 1800 On 9/11, I got in a car and started to thank her for all of her leadership, be- We will never forget 9/11. We will driving to New York. There were barri- cause a lot of that benefits my con- never forget those who perished on cades up that said: ‘‘New York in cri- stituents as well on the East End, but, that day from the terrorist attacks, sis. You cannot pass.’’ It was the only really, for all of us as Americans. and we will never abandon those who time I ever had to use my congres- As we are here right now, all across battled that day and still bear the sional ID. New York, across my district, across scars. I got through, and all you could see our country, people are gathering, men Mr. Speaker, I thank Congresswoman were first responders pouring in from and women who remember exactly MALONEY for hosting this Special Order New Jersey to help. They were a crit- where they were and how they felt, hour with me and for being such a ical part of not only rebuilding in New what they saw, what they heard, and champion for the survivors and re- York, but passing the important legis- also, kids who weren’t even born yet, sponders over the years. lation. learning for the first time those stories I thank each of our colleagues who Ms. DEAN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the of what was experienced on September come to the floor this evening to re- chairwoman, Representative MALONEY, 11, 2001. member those we lost and thank all of for all her dedication, and I thank her We often talk about our Nation’s our colleagues who joined us in voting for naming me to share a few remarks. Greatest Generation. I was at Army for and renewing the 9/11 healthcare I am a new Representative from Reserve duty this past weekend, and I act. Pennsylvania, neighbor to New Jersey, was talking to one officer who said Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New but I spend an awful lot of time in New that his life—not just his military ca- York. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gen- Jersey, and our whole area was af- reer, but his life—is broken up into two tlewoman from New York (Mrs. fected. parts: There was the part of his life LOWEY), another champion for this Eighteen years ago, planes crashed until September 11, 2001, and the part cause. into the Twin Towers, the Pentagon, of his life after September 11, 2001. Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I want to and a Pennsylvania field near It is a challenge for that generation thank my good friend and New Yorker, Shanksville. September 11 slammed serving post-9/11 to try to fill the shoes my colleague, CAROLYN MALONEY, for into our national consciousness and of our Nation’s Greatest Generation, organizing this evening so that we can has reverberated ever since. those who have served in World War II, all remember. We lost family, friends, neighbors, Korea, Vietnam, peacetime, wartime, Eighteen years have passed since the coworkers—losses that are immeas- many great Americans through genera- September 11 terrorist attacks, but the urable. We might have lost more, but tions. memory of this unimaginable tragedy, on that day, our first responders rushed It is so important for us to honor and unspeakable terror, and profound grief toward danger, rescued survivors, and remember the victims of September 11, 2001, to honor and remember those with remains. then spent months cleaning up the courage who ran up while other people When tragedy struck, men and wreckage. women streamed from the Twin Towers That blend of sorrow and courage was were running down, who ran toward danger, ignoring orders to go in the op- and the Pentagon as first responders on display again in June, when first re- posite direction at the ultimate risk of ran in and risked their lives. Volun- sponders encouraged Congress to reau- teers sifted through debris for days and their own life. thorize the 9/11 Victim Compensation And also, it is important for us to weeks, hoping for miracles. Fund. Between those horrific attacks and honor all of the men and women who Detective Luis Alvarez told me: ‘‘I’m the crash of Flight 93 in Shanksville, have served in our Nation’s military. doing okay, but there are others out Pennsylvania, we lost nearly 3,000 fam- Think of that man or that woman that there who aren’t doing okay.’’ Before ily members, friends, and neighbors. next morning who had a successful ca- Detective Alvarez died a few weeks We promised to never forget those reer, a stable family, and they went to later, he said: ‘‘The government has to whose lives were cut short. their local recruiter’s office to sign up The pain that we all feel from the act like first responders . . . put poli- to serve and, ultimately, gave their life loss of our relatives, friends, and neigh- tics aside and let’s get this bill done.’’ in that cause. There has been so much bors will never heal, but every day we Ultimately, we did so—through the sacrifice since 9/11. must channel that pain into remem- might and strength of CAROLYN MALO- As we gather together on this 18th brance and service. By participating in NEY, I might add—naming our bill for anniversary here in the House Cham- this day of service, we help build a him, Luis Alvarez, and other heroes. ber, this morning starting with a mo- stronger, more unified community to In the spirit of Detective Alvarez, let ment of silence and a singing of ‘‘God honor the victims’ memories. us continue to do so, working together Bless America,’’ when we say ‘‘never We are also called to care for those with decency and respect. That is how forget,’’ we have to ensure that every who remain with us but suffer as a re- we will honor those we lost; that is how single day that we are honoring the sult of their bravery that day. In July, we will honor those we continue to legacy of all those lives cut short too the Senate followed the House’s lead lose; and that is how we will honor all soon, that we are paying tribute to and passed the permanent renewal of of those who continue to grieve. those first responders with an enor- the September 11th Victim Compensa- Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New mous amount of courage, and that we tion Fund, which was enacted on July York. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gen- are honoring those men and women 29, 2019. The long-overdue action pro- tleman from New York (Mr. ZELDIN). who still serve to this day, those who vides financial security and care for 9/11 was a total bipartisan effort. I have paid the ultimate sacrifice, our first responders and survivors who are have never seen this Congress so united Gold Star families, our Blue Star fami- ill from exposure to a mix of burning and determined, working together, par- lies, past, present, and future. chemicals and debris. ticularly in the New York delegation. As that lieutenant colonel told me On this and every anniversary of the Mr. ZELDIN. Mr. Speaker, I thank this past weekend, for him, where he September 11 attacks, we are reminded the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. separated his life into service before of our common purpose and solemn re- CAROLYN B. MALONEY) for yielding and 9/11 and service after, life before 9/11 sponsibilities: to care for the survivors for hosting this Special Order hour. and life after, know that right now we and first responders, to give our law Really, much of Congresswoman have men and women who are overseas enforcement the resources to prevent MALONEY’s career here and legacy of who were 1 year old or 2 years old and and respond to attacks, and, last but service in the House of Representa- their entire life have only known the not least, to hold the victims and he- tives, while focused passionately on a post-9/11 reality, and yet they want roes of September 11 and their families lot of other issues that are very impor- nothing else but service. forever in our hearts. tant, certainly is one that is filled with So I think this 18th anniversary is Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New much success in advocating on behalf not just about what happened on that York. Mr. Speaker, reclaiming my of the New York community and for day and the days and the weeks and the time, I yield to the gentlewoman from first responders all across America for months that followed, but it is also Pennsylvania (Ms. DEAN). important priorities post-9/11. So I about where we are today.

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American, September 11, 2001. us together as Americans, the ultimate I think our country has had enough Eighteen years later we honor the justice will be delivered to them of the fighting. I think people want us lives of the fallen, the firefighters and abroad, because America is strong. to come together as one. They want us the law enforcement officers who ran New Yorkers are strong, but as to work together, govern together, and towards danger when everyone else was Americans, we will come together; we solve problems together under the flag. running away from it. And we recog- will unite; we will fight to protect our Today, we are able to step back, to nize the 911 dispatchers who were freedoms and our liberties. And it is think and reflect and pray for all the working around the clock behind the not about Republican or Democrat, lives we lost that day and all those we scenes to organize emergency response conservative or liberal; it is about us have lost since. We honor their legacies across our Nation. as Members of this body and as Ameri- by coming together as a nation here in I was working at the LAPD 911 center cans outside of this body to unite for a the greatest country in the world and that morning. It was all hands on deck, cause so much greater than ourselves, continuing to work to build a more and I didn’t know when I would be able the greatest Nation in the world. perfect Union. to go home. My first assignment that Mr. Speaker, I again thank Mrs. As we remember those we lost and day was to assemble two mobile field MALONEY for her leadership through our veterans and our active service- force units and send them out to pro- the years to ensure that, in so many members and all of our first responders tect places of worship, water treatment ways, our first responders, families, who continue to protect us, may God plants, cell phone towers, and anything victims are all being fought for suc- bless all those we lost that day as well that could be considered a target. cessfully in the Halls of this great as their families, those we have lost I had no idea what would come next. Chamber, and all of our colleagues on since, and may God bless those who None of us did. But like every first re- both sides of the aisle who have as- bravely protect us here at home and sponder working that day, 911 dis- sisted Mrs. MALONEY in her important abroad every day. And may God to con- patchers had to cast their own fears efforts. I thank the gentlewoman for tinue to bless the United States of aside. They had jobs to do. They had to hosting today’s Special Order hour. America. protect and secure their communities, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New just like firefighters and police offi- York. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gen- York. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gen- cers. And they had to be the calm reas- tleman from New York (Mr. DELGADO), tleman from New Jersey (Mr. suring voice on the other side of the OTTHEIMER an outstanding new Member of Con- G ), a great partner in our ef- line for every person who dialed 911, for forts to rebuild after 9/11. gress, a great addition to the New York every resident who was fearing the Mr. GOTTHEIMER. Mr. Speaker, I delegation. worst, for every child who was calling thank Congresswoman MALONEY and Mr. DELGADO. Mr. Speaker, I rise to ask should I go to school or stay Chairman NADLER for hosting this bi- today in honor of nearly 3,000 Ameri- home. We received calls from all over partisan Special Order hour this cans who were killed in the September the world at our 911 center that day. evening to remember the attacks on 11 terrorist attacks on our homeland. So as we pause today to remember September 11, 2001. Eighteen years ago today, vile acts of I thank the gentlewoman so much for terror were committed in New York, that tragic, dark day, let us not forget all she does for our first responders and Virginia, and Pennsylvania. In the mo- the unsung heroes, the 911 dispatchers for our country. We are all very grate- ments following these tragedies, as who are always heard and never seen. Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New ful. thousands of people streamed out of York. Mr. Speaker, I thank the Con- More than 700 New Jersey residents the towers for safety, thousands of first gressional Progressive Caucus for al- were among the nearly 3,000 Americans responders ran into harm’s way to save lowing us to use their time on the floor killed at the World Trade Center, the lives. These first responders came from with this Special Order remembering Pentagon, and on the four planes that all across the State of New York, in- our losses, our strength, remembering morning. The attacks were not only a cluding my district, the 19th Congres- 9/11. declaration of war on the American sional District. people, but also on our fundamental Today is a solemn day of quiet re- 9/11 was a transformational event. I ideals of freedom and liberty. membrance. We bow our heads as a na- never meet anyone from another coun- On 9/11, we lost more than 400 fire- tion in a moment of silence, as we can- try or any State in America that they fighters, police, EMTs, and other first not carry the weight of these memories do not tell me about their feelings responders who all ran in to help, true of loved ones alone. The pain is too about 9/11. I remember when I drove patriots putting others ahead of them- hard for one family to bear, for one home that day and my daughter was selves. city to bear alone, for one State to home sick, and she said—and it still is And since that tragic morning, 2,000 bear alone. one of the best descriptions of what first responders who were there at the happened—she said, ‘‘I feel like Alice pile in the days, weeks, and months fol- b 1815 in Wonderland. I have gone through the lowing have died from illnesses from Today I join my colleagues on both looking glass and nothing will ever be their exposure to toxic dust and debris. sides of the aisle, and from every cor- the same again.’’ And it is true about Earlier this year, I was proud to ner of the country to never forget—to our country. stand right here on the House floor never forget the lives we lost, to never We reordered our priorities and made alongside my colleagues in the New forget the sacrifices made of our men Homeland Security our number one York and New Jersey delegations, led and women in uniform, and know that priority. We wrote many bills to make by Mrs. MALONEY and Mr. KING and we will stand with you and your fami- this country safer and stronger, and we Chairman NADLER, calling for the per- lies in the years ahead. worked together that day and every manent authorization of the 9/11 Vic- May we also never forget the na- day. We remember the lives that were tim Compensation Fund, which, tional unity we all felt in the days, taken from us and in the years that through the tireless advocacy efforts of weeks, and months following 9/11 where have followed the lives that have been their fellow first responders and sur- all that mattered was putting country lost because of sickness, and we are re- vivors will provide our sick and dying first. God bless America. minded of the strength and resiliency 9/11 first responders and their families Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New of our great Nation and what we can with the support they need and de- York. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gen- achieve when we band together. serve. tlewoman from California (Mrs. NORMA I want to thank all of my colleagues Just as we stood together then—not TORRES), a great leader here in Con- from both sides of the aisle for joining as Democrats or Republicans, but as gress. me in this Special Order and for all of

