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E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 112 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 157 WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 2011 No. 3 Senate The Senate was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 25, 2011, at 10 a.m. House of Representatives FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 2011 The House met at 9 a.m. and was PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE GRESSIONAL RECORD daily, and I will called to order by the Speaker pro tem- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the continue to do so until Washington pore (Mrs. MILLER of Michigan). gentleman from Illinois (Mr. JACKSON) takes responsibility and ends its reck- less spending addiction. f come forward and lead the House in the Pledge of Allegiance. f DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER Mr. JACKSON of Illinois led the PRO TEMPORE Pledge of Allegiance as follows: SEND YOUR RESUMES The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the (Mr. JACKSON of Illinois asked and fore the House the following commu- United States of America, and to the Repub- was given permission to address the nication from the Speaker: lic for which it stands, one nation under God, House for 1 minute and to revise and indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. WASHINGTON, DC, extend his remarks.) January 7, 2011. f Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Madam I hereby appoint the Honorable CANDICE S. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Speaker, as we enter 2011, we find our- MILLER to act as Speaker pro tempore on selves in the same jobs situation as in this day. PRO TEMPORE 2010. In order to show the huge need for JOHN A. BOEHNER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The jobs, I will be collecting resumes from Chair will entertain up to five requests Americans who are unemployed or un- f for 1-minute speeches on each side of deremployed. I’ll submit them for the PRAYER the aisle. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. Unfortunately, f submitting these resumes for the The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. RECORD will not get anybody a job. Coughlin, offered the following prayer: OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL By collecting these resumes, I hope Lord, our God, You have shown us DEBT to dramatize the shameful condition of Your glory. You have redeemed Your (Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado asked unemployment and compel Congress to people by the revelation of Your eter- and was given permission to address do something about it. I hope to re- nal Word. the House for 1 minute and to revise mind my colleagues every day that we Let Your light now shine within us. and extend his remarks.) work for those Americans who have Guide us, that we may be led through Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado. Madam been left behind but who want to work. the darkness found in this world to the Speaker, today our national debt is Today, I call on my fellow Americans radiant joy of Your presence, both now $14.01 trillion. It rolled over to above to send me your resume and your story and forever. $14 trillion for the first time on New to [email protected]. Amen. Year’s Eve last week. On January 6, [email protected]. If f 2009, the start of the 111th Congress, you are out of work, send me your re- the national debt was at $10.63 trillion. sume and story so that I can use it to THE JOURNAL This means the national debt has in- remind our government of the need to The SPEAKER pro tempore. The creased by $3.38 trillion since then—in act. Chair has examined the Journal of the just 2 short years. This debt and its in- Martin Luther King, Jr. once said: last day’s proceedings and announces terest payments we are passing to our America has issued us a bad check. It to the House her approval thereof. children and to all future Americans. has come back marked ‘‘insufficient Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- I have been submitting, and will con- funds.’’ But the vault of opportunity of nal stands approved. tinue to submit, this debt to the CON- this Nation is not bankrupt. 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. H105 . VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:49 Jan 07, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A07JA7.000 H07JAPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE H106 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 7, 2011 Madam Speaker, sending a resume to our infrastructure and job creation; yet others who walked into my office in me will not put you first in line for any this is exactly what will result from Waterbury, Connecticut. This isn’t a job, but it will put you up front and this job-killing rule. game to them. It’s a matter of life and center to remind our government of f death. And the stakes over repeal could the need to act. not be higher. BORDER PATROL AGENTS ON THE f MOVE f ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was b 0910 PRO TEMPORE given permission to address the House A TRIBUTE TO DON TYSON The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mem- for 1 minute and to revise and extend bers are reminded to address their re- his remarks.) (Mr. WOMACK asked and was given marks to the Chair. Mr. POE of Texas. Madam Speaker, permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his re- f more Border Patrol agents are being sent to the southern border. The border marks.) HEALTH CARE is violent, desolate, and dangerous. Mr. WOMACK. Madam Speaker, I rise (Mr. BENISHEK asked and was given Drugs and people are going north. today with great sadness to remember permission to address the House for 1 Money and weapons are going south. one of America’s great entrepreneurs, minute and to revise and extend his re- And the border is a war zone. Don Tyson of Springdale, Arkansas, marks.) Madam Speaker, I’m not talking who passed away Thursday, January 6, Mr. BENISHEK. Madam Speaker, about the southern border of the 2011, following a brief illness. while campaigning this fall, people in United States with Mexico. No. I’m The son of Tyson Foods, Incor- northern Michigan made it clear that talking about the Afghanistan-Paki- porated, founder John W. Tyson, Don they are not happy with the govern- stan border. That’s correct. Secretary was former chairman of the board and ment takeover of health care. That’s of Homeland Security Napolitano has CEO of a company that began as a fam- why I’m pleased that one of my first said, ‘‘We are going to contribute Bor- ily business, supplying feed and baby votes in Congress will allow me to keep der Patrol agents to protect the border chicks to local producers. It became a a promise to my constituents and vote of Afghanistan.’’ global food enterprise with annual to repeal that legislation. Now, why is Homeland Security mak- sales in excess of $28 billion, over As a surgeon who spent more than 30 ing this uninformed decision? Our 115,000 team members, and operations years working directly with patients, I southern border is a war zone and our in five countries. He founded the Tyson view the government takeover of our Border Patrol agents are needed there. Family Foundation and is well-known health care system as an attack on the In fact, they need more help. We should for his philanthropy in the fields of doctor-patient relationship. Now, as a send more National Guard troops there education, conservation, and the arts. member of the freshman class of 2011, I to help them stop the invasion of the Don Tyson’s ‘‘no bad days’’ outlook invite all Members to join us in repeal- violent drug cartels. on life personifies the true definition of ing this law and developing realistic Homeland Security should protect the pursuit of the American Dream. health care reform that lowers costs, our homeland, not somebody else’s. The State of Arkansas and the United improves insurance options, and puts This ill-advised move by the Depart- States of America have lost an origi- patients, not government bureaucrats, ment of Homeland Security shows how nal, and we mourn the passing of this at the center of health care. blissfully ignorant Washington is about industry legend. f reality and the battle on the third f front, the southern border of the HIGHWAY TRUST FUND THOU SHALT NOT BEAR FALSE United States. WITNESS (Mr. BISHOP of New York asked and And that’s just the way it is. was given permission to address the f (Mr. COHEN asked and was given per- House for 1 minute.) mission to address the House for 1 Mr. BISHOP of New York. Madam HEALTH CARE REPEAL IS NO minute and to revise and extend his re- Speaker, the Republican rules package GAME FOR AMERICANS marks.) passed Wednesday included a change (Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut asked Mr. COHEN. Madam Speaker, today that could be extremely damaging to and was given permission to address is the beginning of a process by which our Nation’s highway and transit sys- the House for 1 minute and to revise the Republicans will try to repeal the tems over the long term—and to the and extend his remarks.) affordable health care bill.