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H2482 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 10, 2006 (Mr. POE. addressed the House. His (Mr. SNYDER addressed the House. As an American Jew, I am proud to remarks will appear hereafter in the His remarks will appear hereafter in say that Asians and Jews have a unique Extensions of Remarks.) the Extensions of Remarks.) and celebrated history of partnership f f and community. Asian Americans have The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a developed many thriving communities previous order of the House, the gen- previous order of the House, the gen- in California and New York City, for example, where there are also a large tleman from New Jersey (Mr. PALLONE) tleman from Kentucky (Mr. DAVIS) is is recognized for 5 minutes. recognized for 5 minutes. number of Jewish communities. Our cultural similarities and major (Mr. PALLONE addressed the House. (Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky addressed the House. His remarks will appear emphasis on family and education His remarks will appear hereafter in present a variety of opportunities for the Extensions of Remarks.) hereafter in the Extensions of Re- marks.) cooperation between the communities, f including community organizing, mu- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a f tual support and political advocacy. previous order of the House, the gen- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a Asian Americans have impacted our tleman from California (Mr. DREIER) is previous order of the House, the gentle- Nation in several distinct ways: in recognized for 5 minutes. woman from Florida (Ms. CORRINE science and technology; arts and (Mr. DREIER addressed the House. BROWN) is recognized for 5 minutes. media; and business and social work. His remarks will appear hereafter in (Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida ad- Approximately 1.1 million Asian the Extensions of Remarks.) dressed the House. Her remarks will Americans and Pacific Islanders own appear hereafter in the Extensions of small businesses in the United States. f Remarks.) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a Additionally, Asian Pacific Americans previous order of the House, the gen- f have served bravely in the United States Armed Forces, and more than tleman from Minnesota (Mr. KENNEDY) ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN is recognized for 5 minutes. HERITAGE MONTH 300,000 Asian Americans and Pacific Is- landers are veterans. (Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota ad- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a The theme for this year’s Asian Pa- dressed the House. His remarks will ap- previous order of the House, the gentle- cific American Heritage Month is pear hereafter in the Extensions of Re- woman from Florida (Ms. WASSERMAN ‘‘Dreams and Challenges of Asian Pa- marks.) SCHULTZ) is recognized for 5 minutes. cific Americans.’’ Throughout the f Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. month of May, this theme serves as a The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a Speaker, I am here today to join my reminder that while this community previous order of the House, the gen- colleagues and the Nation in recog- has made several strides, many Asian tleman from Ohio (Mr. BROWN) is rec- nizing May as Asian Pacific American and Pacific Americans face economic ognized for 5 minutes. Month, a time to celebrate the numer- and societal challenges. (Mr. BROWN of Ohio addressed the ous contributions that Asian Ameri- Affordable health care and education House. His remarks will appear here- cans and Pacific Islanders have made are among those challenges that all after in the Extensions of Remarks.) to American life. Americans, including Asian Pacific But first, I would like to recognize f Americans, face. It is estimated that and congratulate my colleague, the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a more than 2 million Asian Americans gentleman from California (Mr. previous order of the House, the gen- and Pacific Islanders currently have no HONDA). As the Chair of the Congres- tleman from Indiana (Mr. BURTON) is health insurance, a figure that is far sional Asian Pacific American Caucus, recognized for 5 minutes. too large. Congressman HONDA has worked tire- We must focus on policies that will (Mr. BURTON of Indiana addressed lessly to highlight the contributions of provide all Americans the opportunity the House. His remarks will appear the Asian Pacific American commu- to prosper in our great country. hereafter in the Extensions of Re- nity. Throughout the month of May, Mr. marks.) Congressman HONDA’s leadership em- Speaker, I ask all Americans to join f phasizes the importance of diversity, me in raising awareness of this growing The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a cultural education, and awareness of community as we celebrate together previous order of the House, the gen- the many beautiful cultures and herit- Asian Pacific American Heritage tleman from Washington (Mr. ages that are woven into the fabric of Month. MCDERMOTT) is recognized for 5 min- our country. f utes. Thank you, Congressman HONDA, for The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a (Mr. MCDERMOTT addressed the your dedication and your passion. previous order of the House, the gentle- House. His remarks will appear here- May was chosen to commemorate the woman from Illinois (Mrs. BIGGERT) is after in the Extensions of Remarks.) immigration of the first Japanese to recognized for 5 minutes. f the United States on May 7, 1843, and (Mrs. BIGGERT addressed the House. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a to mark the anniversary of the comple- Her remarks will appear hereafter in previous order of the House, the gen- tion of the transcontinental railroad the Extensions of Remarks.) tleman from Maine (Mr. ALLEN) is rec- on May 10, 1869. The majority of the f ognized for 5 minutes. workers who laid the tracks were Chi- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a (Mr. ALLEN addressed the House. His nese immigrants. previous order of the House, the gentle- remarks will appear hereafter in the Asian Pacific American Heritage woman from Florida (Ms. GINNY Extensions of Remarks.) Month is celebrated with community BROWN-WAITE) is recognized for 5 min- festivals, government-sponsored activi- f utes. ties, and educational activities for stu- (Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Flor- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a dents. Currently, 15 million Asian Pa- previous order of the House, the gen- ida addressed the House. Her remarks cific Americans live in the United will appear hereafter in the Extensions tleman from Florida (Mr. BILIRAKIS) is States. of Remarks.) recognized for 5 minutes. With more than 25 Asian and Pacific f (Mr. BILIRAKIS addressed the Islander groups with different lan- House. His remarks will appear here- guages and unique histories, including 30 SOMETHING WORKING GROUP after in the Extensions of Remarks.) Taiwanese, Vietnamese, Chinese, Fili- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under f pinos, Indian, Pakistani, Korean, Japa- the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a nese, and Bangladeshi, Asian Pacific uary 4, 2005, the gentleman from Flor- previous order of the House, the gen- American Heritage Month highlights ida (Mr. MEEK) is recognized for 60 min- tleman from Arkansas (Mr. SNYDER) is the diversity that makes up our great utes as the designee of the minority recognized for 5 minutes. Nation. leader.