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I know Pentagon,’’ you only covered the of my time. of only one or two Arizonans, I believe, growth portion of the spending for So- f who lost their lives, so we always sort cial Security and Medicare healthcare REMEMBERING 9/11 of pull back to our communities and entitlements for 5 years. So then every personalize it. 10 years, two full Pentagons is just the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under THE MATH DOESN’T WORK growth. Ninety-one percent of the the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- Mr. SCHWEICHERT. Mr. Speaker, spending increases that are basically uary 3, 2019, the gentleman from Ari- just before we got back there was a slated for the next 10 years are solely zona (Mr. SCHWEIKERT) is recognized the growth in Social Security and for 60 minutes as the designee of the jobs report, and I know that it is going Medicare. minority leader. to be a little geeky, but I wanted to go Mr. SCHWEIKERT. Mr. Speaker, I walk through some of those underlying Understand, it is math. It is not Re- publican or Democrat. And we have lu- thank Representative MALONEY for numbers that lay in there. And it’s ac- telling the story. You know, it is not tually good news, the fact that there nacy around here. We have done this on just New Yorkers, I can’t imagine are really terrific things happening in the floor before, where we walk there is an American who doesn’t re- our economy. through some of the solutions that are member exactly where they were in But I still want to put it in context: thrown out that are completely make- that horrific moment. And it’s a mo- I have been coming to this microphone believe. Well, if we just raised taxes on ment yet where those of us in the West for quite a while now to say, What is the rich and do this, if we just raised and all over the country ached to see the biggest issue we as a society have? this number, and you understand, the what happened to your community. If you think of my little girl that is math doesn’t work. You are going to Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New going to turn 4 next month, what is the have to do something that is really York. Will the gentleman yield? biggest impairment to her economic hard for a broken political system. And Mr. SCHWEIKERT. I yield to the future? And we are going to walk we are going to have to do something gentlewoman from New York. through some of the math, but we are that is big, complex, and actually ho- Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New going to also walk through some of the listic. York. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gen- solutions, because it turns out it is de- So one of the reasons we put this tleman and all of my colleagues for all mographics. board up almost every time we are be- of the support and the effort to rebuild We always put up this slide to basi- hind this microphone is trying to say, and make this country stronger. We cally sort of point out that the days of We actually sort of have come up with literally rewrote the whole intelligence yesteryear, where Members would get about five pillars, everything from, you system and defense system of the Na- behind these microphones and say, know, one pillar being tax policy, trade tion and took really massive steps to Well, if we just raise the tax on this policy, regulatory policy to maximize restructure our government and our population, or if we just do this entitle- economic velocity, incentives to be in country to be able to respond and pro- ment reform over here, or we just do the labor force to maximize that, be- tect our citizens. It was a unified, de- premium support over here that the cause labor force participation is cru- termined effort. fact of the matter is that 30 years from cial. I thank all of my colleagues for all of now, if you remove Social Security and Let’s explain. After tax reform, the their help for New York and for all of Medicare from the budget, this country modelers kept coming back and saying, their help for the Pentagon and is 20-some-trillion dollars cash posi- We believe the headwinds for the eco- Shanksville, and, mostly, for being tive. If you pull Social Security and nomic growth are going to be what part of an effort to rebuild and make Medicare back into the math, we are they call capital stock, savings. Will this country stronger to be able to pre- $100 trillion upside down. Mathemati- the country have cash in its banks and vent future attacks. cally, we just can’t get there. those things? I thank Members so much for their And so, if we actually care about Well, we have already blown the kind words. My constituents in my city keeping our promises to those, you wheels off or the charts off or however deeply appreciate it. know, the 10,300 Americans that turn 65 you want to say it in everything from Mr. SCHWEIKERT. Mr. Speaker, I every single day and start to move into repatriated cash coming back into the thank Representative MALONEY. We al- their benefits, we really need to get se- country which has been substantially ways have to be careful when we are rious, because we are already in a greater than we have ever expected. friends not to go around calling each time—we don’t tell the public this be- Foreign investments. But also, Ameri- other by our first names. cause it is hard. We are not honest, I cans have been saving substantially But I was not here at the time of 9/11, believe, with ourselves, but there is al- more of the tax reform savings to them I did not come for another decade. And ready things Congress would des- than we actually modelled. yet today, even with the young people perately like to be doing, our constitu- But it was labor force. And we are we have in our office that were just ents would desperately like us to do going to come back to that because children, I mean young children, and that we are not doing because of the there is actually some really inter- you can still feel that sort of somber squeeze-out factor that is already hap- esting, good news, but we have got to tone. It is a powerful example and pening because of our demographics. get our heads around it, but the two something that is devastating. And we There is this thing called baby headwinds were labor force and capital can come together. I desperately wish boomers. I am one of them. And the stock. there were more opportunities where math to keep our promises basically we remember, not the horror, but the takes away the resources that would be b 1830 fact that there was unity. And how do doing other things. And they are prom- We have proven capital stock is we deal in a world right now where so ises, we have to keep them. working in our favor, and all of a sud- much of our politics is toxic and in not So how do you create the economic den, we got a jobs report that looks allowing that broken sort of political vitality, the labor force and all those like the labor force. This violates all system to ever sort of be more powerful other things? And we are going to the smart people and the demographers than those moments where we must spend a little bit of time on labor force who never thought that, at this point come together and both heal, deal with today. in our demographic cycle, we would be the heartbreak and then also make So just some points of reference. hitting these numbers. sure it never ever happens again. Every 5 years just the growth of Social Another thing we talk about is, how So my reason for being on the floor Security and Medicare healthcare enti- do we have population stability? Immi- this evening is I wanted to spend a mo- tlements, just the growth portion gration, family formation. Our birth

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We know what is mizes economic velocity? sisters who suffer hemophilia, which is driving the debt and what is going to Once again, you see a theme here. We a horribly expensive disease, can be drive us off the rails. must grow like crazy. cured, but the drug is also really ex- Could I beg of us, as policymakers, to Other things: Can we put incentives pensive. For instance, are we prepared fixate on the revolution that changes into our earned entitlement programs? to think through how we finance cures, this cost curve? Instead, we will do ab- When you earn your Social Security, a drug that stabilizes ALS but is going solutely ridiculous—my father used to you earn your Medicare, could we build to be really expensive? refer to it as the shiny object theory. It some incentives in there saying, if you What happens when I can use tech- is, you could have something that is in- are healthy and feel of sharp mind, or nology on one end to keep us healthy credibly important in your life, but if I if you want to be an entrepreneur, and technology on the other end to can come up with a shiny object over what can we do as incentives to stay in cure? here and wave it around and, in this the labor force, to continue that, be- This has to be a radically different case, get the press and others and cause we need you? way to think about how we are going maybe talk radio and maybe the cable We have done some time on the floor to crush the price of healthcare than where we have walked through things news, we will talk about the shiny ob- the insanity, the mathematical insan- ject. We will go run over and worry that are happening in countries like ity, that seems to be part of our public Japan, where they are desperately try- about that and deal with that, even discourse right now of, ‘‘Well, let’s just though this over here is the thing that ing to get populations to stay or come nationalize healthcare,’’ because that back into the labor force just for eco- is so critical to the survival of our soci- removes no costs. If you lay it out and ety. nomic survival. look at the underlying math, it doesn’t The one we have had the most fun Let’s talk about where we are having save anything. It is just, once again, with behind this microphone—and the some success right now. playing the game of shifting. next slide will make some sense, and It was only a couple years ago—I re- Shifting things, like the debate we then we will go on to the labor force member it was the Joint Economic have had for the last 10 years between issues—is that I believe we are in a Committee—we were sitting down with Republicans and Democrats on who time when technology may be one of some demographers and researchers. gets subsidized, who has to pay, who the things that saves us. We have done We were talking about the aging of should pay, and who gets subsidized, it time on this floor where we have America and how labor force participa- walked through amazing technology is absurdity. tion was going to crash. Because of We now need to do those things that that is about to do stunningly great that, we were going to see a real reduce the price or cure our brothers things for the environment. headwind in our ability to grow as a so- and sisters who have these afflictions. We now have a couple of big experi- ciety, as an economy. mental power plants that are working As we are walking through the math, and we went back and double-vetted Without growth, we are not going to outside of Houston where they are have the revenues. We are not going to burning coal and natural gas with no this a couple of hours ago, and we talked about this before, if you look at have all those pillars that we talked smokestack. They are collecting every about in the beginning moving forward. bit of the CO . the next 30 years and remove Social Se- 2 curity and Medicare, our country is Last Friday, we got the unemploy- We have proven that technology ment numbers. Underneath it, there is works. Now we have had a break- $23.1 trillion cash positive. If you take Social Security, Medicare, and their that thing called the U6 data where through on being able to carbon mine you start to dive into it and under- the air. We have learned how to do a associated interest costs on the bor- rowing, we are over $100 trillion nega- stand what is really going on. couple things. There is a type of ge- As we get ready to walk through netic engineering in certain food tive. these really positive things, I need ev- stocks so your cow doesn’t produce as If you look carefully, it is not Social erybody to work with me on a concept. much methane. Remember, twice as Security. Social Security is a big deal, How do we have a society—and let me much comes out of the mouth as—a bit but two-thirds-plus of it is Medicare. grab my little notes here—that, all of a of trivia. We need to have a fixation on what sudden, we have 163.4 million Ameri- It turns out, instead of just regu- we do as a society to crack the cost of cans working? We are now back above lating and controlling and crushing the healthcare. That is why we are work- 63 percent labor force participation. We very economic growth we must have to ing on a piece of legislation in our of- are back up to, like, 63.2, which those be able to keep our social entitlement fice to allow technology to be truly— very researchers in that meeting a cou- promises, let’s embrace technology. think about a Blockbuster video mo- There is technology that is about to ment. ple of years ago said by now we would be a disruption in healthcare costs. Our How many of us went to Blockbuster be maybe as low as in the high 50s, that problem is that we have to legalize it. video last weekend? I know it is a silly the available labor was going to crash. Are you prepared to allow technology example, but it is a good one because You start to understand that there is to write you a prescription if we can didn’t it feel like, overnight, we used to a miracle happening in our society be- demonstrate that the algorithms and go get those little silver disks, and now cause, to quote some of the folks re- the sensors and those things are in- we go home and hit a button? cently, workers came out of the wood- credibly accurate? Are we prepared to We, as a society, engage in tech- work this last month and have been en- work out some financing mechanisms nology disruption all the time. tering the labor force. for these new biological drugs that are The problem with healthcare, similar The best way I can describe this is, about to cure diseases that are crush- to what we have in education, is that remember a few years ago when we ing to both individuals and families but we have so much government intrusion used to come behind these microphones also to the economics of healthcare? in it, so much government regulation, and talk about the real unemployment Remember, 5 percent of our brothers so much trying to keep people safe. data: Hey, I know they are saying we and sisters who have chronic condi- The ability to have technology innova- are only at 6 percent unemployment, tions are the majority of our tion that crashes the price—we have all but if you add in all those people who healthcare expenditures. seen some of the new wearables and are not looking for work, discouraged Where is the excitement and opti- some of the things you can blow into workers, if I can use a pop-culture term mism that there are a number of these that look like they are going to diag- from the 1980s, worn-out workers, the horrible, horrible afflictions that are nose everything from several types of unemployment rate was 14, 16, 18 per- about to be cured? cancer to being able to tell if you have cent of the society.

