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Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 111 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 111 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 156 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2010 No. 57 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was last day’s proceedings and announces nificant role in the life of the Arme- called to order by the Speaker pro tem- to the House his approval thereof. nian community. It is a great honor to pore (Mr. PASTOR of Arizona). Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- welcome him today. f nal stands approved. f DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER f ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PRO TEMPORE The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The fore the House the following commu- gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. DAVIS) Chair will entertain up to 15 further re- nication from the Speaker: come forward and lead the House in the quests for 1-minute speeches on each WASHINGTON, DC, Pledge of Allegiance. side of the aisle. April 21, 2010. Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky led the f I hereby appoint the Honorable ED PASTOR Pledge of Allegiance as follows: to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day. INTRODUCING HOME HEALTH NANCY PELOSI, I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the CARE PLANNING IMPROVEMENT Speaker of the House of Representatives. United States of America, and to the Repub- ACT lic for which it stands, one nation under God, f indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. (Ms. SCHWARTZ asked and was PRAYER f given permission to address the House Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan, Ar- for 1 minute and to revise and extend menian Apostolic Church of America, WELCOMING ARCHBISHOP her remarks.) New York, New York, offered the fol- OSHAGAN CHOLOYAN Ms. SCHWARTZ. Seniors who see a lowing prayer: The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without nurse practitioner or physician’s as- Almighty God, we seek Your grace objection, the gentlewoman from New sistant as their primary care provider and wisdom in our lives and in our York (Mrs. MALONEY) is recognized for face unnecessary delays in receiving leaders that they may serve Your peo- 1 minute. necessary home health services. Medi- ple with truth and justice. There was no objection. care recognizes that nurse practi- Remember Your faithful servants, Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, as a tioners and physician’s assistants diag- the Armenian people, who for 95 Aprils proud member of the Congressional nose and care for patients, prescribe have lived with the memory of the Caucus on Armenian Issues, and the medications, and order nursing home genocide of 11⁄2 million of their nation. Representative of a large and vibrant services for seniors, all in accordance We pray that such barbarity never community of Armenian Americans, I with State law. again be inflicted upon any of Your rise to welcome His Eminence Arch- But even when State laws explicitly creatures. We give thanks for the bless- bishop Oshagan Choloyan in his offer- include ordering home health care ings that You have bestowed upon the ing of the opening prayer, and join my within the scope of practice for nurse remnant of the Armenian people who colleagues this week in the sad com- practitioners, as Pennsylvania does, were welcomed and given new life in memoration of the Armenian genocide. Medicare still requires a physician’s the United States of America. We On this 95th anniversary of the geno- signature for referral and payment. thank You for delivering us from the cide, I join with a chorus of voices that That Medicare allows nurse practi- depths of despair into this land of lib- grows louder with each passing year. tioners and PA’s to sign the forms to erty. We simply will not allow the planned place a senior in a nursing home but Bless America, the country of great- ness and goodness. Renew the values of elimination of an entire people to re- not for less expensive home health care our American heritage so that America main in the shadows of history. The just doesn’t make sense. This require- will remain the country of truth, free- Armenian genocide must be acknowl- ment leads to unnecessary and costly dom, justice, and peace. edged, studied, and never, ever allowed delays. We stand before You and ask this in to happen again. I urge my colleagues to join with me Your name and for Your glory. Amen. The archbishop is the head of the Ar- to fix this problem and to ensure that menian Church in the United States, seniors get the care that they need in f which is located in my district. As the appropriate and cost efficient settings THE JOURNAL spiritual shepherd of several hundred by cosponsoring my bill, H.R. 4993, the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The thousand Armenian Americans in the Home Health Care Planning and Im- Chair has examined the Journal of the Eastern United States, he plays a sig- provement Act, and make sure that b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H2699 . VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:36 Jul 08, 2010 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD10\RECFILES\H21AP0.REC H21AP0 mmaher on DSKD5P82C1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H2700 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 21, 2010 seniors get the care they need in the Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, House with an assessment of Iran’s cur- right setting. Jamie Leigh Jones was a 20-year-old rent military capabilities and the re- f and went to Iraq as a civilian con- gime’s future military strategy. tractor. Here is her story: after being The report served as a stark re- NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER in Iraq just a few days, she said she was minder of the military and nuclear re- RULING drugged and gang raped by fellow em- alities in the region. Sadly, it is incom- (Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky asked and ployees. She was held hostage in a plete because it lacked information was given permission to address the cargo container for 24 hours without about funding provided by Iran’s mili- House for 1 minute and to revise and food or water. She was assaulted so tary branches and also information extend his remarks.) badly that later she had to have recon- about military doctrine. The informa- Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky. Mr. Speak- structive surgery. tion that the report does include con- er, last week U.S. District Judge Bar- She convinced one of the people firms Iran’s efforts to hide its nuclear bara Crabb ruled that the National Day guarding her to let her borrow a cell infrastructure, their support of nuclear of Prayer violates the first amendment phone. She called her dad. Her dad terrorist surrogates, and the terrifying to the Constitution despite decades of called my office in Texas. With the investment in a missile that could hit statute and tradition. This is another help of the State Department, we America in less than 5 years. disappointing example of activist helped immediately to rescue her, and Now is the time for the administra- judges making decisions that fly in the she was quickly brought back to Amer- tion and Congress to put forward an ef- face of the Constitution, violating con- ica. fective strategy to deal with Iran. It is gressional intent, and the values of our But no one has been held accountable imperative that both parties work vigi- Founders. John Adams declared, ‘‘Our for these crimes. The rape kit and the lantly with our allies around the world Constitution was made only for a forensic evidence apparently were com- to ensure Iran does not continue down moral and religious people. It is wholly promised by somebody in Iraq. During this dangerous road. inadequate to the government of any this Victims’ Rights Week, we need to In conclusion, God bless our troops other.’’ realize that when citizens go to a war and we will never forget September Every year on the first Thursday of zone and serve their country and a 11th in the Global War on Terrorism. May we gather as a people to pray and crime is committed against them, they Congratulations Columbia Mayor- acknowledge our Nation’s need and should have justice. Elect Steve Benjamin and Council- place before eternity. George Wash- People like Jamie Leigh Jones de- woman Leona Plaugh, joining Tameika ington said, ‘‘Of all the dispositions serve the protection of our law. The Isaac Devine and Sam Davis. and habits which lead to political pros- long arm of the law should reach in f perity, religion and morality are indis- lands far away to hold perpetrators ac- CONGRATULATING VILLA MARIA pensable. In vain would that man claim countable for assaulting fellow Ameri- ACADEMY ON THEIR SECOND the tribute of patriotism, who should cans in time of war because justice is CONSECUTIVE STATE CHAMPION- labor to subvert these great pillars of what we do in this country. SHIP IN BASKETBALL human happiness.’’ And that’s just the way it is. This ruling is not what our Founders f (Mrs. DAHLKEMPER asked and was intended and does a disservice to our given permission to address the House history as a religious Nation. I call on WHOSE SIDE ARE WE ON? for 1 minute.) Attorney General Eric Holder to appeal (Mr.
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