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 05:32 May 11, 2006 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00142 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K10MY7.164 H10MYPT1 hmoore on PROD1PC68 with HMHOUSE May 10, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2483 Mr. MEEK of Florida. Mr. Speaker, it lion; OPEC nations, including Saudi hours ago, humans were making their is an honor to come before the House Arabia and a number of nations that first tools in the Stone Age. One billion once again. we have issues with, $67.8 billion; Ger- seconds ago, it was 1975 and the last I would like to thank my colleagues, many, $65.7 billion; Korea, $66.5 billion; American troops had pulled out of DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, and also Canada, $53.8 billion and climbing. Vietnam. my good friends from the great State If we do not stop this Republican ma- Gee, I guess we sort of wish we were of Massachusetts, Mr. BILL DELAHUNT. jority from continuing to raise this 20 years in the future and we could be I am so glad Mr. DELAHUNT is here. debt ceiling and burying it within the saying that about the troops in Iraq, We were talking earlier. I had to Federal budget on what they believe but I digress. chuckle there for a minute because Mr. their Members have to vote for, and One billion minutes ago, it was 104 DELAHUNT always takes the oppor- this budget vote has been postponed A.D. and the Chinese had first invented tunity and the privilege to share with and postponed and postponed, not be- paper, and $1 billion ago in Republican us the printed word, and it is good to cause, Mr. Speaker, the Republican terms, Mr. Speaker, that was only 3 have him here. Mr. RYAN will be join- majority did not have time to deal hours and 32 minutes at the rate that ing us a little later, Mr. Speaker. with it; they just did not want to do to our government spends money. If I could just take a moment here, their constituents what the majority So when you talk about people who Mr. Speaker, to let the Members know wants them to do. live paycheck to paycheck, people who that the great debate took place here As long as we are here and we have are struggling to make ends meet, peo- on this floor, a number of amendments breath in our bodies, we are going to ple who are desperately trying to not were proposed, to make sure that we share with the Members of this House live off of their credit cards, it does not pass a budget that is just and fair for that we will not allow this to be a appear to matter to the Republican every American. But I must bring to ‘‘back room with the lights off in the leadership here, Mr. Speaker. the Members’ attention, because I middle of the night’’ proposition for b 2030 think Members do not realize what is the American people that they do not happening, or if they do realize what is have any choices in, but the special in- My colleagues, it really is aston- happening, I want to make sure that it terests do. ishing to me. I have only been here 14 is in the RECORD that they know. I just in closing, again, history mak- months. Both of you are more senior We talk about debt a lot in our 30 ing, this is not the KENDRICK MEEK re- than me, but I am really surprised that Something Working Group, and talking port, DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, some people actually believe what the about debt and doing something about BILL DELAHUNT or TIM RYAN report. Republican leadership says when they debt are two different things. This is facts, not fiction. The U.S. De- say they are the party of less govern- The Republican majority continues partment of the Treasury backs this ment and more fiscal responsibility. Is to spend in a record-breaking way that up: $1.01 trillion borrowed in 224 years, an $8 trillion debt fiscally responsible? is bankrupting this country and chang- since 1776 to the year 2000, versus $1.05 Is being in debt to OPEC responsible? I ing the philosophy of this country, trillion that was borrowed from 2001 to mean, where is the fiscal responsibility which is pay-as-you-go. 2005 and counting from the President in that? Democrats, we are the only party in and the Republican majority Congress. Mr. DELAHUNT. Mr. Speaker, if I this House that can say that we bal- We are saying that we want to pay as can, I ran across a column in one of the anced the budget. We have actually we go. We are saying that we want to publications that circulates through- done it. We have actually had surpluses make sure that we are fiscally respon- out here on Capitol Hill. It was actu- as far as the eye can see. sible. And we are saying that we are ally in the Roll Call newspaper. It was Republicans can only talk about, not going to allow the Republican ma- this past Monday when it was pub- well, we would like to cut it in half and jority to be able to have these coun- lished. we would like to cut it back a quarter tries look at America in a different The headline is entitled, ‘‘GOP Bank- or what have you; but I just want to way than they were prior to this ad- ing on Economy.’’ make sure that folks understand that ministration and prior to this Repub- You know, it is no secret that a there was an article written on Tues- lican Congress. growing majority of the American peo- day of this week entitled, Another Pos- Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentle- ple believe that the country is headed sible Bump to the Debt Ceiling, $2.7 woman from Florida (Ms. WASSERMAN in the wrong direction. The last poll trillion budget plan pending before the SCHULTZ). that I saw just recently exceeded 70 House would raise the Federal debt Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. percent of the American people believe ceiling by nearly 10 trillion less than 2 Speaker, thank you. that the country is going in the wrong months after the Congress last raised It is so great to be here with my 30 direction. I happen to share that par- the Federal debt borrowing limit. The Something colleagues once again; and ticular view. provision is buried on page 121 of a 151- just to take off from where you left off, It seems to perplex some of our page blueprint. It serves as the