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The official un- b 1845 coming down upon us not tomorrow, employment rate doesn’t change, but but today. we know we had a few hundred thou- You would actually think for a mo- One of the pillars is actually working sand new entries into the labor force. A ment there would be some level of joy right now. We have demonstrated that big chunk of that was not being cal- of something is working in our society, sort of holistic theory that, when you culated in unemployment numbers be- where the very people we walk around get tax policy right, regulatory policy cause they weren’t even looking. Some- here claiming that we are fighting for right—could you imagine, when we fi- thing happened in society where, all of and that we care about is working. We nally get ourselves and some of the a sudden, folks who were under- just need to figure out what is working trade issues all cleaned up, where we employed, who had not been looking, and do more of it. can go economically? all of a sudden came back. U.S. household income finally But it is a demonstration that, eco- This is really, really important. I matches the 1999 peak, while the pov- nomically, this affects what is hap- know it is geeky, but the math is abso- erty rate is at its lowest since 2001. pening over here on people’s ability to lutely critical. How many of you actually saw that have the honor of work. The other thing that was happening discussed over this weekend and over Mr. Speaker, I just desperately wish, was, if you dug into that unemploy- the last couple of days? when we have our debates—I know we ment report on Friday, if you take the It is working. For the first time, are always going to have those mo- last 3 months, all of a sudden, wages most new working age hires in the U.S. ments where we have to do the shiny and productivity have started to spike. are people of color. It is working. object because that is great politics, If you analyze the last 3 months, all of When I get up behind this mike and I but the demographics and over $100 a sudden, wages are moving at about a keep trying to say we have these five trillion of debt being handed to my lit- 4.2 percent increase in a time with very pillars that we need all of these cyl- tle girl over the next three decades is a low inflation. inders to be clicking to be able to grow level of cruelty. We all remember our econ classes. the economy so we can generate the And it is not Republican or Demo- What are the two things that make an revenues, so we actually have a fight- crat, it is math, could we ever get our employer pay you more money? It was ing chance to keep our promises, that heads around the fact of doing those really simple. It was productivity and labor force participation one is work- things that remove that cruelty and inflation. ing right now. make the next three decades for my lit- What happens if we are in a world Doesn’t this body understand how tle girl, for all of us, one of the most where there is very little inflation and, powerful this is? amazing portions of American history. all of a sudden, we are paying people They will be out tomorrow, and it is Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance more? It turns out maybe we have to always dangerous to guess, but last of my time. add a little labor force squeeze, a soci- month you saw the reality of what we f ety with more jobs than available call receipts, tax receipts. Tax receipts UNITED STATES-MEXICO-CANADA workers. All of a sudden, we get the so far this year are functionally 3.1 per- AGREEMENT spike of productivity we see in the last cent higher. They have grown. They 3 months. These are good things. are the highest in U.S. history. And if The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under We have talked behind these micro- you actually use even what they call the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- phones for years now about how work- inflation adjusted dollars, it is the sec- uary 3, 2019, the Chair recognizes the ing men and women aren’t getting ond highest in history. gentleman from Kansas (Mr. ESTES) for ahead, that the actual real wages have So the misinformation campaign say- 30 minutes. stayed flat for a couple of decades, ex- ing, well, tax reform didn’t—no, tax re- GENERAL LEAVE cept for substantially this last year. form is working. The revenue receipts Mr. ESTES. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- We really should figure out what are are up. imous consent that all Members may we doing right and continue to do more If we could actually get some decent have 5 legislative days in which to re- of it. data on understanding social needs, So- vise and extend their remarks and in- Look, it is math. Is it Republican cial Security and disability, we know clude extraneous material on the topic math or Democratic math? It is math, the numbers have fallen. TANF needs of this Special Order. but something is working in our soci- have fallen. Many of these are no The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there ety where they are coming back into longer needing the U.S. Government objection to the request of the gen- the labor force. subsidies, our taxpayer dollars, because tleman from Kansas? Look, why isn’t there joy in this they are working again. There was no objection. place? Has our partisanship become so Where is the joy? Yet why is the Mr. ESTES. Mr. Speaker, throughout dark that something that would be a spending functionally up about 61⁄2 per- our district work period, I visited conversation of joy, a 3.3 percent un- cent? farms, ranches, manufacturing plants, employment rate for adult women— Well, a big portion of that was dis- and small businesses where people all this is close to the 1953 rate, and in placed on what we call discretionary, said the same thing: It is time to pass 1953, it was a dramatically smaller pop- but a big portion of that growth is de- the USMCA now. Farmers, ranchers, ulation that was looking. mographics. We don’t do a particularly and workers in Kansas understand how How about a 5.5 percent African honest job of showing in a chart say- important this monumental trade deal American unemployment rate, a record ing, look, this is on autopilot. is, and they want it done now. low? Where’s the joy? A 4.2 percent His- Every day, 10,300 Americans turn 65, On November 30, 2018, the United panic American unemployment rate they move into benefits, and we have States, Mexico, and Canada signed a has now tied the all-time record low. A set aside not nearly enough resources monumental free and fair trade agree- 3.3 percent unemployment rate for to cover that. As a matter of fact, the ment for our countries. Since then, adult women, near the lowest rate Medicare part A portion of the trust Mexico has made significant labor re- since 1953. A 2.8 percent Asian Amer- fund is gone in a couple of years. forms and adopted the USMCA, while ican unemployment rate, almost So as we walk through this—and this Canada is not far behind. touching up against the record low. chart is almost impossible to read and Unfortunately, here at home, the If you want to take prime age, which understand, but the trendline of Afri- USMCA is stuck in purgatory. Con- there is a whole reason we calculate can American women, of Hispanics, of gress failed to bring the USMCA to a that for productivity numbers, a 76.3 White workers, of African American vote over the summer, while some of

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Let the chips fall where working American farmers, ranchers, I have several Members here with me they may. Put it on the floor, and let’s manufacturers, and families. tonight who also want to talk. I want see what happens. I suspect it will pass, Currently, more than 12 million to talk some more about some of the which means the will of the people will American jobs depend on trade with other benefits that are out there from be done and we can get to work work- Canada and Mexico. As is the case for the USMCA, but right now, Mr. Speak- ing more with our allies and our 45 other States, Canada and Mexico are er, I yield to the gentleman from Penn- friends and doing better for Americans. Kansas’ top two trading partners, sylvania (Mr. PERRY), my friend and Quite honestly, while China is wait- worth $4.9 billion every year, while colleague. ing to make a trade deal, one of the supporting 110,000 jobs in my State Mr. PERRY. Mr. Speaker, I thank reasons they are waiting is because alone. This impact underscores just the good gentleman for bringing this this Congress won’t approve one in the how important the USMCA is for our issue to light and for holding this Spe- USMCA. They are saying: Why should country. cial Order, and, of course, my col- we come negotiate with America when According to the U.S. International leagues who are with me here today. their Congress won’t approve what we Trade Commission, the USMCA will All of us who are probably older than negotiate? create 176,000 new jobs and increase the age of 25 have watched, probably in We need to show them that we will U.S. GDP by $68 billion. Exports to every State in the Union, certainly in approve it; we do stand with the Amer- USMCA partners will grow by $33.3 bil- the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, ican people and the American worker. lion, and imports from the USMCA every little town that you drove We need a better deal with China, too, partners will grow by $31.5 billion. through in the State that I am privi- and it starts with the USMCA. Overall, the update to NAFTA will leged to represent, every little town Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman create jobs, boost wages, and open up had some small business, or maybe two for allowing me the time and for bring- new markets for American agriculture or three: a shoe factory, a dress fac- ing this issue to the forefront. and manufacturing. It also sets unprec- tory. One of the little towns south of us Mr. ESTES. Mr. Speaker, Mr. PERRY edented standards for areas like intel- had a cigar factory or two. said a lot of things that are really valid lectual property, small businesses, and Over the course of my adult lifetime, there and important to us. I have several other Members who the environment. those little factories, those small em- want to talk about how important This is a significant improvement ployers in every single town have left. things are. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the over NAFTA, which was actually bene- The reason they left is multiple, but gentleman from Ohio (Mr. BALDERSON), ficial to my district in Kansas, espe- one of them is because the trade deals my friend and colleague. cially for our farmers, ranchers, and that were signed by previous adminis- Mr. BALDERSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise aerospace manufacturers. However, the trations encouraged them to leave. today to urge this body’s consideration 25-year-old NAFTA agreement was out- They encouraged our competitors to of the United States-Mexico-Canada dated and badly in need of reform and take them over, and we closed up shop. Agreement, or the USMCA, which has modernization. We lost those jobs. Our folks in Amer- the support of both of our neighboring Consider that, when NAFTA was first ica had to go find work elsewhere and nations; the majority of our Nation’s negotiated in 1992, Motorola cell get retraining elsewhere. Governors, including Ohio’s Governor phones were carried around in a bag, It has been 25 years since NAFTA was Mike DeWine; more than 600 trade and just one in five households had a enacted. Twenty-five years is a long group organizations across the Nation; home computer. Even fewer than that time. Things were different 25 years our current administration; a signifi- could connect to a dial-up internet in ago. There wasn’t e-commerce. We cant number of my colleagues both in order to access the world wide web, weren’t all thinking about a globalized the U.S. House of Representatives and which had just been unveiled in 1991. economy. the U.S. Senate; and myself. Clearly, a lot has changed in the last Now these antiquated laws that we The USMCA will support tens of mil- 25 years, and our laws and trade deals are living under are holding back our lions of jobs across the United States. should change as well. American economy. If we would just In my home State of Ohio, more than As Representative of the Air Capital pass the USMCA—it is in the hands of 428,000 jobs are supported by trade with of the World and the breadbasket of the Speaker right now. If we would just Canada and Mexico. America, I know that USMCA is crit- pass it, 176,000 new jobs, $68 billion in The livelihood of my constituents is ical for manufacturers, farmers, and growth to our economy. directly impacted by the success of ranchers throughout Kansas and our Instead of being worried about trad- trade with our neighboring nations. country. That is why I am proud to ing with China and being concerned Last year, nearly $28 billion worth of serve today on the whip team, led by with what China is going to do, we goods and services were exported from Whip STEVE SCALISE, to help get the could trade with people we really agree my home State of Ohio to Canada and USMCA finalized in Congress. with who are right on the other side of Mexico. Earlier today, our team met with our border: Canada and Mexico. Ambassador Lighthizer to receive an Wouldn’t that be wonderful? b 1900 update on negotiations, and I want to We need to modernize our laws, and These exports consist of iron, steel, take a moment to again thank him and that starts by allowing the USMCA to motor vehicle parts, and machinery, the entire administration for the work go through. That framework should be much of which come from my district they did to draft the USMCA. Now it is considered today. We need free and fair in central Ohio. time for Congress to do its part to se- trade. We don’t have that right now. Ohio is also the 12th largest agricul- cure this free and fair trade deal that We must pass the USMCA to bolster tural exporting State. USMCA will farmers, ranchers, workers, and fami- quality, family-sustaining jobs in make important improvements to se- lies in the heartland and throughout America, in the Commonwealth of cure greater market access for our the country deserve. Pennsylvania and other States around farmers and will ensure the fair treat- As a fierce advocate for free and fair our country. ment of Ohio’s agriculture products in trade, I believe a trade agreement with The USMCA is a win for the Amer- the marketplace. Canada and Mexico is crucial for Kan- ican worker. It is great to help out our With $28 billion in economic value sas and our country. However, Presi- neighbors around the globe, but our re- and 428,000 Ohio jobs on the line, we dent Trump is right to insist that trade sponsibility first is right here at home simply cannot afford for the USMCA to deals both be fair and free. in our States, like the State of Penn- fail. It is time to pass USMCA now.

