H430 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 2, 2010 Our efforts already have shown mod- up his rhetoric about fiscal responsi- tutional. So 34 States are fighting back est success. Although we are still in bility. But just yesterday the President with legislation to block unconstitu- the throes of a fragile economic recov- presented a budget reminiscent of last tional Federal insurance mandates. ery, the improving conditions recently year’s that spends too much, taxes too Also, Texas Attorney General Greg resulted in a $50 billion reduction from much, and borrows too much. The re- Abbott and other AGs are ready to the ’09 deficit. While we cannot com- ality behind the President’s budget fight the Feds in court over the uncon- pletely grow our way out of deficits, proposal is that it more than doubles stitutional ‘‘Corn Husker Kickback.’’ creating conditions for economic the debt. It drives up spending to $3.8 The Kickback and the ‘‘Louisiana Pur- growth is critical to deficit reduction, trillion in 2011. It pushes the deficit to chase’’ were secret backroom deals, and the President’s budget reflects a record $1.6 trillion. It raises taxes by payoffs, paybacks, and rip-offs that that. over $2 trillion through 2020. gave special health care favors to these f During these tough economic times, States while discriminating against lawmakers should be tightening our other States who must pay for these RECESS fiscal belts just like families across corrupt sweetheart deals. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- America are doing with their own It seems that business as usual is ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair budgets. Increasing taxes and spending going on in D.C., and it’s hazardous to declares the House in recess until 2 is not the way to rejuvenate our econ- our health. President Reagan said p.m. today. omy and revitalize small businesses to there are two ways to do some things: Accordingly (at 12 o’clock and 38 create jobs. ‘‘The right way and the way they do minutes p.m.), the House stood in re- In conclusion, God bless our troops, things in Washington.’’ And that’s just cess until 2 p.m. and we will never forget September the the way it is. 11th in the global war on terrorism. f f f NASA AND THE CONSTELLATION b 1400 PRESIDENT’S OBAMA’S PROPOSED PROGRAM AFTER RECESS BUDGET (Mr. GRIFFITH asked and was given The recess having expired, the House (Mr. LUETKEMEYER asked and was permission to address the House for 1 was called to order by the Speaker pro given permission to address the House minute.) tempore (Mr. CAPUANO) at 2 p.m. for 1 minute and to revise and extend Mr. GRIFFITH. Mr. Speaker, I rise his remarks.) today in support of NASA and the Con- f Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Mr. Speaker, stellation Program. I am disappointed PRAYER for more than a year, the people back that the administration seeks to dis- The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. home in the Ninth District of Missouri continue manned space exploration. Coughlin, offered the following prayer: have expressed their anger about the Last week, an administration official Lord, pour out on this Nation Your way our government and this adminis- was quoted in The Orlando Sentinel as Spirit of understanding, truth and tration are spending their hard-earned saying it was not necessary for us to peace. May this Congress prove to be money. They are even angrier today return to the moon. Language like this Your fit instrument to foster yet a after learning that the next proposed is a slap in the face. It’s disrespectful greater union and assure equal justice budget comes in at a whopping $3.8 tril- for the lives lost, the thousands of for all Your people. We ask this be- lion with a record deficit of $1.6 tril- hours of research and development that cause You have given us Your just lion. I give the President credit for his have gone into manned space flight. As commands and reveal Your redeeming idea of a spending freeze, but the prob- we are being challenged internation- love—both now and forever. Amen. lem is that it freezes spending at ally by China, Russia and others, this record levels. It comes in after he has administration is not accepting the f signed spending bills and a failed stim- challenge as President Kennedy did in THE JOURNAL ulus that have increased some spending the 1960s. This administration is asking by as much as 84 percent in the last 2 us to walk away from this challenge, The SPEAKER pro tempore. The years. And the spending freeze applies and we will not do so. Chair has examined the Journal of the to just 13 percent of the budget and We, the scientists, the American pub- last day’s proceedings and announces doesn’t even take effect until next lic, deserve to be number one in space to the House his approval thereof. year. exploration. The things that NASA has Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- In other words, using good old fash- done for medicine, for regular space nal stands approved. ioned Missouri logic, this spending flight, for regular airlines, the safety, f freeze is a lot like trying to close the all that’s concerned in our society, has door after the horse is already out. It been touched by NASA. The very idea PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE just doesn’t work. The good folks at that this administration is lowering The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the home are tired of lip service and fancy the expectations of America as far as gentleman from Missouri (Mr. speeches about getting spending under manned space flight is concerned is a LUETKEMEYER) come forward and lead control. The people of the Show-Me disgrace and we, in Congress, will re- the House in the Pledge of Allegiance. State want us to show them that we ject it. Mr. LUETKEMEYER led the Pledge are serious about getting spending f of Allegiance as follows: under control. THE ADMINISTRATION IS NOT SE- I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the f of America, and to the Repub- RIOUS ABOUT IMMIGRATION EN- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, THE STATES ARE FIGHTING BACK FORCEMENT indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was f given permission to address the House given permission to address the House for 1 minute.) for 1 minute and to revise and extend BUDGET THAT SPENDS TOO MUCH, Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the his remarks.) TAXES TOO MUCH AND BORROWS attack on the Constitution continues. Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, TOO MUCH In spite of the will of the people, there the President’s budget proves once (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina are those who still want to force-feed again that the Obama administration asked and was given permission to ad- us with government-run health care. is not serious about enforcing our Na- dress the House for 1 minute and to re- The Constitution gives no power to the tion’s immigration laws. They found vise and extend his remarks.) Feds to nationalize health care. The money for 25 new positions in the Sec- Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Feds plan to force Americans to buy retary of Homeland Security’s manage- Speaker, in his State of the Union ad- health insurance or pay a fine or go to ment office, but there is no funding for dress last week, the President stepped jail, or both. And that plan is unconsti- a single new immigration detention

VerDate Nov 24 2008 05:15 Feb 03, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K02FE7.002 H02FEPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE February 2, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H431 bed, no new money to find and deport and bail our way back to prosperity. North Taylor Lane in Patagonia, Ari- immigration fugitives or criminal They know that deficits and debt zona, as the Jim Kolbe Post Office. In- aliens, no additional special agents to threaten our prosperity and our pos- troduced by my colleague, Representa- investigate workplace immigration terity. House Republicans have a bet- tive GABRIELLE GIFFORDS of , violations, and no money to expand the ter plan, a plan built on hard choices, on January 21, 2010, and reported out of visa security program. The President fiscal responsibility, and entitlement the Oversight and Government Reform ought to use immigration enforcement reform. On behalf of our families, on Committee on January 27, 2010, by to open up jobs for American workers. behalf of our economy, we say, let’s re- unanimous consent, H.R. 4495 enjoys Instead, the administration maintains ject this irresponsible and the support of the entire Arizona House the status quo. Citizens and legal im- unsustainable budget, and let’s come delegation. migrants will be forced to continue to together around the principles of fiscal Born on June 28, 1942, in Evanston, Il- compete with 8 million illegal immi- responsibility and reform, and let’s put linois, veteran and grants for very scarce jobs. our house in order. former Congressman Jim Kolbe began f his public service and political career f serving as a United States Senate page AN EMPOWERMENT AGENDA ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER for and graduating (Mr. NEUGEBAUER asked and was PRO TEMPORE from the United States Capitol Page given permission to address the House The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- School in 1960. In 1976, Kolbe ran for for 1 minute.) ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair the Arizona State Senate and served Mr. NEUGEBAUER. Mr. Speaker, the will postpone further proceedings three terms in that body. In 1985 Mr. Federal Government is simply trying today on motions to suspend the rules Kolbe was sworn in to Congress, be- to do too much at too high a cost to on which a recorded vote or the yeas coming the first Republican to rep- the American people. Thomas Jefferson and nays are ordered, or on which the resent southern Arizona in the House. During his 22 years in office, Mr. Kolbe called for ‘‘a wise and frugal govern- vote incurs objection under clause 6 of served as the chair of the Sub- ment which shall leave men free to reg- rule XX. committee on Foreign Operations, Ex- ulate their own pursuits of industry, Record votes on postponed questions port Financing and Related Programs and shall not take from the mouth of will be taken after 6:30 p.m. today. labor the bread it has earned.’’ And he of the House Appropriations Com- was right. Government should be em- f mittee for his last 6 years in Congress. powering citizens to succeed in our JIM KOLBE POST OFFICE For four years, he was chairman of the economy, not eroding their freedoms Treasury, Post Office and Related Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I move to Agencies Subcommittee. and encouraging dependency. suspend the rules and pass the bill The American people are fed up with (H.R. 4495) to designate the facility of b 1415 rapidly growing government intruding the United States Postal Service lo- Mr. Kolbe decided not to run for re- into their lives. They want us to do cated at 100 North Taylor Lane in election in 2006 and now serves as a something about it. My message is sim- Patagonia, Arizona, as the ‘‘Jim Kolbe senior Trans-Atlantic Fellow at the ple: To get America back, we must re- Post Office’’. German Marshall Fund advising on store our Founders’ principles of em- The Clerk read the title of the bill. trade matters. He also serves as an ad- powerment. I’m working on an em- The text of the bill is as follows: junct professor in the College of Busi- powerment agenda and will be here in ness at the . the weeks to come talking about how H.R. 4495 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Mr. Speaker, let us honor former we can advance empowerment and re- Congressman Kolbe through the pas- duce entitlement. This has been an em- resentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, sage of this resolution and by desig- powerment moment, and there will be nating the North Taylor Lane Post Of- many more as we watch our adminis- SECTION 1. JIM KOLBE POST OFFICE. (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the fice in honor of Congressman Kolbe. I tration continue to tax and spend United States Postal Service located at 100 urge my colleagues to join me in sup- money that we don’t have and steal the North Taylor Lane in Patagonia, Arizona, porting this bill. future of our future generations by shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Jim Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of leaving them with a legacy of debt. Kolbe Post Office’’. my time. f (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, Mr. MCHENRY. I rise today in sup- map, regulation, document, paper, or other port of H.R. 4495, designating the facil- FISCAL YEAR 2011 BUDGET record of the United States to the facility re- ity of the United States Postal Service (Mr. PENCE asked and was given per- ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to located at 100 North Taylor Lane in mission to address the House for 1 be a reference to the ‘‘Jim Kolbe Post Of- fice’’. Patagonia, Arizona, as the ‘‘Jim Kolbe minute and to revise and extend his re- Post Office.’’ marks.) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Congressman Kolbe is a former col- Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, when I ant to the rule, the gentleman from league of mine here. We had one term look at the President’s budget for fis- New York (Mr. TOWNS) and the gen- overlapping. I certainly appreciate the cal year 2011, I think about what Albert tleman from North Carolina (Mr. chairman’s words in support of this bi- Einstein said one time. He said that MCHENRY) each will control 20 min- partisan resolution. He served in the doing the same thing over and over utes. United States Navy and the Naval Re- again and expecting a different result The Chair recognizes the gentleman serves before being elected to the State is the very definition of insanity. Well, from New York. Senate in Arizona and elected to the after years of runaway Federal spend- GENERAL LEAVE in 1984, and he ing under both political parties, and Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I ask served very ably on the Appropriations after promises by this administration unanimous consent that all Members Committee for Foreign Operations, Ex- of fiscal discipline and reform, the may have 5 legislative days in which to port Financing, and Related Programs. President’s budget more than doubles revise and to extend their remarks. He was one of this institution’s hal- the debt. It drives spending to a record The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there lowed—well, the big guys in this insti- $3.8 trillion. It pushes the deficit to a objection to the request of the gen- tution seem to be on the Appropria- record $1.6 trillion, and raises taxes by tleman from New York? tions Committee. And he was an appro- more than $2 trillion by 2020, during There was no objection. priations subcommittee chair, which, the worst recession in 25 years. Mr. TOWNS. I yield myself such time as we all know, actually wields a sig- Despite future spending freezes prom- as I may consume. nificant amount of weight, especially ised and commissions, it doesn’t Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present when you’re running a major portion of change the fact that, by any measure, H.R. 4495 for consideration. This legis- the budget, such as foreign operations. this budget is insane. The American lation will designate the United States In addition to foreign policy, this people know we can’t borrow and spend Postal Service facility located at 100 Congressman served his constituents

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