back- we try to help illuminate things during friends and colleagues on the Repub- drop for congressional action this our hours and underscore for the Amer- lican side of the aisle that while the week. ican people, Mr. Speaker, what is real- economy in terms of macro statistics is I think it is important, Mr. Speaker, ly going on inside this Chamber and in- growing, that they are receiving no po- and I usually have my letters here side this Capitol and the debt, the co- litical benefit. I noted that the House from the Secretary of the Treasury, lossal debt, that we are literally caving majority whip from Missouri, who hap- but I think it is important that the in under. pens to be a friend of mine and some- American people and the Members of Mr. DELAHUNT. Just like that. one for whom I have great respect, had this House understand that what they Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Just this to say, ‘‘I spend a lot of time won- are doing to this country, record- like our poster here, the colossal debt dering about this myself. Why is it breaking debt. that we are caving in under that Mr. that with this incredibly strong econ- I just want to make sure before we MEEK just described. omy people do not embrace the econ- start off, and then I am going to be Sometimes it is hard to get your omy with the same kind of confidence kind of quiet here tonight because I arms around, or mind around, what 1 that everything indicates that they know that we have a lot to share. It is billion is. One billion is a very big should.’’ That is what the House major- almost too much to share, Mr. Speak- number. So we took the time to ana- ity whip ROY BLUNT said in an inter- er, but I just want to share this with lyze or break down for folks the things viewed taped by C–SPAN this past the Members one more time. that are analogous to 1 billion, and let weekend. We are talking about who are we bor- me just walk people through that, Mr. Let me offer my own explanation. rowing from. We are borrowing from Speaker, and this might be helpful for It is because the benefit of the boom- Japan at $682.8 billion; China, $249.8 bil- you, Mr. Speaker, as well. ing economy is extremely limited. The lion; the UK, $223.2 billion; the Carib- The question is, how much is $1 bil- vast majority of Americans are not bean, $115.3 billion; Taiwan, $71.3 billion really. Well, for example, 1 billion benefiting from the economic growth

VerDate Aug 31 2005 05:32 May 11, 2006 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00143 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K10MY7.179 H10MYPT1 hmoore on PROD1PC68 with HMHOUSE H2484 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 10, 2006 that is occurring in our country. I the principles of limited government Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. think that is reflected in what hap- and fiscal discipline that historically Speaker, I think we are going to need pened here today in terms of the debate have united Republicans and energized to do these charts on dry erase boards about the new tax cuts that are being the Republican base. Too many Repub- from now on because it changes so rap- proposed, Mr. Speaker, by our Repub- licans have gotten too comfortable in idly and in the wrong direction that we lican colleagues and friends. office.’’ are wasting public resources by print- Let me just cite some interesting That is what Pat Toomey, a former ing them on unchangeable paper. statistics. If you earn between $20,000 colleague, a member of this Congress a Mr. RYAN of Ohio. Right. The money and $30,000, the benefit that you will short time ago, is now saying about the we pay in interest every year, $230 bil- receive from the tax cut that applies to Bush Congress. lion a year, we pay in interest on the dividends and capital gains amounts to Mr. RYAN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I debt. That is interest on the debt. Com- $9 on the average. So as a result of to- agree with the gentleman and I agree pared to education and homeland secu- day’s work by this Bush Congress, if with former Congressman Toomey. As rity and veterans, this is the number you earn between $20,000 and $30,000 you made the point about the wealthi- we are paying on interest. This is reck- you received a tax break of $9. est, the millionaires getting $42,000 less spending. This is a Congress that If you earn between $50,000 and back and the missed priorities and the has run away with the checkbook. $75,000, you got a tax break of $110. But, schoolteacher in Ohio who is making They are taking the country off a cliff Mr. Speaker, if you earned more than $35,000 or $40,000 and getting just a few financially without any regard for $1 million, you get a check from Uncle dollars back, we are not saying that what this is costing future generations. Sam as a tax refund of $42,000. Let us the wealthy person does not make a This group started to talk about op- just reflect on that for a moment. Who certain contribution to society because timism and what the future was going is benefiting from the policies of the they do. Make profits and make to look like. Bush administration and the Bush ad- money, we want you to. But there is Mr. MEEK of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I ministration Congress? Let me put this just as much value to our society by cannot help but take this rubber stamp in other words, in different terms. the teacher. out. How did we get to where we are If you took what happened here Mr. DELAHUNT. We are saying let us right now? It is not because of good today, what this Congress did today, 77 be fair. Fairness here. policy making. It was not good policy percent of American families, families Mr. RYAN of Ohio. And who actually making. It was because the Republican now, had their taxes reduced by $30. needs the tax cut is that person who is Congress, Mr. Speaker, has said, Mr. That is 77 percent of American families a home health care aide, driving President, whatever you want, regard- had their tax bill reduced by $30 at the around, and the gas prices are high and less of how bad it may make our fiscal same time, Mr. RYAN, Mr. MEEK, Mr. everything else. situation in this country, we are will- Speaker, 0.02 percent of American fam- Mr. DELAHUNT talked about bor- ing to endorse it. ilies got a tax break of $42,000. rowing the money to do this and who 2045 So what is happening? What we are we are borrowing it from. This is from b doing is we are creating an America 2001 to 2005, of the $1.18 trillion in debt Today, in the Washington Post, folks that is beginning to look like a banana that the Bush presidency, the Bush want to talk about, if they think Mr. republic. It would appear that those House and Bush Senate racked up, $1.16 DELAHUNT just came up with these that have and really have, not just trillion of the $1.18 trillion came from numbers, go on to Washingtonpost.com