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And the USMCA is a great im- from Kansas for yielding. that I am going to ask for folks to provement for the agriculture area. It I also rise today to speak urging con- think about. Think of the issues we sets some unprecedented standards for sideration of USMCA. have, particularly with China. So many agriculture, regulation, and bio- Mr. Speaker, I have been an elected of us would love to have a healthy rela- technology. official for a while, and even when I tionship with China, but we don’t be- It maintains duty-free access for first began this job in the 1990s, I would lieve they are playing by the WTO American farmers in Mexico, and pro- get complaints from people as to why rules. They are breaking the rules. vides new access for U.S. wheat, eggs, we couldn’t do something about So we are seeing a world right now dairy, and poultry. In fact, the Inter- NAFTA. where lots of manufacturers are think- national Trade Commission estimates After four Presidents, we watched ing about moving parts of their supply an additional $277 million in increased NAFTA be approved and watched jobs chain. Wouldn’t it be an amazing thing dairy sales to our North American leave America. We finally have a Presi- that we do our job here, we get this partners under USMCA. That is a 44 dent who is willing to do something trade agreement passed, and those percent increase that will bring a about it. As mentioned before, this components, those issues, parts of much-needed lift to the U.S. dairy in- agreement is important for Wisconsin those supply chains are back here in dustry. manufacturers and manufacturers all North America? Our ability to say our Another area is manufacturing. over the country. Wisconsin, of all of continent, our trading block, our abil- USMCA maintains a duty-free access the States, has the second highest per- for U.S. manufactured goods and re- cent of our workforce involved in man- ity to not only have robust economies moves some of the existing barriers for ufacturing, and that is why when I get for ourselves, but these labor provi- home, I hear about the importance of sions. remanufactured goods, opening up a lot And this is the last thing I really this agreement so much. of new markets for American products. But as important as it is to manufac- wanted to hit on. The gentleman and I It encourages U.S. manufacturing by turing, the major reason why I wish so are on the whip team for passing this. requiring 75 percent of auto content to much this would be brought to the We have had a number of visits with be produced in North America. The Of- floor is when I go back home, I hear so our brothers and sisters on the left. fice of the United States Trade Rep- much from my agriculture sector. This With a lot of them, I will get this: Well, resentative estimates that USMCA will is important for your corn farmer, but David, I am concerned about the en- add $34 billion in automotive invest- it is even more important for your forcement of the new labor standards ment and create 76,000 new American dairy farmer. Dairy is in the worst po- that the Mexican Government has jobs. sition it has been, I think, since I was passed. It also incentivizes higher wages, re- in law school in the 1980s, and I was a Remember, their legislature has quiring 40 to 50 percent of auto content law clerk for someone who had a pri- passed this. Their President has signed to be made by workers making at least marily dairy clientele. It was so tough it. There are dramatic changes in their $16 an hour, helping to boost wages watching what these guys and gals labor rules. I will bring them a copy across many manufacturing sectors. went through in dairy in the 1980s. and say: But you don’t understand, it is It requires Mexico to pass some Now, due to low prices, we are back not the 1940s and 1950s anymore. You sweeping labor reforms to improve to where we again and again watch don’t send in a team of union rep- standards there and create an even dairy farmers wondering whether they resentatives to go inspect one of the more even playing field for American are going to be able to hang on for an- 70,000-some facilities and inspect and labor. Mexico has already followed other week, another month without then write up a report saying we don’t through and enacted these reforms going under. And here we have this think you are—in today’s world, we which are already benefiting U.S. man- agreement, which has been sitting here have that thing called the internet. ufacturing. waiting to be voted on, and we are not The law the Mexican Congress passed Canada and Mexico buy more prod- allowed to come in here and vote on it. actually has provisions in there for pri- ucts manufactured in America than I beg people. I realize that there may vacy and secrecy and the ability to use our next 10 trading partners. Exports of be some things you don’t like about technology that if you believe your manufactured goods to Canada and President Trump, but he has nego- labor rights are being abused in a Mexi- Mexico account for more than 2 million tiated a very important agreement can factory, you can actually docu- jobs across our country. here, a very important agreement for ment it. You can actually put it on a As a representative of Wichita, I have manufacturers, a very important blog and those things. seen firsthand how important it is that agreement for the agriculture sector, So how do we drag our brothers and our manufacturers have access to glob- especially dairy. sisters from the left to actually walk al markets. Transportation equipment Please, do not let this agreement away from the excuse of the labor im- exports account for $2.7 billion last wait any more. Do not drive more peo- provement enforcement, and get them year, and the growth in manufactured ple out of business just for partisan to understand that it is not the 1950s goods, exports from Kansas, grew 8.5 reasons. This is such a good agreement. anymore; that now we are going to use percent from 2010 to 2018. It is so rare that we get a big improve- technology and the ability to have In addition, Kansas aerospace exports ment around here. these new labor standards in Mexico to Canada and Mexico have increased Mr. ESTES. Mr. Speaker, I appre- which can be enforced on a very large by more than 20 percent over the last ciate the gentleman’s time and partici- scale using technology? decade, helping grow the total value of pation in this very important topic to- This is incredibly important to our manufactured goods exported from night. economic growth, and our entire re- Kansas to Canada and Mexico to $3.2 Now I yield to the gentleman from gions. Let’s get this done. billion in 2018. These numbers under- Arizona (Mr. SCHWEIKERT), my friend. Mr. ESTES. Mr. Speaker, I thank the score the importance of USMCA for Mr. SCHWEIKERT. Mr. Speaker, I gentleman very much for his com- American manufacturing. thank my friend from Kansas who rep- ments. The gentleman pointed out so I wanted to mention that I have got resents my wife’s family. much about how important it is to get some other representatives here who Hopefully, I won’t take a couple of that economic growth so that we have also have a big impact and a lot of minutes, but there were a couple of got the value in the economy and how value to add to that. Right now I would things as we were doing some economic much effort that Mexico has made, al- like to call on my friend and colleague numbers before. ready changing the laws in their coun- from Pennsylvania.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:47 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K11SE7.108 H11SEPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE September 11, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7661 I yield to the gentleman from Penn- Mr. BAIRD. Mr. Speaker, I would USMCA will further expand pros- sylvania (Mr. KELLER). like to thank my colleague from Kan- perity and ensure that the strong eco- Mr. KELLER. Mr. Speaker, I appre- sas for allowing me to have the oppor- nomic growth we have seen in the past ciate the gentleman from Kansas yield- tunity to speak on this important 3 years continues. ing to me. issue. Mr. Speaker, I will close with this: I stand before you today representing Mr. Speaker, I rise today to lend my Allow us to vote. the outstanding people of Pennsylva- voice in support of the United States- Mr. ESTES. Mr. Speaker, I yield to nia’s 12th Congressional District to call Mexico-Canada Agreement, better the gentleman from Florida (Mr. upon the Speaker to bring up and my known as USMCA, which will expand STEUBE), who is my friend and col- colleagues to pass the United States- markets for our farmers and manufac- league. Mexico-Canada Agreement, otherwise turers, while ensuring cheaper goods Mr. STEUBE. Mr. Speaker, I thank known as USMCA. for Americans. the gentleman for yielding. Back in Pennsylvania’s 12th Congres- In Indiana, our economy thrives be- Mr. Speaker, Florida, which I have sional District during the August work cause we are one of the larger manufac- the privilege of representing, relies on month, I heard from our farmers our turing States in the country, and an trade with Canada and Mexico to sur- manufacturers, and energy producers, agricultural center for the Nation. We vive and thrive. From transportation all of whom would benefit from the make the steel that towers above the equipment to machinery to agricul- passage of the USMCA. Nation’s largest cities in skyscrapers. tural products, in 2017 alone, Florida Their message to me was clear: We We build the cars that drive along the exported $6.7 billion in goods to Canada need to complete this trade deal so we Nation’s highways and byways, and we and Mexico. can continue hiring, growing wages, grow the crops that feed the Nation’s We are not alone. Canada was the and keep this economy rolling. The citizens and livestock. leading market for United States goods benefits of the USMCA to our agri- We have built this economy, in part, exported, followed closely by Mexico in culture community are critical. through strong international relation- 2017. These allies account for 34 percent Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional ships with countries as far away as of U.S. exports and 35 percent of U.S. District is home to over 10,500 farms, 98 Japan, and as close as Canada and Mex- imports. They are our strategic part- percent of which are family farms. ico. In fact, it is the partnerships with ners and an important part of our suc- Moreover, our district is responsible our closest neighbors to the north and cessful economy here in the United for 18 percent of Pennsylvania’s agri- south that are the strongest and most States. cultural sales. vital. Continuing the long history of our During August, I visited Brown Hill In 2018, Canada was the Hoosier successful trade relationship is essen- Farms in Tunkhannock. I met with State’s most significant international tial to bringing the United States econ- dairy producers at an ag-dairy summit export market, purchasing 34 percent omy into the 21st century. That is why with USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue of all of the exports, for a total of $13 Congress should pass the USMCA. By and my colleague, Congressman G.T. billion in products. The 72 Canadian implementing the USMCA, we would be THOMPSON. companies which operate in Indiana creating 176,000 additional American I also attended Penn State’s AG employ over 15,600 citizens of our jobs and continuing to grow our econ- Progress Days, Pennsylvania’s largest State. omy by over $68 billion. outdoor agricultural exposition. At Mexico follows as our second biggest This agreement will protect Amer- each visit, dairy producers said the export market, purchasing 13.8 percent ican intellectual property, update our same thing. The USMCA agreement of our exports, injecting $5.5 billion digital trade rules, enable data to be would greatly benefit them by elimi- into the Hoosier heartland. There are transferred cross-border, and expand nating Canada’s Class 7 milk, allowing 2,000 manufacturing firms and 61,000 markets for American agricultural American dairy farmers to once again jobs in Indiana who rely on exports to products. USMCA maintains the suc- sell milk ingredient products in Can- these countries. cessful duty-free access for American ada. Beyond the strengthening of our ex- farmers in Mexico and opens the Cana- Canada and Mexico have taken steps port market, USMCA will also increase dian market up for the first time to to finalize this agreement. What is the percentage of cars that must be American dairy, wheat, chicken, egg, stopping the United States from doing built in North America to 75 percent and turkey products. American dairy the same? Right now, the agreement is and require that 40 percent of the auto producers alone would grow their ac- sitting on Speaker PELOSI’s desk. content be built by workers earning $16 cess to up to 3.59 percent of the Cana- Let’s be clear. Failure to bring up the an hour or more. USMCA for a vote is a failure to stand This is both a boon for manufactur- dian dairy market, and the dairy farm- up for American jobs, American work- ers in the State and the Hoosier work- ers in my district in the 17th District ers, and American families. ers that are the lifeblood of our of Florida can use every little bit of an That is a shame because one thing economy. opportunity to sell their products. that Members of Congress share is that Improving USMCA will ease the un- b 1915 we want to do what is best for our dis- certainty facing Florida farmers and tricts and for our country. Our con- This legislation also opens up Cana- ranchers, allowing them to make new stituents sent us here to work on dian markets to our U.S. turkey and investments to grow operations. things that will actually help people. dairy products and ensures that our ag- This deal is a good deal for Florida USMCA will do that by prioritizing ricultural producers have access to and America, and it is time that the American jobs, American goods, and Mexico’s markets tariff-free. majority bring this important measure American workers. Right now, due to the international to the floor. I thank Congressman ESTES for orga- trade conditions like the current delay Mr. ESTES. Mr. Speaker, I yield to nizing tonight’s Special Order on in this deal, Hoosier manufacturers are the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. MAR- USMCA. Let’s work on things that can seeing their growth stymied. The Hoo- SHALL). Representative ROGER MAR- actually help people. Let’s work on sier farmers are hurting as corn, soy, SHALL is my fellow Kansan and col- things that can have a positive impact. and pork markets have taken major league. Let’s pass the USMCA. hits in the past few years. The longer Mr. MARSHALL. Mr. Speaker, I Mr. Speaker, let’s get this done. we wait, the worse it gets. thank so much the gentleman, my Mr. ESTES. Mr. Speaker, I appre- Nearly every day I hear from con- friend and fellow colleague from Kan- ciate the gentleman’s time and in- stituents who are anxious to get this sas, for leading on this issue and giving volvement in this. trade deal passed so that we can keep me the opportunity to speak about it. I would also now like to call on a our economy in high gear. Our farmers Certainly, times are very tough in friend of mine and colleague from the and manufacturers in the Fourth Dis- agriculture, the toughest I have ever great State of Indiana. trict need this deal for both the cer- seen, the toughest, certainly, since the I yield to the gentleman from Indi- tainty and the prosperity it will pro- 1980s. The passage of USMCA, the ana (Mr. BAIRD). vide. NAFTA 2.0, is the single greatest thing

