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Congressional Record—House H2778 H2778 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 20, 2013 In conclusion, God bless our troops, BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA Agency’s Web site find that May is Na- and we will never forget September the (Mr. BRIDENSTINE asked and was tional Asthma Month. Many people 11th in the global war on terrorism. given permission to address the House might be surprised to know that start- f for 1 minute.) ing January 1, 2012, the Environmental Protection Agency has prevented the SEQUESTRATION EFFECTS Mr. BRIDENSTINE. I rise today as an Eagle Scout and one who has a sale of the only over-the-counter asth- (Mr. COURTNEY asked and was stake in the future of our scouting pro- ma inhaler upon which millions of given permission to address the House grams. Americans have relied for emergency for 1 minute and to revise and extend Some of us in America still believe in asthma treatment. his remarks.) the concept of sexual morality, that What is most alarming is that this Mr. COURTNEY. Mr. Speaker, last sex is intended for one man and one inhaler was taken off the market not week, the Secretary of Defense, Chuck woman within the institution of mar- because it was unsafe or ineffective for Hagel, announced that the furloughs of riage. Organizations that hold this phi- treating asthma—it had been around civilian DOD employees will be 11 days losophy and promote it among our for 50 years safely and effectively for the balance of this fiscal year. This youth should be commended—or at treating acute asthma attacks—but decision, driven by sequestration, is least, you would think, tolerated. the Environmental Protection Agency damaging and degrading the military Unfortunately, the intolerant left claimed that the miniscule amount of readiness of our country. These are in- bullies and browbeats private organiza- chlorofluorocarbon contained was cre- dividuals who provide critical services tions like the Boy Scouts into accept- ating a hole in the ozone. Mr. Speaker, for the men and women in uniform who ing their philosophy. Notice, they I respectfully submit that the Nation’s serve all across America and all across didn’t start their own organization; asthmatics are not causing a hole in the world. they went after the Boy Scouts of the ozone layer. Sequestration is acting like a slow- America. When these inhalers were taken off- acting poison, which is now affecting The left’s agenda is not about toler- line, we were told that the Food and the economy. Moody’s Investor Serv- ance and it’s not about diversity of Drug Administration would quickly ap- ices announced last week that it will thought. It’s about promoting a world prove a substitute inhaler; but here we take a full point off of GDP growth this view of relativism, where there is no are months and months and months year and will result in, over time, the right and wrong, then using the full later with no inhaler in sight. loss of 700,000 jobs. force of the government to silence op- What has been the response of the It is time for this institution to focus position and reshape organizations like EPA? They’ve been dismissive of Con- on this self-inflicted damage that Con- the Boy Scouts into instruments for gress’ concerns. gress caused by not turning off seques- social change. I urge people to contact their Mem- ter as previous Congresses back in the To my friends on the left, this is not ber of Congress to bring back these in- eighties and nineties did when seques- tolerance. halers that have served so many people tration was in effect. But here’s the good news about true so well for so long. We should stop wasting our time on tolerance: the most tolerant One of all repeal debates for health care—37 times has the ability to redeem us all. f as of last week—and focus on what’s f really important in the immediate fu- SENATE IMMIGRATION BILL ture. It’s to turn off sequester. It is HONORING PRIVATE FIRST CLASS CODY TOWSE HELPS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS, time for the leadership of this House to NOT AMERICANS stop wasting our time and get focused (Mr. CHAFFETZ asked and was given (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was on the issue that matters the most to permission to address the House for 1 given permission to address the House the American people. minute and to revise and extend his re- for 1 minute and to revise and extend f marks.) Mr. CHAFFETZ. Mr. Speaker, I stand his remarks.) GANG OF 8 BILL PUTS SAFETY OF to honor Private First Class Cody Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, CITIZENS AT RISK Towse, whose life was lost in Afghani- sometimes it’s hard to believe that the (Mr. BROOKS of Alabama asked and stan. America lost one of its best and immigration debate is taking place in was given permission to address the Utah lost one of our best. the United States of America. House for 1 minute.) This is a young soldier who had dedi- Those who favor the Senate immigra- Mr. BROOKS of Alabama. Mr. Speak- cated his life to helping save others. At tion bill talk a lot about helping for- er, the Senate amnesty bill gives am- the age of 18, he went to become an eign workers and undocumented immi- nesty to illegal aliens regardless of EMT and then a firefighter, and later grants, but you never hear them talk public safety and the danger to Amer- joined the Army. He had recently won about helping American workers and ican citizens. For example, the Depart- the Army Combat Medic Ribbon for American taxpayers. They can’t, be- ment of Homeland Security must waive saving another life under fire. As a cause the immigration bill will cost misdemeanor criminal convictions bomb went off near Kandahar, he went many American workers their jobs or when determining amnesty eligibility. to rush to the person who was injured, decrease their wages. That’s what hap- That means crimes like assault, vehic- when a second bomb went off that took pens when you give work permits to 10 ular homicide, possession of drug man- his life. million illegal immigrants. ufacturing equipment, DUI, and sex of- Today, I stand to honor him and all As for the cost of additional govern- fenses. Even gangsters get amnesty. the men and women who serve and sac- ment services, the American taxpayer Chris Crane, President of the Na- rifice for this country, for the United picks up that bill—about $43 billion tional Immigration and Customs En- States of America. May God bless every year. forcement Council, says: them, and may God bless the United The air is coming out of the Senate bill fast. It doesn’t secure the border, The idea that we’re going to give known States of America. gang members the opportunity to renounce f and it hurts American workers and taxpayers. their affiliation—and believe them—and then b 1410 give them legal status in our country is out- rageous. THE EPA CONTINUES ITS WAR ON f Letting illegal alien criminals stay ASTHMATICS in America is outrageous, yet amnesty (Mr. BURGESS asked and was given COMMUNICATION FROM THE for criminals is exactly what the Presi- permission to address the House for 1 CLERK OF THE HOUSE dent and Senate Gang of 8 advocate. minute and to revise and extend his re- The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- Mr. Speaker, this amnesty bill is so marks.) fore the House the following commu- bad it should be renamed the ‘‘Loop- Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, people nication from the Clerk of the House of holes for Criminals Act.’’ going to the Environmental Protection Representatives: VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:56 May 21, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K20MY7.003 H20MYPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE May 20, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2779 MAY 20, 2013. ing received military declarations or Duffield and his colleagues successfully Hon. JOHN A. BOEHNER, medals. completed 52 missions and helped de- Speaker, The Capitol, House of Representatives, The Clerk read the title of the bill. stroy more than 1,200 pounds of enemy Washington, DC. The text of the bill is as follows: explosives. On January 7, 2013, Ser- DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the per- mission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of H.R. 258 geant Duffield was awarded the Purple the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Heart for injuries he suffered during an tives, the Clerk received the following mes- resentatives of the United States of America in IED detonation while deployed to Af- sage from the Secretary of the Senate on Congress assembled, ghanistan in 2011. Sergeant Duffield May 20, 2013 at 11:33 a.m.: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. also earned the Bronze Star and the That the Senate passed S. 982. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stolen Valor Air Force Combat Action Medal for his Appointments: Act of 2013’’. valor during the same deployment. Commission on Security and Cooperation SEC. 2. FRAUDULENT REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT The Purple Heart is one of the oldest in Europe (Helsinki). RECEIPT OF MILITARY DECORA- With best wishes, I am TIONS OR MEDALS. and most recognized American mili- Sincerely, (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 704 of title 18, tary medals—dating back to 1782 when KAREN L. HAAS, United States Code, is amended— George Washington created what was Clerk.
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