have a lot but have a stupendous foreign nations. We are not even bor- and they are right here, as it relates to amount of wealth, are receiving a to- rowing the money from National what you will get if this budget passes tally disproportionate share of the Citibank or some bank in our own the way the Republican administration prosperity that the country seems to country, we are borrowing this money wants it to pass. be enjoying. But 77 percent are getting from the Chinese government or the And I think it is important that peo- $30. Japanese government. That at the end ple realize that it is not the people that And to stop and think today, that tax of the day makes us weak. you send here to Washington, D.C., to cut, Mr. Speaker, amounted to $70 bil- I want to show one more chart here. represent you; it is the White House. lion. And you know what, Mr. Speaker, This is the public debt held by China. Still, the Republican Congress is say- to give that 0.02 percent $42,000, we are It has quadrupled under Bush. It was ing, even at low approval ratings, Mr. going to borrow, we are going to bor- $62 billion in 2000, and it is $257 billion President, we are with you all the way. row that $70 billion and we are going to in 2005. Whatever you want, we are willing to borrow it from China, from OPEC, from Mr. DELAHUNT. Mr. Speaker, if the rubber-stamp it and we are willing to Japan, from Korea, and from Canada. gentleman would yield, I asked this follow your lead, even if it is in the We are going to borrow, and you today in a hearing in the International wrong direction, even if gas prices are know what, Mr. Speaker? We are going Relations Committee of Secretary higher now, even if we are borrowing to add to that deficit, and that is why Zoellick, and he indicated that now the record breaking, we are making history people who are Republicans and con- debt is $262 billion that is owed by the in borrowing $1.05 trillion and counting servative Republicans, like our former United States Government to the Chi- from foreign nations, that is okay. colleague Pat Toomey, who is the nese. Even if it comes down to us defending President of the Club for Growth, is Mr. RYAN of Ohio. And so if you are a special oil deal, and then we had it saying things like this in the Philadel- sitting in a community in Ohio or in turn around on you, but even at the be- phia Inquirer, ‘‘There is a very high the industrial Midwest or in New Eng- ginning, allowing it to happen, we are level of frustration and disappointment land or somewhere across this country with you all the way. Mr. President, among rank-and-file Republicans when where the jobs you have are being lost whatever you say, we are going to rub- they see a Republican-controlled Con- to China, and then you know that your ber-stamp it. gress engaging in an obscene level of government at the same time is bor- So I think it is important, when you wasteful spending, and it is really com- rowing money from China, and the Chi- think of this Republican majority, Mr. ing home to roost.’’ nese government is using that money Speaker, and I think when a number of Mr. MEEK of Florida. He says more, to undermine American business in the our Members look in the mirror, espe- right? United States of America and we con- cially on the other side of the aisle, a Mr. DELAHUNT. Yes. That is not all tinue to borrow it, and that is just in rubber stamp has to be somewhere in he said, Mr. Speaker. the past year or so, another $5 billion the background because that is what Again, this is Mr. Toomey, President has been borrowed from the Chinese. has happened, and that is what has got of Club for Growth, a conservative ad- This is going on again and again. us in the situation that we are in now, vocacy group, who served in this Con- The reason I bring this up is today we and the American people see it, crystal gress, Mr. Speaker, and this is what he expanded this. We increased this even clear. is saying about the Republican Con- more. The $42,000 that we are going to This is not a Democratic issue. I am gress: ‘‘Republicans have abandoned give a millionaire, we do not have it. going to yield to you in one second.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 05:32 May 11, 2006 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00144 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K10MY7.180 H10MYPT1 hmoore on PROD1PC68 with HMHOUSE May 10, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2485 This is not a Democratic issue. You rosy, red rosy, and so let’s just take a They owned a small business. They can’t blame the Democrats on what the walk down memory lane here in terms employed quite a number, 75 people. present situation is. of what is really going on in the United They employed 75 people and he lit- Mr. Speaker, I always say that bipar- States of America. erally said, the husband, the husband tisanship is based on the leadership of Number 10. I am Danielle Letterman and wife team literally told me that the institution. The leadership of the this evening. Number 10, we have a pro- within the next couple of years, if institution has not allowed bipartisan- jected surplus of $5.6 trillion that has health care costs continue to go in this ship in policy-making, in the financial vanished. It was replaced by a deficit in direction as they have since 2000, they situation, or even making sure that we 2004 of $413 billion, which is the largest would probably have to close their just work in harmony here on the in our Nation’s history, and a deficit of business. I mean, that is how bad it was major issues. $318 billion in 2005, an almost $3.5 tril- getting. That has not happened, and that is lion deficit over the next 10 years. So the garbage that the Republican the reason why, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. Number 9. The Bush administration leadership and this administration are RYAN, and Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, is the administration with the greatest trying to feed the American people, the American people are hanging the average annual decline in household in- you know, that 31 percent, that num- failures of fiscal responsibility around come. We are talking real people here. ber, I would expect would continue. the neck of the Republican majority Since Bush took office, household in- Mr. RYAN of Ohio. And it is a tough and the White House, because they are come has declined by $1,670. argument to make to say, when some- in the same boat and they are rubber- Mr. RYAN of Ohio. Just to make a one’s struggling to say, no, no, you are stamping one another as they carry point. We heard a lot today, and I know really doing okay. Wait, no I am not. I this country into further debt. I heard on the floor today a lot about have got to tell you it is kind of hard I yield. how, as you said, the economy was right now. No, I am telling you, you Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. You