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De- As President Trump has often point- protecting their IP rights and more time cre- laying the implementation of this pro- ed out, many of our trade deals have ating products and Texas jobs. gram hurts agriculture across Kansas not always created the best outcomes Not only will this job creation boost the because the deal would enable Kansas for American workers and products, American and Texan economies, but it will producers to trade more commodities but by approving the USMCA, we can also benefit two of our country’s strongest by opening the Canadian market up for take one giant step in overhauling one trading partners. In 2017, Texas alone ex- American dairy, wheat, chicken, and of the most fundamental trade deals ported $127 billion in products to Canada and eggs, some for the very first time. with our closest neighbors. We can also Mexico, with 72 percent of the materials im- Additionally, this agreement will create a great template for success, es- ported by Texan manufacturers coming from grow our business with our very top pecially if we turn our focus to improv- those same countries. The Texas economy two customers, Mexico and Canada, ing trade relations with China and flourishes from its trade relationship with these meaning thousands of jobs and hun- other countries. countries, and in the end, trade with Mexico dreds of millions of dollars in increased As we stated tonight, there is no and Canada supports 948,900 jobs in our exports for Kansans. time like the present to get started state. moving this process forward, making Finally, the unprecedented standards Many Americans are already living in the sure that every provision of the deal is for agricultural biotechnology will sup- strongest economy of their lifetimes, and the enforceable so we can get the USMCA port 21st-century innovations in agri- USMCA is critical to ensuring that our coun- across the finish line. The cost of delay culture and lay the groundwork for fu- try’s industries can continue to prosper and is too great for our farmers, ranchers, ture agreements with other countries sell their goods freely and fairly across the manufacturers, small businesses, entre- around the globe. globe. I urge my colleagues to join me in sup- preneurs, and families. porting its passage and ask that it be brought Some of the brightest thinkers in the Again, I thank my colleagues for up for a vote as soon as possible. world are in America, but these joining me tonight, and I ask this body f innovators have been robbed of billions to pass the USMCA now. of dollars over the previous decades due Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance SENATE BILL REFERRED to intellectual property theft. USMCA of my time. can’t be delayed any longer, as new A bill of the Senate of the following Mr. MARCHANT. Mr. Speaker, if innovation title was taken from the Speaker’s protections for intellectual property is the lifeblood of our nation’s economy, then will drive innovation and create even table and, under the rule, referred as the Dallas-Fort Worth region might very well follows: more jobs by strengthening protection be considered our country’s heart. World-class S. 2035. An act to require the Transpor- of patents, trademarks, and secrets. research hospitals and several leading phar- President Trump’s USMCA also lev- tation Security Administration to develop a maceutical companies call DFW home, where strategic plan to expand eligibility for the els the playing field for workers in my they create life-saving treatments while keep- PreCheck Program to individuals with State by expanding guarantees for the ing our local economy strong. Their continued Transportation Worker Identification Cre- enforcement of labor protections across success, however, depends on their access to dentials or Hazardous Materials Endorse- North America. Future economic international marketplaces, especially those in ments; to the Committee on Homeland Secu- growth and jobs for Kansas and Amer- Canada and Mexico. That is why passing the rity. ica are increasingly dependent on ex- United States Mexico Canada Agreement, or f panding U.S. trade and investment op- ‘‘USMCA,’’ is so important. portunities in the global marketplace. One of the biggest concerns that I hear from ADJOURNMENT President Trump has delivered this in- innovators in my district is the protection of Mr. ESTES. Mr. Speaker, I move that credibly bipartisan deal, and it is long their intellectual property (IP) rights in the the House do now adjourn. past time for Congress to bring it up international marketplace. President Trump The motion was agreed to; accord- for a vote to usher in a new era in and Trade Ambassador Lighthizer have deliv- ingly (at 7 o’clock and 20 minutes American trade. ered on this issue by installing robust IP pro- p.m.), under its previous order, the Mr. Speaker, it is now time for us to tections into this trade agreement with Canada House adjourned until tomorrow, bring USMCA to the floor. hand Mexico. The USMCA provisions that Thursday, September 12, 2019, at 9 a.m. BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF PAYGO LEGISLATION Pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO), Mr. YARMUTH hereby submits, prior to the vote on passage, the attached estimate of the costs of H.R. 205, the Protecting and Securing Florida’s Coastline Act of 2019, as amended, for printing in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.

ESTIMATE OF PAY-AS-YOU-GO EFFECTS FOR H.R. 205 (RULES COMMITTEE PRINT 116–29)

By fiscal year, in millions of dollars— 2019– 2019– 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2024 2029

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Pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO), Mr. YARMUTH hereby submits, prior to the vote on passage, the attached estimate of the costs of H.R. 1941, the Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act, as amended, for printing in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.

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EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Education, transmitting a notification of a ETC. Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and discontinuation of service in acting role, Commerce. pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3349(a); Public Law 105- Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive 2044. A letter from the Director, Regu- 277, 151(b); (112 Stat. 2681-614); to the Com- communications were taken from the latory Management Division, Environmental mittee on Oversight and Reform. Speaker’s table and referred as follows: Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 2053. A letter from the Deputy Director, Of- 2037. A letter from the Assistant General cy’s final rule — Air Plan Approval; Nevada; fice for Coastal Management, National Counsel for Legislation, Regulations and En- Revisions to Clark County Ozone Mainte- Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmos- ergy Efficiency, Office of Management, De- nance Plan [EPA-R09-OAR-2019-0365; FRL- pheric Administration, transmitting the Ad- partment of Energy, transmitting the De- 9998-83-Region 9] received August 22, 2019, ministration’s final rule — Coastal Zone partment’s final rule — Inclusion of Early pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law Management Act Program Change Proce- Stage Technology Demonstration in Author- 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- dures [Docket No.: 080416573-8999-03] (RIN: ized Technology Transfer Activities (RIN: mittee on Energy and Commerce. 0648-AW74) received August 19, 2019, pursuant 1991-AC14) received August 27, 2019, pursuant 2045. A letter from the Director, Regu- to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, latory Management Division, Environmental Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Natural Resources. 2054. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Energy and Commerce. cy’s final rule — Air Plan Approval; Michi- 2038. A letter from the Director, Regu- gan; Ohio; Corrections [EPA-R05-OAR-2007- Office of the Secretary, Department of latory Management Division, Environmental 1092; MI-87-1; EPA-R05-OAR-2018-0121; FRL- Transportation, transmitting the Depart- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 9998-75-Region 5] received August 22, 2019, ment’s final rule — Revisions to Civil Pen- cy’s final rule — Air Plan Approval; Mis- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law alty Amounts (RIN: 2105-AE80) received Au- souri; Revision to Reference Methods Rule 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- gust 22, 2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. [EPA-R07-OAR-2019-0293; FRL-9998-39-Region mittee on Energy and Commerce. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on the Judici- 7] received August 19, 2019, pursuant to 5 2046. A letter from the Director, Regu- ary. U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. latory Management Division, Environmental 2055. A letter from the Management and 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on En- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- cy’s final rule — Air Plan Approval; Arkan- Program Analyst, FAA, Department of ergy and Commerce. Transportation, transmitting the Depart- 2039. A letter from the Director, Regu- sas; Revisions to State Implementation Plan ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- latory Management Division, Environmental Permitting Programs [EPA-R06-OAR-2019- tives; Airbus SAS Airplanes [Docket No.: Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 0301; FRL-9997-81-Region 6] received August FAA-2019-0253; Product Identifier 2019-NM- cy’s final rule — C1-C4 Linear and Branched 22, 2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 006-AD; Amendment 39-19686; AD 2019-14-08] Chain Alkyl D-Glucitol Dianhydro Alkyl Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 29, 2019, the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Ethers; Exemption from the Requirement of pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 2047. A letter from the Director, Regu- a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0201; FRL- 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- latory Management Division, Environmental 9997-14] received August 19, 2019, pursuant to mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. ture. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on En- cy’s final rule — Air Plan Approval; Arizona; 2056. A letter from the Management and ergy and Commerce. Maricopa County Air Quality Department Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 2040. A letter from the Director, Regu- [EPA-R09-OAR-2019-0105; FRL-9998-76-Region Transportation, transmitting the Depart- latory Management Division, Environmental 9] received August 22, 2019, pursuant to 5 ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. tives; Learjet, Inc. Airplanes [Docket No.: cy’s final rule — Technical Amendments to 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on En- FAA-2019-0046; Product Identifier 2018-CE- Revise Regional Office Address [FRL-9998-08- ergy and Commerce. 040-AD; Amendment 39-19721; AD 2019-17-01] Region 6] received August 19, 2019, pursuant 2048. A letter from the Director, Defense (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 29, 2019, to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Security Cooperation Agency, Department of pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Defense, transmitting a notice of Proposed 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- Energy and Commerce. Issuance of Letter of Offer and Acceptance to mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- 2041. A letter from the Director, Regu- the Government of Poland, Transmittal No. ture. latory Management Division, Environmental 19-49, pursuant to section 36(b)(1) of the Arms 2057. A letter from the Management and Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Export Control Act, as amended; to the Com- Program Analyst, FAA, Department of cy’s final rule — Air Plan Approval; Mis- mittee on Foreign Affairs. Transportation, transmitting the Depart- souri; Revision to Emission Data, Emission 2049. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- Fees and Process Information Rule [EPA- Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of tives; Airbus SAS Airplanes [Docket No.: R07-OAR-2019-0300; FRL-9998-41-Region 7] re- State, transmitting a report on politically FAA-2019-0018; Product Identifier 2018-NM- ceived August 19, 2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. motivated boycotts of, divestment from, and 116-AD; Amendment 39-19681; AD 2019-14-03] 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 sanctions against Israel; to the Committee (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 29, 2019, Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and on Foreign Affairs. pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law Commerce. 2050. A letter from the Chairman, Council 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- 2042. A letter from the Director, Regu- of the District of Columbia, transmitting mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- latory Management Division, Environmental D.C. Act 23-113, ‘‘Close Relative Caregiver ture. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Subsidy Pilot Program Establishment Tem- 2058. A letter from the Management and cy’s final rule — Lipochitooligosaccharide porary Amendment Act of 2019’’, pursuant to Program Analyst, FAA, Department of (LCO) MOR116; Exemption from the Require- Public Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. Transportation, transmitting the Depart- ment of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0244; 814); to the Committee on Oversight and Re- ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- FRL-9997-94] received August 22, 2019, pursu- form. tives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 2051. A letter from the Chairman, Council Turbofan Engines [Docket No.: FAA-2019- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee of the District of Columbia, transmitting 0528; Product Identifier 2018-NE-24-AD; on Energy and Commerce. D.C. Act 23-114, ‘‘Medical Marijuana Program Amendment 39-19717; AD 2019-16-14] (RIN: 2043. A letter from the Director, Regu- Patient Employment Protection Temporary 2120-AA64) received August 29, 2019, pursuant latory Management Division, Environmental Amendment Act of 2019’’, pursuant to Public to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 814); to the Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on cy’s final rule — Dinotefuran; Pesticide Tol- Committee on Oversight and Reform. Transportation and Infrastructure. erances [EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0424; FLR-9994-82] 2052. A letter from the Director, Office of 2059. A letter from the Management and received August 22, 2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. the White House Liaison, Department of Program Analyst, FAA, Department of