doing great and how incomes were up. are really doing fine. know, Mr. MEEK, I can understand why I think we have some facts that say Mr. DELAHUNT. The economy grew. you would have trouble seeing past otherwise. Mr. RYAN of Ohio. I realize you are that giant rubber stamp. That is sim- Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. We are racking up credit card debt. I realize ply because this Chamber, through the talking third-party validators here. you can’t afford to put gas in your Republican caucus and their Repub- This is not stuff we are making up. tank. lican leadership, have been engulfed by This is not the Debbie Wasserman Mr. DELAHUNT. And by the way, the rubber stamp. Schultz encyclopedia. Mr. RYAN, it was interesting tonight on You know, had our bobble-head Re- Mr. DELAHUNT. I think it is very ABC News, for the 16th straight meet- publican not turned up missing, we important. I think that Number 9 ex- ing of the Federal Reserve, interest would be able to use that as yet an- plains the reason why the majority rates were raised. other example of why you continually whip is perplexed, because what is clear You know what that means, Mr. have these policies that are put for- to me is that the economy, if you were Speaker? That means that if you have ward by the Republican leadership, as a student of economics and took a look an adjustable rate mortgage on your rubber-stamped by the Republican ma- at the macro view and saw growth, why home, you are paying more money. jority, because their heads only move the people aren’t responding appro- You are paying more than that $30 that in one direction. I guess there is no priately. this Republican Congress refunded to hinge in this direction, only, yes, abso- The reality is that the economy, Mr. 77 percent of American families today. lutely, we are glad to do whatever you Speaker, is superb. It is outstanding. It You are paying a lot more. And the say, anything you want, Mr. Speaker. is phenomenal, if you are in the top 1 reason is that because of the reckless I mean, it is just unbelievable. Four- percent of the American population, spending that Pat Toomey refers to teen months here and, ‘‘No, sorry, my Mr. Speaker. here, because of the reckless spending, conscience won’t allow me to do that’’ Mr. RYAN of Ohio. And I would sug- you are jacking up interest rates, Mr. is just not part of their vocabulary. gest that the President’s approval rat- Speaker. And like I said, the joints just don’t ing wouldn’t be at 31 or 32 percent if The majority party in this House, in seem to work in this direction as they the economy was going great. this Senate, is complicit with the do for the Democrats. Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. If peo- White House in terms of hidden costs Now, you know, what makes matters ple thought everything was as rosy as like mortgage interest, like credit card worse about all of the things that we they would describe. interest. A while back it was 11 percent have been talking about, about the Mr. RYAN of Ohio. Exactly. on your credit card. You know what it debt and the deficit and the bobble- I yield for Number 8. is today, Mr. Speaker? Today, the aver- head, rubber-stamp Republican major- Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Num- age interest rate on your credit card, it ity that we have here, is that there are ber 8, 45.8 million Americans have no is 16 percent. You think that is a sav- consequences. This stuff matters. It health insurance at all, 6 million more ings for the American people? You matters in real people’s lives. than in 2000. wonder what’s wrong. And what the Republican leadership Now, if things were getting better, And Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ tells us would have you believe, especially in that number would be, oh, I don’t that the median income for a family in recent days, their new thing now is know, smaller, Mr. Speaker, not big- this country has actually declined. And that the economy is doing great. Now, ger, smaller. And you have, since then you think the economy is good? obviously they are now trying to shift the cost of health insurance has risen Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. to a new frame and help everybody un- nearly 59 percent. Yet workers’ wages DELAHUNT, I guess they follow the phi- derstand that in spite of an $8 trillion have only increased by 12 percent. losophy and the idea that if you say it deficit, in spite of the colossal debt Now, we all do different things in our enough times, people will believe it. that we are in to foreign countries lives every day. We go to the super- Maybe if you say it enough times, ac- across this globe, in spite of the fact market. I am out on the soccer field or tually our governor, it must be in the that we have disproportionate trade at dance class or on airplanes back and genes, also subscribes to that theory in deficits with many, many countries, forth. Florida, and really believes that if you Americans are doing great. I am sitting next to a couple, a mid- say something enough times, then it Really? Really? dle-aged couple, on the plane the other will come true. Okay, well, let’s examine that. I have day from Tennessee. Not exactly a bas- Mr. MEEK of Florida. Number 7? here what the consequences actually tion of liberalism. They are from Ten- Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Yes, are. We came up with a top ten list nessee. And do you know what they Number 7. Thirty-seven million Ameri- that describes the consequences of Re- wanted to talk to me about when they cans are living in poverty. We have a publican economic policies. Since they found out I was a Member of Congress? 12.7 percent poverty rate, which is on raised the subject, they have brought it What were we going to do about the the rise, and 5.4 million people have up recently and said, everything is cost of health care? fallen into poverty since the beginning

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The in $53, $56 into their weekly budget? 2005. poor are getting poorer. And we have shown those charts, be- Last week, industry officials testified Number 6. fore too, and we can again. When your before Congress. The document ob- Mr. DELAHUNT. Ms. WASSERMAN bottom line gas tank, filling-the-gas- tained this week by the Washington SCHULTZ, please just don’t say it is the tank cost goes from $20-something to Post shows that officials from Exxon poor. It is not the poor. It is the middle $50-something every time you fill up, Mobil Corporation, Conoco, before the class. and people who have to drive any dis- merger with Phillips, Shell Oil Com- Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. You tance, I mean, we are from an urban pany, and BP of America met in a are right. community, a suburban community, as White House complex with Cheney Mr. DELAHUNT. It is even the rel- are both of you. aides who were developing a national atively affluent. They are not doing energy policy, parts of which became anywhere near as well as the top 1 per- b 2100 law, and parts which are still being de- cent. You just cannot zip around these bated. Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. communities in 2 seconds. You have to Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. There DELAHUNT, when I have to pay $56 to drive to get to most places. We are is no end in sight. No end in sight to fill up the gas tank in my minivan, be- going to get to a point where people the rising gas prices. What will happen lieve me, you are right. It is not just will lose their jobs because they will with number 7, where we have a 12.7 the poor. not be able to get to their jobs. percent poverty rate that is on the rise Mr. DELAHUNT. It is hurting the Mr. RYAN, let us just digress for a and 5.4 million more people who have middle class. second and show what is going on. fallen into poverty. That number is Mr. RYAN of Ohio. And I would like Mr. RYAN of Ohio. I think this is going to get bigger. It is costs like to make a comment here, because that very important when you ask why peo- these that send people into poverty. is, and I think that is the epitome of You have number 6 here that talks ple are slipping into poverty. what this outfit is all about. It is al- about the Consumer Confidence Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. These ways that, well, there is going to be a Board’s index. Its expectation index is are the consequences. certain segment of our society that is the lowest it has been in 3 years. Mr. RYAN of Ohio. This is exactly poor. And you know what, it is tough Number 5, Congressional Republicans right. This is a consequence of some to be in the middle class. And you defeated a Democratic amendment re- faulty leadership in the Nation’s cap- know what, we can’t come up with an cently to increase the minimum wage ital. Oil companies profits in 2002, $34 alternative energy source. You know, from $5.15 to $7.25. If the minimum billion. This is BP, Shell, Chevron, the well, conservation is a good personal wage kept pace with inflation, it would whole bit. It gradually went up, in 2005, virtue, but it is not a good, you know, be $8.88 right now. It hasn’t been in- $113 billion in profits. public policy. creased since 1997. That is 9 years ago. Now, something is wrong with the You know, this is not leadership. We 9 years? structure of our society when the oil should be trying to fix these problems, I mean, if you are a person who is liv- companies are reaping $113 billion in not just say, okay, we accept them. We ing on the minimum wage, struggling profits and we have 5.4 million people accept 5.4 million people going into to pay, to fill your gas tank, struggling slipping into poverty. We have college poverty in the last 5 years under the to put food on the table, you have no tuition costs doubling all over the Bush administration. And when you health insurance, do you really want country, Mr. DELAHUNT. We have a look at who, you know, what? Mr. the Bush administration and the Re- structure here that is just not working publican leadership to tell you how MEEK, I want you to look at this. This for the people any more. great the economy is? Do you believe picture epitomizes, Mr. DELAHUNT, be- Mr. DELAHUNT. You forgot one cause the President is holding the hand them? thing, Mr. RYAN. Mr. RYAN of Ohio. That is an insult. of one of the most powerful Saudi lead- Mr. RYAN of Ohio. Is that in addition The more I think about it, that is a ers in the world. Mr. MEEK of Florida. The Saudi to the $113 billion in profit, and three real insult. Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. It is a king. times, triple what it was 4 years ago? slap in the face, and, really, a bigger Mr. RYAN of Ohio. The king. And I The American taxpayers, those that and bigger percentage of the popu- want this President to come hold the would be overhearing our conversation lation is being engulfed by the struggle hand of somebody in my district. Go tonight, are subsidizing those same oil companies to the tune of about $16.3 just to make ends meet. hold the hand of one of the 5.4 million Let us go to number 4. people that just slipped into poverty. billion. So let us be clear. Out of the 100, not Mr. RYAN of Ohio. You know what, This man doesn’t need his hand held. it would be nice to represent a district But we have got a lot of people in the only is this outfit here, these oil companies getting $113 billion, our friend is where the economy is going great, country that need a little help, and not would it not? Yes, it is going great. a handout, a hand up, an opportunity saying, corporate welfare from this Re- publican-led institution, gave these Look around, everybody is having a to succeed. nice time. That will be great. Fortu- I yield for Number 6. guys $16.3 billion of taxpayer money. nately, I think in most districts that is Mr. MEEK of Florida. Mr. RYAN, Ms. Mr. DELAHUNT. What do we get? Do you know what we get? We get a price not the case. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, it takes $53 to Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Maybe of gasoline per gallon that cost $1.45 4 fill up an F–10 pickup truck. I mean, we they live in an alternative universe, bi- years ago. We now can buy it for $3.25. have folks that are doing this on the zarre world. credit card, Mr. Speaker, and guess That is what we get. Mr. RYAN of Ohio. Maybe this is a what, after a couple of months of that, Mr. MEEK of Florida. Mr. DELAHUNT, supernatural thing. $50-some-odd, some folks’ average bal- that is the reason why we know it Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. I ance that they have is $1,200 on a credit made number 6 on this chart. We want know, maybe they watch Star Trek. card. Soon they are not going to be to make sure that we know it went to Mr. RYAN of Ohio. Maybe it is super- able to do that, and they are going to number 5. I want to make sure we be- natural. That is what we all know. be in the same situation this country is lieve in third-party validators here. Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Maybe in, in debt. I just pulled this out of my notebook it is. Mr. DELAHUNT. And they are pay- here because I want to make sure while Mr. DELAHUNT. I think this is fas- ing 16 percent on that credit card bill. we are talking about this, Mr. Speaker, cinating, as you go through this litany