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Transportation, transmitting the Depart- Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and GALLEGO, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- Means. LOWENTHAL, Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, Mr. tives; Airbus SAS Airplanes [Docket No.: 2067. A letter from the Regulatory Spe- SIRES, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mrs. WATSON FAA-2019-0577; Product Identifier 2018-NM- cialist, Chief Counsel’s Office, Office of the COLEMAN, Mr. COHEN, Ms. SLOTKIN, 119-AD; Amendment 39-19695; AD 2019-15-02] Comptroller of the Currency, Department of Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. TLAIB, (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 29, 2019, the Treasury, transmitting the Department’s Mr. GREEN of Texas, Ms. LEE of Cali- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law final rule — Assessment of Fees [Docket No.: fornia, and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY): 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- OCC-2018-0039] (RIN: 1557-AE58) received Au- H.R. 4280. A bill to amend title XVI of the mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- gust 21, 2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Social Security Act to update eligibility for ture. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 the supplemental security income program, 2060. A letter from the Management and Stat. 868); to the Committee on Financial and for other purposes; to the Committee on Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Services. Ways and Means. Transportation, transmitting the Depart- 2068. A letter from the Chief, Publications By Ms. UNDERWOOD (for herself and ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Mr. LAMB): tives; Airbus SAS Airplanes [Docket No.: Service, transmitting the Service’s IRB only H.R. 4281. A bill to amend chapter 17 of FAA-2019-0606; Product Identifier 2019-NM- rule — Failure To Cash a Distribution Check title 38, United States Code, to direct the 120-AD; Amendment 39-19706; AD 2019-16-03] From a Qualified Retirement Plan (Rev. Rul. Secretary of Veterans Affairs to allow a vet- (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 29, 2019, 2019-19) received August 21, 2019, pursuant to eran to receive a full year supply of contra- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. ceptive pills, transdermal patches, and vag- 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on inal rings, and for other purposes; to the mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- Ways and Means. Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. ture. By Ms. UNDERWOOD: f 2061. A letter from the Management and H.R. 4282. A bill to direct the Secretary of Program Analyst, FAA, Department of REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON Veterans Affairs to develop a training ses- Transportation, transmitting the Depart- PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS sion and a counseling session in suicide pre- ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- vention and lethal means tailored to vet- tives; Airbus SAS Airplanes [Docket No.: Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of erans who served in the Armed Forces after FAA-2019-0607; Product Identifier 2019-NM- committees were delivered to the Clerk September 11, 2001, and for other purposes; to 135-AD; Amendment 39-19709; AD 2019-16-06] for printing and reference to the proper the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 29, 2019, calendar, as follows: By Mr. PENCE (for himself and Mr. pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi: Committee VISCLOSKY): 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- on Homeland Security. H.R. 3691. A bill to re- H.R. 4283. A bill to require Federal agen- mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- quire the TSA to develop a plan to ensure cies with jurisdiction over broadband deploy- ture. that TSA material disseminated in major ment to enter into an interagency agreement 2062. A letter from the Management and airports can be better understood by more related to certain types of funding for Program Analyst, FAA, Department of people accessing such airports, and for other broadband deployment; to the Committee on Transportation, transmitting the Depart- purposes (Rept. 116–201). Referred to the Energy and Commerce, and in addition to ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- Committee of the Whole House on the state the Committee on Agriculture, for a period tives; Airbus SAS Airplanes [Docket No.: of the Union. to be subsequently determined by the Speak- FAA-2019-0257; Product Identifier 2018-NM- Ms. JOHNSON of Texas: Committee on er, in each case for consideration of such pro- 175-AD; Amendment 39-19714; AD 2019-16-11] Science, Space, and Technology. H.R. 335. A visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 29, 2019, bill to require the Inter-Agency Task Force committee concerned. pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law on Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia to de- By Mr. YARMUTH (for himself, Mr. 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- velop a plan for reducing, mitigating, and BARR, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. COMER, Mr. mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- controlling harmful algal blooms and hy- ROGERS of Kentucky, and Mr. ture. poxia in South Florida, and for other pur- MASSIE): 2063. A letter from the Management and H.R. 4284. A bill to permanently extend the poses; with an amendment (Rept. 116–202, Pt. Program Analyst, FAA, Department of exemption for the aging process of distilled 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole Transportation, transmitting the Depart- spirits from the production period for pur- House on the state of the Union. ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- poses of capitalization of interest costs; to tives; Pratt & Whitney Division Turbofan DISCHARGE OF COMMITTEE the Committee on Ways and Means. Engines [Docket No.: FAA-2019-0365; Product Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XIII, the By Mr. BRINDISI (for himself and Mr. Identifier 2019-NE-12-AD; Amendment 39- Committee on Natural Resources dis- BOST): 19718; AD 2019-16-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received charged from further consideration. H.R. 4285. A bill to amend title 38, United August 29, 2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. H.R. 335 referred to the Committee of States Code, to extend and modify certain 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 authorities and requirements relating to the Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transpor- the Whole House on the state of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for tation and Infrastructure. Union. other purposes; to the Committee on Vet- 2064. A letter from the Management and CONSENSUS CALENDAR erans’ Affairs. Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Under clause 7 of rule XV, the fol- By Mr. BUDD: Transportation, transmitting the Depart- lowing motion was filed with the Clerk: H.R. 4286. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- ment’s final rule — Amendment of Class E Motion No. 7, September 11, 2019 by enue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to busi- Airspace; Marion, OH [Docket No.: FAA-2019- nesses for certain virtual training expenses 0355; Airspace Docket No.: 19-AGL-15] (RIN: Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York related to elementary and secondary school 2120-AA66) received August 29, 2019, pursuant on H.R. 1980. students, and for other purposes; to the Com- to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, f mittee on Ways and Means. Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on By Mr. COX of California: Transportation and Infrastructure. PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS H.R. 4287. A bill to amend the Commodity 2065. A letter from the Management and Under clause 2 of rule XII, public Exchange Act to provide greater protection Program Analyst, FAA, Department of bills and resolutions of the following of proprietary information of other reg- Transportation, transmitting the Depart- titles were introduced and severally re- istered entities, and for other purposes; to ment’s final rule — Security Threat Dis- the Committee on Agriculture. qualification Update [Docket No.: FAA-2018- ferred, as follows: By Mr. GALLEGO (for himself, Mr. 0656; Amendment Nos.: 3-2, 61-143, 63-42, and By Mr. KELLER (for himself, Mr. CISNEROS, Mrs. HAYES, and Ms. 65-59] (RIN: 2120-AL04) received August 29, FITZPATRICK, Mr. THOMPSON of Penn- HOULAHAN): 2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public sylvania, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, H.R. 4288. A bill to amend the Higher Edu- Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Mr. MEUSER, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, cation Act of 1965 to establish the Honorable Committee on Transportation and Infra- Ms. DEAN, Mr. LAMB, Mr. PERRY, Mr. Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence, structure. SMUCKER, and Mr. JOYCE of Pennsyl- and for other purposes; to the Committee on 2066. A letter from the Chief, Commercial vania): Education and Labor. and Trade Regulations Branch, U.S. Customs H.R. 4279. A bill to designate the facility of By Ms. HAALAND (for herself, Ms. DA- and Border Protection, Department of Home- the United States Postal Service located at VIDS of Kansas, Mr. COLE, Mr. land Security, transmitting the Depart- 445 Main Street in Laceyville, Pennsylvania, MULLIN, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. O’HALLERAN, ment’s final rule — Import Restrictions Im- as the ‘‘Melinda Gene Piccotti Post Office’’; Mr. COOK, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. posed on Archaeological Material From Al- to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. NEWHOUSE, Mrs. TORRES of Cali- geria [CBP Dec. 19-09] (RIN: 1515-AE48) re- By Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Mr. fornia, and Ms. MOORE): ceived August 21, 2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. LANGEVIN, Ms. NORTON, Ms. MOORE, H.R. 4289. A bill to require Federal law en- 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. CA´ RDENAS, Mr. forcement agencies to report on cases of