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What legacy are you leaving getting closer to falling into that pov- have number 3, in which the Bush ad- to the next generation, which is what erty. ministration, it has become clear, has we originally started coming to this The middle class, if this reckless the slowest job growth of any adminis- floor for? spending, policies that advantage only tration in over 70 years. Since January It is terrible. That is poor leadership. the extremely wealthy continue in this of 2001, 2.9 million manufacturing jobs I don’t care if you are a Democrat or country, we won’t have a middle class. have been lost. That is entire towns in you are a Republican. That is poor We will look like some banana republic Mr. RYAN’s district. leadership. You left the country worse in Central America. Mr. DELAHUNT. But the economy is off than you found it. That is not the This is the reality that we face. I growing. But the economy has grown. American way. That is not the Amer- think we can all agree that without a Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Rosy, ican dream. Give us a chance, Mr. healthy vibrant middle class our very rosy. Things are rosy, rosy. Number 2, Speaker. Put us in coach. I mean, God, democracy is at risk. since President Bush took office the we couldn’t do any worse. We have Mr. RYAN of Ohio. How about the economy that is rosy, rosy has posted ideas to unleash the potential of this common good? only 15 months of job gains of 150,000 or country and move the country forward. Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Oh, more. That is since he took office, that Mr. MEEK. please. Mr. MEEK of Florida. I just have Mr. RYAN of Ohio. How about the is in 6 years. That is the number of jobs something to share, but I am willing to common good? How about the good of needed to keep up with the population yield to my colleagues. Mr. DELAHUNT, everybody where everybody contrib- growth. So we are not talking about I know that you had, you had your utes and everybody benefits. The com- anything to write home to talk about. glasses out, I know that you wanted to mon good. Rising tide lifts all boats, Finally, number 1 of the top 10 worst consequences of Republican economic share something with us. Mr. DELAHUNT. Everybody benefits Mr. DELAHUNT. I think just to un- from our economic policy, not this policies, 7.2 million Americans remain derscore, Mr. Speaker, what we are stuff. unemployed today with an additional talking about here tonight is the over- How is this good for society? The guy 4.2 million who want a job, but are not in the pickup truck is paying $57 to fill counted among the unemployed be- all Republican economic policy that fa- up gas tanks and the oil companies are cause they have been looking so long vors the top 1 percent of the American making $113 billion in profits, 5.4 mil- they get taken off the rolls. The econ- people. omy is rosy. Mr. RYAN of Ohio. It doesn’t work. lion are following into poverty, tuition Mr. DELAHUNT. I think we have costs triple. Health care is up how Mr. RYAN of Ohio. Let us do better. Mr. DELAHUNT. But the economy is made our case. Can I just give you one many percent above the rate of in- more statistic? crease in wages? growing. Mr. RYAN of Ohio. Let us do better. Mr. RYAN of Ohio. You can do what- All of these things say that this Re- ever you want. publican Congress and Republican ad- Let us implement some of these ideas that we have. Let us implement some Mr. DELAHUNT. Back in 1991. ministration is about a very small Mr. RYAN of Ohio. 1991? of this innovation agenda where we are group of people. All we are making the Mr. DELAHUNT. Give me just a going to have broadband in every argument more here is we are America. minute. Back in 1991, the top 1 percent household, Mr. DELAHUNT. That will We are a family. of the American people, the population, create a whole new class of people that Where is the American family, Ms. top 1 percent, owned 38 percent of the will understand how to benefit from WASSERMAN SCHULTZ? Let us start wor- corporate wealth in this country. One the Internet. rying about all of us. Because if we lose percent in 1991 owned 38 percent of the Let’s have the research and develop- a couple, it is bad for everybody. corporate wealth in this country. I yield to my friend. ment tax credit that the Democrats Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. have in our innovation agenda. Let’s b 2115 RYAN, I think I have figured it out. You make sure we get the real security Today, today, the top 1 percent of the have broken the code. The Republicans going so we can make sure that we American population in terms of are the party of the cavernous abyss. have the proper energy process, the wealth owns 58 percent of the corporate They don’t mind sending people right proper energy plan for the United wealth. off the cliff into it, whether it is ex- States of America. Let me suggest it is more than just panding poverty, sinking job growth, Why is it still going to be energy an economic policy that is creating increasing the number of uninsured by independent and the United States of this economic divide in this country millions each year. America still gambling in this game that is truly making us a class society The party of the cavernous abyss is that we have in the Middle East? It’s a that is dangerous for democracy. It is the party that created this Medicare big game that we are losing. Everybody more than that. It has, I would submit, prescription drug program with an- is losing. It leads to the war on ter- no moral underpinning. other cavernous abyss that senior citi- rorism. It leads to these tremendous There is no basis in morality for this zens fall into just after they spend a profits at the cost of average people, level of disparity of wealth and income little amount of money on their pre- Mr. DELAHUNT. It is polluting the envi- among Americans. This is economic scription drugs. So you have to ask ronment. Darwinism. This is, as you said so elo- where the American family is. They We have all kinds of problems be- quently, Mr. RYAN, not what America are engulfed by the Republican cav- cause we refuse to say, we want to be a is about. This doesn’t reflect the social ernous abyss. leader in alternative energies in the compact that we all adhere to as Amer- Number 4, I think we are on now. world. Brazil is doing it, why can’t we? icans, where we encourage individual Yes, number 4. There are now 1.3 mil- Why is there a magnetic levitation initiative, but at the same time, recog- lion more unemployed private sector train in Shanghai that goes 270 miles nize mutual responsibilities and a will- workers than there were in January of an hour and not in the United States, ingness to share. 2001, the beginning of the party of the Mr. DELAHUNT? This is not sharing. This is just, I cavernous abyss. The long-term unem- Quite frankly, I think this President don’t want to use the word ‘‘immoral,’’ ployment rate, which is people who are and this Congress has given our genera- but it doesn’t have, I would suggest, unemployed for more than 26 weeks, tion, the 30-something generation, a the kind of moral underpinning that has nearly doubled since that time. pretty raw deal. You know, you think reflects American values.

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And I would like Congressman Pat Toomey, now presi- expect to be joined by some other of to make a point, because as the oil dent of the Club for Growth, both say- our colleagues to talk about the con- companies reap these profits, and again ing that there is out-of-control spend- tinued direction of our country and, in I am not saying for you not to make ing, out-of-control government, dys- particular, this budget and tax plan profits, but not at the expense of every- functional, and the American people that has been put before this Congress one else in society. know that. by President Bush and congressional So I want to make this point: The oil Any Members who would like to Republicans. companies benefit a great deal from come to our Web site, I really want to rise and express my the public, from what the taxpayers www.housedemocrats.gov/30Something, deep, deep concern about this budget. support, A, point number one, the $16.3 www.housedemocrats.gov/30Something. The cuts in programs across the board, billion in corporate welfare that they Mr. MEEK of Florida. Also, Mr. no other word can be given, but they are getting from the public tax dollars RYAN, I want to share with the Mem- are staggering. This budget does not that is going to them. So they can’t bers, Mr. Speaker, that all of the provide for the average American. It say they don’t benefit from the public. charts tonight will be on that Web site, continues to line the pockets of the But their product is sold on roads on the 30 Something front page. wealthiest Americans. that are funded by the taxpayer. Those Also, I would like to share with the Like so many of the President’s pri- roads are protected by the taxpayer, Members that Ranking Member orities, this budget is a misplaced opportunity to actually effect positive paved by the taxpayer, secured by the GEORGE MILLER and also U.S. Senator change for our citizens. I would like to taxpayer. The ports in which the oil DICK DURBIN put forth a proposal to re- draw particular attention to the en- comes in and out of our country, all verse the raid on student loans. Earlier ergy provisions in this budget. funded by the taxpayers. The Coast this year, as you know, $12 billion was Last week, the AP reported that the Guard, by the taxpayers. The military, cut out of the Federal student loan average cost of a gallon of regular, un- the over $400 billion budget that we program in order to help finance tax leaded gasoline was $2.92, up 35 cents have here that we spend on our mili- breaks for the wealthiest Americans. from just a month ago. Moreover, U.S. tary that goes to protect the transpor- This proposal will roll that back and drivers are now paying about 14 per- tation lines and the oceans, and as the cut in half interest rates from 6.8 percent more to fill their tanks than just ships start distributing this all over cent to 3.4 percent. And it has to be 1 year ago. Recent polls show that over the world, that is protected by the tax- done sooner rather than later. If not, it 65 percent of Americans are suffering payer. will be a financial burden after July 1 from financial hardship due to rising So all we are arguing here, Mr. for so many kids that want to go to gas prices. But we don’t need a poll to Speaker, is that the taxpayer has an college. They will actually qualify, but tell us that when we fill our tanks. interest; and when this company and kids will be priced out and not be able DEBBIE, you told us earlier, like this certain industry benefits so much to make it to college. many of us, we go to fill up our tank of from the public tax dollars, they Of course, this wouldn’t be a discus- gas, and it is nothing to pay $50 or should be responsive to the public in sion if the Democrats were in control, more to fill our tank of gas, just to do these instances. but we hope that we can work in a bi- our routine chores and drive around I would be happy to yield to any one partisan way to change that. town where we live. of you to wrap up this brilliant discus- Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. And sion. I am going to yield to Debbie. all of my colleagues who joined us here the astronomical increase we have had Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Thank tonight on the floor and thank the in gas prices, which affects everyday you. Democratic leadership for the hour. Americans every single day, has just The only thing I want to add to tie a f been unbelievable. ribbon on this whole discussion is that Actually, Mr. CARNAHAN, we have a what we have all noticed, whether we ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER chart that illustrates those drastic in- are in our districts with our constitu- PRO TEMPORE creases, that is being brought over ents or talking to people across the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The right now, that I think would be help- country, when we interact with them, Chair has shown lenience toward the ful; because I am a visual person, and is that people have reached the break- rather informal pattern by which Mem- graphically depicting some of these ing point. They don’t buy it. They bers have been claiming and yielding significant problems is really helpful. don’t buy the garbage that is being fed and reclaiming the time controlled by Mr. CARNAHAN. I have to add, by to them by this administration that the gentleman from Florida. But Mem- the way, you have great graphs. the economy is rosy, that everything is bers should bear in mind that the Offi- Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Thank going well, that everything is hunky- cial Reports of Debate cannot be ex- you. Mr. CARNAHAN. And I loved your dory. pected to transcribe two Members si- top ten. They are falling off the cliff into the multaneously. Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. We Republican cavernous abyss, and they Members should not participate in have good graph-makers among our are tired of it, and they want to have debate by interjection and should not staff. the Democrats or someone other than expect to have the reporter transcribe You talk about summer gas prices. the people who are taking them in this remarks that are uttered when not Just look at the difference over the direction that they no longer are will- properly under recognition. years since the Republicans have been ing to go, to fix it. Even their former f in charge. House Speaker Newt Gingrich said that In 2002, Mr. CARNAHAN, the average they are seen by the country as being THE CONTINUED MISDIRECTION OF THE COUNTRY price of a gallon of gas was $1.39; that in charge of a government that can’t was the summer of 2002. Then you go to function. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the summer of 2003, it was $1.57. 2004, Mr. DELAHUNT. Newt Gingrich, the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- $1.90. Move over to the summer of just former Republican Speaker of this uary 4, 2005, the gentleman from Mis- last year, $2.37. And then this April, House. souri (Mr. CARNAHAN) is recognized for just last month, we hit $2.91. Now, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. It is 60 minutes. most of us in the last several weeks time to move this country in a new di- Mr. CARNAHAN. Mr. Speaker, I am have all paid over $3 in most commu- rection and restore America’s con- glad to be here in the House tonight nities across America. fidence in their government. We know and be joined by some of our colleagues So this is the reality of the rosy Re- we have a plan that we can do that. in the freshman Democratic class that publican economy that they have been Mr. RYAN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, as was elected in 2004. describing and painting for us over the we go through this tonight, the 30 I believe my colleague, Congress- last several days. Something’s two key third-party woman DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ Mr. CARNAHAN. It certainly is. And validators are the former Speaker of from Florida, is going to stay on and we have all had the stark awakening as the House Newt Gingrich and former talk with us a little bit tonight, and we we fill our tanks each week.

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