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missing or murdered Indians, and for other KILDEE, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. KEATING, By Mr. BRINDISI: purposes; to the Committee on the Judici- Mr. HUIZENGA, Mr. UPTON, Mr. H.R. 4285. ary, and in addition to the Committees on MOOLENAAR, Mr. KING of New York, Congress has the power to enact this legis- Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. SLOTKIN, and Mr. lation pursuant to the following: and Oversight and Reform, for a period to be BERGMAN): Article I, Section 8 of the United States subsequently determined by the Speaker, in H. Res. 552. A resolution calling on the Constitution, authorized by Congress’ power each case for consideration of such provi- Government of the Russian Federation to to ‘‘provide for the common Defense and gen- sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the provide evidence of wrongdoing or to release eral Welfare of the United States.’’ committee concerned. United States citizen Paul Whelan; to the By Mr. BUDD: By Ms. JACKSON LEE (for herself, Mr. Committee on Foreign Affairs. H.R. 4286. FITZPATRICK, Ms. BROWNLEY of Cali- f Congress has the power to enact this legis- fornia, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, and lation pursuant to the following: Mr. BANKS): MEMORIALS Article I, Section 8 H.R. 4290. A bill to direct the Secretary of Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials By Mr. COX of California: Veterans Affairs to designate a week as were presented and referred as follows: H.R. 4287. ‘‘Battle Buddy Check Week’’ for the purpose Congress has the power to enact this legis- of outreach and education concerning peer 131. The SPEAKER presented a memorial lation pursuant to the following: wellness checks for veterans, and for other of the Senate of the State of Mississippi, rel- Article 1 Section 8 of the United States purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Af- ative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. Constitution. fairs. 596, requesting the Congress of the United By Mr. GALLEGO: By Mr. MCEACHIN (for himself, Ms. States call a convention of the states to pro- H.R. 4288. BARRAGA´ N, Ms. JAYAPAL, and Mr. pose amendments to the Constitution of the Congress has the power to enact this legis- LUJA´ N): United States; to the Committee on the Ju- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 4291. A bill to help reduce household diciary. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 132. Also, a memorial of the General As- energy burdens by expanding access to solar By Ms. HAALAND: sembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl- energy for low-income households, and for H.R. 4289. vania, relative to House Resolution No. 247, other purposes; to the Committee on Energy Congress has the power to enact this legis- memorializing the Congress of the United and Commerce, and in addition to the Com- lation pursuant to the following: States to facilitate and ensure implementa- mittees on Financial Services, and Edu- Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 tion of the VA Maintaining Internal Systems cation and Labor, for a period to be subse- By Ms. JACKSON LEE: and Strengthening Integrated Outside Net- quently determined by the Speaker, in each H.R. 4290. works Act of 2018 by the United States De- case for consideration of such provisions as Congress has the power to enact this legis- partment of Veterans Affairs; to the Com- fall within the jurisdiction of the committee lation pursuant to the following: mittee on Veterans’ Affairs. concerned. This bill is enacted pursuant to the power By Mr. MEADOWS: f granted to Congress under Article I, Section H.R. 4292. A bill to amend title 28, United 8, Clauses 1, 3, and 18 of the United States States Code, to limit the authority of dis- CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT Constitution. trict courts to provide injunctive relief, and By Mr. MCEACHIN: for other purposes; to the Committee on the Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of H.R. 4291. Judiciary. the Rules of the House of Representa- Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Ms. NORTON: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 4293. A bill to establish the United tives, the following statements are sub- Article 1, Section 8 States Commission on an Open Society with mitted regarding the specific powers By Mr. MEADOWS: Security; to the Committee on Transpor- granted to Congress in the Constitu- H.R. 4292. tation and Infrastructure, and in addition to tion to enact the accompanying bill or Congress has the power to enact this legis- the Committee on Homeland Security, for a joint resolution. lation pursuant to the following: period to be subsequently determined by the By Mr. KELLER: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 9 states ‘‘The Speaker, in each case for consideration of H.R. 4279. Congress shall have Power To . . . constitute such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court tion of the committee concerned. lation pursuant to the following: . . .’’ And Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 By Mr. SCALISE (for himself, Mr. Article I, Section 8, Clause 7—‘‘The Con- states ‘‘The Congress shall have Power To BISHOP of Utah, Ms. CHENEY, Mr. gress shall have the Power to establish Post . . . make all Laws which shall be necessary GOSAR, Mr. DUNCAN, and Mr. Offices and Post Roads.’’ Page H65891 and proper for carrying into Execution the MULLIN): By Mr. GRIJALVA: foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vest- H.R. 4294. A bill to empower States to man- H.R. 4280. ed by this Constitution in the Government of age the development and production of oil Congress has the power to enact this legis- the United States, or in any Department of and gas on available Federal land, to dis- lation pursuant to the following: Officer thereof.’’ tribute revenues from oil and gas leasing on U.S. Const. art. I, §§ 1 and 8. By Ms. NORTON: the Outer Continental Shelf to certain coast- By Ms. UNDERWOOD: H.R. 4293. al States, to promote alternative energy de- H.R. 4281. Congress has the power to enact this legis- velopment, and for other purposes; to the Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: Committee on Natural Resources. lation pursuant to the following: clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the By Ms. MATSUI (for herself, Mr. PRICE Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitu- Constitution. of North Carolina, Ms. NORTON, Mrs. tion. By Mr. SCALISE: CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, By Ms. UNDERWOOD: H.R. 4294. Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. SE- H.R. 4282. Congress has the power to enact this legis- WELL of Alabama, Mrs. WATSON COLE- Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: MAN, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 and Article FITZPATRICK, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitu- I, Section 8, Clause 18 Ms. SLOTKIN, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. SCOTT of tion Virginia, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, By Mr. PENCE: f Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. H.R. 4283. DEFAZIO, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, and Ms. Congress has the power to enact this legis- ADDITIONAL SPONSORS BARRAGA´ N): lation pursuant to the following: Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors H. Con. Res. 60. Concurrent resolution rec- Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United were added to public bills and resolu- ognizing September 11, 2019, as a ‘‘National States Constitution which grants Congress Day of Service and Remembrance’’; to the the authority to make all Laws which shall tions, as follows: Committee on Oversight and Reform. be necessary and proper for carrying into H.R. 35: Mr. MORELLE. By Mr. MOOLENAAR (for himself, Mr. Execution the foregoing Powers, and all H.R. 96: Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER. BERGMAN, Mr. HUIZENGA, and Mr. other Powers vested by this Constitution in H.R. 144: Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota. MITCHELL): the Government of the United States, or in H.R. 146: Mr. CALVERT. H. Con. Res. 61. Concurrent resolution sup- any Department or Officer thereof. H.R. 250: Mr. ALLEN. porting the designation of the week of Sep- By Mr. YARMUTH: H.R. 303: Mr. LOEBSACK. tember 11 to September 17 as ‘‘Patriot H.R. 4284. H.R. 307: Mr. PETERSON. Week’’; to the Committee on Oversight and Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 366: Mr. COURTNEY. Reform. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 444: Mr. CORREA. By Ms. STEVENS (for herself, Mr. Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of H.R. 510: Mr. TIPTON, Mr. CARTER of Geor- WALBERG, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. the United States gia, and Ms. LOFGREN.

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H.R. 569: Mr. AGUILAR. H.R. 2096: Mr. POCAN. H.R. 2993: Mr. HUIZENGA and Mr. H.R. 575: Mr. CLINE. H.R. 2117: Mr. CLINE. RESCHENTHALER. H.R. 585: Mr. POCAN and Mr. CICILLINE. H.R. 2134: Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. H.R. 3036: Mr. COX of California, Ms. MENG, H.R. 647: Mr. BACON, Mr. AGUILAR, Ms. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. and Mr. ZELDIN. BASS, and Mr. CRIST. MORELLE, Ms. FUDGE, and Ms. MOORE. H.R. 3048: Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. DEFAZIO, H.R. 649: Mr. BUDD. H.R. 2135: Mr. PETERS. Mr. COOK, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, and Mr. H.R. 674: Mrs. LEE of Nevada. H.R. 2153: Mr. DIAZ-BALART and Mr. TED GARAMENDI. H.R. 727: Mr. GRIJALVA and Ms. GARCIA of LIEU of California. H.R. 3077: Mr. LUCAS, Mr. TED LIEU of Cali- Texas. H.R. 2161: Mr. SPANO. fornia, and Mr. SMITH of Washington. H.R. 728: Mr. MORELLE. H.R. 2168: Mr. DESAULNIER and Mr. WRIGHT. H.R. 3114: Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Penn- H.R. 737: Mr. GRIFFITH. H.R. 2178: Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Penn- sylvania, Ms. MATSUI, and Mr. YARMUTH. H.R. 744: Mr. AMODEI and Mr. FLORES. sylvania. H.R. 3116: Mr. DEUTCH. H.R. 820: Ms. NORTON. H.R. 2184: Mr. FITZPATRICK, Ms. NORTON, H.R. 3125: Mr. WATKINS. H.R. 822: Mr. KHANNA. Ms. GABBARD, and Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI. H.R. 3138: Mrs. RODGERS of Washington and H.R. 832: Mr. WATKINS and Mr. EMMER. H.R. 2218: Mr. LAMB. Mr. LAWSON of Florida. H.R. 838: Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. MOONEY of H.R. 2271: Mr. MCGOVERN. H.R. 3145: Mr. KING of Iowa. West Virginia, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. BROOKS of H.R. 2279: Mr. STEWART, Ms. DAVIDS of H.R. 3172: Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD and Mr. GRI- Alabama, and Mr. MITCHELL. Kansas, and Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of JALVA. H.R. 912: Mr. LAMALFA and Mr. PETERSON. New York. H.R. 3192: Ms. HILL of California, Mrs. H.R. 940: Mrs. FLETCHER. H.R. 2315: Ms. PRESSLEY. DAVIS of California, and Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. H.R. 961: Mr. CA´ RDENAS. H.R. 2319: Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, H.R. 3197: Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. KEATING, and H.R. 996: Mr. AMODEI. Mr. NORMAN, Mr. BARR, Mr. FLORES, Mr. Mr. MEEKS. H.R. 1002: Mr. PETERS, Mr. COHEN, and Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. STIVERS, and Mrs. RODGERS of H.R. 3219: Mrs. MURPHY and Mrs. AXNE. MAST. Washington. H.R. 3220: Mr. FITZPATRICK. H.R. 1008: Mrs. FLETCHER. H.R. 2328: Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. SOTO, Mr. H.R. 3260: Mr. ROSE of New York. ILL AT H.R. 1025: Mr. GALLEGO. COOPER, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. H.R. 3289: Mr. H of Arkansas, Mrs. W - SON OLEMAN ELCH H.R. 1049: Mr. TIPTON. UNDERWOOD, Mr. BRINDISI, and Mr. STAUBER. C , and Mr. W . H.R. 3303: Mr. NEGUSE. H.R. 1098: Mr. MEUSER. H.R. 2339: Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. HASTINGS, Mrs. H.R. 3312: Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois. H.R. 1139: Mrs. KIRKPATRICK and Mr. KIRKPATRICK, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, and Mr. H.R. 3332: Mr. MAST and Ms. STEVENS. O’HALLERAN. KILMER. H.R. 3350: Mr. KEVIN HERN of Oklahoma. H.R. 1163: Mr. ZELDIN. H.R. 2382: Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. H.R. 3356: Mr. RIGGLEMAN and Mr. LAMB. H.R. 1173: Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas. RICHMOND, Ms. SCANLON, Ms. MATSUI, and H.R. 3362: Mr. ALLRED. H.R. 1174: Mr. POCAN and Ms. SLOTKIN. Mr. FLEISCHMANN. H.R. 3381: Mr. LAWSON of Florida. H.R. 1186: Ms. LEE of California, Ms. JACK- H.R. 2408: Mr. EMMER, Ms. SEWELL of Ala- H.R. 3396: Ms. PORTER, Mr. MASSIE, and Mr. SON LEE, and Mr. LEVIN of California. bama, and Mr. BLUMENAUER. ROSE of New York. H.R. 1221: Mr. COHEN. H.R. 2415: Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI. H.R. 3402: Mr. CLINE. H.R. 1236: Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. H.R. 2420: Mr. FOSTER, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. H.R. 3403: Mr. CLINE. H.R. 1272: Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire. GREEN of Texas, Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. FRANKEL, H.R. 3415: Mr. KILDEE and Ms. SPANBERGER. H.R. 1309: Mr. MCNERNEY and Ms. FRANKEL. and Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER. H.R. 3451: Mr. VEASEY. H.R. 1337: Mr. BROWN of Maryland. H.R. 2426: Mrs. MURPHY and Mr. ESPAILLAT. H.R. 3463: Mr. HUFFMAN. ORTENBERRY H.R. 1342: Mr. F . H.R. 2428: Mr. TIPTON. H.R. 3473: Mr. POCAN. H.R. 1354: Mr. FITZPATRICK. H.R. 2435: Ms. SLOTKIN. H.R. 3495: Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. WELCH, Mr. UFFMAN H.R. 1400: Mr. H . H.R. 2471: Mr. NEGUSE. BYRNE, Mr. COLE, Mr. CURTIS, Mr. DUNN, Mr. H.R. 1497: Ms. TORRES SMALL of New Mex- H.R. 2474: Mr. COX of California. MEUSER, Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. ico and Mr. KILDEE. H.R. 2477: Mr. TIPTON. ROONEY of Florida, Mr. WATKINS, Mr. GRI- H.R. 1498: Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI. H.R. 2482: Ms. BASS. JALVA, Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL, Mr. PANETTA, H.R. 1516: Ms. TLAIB. H.R. 2486: Ms. DELBENE, Mr. HARDER of Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. H.R. 1527: Mr. ZELDIN. California, Mr. COHEN, Mr. THOMPSON of Mis- KINZINGER, Mr. MAST, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mr. H.R. 1534: Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. MOULTON, sissippi, Mr. COOPER, and Ms. SCANLON. PALLONE, and Mr. SWALWELL of California. and Ms. PRESSLEY. H.R. 2501: Mr. RUTHERFORD. H.R. 3497: Ms. CRAIG, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. H.R. 1554: Mr. SCHRADER. H.R. 2504: Mr. SMITH of Washington. MCADAMS, and Mr. UPTON. H.R. 1607: Mr. GAETZ. H.R. 2577: Mr. POCAN. H.R. 3502: Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. BARR, Mr. H.R. 1661: Ms. TITUS. H.R. 2594: Mr. WELCH and Mr. GONZALEZ of AMODEI, Mr. GOODEN, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, H.R. 1670: Ms. NORTON. Texas. and Ms. MENG. H.R. 1671: Mr. DESAULNIER. H.R. 2597: Ms. BROWNLEY of California. H.R. 3529: Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire. H.R. 1682: Mr. LAWSON of Florida. H.R. 2616: Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. H.R. 3545: Mr. BUCHANAN and Mr. TED LIEU H.R. 1695: Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana. H.R. 2645: Mr. ZELDIN. of California. H.R. 1707: Ms. DEAN. H.R. 2680: Mr. CALVERT. H.R. 3555: Mr. CARTWRIGHT and Mr. POCAN. H.R. 1709: Mr. ALLRED. H.R. 2681: Mr. ZELDIN. H.R. 3559: Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire. H.R. 1737: Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois. ´ H.R. 2708: Mr. LUJAN, Mr. SHERMAN, Mrs. H.R. 3593: Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI and Mr. H.R. 1749: Ms. PLASKETT and Mr. KING of TRAHAN, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mrs. KIRK- FOSTER. Iowa. PATRICK, Mr. PHILLIPS, and Mr. KILMER. H.R. 3598: Mr. CISNEROS. H.R. 1761: Mr. PALMER. H.R. 2711: Mr. SIRES, Ms. OMAR, and Ms. H.R. 3645: Mr. MCGOVERN. ´ H.R. 1766: Mr. GARCIA of Illinois and Mr. BROWNLEY of California. H.R. 3647: Mr. GARAMENDI. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania. H.R. 2739: Mr. ZELDIN. H.R. 3657: Mr. WALDEN and Miss RICE of H.R. 1767: Ms. SHERRILL. H.R. 2742: Mr. PALMER. New York. H.R. 1773: Mr. WALBERG. H.R. 2746: Mr. ABRAHAM. H.R. 3665: Mr. AMODEI. H.R. 1776: Mr. HUFFMAN. H.R. 2747: Mr. KILDEE. H.R. 3666: Mr. BACON and Mr. BUDD. H.R. 1799: Mr. LIPINSKI. H.R. 2752: Mr. ZELDIN. H.R. 3668: Mr. CASTRO of Texas. H.R. 1814: Mr. KING of New York, Ms. H.R. 2795: Mr. RASKIN and Mr. TED LIEU of H.R. 3712: Mr. RASKIN. MOORE, and Mr. EVANS. California. H.R. 3735: Mr. CARSON of Indiana. H.R. 1865: Mr. SHERMAN and Mr. TIPTON. H.R. 2800: Mrs. DINGELL. H.R. 3742: Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. SEAN PATRICK H.R. 1869: Mr. WELCH and Mr. WILLIAMS. H.R. 2808: Mr. HUFFMAN. MALONEY of New York, Mr. SCHNEIDER, and H.R. 1873: Mr. BOST and Mr. MALINOWSKI. H.R. 2813: Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN. Ms. STEVENS. H.R. 1901: Mr. RUSH. H.R. 2815: Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. POCAN, Ms. H.R. 3744: Ms. CRAIG. H.R. 1933: Mr. WATKINS. SCHRIER, and Mr. TIPTON. H.R. 3762: Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. VIS- H.R. 1934: Mr. VEASEY. H.R. 2816: Mr. ZELDIN and Mr. RASKIN. CLOSKY, Mr. PETERSON, and Ms. SEWELL of H.R. 1940: Mr. GOODEN. H.R. 2846: Mrs. MURPHY. Alabama. H.R. 1956: Mr. CARTWRIGHT. H.R. 2854: Mr. NEGUSE. H.R. 3798: Mr. GRIJALVA. H.R. 1975: Mr. LOUDERMILK. H.R. 2895: Mrs. AXNE. H.R. 3808: Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana. H.R. 1978: Mr. CA´ RDENAS and Mr. CISNEROS. H.R. 2901: Mr. POCAN. H.R. 3820: Ms. WILD and Mr. KINZINGER. H.R. 1980: Mr. KELLER, Mr. FLORES, Mr. H.R. 2905: Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. H.R. 3828: Mrs. RODGERS of Washington. OLSON, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, and Mr. GUTH- H.R. 2947: Mr. LARSEN of Washington. H.R. 3870: Mr. DELGADO. RIE. H.R. 2951: Mr. KHANNA. H.R. 3882: Mr. LAWSON of Florida. H.R. 1987: Mr. BACON. H.R. 2985: Mr. RICE of South Carolina, Mr. H.R. 3884: Mr. GRIJALVA and Mr. POCAN. H.R. 2014: Mr. CONAWAY and Mr. GOODEN. KILDEE, Mr. BIGGS, and Ms. DAVIDS of Kan- H.R. 3942: Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. H.R. 2054: Mr. DEUTCH. sas. NORMAN, Mr. RUSH, Mr. GUEST, and Mr. SEN- H.R. 2062: Ms. CRAIG. H.R. 2991: Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire. SENBRENNER.

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H.R. 3954: Mr. RATCLIFFE. H.R. 4237: Mr. KATKO and Miss RICE of New H. Res. 49: Mr. RIGGLEMAN. H.R. 3962: Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire. York. H. Res. 107: Mr. MAST. H.R. 3973: Mr. GRIJALVA. H.R. 4248: Mr. VAN DREW. H. Res. 160: Mr. BAIRD. H.R. 3981: Ms. PORTER. H.R. 4249: Mr. POCAN, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, H. Res. 189: Mr. THOMPSON of California, H.R. 4019: Ms. UNDERWOOD. and Mr. COHEN. Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. JOHNSON of South H.R. 4032: Mr. STEIL. H.R. 4255: Mr. DEUTCH. Dakota, Mr. MAST, and Mr. GALLAGHER. H.R. 4056: Mr. COHEN. H.R. 4263: Mr. VAN DREW. H.R. 4270: Mr. SIRES, Mr. MALINOWSKI, Mr. H.R. 4061: Mr. BALDERSON. H. Res. 326: Mr. CASE, Mr. SOTO, and Ms. VARGAS, Mr. KEATING, Mr. CICILLINE, and H.R. 4077: Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL and Mr. GABBARD. Mrs. LOWEY. PASCRELL. H. Res. 387: Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, H.R. 4272: Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. H.R. 4086: Mr. WELCH and Mr. TIPTON. Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Ms. WILSON of Flor- SUOZZI, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. JACKSON LEE, H.R. 4096: Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. ZELDIN, and ida, Mr. KINZINGER, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Ms. GARCIA of Mrs. LEE of Nevada. Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. LEE of Cali- Texas, Ms. NORTON, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. H.R. 4116: Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. fornia, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. DOGGETT, Mrs. DIN- MOORE, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mrs. WAT- H.R. 4150: Mr. CALVERT. GELL, Ms. PINGREE, and Mr. ALLRED. SON COLEMAN, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mrs. HAYES, H.R. 4155: Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. POCAN, and Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. COHEN, Ms. WATERS, Mr. H. Res. 439: Mr. SPANO. Mr. VEASEY. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, H. Res. 475: Mr. CHABOT. H.R. 4187: Mr. TIPTON. Mr. VEASEY, and Ms. WILSON of Florida. H. Res. 513: Mr. SUOZZI and Mr. PAPPAS. H.R. 4194: Mrs. AXNE. H.R. 4277: Mr. PHILLIPS. RONE ARCI´A H. Res. 517: Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. ROSE of H.R. 4206: Mr. T , Mr. G of Illi- H.J. Res. 38: Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. New York, Mr. PHILLIPS, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. nois, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Ms. GARCIA of H. Con. Res. 20: Mr. PERRY. YARMUTH, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. MAST, Texas, and Mr. GRIJALVA. H. Con. Res. 27: Ms. SLOTKIN. H.R. 4207: Mr. TIPTON. H. Con. Res. 29: Mr. KENNEDY. Ms. ESHOO, and Ms. TORRES SMALL of New H.R. 4211: Mr. TED LIEU of California. H. Con. Res. 52: Ms. KUSTER of New Hamp- Mexico. H.R. 4219: Mr. DESJARLAIS. shire and Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI. H. Res. 543: Ms. CLARKE of New York.

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